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#BookChat VANGUARD OF HOPE by Kathy Steinemann

Short Synopsis:

LISETVILLE, 1890 -- Murders are committed; homes are burned; family secrets are buried; an unexpected romance complicates lives. Amid the mystery and violence, a vigilante brigade emerges to administer justice.

Flowing through the intrigue and drama is a dark undercurrent that will touch your heart as you empathize with the victims.


From the Author:

Telling readers why I wrote the book introduces a spoiler, so I can't share that. The heroine, a woman of the late 19th century, pens...

#CharacterInterview Chantel Rhondeau spars with Madeline Scott from Crime & Passion #romanticsuspense

Author vs Character Interview
Book Name: Crime & PassionAuthor Name: Chantel RhondeauCharacter Name: Madeline Scott
Rachelle: Chantel, I'm so happy your book is finally out! And Madeline, I loved reading your inner thoughts. So, Chantel and Madeline, how did you two meet and how long ago was it?
Chantel: Madeline came to me in the end of 2011, when I was trying to finish writing Always & Forever. She was standing on a beach over a dead body and would not quit pestering me to tell her sto...

#GuestPost An Open Book: The Vulnerability of Authentic Creativity by Julia Newman

My favorite part of hosting author signings and discussions is fielding the questions that come after reading from my short story collection, The Loose Lip Brigade . Because I usually advertise my website, Feed Me Daily, in these event promotions, people come with any number of ideas and curiosities about who I am and how I write. Feed Me Daily is mainly a blog about my struggles with Depression, eating disorder addictions, and general growing-up fits and starts. But I tell these autobiographi...

#BookReview OFF SEASON by Anne Rivers Siddons

Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Anne Rivers Siddons does it again. She spins a captivating tale of a young girl whose honeyed childhood ends in the tragic death of her first love, then cocoons her through years of protective denial, a fantasy like marriage to a Jamie Fraser lookalike, only to throw a shocker at the end with an ugly twist guaranteed to puncture the reader's sense of fairness.

I loved the descriptions of the Maine seashore, the breathing of the ocean, the...

#NewRelease CRIME & PASSION by Chantel Rhondeau, sizzling romantic suspense

Check out this exciting new release by romantic suspense author, Chantel Rhondeau.
Crime & Passion
Genre: Romantic suspense/mystery
Release date: March 15, 2013
Cover art done by LFD Designs for Authors

A decorated police officer, more intent on justice than following the letter of the law, lands in trouble when a schoolteacher finds a dead body on the beach.
Officer Donovan Andrews knows how to have a good time—ask any woman in town. But when it comes to men abusing their wi...<![endif]--><!--[if gte vml 1]></o></o></o></o></o>

Lucas Catches Maryanne Out on a Date - Hidden Under Her Heart (A Story of Abortion & Courage) Chapter 8 - Scene 1

Lucas dropped his sister at the apartment. He picked up Zach and they drove to Fremont to run up Mission Peak. He called Maryanne on the way, but she did not answer.He tried again on the way back and got her voice mail. “Hey, I miss you already. I’ll be at your place by five. See ya, sweetie.”“Sweetie?” Zach punched his arm. “Did you get lucky?”“Not in the way you think, but yes, I’m real lucky. She agreed to a relationship.”Zach launched a long whistle. “She’s a hottie. So’s her friend, the...

#GuestPost Visualizing the Right Details by Carol Bodensteiner #writing

Visualizing just the right details
I admire writers who find just-right details to set a scene in time with perfect efficiency, to convey an emotion with power. Details that take me into the story without being heavy handed.
It could be a man wearing a gray felt fedora, a woman wearing a whale-boned corset, a cell phone the size of a shoebox. My host Rachelle picked such a detail for Michal’s Window when the protagonist used a brass surface as her mirror. A time before silvered mirrors! I knew...

#GuestPost THE NEW JOURNEY BEGINS by Cindy Simmons #writing #fantasy

It is a job, with all the bells and whistles and hoopla, at the end of the day, it is still a business. What was I thinking getting into this at my age, with no training? Well, let me see if I can get to the bottom of it.

Writing. I decided to write as therapy. Creating a journal to cope with all the different trials and tribulations life was throwing at me. Since my imagination is still just as vivid as it was when I was a child, I decided to try something different. I decided to take a six i...

#BookChat THE DANFIANS PROPHECY by L. Sengul #SciFi

short synopsis: Chloe Rose discovers that not only is she a human but also a Danfian and a Sofayan...spirits from another planet. She must leave everything she knows as her life is in danger.  Chloe is being pursued as she is the one prophesied to destroy Ivan, the leader of Sofayans who control this world. Chloe is captured by Alexander, a Sofayan who is a bounty hunter. She ignites a passion within his heart, that lay dormant for centuries. And Chloe feels as if she has...

#BookChat GRACIER by Milissa R. Bailey #romanticsuspense

Book Summary Everyone around her knows. Everyone she trusts has lied. And the one man who held the key to Jessica McCabe’s past is dead. 
Welcome to Gracier, Iowa, a well-kept community with even better kept secrets. Lives are peaceful, streets are quiet, but behind the tranquility is many a tale to be told. Veterinarian Jessica McCabe has returned, but it is not the homecoming she had expected. Her grandfather, Jonas McCabe and Gracier’s longtime vet has died, leaving behind the practice...