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The Perfect Escape

One person’s perfect escape is another’s perfect hell.

In this coming-of-age story, teen singing sensation Leighann DaCosta tries to find out who she is without her music career. A career that has been part of her life since before the age of ten. When Leighann’s estranged father enters her life, she is caught up in a tug-of-war between both parents. Does she trust the man who abandoned her as a baby, or a mother who is losing her mind?

When heartthrob Zax Banovic is assigned to tutor Leighan...

Favorite Scene – Bad Uncle

I have many unforgettable scenes in Bad Uncle (Family Portrait Book 5) so choosing one scene as my favorite was a task. The reason I love this scene is because of Kevin and Adriana’s relationship. One of the things readers are attracted to in the series is the relationship between the siblings.

In the scene below called Krav Maga, it is Sunday morning and Kevin, Adriana’s older brother is around teaching her how to protect herself. Adriana’s mind is not into it because her boyfriend is leavin...

Gillian Felix on A&R Book Corner

This interview was originally published on Authors & Readers Book Corner by Teresa Beasley as part of the Changes (Family Portrait Book 1) tour.

How did you become a writer?

I have always written. As a kid creative writing was one of my favorite subjects. I got my highest marks in that subject. Growing up I was told you have to “get a real job”. I’ve had ‘real’ jobs and it always brought me back to writing. I worked at a television studio writing Prime time news, it was fun at first but then...

Excerpts from Bad Uncle

Here are a few excerpts from Bad Uncle (Family Portrait Book 5)

Excerpt 1

Haze switched his thoughts to Adriana. Every fiber of his being was in love with her and he was tired of hiding it. He and Carys had talked about it on their way to New York, and she made a valid point of saying that he and Adriana were both consenting adults and her parents couldn’t stop them from seeing each other. She encouraged him to go to Adriana’s parents, and if Adriana truly loved him, she would forgive him....

Bad Uncle Tour Kickoff

The Bad Uncle choose your own date tour kicks off on Monday corresponding with the release on Amazon.

Thank you to all the bloggers taking part, this could not have happened without you. I am always open to putting in blog appearances so if you’d like to join the tour, click on this link.

If you’d like to follow the tour click here.

To read excerpts from Bad Uncle click here.

Bad Uncle (Family Portrait Book 5) by Gillian Felix

Published by: Plain Talk Book Marketing LLC

Genre: Drama, New Adu...

Gillian Process Project Interview

If you’re not yet familiar withthe Process Project, check us out here!

What is/are your main genre/field of writing? (ie: Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Romance, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Poetry, etc.)

My genre would be New Adult, fiction, drama. Because of the content of my series, even though the main characters are fifteen-year-old girls, they deal with very grown up issues and the people around them are also highly featured. It is not a light and fluffy series… it ranges from dark...

All About Bastard’s Brew

Everything we touch, we destroy.

When L’Wren’s ex-boyfriend Jeff suddenly disappears, she turns to Kevin to help her find him. With one phone call, Kevin makes sure that Jeff stays hidden and that L’Wren’s heart is broken, leaving the door open for Kevin to pursue her. But Kevin is not as free as L’Wren thinks; she is in the dark about his affair with her stepmother, Savi. Savi constantly reminds Kevin of his devious ways and uses their secret to keep him as her toyfriend.

“You don’t deserve...

The Many Faces of Family Portrait

Changes, the first novel in the Family Portrait series was born on August 12, 2013.As I tried to find my brand, the covers have gone through a lot of changes so to speak. Here they are.

All covers are the copyright of Gillian Felix.

The first one I felt was too dark, that cover was released for less than a month. It was supposed to be a shattered picture frame which represents the lives of the characters. Hence the name Changes.

The 2nd was a mock I had done for the designer. I wanted to foc...

Changes Review Tour Highlights

Due to my hectic schedule I’ve had to hire a company to do a thistour for me. This is the first time I’ve done this. I must say I am happy with the result. Debdatta was very professional, she updated me on the process along the way. She checked in with bloggers to make sure they were going to post when they said the would. She also helped in the Twitter promotions. I would definitely recommend her company and would use her again.

Below are some of the reviews gathered on the tour.

Banner cour...

Hanging with the Banovic Siblings

College boy Kevin Banovic’s casual affair with Savi DaCosta suited him perfectly. Things change when he finds out that Savi is his mom’s high school bestie. When Kevin tries to end their affair, Savi blackmails him.

After Kevin rescues Savi’s stepdaughter, L’Wren, from her abusive boyfriend, he can’t stop thinking about her. He must find a way to handle Savi, protect L’Wren, and keep his sanity.

Bad girl Adriana Banovic is pleased with herself for getting her nemesis expelled from Westwood Ac...