This time...WITH THE COVER.
A little fun one for ya'll! You deserved it. ;) I hope your Tuesday was AWESOME.
-Madison xoxo
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
The Hurricane (The Storm Saga #2) - Teaser Tuesday #7
HAPPY TUESDAY! This is very late, and I apologize. I had a busy day today.
This time...WITH THE COVER.
“Don’t. Do. That. In. The. House.” Matthew said, he glared over at Felix, who was recovering from his shock and now laughing. “I mean it!” Matthew said, flustered. He turned and headed back to the steps, food spilling off of him as he went.
A little fun one for ya'll! You deserved it. ;) I hope your Tuesday was AWESOME.
-Madison xoxo
This time...WITH THE COVER.
A little fun one for ya'll! You deserved it. ;) I hope your Tuesday was AWESOME.
-Madison xoxo
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The Hurricane (The Storm Saga #2) Cover Reveal + Excerpt & Giveaway!
HAPPY TUESDAY LOVELY READERS! Today, instead of the normal TT, I have an entire EXCERPT to share with you from THE HURRICANE, and a giveaway!
Thank you Shane from Itching For Books helping spread the word over the cover reveal!
Ok, are you ready?
Summary first:
Ever since the storm that changed Millicent, and her brother’s lives, giving them storm powers, Millicent had never been truly happy, but with Felix back, and all of them together, things were just like they used to be before the storm—minus the 17th century—it was time to try school again, but together this time, and without everything that almost separated them again. But just as everything was falling back into a normal steady pace, things start to fall apart again. A new enemy, Tyler, doesn’t want them to be around, he wants them dead, wants to finish what his cousins failed to do months before.
Millicent tells the others to start training, getting ready for the fight that is sure to come, but things fall apart farther and farther, until Millicent is just holding onto a thread, and that thread is Felix. But only for a time. Because sometimes, even love has its limits. Even though that love had time to grow and strengthen.
With the new threat looming over their heads, the family scattered, Millicent isn’t sure how this will end happily, for her, for Felix, for her family. Especially with something comes into Felix and Millicent’s life, and changes it forever.
Will they all be able to come together again, and face the threat? Or will they bend to those who wish to destroy them?
1....
2.....
3....
It's it beautiful??? I love the white lightning with the blue!
Ok, now for the excerpt, warning: you may cry.
"I turned and looked around, I spotted a park bench, and then I saw someone with dark brown hair sitting on it. “Michael!” I cried, I ran towards the bench, and Michael turned around. I stopped in front of the bench, and Michael looked away. I sat down next to him, slowly. “You ok?”
Michael put his head in his hands. “Everyone keeps asking that. But no, I’m not ok. I wish people would stop asking me that.”
“But we just care about you—”
Michael’s head shot up, and the wind blew a little stronger than it had been. “I’ve heard that too. From some of my friends, but then…they just decided that they didn’t care anymore.” He stood up, and I watched him sadly. I saw Matthew get out of the car and walk towards us.
“Things are just hard right now, alright? Everything will go back to normal here soon—” I tried.
Michael laughed, and put his hands in his pockets. “No, Millicent, they’re not going to back to normal. Ever since we found Felix—”
“Don’t blame this on him.” I said sternly.
“You thought the same thing though!” he turned to look at me. “While I was lying on a cold floor, dying. But now that everything is just great, you don’t even spend time with me or even Matthew anymore. Even your cat, it’s all about Felix now, isn’t?”
I felt like I just got all the air sucked out of my lungs. I swallowed, I felt the lightning crawl into my hands. That hurt as much as it made me angry. “We’re not boyfriend and girlfriend, I’m his wife. I’m supposed to spend time with him. If this was back then, I wouldn’t even be living with you guys. I would most likely only see you once a month or even that.”
“But this isn’t ‘back then’ is it, Millicent? It’s the twenty first century, where most couples live with their families until they can get back on their feet. And if you’re so keen on the idea of leaving me and Matthew, go ahead, go off and live with Felix.” He started to walk away, but Matthew came out of nowhere, and grabbed him by the arm, that’s when the rain started to fall. I took in a deep breath, trying to keep the lightning inside. The wind picked up.
“You apologize right now.” Matthew his voice was even, but I heard it crack a little.
Michael yanked his arm away. “No, Matthew. I’m done with this. I was done with this a long time ago, but I didn’t want to go anywhere because I thought ‘oh hey, they still want me’ but I have a feeling that you guys don’t want me anymore. Am I right?”
“That’s not true.” I said quietly, my tears mingled with the rain.
“But it is.” Michael snapped, he turned back to Matthew, who was trying to keep himself together. “I’m done with this, I’m done with this family. You guys can go back to the ‘love of your lives’ and I’ll go find something to do with my miserable and immortal life.” He turned on his heel and started to walk to his car. I let out a sob, and Matthew just watched him walk away.
My feet got a mind of their own. I took off after my brother. “Michael!” I sobbed, I caught up with him, but he didn’t stop walking. I wrapped my arms around his waist, and started to sob. “Don’t leave.” I sobbed into his shirt.
He stilled, but he didn’t put his arms around me like he would do if Michael wasn’t leaving me.
“Don’t leave me.” I sobbed. “Please don’t.”
Michael pried my arms off around him, “Goodbye, Millicent.” He said quietly. He turned around and jogged the rest of the way to his car, he got in, started it, and drove away. I fell onto my knees, and sobbed.
He was gone."
What did ya'll think? *is ready to face all the feels that will be directed her way, and laughs evilly*
Head over to Shane's blog for the giveaway!
I hope your Tuesday is awesome!
-Madison xoxo
Thank you Shane from Itching For Books helping spread the word over the cover reveal!
Ok, are you ready?
Summary first:
Ever since the storm that changed Millicent, and her brother’s lives, giving them storm powers, Millicent had never been truly happy, but with Felix back, and all of them together, things were just like they used to be before the storm—minus the 17th century—it was time to try school again, but together this time, and without everything that almost separated them again. But just as everything was falling back into a normal steady pace, things start to fall apart again. A new enemy, Tyler, doesn’t want them to be around, he wants them dead, wants to finish what his cousins failed to do months before.
Millicent tells the others to start training, getting ready for the fight that is sure to come, but things fall apart farther and farther, until Millicent is just holding onto a thread, and that thread is Felix. But only for a time. Because sometimes, even love has its limits. Even though that love had time to grow and strengthen.
With the new threat looming over their heads, the family scattered, Millicent isn’t sure how this will end happily, for her, for Felix, for her family. Especially with something comes into Felix and Millicent’s life, and changes it forever.
Will they all be able to come together again, and face the threat? Or will they bend to those who wish to destroy them?
1....
2.....
3....
It's it beautiful??? I love the white lightning with the blue!
Ok, now for the excerpt, warning: you may cry.
"I turned and looked around, I spotted a park bench, and then I saw someone with dark brown hair sitting on it. “Michael!” I cried, I ran towards the bench, and Michael turned around. I stopped in front of the bench, and Michael looked away. I sat down next to him, slowly. “You ok?”
Michael put his head in his hands. “Everyone keeps asking that. But no, I’m not ok. I wish people would stop asking me that.”
“But we just care about you—”
Michael’s head shot up, and the wind blew a little stronger than it had been. “I’ve heard that too. From some of my friends, but then…they just decided that they didn’t care anymore.” He stood up, and I watched him sadly. I saw Matthew get out of the car and walk towards us.
“Things are just hard right now, alright? Everything will go back to normal here soon—” I tried.
Michael laughed, and put his hands in his pockets. “No, Millicent, they’re not going to back to normal. Ever since we found Felix—”
“Don’t blame this on him.” I said sternly.
“You thought the same thing though!” he turned to look at me. “While I was lying on a cold floor, dying. But now that everything is just great, you don’t even spend time with me or even Matthew anymore. Even your cat, it’s all about Felix now, isn’t?”
I felt like I just got all the air sucked out of my lungs. I swallowed, I felt the lightning crawl into my hands. That hurt as much as it made me angry. “We’re not boyfriend and girlfriend, I’m his wife. I’m supposed to spend time with him. If this was back then, I wouldn’t even be living with you guys. I would most likely only see you once a month or even that.”
“But this isn’t ‘back then’ is it, Millicent? It’s the twenty first century, where most couples live with their families until they can get back on their feet. And if you’re so keen on the idea of leaving me and Matthew, go ahead, go off and live with Felix.” He started to walk away, but Matthew came out of nowhere, and grabbed him by the arm, that’s when the rain started to fall. I took in a deep breath, trying to keep the lightning inside. The wind picked up.
“You apologize right now.” Matthew his voice was even, but I heard it crack a little.
Michael yanked his arm away. “No, Matthew. I’m done with this. I was done with this a long time ago, but I didn’t want to go anywhere because I thought ‘oh hey, they still want me’ but I have a feeling that you guys don’t want me anymore. Am I right?”
“That’s not true.” I said quietly, my tears mingled with the rain.
“But it is.” Michael snapped, he turned back to Matthew, who was trying to keep himself together. “I’m done with this, I’m done with this family. You guys can go back to the ‘love of your lives’ and I’ll go find something to do with my miserable and immortal life.” He turned on his heel and started to walk to his car. I let out a sob, and Matthew just watched him walk away.
My feet got a mind of their own. I took off after my brother. “Michael!” I sobbed, I caught up with him, but he didn’t stop walking. I wrapped my arms around his waist, and started to sob. “Don’t leave.” I sobbed into his shirt.
He stilled, but he didn’t put his arms around me like he would do if Michael wasn’t leaving me.
“Don’t leave me.” I sobbed. “Please don’t.”
Michael pried my arms off around him, “Goodbye, Millicent.” He said quietly. He turned around and jogged the rest of the way to his car, he got in, started it, and drove away. I fell onto my knees, and sobbed.
He was gone."
What did ya'll think? *is ready to face all the feels that will be directed her way, and laughs evilly*
Head over to Shane's blog for the giveaway!
I hope your Tuesday is awesome!
-Madison xoxo
Saturday, February 15, 2014
One Month Until THE HURRICANE
Happy Saturday!
RAIN, a Storm Saga Valentine Story, has over 50 downloads! Thank you all so much who read it and loved it! (even if you didn't love it, thanks for reading!) You can get your free PDF copy of Rain, here. Which is now updated with the first three chapters of THE STORM, and what not. Which you get for free, because RAIN is free. Bonus.
Since it's exactly one month until THE HURRICANE releases, I put it on pre-order on Smashwords! You can go and add it to your library now.
And the cover reveal is the 18th! Which is hosted by the lovely Shane from Itching For Books, and I can't wait to show you the cover! The excerpt I sent in for the reveal has lots of feels, and this scene isn't in the summary, or any of the teasers, so I am preparing you now for the feels. *evil author laugh*
And please sign up for my newsletter! So that I can send you fun things.
RAIN, a Storm Saga Valentine Story, has over 50 downloads! Thank you all so much who read it and loved it! (even if you didn't love it, thanks for reading!) You can get your free PDF copy of Rain, here. Which is now updated with the first three chapters of THE STORM, and what not. Which you get for free, because RAIN is free. Bonus.
Since it's exactly one month until THE HURRICANE releases, I put it on pre-order on Smashwords! You can go and add it to your library now.
And the cover reveal is the 18th! Which is hosted by the lovely Shane from Itching For Books, and I can't wait to show you the cover! The excerpt I sent in for the reveal has lots of feels, and this scene isn't in the summary, or any of the teasers, so I am preparing you now for the feels. *evil author laugh*
And please sign up for my newsletter! So that I can send you fun things.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Rain, a Storm Saga Short Story!
Happy afternoon readers!! I am very excited to share this Fellicent story with you. (Millicent and Felix's ship name, or more like canon, but whatever)
Click HERE to get a FREE PDF copy of it! :D
Here's a cover I made last minute, not as fancy as Hope's covers, but...
This VDay story is before the powers, and everything is normal. This is a different Millicent, there are like three of her. lol. (one is to be written!) So I hope you enjoy!! :D
Happy Valentine's Day!!
-Madison xoxo
Secret Valentine Story Reveal with Danielle Sibarium!
Good morning lovely readers! Today I have Danielle to talk about her secret VDAY project! Which I am very very very very excited for! Eek!
...
I am so excited for this sequel! If you haven't read FOR ALWAYS, get to it! Links below!
First, I would like to thank you for allowing me to announce
my special message on your blog. I am so honored to be here today. I understand
your blog is a reflection of you and so I thank you for giving me this
opportunity. Next, I’d like to thank every reader that has ever picked up one
of my books and given them a chance. And finally I’d like to thank all of my
fans that have felt compelled to reach out to me. I have appreciated all of
your letters, messages, and support, whether it came in an email, or just a
short and sweet tweet.
When I began this journey, I had no expectations. I had
dreams and hopes and wishes, but to say I expected For Always to take on a life of its own would not be true. Since
its release in October of 2011, many people have contacted me asking me if I
planned to write a sequel. I thought Stephanie and Jordan’s story had been
completed, but for many of you, it wasn’t enough. So because you asked, because
you told me in no uncertain terms you wanted it, I am working on And Forever, the sequel to For Always. And Forever picks up where For Always ended. While Stephanie and
Jordan are finally a couple, they still carry the same baggage they had before.
Can their love survive the ghosts of their past and the challenges of the
future?
I hope you are excited about this as I am. I expect And Forever to be released in July 2014.
Until then, look for teasers on Facebook and Twitter. And before I go, I leave
you with this, the prologue of And
Forever. Once again thank you for
being so amazing. Happy Reading!
Prologue
The
scent of death lingered nearby. Always. Only I didn't attract it, I repelled
it, like a deflector shield. This was my lot in life, to extend the days of
those I loved. That theory came from Jordan; the keeper of my heart, and the
love of my life!
I
sighed. I didn't realize I did it until Jordan apologized. Again.
"I'm
sorry Steph, I don't want to be distracted."
"I
know. I understand. Promise."
He
misunderstood. It was a contented sigh. One that said I was thrilled my
boyfriend was driving me to school. The sigh was a sign of how surreal sitting
next to Jordan and knowing that he loved me was. How I couldn't believe in a
matter of hours he'd be leaving me alone on the college campus, and I intended
to savor each minute with him. The sigh was the only chance I had of getting
any of those sentiments across because he didn't want me to talk while he was
driving. I knew just being in the car together was challenging for him.
Jordan
still suffered the after effects of a terrible car accident that left his
ex-girlfriend dead. Of course he was breaking up with her at the time because
he loved me, and I pushed him into making a choice between us. When he served
as my unexpected prom date, I made him admit his feelings. That's what led to
his break-up with Madison, leaving him in a swamp of guilt induced quick sand
when she died. But we worked through all that.
I
hoped.
I
didn't bother saying anything further to try and reassure him I wasn't upset.
I'd already been warned he couldn't concentrate on the road and to keep the
radio down. The problem was he wanted it down so low I couldn't hear the music.
I glanced at his hands on the steering wheel, his knuckles were white. He held
on so tight I expected his fingers to cramp up. I hated that this was so hard
for him. I wished I knew how to make it better, but the only thing I could do
was stand beside him and hope in time he'd heal.
I
turned to my window, watching the never ending expanse of trees zoom by. I
wished for a brief moment I'd gone in the other car with my mother and her new,
at least new to me, boyfriend Eddie. I'd been clueless about Eddie, but after
her health scare last week, she came clean. She wanted to see him and had been
ordered to take a few days off of work. Work is where they'd rendezvous during
lunch. She'd been frightened when they first told her it looked like a heart
attack and realized it was silly to keep him hidden away. No way I wanted to
hear what cheesy, weird things they might be talking about. I mean it was my
mom, gross. Still, I was happy for her. My father died a decade ago and as far
as I knew she'd never dated before.
I
chose to ride with Jordan, because even in the deafening silence, and the
tension he carried on his shoulders every time we got in a car together, there
was nowhere else I'd rather be. From the first moment he spoke to me, he owned
my heart. It was branded with his name. I'd tried for four years to move on, to
forget him, but that wasn't an option for me. No one could hold a candle to
him.
"Hey,"
He pulled my attention back to the here and now. "You know I love you
right?"
I
smiled. Of course he knew that would make me smile, that's why he said it. It
felt like that's all I'd done over the last week since he found me crying on
the beach. I'll never forget the wave of relief that washed over me when I
found out he'd been spared from a terrible plane crash. He never made it on the
plane because I called him at the last minute in an attempt to get him to stay.
Thank goodness I did. I didn't know where he was going or why, but Maria warned
me that he was leaving, and it might be forever.
I
always believed myself to be the root cause of the bad things that happen to
people around me, Jordan thought I was what kept them hanging on. I didn't
believe him, at least not yet. But having him try to convince me otherwise
promised to be amazing.
Here is the For Always page on Goodreads
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Kobo
And Danielle is hosting a giveaway!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Have a great Valentine's Day! :D I hope you're spending it with someone special! (even if that special someone is ice cream.)
-Madison xoxo
Have a great Valentine's Day! :D I hope you're spending it with someone special! (even if that special someone is ice cream.)
-Madison xoxo
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The Hurricane (The Storm Saga #2) - Teaser Tuesday #6
It's another Tuesday!! And I have another teaser!! And the cover reveal is the 18th! Sign up!
“You’re almost three centuries and you’re
still annoying.” I whipped my head around, expecting to see Michael, but he
wasn’t there. I started to wonder if we were all linked somehow because of our
powers, or maybe I had just been around my brothers for so long, I just knew
would he would say.
(friendly reminder that teasers aren't edited)
Happy Tuesday!!
-Madision xoxo
Cover Reveal: The Shadow Prince by Stacey O'Neal
I'm honored to be helping reveal this cover! I'm excited to read this book!
Every sacrifice has consequences.
Sixteen-year-old Rowan has spent most of his life living among the mortals—learning to control the element of fire, impatiently awaiting the day his vengeful mother, Queen Prisma, will abdicate her throne. When he finally returns to Avalon for his coronation, his mother insists he must first prove his loyalty to the court by completing a secret mission:
Kill Kalin, the half-human, half-elemental daughter of the air court king.
Willing to do anything to remove his mother from power, he agrees to sacrifice the halfling. He returns to the mortal world with his best friend, Marcus, determined to kill the princess. But as he devises a plan, he starts to question whether or not he's capable of completing such a heinous task. And what price he will pay if he refuses?
Mortal Enchantment (Book 1)
ebook, 262 pages
Stacey O'Neale started her career in publishing as a blogger turned publicist for two successful small publishers. She loves to write stories with swoony paranormal heroes, snarky heroines, and lots of kissing. When she's not writing, she loves blogging and fangirling about books on twitter. Occasionally, she leaves her computer to go outside.
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
The Hurricane (The Storm Saga #2) - Teaser Tuesday #5
Another teaser coming your way!! :D And don't forget to sign up for The Hurricane's cover reveal hosted by @ItchingForBooks!
"I just learned to cope though, they’re just like sleeping now,
I’ve had them for so long. Not having a nightmare would be…a nightmare."
Not romancey or sobbing-y. Just a teaser, a little glimpse at Millicent's life. ;)
Happy Tuesday!
-Madison xoxo
Sunday, February 2, 2014
The Hurricane (The Storm Saga #2) Cover Reveal Sign Ups!!
Howdy there, readers. I have come from a long day at driving school. And I am very excited to have Shane from Itching For Books host the cover reveal for THE HURRICANE! :D
Here's the link for the doc.
It's scheduled for the 18th of this month! And if you sign up, send me an email at madisonlouisesbooks@hotmail.com with your address, and I'll send you a bookmark! :)
Happy Sunday!
-Madison xoxo
Here's the link for the doc.
It's scheduled for the 18th of this month! And if you sign up, send me an email at madisonlouisesbooks@hotmail.com with your address, and I'll send you a bookmark! :)
Happy Sunday!
-Madison xoxo
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