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January 25, 2014
CAUGHT IN THE ACT (A HUMOROUS SHORT STORY)
CAUGHT IN THE ACTI have a NEW RELEASE coming out in the next few days and I just wanted to spread the word. The title of the story is CAUGHT IN THE ACT. It's a Humorous Short Story about—well—here's the blurb.
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January 8, 2014
Amy Durham's New YA Release DUSK
I'm an eclectic reader. I read everything from Horror to Young Adult, Erotic Romance to Children's Books. Give me a good book and I'll read it no matter what the genre.
Amy Durham just released her new YA book DUSK. I've read her other books in the Sky Cove Series Once Again and Once And For All , both wonderful stories. So I had to get DUSK too, though it isn't one in the series. I love the cover.
DUSK
Zoe Gray lost her father... in more ways than one. Angry and bitter, Zoe spends the summer before her senior year of high school doing everything she can to forget, legal or not. But a close call triggers a reality check, and Zoe decides to put her life back together, a task that proves a lot harder than she thought.
Adrian Shaw shows up on the first day of school, creating quite a stir with his striking good looks and gleaming black motorcycle. But Adrian is much more than a "biker boy", and as Zoe discovers, he may just hold the key she needs to put her life back on the right path.
But as they do battle with evil forces that want nothing more than to destroy Zoe's chance at a normal life, will their feelings for one another make them stronger, or be the reason Zoe's happiness slips away forever?
And will Zoe learn to forgive before it's too late?
I just finished the book and it's really good. It has a paranormal element to it like the Sky Cove books, but a little something extra. There's a spiritual depth to the story and a fantastic message for young adults. I'd recommend it to everyone who has a teenager in the house. This book deals with real life situations with an understanding as to how a real teenager would feel facing disappointment, grief, and despair.
Congrats to Amy Durham. Excellent Book!
Teresa Reasor
Amy Durham just released her new YA book DUSK. I've read her other books in the Sky Cove Series Once Again and Once And For All , both wonderful stories. So I had to get DUSK too, though it isn't one in the series. I love the cover.
DUSKZoe Gray lost her father... in more ways than one. Angry and bitter, Zoe spends the summer before her senior year of high school doing everything she can to forget, legal or not. But a close call triggers a reality check, and Zoe decides to put her life back together, a task that proves a lot harder than she thought.
Adrian Shaw shows up on the first day of school, creating quite a stir with his striking good looks and gleaming black motorcycle. But Adrian is much more than a "biker boy", and as Zoe discovers, he may just hold the key she needs to put her life back on the right path.
But as they do battle with evil forces that want nothing more than to destroy Zoe's chance at a normal life, will their feelings for one another make them stronger, or be the reason Zoe's happiness slips away forever?
And will Zoe learn to forgive before it's too late?
I just finished the book and it's really good. It has a paranormal element to it like the Sky Cove books, but a little something extra. There's a spiritual depth to the story and a fantastic message for young adults. I'd recommend it to everyone who has a teenager in the house. This book deals with real life situations with an understanding as to how a real teenager would feel facing disappointment, grief, and despair.
Congrats to Amy Durham. Excellent Book!
Teresa Reasor
December 19, 2013
BOTH MMM ROMANTIC SUSPENSE SETS ON SALE!!!
THESE PRICES WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL JANUARY 15TH, 2014. SNAP UP THESE WONDERFUL ANTHOLOGIES. THESE ARE BOTH STEALS. Seven stories in each by seven different authors!!!
Mirth, Murder, and Mystery
Malice, Mischief, and MenTERESA R.
December 8, 2013
Book Signing Saturday at La Grange, Kentucky
Join members of the Kentucky Independent Writers at Karen's Book Barn and Java Stop in La Grange, KY for an all-day holiday book signing event on December 14, 2013!
Authors Signing Schedule:
10am-1pm:
Hallee Bridgeman
Sondra Allan Carr
Abigail Keam
Katherine Lowry Logan
Kallypso Masters
Teresa Reasor
2pm-5pm:
Laramie Briscoe
Seraphina Donavan
Allison Jewell
J.M. Madden
Laurel McKinley
Heather Sunseri
Many of the authors will be hanging out in the cafe when not signing so make sure you stop by, get a little holiday shopping done, and meet local, Kentucky authors!
Karen's Book Barn and Java Shop 127 East Main Street LaGrange, KY 40031 502.222.0918
Hope to see you there!!Teresa Reasor
December 1, 2013
BREAKING AWAY IS RELEASED IN PAPERBACK AND AN EXCERPT
EBOOK BREAKING AWAY PAPERBACK BREAKING AWAYI LOVE MY COVER!!! I'm crazy about it. It think my guy is so handsome, intense, and sexy. He's perfect for Flash. An excerpt:
He nodded, the movement brief. “Several parts of your body can be used as a weapon. Head, hands, elbows, knees, and feet. And several parts of your attacker’s body can be your target. Eyes, ears, mouth, nose, throat, stomach, groin, knees, ankles, and toes. The key is not to be afraid to go after them with everything you have.”Could she do that? Go after someone with no holds barred? Her non-aggressiveness might be what allowed Will to target her in the first place.Sam shifted her weight, and nodded. “I can learn to be aggressive. I’m not going to be a victim ever again.”“Good.” Tim smiled. “This won’t come easy to you. You’ll have to practice after you get the hang of it.” He demonstrated how to use her hands like weapons, using her fingers, thumbs and palm to do damage to the face, ears, and throat. Next he showed her how to use her hand like a hammer instead of a fist. “Once you have your opponent disabled you run like hell to safety. Don’t allow the adrenaline in your system to make you too bold. You’ll be tempted to stick around and exact some payback, but when you’re facing someone bigger than you, it’s better to live to fight another day. Just get the hell out of there.”“Is that what you did?” she asked.“Not always, and there were times I regretted it. Especially when I was younger and on the street.” She caught her breath. “Tim—”He shook his head and looked away. “A lifetime ago. I was lucky. I picked the pocket of the wrong guy, and after he shook me so hard he damn near made my teeth rattle, he and his wife took me in. I’ll tell you about it sometime. Right now we’re concentrating on you.” But she didn’t want to concentrate on herself. She wanted to know as much about him as he’d guessed about her.When he moved around behind her again, she remained relaxed. “I’m going to put my arm around your neck,” he warned. His chest brushed her back as he stepped close. “See the way this muscle is divided in my forearm?” He raised his arm, his other encircling her as he pointed out the division in the well-developed muscle. “There’s a nerve there that’s particularly open to pain. Especially if you shove your beautiful, sharp chin down into it. To be certain you inflict enough pain to get the attacker to release you, loop your hands behind your head and force your chin down into that groove.”With his arms encircling her, Sam couldn’t break away from the sense of safety and caring surrounding her. But she wanted more. She gripped his arm with both hands and leaned back to rest her head against his shoulder. The CD clicked off. For a beat, then two, Tim remained still. He shifted his weight and aligned his body with hers. He lowered his arm to encircle her upper shoulders and hold her. His other went around her waist, and his hand splayed against her abdomen. He caught his breath and rested his chin against her hair, the warmth of his breath caressing her ear. She shivered. “You’re losing focus.” His voice held a husky note it hadn’t had a moment before.With his body pressed so firm and masculine up against her from behind, and his hand resting so familiarly on her belly, tantalizing tremors worked their way through her lower limbs. A wonderful, empty ache settled between her legs. She fought against the urge to push her hips back against him. Swallowing to relieve the sudden dryness of her throat, she said. “I think I need some time to digest everything you’ve shown me so far.” She turned to look up at him. Her gaze snagged at the masculine angle of his beard-darkened jaw, then his lips, no longer tightened in concentration but parted. When her gaze finally rose to meet his, his hand curved around her hip, his thumb resting along her pelvic bone, sending jets of sensation downward to tempt her.A flush rode the crest of his cheekbones. His eyes darkened, his pupils expanded, leaving a rim of cerulean blue electric with emotion. The hot, slumberous desire she read on his face stole her breath. Her body clamored for her to turn against him, guide him between her legs and let nature take its course. But those fierce moments of anxiety she’d experienced earlier lay too fresh in her mind. When they made love she didn’t want fear to have a part in it. “How about some ice cream?” she managed, her voice dwindling to a whisper. Tim’s throat worked as he swallowed. He drew a deep breath. The tension in his body relaxed by degrees, and a wry smile tilted his lips. “Sure. I could use something to cool me down.”
THANKS FOR READING!!!
TERESA REASOR
November 23, 2013
Mystery and Young Adult Writer, Jane Greenhill
Jane Greenhill and I have been friends ever since we were on the Lethal Ladies Crit loop together many moons ago. And though she's in Canada and I'm in the US, we stay in touch. She writes in many genres.
No matter what she's writing, be it a YA book about aliens or a Mystery about Murder, she lends a good sense of humor to them all. There are laugh out loud moments in every story.
I thought I'd share her books with my readers.
Booty Call For Murder
Victoria Hubert spends her days with the Dewey Decimal System and her nights living vicariously through romance novels.
When Detective Angus McDonald enters her library, she recognizes him as the coverboy of her current novel.
Angus has more skeletons in his closet than a public official. He’s on the hunt for Richard Markov, a convicted felon who slipped through the justice system.
Now Richard is back in town with a new agenda, Victoria is his next victim and as her life plays out like a romance novel, Victoria is determined to write her own happy ending. The Cobra Murder
Homicide Detective Simon Keirsey spends his spare time working a personal cold case--the unsolved murder of his mother, film star Mary Margaret, thirty years earlier.
Recent killings committed by the murderer the press has dubbed The Cobra Killer unexpectedly tie to his mother's death and give Simon a renewed sense of vengeance.
Mary Margaret's mansion now houses the town's museum and employee Alice McClure is comforted by the ghost who walks the halls humming 1980's tunes.
As Simon and Alice race against time to determine who the killer is, will they be able to solve the mystery before another victim is claimed and the murderer's personal vendetta ante is upped?
Vampire Bytes
Bored with crunching numbers, Heath Clifford, accountant by day spends his nights with the on-line role playing game Vampillion. The game is controlling his life, but how does this vampire in training tell his soul mate he loves her and wants to suck her neck. (This story is funny as hell.) JMO****Jane's Young Adult stories are entertaining and fun. Her sense of adventure and humor shine through these. Vortex to the Ojibwa
When the internet connection fails at their grandparent’s cottage, Theresa and her book smart brother Bobby are forced outside. Disturbing a hornet’s nest, the teens fall into a cenote and time travel to an Ojibwa encampment where Theresa finds love and Bobby aids their new friends.
When the two venture where they shouldn’t and interfere with fur trading, they put their lives in danger as well as those of the Native Americans. The teens need to use their twenty-first century smarts in order to return to safety. I Was A Teenage Alien
Oas is sent from her home planet of Zorca-twenty-three to rescue her brother Ralb from the worst humanoid known in the solar system—a teenage girl. With her traveling companions, Rotsen, a plant with an attitude who watches too many Sopranos reruns, and Lehcarr, a Venus Fly Trap with the habit of eating her friends, they set out to find Ralb.
Traveling through a black hole, Oas is transformed from her ananoid shape into a teenage humanoid, becoming what she fears most—a teenager. They land in Bedrocktown to find the teenagers aren’t as bad as they feared—they’re worse. Zen her handler has warned her to stay away from pizza and popcorn but she tries both, with horrible results.
She needs to find her brother, figure out how humans kiss, save the town from an E.coli outbreak, and meet Johnny Depp, not necessarily in that order. Then all she has to do is find her way home, but are her ties to Earth too strong?Star Struck Alien Oas, a teenage alien from Zorca-twenty-three finds love and romance on Earth, but when circumstances spiral out of control ,she needs to get back to her home planet to save her true humanoid love. With a reality show heading to the cosmos, Oas, her directionally challenged brother, Ralb and Rotsen, a dandelion with a Soprano attitude need to out think, and out smart the humanoids. Who will survive?Jolly Olde Teenage Alien
Time is running out for Oas, an interplanetary alien from her home planet of Zorca-twenty-three. Jolly Olde Teenage ALIEN The third in the Teenage ALIEN series finds Oas, Rotsen, her traveling dandelion with major attitude, and her brother Ralb in Jolly Olde England enjoying the riches that comes from having rock star friends. After two disastrous attempts to get home, Oas realizes she must take matters into her own hands if they are to survive Earth. A victim of a negative tea leaf reading, the superstitious members of Peach Acid, the rock star friends she’s traveling with, force her out onto the cold rainy streets of London, where she must fend for herself and Rotsen. Luckily, she and Rotsen are taken in by a kind play wright who isn’t quite so superstitious. But this chance meeting proves more beneficial than she could ever imagine when it leads her to an amazing revelation about her father and his past connection to Stonehenge—a connection that just might show her the way home. Oas learns it doesn't matter what planet you come from but where you end up that's important.
Her latest release will be available in a few days. It takes place in Medieval England. Joust In Times
For Dorthea Rioann, life sucks big time. A summer in England riding horses sounds great, but the reality is far from ideal. Her grandfather's farm is threatened by a centuries old treaty. Her mother is oblivious to everything and everyone but her jewelry making, and is unaware her daughter is being bullied big time by Annabel, who controls the town clique. Dorthea runs away only to end up in the 'Witch's House.' A series of coincidences and she awakens in Medieval England. Dorthea brings her 21st century smarts and ingenuity to the village where she becomes a female jouster, lady-in waiting and falls in love, only to learn there really is no place like home. Jane's bio on her author page on Amazon say's it all: Born with a passion to read and write and heavily influenced by Nancy Drew mysteries, Jane Greenhill recalls her first writing experience on an old Underwood typewriter, plunking away at the keys while she wrote about hiding clues in oak trees. Fast forward through marriage and motherhood and Jane's now advanced to a laptop and her characters speak to her from other planets.
If you have a young adult reader in the household, introduce them to Jane's Teenage Alien books and if your a reader yourself, look up her Suspense stories. There's never a dull moment in either. Amazon Reader Page for Jane Greenhill.
Read on,Teresa Reasor
No matter what she's writing, be it a YA book about aliens or a Mystery about Murder, she lends a good sense of humor to them all. There are laugh out loud moments in every story.
I thought I'd share her books with my readers.
Booty Call For Murder
Victoria Hubert spends her days with the Dewey Decimal System and her nights living vicariously through romance novels. When Detective Angus McDonald enters her library, she recognizes him as the coverboy of her current novel.
Angus has more skeletons in his closet than a public official. He’s on the hunt for Richard Markov, a convicted felon who slipped through the justice system.
Now Richard is back in town with a new agenda, Victoria is his next victim and as her life plays out like a romance novel, Victoria is determined to write her own happy ending. The Cobra Murder
Homicide Detective Simon Keirsey spends his spare time working a personal cold case--the unsolved murder of his mother, film star Mary Margaret, thirty years earlier.Recent killings committed by the murderer the press has dubbed The Cobra Killer unexpectedly tie to his mother's death and give Simon a renewed sense of vengeance.
Mary Margaret's mansion now houses the town's museum and employee Alice McClure is comforted by the ghost who walks the halls humming 1980's tunes.
As Simon and Alice race against time to determine who the killer is, will they be able to solve the mystery before another victim is claimed and the murderer's personal vendetta ante is upped?
Vampire Bytes
Bored with crunching numbers, Heath Clifford, accountant by day spends his nights with the on-line role playing game Vampillion. The game is controlling his life, but how does this vampire in training tell his soul mate he loves her and wants to suck her neck. (This story is funny as hell.) JMO****Jane's Young Adult stories are entertaining and fun. Her sense of adventure and humor shine through these. Vortex to the Ojibwa
When the internet connection fails at their grandparent’s cottage, Theresa and her book smart brother Bobby are forced outside. Disturbing a hornet’s nest, the teens fall into a cenote and time travel to an Ojibwa encampment where Theresa finds love and Bobby aids their new friends.When the two venture where they shouldn’t and interfere with fur trading, they put their lives in danger as well as those of the Native Americans. The teens need to use their twenty-first century smarts in order to return to safety. I Was A Teenage Alien
Oas is sent from her home planet of Zorca-twenty-three to rescue her brother Ralb from the worst humanoid known in the solar system—a teenage girl. With her traveling companions, Rotsen, a plant with an attitude who watches too many Sopranos reruns, and Lehcarr, a Venus Fly Trap with the habit of eating her friends, they set out to find Ralb.Traveling through a black hole, Oas is transformed from her ananoid shape into a teenage humanoid, becoming what she fears most—a teenager. They land in Bedrocktown to find the teenagers aren’t as bad as they feared—they’re worse. Zen her handler has warned her to stay away from pizza and popcorn but she tries both, with horrible results.
She needs to find her brother, figure out how humans kiss, save the town from an E.coli outbreak, and meet Johnny Depp, not necessarily in that order. Then all she has to do is find her way home, but are her ties to Earth too strong?Star Struck Alien Oas, a teenage alien from Zorca-twenty-three finds love and romance on Earth, but when circumstances spiral out of control ,she needs to get back to her home planet to save her true humanoid love. With a reality show heading to the cosmos, Oas, her directionally challenged brother, Ralb and Rotsen, a dandelion with a Soprano attitude need to out think, and out smart the humanoids. Who will survive?Jolly Olde Teenage Alien
Time is running out for Oas, an interplanetary alien from her home planet of Zorca-twenty-three. Jolly Olde Teenage ALIEN The third in the Teenage ALIEN series finds Oas, Rotsen, her traveling dandelion with major attitude, and her brother Ralb in Jolly Olde England enjoying the riches that comes from having rock star friends. After two disastrous attempts to get home, Oas realizes she must take matters into her own hands if they are to survive Earth. A victim of a negative tea leaf reading, the superstitious members of Peach Acid, the rock star friends she’s traveling with, force her out onto the cold rainy streets of London, where she must fend for herself and Rotsen. Luckily, she and Rotsen are taken in by a kind play wright who isn’t quite so superstitious. But this chance meeting proves more beneficial than she could ever imagine when it leads her to an amazing revelation about her father and his past connection to Stonehenge—a connection that just might show her the way home. Oas learns it doesn't matter what planet you come from but where you end up that's important.
Her latest release will be available in a few days. It takes place in Medieval England. Joust In Times
For Dorthea Rioann, life sucks big time. A summer in England riding horses sounds great, but the reality is far from ideal. Her grandfather's farm is threatened by a centuries old treaty. Her mother is oblivious to everything and everyone but her jewelry making, and is unaware her daughter is being bullied big time by Annabel, who controls the town clique. Dorthea runs away only to end up in the 'Witch's House.' A series of coincidences and she awakens in Medieval England. Dorthea brings her 21st century smarts and ingenuity to the village where she becomes a female jouster, lady-in waiting and falls in love, only to learn there really is no place like home. Jane's bio on her author page on Amazon say's it all: Born with a passion to read and write and heavily influenced by Nancy Drew mysteries, Jane Greenhill recalls her first writing experience on an old Underwood typewriter, plunking away at the keys while she wrote about hiding clues in oak trees. Fast forward through marriage and motherhood and Jane's now advanced to a laptop and her characters speak to her from other planets.
If you have a young adult reader in the household, introduce them to Jane's Teenage Alien books and if your a reader yourself, look up her Suspense stories. There's never a dull moment in either. Amazon Reader Page for Jane Greenhill.
Read on,Teresa Reasor
November 20, 2013
A Newsletter and A Street Team
I haven't done a Street Team or a newsletter before. But I'd love to have more contact with my readers.
So if you're interested in either one please sign up.
I'll be running a contest to help me come up a name to call the team once we have some members.
Here's the link to reach the Street Team form:
http://form.jotformpro.com/form/33236803794964
To sign up for the my newsletter-- I promise I'll just be sending out important updates and sneak peaks. I won't be a pest. Here's the link:
http://teresareasor.us3.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=cbc3104574c8b1b9c3037ab27&id=40034c52e7
Thank you,
Teresa Reasor
So if you're interested in either one please sign up.
I'll be running a contest to help me come up a name to call the team once we have some members.
Here's the link to reach the Street Team form:
http://form.jotformpro.com/form/33236803794964
To sign up for the my newsletter-- I promise I'll just be sending out important updates and sneak peaks. I won't be a pest. Here's the link:
http://teresareasor.us3.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=cbc3104574c8b1b9c3037ab27&id=40034c52e7
Thank you,
Teresa Reasor
November 12, 2013
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