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Interview+Giveaway: Beauty and the Beast by Emily-Jane Hills Orford

Featuring a guest post from Emily-Jane Hills Orford, author of scifi/fantasy Beauty and the Beast

Priya, a name that suggests beautiful. Amell, a name that suggests all powerful. One is a beautiful young lady; the other a beast. Their paths have crossed before, only Priya doesn’t remember Amell from her past. Or does she? And what does it all mean? The Amell she meets is part beast. So are the others at Castle Mutasim. Is she one of them, too? How can this be? What manner of creature ...

Excerpt+Giveaway: Heart Fire by Rose Mackie

Featuring scifi romance Heart Fire by Rose Mackie

*The planet Falosia has an excess of females. The planet Verit has a surplus of males. The best of each have been put forward to start a new colony and find mates, in a last desperate attempt to save both worlds. A scorchingly hot sci fi, alien romance. *

Denara barely survived her disastrous first attempt at marriage; for years she threw herself into her research, giving herself time to heal. When the opportunity arises to take up ...

Interview+Giveaway: Some Other Traveler by Lyn McConchie

Featuring an interview with Lyn McConchie, author of post-apocalyptic novel Some Other Traveler

When the world’s civilizations collapse from a lethal pandemic, being old can mean you have the experience and wisdom to survive and to see that friends and family do as well. Donal and Sheila McArn are seventy when most of the world is dying, and they must hold the line for everything they know. They may not have long, but so long as they live, they’re going to do their best – and anyone a...

Excerpt+Giveaway: America’s Hero by Regan Taylor

Featuring America’s Hero, a paranormal novel by Regan Taylor

After her F/A-18 crashes Marine Corps Major Cassie Winter embarks on a daring rescue saving both her life and that of her RIO. In the aftermath she returns to her ship and hottie actor, Austin Quinn learns of her story. Quinn is determined to tell Cassie’s story with a slight twist — he will be the hero instead of Cassie. When he arrives on her ship she wants nothing to do with him, but once she is ordered to take him on a f...

Interview+Giveaway: Descent into Darkness by Zanne Raby

Featuring an interview with Zanne Raby, author of scifi space opera Descent into Darkness

Descent into Darkness: Mayhem follows the Mayflower in the second book of The Chronicles of Deneb series. Journey along with the crew of the Space Ark Mayflower as they adapt to their new home on the planet Deneb. But along with their struggle to integrate into an alien culture, a new battle sweeps across the planet with the arrival of the human-transmitted Chimera bactovirus, bringing war and fa...

Interview+Giveaway: Thunder on the Moor by Andrea Matthews

Featuring an interview with Andrea Matthews, author of historical timetravel romance Thunder on the Moor

Maggie Armstrong grew up enchanted by her father’s tales of blood feuds and border raids. In fact, she could have easily fallen for the man portrayed in one particular image in his portrait collection. Yet when her father reveals he was himself an infamous Border reiver, she finds it a bit far-fetched—to say the least—especially when he announces his plans to return to his sixteent...

Audio Excerpt: Cyber Squad Book 2 by A.K. Mocikat

Featuring book 2 in the Cyber Squad Series by A.K. Mocikat

Narated by Zachary Johnson

9 hours 28 minutes

The Net is a dangerous place…

Kai barely survived his encounter with the rogue AI calling itself “The God in the Machine” in the dark net. Promoted to level two with no time to recover, he has gained access to all Helltek has to offer. Life on the campus could be perfect except that Cyber Squad is one of the most high-risk jobs in the world. If the murderous AI wasn’t bad ...

Excerpt+Giveaway: Find Your Way Back by Javacia Harris Bowser

FeaturingFind Your Way Back, an essay collection by Javacia Harris Bowser

Award-winning freelance journalist Javacia Harris Bowser is convinced that writing is a superpower. She sees her life as proof of it since writing has helped her navigate marriage, crisis of faith and body image issues. It also helped her to beat cancer.

As a Black woman from the South, Javacia has used the written word to explore issues of gender and race as well as religion. Find Your Way Back is a collect...

The One-Step Process for Finding Story Inspiration

Story inspiration can be tough to come across.

Whether you’re new to creating or a seasoned author, story inspiration is the bread and butter of staying relevant and active in publishing.

There’s lots of advice out there for getting the creative mind going, but actually finding story inspiration boils down to one thing—asking a question you can answer in your own way.

Read on to see how Disney applied this single-step story inspiration process to great effect with their Jungle Cruise mo...

Review+Giveaway: An Angel’s Wylder Assignment by Tena Stetler

Featuring my review of paranormal romance mystery An Angel’s Wylder Assignment by Tena Stetler

Warrior Angel Killian Dugan’s annual trip to the family castle in Scotland is shattered by the arrival of Legion Commander North. Killian’s skills are needed for an urgent time travel assignment. A rogue demon has escaped back in time. He must discover the why and where and stop the demon before it can damage the past and change the future.

Killian’s girlfriend Chinoah Grace, a Native America...