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.
Now for a bit about Sharla Lovelace, then on with the Blast!
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.
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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.”
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Blurb for The Reason Is You
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.
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 from The Reason Is You
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.”
Oh, my, after that excerpt I have got to get this one. I really like the sound of this one. Okay, I promised to provide the Tour Stops, so here they are. Comment often for more chances to win.
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27. The Life (and lies) of an inanimate flying object
2. Read Your Writes Book Reviews
3. The Dan O'Brien Project
4. Cocktails and Books
5. Shelley's Book Case
6. United By Books
7. Simply Ali
8. The Life (and lies) of an inanimate flying object
9. Wicked Readings by Tawania
10. Love, Laughter, Friendship
11. Musings and Ramblings
12. Deal Sharing Aunt
13. Once Upon A Book
14. Book 'Em North Carolina
15. Fic Talk
16. IndieWritersReview
17. Sugarbeat's Books
18. Brianna Lee Book Reviews
19. My Devotional Thoughts
20. Illustrious Illusions
21. Stitch Read Cook
22. As the Pages Turn
23. My Odd Little World
24. Queen of All She Reads
25. Long and Short Reviews
26. Welcome to My World of Dreams
27. The Life (and lies) of an inanimate flying object
This book sounds great! Thanks for the spotlight and excerpt from the book. Thanks too for the giveaway!
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DeleteThank 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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