An Unplanned Life Is Available!

It took me a while to decide about releasing this book early. I had it all ready to go and even though my release date was only a week away it felt like eternity. So, I decided to hit the publish button after driving a few of my friends crazy as to whether I should do it or not. After I saw all of the responses and how happy everyone was that I decided to do it, I knew that I made the right choice!!

So, I want to thank all of my loyal readers who have taken the time to message me to tell me how much they enjoy my books or taken the time to write reviews. You guys are the best and I love that something that I LOVE doing make you guys so happy! 

As of right now An Unplanned Life is live on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. An Unplanned Lesson is on sale for .99 cents until Sunday.  I will be working on getting it on itunes and Smashwords. I hope all of my little Dailan O'Maley lovers love him just as much in this book as they did in first!!

Have a great day & Happy Halloween!!

Cover Reveal & Trailer for Bare Hearts

Well, it's been a while since I blogged anything so I thought today would be the perfect time to jump back in!

Devon Youngblood will be releasing her second novel Bare Hearts on December 13th. I really enjoyed her debut novel Coming Back to You so I am very happy to share her beautiful cover and trailer for Bare Hearts:

Life can change in an instant.

When twenty-two year old Lily receives a devastating phone call, her life is sent into a whirlwind. Still holding on to hope, she meets Parker in the most unlikely place, where the two experience a special connection. 

Home from the Army after a four year stint Parker faces a tough decision whether or not to reenlist. While his life is spiraling downward from his own devastation, his only coping mechanism is living life on the edge. 

It’s not until later on when the two meet again in an unusual place that they realize their connection is too strong to resist. Brought together by tragedy, they hang on to each other as they start to slowly face their futures. 

Their toughest obstacle is yet to come when Parker realizes that he has been harboring a secret that could shatter Lily's world. Can they cope with their losses together or will the secret be too much to bare? 

Or can love really conquer all?

Trailer for Bare Hearts

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Made It Through Monday....

Well, Monday is almost an afterthought....Thank goodness! I was super busy all weekend trying my best to pre-proof the rest of An Unplanned Life before sending it off for real editing. Let me tell you, I really stink at proofing my own work! I did share a few things this weekend on my FB page. Here they are just in case you missed them:

My latest giveaway (just two more days so check it out!)
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The Latest Teaser from An Unplanned Life
Teaser For An Unplanned Life

A slide show of An Unplanned Life
Slide Show


Also, I've decided to keep An Unplanned Lesson on sale at .99 cents for a few more days so everyone has a chance to read it before An Unplanned Life. To answer a lot of emails that I've been getting - YES you must read an Unplanned Lesson to totally grasp and appreciate An Unplanned Life.

And last but not least....I wanted to share this BEAUTIFUL picture that one of my awesome readers sent me yesterday. Thank you so much....I LOVE it xo!!

Favorite Reads Of Summer Giveaway

It's never easy to trade in the long warm days of summer for the cold dreary days of winter. But before we get to winter we have my favorite time of the year, fall. Now, I know a lot of  people (depending on where you live) don't get to experience the vibrant shades of red and gold that adorn the trees or the warm days and the cool crisp nights.  That's not to say that I will not miss sitting on the beach with a good book and even though I didn't have much time for reading this summer, I did read three that I absolutely loved: Book one and two of the Progress Series by Amy Queau  (Progress & Interrupted) and Forever You by Sandi Lynn

So I put together this little giveaway with my favorite reads of Summer 2013. I've included book two of the Progress Series (Interrupted) because book one Progress is free for the next four days on Amazon, so go one click it NOW....you will not be sorry that you did.

I also included Drowning in Love because of course that was one of my favs as well! And as an  added bonus I've included The Exception to The Rule


Good luck and I hope you all enjoy these books as much as I did!

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What's Better Then Kids Going Back To School......An Unplanned Lesson on sale for .99 cents!

Well, the time has come for the little ones and not so little ones (in my case) to head on back to school and even though they're not very happy about it, us parents sure are. For me I know that means, no more all night X-box parties, no more waking up to tons of dirty dishes and glasses in the sink from said parties. No more hearing "I'm bored" oh the list goes on and on....

I can't believe that my boys are sophomore's in high school. I can seriously remember waiting for the bus with them on the first day of Kindergarten like it was yesterday!  Is it just me or is it that the older we get the faster time passes?  So to all of you mom's who are just getting your babies on the bus for the very first time this year. Enjoy it, take pictures not only on your camera but in you mind and in your heart because it goes by way too fast! Before you know it they won't want you within a five mile radius when the bus pulls up. But that's when you can get them back for punishment.....whenever my boys get on my last nerve I threaten to stand outside and wait for the bus with them in my PJ's. And for those of you that think that sounds horrible....you have never experienced raising teenagers....just wait!

So happy first day of school to all the kids! For all the moms I have something for you to enjoy when your sucking in all that peace and quiet of your kid free house! An Unplanned Lesson is on sale for .99 cents for a very limited time....so now is your chance to meet the very sexy Dailan O'Maley and get all brushed up on Dailan and Nicole's story before the sequel An Unplanned Life comes out on November 7th.

An Unplanned Lesson on Amazon
An Unplanned Lesson on Barnes & Noble

An Unplanned Life - Character Inspiration

So for all of you that have read An Unplanned Lesson, you probably have your own visuals of Dailan and Nicole. But I thought I would share mine with you as well as some others, plus new characters that you will be meeting in An Unplanned Life. Can't wait for all of you to meet the new characters on November 7th! Let me know what you think and if my visual came pretty close to the characters that you've already met in An Unplanned Lesson:

Rachel Wiser - The girl you will LOVE to HATE. You will meet her in Nicole's past as well as her present

Jonathan Caldwell - Nicole's first love and the guy who changed her life forever

Jonathan's mother and another character that you will love to hate

Donna- Nicole's very best friend in the past and present

 Dailan's best friend and a new love interest to someone very close to Nicole

Renee - Nicole's older sister who you you will seeing more of in An Unplanned Life

Justin Morgan - Nicole's younger brother. You will get to see how close they were when you go back into Nicole's past.

Tisha 

Tisha - A very special friend to Nicole. You will meet Tisha when you journey into Nicole's past

Nicole's Mom

Nicole's Dad

Dailan's Dad

Kitty O'Maley - You will meet Dailan's outspoken and very opinionated mom when she comes to visit in An Unplanned Life

                                         

Monday Morning Blues

Well, it's back to work after have an EXTRA long weekend. Is it wrong of me to say that I would rather have my teeth drilled without Novocaine if it meant that I could stay home today instead? Besides having five whole days off and a great time on those days, I also got A LOT of writing done. An Unplanned Life, the sequel to An Unplanned Lesson is about 80% complete. I'm not going to lie, I'm taking my time with this last 20% because I am truly going to miss these characters. I thought that I had a writing hangover when I got done with An Unplanned Lesson well that is going to pale in comparison to the one that I'm going to have when I get done with this book!  I'm relating very well to Diane Keaton's character in Something's Gotta Give....so many tears are being shed as I'm writing this. This in my opinion, is the most emotional book I have written thus far. I know that some of you may not agree after reading it but that's just me. So, I'm letting you all know now....stock up on those tissues when you see them on sale because come November (hopefully) you will using them all up!

In case you missed my Facebook posting last night, here is the teaser that I posted. Rachel Wiser is a new character that you will be introduced to in An Unplanned Life. She will be at the top of you list of characters to hate in this book (trust me, there will be a few others as well). Get to know her, just a little here:

“Nicole! How are you?” Debbie, Dailan’s assistant said as she gave me a hug.

“I’m good.”

“Oh my goodness that baby is just the cutest! Sorry, Dailan had to get called in on his day off, but there’s a problem with one of the big clients he’s threatening to sue the company and Mr. Allan is freaking out.”

“Oh boy, well I just came to collect Ryan and Ella.”

“Oh yeah, come on back I was just getting Ryan a lollipop. Dailan’s in his office on a conference call right now. Rachel and I are in the conference room with the kids.”

“Oh, who’s Rachel?” I asked.

“She’s one of the new paralegals. I’m going to be working full time for Mr. Allan in September.” She rolled her eyes as if she wasn’t pleased. “So, I’m training Rachel. She’ll be working for Dailan.”

“Oh,” I nodded. She opened the door to the conference room and the smile that was on my face immediately faded away. I had to do a double take, when I saw my baby in the arms of Rachel Wiser, the girl who had made my life an unbearable living hell in high school. I was speechless as our eyes locked.

“Nicole Morgan?” She stared at me with her piercing blue eyes that looked as if they were looking right through you.

“Nicole O’Maley,” I corrected her as I snatched Ella from her arms.