Morgan Wylie~Author: June 2013

This has been going on the ENTIRE month of June but thought since there's not much left of June, I'd mention it again just for YOU!

Here's how this will work:

I want to celebrate Silent Orchids' being 1 month old and all of you who LOVE books and help to share the love by leaving reviews. SO, this giveaway is all about the REVIEW (even if it's only a couple of sentences).

This giveaway will run the ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE (so if you haven't had time to read Silent Orchids yet, you have time :) If you have already posted a review it will be automatically entered.

To be entered in the contest:

You need to leave a valid review (again it doesn't have to be long, and be honest-- I want to know what you really think) on a purchase site such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Now, I appreciate reviews on Goodreads as well, but to be entered the review cannot be left solely on Goodreads but must also be left on a purchase site (can be the exact same review).
Then copy the URL link of the review and fill out the simple form (so I know you entered) HERE or on the TAB up above called "Giveaways". There will also be a link on a pinned post on my FB page (FB is not affiliated with this giveaway in any way) MorganWylieBooks
For an extra entry you can leave a review on ALL 3 (Amazon, BN, & Goodreads)

That's it! Giveaway winner will be chosen at random July 1st.

WHAT'S THE GIVEAWAY??

If the winner is a US resident, they will win a prize pack including a signed ppbk of Silent Orchids (my YA Urban Fantasy), a $10 Amazon or BN gift card, and some surprise exclusive swag!! If the winner is int'l, they will receive a $25 gift card to Amazon or BN!!

BUY LINKS:

AMAZON

BARNES&NOBLE

KOBO
iBOOKS

Friday, June 21, 2013

Authors of UtopYA Ultimate Giveaway!!

Authors of UtopYA Ultimate Giveaway

The countdown has been going on for months, and now it’s almost time!

One of the most fun conventions of the year is about to happen, and some of your favorite authors attending UtopYA want to celebrate. We’ve gotten together, and have some amazing prizes that you’re not going to want to miss out on.

2 Ways to win prizes! 1) for those attending and 2) for those that are NOT

1) Ultimate Swag Pack Giveaway (for those attending UtopYA)

True reading fans love to collect goodies from their favorite authors, but this giveaway takes that to the next level! If you’re going to UtopYA this year, you’re going to want to get your hands on this Ultimate Swag Pack. Some of your favorite authors have gotten together to give you their very best swag. I’m not talking about a signed bookmark (although those are included)—this prize pack includes the following:

· Leather bracelet from Tiffany King

· “Grant’s Cupcake” tee shirt from Sarah M Ross

· Lavender/Spearmint bath salts from Heather Self

· “Nick Rocks my World” mug and bath soaps from Ella James

· Skull Necklace and other prizes from Amy Jones

· Keychain from Morgan Wylie

· Signed mini-poster and other prizes from Quinn Loftis

· Custom USB loaded with books and Necklace from Laura Elliott

· Modified Swag Pack from CA Kunz

· Estilorian Swag Pack from Raine Thomas

· Bracelet from SR Johannes

· Archers of Avalon tote bag and coffee mug from Chelsea Fine

And that’s just part of the prizes you can win! So now that you’re salivating and reaching out your “gimme, gimme” hands, you’re probably wondering HOW TO ENTER...

We’re giving you a few options:

1. Make a video hyping UtopYA and the authors of UtopYA. Then, post this video on FB or Twitter and email it to sarah@sarahmross.com (so we don’t accidentally miss it in the Twitterverse. This video can be short and sweet – basically telling people that UtopYA is coming and about the amazing authors that are going.

2. Make a FB banner or meme hyping UtopYA and the authors of UtopYA. This is the same concept of the video, but for the more camera shy folks out there. Then, change it to your banner and email it to sarah@sarahmross.com to have your entry counted.

*We’re not giving a whole lot of instruction on how to do this on purpose. We want you to be creative! Get those juices flowing! Want to make a Utop rendition of “Call Me Maybe”? Or post a video of you stalking your favorite authors before you stalk them in real life at Utop? A meme of Grumpy Cat at Utop with the authors? The possibilities are endless! But make it creative! All the participating authors will vote on the one that WOW’s us the most. And remember: This part of the contest is open to peeps attending UtopYA only! Prizes to be picked up at UtopYA!!

2) Signed Paperbacks (for those NOT attending UtopYA)

Not able to make it to UtopYA this year? Don’t worry! We have a great giveaway for you too! Enter the Rafflecopter below to win some amazing autographed paperbacks! (Open to US residents only! Sorry!!)

Can’t wait to see you all at UtopYA!!

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Cover Reveal! Love, Tink by Elle Strauss

Love, Tink: The Complete Set by Elle Strauss

Publication date: July 10th, 2013
Genre: YA Fantasy

Synopsis:

Originally published as six separate novella episodes, Love, Tink the complete series is all six stories together in one volume.

Tink is hopelessly smitten with Peter, the leader of the Lost Boys who'd mysteriously arrived at Neverland two years ago. Unfortunately, Peter is tired of the adventure and especially tired of dodging Captain Hook who is after his head. He just wants to go back to New York City and live his life as a normal fifteen year old

Tink is the only one who can help Peter return, but it breaks her heart to do it. She just wants to make him happy, so she does the unthinkable and betrays the fairy king. Now her heart is filled with remorse. Should she go after Peter? Should she follow him to his New York?

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18029050-love-tink

AUTHOR BIO

I write fun, lower YA fiction (time-travel and fantasy). I’m fond of Lindt’s sea salt dark chocolate and hiking in good weather. I’m married with four children and divide my time between British Columbia, Canada, and Germany. I also write upper YA (historical and science fiction) as Lee Strauss.

Author Links:

Website / Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

New Release! Weather Witch by Shannon Delany

In a vastly different and darker Philadelphia of 1844, steam power has been repressed, war threatens from deep, dark waters, and one young lady of high social standing is expecting a surprise at her seventeenth birthday party–but certainly not the one she gets!

Jordan Astraea, who has lived out all of her life in Philadelphia’s most exclusive neighborhood, is preparing to celebrate her birthday with friends, family and all the extravagance they might muster. The young man who is most often her dashing companion, Rowen Burchette, has told her a surprise awaits her and her best friend, Catrina Hollindale, wouldn’t miss this night for all the world!

But storm clouds are gathering and threatening to do far more than dampen her party plans because someone in the Astraea household has committed the greatest of social sins by Harboring a Weather Witch.

I asked Shannon what the inspiration behind the Weather Witch was and the location she chose, this is what she had to say...

I've always loved storms and ships and the idea that someone might be able to control the weather, and I grew up about an hour outside the city I set the opening action in--a city I return to whenever I can.

Philadelphia. I love it so much I started the Weather Witch series there. My brother says his favorite city in the US is NYC, but for me it's Philly with its remnants of colonial history, its spirit of revolution and innovation and its wide variety of immigrants. Philadelphia doesn't swallow people up the same way other cities do--it allows their fingerprints to remain as a part of it and every person has the real opportunity to make it a better place because of their involvement.

Philadelphia is my big city crush and I had to use it. Of course I did change some aspects of it significantly... Although there is a "Society Hill" it's not like my "Hill". There's no real "Below" although the city breaks into different neighborhoods and I'm sure there've been some that some people would suggest as being the "Burn Quarter" at different times. But there are plenty of references to actual places and even some people (and one ghost).

To say Philadelphia influenced this series would be an understatement. Yes, we do visit a few other locations I love like Bangor, Maine, Herkimer, New York (and reference others: Baltimore and Salem) but we come back to Philadelphia for some of the most important moments because I love it so much.

~About the Author~

Shannon Delany grew up in a community that was traditional and respectful of superstitions and old religions and was very creative. She was surrounded by arts, crafts, and other languages from a young age and enjoyed sampling everything that atmosphere had to offer. Her childhood directly impacted her fascination with myths, legends, and the paranormal and has enjoyed using that information to write her 13 TO LIFE and WEATHER WITCH novels and her short stories.

This giveaway is international!

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Monday, June 17, 2013

New Release! 15 Minutes by Jill Cooper

15 MINUTES has been released! Pick up a copy on Amazon, BN, or Kobo for only $1.99 and then enter this amazing contest! In the meantime watch the trailer, and check out the book's blurb:

The future can be a dangerous place when you changed the past....

15 minutes is all the Rewind Agency gives a person when they travel to the past, but for Lara Crane it’s enough for her to race through the city, find her mother, and stop her from being killed in a mugging that happened over ten years ago.

But the story she’s been told all her life is a lie. When Lara takes a bullet meant for her mother, her future changes forever. A new house, new friends and a new boyfriend turns Lara’s turned upside down. She thinks if she can save her father from prison, reunite him with her mother, everything will be fine.

15 Minutes is an edgy high octane YA thriller where the people Lara trusts change in an instant. She is in a timeline she doesn't understand, and is about to make one fatal mistake as she faces an enemy so familiar, he’s family.

It's contest time!
Who wants to win:
A gift card
1 of 7 spectacular E-Books?!
A fabulous purse
The most amazing sunglasses
(I slipped into my realty TV host adjectives there)
You do! That's who!
Buy 15 Minutes for less than 2 bucks, enter the contest, and tell your friends! Get them to enter and let's spread this puppy like wildfire!
Contest starts on June 15th and goes the whole month!

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Where's Rory?

Heather Sutherlin is looking for her character Rory. You see, she's missing. The silly girl jumped through a portal and disappeared. We don't know if she's in another world or just in another place in this world. Help Heather track her down before the release of Wandering (Book 2 in The Wanderer series).

One thing is for sure, Rory is NOT in mountains of Glacier National Park in Montana or in the realm of Alandria! Because Kaeleigh, Chel, Finn, and Daegan would have sensed, if not seen, her on their path to enter the magical gateway between the mortal realm and that of Alandria filled with Elves, Faeries, Shifters, and the evil Droch-Shúil. With keen hearing and Daegan's empathic senses Rory would have been noticed. Not to mention, IF she made into Alandria--and that's a big IF unless she has blood of any of the beings residing in Alandria--she would have been revealed to the land itself at the Bridge of Revealment.

Visit http://heathersutherlin.com/wheres-rory/ to see where else Rory is NOT to try and narrow down where she might be! ALSO enter to win a GIVEAWAY of great books!

Book One in The Wanderer series:

Seen

Rory has no idea what’s going on in the woods behind her house, but it’s driving her crazy. On the last day of her senior year she finds herself caught up once again in the curious happenings of the forest and walks away without any of the answers she was hoping to find. To make matters worse, she is sent to visit a sick neighbor and instead finds the hottest guy she’s ever seen. When she discovers his brother’s incredible secret she falls further into her own chaos and into a fate she never could have imagined.

Jaron is just counting the days until the summer is over and he can get back to his real life. Stuck with his little brother on a tiny farm in rural Oklahoma is not exactly his idea of fun. But when Rory shows up on his doorstep with an armload of pie, he knows his summer has just taken a sharp turn into new territory. He never expected the adventure they would discover next or the quest that would change their lives forever.

Available on Amazon Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and iTunes.

The adventure continues this summer in

Wandering

Available June 25th

Friday, June 14, 2013

Cover Reveal! Mark of the Dragon

I am excited to be a part of this cover reveal for Mark of the Dragon by M.R. Polish and Bill Morgan!! I love dragons and can't wait for this to be released! Take it away...

We are so excited to be able and show off our cover to the first book in our Mysts of Santerrian series, Mark of the Dragon. It has been a fun journey writing together to create this story. We are a father and daughter team who write on our own, but meshed our voices together to give you this exciting story about dragons.

We look forward to sharing this story with you July 18^th, 2013!!!

Mark of the Dragon

In a land of warriors and dragons, everything is about to change...

Countries are divided and war is raging, but none of that matters to Andra. She is destined to be a dragon rider. There has never been a woman rider, but that doesn't matter to her. After her father's death, she trains harder than any man to be a worthy candidate. Even when the Aquastrian leader wants her dead, she fights back. Can she over come traveling hundreds of miles on foot, surviving hunger, bandits, assassins and wild carnivores?

Liam is just another warrior who hopes he is worthy of the Mark of the Dragon. He must endure the long trek from Aquastra to Santerrian, avoiding all people, especially those who may be hired to kill him. Meeting Andra along the way changes everything. He admires her willful spirit and is inspired to do even more as a warrior and stop the war. He fights to help her, kills to protect her, but will it be enough to get them both to their dragons before it's too late?

You can find us here:

Bill Morgan - Facebook

M.R. Polish - Facebook - Twitter - Amazon - Goodreads

Cover Reveal! The Princess and the Stableboy

~ About the Author ~

A graduate of Hollins University in southwestern Virginia, Rebecca has put her ancient history degree to good use with the Alaina Downs trilogy, a New Adult/Fantasy series. At least that’s what she tells herself. When she’s not writing, she lives in the Litchfield hills of Connecticut with her husband and young son. She dances, and runs, and upon occasion…sings very badly.

Facebook | Twitter | GoodReads | Blog | JGBS Event Page

~ About the Book ~

Title: The Princess and the Stableboy
Author: Rebecca Rynecki
Published: Coming Fall 2013
Genre: NA Fantasy Romance
Content Warning: Some Sexual Content
Recommended Age: 17+

~Synopsis~

Once upon a time, before Alaina fell into Isleen...

There was a kingdom devoid of magic...

Until one day when Astra, the princess of Isleen is awoken by dragons flying by her window. She escapes with the help of Peter, a stableboy who is hiding a few secrets of his own.

The land is thrust into peril. The wizards Uther and Avalon have returned from their banishment by unknown forces, and they are determined to take over once more...even if it means turning most of the people into ogres.

Astra finds herself fighting her home in an ages old fairy tale of good, evil...and love.

~ Excerpt ~

Astra nodded, and waved him off, turning her attention over to a small group of dancers. She tore off some more of the meat, and started to sway along with the soft music coming from the dulcimer. A light rain was beginning to fall, and she glanced up, opening her mouth slightly to take some of it in. Astra smiled, letting her eyes flutter momentarily across the night sky.

Peter turned around, the mugs of mead trembling in his hands. He watched her, his eyes roving over her body before they settled on her gently moving hips. His heart raced, and he panted, taking a sip of the mead before looking at her again. She had finished the turkey leg and was now standing on her tip toes, giggling as she let her tongue dart out to catch some of the rain.

They locked eyes, and she gave him a smile. Peter left the mead down on the table, and slowly walked over.

“You left the mead,” she murmured.

He exhaled. “You’re beautiful,” Peter blurted out.

Astra blushed. “Thank you.” She pointed up at the sky. “I think it’s starting to rain.”

“Is it?” he croaked. His eyes trailed down to her mouth. “I don’t think I noticed.” Peter let out a small groan as her tongue ran over her bottom lip. “Do you want to dance?”

“Oh.” Astra’s cheeks pinked once more as she nodded.

Peter wrapped his arm around her waist, drawing her closer to him as the pace of the music increased. He could feel her heart beat against his and he sighed. “Astra…”

Her eyes flicked up. “Hmmmm?”

He kissed her. Astra gasped, her mouth opening as she felt the heat of his tongue searching for hers. She shut her eyes, her knees quaking as she moaned. She could feel the rain pelt down on them, and she sighed.

Peter shook, and he panted, gently releasing her. He swallowed, his jaw line clenching as he settled his hands on her cheeks and searched her eyes. “Astra…”

“Peter…” Astra closed her eyes, and tried to steady her heartbeat as they rested their foreheads against each other. “Peter…”

~ Giveaway ~

There is an event wide giveaway. One winner will receive an eBook copy (ePub or PDF) of book #1 in the series, The Secret World of Alaina Downs.

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Saturday, June 1, 2013

June+Summer+Award Nominations = Giveaway!!

It's June... let's celebrate SUMMER!

Silent Orchids has been out almost 1 MONTH... let's CELEBRATE!

AND it has been nominated for not only ONE AWARD but TWO AWARDS at the upcoming conference for YA/NA women writers called UtopYAcon!! (which I have been invited to also be a panelist--YAY!)... LET'S CELEBRATE!!

Since Silent Orchids is nominated for BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR I want to CELEBRATE by putting it on sale for 99 CENTS for the first week of June to give those who are interested in voting (and everyone else-hehe) a chance to read it at a discount. :)

~I want to interject here that I am so humbled and honored to have been nominated and especially with the fantastic authors that I am on the list with and categorized with. They are all fabulous and I am so grateful~

I am listed:

#7 Best Book Trailer of the Year

#14 Best Debut Novel of the Year

The voting is open to the public and runs through Sunday, June 9th at 11:59pm. (this has nothing to do with the contest I am about to mention FYI) Here's the link:

http://freeonlinesurveys.com/app/rendersurvey.asp?sid=rci6xqxikei82x2273471&refer=

Let's CELEBRATE with a GIVEAWAY!!

Here's how this will work:

I want to celebrate Silent Orchids' being almost 1 month old and all of you who LOVE books and help to share the love by leaving reviews. SO, this giveaway is all about the REVIEW (even if it's only a couple of sentences).