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Novella Title: Follow the Snowflakes, A Christmas Novella

Author: Angelina Kerner (ME)

Novella Blurb:

At 28, it’s bad to be single. After four years of relationship struggles, Cat is ready to try anything.

That’s when her friend tells her about her class’ Dear Santa letters. One little boy asked for a new mommy, and she suggests Cat meets the kid’s dad, just to see where things go. Cat figures it can’t hurt…until she meets a stranger in the midst of a car accident. The man is handsome with a sad look in his eyes. He still wears a wedding band and she’s not sure his heart’s available, even if he makes her heart race. But, maybe he’s a widower? Cat wonders if she should resign herself to being an old maid, or whether she could possibly be the answer to a little boy’s Christmas wish, unless there’s a third option – a future with the stranger.

Genre: Chick-lit/Contemporary Romance

Publication Date: December 15th, 2017

Cover Reveal: November 1st, 2017 with R&R Book Tours

Book Tour: December 11th to December 15th, 2017 with R&R Book Tours

25 days of Follow the Snowflakes Trivia starts on November 20th, 2017, here!

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Thank you to R&R Book Tours

Hi everyone,

I hope that you’re all doing well.

Denise posted in July, a great post about promotional services. You can find it here. So based on 5 Things Book Promotion Services Should Remember by Denise, here’s what I have to say about R&R Book Tours.

Equal and fair treatment – I don’t know about the other authors, but Shannon is equal and fair. I receive her invites to other blog tours and any updates that she receives from those authors so I know that. It feels like she cares about each and every request and tries her best to help out. Our recent conversation was about finding bloggers for a specific genre, her response was – “I’m sure it’s great, just very specific. It’s a challenge ;)” so she’s willing to search for bloggers who review specific genre’s which is great because it’s not just about sending out blog post about tour invites, but reaching out to specific bloggers, which takes time!
Communication – Fantastic, considering how many times I had sent her the novella files haha. Our email string is 56 and counting so we’re going back and forth. So, if you have any questions about your own tour and everything, she’s there.
Prompt response to emails from authors and bloggers would be appreciated. Usually her response time is within the hour and sometimes even within 5 minutes which is surprising sometimes because she has a couple of serious life things going on, and yet shes great with responding. And, when I was freaking out about the cover for my new novella, her response was almost instant and it was – “I LOVE IT!” That made me feel confident that maybe the blogger who signed for the cover reveal and the tour will like it, too.
FAQs – Denise’s words – Most services have FAQs. Some are more detailed than others, but it’s generally stated that “a WORD doc, book cover and everything needed for posting will be provided.” Shannon also provides HTML info for bloggers. So you’re not only getting a word doc, but also an HTML with the same info. I’m not sure if Shannon states that somewhere…I actually didn’t see it so now you know that it’s provided.
The Author/Blogger Chose Your Service – It’s a great fit me for me. The cover reveal and book tour are still to happen – November 1st and December 11th to December 15th, 3017. I’m super excited.

Also a big thank you for the bloggers, not just Shannon who signed up for both events. I’m super happy that you chose to help me spread the word about my novella. That means the world to me.

I’m having a blog party starting November 20th, 2017. Join the fun. For info, check here.

New Blog Tour: White Water, Black Death by Shaun Ebelthite (Dec. 4th to Dec. 9th) #Thriller #Suspense #Mystery

cool cover so sign up for the tour ^_^

New Cover Reveal: November 1st (Sign Up) Follow the Snowflakes: A Christmas Novella by Angelina Kerner

Thursday Writing Tip #21

Book Review: An Author’s Odyssey (The Land of Stories #5)

Book Title: The Land of Stories (An Author’s Odyssey) land

Book Author: Chris Colfer

Source: Bought at a Barnes and Noble

Rating: 5 Dragon Paws 5 paws

For my review of book 1, go here: The Land of Stories (The Wishing Spell)

For my review of book 2, go here: The Land of Stories (The Enchantress Returns)

For my review of book 3, go here: Book Review: The Land of Stories (A Grimm Warning)

For my review of book 4, go here: The Land of Stories (Beyond the Kingdoms)

Please don’t read this review if you haven’t read the first four books. There are some spoilers.

This book is a continuation of book 4.

Lots of things happened in this one and lots of adventure for Connor and Alex…mostly Connor. He certainly has a wild imagination. This time, they travel into Connor’s stories. What I really liked about them is that the mistakes in his writing proved to be funny, such as a Rosary Chicken. That’s a lesson for writers everywhere – spelling matters.

There’s a scene with the Masked Man and Bree’s story. That was also an awesome thing because it’s realistic- for a teacher to give a wrong story back to a student by accident. Things happen. That was really well written on Chris’s part. .

Stay tuned for my last review of the series. Already started reading 6th book and it’s also the last the series. That one, I got signed by Chris Colfer. ^_^

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Recommend to middle grade kids and adults who love fairy tales.

Get to know me weekend part 3

The last 20 facts about me for the weekend!

My favorite shows are the X-files, Suits, Numbers, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, Teen Wolf, That Girl, Psyche, 21 Jump Street, Life, How I met your mother, Bones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sex and the City, and Interny (Russian show). I’m probably forgetting some but these I can watch again and again.
My favorite animes are Sailor Moon, Dragonball Z, Fruits Basket, Fairy Tail, Inuyasha, Yuu Yuu Hakasho, Life is Beautiful, and Cowboy Bebop.
I don’t like selfies (usually). I’m only okay with them if my son is next to me.
I wear glasses, but I prefer contacts.
After dancing ballroom for years, I switched to belly dancing.
I love snakes.
I was born in the year of the snake.
The last movie that I saw on the big screen was Beauty and Beast, and that was on a big screen at home with my son in my arms. He was sleeping.
When I was in high school, I was in band and played tennis. Don’t miss either.
I met Andy Weir, the author of the Martian. He signed my book and he signed a birthday card for my niece.
I’ve been to several concerts, one of them being Evanescence.
I prefer milk chocolate to dark.
One way to my heart is to get me is to get me milk chocolate or a cherry coke. I’m simple.
I’m a horrible singer and my husband pleads for me to stop. Though, it’s okay when I sing to my son because “I sing with love” so bad singing is forgiven.
I don’t like make-up and I avoid it like the plague. Make-up is only for author photos, dance performances, weddings, and or big parties that I’m not hosting.
My favorite flower is Gardenia. My main character in Deity’s Soulmate is named Gardenia because of that.
My first job was renting cars.
My second job was cashier at Target.
One of my favorites foods is the meaty marinara pasta from Pizza Hut.
I tried being a vegetarian for a year. I succeed only for that year.

Tell me something about you. ^_^

Get to know me weekend part 2

The weekend continues. Yesterday I shared 20 facts about me. Here’s 20 more.

My favorite soda is Cherry Coke or ginger ale.
My favorite food during pregnancy was French Fries. When I was in the car and we were about to pass Carls Jr. or something, I could literally smell them. Bad for husband, cause I would make him stop so I could get some fries.
The first person to do my make-up that wasn’t my mother or me was a gay friend in high school. He had a lot of fun doing it, too.
I love to cook. I like soups and they last for 3 days at time so I would cook a soup and know that I’ll have food available. It’s hard to have something ready with a baby around so liking soups is a MUST. ^_^
I broke my fingers once by falling from a rail. That was when I was about 10 years old…my mother didn’t believe me that I broke anything and only realized something was wrong after I started getting sick. I haven’t broken any bones since!
I stopped being friends with a boy after he jokingly called me a b*tch. I told him that jokingly or not, I don’t like being addressed like that. It was uncalled for. So, I kicked him out of my house. I haven’t seen him since.
I love decorating for Halloween and Christmas. Usually I add one decoration starting the first of October or December. Haven’t started decorating yet this month though.
The only fish that I eat is Salmon and I prefer cooking it myself.
I have a hard time understanding humor and sometimes sarcasms.
I’ve been married for 5 years!
I love bubble baths. When I was pregnant, I couldn’t have them much and then with the baby no time so I adore them. My female characters tend to love their bubble baths, too. It’s their favorite past time and YES, it’s my fault.
My favorite color is Purple!
My favorite number of all time is 13.
I was born on the 13th.
My favorite font is
I like researching things, more on Google than Pinterest. I know Pinterest is a search engine, but I’m not used to it yet, though I do have an account and created many cool boards. For instance – The Seven Hours Virtual Book Tour!
I have had several surgeries and nurses think that I’m a model patient.
When, I was in high school, I used to love to write with gel pens. Is that still a thing?
Two of my Halloween costumes was of a female version of Captain Jack Sparrow and one of a gypsy.
When I’m sick, like for days, I tend to have a Harry Potter marathon with popcorn!

Tell me something about you.

Get to know me weekend starts now ^_^

I bet that most of you who read my blog posts, know me as a book blogger. However, I’m not just a book blogger, I’m an author first… well second cause first I’m a mother to an 8 month old little boy.

If you knew that I’m an author and mother (you probably paid attention to the site’s image at the top which is great! But, other than that you don’t know me much. Hmm. We would have to remedy this, this weekend.

So, let’s see where do I start?

I miss ballroom dancing.
I’m a Pisces and that means something. If you guys know anything about Pisces is that they are dreamers, well no wonder I decided to be an author on the side to my day job. 😉
I’m 5’7″. When I was a dancer that MATTERED so much. It was hard to find dance partners to be taller than me, especially when I was wearing high heels, but I still had fun dancing ballroom.
I really dislike one nickname- Angie. I don’t know why but when people call me that, I get irritated and sometimes don’t respond.
I’m a fan of Microsoft but had to buy me a Mac…mainly so I could learn how to create apps.
I hate liars.
I have two sisters and one brother.
I used to have 6 cats. One passed away two years ago in August and one passed away this August. Both were black cats. I miss them very much!
I don’t have a TV…well I do but I turned it into a computer. Too much of a hassle to set up channels…stupid with what they did with those little boxes. I use Amazon Prime and or other providers to watch movies and shows. I recently just caught up on Game of Thrones…all 7 seasons.
I have never played Angry Birds, Candy Crush, or Pokemon in any form.
My favorite drink is coffee and I haven’t had coffee since December because of being pregnant and then breastfeeding. After I finish breastfeeding for good, the first that I’ll do is get a coffee! Are there are any new coffee shops that I should check out?
I love puzzles! They are just so much fun…it takes a long time to find the pieces but can be a family thing…though my family only helps me when I have twenty pieces left EVERY time!
I have a dream of organizing everything in boxes and or labeling everything but that will never happen and even if it would, it would only last a day!
There’s a song that is stuck in my head and it’s about numbers. Courtesy of my son who likes listening to songs about numbers! Here’s the link to his favorite and yes, it’s in Russian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyE6PZhSurQ
I try to do things that I love.
Each book that I’m working on has its own folder on the desktop and folders within that folder.
For backing up files, I email myself and sometimes my mother so she could keep a copy for me.
I don’t miss the taste of alcohol.
I hate shrimp…mainly because some buy shoved one down my throat to force me to try it. That was in high school. Yuck! That killed our friendship.
No more ice cream for me. Some milk products make me sick…so sad!

That was 20 facts about me, Angelina Kerner- a mother, author, and blogger.

I would love to hear something about you. Leave a comment. ^_^

Book Review: Search for Maylee by Didi Oviatt #Thriller #Suspense

Since Maylee was abducted from her high school the very month of graduation, her Aunt Autumn has never lost hope in finding her. It’s been three years. Autumn has finally reached inside herself and found the courage to track down an old lead. She moves across the country to find him. Will Autumn be able to pry Maylee’s case back open? More importantly, what will Autumn uncover in the process of searching for Maylee? It’s a cold dark world we live in, and she is about to find out just how cruel it can be. Strength and determination are on Autumn’s side and she will do whatever it takes to either bring Maylee home, or to deliver the justice she deserves.

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Book Author: Didi Oviatt

Source: Provided by the author for the book Tour

Genre: Thriller/ Suspense-Thriller

Publication Date: October 6^th, 2017

Rating: 4.5 Dragon Paws 5-paws

This was my first time reading something by Didi and I wasn’t disappointed. All who know my blog, know that I stay away from thrillers and or scary things. Mainly because I have a small son and I prefer not thinking about dead things or scary things because then I would stay up all night and I already don’t get enough sleep. But, Didi is a big part of our WordPress community and I liked the premise. ^_^

This book had enough thrill. I was sitting on the edge of my chair while reading the scene where Autumn was snooping. One of my favorite characters was Jeremy, the cute boy in charge of the apartments who is much more complex than Autumn gives him credit for.

There was a moment where Autumn was struggling to get away from Chance. Yeah after you read the excerpt, you will be thinking why would she struggling to get away when Chance is like her dream guy. Anyway, I found that scene to realistic which adds an appeal to the story line even more. I high recommend.

However, there was one scene (and I’m not telling where or I’ll give it away) that I thought could go differently. Also, there’s no prologue and I was looking forward to that.

I highly recommend this thriller for 18 and over. It’s not for readers who went through something like loosing a loved one to violence. It has suspense, thrill, romance, laughter, and great characters. Pick up your copy as soon as you can. 😉

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Nervously, Autumn hurried to the door. Before opening it, she took a quick heart throbbing look out the peep hole. There he was, the man she had spent her evenings swooning over while listening to the steady hum of his voice over the phone. A man that she once detested, and now ached for. There were so many things she wished could be different about this moment. She would have prepared herself, dressed nice and fixed her hair – probably up and swept from her face. She would have picked something with a low neckline to wear, lathered her skin with her silkiest lotions, and even taken the time to shave. Everything…

Rather than the romantic reunion Autumn had been anticipating, she was being forced to see him in dreaded conditions of her own, and clearly of his too. It was going to take everything she had to shoo him out of her apartment. She had every intention on telling him all about Josie, but not until she had the time to speak with her first. Josie needed to warm up to Autumn, and rest. That wouldn’t be a possibility if she was thrown to the wolves before even being able to catch her breath. Autumn had to keep Josie a secret, at least for tonight.

Chance stood outside the door waiting impatiently. It’d been a long trip, he’d caught the first flight possible after hearing news of another sighting of Maylee. Right there in Denver nonetheless. It was time to be completely honest with Autumn, and he had to do it in person. Anxiously, he held his breath as her metal door creaked open. All he could do was come clean about his lies and pray for her forgiveness.

Their eyes locked and for one brief moment they were the only two people in the world. Josie, Craig, Jeremy, and even Maylee faded into mere background. The sharp gray shards of color in his eyes pierced through her, and she drank in their naked vulnerability. There was a sense of surrender in the upward pull of his brows. It was a look she was yet to see plastered on his handsome face, a look that melted her from the inside out.

As she welcomed him in, the sexy familiar scent of him threatened to consume her. It smelled like spruce bark and ocean mixed into a fresh rustic blend, and it followed him into her apartment, her heart, her future. They had opened up to each other in a way that there was no turning back from. Even if it had only been by phone. No matter what he had to say, there was sure to be a way around it. Autumn was confident of that.

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Didi Oviatt is an intuitive soul. She’s a wife and mother first, with one son and one daughter. She’s a suspense novelist, and magazine columnist second. Her thirst to write was developed at an early age, and she never looked back. After digging down deep and getting in touch with her literary self, she’s writing mystery/thrillers like Search For Maylee, Aggravated Momentum, The Stix, and New Age Lamians(a trilogy to be). Along with a six- piece short story collection called the Time Wasters. She’s also collaborated with Kim Knight in an ongoing interactive short story anthology The Suspenseful Collection. When Didi doesn’t have her nose buried in a book, she can found enjoying a laid back outdoorsy life. Time spent sleeping under the stars, hiking, fishing, and ATVing the back roads of beautiful mountain trails, and bathing in the desert heat plays an important part of her day to day lifestyle.

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