Cancer claims another life. Help save another.

On August 25, 2012....I lost my Dad to C.L.L. an incurable form of cancer. Since 2006, I have been fundraising for cancer research in honor of BOTH of my parents and their cancer battles. My 15th half marathon was run on the day that my Dad passed away (picture above). I cried most of the race, knowing that I was not going to be able to save his life. He was not expected to make it through that weekend and he passed away a few hours after I completed the run.

People are very tired of me and my fundraising by now. Sorry guys!! They have been hearing from me for years. If I didn't believe in this cause and believe that a cure could be found, I wouldn't keep doing it.

I wasn't able to save my Dad's life.....but maybe I can help to save my Mom's or someone you know and love.

Please support this cause. Every dollar helps. It doesn't matter how large or how small. IT ALL COUNTS. IT ALL HELPS. It means the world to me to have the constant support of friends, co-workers and family members. It has affected me & my family greatly and I would hate to see it affect yours too.

Much love,

Beth Thomas
Wearing sunglasses to hide the tears.

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Young Adult Giveaway Hop

There's more hopping and more giveawaying going on on this blog.

I've joined forces with  I'm A Reader Not A Writer  and Reading Teen on a Young Adult giveaway.

To mix things up, I've asked Victoria (a teen herself) to guest post for me her review of my latest novel Living Soul.

I will now turn the reigns over to Victoria (AKA the Sci-Fi Chick) from the Chicks In Lit. Blog as she shares her thoughts on Living Soul.

Any commenter who follows my blog via GFC will be entered to win a copy of Living Soul, thanks for participating and here's the review:

I'm so exited to be guest posting today, all the way from The Chicks In Lit blog. 

I read S.B. Niccum's first book Veiled, and was thrilled when she asked me to review the sequel, Living Soul.

So what did I think?

I loved it! 

Living Soul is one of those books where you almost scream out loud at the characters to tell them what they should do. But of course that wouldn't be effective. So instead you bite your tongue and suffer along with the characters (in that amazing way a good book draws you in!). Of course, there's not just screaming you'll want to do; you'll laugh, cry, and feel every emotion the characters do as you ride through the unsuspecting twists and turns of Tess' life. 

The ending leaves you ready and exited for the next book. I feel that Living Soul is a book that men and women of all ages will enjoy reading. It will leave you thinking about it (and trying to figure out how the next book is going to end) for days after you finish it. I can't wait for the next book to come out!~Victoria~ The Sci-Fi Chick.   

 Thanks Victoria for your review! And for those of you who participated in my last Blog Hop, the winner of Veiled is ... Ricki! 

Summer Giveaway Hop

I don't know about your neck of the woods, but in mine, the sun is gearing up to another triple digit August. For us this means, no more fun in the sun, we now have to stay indoors to keep from frying up! What better time to sit next to a fan and read a good book.

For this reason I've joined I'm A Reader Not a Writer and Bookhounds in this second annual Summer Blog Giveaway, and I'm giving away a copy of one of my books.

You choose! 

 "I have always existed, not just me but all of us, the un-embodied spirits who wait to live.”Tess is an unborn spirit, who is about to embark on a much awaited journey into mortality to a brand new planet called Earth. She is chosen by the Eternals for an important mission, and is put under a rigorous training by a half-human, half-lion Seraph.  This training exposes Tess to some of her darkest fears and insecurities.  These experiences force Tess to work on her gift as a discerner of thoughts and reader of auras—thus helping her become one of Heaven’s most powerful angels.  But even angels falter, and deep inside her a gnawing fear is growing. Will she meet her soul mate in life? Will their love be strong enough to overcome the forgetting effects of the Veil? And, is she prepared to take on the responsibility of keeping the most dangerous renegade and leader of the Fallen Angels at bay during mortality?

Or ...

Veiled from her previous existence as a gifted Angel, Tess is now a mere mortal growing up in foster care with her autistic foster brother, Dorian, and a twisted foster sister, Agatha—whose main goal in life is to torture them both. 


Tess’ life has been dull and average at best; but all that changes with one look.  When she inadvertently gazes into the eyes of the most popular guy in school—Alex Preston—Tess sees a glimpse of her previous existence. 


Uncomprehending, Tess, wonders what those memories are and why she now feels like she knows Alex better than anyone in this world.  More importantly, why is he haunting her dreams?  Dreams so vivid, that they blur the lines of reality, awakening a slew of inexplicable paranormal abilities she didn’t know she possessed.


Frustrated and confused, Tess lives a double life… one where Alex has a girlfriend and Tess is a normal high school girl.  And another, where spirits, visions, and dreams are true. 


Is she going crazy or is she secretly dating Alex in her dreams?

Just make sure you follow my blog and you let me know in a comment below which book you'd be interested in, should you win.

Feel free to find me on Facebook and Twitter or visit my Website

Blog Tour of Living Soul

Join Tess on her very first blog interview on the Jennifer McMurrain Blog 

And if you'd like to be entered in my blog tour giveaway, make sure you follow my blog and leave me a message.

If you're still enough ... you might just hear them.

Sometimes I get an image in my head, and I write that image as best as I can, so I can convey my thoughts. And sometimes I'll stumble upon an image that describes the thought I had in my head so incredibly well, it's spooky. Like this one for instance. In Living Soul, Tess visits this room and listens to the voices of those who have inhabited this place before.

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Here are some more reviews along the Living Soul Blog tour that you might find interesting.

Author Airicka Phoenix Blog for a review of Veiled and Living Soul
Also, The Incredible Shrinking Woman. 
And because I'm on tour and I'm in the giving mood, if you leave a message and follow me, you'll be entered to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card.
 

Blog Tour Giveaway ----->This Way!

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Yes, I'm holding out a big carrot in hopes that you'll follow me! 

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I will be giving away a $50 Amazon gift card to one lucky blog follower who also comments while I go on tour! It's really easy and the more comments you leave me, the more your name will be entered into the pool.

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So get cozy and follow me along!

Killing Your Main Characters

What if your characters heard you writing about them? My mom said that I had to watch this movie, because I would find it appropriate. You have to be in the mood to watch it, its not Elf, but I found this particular scene so hilarious, I just had to share it! Now Harold is a character in a book, and a literature professor is telling him that he has to die or the novel will be ruined. Now they are totally straight faced here, and I don't know how they could even get through filming this scene so straight-faced, I was rolling on the floor laughing--because, well--he's a character! I feel sad now for all the characters I have killed and continue to kill in my stories. LOL!