Sarah M. Ross’s NEVER GONNA TELL – Release Day Launch

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We are thrilled to bring you the Release Day Launch for Sarah M. Ross’s NEVER GONNA TELL! NEVER GONNA TELL is a standalone young adult romantic suspense that will Knock. Your. Socks. Off!

NEVER GONNA TELL is on sale for only $.99 for a limited time so grab your copy today!!!

 

NEVER GONNA TELL

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Release Day Excerpt:

THE CHURCH BELLS from St. Agnes Church chime, letting me know I have a half hour before Dad calls the National Guard out for me. Hmm, maybe enough time to head to the Shake Shack and get a frozen salted caramel hot chocolate—my new favorite addiction.

Gravel crunches under my feet as I cross the parking lot toward my car. As I dig through my backpack searching for my car keys, a yelp rings out in the distance. Pausing, I stand still and listen for the sound again. Was an animal hurt somewhere, maybe? The noise was muffled and not close by, so I can’t make out the source. The last bell chimes, reminding me I should hurry home, but the reporter in me won’t let me leave without checking. I wait a few minutes to see if I hear it again, scanning the area for the source.

Across the street, dark shadows fill the doorways of the now-closed shops that line the main road, setting my nerves on edge. The voice in my head nags that this is how horror movies begin, but I shake off the ridiculous thought. Horror movies aren’t real. The idea of scooping a story before anyone else—that’s a real possibility. Nothing moves except for the leaves as the breeze picks up. Just as I’m ready to give up, I hear the noise again, this time followed by what sounds like shuffling feet—like something sliding through gravel.

“What in the world was that?” I mutter. The sounds together don’t make any sense. If it was an animal yelping, what was that other noise? Had someone maybe captured an animal in a trap? This is rural Tennessee, so it wouldn’t surprise me. Everyone around here is well-versed in hunting, starting in elementary school.

My naturally inquisitive mind begins imagining several scenarios, and I can’t walk away. Not until I know. Lord knows if I just get in my car and leave, I’ll be up all night thinking about how I might’ve missed out on a story. Bye bye, scholarship.

I sigh, shoving my overflowing backpack in the passenger seat before slamming the car door as I head toward the source of the noise. I make my way toward the river, cutting through an alleyway. The single streetlight flickers, barely illuminating the area and making it feel even more desolate out here. Ominous, almost. I can’t help thinking that with my luck, it’ll end up being a skunk that sprays me for trying to help.

The alley is more of a narrow path between buildings, not even wide enough for a car to fit through. Overflowing dumpsters from surrounding businesses line one side while the other is a dirty brick wall covered in graffiti. If this were Baltimore, I might have been more cautious, but while Hope Mills isn’t Pleasantville by any means, I don’t feel afraid, only curious.

“Get your hands off me, you son of a bitch. You’re never going to get away with this!” a man growls in the distance, the final word echoing off the water.

I whip my head around, barely missing smacking it on an underhang promoting JT’s Soul Food Buffet. Okay, that definitely wasn’t an animal.

 

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NEVER GONNA TELL Synopsis:

My name is Reagan Wilcox: high school senior by day, kick-ass investigative journalist by night. I’ve always loved observing people—especially when they think no one is paying attention.

I thought I was ready to cover any story. Work any angle.

Nothing could have prepared me for what happened that night. I wasn’t ready for what I saw. And I certainly wasn’t ready for him.

I always knew I’d write the headlines. Now, I just might become one.

 

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About Sarah M. Ross:

Sarah started her obsession with reading at an early age, often sneaking BabySitter Club and Nancy Drew books into math class. She would read any book she could get her hands on. Her love of reading quickly evolved into a love of writing and stories began to pour out of her.

She grew up in Pittsburgh, graduated from The University of Pittsburgh with a degree in English, and taught 8th graders to love reading as much as she does for several years. Sarah will always be a proud member of the Steelers’ Nation, but couldn’t take the cold and moved her frozen tush to Florida where she now lives with her family and two cats. You will find her now with her trusty Kindle in hand and toes in the sand!

Sarah’s debut novel, AWAKEN, released in January, 2012. Other novels include AVENGE, ATONE, ECHO OF AN EARTH ANGEL, and INHALE EXHALE.

 

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Tales for Tatas

TalesforTatas1This being October and Breast Cancer Awareness month, I wanted to make you aware of a situation our very own InkSlinger PR author Sarah Ross, and her family, is dealing with right now. Sarah’s sister, Teresa, has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. It is a highly invasive form and, as you can imagine, their family is reeling from the news. Sarah and I are working to put together a raffle in order to help with the situation in tangible ways using the things that we know best-books and authors. Being women, we know TaTas as well. You can see Teresa’s bio below.

Tales For TaTas, the raffle event, will be held October 21st-25th. We have spoken about making this more than a one-time thing to help with breast cancer awareness. We’re going to see how this one goes and go from there. However, this one the proceeds will go to help Sarah’s sister and their family with the medical costs.

Our immediate needs are donations of the book and author related sort. Signed copies, book baskets, author skype sessions & interviews. If you would like to help and donate to the raffle, please fill out this form HERE or please email me at Kpsimmon(at)gmail(dot)com and I’ll help you get donating. This isn’t just a call for help in donations from authors. Book Bloggers, Editors, Cover Artists, Formatters, and the like-if you want to help and have something to donate, we would love and appreciate your help.

Feel free to steal and attach the graphic at the top. Thank you so much for helping to love on one of our own authors and her family. And please feel free to share this with any of your friends or bloggers that you think could help.

Teresa and Cruz 2About Teresa:

Teresa Lopez is a 28 year old stay-at-home mother of four. Her oldest, Vincent (9) was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. She was also blessed with younger brother Cruz Jr, age 7, Mercedez (who suffers from Dravet Syndrome), age 5, & baby Vincent, age 2. She’s been married for almost nine years to her best friend, Cruz, a tattoo artist. The family resides in New Mexico.

After doing a self-exam one afternoon in May 2013, she discovered a lump in her breast. In July, the doctors diagnosed her with breast cancer, but it wasn’t until September 27th when we got the word of just how bad it was. Doctors have confirmed that the ductal carcinoma in situ is highly invasive and likely to spread if she doesn’t receive either very aggressive chemotherapy and radiation, or if she undergoes a double mastectomy.

With either option, the medical costs are going to be more than the family and insurance can cover. All proceeds of this benefit will go toward the cost of medical care for Teresa (surgery, treatments, hospital stays, and labwork).