• Cover Reveal for @RachelFirasek’s new book


    I’m so excited for this next book in the Tears of Sin series.
    Check out this beautiful cover!

    Burning Cover

    Here’s the blurb:

    “Never say never.”

    Gabe James never thought he’d suffer from a broken heart. He never thought he’d have to work for a living. And he sure as hell never thought he’d fall for a woman that carries a torch for the man that is trying to ruin his life.

    Jade McKenzie has danced with demons most of her life, and just when she feels like the dark clouds have lifted, a pointless fight with an ex-boyfriend leaves her with a scarred face and ends her ballet career. Now she dances on a stage where the sway of her hips trumps the pirouettes of her past, a mask concealing her marred beauty. But nothing will stop the pain of shattered dreams.

    Except love.

    With Gabe’s career on the line and the threat of financial ruin blazing on the horizon, he’s guarded against a woman threatening to distract him even further when he needs his focus most. Jade can’t escape the memories of her past or Gabe’s heated glances-even if he swears that it’s her enthralling him. The two together are like kerosene and matches waiting for a spark. For a woman with no future and a man on the verge of losing hope, the only things left to cling to are their determined wills and the promise of a burning love.

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    Burning Collage

    The first book, Drowning, is on sale for a while, so run get it so you’ll be ready for this second one!

    Come stalk Rachel here:

    Facebook |Twitter |Website |Goodreads

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  • New Year’s Reading Resolutions Blog Hop


    NY REsolutions

    2013 was filled with a bunch of ups and downs, twists and turns, and tons of reading and writing. When having to pick my favorite books for 2013, I sure had trouble. I was scrolling through my Kindle, thinking how many I really liked. It was hard to choose, so here’s what I came up with–no particular order:

     

    So, what were your favorite reads this past year? Looking forward to any upcoming releases?

    And check out this giveaway for the blog hop.

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    Be sure to check out the the other posts:

  • #RUSHED Twitter Party with @RachelFirasek


    RUSHED Twitter 400x200Ready to get your Twitter on?

    It’s time for another #RUSHED party TONIGHT (11/05/13). I have the amazingly talented RACHEL FIRASEK joining me tonight.

    We’re celebrating her newest release, Drowning, and we’ve got some fun prizes lined up, including a $25.00 gift card for a grand prize.

    So, join us TONIGHT (11/5/13) at 8pm EDT for an hour of fun at the Twitter hashtag: #Rushed

    Here’s a little peek at Rachel’s prize packs:

    Drowning Prize Packs

    And we’ve got a frosty prize pack for my latest release, Frostbite. (WHICH IS FREE today)

    Frostbite Prize Pack

     

     

     

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  • #CoverReveal: Drowning


    My good friend is releasing a book soon. I’ve had the pleasure of reading it ahead of time, and I’m in love with the dark contemporary story! Amazing characters.

    I wanted to share her cover with you guys today. It’s just beautiful!

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    Here’s the blurb:

    “I dare you.”

    Those words would change adrenaline junkie, Alice Harrison’s life forever. She’s a party girl that doesn’t believe in love until she meets a man that only writes about it.
    Seth James escaped his overbearing father and moved into one of the James family’s vacant condos, hoping to create the music he loves in peace. But the fragile calm he’s envisioned shatters when a tiny woman with a world full of energy bounces out of the elevator and nearly takes him out.
    With the patience of a saint, Seth seeks the dark that keeps Alice from enjoying life. He challenges her to exorcise the demons in her past in order to discover the true meaning of love. But when the walls fall down, the hidden deceptions will bare the ugly truth about a woman drowning in sorrow and a man who may not know how to be her hero.

    DROWNING CONTEST COLLAGE

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    Author Bio
    Rachel Firasek spends her days daydreaming of stories and her nights putting the ideas to ink. She has spent a dull life following the rules, meeting deadlines, and toeing the line, but in her made up worlds, she can let the wild side loose. Her wonderful husband and three children support her love of the written word and only ask for the occasional American Idol or Swamp People quality hour.

    She has a philosophy about love. It must devastate or it isn’t truly worth loving. She hopes that you all find your devastating love and cling to it with all your heart!

    You can meet her at:

    https://www.facebook.com/RachelFirasekAuthor
    https://twitter.com/RachelFirasek
    http://www.rachelfirasek.com
    http://www.rachelfirasek.blogspot.com
    http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4736939.Rachel_Firasek
    http://www.amazon.com/Rachel-Firasek/e/B004TLV5X2/

  • The Next Big Thing


    Fellow CMP author, JR Tague, recently tagged me in this fun The Next Big Thing post about one of her upcoming novels: CLICK HERE to enter the Tague zone! Looked pretty fun, so I figured I’d give it a try. I chose a current work in progress (WIP), so it’s kind of raw, but I’m super excited to talk about my nine hundred year-old Gatekeeper of Hades!

    So here we go:

    What is the working title of your book?

    Funny, I just had a little blog post about helping me pick a title. CLICK HERE if you want to see that one and give your suggestions. So far, my favorite is: Forged from Fate. But I’ll be running another post again to see which of my faves are your faves.

    Where did the idea come from for the book?

    Another funny thing…much like most of my writing, okay…all of my writing, I just started writing. Literally, I was totally not planning to write a novel right then, but I was sitting in my recliner, watching TV, when an opening scene flashed through my mind. I didn’t even do a mind-map, which is about all I do with plotting/planning. I just opened a document, started typing, and 93,000 words later…

    What genre does your book fall under?

    New Adult Paranormal Romance.

    Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

    Oh gosh. I never know what to say to this question. I’m so not good at picking music for my books or actors. But I’ll give this a try. Maybe for Sadie, the heroine, I’d pick Mackenzie Foy. For Theo, I’d have to go with Chris Hemsworth-but he’d have to have black hair.

    What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

    Another thing I’m not good at. I just got the back cover blurb honed down (but it still needs work). I’ve not even attempted a twitter style version of the blurb. So…can I just share the blurb? Maybe someone reading this will give me a good one liner, huh? Oh, and I need a good tag line, too, guys. LOL.

    Here’s the working blurb:

    More Than Ready

    Theo Bradford is a Gatekeeper to Hades tasked with retrieving the evil that seeps out. He’s waited over nine hundred years for his mark to surface on his mate’s body, calling him to her. When it finally happens, a vicious demon he sent to Hades months ago somehow defies the binding vanquish and returns, setting his targets on the female. If Theo can’t connect with his mate, he’ll never gain the strength needed to protect his fated love from the demon’s wrath or defend the Gates of Hades.

    Can’t Fight Fate

    Graduating college in two years was easy for eighteen-year-old genius Sadie Nowland. But explaining the mark that appeared on her shoulder four days ago has her stumped. Then, a mystery man shows up and claims the mark identifies her as his mate, catapulting her neatly laid out life into chaos. The more time she spends with him, the harder it is to deny their connection – a connection her brain can’t comprehend and her body can’t deny. And that primal bond proves more imperative to their survival than either could ever imagine.

    Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

    I’ll shop the story around to a few dream agents once it’s cleaned up and see what happens. If not…then we’ll see. I do have a little super top secret self-pub project in the works right now….

    How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

    Three weeks.

    What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

    Since I’m New Adult, there aren’t a lot of those to compare to, but it’s fairly dark. I’d say a darker version of the Hush Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick with a mix of Rachel Caine’s Morganville Vampire series. Those are definitely young adult and mine is a bit darker and more intense romantically than those, but it runs along that line.

    Who or What inspired you to write this book?

    I’m not sure yet. I know that sounds strange, but it’s true. It’s usually way after a book of mine is written that I realize what the motivating factor was. For example, my first pubbed novel, Wasteland, I didn’t realize until way after, like a year, that my character David was more than likely inspired by my unemployment stint. Didn’t want to be unemployed, couldn’t change it for quite some time no matter how hard I tried, and it was out of my control. David didn’t want to be a demon, didn’t ask to be one, and really couldn’t change it no matter how hard he looked over the past four centuries.

    So, I bet I’ll find out what helped spark this newest novel someday soon…

    What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

    Anyone who likes a little darkness in their hero will like Theo. He’s rough since he wrangles demons that escape from Hades, so he has to be wicked-strong, tough, and unrelenting…but then there is that sensitivity for those closest to him…especially his mate.

    Who to tag? Gosh, there are so many I could, but I’ll just pick a couple….

    Kendall Grey

    Rachel Firasek

    Kate Evangelista

    Lisa Kessler

    Their questions will be the same as mine above. Have fun with it!!

  • Got #Rushed?


    Hey there, my friends. It’s time for another Twitter Party!!!

    We had such a blast at the previous one we figured we’d try it again.

    Date: TONIGHT (July 10th)

    Time: 8pm-9pm Eastern Time

    Deets: Come join me and awesome writer, Rachel Firasek as we celebrate her newest book release: CREATING FATE. It’s part of the Unspun Trilogy.

    Grand Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Card. **BUT** there are several prizes throughout the event as well.

    Spread the word and we’ll see you there!!