12 Days of Christmas Blog hop

The Crazy Lady Authors Present:

The 12 Days of Christmas Blog Tour

The season has begun! It’s time to celebrate our blessings – friends, family, and community! The CLA are giving back with our huge rafflecopter, and we’re announcing our gorgeous box set, Treasured Moments coming soon to Amazon.com. Come join the fun, enter to win, and stop by the CLA Facebook page to say hello! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukah, Merry Kwanzaa, and Joyful Holidays to all of you from all of us!

Winners be chosen on December 13^th, and notified thereafter.

Huge Rafflecopter of Fabulous Prizes from our authors: Donating authors include Diane Rinella, Michele E. Gwynn, Jami Brumfield, Terri Hubbard Carle, Melanie James, Jayne Hyatt, Tabitha Jones, Kelly Cozzone, Angela Ford, Carol Ray & Teri Riggs

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COMING SOON! CLA Present Treasured Moments: 

A box set of amazing stories about family, romance, and more! Look for it on Amazon.com

Lost (Ghost Connection Adventure #1) is part of this box set. The story of Cassie O'Grady who sees ghosts. She's been cursed with the gift since the day she died by her father after a terrible car accident. Paramedics were able to revive her but he passed on. Since that day she has suffered from survivor's guilt and propelled into the role of medium. She has close connections to a select few spirits and her living mother. In this story, Cassie decides to help a teen ghost save her family from her boyfriend who killed her in a jealous rage.

Be sure to subscribe to this blog by email and/or connect via google plus to get updates when this and many more amazing books are released. Not to mention the sneak peeks, writing tips, video blog posts, raffles, giveaways, and monthly giveaway to subscribers starting in January 2015.

I'd also like to take a moment and give you a sneak peek to my upcoming release schedule and cover reveal of Death Interrupted (book one of the paranormal dystopian series Vanished).

Death Interrupted will be released in January for purchase in a box set and also for purchase individually. It's the story of what happened to the 200 plus passengers and crew members that disappeared on Avalon Flight 370. Each book in the series will focus on a romance between a pair of the passengers and each book will reveal different aspects of a dystopian world that will frighten readers and keep them turning pages to find out what will happen next to these passengers. Death Interrupted is Blake and Melissa's story. This book is written for 18 and up and is a romance first and foremost.

The Vanished series is a spin off the PBI Case Files and the premise was initially introduced in PBI Case Files Adventure 3 (Lost Plane). During the month of December and January I'm hosting a PBI Case Files Online Murder Mystery Party. Join the PBI team, other sleuths, and me for a fun game of suspense and intrigue. You might even win some awesome prizes. Here's the link, hope you can join us.

If you enjoy paranormal mysteries with romantic suspense check out the series on Amazon here. Book five of the series is in production and I hope to release it on or before February 19th (my birthday). The team will be going up against a remote viewer with the power to teleport (or so they think-there will be a twist) the title is Remote Paranoia.

The audio files of these books will also be available soon.

I also have a paranormal romance coming out in a new box set with Beau Coup Publishing scheduled to be released around Valentine's day. The book is in production and I haven't chosen a name yet but the romance will be between a broken heart antique shop owner and a damaged genie.

Another paranormal romance scheduled for a Valentine's Day release in a Mystical Box Set is book one of Demon Fairy Tails series. The story centers around a succubus princess and her shifter mate. This box set is titled Mystical Royal Love and features PT Macias, Darlene Kuncytes, Bryce Evans, CA Tibbitts, SA Bull, Moira Keith, Margaret Taylor, Julia Mills, Joann H Buchanan, Marissa Storm, Billie Jo Hanlin, Tasha Thomas and Jami Brumfield. This awesome box set is now available for pre-order on Amazon. 

The first book I wrote with this group is Cherished Gift (book one of the Paranormal Hypnotherapy Files). You can check out the first Mystical Box Set here on Amazon. 

I'm also working on completing The Faerie King's Guardian (book two of the Mystery Springs Series). Book one, The Witch's Vampire is available on Amazon and soon to be released as an audio book as well.

Fire Master Rising (book three of the Winters Saga) is also on the soon to be released schedule. You can pick up Lone Wolf Rising and Vampire Princess Rising now on Amazon.

You can get a little teaser of some things to come in Fire Master Rising from Hunter Winters interview post here.

Book three of the Ghost Connection series is in development. Cassie and her ghostly friends will come face to face with an evil Artificial Intelligence Spirit.

Lost (book one) and Death Does Not Become Her (book two) are currently available on Amazon and soon to be released as audio books. 

The second book of the Shifter Love Tails will be released the first half of 2015. It's a paranormal romance with the Lion King Shifter and his witch fertility doctor. To Love a Dragon (book one) the story of dragon shifter prince and his witch detective mate is currently available on Amazon in the Haunting box set produced by Beau Coup Publishing here. This set has so many great authors; Michele E Gwynn, Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary, Alicia Sparks, Eryn Black, Isobelle Cate, Katherine Rhodes, Jaden Sinclair, and Jami Brumfield.

Check out all Jami Brumfield books on her Amazon author page here. Click the favorite button and get email updates from Amazon when new books are released.

Angela Ford’s 2014 Holiday Hop - Giveaways Galore!

Angela Ford’s 2014 Holiday Hop – December 1^st – 15^th

2014 Holiday Hop Authors – Our readers are most important to us! We are celebrating by giving away a Kindle and a $25 Gift Card. Please stop by and visit the authors listed below for more giveaways. Happy Hopping!

Jami Brumfield  Amanda Bennett  Michele Mathews  Julia Mills   Elizabeth Inglee Richards

Carol Ann Kauffman   Jennifer Chambers  Diane Rinella  Angela Ford Terri Carle

Sharon Kleve Melanie James  Mariah Dietz   Serena Zane   Jennifer Conner  

Amanda Bennett  R.E. Hargrave  Ella Medler  Aubree Lane  Rebecca Sherwin  Teri Riggs

Ava O'Shay  Andie Lea  Dzintra Sullivan  Andrea Perno  Jennifer Theriot Chris Karlsen

Al Parks L.A. Remenicky Emma Lee Skye    A.L. Wood Jayne Hyatt Amber Daulton

Joanne Jaytanie  Kelly Cozzone   J.D. Hollyfield  Patricia Kiyono Elle Klass

T.I. Lowe  Tammy Tate  Jackie Marilla  Casey Harvell  Denise Kawaii  Natalie-Nicole Bates  Kelly Ann Jacobson  Moira Keith Michele Gwynn  Tracey Alvarez  Mary Bernsen

Click the picture above to be directed to the Kindle and Gift Card Raffle. You can also click here to be directed to the raffle. 

Continue to scroll down for more prizes below!!!!!

The Wicked Step Sister and Jami Brumfield are also offering a giveaway to her Newsletter subscribers. If you haven't already, simply subscribe to Jami Brumfield's Newsletter here. December 15th, 2014 five winners will be announced on the Wicked Step Sister Blog (so be sure to subscribe to this blog by email at the link to the right) the list of winners will also be announced in Jami Brumfield's next newsletter following the winner announcement here.

• 1st name drawn from Jami Brumfield's Newsletter subscriber list will win a $10 Amazon Gift Card.
• 2nd name drawn from Jami Brumfield's Newsletter subscriber list will win a $5 Amazon Gift Card.
• 3rd name drawn from Jami Brumfield's Newsletter subscriber list will win the Kindle box set of PBI Case Files (this set includes four novellas; The Beginning, Outbreak, Lost Plane, and Justice Driven Adventures one through four).
• 4th name drawn from Jami Brumfield's Newsletter subscriber list will win a audio copy of PBI Case Files: The Beginning.
• 5th name drawn from Jami Brumfield's Newsletter subscriber list will win a kindle copy of book one and two (Lost and Death Does Not Become Her) from the Ghost Connection series.

Must be 18 or older to win and there is no purchase necessary to enter or win in this giveaway. Random.org will be used to pick the winners. 

For more great prizes and fun come and join the Online PBI Case Files Murder Mystery Party hosted by Jami Brumfield on Facebook here. Thanks for stopping by on this stop of the blog hop please let us know what you think of this event in the comment section below and please be sure to check out the rest of the participants in this blog hop as well as participate in the grand prize raffle at the hyperlinks above. Hope you have a safe and happy holiday!

Black Friday Deals Lone Wolf Rising and the Haunting Anthology

Check out these amazing paranormal books on sale for Black Friday from author Jami Brumfield and other awesome authors from Beau Coup Publishing.

Lone Wolf Rising (book one of the Winters Saga) is on sale for $0.99 from it's regular price of $3.99. It's a paranormal fantasy, epic adventure, full of magic, action, romantic suspense, and science fiction. 

The box set Haunting from Beau Coup Authors Sable Hunter, Ryan O'Leary, Michele E. Gwynn, Alicia Sparks, Eryn Black, Isobel Cate, Katherine Rhodes, Jaden Sinclair and Jami Brumfield. Regularly priced $3.99 discounted to $1.99 for Black Friday.

My contribution to this box set is To Love a Dragon book one of the Shifter Love Tails. The shifter paranormal romance with a mythological twist. The romance between a dragon shifter prince and his witch detective mate. 

I hope you enjoy these awesome stories. Have a wonderful holiday weekend.

Check out all my books on Amazon here.

Secrets to finding the perfect paranormal fantasy book

Paranormal fantasy is all about building awesome worlds and amazing characters that are multi-dimensional. I personally enjoy building paranormal fantasy worlds within the world we live in today, commonly referred to as urban fantasy. Other paranormal fantasy worlds are off planet and alternate dimensions. The first tip I'd give you is to decide which you prefer.

That will narrow down the field and help you get closer to your next favorite book or series. Then ask yourself if you like paranormal fantasies written in the past, present or future. All of these areas offer a different flavor and speak to specific tastes.

One of the great things about paranormal is the variety. There are plenty of paranormal or supernatural creatures out there to choose from. Everyone has their favorites. When I do fan events I'm always amazed at how different people are in just their favorite characters. Some like vampires, others like shifters (which opens a whole world of characters), some enjoy witch stories more than others etc. Everyone has their favorites and that makes today's world a wonderful fantasy adventure for readers because authors know this and offer variety... after all, it is the spice of life, right?

Now you've chosen your favorite location, time, and characters. This should greatly reduce the number of books to choose from. Book sellers offer great filters to help you find some awesome gems in the sea of books available. You can also start searching online. Entering these words into your favorite search engine is bound to bring up some of the more popular options out there.

Another great tip to finding the perfect paranormal fantasy book is to join Facebook groups dedicated to your specific tastes, check out and follow/subscribe to book blogs that focus on your favorite types of books, subscribe to internet radio shows that highlight books in your favorite genres. Find your favorite authors and follow them on twitter, facebook and other social media outlets, they may recommend other authors in their genres that are people to check out. Another great place to check out is YouTube.

Once you find a book you'd like to check out, be sure to read any samples that are available, many authors also offer samples of their work on their blogs. Checking out the sample will let you know if you like the author's style and if it grabs your attention.

If you've done all this and are still needing help lighting up your E-Reader or finding a book to run your fingers through, ask your friends and read the reviews. Once you find that awesome author be sure to favorite/like/subscribe to all their social media outlets to be sure you get updates for the new books coming out (many authors like to run giveaways around new releases and cover reveals). Keeping in touch with them in the social media arena will help keep you up to date with what is coming next.

Some of my paranormal fantasies are:

Lone Wolf Rising (paranormal fantasy adventure with romantic suspense) Werewolves among other supernatural creatures. This is book one of the Winters Saga

Book two of the Winters Saga is Vampire Princess Rising (paranormal fantasy adventure with romantic suspense) Vampires and werewolves among other supernatural creatures.

If you like ghost tales and mysteries centered around college life check out the Ghost Connection Series. Book one, Lost

Book two of the Ghost Connection Series is Death Does Not Become Her

If mystery, action, government conspiracy, and romance is your cup of tea you might like the PBI Case Files series. Book one, The Beginning

Outbreak is book two and it has all the elements listed above. In this novella the PBI team discovers the publicized acts of cannibalism in Florida is actually a break out of a mutated strain of Ebola.

In book three of the PBI Case Files series, titled Lost Plane, the team investigates the disappearance of a commercial airliner and it's 200 plus passengers. What they discover are banshees, cyborgs, and time travel...

Justice Driven is book four of this series and two of the team are kidnapped by angry Amazons sanctioned by the Gods for vengeance. The team joins forces with the horsemen of the apocalypse in order to save their friends.

These are just a few of the books I have available. Check out the rest of my books on Amazon. Be sure to favorite my page on Amazon and subscribe to this blog by email.

Why does the negative get more attention than the positive?

Seriously! I've given this question a lot of thought. It saddens my heart and weakens my soul. As an author first and a marketer second (by pure necessity of job) I've noticed an unsettling trend. Negativity rocks in today's world. It's gotten so overwhelming that a lot of book review bloggers are wondering if it's worth it anymore like in this post in which the author ponders why bad reviews and other posts get more attention than good, honest reviews. I mean seriously, I ask again, why are people more interested in the negative than the positive...

I don't ask this to be sarcastic or cynical, I ask because I'm curious. As an author I request bloggers to read and review my novels. I'll accept whatever their opinion is about the book. I learned long ago that you're not going to please 100% of the people 100% of the time... I'm thankful my books have been highly rated and I accept the constructive criticism from those handful of low reviews.

But, I'm rambling, I'm trying to understand this new (or maybe it's not new) phenomenon. Partly because I write reviews of books I read (most are pretty good since I'm selective about the books I like to read) and as an author I'm not going to write something to kill the esteem of another author... I know what it requires to write and publish a book and contrary to some who believe it's easy, it's not. I will however, email the author and share with them my feedback, especially if they ask for my opinion.

I also look for reviews on my books online and have found some great ones, with little or no comments. These reviews are well thought out, succinct, and insightful and it breaks my heart that they don't get the attention they deserve. Not just my reviews but other book reviews as well.

The biggest challenge most indie authors face is getting the book in front of a reader's radar. There are so many great books out there by so many awesome authors that it can be like wading through a sea of books to find an author and their books.

In a world where there is negativity lurking around most corners, can't there be a focus on a little positive? As a hypnotherapist and life coach (my day job) I know the impact negativity can have on a person's psyche and how the implementation of positive into one's life can make a huge difference. Unfortunately, negativity has become the norm and positivity has been brushed aside because maybe people don't believe in it anymore??? I don't know but I'm really curious. No harm no foul. No desire to hurt one's feelings here or call anyone out but I'm curious, as an indie author, are reviews something to focus on anymore?

If they aren't something you look at, what do you look at when you go to purchase a book? Is it the cover? The book blurb? The author? What about finding new authors? Do you go off word of mouth? Isn't that what a review is? Maybe with your help I can put the focus on the right things in my amateur marketing career so I can put more focus on my story telling. Those who know me know I love weaving a tale and would love to spend more of my day promoting in the right spots and writing until my fingers hurt.

Please feel free to let me know your thoughts below. Have a wonderful day.