Winner of Twelve Days #1 Giveaway

CONGRATULATIONS to MARIA D. who won Twelve Days Giveaway #1:

an eBook copy of the Bride and Dark Secrets Anthology which includes The Weeping Bride by Pembroke Sinclair.

 

Thanks for commenting Maria. Hope to see you back during the week!

New Release: Secrets in the Fog: Danny's First Love by Ellen Spain

Product Description

Part of PROM NIGHT SUMMER ANTHOLOGY

Secrets in the Fog: Danny's First Love

by Ellen Spain

Danny Fennchar is a short and somewhat pudgy teen prodigy wearing broken glasses who looks forward to attending his high school Prom in a few weeks, and to attending college. There is a problem, at least to Danny. He is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and thinks his future plans are totally messed up. He doesn't have a date and in fact, being home schooled most of his life, never had a date except for his mother.. Danny is a shy and insecure 12th grader, until he meets Christine Dillon from his senior class, who is quite mature for her young age. Their romance blossoms.

Genre:  YA

Pages: 68, Novella
eBook: $1.99

eTreasures Twelve Days Blog #4: Kittens and the Christmas Tree

Author Joy Brooks shares a 'meowy' Christmas with this sweet event.

I live with eight cats. My two kittens are quite adventerous. My Christmas tree is situatated between double windows in my living room. I walked into the room one morning and found, to my suprise, the kittens clinging to the center of the tree. They turned to me with a calm stare, but didn't drop from the tree. Misty and Tia clung to the tree for some time. They had a lot of fun moving from branch to branch. At times all I could see was their white underbellies. I couldn't fathom how they didn't turn it over. When they finally got down, they started to systimatically knock off all the ornaments. I got a box and I'm putting all the dislodged ornaments in it. I want to see how many I have left on the tree by Chistmas.

Have you ever had cats in your Christmas tree?

Joy has two fantasy novels, Fourth Son and Sword of Virtue, as well as a sweet novella, Coming Home, published with eTreasures.
She has a Christmas Novella being released this week: 

A Christmas Wish? Katie Holston, raised in foster homes, wants nothing more than a family to call her own. She meets the man of her dreams in Ian Stokely. Being his five year old son’s teacher, she is in a position to make her dreams come true. Kyle Stokely confides in Katie his greatest wish for Christmas. He wants his widowed father to be happy again. Ian Stokely has a different view than Katie Holston and his son, Kyle. He wishes to be left alone. Can Katie and Kyle convince Ian to live life fully again?

Comment on this post for an entry to win an eBook copy of Joy's two novellas: Coming Home and A Christmas Wish?

[Treasure Chest #4] 
[Cats Under a Fish Christmas Tree – Box of Six Cards by FloatingPalace (Etsy)] 

Winner will be picked from all comments.

Individual giveaway ends December 20, 2011 at 10 pm.
See the "Twelve Days Blog Tour" post for two other chances to win. 

eTreasures Twelve Days Blog #3 Tis The Season For...

Tis the Season to Be …

Jolly?

When I was a child, Christmas was this wonderful holiday when this mysterious man entered our home through the chimney and left a room full of toys behind. We were taught to expect everything we wanted on this day, and we were never disappointed. Needless to say, on this day we became the picture of ‘three spoiled children.’ We were pretty good the rest of the year, but watch out Santa.

And then the disappointments started.

First, we figured out there was no such thing as this magical man. The presents kept coming, so no big deal.
Then, our family slipped below middle class, and Christmas presents were few. I remember, two children, one was me, crying their little eyes out. My brother was old enough to understand what was going on. What had we done? Were we bad?

The final blow was the year without my father, Santa, or presents. From that day on, Christmas became just another day. There was nothing on that day, or any other holiday for that matter.

My point here is Christmas is not about this jolly old man wearing a red outfit, although he is a fun man to introduce your children to. And, it’s not about having a room full of gifts, although that’s fun too.
To me, Christmas is more about appreciating those in your life and letting them know how much they mean to you. It’s about celebrating life and making the most of what we have. It’s about coming together, family, friends, and even strangers to celebrate the creation of human kind and giving forgiveness to others.

[Treasure Chest #3]

So, I say Tis the Season to be Appreciative, Loving, Giving, Forgiving, and Thankful.
How do you feel about Christmas? What sort of events will you be attending? Who will you help this year?

Cher Green

Cher has two novellas with eTreasures: Seduced by Darkness (available alone and in the Brides and Dark Secrets Anthology) and Escape to Love.

GIVEAWAY
Today's giveaway is an eBook copy of  the Sweetheart's in Bloom Anthology which includes Cher's novella Escape to Love.
Open Worldwide.
Individual Giveaway Ends December 19 at 10pm Central.
Check the Twelve Days of Christmas Blog Tour post for other chances to win a holiday package.

eTreasures Twelve Days Blog #2: Should We Be Scared at Christmas??

Who doesn’t like to be scared at Christmas, and I don’t just mean by your neighbor’s crazy, seizure-inducing light display? I can hear you saying that this is a ridiculous question, but is it? Seriously, stop saying it’s silly and go with me for a few minutes.

Think about the myth of Santa Claus. Santa is a large, robust man who dresses in bright red and has never owned a razor in his life. He lives inside the Arctic Circle . . . by choice. Who lives with him? A few hundred elves that spend 364 days a year producing merchandise for the fat man to give away. “Ok,” you’re saying now, “this is strange, but not scary.”

What does Santa do with all his high-end electronics, toys and socks the elves make? He delivers them to every person in the world, all in about 12 hours, or the time it takes to watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy. “Fine,” you’re mumbling now, “that part of the story is a little hard to believe but it’s still not scary.”

[image by Olaf] 

Santa doesn’t give presents to bad people, does he? But how does he know whose been bad or good?

He watches you.

“He knows when you’ve been sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, he knows when you’ve been bad or good . . .”

[Treasure chest #2] 

[image Courtesy of chowmeyow/Flickr]

A man who has been alive for 17 centuries, who lives away from civilization, who works only at night and has the best surveillance equipment money can buy. And who do we tell this legend to? Our children. We tell it to them over and over until they believe with the faith only a child possesses, and the piece de resistance? A few years later we tell them we made the whole thing up.

Who doesn’t like to be scared at Christmas? You can fulfill your desire for goose bumps and creatures of the night by reading my collection of short horror stories:

The Spaces Between Your Screams.

Author Christopher Hivner

eTreasures is offering a print copy of The Spaces Between Your Screams to a commenter on this post.
Print copy to US and Canada only; eBook copy for international comment winner.
Giveaway ends December 17, 2011 at 10pm.

eTreasures Twelve Days Blog #1: My Favorite Thing About Christmas

I'm not a big holiday fan. I succumb to the stress and overspending just like everyone else, which leaves me feeling guilty and unfulfilled. At one point, I wanted to give up celebrating Christmas all together. I was a Grinch in every sense of the word.

Then, I became a parent. When my sons were little, I still attempted to avoid the holidays, but as they got older and more fascinated with Christmas, I changed my outlook. Watching holidays through the eyes of children rekindles the joy of the season. They remind me about the good things, the fun things, that the season brings. For my kids, it's not only about the presents, even though that is a HUGE part, it's also about helping others and celebrating the season for what it really entails.

I still spend way too much money and get stressed out, but I also take the time to sit back and watch my kids. I'm excited to see their reaction on Christmas Eve when they open their presents, then on Christmas Day after Santa shows up. They truly surprise me with their wonder and fascination, and make the whole season worthwhile!

[Treasure chest #1]

What kinds of things make you happy during the holidays? How do you relieve stress?

To give you a break from holiday stress here is a chance to win an eBook copy of the Bride and Dark Secrets Anthology which includes The Weeping Bride by Pembroke.

Pembroke has two other titles at eTreasures:  Coming From Nowhere and Life After the Undead.

To Enter: post a reply comment to answer Pembroke's question and include your email.

Winner will be picked from all comments.

Individual giveaway ends December 17, 2011 at 10 pm.
See the "Twelve Days Blog Tour" post for two other chances to win.

The 12 Days of Christmas Blog Tour

Welcome to the first day of the 12 days of Christmas here at eTreasures Publishing. To celebrate this great time of year we're hosting 12 of our amazing authors on a whirlwind tour which will culminate with the awarding of some amazing ebooks!  THREE WAYS TO WIN!

#1 Individual post Giveaways:
An author's ebook (and maybe a print book for some) will be offered with each day's post. All comments are considered an entry and everyone who subscribes to our newsletter will get a bonus entry tell us if you are an old or new subscriber.  The post giveaways will be open three days each.

#2 ALSO: At the end of the Twelve day tour one lucky winner from all comments will get a collection of goodies from our authors.

#3  Each of our authors will post for the next twelve days leaving small treasures you can 'collect'.  At the end you will have until 12/26 midnight to submit a Treasure entry to us via email to: etpauthorscontact (at) gmail.com. You must send a list of the 12 authors and the treasure with their post to be entered for an eTreasures Christmas Grand Prize Package. The package includes an eBook download of Joy Brook's brand new novella release Christmas Wish; a $12.00 coupon for any items (ebooks or print) at eTreasures;  and a $12.00 gift card of winner's choice (provided gc available, i.e Amazon, Starbucks, Walmart, etc.).  There will be a winner for every twelve entries up to four total winners.

Winners for #1 will be announced at the end of the individual giveaways.  The winners for #2 and #3 will be announced on December 27, 2012.

Just a sampling of our authors will include Pembroke Sinclair, Joy Brooks, Christopher Hivner, and many more. Happy Holidays as we curl up with some fantastic reads!

New Release: Sweethearts In Bloom Anthology by Joy Brooks, Miranda Heart, Georgina Sellwood

Product Description

SWEETHEARTS IN BLOOM ANTHOLOGY

COMING HOME

By Joy Brooks

While Europe faces the ensuing Battle of Waterloo, Gabrielle Anderson travels to her brother's best friend's estate. Lord Marshall Hampton opens his home to her but Gabriel also wants his love. Gabrielle is determined to show him how she feels, but her time is shortened when Marshall is summoned to the war front. Will Gabrielle win the heart of the only man she has ever loved?
Genre: Sweet Historical Romance
Pages: 78, Novella

HER DREAMS COME TRUE

by Miranda Heart

Shunning all that is holy, Annabelle’s soul now hangs in the balance. A gift from a witch seals her fate and thrusts her into the waiting arms of an incubus. The incubus, not being quite as evil as his Master gives Annabelle a way out. She now has one night to save her family and her soul.


Rediscovering love and finding his soul is the last thing Roshan has on his mind. Out of curiosity he’s worn the gifted necklace for months with no sign of his intended bride. So it was nothing for him to offer shelter during a terrible storm to a beautiful maiden. How surprising that the poor orphaned girl would turn out to be the one that would bring light into his soul. He has only one night to find the love he thought he’d lost all those years ago.

Genre: Historical, paranormal
Pages: 66, Novella

PRAIRIE LILY

by Georgina Sellwood

Left alone in Boston when her father passes, Lily Cameron joins seven young women who have promised to become mail order brides. When Lily arrives in Pine Creek on the western prairies, she meets the young pastor Marcus Attwood. He has no intentions of becoming one of the grooms, and she is reluctant to be married. Marcus can’t get Lily out of his thoughts and decides to pursue her. Just when he thinks he stands a chance, it seems a rich farmer has caught her interest.

Genre: Sweet Historical Romance
Pages 42, Novella

 

Celebrate the Season with eTreasures Authors, Giveaways and Price Discount!

Happy Holidays!
eTreasures' authors are stopping by the blog the next two weeks to share about the Christmas holidays - their favorite thing or a favorite memory or a favorite recipe.  While they're sharing a bit of themselves they will also be sharing books as giveaways! Check in each day to learn about our authors and share in the season.

We are also saying THANK YOU to our eTreasures' friends with a 12% off discount for twelve days of Christmas shopping!
The discount is active from December 13 through December 24, 2011.
Place your order and enter the discount code: D36Y55H7F to receive the discount on the product purchases.
[Does not apply to shipping or sales tax.]

Thank you for your  patronage and have a very Blessed Christmas!

New Release: Prairie Lily by Georgina Sellwood

Product Description

The third release of a new four part Anthology set: Spring Historicals - Sweethearts in Bloom.

PRAIRIE LILY

by Georgina Sellwood

Left alone in Boston when her father passes, Lily Cameron joins seven young women who have promised to become mail order brides. When Lily arrives in Pine Creek on the western prairies, she meets the young pastor Marcus Attwood. He has no intentions of becoming one of the grooms, and she is reluctant to be married. Marcus can’t get Lily out of his thoughts and decides to pursue her. Just when he thinks he stands a chance, it seems a rich farmer has caught her interest.

Genre: Sweet Historical Romance
Pages 42, Novella
eBook: $0.99

New Release: Her Dreams Come True by Miranda Heart

Product Description

The Second release of a new four part Anthology set: Spring Historicals - Sweethearts in Bloom.

Her Dreams Come True

by Miranda Heart

Shunning all that is holy, Annabelle’s soul now hangs in the balance. A gift from a witch seals her fate and thrusts her into the waiting arms of an incubus. The incubus, not being quite as evil as his Master gives Annabelle a way out. She now has one night to save her family and her soul.


Rediscovering love and finding his soul is the last thing Roshan has on his mind. Out of curiosity he’s worn the gifted necklace for months with no sign of his intended bride. So it was nothing for him to offer shelter during a terrible storm to a beautiful maiden. How surprising that the poor orphaned girl would turn out to be the one that would bring light into his soul. He has only one night to find the love he thought he’d lost all those years ago.

Genre: Historical, paranormal
Pages: 66, Novella
eBook $1.49

New Release: Silicon Self by Kirtimaya Varma

**Coming soon in Print**

SILICON SELF

by Kirtimaya Varma

Product Description
Anderson is developing software to speedily reach the leading edge of IT, not letting normal human living come between himself and his computer. His wife Nora wonders how dangerously close to the edge can he go, and whether the folly of ignorance is less dangerous than that of too advanced technologies? She tries to wean him away, determined to save her family and the world from at least one technology leader.

In the blinding rush to be ahead in technology, Anderson and his peers build up an expensive IT solution, but only to find that there is no problem needing it. To discover or invent a problem for a ready solution is known as “solving the solution.” While striving to solve the solution, their ISP breaks down and they lose Internet connectivity. They struggle to find their worlds outside the Internet. Cut off from virtual reality, they cannot cope up with any reality, and are constantly in conflict with themselves, their colleagues, and their environment. Their encounters create comical situations.

Genre:  Sci fi, Fantasy
Pages: 390
eBook  $4.99

A fantastic Review

LIFE AFTER THE UNDEAD:

Imagine your world coming to an end in a matter of seconds. Fifteen, on the way to school on a school bus with your friends when you spy something strange and out of place happening. Deciding to leave the bus you head for home only to find your mother there who listens to your story in total disbelief. Other events follow, more people are killed or maimed, and strange people are prowling around and feeding off of others some even eating their flesh, others killing their victims. Why wouldn’t your mother believe what you have seen? Why wouldn’t she belief it with her own two eyes? The world has come to an end very quickly, quietly and without the fanfare that surrounded the predictions during the 2012 scare, Y2K and many other psychic predictions of the world’s impending doom. When Krista relates the facts, the events and describes what happens you too will question what she says, hope that she is playing some sort of joke on or is the world now being run by those that are dead and have become what is called THE UNDEAD? Welcome the your worst nightmare. Meet Krista as she relates the events from the start and living the journey with her and decide for yourself what is life like After the Undead?

Life can change your world, evaporate your surroundings, and burn your whole being in a flash. Your life as you know it forces beyond your control, nature and much more not in your hands and the end or final outcome create it. Imagine an earthquake compounded by aftershocks would be nothing to what happened to the people in this country as a result of incidents going unreported, undetected and definitely untold. What happens when your world ends and those in charge are strangers and you need to place your trust in them? Krista is about to find out as she relates the events so horrific you might want to read this with someone else.

Before the Undead there was life. One young girl’s story is told and one uncharted new world described. Hoping to study to become a psychiatrist, Krista is ripped from her world by events caused by what we refer to as Zombies. On the bus going to school she witnesses an attack on a friend. As she relates these events to not only the reader but her parents too they think she is making it up, her mother threatens to punish her for lying and playing jokes and her father tries to impart the gravity of the situation to her mom who denies the entire thing until it is too late.

You are fifteen, alone, no one to care for you and now you find your way to a camp set up by total strangers. Given a small living space, a job, told that you are still required to go to school but cannot figure out why you spend the next two years living in these confined quarters going to school, doing menial housework as payment for your room and board and hoping to find your way out of this place. When someone comes and finds you in this camp, claims to be your cousin, why would you go to an unchartered place that is filled with Zombies or danger when you could live out your life in Florida and be safe? Krista meet Liet who is her only family, the General of the army and who takes her with him to North Platte to learn how to kill Zombies, use weapons and become part of the military life there. But, what she learns it is that North Platte is not that great, the comforts are few, the food is good and her job is still to wait on others, clean the rooms and in return one young girl named Pam would teach her how to kill Zombies and use weapons. As Krista becomes a part of this community she learns more about the people there, her cousin Liet and what is expected of her in the long run. Did she make the right decision in coming with him? That still remains to be seen. As her dreams are flooded with her past, what caused her parent’s deaths and her anger at their stupidity making the situation even more difficult for her to handle at times?

Life can play tricks on you are any moment. Sometimes you think your world is just perfect and in one minute everything falls apart. Think about natural disasters, earthquakes, tsunamis and nuclear explosions but what about a phenomenon so extraordinary that it defies believable? What about a group of seventh graders going around eating, maiming and killing everyone? What if they are really dead?

Things turn around for Krista as she decides to volunteer to go out to the West and get supplies needed for their compound. Those that cross Liet better watch out. Trying to protect Krista he wants to control her movements, but she becomes her own person and quite independent. As they go out for supplies and find their way into a mall they meet humans, zombies and other dangers. Who can she trust and whom can they trust? Quinn, Kyle and two others go along with her to fight the zombies, find supplies and hopefully not get bitten. When she returns from one outing she withstands the indignities of what happens when you have to be screened. What caused the zombies to take over the world, how is the world going to cope with this? What will the end result be for those in Florida, the West and of course in the East?

The survivors have to learn many of life’s lessons that we hope we never have to face today. After living in a world with freedoms, able to make your own choices and not having to fear where you go and hope to get there, imagine living in a totalitarian world under military rule and having to worry as a worker or citizen being shot if you make one false move, use supplies for personal gain or get out of line. Some live in fear while those in Florida almost in oblivion yet still confined to their compounds, hotels and living areas but not being able to really venture out because of the threat of zombies. So, whose world is better?

Trust, loyalties, deceits, betrayals and much more come to light as Krista finds her way in world without her parents and one man who calls himself her cousin and claims to care. But, Krista learns the hard facts from Quinn and the others who she sets out with to get supplies. Liet, is anything but whom she thinks he is and his ultimate goal is to keep everyone under his control. Those living in Florida will never leave for fear of encountering Zombies and those in North Platte are under his control and being brainwashed to do his bidding and more. Those that defy him will not see the sun come up again. So, what caused this to happen and how will it ever be stopped? Why won’t they send better workers to help build a wall? Who is really in control?

Krista makes a trip back to Florida and decisions are made that would change her life. Getting closer to Quinn upsets Liet but this clever girl knows how to manipulate things to turn in her direction. The Families in Florida creating their own web of deceit and mind control over the people in Florida. Liet using his force and fear to keep everyone in North Platte under his power and control. Zombies taking over and others being killed and one young girl with a plan to do more than survive.  What happens at the end you will have to read and find out for yourself? Will the workers and guards rebel against Liet? Will Krista and Quinn’s plan work or will more people die?

Author Pembroke Sinclair brings to light many issues that we hope never to have to face today. The Zombies represent a terrorist attack on the world and they seem to be everywhere and there is no end to their death and destructive ways. The Families, Liet and others feel that the only way to create safe havens so they say is to control the masses as many dictators in so many countries do today. Brainwashing people, instilling fear and hoping that no one will rebel or begin to think about what is happening. The ending will definitely make you pause for thought. What happens in North Platte and to Liet wait and see? What will happen to Florida and the rest of the world when they find out the end result in North Platte? Characters that are really well developed and a fast paced plot that kept this reviewer glued to the printed page since I read the book in two hours and could not put it down. Quinn, Krista, Liet, Pam, Kyle and Brian what is next for them and what will the end result be? Who can be trusted? Where will the Zombies strike next? For that we will all have to wait for our talented and creative author to write her next book.

 Read Life After the Undead and you decide: What is our fate going to be?
Fran Lewis: Reviewer

Joy Brooks Stops by

COMING HOME

By Joy Brooks

While Europe faces the ensuing Battle of Waterloo, Gabrielle Anderson travels to her brother's best friend's estate. Lord Marshall Hampton opens his home to her but Gabriel also wants his love. Gabrielle is determined to show him how she feels, but her time is shortened when Marshall is summoned to the war front. Will Gabrielle win the heart of the only man she has ever loved?

FOURTH SON

by Joy Brooks

   21 Year old Grayson has been chosen to be the next Jewel and Master of the Green Stone. The stone imparts power to control the dragons – all the dragons. As Master of the Stone, Grayson will live for 7 centuries. Bonding with the Green Stone is a torturous and necessary process. Grayson fights to escape that bonding torment and he flees from the certain anguish of losing everyone and everything that he loves over the course of 700 years.

Summer Sizzler Tour

Please welcome today's special guest, one of our very talented authors, Margaret Karmazin, author of Replacing Fiona a paranormal novel that you're sure to enjoy.

REPLACING FIONA

by Margaret Karmazin

Imagine being sixteen again without losing the worldly knowledge gained from age. In Replacing Fiona, a "dead" ninety-four year old woman accepts such an assignment, finds herself in the body of a teenage suicide and attends the girl's senior year of high school. Only now, it is 2004 instead of 1928 and she is acutely aware that her spiritual growth and possibly the fate of the world depend upon her success.

You can get your copy of this amazing story today here.

Sizzling Summer Reads Party

Prepare to Sizzle!

Over $5,000 prizes up for grabs!

Total of 8 pairs of tickets to RomCon 2011 to be won!!!
(each pair worth $490)

Sizzling Summer Reads (Romance)

From June 1 to 28, 2011

at http://www.theromancereviews.com
(Look for the Sizzling Summer Reads event button)

Play the games. Explore new books.

Chat with authors. Rack up your points!

CAN YOU UNLOCK THE PUZZLE?

Visit everyday to increase your chances to win awesome prizes!

New Release: Coming Home by Joy Brooks

Sweethearts are in bloom.

Joy Brooks is celebrating the release of her novella, Coming Home the first in our Themed series that's debuting today. To celebrate please join me in welcoming Joy as she talks about writing and her book, Coming Home the first of a four book series of Historical Themed novellas.

Please feel free to post a question or leave a comment and sign up for our newsletter. Everyone that joins this week will be entered to win a very special gift!

Welcome Joy, glad to see you could make it today! Pull up a seat, have a cup of joe, and lets chat!
Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome!

 eTP: What drew you to writing?

JB: I think more than anything, my love of reading. At an early age, I dreamed of putting my thoughts down on paper. I believe all writers have an inborn desire to expess their ideas. I want to share my stories, but more important to me, is for people to enjoy reading my work.

eTP: Why Historicals? And what other genres do you write?

JB: I love Hitoricals! All through school, my favorite subject was history, especially the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. My love of royalty, and the age of chivalry, made my choice of genres easy. I write Fiction, Gothic, Historical Romance, and Medieval Period works.

eTP:  If you could pick one genre you've never written but would love to what would it be and why?

JB: Thats easy, Sci-Fi. I may one day give this a try. I have a lot of ideas about this. A space ship, with aliens, or possibly, a time traveler. This would take me into a new, exciting era. The future is as intriging as the past.

eTP: How long have you been writing?

JB: Full time, three years now. I did dabble a few years ago, but when my first submission was declined, I decided maybe writing wasn't for me after all. One morning three years ago, I woke up and made a decision to live my dream. I had a story in my head I desperately wanted to put on paper. I haven't looked back.

eTP: If someone who is just looking to get published were to approach you what would you tell them is the most important thing for them to do?

JB: I would tell them to do some research. There are many sites out there with wonderful information on how to write, where to go to find a publisher, what the market is like, and what to look for in a contract. Getting advice from other authors is also imperative. Some of the best advice I received was to look into the world of ebooks. It is a fast growing market.

eTP: Thank you so very much for stopping by, Joy. Its been great to have you and to get a chance to read this amazing story. Its such a great read and a lot of fun to.

JB: Thank you, eTreasures its been my pleasure. I would like to take a moment to say thank you to my family and friends. They have been such a support to me. Having the backing of those you love is inspiring. I also want to thank my publisher, editor, cover designer, and all those who have helped get my books out there to the public. I would like to giveaway a ebook copy of Fourth Son. I hope the person who receives it, enjoys the read. For those who would like to contact me, I would love to hear from you. Visit my site at Joy Brooks and send me an email.

New Release: Love From the Ashes by Patricia Andres

Love From the Ashes by Patricia Andres

$3.00

Product Description

Did you ever wish someone could come back from the dead?

Lilith Ross, in her grief, gets her wish but, when Eve returns, 

she sets hair-raising events in motion. Murder, suicide, lost

children and the underworld come together in this dreamy

reality tale and sort themselves out in a unique way.

Genre: Romance, Mystery
Pages: 213

Author Infomation: Patricia Andres

New Release: ΕΞΙΣ gods, ghosts and battered cellphones by Anne Abad

 New Release

ΕΞΙΣ gods, ghosts and battered cellphones by Anne Abad

$2.99

Product Description
Sci Fi Collection
Doble Kara
•    Two lovers seek to find their place in the perfect society—a little town in Laguna where there are no strangers, marriage has an expiration date, and everything must be shared...even parents.
Songs of Urban Phantoms

•    While the gods of a forgotten age have deserted the world, one remains and awakens a young man to prophesy to a deaf world.
It Takes Seven

•    Despite having discovered the key to humanity's end, two demon siblings face an identity crisis.
The New Creatio

•    In a universe where gods and humans trade roles, the greatest creature ever made breaks free from her confinement, only to be confronted with the greatest bondage of all.

Genre: Sci-fi Collection
pages: 126

Author information: Anne Abad

AUTHORS TAKE NOTE: 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards Deadline 3/19

LAST CALL TO ENTER THE 15TH ANNUAL IPPY AWARDS

LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES - Just 2 Days until the final entry deadline of Saturday, March 19, 2011
- 15th Annual Awards, accepting 2010 and early 2011 releases
- 69 Categories, 21 Regions, Outstanding Books of the Year
- Great Awards ceremony & publicity event during BookExpo America
Enter now here!!!

Launched in 1996, the Independent Publisher Book Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers. Open exclusively to independents, the "IPPYs" recognize the year's best books and bring them to the attention of booksellers, buyers, librarians, and book lovers. The IPPY contest is among the largest and most recognized book awards events in the world, and this year's 15^th annual contest will have very high visibility and get huge media attention.

Our 15th Anniversary event will kick off this year's BookExpo America conference and be our biggest and best medal ceremony yet!

The IPPY Awards are open to all independent, university, small press, and self-publishers who produce books written in English. Titles copyrighted 2010 or 2011, or that are released in 2010 or early 2011 may be entered in this year's contest. National category entry fee is $95; Regional category can be added for $45; Outstanding Books of the Year consideration at no extra charge. 

Download a PDF with IPPY Awards guidelines and entry form HERE

Questions? Contact Jim Barnes, Awards Director, jimb@bookpublishing.com
ph: 1-800-644-0133 x1011

Cupid Gone Wild Giveaway!

So the Challenge for Cupid Gone Wild is rolling!

Which of the five Cupids made the most unlikely match?

It is up to you readers to decide. Vote and enter to win a Kindle from eTreasures Publishing.

Here are the matches made in the Cupid Gone Wild Anthology

Sometimes true love needs help. Five Cupids take on a challenge this Valentine's season: To match the most unlikely couple they can find.

Love Transposed by Pepper O'Neal and Chelsy Day

Available as a free read on ARe

One arrow straight through two chests was all it took for carpenter/painter Dan, and trust fund baby Jane to go from making each other crazy, to being crazy about each other. The match that won Cupid X the Challenge in 1981...

Love Potion 2-14 by Pepper O'Neal

White witch Kole Trillion has a successful business, customers who swear by her potions and spells. Unfortunately, she also has the bad luck to fall in love with a man who doesn't believe in magic, Police Detective Gage Corwin.

The Bachelor by Heather Hiestand

Abbie Harper didn’t mean to buy the date, but one look at Jake Cordalys and she’s ready for red-hot romance. Jake is not looking for something complicated, but when Cupid is involved, all plans go out the window and romance flies in.

The Boss Wore Red by Delle Jacobs and SamMarie Ashe

Alexandria Bergstrom was chosen because she desperately needed to alter the course of her life. Clint Riordan doesn’t know what will make him completely happy until he meets Alexandria. By giving Alexandria this opportunity to discover her true past, the pairing of Alexandria and Clint will repair past mistakes and produce a new brighter future.

The Wrong Target by Sherry Gloag

Headmistress, Tina Blackberry and businessman Ryan Thomas can't control events after Ryan's daughter steals his coveted golden arrow and takes it to school, But put Cupid on the job and nothing can go wrong, or can it?

The Hollywood Hookup by Chelsy Day

Actor Casey Jones and stunt woman Sandra Benson have a history. Can Cupid get them past the animosity and prove that true love in Hollywood is NOT impossible?

Available at Amazon - Barnes and Noble

Vote here then fill out the form below to be enteres to win the Kindle Giveaway!
You can vote once a week till the Giveaway ends March 25th. The voting resets every Sunday.

Winner of the eTreasures Holiday Kindle!

I do apologize that it took so long to pick a winner. Company kept me busy from being able to sort our the extra entries. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER AND ENTERED THE GIVEAWAY.
There were a handful of entrants that were disqualified as they did not sign up for the newsletter.
CONGRATULATIONS TO the randomly picked winner who gets the Kindle WiFi:

deb c aka missdeb1

There were no entrants with over 75 points but a runner-up package is going to the entrant with the most points (over 50):

deb aka tnshadylady

The winners will be emailed to provide mailing information.
We hope you will stay connected as we have more new releases to announce and special books being released for Valentines, which will start with a free read.  Look for an announcement soon!
There will be more giveaways and scavenger hunts too.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone  -  May you be blessed in 2011!