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Hello my friendlies! Looking for something totes awesome to read? Well, my Friday Reading Recommendation to all of you is OBSIDIAN (LUX #1), by Jennifer L. Armentrout

check out the blurb real quick . . .

Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.
And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something…unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don’t kill him first, that is.

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I’m recommending this to my friendly followers because this book was so much fun to read! I loved the woodsy setting, Daemon’s arrogant attitude and Katy’s struggle not to let his quips and actions annoy her to the extreme, combined with the pacing and tension over the “bad guys” closing in made OBSIDIAN a page turner for me.

I bought this book on my NOOK and now I’m wishing I would’ve had the patience to wait for the print copy, because I would love to have this cover on my shelf. I enjoyed OBSIDIAN so much I went ahead and purchased SHADOWS, the prequel to OBSIDIAN. Normally I like to buy my books in series number order, but in this case I’m glad I read OBSIDIAN first (although I believe ONYX, coming out in AUG 2012, squee! may touch on situations referred to in SHADOWS, not 100% sure on that, though ).

I rate OBSIDIAN by Jennifer L. Armentrout ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ (5/5) hearts for total love and I happily recommend this title and author to anyone interested in a Young Adult paranormal/sci-fi romance read with a heat factor topping the scale. Whew!

If you get the chance, click HERE to check out the #DaemonInvasion Signing and Event Schedule over on Jennifer L. Armentrout’s website – #DaemonInvasion is in full effect! Team #DaemonsDemons!

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Hello my friendlies! It’s time for some MAKE BELIEVE! The anthology cover reveal for the  e-book by J.Taylor Publishing due DEC 2012, which features headline author J.A. Belfield, *me* and my fellow contributors, Jennifer M. Eaton, J. Keller Ford, Terri Rochenski and Lynda R. Young!

The fact that I’ve had another story selected by JTP to appear in a *second* anthology has my exuberance levels spiking off the charts!

So, if you’re interested please click >> HERE << to add MAKE BELIEVE to your to-read shelf.

omgosh! You guys! I can’t wait to see what you think!

Now, the moment I’ve been anxiously waiting for! I proudly present to you, my friendlies, MAKE BELIEVE . . .

Sacrificial Oath by Terri Rochenski
An impetuous act unwittingly makes Alesuela the fulfillment of the Sovereign’s Blood Oath to their Goddess. In five days, she’ll be forced to make the greatest choice of her life: become the virginal sacrifice already promised, or force the man she loves most to die in her place.

With an impossible choice in front of her, she searches for ways to undo the oath, and in her quest, finds not everything in her life is as she expects.

The Amulet of Ormisez by J. Keller Ford
There is only one way to save Elton Fletcher’s brother from an insanity-ridden death.

After years away from home, fighting for his people, Elton returns to discover his only sibling, Cayden, possessed by greed and malice, and responsible for malicious, unthinkable deeds. Cayden, though, isn’t the only one afflicted by the Amulet of Ormisez, and Elton finds himself in yet another battle, where the price of failure could be his own life.

Birthright by Lynda R. Young
Christa can mask the pain and hide the scars, but running from a birthright is impossible.

She’s tried to escape her grief by fleeing to a small town in Florida. Much to her frustration, the locals think they recognize her even though she’s never been there before. To make things worse, a man named Jack spouts outrageous theories about her.

Both spur Christa to bolt, to start fresh yet again, but there’s something about Jack that intrigues her enough to stay. The only problem? Someone else wants her to leave, and they won’t stop until she’s dead.

Petrified by Kelly Said
A mysterious storm has replaced summer with winter, devastating crops and smothering Castle lands in snow. Prince Sterling August stands alone as a leader, lost in personal grief as well as a desire to help his people but with an inability to do either.

The answers he needs await him, but without Lochlyn, a woman who’s just as isolated as Sterling, he’ll never see what stands before him, cloaked in illusion.

Last Winter Red by Jennifer M. Eaton
Emily is a Red, a woman whose sole purpose in life is to produce offspring. When her husband dies and leaves her childless, she risks her life and forsakes the safety of Terra—a disease-free city born after the nuclear holocaust. Beyond its boundaries, she knows, survives a man with whom she can be properly paired.

The Outside, though, holds secrets the government struggles to keep, and what Emily discovers on her quest for a mate will change her life forever.

Escort to Insanity by J.A. Belfield
From a charity auction, to a stroll in the park, to the craziest night of her life. Nicole Harrington can’t help but wonder how a simple event went so drastically wrong.

Of course, the male escort she booked is wholly to blame. Not only charming but shrewdly intelligent, Benjamin Gold drags Nicole into a platoon of unimaginable problems—ones from which she’ll have to find the courage just to survive.

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Sheila E? May I have your wickedest drumroll please?

A round of applause for the winners of my TIDAL WHISPERS e-book giveaway, brought to you by my publisher, J.Taylor Publishing (and drawn at total randomness)!

#1 Jaleh (comment)
#2 DB Smyth (entered via comment/twitter)
#3 Jennifer Eaton (comment/twitter)
#4 thelitshack (comment)
#5 Linda R Young (comment/twitter)
#6 Kaycee L (entered via facebook sharing)
#7 Kim F (facebook)

Woohoo! Congrats to DB Smyth and Kaycee! I will be contacting you shortly about receipt of your e-book.

And to my runners up – do not fear, I will be in touch with you soon regarding your participation prize >>insert anticipation here<< hehe!

OK, my friendlies! Massive thank you’s to everyone for your support! I hope you have a quick moment to swing by on Monday — I have a very special something-something to show you!

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Well hello there my friendlies! Have I told you all how much I love my publisher, J.Taylor Publishing? They are sooo awesome! JTP has given me two (2) e-book copies of TIDAL WHISPERS to give away!

But wait a tic! You say. Didn’t you JUST give away an advanced reader copy last week?

Why yes, friendly follower! Yes I did! That’s why JTP is so awesome, I was able to give away an ARC with no strings attached!

Oh, so there’s strings attached to this giveaway, you say.

Yes, dear friendly, there’s a filament of a thread attached to this giveaway.

See, release day is rapidly approaching and we’re excited to get a couple more books out there and into reader hands! So! TWO (2) lucky friendlies will be selected to receive TIDAL WHISPERS and the catch IS . . .

We, my publisher and I, would like to know what you think of the anthology! Yup! That’s it! We’re looking for readers who are willing to read TIDAL WHISPERS and share their unbiased thoughts and opinions on the anthology with their friends on Goodreads, BN or Amazon BEFORE release day, on JUNE 04, 2012.

Whee! Sound cool? All you have to do is one of the three below:

• tweet my blog post to your friends and followers (don’t forget to mention @Kelly_Said so I can see your tweet!)
• share this post on Facebook and tag or tweet me the link
• comment below

And you’ll be entered for a chance to win!

We’re moving quick! So on May 18th we’ll reveal my randomly selected winners — two (2) of ‘em!

Don’t worry, my friendlies! There’s more chances for you to snatch a free copy! Click HERE to visit J.Taylor Publishing for more opportunities to get TIDAL WHISPERS before it releases!

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Hello my friendlies!

I love having the inside scoop because it usually means I get to share something cool with you! hehehe! The headline author for the MAKE BELIEVE anthology I’ve recently been accepted into, J.A. Belfield, has a beautiful new cover for DARKNESS & LIGHT, her first novel in The Holloway Pack Story!

oooo! ahhhh! I think it’s sooo pretty! How about you?

Darkness & Light

A Holloway Pack Story

by J.A. Belfield

Release Date: July 1, 2011
ebook Re-Release Date: June 1, 2012 (with bonus scene content!)

Target Reader: Adult

Keywords: Paranormal Romance,Romance,Urban Fantasy,Werewolf

Back of the Book

Jem Stonehouse, a housewife with a neurotic husband bent on keeping her in line, dreams about werewolves in, what she believes, is a bid to escape boredom.

Sean Holloway is a werewolf, living a charade within the human race, whose mind drifts to a bond he shares with a woman he hasn’t met — at least, not in this lifetime.

Apart, the two are safe but live unfulfilled lives.

Together, they’ll become prey to rival packs just as they have been for hundreds of years.

When their worlds collide, and not for the first time, instinct takes over. Dreams become reality. Futures are uncertain. To keep history from repeating itself, Sean must teach Jem about his heritage, convince her of her role, and win her love.

Can Jem accept her destiny before it’s too late, or is her inner wolf buried too deep to save her future with Sean?

Bonus!
The re-release of the Darkness & Light ebook will include three bonus scenes from Sean Holloway’s perspective.

Double Bonus!
For the month of June (June 1 – 30, 2012), Darkness & Light will be on sale for just $.99 USD.

PUBLISHER URL: J.Taylor Publishing

Other Books in this series include:
Instinct (#0)
Eternal (#0.5)
Blue Moon (#2)

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