Sunday, May 4, 2014

A Sweet Life is released! All proceeds go to charity, and my NEW BOOK is in there!

A Sweet Life is released!


$2.99 for FOURTEEN BESTSELLING ROMANCE AUTHORS' BOOKS

 

ALL proceeds go to diabetes research, and the boxed set is live NOW but goes off sale on May 31, so this is an easy one-click!


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Have your cake and eat it too—your purchase of A Sweet Life helps fight against diabetes! 

Priced at only 2.99 (regular price 7.99), indulge in this stunning limited edition collection of fourteen contemporary romances by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling authors... 
You can make a difference while you read! All proceeds from the sale of A Sweet Life will be donated to the Diabetes Research Institute via Brenda Novak’s Online Auction for Diabetes Research. 

Featuring a foreword by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Debbie Macomber. 

Get your copy today! 

1500 pages/ 675 000 words 

I Only Have Eyes For You by Bella Andre (The Sullivans) 
The only woman wealthy Irish pub owner Jake McCann wants is the one he can’t have—Sophie Sullivan, his best friend's off limits sister. But when the beautiful librarian appears on his doorstep as his every fantasy come to life, even though Jake knows loving Sophie isn't the right thing to do...how can he possibly resist? 

On A Night Like This by Barbara Freethy (Callways #1) 
From #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes the first book about the Callaways, a big Irish family born to serve and protect, many as San Francisco firefighters. 

May Day! By Heather Graham 
Members of the Krewe of Hunters team plan a relaxing vacation to jolly old London for the English celebration—they never figured that a May Pole just might be murder. 

Shopping for a Billionaire by Julia Kent 
When mystery shopper Shannon Jacoby meets billionaire Declan McCormick with her hand down a toilet in the men’s room of one of his stores, it’s love at first flush. 

Built to Last by Susan Mallery 
The tale of Aaron Cross, a man who doesn’t know he needs saving...until he meets Marissa Spencer, a heroine inspired by the real life founder of the Motheread/ Fatheread Literacy Program. 

A Baby of Her Own by Brenda Novak 
Delaney is tired of waiting for the right man—all she wants is a baby. After seducing a handsome stranger, she returns to Dundee to find that same man is actually taking up residence on a ranch just outside of town—where he will very likely realize she’s expecting. 

Dare to Love by Carly Phillips 
In relationships, Ian Dare offers the bare minimum—until one glimpse of sensual Riley Taylor changes his perspective. Their affair heats up and love comes into play, but Riley's secret past just might cost them everything. 

Executive Seduction by Jennifer Probst 
When Chandler Santell turns to Logan Grant, the most ruthless CEO in the finance industry to save her beloved Yoga and Arts Center, she never intended to have seduction as part of the plan... 

In Too Deep by RaeAnne Thayne 
Though fiercely drawn to the comfort of Andrea McPhee’s arms, Will Tanner isn’t sure he can find room for a woman like her in a life focused on vengeance—until he discovers she has secrets of her own. 

Every Girl Does It by Rachel Van Dyken 
Amanda gets a flash from the past when the nerdy kid she rejected in high school suddenly reappears in her life...dead sexy, he's all man and he wants her. 

Homecoming Season by Susan Wiggs 
Miranda Sweeney and her family find hope and healing while spending an autumn at Willow Lake after Miranda survives breast cancer. Inspired by the founder of Cottage Dreams. 

Unspoken by Lauren Hawkeye 
Once, Ellie Kendrick was the only thing that Dominic Gabriel wanted. Now she’s back and her version of what happened between them so long ago makes him question everything he knows about himself as a man... 

Sweet Memories by Steena Holmes 
Thinking her marriage is over, Tessa is shocked to fall into the arms of her husband... literally. What’s a girl to do when her heart still goes pitter-patter for a man who ran out on her once but comes back determined to take another chance? 

Take Me, Cowboy by Jane Porter 
Jilted at the altar, Jenny Wright is devastated that bull riding champ Colton Thorpe witnesses her shame, but tough sexy Colton is a man who knows what he wants.
 

I am launching a new series, Shopping for a Billionaire, in this boxed set!


When mystery shopper Shannon Jacoby meets billionaire Declan McCormick with her hand down a toilet in the men’s room of one of his stores, it’s love at first flush. Read the hilarious new romantic comedy from Julia Kent!

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Pre-order Shopping for a Billionaire 2!


The story continues for just $.99 when you pre-order. Available on Amazon now and other retailers soon, with a release date of May 19! 

Mystery shopper Shannon and (near) billionaire Declan explore a relationship (and each other) as they deal with a jealous ex-boyfriend, a sham same-sex marriage, and a case of mistaken identity that threatens Shannon's career (and sanity) as the "Shopping for a Billionaire" series continues.

Happy reading!

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Giveaway ends today, plus some amazing freebies!

My contests end April 30, so read the entire email to see what you have to enter! Meanwhile, here are some new freebies to help you one-click through a Monday morning!


FREEBIES!

1) Maliciously Obedient by Julia Kent -- YES, it's the entire first novel in the Obedient series, so if you don't already have it, grab it now!

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B&N -- NEW! FREE ON NOOK! Please spread the word!


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2) Master of the Island -- The 27-author series, Invitation to Eden, begins here! Read this FREE prequel to understand the mysterious island of Eden, featured in my new book Random Acts of Fantasy.

3) Come Away With Me by Kristin Proby -- if you haven't discovered her books yet, here's your chance!

4) Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly -- romantic comedy and the classic story with a modern twist!

5) Teasing the Billionaire by Krista Lakes -- a fun, free short you can read on your lunch break!


6) Surrender by Melody Anne -- a reader turned me on to Melody Anne's books, and all I can say is WOW!

7) Her First Billionaire by Julia Kent (most of you have read this, but why not mention it, and PLEASE share with a friend!)



GIVEAWAYS!


Avery Aster is promoting a HUGE GIVEAWAY WITH A BUNCH OF AMAZON GIFT CARDS AND BOOKS, including  my own Random Acts of Crazy!

Check it out!


The Random Acts of Fantasy giveaway is ABOUT TO END, so enter now! Prizes include a Kindle, Amazon gift cards, and special goodie boxes (including a chicken mask, a unicorn mask, and squirt guns...heh heh...if you have to ask, you really need to read the book ;) ). Contest ends April 30.

And if you don't have Random Acts of Fantasy yet, grab it now!

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A super-simple giveaway: Click here and Like my Julia Kent Author page. I'll pick a random winner for a signed paperback copy ofComplete Abandon from all the people who "Like" my page (and don't worry -- if you already Liked a long time ago, you're entered, too!). Contest ends April 30.

Friday, April 18, 2014

Random Acts of Fantasy and so much more from invitation to Eden!

The first FOUR BOOKS in theInvitation to Eden series are now available!

Read the hot new series featured in USA Today!

Grab Random Acts of Fantasy
NOW! 

 


You ever really think that you'll win the lottery? Meet Mr. Right? How about two Mr. Rights? 

Somehow the universe is handing me everything I want (except for that lottery part...), and I don't like it. Not one little bit. Because just when you get all your dreams handed to you on a silver platter, that's when an airplane dumps its sewage on your house. Or your mama's diabetes takes a bad turn. Or your mobile phone gets stuck in your hoohaw. 

(What? It happens…) 

Boring old average me got everything I wanted already, moving from small-town Ohio to big-city Boston to follow my heart. So when the fancy invitation offering me a pile of money to come with the band, Random Acts of Crazy, to perform on an island resort and be their manager arrived, I thought it was a cosmic joke. Enough money to help my mama get what she needed, five days in sunny paradise, and a shot at greatness for the band? Unreal. One big shoe was waiting to drop. On my head. 

Just like no one really ever finds a naked man wearing only a guitar standing by the side of the road hitchhiking and ends up falling in love with him and his friend and moving halfway across the country for true love, no one gets an invitation to come to what turns out to be a resort where people make what me and Joe and Trevor do together look like a chaste peck on the cheek. But... 

Well. 

I guess these things do happen. 

To me.

 

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Read Yours Truly, TaddyNOW! 

 


Jetting to Martinique for a modeling assignment with three of Europe’s hottest magazine photographers—Gustave, Fabian, and Leon—should’ve been easy, breezy beautiful. Never did I expect to look up and see a hole in the ceiling of our plane that was bigger in size than my Birkin bag. 

Shit! We’re nose-diving toward Eden Island. I pictured how my New York Times obituary might read when I’m gone, “Taddy Brill, Manhattanite, dethroned descendant of the Austrian House of Brillford royalty, dies at age eighteen, penniless, unloved, and a virgin.” I swear this crap only happens to me. Suddenly, Leon pulls me with Fabian and Gustave. Adrenaline racing through me, our bodies clung as one. We prepared to…crash. 

The Undergrad Years is a New Adult contemporary miniseries about first loves, independence, and everlasting friendships. Interact with Avery while reading this story on Instagram and Twitter @AveryAster using the hashtags #UndergradYears #NewAdult. Swag and reader contests can be found on Avery’s blog at: AveryAster.com 

Reader warning: This novel is about a girl who likes a boy who likes boys and is intended for 18+
 

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Download Escape from Reality NOW! 

 


When curvy single and struggling romance author Leila Connors receives a mysterious invitation to spend an all-expense paid week on a tropical island, it simply seems too good to be true. 

Who is responsible for sending the invitation? Why does the envelope smell of dominant male possession? And most importantly, why her? 

With a string of failed relationships and a career on the down-slide, Leila feels she has nothing to lose and agrees to the trip. But when she arrives at her destination, far away from everything she knows, she can’t help but wonder if she made a mistake. 

That is until she comes face to face with the incredibly handsome Sebastian Phillips, a tortured stranger with dark secrets, and a man who will take without asking. With just one touch he awakens a desperate need within her. Before too long Leila finds herself caught up in a game of irresistible obsession, where truths are exposed, and the dangerously blurred line between fantasy and reality threaten to drive her to the point of no return.

 

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Read how it all started, FREE, NOW! 

 


When his life takes a dark turn, billionaire Theodosius Vardalos purchases a deserted island in the Bermuda triangle. It’s accessible only by plane- the better, he thinks, to hide his scars from the rest of the world.
What Theo doesn’t know is that the island has an incredible secret, one that gives him hope… hope of future happiness, despite the horrible scars that make him a recluse. Hope to be had in the arms of a mysterious blonde he hasn’t yet met…


READ IT RIGHT NOW, FREE!

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Happy reading!

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Top 100 Reasons to Love Boxed Set just $.99 RIGHT NOW! My books are in there!


Top 100 Reasons to Love!

The Best of Amazon's Top 100 Romances -- All in One Boxed Set!


This 12-book boxed set is packed exclusively with Top 100 bestselling romance novels! The collection includes NINE New York Times bestselling authors and ELEVEN from USA Today. The books in this set have received 1200 rave reviews and sold over 350,000 copies on their own. 

These books are worth $40, but have been brought together at a very special price for a limited time. Pick up this amazing romance collection before it disappears forever! 

What's Inside (check the "Look Inside" for full blurbs!): 

Her First Billionaire & Her Second Billionaire by Julia Kent -- Two secret billionaires. One curvy woman. Zero reasons to choose. 
Me, Cinderella? by Aubrey Rose -- A sweet BBW new adult Cinderella story with just a touch of spice. 
The Billionaire's Ultimatum: His Absolute Need by Cerys du Lys -- Falling in love wasn't supposed to be a part of Jessika's temporary job description. 
Taming the Alpha by Adriana Hunter -- A contemporary BBW shifter romance. 
Two's a Couple, Three's the Law by Eve Langlais -- Bad boy werewolf or suave vampire? Why choose when the law demands she take on two? 
Remember Our Song by Emma South -- Can the lightning of true love strike twice after amnesia tears the perfect couple apart? 
Laid Bear by Marina Maddix-- Can true love survive when worlds collide? 
Forever Innocent by Deanna Roy -- Torn apart by tragedy. Reunited by chance. A love to never let go. 
First Moon by Michelle Fox -- A curvy beauty feels the bite of the wolf and heeds the call of the wild. 
The Rockstar I've Loved for So Long by Marian Tee -- A new adult billionaire rock star romance. 
Skin Deep by Dez Burke -- A scarred race car driver. A beauty afraid to take a chance. Can their love overcome? 
Champagne Kisses by Krista Lakes -- A contemporary romance with lost love & second chances.


JUST $.99 on:



Top 100 Reasons to Love giveaway!

You don't need 100 reasons to love this amazing boxed set! My books Her First Billionaire and Her Second Billionaire are part of this bundle that features TWELVE Top 100 Amazon authors!

The Best of Amazon's Top 100 Romances -- All in One Boxed Set!


This 12-book boxed set is packed exclusively with Top 100 bestselling romance novels! The collection includes NINE New York Times bestselling authors and ELEVEN from USA Today. The books in this set have received 1200 rave reviews and sold over 350,000 copies on their own.

These books are worth $40, but have been brought together at a very special price for a limited time. Pick up this amazing romance collection before it disappears forever!

What's Inside (check the "Look Inside" for full blurbs!):

Her First Billionaire & Her Second Billionaire by Julia Kent -- Two secret billionaires. One curvy woman. Zero reasons to choose.
Me, Cinderella? by Aubrey Rose -- A sweet BBW new adult Cinderella story with just a touch of spice.
The Billionaire's Ultimatum: His Absolute Need by Cerys du Lys -- Falling in love wasn't supposed to be a part of Jessika's temporary job description.
Taming the Alpha by Adriana Hunter -- A contemporary BBW shifter romance.
Two's a Couple, Three's the Law by Eve Langlais -- Bad boy werewolf or suave vampire? Why choose when the law demands she take on two?
Remember Our Song by Emma South -- Can the lightning of true love strike twice after amnesia tears the perfect couple apart?
Laid Bear by Marina Maddix-- Can true love survive when worlds collide?
Forever Innocent by Deanna Roy -- Torn apart by tragedy. Reunited by chance. A love to never let go.
First Moon by Michelle Fox -- A curvy beauty feels the bite of the wolf and heeds the call of the wild.
The Rockstar I've Loved for So Long by Marian Tee -- A new adult billionaire rock star romance.
Skin Deep by Dez Burke -- A scarred race car driver. A beauty afraid to take a chance. Can their love overcome?
Champagne Kisses by Krista Lakes -- A contemporary romance with lost love & second chances.

Join the giveaway below, and join us for the Top 100 Reasons to Love Facebook party for more prizes and fun!


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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

EIGHT GREAT FREEBIES! Plus an awesome GIVEAWAY!

 Find some awesome new "book boyfriends" and enter cool contests to win prizes!
 

FREEBIES!

Maliciously Obedient by Julia Kent -- YES, it's the entire first novel in the Obedient series, so if you don't already have it, grab it now! Please share with friends who might like this novel about learning that sometimes you have to follow the rules in order to break them.

on B&NiBooks and Google Play too!


 
Louisiana Longshot by Jana DeLeon -- I absolutely love her romantic mysteries, and that phrase doesn't describe how funny, intense, clever and whacky Jana DeLeon's books are. Grab this one and be prepared to one-click your way through all her books!

The Cowboy's Email Order Bride by Cora Seton -- if you're looking for a hot, new western romance series, start here! And when I say series, I mean get ready for SEVEN of them....

Lexie's First Time by Mimi Strong -- before the Billionaire Typist, Lexie had a past...a steamy, quick read to try before jumping in to the boxed set.

He Ain't Lion by Celia Kyle -- like shifters? Love hot shifters with romantic comedy? Then you NEED to read Celia Kyle's books! Test it out now.

Wicked Games by Jessica Clare -- if you like the reality tv show Survivor, and you love romance, you need to grab this book by NYT bestseller Jessica Clare.


The Supermodel's Best Friend by Gretchen Galway -- Miles is MY book boyfriend, but I'll share. Sorta. And now there's more in the series with Diving In!


Her First Billionaire by Julia Kent (most of you have read this, but why not mention it, and PLEASE share with a friend!)



GIVEAWAYS!

The Random Acts of Fantasy giveaway is just starting, so enter now! Prizes include a Kindle, Amazon gift cards, and special goodie boxes (including a chicken mask, a unicorn mask, and squirt guns...heh heh...if you have to ask, you really need to read the book ;) ). Contest ends April 30.


A super-simple giveaway: Click here and Like my Julia Kent Author page. I'll pick a random winner for a signed paperback copy ofComplete Abandon from all the people who "Like" my page (and don't worry -- if you already Liked a long time ago, you're entered, too!). Contest ends April 30.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Random Acts of Fantasy Giveaway!

Random Acts of Fantasy is waiting to launch on Amazon, iBooks, and all the other major eBook retailers on April 15.



In the meantime, join this fabulous giveaway to win one of seven prizes, from Kindles to Amazon gift cards to a unicorn mask and a squirt gun.

Um....huh?

You have to read Random Acts of Fantasy to get the joke. ;)

But join the giveaway and share the news with your friends! Be random!

(starts at midnight tonight, so check back!)


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