Hello, MB4 fans!
Please help me boost Christine Amsden's new fantasy love story, SECRETS and LIES, to number one! This is the day of her official "book blast," and we'd love to see her zoom to the top of the Amazon Kindle list. (Below you can read about both books in the series.)
Check out her wonderful article, below, and click here to see her new book, the second in her Cassie Scot series. ;o)
- Aaron Lazar
www.lazarbooks.com
Love is a Verb
by Christine Amsden
copyright 2013
From our earliest pre-teen days, chatting about boys and
wondering over the mystery that is romance, we've tried to define love. We've
asked our girlfriends (who didn't know any better than we did), and our parents
(who may also not have known). We watched TV and we read books. But it seems to
mean something a little different to everyone, so what exactly is it?
I won't pretend like I know the answer better than the rest
of you, but I've spent the past few years of my life writing a romantic series
with one idea in mind: Love is a verb. I know – it's not a definition, it's a
part of speech – but that's the best I've got.
Love is something you do. It's the act of loving, and it's a
little different for everyone because we're all a little different. We want and
need different things.
Love is a choice you make, every day. It's thinking of
someone else's needs before your own, and considering their feelings as at
least as important as yours. It's making a big sacrifice because what he needs
is more important than what you want. It's about making little sacrifices just
because, well, you may not like kale but he does so every once in a while you
make it for dinner.
Chemistry is great. Aside from feeling good, it makes the
choice to love someone a little bit easier. Good thing, too, because loving can
be a difficult thing to do.
A lot of people say the words, but actions speak louder.
That's why I get frustrated with romance novels that hinge on the utterance of
those three magic words – you know which ones I mean. :)
Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective is the first
book in a four-part fantasy series. Cassie is the only ungifted member of a
magical family, trying to earn a living as a “normal” detective in a town where
everyone knows her family's reputation. So of course, she's going to get pulled
into a paranormal investigation.
Cassie is
extremely attracted to powerful, sexy, and dangerous Evan Blackwood. Who
wouldn't be? But will she choose to love him? After all, love is a verb.
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Cassie Scot
is the ungifted daughter of powerful sorcerers, born between worlds but
belonging to neither. At 21, all she wants is to find a place for herself, but
earning a living as a private investigator in the shadow of her family’s
reputation isn’t easy. When she is pulled into a paranormal investigation, and
tempted by a powerful and handsome sorcerer, she will have to decide where she
truly belongs.
Secrets and
Lies (Cassie Scot #2)
Cassie Scot,
still stinging from her parents’ betrayal, wants out of the magical world. But
it isn’t letting her go. Her family is falling apart and despite everything, it
looks like she may be the only one who can save them.
To complicate
matters, Cassie owes Evan her life, making it difficult for her to deny him
anything he really wants. And he wants her. Sparks fly when they team up to
find two girls missing from summer camp, but long-buried secrets may ruin their
hopes for happiness.
Reviews
From
Publisher’s Weekly:
“In this
entertaining series opener, Amsden (The Immortality Virus) introduces readers
to the eponymous Cassie, a decidedly mundane member of a magical family.
…Readers will enjoy Cassie’s fish-out-of-water struggles as she fights magical
threats with little more than experience and bravado.”
Kim Falconer,
bestselling author of The Spell of Rosette, Quantum Enchantment Series, had
this to say:
“When
sorcerers call the shots, what’s a girl without powers to do? Get ready for a
ripper of a murder mystery full of romance and intrigue, where magic potions
bubble, passions spark and vampires are definitely not your friend. Cassie
Scot: ParaNormal Detective grabs you by the heart and won’t let go until the
very last page. Well written, immersive and unputdownable. This is urban
fantasy at its best. More please!”
"Christine
Amsden unleashes her brilliant storytelling magic as the adventures of Cassie
Scot
escalate to
the extreme. Rife with betrayal and a debt too deep for money to clear, Secrets
and Lies plunges the reader into an utterly believable world where villains and
heroes spring lifelike from the pages. Brace for a whirlwind ride of sorcery,
romance and knife-edge peril. A truly original urban fantasy. Not to be missed!”
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Secrets and Lies (Cassie Scot #2)
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Author Bio
Christine
Amsden has been writing fantasy and science fiction for as long as she can
remember. She loves to write and it is her dream that others will be inspired
by this love and by her stories. Speculative fiction is fun, magical, and
imaginative but great speculative fiction is about real people defining
themselves through extraordinary situations. Christine writes primarily about
people and relationships, and it is in this way that she strives to make
science fiction and fantasy meaningful for everyone.
At the age of
16, Christine was diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, a condition that effects
the retina and causes a loss of central vision. She is now legally blind, but
has not let this slow her down or get in the way of her dreams.
In addition
to writing, Christine teaches workshops on writing at Savvy Authors. She also
does some freelance editing work.
Christine
currently lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, Austin, who has been
her biggest fan and the key to her success. They have two beautiful children.
3 comments:
Christine, it's such a pleasure to have you here two days in a row! Love your articles and can't wait for more. When will Secrets and Lies be out on audio book? I'm anxious to listen!
I'm hoping the audio version will be out by Christmas. Melissa has been rehired but had a project ahead of mine.
I am listening to Cassie right now. It's really great!
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