Welcome to Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their works in progress based on word and picture prompts. We’re a book hungry troop that enjoys reading as much as you do. Today our word prompt is bean. My excerpt is from a new contemporary romance. Please visit the other… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Bean
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Book Review: Dracula’s Mistress
5 STARS FOR DRACULA’S MISTRESS Author – Carmen Stefanescu First Published – 2017 Genre – Historical fiction SubGenre – Romantic elements, paranormal elements Setting – 15th century Walachia (Romania) at the time of Vlad the Impaler Heroine – Angela Hero – Vlad the Impaler, ruler of Walachia Major Theme – Love survives violence, intrigue,… Continue reading Book Review: Dracula’s Mistress
Cover Reveal by Ellie Mack
Roxy Sings the Blues by Ellie Mack Blurb: Scars tell the story of a past. Roxy’s scars aren’t visible but they have carved her deeply and the pain they caused pours out through her music. If facing an uncertain future after losing her mother wasn’t enough, a failed relationship from the past returns to wreak havoc.… Continue reading Cover Reveal by Ellie Mack
Fabulous Fragrance: Moon Dance
High among my current top fragrances is Moon Dance by Juliette Has a Gun. The scent puts me in mind of flowers blooming at midnight, but not jasmine. It is an expensive fragrance that I finally found on sale at frangrancenet for about one third of the original price. Everything about the presentation calls out… Continue reading Fabulous Fragrance: Moon Dance
Tuesday Tales: Writing Business
Welcome to Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their works in progress based on word and picture prompts. We’re a book hungry troop that enjoys reading as much as you do. Today our word prompt is business. The excerpt is from a dark fantasy romance. Visit the other fabulous… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Business
Amazing Actress Doran Clark
Happy Birthday, Doran Clark! Born August 8th, 1954, Leo Sun Sign A couple of years ago I discovered vintage mysteries on one of the Hallmark channels and am enjoying delving into such shows as Columbo, Diagnosis Murder, Matlock, Hart to Hart, and especially Murder She Wrote. While watching these series from the 1980s and 90s,… Continue reading Amazing Actress Doran Clark
Review: Our Justice #RRBC
5 STARS FOR OUR JUSTICE Author – John W. Howell First Published – 2016 Genre – Suspense Thriller Setting – California locales Hero – John Cannon, lawyer and quick study Villain – Matt Jacobs, wealthy terrorist set on assassinating the President and killing anyone who gets in his way or annoys him Major Theme –… Continue reading Review: Our Justice #RRBC
Fierce Writer: Unlock Your MICE Quotient
The inimitable Orson Scott Card’s MICE Quotient is a method of looking at stories and creating story structure. As writers our role is to provide a rewarding experience for the reader. Whatever format or master plan you currently use to shape a compelling story, taking a look at your story through the lens of MICE… Continue reading Fierce Writer: Unlock Your MICE Quotient
Tuesday Tales: Writing Rain
Welcome to Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their works in progress based on word and picture prompts. We’re a book hungry troop that enjoys reading as much as you do. Today our picture prompt is rain. My excerpt is from one of my books in progress, Hannah’s Haint,… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Rain
Review: Assaie’s Gift #RRBC
4 STARS FOR ASSAIE’S GIFT Author – D.E. Howard First Published – 2015 Genre – Fantasy SubGenre – Romantic Elements Setting – Earth; Goddess Realm Heroine – Kia; Assaie Hero – Xander; Jacob Major Theme – Love endures and heals; features parallel stories on earth and goddess realm Descriptors – light, delightful, fanciful, as appealing… Continue reading Review: Assaie’s Gift #RRBC