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New Horror Release and Hot Vampire Romance Coming in October

Horrifying New Release Coming October 1st. View this email in your browser COMING OCTOBER 1STThe epic finale to the Harvest Trilogy arrives October 1st on Amazon. You can Pre-Order your copy for a limited time for only $0.99.

CENSUS: The Harvest Trilogy reaches a terrifying finale in the next town over from the now scorched alien battlefield of Schertz, the city that invented and secretly tested the Celluloss serum on its citizens. Marion, Texas, population 3,700, is so small, if you blink driving through, you'll miss it. One area business owner is awarded 'Tastiest Meats in Town' by the Chamber of Commerce. John Hester's family-owned meat market is a staple in the region. Respected by the locals, he is above reproach. When he befriends new resident, retired 9/11 firefighter, Jack Callaghan, things get weird. Stranger still are the disappearing residents, thousands of unsolved cold cases from half a century back Callaghan discovers as he and his wife try to settle in. When they begin receiving veiled threats from the Reverend Harcourt Cane warning them to leave, Jack must find a way to protect himself and his wife, and help the FBI solve the mystery of the federal Census that never budges...despite all the missing.

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IF YOU ARE READING ONE OF MY BOOKS FOR REVIEW, and you need a little more time, please let me know at megwynn@msn.com. Thanks so much. I truly treasure all of you. Your support means the world to me. COMING THIS HALLOWEENThe first vampire romance from Michele E. Gwynn is coming your way. Darkest Communion is a refreshing return to the neck biters of old in Bucharest, Romania where vampires stalk the night. This dark tale of a love triangle gone wrong and an ancient gypsy curse will thrill you even as it chills you to your very marrow. Stay Tuned! NOMINATE WAITING A LIFETIME HERE!
Waiting a Lifetime, a heartbreaking short story contemporary romance, is now an OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR THE ROMANCE REVIEWS READERS CHOICE AWARDS WINTER 2016.

First Round nominations run through September 30th. For all of you who have read or are currently reading this book, Please stop by TRR and give it a vote. Waiting a Lifetime needs 50 Votes to make it to Round Two. Your help is deeply appreciated in the journey to make this book TRR's Readers Choice for the category of Inspirational Romance.

TRR recently offered a review of 4 out of 5 Stars (One star short of perfect only because they wished it had been a full length novel instead of a short story). Read the review here on TRR: Review of Waiting a Lifetime.

(To vote, you must have an account with The Romance Reviews. They are FREE and take only a moment. In return, you get to sign up for their contests/giveaways (They have great ones!), and they will let you know when new, fantastic romance and/or erotic romance novels publish from your favorite authors.)



  September Winners for eBook Copies of CELLULOSS Will Be Notified October 1st.

Harvest - A Chilling Audiobook Tale

The Harvest Trilogy is about to come to an epic and horrifying conclusion October 1st when the final book story, CENSUS, publishes on Amazon, but how did it begin? (PreOrder Census Here)

Inspired by a true event, Harvest begins in the town of Farley, Oklahoma with a gentleman named Dave Forrester. Dave is your average, hard-working guy with family and friends, a small farm he manages, and now and again, a few regrets. Feeling lonely, something strange and life-changing happens while driving home after a night out shooting pool with his friends. If Dave felt lonely before, he was about to feel a whole lot lonelier now....he awakens the next day to find that everyone in town has disappeared! (Order Harvest Here)

Harvest is available in eBook, paperback, and Audiobook (really the best way to experience this chilling tale). Check out this review from an Audible listener. Then, download your copy and enjoy this series!
pixledust 09-24-15 Overall      ***** (4 out of 5)Performance    *****Story   *****

"Disappearance and Reckoning."

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Yes, I would recommend it to those who like sci-fi, supernatural thrillers, or horror. It is a solid story with a good ending.
Who was your favorite character and why?Dave's father is my favorite character, because he is hilarious. The playful banter between his parents are some my favorite scenes.
Have you listened to any of Ron Phillips’s other performances before? How does this one compare? No, this is the first. He gave a sterling performance. His steady voice lends credibility to this sci-fi tale.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?When Dave sees the little boy hiding in the cattle lot, it is incredibly moving. That moment captures the terror of the whole book.
Any additional comments?This is a good story for this time of year (Halloween is around the corner). It is genuinely eerie. The author does a good job capturing the terror this scenario would create. She builds suspense well. She ends well. The scenes (sex and violence/gore) are not graphic, but definitely adult. This is a solid story with a good performance by the narrator. I enjoyed it.

Calling all my readers to action!

Wonderful readers, Mama Michele needs your help!

My Inspirational Contemporary Romance just made the CAUSES OF THE UGLY CRY list on Goodreads.Yay! But that is not all....

Waiting a Lifetime is not only a heartbreaking, mystical romance, It's not only on sale right now on Amazon for ONLY $0.99, but it is AN OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR THE ROMANCE REVIEWS READER'S CHOICE AWARDS WINTER 2016. 

...AND IT NEEDS YOUR VOTES!  (CLICK HERE. YES, RIGHT HERE!)

Please pop over and grab you own copy of this consistently 5-Star reviewed tale of Wade and Melissa, two souls destined to love, but who struggle to get there.

While you're there, please help get Waiting a Lifetime to ROUND TWO by voting for it (at the top of the page) for the category of Inspirational Romance. Voting ends September 30th. Thanks, and I hope you enjoy the book. Comments below are welcome.

To vote, you'll need to register on TRR for an account if you aren't already. It's free, easy, and you get their monthly newsletter with a list of great romances available. Fantastic way to find new love stories to enjoy.

A little Alaskan Road Talk from Cherime MacFarlane

From the author who writes the best alternative to the Outlander series, The MacGrough Clan, comes an epic adventure in the Alaskan wilderness. Road Talk is a short story addition to the fantastic box set, Anywhere the Sun Shines , from nine amazing authors who happen to be part of a larger group of cool chicks who write, the Crazy Lady Authors.

Cherime MacFarlane (pronounced like 'Jeremy') has lived a life of adventure from Scotland to Alaska, so why not write epic adventures? She was a guest on Cover 2 Cover with Jami and Michele Blogtalk Radio Sept. 17th talking about her latest story with fellow guests Holly Barbo (Sunstone) and Teri Riggs (The Eyes Die Last). Catch that here, and check out this excerpt of Road Talk below.







Road Talk ~ Life & Love in Alaska
On the dot of 8:00 am, I was at the Palmer field. James flew in, a bit hot as usual, taxied over to the truck, and got out with this guy I've never met. The look on my face must have given me away, because James immediately started with the introduction."Hey, Molly B. I want you to meet Louis. Lou, for short. He's working with us for the summer. He's been out on that crab boat Davis Lee was on."It had been four years since Davis Lee died. The crew had attended the funeral, but I don't recall much about it. I blanked everything. I'm still not good about dealing with that shit. I did not want to get into any of it. I don't have a full box of tissues with me, anyway. The guy stuck out his hand and, short of telling him to get lost, I had to shake. I didn't recall Lou at all. Then again, he isn't all that remarkable to look at. Dark hair, dark eyes, and a face that looks as if it has seen a whole lot of wind burn over the years. Wrinkles around his dark eyes and at the corners of his mouth tilted upward when he smiled and said hi. Not a real tall guy, Lou was just kind of average all the way around.I did not like this action one little bit. I really didn't know the guy, and I was going to be stuck in a vehicle with him for probably somewhere close to twenty hours."Listen, Lou, I need to talk to James here a minute." I grabbed James' arm and propelled him around the front of his Super Cub."What goes here? I don't know that guy. I'm not sure I want to be stuck in a vehicle with the man for as long as this is going to take.""Molly, I wouldn't have brought him along with if there was any other way. I've got to drop this engine off with you and head out to Dillingham. Dorcas can't hold down the fort 'cause she's down in Seattle with Mom. Frankie has a case of the stomach flu, and that leaves Angel to hold down the office.""I do not want to talk about anything. I don't need any stories about him and....""Molls, honey. The guy is pretty quiet. Since the start of summer, I've maybe heard two complete sentences out of the man. The only reason I know he crewed with Davis Lee is when I mentioned I was sending you, he knew who you were. I asked him how he knew you, and...."James shrugged. "Molls, you know I wouldn't send you out with someone I didn't trust. Since he's not the chatty type, I don't think he's going to get on your nerves. Please, Molly. I really need this engine swap, and so does the guy it's going to."

A Beltane Gift Anywhere the Sun Shines

Have you checked out the amazing box set from the Crazy Lady Authors, Anywhere the Sun Shines ?

It's a multi-author, multigenre set that includes not only my mystical contemporary romance, Waiting a Lifetime, but also a wonderful tale from my friend and fellow authoress Divine, Holly Barbo, author of The Sage Seed Chronicles , Sunstone , and her most resent release, Tendrils , an anthology of her short stories (including this one). Holly creates worlds better than anyone I know in the genre of science fiction for her novels, and anything that piques her interest for short stories. 

Enjoy this excerpt from A Beltane Gift (Seriously, if you love mystery and Vikings, this is your story!) 

A Beltane Gift
1291 A.D. The day was high summer with an onshore breeze ruffling the waters of Loch Sunart. Leda watched as several strong men hauled a small boat out of the water. Muscles strained as the ship resisted the pull of the ropes as if it didn’t want to leave its buoyant home. She knew it was time and turned her head to scan the progress on the moor. A boat-sized hole had been dug to rest the vessel in. Teams of men from the village maneuvered the dragon boat onto skids and fought the graceful craft up to where the low moors began. With every available hand on the ropes, the ship was lowered into the ground until only the short, carved dragon on the prow looked over the grassland to the shore.Once the small ship was nestled into the ground, more of their friends came, placing Leda’s husband’s body on a prepared berth. Items meaningful to his life were set around him in easy reach should he need them in the afterlife. This burial was a supreme honor but still the tears trickled down her lined face and dropped onto the funerary objects. As the gathered crowd paid their last respects, several foxes were heard yipping in the low hills. As one, everyone turned in the direction of the sound. There, on a cairn farther up the slope, was a family of the rust-colored creatures raising their voices to the wind. Leda smiled and made a small bow to the animals. Laughter was heard around the boat as comments were made about the tribute. In this lighter atmosphere, everyone pitched in and began to fill the craft with dirt and stones.Present Day: Scotland, Ardnamunchan PeninsulaMari stood on the hillock overlooking the archeological site. The tang of salt flavored the breeze from the sea as she tucked a recalcitrant strand of red hair behind her ear. Raising her face to the early summer sun, she closed her eyes and breathed deep. It was a beautiful place. She and her team of university students had been working the dig for two summer seasons and it was becoming more interesting every day. The old Viking boat had rotted away centuries ago, but the shape of it and the man entombed inside, under dirt and rocks, had left tantalizing bits of the glory they once were.The dig camp had just been set up three weeks ago when the weather had moderated and the land became less soggy. Tomorrow was the eve of Mayday and at the moment the sun was setting over the Ardnamunchan Peninsula bathing the low moors and grasslands with a touch of gold. As the light changed to rose, she heard a fox bark off to her right. Scanning the area, she looked for the wild creature, wondering if it was the one they had seen before. The fox was on the rise a short distance away atop a cairn said to hold the remains of the Viking Muchdragon MacRi Lochlunn.{…later in the story…}Glancing over at the dig, she could almost visualize the scene when the small ship stood proudly in its wild Viking beauty. The smoke from the fire swirled high and drifted across the keyboard of her laptop before settling on the excavation. There it collected into a grey mist roughly the size and shape of a boat. Mari rubbed her sleeve across her eyes and squinted hard into the smoky apparition…but it was gone. “Just a trick of firelight,” she muttered.A half hour later, the young woman closed the lid of her computer and laid it on the log. It was time to put out the fire and call it a day. Tomorrow they needed to squeeze a full day of work into three-quarter of the time they usually had. She reached for the bucket of sand to smother the fire and was startled by a red fox sitting just on the edge of the firelight. Her lips quivered into a grin of pleasure. Such a curious creature! The fox had been to the camp before. He was particularly fond of scraps from their sandwiches and the occasional chip. They had admired his beauty and wildness. Not trying to tame him, they were charmed by his cautious observation of the doings of the site. They called him Ruadh which was Gaelic for red-haired and wild. With a silent flick of his bushy tail, he vanished into the deep shadows before Mari could take another breath.On Mari’s last visit to the village, she had told Fergus Maclain of the fox. He’d raised a bushy eyebrow as he listened."Ach, Lass. Ye ken ta be wary. ‘Tis tha time o' Beltane an tha veil 'tween our realm an tha other is verra, verra thin. Keep me informed o' anything unusual. As elder I need ta be aware so as ta protect folks hereabout…an ye as well.” 

An Epic Finale to the Harvest Trilogy

The final story in the Harvest Trilogy is now live for Pre-Order on Amazon and publishes October 1st.

I'm am incredibly proud of this one. I had to go for the BANG! Census is one horrific, sick, and twisted ride. It's fast-paced and will leave you uneasy, always wondering each time you visit a local butcher shop in a small, Texas town....

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Census:  The Harvest Trilogy reaches its epic finale in the next town over from the now scorched alien battlefield of Schertz, the city that invented and secretly tested the Celluloss serum on its citizens. Marion, Texas, population 3,700, is so small, if you blink driving through, you'll miss it. One area business owner is awarded 'Tastiest Meats in Town' by the Chamber of Commerce. John Hester's family-owned meat market is a staple in the region. Respected by the locals, he is above reproach. When he befriends new resident, retired 9/11 firefighter, Jack Callaghan, things get weird. Stranger still are the disappearing residents, thousands of unsolved cold cases from half a century back Callaghan discovers as he and his wife try to settle in. When they begin receiving veiled threats from the Reverend Harcourt Cane warning them to leave, Jack must find a way to protect himself and his wife, and help the FBI solve the mystery of the federal Census that never budges...despite all the missing.

Some Author Bloginess and Going International!

Hello everyone!

I wanted to drop in and say thank you to everyone supporting me through readership. I'd like to give a shout out to all my new readers from France, Germany, Ukraine, Sweden, UK, UAE, Singapore, Netherlands, and Canada! Wow! I'm so honored and grateful to have you all reading the stories I spin. (Yes, that's me 'dropping in'. Psst! I see you!)

I have some great sales going on this month, so feel free to head over to my Amazon page and check them out.

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I have several new releases coming up before the end of the year. November 1st is the release date for book three in my Angelic Hosts Series, Sophie's Wish. This third book continues the saga of the archangel Camael - five years later. It centers around Sophie, his child by a human woman, Hannah Adams.

October 1st is now the set release date for Census, the last book in the Harvest Trilogy...and epic, twisted, and suspenseful finale to a series inspired by a true UFO sighting event described in book one, Harvest. Yes, it happened to me, and yes, it is listed in the records of MUFON (the Mutual UFO Network). I'm especially proud of how sick and twisted this one has turned out. Can I say that? That I'm proud my horror/sci-fi is sick and twisted? Yep, I can! And you will, too! Mark your calendars!

And finally, the third book in my Kriminal Erotic Series, The Redemption of Joseph Heinz will be out (either the end of November or first part of December). I don't have the exact date yet, but I'll let you know as soon as I do!

So hop over and check out all three series and also my stand-alone which is currently up for The Romance Reviews Readers Choice Awards 2016 for Inspirational Romance, Waiting a Lifetime.

Feel free to share my Amazon page, my blog, and all my craziness out with friends. You can also start discussions below in the comments about your favorite book/character. That would be cool! 

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Berlin's Premiere Dominatrix has a new career....in the German State Police! Elsa Kreiss has traded her whip for a badge and gun, and the perverts that visited her dungeon for sadistic criminals. Danger finds her in the form of a written invitation as several unsolved case files on missing girls pulls her mentor, Det. Heinz, back into the abyss. When Elsa herself goes missing, it is up to Heinz and his partner, Det. Birgitta Mahler to find her before it's too late.

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Camael's Gift FREE Download

Good morning, friends and book lovers. I have a FREEBIE for you today and tomorrow!

FREE ALL DAY Today and Tuesday on AMAZON!!!

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Camael's Gift, Book I in the Angelic Hosts Series: In the battle between good and evil, these angels don't always follow the rules!

Book II, Camael's Battle, is available on Amazon, and BOOK III, Sophie's Wish , is on Pre-Order for ONLY $0.99 until Nov. 1st.

Nominate Waiting a Lifetime for The Romance Reviews Readers Choice Awards

I'm excited to share that Waiting a Lifetime, my contemporary romantic short story, has made the selection for The Romance Reviews' Readers Choice Awards - Winter 2015.

Starting today, everyone who has read or wants to read this emotional and engrossing romance can hope over and VOTE FOR WAITING A LIFETIME ON THE TRR SITE. 

As a special added bonus, and because I'm so honored to have made it to this point, I am putting Waiting a Lifetime ON SALE for only $0.99 through the FIRST ROUND of nominations which runs through Sept. 30th.

VOTE HERE   OR HERE UNDER 'INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE'

Reviewers are falling in love with Waiting a Lifetime!    "Wow! - a Heartbreaker. This book brought me to tears and just absolutely broke my heart. The ending made me happy but it was such a tough road!"  ~ Rebecca A.

"The story takes a twist that leaves you experiencing an array of emotions. I was mad to crying to happy." ~ Vickie Raynor

"Ms. Gwynn makes the reader feel as if they are in the story, feeling every joy or sorrow, and holding our breaths with every turn." ~ Brian P. Lane 

DOWNLOAD YOUR $0.99 KINDLE COPY HERE, AND FOR AMAZON PRIME MEMBERS, THIS BOOK IS FREE!
Thank you so much for your continued support. I love writing these wonderful stories, and it makes me very happy that you all enjoy reading them.