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June 11, 2022

Author Interview: Meg Radiant

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1.      Paperback, hardback, audiobook?

Paperback!  For reading anyway. I do love my special edition hardcovers! I read faster than people talk, so audiobooks lose my attention quickly.

2.      Pick a genre, any genre!

Bit of a cop-out, but Sci-Fi/Fantasy. I couldn’t decide between them!

3.      What is the first book you remember reading?

Remember? That’s a hard one. I think Gone with the Wind. I was in fourth grade – a bit out of my depth, b...

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Published on June 11, 2022 13:19

June 10, 2022

#IndiePride: K.B. Davenport – Magic in Autumn Springs

 KB Davenport. From the author of Game the Show and Home for Halloween by KB Davenport. #IndiePride. THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON KB DAVENPORT’S MAGIC IN AUTUMN SPRINGS

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Magic in Autumn Springs by KB Davenport. From the author of Game the Show and Home for Halloween. Cozy fall vibes, small town community, witches and spells, spooky hayrides, moonlit magic, talking familiars, found family, tortured villain, bookish mc, mm romance.

Blurb:
A picturesque small town. A budding romance. A mysterious grimoire.

Welcome to Autumn Springs, a woodsy southern hamlet full of charming folks and scenic beauty. Meet Damian Baxter, a self-professed homebody who works diligently as a librarian at Autumn Springs College. He spends his evenings in his cozy Victorian home on Starry Night Way read...

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Published on June 10, 2022 14:08

Author Interview: KB Davenport

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Paperback, hardback, audiobook?

I love all the formats. I have a few collectible hardbacks that I adore. I like audiobooks when I’m exercising or doing housework. I have lots of paperbacks and ebooks, too.

Pick a genre, any genre!

Fantasy! Cozy, witchy mysteries, paranormal comedies, fantasy romance. So many good sub-genres.

What is the first book you remember reading?

My mom read to me a lot when I was little. Owl at Home was a regular favorite.

What book shap...
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Published on June 10, 2022 14:00

June 7, 2022

#IndiePride: J. E. Glass – Undergrounder

Jae E Glass. Undergrounder by J.E. Glass. #IndiePride THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON Jae E Glass’ Undergrounder

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Undergrounder by J.E. Glass surrounded by arrows: all female case, healthy relationships, mutual pining, friends to lovers, that sweet hurt/comfort, fangs, claws and set oh my, scream into your pillow angst, soft, nerdy butch, bed-sharing trope, beauty and the beauty to the max, hidden worlds. Undergrounder by J.E. Glass

Blurb:
Drowned by men. Saved by a monster.

The last place Alexandra Bailey expects her routine life of domestic journalism to lead is being sucked into icy floodwaters below New York City with a knife in her ribs. Headlines like this happen to other people, but it’s real, and she knows she’s dead. Which makes the circumstances of her surv...

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Published on June 07, 2022 15:11

June 5, 2022

#IndiePride: E.E. Snead – The Empress of Fay

E.E. Snead. The Empress of Fay: Mask of Shadows by E.E. Snead; The Empress of Fay: Bloodlines of Elements by E.E. Snead. #IndiePride THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON E.E. SNEAD’S THE EMPRESS OF FAY SERIES

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moodboard: tarot cards, a woman wearing a mask, a crystal ball on a board, a hand holding a flame, butterfly wings, hand holding electricity, hand holding water, hand holding vial, hands painted like starlight The Empress of Fay: Mask of Shadows by EE Snead; an asexual MC, a bi fay society, found family, academy mystery, friends to lovers, elemental abilities, amazon & kobo. The Empress of Fay: Mask of Shadows by E.E. Snead The Empress of Fay: Bloodlines of Elements by E.E. Snead

Blurb for The Empress of Fay: Mask of Shadows:
Ruby Rivers, a fire elemental fairy, gets accepted to the most prominent fighting academy in all the land while holding a deep secret that she must not share. Her plans of wanting to live a normal fay life go erratic when two students go missing and Rub...

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Published on June 05, 2022 13:16

#IndiePride: Bryony Rosehurst – Love, Anon, Cursed in Love & Meet Me On St. Patrick’s Day

Bryony Rosehurst. Covers for Love, Anon by Bryony Rosehurst; Cursed in Love: An adventure romance novella by Bryony Rosehurst; Meet Me On St. Patrick's Day: A Hayes Family Novel by Bryony Rosehurst. #IndiePride THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON BRYONY ROSEHURST’S LOVE, ANON, MEET ME ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY AND CURSED IN LOVE

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Love, Anon by Bryony Rosehurst.

Blurb for Love, Anon:
Christmas is approaching and Arden Hayes is in dire need of a date if only to convince her concerned family that she’s moved on from her failed marriage.

Rosie Gladwell is lonely in a city that isn’t hers, an ocean away from home, and every date that she’s been on ends in disaster. When she comes across an adver...

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Published on June 05, 2022 09:00

June 4, 2022

#IndiePride: Duane Simolke – Sons of Taldra

Sons of Taldra by Duane Simolke. A science fiction adventure. #IndiePride. THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON DUANE SIMOLKE’S SONS OF TALDRA

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The Journey to Sons of Taldra by Duane Simolke

Sons of Taldra represents and reflects my growth as a writer and a gay man. I took an unplanned journey through my books. Though they weren’t published in the order in which I first began writing them, their release reflects my progression.

The Acorn Stories included gay characters and show...

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Published on June 04, 2022 06:10

#Indie Pride: Duane Simolke – Sons of Taldra

Sons of Taldra by Duane Simolke. A science fiction adventure. #IndiePride. THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON DUANE SIMOLKE’S SONS OF TALDRA

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The Journey to Sons of Taldra by Duane Simolke

Sons of Taldra represents and reflects my growth as a writer and a gay man. I took an unplanned journey through my books. Though they weren’t published in the order in which I first began writing them, their release reflects my progression.

The Acorn Stories included gay characters and show...

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Published on June 04, 2022 06:10

#IndiePride: Bjørn Larssen – Children

Children by Bjørn Larssen. Book one of the Ten Worlds Cycle. #IndiePride This #IndiePride Spotlight post focuses on BJØRN LARSSEN’S CHILDREN.

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My Pride by Bjørn Larssen

My books have been nominated for various awards and submitted to contests. Sometimes I won. Mostly I didn’t. It didn’t matter a lot – although the gold medal awarded to Storytellers hangs where my imposter syndrome can always see it when I look up from the screen. When I saw my name on the list of Que...

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Published on June 04, 2022 05:51

June 3, 2022

Author Interview: Duane Simolke

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1. Paperback, hardback, audiobook?

As a reader, I prefer paperback, but my readers seem to prefer eBooks.

2. Pick a genre, any genre!

Science fiction.

3. What is the first book you remember reading?

I forget the name but can picture the cover! That should tell book marketers something.

4. What book shaped your childhood most?

Tarzan of the Apes or War of the Worlds. I loved both of those quick, exciting reads.

5. When did you first start wr...

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Published on June 03, 2022 12:10