Tara Oakes | Witches, Romance, and a Giveaway!

Hi Guys!

I'm Tara Oakes, an authoress, a reader, and a fan of so many other writers. I
have
several series and a collection of 8 published books and 2 new ones on the way
for
summer. I try to cover several different genres, because I think like most
readers... I like a little variety when I'm reading. So... why not when I'm
writing, too?

One of my series, My Soul to Wake, is a paranormal romance/historical fiction little ditty that has been getting rave reviews from fans and blogs alike. It was a dream come true to write, as the story of Will and Leah started to play out in my head over ten years ago on my very first trip to Salem, Massachusettes.

The little city is so quaint and beautiful... I really got sucked into the
history
of the town. Needless to say, the trip triggered something in me and I
voraciously
read anything I could on the Salem Witch Trials. The romanticist in me began to
think... what if something else had happened back then? I looked around at all
the
residents and visitors of the sleepy little city and could see that they were all
there for main the same reasons I was.

To learn about and honor what had really happened, but to find some humanness in
all of it... to somehow find something good that could come out of so much
tragedy. For some, it was the rich diversity that brought so many people
together.
For others, it was the freedom for eclectic expression of Wiccan, or religious
freedom. Others still, found beauty in the restored buildings and early Americana
of our young country.

I.... found a love story.

One that jumped from my imagination to the pages of your kindles. For those of you that haven't read STAIN, book one in the My Soul to Wake series yet... here's a little look at how the movie played out in my head. Please enjoy STAIN, book one in My Soul to Wake. I can't wait for you all to see these characters that have come to mean so much to me.

GIVEAWAY

Readers, what town or city have you visited that you absolutely fell in love with? Every reader who comments today will receive a Kindle copy of Tara's novel STAIN, book one in My Soul to Wake!

About Tara Oakes

Tara is a thirty something newbie author from Long Island, New York. She's a
voracious reader, a passionate writer and obsessive junk T.V. aficionado. When
she's not doing one of those three things she is attempting to garden, hanging
with her hubby or partaking in some retail therapy. She enjoys connecting with
her
readers and is having a blast entering into this new world of publishing.

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About STAIN

*** Warning: this novel is intended for those over 18 years of age due to its erotic nature and mature content. *** Witchcraft.
Reincarnation.
True love. These are the things of legend. Unexplained, some even say impossible… but nonetheless prevalent in stories and tales from all cultures and in every land from the beginning of time. What if there’s something to it? What if there is an explanation behind the mysteries and bedtime stories? Something beyond words? SALEM, MASSACHUSETTES 1692 She was taken from him in the cruelest way... condemned, sentenced and punished out of fear of the unknown. How is he supposed to live without her? How can he go on knowing that in this life, they will never be one again? There's only one thing to do... only one option that will bring them together again. SALEM , MASSACHUSETTES TODAY Leah is taken on a weekend excursion with her best girlfriends to let loose, relax and have a little fun. What harm is there in a little vacation? It's not like the legends, the haunted history of the place can scare them away. It's all harmless fun.

Or so she thought.

Something seems familiar about the town. The trees, the winds, the feel of everything.
Her ever present nightmares have become more intense within the limits of the old
historical setting. She's prepared to write off the whole trip as nothing more than a
case of her mind running away with the sensationalized magic here. When she meets a
handsome stranger who's eager to know her in a way no one else can, she begins to think
there just may be something more to this place, something more to him.

Will has been waiting, biding his time, and praying that she'll come back. He's broken
the natural order of things to possibly find her again, weaving their way through the
years until they can be together again. He knows he may never find her, but he can't
risk not trying. This place calls to her, just as it did to him. It will bring her back
home. It will bring her back to him.

What's 300 years when it comes to true love? He's prepared to wait an eternity if he has to, just to see her, hold her, make her his and to help her remember what was stolen from them so long ago. He’ll stop at nothing to make her remember who she is, the power she possesses, and the love they swore to each other.