Alternate Plans Book 2 in the California Dreamin' Series by Author Jenn Flynn-Shon

Jenn Flynn-Shon, author of the Shaw McLeary Mystery Series, is back with her eighth title: Alternate Plans, the second book in her second series, the California Dreamin' Series.

Alternate Plans is a Tomboy-Lit novella set twenty-two years ago and centered around a supporting character from the first book in The California Dreamin’ Series. Take a trip back in time to the mid 1990’s and join Deb on her journey as she comes of age during the Grunge era.

When Deb Martin moved away from her childhood home six months ago she swore to herself two things. One, she would always be there to help her family in times of need but, two, she would make it on her own. Without their money. Without using her given name to get ahead. But life has a funny way of backing up on a person and when Deb finds herself in a financial jam she resigns to accepting help from her dad. If only he would call her back. While she waits, Deb meets a town full of people who love to help each other. Including one available, attractive guy, Adam. Despite her finding Adam moderately annoying, Deb has no choice but to accept his help. Could her unfortunate circumstance make her realize that on her own doesn’t have to mean alone and that, sometimes, what you need is right in front of you?

Alternate Plans is available on Amazon. Click the book title to purchase.

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Reckless Abandon Blog Book Tour Starting Monday

It's finally here! The Reckless Abandon Blog Book Tour starts Monday. hosted by CLP Tours I'm making stops at ten blogs across the tour and really look forward to you all getting to know these bloggers. They review or share information on my book and don't even get paid more than a copy of the book to do so much.

Thanks awesome bloggers!

Starting Monday I'm going to be updating the tab on the Writesy Press site with the direct links each day. Please note that I'm a human so the links may not be up immediately when the post goes up (I have to live my life, sleep at night, you know, stuff away from the computer) but I promise to get them up asap.

Thanks...no, wait...HUGE thanks to Samantha March at CLP Tours for once again coordinating a fantastic tour. Can't wait to hit the road!

Enjoy the stops and please say hello, enter giveaways, and share the links with your networks. Thanks all, see you in the blogosphere!

Reckless Abandon is Featured and Upcoming CLP Blog Book Tour

To read the blurb and see my book featured on Indietribe in their Ninth Indie Author Showcase please click here.

Charlie Bray is a pretty cool guy that does a lot of promotion for Indie Authors for free and we hooked up over in the Goodreads forums. If you're an Indie Author looking to be featured on his site just get in touch with him and I'm sure he'd be thrilled to have you join the Indietribe family of Authors!

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Back in August of 2012 I took Ripple the Twine on a virtual book tour organized by Chick Lit Plus. Now that Reckless Abandon is out in print as well as eBook it seemed like the perfect time to contact Samantha for my next tour!

My Blog Book Tour for Reckless Abandon will run April 15-29. Just like the last one it will consist of book excerpts, guest posts, interviews and reviews from some bloggers that I've really come to enjoy reading since doing my last tour, as well as some new bloggers I look forward to getting to know this time around. I know you'll enjoy it!

Graphic for the tour should be posted on the Chick Lit Plus site soon and I'll share all the info as it becomes available. I'm really looking forward to touring this book and I'm so proud of how well it's already being received by readers.

I'm always interested in what you have to say about my books. Even if it's short and sweet it would be very helpful, and I'd be most grateful, for an Amazon review of Reckless Abandon. Reviews help Authors thrive in the competitive marketplace and gain higher ranking on Amazon which of course helps with exposure. And we Indies need as much of it as we can get!

And a big huge THANKS to everyone who has already reviewed it on Amazon or Goodreads! You rock!

Ripple the Twine and Reckless Abandon Now in eBook or Paperback

I've been saying for months now that I was going to publish Ripple the Twine as an eBook in addition to its print form but just never got off my butt to figure out how to do it. Then back in October of 2012 I published Reckless Abandon as an eBook and a whole new world opened up!

The real secret that I found out was that publishing an eBook on KDP Select through Amazon is easy. Really, really easy (disclaimer: as long as you've already formatted your Word doc correctly but that's a post for my Writesy blog).

So after I fully formatted Reckless Abandon for paperback (and let me just give a HUGE thank you shout-out to my mom Judi FitzPatrick Studio, for her amazing work on both of my cover designs!) it seemed like a no brainer to get Ripple the Twine ready for sale as an eBook.

And now they're both here in both formats, ready for your reading pleasure! A brief synopsis of each book and the cover art is below, please click on the links that follow to read more, see what my reviewers are saying (LOVE you all!), and to purchase either the eBook or print version depending on your preference.

Stick around as I'll be talking soon about an upcoming Blog Tour for Reckless Abandon and will be hosting a Giveaway on Goodreads for a print copy of the book as well. Happy reading!

Ripple the Twine

A Tomboy-meets-Townie love story that shows how sometimes friends can be your closest family.

Set in Boston Ripple tells the story of Sara Quinn, a 30-something sportswriter thawing out after a long winter season on the sidelines of the fields and the ice. She's a rabid hockey fan and has an eclectic crew of friends who have been battling multiple issues without her while she was off covering the winter market. Now that she's back, everyone is coming to her for advice. Its causing her insecurities about love to bubble up just as a cute Townie named Ben enters the picture. Is she willing to let go of her emotionally painful past to give Ben a chance? And what will Sara do when her three closest friends all announce they may be out of the country more often then they're in it? Can any of them handle their problems on their own or will life force them back together to face things as a family?

Buy the eBook on Amazon
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Reckless Abandon

How far would you go for love?

Shaw McLeary is on the run and on a hunt for her missing husband, Danny. Only she’s not alone, Shaw somehow managed to convince her ex-fiancé, Private Investigator JJ Anderson, to help with the search. They start in Phoenix but are chased all the way to Manhattan in somewhat tight quarters and neither of them can deny they may still feel the same as they did twenty years ago. The chase has her spooked but her renewed feelings for JJ might scare her more than the bad guys with guns. Will Shaw find what she's looking for when they reach upstate New York, or will dirty cops catch her before she figures out what, or who, that even is?

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Reckless Abandon FREE on Kindle through 11/25/2012

Just a reminder - Sunday 11/25/2012 is the last day to pick up Reckless Abandon for free on Amazon before it goes back to its regular price of $3.99!

Which of course is still a great deal just not as great a deal as free.

Now, go...download!

This will be the last free promotion in 2012 for the eBook. However, in other news the print book is coming together nicely and final edits along with the final cover art should be complete to publish the book prior to the end of the year. The goal is December, wish us luck!

Now go download Reckless Abandon on your Kindle and wrap up your weekend with a bit of romantic suspense!

Press Release Official Notice of Release for "Reckless Abandon" a Novella by Jenn Flynn-Shon

It is finally here, Reckless Abandon a novella and the first in the Shaw McLeary Series has finally released on eBook. Here's the Press Release!

Links:

Reckless Abandon on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009YWT2RW
Cover art by Judi FitzPatrick Studio - http://judifitzpatrick.redbubble.com
Writesy Press - http://writesy.blogspot.com

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If you've read the book please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Liking the title on Amazon, clicking the tags on the book's page on Amazon, or even just telling your friends about the novella and sharing the link to purchase! Every little action helps to increase my Author ranking on Amazon and I would greatly appreciate the support!

I'm working now on the second in this series and can't wait to complete it for release in 2013. In the meantime, what do you think? Should Shaw end up with JJ? Danny? Someone else? No one? Cast your vote in the poll on the right sidebar!

Ripple the Twine Book Tour Wrap Up and Amazing Responses

You’d probably think by now that I’m completely burned out on talking, reading or thinking about Ripple the Twine right? Well, yes and no. This book will always be my first published novel. It will always hold that place in my heart as the first child. So miraculous it exists at all.

But then again, it can become tiresome talking about it. Do you recall the scene in Jerry Maguire when Jerry is in the hotel room with his number one star prospect, Cushman, and the phone rings? Someone tells Cushman he’s on the jumbotron and Cush announces that he’s sick of looking at himself; that he has “Cush-lash”.

There are times I feel the same way about my first novel. Times I can’t wait to get the next one out just so I can stop talking about this one. However, this is not one of those times. Today I’m sort of reeling in the amazing response Ripple the Twine has gotten from readers.

And not just any readers, ones who read a lot of books by Indie Authors but still happened to love mine! I know maybe I shouldn’t be surprised anymore but I’m still in awe of the response every time someone new reads it and either officially reviews it or just lets me know how much they loved reading it. Seriously. Awe.

My Chick Lit Plus Blog Tour was still waiting for one last post to go up. With the holiday weekend this past weekend I didn’t get a chance to share the review that was posted over on The East Village this past Saturday. The review was late but I wasn’t stressed about it, hey life happens!

When Samantha at CLP told me the review was up I checked out the link on my phone (which can sometimes act up opening links but I was excited to give it a try!). I almost fell off the chair when I saw what she had to say about my novel! I encourage everyone to get over and read the review on The East Village and leave her a comment. I was pretty much literally blown away by her response!

And then this morning I’m perusing some blogs that I’m long overdue to catch up on reading and I come across a recap post over on Change the Word about the books she’s read in August. Her review of mine was so kind, 4 out of 5 stars and fantastic feedback including advice I’ll make use of while writing future books. Then I read this post today.

Laura recapped the four books she read in August and she said Ripple the Twine was her “Read of the Month”! Holy cow! I’m humbled and so honored. It’s hard to put into words anything other than thank you to express how much I appreciate being told that my book was the leader of the pack (and let me tell ya, the other books on her month’s reading list well, let’s just say that I’ve heard whispers of how awesome they all are!). Please check out the recap post on Change the Word and maybe you’ll even discover another book you want to check out.

So now with the Labor Day holiday behind us here in the U.S. the vibe of summer fun and breezy beach days are winding down. And so is my heavy promotion of Ripple the Twine. Moving into fall my main focus will be to get my second manuscript, Work in Progress, more fully edited and formatted for eBook. But of course I’ll also be taking a little time to appreciate the fruits of the labor that I put into my first.

And hell, if hockey doesn’t happen this season I’m going to (sob uncontrollably because I’ll) have a whole heck of a lot more time to spend writing and editing, so you never know what might materialize!

Ripple the Twine Brings Out the Sports Love on Tour

One of the stops I was most excited about sending a copy of Ripple the Twine out to was Jersey Girl Book Reviews. Run by Kathleen she loves to read and is a big supporter of Indie Authors, like me!

As a sports girl from Boston there’s no doubt I’m going to have a love for the Bruins and the Red Sox. And anyone who has read my book knows that Sara is also a lover of the Beantown sports teams. I sent my book off to Kathleen with fingers crossed that she wasn’t a Yankees fan (but truthfully I knew better, I know how and where loyalties lie in the northeast!). But she was totally professional when reviewing the book…despite her love for a couple of Boston’s biggest rivals.

Not only did Kathleen give me a great review but she was gracious enough to allow me to post about how my love of Boston sports helped me shape Ripple the Twine in my Guest Post: “How Boston Sports Love Helped Me Write My First Novel”. With a mention of the Yankees and the Flyers as being two of her top teams, I have to thank Jersey Girl Book Reviews for allowing my Boston-ness to reign supreme on her blog today. (heehee)

And not only that but I have to thank her for such a glowing review! Kathleen really understood the characters and their motivations. She says:

“The author does a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life with their individual stories, their strong bond of friendship, as well as their dialogues and interactions, it made the story that much more of an entertaining and compelling read.”

Her entire review of the book was more than I could’ve asked for! Please check out the review and leave a comment on Jersey Girl Book Reviews!

Kathleen also features Authors who want to be reviewed but aren’t part of a tour. Have a book? Want a review? Check her sidebar for details.

Today’s Ripple the Twine Tour Stop Goes Back

I’m finding it hard to believe how fast this Blog Book Tour has cruised by. It’s already day twelve and I have no idea where the time went!  Today my tour finally makes its way to Chick Lit Plus the owner, organizer and promotional guru who has made my Tour so successful!

Chick Lit Plus is run by Samantha March (I was over at her place with Ripple the Twine this past Tuesday) and for anyone who has written a book within the genres she handles I cannot stress enough how much I’ve enjoyed this Tour as organized by her! If you’re looking for marketing help with getting your own tour she’s your gal! Gotta thank you Samantha, this experience has been a blast.

But today she’s wearing the hat of reviewer on Chick Lit Plus, sharing her impressions of Ripple the Twine in general, as well as the overall character, story and structure.

Please take a minute to check out the review and thank Samantha not only for the review, but for being so cool to organize this Tour plus give me feedback on my book!

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It’s hard to believe the Tour is only a few days away from complete. Where did the time go? I’ve been having so much fun meeting new bloggers & connecting.

Of course it’s that old double edge – my proverbial laundry has started to pile up so I’ll be excited to get “home” again, but the fun connection blitz ends when the Tour ends so meeting new people will take a backseat to writing and editing my new project.

Details on my Romantic Adventure novella – Work In Progress – to follow next week!

Ripple the Twine Blog Tour Heads to the Midwest

Today’s stop on the two week whirlwind Blog Tour takes Ripple the Twine all the way to Lincoln, Nebraska  for a review on Change the Word, run by the spunky and sweet Laura. I was thrilled to learn how much we have in common – we’re both two-time NaNoWriMo winners (woo hoo for Wrimos!), we both enjoy sports, and we’re both hard at work on our third manuscript. How cool is that? Very…but not as cool as it was for this Indie Author to read her review of my first novel!

Laura gave Ripple the Twine four out of five stars and said that I had “Well-developed, realistic characters with relatable issues” which was cool to hear as that’s exactly what I was going for when writing it. She also gave me about the hugest compliment in the world by saying “Ripple the Twine is a solid debut fiction novel. I look forward to seeing Flynn-Shon's future projects.”

Wowza, thanks so much for the solid review on Change the Word Laura, I’m pretty much going to be doing my own version of the touchdown dance for the rest of the day after reading it!

Please check out my review on Change the Word and leave a comment then poke around Laura’s blog, and follow her on social media (see Contact page for details). If you have a book you’d like reviewed she also has info on that so get cracking writers and get your books out!

I’ll be sticking around Laura’s abode for a couple days, she’s let me share some space at her place overnight, and I have a guest post going up tomorrow. Come on back & hang with us at CtW again on Thursday. I’ll get the link out tomorrow morning.

Thanks for the rave Laura, I greatly appreciate it, but most important for an Indie Author is that people read and review it at all so I’m doubly thanking you for taking the time to do just that!

UPDATE

Ripple the Twine is currently sold in print format but is due to hit the virtual shelves as an eBook in the fall of 2012. Details to follow after the CLP Blog Tour wraps up so stick around!

In the meantime you can go and check out my book on:

Goodreads

Lulu

Amazon

Etsy

Happy reading everyone!

Ripple the Twine Blog Tour August 13-27 with Chick Lit Plus

The schedule for my Ripple the Twine book tour, hosted and organized by Chick Lit Plus, has been released!

Actually it was posted about three weeks ago but I'm only getting around to posting it now because life works like that sometimes, right?  You've got some time to get ready to read these fine blogs though, I'm on tour with my book from August 13 - 27.

Pretty graphic isn't it?  Thanks to Samantha for organizing this tour! 

What you've got in store with my book tour is:

• Excerpts from Ripple the Twine
• Guest posts by me on an array of writing related topics
• Interviews with me about the process, the book, the content
• Reviews of my book and ratings
• Discussion and availability of Ripple the Twine
• GIVEAWAYS of the book

And all of this is only a month away!

To see the schedule click on the pretty flower graphic above.  Blog links will be posted over here next week.