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#Wicked Good Deal on #Netgalley #Free

WICKED WEDNESDAY
In The Power of Love and Murder, I have two wicked villains...one you like to hate and one you hate to like. Right now, Netgalley has The Power of Love and Murder for free if you're willing to review it when you're done reading. Now that is wicked good.

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For thirteen years, Penny Sparks has managed to hide from the political powers who murdered her family. When she unwittingly exposes her true identity, not only is she marked for death, but the people closest to her risk meeting the same fate.
Jake Winters is out of rehab and coming to grips with his demons. When he meets his sister’s roommate, Jake believes Penny might be that someone who can help him find life after rock star status…until her secrets blow up his world.
With a government agent turned hit man closing in on her, Penny and Jake race to expose the presidential contender behind the murders of her family. Even if they win the race with death, the murder that stands between them could end their hope for a new life.
N N Light ReviewsIf you’re a fan of romantic suspense, this is a must read. If you’re a fan of suspense and/or political thrillers, you’ll love it!
Still Moments Magazine, Between the PagesA fast-paced romance packed with action and suspense.Heidi M. Thomas, award winning author of the Cowgirl Dreams triologyTense, tight, exciting…with the right amount of passion and humor.
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The Bud, the Rose, My #Writing by Nancy Sartor

MUSE MONDAY
Please join me in welcoming my guest, Nancy Sartor, with a really fun post!
I love roses, love the way they look, smell, feel. I would fill my house with them, except that they don’t last. A couple of days of radiant beauty and a week of browning leaves that drop on the floor while the former blossom looks somewhat like a goose whose hair is falling out. In the odd way a thought about one thing leads to another, roses remind me of my writing.
It's not that my prose is radiantly beautiful (although there are days on which the Muse grabs my fingers, shuts my mouth, turns off the television, disables my games and does the writing. Those days shine so brightly no rose could compete, but they are few and far between). It’s pretty much the reverse. I begin with scraggly, half-drawn cardboard images that sound perfectly wonderful to me. I finish the chapter or scene, close the laptop with a satisfied click and engage in something else. It’s the next day that the thing falls apart.
The next day, I read back through my prose. By the third line of the first paragraph, I’m beginning to suspect someone has stolen this document and changed all my wonderful words. If I’m lucky, somewhere in that mess there is a kernel of an idea or a lovely turn of phrase or a character name that catches my fancy. I go back to line one, hit the enter key about four times and begin anew.
I would love to say at this point that what I write is perfect. Heck, I’d love to say it’s acceptable. What I can say is it’s better, and as I work through it muttering various words my mother would not approve, I finally begin to see the shape of this scene or chapter. Generally, by the fourth or fortieth time through, it has shape and substance, the characters are saying what real people say and I’m beginning to think I might get this finished.
I have one suspense published and two paranormals. They’re all set at least partially in Nashville because that’s where I live and what I know. The suspense, Bones Along the Hill, is set in the funeral industry in Nashville; the first paranormal, Christmas Across Time is set between Opryland Hotel and the Two Rivers Mansion. While it is set in modern day, a good bit of the action takes place long ago. The second paranormal, Blessed Curse is set in addition to Nashville, in tiny Rugby, Tennessee, a historic district that has many of its own ghost stories. The blurb is for Blessed Curse.
BLESSED CURSE. Deeply scarred from her childhood, Jorie Wainright has pledged to remain childless. Fate intervenes to give her a child, but immediately powerful otherworldly forces threaten the baby’s survival. Even though the child’s birth will jeopardize her future with the man of her dreams, Logan Mathis who is the child’s father, Jorie fights to save her unborn. With a psychic connection forged in a mountain mist on the edge of the rational world, Jorie, Logan and four childhood friends engage in a battle that may destroy them and the innocent unborn.BUY LINK: http://amzn.to/2EmMtzB
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#Villain, #Savior, and Romance by Beth Caudill

WICKED WEDNESDAY Please welcome my guest, Beth. We're talking villains!Thank you for hosting me today.
The quest for my villain started with my heroine Evelyn Brooks.  She is a photographer and I wanted to play on the myth that a camera steals the souls of those who have their picture taken. After falling into the internet research hole for an afternoon, I decided on my villain being an Aztec.
Except I knew nothing of the Aztec. In order to create my villain, I needed more information.  There was little Information on the web and what was there I’d classify as sketchy. The library has some books in the children’s section but not what I wanted. Through searching Amazon, based on the blurb and reviews, I narrowed my reference material to The Aztecs by Michael E. Smith (3rd edition).
It’s a bit dry, like when it talks about the tax system of the cities. But it gives a good overview of the art, government and religious duties of the Aztec citizens. There were also city names and people presented so I had an idea on how to form names for my characters. Naming sites don’t have many entries for Aztec inspired names.
Ichtaca sees himself as a savior. The one destined to restore his people to their place in the world. The fact that he can practice human sacrifice in his pursuit of his king and wife, is a bonus he will gladly take advantage of.
Excerpt
He wasn’t evil, but he was an instrument of the Aztec Gods. Everyday people had forgotten about magic, about the power of celestial beings, and the dominion that comes from service. The gods may have weakened but they never left this world. He would bring them back with blood freely given in this modern time. He would reward a select few with the honor of being the living sacrifice. The ones whose beating hearts he ripped from their chests. Those who had dormant power within them. Only then could his soul rest.Once his king had returned and a connection to the gods was complete, he would be with his wife and live the life long denied them. Full of ritual and servants. Devotion and worship. It had been too long since a true sacrifice had been delivered and power returned to his kin. The girl in the cabin would be the first of many. But only after her father had done Ichtaca’s bidding and retrieved the photograph.At the turn of the twentieth century, technology had seized the attention of the world. It had been a slow build, but those who embraced the enchantments provided by the natural world retreated. Metal and the insidious creations developed from it provided the masses with new concepts to worship.One of those contraptions that was more insidious than it seemed was the camera. For some, it simply copied an image onto a plate or film. But those who believed in Transcendence—the belief of soul energy to travel beyond our plane of existence—found themselves trapped. Their bodies empty shells that disintegrated without the host’s spirit.In 1906, the Goddess Tlaltecuhtli split the earth in California. A small contingent of his people traveled to San Francisco to take advantage of the death and despair. They could renew their bonds with the gods by providing release to the affected populous. No one would know of his clan’s work except the gods.Reveling in the chaos of the event, he hadn’t noticed the change in Tiegan or his king. Not until it was too late. They’d returned home. The journey drained their lives too soon. Their people strayed without a ruler. Too many lost hope, abandoned their refuge.He was the last of his people. The last to know the true power of the gods and how to return them to this world. His first step was to retrieve the photograph imprisoning them.
Tethered by Beth Caudill
Blurb
Evelyn Brooks lives with the freedom only her kind can know—in her human form as a photographer, and in the skies as a falcon. When a stalker drives her from her home, Evelyn discovers a beautiful, wild sanctuary in North Carolina. After a bolt of magic knocks her from the sky, leaving her helpless, she realizes too late that danger invaded her refuge.

Park ranger Lawke Morgan’s day goes from bad to worse when his ex-wife unexpectedly drops off their 13-year-old daughter in the beginning of a dangerous storm. His life takes a turn for the bizarre after he finds an injured Peregrine falcon that transforms into a lovely woman.

When his daughter is kidnapped by an Aztec priest, one who should have been dead for centuries, Lawke learns that Evelyn holds the key to the priest’s demands. Together they must confront blood sacrifices, defy ancient gods and find a way to trust each other when a young girl’s life hangs in the balance. 
Can a woman used to soaring amongst the clouds embrace love with a man firmly rooted on the ground? 
Currently on sale for $0.99
January 20 – February 18, 2018
Available for Sale at:                Amazon US – http://www.amzn.com/B01NH9KZT9/            Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01NH9KZT9/            Amazon DE - https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01NH9KZT9/            Amazon CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01NH9KZT9/            Amazon AU - https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B01NH9KZT9/            Barnes and Noble – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tethered-beth-caudill/1125729374?ean=2940157181444            iBooks – https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/tethered/id1204476545?mt=11            Kobo – https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/tethered-17            Google – https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Beth_Caudill_Tethered_A_Zodiac_Shifters_Book?id=_fYWDgAAQBAJ
Book Website: http://bethcaudill.net/books/zodiac-shifters-willows-haven/tethered/
Author Website: http://BethCaudill.net/Author Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cEp6b1Author Email: beth@bethcaudill.netAuthor Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/beth_caudill/Author Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorBethCaudillAuthor Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/bethcaudill13/Author Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/bethcaudillAmazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00538IWEUBookbub Author Page: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/beth-caudill 
About the Author Although Beth grew up in West Virginia, she currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, two sons and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who makes an excellent lap warmer. Blending the analytical and creative sides of her brain, she delights in creating fantasy worlds for others. Catch her online most days except when NCIS and Once Upon a Time air.

#99Cent #Sale for Love and Murder

Everyone loves a sale. Whether it's those shoes you stare at every time you walk past the store window, or the juicer you wish you could afford, or the book that sounds like a great read. I can help you with that last one. Two of my Love and Murder Series books are on sale for the month of February for...wait for it...$.99! That's 99 cents for two award nominated books.

And don't forget, after you read, please be sure to head back to Amazon and leave a review. The hardest thing an author has to do, after getting published that is, is to round up reviews. Reviews are the all important way we get Amazon and BookBub to recognize us. I'd love to get on BookBub, but until I have enough reviews they won't take a look at me. Here's a taste...

Inheriting an Austrian Castle is an Alpine fairytale for August, until someone begins killing the heirs.  
A Legacy of Love and Murder  EPIC AWARD FINALIST

In Austria to meet her great-grandfather and explore his castle estate filled with priceless art, August Myer arrives to find he’s died suspiciously. As one of the heirs, her life is in danger, turning this fairytale Alpine adventure into a nightmare of veiled threats, unexplained accidents, and murder.
Inspector Tobias Wolf splits his time between his profession and fighting the spread of neo-Nazism. But when the beautiful, intriguing American crosses his path during a murder investigation, ensuring her safety challenges his priorities…and his heart.
When August learns the handsome inspector is concealing a personal involvement and the death of her great-grandfather is somehow connected, she takes the investigation into her own hands. The outcome could be the death of both of them.


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Penny Sparks has secrets that can ruin a presidential contender, got her family murdered…and mark her as the next hit. The Power of Love and Murder  RONE AWARD FINALIST

For thirteen years, Penny Sparks has managed to hide from the political powers who murdered her family. When she unwittingly exposes her true identity, not only is she marked for death, but the people closest to her risk meeting the same fate.
Jake Winters is out of rehab and coming to grips with his demons. When he meets his sister’s roommate, Jake believes Penny might be that someone who can help him find life after rock star status…until her secrets blow up his world.
With a government agent turned hit man closing in on her, Penny and Jake race to expose the presidential contender behind the murders of her family. Even if they win the race with death, the murder that stands between them could end their hope for a new life.

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FEARLESSLY CREATING AN #AUDIO BOOK LIKE A RADIO DRAMA by Joe Cosentino

FEARLESS FRIDAYPlease welcome, Joe, back to Discover Yourself. Joe now has audio books! Exciting news and an interesting read.
I’ll be honest. Coming from a theatre background, most audiobooks put me to sleep. Maybe that’s a good thing for some people, but for me, I prefer listening to an audiobook where the characters come to life like in the days of radio drama. So when it came time to select a performer for the audiobooks of the first two novels in my popular Jana Lane mystery series, I sought out actors who could perfectly embody the over twenty characters in each novel. I was incredibly fortunate to find Charissa Clark Howe, a gifted actress, to perform PAPER DOLL, the novel that introduced us to fearless ex-child star Jana Lane, whose flashbacks from the past became murder attempts in her present. Now with PORCELAIN DOLL, Jana at forty makes a comeback film and fearlessly uncovers who is being murdered on the set and why. Her heart is set aflutter by her incredibly gorgeous romantic co-star, America’s heartthrob Jason Adonis. The other suspects include Jana’s James Dean type young co-star, her older John Wayne type co-star, her children’s Eve Harrington type nanny, the film’s gossipy makeup and hair artist, a local reverend trying to stop the film’s production, and Jason’s agent. To perform the audiobook, I hit the jackpot with Derick Snow, a fearless, quite versatile actor with a great deal of murder mystery acting experience. He not only connected with the mystery, humor, and romance of the novel, but also beautifully created the multitude of captivating and entertaining characters in Jana’s life. His dramatic voice, crisp diction, and emotional availability are reminiscent of the old radio dramas. The listener feels as if he/she is part of the story! Derick’s intensity is perfect for the many plot twists and turns, dropped clues and red herrings, sweet romance, and shocking yet gratifying ending. The remaining three audiobooks (SATIN DOLL, CHINA DOLL, and RAG DOLL) will hopefully follow. So, grab your popcorn and take your front row seat. Listen to the Jana Lane mystery, PORCELAIN DOLL, by Joe Cosentino, performed by Derick Snow.
PORCELAIN DOLL, a Jana Lane mystery by Joe Cosentinopublished by The Wild Rose Pressaudiobook performed by Derick Snowhttp://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/all-titles/3772-porcelain-doll.htmlhttp://myBook.to/PorcelainDollhttps://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/Porcelain-Doll-Audiobook/B077XKTVKL/ref=a_search_c4_1_7_srImg?qid=1512511196&sr=1-7http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/porcelain-doll-joe-Cosentino/1123368757?ean=2940157711948
Is art imitating life in 1982? Jana Lane, ex-child star, is doing a comeback film about murder. When a crew member is killed on the set, it looks like Jana could be next. Thickening the plot is Jana’s breathtakingly handsome and muscular leading man, Jason Apollo, whose boyish, southern charms have aroused Jana’s interest on screen and off. Will Jana and Jason stop the murderer before the final reel, or end up on the cutting room floor in this fast-paced whodunit with a shocking ending?
Praise for PORCELAIN DOLL, a Jana Lane mystery:
“Suspenseful and mysterious, Porcelain Doll is a masterful creation, one that was impossible not to be affected by.” Carol Fenton, BooksLaidBare Reviews
“Every page fills the readers with intrigue..Edge of your seat mystery that lures readers instantly…Once you read it, you can't put it down.” Urban Book Reviews
Porcelain Doll hooks from the start with characters behaving badly, all of whom have life-changing secrets…The story includes a nice arc, well-developed characters, and a few unexpected surprises.” InD’tale Magazine
“What a delight! A fun mystery that takes place in the 1980s with a range of engaging characters and a strong heroine….Jana is the perfect heroine for a mystery….A must-read for mystery lovers! Porcelain Doll is charming with a great insight to the rise and fall of stardom, and with a twist at the end I honestly didn’t see coming.” Readers’ Favorite
Bestselling author Joe Cosentino won Divine Magazine’s awards for best mystery novel, best humorous novel, and best contemporary novel of 2015. He is the author of the Jana Lane mysteries: Paper Doll, Porcelain Doll, Satin Doll, China Doll and Rag Doll (The Wild Rose Press); the Nicky and Noah mysteries: Drama Queen, Drama Muscle, Drama Cruise, Drama Luau, Drama Detective; the Cozzi Cove beach series: Cozzi Cove: Bouncing Back, Cozzi Cove: Moving Forward, Cozzi Cove: Stepping Out, Cozzi Cove: New Beginnings (NineStar Press); and the romance novellas: In My Heart/An Infatuation& A Shooting Star, the Bobby and Paolo Holiday Stories: A Home for the Holidays and The Perfect Gift, and The Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland (Dreamspinner Press). As an actor, he has appeared in principal roles in film, television, and theatre opposite stars such as Bruce Willis, Rosie O’Donnell, Nathan Lane, Holland Taylor, and Jason Robards. Joe is currently Head of the Department/Professor at a college in upstate New York, and is happily married. http://www.JoeCosentino.weebly.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JoeCosentinoauthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeCosenGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4071647.Joe_CosentinoAmazon: Author.to/JoeCosentino

#Villains are #Heroes too? by Diane Burton

WICKED WEDNESDAYAh, one of my favorite days of the week...Wicked Wednesday...and Diane has a fun guest post! Villains are the heroes of their own story. Each villain thinks s/he’s in the right. (Rather than keep using s/he and her/him, I’m going to use masculine pronouns, even though we know women can be villains, too.) Psychopaths are different and not the subject of this post.A good villain has his own GMC. When we’re writing our stories, we need to write our villain’s Goal, Motivation, and Conflict, as well as the main characters. What does he want, why, and what’s preventing him from getting it? The goal can be admirable—supporting family, retrieving what’s been stolen—or not, but understandable. Revenge, greed, righting a wrong.I enjoy reading stories where the reader doesn’t know who the villain is. In my Alex O’Hara PI mystery series, the stories are written in Alex’s point of view. The reader only knows what she knows. As the story unfolds, she (and the reader) sees the clues and red herrings and doesn’t know which to trust. When the villain reveals himself, it’s a surprise for Alex. Is it a surprise for the reader? I hope so, but I never underestimate the intelligence of readers. In my Outer Rim science fiction romances, the villain is identified right off the bat. Hallart, a gangster, wants to rule the galaxy. Drugs, prostitution, extortion, racketeering. If it’s illegal, Hallart is into it. The reader knows in the first book, The Pilot, that Hallart is a villain. Either he or his minions are the villains in each story. What the reader doesn’t know is who are his minions. Hopefully, that will be a surprise. For reader satisfaction, the minions are caught, or at least identified. And, good minions that they are, they won’t help the authorities capture their boss.Eventually, Hallart has to be stopped. That’s at the center of the fourth Outer Rim Novel, The Spy, my work in progress. As I write the last book in the series, I haven’t figured out how, but I do know who will bring him down. If I accomplish my goal, The Spy will be available in late fall.Developing a good villain can be a challenge. The writer can’t let the villain take over the story. But, the writer can’t write so little that the villain is flat. Finding a balance is the key. For a writer, understanding the villain, what makes him tick, makes a great story.Alex O’Hara PI mysteries The Case of the Bygone Brother: Amazon ~ Amazon UK ~ iBooks~ Kobo~ B&N~ Smashwords The Case of the Fabulous Fiancé: Amazon ~ Amazon UK~ iBooks ~ Kobo ~ B&N ~ Smashwords The Case of the Meddling Mama: Amazon ~ Amazon UK ~ iBooks ~ Kobo ~ B&N ~ Smashwords  Outer Rim NovelsThe Pilot: Amazon~ Amazon UK~ Kobo~ iBooks~ B&N~ SmashwordsThe Chameleon: Amazon ~ Amazon UK ~ Kobo ~ iBooks ~ B&N ~ SmashwordsThe Protector: Amazon~ Amazon UK ~ Kobo ~ iBooks~ B&N ~ Smashwords About the AuthorDiane Burton combines her love of mystery, adventure, science fiction and romance into writing romantic fiction. Besides the science fiction romanceSwitched and Outer Rim series , she is the author of One Red Shoe, a romantic suspense, and the Alex O’Hara PI mystery series. She is also a contributor to two anthologies: Portals, Volume 2 and How I Met My Husband. Diane and her husband live in West Michigan. They have two children and five grandchildren. For more info and excerpts from her books, visit Diane’s website: http://www.dianeburton.com  Connect with Diane Burton online Blog:  http://dianeburton.blogspot.com/Twitter:  http://twitter.com/dmburton72Facebook:  http://facebook.com/dianeburtonauthorGoodreads: Diane Burton AuthorPinterest: http://pinterest.com/dmburton72/ Sign up for Diane’s new release alert: http://eepurl.com/bdHtYf

The Muse Who Wouldn’t Shut Up by Sandra Carey Cody

MUSE MONDAY Please welcome Sandra Carey Cody to Discover Yourself. She has a great Muse post!
A writer’s relationship with her muse is a delicate, sometimes unpredictable, thing.I wrote An Uncertain Path at my muse’s insistence. It’s a sequel to Love and Not Destroy, which was intended to be a standalone. After writing five books in a series, I wanted to do something different. The plan was to write a standalone, then return to my series, refreshed. With that in mind, I created a new cast of characters and a new plot, complete with a puzzle to be solved and questions to be answered. By the end of the book, the puzzle was solved, the questions answered. My protagonist, Peace Morrow, abandoned as an infant, has solved a murder and discovered her birth family. But, as often happens, the answers led to more questions. How will Peace relate to her newly-discovered family? How will they fit into her life? My muse insisted that these questions be answered. So ... I had to write another Peace Morrow mystery, one with a subplot that showed the diverse pieces of Peace’s life coming together.All was going well until my muse became fascinated by the killer in the new book. She suggested a new path. My “Whodunit” became a “Whydunit” - not what I had planned but, truth be told, I’m glad I listened to my muse. An Uncertain Path is a dual narrative and, I believe, is a better book, more complex, more layered, than if I had stuck to the original plan. BLURB: A tragic accident links the lives of two young women, forcing each to question things she thought were certain and setting them on a path neither could have imagined.Peace Morrow is about the meet the birth family she’s always longed to know. Raised as a Pennsylvania Quaker, she wonders what her Virginia aristocrat family will think of her. Just as they’re getting to know one another, a careless action by one of them takes the family to the brink of disaster, straining relationships and testing loyalties.Rachel Woodard, longing to break out of the safe world she’s always known, takes a drastic step that results in the death of a young man, setting off a chain of events that swirls outward like a pebble dropped in a pool. Should she live a lie to preserve her own life? What if the lie hurts no one and will save the people she loves from heartbreak?BUY LINK FOR AN UNCERTAIN PATH: amzn.to/2vhDkz4EXCERPT:  Struggling to control the fury that threatened to explode within her, Rachel got in the car and started the engine, looking at the road ahead. Tony went to front of the car. There he stopped and spread his arms wide.“Get out of the way!”“Not until you talk to me.”“There’s nothing more to say.”He stared at her, but did not move.“I’ll run over you if I have to.”He didn’t budge.Rachel started to shake. “I mean it. I will.”“You know you won’t.” And then he sealed his fate. He grinned at her, the same grin he’d used to win every argument since fifth grade.  Rachel’s foot was on the accelerator. She leaned back, gripped the wheel, and moved the gear shift lever. She felt the car move. Tony moved with it. His eyes widened, his mouth formed a large oh, his head moved side to side. He stumbled back, but still, he remained squarely in front of the car. Rachel felt her body tense and, unbelievably, as if of its own volition, the car shot forward. She watched as Tony seemed to dive onto the hood, then slide, slow motion, off to the side. She saw his feet go up, his body flip sideways and disappear from view.  She stared through the windshield, to the spot where, seconds ago, Tony had stood, grinning at her, blocking her way. Now there was nothing. She looked to the side where he’d fallen, waiting for him to get up.He didn’t.She got out of the car and walked around to the other side.He lay face down by the side of the road, next to his bicycle, still as a broken doll.BIO: Sandra Carey Cody grew up in a story-loving family in Missouri. Her husband’s job transfers took her to various cities in different parts of the country until they settled down in a small town near Philadelphia. Wherever she’s gone, books have been the bridge to her new life and new friends. Her published works include the Jennie Connors mystery series, assorted short stories, and two books featuring Peace Morrow: Love and Not Destroy and An Uncertain Path. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and teaches at the Pearl S. Buck Writing Center.

#Free Story on #MoonlightAndMystery

MUSE MONDAY I told you about the fantastic on-line magazine I'm privileged to be a part of last Wicked Wednesday. The magazine is still developing so take advantage right now of a feature that will eventually be available only to members of the Street Team. (click here:)  Moonlight Virtual Mystery is a virtual story written in real time. Every week a new chapter is posted.

But wait! Not only do you get a free story...

Join us for the next twelve weeks as we journey into the world of mystery, write and reveal a short story together––with your input. Each week, one of our twelve award-winning authors will take the lead, chapter by chapter.Leave comments or questions, suggest the direction you’d like to see the story take, and share the journey with us. Your comments may win you entries in our $100.00 Quarterly Giveaway, so interact with us.The more you share and interact, the more entries you can earn. So let’s embark, because…So hurry on over, because (click here for the story:) Darkness Awaits. And then check out the advantages and fun that will await you if you join the Street Team.

Stuck Between an Assault and a Princess by Sylvie Grayson.

FEARLESS FRIDAY Please welcome Sylvie Grayson with her new release, Prince of Jiran.
When I wrote the first book of The Last War series, I expected there would be two or three books. Here we are at Book Five, and Six is just hovering at the back of my brain! I'm fearlessly charging ahead. It has been a lot of fun to write this fifth book. It dives into the culture of Jiran, a loose collection of tribal families that travel the plains across the mountains to the west of Khandarken. These people don’t have good relations with the other countries around them. They stayed out of the Last War, keeping to the sidelines and refusing to take sides between Emperor Aqatain and the rebel forces that finally defeated him. Thus the Prince of Jiran is stuck with trying to mend relations at a time he is suffering an assault of his own and needs the support. He's a fearless leader. And of course Princess Chinata has caught his eye, and that complicates an already complicated situation!

Shandro, Prince of the Penrhy tribe of Jiran, disagrees with his father, Sovereign Pollack, on nearly every issue that arises between them. But his goal is to uphold the family values in spite of Pollack’s conniving moves as he deals with the hotbed of competing nations surrounding them.
Then Shandro is sent on a mission across the mountains into Khandarken to bring back Princess Chinata, a bride for Emperor Carlton’s Advisor. In exchange, Jiran and the Penrhy tribe are given a peace agreement, protection against invasion by the Emperor’s troops. This seems a good trade, as Carlton is hovering on their borders with his need for more land. However, not far into the journey, it becomes apparent someone is not adhering to the terms of the peace accord.

Near the tribal border, Shandro and his troops have come under direct attack from unknown forces. He digs deeper into Chinata’s background to find strong ties to the New Empire. Is it too dangerous to bring Princess Chinata into Jiran? Or as her escort, does Shandro become her defender against the Emperor’s troops?

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AUTHOR BIOSylvie Grayson loves to write about suspense, romance and murder and has published contemporary romantic suspense novels, all about strong women who meet with dangerous odds, stories of tension and attraction. She has also written The Last War series, a sci fi/fantasy adventure, the fifth book, Prince of Jiran, newly released.
She has lived most of her life in British Columbia, Canada, in spots ranging from Vancouver Island on the west coast to the North Peace River country and the Kootenays in the beautiful interior. She lived for a year in Japan. She has been an English language instructor, a nightclub manager, an auto shop bookkeeper and a lawyer. She lives in southern British Columbia with her husband on a small piece of land near the Pacific Ocean.
Sylvie loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her at sylviegraysonauthor@gmail.com, on her website at www.sylviegrayson.com or on facebook.

A Wickedly Fun Site #ABA #MoonlightAndMystery #MFRWauthor

WICKED WEDNESDAY Happy New Year! I’m ringing in 2018 with some exciting news for readers:  I’m one of 12 best-selling, award-winning authors involved in a fabulous new one-stop website to satisfy your every literary desire, and we want you to be a part of it, too!I’m thrilled to introduce Moonlight and Mystery, the premier online magazine site providing the best romantic suspense, mystery, and page-turning reads, some with a sprinkle of supernatural, time slips, urban fantasy, or magic.What does the site offer?• Fabulous reads
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