Here’s What I’m Giving Away Today:
*$5 Amazon Gift Card
WINNER: Linda Mims
*One (1) Autographed Paperback copy of SEEKER
WINNER: Bethany Turner
*Three (3) e-book copies of SEEKER
WINNERS:
Peter Wendt
Larry Hyatt
Harmony Kent
# of Winners for this stop: 5
I’d like to introduce you to my books and I do hope that you will take the time to check them out.
Winners will be chosen at random from comments left TODAY 9/4/15
Once again, thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to share your thoughts and comments below. Good luck on winning my giveaways! I’ll see you at the next stop of this awesome BOOK & BLOG BLOCK PARTY!
“Ally was just telling me that her young man has joined the military. I think that is very noble.” Kate put her arm through Rémy’s and pulled him along with us deeper into the garden.
“Oh, yes. Jack is all that is noble and good,” Rémy said, dripping sarcasm. “He is so good that we mere mortals must bask in his virtuosity. Oww”. He rubbed the arm I punched.
“Now, children. You mustn’t fight. Don’t make me send you to your rooms,” Kate teased. “We must make good use of Ally’s limited time here to try and figure out what you two have to do with the prophecy. It would be so much easier and make more sense if you were destined to fall in love with each other,” she sighed.
I swallowed another bite of sandwich. “I really don’t think prophecies should go around telling people who to fall in love with. That’s not right. I didn’t choose to fall in love with Jack; my heart chose him and I had to go along with it.” They both stopped in the path and stared at me. “What?” I asked.
“That was very beautiful, Ally. And very profound. I can see I would be wise not to underestimate you, my dear. Now,” she said as she led us briskly down the path, “why have you two been brought together, if not to unite the clans through a marriage alliance?”
The mere thought of marriage to Rémy made me cringe. I mean, he was gorgeous, but we would kill each other in about an hour. “You don’t think we can bring the clans together any other way than marriage? That’s really limiting, you know? Not to mention medieval.”
Rémy snickered and Kate gave him a dirty look. “Ally is correct. And far, far in the future, when I begin to look for a wife, I will require someone a good bit more biddable than Ally,” he said.
“Yes,” I sneered. “You’ll need someone who adores you nearly as much as you adore yourself.”
“Remind me why I went to the trouble of bringing you a sandwich?”
“Children,” Kate warned.
“Sorry,” we both murmured.
“Now, we must use what little time we have for Ally’s visit to try and figure out what in the world is going on with you two. We will have to run various tests…”
I tried to relax as I watched people hurry by on the busy street. A young mother pushing a stroller stopped and sat at the table next to me, motioning to the waiter for a coffee. She wilted in her chair only to sit up again and fuss with the sleeping baby’s blanket. She noticed me watching and we exchanged smiles in that universal way of women admiring a beautiful baby. I looked away and sighed. Would that ever be me? I was twenty years old, living in a foreign country, and I was lonely. Jack and I communicated every day—text, FaceTime, email, etcetera—but it wasn’t enough any more. I needed to be with him: to hold him, kiss him, live with him, and yes, sleep with him. I was ready to move on with my life, but this unresolved situation with Luc was holding me back. As if I had conjured a response with my thoughts, my phone dinged a text notification. It was from Jack and consisted of a two word response to my email:
Come home.
I smiled and reached to wipe away a tear as I prepared to text him back.
“Cherié! I thought I might find you here!”
“Rémy! You’re back early!” He kissed both my cheeks before taking the chair opposite me. I noticed he and the young woman at the next table giving each other a once-over and rolled my eyes at him.
“What?” He shrugged.
“You just can’t help it, can you?” I laughed. “Flirting is like breathing with you, isn’t it?”
He shrugged again and caught Marc’s attention to order a beer. “Where’s Mina? I tried to get her on her mobile, but it went straight to voice mail.”
I cocked an eyebrow at him and smirked. “She turns it off when she needs to concentrate. I’m sure she’s at home working. Drink your beer and then we can go see her.” Although we had all improved our mental communication abilities over the past year, we had all also agreed to respect each other’s privacy to a much greater degree, only invading each other’s thoughts in the case of a true emergency, which had not happened so far this year. In fact, this year had been mostly an exercise in boredom, filled with school, training, and waiting.
Great website. Having used WattPad – would you recommend it for new authors?
Hi Gordon! I’m still learning Wattpad, but other authors from my publisher swear by it to help build a platform, especially for YA.
Hi, Amy – you have an attractive website here and I liked how you displayed your books with some excerpts provided as well – the look like great reads! Hope you enjoy lots of company at your party today… hmmmm… anybody seen John Howell? LOL!
Thanks for stopping by, John!
Lovely post, Amy 🙂 I ❤ your covers and the teasers 😀
Thanks Jan! Also thanks for following my blog.
Hi Amy, good to know you. You have very interesting looking books, you have really been hard at work. Now you are here, let the party begin! I hope you are having fun. 🙂 Your website is looking good too. This is the first time I ‘m coming across it.
Those look like fun books! 🙂
Yay! Thanks for stopping by!
Beautiful covers! Your books sound very interesting and I just put them on my to read list!
Thanks Tara! I love my covers! They were done by Redbird Designs. Have a great weekend!
Great teasers, Amy! And incredible prizes! Have a great time during your blog party today 🙂
Thanks for stopping by, Traci! This is pretty fun!
Nice post, Amy! I love your covers and enjoyed reading your excerpts. I’ll have to add your books to my TBR!
Thanks Michelle! Glad you stopped by!
Hi Amy, I like the sound of ‘Seeker’, as I’ve always been interested in the paranormal.
Hi Stevie! Thanks! I, of course, highly recommend Seeker.
Great post, Amy, lots to explore and so clearly and attractively presented! Love the teasers. How prolific you are, too! Have a great blog party day today.
Thanks Lisa! Have a great weekend!
Yours is the blog of the day, Amy! Excellent post. Your blog is neat and orderly, and very informative. May your books find many happy readers! Best wishes to you!
Thanks for the lovely compliment! Have a great weekend!
It’s a PARTY 🙂 Great looking Blog, Amy. Hope all your books do well.
Thanks! Glad you came by!
Great presentation Amy! Your synopses make me want to read all of your books! Enjoyable post!
Thanks Linda!
I have found that many of the YA books are sometimes even better than those written for more ‘mature’ readers. Looks like I should add yours to my TBR pile.
Of course I think you definitely add them to your TBR pile. I love YA and I teach high school, so I have lots of material!
I agree. Many of the books I’ve loved to read were YA books.
Nice post… Good luck with all your writing projects.
Thanks Cassidy! Much appreciated!
This is a lovely blog post, Amy, and I ADORE your book covers! The teasers definitely make me want to read more of your books! So now I’m running round the garden, screaming my head off, wile my TBR snaps at my heels and growls menacingly! LOL. Very best of luck with everything 🙂
Thanks Harmony! Appreciate your support!
Great covers, and I like the layout of your site. The stories sound intriguing too.
Thanks! Glad you stopped by!
Amy, Thanks for inviting us to your party! It’s great to get to know you and your very interesting books! Enjoy your day!
Thanks Rebecca! You too!
Great blog post Amy. Thank you for hosting today’s party! Your books look fabulous and the covers make you want to dive into them for a good read.
I’ve also thought about trying WattPad, but wasn’t sure if you could post writing from books that are on KDP select. It’s something I need to look into.
Wishing you great success with all of your work.
Thanks Lizzie! With Wattpad, I post my WIPs but for my published books I can only post 10%, so it’s basically a sample. Once I get a contract for my newest (hopefully!) I’ll pull it from Wattpad.
Nice post. Amy. All the books and teasers were wonderful.
Thanks John! Glad you stopped by!
Love the covers. The phrase “psychic trouble-maker” in your Dreamer blurb had me laugh. It’s the first time that I thought about the fact that trouble-makers are challenging enough but adding a psychic element would definitely be exhausting to keep up with in an acquaintance.
Thanks Janelle! So glad you liked it!
Hi, Amy. Great blog party post! I enjoyed learning more about you and your books and am now following your blog. 🙂
Thanks, Bette! Glad you’re following!
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Hey, Amy! Your book descriptions sound scrumptious! You know I ❤ me some psychics.:)
Thanks Kim! Appreciate the reblog! Glad you stopped by!
Hi Amy – you have a great site here and the covers to your books are very well done.
Have a great weekend!
Thanks so much! Hope you have a great weekend as well!
Looks like a great series Amy – I can feel my TBR list growing!!! Lol 😊😊
Thanks! Glad you came by!
Wine and friends, in that order. I now know how to one up the others. Nice blog.
Thanks! Have a great weekend!
Hi Amy. I enjoyed stopping by your blog. I loved the book display & excerpts. I’m glad you decided to join in with the Back To School Tour.
Thanks Rhani! Glad you stopped by!
Fantastic post on a fantastic site, Amy! It’s great to learn more about your work. Best of luck to you!
Thanks so much Bethany! Appreciate your comments!
Hi Amy,
Love your website and learning a little more about you. Your book covers are just fabulous!
I just liked your Facebook page as well. Have a lovely evening! 🙂
Thanks Natalie! I really appreciate your support!
Hi Amy – hope the RRBC Block party is still rocking! I may be a bit late but from the number of comments looks like you had a BIG crowd!
Your blog site looks great and the series of YA/Paranormal fiction you are giving as prizes looks awesome as well!
Good luck with all of your books! MikeL
Thanks Michael! Glad you stopped by!
Hi Amy. I enjoyed reading about you books. Your website is great.
Thanks so much! Have a great weekend!
Enjoyed the post and your covers are great!
Thanks Christa! Glad you stopped by!
Hope everyone had a great time at Amy’s place! Let’s keep this party moving!
I came to your block party late, but your books sound AMAZING! Well, actually, I got to the party too early in the morning and the link wasn’t up and just never got back to it. Lol! I’m glad I is now because your books sound great! 😊
Thanks Yvette! Glad you found it!
I had a busy holiday weekend and didn’t get to stop by last Friday. I hope you had a good day hosting the block party. Looks like you had plenty of visitors!
Thanks! It was great!