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Title: The Rhythm of my Heart

Series: The Heart Series - Book 1

Author: Velvet Reed

Expected Release Date: Late May, 2014

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♥ Synopsis ♥

Grace Rivers is your everyday twenty-five year old. She could have the world at her feet, but instead chooses to help run the family business. After experiencing great loss early in her life, Grace values what's most important: her family and friends. But she aches to find that certain someone—that one great, passionate love who values family as much as she does.

Cole Tierney loves his life. He has a wonderful family, a loyal best friend and a successful career as an ER doctor. The only downside is he wants someone to share it with. After being used and left heartbroken, he wants to find someone who will love him for him and not his or his family's status.

"Every beat my heart makes is for you. Every time it beats faster it's because of you—because you're near me, because of your smile—because you take my breath away."

Their two hearts collide by chance and an undeniable connection is quickly made. But when others are plotting against their happiness, will their love flatline, or will the rhythm of their hearts continue to beat as one?

♥ Goodreads Link ♥

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20504580-the-rhythm-of-my-heart

♥ Author Bio ♥

Velvet Reed is the pen name of an avid book lover, reviewer and blogger who has turned writer.

Born and raised in Sydney, Australia; she is a city girl at heart but loves the laid back lifestyle of living in country New South Wales. Married to her first and only love, she is a devoted mother of three who juggles her very active children and their many extracurricular activities, working in the middle of the night, running a blog, and writing.

Velvet's love of reading was realised only 3 short years ago after the death of her amazing father. She used the escape into the fictional world to help her through her grief and post natal depression, not releasing the great impact so many talented authors would have on her life.

The Rhythm of my Heart is her debut novel and book one in The Heart Series.

♥ Social Media Contacts ♥

Facebook: www.facebook.com/VelvetReedAuthor

Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/Velvetreed

Email: velvetreed@outlook.com

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Book Blitz- Love, Lies & The D.A.

                      



Author Bio-

Rebecca Rohman is a wife and designer currently living in the Northeastern United States. She was a Sales Manager for a tourist magazine, and for many years prior, she was involved in marketing for a jewelry company, and later for a fine wine distributor.
About fifteen years ago, she started writing her first romance novel, Uncorked, just to purely entertain herself. It was not until early in 2012 when she decided to complete it and share it with the world. The story was published in February of 2013. Love, Lies & The D.A. is her second novel.

Blurb-

Jada McLean is about to get married in nine days, when she walks in on her fiancé in a little more than a compromising position. Days later, she’s on a trip that she intends to be relaxing and a prelude to her fresh start, when she runs into the rude, obnoxious, but gorgeous Jonathan Kole.

Jonathan Kole is San Francisco’s newest District Attorney. When he finds himself deeply attracted to a stunning beauty, he has no idea that she’s about to get into BIG trouble with the law—and he’ll be the one presiding over her trial. To make matters worse, his father is the lawyer representing her in the high-profile case.

When a series of events force them together over New Year’s weekend, Jonathan’s feelings and ethics will come into question, while Jada comes to terms with the fact that she is falling for the man that will be responsible for attempting to put her behind bars… Little do they know, they're both about to fall into a whirlwind so deep, it will send both their lives spiraling out of control.

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Love, Lies, and the D.A. will be available for purchase at- Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iTunes, Lulu.com, and Createspace. 

*When purchase links are available I will update this post.

Life's a Cappella by Yessi Smith (Meet the Author and Review)

**Review at bottom of post

Meet Yessi Smith

Author

I’m a Hispanic living in South Florida with my redneck husband
from Texas and our “half breed” son, who is actually the reason I started
writing again after years of celibacy. My son loves stories, but not the kind
you can read in an existing book. No, he’d rather make up a story, complete
with our own illustrations. So, thank you, Son, for igniting a flame I had let
go out.

I also live with two dogs: a neurotic Border Collie we call
Nitro and a midget Rottweiler named Nisa.

I have always found my sanctuary at the beach and in music and
writing. I wish I could write rhymes so I could become a famous rapper, but
rhyming is completely lost on me.

I have a Bachelor’s
degree in Business Management and a Master’s in Human Resource Management. I
have held several jobs, from picking up dog crap to upper management positions.
And now I am hoping to leave the business world behind so I can live full time
in a world that does not exist until I place my fingers on.

Synopsis

I want to tell you how
great my life was. How I lived without regrets. With constant laughter. Without
any tears. I want to tell you how I lived each moment to the fullest. How each
breath I took was fresh and full of life. With eagerness. Without any fear.

I want to tell you all
of that, but then my story would be masked with lies and not worth telling.

My life didn’t start
until I left my past. And I left everything. My mother, my friends, my name.

My new name, the name
everyone knows me by is Erin Lewis.

Four years after finding
the courage to leave her hometown in Alabama, Erin is finally happy with where
her life has led her. Not only is she secure in her environment, but the
relationships she has formed center her, making her forget how damaged she once
was. Before she can fully settle into her new life, her past crashes into her
present, unraveling a set of events that destroy the very foundation she has
built her new life on.

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My Review


(4.5 out of 5 Stars)


Oh my goodness. That's the first thing I think as I remember this book. Yessi Smith Delivers quite a story, and she does so wonderfully. I was immediately sucked into this story. I wanted to know everything there was to know about Erin and I was not disappointed.
When I review I try to do so without there being any spoilers but this one may be hard to express what I felt without telling you what exactly happened but I will show you a couple of the notes I took while reading...

~I'm only partially through the book but I needed to start writing what I feel while I feel it. A bomb was just dropped and it literally gave me chills. CHILLS! Holy hell, Yessi Smith, I did not see that coming AT ALL. You clever woman. I'm going to keep reading now because I have to see how this drama unfolds...

~Now I'm starting to get teary eyed... Even my heart is racing. OMG.

~No, she did not. no no no no. 

Those are only a few. The emotions this book brought out in me was unexpected. Don't misunderstand what I'm saying, good books always affect me on a deep emotional level but this one hit home.
There are very serious story lines in this book but there are also parts where I was left giggling like a little girl. When I read the part about "Chewie" I had to take a book break because I was laughing so hard. I became attached to these characters and I am very much looking forward to her next book which is only days away!
I highly recommend this read!

Review- That's a Promise by Victoria Klahr

(4.5 out of 5 Stars)

Wowzers. This book was an amazing read! I could not get enough of it. I would have finished it in one sitting if life didn't keep insisting on interrupting me.

This is the story of Josie who lives through numerous life shattering events. However, the little firecracker that she is, she is able to get up and put forth her best effort into living again. Her friend Seth is there almost every step of the way to help her out. Although, some of those life shattering events test their friendship.

When she finally gets on proper footing with her life she starts going to a new college and that is where she meets her bestie, Brooke, and she also meets hottie, and eventual boyfriend Blake.

Having a tattooed up handsome best friend (Seth) and a gorgeous boyfriend has its perks. But it also has its challenges.

The story begins in present tense and starts to retell all the details to how things ended up the way they did. As things unravel it just gets more and more intense. I always try to guess what is going to happen in a story and I was able to guess a couple of events but that was only because I read something with a small similarity recently. However, I was still just as spellbound by this read. Victoria has a way of sucking you into her book.

I couldn't get enough of these characters. Especially Seth. OMG. Seth. *Sigh* 

Don't get me wrong though, I loved Blake too. 

Not only would I read this book again but I am also tremendously looking forward to the follow up book. Like, OMG, I'm not even kidding. Wait 'til you get to the end. That's all I'm going to say lol

Here are Links where you can purchase That's a Promise-

For Paperback click HERE.

For Kindle ebook click HERE.

Interview with NY Times Best-Selling Author Colleen Hoover

I emailed Colleen Hoover asking for a possible interview, or anything at all really, because it's Colleen freaking Hoover! Never did I imagine she would message me back. Not that I thought that in a bad way at all it's just that she's an extremely busy person and she's probably writing some more amazing books.
Imagine my excitement when I checked my email and she messaged me back. I was FREAKING out. Seriously, I was a squealing mess.
Anyways, she was awesome enough to let me ask her a few questions. So without further rambling... Here they are :-)


What was your inspiration to start writing?

A line in one of my favorite Avett Brothers songs that says, "Decide what to be and go be it".

Who's your favorite Author?

It's really hard to choose just one but I love John Green.

What book(s) have influenced your life the most?

I honestly wasn't a big reader before I started writing. When I did read, they were usually true crime stories, not fiction. So, I wasn't really influenced by any books, as weird as that may sound!

What was the inspiration behind the Hopeless series?

I never really know what inspires my stories. I have new ideas for stories all the time, but they don't usually turn into anything. The story behind Hopeless is one that I just couldn't get out of my head once it got there. I had to write it down.

What was the inspiration behind the Slammed series?

Slammed was a little different because it was my first book. I really wanted to write something that included slam poetry, so that was the basis and inspiration for that story. 

Did you ever think your books would become big hits like they did?

Not at all. I wasn't even planning on trying to get them published. I really only self-published so my friends and family could get my book on their kindles! I was shocked when the sales started to take off. 

What are your current projects?

I just turned in two books to my publisher: Maybe Someday (March 18) and Ugly Love (August 5). Also, Atria just announced that they will be releasing Finding Cinderella IN PRINT on March 18!

What made you come up with the idea to do a soundtack with Maybe Someday?

I really enjoyed including slam poetry and Avett Brothers lyrics in Slammed, and readers responded positively to it as well. So, I thought it would be cool to take a step forward and actually create original music and lyrics for the book!

(A question asked by a fellow fan and a follower of My Book Inspired Ramblings) What's the name of the song Will played for Layken?

Offering by The Avett Brothers

Colleen Hoovers current books. Maybe Someday will be released next month!

COVER REVEAL! Our a Cappella (A Cappella 1.5) by Yessi Smith

Our A Cappella (A
Cappella 1.5) Cover Reveal

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Releasing February 7,
2014

Five months after their
wedding, Trent struggles with the strain of juggling work and family life as
Erin furthers her education, getting a Master's degree in Nursing. All Trent
wants is one weekend alone with his wife to reconnect but Erin's focus is adamantly
elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Nate, Erin's
oldest friend and brother, has formed an undeniable bond with Tonya that he is
reluctant to pursue because of his own inner demons.

Will love be enough?

Our A Cappella on Goodreads

Meet The Author

I’m a Hispanic living in
South Florida with my redneck husband from Texas and our “half breed” son, who
is actually the reason I started writing again after years of celibacy. My son
loves stories, but not the kind you can read in an existing book. No, he’d
rather make up a story, complete with our own illustrations. So, thank you,
Son, for igniting a flame I had let go out.

I also live with two
dogs: a neurotic Border Collie we call Nitro and a midget Rottweiler named
Nisa.

I have always found my
sanctuary at the beach and in music and writing. I wish I could write rhymes so
I could become a famous rapper, but rhyming is completely lost on me.

I have a Bachelor’s
degree in Business Management and a Master’s in Human Resource Management. I
have held several jobs, from picking up dog crap to upper management positions.
And now I am hoping to leave the business world behind so I can live full time
in a world that does not exist until I place my fingers on.

Yessi Smith on Facebook

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COVER REVEAL! Lonely Girl by Gracie Wilson

"The Lonely Girl"

What if one day you woke up and found your heart had been shattered? You lost the one person you loved more than anything. 

What happens when you learn to move on even though you thought you'd never be able to again? Is it worth the risk to try and let someone in? Is it better to be left alone then take the chance of more heartache?

This time will be different. Becca slowly starts to put the shattered pieces of her heart back together only to have it broken again by someone she trusted. Can her heart that was barely healed in the first place be fixed, again? 

Becca falls for someone new, but will her heart be safe. Will she survive the secrets that come out from the past? Love is worth the risk. Can she really believe that? The question is: is he worth the risk?