Month: December 2013

Sneak Peek: Passion’s Sacred Dance

Today we have a sneak peek from the paranormal romance by Juli D. Revezzo: Passion’s Sacred Dance.

Battling mounting debt, Stacy Macken is determined not to lose her historic art gallery. When Aaron Fielding offers help, she fights to keep the attraction between them from clouding her judgment. He may be her savior in disguise–but can she trust him?

Aaron intrigues her with tales of the Tuatha dé Danann, sworn warriors who protect humanity from monsters seeking their destruction. If Aaron can prove his claim, she would give up anything to help–even the gallery he claims is sacred ground.

If the battle is lost, the enemy will control Earth for the next five hundred years. Stacy and Aaron’s budding love might only complicate things.

Passion’s Sacred Dance is available from Amazon.com and Amazon UK.

Here is an excerpt from Passion’s Sacred Dance…

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Video Trailer: The Lead Cloak

Byron Shaw can track and find anyone on Earth. Except the people who tried to kill him.

By 2081, privacy no longer exists. The Lattice enables anyone to re-live any moment of your life. People can experience past and present events–or see into the mind of anyone, living or dead.

Most people love it. Some want to destroy it.

Colonel Byron Shaw has just saved the Lattice from the most dangerous attack in its history. Now he must find those responsible. But there’s a question nobody’s asking: does the Lattice deserve to be saved?

The answer may cost him his life.

The Lead Cloak, the science fiction novel by Erik Hanberg, is available from Amazon, Smashwords, and Amazon UK.

Don’t forget, you can cast your vote for trailer of the month on December 28, 2013 at 5 p.m. Pacific time.

Writing Romance

What is Romance?
Guest Post
by Paty Jager

When I tell people I write romance, most of the looks and comments I get are condescending. As if they feel a romance book isn’t worthy of the time and effort that goes into the making of an emotion story between two characters.

Two years ago I attended a weekend writers conference with suspense writer Larry Brooks. While going through his information, he’d ask us—all romance writers—questions. He brought up the need for a character arc for the main character. We would then pipe up and say, “No, there has to be two character arcs, one for the hero and one for the heroine. And a third if you have a villain.” After the third time we said this, sparking discussion about making sure the character arcs, the plot and subplot all mesh, that he said, “I stand in awe of romance writers. You have to do twice the work I do and come up with a satisfying ending that makes the reader feel your characters have completed their journey.” (I paraphrased Larry’s second sentence)

Writing romance is not easy. You have to make sure your hero and heroine have clear and defined growth throughout the story. This growth comes from their growing interest in one another and the obstacles they encounter through the plot and subplots. Continue reading “Writing Romance”

Sneak Peek: Awakening in the Northwest Territories

awakeningToday we have a sneak peek from the memoir by Alastair Henry: Awakening in the Northwest Territories.

“Awakening in the Northwest Territories” is a humorous, episodic and intriguing tale of one man’s search for fulfillment. Although the book spans sixty years, the core of the story takes place in a remote location in Canada’s far north with a small First Nations band, where Alastair Henry, disillusioned with the passivity of retirement, went in search of adventure and a greater meaning to life. Cultural differences and a challenging environment ignited fresh perspectives, inspired a new way of life and fueled his soul searching. The memoir takes the reader on a roller coaster ride of hilarious and frightening situations, which resulted in his “awakenings.”

Awakening in the Northwest Territories is available through Amazon.com and Amazon UK.

Here is an excerpt from Awakening in the Northwest Territories…

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