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June 27, 2013
HER HONOR’S GUARD Promo Blast!
Her Honor’s Bodyguardby Johnny Ray
Do first loves ever really die? While reunions can take many forms, there is always one question that has to be answered sooner or later—what happened?
Vance had always been extremely proud of Noella, and just because his life had been ruined, he saw no reason why she had to have the same faith. When his dad died, leaving him and his mother penniless, he dropped out of law school and ended his relationship with Noella, but in doing so, he stopped a scandal that could have ruined her family. These secrets he would never let her know. Ironically, years later, he would have never guessed she would be instrumental in ruining his career with the Tampa police force.
After Noella finished law school and started pursuing her goal of working up the ranks in judgeships, she never considered inviting another guy into her life. As such, when someone attempts to threaten her into vacating her seat on the bench, and by force if necessary, she knows of no one else she really trust as much as Vance, who now has a successful bodyguard and private detective business.
She knows that Vance might hate her for her part in having him dismissed from the police force, but what he will never know is that she actually saved him from going to prison. Additionally, she now thinks he was framed, and perhaps by the same people who are threatening her. She had to talk him into taking her on as a client . . . but would he agree to her request?
As the number of attacks on her life increases, Vance soon has no choice but to offer her his protection, and in spite of everything, when they see each other again their old attraction for each other returns. She wants the truth. He wants the truth. However, making the ultimate sacrifice is not always easy to understand, whether given or received. Ultimately . . . could they now trust each other with these secrets? While their lives depend on discovering the truth to their past, these truths are locked in deep secrets that could also destroy them.
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About the Author:
Johnny Ray has a passion for life and adventure that he loves to share with his readers. As an avid traveler and professional businessman conducting business worldwide for years he has made many interesting contacts and received numerous awards for top production. He has owned and operated several real estate companies, several insurance companies, and a stock brokerage company. He loves radio and TV talk shows, as well as speaking in front of various audiences. Feel free to contact him if you need a guest speaker.
When it comes time to play, he is very active in many sports including dancing, swimming, tennis, biking, and skiing. While he loves adventures that are new, interesting and challenging, making friends that share his passions is a special gift.
Johnny lives in Clearwater, Florida where he works full time as a writer, and he can be often found in one of the hundreds of coffee shops along the beach working on his next novel. He belongs to the Florida Writer Association where he recently won the Royal Palm Literary Award for best thriller, the Romantic Writers of America, and the Mystery Writers Association. He attends various national writer conventions throughout the year, as well as several local writing groups in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.
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June 25, 2013
SAMSKARAS, Book 2 in The Love and Light Series!
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY, MELISSA!!
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When the universe conspired to bring Loti and Wolf together, it was just getting warmed up. After surviving Modore’s assassination attempt on Wolf, the lovers want nothing more than some peace and quiet, but the universe has other plans for them.
And Loti and Wolf are done waiting to find out what they are.
Convinced there will be no happily-ever-after for them until Modore is dealt with, they form a dubious alliance with untrustworthy forces from Wolf’s past. While searching for clues to the homicidal vampire’s whereabouts, they uncover secrets that begin to unravel reality as they know it. Tangled up in black ops conspiracies and fae treachery, they make a fatal mistake—overlooking the enemy in their midst.
Can love and light survive a downward spiral into darkness?
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and Enlightened (Book 1 in the Love and Light Series) is available, too!
Loti Dupree’s meager healing abilities have been more a curse than a blessing. What’s the point if she can’t save her husband from cancer? Harboring a painful secret, Loti flees the life they had in a small Appalachian town for the ashram, the spiritual retreat where she trained to be a yogini. But she finds herself running from more than grief when an ominous nightmare sets her on a dangerous path of self-discovery that challenges everything she believes–and threatens her life.
While dodging psychic attacks from an unknown assailant, Loti races to understand who and what she is before her enemy can catch up with her. To make matters worse, events throw her into the arms of a handsome but frustrating vampire. Love and light are waiting for her—if she can only figure out how to stay alive.
About the Author
Melissa Lummis considers herself a truth seeker, a peaceful warrior, a paranormal and fantasy writer, an avid reader, a thru-hiker GA->ME ’98, a wife, a mother, and a free thinker. She believes the universe conspires to help an adventurer, and that if we live our lives as if it is a daring adventure (and it is!), then everything we need will find its way to us.
The author lives in rural Virginia with her husband, two children, an Alaskan Malamute and a myriad of forest creatures. The nature of her mind dictates that she write to stay sane. Otherwise, her fertile imagination takes off on tangents of its own accord, creating scenarios and worlds that confuse the space-time continuum.
Namaste, dear friends.
LITERARY ADDICTS Weekly Wednesday Meme: Which Character Would Be Your Best Friend?
Books have always been my best friends. I prefer the worlds and people within the covers of books over most flesh and blood beings, with certain spectacular exceptions.
So it isn’t odd that I have also found some of my best friends in characters of those books.
The first of my best book friends would be Laura Ingalls Wilder. I found her so utterly relatable and steadfast, someone upon whom
a person could depend. . .if you want to learn more about her, her life and her times, I highly recommend The Wilder Life by Wendy McClure. I reviewed it on this site a few years ago, and I stand by my feelings. Awesome book about an amazing person.
And then was Katie John of the books by the same name, by Mary Calhoun. Some of what I read in her books still affect my life today, and Katie John was a friend you’d want to have. She was fun, daring, smart and loyal. And she lived in this really cool house.
Today, when I think of books I’ve read most recently, I think I would like to have Hope Sheffield of Olivia Hardin’s All for Hope as my best book friend. She’s someone you want on your side: she takes care of her own, she’s nurturing, and she’s forgiving, all qualities I need in a friend.
Who would be your best book friend? Be sure to hop around to all the other participating blogs and see their answers!
June 23, 2013
A Day in The Life of. . .R.L. Griffin!
The first NEW ADULT SLEEPOVER WEEKEND will be held in beautiful Savannah, Georgia December 6-8, 2013. I can’t wait to be there, part of the fun and sharing my New Adult books!
To get us really excited about this weekend, the fabulous Dawn Pendleton has been posting A DAY IN THE LIFE interviews on her website, and I’m happy to share this one with you all. . .get to know R.L. Griffin!
(Stay tuned for more fascinating NA authors. . .)
R.L. Griffin resides in the Atlanta area with some cool dudes: her husband, son and two dogs. She was born and raised in the South. She attended Georgia Southern University and moved to Washington, D.C. to intern in the United States Senate during the impeachment trial. Falling in love with the city, she went to law school at American University, Washington College of Law. By A Thread is R.L.’s second book, but is the first in a series of books.
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June 20, 2013
TANGLED UP IN TROUBLE by Olivia Hardin
Tangled Up in Trouble (MAUCs Series Two)
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Lynlee Lincoln isn’t just a witch, she’s also a Neutralizer. Her job is a juggling act to keep magical and undead clients out of trouble. But getting back together with her old flame throws one more ball into the mix and romance with a guy who has two kids can get complicated. When her old mentor asks her to investigate the goings-on of a dark witch, things turn messy. The witch is stalking supernatural creatures to collect ingredients for a potion that Lynlee can’t seem to figure out.
To keep those closest to her from becoming the next victims, she may have to confront the demons within herself.
And Trolling for Trouble (MAUCs Series One) is FREE wherever eBooks are available.
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A NOVELETTE- MAUCs Series One: Magical and undead creatures can get into plenty of sticky situations. Lynlee Lincoln loves her job as a neutralizer, but she needs a break from the supernatural chaos after an ultra-busy Halloween night. Coming home, she’s ready to collapse into her bed and forget the day… until she discovers two children scavenging through her refrigerator. One look at the pair and she feels a tug on her heartstrings, then she learns their father is the man she spent years trying to forget. When Beck pleads with her to help save his daughter, Lynlee gets thrust into a heap of trouble.
About the AuthorOlivia Hardin realized early on how strange she was to have complete movie-like character dreams as a child. Eventually she began putting those vivid dreams to paper and was rarely without her spiral notebooks full of those mental ramblings. Her forgotten vision of becoming an author was realized when she connected with a group of amazingly talented and fabulous writers who gave her lots of direction and encouragement. With a little extra push from family and friends, she hunkered down to get lost in the words. She’s also an insatiable crafter who only completes about 1 out of 5 projects, a jogger who hates to run, and is sometimes accused of being artistic, though she’s generally too much of a perfectionist to appreciate her own work. A native Texas girl, Olivia lives in the beautiful Lone Star state with her husband and their puppy Bonnie.
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June 18, 2013
LITERARY ADDICTS Weekly Wednesday Meme: What is your favorite comfort book?
It’s been one of those days. Or weeks. Or months. . .well, you get the picture.
All you want at this point is a warm, fluffy blanket, a soft pillow, a hot cup of tea (maybe laced with something stronger!) and your favorite comfort book.
A comfort book is one you’ve read before, possible often. Most likely you read it the first time in your childhood, or perhaps your teens. Or maybe in a time of great angst. But whatever the origin of your discovery, this book has become the place you go when you need a reliable, heart-healing read.
My feeling is that a comfort book has to have a happy ending–one that you can trust. So you probably don’t want Nicholas Sparks.
One of my favorite comfort books is one I share with my daughter Cate. It’s Anne of Green Gables–well, actually, any of the Anne books. My all-time favorite is the last one, Rilla of Ingleside. But that one has some angst, even though it also has a fabulous happy ending. (Don’t get me started on Dog Friday, I WILL cry!) These are all by the incomparable L.M. Montgomery, of course.
I also go back to my old favorite Ceila Garth by Gwen Bristow. It’s a historical romance of the highest degree, with so much intrigue, information and excitement–plus a love story to make you swoon–I have to read it at least once a year.
The final one, I think, would have to be Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare. The story (based on reality) of the young girl who is kidnapped to Canada by Native Americans is riveting, and the description of the dresses alone is worth your time.
Come to think about it, I could use a little comfort read. I think I’ll dig up one of my favorites, grab a blanket and snuggle down for a much-need read.
Catch you next week.
Oh, be sure to hop around and see all the other blogs featuring today’s meme! You can find them here.
A Day In The Life Of. . .Lisa Sanchez!
The first NEW ADULT SLEEPOVER WEEKEND will be held in beautiful Savannah, Georgia December 6-8, 2013. I can’t wait to be there, part of the fun and sharing my New Adult books!
To get us really excited about this weekend, the fabulous Dawn Pendleton has been posting A DAY IN THE LIFE interviews on her website, and I’m happy to share this one with you all. . .get to know Lisa Sanchez!
(Stay tuned for more fascinating NA authors. . .)
Lisa’s lifelong love of writing, coupled with her ability to weave together and intricate and compelling story has led to the release of her New Adult paranormal romance trilogy,the Hanaford Park series (Eve Of Samhain, Pleasures Untold, Faythe Reclaimed).
In her role as a busy stay-at-home and self proclaimed “cheer mom,” on any given day Lisa wears a number of different hats. From taxi driver to chef,nurse to seamstress, laundry woman to enforcer, and, of course, writer, Lisa manages to keep everything together while caring for her husband and three children. The few spare moments left in her day are usually spent reading or writing, and if she’s really lucky, possibly even catching up on some much needed sleep. Lisa and her family currently reside in Tracy, California.
Lisa is represented by the fabulous Brittany Booker of the Booker/Albert agency, and has two projects on submission and a third in the works.
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A Day In The Life Of. . .Lisa Sanchez
The first NEW ADULT SLEEPOVER WEEKEND will be held in beautiful Savannah, Georgia December 6-8, 2013. I can’t wait to be there, part of the fun and sharing my New Adult books!
To get us really excited about this weekend, the fabulous Dawn Pendleton has been posting A DAY IN THE LIFE interviews on her website, and I’m happy to share this one with you all. . .get to know Lisa Sanchez!
(Stay tuned for more fascinating NA authors. . .)
Lisa’s lifelong love of writing, coupled with her ability to weave together and intricate and compelling story has led to the release of her New Adult paranormal romance trilogy,the Hanaford Park series (Eve Of Samhain, Pleasures Untold, Faythe Reclaimed).
In her role as a busy stay-at-home and self proclaimed “cheer mom,” on any given day Lisa wears a number of different hats. From taxi driver to chef,nurse to seamstress, laundry woman to enforcer, and, of course, writer, Lisa manages to keep everything together while caring for her husband and three children. The few spare moments left in her day are usually spent reading or writing, and if she’s really lucky, possibly even catching up on some much needed sleep. Lisa and her family currently reside in Tracy, California.
Lisa is represented by the fabulous Brittany Booker of the Booker/Albert agency, and has two projects on submission and a third in the works.
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June 12, 2013
LITERARY ADDICTS Weekly Wednesday Meme: Which Character Would YOU Be?
Our meme for this week is: Which fictional book character would you like to be?
You can’t just jump namby-pamby into this. You really must stop and consider. For instance, if I were to choose to be Scarlett O’Hara, I’d have to live through the Civil War. . .you remember, when she had to flee burning Atlanta and then work herself half to death to support her starving family on Tara? After seeing some of the most horrific sights of war? No, thanks. I guess I could be Scarlett before the war, but she wasn’t a very nice person then.
Come to think of it, she wasn’t a very nice person afterward, either. Okay, scratch Scarlett.
I’m going to be realistic and say my choice has to be someone in the modern era. You know, where indoor plumbing is already an accepted fact of life in Western civilization.
I wouldn’t mind being Gwen Sparks from the Stephanie Nelson series of that name, as long as that meant I got to hang around with Dorian. Or I could definitely take being Selene in the Easy Bake Coven series by Liz Schulte. Only because I could keep an on Cheney. And I would easily step into the shoes of Jill from Olivia Hardin’s Bend-Bite-Shift books. Being Doc’s one true love? Ooooh la la!
Or I guess I would happily be Stephanie Plum. After all, she gets to be with both Joe Morelli and Ranger, 
she lives in Jersey, which I totally get, and she has a mom who cooks for her. Plus Rex, her hampster.
But only until they start shooting at her or blowing up cars. Then all bets are off.
Go here to see the other fun meme posts today!!
June 9, 2013
A Day in the life of. . .Bethany Lopez!
The first NEW ADULT SLEEPOVER WEEKEND will be held in beautiful Savannah, Georgia December 6-8, 2013. I can’t wait to be there, part of the fun and sharing my New Adult books!
To get us really excited about this weekend, the fabulous Dawn Pendleton has been posting A DAY IN THE LIFE interviews on her website, and I’m happy to share this one with you all. . .get to know Bethany Lopez! I met Bethany last weekend at the Literary Addicts BookFest, and I was thrilled to get to know her a little.
(Stay tuned for more fascinating NA authors. . .)
Bethany Lopez was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Michigan and San Antonio, Texas. She went to High School at Dearborn High, in Dearborn, Michigan, which is where she has set her Young Adult series. She is married and has a blended family with five children. She is currently serving in the United States Air Force as a Recruiter in Los Angeles, California. She has always loved to read and write and has seen her dream realized by independently publishing her novels through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.
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