COVER REVEAL: Shaded With Love Vol 3

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Steph Nuss

Title: Shaded with Love ~ Volume 3 ~ A Coloring Book For A Cause

Author: Jessica Hildreth

Release Date: July 1^st, 2017

Genre: Adult Coloring Book

Join us in the fight against suicide! Shaded with Love ~ Volume 3 is a special multi author, blogger and photographer collaboration. This adult coloring book includes a unique page designed just for each participant! Enjoy pages by your favorite authors, blogs and photographers…or maybe find someone who is new to you! 100% of proceeds from this book will be donated The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to help fund the battle against suicide.

Participants include (in alphabetical order):

A.M. Johnson, Amanda Lanclos, Amanda Leigh, Amanda Renee “Anastasia Marie”, Angie M. Brashears, Anna Erishkigal, Anne Mercier, Aurelia Fray, Avery Hart, B.L. Berry, Benton Bitches Book Page, Belinda Boring, Books and Boys Book Blog, Brandy Ayers, C.M. Steele, Charlie Lee, Chelle C. Craze, Christine Hughes, Courtney Shockey, Darlene Tallman, Diana Marie DuBois, Diva Does 4 Good, Drew Elyse, Elizabeth York, Em Frances, Erin Lee, For the Love of Books & Alcohol, For the Love of Books & Author Events, Ginger Ring, Gwyn McNamee, Heather Anne, Heidi McLaughlin, HJ Bellus, Hollis Canon, Hot Books & Sassy Girls Book Blog, Imy Santiago, Isabella Rose Norton, Isabelle Peterson, J. L. Perry, J.C. Valentine, J.L. Drake, Jaci Wheeler, Jacquelyn Ayres, JaM Book Blog, Jamie Garrett, Jasmine Carolina, JC Santo, Jennifers Taking A Break, Jillian Anselmi, K. Renee, Kate Benson, Kate Lynne, Katharina LeBoeuf, Kay Thorn, Kiarra M. Taylor Kirsty-Anne Still, Kristine Dugger, Lauren Firminger, Leigh Ann Lunsford, Little Shop of Readers, LK Collins, Loves Great Reads, Lynnette Brisia, M.C. Webb, M.L. Steinbrunn, M.S. L.R., Maria Vickers, MariaLisa deMora Marie Skye, Mary B Moore, Mia Kayla, Mignon Mykel, ML Preston, ML Rodriguez, Muriel Garcia, Nicki Rae, Nikki Sparxx, PJ Fiala, Reading by the Book, Reading AfteR Dark, Olivia Savage, Roux Cantrell, Ruthie Henrick, S. Van Horne, Sam Destiny, Shane Robert, Skye Turner, Stacey Johnston, Steph Nuss, Stephanie Rose, Susan’s Books I Like, Sweet &
Spicy Reads, T.K. Leigh, Terri E. Laine, The world was hers for the reading, Theresa Hissong, Thia Finn, TJ Penn, Tracy Millosovich, Twinsie Talk Book Reviews, Verlene Landon, Vicki Green, Winter Travers, Zach chopchinski

Jessica is the creative mind behind Potty Mouth, the best
coloring book you will ever get your hands on. She is the visual book cover
genius behind many of the bestselling books on the market today.

When she isn’t creating mind blowing graphic arts, you can
find her at local coffee shops, tattoo parlors or more often than not, at home
being mommy to the 6 kids she shares with her husband Scott.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenhildreth

Twitter: Http://twitter.com/HildrethJessica

Website: https://creativebookconcepts.wordpress.com/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15452404.Jessica_Hildreth

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicahildreth87

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/J-A-Hildreth

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Cover Reveal: Shaded With Love Vol 2

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Steph Nuss

Shaded with Love Vol.2 Cover Reveal

Release Date: March 15th, 2017

Cover Designer: Jessica Hildreth at Creative Book Concepts

120 authors, bloggers and photographers are proud to reveal the cover for Shaded with Love Vol. 2! We are so excited for all of you to get your hands on this awesome project, and benefit an amazing organization at the same time! 100% of proceeds from Shaded with Love Vol. 2 will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

After the success of Shaded with Love Vol. 1 we decided to carry on the project, with a new coloring book releasing every quarter of the year. Each coloring book volume will benefit a new charity, have new pages and new author, blogger and photographer participants. Volume 1 published in November 0f 2016, Volume 2 will be published March 15th, Volume 3 is due to release in June 2017, and Volume 4 will be in September 2017.

List of participating authors, bloggers and photographers:

A is for Alpha B is for Books, A.K. Layton, Abigail M, AJ Warner, Alexandria Sure, Alice K. Wayne, AM Creations, Amy Marie, Angie M. Brashears, Anna Brooks, Anne Mercier, Aurelia Fray, Author and Reader Services by Lucky 13, Avery Hart, Beantown Bitches Book Page, Belinda Boring, Book Boyfriends Rock, Book Lovers Down Under, Book Teaser Pleaser, Books and Boys Book Blog, Cat Mason, Celia Aaron, Charlie Lee, Chelsea Camaron, Christine Hughes, Courtney Shockey, Crystal Perkins, Danielle Pearl, DD Lorenzo, Delaney Foster, Delilah Frost, Elizabeth York, Ellie Masters, Emersyn Vallis, Faith Andrews, Faith Gibson, FG Adams, Freya Barker, Gia Riley & Marni Mann, Gillian Jones, Ginger Ring, Gwyn McNamee, HJ Bellus, iScream Books Blog, J.A. O’Donoghue, J.L. Baldwin, J.L. Drake, J.M. Walker, Ja low, JaM Book Blog, Jamie Garrett, Jenika Snow, Jennifer Lassalle Edwards, Jennifers Taking A Break, Jessica Gibson, Jillian anselmi, JJ The Book Boss, Kay Renee, Kacey Shea, Kat Mizera, Katharina LeBoeuf, Kayla, Kerri Ann, KL Donn, KL Myers, Kristine Dugger, Little Shop of Readers, Lori Ann Gerlisky, Love Infinity Book Blog, Lucian Bane, M. Dauphin & H.Q. Frost, M. Never, M.A. Stone, M.C. Decker, M.L. Steinbrunn, Magan Vernon, Mandy Bee, MariaLisa deMora, Michelle Rene, Mindy Carter, Molly McLain, Moxie North, Nicola Rendell, Night and Day Book Blog, Nikki Sparxx, Once Upon An Alpha, PJ Fiala, Reading After Dark, Reviews by Reds, Rhonda James, RLS Model Images Photography, Romancing Reads, Rose Silverstone, Rosemary Willhide, Roux Cantrell, RplusMphoto, Ruthie Henrick, Ryan Michele, S. Ferguson, S. Van Horne, S.R. Grey, Shawnté Borris, Southern Belle Book Blog, Stacey Johnston, Steph Nuss, Stephanie Rose, Susan’s Books I Like, Sweet & Spicy Reads, Taryn Steele, TC Matson, Theresa Hissong, Theresa Sederholt, Tiffani Lynn, TL Swan, Tracy Millosovich, Trinity Hanrahan, Twinsie Talk, Verlene Landon, Vicki Green, Xana Jordan

I’m so excited to be part of this amazing group of the writing community, and I cannot wait for you to get this coloring book! Thank you, Jessica, for designing our pages and putting this all together! You’re Super Woman!

For more information on Shaded with Love Vol. 1 click here: http://amzn.to/2lQT8XQ

To learn more about St. Jude’s click here: www.stjude.org

To learn more about Free2Luv click here: www.free2luv.org

Be sure to check out my Facebook page later tonight for a special March giveaway including several authors and bloggers and lots of amazing prizes! If you would please, I’d also really appreciate any shares for our coloring book’s cover reveal to help spread the word! I’ve sent the Amazon gift cards to the winners from my previous post on Sunday. Thank you all so much for participating and for all the love and support; it truly means a lot!

Happy Reading!

Xo,

Steph

Cherished By You Blog Tour + New Excerpt

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Steph Nuss

Today kicks off the start of Cherished By You’s blog tour, and I’m so excited to read all the bloggers’ reviews of Cherished By You! As many of you know, one the greatest ways to support an author is by leaving a review for their books wherever you purchased it. I try to make it a point to read every review, whether it’s on a sales platform (Amazon, iBooks, etc.) or Goodreads, because I love growing from the feedback from readers. I feel, as a writer, that’s what we should take away most from reviews, how our audience feels about our work, how we can improve said work and what we should keep doing to entertain our fans. I know not everyone is going to enjoy every book I write. You’re going to have a couple you love more than others, or a storyline that captivated you more so than another’s in the series. And that’s okay. But I want to know how you feel regardless. It will make me a better writer, and that’s what I strive for each time I start writing a new book. So, thank you to those of you who have already left reviews! To those of you who haven’t yet, I encourage you to please consider leaving a review once you’ve finished reading Cherished By You; I’d greatly appreciate it! And a special thanks to all the blogs who participate this week in Cherished By You’s Blog Tour (October 11th-17th)! Thank you for taking the time to create your blog posts, write your reviews, and share my new release with your followers! And thank you to Southern Belle Promotions for hosting my release day blitz and blog tour for Cherished By You! Enjoy the new excerpt below from Chapter Three, and don’t forget to check out Cherished By You’s soundtrack, its awareness page and the clothes/scenes boards!

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“I can’t believe you agreed to live with a woman,” Cash said, sitting down on the couch in my living room with a beer in his hand.

It was Saturday afternoon, and most of the gang was over at my place, waiting for Tessa and her brother to arrive so we could help move all of her stuff in. Maverick and Harper were at home with their baby girl, Seghen, and Paige had a work function with a client.

I really couldn’t believe it either. I’d never had a roommate before who wasn’t some sort of family member, but I knew I didn’t want Tessa living in some dilapidated hole in Grand Concourse again. Just hearing her talk about growing up there pissed me off.

“Living with a woman isn’t so bad,” Carter stated proudly, with his arm slung over Elly’s shoulder. “They make the place smell good. They’re nice to look at.”

“They cook,” Fletcher added, rubbing Bayler’s thigh. They weren’t living together yet, but they stayed together enough that he enjoyed the benefits of Bayler’s excellent cooking skills.

“Not all of them cook,” Carter retorted, nodding his head toward his wife.

“Hey!” Elly exclaimed, smacking him in the stomach. “I’m cooking your baby right now.”

The room filled with laughter as I paced over to the window and looked down at the sidewalk. I was nervous because I wasn’t sure whether or not Tessa would like living with me. I’d had the place cleaned twice this week in anticipation of her arrival.

“But Tessa loves cooking,” Elly continued, smiling up at me. “You can finally stop eating out every night.”

I scoffed, glancing over my shoulder at her. “I don’t eat out every night.”

Bayler laughed. “All you have in your fridge are takeout boxes and condiments.”

“And beer!” Carter said, clinking his bottle with Fletcher’s.

“Ladies,” Fletcher stated, shaking his head at the women. “Jameson has the necessities. Lay off him.”

“Tessa is going to freak when she sees the fridge,” Elly said, laughing along with Bayler.

I turned to face the gang as anxiety tumbled in my stomach. “What do you mean? Why would she freak out?”

“Because Tessa enjoys cooking,” Bayler explained.

“Yeah,” Elly said, nodding. “She’s used to having a stocked kitchen, especially since she’s cooked for her and her brother most of her life.”

Now I felt bad about not going grocery shopping. The truth was, I did order takeout often, only because it was easier than attempting to cook a meal. I’d grown up with either a maid cooking for me or my grandma, but no matter how many times Janice Jameson tried to teach me how to cook, the meal never turned out the way she made it.

“You guys can go grocery shopping later,” Cash said, running through the television channels. “That way she can pick out whatever the hell she wants.”

“Maybe she’ll even teach you how to cook,” Elly teased, nudging my arm.

“Yeah,” Bayler continued, pointing her beer bottle at me. “Every guy should know how to cook. Women love a home-cooked meal they don’t have to make themselves.”

“I’m not trying to find a woman,” I stated, furrowing my brows.

The gang laughed at my candid response, despite the fact that it was true. I’d practically given up on finding a good woman during my college years. The girls I seemed to attract back then only wanted my help passing a class. The only date I’d been on since was a few years ago when my grandma set me up with her neighbor, Elly. The chemistry wasn’t there, so we became friends instead, which was perfectly fine with me. She was still in love with Carter, and I’d been a loner most of my life. When Carter moved back to New York, he and Elly started dating, and I gained another friend. Our group of friends continued to grow after that with the addition of Carter’s sisters, Harper and Bayler, falling for two of our own, Maverick and Fletcher.

“I call bullshit, Justin,” Bayler exclaimed, rolling her eyes. She leaned into Fletcher’s side and rested her feet up on the coffee table.

The laughter quickly died down at her blunt retort.

“Excuse me?” I asked, deflecting my surprise.

“All men are predisposed to think with their penises,” she explained, entertaining everyone with her words. “I don’t care how much of a genius you are; you’re still a man, which means that brain of yours down south is focused on sex just like every other man’s.”

Laughter grew louder around me as I stared her down, the smile spreading wide across my face. We got a kick out of giving each other a hard time, and I enjoyed dishing it out just as much as everyone else. Leaning down next to her ear, I said, “No, Bayler, what I meant was, I don’t have to try to find a woman.”

She nearly spit out her beer as she smacked me on the arm and laughed. “See! Just like every other guy! I knew you had a dick in there somewhere, Jameson.”

“Is this the part where I tell you I know how to use it, too?” I asked sarcastically, laughing along with her.

A knock on the door sounded before she could reply, so I walked over to answer it. Opening the door, I found Tessa and a younger guy standing behind her, with three suitcases resting at their sides and a duffle bag slung across his body. She wore an old pair of ripped jeans and a hoodie. Her long brown hair was knotted on top of her head, but it was her light blue-gray eyes smiling back at me that caught my attention the most.

“Hey,” I said, grabbing one of the rollers. “Come on in.”

“Thanks,” she said, crossing the threshold into my apartment.

The Love in the City series is about a group of friends looking for love in New York City. Each book is about a different couple, so they can be read as standalones. The stories are told from both the female and male point of views, and they all end in happily ever afters, no cliffhangers here! Finally, all the book covers are different colors to represent a certain awareness or cause that is referenced in each book. Grab the first book in the series, Wanted By You, for FREE today!

Wanted by You | Fantasized by You | Pleasured by You

#GIVEAWAY Merry Bookmas: Steph’s Six Days of Christmas

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Steph Nuss

Happy Holidays, everyone!

This December, I’ve teamed up with six bloggers who have been with me from the very beginning to do a Christmas giveaway for all of you. Even before my first book came out, these girls were cheering me on and helping spread the word about me and my Love in the City series. They’ve put me in touch with so many other bloggers and readers I’ve become friends with now, too. They’ve made teaser pics and hosted giveaways for me. They’ve been involved with blog tours and my series tour. They’ve helped give me insight to New York City (the setting of the Love in the City series) since I live in Kansas and have yet to visit! They’ve beta read for me. They’ve left honest, beautiful reviews for both books that put a smile on my face. Simply put, they’ve taken time out of their busy lives to take a chance on me and my books, to promote them without asking for anything in return. They’ve seriously made 2014 a great year for me.

So, as a way to say thank you for all their support and to give back, I’ve given each blog a signed paperback set of the first two books in the Love in the City series to give away to their followers (Wanted By You & Fantasized By You). Six lucky readers will win both books! All you have to do is enter the giveaway below by clicking on the photo and following their blogs, following them on Twitter, and/or tweeting about the giveaway!

I hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday and an even better New Year! Thank you so much for making 2014 a great debut year for my writing! Your support truly means the world to me! This is only the beginning, folks! I have so many ideas floating around this crazy mind of mine; I can’t wait to share all my stories with you.

If you’re new to the Love in the City series, I truly hope you check it out and enjoy it; I’d love to hear what you think of the gang! If you’re already a fan and can’t wait for more, I promise I’m working hard to give you everything you want! 😉 Stay tuned: I may just share the covers for the rest of the series and their blurbs soon! They’re too pretty to keep a secret much longer. Comment below with whose cover and blurb you’re most excited for: Tessa and Justin’s book, Paige’s book, Max’s book, or Cash’s book!

And as always, please share the giveaway with your book-lovin’ friends and spread the holiday cheer!

Xo,

Steph

Seven 11 Blog Hop + Veterans Day

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Steph Nuss

Not only would I like to wish everyone a Happy Veterans Day, but I’d also like to share a little snippet from Pleasured By You since today also happens to be Seven 11 Blog Hop day, where a bunch of us authors share seven lines from our work-in-progresses or some of our previous work on the 11th of each month. So today, I’m giving you a bit of Fletcher Haney. He’s so different from Carter Jennings and Maverick Jones that I’ve easily found myself falling in love with him the more I write his and Bayler’s story. (I would like to note though that this teaser hasn’t been edited so it is subject to change.) Here you go:

She was my target, and now I was hers. Happy fucking New Year’s.

She stopped beside me and studied my face for a moment before the sexy smirk on her lips pulled up into a full, killer smile. “You’ve been watching me since you walked into the lounge.”

So, you noticed. Well played, woman. Stepping closer to her, I tilted my mouth toward her ear so only she could hear me, and then I reached out and brushed my hand down the curve of her bare spine. “You’re practically half naked in the dead of winter. Of course, I’ve been watching you.”

And check out the gorgeous cover for Pleasured By You (Love in the City, #3) done by Michelle at IndieBookCovers:

As you know by now, the colors of my covers in the series all represent an awareness or cause. Today is extra special because of Veterans Day. There’s a new character I introduce to the Love in the City series in Pleasured By You who lost his father during the war in Iraq. Not only does the yellow on the cover represent hope, but it also represents supporting our troops and their families. I want to give a special thanks to all our Veterans and their families and to the all the people and their families currently serving our country. God bless each and every one of you.

Please don’t forget to check out the other amazing posts during the Seven 11 Blog Hop from the authors listed below:

Kayla Smith

Heather Hildenbrand

Justine Winter

Bethany Lopez

S. M. Boyce

Amanda Aksel

Get the first two books in the Love in the City series now (books can be read as standalones):

Wanted By You (Love in the City, #1)

Amazon * Barnes & Noble * iBooks * Kobo

Fantasized By You (Love in the City, #2)

Amazon * Barnes & Noble * iBooks * Kobo

Authors Supporting Authors #ASA

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Steph Nuss

Hey, everyone! I just wanted to share with you this awesome event Debra and Allyn have put together for us authors! It’s Authors Supporting Author during the last week in August. Below are four giveaways with lots of goodies to win donated by the other authors involved! So, check them out, get your entries in, and tell your fellow book lovers about them! I’ve donated the first two books in my Love in the City series, an ecopy of Wanted By You and an ecopy of Fantasized By You (they’re listed in giveaway #4)! Hope you all have a fantastic week! Good luck!

Seven 11 Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Steph Nuss

Who’s ready for a Fantasized By You teaser!? It’s that time again! The Seven 11 Blog Hop is on the go, a hop where a group of authors post seven lines from one of their books, and today I’m featuring Fantasized By You (Love in the City, #2)! Here are your seven lines:

“You’re gonna tell me one of your fantasies?”

“Yes, and then you’re gonna tell me yours.”

“Okay, let’s hear it.” I smiled, completely mesmerized by the idea. Just knowing he had fantasies made me all gooey inside.

“Hmm, all right, let’s see,” he said, dipping his fingers into the waistband of my panties. “Since the day we met in my office, I keep having this fantasy where you walk into my office and lock the door. You’re wearing high heels and a long coat, but underneath, all you have on is this lace.”

Thanks for stopping by my blog hop, and if you haven’t read Maverick and Harper’s story yet, please check it out! To purchase Fantasized By You and read reviews about the book, please click here! I also have a giveaway going on over at Goodreads for two signed paperback copies of FBY; click here to enter!

To check out the other authors involved in the Seven 11 blog hop and read their posts, click their names below!

Amanda Aksel

Heather Hildenbrand

Bethany Lopez

Shawn McGuire

Alicia Sheehy

Kayla Smith

SM Boyce – for a chance to win a Stacey Marie Brown swag pack, click here!

Heather Brewer

Justine Winter

Fantasized By You is LIVE + Giveaway!

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Steph Nuss

Bandit Publishing and I are so excited to share with you the release of Fantasized By You (Love in the City, #2). Make sure to add to your Goodreads, pick up your copy and enter the giveaway below for signed paperback and winner’s choice of Amazon, iTunes and B&N gift cards! Don’t forget to join us at the release day and blog tour event starting on July 14th – join by clicking the below link.

NOW AVAILABLE!

Fantasized By You

Love in the City – Book #2

(is part of a series, but can be read as a stand-alone – book #2 is based on a different couple, but you will see characters from book #1)

Celebrity fashion designer, Harper Jennings is only months away from turning thirty, and her dream of living a happily ever after has yet to come true.

She’s given up on her fantasy.

Personal trainer and gym owner, Maverick Jones isn’t thrilled about having a designer mentoring in his new clinic, but after meeting the brunette beauty face-to-face, he dreams of having his way with her.

He’s ready to turn his fantasy into reality.

But when their fantasies collide, love in the city becomes more complicated than they ever imagined.