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Blog Tour Day 16: Review on Opinions of a Wolf

Day 16 of the blog tour takes us to Opinions of a Wolf and the first howling pan of King of Paine on the tour.  If you have any doubts about the independence of the reviewers hosting my events, this post will ease your mind! No book is for everyone, and King of Paine deals with some controversial themes. It's my policy not to hide negative reviews because the last thing I want to do is sell someone a book …read more

Blog Tour Day 15: Review & My Guest Post on The Enchanted Book, "What Can You Expect From A 99-Cent E-book?"

The dramatic rise of e-books has made it easy for anybody to publish a novel, and readers are scrambling for ways to pluck the most entertaining stories from the bargain bin. In today's guest post at The Enchanted Book–  "What Can You Expect From a 99-cent E-Book?"– I make the case for some amazing values hidden at that price point. The Enchanted Book is an award-winning book blog that is, in a word, enchanting.   Host Selena describes herself as "someone …read more

Blog Tour Day 14: My Guest Post on Alive On The Shelves, "When Eye Candy Fights Back: Adding Depth To A Love Interest"

On today's tour stop, we'll visit Alive On The Shelves, where Lisa hosts my guest post "When Eye Candy Fights Back: Adding Depth To a Love Interest." It's about Jolynn Decker, Frank Paine's feisty ex-girlfriend, who alternates among suspect, tease, lover, sidekick, and victim in King of Paine with the ease of a more experienced actress. Join us to learn how this former beauty queen fought to avoid being type-cast. Book people will love browsing Alive on the Shelves, a …read more

Blog Tour Day 13: My Guest Post on the Book Diva's Reads "Buried Treasures: Treats for the Watchful Reader"

Day 13 of the blog tour takes us to The Book Diva's Reads for my guest post "Buried Treasures: Treats for the Watchful Reader" and  a review of King of Paine by my host, Vivian, The Book Diva herself. Today's post was a fun one to write because when the grind of revising later drafts becomes tiresome, one of the ways I entertain myself is by hiding little Easter eggs in the manuscript–homages, themes, and other trivia I hope will …read more

Blog Tour Day 12: Author of the Week Interview with Holly on Full Moon Bites

As we begin the second half of the King of Paine blog tour, I'm honored to be featured as the Author of the Week on Full Moon Bites. To mark the occasion, I sat down with my host, Holly, for a revealing interview, and we'll also be giving away some books! Holly is herself a striving writer and hopes to one day have a book or series published. In her own words, "until then I'll write, read, and review until …read more

Blog Tour Day 11: "Getting Inside The Mind of a Madman," My Interview with Frank Paine

We're halfway through the King of Paine blog tour, and I've set aside this Sunday for an interview with Frank Paine to learn how the rookie FBI agent got inside the mind of the stalker who tormented him. The conversation has been edited to avoid spoilers and maintain this site's "PG" rating. KAHN: Thank you for joining me today, Special Agent Paine. PAINE: Like I had a damn choice. KAHN: Well, since Assistant Special-Agent-in-Charge Holbrook suspended you for insubordination, I …read more

Blog Tour Day 10: Book Giveaway and My Guest Post on Darlene's Book Nook: "Rooting for a Flawed Protagonist"

Readers love to root for their action heroes, so even when authors endow their main characters with flaws to add depth and realism, the "defects" are often designed to make you sympathize with the character more (like a job applicant who reluctantly admits to being a workaholic). But in my new suspense novel, Frank Paine did a bad, bad thing, making him a rarity in the thriller universe–a truly flawed protagonist. In today's guest post on Darlene's Book Nook I …read more

Blog Tour Day 9: My Interview With Misty on The Top Shelf

Today's stop on the King of Paine Blog Tour features my interview with Misty, an avid reader and the owner of The Top Shelf, a sleek looking blog that recently celebrated its first anniversary. Misty graduated from Capital University in 2005 with a degree in English Literature. She likes to read books of all genres, and her tag cloud on The Top Shelf reflects that,  with similar weightings for paranormal, romance, comedy, fantasy, young adult and mystery/thrillers. Her love of …read more

Blog Tour Day 8: Book Giveaway and My Guest Post on All the Days of: "Crafting Intricate Plots: My Writing Process"

 I'm not one of those writers who can sit at the keyboard and let his characters take over completely–not that there's anything wrong with that. Many people enjoy a fast, light-weight story, but I prefer to read more intricate plots, so that's what I write. In today's guest post on All the Days of, courtesy of my South African host Chrizette, I share some thoughts about my writing process, a rigorous ordeal that helps explain why it takes me so …read more

Blog Tour Day 7: Review & Guest Post "Researching the Psychology of BDSM" on Owl Tell You About It

Despite the provocative image on King of Paine's cover, I did not set out to write a novel about BDSM. But as themes about control and its abandonment to faith and chance emerged, the BDSM elements began to predominate. In today's guest post on Owl Tell You About It, we'll take a peek inside the minds of practitioners of the art, essential research I used in developing a few of my characters. My host, Laura Ashlee, has already posted her …read more