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We Have Winners!

I did a random drawing giveaway for everyone who signed up for my email newsletter during the time of the Captive Hope Book Blog Tour. At midnight PST of February 11th (that’s one minute after 11:59 PM of February 10th), I picked the winners at random using random.orgwhere I implemented numbers to correlate with new […]

Intrigue & Romance: Inside a Creative Mind

I’ve got a special guest on the blog today! I set up this lovely little seating area on a raised platform with uncomfortable, stiff modern chairs and a cute little table with gorgeous, exotic fake flowers in a vase. There’s this amazing picture of the city at night as the back drop and we’re ready […]

#BlogBattle 48 “Chasm” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 48 Story Theme:Chasm (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Post your story by 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday! I add them here throughout the day on Tuesday. Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in […]

Chasm of Infinite Everything and Nothing

#BlogBattle 48 “Chasm” The distance of time is nothing in comparison to the Chasm. If a man reaches the Chasm, time becomes nonsense. Or so Richard had been told his entire life. Granted, he was only fourteen, but by most standards that made him a man; unless you were his mother, then he was still […]

Captive Hope (Chronicles of the Twelve Realms Book 2)

Originally posted on eBookBump:
? The Twelve Realms seems an idyllic nation, but behind locked doors there are sinister powers at work. Not even the royal family of High Castle is outside their reach, and Lady Idra has unwittingly placed herself in the crosshairs of a shrewd mercenary. Idra is noble by birth and lady-in-waiting…

A Recap of the Amazing Blog Tour

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 the interviews, excerpts, and friendly banter any […]

One Super Easy Way to Improve Headlines #bloggers #writers #bloggingtips

Originally posted on Blondewritemore:
Hi, I am Rachael Ritchey, I want to thank my great writer friend, from across the pond, BlondeWriteMore herself, for having me here today. It’s always fun to skip on over and meet friends of my blonde friend! Speaking of friends, it was from Rachel Thompson of BadRedHeadMedia that I’ve learned…

This is the Last Official Stop on the Tour!

Thank you so much to my great author friend, J.A. Merkel for hosting the last official day on the Captive Hope Book Blog Tour! It has been an amazing ride over the last few weeks, and I’m grateful for all the encouraging things everyone has said. It means a lot to me to have the […]

A Whisper of Doubt in the Forest

#BlogBattle 47: Forest genre: fantasy fiction (excerpt from The Beauty Thief) A Whisper of Doubt in the Forest The group stopped for the noon meal, and Princess Eliya slid off her horse with more bounce in her step than at the outset of the day. Even though she ached in places she didn’t know existed, […]

Guest: Rachael Ritchey The Captive Hope Blog Tour

Originally posted on heroicallybadwriters:
? Hello folks, todayI’m very pleased to bewelcoming Rachael Ritchey onto this blog as part of the blog tour for the second volume in her captivating The Chronicles of the Twelve Realms series. Rachael has herentertaining and very informative blog right here on http://rachaelritchey.com/which is well worth a visit. Somehow she…