Holly Lane

Holly Lane is available at numerous booksellers and retail outlets, including Amazon (both as a paperback and on Kindle), Barnes & Noble (paperback and Nookbook) and Book Depository, which offers free worldwide shipping.  Don’t see it at your local store? Be sure to ask someone to help you find or order it.

Reviewers are loving Holly Lane so far! Publisher’s Weekly wrote, “Blake balances cinematic imagery (a live reindeer in the backyard) with silliness (Adam in a reindeer suit inviting Sue Ann to play “reindeer games”) while tugging on readers’ heartstrings like a virtuoso harpist.” Romantic Times gave it 4 stars and said, “Blake does it again with a Christmas tale that will make your spirit joyful. It’s a compelling read with a little depth. The realistic characters make the story a treat and the small-town feel creates an intimate reading experience. You’ll be glad you took another trip to Destiny.” Read more of the early praise for Holly Lane.

Don’t forget to explore ToniBlake.com for extra tidbits about the book. Enjoy recipes from the books, character profiles, and places of interest on the Destiny Series pages, and keep checking back for news on the fifth book in the Destiny series, Willow Springs, due out July 2012.

Dinner With the Authors
Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 7:00 PM
Victor’s Casa Garcia
Fry Road
Houston, TX
Visit Katybooks.com for more information, call 281-578-7770 for tickets.

Booksigning
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
7:00PM
Brook Park Branch Library
6155 Engle Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44142

Booksigning
Thursday, October 27, 2011
7:00PM
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
9455 Civic Centre Blvd
West Chester, OH 45069

Booksigning
Sunday, October 30, 2011
3:00PM
Schuler Books & Music
2820 Towne Centre Blvd
Lansing, MI 48912

The weather outside is frightful, but kisses by the fire are so delightful …

Sue Ann Simpkins is working hard to rebuild her life and find some holiday spirit. A weekend away from Destiny in a cabin on nearby Bear Lake seems like the perfect Christmas gift to herself—until her ex’s best friend, Adam Becker, shows up at the door, claiming the cabin is his! And if that’s not trouble enough, how had she never noticed how gorgeous he was?

Alone for the holidays and forced to play a reindeer at the local department store, Adam’s been feeling rather Scrooge-ish himself. But finding the smart, sexy woman he’s admired since elementary school waiting in the house he rented is helping to brighten his humbug mood. And when a sudden snowstorm strands them together in very close quarters, leading to one very hot night together, Adam soon realizes that what he really wants for Christmas is a second chance at love. Now all he has to do is convince Sue Ann…

Read an excerpt here.

Holly Lane has already received a glowing review from Publisher’s Weekly: “Blake balances cinematic imagery (a live reindeer in the backyard) with silliness (Adam in a reindeer suit inviting Sue Ann to play “reindeer games”) while tugging on readers’ heartstrings like a virtuoso harper.”

Holly Lane releases October 25, 2011 and is available for pre-order at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Toni is thrilled to share that Whisper Falls is in the September 19 issue of First magazine. Whisper Falls is featured on page 110 as one of their editors’ reading picks. Editor Krista Winston calls it, “a story of getting what you really need from life rather than getting what you think you want”.

Find it now at your local checkout counter, and look for more information about the next book in the Destiny series, Holly Lane, coming soon.

One Reckless Summer: $2.99 on Kindle Nook

Whisper Falls: $2.99 on Kindle Nook

This is a great cap to an exciting and fun-filled couple of weeks for Toni. In May, she took a long-awaited trip to England. Highlights included staying in the same room in Thornberry Castle that once hosted Henry VIII and Anne Boelyn, and a sighting of the Queen. This past weekend, she was part of the Lori Foster Reader and Author Get Together, where she enjoyed catching up with reader and author friends. You can see pictures from both England and the Get Together on her Facebook page, and if you haven’t liked Toni’s page yet, be sure to do so to get all the latest updates about her activities and her books.

Toni also has a busy summer ahead. She’s be attending the RWA National Conference in New York City this summer, where Sugar Creek is up for a National Readers’ Choice Award and Toni will be part of the RITA Ceremony as a presenter in the Best Novella category. As part of the conference, Toni will also be participating in the 2011 Readers for Life Literacy Signing on Tuesday, June 28th from 5:30 to 7:30 at the New York Marriott Marquis in TImes Square. If you’re attending the conference or live in the area, be sure to stop by to say hello to Toni and the dozens of other authors participating.

The RWA National Conference has even more in store for Toni – she’s been asked to be a presenter at the RITA awards – the Oscars of the romance industry – in the Novella category. A huge fan of awards shows and red carpets, Toni is thrilled to be a part of this ceremony. Wait till you see her dress!

In other news for Sugar Creek, the Cover Cafe’s Annual Cover Contest takes place this month, and Sugar Creek‘s gorgeous cover is a nominee in the Contemporary category. There are a number of beautiful covers in the various categories, so get out there and vote for your favorites. The contest runs for the entire month of May and you have to vote in at least three categories for you vote to count. Thanks for your support!

Whisper Falls is also up for Book of the Year at The Long and the Short of It. Whisper Falls was voted Book of the Week back when it released, so it’s exciting to have it up for a second honor from this site. Be sure to check out the poll and vote for your favorite.

The gorgeous cover of Sugar Creek is also getting some attention. It took fourth place in the Single Title/Mainstream category of the Houston Bay Area RWA’s Judge a Book By Its Cover competition. And its been named a finalist in the Contemporary category of the Dunes & Dreams Romance Writers’ Picture Perfect contest.

And equally as delightful, USA Today book critic revealed herself to be a fan of the Destiny series, and called Whisper Falls “a true enemy of productivity – my highest prize. I loved Sugar Creek but this Romo brother tale is even better and more moving.” More and more great reviews for Whisper Falls are coming in–be sure to check the reviews section of the page for more details.

If you haven’t picked up Whisper Falls yet,  you can find it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders, as well as select Target and Walmart locations.

Also, don’t forget to visit the contest page of ToniBlake.com to enter for a chance to win a Destiny prize pack. The current contest ends January 31.

And beginning January 31, at the end of each month, one of the members of Toni’s Facebook Fan Page will receive a signed book from her backlist. The winner will be drawn randomly from those who’ve liked Toni’s page. If you haven’t already, just click Like at the top of Toni’s Facebook page, and you’ll automatically be eligible for all of these future drawings.

Whisper Falls

Whisper Falls is available at numerous booksellers and retail outlets, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders. Don’t see it at your local store? Be sure to ask someone to help you find or order it.

Reviewers are loving Whisper Falls so far! Romantic Times gave it 4 stars and said, “Sparks definitely fly and secrets are discovered in the latest Destiny, Ohio, novel. You’d think the bad boy/girl-next-door relationship would get tired, but Blake keeps things interesting and her characters are both heartwarming and touching.” Whisper Falls also received a Best Book rating from Long and Short Reviews that called it “A powerful love story about redemption (and) living life to the fullest … a deeply emotional novel that tugs at the heartstrings. Tessa’s realization that Lucky loves her is the most incredibly touching, heartwarming, and unique scene I have ever read.” Read more of the early praise for Whisper Falls.

Don’t forget to explore ToniBlake.com for extra tidbits about the book. Enjoy recipes from the books and a cat gallery on the new Destiny Series pages, search out Fun Finds for some behind-the-scenes info on hero Lucky Romo, and keep checking back for news on the fourth book in the Destiny series, Holly Lane, due out November 2011.

Anne Stookey Woodall
Mira Lynn Kelly
Nancy Alexander
Rossy

We hope you will enjoy this early sneak peek.

Thanks again to all the other entrants and feel free to console yourselves by rereading the excerpt on the Whisper Falls page. Thankfully, it’s only a few more weeks until everyone will be able to enjoy the book – mark your calendars (or sign up for a book release reminder) for December 28th!