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GIVE ME REASON PROMO & KINDLE FIRE GIVEAWAY

Welcome to the Cover Reveal and Release announcement of Give Me Reason by Zoey Derrick.  Don't miss the Awesome Kindle Fire and Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

Vivienne Callahan has known only hardship. As if growing up with an alcoholic, drug addicted mother wasn’t traumatic enough, she’s escaped from her physically and verbally abusive boyfriend only to struggle every day to make ends meet as a waitress in a Minneapolis diner. Along comes Mikah Blake, a handsome stranger who quickly takes an unexpected and persistent interest in her. On the surface, “Mr. Suit” seems to be Vivienne’s opposite: rich, well-fed, successful. As Vivienne will learn, Mikah is more than he seems, and for reasons unknown, he’s determined to be her knight in shining armor. But after having finally found her own two feet after years of abuse, it’s difficult for her to accept Mikah’s help. Will her body’s unexpected response to Mikah’s touch be reason enough to overcome her pride and traumatic past and learn to love and trust? Or will her past, refusing to be left behind, come back to claim her?
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He’s looking down at me, making me feel small at five feet two inches. He has to be at least six feet tall. Broad shoulders. His suit today is gunmetal grey with blue or black pin striping—I can’t tell which. His shirt is a beautiful lavender color with a darker purple tie. "How do you know I'm not an addict?" I ask, softly. He smiles at me, warm, genuine. "Because, you've come to return the money I left you last night as a tip." My jaw falls open. "How"—I swallow hard—"did you know?" His smile fades a little. "Because, why else would you come down here?" I close my mouth and look down at the floor. His ability to read me is really scary. "Since you haven't eaten since last night, I'm going to take you to lunch." I feel my face flush bright red, both in anger and complete irritation. "That is not why I'm here. I've survived for my entire life fending for myself, I don't need some rich hot shot business mogul buying me food." I reach into the pocket of my bag and pull the folded up paper from it. I thrust it towards him. He refuses to take it. Tears of frustration trickle down my cheeks. "Damn it Mikah, take it." I push it at him again and again he refuses. "I'm not a damn charity case. I don't need your money or your food." The bell chimes. We’ve finally reached the skyway. As soon as the doors open, I drop the folded up paper with his money in it and bolt from the elevator, turning left, hoping and praying I can get away. "Vivienne, stop." I hear him say behind me. I keep going, walking quickly but not running. Yet. I'm trying hard to not make a scene. But he doesn’t seem to care about that. He catches me quickly, spins me around. I grab hold of his arm to catch my balance so I don't go sprawling onto the floor.

It is from Glendale, Arizona that Zoey Derrick, a mortgage underwriter by day and romance and erotica novelist by night, writes stories as hot as the desert sun itself. It is this passion that drips off of her work, bringing excitement to anyone who enjoys a good and sensual love story.

 

Not only does she aim to take her readers on an erotic dance that lasts the night, it allows her to empty her mind of stories we all wish were true.
Her stories are hopeful yet true to life, skillfully avoiding melodrama and the unrealistic, bringing her gripping Erotica only closer to the heart of those that dare dipping into it. 
 



The intimacy of her fantasies that she shares with her readers is thrilling and encouraging, climactic yet full of suspense. She is a loving mistress, up for anything, of which any reader is doomed to return to again and again.

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CAMERON ENDERS seems to have it all: a brand new condo in a city she loves, a top executive position at an international entertainment firm, an insane amount of money, and a gorgeous boyfriend. But when Cami catches the boyfriend in the act with another woman, it triggers all the anguish from years of neglect by her parents, and she realizes she never learned how to love or be loved. Cami flees to the remote tropical island of Tarah, but she can't avoid facing her problems any longer when she meets the man of her fantasies...

TRISTAN MICHAELS, one of Hollywood's hottest new stars, has come to Tarah to ride out a storm. His girlfriend of five years has been caught on camera cheating, and she's determined to make Tristan stop the story from breaking. But Tristan's done cleaning up her messes. He needs to escape all things Hollywood for a while--and especially the firm that represents him--until the whole thing blows over. What he doesn't count on is meeting an irresistibly beautiful woman, a woman who just so happens to be the CEO of the firm he's trying to avoid.


Can Tristan and Cami help each other learn to trust and love again, or will their histories of betrayal tear them apart?

Kindle Fire, Full Color 7" Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi 

Amazon Gift Cards

a Rafflecopter giveaway

GIVE ME REASON RELEASE GIVEAWAY

OH EHM GHEE I'm so stoked that I was able to push "PUBLISH" Early on Give Me Reason!

The response has been amazing and as Mari tells me - The world needs to know Mikah and Vivienne!

So What does this mean for the ARC's - Well it means that -YAY You still got it ahead over everyone else, and it also means

If you Review Finding Love's Wings and email me at zoeyssidekick@gmail.com with a link to your Review, I will still send you a FREE Copy of Give Me Reason.

If you follow along with this contest - An purchase Finding Love's Wings and Give Me Reason - and review them both - and you still want FREE copies of the other 3 books for Reviews - Then I will happily sign you up for them. But you HAVE to let me know that you want to review and ARC of Give Me Hope, otherwise I will take it as entry into this contest.

The CONTEST!! 

How about a Kindle Fire? ? ? 

Check out the Rafflecopter below. This does include purchasing of Finding Love's Wings and Give Me Reason and Writing Reviews. So please pay special attention to this announcement....

If you Purchase either book and click on the Rafflecopter that you've done so - YOU MUST EMAIL ME PROOF OF RECEIPT. If I draw your name at the end of this contest and you have not sent your receipt - I will delete your entry. The same applies for Reviews of Give Me Reason and Finding Love's Wings.

Please NOTE: You are not required to purchase or review Finding Love's Wings or Give Me Reason in order to enter this contest.


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2 WEEK COUNTDOWN!

Check out this AMAZING Give Me Reason Promotional Video of Give Me Reason! 

This video was completed by none other than the Amazing Parajunkee (www.parajunkee.net)

COVER REVEAL - Give Me Reason - Reason Series Book 1

Title: Give Me Reason

Author: Zoey Derrick

Series: The Reason Series (#1)

Genre: Paranormal Romace/Fantasy

Publisher: Self Published

Release Date: Sept 24 2013

Blurb/Synopsis: 

Vivienne Callahan has known only hardship. As if growing up with an alcoholic, drug addicted mother wasn’t traumatic enough, she’s escaped from her physically and verbally abusive boyfriend only to struggle every day to make ends meet as a waitress in a Minneapolis diner.

Along comes Mikah Blake, a handsome stranger who quickly takes an unexpected and persistent interest in her. On the surface, “Mr. Suit” seems to be Vivienne’s opposite: rich, well-fed, successful. As Vivienne will learn, Mikah is more than he seems, and for reasons unknown, he’s determined to be her knight in shining armor. But after having finally found her own two feet after years of abuse,  it’s difficult for her to accept Mikah’s help.

Will her body’s unexpected response to Mikah’s touch be reason enough to overcome her pride and traumatic past and learn to love and trust? Or will her past, refusing to be left behind, come back to claim her?

This cover was created by Parajunkee - parajunkee.net

Book Links

Goodreads

A note from me about this book. 

This book and this series is dedicated to all the women in the world who struggle day in and day out with domestic abuse. It is my honor and my privilege to announce that $0.50 of every e-book purchase of Give Me Reason will be donated to A Minneapolis based non-profit that helps to support women and their children find their way back on their feet after domestic violence. 

Excerpt 

(*** This excerpt is unedited or is subject to change at any time. ***)

He’s looking down at me, making me feel small at five feet two inches. He has to be at least six feet tall. Broad shoulders. His suit today is gunmetal grey with blue or black pin striping—I can’t tell which. His shirt is a beautiful lavender color with a darker purple tie.


"How do you know I'm not an addict?" I ask, softly.

He smiles at me, warm, genuine. "Because, you've come to return the money I left you last night as a tip." My jaw falls open.

"How"—I swallow hard—"did you know?"

His smile fades a little. "Because, why else would you come down here?"

I close my mouth and look down at the floor. His ability to read me is really scary.

"Since you haven't eaten since last night, I'm going to take you to lunch."

I feel my face flush bright red, both in anger and complete irritation. "That is not why I'm here. I've survived for my entire life fending for myself, I don't need some rich hot shot business mogul buying me food." I reach into the pocket of my bag and pull the folded up paper from it. I thrust it towards him. He refuses to take it. Tears of frustration trickle down my cheeks. "Damn it Mikah, take it." I push it at him again and again he refuses. "I'm not a damn charity case. I don't need your money or your food."

The bell chimes. We’ve finally reached the skyway. As soon as the doors open, I drop the folded up paper with his money in it and bolt from the elevator, turning left, hoping and praying I can get away.

"Vivienne, stop." I hear him say behind me. I keep going, walking quickly but not running. Yet. I'm trying hard to not make a scene.

But he doesn’t seem to care about that. He catches me quickly, spins me around. I grab hold of his arm to catch my balance so I don't go sprawling onto the floor.

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Thank you Everyone who has volunteered for Give Me Reason's Cover Reveal! I would like to thank Anna at RBTL's Book Tours for her amazing continued support of my work, my stories and my extreme tardiness in setting these things up. You're the best Anna! Do not let anyone tell you otherwise! 

I would also like to thank TheSUBCLUBbooks's Emily for her willingness to Beta Read and for her amazing words of encouragement. You can also find Give Me Reason's Cover on TheSUBCLUBBooks.com

Find me on Facebook for more websites revealing Give Me Reason's Cover. 

www.facebook.com/zoey.derrick 

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to add Give Me Reason to your Goodreads TBR List sale information will be available shortly. 

XXOO! 

Zoey

Give Me Reason - Want an ARC?

So, I've been toying around with an idea in my head all week about how to give away some Advance Reader Copies of Give Me Reason to those outside of the Blogger/Reviewer community and I'm having a hard time deciding on how to go about it.

So rather than run a Rafflecopter for an ARC, I thought of another way to go about giving away some free copies.

Now, my idea, as an Author, about giving away Free Copies, is getting something in return. What is that something? Well, there are three somethings really.

1. That You Read It

2. That You Review It

and

3. That you spread the word to your friends about how much you liked it. (assuming that you do.)

So here is what I'm thinking... 

If you've read and review Finding Love's Wings on either Amazon or Barnes & Noble, I'd like to give you a FREE Copy of Give Me Reason on the assumption that you will
A. Read It.
B. Review It
C. If you enjoy it - Spread the Word.

How do you get your copy?

1. Grab a copy of Finding Love's Wings ONLY $1.99 across all sites until 09/02/2013

AmazonUS, AmazonUK, AmazonCA, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords

2. Read Finding Love's Wings

3. Review Finding Love's Wings and post your Review to Amazon or Barnes & Noble. (Goodreads is optional - But your review must also be posted to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

4. You must send an email to zoeyssidekick [at] gmail [dot] com that includes a link to your Amazon or Barnes & Noble Review and whether you want a Mobi (Amazon), epub (B&N or iTunes) or PDF Version of Give Me Reason.
*In order to receive an ARC, you will need to read and review Finding Love's Wings prior to September 23rd.*Once Give Me Reason is released, I will continue to give out FREE Copies until 100 have been sent out.*

When will you get your ARC?

ARC's will be available on September 15th and be sent via email by September 17th.

If you receive an ARC, all I ask is for your honest opinion in a review on either Amazon or Barnes & Noble once it becomes live on Release Day (To be announced 9/3/2013) or as soon as you're done up to October 31st, 2013 - see the next section as to why 10/31/13 is your cut off.

This is a snowball effect.. 

Read & Review Finding Love's Wings - Get an ARC of Give Me Reason - Once you've posted your Give Me Reason review - email Zoey's Sidekick and you will be added to the list of ARC's for Give Me Hope The Reason Series Book 2 and Repeat until you have all 4 Books in The Reason Series.

But Zoey, I've already Reviewed Finding Love's Wings...

No problem - Same rules apply, locate your Amazon or Barnes & Noble review and email me the link and you will be added to the list of ARC's to go out.

What if I don't like Finding Love's Wings or Give Me Reason? 

As I know all to well, my books do not please everyone. However, I would still like you to review my book, constructively. What I mean by that is - Why didn't you like my story? Give me feedback on what you didn't like about it.

If I don't like Finding Love's Wings, will I still get Give Me Reason? 

If Finding Love's Wings is not something you're interested in, but you still want to give Give Me Reason a try, then yes, I will happily provide you with an ARC for you to read and review for your honest opinion.
If you do not like Give Me Reason or if at any time you write a review that is bashing or just downright mean, I will respectfully decline sending future ARC's to you. Now this does, in no way mean that I do not want your honest opinion, because I do, I would just like you to do it constructively so that I, as an Author, can learn and grow from your feedback.
If at anytime you do not want to continue with the series, all you need to do is stop emailing my Sidekick and you will not be added to the list for the next book.

If you have any questions about this giveaway, please do not hesitate to email zoeyssidekick [at] gmail [dot] com and we will be happy to answer any questions you have.

Comments to this blog containing email addresses will be deleted, please make sure you send an email to zoeyssidekick [at] gmail [dot] com to be added to the list of ARC's to be sent out.

I do hope that Everyone enjoys Finding Love's Wings and I cannot wait to read your reviews.

XXOO!
Zoey

SO MUCH TO DO....so little time....

There are so many AWESOME things coming up here in the next few months... I cannot wait to share everything with you guys....

First off, Give Me Reason is coming in just a couple short weeks. Have you see the teaser? You can find it Here. 

Beginning with the Cover Reveal, Blurb, Excerpt and Release Date on Sept 3rd, 2013 - Brought to you by RBTL Book Tours and the Beautiful Anna. 

Also, beginning on 9/3/2013 - I will be having a Rafflecopter contest here on the blog, This contest will last for 10 days. When the contest is over the winners will receive an ARC of Give Me Reason on or about Sept 15th, 2013. This contest is open to ALL non-bloggers. Winners will also have first dibs on ARC copies of the next three books in The Reason Series. 

**Clarification** 

See below for information on how you, as a blogger, can obtain your ARC's of Give Me Reason.

Also..... 

The AMAZING Rachel over at Parajunkee Designs is currently in the process of designing a new "Drool Worthy" Website and I cannot CANNOT tell you HOW AWESOME this new site looks and I cannot wait to show it off to everyone. Once a launch date is set, I will be letting everyone know when. 

Also, for those of you that don't know, and I'm so proud to announce, that Parajunkee Designs will be completing all the covers for The Reason Series and every email I get from Rachel with a new attachment completely takes my breath away. She is absolutely AMAZING at what she does. I totally HEART her for that!! 

Okay.. Still more announcements... 

Did you know that Finding Love's Wings is coming soon to Audiobook? Well, you do now. 

The Beautiful and Talented Kelsey Lynn Stokes has added a 5 minute long sample to her website. www.kelseylynnstokes.com You can find it under the "V/O" Tab of her page. Stop by and check it out. She does a great job and I'm super excited! 

Stay tuned for upcoming news on the Audiobook release of Finding Love's Wings. 

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Finding Love's Wings is now available on the following sites... 

Amazon

AmazonUK

AmazonCA

Barnes and Noble

Smashwords

and COMING SOON to iTunes!!! 

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Did you know that I can sign your e-book? 

Go to Authorgraph and request yours today! It's free and I love to do it! :-D So please request yours today!! 

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***ATTENTION BLOGGERS/REVIEWERS***

I am currently on the lookout for Bloggers and Reviewers interested in Reading and Reviewing Give Me Reason.  Review copies will be available on or around 9/15 and I am looking for reviews to be posted the week of release. 

If you're interested please contact me at zoeyssidekick [at] gmail [dot] com and I will get you on the list to receive an ARC. 

I also have two tour companies that are working on Tours for Give Me Reason - If you're interested in signing up with them, please contact me at zoeyssidekick email above for more details. 

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Okay - I think that's it, for right now. I will be adding more to this as more awesomeness comes up. 

XXOO! 

Until next time, 

Zoey

Give Me Reason.... Teaser!

OHEHMGHEE!! I cannot wait to share this book with you.. let alone the cover! So I thought tonight.. In honor of the Two Week Countdown to the Cover Reveal for Give Me Reason, I wanted to share with you an exclusive teaser...

Please keep in mind - This is an excerpt that is either unedited or may be altered prior to final publication.

©2013 - Zoey Derrick, All Rights Reserved. 

"When was the last time you ate?" A male voice says from behind me.

I jump, stop breathing and then try to sink further into the wall.

Without turning to look at him I mumble, "Uh, last night, with you."

Suddenly an arm reaches out for the panel in front of me. He presses stop and then the button with a phone on it.

A disembodied voice comes on the line. "Yes, Sir?"

"Redirect us to skyway level, please."

I huff.

"Yes, Sir."

There are a couple of clicks, and the elevator starts to descend again. I'm still not looking at him.

"Why, what is so damn important about feeding me?" I try to growl and sound irritated, but the mention of food has made me hungry. Then again, I'm almost always hungry. But there’s no way I’m accepting more charity from him. In fact, this is the perfect opportunity to give him his money back. Then I can leave via the skyway system and grab a bus back towards my apartment. It’ll give me time to eat a hot dog, since it's still hours before I have to be at work.

"It's important to me because eating is healthy, and I don't like the way you look."

"Gah!" I exclaim. "Are you kidding me? What difference does it make to you what I look like. You’re some random customer who’s come into my diner for the last couple of nights. So what if I'm a little thin, that's my business and none of yours." I look up, trying to see how long until we reach skyway level. I’m eager to get out of this conversation. We are still only in the twenties, and the skyway is on level two or three. Dammit.

I hear him sigh in frustration. "Because people, especially you, should not go without food."

Me? "What is so damn special about me?” I ask aloud. “For all you know I'm some random drug addict..."

"I know that's not the case." He cuts me off.

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I really hope you enjoyed this teaser and are just as excited as I am about Give Me Reason's Release Coming in September. 

Add Give Me Reason to your To Be Read List on Goodreads! 

Stop back next week for another small teaser prior to the Cover Reveal on 09/03/2013

Want an ARC? Stay Tuned - Contest coming 9/3/2013 where I'm giving away 5 ebook ARC's of Give Me Reason. 

Hope to see you all back here again! 

What do you think about your teaser? 

XXOO! 

Zoey