Evangeline’s Fantasy Man–from the talented Ida Plassay

Author Ida Plassay stopped by to discuss her latest book, Evangeline’s Fantasy Man.    Later this week, Ida will be by with an exciting interview that aromance readers should enjoy. 

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At a very young age, Evangeline Anderson had fallen madly in love with a handsome, tall, dark, romantic figure, while slowly steering her horse through the woods and daydreaming about the man she’d one day marry.

 Since then, the place became like a shrine to her, and she visited the spot often in hopes of seeing him again. Though the sightings were few, and always from afar, she never stopped fantasizing about him. Not even after he growled at her to get off his property, making her feel like she wasn’t worthy to be on the same ground as he.

 Now, many years later, Evangeline finally meets her fantasy man. But Jerald Drake doesn’t believe in love. He always gets what he wants, and what he wants now is Evangeline, the rare, enchanting beauty dressed in the ruby-red gown.

 Will either of them get what they want, or will they lose one another forever?

Sounds absolutely delightful!   Evangeline’s Fantasy Man is available at:

www.amazon.com

www.amazon.ca

www.barnesandnoble.com

www.chapters.indigo.ca

 Ida loves to hear from her readers and can be found at www.freewebs.com/idaplassay

Discover Your Self Through Your Writing!

Hello Friends!

Chiron’s essay is posted!

Discover Your Self Through Your Writing.

An excerpt:

One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree.
“Which road do I take?” she asked.
“Where do you want to go?” was his response.
“ I don’t know,” Alice answered.
“Then,” said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.” – Lewis Carroll

Writing is a curious occupation. Although I suppose there are those who can pen novels, poems, songs, or scripts without any ‘soul’ investment, *smile* most of us instead take a deep breath and jump down that wondrous rabbit hole. In order to have the courage, the stamina, and the sheer will-power to keep ourselves on track we need to have a reason to write.

“The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the man who descends to the depth of his heart.”  ~Julien Green

Here is my suggestion:

Write to Discover Your Self.
Write to Awaken Your Heart.
Write to Engage Your Soul.
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Ready for some motivation?

Jump to The Write Soul: www.chironokeefe.blogspot.com for the complete essay.

Keep writing, everyone!

–Chiron O’Keefe

Fire At Midnight by author Lisa Marie Wilkinson

Author Lisa Marie Wilkinson has written a fantastic romance entitled Fire At Midnight  filled with enticing intrigue, drama and suspense. 

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It is 1703, and Rachael Penrose is confined to Bedlam Insane Asylum in London after discovering her uncle Victor plans to kill her brother in order to inherit the family fortune. Victor leads a gang of criminals and uses French privateer/smuggler Sébastien Falconer as the scapegoat for his crimes. When Victor spreads the lie that Rachael informed the authorities of Falconer’s smuggling activities, Falconer vows revenge on the girl.

A dangerously ill Rachael finally escapes from Bedlam, only to find shelter in Sébastien’s carriage, and ends up in his care. It is a twist of fate that will alter both their lives forever.

Believing she is in danger from Sébastien, Rachael meets up with his estranged twin brother, Jacques, a customs officer intent on bringing his brother, the famous privateer, to justice. But the real criminal is still at large, and she and her brother are still in danger. Will she discover the truth and save both their lives . . . and her heart?

 

Fire At Midnight has received the following awards:

Grand Prize Winner in the 2007 Maryland Writers Association Novel Contest .

Winner of a Bronze PNWA (Pacific Northwest Writers Association) Award in the Adult Genre Novel category.

Named one of the best books published in Chicago for March 2009 by Publish Chicago.

Wins the Fiction and Literature-Romance category of the USA Book News 2009 Best Book Awards!!

Pick up your copy of Fire At Midnight at AMAZON, BOOKS A MILLION, MEDALLION PRESS and BARNES and NOBLE.  All links are posted in the blogsite column!

Stellar reviews:

 

“Fire at Midnight is a perfect historical romance that gives the readers suspense, mystery, passion and so much more…Ms. Wilkinson gives us a vivid, memorable love story like no other. Her characters are unique and some are a little twisted, but this just adds depth to this fantastic story. I hope some of the secondary characters will get their own stories and I cannot wait to see what Ms. Wilkinson will come up with next.”

-Sonya, Fallen Angel Reviews

 

“Author Lisa Marie Wilkinson writes of an uncertain romance smothered in deceit, evil, and hatred. The Great Storm of 1703 and the Eddystone Lighthouse also play parts in this unusual historical adventure.

For a well researched and entertaining historical filled with unforeseen twists and turns for your enjoyment, try FIRE AT MIDNIGHT.”

-Robin Lee, Romance Reviews Today

Read even more at Lisa’s wonderful website: http://www.lisamariewilkinson.com

I have a winner to announce at Booktalk with J and J!

Earlier this week, I had fun being interviewed by Jen at Booktalk with J and J.  One lucky commentator had the opportunity to win a PDF copy of Blood of the Beast.  

 Thanks to everyone who stopped by this week. The contest winner is Amy S. and an email is on it’s way to her from admin.bookblog@gmail.com. AmyS has until next Thursday, Nov 5 to claim the book.

HAPPY HALLOW’S EVE, Everyone!!

Moonlight, Lace and Mayhem!

I’m visiting at http://moonlightlacemayhem.blogspot.com/ today and have a special for everyone that posts a comment!

On Sunday(a day entitled The Day of the Dead in  most countries), one lucky winner will be chosen to receive an autographed copy of Blood of the Beast or My Lord Raven!

Perseverance. Without It, Passion Is Never Enough–Chiron’s Back!!

Hello Friends!

This week’s essay is posted:

Perseverance. Without It, Passion Is Never Enough.

An excerpt:
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by Chiron O’Keefe

“You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what
goes on inside.”  –Dr. Wayne Dyer.

Perseverance is a word that stumbles on the tongue. It’s not at all like the  word Passion. Passion sounds juicy and gorgeous and bursting with flavor.

Passion. Yum. *smile* Writers imagine the process of composing is simply a matter of the right amount of passion. As if each story dangles like ripe fruit just yonder out of reach. Snap it off the branch and there you go!

The desire to carve a story out of thin air is certainly our greatest motivation. Passion moves us to reach beyond the known and imbues us with the courage to venture into the dark landscape of our imagination. However it’s the less attractive relative—the one with the heavy backpack and sturdy walking shoes—who is more likely to successfully traverse that rocky path.

Perseverance.

Without it, passion is never enough…

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Ready for some motivation?

Jump to The Write Soul: <a href=”http://www.chironokeefe.blogspot.com“>www.chironokeefe.blogspot.com</a>
for the complete essay. Sorry I was unable to send out messages the last two weeks!

Keep writing, everyone!

–Chiron O’Keefe

Angels of Interstate 29 by Donald James Parker

Recently, I discovered the fascinating author, Donald James Parker, who writes wholesome romance filled with inspiration,  and wanted to share his work with my readers.  Feel free to stop by Don’s site at  http://donaldJamesParker.com  - where readers can download his ebooks for free and where they can link to his blog and many other sites dealing with reading and writing.

 Angels of Interstate 29

Tex Harris has just turned 70 and been put out to pasture by his employer. The curtain seems to be falling on his life. Before the obese soprano can vocalize the final notes, Tex discovers there is more to living than a career. After rescuing a damsel in distress on the freeway, he decides the role of hero fits him as well as the white Stetson he always wears. He organizes a group of senior citizens to patrol the highway to help those in need. His quest brings him into contact with Lizzie, an attractive widow who captures his heart. Unfortunately, she also wins the affection of Tex ’s best friend and his newly acquired nemesis. The three compete for Lizzie’s affections as they all experience new things together. Tex learns that being a hero sometimes means making enemies, but more importantly that discovers that forgiveness is the most wonderful gift of all.

 

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