Ghosts, Goblins, and Wordcount, Oh My!

Falls colors are starting to fade and witches and jack-o-lanterns are everywhere, and even some of those dreaded Christmas decorations are up already (I'll save that for another post...). What does that mean? Besides Halloween? Well, NaNoWriMo of course!

National Novel Writing Month - that crazy time of year where anyone who ever dreamed of writing the great american novel can challenge themselves to write 50,000 words during the month of November. Sound intriguing? There's still time to sign up and join the craziness!

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If you decide to jump in, you can look me up - I'm lremenicky.

This will be my third year participating in NaNoWrimo - in 2012 I was successful and Saving Cassie was born. My second year (2013) I didn't make my 50,000 goal but I did get over 30,000 words of a great story on paper that I plan on finishing soon - tentatively titled Love On The Double.

This year, I'm going to try a Sci-Fi/Fantasy romance that I've been thinking about for a while. You can keep track of my progress over on the right side of my blog - good or bad my daily word count will be showing up there.

Look for regular updates and maybe some excerpts from Beneath The Lake. Will Ammica get her happily every after? Stay tuned to find out!

Are you participating in NaNoWriMo?

I'll see you on the other side!

Until next time,

L.A. Remenicky

Ragan's Song Is Live!

It's official - my third book is now available!

Ragan's Song ~ Fairfield Corners Book 2

It only took one look into his eyes for her to know she was in trouble.

Adam Bricklin has heard the melody in his head for years, the melody that told him if a decision was right or wrong. When he met Ragan Newlin the song told him she was the one. He was devastated when circumstances tore them apart. It has taken three years for Adam to finally move past the heartbreak he suffered when Ragan left town in the middle of the night. No note, no email, no text. She was just gone. Now he has a new girlfriend, a new album in the works, and his daughter is doing well in school. Until the day Ragan returned to Fairfield Corners.

Ragan came home to celebrate her parent’s anniversary hoping they would forgive her for not telling them about her marriage or her son. When she discovered that Adam was still living in Fairfield Corners she hoped her secrets were safe; secrets that drove her away three years ago, secrets that could change their lives forever.

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Title: Withering Hope

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publishing Date: January 19 2015

Series: No, it is a standalone

Blurb for Withering Hope:

Aimee’s wedding is supposed to turn out perfect. Her dress, her fiancé, and the location—the idyllic holiday ranch in Brazil—are perfect. 

But all Aimee’s plans come crashing down when the private jet that’s taking her from the U.S. to the ranch—where her fiancé awaits—defects mid-flight and the pilot is forced to perform an emergency landing in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. 

With no way to reach civilization, being rescued is Aimee and Tristan’s—the pilot—only hope. A slim one that slowly withers away, desperation taking its place. Because death wanders in the jungle under many forms: starvation, diseases. Beasts. 
As Aimee and Tristan fight to find ways to survive, they grow closer. Together they discover that facing old, inner agonies carved by painful pasts takes just as much courage, if not even more, than facing the rainforest. 

Despite her devotion to her fiancé, Aimee can’t hide her feelings for Tristan—the man for whom she’s slowly becoming everything. You can hide many things in the rainforest. But not lies. Or love.

Withering Hope is the story of a man who desperately needs forgiveness and the woman who brings him hope. It is a story in which hope births wings and blooms into a love that is as beautiful and intense as it is forbidden.

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Dear readers, if you are interested in an arc (advance reader copy) of Withering Hope, please fill out this form .

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Other books by Layla Hagen

Lost Series

·         Prequel Novella (Lost): FREE: http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Layla-Hagen-ebook/dp/B00IWD65I8/ref=sr_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402565157&sr=1-1&keywords=layla+hagen+lost

·         Lost in Us: http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Us-Layla-Hagen-ebook/dp/B00IFEMIG2/ref=la_B00IFMJ7PY_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402565099&sr=1-1

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Tempting His Mistress

Coming November 10th

What could possibly induce at woman to follow in the footsteps of her mother and further sully her reputation by becoming a mistress?

Lilly Claremont is well used to being at the centre of gossip.  Being the illegitimate child of a rich businessman never failed to titillate the gossips and while she cared little about the wagging tongues she never intended to reinforce their opinions of her by ruining herself completely.

But it seems Lord Hawksley is determined to make the fascinating Lilly his mistress…

Evan has no doubt her bold tongue and beautiful body could keep him entertained for some time. Captivated by her, he must find a way to burn through his desire for her. He cannot marry a woman of such social standing so why not make her his mistress?

After the murder of her father, Lilly is searching for answers and they lead her directly to Lord Hawksley. But will they also lead her to his bed...?

Once Upon a Rake

Coming November 24^th

In Victorian England, little Ellie Browning swiftly discovered happy endings did not exist, and rakes were simply rakes. When the man she had adored for years kissed her and left her heartbroken, she resolved to put any dreams of fairy tales aside.

Seven years later, the widowed Eleanor, Countess of Hawthorne, has returned to England after years of travelling with a few ideas in mind. Firstly, she will continue to be the refined, elegant woman she has learned to be—or at least she shall try her best—and secondly, she will make a difference to the lives of those less fortunate than her.  A fine opportunity presents itself when she discovers she is now a part owner of a cotton mill.

But the owner of the mill and the very same rake who had hurt her, has no desire to let a woman interfere with his business, let alone little Ellie Browning. After one of Lucian’s mills succumbed to fire, he’s fighting to save the other and continue his father’s legacy of fine business decisions and accruing wealth.

However, after a series of accidents, it becomes clear someone wishes the mill to close. But who, and why? Forced together to investigate the incidents, they must get past their shared history if they want to save the business.

If only the growing attraction between them did not prove such a distraction. With things heating up between them, it becomes clear that they are both at risk of getting burned...

Cover Reveal - In Tune: A Love's Duet Anthology

Let your heartstrings be plucked, as you’re serenaded to the melodies of romance. Fall in tune with loves duet, and the seven sensational authors who bring you an anthology that sings notes of swoon worthy sounds and decadent men , in:

S.K. Logsdon – Stricken Desire

Amber Nation – How to Save a Life

Casey Peeler – Our Song

Kate Roth – The Low Notes

Nacole Stayton – In The Lyrics

Savannah Stewart – Arianna

Erika Van Eck – Ace’s Wild

Anthology release date: November 1, 2014. All proceeds will be donated to the Fender Music Foundation to help put music back in the classrooms.

Back To The Grind

The updated/professionally edited Saving Cassie has been released. I have contacted Amazon about making the new version available to everyone who had purchased the original version. It could be up to four weeks before they decide.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

I received the first round of edits on Ragan's Song back from the editor this week, she told me this is the best one yet. Reviewing all the red words and comments has started and I hope to have it done early next week.

 With every round of edits I learn something new. This round it's all about word choice and that I need to show, not tell. So many things to remember.

November will be here before we know it. Anyone coming out to the Author Fair in Fort Wayne on November 8 or Indie Unmasked in Indianapolis on November 15? All my swag is ready but I'm waiting on my order of Saving Cassie paperbacks. As soon as Ragan's Song is fully edited I can get it formatted and get paperbacks ordered. I'm excited to see the covers on actual paperbacks.

These signing events will be my first and I'm excited to be able to get out there and meet readers and talk about my books. I'm also a bit nervous, definitely way out of my comfort zone! I hope to see you there, make sure you stop by and say "Hi".

Well, it's time to get back to the grind.

Happy Reading!


L.A. Remenicky

Saving Cassie Re-Release Blitz & Giveaway!

Woohoo! It's finally here! Blitz day for the re-release of Saving Cassie! One year ago today I first clicked on that publish button and it's been a wild ride ever since.

So, let's get down to business: Here is the new and improved Saving Cassie!

Everyone has secrets.  Sometimes secrets can get you killed.

After ten years in the big city, Cassie Holt is moving back to her hometown to take over the bookstore left to her by her beloved Gram, vowing to live her life alone.  To her best friend, Sheriff James Marsten, Cassie seems to be the same girl that left Fairfield Corners to go to college but Cassie has secrets and one of those secrets could get her killed.  When one of her secrets becomes a threat to her life, James turns to his new deputy to help him keep Cassie safe. 

Deputy Logan Miller has been burned by love and is not looking to get involved with anyone anytime soon.  When he is thrown into close quarters with Cassie, the sparks begin to fly and he begins to see through the walls Cassie has built around her heart.  As the threat gets closer, can Logan protect Cassie and protect his heart?

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L.A. Remenicky is a forty-something wife and mother of three fur kids.  She has been an avid reader as long as she can remember, often disappearing with a book when it was time to do dishes or clear the table.
She reads all genres, but her favorites are romance and horror.  She started out reading Nancy Drew and quickly graduated to adult romances.  Her favorite romance is "Moonraker's Bride" by Madeline Brent.

She started writing recently after thinking about it for years, signing up for NANOWRIMO in 2012 and winning.

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