DARK PARADISE AND DARK EMBRACE COVER REVEALS w/ $25 AMAZON GC GIVEAWAY

Hi all, it's a big day. I'm excited to reveal my fabulous new covers. First up, I have the amazing new cover for DARK PARADISE (Dark Paradise, #1).

To say that I love my original cover would be an understatement. It's gorgeous. I never expected anything 

could compare to how I felt the first time I saw it.

Until I opened my email and saw this... Oh. My. God! (Yes, I ugly cried, and I'm not ashamed)

About Dark Paradise (Dark Paradise, #1)

Is this love affair their destiny? Or is it doomed?
Paradise Pointe, Louisiana, is far from idyllic for Mala LaCroix and Landry Prince. Haunted by strange visions, the pair are drawn together by a mystery concealed beneath the polite facades and the murky swamps of the Deep South.

Landry had a crush on Mala all through high school, but now — up close and personal — he is starting to suspect that the rumors of witchcraft and hoodoo are true.

But he can’t let his doubts tear them apart because the reckoning is coming. As Mala struggles to conceal her powers and avoid the curse that has struck generations of LaCroix women, Landry will have no choice but to face his own demons. Both of them will soon be caught up in a web of deceit that reveals the dark side of Paradise.

In honor of the new cover, DARK PARADISE will be on sale June 1st- 28th for only .99 pennies. How cool is that?

 

 

AMAZON / iBOOKS: / AMAZON UK / AMAZON CA / GOOGLE PLAY / B&N / INDIGO:

 

As if revealing one cover isn't exciting enough, I also have the pleasure of sharing the cover for my new novel, DARK EMBRACE (Dark Paradise, #4).

I loved writing this book. It was so much fun getting into Dena's head. Poor girl had a hard time of it in the first three books. I thought she needed a chance to tell her own story.

I love this cover, too. It totally captures Dena's spunky attitude. My girl's a fighter. 
 

DARK EMBRACE (Dark Paradise, #4) available

July 14, 2015. 

 

 

Reader favorite Angie Sandro returns to the bayou with a bewitching paranormal romance perfect for fans of Beautiful Creatures . . .   

 

Rescued from the brink of death by her cousin Mala, Dena Acker returns to the land of the living with a terrifying gift. Still connected to the darkness that almost claimed her, she can tell when someone’s about to die—but there’s nothing she can do to save them. Desperate to rid herself of this cursed ability, Dena has only one chance at peace . . . and it comes from an otherworldly stranger.

 

For centuries, Ashmael has seen more souls than he can count but he’s never been drawn to anyone the way he is to fragile, beautiful Dena. She fills the dark void of his days with light, and he would do anything to ease her suffering. Even if it means sacrificing his only chance at a flesh-and-blood existence to truly be with her.

 

Pre-order DARK EMBRACE

B&N / Kobo / Amazon

 

In case you haven't heard, I have even more exciting news about the Dark Paradise series. I get to write a novella. YAY!

 

Angie Sandro’s untitled novella, a companion title to DARK EMBRACE told from a new perspective, to Alex Logan at Forever Yours, by Kathleen Rushall at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (World).

 

 

GIVEAWAY:

I'm giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card.

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DARK SACRIFICE and DARK REDEMPTION, Dark Paradise series #2 and #3, are available now.

ANGIE SANDRO:

Bio:

Angie Sandro was born at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. Within six weeks, she began the first of eleven relocations throughout the United States, Spain, and Guam before the age of eighteen.

Friends were left behind. The only constants in her life were her family and the books she shipped wherever she went. Traveling the world inspired her imagination and allowed her to create her own imaginary friends. Visits to her father's family in Louisiana inspired this story.

Angie now lives in Northern California with her husband, two children, and an overweight Labrador

Author Links:

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SIGN-UP FOR THE DARK EMBRACE AND DARK PARADISE DOUBLE COVER REVEAL

It's been a while since I posted. I guess I need to fill you in on what's been going on. :) I finished my copyedits for DARK EMBRACE (Dark Paradise, #4) and turned them in today.

Yay, FREEDOM!

My release day is July 14th. I don't have preorder links yet, but I'll post them when I get them.

I do have cover(s). Plural!

I saw my gorgeous cover for DARK EMBRACE ) last month. My publisher decided to go in a different direction from my original covers, and I LOVED their new concept for the series. What I didn't expect was the surprise email I received on Wednesday from my editor. 

OMG, ya'll. I also have a brand new cover for DARK PARADISE (Dark Paradise, #1). It's absolutely stunning! Like I forgot how to breathe when I saw it--beautiful. My coworker thought I was having some sort of allergy attack. Then she saw it too, lol.

Believe me, there was a lot of squeeing and chair dancing going on in my cubicle.
 
I mean, I totally love my old covers. But, these are also beautiful in a totally different way. You'll see what I mean soon.... I promise it won't be long before I can show them off.

I know it's short notice, but I'm having a double cover reveal, with a giveaway, on Wednesday, May 20th. I hope you can participate. Just click on the link to sign up for the double cover reveal.

Here is the link if the form doesn't work for you. http://goo.gl/forms/xEJxyGnXR2

 

Eternal Sacrifice Contest and Cover Reveal

If you're new to the series, this is the BEST TIME to check it out!!!

 

THE SHADOW PRINCE & MORTAL ENCHANTMENT are currently available for FREE on Amazon from April 24th through April 28th. I promise, this the ONE AND ONLY TIME I will do this, so pick up your copies NOW!!!

 

Click HERE for Links to FREE BOOKS!!!

 

And now, here is the cover of the last book in the series, ETERNAL SACRIFICE!!!

Drum roll, please...

 

 

Click HERE to add this book to your Goodreads TBR!

 

As promised, here is the Gift Card CONTEST!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

IMPOSSIBLE PROMISE BOOK BLITZ w/ 2 GIVEAWAYS

Today we're celebrating the release of IMPOSSIBLE PROMISE by Sybil Bartel with two giveaways. The first giveaway is quite easy to enter.

For a chance to win one (1) ebook copy of No Apologies (Sybil’s first book- gifted via Amazon), leave a comment answering one questions: Where does Buck promise to take Layna?

The answer is in the excerpt below. I'll pick a winner on April 11th.

 

 

Impossible Promise by Sybil Bartel
(Impossible Promise #1)
Published by: Carina Press (HQN)
Publication date: March 23rd 2015
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

 

Three years ago, Layna Blair listened in horror over a telephone line as her parents were murdered. When the killer said she was next, Layna panicked and made a deadly deal—his secret in exchange for her life. She’s paid the price every day since, becoming a prisoner in plain sight

Marine Sergeant Blaze Johnson offers Layna a way out—her freedom, his rules, no questions asked—and she takes it, despite knowing what her keepers do to people who get too close. She doesn’t know Blaze is fighting his own demons or that beneath his warrior façade is a man on the verge of breaking.

Embarking on a wild revenge mission with Blaze and his smooth-talking best friend, Talon, is not what Layna signed on for. But attempting to run when Blaze has made no secret he intends to make her his is a reckless mistake. With the killer closing in, it’s up to Blaze to save them all—and to Layna to realize that she’s risked the one thing she can’t afford to lose.
Book one of two / 93,000 words

Heat level: Steamy; not for under 17, it has open door sex scenes.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23595431-impossible-promise?ac=1

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1590597631161137/

Purchase:

--Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OHVLTXK/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_ca-20&linkCode=as2&camp=15121&creative=330641

--B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/impossible-promise-sybil-bartel/1120548897?ean=9781426899676

--iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/impossible-promise/id961195293?mt=11

--Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/impossible-promise

IMPOSSIBLE PROMISE - Quote #1

      “I’m going to wake him up then I’m going to make it look like I’m taking you by force. I won’t hurt you but just the same, don’t fight me. Pretend to be scared into submission.”

      I might’ve rolled my eyes.

      Buck stared at me, expressionless. “Better yet, pretend to be unconscious.”

      “Is there a plan C?” My acting skills were super latent—like practically nonexistent latent.

      Buck misunderstood. He stepped close and took my face in his hand. “I’m not going to hurt you, I promise.”

      Oh, he’d hurt me all right. I was sure of that now. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but he’d leave eventually and it was gonna hurt like hell. “That’s not what I’m worried about,” I lied.

      “Then what are you worried about?” He stroked my cheek.

      Oh man, I couldn’t think when he did that. It was like Valium or a stupid pill but much more instant. Buck touches me, my brain turns off. I had to force myself to step back. “Okay.” I put a couple feet between us and inhaled. “Unconscious, got it. But how, exactly, is that gonna work?” The logistics were escaping my fog-induced brain.

      Buck watched me with a penetrating stare that slowly melted into liquid. He dropped his voice to a seductive whisper. “Come here.”

      Gulp. Ah, yeah, no. Uh uh. Not happening. I might’ve shaken my head.

      His giant hand rose up slowly, palm up. He said nothing.

      Shit. I was such a goner. Why prolong the charade? I took his hand.

      His monstrous fingers wrapped around mine and he instantly pulled me to his side, whispering in my ear. “That’s it baby, just relax.”

      His breath tickled my skin and his heat made me melt. I slunk against his side and inhaled the clean musk I’d grown attached to.

      “You think too much,” he said softly, brushing my hair from my face and skimming his lips over my temple.

      I wasn’t thinking jack shit. Wait, that’s not true. I was thinking Buck and muscles and sexy voice and hot breath. Total package wrapped up in a dominating, alpha, kick ass, swoon-worthy marine. It’s a good thing I’d sworn off men after my one and only encounter last year because Blaze-cum-Buck just ruined me for anyone else. Ever.

      “That’s right.” His lips touched my ear. “You like mountains, baby? Or the beach?”

      Holy cow, his voice. “Beach,” I whispered.

      “Me too. Beach all the way. Hot sand under your feet, sound of the waves, you and me sharing a towel…sound like fun?”

      “Mmm.” Buck, no shirt. “Yeah.”

      “Drop your head forward.”

      I didn’t hesitate. My hair fell over my face and concealed my view.

      “Good girl. Just for that, I’m gonna take you to the beach.” Buck moved toward Shorty.

      “Wait.” I tensed.

      “Shh, I got you. Let go, don’t think.” Buck’s arm tightened around my waist. “Let your legs go slack and drop your center of gravity, baby. Make it look real. Don’t worry, I got you. Think about you and me and that beach day I promised you.”

      I hesitated but I did it. Then I didn’t have a chance to think.

      Buck moved into action. “Ready, baby?” It was a rhetorical question.

            Buck threw the water on Shorty and kicked him, hard. “Wake up, asshole!”

Blitz-wide giveaway (INTL)

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AUTHOR BIO:

 

I grew up in Northern California with my head in a book and my feet in the sand. I dreamt of becoming a painter but the heady scent of libraries with their shelves full of books drew me into the world of storytelling. I love the New Adult genre, but any story about a love so desperately wrong and impossibly beautiful makes me swoon.

I now live in Southern Florida and while I don’t get to read as much as I like, I still bury my toes in the sand. If I’m not writing or fighting to contain the banana plantation in my backyard, you can find me spending time with my handsomely tattooed husband, my brilliantly practical son and a mischievous miniature boxer…

 

But Seriously?

 

Here are ten things you probably really want to know about me.

 

I grew up a faculty brat. I can swear like a sailor. I love men in uniform. I hate being told what to do. I can do your taxes (but don’t ask). The Bird Market in Hong Kong freaks me out. My favorite word is desperate…or dirty, or both—I can’t decide. I have a thing for muscle cars. But never reply on me for driving directions, ever. And I have a new book boyfriend every week—don’t tell my husband.

Author Links:

https://twitter.com/SybilBartel

http://sybilbartel.com/

https://www.facebook.com/sybilbartelauthor

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7893521.Sybil_Bartel

 

NA SPRING BREAK PARTY- AUTHORS FOR THURS, MARCH 12TH

It's the last day of spring break. Okay, not really. Just the last day of our New Adult Spring Break FB Party.

 

I hope you've had a blast meeting these amazing authors, winning some cool prizes, and finding some new books to add to your collection.

 

If you've missed any of the fun, you're in luck. It's not too late.

 

Ready to end this party with a bang!

 

**Disclaimer: Fireworks are not included in this post**

 

 

To join in the fun just click the link:

 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1545178145741049/

 

The hosts for Thursday, March 11th.