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Monday, December 11, 2017

Lottie Loves by Samie Sands - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


Hey lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Samie Sands and her new book, “Lottie Loves”!  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 $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Samie and to increase your chances of winning!

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


Lottie Loves
by Samie Sands

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GENRE: Contemporary Romance

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“Will you marry me?”

Four words I’ve waited my whole life to hear. Four words I was sure would change my life forever…and they did. Just not in the way I expected.

Finding out my extremely gorgeous rock star boyfriend was about to propose had the complete opposite effect I thought it would. Rather than catapult me into a future I’ve always wanted, it plunged me back to a past I tried to forget.

Now I can’t get him out of my head. I can’t help but wonder what could have been, how our lives would have ended up if he didn’t leave me behind, a shattered mess.

All these memories are dangerous. They’re bringing my past back to ruin my future. And worst of all, they’re taking me right back to him, my childhood sweetheart, my first love…my biggest regret.

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EXCERPT THREE:

“What am I going to do, Lotts?” he asked me, giving me a look of sheer helplessness. “How am I going to come back from this?”

“Well, I’ll help you,” I gasped at him seriously, growing increasingly excited about the prospect of spending even more time with Joe. Things were much better anyway, and I wanted to take that one step further. I figured if I could start tutoring Joe, I could drag him away from the idiotic ‘popular crowd,’ and we could go back to being the us we were when we were younger, the us I loved so much. “I’ll go over everything with you, I have extensive notes from all the classes, maybe I could get you back up to where you should be…”

I trailed off because he was giving me a strange look, one that had my heart thundering loudly in my chest. As his eyes shone with an emotion I didn’t quite recognise, I gulped down the massive ball of emotion that had lodged itself firmly in my throat. My ears buzzed, and my eyes swam. I had the intense sense that something monumental was about to happen…I just wasn’t quite sure what it was. 

“You’re always there for me,” he murmured thoughtfully, his gaze falling to my lips. My blood boiled inside of me as I shifted uncomfortably where I sat. I felt scrutinised, weird, and I didn’t know what the hell to do. “No matter what, you’re always there.”

Then before I could even think, before I could grasp what the hell was happening, his lips had smashed against mine, and his hands were tangling themselves up in my hair. My instinctive reaction was to pull back, to find out what the hell was going on with Joe, but then the realisation screamed in my brain that Joe was kissing me, and that it might be the only shot I ever got. 

My heart raced so quickly I feared it might burst from my chest, a fiery spark lit within me, and although it wasn’t quite what I’d been picturing in my mind—it was far too desperate and needy for that—I felt alive, tingly, and I knew this was proof that we were meant to be. I knew we’d finally overstepped that mark, we’d crossed the line and there would be no coming back from that, but I was excited. I felt this was how things had meant to be all along.

As we finally pulled apart, and we gazed into one another’s eyes, I thought I could see some shock there, almost as if he hadn’t quite expected to do that. I didn’t mind that though, I was certain I looked the same. In that way, it was really the perfect moment—in my mind, at least. It was spontaneous, unexpected, and incredibly excited.

“I…” I started to speak, to ask him the millions of questions floating through my mind, but before I could get anything out, we heard Joe’s mum calling him home. Usually this wouldn’t mean too much, we would hang out for a little while longer, but this time he jumped up rapidly with a regretful look in his eyes, and he raced away.

It’s just because he needs to think things through, I tried to reassure myself, as I trudged slowly and sadly to my own home. He just needs to sort out his own feelings. 

Out of an intense desire to recall this situation fully, now that I’d started thinking about it, and wanting to be armed with as much knowledge as possible, I raced back to my diary, and I flicked through the pages until I found the relevant one.

26th May 2007

I just kissed Joe.

I don’t even know how to describe it, it was utterly the best moment of my life. All of my dreams couldn’t even begin to imagine how good it was going to be. I can’t even believe that I’m writing this…after all the heartache, all the wondering, it’s finally happened and now we can actually be together. 

This is the best thing ever!

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GUEST POST:

Five Reasons You Should Read My Book

1.   Lottie
Lottie has the perfect life – great friends, a job she likes, and she’s just found out that her gorgeous rockstar boyfriend wants to marry he – yet she can’t help looking backwards at what might have been…

2.   Danny
He might be a rockstar, but he’s sweet, kind, and adores Lottie. She’s never thought of him as a bad boy until rumors start circling about him, leaving her questioning everything.

3.   Joe
Joe was Lottie’s first love, the one she always thought that she was going to marry...until life got in the way. After they went their separate ways Lottie decided not to follow his life so she could heal her heart…but now she needs to know.

4.   The Secret
Lottie Loves was originally one of my Wattpad stories and as the truth was revealed about why things fell apart for Lottie and Joe, I got many messages from stunned people. I guess it isn’t what you expect.

5.   The Choice
What would you do if you were in Lottie’s position? Once you read it, let me know!

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AUTHOR BIO:


Samie Sands is the author of the AM13 Outbreak series, published by Limitless Publishing. She's also had short stories included in Amazon bestselling anthologies and work featured on Wattpad. Lottie Loves is her first book in the contemporary romance genre.

To find out more, please check out her links below!

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CONNECT WITH SAMIE:

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Samie will be awarding a $10 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.

50 comments:

  1. Samie ~ It is great to have you here again! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)

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  2. congrats on the the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)

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    1. Hi Lisa! Thanks for stopping by and good luck in the giveaway! :)

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  3. Thank you so much for having me, I LOVE your blog!!

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    1. Awwww thanks! :) I'm glad we were able to work together again :)

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    1. Hi Edgar! Thanks and good luck in the giveaway :) It's great to have you here!

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  5. I was wondering what the author has planned next?

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    1. I'm currently publishing a new romance on Wattpad https://www.wattpad.com/user/SamieSands :)

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  6. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year, thanks for the giveaway!

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  7. I look forward to reading your book! Thanks for the chance to win!

    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

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    1. Hi Gina! Thanks for stopping by and good luck in the giveaway :)

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  8. How many total books are you planning for the Outbreak series?

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  9. Did you already map our in your head the entire outbreak series or do you write as you go?

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  10. Do you write different genres or focus on one?

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  11. What kinds of books/authors did you read when were you a kid?

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    1. Shel Silverstein was one of my absolute favorite authors as a kid! Also, I was a huge mystery fan so I had every book by Christopher Pike and R.L. Stine. They scared me, but I loved them lol! What authors and books did you like as a kid?

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    2. Beverly Clearly, Ronald Dohl and I was obsessed with Sweet Valley Twins, lol.

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  12. About how many books do you read a year?

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  13. Are any of the characters inspired by real people in your life?

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  14. If you could meet any author past or present who would it be and why?

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  15. Who were you rooting for yesterday- Eagles or Patriots?

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    1. Hi Cindy! Always great having you here! Honestly, neither are my teams... I root for the Broncos and the Seahawks... I really just wanted a fun and entertaining game and it sure was! I really thought the Patriots would win it, but it's nice to see the underdogs finally take home the prize! Who were you rooting for?

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    2. I'm an underdog girl, so glad for the Eagles.

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  16. Do you write different genres or focus on one?

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    1. Hi Cindy! So, I am finishing up "Interwoven," by Michelle Montebello and "Secrets from Myself," by Christine Hart. Both I am doing book tour posts with reviews on here over the next couple weeks so be sure to stop by to check them out! What's in your TBR pile?

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    1. Sadly, I was still very sick and contagious so I was at home... Pretty much slept most of the day and rested... It's crazy how holidays mean so much when you're younger... But as you get older, it just becomes another day... Until I guess you have kids and then you make it a big deal for them... Although, if I wasn't sick, I definitely would have at least gone out with friends if I didn't have a date... Oh well, there's always next year lol... How was your Valentine's?

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    2. HOpe you are feeling all better now!

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  19. Are you bingewatching any shows lately?

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    1. Okay so I have been sick with pneumonia so when not sleeping, I've pretty much just been watching Netflix lol... I totally bingewatched PLL, Person of Interest, Travelers, Shooter, and Quantico... Finally a couple months I definitely got the value out of my Netflix account lol... Thinking I'm about to start House of Cards so I'll be ready for the final season six when it drops soon hopefully... What have you bingewatched lately?

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    2. I've been doing more reading than watching, I enjoyed watching Call of the Midwife, Parenthood, Longmire, and Hell on Wheels

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  20. For some reason my comments are not staying on this post, what's going on?

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    1. Hey Cindy! That's really strange, I'm not sure what's going on... Do you know what days your comments are missing from? After a post is over 30 days old I have to manually approve the comments, but I always approve them and try to check them at least every other day... But I have been sick with pneumonia so might not have on top of it as usual these past couple weeks... However, I'm not showing any pending comments from you... But there might be another way to check if you know the dates I should be checking for...? I love having you here and enjoy reading your comments :)

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    2. It looks like they finally got posted. I kept getting emails about my comments not being able to post. Whatever it was, glad it is fixed!

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  21. Hi Victoria! Thank you! Glad to have you here and good luck in the giveaway :)

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  22. What are some of the authors you really admire?

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  23. Saved as a favorite, I like your web site!

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  24. Hey very nice blog!

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  25. From all your work, who is your favorite character you created?

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  26. OUt of all the characters you have created which is your favorite?

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  27. Author past or present you would like to meet?

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