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Strange, flickering lights

Hello all,

I just had to share something freaky and weird. First, a little back info - in 1995, I witnessed two large UFOs (definitely unidentified) over a field not far from my home. I was not alone. Had the mom with me. This was by far a defining experience in my life, one that led me to writing my first book, Harvest (now book one in the Harvest Trilogy). The entire account can be read in the book's preview on Amazon. Anyhow, it was just an empty field then, but now, there's a Valero gas station there (new), and behind that, a subdivision has popped up. Here's the weird part...ever since it opened about 8 months ago, there's been some weirdness going on with the parking lot lights. First, the main light pole to the right of the store (if you are facing it), began blinking on and off like someone was standing there flipping a switch on, off, on, off....not like a dying bulb kind of flicker, but like a signal light. It wouldn't stop. I figured they'd fix it. A couple of months went by, and I noticed it was still happening. 

The other night, I stopped for gas, and not only was that light STILL going on, off, on, off...but also one of the recessed lights in the awning over the gas pumps...in sync with the light pole. I thought 'What the heck?" Can't these people fix their lights? Well, tonight, on my way home from a late-night El Pollo Tropical run, I was driving past and noticed one of the large light poles on the other side of the store (it sits on a corner) was blinking on, off, on, off.....exactly like the other two. Now, I am not one to be easily alarmed in any way, but knowing what I saw on that corner, having had a witness with me, and reporting it to MUFON, I find myself wondering just what the heck is happening with that corner...and if maybe, just maybe, the lights have been tampered with somehow, and that they are, indeed, sending a signal. But to whom?....

You know, I only live a short distance down the street and around the corner from this gas station. My sighting was 21 years ago. In that time, there have been other sightings over Schertz and the surrounding areas. Those sightings have increased of late. What with the sightings and the gas station lights, it's starting to mirror the happenings in the second book of the trilogy, Celluloss. I find it all very strange....

Harvest, Celluloss, Census - The Harvest Trilogy   

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A Once Upon a Midnight Sneak Peek Chapter

October is just around the corner. I know! It's almost FALL! Oh my gosh, I love Fall!!! And there's a little added excitement on the cool, crisp fall air this year because a limited edition, sexy, amazing, and darkly paranormal collection of after-dark romantic tales is on its way.

Once Upon a Midnight is a box set of full novels from 20 (count 'em), 20 New York Times, USA Today & Amazon Bestselling Authors. It's set to launch October 11th and will run through October 31st. After that, it's gone forever, except for the few lucky ducks who download it. You will own something no one else has, and all for ONLY $0.99. Even better, you can PRE-ORDER your copy now, and it will *magically* show up on your device on the 11th. Want to know what's even more amazing than that? EVERY SINGLE SALE IS BEING DONATED TO THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION! That's right. You not only get 20 (count 'em), 20 full paranormal romance novels, but you will also be helping fight epilepsy, a neurological condition that afflicts 1 in 26 people.

Fact:  An estimated 3 million Americans and 65 million people worldwide currently live with epilepsy. Each year at least 200,000 people are diagnosed with epilepsy. In two-thirds of patients diagnosed with epilepsy, the cause is unknown.

Did I mention my bestie, NYT Bestselling Author, Jami Brumfield, is also in this set with her NEW contribution, Bear-i-licious Cowboy ? I just know the title has intrigued you. This set is a can't miss opportunity for readers who LOVE paranormal romance. We're setting the bar, baby!

So flex that mouse-clicking finger, PRE-ORDER your copy today, and then just kick back, wait, and pat yourself on the back. Good job! Thumbs up. You rock!

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Now, enjoy this sneak peek into Darkest Communion, my contribution to the set....


Darkest CommunionBy Michele E. Gwynn
Sneak PeekChapter Two
Dreams of awild and foreign nature plagued Meghan’s rest. She tossed and turned in the twin bed of her dorm room. She was standing in the middle of a vast courtyard in the dead of night. A tall man stood in front of her. She could feel the menace of his intent. She searched for his face, but it remained in shadows. He lifted his arm reaching out his hand to grab her. The grip was painful. Fingers slid around her neck, choking, and then he lifted her up over his shoulder carrying her off. She felt terror and tried to fight back, but her body would not respond. In her mind, she kept thinking ‘He must come! Surely he would find her. Please God!’A black mist shifted the dynamics of the dream and she was alone in a glade, one she knew as she’d somehow determined she’d grown up not far from it. It was evening, the sun barely peeking over the horizon, and about to disappear altogether. The last rays of warmth ebbed away and a chill tip-toed up and over her skin. Meghan realized she was naked. Looking down, she wondered where her clothes had gone, and why she was alone.A twig cracked behind her. Whirling around, she searched the brush for the intruder. He stepped out, tall, dark, handsome, and dangerous. A smile spread across her lips. “It’s you!” she said. “Where have you been? You’ve been gone so long that I thought you were dead!”He said nothing, only walked steadily toward her with a gleam in his eyes. They glowed a strange amber in a face mostly hidden in shadow, and seemed to burn her to her soul. His tread was as quiet as a panther stalking its prey. A shiver of a different kind stole over her skin. He looked...hungry.When at last he stopped before her, Meghan threw her arms around his neck. He stopped her midway, grasping her wrists and lifting them above her head. He glanced down at her upturned breasts now thrusting up and toward him, hard from excitement and the chill of the night air, and spun her around facing away from his gaze. He kept his hands locked on her wrists, crossing her arms over her ribcage and yanking her back against the solid wall of muscle of his chest and abdomen. She moaned.With slow deliberation, He leaned down, nuzzling her neck through the thick strands of her hair. “Please!” she said. And he obliged. He placed both her wrists in one of his large hands so he could lift her hair away from the warm fragrance of her neck. Barely whispering his lips across her sensitive skin from the soft lobe of her ear down to the spot where her shoulder begins, he teased her. Her excitement increased the heat rising off of her body. Her salty-sweet aroma ignited the beast within him. Flicking his tongue out, he tasted her.The look of ecstasy on his face went unnoticed by Meghan who was tightly held to this magnificent man. Something hard and insistent rubbed against her backside and she pressed further back, her body seeking closer communion.He could no longer resist her sweet temptation. Wrapping both his arms around her soft frame, he leaned in, an unholy light peeking through his slitted lids. She felt this was the moment. He’ll take me now. Yes! He’ll take me now. Her body both clenched and expanded in womanly anticipation. A low, animalistic growl escaped his lips. He was holding her too tight! “Marku, I can’t breathe” she said, suddenly frantic.He squeezed tighter. She began to struggle, to try and break his hold. Her panicked movement only excited him further. “You are mine” he said, laughing low. She turned her head enough to catch the bone white gleam of a sharp fang seconds before it plunged into her neck!Meghan awoke on a half-choked scream!She sat up slowly, her hands around her neck. Her heart pounded as she searched the dim room. Nothing greeted her. The moonlight shown in through a crack in the curtain over her window. A breeze rippled the fabric. Meghan started.She didn’t remember leaving that window open. Slowly she rose and walked on tip toes to the billowing curtains. Carefully, she lifted the edge of the material. The window was cracked open slightly as if the old-fashioned latch had come loose. She refastened it, tested it for security, then backed away to her bed. She sat there momentarily trying to recall the dream. It faded quickly away on soft gray wisps. After a few moments, she couldn’t recall it at all.She lay back down, pulling her comforter over her. In minutes, she was asleep. Meghan turned her head dreamily into the pillow, unconsciously exposing two tiny pinpricks in her neck. As she slept on, they disappeared leaving only a vague, pinkish pucker...





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Swag Winners Get Sexy Surprise

Authors often hold FLASH giveaways, it's one of the great reasons why readers and fans should follow them on their social media. As a promotional tool to introduce the latest box set release with the Crazy Lady Authors, my alter ego, Xaviera Snow, thought it would be a FAB idea to give away a signed paperback of Erotic Liaison to those who helped spread the word about Erotically Incorrect , and then pick THREE winners. Little did they know, in addition to the signed paperback they would also be getting some SWEET Girlie Goodies. They are on their way via the post office.....congratulations to Mary W., Jennifer T., and Annette H. You gals helped get the word out, and now it's time to pamper yourselves and just be damned sexy!

The WINNERS get everything pictured; sexy cosmetics bag, Garnet by Wet & Wild, Dead Sea Anti-Stress Face Mask, a strand of pears (classic!), and the signed paperback of Erotic Liaison, Book II in The Erotic Diary of Xaviera Snow. 

Want the chance to win the next round of sweet swag? LIKE my author pages for Xaviera Snow & Michele E. Gwynn on Facebook (for FLASH Giveaways), and SUBSCRIBE to my monthly Newsletter (tab above). That's all you have to do! So easy. Once you've liked the pages, just make sure to click "SEE FIRST in my Newsfeed" (by hovering over the LIKED button. A box will open with these choices). This way you won't miss the FLASH giveaways.

Hot, Sweet, and In Demand! Twin Box Set Releases from the Crazy Lady Authors

The Crazy Lady Authors (my sisterhood) have released their TWIN BOX SETS, EROTICALLY INCORRECT & ROMANTICALLY INCORRECT.

EI is full of new stories from the Crazy Ladies that will both tickle your funny bone and your naughty bits alike!

RI is packed with sweet and funny romantic encounters, and the best part about both sets is that they are what we're terming "Relatable Romance" and Relatable Erotica". These are stories for EVERY woman. They are tales about non-leading lady, leading ladies....you know...us! They're hilarious, sweet, sexy, and AWKWARD!

Now available on all major retailers for $0.99 each so grab yours and start reading tonight!



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An Update from the Author

August begins...tomorrow! How did it get here so fast? It has been a long, hot summer of projects with deadlines. I'm still working on the third novel in The Checkpoint, Berlin Detective Series, The Redemption of Joseph Heinz. Work has been slow as it has been interrupted by the previously mentioned projects such as the upcoming launch of two new box sets from my gals, the Crazy Lady Authors (Romantically Incorrect and Erotically Incorrect - romances and erotic romances for every woman. We like to call them Relatable Romances for all the non-leading lady Leading Ladies! Yep, soccer moms, divorcees, older women, curvier women, business women, and pretty much women of every stripe having dramatic, hilarious, and downright awkward moments. You know, how stuff REALLY is!) Links Coming SOON!



There is is also a wonderful box set now on pre-order, Once Upon a Midnight, set to launch in October. This set includes 20 novels (yes, NOVELS) filled with alpha males imbued with the powers of Greek Gods, shift-appeal, great taste (the biters), and even the howlers! It's paranormal romance like you've never read before from twenty New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Bestselling authors, and ALL sales are being donated to the Epilepsy Foundation. So, not only do you get 20 paranormal romance novels for only $0.99 *Available ONLY in October*, but your purchase goes to help those who suffer with epilepsy every day. We're very proud of this one. Download HERE .


As if that were not enough, I've decided that the Checkpoint series needs to tell the back story of the LKA's resident Direcktor, Herman Faust. It will be a novella available only in digital format, but let's face it, we LOVE Faust! He's tough, quirky, funny, and he gets the job done. As one of Kommissar Joseph's Heinz's oldest friends, and now Elsa Kreiss's second mentor, he deserves to have his story told.

Oh, and my alter ego, the formidable and flirtatious Xaviera Snow is working on a new naughty novella, Queen's Island. No teasers yet...some things need to be kept under cover until their big reveal.


Finally, if all goes well, the full novel of Murder in the Vale: The Mystery at Llandaff Cathedral will cue up to get completed. Previously, only the short had been released out with my old publisher, but once changes were made, and I went Indie once again, I unpublished it with the intent to write the entire novel. I can't wait to get to it because it's simmering away inside my head just dying to see the light the of day.

And there you have it. All this is going on daily in between family, friends, and that stuff we call ....life. Hope everyone is staying cool. I'm ready for fall! Someone send some chilly wind and rain down to south Texas for me, please. Thank you!

New Psychological Thriller Release

Dark and disturbing, this new psychological thriller from Michele E. Gwynn (previously debuted for a short run in the box set, The Edge of Madness, from Paper Gold Publishing) will leave you questioning reality!

Split (Amazon US)(Available exclusively on Amazon and KDP for Prime Members)
Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IE0IHX... DE:  https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01IE0IHX4Am... FR:  https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B01IE0IHX4Am... CA:  https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01IE0IHX4Am... AU:  https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B01IE0IHX4
Violent abuse sent Jennifer over the edge, straight past the point of no return, but will her newly unleashed homicidal tendencies be her downfall or will those murderous intentions split her from reality forever condemning her to her own private hell?

July Fourth eBook Deals!

After the barbecue settles, and the heat sends everyone indoors, it might just be the BEST time to pick up a book for a little quiet reading. So what should you read? Check out these two fabulous deals available on Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble.


HIRING JOHN ON AMAZON, iBOOKS, KOBO, B&N
THE EVOLUTION OF ELSA KREISS ON AMAZON, iBOOKS, KOBO, AND B&N