Random Acts Guest Post and $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card Giveaway (Comment to win!)

*COMMENT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A $25 BARNES AND NOBLE GIFT CARD*

Thanks, Krystal, for having me on your blog. I love the website header and the tagline “Live to Read.” I wish there were more hours in the day to read everything I want to read. But I guess I shouldn’t complain because I spend the other hours of my day creating stories.

I am very excited my debut book, Random Acts, was released on April 24th.  It has been a whirlwind of promotional blogs and checking my Amazon rank.   However, I am constantly reminding myself the only way to build a successful writing career is to write the next book. And the one after that.

Speaking of which, I have another romantic suspense, Too Close to Home, due out August 7, 2012. In this one, I draw on my former career as a manufacturing engineering—exciting, right? Well, that’s what makes my next story a little different. Several years ago when I was working on the plant floor near a process with a big tank full of chemicals, a worker approached me.  In a rather ominous tone he said, “You know, a guy drowned in that. Some say it was payback for a drug deal gone bad.” He was probably pulling the leg of a newbie, woman engineer, but his words stuck with me. So, when I started writing romantic suspense, it was inevitable I would one day have a scene where a worker drowns in the chromate bath. From that simple conversation, the idea for Too Close to Home was born.

Whether you’re a writer or not, have you ever heard a snippet of conversation or read an article in the newspaper that got you thinking “What if?” That’s how all my stories are born.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Growing up, Alison Stone never imagined becoming a writer. She enjoyed math and science and ultimately earned a degree in engineering. Go Yellow Jackets!
After the birth of her second child, Alison left Corporate America for full-time motherhood. She credits an advertisement for writing children’s books for sparking her interest in writing. She never did complete a children’s book, but she did have success writing articles for local publications.
Finally, Alison got up the nerve to try her hand at full-length fiction. After completing a handful of manuscripts, she sold her first book to Samhain Publishing in 2011, followed a few weeks later by a second sale.
Now, Alison has the best of both worlds. From her home office in Western New York, she writes fast-paced romantic suspense while her four children are in school. It never fails to amaze her how soon the afternoon bus arrives.
Website: http://www.alisonstone.com/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Alison_Stone
Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AlisonStoneAuthor
Blog: http://alisonstone.wordpress.com/
E-mail: Alison@AlisonStone.com

Alison will be awarding autographed bookmarks at every stop, as well as a $25 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour. She will also give away a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to host with the most comments.