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~Cover Reveal~ Ruined by Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons~

8/4/2015

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Ruined

The Dolan Prophecies Series #1.5 (Novella)

By- Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons

Expected Publication Date- August 27th, 2015

Genre- New Adult Dystopian/ Dark Faery Tales

Patrick and Maeve Dolan left the safety of their New York human settlement on a sultry summer night and never returned. Ambushed by the Winter Court guards during their search for information on how to free humanity from faery rule, they are now ensnared in the Winter King Landric’s web, and he has some questions of his own.

The Winter King is curious about the way the Dolans run their city. In a surprising turn of events, he’s determined to learn all about their 16-year-old son, Eirnin. Landric separates the couple, threatens and tortures to the best of his ability, but the Dolans won’t give up the information he’s after.

Murphy, one of King Landric’s guards has been a ward of the Winter Court for as long as he can remember. Trained from childhood to be as quiet and obedient as possible, he’s always been the perfect servant. At least, until Princess Lumi strolled into his life and made him question everything he believes in.

When the princess vanishes without a trace in the middle of the night, Landric is determined Patrick’s people had something to do with it. Without the only connection to kindness and humanity they had, Murphy and Patrick both find themselves falling into very different kinds of insanity.

Will Murphy follow his heart just this once, choose his own side and find Lumi? Will Patrick’s hope dwindle before he can escape and save his family? Or will their unyielding resistance be the death of them all?

About the Authors-

Allana Kephart has been making things up and bending people to her will from a very young age. She loves animals and reading and spends a large amount of time thinking up ways to torment her characters. She loves coffee and the color purple. She is the co-author of The Dolan Prophecies Series, Gumshoes & Grifters Series & Fractured Fairytale Standalone series with Melissa Simmons and has published two short stories on her own in the Best Thing I Never Had & Happily (N)ever After anthologies.

Melissa Simmons loves music, reading, her cat and her husband-not necessarily in that order, of course. She is obsessed with all things Disney, Supernatural (tv show) and comic book tv shows/ movies and doesn’t care who knows it. Her favorite superhero is Batman and she will defend his awesomeness to her last breath. When she isn’t writing and plotting, she loves to bake and spends her days helping other authors promote their work. She is the co-author of The Dolan Prophecies Series, Gumshoes & Grifters Series & Fractured Fairytale Standalone series with Allana Kephart and has published a short story on her own in the Best Thing I Never Had anthology. She resides in upstate NY with her husband and their adorable cat.

Links-

Allana Kephart Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7376577.Allana_Kephart

Melissa Simmons Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1639094.Melissa_Simmons

Allana Kephart Amazon Page- http://www.amazon.com/Allana-Kephart/e/B00JOVDOF4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Melissa Simmons Amazon Page- http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Simmons/e/B00JOLW9J6

Blog- http://melandlanawrite.blogspot.com/

Author’s Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/MelandLanaWrite

Gumshoes & Grifters Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gumshoes-Grifters-Series/611871135602109

Dolan Prophecies Series Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dolan-Prophecies-Series/1379775358979379

Twitter- https://twitter.com/MelandLanaWrite

The Dolan Prophecies Series Blog- http://dolanpropheciesseries.blogspot.com/

Pinterest- http://www.pinterest.com/melandlanawrite/

Smashwords- https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/MelandLanaWrite

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~Cover Reveal~ Resistance by Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons ~

7/4/2015

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Resistance

Dolan Prophecies Series #1

By- Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons

Genre- New Adult Dark Fantasy/Dystopian

Expected Publication Date- July 27th, 2015

The year 2102--the world as it was no longer exists. Ravaged by nuclear war and polluted almost to the point of no return, Earth was dying. When the faeries came and brought their healing magic, humanity was grateful at first. Centuries of damage repaired in just five years, and during the course of that rehabilitation, they invaded. Quietly overthrown, the human race is now enslaved. The majority doesn’t even realize they have no free will. Branded, herded and kept only to further the agendas of the Fae Courts, humanity could be facing extinction.

But a resistance is coming…

Fianna Dolan has spent her entire young life preparing herself for an uprising against the Fae. One scorching summer night Fi's parents leave and never return. Thrust into a position of power she never expected, Fi struggles with her new position and the responsibility it entails. When a secretive fae man known only as Flint breaches the city’s defenses claiming he can help, Fi begins to doubt everything she's ever considered truth. As betrayals and deception come to light, will Fi want the answers she’s been seeking, or will trusting Flint lead to her destruction?

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About the Authors-

Links-

Allana Kephart Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7376577.Allana_Kephart

Melissa Simmons Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1639094.Melissa_Simmons

Allana Kephart Amazon Page- http://www.amazon.com/Allana-Kephart/e/B00JOVDOF4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Melissa Simmons Amazon Page- http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Simmons/e/B00JOLW9J6

Blog- http://melandlanawrite.blogspot.com/

Author’s Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/MelandLanaWrite

Gumshoes & Grifters Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gumshoes-Grifters-Series/611871135602109

Dolan Prophecies Series Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dolan-Prophecies-Series/1379775358979379

Twitter- https://twitter.com/MelandLanaWrite

The Dolan Prophecies Series Blog- http://dolanpropheciesseries.blogspot.com/

Pinterest- http://www.pinterest.com/melandlanawrite/

Smashwords- https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/MelandLanaWrite

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The Escape by Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons...... Blog Tour

3/29/2015

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Book Info-

Title- The Escape

Series- Gumshoes & Grifters #0.5

By- Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons

Genre- Mature YA/ Contemporary/Suspense / Thriller

Publication Date- February 1st, 2015

Blurb-

Run for your life…

Sixteen-year-old Claire McBride just witnessed a brutal murder at the hands of someone she knew, someone she thought she could trust. Now she’s alone, afraid and desperate to put as many miles as possible between herself and the killer. Seeing no other options, she flees her home town of Galena, leaving behind everything and everyone she’s ever held dear.

Run for your life…

Carter Emerson's whole world has come crashing down around him. He woke to the news his best friend, Claire has gone missing without a trace, and there’s nothing he can do about it. Finding out her car was abandoned in the busy city of Chicago, he and his brother can't help but fear the worst… With no solid suspects or leads, it looks like Carter’s worst nightmare could come true, and Claire’s disappearance may turn into a cold case.

Run for your life…

With the killer at her heels, Claire has no choice but to leave Carter in the dark. She can’t risk his safety just because she misses the sound of his voice… But will the run of Claire’s life be worth it in the end? Or will her past catch up with her no matter how hard she tries to escape it?

Links-

Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22888473-the-escape

Amazon Kindle- http://tinyurl.com/kefode2

Smashwords- http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/518763

Nook- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-escape-melissa-simmons/1121283266?ean=2940046593624

Createspace- https://www.createspace.com/5291423

Amazon Paperback- http://www.amazon.com/Escape-Gumshoes-Grifters-Novella/dp/1507798237/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423678326&sr=8-2&keywords=the+escape+by+allana+kephart+and+melissa+simmons

Trailer-

http://tinyurl.com/EscapeTrailer

Excerpt:

I open my mouth to ask what he means by ‘a few minutes’, but lose the thought when I see the back end of Claire’s blue PT Cruiser peeking out from around an old Ford truck. I know it’s Claire’s from thirty yards away because I see the guitar-shaped magnet on the bumper that says ‘Grand Ole Opry’ that she bought this last summer when the two of us took a road trip to Nashville together. The guitar sits right next to the black, glittery bumper sticker that says, “I brake for unicorns” in purple lettering.

Something in my brain snaps and I take off running for the car. I blow past Adam and nearly trip or run into at least three cars on my way there, but I don’t stop running until I’m at the driver’s side door. My whole body shakes with adrenaline and the bottom drops out of my stomach when I see Claire isn’t there—not that she would be. It was just a gut reaction for me to hope that maybe, by some act of God, she would be curled up in the backseat taking a nap.

I let out a shaky breath and back up a few feet from the car, trying to catch my breath. Claire’s gone, I tell myself for the millionth time. She’s gone, she’s gone, she’s gone.

“Don’t wait up,” Adam says once he makes it to my side.

“Where’d they find it?” I ask breathlessly.

“In an alley, parked behind a dumpster.” He must see me shudder because his eyes soften a little and he reaches out to squeeze my shoulder. “She wasn’t anywhere around, Carter. Don’t give up hope.”

I never had hope to begin with, I think to myself pessimistically.

“Union Station was only a couple blocks away,” he says. “Maybe she ran?”

“Claire McBride? Run away from home?” I say incredulously. “Please.”

He snorts and shrugs. “You never know.”

“What are we doing here?” I ask. “Isn’t this a little above your pay level?”

He nods affirmatively, adding, “True…Claire’s a minor, so the FBI has taken over her case. But Dad has friends, so they’re keeping him, and therefore me, in the loop. Which means you, little man, will have all the details of the case as they unfold.”

I nod. “You didn’t answer my question.”

He blushes. “Well, uh, an agent will be coming to pick this baby up in a couple, but I thought…you should get a look at it first.”

“Me?” I stare at him. “Why me? Why do I have to go stomping on the FBI’s toes?”

He rolls his eyes. “You’re such a goodie goodie. If she did run away or if she needs help, maybe she would have left a clue. You know Claire better than anyone! Better than Dad, better than me, better than her own parents. I figure…if she left any sort of evidence, you’d see it before anyone else did.”

He could be right, I guess. Claire and I do have a special bond. We always seem to know what the other is thinking or feeling without ever speaking a word. This is so different, though. It’s a lot harder to pick up what someone was planning just by how they left their car. “This is fourteen kinds of illegal, isn’t it?” I ask, but really I’m just trying to talk myself out of agreeing with him.

“I wouldn’t necessarily say ‘fourteen kinds’ of illegal…” Adam says.

About the Authors-

Allana Kephart has been making things up and bending people to her will from a very young age. She loves animals and reading and spends a large amount of time thinking up ways to torment her characters. She shares a brain, a love of coffee and the color purple with her alter ego/best friend/co-author, Melissa Simmons.

Melissa Simmons is an avid reader who married her soul mate and is the proud mother of a spoiled cat. She spends her days helping promote independent authors and doing what the voices in her head tell her to. She shares a brain, a love of coffee and the color purple with her alter ego/best friend/co-author, Allana Kephart.

Links-

Allana Kephart Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7376577.Allana_Kephart

Melissa Simmons Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1639094.Melissa_Simmons

Allana Kephart Amazon Page- http://www.amazon.com/Allana-Kephart/e/B00JOVDOF4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Melissa Simmons Amazon Page- http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Simmons/e/B00JOLW9J6

Blog- http://melandlanawrite.blogspot.com/

Author’s Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/MelandLanaWrite

Gumshoes & Grifters Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gumshoes-Grifters-Series/611871135602109

Dolan Prophecies Series Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dolan-Prophecies-Series/1379775358979379

Twitter- https://twitter.com/MelandLanaWrite

The Dolan Prophecies Series Blog- http://dolanpropheciesseries.blogspot.com/

Pinterest- http://www.pinterest.com/melandlanawrite/

Smashwords- https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/MelandLanaWrite

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The Escape by Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons ....Release Day Blitz .....

2/1/2015

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The Escape

Gumshoes & Grifters #0.5

By- Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons

Genre- Mature YA/ Contemporary/Suspense / Thriller

Publication Date- February 1st, 2015

Run for your life…

Sixteen-year-old Claire McBride just witnessed a brutal murder at the hands of someone she knew, someone she thought she could trust. Now she’s alone, afraid and desperate to put as many miles as possible between herself and the killer. Seeing no other options, she flees her home town of Galena, leaving behind everything and everyone she’s ever held dear.

Run for your life…

Carter Emerson's whole world has come crashing down around him. He woke to the news his best friend, Claire has gone missing without a trace, and there’s nothing he can do about it. Finding out her car was abandoned in the busy city of Chicago, he and his brother can't help but fear the worst… With no solid suspects or leads, it looks like Carter’s worst nightmare could come true, and Claire’s disappearance may turn into a cold case.

Run for your life…

With the killer at her heels, Claire has no choice but to leave Carter in the dark. She can’t risk his safety just because she misses the sound of his voice… But will the run of Claire’s life be worth it in the end? Or will her past catch up with her no matter how hard she tries to escape it?

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Enjoy an excerpt from The Escape-

I feel moisture on my face and realize I’m silently crying; my breath hiccuping out of me in frenzied pants. I stuff my cell phone back in my jeans pocket, turn to run and step right on a twig, causing a horrifically loud crack sound to tear through the false calm of the night. Eyes wide with terror, I turn to see recognition dawn on Liam’s face as he sees me there. I let out a strangled yelp and start running frantically back to my car. I send up a silent prayer to whomever might be listening that I make it out of this alive and pump my legs as fast as I can, heading into the forest rather than sticking to the trail. I am banking on the fact that Liam hates the outdoors and doesn’t come here often, whereas I come here with the Emerson boys at least twice a summer. I know these woods. My biggest worries are not tripping over tree roots and the wildlife I might encounter. But as long as I can keep ahead of him, I should be able to reach my car before he can catch me. Or so I keep telling myself as I run faster; the words Run for your life! repeating in my head like some sick nursery rhyme.

I try to stay as quiet as possible as I zigzag between the trees, closing the distance between myself and the relative safety of my car. If I can get to my car, I can make my way to help. That is the only coherent thought in my head as I listen to Liam’s labored breathing and pounding feet while he pursues me. After a few moments he calls out, in that falsely sweet voice he used on Greg a few minutes ago, “Claire, sweetness, come on now. It’s me. Just stop running. We can talk about this. I won’t hurt you, baby.” And I tremble with how badly I’d like to believe it’s the truth. I know he’s lying though, and he’ll put a bullet between my eyes as easily as other men would swat a fly. I can still hear Greg’s garbled begging as he bled out all over the beach and see the cold mask of Liam’s face as he watched him struggle for air.

I choke on a sob, stumble on something, and then let go a petrified scream when I feel Liam’s hand grab onto my upper arm. I kick at his shins and scream for all I’m worth, “Let me go!!” He makes a grab for my other arm and I shriek and use the flashlight as a weapon; striking out at him with it, finally connecting with his face and causing him to let me go in pain or shock or whatever. He screams, “Little bitch! You’re dead!” but I don’t stick around for him to elaborate or try and reach for me again. I hurl the flashlight at him and sprint away sobbing.

About the Authors-

Melissa Simmons is an avid reader who married her soul mate and is the proud mother of a spoiled cat. She spends her days helping promote independent authors and doing what the voices in her head tell her to. She shares a brain, a love of coffee and the color purple with her alter ego/best friend/co-author, Allana Kephart.

Blog- http://melandlanawrite.blogspot.com/

Gumshoes & Grifters Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gumshoes-Grifters-Series/611871135602109

Dolan Prophecies Series Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dolan-Prophecies-Series/1379775358979379

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~Cover Reveal~ Ruined by Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons~

~Cover Reveal~ Resistance by Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons ~

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