Author Spotlight & Giveaway: Eliza Brown

Welcome to my first Author Spotlight featuring Eliza Brown :D! Eliza Brown is a new 2013 Debut Indie Author. You all know how I love and support all Indie Authors. Find out more about Eliza Brown and her books below! Don't forget to enter the giveaway below. Eliza Brown donated an ebook copy of Saving Stella for my 1,2000 Facebook Likes Giveaway :D!

Mini Interview with Eliza Brown:

 

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself.

I am mother to three crazyily cute little minions.
Wife to a 6"4 super sexy tree lopper.
Little sister to a nutbag, a fireman and a linesman.
And Author of what i like to think are Fan-Freaking-Tastic books!

2. Who are some of your favorite authors? Did some of these authors inspire you to become a writer?

Favorite Authors... There are soo sooo many. I'll try narrow it down. Abbi Glines, Elizabeth Reyes, Colleen Hoover, Jamie McGuire, Penelope Douglas, Gaelen Foley... These are just a few.
Abbi Glines Vincent Boys Series was one of the first series that i really fell in love with... She help begin my love of reading. In turn my desire to write.

3. When you get “writers block”, what do you do to help yourself break free from it?

I try to write through writers block. But to be really honest i haven't hit a real patch of writers block yet. Sometimes things get a little stale and i feel like the story is too dull, that's when i keep writing and hope i hit something good. You can always cut the crap if you know what i mean.

4. What was your inspiration for writing Saving Stella?

Stella and Sloan were born in my vast imagination about a year ago. I started writing down little thoughts i had here and there, one night about six months ago i had a perfectly vivid dream about Stella. I woke up and ran for my note book to scribble it all down before i forgot the dream. That's how Saving Stella was brought to life.

5. What are some of your future writing projects? Can you tell us a little bit about them?

I am nearly finished writing Sloan's Surrender, all about Stella's twin sister. Sloan is a bit twisted inside and your going to find out why.
I haven't yet decided if there will be more books for Stella and Sloan.
When i finish Sloan's Surrender I plan on writing a series involving some sexy tree loppers! Inspired by my husband and his line of work.
I'm also playing with some other ideas... A very dear friend of mine has been living with domestic violence for a long time, I want to bring awareness to other women either living in the same situation or with friends living with it.

What are some of your Saving Stella Favorite Quotes?

"Lets be honest here... Who wouldn't want all this." -Brayden Brooks

“Yea well, my balls nearly retracted back into my body when she pulled that thing.” - Brayden Brooks

“He’s no longer going to be banging your cheap ass Sally. Go find another root rat, this one’s reformed.” - Sloan Morgan

“I won’t bite, not yet anyway.” - Brayden Brooks

"My panties melt every time he walks in the door. I just wana strip my clothes off and worship at the alter that is his incredible body.” - Bianca (Stella's Receptionist)

“I thought I was playing it cool, no?” - Brayden Brooks

Debut Book: Saving Stella

Synopsis:

After living the past six years of her life as a shadow of her former self Stella Morgan’s twin sister Sloan takes matters into her own hands. Setting her quiet, reserved sister up with her friend and boss Brayden Brooks.

But after the trauma of her past, can Stella ever trust another man? Can she overcome her demons to find her happily ever after?

 

 

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Excerpt:

Stella-
Bianca came bursting through my door like a bat out of hell. She was flushed and fanning herself with her hand. I started to reach for the gun I had stashed on the underside of my desk.
“Oh my GOD Stella! The most gorgeous man I have ever, and I mean EVER laid eyes on just walked in. He’s sex on a stick!”
My hand froze just before I reached the gun. I was confused. I knew all my clients, and none of them fit that description. Bianca had been working for me since I opened my doors for business she knew everyone too. Oh wait, I made space for Sloan’s boss today.
“Brayden Brooks?”
“Yea, that’s the name he gave me, I think? I kinda zoned out for a minute there just taking it all in you know?”
“Umm, no, I don’t know. I haven’t met him before. Sloan texted me yesterday asking me to fit him in. He’s her boss. You can send him in. I’m just finishing up.”
“Just give me a second. I need to prepare myself.”
Wow, Bianca had always leaned towards the dramatic but this was peculiar even for her. I raised my eyebrow at her, letting her know her time was up. She got the hint and returned to her desk.
A moment later there was a quiet knock at my door.
“Come in.”

 

 

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Can't get enough of Eliza's Brown writing or Sloan? Don't panic because Eliza Brown is currently working on Sloan's Surrender :D!

Excerpt:

Dex-
I have never wanted a woman so bad. She wasn’t my usual type, but I was changing, finally finding out who I am. A woman like Sloan had never even crossed my path before. Tattoo parlours weren’t somewhere the elite usually frequent.
She was all moody, aggressive and bitchy, I liked it. Sloan was nothing like the wana be stepford wives that had constantly been shoved in my face since I came of marrying age. They made me sick with their faked innocence, and eagerness to please. They wouldn’t dare say any of the things Sloan had said to me in the brief time I’d been here.
I couldn’t help but find myself wondering what she would be like in bed. Would she be this bossy? The idea of having Sloan in my bed was making me hard, if I wasn’t careful she would see straight through me. See how much I was enjoying this.
I had a feeling she’d run if she sensed my interest in her.
Bray was right, she’s an amazing artist, but she’s more than that. I’d like to find out just how much more she is.

 

 

Add Sloan's Surrender to your TBR Pile--->Goodreads

About the Author:

Mummy to three crazy cute lil minions.

Wife to a sexy tree lopper.

Little sister to a Nutbag, a Fireman and a Linesman.

Owner of a Big Ass Great Dane and a Slightly Psychotic Cat.

Writer of what i like to think are Fan-Freaking-Tastic books.

I discovered books can help you heal, give you motivation to go after what you really want in life and sooth the soul.

I had a strong desire to write a book of my own for quite sometime. So one day, I decided to do it. Simple as that. I had stories running around in my head and it was time to set them free.

I hope you will follow my journey as I discover myself as an author.

 

Find Eliza Brown:

Facebook  ~  Goodreads 

 

 

 Giveaway:

Eliza Brown donated an ebook copy of Saving Stella

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Blog Tour (Review) & Giveaway: Addicted to You by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

Welcome to my stop on the Addicted to You blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours.  Click HERE to see the full blog tour schedule!

 

Title: Addicted to You

 

Author: Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

 

Series: Addicted #1

 

Publication Date: June 13, 2013

 

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

 

Source: Arc was provided by author for Blog Tour

 

Description from Goodreads:

No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway’s biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.

Loren Hale’s best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they’ve pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They’ve mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment.

But when they go on a family boat trip, surrounded by open seas and limited male bodies in sight, Lily’s confronted with a big fear. Only one guy onboard can fill her addiction, and she’s sworn off going there with Loren Hale ever again.

Now the only person who can truly help her can barely help himself.

**This is a New Adult book recommended for readers 18 and up**

 

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My Thoughts:

  

I don't want to be fixed. I just want to live and feed my appetite. It just so happens that my appetite is a sexual one.

His vice is a bottle of whiskey.

Addicted to You was a refreshing read, and something completely different from all the New Adult books I've read this year. When I first heard about this book I thought it was going to be a great read. I was completely wrong. This is an AMAZING book! Krista and Becca Ritchie did an incredible job in writing a story in which two characters, Lily and Lo, suffer through their addictions together. I will admit that when Addicted to You reminded me of Ellen Hopkins. If you love reading Ellen Hopkins books-Crank, Glass, Fallout, etc- then you will definitely love Krista and Becca Ritchie's Addicted to You. The only difference is that Addicted to You is a New Adult book, and the situations Lily experiences with her addiction are raw and very out there.

I guess the only way to be close to me is to inject yourself in my world because I won't make the move to enter yours.

The water washes away the smell and grime, but my sins are here to stay. The memories don't vanish...

I never thought that I would love a character like Lily's- a sex addict with family issues. Once again I was completely wrong. As I read Addicted to You, I started to learn about Lily's sex addiction and I started to know her character in a whole different level. She is not just a shy, sex addict. She is a caring, loving, and broken girl that just needs the right person to stand by her side and understand what she is going through. I understand why she keeps her sex addiction a secret from her family, and why she shy's away from others. If I were in her shoes I would do the same thing, because people would not understand this sort of addiction. Heck, I've heard about sex addicts but after reading Addicted to You I learned a lot more. I know that all of this (what happens in the story) is not true, but at some point all addicts, in real life, will cross their own boundaries to get a high of their addiction. I seriously felt everything Lily had to go through in the book. I cried with her when she just felt lost and confused with all that was going on, and I felt her strong love towards Lo. By the end of Addicted to You, I felt a connection with Lily's character.

Loren Hale is an alcoholic beverage and he doesn't even know it.

Lo's face darkens in contempt. "Watch it, Lily." He picks up the bottle, unbroken, and reacts as though I hit his child.

What can I say about Loren (Lo) Hale? Just as Lily, Lo suffers from his own addiction to alcohol. He is totally bad news, but a total swoon worthy guy. I will admit that I don't like alcoholics, but his thoughtfulness towards Lily and the way he cares for her made me love him. He is even more emotionally broken than Lily. I believe that Lo needs Lily more, then Lily needs Lo. I will admit that there are times he is a total jerk to Lily, and at these moments I just felt like slapping or punching him in the face. I already knew more about alcohol addicts and what happens to them, because this is what health teachers teach in all of their health classes. Like I said before I don't like alcoholic addicts, but I just had to make that exception with Lo. Who can resist a protective, caring, thoughtful hottie like Lo? NOT ME :D! His character does develop (matures) by the end of this book, and I can't wait to find out what happens to him in the second book :).

We're pretending, aren't we? I'm so confused. What is he to me right now? Friend, boyfriends, something else entirely?

The deeper we sink, the harder it is to crawl out.

At the beginning I really had no clue what was going on between Lily and Lo. He tells a guy that she is his girlfriend, but as I kept reading I find out that they are in a fake relationship. I seriously felt sorry for Lily, because she was so confused with Lo's loving affections and actions- this of course would only happen when their relatives, or known people would be watching them. Who would agree to be in a fake relationship? This is just torture for both Lily and Lo, because they are both confused with what the other one feels. The longer they stay in their fake the relationship the longer they hurt (not intentionally) one another. But the loving affections and actions between these two are both sweet and hot :D!

Our relationship is dangling on thin strings that threaten to break. I feel it. I'm sure he feels it as well.

When they start a serious relationship, it all starts off well. Lily is getting her sex fix and Lo is still getting his alcohol fix. The sad thing about their relationship is that they are just not that good for each other, but at the same time so right for each other?!?. Does that make any sense? Let me try to explain this :). Their addictions just get in the way of their love towards each other. It just doesn't let them love each other, and care for each other the way it is truly meant to be. But at the same time Lo and Lily are always there for each others breakdowns, and they are two broken people who can actually fix each other with each others presence. Lily's and Lo's relationship is just as broken as they are, but at the same time it is also kept together because of their need to be close to each other. I really hope this works out at the end for these two, because they are the perfect match for each other :).

We've been friends, allies, for so long that I don't know who I am without him. Our lives intersect at every possible junction...

 

Krista and Becca Ritchie delivered an incredibly fresh debut in the New Adult genre. This is a book that you will not want to miss, trust me when I tell you that this is a MUST READ! There is romance, heartache, sorrow, real life problems (addiction & family), believable characters, and there is a twist that no one will expect (I didn't even see it coming). I will say this once again, if you love reading about true life problems, raw characters, and love reading Ellen Hopkins books, then Addicted to You by Krista and Becca Ritchie is the book for you :D!

Final Verdict: 5 Stars

 

 

Here are some Pic Quotes I've been posted on Twitter :).

 

About the Authors:

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister for their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU. Available July of 2013.
Krista Ritchie is the mind behind popular trading website YA Book Exchange and created Nawanda Files, a book blog that also features books into movies news. When not pouring over entertainment news and the newest releases, she spends her time conducting research in a genetics lab. She’s happy to join forces with her sister, harnessing their twin powers to produce the first in a New Adult series.

Author Website│Nawanda Files│YA Book Exchange

Becca’s Links:
Goodreads│Twitter

Krista’s Links:
Goodreads│Twitter

 

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Cover Reveal: Trying to Get Over You by J.D. Rivera

Title: Trying to Get Over You

Author: J.D. Rivera

Publication Date: June 25, 2013

Genre: New Adult Contemporary

Designed by: Emily Mah Tippetts

Synopsis:

College student Emily Reynolds has been in a three year relationship with Cooper Thomason but one awful night has left their relationship shaken. She soon finds out she is pregnant and Cooper can’t give up his partying ways. Emily leaves Cooper and tries to find a life without him. She finds out a life without Cooper is harder than she thinks. Will Emily be able to move on from Cooper and find a relationship with another man or run back to him?

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About the Author:

J.D. Rivera lives in Oklahoma with her husband and two boys. Her life consists of school projects, homework, cartoon shows and little league sports.  She loves Diet Mt. Dew, the OKC Thunder, costume jewelry, the beach, and of course reading.