We’re thrilled today to be part of Toni Andrews’ month-long virtual book signing tour, celebrating the release of the latest in her Mercy Hollings Series, CRY MERCY. In a first for Silk & Shadows, Toni comes to us via video blog - vlog!
Toni Andrews likes to say it’s easier to list the jobs she hasn’t tried. From lifeguard to lounge singer, bartender to bill collector, door-to-door salesperson to corporate business analyst–Toni has been there and done that. Then, she decided that what she really wanted to be was a writer. After fifteen years in Southern California and seven in Miami, Toni returned to the lakeside cottage in Connecticut where she spent her childhood summers, where she writes full time.
After discovering that it’s not always easy for authors to get publicity, Toni took matters into her own hands in 2008 and began producing her own public access television show, So Many Books, which features authors of all genres and appears in over 150 towns in New England and New York.
Toni also writes romance novels under the pen name Virginia Reede.
Bibliography:
As Toni Andrews:
Cry Mercy, Mira Books, June 2009
Angel of Mercy, Mira Books, May 2008
Beg for Mercy, Mira Books, September 2007
As Virginia Reede:
A Red Hot New Year (Anthology), Avon Red, December 2007
Men in Chains, Cerridwen Press, July 2007
Witch’s Knight, Ellora’s Cave, June 2007
Beastmistress, Ellora’s Cave, June 2006
Grab a cup of coffee and click here to join Toni on her porch overlooking beautiful Crystal Lake in Connecticut!:
Click here for Toni’s Tarot Reading
Below are the links to follow Toni’s virtual book tour and to purchase the books:
Toni’s Website
Link For Tour (with address for SASE)
Toni’s Blog
Toni’s TV Show
CRY MERCY TRAILER
Cindy Cruciger’s site (mentioned in the video)
Links to Purchase the Book:
Mira Books (discounted while they last!)
Amazon
Amazon UK
Barnes and Noble
Indigo Books (Canada)
Rondezvous Romance (Australia)
Least expensive place to buy (out of print) BEG FOR MERCY and ANGEL OF MERCY
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My superpower? I have to say it would be hard to turn down regeneration. I heal fast, but it takes a superpower to heal nerve damage.
Also, never feel embarrassed in front of the grownups. We already possess the greatest superpower of all… the ability to never fully grow up.
by Zombie Joe June 4th, 2009 at 9:33 amI’ve heard a lot of great things about this book and can’t wait to read it!
by Virginia Hendricks June 4th, 2009 at 9:34 amThank you for featuring Toni here on your site. She’s great, and I can’t wait to immerse myself in her latest offering.
by Brenda Giguere June 4th, 2009 at 9:38 amCongratulations again on the offer for more Mercy Books! And I’m sooooo envious of your view. Very beautiful!
by Rinda June 4th, 2009 at 9:44 amLol, how is this for perfect timing? I just finished Cry Mercy for a review, and I have to say that I absolutely loved it! I enjoy the Mercy series because she is human- maybe not by the time it is all said and done, but her reactions are human. It makes her a more believable character, and one closer to the heart! And I love how her past is drawn out through the books, just giving you a little here and there making it impossible to truly guess who or what she is! Toni I truly have to give you Kudos!
But I have to wonder how many books do you foresee in the Mercy series?
by Nicole Hicks June 4th, 2009 at 9:49 amCongrats on the release Toni! I loved the book! Have fun on your tour lady!
Stella
by Stella Price June 4th, 2009 at 9:54 amWhat a view .. SOO jealous. Congrats on the new book and the launch of hopefully many more to come. I’ll have to add the new one to my TBR. Cute shirt too! =)
by bookstorechick June 4th, 2009 at 9:59 amThanks so much for the tours and great books.
by Jan Brewer June 4th, 2009 at 10:05 amHi toni keep up the great posts,im mailing you a sase envelope this week!
by kai charles June 4th, 2009 at 10:23 amWhat a beautiful view! I loved the interview. You also made me rethink which super power I’d like (I was going with Matt Parkman’s from Heroes) but I’m liking order from chaos. : )
by Shawna June 4th, 2009 at 10:31 amHey Toni, thanks for being here! Yes, I miss those Connecticut views, too. Maybe Mercy’s search for her past will take her that way. I love that she has flaws and insecurities. They keep her real. So do her quirky bunch of friends. I’m wondering what will happen with Sam in Cry Mercy. Must read soon!
by Allison Chase June 4th, 2009 at 11:59 amHi Toni! Great clip. Good luck on your virtual tour! I think for my superpower… well… I just don’t know. I think I’d like to be able to manipulate matter on the the molecular scale. that could be useful.
by Elise Logan June 4th, 2009 at 4:40 pmWith great power comes great responsibility!
Great vlog, interesting little piece, thankyou
by destroytheearth June 4th, 2009 at 4:47 pmThanks for being here, Toni. For the writers among us, I wants to say a beeeg thank you for your Confessions of a Contest Judge series on your website. Fantastic — bordering on the superheroic — breakdown on some of the pieces that go into editing, which has been very helpful in my revision on book 2 which was clearly written by my evil doppleganger who hates me and (obviously) writes really long sentences.
by Jessa Slade June 4th, 2009 at 7:35 pmI agree with everyone, Toni — what a great interview!! And I want a porch like that! Boo hoo!
by Kim Lenox June 4th, 2009 at 8:20 pmI loved the first book and so looking forward to this new one! I’m deaf so I can’t hear the videos. Do you know if there’s a script too of what she says? Thanks!
by Caffey June 4th, 2009 at 9:32 pmThanks for visiting us and ushering in a new age of tech! Fabulous view, interesting stuff!
by Sharon Ashwood June 5th, 2009 at 8:56 am