What’s Your Social Media Addiction of Choice? (GIVEAWAY - FREE AUDIO BOOK)

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We live in the Information Age. Everyone has a smart phone these days and is usually plugged into some device or social media venue for at least a few hours each day. So what’s your preferred social media platform?  My teenage sons are usually streaming video from YouTube, but my platform(s) of choice are Facebook and Twitter. Although I’ve recently started to dabble with Pinterest, too, just for fun … and, man, do I love Pinterest. I never realized how visual I am. And how much those beautiful visual images can relax me.

So what’s it for you? Do you Pin, Tweet, Post? Or are you doing something totally new and avant garde? I’d love to hear about it.

If you’re a writer, or any type of entrepreneur, really, it’s important that you know which platform your targeted audience uses most. I write romance. Most of my readers, women between the ages of 18 and 65 are using primarily Facebook, but many romance readers between the ages of 20 and 50 are on Twitter sharing books they loved. So it makes sense for me to be on both. I’ve found that Pinterest enhances my use of both Facebook and Twitter.

You can find me on Facebook at: MackenzieLucasFanPage

My Twitter handle is: @MacLucas_writer

Sign up for my newsletter at: www.mackenzielucas.com to keep up with my latest releases and any appearances.

My new contemporary romance, Essence, published by Soul Mate Publishing is now available for sale at Amazon at: http://amzn.com/B00HMS0PO4

My Goddess Fish Virtual Book Tour for Essence starts January 27 and ends February 21. Drop by any of the stops below to visit. It should be a fun road trip! I look forward to meeting you.

January 27: Sharing Links and Wisdom
January 27: Rose and Beps Blog
January 28: Tina Donahue Presents
January 28: Shooting Stars Reviews
January 29: The blog of C.R. Moss
January 29: JM Stewart--Contemporary Romance Author
January 29: Wicked Readings By Tawania
January 30: The eBook Promotions
January 31: Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews
January 31: Live To Read ~Krystal
February 3: Hope. Dreams. Life... Love
February 3: Welcome to My World of Dreams
February 4: Wake Up Your Wild Side
February 5: A Writer's Life
February 5: Queen of the Night Reviews
February 6: The Pen and Muse Book Reviews
February 6: Fiction With a Passion
February 7: Susana's Morning Room
February 10: Lia's Book Haven
February 10: Storm Goddess Book Reviews and More
February 10: Read Your Writes Book Reviews
February 11: Sarah Says Read Romance
February 12: Girl meets Books
February 13: Andi's Book Reviews
February 14: You Gotta Read Reviews
February 17: Christine Young author
February 17: Beyond Romance
February 18: Book 'Em North Carolina
February 19: Rage, Sex and Teddy Bears
February 20: Long and Short Reviews
February 20: Erzabet's Enchantments
February 21: Harlie's Books

Since I love Audible.com, I thought I’d give away a free audio book to one lucky person who comments on this post. Tell me what social media you prefer and you could win a free audio book of your choice (as long as it's available from audible.com)! Fun, right? So, come on. Tell me. What’s your social media addiction of choice?

ESSENCE EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY

Essence is a contemporary romance novel set in St. Augustine, Florida, at a luxury spa by the same name (Essence). This is an enemies to lovers story, where the heroine and the hero are fighting over a piece of property they both want. Both protagonists have been burned by love and through their pursuit of the property that adjoins Essence and their interaction with each other, they begin to heal old wounds and learn to love again. This is a fun, sexy romance you won’t want to miss … especially if you need to escape the cold winter blues!

Interested in the scenery at the luxury spa Essence? Read an excerpt to find out:

Essence Excerpt:

All Haven Jameson knew for sure was that she loved this place and she wouldn’t let someone come in and steal her business away by building a junk yard or a high-rise hotel-casino next door or adding a boardwalk with a carnival.

Hell, no.

Haven would fight for every granule of sand on that beach to keep that from happening. “I’ll go visit Imogen this afternoon. See what I can do to influence her decision. You know I’m irresistible when I choose to be.”

Sally crossed the room. “Honey, don’t I just know it. The way men have always swarmed around you your entire life. Blondes do have more fun. And when I look up the definition of irresistible on Wikipedia, I see your picture. But, we all know you’re more than a pretty face. All anyone has to do is look at Essence to see you’re also a brilliant businesswoman. You’ve created something really special here, Haven.”

Haven nodded in silent agreement.

From the doorway, Sally gave Haven a considering look. “We’ve been through a lot together over the years. Your determination and sheer stubbornness is part of your success. So if anyone can persuade Madam Carmichael to change her mind, it’s you, my dear.”

Haven rolled her eyes. “All right. Go, you. There are clients to take care of.” She glanced down at the clipboard. “So this one’s a pro golfer? Ugh.”

“Yepper.” Sally turned, one hand on the doorframe, then looked back at her, a sly assessing expression on her face. “It’ll expand your horizons.”

“Boring is more like it. If you had to give me an athlete, why couldn’t you give me that major league baseball player last week? He was hot, and seriously sweet.”

Sally chuckled. “You’d eat sweet, darling. Besides, sweet won’t stick or make you forget Miles.”

“Harrumph.” Haven scowled at Sally. “What about the oil tycoon who blew in on Wednesday. I liked him.”

“Again, he was a player. And you don’t play. He’d never stand two minutes against you. You’d call him out like you were reading his moves from an official playbook. No hesitation. Then we’d lose a wealthy, satisfied customer. Although, I gotta say he was a sizzler.” Sally groaned. “And possessed the body of a tricked-out celebrity.”

They both sighed.

Haven held the clipboard to her chest. “I love the scenery at Essence.”

“Yeah, me, too,” Sally said dreamily. “Believe me, Pace Daniels is anything but boring or sweet. Don’t let the golfer moniker fool you. Give him a chance. I think he’s interesting. You’ll see. And you weren’t ready for the Hawks’ pitcher last week or the oil magnate from Texas.” She smiled. “But I think you’re ready now.” With those ominous words, Sally disappeared.

Giveaways:

SpaWish e-Gift card - To win one of the two $50 SpaWish e-Gift cards I’m giving away, LIKE my Author Facebook Page MackenzieLucasFanPage before January 15th.

Jill Shalvis & Susan Donovan Signed Book Giveaway - I’m giving away a signed print copy of Jill Shalvis’s Rumor Has It and Susan Donovan’s Sea of Love to two lucky people who comment on this blog post! Tell me which contemporary romance writers are your favorite. So send me a comment! I love to give away gifts!

Mackenzie Lucas:

To find me, go to my website at www.mackenzielucas.com to sign up for my newsletter. You can follow me on Twitter at MacLucas_writer. LIKE my Facebook Author Page to keep up on my latest news and releases and to chat with me at: MackenzieLucasFanPage.

Essence is available today at Amazon & at Soul Mate Publishing.

Happy Release Week, Essence! Fun Giveaway

Essence is set in St. Augustine, Florida, at a luxury spa by the same name (Essence). So what’s the best (or your favorite) location/setting for a romance that you’ve ever read? Comment on this post to win a copy of Essence today!

Giveaways:

It’s release week for Essence, my contemporary romance novel published by Soul Mate Publishing. Released on January 1, 2014, it’s now available at Amazon and Soul Mate Publishing. In celebration, I’m giving away five Kindle copies of Essence today to people who comment on my blog post. So jump in and comment away. Check back throughout the day as I’ll be giving away other cool items, including signed copies of books by your favorite contemporary romance authors (Nora Roberts, Susan Donovan, Donna Kauffman, and Kimberly Kincaid).

Book blurb:

All Haven Jameson ever wanted was to own a little piece of paradise. Now, she does, having established a successful luxury spa in St. Augustine, Florida. But when the property next door is sold to a mega developer and his pro-golf celebrity brother who design trendy, bustling playgrounds for the rich and famous, she fears her dream could slip away. Confronted by her late husband’s infidelity, Haven learns everything she believed about her marriage was a lie; so she finally sets aside her grief and opens her heart to loving the widowed pro-golfer who is her biggest professional competition. In the end, Haven discovers that living a safe, loveless life is far worse than embracing passion and taking a chance on a man who’s vowed never to love again. And that, sometimes, no matter how high the risk, the best paradise of all can be found inside our own hearts.

Find Mackenzie Lucas:

To find me, go to my website at http://mackenzielucas.com to sign up for my newsletter. You can follow me on Twitter at MacLucas_writer. Like my Facebook Author Page to keep up with my new releases and chat with me on Facebook at: MackenzieLucasFanPage.

Happy reading! And I look forward to hearing from you!