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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Book Blitz and Giveaway: One Night in Close Exposure by Ashley C. Harris



One Night in Close Exposure by Ashley C. Harris
The highly awaited follow up (and final book in the series) to Ashley C. Harris’ ONE NIGHT IN HEATED SNAPSHOTS.

To celebrate the release of ONE NIGHT IN CLOSE EXPOSURE, Ashley’s giving away a gift card to Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice) worth $10! Enter below!

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About ONE NIGHT IN CLOSE EXPOSURE:

Title: One Night in Close Exposure
Series: Snapshots #2
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: February 23, 2015
Publisher: Self-Published
Print Length: 89 pages
Format: Digital
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Synopsis: Beth, in another life, was a top student and had nothing but visions of a successful career in her head. That was until one night with Sterling Johnson, the sexy and deceitful swim champion next door, who changed her entire future. Now, because of that night from her past, Beth’s path as a photographer is forever changed. Gone is the young women she used to be as she struggles to keep a secret hidden.

Sterling Johnson, on the other hand, has quickly become America’s favorite Olympic athlete. Constantly followed and stalked by the press and the father he has turned his back on, Sterling craves someone who isn’t interested in his celebrity.

When a publicity stunt takes him back to a wild college campus and Beth, who turns out to be the media photographer assigned to his story, the flame he thought was dead rekindles. Will Beth prove to be the only girl not interested in his celebrity status? Or are her own twisted secrets and lies about to bring both their worlds down?

Excerpt:

“What the hell are you doing here?” came the hissing voice of Tyler Radeler. He was an unpaid intern at the new company Beth had gotten a post-college paid photography internship at. He was also her biggest competition when it came to which of them would move up to having an actual job at their top media and photography company.“I thought you said you weren’t trying to cover this, that you loathed Olympic athletes and jocks. That they are all ‘awful,’ or something along those lines,” Tyler said as he stuffed pieces of sushi into his mouth and spoke while masticating his food. The smell and sight was enough to make Beth feel like what she ate that morning was slowly rising to the surface. Who says getting pregnant makes you fat? Beth was having trouble keeping weight on right now due to the retching.
            “I changed my mind,” she told him as she turned her body around to face away. He didn’t get the hint as his body turned with hers, and behold, in front of them was one of the most beautiful female swimmers who had participated in the last two Olympic Games: Catalina Veselov.
            She walked into the ball in a sequined blue dress that made her look all but nearly naked in the best possible way. Parts of her back, the space between her legs, and the top part of her chest were covered with sheer, shining fabric that threatened to move at any moment but didn’t. Tyler’s mouth dropped open as he took in the girl and nearly forgot to do what he was here for, to snap a time stopping photo.
            Beth, unlike the others, would have zoomed in on her face, rather than Catalina’s body. It held a secret, something calculating, though perhaps Beth was seeing that out of envy as she was forced, due to her circumstances, to wear baggie outfits in order to cover her expanding belly. If Tyler or my boss finds out I’m pregnant, Tyler will be given the photography job over me, I’m sure of it.
            Beth’s thoughts began to spin as her nerves continued and the climax of the evening approached. “Your aspirations can’t be what haunts your feelings anymore,” Beth’s mom had told her as the two of them teared up when Beth announced she was pregnant. “You need to think about this unborn person inside you, and about his or hers father who deserves to know what’s going on.” Too bad nothing had ended on good terms their one night together. In fact, the entire time Beth and Sterling had been neighbors in college they had been arguing constantly just to see who could piss off the other first.
            Right as Beth’s mind reregistered all this, he entered the Governor’s Ball and cameras began to flash wildly. America’s new mega athlete was here, and just as the magazines and tabloids had framed him, Sterling looked better than ever. His blue eyes landed right on Catalina, who was now lifting her hands to her hips as he approached. He didn’t see Beth who was being suffocated by all her fellow media minions.
            The athletic duo walked right passed everyone to the refreshment area for the governor’s guests. It was time for the governor’s speech which was on the importance of the Summer Olympics and how it, like the Winter Olympics, had the ability to try and bring the entire world together despite everyone’s many differences.
            God, I’m going to have to yell to get him to see me. And if he does spot me, will he even be willing to talk? What was I thinking that as an intern from a media company I’d be able to just pull him aside?



ONE NIGHT IN HEATED SNAPSHOTS, Book One in the Heated Snapshots series, is currently free on Amazon! Grab your copy now!

About Ashley C. Harris:

Author and film director Ashley C. Harris resides in Florida. Ashley was first recognized for her edgy writing and unique film work when she wrote and directed the teenage film Lines. Lines was the first feature film in the world captured using only Mac Laptops.

In 2013 Ashley teamed up with Barclay Publicity to release the first title in a new young adult series Shock Me. Ashley then went on to release the first of a new NA series, One Night in Heated Snapshots, that quickly reached Amazon's Best Selling top ten list for sports romances.

When she is not dreaming up new books and working on film sets, she loves to spend time with her friends and family.

Keep a close watch for Ashley's newest young adult books releases!

Connect with Ashley at: Website | Facebook | Twitter | GoodReads | Tumblr | Instagram


Monday, February 9, 2015

Book Spotlight and Giveaway: LINES by Ashley C. Harris

LINES by Ashley C. Harris
An intense, coming of age story where the film CRUEL INTENTIONS meets a world of high school, racism, and drugs, where Romeo and Juliet should have never crossed paths.





Title: LINES
Genre: Contemporary Young Adult
Release Date: January 20, 2015
ISBN: 9781310636943 | 9781310444067 | 9781311639011



About the book(s):
Grace was only dating bad boy Danny Cross to get her father’s attention. Danny was only dating Grace to help his friend get revenge. But when Jessie, the new kid, comes to town and brings hidden secrets about Grace’s family with him, suddenly everyone’s plans turn upside down.


As secrets are brought to the surface, Grace finds herself sinking deeper into Danny’s world of drugs and partying, uncovering truths that could destroy them all.

Enter the world of high school, blackmail, racism, and drugs, a world where there is no escape from crossing the LINES.



Excerpt:


GRACE
“Skipping class?” she asks as she finds her voice. It’s airy, cracky, like she is trying to summon the courage to be like Julie, crude and pissed off.
I give her my best fake nice guy smile, it can be convincing. “Not worth going if you’re not there.”
“You never go to class anyway,” she points out the obvious.
“Well,” I try to pull something out of my ass. “Today’s special, so I’m driving you to school.” Then I grab her hand, her porcelain skin so much cooler and more fragile than my own. I try to lead her toward my car when she plants her feet hard into the ground and pulls away, making me face her gold eyes again. Here we go, she’s gonna end it now, I think, as I paint on my face a look that says I have no idea what’s coming. This look is for Storm, but I think Grace knows perfectly well that I know this is a scam. Somehow, everyone is fooling everyone here.
“And why is today special?” Her face holds demands I don’t understand, testing me, like I should know something that no one has cued me in on. Why is it girls always expect men to magically read their thoughts and know the answers?
“Because, ah, today’s a good day apparently?” I’m losing my smoothness.
She glares at me with disappointment, like everyone has disappointed her except for moronic Julie. “Well Julie’s already here so … ” She says this like that’s all that matters, like it doesn’t matter that I’m here too.
“I’m sure Julie can figure out her way to school,” I remind her as if Julie’s five. Grace rolls her eyes crossly and starts turning around to go, just leaving me standing, dissed, in front of my best friend. Girls are cold. Then again, I deserve this, and I’m relieved that this hopefully spells out that we’re done, though I suppose I’ll miss several things about this jest.
Before she can leave my reach fully a noise comes. Her garage door opens and stops her as if it has the power to turn Grace into solid ice. Or maybe that’s her pop’s power. He comes out of the garage fast, briefcase in hand, not even looking my or his daughter’s way. He uses his remote to pop open his Mercedes as he screams into his phone. “I told you to hold that patient until I get there. Don’t do a thing!”
And then abruptly Grace suddenly turns fast toward me. What the … I feel her cool fragile skin get dangerously close to mine as she takes ahold of my arms. They come right around my neck as I feel her perfect body press right into mine. Then she kisses me. Grace’s whiplash really shouldn’t have shocked me anymore.
I know right away she’s only doing this, kissing me, to make her father mad. I take full advantage, kissing her back and pulling her further to me as I wrap my own arms around her, tasting her as the light perfume she has on drives me crazy. Yes, I know, I’m a messed up individual. She fills my head as I feel her tremble and kisses me harder. She’s the gem I’ll never be able to afford but I get to touch right now. How the hell can I really resist when she suddenly just kisses me like this?
Sounds of her dad leaving, and Julie yelling, finally make her lips slow, then they stop. As she pulls away and our eyes meet, our reality crashes back, yet we both totally want to keep going. How far would she really be willing to go?
“Grace! We are going to be late!” Julie is screaming. She’s been yakking for a while now. “And I’m going to throw up!” Her voice is like that of an angry hag, mad someone was stealing her plaything. Grace pulls completely away from me, steps back, and any look or want between us is gone.
“I can’t ride with you. You should have called and let me know you’d be here.”
“Come on,” I try to protest. Am I glad she is leaving or do I want to grab her and kiss her again, maybe up against Julie’s car to really piss the man hater off?
I hear Storm sneer and I suddenly want her to go, get away from him and away from me, as I keep my face the same, shaking my head at her for guilt, but also backing off.
“Why don’t you just drive me home,” she offers. “If I go with you now she’ll kill me. After school we can finally … talk.” Talk as in not make out, talk as in tell me to take a hike. Fine, after school it is. With that, she turns and is gone.
Julie makes sure to give Storm and me extra dirty looks before taking off with my “girlfriend.” She is in such a hurry she almost brakes the speed limit to get Grace away from me. Almost, but not quite.

I hear Storm laugh.“Pick me up, do my laundry,” he mocks me. “Yeah, you’ve really got this one, Danny.”


Purchase: Part One: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Smashwords
Purchase: Part Two: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Smashwords
Purchase: Part Three: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Smashwords


LINES has also been made into a movie, directed by Ashley herself!
Find out more about LINES, the movie below:


Actors/production & behind the scenes interviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3JWv8yzpPs    


Lines The Movie - Directed by Ashley C. Harris -Special Movie Clip 1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXqL5f8O17M&list=UUa3CsFvTntFyOnNlgFNRzFA


Lines The Movie - Directed by Ashley C. Harris -Special Movie Clip 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7-q5TiCA1c&list=UUa3CsFvTntFyOnNlgFNRzFA&index=1


About Ashley C. Harris:




Author and film director Ashley C. Harris resides in Florida. Ashley was first recognized for her edgy writing and unique film work when she wrote and directed the teenage film Lines. Lines was the first feature film in the world captured using only Mac Laptops..


In 2013 Ashley teamed up with Barclay Publicity to release the first title in a new young adult series Shock Me. Ashley then went on to release the first of a new NA series, One Night In Heated Snapshots, that quickly reached Amazon's Best Selling top ten list for sports romances.


When she is not dreaming up new books and working on film sets, she loves to spend time with her friends and family.


Keep a close watch for Ashley's newest young adult books releases!


Connect with Ashley at: Website | Facebook | Twitter | GoodReads | Tumblr    Instangram


Giveaway: 

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Monday, October 28, 2013

Book Spotlight and Giveaway: Shock Me by Ashley C. Harris




Title: Shock Me
Author: Ashley C. Harris
Author Location: FL, United States
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
Release Date: September 17th, 2013
Words: 68,230 Words
Publisher: Self-Published
Language: English
Format: Digital eBook
ISBN: 978-1-30157-839-9

A promising gymnast, Donna Young is a shy, quiet nobody from the wrong side of town. The only exciting thing in life is her secret friendship with Ryan, her childhood crush. But after the accident—one that should have killed her—she discovers she has impossible powers! Why now, at sixteen, can she transform into something shocking and inhuman? Donna doesn’t know how to use her new abilities or who she can trust, but unveiling this mystery might lead to conclusions about Ryan that are deadly.

Rich kid, Ryan Applegate is the most popular guy in town. He has a face that should be on a poster in every girl’s bedroom and dates the hottest chick in school. But ever since the big explosion at the town’s power plant, Ryan has been keeping secrets of his own, that if revealed could force him to choose between his family and the girl he's forbidden to love.

As their electrifying puzzle unfolds, so unfolds a town where friends become enemies, and enemies become unrecognizable and intertwined. Tortured heroes just might be the bad guys, and Donna discovers that her and Ryan’s secrets are powerful enough to destroy everyone... including themselves.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18480712-shock-me
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shock-Me-ebook/dp/B00F8L1PGO/
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shock-me-ashley-c-harris/1116813618?ean=2940045238663
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/351740

(Please Note: I was supposed to review this book for the tour, but it was a dnf for me, so I will let the spotlight speak for itself.)

Author Bio:

 Author and film director Ashley C. Harris resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. When she is not hard at work writing or dreaming up new indie films she spends her time working out, reading the bible, and going on breath-taking adventures with her sister.

The seed for becoming an author started budding for Ashley in the third grade, when she wrote her first hundred page book during her class's quite time, her teacher couldn't believe it and voiced over her that surly she'd become an author someday. Those words never left Ashley and she has been writing ever since.

Ashley loves to create young adult, science fiction, fantasy novels, and is currently working on her first steamy romance... with more to come.



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