Book Bloggers Are The Shit

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Steph Nuss

There, I said it. Book bloggers are the shit. But most of us already knew that. They take the time to read and post about our books, and they do it all for the love of reading, for no compensation whatsoever. They have lives of their own. They have families and friends and a lot of other shit they could be doing besides reading our books and spreading the word about them, but that’s exactly what they do because they love books.

I cannot tell you how overwhelmed I was by the participation from the book bloggers who posted during my Love in the City Series Tour last week. I will forever be thankful for each and every one of you who took the time to help me out. Like I said, you have tons of other things you could’ve been doing that are way more important than me, so the fact that you took a chance on my books and you helped spread the word about them by posting reviews and promotional posts on your blogs, your Facebook pages, and/or your Twitter timelines, truly means the world to me. Your honesty in your reviews and feedback continuously molds the writer in me.

With that said, I hope you know that I’m always here for you, too. I really do believe that we should support one another, and that goes beyond just donating to your giveaways whenever you hit a milestone (though I don’t mind donating so please feel free to ask). What I mean is, I know some of you were ill or had family emergencies or other things going on in your lives, and I appreciate you taking the time to message me and let me know why you couldn’t post on the day you signed up and that your post was going to be delayed. Life happens, and I completely understand and want you to know that you can always message me for support. I just hope you know that you could never disappoint me or let me down. You’ve willingly gave me your support, and I’m here to give you mine right back. Some of you messaged me in regards to the subject matter of my books, relating to the same issues my characters go through, and I thank you for sharing your story with me. The whole idea behind my books and my characters’ stories is to raise awareness, and by sharing your own stories and spreading the word about my books, you’re doing just that. So, thank you for being awesome, for raising awareness, for encouraging others to read and sharing your love for books, and for simply being yourself. I look forward to getting to know each of you better in the future!

Love in the City Series Tour’s Book Bloggers:

2 Girls A Book & A Glass of Wine
A Closet Full of Books
A girl who loves books
A One-Click Addict’s Book Blog
A Thousand Lives Reviews
About That Story
All my Book finds
Amazeballs Book Addicts
Archaeolibrarian – I dig good books!
Author Sandra Love
Babycakes Book Blog
Be My Book Boyfriend
Beautifully Broken Book Blog
Becca the Bibliophile
Between the Bindings
BFDBookBlog
Bitchy Richey’s Booktastic Reviews
BJ’s Reviews
Book Boyfriend Blog
Book Boyfriend Junkies
Book Excursions Book Reviews
Book Happiness
Book Loving Pixies
Book Nook Nuts
Book Talk.
Book-Bosomed book blog
Book-Lover bookblog
Books and Beyond Fifty Shades
Books and Bindings
Books and Friendz
Books Books Books
Books For Fun
Bookshelf Dreaming
Bookworm Betties
Bound in Ink Book Blog
Breezy Book Blog
bujoijoi22
Calling All Bookaholics
CherryRed’s Reads
Coast to Coast Book Divas
Cover to Cover Book Blog
Crafty Momma’s Obsession
Crazy Daisy Book Whore
Discrete Divas
Diva Discussions Book Blog
Drama Queen Book Blog
Elaine and Tami’s JB3 Blackbirds
Endless Reading
Fairytales Do Come True Just Ask Any Romance Author
Fictional Boyfriends
Fictional Rendezvous Book Blog
Fierce and Fabulous Book Diva
For the love of a good book
Friends till the end book blog
GirlyGirlBooksReviews
Her Juicy Reads
Hooked On Books
Hopelessly Hooked on Books
I Love Story Time
Imaginative Dreams
Indie Authors & Book Blogs
Into the Night Reviews
Jassy Books
Jennifer’s Book Obsession
Just One More Page
K & T Book Reviews
K&S Book Blog
Koala Reading Den
Kristina’s Books & More
KT Book Reviews
Ladies Living in Bookland
LBM Book Blog
Liezel’s Book Blog
Literary Lovers Book Blog
Little Shop of Readers
Mad about books
Making It Happen
Mean Girls Luv Books
MegPie93’s Book Blog
Mia’s Point of View
Miss little bookaddict
Momma’s Secret Book Obsession
Mommy’s Naughty Playground
Naughty Book Eden
Naughty Girls of Romance
Not Another Damn Blog-Blog
Novels in Heels
Obsessed By Books
Once Upon A Book Blog
Once Upon An Alpha
Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock
Prisoners of Print
Ramblings from Beneath the Sheets
Ramblings From This Chick
Raunchy, Rude Reader’s Blog
Read It Woman
Read-Love-Blog
Reading Drinking and Relaxing
Reads All The Books
Real Talk Book Talk
Reel Ladys Love Smut
Renee Entress’s Blog
Romance Obsessed Book Blog
Romance Rewind Blog
Ruby’s Book Reviews
Sammy’s Book Obsession
Sarah & Kirsty’s Book Reviews
Sassy Mum Book Blog
Sassy Southern Book Blog
Secret Realm Book Reviews
She Hearts Books
Shirley’s Bookshelf
Sneaky Reading
Southern Belle Book Blog
Stephanie’s Book Reports
Sweets Books
Taylrbookgirl
The Book Bellas
The Book Quarry
The Chiq Blog
The Jazzy World of E’s Bookshelf
The Lusty Literate
The Never Ending Bookshelf
The Pleasure of Reading Today
This girl loves book
This Redhead Loves Books
those naughty girls book club
Til the last page book blog
Trina’s Tantilising Tidbits
Twin Sisters Rockin’ Book Reviews
Two Sassy Chicks
Undercover Book Reviews
United Indie Book Blog
Verna Loves Books
We Love Kink
We Stole Your Book Boyfriend
Who Picked This?
Wild Wordy Women
Word Forward
Words Turn Me On
Worth the Read Blog
Your Favorite Book Corner

Love in the City Series Tour

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Steph Nuss

Today kicks off my Love in the City Series Tour! First, I’d like to thank Melanie at Book Empire Promotions for hosting and organizing the event! Secondly, I want to thank all the book bloggers participating in the tour. Book bloggers help get the word out about authors like myself and our books. So, I’m very grateful to all of you who are taking the time to post about my Love in the City series and/or review the books. It truly means the world to me!

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 and their story is told from both the female and male POVs. The books can be read as standalones, but you’ll find out that each book picks up where the previous one left off. I decided to do it that way so that my readers didn’t miss anything in the lives of the Love in the City gang (meet the gang by clicking here). I know as a reader myself, I always wonder, why didn’t the author give us an epilogue? What about this or that? So, that’s why there are no epilogues in my series, because I promise you, what you want in an epilogue will eventually happen in the series. Each book ends in a happily ever after though, so no worries, they are no cliffhangers! I’ve also done something special with the series: all of the book covers are a different color that represents an awareness that’s featured in each book. I think it’s important as a writer to not only tell a great story, but also have an important message behind it. So, I hope that you fall in love with the story and its characters and take away the message behind it all, too.

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

Carter was captivated by Ellyson Evans the moment he laid eyes on her, but she was the one girl who didn’t beg for his attention.

He wanted her.

Ellyson vowed to never fall in love, because love can destroy you, but then she met Carter Jennings.

She wanted him.

Unwilling to risk their comfortable friendship, neither confessed their desires.

Losing touch after college, a chance meeting reconnects them.

They want each other.

But love in the city is never quite that easy.

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

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.

If you haven’t checked out the series yet, now is the perfect time as Wanted By You (Love in the City, #1) is FREE for a limited time on Amazon, iBooks, and Kobo! October is breast cancer awareness month, and the pink cover of Wanted By You represents all of those women who have battled, who are currently battling, and who will battle breast cancer and other women’s cancers. If you’re already a fan of the series, please let your fellow book lovers and friends know about it! Word of mouth is one of the greatest ways to help out your favorite books and authors.

Pleasured By You (Love in the City, #3)

I’m currently in the middle of writing the third book in the Love in the City series, Pleasured By You, but it is now up for pre-order on iBooks! Here’s an unedited and subject-to-change teaser from Pleasured By You told from Fletcher’s point of view:

You can find more exclusives for the series and lots of book talk in my Nuss’ Navy group on Facebook!

Thank you again to all the book bloggers taking the time to promote my Love in the City series! I really appreciate it! I’ll be sharing their posts on my Facebook and Twitter pages, and I hope you stop at all their blogs/pages to read their reviews and check out their promotional posts! They work so hard to keep their awesome blogs up and running, to share their love of reading with everyone, so please be sure to pay them all a visit and show your appreciate for all their book recommendations!

Breast Cancer Awareness

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Steph Nuss

I’m so honored to be involved in Sydney Jamesson’s Breast Cancer Awareness Event. If you’ve read Wanted By You, you know Ellyson lost her mom to breast cancer, and I’m sure you’ve personally known someone who has fought against it, is fighting it now, or will fight it. They’re all warriors and we’re taking this month to honor them. During the month of October, I’d like to invite you to please join our Facebook event for weekly giveaways and information on early detection and prevention. It’s important for us to stay proactive and never give up hope for a cure. While cancer is a very terrifying disease, it’s a disease we cannot ignore. For more information, please check out my awareness page on women’s cancer on ways to stay proactive in your health. Any kind of mesothelioma legal consultaion is provided by asbestos attorneys, and if you’d like to donate to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, click here!

In more breast cancer awareness news, authors Riley Mackenzie are spreading awareness by giving away a book a day during the month of October. Be sure to like their page and help spread awareness!

One of my favorite authors, Tara Sivec, also just released another book in her Chocoholics series titled, Tattoos and TaTas. During the month of October, all of her proceeds will go to breast cancer awareness. It’s currently on sale for $1.99, and I promise you won’t be disappointed. I love Tara and her characters, and this story is very near and dear to her personally, so please pick up a copy of Tattoos and TaTas today and help support breast cancer awareness!

Breast Cancer Awareness

Pleasured By You Teaser + Seven 11 Blog Hop

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Steph Nuss

Hey everyone,

It’s that time again! Today marks our third Seven 11 Blog Hop, and I hope you’re all enjoying our posts! I decided to pick seven lines from my WIP (work-in-progress) for this month’s blog hop. Unlike the previous hops, these seven lines have not been edited, so they are more than likely going to change. But here’s your first glimpse into the mind of Bayler Jennings! She’s a lot different than Elly and Harper, and I’ve been having a blast writing her and Fletcher’s story! Pleasured By You (Love in the City, #3) …

Please add Pleasured By You (Love in the City, #3) to your Goodreads to-be-read list if you haven’t already! I don’t have a release date yet, and it will be awhile before I do, but once I have one, you’ll be the first to know!

In other new, Novel Grounds’ Semi Annual Literary Awards are opened for voting from now until Sunday night Hawaii Standard Time! Wanted By You (Love in the City, #1) has been nominated in four categories: Best Supporting Character, Most Laughs, Best Plot Twist, and Best Breakout Novel! Click the icon below to head to the site to cast your votes, and be sure to share with your fellow book lovers! Thank you to everyone who nominated my book; it’s such an honor to be nominated with authors I love and respect! And a special thanks to Novel Grounds for hosting the awards!

I hope you all have a great Thursday, and check out the rest of the authors involved with the blog hop by clicking their links listed below!

Amanda Aksel

Heather Hildenbrand

Alicia Sheehy

Kayla Smith

SM Boyce – Enter to win one of two tickets to next year’s UtopYACon

Kasi Blake

Justine Winter – Enter for a chance to beta read book three in her Nature’s Destiny series

Join the Navy!

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Steph Nuss

Yes, it’s finally happened. I’ve created a place where you can all go and talk all things Steph Nuss and my books! It’s also a place where you can talk about other books, as long as it’s in a positive manner. I will not tolerate negative posts and/or comments about anything, especially other authors and their books. So, if you want to be part of Nuss’ Navy, come on over to Facebook, take the oath, and become one of Steph’s sailors today!

Nuss’ Navy Oath

I, [your name here], do solemnly swear that I will support and promote Steph Nuss and her books in a positive manner; that I will bear true faith and honor to the Navy by sharing my love for reading with my fellow book lovers and treating them how I want to be treated; that I will obey the orders of keeping all drama outside of the Navy including keeping any and all negative thoughts and/or comments about other authors, books, bloggers, and readers to myself; that I make this obligation freely, without any reservation or purpose of elusion; and that I will well and loyally discharge the duties of the group I am about to enter. So help me God.

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

Giveaway!

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Steph Nuss

Who doesn’t love book giveaways?! I just wanted to share all of the giveaways my books are part of right now with all of you lovely subscribers! Please feel free to share with your fellow book lovers so they can have a chance to win also!

The Book Tart is giving away two ebooks of Fantasized By You as well as other goodies! Click on the logo below to enter!

The Book Hangover Blog is celebrating hitting 2K Likes on Facebook by giving away lots of ebooks including Fantasized By You! Click here to enter (only 4 days left!)

Ashley’s Addictive Book Promotions is celebrating it’s one year blogiversary! Click the pic below to join her event for lots of fun and giveaways!

CherryRed’s Reads is celebrating hitting 500 Likes on Facebook by giving away the first signed set of Wanted By You and Fantasized By You + an I Heart NY tee! Click on the pic below to enter!

And finally, Goodreads is giving away two signed copies of Fantasized By You during the month of August!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Fantasized by You

by Steph Nuss

Giveaway ends September 01, 2014.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Love in the City: The If List

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Steph Nuss

Hey, everyone! I hope you’re having a great day! I’m just dropping in to let you in on the greatest invention ever! It’s this new website called The If List.

The If List, also known as The Imagine Film List, is a website designed for movie and casting ideas, and my Love in the City series is now listed on the site! Essentially, it’s a place where you, the fans, can cast your ideas for the characters if the series was ever made into a movie or a TV show! I also think this site is an awesome way to get more books into the entertainment industry and onto the big screen or your TV screen at home. Producers and casting directors could visit The If List and check out what people want to see turned into movies and TV shows, and who they’d like as the cast. The If List is the perfect place to voice your opinion on what you want to see in movie theaters or on TV and who you’d like as the cast!

So, if you’re like me when you read and imagine certain actors or actresses playing the characters, please check out the website, support the Love in the City page and cast your own Love in the City gang by clicking here! I’d love to see your casting ideas for Ellyson and Carter as well as Maverick and Harper and the rest of the gang! Thank you so much for all your love and support with the series! I know a lot of you have said the books read like an episode of Friends, and I absolutely love hearing that! Now, you have the chance to cast the gang and, who knows, maybe it will hit the screen someday all because of you and The If List!

And while you’re there, check out the other Bandit Publishing books on the website: The Mystic Series by B.C. Burgess, The Keatyn Chronicles by Jillian Dodd, and That Boy by Jillian Dodd!

Xo!