Welcome Author Robin Leigh Morgan!

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What is your greatest temptation:

            In men: I refuse to answer. I’m already happy having my dear OH by my side.

            In food:  Anything I can’t have on my diet.

            In clothes: Actually, believe it not, I’m happy just wearing simple jeans and a top.

 What is your greatest weakness (example: buying shoes)?  Going on a cruise.

If you could have any kind of car, what would it be? A Maybach !!!

 Your dream home – mountains or ocean?  A home in the mountains, in a moderate climate, close to a good medical facility

 What inspired you to become a writer? I had been writing items for a community newspaper and figured why not try fulfilling my dream of fictional author, and luckily I finally wound up writing romance.

Do you have a daily writing routine?  If so, please share.

I do my best writing before 9 AM and after 9 PM.

And when I’m not doing anything else I’m reading/reviewing books, answering my emails/tweets/blogging/etc

What is your favorite book? I don’t really have any. Before I retired I didn’t have time to read any. Now that I’ve become a Book Reviewer and have reviewed over 360 books in the past two years it’s rather difficult to say which one, but being a romance author, I’m biased toward my own genre.

What is your favorite movie? I love musicals, especially family oriented ones like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Who is your favorite historical figure?  In high school, being an A+ student in History it would have to be FDR.

In your books, who is your favorite hero and please introduce him?

Who is your favorite heroine and please introduce her?

In the two books I’ve written I can’t say I actually have either a hero or heroine.

What do you have out now?  [Excerpt, blurb, book trailers]

My debut novel is a sweet MG/YA Paranormal romance novel entitled, “I Kissed a Ghost.”

Here are several UNEDITED SNIPPETS from the book as I wrote it:

http://mypennameonly.blogspot.com/search/label/Ghostly%20Whispers

 My second book is a collection of 100 Flash Fictions, many of which I wrote while writing my debut romance novel around a prompt word I’d gotten from a now defunct website; they all had a limitation of only 5 sentences. The remaining items in this book are responses to the same website’s prompt words which I hadn’t responded to previously, without the 5 sentence limitation, and the longest of which is only about 390 words. To get a sense of what this book is like, just check out the preview pages:

https://www.amazon.com/Micro-Fiction-Robin-Leigh-Morgan/dp/1494738619

 
New releases anytime soon? I don’t have any releases coming out soon at the present time, but I do have several WIPs

My first WIP is an adult Contemporary, which has a paranormal element running through the storyline entitled, “His Darkest Secret.” The second WIP I’m working on is a MG/YA Urban Fantasy novella, which is a stand-alone sequel to my first novel, entitled “The Secret of the Well.” For my third WIP, I’m stepping out of my comfort zone, and I’m writing an Erotic/Shape Shifting/GLBT novelette with a working title of “The Transformation.”

Where can eager fans find you? The best place for any eager fan to go to find my buy links and all my other links with some more information about me, is to go to http://www.about.me/rlmorgan51

 

 

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Cowboy in Charge by Barbara White Daille!

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TIMING IS EVERYTHING

Single mom Layne Slater thought she’d seen the last of Jason McAndry when he chose the rodeo over her and their unborn son. Now Jason’s back in Cowboy Creek and just as handsome as ever. But Layne can’t give in to those feelings again. She has to protect her children…and her heart.

Jason wants to try to make up for the pain he caused when he left. The least he can do is help Layne while he’s home. Before long, Jason realizes he’s finally ready to be the husband, father and man his family deserves. But can Jason prove to Layne that this time, their love is forever?

Excerpt:

A banana split wouldn’t have been his first choice of dessert in January, but it never dropped off his personal menu. He wondered how much of Layne’s agreement was driven by the boy’s eagerness to have ice cream and how much of it came from her need to sit down.

They were the only ones in the place, which allowed her to argue with him about who would pay for their order.

“You bought my groceries,” she said in a low voice when Shay had moved away to assemble his banana split. “Getting dessert is the least I can do.”

“You never pay when I’m with you at the Big Dipper,” he said flatly.

Her face froze. She blinked once, then walked away to plop herself down at a nearby table.

They had left the carriage parked outside the shop. She set the baby carrier on the far edge of the table near the wall and took off the blanket. Scott settled down in a chair beside them with his ice cream cone.

The minute Jason joined them, Layne leaned forward and said quietly, “That wasn’t necessary.”

“Really? With the way Shay stood behind the counter giving me the evil eye?”

She shot a quick look toward the cash register, but he knew the other woman had disappeared through the doorway behind it into the back room.

“She didn’t give you the evil eye.”

“Close enough to it, and I wasn’t about to stand down.”

He dug into his banana split and held up a mouthful of vanilla ice cream. “You sure you don’t want any? I can always get another spoon.”

“No, thanks.”

“Too tame for you, huh? You always went for the fancy ones, the chocolate-marshmallow swirl or the pistachio-walnut-mint.”

“I’m surprised you remembered.” She didn’t meet his eyes.

“Are you kidding? Those were premium flavors. I had to pay extra for `em.”

That got her looking at him. “Don’t even try to make me feel guilty about that. Your banana splits and triple-dip sundaes cost three times as much as my cones.”

He laughed and spooned up a mound of chocolate ice cream covered with whipped cream. “We spent plenty of time here in our dating days, didn’t we?”

“It was everybody’s favorite hangout.”

“I’ll agree with that. And I won’t point out how you sidestepped the question.”

 Find the book:

Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Charge-Hitching-Post-Hotel/dp/0373756283

Barnes & Noble

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cowboy-in-charge-barbara-white-daille/1123353803

Books-A-Million

http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Cowboy-Charge/Barbara-White-Daille/9780373756285

Harlequin

http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.html?iid=65377

IndieBound

http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780373756285

Kobo

https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/cowboy-in-charge

About the Author:

Barbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest. Though they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t gotten used to the scorpions in the bathroom.

Her latest release is Cowboy in Charge, a stand-alone book in The Hitching Post Hotel series. A larger print reissue of A Rancher’s Pride, the first book in Barbara’s popular Flagman’s Folly series, is now available exclusively from Harlequin, while the e-book version is available everywhere. And at the end of 2016, she begins a new sweet romance series for Entangled Bliss.

 You can find more info about Barbara and her books at the following locations:

Website  http://www.barbarawhitedaille.com
Blog  http://www.barbarawhitedaille.com/blog

Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Barbara-White-Daille/e/B002J6B0QQ

Harlequin  http://www.harlequin.com/author.html?authorid=1244

Goodreads  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/529361.Barbara_White_Daille

Look for Barbara on Facebook  http://www.facebook.com/barbarawhitedaille

and Twitter  https://twitter.com/BarbaraWDaille

And for insider news and info, sign up for her newsletter:

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Whirlwind Romance by M.S. Spencer! Welcome!

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Thanks so much for having us today Linda. I have a new, spicy excerpt from my Caribbean romance Whirlwind Romance to present to your readers.

Blurb:
In the aftermath of a hurricane, Lacey Delahaye finds herself marooned on an island on the Gulf coast of Florida with a mysterious man. They are immediately drawn to each other, but before Armand can confess his identity, they are kidnapped and taken to a tiny island in the western Caribbean. With the help of her son Crispin and a cadre of loyal followers, she and Armand must face down pirates, power-mad ideologues, and palace intrigue, if they are to restore the once idyllic tropical island to its former glory.

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Whirlwind Romance
Wild Rose Press, 8/17/2016, Champagne Rose imprint
Contemporary romance/Action Adventure; M/F; 2 flames
Ebook 89,905 words; Print: 358 p.

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The heroine of Whirlwind Romance, Lacey Delahaye, lives in a house facing Sarasota Bay on a barrier island or key, on the Gulf coast of Florida. She has just moved there and wants to explore the area for wild fruits which she plans to make into jellies. There are many different biological habitats in coastal Florida, from dry hardwood hammocks to mangrove swamps. Returning from a foraging trip, she discovers that a hurricane had passed through, leaving the key out of power. She gets her generator going, and pours the well-deserved glass of wine, when she hears the moans of a human in the nearby mangroves. Thus starts the adventure.

Excerpt (R): First Mating
She looked at the water and then up at the sky, now pitch black. Heavy rain clouds obscured the stars. I sure as hell don’t want my last pair of shorts to get wet with no way to dry them. She shimmied off her shorts and pulled her T-shirt over her head and tossed them under the kayak. As if on cue, the moon broke through and bounced off the water, illuminating both the yard and Lacey’s body, clad only in panties. She heard a gasp, and hastily sank under the water. Poor guy, I shouldn’t have subjected him to a nearly forty-year-old physique. She held out her arms. “Sorry about exposing myself, but we’ve no electricity and I don’t want my one clean shirt to get soaked. Now come on. I’ll hold you.”
He raised his eyes from her breasts and nodded. With the moonlight full upon him, she saw that he sported a rough, dark beard and shaggy hair. Homeless? Or grooming for a movie role? Standing about six feet tall, he was younger than she’d thought at first. His dark eyes glittered in the pale light.
“If you’re ready…” He slid down the ramp into her waiting arms. She bent down and pulled the torn jeans off, then unbuttoned the remnants of his shirt. He clung to her, his body trembling. She tried to ignore the stench rising from him, but as she worked, somewhere down below her bellybutton parts of her kindled and something that wasn’t bay water oozed out of her. It had been five years after all—five long, desolate years since she’d been with a man. She’d accepted the possibility that she might never have sex again. Haven’t thought about it in weeks. Now the steady throbbing of a hard penis on her thigh unexpectedly liberated buried desire, and she butted against him.
He fell over in the water and came up spluttering. “What did you do that for?”
Good question. Hand to mouth, Lacey backed away. Her foot landed on a crab, which did not take kindly to the assault and chomped down hard on her instep. Yowling, she lunged forward, landing in the stranger’s arms again. This time he took advantage and crushed her to him. One hand pulled down her panties. She didn’t argue but spread her thighs so his cock could slide into her vagina. The water and mud made entering her all the easier, and they clung to each other, swaying back and forth. He must have found a purchase on the ramp for his thrusts grew stronger. Lacey reveled in the power of the man. She loved that he took control, that she could simply acquiesce and enjoy. The orgasm floated up from the depths and roared out of her mouth. “I’m coming! I’m coming!” He redoubled his pistoning, and as she began to shudder, he gave one last shove and sighed. She felt something warm mix with the cold bay water sloshing around her. The man didn’t speak but, keeping his penis inside her, bent to kiss her lips.
Lacey let the water ripple around her, washing off the mud and the smell. After a minute, the man released her and ducked under the water. He came up shaking his head. A passing cloud veiled the moon and all she could make out were two brilliant eyes, streaks of starlight flashing in them. He whispered, “I’m so sorry.”
The words smacked into her like her father’s belt did that day he caught her smoking in the alley. Oh. My. God. What have I done? How wanton could I be? And how stupid? This guy could be a rapist, an escaped convict—or worse, married! Here she was, acting like some Hollywood harlot screwing in an airplane lavatory. Yeah, it felt wonderful. But…oh, dear. What to say? “Never mind?” How about, “I do this with all shipwrecked sailors?” “Do it to me one more time?” Instead, she slogged up the ramp and turned. “You coming?”

Buy Links:
TWRP: http://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/all-titles/4470-whirlwind-romance.html
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Whirlwind-Romance-M-S-Spencer-ebook/dp/B01HLSSS3Y/
AllRomanceEBooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-whirlwindromance-2069719-153.html
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/whirlwind-romance-ms-spencer/1120206448
Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/whirlwind-romance-4
Bookstrand: http://www.bookstrand.com/whirlwind-romance-0
ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/whirlwind-romance/id1137681038?mt=11

 

About the Author:
Although M. S. Spencer has lived or traveled in five of the seven continents, the last thirty years were spent mostly in Washington, D.C. as a librarian, Congressional staff assistant, speechwriter, editor, birdwatcher, kayaker, policy wonk, non-profit director, and parent. After many years in academia, she worked for the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Department of the Interior, in several library systems, both public and academic, and at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia.

Ms. Spencer has published ten romantic suspense and murder mystery novels. She has two fabulous grown children and an incredible granddaughter. She divides her time between the Gulf Coast of Florida and a tiny village in Maine.

Other Books by M. S. Spencer:
A Widow’s Walk: Catherine’s Dilemma
Dear Philomena: Love, Lust & Murder on Chincoteague Island
Triptych
Exquisite Christmas: 21 Romance Authors Share Holiday Stories & Recipes
Mai Tais and Mayhem
The Penhallow Train Incident
The Mason’s Mark: Love and Death in the Tower

Coming 2016:
Whirlwind Romance
Lapses of Memory

Contacts:
Blog: http://msspencertalespinner.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msspencerromance
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/msspencerauthor
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Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/msspencerauthor/

My calendar of events can be found here:
Romance Books 4 Us: http://romancebooks4us.com/Romance%20Author%20M.%20S.%20Spencer.html OR
http://bit.ly/1d6ehza

Welcome Author Terry R. Hill and His Popular Sci-fi Series!!

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Terry was brave enough to answer our interview questions!  Terry, you’ve got the mic.

I wanted to share a short selection from the first book, Third Exodus, in the science fiction series, In the Days of Humans, which I have always personally found moving. I hope you enjoy it!

Evah was early and stood alone in the desert on this unusually cloudy morning for this wasteland, at the agreed upon coordinates. A clear path was worn in the hard earth as she paced while waiting. She hoped that they would arrive soon. Evah checked her watch for the thousandth time, and then heard what sounded like three mighty drum beats off in the distance. That must be the sonic booms of the Yamakarā, she thought to herself. They would be here any minute!

Scanning the sky in the direction of the last signal of its approach she finally saw what she was searching for. As large as a mountain and with the magnificent wings of a mighty, ancient black dragon, the Yamakarā punched through the cloudbank and glided silently to a stop on top of a choking blanket of rushing air, dust, and sand. She caught herself jumping with joy and clapping her hands like a schoolgirl as the vehicle rolled to a stop. Heat radiating from the ship made it seem alive, overheated, and weary from its long journey. This was not the spacecraft that left Earth four years ago; it was something completely different. Something beautiful, but not of her world.

She quickly moved to place the portable stairs where the external hatch should be and secured everything in preparation for the egress of the crew. Almost convinced it was taking too long and there must be something wrong, she sighed with relief as the hatch opened inwardly and one of the young engineers stuck his head out, waved, and shouted a greeting. To her surprise, as the crew departed the ship her eyes welled with tears of joy. Her long departed crew had finally returned home, if only for a short while.

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What is your greatest temptation:

Well, this is probably not the time or place to say anything incriminating. So instead I’ll have to say curling up on the couch with my wife, a piece of turtle cheese cake, and some Netflix binge watching instead of sitting down and writing. Sounds odd for a writer to say this, but there are those days when you have to step back and feed the soul and creative spirit by getting lost in some dessert….uh, I mean a good movie.

 What is your greatest weakness (example: buying shoes)?

Good food. I’m not talking about cheesecake – which I do have a weakness of which I’ve already confessed – but I’m talking reeeaallly good food. I’m talking Godfather Italian food, Greek dishes that would humble Cesar himself! The kind of meals that physically leave you feeling physically happy and like you’ve just experienced something special.

If you could have any kind of car, what would it be?

Hmmm, probably a $5M luxury motor home. 🙂

Your dream home – mountains or ocean?

I think I could get very happy in a home on Fiji. However, a house halfway up the mountains would probably be more practical, as I’m told zombies can’t climb mountains that well.

 What inspired you to become a writer?

Like most of us I am the result of a lifetime of experiences. Becoming an author was a culmination of practicing my writing over the years through my private journals, school assignments, work products, etc. Also realizing in my fourth decade on this little planet that I have always been a creative individual, and for recent history I had put that creative person on the shelf.

It wasn’t until I was driving home one summer afternoon in 2012, after having a string of particularly bad and uninspiring days at work. I was feeling defeated, burnt out, and questioning the point of everything that I had worked on professionally up unto that point. That’s when the seed concept for a story popped into my mind. And over the course of the next few days I toyed with the idea, fleshed it out a little and decided that there was enough there to possibly write a book on. Coupled with the need to produce something that was wholly and uniquely my own, I started writing. Four years later the series is complete along with a handful of short stories! At some point along the way I became a writer. J

While being a writer had never been part of my life plans, I am quite comfortable now with the idea of being a full-time writer, and I’m putting wheels in motion that will hopefully lead to that being a reality.

 Do you have a daily writing routine?  If so, please share.

Yes. I either have a routine, or I don’t.  🙂 But in all seriousness, with a challenging day job at NASA, and as a husband and father of a young family, routine is a bit of an amorphous concept for me.

When things are going smoothly, I often write during my lunch break, or after the kids go to bed, and sometime first thing in the morning before everyone wakes up. There are moments I steal during the weekends, and at times I take a day off from work and hide someplace to write.

It’s not a preferable routine, but because time to write is at such a premium, I think that I’m more productive because of it, and in general are much more focused when I do get the opportunity to sit down and pound on the keys.

 What is your favorite book?

Hmmm. Another tough question. I would have to say that it’s three-way tie between: The Sleeping Dragon by Joel Rosenberg, Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein, and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. These three in their own unique ways fundamentally impacted and shaped the way I would later regard creativity, religion, politics, fairness, work ethic, and personal relationships.

If you ever get the chance to read any of them, and can allow your mind to experience them for what they are, I think you’ll be glad for the journeys.

 What is your favorite movie?

Ha Ha! This one will probably surprise many. Despite it’s campiness, I would have to say it’s The Last Star Fighter. It has all the elements of action sci-fi, the innocence of a first love, one-man against an entire armada, being thrown into a situation you didn’t ask for or want to be in, and good guys winning in the end against all odds.

It’s a simple movie with aging special effects, but the spirit of the movie and the familiar tropes make for an enjoyable, feel-good experience for those nights when you want to enjoy some 80’s nostalgia from your youth.

 Who is your favorite historical figure?

Wow, not even sure I can answer this one. I think any notable historical figure has both a story of greatness to tell, but also one of personal tragedy. We have Herodotus the Greek historian of which much would have been lost if it were not for him. We have the great leaders of the major religions of which in their original teachings taught of love, kindness and faith. We have great military leaders who defended their people against overwhelming odds. We have even more recent figures like Mother Theresa and the current Dali Lama who’s insight into the human condition is humbling with their every word.

So for me to attempt to pick out just one, would be an impossibility and an insult to all the great things that have been done and said by so many others.

In your books, who is your favorite hero and please introduce them?

This is a very hard question to answer! When writing my books I try to develop several characters who are likeable for different reasons and thus will be endeared to different people.

The definable leader through most of the series, In the Days of Humans, is Col. Zune Adamini. He’s the guy that has to make the tough decisions where there are no good options to choose from.

Evah Adamini, married to Zune, she is a strong woman who not only works as a partner in all that Zune has to do, but also is an integral part of deciding who of humanity will survive, and ironically enough, later is critical in setting up a new society on Mars.

Red Turango is the classic, loveable, oversexed flyboy. He’s the best space pilot there is. And while he seems absolutely incorrigible, beneath the overt flirtation and innuendos lies a sensitive heart and a smile.

Tar’Day – more on her later. 😉

Gov Okoloise, he is the leader of the Mars colony and childhood friend of Zune. While he’s a war-hardened veteran, he is a gentle man who would walk to the ends of universe for Tar’Day.

Capt. Tau Themba is Zune’s first officer. Tau is the reflection us all. He’s fully capable of great things, but is held back by his own insecurities framed by past traumas. But like the ugly duckling, through the course of the series he is forced by events to step out from Zune’s shadow and meet his destiny full-on.

Dr. Amina Khan – Afrikaan woman and lead scientist for the mission to Mars. She graduated from the top university in South Africa in physics and has worked for the last 15 years as the continent’s lead engineer to reverse engineer foreign technology and mathematics. Her intelligence is the only one that surpasses Zune’s and they from time to time would enjoy a game of oware.  While Zune felt sure she probably understood more than most mortal humans, her engineering background enabled her to made it understandable to everyone else.

This is but a small sampling of the cast of characters in this series, but there are many more for you to fall in love with.

Who is your favorite heroine and please introduce her?

 I have to say, and yes I’m biased, that my favorite heroine is one of the central characters in my series, In the Days of Humans. Her name is Tar’Day an in the first book of the series, Third Exodus, she starts out as an engineer on humanities last mission to Mars. Up until this point in her life she largely led a life taking cues from the universe to determine where she was needed and could add value. And prior to landing on Mars, it had worked out well for her.

However, once the team landed on Mars, the universe’s needs of her became increasingly demanding and soul scaring. But through it all she played her part, guided by what she knew to be right even when it flew in the face of conventional morality. In the end she was one of the most despised of what was left of humanity, yet their survival will hang in the balance of her selfless decision to follow the lead of the universe.

To me she exemplifies the best of what we can be, but also what happens to many of us when we try and do the right thing and are rewarded by criticism, or worse yet personal loss, while other benefit from your kindness. But at the end of her life, it became clear had it not been for the trials in her life, she would have not been in the right place at the right time to ultimately save humanity.

New releases anytime soon?

Yes! The final volume, Evolutions, in my science fiction series, In the Days of Humans, is out this month! You can find it on pretty much every on-line book vendor.

“Stunning finale of an epic series!” reported by one advance reviewer.

In the fight for survival, there is no right and wrong, only life or death.

Twenty Earth-years have passed since the first child was born on Mars—humanity’s survival outpost after evacuating amidst the destruction of the planet they called home. Life has settled into idyllic predictability…until an alien artificial intelligence merges with Col. Zune Adamini, revealing a glimpse of the darkness to come.

Zune struggles with the colony’s leadership to take action, forcing him to cross the thin line between morality and necessity. With no option but to send their children into harm’s way, everything humanity has on the line is threatened in a battle against a seemingly unstoppable enemy whose only goal is to annihilate the threat of humans.

In the final moments, when humanity’s flame is at the brink of being extinguished, all will hang on Tar’Day realizing her destiny. But will it be enough?

 

Evolutions is the final volume by Terry R. Hill in the action-paced science fiction series “In the Days of Humans”. The series is packed with action keeping the reader on the edge of their seat, while woven together with philosophical elements that will deeply satisfy those who enjoy the works of Heinlein and Vinge.

For those who love science fiction wrapped around the human element, Evolutions, is a must read!

Where can eager fans find you?

You can find more of Terry’s articles at: http://www.terryrhill.net

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/t.r.hill.author

Twitter: @terry_r_hill
And you can find Terry’s a lists of published works at: https://www.amazon.com/Terry-R.-Hill/e/B00FPYXTZO

However, most of the works are available via all major online venues.

Paperback copies can be purchased from Createspace (look for Third Exodus, New Dawn, Evolutions): https://www.createspace.com/pub/simplesitesearch.search.do?sitesearch_query=Terry+R+Hill&sitesearch_type=STORE

Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Terry+R+Hill?_requestid=339892

Kobo Books: https://store.kobobooks.com/search?Query=Terry+R+Hill

Apple iBooks – Search for “Terry R Hill”.

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Thank you, Terry.  Best of luck with Evolution!!

Dark City by Kenneth Gordon

Greetings, Kenneth!  You have very interesting answers to your interview questions, not the least of which, by any means, is your publishing history.  Welcome to the Chateau. Tell us a little about…

Source: Dark City by Kenneth Gordon

Dark City by Kenneth Gordon

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Greetings, Kenneth!  You have very interesting answers to your interview questions, not the least of which, by any means, is your publishing history.  Welcome to the Chateau.

Tell us a little about yourself:

I am a multifaceted creative person whose mind is always working. I am a web designer by trade, a writer, play guitar, drums, and sing. I am also working on an Andriod app and an epic RPG in Unity3d.

NOW FOR SOME QUESTIONS

What is your favorite book? Don’t really have a favorite book, but really enjoy the collected works of CS Lewis.

What is your favorite movie?

For me, it’s a toss up between Back to the Future and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

Who is your favorite historical figure?

Jesus Christ

What is your greatest temptation:

In women: I’m very happy with my wife.

In food: I do have a sweet tooth.

In clothes: To want what I don’t have money for.

What is your greatest weakness (example: Mine is cars)?

PC hardware.

If you could have any kind of car, what would it be?

Right now, I really want an Avalon. If I can have anything, I’d want a Tesla.

Your dream home – mountains or ocean?

Mountains.

ABOUT YOUR NEW NOVEL

What inspired you to become a writer?  To write this book?

I find inspiration in the most unlikely places. I had always been a storyteller but I didn’t realize it. Mostly I told stories through making adventure games with Adventure Construction Set on my old Commodore 64. I took creative writing in college and started writing on Sunday afternoons. After a failed attempt at a book, I didn’t write for a long time. Then I saw a show that really inspired me to write again. The result was my first novel.

Dark City was inspired by a short article talking about the darkness of people’s hearts and how that might be viewed by an Artificial Intelligence.

Do you have a daily writing routine?  Please share.

Get up, have breakfast, get ready for the day. Do some Facebooking, check email, then write until lunchtime. After lunch write until its time to get dinner started or the creative juices wane.

Tell us about your hero.

In Dark City, his name is Jeremiah Xidorn. He is a mobile tech working for a smart house tech company. He quickly discovers that everything he thought was real for the past six months was only a simulation and he was being tested by a group of Sentient AI called the Builders.

Is there a heroine in your novel? Tell us about her.

Not in this one.

What do you have out now? I have Harmonic Differential, Cadre of Vampires, and now Dark City.

What else do you have planned, writing-wise?

I’ve written a fourth entitled In My Blood; there is a plague on an alien world and emissaries have been sent out to find the Chosen One. They find him on Earth in Thomas Anderson. He is whisked away to the Whirlpool Galaxy where he must find a cure to scourge. The cure is found in his own blood, but he must decide if he will sacrifice himself to a people not his own, and a planet that is not his.

I’ve nearly finished with a rough draft for Dinus Sonus. A newspaper reporter goes out early in the morning and hears all the children on the block vomiting all at the same time. He must find out the cause. The answer and the cause both come from another universe.

Also I’ve started a yet-to-be-titled work about a young man taken from his bed and signed into a covert space Marine program for 20 years. He is then returned back in time to when he was taken.

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Cadre of Vampires Buy Links

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Harmonic Convergence Buy Links:

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Dark City Excerpt:

“I’ve been promoted. I am now in my boss’ position.” Joe flailed his arms with glee.

“That’s great. Congratulations!” they all said in unison.

“Where’s Joe?”

“I don’t know. He just left. An appointment I guess,” Sarah responded.

“The ’droids are settin’ things up, so I’ll stay out of their hair for a bit.” Jeremiah spun around as if to show off to his friends. . Something was off, but he couldn’t pin it down. Joe had disappeared, and no one seemed to know where he went.

“I’ll find him,” he told himself and bolted for his new office.

The androids had done their work quicker than expected, and Jeremiah’s office was quiet when he got there. He had to use the scanner to get in. Immediately, he was taken aback. On his desk were pictures of his family that he didn’t put there. Setting that thought aside for the moment, he jacked into the phone system and sent the sequence to dial.

He called Joe’s office. No answer. A moment later, he called the central office to see if Joe could be located.

The automated attendant replied, “We are sorry, that person is no longer employed at this company.”

A sense of panic raised the hair on the back of his neck. Immediately, he ran with every ounce of strength to his friend’s office. It was empty. No trace that Joe worked there or had ever worked there was found. It was swept clean.

“Maybe I went to the wrong place,” he thought. “All these offices look the same.”

To his own chagrin, he knew too well the location of his friend’s office. The paranoia built to a steady state when, upon finding his other compatriots, they had no knowledge

that Joe had ever been part of their group. Jeremiah’s heart sank. He even checked the payroll office and no trace of his friend could be found.

“I think I’ll go home. I’m not feeling well,” he said out loud.

The security desk saw him approach. “We’re sorry you aren’t feeling well. Go home.”

Even in his emotional state, he couldn’t detect any emotion coming from the people behind the desk. It was as if they had been replaced by replicants. “Yeah, thanks. I will.”

Jeremiah made his way to a CAB, slid in and told it where to go. He was going over to Joe’s house. The place where he lived was no longer a single family dwelling, but a high rise multi-unit condo style building. There was no trace that Joe ever existed.

Jeremiah checked the street sign to make sure the CAB didn’t take him to the wrong place.

There was no mistake. Joe had been intentionally erased.

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New Book Video for Morgan D’Arcy: A Vampyre Rhapsody

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See it here first!  Created by Toni V. Sweeney, this book video captures the spirit of this collection of novellas!  Available 9/9/16 from The Wild Rose Press.

Awaiting Fate by J.L. Sheppard is on SALE!!

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Awaiting Fate is on sale for $.99!

Fate Forgotten, Fated Immortals 2 will be released August 26! It’s your chance to buy Awaiting Fate, Fated Immortals 1, for just $.99 cents!

Awaiting Fate, Fated Immortals I
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Will Cain find Olivia before it’s too late or will their differences tear them apart?

Blurb:

Cain Thaler’s lived more than four hundred years fighting rogue immortals, avenging the family he’d lost. It’s all he’s needed, all he’s wanted. That changes the fateful day he lays eyes on his fated mate. Olivia Waden, a werewolf princess, is nothing like him. Unwilling to give her up, he sets a plan into motion: ignoring his need to claim her, he befriends her.

Despite Cain’s best efforts at friendship, Olivia has fallen hard for him. It is him she dreams of, him she wants as her fated mate. But she is sure he doesn’t feel the same way. In way over her head, she has no option but to run away from the only man she’s ever loved.

Will Cain find Olivia before it’s too late or will their differences tear them apart?

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Excerpt:

“What do you want most in the world?”

You, he thought but left the truth unsaid.

What could he say? He wanted to seek shelter in her arms and comfort in her touch. He wanted to come home to her face, her smile—her. He wanted her barefoot and pregnant with life they created growing inside her. He wanted her to love him so much she couldn’t fathom living and breathing without him. He was already there.

“I want a lot of things, too many,” he finally said.

A cop-out, so the moment he’d spoken the words, he regretted them. He needed her to trust him, but his situation made it difficult. He couldn’t tell her the truth, only a version of it without revealing too many details.

“I want my fated to love me,” he said it so simply.

He hoped she would respond. More than anything he wanted her to ask him if he’d found his. Because he knew if she did, he’d never be able to lie and, finally, she’d know. He waited for her to say something, but she never did, so he found himself gazing at the stars praying he could magically cure her sadness.

He didn’t get his wish, but he did sit with her for hours. He didn’t speak, only listened to the sounds of their breaths, wishing for more.

It was inevitable to want more, more of her, all of her, but for now, sitting in the dark, gazing at the stars was enough.

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Fate Forgotten, Fated Immortals II to be released August 26!

By: J.L. Sheppard

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Genre: Paranormal Romance

 Blurb:

Valerie Matlock’s life revolves around her coven. Young and naïve, she knows little about the immortal war brewing until the night her coven is attacked. In the blink of an eye, the family she loves is gone. Devastated, she lays eyes on the angry demon warrior, Jacob Rhodes. A Guardian, he means her no harm, but she fears him as deeply as she craves him. She has to stay away. She just doesn’t know if she can.

The pain of Jacob’s losses have hardened him. He lives for revenge and uses anger like a shield, keeping everyone at arm’s length. He can’t risk losing more. Tragedy strikes, again, and he’s left caring for his four-year-old niece, Annie. The bright girl deserves better than him. But he can’t give her up, not ever. When he sets his eyes on his fated mate, the powerful witch, Valerie, his life gets twice as complicated. Will she accept him, a demon she fears and his adopted child?

Excerpt:

A beautiful stranger sleeping on his couch.

His heart pounded faster. His chest heaved. Rubbing his sweaty palms against his jeans, a growl escaped his lips. A sense of possessiveness overwhelmed him.

Taking a step closer, he pulled in a breath. Shivers ran through his body. Holding back a groan, his jaw clenched.

Breathtaking.

Fascinating.

Marvelous.

And it was no longer a mystery. The haunting scent was hers.

And it wasn’t just her scent, it was her. Striking, everything about her drew him in. His body pulsed, desire to hold her, comfort her, protect her welled inside him. Powerful, confounding, and indescribable. Even now, staring at her he was drawn inexplicably. He couldn’t put it into words, but he couldn’t ignore it. He knew what it was and why he couldn’t control it.

She was his fated mate, the woman granted to him above all others, his other half. There was no question.

He couldn’t help what he did next. Ever so slowly, he drew closer. A mere few feet away, he held his hand over her face, craving with every fiber in his being to feel the softness of her skin against his.

Before he could, her eyes snapped open. Painful jolts shot through him. The pain so unbearable it brought him, a demon, to his knees. The current gone a moment later, but the pain hadn’t faded. Every joint, every muscle ached.

And still, all he could think: her eyes were the perfect shade—honey.

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BIO:

J.L. Sheppard was born and raised in Miami, Florida where she still lives with her husband and son.

As a child, her greatest aspiration was to become a writer. She read often, kept a journal and wrote countless poems. She attended Florida International University and graduated in 2008 with a Bachelors in Communications. During her senior year, she interned at NBC Miami, WTVJ. Following the internship, she was hired and worked in the News Department for three years.

It wasn’t until 2011 that she set her heart and mind into writing her first completed novel, Demon King’s Desire, which was published in January of 2013.

Besides reading and writing, she enjoys traveling and spending quality time with family and friends.

 

Other Books by J.L. Sheppard:

Demon King’s Desire, Elemental Sisters I: January 2013

Burdened by Desire, Elemental Sisters II: January 2014

Heavenly Desire, Elemental Sisters III: September 2014

Running Wild, Hell Ryders I: June 2016

Contact:

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Beast of All by J.C. McKenzie — Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Author!

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“Two months ago my world collapsed and the beast reigned.

Seven weeks ago the SRD captured me.

Nine days ago, they injected me with something vile.

Today, I break free.

And tomorrow?

I’ll make them pay.”

 Badass Shifter Andy McNeilly wakes up from a horrible nightmare, only to discover it wasn’t a dream, and she’s no longer quite so badass. Chemically curbed, Andy has lost touch with her feras and beast when she needs them most. Can she regain control of her supernatural abilities in time to reap retribution from her enemies, or will she fall as fodder in a power play for control of Vancouver’s seedy underworld?

EXCERPT:

No feras. No beast. Whatever they shot me with blocked my communication with the animals. Did it prevent shifting as well? I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to call a form and change. Only a headache answered. Dread flittered across my skin. Was this permanent?

As the Carus, the genetic throwback to the first demi-god progeny of the beast goddess, I caged a beast with rage and power rivaled by few, and possessed more than one animal familiar to shift into.

At least, I did until the SRD shot me full of chemicals. Would I ever regain my abilities? Hear the indignant screech of the peregrine falcon? Or the lusty purr of the mountain lion? Or soulful howl of the wolf?

My heart hammered, punching bone. A buzzing sensation filled my head. The “wrongness” of my condition grated against my nerves, slicing them into slivers like a planer shucking off wood shavings.

Something in my abdomen swelled, as if the beast pushed against whatever barrier caged and hid her from me.

I’ll get you out, I told her, not knowing if she could hear. We’ll make them pay.

MEET THE AUTHOR:  Born and raised on the Haida Gwaii, off the West Coast of Canada, J.C. McKenzie grew up in a pristine wilderness that inspired her to dream. She writes Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance.

 

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*Available Now*
Shift Happens (Carus Series, Book 1)

Beast Coast (Carus Series, Book 2)

Carpe Demon (Carus Series, Book 3)

Shift Work (Carus Series, Book 4)

The Shucker’s Booktique (Lobster Cove)

Be My Love (Candy Hearts)

Dangerous Dreams (Moon, Mist & Magic)

A Romance Caper Today @ 4 PM EST – Morgan and I are Guests! Come One, Come All!!!

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Authors Mary Marvella and MJ Flournoy host The Romance Caper today, a Facebook Event.  Drop by and play with Morgan (yes, he is real on the pages of his new novel!), Authors Tony-Paul de Vissage, and others, including Yours Truly.

Time is 4 PM EST, 3 PM CST, Lots of fun, books, prizes, and meet a few new faces on the publishing block.  Good way to spend a rainy afternoon. (It’s raining in Houston!)