3rd Annual Spooktoberfest

Are you feeling spookerific?

It’s baaaaack! 

Welcome to the 3^rd annual  SPOOKTOBERFEST hosted by Cover Girls!

This year we are doing a bit of a rewind and using the original Spooktoberfest requirements.


Requirements:

1. Follow Cover Girls blog if you don’t already. It will be reciprocated!
          And on Twitter: @covergirlsdj
You can also follow our individual accounts: @jackiefel & @danibertrand
If you do have a Twitter account, please feel free to tweet using the hashtag #spooktoberfest14

2. Your Flash Fiction piece cannot be any longer than 300 words. Sorry… that’s part of the challenge.

3. You must use the 5 MANDATORY words listed below…
      (You may use any variation of these words as you like.)

            chill
            cocoon
            commotion
            curse
            virus

4. Post your Flash Fiction piece any day from Friday Oct 24^th thru Tuesday, Oct. 28^th.

5. It’s a blog hop, so… hop around to other participating blogs and leave them some awesome comments.

6. Have fun.

Your flash fiction piece can be scary, comical, romantic, or whatever you choose, just be creative! You can use pictures to set the scene and/or a song to set the mood.

The winners will be posted on HALLOWEEN, Oct. 31st!

We will each choose a winner. That’s right – two winners!


PRIZES: Each winner will receive a $25 e-giftcard of their choice.

Oh, and yes, this blogfest is international. 

So what are you ghouls waiting for? 
Sign up using the Linkie Thing below and please, help spread the word!

Follow Fest

This is the Follow Fest, hosted by Melissa Maygrove. 

The purpose of this blogfest is to meet other writers and build our platforms.

Names:

Dani and Jax

Fiction or nonfiction? 

~ fiction

What genres do you write? 

Dani:  Paranormal, Fantasy

Jax:  Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Romance, Contemporary

Are you published? 

~ That's the goal. :)

Do you do anything in addition to writing?

~ Beta-reader, critique partner, blogger and co-blogger

Tell us a little about yourself.

 ~ We're soultwins, in that, we can pretty much know what the other is thinking and find that our souls call to each other as well. We are balance.

Jax is married to Dani's cousin, so not only do we get to be friends, but also, we're family now, too.

~ We have a lot in common, and sometimes it's like our brains are meshed into one. 

~ We bounce ideas off each other like it's second nature.  

~ Dual interests: writing, books, tattoos, music, zombies, art, and movies. 

What are you reading right now?

Dani:  In The End by Demitria Lunetta

Jax:  Madly & Wolfhardt by M. Leighton and City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

Which authors influenced you the most? 

Jax:  Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, Nicholas Sparks, John Green

Dani:  Neal Shusterman, Scott Westerfield, Clive Barker, J.K. Rowling, Gail Carriger, and more.

Where can people connect with you?

Blogs 

Co-blog @Cover Girls

Dani @Entertaining Interests

Jax @Bouquet of Books

Twitter

@covergirlsdj

@danibertrand

@jackiefel

Pinterest 

Cover Girls Pinterest 

Dani's Pinterest

Jax's Pinterest

Goodreads

Dani's Goodreads

Jax's Goodreads

Is there anything else you’d like us to know?

We host the weekly meme Express Yourself. Click HERE for deets and to join us!

We're also co-hosting, along w/ the lovely Mina @ Some Dark Romantic, the

Zombie Apocalypse Blogfest. Click HERE for info and to join in on the fun!

JC Reed's The Lover's Game Blog Tour

The Lover's Game

by J.C. Reed

Genre: Mature New Adult/ Adult Contemporary Romance

Recommended for ages 18 and up.
270pp

When love is a game...

After having her heart broken, Brooke tries to rebuild her life and closes herself off from the one man she loved deeply. When she meets Grayson, a photographer, she has no idea that her new boss will offer her more than she bargained for. The pay is great, her new friends more than welcoming and everything seems to be running well…until everyone insists she find herself a new suitor during a night out.

Jett knows how to play games. He is used to getting attention from everyone except the beautiful dark haired woman who doesn’t like to be fooled with and doesn’t trust him as far as she can spit. He wants Brooke but, more than that, he wants to own her, and the only way to get her is to make her owe him…against her will.

And what Jett owns, Jett keeps forever

AVAILABLE ON:

Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ iTunes ~ Kobo

Purchase Links:

AMAZON US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NDYX6EM

AMAZON UK:http://www.amazon.co.UK/dp/B00NDYX6EM

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-lovers-game/id914657900?ls=1&mt=11

Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lovers-game-jc-reed/2940046282207?ean=2940046282207&itm=1&usri=2940046282207

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About J.C. REED

J.C. Reed is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of SURRENDER YOUR LOVE series. She writes steamy contemporary fiction with a touch of mystery. When she's not typing away on her keyboard, forgetting the world around her, she dreams of returning to the beautiful mountains of Wyoming. You can also find her chatting on Facebook with her readers or spending time with her two children. 

Connect with Author

Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter

Other Books: in the No Exceptions series:
 The Lover's Secret (Book 1) is available now:  Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ iTunes~Goodreads
 The Lover's Game (Book 2) is available now: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ iTunes ~ Kobo 

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Beyond Hollywood Strip by Shamron Moore

Beyond Hollywood Strip

By Shamron Moore

Publisher: Vigliano Books (July 28, 2014)

Genre: Adult Fiction

On Amazon: http://amzn.to/1nxtIdw

Synopsis 

Callie Lambert is the hottest starlet in Hollywood. With a hit TV show under her belt, the tabloid-targeted actress--christened one of “The 20 Most Tantalizing Angelenos”--leads a charmed life, hobnobbing with fashionistas in Paris and industry bigwigs in Los Angeles . She's sexy, sassy, and unsinkable....and currently unemployed.   

  

Beyond Hollywood Strip offers an inside look into the realities of being famous and beautiful, following Callie as she navigates the seedy underbelly of the entertainment industry. Juggling hunky ex-boyfriends, battling lawsuits from rival actresses, staying one step ahead of the press, organizing a charity event to honor her murdered friend…Callie’s got it all under control. But when she receives a mysterious letter from a young woman claiming to be her long-lost sister, Callie’s world begins to crack around the edges and all bets are off.

An ode to the literary popcorn of Jacqueline Susann, Beyond Hollywood Strip is a steamy, action-packed ride down Sunset Boulevard. Better buckle your seat belt…it’s going to be bumpy...

 

Author Bio:

The chronicles of Callie Lambert are loosely based on author Shamron Moore’s real life experiences as an actress and model. Shamron left her home state of Michigan to pursue the excitement of Los Angeles. She has appeared in numerous commercials, television shows and feature films. FHM named her one of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World. Nowadays, she prefers to focus on writing, one of her lifelong passions. Beyond Hollywood Strip is her second novel.

http://shamronmoore.com/

https://www.facebook.com/shamron.moore

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Blog Tour - The Lover's Secret by JC Reed

When a sexy encounter comes like a dream and leaves like a nightmare…

Brooke Stewart thinks she’s finally safe. After witnessing the crime of a killer, she can move on from her past. But after one night at the Trio Hotel and meeting the sexy stranger with the green eyes that can steal one’s soul, her life is changed forever. Passions run deep. The game is supposed to be for one night with no strings attached.

What she doesn’t know is that the sexy stranger has an agenda of his own. Brooke Stewart has something he desperately wants, something he can't admit to the woman he tries to get to surrender. A secret so deep it would upend her life if she found out too soon. He’s almost reached his goal, and then she gets a letter she was not meant to read. Suddenly, secrets get a completely new meaning.

Is the past really ever the past?

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Connect with Author

Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter

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Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your tease.



Jax's Teaser Tuesday:
Hush, Hush
by Becca Fitzpatrick 
pg 13

"Your name?" I repeated, hoping it was my imagination that my voice faltered. 
"Call me Patch. I mean it. Call me." He winked when he said it, and I was pretty sure he was making fun of me.

Dani's Teaser Tuesday:

Sing Me To Sleep

by Angela Morrison

Ebook

Loc 2812 of 5085

I nestle my head against his neck. In the dream, I’m short enough to do it. Petite. Tiny. He presses me to his heart.

Musing Monday

Musing Mondays asks us to muse about one of the following topics found  HERE at Should Be Reading... 

Dani's musing:  • Describe one of your reading habits.

I have a tendency to go all gung-ho for months at a time when it comes to reading. I’ve listened and read 50+ books so far this year, and usually around summer time I kind of fall flat. My brain just needs time to recoup from all of the great adventures my brain just went on. I. Just. Cannot. Read. Anymore.  

Jax's musing:  • Tell us what you’re reading right now — what you think of it, so far; why you chose it; what you are (or, aren’t) enjoying it.

I'm reading a few different books right now...but I'm rereading Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick. It's one of my favorites. 

Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and seems to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.

For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life.