Friday, December 23, 2016

Apollycon 2017 Author Spotlight & Giveaway ~ Lia Riley

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I'm super excited to be spotlighting Lia Riley for the Apollycon 2017 blog tour! Lia writes FANTASTIC romances, her Off the Map series being my personal favorite. <3 Read more about them and Lia below, and then check out the awesome giveaway!! - Jess



~ The Off the Map Series ~ 

If You Never Get Lost, You'll Never Be Found

Twenty-one-year-old Natalia Stolfi is saying good-bye to the past-and turning her life upside down with a trip to the land down under. For the next six months, she'll act like a carefree exchange student, not a girl sinking under the weight of painful memories. Everything is going according to plan until she meets a brooding surfer with hypnotic green eyes and the troubling ability to see straight through her act.

Bran Lockhart is having the worst year on record. After the girl of his dreams turned into a nightmare, he moved back home to Melbourne to piece his life together. Yet no amount of disappointment could blind him to the pretty California girl who gets past all his defenses. He's never wanted anyone the way he wants Talia. But when Bran gets a stark reminder of why he stopped believing in love, he and Talia must decide if what they have is once in a lifetime . . . or if they were meant to live a world apart.




It was only meant to last the summer . . .

Talia Stolfi has seen more than her share of loss in her twenty-one years. But then fate brought her Bran Lockhart, and her dark world was suddenly and spectacularly illuminated. So if being with Bran means leaving her colorless NorCal life for rugged and wild Australia, then that's what she'll do. But as much as Talia longs to give herself over completely to a new beginning, the fears of her past are still lurking in the shadows.

Bran Lockhart knows that living without the beautiful girl who stole his heart will be torment, so he'll take whatever time with her he can. But even though she has packed up her life in California and is back in his arms for the time being, she can't stay forever. And the remaining time they have together is ticking by way too fast. Though fate seems determined to tear them apart, they won't give up without a fight-because while time may have limits, their love is infinite . . .



Love is their best adventure yet . . .

Talia Stolfi is deeply in love with the brooding Aussie surfer who stole her heart-but their infrequent letters only get her so far. While she fulfills her dream of being in the Peace Corps, a dangerous condition jeopardizes her life . . . and threatens to shatter her heart.

After nearly losing Talia forever, Bran Lockhart sailed to the stormy seas at the ends of the earth. Deep down, he knows that all roads worth traveling lead back to the beautiful California girl with the sunny smile. There's no denying that he belongs with her, but to have her by his side means Bran must dare to do something he's never done before: hope.

Everything they've fought for has come down to this moment. Can Talia and Bran discover the courage to claim their future and learn that sometimes, in order to earn true love, you need to venture off the map?




~ About Lia Riley ~

Lia Riley writes offbeat romance. After studying at the University of Montana-Missoula, she scoured the world armed only with a backpack, overconfidence and a terrible sense of direction. She counts shooting vodka with a Ukranian mechanic in Antarctica, sipping yerba mate with gauchos in Chile and swilling XXXX with stationhands in Outback Australia among her accomplishments.

A British literature fanatic at heart, Lia considers Mr. Darcy and Edward Rochester as her fictional boyfriends. Her very patient husband doesn't mind. Much. When not torturing heroes (because c'mon, who doesn't love a good tortured hero?), Lia herds unruly chickens, camps, beach combs, daydreams about as-of-yet unwritten books, wades through a mile-high TBR pile and schemes yet another trip. Right now, Icelandic hot springs and Scottish castles sound pretty sweet.

She and her family live in Northern California.




~ Giveaway ~

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16 comments:

  1. Yes, this is a new author I have not heard of; the book look great, especially Inside Out.

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  2. I've only ever been to one book event and the line was 6 hours for Markus Zusak. UTTERLY WORTH IT

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  3. I've heard of this author, but have yet to read any books by her. I've never been to a book signing, but would love to go to one.

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  4. This author is new to me but I would love to read her books!

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  5. Sounds like a series I need to start. Thank you for posting.

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  6. Lia is a new author to me! Thanks for sharing :)

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  7. looks and sounds intriguing! Thanks for sharing :)

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  8. This author is new to me and I look forward to reading these.

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  9. Lia Riley is a new author to me. Unfortunately I am nowhere near Apollycon.

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  10. This author is new to me and unfortunately I won't be able to attend Apollycon this year :(

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  11. The author is new to me! Looking forward to finding out more about this terrific convention and learning more about new books and authors!

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