Redeeming Lainey is Live

As a few readers have already figured out, Redeeming Lainey is live a few hours early. After many HOURS of formatting today, I think I have finally finished everything. There are still a few issues, but I don't think of any of them take away from the novel. (Ignore the Table of Contents on the Amazon versions. I don't know what happened there.)

Synopsis 

When Lainey left the little farming town in Iowa on her eighteenth birthday, she thought she was finally free. She didn’t have to live in fear anymore wondering which day was going to be her last. For those two years, she was able to live in peace. She’d made a new friend, was going to a school she loved, and was setting the path for her future career.

That all changed with one phone call from her mother.

With the push of her best friend, Randi, Lainey goes back into the town she once promised was forever in her rear-view mirror. The dark memories of her past loom around every corner, and Lainey can’t seem to conquer the demons inside of her in order to fully move on.

Bryce, on the other hand, had moved on. During middle school and high school, Lainey was his best friend, and it tore him apart when she left with only a note. A simple note saying good-bye and have a great life.

Without his best friend around, Bryce’s life quickly spiraled out of control. He got into drugs, had some trouble with the law, and found himself partying a little too hard. Sweet Annabeth brought him out of that stage in his life, and ultimately saved his life.

With Lainey back in town, Bryce is at a loss at what do. She wants nothing to do with him or the town, but he is the only person who knows her full history and may be able to help her. Knowing that Lainey’s a flight risk, and with one wrong move, she’d pack everything up and leave again, Bryce steps out to help her find the one thing she doesn’t know she needs.

Redemption. 

Here are the links

Amazon US

Amazon UK

Barnes and Noble

Smashwords

I'm going to disappear now as you all read! I get really nervous during releases. This book means a lot to me, so I hope you enjoy it!

Happy Reading!

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Redeeming Lainey Release Date

It's a little sudden, but I'm going to be releasing Redeeming Lainey on 

Saturday, July 19th!

Synopsis: 

When Lainey left the little farming town in Iowa on her eighteenth birthday, she thought she was finally free. She didn’t have to live in fear anymore wondering which day was going to be her last. For those two years, she was able to live in peace. She’d made a new friend, was going to a school she loved, and was setting the path for her future career.

That all changed with one phone call from her mother.

With the push of her best friend, Randi, Lainey goes back into the town she once promised was forever in her rear-view mirror. The dark memories of her past loom around every corner, and Lainey can’t seem to conquer the demons inside of her in order to fully move on.

Bryce, on the other hand, had moved on. During middle school and high school, Lainey was his best friend, and it tore him apart when she left with only a note. A simple note saying good-bye and have a great life.

Without his best friend around, Bryce’s life quickly spiraled out of control. He got into drugs, had some trouble with the law, and found himself partying a little too hard. Sweet Annabeth brought him out of that stage in his life, and ultimately saved his life.

With Lainey back in town, Bryce is at a loss at what do. She wants nothing to do with him or the town, but he is the only person who knows her full history and may be able to help her. Knowing that Lainey’s a flight risk, and with one wrong move, she’d pack everything up and leave again, Bryce steps out to help her find the one thing she doesn’t know she needs.

Redemption. 

I've been away on a mini-vacation for the past few days which is why I haven't released this information sooner. I posted it on my Facebook page, but I know not everyone who checks my blog is a fan of that page. I have a lot of things coming up, and I realized that this weekend is about the only time I can get the book out before I go back to school. 

Because of that, Redeeming Lainey will be published on Saturday, July 19th!

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Friday Fun Facts on a Saturday!

I forgot to post a Fun Facts last week and almost forgot this week. I'm at that point in the summer where I don't realize what day it is anymore. I didn't realize that yesterday was actually Friday, and that today is in fact Saturday.

This week the topic for the Fun Facts is:

Reasons Why I Write

1. Because I freaking love it.

2. Sometimes when I'm sitting down doing absolutely nothing, my eyes will get really wide and everyone around me knows not to disrupt me when I have this look. Apparently, that is my thinking face. That look means I have a brilliant idea that surpasses all other ideas I've ever had. When you get that idea, you just have to write it down.

3. Because I love puns. When I set people up so I can use my hilarious pun or play on words, they don't usually follow. They all forgot to read their scripts with their morning bowl of cereal, so I write them down. I have an upcoming book that'll have a lot of puns and Disney references. It's going to be cute.

4. I'm a Sagittarius, and according to this post I found on Tumblr, I'm a tough cookie to befriend. (It's pretty true though.) To make up for that, I create my own fictional friends. I like spending time with my fictional friends...most of the time. Sometimes they're pretty stubborn.

5. I get to create something out of nothing. Watching a simple idea flourish into something much bigger is an amazing feeling. Remember when you were younger and you planted a seed in science class. Everyday, you'd water that little tiny plant hoping that you'd see the first sprout of green pushing through the dirt. When a flower finally bloomed, you were overcome with this sense of accomplishment--like I helped the seed become a beautiful flower. I guess you can also relate it being proud of your child's accomplishments. I don't have kids, so I'm going to stick with the flowers.

6. It's cathartic. It's the way I express myself. I don't like being vulnerable, so when I'm angry or upset, I write. I've written some stories that'll never see the light of day, but it helped me feel better at the time. Also, if I'm really mad at someone, I can make them a character in my book and later kill them off. It's that "pen is mightier than the sword" saying. Haha I write for me. Each time I sit down in front of a computer, I discover a little more about myself.

7. I'd probably go insane if I kept all these ideas in my head.

8. Because I can. I don't like it when people tell others they can't do something. If you want to write, just do it. I love writing, and I'm going to keep doing for as long as it makes me happy.

9. When I go long periods of time without writing something feels wrong. I feel empty. I don't know when writing became so important to me, but it's turned into something I have to do. I wake up in the morning, and I just want to write. Well, I first want to go back to sleep, but when I wake up fully, I want to write. I get fidgety if I don't write for a long time. I get cranky, sadly, because all these ideas start to fester in my mind.

10. Above all else, I feel like I have a story tell. Even if no one likes it, sometimes a story just has to be told.

*****

If you have any ideas on what my next Fun Facts post could me, leave a comment below. I'm open to all suggestions.

I hope you all have a fantastic day!

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Prophesized Teaser for Teaser Tuesday!

Because of the amount of requests I've received recently, I decided to give you all a little tease at the last Prophesized book I've been working on. I have three character stories done, and I've started writing another one yesterday. This book is getting longer than I initially planned. I probably won't do another teaser until after Redeeming Lainey is out, so I hope you like it!

This is unedited and subject to change before publication. 

“No, this is right,” I state adamantly. “We’re supposed to be here right now.” With the where figured out, I just have to figure out the why. Colton’s hands move to my waist as he steps up behind me. His arms tighten around me as he pulls me off the stool.

I let him move me, but I’m not going to let him distract me from what I came here to do. “You know this is where we officially met,” he whispers in my ear, his lips ever so gently brushing against the sensitive skin there.

“Really?” Okay, I briefly let him distract me.

“Yeah, you almost got run over by a car right outside that window,” he points to the front of the store.

“That feels like so long ago,” I say. “Like lifetimes ago.”

“Then you came in here and sat in that chair, all beautiful and confused,” he reminds me. I can hear the smile in his voice “Claire knew right then and there about my feelings for you.”

“Well, I wasn’t too subtle with my gawking,” I laugh and lean back against his chest. “When you were checking out that book,” I freeze.

That book.

Thoughts? I was asked to post a Colton teaser. Colton's POV was a little too spoilery, so I hope this was okay. Haha I'm sorry for any errors. This is the first draft, so it still has a lot of editing to go through.

I'll release the title for this book with the release of Redeeming Lainey. I'm going to get back to writing it now. I'll post a blog post in a few days with Redeeming Lainey details. I hope you all have a fantastic day. :)

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