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I ADORE Carrie Butler, so I was only too happy to give her a hand with her cover reveal for Courage! The first book in the Mark of Nexus series, Strength, is exceptional, and I cannot WAIT to get my hands on book 2! Here are the deets! Title: COURAGE Series: Mark of Nexus - Book 2 Author: Carrie Butler Category: New Adult (NA) Genre: Paranormal Romance (PNR) Release: October 15, 2013 Formats: E-Book & Paperback Courage (Mark of Nexus #2) features four unique points-of-view. While the novel stands alone, it is best enjoyed after Strength (Mark of Nexus #1). ♥ ♥ ♥ Making a deal with the bad guys wasn’t the highlight of Rena Collins’ semester, but, hey, it saved her boyfriend. Now, in order to appease the human-altering organization known as ERA, she’ll crawl under their microscope while they study the Mark of Nexus and plot their eye-glazed version of the future—until she realizes that’s not all they’re plotting. Wallace Blake has always known his girlfriend is unlike mos...

  Today I am THRILLED to be here with a post for Carrie Butler's Strength Blog Tour! If you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend you check it out!  Take it away, Carrie!   Creating a Fictional Campus Thanks for having me over, Kyra! For those of you who don't know me, let me preface this by saying I'm weird about details. I keep color-coded binders, and I have spreadsheets for everything under the sun. That's just me. So, when I tell you how I keep track of things, it might come across as the slightest bit strange... Setting is a big deal, especially when you're dealing with a series. Every detail contributes to the reader's mental image, and it's jarring when descriptions contradict each other. That's why I mapped out Wilcox's (fictional) campus while I worked on Strength . I drew inspiration from every college campus I'd ever been to, including my own alma maters and a few I visited for band camp. ...

It's FINALLY release day for Carrie Butler's debut novel, Strength! Let me tell ya, Carrie is one super talented lady and Strength is fantastic! All the details on how to get your own copy are below! ;)     Title: Strength Series: Mark of Nexus – Book 1 Publisher : Sapphire Star Publishing     Category : New Adult (NA) Genre : Paranormal Romance (PNR) Release Date : March 07, 2013 Available at: Amazon , Barnes and Noble , About STRENGTH   When college student Rena Collins finds herself nose-to-chest with the campus outcast, her rumor-laced notions are shattered. Handsome, considerate, and seemingly sane, Wallace Blake doesn’t look like he spends his nights alone, screaming and banging on the walls of his dorm room. Hell, he doesn’t look like he spends his nights alone, period. Too curious for her own good, Rena vows to uncover the truth behind Wallace’s madman reputation—and how two seconds of contact had left he...

IWSG is brought to you by Alex J. Cavanaugh, and is a place for insecure writers to share their concerns and support each other! Click for the list of participants! Hmm, this is has been quite a tough month for many reasons. Mostly because my WIP has been challenging me to the point of wanting to throw my laptop out of the window! There have been days when I've questioned every word I wrote, wondered if I'm just kidding myself thinking I can be a writer, and letting everything negative settle into my head, knocking out the positive. I know we all have those days/weeks/months when everything is a struggle, so I know I'm not alone. But it definitely FEELS lonely when you're there. And it's not always solely about writing. When other factors creep in - and for me it is the sheer frustration of having plans and not being able to carry them out - everything just feels worse. The dark clouds roll in, and everything just sucks. (Hold on, I'm getting to the goo...

Good morning! I love to kick off my Mondays with something awesome, and today, I have just that! The gorgeous, talented, and all-round great gal Carrie Butler is revealing the cover for her upcoming novel, Strength, and I am truly thrilled to be a part of it! Carrie is a super supportive member of the blogging community, so I am really pleased I get to give something back!                                                        Can you say, "YUM"?? Title: Strength Series: Mark of Nexus – Book 1 Publisher : Sapphire Star Publishing     Category : New Adult (NA) Genre : Paranormal Romance (PNR) Release Date : March 07, 2013 Synopsis: When college student Rena Collins finds herself nose-to-...