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July 16, 2014
Tuesday's Title - Wolfsbane Brew
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Wolfsbane Brew
by Roxanne Smolen
(Book Three in the Wolf Boy Series)
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal RomancePublisher: moonRox, Inc.Buy Links: Amazon moonRox
Blurb: Cody Forester is a sixteen-year-old werewolf. He only found out six months ago and already he is showing powers that Uncle Bob, his mentor, cannot match. His closest friends begin to think he is dangerous. Even Brittany, the girl he loves, says he is scary.
Cody learns to keep his new abilities under wraps. Until another super-werewolf comes to South Florida. Vilk Bodark owns Georgia. He has a hand in a variety of illegal ventures: loan sharking, money laundering, gambling. He has police chiefs, judges, and even sorcerers in his employ.
Bodark conscripts werewolves by force—join or die and he plans to expand his operations to Florida—and he decides Brittany, a fledgling witch, would make a fine addition to his staff. Cody can’t defeat Bodark in a straight-up fight. He must take his new powers in a different direction—in ways that scare even him. If he doesn’t succeed, Brittany will be lost forever.
Will his hidden superpowers be enough to save her?
Wolfsbane Brew is book three in the Wolf Boy Series, but don't let that stop you. Each book stands alone and can be enjoyed individually.
Author Bio:Roxanne Smolen is a leading professional in the writing industry. She is a sought-after writing instructor and editor whose tireless efforts help other authors reach their dreams of publication. She co-founded the Coral Springs Writers Workshop and has been a contributor there for over twenty years. She is a prolific writer with twelve published novels and three more expected soon. She also writes a line of children’s books with two of her granddaughters. Roxanne has been married to her high school sweetheart, Gregory, for forty plus years and has two children. You can connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Or visit her webpage www.roxannesmolen.com.
(Book Three in the Wolf Boy Series)
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal RomancePublisher: moonRox, Inc.Buy Links: Amazon moonRox
Blurb: Cody Forester is a sixteen-year-old werewolf. He only found out six months ago and already he is showing powers that Uncle Bob, his mentor, cannot match. His closest friends begin to think he is dangerous. Even Brittany, the girl he loves, says he is scary.
Cody learns to keep his new abilities under wraps. Until another super-werewolf comes to South Florida. Vilk Bodark owns Georgia. He has a hand in a variety of illegal ventures: loan sharking, money laundering, gambling. He has police chiefs, judges, and even sorcerers in his employ.
Bodark conscripts werewolves by force—join or die and he plans to expand his operations to Florida—and he decides Brittany, a fledgling witch, would make a fine addition to his staff. Cody can’t defeat Bodark in a straight-up fight. He must take his new powers in a different direction—in ways that scare even him. If he doesn’t succeed, Brittany will be lost forever.
Will his hidden superpowers be enough to save her?
Wolfsbane Brew is book three in the Wolf Boy Series, but don't let that stop you. Each book stands alone and can be enjoyed individually.
Author Bio:Roxanne Smolen is a leading professional in the writing industry. She is a sought-after writing instructor and editor whose tireless efforts help other authors reach their dreams of publication. She co-founded the Coral Springs Writers Workshop and has been a contributor there for over twenty years. She is a prolific writer with twelve published novels and three more expected soon. She also writes a line of children’s books with two of her granddaughters. Roxanne has been married to her high school sweetheart, Gregory, for forty plus years and has two children. You can connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Or visit her webpage www.roxannesmolen.com.
July 15, 2014
Tuesday's Title - His Texas Heart
He thought he had nothing to give...until she showed him what love could be.
HIS TEXAS HEART by Lisa Mondello(Book Six of the Texas Hearts series)
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Genre: contemporary romanceBuy Links - Amazon Barnes and Noble Kobo
Blurb:
Time was running out for Cole Rivers. He may not have been born in the United States, but Texas was the only place he'd ever called home. He had just weeks to find the proof he needed, or risk being deported. All he needed was a little help from the daughter of the local doctor who'd treated him years ago. He didn't count on Dr. RaeAnne Daniels being so difficult to work with. But despite his own troubles, and the distraction this beautiful woman became with each passing day, how could he leave her in her time of need?
RaeAnne Daniels never knew why it was so important for her father had set up his medical practice on the border of Mexico instead of working in a thriving Texas city like the one she practiced in. But when her father died and left RaeAnne in charge of cleaning up his office, she found it hard to leave the border town and people she'd always resented growing up. Cole Rivers had been her father's patient and he had problems of his own. The break-ins at her father's clinic and the drugs being stolen were her problem. But that didn't stop her from falling for the devastatingly handsome cowboy with a heart of gold...or stop him from showing her how wonderful true love could really be.
About Texas Hearts:
Book 1 - Her Heart for the Asking Book 2 - His Heart for the TrustingBook 3 - The More I SeeBook 4 - Gypsy HeartsBook 5 - Leaving LibertyBook 6 - His Texas Heart
Author Bio:
New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Author, Lisa Mondello, has held many jobs in her life but being a published authors is the last job she'll ever have. Her first book, All I Want for Christmas is You won Best First Book in the Golden Quill. Her books have finalled in the HOLT Medallion, and the Colorado Award of Excellence contests. Writing as LA Mondello, her romantic suspense, MATERIAL WITNESS was named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Books of 2012. You can find more information about Lisa Mondello at lisamondello.blogspot.com.
July 11, 2014
Undercover Trouble - when quiet and a cop's mission collide, love wins.
A tragedy sent her into hiding, a tragedy will set her free.
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
BUY LINKS: Amazon Barnes and Noble ISBN: 978-1-897261-18-7
Blurb: Jen Murray needs a clear mind to deal with the tragedy that brought her into hiding. Unfortunately, a noisy new neighbor upsets the peaceful calm of her quiet lakeside cottage and sends her emotions into a tailspin.
Mitch Waverly is a cop with a mission: take down the notorious motorcycle gang he’d infiltrated and put them away for good. Except he didn’t anticipate the nosy woman next door, nor the effect she had to knock him off balance with nothing more than a smile.
For more on Undercover Trouble and to read an excerpt go to http://carolmcphee.webs.com/undercovertrouble.htm
About Carol McPhee: Carol writes about strong sensuous heroines and heroes to die for. She lives in Nova Scotia, Canada with her husband of forty-seven years. Now that their four children are grown and flown, there is time to enjoy researching locations that will give authenticity to her romantic suspense and contemporary romance stories. Carol can be found on the web at http://carolmcphee.webs.com.
Genre: Mystery/Suspense BUY LINKS: Amazon Barnes and Noble ISBN: 978-1-897261-18-7
Blurb: Jen Murray needs a clear mind to deal with the tragedy that brought her into hiding. Unfortunately, a noisy new neighbor upsets the peaceful calm of her quiet lakeside cottage and sends her emotions into a tailspin.
Mitch Waverly is a cop with a mission: take down the notorious motorcycle gang he’d infiltrated and put them away for good. Except he didn’t anticipate the nosy woman next door, nor the effect she had to knock him off balance with nothing more than a smile.
For more on Undercover Trouble and to read an excerpt go to http://carolmcphee.webs.com/undercovertrouble.htm
About Carol McPhee: Carol writes about strong sensuous heroines and heroes to die for. She lives in Nova Scotia, Canada with her husband of forty-seven years. Now that their four children are grown and flown, there is time to enjoy researching locations that will give authenticity to her romantic suspense and contemporary romance stories. Carol can be found on the web at http://carolmcphee.webs.com.
Tuesday's Titles - Paying It Forward
A philosophy I've always liked is to pay it forward. To work toward that goal, besides sharing tips and my experience as a writer, author, and editor, I've decided to start a new column. Tuesday's Titles will focus on new releases and almost new releases in a variety of genres. Some of the books I've read and/or reviewed, others I've shared a forum with their author. And some of the books and their creators are unknown but recommended by someone.
The posts may not always be on a Tuesday, but the hope is that the books will set off your week.
It started off with Refuge by Judy Gill, and In Time by Constance Walker. Coming up next, Undercover Trouble by Carol McPhee.
Till next time ~Helen
The posts may not always be on a Tuesday, but the hope is that the books will set off your week.
It started off with Refuge by Judy Gill, and In Time by Constance Walker. Coming up next, Undercover Trouble by Carol McPhee.
Till next time ~Helen
July 8, 2014
Welcome to Storn. Winter is a killer--unless you can find Refuge
Storn, a planet far off in the Milky Way promised a new start for the inhabitants of the seven sleep-ships. They awoke from a thousand years' freeze to find all manner of problems which they eventually overcame, except for one--Winter.
Refuge (The Chronicles of Storn)
Genre: Science Fiction Buy Links: Amazon Barnes & Noble Blurb:
An abnormal orbit around its star, Magnus, turns Storn into an unlivable habitat of freezing storms the duration of an entire Earth year. For nearly 300 winters, the settlers retired to sleep cells to survive the dark and cold. When the cryogenic units holding the frozen zygotes they had brought with them to expand the settlement’s population failed, the reluctant women were forced to replenish the settlement’s numbers the old way.
Odd things begin to happen when children were born of women, not from the genetic material brought from Earth. The ruling committee ordered them destroyed. The only way to save them is hide them. Those who care, build what they call Refuge. Now, not only will they have to survive winter, awake, they’ll have to survive the trek to Refuge—and Winter’s come early.
About Judy Gill: Besides her forays into other genres, Judy Griffith Gill writes Romance, from sweet, to sensuous, to downright sexy, from futuristic to contemporary to fantasy. Among her recent releases are the Little Matchmaker series. Judy can be found on the web at judyggill.com. She also hangs out at se on Facebook, on Twitter, on Goodreads...and loves to hear from her readers.
July 5, 2014
In Time by Constance Walker Genre: Paranormal roma...
In Time by Constance Walker 
Genre: Paranormal romance
Buy Links: Amazon / Barnes and Noble
Publisher: Winter’s Eve Books BLURB:
It never occurred to Allie Winters that there was something different about Evermore—the small town that she was forced to spend five days in because her car had to be fixed. Yes, it was quaint and yes, it seemed maddeningly out of step with the current times, but it was nevertheless like all those other “remember when” towns she had visited—people in different era clothing, out-of-date music playing on the radio, roads that were only semi-standard and no modern conveniences to be seen or heard. In other words, just another tourist trap.
But was it? The clues were always there for Allie but in the beginning she misreads them and thinks she has come upon yet another “restored” town that Americans like to visit during summer vacations. When she finally understands that by some strange trick of fate she has actually entered a time warp – it’s only August, 1941, in Evermore – it’s too late for her to just leave for she has already fallen in love with the editor of the town’s weekly newspaper. Noah Wilson, in the course of only a few days, has won her heart in a thousand small ways – from his low-key acceptance of life to his extraordinarily old-fashioned ways of loving her.
In Time is a love story of two people who, through some “window in time” are able to meet, get to know each other, fall in love and then understand that that love—though they don’t know how—will be bound forever and ever throughout eternity.
Author Bio:
Constance Walker has had an extensive career that includes journalism, public relations, producing and directing documentary videos, and writing magazine articles. Her works include When the Heart Remembers, One Perfect Springtime, Lost Roses of Ganymede House and The Shimmering Stones of Glendower Hall, among other works of Gothic and modern fiction. Plans are for six more books to join Warm Winter Love in the near future. She can be found on the web at http://www.constancewalker.com and Goodreads.
Genre: Paranormal romance
Buy Links: Amazon / Barnes and Noble
Publisher: Winter’s Eve Books BLURB:
It never occurred to Allie Winters that there was something different about Evermore—the small town that she was forced to spend five days in because her car had to be fixed. Yes, it was quaint and yes, it seemed maddeningly out of step with the current times, but it was nevertheless like all those other “remember when” towns she had visited—people in different era clothing, out-of-date music playing on the radio, roads that were only semi-standard and no modern conveniences to be seen or heard. In other words, just another tourist trap.
But was it? The clues were always there for Allie but in the beginning she misreads them and thinks she has come upon yet another “restored” town that Americans like to visit during summer vacations. When she finally understands that by some strange trick of fate she has actually entered a time warp – it’s only August, 1941, in Evermore – it’s too late for her to just leave for she has already fallen in love with the editor of the town’s weekly newspaper. Noah Wilson, in the course of only a few days, has won her heart in a thousand small ways – from his low-key acceptance of life to his extraordinarily old-fashioned ways of loving her.
In Time is a love story of two people who, through some “window in time” are able to meet, get to know each other, fall in love and then understand that that love—though they don’t know how—will be bound forever and ever throughout eternity.
Author Bio:
Constance Walker has had an extensive career that includes journalism, public relations, producing and directing documentary videos, and writing magazine articles. Her works include When the Heart Remembers, One Perfect Springtime, Lost Roses of Ganymede House and The Shimmering Stones of Glendower Hall, among other works of Gothic and modern fiction. Plans are for six more books to join Warm Winter Love in the near future. She can be found on the web at http://www.constancewalker.com and Goodreads.
June 21, 2014
James Patterson, Miley Cyrus, and AARP?
Jacqueline Seeward connects popular figures with promotional tips for authors. Stop by http://authorexpressions.blogspot.com/2014/06/what-we-can-learn-from-miley-cyrus-and.html
to see how Donald Trump, James Patterson, and Miley Cyrus all connect.
Till next time ~ Helen
to see how Donald Trump, James Patterson, and Miley Cyrus all connect.
Till next time ~ Helen
June 7, 2014
June Tips and History
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One thing that is uniform amongst all genres is backstory. All characters have a past. They may not know it, or we may not want to reveal it, but there is one. While authors sometimes have their characters participate in a well-known event (such as Hurricanes Catrina and Sandy or watching a horse race in the Belmont Stakes for the Triple Crown) that is not the only way events, both national and worldwide can be brought into a characters past.
[image error] June 6, 2014 is the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied forces invasion of Normandy. For those writing in a future setting, the character could find an ancestor's personal letter written after the event. The loss of a family member as the numbers of the members of the greatest generation dwindle might be another item of backstory. The point is that the character does not have to be the one experiencing the event for it to be part of his or her past.
There doesn't even have to be any personal relationship at all. The character might witness an elderly man riding up the street in a convertible or be stuck at a traffic light as a funeral goes by. An even more haunting usage is to be walking past as cemetery as the bugler plays the final tribute.
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As you go through your daily life, keep an eye (or ear) open for celebrations, anniversaries, and commemorations. You never know what will tickle your interest.
Till next time ~ Helen
For more information on D-Day, look up the National World War II Museum or visit dday-overlord.com. Information the the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord can be found at www.dday-overlord.com/eng/commemorations_normandy_2014.htm.
[image error] June 6, 2014 is the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied forces invasion of Normandy. For those writing in a future setting, the character could find an ancestor's personal letter written after the event. The loss of a family member as the numbers of the members of the greatest generation dwindle might be another item of backstory. The point is that the character does not have to be the one experiencing the event for it to be part of his or her past.
There doesn't even have to be any personal relationship at all. The character might witness an elderly man riding up the street in a convertible or be stuck at a traffic light as a funeral goes by. An even more haunting usage is to be walking past as cemetery as the bugler plays the final tribute.
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As you go through your daily life, keep an eye (or ear) open for celebrations, anniversaries, and commemorations. You never know what will tickle your interest.
Till next time ~ Helen
For more information on D-Day, look up the National World War II Museum or visit dday-overlord.com. Information the the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord can be found at www.dday-overlord.com/eng/commemorations_normandy_2014.htm.
June 1, 2014
Fly with the Dragshi
Time to fly with the dragshi. The first book in the Dragshi Chronicles, Dragon Destiny, is now available in both ebook and paperback.
Dragon Destiny. The awakening of his dragon soul twin brought Dragshi Lord Branin the freedom of flight and near-eternal life, but not happiness. For eons, he feared he would never find a woman with her own dragon soul partner—until one day another's mind touched his.
BLURB:
Lord Branin of the dragshi, is more than just a man, but two beings—one a dragon, the other a human. The pair share one body in space in time and are able to change forms with the other at will. From the time Branin's twinned soul, Llewlyn, awoke, Branin knew the freedom of flight. However, being a shifter came with a price. Branin and Llewlyn are the only two of their kind who have not found their intended mates, despite millennia of waiting...and searching.
The red-haired firebrand, Broch of Ky'Port plans to fill that position in Branin's life—with or without his cooperation. When a faint thought impinged on Branin's mind, hope for an ending to eons of loneliness soared. Plagued by doubts because no signs of a dragon shifter's birth have been seen, Branin searches the world for the mysterious girl he only knows by the name, Anastasia.
Wing into adventure and love at http://helenhenderson-author.blogspot.com/p/dragon-destiny.html for an excerpt and a free read of the first chapter.
Ebook available at Amazon Smashwords Kobo. The paperback version is also available at your favorite Amazon site.
Visit Helenhenderson-author.webs.com for the latest distribution sites about this action- and romance-filled fantasy.
~Till the next time we fly with dragons. Helen
Dragon Destiny. The awakening of his dragon soul twin brought Dragshi Lord Branin the freedom of flight and near-eternal life, but not happiness. For eons, he feared he would never find a woman with her own dragon soul partner—until one day another's mind touched his.
BLURB:
Lord Branin of the dragshi, is more than just a man, but two beings—one a dragon, the other a human. The pair share one body in space in time and are able to change forms with the other at will. From the time Branin's twinned soul, Llewlyn, awoke, Branin knew the freedom of flight. However, being a shifter came with a price. Branin and Llewlyn are the only two of their kind who have not found their intended mates, despite millennia of waiting...and searching.
The red-haired firebrand, Broch of Ky'Port plans to fill that position in Branin's life—with or without his cooperation. When a faint thought impinged on Branin's mind, hope for an ending to eons of loneliness soared. Plagued by doubts because no signs of a dragon shifter's birth have been seen, Branin searches the world for the mysterious girl he only knows by the name, Anastasia.
Wing into adventure and love at http://helenhenderson-author.blogspot.com/p/dragon-destiny.html for an excerpt and a free read of the first chapter.
Ebook available at Amazon Smashwords Kobo. The paperback version is also available at your favorite Amazon site.
Visit Helenhenderson-author.webs.com for the latest distribution sites about this action- and romance-filled fantasy.
~Till the next time we fly with dragons. Helen
May 29, 2014
Teasing with Tina
It's been a busy month. Dragon Destiny soared the world with a virtual visit with Susan Whitfield, then teased at romance author Tina Gayle's. And at her ranch, Calisa Rhose uncovered Imprisoned in Stone.
Hope to see you there.
Till next time ~Helen
Hope to see you there.
Till next time ~Helen
