CROSSING THE DEEP Release Week Giveaway

To celebrate the release of my debut novel, CROSSING THE DEEP (Astraea Press), I'm giving away a $10 Amazon Gift Card and a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card on my blog, Kelly's Stories. The book will be released October 9th, but today is the beginning of a two week book blog tour, release party :) 

One of the options is the 'follow' the blog. You can do that already and already be ahead of the game.

Head on over HERE and enter to win :)

CROSSING THE DEEP is a Young Adult/Christian novel. It will be released Tuesday, Oct. 9th by Astraea Press. You can find it at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and astraeapress.com.

Author Bio:

Kelly Martin is a writer, teacher, blogger, mommy, wife, Christian, sleep-deprived, gray-headed-way-beyond-her-years lady who loves to read and write Young Adult novels. Her first book, CROSSING THE DEEP, will be available Oct. 9th. Her second book, SAINT SLOAN (Astraea Press) will be released in late winter 2013. When Kelly isn't writing, she's thinking about writing-- or watching youtube.

She can be bribed with chocolate and free ink pens.

Follow me on twitter: @martieKay 

or on facebook: Kelly Martin, Author

OR on my blog: www.kellymartinstories.com 

Three Sentence Summary: CROSSING THE DEEP

When religious Rachel Harker gets lost with Asher Jenkins, a skeptic, she expects help to come quickly. Still lost five days later, she wonders if God is listening at all. As she slowly loses her faith, Asher is forced to find his.

CROSSING THE DEEP is a Young Adult/Christian novel. This book is different because it’s not preachy. It does not slam scripture down your throat. It is written in the same style as Colleen Coble books; religious without being overpowering. 

AVAILABLE OCT. 9th from Astraea Press. Also, available at Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.

Connect with me at:

Twitter: @martieKay

Facebook: Kelly Martin, Author

Blog: www.kellymartinstories.com

Goodreads: Kelly Martin

When You See No Way Out...

Well... you didn't see *that* coming.... darn it!

What happens when you find yourself in a situation where you see no way out? 

Do you freak out?

Pray about it?

Stay calm and focused?

Sit down and rock back and forth like a baby with your eyes closed... (Okay, I'd like to say I'd pray, but I'd probably rock back and forth... hopefully, I'd be praying while I rocked.)

When you are stuck in a situation you don't know how to get out of, your real character tends to come through. That's what happens to Rachel Harker and Asher Jenkins during a "one day" hiking trip in the Smoky Mountains-- which lasts more than five. 

Lost and alone, they have to decide what in the world they are going to do, who they are going to trust, and how they are going to get down once they find Deep Creek flooded, cutting off their only way home. 

As the days stretch on and their conditions go from bad to worse, Asher and Rachel are forced to do whatever it takes to find a way home.

What would you do?



CROSSING THE DEEP is a Young Adult novel. It will be released Tuesday, Oct. 9th by Astraea Press. You can find it at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and astraeapress.com.

Author Bio:
Kelly Martin is a writer, teacher, blogger, mommy, wife, Christian, sleep-deprived, gray-headed-way-beyond-her-years lady who loves to read and write Young Adult novels. Her first book, CROSSING THE DEEP, will be available Oct. 9th. Her second book, SAINT SLOAN (Astraea Press) will be released in late winter 2013. When Kelly isn't writing, she's thinking about writing-- or watching youtube.

She can be bribed with chocolate and free ink pens.

Follow me on twitter: @martieKay 
or on facebook: Kelly Martin, Author
OR on my blog: www.kellymartinstories.com 

A DESPERADO is good to get anytime

It doesn't have to be Christmas to get this handsome FBI undercover agent. Especially since this romantic suspense novella was just re-released by the author, and is now only 99 cents at SMASHWORDS, KINDLE, NOOK, and many other places.

If you like 99 cents ebooks, find new ones each day at the 99cents ebook blog at: http://ebooks99cents.blogspot.com/

Border patrol Agent Kaitlin Harrington hates Christmas for personal reasons. This year, as she guards the Mexican border, she encounters more than she can handle in the person of a gorgeous Desperado, a despicable human smuggler of all people! Miguel is fascinated by the green eyes of the feisty auburn-haired beauty bent on impeding his important work. But he is a man of many secrets. On this dangerous adventure through the Arizona desert, anything can and will happen.

REVIEWS:

"A Desperado for Christmas is a love story and an adventure rolled in to one. There is very little "down time" in this fast-paced story, and this reader was glued to it until the very end." Fallen Angel Reviews

"...The reader can really empathize with her character on many levels. Ms. Schartz also does a fantastic job of setting you right in the scene with her characters. She builds the suspense and follows through with vigor, sweeping her readers up in the action." Coffee Time Romance

"Vijaya Schartz always manages to produce stories that are a spectacular blend of romance and action and this one is no exception." Debbie - CK2S Kwips & Kritiques - rating: 4 clovers

"...a romantic adventure from beginning to end. Brimming with twists, secret identities and danger on every page, this is a page turner that will entertain any reader. I will be interested in checking out additional titles by this author." Katherine - Joyfully Reviewed

"Exciting and action packed, this story will keep you reading page after page. The characters of Miguel and Kaitlin are superb. Bravo to Ms. Schartz on a story well written and one I will be reading again." rating: 4 cups - Liadan - Coffee Time Romance

ABOUT VIJAYA:

Born in France, award-winning author Vijaya Schartz never conformed to anything and could never refuse a challenge. She likes action and exotic settings, in life and on the page. She traveled the world and claims she comes from the future. Her books collected many five star reviews and literary awards. She makes you believe you actually lived these extraordinary adventures among her characters. Her stories have been compared to Indiana Jones with sizzling romance. So, go ahead, dare to experience the magic, and she will keep you entranced, turning the pages until the last line.

Vijaya Schartz
Blasters, Guns, Swords, Romance with a Kick
http://www.vijayaschartz.com/

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Upcoming New Release - RIEVER'S HEART, Fantasy Romance

Elves Go A-Viking???

The warrior in her was ready for anything. But she never saw him coming.

GUARDIANS OF LIGHT Book 5, from Renee Wildes & Samhain Publishing

VERDEEN is on the brink of becoming an elite elven warrior ranger until the untimate humiliation - no war mare selects her for the advanced training. King Loren's "consolation prize isn't much better. Journey to Isadorikja, the Isle of Ice, as bodyguard to a mortal human riever. Daq ARYK. Barbarian. Prince of Thieves.

ARYK dreams the impossible: unite six fractious clans into one peaceful nation. Failure means they are all doomed to kill each other off - and his recurring nightmare of his son's death by sword will come true. The new elven ambassador rouses his ire, not because she's a woman but because she's inexperienced. Her possibly needless death weighs on his already overburdened soul. Her beauty is a distraction he can't afford.

In a fragrant moonlit garden, VERDEEN dares yield to an irresistible compulsion to kiss the mortal riever. The heat shakes her to the core and frees a desire that should occur but once in her life. With a mate.

As their quest turns down ever more dangerous paths, though, their bond is the asset that could assure peace...or the liability that could send a dream down in flames.

WARNING:

This tale illustrates what happens when adventurous dreamer meets seen-it-all cynic. Contains hot, no-hold-barred sex, voyeurism and some self-loving. Also some graphic (but never gratuitous) battle violence.