Secondary Characters Bloghop!

Today is the Secondary Characters Bloghop that

Rachel Schieffelbein is hosting along with the help of

Theresa Paolo, Jessica Salyer, Jenny Morris, Suzi Retzlaff and Kelley Lynn!

The point is to share about some of your favorite secondary characters, whether it be book or movie or whatever! So - lets talk about one of my favorite shows: SERENDIPITY.

  

This is an absolutely darling romance that I can watch over and over again, but it wouldn't be half as fun and interesting if it wasn't for the secondary characters. The first are the two best friends who are completely odd in their own way - yet lovable and somehow manage to be there for their friend no matter what craziness they are doing.

 Caught in the man hug! Okay - not really, he's trying to keep him from seeing the woman he loves having sex with another man. Too bad they don't know it's not actually HER!

Eve works at a holistic Kama Sutra store or something - which she doesn't even believe in and she makes fun of all the crazy people buying the Casanova candle to help them find love!

And lets not forget the sneaky crazy salesman who adds just the right bit of humor with his not-so-personal skills.

And these, my friends, are 3 of my favorite secondary characters! What's better is that they're all found in the same show, making the show impossible to get sick of. Can't ask for better than that! 

Also - make sure you watch for Rachel's book, Secondary Characters, set to release on the 28th!

Find it on Goodreads NOW!

Now check out the rest of the bloghoppers:

1.	Queendsheena	2.	Donna K. Weaver
3.	Trisha @ WORDSTUFF	4.	Entertaining Interests
5.	melanie schulz	6.	Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh
7.	Bird's Nest	8.	Julie Daines
9.	And Then She Was Like Blah Blah Blah	10.	Elizabeth Seckman
11.	Kimberly Gabriel	12.	My Baffling Brain
13.	J. A. Bennett, A Writer's Journey	14.	prerna pickett
15.	Spunk on a Stick's Tips	16.	Ashley Nixon
17.	Livia Peterson - Leave it to Livia	18.	Swagger Writers
19.	Sydney Aaliyah Michelle	20.	Father Dragon Writes
21.	tangent shell	22.	Tyrean's Writing Spot
23.	Jaycee DeLorenzo	24.	Cortney Pearson
25.	Carrie-Anne's Magick Theatre	26.	Going off Dreams: the journey
27.	Writer's Block	28.	Emily R. King
29.	Kelley Lynn	30.	Emily Unraveled
31.	My Inner Fairy	32.	Suzi @ Literary Engineer
33.	For Science!	34.	Jenny S. Morris
35.	The Flyleaf Review	36.	Jessica Salyer
37.	The Desk of Laura Stephenson	38.	Julie Sondra Decker
39.	PepperWords (M Pepper Langlinais)	40.	Thardrandian Thoughts
41.	Leigh Covington	42.	Tobi Summers - Chock Full of Words

When All Else Fails... Post Pictures!

I keep thinking about my goal to do better at blogging, and I won't lie... I've got nothing. I think my brain is too frazzled with the chaos of starting a new course at school. First week in my EDU 210 course, and I love it! But... it always takes a bit of time to adjust to a new professor and all the fun things that entails. I think I'm really going to like this professor though. She seems great! Second bit of good news. I got an A in my last class! WHOO-HOO! I only missed having 100% in the course by 1 STINKING POINT! It's almost unfair, isn't it? O-well.

I did spend a fantastic weekend at the LDS Storymakers Conference in Provo this past weekend. It was awesome! I even got to meet a lot of my amazing CP's in person for the first time, as well as getting to see lots of other amazing friends that I love. Here are a few pictures of the highlights:

Good thing I forgot some of my clothes in the hotel room. Gave me a good reason to meet these ladies for dinner the next day!

My amazing CP's and friends!

It can't get any better than this!

Epic photo bomb by J.A. Bennett! I love it!

Breakfast with Friends! Best way to start the day!

AMAZING, right? Writing conferences are so great for comraderie, friendships and learning! I'm already missing all these wonderful people!

Now what's new with you? Any good news?

I'm BAAACK... and a COVER REVEAL!

Before I reveal this amazing cover, let me apologize for being MIA lately. I decided to take a mighty leap and GO BACK TO SCHOOL! There are times that I question my judgement because, once again, I am trying to find balance in my schedule. *sigh* The work is pretty intensive, but I know it will be worth it in the end. AND... only a couple more weeks until I'm off work for the summer so hopefully that will free up some much needed time.  I'll do my best until then!

NOW... for something that is completely "AWESOME SAUCE!"

Hopefully you all had the opportunity to read Cassie Mae's post about her book deals... and yes that is plural! Well she hooked up with Random House for some awesome NA books and she is A-MAZ-ING! So here is the low-down...

I'm proudly introduce Cassie Mae's New Adult debut novel, FRIDAY NIGHT ALIBI, published by Random House Flirt. This baby comes out on July 29th, but you can buy it now! And it'll just zap onto your ereader the day it's released. 

Can you say, "WAHOO!"

Wanna know what it's about? Well, it's about this pig who learns how to fly, but only on friday nights and he grants wishes to people who are not where they're supposed to be, to get them out of a bind. You know I'm totally joking. I just wanted to see how many people just skipped over all these words to get to the pretty cover, lol. You mention the pig in the comments and you get cyber gold stars.

Here's the blurb :D

Rising star Cassie Mae introduces New Adult readers to a practical soon-to-be college freshman who seems to have everything—until a special guy shows her what she’s been missing.

In the wealthy town of Sundale, Kelli Pinkins has hatched the perfect plan to capitalize on her sweet reputation. For a generous fee, she will be every trust-fund baby’s dream: a Friday-night alibi, the “girlfriend” or “BFF” that parents dream about. With college approaching in the fall, Kelli’s services are in demand more than ever, which means that her social life is nonexistent. But Kelli is A-okay with that. She’s raking in cash for school. Besides, relationships are tricky, and sometimes very messy. She’d rather be at home on Xbox LIVE, anyway. Then the unexpected happens: She meets college stud Chase Maroney.

Chase isn’t like the preppy, privileged guys Kelli usually meets in Sundale. For starters, he’s twentysomething, always wears black, and he shoots back one-liners as fast as she can dish them out. But Kelli’s attempts to drive Chase away falter when she realizes that he treats her like he really knows her, like he cares about knowing her. When Kelli finally gives in to the delicious kiss she’s been fighting for so long, she faces a tough decision: make Chase a real-life boyfriend and risk her heart . . . or keep her clients and lose her first true love.

Advance praise for Friday Night Alibi

“Totally entertaining with as many swoon-worthy moments as hilarious ones, Friday Night Alibi is a must-read.”—Jolene Perry, co-author of Out of Play

“A fun, funny, and fantastic story, this is one you will read in a day, and pick up to re-read again the next.”—Kelley Lynn, author of Fraction of Stone

Oh, and stuff about the fabulous Cassie Mae...

Cassie Mae is a nerd to the core from Utah, who likes to write about other nerds who find love. Her angel children and perfect husband fan her and feed her grapes while she clacks away on the keyboard. Then she wakes up from that dream world and manages to get a few words on the computer while the house explodes around her. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with the youth in her community as a volleyball and basketball coach, or searching the house desperately for chocolate.

And now the pretty!

You can buy this book HERE, and it takes you to all the places it's available.

And let me make sure that I tell you that I've already had the opportunity to read this beautiful piece of work and it is SPECTACULAR! It will have you laughing, crying, and completely unable to pry it from your own fingers. You'll never want to put it down!

Congratulations Cassie Mae!

Announcing the Secondary Characters Bloghop!

I'd like to announce the Secondary Characters Bloghop!
Sometimes secondary characters steal the show, (or the book) and become our favorites. On May 22nd we want you to tell us about your favorite secondary characters from books or movies, or both!
Whether it's the funny best friend or that goofy kid next door,
we want to know what secondary characters
you just couldn't get enough of and why.

Theresa Paolo, Kelley Lynn, Jessica Salyer, Jenny Morris & Suzi Retzlaff

were all generous enough offer critiques as prizes!

These ladies are brilliant, wonderful critiquers.

Rachel is also giving away a three chapter critique along with an ebook

 of Secondary Characters,

(which releases on May 28th)

Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend, or a signed copy of Fraction of Stone.

So sign up on the linky list below and start thinking about your favorite secondary characters!

A Change of Plans

No, I'm not having a change of plans... I'm helping share the beautiful cover for Donna Weaver's debut novel, A Change of Plans, that releases this June! I'm so excited for Donna, and I can't wait to get my hands on this book. I think the cover is absolutely amazing.

The Blurb:

When Lyn sets off on her supposedly uncomplicated and unromantic cruise, she never dreams it will include pirates. All the 25-year-old, Colorado high school teacher wants to do is forget that her dead fiancé was a cheating scumbag. Lyn plans a vacation diversion; fate provides Braedon, an intriguing surgeon. She finds herself drawn to him: his gentle humor, his love of music, and even his willingness to let her take him down during morning karate practices. Against the backdrop of the ship’s make-believe world and temporary friendships, her emotions come alive.

However, fear is an emotion, too. Unaware of the sensitive waters he's navigating, Braedon moves to take their relationship beyond friendship--on the very anniversary Lyn is on the cruise to forget. Lyn's painful memories are too powerful, and she runs from Braedon and what he has to offer.

Their confusing relationship is bad enough, but when the pair finds themselves on one of the cruise's snorkeling excursions in American Samoa things get worse. Paradise turns to piracy when their party is kidnapped and Lyn's fear of a fairytale turns grim. Now she must fight alongside the man she rejected, first for their freedom and then against storms, sharks, and shipwreck.

About the Author:

Donna K. Weaver is a Navy brat who joined the Army and has lived in Asia and Europe. Because she sailed the Pacific three times as a child, she loves cruising and wishes she could accrue enough vacation time to do more of it with her husband.

At fifty, Donna decided to study karate and earned her black belt in Shorei Kempo.

After recording city council minutes for twenty years, Donna decided to write something a little longer and with a lot more emotion--and kissing.

Donna and her husband reside in Utah, they have six children and eight grandchildren who live all over the world.




Find Donna:
Blog
Facebook
Goodreads
Twitter  

Congratulations Donna!

Fraction of Stone!

I hope you're seeing this all over the blogosphere, because this is one book you do not want to miss. I was fortunate to be able to hook up with Kelley as a critique partner when she was working on this book. It is an amazing story! And I loved working with Kelley every bit as much as I loved reading the book. She taught me so much about writing and helped me be a better critique partner too. I just love this girl, and I'm excited to help spread the news about her debut novel, Fraction of Stone.

Blurb:

Wind tunnels, torrential rains and earthquakes tear apart Casden. The cause of the world’s imbalance is unknown, but the mounting occurrences suggest there’s little time before life ceases to exist.

Rydan Gale and Akara Nazreth are the only humans with the ability to wield magic. The tattoo on their necks and the discovery of an ancient book, dictate they are the key to the world’s survival.

But the greatest obstacle for saving mankind isn’t the bizarre creatures, extreme betrayals and magic-fearing men hunting them.

It’s that Akara doesn’t believe the world is worth saving. 

About the Author:

Eventually the day came when the voices in Kelley Lynn’s head were more insistent then her engineering professor’s. So instead of turning to her Thermodynamics book, Kelley brought up a blank page on her computer screen and wrote. Somewhere along the way she became a Young Adult author.

Kelley was born and raised a Midwestern girl. She’s not afraid to sweat and fills her free time with softball, soccer and volleyball. (Though you probably don’t want her on your volleyball team.) She occasionally makes guest appearances as a female vocalist for area bands.

You can find Kelley hanging out at her blog, titled in her name, as well as the group blog she shares with her fellow critique partners, Falling for Fiction. Kelley is a member of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators.

Kelley Lynn's Links: Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

Congratulations Kelley! I already have my copy and can't wait to have you sign it because that means I will have finally met you in person!

Carrie Butler - STRENGTH!

I'm sure that nobody needs me to remind them that STRENGTH has been released by Carrie Butler --- but, just to fuel the oh-so-sexy fire, let me throw a huge shout out her way!

GO CARRIE!!!

Short Synopsis:

When college student Rena Collins finds herself nose-to-chest with the campus outcast, she’s stunned. Wallace Blake is everything she’s ever wanted in a man—except he can’t touch her. His uncontrollable strength, a so-called gift from his bloodline, makes every interaction dangerous. And with a secret, supernatural war brewing among his kind, there’s no time to work it out. To keep Wallace in her life, Rena will have to risk a whole lot more than her heart.

 Find Carrie:

WEBSITE  |  BLOG  |  TWITTER  |  FACEBOOK  |  GOODREADS

Find STRENGTH:

Amazon

Kindle

Barnes & Noble - Nook

Goodreads

Get Your Oirish On!

I might be late, but the day isn't over yet! This is my post for the fabulous Mark Koopman's Got Green Blogfest 2.0'. Yep, he's my main Oirish man! 

I couldn't post it earlier because I didn't have my pictures yet! And since we actually had some sort of St. Patty's day festivities going on this year, I wanted to make sure that I shared. 

First off - be sure to thank my daughters first grade class for setting out to catch some leprechauns. It was our first leprechaun trap - EVER, which may be bordering on sinful. However, we put our best foot forward, my daughter designed an awesome trap, while I handled the hot glue gun, and we caught ourselves a leprechaun! Too bad he escaped. What a sneaky little bugger.

He did leave some of his cute green footprints behind all over their classroom and the traps though. I imagine there had to be several leprechauns prancing about with all those traps to bait them.

 And what is St. Patty's Day without a delicious treat? It just wouldn't be fun at all! I found this cute idea on Pinterest (go figure) and just had to make it. The kids won't get their until the "actually" 17th, but I made some for my co-workers and brought them to work with me. Uber fun and everyone loved them. 

Such a fun holiday! Hope you're all in the "Got Green" Spirit!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

(I'll be around to visit blogs on Sunday! Sorry I'm slow!)