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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Super Book Blast & Giveaway: THE REASON IS YOU by. Sharla Lovelace




THE REASON IS YOU

*by*
Sharla Lovelace

BLURB:

Anything but normal…
Dani Shane just wants her daughter to have what she never did—a normal life. But “normal” leaves the equation when sixteen-year old Riley is found talking to Dani’s only friend, Alex—who has been dead for forty years.
In the small river town of Bethany, Dani never fit in. Being different pushed her to the fringes of society, and even leaving town for two decades didn’t stop the talk. Now that she’s back, so is Alex. Mischievous and sexy and still hot enough to melt her shoes. Between his popping in at inopportune moments and her having to hide her daughter’s new talent, Dani fears that her plans for staying under the radar may be short-lived.
As Dani scrambles to get solid footing under her family, secrets buried for forty years begin to unearth themselves. She and Alex have always been connected, but he is hiding something. The computer is making her hear things. Weird memories that she doesn’t recognize keep popping up in her mind. Then there’s that little thing she hasn’t told her daughter yet—that some of the people she sees aren’t breathing.


 
Excerpt:


My head said to walk forward, but my feet went numb. Then he looked my direction, and suddenly I was head-to-toe buzz with blood rushing in my ears. I took a deep breath and attempted normal as I made it down the steps without tripping.


Riley saw Alex. Riley wasn’t supposed to see people like Alex.


She had her usual folded-arms-with-one-hip-jutted stance, looking annoyed as hell, while Bojangles circled the yard in a frenzy with his nose to the ground. Alex slowly took off his glasses and locked his blue eyes in on mine with that arrogant little smile of his. I felt heat radiate from every pore.


“Dani,” he said, low and smooth, and all the breath left me. “My God, look at you.” 

I opened my mouth to say the same thing, that after twenty-plus years he still looked exactly the same, hot enough to melt my shoes. But then the mommy gene stood up and waved and I remembered Riley was there. 

He laughed, a deep throaty sound, as he pointed at Riley. 

“I knew it had to be.”


A nervous noise squawked from my mouth. Nothing profound like I always imagined it would be.


“The eyes were the first clue,” he said with a wink.


Riley frowned, her expression a mix of disgust and wariness.


“God, you know this perv? He was here on the car watching me and won’t tell me who the hell he is.”

He smirked. “The sweet, gentle nature was the clincher.”




GIVEAWAY! 
 Sharla will be awarding a custom tote bag with book swag, a themed recipe card and $20 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour. One randomly drawn host will get their choice of eBook from Sharla's booklist.

FOLLOW the tour and comment; the more YOU comment, the better YOUR chances of winning. The tour dates can be found here:  
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR 


Sharla Lovelace is the National Bestselling Author of THE REASON IS YOU, BEFORE AND EVER SINCE, and the e-novella  JUST ONE DAY.  Being a Texas girl through and through, she’s proud to say she lives in Southeast Texas with her family, an old lady dog, and an aviary full of cockatiels.

Sharla is available by Skype for book club meetings and chats, and loves connecting with her readers! See her website www.sharlalovelace.com for book discussion questions, events, and to sign up for her monthly newsletter.

http://www.facebook.com/sharlalovelace

THE REASON IS YOU   (available in trade paperback online and in stores)
Mass Market version (978-0425254868) with new cover available May 7th, and for preorder now!
Tagline: “Sometimes falling into the past is the way forward.”

PURCHASE LINKS:
Trade size and ebook versions also available anywhere books are sold.



8 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for hosting me, and I'll pop by again later. Today is the release day for THE REASON IS YOU, so it's actually available now! xoxo

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  2. love the excerpt. I love finding a new author and book to read.
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  3. Congrats on the release, sounds like a good read.

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  4. I'm glad I read the blurb - I would never have guessed this was anything other than a romance just looking at the cover - sounds interesting!!

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  5. The story sounds interesting

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  6. The book sounds great. I love stories with old family secrets!
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  7. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BOOK AND THANKS FOR THE GIVEAWAY! SHELLEY S. calicolady60@hotmail.com

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  8. I'm loving the cover too!!

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