Shannon's Law by Emma Calin Book Blitz

Today, we are hosting Emma Calin and her new release Shannon's Law. Enter the rafflecopter draw for prizes!!!


Thank you so much for letting me showcase my forthcoming steamy action-romance novel SHANNON’S LAW. It’s  the second in my PASSION PATROL series - stories where sassy female cops lock up the criminals and always get their man.

February marks the start of my “Pinterest Reveal Virtual Book Tour” in the run-up to the launch on the 28^th February 2014. 

Every day there are feature posts on topics relating to SHANNON’S LAW on blogs all around the world.  They’re all linked together on one big Pinterest Board. Each post replaces a ‘mystery’ silhouette that was posted in January. I saved all  my notes and photos as I was writing, on a private Pinterest Board and now I can share them with you.

Today’s subject is: Jewelry from Shannon’s Law – a rather special necklace.

1920's diamond necklace - silver and white gold and 4.75 carats of diamonds

I love jewellery. I don't exactly expect a man to give me baubles but I do expect him to mark me as his. Visible tattoos or labels saying “This woman belongs to X” are out of the question. A few glinting gems on the fingers show that someone wants to show me off.  There's nothing like a hard stone at the top of my cleavage to bring out the softness beneath.

In the story, Shannon has little jewellery. Simply she has not had that depth of relationship. I had a marriage like that so I understood her. In Shannon's Law various items of wonderful jewellery make an appearance. A victim of burglary loses all the mementos of her life and loves. At another point a wonderful necklace makes an appearance. She had never seen such a thing. I remember taking my kids to the Tower of London to see the Crown Jewels. In thinking how Shannon would have reacted  when she saw this item, I tried to recapture my sense of dumb wonder standing in front of the display. In those days my fingers were bare and that is how I felt about my romantic life.

There's nothing like a diamond is there? My gaudy magpie type of taste also inclines me to red rubies to reflect my passion, sapphires match my eyes, opals compliment my feminine allure and mystery. Diamonds simply reflect my sparkle and brilliance. Oooh – I'm just so easy to please! As yet I have no emeralds – but I have to be careful not to go out looking like traffic signals. When Shannon sees the necklace she's not even sure what she's looking at.

“My God, my God.” She was staring at the most beautiful piece of jewellery she had ever seen.

“What is it?”

“It’s a necklace.”

“Duh!’

“It’s white gold with pear shaped rose diamonds.”

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Book Blurb:

Wild child inner-city cop Shannon Aguerri walks a dangerous line between her methods and justice. When the bosses lose their nerve, after yet another maverick mission, she is transferred to green pastures to play out the role of a routine village cop. When she encounters signs of slave and drug trafficking she homes in on serious millionaire criminals.

As a loner she has attracted men but nothing has stuck. When she meets Spencer, the hunky and widowed Earl of Bloxington, there is an immediate rapport between them. Their social differences mean nothing to their passion and need. 

Already in the mix is an upper class female rival – who has long plotted her way into the Earl's bed. The jealousy is an evil shade of green and the anger is a violent scarlet. 

Often inhibited by a sense of duty and honour, Spencer is slow to reveal his feelings. When Shannon confronts him with the need to choose between her word and that of her rival, he does not immediately support her.

All issues are set aside, when they are forced together to carry out a desperate rescue mission. Their love is stronger than everything ranged against them.

SHANNON’S LAW comes out on February 28^th 2014 in print and digital formats for all e-readers.

Amazon are offering some great discounts for pre-orders of the paperback version

(29% off in USA,     12% off in the UK).

You can pre-order the digital version at a pre-launch special price from Nook, Kobo, and iTunes. It will also be available in all digital formats on Smashwords

See this post and others from my tour as they go live on Pinterest

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Visit the Shannon’s Law Website for book details and pre-order information.

RAFFLECOPTER DRAW

Win Amazon vouchers, copies of the book PLUS a free gift for every entrant (see prizes below).

ENTER DRAW HERE : http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/share-code/Mjg1OTEwYzI5YjYwMjA3ZWY2Y2EzZDEzODljNmNjOjE5/

The draw will be made at random, by Rafflecopter on the 7^th March 2013.

Companion Cook-Book

In addition to SHANNON’S LAW, I’m launching a companion digital cook-book with illustrated recipes for all the meals from the novel.

 It’s called  COP’S KITCHEN - Read the love story and taste the romance!

To celebrate the launch of SHANNON’S LAW, there is a special FREE gift for you in my RAFFLECOPTER draw. As well as great, unique prizes to win, EVERY ENTRANT will get their own digital copy of – COP’S KITCHEN. There are many ways to get bonus chances – by commenting on this post, liking Facebook Pages etc.

ENTER DRAW HERE: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/share-code/Mjg1OTEwYzI5YjYwMjA3ZWY2Y2EzZDEzODljNmNjOjE5/

Main Prizes in the Draw:

$30/£20/€25 Amazon Gift Voucher, 2 paperback copies of Shannon’s Law, 3 digital copies of Shannon’s Law.

Shannon’s Law comes out in paperback and digital formats for all e-readers

on February 28^th 2014.

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This post is part of the

“SHANNON’S LAW PRE-LAUNCH PINTEREST REVEAL

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR”

Follow the other posts in February to see the background to the story unfold.

 via the PINTEREST BOARD for Shannon’s Law

or via the individual blogs around the world here

Release + Giveaway: Love Like The Movies by Victoria Van Tiem

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LOVE LIKE THE MOVIES

Blurb: A contemporary romantic comedy.

In this irresistible romantic romp, movie fanatic, Kensington Shaw is thrown into love—Hollywood-style–when her gorgeous ex presents a big screen challenge to win back her heart. What girl wouldn’t want to experience the Pretty Woman shopping scene? It’s number two on the list. Or, try the lift from Dirty Dancing? It’s number five. One list, ten romantic movie moments, and a handful of shenanigans later, Kenzi has to wonder…should she marry the man her family loves, or risk everything for a love like the movies?

Author repped by Jenny Bent of The Bent Agency. An artist, black belt, mom of two, wife of one, and resident caretaker of the family zoo—including her beloved, pot-bellied pig, Pobby. When she’s not writing, she indulges in her two favorite pastimes: a good book and a romantic movie.

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Book Review + Giveaway: The Devil Wears Scrubs by Freida McFadden

 Blurb: Newly minted doctor Jane McGill is in hell.

Not literally, of course. But between her drug addict patients, sleepless nights on call, and battling wits with the sadistic yet charming Sexy Surgeon, Jane can’t imagine an afterlife much worse than her first month of medical internship at County Hospital.

And then there’s the devil herself: Jane’s senior resident Dr. Alyssa Morgan. When Alyssa becomes absolutely hell-bent on making her new interns pay tenfold for the deadly sin of incompetence, Jane starts to worry that she may not make it through the year with her soul or her sanity still intact.



Imagine this: You just became a Medicine Intern. All you wish for is your first day to go right as planned and everything falling into perfect order. But you realize there’s a thin line between dreams and realities. Because…

1.      You not-so-late arrive late.

2.       Your resident is the epitome of the devil without the bad red flaming skin.

3.       When all the nurses call you doctor there are scare quotes attached to it.

4.       Your partner intern is a (scheming) DERMATOLOGIST.

5.       All your resident does is to discuss wedding rings with your partner intern and give you the stink eye whenever you don’t have an answer to the cure for Alzheimer’s.

6.      None of your patients recognize your title and keep referring to you by endearments.

For fucksakes, you thought this would be cake. You can handle arriving late. Your resident? You’ve endured high school enough to handle super-bitchy people.  The scare quotes? It’s a nurse thing, probably because they can’t phantom the idea of being there twenty years only to take orders from someone who’s been there for less than twenty-four hours. Your derm intern? Just being nice to her might solve the problem. After all, you are not going to be spending all your days in the hospital. Whenever you get home there’d be some peace. Peace you could use to pee and eat something (since you never have that at the hospital).

But…

1.         Except you would be spending all your days in the hospital.

2.       You get home and there’s a roommate who wants to make laws on everything.

3.       Said roommate has made cleaning laws for the bathroom (so peeing becomes difficult).

4.       Said roommate has warned you not to ever touch her stuff, which includes her fork (making eating difficult).

All you have is another intern friend fighting tooth to nail to regulate blood-sugar levels of her dearest patient, Val, her cat. And maybe the gorgeous, Sexy Surgeon who you are not sure you want to sleep with or inject a syringe into.

Jane McGill’s life all summed up for you utmost entertainment.

I’ve said this, day in day out, that my most favorite series I can watch reruns of without ever dozing off is Grey’s Anatomy. So is there any reason why I should have scrunch up my brows at this title? Let’s see…

First of all, I dig Jane, the M.C. I thought her voice was fresh and had this Kinsella-like appeal that would want you to keep reading more about her. Perhaps it was because she was too good-hearted or because she was well-crafted. She’s definitely going down on my list for most fav. characters.── ★

Secondly, this book was hilarious. Nothing short of. Maybe it didn’t get me laughing very hard. But it was witty and kept me smiling all along. And everyone knows how I’m such a sucker for humor.── ★★

Thirdly, the cast of characters were amazing. Alyssa Morgan, the bitchy resident who’d insist on our lead girl getting sticky notes because they happen to be ‘effective’ in the medical department. Or Connie, the scheming derm who always wanted to have her way. Nina, the friend who was always worried sick about her cat getting type-two diabetes. Julia, the roommate who was always pissed you’d think she was born that way. Sexy Surgeon, aka, Ryan whose annoying yet sexy tendencies could really be a turn-on (if I was looking to be turned on by a surgeon). They all lived up to the essence of their appearance in the title!── ★★★

Did I love that this book was easy to read and understand despite the fact that my only connection to the world of medicine is my knowledge qualifying every drug as a painkiller? Yes, yes! It’s broken down into simpler forms with all the terms explained in a way, by our lead girl, which didn’t seem like an attempt to label you, the reader, dumb. It’s your Handbook To Avoid Saying ‘Huh?’ Whenever You Are Being Diagnosed. It taught me doctors hated it when they have to stick their fingers into our butts, but do it anyway with a smile because it’s the only sure way to save our lives. It taught me secrets about my dermatologist I would never have known, very treacherous secrets. Perhaps the career-ending book to all dermatologists’ careers. Or that medical interns call a weekend they actually get all two days off, a golden weekend. Much like how we call our own weekends but with more shimmer. So much medical terms all brought to light in a, well, funny light.── ★★★★

This book rose issues on hospital quickies, death, loss, relationships, and happiness.

Is there a sub-genre in chick-lit called medical chick-lit? Well, if there isn’t, there should. And if there is, Freida McFadden should be made queen of it.── ★★★★★

My rating: Obviously.... 

The Devil Wears Scrubs is available on Amazon. Go grab it!

Freida McFadden is giving away…a Rafflecopter giveaway

I recommend this book to anyone who loves their chick-lit fresh, funny and fantastic! Anyone who would want a glimpse into the not-so-glamorous life of a medical intern could also run for this title. Anyone who wants romance to swoon at should also grab this too.

Now, anytime your doctor asks if you know what that medical term means, you can tell him to his face, so he knows just because you are a little sick doesn’t give him cause to think you are sick in the head.

My work not done here. Off to post my review on Goodreads.