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January 28, 2012January 28, 2012 by KND

Promises to Keep

by Kathryn Shay

4.7 stars - 10 reviews

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Here's the set-up:

Kathryn Shay combines her extensive research on the Secret Service with her vast experience in the high school classroom to create this powerhouse of a novel!

“A wonderful work of contemporary romance, with a plot ripped straight from the headlines. Kathryn Shay never disappoints.” NY Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner.

When by-the-book Secret Service Agent Joe Stonehouse and unpredictable Secret Service Agent Luke Ludzecky go under cover in a high school which has been flagged by their School Threat Assessment Team as having the potential for violence, they expect their differences will cause them conflict. What they don’t expect are the two women who blow their careful plan apart. Suzanna Quinn is the principal and hates being attracted to the new school psychologist, and worse, thirty year old Social Studies teacher Kelsey Cunningham is horrified by her feelings for Luke, her new “student.” But the very real threat of school violence from more than one student forces them to work together and face their feelings for each other. Suicide, gang warfare and bullying all play a part as this stunning drama unfolds.

"In one of life's greatest ironies, Joe Stonehouse, secret service agent, the man who'd always protected his family, is away on assignment when a fellow high-school student shoots and kills his beloved niece. Now part of the special School Threat Assessment Team, Joe uses his credentials as a clinical psychologist to help in his role as Fairholm High's school counselor, while youthful-looking agent Luke Ludzecky, masquerading as Joe's rebellious nephew, completes his cover. Principal Suzanna Quinn is furious to find out that the new staff member is actually a secret service agent, but a student's suicide note warns of plans to commit violent acts, so she reluctantly goes along with the charade. As they work together, Suzanna's resentment of Joe evaporates, and mutual respect turns to love. Shay does an admirable job with a difficult subject, writing about school violence with sensitivity and realism and without shying away from any of the hard issues, such as the balance between the students' protection and their civil liberties." Shelley Mosley, BOOKLIST
"Shay does an admirable job with a difficult subject, writing about school violence with sensitivity and realism and without shying away from any of the hard issues, such as the balance between the students' protection and their civil liberties." Shelley Mosley Booklist
“Kathryn Shay’s storytelling grabbed me on page one and her characters held me until the very last word.” Barbara Bretton, USA bestselling author.
“Kathryn Shay is a master of her craft. PROMISES TO KEEP will hold you on the edge of your seat with an ending you’ll remember long after you turn the last page.” USA Today bestselling author Catherine Anderson.
“These are all living breathing people you might meet anywhere at any time. The action and suspense balance well with the love, so that neither plot is skimped upon. I eagerly await her next release.” Huntress Reviews

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**Kathryn Shay’s FINALLY A FAMILY is Our eBook of the Day at just $3.99, with 5.0 Stars on 2 Reviews, and Here’s a Free Sample!**

January 28, 2012 by KND

Here’s the set-up for Kathryn Shay’s Finally a Family, just $3.99 on Kindle:

A real life medevac helicopter unit, Mercy Flight Base in Canandaigua, New York, served as the basis for Shay’s research for this book. She is grateful for all the hours the dedicated pilots, paramedics and staff spent with her.

Guardian Flight Base, a search and rescue air ambulance service, needs another helicopter and Alexis Castle has come to Catasaga Lake to see if her company, Castle Industries, deems them worthy of grant money. She soon finds out that they are very deserving, but not before she falls in love with their head pilot, Spence Keagan, a set-in-his ways, untrusting man.

Both Spence and Alexis know getting involved smacks of impropriety, but they can’t help themselves. They’re further bound together when their two kids, both of whom are estranged from their parents, form a bond of their own. Complicated and intense, this relationship sets the stage for some high powered action and passionate love scenes.

From the reviewers:

“One of the best features of this romance is the authentic air ambulance / search and rescue backdrop. I enjoyed reading this family focused romance.” Muse Creations

“Shay’s research is, of course, extensive, but she doesn’t beat you over the head with it. The details of what it is to be part of a helicopter rescue team are there, but more importantly, her characters make it all human. Alexis’s daughter and her father are well drawn, as are Spence’s son and father. If you haven’t read a Kathryn Shay book, I urge you to pick up one this release, and get to know some wonderful characters.” All About Romance

“FINALLY A FAMILY is a warm relationship drama that highlights the interchange between three generations of two dysfunctional families. The lead characters, their fathers, and their children behave like real people struggling to find a connection between one another. Kathryn Shay scores with another triumph that echoes the need of love and understanding to forge a bonded family.” The Best Reviews

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Kathryn Shay is a lifelong writer. At fifteen, she penned her first ‘romance,’ a short story about a female newspaper reporter in New York City and her fight to make a name for herself in a world of male journalists – and with one hardheaded editor in particular. Looking back, Kathryn says she should have known then that writing was in her future. But as so often happens, fate sent her detouring down another path.

Fully intending to pursue her dream of big city lights and success in the literary world, Kathryn took every creative writing class available at the small private women’s college she attended in upstate New York. Instead, other dreams took precedence. She met and subsequently married a wonderful guy who’d attended a neighboring school, then completed her practice teaching, a requirement for the education degree she never intended to use. But says Kathryn, “I fell in love with teaching the first day I was up in front of a class, and knew I was meant to do that.”

Kathryn went on to build a successful career in the New York state school system, thoroughly enjoying her work with adolescents. But by the early 1990s, she’d again made room in her life for writing. It was then that she submitted her first manuscript to publishers and agents. Despite enduring two years of rejections, she persevered. And on a snowy December afternoon in 1994, Kathryn Shay sold her first book to Harlequin Superromance.

Since that first sale, Kathryn has written twenty-two books for Harlequin, ten mainstream contemporary romances for the Berkley Publishing Group, and two online novellas, which Berkley then published in traditional print format.

Kathryn has become known for her powerful characterizations – readers say they feel they know the people in her books – and her heart-wrenching, emotional writing (her favorite comments are that fans cried while reading her books or stayed up late to finish them). In testament to her skill, the author has had a one of her books serialized in the December 2003 COSMOPOLITAN magazine and has been quoted in PEOPLE and THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. She has won five RT BookClub Magazine Reviewers Choice Awards, three Holt Medallions, two Desert Quill Awards, the Golden Leaf Award, and several online accolades.

Even in light of her writing success, that initial love of teaching never wavered for Kathryn. She finished out her teaching career in 2004, retiring from the same school where her career began. These days, she lives in upstate New York with her husband and two children. “My life is very full,” she reports, “but very happy. I consider myself fortunate to have been able to pursue and achieve my dreams.”

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**Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Book Alert: Ralph Zeta’s CRY FOR JUSTICE is Our eBook of the Day at just 99 Cents, with 4.6 Stars on 8 Reviews, and Here’s a Free Sample!**

January 27, 2012 by KND

Here’s the set-up for Ralph Zeta’s Cry for Justice, just 99 cents on Kindle:

Jason Justice is living life the only way he knows: his way. A successful Palm Beach lawyer, he can be picky not just about his clients, but whom he chooses to bed.

That all changes one stormy night when he reluctantly agrees to look into the affairs of a young woman who needs assistance in locating her missing step father, who by all indications may have not only staged her mother’s suicide but may have also made off with her family’s fortune.

With little to go on except for a yellowing snapshot, he takes on the case not realizing his search for the missing man would eventually lead him to more victims and expose a link to a secret CIA relocation program and a trained killer who will stop at nothing to keep his crimes secret.

From the reviewers:

It is my hope that this new author continues to write thrillers and especially considers creating a Jason Justice series. For a debut novel, Cry For Justice certainly stands out. If you’re a fan of mysteries and thrillers offering plenty of action, suspenseful, with a well thought out story line, a fantastic, bigger-than-life nemesis and superb female characters, don’t hesitate to give Cry For Justice a try. – P. Stewart

This is the first book from an author who I hope will continue to write thrillers. It is fast paced, descriptive, keeps your attention and is completely enjoyable. This is a great weekend read, highly recommened. – Ildi Garay

Cry For Justice is a remarkable thriller that would be impressive if any established thriller writer had written it, but it’s all the more impressive as it’s Ralph Zeta’s debut novel. I really liked the author’s suspenseful writing style, and there are lots of twists and turns in the plot that will keep your adrenalin pumping. – Douglas R. Cobb

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Ralph Zeta has been a financial advisor and money manager for the past twenty years. After spending close to two decades living in California he relocated to South Florida where he now lives with his family. He is currently working on series of new thrillers and perhaps, one more Jason Justice adventure. Cry For justice is his debut novel.

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Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Book Alert: David Scott Hay’s FOUNTAIN is our eBook of the Day, With 4.8 Stars on 6 Reviews, and just $2.99 or Currently Free for Amazon Prime Members Via the Kindle Lending Library

January 26, 2012 by KND

Here’s the set-up for David Scott Hay’s Fountain, just $2.99 on Kindle or currently FREE for Amazon Prime Members Via the Kindle Lending Library:

What if a sip from a drinking fountain lets you create a masterpiece?
And then you die.
Life vs. Legacy… do you drink?

For anyone who has sacrificed blood to the muses.
For anyone who has been to a museum, looked around, and called bullshit.

For anyone that’s fed up with instant celebrity.
For anyone who wants a revolution…

A story that stretches from Chicago to Mars.

There’s no elves or wizards or angels or demons this time.
This is Pynchon, Vonnegut and Palahniuk territory.
This is sex, violence, and art.
This is war.

From the Author

A flash.

One trip to the MCA.
That bubbleman sign.
It was a creative outlet project between a bunch of other projects.

I wrote most of it in secret.

It took a few rings on the tree.
A marriage.
A career change.

It became of journal of dark things and light things.
Written with a barely repressed glee.

Enjoy.

From the reviewers:

“DSH is a master of plot. This thing moves like a thriller. It is literally one of the best things I’ve read all year. Darkly funny… a howling success!” – Pinckney Benedict, MIRACLE BOY AND OTHER STORIES

“Smart, inventive, and accomplished. There is some real comic brilliance here.” – Naeem Murr, THE PERFECT MAN

“David Scott Hay has done a something incredible – an artful book about an arty subject that doesn’t drop into pretension. ‘FOUNTAIN’ is an affecting story about tough, interesting people who hold beauty up like Achilles’ shield against a very real, very bitter, and oddly funny world. A must for fans of sharp tongues and sharp writing.” – Darren Callahan, THE WHITE AIRPLANE and HORROR ACADEMY: TWO PLAYS

… had me feeling like I was a fly on the wall, or perhaps a mist surrounding the characters in this novel. Dropped headlong into the world of art, I found myself really caring, really intrigued by the characters’ thoughts, motivations, and struggles, both internal and external. The dialogue is quick, witty, and thought-provoking. Such a different type of book that I typically read, but I’m glad I picked it up. Definitely a keeper on my Kindle! – Diana Murdock

This novel ranks among the very best that I have read in the last 10 years. David Scott Hay nimbly uses language and form to create a world that we recognize, hope for, and dread, many times in the same moment. – Brian Hill

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David Scott Hay is an award-winning Chicago playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He also wrote and directed the acclaimed indie feature film HARD SCRAMBLED.

Novels include: FOUNTAIN a satire, the best-selling contemporary fantasy FALL: THE LAST TESTAMENT OF LUCIFER MORNINGSTAR (Part I of the Fallen Trilogy), and CLONING CHRIST: THE SECOND BOOK OF DANIEL.

Coming soon: HELL’S GATE, a Fallen novella bridging Book I & Book II. He lost the tip of a finger in chop-saw incident. (buy me a beer and you’ll get that story in person.)

Twitter: @davidscotthay
Email: david@davidscotthay.com
Blog: http://dshrazor.blogspot.com/
Website: www.davidscotthay.com
www.arsonbooks.net

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**Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Book Alert: Kailin Gow’s DAUGHTERS OF DRACULA is Our eBook of the Day at just 99 Cents, With 4.4 Stars on 8 Reviews, and Here’s a Free Sample!**

January 25, 2012 by KND

Here’s the set-up for Kailin Gow’s Daughters of Dracula, just 99 Cents on Kindle:

Two Sisters, born in the time of Jane Austen, now vampires in the 21st century and the boy who holds the key to their salvation.

Book 1 of the Stoker Sisters Series.

Book 2: Angels and Hunters

Book 3: Sisters of the Strigois – Due in April 2012

From the reviewers:

If you have not read Kailin Gow, I truly hope you do so very soon. You are truly missing out on a wondrous author. The Stoker Sisters: Daughters of Dracula is the perfect place to start … – A. Pohren

… the ultimate vampire story! It’s dangerous, dark and exciting! – Faye

Finally, a fresh take on vampires … don’t get me wrong I am a huge vampire fan but lately it seems as I have been getting bored with them. This is NOT so with this book. Not only is it about female vampires it also is about descendants of Dracula. I thought the characters were amazing. This book moves fast … . This book will not disappoint. – “bentz101”

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Kailin Gow has been a published author for over 10 years. She started writing books for tween girls to help them with self-confidence and self-esteem. Her book, Gifted Girls Activities Guide to 365 Days of the Week, became a reference book used in girls organizations across the U.S. As her tween fans grew to become teens and young adults, Kailin began writing engaging and entertaining young adult book series for them. The results are book series like the Frost Series, PULSE Series, Wicked Woods Series, Stoker Sisters, Phantom Diaries, The Fire Wars, FADE, DESIRE, and more.

When not busy inhaling chocolate and drinking coffee by the gallon, Kailin makes time for writing fantasy books, blogging as an expert blogger for Fast Company, volunteering as an Emergency Responder and volunteering for battered women’s shelters. For fun, she plays the electric violin, and puts together a music playlist for her radio and web shows.

Her Frost Series consisting of the Bitter Frost Series, The Wolf Fey Series, and the Fairy Rose Chronicles along with her other book series are being developed into worldwide MMORPG Games by SEE GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT, which is the world’s leading game developer known for developing the top blockbuster films into games.

She welcomes readers to contact her through her website for discussions of her books! Sign up to find out the exact dates of new releases, promotions, contests, and special appearances:

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Kindle Nation Daily Romance Readers Alert! Terri Wolffe’s DESPERATE DESIRES (A Sweet and Spicy Novella) – 4.6 Stars and just $3.50 on Kindle – Here’s a Free Sample

January 24, 2012 by KND

The smart, wildly unconventional Lady Lucinda Davenport meets the dangerous Lucien Brandford, fourth Duke of Carlsborough, and their sensual dance culminates in a seismic eruption both psychological and sensual. As tempers flare and sparks fly, an intense and erotic interlude of passion ensues. Terri Wolffe’s Desperate Desires (A Sweet and Spicy Novella) – 4.6 Stars and just $3.50 on Kindle!

Here’s the set-up:

The cunningly audacious Lady Lucinda Davenport is by no means a conventional woman. Smart and fiercely determined, she’s more comfortable adding numbers than she’ll ever be socializing with highfalutin’ members of the ton. When desperate straits force her into action to save her home and lands, she finds herself faced with only one option. Summoning every ounce of her courage, she sets in motion a wild and raunchy scheme that would set the ton on fire if they ever caught wind of her actions.Lucien Brandford, fourth Duke of Carlsborough, is a dangerous man. Wealthy beyond imagination and handsome to a fault, the Duke is sought after by nearly every woman of the ton. Single, widowed, or married, ladies vie for his attention with cutthroat precision. But the Duke has no tolerance for the machinations of fortune-hungry peers. He seeks his pleasure from women who require no commitment.

That attitude ensnares the Duke in Lady Lucinda’s plan. Caught unawares, Lucien finds himself at the mercy of a bold and luscious woman whom he cannot decide if he wants to strangle or bed.

Sensually spiced with a heavy dose of passion, this romantic bestseller comes complete with a memorable cast of characters. You won’t want to put this one down!
(54K words)

From the reviewers:

Desperate Desires is a great mix of romance and psychological thriller. It transports the reader from their couch to 17th century London, England, with all of its splendor, beauty and hardships.–Pacific Book ReviewI would recommend this if you are looking for a hot and satisfying read. Its quick and sensual and well worth the price given to it on the Kindle.

A heartwarming and erotic tease

This book is about discovering who you are deep down inside where you keep your thoughts private and your desires to yourself. When Lucien and Lucinda get together they realize that there are not enough nights to quench their need for one another. Their story while not conventional is extremely enjoyable.

A DECADENT FEAST FOR THE SENSES!!,

4.6 out of 5 stars Turn Up the AC Before Reading!,

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Dear Readers,

In late 2010, I was challenged by the question: “What is it that you’ve always wanted to do, but never allowed yourself to do because of fear?”

The resounding answer for me was: “I’ve always wanted to write an historical romance novel!”

Pouncing on that flash of inspiration, I set out to try my hand at writing my very first historical, erotic romance. Admittedly, I had to ignore the little people in my head who cried out rather loudly, “What will people think? What will people say? What if you fail and fall flat on your face?”

Three months later, Desperate Desires was born. However, I’ll be the first to admit that the only reason I was able to complete it was because the storyline had been in the back of my head for close to 20 years.–Terri Wolffe

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**Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Book Alert: D. Robert Pease’s NOAH ZARC: MAMMOTH TROUBLE is our eBook of the Day at just 99 Cents, with 4.5 Stars on 44 Reviews, and Here’s a Free Sample!**

January 24, 2012 by KND

Here’s the set-up for D. Robert Pease’s Noah Zark–Mammoth Trouble, just 99 Cents on Kindle:

Noah lives for piloting spaceships through time, dodging killer robots and saving Earth’s animals from extinction.

Life couldn’t be better.

But the twelve-year-old time traveler learns it could be a whole lot worse. His mom is kidnapped and taken to Mars; his dad is stranded in the Ice Age; and Noah is attacked at every turn by a foe bent on destroying Earth… for the second time.

If you’re looking for an out of this world, action-packed adventure, and love such books as Percy Jackson, The Softwire, Artemis Fowl, or The Search for Wondla, then Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble needs to be your next thrill ride.

From the reviewers:

“I can’t say enough good things about this book. Younger readers will love it and so will their parents. It is a well written, fast paced little story that keeps you on your toes.” M. Hampton – Amazon Reviewer

“This book is amazing! It is slightly above my kids’ reading level, but it was still tons of fun for me. I love how it takes the story of Noah’s Ark and interprets it in the future.” – More 5 Star Reviews:

“It’s a keeper” – Rasenna – Amazon Reviewer

“I highly recommend this story for young teens, and if a grumpy, hard-to-please adult like me enjoyed this novel, then I bet they will love it.” Chrystalla – Amazon Reviewer

“It was loads of fun… What a splendid adventure!” Cassie McCown – Amazon Reviewer

“Awesome book!” Joe – Amazon Reviewer

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D. Robert has been interested in creating worlds since childhood. From building in the sandbox behind his house, to drawing fantastical worlds with paper and pencil, there has hardly been a time he hasn’t been off on some adventure in his mind, to the dismay of parents and teachers alike.

Also, since the moment he could read, books have consumed vast swaths of his life. From The Mouse and the Motorcycle, to The Lord of the Rings, worlds just beyond reality have called to him like Homer’s Sirens. It’s not surprising then he chose to write stories of his own. Each filled with worlds just beyond reach, but close enough we can all catch a glimpse of ourselves in the characters.

He’s also finishing up a sequel, due out in 2012, called Noah Zarc: Cataclysm. And there are some other stories, in various stages of completion, on his computer. D. Robert runs Walking Stick Books, a company dedicated to helping other authors succeed.

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