tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54179339583328668672024-03-21T09:30:07.264-04:00Champagne Book Group BlogFiction At Its FinestKat Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17403674744943719495noreply@blogger.comBlogger852125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-15980474617748504592019-03-10T08:00:00.000-04:002019-03-10T09:19:57.984-04:00GIVEAWAY: Wanted by Caren Gallimore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Champagne Books is hosting a giveaway for Wanted by Caren Gallimore! We're giving away one digital copy and one print copy (North America only for print version). Tell us in the comments why you love to read romance to be entered in the giveaway. </span>Winners will be announced on this blog on the 15th of March. </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Caitlyn Daniels didn’t plan to fall in love, least of all with an outlaw. Life was too exciting to waste it on domesticities.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">However, when Dakota Cabe rode into town, she lost her heart to him. His reputation, which left most women in need of smelling salts, didn’t deter her; she saw the man beneath the tough façade of a hard-hearted desperado. When the sheriff forced him out of town, she was devastated. She understood his reasons to protect her from bounty hunters, but she’d rather live on the run than without him. But he didn’t ask, and she didn’t tell him she was pregnant. Her pride wouldn’t allow her.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Eighteen months later, John Wakefield, a vindictive outlaw, kidnaps her son and her friend. Her pride was meaningless. She’d make a deal with the devil if that could change things.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Alone, but not without skills of her own, she rides out after John Wakefield and his gang.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">In her desperate pursuit to rescue her son, she collides with Dakota, surprisingly on the same mission. She needs a man as cold, brutal, and cunning as the man who has her son; she needs Dakota Cabe. And she wasn’t too proud to beg if necessary, but she didn’t have to.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Former lovers, now daring desperados they put their past aside to save their son. Together they confront vicious outlaws; friends turned enemies and an unruly love neither of them can deny nor control.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Caitlyn prepared to make another dreaded excursion into town. She examined her small wardrobe and selected one of her few dresses.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“This is pure vanity.” She held the vivid coral dress under her chin and rolled her eyes at her image in the mirror. Batting her eyelashes for effect, she laughed. “No, now you look silly.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">A sigh slipped through her lips. “Though, talking to oneself may be worse.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">She tossed the dress to the bed. No point fighting herself. Her riding attire was practical for going into town, but perhaps a smaller revolver. A derringer? She snorted. It was unlikely she could hit a barn with that useless gun unless she was within two feet of the building.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Peering out the window, she spotted her father hard at work preparing the land for a new crop. Practical. Her mother had taught her proper etiquette, but her father had taught her to be practical.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Picking up her revolver, she tucked the gun into the back of her riding skirt. Easy to reach and not obtrusive. She gave herself another quick assessment in the mirror and nodded. It would do. She’d wasted enough time. The sooner she got to town, the quicker she’d be back to help with chores.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">The ride into town she took at a comfortable clip, enjoying the fresh air against her face. Entering the town limits, she slowed to an unhurried pace, riding with both reins held high, just like a lady.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Oh bother.” Mrs. Clark’s opinion of her wasn’t something she could change.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Caitlyn leaned over the withers of her horse and moved her foot from the stirrup to examine the old saddle cinch. It should have been fixed long before now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“I’m sorry, Star.” She patted her horse and slowed even more as she entered the town limits and headed for the blacksmith shop then a thought struck her. For all she knew, she may be riding home bareback. A rush of giggles shot through her. Mrs. Clark’s hair would stand on end if she barreled out of town without a saddle. Caitlyn pressed a hand to her chest to stop another giggle but was unsuccessful.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“I hope I’m not your source of amusement.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">A man’s deep voice and unexpected appearance caused her to jerk and almost kick Star into a bolt. Her cheeks heated.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Sir, I can assure you that you are not in the least bit funny.” She straightened her posture and drew back her shoulders. Now she wished she had worn a dress and sat in a sidesaddle. Well, perhaps not a sidesaddle since the cinch was the primary reason for her trip.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“My apologies, ma’am. Good day.” He tipped his large Stetson. His cool, steel gray eyes fastened on hers, but a flicker of warmth sparked.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Good day to you, sir.” Adjusting to a more ladylike stance, she assumed an aristocratic air. The end of her gun pinched her in the fanny, and she winced. She urged Star forward then realized she had passed her intended destination, the blacksmith shop. Her shoulders drooped.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Her obliviousness to her surroundings disturbed her. It was the man. He had distracted her with his-his…damn, it was the man himself. She brought Star to a halt and backed up.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">She dipped her chin to the man leaning against the stable wall, his gaze still upon her, she added, “I was coming to the livery today.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">He smiled and pushed against the wall to stand straighter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">She flicked a spot of dust from her collar and waited.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“I see.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">“Actually, I had a late start.” <em style="border-image: none; border: 0px rgb(102, 102, 102); box-sizing: border-box; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why on earth do I need to explain myself to this man?</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“That can work against you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><em style="border-image: none; border: 0px rgb(102, 102, 102); box-sizing: border-box; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh, for the love of God, Caitlyn, do not say another word to him.</em> “My saddle strap needs to be replaced.” With a slap, she placed one gloved hand across her mouth in case it continued to talk without her brain engaged.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">His gaze broke from hers and traveled down to the saddle strap. “You’re lucky you made it this far.” He lifted his head and assessed her with a warm familiarity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Shifting in her saddle, she inspected the thin, worn leather. Indeed it had been luck.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Yes, but there were other things more pressing to tend to.” She dusted at an invisible spot on her saddle horn.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Your safety should be the most pressing,” he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">She had nothing to offer back. It was as clear to her as it had been to Mrs. Clark, she didn’t have a feminine bone in her body. “Oh, well, thank you. I think.” <em style="border-image: none; border: 0px rgb(102, 102, 102); box-sizing: border-box; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why didn’t he move out of the way?</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“I’m helping Sam today, while I wait for another roundup.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Sam?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Yes, the blacksmith.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Of course.” <em style="border-image: none; border: 0px rgb(102, 102, 102); box-sizing: border-box; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sam</em>. “Well then, I guess you’re the man I’m wanting.” <em style="border-image: none; border: 0px rgb(102, 102, 102); box-sizing: border-box; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Did she just say that?</em> She stared straight at him and fought the heat smoldering at her collarbone.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Yes, ma’am. I am.” He smiled, his eyes sparkling with a mischievous inner fire. He stepped forward, took the reins from her hands, then walked her horse into the barn. “Name’s Dakota Cabe.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Caitlyn Daniels.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">He paused, gave her another quick inspection and resumed his lead.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">She might as well be naked in the saddle, but she nodded.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Entering the livery, she started to dismount, but the leather strap gave way. She struggled to free herself from the bootstrap and keep her horse under control, but without the reins, she couldn’t.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“I got you,” Cabe replied.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">He did, both Caitlyn and her saddle.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">For a moment, she couldn’t react. Cabe’s strength alarmed and disoriented her. She’d never been this close to a man before, or this helpless to extract herself from an unexpected situation. His arm tightened around her waist, and he plucked her free from the startled horse.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Shhh—easy girl,” he whispered to her mare. Removing a knife from his boot, he cut the remaining strap.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Thank you, Mr. Cabe.” She adjusted her vest back into place to cover her gun.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Of course, Miss… Or is it Mrs. Daniels?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“When will you be back for your horse and saddle?” Placing the seat on the wall of the stall, he faced her.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“I’ll need my horse before dark, and my saddle too if that gives you enough time. If not, I’ll come back tomorrow for my saddle.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Do you live far from town?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">He held her scrutiny. “Only wondering how’d you get home if I didn’t finish the saddle.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">“By horseback, Mr. Cabe.” <em style="border-image: none; border: 0px rgb(102, 102, 102); box-sizing: border-box; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Was the man dense?</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Without a saddle?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Ah, so he wondered what kind of woman rides without a saddle. Mrs. Clark would have a quick response. Caitlyn took in a deep breath and let it out. It was pointless to pretend to be the lady she wasn’t.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“Yes. Bareback.” She raised her chin, waiting for his disapproval.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">He smiled. “I thought so. I’ll have it ready.” He untied the small purse she had secured around her saddle horn and handed it to her.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">She started to leave and peeked back at him. He was still smiling.</span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e7a73; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">DONA PENZA TATTLE, ESQ.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e7a73; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">ASSOCIATE WRYE
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-gHRutimFSsERRl_gMNEYir2amRHMY72TIphsvRKm1zdCo7ChmvhOcl5thxgMHcIXxyuCDqO_wP0Fw98KXoZBl4IsRXUEyB-jARnSkZqaVpa4ewrxRP5JTwoaqCQV_XRqTwIdtMPXyH5/s1600/Coup+de+Grace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="322" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-gHRutimFSsERRl_gMNEYir2amRHMY72TIphsvRKm1zdCo7ChmvhOcl5thxgMHcIXxyuCDqO_wP0Fw98KXoZBl4IsRXUEyB-jARnSkZqaVpa4ewrxRP5JTwoaqCQV_XRqTwIdtMPXyH5/s320/Coup+de+Grace.jpg" width="206" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Wrye is startled by the flying apple aimed at him.
“Catch!” Tattle says.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“This is a perfect
month for making apple pies and celebrating a new Champagne Books Group review."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">COUP
DE GRACE (Book 6) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">by Misa Buckley, a
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">When Grace awakens after being injected with nasty
serums from the malevolent Doctor Smith, her first thought is for her lover,
Benedict. He is right there and they are immediately immersed in another
adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doctor Smith is once again
implementing a sinister plot. This time by injecting the rain water with
Precipityon, which will kill sixty percent of the world population, and this
was just a test! Rather than using his brilliance to cure cancer, which would
be too late to help him which is slowly killing him, he prefers to leave a
legacy of devastation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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as her super powers, Grace is determined to stop Doctor Smith and his minions.
She knows she can't manage anything without her peers, but especially not
without Benedict, her soul mate. Still, setting the sky on fire does seem a bit
extreme. Will it work? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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finish." Wyre acts as if he is soaring on a roller coaster. "I can
barely catch my breath. You can't help but read the novella in one sitting, and
although it is part of a series, it is easy to read as a standalone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, it does make you want to read the
previous books. The characters are engaging and the plotline is exciting. Misa
Buckley has a no-nonsense way of writing. It is crisp, clean and mesmerizing.
Can't wait for the next installment."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Tattle fans herself. "Whooeee! Indeed that was
an adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am enthralled by
Benedict, the perfect hottie while Grace is the quintessential heroine, strong,
untamable and brave. Despite being a novella, the characters are well-developed
and the storyline has nice depth. I especially like that I am able to have a
quick escapade in a short amount of time. Can't wait to read the previous
installments and get to know all the characters more intimately. Misa Buckley
is a writer worth following. I totally enjoyed her story."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">As an aside, we apologize for being gone
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Until next time, keep reading!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Kat Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17403674744943719495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-40431808612162899592018-06-01T02:00:00.000-04:002018-06-01T02:00:00.739-04:00Tattle & Wrye column June 2018 edition<br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e7a73; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">DONA PENZA TATTLE, ESQ.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e7a73; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">ASSOCIATE WRYE
BALDERDASH<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">June 2018<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Wearing a skirted bathing suit, Tattle
appeared with a straw beach hat and a box of tissues. “Ahhhh-chooo!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Ut oh, cold?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Actually, quite hot. But I’d prefer not to
be sneezing while at the seashore.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Well, there is only one way to prevent a
summer cold.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“How?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Catch it in winter!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Ha…ha!” She places her hand on her hip and did
an eye roll. “Are we ready?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“After you change,
m’partner-in-book-sleuthing.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Huh?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Today’s a Love of Literature Leap Review,
and let’s just say, we’re not going to the beach but a galaxy far-far away!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">DECEPTION,
Lanyon for Hire, 5</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> by John Paulits<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Wrye landed in the first chapter, took off
his space helmet and sniffed the air. Concluding it was breathable, he began, “Being
for hire has its draw backs, especially for Lanyon, but everyone knew he was
the one to call for those impossible tasks. This is especially true considering
he begins what appears to be a simple job, follows around an Argonian suspected
of enjoying the pleasures of a Vanadian’s wife. In truth, it was the husband
who had a dalliance and wanted to justify it. Whee oh! But the Vanadian paid
well and included expenses. Quick thinking, dependable Layton does his job.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Concurrently,” Tattle waltzed about the
book. “Predamor has a job for Layton, recovering a shipment of rators (weapons)
from Earth. It’s depicted as easy, but it quickly becomes complex and
dangerous. Despite that, his twelve year-old side kick, Jophena, is also on the
job.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“So, what’s Lanyon to do?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Whatja think?” Tattle grinned. “Why take on
another job on the same planet, tracking down the Malcosian Over-minister’s
daughter, Meihon. Of course, in both situations, nothing is what it seems, good
leads turn bad, bad leads turn horrendous, and Lanyon’s laid back attitude is
fully tested.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“He immediately questions his wisdom in job
choices, but as each problem he attempts to press away creates a new
wrinkle. He’s in for a whirlwind of complications and is nearly out of choices.
Will he fail? Will he even survive? There is no telling what is up or down when
it comes to Lanyon,” Wrye predicted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Tattle donned her sincere expression. “John
Paulits has a smooth, sleek, humorous writing style that keeps drawing you into
the plot and keeps you guessing as to what’s true, what’s a lead, who’s doing
what and where and when! The action is continuous and absorbing. The situations
strange and compelling. Nothing seems to connect until it actually does at the
end. I couldn’t get enough of this story or the characters. Their quirkiness is
enhanced by their depth.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Wrye is just as earnest but with a depth of
enthusiasm. “Encountering Lanyon is like meeting a throw-back to the forties
P.I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence, his unique personality
placed in a futuristic, far-flung galaxy, inter-species society creates an
enjoyable and memorable adventure. The innovative technology and Lanyon’s laid
back humor turns the story into a creative romp you won’t want to put down.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Though this is the fifth novel in the Lanyon
For Hire series, I had no problem just jumping into the story. Past events were
presented in the cocoon of present events. However, now I need to find out the
intricacies of the previous stories.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“Whether you enjoy Science Fiction or not, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DECEPTION</b> is a great read you won’t
want to put down.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Hope you enjoyed this month’s review. More to come in July!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Dona
Penza Rutabaga Tattle, Esq. and Associate Wrye Balderdash <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Created and written by:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Angelica Hart and Zi<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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YESTERDAY ~ CHRISTMAS EVE...VIL<span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Books by:
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">BOOK
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<br />Kat Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17403674744943719495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-76029076083180731162018-05-01T02:00:00.000-04:002018-05-01T02:00:07.324-04:00Tattle & Wrye column May 2018 edition<br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e7a73; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">DONA PENZA TATTLE, ESQ.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e7a73; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">AND<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e7a73; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">ASSOCIATE WRYE
BALDERDASH<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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MONGOLIA</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">, A Blenders Mystery, 4 By Veronica Helen Hart</span></div>
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and Larry, part of the Keegan Bay Park Blenders, had followed Doll to the
reality TV set of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cooking for Your Life
with Mandy Young</i>, and opted for a day of sightseeing. While off on their
jaunt, the two were kidnapped in the Mongolian Desert by a high cheekboned man
in a cowboy hat and a Peter Lorre (forties actor) look-alike. How could that
happen and why? Easily, it is after all Al and Larry, and, well, they were
mistaken for American executive that actually had broken down on the road. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and no police. You guessed it, they wouldn't help. Howard, who had also tagged
along on the excursion, insisted on having her back. Despite being 92 years
old, he doesn't shy away from danger. Besides Al and Larry are part of the
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Al and Larry continue dealing with the debacle they find themselves in, now not
as ready to admit they aren't who the kidnappers thought. Dare they pull it
off? Dare they manage to escape? Dare Doll and her Blenders find them before
they vanish completely? Dare you chuckle and giggle at the humor? Only the
desert knows for sure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is the perfect fit in this wonderful cozy mystery series. The entire series is
a refreshing change from the norm. It is more reminiscent of Murder She Wrote
TV series except with extra sleuths to enjoy. As always, the plot is solid, the
suspense is ever present, and the prose is quick. I also enjoy the rich, very
real dialogue, that reflects the Keegan Bay Blenders age group.<span style="background: white; color: #181818;"> This book was jam packed with
excitement and adventure that kept you guessing until the end. It had a nice
menagerie of twists and turns as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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is just a fabulous character, all spunk and no-nonsense. And it is an extra
treat to watch the secondary plot of her trying to decide if Michael is truly
the man she wants to spend forever with. Will she ever give up on wondering
what happened to Barclay? Do you find out in this book? Ah, this is where I
say, read, m'friend, read. I really love this series and intend to devour the
books I have missed and further read any future ones. It is imaginative and
cozy mystery masterpiece."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Kat Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17403674744943719495noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-91467581855123805412018-04-21T09:00:00.000-04:002018-04-21T09:00:21.293-04:00Savvy Saturday: $0.99 Sale!This month, we are happy to share with the world two amazing books for the low price of only $0.99! That's right, for less than a dollar, you too can own one, if not both fantasy novels on your Kindle. Take a look below to see if you are interested!<br />
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<i>Keith Willis</i><br />
Fantasy Romance<br />
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When Morgan McRobbie rescues a damsel-in-distress from a dragon, he expects she’ll swoon, murmuring “My hero!” Instead, Marissa has only loathing for the man everyone believes will betray Kilbourne. That’s fine with Morgan. A woman in his life would just complicate things. <br />
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A high-level informer threatens the kingdom’s security, and Morgan is out to stop him. Posing as a turncoat himself, he’s walking a fine line between honor and betrayal. A single misstep could result in disaster, and his mission is fraught with distractions: the pesky dragon, a pair of conniving courtiers, and the disillusioned damsel who’s certain Morgan can’t be trusted. <br />
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If Morgan’s going to save the kingdom, win the girl, and manage to stay alive, he’ll need to step up his game. Because the traitor is lurking in the shadows, and his scheme calls not just for the betrayal of Kilbourne, but also the destruction of Morgan McRobbie.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Tracks</span></b><br />
<i>K.M.Tolan</i><br />
Fantasy/Steampunk<br />
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Ever look out of a train car’s window and think the world rushing by isn’t yours? Welcome to Hobohemia, where hobo kings vie with rail barons over the value of the human spirit, and steam engines still ply the living rails. Vincent arrives searching for his long lost sister, but quickly finds himself immersed in a battle to stop the Erie Railroad from unleashing a horror that will see the end of hobo jungles and craftsmen alike.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-60814788772158374342018-04-17T09:00:00.000-04:002018-04-17T09:00:48.567-04:00Excerpt from Love on Lido Key<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7YlPdoNFEBQbTknrbXsksWKyiIMliuQjqwkcdbl2DhmGFifJ8-7dXW3ioYjc10S6-cJeZKa5ASrxc6sySdSywBC0hb0g-EqqpegT5Tv3p0vnPVxu1NXr_q3Ip8iiqdM9iKwa8xjue1uM/s1600/image1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7YlPdoNFEBQbTknrbXsksWKyiIMliuQjqwkcdbl2DhmGFifJ8-7dXW3ioYjc10S6-cJeZKa5ASrxc6sySdSywBC0hb0g-EqqpegT5Tv3p0vnPVxu1NXr_q3Ip8iiqdM9iKwa8xjue1uM/s320/image1.jpeg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Love on Lido Key </b></span><br />
<i>The Keys to His Heart, Book 2 </i><br />
By Meg West <br />
Contemporary Romance <br />
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<i><br />A young widow has to fight off a host of naysayers to win the heart of a handsome Greek. </i><br />
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Every night Janie Alexander drove to south Lido Beach to watch the sunset. Some nights it was a bust. But most of the time the she was treated to a spectacular show, with the sky bursting into every color of the palette. <br />
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She hoisted her red sand chair out of her Fiesta and padded in her flip-flops through the sea grapes and thick grass. The dunes were studded with burrs, so she didn’t kick off her sandals until she was on the beach proper. <br />
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Tonight the tide was low, the wind was still, and waves lapped at the shore. She unfolded her chair halfway between the dunes and the water’s edge, covered it with a striped towel, then waited for the show to begin. <br />
<br />
She wasn’t completely alone. A trio of solitary regulars kept her company. First came an older man passing a metal detector over the sand. Janie didn’t know what he hoped to discover—a gold watch, a diamond ring?—but he never seemed to find anything. Another barefoot guy, dressed in dirty Hawaiian shorts and torn white T-shirt, brought bread crusts to feed first the seagulls and then an enormous raccoon that waddled out of the sand dunes, sending the gulls into a frenzy of flight over the water. <br />
<br />
Lastly, on the tip of the island, always stood a salty old fisherman wearing a khaki cap and rolled waders, casting his line to catch the leaping mullet. <br />
<br />
These were the single men who surrounded Janie. They nodded at her; she nodded at them. But they never waved or said hello. She watched them go about their business in the fading light, the way she used to when Matt had sat beside her in his matching chair. Then the sun swelled to a fiery circle that hung in the red and orange sky before it dropped to the horizon as quickly as a tennis ball released from God’s hand. <br />
<br />
Janie pulled down her floppy hat to shield her eyes. Tonight the sun seemed especially bright as it sank. Then she realized why. Somewhere on the dunes, maybe when she bent to pluck a burr off her ankle, she had lost the tortoiseshell sunglasses Matt had given her on her last birthday. <br />
<br />
Panic rolled through her. Everything she saw in the world, from the abandoned pillows on his side of the bed down to every grain of sand below her feet, reminded her of Matt. But those Wayfarer sunglasses were her last link to him. He had picked them out of a catalog and had them delivered to the nurses’ station on the fourth floor of Sarasota Memorial. <br />
<br />
“Happy birthday, Janie,” he told her. “Take these to the beach and watch the sunset for me every night you have the chance.” <br />
<br />
“It won’t be the same without you,” she said. <br />
<br />
“I’ll be there even if I’m not there. And then, don’t worry, there’ll be somebody else.” <br />
<br />
“I don’t want anyone else.” <br />
<br />
“You’ll find him. I know it.” <br />
<br />
It had been almost a year, but seemed like yesterday that Matt sat next to her in his matching chair, handing her another bottle of beer and telling her, “Let’s stay a little longer and watch the stars.” <br />
<br />
The pink sky dimmed and blossomed into a blue and purple bruise. Janie gripped the arms of her chair, ready to leap up and search for her dead husband’s last gift to her, when a voice behind her asked, “These your sunglasses?” <br />
<br />
Matt had been tall, thin, and pale, and his light brown hair bordered on blond. This guy was dark-skinned and dark-haired, with a roughness about his face that told Janie that no matter how closely he shaved, within half an hour he was going to look unshaven again. He had on olive-green surfer shorts and rubber fisherman’s sandals. She tried hard not to stare at his muscled bare chest as he stood over her. <br />
<br />
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Nick Costas is the opposite of Janie’s first love. He’s
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Meg West is author of the soon-to-be released <i>Love on Lido Key</i>, a romantic comedy that leads up to a spectacular Fourth of July celebration. Today we talk to Meg about love, death, and some of the other unexpected fireworks found in her novel and in ordinary life.<br />
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<b>Tell us a little bit about <i>Love on Lido Key</i>. </b><br />
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<i>Lido Key</i> begins with a young widow, Janie Alexander, fulfilling her promise to her late husband to watch the sunset every night on the beach. It leads to a chance encounter with a man who's just the opposite of her first love. Nick Costas is unreserved, openhearted, and the only son in a large, loud, and quarrelsome Greek family. One of the themes of the novel is that you never know what kind of curveballs life will throw at you--so this initial chance encounter is followed by a number of other coincidental meetings and accidents that bring Janie and Nick together but also threaten to keep them apart. <br />
<i><br /></i><b><i>Love on Lido Key</i> has a large cast of supporting characters that act as obstacles to Janie and Nick's happiness. Tell us a little bit about their role in the novel and how you integrated them into the plot. </b><br />
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Although <i>Love on Lido Key</i> deals with a tragic situation--a young woman who ends up widowed at age twenty-seven--it's essentially a romantic comedy. Literary critic Northrup Frye defines the pattern of comedy as follows: <br />
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a. a young man wants a young woman <br />
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b. his desire is thwarted by opposition (usually paternal) <br />
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c. through a twist in the plot, the hero secures his love <br />
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In <i>Love on Lido Key</i>, the heroine and the hero's desire to get together is thwarted by the uptight parents of Janie's first husband, Peg-n-Ed Alexander, who live upstairs from her and who insist on having stodgy dinner parties with her every Thursday. On the opposite side, Nick's grouchy old father and fearsome trio of real-estate mogul sisters want him to marry a Greek girl--specifically, his old girlfriend Daphne. All of the opposing characters do their best to stand in the way of Janie and Nick's happiness. The novel ends not with a wedding, but a Fourth of July dinner cruise on a boat full of Bingo-crazy senior citizens. <br />
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<b>Why did you choose to set the novel during the weeks leading up to Fourth of July? </b><br />
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Janie meets Nick as she approaches the first anniversary of her husband's death on July 3. I included the death scene in the novel because I wanted to show how shocking and traumatic it would be for a young woman to lose her husband as the rest of the world blithely celebrated Independence Day with barbecues, beach picnics, and sparklers. I ended the novel on the Fourth of July to show how far Janie had come in one year, and to bookend the story with a natural display of beauty--the sunset--and a manmade display, fireworks over the Gulf of Mexico. <br />
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<b>Did you have an ideal reader in mind when you wrote this novel? </b><br />
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Yes! She--and he--are readers who love to experience the up-and-down seesaw motion of everyday life--in which we laugh one minute and cry the next. I hope readers will get a kick out of watching Janie and Nick fight off their respective families as they work their way toward happiness, and that they will be touched by the emotional trials of finding love so soon after tragic loss. <br />
<b><br /><i>Love on Lido Key</i> is the second in your trilogy of novels set on the barrier islands off Sarasota. Tell us about the first and third books. </b><br />
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This trilogy is loosely linked by place and doesn't have recurring characters, so the novels can be read in any order. <i>Love on Longboat Key</i>, published in 2017, is a heartwarming romance about a young woman who dreads spending Christmas in Florida with her cranky elderly parents. Yet that changes when she arrives at Sun Tower and meets the eligible bachelor whose equally quarrelsome parents have just moved into the penthouse. <i>Love on the Links</i>, forthcoming from Champagne Books, is a comic novel about a young woman who is forced to learn golf in order to be accepted by her future in-laws--but who comes dangerously close to losing everything when she falls for her handsome golf pro instructor. Although the novels are billed as beach reads, I also want to pitch them as great "snow reads," as they give readers a chance to travel to Florida and experience love and sunshine even in the dead of winter. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwQ1kfPhLWfLu_HPBs4TB12D_GvU5ovBUXnr0Gz_qI3DGpbHasqdaRoX_ZuUU8ad3Sd0-CKxntQJ-O-0d7NmdQxWQdSxg1R5YZm3zgekpGk907DIlgkpZC_SMuw6FC6vHLenDb7rqcZaw/s1600/48726621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwQ1kfPhLWfLu_HPBs4TB12D_GvU5ovBUXnr0Gz_qI3DGpbHasqdaRoX_ZuUU8ad3Sd0-CKxntQJ-O-0d7NmdQxWQdSxg1R5YZm3zgekpGk907DIlgkpZC_SMuw6FC6vHLenDb7rqcZaw/s200/48726621.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>About the Author:</b><br />
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Meg West lives on the west coast of Florida with her husband and their two golden retrievers. Visit her website <a href="http://www.megwestnovelist.com/">www.megwestnovelist.com</a> and follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/MegWestnovelist">@megwestnovelist</a>. <br />
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<i>Love on Lido Key</i> is available for preorder on <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/love-on-lido-key">Kobo</a> and at the <a href="http://champagnebooks.com/store/index.php?id_product=721&controller=product">Champagne Bookstore</a>!<br />
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Becky, back home on Earth, struggles to adapt to her new situation. A blank memory only makes this adjustment more difficult. Where was she? What happened to her? Meanwhile, Kat and the other Elementals must face the Coalition, an anti-magic that has grown in power and has sunk its teeth into the roots of Areth, imprisoning Eston - the heir to the throne.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>The Deep</i> by Amy McKinley</b></span><br />
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For decades, the gods have protected the small seaside village where she lives. But that’s about to end. Fishermen return with empty nets, trees cease to bear fruit, and the winds whisper of an ancient curse. There’s still hope that the offering of an unmarried woman will return the god’s favor. </div>
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Everyone around her is keeping their own secrets, their own agendas, and there is no one left to rely on but herself. As the night ushers in a violent storm that echoes the god’s anger, she realizes the worst is yet to come. When the first rays of dawn arrive, a knock sounds at her door and she knows her entire world is about to turn upside down.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Other books to watch for:</span></b><br />
<i>The Reluctant Empress</i> - Fantasy<br /><i>Surviving the Darkness</i> - Paranormal Romance<br /><i>Camouflage</i> - Scifi Thriller<br /><i>No Heros Here</i> - Fiction</div>
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<i>Crossroads</i> - New Adult Fantasy Romance<br /><i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: small; line-height: 1.22em;"><br /></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">"For the Easter
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">"Better than a hunt
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into a red velvet train seat. "Whoo
hoo, trains are where it's at, and this book is the place to read." He
clears his throats and reveals, "Red rides the living rails in Hobohemia with
her trusted friend, Glory. Is she an
elderly hobo, a deranged eccentric, a bombastic traveller or a weary sales
person? Nooooo. Red is a <i>steam child</i>, a whisper of smoke, a puff
of fog, a swirling mist, who only on a whim will nearly solidify. Her red
stockings being the first thing that immediately catches the attention of
all. Red and those like her keep the
living rails alive, fuelling locomotives with their energy. </span><br />
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adjusts her bonnet and winks at the steam child rushing past her train window.
"Red was once a mortal child, whose severely ill mother sent her to an
orphanage." Pouting and patting tear-filled eyes, she continues. "Rage
suppresses the raw pain of what she believed a betrayal. While physically being
transported with other orphans on a train, Red fled the orphans' heartless and
cruel keepers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She soon became one of
the living spirit children under the protection and tutelage of Midtown, her
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">"Red's
young little life had held too much pain, and rather than experiencing the fun-seeking
joy of most steam children, fury roils within Red, altering what should have
been a carefree existence." Wrye sighs at the injustice of it all. "She
persuades Glory to accompany her on a quest to find a bell, made from what was
left of a famous trumpet player's (Satchmo) horn. Flapjack told her the story
of how the bell rings such a beautiful chime it makes all the bad things go
away. Red so wants all her troubles to flee, and sets off to find that
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the way, Red and Glory meet a menagerie of unique characters. Some good...
some oooohhh evil... some... well, just strange.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few try to help, but regarrrrdless, they
all seem to provoke either challenges or hindrances. To complicate everything..."
Tattle offers a heavenly eye roll. "...a Gypsy blessing, that seems more
the curse, empowers Red to a tumultuous degree. As she continues to seek the
bell, her very existence is held in the balance." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Tipping
his top hat back off his forehead, Wrye, praises K. M. Tolan. "Tolan
wrote another winner! He has recreated the universe of<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> TRACKS</b> in a unique and wonderful way. The land of Hobohemia is captivating
and intriguing. You find yourself being seeped in the uniqueness of the land.
Each character is memorable and there is a layering of personality that makes
them all memorable. Yoweeee! I read TRACKS more than once, and I know I'll be
reading <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">STORM CHILD</b> yet again."
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">"The
energy of the story hits full force from page one." Tattle jumps up with
enthusiasm as if to demonstrate her wording. "Tolan has written a
fascinating, complex and delightfully magical tale. I adore the connection
between the characters and the way they interact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are well-rounded and dynamic. The world
building is incredibly awesome. The writing, as usual, was smooth, clean and laced
with action. The plot flowed with just enough complications to keep the pages
turning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is definitely worth not just
one read, but as Wrye said, at least two. Get it! Own it! Enjoy it!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Kat Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17403674744943719495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-36245989813691253552018-03-24T09:00:00.000-04:002018-03-24T09:00:01.147-04:00Savvy Saturday: Five Amazing Covers (As Chosen by our Social Media Coordinator's Roommate)So, our Social Media Coordinator asked her roommate to pick a few covers that she thought looked cool for our post today. Said cover-picker hasn't really looked at any of our books before, so with fresh eyes she selected five that met her standard of approval, and here they are.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Imagine</span></b><br />
<i>Roommate Says: I like the silhouette, it's really pretty.</i><br />
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The realm of Oren is about to change. Can two girls from Earth stop the rise of evil before it’s too late?<br />
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<i>Roommate Says: I liked the simplicity of this cover, it left more to my imagination.</i><br />
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Five heartwarming tales of the season.<br />
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<i>Roommate Says: This just looked like a really cool adventure book.</i><br />
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A strange new toy leads a married couple to an alternate universe and an ancient prophecy.<br />
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Midnight. A time for magic and a time for murder.<br />
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<i>Roommate Says: I liked the piano and the butterfly. It looks different from other books I saw and I gravitate towards that.</i><br />
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A lovely co-ed is dragged into a police investigation of the ‘Vlad the Impaler’ serial killings. But even after a public arrest, Vlad is still out there and he has her in his sights.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-80803985628861150542018-03-17T09:00:00.000-04:002018-03-17T09:00:22.544-04:00Savvy Saturday: Character Profile of Dara from A Guardian's Heart<span id="docs-internal-guid-02706d19-1cda-3707-7099-717fab1521e0"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">19 years</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HEIGHT</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5’6”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">120 pounds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gold with horizontal-slit pupils</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SKIN TONE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Golden cast, with slight pattern of not-quite-scales visible</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Riverhead province of Arcadia, in the village for Safehold Keep near the foot of Mt. Aege (dormant volcano). Has lived there her whole life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PERSONALITY</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Positive—courage, compassion, curiosity, willing to do whatever needs doing </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Negative—temper, holds a grudge, has a hard time following orders, self-doubt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Disaffinity for animals (they sense her dragon blood=predator in their eyes)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SKILLS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Healer, warrior, fire mage</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VULNERABILITY</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Iron poisoning (negates her powers)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ELEMENT</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fire</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MAGICAL SUPPORT (FAMILIARS)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Salamanders (fire elementals)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WEAPONS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blood torque possessed by the spirits of her dragon ancestors & a book of spells (written in blood by her dragon ancestors)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PERSONAL PROPERTY</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Onyx Isle, with a cave filled with all her dragon ancestors’ treasure</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RELIGION</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Triple-faced Goddess (maiden, mother, crone), under recent attack by followers of the One God</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matriarchal dragon family in patriarchal human kingdom</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ARCADIAN KINGDOM POLITICS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Neighboring kingdom of Westmarche invades Riverhead (fighting over water rights, using river to transport goods to the sea)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COMPLICATION</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Count Jalad of Westmarche possessed by a demon no mortal can stand against</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PLOT INTRODUCTION</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Dara rescues a wounded warrior on the battlefield, she discovers Loren is the heir to the throne of the elven kingdom of Cymry. He takes her there to recruit aid in ousting the demon-possessed invader and restoring her king to his throne. She learns about her family history, who her real parents were.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ROMANTIC DIFFERENCES</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mortal vs. immortal, bastard peasant vs. royal prince</span></div>
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The sun just kissed the horizon outside Dara’s windows when a knock sounded at the adjoining door. “Dara? Are you ready?” Loren called.<br />
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“’Course I’m not ready. Wait ’til you see what she stuffed me into this time.” <br />
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Verdeen opened the door and curtsied. “Highness.” <br />
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Loren entered. “Keeping Lady Dara out of trouble, Verdeen?” <br />
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“With great difficulty, Milord.” Verdeen shut the door. <br />
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He froze as he focused on Dara. Heat flared in his eyes. “Verdeen, await us downstairs.” <br />
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Verdeen curtsied again and showed herself out, shutting the door behind her. <br />
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Loren locked it. <br />
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Dara sucked in a startled breath. His gaze traveled down, then up again. Slowly. Possessively. Her body tingled at the frank desire on his face, and she rubbed her bare arms. “You’re staring. Don’t blame me for this.” His long silence unnerved her. “Say something.” <br />
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“I would, could I find words.” His hoarse voice sent a shiver down her spine. “Where is the rest of it?” <br />
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She rolled her eyes. “They carted it off to the stables for insect netting. ’Tis all they left me. I resemble a heathen idol, don’t I?” <br />
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“If you were, a thousand men would change their religion.” Catching the blasphemy, Loren made a sign of supplication to the Lady. “If you wanted our cause to be visible, you succeeded. Everyone shall wish to meet you. None shall even notice me.” <br />
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Dara snorted. “Doubtful. The wanderer returns heroic, covered in glory and still unwed. All noble mothers shall throw their daughters at your feet.” <br />
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“You are the only one I want, sassy, irreverent wench.” Loren stroked her glistening arm. <br />
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Want. Dara trembled and slid closer. She loved how his eyes darkened. How she tingled at the open appreciation and desire on his face. Other men had admired her, but not quite this way—with a knowing that saw her, not just the pretty packaging. Her pulse pounded in her throat as she traced his lips with her fingertips. He captured her wrist to place a burning kiss against her sensitive skin. Dara gasped in reaction, and his eyes blazed. <br />
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The blood shimmered in her veins. She’d give aught to have Loren look at her that way forever. “We should go—” <br />
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“In a moment.” He pulled her flush against him. “I would have you to myself…for a bit.” <br />
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The hard planes of his chest thrilled, and she softened against him. Here was where she wanted to be. He stroked a calloused hand down her bare back. She whimpered. “Careful, you’ll squash my flower.” <br />
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“I shall get you another one.” Loren nuzzled her hair aside to lip her ear, flicking his tongue against her neck, nipping her shoulder. “So beautiful and brave. I need to hold you…touch you…taste you.” His mouth captured hers, his tongue surging in to duel with hers. <br />
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Dara’s head spun at the sensuous strokes of his tongue, tasting rich male and hot, heady desire. Her skin prickled with awareness. She clung to him, overwhelmed by a storm of sensation. Her body awoke, alive with yearning. Everywhere he touched caught fire. She arched against him with a gasp as his hands lowered to cup her backside and haul her into a burning erection. Half shocked, half intrigued, she rubbed against the rigid shaft straining within his breeches. A deep inner ache that had naught to do with the iron poisoning tightened her womb. A disconcerting dampness slicked her inner thighs, and she whimpered and shook in his arms. <br />
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Loren caressed her backside and his wet, carnal kisses devoured her with a voracious hunger nigh approaching desperation. <br />
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Trembling, aflame, she clung to him as he crowded her against the hard door. <br />
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Door. Party. <br />
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She tore her mouth from his. “Loren, wait.” <br />
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“One moment.” He slid a hand under the material of her bodice and found her breast, tweaking her nipple into a point of hot need. “So soft, so strong…” <br />
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A flash of heat zinged down between her thighs, and her womb clenched. Between her quivering thighs, she felt herself soften and swell. A strange fluttering began, an overwhelming instinctive need to cradle him, move on him. Dara struggled to focus. “Loren, they await us.” <br />
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He groaned and drew back. Her body ached at the loss. Frustration glittered in his leaf-green eyes. “Forget the party. Stay here. Let me show you the stars. It shall be amazing between us.” <br />
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She should be outraged at the proposition, but, oh, how tempting that was. She bit her lip and squirmed, then frowned. “Your kin would notice. I’d not offend your grandparents. Asides, I’ve never seen fireworks afore.” <br />
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“We can be late. We shall make our own fireworks.” He cupped her breast again, swiped his thumb across her straining, sensitized nipple. “Deny you want this…want me… Please want me…” <br />
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She yelped at the shock and covered his mouth. “Don’t say another word. You could tempt a nun. Enough. Let’s go. If Sirona had to fetch us two nights in a row, we’d never hear the end of it.” <br />
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Grinning, he peeled her hand away and replaced the crushed flower from her bodice with a fresh one from the nearby vase. “A nun?” <br />
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Dara’s cheeks warmed anew as the cool water from the stem trickled down the heated skin of her belly.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-65785509165555182502018-03-10T23:23:00.000-05:002018-03-10T23:23:00.196-05:00Savvy Saturday: Best Crafts to Make With BooksDo you love books so much you want to decorate your life with them? Well here are a few crafts to integrate books into every part of your life!<br />
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<b>Book Planter</b><br />
Handy for your side table, your shelf, or a centerpiece--you won't regret making this adorable planter from old books, brought to you by <a href="http://lindycottagehill.blogspot.com/2010/10/old-book-planter.html">Lindy at Cottage Hill</a>.<br />
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<b>Book-Page Rose Wreath</b><br />
Make this beautiful wreath completely out of book pages for your door. A lovely touch for any bookworm's home, and inexpensive to boot! This project is brought to you from <a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/11/diy-faux-curled-rosewood-wreath-made-from-rolled-recycled-book-pages.html">By Stephanie Lynn</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo from <a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/11/diy-faux-curled-rosewood-wreath-made-from-rolled-recycled-book-pages.html">By Stephanie Lynn</a>.</td></tr>
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<b>Book Clock</b><br />
Pretty, and functional. You'll still probably lose track of time while you're reading though. Still, making a clock out of a book seems like a great addition to your counter or office! This project's instructions are available from Claire Gallam on <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/959023/diy-book-clock">SheKnows</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image from <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/959023/diy-book-clock">SheKnows</a>.</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-77372444117934570682018-03-01T02:00:00.000-05:002018-03-01T02:00:33.553-05:00Tattle & Wrye column March 2018 edition <br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e7a73; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">DONA PENZA TATTLE, ESQ.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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I escort you on a Love of Literature Review?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“You sure can,” Tattle returns, tying the ribbons of
her bonnet. “I’m about as ready as I’m ever gonna be. By the way, where do
cowboys cook their meals?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Why on the range, ma’am,” chuckles Wrye as he crooks
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Tattle takes it as they jump into <b>UNDER A CALICO
MOON (Calico Brides Book 2) </b>by Ellie Lynn. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Chet
Bowman had been through six months of sorrow and solitude, having lost his
brother to an unrighteous hanging. Finally, he begins to rebuild his ranch
life, hiring a lovable cook, Palomino Pete and courting the independent and
beautiful Lil Kersey. Despite being the owner of the local saloon, she is a
lovely lady, respected by all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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life is finally on the mend when strange events begin to occur, starting with small
disturbances on his ranch that soon escalate into violence. While on his porch,
Lil is grazed by a bullet they assume had been meant for Chet. Then, Lady Gray,
a mount Chet bought for Lil ends up purposefully injured. This is just the
beginning. Being a man in good standing, none can figure out who’d have a
vendetta against Chet. The mystery soon begins to unravel as locals realize a
past menacing rival is back in town. Austin Riley, the previous marshal, who
had deliberately had Chet’s brother hanged,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>tried to do the same to the current marshal, Matt, and nearly raped
Lil’s best friend, Amy, was back in town with a grudge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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he kidnaps Lil and when she takes ill from heat exhaustion, he snatches Doc
Harvey Witmer to treat her. A posse is formed to find Austin Riley as well as
Lil and the Doc. However, it all comes to a thunderous and lethal conclusion at
Riley’s encampment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">“Wow,
that was a fun, quick and exhilarating read. Much like riding a bronco that is
barely tamed.” Wyre winks and tips his hat at Ellie Lynn. “Great job! Chet is a
man’s hero, while Lil is the town girl every cowboy wants to call his lady.
This is the old west just the way I like it, thrilling, cut-throat yet gilded
with honor and loyalty. Since it is book two, I assume, since I hadn’t read the
first book in the series, there were references to book one, but <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">UNDER A CALICO MOON</b> can be totally read
as a stand-alone. I especially liked how the characters and their inner voices
were true to the historical western. The dialogue was on target with enough
idioms to bring me fully into the story. A very nice touch to realism. Way to
go! Now, it’s time to read the other books in the series. Yee haw!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">“I
enjoyed the tightness of Ellie Lynn’s storyline and the clean, precise prose
that kept the pacing perfect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This wonderfully
sweet romance had just enough passion to have sizzle but not overpower the
plot. Austin Riley was a creepozoid I loved hating, and his men were true ole
west scum. Since I am an old time TV fan, I happily noted a genuine nod to the <u>Gunsmoke</u>
and <u>Bonanza</u> universe. I haven’t read an historical western in ages, and
this one has me hooked. I enjoyed the initial mystery, wondering what was
happening at the Bowman ranch, and then the steady unfolding of peril. I also
enjoyed the tender romance between Chet and Lil that made Lil’s kidnapping all
the more harrowing. I cared about what happened to these characters, even the
secondary ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ellie did a fabulous job
bringing the frontier to life. As Wrye said, can’t wait to dig into the series.
I’m a fan! My suggestion is to start with book one and read them all.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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next time, keep reading CBG books!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In case you didn't know, Champagne Book Group is going to have a table at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ECBAuthorEvent2018/">Books are Bigger in Texas</a> this year! On March 10th, hop on over to Houston, Texas in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/1940atm/">The 1940 Air Terminal Museum</a> and browse through the tables on your way to visit us. We have a pretty good lineup of books for purchase at our table this year. Take a look:</div>
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<b>Unbalanced</b> - The Order, more violent than any regime, more secret than any society, and more ruthless than any empire is on the hunt again.<br />
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<b>Salvaged</b> - The discovery of a submerged Model T blurs the line between dream and reality, exposing a young scuba diver's past and threatening her future.<br />
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<b>Angels of the Night: Divinity</b> - With her entire world shaken to the core, Allison puts her faith, and her heart, in the hands of the one she fears most.<br />
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<b>Highland Captive</b> - Can a captive escape when love claims her heart?<br />
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<b>Curse Me Not</b> - Gifted with the rare ability to lift revenge curses, Southern unsophisticate Elzetta Swan’s trendy new life is threatened and the hallelujah hankering she’s formed for the most unlikeliest of men could create a vengeful rage all her own.</div>
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<b>Kindred</b> - Can Rion protect the woman he loves and bind Alana as his Kindred before it’s too late? <br />
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<b>Smile and Walk Away</b> - Detective Duran thinks he’s searching for a missing woman. Little does he know he’s actually pursuing the last remaining evidence of a CIA cover up.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-12958406119105829762018-02-17T12:42:00.001-05:002018-02-17T12:42:23.735-05:00Savvy Saturday: Exclusive excerpt from Storm Child<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzBswEjGS3FlbUg1dzhaAr5r5Deih2QCCNQcEEM-XFz9KOp7GgxnANLprwngHPy2V4NlB3tFkBsbdxVq7wl8RDstn4QO4IawPlO5sHqjBoe0rzJw7nn80FXjdElg_YtVubSZFUFLCzRus/s1600/StormChild-NEWebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzBswEjGS3FlbUg1dzhaAr5r5Deih2QCCNQcEEM-XFz9KOp7GgxnANLprwngHPy2V4NlB3tFkBsbdxVq7wl8RDstn4QO4IawPlO5sHqjBoe0rzJw7nn80FXjdElg_YtVubSZFUFLCzRus/s320/StormChild-NEWebook.jpg" width="211" /></a><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Storm-Child-Hobohemia-Book-2-ebook/dp/B079KVTSDB/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1517884599&sr=1-6&keywords=storm+child">Storm Child</a></i>, the sequel to <a href="http://www.kmtolan.com/">K.M. Tolan</a>'s popular book, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tracks-K-M-Tolan-ebook/dp/B00IQZHXAQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518889259&sr=8-1&keywords=tracks+tolan">Tracks</a></i>, is just as packed with adventure, <br />
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<br />He smoothly placed his hat over his heart and executed a courtly bow. “Marshal Leon Smith at your service, little lady. Folks just call me Marshal. Whom do I have the honor of addressing?” <br /><br />He talked like nobility, or at least how she guessed a rail baron might sound. She would’ve forgotten the company he kept if it weren’t for the pearl-handled pistol shoved into a holster below the Marshal’s vest. Maybe he needed it to keep them under control. “I’m…R-Red,” she stammered. <br /><br />“Isn’t that a fine name.” He swept the ends of his fingers along the bowler’s brim to fix the hat atop a high forehead. He inclined his head toward the other dour faces. “Don’t you mind my deputies, honey. We’re Pinkertons. The good guys.” <br /><br />“They’re yegg,” she said with a shake of her head. “I can tell.” <br /><br />“Firm hands on the tiller of justice,” he assured with a smile. Marshal pulled a yellow paper from inside his vest and unfolded it. “Rare to find one of your kind out by herself. That train over there yours, Red?” <br /><br />She nodded. “Circus train. Tommy Tricks is the engine.” She gave Law Keeper a sidelong glance. “Tommy’s nicer than yours.” <br /><br />“Well, this fellow we’re after likes circuses too. Heard he ran off with one.” The marshal spread the paper out before her. “This is a <i>very</i> bad man, sweetheart. A wanted killer. Look familiar to you?” <br /><br />The breath squeezed from her. Red stared at the inked likeness, her jaw sagging. Big Mike. <br /><br />The marshal regarded his deputies, his voice lowering as he said, “I’d say we found our man, gentlemen.” <br /><br />Yelping, she raced back down the tracks as fast as she could. She broke into the caboose on a gust of wind, sending cards fluttering about the room. “Big Mike!” She gasped over Max’s surprised shout. “A man’s coming after you with a bunch of yegg. He’s right behind me. Got a pearly gun and snake boots.” <br /><br />Surprisingly, the conductor knew whom she talked about. “Massasauga Smith,” Max spat. He rummaged in his desk. “ BM, you gotta get out of here. I’ve got some money in the drawer—” <br /><br />“No,” the yegg interrupted, slamming a fist on the table hard enough to scatter the bottle caps they used as poker chips. “Ain’t gonna leave. Ain’t gonna join’ em likes they wanted Big Mike to do.” <br /><br />Red whined in exasperation. “You didn’t really kill anyone, did you?” <br /><br />The roustabout hitched up his suspenders and grinned at her. “Didn’t mean to. Big Mike just thumped too hard. Don’t want no badge.” <br /><br />“Those men asked you to join them?” <br /><br />“Wouldn’t really call it asking.” Max rubbed the back of his neck. “You can’t make a stand, Big Mike. Not against pistols. Not against the likes of Massasauga Smith.” <br /><br />The large man pulled a red fire ax from hooks over the rear door. Dark smoky tendrils oozed from his eyes. “Big Mike gots Red.” <br /><br />“What am I supposed to do?” she cried, following him out the front door. <br /><br />He kicked at the ballast and swung the axe as if it were a marching baton. “You gonna let’ em take Big Mike away, Red?” <br /><br />The question dragged itself over the red coals of hurtful memories. The seething black fog enveloping Big Mike’s body reached deep within her. Rage lifted Red into the sky in front of him. An unrelenting anger brought bright flashes to her eyes and transformed her hair in a crackling blue nimbus. <br /><br />“They’re not taking you from me,” she thundered. <i>Nobody’s going to do that to me again. Ever. </i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A Guardian’s Heart</span></b><br />
<i>Guardians of Light, Book 1</i><br />
Renee Wildes<br />
Urban Fantasy<br />
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<i><br />Strength can be drawn from pain…if the heart can heal faster than it bleeds.</i></div>
<br /><b>Excerpt:</b><br /><br />Dara trembled, realizing she was sprawled across Loren like some tavern wench. The effort it took to meet his heated gaze… Fine brows slanted over wide leaf-green eyes pupiled like a cat’s, set in a pale aristocratic face. She glanced at his hands gripping her upper arms. Fine artisan’s hands with sword calluses, they held like bands of steel, but so gently ’twas nigh a caress. His body warmth was impossible to ignore. She shifted. Unable to hold his gaze, Dara dropped hers—to his mouth. She blushed.<br /><br />His lips curved in a wry smile. “<i>Now</i> you become shy?” White teeth flashed. “Your hands have already been all over my body.”<br /><br />Dara groaned and closed her eyes. Her cheeks flamed.<br /><br />“Look at me, Dara.” Loren slid his arms around her body.<br /><br />She tingled at his touch. Restless. Achy. “I can’t.” She hated this breathless dizziness. “Whatever you’re thinking, cease.” He was so warm. She feared making a fool of herself and melting against him. The old wives whispered of faerie enchantments; did that happen here? She felt bespelled. She wasn’t some weak woman to soften over a man, as any villager could lament. “You were much less intimidating flat on your back and weak as a kitten.”<br /><br />“Intimidating you find me? Prefer me flat on my back in your bed? You have me now.” He brought her braid around to his nose and inhaled. “Sunshine and ferns.”<br /><br />Self-preservation urged Dara to stop him before he did something neither of them could undo. “Loren—”<br /><br />“Dara Kahn Androcles, protect me you did with your life’s blood. You are neither indestructible nor immortal. They might have killed you.” His hand, still wrapped with her hair, raised her chin ’til her gaze met his. “You must look at me while I speak these next words.”<br /><br />Dara couldn’t tear her gaze away. The room spun and receded ’til all her world was Loren. “Don’t look at me like that.” The weight behind his words crawled under her skin, into her mind.<br /><br />“My life I owe you. Life-debt. I bind myself to you. Whenever, whatever your need, to you I shall come. To you do I answer with sword, bow, or blood. My life for yours. My soul to yours, until our last breath.”<br /><br />The world shifted. Deep as a prayer, more profound than a spell, his words settled within her. Dara couldn’t look away, couldn’t move, couldn’t breathe. Her head buzzed. Her mind tried to wrench itself from the binding, recognizing it for what it was, but the rest of her trembled, in thrall to his eyes, to his voice. She had no idea how to counter him.<br /><br />Loren’s eyes gleamed at her. “Never again shall you be alone. You are mine, in this lifetime and the next. I shall ever be yours, for always. We are one.” With agonizing slowness, he drew her head down ’til her lips brushed his.<br /><br />His kiss was shocking in its gentleness. As soft as morning dew, it implied, it coaxed, and she was lost. She melted into his heat and swooned against him. With a sigh, she yielded to his lips and returned the kiss. Warmth filled an emptiness she’d not known ’til now that she possessed. Loren had bound them in spirit; where did she end and he begin? He hovered on the edge of her mind, in her heart, in her blood. A part of her flowed into him, with her surrender, with her every breath.<br /><br />He broke off the kiss. Dara raised her head to stare down at him. “What’ve you done?”</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-90600836348968379612018-02-07T09:00:00.000-05:002018-02-07T09:00:50.519-05:00Excerpt from Storm Child<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Storm Child</span></b><br />
<i>Hobohemia, Book 2</i><br />
K. M. Tolan<br />
Fantasy<br />
$3.99<br />
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<i>Being a steam child was supposed to be fun.</i><br />
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The large man pulled a red fire ax from hooks over the rear door. Dark smoky tendrils oozed from his eyes. “Big Mike gots Red.”<br /><br />“What am I supposed to do?” she cried, following him out the front door.<br /><br />He kicked at the ballast and swung the axe as if it were a marching baton. “You gonna let ’em take Big Mike away, Red?”<br /><br />The question dragged itself over the red coals of hurtful memories. The seething black fog enveloping Big Mike’s body reached deep within her. Rage lifted Red into the sky in front of him. An unrelenting anger brought bright flashes to her eyes and transformed her hair in a crackling blue nimbus.<br /><br />“They’re not taking you from me,” she thundered. <i>Nobody’s going to do that to me again. Ever.</i><br /><br />“<i>No!</i>” Glory came to her side in a rush of wind, the girl’s eyes frantic behind her square glasses. “Red, what are you doing?”<br /><br />Big Mike hefted his axe with a laugh. “We take ’em together, Red.”<br /><br />Glory tugged at Red’s shoulders. “Don’t listen to him! He’s trying to make you mad. Make you into something worse.”<br /><br />Max skidded to a stop on the caboose’s porch and gaped up at her. “Think she’s already worse.” He ducked back inside, slamming the door shut.<br /><br />Glory struggled to stay in place as winds rattled the ballast beneath them. Her tears sparkled in the lightning of Red’s growing fury. “We’re supposed to go to Topeka.” She sobbed. “You’re going to hear that bell and be happy. Red, please stop! Storms blow away and die. You don’t want to die, do you?”<br /><br />Red glared beyond her friend to where the marshal and his deputies stood on the tracks; their advance halted at the sight of her. “I’m not the one who’ll die.”<br /><br />She hissed, her mind afire with the heady realization that those yegg and their master feared her. Roaring with all the pent-up anger she possessed, Red swept Glory aside and launched herself at those awful men. The maelstrom of her emotions kept pace, rising in a whirling column of stone torn from the roadbed.<br /><br />Now her enemies ran for their lives. The sight of men scrambling like ants only served to goad her temper with a giddy sense of power. She reveled in her newfound might, just like Big Mike said she should. Fine. Let those bad men shelter themselves in those flimsy little cars. She was strong now. Strong enough to tear those coaches into kindling. Nothing would save them.<br /><br />Except something did. Their savior wasn’t Glory. She couldn’t even hear her friend’s entreaties over the roar in her ears. But Red heard the tinkling glass when Law Keeper’s lamp shattered, and saw the engine’s light extinguish as the locomotive rocked helplessly in her winds. Hurt an engine? Her?<br /><br /><i>This isn’t supposed to be me!</i> Red wailed, cringing from the monster she’d become. Frigid blasts of fear washed over her to chase away the lightning in a moment of terrible realization. She’d become yegg.<br /><br />Red screamed. Frantic, she ripped away the anger fueling her whirlwind as one might cast off burning clothes. Naked, she staggered back to the caboose where even Big Mike took shelter. Glory, however, remained outside, grimly hanging on to the porch railing. Her friend stretched out an arm with a wrenching cry.<br /><br />Red reached for Glory’s grasping fingers, but couldn’t focus. Couldn’t even find her own hands. More than just the winds flew off into the night. She was being torn apart as well. “Help me!”<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <style>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-58186461477596619202018-02-05T21:49:00.002-05:002018-02-05T21:54:04.437-05:00New Releases! Three New Fantasy Novels for Your Delight!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSojygJSgq0Kras9EfFOcgf_DaXRnFdaSC3W07p6TY9YYP9VYNrQn_qWzBdEG1aLfz48TAEZjUODjeEJPsOmRcXAENwyPMWXBSmY3FYERfCSIc8YteOw1pczaoYs6scmpiU8vt8XUWHLT/s1600/Rush-Front_LARGE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSojygJSgq0Kras9EfFOcgf_DaXRnFdaSC3W07p6TY9YYP9VYNrQn_qWzBdEG1aLfz48TAEZjUODjeEJPsOmRcXAENwyPMWXBSmY3FYERfCSIc8YteOw1pczaoYs6scmpiU8vt8XUWHLT/s320/Rush-Front_LARGE.jpg" width="209" /></a><b><span style="font-size: large;">Rush</span></b><br />
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E. Jourdan Lewis<br />
YA Paranormal Romance</div>
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<i>In a world where humans are below Shifters, a tiger falls for a human girl. To love her is to kill her.</i><br />
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Rush, a tiger shifter with an abusive Alpha, finds himself wishing for more with Jane, a human. The kind of “more” everyone warns them against. Jane may be the love of his life but if their secret is discovered by his Alpha there’ll be more than hearts at stake. There will be blood.<br />
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<i>Hobohemia, Book 2</i> <br />
K. M. Tolan <br />
Fantasy <br />
$3.99 <br />
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<i>Being a steam child was supposed to be fun. </i><br />
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Red was meant to live a carefree life among the great steam locomotives as one of Hobohemia’s mischievous steam children. <br />
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She leaves her human body behind, but not her childhood demons. A gypsy blessing becomes an unintended curse, releasing an unbridled power inside her making Red an unwilling weapon in the hands of others eager to wield her anger. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJ0blfTKS6EOQq6p1UwQ3U8WQBg1A9y0uPp40GMNmUkdhUjwA9nx4-E7j2sJND8g206IOFNNmlN8E3pA7fFCGszuiyFAye5DneQ_z-JkuaAwCl8XzXiLK7eAOiDBcqPebAOnVi9dmiuOD/s1600/785-thickbox_default.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJ0blfTKS6EOQq6p1UwQ3U8WQBg1A9y0uPp40GMNmUkdhUjwA9nx4-E7j2sJND8g206IOFNNmlN8E3pA7fFCGszuiyFAye5DneQ_z-JkuaAwCl8XzXiLK7eAOiDBcqPebAOnVi9dmiuOD/s320/785-thickbox_default.jpeg" width="200" /></a><b><span style="font-size: large;">A Guardian’s Heart</span></b><br />
<i>Guardians of Light, Book 1</i><br />
Renee Wildes<br />
Urban Fantasy<br />
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<i><br />Strength can be drawn from pain…if the heart can heal faster than it bleeds.</i></div>
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Dara Khan Androcles was trained from childhood to be a healer. But as a demon-possessed invader threatens Safehold, and she defends a wounded warrior on the battlefield, her hidden inner dragon thirsts for blood.<br />
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When she lifts the warrior’s blond, blood-encrusted hair away from his ear, she discovers he is more than King Hengist’s outlander ally. He is an immortal. The elven heir to the throne of Cymry.<br />
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Loren ta Cedric senses something different about flame-haired, falcon-eyed woman who saves him. A healer, wreathed in raw, dark power, who wields knives with deadly skill. A mortal who prays to the Lady, not the human gods. Now he owes this thoroughly distracting female a Life-Debt. Which, in the heat of their flight to Loren’s homeland to raise an army, somehow becomes Lifemate.<br />
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Dragon-human and elf, peasant and prince—logic says they have no future. Yet the power of their unlikely bond could be the only thing that saves their world from a demon poised to tear it apart.<style>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-45048510303653547892018-02-03T09:00:00.000-05:002018-02-03T09:00:44.524-05:00Savvy Saturday: Interview with Renee Wildes, Author of New Release, A Guardian's Heart<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4oQo3SIhGNGw-OwS4M-xnKsAg2BPB1zkf6OH6kwvfEZeNWY1jYUKzTUIgWIL0tDQXtT5bvKZ1eCLNOnNwrznoIQn1thmzOEPkrCJvPqbb0LDbqfuFauJAuxX6gKPUOp5In-jGg2aHGuX/s1600/785-thickbox_default.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4oQo3SIhGNGw-OwS4M-xnKsAg2BPB1zkf6OH6kwvfEZeNWY1jYUKzTUIgWIL0tDQXtT5bvKZ1eCLNOnNwrznoIQn1thmzOEPkrCJvPqbb0LDbqfuFauJAuxX6gKPUOp5In-jGg2aHGuX/s400/785-thickbox_default.jpeg" width="250" /></a>Hello all and welcome back to Savvy Saturday! Today we have new author Renee Wildes here to tell us a little bit more about her new book, and her life as a writer. Wildes has her new book, <i>A Guardian's Heart</i>, coming out Monday!<br />
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<b>1. When and why did you begin writing?</b><br />
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I first began working on <i>A Guardian's Heart</i> in 2002. I kept having visions of a redhaired woman in a burning room. When I discovered she SET the fire, I had to know why! My writer’s group was like, “Run with it” and so I did!<br />
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<b>2. Tell us your latest news.</b><br />
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Signing the <i>Guardians of Light</i> series to Champagne after the demise of Samhain Publishing. Also working on a sci fi romance series, <i>Seduction by Starlight,</i> and also contemporary paranormal shifter romances set in Kootenai National Forest.<br />
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<b>3. When did you first consider yourself a writer? </b><br />
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My late Grandma Jeanne first called me a writer when I was 6, penciling horse stories (ala CW Anderson “Billy & Blaze” style). I was the only student in school with a MAXIMUM word count.<br />
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<b>4. Do you have a specific writing style?</b><br />
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I grew up reading Mercedes Lackey, and am a huge Joseph Campbell groupie, so I tend to write lyrical, slightly archaic prose that lends itself well to fantasy romance set in a Dark-Ages-type fictional world.<br />
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<b>5. How did you come up with the title?</b><br />
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<i>A Guardian's Heart</i> perfectly describes my Cinderella heroine Dara – half-human/half-dragon, healer/warrior/fire mage, peasant/princess<br />
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<b>6. Is there a message in your novel you want readers to grasp?</b><br />
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You live by the choices you make – there’s no such thing as pre-ordained destiny. Love is the ultimate playing-field leveler – it can overcome all barriers, will ultimately defeat hate. Good can and will triumph over evil for those who work to make it so.<br />
<b><br />7. Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?</b><br />
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Coming up with various unique cultures, ceremonies, and spells. I love intricate world-building, and can get lost in the research and creative minutia.<br />
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<b>8. What was the hardest part of writing your book?</b><br />
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I struggle with smooth transitions between scenes, and have a bad habit of editing as I go, which makes me a slow writer (but a CLEAN writer!)<br />
<b><br />9. Do you recall how your interest in writing originated?</b><br />
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The old adage of “I dare you to do better.” My Grandma Jeanne listened to me lament over how the books I was SUPPOSED to read were too easy, so she told me to write my own. I’m a Taurus – we never back down from a challenge!<br />
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<b>10. Did you learn anything from writing your book and what was it?</b><br />
I’m definitely a plotter rather than a pantser, but to trust my characters and let them live their own story – not to be so controlling, but to observe and record.<br />
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<b>11. Do you have any advice for other writers?</b><br />
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Write what you want to read; write what you love. Don’t try to fit a mold or write to market. Write from the heart, and you’ll touch the hearts of other readers.<br />
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<b>12. Do you have anything specific you want to say to your readers?</b><br />
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Thank you for embracing the <i>Guardians of Light</i> magic, and I hope you’re inspired to shine your own unique Light in this world. May the Light never fall before the Darkness!<br />
<b><br />13. What inspired you to write your first book?</b><br />
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I loved fantasy and romance, but when I started no one was combining the two together. I decided to fill the gap. Now, there are all kinds of fantasy romance authors out there, but 20 years ago, no so much. I wanted heroines who DID stuff, who got to rescue the prince and slay demons and save the world. I wanted heroes who could appreciate a strong woman and weren’t intimidated by her.<br />
<b><br />14. Can you share a little of your current work with us?</b><br />
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<i>A Guardian's Heart</i> – Chapter One – Scene 2 – Uncut<br />
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Sifting self from pain, Loren began trance-healing. <i>Banisha verilli far. Gloria verilli far</i>… Breathing and pulse decreased. Blood flow slowed. Seeping wounds clotted together. <br />
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He summoned strength from pain and followed its path through his body, checking his injuries. He bled from a half-dozen sword cuts. The worst? A deep laceration in his upper right thigh from an unhorsed Boar’s attempt to confiscate the bay mare. An arrow pierced his chest just below his right collarbone. He sighed. He would heal in time without scarring. <br />
<i><br />But, Lady, it hurts. </i><br />
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He examined the grove with a practiced eye. He liked not this exposed position in unsecured territory. A twig snapped. A young woodsman approached from the battlefield. <i>Grief</i> and <i>black rage</i> hammered into Loren. The lad—no beard growth—must be half-mad with it. <i>Loss, despair</i>… The dark emotions threatened to drown Loren, and he fell out of trance to shield himself. Watching the other approach, he edged his sword closer. <br />
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The lad staggered toward him, not visibly injured, but with such gaping wounds to his soul Loren wondered at his ability to function at all. <br />
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“Looking for you.” The lad eyed the bronze sword in Loren’s hand and spread his hands out in a conciliatory gesture. “I’m a Safehold healer.” He took in Loren’s position at a glance. “You know hazel healing. You don’t follow the One Truth.” <br />
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<i>Pity. Desire to help. Truth-hidden</i>…not so worrisome. Who in these dark days had naught to hide? <br />
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The lad knelt beside him in the damp leaves and cradled Loren’s head in his lap. His slender fingers ran over Loren’s battered body with gentle thoroughness. Sense-casting followed the arrow’s path; Loren shuddered at its touch. This human used the anathema of blood magic as part of him, natural as breathing. The dark shimmering stole Loren’s breath as it coursed through him. His seeming dissipated. <br />
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Without the seeming, the lad would see what he was. Nonhuman. Only King Hengist of Riverhead, his one real friend among Arcadian mortals, knew who he really was. Followers of the ascending One Truth would burn Loren as demon born. No nonhuman was safe from the cleansing fires of religious fanaticism and racial supremacy sweeping these lands. Hengist’s stewardship maintained a fragile truce of tolerance under secret cloaks of seemings, but Loren held no illusion what would happen should Count Jalad of Westmarche prevail. <br />
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The lad traced pointed ears beneath tangled hair. “You’re no riever. You’re Elder.” <br />
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Loren tapped his chest, struggling to make the lad understand. “Loren…” His hand dropped. True names held power, but no harm divulging his first name. It was common enough in Cymry, the Realm of the Dawn. <br />
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The lad’s eyes welled. “Lady, for the lives he saved today, may he enter the Hall of Fallen Heroes.” <br />
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How did a human know of the afterlife but not how Warriors of the Light got there? How did he know the ritual words? Loren’s suspicion grew. A human wielder of blood magic communed with the Lady of Light, an ancient Elder deity banned by most humans? There was no taint of evil about the lad, but dark fire’s unmistakable touch was upon him. <br />
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A mystery.<br />
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<b>15. Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?</b><br />
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No, it’s a purely fiction twist on Cinderella. I wish I was that bold and daring!<br />
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<b>That's all for today folks! I hope you enjoyed learning about Renee Wildes, and remember to check out her new book, <i>A Guardian's Heart,</i> available for preorder at the <a href="http://champagnebooks.com/store/index.php?id_product=717&controller=product">Champagne Bookstore</a>.</b></div>
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office with a twirl of her long red skirt and a brilliant smile, dressed for
the month of hearts, flowers, jewels, chocolate (especially chocolate) and
romance. “It is a perfect day, m’friend, for a Love of Literature Leap Review."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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drawer. “Why the nouveau accessory, we never view from afar, one and only Queen
of Tittle-tattle.” Leaning back in his chair, legs propped up on the replica of
an eighteenth century desk, arms folded behind his head, and eyes semi-closed,
Wrye utters, “Hmmm? Bird watching, are we?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Reacting appalled, "I am not a twitcher or
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">“I am duly ready,” he says, pops up, and then slides
an elegant saber into a sheath at his hip. "My quidnunc you are more the
busybody ornivoyeur."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Ignoring, she quips, “Ah, but this time, there is possibly
a war afoot, and I would much prefer the top of a grassy knoll to being too
close, dwarfs and men with clashing swords isn’t my cuppa hotty toddy.” She
pauses as she catches the effect of her bopping curls in the mirror and pats them
with approval.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gesture, offering first jump to Tattle, “After you, Mon Ami Wary.” Bows,
"Jump for joy... of reading!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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KNIGHT</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"> (Knights of Kilbourne Book 2) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from sword wielding action and blustering adventure to a dash of romance,
spies, courtiers, clergyman, scoundrels and wizards with an unquestionable
overlay of humor and, of course, a dragon. Who can resist a dragon, especially
a hiccupping one? Not me! As the indomitable Morgan McRobbie and spirited Lady
Marissa duBerry escort Prince Robert to the dwarfs’ kingdom, peril, treachery
and deceit stalk them.” Wrye draws his sword and pokes the air as if to
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">“An endless feud demands a treaty, but as the king
strives for peace, others plot for war between men and dwarves.” Tattle swings
her hooped skirt, liking the feel of swishing, and then frowns, thinking she
chose the wrong period costume. “Being a true friend to the king, Morgan agrees
to escort Prince Robert to the dwarf kingdom. The indomitable Lady Marissa
insists on going which enhances the endless banter between the hero and
heroine.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">“Their hearts play tugs of war as dastardly schemes
unfold, leaving the pair uncertain as to whom to trust. Meanwhile, a kidnapped
dwarf detours Morgan’s attention while an amorous rival diverts Marissa’s
interests. That along with a wizard’s forecasts erodes at any possibility of
Morgan and Marissa finding their forever after.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">“Just like a box of chocolates.” Tattle grins at her
reference to a favorite movie. “You never know what each chapter holds and
where it will take you. Yes, a page flipper and an all <i>nighter</i> is in store for every reader. The characters are so
dimensional you can’t separate fictional from real, especially Morgan, who has
flaws enough to make him relatable. Marissa
is a Renaissance woman with a modern, independent flair that keeps you cheering
her on to happiness. The villains are slimy and dark enough to make you adore
hating them, while the dragon is, well, a personality all to himself.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">“I like the use of language and wordage in Keith’s
books. The story is an easy read yet layered with action verbiage and relatable
dialogue. As for the plotline, just when you think you know it’s path, it takes
you on a different, unexpected road. At every turn there is a twist, and at
every twist there is a detour. Though it’s not factual history, it reads like a
masterful historical piece and makes you wonder… maybe it did happen after
all.” Wrye clicks his heels and offers the author a salute.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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devastating, sometimes heinous situations, humor accents the dank, morose mood.
And there is just enough romance to satisfy the happily-ever-after minded of
us. I recommend this book without reservation. ”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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takes up where, book one of the Knights of Kilbourne series <b>TRAITOR KNIGHT</b>
leaves off, so I advise you read it in sequence but it’s not necessary. My suggestion,
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Kat Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17403674744943719495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-41380968348106802512018-01-27T09:00:00.000-05:002018-01-27T09:00:38.042-05:00Savvy Saturday: Behind the Scenes of Consuming the Darkness<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeZAY-uZ4L1NJGIMAZIMt55xCpwBOStY1KsiTda6KLfbFnfD6HwJN3dvPrrAVT24X-263rBRKTPoYJoVvyaXWBgnNdXIXvbQ8CWEXiW-uf6WerJDh87R0phu_1IdMpa34t9uPE8B9_Kml/s1600/Contd1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeZAY-uZ4L1NJGIMAZIMt55xCpwBOStY1KsiTda6KLfbFnfD6HwJN3dvPrrAVT24X-263rBRKTPoYJoVvyaXWBgnNdXIXvbQ8CWEXiW-uf6WerJDh87R0phu_1IdMpa34t9uPE8B9_Kml/s400/Contd1.jpg" width="266" /></a>He needs your heart to live.<br />
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Sounds gruesome doesn’t it? It is, and Detective Sienna Storm is in charge of finding the demon responsible. She’s new to Jacobs Cove, but not Supernatural creatures. She happens to be one. The sun is back and slowly Jacobs Cove is picking up from the disaster caused by the ritual that blocked the sun, allowing the vampires to take over the city. Sienna’s got her work cut out for her, enforcing the new laws preventing the vampires from taking whoever they want and find a killer who has no preference for his victims. <br />
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While writing the Darkness series, I had planned to end it with Penetrating the Darkness. But something kept pushing me to continue the series. The line, “He needs your heart to live” popped into my head. Often I get random sentences that stick in my brain and nag me to find a story for it. This was the case with Consuming the Darkness. One line. Now what? Aside from paranormal romance, I love writing a good romantic murder mystery and romantic suspense thriller. So I sat down, popped open my laptop and got to work. Once the idea came to me, I was off and running. I become completely emerged into my writing. I’ll forget the time and forget to eat. My fingers can hardly catch up to my brain. <br />
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It took me three days to finish the story. But that’s not the end. Now I had to go through the entire book, page by page, jot down names, create new creatures, and make sure everything was cohesive. Not as easy as it seems. All in all, writing and editing the story took me three months. <br />
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But just as I had finished it and sent off to the publisher, the next story popped into my head. Surviving the Darkness. Sometimes it's hard for me to let go of my characters, of the story. This time, however, it seemed right. Jacobs Cove is thriving, rebuilding and I feel I’ve done a good job telling the story of a small city, encased in darkness, run by vampires and the heroes and heroines determined to take back their home.<br />
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<i>Consuming the Darkness</i>: Bk 7 in the Darkness series is available with Champagne publishing and all other book outlets.<br />
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Here’s a glimpse:<br />
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In Jacob’s Cove, where death is as common as apple pie, a serial murderer is a first. Lieutenant Sienna Storm, the town’s newly minted homicide detective, is eager to prove she’s up to the job of tracking down the demon who rips out his victims’ still-beating hearts. Even if it means using her abilities. <br />
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Detective Nathan Powers lost his partner to the aptly named Heartless Killer, and the trail of bodies leads him to Jacob’s Cove, a strange world populated with bloodthirsty demons and run by a vampire. Still, the leggy blonde, Sienna, is a pleasant distraction. Until he discovers she’s after the same killer—and she’s not sharing. <br />
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On the hunt, the more they cross paths, the harder it is to stay apart. Together they discover not only clues, but a searing desire, one that may be their downfall when the killer targets Nathan, and Sienna risks everything to get him back.<br />
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<i>Jacob’s Cove, 2026</i><br />
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<i>After the Darkness</i><br />
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Lieutenant Sienna Storm’s first day in Jacob’s Cove proved to be a bitch. At one in the morning, five hours since she arrived without any of her furniture or belongings.<br />
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Goddamn movers had decided to take a break for the night instead of following through with their promise to deliver her stuff immediately. Instead, they informed her she would have her things late the next day. She really should have packed an overnight bag, but she believed the company when they said, <i>Speedy same day delivery even out of town</i>.<br />
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Yeah, right.<br />
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When she got the call to arrive at a murder scene, she’d been gung ho to get started. Except, her damn car decided to break down halfway to the scene. If that weren’t bad enough, the damn cab driver she flagged got lost. And he tried to charge her twice the fare. Well, she’d shown him, hadn’t she, shoving her badge in his face and threatening to haul his lumpy ass into a cell for trying to con her. He’d apologized profusely and even gave her the ride for free.<br />
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Damn straight.<br />
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Hurrying down the dark alley, she hoped her first case would be a smooth one. She spotted an officer standing with his hands in his pockets at the scene up ahead, took a deep breath, and fell into cop mode.<br />
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“Lieutenant Storm.” Sienna held up her badge, giving the officer a quick glance. “What have we got?” She approached the body. The instant she caught sight of the victim, she knew it wasn’t going to be a typical case.<br />
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The body of a young woman, approximately mid-twenties, lay face up on the ground, with a fist-sized hole in her chest, no heart. Long, brown hair. Blonde highlights. Slim build. Her jeans looked designer, as did the purse tossed a few inches from her, still intact. She didn’t look like the type to be alone in a dark alley. Everything about her read rich girl.<br />
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What the hell had she been doing by herself in an alley this late at night?<br />
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“Officer Barlow,” the tall, sturdy-looking man with a very ordinary face introduced himself. “This is Sally Grand, according to her ID, twenty-three, five-seven, one twenty-five. A woman taking out her trash found her,” the officer explained. “At least she had the sense to puke away from the body. No witnesses so far, but we’re still early. Same MO as two other murders. Heart missing, hole through the chest and back. This is some sick shit, if you ask me.”<br />
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She hadn’t, but everyone was entitled to their opinions. Sienna had to agree, though. She’d never seen anything like it, and she’d seen some disgusting stuff in her career. “Crime scene been here yet?”<br />
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The cop chuckled, which didn’t amuse Sienna much. “Lieutenant, we only just got started working the town three months ago. Our CSU consists of one guy who also happens to be the ME and two green wannabes.”<br />
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Perfect. Well, she had been warned, hadn’t she? “Where is he?”<br />
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“On another call.”<br />
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Great. “Who’s collecting the evidence?”<br />
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“Well, looks like that’ll be you, me, and Officer Dickie over there taking the witness’s statement.” He pointed at the officer behind him.<br />
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Why had she come to Jacob’s Cove again? Oh yeah, to help rebuild the city after the darkness lifted. Right. Still… “Okay, Officer Barlow. What I need is for everyone to stay back from the body. I also need someone to drive me to my car, which is…fuck, probably in the shop by now. Damn it.” Yeah, her day really wasn’t starting out well. “I need a crime scene kit. I don’t suppose you boys would have one in your car?”<br />
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“Of course. Dickie already took fingernail scrapings and footprint impressions. A full-body exam will be done when she gets to the morgue. We do know what we’re doing, Lieutenant, even though we’re shorthanded at the moment.”<br />
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She took his attitude in stride. “I hope so, because this isn’t going to be an easy one. From the looks of it, it might be Jacob’s Cove’s first serial murder case since the sun returned.”<br />
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Dara trembled, realizing she was sprawled across Loren like some tavern wench. The effort it took to meet his heated gaze… Fine brows slanted over wide leaf-green eyes pupiled like a cat’s, set in a pale aristocratic face. She glanced at his hands gripping her upper arms. Fine artisan’s hands with sword calluses, they held like bands of steel, but so gently ’twas nigh a caress. His body warmth was impossible to ignore. She shifted. Unable to hold his gaze, Dara dropped hers—to his mouth. She blushed.<br />
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His lips curved in a wry smile. “Now you become shy?” White teeth flashed. “Your hands have already been all over my body.”<br />
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Dara groaned and closed her eyes. Her cheeks flamed.<br />
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“Look at me, Dara.” Loren slid his arms around her body.<br />
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She tingled at his touch. Restless. Achy. “I can’t.” She hated this breathless dizziness. “Whatever you’re thinking, cease.” He was so warm. She feared making a fool of herself and melting against him. The old wives whispered of faerie enchantments; did that happen here? She felt bespelled. She wasn’t some weak woman to soften over a man, as any villager could lament. “You were much less intimidating flat on your back and weak as a kitten.”<br />
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“Intimidating you find me? Prefer me flat on my back in your bed? You have me now.” He brought her braid around to his nose and inhaled. “Sunshine and ferns.”<br />
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Self-preservation urged Dara to stop him before he did something neither of them could undo. “Loren—”<br />
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“Dara Kahn Androcles, protect me you did with your life’s blood. You are neither indestructible nor immortal. They might have killed you.” His hand, still wrapped with her hair, raised her chin ’til her gaze met his. “You must look at me while I speak these next words.”<br />
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Dara couldn’t tear her gaze away. The room spun and receded ’til all her world was Loren. “Don’t look at me like that.” The weight behind his words crawled under her skin, into her mind.<br />
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“My life I owe you. Life-debt. I bind myself to you. Whenever, whatever your need, to you I shall come. To you do I answer with sword, bow, or blood. My life for yours. My soul to yours, until our last breath.”<br />
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The world shifted. Deep as a prayer, more profound than a spell, his words settled within her. Dara couldn’t look away, couldn’t move, couldn’t breathe. Her head buzzed. Her mind tried to wrench itself from the binding, recognizing it for what it was, but the rest of her trembled, in thrall to his eyes, to his voice. She had no idea how to counter him.<br />
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Loren’s eyes gleamed at her. “Never again shall you be alone. You are mine, in this lifetime and the next. I shall ever be yours, for always. We are one.” With agonizing slowness, he drew her head down ’til her lips brushed his.<br />
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His kiss was shocking in its gentleness. As soft as morning dew, it implied, it coaxed, and she was lost. She melted into his heat and swooned against him. With a sigh, she yielded to his lips and returned the kiss. Warmth filled an emptiness she’d not known ’til now that she possessed. Loren had bound them in spirit; where did she end and he begin? He hovered on the edge of her mind, in her heart, in her blood. A part of her flowed into him, with her surrender, with her every breath.<br />
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He broke off the kiss. Dara raised her head to stare down at him. “What’ve you done?”<br />
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<i>Darkness, Book 7</i><br />
By Shiela Stewart<br />
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Daisy barked and growled at something behind them, and Sienna shook her head to clear away the fog from the vision. The sound of footsteps on gravel had her spinning around.<br />
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A man stepped out of the shadows. “Behind you! Get down.”<br />
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The gun came up in his hand, in the direction of her head. Behind her, she sensed the presence of a vampire. She spun, again, to take the creature down. The gun fired, hitting the vamp in the right shoulder. He jerked back, screeching like a banshee.<br />
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“What the hell are you doing?” she yelled at the man with the gun as she ran to the vamp. “Daisy, stay!” Daisy sat as instructed, while Sienna knelt beside the screaming vamp. She pressed her knee to his bleeding shoulder. “You are under arrest for breaking the laws of humans and vampires and will be detained in the local jail while awaiting trial.”<br />
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“You’re a cop?” the guy behind her responded.<br />
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“Yeah, I’m a cop. Oh, stop your screaming already!” She flipped the vamp onto his belly and pulled his arms to his back, pinning them in one hand while she searched for her handcuffs. “Damn it, why don’t I have my cuffs on me? Wanna tell me why you were about to attack me?”<br />
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“I wasn’t, honest. I was only…out for a walk. Yeah, I was walking. I’m gonna sue the cops for harassment. I was minding my own— Fuck, my shoulder’s killing me. Police brutality!” he hollared good and loud.<br />
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“Shut the hell up,” Sienna snapped. “No one gives a damn.”<br />
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“Here.”<br />
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A set of shiny silver handcuffs dangled before her face. She took a moment to survey their owner. He wasn’t bad on the eyes. Though his dark brown hair looked a bit messy, it suited him. And wow, the guy had a hell of a body. Broad shoulders, wide chest, and narrow waist. His face was pretty decent to look at, even with the five o’clock shadow. He had nice eyes, dark brown, with long lashes.<br />
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And…he was human. “I’d prefer a regulation set rather than your bondage toys.”<br />
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“These are regulation. I’m a detective. Nathan Powers,” he introduced in a deep, throaty voice that sounded as if he’d smoked one too many cigarettes.<br />
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With the vamp squirming beneath her, she took the cuffs. Before slapping them on the vamp’s wrists, she made sure they were regulation. Sienna flipped the perp onto his back and pinned him with her knee. “Don’t try anything stupid.”<br />
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“Bitch!” the vamp spat.<br />
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“What the hell’s with the yellow contacts and fake fangs?”<br />
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Sienna glanced over her shoulder as she responded to the detective. “What? You’ve never seen a vampire before?”<br />
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“A what?”<br />
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“A vampire.”<br />
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“I heard you. I thought I’d seen it all, but I guess not. Now we’ve got junkies playing vampires.” The detective chuckled with a shake of his head.<br />
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One look at the guy told her he was serious.<br />
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Detective Nathan Powers lost his partner to the aptly named Heartless Killer, and the trail of bodies leads him to Jacob’s Cove, a strange world populated with bloodthirsty demons and run by a vampire. Still, the leggy blonde, Sienna, is a pleasant distraction. Until he discovers she’s after the same killer—and she’s not sharing.<br />
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