Want has been such a hit with readers that they demanded a sequel. The characters in Want, Juli and Isaac were compelling which drew the readers into the characters' lives. Today, we are excited to present~ Need, A Want Companion Novel!
When a book is released, it's an exciting time for the author but more so for the readers who can't wait to find out what their favorite characters have been up to! Today our readers are going to delve into Isaac's life after walking away from Juli and learn more about the kind of person he is.
But WARNING~ Need isn't a YA novel. It features some grown up romance, steamy passion, and certainly a few kleenexes!  Isaac Laroche is cursed. All he wants to do is hide out and feel sorry for himself. Never mind that he got caught sleeping with his seventeen-year-old piano student, or that he abandoned her when the truth was exposed.
Isaac’s feisty high school sweetheart has different plans. Heather Swann has returned to their hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to regroup after breaking up with her troll of a fiancé. She’s restless and looking for a diversion, but she bites off more than she can chew when she sets her sights on rehabilitating Isaac with her unorthodox sexual, mental, and physical plans.
The two quickly reconnect, but their happiness is threatened by family secrets, old vendettas and the death of a beloved father-figure.
Can Heather handle Isaac’s baggage, or will her own come back to haunt them both?
Pick up your copy of this riveting tale today! And don't forget to check out Inkspell's Free Reads for other short stories with Isaac, Heather and Juli.
Want has been one of our best selling books. The story tells about two people who are damaged by the world around them but come together in a moment of passion. Need shows readers what happens after the end of the first book.
*Caution: Need is NOT a YA romance. This story contains some sizzling hot sex and shocking revelations!  Isaac Laroche is cursed. All he wants to do is hide out and feel sorry for himself. Never mind that he got caught sleeping with his seventeen-year-old piano student, or that he abandoned her when the truth was exposed.
Isaac’s feisty high school sweetheart has different plans. Heather Swann has returned to their hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to regroup after breaking up with her troll of a fiancé. She’s restless and looking for a diversion, but she bites off more than she can chew when she sets her sights on rehabilitating Isaac with her unorthodox sexual, mental, and physical plans.
The two quickly reconnect, but their happiness is threatened by family secrets, old vendettas and the death of a beloved father-figure.
Can Heather handle Isaac’s baggage, or will her own come back to haunt them both?
Available at Inkspell Publishing and other retailers on May 17, 2013.
If you haven't read the story that started it all.....order your copy today!  Julianne counts the days until she can pack her bags and leave her old-money, tradition-bound Southern town where appearance is everything and secrecy is a way of life. A piano virtuoso, she dreams of attending a prestigious music school in Boston. Failure is not an option, so she enlists the help of New England Conservatory graduate Isaac Laroche to help her.
She can’t understand why he suddenly gave up Boston’s music scene to return to the South. He doesn’t know her life depends on escaping it. Julianne must face down madness from without, just as it threatens from within. Isaac must resist an inappropriate attraction, but an indiscretion at a Mardi Gras ball—the pinnacle event for Mobile’s elite—forces their present wants and needs to collide with sins of the past.
Will Julianne accept the help she’s offered and get everything she ever wanted, or will she self-destruct and take Isaac down with her?
 Author bio:
After collecting a couple English degrees in the Midwest, Stephanie Lawton suddenly awoke in the deepest reaches of the Deep South. Culture shock inspired her to write about Mobile, Alabama, her adopted city, and all the ways Southern culture, history and attitudes seduce the unsuspecting.
A lover of all things gothic, she can often be spotted photographing old cemeteries, historic buildings and, ironically, the beautiful beaches of the Gulf Coast. She also has a tendency to psychoanalyze people, which comes in handy when creating character profiles.
Birthdays are even more special the second time around! The sequel to the very popular Hollywood Ever After is finally here! You can read more about your favorite characters as well as fall in love with new ones! For people who fell in love with Hollywood Ever After, Hollywood Holiday is a perfect holiday story filled with amazing characters and a heartwarming holiday story line!
Inkspell is offering a fantastic giveaway! The rafflecopter link to enter is below! And for those of you who want to buy both books, we have another special treat for you!  "My new favorite author is Sasha Summers. She's as addictive as chocolate." - Marcia King Gamble, National Best-Selling Author
Blurb:
All she wants for Christmas is for Hollywood to love her again. But once she meets him, her Christmas list changes.
Jen’s only Christmas wish: Hollywood falling back in love with her. Meeting ex-Marine Gunner was a bonus. She likes that he isn’t impressed by celebrities or the movie biz. She likes that he’s funny and sweet … and drop-dead gorgeous. And she loves that he has no idea who her alter-ego is: Jen Fleming, Hollywood bad-girl and paparazzi target number one. Why ruin an amazing affair when he’s leaving after the new year?
But the closer they get, the harder she falls, and the more she wants to tell Gunner everything. Especially once he shares his secret with her.
Her new Christmas wish: Gunner accepts and loves her for who she really is.
 About the Author:
Sasha is part gypsy. Her passions have always been storytelling, Hollywood, history, and travel. It’s no surprise that her books include a little of each. Her first play, ‘Greek Gods and Goddesses’ was written for her Girl Scout troupe. She’s been writing ever since. She loves getting lost in the worlds and characters she creates; even if she frequently forgets to run the dishwasher or wash socks when she’s doing so. Luckily, her four brilliant children and hero-inspiring hubby are super understanding and supportive.
Please visit her website: http://www.sashasummers.com
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She wasn’t meant for movie stars, Hollywood, or happy endings. And then she met him.
Happy Endings are for fairy tales. Or the movies. Not for real life. At least, not in Claire’s life. Even though she’s starting over, she knows better than to want too much this time. But when she falls, literally, into the strong arms of Hollywood’s ‘it’ boy Josh Wiley, Claire’s in for some surprises. Her plans for rest and relaxation are forgotten as one incredible night with Josh becomes two… And her heart begins to want him as much as her body. Will two kids, one bastard ex-husband, and Josh’s juggernaut career mean the end of their affair? Or can Claire find her happy ending after all?
Do you want to buy BOTH Hollywood Holiday and Hollywood Ever After? Inkspell is offering a special deal for you! You can buy both books in print or in e-book at a discount only through our store!
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This Wednesday for our Writer's Spotlight we are fortunate to have a guest post by amazing author, Shirley Kennedy. Her books are wildly read and highly recommended. Shirley is writing today about the importance of research and getting it right. If you want to see more about Shirley Kennedy, check out her website at: www.shirleykennedy.com. 
A Writer’s Adventures in Researchland, The Good, the Bad, and the Very Annoying
by Shirley Kennedy
I once knew a writer named Glenn who didn’t believe in research. He was writing a fabulous men’s adventure novel which, style-wise, rivaled Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy, and throw in a little Mickey Spillane. Just one little thing: Glen’s hero landed at generic airports throughout the world, stayed at generic hotels, dined on generic food at generic restaurants. No detailed descriptions, ever.
Surprise, surprise. Glenn never got published.
Of course, a good writer must do research. But how much is too much? Authors must tread a fine line between nothing at all to long, boring paragraphs of description which scream “Skip me!”
Equally annoying are authors who did the research and feel they must cram every factoid they discovered into the story. “Without warning, Snerdly pulled his Ruger SR9c compact pistol from his pocket—a menacing weapon weighing 23.40 ounces, overall length of 6.88 inches, with a standard magazine that could hold ten rounds…” E’nuff said.
Get it right or else! My earlier books were all Regency romances, a genre wherein the author enters the treacherous world of Regency England at her peril. Get every detail correct or a legion of dedicated fans will let you know YOU MADE A MISTAKE. To this day, my one-and-only horrendous slipup is on display for the world to see. See Three Wishes for Miss Winthrop on Amazon.
Among the reviews are two entitled, “A Great Story, slight Marred by Error,” and (yikes!) “A hole you could drive a truck through.” These sharp-eyed reviewers were, much to my dismay, correct. My hero, John Weston, Lord Granville, would not have remained a member of the House of Commons after his father died. Instead, he would have then belonged to The House of Lords. After all my in-depth research, how could I have made such a blunder? How could my editor have let it slip by? (Palm slapped to forehead here.) At least I was able to correct my error in the e-book edition. If you look in the “Comments”section under the reviews you will see my very humble apology and assurances such an atrocity will never happen again.
Back in the day, a diligent writer spent hours in the local library pouring over rows of card catalogs. Usually made of sturdy oak, these catalogs consisted of long, narrow drawers filled with a separate card for every book in the library. We hauled these heavy drawers to a table, thumbed through hundreds—thousands! of cards, copied down long, intricate numbers from the Dewey Decimal System, spent more hours combing the stacks for the actual books. Now computers save us countless hours of work.
Not all answers can be found in a book. That’s why I love the Internet and enjoy using it. In one of my Regency romances, my heroine was an avid bird watcher. (Off topic note: Don’t laugh. All heroines should have some kind of special interest—not easy back when women didn’t do much except marry and have children.) What kind of bird would my heroine see in the woods outside of York, England in 1815? I went on-line and found The York Ornithological Club. Its president, a friendly professor, went out of his way to describe birds that lived in the York area during Regency times. I ended up using a Yellowbird—easy to describe because that nice man even sent me a picture. A lovely experience.
Sometimes both books and the Internet are not enough. For my paranormal romance, Deadly Gamble, I had to conduct in-person interviews with casino employees in order to know what really goes on behind the scenes. Since my story goes back in time, via the Internet I discovered the Old Spanish Trail cut right through Las Vegas before it was even a town. Back then, it was all of three springs called ‘The Meadows’, or in Spanish, ‘Las Vegas.’ You could not drown in these springs! Even if you wanted to! Bubbling cauldrons at the bottom would keep you afloat—and yes, I could not
resist such a fascinating factoid. It’s in the book.
Somewhere there must be a graveyard for old card catalogs, typewriters, carbon paper, and ink erasers. Some things never change, though. One way or another, authors must still do their research, or perish career-wise, like poor old Glenn.
Because it takes a lot of work to make Mondays fun, we at Inkspell decided to start a new blog feature we like to call Eyecandy Monday. Each Monday we will feature the characters from one Inkspell novel and share with you all the fine details and tasty tidbits we can dig up about these
interesting and well written main characters.
Max and Amy started out as friends in Familiar Ties. They leaned on each other while raising their daughters but the spark of passion ignited and they became more than friends. Can you see how easy that would be with these two good looking people? Wouldn't you risk your friendship for love?  Name: Max Nathanial West
Age: 27
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Distinguishing Features: Cheeky Grin
Famous Person they resemble: Chase Crawford /Kellan Lutz
Character Teaser: A single father who looks after his 4 year old girl while chasing his dream of becoming a writer as well as going after the girl he really loves. Although a dedicated father Max is torn between doing what he thinks is right for his daughter and what is really right for her.
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 Name: Amy Sue-Ann Riley
Age: 26
Hair: Brunette
Eyes: Grey
Distinguishing Features: Always wears a silver necklace
Famous Person they resemble: Sophia Bush
Character Teaser: Amy, a fashion designer who has achieved her dream of becoming a mother as well, is always looking for love. Thinking she found it in her boyfriend Jack, she was faced with disappointment when he left her and their daughter for his directing job on the other side of the world.
A girl can dream about a life with her favorite Hollywood hunk but few people get a chance to have that dream come true! However, Claire gets her chance at a happily ever after with the man of her dreams, if they can get through the tabloids and paparizzi! Now the book that has charmed the reviewers is finally available to purchase. And now you get to enjoy your own Hollywood Ever After!
When we asked Sasha about her book, she said, "Hollywood Ever After is all about believing and trusting in yourself. I hope readers enjoy Claire and Josh’s journey and, for a little while, enjoy the ride towards happily ever after."
And guess what, we have an Hollywood offer too! Enjoy 30% off till 28th July, only at our store!  Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: eBook and Paperback
Length: Super Novel
eBook: 978-0-9851483-4-8
Paperback: 978-0-9851483-3-1
Price: $10.50 (Paperback) (only till 28th July!)
$3.50 (eBook) (only till 28th July!)
She wasn’t meant for movie stars, Hollywood, or happy endings. And then she met him.
Happy Endings are for fairy tales. Or the movies. Not for real life. At least, not in Claire’s life. Even though she’s starting over, she knows better than to want too much this time. But when she falls, literally, into the strong arms of Hollywood’s ‘it’ boy Josh Wiley, Claire’s in for some surprises. Her plans for rest and relaxation are forgotten as one incredible night with Josh becomes two… And her heart begins to want him as much as her body. Will two kids, one bastard ex-husband, and Josh’s juggernaut career mean the end of their affair? Or can Claire find her happy ending after all?
The wait is over! Indulge in some delicious romance as the love of Charolette and Vincent unravel today. From the sizzling first kiss, Vin and Charlotte have captured the hearts of the reviewers. Now it's your turn to get to know them!
The book is extremely sweet just like our author Brooke Moss. When asked about her journey writing this book, Brooke said this, "I hope that The Carny is a fun, romantic, funny summer read...that will also make you think. When I set out to write it, I wanted to do give my readers a fun, romantic love story, but I wanted to punctuate it with a hot topic. The characters in The Carny are very close to my heart, and I feel like they're my good friends. I've been told that they stay with readers for hours, even days, after the book ends...and I really hope that's how each of InkSpell's fans feel, too. Thanks for sharing this love story with the world, InkSpell...what an exciting book birthday this is!"
Congrats Brooke! We know that everyone will fall in love with your characters!
Have you gotten your copy yet? Without further ado, we're offering 30% off the price of the book on our website only until July 14th!  Print Book Price: $11.19
E-book Price: $3.50
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Author: Brooke Moss
Size: Mega Novel
Format: eBook and Paperback
ISBN: Print: 978-0-9851483-1-7
Ebook: 978-0-9851483-2-4
Two people from opposite worlds, one unforgettable kiss.
You can't judge a carny by its cover.
At a town fair on the coast of Oregon, handsome Native American carny, Vincent Youngblood, bestows an unforgettable kiss on shy, awkward teenager, Charlotte Davenport. Then disappears without another word, leaving her baffled and enamored.
Ten years later, Charlotte is still living in the small fishing town of Astoria, while being trained to--reluctantly--take over for her philandering hotelier father when he retires. After all, who else will do it? Her two perfect sisters are busy being married to their flawless husbands and having cookie cutter children, while Charlotte remains single, childless, and every bit as mousy as she was a decade ago.
As Charlotte struggles to climb out from underneath her judgmental parents thumb, the carnival rolls back into town, and Charlotte finds herself face to face with Vin again. He's back to run his father's carnival, walking away from a promising career in medicine he started in Chicago. Will her biased and judgmental family accept her relationship with a man who is not only a Native American, but works as a carny for a living? And what unsavory secrets bind the well-educated and seemingly superlative Vin to that ramshackle carnival? After all, you can’t judge a carny by its cover.
 Inkspell Publishing is proud to announce that we are opening up our design studio for you! Inkspell Designs is now accepting clients as we work with you to create a one-of-a-kind design for you!
Our covers inspire readers to pick up our books and so would all of those that are produced by us.
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Charlotte could never forget the first kiss from her Carny but she had a lot going on before she met him again in Astoria.
Charlotte's wedding bares it all.
A special exclusive offer for fans of Brooke Moss's The Carny and Inkspell Publishing.
This prequel story is available for free for a limited time (only through July 10th)!.
So, grab this sweet, short story now!!!
Because it takes a lot of work to make Mondays fun, we at Inkspell decided to start a new blog feature we like to call Eyecandy Monday. Each Monday we will feature the characters from one Inkspell novel and share with you all the fine details and tasty tidbits we can dig up about these interesting and well written main characters.
This week we get to visit with Vincent Youngblood from the book The Carny by Brooke Moss which will be released on July 7th.
The Carny features Vincent Youngblood who is unassuming about his looks. He would rather be judged by his character and morals rather than his looks but we think his looks are amazing! Not to mention that after just one kiss, Vincent has one woman searching for him for years just to see if he is truly the man of her dreams. What do you think?
 Character Name: Vincent Youngbood
Age: 30
Hair: Jet black and hangs to his shoulder blades.
Eyes: Black and shiny
Height: 6' 1"
Distinguishing features: Half Native American/half Scottish descent, quite in tune with his Native
American heritage, very friendly (smiley), has skin that is best described as “bronze”, and looks most excellent in a worn fisherman’s sweater and old khakis.
Most resembles: Actor Alex Meraz, if you add a foot of hair.
Now that you have met Vincent, would you date a Carny who kisses like there's no tomorrow?
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