Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Featured Author: Rachael Brownell

Welcome Today's Featured Author
Rachael Brownell!!!



 HOLDING ON Series:

Currently four books, The Holding On series follows Rebecca “Becca” Blake, her best friend, Brad, and her boyfriend, Ethan, as they navigate through life beginning in high school. The first two books in the series are from Becca’s point of view (POV), the third book is from Ethan’s POV, and the final book is from Brad’s POV.   

 
     
TITLE: HOLDING ON
DATE OF PUBLICATION: DECEMBER 2, 2013
GENRE: YOUNG-ADULT ROMANCE
PAGE COUNT: 214 PAGES


 
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DESCRIPTION:
For five years Becca has been struggling to hide her feelings for her best friend, Brad. Now she finally has a chance to move on.  She’s in a new city, she’s attending a new school, and she’s met the first guy besides Brad who’s held her attention.  Not only is Ethan attractive, he’s an amazing tennis player, and he might just be Becca’s match on and off the courts.
Brad has loved Becca for as long as he can remember. Now that Becca’s family has moved two thousand miles away, Brad may finally be ready to lay his heart on the line and do whatever it takes to hold on to Becca.
Torn between her love for Brad and the promise of something new and exciting with Ethan, Becca has an almost impossible choice to make, the choice between letting go or holding on.
    

 
 



TITLE: UNGLUED
DATE OF PUBLICATION: APRIL 29, 2014
GENRE: YOUNG-ADULT ROMANCE
PAGE COUNT: 210 PAGES


PURCHASE LINKS: 
 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Unglued-Holding-Book-Rachael-Brownell-ebook/dp/B00KDWX4P8
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unglued-rachael-brownell/1118800546


DESCRIPTION:
“Look in your heart Becca and tell me that you don’t love me and I will walk away but I need for you to say the words cuz I know that deep down you love me as much as I love you .“
Becca’s life has always been complicated when it’s come to choosing between the love of her life and her best friend.  Her decision was simple in the end: she chose them both. That is, until Ethan is offered a job that will take them far away from Brad.  Can Becca move on with Ethan or is she unable to give up Brad once and for all?
Once the decision is final, will Becca finally realize who was meant to be standing by her side or will she come completely Unglued? 
     



TITLE: WEAKNESS: ETHAN’S NOVELLA
DATE OF PUBLICATION: JUNE 1, 2014
GENRE: YOUNG-ADULT ROMANCE
PAGE COUNT: 97 PAGES


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DESCRIPTION:
 “I promise to love you until the day I die.  I’ve loved you since the moment I laid eyes on you, and I’ve never stopped loving you. That’s what I can promise you, that’s all I can promise you.”
Ethan fell in love with Becca fast and he fell hard.  When he walked away he was sure that he lost her.  When Natalie died, he was given a second chance. When he found out Becca was pregnant, his life took on a whole new meaning. But life isn’t as perfect as it seems.
Even though Ethan has always been honest with Becca, there is one thing that he’s never told her.  His secret comes to light as the final chapter of their story is told through Ethan’s eyes.
    
 


TITLE: FLAWED REALITY: BRAD’S NOVELLA
DATE OF PUBLICATION: JUNE 2, 2015
GENRE: YOUNG-ADULT ROMANCE
PAGE COUNT: 116 PAGES
 

PURCHASE LINKS: 
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Flawed-Reality-Holding-Book-4-ebook/dp/B00W7NJ7QG
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/flawed-reality-rachael-brownell/1121861242


DESCRIPTION:
Flawed Reality: a situation that is imperfect, altering ones perception of what is actually happening  
My reality was flawed from the beginning. I saw things one way, the way I wanted to see them, but they were never as I envisioned. I was blinded by so much that fantasy and reality started to blur together. 
Sometimes I feel like I've wasted an entire part of my life waiting on Becca. Other times I feel like it was all worth it. That, in the end, the way things worked out was the universe's way of allowing me to find the path which would lead me to where I would end up, to who I would end up with. 
Who would have guessed my life would come full circle? I sure as hell wouldn't have. Even when I look back now, I still have no idea how I got so damn lucky. I was such as ass back in the day. I was selfish. I didn't care if I hurt other people as long as I got what I wanted. Then, when I didn't get what I wanted, I got angry. I suppressed my anger, got drunk and liked to fight. 
Like I said, I was an ass. A Grade-A jerk. I deserved to be alone. I deserved to be miserable. I caused misery. Not because I wanted others to be miserable like I was but because it was all I knew. I was desperate for what I couldn't have, for who I couldn't be with. 
 


Secrets Duet 
Each book can technically be read as a stand-alone novel. However, what happens in the first book gives the reader a unique understanding of the characters in the second book.   

       

TITLE: A SECRET LIFE
DATE OF PUBLICATION: NOVEMBER 23, 2013
GENRE: YOUNG-ADULT ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
PAGE COUNT: 210 PAGES 
 

PURCHASE LINK: 
 Amazon

 
DESCRIPTION:
“I think you and I were meant to meet.  I think all of this was  supposed to happen.  You are my destiny.”  
She never thought her life would be this complicated.  Or this dangerous.  Running from her past, Kat and her mom end up in a small Colorado town when Kat run’s directly into her future.  She changes everything about herself to try and blend into the background, to go unnoticed.  She pushes everyone away and erects walls around herself and her heart. As hard as she tries, though, Kat can’t seem to escape the pull Cam has on her.   
Cam has never been so intrigued by anyone.  Not only is Kat the most gorgeous girl he’s ever seen but also the most mysterious.  She’s hiding something and he’s hell-bent on finding out what it is.  The only problem is she’s trying to shut him out which only furthers his determination to get close to her. 
When Kat learns her past is catching up with her again she has to run, leaving Cam, and her broken heart, behind.
  

TITLE: SECRETS & LIES
DATE OF PUBLICATION: AUGUST 22, 2014
GENRE: YOUNG-ADULT ROMANTIC SUSPENSE 
PAGE COUNT: 154 PAGES


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DESCRIPTION:
“He wants me.  He wants all of me.  What he doesn’t know is that 90% of what I tell him is the truth.  The other 10% is all secrets and lies.”
MAGDELYN BECKER lost her entire family when she was seventeen.  Ever since, she’s avoided relationships at all costs: personal, physical and emotional.  She doesn’t trust anyone and won’t allow herself to get close enough to create a connection.  It’s the way she is - take it or leave it.  Her new job as an FBI agent has her letting her guard down, and letting the wrong person into her life, her mind and her heart.
TAYLOR DONOVAN is sexy, powerful and dangerous for Maggie’s heart.  He doesn’t show emotion and can spot an agent a mile away.  The thought of her being an FBI agent is the farthest thing from his mind when he lays eyes on Maggie Becker.  She’s beautiful, sweet and brutally honest, and honesty is not something Taylor is used to in his business.  It’s her beauty which blinds him though, and it might be what costs him everything, including his heart.
No one can be honest 100% of the time, not even Maggie.  It’s her job to lie to Taylor.  It’s her job to break him down and then bring him down.  The only problem is she has to do it without Taylor realizing it’s happening.  After all, Taylor Donovan is supposed to be dead.  The FBI shouldn’t be looking for him. 

 

 Dark Bishop
 
Co-written with Author Casey L. Bond, Dark Bishop is a dark & twisted tale of romance. It’s not for the faint of heart. Winner of Book of the Year, Epilogues Book Club, 2015. 
     

TITLE: DARK BISHOP
DATE OF PUBLICATION: MARCH 20, 2015
GENRE: NEW-ADULT, ROMANTIC THRILLER
PAGE COUNT: 244 PAGES


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DESCRIPTION:
A dangerous game has begun. 
Sydney. Her skin felt as soft as it looked. I shouldn’t have touched her, but I couldn’t help myself. I’ve been to New Orleans dozens upon dozens of times. It’s a unique city, filled with tourists and superstition. And until tonight, I’d never been superstitious.  
An old fortuneteller freak stopped me on the way to the diner and said I would make a decision that would change my path. She didn’t know that I’d walked the path to this very restaurant before. It had been a few years.  
Who knew that the decision to return would be blessed with a beauty—five foot six with curves in all the right mouth-watering places. Clothed in cheap polyester, stained with God only knew what, Sydney was a vision. Blonde hair to her waist. Big brown doe eyes. I could almost taste her.  
In his game, everyone’s a pawn… 
I didn’t miss the rumble of her stomach when I asked her to dine with us. She was hungry. Something that flashed in those eyes told me it wasn’t because she just skipped lunch today. Maybe I could meet some of her needs. Forget that. I could definitely meet her needs, but it was up to her to let me. So, I left her my business card, my number.  
Girls like Sydney, they’re afraid. They never make the first move. Most never even make the second. I doubt she’d call. I’d tipped her well, not because she was the best waitress I’d ever had, not even because she was within my sites. I tipped her so that when I came back to the diner, she would remember me. She would want to serve me.  
And, oh, would she ever serve me. I just have to play my cards right.  
…and he’s never lost a game.  



THE KISS SERIES

 
When complete, the Kiss Series will be five full-length, stand-alone novels. There will be a crossover of characters from one novel to the next however, each book will be able to be read on their own as each will focus on its own set of characters.  
 

  
TITLE: NEXT
DATE OF PUBLICATION: AUGUST 9, 2015
GENRE: NEW-ADULT, CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
PAGE COUNT: 210 PAGES


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DESCRIPTION:
What if one kiss could change everything?  
It did, for Reagan Brooks. Her fascination with Luke Evans went from a school-girl crush to heartwrenching love in an instant. Then he left town, leaving a starry-eyed Reagan in his wake. No one will ever be good enough. No kiss will ever compare to his. Reagan’s standards are high. When someone doesn’t meet them, she moves on.  
“Next in line, please.”  
Moving through life with unrealistic expectations can be damaging. Letting those expectations go… It’s in that moment we find out who we are and what we really want.  

 
  TAKE A GAMBLE

A beachy summer romance, Take A Gamble is about finding your first love, traversing rough waters and allowing fate to run its course. Roe and MacKenna will make you believe in love at first site. 

 

TITLE: TAKE A GAMBLE
DATE OF PUBLICATION: APRIL 10, 2014
GENRE: NEW-ADULT, CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
PAGE COUNT: 230 PAGES 
 

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DESCRIPTION:
One summer.  One chance meeting.  One devastating phone call.
MacKenna Trist is not happy about spending a month with her family in Myrtle Beach.  She would rather be at home, hanging out with her friends, before starting her senior year of high school.  That is, until she meets the guy staying in the beach house next door.  
Roe Gamble is speechless when he first lays eyes on Mac.  Normally, pretty girls are his specialty but not this girl.  From this girl, he wants more.  More of everything.  More than she can give him.  Most importantly, more time to show her how he feels about her.
But time is working against them in more ways than one.  
How much time do you really need to fall in love?  
What would you gamble to hold onto it?
 



About Rachael Brownell:
Rachael Brownell is an award-winning author of both Young-Adult and New-Adult Contemporary Romance and Founder of Great Lakes Book Bash. 
She is from Kalamazoo, Michigan where she still lives with her husband and son. She has a Bachelor's degree in Advertising but currently works part time in the hospitality industry. When Rachael is not working on her next manuscript, you might find her on the golf course. (It's a family thing.) If you see her, step back. She is still learning.  

Social Media:
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRachaelBrownell  


Interview with Rachael Brownell:
 
1. Can you tell us a little about your books? 
I write romance and I'm a sucker for a HEA, so most of my books have them. Some of my books are young adult but most are contemporary romance and I even have a duet that's romantic suspense. My favorite book, I co-wrote with Casey Bond. It's a romantic thriller.
 
2. When did you know you wanted to write a book?
 I've always loved to write but started to take it and myself more seriously when my son started kindergarten and I had the time.

3. How long on average does it take you to write a book? 
This question always makes me laugh and here's why. I'll be releasing a contemporary romance called Lucky 13 in a few weeks and I wrote that book in 21 days for NaNoWriMo last year. On the flip side of that, I have a book that I'm almost finished with that's taken me close to two years. Normally, when the words are flowing nicely and I have a decent amount of time each day to write, I can finish a book in two months, including my self-editing process which is intense.
 
4. For someone who hasn't read any of you books yet, which one would you suggest they read first?
 I always recommend starting with my series, mainly because book one is free on all platforms. It's the best way to see if you like my writing style. It's called Holding On.

5. Do you work with an outline, or just write?
 I've done both. I find that if I work with an outline I tend to skew off in different directions a lot of the time so when I do work with one, it's pretty vague.
 
6. Do you have a favorite food or drink you must have nearby when writing?
 Coffee is a must, no matter what time of day it is, and I always have Red Vines on hand. It's the best licorice - sorry Twizzler fans.
 
7. Do you listen to music while you write?
 I do and I have a playlist for each book. I try to find songs that put me in the shoes of my characters so I can better identify with them and their situations. Of course, there are my go-to songs that are on every playlist too.
If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have? Invisibility. I think it would be fun to be able to disappear into my own world without being interrupted. Oh, and I'd love to observe people when they didn't know I was there.
 
8. Are you doing any Author Signing Event this year? 
I actually have three more this year, all in a span of about 5 weeks. I've already attended RAI in Roanoke, Virginia and coming up I have Glass City Author Event (Toledo, OH), Carolina Book Fest (Charlotte, NC), and Rebels & Readers (Huntington, WV).

9. What are writing projects are you currently working on?
 I'm attempting to finish the book that's been a thorn in my side for the last two years and I just finished outlining a new idea as well. I have five ideas outlined in some form so I just need to decide what's going to be my next project.
 

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