Captain Shelby Character Interview Series: Author Takes on Main Villain

Can this get any more intriguing?? Pre-order now!

The Deadly Dozen Book Bundle now available for pre-order at Amazon!

Soul and Shadow is in some mighty fine company!

The DEADLY DOZEN Book Bundle contains 12 complete mystery/thriller novels by award-winning and international bestselling authors: Cheryl Kaye Tardif, Catherine Astolfo, Alison Bruce, Melodie Campbell/Cynthia St-Pierre, Gloria Ferris, Donna Galanti, Kat Flannery, Jesse Giles Christiansen, Rosemary McCracken, Susan J. McLeod, C. S. Lakin and Linda Merlino.

1. THE BRIDGEMAN by Catherine Astolfo
2. DEADLY LEGACY by Alison Bruce
3. A PURSE TO DIE FOR by Melodie Campbell & Cynthia St-Pierre
4. CHEAT THE HANGMAN by Gloria Ferris
5. A HUMAN ELEMENT by Donna Galanti
6. LAKOTA HONOR by Kat Flannery
7. PELICAN BAY by Jesse Giles Christiansen
8. SAFE HARBOR by Rosemary McCracken
9. SOUL AND SHADOW by Susan J. McLeod
10. INNOCENT LITTLE CRIMES by C. S. Lakin
11. ROOM OF TEARS by Linda Merlino
12. DIVINE INTERVENTION by Cheryl Kaye Tardif

With an individual list price total of more than $45.00 and over 640 reviews collectively on Amazon.com, the DEADLY DOZEN Book Bundle is a value-packed, rollercoaster thrill ride that takes you from amateur sleuth to detective to paranormal to ancient mysteries set in intriguing worlds and so much more.
From now until September 14, you can get this fantastic collection for only $3.99 if you pre-order from Amazon! The regular and still great price will be $7.99. It’s quite a line-up and you won’t want to miss it!
Here are the links:
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Dozen-Mystery-Thriller-Bestselling-ebook/dp/B00MS6LYUY
Universal link (for Amazon.com and foreign Amazons) http://getBook.at/deadlydozen
Imajin Books: http://www.imajinbooks.com/deadly-dozen
We look forward to your reviews and send a big thank you to all readers!

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SUMMER IS SIZZLIN’ AT IMAJIN BOOKS!

                                                            Great things come in threes this July! 

                                                                                                                      July 12 – 20, 2014

‘Share the Imajin Books Buzz’ contest – share our events on Twitter and Facebook, and share your pics of our books on your ereaders or you holding one, and receive entries into a grand prize draw for a $100 Amazon/Kobo gift card! Other prizes include: a poster of “Sanctuary” by critically acclaimed artist David Miller, and three $20 Amazon or Kobo Books gift cards (winners’ choice). Open to anyone 18+. Void where prohibited. To enter, use the Rafflecopter form below from July 12-20.

Imajin Books eBook Sale – www.imajinbooks.com/sale – most ebooks will be priced at $0.99 or $1.99 from July 12-20 via Amazon & Smashwords. 

Prices will be adjusted on Amazon (Kindle) during this event.

Please use the coupon codes at www.imajinbooks.com/sale to get the sale price on Smashwords. Some titles do not need a code. If you have a Nook, Kobo or other ereading device, the Smashwords edition is the one you want.

Sale ends July 21, 2014. Prices listed are in USD.

 

Facebook Party – for one day only, Thursday, July 17th, we’ll be holding a Facebook Party online and giving away prizes (ebooks and gift cards from Amazon, Smashwords and Kobo.) Join us at: https://www.facebook.com/events/659449144144070. The party begins 2:00 PM EDT and goes until 8:00 PM EDT. Our authors will drop by when they can. Be sure to also like our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/imajinbooks.  

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SOUL AND SHADOW  will be on sale for $.99 and FIRE AND SHADOW  will be only $1.99! So put on your flip flops, grab a cold drink, and come join in the fun!

FIRE ALERT!

That’s as in Fire And Shadow and Kindle Fire. I’m teaming up with some awesome authors to bring you this chance to win a brand new 7″ K-Fire HD, courtesy of the Kindle Book Review. Digital Book Today is contributing two $100.00 Amazon gift cards for second and third place prizes. Just follow the link http://ow.ly/y9fNa  to the Rafflecopter contest to enter. All you have to do is like and follow our sizzling scribes, and have fun looking at our books! You’re sure to find some great summer reads!

I want to thank everyone who participated in the Fire And Shadow Super Spring Sale. You helped the book reach #1 in both Occult and Paranormal on Amazon! I hope your summer is a wonderful one!

FIRE AND SHADOW SUPER SPRING SALE!

        

To celebrate Spring being here at last, FIRE AND SHADOW will be on sale May 13 through May 20. Grab this paranormal suspense novel that has been called “A heart-stopping page-turner” for only $0.99! Follow Lily Evans as the fortune teller at a Celtic Faire puts her on a path she never expected to take. Lily is just coming to terms with her psychic abilities, and she’ll have to learn quickly to face what’s in store for her. A haunting portrait filled with pain. Who is the woman behind it? Was she burned as a witch? Why is it so important to find a book that she hid over three-hundred years ago? Who will help or hinder Lily on this quest? And what awaits her at the end?

International best seller. Top 100 Amazon bestseller in Occult and Paranormal.

“fast moving…plausible & exciting, delving into the psychic, dark magic, & white magic.”

“hauntingly beautiful”

“Another haunting, lyrical story from Susan McLeod. Lily Evans continues on her path toward the truth, unlocking mysteries that will leave you breathless and spellbound. A must-read!”

Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC3-pU8H5jATo

Cleocatra is waiting for you!

Shell And Shadow Release And Contest!

Shell And Shadow Release And Contest!.

Shell And Shadow Release And Contest!

On February 7, my novella Shell And Shadow will be released. This was a labor of love to honor my dear friend and all of the wonderful humanitarian work that she does, both for the PG Family Foundation and through the Betsy Hotel. I’ve written a story about the heroine of my novels, Lily Evans, on vacation with her boyfriend Kent. After all that Lily went through in Fire And Shadow, the woman deserved a break. And my readers wanted to see more of Kent, and less of his rival Stephen. Poor Stephen, he really is a great guy, if a bit overbearing. If you like him, don’t worry, he’ll be back in Storm And Shadow.

Shell And Shadow is a stand-alone read, a short romantic fantasy, perfect for Valentine’s Day. All profits are going to Zara’s Center, a home for AIDS-impacted children in Zimbabwe, supported by the Foundation and the Betsy. To celebrate its release, there is a contest with an incredible prize package. See what the Betsy has offered! And check back next week for the cover reveal and more contest details!

Wake Up You Sleepyheads!

  

I have to admit, I have been a snob.

I love to write and I love to read, and those are the two things I’m usually doing. Television takes about five hours of my time each week. I’ve always been proud to say that I’ve never watched a single reality show, including any involving entertainment. I couldn’t understand the fervor of fans for Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, or any other series. The only program I’ve never missed over the course of thirty-seven years is Doctor Who. But we have a special relationship.

Now, I can no longer feel superior to anyone gushing over a show instead of a book. I can’t claim that I only watch historical documentaries. Because a wacky, wonderful, witty and whimsical miracle has hit the airwaves. I refer, of course, to Sleepy Hollow.

When I first heard of it, I thought it was one of the stupidest ideas ever. I love Washington Irving and was horrified that they’d do that to his story. I laughed at my brother when he sat down for the pilot episode. “I can’t believe you’re going to watch this garbage,” I said on my way into the kitchen. Coming back through, I glanced at the T.V. screen to mock it. Instead, my mouth fell open. There was a gorgeous man in 18th century clothing explaining to modern police that he fought with George Washington in the American Revolution. I was totally and instantly addicted. I’ll never be able to tease my sister about her obsession with Supernatural again.

Sleepy Hollow is impossible to sum up. It has the best-looking main character anywhere. (Sorry, Chris Hemsworth, I still love you, but the torch has been passed.) Tom Mison (who plays Ichabod Crane) was the perfect choice for this role. He oozes charm and he’s a talented actor. His face, and especially his eyes, are very expressive and can convey  every nuance of emotion. He’s strong, intelligent and brave but the vulnerability of his strange new situation shows too. You can’t help but care for him.

He goes from suspect to consultant in a grisly murder investigation. His partner is Abbie Mills, played by Nicole Beharie, a young officer in the Sleepy Hollow police department. She’s beautiful and capable, sensitive and sarcastic by turns, and just as likeable as Mison. They play off of each other perfectly with a rare chemistry. Facebook fans (and I do NOT spend too much time reading and replying to the comments), are divided on whether or not there should be an Ichabbie romance. Besides that, the main bone of contention is whether or not Ichabod should change his clothes. The only things that everyone seems to agree on are:

1. Tom Mison is HOT.

2. Sleepy Hollow is the best show on T.V.

3. Tom Mison is REALLY HOT.

I must agree with the posters who believe that an Ichabod/Abbie romance would NOT be a good idea. After all, Ichabod has a wife (Katrina) who cast a spell to preserve him after he died on the battlefield. Now she’s stuck in Purgatory for her sins. How many wives are going through that for their husbands? And who did Ichabod in? One of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Headless, of course. There are a lot of ingredients mixed into this Sleepy Stew. You have your good Gryffindor-y witches like Katrina, and an evil Slytherin-y coven. You have demons, lost colonists, Native American shamans, ghosts galore, masons and sin eaters. And that’s just the beginning.

But it’s the end of this post. Part two will be next week and is all about research and reality in writing. How important is it? Can it make or break a book or a show? My thoughts might surprise you.

Watch Sleepy Hollow on Fox Mondays at 9EST and check out their FB page at https://www.facebook.com/SleepyHollow. But be prepared to find yourself watching each episode at least twice and counting the days (and hours) until the next one!

I’m just curious-who do you think Ichabod should be with, Abbie or Katrina?

Bewitching Blog Tour and Halloween Sale!

Happy Halloween, everyone!

FIRE AND SHADOW is going on a jaunt with Bewitching Book Tours to celebrate. Please stop by and say hello! To mark the event, both FIRE AND SHADOW and SOUL AND SHADOW will be half-price through October 31’st. That’s only $1.99 each for E books that have been in four different Amazon bestseller categories! You can have your witch, or your mummy, or both!

There will be prizes so come on down!

October 21

Dalene’s Book Reviews

http://dalenesbookreviews.blogspot.com

October 21 review

My Tangled Skeins Book Reviews

http://mytangledskeinsbookreviews.blogspot.com

October 22 Interview

The Simple Things in Life

Http://pwrspot.blogspot.com/

October 22 Spotlight

3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy, Too! http://3partnersinshopping.blogspot.com

October 23 Guest blog

Reading in Twilight

http://readingintwilight.blogspot.com/

October 23 Spotlight

Pure Textuality

http://puretextuality.com

October 24 Interview

Pembroke Sinclair.

pembrokesinclair.blogspot.com

October 24 Spotlight

Books & Tales:

http://www.booksandtales.blogspot.co.uk/

October 24 Spotlight

Ramblings of a Book Lunatic

http://booklunaticramblings.blogspot.com

October 25 Spotlight

BookwormBridgette’s World

http://bookwormbridgette.blogspot.com/

October 25 Spotlight

Book2Buzz

http://www.book2buzz.blogspot.com

October 25 spotlight

Wicca Witch 4 Book Blog

http://wiccawitch4.blogspot.ca/

October 28 Spotlight

A Night’s Dream of Books

http://anightsdreamofbooks.blogspot.com/

October 28 Spotlight

Mila Ramos

http://www.jademystique.blogspot.com

October 28 review

adrienne woods books and reviews

http://woodsadrienne.wordpress.com

O Hushed October Morning Mild

Welcome October, my favorite month of the year! It’s so beautiful that I keep looking out of the window instead of writing. But who can blame me?

There’s a lot going on this particular October—starting today with Halloweenpalooza! The 31 Days of Halloween are happening at https://www.facebook.com/events/164385847097718/permalink/167233670146269/

The amazing thriller author Wendy Potocki has created this event and all are cordially invited to join! There are prizes galore (including books from me) and a ghost-story competition with the winner grabbing a bag full of goodies! There are also guest blogs by some great authors, and interviews of them as well. I humbly reveal that mine is one of them. Please come by, no costume necessary!

My fellow Imajin author Jesse Giles Christiansen is still recruiting for his Skeleton Army. He’s celebrating the success of his novel Pelican Bay. Just click on the title to be taken to the Facebook Page.

FIRE AND SHADOW is going on a Bewitching Blog Tour October 21-25. I’ll have more details when I know the exact stops.

Now let me leave you with a poem from one of my favorite poets: Robert Frost. Thank you!

October

O hushed October morning mild,

Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;

Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild,

Should waste them all.

The crows above the forest call;

Tomorrow they may form and go.

O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow.                                                          

…the bridge at Wolf’s Creek…

Make the day seem to us less brief.

Hearts not averse to being beguiled,

Beguile us in the way you know.                                                              

Release one leaf at break of day;

At noon release another leaf;

one from our trees, one far away.

Retard the sun with gentle mist;

Enchant the land with amethyst.
Slow, slow!

For the grapes’ sake, if the were all,

Whose leaves already are burnt with frost,

Whose clustered fruit must else be lost—

For the grapes’ sake along the all.