Lay Me Down is LIVE!

To me it feels like it's been a very long time, but I know in actuality, having this book become a reality happened very quickly.

But it's here. Today is launching day, and for a very limited time, the book is priced at $0.99. So snag it, gift it, download it, read it, and above all, FEEL it. This is not a feel-good love story. This is not a sappy coming-of-age. This is a hard, gritty, emotional book.

I hope you love it.

Because life is more than just breathing.

What early reviewers are saying:

"Lay Me Down is a haunting and moving read. The story pulled me in, and I immediately became hooked as I read about Kylie Mansfield and the challenges she has to overcome to find justice." -- M. Roper

"It is amazing to me how this story is told so beautifully in such an ugly situation, but Author Tamara Hart Heiner is able to do so. You are pulled into Kylee's world of emotional pain,verbal and physical abuse, and her longing to be loved.You will be mesmerized like I was as this story unfolds. This is one of those stories that you won't be able to put down. You'll be reading as fast as you can to figure out the many mysterious things that start occurring in Kylee's life." -- S. Staley

"LAY ME DOWN is an unexpected story, one that will tug at your heartstrings and remind you of the value of human kindness." -- Heather Moore

"I was not even expecting the twists and turns that Kylee went through. Her story was both heartbreaking, and triumphant." -- L. Evans

Get your copy here!!

Middle Grade Ebook sale!

Today I've got Andrea Pearson on my blog, sharing with us a fantastic sale for pre-teens! Check out all the book options! From Andrea:

"I'm excited about this promotion because it's geared to one of my favorite audiences: middle-grade readers! I've always been passionate about books written for kids ages 9 through 12. Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Fablehaven, Diary of a Wimpy Kid... all excellent. :-) I wrote The Key of Kilenya when my younger brother, Josh, who was 12 at the time, told me there weren't enough books for him to read. He'd ripped through everything our local library had and was hungry for more.

I dedicate this promotion to him and to all other readers who love and are searching for books written for middle graders!"

The Multi-Author Middle-Grade Book Promotion starts January 4, 2016 and ends January 7, 2016.

From $5.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook  * iTunes All Jacob wants is to make the basketball team. All the Lorkon want is to control the magical powers Jacob doesn't know he possesses.	From $2.99 to $0.99 Kindle Twelve-year-old Steven never wondered where the Loch Ness monster or Big Foot came from until he found a stone box with a dangerous secret--one people are willing to kill for!	From $2.99 to $0.99 Kindle * Nook * Kobo More than anything, Benjamin Ravenspell wants a pet, but when he buys a mouse named Amber, he gets more than he bargained for.

From $0.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * Kobo * iTunes Cassandra's ordinary life is riddled with hilarious and sometimes heart-breaking mishaps as she guides herself through the world of pre-teens on the brink of adulthood.	From $2.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * Kobo Part Neanderthal, but raised as a human, Arken Freeth finds that he doesn't fit in either world as he struggles to survive.	From $3.99 to $0.99 Kindle * Nook * Kobo An eleven-year-old girl discovers she has the power to grant any living thing its one true wish.

From $3.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * Kobo When a malnourished horse shows up as a rescue at the farm where she volunteers, Jacinda, a bullied girl, takes it on as a project horse, and the mare's sweet nature inspires her to spread kindness around to make a positive difference in the world.	From $0.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * Kobo Jenni Kershaw and her eighth grade science class take a field trip they will never forget. Dragons and goblins and spirits, oh my!	From $2.99 to $0.99 Kindle * Nook * Kobo * iTunes When Colin suddenly learns he has magic, he discovers that Atlantis is real, and that his new mermaid friend, Alleya, is in trouble.

From $2.99 to $0.99 Kindle * Nook * Kobo * iTunes Bed bugs, burglars, and a missing mother. For Doodle, it’s just part of a day’s work. A laugh-out-loud mystery for dog lovers of all ages.	From $2.99 to $0.99 Kindle * Nook * Kobo To save her brother, the banshee Seven must save Atlantis.	From $1.99 to $0.99 Kindle One girl with a nightmare to live through; one ghost with a dream to live. With so much to lose, can anything be gained?

From $3.49 to FREE Kindle Enter a world of myth and magic as young English boy Thomas Farrell seeks to discover the identity of his late father, and why he left him a strange glass orb containing a serpent...	From $2.99 to $0.99 Kindle When eating dog kibble on a dare gives 10-year-old Tawny special powers, her life nearly goes to the dogs!	From $5.49 to $0.99 Kindle * Nook * Kobo Twins Justin and Janine discover a mysterious egg ... can they protect the hatchling while lost in Montana's Absaroka wilderness?

$3.99 to $0.99 Kindle Daniel doesn't think there's anything worse than spending a week at Camp Bigfoot . . . until he loses his prized possession: a pencil that brings his drawings to life.	From $4.99 to $0.99 Nook * Kobo Laughing and Learning Little Life Lessons	From $3.99 to FREE Kindle When a blast from the past shows up and makes her BFF go nutburgers, Ginnie is torn between helping her friend and getting some very important questions answered.

From $3.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * Kobo Harry Potter and The Hobbit rolled into one captivating and humorous epic fantasy series that will have kids begging for more.	From $0.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * Kobo Winner of the Mom's Choice Award honoring excellence in media for children. Classic fantasy adventure - quirky, funny, sinister, and action-packed	From $3.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * Kobo * iTunes To save his friends from a dystopian future Earth, Nikolas leads them to a fantastic Moon in the past. But what happens when the fantastic becomes fatal?

From $3.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * Kobo Explore the magical history of Kendra Kandlestar's world in this collection of bonus tales from the Land of Een.	From $4.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * iTunes DREAMS: Dorothy called it Oz, Alice called it Wonderland, but Nightmares call it HOME.	From $2.99 to $0.99 Kindle * Nook * Kobo * iTunes What's worse than stumbling upon the dead body of the Cat Lady? Being accused of her murder. Sarah Cole and her friends take it upon themselves to catch the Cat Lady Killer.

From $2.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook When Turik finds a special egg his Grandfather is kidnapped and he must balance his power for good with the strength of the evil that wishes to consume him.	From $2.99 to $0.99 Kindle Felicity, an ordinary sparrow learns that she can do extraordinary things!	From $3.99 to $0.99 Kindle * Nook * Kobo When a group of crazed ninjas take over their school, the Smartboys fight back. And it all happens on a day when Monkey has the worst case of flatulence imaginable.

From $2.99 to $0.99 Kindle * Nook * Kobo George, the magical basset hound, is on the trail of the mysterious ghosty haunting his Packmate, Tillie.	From $2.99 to $0.99 Kindle The legend of the little red hen, as told by the acorn that smacked her in the head. NO ONE IS TOO SMALL TO CHANGE THE WORLD!	From $2.99 to FREE Kindle Carter's life changes when an old man entrusts him with a book of magical spells, one of which grants the power to raise people from the dead.

From $0.99 to FREE Kindle Ever wonder what it would be like to be pulled into your computer? Sarah is about to find out.	From $2.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * Kobo * iTunes It takes more than a school trip to change Christy's life. It takes murder.	From $2.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * Kobo * iTunes When a savage pirate and a corrupt businessman join forces to steal the treasure for themselves, Christopher and his crew get caught up in pirate chases, time travel, and an underground network of spies!

From $0.99 to FREE Kindle * Nook * Kobo * iTunes Semi-autobiographical adventures from a 20th Century Northern California outdoorsman	From $2.99 to $0.99 Kindle * Nook * Kobo * iTunes The future looks bleak unless eighteen-year-old Lance and his young New Camelot Earth Warriors can save the planet from catastrophic climate change.

Enjoy your new books! :-)

Final Stats on Kindle Scout Campaign

It's over!!

I can't tell you the huge sense of relief I feel in having come to the end of my campaign. My advice: never do something like this over the holidays. Instead of enjoying Christmas and New Years, I was counting down for them to be over because that meant I was that many days closer to ending my campaign. The campaign wreaked havoc on my mental state!

I don't know if Amazon will choose me yet, but I feel so glad to be done that right now I'm content with whatever the outcome will be (that may change, of course, if I don't like the outcome). I worked hard, stayed up on the hot and trending, and seriously gave it my best shot. And I had tons of support.

Here were my final stats, when the campaign ended:

We can analyze these to death and still not know the secrets to how Amazon chooses books. But I'm pleased with it. I won't say it was fun, LOL, but it was a good campaign.

I'll be drawing winners for all my giveaways later today, and I'll post the results here and on Facebook. So check back!!

And the winners for the gift cards are: Memri Hartrick Rollins and Riana Thomas! Contact me so we can work out the details!