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Teaser: An Excerpt from Susannah Nix's Fallen Star!

2/27/2019

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About FALLEN STAR – available March 5th 

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The second he walked through the door, she could tell he was trouble.

Grace knows better than to fall for a Hollywood bad boy like Scott Deacon. An arrogant movie star with a troubled past and a big honking chip on his shoulder? No, thank you. He may be sex on wheels, but beneath the charming facade he’s just another cocky jackass destined to make her job more difficult.

Except...

The more time they spend together, the hotter the fire between them burns. With every flirtatious smile and brush of his hand, she feels her defenses crumbling.

She wants to hate him, but instead she’s in danger of losing all control.

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ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER FROM THE RIPPED BODICE


Fallen Star (Starstruck #2)
About Susannah Nix
Susannah Nix is the author of quirky contemporary romances about smart women and swoony men, including the Chemistry Lessons series of romcoms featuring STEM heroines and the Starstruck series of movie star romances. She lives in Texas with her husband, two ornery cats, and a flatulent pit bull. ​

When she’s not writing, Susannah enjoys reading, cooking, knitting, watching too much television, and getting distracted by Tumblr. She is also a powerlifter who can deadlift as much as Captain America weighs.

Website: https://www.susannahnix.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susannahnix/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Susannah_Nix
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susannahnixauthor/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/susannah_nix/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16880740.Susannah_Nix
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/susannah-nix

Excerpt

Tuesday they were shooting on location in Jackson Square all day. The call time was two hours before dawn, so they could wring every second of sunlight out of the day, and Grace could not stop yawning on the transport van to the location.

“Wakey, wakey,” Scott said, leaning over the back of his seat to shake a plastic tumbler filled with something thick and green and disgusting-looking in front of her face.

“Ugh,” Grace grumbled. “Get that away from me.” She couldn’t help but smile a little though, even through her sleep-deprived crankiness. ​

An hour later, as the first streaks of light were glimmering in the sky above the river, Scott showed up at the pop-up tent where video village had been set up, and presented Grace with a white paper bag and a tall styrofoam cup from Café du Monde.

“For me?” she asked, perking up considerably. “Did you seriously walk over there and buy me coffee?” He didn’t seem to have gotten anything for anyone else. Just her. Her brain filed this information away to obsess over and analyze later, when he wasn’t standing two feet away grinning at her.

“Café au lait,” Scott said smugly. “And beignets.”

Grace narrowed her eyes at him in suspicion. “Did you make one of the PAs do it?”

“As a matter of fact, I did it all by myself. And I had to take a picture with the employees, so I hope you appreciate it.”

“I do!” she said, beaming at him. “You’re officially my favorite person today.”

He blinked at her, his smirk fading into something else entirely. Whatever that expression on his face was, it sent Grace’s stomach tumbling into a free fall. Rather than examine it more closely, she focused her attention on the bag in her hand. Inside was a mountain of powdered sugar, and buried beneath it were three pillowy squares of fried dough. “Don’t inhale while you’re eating those,” Scott warned her.

“Not my first rodeo,” Grace told him, excavating a beignet. “Want one?”

“Noooo.” He held up his hands in a warding gesture. “I’m doing a water cut for that fight scene on Thursday.”

Right. He’d be shirtless, which meant the Abs of Glory would be on full display. Grace found herself looking forward to Thursday with a little more enthusiasm.

“Sucks for you,” she said, giving him a taunting grin as she bit into a beignet.

His eyes homed in on her mouth with laser beam focus. “That’s fine. I’ll just enjoy them vicariously by watching you eat.”

“Does this get you off?” she asked archly and took another bite.

Scott licked his lips. “Not gonna lie, it kind of does.”

Grace couldn’t help laughing at his retriever-staring-down-a-dog-treat expression, which led her to make the fatal mistake of inhaling with the beignet in front of her mouth. Coughing sugar out of her lungs, she clapped a hand over her mouth as a cloud of fine white powder billowed out in front of her.

Scott sidestepped the powdered sugar typhoon and patted her on the back, chuckling. “Told you not to inhale.”
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The Ripped Bodice!

2/26/2019

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I have a fantastic news readers! 

As you all know, I am a fan of all books, but I do tend to focus on the romance genre quite a bit. And, as all romance readers and readers in general should know, The Ripped Bodice is THE place to visit if you love romance books!

The Ripped Bodice is a romance-only book store located in Culver City, California. My husband and I stopped by to visit them during their Halloween bash last October. It was truly a dream come true for this reader!
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It is a definitely a magical place!

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There was so much to look at!

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I mean, come on.

​How can you NOT love this place???

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Can I live here?

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Did I mention magical?

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We also got to watch Lucy Darling do her thing - it was a FANTASTIC magic show!

And not just because Erick got picked on...a lot. haha!

The Ripped Bodice also sells so many bookish things - enamel pins, greeting cards, jewelry, etc. Erick and I picked up quite a few things there! (Including a RESIST magnet for our fridge, yeah!)

And now for the other reason why I wanted to write about The Ripped Bodice...I am now one of their affiliates! 

What does that mean, you ask?

It means that now when I review romance books, I will be adding a link/button to their website in case you'd like to purchase the book from them. And, I mean, who wouldn't want to support the only romance-only bookstore in America (at the moment, that is...can't wait for new ones to pop up!)? 

You can also find their link located on the sidebar of my blog (located underneath my Etsy store link, Stitch Fidelity) for easy access. I love them, and everything they stand for...and I can't wait to introduce them to more of you!

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Spotlight: Finding Life on Mars

2/25/2019

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​Finding Life on Mars
By Jason Dias
Genre: Science Fiction

About the Book
Jaye struggles with her relationship with her neurotypical father. She can’t tolerate him, and can’t let him out of her sight. But when the last man on Earth targets them with a nuclear deadline, she has to learn to trust her dad. Together, they need to figure out not only how to survive, but why. Nothing on their failing Martian colony is ever going to change anyway.





About the Author
Jason Dias lives and writes in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His autism and experience as an existential psychologist give him a unique view of the universe.


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Twitter: https://bit.ly/2La4v8o
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Excerpt:
I was six years old.
"Father, I think I am ill," I said, in my tiny, piping voice.
"Oh?" Merlin said. He set aside the solenoid he was working on and turned his full attention to me. We were in the kitchen and my memory informed me it was identical then and now. "Why do you say so?"
"Look," I said, and extended one hand, palm up. In the center of my palm lay a milk tooth. It had fallen bloodlessly out while I slept. When I awoke, my tongue found a gap in my gums, and I found the tooth on the floor under my sling.
"Oh, you have lost a tooth. How wonderful."
"Then I am not sick?"
"No, baby, the farthest thing from it."
"I am not a baby," I said. "Please explain."
"Well," Merlin said, "it is normal for a child of your age to lose her teeth, slowly, over the course of a few years. New ones are growing in, beneath your gum-line where you cannot see them, and eroding the roots of the old ones. The old ones fall out, new ones grow in. Perfectly natural."
"Why?"
"Well, because if you were born with a full set of adult teeth, your head would be too big to fit through the birth canal. And if your teeth were not replaced with larger ones, your adult jaw would be full of gaps."
"Oh."
If he had left it at that, it would have been better. Maybe a lot would have been different. But he did not.
"Now, where should we put the tooth? On Earth, we used pillows. You would leave a lost tooth under your pillow and the Tooth Fairy would find it, replace it with a few coins. Here we not only have no pillows but no beds. So where should we leave it?"
"What is a fairy?" I asked.
"My goodness, but we need some books to read to you. We never planned for children, you know. Let me see. Fairies are magical creatures that live in the woods and sometimes at the end of nice gardens. Mostly they are there for young girls to find beautiful, but sometimes they are mischievous. They steal or play tricks or cast naughty spells."
"There is no magic," I said.
"Can you be sure?" And Merlin reached behind my head, touched my ear, produced a solenoid. "If so, then how did this get behind your ear?"
"That's a trick," I said. "Not magic. There is no magic."
"You mustn't be so upset over it, baby girl. Magic is just something we talk about to have fun, to explain things we cannot otherwise explain, to wonder at the nature of the universe."
"I'm not a baby and there is no magic."
"Please, just calm down."
But it was too late for that. I started to shout. "You're a liar and there isn't such a thing as magic. You shouldn't lie to your children. Father Christmas is a lie and the Easter Bunny is a lie and God is a lie and the Tooth Fairy is a damned lie."
Merlin sat back, narrowed his eyes, crossed his arms. I knew I had crossed some kind of invisible line and I didn't know what it was, why it was. He didn't say anything, though, and I couldn't stop.
"If there is a God and if there is magic, then bring back my mother. Give her back to me!"



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Review: Vortex

2/24/2019

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I have to be honest and say that I had no idea what kind of book this would be from its synopsis. I was expecting some mystery and romance. 

Truly, this book is packed with so  much emotion and suspense. 

Elaina is a storm chaser, and she is extremely passionate about her work. At the beginning of the story, Elaina has a feeling that a tornado is in their mists and she attempts to create a warning for people to flee for safety. All this results in her almost getting killed. During the time she is fighting for her life, she has vision (or memory?) of her past and that is what begins a set of events that Elaina definitely was not looking for. All the while, Elaina's boss alerts her that her studies/chases are to be documented and this is how we are introduced to Seth, the handsome former-star meteorologist. 

This story was full of suspense as Elaina tries to figure out more about her past and her connection with Seth - and we are simply along for the ride. Seth himself is trying to figure out his strong attraction to Elaina. There are definitely key moments of this emotional story any reader will not want to miss. 

I particularly enjoyed Elaina's character as she is so headstrong and determined in her line of work. And that same passion is what ignites everything that happens around her and it was truly a beauty to read about. Readers will not be disappointed by this emotional story. 
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​About the Book:

The rules are about to change…
 
Former quarterback Lance Quaid just inherited the most losing team in the NFL. He’s got only a few weeks until draft day to turn things around, and after firing more than half his staff, he can’t do it alone. Thankfully, his HR manager is more than capable, if only she’d stop focusing on “due diligence” and stop looking so sexy while she’s yelling at him.
 
Charlotte James has made a life out of following the rules. But nothing could have prepared her for Lance Quaid––he’s a human resources nightmare. The man is brash, has no filter, and, as her new boss, is constantly relying on her to cover his ass. Which is admittedly quite nice.
 
When Lance begs her to join him on a trip down the coast for his brother’s wedding so they can finalize details––on a strictly business basis––she agrees...after they fill out the necessary forms, of course. Away from the office, though, sparks start flying as the team starts coming together. But both of them know anything more than the weekend would be a colossally bad idea––after all, the extra paperwork would be a nightmare.
 
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44006166-the-wedding-deal

About Cindi Madsen:

Cindi Madsen is a USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance and young adult novels. She sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting revising, and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person. Without it, she’d be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always find a reason to buy a new pretty pair, especially if they’re sparkly, colorful, or super tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes summer lasted all year long. She lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with her husband and three children. 

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