PRAISE FOR FINDING LOVE'S WINGS

"Journey to an island paradise and fall in love. This story will make you yearn for the power of love, the sting of passion, and the addiction of desire!" Sam at Faerie Tale Books 5 Stars

Friday, September 20, 2013

I'VE MOVED....

Hi There! 

Just a quick note to let all my subscribers here know that my website/blog has moved and I am no longer using blogger. 

please visit me www.zoeyderrick.com or www.zoeyderrick.net to sign up for the notifications via email from this new site. 

I very VERY much look forward to see you all over there. 

Please also know that this should not have any impact on any buttons or links you have on your sites to mine and you should be redirected to the new site. 

SEE YOU THERE!! 

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

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?


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Monday, September 9, 2013

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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GOOD LUCK!! 

Sunday, September 8, 2013

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)



Monday, September 2, 2013

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


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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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Check out this Amazing list of sites hosting Give Me Reason's Cover Reveal!


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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

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XXOO! 
Zoey




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