New Adult

Hey guys,

I hope you're all well. As for me I'm settling into my new home and working around a dodgy temporary internet connection at the moment which is always fun. Yay.

Anyhoo, I've been hard at work these last few months. Down London Road has now hit the shelves and I'm working on book three—Olivia and Nate's story. The title of book three will be revealed soon!

For those of you confused, because I have noticed since On Dublin Street released that there is some confusion, the On Dublin Street series is an Adult Fiction series not New Adult. I know Joss is only in her early twenties but Braden is thirty and really the book was never intended to be marketed as NA. There are different tones used for different genres and this is my adult tone. It's very authorative, don't you know ;)

The reason I'm clearing up the misunderstanding is one: I want readers to know what genre they are picking up, and two: dun-dun-dun! I have a new book coming out and it IS New Adult Contemporary Romance. 

It's titled Into the Deep

YAY! (Not a sarcastic "yay" this time!)

A big cover and blurb reveal is coming to you on Monday 27th May from a variety of awesome blogs. I'll be self-publishing Into the Deep so hopefully readers will be happy with the August 20th 2013 release date. Not long at all! Woohoo!


It's all very exciting. I can't wait for you guys to get your mitts on it. After the cover reveal on Monday keep your eyes peeled for the chapter one excerpt.

Readers can add the book to their TBR pile on Goodreads—https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17970255-into-the-deep

Sam x

Cover Reveal: Smash Into You by Shelly Crane

I'm so happy to be a part of today's cover reveal—Smash Into You by the truly talented and awesome lady that is Shelly Crane. Take a peek at this folks... cannot wait! Congrats on the upcoming release, Shelly! Sam xx

Title: Smash Into You

Author: Shelly Crane

Expected release date: Summer 2013

Genre: Contemporary

Age Group: Young Adult

Cover Designed by: Okay Creations

Cover reveal organized by: AToMR Tours

Jude has spent the whole twenty three years of his life running. From what, he wasn't quite sure. His mother tried to keep him safe; a low profile, a constant move on the horizon, a week's pay always stashed away. She tried to instill in him that he was special somehow, though would never elaborate. He never felt different. He was so completely normal and vanilla that he wondered if it had all been in her head. But then she was murdered and all he saw was a running silhouette of a man as his mother said three final words to him. Three words that changed his whole being.

Never stop running…

Now he's semi-settled into a big town. The college is huge and easy to blend into. It's been three months since he had to move because 'Biloxi', as he calls the man who killed his mother, found him once more.

Then Marley, an eighteen year old girl who is as infuriating as she is blissfully ignorant of her gorgeousness, smashes into his car with hers. Then smashes into his life as he realizes that whatever it is he has that Biloxi wants, she has it, too. And now, they're after them both.



About the Author

Shelly is a New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author from a small town in Georgia and loves everything about the south. She is wife to a fantastical husband and stay at home mom to two boisterous and mischievous boys who keep her on her toes. They currently reside in everywhere USA as they happily travel all over with her husband's job. She loves to spend time with her family, binge on candy corn, go out to eat at new restaurants, buy paperbacks at little bookstores, site see in the new areas they travel to, listen to music everywhere and also LOVES to read.
Her own books happen by accident and she revels in the writing and imagination process. She doesn't go anywhere without her notepad for fear of an idea creeping up and not being able to write it down immediately, even in the middle of the night, where her best ideas are born.

Shelly Crane | Facebook | Twitter

NYT Bestseller List DLR Celebratory Giveaway!

The last few weeks have been pretty manic. Not only have I been in the process of possibly the longest house move ever, but Down London Road released! I've finally moved into the new house but have spent an exhausting week getting it habitable :\ Anyone who's endured a house move knows how stressful it is, so it's been lovely to see the great response to the second book in the On Dublin Street series—it's hugely tempered the frustration of the move. Yay!

My week was definitely made when Down London Road hit the New York Times Bestseller List! Thank you to everyone who bought a copy and helped DLR reach #12 in ebook fiction and #14 in combined print and ebook fiction. It's so surreal but just... phenomenal. 

As a thank you I'm giving away ten signed copies of Down London Road. :)

 Here are the details:

• Open Internationally
• Entrants must be 18 + years
• One entry per person (please only enter once as any entrant selected by random.org as a winner who is found to have entered multiple times will be disqualified. It's just to keep the odds fair folks )
• Ten winners will win a signed copy of Down London Road.
• Winners will be selected by random.org
• Giveaway starts 8.30pm (GMT) May 18th 2013 and ends 8.30pm (GMT) June 1st 2013.

To enter fill out the form below:

Down London Road Release Day!

Yay! It's finally here. Cam and Jo's story is now on the shelves and I'm so excited for readers to get their hands on it!

 

 

"Stellar is the first word that comes to mind when I think about Down London Road. Simply stunning are the next two words. This book will leave an emotional impact on you and you will be wowed by the romance." - The Romantic Book Affairs

Purchase Links

Paperback

Amazon.com

Barnes & Noble 

Amazon UK 

Waterstones 

Ebook 

amazon.com

Barnes & Noble

Amazon UK

Down London Road is also available from iBooks, Kobo and most online book retailers.

Giveaway Winners!

The winners of the Down London Road ten signed copies giveaway are... drumroll please....


International Giveaway (excluding UK, Australia, Ireland & Northern Ireland) — five winners:

Casey Wheeler
Michelle Burry
Jessica Jackson
Roselin Sosa
Stacy Huber

Congratulations, guys! All five winners have been emailed regarding their prize.


UK, Australia, Ireland & Northern Ireland Giveaway — five winners:

Rachael Harte
Moira Morley
Victoria Straw
Chloe Reynolds
Mandie Jordan

Congratulations to you, guys, too! Again, all five winners have been emailed regarding their prize.


Have a great weekend, folks.

Sam x


 

Win Down London Road!

It's giveaway time!

 

Below are two giveaways for readers to win a signed copy of Down London Road, the second novel in the On Dublin Street series.

Giveaway #1

Up for grabs:

Five signed copies of the US edition of Down London Road

Entry details:

• Open Internationally (excluding UK, Australia, Northern Ireland & Ireland - see giveaway below)
• Entrants must be 18 years old and over
• One entry per person
• Winners will be chosen by random.org
• Giveaway starts (GMT) 19.45pm 26th April 2013 and ends (GMT) 8pm 3rd May 2013

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED 3RD MAY 2013.

Up for grabs:

Five signed copies of the UK edition of Down London Road

Entry details:

• Open to the UK, Australia, Northern Ireland & Ireland
• Entrants must be 18 years old and over
• One entry per person
• Winners will be chosen by random.org
• Giveaway starts (GMT) 19.45pm 26th April 2013 and ends (GMT) 8pm 3rd May 2013 

 

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED 3RD MAY 2013.

Until Fountain Bridge - the US Cover

So... Until Fountain Bridge (an On Dublin Street novella) the story that follows the romance between Ellie Carmichael and Adam Sutherland is to be released by NAL in ebook in the US June 18th! Very exciting! Even more exciting is the stunning cover! I freaking love it. So gorgeous and the cover models are PERFECT. 

I hope you guys love it as much as I do...

Ellie has been in love with Adam Sutherland for as long as
she can remember. What started as a childhood crush on her protective older
brother BradenCarmichael’s, best friend soon bloomed into full-blown infatuation. Unfortunately, it also meant full-blown heartache, as Adam refused to fall for his mate’s little sister.

But it takes a crisis to make Adam realize he’s wasted toomuch time denying his feelings for her. Unwilling to waste a second more, he decided to make Ellie his, no matter the consequences. Now happily settled with the woman he’s pined after for years, he’s about to find out what their ten year courtship was like for her, through the journals she kept during their ups and many downs. And though Adam may have Ellie now, he has no idea how close he came to losing her...

Coming June 18th in ebook.