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Cover Reveal for Hook’s Little Mermaid by Suzanna Lynn

 

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Hook’s Little Mermaid by Author Suzanna Lynn




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Captain James Hook was once a good man trying to make a somewhat honest living. He is a pirate, after all. However, after getting word that a boy named Peter Pan played a part in the death of a dear loved one, Hook makes it his sole purpose to hunt down and destroy the fiend.


 


On his journey for vengeance, the captain encounters many new comrades, including a young girl named Red and a fairy called Tinker Bell, and both push him to reconsider his desire for justice.


 


The accidental rescue of a mermaid leads him on a whirlwind adventure in Neverland. The journey is not a simple one, considering Pan, the Lost Boys, mermaids, and magic all come into play. After several misadventures, Hook must choose between the possibility of a new life with love and his much-desired retaliation against Pan.


 


Once everything is said and done, will the captain be able to overcome his need for revenge? Will he let compassion steer him toward love? Or will Captain Hook live up to his villainous reputation?

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Description:

A war is brewing between the hunters and the vampires and Chloe is determined to strike against the vampires before they have a chance to attack. Unfortunately, her plan goes all wrong and results in a massive takeover by the undead.

This group of unlikely heroes have the power of elements, magic and strength on their side. They have even recruited one of the original vampires to help aid in their mission. But will it be enough? Will society ever go back to normal now that the world knows that vampires truly exist?

The Arcadia Falls Chronicles is the continuation of The Vampire Hunter’s Daughter. Following the format of The Vampire Hunter’s Daughter, The Arcadia Falls Chronicles is serialized into several novella-length stories.

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Cover Reveal: Zombie Face by Emily Walker

First you were Zombified
Now get your Zombie Face on with book 2!
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ZOMBIE FACE

By Emily Walker

Brett was having a nice evening hiding from zombies in a closet with a girl he liked, when things took a turn … and not in the direction he had been hoping for.

Now, that same girl has bitten off the side of his jaw and fled, leaving him alone to figure out what to do as he slowly starts to fall apart.

Finding a fellow bitten classmate –Eve — the two of them race across the city. Desperate to find her family, and hopefully some answers to what’s going on.

They meet several like themselves along the way, the bitten Brett and Eve try to figure out how to retain what they still have of their humanity and tame the hunger growing inside.

RELEASES 2/22/2016

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Aubrey Evans is living every author’s dream

Her sizzling romance novel is being turned into a blockbuster film. She would be celebrating this momentous event, if she wasn’t busy fighting over every tiny production detail with the maddeningly cavalier director, Kole Camden.

When news of their heated rivalry hits the gossip columns, drastic measures must be taken to save their sinking project. In an elaborate PR hoax, she is publicly linked to Greyson Meyers, the swoon-worthy star of her movie. A whirl-wind love affair is staged for the couple to mirror the steamy chapters of her own books.

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10 Writing Tips For Beginners

So, I wrote this a while back and I am re-blogging it.

Hope you enjoy!

1. Research. Always research. A writer is never done learning. Until the day you die, research the craft of writing, research your topics that you are writing about, and research the publishing industry. There is ALWAYS something to learn about writing.

2. Editing. First, always have an editor. Second, your editor will most likely red line your work. Do not just click accept all. Go in there and look at what is changed and why. If you have question about it, then ask the editor. This is a great way to learn what you might be doing wrong or mistakes that you make often.

3. Write for yourself, not for anyone else. You need to write what makes you happy, not what makes everyone else happy.

4. Write what you know. Your best work will always come from the heart and when you know firsthand about something it will come easier to you. The readers will know when you are writing about something you have no clue about. (Refer to back to number 1.)

5. Write every day. As with anything else, if you practice, you get better. Also, it becomes a habit. And that is a good thing.

6. Read. A good author will always read a lot. I know, I know, we don’t have time to read with all this writing we are supposed to be doing. Yeah. I don’t buy that. Go read. It’s relaxing and at the same time you are learning from the books that you are reading. Also, reading is why we are authors in the first place. We want to make people feel like we feel when we read a good book, right?

7. Don’t be worried about offending people. The best writers, (My favorites anyway) they write what they want without worry about offending the masses. If you want to say the F word, then say it! If you have a character that always calls people a derogatory term, then do it! If you worry about offending everyone, then you are fighting a losing battle because there will always be someone who will find a reason to be offended now days.

8. Get your work critiqued. If you join a writers group, either in real life or online, this can be a great way to get your work critiqued by other writers. You can learn a lot from these groups. BUT, the one thing I warn you about these groups is that sometimes you will run into people who think they are king of the mountain and know everything. If someone makes suggestions to your work, just remember. It’s only a suggestion, not an order. In the end, it’s your story, not theirs.

9. Study Dialog. Many writers have problems with dialog. For me, I actually think this is one of my stronger points, where details and whatnot are harder for me. I write very fast paced with a lot of action, so dialog carries the story.

10. Just write it. We all have a zillion excuses on why we haven’t written anything down for a while. The family, work, an idea rolling around in your head, too busy … (insert your own excuses here) Well. Just write it. Your story will never get written if you don’t work on it.

The Blue Effect: Episode 1 by Rose Shababy

“The best debut novel I’ve read in years. Blue is the type of unique, honest, protagonist usually only experienced in Stephen King novels.  The Blue Effect was part Fight Club, part X-Men and sucked me in from the very first chapter to the very last word. Powerfully written with a compelling plot and wicked antagonist. Couldn’t ask for anything more – except the sequel!” – Robert Dugoni, NY Times Best Selling Author – My Sister’s Grave

Title: The Blue Effect, Episode 1: Paper Dolls
Series: The Renegade Heroes
Author: Rose Shababy
Genre: Urban / Sci Fi / Fantasy
Pages: 91 on Amazon Kindle
Price: Perma Free
ASIN: B0149KVHWQ

Blue Brennan is as intelligent as she is beautiful, but she knows when people look at her, all they see is a pretty face. With no family or friends, she also knows she’s alone in the world. She tells herself she’s fine with that, after all, the only person you can trust is yourself.
Then she meets Kasey, an unusual and oddly appealing man who sees right through all the barriers she’s erected. He reveals himself as much more than an ordinary man through a strange vision, and introduces her to his equally extraordinary friends.
Kasey insists that Blue is one of them, but she resists, too scared to let herself become part of something.
Going back to her lonely existence, she finds herself more alone than ever. When her emotions take over in one terrible moment, the powers she denied rage out of control, and she realizes the only person who can help her is Kasey.
But finding him means finding herself. Is Blue ready to face the truth about who, and what, she is?

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EXCERPT
The Blue Effect, Episode 1: Paper Dolls Excerpt

“How do you do that?” I asked, finding my voice. I looked around the dance floor, at all the people frozen like 3D photographs. It didn’t make sense that I wasn’t scared by the situation at hand, but fear didn’t factor into my emotional state at all. I also wondered what it would be like to walk through the crowd and note all their bodily contortions and facial expressions, but I held back. At the moment I was more interested in hearing what this man had to say. “How did you make everything stop?”

“As to how I do what I do, I can only tell you that I do it. I know someone that can explain the how better than I. As to this,” he waggled a finger toward the still figures in the room, “this is all you. I can only help you … amplify what you had inside you to begin with.”

It was my turn to laugh, but it was humorless and harsh. “What are you talking about?”

“You have felt different all your life, no?”

“Sure. But doesn’t everybody?” I answered with an eye roll and looked around the room again. “Look at these morons. They’re all playing dress up, hiding their real selves from each other. But the truth is they’re desperate to find someone to love them. Hoping they’ll be important to someone, anyone, because they sure as hell don’t feel important to themselves. Hoping they’ll actually matter. Hoping that someone can take away the emptiness they feel every time they look in the mirror.”

He shook his head. “You are talking about yourself, not them. And they are not all like that. They are not the lifeless paper dolls you think they are, not even the ones trying so hard to stand out. And neither are you.”

His words confused me, and I felt myself growing angry. “Who are you?” I didn’t like the things he made me feel anymore, and I longed for the simplicity of the liquored-up daze I’d enjoyed earlier. I wanted to run away from him, but in the same moment I realized that nothing could have made me turn away from this strange man.

“My name is Kasimir Korsak. My friends call my Kasey. I would very much like to include you in that group.”

I shook my head. “If you know so much about me, you would know that I don’t have friends.” I put as much disdain into the last word as I could. I might want to find out more about the things that were happening, but that didn’t mean I trusted him. “Besides, what possible reason do I have to believe anything you say?”

His eyes were still steady on mine when he spoke. “You already trust me, Blue. You do not want to admit it because I am a stranger, but deep down you believe me because you hear truth in my words. You look around the room and see truth. You are different. Special.” He held out his hands, palms up in a gesture of openness. “You are like me, only you have not learned how to use your abilities yet.”

Abilities? I gaped at him. What the hell does that me

an?

We stood in the strange, echoless silence, neither of us taking our eyes off the other. I wanted his words to be true. I wanted the differentness I’d always felt to be something special, wanted it with an urgency that pierced through the numbness. In the few moments I’d spent with this man I’d felt more emotions than I’d felt in years.

The realization finally brought forth fear, but it also brought excitement, and I wanted more. If his words were true, and he and I were alike, maybe that meant I actually belonged somewhere.

“I can show you if you let me.” He smiled again and as we stared at one another, thoughts that weren’t mine raced through my head.

Give me a chance to show you. There are others like us. You do not have to be alone anymore.

“Why should I?”

“What are your options?” He smiled. “Someone once said, ‘I may never be what I want to be, what I ought to be, but how will I know unless I try?’ That is all I am asking you to do, try.”

“Who said that?”

He grinned wider. “A superhero.”

I rolled my eyes. “You’re kidding, right? This isn’t a fucking comic book.”

Author Bio

Rose Shababy and her family reside in eastern Washington State. Rose grew up in the Northwest but swears she’s going to move to warmer climates someday. She’s claimed this for over 20 years, however, and has yet to move more than 75 miles away from her mother.

Rose has a deep love of all things Star Trek and yearns to travel the heavens, as well as an intense desire to be bitten by a radioactive spider. Unfortunately she sucks at science and math so she hasn’t been able bring her dreams to life, instead living vicariously through books, comics, television and film. She hopes to someday make a million dollars so she can afford to buy her way to the international space station, but she’d settle for being able to fly around the world and leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Rose also loves to cook and worked for years in a gourmet Italian grocery and deli where she learned to hone her skills. She prepares culinary masterpieces for her family, but fervently wishes the dishes would wash themselves. Especially now that her dishwashers/children are nearly grown and only one still lives at home.

Rose likes to use her free time wisely. For instance, she likes to daydream, will often read for hours until she falls asleep on the couch with an electric blanket and a warm tabby cat curled up on her hip, as well as spending cozy weekend days watching Syfy movies like Sharknado and Mega Piranha with her husband.

If Rose were a cartoon animal, she’d prefer to be a wise old owl or a sleek and sexy jaguar, but in reality she’d probably be a myopic mole with coke-bottle glasses.

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