Keep It Safe (KIS #2) by Olivia Snow Release Promo Blitz & Giveaway

Title:  Keep It Safe (KIS Series Book #2)

Author:  Olivia Snow

Genre:   Contemporary Romance

Release Day:  December 16, 2014

Synopsis:

Eight months ago Vanessa Saint John’s life was a lot different than it is now…

After losing Gabriel, and the discovery of his and Ava’s indiscretions, Vanessa becomes depressed and turns to partying and alcohol as a distraction.

Recognizing that she’s spiraling out of control, she manages to turn her life around. Still, her mother poses as a problem, and like the social climber she is, she fixes Vanessa up with the very rich and affluent Stellen Webb.

Vanessa is nothing more than a pawn in her mother’s quest for wealth and recognition, and unknowingly Cynthia pushes Vanessa into the arms of another man; Diesel Knox, a tattooed country boy with an attitude.

Clean and sober Ava has spent the last eight months in Sicily running away from her problems, until her mother summons her back to Colorado…

Reluctantly Ava returns to a broken Vanessa, a bartending job, and an unexpected love interest. Maxwell Gallagher, a much older man, who has a six-year-old son.

Will Vanessa finally break free of her parents grip? Will Ava finally find the happiness she so desperately seeks? Or will she forever be in the hell of her own making?

Goodreads Link:   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23120302-keep-it-safe?from_search=true

Amazon Link:            http://www.amazon.com/Keep-Safe-KIS-Book-2-ebook/dp/B00Q8U5JQG/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1418501955&sr=1-3&keywords=olivia+snow
B&N Link:       http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/keep-it-safe-olivia-snow/1120867057?ean=9781502937049
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Title:  Keep It Secret (KIS Series Book #1)

Author:  Olivia Snow

Genre:   Contemporary Romance

Release Day:  November 18, 2014

 

Synopsis:

Is blood truly thicker than water? 

After the unexpected death of her father, and her mother’s emotional abandonment, Ava Veneziano’s life is turned upside down. She turns to drugs, sex and alcohol as a way to cope with all the destruction in her life, inconsequence, she flunks a grade and loses touch with her favorite cousin Vanessa. 

Five years later, Ava and her mother are reunited with the family they’d lost touch with and they end up moving into their home. 

Enter Vanessa Saint John.

Vanessa is unawarely beautify, with an overbearing and controlling mother. She’s never given the opportunity to have a boyfriend or experience life like a normal seventeen year old girl. 

However, all that changes when her cousin Ava moves in, and she finally gets the attention of Gabriel Mason. 

The same boy who’s also caught the attention of her beloved cousin. 

Goodreads Link:   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23200928-keep-it-secret

Amazon Link:            http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OE7820K
B&N Link:       http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/keep-it-secret-olivia-snow/1119883384?ean=9781502783110
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Excerpt:

Present day

Ava

“Noccioline? Peanuts?” The female flight attendant asked.

“No, grazie.” I smiled tightly, and she nodded before asking the person behind me.

I was on my way back to the states, Colorado. Vail. Home—even though nothing felt like home these days. Since my father’s death six years ago, nothing has felt like home.

A lot has happened since I left, since Gabriel’s death. Losing Gabriel gave me the opportunity to evaluate what I was doing with my life, how I was living it. Instead of becoming submersed in alcohol, sex, and drugs again, I cleaned myself up. I would become a better person for him and live the life he was robbed of. He was my inspiration for living, and for not killing myself slowly with alcohol.

I’ve been sober for eight months now, ever since I left. It wasn’t easy; I was pushed to my limits.

Those days passed in a blur. I had to increase my appointments with Dr. Parker to three times a week because we were both concerned I would relapse. Vanessa had even gone so far as to write whore with red paint on my locker.

For a while, she and Katherine Alexander had been joined at the hip. I was driven into isolation, and not even Mallory or Talon would talk to me. Soon after the locker incident, I had dropped out and earned my G.E.D. It seemed as if I had nowhere to go, and no one to guide me.

I was lost, so I jumped at the opportunity to go to Sicily. It had given me some sort of direction, at least for now.

But then Rose called last week and told me something was going on with Vanessa. I hesitated before telling her I was on my way. After all, we were family, and I was supposed to do anything for family. At least, that’s how I was raised. Even if the majority of your family disliked you, if they needed you, you went to them.

Zia Teresa, my Zio Enzo’s wife, didn’t seem to agree with me there. While sitting at the kitchen table, I had explained to her what my mother had told me and why I needed to leave. Teresa was always quick to speak her mind, and I loved that about her.

“What do you mean, you go back?” Her accent was thick. Even though I could carry on a conversation in Italian she was always adamant about improving her English and speaking it.

“Teresa.” Zio Enzo had spoken in a gentle warning, standing behind his wife with his hands on

her shoulders. I had known she wouldn’t want me to go.

“Zia, devo andare.” I took her hands into mine and gently squeezed.

“No, Ava you don’t have to go, to what? Ah? To abuse? To a family who, what is the word, disprezza—”

“Despises,” Enzo offered.
“Si, despises you. Perché?”
“Because it’s family, è la famiglia.”
She grunted, huffing out her reply. “Some kind

of family.”
“I know you’re just saying it because you care.” “Si.” She had taken my hands to her lips and

kissed my knuckles. “Ti adoro, Ava.”
“And I you.” I had smiled at her, and at the man

who looked so much like my father. He was quiet behind his wife, although he didn’t need to say what he was feeling. It was written all over his face. He agreed with her. I stood, and he’d stepped forward, taking me into his arms.

“I love you, little girl. You know you always have a home here.”

Pulling back, I sniffed, wiping away my tears.
“I know, thank you both for everything.”
“When do you leave?”
“Tomorrow, I already booked my flight.”
“The kids, they will be sad.” Teresa had looked

out the window as the children ran around the lavender field behind their house. Gia squealed as her big brother Luca chased her with a dead worm in his hands. We all laughed when Luca told Gia he would make her eat it for stealing his toys.

God, I’ll miss them.

***

The night before I had left, I slept with the kids in the living room. They wanted one last night of indoor camping. Lorenzo took me to the airport.

“You call me when you arrive, yes?” he had asked, handing over my carry-on.

“Yes.”

“You know, Ava, your babbo would be so proud of you and the woman you have become. You are stronger, little girl, don’t ever forget that.”

“Thank you,” I whispered as we’d hugged. With tears in his eyes, he had pulled back, placing a hand on the side of my face.

“Be safe.”
“I will.”
While sitting on the plane, I thought about all

that had transpired, and my imminent arrival. Aunt Cynthia and Uncle Bill had concocted a plan that would force Vanessa into speaking with me. I didn’t know what they had up their sleeves, but it must have been something big for Vanessa to want to speak to me.

The last thing she’d said to me was that she hated me. It made my heart ache to know I had caused her so much pain. I had messed up, and I didn’t know how to fix it between us, so I’d run. After all, that was what I was best at. My second skill, according to Aunt Cynthia, was what was between my legs.

Shit. That was what I was going back to—hate and name calling. Zia Teresa was right. I was going back to a family that despised me. 

About the author: 

Olivia Snow lives in a lovely town in Colorado, with her wonderful husband and three beautiful but highly energetic children that she can barely keep up with. Her day is devoted to chasing after her three monsters, cleaning, cooking and often times tearing out her hair.

She loves drinking coffee eating chocolate and cheesecake. In her free time, you can catch her reading a steamy book, watching juicy drama filled reality TV or just cuddling with her yummy hubby.

Author Links: 

Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/ByOliviaSnow

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/byoliviasnow

Email:  byoliviasnow@gmail.com

Website:  http://www.byoliviasnow.com/

Author Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8329629.Olivia_Snow

 Interview:

Describe Ava in one sentence.

Ava is a terribly lost girl with daddy issues.

Describe Vanessa in one sentence.

Vanessa is loyal to a fault and has a problem saying no to people.

Describe Gabriel in one sentence.

Gabriel is the guy boys want to be and the girls want to date.

Favorite and least favorite scene to write in Keep It Secret?

Least favorite scene to write was Gabriel’s pivotal scene. Without giving too much away, that was really hard to do. My favorite scene(s) to write were when Ava was having cravings. It took me to a place I didn’t know existed in my brain. I enjoyed writing the dark stuff.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Reality TV. Love me some crazy bitches.

If you weren’t an author what would you be doing right now?

I don’t like to be called an author I feel like that should be reserved to when you get to Best Seller status. That’s just my opinion. I am first and foremost a mother, so when I’m not writing I’m with my kids. I have three so they take a lot of my time.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

I won’t be corny and say my kids, so I’d say my greatest achievement thus far is being, but not becoming a statistic.

If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would it be and why?

H.H. Holmes, I’d like to know what makes a man that twisted.

What is your go to snack food when writing?

Skittles and red bull.

If you could sit down face to face with any of your characters, who would you choose and why?

With Cynthia, Vanessa’s mother so I could shank the bitch.

What are the top 3 things on your bucket list?

Travel to Italy

Perfect an English accent

Get the nerve to visit a haunted house, like a real one with real ghosts.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

England, I love the culture, accents and rich history of the country.

Favorite Word and Least Favorite Word?

Favorite word: Fuck

Least favorite: The other F word.  

Biggest fear?

I think like any writer our biggest, or at least one of our biggest fears is having no one like our stuff. We create so people can enjoy our stories, but if people hate it...well that would suck.

Deepest regret?

Not taking my education serious enough.

Favorite memory?

Pushing all three kids out of my vagina. Not all at once, of course.

Worst flaw?

I have a filthy mouth.

Most annoying pet peeve?

When a certain man, we shall refer to him as Mr. Snow, doesn’t take the two extra steps to throw away his trash and just sets it on the kitchen counter…like seriously?

If you could change one thing about yourself…what would it be?

Perk breasts. I’d love perky breasts.

Either/Or Questions:

Chocolate or Vanilla?

Vanilla

Ava or Vanessa?

Neither

Warm or Cold?

Cold

Early Bird or Night Owl?

Neither

Pain or Pleasure?

Both ;)

Outdoor or Indoor?

Indoor

Blondes or Brunettes?

Pfft raven hair.

Ketchup or Mustard?

Ketchup, all the way.

Coffee or Cocktail?

…No! No, I will not choose between the two. You can’t force me!

Texting or Calling?

Text. 

What inspired you to write the KIS series?

The story of two girls fighting over the affection of a boy had been with me for years, it wasn’t until my husband asked if there was anything out there like it, and there wasn’t or isn’t. I wanted to write what I saw in high school, two girls fighting over what they wanted. And not the norm we usually read about; two boys one girl.

Top 5 things you didn’t know about becoming a published author:

-You don’t have as much control over things.

-Everything has a deadline.

-Your vision is not everyone else’s vision.

-It’s not less stressful.

-There’s more pressure, I feel to be successful than how I felt going indie.

5 Reasons to love my main characters:

-Ava’s ability to be bold, we all struggle with that at some point in our life

-Vanessa’s innocence because that’s something we should all hold onto as long as possible.

-The way the girls love each other, family is everything to them.

-Gabriel’s hot bod—wait no he’s seventeen—Gabriel’s pretty blue eyes.

-Their love of ice cream.

5 facts about the KIS trilogy:

-All books will have K, I, and S in the beginning of the title.

-There was a threesome scene I chose not to include.

-Eagle Academy does not exist either does Tony’s.

-KIS1 doesn’t end until KIS2, and in KIS3 you’ll see a little bit of Ava and Vanessa.

-It took me nine months to write KIS1 and four months to write KIS2 even though KIS2 is longer.

How do you make your characters believable?

I try to make them believable by writing things I have experienced first hand.

Authors you admire:

Jay Crownover, Jennifer Armentrout, Samantha Young, Jaime McGuire, Abbi Glines, Penelope Douglas, Alice Clayton, and Christian Lauren, to name a few.

Five things you wouldn’t know about Olivia Snow

-Olivia Snow’s given name is not Olivia Snow, but her real initials are O.S.

-Olivia Snow was born in Mexico and came to this beautiful country at the age of two.

-Olivia Snow has never traveled outside of Colorado.

-Olivia Snow has an addiction to candles.

-Olivia Snow hasn’t used a PC in almost seven years. 

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