Carla Krae: September 2023

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

The Pianist Plays It Slow is free for THREE DAYS ONLY! #StuffYourEreader #StuffYourKindle #contemporaryromance #rockstarromance #slowburnromance

The Pianist Plays It Slow - A Slow-Burn Summer Rockstar Romance (West Coast Soulmates #1)

When a beautiful woman mistakes me for my n’er-do-well identical twin brother, the awkward encounter—a slap to the face—gradually turns into a possibility for something real.

Something lasting.

Something like love, and it scares the hell out of me.

Being the guy that falls too easily has burned me in the past, so with Hannah I’m determined to take things slow and not screw it up.

If only my twin wasn’t hell-bent on tearing down everything I try to build.

Previously titled The Pianist.

This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

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Sunday, September 17, 2023

The West Coast Soulmates series has new titles! #rockstarromance #contemporaryromance #romancereaders #coverreveal

Introducing...new book titles for West Coast Soulmates!

The only book title that didn't change is ARCW.

The Bassist Gets Snowed In - A Close-Proximity Holiday Rockstar Romance (West Coast Soulmates #0.5)

The Pianist Plays It Slow - A Slow-Burn Summer Rockstar Romance (West Coast Soulmates #1)

The Roommate's Secret Crush - A Falling For Your Best Friend's Brother Romance (West Coast Soulmates #1.5)

A Rockstar Christmas Wedding - A Holiday Rockstar Romance (West Coast Soulmates #2)

The Drummer Falls First - A Holiday Rockstar Romance (West Coast Soulmates #3)

Monday, September 11, 2023

9/11 - 22 years later, we must Never Forget

A year ago, on 9/11, I wrote this for the back of The Drummer:

It’s September 11, 2022 as I started this. I could’ve waited until all work on The Drummer was complete, but I think today is really appropriate for Michaela’s story of grief and healing.

I didn’t lose anyone close to me in war, but I am the daughter and niece and cousin and descendant of veterans going back to the American Revolution, so our military and their families mean something.

Tech Guy and I still have a friend serving in the US Army now.

Gold Star Families have made the ultimate sacrifice—their beloved serviceman or woman didn’t come home alive, with 4418 US military casualties in Afghanistan and 7000 service members lost in combat in the War on Terror.

Four times that many veterans have committed suicide.

In fact, a recent study by America's Warrior Partnership found the rate may be 44 veteran suicides per day. If you’re suffering, please reach out!

9/11 is a day a lot of Americans have all but forgotten twenty-one years after those horrific attacks. I’m sure I wasn’t alone in seeing less postings of commemoration this year than in years past. We say “never forget” on 9/11, but we also used to say “never again”. 2,977 lives were lost on 9/11, leaving nearly 3000 children with permanently-absent parents.

The victims’ remains are still being identified twenty-one years later.

9/11 first responders face increased risk of cancer after being exposed to toxins at Ground Zero. Over 2000 deaths are linked to 9/11-related illnesses and over 3400 people enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Care Program have died.

Did you know only fourteen states mandate 9/11 teachings in their curriculum?

We can’t ensure future generations remain vigilant against terrorism if we don’t teach them what can happen and why and who made the ultimate sacrifice. Author Jim Serger put together a coffee table book titled 9:11 A Time to Always Remember filled with stories of Americans from all over the country sharing what happened to them that day and the T2T 9/11 Institute has educational resources about 9/11 for children.

There are many stories of bravery from that day, and since, large and small. Please share them with your children so the memories of their heroism and sacrifices will live on.

COVER REVEAL - The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland @PenelopeAuthor @ViKeeland @GiveMeBooksPR

COVER REVEAL
Title: The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand
Authors: Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative
Photographer: Marq Mendez
Model: Karl Kugelmann
Release Date: November 12, 2023

BLURB

Rule number one for having a one-night stand: Don’t fall for the girl.

After a lengthy dating slump, I finally met someone who sparked my interest.

Well, first the sparks flew when we argued. Later in the evening those sparks ignited into something more.

I was drawn to Devyn, in a way I hadn’t felt in a really long time.

Needless to say, I was disappointed when she abruptly left after our amazing night together.

I couldn’t stop thinking about her. But she hadn’t even given me her number.

In a city with eight-million people, I figured I’d never see Devyn again.

So imagine my surprise when I knocked on the door of an apartment in the building I lived in, and none other than my one-night stand stood on the other side.

If I thought Devyn didn’t want anything to do with me before, that was nothing compared to how she felt after finding out I was the landlord and she was about to be evicted…

And that was just the first surprise that would rock my world when it came to the mystery woman in apartment 410.

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PENELOPE WARD

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

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VI KEELAND

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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Monday, September 4, 2023

Did you know you can read all my titles through Kobo Plus? #koboplus #contemporaryromance #rockstarromance

Kobo Plus is a subscription service from Rakuten Kobo that connects readers with a growing selection of ebooks in regions worldwide. The current list of regions served includes:

Australia
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