Last Chance to Enter and Final Wrap-Up

Well here it is, the last day of the month and the final moments of my Tribute Books blog tour.  These last four weeks have been quite the blur.  A special thank you to Nicole and the team at Tribute Books for all of the hard work that went into making my tour a success.  I want to be sure and also shout out to all of my new readers and to all of those who've helped spread the word.

That also means you only have mere hours for your last chance to enter for the $25 Amazon gift card drawing from Rafflecopter.  Click on the link below in these last few moments and you might just be $25 richer!

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Following are the final four stops on this last leg, just in case you didn't get a chance to read the posts earlier in the week.

http://everyfreechance.com/2013/06/blog-tour-running-into-the-darkness-by-d-a-bale-review-giveaway.html

http://www.longandshortreviews.com/interviews/author-interview-and-giveaway-d-a-bale/

http://readingchallenged.blogspot.com/2013/06/running-into-darkness.html

http://www.moonlightgleam.com/2013/06/running-into-dark-blog-tour-author.html

Last but not least, I want to again express my deepest appreciation to every single host stop.  Without your time and attention, this could not have happened.  I'm again humbled by your kind words about Running into the Darkness.

And oh, what the hey, how about we have one last drawing.  For every person who comments here on this particular post by Independence Day, you will be entered into a drawing for a free copy of RITD.  So let me know who you are, my dear readers!

Greenshift Cover Reveal from Heidi Ruby Miller

Introducing the upcoming release from Heidi Ruby Miller!  She's been a guest here at the blog and a great resource for this fledgling author, so I'm pleased to help her spread the word on her latest cover reveal for Greenshift.  Enjoy!

To celebrate the cover reveal for Greenshift, the e-book will be temporarily 99 cents at Amazon!

A tale set within the world of Ambasadora.
Mari's rare eye color makes her a pariah within Upper Caste society, which is why she prefers plants to people...except David, the former Armadan captain who shuttles scientists around on a refurbished pleasure cruiser.
But someone else is interested in Mari and her distinctive look--an obsessed psychopath who tortures and murders women for pleasure.
When the killer chooses Mari as his next victim, the soldier inside David comes alive, but it is Mari who must fight for her own life and prove she isn't as fragile as the flowers she nurtures.
Greenshift by Heidi Ruby Miller
Cover Art by Bradley Sharp
Foreword by Dana Marton
Space Opera/Science Fiction Romance paperback coming from Dog Star Books in August 2013

The Third Week Wrap-up

Here 'tis - the wrap-up for the third week of my Tribute Books blog tour.  It's a peek into my childhood, coupled with what it took to get Running into the Darkness in shape for publishing.  And, amazingly enough, more positive reviews of RITD.  I'm tripping out!

And now a reminder - this is the final week to sign up for the Rafflecopter give-away, so don't be late to the party below.

http://www.wickedreadingsbytawania.blogspot.com/2013/06/vbt-review-giveaway-running-into.html

http://www.bibliophilicbookblog.com/2013/06/interview-with-d-bale-author-of-running.html

http://www.celticladysreviews.blogspot.com/2013/06/running-into-darkness-by-d-bale.html

http://www.omnimysterynews.com/2013/06/a-conversation-with-author-da-bale-1306190800.html

http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2013/06/interview-and-giveaway-with-d-bale.html

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Week Two Blog Tour Wrap-up

So here we are, wrapping up the second week of my Tribute Books blog tour.  I can't believe we're already on the other side of this thing!

I continue to be amazed and enormously humbled by the praise for Running into the Darkness from reviewers during this past week.  It has caught me by surprise and given me a needed boost toward work on the third book in the series. 

So below, please find the links to the posts during the second week of the tour, and don't forget to follow this weeks' offerings at http://runningintothedarkness.blogspot.com.  Happy reading!

http://ginaslibrary.info/review-running-into-the-darkness-by-d-a-bale/

http://beverlystowemcclure.blogspot.com/2013/06/running-into-darkness-tour.html

http://www.simplistik.org/lissetteemanning/review-running-into-the-darkness-d-a-bale

http://ogcmat.blogspot.com/2013/06/running-into-darkness-da-bale-tribute.html

http://www.christiesbookreviews.com/2013/06/running-into-darkness-by-d-bale-blog.html

http://blog.concertkatie.com/2013/06/book-review-running-into-darkness.html

http://literaryrr.blogspot.com/2013/06/blog-tour-reviewgiveaway-running-into.html

Blog Tour Wrap-up Week One

Well the first week of the Running into the Darkness blog tour is wrapped up with a nice little purple bow.  Purple - as in my signature color.  Maybe someday I'll be able to use purple for a book cover.  Hmmm...

So moving right along.  One five-star and one four-star review with several guest posts giving you a glimpse into the frightening world that is my psyche.  I appreciate the time these hosts put into making the first week a success.  Just in case you missed it, below are the links to each days' entry.

http://offbeatvagabond.blogspot.com/2013/06/running-into-darkness-blog-tour-indie.html

http://www.booksinthespotlight.blogspot.com/2013/06/running-into-darkness-blog-tour-guest.html

http://jbcultureshock.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/writing-what-you-dont-know-guest-blogger-d-a-bale/

http://ssbookfanatics.blogspot.com/2013/06/blog-tour-running-into-darkness-by-da.html#.UbDbW-DG6SE

http://noveldtales.blogspot.com/2013/06/review-day-running-into-darkness.html

http://simplyinfatuated.com/2013/06/giveaway-how-much-of-author-d-a-bale-s-life-is-in-running-into-the-darkness/

Stay tuned tomorrow for the start of week two with both a review and the first interview of my Tribute Books blog tour.

And if you haven't already, don't forget to sign up for the $25 Amazon gift card/PayPal cash giveaway at the end of the tour.  Click away and win below!

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Coming June 15th from Author Wayne Basta

Coming June 15th is the third book in the Aristeia series by Wayne Basta - Tree of Liberty.  Check out his website www.waynebasta.com for more information and to enter to win an exciting array of prizes this month.  Congratulations, Wayne, on another release!

Zeric Dustlighter has been a soldier his entire adult life.  Give him a gun, and tell him who to shoot, and he'll get the job done.  He always knew he was never cut out to be in command.  But now, cut off and trapped behind enemy lines, Zeric faces his worst nightmare; the fate of thousands of lives and possibly the entire Union, rest with his decisions.

Wayne currently lives in Houston with his wife, son and their dog.  He remains a fan of geek culture, board games, video games, fantasy, science fiction and all around silliness.

Email:  wayne@waynebasta.com

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/WayneBastaAuthor

Twitter:  @WayneBasta

Website:  www.waynebasta.com

Contest: http://waynebasta.com/2013/06/tree-of-liberty-contest-and-giveaway/

Pre-order- http://store.greygeckopress.com/products/aristeia-tree-of-liberty

Update:  Find below the live links for ordering the newest release!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DFAW9D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00DFAW9D8&linkCode=as2&tag=rogublog-20

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/aristeia-wayne-basta/1115678229?ean=2940016506265

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Aristeia-Tree-of-Liberty/book-cdX4V-72zkG9FRbyHfuYKg/page1.html?s=dm-MeWZPN0CiSY9XACeXog&r=1

http://store.greygeckopress.com/products/aristeia-tree-of-liberty

Cover Reveal - Revelations of Preston Black

Today it's a cover reveal for the newest novel by Jason Jack Miller.  I think it looks pretty cool - don't you?

THE REVELATIONS OF PRESTON BLACK BY JASON JACK MILLER
Coming June 2013 from Raw Dog Screaming Press

Cover Art by Brad Vetter

Preston and Katy face a new darkness.... Sometimes a battle between good and evil doesn't look much like the ones they show in movies. The good guys don't always wear white, and they don’t always walk away with the win.

And sometimes you're better off with the devil you know.

The last time Preston went down to the crossroads, his best friend died and he nearly lost his brother. But Old Scratch doesn't take kindly to fools, especially not those who come knocking at his front door. And before all is said and done, he's going to teach Preston a thing or two about what it really means to sacrifice.

LINKS: Read the first 100 pages of The Revelations of Preston Black - http://jasonjackmiller.blogspot.com/p/the-revelations-of-preston-black.html

Pre-order The Revelations of Preston Black at Raw Dog Screaming Press - http://www.rawdogscreaming.com/books/the-revelations-of-preston-black.html

It Has Begun

Well June has finally arrived!

After two months of preparation, my Tribute Books blog tour for Running into the Darkness begins in earnest this coming Monday, June 3rd.  It's very exciting, but also rather nerve-wracking.  I'm putting myself out there for a stranger's forthright comments about my work and exposing myself to potential ridicule.  But in the immortal words of the Lion King - it is time!

So if you also have time, please go over to the website created for my tour http://runningintothedarkness.blogspot.com/ and recommend the site to your friends and family.  Feel free to comment on each applicable blog site too.  There will be guest post topics, interviews, and reviews of RITD - so something new and different every day of the tour. 

Who knows?  You just might find out all sorts of interesting tidbits about little 'ol me and my writing habits.  Probably more than you wanted to know. :-)

Then (and this is the best part) be sure and click on the Rafflecopter link either on each day's direct blog page or at the bottom of the tour website to enter for a chance at a $25 Amazon gift card or PayPal cash.  This starts today and goes through the end of June. 

At the end of the tour, I'll also have some exciting news about another special give-away.  Stay tuned!

Now off to work on Rising from the Darkness.  The series is almost complete.

http://runningintothedarkness.blogspot.com

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