Author Heather McCorkle

My friend Lee Strauss is launching her first Women's fiction/New Adult  Contemporary Romance and I can hardly wait to get my hands on it. Here is a bit about it, and about Lee: Regret is a formidable foe. Eden Kelley is the primary caregiver for her mother who’s in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and she’s only twenty-four. Not what she planned to do when she left her husband for a new start with her four-year-old daughter in tow. She’d hoped for free babysitting, but instead she found a mystery. The discovery of an erroneous marriage document leads to more questions, and unfortunately Eden can’t ask her mother for answers because she doesn’t remember. Her mother’s antics drive her crazy, but Eden’s determined to make the best of it. That includes finding the exciting romantic adventure she’d dreamed about. But when trouble knocks, it’s her husband Cade who arrives to help. It’s awkward and tense. And Eden comes to one sure conclusion: leaving her handsome...

Happy Thanksgiving! While this holiday has had its ups and downs through history, I like to celebrate it for the spirit of thankfullness, and I hope you do too. Today I'm especially thankful for all of you who voted for me and made the following announcement possible. You rock! I don't normally talk about my graphic design stuff here on my author's blog but this news is so big I had to share. I'm so incredibly honored to make this announcement. The website renowned as the Wikipedia-like data base for authors, Authorsdb, has been running a cover contest for 2013 and three of my cover designs are finalists!!! I just about fainted when I found out. Here they are, along with links to vote for them in round of voting: Young adult catagory: Science Fiction & Fantasy: Erotica, Valkyrie Slumbering . This image may not be suitable for some of my younger readers so you'll have to click on the link to go to Authorsdb to see it and vote for it.  ...

Today is a special day for the Desi Diaries, one of my favorite series by one of my favorite authors, Ali Cross. The third story, Tattered Dreams, is out today! AND, available everywhere--and that goes for Personal Demons and The Seer, too! Up until now, books one and two were only available on KDP Select, but now? They are everywhere! Huzzah! *happy dance* So Ali's doing a celebration with a giveaway! Personal Demons (Desolation Diaries #1) What do you do when your past comes back to bite you in the ass--with very sharp, pointy teeth? James thought life was good--living in Paris with Miri, not a single bad guy in sight. Until the goddess Hel came to reclaim him. Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo |  Smashwords  | Goodreads The Seer (Desolation Diaries #2) She's always been the one protected, shielded from the darkness in the world. But Miri wants to be as capable and strong as Desi and James. She wants to control her visions so they can actually...

This week I'm excited to be helping my friend, and fabulous author, Brenda Corey Dunne, reveal the cover of her latest book. Dependent deals with issues ever-present in today’s service families—early marriage, frequent long absences, the culture of rank, and posttraumatic stress, as well as harassment and abuse of power by higher-ranking officials. It presents a raw and realistic view of life for the lives of the invisible support behind the uniform. When 45-year-old Ellen Michaels loses her husband to a tragic military accident, she is left in a world of gray. For 25 years her life has been dictated by the ubiquitous They—the military establishment that has included her like chattel with John’s worldly goods—his Dependents, Furniture, and Effects. They—who have stolen her hopes, her dreams and her innocence, and now in mere months will take away the roof over her head. Ellen is left with nothing to hold on to but memories and guilt and an awful secret that has held her in it...

It's time for a great book and a great giveaway! If you haven't heard of Crystal Collier's Moonless yet, then you are in for a treat. It is being described as Jane Eyre meets Supernatural and it seriously sounds that good! Today I'm excited to bring you an excerpt, and a giveaway from the author. Unravel the mystery of the Moonless night! Hidden in each of the 8 blog tour excerpts is a  single word . Gather all 8 and figure out the sentence to win a free copy of Moonless. Send your mystery sentence to crystal (AT)  crystal-collier.com  with the subject  MYSTERY SENTENCE  before  December 10, 2013 , and you will be entered to win one of 10 copies of MOONLESS—just in time for Christmas. Happy hunting! Alexia lowered her eyelids to keep him from witnessing the forming tears. Kiren stepped nearer, tucked a hand up under her jaw, and pressed his lips to her brow. Warmth radiated from the connection. She accepted it, trying to be grateful for the sim...

I was thrilled when I saw this book on NetGalley. Not only do I love Denise Grover Swank's writing, but I was beyond excited that she has been picked up traditionally! She is one of the most deserving indie authors I know and it's about time someone snatched her up. The Curse Keepers certainly stood up to the quality of writing and storytelling that I've come to expect from Denise. We ease into Ellie's busy life with hints of a family curse that has to do with the lost colony of Roanoake. Ellie is instantly relateable and likeable as someone who works beyond hard to help support her family and is loyal to her friends. With family secrets and tragedy hiding in her past, she is nearly as mysterious as the gorgeous, magnetic man who walks into the diner where she works and turns her world upside down. Ellie and Collin do not go gently into each other's arms, they both resist the magnetism between them every step of the way. But the magic between them is more than j...

If you have an insatiable appetite for PIRATES and romance with MYSTERY thrown in, then you are in for a great ride with the BANDITS series. Book 2 in the series WASTELANDS by my good friend, and fabuous author, LM Preston comes out Spring 2014 (May). However, she couldn't wait to share the details of her smokin' hot cover! Isn't it just amazing?! Take a moment to add it to your GOODREADS reading list! Here is a bit about it: There’s nothing left for Daniel to fight for, except his father’s honor, on the brutal prison planet which holds his brother. This time, he’s going to do things right. He’ll turn his training as a famed Zukar thief into something his father will be proud of. The only thing holding him back is the loss of Jade’s love, the only girl who had the guts to put him in his place. And just one prison Warden who believes he has the power to keep Daniel away. And courtesy of LM, enjoy a FREE read of the 1st book in the series, BANDITS ! here. Places...