Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag

Tami Hoag did a fabulous job of portraying her characters with PTSD and personalities surrounding these people. 

The plot is full of twists and many suspects in a gruesome murder.  As soon as you think you have it figured out, think again.

Dana Nolan had been brutalized by a serial killer.  She was a lucky candidate as she survived by killing the killer.  She came away with personality changes and physical problems she had to contend with.

After a year of working on herself, Dana realizes she lost her best friend, Casey, years ago.  Casey disappeared and Dana felt the need to find out what happened to her.  With a scattered memory bank, Dana tries to fill in the blanks that the police haven’t had success with.

The people around Dana include an over attentive mother, a step-father she doesn’t trust, her high school boyfriend who wants to get back together with her, Casey’s former boyfriend, John who has PTSD from being in the service in Afghanistan, and other members of the community.

So many suspects and so little time to figure out who the new killer in town is.

Happy reading,

Dawn                    

May 1st Orlando, FL Book Signing! I'll be there, will you?

I LOVE BOOKS BOOK FAIR

Sunday, May 1, 2016

1pm - 5pm

Hilton Orlando/Altamonte Springs
350 Northlake Blvd.Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Phone: 407-830-1985 

50 Authors

Romance, mystery, erotica, non-fiction, etc.

Brunch with the author tickets available at  https://floridawriters.net/conferences/multi-genre-book-signing/ 
 
Prizes awarded throughout the day. 

I'll be there, will you?

Always, Lexi
www.lexipostbooks.com

News: Cowboy Justice 12 Pack, Cowboy's Best Shot and Eden Discovered

Whoohoo! The Cowboy Justice 12 Pack boxed set hit the USA Today Bestsellers list at #38! How exciting is that? So while most of the authors of this boxed set were at the Romantic Times Convention in Las Vegas last week, we had something additional to celebrate! Yeehaw! This boxed set was still 99 cents as of this blog, but it is going up in price any day. Grab it while you can!

Amazon http://amzn.to/1Sk5PF6

Barnes & Noble http://bit.ly/1N9jyH3

iBooks  http://apple.co/1mY4tCI

Kobo http://bit.ly/1J4VwlG

Amazon UK http://amzn.to/1PtoXdO

Amazon AU http://bit.ly/1Pdbqqd

Amazon CA http://amzn.to/1Pdbw12

Amazon DE http://amzn.to/1UZSqA0

Amazon FR http://amzn.to/1ZEZZ63

Amazon ES http://amzn.to/1RO1f2i

More good news! Cowboy's Best Shot (Poker Flat #3) will be out May 5th on all platforms including print! 

A cowboy veteran who’s lost so much. A bartender who never had it to begin with. Is this their best shot for happiness?


And lastly, Eden Discovered (Eden Series #3) will be releasing in June! To get the latest scoop, be sure to sign up for Lexi Post Updates, a monthly newsletter with prizes, sneak peeks and the latest inside information including pictures from RT! Sign up here: http://eepurl.com/D3MqT


Always, Lexi
www.lexipostbooks.com

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A Wedding in Dallas

         I just flew in from Dallas….and boy, are my arms tired!

         Forgive me...I couldn’t resist that bad joke!

The truth is, I did just get back from Dallas….but we took Southwest.

         Why were we in Dallas? This past weekend, my DH and I had the privilege of witnessing our son stand before a judge and recite his vows to the woman he fell in love with (I will admit, I love her too….she’s a lovely woman, inside and out). It was a moment we’ve been waiting to see since he met her. The ceremony was sweet and simple and I will admit my eyes were a little watery—my son, the little boy I watched grow into a wonderful man—wasn’t nervous…not in the least. In fact, I’ve never seen him more certain of anything in his life as he stood tall and proud and pledged to honor, love and cherish this woman who has made him so happy.  

Most of us spend our lives looking for our soul mate, the other half of ourselves that makes us complete. I’m so glad he found his.

         We also met the bride’s parents for the first time and I now know where she got her big heart and capacity to love unconditionally. We were welcomed with open arms and I saw how much they adore my son. Even before he and his bride exchanged rings, these lovely people treated him as one of their own. I can’t tell you how happy that made me.

We are home now, my DH and I, but my son and his wife are just beginning their journey as a married couple. I know that, just like in the romance novels we read and love, they will have their happily ever after.

As always, happy reading!

Marie

Everything About You

Hey All,

It's a gorgeous day in Wisconsin. Finally!!! I'm going to make this short so I can run barefooted through the park.

Are you looking for a short campy love story? Everything About You might be just what you need. This novella is a perfect entertainment for an hour or two of light reading. Set on a Hollywood movie backdrop, two unlikely people find each other. While you won't find steamy scenes in this book, it is cute and the reviews are great.

She needs a movie set miracle, he needs cash...can a farmer morph into a movie star in five days?

If Shelly has her way, Danny will become America’s next heartthrob and she’ll get her own promotions company. He’s already gorgeous, a little naive, and needs to work on that accent. To Danny, Shelly is on the pompous side, but holds the key to his real dreams...if he can figure out all the rules, say the right things for the daily vlog session, keep his heart strings in place, dodge Shelly’s vicious former boyfriend and the movie star diva.
Shelly’s about to lose a lot more than her heart if she can’t get a handle on her wounded pride and learn who to trust.

Next month I will reveal the new book trailer to Pocketful of Diamonds. Until then, have a wonderful few weeks.

Nicolette Pierce

Woo Hoo...It's Party Time!!!

Hey ya'all, how's tricks?  Things are going great at this end!  I am at the Romantic Times Convention this week and are we ever having a ball!!!  We've got authors from every imaginable genre, in all sizes and shapes, we have readers galore, alcohol, chocolate, and Ibuprofen...oh, and it's in LAS VEGAS...what the hell is not to love about that?!

OOOHHH!!!  CONVENTION CONTEST ALERT!!! 

EMAIL ME AT KAYCELASSITER@OUTLOOK.COM before midnight on Wednesday, April 20th, so I have your first name and email address...BE SURE TO PUT "CONTEST ENTRY" IN THE SUBJECT LINE.  This will add you to the Butterscotch Martini Girls newsletter mailing lists.  It will also enter you into a contest to win a package of TEN (10) SIGNED BOOKS FROM THE BMGs!  The winner will be selected and announced on the BMG website on Thursday.  We will contact the winner via email to find out where you want your books sent.

Okay, now that the important stuff is out of the way...

Since we are running from workshops to editor pitches, from schmooze-sessions with the readers to book signings, and from bar to bar, I'm going to keep it brief this week.  Rather than post a story or an excerpt, I'm going to give you an excerpt from the RT conference with some pics.

So enjoy the pics!

Kayce Lassiter & Cheyenne McCray at the Seafood Buffet...and, yes, we stuffed ourselves so badly, we have sworn off food forever!

Kayce with her new banner.  

Oops.  (Now, how did that picture get in there?)

This is Kayce with her new banner. 

Kris Tualla taking her date everywhere she goes. 

 (A man on a dolly...now why didn't I think of that?!)

Lexi Post and her hubby, Bob.

Well, there it is...that's my story, fun and fantastic, and I'm stickin' to it.  Hang on tight now, 'cuz we're gonna go real, real fast!

Love ya,

Kayce

It's All Roses and Thorns...

Today I'll share an episode from an author (me) and what I think may parallel other writers at one time or another. 
I love to write.  I love to read.  I love to connect with my readers.  I even love to edit- really. 
What I don't love is the tech part of writing, or shall I say computer problems. 
A few days ago I had a fine day of writing my work in progress.  The following day I wanted to continue that warm fuzzy feeling of getting things done. 
Think of this next paragraph in slow motion...
I eased the cover of my laptop up into position, just so to avoid a glare from the sun through the windows.  The power button clicked softly under my forefinger.  I immediately went to "documents" in order to avoid the internet sucking time out of my day.  I had ZERO documents!
What?!
Speed the reading up...
My mouth fell open.  My eyes blinked at different rates just in case that would bring my work back.  Nope.  All my stories, notes, pictures, everything GONE.
Believe it or not, I didn't panic.  No way could I lose all my work.  Technology simply would not let that happen to me in the twenty-first century. 
My cloud must have rained somewhere because it also held nothing.
Okay, my heart did speed up a bit.
Damn Windows 10! 
But I can take care of this... The internet worked fine, so I asked it how to retrieve my files.  It only took an hour, but "yeah!" the documents returned.
Not so fast, the black hole of the story still looms.  All documents came back in notepad (not the correct form for writing a novel). 
I can fix this too.  Maybe.  Two days later- no I can't.  I now have everything in another format that won't open.
After I post this to the always happy blog, I will take it over to a computer-tech-expert-person who has a business of fixing non-savvy tech users' problems.
I will turn this over to a higher power before I wreck and/or lose everything because then you will be reading about...  I'm not sure what I would do!
By the way, since I will have the expert at hand, I'm returning to Windows 7.  I've had other issues with Windows 10, so I think it's best we part ways.
And what does this have to do with roses and thorns?  Make sure you cut the thorns from the rose stems before depositing in the vase. 

Have a rosy (not thorny) day:)
Dawn