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INSECURE WRITER'S SUPPORT GROUP

FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH 
IT IS TIME FOR 
INSECURE WRITER'S SUPPORT GROUPTo find out more about this group,visit:Alex J. Cavanaugh (The Ninja Captain)
at http://alexjcavanaugh.blogspot.com.au


I n s e c u r e - I was certainly feeling insecure when I attached my first Blog Hop Linky to a recent post!

To update those who don't visit every day, I posted a cover art reveal over the weekend for my second book in the Protector Series.

Don't get me wrong, many people have left wonderful comments and I am thankful to everyone who has. No I am talking about the 'feeling'!  The feeling you get just before you open the web page to see if anyone has joined the link.

I decided to take the plunge and ask for help with the release in October....

And I have never felt so vulnerable in my life.  Every day I have opened the post to find a blank Blog Hop Linky and my insecurity was overwhelming. 

It really is a hard thing to do. I bet some of you will remember the first time you ventured in this direction with a Linky and have experienced the 'feeling' for yourself, others have  probably forgotten that 'feeling', (lucky them!)

Today when I opened the post I actually had two names added to the link and I don't feel so vulnerable anymore! 

A big thanks to those special two and if I have tempted you to join, here is the link.

TEASER TUESDAY

This is the front cover reveal of my second book in The Protector Series
He Came For Mineto be released during the first week in October!

Click this link to join up to spread the word and bag yourself a free copy upon release!


It is time once again for:


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by

http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/of Should Be Reading.Anyone can play along!Just do the followingGrab your current readOpen to a random pageShare two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE ANY SPOILERS!
Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away!


You don't want to ruin the book for others! 


  Until Next Time  (The Angel Chronicles #1) byAmy Lignor







 THE BLURB:

How does a girl choose between the one who steals her heart and the one who owns her soul?

Matt and Emily were created for a specific job. Raised and trained as the ultimate angel/warrior team, they are sent down to save, defend, judge and forgive, depending on the 'life' they've been assigned. What they don't realize is that the power of human emotions, such as love, anger, passion and fear can take over even the best of souls, causing them to make mistakes and follow paths that lead to confusion and heartache.

When the reason for their training is finally revealed, the angel/warrior team find themselves thrust into a world they know nothing about. Matt takes over the life of Daniel, a young man with a great deal of baggage. Emily becomes Liz, a girl living in a remote village who relies on nothing more than her own strength to survive. A violent storm erupts one night, and framed in the window of Liz's establishment is a frightening face. Let in by the soul of a Good Samaritan, the two visitors bring with them a past full of secrets that could literally change an angel's path and a warrior's plans.

From murder to redemption, this angel/warrior team must find a way to keep the faith they have in each other in a world that's ripping them apart.


MY TEASER FOR THIS WEEK: 

She’d reached down, taken his hand and led him quietly up the hill to the warmth of her small cabin. It was empty since her parents had passed away only five days before.



Lignor, Amy (2012-01-24). Until Next Time: The Angel Chronicles, Book 1 (Kindle Locations 653-654). Tribute Books. Kindle Edition.

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Patricia Lynne  9. C.M. Brown  
2. Marie Landry  10. M.J. Fifield  
3. Lor Rose  11. Mark Koopmans  
4. Gwen Tolios  12. Sydney Aaliyah  
5. Hywelalyn  13. Tammy J Rizzo  
6. Traci Kenworth  14. L.M. Murphy  
7. Travis Cottreau  15. Erica Cresswell  
8. Kathy Coleman  16. Jessica Dragon Cheramie  

 Well how did I go with my goals for July?           I know I will finish writing in the next week, while I am on a break from my day job!Yes, just editing to go!!!     2.  Continue editing.On going.     3.  Take on and follow the advice of Ali Cross (I was lucky enough to win branding              advice from her in a competition she held on her blog last month)
 Have done this and have already noticed the difference. So glad I took her advice.      4.  I have also committed to a few different blog hops during next month, so I will try to             get through the lists of bloggers involved in those. Met lots of new bloggers through the Hops and did my best to be involved with the time I had.     5.  Hopefully, reveal the cover art for my second book in the Protector Series                              (negotiating with my illustrator at present - she is heavily committed with Uni            projects, but has been working on the cover! It looks really good so far! 

Well the cover art is ready and I have decided to add a Blog Hop as well to help with the book launch in October.  If you would like to help, add your name to the Blog Hop list in the previous post, by click on this link  - "He Came For Mine" Book Two in The Protector Series!

 My Goals For August
 Edit, Edit, Edit and edit some more! Critique a partners work Continue submissions for Friday#Flash Maybe catch up on some neglected reading     


 

COVER ART REVEAL

He Came For MineBook 2The Protector Series



 This is the front cover of He Came For Mine, (Book 2) In The Protector Series, which will be released in October, 2012 if all goes well!
Many thanks to my wonderful illustrator,
 Rebekah Romani 
for creating the artwork for the book.
Rebekah Ellen Design @ email:  tutu_pinksugar@hotmail.com
The launch will be from October 1st and if you'd like to help me with the release, sign up using the LinkyLink below and I will get the announcement emailed to you on or before September 28. 
 As a thank you for helping me spread the word, I will send you a coupon for a free copy of He Came For Mine. This is a Blog Hop!

I WRITE FRIDAY#FLASH

Desire Unleashed From Within (570 word, Paranormal Romance)
by
Carolyn Brown

Looking into his dark eyes, I was transfixed by their one distinguishable feature, a shimmering light which seemed to radiate from them.  Being in such close proximity, as I was now, was the only way to actually be sure it even existed.
I had thought I’d seen this feature several times in the past, but could not be sure that it actually existed until now, too late to make this discovery and enable me to escape the overpowering force of this desirable male.
I stood numbly as his hands slid down my body to rest upon my hips as he gently coaxed me towards him.  Our gaze focused more intently upon one another as if both of us were in a trance.
I could not move.  I was totally under his control, aware of the events transpiring around me, but unable to intervene and help myself, as his spell enforced his will upon me.
His hands moved to grasp me tighter sending shivers of desire throughout my body.  Of course I had been attracted to this guy before now, but I did not know then, what I know about him now.  His worldly charm was what piqued my interest, but his unusual dark hair cropping his pale face and the muscles which rippled beneath his t-shirt, at his slightest move, had kept me intrigued.
Being honest with myself, he melted my heart and I was willing to give myself completely to him.
Standing here now, engulfed in his arms, gazing into his eyes, I was spellbound by more than his charm.
Suddenly, he reached up and gently stoked the side of my face, I could feel my knees buckle at this slightest touch, and as if by instinct he corrected his hold upon me to rectify my weakness, as I became unbalanced.
His eyes did not leave mine as his head moved closer to me, my lips parted awaiting his kiss, but I was sorely mistaken and disheartened as his head shifted to the side and he leaned further down to brush his mouth along my throat.  I sucked in a deep breath as I heard a ripping sound and felt the sharpness of the prick of his teeth as his mouth rested on the small of my neck.
I tried to move from his grasp, but found my body motionless, unable to obey my commands.  Whatever spell he had inflicted upon me, I was unable to break it as he opened his mouth and sank his teeth into the vein pulsing at the base of my throat.
I felt a sting as his teeth pierced my skin.  I tried to scream, to pull away from his grasp, but my attempts were futile.  As he began to draw deeper, I could feel the pull on my heart, as my blood was siphoned from me and panic began to rise within me.  Would I survive this attack, would he stop, what would become of me?
This was soon forgotten as another sensation took hold of me and I became sensually aroused by his bite.  My body went limp in his grasp as it tingled all over with desire. Lust for my attacker was beginning to overpower me and I wanted him more than I had ever wanted another.   His bite ended and I found myself swept away with passion, as he lifted me into his arms and carried me to his bed.

TEASER TUESDAY

It is time once again for:


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by

http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/of Should Be Reading.Anyone can play along!Just do the followingGrab your current readOpen to a random pageShare two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE ANY SPOILERS!
Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away!


You don't want to ruin the book for others!


I know my TT last week was from the first book in this series by M. Pax, and as she has just released book two, I thought that I would introduce the second book this week -

Here is my Tuesday Teaser from Stopover at the Backworld's Edge 
Craze examined her more carefully. Slits in her neck expanded then disappeared. Gills. A Water-breather? Supposed to be extinct, shit, they were the worst kind of Backworlder, if the rumors were true. They’d turn on anything if the advantage shifted right, cracking through their own children’s chests to steal their hearts if that would keep them alive longer. So the stories went. And what were those creepy shadowy things with her? A chill crept over Craze’s shoulders, souring his stomach, especially at the way she preened as if she had a right to take up space at his bar.

Pax, M.. Stopover at the Backworlds' Edge (Kindle Locations 262-266). M. Pax. Kindle Edition.
I know this is a little big for a TT, but I really liked this paragraph!
Stopover   at the   Backworlds' Edge

The sequel to The Backworlds is now available. Craze and his friends continue their adventures in Stopover at the Backworlds’ Edge . See what role chocolate plays in the galaxy this time.
The interstellar portal opens, bringing in a ship that should no longer exist. A battleship spoiling for a fight, yet the war with Earth ended two generations ago. The vessel drops off a Water-breather, a type of Backworlder thought to be extinct. She claims one of Craze’s friends is a traitor who summoned the enemy to Pardeep Station. A betrayal worse than his father’s, if Craze lives to worry about it.
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 If you haven’t read The Backworlds yet, it’s available as a free read from many outlets. See HERE for links. 
[http://mpaxauthor.com/the-backworlds-series/backworlds-the/]
Inspiring the words M. Pax writes, Mary spends her summers as a star guide at Pine Mountain Observatory in stunning Central Oregon where she lives with the husband unit and two loving cats. She write science fiction mostly and has a slight obsession with Jane Austen. Mary blogs at http://www.mpaxauthor.com/blog/

I WRITE # FRIDAY FLASH

Maude's Inevitable End!by 
Carolyn Brown
 A 400+ word Flash Fiction set in ancient times on a planet similar to Earth. The castle 'Maude' desperately endeavours to fend off their attackers, but unfortunately to no avail.This story is what played out through one man's eyes.
I can remember the gleam of the sword as it was raised above my assailants head, just before he struck down.  Its brilliant shine had mesmerized me and I had found myself, for those few short moments, captured by its beauty.  Unfortunately, that was all it took for my attacker to strike me down....

We had battled furiously for many hours fending off this interminable foe, who had broken through the fortress wall and stormed our barricades.

Overpowered by their sheer force and number, we had succumbed to their might.  Everyone, was fighting for their lives.  As I had tried to fend off my opposition, I noticed that even the women living under our protection here in Maude, had taken up arms and were also fighting our foe!  The children were helping in their own way too, by lending a hand.  They were tripping our enemy at any opportunity from hidden vantage points under carts and walls.


For one split second, I had been amused by a woman throwing a bucket full of some unknown waste, down from an upper story window, covering several of the enemy with filth, as the battle pressed on.


These images and more had passed before me as if I was watching them unfold in slow motion. Then I too, like my comrades before me,was overcome by the pain of my wound and I had collapsed slowly to the ground, adding to the crumpled heap.


I had lost count of the number I had struck down, but still they came.  The lines of soldiers continued to pour through the broken gates, in an endless stream.  I knew we would be overtaken by this strong opponent, but none of my fellow kinsmen would give up and allow them to take us without a fight!  


Fallen bodies, blood and guts lined the courtyard until it had become hard to move freely to fight, without stumbling over a corpse. Now, with my fall, I would be joining the mounting pile.


As I gritted my teeth, awaiting the impact of my body to hit the ground I heard a large explosion ring out around me, and I knew this battle was now lost to not just me, but also my kinsmen!


The last thing I saw was the brightness of the light, the last thing I heard were the screams of the fallen, then my eyes fluttered and closed shut for the very last time and a gentle peace overcame me!

HOOKERS & HANGERS BLOG HOP

                           
 CASSIE MAE / Hope Jade Hart / Jenny Morris &  Kelley  ARE HOSTING A BLOG HOPON THEIR SITE 'FALLING FOR FICTION' 
 http://falling4fiction.blogspot.com.au/





Hookers & Hangers Blogfest July 16th & July 18th

We all know how important the first and last lines are in every chapter. This blogfest will hopefully get your HOOKERS and HANGERS polished making it impossible for readers to put down your book and leaving them begging for more!

On July 16th, post the first sentence from each chapter.

On July 18th, post the last sentence from each chapter.

Post as many as you like!

We will be judging everyone’s first three HOOKERS and first three HANGERS. We’ll each pick two winners (MOST ENTICING HOOKER and MOST IMPOSSIBLE HANGER) making a total of ten winners! Winners will receive a 10 page (double spaced) critique and a Friday Spotlight on FFF!


HERE ARE 10 HANGERS I HAVE CHOSEN:

 
I had now come to the realization that after such a long time it was unlikely he was going to return….We were bound by more than just our emotions, our whole beings were meant to be together, forever…. “Yes, thanks Seb.”  I knew those words had a second meaning, one committing me to my promise.He was now going to take control of my life, whether under the banner of protection or love, it would be done his way…...  Relief escaped from me and I could feel the tension leaving me slightly, as one hurdle was now completed. I took another long embrace before letting them head into the portal, following Auron into its depths with my eyes. We walked the whole way back to the house in total silence, both of us contemplating our thoughts…. Exhaustion started to take hold of me and my eyes closed…… With our discussion finished, Julian stood and walked from the room, leaving me to dwell on the news he had presented. Would I ever be able to retrieve my missing daughter and bring her home to safety?

TEASER TUESDAY

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It is time once again for:


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by

http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/of Should Be Reading.Anyone can play along!Just do the followingGrab your current readOpen to a random pageShare two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE ANY SPOILERS!
Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away!


You don't want to ruin the book for others! 

 
The Backworlds (Book 1) byM. Pax (Goodreads Author)  After the war with Earth, bioengineered humans scatter across the Backworlds. Competition is fierce and pickings are scant. Scant enough that Craze’s father decides to hoard his fortune by destroying his son. Cut off from family and friends, with little money, and even less knowledge of the worlds beyond his own, Craze heads into an uncertain future. Boarding the transport to Elstwhere, he vows to make his father regret this day.
 


Here is the Teaser!

He listened to unfamiliar languages, heard the squawk of traffic, and the shrill signals directing it. Doors slammed. People shouted and laughed. They pushed past him, rushing, kicking up the air that was dryer and more sour than Siegna’s. He didn’t taste as many nutrients in it. The coveralls were slow to compensate. His heart pumped harder, his blood flowed faster. His steps faltered.

Pax, M. (2012-04-26). The Backworlds (Kindle Locations 635-637).  . Kindle Edition. 




Visit M. Pax to learn more about the Upcoming Release:   of Book 2 in the series of  The Backworlds, and FeathersTitled: Stopover at the Backworlds' Edge

HOOKERS & HANGERS BLOG HOP

                      
CASSIE MAE Hope Jade Hart Jenny Morris &  Kelley        ARE HOSTING A BLOG HOPON THEIR SITE 
'FALLING FOR FICTION' 

http://falling4fiction.blogspot.com.au





Hookers & Hangers Blogfest July 16th & July 18thA word from the girls hosting the blog:

"We all know how important the first and last lines are in every chapter. This blogfest will hopefully get your HOOKERS and HANGERS polished making it impossible for readers to put down your book and leaving them begging for more!"
On July 16th, post the first sentence from each chapter.
On July 18th, post the last sentence from each chapter.
Post as many as you like!
We will be judging everyone’s first three HOOKERS and first three HANGERS. 

We’ll each pick two winners 
(MOST ENTICING HOOKERand MOST IMPOSSIBLE HANGER) 
making a total of ten winners!  

Winners will receive a 10 page (double spaced) critique and a Friday Spotlight on FFF!

HERE ARE 10 HOOKERS I HAVE CHOSEN FROM MY CURRENT WIPTHE SECOND BOOK IN THE PROTECTOR SERIESTITLED: HE CAME FOR MINE TO BE RELEASED THIS OCTOBER Seb brushes his hand slowly along my throat and moves it downwards to gently cup my breast, before kissing me deeply on the lips.    I went to Wednesday training expecting to meet up with Ryan, but I was disappointed when another trainer took the class. I stood in the small yard and looked up at the light shining through the windows of Jazz’s apartment and tried to control my emotions and stop myself from running up and barging into the room! I watched as Jazz spent the morning with Ryan and I stood far enough away from their quiet conversation, so that I was not noticed, as they sat together in the park. A week went by as we selfishly indulged ourselves in our relationship, repairing the damage that had been done, when there was a knock upon the door. Days passed by and our new family group, Bliss, Xavier, Zane, Grayson and I, bonded together well.  I was in the newly decorated room, my new haven, when Bliss found me. “Look up there, look she’s there!” someone called.  I woke early and lay in bed savouring the feeling of Seb’s body pressing up against me. The next day I had arranged for Jazz and myself to spend time with Auron and Yolanda at ‘The Sanctuary’.