tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51006743040517044832024-03-05T04:01:29.210-05:00Immortality and BeyondNightly Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12068131430646241371noreply@blogger.comBlogger418125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100674304051704483.post-3633255394038096242017-01-23T06:00:00.000-05:002017-01-23T06:00:22.923-05:00Interview with Screaming Skull Press - Book Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Book Genre: Literary Fiction and Poetry</div>
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Publisher: Screamin’ Skull Press</div>
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Release Date: Already out -</div>
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Buy Link(s): <span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://sspbookstore.storenvy.com/" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://sspbookstore.storenvy.com/</a></u></span></div>
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Tony Nesca - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/tony-nesca/e/B002CAVDHK/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1480187858&sr=1-2-ent" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/tony-nesca/e/B002CAVDHK/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1480187858&sr=1-2-ent</a></div>
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Nicole Nesca - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&text=nicole+i-nesca&search-alias=books&field-author=nicole+i-nesca&sort=relevancerank" style="color: #945fc3; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&text=nicole+i-nesca&search-alias=books&field-author=nicole+i-nesca&sort=relevancerank</a></div>
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Junkyard Lucy is a collection of stories by underground writer Tony Nesca. Stylistically alternating between Nesca's unique free-flow style, full of that incredible, rhythmic prose that only he can do, and street-tough, short declarative sentences, the writing shows incredible range. The themes are varied and widespread - from love, sex, music, death, old age, rebellious youth and everything in-between, Junkyard Lucy is a subversive celebration of being alive, a romantic, sexually charged discourse on life, alive, unfettered and free.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Excerpt One:</span></b></div>
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And I’m walking through the devil infested streets, and all I see are lights greasy and wanting, and all I see is violence and blood-red intentions, and all I see are the generals feasting on flesh, and there was an old friend of mine standing at a street corner with back against telephone pole just watching the cars go by and the lights from the liquor store red and blue and purple and orange and yellow and it’s metal-to-metal striking that note just right and the midnight crazies looking to fuck someone up, but we stop and talk and we’re not afraid and we’re not unhappy and we’re even bored kinda feeling the end of something,</div>
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“I’m just bored with all of this” I say,</div>
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He nods and smiles sadly and I wave goodbye and I see all the street-junkies hobbling along with their toothless grins and their one-note thinking, and I see the young girls with sad smiles holding on to nothing at all the predators never far, and I think of losing her suddenly and that tragic afternoon under the sun, sometimes a nice car pulls up to the liquor store and the well-groomed move forward their intentions and true meaning as rotten as everybody else’s and the bank accounts ring like a bell as their fucked-up night-world is about to begin, I think of the 1920’s and Dixieland jazz and Billy Holiday and sipping on cold gin at a Parisian café while Picasso strolls by screaming something wild and crazy, and the young victims died in back alleys then as they do now and as long as people are involved, the shit flows, and I need all your love, baby, all of it day and night…</div>
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But I see something else now, I see a movie theater with light bulbs shining on the edge of the billboard full of smiling ideas, and I see a late-night pizza joint with small line-up of guys and gals laughing into the darkness, and I see a middle-aged couple kissing in front of a closed record store and I think of good friends and screaming good times and I’m talking about the light-filled moments everywhere all around –</div>
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- and it’s day-time now and I am by a river beams of golden light coming through trees and green all around wooded path leading me into that cool-sunshine shiver and I don’t hesitate, I don’t hesitate to smile and to laugh and to feel alright, and the river ripples in the wind bright-diamond-flickers on its surface, opposite bank showing a few apartment buildings sprouting out from the ever-present green of the ever-present trees, a young woman jogs by thighs jiggling in the hot morning shadow, old man walks slowly leaning on cane smiling lovely and new his youth bubbling just under the surface, and we all wanna get along don’t we, between closed teeth she swears again, between lips parted he smokes and says goodbye, and the college students continue with their misguided learnings, and the proletarians can all kiss my ass, and the rejected rejects triumph once again, and above the skyscrapers the superheroes continue their homo-erotic wrestling, I shake god’s hand and give him a wink, he winks back and smiles and scratches his ass, all my love to you I say, and mine to you he says, then he cranks the electric guitar and starts playing some rock and roll, and all across the universe and beyond and through the back-alley love affairs and the switchblade mornings,</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><b style="background-color: yellow;">Searching
for Rebellion: Two Indie Authors Form Edgy Publishing Company</b></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Tony
Nesca and Nicole I. Nesca have one question – where have all
the fearless artists gone? Unable to find a mainstream publishing
outfit that suited their taste for grittier writing, the
Nescas formed their own – Screamin’ Skull Press.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>For
the Beat Generation, controversy was the norm, not the
exception. Creators like Jack Kerouac, William S.
Burroughs and Lucien Carr courted debate and made careers out of
pushing the proverbial envelope with their poems, books, music and
other creative expressions. Living on the fringes of society was
considered to be more exciting and fulfilling than conforming to
the mainstream.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Authors and
married couple Tony and Nicole Nesca feel connected to that
Generation through their own work, and their innate
understanding of what it means to be artists whose work cannot
be deemed ‘conventional’ by anyone’s standards.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Currently writing,
editing and publishing their works through their
self-publishing venture, Screamin’ Skull Press, Tony Nesca and
Nicole Nesca have both cultivated individual styles but have the
same mission.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“<b>To be
frank, we see too much pushed out into the world today that is bland
and formulaic,” says Tony Nesca, whose unique, humorous and
lyrical sixth novel, ‘Hobo’ is out now. “Every other book
is a rip-off of another rip-off. The bookstores are packed with
these endless vampire stories and dystopian fairy tales. Where
is our Anais Nin? Our Hunter S. Thompson?”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Screamin’ Skull
Press exclusively publishes the works of the Nescas, and along
with ‘Hobo’, released Nicole I. Nesca’s collection,
‘Kamikaze White Noise’ this year. Raw, electric and with a
free flowing mix of prose and poetry, the companion pieces are
explorations of sexual freedom, art, death and love.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“<b>We knew
that mainstream publishers wouldn’t have the courage to publish the
kind of work that we want to create,” says Nicole Nesca. “It’s
interesting – sometimes we wonder, could Charles Bukowski find
success in today’s market?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>It’s
as if bravery is a dirty word in literature. Fearlessness, to me,
is everything to a writer. Although we have our own styles, I
think that’s one thing that Tony and I saw in each other when
we met – that drive to find truth and peel back the layers in
our own work.”</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“<b>I think
we first fell in love with each other’s writing,” says Tony.
“Which was a fitting beginning to our story.”</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Tony Nesca
and Nicole I. Nesca have published 16 distinct works through their
Indie Press, and their journey toward a more rebellious future
for literature continues.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Author Bio:</span><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="color: #1e4a66;">Tony Nesca</span><span style="color: #262626;">Tony Nesca was born in Torino, Italy in 1965 and moved to Canada at the age of three. He was raised in Winnipeg but relocated back to Italy several times until finally settling in Winnipeg in 1980. He taught himself how to play guitar and formed an original rock band playing the local bars for several years. At the age of twenty-seven he traded his guitar for a Commodore 64 and started writing seriously. He has published six chapbooks of stories and poems (which he used to sell straight out of his knapsack at local dives and bookstores), six novels, four books of poetry and stories and has been an active contributor to the underground lit scene for twelve years, being published in innumerable magazines both online and in print.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Author Bio:</span><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="color: #1e4a66;">Nicole I. Nesca</span><span style="color: #262626;">Nicole Nesca was born in Ohio. She developed a love of music, painting and writing early on and continued that love throughout her adult life. While living in Canada, she completed her first three works of poetry and prose collected in the anthology piece, KAMIKAZE WHITE NOISE., and her latest release of poems, Diamond Scarred Alley. She has been published in several E-Zines and has been a part of two anthologies.</span><br />
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Book Genre: Post Apocalyptic, Dystopian. Can fit in Thriller, Literary, and Science Fiction </div>
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Publisher: Brandon Zenner</div>
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Release Date: October 20, 2016</div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><em style="position: relative;"><strong>Two years have passed since mankind faced extinction.</strong></em></span><span style="color: #262626;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;">Brian Rhodes and his cousin, Steven, are leaving the protection of their underground bunker for the first time, after a cataclysmic war and unrelenting disease ravaged the earth. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;">For individual reasons, these men are traveling east, where the fragmented lives of a small number of survivors will soon be decided by the choices of a corrupt few. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;">Simon Kalispell and Brian Rhodes are not yet aware, but the strength that resides inside them will soon be tested, and destiny will call for their fates to be forever intertwined.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Welcome to Immortality and Beyond. May I offer you a drink?</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>It’s hard to say exactly how it began, but if I had to give one reason, it’s because I love to read. I was a bit late to reading, mostly because I didn’t enjoy the school-issued books when I was young. Then when I was around thirteen or so, I started reading Kurt Vonnegut, and my interest exploded not only to reading but to writing too. </b></span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>It began with a simple idea I came up with when I was sixteen, going for a walk in a nearby park with my friends. All I had back then was a skeleton concept, but I knew I had something that I would want to one day make into a novel. It took a long time to iron-out the details, and although I tried to begin writing it when I was in my early twenties, I didn’t truly begin until I was twenty-eight. It took seven more years, and a full re-write, for the book to come to life. Now, I can’t be happier with way the book developed into what it is today.</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>There is always some fighting, but I like to let my characters tell the story. Often times, I don’t know exactly how things are going to turn out until I see the characters interacting, seemingly on their own.</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">BK: How do you keep your writing different from all the others that write in this particular genre?</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>I make no effort to change my writing style to anything other than what comes out naturally. I have no idea if my style is similar to other authors. I never really thought about it, to tell you the truth. I read all variety of genres, not only post-apocalyptic. In my opinion, if you want your writing to stand out, then write naturally, and don’t force it to be something that it’s not. The words will show it, and people will appreciate it.</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Tough question. So tough, that I can’t narrow it down to just one single character. In the future, I would like to write both full-length novels and short stories on many of my secondary characters, not relating to this novel at all, because I like them so much. Both of my main characters, Brian and Simon, have attributes that make them special and stand out. Brian is a bit stoic, and rough-and-tumble, where Simon is a thinker, and humane. Then there are the bad guys, Karl Metzger comes to mind, who I utterly enjoyed writing. So no, I’m sorry, but I can’t decide …</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Last year I moved, and now I have a great office. I have a vintage ‘60s L-shaped desk, a bookshelf, a small couch, and a large corkboard full of reminders and plot-points. My last few offices, where I wrote this novel, changed a few times. First, it was a small room and was nothing special. It changed when my wife was pregnant and we needed a nursery. I then went into the basement, which was cold, dark, and not the nicest place to look at. My desk was a slab of wood in a closet, attached to shelves on the either side. But, it had some perks, like being extremely quiet, and forcing me to stare at the screen and type uninterrupted. I finished the second draft of this book down there, and I did it in record time. As far as noise, I like it quiet. I used to listen to classical music when I write, and sometimes still do, but I usually like it quiet.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">Steven
said, </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">“What’s
that—” but Brian hushed him. A rumbling noise was now
unmistakable, growing louder ... and then something else. Steven’s
eyes grew wide, staring at Brian. There were muffled voices in the
distance—many voices, some laughing, others obscure.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> Brian
stood and motioned forward. They sprinted to the waist-high fence in
front of the house, swung the gate back, and ran to the door. They
paused. Brian held the handle and took a deep breath.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> They
exchanged glances, nodded, and then stormed into the house. Brian
led, crouching lower than Steven, who swept his rifle to the left and
right. They entered the living room and could see straight back into
the small kitchen. Many of the cabinets and drawers had been left
open and cleared of anything other than mouse droppings. The counters
and side tables held little ceramic knickknacks and family pictures,
all placed on top of yellowed doilies. Everything was covered with
dust. Some pictures had fallen to the ground with the broken glass
scattered about. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">An
ashtray sat on the coffee table, overflowing with cigarette butts</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">,
several of which had been extinguished on the table itself. Beside
the ashtray were two half-bottles of brown liquor. Brian and Steven
swept the bottom floor and proceeded to the stairway, passing a pile
of garbage—empty soup cans, crumpled cigarette packs, broken
bottles. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> The
stair treads groaned with each step as they went upstairs. The
hallway at the top led to bedrooms at both ends and a bathroom
directly across from the staircase. The bathroom was empty, and they
proceeded to the far bedroom. The simple room had a bed in the
center, a TV on a dresser, and two nightstands on either side of the
bed. The windows were open and the wind billowed the once white
curtains. A four-poster bed occupied the bulk of the room, and under
a soiled knit blanket lay the form of a person.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">Oh,
Jesus Christ,”</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">Steven
said.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">They
approached the body. Brian was shaking and sweating, his finger
vibrating over the trigger of his rifle. He stepped close and
extended his hand to move the blanket away, but Steven reached
forward and grabbed his wrist. Brian looked at him; he was shaking
his head </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">and
was as white as paper. Brian looked back at the body. The form was
small and shallow, and the bedding around the body was stained
yellow. Bones.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"> They
left the bedroom and ran to the room at the other end of the hallway</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">,
which faced the direction of the valley. The room had been in the
process of being painted before the owner perished, and all the
furniture was draped with canvas cloths. Paint cans and rollers were
set on plastic sheets, dry and brittle. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"> They
crouched behind the double window and Brian found his binoculars
under his poncho. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">His
fingers trembled on the focusing wheel. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">“Dear
mother of God ...”</span></span></span></span></div>
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procession was heading down the main street of town. Two columns of
savages marched in near unison. But these men were no soldiers. They
were ragged and filthy, and carried with them a wide assortment of
weaponry—rifles, machine guns, pistols. Many held sledgehammers,
machetes, various swords, and large and small pry-bars</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">,
some the size of walking sticks. These improvised </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">weapons</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">were
scoured at the ends to reveal the steel of which they were made,
gleaming like silver, and were muddied with earth and gore. The men
looked as if they had marched out of some dismal pit of hell that had
vomited them forth, seeming to defile the earth of which they trod.
They wore a vast array of military clothing of no particular origin
and had adorned themselves and their weapons with torn pieces of red
cloth, like flags, along with garnished trophies of war—what looked
like dried, brown human ears and tanned hides. They cast about them a
red and brown hue, as if they wore these shades as part of a
collective uniform.</span></span></span></span></div>
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trucks rumbled along with the procession, their flatbeds full and
covered with sheets. Long ropes trailed from the bumpers, extending
to latch around the necks of several pink, naked human beings, both
male and female, all with their hands and wrists bound. A body
dragged along the ground, bumping over the pavement, lifeless and
ground raw. The naked humans who were still alive were prodded
forward by whips and crudely made spears with strips of red material
tied under the points, so that they blew in the wind like macabre
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Things would be perfect if supernatural disasters would quit creeping up and ruining Giselle’s happy new life. After finally finding the fur-ever home she’s always wanted a witch blows into town promising to reveal the bloody past of Giselle’s birth, and the circumstances that led the little werewolf to end up in the foster care system to begin with.</div>
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Caught in the crossfire, Giselle desires only the truth, and if the witch is who she claims to be, the little werewolf must protect her at any cost. If she’s lying, though, Giselle risks her own kind seeing her as a traitor. Neither her new pack nor her hottie witch boyfriend Damien can offer any help. </div>
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Giselle is on her own again. And if she makes the wrong decision, she’ll lose the only link she has to her own past.</div>
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They eyed each other silently, neither one offering up a word to start the conversation. </div>
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In the quiet between them, Giselle studied the scent. Definitely a perfume: natural oils of patchouli had been mixed with clary sage and just a hint of citronella. It worked well to mask the other synthetic smells of deodorant and floral soap that still clung to her body, but not well enough to trick Giselle’s nose. This woman was no wolf. She was definitely a witch, though. The pendant she wore was enough to give that away, and the Bohemian style clothing with flowing skirts and odd colorful patterns screamed “earth mother.”</div>
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The woman closed the distance between them after the silence had long since gone stale. “You do recognize me, don’t you?” There was an oddly hopeful edge in the woman’s voice that caught Giselle off guard. </div>
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Should she recognize her? Sure, they both were redheads. But how many other ginger women in the world were there? That meant nothing. And if she was being truly honest with herself, all the faces of all the foster families that had taken her in and subsequently sent her back into the system had long since blurred together into one wretched image in her mind. If this woman had been a part of the foster system, she was barking up the wrong tree if she thought Giselle would welcome her back into her life with open arms.</div>
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“Sorry. No.” Giselle crossed her arms in front of her and stood firmly in place.</div>
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“Oh, but how could you?” A tear trickled from the corner of the woman’s eye. “I just thought… You were such a tiny thing the last time I held you in my arms.”</div>
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Giselle scoffed silently, remembering all the broken promises and false hope that came with each new family that took her in. “Lots of people held me in their arms… and dropped me just as quickly.”</div>
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Her words seemed to cut straight to the woman’s heart. More waterworks had her wiping her cheeks with the billowy sleeve of her shirt. “I know. I wish I could have given you a different life. You were meant for so much better things. But…I… sorry.” She sniffled, taking a few stuttered breaths, and then cleared her throat. “Giselle, I am so very sorry.”</div>
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“I never told you my name.” The woman’s tears had tugged at Giselle’s heart, but at the mention of her name, she was back on point. How much did this woman know of who she was? And why?</div>
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“I didn’t mean to come off so forward. I have just been searching for you for so long.” The woman reached a hand out as if to welcome her in for a hug, but Giselle took one step backwards, out of her reach.</div>
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Giselle opened her mouth to speak, but the words refused to come. The woman had all but admitted to being her mother. She had certainly made a show of emotions. But sad as they were, her sobs failed to stir the same feelings within Giselle. Numbness and confusion had Giselle’s feelings locked tighter than a bank vault. If she was her mother… But that wasn’t possible. She was no wolf. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I always told him I wanted to write. So, I sat down and began the book. At the same time, I also started looking for conferences and workshops and places to take classes to learn the craft. </span></span>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I think for most authors it’s the characters and how we have them handle the obstacles we put in their way. Some authors write plot driven stories. I prefer to write character driven stories and try very hard to really nuance their personalities. I have them do things that should surprise the reader, both good and bad things. They aren’t perfect. I want them to do things that have the readers shaking their heads or thinking-“oh no!.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I also work very hard on setting. I write either medieval or Victorian settings, depending on the series. I try to paint a strong visual of the period for the reader, the sights, the smells, the politics, the people, the food, the clothes. I try to immerse the reader in the time period the character is walking through.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Hard to say. If I must choose one, I’d say Electra. I liked letting her explore her skills as a chef using what she had available to her at the time. I enjoyed having her deal with the male attitude toward women, including the Prince’s and how he wanted to play matchmaker with her. I enjoyed showing how an ordinary woman thrown into an extraordinary circumstance could use her wits and skills to overcome a difficult situation. I liked making her shine without making her a superwoman, or a Lara Croft kick-ass over the top heroine.</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;">I liked the scene where Simon teaches Emily how to fish. Simon was so gruff and somber in Journey in Time. This was a scene where he was sweet and not quite but almost romantic. He’s not really a romantic man and not adept at it but in his own way he was close to it. This was one of the first glimpses of another side of him.</span> </span>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Not at all. I’d never get it if I did!! We have four crazy, hooligan rescue dogs. They go in and out all day long. My husband is a baseball agent and on the phone all day talking in the background. In the afternoon, he listens to CNN or in the season, baseball games. I often listen to my playlists. I can tune out anything or listen when I want. No problem.</span></span>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A modern day cop story. I used to have a NY agent and she insisted since I was a police detective for 25 years that I write a cop story. I told her I didn’t want to write cop stories but she insisted. I hated it. Ultimately, she left the agency. The agency dumped all their unpublished authors (like me) and I was stuck with a story I never wanted to write. I tried to market it but it never went
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Develop a thick skin. When you receive constructive criticism, whether from an instructor or critique group (notice I said constructive), listen with an open mind. Keep in mind your first draft and likely your second and third aren’t perfect. Also, once you’re published you are probably going to have some bad reviews. That comes with the territory. Not everyone is going to love your “baby.” Accept that and move on from the bad reviews. When you’re pitching agents and editors, you’ll get many, many rejects. Again, accept that and keep
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I’m currently working on the sequel to Silk, my Victorian suspense the Bloodstone series. After that, I may do a fifth book in the Knights in Time series. We’ll see.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;">I can be emailed at:</span> </span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:chriskarlsenwriter@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">chriskarlsenwriter@gmail.com</span></a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">While she ate, the button on Electra's sleeve fell out of the frog loop. She didn't hook the button </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">again, reaching for her wine instead. The sleeve pulled back from her wrist to expose her watch, </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">which she hadn't thought to remove. </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"A watch." What a bizarre question. There wasn't a corner of the planet that people didn't </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">recognize a wristwatch. </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A frown slowly formed and he stretched across Emily and took hold of Electra's hand to tug it </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">toward him for a better look. He turned her hand over and in a matter of seconds had the clasp </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">undone. </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">He brought the candle in front of his trencher closer and held the watch under it. "What do the </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">numbers mean?"</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"It's a clock, a miniature timepiece you wear on your wrist."</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">From his expression, the explanation puzzled him. "Do they not have candle clocks in this </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Greenland you claim you're from?"</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">How to explain the abundance of various clocks to a man who apparently has no context for the </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">anything beyond a candle clock or similar ancient means of telling time?</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Simon ran his finger over the watch face. "These small digits, what is their meaning?" </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"It's the date and year: 5.14.15." </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Electra didn't care for the speed which Simon answered. She held onto the small hope this was </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">some odd reality show and that he'd stumble or hesitate before coming up with a year. "No </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">reason, I was just curious." She turned to Richard who'd been chatting with the serving girl. She </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">tapped his arm. Getting his attention she asked, "Richard, what year is this?" </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<b>1. Best writing wardrobe. I write
everyday so it’s pretty much whatever I have on which is usually
some sort of tennis skirt and a comfy tee or sweater if it’s
winter. A real luxury is writing in my bathrobe <span style="font-family: Wingdings;"></span></b></div>
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<b>3. Best writing place. My favorite
chair in my living room, with my laptop, a cup of tea, and a little
notebook to jot down things that pop into my head about the plot
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<b>4. Best Pick-Me-Up book. There are a
few books that really make me feel good. I have to say a Maeve Binchy
such as Evening Class works every time. I’m transported to a
different world and immersed in the daily lives of her Dublin
characters. Also, Elin Hilderbrand and Wendy Wax are good beach reads
and feel good reads.</b></div>
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know, that’s like being a little pregnant, LOL, but I do have a
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Best writing idea…go to a coffee shop and observe (and listen).
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Thank you so much for
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Date
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>It
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Throttle
up as past loves collide…</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">High
school sweethearts re unite forty years later at 37,000 feet. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fifty
eight year old commercial airline pilot, Bobbi Cooper, gets a blast
from the past when her high school sweetheart, Mack McConnell,
appears as one her first class passengers on her 747 transatlantic
flight to London. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Used
to being in control at all times, Bobbi is reeling from a crummy
marriage and she must learn at Mack’s capable hands that losing
control can be oh so sexy. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There
was silence. Then the familiar sensation of her stomach being dragged
down, right down to her standard issue black shoes. G force. It was
the same every time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Flicking
off the autopilot and taking control of the 747, Bobbi gripped the
throttle in her right hand, fearlessly pushing it forward. Slow and
even. The plane bounced and shook in the wake turbulence of a passing
767. The muffled sounds of passengers’ outbursts at the sudden drop
mingled with the clatter and clang of the galley carts that Bobbi
damn well hoped were secured as she’d ordered.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They
had to head to higher airspace. Now.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bobbi
knew better than to heed the shrill rapid warnings echoing throughout
the cockpit to urgently trim to turbulence penetration airspeed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scott,
her first officer, nodded as they increased power and held the jet
seemingly against its will. Dozens of lights flashed. Air traffic
control rattled off a series of confirmations when she pressed the
plane higher, the metal creaking as she forced nearly a million
pounds of steel and its occupants upward.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pushing
the throttle hard, Bobbi knew smooth air was only a few moments away.
Under her guidance, the plane jostled and battled its way through the
rough air. A sudden bump, followed by another, then the resulting
loud gasp from the passengers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Holding
firm at her command, they broke through the rough air into an eerie
smoothness as they glided seemingly effortlessly into calmer
airspace.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bobbi
exhaled, only now aware she’d been holding her breath. Turbulence
was an everyday occurrence for a seasoned pilot like herself, but
this had caught her off guard. A heady mix of bad weather and the
wake turbulence of the other aircraft had left her reeling when she
tried to steady the 747 inbound for Heathrow.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scott
turned away to double-check some details with the flight engineer
seated behind him. Bobbi wiped a trickle of sweat from her brow when
he wasn’t looking. As captain of the immense beast, Bobbi couldn’t
let her fellow officers—or any crew for that matter—see her sweat
under pressure. And that was becoming more of an issue, since hot
flashes were now often brought on not by an adrenaline rush from
flying but by Mother Nature.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bobbi
Cooper couldn’t believe she would be fifty-eight next year. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Where
had the time gone?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">She
knew damn well where it had gone. First a stepping-stone career in
the Air Force and then thirty years flying commercial. Enough to
establish her as one of the highest-ranking woman pilots in the
country as a 747 captain for Atlantica airlines.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Perfect,”
Bobbi said, switching back to autopilot and settling the aircraft
into the calmer and higher altitude.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scott
did as she ordered and tinkered with the gauges, she watched. Once
she was sure all was under control, Bobbi unbuckled her shoulder
harness and rose from her seat, reassured all was secure.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Keep
her on route—I’m stepping back for a moment. You two got it?”
she asked, standing behind her first officer Scott and her flight
engineer Neville, the new recruit fresh from a small regional
airline.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sure,
Bob, we got it,” Scott said casually, calling her by the familiar
cockpit nickname. “Have them send up some coffee while you’re
back there.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bobbi
buzzed for the flight attendant to open the cockpit door. Standard
procedure after 9/11. Bobbi peered out through the peephole. It was
Sandy, the flight attendant with a penchant for displaying her ample
cleavage by wearing her uniform extra tight, so it hugged all her
curves. But it wasn’t only her inappropriate dress that annoyed
Bobbi. It was the fact she’d also had fucked Bobbi’s husband.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>But
then again, who hasn’t?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After
divorce and company paid-for counseling, Bobbi had come to the
realization, and then acceptance, that Sandy was just one on a long
list of Greg’s conquests. She did her best not to hold a grudge,
but that was a constant challenge, as she ran into Sandy more than
she would have liked. Once a century was about what Bobbi could
tolerate, although it had been cleared by corporate that they were
fine to work together. And they were. Bobbi was a professional.
Through and through. She’d fought tooth and nail for her job, and
with three and a half years until retirement, with the promise of a
cushy pension waiting for her, which she’d only have to marginally
share with Greg according to the settlement, there was no way she was
going to let Sandy or any of the others put her off her game.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">How’d
everyone do?” Bobbi asked Sandy with her cool, composed captain’s
demeanor. It was the one piece of her dignity she’d salvaged among
the women flight attendants, a good majority of whom had been treated
to Greg’s lustful attentions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sandy
motioned with her head back toward the passenger area. “Fine,”
she reported. “Chucker in aisle sixteen and a few more farther
back, but they should be fine now.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Chuckers.</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
That was what they called the passengers who couldn’t hang on to
lunch during a bumpy flight. Today had been a doozy, and it wasn’t
over yet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bobbi
noticed with subtle irritation that Sandy’s blouse strained against
her perky breasts as she efficiently flicked the switch on the coffee
machine. Her bosom jiggled while she scooped ice into a plastic cup
and pulled a can of tomato juice out of the galley cart. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Shit.
Greg really hadn’t had a chance</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.
Big brown doe eyes and a body that wouldn’t quit. The sexy flight
attendant was everything Bobbi wasn’t. Not that it mattered now.
Greg was on to new, greener pastures. Her ex was consistent she
scoffed —his conquests all had one, no make that two things in
common— big knockers and tiny, round asses. Men were shit, really.
Why she had let herself be demeaned and embarrassed by his bad
behavior for as long as she had, she’d never know.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>C’est
le vie,</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
Bobbi coached herself as she smiled her most innocuous smile at
Sandy.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Plan
for a bumpy ride in to Heathrow—there’ll be some more weather
ahead,” Bobbi warned her. “Might need more bags.”</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sure
thing, Captain,” Sandy said as she snapped open the lid on the can,
poured the tomato juice over ice and handed it to Bobbi.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bobbi
nodded her appreciation and gulped down her customary in-flight
refreshment. “I’m going back for a few minutes,” she said,
handing the empty cup back to Sandy before pulling back the curtain
to first class. “And send some coffee in for Scott and Neville
before we head down, please.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Entering
the first-class cabin on her way to the pilot’s rest area located
between first class and business, Bobbi scanned the spacious cabin.
Most of her passengers were now contentedly dozing, oblivious to the
formidable battle she’d been waging in the cockpit to keep them in
precariously calm airspace. But that was her job—to deliver five
hundred souls safely to London.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sunlight
illuminated the plush first-class cabin through a few half-drawn
window shades, but not quite to enough to keep the blinding sun from
searing into her eyes. Squinting, she walked down the aisle, passing
by the first row.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A
collective gasp came from the passengers when the plane hit another
deep air pocket. Bobbi reached out to steady herself, placing her
hand on the headrest of the second row seat for a brief second,
smiling reassuringly at the surrounding passengers. She was their
pilot, after all.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
passenger in the nearest seat looked up at her.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bobbi
smiled down, then did a double take.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bobbi?”
the male passenger asked, looking up at her. “Bobbi…Bobbi
Cooper?”</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes,”
Bobbi said, instantly recognizing his features. Her mind was
spinning. Those dark-blue eyes. And that unmistakable voice. Velvety
and thick. The way scotch felt when it slid down her throat. She’d
know that voice and that face anywhere. Even if it had been forever.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It
was Mack.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kate
Deveaux is a contemporary, erotic romance writer and die-hard
romantic. It was after reading Jane Eyre in high school, that she
became hooked on the idea of writing about romance, excitement and
drama. Kate has been penning stories, from the sensual to the
sinfully sexy, ever since. </span></span>
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former wedding planner, Kate has always been "in love" with
love! She was inspired to transition from writing racy short stories
to full length manuscripts after meeting other authors in the romance
world at industry workshops, conferences and events. Originally from
England, now resides in the U.S. with her husband. When she’s not
writing or reading, Kate can be found on the tennis court—yes,
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Rye is coming to Audio and we need your help picking the narrator!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Emily
Kimelman's "Sydney Rye" series features a strong female
protagonist and her rescue dog, Blue. It is recommended for the
18+ who enjoy some violence, don't mind dirty language, and are up
for a dash of sex. Not to mention an awesome, rollicking good
mystery!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">UNLEASHED </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">is
the first book in Emily Kimelman's best selling Sydney Rye series of
mysteries.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">When
the series begins Sydney Rye is named Joy Humbolt. She does not like
people telling her what to do, so it comes as no surprise that she
was just fired from her last job. When she buys Charlene Miller's
dog-walking business on Manhattan's exclusive upper east side, it
seems like the perfect fit: Quiet environment, minimal contact with
people.</span></div>
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then one of her clients turns up dead, and Charlene disappears.
Rumors say Charlene was having an affair with the victim--and of
course, everyone assumes Joy must know where she is. Joy begins to
look into the crime, first out of curiosity then out of anger when
there is another murder and threats start to come her way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">When
police detective Mulberry is assigned to the case, Joy finds a
kindred spirit--cynical and none-too-fond of the human race. As they
dig deep into the secrets of Manhattan's elite, they not only get
closer to the killer but also to a point of no return. One last
murder sends Joy Humbolt hurtling over the edge. Her only chance of
survival is to become Sydney Rye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">DEATH
IN THE DARK </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">(A
Sydney Rye Novella, #2) </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">INSATIABLE</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">STRINGS
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DEVIL'S BREATH </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">(A
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">Emily
Kimelman is the author of the best selling "Sydney Rye" series of
mystery novels including UNLEASHED, DEATH IN THE DARK, INSATIABLE,
STRINGS OF GLASS and the forthcoming THE DEVIL'S BREATH. Emily
lives with her husband, Sean Gilvey, and their dog, Kinsey Millhone
"Pup Detective", on a trawler docked in the Hudson Valley during
the summer. She spends her winters traveling to where ever the next
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Looking out the nearest window, describe the scene you see.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">RB:
I see the pine tree in my neighbor’s front yard. At least I think
it’s a pine tree. It’s an evergreen of some sort. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Tell us about your office. Is it a mess like mine, or is everything
in its place?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: medium;">RB:
I like to think of it as organized chaos. I have stacks of papers and
junk mail, but I know where everything is.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What is a must-have, such as coffee or a favorite pen, that you need
to write?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: medium;">RB:
Coffee is essential to life. I usually write on my laptop (it’s
pink!), because my handwriting is not so legible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Do you like to write in silence, or do you need music or background
noise?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">RB:
I need to have noise in order to work. Music is helpful as long as it
doesn’t have lyrics (I have a film score Pandora channel for this
reason). Usually I write with the TV on and a show in the background.
I’ve written a few books to episodes of </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Ghost
Hunters</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Tell us a bit about your hero/heroine, and their development.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">RB:
Emily Black, her husband Michael, and his mentor Simon St. Jerome
first appeared as vampires in my book </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Blood,
Smoke and Mirrors</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
They completely stole every scene they were in. I wanted to go back
and tell the story of how Michael and Emily fell in love and became
vampires, and </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The
Importance of Being Emily</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
and </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Poison
in the Blood</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
were born. (Both books are included in the print edition of </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Poison
in the Blood</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
so it’s two books in one.)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
As a writer myself, I'm always curious how other writers get through
stumble blocks. When you find a story not flowing, or a character
trying to fight you, how do you correct it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: medium;">RB:
I skip it and come back to it later. I leave a placeholder for the
problem scene in brackets, like [fight scene here]. If a character is
being difficult I try to stop and figure out what their
Goal/Motivation/Conflict is. Once I know what they want and why it’s
easier to figure out how to give it to them (or take it away if I’m
being mean).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Using the letters of your first name as an acronym, describe your
book...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: medium;">RB:
Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Oh wait,
that’s laser, isn’t it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
How did your writing journey begin?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">RB:
My path to publication began with the 2006 National Novel Writing
Month. It was my first attempt since high school to write
novel-length fiction, and it eventually became </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Blood,
Smoke and Mirrors</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Poison
in the Blood</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
was my 2011 NaNoWriMo novel. I’m a big NaNo fan, and I try to
participate every year.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Using the letters from the word, Summer, how would friends and family
describe you?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: medium;">RB:
Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
Oh wait, that’s S.H.I.E.L.D. isn’t it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got
published or not?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">RB:
I have a post-zombie-apocalypse erotic F/F/M ménage romance called
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Bite Me</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
coming out in March 2015. It has vampires, werewolves, demons,
zombies, and gratuitous violence against helicopters.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Tell us one thing you've done in life, that readers would be most
surprised to know.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: medium;">RB:
In seventh grade I was second place in an All-American Girl
competition.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What can we expect from you in the future?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">RB:
My second spicy space opera Cy’ren Rising book, </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Morningstar</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
will be out in September. The third book in the trilogy, </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Sunsinger</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
will be out in December.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This
or That...</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Coke
or Pepsi? <span style="color: cyan;">Coffee.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Night
Owl or Early Bird? <span style="color: cyan;">Night Owl. I don’t do well before the crack of
noon.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fantasy
or Mystery? <span style="color: cyan;">Both! A wizard did it!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pen/Paper
or Computer? <span style="color: cyan;">Depends on the context. D&D is better with pen,
paper and 20-sided dice.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pizza
or Burger? <span style="color: cyan;">Chicago-style deep dish pizza.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rock
or Country? <span style="color: cyan;">Rock.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chocolate
or Vanilla? <span style="color: cyan;">Swirled, in a waffle cone with sprinkles, please.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beach
or Mountains? <span style="color: cyan;">Room service.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank
you so much for having us as one of your stops today. It has been
great getting to know more about you and your book, and hope you will
come back when the next release is out (*hinthint*)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wishing
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<span class="sd-abs-pos" style="left: 0in; position: absolute; top: 0in; width: 303px;"></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Poison
in the Blood</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bad
Witch: </b></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The
Emily Chronicles </b></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book
2</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Robyn
Bachar</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Genre:
Paranormal Romance</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Publisher:
Samhain Publishing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">E-book:
June 18, 2013</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Print:
June 3, 2014</span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ISBN:
E-book 978-1-61921-587-0 </span></span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ISBN:
Print 978-1-61921-916-8</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ASIN:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Number
of pages: 272</span></span></div>
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is honey to his throat…but one sweet taste could part them forever…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Banished
from home while her husband adjusts to life as an immortal,
blood-drinking chronicler, Emily Black is homesick, heartsick and
struggling under the constant sensory barrage of a city drenched in
ancient magic. When an old friend asks for her aid in solving a
string of murders, she welcomes the distraction, despite the danger.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Justine
Dubois is grateful for a seer’s help, and more understanding than
anyone of Emily’s plight. As a guardian, Justine commands respect;
as a woman, her magic is considered inferior. Together, they are
determined to prove their worth to London’s magicians, starting
with solving these murders—with maybe a bit of matchmaking on the
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before he met his soul mate, Michael Black made a commitment to join
the Order of St. Jerome. He will live forever, forced to watch the
woman he loves age and die. As Emily hunts the murderer, Michael
struggles to protect her. But if he loses control of his hunger, the
greatest threat to her safety could be Michael himself.</span></span></div>
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Normally stepping into a garden would soothe me, but we were still
within London, where there was no comfort whatsoever. I looked up at
the night sky and wished I were with Michael.</div>
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“You have the soul of an artist, Miss Rose. It is a rare gift.”
Mr. Paris stroked my hand, and I tugged it free of his arm. I folded
both hands before me primly and smiled.</div>
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“Again, that is very kind of you.”</div>
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“I consider myself a patron of the arts.”</div>
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“So you attend gatherings such as this often?” I asked.</div>
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“Of course. I am always on the lookout for new talent.”</div>
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“I see. Did you know Mrs. Harding?” I tried to examine his aura
to determine his reaction, but his magic continued to be so
overwhelming that my eyes watered. Mr. Paris must be unspeakably
powerful, and I found myself both worried and intrigued. Perhaps he
was a sorcerer? One who specialized in darkness?</div>
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“I did. Poor girl. What a terrible thing to have happened to her
and her family… Tell me, are you working on a second collection of
your work?” he asked, quickly changing the subject.</div>
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“I am, though I am afraid the subject matter is quite a bit
darker.”</div>
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Mr. Paris smiled a predatory grin, and my pulse leapt with a thrill
of fear. “I am not afraid of the dark, Miss Rose. Are you?”</div>
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He stepped closer, but I held my ground, studying him with a curious
tilt to my head. “What are you?” I asked.</div>
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He blinked, startled. “I beg your pardon?”</div>
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“What sort of magic do you practice?” I clarified.</div>
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“Oh. I am a librarian, of course,” he replied, and I laughed,
unable to help myself. “What’s so funny?”</div>
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“You are most certainly not a librarian. Do people truly believe
that lie?”</div>
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The smile slid from Mr. Paris’s face as his expression hardened. He
stepped forward and tried to grab my arm, but Miss Dubois was
suddenly between us, a shining silver blur. With a snarl he turned
and ran, and the guardian chased him out of the garden and into the
street.</div>
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Uncertain of what to do, I followed. I stood hesitant at the garden
gate, wondering which way they went. My vision shifted, and I
followed Miss Dubois’s blazing footsteps. I paused next to a blur
traced over the high brick wall of another garden. It was another
magical doorway, rather like the one I had discovered near Mrs.
Harding’s body outside the Undiscovered Country. Foolishly I raised
my hand to touch it, despite knowing full well that doing so could
trigger another vision, but a hand emerged from the brick wall and
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Overwhelmed with shock, I barely managed a strangled gasp as Mr.
Paris stepped through the wall and glared down at me. “Who are
you?” he demanded.</div>
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“You first.” My voice trembled, and Mr. Paris grinned. He
tightened his grip and snapped several small bones in my wrist, and I
screamed.</div>
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“Who are you?” he repeated.</div>
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Something bubbled up within me, a bright plume of prophetic magic
that became my answer. “I am your end.” That time my voice did
not tremble at all, but was filled with terrible certainty. I would
cause Mr. Paris’s death, and I knew it with as much confidence as I
knew the sun would rise in the morning.</div>
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Something in my gaze must have worried him, because he snarled.
Scowling, he grabbed my forearm with both hands and twisted. The bone
snapped like dry kindling, and I screamed again. Before he could
torment me further Miss Dubois arrived and bashed him with a round
silver shield. Mr. Paris vanished into thin air, and the guardian
stood near me. One arm bore the shield, while in her other hand she
held a sword. How cunning of her. I wanted a sword as well.</div>
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“Are you all right?” she asked.</div>
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My knees wobbled and began to buckle, but then two dark blurs
streaked up to us, and I was suddenly swept from my feet and cradled
close in Michael’s arms.</div>
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“Darling! What happened?” he asked.</div>
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“You caught me.” I blinked—however had he moved that fast?
Simon sighed and shook his head at his student, and I sensed that
Michael and I were both in for a scolding.</div>
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“Of course I did. I will always catch you. Are you all right?”</div>
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Release Date: 10/30/2014</div>
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Wizdom didn't
know dragons really existed. He's never ridden a white woolly mammoth
or flown on a griffin. He's never known a real king or a princess or
been friends with a goblin. Wizdom's never seen elves that glow blue
all the time. All he's ever known are his adoptive mother and his
aunt Kayden. One day he finds himself in a secret world, face to face
with dragons and fire monsters. He meets an interesting girl,
Pandora, who he learns is no ordinary girl, just as he is no ordinary
boy. Wizdom soon finds himself on a magical journey full of secrets,
sorcery, danger and evil. He fights many fierce battles and faces
certain death as his quest leads him on an adventure like never
before as he discovers his true identity . . . or does he?</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Excerpt:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;">W</span><span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">izdom
stared in awe, unconsciously holding his breath, as </span>
</div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">he
looked up the endless staircase of gleaming black marble</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">before
him. The air around him was damp and musty and tickled his</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">nostrils.
Cobwebs hung overhead, dangling high above him from the</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">towering
ceiling. Perched at the top of the stairs was a large, golden</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">dragon
throne. Sitting on white marble, it was surrounded by statues</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">of
goblins, gargoyles and other strange creatures. They all stared back</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">disconcertingly
at Wizdom, some with tongues out, others with piercing</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">eyes,
bared teeth or pointed ears. The dragon’s head held its mouth</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">agape,
as if ready to devour him, revealing a long golden tongue jutting</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">out
and sharp pointed teeth. The arms of the throne were created by</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">the
front legs of the dragon and the claws made up the feet of the chair.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">A
huge tail jutted out from the back of the chair and coiled around</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">to
the front like a sitting cat. Three spikes on the tail’s end
glistened</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">in
piercing diamond shards. Giant wings stood out from the dragon’s</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">back,
poised for flight, black and shimmering like dark sapphires. Its</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">eyes
were large rubies, and its body was sprinkled in faceted jewels.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">Two
spiraling horns jutted out from its head, over a foot of solid gold,</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">with
diamonds on the tips. Held within the horns shone an enormous</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">crimson
red stone, casting an eerie glow and dancing shadows over the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">stone
statues surrounding it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">What
was this place? Where was he? He dared to move forward,</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">ever
so slowly, toward this great altar. His pulse racing, palms sweating,</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">he
paused momentarily, staring up at the dragon’s red gleaming eyes.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">As
he approached the stairs, the dragon’s fiery eyes stared down at
him</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">unnervingly,
as if it was alive, watching him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">Wizdom
wondered about how he had gotten there. How </span><span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Italic, serif;"><i>did
</i></span><span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">he</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">get
here? He glanced around the great hall surrounding him. Flickering</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">candles,
sconces and torches aligned the walls of marbled stone. The</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">ceiling
was several stories high and great pillars supported the wooden</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">arches
above him. Shadows and darkness surrounded him, except for</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">the
faint glow of the iron torches, and the scarlet glow of the jewel</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">radiating
from the dragon’s crown jewel. He could feel some sort of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">power
emanating from it as he stood there. It made him feel happy and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">safe,
despite his surroundings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">Suddenly,
he saw movement out of the corner of his left eye. He</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">looked
quickly, but saw nothing. Turning to scurrying sounds to his</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">right,
he still saw nothing but black. Was he imagining things? Because</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">of
the obscuring darkness, he could not see very far, only as far as the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">torches
lining the walls. He was only eleven but he was an adventurer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">and
never scared and despite his current situation, he normally loved</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">mysteries
and secret places. Unconsciously, his pulse kept racing as</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular, serif;">the
silence crept eerily around him… </span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Amber
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Genre:
Romantic Suspense </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher:
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Date
of Publication: May 23, 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN:
978-1-61333-694-6</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Number
of pages: 184</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Word
Count: 55,395</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cover
Artist: Lacey Savage </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lane
Garret is a dead ringer...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Newly
single, cheaters decoy Lane Garret is excited about her fresh start
and believes everything is at last on track. Unfortunately, her
fantasy of the good life is blown away…along with one of her marks.
While on a date, Lane not just witnesses a murder but almost becomes
a victim. Saved in the nick of time by one hot detective, she wonders
if someone wants her dead.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On
forced leave due to a pending Internal Affairs investigation, Jackson
(Jax) Thornbird agrees to do a friend a favor. Tricked into decoy
security, Jax decides one night will be easy enough, but things go
awry. When shots are fired, he grabs the girl and leaves the scene of
the crime—a rash decision that could ruin his career. However, Jax
has a hunch the intended target wasn’t the dead, cheating husband.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
was too dark to see the woman’s face, but Jax recognized something
about her. Streetlights ran over the car, creating a quick shadow
before slipping back into the night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He
couldn’t get a good read on her face.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even
with her strange blonde hair and oddly matched clothes, Jax
remembered the decoy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
woman reeked girl-next-door wholesomeness, but without direct light
he couldn’t place her, underneath the heavy makeup and the
two-times-too-small Hello Kitty tank she wore.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
know you,” she said. It came out in a hushed whisper while they
sped down Wacker Drive. The underground tunnel had dangerous twists
and turns.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I-I-I
remember—” she stuttered with a bit more panic lacing her voice.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
sedan whizzed past them, missing the sports car by mere inches. To
overcompensate for the close call, she jerked the wheel too hard,
careening them into a massive spinout.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adrenaline
thrummed through his veins, and Jax reached over to grab the steering
wheel.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Put
your foot on the brake,” he instructed as they continued to spin in
the opposite direction. She didn’t utter a single word, not even a
peep, while Jax maneuvered the car into the slide.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Almost
too late to save them, Jax noted very few cars passed them before
they spun out over the median divider.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
know you,” she wheezed. The woman dropped her head on the wheel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
car idled in the middle of the road as Jax tried to calm her down.
“You’re going into shock,” he told her. “I need you to take
three deep breaths, hold for five seconds, then exhale. Come on, I’ll
do it with you. One.” Getting close to her, he inhaled and waited
before he released.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After
a moment she began to follow his lead. Once they got through their
first repetition, she had calmed down a bit. “Hot,” she said
before she snatched the blonde wig off and shook her dark hair loose.
The light from the street caught her eyes. Jax gazed into her
dazzling green globes.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yeah,”
he admitted as he stared at her. “I know you, too.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amber
Malloy dreamed of being a double agent but couldn't pass the psyche
evaluation. Crushed by despair that she couldn't legally shoot
things, Amber pursued her second career choice as pastry chef. When
she's not writing or whipping up a mean Snickers Cheesecake, she
occasionally spies on her sommelier. Amber is convinced he's faking
his French accent.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A
total mess. Both of us. Even when either one of us cleans it up,
within hours the piles start to grow again. They must be alive. And
have sinister intent. </span>
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What is a must-have, such as coffee or a favorite pen, that you need
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No
must-haves, just the will, which is not always easy to come by,
especially when it’s a perfect day in Portlandia. Like today! </span>
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Do you like to write in silence, or do you need music or background
noise?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clark
writes with music in the background, but Kathleen needs silence
(Kathleen is genetically unwired when it comes to music, it’s
really weird); hence Clark’s earbuds. </span>
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Tell us a bit about your hero/heroine, and their development.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tucker
is a true-blue cowboy, living out his expected life in the grasslands
of Wyoming with a good dog, a few cows and a double-wide trailer.
Then Lizzie, a big-city reporter enters his life and turns his world
upside down. After they fall in love, they learn about her dark
heritage -- she has a 2,000 year old vampiric legacy in her veins --
and Tucker brings his cowboy-ways to an epic fight with the undead.
It’s a love story for the ages.</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
As a writer myself, I'm always curious how other writers get through
stumble blocks. When you find a story not flowing, or a character
trying to fight you, how do you correct it?</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both
of us have been writers-for-hire for a long time, and when you are
paid to write on a deadline, you learn how to push through any
stumbling blocks because rent is on the line. By this time, we can
bring that skill -- well, not sure it is a skill as much as an
outcome of a hand-to-mouth tortured existence in this neighborhood we
call capitalism -- to creative writing too. </span>
</div>
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</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Using the letters of your first name as an acronym, describe your
book...</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fun!
We’ll use Clark’s name .
</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">C:
Cowboys (the real ones)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">L:
Love (the true type)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A:
Adventure (the rollicking kind)</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R:
Realistically scary (especially when it comes the undead bloody
combat)
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">K:
Kaleidoscopic passion (the unforgettable version)</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
How did your writing journey begin?</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It
must have been something both our mother’s ate while we were in the
womb because each one of us came out spewing words. Clark cut his
teeth on cowboy poetry, inspired by the majestic and seemingly
endless mountain ranges surrounding him during his Montana cattle
ranch childhood. Kathleen, on the other hand, turned her words toward
the microscopic and found post-womb inspiration in geology. Although,
now in hindsight, we can say we were both inspired by the natural
landscape, especially the American west. This reverence plays out in
a big way in the setting of <i>The
Cowboy and the Vampire Collection. </i>However,
our writing journey together started as test for marriage. We had
broken up -- badly -- and before we got back together, we wanted to
put our relationship to an acid test. We passed. We just published
the third book in the series. </span>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Using the letters from the word, Summer, how would friends and family
describe you?</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For
Kathleen this time:
</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">S:
Sharp (intellectually)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">U:
Unhappy (in the tortured Russian writer way)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">M:
Manic (especially when it comes to planning)</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">M:
Metaphysical (our books have a unique take on consciousness)
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">E:
Empathetic</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R:
Ready</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got
published or not?</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honestly,
<i>The Cowboy and the Vampire
Collection</i> is probably
the craziest. A book that’s compared by readers to Louis L’Amour,
Zane Grey, Anne Rice and Neil Gaiman -- well that’s a heady mix,
and one that percolates out of a bit of shared insanity, or at least,
a shared warped view of the world. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Tell us one thing you've done in life, that readers would be most
surprised to know.</span></span></div>
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</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clark
shot himself in the leg accidentally while wearing a sky-blue tuxedo
on his high school prom night. He was fine. The tuxedo was ruined.
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kathleen
had a near-death experience, the real kind.
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oddly,
both of these events permeates our books.</span></div>
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</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What can we expect from you in the future?</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lots
more. We are working on book four of <i>The
Cowboy and Vampire Collection</i>.
We’ve promised our readers that we will quickly resolve the “issue”
that occurs between Tucker and Lizzie at the end of book three. Right
now, we are naming a new evil character. Any ideas for evil sounding
names? </span>
</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This
or That...</b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Coke
or Pepsi?</span></span></div>
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<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Neither.
Champagne. </span>
</div>
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<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Night
Owl or Early Bird?</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Depends
on the day of the week and how exhausted we are. </span>
</div>
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<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fantasy
or Mystery?</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clark:
Fantasy</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kathleen:
Mystery</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pen/Paper
or Computer?</span></span></div>
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<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clark:
Preferably paper.
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kathleen:
Only computer. She’s forgotten how to write by hand and has
terrible penmanship.
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pizza
or Burger?</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clark:
Pizza</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kathleen:
Neither. She’s vegan .</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rock
or Country?</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both!!
</span>
</div>
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<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chocolate
or Vanilla?</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chocolate,
the darker the better. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beach
or Mountains?</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both.
And luckily, living in Portland, Oregon, we are only an hour from
both.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank
you so much for having us as one of your stops today. It has been
great getting to know more about you and your book, and hope you will
come back when the next release is out (*hinthint*)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wishing
you much success!</span></span></div>
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Trails and Shallow Graves</b></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The
Cowboy and the Vampire Collection</b></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Book
Three </b></span></span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Clark
Hays and Kathleen McFall</b></span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Genre:
Paranormal Romance/Western Romance</span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher:
</span></span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.pumpjackpress.com/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pumpjack
Press</span></span></a></u></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Date
of Publication: May 5, 2014</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN:
978-0-9838200-4-8</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Number
of pages: 358</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Word
Count: 82,900</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cover
Artist: </span></span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.aaronperkins.com/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aaron
Perkins</span></span></a></u></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Book
Description:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Say
goodbye to LonePine, Wyoming, a typical small town in the American
west with typical small town problems — romantic intrigues, warm
beer and vampires. </span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
Lizzie goes missing on their wedding night, Tucker is forced to team
up with his bloodthirsty Russian nemesis to find answers. Crashing
through cowboy country, the vampire spirit world and wrecked salmon
canneries, they confront an evil more ancient than even the undead —
human greed — twisting science into something terrible. </span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Can
there be a happily-ever-after for a cowboy and vampire, or is their
unusual love just a delusion? Time to cowboy up.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>This
is the third book in The Cowboy and the Vampire Collection. </i></span></span>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Available
at </span></span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Vampire-Trails-Shallow-Collection-ebook/dp/B00K64ID3G"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Amazon</u></span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Reviews
of the first two books….</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Introducing
racial issues isn’t the only adjustment the authors have made to
the vampire mythos, but it’s more than just the details that set
this series apart. Rather, it’s the way the authors utilize those
details to create meaningful conflicts and world-altering choices for
the characters...the book is first and foremost a thriller, upping
the ante in every chapter as bullets fly and relationships strain
under the weight of old loyalties and new revelations…with strong
writing, funny characters (no irony is lost on one vampiress who
takes to sporting a “Future Farmers of America” jacket) and
plenty of action, it’s hard to fault the authors for keeping the
focus on a story this riveting</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>
~ Kirkus Reviews</b></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>As
a vampire novel, The Cowboy and the Vampire is sure to satisfy
Dracula fans’ expectations. However, this book has a little
something extra to offer readers. A little something that harkens
back to the days when man fought against the wild in the name of
civilization. Hays and McFall have succeeded in mixing the Western
genre tropes with the Gothic conventions to create a zany grey
romance.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>~
Writastic Thoughts from the Thinking Realm</b></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>One
of the weirdest stories I have ever read. It’s right up there with
Neil Gaiman’s man-swallowing woman parts and talking tents.
Instead, here we have rocket-launching, womb-sucking, Bible-bending,
non-pointy-toothed vampires. And love. And cowboys. Depending on what
you are looking for, that might be a good thing. If I had to liken
this book to a movie, it would either be to Tucker & Dale vs.
Evil, or maybe more appropriately, Quentin Tarantino’s From Dusk to
Dawn</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.
</span></span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>~
The Avid Reader </b></span></span>
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Cowboy and the Vampire: A Very Unusual Romance is one of the funniest
and most engaging books I have read in a long time. Jam-packed with
adventure, vampires, true love, and a cast of characters you will not
soon forget, you find yourself turning the pages thinking, “What
more could possibly happen to these two?” And then, you find out. I
never imagined the melding of a contemporary western and a paranormal
romance could ever be so seamless or so much fun</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.
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choice and very much recommended read, not to be missed.
Relationships are tumultuous when they may only last a few decades,
but when they last eternity, it can get more difficult. “Blood and
Whiskey” is a novel of adventure, horror, and cowboys as a follow
up to previous novel ‘The Cowboy and the Vampire’, as couple
Tucker and Lizzie retreat to a tiny town to of LonePine, hoping to
settle down, but the reality of the Vampires on their trail may make
that an impossibility. A riveting read that explores many concepts on
top of the intrigue of vampires in the lawless lands of the west,
“Blood and Whiskey” is a choice and very much recommended read,
not to be missed.</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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pour yourself a shot of the good stuff and settle in for a wickedly
good read. </i></span></span>
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the two of them, Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall have worked in
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ranging from cowboy-poet to energy journalist to
restaurant reviewer to university press officer. After they met,
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Mine</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Eden
Ashe</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Genre:
urban fantasy romance</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher:
Lyrical Press, Inc</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Date
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN:
978-1-61650-532-5</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Word
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cover
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">Can
a kidnapped fairy and a human find love despite all odds?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nathan Alexander’s
batty aunt has done it again. This time she’s sent him a rare plant
he doesn’t want. Imagine his surprise when he finds a kidnapped
fairy hidden within its leaves. As a man who heads a non-profit
organization for abused women and children, Nathan makes it his
mission to help her find her way home.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All her life Katenia
was warned about the evilness of humans. Never was that proved more
true than when she was kidnapped from her quiet valley home. Thrust
into the human world, Katenia must fight her very instincts to trust
Nathan if she ever hopes to return to her rightful place…and to her
normal thumb-sized fairy form.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But with their lives
in danger, finding home…and love…will be a journey worthy of a
fairy tale.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nathan? Are you
alright? You look like you’re contemplating ways to kill me.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He opened his eyes
and glared at her, even as he let out a shuddering laugh. “No,
Katenia,” he gritted out through clenched teeth. “Killing you is
not what is on my mind. I thought you said we would be a bad idea?”</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I did,” she
said, her beautiful face screwing up in confusion. “Pair-bonding
between us would never work. Sex, however…sex is a very good idea.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nathan nodded once,
finally understanding. Ignoring the honking of the line of cars
behind him, he rolled up one shirtsleeve and pinched his arm.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What are you
doing?” she asked, her voice worried.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He barked out a
laugh when the pain did nothing to wake him from whatever dream he’d
landed in. “Testing myself.”</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh.” She
sighed. “I don’t know what that means.”</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I don’t,
either, but considering I am not certifiable enough to have sex with
a fairy, the only other logical conclusion is I’m dreaming.”</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh,” she
repeated, still sounding confused. “Are you dreaming?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He sighed and shook
his head, accepting the facts laid out before him. “No. My whole
world view has just been altered, but unfortunately, I am not
dreaming.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Convinced
dragons have gotten a bad rep throughout time, and more than a little
addicted to fairy tales and romance novels, Eden Ashe has decided to
re-write history. In her version, the dragons are ancient warriors in
tarnished armor, who not only deserve the girl in the end, but will
fight forever for her.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Book
1</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>S.W.
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Genre:
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN:
978-0-9886294-1-7</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ASIN:
B00J44ZO54</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Number
of pages: 61</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Word
Count: 15465</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cover
Artist: Damonza</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I
am older than you can comprehend. I am eight.” – Emily
Spellmaker. </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Emily
Spellmaker is missing. She didn’t return to Witchwood Park
Elementary this year and Kendra, the shy little girl she befriended,
is heartbroken. Kendra waits alone on the park bench after school
each day until the Tuesday a troll walks out of the woods. He chooses
Kendra, Jimmy (the school bully), and Daniel (an outcast) to come on
a magical journey where they must overcome an evil queen and her Army
of the Faceless to free an enslaved land. In the process they learn
who they really are and what friendship means, while getting closer
to solving the mystery of Emily Spellmaker.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;">I’m
going with the Witches Brew, based on the presence of the word
“brew.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;">Lots
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Tell us about your office. Is it a mess like mine, or is everything
in its place?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;">I
can destroy a room in a matter of hours. Put me in the same place
consistently, and it’s like a bomb went off. Strewn paper
everywhere. But somehow I can still find the pages I need, and
quickly. Except when I can’t.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What is a must-have, such as coffee or a favorite pen, that you need
to write?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;">Coffee
in the AM, sometimes beer in the PM.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Do you like to write in silence, or do you need music or background
noise?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;">When
I’m really focused I don’t need any background. But I usually
don't get to the point until I’ve been writing a while with plenty
background noise to keep my company. Mostly talk radio and
audiobooks.</span></span></div>
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Tell us a bit about your hero/heroine, and their development.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Witchwood
Park</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
books, the heroine and primary character is Kendra. Right away I knew
I wanted a diverse, inclusive set of characters. I always saw Kendra
as African-American, but was unsure whether my writing was up to the
task, as I’m a forty-something white male. But that’s the beauty
of writing. When you start to get close to a character, and you start
to recognize the character, the character will start to tell you
things about herself in return…The secret to Kendra is she is a
good person in her heart, who has strength and courage inside her.
But it was always going to take the right situations to bring them
out.</span></span></span></div>
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As a writer myself, I'm always curious how other writers get through
stumble blocks. When you find a story not flowing, or a character
trying to fight you, how do you correct it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;">Well,
I either force it for a bit, knowing full well that I am writing junk
that is going to have to be re-written, or I step away for a bit
(days or weeks, assuming I’m not under deadline…) and work on
something else. Then, when I can clearly see the way out, I will be
somewhere that I can’t jot the words down….</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Using the letters of your first name as an acronym, describe your
book...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
suppose </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>A
Tale of Witchwood Park</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
could be described as Super Extra Awesome ….okay, I have drawn a
big, fat blank for the “N.” Wait – try this: Super Extra
Awesomely Noteworthy. That is, if you like it.</span></span></span></div>
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Using the letters from the word, Summer, how would friends and family
describe you?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;">They
wouldn’t get the chance. My nine-year-old daughter Brigid would
hijack the exercise and switch the season to “Fall” so she could
call me fat.</span></span></div>
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What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got
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<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Miniature
Space Nazis stealing the planet Jupiter. The story was called “The
Jupiter Anschluss.” It was set on July 4</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">th</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
and involved traditional M.I.B. Then the movie </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Independence
Day</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
came out, and I thought I had to ditch the July 4 thing. Then the
movie </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>M.I.B</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
came out and I shelved the entire story. Nobody was going to believe
mine wasn’t somehow derivative…</span></span></span></div>
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surprised to know.</span></span></div>
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myself when I popped a vertebrae in my neck. </span></span>
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more Witchwood Park books, beginning with </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>A
Knight of Witchwood Park</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
releasing at the end of this June. After that, whatever I feel like.
If there’s a demand, there could always be a second Witchwood Park
series. If not, no worries. I have plenty of stuff in the queue,
including a novelization of my stage play </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Dinner,
Sex and a Movie</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
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bed at 8. When the kids let me, that is.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;">Pizza.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rock
or Country?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;">Rock.
Maiden, Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult. And some Stones for good measure.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chocolate
or Vanilla?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;">Chocolate.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beach
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;">Both.
It’s what I miss about summers in Andover, Massachusetts. 45
minutes east you are on the Boston North Shore. Straight north, you
are in the White Mountains.</span></span></div>
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you so much for having us as one of your stops today. It has been
great getting to know more about you and your book, and hope you will
come back when the next release is out (*hinthint*)</span></span></div>
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<span class="sd-abs-pos" style="left: 0in; position: absolute; top: 0in; width: 307px;"></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cry
Wolf</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A
New Gotham Fairy Tale</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sophie
Avett</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Genre:
Dark Fantasy Romance (MM/New Adult)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Publisher:
Skeleton Key Publishing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Date
of Publication: May 1, 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Number
of pages: est. 22 pages</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Word
Count: est. 10, 000 </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cover
Artist: Elaina, For the Muse Design</span></span></div>
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Description:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There’s
a wild animal on the loose in the black forests surrounding New
Gotham...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not
that anyone cares. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Well,
Peter doesn't care. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Peter
Ume is more interested in finding a way to alleviate the
skull-numbing boredom of a city wide shut down. So far his ideas for
excitement hover between stealing an unwary idiot’s underwear (soul
works, too), setting someone’s eyebrows on fire, or stabbing the
next person he meets in the eye with a hot French fry.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
turns out, he’ll be able to save assault and theft for a rainy day.
As luck would have it, this naughty kitsune is about to meet the big
bad wolf. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
man, is the wolf in for a surprise...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Warning:
This story can be read as a standalone, but you will want to smack
Sophie for it. (Or so the ravens have said.) So, do keep in mind that
there is a part two. (And it will be a freebie. Sophie’s Pixies
will carrier pigeon everyone more information soon.)</i></span></span></div>
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Excerpt: </b></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With
little reserve or care for polite niceties, the wolf nuzzled the
curve between Peter’s ear and his shoulder. Inhaling deeply. It was
a standard animal greeting—and it was almost too much.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You…”
his breath was hot. “…have a fever.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Peter
shuddered and dropped his head back, offering him complete access. “I
don’t.”</span></span></div>
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soft lips roved across Peter’s skin, leaving a trail of rapid-fire
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sophie
Avett is kind of a nerd. Like not even one of the cute, hip ones
everyone brags about nowadays. More like the socially awkward hippie
who eats way too much bread and dreams about being a dragon from
behind towers of mythology books. Um...yeah. Picture old, tattered
paperbacks and comic books--mostly Batman and Wonder Woman--dwarfing
a tiny desk, with just barely enough room for the troll who writes
there and the 70 pound hell-hound that insists on laying it's wet
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Granted
not the most exciting existence, but she tries to make up for it by
writing romances populated with her own peculiar ilk of paranormal
beasties. Trolls, wyverns, the obscure Nordic brownie--she likes to
keep things interesting. And bloody. (And mostly naked--but, we'll
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Stitches Boutique Blog:
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There is a boutique hiding out between the
fractured, narrow store-fronts lining New Gotham’s foggy docks. The shingles
are ribbed and black. Washed, peeling paint and displays offering views into
wicked leather and lace studded glam. The mannequins are ghoulish beauties
stitched together from whatever was left from the last fool to cross one of the
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Welcome
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A spicy trinity of black magic sisters
breathe star-dusted dreams to life with their gothic apparel boutique. They are
schooled in the old ways of “fabric-bending” by the Needlewitches of old. With
this knowledge, they’ve created an entire line of clothing that all share the
same basic design element: one-size fits all. Each garment will magically
tailor itself to its wearer once worn. Last time the Witches-Who-Stitch, hosted
a literary catwalk, heroines were called from all walks of life and genres to
challenge their seamstress skills. This time, their men have joined the
fun—apparently, they’ve been sent to the boutique. (Whether they like it, or
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expertise is usually limited to DEMANDING their husbands NOT wear <i>that</i> in public, and, of course, the
fashioning of fantastic clothing for all of literature’s heroines. (New
Gotham’s men usually get their goods from Rumpel’s Twisted Threads, BUT that’s
beyond the point, the girls put a quill to their interview, changed some bits,
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">[ ] Horns or [ ] Halo</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">[ ] 20 ft. of Hair or More</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">[ ] Gills and Fins or [ ] Hooves</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">[ ] Wings (Span: )</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">[ ] Tail (How many: )</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Well, if that’s the
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Do you have arms and legs? If so, how many? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">2 arms, 2
legs…unless I shift, than it’s 4, but my mate will have my ass if I do that
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What are you?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> (<i>Species/Breed</i>)
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cursed human with a splash of feline and
canine for good measure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What is the occasion? <i>(</i></span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ideas include:
Wedding, Funeral, Sabbath, etc. Oh, and seduction is a valid occasion. The more
details, the better.)</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Wedding. Not that
it’s required, we’re already Soul Bound, but we must keep up appearances.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What’s the occasion setting?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> (<i>Beach,
haunted castle, grand ball, etc</i>.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Will you be fighting for your life at some
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I don’t plan on it, but that doesn’t mean it
won’t happen. I promised my mate I would be on my best behavior. That includes
what she calls “turning the other cheek” and “being the better man.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Will you be set on fire? Better yet, will you
be setting other people on fire? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I hope that’s what
my mate’s plans are for the evening, those are mine. Wait, are you asking about
during the ceremony? If so, than no. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tailor’s tedium</i>.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What are you wearing right now? Who picked
that outfit out? (</span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Basically,
who let you leave the crypt in </span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">those<i>?</i><b>)</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Uh…jeans and a wife
beater. I did. Why?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Do you hope to be naked at some point in the
evenin</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">g?
(<i>All right, dirty birds. Such questions are actually intended toward the
weres and shifters in regards to their transformations.)</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I don’t <i>plan</i>
to be naked, that doesn’t mean it won’t happen. You should see my siblings.
Nasty devils. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Describe your last brush with Death in two
sentences.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> (<i>Helps
us plan for the unexpected</i>.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Car accident. Didn’t want to wake up. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Do you need a secret compartment for gigantic
swords? Guns and condoms? Eyeliner, maybe?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I don’t believe so.
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What are your three favorite colors?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Red, red, red. You
can throw some black in there to. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What two colors ninja your brain, sweetie?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Green and yellow, I
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you the best. If none apply, feel free to surprise us by providing your own
brilliant description in the “other” slot.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">[ ]<b> </b><i>Dark Angel</i><b>: </b><i>This
is for the spoonfuls of charming. The good-natured and naughty boys next door
types. Thoughtful and sensual. Loyal and intelligent. More often than not, his
head is in the clouds, but that smile holds hope for all of us.</i><b> </b><i>Our
wizards.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">[ ]<b> </b><i>Beast King:</i><b> </b><i>This
is for the warlords and alphas. The type of men who walk into a room and their
presence hushes out the sun. They live
in their bodies, but their minds are searching for the next challenge. Hands
for fighting and these boots for ass-kickings. Our protectors.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">[ ] <i>Smooth Criminal:</i><b> </b><i>This
is for the bad boys. You know, the types---mother’s worse nightmares. The kind
of man that makes your skin itch every time he devours you with that hundred yard
stare. Chances are his sense of humor is as wicked as his tongue. To hold him,
isn’t to catch him. Our scheming rogues.</i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">[X]<i> Black Knight:</i> <i>This
for the mysteries. The ones no one can quite make heads or tails out off. He’s
a mixture, a melting pot of strong, sinister, and sweet. He might be Dark Angel
one day, and a Smooth Criminal other days. Our brothers.</i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">[ ]<b> </b><i>Other</i><b>:</b> _____________________</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Who is your favorite comic/storybook villain?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now, tell us who you love the most.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">My mate, Joy. I
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I don’t like
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">After
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Madame
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Completed
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">“The
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">The fey lingering in the shadows is old, monarch-like
butterfly wings dwarf her face in dark shadows, and her flowing Mortisha gown
was spun from cobwebs and spider tears. All you can see are her eyes. Slanted,
glowing and violet. They’re almost…arachnid. If you’re a woman, you’re just a
little disturbed. If you’re a man, you are most intrigued. (If you’re LGBT,
you’re lovin’ it.) After all, a Diva never ages. She motions toward the
ghoulish mannequin, and a smile pinches her wrinkled, red mouth: <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Welcome to Sinister Stitches, shugah. You are too cute, and too lost.
Twisted Threads is where they make clothes for the menfolk. Don’t worry about
it. It’s closed today anyways. You’re one of a parade of gentlemen we’ve tended
today. By the way, you’re not sensitive about your hair are you…? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">No, no, look at me—we’ve got lots to talk about. First of all,
congratulations on the wedding. Actually, my adorable Candy Witch, Gillian, is
responsible for your wife’s wedding dress. It’s abs—what? What do you mean,
“what does it look like?” *<i>swats his ass</i>*
Boy, you no better than that. Now, let’s talk about what we’ve crafted to
match. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">First of all, we have taken great care to make sure the material used is
soft. So, we’ve decided to go with a 100% Obsidian silk. The fabric was
imported from The Veil. Our dear friend, Elsa, was kind enough to put us in
touch with a few troll merchants, and we were able to craft you something both
soft, and nearly indestructible. You’ll be able to wear this suit over and over
again, and it’ll never age. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">As for the cut, we decided on a classic two-button British style suit. This
is a tailored suit, it’s meant to give you a hard and elegant silhouette. We
did away with the shoulder padding. You don’t need them, shuga. Otherwise,
expect thin lapels and dual vents. We cut you more than one to allow for
freedom of movement. Now, none of this means you will be shifting during the
ceremony—Joy will have your ass and so will I. And I assure you, you will not
recover from the mental trauma of a night spent in my heathen. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Few do. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Now, here is your gift box and your business card, dear. Everything is
free. I insist. Oh, and by the way…Astrid, my daughter, is a vampire with a
tiny issue. So, I don’t want you to panic—but she’s cut your hair. Good thing
you’re not sensitive about it. <b><i>*pats
ass toward the door*</i></b> Now, off you go…into your happily after. <b style="font-size: 10pt;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 107%;">IMPORTANT BULLETINS from THE PIXIES</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 107%;">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 107%;">For more information about Alix Richard’s and
Jairo Silverthorne’s adventures in Soul Bound, Soul Memory and Soul Destiny
(Twin Flames series), </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 107%;">please check
out her publisher’s <a href="http://museituppublishing.com/bookstore/index.php/our-authors/68-our-authors/authors-r/111-alix-richards" target="_blank">website</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 107%;">Care to check out the last round of Sinister
Stitches interviews?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 107%;"> Check out Sophie
Avett and Jennifer Blackstream’s paranormal den, <a href="http://thebrimstonepub.com/" target="_blank">the Brimstone Pub</a>. All SS
interviews are retired there after their tour until the release of the SS e-book.</span></span></div>
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abandon the character. I lock the door, stuff the key in my pocket
and wave goodbye to the character from the window. I have to move on
to someone else. I can’t be bogged down by a character that isn’t
developing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Using the letters of your first name as an acronym, describe your
book...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Caustic,
analogous, devious, delicious, erotic, longing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
How did your writing journey begin?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">I
began writing poetry. It wasn’t until I took a course in creative
non-fiction that I truly began to grasp what it was and is to write.
I was in graduate school when that happened.</span></span></div>
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Using the letters from the word, Summer, how would friends and family
describe you?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Sweet,
unique, moody, merciful, easygoing, random</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got
published or not?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">A
fanfiction about Star Wars character Xanatos de Crion. I attempted to
write him as a petulant youth growing into boyhood: rebellious,
strong, dealing with mood swings and coming to grips with the death
of his father and his hatred of the Jedi. He was my first attempt at
writing a sociopath.</span></span></div>
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Tell us one thing you've done in life that readers would be most
surprised to know.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">When
I was younger I had an experience with the supernatural. This has
since been confirmed by my sister who experienced the same.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
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follow-up to </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Freakquency</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
tentatively titled </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Talisman</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></div>
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or That...</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Coke
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Night
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fantasy
or Mystery? <span style="color: blue;">Mystery</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pen/Paper
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<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rock
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you so much for having us as one of your stops today. It has been
great getting to know more about you and your book, and hope you will
come back when the next release is out (*hinthint*)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://caddellbrown.com/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Caddell
Brown</b></span></span></a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Genre:
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Date
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What
southern-grown, rock star Rick Chamberland doesn’t know about his
family’s dark past comes to light when he returns home to Louisiana
at the request of his mother. Rick has spent the last fifteen years
of his life dedicated to music, touring the world, completely
oblivious to the secrets coded in his legacy. </span></span>
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Song Peters, a dutiful daughter taking care of a dying mother, dreams
of the day she can break free of small town life and pursue her one
true passion, singing. Rick meets Song and instantly sparks ignite. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They
make beautiful music together and soon find that they share similar
upbringings. Rick comes to learn that their families are
supernaturally intertwined and that the one denominator (a demon by
the name Nova) connected to both families threatens to destroy them
all if they do not obey.</span></span></div>
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Brown, born and raised in East Texas, authors a range of speculative
fiction. Among her early influences are artist Rene Magritte, film
director Andrei Tarkovsky and author Dan Simmons.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The
Vampire’s Promise Series</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Book
One</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Carla
Susan Smith</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome
to IAB. I'm so glad you could stop in today to chat. May I offer you
a beverage? (Please choose Vampire Wine, Witches Brew, Zombie Blast,
or Magic Margarita) </span></span>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh,
Vampire Wine of course!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
that we are settled in, let's get to know you better.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Looking out the nearest window, describe the scene you see.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Crows
walking across my front yard. Have you ever noticed how crows always
seem to travel in threes? (You’re going to be looking - and
counting - from now on, right?) I don’t know why, but I love crows.
They’re very intelligent birds, and always look to me like they
know something we don’t … but should. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Tell us about your office. Is it a mess like mine, or is everything
in its place?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hah!
I think the best description is “organized chaos”. The amazing
thing is I kind of sort of know where to find most anything I’m
looking for.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What is a must-have, such as coffee or a favorite pen, that you need
to write?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It’s
a small plastic toy that my husband gave to me. An orange stegosaurus
- Steggie - that sits on my laptop as I write. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Do you like to write in silence, or do you need music or background
noise?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mostly
silence because I get distracted too easily. The one time I wrote
with music playing I found I had incorporated song lyrics into my
story! I think it’s my brain telling me I suck at multi-tasking. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Tell us a bit about your hero/heroine, and their development.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
wanted Rowan to be the girlfriend we either wanted to be, or wished
we had. She’s fiercely loyal, non-judgmental and has a wicked sense
of humor. I hope my readers will relate to her (understand and
sympathize with her anxieties!) as she deals with the unexpected
twists in her life. As for Gabriel, well, let’s just say he’s a
gorgeous gift of seduction waiting to be unwrapped, but there’s
definitely more to him than meets the eye. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
As a writer myself, I'm always curious how other writers get through
stumble blocks. When you find a story not flowing, or a character
trying to fight you, how do you correct it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
close my laptop and get drunk! No, seriously if I’m stuck or
something just isn’t flowing, then the best thing for me to do is
to walk away from it or else I’m liable to delete the entire novel
out of frustration. When I can go back and read everything with a new
perspective - usually the next day - then there’s a good chance I
can fix whatever I was having a problem with. But there are times
when I have to say “Carla, this is absolute crap.” The only
solution then is the delete key. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Using the letters of your first name as an acronym, describe your
book...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh,
that’s hard, and right now I’m wishing my name was something
other than Carla. Um… how about </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>C</b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ompellingly
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A</b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ddictive
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>R</b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">omantic
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>L</b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">iterary
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A</b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ppeal?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Too
pretentious? Guess I should be thankful my parents didn’t give me a
name that was ten letters long! </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
How did your writing journey begin?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
was all because of a really bad romance novel doing the rounds in the
office where I worked. I told my BFF that I could write something
better, and she dared me to do just that. Never one to back down
from a challenge, I wrote three chapters that night, brought them
into work where they promptly got passed around before being returned
to me at the end of the day with “Okay, what happens next?”
scrawled in the margin. In the end I wrote a whopping “corsets &
carriages” saga that was over 250 thousand words - and I still have
it! </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Using the letters from the word, Summer, how would friends and family
describe you?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hahaha!
I learned a long time ago not to put words in the mouths of those
nearest and dearest to me. It can lead to all sorts of trouble!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got
published or not?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
story about gun-toting hedgehogs! (I’d just read ‘Watership
Down’) </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Tell us one thing you've done in life, that readers would be most
surprised to know.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
did a breakfast cereal commercial for English TV when I was about
eight years old, and I hated every minute of it. Thank God my parents
never made me do another one. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What can we expect from you in the future?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m
currently working on a third book for the Vampire’s Promise series
(which I never thought was a series until my editor told me it was)
and while I have ideas for other paranormal novels, I may just see
where Rowan and Gabriel decide to take me. I have the feeling it’s
going to be a great ride. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This
or That...</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Coke
or Pepsi? </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pepsi</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Night
Owl or Early Bird? </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sadly
my Night Owl has morphed into an Early Bird!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fantasy
or Mystery? </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ooooh,
definitely fantasy</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pen/Paper
or Computer? </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Love
the romance of pen & paper, but gotta accept the practicality of
the computer. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pizza
or Burger? </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Both
- but not at the same time!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rock
or Country? </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
have to choose? Aw, c’mon - can’t I love Hinder and Garth Brooks
at the same time?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chocolate
or Vanilla? </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Vanilla
‘cause you can add so much more to it!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beach
or Mountains? </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beach
- for the sea not the sand.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank
you so much for having us as one of your stops today. It has been
great getting to know more about you and your book, and hope you will
come back when the next release is out (*hinthint*)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank
you for allowing me to introduce myself, and my work to you. It’s
been great and I would love to come back.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wishing
you much success!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Genre:
Paranormal Romance</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Publisher:
eKensington</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Date
of Publication: June 5th 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ISBN:
978-1-60183-289-4</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ASIN:
B00HRFWQ2Q</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Number
of pages: 271</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Word
Count: 92,500</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Trust
Your Instincts</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rowan
Harper is nothing but a smart-mouthed bookstore clerk with a crappy
love life on the night she walks into Rosie’s Bar. Most of the
drama in her life is borrowed from her best friend’s adventures.
But when she meets Gabriel—tall and movie star gorgeous—everything
changes. Never mind that she turns down the drink he offers, or that
he brims with secrets she can’t begin to guess at. He ignites a
desire in her she never suspected—and shows a fascination with her
she can’t explain.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He
has no family, no job, no bank account; he knows where she lives and
her favorite flower. An aura of mystery cloaks him, even as Rowan
grasps for facts, even as she fears an answer that could destroy her
happiness. Gabriel can guide her through a wonderland of new
sensations. But only if Rowan trusts him enough to follow…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Winner
of the OKRWA “Finally a Bride” contest.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
don’t want you to leave,” I told him, my voice a barely audible,
husky whisper. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The
shadow in his eyes vanished, replaced by something else. Whether it
was relief or hope, I couldn’t say.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “Are
you sure?” he murmured, taking a step toward me. “I need you to
be certain that this – that I – am what you want.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I
had the sense that he was asking me something that went deeper, was
more meaningful, but my brain had been through enough for one night.
My ability to search for hidden meanings was temporarily lost, and it
was more than ready to hitch a ride to Clueless Land. I wasn’t sure
about anything, but I trusted my instincts. And they told me this was
right. I belonged with Gabriel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “The
only things you can be certain about are death and taxes,” I said,
giving him a wry grin, “but if you’re asking me to take a chance,
then yes, I will – only,” I paused, “why would you think I
wouldn’t want you?” He might not be able to pick up on every
emotion I was throwing his way, but surely he could still read how I
felt about him?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “Because
I wonder,” he said, taking my hand, “if you went back to the very
beginning, would you have come searching for me again?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The
silence between us was deafening, and the feeling of déjà vu
returned. Only it didn’t feel so strange this time. Whatever
Gabriel was referring to was hidden somewhere inside that feeling.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “I
wish I knew what you were talking about,” I told him, “because I
think it’s important, but I have to tell you that right now you’re
making absolutely no sense.” Clueless Land was rapidly expanding
into the continent of the Completely Lost in the Dark. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “You
need to know the truth about me, Rowan, what I am -”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “No,
I don’t, not right now.” I held up my hand and stopped him. I was
balanced on a razor-thin wire, and it took all I had not to fall off.
“There’s only one issue that’s important right now, and I need
you to be truthful with me.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “Of
course, ask me anything.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “Wife,
girlfriend, or significant other?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The
sudden, utter confusion on his face made me want to laugh aloud. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “I
don’t understand.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “Do
you have one?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Gabriel
shook his head of glorious white hair. “No, of course not.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “Positive?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He
looked hurt that I was questioning his integrity. “Rowan, I’ve
not wanted another woman since the first time I saw you. I never
have.” </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “That’s
good to know,” I whispered. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> He
let go of my hand and clutched his forehead as though he’d just
been afflicted with a brain freeze. Pursing his lips, he blew out a
breath. For all intents and purposes, he looked like a man who
desperately wanted to speak but was afraid his words would be the
wrong ones. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome
to the club. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I
didn’t want to waste any more time in pointless conversation. It
would be an exercise in futility that accomplished nothing. What was
about to happen between us right here, right now, was not going to be
achieved with words. Unless they were all single syllables used for
instructional purposes along with some heavy-duty physical contact.
My hands literally itched to get beneath his wet clothing and touch
his body. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Something
in my life, my luckless romantic aspirations, my failure to
successfully seduce a man, had all been pushing me toward this
moment. Gabriel was to be my first, perhaps my only lover. I don’t
know how I knew this or what turn of fate’s cosmic wheel made it
so, but it was true. I had known it eighty-seven nights ago on my
front porch, and the conviction was even stronger now. I made it to
the staircase before Gabriel’s voice stopped me. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “Give
yourself to me, Rowan, and you will take no other.” </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I
don’t know if other girls have experienced such a declaration, but
it didn’t surprise me coming from him. I was almost expecting it,
even if I wasn’t completely sure I understood all the implications.
Gabriel was telling me exactly what was going to happen. What his
intentions were, just in case I hadn’t been paying attention. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I
heard myself reply, saying the words that would change my life
forever. I just had no idea to what extent. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> “Then
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Susan Smith owes her love of literature to her mother, who, after
catching her pre-teen daughter reading by flashlight beneath the bed
covers, calmly replaced the romance book she had “borrowed” with
one that was far less risqué, and much more appropriate! Though she
was encouraged to include different genres in her reading tastes,
romance - paranormal romance in particular - has always been her
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Born
and raised in England, she now calls South Carolina home, where she
lives with her wonderfully supportive husband, awesome son, and a
canine critique group (if tails aren’t wagging then the story isn’t
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Elysian
Fields</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><b>Sentinels of New Orleans Series</b></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Book Three</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Suzanne Johnson</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Welcome
to IAB. I'm so glad you could stop in today to chat. May I offer you
a beverage? </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Now
that we are settled in, let's get to know you better.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Looking out the nearest window, describe the scene you see.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">I
see the big curve in the Mississippi River as it winds past the
French Quarter in New Orleans, and a big freighter docked on the
other side. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Tell us about your office. Is it a mess like mine, or is everything
in its place?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">OMG.
It’s a disaster. I have a little pig trail through the piles of
books, papers, art supplies, books, clothes, and books. The worse my
deadlines get, the worse my housekeeping. Which isn’t great to
begin with.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
What is a must-have, such as coffee or a favorite pen, that you need
to write?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">I
need Diet Coke in a bottle, not a can, and (weird, I know), I don’t
really want it chilled. Room temperature holds its carbonation
better. I pretend I’m being European, but it’s really because it
stays carbonated longer. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Do you like to write in silence, or do you need music or background
noise?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">If
I’m revising or copyediting, I like music, but I can’t write to
music. If I’m writing, the music’s off. I just don’t hear
background noise. I guess it’s from learning to work at a newspaper
and write in a newsroom—I can completely block out noises and
voices (but not music).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Tell us a bit about your hero/heroine, and their development.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">When
the series begins (in Royal Street), the heroine, DJ, has led a
pretty sheltered life. She’s a Green Congress wizard (ritual
magic), but she received her magical training from her mentor so she
hasn’t had a lot of real-world experience. She did go to a regular
human university (humans don’t know about the other species) so she
could learn to mainstream. When Hurricane Katrina hits and New
Orleans’ levees fail, she loses most of the people and things she’s
used to define herself and her place in the world, so she has to grow
up fast. As the series has progressed (through book two, River Road,
and book three, Elysian Fields) she’s come to know herself better,
to trust her instincts more, and to assert her powers more. That
progression will continue as the series goes on.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
As a writer myself, I'm always curious how other writers get through
stumbling blocks. When you find a story not flowing, or a character
trying to fight you, how do you correct it?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">I
go old-school. I shut down the computer, go off in a quiet corner
with a notebook and a pen, and I start sketching out my character’s
pros and cons, his flaws and his strengths. I try out different
scenarios for the scene that’s giving me trouble and see what works
best. Usually, if a character is giving me fits it’s because I
haven’t gotten him or her fully developed in my mind or I’m
trying to force a scene that isn’t consistent with their
personalities. As soon as I’ve given it some serious thought, I go
back and force myself to write the scene. I won’t let it fester
long. Even if what I write is crappy and I know I’m going to go
back and change it, I get it on paper. That keeps a stumbling block
from becoming a writing block.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Using the letters of your first name as an acronym, describe your
book...</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Hahaha.
Crap, I would have a name with a freaking Z in it. Can I change my
name to Pam? No? Okay, I’ll just cheat.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>S</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">exy
pirates</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>U</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">rban
fantasy</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Z</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">aftig
serial killer</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">xe
murderer</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>N</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">onstop
Action</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>N</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ecromancy</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>E</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ek!
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>E</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">lves!</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
How did your writing journey begin?</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">With
Hurricane Katrina. I was living in New Orleans at the time of the
storm and went back for a couple of years of rebuilding before moving
away for family reasons. I found myself in a small town where I
didn’t know anyone, was horribly homesick for New Orleans, still
had some residual PTSD from the storm, and decided to try working it
off by writing a book, which became Royal Street. There’s a line
toward the end of the book that says something like: “Katrina took,
and she gave.” I lost a lot but wouldn’t trade my “new”
career writing fiction for anything.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Using the letters from the word, Summer, how would friends and family
describe you?</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Suzanne
understands methodically measuring every ramification….I think that
means I’m pretty intense and obsessive about my work, but I’m not
sure.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got
published or not?</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">I’ve
written some wacky flash fiction shorts in the Sentinels series
world. Craziest….Probably the story of the undead pirate Jean
Lafitte in a supermarket looking for cat food (he thinks the cat is
the food so he goes to the butcher department).</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Tell us one thing you've done in life, that readers would be most
surprised to know.</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">I
break out in hives when I’m stressed—this only began two or three
years ago. I have them now because I have a ridiculously tight
deadline coming up.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
What can we expect from you in the future?</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Writing
as Susannah Sandlin, the fourth book in my Penton Legacy, comes out
on June 10. The fourth Sentinels book, Pirate’s Alley, is in the
revision process and will come out next spring. I hope to have a
collection of shorts in the Sentinels world this fall.</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This
or That...</b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Coke
or Pepsi? </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Coke</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Night
Owl or Early Bird? </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Early
bird (who’s only able to find writing time late at night, making me
an early-bird-but-reluctant-night-owl). </span></span>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Fantasy
or Mystery? </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Fantasy</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pen/Paper
or Computer? </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Computer</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pizza
or Burger? </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Burger</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Rock
or Country? </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Both</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Chocolate
or Vanilla? </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Vanilla</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Beach
or Mountains? </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Mountains</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Thank
you so much for having us as one of your stops today. It has been
great getting to know more about you and your book, and hope you will
come back when the next release is out (*hinthint*)</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Thanks
for having me here today!</span></span></div>
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Genre: Urban Fantasy</div>
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Publisher: Tor Books</div>
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Date of Publication: August 13, 2013</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
ISBN: <span style="color: black;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">978-0765333193</span></span></div>
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ASIN: <span style="color: black;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">B00CQY7TOI</span></span></div>
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Number of pages: 352</div>
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Word Count: approx. 102,000</div>
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Cover Artist: Cliff Nielsen</div>
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Book Trailer:
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<b>Book Description: </b>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The mer feud has been
settled, but life in South Louisiana still has more twists and turns
than the muddy Mississippi. New Orleanians are under attack from a
copycat killer mimicking the crimes of a 1918 serial murderer known
as the Axeman of New Orleans. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to a tip from the
undead pirate Jean Lafitte, DJ Jaco knows the attacks aren't
random--an unknown necromancer has resurrected the original Axeman of
New Orleans, and his ultimate target is a certain blonde wizard. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Namely, DJ. Fighting off
an undead serial killer as troubles pile up around her isn't easy.
Jake Warin's loup-garou nature is spiraling downward, enigmatic
neighbor Quince Randolph is acting weirder than ever, the Elders are
insisting on lessons in elven magic from the world's most annoying
wizard, and former partner Alex</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Warin just turned up on
DJ's to-do list. Not to mention big maneuvers are afoot in the halls
of preternatural power. </span>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Suddenly, moving to the
Beyond as Jean Lafitte's pirate wench? It could be DJ's best option.</span></div>
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Road</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sentinels of New
Orleans </b></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Book Two<br />Suzanne
Johnson</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Genre: Urban Fantasy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher: Tor Books</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN: </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">978-0765327802</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">ASIN: </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">B00842H5VI</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Number of pages: 336</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Word Count: approx. 92,000</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Cover Artist: Cliff
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Hurricane Katrina is long
gone, but the preternatural storm rages on in New Orleans. New
species from the Beyond moved into Louisiana after the hurricane
destroyed the borders between worlds, and it falls to wizard sentinel
Drusilla Jaco and her partner, Alex Warin, to keep the preternaturals
peaceful and the humans unaware. But a war is brewing between two
clans of Cajun merpeople in Plaquemines Parish, and down in the
swamp, DJ learns, there’s more stirring than angry mermen and the
threat of a were-gator.</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Wizards are dying, and
something—or someone—from the Beyond is poisoning the waters of
the mighty Mississippi, threatening the humans who live and work
along the river. DJ and Alex must figure out what unearthly source is
contaminating the water and who—or what—is killing the wizards.
Is it a malcontented merman, the naughty nymph, or some other critter
altogether? After all, DJ’s undead suitor, the pirate Jean Lafitte,
knows his way around a body or two.</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">It’s anything but smooth
sailing on the bayou as the Sentinels of New Orleans series
continues.</span></div>
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Street</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sentinels of New
Orleans </b></span>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Book One</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Suzanne Johnson</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Genre: Urban Fantasy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">ISBN: 978-0765327796</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">As the junior wizard
sentinel for New Orleans, Drusilla Jaco's job involves a lot more
potion-mixing and pixie-retrieval than sniffing out supernatural bad
guys like rogue vampires and lethal were-creatures. DJ's boss and
mentor, Gerald St. Simon, is the wizard tasked with protecting the
city from anyone or anything that might slip over from the
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Then Hurricane Katrina
hammers New Orleans' fragile levees, unleashing more than just
dangerous flood waters. While winds howled and Lake Pontchartrain
surged, the borders between the modern city and the Otherworld
crumbled. Now the undead and the restless are roaming the Big Easy,
and a serial killer with ties to voodoo is murdering soldiers sent to
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grenade-toting assassin as DJ's new partner, and undead pirate Jean
Lafitte wants to make her walk his plank. The search for Gerry and
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requires sacrifice, allies come from the unlikeliest places, and duty
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On
Aug. 28, 2005, Suzanne Johnson loaded two dogs, a cat, a friend, and
her mom into a car and fled New Orleans in the hours before Hurricane
Katrina made landfall. </span></span>
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years later, she began weaving her experiences and love for her city
into the Sentinels of New Orleans urban fantasy series, beginning
with </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Royal
Street</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
(2012), continuing with </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>River
Road</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
(2012), and now with </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Elysian
Fields</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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grew up in rural Alabama, halfway between the Bear Bryant Museum and
Elvis’ birthplace, and lived in New Orleans for fifteen years—which
means she has a highly refined sense of the absurd and an ingrained
love of SEC football and fried gator on a stick. </span></span>
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</span></span><u><a href="http://www.susannahsandlin.com/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Susannah
Sandlin</span></span></a></u><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
she writes the best-selling Penton Vampire Legacy paranormal romance
series and the recent standalone, </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Storm
Force</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pembroke
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Genre:
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Drunk
womanizer Duke, spends his life selfishly taking care of himself and
screw the rest of the world. After one particular black-out alcoholic
binge, he wakes to find the world changed the dead are rising from
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lonely,
guilt-ridden Hank is someone who minds his own business, and
sympathetic but strong-willed Lana is on the receiving end of
harassment by other students. Forced together for survival, the three
misfits must confront their world gone strange. God said the people
of Earth would be punished for their sins, and so the end has come.
Duke, Hank, and Lana must walk their own paths to salvation, but they
also must depend on each other. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Duke’s
tires squealed as he slammed on the brakes, stopping inches from the
garage door. He shut off the engine. The keys fell from his hands
and clinked onto the floor.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> He
leaned forward, smacking his head on the steering wheel. Stars
danced in front of his eyes, and he swore under his breath. Holding
his forehead, he opened the car door and stepped out. He lost his
balance and almost fell. Grabbing the top of the door, he chuckled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> “Oooo!”
he exclaimed. “Might have had too much to drink.” He laughed
again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> With
shaky steps, he headed for his house. After two steps, he lurched to
the right, almost falling into his hedges. He caught himself on the
side of the garage. Footsteps sounded behind him. He turned, a
little too fast. His vision blurred. Someone stood at the back of
his car. The outline was distinctly female. Did he bring someone
home with him? He usually remembered when he picked someone up. He
usually focused on what he wanted to do with her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> He
blinked a few times, clearing his vision. The woman came into view.
Duke smiled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> “Heeey,
Chanel.” He attempted to take a step forward, but swayed back and
forth, almost falling on his face. He thought better of approaching
her. “What are you doing out this time of night?”</span></div>
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didn’t answer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Duke’s
stomach clenched, the contents threatened to splash out. He
swallowed the chunks back down. He needed some water, or another
drink before passing out, but he didn’t want to pass up a chance of
female companionship. Hopefully, she was just playing hard to get.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> “You
wanna come in and have a drink?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> In
response, she gurgled. A low, rumbling sound that originated deep in
her throat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> At
first, Duke though maybe she burped, and was taken aback. Chanel was
one of those women who didn’t leave the house without every hair in
place. Was she even capable of producing gas?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> His
stomach lurched again. He barely closed his mouth before the vomit
escaped. He covered his mouth with his hand and choked down the
bile. He needed to get inside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> “Well,
I’m gonna head inside. That offer still stands if you want a
drink.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> He
stumbled toward the stairs. His toe caught on the edge, but he
caught himself before falling down. His face reddened, and he
glanced over his shoulder. Chanel still stood at the back of the
vehicle, watching his every move. Odd, he thought. What is she
doing? But he didn’t have long to worry about it. His top
priority was getting something to drink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Duke
kept a bottle of orange Gatorade in his fridge for such occasions.
Bathed in the white glow of the fridge light, he downed the entire
bottle, liquid running down his chin. He gasped in air when he
finished, then let out a long, rumbling burp. Something shuffled in
the living room. He glanced into the darkness. A shadow moved. He
smiled to himself. He knew she couldn’t resist his charms for
long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Pushing
the fridge door closed, he stepped into the other room. He
contemplated turning on a light, but thought better of it. The hunt
would be more fun in the dark. He took another step, and the floor
rolled under him. He couldn’t regain his balance. His knee hit
first. A dull ache throbbed up his thigh. He was going to feel that
in the morning. Then his shoulder thumped onto the floor, followed
by his head. He yowled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> His
expectation was that Chanel would rush to his side, maybe turn on a
light, to find out if he was all right. Instead, she stood there.
What was wrong with her? Didn’t she care? Duke rolled onto his
hands and knees and crawled to his TV. He punched the button. The
flickering light lit the room. He turned to Chanel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> His
breath caught. Instinctively, he crab-walked away from her. Her
arms hung limply at her side, her skin pale. She stared at nothing,
her eyes glazed white with dark circles underneath. Her normally
flawless hair stuck out in various directions. Mud streaked her
Capri pants. Her ripped white shirt exposed a lacy bra. He cleared
his throat and struggled to his feet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> “Chanel?
Is everything all right?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> She
turned to face him, but stared right through him. That same throaty
gurgle escaped her throat. It almost sounded like a growl. Duke’s
stomach knotted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> “You
know, um, I’m pretty tired. Maybe, ah, we could reschedule that
drink for another time.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> She
stepped toward him. He stepped to his right. </span>
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> “It
was awfully great seeing you, though.” He glanced at the front
door. How was he going to herd her toward it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> She
took another step, her mouth falling open. A hiss escaped her lips,
and determination shrouded her face. The blood in Duke’s veins
went cold. He froze. She lunged forward. She misjudged the
distance between them, falling to the ground. Her nails caught his
neck, and she dragged them down his flesh. He bolted to the right.
Taking the steps two at a time, he ran upstairs. He slammed his
bedroom door shut. What was wrong with his neighbor? Was she on
some type of drug? The footsteps echoed up the stairs. Slow,
methodical steps that thudded through the carpet. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> He
locked the door and glanced around the room. His gaze fell on the
gun safe. How would he explain to the cops the amount of alcohol in
his system and his dead neighbor? Maybe just pointing it at her
would scare her off. But what if it didn’t? What if she still
came after him? He punched in the combination and took out the 300
Winchester and Smith and Wesson Model 629 revolver. Chanel pounded
on his bedroom door. Crap! She was relentless! Why couldn’t she
be that determined to get in his room before getting high? He
glanced at the ceiling. It was his only chance. Pulling down the
stairs, he scurried into the attic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Darkness
surrounded him. He stared at the floor for a long time, waiting for
the door to open. His head grew cloudy, his eyes heavy. Eventually,
he drifted into an alcohol induced sleep, Chanel still pounding on
his bedroom door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Book One<br />Pembroke
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The world has come to an
end. It doesn’t go out with a bang, or even a whimper. It goes out
in an orgy of blood and the dead rising from their graves to feast on
living flesh. As democracy crumples and the world melts into anarchy,
five families in the U.S. rise to protect the survivors. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The undead hate a humid
environment, so they are migrating westward to escape its
deteriorating effects. The survivors are constructing a wall in North
Platte to keep the zombie threat to the west, while tyranny rules
among the humans to the east. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Capable but naïve Krista
is 15 when the first attacks occur, and she loses her family and
barely escapes with her life. She makes her way to the wall and
begins a new life. But, as the undead threat grows and dictators
brainwash those she cares about, Krista must fight not only to
survive but also to defend everything she holds dear—her country,
her freedom, and ultimately those she loves.</span></div>
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The battle that began in Life After the
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Zombies changed her life completely...</div>
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Tough teenager Krista escaped to the
safety of Florida after her parents were killed by the zombie horde.
She united with General Liet, a distant cousin, and moved with him to
North Platte to help build a wall to keep the zombies in the West.
Krista fell in love with Quinn, a survivor and fighter from the
zombie-infested wildlands of the West, and together they freed the
garrison at North Platte from the power-hungry Liet.</div>
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Now, North Platte is free, but Liet was
not the only one using the zombie apocalypse to control their people.
Florida is ruled by five ruthless Families, who use intimidation and
the threat of the zombie horde to coerce their populace. Krista and
Quinn hatch a desperate plan to run guns into the state and help the
people revolt. Krista and Quinn, labeled as rebels run for their
lives when the Families attack North Platte. The Families want them
captured, the zombies want to eat them, and other survivors want them
dead. Caught in between powerful forces, they must survive long
enough to devise a new plan and put it into action, all while trying
to solidify their new relationship and trying not to self-destruct in
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Pembroke Sinclair is a
literary jack of all trades, playing her hand at multiple genres. She
has written an eclectic mix of fiction ranging from horror to sci-fi
and even some westerns. Born in Rock Springs, Wyoming--the home of 56
nationalities--it is no wonder Pembroke ended up so creatively
diverse. Her fascination with the notions of good and evil, demons
and angels, and how the lines blur have inspired her writing. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Pembroke lives in Laramie,
Wyoming, with her husband, two spirited boys, a black lab named
Ryder, and a rescue kitty named Alia, who happens to be the sweetest,
most adorable kitty in the world! She cannot say no to dessert,
orange soda, or cinnamon. She loves rats and tatts and rock and roll
and wants to be an alien queen when she grows up. </span>
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Nightly Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12068131430646241371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100674304051704483.post-69515830544710474382014-05-19T06:30:00.000-04:002014-05-19T06:30:01.008-04:00Interview with Erotica Romance Author Jeané Sashi - Intimate Moments & The J Spot Tour & Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Author Bio: <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Have
you noticed that everything you do and everything that you go through
in life is a story waiting to be told? Whether it's fiction, fantasy,
romance, humor, mystery, or non-fiction; your story can be told. Get
the words out of your head...just write.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Jeané
has been writing since she was in high school. Although she kept
diaries, just as any teenager in high school, she didn't realize her
writing potential until she entered and won the Mayor' Essay Award.
She critiques and edits the writings of fellow authors. She herself
is the author of two novels, "Intimate Moments" and "The
J Spot".</span></span></div>
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Author Links -
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<span style="color: red;">Website:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.jeaneebennett.com/authors-page.php">http://www.JeaneEBennett.com/authors-page.php</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Blog:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://toyourfuturesuccess.blogspot.com/">http://toyourfuturesuccess.blogspot.com</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Facebook:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.facebook.com/JeaneEBennett">http://www.facebook.com/JeaneEBennett</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Twitter:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.twitter.com/JeaneEBennett">http://www.twitter.com/JeaneEBennett</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Pinterest:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.pinterest/JeaneEBennett">http://www.pinterest/JeaneEBennett</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">LinkedIn:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.linkedin.com/JeaneEBennett">http://www.linkedin.com/JeaneEBennett</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Goodreads:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.goodreads.com/JeaneSashi">http://www.goodreads.com/JeaneSashi</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Amazon:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.amazon.com/Jean%C3%A9-Sashi/e/B0051RKNKY/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1394994678&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.com/Jeané-Sashi/e/B0051RKNKY/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1394994678&sr=8-1</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to Immortality
and Beyond. May I offer you a drink?</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Thank you for inviting me to
Immortality and Beyond. I would love a drink, Vampires Wine. I have
to keep my head on straight while being interviewed.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Zar, our Zombie Butler
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you Zar </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">*Drools* while handing
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Rolling eyes* You may
return to your quarters now. Please don’t mind him, sometimes he</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> just gets so excited when we have guest authors. He’s only ever
bitten somebody once,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> *grins*.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Thank you, Zar.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I’m not worried about him biting, I
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we’re settled
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BK: How did your writing
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>My writing journey began after
finding out that an old friend of mind had written a script that was
being turned into a movie. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>My thoughts were, “If he can write a
script, then I can write a book.” That’s when the book came
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />The J Spot is a spin-off of
Intimate Moments. I had some more stories in my head and wanted to
get it out. I had more characters to write about.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />My characters take on a mind of
their own. I have a direction as to which way I want my characters
to be portrayed but a twist occurs and my characters decide to take
the reins and do things on their own. I just go with the flow.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BK: How do you keep your
writing different from all the others that write in this particular</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />I try my best to tell a good story
when writing erotic romance. That’s not to say that others don’t
tell a good story but, I try to tell a beginning to end story with
giving some backstory about each character. This lets the reader
see how the character came to be.</b></span></div>
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your favorite to write for in this story? Why?</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />In Intimate Moments, Marcus
Anderson was my favorite to write. He is the underdog. He is
gentle, sweet, caring, and seemed lost and confused. In The J Spot,
Rhonda was my favorite to write. She is a woman that the word no
means nothing to her. Her character will resurface in my third
book, Check-Mate.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />The train scene in Intimate
Moments was a lot of fun to write. I had to really use my
imagination, relax my mind and let my thoughts go. That scene could
be termed a voyeur scene due to the location of the characters.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BK: If you were stranded
on an island, which character in your books would you most want</span></div>
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stranded with and why, and what is one thing that would be a
must-have?</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />I enjoy the friendship of the
ladies in Intimate Moments. They have a sisters bond. Being
stranded with them would be fun and bring along the sisters in The J
Spot would be extra fun. All five of those ladies would turn being
stranded into one big party. Especially, Gisselle and Mina…two
wild ones. We would have to have music and a lot of snacks and have
some men somewhere in eye range.<br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BK: Now for a little
fun, tell us a bit about what your office looks like. Do you need
silence</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I don’t need silence to write
in. I usually have music playing in the background on top of the
dogs barking. I can also write with the television on. The office
has a desk with a desktop computer on it; a file cabinet to the left
of it with the printer sitting on top. A bookcase filled with books
is also to the left of the desk before the file cabinet. As you
walk into the door of the office, the television sits on another
cabinet. To the right of the desk is a chair. There is nothing
blocking the picture window, and there are two blankets on the floor
with two pillows and a fluffy chair for the dogs. I don’t use the
PC often, I either writer from my laptop which sits on a cute
computer table I purchased on Amazon in my bedroom sitting on the
floor, but mostly I write from my iPad while sitting on the backyard
patio.<br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>When I’m not writing, I like to
read, listen to music, cook, play with the dogs, watch the Big Bang
Theory (those guys are hilarious), or watch a movie on Lifetime.</b></span></div>
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your readers would be most surprised to learn about you?</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />I love to eat. Sweets are my
downfall. Some people look at me and wonder where all the food
goes. I guess I have a high metabolism, plus I enjoy walking.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 0.07in; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BK: What is the craziest
thing you’ve ever wanted to write, or have written, even if it
never</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">reached public eyes?</span></div>
</div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />I want to write a comical romance
story about things. I’ve already started writing it. I write on
it every now and then. I’m just letting the words come to me in
comical fashion.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BK: What is one piece of
advice you can give to aspiring writers/authors?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />To all aspiring writers/authors,
everyone has a story inside of them just waiting to come out.
Whether it’s fiction or non-fiction. Let it out. Write it down
on paper. Let a professional editor read it, look it over, and
critique it. Friends and family can also read it, but will they
tell you the truth? Some will some won’t. An editor will most
definitely tell you truth. It may hurt at first but that’s par
for the course. Also, be patient, sales will not come overnight.
You have to put in the work to get the results you want.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BK: What can we expect
from you in the future?</span></div>
</div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>My next book is Check-Mate which I
do hope to have out by the end of this summer. The book is overdue.
I’ve been nurturing it too long. There are also two other books
in the start phase that I want to get out by the end of this year.
Be on the lookout.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 0.07in; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BK: Where can readers
connect with you?
</span></div>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b><br />Readers can connect with me on
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare, and LinkedIn under my name
Jeané Elliott Bennett.<br /></b></span>
</span><div style="line-height: 0.07in; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BK: Using your name as an
acronym, please describe your book...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>An acronym for my name, now that’s
interesting.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>J = Juicy
S = Sexual</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>E= Exciting
A =Arousing</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A=Alluring
S = Satisfying</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>N=Nasty
H = Hot
</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>E=Enticing
I = Inviting</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>That was
interesting to come up with words to make my name. I had never
thought of that before.
</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Thank you for the interview. I really
enjoyed it. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for taking time to chat with us :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>This was a lot of fun, especially you welcome. And Zar,
your Zombie Butler is quite handsome.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you. He appreciates you saying that.</span></div>
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Book Genre:
<span style="color: red;">Erotic Romance</span></div>
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Publisher: <span style="color: red;">America
Star (formerly Publish America)</span></div>
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Release Date: <span style="color: red;">July
08, 2013 for Intimate Moments under Publish America</span></div>
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July 17, 2013 for The J Spot under Publish America</span></div>
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Buy Link(s):</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Amazon:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.amazon.com/Jean%C3%A9-Sashi/e/B0051RKNKY/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1394994678&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.com/Jeané-Sashi/e/B0051RKNKY/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1394994678&sr=8-1</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">America Star:
Intimate Moments:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.americastarbooks.net/intimate-moments_moreinfo.html">http://www.americastarbooks.net/intimate-moments_moreinfo.html</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">The
J Spot:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.americastarbooks.net/the-j-spot_moreinfo.html">http://www.americastarbooks.net/the-j-spot_moreinfo.html</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Authograph:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.authorgraph.com/authors/JeaneEBennett">http://www.authorgraph.com/authors/JeaneEBennett</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Barnes and Noble:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/jeane-sashi?store=allproducts&keyword=jeane+sashi">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/jeane-sashi?store=allproducts&keyword=jeane+sashi</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Books-a-Million:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.booksamillion.com/search?id=5949950944799&query=jeane+sashi&where=All">http://www.booksamillion.com/search?id=5949950944799&query=jeane+sashi&where=All</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">BookWire:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.bookwire.com/author/Jean-Sashi-35924113">http://www.bookwire.com/author/Jean-Sashi-35924113</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Google Books:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Intimate+Moments+by+Jeane+Sashi&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1#q=inauthor:">https://www.google.com/search?q=Intimate+Moments+by+Jeane+Sashi&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1#q=inauthor:%22Jean%C3%A9+Sashi%22&tbm=bks</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">iBookstore:
Intimate Moments:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://ibookstore.com/products.php?i=1627724087">http://ibookstore.com/products.php?i=1627724087</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">The
J Spot:</span> <span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://ibookstore.com/products.php?i=1627725806">http://ibookstore.com/products.php?i=1627725806</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Smashwords:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JeaneSashi">http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JeaneSashi</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Website:</span>
<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://www.jeaneebennett.com/authors-page.php">http://www.JeaneEBennett.com/authors-page.php</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 100%;">Book Description:
</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 100%;">The J Spot is not what you think
it is. It's not the type of nightclub that is coming to your mind
either. Once inside the club, you will see the maturity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kevin
in the type of man that every woman that he comes in contact with
want to take home, keep him and possess him. Does he let that happen?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Women
flocked to him like bees to honey. They fall to his feet at the sight
of him. As he handed them their drinks, they left their panties as a
tip. Although he was aggressive he was still shy and flattered by all
the attention he received from the ladies. He couldn't understand why
all the attention, he was just like any average male with a large
sexual appetite, and had his way of giving the ladies pleasure.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But,
there was only one lady that seemed to have caught his eye. He
couldn't seem to get her out of his mind. Her sexiness had him off
balance. He saw other women, he had even gone on a date or two but
his mind was gravitating towards one. Will she pay attention to him
or will she tell him to go to hell?</span></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">What
is it that he is feeling! Or is it he wanted what he felt he couldn't
have? Was he out of her league?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 9.75px;">Genre: Erotic Romance</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 9.75px;">Release date: July 08, 2013</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 9.75px;">Publisher: America Star</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #464760; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 9.75px;">Available at: Americastarbooks.com, Amazon.com, BN.com, BooksaMillion.com, Smashwords.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">What
do you do when you have not one, but three handsome men vying for
your affection and attention? The answer is not so simple for Tonju.
She has to make a decision between two men from her past and one man
that has currently wanted into her life and wants to be her future.
The question is, "Which man will she choose?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Trying
to find love was not easy, especially when you're a successful,
attractive lady in your thirties looking for a relationship of
sustenance, after being divorced for five years. Tonju was torn
between three men vying for her attention.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">One
was an unhappily married man from her past who was willing to let go
of everything in order to be with her. The second man was her
ex-husband; he never stopping loving her and has realized his
mistakes and will do what has and needs to be done to get her back.
The third man was someone she met on a girl's a night out. So far he
has good qualities, but there's still an air of mystery about him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Could
either of these men be the love Tonju's looking for? She has
reservations; some good and some not-so-good about the three men, she
had completely broken all ties with one, was leaning closely towards
another one, and was looking sideways at the other one. Could Tonju
truly be experiencing love?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The
Boss</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Book
1</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Abigail
Barnette</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Genre:
Erotic romance/BDSM</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ISBN:
978-1493625482</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ASIN:
B00ENTIAJM</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sophie
Scaife almost ran away once, trading her ticket to college for a
ticket to Tokyo. But a delayed flight and a hot one-night stand with
a stranger changed her mind, putting her firmly on track to a coveted
position at a New York fashion magazine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When
the irresistible stranger from that one incredible night turns out to
be her new boss - billionaire and publishing magnate Neil Elwood -
Sophie can't resist the chance to rekindle the spark between them...
and the opportunity to explore her submissive side with the most
Dominant man she's ever known.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Neil
is the only man who has ever understood Sophie's need to submit in
the bedroom, and the only man who has ever satisfied those desires.
When their scorching, no-strings-attached sexual relationship becomes
something more, Sophie must choose between her career and heart... or
risk losing them both.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Excerpt
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
couldn’t believe I was doing this. I couldn’t believe it was
actually happening, after six years. After I had given up hope of
ever having a sexual experience as satisfying as my night with Leif.
Every muscle in my body tensed with anticipation. My breath caught in
my chest as my fingers ventured down, under the black lace of my
panties. I thought back to my white cotton underpants that night at
the Crowne Plaza, and I giggled to myself. If anyone had told me back
then that I’d be sex ambushing the man six years later, I wouldn’t
have believed I would have the nerve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
closed my eyes and stroked two fingers down my slit. My hips lifted.
I’d been so eager for this moment, now it seemed like my skin was
too sensitive to touch. I thought of what Neil would see when he
walked in, and remembered the undisguised appreciation in his eyes
while he’d watched our hands on my body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My
stomach fluttered with nervous butterflies. What if he was expecting
the girl from six years ago, who’d only had sex with fumbling
teenage boys? What if he got here and was turned off by my
initiative? After all, he’d found my naiveté so endearing the last
time we were together. </span>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Oh
shut up, I scolded myself. Would you really want to fuck a guy who
only wanted you for your sexual inexperience? No, because that would
be weird.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I’d
made a salient point, I had to concede.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My
fingertips circled my clit, and a shaky breath stuttered across my
lips. My flesh felt hot and heavy under my hand, and I cupped myself,
letting my fingers slip between the folds of my sex.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
door clicked open, and the weight of my desire became like an
electric current. My lungs seized, my limbs quivered. I opened my
eyes, a soft groan escaping me when I saw Neil there. He closed the
door and dropped his messenger bag. His gaze met mine and held it as
he walked toward me in his long black coat and leather gloves. I
don’t know how I managed to maintain eye contact, but I did, and I
had never felt so sexy in my entire life. Why had I ever doubted that
this would please him?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">His
maddeningly neutral expression gave nothing away, but he couldn’t
disguise the hunger in his eyes. Oh, he wanted me. He stood over me,
looking down as I continued to move my hand beneath my panties.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Take
those off.” His voice was soft and deep, the tone firm. I was being
commanded, not asked. A perverse thrill shot through me, and I
shivered.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">His
eyes followed my hands as I slowly peeled the scrap of black lace
down my thighs. He stepped closer and ran one gloved hand up my calf,
raising goose bumps on my skin. I moaned at the cool touch of the
leather, and he grasped my panties, jerking them down the rest of the
way. I slipped my feet from them and watched him lift the lace to his
nose.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Oh
god.” My exclamation tore out on a ragged breath, and I pressed my
thighs together against the pounding ache in my cunt. I wanted him so
badly I trembled, but I was afraid of what would happen when we
actually touched. The longing, the desperate, clawing sexual need
that had been missing from every encounter I’d had in the
intervening six years crashed over me, turned my blood into liquid
desire coursing to every throbbing cell in my body.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Don’t
stop,” he said, removing his gloves slowly, tugging one fingertip
at a time. I spread my legs a little, and he ordered, “Wider.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
heard my pulse in my ears as I parted my thighs further. Neil took
off his coat and tossed it across the ottoman, on top of the gloves
he’d already discarded. He moved to stand between my spread legs,
looking down at me with his hands in his pockets. He was hard, his
cock a visible ridge against his fly beneath his unbuttoned jacket.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
stroked myself, letting my fingers wander further, to dip inside
before tracing upward again, coated in the evidence of my
overwhelming desire. I smoothed the silky wetness over my clitoris,
into the short, neatly trimmed strip of hair on my mound.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wordlessly,
Neil watched me rub my clit in slow circles. Being like this for him,
my legs open, my pussy exposed and gleaming wet while he stood there
fully dressed, turned the naughty factor up to eleven and then some.
Just thinking about what I was doing spiked my arousal higher. I had
done things with him that I’d never done with anyone else, and that
knowledge made me feel oddly safe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My
thighs tensed, and I planted my black pumps firmly against the rug.
My orgasm wound tight inside me, ready to spring and uncoil me from
the inside out. A yelped, “Ah!” of frustration escaped me, and I
lifted my hips from the sofa. I was going to come, I was so close, I
was going to come while he watched me, without him ever touching me,
and I was so goddamn close— </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Stop.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The
Boss</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Book
2</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Abigail
Barnette</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Genre:
erotic romance/BDSM</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date
of Publication: August 2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ISBN:
978-1492744115</span></div>
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B00EN0NAB4</span></div>
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of pages: 391</span></div>
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Count: 132,000</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unemployed,
blacklisted, and pregnant, Sophie Scaife’s life is totally upside
down. Her relationship with publishing magnate Neil Elwood is on the
rocks. Her best friend’s career is igniting. And Sophie is afraid
she’ll make one of the toughest decisions of her life alone…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When
a devastating diagnosis forces Neil to return to London, Sophie
throws caution to the wind to follow her heart across the Atlantic.
Keeping a scorching D/s affair as red-hot in sickness as it was in
health is a challenge, even for two lovers as inventive as Sophie and
Neil. But Sophie is more than willing to try anything her Sir
commands, and their fantasies of control become a welcome refuge from
the daily stress of illness.</span></div>
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future. And while both of them face the changes between them head-on,
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">How
do you tell the guy who just tried to break up with you that you’re
pregnant with his baby?</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">When
the doors opened on his floor and I stepped into the softly lit
vestibule, Neil was there already, waiting for me.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">When
I saw him, my stomach dropped like I was in the backseat of a minivan
going over a bad hill. He was pale, he looked tired, and the smile he
gave me was worried and forced.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">But
he was still Neil, so handsome and tall, with his
in-between-blonde-and-brown hair and his gorgeous green eyes. My
heart flip-flopped, like it always did, since that first moment we’d
met at LAX over six years ago.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Hello,
Sophie.”</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Hey,”
I responded in a short, friendly monotone as we moved into the inner
foyer. His apartment, which I had just begun to feel comfortable in
before our near-breakup or breakup-in-progress, whatever was
happening between us, suddenly seemed like a stranger’s home. I’d
had a difficult enough time getting used to the fact that my
boyfriend lived in a Fifth Avenue palace with checkered marble floors
and a freaking home movie theatre. Now I felt like I had to be on my
very best behavior.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Neil
helped me with my coat. “You look very pretty,” he said softly.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
hadn’t changed out of the crème-colored cowl-necked sweater and
soft old jeans I’d worn to the doctor’s office. I didn’t feel
particularly pretty, but I murmured a thank you all the same. I noted
his salmon button down. “It’s not pink, it’s salmon,” he had
argued with me a few weeks ago, before we’d tumbled playfully into
his bed. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
blinked back my tears at the memory. “You’re not so bad yourself.
Did you go to work today?”</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">No,
I was just so tired of hospital gowns. I needed to get dressed or end
up deeply depressed.” His laugh was short.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
wanted to touch him. I wanted him to touch me. I just wanted
everything to be okay between us.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
led me to the kitchen, where Sue had laid out our neatly plated
dinners. “Halibut, I hope you don’t mind.”</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">It
smells amazing.” It actually smelled awful, but I didn’t hold
that against his housekeeper. It was the uninvited guest in my
uterus. It made everything smell ten times stronger than usual. I
looked around the kitchen. The counters were scrubbed clean, the
light was off over the stove. I slid into one side of the breakfast
nook. “Sue’s gone for the night?”</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">I
didn’t ask her to stay on past seven.” He went around the wide,
marble-topped island and reached into the cooler beneath, coming up
with a bottle of white wine.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">None
for me, thanks,” I said, too quick. He gave me a strange look, and
put the bottle away.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">That
was weird. He usually liked wine with dinner.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Oh
god, he was probably staying sober to let me down gently when he
broke things off for good. The wine was for me, to drown my sorrows,
if necessary.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
completely lost my appetite.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">So...”
He sat down across from me and unfolded his napkin. “It’s been a
while since we’ve talked. Any developments in the job hunt?”</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
knew what he was asking me. “I didn’t take the job with
Gabriella.”</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He
nodded, and poured ice water into my glass from the carafe on the
table. “Were her terms—” </span>
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">You
know why I turned it down.” My hands clenched in my lap. I was more
angry than I thought I would be. I’d been preparing for this
moment, steeling myself against hurt and disappointment so that I
could walk away with dignity. Instead, my emotional control snapped
like a rubber band and I accused, “How dare you.”</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Sorry?”
He looked like a man staring through the windshield of a car that was
nanoseconds from hitting him.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">You
did it again. You pushed me into making this huge decision, but you
acted like you were somehow protecting me. You did it when you stole
my plane tickets six years ago. Now you tell me that I have to take
this job because it’s a wonderful opportunity, and you
magnanimously declare that you’ll let me go if you have to. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">You
didn’t even ask me what I wanted. You didn’t tell me what you
wanted. It’s like you don’t care about the outcome, you just
don’t want to feel responsible for it.”</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Magnanimous?”
he repeated, outraged.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My
hands were clenched to fists beneath the table. If we were going to
break up, then we might as well raze this fucker, salt the earth, and
poison the ground water. “If you didn’t want to be with me...
then just break up with me. Don’t force me to make the choice for
you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
was struggling to control his temper as he said, measured and
controlled, “I wanted you to slow down and think about what you
were doing, and where we were headed. You keep pushing me away—”</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">I
keep pushing you away?” I snorted derisively. “When I got to the
hospital the other night, I was so worried about you. Then, you
basically break up with me and try to make it seem like it was for my
own good. For four days, I felt like I couldn’t call you or see how
you were doing, while you were in the fucking hospital. I had to get
updates from Deja, and all of those were total bullshit. Exhaustion?
You don’t get exhausted.”</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">On
the contrary, I was quite exhausted,” he said quietly.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
looked up, and I knew he could see how furious I was from the way he
slightly flinched when our eyes met. Good.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
reached into my pocket and fished out the ultrasound image. I placed
it face down on the table and slid it toward him. “I needed you. I
called you eleven times because I was freaked out and scared about
this. And I came down to the hospital afraid something really
horrible had happened to you, and I was thinking about all the stuff
I would miss about you if you died. And what the hell was I going to
do about this?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
lifted the photo and turned it over. It took a moment for him to
register what it was. I saw a surprising mixture of emotions in his
expression, things I didn’t expect. I’d been prepared for angry,
or scared. Maybe cold, or strained and polite. Instead, his eyebrows
lifted and he blinked in momentary shock. The slightest smile
twitched at the corner of his lips. He looked pleased, maybe even a
little proud.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
clasped my hands together under the table to stop myself from
trembling. The longer he looked at the photo, the more the color
drained from his face. There it was. That was more like what I had
expected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
looked up, throat moving as he swallowed. His eyes met mine, and a
sick feeling of dread curdled my stomach. Whatever he was going to
say, I knew it was going to be bad. But it was so much worse than I
had expected.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">I
have cancer.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The
Boss </b>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Book
3</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Abigail
Barnette</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Genre:
erotic romance/BDSM</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ISBN:
1497486173</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ASIN:
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After
a tumultuous year, Sophie Scaife’s relationship with her boyfriend
and Dom, billionaire media mogul Neil Elwood, is hotter and happier
than ever. His sizzling Dominant side pushes Sophie to new and
challenging heights of submission and erotic exploration as she
follows her Sir’s every whim. But with his daughter’s impending
wedding and a milestone birthday turning Neil’s thoughts toward
settling down, Sophie faces a much different future than she’d
planned.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Caught
in a conflict between her new wealth and her desire for independence,
Sophie fears she’s becoming just another Fifth Avenue trophy wife.
With her fashion journalism career over and her new effort as a
writer uninspiring, Sophie has to work harder than ever to prove her
intentions to Neil’s family and friends.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sophie
isn’t the only one struggling to adapt to her new lifestyle. When
private jets and designer labels threaten her bond with Holli, Sophie
finds herself walking a fine line between the world she now inhabits
and the past—and people—she fears she’s left behind. After a
shocking revelation divides her loyalties, Sophie is in danger of
losing her best friend or fracturing the trust of the man she loves.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">I
have a game in mind,” he continued, sliding the pocket door closed.
There was a little latch on it, and he flicked it down. “Are you
interested?”</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Always.”</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Then
get naked and get your ass on that table.”</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Yes,
Sir!” As I readily complied with his order, he took something out
of a seat pocket. A deck of cards. So, it really was a game.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Is
something funny?” he asked, a delicious hint of warning in his tone
as he slid smoothly into his role as my Dom.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
shook my head. “No, Sir. Just anticipation.”</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">If
you enjoy anticipation, then you’ll very much enjoy this game.”
He slid the cards from their box and shuffled them between his big
hands. He waited until I was completely naked and sitting primly on
the edge of the table, then he said, “Slide back, bring your knees
up, and spread them. If you’d put your heels on the corners of the
table, that would be ideal.”</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">But
then I’ll be wide open, Sir,” I teased, slowly pushing back and
lifting my feet up to rest where he’d indicated. There was such a
naughty thrill at being completely naked in a situation where people
normally weren’t naked. I mean, I’d never seen anyone so exposed
on an intercontinental flight before. Maybe I’d been on the wrong
planes.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">While
I explain the rules, I’d like you to stroke your clitoris. One
finger only, no penetration,” he added sternly.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
slipped my middle finger into my mouth and held his gaze as I sucked
it down to the knuckle. When I pulled it out, it shined with my
saliva, and I reached between my legs to do as he’d instructed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
pulled a card from the deck and held it up. It was a seven of clubs.
“Clubs, denial.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
took a shaky breath. We’d played games with my orgasms before. It
was the best—and worst—activity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
plucked another card from the center of the deck, glanced at it, put
it back, and pulled another. Ace of spades. “Spades, ruined.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ruined
orgasms were the worst. But they made every one that came after them
so much more intense, because it took longer to get there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Sir?”
I asked. “Do the number values on the cards have any bearing, or
are we just going by the suits?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
considered a moment. “Which would you prefer?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
thought about how frustrating a ten of spades would be, and decided,
“Let’s just go with the suits.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Numbers
for another time, perhaps?” he suggested with a lascivious smirk.
He pulled another card. “Diamonds—”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Mean
I can come?” The hot flush of arousal that pulsed between my legs
intensified at the word.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Mean
I get to decide the action.” He stepped between my legs and traced
the edge of the card from my ankle to my knee. “I’ll give you a
command, and you’ll obey.”</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">That
sounds like just another day at the office,” I challenged him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
moved the edge of the card down the slope of my thigh, over my hip
and stomach, between my breasts, up to my throat. He dropped the card
and gripped my jaw, the rough touch sending darts of desire through
me. “Do you want a spanking?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
lifted my leg and rubbed my toes across the front of his jeans.
“Always.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
grinned down at me and leaned in for a languid kiss. I savored his
mouth on mine, darted my tongue along his lower lip. His beard
pricked my chin, and I rubbed my cheek against his. He released my
face and sank his fingers into the hair at my nape. I rolled my clit
in slow circles while he kissed me, the shocks of desire there echoed
by the delicious tingling in my lips and tongue. My leg caught
between us as he pressed me down. When he pulled back, I flexed my
foot, feeling the thickness of his erection through his jeans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">With
a maddening half-smile, he picked the cards up again and shuffled
them, then withdrew one. “Hearts mean you’re allowed to orgasm.
Do you understand the rules of the game?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
nodded, my breathing increasing in tempo to match my rising desire.
“I understand, Sir.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
put the cards down on the table between my legs and drew one from the
top. A heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I
thought he would be disappointed that his game had so quickly
rewarded me. If he was, I saw no sign of it as he brushed my hand
away from my mound and spread my labia to expose my engorged,
throbbing clit. He pinched it between his thumb and forefinger, and
dropped to his knees to give me a slow lick.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
groaned and leaned on my elbows, letting my head fall back. My hair
hung loose, brushing my shoulders, and I sighed happily as Neil’s
lips closed over me. He alternated rolling my clit between his
fingers and lapping and sucking at it with his tongue. I squirmed
against his mouth. After a year together, he knew everywhere I needed
to be touched. He could get me off almost as fast as I could get
myself off, which made sense, since he’d studied me doing it
enough. I whimpered at the intensity that built without faltering,
and, mindful that we weren’t alone on the plane, I breathed deeply
through my nose to keep from moaning. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">His
facial hair chafed my thighs and labia in the best possible way. He
slipped a finger into me, and I clutched on him, rocking my hips
against his face. He found my g-spot like he’d grown up in the
neighborhood, and my hands curled on the polished wood tabletop. My
calves cramped and my knees hugged his head. I managed to subdue
myself to a low groan as I climaxed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
withdrew his finger, but kept the other hand busy on my over
stimulated clit as I panted and tried to wriggle away. He took
another card and held it up, and my brain registered that it was a
spade even as I climbed toward a second orgasm, one I would be
cruelly denied at the last possible second. Neil had ruining an
orgasm down to a science. My pussy clenched, the sharp edge of
pleasure twisting tighter and tighter, and just when I thought I
would come, just when I desperately wanted it, he pulled his hand
away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">No,
don’t!” I begged, but I didn’t say “red,” the word I used
when I really wanted to stop, so he didn’t give in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
laughed low and said, “Oh, Sophie. Begging for mercy? Have we met?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Jessica Freely can't
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are of soul mates finding redemption in each other's arms. Married to
the love of her life in a beautiful relationship based on mutual
goofiness, Jessica also warps minds as an instructor in Seton Hill
University's Writing Popular Fiction MFA program. Her dog, Ruthie,
doesn't seem to care that Jessica's an award-winning and best-selling
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Lake Clearwater--conservation officer
and water spirit--has just been appointed guardian of Gem Pond by The
Powers That Be. It's the first time in eight years he's had a real
home and he's determined to protect it, even if that means hiding his
attraction to his sexy new partner, Forrest Oakwood.
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Forrest is a native of the Gem Pond
area and the guardian of its trees. He knows the land and its people
are a crucial lynchpin in the natural order. He also knows that if he
comes out, his boss in the DNR, Sgt. Dennison, will find an excuse to
fire him. But ignoring his true nature was a lot easier before Lake
Clearwater showed up. The man's a walking, talking wet dream.</div>
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Meanwhile, local residents--human and
animal alike--conspire to bring Lake and Forrest together. The land
needs its guardians united and at their full power. Dennison wants to
cut down the trees to make room for water slides and tennis courts.
If Forrest and Lake don't embrace their passion for each other,
they'll be unable to stop him and that would be a disaster, not just
for Gem Pond but for the entire natural world.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Excerpt One:</span></b></div>
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It was full dark
and snowing by the time Forrest finished his report. He stood up with
a groan and stretched his stiff muscles.</div>
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Clearwater sat at
the kitchen table, playing a game of solitaire. He looked up as
Forrest entered and smiled. “Want some soup? I made it myself.”</div>
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Forrest wandered
to the stove and sniffed suspiciously at the simmering pot. It
actually smelled pretty good. “What is it?”</div>
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“Lentil.”</div>
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“Vegetarian,
right?”</div>
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“Yeah. Doesn’t
mean it’s not delicious. Here, let me get you a bowl. Sit down.
What do you want to drink?”</div>
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Forrest allowed
himself to be herded over to the table.</div>
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A few minutes
later, Lake set a plate with bread and butter beside him, poured him
a glass of milk, and set a steaming bowl of lentil soup before him.
It was kind of like being a kid again only…</div>
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Only Lake didn’t
look anything like his mom. He sat down opposite Forrest now, tucking
his long blond hair behind his ears. His green eyes gleamed as he
waited for Forrest’s reaction.</div>
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Forrest took a
spoonful. Flavors of sage, rosemary, and garlic burst across his
tongue, borne by the silken seduction of pulverized lentils.
“Mmmmmm.”</div>
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Lake sat back,
looking like a bear with a piece of honeycomb. “Good, huh?”</div>
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He nodded, but
apprehension stole in upon him. “You trying to convert me,
Clearwater?”</div>
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Lake widened his
eyes as if to feign innocence. “Wouldn’t dream of it.”</div>
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Like hell. Forrest
enjoyed the soup anyway.</div>
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As he washed the
dishes, Forrest’s thoughts returned to the events of the night
before. He remembered Clearwater’s body stretched out in the bed,
naked and tan, all long lines and flat planes. As he washed his
supper dishes, his fingers tingled, remembering the silken texture of
that warm, smooth skin. How he wanted to touch those rose-pink
nipples, tease them, and watch them become erect, and then dip his
head down, circling each one with the tip of his tongue as
Clearwater’s gasps and moans of pleasure bathed his ears.</div>
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“Think I’ll
turn in early and do some reading,” Clearwater said.</div>
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Forrest started,
dropped the soapy bowl, and splashed water all over his shirt.</div>
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Clearwater
laughed. “Sorry.”</div>
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“Just not used
to having someone else around.” That should have been someone so
hot around. Forrest fought to quell his burgeoning erection.</div>
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Silence.
Clearwater was still there. No footsteps announced his departure. But
he didn’t say anything. What was he doing? Embarrassment and
irritation doused Forrest’s libido, and he was able to turn around
without humiliating himself.</div>
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Clearwater stood
in the doorway, staring at him.</div>
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“What?”</div>
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“Officer
Riverbend… Not much of a talker?”</div>
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The understatement
forced a smile to Forrest’s lips. “You could say that.”</div>
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Clearwater nodded.
“I’ll try not to overwhelm you with my relentless chitchat.”</div>
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“That’s not
what I meant. I just… I don’t know. It’s just…” What was
wrong with him? Why couldn’t he complete a sentence?</div>
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“It’s a
change.”</div>
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“Yeah.”</div>
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They stared at
each other in silence. Forrest felt the stillness of the winter night
settle around them.</div>
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Suddenly
Clearwater drew a deep breath and turned away. “Well, good night.”</div>
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“Good night.”</div>
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Forrest finished up the dishes.
Yawning, he went into the bedroom and grabbed his PJs. Clearwater was
already in bed. One rosebud nipple peeked out from beneath the
blanket as he lay on his back, reading a book. No pajama top. <i>What
about the bottoms? </i>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Luke
Ahearn</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Welcome
to IAB. I'm so glad you could stop in today to chat. May I offer you
a beverage? </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Although
I wrote a zombie novel, I think I will have a Witches Brew; it sounds
like the kind of drink that will sharpen my otherworldly senses and
heighten my magical abilities. The Vampire Wine sounds too
hoity-toity. The Zombie Blast sounds like it will depress me and make
me sleep for days. The Magic Margarita sounds like a sugary novelty
drink that will stain my tongue and make me do embarrassing things,
after which I’ll wake up with a terrible hangover. </span></span>
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that we are settled in, let's get to know you better.</b></span></span></div>
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Looking out the nearest window, describe the scene you see.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Like
in the book, I am on the top of a hill and 900 feet above sea level.
I am facing north and my street slopes steeply down to where I can
see the coastal part of the city of Monterey and the bay itself. On
the horizon are the mountains of inland California. It is a beautiful
day here.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Tell us about your office. Is it a mess like mine, or is everything
in its place?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">I
don’t have an office. I did for a long time, but I ditched it when
I realized I was effectively working in a storage room. I didn’t
need any of the crap that was around me within arm’s reach. I then
packed all my files and some software into a filing cabinet and moved
it into my wife’s office. I have a laptop, iPad, and iPhone so I
can work when and where I want to. I usually work at a Starbucks or
at one of many locations around my house.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
What is a must-have, such as coffee or a favorite pen, that you need
to write?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Coffee!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Do you like to write in silence, or do you need music or background
noise?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Doesn’t
matter. Silence, if I had to choose one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Tell us a bit about your hero/heroine, and their development.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">I
based the hero in the book, Cooper, on my son. Personally, it was
great because I missed him (he went off to college) and it was a way
of being with him. A few years earlier, my daughter had also gone off
to college and I wasn’t prepared for it. I didn’t want to repeat
that process again when my son left. It was great to have a hero that
was young, very capable, but not yet worldly and 100% confident in
all matters.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now,
the downsides of using my son as a main character were many. I am
still glad that I did, but it created challenges for me I didn’t
see when going in. First off, if you must know anything about me,
it’s that I believe in being true to a character. A character has
to act on their sense of right and wrong, their fears, and their
values, etc. A pet peeve of mine is when a character is clearly the
author’s puppet. So when it came to writing my son and not a
fictional character, I immediately felt restricted. Instead of being
in my character’s head, I found myself not wanting to think for my
son and wondering what his reaction would be to what I had him doing
in the book. Usually, worrying about what someone else might think is
the last thing I do when writing. </span></span>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
I finished the first draft and sent it to a beta reader and she’d
read the first several chapters of the book, her first comment was
that it seemed like the main character was just taking a stroll
through the apocalypse. It was amusing and embarrassing because I
didn’t see it. I was protecting my son in the fiction and I was
blind to it. So I just deleted the first four chapters. I went
through a mental process for a few hours (I think you call it
daydreaming), where I changed the main character in the book from my
son to a fictional kid very much like him. When I sat down to write
the new chapters with the new character, it was easy and exciting. I
could get absorbed; the writing flowed. In hindsight, I was also
blind to the warning signs that something just wasn’t right. Those
first chapters were much more of an effort to write and nothing
happened in them. I also felt something nagging me the entire time I
was writing. I knew subconsciously that the writing was flawed, or
weak, but I just worked harder when I should have worked smarter.
Thank God for beta readers. </span></span>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
was also a challenge to not write about all the great things the main
character learned from his parents, how awesome they were, and that
his only regret in life was not listing to them more. </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
As a writer myself, I'm always curious how other writers get through
stumble blocks. When you find a story not flowing, or a character
trying to fight you, how do you correct it?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m
not sure what you mean, but I don’t believe the character fights
the writer; it’s the other way around. I think letting a character
be true to himself is what stumps a writer. It’s hard to let a mean
character be mean if you are a nice person. It’s hard to accept
when you need to rewrite a scene or setting because the character
could easily foil you and defeat the conflict you laid before them.
Characters are our pet rats and they will run like rats through the
maze we create. If you leave a wall off the maze, the rat isn’t
going to ignore that (without good reason), and the rat will be
scurrying away faster than you can imagine. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">If
the story isn’t flowing for me, it is almost always a simple matter
of not having motivating and immediate goals for a character—like
getting to or away from something, overcoming something, or solving
something. Just throw cruel crap at your characters; it’s your job.
They may hate you in the short term, but they will thank you in the
long run. You are their author, not their friend. Man, I wish I would
have used that on my kids.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Using the letters of your first name as an acronym, describe your
book...</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">How
fun! Lunatics Unleash Killer Epidemic.</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
How did your writing journey begin?</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
I was ten, I knew I wanted to be a writer after reading </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The
Hobbit</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
Since then, I’ve written a bunch of fiction and never seriously
tried to publish it. I started writing nonfiction about ten years
ago. I learned a lot about writing by doing nonfiction, even though
they are so different in many ways. Finally, I am ready to give my
fiction the time and attention it deserves. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Using the letters from the word, Summer, how would friends and family
describe you?</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Silly
Unfiltered Merry Making Extroverted Recluse.</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got
published or not?</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
started work on a novel I didn’t think I could pull off because it
is set in Victorian England. I don’t know enough about everyday
life and the history of the time, so I would either have to do a ton
of research or the writing would be so riddled with errors, it would
detract from the story. </span></span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
was a weird tale about a group of various people, all down on their
luck, more so than the average Victorian Londoner. These people are
all empty and dead inside, some waiting to die, some contemplating
suicide, some just shut down mentally and emotionally. They were also
very parochial, there were many things they hadn’t done and places
they hadn’t been in life. They are all brought together one by one
by a young man known only as Joe. He brings the ten of them to a
large courtyard behind a block of abandoned houses and explains his
vision, a magical place for them all to live. He leads them in a
massive cleanup of the courtyard and they start bringing in furniture
and organizing things, tents and lean-tos where they can live. Soon,
they are living an amazing life together in this camp. They are all
quickly getting healthy and happy as Joe implements certain
practices, normal things like eating well, practicing hygiene, and
talking as a community. But the good escalates, and they are going
from drinking wine and kicking off their shoes to drunkenness and
nudity, and finally to orgies. They are getting noticed by the
neighbors who either want to get in or want them jailed or driven
away. The authorities want to shut them down, too. </span></span>
</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">One
evening, one of the residences of the court murders a cop and brings
the body to the court. Everyone is a bit shocked, but they all see
the greater good of it and they dispose of the body by chucking it
down a large sewer hole in the middle of the courtyard. They end up
murdering more local police and several of the more vocal residents.
Eventually, they are short on food and after having a lengthy
discussion, decide to eat a victim. They become feared by the locals
and start pulling off various crimes around the city, committing
gruesome murders and acts of destruction. Joe didn’t manipulate
them to do these things, but something surrounding life on the court
is responsible for what is going on. There is a long, slow build from
powerless people to a group of feared criminals who have convinced
themselves that they really are doing good works. It is eventually
discovered who the owners of the abandoned block of houses was, which
has something to do with the effect the court has on the residents.
That’s as far as I got.</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
Tell us one thing you've done in life, that readers would be most
surprised to know.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Probably
how straight-laced I am. Despite the things I can read, watch,
discuss, and write about, I am a nice guy. I can write about a serial
killer, but I don’t like them or relate to them. I think they are
nothing more than severely damaged people that do terrible things and
need to be stopped. It bothers me when someone assumes that I think
serial killers are just swell, but it makes me angry when I am
approached by a sicko who looks up to these abominations with the
assumption that I do, too. </span></span>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BK:
What can we expect from you in the future?</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
sequel to </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Euphoria-Z</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
is in the works. I have a thriller coming out and a sword and sorcery
novella as well.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This
or That...</b></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Coke
or Pepsi? <span style="color: red;">Coke.</span></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Night
Owl or Early Bird? <span style="color: red;">Night Owl, for sure!</span></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fantasy
or Mystery? <span style="color: red;">Uh…pass.</span></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pen/Paper
or Computer? <span style="color: red;">Computer.</span></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pizza
or Burger? <span style="color: red;">Burger.</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rock
or Country? <span style="color: red;">Rock.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chocolate
or Vanilla? <span style="color: red;">Vanilla (I get the chocolate hangover).</span></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beach
or Mountains? <span style="color: red;">Beach, if I have to choose.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank
you so much for having us as one of your stops today. It has been
great getting to know more about you and your book, and hope you will
come back when the next release is out (*hinthint*)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wishing
you much success!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #9966cc;"><span style="font-family: Southern Aire Personal Use Only, MS 明朝;"><span style="font-size: 32pt;">BK
Walker</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Genre:
Thriller/Zombie Apocalypse</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Publisher:
Luke Ahearn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date
of Publication: May 19, 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ISBN-13:
978-1497497382</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ISBN-10:
1497497388</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Number
of pages: 409</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Word
Count: 118,099</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cover
Artist: Steven J Catizone</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Civilization
shuts down as throngs of speechless hedonists fill the streets in
deadly revelry. They feel only pleasure and never pain, even as they
are injured, maimed, and mutilated. Few people remain in the world
unaffected, left to witness the madness unaware that things are about
to get unbelievably worse.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cooper
is among the few survivors of a conspiracy to depopulate the world.
One week ago, college was his biggest concern. Now he is on a
dangerous journey to find his sister as an ever-present threat of
nightmarish proportions engulfs the world, throwing him in the path
of some of the most malicious people that ever walked the earth.
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
present, Monterey, California</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Fuck!”
The wiry, gray-haired old man felt his eyes go wide with surprise,
but he quickly got his shit together. Jasper scowled; now he was very
pissed off. He might stoop and shuffle when he walked, but he didn’t
take any shit. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some
big fat bastard was bear-hugging him from behind. He could see white
mountains of wet flab before his eyes, and he smelled vomit. He felt
a massive wet belly and man tits pressing against his back. Large
folds of cold wet flesh engulfed him, and he shuddered at the
sensation. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He
hated hugs, especially from men, and hugs from big fat sweaty
bastards were absolutely unacceptable. He carried his best spiked
hammer, an old-school Craftsman from back in the day, before the
gooks were making them. He was just itching to use it. The fat
bastard was yelling something in his ear. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">I
love you! I love you, man!” </span>
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Ahhh,
geez!” Jasper twisted out of the flabby cocoon and took a few steps
back. What he saw disgusted him. It was a giant fat kid, a head
taller than himself, who looked like a giant baby, all hairless and
soft. The kid was smiling like an idiot, and that made Jasper even
more pissed off. Food smeared the kid’s face and ran down his chins
in greasy streams between his man tits and over his belly. All Jasper
could think was that all that shit was all over his back. Now he
would have to burn his shirt and take a long, hot shower. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
kid wore nothing but baggy white underwear soaked in sweat. Jasper
shuddered at the clammy coldness on his back. His flannel shirt clung
to him and felt like a cold, wet bathing suit.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">I
love you, man!” The big fat kid smiled as he came at him for
another hug.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<span style="font-size: small;">Ahhhh!
Fuck you!” Despite his advanced age, Jasper moved with an
efficiency and force that spoke of his many years as a carpenter. He
brought the spiked hammer down on the kid’s skull, and it collapsed
inward with little resistance. He liked the sensation of cracking a
head but hated wasting the time to do it. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
kid dropped to the concrete like a wet sack. He was still smiling,
which made cracking his skull less enjoyable. Jasper wished he could
bash every asshole around with his trusty hammer. He looked around to
make sure another shithead wasn’t looking for a hug. </span>
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A
woman came at him, hooting so loud he could hear it over the crowd,
waving her tits at him. He took her out too, with an easy smack
between the eyes. He had enough of this shit. He cracked a few more
skulls for fun, but he got bored. It was always the same: an easy tap
to the skull and the moron dropped, still smiling.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
streets were crammed with people, and they were all acting crazy.
Jasper just wanted to get home. It seemed everyone was congregating
downtown, streaming in from the surrounding neighborhoods. People
were walking in large groups, arm in arm, naked and clothed, dancing,
running, and hugging. It all made Jasper sick, just god-awful sick. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He
tried to go all the way downtown and almost got caught up in the
crowd. People were pushing and jamming each other into doors until
they cracked open. He heard the crash of large plate-glass windows,
but no one reacted. In fact, he saw people just getting pushed
through the windows in a wave. He could tell that people were getting
seriously injured and killed, and he just wanted to get the hell out
of there. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He
left at the right time. The press of the massive crowd smashed and
suffocated, ground and trampled, and killed many—and the party
continued to grow. No one screamed in panic or pain. No one yelled
for help or dialed 911. And no one stopped to offer assistance, an
apology, or true human interaction of any kind. Everyone was bent on
doing exactly what they wanted to do, and what anyone else wanted
didn’t matter to them in the slightest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
any place where people gathered for a good time, the crowds were
thick. The mall was packed, but the hospital was empty. The wharf was
so full that hundreds fell into the icy waters of the bay. The office
parks and businesses were dark and silent. Some groups formed parties
on random streets for one reason or another. </span>
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large majority of the city was empty, devoid of people. Most left
their homes and walked away, leaving doors unlocked and often wide
open. They would join a group and wander away. </span>
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were still a few souls hiding indoors who were anything but euphoric.
They watched with fear and horror the goings-on outside their
windows. Jasper had been one of these, but he needed his goddamned
pills and had to drive through all this crazy shit to get them. Of
course, when he got to the damn pharmacy it was closed. He had tried
to call ahead, but no one answered the phone. He was pissed. He
wanted nothing to do with this crazy shit. He didn’t want to see
any of it and certainly didn’t want to walk through it. He saw
quite a few people doing things he had only seen in his buddies’
dirty magazines. But there was one thing every single person was
doing: smiling like a retard with a lollipop—every single one. </span>
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first, he thought all the outlandish behavior was confined to idiots,
kids, and queers. It had to be some new drug to get them this nuts,
he thought. But too many people were acting bonkers, too many people
who just didn’t fit the behavior. </span>
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walked as quickly as he was able away from the crowd and back to his
car. He’d seen some shit in his day, but in the last few the world
had descended into pandemonium. There were reports that almost
everyone around the world was walking away from their jobs, no matter
how critical. Everything was grinding to a halt. Transportation,
communication—private or military, trivial or critical—everything
was just going belly up. Jasper had known this day was coming ever
since the blacks were allowed to vote. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And
the crooks in Washington didn’t know anything. They said it was an
unknown virus and creatively named it Euphoria-Z. Z because they
didn’t know what it was, only what it did. And their advice? Stay
indoors and away from crowds, bunch of geniuses. </span>
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had never expected he would need to kill people, not since the war,
but in the last few days he had been forced to. The streets were
crazy, and he wouldn’t even be outside if he hadn’t needed his
pills. He felt as if he were the only sane person for miles. He
looked at his feet and wondered, only briefly, if something were
wrong with him? No, couldn’t be, he thought. None of this was
right. The world had gone crazy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Looking out the nearest window, describe the scene you see.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">I
wish I could say I look out on mountains or beach or a lake, all of
which inspires my writing, but all I see through my nearest window is
another apartment building. If the window is open, I also hear
traffic noise.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Tell us about your office. Is it a mess like mine, or is everything
in its place?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It’s
probably as messy as yours. My desk currently carries a collection of
paperwork, paid bills, and post-it notes that fell off the wall and
describe my WIP. In one corner I have a stack of empty boxes and in
another a stack of bags filled with cat litter. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">Over
my desk I have a beautiful poster of steps in the woods leading into
the unknown. Staring at it helps when I’m stuck. Beside it I have
another poster called “Quotes from Shakespeare”. It highlights a
number of the words and phrases that he first used and that now have
become part of the language. Every time I read it I am amazed how his
words have influenced us.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What is a must-have, such as coffee or a favorite pen, that you need
to write?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">Tea,
tea, and tea. Did I mention I drink a lot of tea? Oh, yes, a cup of
tea at my hand is a must to write, no matter the weather. I also
never go anywhere without my Seven Year Pen and a notebook. I do a
lot of scribbling of random notes or reminders.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Do you like to write in silence, or do you need music or background
noise?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">I
can write anywhere and everywhere. Music, no music, the hustle and
bustle of a busy coffee shop, none of it matters as long as I have
tea.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">All
her life Sarah had to follow the rules and live up to all the
expectations society has put on her. When things happen she has to
decide if she will finally break out of the restrictions or if she
will stay confined for love.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">Archer
and Warren have been lovers for years, but both had a tough
upbringing. Both of them thought they looked for a third for one
reason, but have to discover the truth may be rather different.</span></span></div>
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What is your unique twist that you've brought to your storyline?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">Warren
and Archer, for the most part a happy couple, open their relationship
to a third. Sarah, a proper English woman forced to follow society’s
rules, ends up posing nude. And the seduction begins…</span></span></div>
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As a writer myself, I'm always curious how other writers get through
stumble blocks. When you find a story not flowing, or a character
trying to fight you, how do you correct it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">Write
or Die (http://writeordie.com/). You can either download it onto your
computer or use it on the website. You choose how many words you want
to write and how long it will take you. And the mode. If you don’t
continue to add words the application deletes what you have already
written;). Let’s just say that is enough to keep you going.</span></span></div>
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Using the letters of your first name as an acronym, describe your
book...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">T-Tempestuous</span></span></div>
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Intriguing</span></span></div>
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How did your writing journey begin?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
always wrote stories in my head when falling asleep, but it wasn’t
until a friend was editing an anthology and I asked if I could write
a story for her. That story never saw the light of day, but the world
I created and its hero and heroine made it into Tangled Shadows
(</span></span><u><a href="http://www.ellorascave.com/tangled-shadows.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">http://www.ellorascave.com/tangled-shadows.html</span></span></a></u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">)
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Using the letters from the word, Summer, how would friends and family
describe you?</span></span></div>
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Surprising</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">U-
Understanding</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">M-
Meticulous</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">M- Mindful</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">E-
Expressive</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">R-
Resourceful</span></span></div>
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What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got
published or not?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My
Celestial Surrender series
(</span></span><u><a href="http://www.ellorascave.com/series/celestial-surrender.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">http://www.ellorascave.com/series/celestial-surrender.html</span></span></a></u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">)
is about Vampires and Angels in space. Some would call that crazy…</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
Tell us one thing you've done in life, that readers would be most
surprised to know.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;">I
jumped out of a plane. I am actually afraid of flying, something that
I remembered very vividly when we took off. It was a tandem jump, so
luckily I had no choice but to jump. I screamed my head off and may
have had my eyes closed for the first ten seconds or so. After that I
loved it. The view was utterly amazing and the silence up in the air
was incredible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BK:
What can we expect from you in the future?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
have a steampunk Christmas novella coming out from Loose Id in
December this year. This is the start to a James Bond inspired
series. I am working on Tangled Redemption, the 4</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">th</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
and final book in the Celestial Surrender
(</span></span><u><a href="http://www.ellorascave.com/series/celestial-surrender.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">http://www.ellorascave.com/series/celestial-surrender.html</span></span></a></u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">)
series, which hopefully will be out late summer. After that I have an
idea for a new series set in the same universe, starting with a young
woman we first meet in Tangled Shadows.</span></span></span></div>
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or That...</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Coke
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Night
Owl or Early Bird? <span style="color: orange;">Night Owl</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fantasy
or Mystery? <span style="color: orange;">Fantasy all the way</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pen/Paper
or Computer? <span style="color: orange;">Computer when I can sit down, pen and paper on the go</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pizza
or Burger? <span style="color: orange;">Burger as long as chips are involved</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rock
or Country? <span style="color: orange;">Oh, depends on the mood…</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chocolate
or Vanilla? <span style="color: orange;">Vanilla</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beach
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you so much for having us as one of your stops today. It has been
great getting to know more about you and your book, and hope you will
come back when the next release is out (*hinthint*)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wishing
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by Dalliance</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Tina
Christopher</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Genre:
historic erotic romance with steampunk elements
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Publisher:
<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.ellorascave.com/danger-by-dalliance.html">Ellora’s
Cave</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date
of Publication: 16th April 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ISBN:
9781419991783</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ASIN:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Word
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Sequel
to Rescue by Ruin.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sarah
Rigdon is desperate. Penniless with taxes due, she can either beg
mercy from the ruthless tax collector or turn to the last man she
wants to ask for help. Archer Latimer stirs desires no proper lady
would ever admit to. Though their meetings always end in quarrels,
she can’t deny the heat between them. When he agrees to help, Sarah
thinks her luck has turned. But she should have known nothing with
Archer is ever easy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Archer
and his lover Warren Dorvee have spent years searching for the right
woman to complete their family. Both believe luscious Sarah is the
one and now have a chance to pursue her. After all, the price of
Archer’s help is for Sarah to pose for Warren’s latest painting.
Nude.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But
trust has to be earned and a crisis in London threatens their love.
The three must navigate through lust, lies and secrets or risk being
torn apart forever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inside
Scoop: Contains m/m, GLBT and ménage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A
Romantica® historical erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tina
Christopher spent her early years flitting across the Channel between
Germany and England. After touring the world extensively, she finally
laid down roots in Toronto. And while Canada’s winters may be
frigid, Tina’s characters are anything but!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like
most writers, Tina often hears voices in her head, but it took the
encouragement of an editor friend before she actually put fingers to
keyboard.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While
those first stories will never see the light of day, she’s
subsequently honed her craft and learned to build not just worlds,
but entire galaxies. Her first book from Ellora’s Cave features a
galaxy filled with Vampires, Humans and angel-like aliens called
Naema.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When
not imagining far away worlds and scorching hot encounters, Tina can
be found on her sofa working through her never-ending TBR pile or
venturing into the real world—whether to a nearby café or a
passport-required destination. She’s a member of the RWA’s
Toronto chapter. Her two degrees in environmental conservation,
majoring in large animal studies, come in handy when wrestling with
supernatural beasties.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Website
<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://tinachristopherauthor.com/">http://tinachristopherauthor.com/</a></u></span></span></div>
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I am so excited to introduce you to our guests today. They are a Mother-Daughter writing team of the series - The Iron Altar. They're on tour with their newest release, Frostbite and I had a chance to chat with this duo today. Welcome to IAB Shelley & Emma, better known as Casey Lea!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Welcome
to IAB. I'm so glad you could stop in today to chat. May I offer you
a beverage? </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Two</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Vampire</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Wines</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">please</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Red</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">of</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">course</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Now
that we are settled in, let's get to know you better.</i></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>BK:
Looking out the nearest window, describe the scene you see.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">The</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">mountains</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">in</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">distance</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">lake</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">outside</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">our</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">house
and our old dog on the deck, looking suspiciously through her
cataracts at everyone walking past.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>BK:
Tell us about your office. Is it a mess like mine, or is everything
in its place?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">What</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">office</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">?
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">I’m</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">afraid</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">it’s</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">a
tablet in the lap and a comfy couch. Serious work gets done at
Emma’s. She’s got two computer screens, which I used to think was
overkill, but is brilliant for editing. It makes comparing different
versions, or cutting and pasting very easy.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>BK:
What is a must-have, such as coffee or a favorite </i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU"><i>pen</i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>,
that you need to write?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Shelley</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">needs</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">plenty</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">of</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">water</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">to</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">keep</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">aging</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">brain</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">hydrated</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">regular</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">calories</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">to</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">keep</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">fingers</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">twitching</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-AU" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Emma
finds insomnia extremely productive, especially when followed by
copious caffeine.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>BK:
Do you like to write in silence, or do you need music or background
noise?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Shelley</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">tends</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
to </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">write</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">with</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">favourite</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">programs</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">playing</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">on</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">TV</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Admittedly</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">this</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">distracting,
especially during </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU"><i>Battlestar
Galactica </i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">or
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU"><i>Game
of Thrones </i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">or
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU"><i>The
Gilmore Girls</i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">,
so rereading has to be done in silence.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Emma
definitely needs the sound of silence.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>BK:
Tell us a bit about your hero/heroine, and their development.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">We’ve</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">got</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">two</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">heroines</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">which</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">makes</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">life</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">interesting</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">They</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">were</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">created</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">to</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">fit</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">their</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">roles</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">were</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">initially</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">pretty</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">simple</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Darsey</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">was</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">an</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">ordinary</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">girl</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">smart</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">feisty</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">when</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">she</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">had</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">to</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">be</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">but</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">basically</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">trying</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">to</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">find</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">herself</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">her</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">place</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">in</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">universe</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">In</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">contrast</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Amber</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Grace</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">was</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">an</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">old</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">lady</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">with
an iron</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">will,</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">determined</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">to</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">make</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">ultimate</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">sacrifice</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Strangely</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">once</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">we</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">let</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">them</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">loose</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">on</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">page</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">they</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">instantly</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">gravitated</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">toward</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">each</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">other</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">It</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">turned</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">out</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">they’d</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">both</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">suffered</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">traumatic</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">losses</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">then</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">carried</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">guilt</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">over</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">them</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">They</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">both</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">became</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">survivors</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">who
were driven to protect others. They dealt with their similar
experiences in a similar way and this similarity became more marked
after Amber entered her new body. </span></span></span>
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">She
became young again, with all the hormonal challenges that entailed
and also shared cells and DNA with Darsey. They started to converge
which seemed to make sense as they headed toward the same altar.
They’re both smart, loyal women capable of great courage and
conviction. Amber has the advantage of moral perspective and knows
what she has to do, while Darsey flails around being overprotective.
Amber remains more cynical and impatient of incompetence, with a
potentially sharp tongue.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-AU" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">However,
they ended up with similar personalities and that made their
different knowledge of the altar a nice contrast. Darsey had no idea
what was coming and would fight it tooth and nail. Amber understood
it completely and would fight to take her place on it.</span></span></div>
<div lang="en-AU" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">So
we unexpectedly had our heroines trying to merge, with some
convergent evolution, but it suited what happened to them and what
they were then destined to share.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>BK:
What is your unique twist that you've brought to your storyline?</i></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">The
sacrifice made at the end of the trilogy wasn’t quite what we
thought it would be initially. So that might be a surprise, but it
grew very naturally from each character’s motivation. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>BK:
As a writer myself, I'm always curious how other writers get through
stumble blocks. When you find a story not flowing, or a character
trying to fight you, how do you correct it?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">This</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">is</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">journalists</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">teachers</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">from
an early age!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>BK:
Using the letters from the word, Summer, how would friends and family
describe you?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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– </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">motivated</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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– </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">romantic</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>BK:
What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got
published or not?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">The</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">pougar</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Shelley’s
father that found its way into one of her children’s poems. The
sidle pougar is a type of cougar that only runs around mountains in
one direction, so two of its legs are shorter than the other pair. We
used to pretend it was chasing us whenever we were in the mountains,
but it was easy to escape. You only had to change direction and it
would fall over, with its two longer legs flailing.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>BK:
Tell us one thing you've done in life that readers would be most
surprised to know.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">question</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">sticker</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">though</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">don’t</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">why,
because we’re both interesting and surprising</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">assessor</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">but</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">with</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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What can we expect from you in the future?</i></span></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">worlds</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">technology</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">We</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">including</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">long</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This
or That...</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Coke
or Pepsi?</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Coke</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Night
Owl or Early Bird? </i></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Night
owl</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Fantasy
or Mystery?</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Fantasy</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Pen/Paper
or Computer? </i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">What</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Computers</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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sure. It makes writing together possible.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Pizza
or Burger? </i></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Pizza</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Cheese</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">ranks</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">almost
as high as</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">chocolate</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Rock
or Country? </i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Rock.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Chocolate
or Vanilla? </i></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Really</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">?
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Chocolate</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">!!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Beach
or Mountains? </i></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">A</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">beach</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">for</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">Emma</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">as</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">long</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">as</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">it’s</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">tropical</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">otherwise</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">it’s</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">two</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">votes</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">for</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-AU">mountains</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></div>
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Casey Lea is a mother and daughter
writing team with a strong interest in science fantasy. The Casey <br />
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Lea
partnership began in 1990, with the arrival of Emma Casey Frost,
first daughter of Shelley Lea and Gary. Although Emma was a very
precocious child, it took another fifteen years before she began
working with her mother.
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Shelley Lea (pronounced ‘lee’) was
born on a snowy June day, near the bottom of the world, in
Invercargill, New Zealand. Reluctant to supply a date of birth, she
would rather claim several decades of maturity, but only a few days
of actual wisdom. Those decades have covered a range of jobs, a
couple of degrees (including English Lit), one great husband, plenty
of travel, two gorgeous daughters, several scatty cats and one
charmingly dumb dog. They’ve also included an on-going struggle to
put pen to paper in any spare second. This has led to some dire
poetry, some eyebrow raising children’s stories and finally to
something resembling a novel. This languished in a sadly disjointed
and hand written form until…</div>
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Emma Casey inherited her mother’s
love of books and the ability to string two sentences together
(sometimes three). She proved to be the missing link in trying to
actually finish a manuscript. Younger, savvier and able to turn on a
computer without causing it to explode, she picked up the book and
ran with it. Emma is also studying graphic design and happily
provides Casey Lea’s cover artwork.</div>
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<b>Book Genre: </b>Science
Fiction/Romance</div>
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<b>Publisher: </b>Pegasus
Press</div>
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<b>Release Date: </b><i>IceFlight</i>
– December 8<sup>th</sup>, 2013. <i>Frostbite</i> – TBA (March
2014)</div>
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<b>Buy Link(s): </b><i>IceFlight
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<i>Frostbite</i> - TBA</div>
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<i><b>The Iron Altar trilogy</b></i> –
The Iron Altar trilogy follows the paths of two women, one young and
the other ancient beyond belief. Both are destined to die on the same
altar.</div>
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One death would precipitate mass murder
and destroy billions. The other sacrifice would claim only two lives
– the martyr and the monster who made the Iron Altar.</div>
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Amber Grace will be that martyr, but
only if she reaches the altar first. And only if she still thinks we
are worth dying for…</div>
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<i><b>IceFlight</b></i><i> </i>–
Darsey Ice never thought her first trip past Jupiter would claim the
lives of her crew. But then she hadn’t expected to become the first
person to make contact with aliens either. Kidnapped, enslaved and
lost on the Outer Rim of a mighty civilization light-years from
Earth, the only person she can turn to is her enigmatic new owner.</div>
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A dishonored outcast, he is just as
alone as Darsey. Exiled by his people and struggling to survive, the
last thing he wants is a rebellious primitive as a slave. She
complicates his efforts to hide a dangerous secret and to complete a
quest that is likely to claim both their lives.</div>
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<i><b>Frostbite</b></i><b> </b>– When
the ice comes for you… When it has already taken your friends…
What do you do?</div>
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Amber Grace has spent countless lives
preparing for battle, but has finally run out of time. She is mortal
now and can only hope that her enemy is close, that when the monster
comes to devour them all, she will be ready.</div>
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All Amber has to do is hide and wait,
keeping herself safe so she will be there to save everyone when death
comes for them. But one thing the Universe never guarantees is
safety.
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Forced from hiding and trapped on the
Rim with the criminal scum of every interstellar species, Amber finds
herself truly living in a way she hasn’t for millennia. Suddenly
her choices are more than equations and the potential of billions
killed must be balanced against protecting her friends.</div>
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Amber finally dares to embrace her last
life, but a single mistake costs everything she has won.
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Now the ice is coming… and it’s not
alone.</div>
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<i><b>IceFlight</b> </i>-
<span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">In</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">front</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">of</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">them</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">a massive</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">waterfall</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">fell</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">through</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">pyramid,</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">a</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">silver</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">curtain</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">blocking</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">their</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">path.</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">It filled</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">entire</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">landing and</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">Darsey</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">tried to</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">stop</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">and</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">stare,</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">but</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">floor</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">wouldn’t</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">let</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">her.</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">Instead</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">it</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">kept </span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">flowing
forward</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU"> and</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">carried</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">her</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">with</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">it</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">.
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">She</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">tried</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">to</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">walk</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">backwards</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">,
but the strange cushion </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">of
air accelerated</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">to</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">waft</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">her</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">faster,</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
straight at </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
monstrous waterfall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">"Wing,"
she squeaked and her fingers found her companion's hand. She squeezed
tighter than she intended, but Nightwing didn't flinch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">"It's
kay. See."</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.2in;">
<span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">Darsey
stared unblinking at the silent curtain of water she was rushing
toward. </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">They</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">hurtled</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">into</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">it</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">and</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">she</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">grabbed</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">Wing’s</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">arm with her
other hand, but the</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">flow</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">parted</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">ahead</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">of</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">them.</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">A</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">v-shaped</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">gap</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">appeared</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">above the</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">path,
looking</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">like</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">the ripple
left by a speedboat. She had to duck her head against his shoulder to
fit, but it worked.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">Wing
put his arm around Darsey while they slowed to a sedate drift under
the weight of a ten story waterfall. Silver boiled above them and the
light grew dim. The path under their feet began to glow blue and when
she glanced up at the kres he looked haggard. He also looked starkly
alien and she suddenly realized how familiar his strange features had
become to her. She’d started to see him as just another person, but
that didn’t mean he was human. Not even close. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">Darsey
looked away with a shudder and her spasm seemed to trigger a
nightmare. The bridge under them pulsed red while a siren sounded and
then the silent waterfall began to roar. She looked up just as the
shield protecting them vanished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">The
water fell and Darsey fell with it. The weight of a giant fist
pounded her while she plummeted down into darkness and the noise was
so overwhelming it seemed as solid as the water. She could hardly
feel Wing’s fingers clamped tight round her wrist, but she knew
they must be there because she was still alive. His com field was the
only thing keeping her that way and she prayed he wouldn’t let go.
Not that it really mattered, because the impact when they finally hit
the bottom was going to be brutal. His shield would be overloaded and
they would both die anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-AU"><i><b>Frostbite</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">-
</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">Zak broke off when his
words were lost in a thud and a grunt. Misty ducked her head </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Constantia, serif;">further
from cover to see what was happening. Ace. He'd finally managed to
slither from his party burrow and do some work. Impressive work too.
He must have taken Zak down with a diving tackle, but the nearest
cover was meters away. Not a bad leap.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately,
Zak arched hard enough to throw Ace off and they came to their feet
together. Two swords appeared and they attacked each other instantly.
Their blades clashed repeatedly, without pause or hesitation. </span></span>
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0.2in; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">Misty
stopped and stared. She had never seen such a fight. Every blow was
countered and each riposte was blocked. It was like watching someone
fence with a mirror. There were no advances and no retreats. The
fighters stood toe-to-toe, perfectly matched. The pace increased,
until their swords were a blur, but still </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">no</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
one broke through with a blade.</span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0.2in; widows: 2;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">Zak
decompressed a second sword and slashed at Ace recklessly, driving
him toward the cliff. The clash of blades was constant as the Beserk
pushed forward. Misty took half a step toward them, but </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">Ace</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
spun around Zak, away from the drop. He swung his sword over his
shoulders to guard his back and caught the blades trying to cut him
down from behind. He twisted his arms while crouching, to turn and
sweep one of the weapons from Zak’s hand. </span></span></span>
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0.2in; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">Ace
leapt </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">high</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">,
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">while</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
Zak jumped too. Their swords </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">collided</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">and</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
they both swung a fist as well. Ace smashed his opponent in the
mouth, but a punch like an anvil glanced </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">from</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
his </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">chin</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
and he staggered. He fell to a knee, </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">before</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">surging
</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">upright </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">to</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
back away and look for the Beserk. He </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">attacked
as soon as</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"> he saw the
stranger </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">-
still</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"> on </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">his
back in the dirt</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">.</span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0.2in; widows: 2;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">Zak
sprang to his </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">feet</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">just</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">in</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">time</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">to</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">counter</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">the</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
blow, </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">then</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
took an unsteady step and </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">Ace
paused</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"> too, breathing
heavily despite com support. The stranger used the back of his hand
to wipe blood from his lips and frowned when he saw </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">Ace</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
wiping his own bloody mouth. </span></span></span>
</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0.2in; widows: 2;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">“<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">Get
out of my head, snot balls.”</span></span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0.2in; widows: 2;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">“<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">Glad
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">to</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">,”
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">Ace</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">sneered</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">.
“I don't usually play in garbage.”</span></span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0.2in; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">Zak
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">sprang</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">forward</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">,
but this time he put his full weight behind </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">his</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
swing. The wild blow was a risk, but </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">Ace</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
was too surprised to take advantage of it. He belatedly tried to
block Zak’s sword, but its momentum was too great. Both swords flew
through the air and Misty jumped aside when they clattered past. </span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"><span lang="en-AU">Ace</span></span><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;">
reached to his wrist for another blade, but was too slow. This time
Zak tackled him and they went down together. They grappled with each
other and rolled across the plateau toward the cliff.</span></span></span></div>
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mind of a city girl and moved to Chicago nearly three years ago
because she wasn't smart enough to go somewhere warmer. She
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legendary places like The Second City and eating lots and lots of
ethnic food (will travel all the way across the city to Pilsen for
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adventurous spirit and the reason why she is always stoked to tell
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can visit her at </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #040404;"><span style="font-family: Cochin, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><u>www.emilystrong.net</u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #040404;"><span style="font-family: Cochin, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Erin:</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #040404;"><span style="font-family: Cochin, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/135361730&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #040404;"><span style="font-family: Cochin, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><b>Bio:</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #040404;"><span style="font-family: Cochin, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b><i>Erin</i></b>
has n</span></span></span><span style="color: #040404; font-family: Cochin, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 100%;">arrated over 500 audio books including "The Hunger Games"
trilogy for The National Library Services/Library Of Congress,
"A State Of Wonder," The Garden Of The Beasts," "Anna
Karenina," "Ferdinand The Bull, and "Madeline." </span></div>
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<span style="color: #040404; font-family: Cochin, serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 100%;"><b>Sonja:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #040404;"><span style="font-family: Cochin, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Sonja
has two loves: acting and reading. Narrating audiobooks is her
absolute passion. She has logged over 600 hours recording textbooks
with an organization called Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic,
and is currently in the process of recording a kids'
action-fantasy-adventure novel, a steamy and mysterious paranormal
romance, and a non-fiction about writing. She loves nothing more than
bringing vivid worlds and unique characters to life. When she's not
recording, Sonja can be found onstage, traipsing around Brooklyn, or
entertaining children with a variety of dubious accents.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #040404;"><span style="font-family: Cochin, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Erica:</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #040404;"><span style="font-family: Cochin, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><b>Bio:</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #040404;"><span style="font-family: Cochin, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><i><b>Erica
Newhouse</b></i> is a film, televesion and theater actor living in New York
City. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Prize
Details</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">Every
vote, like, share, or sign up is an entry for the "grand
prizes" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"> One
person will win Signed copies of all 5 books</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"> One
person will win a $30 Amazon or B&N gift card</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"> Four
other winners will win paperback copies of UNLEASHED</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">Anyone
who votes + signs up for Emily’s email list + likes Emily’s
FaceBook page gets a copy of the audio book when it's completed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>More
about UNLEASHED:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">UNLEASHED </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">is
the first book in Emily Kimelman's best selling Sydney Rye series of
mysteries.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">When
the series begins Sydney Rye is named Joy Humbolt. She does not like
people telling her what to do, so it comes as no surprise that she
was just fired from her last job. When she buys Charlene Miller's
dog-walking business on Manhattan's exclusive upper east side, it
seems like the perfect fit: Quiet environment, minimal contact with
people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">But
then one of her clients turns up dead, and Charlene disappears.
Rumors say Charlene was having an affair with the victim--and of
course, everyone assumes Joy must know where she is. Joy begins to
look into the crime, first out of curiosity then out of anger when
there is another murder and threats start to come her way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">When
police detective Mulberry is assigned to the case, Joy finds a
kindred spirit--cynical and none-too-fond of the human race. As they
dig deep into the secrets of Manhattan's elite, they not only get
closer to the killer but also to a point of no return. One last
murder sends Joy Humbolt hurtling over the edge. Her only chance of
survival is to become Sydney Rye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The
Rest of The Sydney Rye Series:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">DEATH
IN THE DARK </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">(A
Sydney Rye Novella, #2) </span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">INSATIABLE</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">
(A Sydney Rye Novel, #3)</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">STRINGS
OF GLASS </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">(A
Sydney Rye Novel, #4)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">THE
DEVIL’S BREATH </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">(A
Sydney Rye Novel, #5) Coming April 2014</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Emily
Kimelman Biography</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">Emily
Kimelman is the author of the best selling “Sydney Rye” series of
mystery novels including UNLEASHED, DEATH IN THE DARK, INSATIABLE,
STRINGS OF GLASS and the forthcoming THE DEVIL’S BREATH. Emily
lives with her husband, Sean Gilvey, and their dog, Kinsey Millhone
“Pup Detective”, on a trawler docked in the Hudson Valley during
the summer. She spends her winters traveling to where ever the next
Sydney Rye Novel takes place. Right now she is in Costa Rica working
on Sydney Rye #6. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">If
you’ve read Emily’s work and liked it please contact her. She
loves hearing from readers. You can reach Emily via email
</span><a href="mailto:ejkimelman@gmail.com"><span style="color: #000072;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>ejkimelman@gmail.com
or </u></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">on
twitter @ejkimelman.</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, serif;">
Follow her on Instagram to see pictures from Emily’s latest
adventures. Visit </span><a href="http://www.emilykimelman.com/"><span style="color: #000072;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>www.emilykimelman.com</u></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, serif;">
to learn more about Emily and the Sydney Rye series.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Links:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>UNLEASHED</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">Amazon</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unleashed-Sydney-Rye-Novel-ebook/dp/B004XDWJ18"><span style="color: #000072;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><u><b>http://www.amazon.com/Unleashed-Sydney-Rye-Novel-ebook/dp/B004XDWJ18</b></u></span></span></span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, serif;">Goodreads</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11296999-unleashed"><span style="color: #000072;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><u>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11296999-unleashed</u></span></span></span></span></span></a></div>
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Dark Side of Sunset
Pointe – a Lance Underphal Mystery</div>
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by Michael Allan
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Born and raised at the edge of the high
desert in Kingman, Arizona, Michael Allan Scott resides in Scottsdale
with his wife, Cynthia and their hundred-pound Doberman, Otto. In
addition to writing mysteries and speculative fiction, his interests
include music, photography, art, scuba diving and auto racing. For
the latest, please visit <span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a class="western" href="http://michaelallanscott.com/">http://michaelallanscott.com</a></u></span></span></div>
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Book Genre: Mystery,
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Publisher: Telemachus
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Release Date: 11/19/12</div>
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A contemporary mystery/thriller—a
paranormal mystery, to be more precise. For mystery fans, it twists
and turns like a dragon kite in a high wind. Mystery connoisseurs,
beware. The Lance Underphal Mystery series will keep you guessing .
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Lance Underphal was devastated by his
wife’s death, and now, the down-and-out crime-scene photographer
can’t let her go. He wakes up plagued by premonitions. The double
shooting of an Arizona real estate developer and his
mistress/bookkeeper immerse Underphal in a world of incomprehensible
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Frank Salmon, the homicide detective on
the case, does his best to blow off Underphal’s “visions.” But
the murders keep piling up and the visions are all too real.</div>
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Salmon pursues Underphal’s clues from
a popular strip club to a failing community bank, adding a
blackmailing stripper to the body count.</div>
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Underphal struggles mightily with his
psychic curse, teetering on the brink of insanity. His only hope for
redemption is the voice in his head, the voice of his dead wife.
Stumbling through dark vortexes of murderous intrigue, he comes to
realize his visions will either kill him or lead to the capture of a
killer—maybe more than one.<br />
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