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Happy 2019!

Wishing all of you a


May all your goals be reached and dreams come true! 
June

My Cornish Memories - guest post on Liz Fenwick blog

It's been a while from my last blog post, however due to my family's forthcoming holidays it's quite appropriate that I let you know of one of my special memories from a holidays made a few years ago.
Before I make new memories...
Today lovely Liz Fenwick hosts my guest blog post on her blog and you can read it here.
Memories of One Cornish Summer from June Moonbridge
As Liz is having a giveaway, read the blog post till the end and there you will find out how to enter it and what is the prize.
Have a lovely summer everybody.

Book Cover Reveal : Violet Souls by Abbey MacMunn

Release Date: 5th September 2018
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Series: The Evoxian Legacies - Book 1
Publisher: Tirgearr Publishing
Blurb:
While searching for clues to her past, shy single mum, Bree Mills discovers a subculture of aliens with supernatural abilities living on Earth. And she’s one of them. Finding herself hurled into a world of possibilities, it’s made more alluring by Quinn Taylor, the violet-eyed Evoxian from her childhood dreams. 324-year-old Quinn knows his destiny is entwined with Bree’s, but before he can confess his love, he must wait for her to sense the Akui, a mysterious force tied with ancient Evoxian law. At a Cotswolds country manor, passions awaken and ignite a love more magical than the once-Utopian planet, Evox. Then Fate delivers a cruel and heart-breaking blow when Bree is kidnapped by a malicious alien who wants her and her power. Will Quinn still love her when she’s faced with protecting her half-human daughter… whatever the cost?

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  ABOUT THE AUTHOR      Abbey MacMunn writes paranormal and fantasy romance. She lives in Hampshire, UK, with her husband and their four children.
When she’s not writing, she likes to watch films and TV shows – anything from rom-coms to superheroes to science fiction movies.
She is a proud member of the Romantic Novelists' Association.
Contact links:WebsiteTwitterFacebookPinterestGoodreadsInstagramTirgearr Publishing

And here is a treat for you:
Excerpt   Brianna Mills grasped the curious pendant around her neck. Like before, when she’d first touched it, the violet jewel warmed, and her peripheral vision shrank back. Her steps faltered. With somehow more focused vision, she watched the man coming towards her along the tree-lined track. Jasper stopped rummaging in the undergrowth, sniffed the air, and wagged his tail. But despite her dog’s interest, she sensed something…odd. It wasn’t just the disconcerting vision or the static electricity surrounding her. Or even the disappointment as she pondered over the outcome of her adoption meeting earlier. No, this was something else, something tangible. Electromagnetic energy rolled over her skin, made her scalp tingle. A strange, coppery scent circulated in the cool spring air. Blood pulsated in her ears, muffling the sound of birds chirping in the trees. She came to a standstill, all five senses fizzing with an unseen force, her heartbeat pounding like tribal drums. Still six metres ahead, the guy looked tall, well-built with broad shoulders, and casually dressed in a faded brown leather jacket and dark blue jeans, worn at the knees. Overlong blond hair rested on his shoulders, and messy waves fell either side of a tanned, ruggedly handsome face. Drop. Dead. Bloody. Gorgeous. A tiny spark ignited somewhere within and she forgot how to breathe. Bree recognised him. But he wasn’t anyone she’d ever met before, not while she was awake. No, this was someone whom she used to dream of when she was a child. It didn’t make sense. How could she have dreamt about him, what, fifteen or so years ago? The spark became a small flame, breathing its warmth on parts of her that she’d forgotten existed. Her cheeks heated. She had so little experience with men. No wonder she’d fallen for the first guy to show her any interest and been naïve enough to get herself pregnant. Jasper barked, which made her jump, and then raced towards the guy, wagging his tail and leaping around excitedly, greeting him like some long-lost friend. “Jasper! Get back here. Right now.” Trying to focus through the tunnel vision, she willed her feet to walk the remaining distance to retrieve her dog. Get a grip, Bree, get a grip. Keeping her head down, she wished she hadn’t tied her hair in a loose bun, so she could have hidden her embarrassment behind the long tresses. “Sorry. Jasper doesn’t normally like strangers.” She gulped. Her words were breathless and pathetic, and she cursed under her breath. Is he a stranger though? With shaky hands and distorted vision, she grabbed her Labrador and fumbled with the lead, desperate to get the damn thing to clip on to Jasper’s collar. “Are you wearing blue contact lenses?” he asked in a deep, hypnotic, and strangely familiar voice. Bree blinked rapidly and her vision returned to normal. “What…? No.” She wouldn’t look at him, preferring to give her attention to Jasper’s lead, now gripped so tightly her knuckles had turned white. She could almost feel the guy’s stare burning the top of her head. The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end and she backed away—until she noticed his dog. Similar to a pure white Alsatian, but she’d never seen one as massive or as muscular. It stared at her too, with weird violet eyes. Violet eyes like hers.

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All that the Heart Desires 
Caught Between Two Worlds
At the End of the Summer

Book Cover Reveal ~ Eyesight to the blind by Richard F. Holmes

Genre: spiritual/paranormal/self-helpRelease Date: 25/06/18Publisher: Satori PublishingThis is an extraordinary book that tells the story of the author's journey from a place of darkness to one of light.  You will experience a roller coaster ride of extreme highs and lows as he takes your hand and leads you on a guided tour into the depths of depression and despair.  Whilst there you will feel his pain, you will be impressed by his brutal honesty and you will also laugh… a lot!  You will then ascend; out of the darkness and into the love. This is not just another run-of-the-mill book on the paranormal; it is also an essential guide for daily living.  Author Richard F Holmes bares his soul as he gives the reader an insight into a medium's work and life on the road, his well over 200 out-of-body experiences and how he has experienced different realms of existence and interacted with discarnate souls.  Incredibly, he then explains how it all pales into insignificance as life starts to reveal its true meaning. "As I take the reader through each stage of my journey from childhood to present day, I have tried to write from the perspective of the mind-set and understanding that I had at the time.  The idea is that the reader evolves with the writer through mutual experience. Although I have refrained from using bad language, the language I have used reflects who I am; after all, you can take the boy out of North London, but you can never take North London out of the boy". The beauty of this book however, is the central message that the author conveys via his writing.  In life you do not have to be a victim.  Each and every one of us is powerful beyond our imagination.  It is only the thought that we are not that makes us victims.  Eyesight To The Blind is an exciting and powerful book that really needs to be read from cover to cover, it combines the paranormal with spirituality, but it is also a practical guide for daily living.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR



A Londoner by birth, Richard now lives in the South West of England.  He has written 13 books in the spiritual/self-help genre and also produced eight CDs; five of meditation and three of mantra chanting.  However, he has removed most of his prior work from circulation as he feels that it no longer represents who he is today.  As well as being a writer, Richard works in a hospice.  He is also an artist when he gets the inspiration, and worked as a medium for 17 years.  
Since the so-called “shift” at the end of 2012, Richard has had what he describes as, “a series of eureka moments”, where life has started to reveal its true meaning.  As a result, he saw the futility of continuing his work as a medium and finally gave it up early in 2018.
Richard’s influences are, Ramana Maharshi, Neale Donald Walsch, Eckhart Tolle, Paramahansa Yogananda, Osho and Rupert Spira. 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorrichardfholmes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RFHolmesAuthorBlog: https://richardfholmes.org/

WOW... what a 5 star review!

If you want to check for yourself, here's the link to Kindle or Paperback...
AT THE END OF THE SUMMER

Parcel on my doorstep & a 5 STAR review

Friday was a good day. It was the end of only two working days last week. 


Due to Bank Holidays on Tuesday & Wednesday last week, my company decided to close its doors on Monday too. As there was another Bank Holiday prior to the 1st and 2nd May - that is on Friday 27th April - we were home for almost for a week, however this is not something I wanted to share with you.


Coming back, a parcel waited for me. Not exactly on my doorstep, as my OH was home, but on the table in the kitchen. 


Yes, of course you know by the label, what I got. Or do you really. Opening it up was something I needed to wait for, as my OH had lunch prepared for us and although my fingers itched to open it, I waited as a good wife.
However seeing those beauties after opening the box I was even more excited. 
Sure I needed to put them out and take another picture. 
Oh, by the way if I didn't tell you already... My novel  At the End of the Summer is available for order as a paperback too, if you prefer paperback over the Kindle. 


And then later, when I was checking and wandering through the Amazon, this ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ beauty of a review showed up on Amazon.co.uk. 
A perfect ending to a good day...

Book Cover Reveal : A Woman's Lot by Carolyn Hughes

Release Date: 4th June 2018
Genre:Historical fiction
Series: Book 2 of The Meonbridge Chronicles
Publisher: SilverWood Books

How can mere women resist the misogyny of men?When a resentful peasant rages against a woman’s efforts to build up her flock of sheep. …or a husband, grown melancholy and ill-tempered, succumbs to idle talk that his wife’s a scold. …or a priest, fearful of women’s “unnatural” power, determines to keep them in their place.The devastation wrought two years ago by the Black Death changed the balance of society, and gave women a chance to break free from the yoke of chatteldom, to learn a trade, build a business, be more than just men’s wives.But many men still hold fast to the teachings of the Church, and fear the havoc the daughters of Eve might wreak if they’re allowed to usurp men’s roles, and gain control over their own lives.Not all men resist women’s quest for change – indeed, they want change for themselves.Yet it takes only one or two misogynists to unleash the hounds of hostility and hatred…
A Woman’s Lot is the second Meonbridge Chronicle, the sequel to Fortune’s Wheel.
Do you like the sound of this book? You can review it as part of the review tour on 4th – 8th June 2018! Just email brookbooks@hotmail.co.uk to register your interest and with details of your blog!
ABOUT CAROLYN HUGHES

Carolyn Hughes was born in London, but has lived most of her life in Hampshire. After a first degree in Classics and English, she started her working life as a computer programmer, in those days a very new profession. It was fun for a few years, but she left to become a school careers officer in Dorset. But it was when she discovered technical authoring that she knew she had found her vocation. She spent the next few decades writing and editing all sorts of material, some fascinating, some dull, for a wide variety of clients, including an international hotel group, medical instrument manufacturers and the Government. She has written creatively for most of her adult life, but it was not until her children grew up and flew the nest, several years ago, that creative writing and, especially, writing historical fiction, took centre stage in her life. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from Portsmouth University and a PhD from the University of Southampton.
A Woman’s Lotis the second of the Meonbridge Chronicles, her series of historical novels set in fourteenth century England. The first, Fortune’s Wheel, was published in 2016. The third in the series is well under way.
Facebook: CarolynHughesAuthorTwitter: @writingcalliopeGoodreads Author Page: http://bit.ly/2hs2rrXBlog:https://carolynhughesauthor.com/blog/Also at http://the-history-girls.blogspot.com (20th of every month)Website: https://carolynhughesauthor.com



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Trying to avoid potholes

Believe me or not, there are three – looking back now - of the busiest months behind me. Everything collided on my head and – again, believe me or not – it was all my own doing.
I had it planned – most of it. And it was planned perfect, but then… Life doesn’t always play by the rules, right? I should have been used to it, yet I have fallen again, sometimes I can be so naïve. Not seeing all the potholes...
  By now you already know I planned the publication date for my third novel way ahead. I marked 1st May 2018 to be it. I scheduled almost everything, so that the publication date would go smoothly, with as much as possible notice to you readers ahead. Open pre-order possibility a month prior the publication date, so that the word would be out and around.
And after I made all the plans for the publication I managed to screw things up almost completely.  Instead of marking the publication date for 1st May, 2018, I marked it for 1stApril 2018. When I tried to correct it, I got a ‘friendly’ notice from Amazon, that if I do that, I was about to lose the right for the pre-order for a year. I was, mildly saying – shocked.
With all my apologies to the Pict Publishing ladies, which already scheduled everything, I was advised to approach Amazon directly and explain them my honest mistake.
Due to almost every answer I got from Amazon was negative, I didn’t have my hopes high. But nevertheless, I wrote them a letter and surprisingly, got a very quick reply, letting me know that they understand the mistake I’ve made, however…
… they said that I need to correct the publication date myself and only after this will be done, they are going to be able to give the right for the pre-order status back to me.
PHEW!
I couldn’t believe it.
But they did as they said. I corrected the day, and the day after that, my novel was on pre-order!
So, April came. I worked my last day for the former company and started a new job a week later…
Boy was I in for a surprise…

Promo Post: The Lights Went out And Other Stories

Genre: Short Stories, Mixed GenresRelease Date: October 8th, 2015 The Lights Went out And Other Stories is a quirky collection of flash fiction, short and longer stories. With themes ranging from romantic to dark fairy tales, humour to horror there something for every reader. At times humorous, eerie and poignant; a mother burdened by financial troubles shares her problem with a stranger, a young couples' journey to the airport takes a strange turn, a wedding anniversary in Dingle goes from bad to worse, a small dog is forced to change his ways and a vampire hiding out in suburbia just wants to be left alone. “Quite Beautiful, Almost Poetic in its forms” Amazon Reviewer. “Brilliant, Hilarious and Scary” Amazon Reviewer. Awarded Chill with a Book Reader’s Award, April 2017. Excerpt from Darkling, The Lights Went Out and Other Stories. “Unable to take her eyes off the stranger, Emmeline moved from tree to tree until he seemed close enough to touch until finally as if in a dream, she stepped out from behind the cover of the trees to face him, a bird released from a trap with no choice but to fly towards danger. The walker between the trees turned on his heel sensing her, he moved towards the slight figure of the girl in the grey cloak whose wide eyes shone at his approach. The stitching on his waistcoat glinted in the moons light as he neared. Her eyes were drawn to a face of contradictions; ancient yet youthful. His skin was white as the light that the moon poured down. White as bone bleached in the sun. Pale as the ice in the village pond in midwinter. Pale and cold as death.” 
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Fiona Cooke Hogan is a writer, blogger and editor living in beautiful rural Ireland. She has published four books on Amazon – The Lights Went Out and Other Stories, and What Happened in Dingle under the name Fiona Cooke Hogan and Death Comes Calling and The Nightmare under her horror name – F.B. Hogan. She is a Tolkien obsessive, zombie enthusiast and Diana Gabaldon addict. She refuses to be tied to any particular genre. Her latest novel – Martha’s Cottage is currently with the publisher and she is writing its sequel, and half-way through another novel - a psychological thriller. She hopes to publish another collection of horror stories in time for Hallowe’en 2018. https://www.facebook.com/TheHazelHedge/ https://twitter.com/cookehogan https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiona-Cooke-Hogan/e/B016E4HRBU/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1 https://unusualfiction.wordpress.com/
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