Authors In Bloom Garden Hop/New Release: Mary, Mary

The Winner of my Garden Basket is Lauren J. Thanks everyone for entering. Sign up for my email list so you’ll be sure to know about my next contest!

From April 8th- 17th you can win an e-reader of your choice or a $25 ebook giftcard by participating in the Authors In Bloom Garden Hop! In order to qualify, you must visit each participating author’s site (listed at the end of this post) and leave a comment, then enter the rafflecopter on Dianne Venetta’s site.AIB Logo200

Speaking of gardens, I’d like to announce my New Release – Mary, Mary. Raven Birchfield has moved into her deceased eccentric aunt’s house with her mother and younger brother. While planting a flower in her overgrown yard for her high school horticulture class, she hears a voice calling out the name Mary from a nearby graveyard. And when she uncovers an old book of nursery rhymes in the ground as well as a crystal necklace, her life takes a wicked twist. Nursery rhymes are really about past events in history and most of them are very horrid. So when Raven gets pulled into the body of Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, she not only enters Mary’s world but can hear Mary’s psychopathic thoughts that are taking control of her own mind and filtering into her everyday life at school. Can Raven fight temptation when her heartthrob Dex Campbell has finally taken notice of her, or will she turn to Mary’s wicked ways instead?mary2500

This is the first of my Gnarled Nursery Rhymes Young Adult Series – a book that can be enjoyed by any age. It is also a Golden Palm Contest Finalist! Get a copy of Mary, Mary, for free through April 10th, or for only 99 cents afterwards. And watch for Muffet – Book 2, coming soon!

Gardening Tip: I love to garden and would love to share a tip with you that has worked wonderfully for me. Adding coffee grounds to your compost or around your plants will give them a boost. You can strengthen your roses, add blue color to your hydrangeas, and get rid of garden pests like slugs by putting a ring of coffee grounds around the plant. Try it!

Another of my books that has to do with gardening is The Duke and the Dryad: Book 2 – Earth, from my Elemental Series. Rae-Nyst is an elemental of the earth and can control nature – but not Duke the Destroyer who threatens everything she believes in.

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dragonlordbox300 I’d also like to announce the release of my new paranormal boxed set Dragon Lords and Amazons. This book features The Dragon and the DreamWalker: Book 1 – Fire, from my Elemental Series and Thief of Olympus from my Greek Myth Fantasy Series.  For a limited time you can get this boxed set for only 99 cents!

Along with the Authors in Bloom contest, I am having a contest of my own. I am offering a prize of a gardening basket that includes a signed print copy of my small town contemporary romance, Doubting Thomas from my Tarnished Saints Series. Since I mentioned coffee earlier in my gardening tip, it also includes a $10 Starbucks giftcard, as well as a basket full of fun things you can use in your garden. Enter through the rafflecopter below.basket200

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Watch my booktrailer videos from The Elemental Series and my Greek Myth Series. After the booktrailers you’ll find the links to the author sites for the Authors in Bloom contest. Enjoy this nice spring weather and get out to your garden to find peace of mind.

Elizabeth – ✲ 

1.Dianne Venetta (INTL)

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Catherine Chant

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Rose Anderson – Calliope’sWritingTablet

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Author Jennifer Lowery

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Stories from Mina Khan

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Jennifer Chambers

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J. D. Faver~Bad Girls Need Love Too. . . (INTL)

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Tara Manderino

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Pam’s World

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Pens or Quills- Through the ages-A Search for Enduring Love

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Living With The Muse (INTL)

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Sara Walter Ellwood

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Mindy Hardwick, Author (US)

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LENA HART

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Author Carol DeVaney

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Feather Pens, Tartan Dreams

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Gemma Juliana – The Joys of Spring

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Romantic Suspense Author Alexa Grace

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*lizzie starr *romance with a sparkling twist

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Jennifer Conner Best-Selling Author

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Hearts & Scribbles ~ Jennifer Faye

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Danica Winters

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Judy Baker, escape to where the essence of romance mingles

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Janice Seagraves, Author

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Joachim Books

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Elizabeth Rose Novels (INTL)

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Margaret’s Blog

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Books and Paintings by JoAnne

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Wild Peppermint in a Suburban Jungle – Roxanne Snopek

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Diane Burton – Adventure and Romance

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Isabella Norse, Romance Author

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Beth Caudill – Author Blog

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Sharon Kleve’s Romantic Ramblings US

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Joanne Jaytanie~This is not your mother’s romance. . .

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Kimberly K. Comeau

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A Land of Fire and Ice with Sibelle Stone

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Ines Johnson

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Amber Daulton

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Periodic Pearls | Margaret Evans Porter’s Blog

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Writer’s Corner

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Karen McCullough

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Alice Orr

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Musing from the Middle Ages & More. . . by Romance Author Sharon Struth

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54 thoughts on “Authors In Bloom Garden Hop/New Release: Mary, Mary

    • Brandi, yes having warm weather and no super windy days sounds nice to me too. Thanks for stopping by!

  1. I’d control the Earth and try make it bloom quickly for beautiful flowers and springtime!

    Barrie

    books4me67 at ymail dot com

  2. I would want to control the earth. I love nature and would love to be able to be a steward for mother nature.
    Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win.
    [email protected]

  3. Is it weird that I don’t want to be an element? I’d rather not try to control or alter nature. She does a pretty awesome job all by herself.
    casey 4 4 6 at hot mail dot com

  4. Air, because I love windy days, but would be nice to control just how much. Thanks for the gardening tip. I have floundering blueberries, so I’m hoping a little coffee this year might perk them up. cchant86 @ yahoo.com

  5. I would like to be able to control water because it is necessary for all life. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
    bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com

  6. I think fire, because it is the most powerful and could do the most damage! 🙂

  7. air.i like it when theres wind but not like today.way too windy i had to retrieve our recycling bin from out in the field.

  8. the trailers are really awesome. your gardening tip is really cool. Thanks for participating in the hop!

    • Thanks! I loved making the trailers. I love gardening too. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

  9. Water. I love the way water feels on my skin. There is a freedom and it can be very peaceful.

  10. Air, because air currents can control weather patterns and can move water and earth.
    Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
    elizabeth(at)bookattict(dot)com

  11. Water would be what I’d want to control … Seeing as I am a water sign, it just fits

  12. I’d control air because it’s all around you and I wouldn’t need to seek it out or be near “it” as it’d be right there!! 😉

    • Coffee is good for more than just people. Our plants enjoy a cup once in a while too.

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