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We Have a Winner!

Congratulations, Shekeilah!Shekeilah, you are the winner of the Magical March Ebook Giveaway! Your ebook copy of The Beltane Escape is on its way! Be sure to watch for the Lady of the Lake companion novella in May, and Book 2 in the Two Realms Trilogy, The Viking Mist in July!Happy Reading!
~Ariella

Teen Wytche Saga Moves to New Publisher!

An invisibility spell cloaks the Teen Wytche Saga while the paranormal Young Adult romance series transitions to its new publisher. Watch for a major relaunch in Fall 2017, with new covers, new content, and new stories.
Paperback editions of Spell Check, Spell Struck, and The Beltane Escape, Book I, The Two Realms Trilogy, will be available for purchase at the 6th Annual Desert Writers Expo. Come meet author Ariella Moon, who will sign and sell her books. 
6th Annual Desert Writers Expo Book SigningThursday, March 30, 2017  3:00 PM - 6:00 PMThe Rancho Mirage Public Library71-100 Highway 111Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

E-Book Giveaway and More!

16 Fantasy AuthorsHave circled their dragons, Summoned the fairies,And raised their magic wands,To create an awesome March Giveaway! <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:10887 -2147483648 8 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:none; mso-hyphenate:none; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; mso-themecolor:followedhyperlink; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:56.7pt 56.7pt 56.7pt 56.7pt; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} </style></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "arial";">Have a look at </span><a href="http://www.leadoue.com/contests-givea... style="color: #da7b00;">the entire collection of ebooks</span></a><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "arial";">, and enter below to win them all--as well as a custom wand similar to the ones pictured here--for your very own.<br /><br />Giveaway runs from March 2-17. The winner will be notified by email on March 18. [FoF reserves the right to substitute the custom wand with something of equal value for anyone outside the US or Canada.]</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "arial";">Enter below and good luck!</span></strong> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Click <a href="https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/dis... to enter</b><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You may win a copy of The Beltane Escape, Book One The Two Realms Trilogy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Coming soon, The Viking Mist, Book Two in the Two Realms Trilogy, and</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Amber Elixir, a Lady of the Lake Two Realms novella.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Special Prize:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A custom wand!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O6stXctopa..." imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O6stXctopa..." /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>

Stay Tuned for Cover Reveal for The Viking Mist

I just had my first glimpse of the stunning, gorgeous, amazing cover Amanda Matthews designed for The Viking Mist, my upcoming sequel to The Beltane Escape. Stay tuned for the big cover reveal!
Meanwhile, since my mind is on Vikings, here are two photos of actual Viking shields I took during my research trip to Ireland. Happy reading!~Ariella Moon
Viking Shield and other artifacts, Kildare, Ireland
Photo credit: Ariella Moon  Viking Shield, Kildare, Ireland
Photo credit: Ariella Moon

The Winner Is...

The winner of the Ariella Moon leg of the Holly Jolly Facebook Page Hop is...
Nancy Cowan!Congratulations, Nancy! Enjoy your Amazon Gift Card!In honor of the Winter Solstice, Yule, and the Holiday Season,Nancy's gift was doubled to $10.00.

Holly Jolly Facebook Page Hop!

Today is the last day for the Jolly Holly Facebook Hop! Stop and enter to win an Amazon gift card from me, and many of other great prizes from other authors on the tour. No purchase necessary.Holly Jolly Facebook Hop

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Lady Fenella, Thaness of Thorburn, has no idea her fate is shackled to a powerful sorceress. She believes Merlin and the Lady of the Lake are myths, Gran’s warnings about Fairy are superstition, and Fairy was invented to make children behave. But a spell cast forward to sixteenth century Scotland finds Fenella and leads to her being branded, stolen, and betrothed. Traumatized and separated from her clan, the Highland heiress finds an unexpected ally in her kidnapper’s son. But their fragile romance is tested when the Lady of the Lake lures Fenella’s cousin into Fairy. Fenella has seconds to decide. Should she remain with Edward, or should she dive into Fairy to rescue her beloved cousin, endangering her clan, and abandoning Edward to his ruthless father?



The Teen Wytche Saga: where friendship, first love, and magic collide.  
Think magic will solve your problems? Bring you love? Cure you? Protect you? Help you find someone who is lost? Think again.
In The Teen Wytche Saga, a shape-shifting spell book upends the life of each girl who possesses it. Passed among a group of disparate teens, the rebellious book morphs into a new system of magic as it aligns or opposes the girl entrusted to safeguard it. The girls soon discover…
Magic tests friendships. It hisses, chirps, stinks up the room, backfires, and explodes! Magic forces you to make tough decisions. Shatter limitations. Discover your true self.

And you thought navigating high school was tough.
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Could You Become Trapped in Fairy?

Do you believe in fairies?

Remember those cautionary tales about being lured into Fairy? Heed them. I didn’t, and the first time I entered a fairy forest, I became so entranced, I was nearly trapped there forever. The voice inside my head kept warning, “You don’t want to be here after dark.” But it was hard to listen to reason when I had just spotted my first real fairy. Up close. And it wasn’t anything like I had imagined.
As the shadows deepened in the fairy forest, and a stone spirit glowered beside a waterfall where violet fairy orbs floated in the air, my inner voice persisted. Finally, I tore myself from the fairies trooping in formation in the water. I followed the muddy path along the swift-moving stream. At one point, a tiny, twig-like fairy flew across the path in front of me, and darted into the bramble. I gaped in wonder. Mossy-faced tree spirits watched me. Friends behind me on the trail prodded me onward. But one woman had stopped at the foot of a mossy tree, entranced by a little gnome that kept popping out and waving to her. She tried to photograph him, but he was too quick. When she left a crystal at the base of the tree, he darted out, snatched the prize, and then disappeared into the tree before she could snap his picture. Finally, as the forest closed in around us, she gave up.
At last, the stream led to a sunny meadow. There with the forest behind me, I felt many eyes trained on my back. After a moment, I sensed the denizens of Fairy retreat. I released a long breath.
I had lived to tell the tale.
Praise for The Beltane Escape by Ariella MoonBook One, The Two Realms Trilogy

“…a fast-paced adventure that is equal parts Harry Potter, Game of Thrones (a PG version) and Alice in Wonderland.” An iTunes Reader
“I want the second one, I want more of everything. More Fenella, more Wizards, more Fae, more half-Viking hotties…just more of everything! If this novel has any foreshadowing of how the rest of the series is going to be, I can’t wait!” Jessica, Taking It One Book at a Time
Blurb

Lady Fenella, Thaness of Thorburn, has no idea her fate is shackled to a powerful sorceress. She believes Merlin and the Lady of the Lake are myths, Gran’s warnings about Fairy are superstition, and Fairy was invented to make children behave. But a spell cast forward to sixteenth century Scotland finds Fenella and leads to her being branded, stolen, and betrothed. Traumatized and separated from her clan, the Highland heiress finds an unexpected ally in her kidnapper’s son. But their fragile romance is tested when the Lady of the Lake lures Fenella’s cousin into Fairy. Fenella has seconds to decide. Should she remain with Edward, or should she dive into Fairy to rescue her beloved cousin, endangering her clan, and abandoning Edward to his ruthless father?
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Amelia: Cynthia Woolf's New Release

Don't you love reading novels set in your home town or state?

I am from the San Francisco Bay Area, and was happy to discover Amazon Best-Selling Author Cynthia Woolf, and her Brides series. I asked Cynthia what drew her to San Francisco as a setting for five of her historical novels.


Cynthia Woolf
Why I chose San Francisco
I love San Francisco. The city is fascinating to me. The people are hardy and determined. They rebuilt after the great fire and after numerous earthquakes.
When I am looking for locations for my mail order brides, I like places I can go to as well as research on the internet. San Francisco fit the bill nicely. And there were many women who did come to San Francisco as mail-order brides.
I like being able to read about my location. In this case San Francisco has a rich history. It was a small sea port prior to the 1849 gold rush and then it grew phenomenally fast. Miners and supplies for them came through San Francisco. There were sailors and rendering plants for whalers on the wharf.
Until the advent of the transcontinental railroad, the only way to the California goldfields from the east was by sailing ship around tip of South America and up the western side of that continent to San Francisco. If the weather was good it took around five months. Steamships that carried the mail could do it in three because they didn’t have to depend on the wind to carry them over the water. 
The railroad which began regular service in late 1869, took less than two weeks to make the same journey. The railroad literally settled the west and allowed for the great expansion of this country.
Another reason to choose San Francisco is that I could read actual accounts of brides that were brave enough to go there. In the beginning not that many were willing to uproot themselves, to leave all they knew and everyone they loved, for the adventure of becoming a mail-order bride.
There is a story of a man who vowed to bring back brides for the miners, sailors and businessmen. He sailed to Boston and ran his ads for women to marry these men. He only managed to get a few women to go back with him and was mobbed when he got back with only ten or so women for the hundreds of men waiting for wives.

Eventually, women did come. Churches sprang up and manners were required. Children were born and schools built. San Francisco grew from a boisterous coast town to the jewel of the West Coast that we know today.
BLURB:
Amelia James grew up performing on the stage. Her stunning voice made her the darling of New York's theater district since she was fifteen. She's never been more than an asset to her mother, never been just a woman to the young up-and-coming men who want to use her to advance their own careers. Amelia loves to sing, but is willing to give up fame, fortune and her future on the stage for just one thing...love. Convinced she'll never find what she needs in New York, she makes the daring decision to leave her life behind and travel to the other side of the country as a mail order bride in San Francisco where she won't be anything more than a wife, where her future husband will look into her eyes and see her heart.
Wealthy prospector Phillip Dumont learned how to take care of himself from a very young age. With his father’s death, his mother decided to follow her dream and she abandoned her family when he was eighteen years old. Phillip raised a house full of younger siblings on his own. Now, his youngest sibling, his sister, is in need of a woman's touch. Phillip knows he'll never trust a woman enough to give her his heart, and decides a mail order bride will provide a soft touch for his sister and keep the gold-digging women at bay.
But Phillip is in for a shock. He is instantly attracted to his new wife and tempted to trust her with more than his name. No matter how vehemently Phillip demands obedience from his wife, his sister and his heart, not one will listen. When an old partner seeking revenge comes for his bride, will Phillip be able to see beyond the secrets of her past to save his family?
EXCERPT:  A knock sounded on her door.Startled, she checked the clock on the dresser. Ten o’clock. How had the hours passed so fast? She was late. She was supposed to meet him in the lobby at nine-thirty. Shaking her head, she stood, smoothed her hands down the skirt of her pale pink dress, and checked her reflection in the mirror over the bureau before answering the door.“Yes, may I help you?” Her stomach fluttered. Standing on the other side of the door was one of the most handsome men she’d seen in a long time. That was saying a lot, since most of the actors she knew were quite good-looking. Philip had dark, almost black hair with a slight wave, combed so there was a small curl on his forehead. His jaw was square and strong and when he smiled, like he did now, a small dimple appeared in his left cheek.“Miss James?”“Yes.”He doffed his hat. “I’m Philip Dumont.”“Hello, Mr. Dumont. I’m so sorry I didn’t meet you downstairs as I said I would. What you must have thought.” She shook her head. “If you’ll wait just a moment, I’ll get my wrap and then we can leave.”Amelia turned, let out a breath and grabbed her paisley shawl. She stepped out into the hall, turned and locked her door, putting the key in her reticule.“Shall we go?”Philip held out his elbow to escort her.Amelia put her hand around the crook in his arm and they proceeded down the hall.“Yes. We shall. I have a request to make.”“Certainly. What is it?”“My friend Sophia Hayes, who came here with me as a mail-order bride, is getting married today. They are of one accord and saw no point in waiting. She asked me to stand up with her, and I accepted. We’ll need to be at their house at 1309 Grant Avenue by twelve-thirty.”“That can be arranged. I thought I’d take you for an early lunch at my home. You can meet my sister and we can get to know each other a bit.”Amelia beamed. They stopped beside the carriage and he helped her up into the vehicle before following her inside. As was proper, they sat across from each other.Glad he agreed, their acquaintance can move forward. “Why don’t you tell me about your sister? How old is the child?”“She’s seventeen.”Amelia’s eyes widened. “Seventeen! That’s not a child. She’s a woman.” “She’s a girl. Still in the school room.” Frowning he crossed his arms over his chest and looked out the window.Amelia understood now. “Mr. Dumont, Philip, if I may and please call me Amelia.”“Certainly, Philip is fine. We are after all getting married soon.”Cautiously she spoke. “Yes, Philip. Your sister is a young woman. Is it possible you don’t want to see her as an adult, not yet anyway, and she is rebelling against the constraints you put upon her.”He leaned forward, anger in his eyes. “You’ve never met her and barely met me, how can you make such an assumption?”Oh dear, she probably should have kept her mouth shut, but she’d never been one to hold back her opinions. “Perhaps I’m wrong, but based on your letter I thought your sister was a child. She is clearly not.”“You’ll meet her and then you can tell me if I’m wrong. Regardless of how I treat her, she needs a woman to guide her.”Amelia bit her rogue tongue. “You’re correct. I shouldn’t be saying anything without facts. I apologize.”“Apology accepted,” he said grudgingly.“Why did you send for a mail-order bride? Surely with your wealth, you could have any woman you want.”“Most of the women I know are not suitable wife material and those that are didn’t want to take on the raising of a child of any age.” He lowered his head and stared at her intently. “I want children, Amelia. I won’t beat around the bush. But don’t expect me to fall in love with you. I don’t believe that the emotion exists between adults.”“Nor do I, Philip. That’s the reason I became a mail-order bride. I couldn’t find a gentleman who suited, who also wanted children.” No one who suited me. I refused to be a mistress and the men I knew and those I met, didn’t want a wife.“Then it would appear that we shall get on together. We both want the same thing.”“Yes, we do. Children.”
Amazon Linkhttps://amzn.com/B01KP1J680Apple link:https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/amelia/id1145973273?ls=1&mt=11Nook Linkhttp://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/amelia-cynthia-woolf/1124415432?ean=2940156863204Google Play Linkhttps://play.google.com/store/books/details/Cynthia_Woolf_Amelia?id=05ngDAAAQBAJ&hl=enKobo Linkhttps://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/amelia-38


ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cynthia Woolf is the award winning and best-selling author of twenty-two historical western romance books and two short stories with more books on the way.
Cynthia loves writing and reading romance. Her first western romance Tame A Wild Heart, was inspired by the story her mother told her of meeting Cynthia’s father on a ranch in Creede, Colorado. Although Tame A Wild Heart takes place in Creede that is the only similarity between the stories. Her father was a cowboy not a bounty hunter and her mother was a nursemaid (called a nanny now) not the ranch owner. The ranch they met on is still there as part of the open space in Mineral County in southwestern Colorado.
Writing as CA Woolf she has six scifi, space opera romance titles. She calls them westerns in space.
Cynthia credits her wonderfully supportive husband Jim and her great critique partners for saving her sanity and allowing her to explore her creativity.

TITLES AVAILABLE
KISSED BY A STRANGER – A Montana Sky Series Novella– Kindle WorldsTHE HUNTER BRIDE – Hope’s Crossing, Book 1THE REPLACEMENT BRIDE – Hope’s Crossing, Book 2THE STOLEN BRIDE – Hope’s Crossing, Book 3THORPE’S MAIL-ORDER BRIDE – Montana Sky Series – Kindle WorldsGENEVIEVE, Bride of Nevada, - American Mail-Order Brides SeriesGIDEON – The Surprise BridesMAIL ORDER OUTLAW – The Brides of Tombstone, Book 1MAIL ORDER DOCTOR – The Brides of Tombstone, Book 2MAIL ORDER BARON – The Brides of Tombstone, Book 3NELLIE – The Brides of San Francisco 1ANNIE – The Brides of San Francisco 2CORA – The Brides of San Francisco 3SOPHIA – The Brides of San Francisco 4AMELIA – The Brides of San Francisco 5JAKE (Book 1, Destiny in Deadwood series)LIAM (Book 2, Destiny in Deadwood series)ZACH (Book 3, Destiny in Deadwood series)   CAPITAL BRIDE (Book 1, Matchmaker & Co. series)HEIRESS BRIDE (Book 2, Matchmaker & Co. series)FIERY BRIDE (Book 3, Matchmaker & Co. series) TAME A WILD HEART (Book 1, Tame series)TAME A WILD WIND (Book 2, Tame series)TAME A WILD BRIDE (Book 3, Tame series)TAME A HONEYMOON HEART (novella, Tame series)

WEBSITE – http://cynthiawoolf.com/
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The Decision: A New Young Adult Paranormal Romance From L.K. Kuhl

Today's spotlight shines on:The DecisionBook Two in the Everlasting Trilogy

The Decision’s made. The choice is simple. Or is it?
Back Cover Blurb:The guests are invited. The cake is all set. In just a few short hours Sophia Bandell will be saying “I do” to a guy she isn’t sure she loves. But where does she go from here? She feels her life is headed in a downhill spiral. Her first and real true love, Tate Forester, is a ghost. But he’s the man she wants to be with…the one she can’t live without. Sophia is faced with the toughest decision of her life. Does she forget about Tate and marry the egotistical lawyer, Aaron Stuart? Or does she take the plunge and join Tate to be with him for eternity?
Excerpt:Sometime through the night, Tate’s kisses woke me. They landed on my cheek like a soft sigh. He began on my cheek and traveled down my neck, resting delicately on my shoulder. But each one felt like he was snuffing out a candle flame. I knew that this would be the last time I’d ever feel him again. He was telling me goodbye in the gentlest way he knew.

I held in my sobs but couldn’t stop the silent tears from sliding down my cheeks. They spilled to my neck and pooled there in the deep, hollowed indent above my clavicle. Tate kissed them away, and wiped a wet strand of hair from my face.

“Don’t cry. I was hoping I could slip away without waking you. I need to go. Aaron will be home soon.”

My throat ached. I grimaced and tried to swallow away the soreness, but it had its claws dug in too deep. There was no way to release it, to ease this massive tumor that kept growing inside of me each time it was time to say goodbye.

“This is the end, isn’t it? Your kisses told me everything you can’t say. So do your eyes.”

“It has to be. It’s time.”

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Author Bio:L.K. Kuhl is the author of the Young Adult Paranormal Romance Series, The Everlasting Trilogy. The Decision is book two of this trilogy. She has also penned Chasm, a Romantic Suspense novel. Chasm was released in May of 2016. L.K. lives in Nebraska with her husband Gene of twenty-nine years, young son, Nathan, and Greg and Will, their furry dog kids. She has two older daughters, Morgan and Brittani and son-in-law, Trevor. L.K. has been writing for over twenty years. She first began writing children’s books and poetry, moved on to writing music, and is now writing Young Adult and Adult novels. She loves spending time with her family, vacationing, writing, reading, and taking long walks. It’s the characters who write their own stories in her novels, and she is just their messenger, sharing it with the world.

Author Links:Website: http://kuhlreads.com/  Author Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/kuhlreadsTwitter: https://twitter.com/lynettehoff1 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lynettehofferbe/Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28674602-everlastingAmazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B01BXDJGIY    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/l.k.kuhl/Blogger: http://kuhlreads.blogspot.com/Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/lkkuhl1stuffGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/110924570998555007561/posts

Halloween Top Ten List

Need a Banishing a Bad Habit spell? A recipe for mulled spider...er..cider?
Be sure to check out the Halloween Top Ten List from Evie and Salem of the Teen Wytche Saga.You will find the list and much more on my guest post onYA Urban Fantasy author, Kimber Leigh Wheaton's blog.Halloween Top Ten List

If you are in the mood for sweet Halloween romances, you will love Spell Check and Spell Struck
the first two books in The Teen Wytche Saga.

Praise for Spell Check and Spell Struck “Spell Check is a great story for the young adult or the young at heart. I enjoyed the vicarious experience of falling in love, dealing with secrets, and working out best friend issues.” ~ Long and Short Reviews
"A fantastic YA paranormal read, reminiscent of the film "Practical Magic"! Spell Struck combines quirky but fun teen characters dealing with new schools, romance, and family problems, with magic, and more serious topics like suicide and kidnapping." ~InD’tale Magazine, Crowned Heart review