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Get Medieval...if you live in New York

Simple Pleasures in Life

Nature's beauty in all forms.
But perhaps the most joyous is a pool party for the birdies!

My birthday doll

My Birthday was Thursday.  And I had a lovely time.  Candy Thompson made me an extra special present.  A Scottish doll.  Totally handmade, it's one of Candy's beautiful creations, and I cannot thank her enough.

URGENT: Former authors with Dorchester/Leisure Books

FORMER DORCHESTER AUTHORS that haven't been contacted by Amazon Publishing --a lot of contact info was out of date, preventing Amazon from reaching you. DO NOT wait. You need to contact them asap. If you are one of these authors, email me and I will tell you how to contact them.

TOP PICK for PRN for August

Category (Historical) Author JM Powers Description Historical ISBN 978-1-61788-048-3 eBook Format Adobe PDF, HTML, MobiPocket PDA (with DRM for Kindle) Length (113,043 words) Heat Level Romance

Series Ramstone, Book 1





Jewel of RamstoneBy J.M. Powers
Newer authors fascinate me.  They are still developing their wordsmithing craft, but the love they feel for their stories is so alive, so vital.  This is the first time I have read J.M. Power, but it won’t be the last.  Some writers understand "voice" instinctively; some must struggle to find that means of fashioning a story.  A delightful surprise, J.M. Power is blessed with that bard's gift of world building, of being able to pull the reader to step into their saga, and “see” what she “sees” in her mind.  From page one, I wasn’t reading words, but moving into a dark Medieval forest.  I heard what the characters heard, smelled the primeval woodland, and most importantly, experienced the emotions of her two characters, Galeron and Ruby.  Galeron is one of those Alpha Males you cannot resist loving, and Ruby is a complex mix of tomboy, street fighter, and scared, vulnerable woman.  She knows how to create a solid romance that moves into the reader's heart and remains there, keeping their growing love at the core of the story.  However, she gives you strong adventure, rich in Medieval textures. One of her special skills is the ability to bring humor into the story.  Many authors writing dark Medieval tales often forget it’s human nature to laugh at the oddest moments at something that happens to you, or even to laugh at yourself.  Humor gives you the spark to play off against the deeper emotions― like that sprinkle of salt on watermelon, making it taste all the sweeter for the contrast.  With these skills working for her writing, I will be eagerly watching how J.M Powers ability grows.  I highly recommend Jewel of Rampstone.  (First book in a series)
―――Deborah Macgillivray

Three beauties on one stem

I've grown roses - a lot of roses - over the years, but I don't think a bushhas ever impressed me so much.  I have two Gemini rose bushes (wellnames I think!) and they have done nothing but produce bloom after bloom of perfection.  These three beauties are on a single stem.

Happy International Black Cat Appreciation Day

Much maligned, black cats are often thought of as bringers of bad luck, especially in the United States.  However, in Scotland these mysterious furry friends were believed to be lucky. To find a black kitty on your porch was thought to bring you good fortune.
So, Celebrate Black Cat Appreciation Day!!

After the rain storm

My rose bushes Gemini has put out some stunning roses this summer.  The beauty never ceased to amaze me.  I think I am in constant awe of the forces of natures like the storm that swept through last night.  But more so, I am humbled how gentle things manage to survive the fury and continue on through their cycle.

Thrice as nice

Urgent: Dorchester authors contact me immediately!!!

Do you have any titles with Dorchester still? If so you need to contact Montlake/Amazon. There is offer in place to pay back royalties and put the books into Montlake Publishing (Romance division of Amazon's new publishing firm). But the offer is only good until August 15th. After that date the offer is being withdrawn.

Please note Amazon/Montlake is contacting authors. However, they are lacking information or often have incomplete information. So many authors do not know about this being on the table. The offer that is on the table to pay the back royalties owe is TICKING.

It expires on August 15th. If you haven’t accepted their offer on or before that date, the offer is void. And no idea what is going to be put in place after that date.

Montlake has incorrect information, incorrect addresses, emails, phones, and screwed up listings of what books you have, especially if you wrote under more than one name.

I am not telling anyone to accept this offer. That is your choice. I am saying DO NOT wait or the offer won’t be there to accept. The pumpkin could go poof.

There is option to ask for rights back – HOWEVER, the wording on the phone to me was “We want our author to be happy. If they don’t want to accept the offer we will turn them back to Dorchester and Dorchester has promised to give the rights back.” Sounds nice, but WHO will be Dorchester? Who will have that power to revert rights? Sam Hazell is still hanging on trying to help out, but they could pull her plug any day. Lazarus is involved in the sale ONLY. Once the stalking horse bid goes into place on the 15th, he’s out of it. You could conceivably be left with NO ONE to return your rights to you. So think on that. I mean when did we suddenly decide to trust Dorchester promises???


Deborah