Live long and prosper.

To celebrate the life and career of our favorite alien scientist, here are some of my favorite excerpts from Leonard Nimoy's first memoir published in 1975, I AM NOT SPOCK (a very misleading titled, for it is clear he loved that green-blooded Vulcan).
RIP, Mr. Spock...

I am not Spock.
     Then why does my head turn in response to a stranger on the street who calls out that name? Why do I feel a twinge when someone says, "What happened to your ears?"
     I am not Spock. Then why do I feel a wonderful warmth when I hear or read a compliment aimed at the Vulcan?
     Spock for President reads the bumper sticker on teh car in front of me. I'm filled with pride and I smile...
     Recently I sat with a group of actors I'd just met... As I was leaving one of the actresses said, "Leonard, we love you." I smiled and I was warmed. I said, "Thank you" but I wanted to add, "I'll tell him when I see him."
     She loves Spock! I know it! I'm sure of it!...
     That's nice. More than nice, it's wonderful. But standing silently behind my shoulder is a very jealous, ever-present Vulcan!!

SPOCK: Tell her I accept her compliment, emotional though it may be.
NIMOY: What compliment?
SPOCK: She said they love me.
NIMOY: That is not what she said. She specifically said, "Leonard, we love you." And I know there's nothing wrong with your hearing!
SPOCK: If you're so certain of her intent, why are you becoming agitated?
NIMOY: That's ridiculous. Every time I'm paid a compliment you grab it away. You grab it up for yourself!
SPOCK: Would she have paid you that compliment if not for me?
NIMOY: No!
SPOCK: Then how can you claim it for your own?

     Sometimes I'll get on airplane and somebody'll flash me the Vulcan salute. Or some nice lady will ask for my autograph and I'll proudly sign "Leonard Nimoy," and then she'll say, "Please sign it Mr. Spock. That's the way my son knows you."
     Sometimes I get tired of the struggle and I simply sign, Spock. I tell myself it's faster. It's only five letters instead of twelve. But who am I kidding? No one. I do it because the look in this particular child's eyes says, "I love you, Mr. Spock" and I know that if I signed any other name, two people would be cheated: The child and Spock, and I can't do that. I don't want to hurt that child, and I must be fair to the Vulcan. I think he would do that same for me.

And this is made of just too much awesome to not share...

Did you suggest a band name?

So yeah, I totally finessed the below from our backstagepass blog, because I'm just that lazy.  But it's all super-cool stuff, so check it out. Oh and click HERE to follow BSP on Facebook, and get all the cool haps!


Wow. This has been super-hard. We asked you to name our band, and you answered us! As you can imagine, getting five authors to agree to anything is like herding cats in zero gravity… but we came to some kind of consensus which resulted in slightly more winners that we had imagined. Our minds were blown by your ingenuity!


Your suggestions were awesome, funny, crazy and all around amazing. Some of our favorites included “Hey Juliet” from Mary, DV8 suggested by Leah, and The Cherry Sundays from Susan. Five Miles from Nowhere suggested by Rachel Gilbert resonated with nearly everyone…until we found a band had already come up with that name *shakes fists at sky*! Five by Five was well received too, as it had multiple meanings for us—so thank you Christine for that one.
So we started playing around with half of one suggestion and half of another… until we totally got ourselves in a muddle that we had to bring out the big guns to unravel: the dreaded spreadsheet! From that we selected a combination of names and winners.

For our main winner, we let the random.org number generator pick (because we couldn’t decide!) out of all the Rafflecopter entries, plus those who commented. That winner was Lori. She will get her name in at least one of our books and will also get a $50 Amazon gift card. Please email us, Lori, with your Amazon account email addy so we can email you the gift card!
Leah, Rachel, Christine, Susan, and Amber Shepherd (for the sheer number for good ideas she had), will get little swag pack from us nearer our release date. So please contact us at backstagepassbooks@gmail.com and leave us your mailing addresses!
Now all there is left to do is to tell you the name of Miles, Ryder, Trevin, Will and Nathan’s band…



Sooooooooon! We promise :D

Sing it, sister!

Lately, I have indeed been all about the books!

The Twelve Days of New Adult - giveaway hop

 

Welcome to my stop on the Stuck in Books Twelve Days of Christmas giveaway hop.

I totally dig reading NA, and with two NA books to my credit, I love it even more! I've decided to give away one copy of the ebook SNEAKING CANDY by Lisa Burstein. I completely fell in love with this book. It's smart (the mc is in grad school) and funny (seriously, I laughed out loud so many times) and with just the right amount of sexy (you'll see).

 Here's the quicky rundown:

 

A graduate student by day, an erotic romance author by night, a forbidden attraction I can't deny...

All I ever wanted was to make a name for myself as Candice Salinas, creative writing grad student at the University of Miami. Of course, secretly I already have made a name for myself: as Candy Sloane, self-published erotic romance writer. Though thrilled that my books are selling and I have actual fans, if anyone at UM found out, I could lose my scholarship...and the respect of my faculty advisor, grade-A-asshole Professor Dylan.

Enter James Walker, super-hot local barista and--surprise!--my student. Even though I know a relationship is totally off-limits, I can't stop myself from sneaking around with James, taking a few cues from my own erotic writing...if you catch my drift. Candy's showing her stripes for the first time in my real life, and I've never had so much fun. But when the sugar high fades, can my secrets stay under wraps?

To enter to win, just comment below: Tell me a moonlighting job you'd love but might want to hide. And that's it. Good luck! (PS: Please include your email addy.)

Link to more blog-hopping fun:

Get Wicked with Entangled - blog hop (and giveaway!)

Who's ready to get wicked?

Welcome to my stop on the Entangled Publishing GET WICKED blog hop!
I love everything about Halloween. The fall weather, the costumes, the candy, and especially the spooky movies. I watched a real goodie just last night. Insidious. Anyone seen it? Eek! My favorites are the classics, like the Friday the 13th series, the original Carrie, or a great Hitchcock. Psycho is still my #1. Anyway, Happy Halloween, all my pagan friends. Now lets get to the good stuff...

 

 

**G I V E A W A Y**

Since I'm still celebrating last week's release of my brand new novel SOMEDAY MAYBE--which is book #2 in the Definitely Maybe series (and still only 99 cents!)--I've decided to offer up book #1 in the series: DEFINITELY, MAYBE IN LOVE.

How to enter:
It's easy. Just hop on down to my Rafflecopter entry, and go crazy!
Don't forget to go back to the main page HERE to keep on hopping!
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**Also! Please join even more Entangled Publishing authors on Wednesday & Thursday at Entangled's GET WICKED Facebook party!

 

https://www.facebook.com/events/707142359381880/

 

RELEASE DAY! ~Someday Maybe~

Today's the day! I'm sending my brand new baby, SOMEDAY MAYBE, out into the world. ~throws confetti~ I'm so proud and excited for this book. Just take a look at this pretty:

Teaser:

It was overwhelming. Without him doing a thing, I’d never felt so taken care of. It was then that I realized it wasn’t just a freshman fling. Oliver loved me, like real love, like when no one is looking and when you have nothing to gain but you give and you love and you sacrifice and cherish. That’s what he was offering me as he held me against his beating heart.


Clicky-click HERE to get a sneaky peak at the first chapter and all kinds of fun buy links!

Pre-party MAKING WAVES party

It's almost time for the party of all parties. Who will we see there?

so much bliss!

Guess what, guys...

PLAYING AT LOVE is part of a 3-book bundle...all sweet Bliss novels and all about finding true love in your home town. This awesome bundle is available for a short time and is only 99 cents. Grab it now, right HERE!

Happy Chick Lit Month!

Who's ready to party?

To celebrate the happiest, chickiest time of year, a bunch of us Chick Lit authors are pulling out all the stops this week. We've got a Pinterest board, interviews, blog hops, a massive Facebook bash and yes, a SALE~~because what Chick Lit celebration would be complete without a little shopping?

My fantabulous publisher wants to party, too, so we're dropping the price of my sweetest SPEAKING OF LOVE to 99 cents from May 5 - 10. Awesome, right?

And don't forget to check out our Pinterest board for all the other sales. Just try not to get a cramp in your clicking finger!

Easy shopping for Speaking of Love:

Amazon

B&N

Join the Facebook party HERE!

writing inspiration - chick lit

From: When In Rome, by Gemma Townley

"I love television. I mean, I do other things, it's not like I just sit on my own and watch TV all day long, but there's really nothing better than curling up on the sofa with a good take-away and "Friends" or "Cheers" or something."

cover reveal - "My Not So Super Sweet Life"

Hey gang! I'm so excited to be participating in another cover reveal from the fabulous Rachel Harris. This book sounds amazing and I'm totally in love with the cover. Aren't the colors just amazing? Check it...

BLURB:

Cat Crawford just wants to be normal—or at least as normal as a daughter of Hollywood royalty can be. And it looks like fate is granting her wish: she’s got an amazing boyfriend, Lucas; her fabulous cousin, Alessandra, living with her; and her dad planning his second marriage to a great future stepmom. That is, until her prodigal mother reveals on national television that she has something important to tell her daughter…causing a media frenzy.

Lucas Capelli knows his fate is to be with Cat, and he’s worked hard to win her over once and for all. Unfortunately, Lucas has his own issues to deal with, including a scandal that could take him away from the first place he’s truly belonged.

As secrets are revealed, rumors explode, and the world watches, Cat and Lucas discover it’s not fate they have to fight if they want to stay together…this time, it’s their own insecurities.

Well, and the stalkerazzi.

PUB DATE: April 21st, 2014

LINKS:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Super-Sweet-Life-Entangled-Teen-ebook/dp/B00HTJH9J0

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-not-so-super-sweet-life-rachel-harris/1118048798

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17930616-my-not-so-super-sweet-life

(Instead of her official author photo, I decided to sneak in a pic of *ME* with Rachel. Heehee!)

Author Bio:

Rachel Harris writes humorous love stories about sassy girls-next-door and the hot guys that make them swoon. Emotion, vibrant settings, and strong families are a staple in each of her books...and kissing. Lots of kissing.

A Cajun cowgirl now living in Houston, she firmly believes life's problems can be solved with a hot, sugar-coated beignet or a thick slice of king cake, and that screaming at strangers for cheap, plastic beads is acceptable behavior in certain situations. She homeschools her two beautiful girls and watches way too much Food Network with her amazing husband.

An admitted Diet Mountain Dew addict, she gets through each day by laughing at herself, hugging her kids, and losing herself in story. She writes young adult, new adult, and adult romances, and LOVES talking with readers!

Website: http://www.rachelharriswrites.com/

Pot of Gold - giveaway

Welcome to the Pot of Gold Giveaway

hosted by Darkly Delicious YA and Book Nerd Tours .

Three winners will receive AMAZON GIFT CARDS!

But in addition....

One Very Lucky Leprechaun will receive a

KINDLE FIRE HD pre-loaded with great YA & NA books!

Click on the covers to get to know the authors 
that are participating in the giveaway 
and learn more about their books!

                                                                             

The Rafflecopter is a wee long, but worth it! 

May the Luck of the Irish be with you!

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A big thank you goes out to all the authors and bloggers who helped make this event possible! The authors at Darkly Delicious YA couldn't have pulled this off without our amazing co-host, Book Nerd Tours, and everyone's wonderful support. 

"LUCK MAITH" to you all!