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#CoverReveal and #BigNews

I’m so excited to share the new cover to Her Unexpected Life with you. It’s so beautiful!

But that’s not the only thing I have to share with you. The Treasure’s of Briarton series is getting a second book. It’s also a Happily Ever After stand-alone book or it can be read following Her Unexpected Life.

I don’t want to leave you with just that snippet of information so I’m going to leave you with a cover teaser. Stay posted next week for more information about the second book in the Treasure’s of Briarton series.

Custom Fit by Lexi Miles

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Sunni is one of the most sought after style consultants and is totally put off when her boss Zelina calls her into her office, as if Sunni is a newbie cub, and gives her an emergency assignment. Sunni’s protest comes to a halt when she realizes that she just got the assignment of a lifetime: dressing the ultra-sexy singer/actor Striker Clint for the entire holiday season. The only rule, to avoid termination, no romantic involvement with the client. But Striker is not just any client, Sunni has had it bad for him since she laid eyes on him in one of his earlier films. Are some rules made to be broken?

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Author Spotlight: Lexi Miles

Lexi Miles was born in northern California. Lexi lived in various places in California and Nevada (Las Vegas and Reno). Tropical warm spots and out of the way ranches are Lexi’s favorite escapes. She has one sister, Cat. Presently she resides in California and is a proud pup mom of two mischievous Yorkies. They are handfuls and most definitely light up her life!

Cultivation of Lexi’s writing is attributed to a lot of reading, variety of writingcontests, her college studies in communication, and her association and mentoring from professors, published authors, and editors. In addition, she credits the tool of LIFE in general as one of the key factors in the development of her writing. Lexi personally edited and consulted for various published novels as well.

Lexi embraces who she is and is a huge fan of positivity; accordingly, she loves to giggle and make others smiles as often as she can. Lexi, has a deep interest in personal growth and is always open to learning new things that challenge her. On her off-time, she adores the chance to binge watch/read a good romance, mystery, suspense, or life stories in general. Whenever possible, Lexi tries to help others achieve their goals in life. Lexi strongly believes that life is an incredible gift and is to be enjoyed!

Lexi fell in LOVE with writing–head over heels in love–from the time that she could first hold a pen and she just never stopped falling. Lexi loves writing romance; she believes there is something extraordinary about the magic of love shared by a couple. Lexi is thrilled to pen that beauty of love on paper!

Lexi would love to keep in touch via her website http://www.LexiMilesAuthor.com and her other social media.

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ReBlog – Mike Wells: A “Secret” Formula for Creating a Short Synopsis for Your Book

…If you’re like most authors, summarizing your book in a couple of sentences is a daunting task … To help you do this, I want to share a formula I learned a long time ago, one that was created in Hollywood…

Source: Mike Wells Official Website: A “Secret” Formula for Creating a Short Synopsis for Your Book

ReBlog – Literary Agents: How To Approach Them

So you’ve taken the first steps towards finding a literary agent that suits you. Now you’ve got one or two in mind, how do you go about approaching them? There are so many ways that you can go wrong here, so here’s a few tips to keep you on the right track.

Read more from it’s source: Literary Agents: How To Approach Them – The Writers’ Den

ReBlog – Fantasy Publishers 2016 (No Agent Required!)

I love the stuff she posts.

Last week I shared a list of agents accepting submissions of fantasy novels, but here are a bunch of publishers who accept unagented submissions. This list is mostly the same as my list of science fiction publishers, but there are some differences, and I figured it’s more convenient to have a list just for your genre.

Source: Fantasy Publishers 2016 (No Agent Required!) | Bryn Donovan

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Something New

Here’s another sneak peek of the new cover coming soon. It’s a lot cleaner then my past cover and so is the interior writing of the book.

Are you ready to find out what else I have going on in the book world?

 

A Hero for Hailey by D.E. Haggerty

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I do not need some man to come riding in on a stupid white horse to save me, thank you very much.

When I run into a teensy weensy bit of trouble, who should show up but Aiden – my high school nemesis. Unfortunately, Aiden doesn’t realize he’s my high school nemesis. Nope. He doesn’t even remember who I am. Gee, thanks.

Suddenly Aiden is everywhere, claiming he’ll protect me. Do I look like I need protecting? But when Aiden speaks to me in that deep, sultry savior voice, my knees wobble and I forget my name.

I better get to solving this trouble I’m in, so Aiden will move right on out of my life. Only he says he doesn’t want to move on. He wants to stick by my side forever. Not happening.

But like my pops always says Love will OUT.

A Hero for Hailey is book 1 of the romantic comedy series Love will OUT but can be read as a standalone.

This romantic comedy features a kickass PI with a chip the size of a Green Bay Packer on her shoulder, a sexy detective she wants to hate but really wants to tie to a bed and see what happens, a best friend who defines the word klutzy, and a makeshift family of former Army buddies who think telling dirty jokes is a sign of love.

~ WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ~

“I absolutely LOVE this new series by Ms Haggerty!” ~ StarAngel’s Reviews

“I laughed so much!!” ~StoryOrigin Reviewer

“WOW! Look out Stephanie Plum, Hailey is on way to stealing your thunder. A super funny, clever, fantastic read. An absolutely crazy cast of characters, a little mystery, a lot of hot sexy fun” ~ Amazon Reviewer

“Few authors capture the comedy of romance better than D.E. Haggerty.” ~ Ireadwhatyouwrite

“If you’re looking for a rom com that has a little mystery and some amazing characters this is definitely one to check out!” ~ Book Addict Reviews

“This was a fun read from beginning to end. It was hilarious … I couldn’t put it down.” ~ Goodreads Reviewer

“This is my favourite story for this year!” ~ Amazon Reviewer

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Author Spotlight: D.E. Haggerty

D.E. Haggerty is actually just plain old Dena, but she thinks using initials makes her sound sophisticated and maybe even grown up.

She was born and raised in the U.S. but considers herself a Dutchie and not only because it sounds way cooler

After a stint in the U.S. Army, she escaped the US to join her husband in Holland. She fled Holland over ten years ago when she couldn’t stand the idea of being a lawyer for one single second more.

Turns out Bed & Breakfast owner in Germany didn’t do it for her either. When the hubby got a job in Istanbul, she jumped ship and decided to give this whole writer thing a go. She’s now back in Holland, which she considers home.

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ReBlog – 5 Ways to Tell You’re In The Wrong Genre

I have wondered if I need to focus on one genre more than the other.

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Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train, reveals how she knew it was time to switch tracks…

Source: 5 Ways to Tell You’re In The Wrong Genre – Killer Women

ReBlog – 11 Ways to Ask for Writing Advice (And 10 Major Mistakes to Avoid)

Once in a while we all need help but how do we ask?

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11 Ways to Ask for Writing Advice (And 10 Major Mistakes to Avoid)August 10, 2015 By Kelly Gurnett 53 Comments An aspiring writer I’ll call Bob recently sent me a random “I love your blog; please read my work!” email — and about two dozen other bloggers also received the exact same message.I know this because he addressed it to us by regular carbon copy, which meant we could all clearly see we’d been hit by a copy-and-paste spammer.

Source: 11 Ways to Ask for Writing Advice (And 10 Major Mistakes to Avoid) – The Write Life

ReBlog – The Crucial Importance of “Candy Bar” Scenes in Your Writing

Interesting.

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I recently read through a long thread of comments from a random group of authors talking about their writing process during NaNoWrMo (National Novel Writing Month).  Many of them were lamenting about the same problem, how they had to “slog” or struggle through much of their story to reach those delicious candy bar scenes.

What is a so-called candy bar scene?  It’s not a scene that involves a Snickers or a Kit-Kat, if that’s what you’re thinking.  It’s a scene that “tastes” so good to you, the author, that you just can’t wait to reach that part of the story so you get it all written down.  It’s a juicy scene that you have been looking forward to sharing with readers perhaps ever since you had the idea for the book…

Source: Mike Wells Official Website: The Crucial Importance of “Candy Bar” Scenes in Your Writing

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