Last Minute Gifts....

Hello,
Anyone else who was like me this year and late to the party of buying Christmas gifts? I bought the rest of a couple of people six days before I had to give my boyfriend his gift. Usually I'm better than that, but apparently this year I slipped. Or maybe you're like my boyfriend want to treat yourself during the holidays.

Christmas Lites

There is the gift to charity. All SIX editions raise money for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. They come in both paperback and ebook formats.

Christmas Lites I
Christmas Lites II
Christmas Lites III
Christmas Lites IV
Christmas Lites V
Christmas Lites VI

Young Adult Books


New Adult Books
Family Ties

Stories told by word of mouth can get twisted or lost. Abby grew up hearing about her great-grandmother Emma, a royal who left that life to come to America. Yet when Abby takes a summer job with her best friend Cory, she feels eyes on her. When she is kidnapped after leaving work, Abby learns there may be a hidden part of her family tree...
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Project us

Rachel is used to being in control of her emotions, never letting anyone get close to the real her. Nick is exactly the kind of guy Rachel has been trying to avoid getting involved with. Yet, when their school arranges a mysterious project that puts them together, they soon become trapped in a marriage that turns out to be real and legally binding, and they aren’t the only ones.
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End of the Line

When so much is lost how does one to have the strength to move on? At seventeen Lauren was prepared for yet another year of school. Then asteroids hit, killing all of those she knew except for a few other teens from her neighborhood. Joining forces with her classmate Aaron, they work together on the journey in the hopes of finding more people that are alive. On the way, threats of starvation, illness, and freezing to death don’t compare to the danger of Dean Manson. Manson is an ex-con out for revenge against Aaron. With so much working against them these teens fight for everything even if it means denying their feelings just for the chance to see a new day.
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New Adult

Beneath the Scars

Corporal Riley Nolan is back home and out of the hospital after sustaining severe injuries in a skirmish overseas. His physical injuries may be healed, though he is left with horrible scars all over his body. His mind is still healing, and he has almost no contact with the world outside his small dark apartment.

After the death of her parents and being forced to sell their house and move into an apartment in a new town, Eponine is left picking up the pieces while trying to maintain a normal life for her little sister, Genevieve.

Can these new neighbors help each other heal, finding the light and laughter in the world again? Most importantly, can Eponine help Riley see he's not the monster he believes himself to be beneath the scars?
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Novellas

Mistakes Series 1-4

Children fear what lurks in the shadows. After the tragic loss of her best friend, Renee learns that what stalks the shadows wants her. She will have to choose the darkness or die.
Shadows from the Past (Mistakes #1)
Whispers in the Woods (Mistakes #2)
Footsteps in the Alley (Mistakes #3)
A Howl for a Resistance (Mistakes #4)

Free Novellas
Here are a couple of short stories they are free. They have not been professionally edited.
Best Friends

Travel through Jordan and Michelle's friendship. Jordan has just moved back to her hometown with her daughter and she reflects on major points on her friendship with Michelle.
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Going Rogue (End of the Line 1.5)

In End of the Line, Aaron broke away for a time before he returns. He came back injured and with new insight, but what happened on his journey?
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Christmas Lites

Hello!

Yesterday was the last day of work for me for two weeks. I'll still be doing homework for grad school so it will won't be a complete break, but I'll take it with the extra sleep. This year has been the lastest I've have ever been still shopping for Christmas gifts. Anyone else out there? I have to buy my copy of Christmas Lites which I will be doing this week. It has 25 authors that you may or may not know. There are even a couple of kid authors in there for the holiday spirit. Remember these books, all of the money will go to the NCADV! I swear theses covers are getting better every year.

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Coming soon...Christmas Lites VI

Hello!

I am excited to share information about the sixth volume in the Christmas Lites series! I can't believe this is the sixth year of this series. I have participated in every year except two. This series every dime goes to the NCADV (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence). The authors, cover designer, and editors do not see a penny of the sales and donate their times in addition to the tales the holiday season. The release will be this upcoming weekend. It has 25 authors of varying ages, and genres (G-Pg-13 ratings). I love this cover too, I swear they get better and better every year!

Cthulhu wants to wish you a Merry Christmas. The Fae sprinkle their fairy dust to ensure your light never fades. Assassins and adventures alike keep the spirit of life alive. Even the mob brings their family to the dinner table for glorious feasts.

Feel  the magic of the season, the spirit of giving, the love of friends and family. 

Discover bright new worlds, blood-pumping adventures,  true love and heartbreak as you explore the stories inside these covers. 

For the sixth year in a row, authors from all over the world combined their efforts and talents to create the anthology in your hands. Not for fame or fortune, but to help those in need. Every dime raised from this anthology goes straight to those who provide the assistance to these people. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence has been helping in ways we can never imagine for years, and we are happy to help support their efforts.

Please visit their website at www.ncadv.org  for more information.

LIST OF AUTHORS:

(In order of appearance)

D.T. Dyllin

Fiona Renton

JG Faherty

Karen Cutler Drecktrah

Angela Yuriko Smith

Monica La Porta

Ottilie Weber

S. Patrick Pothier

Cassie McCown

Anna McCown

Annabelle Kristufek

Brandon Eye

Marcus Edwards

Kiara Ehsani

Zoe Baker

Brett Talley

AF Stewart

Phil Cantrill

Lora Christine

Vered Ehsani

Tricia Kristufek

Frank Smith

Misty Baker

Simon Huntley

Amy Huntley

Christmas Lites V

Good Morning,
The long wait is finally over! This years Christmas Lites is released. I can't believe this is book five, it doesn't feel like five years has gone by. For those who don't know what this book series is about, it is a group of authors that come together and each write a holiday story. Then Amy Eye (editor and compiler) brings all the works together. She and the cover designer do not see a dime towards their work towards Christmas Lites just like the authors who submit their works. Every dime goes towards the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). This year my story involves Riley from Beneath the Scars :) 

Here is the list of authors that are part of Christmas Lites V
Frank Smith
Ian Jedlica
Rachel Reese 
Ja Clement
Tricia Kristufek
Annabelle Kristufek 
Douglas Wynne
Monica La Porta
Phil Cantrill
Tiffany Michelle Brown 
Stacy Garrett
Sean Pothier
JB Lynn 
Anita Stewart
DT Dyllin
Ottilie Weber
Angela Yuriko Smith
JG Faherty
William Gent
Brandon Eye 
Amy Eye
Vered Ehsani
Alana Lorens

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Cover revealings

Hello,
Did you notice the 's' in revealings? Well, look at it now! I'm being oddly productive, and we can probably blame the fact that silly me is going to finish grad school while I'm working a full time job. Silly me...so budget will be a little tighter. However, my goal is to get stuff done before that all starts.  Plus between my boyfriend and I we have four more weddings to go to, three of which one of the two of us are in the wedding party. I'll go back to cycles of writing, which isn't ideal, but that's life. So the covers that will be revealed is Christmas Lites 5!! Can you believe we're up to 5?! I can't. I also will be this weekend revealing the cover to the 3rd novella in the mistakes series, Footsteps in the Alley. Going Rogue my mini series will go become something that you can read on your e-reader. Then End of the Line 2, Off the Beaten Path. So, keep your eyes out!

Speaking of Christmas Lites 5, we will be needing all the help that we can to help advertise the book that all of the money will go towards NCADV!

Christmas Lites ~ Cover revealing!

Hey Lovelies!
It is the holiday season again! That means Christmas Lites III is going to be released soon! Here is the cover revealing and all of the amazing authors that have donated stories to raise money for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Blurb:

The Christmas season is upon us yet again. Yes, my friends, it is a time of giving, loving, and sharing. Within these pages is a way you can help many people desperately in need of love, support, and goodness: the victims of domestic crime. By purchasing this anthology, you are sending every last dime made off this book to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The NCADV is an amazing charity that saves these people and lets them know there is still hope, still goodness, and still a reason to carry on.

Twenty-one authors have joined in this year, giving their time and their stories to these people – and to you. We all hope you enjoy our holiday tales captured in bite-size pieces. Whether you read this on the bus, before bed, or snuggled by the fire, please, do read – and share.

Authors in this anthology:

Addison Moore

A.F. Stewart

Amy Eye

Angela Yuriko Smith

Ben Warden

Cassie McCown

Elizabeth Evans

J.A. Clement

JG Faherty

Jonathan Tidball

M.L. Sherwood

Monica La Porta

Ottilie Weber

Patrick Freivald

Phil Cantrill

Robert Gray

Ron C. Neito

S. Patrick Pothier

Tricia Kristufek

Vered Ehsani

*Brandon Eye bonus story

Editor/compiler: Amy Eye of The Eyes for Editing

Cover Design Kyra Smith

Link to the charity: www.ncadv.org

Grad School

Hey Lovelies!
I know when I graduated in May with my BA in History Secondary Education from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) that I wouldn't go back to school. However I'm having a little trouble finding a teaching job in this economy so I decided to try what I had been toying with since high school, get my certificate so that I could teach Special Education. So applied to Georgian Court University by me, and I got in. So I'll get my certificate of TSD (Teacher of Students with Disabilities), but if I take 5 more class on top of the 7 then I get my masters on top of my teaching certificate. As much as I want to write for the rest of my life I also like teaching. I like being able to help students and to teach them, yes there are moments where I get frustrated, but it's a job you get what you put in. There will always be that one day, but what about the other days? I can't wait to get my own classroom, but till then I'll be subbing and earning my TSD :)

By the way on a side note Beneath the Scars was printed out on computer paper and I gave it to my Grammy to edit. I got too antsy waiting for a friend who has had it over a year and a half and I have been having trouble getting a hold of her as well. Bad combo. So my Grammy is going to give me comments and edit, I like to have someone else read it before giving my story to an editor go through it. More eyes the better! Thought I'm almost done writing the short story for Christmas Lites III which raises money for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, that and I have been already trying to picture Beneath the Scars' cover. You know getting ahead of myself...Welcome to both sides of my world, education and writing...
~Ottilie

Review ~ Heartbeat by Faith Sullivan

Hey Lovelies!
I'm back home from my road trip. Might talk about it on another time, right now though I'm home so I am posting a review! Nice treat right? Faith Sullivan wrote a New Adult book that I'll be reading the sequel soon :) that and I figured out my Christmas Lites III story!

Who is the rock in your life when it seems like everything around you is spinning? Katie is a woman who has always been sick her whole life, but when she goes to the movies with her Grandmother that car accident seemed to have a bigger impact on her life than anyone would have guessed. Adam is just a student trying to become a paramedic who shows up at a car accident to help a certain Grandmother to the hospital. Katie lives with her emotionally abusive father and Adam is running from a past he rather forget. These two are in each other's lives to help the other survive.

Faith Sullivan wrote an easy to read story of two people who just happened to meet because of fate. The story is well written, but also uses dialogue's from text messages and online chats to help develop these realistic characters. The readers will be-able to relate to Katie and Adam's need to find that comfort that they desperately need. Faith also has good vocabulary, but the language still flowed, which was nice to read. Heartbeat will have readers on the edge of their seats so that they need to keep reading with an ending that will have readers needing to quickly get to the second book.