Sun & Moon by Lee Strauss
(Book One in the Minstrel Series)
Coming January 26th!
If you’re a fan of the movie
Inside, Llewyn Davis, ABC television’s
Nashville or Colleen Hoover’s upcoming novel, "Maybe Someday",
the Minstrel Series is for you!
The Minstrel Series is a collection of
contemporary romance novels set in the
singer/songwriter world. The books are
companion novels, with shared settings and characters, but each are complete standalone stories with a
HEA (happily ever after) and no cliffhangers!
My thoughts on the book:
After I was able to get past the gorgeous cover (couldn't stop looking at it) and read the first page, I knew this was going to be my kind of story. This is big for me, because I've never read anything by Lee Strauss before, and I'm always hesitant to start reading a book by a new author--especially one that comes so highly recommended. But I was drawn in immediately, turning the ten minutes of reading time I had into two hours and 100 pages.
I have a soft spot for flawed, but lovable characters, and Lee has done a great job in creating this with both down-on-her-luck Katja and mysterious, brooding Micah. Both have troubled backgrounds and lots of baggage, and both are searching for redemption, love, and happiness (though neither of them realizes it). Another thing I love is the rich German culture and beautifully unique setting that gave the story another whole dimension. On top of all that, the author has included ORIGINAL MUSIC, which is, in my opinion, off the hook cool, especially because the main character is a singer/songwriter. So yeah.
If you're a fan of happily ever after stories that are steamy without being explicit, I definitely think this is one to add to your collection.
Katja Stoltz is a risk-taking singer-songwriter hoping to make it in the indie music scene in Dresden, Germany. Micah Sturm's a brooding uptown banker on a quest.
Driven to the streets, Katja is picked up by Micah - but he doesn't want what she thinks he does. There’s an undeniable attraction between them, a gravitational pull they both struggle to resist. Katja knows she mustn’t fall in love with this handsome enigma. There’s something dark lurking beneath the surface. He could be dangerous.
And even if her life isn’t on the line, her heart most definitely is.
*not erotica - no explicit sex or coarse language
This series is an exciting collaboration between Lee Strauss as an Indie Author and several very talented Indie Singer-Songwriters. Four original songs produced by
Norm Strauss are featured in
Sun & Moon and are performed by award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter
Kim McMechan.
MP3 links are included at the end.
Check out the music video!
All the songs from the Minstrel Series can be found at
Bandcamp.
The Minstrel Series also has its own Facebook page. Go Like it to follow all the upcoming Minstrel Series news!
Pre- orders now available at the pre-release price of 2.99! (Price goes up after launch)
itunes |
kobo |
Barnes & Noble
Also, now available on
Amazon.
Lee is
giving away prizes to celebrate the upcoming launch of
Sun & Moon.
Enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card, MP3s of all four songs featured on Sun & Moon, and a 12 month calendar from Dresden, Germany featuring many of the settings found in Sun & Moon.
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| Dresden, Germany |
One More Giveaway:
Just because you read about it here, Lee has graciously offered to give away one e-copy of her book
East of Eden to one of my readers. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post. Something along the lines of, "Please enter me," or, "Count me in," or something else that tells me you'd like to be considered for the prize. Be sure to include your email address. If I can reply to your comment and have it arrive in your inbox, that works too, as long as I can track down my winner. (And by that I mean I don't want to have to employ the help of the NSA to find you.) If you follow
my author page on FB, make sure to mention that as well, and I'll give you an extra entry. (And yes, I will be checking.)
You have until midnight, central time, on Saturday, February 1st. The winner will be notified via email and announced here next week. (I don't usually do a big announcement for prize winners here, but for this one, I will.)
**UPDATE** This contest has changed. First, due to East of Eden being offered free on Kindle this past week, Lee has offered to send the winner their choice of one of her ebooks. Also, since I had some unexpected distractions come up last week, I'm extending the contest deadline to midnight, February 14th, 2014. Valentines Day, because everyone could use a little more romance in our lives, right? Good luck!
About Lee Strauss:
Lee Strauss writes romantic mixed genres set in the past,
present and future for YA and adult readers. She also writes light and fun
stuff as Elle Strauss. She divides
her time between BC, Canada and Dresden, Germany, and enjoys drinking coffee
and eating chocolate in both places. Find out more at www.ellestraussbooks.com.
Twitter: @elle_strauss
