Love Small Town Series? Books 3 & 4 coming soon…

WELCOME TO ADAMS GROVE…where the tea is sweet, but trouble is brewing.

Thanks so much for supporting this series and being patient as I switched publishers which delayed the next installments a little….but we’re getting closer!! I love this small southern town, and I’m glad you’ve embraced it too.

As you know, we kicked off the Adams Grove series with these two books.

Sweet Tea and Secrets and Out of Focus, can be read in any order.  So if you’re behind…grab them now and catch up!

On July 9th – Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes will release. That picks up where Sweet Tea and Secrets left off. Jill and Garrett are back, and you’ll find out if Pearl was right about Carolanne’s love match or not.  Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes is available for pre-order on amazon.com now, and you’ll get amazon’s low price guarantee on your pre-order, too.  It will be available in trade paperback, audio and kindle digital.

I’m very excited that we’re working on the final cover for the fourth book in he series Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies. This is the “rest of the story” from Out of Focus. If you loved Cody Tuggle in Out of Focus, you’re going to be thrilled to meet up with him again in Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies. This one is set in Adams Grove and in Nashville, TN at Cody Tuggle’s estate – Hillcrest Farm. It was an awesome story to write and I had some extra-special help with the music industry and touring from the lead guitarist of the Bret Michaels Band, none other than Pete Evick! He spent hours and countless texts and emails helping me vet my ideas. It was so much fun to hear his stories and glean inspiration from his rock star life. To play with a legend like Bret Michaels you know Pete’s one heckuva talent — but more importantly, he’s one heckuva a nice man. I’m honored to have met him and include him in my circle of friends. Thanks, Pete!

In case you haven’t read Out of Focus yet, we’ve put the Kindle version on sale for just 99cents for a couple weeks. I hope you’ll grab it while it’s extra affordable and fall in love with Cody…and be ready for his story on September 24th (just happens to be my 19th wedding anniversary that day!!)

Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies is on sale for pre-order in paperback for a low 7.77 right now, so jump in on that deal while it’s going on. Pre-ordering on amazon is easy and they guarantee you’ll get that lowest price!!

So…here’s to lots more fun in Adams Grove over the next few months.   Stay tuned for the cover reveal of Book Four — coming soon~

Thanks for taking the ride with me.

Nancy

Got to love Goodreads Giveaways

Do you use http://www.goodreads.com to track books and find new ones or even new authors you might enjoy?  If not, do check it out!

It’s totally free and the community of like-minded readers is awesome. I often post giveaways on Goodreads, since I enjoy entering the contests to win a free book, too.

Today – I congratulate   ALISON WALKER of Spartanburg, SC and SELENA HICKS of Vilas, NC the two winners of a free copy of Sweet Tea and Secrets ~ the first in the Adams Grove series.

Join me in a Hug and High 5 to today’s winners!

• Sweet Tea and Secrets
• Out of Focus
• Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes :: Release Date July 9th – Pre-order Now
• Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies :: Release Date September 24th – Pre-order Now
• Mint Juleps and Justice :: Coming in 2014

AND…join my free newsletter at www.NancyNaigle.com/ncont.htm to stay up to date on all my new releases and contests.

Brighton – Books – Baby Goats – Brenda Novak Auction :: What do these things have in common?

They are some of my favorite things…and…this Saturday 5/4 at 9pm eastern (6pm pacific) I’ll be hanging out with the Brighton folks on their Facebook page for a BRIGHTON LIVING May Issue Facebook party talking about all of those things and anything else on your mind. I hope you’ll join us. Details on how the Facebook party works are at the very bottom of this post so you can print them out if you like. We’ll be giving away prizes to lucky posters … books, my new Adams Grove scented candle from Shining Sol candles and adorable wedding cake charms from Brighton. YAY!

You don’t have to wait to check out the article though. You can do that now by going to https://www.facebook.com/BrightonCollectibles?fref=ts and clicking on the BRIGHTON LIVING tab just under the banner. Then you’ll see the cover of the issue and the READ STORY button for the article “Heart in the Write Place“. Take a read and leave a comment. And don’t forget to LIKE the Brighton page. I personally think they should have a LOVE button…but that’s just me.

ALSO—don’t forget the Brenda Novak Online Auction for Diabetes is in full swing. There are some amazing donations. I’m the category captain for the READ. RELAX. REPEAT. category, but I also was able to get a pair of tickets and meet and greet passes to see Bret Michaels…that, my friends, we posted under the ONCE IN A LIFETIME category! Sweet! Visit the auction today. It runs through the end of May and their are items in every price range. Even a little adds up to a lot, and together…we’ll make a difference.

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FACEBOOK PARTY GUIDELINES – SAT 6p PT / 9p ET

1) If you don’t have a Facebook account, you need to create one. Go to http://www.facebook.com/ to sign up.

2) Once you’ve signed up (or logged in if you already have an account), go to www.facebook.com/brightoncollectibles at 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET on May 4th .

3) ‘Like’ our page if you haven’t already done so. The ‘Like’ button is located under our timeline cover picture, on the right side. Just click it.

4) Look for the post about Brighton Living. You can’t miss it. We will have just put it up, so it will be the most recent post on the page, in the left column, with a photo of our May magazine cover.

5) At the bottom of that entry, underneath the magazine cover photo, you’ll see ‘Like’ ‘Comment’ ‘Share’ – You can click any of these buttons to reach the newsfeeds/tickers of your FB friends.

6) To contribute a comment, write something in the field that appears beneath the post’s magazine cover photo.

7) To update, so you see other people’s comments, just refresh the page. The refresh button is F5 on a PC or just click the circular arrow that’s on the top of your page, on the right side of your address bar.

8) If you see someone’s comment, and want to respond directly to that person, begin your message with @ and the person’s Facebook name.

A Facebook party is just like a live chat. People should feel free to chime in. We’ll be on the page to help if anyone has difficulties.

Thanks for coming to the party! Look forward to ‘seeing’ you.

ADAMS GROVE ~ A Novel Scent Giveaway

JOIN IN THE FUN!!
It’s official – Shining Sol Candle Company has launched the ADAMS GROVE scented candle.

“Adams Grove” - Introducing “Adams Grove”, the first in our line of celebrity endorsed candles. A novel scent named after the small town in the series written by the Virginia native author, Nancy Naigle. Read and relax to the soothing  combination of vanilla and lavender.

To celebrate I’ll be giving away two Adams Grove gift packs that include a Read. Relax. Repeat. water bottle huggy, a special votive sized Adams Grove scented candle, and a sneak peek at the first chapter of Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes which comes out on July 9th.

HOW TO ENTER::

Lots of chances to get in the game… with a Rafflecopter giveaway.

HUGS AND HAPPY READING.

Pearl-isms – Words To Live By

WELCOME TO ADAMS GROVE…where the tea is sweet, but trouble is brewing. Sweet Tea and Secrets is the first of my books in the Adams Grove series. 

If you haven’t read Sweet Tea and Secrets yet, Pearl is the matriarch of the tiny southern town of Adams Grove. She’s a tough, sassy ol’ gal who has earned her spot in the hearts of everybody in the town. She’s known for her blue-ribbon Chocolate Pecan Pie, and for giving the best unsolicited advice in the county.  This gal will live on in the town way beyond her years on this Earth.

I think the last line in Chapter One gives such a nice peek into who Pearl is.

Pearl tucked a raw broccoli floret behind her ear and leaned in with a huge smile.

I can’t wait to be a sassy ol’ do-and-say-what’s on your mind kind of a gal!

TODAY’S PEARL-ISM:: Better to fight for what you really want then to be left wanting what you didn’t fight for.

Sweet Tea and Secrets

 

Virginia is for Lovers (& Romance Writers, Too!)

Hey friends,
Thought I’d share with you that there’s a group of authors from here in Virginia that have started blogging. Words, Women, Wisdom (W3) just kicked off this month. Each month there’s a new theme. For example, July is Summer Vacation month. They even created cute little avatars for each of us. Here’s mine.

Each author brings her attitude and style to the topic of the month on her blog day. My slant is “Southern State of Mind”, but some of the others are spicy, paranormal, historical, food related, book related … and it’s alot of fun. I hope you’ll stop by and visit – heck subscribe to get the updates from this diverse set of Virginians and join in the fun.

The blog is located at: http://wordswomenwisdomw3.blogspot.com/p/author-page.html

I blog the last Monday of each month. See ya there.
Nancy

National Penuche Fudge Day

I’ll admit it. I’d never heard of Penuche Fudge or Penuche Frosting until I met my husband’s family. It’s a mexican candy and in his family they use it as a cake frosting over spice cake. Once you’ve had a slice, you’ll know why it’s a favorite.

It used to be a real labor of love to make because your arm practically goes numb and feels like it’ll drop off by the time it’s complete, but I’ve gotten smart and use the bread beaters on my fancy mixer and now I don’t mind whipping up this family favorite for my husband or my step-daughter (It’s both their favs!)

So on National Penuche Day, I thought I’d share our family recipe for this treat so you can try it out on your family. If you care to share a favorite recipe of yours — that would be fun, too!
Hugs and happy sweet treats~

PENUCHE FUDGE/ICING RECIPE
In saucepan melt ……………….. 1 cup butter
Stir in………………………… 2 cups light brown sugar packed
Continue cooking over low heat for 2 minutes stirring constantly – in one direction.
Stir in………………………… 1/2 cup milk
Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring contantly. Keep that full rolling boil for about a minute as it turns to a syrup, then set the pan in cold water. When you can hold your hand on the bottom of the pan the syrup is cool enough.

**You can continue in your cooking pot if you’re making the penuche by hand start to finish — but if you’re going to leverage your fancy mixer with the bread beaters — transfer the syrup to the mixing bowl now.
Now, stir in …………………… 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 cups of SIFTED confectioners sugar.
Add the confectioners sugar and beat, continuing until thick enough to spread. That’s going to be very thick. Like stand your spoon up in it thick.
If too thin – keep adding confectioners sugar.
If too thick – add a litle hot water – that’s easy to fix.
ENJOY!!

Goodreads Winners ~ July 2012

Hi Friends,
I just got back from having lots of fun at ThrillerFest in New York City. While I was out of town, I ran a GoodReads contest so you’d know I was thinking about you while I was away.

Big congratulations to:
Kee-Lee Stocks of Iowa
Ilana Weiss of Ohio

I mailed out their signed copies of OUT OF FOCUS yesterday.
Hugs and Happy Reading~

If you’re curious about ThrillerFest … stop by my facebook page and check out the photo album I posted.

https://www.facebook.com/NancyNaigleAuthor?ref=hl#!/media/set/?set=a.4326675286771.2182348.1283832730&type=3

New Title for Out of Focus? What’s the Scoop?

Hey Friends,
Here’s the scoop. You probably remember that I signed a 4 book deal with Amazon Publishing earlier this year for my Adams Grove series. My editors and I have been re-working/revising the first two books, Sweet Tea and Serets and Out of Focus. I’m really excited about them, and I can’t wait for the new versions to get into readers hands. Since book three is Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes we want to find Out of Focus a new name that fits the story and the series.

With your help, I know we can find the perfect match! So, let’s see what we can come up with.

This story, if you haven’t read the original version, is about a commercial photographer, Kasey Phillips, who thinks her biggest problem is deciding whether to photograph Cody Tuggle’s honky-tonkin’ tour, until an accident on Route 58 claims the life of her husband.

In a desperate race against time as a hurricane threatens the eastern seaboard, they search for her three-year-old son who is missing from the wreckage.

A community and friends rally to help, but someone knows more than they are telling.

Some of the suggestions we’ve received so far are:
“Biscuits and Beaux” or “Biscuits and Bows”
Cornbread and Comfort
F-stops and heart drops
Country Songs and Hurricane Gone
Family Time and Country Line
Photographs and Lies
Mint Juleps and Justice
Country Songs and Hope Belongs
Camera Lens and Dead Ends
Bread Pudding and Promise
Porch Swings and Promises
Honeysuckle and Heartache
Pecan Pie and Alibis

Do any of those float your boat? Or can you do better?
________ AND _________.
Leave a comment with your entry or vote. Whoever comes up with the winning title will get a $25 Amazon gift card.

We brainstormed to help get you going.

Thanks y'all!

I’m a Montlake Girl

Hi, Friends,

I’ve got exciting news. I just signed a 4-book deal with Amazon Publishing – Montlake Romance line for my Adams Grove series. I’m so excited to have the dream team led by Kelli Martin (editor) in my corner.

I was running around singing, “I’m an Amazon Girl.” But my momma, being the southern lady that she is, quickly educated me that “Amazon Girl” may not be the most flattering image. With her help, Mom’s a songwriter you know, we revised the words to my new celebration song to “I’m a Montlake Girl.” Yippeee.

Both Sweet Tea and Secrets and Out of Focus will be re-released with some fabulous revisions and new covers soon. Then in 2013, Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes will take you back to join in the festivities at Jill and Garrett’s wedding and so much more. Followed by Cody Tuggle’s story in Out of Frame in the second half of the year(which is going to be here before we know it if the months keep flying by like they have!! Can you believe it’s almost April!)

Of course, the titles could change and I’m sure there’ll be lots of fun along the way, so I’ll keep you posted. I can’t wait to get a sneak peek of the new covers and if you want to be the first to see them…be sure to sign up for my free newsletter on my website www.nancynaigle.com/ncont.htm

Hugs and high 5~