Hey, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Alexa
Randolph and her new Book Series, “With Love,’” featuring Book One, “With
Love, Ella,” and her latest release “Daniel, Ever After,” Book Two in the
Series!! 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 Alexa
and to increase your chances of winning!
Thanks for stopping
by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
With Love Series
by Alexa Randolph
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GENRE: Romance
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BLURB:
With Love, Ella:
Ella
Chambers was a top event planner in New York, about to marry the man of her
dreams. Daniel Collins was the quarterback for the Giants, on his way to
winning his first ever Super Bowl. Life couldn’t get any better when they both
said those three words to each other and planned to spend the rest of their
lives together.
Until
one perfect day came crashing down around them when they hear the three words
no one wants to hear: You have cancer.
Now
instead of dresses, flowers, and invitations, they’re dealing with doctors
appointments, tests, and tears. Their love and strength will be tested and
tortured, but they’ll fight with everything they’ve got to make it through.
Daniel, Ever After:
Daniel
and Molly are both lost in their own worlds. They recently lost the most
important people in their lives. They are connected in so many ways but are
complete strangers. They are barely hanging on, but a drunken encounter sends
them over the edge of despair. Can they bring each other out of their misery,
or will they continue to push each other away until it’s too late? Find out in
the sequel to With Love, Ella, titled Daniel, Ever After.
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EXCERPT TWO:
Daniel
and Ella were waiting for their drinks when Marissa came up to them. They both
inwardly groaned not wanting to deal with her and her drama that always seemed
to follow. “Hello Ella, Hello Daniel,” Marissa said in her fake high-pitched
voice. “Hello, Marissa. Enjoying the evening?” Daniel asked. “Yeah, it’s been fine. So, Daniel are you
excited for the upcoming season?” “Yes, it will be great to get back into the
routine. I have a good feeling about it.” “That’s great. Well, I can’t wait to
come watch practice in a few weeks. I know you will do amazing.” “Practices are
actually closed for family only, but you can always buy season tickets to watch
the team,” Ella explained, trying to be as nice as possible, but getting
annoyed. “Oh, I know, my cousin is the second string quarterback and was able
to get me into a practice. It’ll be great.” Marissa said while putting her arm
around Daniel. “Oh well, that’s nice.
Daniel, I love this song. Let’s go dance,” Ella said, holding his hand.
“Sounds
great babe.”
“Bye
Marissa,” they said, walking away with their drinks in hand. Marissa just stood
there glaring at Ella. What did she have that Marissa didn’t?
Ella
and Daniel had been dancing for hours with their friends and family, having a
great time. Ella really had to go to the bathroom so she dragged a giggling
Julia, Daniel’s sister, with her to the bathroom. Marissa and her friend saw
them go in so they decided to follow. She couldn’t let Ella get away with
humiliating her in front of Daniel.
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GUEST POST:
Writing This Book Has Taught Me:
Writing
With Love, Ella and Daniel, Ever After taught me so many lessons. With Love,
Ella was the first book I ever wrote. As I wrote the first draft, I learned
that I could write out a novel. The real work began when I was going through
with an editor and writing coach. My coach helped me to really open up my eyes
and learn how to write like the novels I love. I finally understood the Showing
and not telling.
These
books also taught me that sometimes it’s okay to not have a happily ever after
because life doesn’t always end in one. As much as I love to read a happily
ever after sometimes, I wish that every book didn’t end that way due to
unrealistic expectations. From start to finish of writing these characters
taught me that the saying “You write what you know,” because that is exactly
what I found with my characters. Many of their traits were traits of the people
closest to me. It’s kind of crazy how you put in traits you are used to and
don’t even realize it until you read it back, or someone says something to you.
One
of the most important lessons I have learned throughout all of this was the
depth grief can go and how it can be portrayed. While I was just starting out
with the coaching on my first book I had been in an accident. As I read through
the book, I realized a lot of the changes had reflected what I had been
through. I suffered from a brain injury and I had put my grief into my writing.
Life can be tough and I learned to channel it into my characters.
I
have always loved to write and the truth of the matter is it has been the best
therapy without me ever realizing it.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Alexa Randolph is
the author of Daniel, Ever After, which follows With Love, Ella. “It was so fun to be able to watch my
characters grow from my first novel to this one,” Alexa says of her
contemporary romance novel. “My heart
hurt when theirs did, and I felt like I was a part of their world.” You can always find her typing away at the
keyboard, crafting romantic short stories or dreaming up characters and plots.
Or you may find her blogging and helping to raise awareness for chronic pain.
Not surprisingly, Alexa also loves to read the types of stories she writes and
is especially fond of John Greene and romance novelist Nicholas Sparks. Alexa
is a 2016 graduate of Michigan State University’s College of Communications;
during college she was a regular contributor to the online blog, “The Odyssey.”
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CONNECT WITH ALEXA:
Website:
Email:
beforeverstrong1@gmail.com
Facebook – Author Fan Page:
Facebook – Be Forever Strong Fan Page:
Twitter:
Pinterest:
Instagram – Alexa Randolph’s Page:
Instagram – Be Forever Strong:
Goodreads Author Page:
Goodreads Book Page – With Love, Ella:
Goodreads Book Page – Daniel, Ever After:
Amazon Author Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS –
WITH LOVE, ELLA – BOOK ONE:
Amazon Kindle eBook:
Amazon Paperback:
Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook:
Barnes and Noble Paperback:
Kobo eBook:
The Book Depository Paperback:
BAM! Books-A-Million Paperback:
Goodreads Book Page:
BookBub Book Page:
https://www.bookbub.com/books/with-love-ella-by-alexa-randolph
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BOOK BUY LINKS –
DANIEL, EVER AFTER – BOOK TWO:
Amazon Kindle eBook:
Amazon Paperback:
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Alexa will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to
a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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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.
Alexa ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing your terrific book. I sure enjoyed reading about it and appreciate you taking the time to share it with us.
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