Lizbeth Celebrates the Authors of Sapphire Falls Kindle Worlds

****WINNER**** of today's giveaway is COLLEEN C.!  I'll be in touch to get your prizes to you! THANKS EVERYONE!

We’ve made it to RELEASE DAY for “Going Out on a Limb” and I couldn’t be more excited. I actually thought that having a shorter book come out would feel more blasé than releasing a full-fledged novel, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. This new story has me totally excited for so many reasons. Are you ready with your One-Click finger? Hope so, because here’s the link at last to Jace and Miri’s story!

                                         

           GOING OUT ON A LIMB

Did I mention I was excited about this--for so many reasons? Well, there are TWELVE special ones: a dozen mega-talented authors who are sharing the day with me! I am so proud to be part of this group—hand-picked by Erin Nicholas. Every one of us is honored to have moved some of our own families to Sapphire Falls, the town where “people fall in love fast and forever.” 

A couple of my fellow Sapphire Falls Kindle World sisters have sent short intros to their books, just to give you a taste of the crossover stories you’ll find if you go exploring on Amazon. I’m so happy to have the vivacious Meg Benjamin, the uber-talented Kate Davies, and my fave Aussie author Rhian Cahill here today! Click on the links to find not only their Sapphire Falls books, but the books that gave birth to their heroes and heroines!

MEG BENJAMIN—GOING UP IN FLAMES:

I’m so excited to be part of a project with these wonderful authors. And I’m really excited to bring some of my Konigsburg, Texas characters north to Sapphire Falls, Nebraska. Will Nebraskans cotton to Texas-style barbecue? And will the barbecue cook find himself a tasty Midwestern sweetheart? Was there ever any doubt?

RHIAN CAHILL—GOING DOWN HARD:

It’s fun to watch the tough guys fall so I decided to shake [my character] Stone up a little. Sophie isn’t like any previous client, and he can’t seem to stop thinking about her body—and not in the ‘I have to protect her’ kind of way. J The security company Stone works for is run by Ford and Aiden Moreland and they’re part of my Hearts Are Wild series. Their stories are yet to be written but you can get a taste of the Moreland cousins in Mad Love. Crazy Love and Wild Love will be out later this year.

KATE DAVIES, GOING FOR BROKE

 Chase and Mia were scene partners in high school - but he went off to Hollywood and became an actor, while she played it safe & became the hometown drama teacher. Now he's back in town - is their on-stage chemistry still there? And will they take it offstage as well? *** this book actually isn't a crossover - yet! But I had so much fun writing about these two, don't be surprised if you see them showing up in a future Hollywood-set series!

                 
And check out these amazing names!

           None other than the other new authors in the Kindle Worlds family!

Mari Carr 

Samantha Chase 

Melanie Shawn 

Molly McLain

Marilyn Brant 

Jessie Evans 

Suzanne Rock 

Kylie Gilmore

Of course—we wouldn’t be celebrating today without the creator of Sapphire Falls herself. Erin Nicholas is a NY Times and USA Today best selling author. Not only that, she is Heaven’s gift to nice people and a woman of whom I’m extremely envious for her creativity and endless energy. But I love her and, as a bonus, she and I share the same agent. It’s just all-around cool. Check out all of the Sapphire Falls books right HERE!

Now you know all about Sapphire Falls Kindle Worlds and I totally encourage you to pick them all up—they’re quick reads of every heat levels and, as you’ve seen, the author pool can’t be beat. Here's a map of the town to get you oriented!

If you missed yesterday’s post it’s all about my story “Going Out on a Limb.” Look it up for an excerpt from the book. And, for a chance to win the e-copy of my book and your choice of any one of the others in the series, just leave me a comment telling me which other story you’d choose or what covers intrigue you. By now you’ve noticed the GOING theme—tell me which ones capture your interest!(Open to International readers, too!)

For my last shameless plug—here’s the link once more to “Going Out on a Limb.” And if you’re intrigued by the hero Jace, check out the novel where he shows up for the first time, “The Bride Wore Red Boots.”  And THEN? Check out all the Seven Brides for Seven Cowboys brides novels!

Thanks for celebrating my first Kindle Worlds release with me this week. Hope you all enjoy the stories!

Going Out on a Limb -- THE BOOK!

 ****WINNER**** of today's giveaway prizes is LYNN B.  Lynn, please comment one more time with your e-mail address and I'll get you your SF swag!



Today I’m excited to talk about the actual story of “Going Out on a Limb.” When Erin Nicholas approached me to ask if I’d participate in the launch of her Kindle Worlds collection, I was honored and excited. I would get to take a character from one of my novels and put him or her right into the heart of Sapphire Falls during the annual summer festival that’s so familiar to readers of that series.

I knew the middle book in my series “Seven Brides for Seven Cowboys” would be a perfect place to find a hero. The story of “The Bride Wore Red Boots” revolves around what to do with eight veterans who were living in a group situation while they healed

from injuries received during their tours in the Middle East. One of my favorite minor characters was Jason Brewster, one of the group’s king practical jokers.

But I knew Jason—Jace—was not really the snarky joker he pretended to be in Red Boots. All he needed was something to take the place of what he’d lost due to traumatic brain injury. And so “Going Out on a Limb” came to be.

Although he was once a skilled airplane mechanic, now some of his forgetfulness issues make that occupation impossible for him to perform. Jace gets set up with a local carpenter in Sapphire Falls and arrives, ready to intern for the summer. He’s also still been counseled to continue with therapy—so he continues to heal.  The therapist who’s been chosen for him is a very beautiful young psychiatrist named Miri Reynolds. Unfortunately, Jace never makes it to her office before he meets her at the summer festival. The flying sparks are anything but appropriate for a doctor/patient relationship.

There are horses, familiar Sapphire Falls names, missing kids, and misunderstandings in this story. There’s also Sapphire Falls itself—a place where people tend to fall in love fast and forever. Although there’s a lot more to the story than falling in love, there’s nothing that’s more important! And during the festival, the very first place that casts a spell on lovers is the Ferris Wheel.

Read an excerpt from Jace and Miri’s first ride:

 The Ferris wheel car climbed to the top of its circle and flowed over the front, sending Jace’s stomach into the weightless thrill all carnival ride passengers sought. Not that he needed more thrills with Miri pressed beside him, squeezing his wrist in mild anxiety. She was beautiful when she laughed, and she sent his insides into plenty of acrobatics all on her own. The dusk was beautiful, too, with lights glowing all around the town square and Frank Sinatra’s voice floating through the night. “Come Fly With Me.”

“I guess this song’s appropriate,” he said as the words wafted from the speakers in the trees next to the wheel. 

“It’s another thing,” Miri said. “Frank Sinatra is almost the voice of Sapphire Falls—you can always hear him in the square.”

“What? No Stephen Tyler or Axl Rose?” He slipped an arm around her shoulders, snuggling her a little closer. 

She gave a genuine snort. “Bite your tongue. This is Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley country. Even Frank stretches it a little.”

She smelled deliciously of apples and berries. Conversation flew away with Sinatra as they coasted over the top again, and Miri laid her head on his shoulder.

“I actually feel safe on a ride with you,” she said. “Unlike with my niece who rocks the car like a maniac.”

“A little afraid of rides are we?”

There was something very sexy about a psychiatrist who had her own set of fears. She made him feel . . . normal.

“Only a very little.”

He shrugged to make her lift her head and, with fingers on her chin, turned her face toward him. Sweet sugar met his lips when he covered her mouth with his. Her tongue, hot and willing, collided unhesitatingly with his, and moments later he discovered how highly talented she was at invasion and conquest.

They kissed greedily in a barely controlled rush that overtook his senses and made him forget to care that people waiting in line for the ride would see them as they passed the bottom. Heat dove for his groin as the wheel lifted them up and over again. When the roller coaster sensation hit, a tiny moan from Miri vibrated through their kiss. His body’s response was quick and male, and so cliché, causing him to deepen the kiss and draw more contented mews and barely audible sounds from Miri.

She pulled away for a breath, her eyes glassy and desirous. She came back to him and caught his bottom lip lightly with her teeth. He groaned and held her cheeks, stroking with his thumbs from her temples to her ears, turning her head so he could angle closer, capture her tongue and taste her over and over.

They broke apart for good when they stopped at the top of the wheel.

“Does this count as fitting in?” he asked, breathless and uncomfortably hard. “Or is it literally some spell that was cast on this ride?”

“It’s just chemistry,” she said, and swallowed.

It wasn’t, he thought. There was definitely more than biology at work.

“I’d like to know what chemical ingredients you chose.”

“Don’t put all the blame on me. What you added was pretty…explosive.” She laid her head once again on his shoulder.

“Well, if it’s just chemistry, I can handle it,” he said.

“Because having a spell cast on you would be too scary?”

“Darn right. Chemical experiments can be controlled.”

“So are you still willing to try the fireworks tomorrow night? Test this theory that you can control the experiment?”

“He set his lips against her ear. “Just bring your lab coat in case something boils over.”

 I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone who’s read Erin Nicholas’s Sapphire Falls series that Jace and Miri are the next pair to fall under the little town’s spell. But how they fall is not a straight or predictable path. I hope you’ll come by tomorrow with your fingers ready to one-click the buy links—so you can read all about the 12 new Sapphire Falls stories and then find out exactly what happens to Jace and Miri!

I have more Sapphire Falls and other goodies to giveaway today. I’d like to know where you had your first kiss! Could it have been on an amusement park ride? Or was it from the cute boy in your fifth grade (or kindergarten!) class.  Inquiring me wants to know! (Open to international readers, too!)

TOMORROW: Meet a couple of the SFKW authors and see the twelve titles releasing Thursday!

Go Out on a Limb with a Kindle World novella from Lizbeth Selvig

 ****WINNER**** of today's giveaway prizes is JENNIFER COWAN.  Jennifer, please comment one more time with your e-mail address and I'll get you your SF swag!




Hi GLIAS Friends!

I’m so excited to get to spend three days with you this week so I can tell you all about my newest project, “Going Out on a Limb.”

It sounds like a simple new book release, right? But there’s so much more to this special new book—it has the power of Erin Nicholas and her NY Times Bestselling Sapphire Falls behind it. It’s also only one of twelve brand new Sapphire Falls stories that will all be available starting this Thursday.

In addition—it’s part of the Kindle Worlds family. That means it has the blessing of some pretty big guns at Amazon. So exciting!

IT'S AVAILABLE STARTING THIS THURSDAY, MAY 19TH

For those not familiar with Amazon’s KindleWorlds family, I’d like to introduce you to a little information about the program. Kindle Worlds were created and named by Amazon, as a way for fans of large and/or popular book series to write their own stories to their favorite “worlds.” 

Click on the logo to check out some of the many worlds that already exist:

Since Amazon licenses the worlds and all the stories all KW stories are exclusive to Amazon/Kindle and the U.S. Amazon store.

Anyone who doesn’t already have a Kindle, can download the FREE Kindle app on their phone, iPad, tablet, computer or other device and can then get these stories! Erin Nicholas, who created the Sapphire Falls series has also found workarounds for readers with devices that don’t support a Kindle app and for readers in other countries.

The Kindle Apps can be found on the Amazon website or your app store
And you can find Erin’s workaround guide right here 

Now that you know more about Kindle Worlds, let me introduce you to my book! 

“Going Out on a Limb” Is a crossover story between my novel “The Bride Wore Red Boots,” and Erin’s Sapphire Falls books. “Out on a Limb” stars a minor character from “Boots”—Jason “Jace” Brewster who moves from Wyoming to Sapphire Falls in order to find a new path in life. He doesn’t intend to stay—but then he meets Miranda Reynolds—and his "new path" takes a big twist!

 

Read the blurb from “Going Out on a Limb.”

Jace Brewster never wanted to leave his small home town of Wolf Paw Pass, Wyoming. But since his life changed drastically after suffering a traumatic brain injury in Iraq, he has to find a new path for the future. Working with a master carpenter in Sapphire Falls, Nebraska is merely a means to an end. He plans to stay a few short months and go right back home.

He’s also scheduled to meet with a new therapist and continue the progress he’s made since his time in the army, but it’s just one more thing he doesn’t believe he needs.

Psychiatrist Miranda “Miri” Reynolds has a growing practice in Sapphire Falls, and she’s more than ready to help her newest patient continue healing. She doesn’t count on meeting Jace far from her office on a rainy Sapphire Falls festival morning,

where their reaction to each other is anything but professional.

The two of them try to brush aside their feelings, but a mustang mare, a twelve-year-old niece, and too many hot sparks to ignore make that all but impossible. By the time Jace does make it to Miri’s office, it’s clear they need each other’s help—but it’s far from the kind either expected.

Tomorrow I’ll share some story excerpts, and talk about the crossover with “The Bride Wore Red Boots.” 

Today, however, I have some surprise Sapphire Falls KW swag to give away. I’d love to know:  if you could write a storiy for any series, TV show, or movie you’ve seen, what would it be? In other words—what series could turn you into a fan fic writer? This giveaway is for national and international--so let's visit!

STILL TO COME THIS WEEK:  MORE ON 12 AMAZING AUTHORS!