Tuesday, November 10, 2015

** 2016 helpful links and information **


Looking for event information? 

 Here are the helpful links for this year

Saturday, May 2, 2015

** 2016 information **






We can't believe it, 2015 just ended and so many people are inquiring about next year already! We absolutely love your excitement, and believe me, we are SUPER excited too! 

Thursday, April 30, 2015

ITS OVER........AND IT WAS A SUCCESS... BECAUSE OF YOU!!!

ITS OVER..... AND IT WAS A SUCCESS..

We are so happy with the feedback and out pour of love for Cleveland. Again, thank you!!

The one thing we can say during this whole process is that the friendships do develop during these events. Strangers become friends, and friends become better friends.

We had 69 attending authors, with 11 cover models in attendance. We all shared 10,000 square feet of beauty at the Renaissance for 6 hours, and it flowed perfectly. 

Thursday, April 23, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author Shay Savage***



Shay Savage lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, two children, and a variety of household pets. She is an accomplished public speaker, and holds the rank of Distinguished Toastmaster from Toastmasters International. When not writing, she enjoys science fiction movies, masquerading as a zombie, is a HUGE Star Wars fan, and member of the 501st Legion of Stormtroopers. When the geek fun runs out, she also loves soccer in any and all forms - especially the Columbus Crew, Arsenal and Bayern Munich - and anxiously awaits the 2014 World Cup. Savage holds a degree in psychology, and she brings a lot of that knowledge into the characters within her stories.

****Author Spotlight on attending author S Moose****



S.Moose is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, living in Webster, NY with her family, friends, and shorkie, Charlie.

A 2011 St. John Fisher graduate, S.Moose loves to read and write. She enjoys getting lost in the fictional world and creating a place where readers can fall in love and swoon over the cute boys she brings to life. When she isn't in her room in front of her computer or a book, she is with her family and friends being silly and enjoying life. She's romantic at heart and loves anything with a happily ever after. 

**************
more about her books.......



Teach Me Love

Jacob Greene, sexy multimillionaire CEO of Greene Publishing is a broken man desperate to find reason in his life. Losing Katherine, the love of his life, makes a once gentle and kindhearted man into someone dark and miserable. 

Abigail Anderson, single mother, second grade teacher, is tired of living her life alone. But the only man she's ever loved betrayed her and left her in the dark. 

Now, three years later, their paths cross. A rocky beginning soon turns into something more. Real. The feeling is mutual and their feelings grow. But secrets always have a way of coming out. 

Will Jacob and Abigail be able to learn how to love again or will they suffer alone for the rest of their lives?

This will be a stand alone. 




Vision of Love (Infinity #1)

You can say I had it all. The fancy house, top of the line car, lots of friends and more money than anyone could ever imagine. On the outside, we were the perfect family. No one knew about my abusive father and my mother who drank herself into oblivion every night. My name is Karly and I have scars, deep scars that no one knows about, and when my parents died I was left alone and on my own, to fight through life with no help.

When it came to life and happiness, I had it all until my world was turned upside down. My name is Nicholas and my wife, the love of my life, left me and our new baby girl without as much as an explanation. I didn’t want to accept it, but after our divorce was final and four long years passed, I started to lose hope that she’d ever come back. Emma was growing so fast and I needed help. My sister recommended that I hire her friend, Karly, as Emma’s nanny. I took a chance on bringing another woman into my little girl’s life. Did I do the right thing? 

As many days and nights are spent together, feelings can no longer be denied and a relationship is formed.

Life is about taking chances and learning how to fall, but when the past comes back, will they be strong enough to fight through and trust each other? Or will all they worked for fall apart?




Reaching Out for You (Never Letting Go #1)

Adam and Sophia were best friends but when tragedy strikes it's more than Adam can handle and he leaves Sophia alone in the dark. 

Four years later, Adam and Sophia are reunited and the sparks between them return but is it too late? 

Sophia is happy again and has let go of the darkness. She has great friends and a sweet boyfriend name Kyle. Now that Adam is back how will she be able to balance her boyfriend and her best friend? 

The darkness always finds you again but will Adam be able to save her or leave her again?




Take Me Away

After breaking up with her long time boyfriend, Jackson DeLacey, eighteen-year-old Zara Borzilleri promises herself to focus on school and play the game she loves. Stepping foot onto the lacrosse field, in front of a cheering crowd, pushes aside the pain and reminds her of the future ahead at least until she graduates in four years.

Lacrosse star Treston 'The King' Parker dominates the field and to everyone else he has it all. Behind closed doors he's just Treston Parker- a monster full of secrets, deep, dark secrets only he knows. He won't allow anyone to get close and for the past two years he's kept his promises to her, but never his last promise: falling in love again.

One weekend he gives in and everything changes when he meets Zara. The rules change and she sees Treston for who he truly is, not what everyone else sees. But to Treston, meeting Zara means nothing, even though her blue eyes invades his mind.

We can be friends, but don't ask about my past or where I go. 

He draws the lines.
She erases his lines.

Can Zara help Treston escape his painful past before he sinks deeper into oblivion?


********

S Moose has more books published other than what we have listed above. You can find out more about her, her current releases and new releases on her Amazon author Page, Facebook page, and her Goodreads page

***Author Spotlight on attending author Ryan Michele***


Wednesday, April 22, 2015

***Q&A with attending authors***

We want to thank all the attending authors who took time out of their busy schedules to answers submitted by readers on our Facebook page! 


aaannndd... Here. We. Go....

Friday, April 17, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author River Savage***



River Savage is the author of Incandescent, the first book in the Knights Rebels MC Series. 

An avid reader of romance and erotic novels, her love for books and reading fueled her passion for writing. Reading no longer sated her addiction, so she started writing in secret. She never imagined that her dream of publishing a novel would ever be achievable. 

Thursday, April 16, 2015

****Author Spotlight on attending author Sadie Grubor****



I'm a self professed foul mouthed, book nerd who seeks world domination with her sinister side kick, evil minions, fatal depth dwelling felines, hell hound, ninja rodent, and villainous lagomorpha and fanged lagoon creature.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author Sara Mack***



Sara Mack is a Michigan native who grew up with her nose in books. She is a wife and a hockey mom on top of being trapped in an office - which now has a window! - forty hours a week. Her spare time is spent one-clicking on Amazon and devouring books on her Kindle, cleaning up after her kids and two elderly cats, attempting to keep her flower garden alive, and, of course, writing. She has an unnatural affinity for dark chocolate, iced tea, and bacon.

**** FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS/ NEED TO KNOWS***

Well, it's almost time. The event is almost here. We are about 9 days away! We don't know about you, but we are SUPER excited for all you readers to meet this awesome line up of authors! So, here's a list of FAQ's or Need to Know information for the event...

  • A Map or seating chart will be posted on the facebook page the week of the event. It will also be handed out at the door once you enter.
  • If you bought someone's ticket off of them, as long as you have the ticket in hand when you enter the event, you will be allowed access. The ticket does not have to have your name on it.
  • Parking is available at the hotel, as well as across the street.
  • There will be raffles at the event. Tickets will be sold (cash only) during the event. The winner will be contacted and has to pick up the basket at the end of the event. Raffles include a blanket of book covers, artwork signed by the authors, basket of swag, basket of books, and much, much more.
  • Some authors do accept credit/debit cards, as well as cash.
  • There will be no food or drinks for sale of offered in the hotel banquet room. If you need something, you will have to leave the room to purchase something. It will not be permitted back in the room.
  • Authors will be permitted to leave to eat lunch between 1:30-2:00pm. So please know, this means some authors may not be sitting at their tables while they eat lunch.
  • Please be patient when waiting in lines
  • On the flip side, please remember that there are other people behind you wishing to meet with the authors. Please try not to monopolize all of an author's time.
  • Bags will not be provided for books, unless you are a VIP. If you are planning on purchasing a large amount of books, please bring something with you to carry all the books in.
  • Remember, anything you bring into the event, you will have to carry (purses, coats, etc). There is no coat room or holding space.
  • You can bring items into the event to have signed by authors. You are not limited to only books and swag offered by the authors.
  • Here is a list of attending models w/ what book(s) they are on:
    • Lance Jones is on Twist of Fate and Dante's Redemption by Jaime Whitley, as well as Cursed Love and The Fight by TH Snyder and Liquid Courage by MJ Carnal
    • Ryan McNulty is on Vision of Hope by S Moose
    • Josh McCann is on Liquid Regret by MJ Carnal and Touching Scars by Stacy Borel
    • Damien Ray Decent is on The Only Way by Magan Vernon
    • Adam Spahn is on Mr Right Now Volume #4 by HJ Bellus
    • Jared Thompson is on Cree by HJ Bellus
    • Jason JC Kurtis is on a upcoming release by TH Synder
    • Savage Trainer is on multiple books by Shay Savage 
    • Jacob Wilson is on Jake, Fighting the Odds and No Strings Attached by Hilary Storm
    • Shawn Dawson is Bender and the upcoming release of Hitchhiker by Stacy Borel, as well as Get Off On the Pain by Victoria Ashley, and Ice by Chelsea Camaron and Jessie Lane.
    • Robert Simmons is on the cover of Something for the Pain by Victoria Ashley
    • Golden (FuriousFotog) is on the cover of Mr. Right Now Volume #3 by HJ Bellus
  • The official hashtags of the event are #CAE15 and #CAE2015
  • The official photographers of the event are FuriousFotog and Eric Battershell



Tuesday, April 14, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author MJ Fields***



MJ Fields love of writing was in full swing by age eight. Together with her cousins, she wrote a newsletter for family members. The newsletter was put back into 'publication' in September of 2001 for the entertainment of her cousin on a Navy aircraft carrier in the gulf, (Her cousin is a female Navy officer and helicopter pilot).

***Author Spotlight on attending author MJ Carnal ****



MJ Carnal is a USA TODAY bestselling author who lives in South Carolina with her husband, gorgeous daughter and two loving and super furry dogs. When she isn't writing, you can find her watching episodes of The Walking Dead with her hubby, having tea parties with her daughter, Singing karaoke for anyone that will listen and reading just about anything she can get her hands on. She has a small obsession with Dr. Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds, Sour Patch Kids and So You Think You Can Dance.

Monday, April 13, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author Mia Sheridan***


Mia Sheridan is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. Her passion is weaving true love stories about people destined to be together. Mia lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband. They have four children here on earth and one in heaven. Mia can be found online at www.miasheridan.com or www.facebook.com/miasheridanauthor.

Sunday, April 12, 2015

****Author Spotlight on attending author Skye Turner****


Skye Turner is an avid reader and an editor turned writer.

Saturday, April 11, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author Melanie Harlow***



Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her lipstick red, and her history with the naughty bits left in. When she's not reading good books, she gets her kicks from TV series like Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Masters of Sex, Deadwood, Mad Men, and Downtown Abbey (although she wishes it were more HBO and less PBS). 

Thursday, April 9, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author Tessa Bailey***



Tessa lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and young daughter. When she isn't writing or reading romance, Tessa enjoys a good argument and thirty-minute recipes.

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author Tara Sivec***



Tara Sivec is a USA Today best-selling author, wife, mother, chauffeur, maid, short-order cook, baby-sitter, and sarcasm expert. She lives in Ohio with her husband and two children and looks forward to the day when all three of them become adults and move out.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

****Author Spotlight on attending author Stacey Mosteller****


Stacey is the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author of Second Chances (co-authored with H.M. Ward) and the Nashville Nights series. 

She is also a wife, mother, writer and self-professed bookwhore - not necessarily in that order! As the mother of three growing boys, her Kindle has become her temporary escape from the insanity of boys, dogs and her husband. Stacey can usually be found curled up with her iPad when she's supposed to be writing or creating endless playlists on Spotify!

Sunday, April 5, 2015

*****Author Spotlight on attending author Stacey Bentley******



When Stacey isn't writing or reading, she's a mom which means she's a cook, chauffeur, maid, and constantly on the go. She was born and raised in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan which is where she resides today. Raising her children as a single parent has proven it's difficulties but she doesn't let that stop her from doing the things that make her happy. 

In down time, which is rare, you can find her curled up with a book. Her famous line..."Just a few more pages."

Thursday, April 2, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author Stacy Borel***



Stacy Borel currently resides in southeast Texas with her husband and two kids. She grew up as a military brat and has lived everywhere from California, Alaska, Azores Portugal, and Hawaii. She loves traveling and seeing new places, so being a military spouse is perfect for her. Stacy enjoys the adventure of moving every 2-4yrs. It's refreshing to experience a new place.

Stacy is a self proclaimed reading addict and Facebook addict. If she's not doing one of those two things, she can be found writing, or playing with her kids. Some of her hobbies are listening to new music, going fishing, being active outdoors, and she always loves spending time with her out of state family.

Stacy discovered Indie Authors in early 2012 after reading Fifty Shades of Grey, and there began her passionate love affair with books. She always wrote stories and journals growing up, but she decided in December 2012 to really dip her toes in the water with a romance novel. She now has three full length novels under her belt, and a whole new series for the 2014 year.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author Nina G Jones***



Nina G. Jones is the author of the bestselling novel DEBT, the Strapped Series and the erotic romance, Gorgeous Rotten Scoundrel. She wants to say something clever here, but all her good material goes into her characters.

Nina currently resides in Milwaukee, WI with her husband and two crazy Boxers.

Her first new adult romance, If, releases on March 16th, 2015 under the moniker N.G. Jones.

Nina LOVES connecting with readers. You can connect with her via Facebook, Twitter, or through her Amazon Author Page.

***Author Spotlight on attending author Tessa Teevan***



I'm a twenty six year old book junkie who is also obsessed with sports. Bengals, Buckeyes, Reds are my teams! I work for the government during the day, hang out with Air National Guard on the weekends, and have been married to my best friend for 7 years. We currently live right outside of Dayton, OH with our two cats. If I'm not writing, you can probably find me curled up with my Kindle.

***MARCH new releases from attending authors***


BREATHE ME IN by Erin McCarthy
http://amzn.to/1CREK3V

ETERNAL RIDE by Chelsea Camaron

HENDRIX by MJ Fields and Chelsea Camaron

EROE by MJ Fields

SABATO by MJ Fields

GLORIA'S FOREVER by Nelle L'Amour

STONE WALLS by AM Madden

KEEPING HER by Alexis Noelle

FEVER ANTHOLOGY with Chelle Bliss and MJ Carnal

NIGHT SHIFT Anthology with Chelle Bliss

THE ONLY WAY by Magan Vernon

HARD by Cheryl McIntyre

TWO OF HEARTS by Christina Lee

CONSOLATION by Corinne Michaels

GIVE ME ALL OF YOU by FL Jacob

RICOCHET: LOCKED & LOADED by Heather C Leigh

HER SOLDIER by HJ Bellus 

WHEN I FALL by J Daniels

MANY TIME, MANY WAYS by Kate Roth 

NEED by KI Lynn

SOMETHING REAL by Lexi Ryan

HE FEELS TRILOGY BOX SET by Lisa Suzanne

NAUGHTY KING by Michelle Valentine

IF by Nina G Jones

ISOLATED; AN EVAN ARDEN NOVELLA by Shay Savage

JAMES BLACK by Skye Turner

JANUARY:A Dear Diary Short Story by Skye Turner

SHADOWS OF THE PAST by Stacey Mosteller and HM Ward

THE BATTLE by TH Snyder

FISHER'S LIGHT by Tara Sivec

CHASE ME : A BROKE & BEAUTIFUL NOVEL by Tessa Bailey

ONE TO SAVE by Tia Louise






Tuesday, March 31, 2015

****Author Spotlight on attending author Victoria Ashley***


New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. 

Victoria Ashley grew up in Rockford, IL and has had a passion for reading for as long as she can remember. After finding a reading app where it allowed readers to upload their own stories, she gave it a shot and writing became her passion. 

She lives for a good romance book with bad boys that are just highly misunderstood and is not afraid to be caught crying during a good read. When she's not reading or writing about bad boys, you can find her watching her favorite shows such as Sons Of Anarchy, Dexter and True Blood.

She is the author of Wake Up Call and This Regret and is currently working on more works for 2015.

***Author Spotlight on attending Author KI Lynn***


K.I. Lynn is the USA Today Bestselling Author from The Bend Anthology and the Amazon Bestselling Series, Breach. She spent her life in the arts, everything from music to painting and ceramics, then to writing. Characters have always run around in her head, acting out their stories, but it wasn't until later in life she would put them to pen. It would turn out to be the one thing she was really passionate about. 

Since she began posting stories online, she's garnered acclaim for her diverse stories and hard hitting writing style. Two stories and characters are never the same, her brain moving through different ideas faster than she can write them down as it also plots its quest for world domination...or cheese. Whichever is easier to obtain... Usually it's cheese.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author Michelle Valentine***



New York Times Best Selling author Michelle A. Valentine is a Central Ohio nurse turned author of erotic and New Adult romance. Her love of hard-rock music, tattoos and sexy musicians inspires her naughty characters. 

Book teasers and excepts can be found on her website: http://www.michelleavalentine.com

Sunday, March 22, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author M. Mabie ***



M. Mabie lives in Illinois with her husband. She is the author of the steamy comedy Fade In. Her sophomore release, Bait, is the first book in the angst-filled erotic Wake Series. She writes unconventional love stories and tries to embody "real-life romance."

She cares about politics, but will not discuss them in public. She uses the same fork at every meal, watches Wayne's World while cleaning, and lets her dog sleep on her head. She has always been a writer. In fact, she was born with a pen in her hand, which almost never happens. Almost. 

M. Mabie usually doesn't speak in third-person either. She promises.

Saturday, March 21, 2015

****Author Spotlight on attending author Whitney Barbetti ****



Whitney Barbetti is really, truly awful at writing in the third person, so we're just going to change this bio up a bit and write it as first person.

Friday, March 20, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author Lisa Suzanne***



Lisa Suzanne started handwriting her books on yellow legal pads after she took a creative writing class in high school. She still has those legal pads full of stories, but now one of them is published under the title How He Really Feels. She currently works as a full time high school English teacher, and her favorite part of the year is summer. She has been blessed with the world's best dog, a supportive family, and a husband who encouraged her to publish after reading one of her novels. She likes the advice of Ernest Hemingway's famous quote, "Write drunk. Edit sober."

***Author Spotlight on attending author Kimberly Adams (Stedronsky)***


Kimberly Stedronsky is an Ohio author who prefers an epic love story. She is the writer of paranormal, horror, and new adult romance. Heat things up with her erotic romance under Theresa Rite.

***Author Spotlight on attending author Kemmie Michaels***



I absolutely love to write. Seriously. I smile darn near the entire time. I'm a total word-nerd.

But even more, I love a good love story. I reread the first kiss a few times before I read on...even in my own books. That moment gets me every time no matter how often I revisit that beautiful connection.


In the world of reality, I have a loving and tolerant husband who smiles and rolls his eyes every time I tell him about my latest fictional love affair. I have two personality-rich pre-teen boys who keep me on my toes.

I studied English/Journalism at Miami University in Ohio, have a Master's Degree in Secondary Education from the University of Dayton and I spent five years teaching even more personality-rich pre-teens. For some sick reason, I actually enjoyed teaching junior high. Now as a stay-at-home mom, I'm clinging to that status by throwing my hat in the author's ring.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

***Author Spotlight on attending author Heather Leigh***



I am a reader first and foremost, that's what led me to begin writing down all of the stories crammed into my head.

I've always wondered about fame and fortune, and whether or not it's worth it to give up most of your private life and time to be in the public eye. The more I thought about it, the more stories built up inside me. Eventually, they had to come out. That's what began the Famous Series.

I like to write about the dark side of fame and how it truly affects those living in the fishbowl of today's celebrity-obsessed culture. 

After growing up in New England, I currently live outside of Atlanta, GA with my husband and two children.

When I'm not spinning tales of the rich and famous, I'm a part time pharmacist and a full time procrastinator. I love chocolate, dogs with squished in faces, and the Boston Red Sox.

***Author Spotlight on attending author Kate Roth***



Inspired by music, film, art and the wealth of stories she has heard through her career as a professional hair stylist, Kate Roth has been dreaming up love stories since junior high. 

Kate's first two novels, New Adult romance THE LOW NOTES and New Adult Paranormal romance RECKLESS RADIANCE were originally released by Rebel Ink Press but have since been re-released as second editions and indie works. Her other works include Adult Contemporary romances NATURAL HARMONY and SWAY (both from the Confession Records collection), erotic romances, LAST RESORT and BEST LAID PLANS, and the holiday collaboration, MISTLETOE & HOLLYWOOD. And she is hard at work on her next few novels. She is a small business owner and lives in Indiana with her husband, Adam and their dog, Sampson.


****Author Spotlight on attending author Kathy Coopmans****



Kathy is a Michigan native where she lives with her husband Tony. They have two son's Aaron and Shane. 

She is a sports nut. Her favorite sports include NASCAR, Baseball and Football.
By day she is a hairstylist and loves her job. 

She has always been an avid reader and at the young age of 50 decided she wanted to write. She claims she can do several things at once and still stay on task. Her favorite quote is "I got this."

Friday, March 6, 2015

***AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT ON ATTENDING AUTHOR JENNIFER SIVEC***


I've been writing for as long as I can remember~journals, poems, short stories. I've always wanted to write a novel and started several over the years, but for some reason could never see them through to the end. 

Until Eva came along.

I was abandoned as a child, at about the age of 2 or 3 which I strangely never gave a lot of thought to. Then I became a mother. When my youngest child was about 2, I watched him sleeping one night as I often did. But this night, I was gripped by this heart-wrenching realization that he was about the age I was when my parents left me. Something stirred inside of me, and eventually Eva was born. "Leaving Eva" began as a story of a girl who was heartlessly abandoned, and then her storytook on a life of its own. It was no longer the story that I began, and it became something else entirely.

I've always been a late bloomer, but I am happy that I've finally gotten in touch with my inner Author. She's always been there lying dormant, reflecting in other parts of my life. Now she is awake and alive, shining through me everyday.

I am very fortunate to have a wonderfully supportive husband, two beautiful children, and an incredible family. I have a career that is rewarding and challenging where I get to work with amazing, funny, and talented people every day. I'm a wife, mom, blogger, boss, and Amazon best selling Author.

Writing has been an escape, a refuge, and an outlet for me. I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to channel my energy and my creativity in this way. With two books in the Eva series and a standalone novel, I Run to You, I am currently working on a fantasy series, The Lost Children; the Forgotten. Writing continues to give me joy and happiness as I watch my stories unfold before me.