As you may know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Last year, the first Shades of Pink event raised over $10.000 through more than 1300 donations!
For our second year, 22 authors have allied for 1 cause: fundraising for
research. Their gift to everyone who makes a donation? A romance anthology
(ebook) titled Shades of Pink (volume
2), totaling almost 150.000 words / about 400 pages as a PDF.
The suggested donation is $5.
Funds are raised via Stayclassy.org and all proceeds go directly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Readers can also donate to the charity organization of their choice (with a
focus on breast cancer) and email their receipt to receive their copy of the
anthology in either PDF, ePub or mobi (kindle).
Who: Catherine Bowman, Mitzi Calderone, Vivien Dean, JJ and TA Ellis,
Sabrina Garie, Nina Day Gerard, T. Hammond, Susan Harris, Laura Hunsaker,
Kallysten, Amara Lebel, Alicia J. Love, Deelylah Mullin, C. Deanne Rowe,
Cynthia Sax, DJ Shaw, Alice Stark, Ashley Suzanne, Gill Taber, Natasza Waters, Zoe
York, Angela Yseult
When: Now through November 15th.
What: 22 short stories, including…
· 4 paranormal, 1 sci-fi, 11 contemporary, 1
historical, 2 military, 3 BDSM, 2 YA (some stories have more than one genre)
· 3 spicy (ménage or kink), 7 sexy (explicit sex
scenes), 12 sweet (no sex)
· A couple of vampires, about three dozen
humans including soldiers, geeks, teachers, librarians, writers, survivors, bosses,
rock stars, teens, mages, wives, husbands and fiancés, 1 succubus, 1 genie, a
few aliens, some werewolves and other shifters.
· Pink, pink and more pink, including tattoos,
plenty of flowers, precious stones, jewelry, a bookmark, a drawing, ropes,
lingerie, a car, a bag, a vase, various clothes, an anteater and a squirrel.
Where: Kallysten’s
blog
Here you’ll find links to teasers for the stories, interviews of the
authors and blog posts during all of October, a FAQ, and of course the link
where you can donate and help this worthy cause.
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Tim and I are so proud to have been a part of this wonderful anthology. This is a great cause. Back in 2010/2011, I was pregnant with our fifth child and I logged on to a website where I could chat with some other moms that were due to have babies at the same time as me. Eventually we formed groups and migrated over to Facebook. In this I met some incredible, supportive women and to this day a lot of us are still friends. One of these incredible ladies just recently finished her last treatment for Breast Cancer. She is strong and kind and beautiful and she is fighting this battle hard. We have dedicated our story, Tattooed Hearts, to my friend Jill. You are a true inspiration. Here is an excerpt of our story. We truly hope you enjoy it. For those of you who have read our book, The Heart of Alaska, you will recoginze the characters of Francesca and Jackson.
Synopsis:
Two hearts, two tattoos, and a dash of fate
Tim and I are so proud to have been a part of this wonderful anthology. This is a great cause. Back in 2010/2011, I was pregnant with our fifth child and I logged on to a website where I could chat with some other moms that were due to have babies at the same time as me. Eventually we formed groups and migrated over to Facebook. In this I met some incredible, supportive women and to this day a lot of us are still friends. One of these incredible ladies just recently finished her last treatment for Breast Cancer. She is strong and kind and beautiful and she is fighting this battle hard. We have dedicated our story, Tattooed Hearts, to my friend Jill. You are a true inspiration. Here is an excerpt of our story. We truly hope you enjoy it. For those of you who have read our book, The Heart of Alaska, you will recoginze the characters of Francesca and Jackson.
Synopsis:
Francesca can’t accept that Jackson volunteered to go to Vietnam and their relationship ends. He returns a changed man - but his love remains true. When they reunite, fate once again leads them toward forever.
Excerpt:
Jack pulled away when he felt her trembling. “It’s okay sweetheart. There’s no reason to be scared. I’ll take care of you.” That was when he noticed the tears in her eyes. “Francesca, what’s wrong?”
“I missed you,” she sobbed. “So much. And I’m so sorry…”
“Shh,” he whispered, putting a finger to her lips. “It’s over and we’re back together. Please don’t do this to yourself.”
“But I feel so bad,” she murmured through tears.
“Don’t,” he stressed. “Please don’t. I love you Buttercup, and I missed you too, but that part of our lives is over. Now we move on. Okay?”
Fran nodded and dried her tears. “Every moment that you were gone was like a year in hell. Sometimes I couldn’t catch my breath when I read your letters or looked at your picture.”
“I know how much you missed me,” he smiled, gently taking her face in his hands. “Because I felt the same way.”
Their lips met again, this time softly. When they pulled apart, Jackson took her hand and led her over to the bed. He sat on the edge and pulled her to stand between his knees.
Fran reached out tentatively to touch his arms. She began to trace the outline of the tattoo of the buttercups and smiled. Looking to Jack, she could see him smiling too. “So, if this was to remind you of me, then why is there more than one?” she teased.
“There’s one for each month I thought about you.”
“That’s so sweet,” she replied as she turned her attention to the other arm, running her fingers over the empty area. “Why is this area blank? If you don’t want to tell me, I understand.”
“That is for my heart, whether whole or broken, to be decided when I got home," he replied as he ran his fingers up her side, sending shivers through her body. “Seeing you waiting for me completes my heart.”
Excerpt:
Jack pulled away when he felt her trembling. “It’s okay sweetheart. There’s no reason to be scared. I’ll take care of you.” That was when he noticed the tears in her eyes. “Francesca, what’s wrong?”
“I missed you,” she sobbed. “So much. And I’m so sorry…”
“Shh,” he whispered, putting a finger to her lips. “It’s over and we’re back together. Please don’t do this to yourself.”
“But I feel so bad,” she murmured through tears.
“Don’t,” he stressed. “Please don’t. I love you Buttercup, and I missed you too, but that part of our lives is over. Now we move on. Okay?”
Fran nodded and dried her tears. “Every moment that you were gone was like a year in hell. Sometimes I couldn’t catch my breath when I read your letters or looked at your picture.”
“I know how much you missed me,” he smiled, gently taking her face in his hands. “Because I felt the same way.”
Their lips met again, this time softly. When they pulled apart, Jackson took her hand and led her over to the bed. He sat on the edge and pulled her to stand between his knees.
Fran reached out tentatively to touch his arms. She began to trace the outline of the tattoo of the buttercups and smiled. Looking to Jack, she could see him smiling too. “So, if this was to remind you of me, then why is there more than one?” she teased.
“There’s one for each month I thought about you.”
“That’s so sweet,” she replied as she turned her attention to the other arm, running her fingers over the empty area. “Why is this area blank? If you don’t want to tell me, I understand.”
“That is for my heart, whether whole or broken, to be decided when I got home," he replied as he ran his fingers up her side, sending shivers through her body. “Seeing you waiting for me completes my heart.”
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