Happy New Year! Join the Giveaway!!

The old year is past, the new one is wide open.

As far as writing goes, the big news is that "Her Foreign Affair" is on sale for the month of January. Only 99 cents!

And the follow on - "Her Unexpected Affair" Book Two of The Robinsons Series is in final edits for a release this June. It is available for pre-order. Those two items are BIG on the happy list.

So. Here's what I think.

It's time for a giveaway. Or ten. Or twenty. Yes, I said twenty. Keep reading and you'll find out what I'm talking about.

You only need to do one little thing to get your name in the hat.

A Review.

That's it. A little review of Her Foreign Affair.

Between today (1/12/16) and January 31, 2016, write a review on Amazon, post some stars on Goodreads, give me some love on Kobo or iTunes, then email me the link to your review (shea @ sheamcmaster.com), and you are in the drawing! If you win, I'll need your snail-mail address to send you a fabulous gift!

To make it easy, follow these three steps:

1) Post a review at any of the below sites:

Amazon/Kindle: http://amzn.to/1PJsMzU

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1kGYnp4

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1mx4P3P  

ARe: http://bit.ly/1R8lerR

iTunes: http://apple.co/1OIcjgE
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1OgRkOE

2) Email me the link along with your snail mail address.

3) Sit back and wait for the drawing on February 1 and see what you win!

The next question is WHAT will reviewers be in the drawing to win? Look at the photo below.

Now all that is going to multiple people. Not just one person.  The first sixteen winners will get a mug. The large ones won't hold the tea infuser, so the six lucky folks to get those will get a sample of tea bags, or maybe some coffee if I can find sample sizes.  The smaller mugs are perfect for the infusers, so those folks will get a sample of loose tea made in Alaska. Although I might run out of infusers before I do mugs. I have four more mugs on the way for a total of 16 mugs to give away!

As for the earrings and key chains, those might get stuffed in a mug. Or they'll go out separately with whatever little goodies I pick up the next time I'm out shopping.  Maybe even a signed copy of a Shea McMaster or Morgan O'Reilly book. We'll see what's left at the end of the month. A minimum of 20 people will get SOMETHING from the drawing. TWENTY people. These aren't cheap little swag items either. This is some cool stuff. Seriously cool stuff.

Don't delay!  Post an honest review (seriously, I want your true thoughts), don't say you know me even if you do, just keep it to the book and what you think of it. Amazon gets cranky about that and won't post your review if they think you're sucking up. If you hate the book, tell me why. I can't improve if I don't know, right? But say it gently. I do have tender feelings!

Love you all, and here's hoping you love my book enough to say something about it.

Many thanks,

Shea McMaster

Traditional Romance for Modern Women

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Shea is Back!

Wow. 

Forgive me, dear friends and readers. I didn’t realize it has been two years since I last blogged here. Or pretty much anywhere. But I haven’t been idle. Today I’ve been thinking over the months and realize I have learned a lot during my time away from blogging.

First of all, cute wee puppy boys grow up to be mischievous but loving companions. Neo is just shy of 2-1/2 years in age. The trouble he’s gotten into (swallowing an embroidery needle and not needing surgery to get it out), the dog beds, blankets, and stuffed toys he’s eviscerated, the two portable crates he’s destroyed… and here he is, a grown dog who couldn’t be more cuddly and loving. He’s calmed down a lot in the last eight months, but he can still stir up a room of big dogs at Doggy Day Camp. No one naps when he’s in the playroom! Good thing they love him over at PetSmart.

I’ve also learned it really hurts to move the one and only child a long, long way away. The Kiddo graduated with honors from University of Alaska, Fairbanks with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He met a girl through friends of friends on FaceBook and he got it right. More on that later. Then I helped move him into a teeny studio apartment in Albuquerque where he’s nearly finished his MS in Electrical Engineering. All straight As, no less, and with a part time job since last fall. He continues to amaze us with his progress. He and the girlfriend have grown stronger over time. She’s due to complete her PhD this spring. They’re planning on moving to California’s Silicon Valley this summer. She has a job waiting for her. He needs to find one.

Another lesson I’ve learned is that no matter how far away good friends are, they can still be there via texting, instant messaging, FaceBook, email, and even by phone. Imagine that! With so many communication options there’s almost no excuse not to stay in contact. It’s fun to see what old friends are doing now. And with the kids all growing up and moving out, we have more time for ourselves.

A lesson re-learned: Cancer is painful, not only to the patient, but the family. The drama can be intense the greater the victim suffers. It can pull families together or push them apart. There are no casual emotions in the months leading up to the end. The relief is also quite liberating, especially for my 87 yo Father in Law. Should I ever contract terminal cancer, I certainly don’t want to draw it out. I’ve seen the pain and strain on all involved.  I’m also extremely fortunate that a few brushes with pre-cancer led to quick resolutions. Hysterectomies are good!

It’s also difficult to write when there are so many things going on. My attention has been pulled ten different directions and I’ve holed up with books and needle work. Embroidery, knitting, crocheting and now quilting have occupied much of my time. The quilting started when Mom gifted me with her Bernina. First quilt I made was for Neo followed by a couple dozen aprons for Christmas. What a difference a good machine makes! Sorry, Singer, this one has my loyalty. I just basted my 4^th project for quilting. It’s a bit larger than a lap quilt, but not quite a twin. I have another top to finish then I’ll quilt them one after the other. It’s fun playing with fabric.

But back to the writing, which is the point of my – ahem – career. I have a new book coming out June 9, 2015. Yes! A new full length novel with a very attractive hero and a feisty heroine. He’s Brit, she California girl. She’s been keeping a secret big enough to change not only their lives but those of the family around them on both sides of the pond.

Her Foreign Affair is up for pre-order.  It’s my first book with Lyrical Press since they joined up with Kensington. It’s pretty exciting!  Be sure to check it out. And pre-order if you think it looks good. Then I won’t have to remind you about the release date. Although, I probably will. Still, pre-orders make me look good to the publisher. And the best part, you get a good book for a decent price!

Shea McMaster

Traditional Romance for Modern Women

Website: http://sheamcmaster.com

FaceBook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shea-McMaster/240251469328338

Also Available From Shea

Borealis II: A Space Anthology – Bleu Lies (VI) ~ebook

Borealis XIII: Don’t Step On My Blue Suede Deuce ~ebook

Rachel Dahlrumple ~ebook

Author Bio:

The softer, sweeter side of Morgan O’Reilly, Shea McMaster lives for traditional romance.

Born in New Orleans, raised in California, Shea/Morgan got moved to Alaska in 1977, where she attended high school before running back to California to get her English degree from Mills College. Alas, once back home she met and fell in love with her own forever true hero, a born and raised Alaska man. Since then she’s had a love-hate relationship with America’s largest state.

With her one and only son out of the house, Shea is fortunate to spend her days engaged in playing with her cuddly yellow Lab, Neo, daydreaming, and turning those dreams into romantic novels and novellas featuring damsels in distress rescued by their own brains and hunky heroes.

Spring Sprucing

For the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, summer is underway. Here in Alaska, aka the Frozen North, we're just now blasting through spring and moving fast into summer. The last two weeks have seen barren trees and bushes suddenly exploding with pretty new green leaves that look wonderful against the bright blue sky.

It's been a tough year so far. Seems like every other week I've come down with the latest cold/crud. Last week was no exception. But I'm fighting back! Yes, I'm throwing open the windows and letting fresh air blow through the house. Clearing out winter's cobwebs. Revitalizing my mind and my life. Summer is short, so it's time to dig in and get to enjoying it.

Part of summer fun is reading. I have a huge stack of books that's been growing on my side table and on my various forms of ereaders. I'm very much looking forward to time to kick back with a cold drink on my warm balcony and reading my way through the long, long summer evenings. Just less than a month to Summer Solstice, ya know.

And since I know many folks are also stocking up on summer reading, I'd like to direct your attention the right hand side-bar (right at the very top) where there are a few extra pages to this blog. First up is a Featured Read, the entire chapter one of Rachel Dahlrumple. In a few weeks I'll change this out for the other two books with pages, Six Foot Hero, and Borealis II: A Space Anthology. In the anthology, my contribution is Bleu Lies, a furturistic romp on an aging space station where deceit and desire wreak havoc with the station commander's organized life.

If you still need more suggestions, be sure to stop by The Morgan Diaries where you'll find excerpts and information on books by J. Morgan (Jmo) and my alter-ego, Morgan Q. O'Reilly (MorganO).

I'd love to hear what's on your TBR pile for the summer. What are you in the mood for? What's a favorite summer time activity? I'm all ears, so dish!

Shea
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Hello February!

Or in other words, where the heck did January go?? 


Okay, so not to worry. We move onward and upward! To that end, I've got some great stuff happening. Tomorrow, Guest Author Dianne Venetta and a blog about gardening and her book, Lust On The Rocks.


Next Monday, (Feb 6) Morgan's second book in the Open Windows series -- Courage to Live -- releases! If you read Til Death Undo Us, you met Cay, the sexy AF pilot just before he's transferred to Alaska. Courage to Live is  his story and the woman who takes him down. Hot stuff!


Then the following weekend, starting Friday, Feb 10, check out the Just Romance Me three day Valentine's blog hop.  Click on the link below to get a reminder email when the hop opens for fun!

http://www.justromance.me/

A Nook as the grand prize. Many, many books and other gifts will be given away to everyone who comments on the blogs. Great fun to be had, new authors to meet, old friends to reconnect with including Juniper Bell and debut author Boone Brux. 


Later this month author Beth Ann Masarik will stop by on her World Among Us tour. She has a big month lined up. Check it out HERE to make sure you don't miss a day.


AND a very special treat, the debut novel of Lizbeth Selvig (the cover is here). Her RWA Golden Heart winning Songbird has a new name and is being published by Avon Impulse. Don't worry, you'll hear more about The Rancher and the Rock Star as the date grows closer. Don't want to miss this one! The book is available for pre-order now.  


And in there, Morgan will have her butt planted in the chair finishing Book 3 - Weathering the Storm, a continuation of the sexy Shaughnessys. 


Who cares how much snow piles up outside, or how low the temperatures dip? Inside we're warm and cozy!


Shea

Rachel - The Blog Tour Final Day

It's been a busy and wonderful two weeks following the Blog Tour trail. I've met some very nice new folks, experienced some great hospitality, and generally had a lot of fun.


Alas, like all good things, there must be an ending. Friday, November 18, 2011 is the end of the tour, but not the end of your opportunities to enjoy Rachel Dahlrumple! Nor is it the end of your opportunities to spend time with me. 


However, it IS the last opportunity to get your name into the drawing for the prizes below.

Easy peasy, click on the Join This Site link to the right ==> somewhere. Scroll up or down to find it.

Or, you can leave me some love in a Comment at the last tour stop: My Odd Little World

Or, Like my Facebook page HERE

If you'd like to revisit the tour stops, the schedule may be found HERE. You will have to look for the day of the post as I've linked the main page, but it shouldn't be hard.

Coming in January 2012, both this blog and The Morgan Diaries are joining with Goddess Fish and hosting stops on virtual book tours for other authors. If you're an author looking for a place to blog from time to time, drop me a line and I'll be happy to fit you in. I'm not a prolific blogger, so there's plenty of space for people to hijack this venue for a day.

Thanks for following along and be sure to check back here to see who our winner is. Maybe there'll be two. Possibly more, depends on how excited I get. New friends and kind comments get me excited so do your best!

Shea McMaster

Traditional Romance for Modern Women

Available ebook titles by Shea:

Rachel Dahlrumple 

Six Foot Hero

Borealis II - A Space Anthology: Bleu Lies

Titles available at Amazon/Kindle, B&N/Nook, Sony, All Romance eBooks, Books on Board and other ebook retailers. Look for Shea wherever your favorite ebooks are sold.

Blog Tour - The Half Way Point

Five blog visits down, Five to go!
     It's been a great week. I've made new friends, spilled a few secrets, put down a whole bunch of new words on my current WIP and NaNo project and I even got some laundry done. Yes, I think my husband is much more excited about that last line item, although he cheers when I get new words written.
     My big plans for this weekend include making a ginormous lasagna to send off with my husband for pinochle with "the guys" tonight. The host of tonight's event is our son's godfather, and he looooves my lasagna. Little does he know I'm lacing the sauce with good-for-him things like zucchini! He broke his leg a few weeks ago, so I'm doing my best to help him get strong and healthy again. Of course, can't go wrong with all the calcium in the cheese, right?
     I also have two more blogs to write for the rest of the blog tour. Why do we save the hardest ones for last? I always seem to come through with something that feels like Divine Inspiration at the very last minute, but really, my heart could stand a little less stress on such issues. 
     I was supposed to write these last two while I was in Mexico. *Snort* Fat chance that when I had so many other things to do, like laze beside the pool and watch the ocean. Hey, that's hard work! I was exhausted, completely exhausted, every night.
     Anyhow, don't give up on me yet! There's more fun stuff to come next week as I visit more awesome blogs, hosted by generous and lovely people. The rest of the schedule is below:

• Nov 14: Good Family Reads Blog: How to find Good Critique Partners and Be One in Return
• Nov 15: The Heart of Romance with Sherry Gloag Interview
• Nov 15: Reviews by Molly  A review of Rachel Dahlrumple
• Nov 16: Words of Wisdom from the Scarf Princess Blog: I'm working on a topic now.
• Nov 17: Bookin' It Reviews Blog: A day in the life of Rachel Dahlrumple
• Nov 18: My Odd Little World Interview

     Many thanks to the awesome folks at Goddess Fish and their blog partners for organizing this whole thing. I've signed up to be a blog partner, here and at The Morgan Diaries, so expect to see more great things to read and learn about. Hopefully we'll have more things than just Romance to read about. I'm open to all sorts of brain explosions. Just ask me if you have something you're dying to blog about, even if it isn't writing.

     Come to think of it, I want to know the story behind the name Goddess Fish. Has to be a good one!

     Stick with me this week and be sure to look for the results of the drawing.

Day Three of the Blog Tour

The Rachel Dahlrumple Release Blog Tour is off to a great start! I've had two good days with Tory Richards and Megan Johns. Feel free to go back and read the post and the interview if you like. I'm still checking for responses.


Or catch up to me today at Carrie Ann Ryan's Blog where we're talking betrayal. Is there a difference between fiction and real life?


As always, comment and get your name entered for a drawing at the end of the two week tour. I'll be giving away at least one mug and/or tote with the cover of Rachel Dahlrumple on it. Limited edition, cannot be purchased, available only as a give-away from yours truly. "Like" my page on Facebook and earn an extra chance! If the response is huge, I'll expand the list of prizes to whatever item at my Zazzle store I can stick the image on! More on that later.


For now, stop by and show me some love!

Rachel Dahlrumple: The Blog Tour

It's here! Tomorrow, or tonight as the clock turns over Midnight Eastern, Rachel Dahlrumple will finally be available for your reading pleasure!


To celebrate, I'll be busy flitting from blog to blog for the next two weeks, and at the end of two weeks, I'll choose at least one, maybe two -- depending on responses -- winners to receive a tote or mug with the cover for Rachel. Heck, if enough people comment, I might decide to give more! So tell your friends and invite them to come along and play.


Here's the tour schedule:

• Nov 7: Romance with an Attitude Blog: Breaking Writer's Block
• Nov 8: Megan Johns Invites Interview
• Nov 9: Carrie Ann Ryan Blog: Getting Over Betrayal. Fiction vs Real Life. Is there a difference?
• Nov 10: Romance in the Backseat Blog: How does being a writer affect you as a reader?
• Nov 11: Laurie's Thoughts & Reviews Interview
• Nov 14: Good Family Reads Blog: How to find Good Critique Partners and Be One in Return
• Nov 15: The Heart of Romance with Sherry Gloag Interview
• Nov 15: Reviews by Molly  A review of Rachel Dahlrumple
• Nov 16: Words of Wisdom from the Scarf Princess Blog: I'm working on a topic now.
• Nov 17: Bookin' It Reviews Blog: A day in the life of Rachel Dahlrumple
• Nov 18: My Odd Little World Interview

I'm fresh back in the USA after two weeks in Puerto Vallarta living the good life. I'm ready for a little snow, and lots of Romance! I have many fond memories of Leonardo, Raul, Felix, Luiz, Jesus, Roberto, Ivan, Francisco and Isidro to keep me smiling for a long time to come. Manuel is on my list for playing a little prank on me, but I'll get him back next year!

Looking forward to seeing many friends, new and long time, while blogging my way across the web!

Shea McMaster

Traditional Romance for Modern Women

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Testing, Testing

She's been a bit quiet the last few years, but it's time for Shea to reappear in the cyber world.

Hello!

Is anybody out there??

Coming soon, which is prompting the return to this blog...

Available November 7, 2011
Published by Lyrical Press

Check it out HERE

I'll be back soon, with much more information.  Be sure to leave me a note if you find your way here.