LIFT 4 Autism Auction! Bidding is open NOW! charityauction.bid/Lift4Autism2020 Since 2015, LIFT 4 Autism has raised approximately $140,000 to benefit ASD families. All proceeds go to non-profit organizations serving the autism community. Now more than ever, we as a global community are uniting, even as we stay apart to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Auction organizers authors Ginger Scott and Kennedy Ryan, along with Kulture City , this year’s charitable partner, wanted to respond to the real needs of autism families during this incredibly challenging time. Kulture City will direct proceeds from the 2020 auction to a scholarship program for autism families struggling during COVID-19. The online auction features signed paperbacks, hardcovers, full series sets, out-of-print covers, foreign editions, personal one-on-one Skype calls with some of your favorites . . . and MORE, all donated by authors, publishers, bloggers, readers. Just people who wanted to be a part of somethi...

Kennedy Ryan shares a special post on the inspiration behind "Bruise," the original piece written for her latest release Grip . (Scroll to the end for the full poem & a signed paperback giveaway.) “ Am I all of your fears, wrapped in black skin ?” The cursor flashed a warning at the end of the line I’d just typed. Read on its own, the words seared the page, an incendiary challenge. A jagged line in the sand that could shove half my readers to one side, and half to the other. I needed to be careful. I wanted to be fearless. I had to be honest. The hero of Grip , my latest release, Marlon James (Grip to his fans), is a rising hip-hop star, but he’s more than that. He’s a lyricist and a poet. He’s a black man, concerned about black men vulnerable to cops who should be protecting them. He admires officers who run toward danger when most of us run away. He wonders what he can do to bridge the gap between the two. I took several risks writing Grip , confronting, ...

Flow, the prequel to GRIP, by Kennedy Ryan is now live and TOTALLY FREE! A nd pre-order GRIP, the riveting full-length conclusion, while it's only 99c! Goes up to regular price $3.99 on release day, March 2! ENTER THE GIVEAWAY for a $50 GIFT CARD! www.facebook.com/KennedyRyanAuthor "Flow is the intro to an epic love song. It's that first beat that has you stopping in your tacks and turning up the volume. The perfect cadence to a must-read prelude. 5 on top of the world stars!" -Mandi Beck, Bestselling Author of the Caged Love series and Stoned. GRAB IT NOW FOR FREE! Available on WATTPAD: http://w.tt/2kUo8Yk Amazon: http://amzn.to/2lAhSSC iBooks: http://apple.co/2mkAG88 Nook: http://bit.ly/2lNxZyo Kobo: http://bit.ly/2lvKqOQ "Ryan continues her streak of amazingly accessible and authentic romantic fiction. Grip is a bold and unapologetic look at interracial romance and does not shy away from any of the ideals and prejudices that most of us are ...

►► 25 Authors, Awkward Sex, Epic Cause ◄◄ ▬▬▬▬ F*CKING AWKWARD HOLIDAYS ▬▬▬▬ ★★100% of ebook profits benefit The Bookworm Box Charities!★★  ► #BOOKTRAILER ► http://bit.ly/2ehJfg0 Holidays conjure up many thoughts- long, chilly nights, snuggled up by the fire, bare feet tucked under the one you love. Some are hallmarks of summer when skin is warmed by more than the sun. There is the after Thanksgiving dinner nightcap, as the smooth, sultry burn of whiskey warms your chest, rendering your limbs heavy or include lazy kisses and wandering hands beneath your best dress on a romantic Valentine's Day date. But sometimes, Grandma gets boozed up and passes out at the table, your brother gets caught rubbing one out under the fireworks, your kids catch mommy kissing Santa (and not on the lips), your special new toy winds up in the wrong gift bag, a goat steals and wears your sexy new thong and watching the ball drop takes on a whole new meaning. In other words, the h...

Surprise Cover Reveal!!! On October 31, it's about to get AWKWARD again... 25 Authors, Awkward Sex, Epic Cause Holidays conjure up many thoughts- long, chilly nights, snuggled up by the fire, bare feet tucked under the one you love. Some are hallmarks of summer when skin is warmed by more than the sun. There is the after Thanksgiving dinner nightcap, as the smooth, sultry burn of whiskey warms your chest, rendering your limbs heavy or include lazy kisses and wandering hands beneath your best dress on a romantic Valentine's Day date. But sometimes, Grandma gets boozed up and passes out at the table, your brother gets caught rubbing one out under the fireworks, your kids catch mommy kissing Santa (and not on the lips), your special new toy winds up in the wrong gift bag, a goat steals and wears your sexy new thong and watching the ball drop takes on a whole new meaning. In other words, the holidays can be magical, but sometimes, they're also just f*cking awkward.   ...

lift4autism.com 1 in every 68 children is diagnosed with Autism. 1 in every 42 Boys The LIFT Campaign is a charitable initiative rallying the romance reading community around Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) families in April, Autism Awareness month. Experts estimate that many ASD families spend up to $60,000 out of pocket each year on medical and therapy expenses. This year we're raising funds to assist families struggling to manage these staggering costs. All profits go to the family scholarship program of Talk About Curing Autism (TACA). The online auction is LIVE! There are too many items from authors and bloggers up for bid to list here, but we have full signed collections from some of your favorite bestselling authors. We have non-book items like Kindle Paperwhite, Amazon Echo, VIP Tickets to the Mile High Denver author signing, and so many other goodies! So start bidding while doing good! BID HERE NOW! (Bidding closes Friday, 4/29/16!) Even if you don't ...