Please welcome my special guest Beverly Ovalle! 1. What inspired you to write in your genre/s? I love to read romances so it just seemed a natural genre to write. I started reading gothic romance in grade school and continued to read a wide variety as I got older. 2. What is the hardest… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: Beverly Ovalle
Author: Flossie Benton Rogers
Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.
Mythic Monday: Anna Perenna
Originally an ancient Etruscan goddess of the fruitful earth, Anna Perenna went on to become well revered by the Romans. Her feast day is March 15, a time when spring begins to sing and green shoots stir beneath the fertile ground. During her widely celebrated festival, revelry, merrymaking, and lovemaking were expected of all devout… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Anna Perenna
Cocktail Saturday: Spring Fever “Gimic”
Has spring fever struck you yet? After a long hard winter of salted meats and root vegetables, our forebears yearned to ingest the first green shoots to cleanse and invigorate the body. After the sluggish winter months, the digestion needed a jump start and the blood needed purifying. These green drinks became known as spring… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Spring Fever “Gimic”
Vintage Friday: Tea and Cupcakes
Happy Friday, everyone! Today I am visiting with my friend Dylan Newton on her blog. It’s giveaway time too! For a chance to win a free copy of my paranormal romance Mind Your Goddess, click on the following link, go to Dylan’s blog, and leave a comment. If you already own the book, you can… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Tea and Cupcakes
Mythic Monday: Mermaids and Ondines
The mythology of Pisces hails from ancient Syria in the form of the mermaid goddess Atargatis, also known as the goddess of love and fertility. She is the Goddess of the Sea, akin to the later Greek Aphrodite and Roman Venus. Her lover is Hadad, and her animals are the fish and the dove. Numerous… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Mermaids and Ondines
SCP Paranormal Blog Hop
Welcome to the Secret Cravings Publishing Paranormal Blog Hop! We’re hopping all weekend. To one lucky person who comments on this blog, I’m giving away an eBook from my Wytchfae series– you pick the title: Wytchfae Runes, Guardian of the Deep — Wytchfae 2, or Mind Your Goddess — Wytchfae 3. The Wytchfae world is… Continue reading SCP Paranormal Blog Hop
Vintage Friday: Hex Sign Art
Vintage Friday: Hex Sign Art Pennsylvanians of German descent, sometimes referred to as the Pennsylvania Dutch, not only gave us a revitalized celebration surrounding the ancient traditions of Groundhog Day, they also bestowed upon us delicacies such as funnel cakes and numerous arts and crafts, including the unique decor known as hex signs. Hex signs… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Hex Sign Art
Hump Day Hook: Mind Your Goddess
The Goddess Epona experiences a dangerous situation: Selde cried out, “Milady!” “Get down!” The door crashed open, and two hulking ogres burst in, followed by a thin, dark man brandishing an astral dagger. With dexterity he flicked it underhanded toward Epona. A burning sensation pierced her abdomen, and lights exploded in her head. Please visit… Continue reading Hump Day Hook: Mind Your Goddess
Torchy Tuesday: Skye Bannerman
Vintage romance author Dorothy Cork’s hero Skye Bannerman came before titular hero Red Diamond and Sin Watermount of Breakers on the Beach, both of whom we have already visited. Skye owns an outback sheep station called Jounima, hence the title, The Red Plains of Jounima, and is described by the heroine as “exasperating.” Actually, he… Continue reading Torchy Tuesday: Skye Bannerman
Mythic Monday: Black Moon Rising
Some folks call February 2014 a Black Moon month because it has no new moon. Our lovely Selene hides her face. This situation can only occur in the short month of February. However, a Black Moon also refers to the second new moon in a calendar month, and January and March are both Black Moon… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Black Moon Rising