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I am happy to announce that the book launch for my new historical novel The Green Phoenix: A Novel of the Woman Who Re-made Asia, Empress Xiaozhuang, will take place on Wednesday, November 15 , 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at Bookazine, One Exchange Square (Shop 305-07), in Hong Kong. All are welcome! I wil... Read more of this blog post »

Laura Kaye and I are both celebrating new releases and we’re so excited to team up to bring you an awesome giveaway! You can win a signed paperback from each of us, Laura’s RIDE WILD and my TRU BLUE. Enter on both of our pages – so you have two chances to win!

To Enter:
1) COMMENT, LIKE, and SHARE... Read more of this blog post »

Well, I've done it, haven't I, I clicked 'skip' on the author question tab, thinking 'I'll get back to that', only to find that I couldn't. Once skipped, it stays skipped for good, there's no going back.
The question/task in question was to tell a 'two-sentence horror story' for #Horrorweek here... Read more of this blog post »

A Lady at Willowgrove Hall released three years ago this month. To celebrate, we are giving away 3 paperback copies! To enter, just follow this link: http://gvwy.io/j8em05f

The winners will be contacted via email after the contest ends. Happy reading! Until next time -- Sarah  Read more of this blog post »

BODYGUARD ARRIVES - 11/14

There's a Goodreads Giveaway happening and I cannot even with HOW MANY Montlake is giving away!

---> "He was the most gorgeous man I’d ever seen, and I’d seen a lot of gorgeous men. Nice scruff. Blinding blue eyes. Gray linen suit. Precisely untidy dark hair. And a per... Read more of this blog post »

Hey, y'all. There have been quite a bit of things happening within the past few weeks, so here's a recap.

On Oct. 13, 2017, my story "The Dark Truth" was released along with 13 other awesome Authors in the Tales After Midnight Anthology. I have to say that I'm proud of being part of something so... Read more of this blog post »

I have a weakness for used books--what reader doesn't?--and a debilitating weakness for used books about Paris: if I see one, it will not go unbought.

I picked up the Guilmin Guide: PARIS SEEN IN FOUR DAYS a few years ago at a church rummage sale. It cost a quarter, maybe less, and I almost vibrat... Read more of this blog post »

The call of the raven

In the light of the candle I could see that the walls and floor of the room were covered with fresh blood and that in a corner the girl remained motionless, embracing the crow that looked at me with its black and lifeless eyes. I made a sign to the little girl to make her und... Read more of this blog post »

Kicking myself that I didn't link this sooner, but I'm doing a small giveaway of a print and signed edition of my book Touch of Iron that ENDS TOMORROW! (18th October 2017)

So if you'd like a chance to win, click, friend, and enter ... but do it quickly!

(And yes, it's international!) Read more of this blog post »

Ever have a moment when dream-destroying words sledgehammer you flat? I’m guessing most of us do.

Three years ago, I stumbled toward a New York City subway, reeling from a publisher’s verdict that “environmentally themed fiction is the kiss of death.”

“You think my book’s going to sound like Al Gor...

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Ruthless King is LIVE!

I am so excited for you all to meet Lachlan Mount!

#oneclick here:
iBooks ⇢ http://apple.co/2kMXosW
Amazon US ⇢http://amzn.to/2gLXVqQ
Amazon UK ⇢ http://amzn.to/2fOEmjUbit
Amazon AU ⇢ http://amzn.to/2frjQT6
Amazon Paperback ⇢ http://amzn.to/2wjuN2s
BN⇢ http://bit.ly/2x7Og3p
Kobo ⇢... Read more of this blog post »

“Черната корона”, вторият том от моята поредица “Сказания за Ледената планина”, ще има официална премиера тази събота, на 21-ви октомври, от 19:30ч в страхотния Книжен Център “Славейков”. Там ще продавам книгата с отстъпка и автограф. Всички читатели и фенове на “Цитаделата” и книгите ми могат да... Read more of this blog post »

I've always known that this time in Earth's existence is pivotal. How we respond in each and every moment matters. not only to our soul growth but to the whole of humanity. There is only an appearance of separateness. we in fact all ONE.
So for each and every one of us, how we respond to the dram... Read more of this blog post »

Don't miss the chance to read a thriller...a spooky cliffhanger seasoned just right for Halloween. You can read this science fiction novel on my website for FREE during October. I am literally writing this novel right now...in less than a month...a chapter each night. I have already had a lot of... Read more of this blog post »

Sustainably cool
Bamboo Beatles drinking cups
From son Paladin
So glad he learned “green” from me
Earth’s renewability…

© 2017 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)

Monster is now LIVE and FREE in Kindle Unlimited.

Animal, Book 1: http://amzn.to/2x0dSzy
Monster, Book 2: http://amzn.to/2xAeuAn

And today, my poem "Could Love Make You Sing Like That--Desperate, Terrible?" is in Muddy River Poetry Review.

http://www.muddyriverpoetryreview.com...

Have you ever noticed how the music of a scary or suspenseful movie affects you? The music can tip you off that something bad is about to happen and you feel your heart begin to race. If you watch scary movies, which I don’t normally like to, ‘cause I’m not particularly fond of being scared out o... Read more of this blog post »

Overheard in the Asylum

I can’t see them,
But I know they’re there.
A thousand points of hunger,
Creeping through the shadows,
Questing for scraps of satisfaction.
But what do they know of it?
The clawing, gnawing need of it,
Stretched between the moments
Like flaps of skin
Hanging from an anorexic’s cage... Read more of this blog post »

Miss Portland by David Ebenbach

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Phenomenal is one way to describe this novel. Extraordinary is another. In Miss Portland David Ebenbach reaches so deeply into the heart and mind of a young woman struggling with mental illness, the reader becomes enthralled.

Zoe Tussler has c... Read more of this blog post »

One day I suddenly had a brain storm to change my memoir about the time I lived in Israel into fiction. I think I was partly inspired by the fact that Unity Minneapolis is organizing a trip to Israel next year. I would love to go, I thought, but it's beyond my budget and anyway, I did the tourist... Read more of this blog post »

Dear Readers,

It is only another two weeks until my new book The Pearl Sister (The Seven Sisters #4) is out in Germany, Spain, the UK & Commonwealth.

Five lucky readers in the US will have a chance to receive a copy before the official US release date of January 23rd 2018.

To enter the giveawa... Read more of this blog post »

As of last week I accepted a writing challenge, and I don’t know whether to be scared, excited, or both!

The challenge is as follows…

I must write a Christmas romance novella that can be released for THIS Christmas season, is also part of a series that I must write, and so much of it is totally o... Read more of this blog post »

I'd love to hear from any of you who have read Splinter. It has done very well -- much better than I could have imagined.

I'm especially partial to that story because I wanted to honor my recently-passed mother. So, I set the story in her home town of Milner, ND. The local paper picked up the sto... Read more of this blog post »

I'm participating in National Novel Writing Month for the first time. Yes, I'm excited. I'm using the month to write out a story that I've been plotting a while: a high fantasy of thieves, assassins, revenge, and secrets - or so I hope. Let's see what horrors the first draft unleashes.
Whoo!

It's time to grab a copy and judge for yourself!

Top customer review
5.0 out of 5 stars - Hilarious!
By Amazon Customer on October 10, 2017
Format: Kindle Edition | Verified Purchase Amazon e-book.

"I got this book only for the title which made me giggle out loud. It's a fast read. Interesting story;... Read more of this blog post »

Thrilled Christopher Golden invited me to this year's Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival at the Haverhill Public Library in Haverhill Mass from 10am to 4:30pm this Saturday, October 21. I'll be headed up and tabling with my pal author Nicholas (DYING IS MY BUSINESS) Kaufmann and appearing o... Read more of this blog post »

A few days ago I, quite unwittingly, conducted an experiment in the breakdown of civil discourse. On a popular social media platform I had posed a question for discussion regarding certain trends in English grammar, specifically with regard to certain pronouns. I won’t rehash the discussion that... Read more of this blog post »

You can learn more about Martha and the Slave Catchers and a wonderful array of children's books at https://www.scbwi.org/scbwibookstop. The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators sponsors its "Book Stop" event from October 16 through November 30. A link can be found on my website at... Read more of this blog post »

New global cultures are emerging. Billions of people have the capacity to come together in innovative, original ways that were unforeseeable ten or twenty years ago. Communities exist in hidden pockets of the internet, divided by screens and devices and IP addresses. They organise mass anti-gover... Read more of this blog post »

** A new Heaven and a new Earth **

I was flipping through the pages of the Bible, and came across the book of Isaiah chapter 61. The scripture speaks of the coming Messiah (Christ). In the book of Luke, Christ read from the scroll in a synagogue, and claimed to have fulfilled part of it. The part... Read more of this blog post »

Some of my work newly out in these international #transhumanism stories (#Chinese, #Spanish, & #Albanian) http://www.limitlessiq.com/news/post/...
https://mariamarz71.blogspot.com/2017...
http://gazetaobserver.com/shkencetare... Read more of this blog post »

Christmas Eve Day 1999, my beloved Australian Shepherd died in my arms. I was left, with my other pets, to grieve his loss. The more I thought about his unique life and death, the more I saw the gifts he gave me.

The Dog at the Gate is his story. He was a reject, a shelter dog with a history, a be... Read more of this blog post »

Houses of The Heart, Seasons of The Soul
INTRODUCTION
"Most people have experienced the thrill of a roller
coaster ride. It can be fun, exhilarating, and fearful
all at the same time. When you sit in the seat you pretty well know what to expect. It is an exciting brief joy ride and soon your feet w... Read more of this blog post »

I’m a romance writer.

What that means is I deal in love and happily ever after. It’s truly a wonderful thing. Before I became a police officer (long before I became an author) I was a mystery reader. Mysteries were some of my favorite books but I’d throw the occasional romance in the mix now and t... Read more of this blog post »

This Thursday (October 19th) I’ll be reading at the Pine Box in Seattle for the 2017 Seattle Lit Crawl. This is Seattle Lit Crawl’s fifth year and there will be dozens of readings happening around the city all evening. My corner of Lit Crawl will be hosted by Kait Heacock and feature writing from...

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By way of Pretty Little Book Promotion and PA Service and Pretty Little Book Blog, here’s a book announcement that might be just down your Halloween alley:

The Tomb (Scarrett and Kramer #3) By: Neil Carstairs is now LIVE!!

https://www.amazon.com/Tomb-Scarrett-...


Ben Scarrett's got one too many bru... Read more of this blog post »

from the blog of the American Philosophical Association, interview with James South, Professor of Philosophy, Associate Dean for Faculty in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University, and Director of its Center for the Advancement of Humanities)
What are you reading right no... Read more of this blog post »

Among writers, the edict "write the book of your heart" comes up in conversation quite frequently. The book of your heart is the story that has been on your mind for years, maybe decades. In many cases it is written, rewritten, scrapped, altered, and written again. The chain of events getting the... Read more of this blog post »

I remind you my series of conferences on 19th Century english and american women writer, starting sunday 15 october. Read more of this blog post »

Hey guys,

Midnight tonight the chance to grab a copy of ExtraOrdinary, the first in the Extra Series, will come to a close. So jump in if you'd like a chance to see just how much trouble three teenagers in Tasmania, Australia can get into, when they find out what really hides in the shadows of a... Read more of this blog post »

Hi friends , look like that instead of a new dawn of civilization and consciousness is gone happen a melt down and climate change , I just see twice a documentary on the melt down of the ice shield on north pole and salt pole and i guess also the melt down of all glacial of the mountain , due the... Read more of this blog post »

Non cerco un complice di pienezza. Io vivo spaiata, e non mi occorre il tuo buonsenso per ricordare che si muore soli. Ciò che mi tiene insieme è il mio scomodo spazio inviolabile. E non dico mai tutto, a nessuno, nemmeno a me stessa. Del resto quale boia toglierebbe il cappuccio?

Vera Q. Read more of this blog post »

So, okay, All Hallow's Eve - Halloween, Samhain is fast approaching and we all love great scary stories. I, being the author of paranormal scary stories love them even more than most people!!
Goodreads has just asked me to write a two sentence scary story - which I found fascinating - but did it w... Read more of this blog post »

After tragedy befell the founder of the Gambler’s Den, a new show train has taken its place, ran by a secretive woman known as the Hare.

Her shows are splendid.

Her motives are unknown.

Her debts are insurmountable.

Sequel to the Amazon Best Selling DEN OF SHADOWS comes DEN OF STARS. Some debts can’t...

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