Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Kimberly
Daniels and her new book, “Lost Until You”!
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 $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Kimberly
and to increase your chances of winning!
Thanks for stopping
by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
Lost
Until You
by
Kimberly Daniels
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
Camryn
Singer never imagined that she would return to the place where she lost
everything. To grant a dying wish, she and her young son make the move back to
the small Jersey beach town where she grew up, hoping to somehow find the
missing pieces of her life. Determined to keep her heart guarded, the last
thing she needs is the force that is sexy surfer, Cole Stevens, literally
slamming into her life.
Struggling
against growing feelings for Cole, Camryn tries to focus on life with her son.
But when Cole picks the lock to her heart, Camryn knows he might be the one to
change everything. Just when Camryn thinks she's finally finding her happiness,
a ghost from the past comes back to haunt her.
Camryn
must now decide between letting Cole stand with her in the fight for her life,
or staying lost in the pain of the past.
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EXCERPT TWO:
The
walk home is spent talking about the normal things: work, surfing, summer
plans. As we approach the end of our walk, three crazy people waving and
yelling our names block the entrance to our houses. Gavin bolts toward us,
jumps into Cole’s arms, and reaches one arm out for me to pull me in for a
group hug. The change in his demeanor from yesterday is astounding, and I know
the sight of Cole and me together is part of that. Surely Carter also helped by
pumping him with junk food all night at their sleepover. Lila and Carter join
the hug seconds later, making me feel like I can call this home again.
We
break apart from our embrace with Lila begging for the scoop, Carter
complaining of hunger, and Gavin bragging about winning his bet with Cole.
Before I can answer anyone, Cole puts his arm around me and looks at Gavin.
“Gavin,
I want to make sure that you’re okay with your Mommy and me spending a lot of
time together.”
Gavin
looks from me to Cole and replies, “Does it mean you’re gonna kiss each other a
lot now? Because that’s kinda gross.”
“Well,
I think you better get used to that.” Cole leans over and whispers to him,
“Because your mom’s way too pretty not to kiss.”
With
a disgusted look, Gavin yells out, “Eww, gross!” He then reaches around Cole’s
neck again and says, “But it’s okay if you and Mommy see each other. Even if
you have to kiss.”
“Aww,
thanks, buddy.” Cole reaches his fist up to Gavin.
Gavin
taps his fist back to Cole’s and replies, “You’re welcome, buddy.”
Watching
the two of them interact like this creates a feeling of contentment and
satisfaction that is so new and refreshing. Everyone starts walking toward the
back deck while I take one more look out toward the vast stretch of sand. This
beach town holds the reason for my nightmares and heartache. But today, it
represents the birth of my new life, one that includes Cole. However, looking
toward the water’s edge, my elation is quickly stripped from me as I stand staring
into the aqua-colored eyes of my biggest fear.
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GUEST POST:
Who Inspired Your Love for Books?
My
third-grade teacher, Mrs. Birch, gave me my first taste of being an author when
she chose my short story to “publish” in the school library. That excitement I
felt stuck with me as I continued through the school years. English quickly
became my favorite subject, especially in seventh grade when I read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. That book
began my love for reading and it also inspired me to one day write one of my
own.
In addition to taking on this new
title of author, I teach Middle School English and that excitement still is so
apparent when I read certain novels with my students or teach them different
aspects of writing. Five years ago, I showed my co-teacher, who is also a
freelance editor, a few chapters of a story I was writing. She pushed me to
finish the story, becoming my very first beta reader and editor.
Since
then, I really haven’t looked back and I continue writing the stories that seem
to swim around in my head constantly. Currently, I am writing the second story
in the Finding You Series which continues where Lost Until You ends. Cole’s
story is more prominent in the sequel, especially the pain of his past. An yet
again, that excitement I first felt in third grade continues to swirl through
me when I write.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Kimberly Daniels is a
middle school English Teacher who took the advice of her students to pursue her
writing hobby as a career. When she’s not at her laptop dreaming up new
happily-ever-afters, she can be found glued to the TV or Kindle consumed with a
new show or book addiction. She lives with her husband and two daughters in in
the suburbs of Philadelphia, spending weekends at basketball games, softball
fields, and dance recitals.
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CONNECT WITH KIMBERLY:
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Blog:
Email:
authorkimberlydaniels@gmail.com
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Kimberly will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC
to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Kimberly ~ It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this opportunity! I am loving this tour so far. It gives a chance for readers to find a new author and I get to know more about them!
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ReplyDeleteSounds like a good read!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Hope you enjoy it!
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ReplyDeleteThanks! It was so much fun to write! Hope you like it!
DeleteI enjoyed getting to know your book and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to check it out! Hope you take a chance on reading it!
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ReplyDeleteThank you! Hope you enjoy reading it! I definitely enjoyed writing it!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind wishes!
DeleteI like the excerpt.
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