WATER - the spin-off from SMOKE, FIRE and ASHES comes soon

When I first started to write Claire and Sebastian's story I had no idea it would lead to a spin-off. But I'm glad it did.

WATER is the story of Anna, the doctor who took care of Claire in the first book and Sebastian's mysterious friend.
The other character is Jack. He used to be Sebastian's best friend, but during a big misunderstanding that lasted almost 10 years of his life, they fought.
During the second book, FIRE, they reconnect and Jack meets the lovely Anna Miller.

Here's the blurb for the book that will be released in the autumn.

"I am surgeon, and a friend.
I drink wine and love to dance.
Some people might say I am beautiful, it certainly wasn't the case when I was younger.
But I have a secret, a part of my life I would very much want to forget.
I cannot be happy, I am not allowed to be happy.
I need pain to survive as much as need him..."

Anna Miller is an exceptional doctor and an amazing friend. She leads her life as she sees fit and never surrenders in the face of difficult choices. But she has a past, one that left her scarred and damaged.
One day, she meets charismatic Jack Lawson.

Jack is a lawyer with political aspirations. He is a good man, the one that every mother would want for a son-in-law. He seeks relationships and stability.

Jack and Anna live in two different worlds. She needs what he can never give her: pain.

How will Anna redeem herself and make her life worthy of Jack's love? And is love enough to heal Anna and make her a believer?

Follow me to find more about Anna and Jack.

2 in 1

Since i have been neglecting my blog (shame on me), i thought i could share two news in one post.
So, we have the release of ASHES, the final book in Beyond Trilogy! You can find it here.

And, we have the upcoming blog tour organized b my friend Brenda from Twinsie Talk.

There will be a giveaway involved...and you need to stay tune for more info.


This series is my baby, the first one and it means a lot to me. I have found amazing people who have helped me and I am very grateful for each and everyone of them!

This is a very public: THANK YOU!

Cover for Ashes is here

Ashes is the last book in Beyond Trilogy.
It follows the life of Claire Collins a writer and Sebastian King a CEO.

As a surprise for those who want to know Claire and Sebastian I prepared a few days of promotion for the first two books. So, Smoke - the first book, can be found on Smashwords.com and is free if you get the code from the other post (the code words until 30 March).
Fire - the second book can be found on Amazon.com and is also free until 30 March.
Just click on the titles and they should take you straight to the pages.

And please leave a review! :)

So, without further ado, here is the cover for ASHES!!!!

 

You can add it to your Goodreads list and wait for news regarding the release! :)

GOODREADS

Cover Reveal Event ASHES - 26 March

Hey Guys, along with Brenda from Twinsie Talk  and some other amazing bloggers we organized the event for ASHES - Cover Reveal.
And since there will also be a Book Release in 30 March, i wanted to make a gift to all the readers and have a free promotion for the first two books. You cannot read ASHES without SMOKE or FIRE.

Just click on the images and they will take you to the books.
Remember the promo code is on until March 30.

Enjoy and see you at the two events!

Hugs :) Mary

ASHES - final book in Beyond Trilogy

And in the end all things will be revealed.

Claire and Sebastian's story continues in the last installment of Beyond Trilogy.

Will they fight for their love and will this love be enough to keep them together as fate throws them new challenges?

Will the end be a happy one?

Will they rise from their own ashes just like a Phoenix bird?

Remains to be seen in the last book of this amazing journey!

"As expected, we burned in flames and transformed into ashes at the end of one unfortunate day."

Release date: 30 March!

 

What about books?

 Before I decided to try and write, before I started analyzing books rather than reading them, before I saw the characters as words on a page rather than potential human beings just like me, before all that, I was just an avid reader.
I read almost everything I could get my hands on: horror stories, thrillers, philosophy, erotica - romance, poetry, everything.
Perhaps not the most pertinent opinion, but nonetheless an opinion, I think that books are meant to create emotions out of nothing.
I could have a bad day and then, just by reading something nice, whatever it was that caused the angst would be gone.
I love to loose myself into the action, the overall emotion and plot. I love to identify with the characters, that is why, sometimes, i hate whiny females or too powerful ones. I want to picture myself as being them. That is the beauty of words. You can imagine yourself as a different person: a classy, sophisticated lady, a dirty mistress, a naive college girl who just met the perfect billionaire. :)
You can be whoever you want. Just by reading a few words.
That is why some books don't appeal to me. They are well written, every dot and coma are perfect, no typos and no mistakes, but the characters are not who I feel them to be.
A good book allows you to be something other than politically correct, it is a fantasy, it is a fairytale.
It doesn't have to be perfect to be perfect for me. It doesn't have to have the perfect man, the one that does all the right things, but the one that sends shivers down my spine.
It doesn't have to have the amazing powerful woman, or the combination between sweet, innocent and witty. It just have to be the right woman at the right turning point in the plot.
Have you read one of those books lately?

FIRE is now live on Amazon!

Blurb:
What will a man do when the woman he loves finds trust to be just a word in the dictionary?
What will a woman do when the man she finally gave her heart to has no idea who she is?
Claire and Sebastian found a way to be together despite all their trust issues. Settled into a loving relationship, they forget that there are people who will do anything to destroy their happiness.
What happens when Sebastian is left with no memory of Claire and their life? And who is behind all the “accidents”?
Will the love they found be enough to keep them together? Or is it just a fire that will consume all in its path and leave nothing behind?
Find out in the second installment of Beyond Trilogy. Fire is an erotic novel intended for mature audience. It has really hot scenes and a lot of passion.(18+)

Excerpt: 

"CLAIRE

Drama seems to be my middle name. I had it following me all my life. My childhood was a happy one, my parents loved me, my high school friends adored me. I was a shy girl, but I had wit and they loved it. Then came the first blow: Christian’s death.

He was seventeen. He had the beautiful girls on his arm and the great boys as his friends. He was dynamic and popular. Everything I wasn’t. But he was also my brother and I loved him. He protected me and made me want to be like him.

I remember my whole past as it was yesterday. No matter how much I want to escape it, the images are vivid in my mind. The police officer telling my father that an accident happened. My mother sinking to the floor and crying her eyes out, me, confused and scared watching the whole scene as if it were a scene from a movie.

After that day, we changed, my parents withdrawn from each other and from me. They fought a lot. They even separated for a while.

Then came the second blow, my addiction, my pregnancy, just me being something else. Not my brother.

Without me knowing it, this was what made us family again. They made peace with themselves, with the past, even with me. They were becoming more like the parents I used to know, happy, whole. Yet, again, everything I wasn’t.

***

I left Sebastian sleeping as I snack out of his apartment. We spent almost a week together going through my recovery. The bruises were gone, the scars were healing. We had hard, sweaty sex and passionate moments. We found out that without sex we could still talk for hours. I finally revealed my past to someone and he didn’t run, he didn’t hide, instead he hugged me and kissed me and somehow that made me feel like the dirtiest woman on earth. I did not deserve him, not after being so weak.

It’s a very unnerving feeling, knowing that you should allow yourself to receive happiness, but still, you don’t. For reasons beyond my understanding, I feel like I could ruin Sebastian by staying with him. Since I told him my story something’s changed, I could feel it in the way he looked at me or how we made love. I can say “we made love” because he was not fucking me anymore. He was tender and seeking my pleasure more than before. And me, I have this knot in my throat all the time. I don’t deserve him, I’m not whole. I’m always afraid he will leave, whatever we have now will end. And even though I am a different person this will definitely destroy me.

So I decided to run, leave him first. And I did. I haven’t heard from him since that day, three weeks ago."

You can purchase SMOKE - Book 1 in Beyond Trilogy here: 
SMOKE

and FIRE - Book 2 in Beyond Trilogy here:
FIRE

Fore prime members of Amazon, FIRE is now free on KDP Select program.
If you lend it please, don't forget to leave a review. It will be much appreciated!

Also, remember, FIRE is the second book in a trilogy, that means there's a third one, ASHES, and at the end of book 2 there is a cliffhanger. So, read it on your own risk :P

Kisses!

Mary