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Tawdra’s Releases in 2015

October 6th: It’s A Ghoul Thing (Halloween Anthology featuring Unforgettable) http://tiny.cc/GhoulThingZon/http://tiny.cc/GhoulThingiBooks

October 20th: The Shadow Bells (A Serendipity Christmas Short) 

October 27th: Death A La Mode (Recipe for Death Book 2) http://tiny.cc/DALMZon/http://tiny.cc/DALMiBooks

November 10th–The One Trilogy Box set (featuring The Perfect One, Alex and Cal’s story)

November 17th: Christmas Anthology featuring Underneath My Christmas Tree  http://tiny.cc/XmasAnt15iBooks/http://tiny.cc/XmasAnt15Zon 

November 24th–Always For You (Always Love Book 1)

Speak Up. Reach Out. Offer Hope.

 

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{I’m privileged and honored to be included in Snarktember, a month-long party on Snarky Mom Reads. Please go over and visit Snarky Mom Reads, read my essay on World Suicide Prevention Day, enter the giveaways (both mine and the BIG one) and leave her some love.}

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I hate that we have to create a day like this; hate that we need to talk about stopping people from choosing to end their own lives.

WSPDAYsiteimagesBut we do.

Suicide is never a viable answer. It’s never a good solution, because it is not a solution at all.

There are a million reasons why someone might feel compelled to take this drastic action. In my own family experience, I’ve known people who committed suicide because they feared a horrible health issue, or because they were being bullied, mistreated by their peers, or because they suffered from mental illness.

For every reason there might be to consider ending a life, there are trillions more not to do it.

You can be part of the solution. Speak up: talk to friends and family, reminding them that you’re a listening ear and willing shoulder. Reach out: if you sense anyone in your life or who crosses your path might be considering ending his or her life, don’t keep silent. Say something. Don’t worry about looking silly or feeling stupid. And offer hope: speak life to others, speak encouragement, tell them that each day offers new promises.

If you are struggling with anything that is making you consider suicide, please don’t. There are people who want to help, resources open to you and places to turn.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1 (800) 273-8255

Lifeline Crisis Chat

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And there’s always me. I’m willing to talk to you. You can get to me via this site, or email me at ttk467@mac.com. Message me on Facebook. I’ll keep whatever you tell me confidential, and I’ll listen.

It would break my heart if anyone reading this felt there was no one to help or to listen. WSPsite2images

Help is available. Hope is real. Life is sacred. You matter. No one else can play your part.

 

 

I’m Reading If Only You Knew by Kristan Higgins

If you follow me at all, you know that I discovered Kristan Higgins earlier this year and devoured ALL her books. One. After. The. Other. And I have no regrets.

Except that once I’d finished them, I had to wait forEVER for her next release. Seriously, does NO ONE think of me and my reading needs??

So I was on cloud 9 when this book finally released.

I’m used to the classic KH plot: female lead (FL) is unlucky in love. She’s either never found the MOHD (Man Of Her Dreams) or she’s been married and Done Wrong or married and widowed . . . whatever, she’s not in a good place man-wise and she’s definitely Looking For Love. (These are capitalized because it’s a thing. Trust me.)

And of course eventually, she meets the MOHD, but not in a romantic, swoon-worthy meet-cute. No, it’s usually in a very embarrassing, I-want-to-forget-it moment. And MOHD usually isn’t very interested from the get-go. (There are exceptions, such as when the MOHD has actually been in her life for some time, just has gone unnoticed.)

One of the trademarks of KH’s books are a singular POV–we have no clue what’s going on in the man’s head. None at all. (Again, there are exceptions. The Blue Heron books do include the male POV.) We’re very much at the mercy of the FL’s take on things.

So I went into If Only You Knew expecting something very much the same. And about a third of the way into the book, I messaged a friend who is also a KH groupie that I didn’t like this one. But of course, I kept reading, because . . . well, KH.

And I was glad I did. Because by the end, I’d cried more than once, I’d felt my heart turn over and I’d giggled.

This story is about more than a relationship. It’s about growth and change and finding out what’s real. It’s about sisters, and about mothers and daughters, and about marriage–both when it works and when it doesn’t. It’s about loss and how we deal with it. It’s about when civilized behavior becomes a mode for other people to justify their actions.

Oh, and there’s a love story.

I loved Jenny and Rachel. I adored Leo. <le sigh> I liked the sub-plots (Evander and Kimber), the unexpected twist and I really, really loved the resolutions.

So now I’m in the midst of a massive book hangover. Who’s going to supply me with my next #BookFix?

 

 

One Last Beach Read: THE PATH is Live

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Summer’s almost over, but there’s still time for #OneLastBeachRead. And you’re in luck because the perfect way to end the summer is now live and available everywhere!

THE PATH

Abby Donavan came to the small beach community of Crystal Cove to start over. After a painful affair broke her heart and derailed her burgeoning career, taking over management for the just-opened bed-and-breakfast was the safe choice. In this sleepy town, Abby figured she could bury her memories and forget the pain.

When the chance to have her own hotel falls into her lap, though, she can’t resist the temptation. Making the old ipadrt_823x978Riverside Inn into the showplace she’s always dreamed of running offers the second chance she never expected.

Abby didn’t expect another kind of second chance to land on her doorstep at the same time. Ryland Kent wants to help her bring the Riverside back to life, and his passion for restoration is irresistible. But as much as she wants to ignore it, she can’t help seeing another spark in his eyes . . . one that offers to reignite her own flame.

Sometimes the path to a happily-ever-after is anything but smooth.

Buy it now!

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And join us here today at the HUGE release party, featuring both Tawdra and author Olivia Hardin!

 

If you haven’t read the first two Crystal Cove Romances . . . now is the perfect time.

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“It is rare for characters to stay with me for weeks or months, but these are etched in my mind and heart.” Amazon review

 

 

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“Real. That’s all I can feel for this story. Real. Real life. Real love. Real emotion. Real characters. They stick with you from the first book, to this second one in the series.” Amazon review

 

 

TK03Tawdra Kandle writes romance, in just about all its forms. She loves unlikely pairings, strong women, sexy guys, hot love scenes and just enough conflict to make it interesting. Her books include YA paranormal romance, NA paranormal and contemporary romance, and adult contemporary and paramystery romance. She lives in central Florida with a husband, kids, sweet pup and too many cats. And yeah, she rocks purple hair.

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The Path, A Crystal Cove Romance #3, comes out Tuesday, August 25th. Preorder byKindle Fire HD 6 11:30 PM EDT on August 24th, fill out this form, and you’ll be eligible to win a Kindle Fire HD 6 8GB!

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Abby Donavan came to the small beach community of Crystal Cove to start over. After a painful affair broke her heart and derailed her burgeoning career, taking over management for the just-opened bed-and-breakfast was the safe choice. In this sleepy town, Abby figured she could bury her memories and forget the pain.

When the chance to have her own hotel falls into her lap, though, she can’t resist the temptation. Making the old Riverside Inn into the showplace she’s always dreamed of running offers the second chance she never expected.

Abby didn’t expect another kind of second chance to land on her doorstep at the same time. Ryland Kent wants to help her bring the Riverside back to life, and his passion for restoration is irresistible. But as much as she wants to ignore it, she can’t help seeing another spark in his eyes . . . one that offers to reignite her own flame.

Sometimes the path to a happily-ever-after is anything but smooth.

 

 

 

 

Winner will be announced September 15, 2015. No purchase necessary; to enter without purchase, send name and address on a 4×8 paper to Tawdra Kandle, PO Box 195631, Winter Springs, FL 32719. Entry must be received by September 1, 2015.