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Bestselling Author Charity Parkerson's Book Promotion Secrets #pubtip

Charity's Book Promotion Secrets - or from 25 to 25 thousand [reblogged from www.charityparkerson.com]

A recent Facebook status of mine had people requesting this post, so here it is. I'm always paranoid that if I say, "Wow, I'm really doing a good job" then it will all fall apart. However, this is one time that I'm going to speak up and bask in my success for a moment before running back to the shadows. To cut out on some  backstory here is the status that brought on this blog post: "In...

#NewRelease A SIMPLE MATTER OF JUSTICE by Annamaria Bazzi #paranormal

Rachelle: Annamaria Bazzi and I have new releases and we're proud to share them with you.Annamaria: That's right, Rachelle, it’s always exciting when an author publishes a new book.Rachelle: Absolutely. Thanks for hosting Hidden Under Her Heart on your blog last week. Tell us about your story, A Simple Matter of Justice.Annamaria: My first publication is a paranormal short story about finding justice after a brutal murder. When writing a novel the author has plenty of time to develop his char...

#AuthorInterview Shaheen Ashraf-Ahmed #India #literaryfiction

What author or story about writing most inspires you?I love to think about Emily Bronte, who wrote Wuthering Heights, while she lived in a small house on the moors with her family in northern England. She never traveled outside the country, or had any great contact with the world outside her home. She was not part of some sparkling social set. She wrote one of the most powerful and disturbing stories of English literature. It's almost as if her short, confined but productive life is, in itsel...

#BookChat THE LIGHT BEARER by Donna Gillespie #historical #fiction

The Light Bearer is a novel of ancient Rome and and Germania, encompassing a sweep of events that spans the reigns of two tyrants, Nero and Domitian. When Auriane is born to a tribal chieftain, the seeress who attends her birth predicts that she will be a “living shield” to her people. As the legions plunder her people's lands, burn their crops and kidnap their young men for the imperial army, she is chosen to lead her father’s battle companions at his death. As the only world she has known c...

#AuthorInterview Debra Chapoton #Christian #YA #fiction

Synopsis for Sheltered:
Living together unsupervised, five troubled teens confront demonic forces and are compelled to deal with their problems in distinctly different ways. Paranormal meets psycho meets Goth in this story of a supernatural haunting and budding love.
High school junior, Ben, hacks into his step-father's real estate holdings and provides rooms in an old two-story house to various outcasts: the schizophrenic kid, the angry Goth girl, and the homeless girl who worships him. When M...

#BookReview PIERCING THROUGH THE DARKNESS by Emerald Barnes #ya #suspense

Piercing Through the Darkness by Emerald Barnes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wonderful psychological study of unresolved grief and despair. This book was short but suspenseful. Jonathan's life has been ruined by a careless driver, his wife and young daughter dead on the road. He's trying to deal with his grief and live a normal life.

Imagine his shock when the woman who caused his pain enrolls in a Biology class he teaches. He can no longer bury his emotions and fantasizes revenge.

Meanwhile Kandi, th...

Book Launch #Gratitude G1v3away from Rachelle Ayala

Hidden Under Her Heart (A Story of Abortion & Courage) was launched January 22, 2013, the fortieth anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Many friends and fellow authors came to my aid by posting my new release on their blogs and supporting my book launch.

In gratitude to their bravery for posting such a controversial book, I'm running a three month long guest tour on my blog with book bundle giveaways.

Melisa Hamling, the first guest appeared on my blog this morning. She is the...

#AuthorInterview Melisa Hamling #romanticsuspense #womensfiction author

Hi Melisa, so wonderful that you have a new book out, and a romantic suspense too! I've read it and it is very exciting. I especially like Cruz who is a sweetie but a man who knows what he wants. How did you come up with his character?

I wanted a strong male lead, but one that was also lovable and compassionate.

What makes Cruz the perfect man for Daniella?

That's a tough question. What makes any man perfect for a woman? I'd have to answer that by saying he's charming, witty,  persistent, a...

Dangerous Tidepools - Hidden Under Her Heart (A Story of Abortion & Courage) Chapter 6 - Scene 1

The morning sunlight filtered through the tent. Maryanne stretched and rubbed her eyes. A rolling snore purred next to her. Lucas’ scent mixed with Old Spice calmed and excited her. She arranged her head on the pillow. Just a bit longer before she had to get up.Lucas’ face exhibited a day’s growth of beard. Interesting how his beard was reddish brown, but his hair curled dark brown. Eyebrows and eyelashes were thick and lush, also dark brown. His nose flared at just the right angle, and his l...

#BookReview PRODIGY by Natasha Brown #paranormal #adventure

Prodigy by Natasha Brown
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Pageturning action and adventure. Chance and Ana go in search of a legendary shapeshifter in Mexico. Along the way they encounter tiny animals that pay a little too much attention to their movements. They meet friendly villagers and learn a lot of skills from the mentor, but Chance's evil cousin stalks them and causes mayhem in the final showdown.

Ana surprises herself with a new skill, and even though disaster strikes, she has hope that in the ne...