COVER REVEAL & GIVEAWAY ~ Where Lightning Strikes by A.L. Jackson

WHERE LIGHTNING STRIKES releases March 22, 2016.  How gorgeous is this cover?

I can't wait for you to fall into this sexy emotional novel!

     

BLURB

Do you know what it feels like right before lightning strikes? How you can feel the current running through your veins? The trembles of warning that ripple through the air? It was a thrill Tamar King chased all her life until it became the very thing she had to escape.

For the last four years, Tamar King has hidden herself in an isolated world she created. She was safe. No one could touch her. Until Lyrik West walked through her door. He’s the lead guitarist for Sunder and everything she can never have. The dark and beautiful rock star becomes everything she craves. 

 Lyrik’s life has been devoted to his band and that success has cost him. Bitter, hard, and filled with regret, he refuses to lose himself again, but from the moment he sees her, he wants one night with Tamar King. The gorgeous bartender is more than he bargained for. 

Their attraction is consuming. Their desire overpowering. With one touch, they ignite. But is it worth the cost of getting burned?

She’s a gorgeous nightmare and he’s a wicked dream… WHERE LIGHTNING STRIKES, a Bleeding Stars Stand-Alone Novel  

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GIVEAWAY

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A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary and new adult romance.

She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student. She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life. Years later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three children. Connect with A.L. Jackson online: www.aljacksonauthor.com   To stay up to date with important news on A.L. Jackson, including new releases, sales, and exclusive specials and excerpts, text “jackson” to 96000 to subscribe!

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NEW RELEASE, GIVEAWAY, REVIEW, EXCERPT & SEXY TRAILER ~ A Stone in the Sea by A. L. Jackson

A STONE IN THE SEA

He wanted nothing at all…

Until he found she had everything to give…

Sunder lead singer and guitarist Sebastian Stone has everything—fans, fame, and fortune. He also has a heart full of bitterness and a reputation for a short-fused temper. But an outward reputation rarely reveals the true man inside. Facing assault charges after trying to protect his younger brother, Sebastian is sent to Savannah, Georgia to lie low until the dust settles in L.A.

Shea Bentley is beautiful, kind, and hiding from the very lifestyle Sebastian has always embraced.

When the mysterious, tattooed stranger begins hanging out at the bar where she works, Shea is quick to recognize he is nothing but trouble, but she's helpless to the way her body lights up every time his intense gray eyes tangle with hers.

They both soon find themselves drowning in a sea of desire and passion that won’t let them up for air.

Sebastian knows firsthand secrets never die, and he’s not the only one who’s hiding them.

Loving someone always comes with a price. But will it be Shea’s past that costs them everything?

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MY REVIEW

A.L. Jackson has long been a favorite author of mine, I won't lie; her writing style is unlike anyone else I have ever come across. The words in her books flow across the page in the form of poetry, making you feel everything as if you are within the pages yourself. This book is no different - the story engulfed me from the beginning, the imagery and the feeling that her words entice - purely breathtaking.

Sebastian Stone is an amazing character. The type of guy who puts everyone's well-being in front of his own (at least at this stage in his life he does) and you can see how much of a sacrifice, of his own happiness, that he continues to make. Shea knows all about sacrifice and can see through him from the start, see that light beyond the dark. Something Sebastian needs even more than he realises.

"You see me, Shea?" 

Sebastian has a hard shell, a tough exterior, and Shea is just the woman to bring him to his knees. The attraction between these two cannot be ignored, the heat electrifying and life-changing and beautiful.

Both of them are searching for 'more' but both also have secrets. The mystery and suspense of working out what has occurred in their lives to make them who they now are, is wonderfully crafted to keep you guessing until the very end. I will warn you, this does end on a cliffhanger but it is brilliant and shouldn't deter your from experiencing this book.\

Yet again, A.L. Jackson's words have torn my heart out and pieced it back together, only to tear me up again. 5 heartfelt stars! Loved it!

EXCERPT

With a smile, I turned around, then froze when my sight registered the obscured figure leaning against the wall. A strangled gasp caught in my throat, and my heart took off at a sprint, blood pounding hard in my ears.

Pushing from the wall, he stepped from the shadows, his hands again stuffed deep in his pockets. My heart rate only increased, the energy radiating from him almost as strong as the disappointment he’d left me with when he’d gone.

I pressed my hand to my chest to try to still the panic thundering against my ribs. “You scared me.”

“I’m sorry.” The words were soft. “That’s the last thing I want to do.”

But he did. I was scared of what he was capable of doing to me, the way I knew he held the power to trounce all over this hammering heart, to hold it in his hand and crush it into a million unrecognizable pieces.

“What are you doing here?” I asked on a shaky breath.

He looked to the sky and exhaled heavily, before he leveled his gaze back on me. “The same thing I’m doing every night, Shea. Thinking about you and wondering why the hell I can’t stop.”

My stomach flipped, and I gulped for air.

“What do you want from me?”

He laughed, lifted his elbows out to his sides in a helpless gesture without pulling his hands free. “Dinner?”

Nonsensical laughter shot from me. “At three in the morning?”

“Breakfast?” he amended, a coy smile pulling at his full, crooked lips.

Tingles spread across my skin, and I ran my hands up my bare arms. “I already told you I don’t have time for distractions.”

“Come on, Shea. It’s just food. Go out with me. Just tonight.”

Somehow I knew it was a lie, even though he wanted to believe it was true. Nervously, I glanced to the back door all the while being inexplicably drawn to this man I didn’t even know. I knew I should make a break for it, run for the safety of my little world and give him no opportunity to rip it apart.

“I am hungry,” I found myself saying. After a long night of work, it was true. But it had nothing to do with the reason I was giving in.

Because I just wanted to…

I shook my head.

That was it. I just wanted. I wanted to be in his space. I wanted to understand why he had this pull on me. I wanted him. Even though I’d never allow myself to have him.

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A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Take This Regret and Lost to You, as well as other contemporary romance titles, including If Forever Comes, Pulled and When We Collide, as well as the New Adult Romance Come To Me Quietly due out January 7, 2014. 

She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student. She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life.

Years later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three children. Her favorite pastime is spending time with the ones she loves. 

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LAST CHANCE TO WIN!

If you're heading to Readers and Writers Down Under on the Gold Coast this March you could win a limited edition Eraser: The Complete Collection paperback!  For every book pre-ordered, or sold on the day, you will earn one free entry into the draw... 

(You can take a sneak peak at the paperback on this post.)

However, due to the fact I order these books from overseas I need to place that order for stock now.  I will be selling a limited number of books at the table on the day of the signing, but if you would like to guarantee your purchase you will need to pre-order.

Payment is not required until the end of Feb, however the form will be closing late tomorrow night (Jan 31).  So this is your last chance!

You can place your pre-order HERE.

How to Liv Anniversay Celebration!

How to Liv is already one year old!  Doesn't time fly?  To celebrate the anniversary of publishing this novel I'm declaring it 'Joel & Liv Week'.  For the next seven days I'll be sharing quotes, excerpts and teasers on my Facebook page to celebrate this sweet Aussie couple.

Let's kick off the week with a couple of firsts...

* Up until this point, How to Liv has only available from Amazon.  I'm currently in the process of getting this changed.  In the next few days (hopefully) How to Liv will be published on iBooks, Barnes & Noble and Kobo for the first time!!!  I'll let you know when that happens, in the mean time you can still purchase from Amazon...

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

* Already read it?  Then I have a treat for you!  For the first time ever you can read a bonus chapter for How to Liv. I initially posted this as a Valentine's Day present for my street team but now I've tweaked it and made it available to you all.  Be warned though, it's for adults only, contains nudity, daggy music, soppy romance and yummy, yummy chocolate used in unconventional ways. This chapter slots in between the end and the epilogue, so of course it contains spoilers for those that haven't read the book (which I highly recommend you do, of course!).  Click on the image below:

What's better than a giveaway?  TWO GIVEAWAYS!  I have two Rafflecopter giveaways that will conclude at the end of 'Joel & Liv Week'.  Here are the first prize packs:

Thanks to some beautiful people that were generous enough to donate there are heaps of other prizes to be won too!  

Here's the full list of goodies:

AUSSIE GIVEAWAY PRIZES

(for Australian Residents only)

FIRST PRIZE:

Signed Paperback - How to Liv

$20 Woolworths Gift Card (maybe you'll meet your own Joel!)

How to Liv Coffee Mug

How to Liv Ribbon Bookmark

How to Liv Swag Pack

'Joel & Liv' iPad Couch from Di's Dazzling Dezines

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OTHER AWESOME PRIZES:

Signed Paperback - The Rhythm of My Heart by Velvet Reed plus a swag pack

Mystery Paperback from FMR Book Grind

Ebook - Where the Road Takes Me by Jay McLean

(Kindle only.  On release Feb 10)

Ebook - The Lost One by Liz Lovelock plus a swag pack

Ebook - A Famous Affair by K. B. Mallion

$10 Amazon Gift Card from Books Laid Bare

$5 Amazon Gift Card & Pen from Glass Paper Ink Book Blog

$5 Amazon Gift Card from Two Unruly Girls with a Romance Book Buzz

Stubby Holder from Signature Swag

Swag Pack from Kat's Book Promotions

Swag Pack from Book Lit Love

Any ebook to the value of $2.99 from Sassy Mum Book Blog

How to Liv Swag Pack

INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY PRIZES

(Open Internationally, obviously)

FIRST PRIZE:

Signed Paperback - How to Liv

How to Liv Coffee Mug

How to Liv Ribbon Bookmark

How to Liv Swag Pack

A packet of Tim Tams

'Aussie' Kindle Couch from Di's Dazzling Dezines

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OTHER AWESOME PRIZES:

2 x ebook sets of The Rhythm of My Heart & Saving our Hearts by Velvet Reed

Ebook - Where the Road Takes Me by Jay McLean

(Kindle only.  On release Feb 10)

Ebook - The Lost One by Liz Lovelock plus a swag pack

Ebook - A Famous Affair by K. B. Mallion

$10 Amazon Gift Card from Books Laid Bare

$5 Amazon Gift Card & Pen from Glass Paper Ink Book Blog

$5 Amazon Gift Card from Soul of the Single Lady Book Club

$5 Amazon Gift Card from Book Lit Love

Stubby Holder from Signature Swag

Any ebook to the value of $2.99 from MI Bookshelf

Any ebook to the value of $2.99 from Sassy Mum Book Blog

How to Liv Swag Pack

You have all of 'Joel & Liv Week' to enter!  Good luck!

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COVER REVEAL & GIVEAWAY ~ A Stone in the Sea by A. L. Jackson

I'm excited to share the cover of this brand new series by super talented A.L. Jackson

A Stone in the Sea will Release on Feb 23

He wanted nothing at all...

Until he found she had everything to give…

Sunder lead singer and guitarist Sebastian Stone has everything—fans, fame, and fortune. He also has a heart full of bitterness and a reputation for a short-fused temper. But an outward reputation rarely reveals the true man inside. Facing assault charges after trying to protect his younger brother, Sebastian is sent to Savannah, Georgia to lie low until the dust settles in L.A.

Shea Bentley is beautiful, kind, and hiding from the very lifestyle Sebastian has always embraced.

When the mysterious, tattooed stranger begins hanging out at the bar where she works, Shea is quick to recognize he is nothing but trouble, but she's helpless to the way her body lights up every time his intense gray eyes tangle with hers.

They both soon find themselves drowning in a sea of desire and passion that won’t let them up for air.

Sebastian knows firsthand secrets never die, and he’s not the only one who’s hiding them.

Loving someone always comes with a price. But will it be Shea’s past that costs them everything?

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Get a first look at A Stone in the Sea with Chapter 1 & 2 revealed on these blogs:

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A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Take This Regret and Lost to You, as well as other contemporary romance titles, including If Forever Comes, Pulled and When We Collide, as well as the New Adult Romance Come To Me Quietly due out January 7, 2014. 

She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student. She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life.

Years later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three children. Her favorite pastime is spending time with the ones she loves. 

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GOING TO RWDU? I HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY JUST FOR YOU!

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN A SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION 'ERASER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION' PAPERBACK?

Read on!

I wanted to see what the whole Eraser series would look like in one pretty package.  So I created the cover...

Wrote the blurb:

He was the man with no name …

Sexy, demanding, mysterious

From behind the bar, she knew his routine – with the lift of his

finger, scotch and women were his.

She knew his game and she was willing to play.

Yet for Mackenzie, one encounter wasn’t enough.

She was hooked and he was

the drug that she craved.

He told her one night, no repeats,

but Mackenzie had captured his attention.

As a businessman, he wasn’t opposed to bending the rules

to get deals done … but for her he might just break them.

Nothing about staking his claim on the intelligent and beautiful

Mackenzie was going to be simple.

Desire and need they have,

it’s honesty and trust they need to work on.

And secrets always have a way of complicating things ...

And filled in the pages with all sorts of finer details...

to make one special book to sit on my shelf!

The almost 500 pages of 'Eraser: The Complete Collection' printed paperback turned out like this:

At this point in time I have no intention of making this available as a title for sale.  It was purely a fun project for myself.

HOWEVER, I happen to have a spare proof copy.  So if you're attending the Readers and Writers Downunder 2015 Event in Queensland this March you have a chance to WIN it!!!

Here's how:

* Every book purchased at the event will earn ONE raffle ticket entry into the draw (buy two books, get two chances, three books, three chances, etc.)

* Books can either be purchased on the day (I will have limited stock available for sale) or be pre-ordered HERE

* The raffle will be drawn at the end of the RWDU event on Saturday 28th of March, 2015

* The winner will be notified via SMS and will need to collect the book from me in Queensland

GOOD LUCK!!!

COVER RE-REVEAL & GIVEAWAY ~ Pulled by A.L. Jackson

One of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors has had a make-over.  Check out the new cover for Pulled by the fabulous A.L. Jackson ...

Melanie Winters and Daniel Montgomery shared a love most only dream of, a love they believed bonded them together for life. 

When their world is shattered by the tragic loss of their daughter, overwhelming grief and misguided guilt distorts the truth, and their relationship ends in uncertainty and unanswered questions. 

For nine years, they drift through life, each unable to forget the one who holds the strings to their heart. In an attempt to escape the pain of her past, Melanie finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage, while Daniel loses himself in a career that means nothing without Melanie by his side. 

Now, when their lives again intersect, neither can deny the connection they felt so long ago. But will the power that drew them together be enough to heal the wounds from their past, and will they have the courage to overcome the insecurities and fears that threaten to keep them apart? 

Pulled is a story of attraction and separation, of destiny and duty, of a love so strong it refuses to give up even when all others have. 

"Okay, this one did it for me in a big way. I'm an angst-lover. And by that I mean, I'm a Thoughtless, Beautiful Disaster, Love Unscripted, Slammed, Fifty Shades of Everything, kind of reader. But there's gotta be an HEA. And not a half-done HEA but a real yeah-this-story-has-been-agonizing-but-look-it-was-all-worth-it HEA. So, that said, I earnestly recommend this book. If you're like me, you'll like this. Enjoy!" - LitJunkie

My Review


This story is full of tragedy, suspense, love and betrayal. I loved the mystery surrounding what went wrong - piecing the puzzle together as the story unfolded. Two souls pulled apart through accidents and miscommunications.

"It's like we share the same soul, and when we're apart, each half is looking for the other."

This book is a work of art. The writing will draw you in, the characters are real and the words flow beautifully. One of my all-time fave reads! HIGHLY recommended.

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A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Take This Regret and Lost to You, as well as other contemporary romance titles, including If Forever Comes, Pulled and When We Collide, as well as the New Adult Romance Come To Me Quietly due out January 7, 2014. 

She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student. She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life.

Years later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three children. Her favorite pastime is spending time with the ones she loves. 

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An Eraser Poem Giveaway ~ Thank you AJ Summer!

The best part of this writing journey for me so far has been the 'meeting of minds'. I have made friends all over the world with authors, bloggers and readers, since I first decided to publish, without having physically met a single one. The other day, I got a lovely surprise gift from an author friend of mine. She read and enjoyed my erotic novella Eraser so much that she was inspired to write a poem about it. I am so blessed to be able to share this with you all.

  

ERASER

A book that stole my mind...

Dream me, see me.

You will never know me.

Whip her, strip her.

Make her scream for SIR.

Mystery man, expensive drinks.

I demand to be ALL Mackenzie thinks.

Take you, give you more,

It's a sweet torture you adore.

Whimper for me, whisper in my ear

All those wicked things I long to hear.

Sweetest moan, crying strings

Flutter gentle papillon wings.

Intrigue you, tease you.

In desire I will see you through.

Blindfolded and tie bound.

In my mind delicious kink to be found.

Bite you, scar you.

I aim to break you.

Try you, Taste me,

You can never Erase me.

My rules, my game.

I know you wish, you knew my name!

A poem by AJ Summer,

Author of Guard My Heart

If you have read Eraser you will understand the significance this poem holds. (FYI, if you haven't read it you can get it for only 99c, what's stopping you? LOL)

I feel so honoured that this poetry was written about a story that I wrote! If you like this small taste of AJ's writing, be sure to grab yourself a copy of her book, Guard My Heart. You can check out my review here and download your copy here:

I truly think this is an author to watch out for. She deserves some recognition. I'm a firm believer in paying it forward and as a thank you to this amazingly talented author I want to share some love. Enter this giveaway for your chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card. Shh, AJ doesn't know about this, so don't tell her...

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Guard My Heart teaser: