Cover Reveal! Pretty Little Lies by Jennifer Miller

I'm so excited to be participating in the cover reveal for Pretty Little Lies by my good friend, Jennifer Miller! I got a sneak peek at the book, and it's fantastic! So check out the cover and synopsis below!

Genre: Adult contemporary romance.

Release date: June 12, 2013

Synopsis

A little lie can change the course of everything. . .

Like every other eighteen-year-old in love, Olivia has dreams of spending forever with the love of her life. Luke is all she’s ever wanted – until she overhears something she was never meant to. In a matter of seconds, Olivia’s heart is shattered. Olivia handles it the only way she knows how - she runs- leaving behind her family, friends and the boy she loves.

Seeking comfort and an escape, Olivia finds it in resident bad boy Deacon. He’s everything Luke isn’t – and that’s fine with Olivia.

Now, seven years later, Olivia is older, wiser and headed back to Chicago looking forward to a fresh start and reconnecting with her best friend Pyper. What she doesn’t expect, is to come face to face with the boy she left behind and discover that even though she may have left, her feelings for him didn’t.

Can Olivia put aside the pain in her heart and trust Luke? Will the ties to her past ever let her go, or will she continue to let her life be affected by pretty little lies?

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The Devil Drinks Coffee Cover Reveal!

It's here!!!! The cover reveal for The Devil Drinks Coffee! HUGE thanks to all of the bloggers helping me reveal the cover, and to my fantastic cover designer, Kat Tallon!

The Devil Drinks Coffee is a funny adult mystery, and it's written under my pen name, Destiny Ford. If you want to read an excerpt from the book, click here.

The Devil Drinks Coffee comes out May 21st!!!

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The Devil Drinks Coffee Excerpt!

Did you see the excerpt from The Devil Drinks Coffee on my last blog post???

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I should have put it at the beginning of the post, not the end. So, in case you missed it last time, here it is again!

The Devil Drinks Coffee Excerpt!

And here's the Goodreads link!

Announcing My New Series!!!

If you’re friends with me on Facebook, Twitter, or if you follow my FB Author Page, you’ve probably noticed me posting teasers from a new book in the last week. And you’ve probably wondered what in the world it is since I haven’t said much else about it. Well, the secret cap is coming off! I am so excited to announce the first book in my new funny mystery series called…

The Devil Drinks Coffee!!! 

The Devil Drinks Coffee will be available in May! This book is an adult mystery with romantic elements and my beta readers think it’s hilarious. I love the main character, Kate, and the men in her life are definitely crush-worthy. :) I love this series, and I hope you’ll like it as much as I do!

Read on for the book summary, then a Q and A.

The Devil Drinks Coffee
By Destiny Ford (Yes, that’s me! Destiny Ford is my pen name)

A cow suicide, a revolving door rescue, and the birth of a bright purple pig are starting to make Kate Saxee wonder if taking a job in her small hometown of Branson Falls, Utah, was such a great idea. As The Branson Tribune editor, Kate covers local news, which, more often than not, involves her accident-prone mom. Nothing truly newsworthy has ever happened in the quiet town until local teen Chelsea Bradford turns up dead in a Branson Falls lake. 

The police rule Chelsea’s death an accident, but Kate suspects there’s more to the story—and she’s not the only one. Two of Branson’s most eligible bachelors are determined to help her solve the crime—among other things. But the small town social network is faster than Twitter, and gossip about Kate’s love-life is quickly branding her the Branson Falls hussy. 

As Kate learns more about Chelsea, she discovers that plenty of people are trying to cover up the real story behind the girl’s death—including Chelsea’s parents. Now Kate has to juggle work, men, her mom’s most recent disaster involving a low-speed John Deere Combine chase on the freeway, and fend off the Mormons heaven-bent on saving her soul—all while solving Chelsea’s murder. Dealing with this is going to require a lot of coffee, chocolate frosted donuts, Neil Diamond's greatest hits, and a slew of words not on the town approved imitation swear list.

I’m sure you have questions, so I’m going to try to answer them here, and if you have others, feel free to post them in the comments and I’ll reply.

Question: Hey! You grew up in a small Utah town, and I grew up with you! Is this book about me?

Answer: While some things were inspired by the town we grew up in (note my nod to the cement factory, Pizza Plus breadsticks, and Kent’s doughnuts) I tried to include things I’ve seen in a variety of small Utah towns. I was also careful not to base characters or situations on anyone I know…except for my mom. Her adventures are the inspiration for the catastrophes Kate’s mom instigates. Though, my mom insists I tell you (in caps) she NEVER hit a cow…just a Canadian duck—look for that in book 2.

Question: This book is about a small Utah town where most residents are members of the Mormon Church. I’m Mormon! Will this book make me want to tell you to go to heck?

Answer: I hope not! I was raised a member of the Mormon Church, and though I’ve since left the religion, I tried to be sensitive to members and make light of Utah culture without being offensive. I made sure to have Mormon beta readers give me feedback, and some of those readers even grew up in small Mormon towns. So, while you won’t find The Devil Drinks Coffee sold in a Mormon bookstore, it’s not Book of Mormon the Musical either. That said, I realize books are subjective, and everyone has a different level of comfort when it comes to someone making light of something important to them. So if you’re not comfortable with the content, I totally understand.

Question: I’m not Mormon and don’t know anything about the culture. Will I still like this book?

Answer: I hope so! I also had beta readers who were not Mormon and had never been to Utah before, let alone a small Utah town. They still really enjoyed the book and thought the setting and cultural descriptions were entertaining.

Question: Are there swear words in this book?

Answer: Realizing that a lot of my readers will be crossover fans from my other Young Adult/New Adult titles, I tried to be sensitive to my readers. There is swearing. It’s not as light as it was in my other books, but I was careful not to use what most people consider the REALLY BAD words.

Question: What about sex?

Answer: More than anything else, I consider myself a romance author. Every book I write is going to have sexy bits on some level. This series is a mystery, but romance figures into it, and the romance will become heavier as the series goes on. Again, it’s about your comfort level.

Question: Why did you call it The Devil Drinks Coffee?

Answer: Growing up in religious Utah, I often heard the phrase, “The Devil (does something scandalous, like drink coffee…or Coke).”  I thought it would be funny to start each book title with “The Devil” and have the thing the devil does be referenced in the book.

Question: Who the heck is Destiny Ford, and why the heck are you using her name to write this book instead of Angela Corbett?

Answer: The Devil Drinks Coffee is an adult mystery, a different genre from my young adult/new adult books. Many authors stick with one genre and only write in that genre. Authors who write in multiple genres often write under different names in each genre so it’s easier for readers to know what type of book they’ll be getting from that author. Some authors keep their pen names a secret, others are open about it. I decided to be open…mostly because I have enough people living in my head, I don’t need to pretend to be two people as well.

Question: Wait a darn minute! Did you just say this book is ADULT?!?!?!?!

Answer: Yes, but not like you’re thinking. This is a book, not an adult film. (Side note: Go ahead and breathe again, Mom.) In books, genres are usually categorized by character age, and who the recommended audience is. If the main character is 14-18, the book is young adult. If the character is 19-25, the book is new adult. If the character is 25 or older, the book is considered adult. My main character, Kate, is 25, and the other main characters are all 25 or older so this book is considered adult. Don’t worry, you won’t find it listed with adult titles at the video store…though there is a scene with ice cream…and I’ll leave it at that. :)

To help you decide if this book is for you or not, I’m posting an excerpt on my website! I think this will give you a good idea of the tone, mystery, and some of the characters. Click here to read the chapters!

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Eternal Echoes Cover Reveal!!

It's the Eternal Echoes cover reveal today!!!

I LOVE this cover SO much! I hope you think it's as gorgeous as I do!

My wonderful friend and fantastic blogger, Jean at Jeanbooknerd.com, was nice enough to do the reveal for me.

HUGE thanks to my amazing photographer, Lani Woodland; talented designer, Alma Tait; and my gorgeous cover model, Adrie Buchanan, who had to wear a strapless gown in temperatures below 20 degrees while it was snowing to get the photos. Also, big thanks to my mom who used her seamstress magic to make the beautiful wrap and belt for the dress after I gave her this super helpful description: "I need them to be blue. Dark blue. And maybe 2 or 3 feet long." Love you, Mom!

Head over to Jeanbooknerd's site to enter the giveaway for a signed Eternal Echoes cover photo, signed bookmark, magnet, and Eternal Echoes/Eternal Starling tattoos!!!

Eternal Echoes is on Goodreads with the cover and the summary, so add it here!

Also, Eternal Starling will be free on Kindle today and tomorrow. If you're a Kindle reader, grab it!

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Hugs to you all!

Eternal Echoes Book Summary!

The Eternal Echoes cover reveal isn't until Tuesday, but I have something else for you today!

The book summary!!!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Eternal Echoes

She thought she stopped the evil.

She thought she was safe.

Everything she thought was wrong.

Almost four months have passed since Evie Starling learned she was a Tracker and helped defeat a Daevos Clan that was taking others like her—but that wasn’t the end of the abductions. As an unknown evil emerges, Evie vows to help solve the mystery of the missing Trackers, regardless of the risk.

While she attempts to balance her life with the dangers constantly present, another threat surfaces. A strange sickness is crippling those around her, and Evie can’t help wondering if she’s somehow the cause.

With new powers she doesn’t understand and can’t control, she turns to Alex and Emil, her two soul mates, for help. But her feelings for them both are tearing her apart. She knows she has to decide between them; however, her memories are only making that choice more difficult.

As the world around her is thrown into chaos, Evie is confronted with what could be a destiny-altering truth. Will she accept her history, her memories, and her role in this life, or choose to ignore the echoes of her past?