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SUZY TURNER and the MORGAN SISTERS SERIES

Can you tell us a little about your latest book?

My latest one is actually a chick lit book called Forever Fredless. But perhaps I should talk about my previous novel, The Temporal Stone which comes under the YA urban fantasy genre.
Here's a brief summary: It's been a couple of months since Emma and Lana entered the Praxos Academy and life has been hectic ever since. What with regular A level classes combined with learning all about the supernatural world, control classes, self defence and fight night, the girls are constantly busy.But when their world seems to stop right in front of them, they and their fellow Watchers have a huge mystery to solve. A mystery which will lead them on a long road trip across south west England where they will meet all kinds of strange creatures, some intent on causing harm and others desperate to put a stop to the problem.
What inspired you to write it?It was a guy I met whilst working on a movie a couple of years ago. He was the main actor - gorgeous, so much fun and really down to earth. We clicked immediately and became buddies. He's kind of like a brother and I just knew back then that I wanted to base a character on him. The character's name is Declan Alexander and he's quite an important character in the series. In fact the series just developed from him!
If it was made into a movie, who would you like to play the main characters?For the two main sisters, it would have to be a young Vivien Leigh lookalike for Emma Jane Morgan and a younger Gabrielle Union for Lana Beth - but both would have to be British!Mark Killeen (my buddy) would definitely play Declan and Aishwarya Rai would play Saleena.
Why do you write in this genre?I have two absolute favourite genres and they are chick lit and YA urban fantasy. I just get sucked into them both which is why I like to write them too.
What made you want to become an author?I'm not sure. Maybe because I've always had a passion for books, for great stories and book stores. I could spend hours and hours just browsing all those wonderful tactile books! Before I started writing full time, I worked in the publishing industry, so I was always writing. I guess it just developed from there.
Name one of your all-time favorite books?A Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood... A.M.A.Z.I.N.G
Who, or what, inspires you?People, places, music, feelings, dreams... I am inspired by everything around me.
Where is your favorite place to write?At home where it's warm and cozy. I don't have an office though. Eventually I'd like to live in a house with my own little office which I plan to turn into my very own den, with forest wallpaper and fairy lights!
What is your favorite movie that was based on a book?Harry Potter, hands down!
Who is your favorite author (s) and why?Oh I have so many! Shalini Boland and Melissa Pearl are two of my all time favourite YA authors - their stories just totally wow me. Poppet for scary stories. Belinda Jones for chick lit. JK Rowling and Stephenie Meyer for obvious reasons!
Tell us a random fact about yourself.I have a belly button piercing ;)
Who would play you in the movie about your life?Sandra Bullock - I just adore her!
Tell us something interesting about the area where you live.I live in the Algarve, Portugal - famous for it's delicious chicken piri piri!
Suzy Turner has worked as a journalist, assistant editor, features editor and magazine editor. Early in 2010 however, she began writing full time and has since completed six books for young adults: The Raven Saga trilogy and The Morgan Sisters series.
Although Suzy is a Yorkshire lass at heart, she left her home town of Rotherham, UK, to move to Portugal with her family when she was ten. The Algarve continues to be her home, where she lives with her childhood sweetheart and husband of 15 years, Michael, and their two neurotic dogs and a cat who thinks she's a princess.    website: http://suzyturner.com
Chick Lit Blog: http://www.fictiondreams.com
YA Blog: http://suzyturner.blogspot.com
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Suzy-Turner/e/B...
Facebook: http://facebook.com/suzyturnerbooks
Twitter: http://twitter.com/suzy_turner
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/suzyturnerbooks





LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

The WRITER's HOLIDAY RUSH

So at the year's end, with all the Christmas shopping, Thanksgiving pig outs, we have the WRITER's DASH!

THE WRITER'S END OF YEAR MADNESS

So if you are like me and plan your books out for the next year based on what you've written this year, then you are busting your tail to get all your drafts done for your next year's releases.

THERE's NANOWRIMO in November

I use Nanowrimo in November to push me to write fast and finish up any unfinished manuscripts I have floating around. Sometimes it helps, other times, not so much.

THERE's MARKETING planning to be done by December

Yes, this is where I set up my dreaded marketing budget, hopes, dreams for the next year.

THE MADNESS?

Every year I kick myself for finishing all the above at the last possible moment. My hope is to do all my writing for 2014 by October 30th. Take November 1st - December 30th off and just let my promos for those months run with little help.

IT NEVER turns out the way we plan.

And again this year, I'm 1.5 book short of my goals set at the beginning of the year.

YOU?
LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

BLACK FRIDAY - BOOK MUST HAVES!

Okay, this is where I did into my reading goody bag and tell you of my all time favorite books you've got to get your GREEDY little hands on.

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Recommended by my 12 yr old:

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Recommended by my 10 yr old son

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LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

Fallen Souls by Linda Foster

COVER REVEAL time!!! Woot!


About Fallen Souls:
Ash never thought going to a party could be dangerous. He certainly never thought it would change his life. But when a man with red eyes begins following him – and his sister – he realizes he was wrong. Soon they’re running, leading the man on a desperate chase over icy roads.

When Ash crashes his car, nearly killing his sister, the red-eyed man offers Ash a choice – save his sister, but pay the highest price possible. Bring Grace back to life, at the cost of his own soul.

Suddenly, Ash is facing a choice he never sought. But will he use that choice to save his sister? And if he does … what will it mean for Ash himself?

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Someone has started a revolution in Heaven, his betrayal and lies tearing the fabric of the angels apart. Things are coming quickly to a head, and before long the angels will find themselves at war … with each other. Friends and allies will turn against each other, each choosing their own side of right and wrong.

If that happens, the world as they know it will end.

It's up to Kali, protector of angels and humans, to stop the treachery before war breaks out and peace is shattered forever. But how far is she willing to go to save the lives of the angels? Will she turn against her own dearest friend to save her world?
And if she does … will anything be left for her to come home to?

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Join Ash and Kali on their individual adventures as we see what – and who – led them to find each other in Soul Bound, the first book in the Realm of the Claimed.

Add it to your Goodreads To Be Read List!

Find more about Linda Foster at her haunts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealmOfTheClaimedSeriesTwitter: https://twitter.com/lindafoster86website: http://www.linda-foster.comGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6862118.Linda_FosterLM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

WASTELANDS by LM Preston COVER REVEAL!

Yep! Yep! Yep! There's a revealing going on.

If you have an insatiable appetite for PIRATES and romance with MYSTERY thrown in, than you are in for a great ride with the BANDITS series.

Book 2 in the series WASTELANDS by LM Preston comes out Spring 2014 (May).

However, she couldn't wait to share the details of her smokin' hot cover!


Take a moment to add it to your GOODREADS reading list!
The goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18689973-wastelands Here's the ISBN # 9780985025
And enjoy a FREE read of the 1st book in the series, BANDITS! here.




Places to find LM PRESTON
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COVER LOVE...ENVY...LUST?

Ahhhhh.....my first book I fell in love with had a....
GORGEOUS cover!
I have to admit, that if they are going to try to get me to purchase a book it's got to do the following.
ATTRACT ME! Yep, love at first sight is a big deal when it comes to catching a reader.
FIT IN! It's got to fit in with what my expectations are for the genre. No! No! No! I do not like the 'Bait then Switch' where you put a sexy guy with brown hair on the cover but the hero has red hair! That's just wrong.
TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD! The cover must highlight aspects from the book that are intriguing. Yep, it has to be perceived from the cover. Don't give too much away but tease me a bit.
Lastly....
BACK IT UP with a great story.

Here are some great COVERs that I have envy ... uh LOVE for presented by my fellow authors in

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 LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

Hunter by KC Blake

Need another great Halloween read? Well get your VAMP fix on with HUNTER by KC Blake!

Hunter begins with Bay-Lee in Maine, living a normal life—sort of. It's impossible to completely banish the supernatural when your boyfriend is a ghost. Nick insists he isn't sticking around to haunt her. According to him, he wants to protect her. But that doesn't make sense. Why would he be concerned about her when it was her fault he'd died?

She's in History, taking a test, and Nick pops in with a warning. The Order (monsters living in the Spirit Realm) have put a hefty bounty on her head. Nick wants her to go home to her father in New Zealand where she will be safe, but she's determined to graduate from the school in Maine. Everything seems to be fine. Why should she run from something that 'might' happen?

Then a reaper tries to collect the bounty.

Bay-Lee will return to her father's school and begin her training anew, despite the fact Nick's brother doesn't want her there. An old enemy returns, and a familiar student threatens her relationship with Nick. It doesn't help that Nick thinks he should leave her for her own good. Surviving is her number one priority. Keeping the love of her life at her side is a close second. Together, they will battle reapers, their inner demons, and each other in this YA paranormal romance with bite.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G8OUCVYSmashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/371625
BAIT the first book in the series is FREE at Amazon, Smashwords, etc.Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CJ182E4
 LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

Dark Seraphine by KaSonndra Leigh

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Genre: Young Adult Dark Fantasy


 

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"Mom always says the angels walk among us. She forgot to tell me that sometimes they're not all fluffy and nice."

Seventeen-year-old Caleb Wood has seen people he calls the walkers since he was a baby. It didn't take long for him to realize something…no one can see these strangers but him. They never stuck around or tried to touch him. And they never said a word. That was until one day on the first day of class in his senior year when an incredibly gorgeous girl strolls into his life…and things are never the same again.

Soon Caleb realizes he has stepped into the middle of a growing conflict between two ancient groups. And his ability to see the invisible ones, the half-breeds that want to modify the human race, just might be the only hope both he and the mysterious, but infuriating, Gia, have of making it out alive. 
Author Bio:
I live in the City of Alchemy and Medicine, North Carolina. I write about people doing fantastical things in magical worlds. Sometimes they fall for each other and make sacrifices for their friends. Oh, and sometimes they love music and nature too. I live with my two sons,a guinea pig, a cat, and two dogs. Now that I have completed my MFA in creative writing, I find that I have a little extra time to play CLUE more often. I live in an L-shaped house dedicated to my grandmother. It has a secret library complete with fairies, venetian plastered walls, and a desk made out of clear blue glass.
Links:Author website: www.kasonndraleigh.comPrelude's Fan page: http://facebook.com/kasonndraleighbookspagePrelude's Pinterest Board: http://pinterest.com/alestasia/the-prelude/My Twitter: http://twitter.com/kasonndraleighAmazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/KaSonndra-Leigh/e/B0066W7GY4


LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

A Novel isn't Built in a Day

You heard the phrase, "Rome wasn't built in a day..."



Neither is a good novel.
For some reason, this year, it's taken me way too much time to finish the novels I'm writing for release next year.MY NATURAL WRITING RYTHM

I have a natural writing pace of 0 to 71K words in four months. I know to many that sounds ambitious but for me, it's a comfortable writing pace. Also, I'm a speed typist which helps.WHEN the RYTHM is OFF

Now, there are some writer friends I know that fight through lulls or times when they can't write for various reason. Well for me, I just couldn't muster up the desire to do it as often or fast as I usually did. Maybe because my already hectic life got a bit more hectic or that long vacation kind of made me a bit more lazy, I don't know. But for the first time in 5 years my momentum came to a screeching halt.WRITING IN SPITE OF

I tried to write in spite of my lack of desire or energy to do so. And you know what? My first draft totally sucked. Yep, it was horrible. Bad.I felt like it was a waste of time, but I saw the story there and well, I edited. And edited, and cut, and pasted and changed. At the end of the day, it took just as long as it would've taken had I gone with my 'off' writing flow and just sat down to do it when I felt like it.

WHY NOT TAKE A WRITING BREAKMost full-time writers who make a living at writing don't have the luxury to just well, take off. So if you want to have a writing career, make a living at what you love to do, than you better be able to produce or have a spouse that pays most of the bills.

LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

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