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Best of 2011 Giveaway Hop

Inspired Kathy is hosting another fun giveaway, this one to celebrate our favorite books of 2011. Thanks, Kathy ! The winner gets a $10 Amazon gift card. I've got plenty of recommendations below for how to spend that card--books I consider to be the best of 2011. To enter, complete the Rafflecopter form. This is my first time trying it, so I hope it works. If you have time, please leave a comment with the title of one of YOUR favorite reads of 2011. a Rafflecopter giveaway <a href="http://rafl.es/enable-js">You need javascript enabled to see this giveaway</a>. Jennifer Lane's Favorite Reads of 2011 Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. One incredible biography. My REVIEW Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare. Of the amazing I-Team series, this

2012 Romantic Suspense Challenge

Jamie from The Eclectic Bookshelf is hosting the 2012 Romantic Suspense Reading Challenge!     Romantic Suspense is my favorite genre as a reader and author. Do you like Romantic Suspense? Join us for the challenge HERE . I'm going for Level 2: 10 romantic suspense novels in 2012. Happy reading!

Author Hannah Downing: Review and Interview

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing my small-pub-sister Hannah Downing, Australian author of Pieces of Us . I loved her novel as you can tell from my review: Sharp Yet Well-Rounded Love Triangle Charlotte Barnes has the perfect marriage. Her husband dotes on her, and she delights in the domestic bliss they've created. There's only one problem. She discovers her beloved husband Cameron has been cheating on her. Lost and bereft, Charlotte hightails it out of town without giving him the chance to explain. She slowly rebuilds her life, meeting a police officer named Owen. When Charlotte and Owen begin to fall in love, Owen realizes that pieces of Charlotte's heart still belong to Cameron, and suggests they move back to her home town so that she can put her past behind her. My favorite part of this story is the realism of the characters. Charlotte moves between fury and desperation when coping with the fallout of Cameron's infidelity: "Get your hand of

Embrace Change!

Today I’m a Release Party Guest Host for Cherie Colyer , who’s celebrating the release of her debut Young Adult novel . . . Embrace ! Facing change By Cherie Colyer When I was getting to know Madison Riley, the main character in my young adult novel Embrace, I discovered she’s a girl who hates change. For her, change has never been good and as familiar as she is with it, she hates everything about it. To Madison, a statement like “ your life’s about to change, and there’s nothing you can do about it” is just about the worst news she can receive. Understanding just how much Madison dreads change made it easy for me to know what obstacles she would have to face and possibly overcome. Being able to relate with her aversion to the whole subject helped me to get inside her head and to share her emotions. In fact, it was this characteristic in particular that became the theme of this party. If you have a story about embracing change, I’d love to hear it. I hope you’re enjoyi

Top 10 Self-Help Books

Today Lindsey Webster, rehabilitation counselor and owner of the site Masters in Counseling writes about her favorite Self-Help books. I’ve only read a few of these so it’s great to get some recommendations from her. Take it away, Lindsey! My Top Ten List of Self-Help Books There are so many self-help books on the market today, rummaging for a good one can be a bit overwhelming. Whether you are currently seeing a counselor on a regular basis or you just need a little inspiration in your life, self-help books are great life improvement tools. If you are currently seeing a counselor, ask them to recommend a book relevant to the issue you are seeking therapy for. In the meantime, here is my personal top ten self-help booklist. The following titles are in no particular order or ranking. 1. “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose” by Eckhart Tolle: As the title suggests, this theme of this book is mindfulness/consciousness. There is also a full discussion on the ego and how da

Author Jessica Subject: Beneath the Starry Sky

Today I’m pleased to host author Jessica Subject. I loved her alien romance novella Celestial Seduction , and soon the prequel will join the ranks of published works. Jessica’s here to tell us about Beneath the Starry Sky and a yummy recipe for peanut butter squares. I’m making them tonight for my book club holiday party! Take it away, Jessica. Away from home at Christmas First of all, thank you to Jennifer Lane for allowing me to blog here today! In two days, my contemporary erotic romance, Beneath the Starry Sky will release, which is a prequel to my debut novella, Celestial Seduction . Tamara, the heroine from BTSS is down in Las Vegas to train at the head office of the pharmaceutical company she works for. One night, she is feeling particularly lonely. Here is her story: Tamara drummed her fingers on the desk. She’d filled out the form for the 1NightStand service her friend, Leah, had recommended, and needed to decide whether to click send. Having been celibate since he

Thank You for an Awesome Blog Tour!

It's the last day of The Con duct Series Blog Tour. *sniffs* Three stops today include: Leah from Chick Lit Reviews & News reviews With Good Behavior HERE , interviews me HERE , and hosts a giveaway HERE . Christy from Love of Books has an excerpt from Bad Behavior HERE . Wow, what a great blog tour! The kind and wonderful Julie from A Tale of Many Reviews has been such a gracious tour host. Thank you, J U L I E ! Be sure to visit Julie's wrap up post, featuring my dream cast for The Con duct Series, HERE . The grand prize winner will receive a $25 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble (sorry for the confusion when some blogs have said $20 but it will be $25). Happy reading!

Next Stops on the Blog Tour!

Choo Choo! The Con duct Series train is rolling into four stops today. Please stop by and enter the giveaways! Jamie from The Eclectic Bookshelf gives With Good Behavior a 5 star review HERE . Brianna from The Book Vixen has an excerpt of Sophie and Grant meeting outside their PO's office HERE . BookWhore from Bookwhore Blog (LOL) reviews With Good Behavior HERE . Finally, Syrah from Chick Lit & Wine reviews Bad Behavior HERE . I loved her review of the first book in the series and can't wait to see what wine she's pairing with the second book! And now it's time for the Author Blog Bounce. Authors, join in. Readers, bounce over to author blogs to learn more about new books. Read more on the Omnific Publishing Blog .

Blog Tour Disco

Getting some awesome reviews of With Good Behavior ! *dances* Check 'em out and enter giveaways at each site: Laurielu at Bona Fide Reflections says " Emotion grips you for the entire length of the story" in her 4 1/2 star review HERE . Nimue at Endlessly Bookish says " With Good Behavior is a fast-paced, action-rich and heart-wrenching romance with adorable main characters" in her review HERE . Katie at Novel Society says "I would definitely recommend reading this. It was interesting and the flashbacks explain why the characters are the way they are" in her review HERE . Finally, Megan from A Trail of Books Left Behind gave WGB a 5 star review last year, and interviews me HERE.

Blog Tour Boogie

I'm basking in blogger love this book tour. Today my books get to visit three shiny blogs! 1) Shannon from Cocktails and Books has been one busy reader, offering up a review of not only With Good Behavior, but Bad Behavior too! Click HERE . I love her comment, "This is one hell of a series." Now that she's all caught up, I have to get cracking on writing the third novel in the series, On Best Behavior. 2) Megan from Reading Away the Days interviews me HERE . 3) Jess from The Romanceaholic delivers a very thoughtful 4 star review of With Good Behavior HERE . Thanks, Jess! Make sure you enter the GIVEAWAY at each stop. If you comment at all the stops, you're eligible to win a $25 gift card.

The Blog Tour's Rolling!

My books--my babies--continue traveling around the world, stopping for a visit at welcoming and friendly blogs. Today's Con duct Series tour has FOUR stops! My little babies will be tired but happy after today's adventures. Every stop has a giveaway! Please join With Good Behavior and Bad Behavior as they travel to these destinations: 1) A Buckeye Girl Reads reviews With Good Behavior HERE . (Hooray for a fellow Buckeye! We're both in Ohio.) 2) Jen from LR At Random reviews With Good Behavior as well HERE . 3) Darcia Helle , Author, features a guest post from me about empathy and characterization on her blog Quiet Fury Books HERE . Earlier Darcia gave With Good Behavior a 5 star review ! 4) Smash Attack Reads gives a fantastic review of Bad Behavior HERE . And scroll down for a chat Smash and I had about how our training in mental health has influenced our reading and writing. I feel really blessed to have these lovely bloggers take time to read and re

Visiting Smash Attacks!

A great benefit of becoming an author is meeting voracious readers committed to spreading the word about their favorite books---a.k.a. BOOK BLOGGERS! One blogger I've had the pleasure of knowing is Smash from Smash Attacks Reads. Since I'm a psychologist and author, I call myself a psycho author. Well, Smash is a social worker and book blogger, making her a social bookie? (You'll have to help me with this one, Smash). She is certainly extroverted and friendly, and it's been so fun to discuss psychological aspects of books with her. Tomorrow Smash will review Bad Behavior (The Conduct Series #2), featuring many therapy scenes. But today Smash and I chat on her blog about emotions, characterization, crying men, and maybe even the horrid baby name Renesmee. Check it out HERE .

Top 10 with Twimom

Today's blog tour stop is at Mandy's blog Twimom 101. She asks me my top 10 favorite things, and I learned from her that Titanic (my favorite movie) will be re-released in April of 2012, yahoooooo! Stop by to enter the giveaway.

The CONduct Series Blog Tour Day Four

Today my romantic suspense series travels to three book blogs. These book lovers all read With Good Behavior, so check out their varied reviews! Each will offer an ebook giveaway, and readers who comment on every tour stop are eligible to win a $25 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble. 1. Alexa Loves Books Blog 2. Kelsey's Book Corner Blog 3. Ramblings From a Chaotic Mind Blog   And now it's time for the Author Blog Bounce, hosted by Omnific Publishing !

Poughkeepsie: Homeless No More + Giveaway

I'm happy to be part of the Poughkeepsie Blog Tour. I've heard amazing things about this novel by Debra Anastasia, and I can't wait to read it. This is a story about homeless man and the young woman he meets at the train station. Her smiles sustain him though she has no idea of her impact on him. I actually worked at a homeless center during my graduate training in counseling psychology, and I'd like to share that experience for the Poughkeepsie blog tour. At the homeless center, I did counseling, psychological testing, and led an anger-management therapy group. One thing that struck me was the similarity between myself and individuals living at the center. Warmth, intelligence, and talent abounded in homeless people. One man was a gifted musician and another woman had gone to extreme efforts to protect her children from her abusive husband. But one big difference between us was their lack of safety nets. When times got hard for them, they didn't have fri

The CONduct Series Blog Tour Day Two

Today there are two stops on The Con duct Series romantic suspense blog tour: Jessica Subject's Mark of the Stars . I share "My Writing Family", including all the friends and loved ones who have supported my writing HERE . Lindsay's Turning the Pages . Lindsay gave With Good Behavior a great review and offers a giveaway HERE .

My First Blog Tour!

Excitement bursts within me for The Con duct Series Blog Tour, starting TODAY! That's right, my romantic suspense series is going on tour for the next two weeks, visiting 28 blogs. Julie from A Tale of Many Reviews is the gracious host for this virtual book tour. A Tale of Many Reviews Today's stops include The Unread Reader blog where I discuss what I do when I'm not writing. There will be a giveaway of With Good Behavior or Bad Behavior at every stop, and a grand prize of a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card for a lucky reader who comments at every stop. See the list of participating blogs HERE Congratulations to the winner of the Gratitude Giveaway Hop: Denise Z! She wins a $10 Amazon gift card. Thanks to all who entered and shared what they're thankful for. We are all blessed in many ways.

Omnific Release Day: Poughkeepsie

Today is release day at Omnific Publishing . . . Introducing Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia ! He counts her smiles every day and night at the train station. And morning and evening, the beautiful commuter acknowledges him—just like she does everyone else on the platform. But Blake Hartt is not like the others . . . he’s homeless. Memories of a broken childhood have robbed him of peace and twisted delusions into his soul. He stays secluded from the sun, sure the world would run from him in the harsh light of day. Each day, Livia McHugh smiles politely and acknowledges her fellow commuters as she waits for the train to the city. She dismisses this kindness as nothing special, just like her. She’s the same as a million other girls—certainly no one to be cherished. But special or not, she smiles every day, never imagining that someone would rely on the simple gesture as if it were air to breathe. When the moment comes that Livia must do more than smile, without he

Your POV on POV

I have a point-of-view issue. What's your POV? I'm rather new to writing, and my initial fledgling efforts were from a third person omniscient POV. In my debut novel With Good Behavior , I do a bit of "head hopping" from character to character. As a psychologist, I'm fascinated by the motivations of each perspective, so third person omniscient worked well for me. Reader feedback is always varied and interesting. Some readers loved hearing from each character, believing it enriched the story. Other readers (like author Darcia Helle) commented that the constant change in POV was confusing at first, and suggested trying third person limited POV in which I represent one character's perspective at a time (by section or chapter). Darcia shared how an agent asked her "Whose story is this?"--a tough question to answer when using third person omniscient POV. I shared this feedback with my amazing Omnific Publishing editor Jessica Royer Ocken, and we dis

Gratitude Giveaway Hop

I'm so grateful to my readers, fellow authors, and followers! To express my gratitude, I'm joining Kathy and All-Consuming Books for the Gratitude Giveaway Hop. Up for grabs is a $10 gift card to Amazon to a lucky U.S. winner. To enter, all you need to do is to leave a comment including: 1) What you're thankful for 2) Your email address so I can contact you if you win. (Edited the post to add I LOVE reading all that you're thankful for, everybody! Thank YOU for sharing your blessings). Also, don't forget to enter to win a Kindle Fire by clicking on the link to your right! I'm joining with other authors for the Kindle Fire giveaway and all you need to do is provide your email address. I'm also offering my romantic suspense novel With Good Behavior for only $.99 in November.

Winners of November Giveaway Hop

Congratulations to our two winners of the November Giveaway Hop: Mary   from Sweeping Me Blog and Kalea   from En Route to Life Blog Mr. Darcy was their favorite historical romance hero. He's quite popular with the ladies! Mary wins an ebook of Bad Behavior (The Con duct Series #2). Remember, you can get With Good Behavior (The Con duct Series #1) for only $.99 in November! Kalea wins an ebook of A Love By Any Measure by Killian McRae. Congratulations to you both, and thanks to everyone for all the lovely comments and follows.

November Giveaway Hop

Kathy from I Am a Reader, Not a Writer, and Tristi Pinkston are hosting another great giveaway! We all have things we're thankful for, and we all have goodies to give away too. ~ * ~  For this international giveaway, enter to win one of TWO romance e-books: 1) Historical Romance: A Love By Any Measure by Killian McRae. 11/8/11 is the official release date for this angsty Irish bodice-ripper! You can read an excerpt at the end of this post. 2) Romantic Suspense: Bad Behavior , book two of The Con duct Series by Jennifer Lane. (Book one, With Good Behavior , is on sale for $.99 the month of November.) You can also enter to win a Kindle Fire on the right side of my blog. (No joke---I'm joining other authors to offer a brand spankin' new Kindle Fire to one lucky reader, and this giveaway is international). Entries now closed. Stay tuned for the winners' names! From “A Love by Any Measure,” by Killian McRae                 Tulipe Noire Press, 2011

A Great Week in Review

Lots of fun things happening on the blog this week--sales, guest posts, and giveaways galore! I'd love for you to check out my debut novel With Good Behavior and we're making it easier than ever to read it. Omnific Publishing features a Veterans' Day Sale in November. Buy With Good Behavior for only $.99 here ! My review for the historical romance pirate adventure Cat O' Nine Tails is just below this post. Author Patricia Leever and I had a swashbuckling interview, and one reader won an ebook and swag. Congratulations,  ROBIN More giveaway winners abound. Winners of the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop receive ebooks of With Good Behavior : Hooray for KIM and JESSICA And the Romance Girls Gone Goblin Winner of a $10 Amazon gift card is . . . BRENDA PANDOS! Congratulations to the winners. Bummed you weren't one of the chosen ones? Follow my blog tour starting November 28th to win books and prizes. And, we're offering yet another chance to

Review, Interview, and Giveaway: Cat O’ Nine Tails by Patricia Leever

Sexy, Swashbuckling Female Pirate Wins Your Heart and Your Loot It was quite a pleasure reading Patricia Leever’s Cat O’ Nine Tails. I love the idea of a female pirate, Aeron Lynch, with fiery red locks and intense green eyes. Handsome pirate hunter Orrin Walsh is determined to put a stop to Aeron’s thieving ways, but is there more than meets the eye with this sassy lass? Indeed, things are not always as they seem, and there’s instant chemistry between the pirate and her hunter. Aeron has an intriguing backstory involving the queen—the same queen who has commissioned Orrin to hunt down Aeron. I really liked how Patty handled Aeron’s post-traumatic stress. Orrin isn’t feeling so confident himself due to his first wife leaving him. (Stupid wench!) I think Patty did a great job of world-building in this historical romance—the island jungle, the ship sailing on an open sea, the rich language. Here are some of my favorite quotes: She was a most unusual pirate: she did not take what

Win a Kindle Fire!

eReaders and eBooks are hot. So hot, they're on fire! The Kindle Fire, that is. I'm delighted to announce I'm participating in the "Reading Next to the (Kindle) Fire" holiday giveaway. The prize? A brand, spankin' new Kindle Fire and 20+ eBooks in Romance, Paranormal, Science Fiction, mystery and YA! How do you enter? Simple. 1. Join my blog, and/or any of the blogs of the participating authors. 2. Click the Kindle Fire pic in this post or on my sidebar to be taken to official entry form. Fill in the required information (it's just a few smidgens of info), and you're entered! While you're over there, check out the full list of participating authors and books to be given to the winner.

Romance Girls Gone Goblin Giveaway Hop

In addition to the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop, I'm participating in the Romance Girls Gone Goblin Giveaway Hop, hosted by Lisa Sanchez! Isn't that button super scary? EEK! I'm giving away a $10 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card to the randomly-chosen winner. I'll also throw in some fun bookmarks from The Con duct Series, my romantic suspense series. Are you dressing in costume this Halloween? My blog avatar is actually me in a Halloween costume--a carrot. Lord knows why my mother sewed a carrot costume, but she did, and it's been legendary in my family ever since. Lord knows why I wrote about "sexy vegetables" in With Good Behavior , but I did, and now I just have to use the carrot for my author photo. What's been your favorite Halloween costume you've ever worn? The giveaway ends at midnight on 10/31/11.

Spooktacular Giveaway Hop

Thank you to Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not a Writer BLOG as well as The Diary of a Bookworm for hosting this huge giveaway! I love Halloween--I'm actually wearing a costume in my blogger avatar (I'm a carrot.) To celebrate, I'm giving away two ebooks from my romantic suspense series, The Con duct Series. The winners can choose either With Good Behavior or Bad Behavior . The Conduct Series is going on tour Nov. 28 - Dec. 9. Bloggers can sign up HERE .

The CONduct Series Blog Tour

I'm so excited! Julie from A Tale of Many Reviews is organizing my first book blog tour for the adult romantic suspense novels With Good Behavior and Bad Behavior . Omnific Publishing will give away lots of books and I'll throw in some swag and a $25 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Bloggers can sign up on Julie's blog HERE . Readers, stay tuned for your chance to win goodies! The Con duct Series is about two parolees who fall in love and battle bad guys in their quest for redemption. And now it's time for the Author Author Blog Bounce. Head on over to Omnific's blog to see the details. Authors, bounce on in and join the hop. Readers, bounce over to your favorite blogs.

Babs Book Bistro & Blog Bounce

Happy Blog Bounce Thursday! I hope you bounce over to Babs Book Bistro BLOG to check out the lovely 5 star review she gave for With Good Behavior . I'm looking into organizing a virtual book tour for The Con duct Series for the end of this year. Any interested bloggers, please leave a comment or contact me at jenniferlanebooks at gmail dot com. Now it's time to bounce. Check out Omnific Publishing's BLOG for instructions.

The Lobster and the Eel: So Happy Together

I'm puzzled I don't attend church more regularly, because I always come away inspired each time I do get my butt outta bed on Sunday mornings. Recently I visited my parents in Cincinnati to attend a Bengals game (they won in an amazing come-from-behind fashion, yeah!) First we went to church and the sermon was about happiness in marriage. In romance, do we only look out only for our own happiness or do we focus on the happiness of our partner? Like most things in life, I believe there needs to be a balance between our happiness and our partner's happiness. If we focus solely on ourselves, we won't have partners for long! If we focus solely on our partners, we get lost in the relationship. We become spineless, wet noodles. A folktale I read in Eating in the Light of the Moon demonstrates this balance nicely. The story is about an eel and a lobster working together. On the ocean floor, a lobster sits at the mouth of a dark cave, and an eel lives inside. The cave&