On Solid Ground: Abby's Freedom

So, the second installment of The Edge series is coming out very soon.  Abby's story will finish with a happily ever after ending, which is what all survivors hope to accomplish.  She doesn't believe she deserves it.  She doesn't believe that she's worthy.  She's broken and shattered, but with time, she is built back up.

  With the end of Abby's story, questions are left about Tommy's story.  How does one become an abuser?  What course in life does an abuser take that turns them into such an angry soul that they could harm another human being?  Well, every abusers life is different and everyone has choices to make in life.  Tommy's story will be revealed next.  The questions that so many have will be answered in a story that shows the road he took (whether forced into or willingly taken.)

In the time between now and the release date, please take a look at my new webpage.  You can find the synopsis of both books; On the Edge and On Solid Ground: Abby's Freedom, as well as trailers, teasers, photos and coming-soon, my street team.

V.E. Avance's Official Website

Looking for a Street Team

Hello everyone,

With the release of my second book just around the corner I am looking for ten (10) people to be a part of my street team.  I need these people to be able to pimp me and get my name out to the world; facebook and otherwise.  If you're interested, please email me with the following questions answered.

1. Your idea for the name of the street team (please refrain from using the book series as I have other ideas for books)

2.  How would you pimp my book and my name?

3.  How many hours a week would you invest in pimping me?

4. Have you read either of my books (On the Edge or the ARC copy of On Solid Ground)?  If you have, tell me what you liked about them.  If you haven't, tell me why.

You can apply from now (7 Aug 2014) to the end of the month (31 Aug 2014).  On the first of September I will go through the applications and pick 10 people.  Everyone who applies will receive a signed book mark, regardless if they are chosen or not.  Those that are chosen, will receive a welcome package with some custom swag.

**email application to veavance@gmail.com**

A New Author

So, I have had many firsts the past few days.  This is the first author I ever promoted here.  My followers should check out her FB page as well as her books on Amazon.  I just bought her series myself and plan on starting them tonight.  :-)

https://www.facebook.com/acwilson2013

Update

So, it's been brought to my attention that I may need to rephrase and explain about a blog I made earlier. Through counseling, I was instructed that I cannot change my past. The only thing that I can do with my past is make peace with it. So, when I say that I would not change my past, it's because I have made peace with it. I cannot change it and, it is because of the past, that I am who I am. However, finding myself was not easy and I did suffer post-traumatic stress disorder and battered woman's syndrome as a result. I stand for raising awareness that domestic violence exists and ending domestic violence.  Though I can't erase my past, maybe my story will help someone change their future (avoid an abusive relationship) or maybe my story will help someone find the strength to leave their abuser and find peace with their past.

V.E. Avance

1 Week Post-Release

It's been one week since On the Edge released on Amazon and I am proud to announce that I have sold more than I expected considering I am a very new author and I have a cliffhanger in it.  My experience is that most fans prefer to read a series with cliffhangers after the final book has been released.

I have done one giveaway that resulted in a free digital copy of my book being released to a fan and I am currently giving away another free edition of my book in a giveaway on my author page on FaceBook.  This will be the last giveaway of my book until 1 week prior to the release of the second installment of the series.
I am working on the sequel, On the Edge of Death, daily and hope that it will be ready for proof ordering by mid-May.

I would also like to announce that I have sold a total of 15 books (both print and digital).  When I hit 500 sales, I will be raffling away a $25 gift card and when I hit 1000 sales, I will be raffling away a $75 gift card as my personal thank-you to my fans support.  Without the support of shares and purchases, I wouldn't be making sales nor would I be encouraged to continue to write and tell Abigail's story of defeat, survival and, eventually, triumph!!!!

With this said, I wish all of you a Happy Easter and please be safe this holiday weekend.

XOXO,

V.E. Avance

Memories

Since the release of my book On the Edge, life has been weird for me.  The book has forced some memories that I had pushed away to resurface.  I only remembered a handful of violent situations with my (ex) husband but I was storing so many other situations deep in my subconscious.  I opened up to my husband last night, through tears, about my memories.  Every day, after my 18th birthday, was full of physical abuse.  I hid those memories because I needed to believe that I wasn't "stupid" enough to stay with abuse that raged daily.  Memories of being slammed against walls, punched in my legs and arms, hands around my throat and being chased with baseball bats began to flood back, almost overnight.  I remember praying for God to make be "behave" so that he would love me and want to stop hurting me.  It seemed that my whole life was full of doing things to make others love me.  Wanting my mom to love me, my (ex) husband to love me, friends, and distant family.

Memories flooded back of all the times that I could have escaped.  I was a criminal justice major, I could have showed my instructor (a retired Sheriff's Deputy) the bruises and marks on my body and he would have saved me.  I could have went to my friends (a police officer and his wife) for help and he would have helped me.  I could have told the Sheriff's Deputy that did a welfare check on me that I was not safe and he would have helped me.  I could have done any of those things (before marriage) and I would have been safe but I didn't.  I was too psychologically messed up to reach out for help.  I was too damaged to ask for help.  I was too afraid to seek help.

Through this book, I discovered that I was trying to make people love me when their love should come easily and wantingly.  Through this book, I found that I was already loved just not from those that I had been trying to get to love me.  My husband has been through hell and back with me.  Anger and fear filled me and he took the worst of it all.  He loves me enough that he stayed with me and it paid off.  I figured myself out and realized that I was angry because of the memories that I held deep down.  I am better for this book.  I am a stronger person because of my past.  If I got to do life over again, I would not change a single thing about my past.  Because of my past, I am who I am and I am surrounded by love and support.

~V.E. Avance~

It's Done!

On the Edge is done and published as of this morning.  It's available through amazon in both print and digital.  I am excited that this chapter is done and I can devote hours and hours to book 2, On the Edge of Death in preparation for its publishing this summer (no date available).  Below, you will find links to all my sites and I hope you purchase the book and, if you do, please please please leave a review.

Amazon (kindle edition): http://www.amazon.com/On-Edge-V-E-Avance-ebook/dp/B00JEOGH8W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397269646&sr=8-1&keywords=V.E.+Avance

Amazon (print): http://www.amazon.com/On-Edge-Volume-1-Avance/dp/1497323231/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1397269646&sr=8-3&keywords=V.E.+Avance

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21841187-on-the-edge?from_search=true

Have a great weekend and happy reading!

~V.E. Avance