Portfolio Category: CHICK LIT

  • Close Encounters of the Witchy Kind

    Close Encounters of the Witchy Kind

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    Close Encounters of the Witchy Kind by Amanda M Lee, A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Fantasy, Book 6, August 27, 2018

    The truth is out there … probably.

    Hemlock Cove may be a town where real witches are pretending to be humans pretending to be witches, but something legitimately strange is afoot.

    What looks to be an aircraft of some sort goes down in Potter’s Field and, of course, every looky-loo in the area turns out to watch it burn. When the federal government shows up to take over the scene and shuts down access to the site, Bay Winchester is suspicious. Things only get worse when her boyfriend Landon Michaels is ordered to abstain from sharing information from her.

    Conspiracy theories start flying fast and furious when alien bloggers descend on the area and Aunt Tillie starts throwing around her science fiction knowledge … which is all gleaned from television, movies and books.

    In her head, Bay knows that the odds of an alien craft landing in Hemlock Cove are fairly long. In her heart, though, she can’t quite ignore the prospect … especially when certain things start happening to further Aunt Tillie’s wild suggestions.

    Bay is determined to find answers, and she’s taking her family along for the ride. This time, though, she’s going up against the federal government, and only one faction will come out victorious. The Force will be with them. Okay, Aunt Tillie will be with them. She’s a force to be reckoned with, though.

  • A Witches Carol by Amanda M Lee

    A Witches Carol by Amanda M Lee

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    A Witchmas Carol by Amanda M Lee, A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Fantasy, Dec 18, 2017

    Christmas is here but the Winchester witches aren’t exactly teeming with good cheer.
    Well, they are, but it’s not the sort of Christmas cheer Aunt Tillie wants waiting for her under this year’s tree.
    When Aunt Tillie finds out her great-nieces want to separate for Christmas Day – forgoing the family’s annual tradition – she decides to teach them a little lesson. Of course, since she’s Aunt Tillie, her dose of retribution comes in the form of her favorite holiday Christmas stories.
    For Bay and Landon, that means they’re shoved into A Witchmas Carol, one of Aunt Tillie’s favorite tales. That should mean hugs and happiness, right? Yeah, try toil and trouble instead.
    Bay and Landon have to work their way through memories of the past, guilt over the present and absolute terror when facing their future if they expect to come out the other side. To escape, they have to figure out exactly what Aunt Tillie wants … and she’s got a few tricks up her sleeve.
    So, it’s that time of the year. Things are about to get merry … and maybe a little messy … for the Winchesters. There’s no better time to hitch a ride on the mayhem sleigh.

    A Witchmas Carol is a fantasy set in the Wicked Witches of the Midwest World. It falls between A Witch Before Dying and All My Witches in the timeline.

  • Royally Wed by Pamela DuMond

    Royally Wed by Pamela DuMond

    Royally Wed by Pamela DuMond, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Narrated by Lesley Ann Fogle, Audiobook Release: April 26 2017

    From USA Today Bestselling Author Pamela DuMond…

    Ring the wedding bells, pour the champagne, and get thee to the cathedral for Royally Wed, the LOL sequel to Part-time Princess (Ladies-in-Waiting, #1)!

    Lucy Trabbicio, former cocktail waitress and down-to-earth American commoner, is about to marry the man of her dreams, Prince Nicholas of Fredonia in the posh royal wedding of the year.

    But something goes very wrong on the way to the altar. Now it’s up to Lucy, her party-hard, take-no-prisoners Ladies-in-Waiting, and Nick’s opinionated Royal Nana to solve the debacle, and get her back into sexy Prince Nick’s arms in time to be Royally Wed, as well as royally bed.

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    USA TODAY Bestselling Author Pamela DuMond discovered and pitched the Erin Brockovich story to ‘Hollywood.’ She writes stories with heart, romance, some tears and always giggles.

    LADIES-in-WAITING ROMANTIC COMEDY:

    Part-time Princess (#1)
    Royally Wed (#2)
    Royally Wed: The Poser (#3)
    Royally Wed: The Cock-up (#4)
    Ladies-in-Waiting Box Set #1 : Books 1 – 3

    MORTAL BELOVED Time Travel Romance:

    The Messenger (#1)
    The Assassin (#2)
    The Seeker (#3)
    Mortal Beloved Time Travel Romance Box Set

    THE STORY of YOU and ME

    ANNIE GRACELAND COZY MYSTERIES:

    Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys (#1)
    Cupcakes, Sales, and Cocktails (#2)
    Cupcakes, Pies, and Hot Guys (#3)
    Cupcakes, Paws, and Bad Santa Claus (#4)
    Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries (#5)
    Cupcakes, Bats and Scare-dy Cats (#6)
    Cupcakes, Bars, and Rock Stars (#7)
    Annie Graceland Cozy Mystery Box Set, #1
    Annie Graceland Cozy Mystery Box Set, #2

    To Live and Let Lie: A Theodore von Pumpernickel Secret Agent Cat Mystery, #1

    Self-help:

    Staying Young: Simple Techniques to Look and Feel Young.

    Pamela loves the beach, working out, TV, movies, animals, her family and friends. She belongs to RWA, LARA, and lives in Venice, California with her fur-babies.

  • A Witch In Time by Amanda M. Lee

    A Witch In Time by Amanda M. Lee

    A Witch In Time by Amanda M. Lee

    A Witch In Time by Amanda M. Lee

    A Witch In Time: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Fantasy by Amanda M. Lee, Narrated by Lesley Ann Fogle, Release Date January 18, 2017

    A storm is raging in Hemlock Cove, but it’s nothing compared to the one raging in Aunt Tillie’s head.
    An accident renders Aunt Tillie unconscious in the hospital, and when Bay and Landon fall asleep while sitting vigil, they’re transported to a scary world: Aunt Tillie’s mind.
    The couple will be shuttled through time – almost eighty years of it – and witness all of the ups and downs of Aunt Tillie’s past.
    Have you ever wanted to see Aunt Tillie as a child? You’re in luck. Landon and Bay will get to see more than they ever dreamed of, including weddings, births and even tragic deaths.
    The trip isn’t all fun and games, because Aunt Tillie is fighting waking up. She’s happier reliving the past than fighting for survival in the present.
    Bay and Landon have their hands full. They have to live through good times and bad – including hanging out with their own demons – and force Aunt Tillie to choose returning with them rather than staying with the people who own her heart.
    Fasten your seatbelts, because it’s going to be a bumpy ride … for everyone.

  • Witchy Tales by Amanda M. Lee

    Witchy Tales by Amanda M. Lee

    Witchy Tales by Amanda M Lee

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    Witchy Tales: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Fairy Tale (Wicked Witches of the Midwest Fantasy Book 1) by Amanda M Lee, Narrated by Lesley Ann Fogle, Release Date: October 18, 2016

    Look out Hemlock Cove, Aunt Tillie is on a rampage. What else is new, right?

    She’s determined to move her wine business to the next level, and she needs 24 hours of peace and quiet to do it. There’s only one thing standing in her way. Well, make that a whole family of obstacles, and one ticked-off FBI agent.

    When cousins Bay, Clove and Thistle vow to stop their great-aunt’s wine endeavor in its tracks, Aunt Tillie is forced to come up with a unique solution. In order to keep her great-nieces out of her hair, she curses them into a book of fairy tales. Of course, because it’s Aunt Tillie, these aren’t normal fairy tales. They’re the fairy tales she created – with a little inspiration from the classics.

    Now Bay, Clove and Thistle have to work their way through a labyrinth of stories they haven’t heard since they were kids – and they have to take Landon, Marcus and Sam along for the ride.

    Will Bay get eaten by bears? Will Thistle kiss a frog? Will Sam climb Clove’s hair to rescue her from a tower? And, better yet, will Landon turn himself into a prince and slip a glass slipper on Bay’s foot? Each task becomes harder as the story progresses, and as the tales darken, things start to become dangerous.

    Can the Winchester witches survive Aunt Tillie’s twisted mind? Or will they be lost in a book forever?

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    Note: Witchy Tales is set between Witch Me Like and Life’s a Witch.

    Amanda M. Lee writes the Avery Shaw, Aisling Grimlock, Wicked Witches of the Midwest and Covenant College series.

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    Amanda M Lee Biography:

    When I was a kid, I was torn between whether or not I was going to grow up and be the Incredible Hulk or Wonder Woman. I flirted with being a Jedi Knight for awhile, but I wasn’t up for the intense travel associated with the gig. In my teens, I settled on being a writer — although I had no idea the effort that would entail.
    Not only am I a writer now, but I’m a writer in several different mediums. I’m a longtime newspaper reporter, an avid reader and a voracious science fiction fanatic. Like me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAmandaMLee . Follow me on Twitter at @yodaoneforme. Sign up for my mailing list (no spam allowed — only for viable updates) at http://eepurl.com/Y6bkf.

     

  • Cupcakes, Bats, and Scare-dy Cats by Pamela DuMond

    Cupcakes, Bats, and Scare-dy Cats by Pamela DuMond

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    Cupcakes, Bats, and Scare-dy Cats by Pamela DuMond, Book #6 in the pet-friendly Annie Graceland Cozy Mystery Series, Audiobook Release Date April 2016

    Annie Graceland has a pinch of PSYCHIC ABILITY… it turns out her CAT, Theodore, does too!
    Annie’s dog sitting for her new neighbor, but her creepy apartment manager, Anthony Spiggottini, accuses her of violating the “No Dogs Allowed” lease, and threatens to evict her.  She’s at a Halloween party when Anthony busts into her place, and literally lets the dog and cat out! She’d gladly have killed him, but someone beats her to it. Now Annie’s desperately searching for her lost cat while dealing with Anthony’s ghost who refuses to accept he’s dead.

    It’s a good thing she doesn’t know that Theodore her cat, Mozart the dog, and Bloody Mary, (the spirit cat they conjured), are running loose on Venice streets, sniffing out Anthony’s murder suspects!

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    PRAISE for the ANNIE GRACELAND CUPCAKES BOOKS:

    “The animals win this one.” – Jeanie Jackson, A. Reviewer

    “One part Ghost Whisperer, two parts Stephanie Plum, shake and stir and you have Annie Graceland!” – Dakota Cassidy, USA Today Bestselling author of The Accidentals

    “A funny mystery… that’s a double treat if you ask me!” – Marcia Wallace, Emmy Award Winning Actress, The Simpsons

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    Pamela DuMond writes stories with heart, romance, some tears and always giggles.

    New Adult:

    Part-time Princess (Ladies-in-Waiting, #1) Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

    -> ROYALLY WED: A Romantic Comedy (Ladies-in-Waiting, #2) comes out in 2016! <-

    The Story of You and Me (Driven, #1).

    YA:

    The Messenger (Mortal Beloved, #1) a romantic time-travel thriller. [optioned for film/TV]

    The Assassin (Mortal Beloved, #2)

    The Seeker (Mortal Beloved, #3) to be published summer, 2015.

     

    Romantic, comedic mysteries featuring Annie Graceland — a psychic, female amateur sleuth:

    Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys
    Cupcakes, Sales, and Cocktails – A Novella
    Cupcakes, Pies, and Hot Guys
    Cupcakes, Paws, and Bad Santa Claus – A Novella
    Annie Graceland Cupcakes Mysteries: Boxed Set
    Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries

    Non-Fiction Health and Beauty: Staying Young


  • Part-Time Princess by Pamela DuMond

    Part-Time Princess by Pamela DuMond

    Part-Time Princess by Pamela DuMond

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    Part-Time Princess (Ladies In Waiting, #1) by Pamela DuMond, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy, Audiobook Release Date: September 2014

    Excerpt: Fired from her job as a cocktail waitress for pouring drinks on a group of pigs, Chicagoan Lucy Trabbicio scans the newspaper want ads for a new job.

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    USA Today Bestselling author, Pamela DuMond, pitched the real life ERIN BROCKOVICH story to ‘Hollywood’, where it became the smash hit movie. Now she brings readers PART-TIME PRINCESS, a LOL Romantic Comedy, the first book in the hilarious LADIES-in-WAITING Series!

    Two Princes are in love with Lucy. Too bad she’s an imposter…Lucy’s a down-on-her luck cocktail waitress desperate to find a job to keep her beloved uncle at Assisted Living. Lady Elizabeth hires Lucy to impersonate her for “ten days tops”, while she completes her pressing personal business in the States. The goal: keep Prince Cristoph of Fredonia’s wandering eye in check until the real Elizabeth can return. In the mother of all makeovers, Elizabeth’s people transform Lucy into a reluctant ‘Lady’, and she travels to Fredonia for her top-secret job. What could possibly go wrong? Sexy, bad-boy Prince Nicholas of Fredonia, Cristoph’s younger brother — that’s what goes wrong! Nick has a romantic history with the real Elizabeth and wants to pick up the action with her impersonator, Lucy. She’s wildly attracted to him, but must resist–she can’t lose this paycheck! Elizabeth’s wild, party hard, well-intentioned Ladies-in-Waiting take Lucy under their wing, and get her in more trouble. Dreamy Nick’s courting her hot and heavy, but Prince Cristoph proposes marriage. What’s an imposter girl to do? A modern day, sexy tale with romance, twists and turns, laughter, a few tears, and a Happily-Ever-After ending (just not the way you expected it!)

    “…what female doesn’t dream of being a princess and swept off her feet by a handsome prince.” ~ Carole GR Reviewer “It’s My Fair Lady meets Ms. Congeniality…” ~ Sara Steven at Chick Lit Central Blog “Why can’t I be a Part-Time Princess?! Amazing, I loved this book!!” ~ London Dreaming “This is a flirty fun read.” ~ Karen’s Book Haven “AHHHHH I LOVELOVELOVE this Book!” ~ Maryam Dinzly

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    Some audiobook review excerpts from listeners on Audible:

    5 Stars! “Part-time Princess is a great entertainer”   • “Pamela DuMond wrote a fun filled book and Lesley Ann Fogle’s narration only added to the awesomeness of it all.”  •  “A rollicking good time! PART- TIME PRINCESS: LADIES-IN-WAITING BOOK 1 is laugh out loud funny. Full of quirky characters that you will adore, this is a not to miss story. Lesley Ann Fogle does a fantastic job with the different voices and makes a great story a joyful experience to listen to.”  •  “Fun Fairytale Read!!! I absolutely loved the narrating by Lesley Ann Fogle, it turned a great book into a fun enjoyable story. This is such a refreshing entertaining book and I really enjoyed it so much I finished in one sitting. The characters are very well developed and likable, I really enjoyed Lucy she was fun. This is my first book by Pamela DeMond and it will not be my last, she is an amazing author.”  •  “5 Stars! Very Sweet!” • “This is a snort out loud funny book”  •  “Great job to the narrator”  •  “Lesley Ann Fogle’s narration of Part-time Princess is wonderfully appropriate. She has the lightness of voice to be appropriate to an adrift 20-something and invested Lucy with a wonderful personality. There were moments where it seemed the narrator was really enjoying the work and embodying the fish out of water, Lucy.”

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    Pamela DuMond writes stories with heart, romance, some tears and always giggles.

    New Adult:

    Part-time Princess (Ladies-in-Waiting, #1) Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

    -> ROYALLY WED: A Romantic Comedy (Ladies-in-Waiting, #2) comes out in 2016! <-

    The Story of You and Me (Driven, #1).

    YA:

    The Messenger (Mortal Beloved, #1) a romantic time-travel thriller. [optioned for film/TV]

    The Assassin (Mortal Beloved, #2)

    The Seeker (Mortal Beloved, #3) to be published summer, 2015.

     

    Romantic, comedic mysteries featuring Annie Graceland — a psychic, female amateur sleuth:

    Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys
    Cupcakes, Sales, and Cocktails – A Novella
    Cupcakes, Pies, and Hot Guys
    Cupcakes, Paws, and Bad Santa Claus – A Novella
    Annie Graceland Cupcakes Mysteries: Boxed Set
    Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries

    Non-Fiction Health and Beauty: Staying Young