Maria Bernard Musings

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    Stand Up and Shout

    GET ROCKED! In Vegas showcases USA Today, Amazon Bestselling, and Award Winning Rockstar Romance Authors as they take you on a sexy musical journey through Sin City with a group of ***ALL NEW*** stories, many featuring some of your favourite fictional rock bands!   Let these scorching bad boys rock your world and melt your hearts as they burn up the stage at a Fictional Rock Festival in one of the world’s sexiest playgrounds! Get Rocked! In Vegas: Rockstar Romance Limited Edition Collection – by Jenna Galicki, Jade C. Jamison, Theresa Hissong, Lisa Gillis, Lashell Collins, Jennifer L. Allen, Bella Jeanisse, Maria Bernard, Sadie Grubor, Kacey Hamford, Toni Kenyon, Lindy…

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    Smashwords Site-Wide Sale

    Wherever Girl by Maria Bernard​ Reg Price: $3.99 on Sale for: $1.00 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/535158 Use the code RAE75 at checkout for 75% off during Smashword‘s site-wide promotion!  (Offer good through March 11, 2017 ) Where would you go if you had nothing left to keep you around? Sara faces that decision by letting fate guide her in this whirlwind romantic adventure. The loss of her parents has left her emotionally exhausted. She needs to figure out what to do with her life, but first, she needs to mourn. She can’t do that at home surrounded by memories. She flies to OBX and lands in the arms of Skylar Dawn. ♡༻♫༺♡༻♫༺♡ The…

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    Get Rocked! In Vegas | Maria Bernard

    ♡ Stand Up and Shout by Maria Bernard​ ♡ ♡ The story behind my contribution to this awesome Boxed Set! ♡ This is a story about Kicking Fear in the Ass and Claiming your Destiny! If you’ve read my Stick Shift Lips Series all the way through, you’ll remember young Southern Jay from Dream Crush, LA Summer. Poor kid, he went through the ringer in that story. But no worries, Ashton Wright, frontman of my headliner band, lovingly referred to as the SSLs by readers, took a real liking to Jay and recognized the true talent behind the stage fright. Others may have given up on Jay, but not Ashton.…

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    Stand Up and Shout

    The Stick Shift Lips are back with Southern Jay and Dream Crush! Introducing Stand Up and Shout by Maria Bernard 1 of 12 awesome stories in the Get Rocked! In Vegas Boxed Set “It’s all I wanna do! It’s all I wanna be!” Gifted up-and-coming singer, Jay Sharp is destined for rock star greatness. Problem is, he suffers from crippling stage fright. Despite countless chances to prove himself, and tireless encouragement from his famous mentor *Ashton Wright of the Stick Shift Lips, Jay freezes every time he is in the spotlight. Alice Electra is an amazing guitarist on the run. Fate leads her to *Southern Jackass, Jay’s struggling rock band. She…

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    Limited time 99c pre-order price!

    Get Rocked! In Vegas: Rockstar Romance Limited Edition Collection – by Jenna Galicki, Jade C. Jamison, Theresa Hissong, Lisa Gillis, Lashell Collins, Jennifer L. Allen, Bella Jeanisse, Maria Bernard, Sadie Grubor, Kacey Hamford, Toni Kenyon, Lindy S Hudis, Gina Kincade. GET ROCKED! In Vegas showcases USA Today, Amazon Bestselling, and Award Winning Rockstar Romance Authors as they take you on a sexy musical journey through Sin City with a group of ***ALL NEW*** stories, many featuring some of your favorite fictional rock bands! Let these scorching bad boy rock stars melt your panties and your hearts as they burn up the stage at a fictional rock festival in one of the…

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    Rockstar Romance Boxed Set!

    Get Rocked! In Vegas: Rockstar Romance Limited Edition Collection – by Jenna Galicki, Jade C. Jamison, Theresa Hissong, Lisa Gillis, Lashell Collins, Jennifer L. Allen, Bella Jeanisse, Maria Bernard, Sadie Grubor, Kacey Hamford, Toni Kenyon, Lindy S Hudis, Gina Kincade. GET ROCKED! In Vegas showcases USA Today, Amazon Bestselling, and Award Winning Rockstar Romance Authors as they take you on a sexy musical journey through Sin City with a group of ***ALL NEW*** stories, many featuring some of your favorite fictional rock bands! Let these scorching bad boy rock stars melt your panties and your hearts as they burn up the stage at a fictional rock festival in one of…

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    Get Rocked! In Vegas!

    Limited time 99 cent pre-order price! Get Rocked! In Vegas showcases USA Today, Amazon Bestselling, and Award Winning Rockstar Romance Authors as they take you on a sexy musical journey through Sin City with a group of ***ALL NEW*** stories, many featuring some of your favorite fictional rock bands! Let these scorching bad boy rock stars melt your panties and your hearts as they burn up the stage at a fictional rock festival in one of the world’s sexiest playgrounds! iBooks Amazon Nook Kobo Goodreads a Rafflecopter giveaway

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    ☆TOP SECRET☆

    ***Psst!*** Guess what? For almost a year now, I’ve been involved with a great group of authors in a ☆TOP SECRET☆ project! But we’re getting very close to unveiling it, and if you’re a blogger or have your own FB book related page, we need your help! Sign Up Here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbkPgh-ga2IUQ_1RazuBPR4SnoY82w6GZE0Y6zoiXImKgdaQ/viewform

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    Character Development

    Character Development — the task of creating a character and building on them (working out appearance, history, mannerisms and so on,) OR the changes a character undergoes during the course of a story. *Reviews are important even if they’re not positive. The negative comments make an author question themselves and their work. In this case I’m referring to a not-so-positive critique of House of Goths regarding lack of Character Development. Maybe being the author, I am blind to certain things such as this because even though I know my characters very well, this doesn’t mean I’ve done a good enough job translating their traits into the story. Is this the…

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    ESCAPE WINTER!

    ESCAPE WINTER SALE! For the month of January 2017, Wherever Girl is on sale for only 99 cents! Do not miss this chance. Price returns to $3.99 on February 1, 2017. Wherever Girl by Maria Bernard Surf and Sun Rockstar Romance Where would you go if you had nothing left to keep you around? Sara Darling faces that decision by letting fate guide her in this whirlwind romantic adventure. The recent loss of her parents has left her emotionally exhausted. She needs to figure out what to do with her life, but first, she needs to mourn. She can’t do that at home surrounded by memories. She flies to OBX,…