Below is a link to a review done by the Chicago Tribune of my latest novel FAMILY SECRETS:
Monday, April 27, 2015
FAMILY SECRETS- Chicago Tribune review.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
NOT FORGOTTEN .99
NOT FORGOTTEN IS .99 EBOOK FOR A LIMITED TIME!
GET YOUR COPY TODAY!
Watch the video below to get a glimpse inside the book!
Saturday, April 18, 2015
BROKEN PROMISES FREE for 5 days!
BROKEN PROMISES WILL BE FREE UNTIL APRIL 24TH. GET YOU COPY BEFORE TIMES RUNS OUT!
WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW TO GET A GLIMPSE OF BROKEN PROMISES!
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Winners of the TAYLA SERIES!
Here are the WINNERS of the TAYLA SERIES GIVEAWAY on Goodreads!
Kris Kiefer McLaughlin
Cathy Thomas
Carol Bondell
Lisa Michelle Pulignani
Robert Sullens
Elaine Plourde
Dacia Vaughn
RoseAnn Kies
Nicole Hadley
Danielle Williamson
Congratulations to all the winners.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
FREE CODES TO GIVEAWAY!
FAMILY SECRETS is now available in Audiobook. I have 15 FREE codes to GIVEAWAY! Just send me a quick email indicating that you are interested in a FREE code for FAMILY SECRETS, and I'll reply back with the code.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE!
With each person that requests a code, I will throw in a FREE code to one of my following novels,
BROKEN PROMISES
NOT FORGOTTEN
Here is what you do after you receive the code/codes:
- Go to my book's page on Audible.com: B00VLFCF6K
- Add the audiobook to your cart.
- Create a new Audible.com account or log in.
- Enter the promo code and click "Redeem" on the cart page.
- To change the price from full price to $0.00, click the box next to "1 Credit" and click the "update" button to apply the credit to your purchase.
- Complete checkout, and start listening to the free copy of the book.
You can always go back and cancel your membership if you are no longer happy with Audible. Grab your free codes now and cancel later.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Vacation Time!
Well, my vacation in Naples, Florida is ending tomorrow. I had a great visit with my best friend, Jill, and enjoyed the warm weather that we don't have in Illinois yet.
I spent a few days reading, okay probably most of my trip! I finished reading a Trilogy called "Gone", by Stacy Claflin. I really loved the books! I actually read the third book in two days. It was a series of books about a 15 year old girl being kidnapped by a man pretending to be a teenage boy she met online. She went to meet him at a park and he talked her into his truck and was forced to do what he wanted her to do, thank God nothing sexual... Within the 3 books she discovers why he kidnapped her, but also tries several times to escape him. Though, I thought her luck was terrible, it felt like he was Jason from Friday the 13th. He would always be right there, appearing when you least expected it.
I wont tell you how it ends, but definitely a must read!
So, besides reading and visiting my friends and husbands family, I had a great time, but would like to get back to finishing Book 2 of my series, "Secrets and Second Chances."
Also, I'd like to inform everyone that FAMILY SECRETS is now available in audiobook. I have some free codes to giveaway if anyone is interested in listening to my novel. I also have free codes still available for my other two books as well. You can send me an email letting me know which one you'd like, or even all three, if you'd like to listen to them all.
Have a great weekend!
I spent a few days reading, okay probably most of my trip! I finished reading a Trilogy called "Gone", by Stacy Claflin. I really loved the books! I actually read the third book in two days. It was a series of books about a 15 year old girl being kidnapped by a man pretending to be a teenage boy she met online. She went to meet him at a park and he talked her into his truck and was forced to do what he wanted her to do, thank God nothing sexual... Within the 3 books she discovers why he kidnapped her, but also tries several times to escape him. Though, I thought her luck was terrible, it felt like he was Jason from Friday the 13th. He would always be right there, appearing when you least expected it.
I wont tell you how it ends, but definitely a must read!
So, besides reading and visiting my friends and husbands family, I had a great time, but would like to get back to finishing Book 2 of my series, "Secrets and Second Chances."
Also, I'd like to inform everyone that FAMILY SECRETS is now available in audiobook. I have some free codes to giveaway if anyone is interested in listening to my novel. I also have free codes still available for my other two books as well. You can send me an email letting me know which one you'd like, or even all three, if you'd like to listen to them all.
Have a great weekend!
Monday, April 6, 2015
BOOK OF THE WEEK!
NOT FORGOTTEN received book of the week on BookWorks. Click link below to see the book and read about it.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
So many books...So little time...
The past year I have accumulated over 700 books, heck maybe more, on three different apps on my iPad that is not counting the books I buy at Barnes and Noble.
So, last year I decided I was going to read two different books, and listen to an audiobook to get through them, all at once. Plus, I have been working on Book 2 in the "Secrets and Second Chances Series".
I also set a goal to read 100 books this year and have read nearly 30 in the past three months. I'm not bragging, really I'm not. I actually don't know how I do it.
I'd like to leave reviews on my blog, but I'm not much of a reviewer. At least not the kind that write extremely long reviews that have the summary at the beginning. I either like the book or I don't. If I don't like it, I won't leave a review. Here's why:
*I'm an author, so I know what it takes to write a book and have to read through it 10 -15 - 20 times before it may even see an editor.
*The grueling hours that one puts into writing the book, and already thinking that it's crap...
* If you really have to tell the author something negative about the their book, then you should write them personally. This way, it doesn't get a bad mark, just because you really didn't connect with the book, doesn't mean it wasn't well written and you leave a 1 star because the book just wasn't your kind of book. I don't think that's what the stars are for, but I could be wrong.
* And what I've been told since birth, "If you ain't got nothing nice to say, then don't say nothing at all!"
Here's another thought: I read books to escape the world I'm in, not to read and find every freaking error the book can possibly have. I have read many reviews left to best selling authors and I have read those books myself. To me, I don't see a reason to tell people just how many errors the book has. Read the book to enjoy reading, not to point out all the errors, which can be easy to miss after reading through your manuscript for the millionth time. Even editors miss errors, and proofreaders too.
I've read a lot of books, and every single one has some mistakes in them. There small, yes, nothing to rock the authors boat about.
Do best-selling authors even care if you like their book or not? Heck, they sell so many and have thousands of reviews that they may or may not read them.
I love reading what my readers have to say, even the bad reviews. Because the bad reviews are there to give you insight on what you need to work on, but there are good things to bad reviews and not so good things.
Critically down-grading an author and their work shouldn't be left in reviews. It's almost like bullying. But... Freedom of SPEECH! To a point!
I guess I had more to say than I thought I did when I started this blog for today. lol
Hope everyone has a great weekend and a Happy Easter!
So, last year I decided I was going to read two different books, and listen to an audiobook to get through them, all at once. Plus, I have been working on Book 2 in the "Secrets and Second Chances Series".
I also set a goal to read 100 books this year and have read nearly 30 in the past three months. I'm not bragging, really I'm not. I actually don't know how I do it.
I'd like to leave reviews on my blog, but I'm not much of a reviewer. At least not the kind that write extremely long reviews that have the summary at the beginning. I either like the book or I don't. If I don't like it, I won't leave a review. Here's why:
*I'm an author, so I know what it takes to write a book and have to read through it 10 -15 - 20 times before it may even see an editor.
*The grueling hours that one puts into writing the book, and already thinking that it's crap...
* If you really have to tell the author something negative about the their book, then you should write them personally. This way, it doesn't get a bad mark, just because you really didn't connect with the book, doesn't mean it wasn't well written and you leave a 1 star because the book just wasn't your kind of book. I don't think that's what the stars are for, but I could be wrong.
* And what I've been told since birth, "If you ain't got nothing nice to say, then don't say nothing at all!"
Here's another thought: I read books to escape the world I'm in, not to read and find every freaking error the book can possibly have. I have read many reviews left to best selling authors and I have read those books myself. To me, I don't see a reason to tell people just how many errors the book has. Read the book to enjoy reading, not to point out all the errors, which can be easy to miss after reading through your manuscript for the millionth time. Even editors miss errors, and proofreaders too.
I've read a lot of books, and every single one has some mistakes in them. There small, yes, nothing to rock the authors boat about.
Do best-selling authors even care if you like their book or not? Heck, they sell so many and have thousands of reviews that they may or may not read them.
I love reading what my readers have to say, even the bad reviews. Because the bad reviews are there to give you insight on what you need to work on, but there are good things to bad reviews and not so good things.
Critically down-grading an author and their work shouldn't be left in reviews. It's almost like bullying. But... Freedom of SPEECH! To a point!
I guess I had more to say than I thought I did when I started this blog for today. lol
Hope everyone has a great weekend and a Happy Easter!
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