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A TOUCH OF PASSION: Concealed in my Heart by @ReginaPucket

She reached out from under the covers and took Judy’s hand. It was nice and warm. Her mother always smelled of vanilla, but this morning, she must have tried a new shampoo because the aroma reminded Charity of fresh green apples. “I believe they’re hoping for a white Christmas. I tried to tell them that in this part of Tennessee we seldom see snow this early in the season, but they are still hoping I’m wrong. At least it’s more like Christmas here than at their home in Malibu. With all the leaves off the trees, it looks like winter here. Maybe we’ll get lucky and it will spit out a few flakes while they’re here. It is certainly cold enough today.”

In the spirit of winter... Excerpt from Concealed in my Heart by Regina Puckett, included in A Touch of Passion

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A TOUCH OF PASSION: Perfect for Him by @suzannejenkins3

He walked to her, bending down to kiss her. “I’m eating just fine. Go back to bed after the girls leave,” he said, moving toward the door.“I might,” she said. As they walked to the kitchen, she tapped on the older girls’ doors. Everyone but Devon needed to get up before six during the week. It was still pitch black out, the short winter days getting closer. Harley poured coffee into Jason’s travel mug. He didn’t take the time to hang around in the morning for coffee. She looked out the window over the sink; a stray snowflake drifted by.
“I guess I’m lucky not to have to drive to the city in the snow,” she said, handing him his mug.
In the spirit of winter... Excerpt from Perfect for Him by Suzanne Jenkins, included in A Touch of Passion

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Strategies for Promoting Your Book Using Social Networking

Here are three articles about reaching out to readers. These articles have been published on Aaron Paul Lazar's illustrious blog, Murder by 4, and included in his writing guides Write like the Wind (volume I, II, and III.) By asking me to write these articles, Aaron is creating a a great example of a creative collaboration between writers. Both of us wish to share knowledge and experience with fellow writers.

We, Indie writers, are an enthusiastic bunch, promoting with over-zealous vigor everywhere you turn: on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, Pinterest, KBoards, and just about anywhere else. This vigor is a double-edged sword, because some readers are turned off by the sheer amount of mind-numbing spam.

So, what’s a writer to do? Ask yourself: How do I stand out of the crowd? How do I reach out to readers and connect with them in a way that does not turn them off, a way that surpasses the competition?

To read more: Strategies for Promoting Your Book Using Social Networking (part I)

So, you have been promoting your book all over town, day in and day out, shoulder to shoulder with other Indie writers, all competing for attention. It’s time to find a new tool for reaching out to readers.

If you have never set up a Facebook event before, try it! Right off the start, one important thing to know about it is that it is an incredibly potent tool. Every word you utter on your event page, every post reverberates to a wide audience--

To read more: Strategies for Promoting Your Book Using Social Networking (part II)

So you have gained some experience promoting your book through Facebook events and would like to take your promotion up a notch. One way to do it is by setting up a multi-author event. In this article I will offer a few tips, beyond the obvious (because you already know about setting up an event in a Public mode, and about creating a killer banner and a catchy title for it.) So prepare to add a few more tools into your toolbox.

The whole idea of joining forces is a potent one. Promotion is bigger than any single one of us, and even for the most successful among us, pulling together may yield surprising results--
To read more: Strategies for Promoting Your Book Using Social Networking (part III)

A TOUCH OF PASSION: Just in Case by @emarxbooks

"All I had to do was keep him at a safe distance, just as I’d done when I was younger, because like it or not, Revell was the epitome of the southern gentleman. He could have had me in a rainstorm that hot summer night seven years ago. He could have had me in his car, parked out by Old Red Mill Creek, the cold Christmas break that my mother committed suicide. 
That was the thing about Revell; he didn’t want what was offered him, he wanted everything, promises included, because I’d made it pretty clear to him back then that he could have had his way with me. Back before I was older and started piecing little snippets of this and that together to make one sick, twisted tale about our pasts."
Excerpt from Just in Case by Elizabeth Marx, included in A Touch of Passion

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The characters demanded I take them back

I am honored that my guest post about writing The Music of Us which is included in the romance boxed set A TOUCH OF PASSION is featured today on Christoph Fischer​'s illustrious blog. This is how it starts:

I love writing historical fiction because it is one of the most difficult genres of all, demanding a complete immersion in the era and studying every detail–in clothing, gadgets, hairstyle, manners and of course, the timeline of events–in order to make the story not only believable but utterly authentic. And even though I pride myself on writing with a sensual slant, aiming to put you in the skin of the characters, I have never before focused on the genre that would allow me to develop that lyricism to the fullest: Romance.
But lately, the characters I have written in Apart From Love demanded that I take them back a generation, to WWII, to the beginning of their love story
Please check it out: 

Guest Post: Uvi Poznansky, Author of “The Music of Us” (Included in “A Touch of Passion”)

Happy holidays!

Happy holidays everyone! I wish you could all come to my party, but this is the next best thing--can you smell the dough while I make my Chanukah treats?







This year at my party I had two very special guests: The wonderfully gifted Don Warrick, whose voice graces the audio production of my upcoming audiobook, The Music of Us, and who wowed all of us by singing The Impossible Dream, If I were a Rich Man, and many more amazing songs, and his lovely wife, Debbie. 
Don and Uvi
Uvi and Debbie

The Music of Us is music for the soul

Sandy Nathan is a gifted author, whose story has gone from riches to rags when a drunk driver ran into my father head-on in 1964, killing him. She has had prestigious careers, and her writing has won twenty-six national awards. I am honored that she read my work and posted this review for The Music of Us:

5.0 out of 5 stars  The Music of Us is music for the soul …, December 12, 2015By Sandy NathanVerified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: The Music of Us (Still Life with Memories Book 3) (Kindle Edition) What an amazing story! I have heard of Uvi Poznansky, but I had not previously read her work. Wonderful! Her writing is as beautiful and lyrical and sad as the story she lays out, that of a husband trying to reconnect with the love of his life, a brilliant concert pianist ravaged by Alzheimer's. This is a deep romance and a true love story, as opposed to so much shallow trivia that's labeled romance. Elegant, classic, and classy, The Music of Us is a top of the line read. I immediately downloaded a sample of one of the author's other books, but I know I'll end up reading the entire series. It's simply too good to miss. Thank you, Ms. Poznansky!

My interview with @CynthiaWoolf

Cindy Woolf​ is the author of seventeen historical western romance books, one short story, and one novella with more books on the way. She is also my 'partner in crime' in the create of the new boxed set, A Touch of Passion. I am thrilled to visit her in her wonderful blog, to offer advice for writers and share my thoughts about my new series, Still Life with Memories, and about the new boxed set. Please check out the interview:

 An Interview with Uvi Poznansky

Season's greetings from all of us at A Touch of Passion

Tis' the time for season's greetingTis' the time for loveWhen winter wind is singingOutside, around, above

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This one will leave you in contemplative thought

Dennis Waller, filmmaker and author of several books, is recognized as an expert on spiritual experience, self-discovery, and exploring the human consciousness. He is also a Top 500 Amazon Reviewer, which is an amazing rank. I am honored that he posted this review for my poetry book, Home:


5.0 out of 5 stars This one will leave you in contemplative thoughtByDennis WallerTOP 500 REVIEWERon December 8, 2015Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase 'Home' is a touching read that will leave you in contemplative thought as it will hit the soul as well as the mind and heart. The prose and poems reminds me of how I feel when I read Rainer Maria Rilke in how the emotions and thoughts are injected into the words, a masterful writing skill and one I wished I possessed. And like Rilke, there is that metaphysical melancholy present that washes over the reader like a cold and damp fall rain. Yeah, this is a book that feels very personal and private and one that leaves the reader with a sense of shared loss, if that's the right word. Either way, I like a book that can shake it up and this definitely did it for me.