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October 11, 2018
Double Cover Reveal for Amie Knight!
The Stars Duet, an all-new emotional and romantic duet from Amie Knight is coming November 1st and we have the all-new covers!
Covers designed by Hang Le
Beneath His Stars
Release Date: November 1st
I met Adam Nova under the twinkling lights of a nighttime sky.
He was hiding, but that gorgeous boy didn’t belong in the dark.
Nevertheless it was where he lived; a different world than mine.
I was Livingston Montgomery, Southern debutante.
With the world at my fingertips, I was well on my to being another spoiled socialite.
But I didn’t want money.
I didn’t want social status.
I wanted him; tattoos, sarcastic smirk, bad boy reputation and all.
It didn’t matter that he was from the wrong side of the tracks.
It didn’t matter that my family forbade me from seeing him.
I just wanted to be Beneath His Stars.
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In Her Space
Release Date: November 15th
I was reunited with Livingston Montgomery in the broad sunshine of a Carolina morning, right where she belonged, in the light.
It’s been too long since I’d seen her face.
She had changed, but so had I.
I was Adam Nova, reformed bad boy.
Now, successful businessman.
I had it all, except for the one person I’d always wanted,
and now I was back to claim her.
She was living in the shadows,
just a shell of the former girl I knew.
But it didn’t matter that she tried to hide from me in the dark.
I’d follow her into the deepest depths of hell.
I just wanted to be IN HER SPACE.
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Amie Knight has been a reader for as long as she could remember and a romance lover since she could get her hands on her momma’s books. A dedicated wife and mother with a love of music and makeup, she won’t ever be seen leaving the house without her eyebrows and eyelashes done just right. When she isn’t reading and writing, you can catch her jamming out in the car with her two kids to �90s R&B, country, and showtunes. Amie draws inspiration from her childhood in Columbia, South Carolina, and can’t imagine living anywhere other than the South.
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September 20, 2018
Center of Gravity Out Now!
Center of Gravity, an all-new standalone emotional, Forbidden Sports Romance by K.K. Allen is AVAILABLE NOW!
Synopsis
Lex
I came to L.A. with dreams bigger than me.
To learn from the best choreographers in the business and secure a professional dance gig working for Hollywood’s elite.
Everything was going according to plan—until I was literally shoved into the arms of the one man who could make or break my career.
Come to find out, it wasn’t my career I had to worry about.
It was my heart.
Theo
Everything about Alexandra “Lex� Quinn screamed amateur, save for the way she moved across the dance floor.
She was athleticism and grace, precision and passion, and she had a stage presence I couldn’t tear my eyes from.
I wanted her…on my team, in my bed.
There was only one problem�
I couldn’t have both.
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About K.K. Allen
K.K. Allen is an award-winning Contemporary Romance author, University of Washington Alumni, and Seattle Seahawk fan!!
K.K.’s debut romance novel, Up in the Treehouse, was named the Best New Adult Book of the Year by RT Book Reviews, an honor beyond belief! Named the Queen of Angst by her readers, K.K. promises to take your emotions on an epic ride every single time with very real, coming of age romance stories.
At age twelve, K.K. picked up a pen and wrote her first novel, a YA rock star romance that will never see the light of day
September 18, 2018
On Moving On
We’ve established change is hard…for me and maybe for you, but how do you move on and accept that things have changed?
We’ll, I’m still working on figuring it out, but there are a few things that have helped me.
Making plans and Keeping Busy
This keeps my mind occupied and keeps me from harping on the things that I don’t want to accept as my new normal. Even making plans for the weekend, including cleaning and going to the grocery store have helped to keep me going…weird, I know. I’ve found that as long as I’m moving it doesn’t give my brain too much time to analyze the things it doesn’t want to accept.
My husband and I have done a lot of projects around the house, had date nights, and furniture shopped since we left a lot in Atlanta. Yes, these are small things, but they’ve kept me busy because I’ve found when I’m left alone or sitting around that’s when my head tells me nothing is okay.
Non-fiction
I have never liked non-fiction. Reading about someone’s life or self-help books have always sounded like a drag to me, BUT who knew…they’re actually good! I read Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis. I had no idea who she was until I saw someone on Facebook mention this book, and I thought I would take a chance on it. I also did another thing I’ve never been a fan of, I listened to the audio book. And I was surprised…in a good way.
I found the book very inspiring, and if you are a woman in need of a push in life, I suggest you check this book out. I know it’s not for everyone, but I’m glad I found this book when I did. It reminded me that I can do things, that I can be a force in my life, and I am the one in control of what happens to me. Whoa, I needed that. A kick in the pants to snap me out of the funk I’ve been in since last December! Yeah, that’s a long time to be inside your head, doubting yourself. I’m excited to read her next book, and I’m looking into other motivational books to read. I think You are a Badass by Jen Sincero might be next.
Podcasts
Okay, I promise I’m not her spokesperson, and I just learned about Rachel Hollis. But after I read her book, I started another thing I’ve never done, listened to a podcast. I always had the mentality that podcasts were for “adults�. For some reason, I don’t think of myself as an adult even though I’m in my late twenties. Funny, huh?
So I listed to Rachel’s podcast, Rise, going all the way back to the beginning. I’ve really enjoyed the ones I’ve listed to so far, and I feel like they have the same theme as her book. They remind you that you are in charge of your life, advice on succeeding in business and not giving up no matter how long it takes to achieve your dream.
I’ve also found some other Podcasts, though I haven’t listed to them yet, but I’m excited to.
People
We all need human interaction, even if you’re an introvert like me. When you’re an adult it’s much harder to make and find friends than when you were in school. When you’re an adult, much of your interactions come from being at work. At work, it’s hard to find your tribe because there is a limited amount of people in your office, and you might not click with them. When I say that, I mean you might not find that person who understands you, has the same common interests as you, and you feel like you’ve known a lifetime even though you’ve just met.
I haven’t found my person or tribe here yet, but I do have my husband. I know I sometimes I drive him crazy when I come home and talk, talk, talk but he’s the only person I have at the moment. I’m searching, hoping to find a friend, but for now, I’ll drive my husband crazy.
September 17, 2018
On Change
It’s been a while; it’s been even longer since I’ve published a book. Well, there’s a story behind that, isn’t there always?
Change is my enemy.
I have a really hard time accepting change and implementing those changes in my life. I am a creature of habit, and it’s hard for me to do something outside of my schedule. Seriously, I wake up and go to bed at the same time every day, yes including the weekend. Why? Apparently, my body’s internal clock also hates change and doesn’t ever want me to sleep past six in the morning. This means, I’m usually in bed by 9:30 pm. I’ve tried numerous times to sleep in when I’m off from my day job, but it doesn’t happen, and so I’ve accepted I’ll never sleep in, stay up writing or watching television until one in the morning.
I also dislike doing errands when I’m off from my day job. I like to prepare for the next day and watch television but getting me to do chores is like pulling teeth, seriously! Saturdays are for errands, and Sundays are for lounging around before the next work week begins.
So why did I tell you my boring day to day? To emphasize my schedule and how much I hate going outside of it.
I had the biggest change of my life December 2017. My whole life was flipped upside down. My husband accepted a job in Florida; we lived in Georgia.
Pause, I KNOW there are MANY people who have it worse than I do, but for me, this is a HUGE challenge. I’ve told myself a million times that I’m lucky my husband and I are working, can afford a house and can put food on the table. WE ARE LUCKY! So many people CANNOT do those things, and my heart breaks for them.
But during this process, I discovered how much I really do hate change. Anxiety reared its ugly head when we listed our the first house we bought together for sale, when we actually handed the keys over to the new owner, when I moved in with my mom while I worked until I was finally able to give my notice (because I really didn’t want to leave my job), when my husband and I lived in different states for six months (I know army wives do this for much longer with MUCH LESS contact from their spouse, and I have the utmost respect for those couples because I don’t think I could handle it.), when I had my last day at my day job in Atlanta, when we bought our house in Florida, when I officially moved to Florida in April 2018, and almost every day since I’ve lived in Florida away from my family and friends and the life I’ve always known.
So yeah, A LOT of people have it MUCH WORSE than me, and this is not me playing a fiddle and crying about how I had to move away from everything I knew. This is me saying my anxiety took over, and I haven’t been able to accept my new way of life. Yes, it’s mental. Yes, things are good. Yes, I have food to eat and a roof over my head. Yes, my family and friends are only six and a half hours away. But change�. well, I’m not a fan, especially when my brain is telling me this is too much.
Reading and writing have taken a back seat. I’ve had a hard time finding the things I love again, but I’m hoping to bring that love back. I’m going to search for it and bring those things back because they’re what make me happy, and I need things that make me happy.
I’m writing this in case anyone else out there feels the same about change. I want you to know you aren’t alone. Sure some people are really great about accepting things as a new adventure and how exciting a new life is going to be, but for some of us, things like moving to a new state, accepting a new job, finding your tribe again are hard. I’m one of those people.
What am I doing to change my mentality? To accept a change that I’m not excited about? To find myself and the things I love again? Well, you’ll just have to read my next post, On Moving On.
If you ever, need to talk let me know. Maybe we can help each other.
xoxo, hm sholander
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*This is in no way advice; please do not take it as such. These are just my musings, and I thought I would share. If you think you need help, please seek out a professional, as I assure you, I definitely am not one.
September 13, 2018
A Love Letter from the Girls Who Feel Everything
A Love Letter From the Girls Who Feel Everything, a beautiful book of prose and poetry, by bestselling authors Brittainy C. Cherry & Kandi Steiner is LIVE!
Bestselling authors Brittainy C. Cherry and Kandi Steiner come together for the first time in an emotional compilation of poetry and prose. Written and collected over the course of more than two years, A Love Letter from the Girls Who Feel Everything is an intimate, honest, and raw assemblage of two women’s feelings in a modern world that often quiets any kind of emotion past indifference.
Discussing themes of love, worth, loss and hope, A Love Letter from the Girls Who Feel Everything is a journey of discovery and healing.
“We are the girls who feel everything.
And this is our love letter. To you, to them, to us, to the world, to no one at all. Whether it’s the brightest, sunniest day where everything is perfect, or the darkest, dreariest night of rain where life seems unbearable � we have lived it, we have survived it, and we have felt every, blissful, aching second.
Here’s to embracing the feels, to the brave souls that listen to the way their hearts beat and aren’t afraid to ask someone else if they feel those same beats, too. Here’s to the girls, the boys, the love we sometimes share and the love we all-too-often conceal.
And more than anything, Reader � here’s to you.�
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Brittainy C. Cherry:
Hi! I’m Brittainy! Join me as we travel through my mind as a Romance Author. This includes such things as my random thoughts, tricks, tips, things I’m learning, things I’m re-learning, things I’m forgetting, and my weird ways of crafting stories.
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Kandi Steiner is a bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster� stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance � in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.
An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.� She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a diehard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.
When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her extremely vocal cat, and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys live music, traveling, anything heavy in carbs, beach days, movie marathons, craft beer and sweet wine � not necessarily in that order.
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August 16, 2018
Best Served Cold by Emma Hart!
Best Served Cold, an all-new standalone romantic comedy from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Emma Hart is coming September 25th!
Best Served Cold by Emma Hart
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Publishing Date: September 25th, 2018
Cover Designer: Emma Hart
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Which is a real problem when the attraction runs red-hot.
Ice-cream store owner Raelynn Fortune has everything but her last name—fortune.
Despite living in a Floridian hotspot for tourists, she just can’t get her business back off the ground. And she knows why.
Her rival store next door is run by nobody other than her ex, and with his fancy-schmancy concoctions, he’s taking all the clients two generations of her family cultivated. Never mind that Raelynn taught him all he knows, and his revenge for her breaking up with him was putting her plans into reality—and her almost out of business.
But, she has a plan. The height of the season is just two weeks away, and she’s tired of playing second fiddle to her ex. She’s going to take back her crown as the queen of ice cream, even if it means getting close to Chase once again.
After all, all is fair in love and war, and you know what they say about keeping your enemies Dz�
Although maybe Chase is a little too Dz�
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Emma Hart is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels and has been translated into several different languages.
She is a mother, wife, lover of wine, Pink Goddess, and valiant rescuer of wild baby hedgehogs.
Emma prides herself on her realistic, snarky smut, with comebacks that would make a PMS-ing teenage girl proud.
Yes, really. She’s that sarcastic.
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July 24, 2018
Four Day Fling Out NOW!
Four Day Fling, an all-new hilarious and romantic standalone from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Emma Hart is LIVE!
Imagine this.
You’re ready to leave after a one-night stand, and you’re figuring out how to—shock horror—leave your number and ask him to be your fake boyfriend for your sister’s wedding this weekend.
When he wakes up.
Well, that happened to me. And over coffee and omelets, I found myself a date.
Which was how I ended up arriving at the wedding with a guy I knew nothing about.
I didn’t know his last name, or how we met, or how long we’d been dating. I didn’t know where he grew up, what he’d majored in in college, or how many siblings he had.
I sure as hell didn’t know he was Adam Winters, hotshot hockey player, and not only my father’s favorite player, but my little nephew’s freakin� idol.
Which means I’m in trouble. Big, big trouble.
My mother is suspicious, my sister is bridezilla on crack, and my grandpa will tell anyone who’ll listen about his time in Amsterdam’s Red Light District.
Four days.
I have to keep this up for four days, and then Adam and I can return to our regular lives, where we don’t have sex whenever we’re alone, and my family aren’t interrogating him over his intentions with me.
At least, that’s the plan.
And we all know what happens to those.
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July 4, 2018
Price Changing VERY Soon!!
Hey guys!
Happy Fourth if you’re in the US! Hopefully you guys will be eating all kinds of yummy food and are watching the gorgeous fireworks light up the sky tonight.
I wanted to let y’all know that I updated the price on and . I’m not sure when the change will happen but VERY SOON the price will go from $2.99 to $3.99. If you haven’t grabbed them and have wanting to read them, snatch them up before the price increases.
If you need a little incentive
June 8, 2018
New From Micalea Smeltzer!
Micalea Smeltzer released her new book, The Other Side of Tomorrow, yesterday.
She has been through so much, and I am just blown away by the fact that she was able to churn out a book when life threw a whole sack of lemons at her. Micalea created a GoFund me that explains her situation so if you have a moment you can read over her story (link below). I know she would appreciate any support from every single reader and writer in the community.
Check out The Other Side of Tomorrow below!It’s available in KindleUnlimited and is 99 cents for a limited time so snatch it before the price goes up.
Congrats, Micalea! You can do anything. Stay strong
Life can change in an instant�
For Willa Hansen, this statement couldn’t be truer. One minute she was a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old, and the next her life was turned upside down with only a few words. Three years later, she’s receiving a kidney transplant and can start living again, only now she’s not sure she knows how.
Life can end in a moment�
Jasper Werth knows this all too well, seeing as a drunk driver killed his little brother. He’s always been a carefree guy, never taking life too seriously, but losing his brother is a major blow, and he finds himself lost until Willa walks into his life.
Life can mend the most broken parts of our souls�
Willa and Jasper couldn’t be more opposite, but as fate brings them together they’ll learn maybe they’re not so different after all.
Sometimes what you need comes in a package you least expect.
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May 5, 2018
Newsletter and Privacy
Hi everyone!
I’m sorry I’ve been a ghost on social media. Life has been a whirlwind, and I’m ready for everything to get back to normal so I can start writing again and interacting with all my wonderful readers!
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