Showing posts with label Julie L Spencer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Julie L Spencer. Show all posts

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Buxton Peak Fan Club

Click here to sign up for the Buxton Peak Fan Club!


There are so many exciting things on the horizon for Buxton Peak and I want YOU my #1 fans to be the first to hear about them!

I’ll be releasing several new books, music videos, fan fiction/art, swag, and possibly something so big I can’t even talk about it yet! (If you already know about it, shhhh… nothing’s in writing!)

Most Buxton Peak Fan Club activities will show up on multiple social media avenues at the same time (Email, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, my blog, and Google+). Just interact on whichever social media works best for you. At minimum, you need to join the Email list to be in the club.


Click here to sign up for the Buxton Peak Fan Club!


Weekly tweets - vote on last week’s weekly tweet. Be sure to tag @juliespencer98 in your tweets and include the hashtag: #BuxtonPeakFans

Facebook: I love to interact with my friends and fans on Facebook. Click here to join the Buxton Peak Fan Club on Facebook!

Pinterest Question: What do the Buxton Peak characters look like? You tell me! Follow my Pinterest board ‘Buxton Peak Fan Club’ and pin a picture that looks like one of the characters. Have a neat picture of one of the places the guys travel in the series? Pin that, too. A band you think they sound like? A recipe they’d eat? A book they’d read? Pin it all!

Songwriting Contest: Write your version of 'Passing Through Eternity' using the lyrics found in Buxton Peak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor? All entries will be featured on my YouTube channel and the winning entry will be featured in Buxton Peak: The Complete Collection as sheet music with your name as the composer. You will also have full commercial rights to your song. Join the Buxton Peak Fan Club and reply to the Welcome Email to ask for more details

Rock of Ages YouTube Contest: Recreate Ian Taylor’s performance of the hymn Rock of Ages as found in Buxton Peak: The Early Years and record it on a YouTube video. If possible the recording should take place in a large cavernous space like a church sanctuary or similar room so the sound fills the space. All entries will be featured on my YouTube channel. Join the Buxton Peak Fan Club and reply to the Welcome Email to ask for more details.

Fan Fiction Contest: Write a short story that features one or more characters from the Buxton Peak series. The winning entry will have their story featured in Buxton Peak: The Complete Collection. The top entries will be featured in an anthology! Join the Buxton Peak Fan Club and reply to the Welcome Email to ask for more details.

Fan Art Contest: Design a logo, draw the characters, recreate a scene from the book. What does Buxton Peak look like to you? The winning entries will be featured in Buxton Peak: The Complete Collection. Join the Buxton Peak Fan Club and reply to the Welcome Email to ask for more details.

What does Buxton Peak sound like? What bands remind you of Buxton Peak? Share some videos with me and I’ll feature them on my YouTube channel. Join the Buxton Peak Fan Club and reply to the Welcome Email to send me videos.

Ask the Author: What are your top three questions for Author, Julie L. Spencer? Join the Buxton Peak Fan Club and reply to the Welcome Email to ask me questions.

Ask the Band Members: Ask any of the band members of Buxton Peak a question and they will answer you! Join the Buxton Peak Fan Club and reply to the Welcome Email to ask any questions.

Join the Buxton Peak Fan Club and get the inside scoop on all things Buxton Peak!




Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Buxton Peak: Silence from Nashville (Excerpt)

“You care more about Ian than you care about me,” India whispered. Her lip trembled and she lowered her chin to hide her face. “What is it about Ian Taylor that makes everyone follow him around like a puppy dog?” It’s not fair.          
“It’s my job to travel with him.” Ed’s British accent reminded India how far he’d travelled to be here with her in Michigan. “I’m Ian’s bodyguard… and I don’t act like a puppy dog.”
His large frame and commanding persona had captured India’s attention from the day they’d met. Anyone who saw Ed Williams could envision him as either a linebacker for a pro-football team, or the bodyguard for a rock band. He fit the cliché perfectly.
Still, Ed shouldn’t have chosen the beginning of their date to tell India about Ian’s request to join him in Nashville. How was she ever going to enjoy dinner and a movie if she couldn’t get that airplane ticket out of her mind?
“You could get a different job here in Michigan.” Here with me, her eyes pleaded.
The waitress interrupted their conversation, straining to lower a skillet of fajitas onto the table. Sizzling chicken and shrimp nestled on a skillet with sautéed mushrooms. The scent of onions filled the air above the table with a heavenly aroma. Forget Ian; pass the guacamole!
“I love my job.” Ed lifted the lid on the tortilla warmer and pulled apart two tortillas that were stuck together, placing one in front of India and the other on his own plate. “You of all people should understand that. You’re so passionate about your job as a teacher. Just like you could never leave those kids, I can’t let Ian move to Nashville without me.”
Take me with you. India felt her throat clench as she stared down at the warm flour tortilla. What had seemed so appetizing just moments before suddenly became an empty shell. I’d leave my teaching job in a heartbeat if you’d just tell me you love me. Is that so much to ask?
But India couldn’t ask. Girls weren’t supposed to be the first in a relationship to admit they were in love. Sure, she enjoyed teaching her little second graders. They were so full of life and willingness to learn and grow. They loved her, and they told her they loved her. Why can’t he?
One blind date had led to a long series of romantic interludes, shopping, out to dinners, sitting together in church. That was her favorite part. Ed devoted his life to God and wasn’t shy about his love for his Savior and the Church. If only he could channel some of that love toward her. Great, now I’m jealous of Ian Taylor and God? I’m pathetic.
“Ian’s a grown man.” India reached for the little tongs and began lifting meat and vegetables off the skillet and onto her steaming tortilla. “He can take care of himself.”
“You don’t understand what’s it like to be a rock star.” Ed’s condescending tone of voice stopped her hand mid-air. “The guys of Buxton Peak would get mauled if their bodyguards weren’t there to hold back the superfans.”
“You make yourself out to be way more important than you really are.” India dropped the tongs onto the skillet and sank back in the booth, folding her arms across her chest. She was tired of hearing about that stupid rock band full of spoiled, rich kids who couldn’t walk down the street without protection. “Ian could replace you in a heartbeat.”
“That’s not true.” Ed’s tone was defensive. “I am way more than just his employee. We’re best mates. We served as missionaries together. We’ve been through some really good times and some really bad times. He’s like a brother to me.”
“And what am I?” India asked. She felt like a silly little teenager passing notes to the boy in the next row. Do you love me? Check ‘yes’ or ‘no’. It was ridiculous.
“You’re… my girlfriend.” Ed gulped.
I should be more than that… India let his declaration hang in the air over the cooling skillet. They’d been exclusively dating for over a year. What was he waiting for? As she contemplated how to respond, India finished spooning guacamole onto her plate. I’m hungry, and you’re aggravating!
“How is everything so far?” the perky waitress asked. India felt her temper snap.
“My boyfriend’s running away to Nashville to be the lapdog for a rock star,” India said with a sarcastic smirk. “Other than that, the chicken looks delicious, thank you.”
“Uhh…” The waitress peeked over at Ed, who lowered his head into his hands, face and neck turning red. Good, let him squirm. India narrowed her eyes, even though neither of them would notice. India realized she was being discourteous to their server.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to snap at you. It’s not your fault. Could I get some more ice water?” India asked sweetly, holding up her half-empty glass.
“Sh… sure,” the waitress stammered. She hastily left the table, and Ed finally looked up at India.
“What was that for?” Ed’s eyebrows creased. India couldn’t tell if he was angry or hurt.
“Well… aren’t you?” India continued her snippy attitude. “…running off with Ian?” I’m done trying to be nice about this situation. Either ask me to marry you and come with you to Nashville, or… leave me alone.
“India, be reasonable.” Ed reached across the table and tried to take her hand.
“Be reasonable?” India’s voice carried through the dining room as she stood up from her seat. “You think I’m the one being unreasonable?”
The startled waitress beside India knocked the now full glass of ice water off her tray and down the front of Ed’s lap. He nearly dislodged the table from the wall, jumping off his seat in an attempt to brush the ice cubes off his clothes and pull the cold fabric away from his skin.
“Have a nice flight to Nashville,” India said. She started to walk away, but turned back, flipping her long black hair over her shoulder. “You might want to change your pants before you board the private jet Ian sent for you. Goodbye, Ed.”

To read more of India's story, check out Buxton Peak: Silence from Nashville, featured in the anthology collection, Unspoken Words by the creative writers at LDS Beta Readers.



Check out the rest of the Buxton Peak series!





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Saturday, July 15, 2017

What Is Buxton Peak: London Bridges?

In researching ‘the’ London Bridge, I’ve now taken my Buxton Peak: London Bridges manuscript (that was about 1/3 written) and mapped out most of the story, even named a bunch of chapters.

I’m surprised how many of the chapters feature the underlying theme of ‘going home’.

Writing a book is fun. I know what’s going to happen, I know in what order it’s all going to happen, and I know where it starts and where it finishes. It’s all the in-between writing that takes time. There are so many scenes that exist only in my head.

This section of the Buxton Peak saga is quite literally a bridge between Book Two and Book Three of the trilogy. It takes place in London, where most of the rest of the series takes place in the U.S.A. It features the time period when Gary and Andy were away from the band and Kai and Ian are in Michigan. It ends in Nashville when Andy calls Ian to tell him ‘the news’.

If you’ve read Buxton Peak Book Two: Center Stage, you know the interesting twist that occurs at the end of the book when Andy calls Ian, and all their lives shift gears. I can’t wait to share this story with the world! 

Have you read the Buxton Peak series? What's your opinion? -Julie L. Spencer




Friday, February 3, 2017

Who Is Ian Taylor?

Who Is Ian Taylor?

Ian Taylor is the main character in the Buxton Peak series by author Julie L. Spencer

Ian Taylor just wanted to be loved for who he was on the inside...

When Ian meets Megan, a small town college girl at church in a remote part of Michigan, he figures out pretty quickly that she knows nothing about him. So he makes the decision to hide his fame from her.



Ian's plan backfires when Megan finds out who he really is and decides she doesn't want to live her life in his spotlight, with all the baggage that comes with it. She just wants to live a quiet life in rural Michigan, with a normal husband and family.

But, center stage can't last forever...



Even a rock band as talented as Buxton Peak can come crashing down.

While Ian Taylor is blinded by love, his band is torn apart by distractions, temptations, and drug abuse.

Will Ian stand beside his mates, letting their problems become his problems? Can they pull together as a band? or will the pressures of stardom rip them apart?

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Friday, November 11, 2016

Christmas Shopping: Signed Copies of My Books

Let’s go Christmas shopping together!

Do you have someone on your Christmas list who loves to read? Personalized, signed copies of books make great gifts, and you can skip the long lines at the mall. 

Here are the books I have available this year:

The Cove by Julie L. Spencer


The Cove is a powerful love story filled with twists, turns, heartache, betrayal, and loss of innocence. Genre is New Adult Clean Contemporary Love Story with a strong underlying Christian theme. Maturity is PG-13 (closed-door reference to a premarital relationship). Cost: $10 + $3.00 Shipping (Payment by check only. I’m not accepting credit cards at this time. Sorry!)

Here is the back copy for The Cove:

Some accomplishments are easier than others…

For Olympic swimmer Gail Pederson, gold medals came easy. Finding true love and marrying him in the temple? Not so easy. Especially with three men competing for her attention, and temptations leading her further and further from her goal.

Choices have consequences, and each choice Gail makes affects all four of them. One choice changes their lives forever, and leaves unexpected consequences in its wake.

Innocence lost, promises broken, and friendships destroyed. Gail may choose how to live her life, but she can’t choose the consequences.

Buxton Peak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor? by Julie L. Spencer


Buxton Peak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor? is the first novella in a series about a rock band called Buxton Peak. Genre is New Adult Clean Contemporary General Fiction with a strong underlying Christian theme. Maturity is PG-13 (drug reference and frank discussions/innuendoes about sex and the importance of waiting until marriage) Cost: $10 + $3.00 Shipping (Payment by check only. I’m not accepting credit cards at this time. Sorry!) Multi-book Discount: Purchase Buxton Peak Books One & Two together for $18 + $4.00 Shipping.

Here is the back copy for Buxton Peak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor?

Ian just wanted to be loved for who he was on the inside…

When he meets Megan, a small town college girl at church in a remote part of Michigan, he figures out pretty quickly that she knows nothing about him. So he makes the decision to hide his fame from her.

His plan backfires when Megan finds out who he really is and decides she doesn’t want to live her life in his spotlight, with all the baggage that comes with it. She just wants to live a quiet life in rural Michigan with a normal husband and family.

Can she forgive Ian for his deception (and embarrassing her on live television)? Is she willing to give up her dreams in order to follow his? Or will Ian throw away everything he’s achieved to stay in her life?

Buxton Peak Book Two: Center Stage by Julie L. Spencer


Buxton Peak Book Two: Center Stage is the second novella in a series about a rock band called Buxton Peak. Genre is New Adult Clean Contemporary General Fiction with a strong underlying Christian theme. Maturity is PG-13 (multiple drug references, frank discussions/innuendoes about sex and the consequences of indiscretion) Cost: $10 + $3.00 Shipping (Payment by check only. I’m not accepting credit cards at this time. Sorry!) Multi-book Discount: Purchase Buxton Peak Books One & Two together for $18 + $4.00 Shipping.

Here is the back copy for Buxton Peak Book Two: Center Stage

Center stage can’t last forever.

Even a rock band as talented as Buxton Peak can come crashing down.

Protecting his bride from cameras and scandals is the least of Ian’s worries. While he is blinded by love, his band is torn apart by distractions, temptations, and drug abuse.


Will Ian stand beside his mates, letting their problems become his problems? Can they pull together as a band? Or will the pressures of stardom rip them apart?

Please email me at juliespencer1998@gmail.com for ordering information. -Julie L. Spencer

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Sunday, July 31, 2016

The Cove by Julie Spencer Free on Kindle August 1st-5th 2016


In honor of the Summer Olympics, and because the main character in The Cove is a famous Olympic swimmer, Julie Spencer is offering her novel, The Cove free on Kindle this week only.

Here is a blurb about The Cove:

Some accomplishments are easier than others…

For Olympic swimmer Gail Pederson, gold medals came easy. Finding true love and marrying him in the temple? Not so easy. Especially with three men competing for her attention, and temptations leading her further and further from her goal.

Choices have consequences, and each choice Gail makes affects all four of them. One choice changes their lives forever, and leaves unexpected consequences in its wake.

Innocence lost, promises broken, and friendships destroyed. Gail may choose how to live her life, but she can’t choose the consequences.

Here is an excerpt from The Cove:

“Why did you do that?” Gail stood in his lit doorway, dripping wet in her designer swimsuit. Todd kept the screen door closed between them, anger in his eyes and a scowl on his face. Gail pushed the door open and stomped into his house, leaving water all across his linoleum floor. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then grabbed the kitchen towel from the handle on the stove. As he stooped down to wipe up the mess, she grabbed her long hair in her hands and wrung the water from it so that it left an even bigger pool of water beside her. He paused, clenched his hand around the towel and wiped up that mess as well. When Todd stood up, he tossed the towel at Gail’s chest.
“Dry yourself off.” Todd snapped at her. “You’re making a mess in my kitchen.” He walked back over to the counter where he had been making himself a sandwich. How can he possibly be hungry after all that food at the country club?
“Why did you have to show up there anyway?” Gail demanded.
“I was invited!” Todd turned back to her with fierceness in his eyes. “By your fiancé!” He spat the words at her and she flinched back from his accusing eyes. He stepped away from the counter and crossed the room to her. She was glad he’d put down the knife he’d used to cut the salami for his sandwich. Not that she thought he would ever really get so mad he might hurt her, it just would have felt a little more threatening.
“Stephan invited… you? Why?” He ignored her question.
“Do you have any idea how much Patrick loves you? How much it’s going to hurt him when he finds out that you’re engaged to someone else?”

Find out what happens next by downloading The Cove by Julie Spencer on Kindle.


Have you read The Cove? What's your opinion? -Julie L. Spencer

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Who Is Ian Taylor? Ian Taylor is the Main Character in Buxton Peak

Who is Ian Taylor? Ian Taylor is the main character in the new series Buxton Peak.

The first novella has just been released on Amazon,
Buxton Peak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor?



Check out others' opinions about Who Is Ian Taylor?

Charity Jacob 

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Elise Sherman Abram 

Lisa Rector 

Julie L. Spencer 



Spotlight Authors for Buxton Peak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor? Launch Party


Thank you to the following authors who have generously offered to donate books for giveaways during our Buxton Peak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor? Launch Party:



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Elizabeth Jane McCay (Called Warrior - eBook)









Angelique Anderson (Eden’s Serum)



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Buxton Peak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor? Twitter Challenge


My new novella, BuxtonPeak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor? was greatly influenced by the latest CD by One Direction, called Made In the A.M. and by the rock band Daughtry.



In my mind, Ian Taylor looks like Niall Horan from One Direction.



The band Buxton Peak sounds like the rock band Daughtry.



My goal today is to try to get Niall Horan, One Direction, and/or Daughtry to Re-tweet one of our Tweets!

If enough of us Tweet and Re-tweet about Niall Horan, OneDirection, and Daughtry in connection with my new novella Buxton Peak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor? it might get their attention.

If One Direction Re-tweets something, it will go out to (are you ready for this?) 28.9 Million people!

Please help me make this happen by sharing one or more of the following:












Read my first novel The Cove!

Monday, June 20, 2016

Buxton Peak Launch Party: How to Earn Points Toward Party Favors!


Welcome to the Launch Party for my new novella Buxton PeakBook One: Who Is Ian Taylor?

The great news is that every one of you will be going home with a Party Favor (a donated book by one of our Spotlight Authors)!

Twenty-five of my author friends have generously donated a copy of one of their books!
You will get to choose which of those books you’d like to take home. The person with the most points will get to choose first, second most points gets to choose second, on down the line. Even if you get zero points, you will still get a Party Favor to take home, just for being here.

Points are awarded on an honor system because I just won’t have time to keep track. Sometime between now and whenever you go to bed tonight, send me a Private Message with the number of points you’ve accumulated and your top 3-5 book choices.

Within the next day or two I’ll let you know which Party Favor you have won. We will then connect you with the author so you can give them your contact information.

Here are some of the ways you can earn points:
  • Share ANYTHING from this party on your Facebook page (one of my posts, one of the Spotlight Author posts, a link to one of our books, a blog post, a Review, etc.)
  • Tweet or Retweet anything from this party or anything that one of us Tweeted (one of my posts, one of the Spotlight Author posts, a link to one of our books, a blog post, a Review, etc.)
  • Ask a question of one of our Spotlight Authors.
  • Go to Amazon and leave a review on one of my books (if you’ve already done this, it still counts as a point), either The Cove or Buxton Peak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor? (Note: Amazon requires that you write something indicating that you “were given an advance copy in exchange for an honest review” if you didn’t actually purchase the book, or they may take down your review later).
  • Invite a friend to come to this party (one point per invited friend, even if they don’t come!)
  • Purchase either of my books, The Cove or Buxton Peak Book One: Who Is Ian Taylor? (Give yourself an extra ten points for purchasing one of the books!)
  • Purchase any one or more of the Spotlight Author’s books (Give yourself an extra ten points for purchasing one of the books!)
  • Send me an email and request to be on my mailing list: juliespencer1998@gmail.com
  • Have fun and enjoy getting to know one another (Give yourself at least one point for every time you smile or laugh while here at the party!)

Thank you again, so much for being here! It means the world to me that you are sharing this exciting night with me! –Julie L. Spencer