I'm so excited to continue to celebrate Flynn with another Flynn Friday - from author A. Meredith Walters Reclaiming the Sand and it's up and coming sequel - Chasing the Tide!!! If you haven't met Flynn, you are missing out!

Check out Reclaiming the Sand to get yourself caught up and ready for Chasing the Tide!

Title: Chasing the Tide
Author: A. Meredith Walters
Publisher: (December 16th, 2014)
Add to: Goodreads
Order here: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, The Book Depository, Amazon UK

NOTE: This is a "New Adult" novel. Due to mature content this title is recommended for ages 17+

Synopsis: ***The powerful continuation of the story that began in Reclaiming the Sand- a tale of love and forgiveness and learning to over come a past that has come to define you.***

Bully and Victim

Friend and Lover

Past and Future

Ellie McCallum and Flynn Hendrick’s story was as painful as it was devastating.  But they were able to find within each other an unlikely yet beautiful love. Despite the obstacles that tried to keep them apart.

And together they rose out of the ashes of their tragic history.

Now years after their life changing reunion Ellie is back in Wellston, having just graduated from college and ready to start her future with the man who taught her how to love. However, returning to a town that held so much bitterness and anger was the last place she wanted to start over.

But for Flynn, who is now an art professor at the community college and firmly rooted in the place that gave them their beginning, she’d do just about anything.

Yet it’s difficult building a life when you’ve only just learned how to live.

 And love, no matter how strong, doesn’t always conquer all.

Ellie and Flynn must learn how far they are willing to go to stay together. Or whether the ghosts of the past will consume them both.

Because finding a happily ever after is harder than it seems. Particularly when you’re fighting against the one thing that could destroy you.

Yourself.

Title: Reclaiming the Sand
Author: A. Meredith Walters
Publisher: (March 17th 2014)
Add to: Goodreads
Order here: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, The Book Depository, Amazon UK

NOTE: This is a "New Adult" novel. Due to mature content this title is recommended for ages 17+

Synopsis: Bully and victim.
Tormenter and tormented.
Villain and hero.

Ellie Mccallum was the bully. The Tormenter. The Villain. Taking what she wanted, stomping over anyone that got in her way. Feelings, futures, and relationships be damned. She felt no emotional connection to anyone or anything. A sad and lonely existence for a young woman who had come to expect nothing more for herself. Her only happiness coming from making others miserable.

Particularly Freaky Flynn.

Growing up, Flynn Hendrick was known only as “Freaky Flynn.” He lived a life completely disconnected even as he struggled to become something more than that boy with Asperger's. He was taunted and teased, bearing the brunt of systematic and calculated cruelty, ultimately culminating in a catastrophic turn of events that brought Ellie and Flynn’s worlds crashing down.

But then Flynn and Ellie grew up.

And moved on.

Until years later when their paths unexpectedly cross again and the bully and the freak are face to face once more.

When labels come to define you, finding yourself feels impossible. Particularly for two people disconnected from the world who inexplicably find a connection in each other.

And out of the wreckage of their tragic beginnings, an unlikely love story unfolds.

But a painful past doesn’t always want to let go. And old wounds are never truly healed…and sometimes the farther you try to run from yourself the closer you come to who you really are.

About the Author:

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Contemporary and Paranormal romance including The Find You in the Dark and Bad Rep series as well as the upcoming stand alone romance, Reclaiming the Sand, and a dark new adult series for Gallery Books.

A. Meredith spent ten years as a counselor for at risk teens and children. First working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a program for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former clients and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.

When not writing (or being tortured with all manner of beauty products at the hand of her very imaginative and extremely girly daughter), she is eating chocolate, watching reality television that could rot your brain and reading a smutty novel or two.

A. Meredith is represented by Michelle Johnson with the Inklings Literary Agency.

Find A. Meredith Online:

Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

There's still time to vote!!!

Voting is easy!

Voting is FUN!

Let's all help make Tristan Knight

Number ONE!!!

***Scroll down to find out how YOU can vote for Tristan Knight!***

As I'm sure many of you are aware it's that time of the year again for the "New Adult" Crush Tourney. Last year I was lucky enough to be Tristan's advocate and this year I'm helping from the side lines as I cheer on the one, the only, the amazing and EPIC Character Tristan Knight from Kristie Cooks Soul Saver Series!!!

It's one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE series and I just wish everyone would check it out. The first book is FREE and shouldn't be missed.

In the tourney Tristan is one of the few supernatural heroes/Book Boyfriends so for everyone who's looking for something different when it comes to an "New Adult" title, look no further! I PROMISE you won't be let down.

These books are filled with not only one HOT HOT HOT character - Tristan but so many other wonderful characters too! Kristie's writing is wonderful and the story keeps you on the edge of your seat one minute and fanning yourself the next from the steam that comes off the pages, WOW!

So, now it's up to you guys. We really need your help.

And when I mentioned above how easy voting is, I meant it!

Please take a minute and help with a vote for Tristan Knight!

Where to vote: NA Alley

Voting times: Matches will run for 24 hours, 12 a.m. to 12 a.m. EST.

Voting in US starts 12AM EST on the 8th and ends 12AM on the 9th

Voting in UK starts 5AM on the 8th (London time) and ends on the 9th 5AM

Voting in Australia starts 2PM on the 8th (Sydney time) and ends 2PM on the 9th

Join in on Facebook at: How do you do, Supernatural New Adult?‏

Tweet using the hashtag: #KnightRiders 

THE FIRST BOOK IS FREE FREE FREE!!!

Title: Promise (Soul Savers #1)
Author: Kristie Cook
Publisher: Ang'dora Productions, LLC , 425 Pages (August 7th, 2011)
Add to: Goodreads
Order your FREE eCOPY here: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Amazon UK

NOTE: This is a "New Adult" novel. Due to mature content this title is recommended for ages 17+

Synopsis: New Adult Paranormal Romance ** Mature Content ** Recommended for ages 16+ due to sexual situations and language

First installment of award-winning author Kristie Cook's bestselling Soul Savers Series
Alexis Ames has a life full of promise...but not all promises can be kept.

When Alexis Ames is attacked by creatures that can't be real, she decides it's time she learns who she really is, with or without the help of her mother, who guards their family's secrets closely. After meeting the inhumanly attractive, multi-talented Tristan Knight, however, Alexis retreats behind her façade of normalcy...until she discovers he's not exactly normal either. Then their secrets begin to unravel.

Their union brings hope and promise to her family's secret society, the Angels' army, and to the future of mankind. But it also incites a dangerous pursuit by the enemy - Satan's minions and Tristan's creators. After all, Alexis and Tristan are a match made in Heaven and in Hell.

1st Place - 2010 Royal Palm Literary Award - Fantasy (Published) by Florida Writers Association

About the Author:

Kristie Cook is a lifelong writer in various genres, from marketing communications to fantasy fiction. Besides writing, she enjoys reading, cooking, traveling and riding on the back of a motorcycle. She has lived in ten states, but currently calls Southwest Florida home with her husband, three teenage sons, a beagle and a puggle. She can be found at www.KristieCook.com.

Find Kristie Online:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

Voting is easy!

Voting is FUN!

Let's all help make Tristan Knight

Number ONE!!!

As I'm sure many of you are aware it's that time of the year again for the "New Adult" Crush Tourney. Last year I was lucky enough to be Tristan's advocate and this year I'm helping from the side lines as I cheer on the one, the only, the amazing and EPIC Character Tristan Knight from Kristie Cooks Soul Saver Series!!!

It's one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE series and I just wish everyone would check it out. The first book is FREE and shouldn't be missed.

In the tourney Tristan is one of the few supernatural heroes/Book Boyfriends so for everyone who's looking for something different when it comes to an "New Adult" title, look no further! I PROMISE you won't be let down.

These books are filled with not only one HOT HOT HOT character - Tristan but so many other wonderful characters too! Kristie's writing is wonderful and the story keeps you on the edge of your seat one minute and fanning yourself the next from the steam that comes off the pages, WOW!

So, now it's up to you guys. We really need your help.

And when I mentioned above how easy voting is, I meant it!

Please take a minute and help with a vote for Tristan Knight!

Where to vote: NA Alley

Voting times: Matches will run for 24 hours, 12 a.m. to 12 a.m. EST.

Voting in US starts 12AM EST on the 8th and ends 12AM on the 9th

Voting in UK starts 5AM on the 8th (London time) and ends on the 9th 5AM

Voting in Australia starts 2PM on the 8th (Sydney time) and ends 2PM on the 9th

Join in on Facebook at: How do you do, Supernatural New Adult?‏

Tweet using the hashtag: #KnightRiders 

THE FIRST BOOK IS FREE FREE FREE!!!

Title: Promise (Soul Savers #1)
Author: Kristie Cook
Publisher: Ang'dora Productions, LLC , 425 Pages (August 7th, 2011)
Add to: Goodreads
Order your FREE eCOPY here: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Amazon UK

NOTE: This is a "New Adult" novel. Due to mature content this title is recommended for ages 17+

Synopsis: New Adult Paranormal Romance ** Mature Content ** Recommended for ages 16+ due to sexual situations and language

First installment of award-winning author Kristie Cook's bestselling Soul Savers Series
Alexis Ames has a life full of promise...but not all promises can be kept.

When Alexis Ames is attacked by creatures that can't be real, she decides it's time she learns who she really is, with or without the help of her mother, who guards their family's secrets closely. After meeting the inhumanly attractive, multi-talented Tristan Knight, however, Alexis retreats behind her façade of normalcy...until she discovers he's not exactly normal either. Then their secrets begin to unravel.

Their union brings hope and promise to her family's secret society, the Angels' army, and to the future of mankind. But it also incites a dangerous pursuit by the enemy - Satan's minions and Tristan's creators. After all, Alexis and Tristan are a match made in Heaven and in Hell.

1st Place - 2010 Royal Palm Literary Award - Fantasy (Published) by Florida Writers Association

About the Author:

Kristie Cook is a lifelong writer in various genres, from marketing communications to fantasy fiction. Besides writing, she enjoys reading, cooking, traveling and riding on the back of a motorcycle. She has lived in ten states, but currently calls Southwest Florida home with her husband, three teenage sons, a beagle and a puggle. She can be found at www.KristieCook.com.

Find Kristie Online:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

Hello to all my friends and followers!!! We're are coming to the last few hours of voting in Tristan's first round of the #NACrushTourney. Many of you have seen my posts, know about the event and have helped spread the word. I can't thank each and everyone of you - near and far - for helping.

I'm reaching out to you to all once again to help push Tristan to victory in this vote. If you haven't cast your vote yet, please

>>>CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR TRISTAN<<<

Please vote before voting for this round closes.

(Voting closes TODAY - Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 11:59PM EST / 8:59PM PST)

It's easy, quick and painless and would mean a lot to Tristan, his author and boss, Kristie Cook and myself if you'd take a minute to vote.

Any continued help to spread the word about voting is always appreciated and welcomed!

Can I just say how much I love all three of these delicious book boys? WOW! So, yesterday my blog featured Kaidan of Sweet Evil and today I bring you another swoon-fest. Each of these wonderful book boys want to spend a "Date" with YOU! Yep, they sure do so check it out and enter, enter, enter!

And now, as excited as I was to interview this bad, bad boy I'm ecstatic I finally get to share it with everyone! Today I bring you.....

DANTE from The Collector

Title: The Collector (Dante Walker, #1)
Author: Victoria Scott
Publisher: Entangled Teen, 400 Pages (April 2nd, 2013)
Add to: Goodreads
Pre-Order The Collector: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | The Book Depository

Synopsis: He makes good girls...bad.

Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence has made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple, weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big, red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag.

Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal opportunity collector and doesn't want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment:

Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within 10 days.

Dante doesn't know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of hell. But after Dante meets the quirky, Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect—he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector, and uncover emotions deeply buried.

Interview with Dante -

What did you do for Valentine's day?

The usual--sealing the souls of bad girls everywhere. I got a job to do, and there's never a day off for hell's #1 collector. Of course, I get why dudes like V-Day. Their girl's all happy and smiley and touchy. It must be kind of nice. But it's whatever.

What's your idea of the perfect date?

Easy. Being with a girl somewhere quiet. I don't dig the whole crowded scene. If I got a girl, I want her one on one. Maybe a drive-in movie where we're kicking it in my ride. Or maybe just on her couch while her parents (who hate me) are asleep upstairs. Oh, and V-Day is about gifts. Let's not skirt around that. Whatever my girl wanted, she'd get. Anything. There'd probably be flowers involved, too. Girls dig that stuff, no?

Say you're making a Mixed CD for someone special/important to you. What would be on that CD?

A lot of angry, violent music. It is what it is.

Do you believe in love at first sight?

No comment. Maybe. I don't know. No comment.

Describe the perfect girl?

Eff. This mess is hard. Okay, I guess she'd be...alive. Not as in heart beating, although that'd be a plus. I just...I'd want someone who really lived. Someone whose face lit up at the smallest thing, ya know? But it doesn't matter. I'm dead, and I've got a full time job in the fullest of ways. So there's no sense in thinking about crap like that.

And lastly, what's the best way to YOUR heart?

Bacon.

"I'm a self-assured, finger-lickin' delicious demon from hell. And I want to show you how good it feels to be bad. Pick me, doll. You won't regret it." - Dante Walker, THE COLLECTOR

Be sure to check out yesterdays post with Kaidan from Sweet Evil & Sweet Peril and tomorrows post with Cas from Altered!

Find Victoria Online: 

Website | Blog | Twitter | Facebook

ENTER TO WIN A DATE WITH DANTE TODAY!!!

Note: This is the SAME rafflecopter form as on the events main page.

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Want to win a Virtual Date with a swoon worthy book boy? How about Cas from Altered? Or Kaidan from Sweet Evil? Take a look at all the "It's A Date!" event info and

>>>CLICK HERE<<<

Enter before it's too late!

Hello and welcome to what I hope *fingers crossed* will be the first in a new event here on my blog "It's A Date!". Three authors, three book boys and THREE WINNERS! We all love book boys, so why not a chance to win a virtual date with one?

Keep reading to find out the who's, what's and where's. Oh and how to enter to win too.

The first three, wonderful, amazingly EPIC authors who have volunteered their time and their delicious book boys are:

Jennifer Rush, author of Altered

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 336 Pages (January 1st, 2013)
Add to: Goodreads
Purchase Altered: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | The Book Depository
Find Jenn Online: Website/Blog | Twitter | Facebook

Synopsis: When you can’t trust yourself, who can you believe?

Everything about Anna’s life is a secret. Her father works for the Branch at the helm of its latest project: monitoring and administering treatments to the four genetically altered boys in the lab below their farmhouse. There’s Nick, Cas, Trev . . . and Sam, who’s stolen Anna’s heart. When the Branch decides it’s time to take the boys, Sam stages an escape, killing the agents sent to retrieve them.

Anna is torn between following Sam or staying behind in the safety of her everyday life. But her father pushes her to flee, making Sam promise to keep her away from the Branch, at all costs. There’s just one problem. Sam and the boys don’t remember anything before living in the lab—not even their true identities.

Now on the run, Anna soon discovers that she and Sam are connected in more ways than either of them expected. And if they’re both going to survive, they must piece together the clues of their past before the Branch catches up to them and steals it all away.

Victoria Scott, author of The Collector

Publisher: Entangled Teen, 400 Pages (April 2nd, 2013)
Add to: Goodreads
Purchase The Collector: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | The Book Depository
Find Victoria Online: Website | Blog | Twitter | Facebook

Synopsis: He makes good girls...bad.

Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence has made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple, weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big, red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag.

Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal opportunity collector and doesn’t want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment:

Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within 10 days.

Dante doesn’t know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of hell. But after Dante meets the quirky, Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect—he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector, and uncover emotions deeply buried.

Wendy Higgins, author of Sweet Evil

Publisher: HarperTeen, 453 Pages (May 1st, 2012)
Add to: Goodreads
Purchase Sweet Evil: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | The Book Depository
Find Wendy Online: Website/Blog | Twitter | Facebook

Synopsis: Embrace the Forbidden

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?

This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.

Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darkness within. It isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

The book boys: Cas from Altered, Dante from The Collector and Kaidan from Sweet Evil. *fans self*

The how: The "Virtual Date" will take place via emails back and forth over the course of a day between the winners and the book boys. How many emails exchanged will be at the discretion of the author(s), the book boy(s) and the winner(s). However, there will be at least a few throughout the day and evening that each winner can look forward to.

Entering: There are THREE DIFFERENT Rafflecopter forms to fill out, one for each boy. Feel free to enter one, two or ALL THREE! We've made sure to keep it pretty simple and easy to enter, just make sure if you want to enter the giveaway for ONE SPECIFIC BOY that you pay attention to the three different forms when entering.

After the date: So, after you've spent the day with Cas or Dante or Kaidan, what's next? Each author AND winner has the option of posting the date on their blogs and or websites. I know I hope the authors and winners share the "Date" with us.

Words from the boys:

"Little known fact: Valentine's Day is also known as National Make-Out With Cas Day. So let's celebrate it together!" - Cas, ALTERED

"I'm a self-assured, finger-lickin' delicious demon from hell. And I want to show you how good it feels to be bad. Pick me, doll. You won't regret it." - Dante Walker, THE COLLECTOR

Courtesy of Wade Poezyn

"I don't date. But for you, luv, I'll make an exception." - Kaidan Rowe, SWEET EVIL

So, what do you guys think? I'm excited! I wish I could enter to win, but hosting this epic event... I can't even find the words to say how thrilled it is to take a random, crazy idea and have three authors run with it! Speaking of authors, should any of you like to participate in future "It's a Date!" events please contact me ASAP so we can get started!

Now how to enter to spend a day with these three wonderfully swoon-worthy boys!

Quick re-cap: There will be THREE WINNERS. One for each boy. Each winner will receive a "Virtual Date" via emails back and forth throughout one day between the winner and the book boy that they've won the "virtual date" with. The day of the actual "date" will be worked out between the author and the winner after the event has completed.

Feel free to enter one, two or all three. Please understand that there will be THREE different winners, so if someone is lucky enough to win more than one of the "Date's" they will be given a chance to choose which one is their top pick and then another winner will be selected. I want things to be fair and to spread the love of these boys, so I hope you all appreciate and understand.

Also, each winner will also receive some amazing SIGNED SWAG! Check it out below!

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Take a peek at the awesome swag:

Rules and how to enter:

Please fill out the Rafflecopter form(s) below to enter this giveaway.
Name & Email Address must be provided. (Easy Entry, just click the form & it does it for you!)
You must be at least 16 years old to enter.
This giveaway is open to: EVERYONE!
Giveaway ends: March 1st, 2013 (12:00AM EST)

ENTER TO WIN A "VIRTUAL DATE" WITH

CAS FROM ALTERED!!!

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ENTER TO WIN A "VIRTUAL DATE" WITH

DANTE FROM THE COLLECTOR!!!

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ENTER TO WIN A "VIRTUAL DATE" WITH

KAIDAN FROM SWEET EVIL!!!

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Since this is the first time for what I hope to be many more of the "It's a Date!" events I'm sure there will be questions along the way, so please feel free to email and I'd be happy to answer them all.

Thanks so much to each of my authors - Jenn, Victoria and Wendy for taking the time, donating the swag and in advance for setting up their book boys for a "date" with three lucky winners! You guys are amazing for taking on my crazy, wacky, loony, hair-brained idea and I love each of you even more for it!

CALLING ALL AUTHORS: I'm looking for this event to possibly be featured on my blog every other month to quarterly.  If you are an author and would like to participate, I'd love to host you and your book boy for a "virtual date" giveaway!
Please email ASAP!

Thanks to everyone who's entered, I wish you ALL GOOD LUCK and Happy reading!

*Photos and quotes from the boys provided by the authors.