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***** Review of Songwriter Night by D.G. Driver

 

Super creative love story. Made me wish I could attend a "Songwriter," though I would probably bring poetry. The story takes place over one evening when a group of creatives gather to share songs and offer suggestions and/or criticisms. Composer/singer Lyle invites gorgeous new girl Trish. The company of friends eventually put her at ease until rising country star Aiden Bronson arrives and turns the evening on its ear. 

I truly felt as if this sort of evening was something I wanted to be a part of. I enjoyed the vibe. The characters were well developed and unique. The spark between Lyle and Trish is tangible, but can Trish resist Aiden's star power?

A charming and unique read.

Press Release for My Golden Horse

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Caroline Akervik

Email: cakervik@icloud.com

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WISCONSIN AUTHOR RELEASES NEW YOUNG ADULT HORSE NOVEL

 

Caroline Akervik’s new Young Adult Horse story, MY GOLDEN HORSE, book 2 of the DREAM HORSE SERIES, was released August 30th, through Fire & Ice Imprint from Melange Books, LLC. The book is available in print format and in eBook format through www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, several other booksellers, and at the website, https://www.fireandiceya.com/. The first novel in the series, A HORSE NAMED VIKING, a highly rated novel, was released in 2012.

 

Caroline Akervik has always been a voracious reader of most any genre, except for horror, because it’s scary. Blessed with a wonderful husband and three amazing grown children, Caroline has worked as a horse trainer and as a school librarian. Once a Grand Prix dressage rider, she remains an animal lover. Caroline believes that libraries are among the most magical of places, and her writings reflect the eclectic nature of her life and reading taste. Her books include sweet romances, horse stories, and even science fiction. Caroline seeks to write from the heart, to transport her readers, and to give wings to their imaginations.

About MY GOLDEN HORSE

Ellen Sanz is angry at the world, and she wants nothing to do with horses. Before her mother’s accident, they’d had a great life. Her mother, Linda, was a successful show jumper. Ellen had attended virtual school, and they had travelled between international horse competitions. Everything had changed when Linda suffered a catastrophic riding accident. Ellen has been her mother’s caretaker in the year since. They’ve been forced to move to Linda’s parents’ hobby farm in the Maryland countryside.

Here, Ellen finds herself irresistibly drawn to Lemon Meringue, nicknamed Tandy, a show ring sour palomino rescue mare, as well as to Joel, a cute and horse crazy guy.

Can Ellen and Tandy let go of the pain of their pasts to embrace a new life and find that special connection?

Caroline Akervik is available for interviews and appearances. For booking presentations, media appearances, interviews, and/or book-signings, contact her at cakervik@icloud.com.

 

MY GOLDEN HORSE

ISBN: 979-8886530339 Print

ASIN:B0B92LF3QW eBook

 

 

Recent Article in Volume One Magazine

 Renewing Respect for the Rivers by Caroline Akervik

 

Viking is for sale for the first time!

My Golden Horse is available for preorder on Amazon now! In honor of the release date, May 30th, A Horse Named Viking is now for sale for $2.99. Check them out! Two down one to go.

Enchanted by Encanto

My son told me the movie Encanto is delightful. But, as I tend to prefer to read or listen to watching, I downloaded the audiobook on Overdrive. Sometimes, you hear something you need to hear when you need to hear it. The message of Encanto is that each of us have special gifts. This is an important message for any parent to hear; that our children are unique and should each be celebrated for their unique selves. As a parent, sometimes we want all of our children to have the same special moments and achievements. Celebrating one is not diminishing another, but this can be easily forgotten. I think about the Manning brothers. One of the brothers, had a neck condition which prevented him from playing football professionally. I imagine this must have been crushing for him at first. I like to imagine that though the football gods didn't smile at him, life did in other ways. His son is now a highly recruited quarterback. My point is that we have must see and celebrate our children as they are. This was an important message for me today.

The blurb for My Golden Horse

Here's the blur for My Golden Horse! Please let me know your thoughts? Does it make you want to pick up and read the book? Ellen Sanz is angry at the world, and she wants nothing to do with horses. Before her mother’s accident, they’d had a great life. Her mother, Linda, was a successful show jumper. Ellen had attended virtual school, and they’d travelled between the international horse competitions. Everything had changed when Linda suffered a catastrophic riding accident. Ellen has been her mother’s caretaker in the year since. They’ve been forced to move to Linda’s parents’ hobby farm in the Maryland countryside. Here, Ellen finds herself irresistibly drawn to Lemon Meringue, nicknamed Tandy, a show ring sour palomino rescue mare, as well as to Joel, a cute and horse crazy guy. Can Ellen and Tandy let go of the pain of their pasts to embrace a new life and find that special connection?

Writing "The End"

There is a thrill that comes with typing those two words. For me, it means I will be going back and revising a completed manuscript at least two or three times. My writing process is more of a chaotic discipline. I have started writing outlines and character sketches before I start to write. Doing so helps keep me on track. But then I just sit and write, any rubbish that comes to mind. After completing about 70,000 words of this, I know what the story is about and I can begin to craft and shape it. It's a messy approach, but it works for me. I just completed a novel entitled My Golden Horse and submitted it to my publisher. It is the second story in a horse trilogy. In it, as in A Horse Named Viking, the horse who inspired the book is real but the story is fiction. My editor has it now. No one else has read it to this point. It's different from my other books in that I put more vignettes from my own life in it. I wonder what people will think of it? Will they like the story? It's scary and exciting. I need to take a writing break and think about the third horse story for the trilogy. I'm thinking it will be named Dancing Horse. For now though, I will work on the business of writing for a bit, submit other completed works, engage in social media. This book is done and now set free into the world!

Coming soon!

 This oldie but goodie, my first novel length historical fiction, is being re-released with beautiful new cover art by Caroline Andrus! I'm so excited. This swashbuckling romance will transport readers!

March Madness sale: Calypso's Secret is 99 cents

Skylar Connelly wants to know what happened to her sister, Maia, who vanished without a trace in the Florida Keys. Unwilling to accept the authorities' dismissal of the case, she conceals her relationship to the missing girl and takes a position at Casa del Mar, a magnificent, seaside estate owned by Martin Escalle, a slick entrepreneur whose business interests, she suspects, include illegal activities.

Luke White, the captain of the yacht named Calypso and Escalle's right hand man, challenges and fascinates her with his combination of surfer good looks, bad boy charm, and stiletto sharp mind, but is he also a killer? Dare she trust him? Her heart and soul will accept no less.
 

Halcyon is for sale now for 99 cents!

 

On sale for the holiday season for .99 cents!

Parallel universes, an invasion of Earth, and eternally youthful sentinels.
Nothing is as it seems at University School.

Hailey Schick is used to being the new girl, but when she angers the dominant clique, her dreams of a normal school year are dashed. To make matters worse, Trevor, the boy she's falling for is a social pariah.

When eternally young sentinels from a parallel universe infiltrate the school, it's up to Hailey and Trevor to stop them. But how are a pair of teens who can barely handle high school drama supposed to save Earth?