4th of July Vacation Read for only .99 cents and a Giveaway this week only!

Happy vacation days, friends. Hopefully, many of you are either on or heading out for your summer vacations. And since you’re reading this blog, I assume your favorite thing to do on vacation, like me, is read a great book.

So my gift to you, for this week only, you can pick up my bestselling romantic-suspense, She Belongs to Me, for only .99 cents. But hurry, this promotion ends Sunday night July 9^th.

But wait, there’s more…

If you love She Belongs to Me enough that you'll want to read my new release, simply be one of the first fifty people to send me the permalink of your review on Amazon, and I’ll send you Land of the Noonday Sun absolutely free. Yep, my gift to you just for wanting to read both of my novels.

Still need more? Here is the description for both books:

She Belongs to Me

After secrets and a mysterious background leave a wife’s life hanging by a thread, a husband must look for answers in the only place he knows—the past.

Land of the Noonday Sun

When two strangers have nothing left but their dreams, they must forge a relationship in Nantahala, North Carolina, a small town known as Land of the Noonday Sun.

About me:

I write modern-day fairytales filled with romance, mystery, suspense, and of course, tragedy. After all, what would a fairytale be without a tragic event setting the stage? All of my novels are sensual, but not erotic, gripping but not graphic and will hopefully make you cry, laugh, love, and hope.

I love talking about all things books, so please connect with me via one of the links below.

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And coming next month, Entangled Dreams

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Creatus Animus is available!

Amazon Kindle Amazon Worldwide Barnes & Noble Nook iTunes / iBooks Kobo Smashwords Scribd Oh, and as I promised, if you've already purchased the boxed set, it is updated with the new release. If you don't know how to update your set, simply leave a comment below, and I'll help you out. If you haven't read the Creatus series yet, or would like to share it with a friend, here's your chance. The Prequel and Book One are available in a Special Edition Set for FREE! Until next time, Happy Reading! Carmen If you haven't read the first three books, don't click this sneak peek. There WILL BE spoilers! Sneak Peek at Creatus Animus

Carmen DeSousa

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