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Monday, April 30, 2018

Off Season: A Novel of Healing by E.S. Ruete - Book Tour - Book Sale - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


Hello lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host E.S. “Ned” Ruete and his new book, “Off Season: A Novel of Healing”!  For other stops on his Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post – except the Available at Amazon picture.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $50 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Ned and to increase your chances of winning!

This book is on SALE during the book tour for ONLY $0.99 during the book tour!!  See below for more details.

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!


Off Season: A Novel of Healing
by E.S. Ruete

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GENRE: Fiction

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BLURB:

Dottie woke up wondering where she was and why she was so cold. The first thing she noticed was that she must be outside – she was lying on cold ground and snow was hitting her in unusual places. That’s when she noticed the second thing. Her skirt was pulled up past her waist and her panties were gone. Damn those bastards. It started to come back to her.

Dottie is now on an odyssey; a journey not of her choosing; a journey of healing, integration, and reconciliation that will involve her partner, her friends, her enemies, her church, her whole community. And her rapists. As she fights her way through social stereotypes about rape and rape victims, she also finds the strength to overcome society’s messages of who she should be and lays claim her true self. But the memories, the loss, the anger – and the fears – never go away. No woman chooses to be raped. I asked Dottie why she chose to tell me a story of rape. She said that millions of women, hundreds every day, have stories of rape that never get told. She told her story because she could. Because she had to. Because maybe people would hear in a work of fiction a Truth that they could not hear in any other way.

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EXCERPT THREE:

“Look to your left. That person has divinity inside them. Look to your right. That person has a divine spark. Now tap the shoulder of the person in in front of you. When they turn around, say, ‘Namasté. I honor the divine spark within you.’

“As you prepare to celebrate Christmas, as we prepare to invite one another to the communion table, think on this: Mary was an unwed mother, but she was not unclean. Joseph was a lecherous old man, but he was not unclean. The shepherds lived in the fields with the sheep, but they were not unclean. The Magi were heathens from a pagan land and probably not circumcised, but they were not unclean. And Jesus was born among the donkey dung and slept on top of a cow’s supper, but He most assuredly was not unclean.

“Let it be so.”

As Pastor Allen spoke, Mandy sat with her arms folded across her chest and her legs pressed together. When others were looking left and right, she didn’t move, and when she was tapped on the shoulder, she didn’t turn around. She just pursed her lips into a tighter line.

But those who sat near her thought they saw the least glimmer of a tear in the corner of her eye. Whether it was for her church, or for the Pastor, or for herself, no one could guess. Even Mandy didn’t know. But part of her, a part she was afraid of, a part she was trying to ignore, thought that maybe, just maybe, it was for Dottie.

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GUEST POST:

Why Did You Write About Rape?

The first question people ask about my book is usually, “What's it about?” Naturally. How are you going to ask anything else about a book when you don't know what it's about?

When I say, “ It's about one woman's healing journey after rape,” the second question is usually, “Why did you write about rape?” The clear implication is that a man isn't supposed to write about rape. There must be something in my life that makes the subject personal to me. Many people have explicitly asked if there was someone close to me who was raped. While statistically the answer to that question is undoubtedly “yes,” in fact only a few friends have let on that they have a story and none of them have shared that story with me.

However, that doesn’t mean that I have no reason, no place writing about rape, about a woman's healing journey. I remember watching the Civil Rights Marches in the 60s. As I looked at the faces in the crowd, I thought, “Until those faces are seventy percent white, we'll still have a problem.” Until half the people writing and talking about what men do to women are men, we will still have a problem.

Some people would disagree, on both points. Some would claim that both women and people of color have to claim their own power, that that’s not something white men can give them. And I heartily agree. But white people are the purveyors and main consumers of racist ideas, and men are the source of genderism and gender-based violence. Until we join them in their struggle, we will be passively or actively complicit in their oppression.

Joss Whedon is often asked, “Why do you write such strong woman characters?” In one media blitz he was asked 48 times in one day.  When he talked about this in his acceptance speech for one of his many awards, he shared many great answers. But when he gets tired of answering the question, he just says, “Why do you keep asking me that? I would think you’d ask 100 other writers why they don’t.” Why did I write about a woman’s healing journey? Go ask 100 other men why they don’.

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AUTHOR BIO:


E.S “Ned” Ruete is an author, speaker, group facilitator, women’s rights activist, LGBTQIPA+ ally, lay preacher, guitar picker, and business analyst. He is the author of Seeking God: Finding God’s both/and in an either/or world and Lead Your Group to Success: A Meeting Leader’s Primer.

Now retired, Ned lives in Niantic, Connecticut with his second wife. He continues to offer pro bono group facilitation and facilitation training to schools, churches, community groups and not-for-profit organizations. He has led strategic planning retreats for United Action Connecticut (UACT), Fiddleheads Food Co-op, and ReNew London. He is actively involved in LGBTQIPA+ advocacy and annually attends and presents sessions at the True Colors Conference. He is a member of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) formerly served on the Association Coordinating Team (ACT, the IAF Board of Directors). He was associate editor of Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal and has contributed articles to Group Facilitation, The Facilitator, and other publications on group facilitation and management consulting.

Off Season is Mr. Ruete’s first fiction work.

See his consulting products at MakingSpaceConsulting.com

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CONNECT WITH NED:

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINK & BOOK SALE INFO:

**Off Season is on SALE during the book tour for ONLY $0.99!!!**



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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Ned will be awarding a $50 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.


**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase made I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those awesome giveaways on here.**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Restoring His Howl by Megan Slayer - Book Blast - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


Hello lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Megan Slayer and her new book, “Restoring His Howl”!  For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a beautiful bracelet she made and a swag pack!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Megan and to increase your chances of winning!

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!


Restoring His Howl
by Megan Slayer

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GENRE: Contemporary Paranormal LGBT Romance

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BLURB:

Opposites can attract, but can they make the love last?

Dillon came to the Sanctuary to hide, but also to heal. He’d been abused and needed a safe place to come into his own. He never expected to find a partner, but love came looking for him. Can he accept what he deserves or will he push away a chance at forever because he feels unlovable?

Cinders knows from the moment he sees Dillon that he wants the wolf shifter for his own. But can a jaguar shifter and a wolf shifter really pair up? He doesn’t know, but he’s banking on the attraction to pay off. What he doesn’t expect is how deep Dillon’s scars run. Is he strong enough to see beyond what’s happened to Dillon and help create a future for them together?

Anything’s possible when the jaguar shifter, a former stripper, and the wolf shifter figure out how to restore his howl.

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EXCERPT ONE:

©Megan Slayer, 2018 – All Rights Reserved

“You can talk. Well, all right. That’s amazing. I thought you could, but since you don’t, I wondered. You’ve got a nice voice,” Cinders said. He grinned, his bright teeth standing out against his mocha skin. “You’re cute, too.”

Dillon longed to taste Cinders’ mouth and kiss him. Would it feel like heaven?

“So we’re supposed to be at a party tomorrow. I’ve got some costumes. Most of it is tear-away stuff, but it’ll work for one night. You’re welcome to try on anything I’ve got and find something that fits. I’ve got dibs on the naughty cop, though.” He laughed. The throaty sound echoed in the room. “Want to?”

Dillon almost asked what Cinders meant but nodded instead.

“What? I got one word out of you, and now, you won’t talk to me?” Cinders frowned. “If you’re going to use my clothes, you’ve got to speak to me.”

The wolf stood up within Dillon and watched Cinders. The animal tensed.

For a split-second, Dillon had thought Cinders meant he’d make Dillon fuck him for the clothes. He fought the urge to shake his head. Fucking to get things was part of his old life. He had a new one here at the Sanctuary.

Cinders smiled, and his shoulders slumped. “I’m sorry.”

“Why?” Dillon managed. Despite his best attempts, he couldn’t get out any other words. He spent most of his time tongue-tied, but around Cinders, something different happened. His wolf took notice, which was unusual. The wolf distrusted more individuals than his human side did. If the wolf cared to pay Cinders attention, then that meant something, right? He needed to keep an eye on the panther shifter.

“I’m being pushy,” Cinders said. “Ryan will tell you I’m good at pushy. Quiet? Not a chance. Look, you don’t have to talk. I can do that for both of us.” He waved to his end of the corridor. “Come over when you’re ready, and pick out a costume. The jaguar and I won’t bite. Promise.”

Dillon nodded. The first step to healing had to be getting out of his comfort zone. Going with Cinders was a leap. God help him, he really wanted to leap.

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AUTHOR BIO:


Megan Slayer, aka Wendi Zwaduk, is a multi-published, award-winning author of more than one-hundred short stories and novels. She’s been writing since 2008 and published since 2009. Her stories range from the contemporary and paranormal to LGBTQ and BDSM themes. No matter what the length, her works are always hot, but with a lot of heart. She enjoys giving her characters a second chance at love, no matter what the form. She’s been the runner up in the Kink Category at Love Romances Café as well as nominated at the LRC for best author, best contemporary, best ménage and best anthology. Her books have made it to the bestseller lists on Amazon.com.

When she’s not writing, Megan spends time with her husband and son as well as three dogs and three cats. She enjoys art, music and racing, but football is her sport of choice. Find out more about Megan and Wendi at: http://wendizwaduk.com/indexMegan.htm Sign up for the newsletter here: http://ymlp.com/xgjmjumygmgj and check out the links below.

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Megan will be awarding a bracelet she made and a swag pack to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.


**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase made I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those awesome giveaways on here.**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Entrance by J.J. Sorel - Blurb Blitz - Book Sale - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host J.J. Sorel and her new book, “Entrance”!  For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win copies of the entire series (3 books in all)!!  Also, come back daily to interact with J.J. and to increase your chances of winning!

This book is on SALE during the book tour for ONLY $0.99!!!  See below for more details.

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!


Entrance
by J.J. Sorel

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GENRE: Contemporary Steamy Romance

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BLURB:

Clarissa Moone is a young, classy, impoverished art history graduate. Her life transforms when she lands a job working for the enigmatic billionaire, Aidan Thornhill. As the contract stipulates that she reside at his lavish Malibu estate, Clarissa suddenly finds herself surrounded by jaw-dropping art and opulence. A significant step up from the run-down apartment she shares with her best friend.

Aidan Thornhill is a self-made billionaire whose earlier start in life was riddled with poverty and a dysfunctional upbringing. Running away from scandal, he joins the army and works his way up to the Special Forces. Accompanied by haunting memories, Thornhill re-enters civilian life with a million dollars gifted to him by a dying buddy. He travels to Europe where he develops a passion for art. And after many astute investments, he becomes one of LA’s wealthiest bachelors.   

Voluptuous, intelligent and sensitive, Clarissa Moone's beauty makes Aidan gasp for air. But with a reputation that is as much invented as true, he has to convince Clarissa that he is not a heart-breaker. Aidan Thornhill’s movie-star looks, love of art and passionate support for the downtrodden, soon wins Clarissa’s heart, soul, and innocence.

After living a life devoted to intellectual pursuits and art, being new to love, she succumbs to her smoldering hot boss, who stops at nothing to pleasure her, sending Clarissa off into toe-curling ecstasy.

Behind the scenes, however, the claws are out. Determined to stir trouble, three characters, one of whom, a spoilt heiress, do everything to reap revenge.

With mutual burning passion impossible to extinguish, the couple's chemistry is so potent that their souls implode when Thornhill’s mysterious past threatens to drive a wedge between them. The former soldier goes into battle determined to have Clarissa even if it means losing everything.

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EXCERPT THREE:


Next minute, the sexy gardener was there by my side, inscrutable as usual in baseball cap and dark glasses. This time he was bare-chested, setting off a warm pulse below. He was so hot my breath hitched. Speechless, I clutched onto my sarong.

He appeared a giant compared to my five-foot-two frame. My eyes drank him like ambrosia. In the sun, the dusting of hair on his firm, rippling chest shimmered. Droplets of water, which I suddenly thirsted for, settled on the puckered flesh of his tanned, shapely biceps. His wet shorts hugged his muscular thighs. I nearly swooned when I noticed a considerable bulge clinging to his drenched shorts. Is that an erection?

Reminded I was topless beneath my slightly see-through sarong, I tightened my grip. The heat raging through me was intense. My nipples, with a mind of their own, pierced through the thin fabric.

I couldn’t see where his eyes were behind those dark glasses. But I felt his gaze burning into me anyway. With no idea how long I’d been staring, my senses scattered.

At last, the god spoke. “I’m sorry about that. He’s taken a shine to you, which is unusual for Rocket. He’s generally reserved, bordering on anti-social.” A deep, sexy voice accompanied his scrumptious physique, which was fortunate. A high-pitched voice would have been heart-breaking.

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AUTHOR BIO:


50 Shades of Grey, was the first contemporary romance book I’d ever read. Up to that point, I’d spent my entire reading life buried in literature.

But then, one day, I picked up 50 Shades of Grey and couldn’t put it down. Impressed by their heart-felt, down to earth portrayal of love and sex, I quickly developed a voracious appetite for contemporary romance books. I was so inspired by the genre that I decided to explore that world as a writer.

After completing a certificate in Writing Romance with the Australian College of Journalism I embarked on writing three books. All of which are still sitting on my computer.

Then Aidan Thornhill entered my imagination and came alive on paper. From that moment, like all emotional love stories, nothing else mattered. I fell in love. And was compelled to write, almost in a frenzy, every day without fail.  I am presently working on my latest novel – The Importance of Being Wild.

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CONNECT WITH J.J.:

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Email:
soreljj@gmail.com

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS & BOOK SALE INFO:

**Entrance is on SALE during the book tour for ONLY $0.99!!!**

Amazon Kindle:

Amazon Paperback:

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

J.J. will be awarding copies of the entire series (3 books in all) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.


**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase made I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those awesome giveaways on here.**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.

Monday, April 23, 2018

Out of Hiding by John Feldman - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host John Feldman and his new book, “Out of Hiding”!  For other stops on his Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $50 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with John and to increase your chances of winning!

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!


Out of Hiding
by John Feldman

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GENRE: Mystery/Thriller/Suspense

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BLURB:

Charles Dampor was supposed to be a blessing, but instead turned out to be a curse. A family torn by deception and greed now saw Emily for what she was, and a co-worker with a vicious past of his own now has his own personal vendetta against her. If Emily doesn't open her eyes and see the doors she's unlocked, she'll find herself at the bottom of Lake Bermin...with Charles's ex-wife.

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EXCERPT THREE:


Alone with her drink in her hand, she takes a deep breath and allows the surrounding calmness to settle her. She scales the room and notices once again that no one is looking. This was the sight that concerned her at first, but now does the opposite. It’s nice to blend in. To not be looked at or gawked at. To be left alone to do your own thing. She puts her drink to her lips and takes a sip, not a gulp.

The relaxed feeling quickly fades when she sees through a crowd of people—another of those elitist circles of gossip—an old man sitting by himself at the kitchen table, staring across the room at her.

Herb.

He smiles and she can hardly recognize him. That pissed-off old man has always been so angry when he looked at her. Aside from the one time he walked inside the factory next to Charles, Emily cannot remember a time when she’s seen him smile. Frowns have been glued to his face since she’s met him; angry frowns. Frowns of pure disgust and hatred for Emily and she’s never known why. But today, he smiles. A big, calm, closed-mouth smile.

Fear doesn’t rise in her until he gets up from his chair and moves toward her in a beeline of determination, that grin still mounted on his face.

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GUEST POST:

Who Inspired Your Love for Books?

Don’t hate me, but I was never really a reader.

You hate me already, don’t you? Want to throw things at me? Shun me to the basement? Don’t worry. I read now, and I’m trying to make up for lost time.

As a kid, I read R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps religiously. I’d read every one and then go back and start from the beginning again. You could create your own endings so why not?

But as I got older, I got wrapped up in the whole sports thing. I lost my nerdiness and my status as a bookworm. I played baseball and hockey and football, and my days were filled with school and nights filled with homework and practices. Life went like that all the way through high school. 

When I was in college, my sports dwindled but time was overtaken by…well, partying—I never claimed to be a mature adult. Reading anything seemed like a hassle. But then something happened. My late, great friend Greg suggested we write a story about our lives—the lives that we found so interesting, but to an outsider surely seemed asinine.

From the first word written, I was hooked. There was only one problem: I hadn’t read a novel in ten years; I had some catching up to do.

My Goodreads book count is now higher than my average daily bank account, which isn’t saying much at all. But I do read a lot now, and I’d choose a good hardcover in one hand and a glass of scotch in the other over TV any night.

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AUTHOR BIO:


John Feldman was born and raised in southern New Jersey, but has since moved to Florida at the request (demand) of his beautiful wife. He has written several short stories and novels, including his newest release, OUT OF HIDING. He writes a lot, thinks a lot more, and is currently wondering why he’s writing this in the third person.

For more information, visit www.johnfeldman.com, or email him directly at askjohn@johnfeldman.com.

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CONNECT WITH JOHN:

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon Kindle:

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

John will be awarding a $50 Amazon or B/N Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.


**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase made I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those awesome giveaways on here.**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.