Agony of Being Me New Adult Drama **Giveaway**

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Agony of Being Me

by Victoria Valentine

Giveaway ends June 30, 2016.
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Agony of Being Me New Adult Romance **Giveaway**

Enter to receive one of the first three unsigned print copies of Agony of Being Me by Victoria Valentine writing as January Valentine. This is a teen 16+ Young Adult, New Adult, Coming of Age, 2 part novel. Part 2 is Finding You, the explosive, twisting conclusion releasing on June 20th. 

Part 1 (Agony of Being Me) opens with the budding romance between two high school teens separated by tragedy. Follow Zoe & Jesse on their erratic, four year journeys of self discovery as they mature into young adults. "Everyone makes mistakes, Zoe. Mistakes are fine ... as long as you learn from them." -- Jesse Sinclair

Please read the full synopsis on Goodreads and Amazon to know if this book is right for you. This young adult novel contains one sexual assault scene, although not graphic, may be disturbing to some readers. This is a romance/drama which does not contain Adult Material or graphic sexual encounters.

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Agony of Being Me

by Victoria Valentine

Giveaway ends June 30, 2016.
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Tom's First Year in Heaven

Today my family and I face a heartbreaking anniversary and we ask for your help. On this day last year, May 6^th, 2015, at 1:55 pm, after a horrendous battle with cancer, my husband Tom left this world. Tom was an amazing husband, father, and friend to many.  Having served in the Army, he witnessed the violence and suffering of hatred and war, and lived every day of his life as a peacemaker with an unwavering belief in the Lord. Tom was as strong as an ox yet gentle and kind. He was patient and forgiving. Most of all, he was a realist; throughout our lives he was our hero in so many ways, especially in the manner in which he fought an aggressive, excruciating sarcoma, accepting his fate without ever questioning why or complaining. In a letter he left for me to open after his death, Tom asked me to remember the good times, not the bad. Remember him healthy and don't dwell on his illness or final months and days. It's a hell of a daily fight, but we're all trying.

I have two regrets; because of our responsibilities and life in general, Tom and I didn't hug enough, and as many married couples, we often locked horns. But we stood side by side for thirty-nine of the best years of my life. In a letter, Tom's final goodbye to me was: "I'll see you on the other side." This was my Tom. This is and will always be my Tom. There could never be another.

So friends, during the short time we have on this earth, please take advantage of every single beautiful moment you share with loved ones, even if things don’t seem so beautiful. Hug and kiss them like there's no tomorrow.  Don't argue over silly things, and be quick to forgive. With compassion and love, you'll never have regrets.

Please join me in remembering Tom Valentine with thoughts and prayers that my sweetest husband is at peace in the arms of Jesus, Amen. Thank you.

Agony of Being Me Dark Romantic Suspense

Coming in June 2016, Agony of Being Me ... teen & young adult dark romantic suspense.

For some girls, life is a romance novel; for others, a horror story. Zoe Channing has it all: beauty, brains, talent. She owns the heart of high school hottie, Jesse Sinclair. She’s the star of the school play, with love at her fingertips, but just before her sixteenth birthday, tragedy strikes, propelling her down a perilous path into a heaven-stealing hell. How much agony can a soul endure? A mind face terror? A body withstand physical pain? 

Agony of Being Me is Part One. Finding You Part Two.

Walking In A Giant's Footsteps by Victoria Valentine Books & Audio Books

***New Release ***

The valley is in serious trouble. A drought threatens farmers, families, and wildlife. Another problem Jim is facing: kids tease him because he's the shortest boy in his class. Hurrying home from school one day, Jim falls into a rut. It's not an ordinary rut, it's a huge footprint! Jim is astonished to discover a giant boy who has wandered down from his snowy mountain home to visit the valley in distress. Both boys feel different and soon become friends. The giant boy, Wilhelm, has a magical dragon friend he calls Happy Cloud Fluff. Happy has never landed. Is there anything the three can do to solve the valley's problem? Find out inside this colorfully illustrated children's fantasy story of optimism, bravery, and friendship.

Live on Amazon Kindle now!!  Available in paperback on Amazon and other sites. Coming soon to audiobook. 

Signed copies from Water Forest Press Bookstore.

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The Cutest Little Duckie Audio Book Release Victoria Valentine Books

The Cutest Little Duckie Audio Verson!!

Book Previews

For a Limited Time you can receive a FREE audio version with the purchase of Duckie paperback!  Amazon 

Monkey, Duckie and Bear are three adorable characters who share an exciting adventure when they set out to find Bear's misplaced Mommy. Along the way, they come to learn that being different is natural, being small is perfectly fine, bravery is an admirable quality, and friendship is something to be treasured. Individuals from diverse backgrounds and locations can find much in common, while forming strong bonds. Follow the trio on an unforgettable spring and summer journey through the forest, as they impact each others lives with wisdom and kindness.Young readers may have to look some words up in a dictionary, but that's okay. We learn new things every day.

Authors of Love Event on Facebook

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***Authors Auction of Love!! ***

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and show them some LOVE!!

• Dick Reynolds  
• Brian Kingsford
• Pamela Dellicolli
• jacob erin-cilberto 
• Nicky Charles
• Lynda K. Frazier 
• Carol Cassada  
• Stacy Miller
• Scott Venus 
• Lynda Bullerwell
• Ellie Williams
• Victoria Valentine
• January Valentine

A HUGE Thank YOU to Everyone who has joined us!!
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Hosted by Lynda Bullerwell, Jill Lapin, Scott Venus 

Auction Goodies!!!

Pamela Dellicolli: Art Print “Lysandra”

Dick Reynolds: 3 copies of "Around The World in 80 Years “ and 5 copies of soon to be released by Water Forest Press: "A Desperate Measure"

Brian Kingsford: book of poetry “Inspiration of Life

jacob erin-cilberto: 3 book set of Abstract Waltz, Used Lanterns and Intersection Blues

Michelle Anaya: Handmade beaded jewelry sets

Nicky Charles:  "Law of the Lycans" bundle consisting of 5 ebooks and 3 paperbacks.  

Lynda K. Frazier: e-book, Rescued from the Dark

Carol Cassada:  a copy of her book Going Home Again and the entire set of the Westmore Series

Stacy Miller: three books (The Last Stowaway - RMS Queen Mary) and three E-cards for kindle

Ashley Jasper: swag (bookmarks, key chains, bracelets...)

Scott Venus: one  complete set of ebooks “whisper something fragile, Finding wisdom in shadows, and breathing moments.

Lynda Bullerwell: 1 book set of into the light and crackers in bed and one of each separate books

Ellie Williams: A Broken Paradise series

Victoria Valentine: audiobooks!!  1- Wheel Wolf   1- Fighting For You  1-Newly Bred With Magic (erotic) 1- Our Little Black Book of Ills kindle (poetry)

Game Prizes!!!

Jill Lapin:  Barnes and Nobles gift card

Scott Venus: ebook copies of each of his 3 books

Lynda Bullerwell: 4 ebooks Crackers in bed

Tim Bullerwell: Amazon gift card

Lynne McGee (my Mom) : Amazon gift card

Michelle Anaya: (my daughter) handmade beaded jewelry
Ellie Williams: Bookmarks & T shirt

Victoria Valentine: Beaded Bookmark USA or $5.00 Amazon GC International
Our Little Black Book of Ills kindle poetry anthology (Lynda Bullerwell, jacob erin-cilberto, Amitabh Mitra, Victoria Valentine

                                                                      

Victoria Valentine's Day Auction Event !!

Thank you Lynda, Scott, Jill and all of the amazing authors who are donating gifts for this Auction of Love. A huge thank you to everyone who comes to our event and bids!! This auction is for a good cause. How do you make a long story short?

I recently published a poetry anthology dedicated to my husband, Tom, who has been battling cancer since last February 2014. The poetry in my section of Our Little Black Book of Ills anthology is inspired by our struggle and incredibly difficult (if anything bad could happen ... it did) problems and disappointments that cropped up along the way.  Thank you to my co authors who joined me on my journey:  Lynda G. Bullerwell, jacob erin-cilberto, Amitabh Mitra.  Our anthology is available on Amazon in Kindle format. Paperback coming soon.  

Below the Facebook Event Link you will read a narrative from Our Little Black Book of Ills introduction which briefly chronicles in verse some of the events which took place during the past months.

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Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has been here for me with love, prayers and their amazing support system.

My inspiration for Our Little Black Book of Ills is my husband, who was diagnosed with four thoracic sarcomas in February 2014. He underwent a surgery during which the surgeon left cancer inside his chest. At the time, he was given no alternative other than to wait for this lethal and rapidly spreading cancer to re-grow, which it did. Basically, the doctors wrote him off. They did not offer chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Their reasoning: his sarcoma would be drug resistant.

This devastating news prompted our tedious search for a second opinion thoracic specialist. We found an amazing surgeon in July, who offered a lifesaving technique which we were told could be curative. However, surgery had to wait until private healthcare kicked in, which would be several months later. The poem, Falling into Shock, represents our trip to Texas where my husband was scheduled for this extensive curative surgery in October 2014. However, when his chest was opened it was discovered we had waited too long: the cancer had broken through his chest wall and tentacles reached under his rib cage. It was inoperable. Anything after this point would not be curative: it would be life extension only. After waiting nerve wracking months for the surgery date to arrive, this disappointment seemed the final blow. Utter shock. Helplessness. Frustration. Anger at the system which had not permitted him private healthcare because we had applied after the enrollment period.

We returned to New York where my husband began a very strong regime of chemo, six infusions in total, one every three weeks. As I write this letter and format this book, he has received his fourth dose. The fact that the excruciating chest pain he had been experiencing is just about gone gives us hope that the cancer might be shrinking enough to return to Texas for that third and hopefully lifesaving surgery: if it's God's will, perhaps in February or March 2015. Three days from today, on Tuesday, 1/27/15, a PET scan will reveal the answer. This seems an endless waiting game, and waiting can near unbearable. Throughout this ordeal, the impatient me has learned patience: the control freak in me to relinquish. As always, my husband has remained strong but solemn. There is no such thing as hopeless if you try to have faith. Take one day at a time. Find peace in any way you can. Love one another as if there is no tomorrow.

Thank you and God Bless.

1) Update: We've been sidetracked yet again. This time by a monster blizzard which decided to strike on the exact day of the PET scan. The scan is rescheduled for Monday February 2, 2015.

2) Update: The imaging center had a cancellation on the day after the storm! So we didn't have to wait until Monday (tomorrow from today, as I write this) The PET was done on Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Hopefully, prayerfully, I picked the results up the next day. Sadly, his condition has deteriorated. Because his pain had been relieved, and some days he felt quite well, we were certain the cancer had responded to treatment and we'd be heading to Texas for another shot at surgery. Unfortunately, the chemo did not work. The cancer spread even deeper inside the right thorax and metastasized to his spine. :(  I'm still in shock. After a year of disappointment, I was certain we'd be on the uptrend and 2016 would be a better year. After all that's transpired, how can I still experience disappointment? Another cliché: always expect the unexpected.

You're drawn, waxen / sleeping an entire day without waking

I tiptoe in every few heartbeats  / to see if you're still breathing

I watch I wait / while cells divide / so not ready to say goodbye

Poetry Anthology **New Release** Passion and Pain

On Amazon Kindle Unlimited

and Water Forest Press Books

Paperback arriving soon!

Much like music, the written word can soothe and inspire. In this eloquent collection of poetry, four poets share emotions they've experienced while coping with loss and grief. During some of their most difficult times, Victoria Valentine, Lynda G. Bullerwell, jacob erin-cilberto and Amitabh Mitra have let their innermost thoughts spill onto paper. Our Little Black Book of Ills is a heart wrenching collaboration of forty-six poems of pain, passion, and something we cannot survive without ... hope.

Wheel Wolf audio book

Wheel Wolf is finally released on audio!! Please share!!

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Sweet Dreams in the Mind of a Serial Killer Audiobook Release

A serial killer is making his way up the coast, leaving bodies and notes ... 

planting roses in his victims. 

Kindle  ***  Paperback ***  Audiobook

Sweet Dreams is part of Kindle Unlimited. You can read for free. Regular price is $3.99

Paperback is $10.79  -- and if you're looking for creepy --  

the best ten dollars you'll ever spend.

Wheel Wolf Audio Book ... Amazing Werewolf Horror !!!

ACX is processing bestselling Wheel Wolf audio book now! Take a listen to the sample.

 Meantime, the Kindle copy is available for 99 cents on Amazon 

Variety Is The Spice Of Books & Reviews: Newly Bred With Magic (soft erotic fantasy)

Variety Is The Spice Of Books & Reviews: Newly Bred With Magic (soft erotic fantasy): Following tragedy, Mary and Jonah take a romantic weekend getaway to rekindle their shell-shocked hormones. Mary is longing for...



Available on Amazon KDP and Unlimited and Audible 

Variety Is The Spice Of Books & Reviews: Awoken by Billie Jade Kermack

Variety Is The Spice Of Books & Reviews: Awoken by Billie Jade Kermack: Facebook  Awoken on Amazon Youtube Trailer Love is hoped for, life is a trial, death is inevitable.   Grace is still deepl...

Newly Bred With Magic *try some erotic magic*

Newly Bred With Magic on Audible

Join Mary, Jonah & Joshua for a night of magic. 

Available in Amazon KDP library and Unlimited program, and now on Audible.

Sweet Dreams in the Mind of a Serial Killer audio book teaser

Available in paperback and Kindle.  

Audio book will release in September.

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A serial killer is on the loose, moving up the East Coast, leaving bodies & notes. Planting roses in his victims. Leonardo Gibraldi, Baltimore’s sexy Assistant DA, is tracking the fiend who’s responsible for the grisly murder of his ex-girlfriend. Leo’s out for revenge — so is the killer. Between hunting the madman, and fighting off beautiful women, Leo’s got his hands full. There's one break in the case: An eye witness who says, “It doesn’t look human.”

I just enrolled Sweet Dreams in Amazon KDP and Unlimited programs. If you've already purchased the paperback from Amazon, you can read the Kindle version free.

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Wheel Wolf New Audio Book Coming Soon

Great News!!  Amazon has approved Wheel Wolf for a stipend!  This means they will pay for audiobook production.  Woo Hoo.  Thank you Amazon.  Now, we have to make them proud & strut our stuff  :-)

GO WOLF!!

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Victoria Valentine writing romance and thrillers as January Valentine.

Wheel Wolf (Amazon bestselling werewolves/shifters)

When a full moon boils with blood in a starless sky, and the howl of a beast fills your ears with the thud of your heart, hop on your bike and run, Jack Bailey!

#werewolf #horror #shifter #angel #paranormal #romance  #thriller

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Here's where you can buy Wheel Wolf and my other books ...

All of my books are listed on Amazon, some on Barnes and Noble and other booksellers, available worldwide. So I figured I'd compile one list of all books and links to where readers can buy them.  

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Victoria Valentine writing as January Valentine (erotica as Lana Lundon)

***as of July 2014*** Fighting For You - Wheel Wolf - Newly Bred With Magic - are sold only through Amazon KDP and Unlimited programs. If' you have purchased any of these books in paperback through Amazon, you can download them free through Amazon unlimited.

Fighting For You new adult romance (coming of age for readers over 17)

• Amazon
• Barnes and Noble
• Kobo
• Smashwords
• Apple iBook
• Audible audio version

Wheel Wolf (bestselling werewolf horror)

• Amazon
• Barnes and Noble
• Kobo
• Smashwords
• Apple iBook

Beautiful Experiment (Island of Defiance trilogy Book one) teen paranormal romance

• Amazon
• Barnes and Noble
• Kobo
• Smashwords
• Apple iBook

Sweet Dreams in the Mind of a Serial Killer (paranormal thriller)

• Amazon
• Barnes and Noble
• Kobo
• Smashwords

Love Dreams (romance drama)

• Amazon
• Barnes and Noble
• Kobo
• Smashwords

Newly Bred With Romance (erotic romance fantasy)

• Amazon
• Barnes and Noble
• Smashwords
• Apple iBooks

Seven Day Wonder (erotic fantasy novella -- demons & angels)

• Amazon
• Barnes and Noble
• Kobo
• Smashwords

Newly Bred With Magic ... Erotic Romance ... Listen

You've read the book!  Experience the Magic in Audio!  Coming to Audible this month.

Newly Bred With Romance (erotic romance fantasy)
If you haven't experienced Newly Bred With Magic, you can find an ebook at the outlets listed below:

• Amazon

If you're a member of Amazon Prime or Unlimited, read FREE

Sample Newly Bred With Magic Audiobook

Chilling Southern Tale - Sweet Dreams

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A Southern Thriller is coming to Audiobook! To avoid heart failure, pick up a copy of the paperback or ebook before listening to this chilling rampage of a demented Killing Machine.

A serial killer is on the loose, moving up the East Coast, leaving bodies & notes. Planting roses in his victims. Leonardo Gibraldi, Baltimore’s sexy Assistant DA, is tracking the fiend who’s responsible for the grisly murder of his ex-girlfriend. Leo’s out for revenge — so is the killer. Between hunting the madman, and fighting off beautiful women, 

Leo’s got his hands full. 

There's one break in the case: An eye witness who says,  “It doesn’t look human.”

The contract has been signed!!   Sweet Dreams will be an audio book by mid September. Stay informed as to release and Free Stuff!!! 

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