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Bragi Contest
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We thought it was time for a good-old-fashioned Bragi!
With a twist.
In 50 words, promote your book. However you want to use those words, is up to you.
This could be your typical promo blurb, or your character convincing us to buy your book--heck, it can be in German or French, we encourage all kinds of off the wall creativity. Leave all entries on the comment-section of this posts and all comments will be rounded up a winner will be randomly drawn.
The "winner" of this Bragi Contest, will have their bookcover (or logo, badge) in our September edition of our e-news.This contest will be open until
This Bragi Contest is now open until Monday, August 29th 12:00pm EST
So go on, Brag about it and try not to spill any mead...
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this, but here goes! Eyes of the Keep, by Scott D. Muller,
ReplyDeletehttps://www.smashwords.com/books/view/74504 Here are my 50 words.
"The demons have returned and are ravaging the countryside. The realms appear to be under siege by unknown forces, and the Kings have dispatched armies to march in their defense. The powerful wizards of the Keep are oblivious, and remain in their Keep with their noses buried in their studies." Thanks!
Arm Farm – Where it all begins and ends.
ReplyDeleteAs a forensic science student I hope to solve a cold case but I soon find myself in the middle of a current case – my own! Will I piece together the mismatches in time to free myself and my mind?
Thanks for this opportunity!!
Sarah Butland
www.SarahButland.com
Violence is unleashed when Jana Hayes uncovers a secret about St Luke on an ancient icon. Handsome curator Rob Anderson is a priest: together, they must elude three ruthless factions, so face pursuit, threats and murder to protect an explosive truth that could up-end long held Christian beliefs.
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According to Luke
Rosanne Dingli
http://www.rosannedingli.com
Kudos & Thank You ‘Authors Promoting Authors’!
ReplyDeleteReal life isn’t always pretty, but who we become in the process can be! In the book, Hearts Linked by Courage, you will read about ‘real life’ stories that will move and inspire you to rise above the ‘stuff’, learn, grow and become better in spite of …
Continued success APA,
Sheri Andrunyk
ICPublishing.ca, Insightful Communications
& Women For Women Canada
Hearts Linked by Courage, A Collection of poignant and insightful stories that will live in your heart forever
http://www.womenforwomen.ca/040~IC_Publishing/
Duty Calls
ReplyDeleteShe saved his life then disappeared. He never forgot her, but didn’t recognise her when they met again a decade later.
Can they both work through the mists of their pasts and come to terms with the present? Or will future demands destroy any chance of them finding happiness together?
www.sherrygloag.com
http://blackopalbooks.com/index.php/en/component/content/article/28
sherrygloag at gmail dot com
Thank you for this opportunity.
Thanks for the promo!
ReplyDeleteMYTHS OF GODS
Explore religion through an infant God's eyes in this dark science fantasy that spans from the Big Bang to present day.
In a time and place before the world as we know it, God comes to the people in the form of three boys and two girls. Follow their baby steps through an exploration of human nature, eternity, and sacrifice, viewing the potentials of faith and the horrors of faith misplaced.
Available in paperback and Kindle/PC.
http://www.amazon.com/Myths-of-Gods-ebook/dp/B005202KLU/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2
Cursed Laird
ReplyDeleteTara Nina
What do a lovelorn ghost, a beautiful diver, and a hot Scottish Laird have in common? A curse, passion and most of all the love and desire to set a trapped soul free. Cursed. Stone by day. Man by night. With a little love anything’s possible.
http://www.jasminejade.com/p-9524-cursed-laird.aspx
After having 2 kids, and seeing all the new moms
ReplyDeleteback to their skinny selves, I wondered to myself
if they were naturally thin, or actually
super-disciplined about their diet and exercise
routines! After muttering this to myself for about
6 years, my husband said, "Well, why don't you
just ask them?"! So I did!!! I interviewed 101
slim women from 20-69 and got a book published!
Is She Naturally Thin, or Disciplined? Insider
Secrets of the Sexy and Slim!
Last Resort is set in fictional Bridal Wreath and Key West,Florida. Faith returns to the family home for a safe haven, but the backdrop of a strawberry farm turns dangerous when she's stalked. Will she be forced to use The Pink Lady? Will Faith and Matt's love survive?
ReplyDelete“…because the story that claws at my brain and keeps me awake nights has to be told.”
ReplyDeleteVera Harriss to the reader
Vera Harriss, Dee Fletcher, Mark Pettingill, and Stu Martel are eager to share their intriguing secrets and entangled lives with you.
This Business of Children
SPEAK EASY TO ME, Whispers Publishing
ReplyDeleteWilla Hardwick speaks out for women’s rights, but the quiet Grant Sterling teaches her that words aren’t always needed to say exactly what you feel.
Christine DePetrillo
www.christinedepetrillo.weebly.com
From "The Heart of War":
ReplyDeleteThe solitude of Ares' Isle is interrupted when Magdalena washes up on his shore. With nowhere to run she strikes a bargain with Ares; her virginity for his protection.
After proving herself in battle and in his bed, Ares must choose between his Divinely Dysfunctional Family, his pride, & Alena.
This novel available from several retailers please see Moon Mistress Publishing for more details.
Coming to Kindle September 2: THE JAGUAR LEGACY
ReplyDeleteStart with one lost city in Mexico where occult energy abounds. Add one sassy reporter on a quest for a scoop and a brilliant archaeologist who hates the press. Throw in one vengeful ex-wife and a mysterious shaman. Mix well. Beware of shapeshifting, reincarnation, and time-travel.
Who would steal an entire stained glass window from a medieval church? While on the other side of town a break-in terrifies a family.
ReplyDeleteHidden staircases, a looming gothic cathedral and the legend of the imp keep Nara one step ahead of danger.
Christmas was in the air. It was that special time of year when wishes came true—if you believed. And when your mother is dying, you have to believe in something.
ReplyDeleteSTAR WISHES by Cornell DeVille
Honestly how did I think this was going to play out? What nanny did I know who had her wealthy employer in her bed every night and ended up with him for good? This isn’t a Disney cartoon and I sure as heck am no princess hidden in servitude. I’m a nanny, his live in nanny, and now … now I was a cliché.
ReplyDeleteComing soon ... http://www.48fourteen.com/catalog/live-position
My name is Missy and I am a demon. Once upon a time, I was human. I fled an abusive man and fell in love with a demon. I was happy, until my past caught up to me. I never thought of myself as a murderer, until now.
ReplyDeleteAwaken the Demon: www.shielasbooks.ca
Here are my fifty words from my upcoming m/m romance: Hunter Angel, Midnight Gamble
ReplyDeleteHis left hand itched for his sword. A moment was all he’d need.
Brilliant white light intruded into his dark intentions for the Renegade, and with it came alien thoughts, strange ideas. Should he consider mercy? Was there any creature unworthy of forgiveness? Azriel gritted his teeth and said, “Get . . .
Irish O'Malley struggles with the devastating loss of her husband and young son. Shutting herself away from the rest of her family. Until her sisters decided to take matters in their own hands and plan a road trip. Irish's temper and heart comes to life once again.
ReplyDeleteread more of The Women of Willow Winds by J.M. Faulkner
As a Shapeling Protector, the great Roth Beowolf has met his match in spoiled heiress and brilliant scientist, Rainey Childress. On the other hand, Rainey can't decide if Roth is the bodyguard from hell...or heaven!
ReplyDeleteShapeling Trilogy: Roth: Book One: Protector
Thanks for opportunity to "bragi"!
Verna Clay www.vernaclay.com
Elusive Echoes by Kay Springsteen Available at Astraea Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
ReplyDeleteThey’re two people caught between friendship and something more; they can’t move forward, and they can’t let go. Sean never knew what happened to Mel while they were separated. Now she must come clean or lose him. And even if she tells him the truth she might lose him anyway.
I am very happy to participate in this. In my YA novel, IF I COULD BE LIKE JENNIFER TAYLOR, coming September 16th from MuseItUp Publishing, Carolyn Samuel's freshman year becomes a series of lies to cover Jennifer Taylor’s terrible secret in return for popularity.
ReplyDeleteLife is difficult for the granddaughter of a shaman.
ReplyDeleteFor the first time, Talisa meets kids just like her—Native Americans who know the way of the spirit. However, the one she loves has a dark secret. Together they embark on a journey that will haunt her forever.
Life is difficult for the granddaughter of a shaman.
ReplyDeleteFor the first time, Talisa meets kids just like her—Native Americans who know the way of the spirit. However, the one she loves has a dark secret. Together they embark on a journey that will haunt her forever.
Spirit Seeker
by Jamie Haden
www.jamiehaden.com
--This tease is from a steamy romance, not suitable for those under 18---
ReplyDeleteMaeve has sworn off love but her ex-boyfriend and his boyfriend plan on changing her mind by seducing her in a series of virtual reality fantasies. They embark upon a sexual adventure that takes them from a sheiks harem, to the seduction of a lady by two highwaymen, and more.
Sodom and Detroit
Ann Mayburn www.annmayburn.com
Thanks!
IRONHAVEN, Decadent Publishing
ReplyDeleteTrapped on a dying Earth, and Lucian Hoyt’s last hope for escape is inventor Genevieve Scott. However, Gen is also his ex-fiancée - if they’re going to have a future, they need to come to terms with their past.
But even melting the ice between them can’t erase all the scars.
http://www.decadentpublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=314
"I can't find my husband, I'm broke, and to top it all off, I have a show tonight. Par for the course for a blues singer, I suppose. But I'm a damn star! Shouldn't I be treated like one?"
ReplyDelete-Bobbie BluAnn Brooks from "Bluesday" by Adrienne Thompson
Go to:
http://adriennethompsonwrites.webs.com to read excerpts from "Bluesday". Available in Nook, Kindle, and paperback
Can a Texas woman abandon her law career to become a contemporary Egyptian? Will the country that has captivated her since childhood embrace her, or will it lead her down dangerous paths filled with deception?
ReplyDeleteJoin one woman's search to fulfill her obsessions in a time honored valley.
Ooops! I left off the title of the book, "Valley of Obsessions."
ReplyDeleteIf you have ever felt deep love and then lost it, you will "get" this book. GO BIKE is a series of vignettes that exemplify events that most would see as “coincidences,” but, as will be understood, there are no such things as a "coincidences" when it comes to love.
ReplyDeleteGO BIKE & Other Signs from the Universe is available on Kindle and is forthcoming in paperback. Visit www.heatherhummel.net
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ReplyDeleteWas I nervous about meeting this king for Altare or just about this alliance between our two countries. Memories pick at me when seeing his wavy hair and his Bengal Sea blue eyes. But when our hands embraced, everything fell away, and it was just he and I, alone.
ReplyDeleteTime Conquers All, by PJ Hultstrand
Psychic Shade Hoffmeyer will need every reserve of insight and intuition to fathom meaning from the bizarre visions at the hotel, each one leading her to a terror that will challenge her spirit as much as her mind.
ReplyDeleteRead The Mound: A Novel by Cullan Hudson and Marilyn A. Hudson
The Faithful, the Fallen and the Forgotten - Sons of the Rhins in the Great War 1914-1918. Julia C. MacDonald. In a quiet rural corner of Galloway almost every man left for a war that should have been over by Christmas. These are their stories.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity, guys.
ReplyDeleteTea and Crumpet - an anthology of LGBT fiction celebrating what it is to be British and gay. Stories from masters of the genre and aspiring authors. Available from JMS Books.
Wow! Thanks to everyone who dropped by and joined in the Bragi! Wonderful response.
ReplyDeleteComments are now closed and the winner will be announced later this evening.
Boohoo...it's 11:45 here. There are some great shout outs here. Good luck to al!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much everyone! All comments were tallied and randomly one entry was pulled.
ReplyDeleteThe winner of the Bragi Comment Contest, is Lisa Beth and The Heart of War, Congrats Lisa Beth. Please send your bookcover and link to apasuggestions@gmail.com
There will be more contests, with chances to be featured in our e-newsletter, coming. :o)
Congratulations Lisa Beth!!!
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