The POSSE cover reveal

My editor/publisher Tawdra Kandle has a new book coming out!! I'm so excited to read it, looks so amazing.

THE POSSE, my first contemporary romance, will be out in early July! I'm so excited about this book, and I am thrilled to reveal the gorgeous cover designed by Stephanie Nelson of Once Upon A Time Covers.

Being a widow at the age of forty-four was never in Jude Hawthorne's plans. After her husband’s death, she's left with her family’s beach restaurant and two nearly-grown children. The last thing she’s looking for is another chance at love. However, if her husband’s best friends, the Posse, have anything to say about it, love is just what she’s going to get. The Posse is determined to take care of Jude, and when they decide the best way to do that is for one of them to sweep her off her feet, three begin to vie for her affections. But only one can reach her heart. In a story of friendship, loss and second chances, Jude will learn her life is far from being over. Watch for news of this release and stalk Tawdra here! Website Facebook Twitter Pinterest

All my books are on sale!

How awesome is this??? All of the books are on sale of .99 for a limited time. You know you want to snap them all up while you can :)

***Kindle Best Seller in Contemporary Fantasy***

Magic flows through Jillian Proctor's veins as surely as blood, but so far her life outside Boston has been peaceful. William Morgan blows into Jilly's life like a hurricane, unleashing her magic and sending her out of control. Unknowingly, William brings an enemy who only wants to posses the power of the witch. Jilly must learn to harness her magic before she loses it - and everything in her life is destroyed.

Amazon buy link

After the events of Mark of the Witch, Jilly at last begins to breathe easier though her powers are still growing. But can she harness them in time to confront a new chain of events that threatens to change everything?

Caroline has finally accepted her life as a witch, but when a stranger comes into her life she's forced to question her family loyalty.

The sisters are thrown together to protect a young girl from the enemy determined to hunt her down. Can they save her -- and themselves?

Amazon buy link

Ronan has lived for hundreds of years. In all of his years there has only been one for him. What will he risk to get back what is his by right?

This is a short story and is the prequel to Love and Blood and can be read at any point in the series.

Free on Amazon

Bronwyn Fitzgibbons was young and reckless. It was easy for Ronan to steal her human life and make her a vampire. She ran, but she never forgot him--or how he made her feel.

Rider saved Bronwyn from the new life she loathed and the new self she detested. His love restored her sanity. 

Now Ronan is back to claim her. She struggles like hell against him, but she cannot deny the overwhelming power of her maker. Will Bronwyn surrender to the one who could possess her utterly? Or can she find the strength to choose the one who loves her as she is?


Amazon buy link

Bronwyn left everything behind when she left with Ronan. She became what he needed her to be and forgot the rest. Too bad the past won't stay in the past.

Rider bursts back into her life uninvited, and is not the man she remembers. There is an edge to him that was not there before. Bronwyn is torn by guilt over what he has become and anger at being blamed for it.

When Ronan ended his maker’s life, he inherited a line of vampires and a whole set of problems to go along with it. Bronwyn must decide if their love is worth it, worth the killing, and the constant disruption of their lives.

Is love enough? Can Bronwyn find herself again and strike a balance between who she wants to be and who Ronan needs her to be? Or will she lose herself all over again?


Amazon buy link


Buy them, read them, love them :)

Coming this summer!!!

So I have two books coming out this summer!! I'm so stoked that Haunted U will be out in the next month, and Dressed in White will be out in August!!! I'm going to post a few teaser posters for both books below, hope you like them :)

Marcie tour/ Carly Duncan interview

Marcie

by Carly Duncan When Kate's mother, Marcie, dies mysteriously she is forever tormented by the many questions surrounding her mother's death. In Marcie's absence Kate clings to her mother's husbands, searching for solace. As family secrets are revealed Kate works to build her own life and family, but the mystery of her mother's death sidetracks her until she finally gets the answer she's always hoped for.   Amazon | Goodreads  


Interview:

1. How did you get your start writing?

I've been writing for decades without noticing that I was harnessing a particular skill. Writing, for me, started with short stories - usually about something that happened to me on a particular day, something I felt I could make entertaining, but also something I wanted recorded for myself. I'd send these stories in an e-mail blast to friends and family and was always surprised when people were happy I had shared. Writing became something I not only enjoyed, but realized I should do more of in a more purposeful capacity.

The particular story of Marcie started because it's a real mystery in my life - at least one I always entertained as a true mystery. The story is based on my own grandmother's mysterious death. For me, telling this story was about exploring a part of my indirect past as well as closing a door to the never ending wonder of what happened. Once I started, I couldn't stop. I knew what my ending was and the rest was easy to make up along the way.

2. Do you have a writing routine?

I'd like to say I have more of a routine, but I don't. I try to write in some capacity for at least thirty minutes a day. Sometimes I get to it. Sometimes I don't. Sometimes I'm able to devote more time to it. I try not to be so scheduled with it because the pressure of producing, for me, destroys what I love most about finding my characters and stories on paper. 

3. What authors do you love to read?

I love reading the classics. I'm revisiting the Western canon now and am very much enjoying stories from Willa Cather and Edith Wharton. When I need a quick story that will also give my mind something to work around, I always turn to Agatha Christie. I can't shy away from a good mystery. I also love Paulo Coelho. I haven't read his latest yet, but his general messages explore peaceful, self- improvement themes that usually leave me inspired.

4. Do you have a certain snack you love to eat while you write?

I don't snack when I eat. I hate getting crumbs anywhere near my computer - or dirty hands while typing. I have OCD. Even thinking about it gives me a panic attack. (Sort of joking, sort of not.)

5. What's next for you?

I have a completed another fiction novel called, Behind You. It needs a few rounds of revisions and an edit, but I hope to release it in the Spring of 2014.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today Carly!!!

More about Carly below :)

About Carly:

Carly Duncan is a television producer by day and a writer whenever there is time. She lives with her husband, two daughters and beloved Westie in Brooklyn, New York.

Follow Carly:

Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads
Enter the Giveaway!

a Rafflecopter giveaway 

Follow the Tour

True by Erin McCarthy

When Rory Macintosh’s roommates find out that their studious and shy friend has never been with a guy, they decide that, as an act of kindness they’ll help her lose her virginity by hiring confident, tattooed bad boy Tyler Mann to do the job…unbeknownst to Rory. 

Tyler knows he’s not good enough for Rory. She’s smart, doctor smart, while he’s barely scraping by at his EMT program, hoping to pull his younger brothers out of the hell their druggy mother has left them in. But he can’t resist taking up her roommates on an opportunity to get to know her better. There’s something about her honesty that keeps him coming back when he knows he shouldn’t… 

 Torn between common sense and desire, the two find themselves caught up in a passionate relationship. But when Tyler’s broken family threatens to destroy his future, and hers, Rory will need to decide whether to cut her ties to his risky world or follow her heart, no matter what the cost… 



 My thoughts:

 I liked this book a lot. I've not read a lot on the NA category, but I gave this one a shot on a whim. Erin McCarthy has well thought out characters that are for the most part easily likable, I was not a fan of Rory's friends hiring someone to take her v card. Also that Rory never confronted her friends really irritated me. 
Aside from that, the story was awesome. Tyler's family story was heartbreaking, and it made me fall in love with him more. Seeing Rory come into her own more, and start being more sure of herself was awesome too. All and all, this was a great read, and I would totally recommend it. 4/5 stars

Influential Magic by Deanna Chase

It’s tough being a faery in New Orleans, a city fraught with vampires… especially when their very existence drains your life-force.

Willow Rhoswen, owner of The Fated Cupcake and part-time vampire hunter for the Void is having a rough week. Four years after her twin brother’s mysterious death, Willow’s life is threatened and the director saddles her with a new partner—her ex-boyfriend, David. To her horror, he’s turned vamp, which causes her physical pain whenever she touches him… and any other specimen of the undead.

In order to save Willow’s life, David agrees to turn double agent against the most powerful vampire organization in New Orleans. Or so he says. And she’s convinced they know something about her brother’s death. Unsure where David’s loyalties lie, she turns to Talisen, her childhood crush, to help her solve the mystery.

Caught between two gorgeous men and a director who’ll stop at nothing to control Willow’s gifts, she’ll have to follow her instincts and learn who to trust. Otherwise, she risks losing more than just her life.

Amazon~B&N




My review:

This was such an unexpected book. I seriously went into thinking I was not going to like it as much as I did. There are so many UF books out there, so its hard to find something new and fresh. Deanna Chase has done just that, she has put her own spin on it and woven a story that is just amazing.

I loved Willow right away, and I love it when I can connect with a MC right away like that. I had a love hate relationship with David lol, I never really knew if I could fully trust him. Talisen....le sigh, he is yummy and I adored him.

I am totally looking forward to the next book in this series. Deanna Chase kept me guessing all the way through the book! I seriously stayed up way too late reading this book, I literally could not stop reading it. 5 stars!

Blood and Sacrifice tour and giveaway

Bronwyn left everything behind when she left with Ronan. She became what he needed her to be and forgot the rest. Too bad the past won't stay in the past.

Rider bursts back into her life uninvited, and is not the man she remembers. There is an edge to him that was not there before. Bronwyn is torn by guilt over what he has become and anger at being blamed for it.

When Ronan ended his maker’s life, he inherited a line of vampires and a whole set of problems to go along with it. Bronwyn must decide if their love is worth it, worth the killing, and the constant disruption of their lives.

Is love enough? Can Bronwyn find herself again and strike a balance between who she wants to be and who Ronan needs her to be? Or will she lose herself all over again?



Grab your copy today on Amazon

a Rafflecopter giveaway