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Pump Up Your Book & The Barrett Company at Facebook Tonight!

Well known, experienced, professional Hollywood book, TV and movie publicist Charlie Barrett and vice-president Barbara Wall will be appearing live on Facebook on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. eastern to discuss book publicity, media relations and their experiences working with stars and celebrities. The Barrett Company can help authors get their books launch off the ground.

If you are an author serious about selling books, you need to join in on the chat t...

Interview with Jessica Chambers: 'I write solely to entertain'

We have a wonderful interview today with Jessica Chambers. She is the author of the women's fiction novel, Dark is the Sky. Enjoy the interview and please check her book out!

Jessica Chambers has been inventing stories even before she was old enough to hold a pen. She has a passion for writing contemporary novels packed with emotion, complex relationships and often a touch of mystery.

Visually impaired from birth, Jessica currently lives with her family and Staffordshire bull...

Interview with Kim Antieau: 'It felt so powerful and wild'

We have a wonderful interview today with Kim Antieau. She is the author of the mainstream action adventure fiction novel, Her Frozen Wild. Enjoy the interview and please check her book out!

Kim has written many novels, short stories, poems, and essays. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, both in print and online, including The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Asimov's SF, The Clinton Street Quarterly, The Journal of Mythic Arts, EarthFirst!, Alternet...

The Story Behind 'The Green Memory of Fear' by B.A. Chepaitis

I sat in the courtroom, listening to a witness for the defense in a case against a psychiatrist  accused of sexually abusing one of his former patients.  I was there as a support person for the former patient. I knew he was telling the truth, because he had a tape of the psychiatrist admitting what he'd done.  But at that moment the witness for the psychiatrist was talking fast about how psychiatric patients make things up, how they lie because of their problems.  I was upset ...

Prophesy of the Flame Lynn Hardy: Making a difference in homeless families' lives

Our guest today is Lynn Hardy, author of The Prophecy of Flame.  All proceeds from book sales (and movie sales if all goes well!) will go to helping homeless families.  Please click the link in her bio below and order your copy to help families stay off the streets.  My applause goes to Lynn for making this all happen!

Led by a series of dreams and encouraged by friends, Lynn Hardy began the journey to become an author. She stored her work in a computer file labeled "second...

Interview with Kellyann Zuzulo: 'Don't ever give up on love'

Let's see a show of hands who would love a genie in a bottle? We have a wonderful interview with Kellyann Zuzulo. She is the author of the paranormal romance, The Genie Ignites. Enjoy the interview and please check her book out!

A former journalist, Kellyann's interest in Middle Eastern myth and legend stems from her stint as a Managing Editor of Publications for the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C.She is a published author of several genie romance novellas...

The Story Behind 'Montana Morning' by Jill Limber

The Story Behind Montana Morning

By Jill Limber

Women love a good love story, and I'm no exception. Love to read them, love to write them.

Ask any woman about the first time she fell in love and she will get a dreamy look and be able to tell you where she was, what she was wearing, the time of day and the place. It doesn't matter if a woman is in her teens or ninety. If there are any other women in on the conversation, they will willingly chime in with their own stories.

When...

Interview with Barbara Lampert: 'There was something about Charlie and different about our relationship'

Everyone loves dogs, right? We have a wonderful interview with Barbara Lampert. She is the author of the dog memoir, Charlie: A Love Story. Enjoy the interview and please check her book out!

Barbara Lampert is a Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in relationships. She's been in private practice in Brentwood, California for over twenty years. She considers her work a calling and loves what she does. She has a doctorate in medical sociology and two master's degrees – ...

Interview with 'Paris Adieu' Rozsa Gaston

We have a wonderful interview with the talented Rozsa Gaston, author of Paris Adieu.  I want to apologize, there was supposed to be a giveaway today but the Rafflecopter thing is giving me fits and I can't get the code to load right but….she'll be back later on in her tour and you can have a chance to win a copy of her book then.  Hopefully by then I'll have another template that won't give me as much fits as this one is doing.  If you can't wait for the giveaway and you want ...

Interview with 'Paris Adieu' Rozsa Gaston + Giveaway

We welcome today Rozsa Gaston, author of the women's contemporary fiction, Paris Adieu. Rozsa is giving away a copy of her book (see details below interview)!

Rozsa Gaston is an author who writes serious books on playful matters. She is the author of Paris Adieu, Dogsitters, Budapest Romance, Lyric, Running from Love and the soon to be released Paris Adieu sequel, Black is Not a Color Unless Worn By a Blonde. Rozsa studied European intellectual history at Yale, and then...