Giveaways!

Congratulations Maria!!! =D
Maria's Book Blog is celebrating 1500 likes with a HUGE giveaway!  Lots of ebooks, signed books and swag!  Go check it out!   Maria's Book Blog 
Maria's pretty awesome so if you haven't already check out her blog, liked her on facebook or following her on twitter you really should.

I'm still planning my own giveaway when the Future Letters facebook page hits 200 likes.  I'll be giving away signed postcards for your favorite characters from Future Letters and to sweeten the deal a bit - when I post the giveaway I'll also post a previously unreleased letter from the book.  A letter only two people have read (my husband and me).  So check out Future Letters on facebook and like away!

A quick note

I just put in an order for bookmarks and postcards.  The Future Letters facebook page is at 167 likes.  I think when it hits 200 likes I'll do a postcard giveaway!
Alaia, Lil and Morgan (and sometimes Dylan, Tate and Ryan) sent postcards and letters to each other from all the places they "visit" in their future dream lives.  Would you like one too?
Maybe even Skylar could be convinced to send a postcard or two if that's who you'd like it from.

So an author signed and character written postcard from your favorite Future Letters character when Future Letters hits 200 on facebook.

So, please share this blog post and if you haven't already liked Future Letters well then get going! :-)

This should be fun!

Girl with Guitar by Caisey Quinn COVER REVEAL!

Girl with Guitar

by Caisey Quinn

After Kylie’s dad dies in a freak accident, he leaves her with nothing other than her crazy stepmother, Darla, and the ability to play guitar. When Darla kicks Kylie out and she loses her job all in the same day, she hops a bus to Nashville determined to make her late father’s dreams come true. Waitressing and saving her pennies to record a demo, her big break comes when she’s asked to join a tour going down the tubes with once platinum album-selling country music superstar Trace Corbin. But touring with Trace is hardly a dream come true since he’s pretty much drinking his career down the drain. If Kylie can’t pull Trace out of his rut, he’ll pull her and her dreams down with him.

And now for the cover...... <drum roll>

Paperback Cover

Ebook Cover

Teaser :-) 

“Evenin’ y’all,” Kylie drawled into the microphone. “I had a song I was gonna sing and then my friend Tonya, she might be your waitress, she told me it sucked—so I guess I’m just gonna play this here guitar and see where it takes us.” She grinned at the audience and then leaned closer to the mic once more. “Oh, and I go right back to serving after this, so if you don’t clap when I’m finished, I can’t be held responsible for what might happen to your drink between the bar and your table.” Kylie winked and strummed a few cords. “Okay, here we go.”

Laughter? Did she hear laughter? She thought she did.

I know you wanna tie me down, know you wanna put a ring on it, but I ain’t never been that kinda girl, not for all the money in the world.

Kylie launched into her modified version of Trace Corbin’s latest hit, Not That Kinda Man.  It was the famous bachelor’s latest lovin’ and leavin’ single and she was attempting to turn the thing on its ear. He’d written and sang it as a sad break up ballad and Kylie had remixed and reworked it into the single girl’s party anthem.

You wanna own me but you don’t know me. Guess what darlin’? When you wake up I’ll be gone.

Kylie flashed her sexiest grin and wiggled a little at the crowd. Then she shouted, “Sing it with me girls!” into the mic and picked up the tempo, launching into the chorus.

Several waitresses, Tonya included, stopped what they were doing to sing along. Not that Kylie could really see them, but the girls in the crowd joined in too. She sang to the guitar player, whose name she was pretty sure was Andy, and he played right along, smiling and winking at her the whole time. Well I’m not that kinda girl, don’t wanna play these games, not gonna wake up in your bed or take your name. She gave Andy a playful smack on the ass and he blew her a kiss. Shrieking whistles radiated from the audience.

The music hummed and pulsed against her and somewhere in Kylie’s mind a little voice said, Holy shit you’re doing it!  

When the number was over, she practically flew off the stage, painfully aware of the pounding in her chest. Oh well, if I have a heart attack and die right this moment, I’ll die happy. The applause was loud enough to be heard over the ringing in her ears and she wanted it more than oxygen.

Clive was leaning on the bar, shaking his head but smiling. Tonya shot her two thumbs up. Kylie let out a little squeal of happiness and sent a silent thank you up to her daddy, feeling certain she was higher than any drug could ever take her.

She would let Tonya go home early tonight and do the rooms herself. She had enough energy to clean ten green rooms. When she told Tonya that, the woman hugged her. Hard. “You knocked ‘em dead, girl! That was amazing!”

“Yeah, well, I got some really good advice,” Kylie told her, unable to keep the permagrin off her face.

The next act stepped out of the shadows and took the stage. Kylie heard a deep male voice with a sexy southern drawl say, “Damn. Just my luck to have to follow that.”

The audience was still shrieking and screaming and Kylie knew she’d done well, but seriously?

“I apologize for standing y’all up a few weeks ago. Musta got my dates mixed up. Probably time to fire that manager of mine,” the handsome man on stage drawled.

Who was this guy? Whoever he was, the women in the audience were going crazy over him.

“Well, since that good looking waitress stole my number, guess I’ll have to sing something else. Where is that girl anyways?”

Oh God. Oh God, please no. Kylie’s heart sank and her high evaporated instantly. She turned to face the man on stage. Trace freaking Corbin was standing there with a guitar in one hand and the other to his eyes, scanning the crowd for…her.

Caisey Quinn is a wearer of cowgirl boots, writer and avid reader of New Adult romance, lover of wine, and is addicted to chai tea lattes. She’s the brand spanking new author of soon to be released books including Girl with Guitar and Keep Me Still. (Which may or may not include spanking).

Caisey lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, daughter, and other assorted animals. Girl with Guitar is her first novel. 

GIVEAWAY!!
An ebook copy of Girl with Guitar

Cover Reveal for Another Author :-)

I've never done cover reveals, book reviews and such on this blog, but I completely support Indie Authors and I'm really excited to get the chance to help out another author.  But like I said - this is the first time I've done this for someone else, so when you see the "COVER REVEAL" post in a few days I don't want there to be any confusion.  The reveal is not for my book.  It's for another author.

My blog is participating in the Cover Reveal for Girl with Guitar by Caisey Quinn.  The cover will be revealed in a few days along with a teaser and giveaway.  So please check it out on May 15th. :-)

Maria's Book Blog Mothers Day Giveaway

Maria at Maria's Book Blog is awesome and she's having a giveaway this weekend!
Please go support this wonderful lady.  (and maybe win a $3.99 ebook of your choice)
Go check it out!
Mother's Day Giveaway

Don't forget to check out her blog too ;-) Maria's Book Blog

And the winners are

The winners of the ebook copy of Future Letters are:

Kristi Foote Fortenberry

H.a. White

Jay Bual

Cindy McCalmont Hutcheson

Nicole Kuhn

The winner of the signed first edition of Future Letters and an ebook copy is:

Ashley Ryan Snyder

And finally the winner who made me last the most when chosen by rafflecopter is:

Scott Williams (who is my husband and was the first entry pulled from the hat to win an ebook copy) His prize: Being the first to read my next book and having characters inspired by him. ;-)

Thank you to everyone who entered .  My first rafflecopter giveaway was fun and I'll be doing another as soon as I can. =D

Pay no attention to that pup behind the curtain...

Then again- pay her lots and lots of attention.  She loves it and I know many people love her!  Yup, I'm talking about Laura-Glue! ("I'm Laura Glue, and Laura Glue is me ... Just calling me 'Laura' is just as bad as calling me 'Glue.'  My name is my name" - The Search for the Red Dragon by James A Owen)

There are three characters in Future Letters that were inspired by someone in my real life.  They know who they inspired, but the only one I've openly spoken about is the inspiration behind Skylar - Lil Gregor's dog.  Laura-Glue is the inspiration behind Skylar.

The rescue group we fostered and then adopted her from is having a fundraiser and my husband suggested I donate a signed copy of Future Letters for the silent auction.  I decided to do one better.  The donated copy is signed by me and Laura-Glue. 

Thank you AnimalCompassion Team for all the hard work you do to help the animals.

If you'd like to support the ACT, please check out their website here.