October Seven 11 Blog Hop and #Giveaways

I'm so excited that the Seven 11 Blog Hop is back... And, it's BIGGER than ever! You'll still hop to each author's blog to read seven lines from their current WIP, but since the blog hop is now quarterly, each author is offering a #Giveaway!

Today, I'm sharing seven lines from my tentatively titled Contemporary Fiction, Always Room for Cupcakes. This story is unlike anything I've written before, and I'm having an absolute blast writing this character.  I hope you enjoy it!

**This story is for readers 18 and older, and is am unedited work in progress**

Prologue

            One day you’re be-bopping along jamming to the music in your head while wondering if your thighs can handle grabbing a cupcake on the way home, and the next thing you know, you’re entire world crashes and burns.

            I used to wake up at night in a sweat, crying because I’d dreamt that my husband was cheating on me, or that he hated me and resented my kids. He’d always hold me close and tell me it was all just a dream, that he loved me and our family, and that he’d never let me go.

            He was a fucking liar.

            Instead of being the sweet, affable, hard-working man he projected to me and the outside world, he was actually a cheating, vagina-licking asshole, who only cared about getting off, and being free of responsibility.

            I’d gone from sweet and caring housewife, to a bitter, hard-as-nails single mom, who worked her ass off to give her kids a quarter of the life they were used to. Putting my photography skills to use, I’d gone to work for a scumbag PI, who used me to dig up good dirt on his clients.

**I'd love to hear what you think!**

Now, on to the Giveaways...

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Don't forget to stop by the other blogs to read their seven lines and enter the giveaways:

Kayla Smith - Enter to win an ebook of Return to Pandora

Felicia Tatum - Enter to win 5 ecopies of Scornful Sadie

S.C. Ellington - Enter to win $600 in Gift Cards

Heather Hildenbrand - Enter to win $5 Amaz GC & Bitterroot Swag

Justine Winter - Enter to win an eBook copy of Sapphire's Destiny

Amanda Aksel - Enter to win an eBook copy of The Man Test

Seven 11 Blog Hop ~ Seven Lines from 10 Years

Happy Sunday! The Seven 11 Blog Hop is a monthly feature, where participating authors share seven lines from their WIP on the 11th of the month.

This month, I'm offering a little tease from 10 Years, book 5 in the Time for Love series, which releases on Feb 3, 2015. If you didn't see last months hop, which also featured 10 Years, you can check it out here. 

*Remember, each book in the series can be read as a standalone*

Gwen's POV ~ this is an unedited draft

             Craig stepped back in front of me, blocking my way, and leaned his face down into mine, the anger practically vibrating off of him.

            “Don’t give me that double standard bullshit, if I thought for one minute you were drinking and sleeping with random guys because you were enjoying college and sowing your wild oats, or whatever the fuck you call it, I’d be all for it. I’d be your biggest damn champion… But we both know that’s not it. You’re doing this for my benefit, to punish me… And the shit of it is, I have no idea what I’m being punished for, but I can tell you one thing, you’re not happy. You know it, and I know it, and I just wish you’d wake the fuck up and let me help you.”

            His words pierced my skin and I suddenly felt like a cornered, injured animal, and all I wanted to do was fight back.

Don't forget to stop by the rest of the hop and see what these Awesome Authors are working on:

Felicia Tatum
Steph Nuss
Heather Hildenbrand
Kayla Smith
S.M. Boyce
Alicia Sheehy
Justine Winter
SC Ellington
Amanda Aksel

You can also enter to win a signed paperback from Heather Hildenbrand by signing up for her newsletter!