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March 22, 2014

COVER REVEAL The Tears of the Rose from Jeffe Kennedy

So excited to present the cover for THE TEARS OF THE ROSE, the second book in Jeffe Kennedy’s new The Twelve Kingdoms series from Kensington:


THE TEARS OF THE ROSEThe first book in The Twelve Kingdoms series is The Mark of the Tala, which will be out on May 27th. I was fortunate enough to read an advance copy and LOVED IT. I can’t wait for this next book in the series now and the first one isn’t even officially Released yet…while we wait, Mark of the Tala is available for pre-order at Amazon. Here’s the story of t...

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Published on March 22, 2014 05:30

March 21, 2014

Are the Children Safe? ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE SFR Brigade Presents

THE SFRB Presents(The link ishereto find this week’s excerpts from novels or WIP written by other DABWAHAScienceFictionRomance Brigade group members. A fun way to sample new books!)


From my SFR Galaxy Award winning novel, loosely inspired by the Sepoy incident in 1857 butseton another planet in the far future….


In the last few weeks I gave you the opening of the book and then as Andi has returned from the SFR Galaxy Awardwedding of the Planetary High Lord’s daughter to her host’s summer home, she found a squad of Sectors Special Forc...

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Published on March 21, 2014 14:24

March 15, 2014

Escaping the Crocodile PRIESTESS OF THE NILE Weekend Writing Warriors

WeWriWa buttonA fun way to sample new books and find new writers! Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…


My new book was released last week but I’ll finish the incident of Merys and the crocodile, and the reveal of Sobek’s identity as promised, which may take another week or two at the eight-sentence rate LOL. PRIESTESS OF THE NILE was my first published work and MAGIC OF THE NILE is the sequel to PRIESTESS.


VS_PriestessOfTheNileYou can read the b...

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Published on March 15, 2014 20:38

March 14, 2014

Can You Swim? ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE SFR Brigade Presents

THE SFRB Presents(The link ishereto find this week’s excerpts from novels or WIP written by other Science SFR Galaxy AwardFictionRomance Brigade group members. A fun way to sample new books!)


From my SFR Galaxy Award winning novel, loosely inspired by the Sepoy incident in 1857 butseton another planet in the far future….


In the last few weeks I gave you the opening of the book and then as Andi has returned from the wedding of the Planetary High Lord’s daughter to her host’s summer home, she found a squad of Sectors Special For...

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Published on March 14, 2014 19:16

March 12, 2014

Another SciFi Encounter at USA Today HEA

HEAI’m interviewing author Mary Robinette Kowal over at USA Today’s Happily Ever After Blog! Today marks my second “Sci-Fi Encounters” column for HEA and I had so much fun with Ms. Kowal – I love her Glamourist Histories Series, which are reminiscent of Jane Austen in setting and tone but with a fantastical twist only MRK could provide.


Without A Summer (April 2, 2013)was her most recent book in the series butValour and Vanity will be released in Without A summerApril. I can’t wait for the new book – here’s what...

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Published on March 12, 2014 21:50

March 9, 2014

New Release MAGIC OF THE NILE Available Now

MagicOfTheNile_1600x2400I’m so happy to announce the Release of my latest paranormal romance set in ancient Egypt – MAGIC OF THE NILE.


The story:


After a childhood spent scorned and ignored by her family because of her crippled foot, Tyema was magically healed then installed as the High Priestess of his temple by Sobek the Crocodile God. But Tyema is still haunted by her memories, scarred by the abuse she endured. Despite Sobek’s protection, as an adult she’s become a near recluse inside the temple grounds…


Until Capta...

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Published on March 09, 2014 20:31

March 8, 2014

In the Grip of the Crocodile PRIESTESS OF THE NILE Weekend Writing Warriors

WeWriWa buttonA fun way to sample new books and find new writers! Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…


VS_PriestessOfTheNileMy new book is still a few days away from being Released, so I thought I’d fill the gap with excerpts from PRIESTESS OF THE NILE, which was my first published work, because the new book is a sequel to PRIESTESS.


You can read the beginning of Chapter One of PRIESTESShere on my websiteso for the excerpt I’ll go a bit further...

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Published on March 08, 2014 19:45

March 6, 2014

Beginning of War? ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE for SFR Brigade Presents

THE SFRB Presents(The link ishereto find this week’s excerpts from novels or WIP written by other Science FictionRomance Brigade group members. A fun way to sample new books!)


From my SFR Galaxy Award winning novel, loosely inspired by the Sepoy incident in 1857 but SFR Galaxy Awardseton another planet in the far future….


In the last few weeks I gave you the opening of the book and then as Andi has returned from the wedding of the Planetary High Lord’s daughter to her host’s summer home, she found a squad of Sectors Special Fo...

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Published on March 06, 2014 19:24

March 1, 2014

Never Lose the Amulet PRIESTESS OF THE NILE for Weekend Writing Warriors

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A fun way to sample new books and find new writers! Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…


VS_PriestessOfTheNileMy new book is still a week or two (finished the copy edits yesterday) away from being Released, so I thought I’d fill the gap with excerpts from PRIESTESS OF THE NILE, which was my first published work, because the new book is a sequel to PRIESTESS.


This excerpt is a tiny bit edited from the published book to meet the eig...

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Published on March 01, 2014 19:40

February 27, 2014

Shall We Dance? ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE for SFR Brigade Presents

THE SFRB Presents(The link ishereto find this week’s excerpts from novels or WIP written by other Science Fiction SFR Galaxy AwardRomance Brigade group members. A fun way to sample new books!)


From my SFR Galaxy Award winning novel, loosely inspired by the Sepoy incident in 1857 but seton another planet in the far future….


In the last few weeks I gave you the opening of the book and then as Andi has returned from the wedding of the Planetary High Lord’s daughter to her host’s summer home, she found a squad of Sectors Special F...

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Published on February 27, 2014 19:48