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Crossword Puzzle Game

Are you any good at crossword puzzles? If you have read my books, this one is easy. I’m giving away a $5 Amazon gift card to one lucky winner. Fill out the puzzle send it back to me and get your name added to the drawing. I will draw Halloween, October 31st, 2023 and announce the winner November 1st!

Read Remy’s Dilemma for more clues!
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Win A Bundle!

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Do you love a little mystery? In honor of Agatha Christie these mystery authors have submitted their books as part of this awesome giveaway. Just click on the link and follow us to for a chance to win! One reader will win 30+ books, a $350 value.

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For Agatha Mystery Fans, a book giveaway!
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The Americans are Coming host Shopping Spree!

Win a $500 Amazon Shopping Spree!

Who’s ready to SHOP? If you’re like me, the holidays are rushing towards us and I need to get busy buying Christmas gifts. I am proud to join Kindle Book Review as they offer their annual Black Friday Giveaway awarding one lucky reader with a $500 Amazon shopping spree just in time for Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. This could be a game changer for one lucky reader, and we hope it’s you! But don’t forget to support the authors presenting this giveaway.

WHAT: $500 Black Friday Giveaway

PRIZE: WIN a $500 Amazon shopping spree (1 winner).

WHEN: Nov. 4-23, 2022.

HOW? Go to Kindle Book Review and scroll through the book covers to find your next favorite author, or a book the strikes your fancy, and enter the Rafflecopter form. You may enter everyday to increase your chance of winning. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win, but by supporting the authors below The Kindle Book Review can continue running these amazing giveaways. Yes, you can BUY our sponsor’s books! Good luck, and thank you!

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Don’t Miss Your Chance to Win!

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Just click on the link above and enter the Rafflecopter on the giveaway page. It’s easy & fun. If you love #reading, enter now; #giveaway ends Sept 9th. Click here and enter every day! Whether you’re hoping to purchase school supplies or something for yourself, this Amazon eCard is the perfect gift for anyone. I know I could use it! And if you want to use a couple of dollars to buy books, Trent’s Melody is on sale for $1.99!

From drunk on a plane to falling in love in paradise, Trent sang his way into Melodie’s heart. But when the couple is accused of being the cause of her former fiancé’s death, Trent leaves her to handle things on her own. Melodie Henries will never trust Trent Harrell not to bail when things get hard.

Left broken and disillusioned by one reality show, why would Trent ever agree to do another? But given the chance to make things up to the girl he betrayed, Trent Harrell would do anything, even agree to star in a renovation reality show competition.

Trent’s leaving nearly destroyed her, but Melodie Henries refuses to let him do it again. She’s doing the show to promote her books, not rekindle an old flame.
When a stalker blames them for the death of Trent’s former bandmate and Melodie’s former fiancé, the couple must delve into the past for clues. Can they discover the threat in time?
Steamy Romantic suspense

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Back To School Giveaway!

Back-To-School Promotional $300 Amazon Giveaway

https://www.thekindlebookreview.net/300-back-to-school-giveaway/

Need help with school supplies or just need to treat yourself? How about get an early start on Christmas shopping? Who couldn’t use a $300 Amazon eCard. I know I could with 22 grandbabies to buy for.

From August 19, 2022 to September 9, 2022 you can enter every day, and if you love to read, check out these awesome book deals.

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Check out Trent’s Melody on Sale for $1.99 eBook and if you’ve already got it, why not check out these other deals. Sign up for The Kindle Book Review Giveaway. We can all use a little extra cash. Just click on the links http://ow.ly/Lnlx50Ko8Gj

Happy Back-to-School! 

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Announcing the Winning Song…

Announcing the winner of the song writer competition–
Thank you to everyone who submitted a poem or song to my songwriter contest. I was so amazed by your talent and your willingness to share your work with me. Choosing a song was so difficult. I had to employ a few extra ears. It came down to which song best fit the main character, Trent Harrell and his story. 
It is with great honor and excitement that I announce KB Davenport as the winner with his song Free
KB is the author of Magic in Autumn Springs, as well as the kindle Vella book, Home for Halloween and the Kindle Vella series, Game The Show. https://davenportbooks.wixsite.com/home

Advanced readers needed for Trent’s Melody. I have uploaded the placeholder file for the eBook. If you would like to read it before the last edits I would appreciate your feedback and reviews. The book goes live May 26th.

From drunk on a plane to falling in love in paradise, Trent sang his way into Melodie’s heart. But when the couple is accused of being the cause of her former fiancé’s death, Trent leaves her to handle things on her own. Melodie Henries will never trust Trent Harrell not to bail when things get hard.

A singer/songwriter down on his luck and a novelist, their romance should harmonize but past mistakes pluck a wrong note.

When the two agree to do a battle-of-the-sexes renovation competition, more than their romance flames to life as they become the target of a stalker bent on revenge.

Can they change the tune of an old song, or will their melody fall flat?

Left broken and disillusioned by one reality show, why would Trent ever agree to do another? But given the chance to make things up to the girl he betrayed, Trent Harrell would do anything, even agree to star in a renovation reality show competition.

Trent’s leaving nearly destroyed her, but Melodie Henries refuses to let him do it again. She’s doing the show to promote her books, not rekindle an old flame.

When a stalker blames them for the death of Trent’s former bandmate and Melodie’s former fiancé, the couple must delve into the past for clues. Can they discover the threat in time?

If you are interested in being an ARC reader simply respond to this post or email me at suspenseshewrites@sherrilhollister.com. Thank you!

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My Work in Progress

Synopsis for Trent’s Melody

When Trent believes he’s lost the girl he loves forever to his former best friend and bandmate, he leaves the reality show competition Winning Nashville where their band is favored to win, to drown his sorrows in Mexico.

Melodie is finally brave enough to call Kyle on his bullshit and break things off for good. When she boards the plane to Cancun for her writer’s conference, she has no idea that Trent is on the same plane.

Their whirlwind romance comes to a tragic end when they are summoned back to Nashville for Kyle’s death. When the media blames them for Kyle’s suicide, Trent leaves Melodie to face the media alone.

Now, six years later they come face to face in a battle-of-the-sexes reality show competition but this time the stakes are even higher. Can they find their second chance at happiness, or will the past once again destroy them?

Trent is a singer-songwriter. Music is the only thing that keeps him sane. Ashamed of his disabilities, he does his best to hide them but like any truth, it finds its way out. His fear and shame is what caused him to leave Melodie after their amazing two weeks together. He knew he couldn’t face the media without revealing his secret.

There have been other girls, women, one-night stands, even a few relationships but Melodie is the only woman he’s ever loved. He can’t forget her but is he brave enough to face his past failings and seek a second chance?

Melodie writes young adult fantasy novels. She once won an award for promising new author but that was before the media labeled her a whore and a murderer. It didn’t matter that Kyle had cheated on her and she’d refused his ring. He died and the media blamed her and her relationship with Trent.

Hiding from the world and writing under a pseudonym Melodie finds herself once more being forced into the limelight. Can she salvage her career or will the past once more make her pay for loving the wrong man?

Song contest ends April 24th, 2022. Don’t miss your chance to add your song to Trent’s Play List. You could win a $25 Gift Card, your name and links in Trent’s Melodie, my upcoming book and your song featured in the book.

The guitar in the corner

Use to feel my callused touch

I would sing as I strummed—

Bringing each taunt string to life

I could make that old guitar scream

with a stroke from my callused hands

But the melody is broken

the master lost his touch

now the guitar in the corner only gathers dust.

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Contest Alert!

Trent Harrell blames himself for his best friend’s death.

Contest Alert! I need your help. If you are a poet or song writer, would you like your work to be featured in my novel? Trent Harrell is a song writer and the main character in Trent’s Melody.

Brief synopsis: Trent is a down-on-his-luck singer/song writer. His band almost made it but lost it all when their band mate overdosed. Trent blames himself for his friend’s death. They were both in love with the same woman. He walked away from Melodie, the band and the promise of his music career.

The author of the song or poem that best fits the story will win a $25 gift card and will be named in the book credits and I will also add in their links.

Send your submissions to the link below with your name and email address. Finalists will be chosen April 24th, 2022.

Not a poet but still want to help me with Trent’s Melody? How are you at naming TV shows? Trent and his brother, Cole are competing in a reality renovation show competition against the all-female construction crew 3Ms of Melodie, Maddie and Morgan, in a men versus women renovation of Main Street, Leeward. They will each have to renovate two stores to help bring good publicity to the town after all the bad news.

$5 gift card, named in book credits and if applicable, a link in my book matter.

To submit your show name, just click on the link below, don’t forget your name and email. Finalists will be chosen April 10th. You can submit as many times as you like but only one title per submission.

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Goodreads Book Giveaway

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Willow's Retreat by Sherri Lupton Hollister

Willow's Retreat

by Sherri Lupton Hollister

Giveaway ends March 09, 2022.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

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Have you read Willow’s Retreat yet? Dr. Willow Rider is a therapist with her own emotional baggage. A fantastic psychiatrist but a terrible mother and wife, Willow wonders if she should just cut her losses and separate from her husband, John for good. She can’t keep going back only to feel unwanted and unneeded.

John Harrell doesn’t know how to ask for what he wants. He’s been called Saint John by his family because he is always willing to make sacrifices even when no one asks him to. After years of putting everyone’s needs ahead of his own, how can he now demand his own?

When Willow’s past collides with their present, secrets and revenge threaten their family’s safety. Willow will put herself in harm’s way to protect those she loves, even if they don’t feel the same about her.

Can the men in her life rescue Willow in time to show her she is loved and need, or will they be too late?

They can’t go on pretending everything is okay. With the tragic death of her nephew, Dr. Willow Rider needs to make some changes before it’s too late. She’s not a good wife or mother, but she’s an awesome therapist. Can she heed her own advice and repair her broken relationships? Will their families and the past destroy their fragile bond and their second chance at happiness?

Called Saint John by his family, John Harrell is the head of the family. A leader and martyr, he always does what’s best for everyone else. It’s time he demands his own happiness? Can he accept help from those he loves or will he continue to make the same mistakes?

When their son is targeted for being a gay firefighter and accused in his cousin’s death, Willow and John join forces to protect their family and their town from the Steel Marauders motorcycle gang contriving for command of the leaderless sex trafficking cartel that once controlled the town of Leeward. Believing the Harrell family holds the key, they will stop at nothing for revenge and power. Family drama, first in series, suspense thriller, second chance romance, seasoned romance, LBGQ