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Flicker and Flame

Flicker and Flame the fire light dies only in the halo of tiny candle is the spark of life. My air is wasted. My eyes are locked and grim. Heavy darkness and oppression feed on my soul, but a glimmer of hope dances, wavering thin and unsure Until damp fingers snuff it out. This is […]

When Your Heart Already Knows

Have a listen to this while you read along to my little backstory from the Twelve Realms… Chronicles of the Twelve Realms: Caityn’s Secret Lost in the shadows of the stall, she stood beside her horse, where her height put her just above Caritas’s back, and spied on the High Castle guardsmen who’d just arrived. […]

A Recap of the Amazing Blog Tour

Originally posted on Fiction by Rachael Ritchey:
It has been a whirlwind of blogging for the last couple weeks, because I’ve had some amazing stops with fantastic hosts on the Captive Hope Book Blog Tour. I enjoyed each and every one so much I wanted to create a place where we could go to find…

Captive Hope Excerpts Series: 24

Want to read Captive Hope? Have you read it already? Would you give a quick and simple review on Amazon and/or Goodreads? Amazon US– Amazon UK– Amazon France – Amazon India – Amazon Germany Smashwords– Barnes & Noble – Kobo – CreateSpace– Apple iBooks/iTunes This is day twenty-four in my month long Captive Hope excerpt […]

Two Goodreads Giveaways at Once!

Originally posted on Fiction by Rachael Ritchey:
In the US only (sorry to all you amazing international friends!), from June 23rd to July 20th, 2016, you can enter both of these Goodreads Giveaways to have a chance to win one of ten (each) copies of The Beauty Thief and/or Captive Hope! Goodreads Book Giveaway The…

#BlogBattle 64 “Flavo(u)r” Entries & Voting

Originally posted on BlogBattle:
Hey all! I’ve been super busy, but not in a bad way, except to say that my time with #BlogBattle has suffered a bit. But here in the US we just celebrated Independence Day, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who could use a little extra time to get…

Spice for Life

#BlogBattle #64 “Flavor” Genre: Drama? Life has its own flavor. Everyone’s is different. Mine is not like yours, and yours is not like hers. We have our own flavor, and we bring something different to the recipe of living. Some of us mix and make life delicious, while it seems some of us are never […]

Captive Hope Excerpts Series: 23

Want to read & review Captive Hope? Book Two in Chronicles of the Twelve Realms Amazon US– Amazon UK– Amazon France – Amazon India – Amazon Germany Smashwords– Barnes & Noble – Kobo – CreateSpace– Apple iBooks/iTunes This is day twenty-three in my month long Captive Hope excerpt series. I’m looking for people to review […]

CHOICES! Part 2

So you’ve all been helping figure out an effective, attractive new cover for Captive Hope, and I’m going to inundate you further with more options based off the feedback I received. I may have gone off the deep end here (there a pun in that based off these covers, if you can figure it out). […]

Author Press Kits

Originally posted on The Beauty of Words:
Apparently, we’re supposed to have a press kit before we even publish a book, but I’m just getting the memo. In case anyone else is as behind the power curve on this concept as I am, I thought I’d pass on what I’ve learned so far. First of…