tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19504233737072317182024-03-23T12:17:51.427-06:00Missy Sue HansonMissy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-51659722665092131152007-07-31T10:49:00.000-06:002007-07-31T10:50:44.477-06:00Official Announcement for Hallows Hex Design<CENTER><IMG src="http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s220/missysuehanson/hhBTNcopy.gif"> </CENTER><P><FONT face="arial narrow" color="#7f3f00"><p>Announcing Hallows Hex Design and Promotion Grand Opening! Hallows Hex offers dozens of affordable designs for any business or individual. Just click on either of the images at the top or bottom to visit us today!</FONT></P><P align="center"><FONT size="4"><FONT size="3"><FONT face="arial narrow" color="#7f3f00" size="4">Magical....Uncommon...Otherworldly Designs. </FONT></FONT></FONT></P><P align="center"><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#996633" size="4"><FONT size="3"><FONT face="arial narrow"><FONT color="#7f3f00"><FONT size="4">Leave a Spellbound Impression.</FONT> </FONT></FONT></FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial narrow" color="#7f3f00" size="3">Hallows Hex Design presents a lasting and captivating image for you, your company or your products with numerous web and print originations. </FONT><P><FONT face="arial narrow" color="#7f3f00" size="3">Our focus at Hallows Hex Design is to leave a mark, to go above and beyond expectations within affordable boundaries. Check out our Author Services line for branding and promotion specialties that will help get your name out there and remembered! </FONT></FONT><BR></P><CENTER><A href="http://www.hallowshexdesign.com/"><IMG src="http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s220/missysuehanson/HHbanner.gif" border="0"></A> <P></P></CENTER>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-69597400184703042942007-07-29T20:08:00.000-06:002007-07-29T20:10:22.924-06:00Hallows Hex DesignMy design site is now up and running!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hallowshexdesign.com/">HALLOWS HEX DESIGN</a><br /><br />I am so excited! I still have alot of work to do on it, but it's good to see it live!Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-2911882462422981032007-07-18T07:57:00.000-06:002007-07-18T08:01:16.879-06:004 Ribbon Review<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088536635202629522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsTU0iYgMRnb5heG6Q-KBjqU6QHZxQWpwBR5Y5A330ue4sDq0W0LMM-cqKzm53S3quDIxuIWRhUXQX3TG11GAu8qJVGRoHLv8IVFqxf9N4lrRLO88Rf5-UZ4EMKBOWgFDw7bicWccDz1F/s200/BayouSummons_Cover_thumb.gif" border="0" />Wow....I just got a 4 Ribbon Review from Romance Junkies!!! I can't believe it! Here's some of what Anita had to say.......<br /><br /><em>"Missy Sue Hanson has created a fascinating magical adventure in which a necromancer falls in love with a warlock in her newest paranormal romance, BAYOU SUMMONS. Sweaty images of the steamy bayou and a sense of mystique set the stage for this erotic romance. Colorful and compelling characters tell their story as they come together to fight an evil that threatens the world." ~ Anita, Romance Junkies</em><br /><em></em><br />I am SO flying high right now.....I keep wondering if my book got confused with another one, lol.Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-64705964090014942292007-07-11T22:22:00.001-06:002007-07-11T22:33:32.920-06:00Walls......I just saw this icon that really got me to thinking......this is what it said.......<br /><br /><strong>"Sometimes people put up walls not to keep others out but to see who cares enough to tear them down."</strong><br /><br />Wow. Don't know why those words hit me so hard??....Maybe it's becaue I do it in my own life. Though it can be a bad thing, as I sit here and think about it, that simple sentence really defines something for me. And it has made me come to a startling conclusion. I have been waiting for someone to tear down my walls, lol.<br /><br />Someone who cares enough to take the time. Someone who would defend me to his last breath.<br /><br />And really, we don't have to be talking about relationship kind of love, we could talk about friendship, family. Who is it in my life that has cared enough to break out the jack hammer and start deconstructing the concrete? Hmmm.....<br /><br />This might be the beginning of a great idea........lolMissy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-85042292509729972442007-07-11T21:17:00.000-06:002007-07-11T22:14:40.207-06:00Christopher Howell Interview<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYsoLgkD2HXtaMXd18gUfiuDvVixMGQwNzJs86A5aCBGZPK9ijOhPpE0k1a8g8MNNd88u9eOxe-Nqfv6vwouPcDEReHTSfVqAtF81MDRNdxKJ6khLXVNQi1v6tQbtsVrsh22hf-cZyIzv/s1600-h/Chris.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086150888243883906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYsoLgkD2HXtaMXd18gUfiuDvVixMGQwNzJs86A5aCBGZPK9ijOhPpE0k1a8g8MNNd88u9eOxe-Nqfv6vwouPcDEReHTSfVqAtF81MDRNdxKJ6khLXVNQi1v6tQbtsVrsh22hf-cZyIzv/s400/Chris.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">What a man. Christopher is warm, sincere and an absolute pleasure to know. I had the honor of interviewing this cover model and 2007 RT Convention pageant hopeful........here's what he had to say.......</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">First things first........tell us about your family! Any brothers or sisters?</span></em> </div><div>I have three brothers. Two older and one younger. Paul is the oldest, followed by Matthew, me, and the youngest Aaron.</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>How close are you to your family?</em></span></div><div>I am very close to my family. From time to time we might argue, but deep down inside, it’s family. You only have one family, so make the best of it. </div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>How long have you wanted to be a model? Why? What pulls you to a modeling career?</em></span> </div><div>I have wanted to be a model for a very long time. Since I was just a boy. Wanting to be famous is what pulls me to modeling. I enjoy being in front of people and keeping a smile on their face. Besides that, It’s always nice to get paid to stand around and look good.</div><br /><div><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">On your page at MySpace, it states that you have lots of different interests and talents, including acting and performing stunts. Out of all of these talents, do you have one that is your favorite? Why?</span></em> </div><div>I don’t really have just one favorite. Everything that I learn to do takes me on some type of adventure leaving me with a wonderful story to tell in the end. If you can have a never ending amount of stories to tell in your old age, than you most likely had a life that you truly lived to its fullest. </div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>On your page you say that anyone can be beautiful nowadays with the availability of photo enhancements form computer programs. How do you think that affects men and women in today's society? Do you feel that it sets good standards or bad ones?</em></span> </div><div>I think that it affects them a lot. Here’s an example :D….I once went on a blind date/met up with a girl based only on one of her pictures that she had showed me. I stopped by her work after doing a photo shoot….(yeah, I was prettied up and ready to go) and received my first glance of what she looked like. It was nothing like the photo or the photo had been enhanced BIG TIME! I think that it sets both good standards and bad ones. It sets bad ones because anyone can do it and it sets good ones because they can make you look really good!</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>If you had to pick one city in the USA, which would it be? Why?</em></span> </div><div>I would have to visit a few more before I could make that decision. If I had to just name one off the top of my head, it would be New York.(I’m going there at the end of July, so I can give you a definite answer afterwards). I am a people person. I like to be around lots of people and I heard that there is a lot of people there and always something to do no matter what time it is…which is perfect because I have a hard time trying to sleep.</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>When you're not using those bulging muscles to haul boxes at UPS or posing for photo shoots, what do you do?</em></span> </div><div>Haha Funny question….I actually like to just do anything and everything. From lounging around the house watching movies and doing absolutely nothing, to doing whatever pops into my head first!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>Ladies.......hang on to your britches for his answer to this question.........LOL</em></strong></span></div><br /><div><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">If you could define the perfect moment, what would you describe?</span></em> </div><div>Standing face to face with your lover with her soft lips about to meet yours. There are clouds out, but they are scattered…just enough to keep the sun from being too bright. It’s about seventy five degrees out with a nice breeze sweeping through the air. After the two of you finish caressing one and other, you realize that it’s morning. This brings a smile to your face, because you still have the whole day to spend with each other.</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>While at the RT Convention this year, did you buy any books? If so, which ones?</em></span></div><div>No, I can’t stand to spend money when I’m doing events and things such as that. I admit, I’m a little spoiled. I love free things and will take what you give me, but will always focus my time on something else once I find out that I have to spend my money on something. I think it’s because I have a brick wall built up to keep me from getting scammed in the whole industry. When your younger and don’t’ know any better, many people will try and scam you for thousands of dollars in the modeling/acting industry.</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>What was your favorite thing about this year's convention?</em></span> </div><div>How we were treated like celebrities. I enjoyed always having someone coming up to me and wanting to talk or get their picture with me.</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>I heard the opinion of an editor recently that the rise of romantica and erotica books has set unattainable standards for the real men in the women's lives who read these books, making women's expectations too high. What is your opinion of that?</em></span> </div><div>I think that there is no such thing as the word unattainable. I always romance my girl friend and I probably do it more than a romance novel does. Yes, it’s a never ending amount :D….I’m a bit of a hopeless….no longer hopeless…romantic.</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>When asked what was your favorite part of your body, you stated your eyes because "you don't have to worry about perfecting them in any way to make anybody happy"......do you feel that you have to be perfect?</em></span></div><div>My goal to be perfect leaves me on a never ending journey. Yes, I would like to be perfect or almost perfect in everyone’s eyes. I want people to be able to look at me and be able to say, “ I like something about him.”</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>Some people think that the life of a model is easy, that looking good just comes naturally to some people, do think that's true?</em></span> </div><div>Haha that’s funny. If you only knew what I have to do to stay like this. I have to constantly work out, scan my body for any flaws, and remind myself that even though I ‘m a guy and what I want to do at this very moment (of what ever I might be doing) will possibly hurt me or even scar me, I shouldn’t do it because I have to keep looking pretty.</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>Can you give us a little insight into your daily routine?</em></span> </div><div>Wake up at 2:50a.m. for work(UPS). Get off work around 6:30a.m. and come home, take a shower fallowed by bed. Wake up, get onto the computer and look for modeling jobs or call to see if I can get more work from a friend. Hopefully get some type of shoot or something set up or a job installing the super expensive shower doors, windows, mirrors. Go to the gym, come home and relax, then go to bed and wake up early for work again.</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>How hard is it to constantly keep an image?</em></span> </div><div>Very, because there are so many factors that will throw you off in every day life. It’s hard to do stuff that you don’t want to do and on top of it keep fit.</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>What is your idea of the perfect woman?</em></span> </div><div>My girl friend hahah :D A flawless personality that makes her my best friend and looks to keep me always wanting more. She is very unique and one of a kind.</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>Have you ever been drawn to a woman from across a room? What was it about her that drew you in?</em></span> </div><div>Yes, she would have given me a look showing she’s interested in meeting me or I was bored and had nothing else to do….haha yeah, not many women want to hear the second answer coming from a guy.</div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>Do you have any plans to attend the 2008 RT Convention? Any other events/plans where we can expect to see you?</em></span> </div><div>I do indeed have plans on attending the 2008 RT convention. Hopefully someone will sponsor me like several of the other guys there were and I do intend to go to other events coming up here in the future.</div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><p></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">Here are some places you can see more of Christopher......</span></p></div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/Unknownboy002003">MYSPACE</a> </div><div><a href="http://modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=439597">MODEL MAYHEM</a><br /><a href="http://www.yippykya.com/christopherhowell">YIPPYKYA</a></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br />Christopher's got a bright future ahead of him and I'm quite certain we'll be seeing more of him!</span> </div><div></div><div><em><span style="font-size:78%;">*picture by Styx Photography</span></em></div>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-71140476655364657352007-07-10T16:09:00.000-06:002007-07-10T16:16:48.564-06:00Red Roses Interview<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#c0c0c0;">Hi, Everyone! I have an interview up at Red Roses For Authors, a review blog! Pop on over and take a look at me, lol!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#c00000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#c00000;"><a href="http://redrosesforauthors.blogspot.com/2007/07/interview-with-missy-sue-hanson.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://redrosesforauthors.blogspot.com/2007/07/interview-with-missy-sue-hanson.html</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-35875144144591185922007-07-03T09:24:00.000-06:002007-07-03T09:25:29.897-06:00Java @ The Hut and new contest!<CENTER><A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/javathehut/"><IMG src="http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s220/missysuehanson/Javabtn.gif" border=0></A><br /><P></P><br /><P><FONT face="arial narrow" size=3>Announcing <FONT color=#800000>JAVA @ The Hut</FONT>.....a group for everyone's promos, contests and chats! Java @ The Hut will be open to promos everyday of the week! There are only a few rules which are posted on the home page. Eventually I hope to host author's chats and special events, so I hope you'll come join me for a cup of java at the hut! </FONT></P><br /><P><FONT face="arial narrow"><FONT size=3><B><FONT color=#800000>CONTEST!</FONT> </B>Everyone who joins Jave @ The Hut this week will be automatically entered to win a free banner! You can use the banner for promo purposes!</FONT></FONT></P><br /><P><FONT face="arial narrow" size=3>Hope to see you at </FONT><A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/javathehut/"><FONT face="arial narrow" color=#800000 size=3>JAVA @ THE HUT</FONT></A><FONT face="arial narrow" size=3>!!!!</FONT></P></CENTER>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-69949969928353032432007-07-01T09:24:00.000-06:002007-07-01T09:40:11.793-06:00LORI DEVOTI ~ Interview<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBztWy_W1Yym3emm409gfm5c4Gve4bpx97xuTCoRpuHeU9FW5nuDEuoTwnBXOl2oWy6RkunNV9qvkJi5GNVJBKUrclp08s06MmbJAhIsmVc_348bvi-38JwfOX2n79ApmGNq2NSVAgPRNz/s1600-h/Unbound72_150.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082251695436654146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBztWy_W1Yym3emm409gfm5c4Gve4bpx97xuTCoRpuHeU9FW5nuDEuoTwnBXOl2oWy6RkunNV9qvkJi5GNVJBKUrclp08s06MmbJAhIsmVc_348bvi-38JwfOX2n79ApmGNq2NSVAgPRNz/s320/Unbound72_150.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>I had the pleasure of interviewing Lori Devoti, author of UNBOUND, a novel from Silhouette's hot paranormal line, NOCTURNE. Here's what Lori had to say;</strong></span><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>What inspired you to become a writer?</strong></span><br />I don’t know. I wrote a lot of poetry as a child/teen—who didn’t? Started a couple of novels in my twenties, but never went far with them. Then after I had my daughter my husband suggested I write a book—so I did. My first manuscript was actually a mystery.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Do you feel that UNBOUND is any different from others of the same genre?</strong></span><br />Well, people keep telling me it is. I guess it is. I didn’t try to write something incredibly different. It is just what came out. I read a lot of fantasy and mystery—not just romance. I guess that is why.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>What advice can you give an inspiring writer?</strong></span><br />This is tough because it depends on what stage the writer is at. No agent is better than a bad agent is always a good piece of advice. A rejection doesn’t mean you are a bad writer, just that that particular person at that particular time isn’t looking for what you wrote. Everything in this business is basically one person’s opinion—reviews, agent rejections/acceptances, editor rejections/acceptances. Don’t let them get you down and keep going. Pick the pearls out of critiques and toss everything else. See, I have TONS of advice. <g><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Did you feel you would go as far as you did?</strong></span><br />I don’t think I am that far yet. So I hope to go much further. To be honest, I don’t think I thought about how far I would get.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Can you tell us a bit about your contemporary novels, LOVE IS ALL AROUND and LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED?</span></strong><br />They are both set in Southern Missouri. They are very different from Unbound. Light contemporary romantic comedies. I have had people say they can’t believe they were written by the same person who wrote Unbound—but they were. J Love is All Around is about a small town girl who wants to get out and move to the city—St. Louis in this case. Love is All You Need is about a small town girl who has left and been working in Chicago at a high brow auction house. Her boss sends her to Southern Missouri to find a piece of legendary art pottery. The hero is after the same piece of art pottery. I think both books are fun and they both have characters similar to people I knew in my childhood—which made them fun to write. There are excerpts from both on my site.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">What is your favorite thing about writing Contemporary? Paranormal?</span></strong><br />Romantic comedy is easy for me. It just pours out. Writing dark is harder. I have to get into dark mode—and stay there. But I love the paranormal aspects and being able to just go with my imagination. Hellhounds can get away with a lot more than a small town girl from Missouri. <g><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">In which areas are the two genres the most different?</span></strong><br />If asking about my particular books, it’s my voice. It is totally different between the two.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Where did the idea for UNBOUND come from?</span></strong><br />I wanted to write about shape-shifters, but didn’t want to do werewolves. I came across a picture of the Black Dog of Ireland in a book and the idea for hellhounds were born. This is also where the seed for Lusse came from. This same book said some people believed a witch named Lusse ran the Wild Hunt (usually it is Odin). I just ran with it.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Was there a specific event or person who spurred the creation of Lusse's character in your UNBOUND novel?</strong></span><br />Just the book I mentioned above. The rest just kind of happened. I am not a writer who does character sheets or anything. My characters are fairly organic.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Can you tell us a bit about GUARDIAN'S KEEP, your next book for the Unbound series?</strong></span><br />It’s Kelly and Kol’s story. Lots of action in this one and lots of new beings. Kelly is harboring bad feelings against Kol for the death of her friend in Unbound. On Kol’s part—someone has been attacking his bar trying to take over his portal—he suspects Kelly. So each is watching the other when the book opens. There is a lot more about garm in this book and a new place that I love—Lyngvi and a new character, Fenrir. Plus dwarves, dark elves, trolls, mud type monsters and the corporeal undead. Lots and lots of action—and it’s hotter than Unbound. I really like Kol. He’s an alpha, but a protector. That is part of a garm’s nature—to protect.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">H<strong>ow about the third book in the series?</strong></span><br />This is Venge’s story and I am writing it now. I can’t say a lot about it because the proposal is still out with my editor, but I plan to introduce some more new beings: Valkyries and Norns. And the Wild Hunt is a focal point. And some characters from the first two books will make appearances.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">On your website's hompage you feature Hellhound Bookplates. Can you tell us about those?</span></strong><br />They are printed on Avery labels, but I think they look pretty nice. If anyone would like one, they can send me a self-addressed stamped envelope and a note letting me know if you want one or two. I’ll sign them and ship them back off. My mailing address to send the SASE is Lori Devoti, PO Box 46251, Madison, WI 53744-6251<br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks for the interview!!<br /><br />Lori<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Thank you, Lori! I'm delighted and honored!</span><br /></div><br /><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>You can visit </strong></span><a href="http://www.loridevoti.com/"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>LORI DEVOTI</strong></span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong> to learn more about her books and the lady herself!</strong></span></p></span><br /><div><br /></div>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-91941797139248136762007-06-28T19:58:00.000-06:002007-06-28T20:10:37.043-06:00<table cellspacing="0" align="center" border="1"><tbody><tr><td align="middle" bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="http://intricateart.com/blog/thursdaythirteen300.jpg" /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="BACKGROUND: #ffffff; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><center>Thirteen Things about <strong>SUMMER....</strong></center><p>1.) Thunderstorms. I love them, even though all I want to do is sit and listen to the rain instead of getting any work done. </p><p>2.) My sister's name is Summer, lol. She represents it perfectly....golden curls, full of sunshine and flair.</p><p>3.) Camping. I grew up camping, peeing in the woods and going to two days without a shower....yes, I know it's gross...but that's what camping is all about, lol. </p><p>4.) Rodeo. Ahhh....nothing better than the sights, sounds and smells of a summertime rodeo. Of course, if you're not used to dust clogging your nostrils and the smell of hot cow and horse shit, it might not be your thing, lol. </p><p>5.) Swimsuits. I hate them. Always have, even way back when I didn't really have anything to complain about, lol. I hate the way the fit. I hate the way they feel.</p><p>6.) Daylight. I love the fact that it can still be daylight at bedtime. </p><p>7.) BBQ's. I love the feel of all those people being in the same place and just having fun.</p><p>8.) Fireflies....or lightning bugs......what more can you say?</p><p>9.) Hay fields. I love to see a hay field that has just been plowed and baled. </p><p>10.) Watching my son swim.....or try to anyway, lol.<br /><br /><strong>Links to other Thursday Thirteens!</strong><br />1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)<br /><br /></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com/">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" rel="tag">View More Thursday Thirteen Participants</a><br /><br /></center>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-19165273552953836762007-06-28T14:09:00.000-06:002007-06-28T14:15:30.322-06:00THE UNFORTUNATE MISS FORTUNES<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081211209544427058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrLFERcEnZn0QvqOm6PD1L0YaayDdFELRV_h6VLbyiIJcCRbgaSY8j3rTuP5qR3cNwRaRqWORSjBV4zOUq0KT2Ga7KCvpZX3QAoFBYimCETkQxpQytbGLRC4mccGn11owt9nBPBpFZpBU/s320/cover_tumf.jpg" border="0" />The first thing I have to say about the book is that the cover is amazing! Absolutely beautiful, yet simple, it stood out to me in a row of endless other paperbacks. It was the only reason I picked it up.<br /><br />I am only on page four as of yet and can honestly say it's a knock-out read. It hooked me right off the bat with the first paragraph and has had me laughing and interested since I opened it.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.unfortunatemissfortunes.com/">THE UNFORTUNATE MISS FORTUNES</a> website was also a worthwhile visit. it has downloads (which I am now displaying as my screensaver) and a blog where the three authors of the book post. I definitely recommend checking out this new release and it's website!Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-51454719460682478122007-06-27T22:40:00.000-06:002007-06-27T22:51:42.769-06:00BELONGING by Nancy Henderson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIdUzFBN2P0yAeYX4uEKa91ptX5wxBga_eF-Sd6uPcaOz8kl4P8OkPNowpBQBVfdQhCXozhH6JMWhf65RhKPgKPPgL3yNCl_J2BsAgbRslQNmEsNWg1Vmc-W9puSfdXN3MhvRnbMYzfwv/s1600-h/belonging_jpg_w180h277.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080972731485316642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIdUzFBN2P0yAeYX4uEKa91ptX5wxBga_eF-Sd6uPcaOz8kl4P8OkPNowpBQBVfdQhCXozhH6JMWhf65RhKPgKPPgL3yNCl_J2BsAgbRslQNmEsNWg1Vmc-W9puSfdXN3MhvRnbMYzfwv/s320/belonging_jpg_w180h277.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">BELONGING<br />Historical Romance<br />Published by </span><a href="http://www.champagnebooks.com/" target="_self"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Champagne Books</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br />ISBN: 18972</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br />Butler Cross had a business to run. He has no patience for his new camp cook. She’s too young, too inexperienced, and too beautiful to be working around two hundred women-starved lumberjacks. Yet there’s something about her, and it’s too intriguing for him to ignore. She has a secret, a big one, and he intends to find out what it is.<br /><br />Paige Anderson is determined to flee her pampered life and the man who rejected her. So what if she couldn’t cook? She could handle this job…even if she was just a little bit pregnant.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~*~EXCERPT~*~</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">Paige was picking an apple from the highest branch when he approached her. She had hiked up the front of her dress to act as a basket for the apples she’d already picked. Her dress was thin, and it outlined the shape of her thighs and rump. Heat curled in the pit of his stomach. It shot down his legs, slamming into his groin with the force of a sledgehammer.<br /><br />He pulled his coat closed around himself and cleared his throat.<br /><br />She whirled around and dropped her apples. “Oh, I didn’t—Look what I did.”<br /><br />They both stooped down at the same time. She was too close. He inhaled the scent of her, sweet as spring apple blossoms. Or lilacs. He didn’t care which.<br /><br />He looked up. She said something. He had no idea what. He didn’t care.<br /><br />It had been too long since he’d been with a woman. Too long since he’d touched—<br /><br />Her eyes were so big staring up at him. He couldn’t help it.<br /><br />He bent toward her.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Buy BELONGING now at </span><a href="http://champagnebooks.com/bookstore/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=93"><span style="color:#ff0000;">CHAMPAGNE BOOKS</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">! </span><br /><br /><div><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Visit </span><a href="http://www.nancyhenderson.com/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">NANCY HENDERSON</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">!</span></p><br /><br /></span><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-33991417121559791852007-06-27T22:31:00.000-06:002007-06-27T22:52:38.500-06:00GHOST OF A CHANCE by Nancy Henderson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VfLte3v-jrPM7MgLWYvtkksJmbigl5wsR-wfC70RPAzSIzrzHmdTsxk63GqfPTXC87rlVTvBEgyx3BBp439HuG6htPR9JJimdLfUQ0hWytlwYysfjE-epPPfO5kPNEcpd2mqrmqnxzf6/s1600-h/ghostofachancecover.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080968994863769106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VfLte3v-jrPM7MgLWYvtkksJmbigl5wsR-wfC70RPAzSIzrzHmdTsxk63GqfPTXC87rlVTvBEgyx3BBp439HuG6htPR9JJimdLfUQ0hWytlwYysfjE-epPPfO5kPNEcpd2mqrmqnxzf6/s320/ghostofachancecover.gif" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Ghost Of A Chance<br />Published by </span><a href="http://www.lindenbayromance.com/" target="_self"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Linden Bay Romance</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br />ISBN #: 978-1-60202-005-4</span><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#ff99ff;">4 Cups By Coffee Time Romance</span><br /><br /></em>What happens when ghost and mortal fall in love? Nothing short of upsetting the balance between heaven and hell...<br /><br />Nathan McGraw thought death was bad. It's nothing to landing back on Earth or ticking off a demon. He intends to find out why Sarah Price is the only mortal who can see him, even if he has to break the laws of the hereafter.<br /><br />Sarah Price isn't going to take it anymore. Not from her ex who is trying to financially destroy her. Not from her family who is making her business a circus. And certainly not from a ghost who claims she is the key to sending him back to heaven.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">~*~EXCERPT~*~<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">“What’s wrong?”<br /><br />Sarah jumped at the sound of the familiar voice. She turned to find Nathan standing only a few feet from her.<br /><br />“How long have you been watching me?”<br /><br />“Why are you crying?”<br /><br />Sarah wiped her eyes. “It’s nothing.”<br /><br />He closed the distance between them. “What are you running from?”<br /><br />Life. Heartache. Chaos. Then it dawned on her that he was referring to her jogging. “Oh, this…this is just something I do sometimes. Used to do, anyway. It makes me feel better.”<br /><br />He didn’t seem convinced.<br /><br />Sarah wiped her eyes again. She spied a park bench in a secluded area next to a group of trees and sat down. Nathan followed her. He crouched on one knee in front of her.<br /><br />“I don’t know why you cry, and it’s not my business to ask. I sought you out today to thank you…for helping me.”<br /><br />Sarah looked at him. His eyes, now a brilliant shake of something—she still couldn’t put a name to the color—were focused on her. It was a look unlike anyone had ever given her. It made her feel…<br /><br />Appreciated.<br /><br />She hadn’t felt appreciated in she didn’t know how long.<br /><br />“You didn’t have to go to my family’s grave,” he went on. “You didn’t have to read their epitaphs for me.”<br /><br />“It wasn’t anything.”<br /><br />“It was.” He touched her hand. “And I appreciate it.”<br /><br />Sarah allowed his hand to remain over hers. His touch was ice cold, and any other time she would have pulled away, but today was different. Today it eased the loneliness.<br /><br />Loneliness. The idea was foreign. She hadn’t even realized she was lonely, but she supposed it wasn’t out of the question, although she had no reason to be. She had her business, a bright future, good health, and now Mom and Uncle Stan.<br /><br />But she still didn’t feel as though she had anyone to talk to. She’d had friends back home in Syracuse, and she’d talked to quite a few on the phone and via e-mail since she’d moved, but it wasn’t the same. Since getting divorced and moving, she had never felt more alone.<br /><br />A new well of tears threatened again. For which exact reason, she wasn’t sure.<br /><br />Nathan moved to sit on the bench beside her. Her never let go of her hand.<br /><br />“I bought a bookstore in the middle of nowhere. I left my family, my friends, everything familiar to me.”<br /><br />“Why?”<br /><br />“Because it was my dream,” she answered matter-of-factly. “I’ve wanted to own a bookstore for…forever.”<br /><br />“But why so far from your home? Didn’t you have family there?”<br /><br />That set off a new brigade of tears. “Mom showed up yesterday.”<br /><br />“Is that so terrible?”<br /><br />“All she did was point out everything I’m doing wrong.”<br /><br />“Likely because she cares about you.”<br /><br />Sarah brushed away her tears with the back of her hand. She knew he was right, but it didn’t make her feel any better.<br /><br />She squeezed his hand. For the first time since he’d come into her life, she was glad he was here. “Why is this all happening to me? You…I mean.”<br /><br />“I could ask the same thing.”<br /><br />Right again. In fact, more crazy things were happening in his life—or death—than hers.</span><br /><p></p><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Available in E-book or Print<br />Found in Borders, Waldenbooks, or any bookstore using ISBN #.<br />Buy E-book </span><a href="http://www.lindenbayromance.com/product_details.php?product_id=104"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Here</span></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Buy Print Book </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Chance-Nancy-Henderson/dp/1602020051/ref=sr_1_1/103-7931406-6472648?ie=UTF8&s=books&amp;amp;amp;qid=1176638141&sr=8-1" target="_self"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Here</span></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Want an autographed copy? Contact Nancy at: </span><a href="mailto:nancyhenderson2004@yahoo.com"><span style="color:#ff0000;">nancyhenderson2004@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span></div><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Visit <a href="http://www.nancyhenderson.com/">NANCY HENDERSON</a>!</p></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><div align="left"><br /></span></div>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-12813713019806941252007-06-26T09:59:00.000-06:002007-06-26T10:09:44.299-06:00Why Authors Should Look to EBooks<strong>This was shared By Bridget (the beautiful and talented webmistress at Dark Eden Press). With her permission, I've posted it here. It's a little choppy, but hopefully, you can see the point, lol.</strong><br /><br /><br />1) Its tough to get published these days, why? Not because of talent but because Mainstream Publishing Houses are effected by ebooks, audio books, low sales with booksellers, and bookstore closing.<br /><br />From American Publishing Association: The Adult Hardcover categorywas down by 11.8 percent in April with sales of $113.0 million; however sales were up by 19.4 percent year-to-date. Adult Paperback sales also declined by 3.2 percent for the month ($114.9 million); sales were down 2.0percent for the year.<br /><br />The Adult Mass Market category declined by 15.2 percent for April with sales totaling $52.2 million; sales declined by 9.3 percent year-to-date.<br /><br />Audio Book sales posted an increase of 8.1 percent for April compared to last year's figures with sales totaling $12.3 million; sales for the whole year were up by 14.2 percent. E-books sales rose by 13.8 percent for the month ($2.5 million); the category also posted an increase of14.2 percent for the year. (E-book figures were compiled in cooperation with the International Digital Publishing Forum).<br /><br />2) Bookstores are closing across America. Borders has closed nearly half of its Waldenbooks stores thats 350 stores and is effecting our bottom line as authors,and Borders sold most of its 73 superstores overseas.Why? My humble opinion, who can afford $ 22-$ 29.00 for a book anymore. Even the trade and mass paperbacks are $ 14-$15.00. Also, with Sony E-Book Reader, Palm, Franklin, Mobi and on their home or laptop computers. Why because of the price, convience (most ebook readers hold 100-1000 books, ebook average around $ 5-$ 6.00).<br /><br />They are reading books on computers. Its easier to travel with a light weightebook reader than several pounds of books. The small independent bookstores are closing around us. Will we se the end of print books in our lifetime, absolutely not!!!!!!!! I haveprint books and enjoy turning the pages but these are numbers do effect the bottom line.Bookstores closings effect agents, publishers, everyone.<br /><br />Again, getting that first book accepted or published has nothingto do with talent, it all has to do with the bottom line. It costs a lot of money to launch a first time author and thats why the major houses are asking their current authors with a following to produce more. So where are the mainstream publishing houses looking to find new authors. From the ebook world-where they have a following and have demonstrated they can write financially successful books.<br /><br />Here some more facts:<br /><br />3) From Dan Poytner at <a href="http://www.parapublishing.com/sites/para/resources/statistics.cfm">www.parapublishing.com/sites/para/resources/statistics.cfm</a> 6 large publishers (in New York) 3-400 medium-sized publishers 86,000 small/self-publishers<br /><br />The six U.S. conglomerate publishers are<br />1.. Random House, Inc.<br />2.. Penguin Putnam Inc.<br />3.. HarperCollins<br />4.. Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings<br />5.. Time Warner<br />6.. Simon & Schuster, Inc.<br /><br />78% of the titles published come from the small/self-publishers. eBook sales increased 1,442% in January 2003 over January 2002. --Publishers weekly, March 24, 2003. <a href="http://www.publishe/">http://www.publishe/</a> <<a href="http://www.publishe/">http://www.publishe/</a><<a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/">http://www.publishersweekly.com/</a> rsWeekly.com rsWeekly.com 70% of book fair visitors are ready to buy electronic books ifthey can run them on any computer. 67% are ready to read the, 62% would borrow them from a library. --Open E-Book Forum as reported in Booktech the Magazine, January/February 2003Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-82269226374855491042007-06-25T21:24:00.000-06:002007-06-25T21:27:49.947-06:00Submission Call!<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Dark Eden Press Submission Call!</strong> </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span>If you are an aspiring author, or even one who is already published, we want to give you the opportunity to show the world what you can bring to the table…or the bed…or even the kitchen floor if you so choose.<br /></span><br />Dark Eden Press is where you will get that chance. We will offer up to the world what others are too afraid to, and in doing so hopefully open their eyes to a whole new world of possibilities.<br />We are open for business and in search of talented submissions for our new specialty lines! Read below for information regarding these lines. You can visit our website for submission guidelines and royalty fees at <a href="http://www.darkedenpress.com/">http://www.darkedenpress.com</a>.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">YAOI</span><em> </em>~ This specialty line is focused on stories in which an m/m relationship is the focal point. There are no requirements for word count on submissions to this category.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">DARK DALLIANCES</span> ~ Submissions in this line will be erotic with a paranormal aspect or theme, such as vampires, werewolves or shifters. Word count for these submissions should be 25-45,000.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">ESCAPADES</span> ~ Submissions to this line will be erotic. Word count should be 12-25,000.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">JUST SEX</span> ~ These submissions will be short, erotic tales that rarely end in HEA. A good example of this would be two consenting adults engaging in a one night stand. No required word count.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">OUTER LIMITS</span> ~ This category will push the envelope. Submissions need to be focused on subjects that might seem “taboo”, such as twincest, BDSM, etc. Word count should at least around 10,000.<br /><br />Thank you for your time and we hope to see your work soon! Happy writing!<br /><br /><strong>What we will NOT accept:</strong><br />Pedophilia: You can allude to it and you can talk about it happening in the past, but NO descriptive sexual situations with persons under the age of 18 years of age. <br />Rape: Outright rape for titillation is not acceptable. <br />Necrophilia: There is nothing erotic about sex with a dead body.<br />Bestiality: Sex with animals is not accepted. This refers to domesticated animals that are indigenous to Earth. This does NOT include shape shifters or mystical animalsMissy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-90822365328438914102007-06-25T07:13:00.000-06:002007-06-25T07:17:07.873-06:00Romance Galleria Press Release<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>What's new this week at The Romance Galleria? Plenty of fun-filled events for you to enjoy!<br /></strong></span><br />Our Mocha Mondays Chat Series continues on MONDAY, JUNE 25, from 9-10 p.m. (Eastern, US) with the authors of <span style="color:#ff0000;">MARDI GRAS PUBLISHING</span>! Join us for an ebook contest, doorprize and MORE in the Galleria Cafe, located on the first floor of The Romance Galleria.<br /><br />In the mood to walk on the wild side? Join us on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, from 9-10 p.m. (Eastern, US) four our Wild Wednesday erotica Chat Series. This week features WHAT'S NEW AT <span style="color:#ff0000;">PHAZE</span> in the Galleria Cafe. Phaze authors will be on hand with a reader's choice ebook giveaway and more! Please note this chat is for erotic authors and does contain adult material and/or language. It is intended for adults only.<br /><br />Then mark your calendars and join us in the Galleria Theater on FRIDAY, JUNE 29, beginning at 9 p.m. (Eastern, US) for our Friday Film Series! This week, check out the video for ISLAND HEAT by <span style="color:#ff0000;">SUSAN KEARNEY</span>, then join Susan for a fun-filled chat immediately following.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">PLEASE REMEMBER</span>: if you haven't been to the Galleria in awhile, allow an extra 10-15 minutes before an event's start-time for updates to download. (Actual time will vary according to your internet connection speed.) If it's your first time joining us, please allow up to 30 minutes (depending on connectivity) for the initial program download. The Galleria is a big download, because we just keep getting bigger and better all the time!<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">ATTENTION AUTHORS</span>! How would YOU like to celebrate your next book release in the virtual, interactive world of The Romance Galleria? This is a brand new service we're delighted to offer. Now you and readers from around the world can get together in real-time, face-to-face in our dynamic, three-dimensional environment! Visit us online for more information today!<br /><br />We also have terrific paid promotional opportunities, too, including our popular Author Alcoves and customized interactive Suites. Check out our website for more details, and be sure to take advantage of our "buy one, get one free" Spring Advertising Specials while they last! The Romance Galleria is a virtual venue offering chats, events, exhibits and storefront services to romance authors, publishers and related industry professionals. Like your local hotel or convention center, The Romance Galleria offers a variety of services and amenities for all of your promotional event needs. From public author chats to paid workshop events to private staff meetings, the Galleria has the flexibility to offer professionals a virtual environment available anytime, anywhere. It's the only truly interactive, real-time 3D world in the industry. Guests to the Galleria simply download a free, easy-to-use, completely safe software program that allows them to enter 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<br /><br />For more information, or to download the safe, free Galleria program, visit <a href="http://www.theromancegalleria.com/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">THE ROMANCE GALLERIA</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-82580905623755541562007-06-23T21:00:00.001-06:002007-06-23T21:00:42.830-06:00SECOND SIGHT w/ reviews by Debbie Mumford<a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m113/wdm_quilter/SS-225.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m113/wdm_quilter/SS-225.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong>Second Sight</strong></div><br /><div align="center">by Debbie Mumford</div><br /><div align="center">ISBN: 1-934069-51-5</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="left">A mysterious grimoire of Celtic origins has been linked to two murders. To break the case, psychic investigator Zach Douglass seeks the assistance of a gifted translator, beautiful Jenny Murdoch. But Jenny has a dark secret. She's spent years repressing a potent psychic talent: her 'tiger', which she believes killed her parents. Jenny will crack the grimoire and learn to trust her tiger, but she'll fall under suspicion for the murders. And one of the victim's was Zach's fiancée.</div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Available from </strong><a href="http://www.freyasbower.com/content/view/199/1/"><strong>Freya's Bower</strong></a></div><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://debbie-mumford.blogspot.com/2007/04/get-ready-get-set-release-on-tuesday.html"><strong>Read Excerpt</strong></a></div><br /><strong>Reviewers have said:</strong><br /><br /><em>This was an absorbing paranormal tale filled with suspense and passion ... The characters were strong and well developed ... Paranormal and erotica readers alike will not be able to put this one down. </em><br /><div align="right">~~ Inez Daylong, May, 2007 issue of <em>Affaire de Coeur</em></div><br /><em>A riveting read where the first sentence packs a punch and delivers the hook that had me gripped until the end. Some superb delivery lurks within the pages of Second Sight, along with excellent imagery ... My eyes tumbled over the sentences in a bid to read as quickly as I could ... Buy it and love it, readers. A solid and delightful read.</em><br /><div align="right">~~White Russian from<em> Cocktail Reviews </em></div><div align="right">~~ <strong>5 Champagne Flutes</strong> </div><div align="right">~~ Read the entire review <a href="http://cocktailreviews.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/second-sight-freyas-bower/">here.</a> </div>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-5417278610773419892007-06-23T20:57:00.000-06:002007-06-23T20:59:16.442-06:00FREE READ from LK Campbell<font size=3><B>Beginning Friday, June 1</b><br></font><br /><font size=2>Growing up on a farm in the 1960s before home computers, cell phones, satellite T.V., DVDs or any of those other things that we can't live without today is the subject of <i>The Life & Times Of A Boomer Baby</i></font>.<br><i>Boomer Baby</i> is a series of <b>FREE</b> stories that will be available for download on the first day of each month from <a href="http://lk.lkcampbell.com"><b><font color=blue>LKCampbell.com</b></a></font>.<br><center><img src="http://lkcampbell.com/myPictures/BoomerCoverMed.jpg"></center><br><br /><i>While I played under Mama's ironing board, I learned all about deceit, adultery and manipulation.</i> So begins the first story, <i>In the Beginning, There Was Mama</i>, chronicling the ups and downs of life with my mother from her secret passion to how strict she was and adventures in sex education. It will be available for download Friday, June 1 at <a href="http://lk.lkcampbell.com"><b><font color=blue>LKCampbell.com</b></a></font> and best of all, <b>IT'S FREE!</b>.Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-70360419789341628572007-06-23T20:46:00.000-06:002007-06-23T20:56:34.090-06:00CANDY KISSES by Kissa Starling<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q107/KissaStarling/currentbookcover.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br />Candy Kisses is a twisted fairytale that mirrors the original "Little Red Riding Hood". Red is taking candy to grandma but she won't quit eating them! Her mother warned her. Now she is faced with the titillating consequences. <br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q107/KissaStarling/kissabannerjune.gif" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Visit http://www.twilightfantasies.com/Candy%20Kisses.htm to purchase this Twisted Fairytale by Kissa Starling.Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-85065586898038412932007-06-23T20:44:00.000-06:002007-06-23T20:46:17.224-06:00UNWRITTEN ROMANCE by Jenna Bayley-Burke<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_vr514Ba2uME/Rng2PwEZIzI/AAAAAAAAAP4/xxAfbv8w5W4/s1600-h/UnwrittenRomance_wrp329_300.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077868224089498418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_vr514Ba2uME/Rng2PwEZIzI/AAAAAAAAAP4/xxAfbv8w5W4/s200/UnwrittenRomance_wrp329_300.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Unwritten Romance</em></strong></span><br /><a href="http://secured.thewildrosepress.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=467">$1.50</a><br />UNWRITTEN ROMANCE by Jenna Bayley-Burke<br />Sweetheart Rosette<br />from The Wild Rose Press<br /><br />Given a second chance at life, Mindy Thomas swallows her fear and decides to tell her boss how she feels about him. Except Jared Salazar misunderstands, thinking she's after a promotion. Mindy uses the interview to ensure Jared understands she wants him, not the position.<br /><br /><br /><br />excerpt ::<br /><br /><em>Benign</em>.<br /><br />The single word echoed through the receiver, and her soul bubbled over with excitement. The last three days seemed to last a lifetime. Every hour stretched on in slow motion since she’d found a pebble-like growth underneath her arm, endured the biopsy, and waited.<br /><br />Waited.<br /><br />The clinical voice on the phone explained medical technicalities about the type of cyst they’d found, but Mindy Thomas barely paid attention. She’d spent every second of the past three days thinking about what she would do, how she would live, if only she received this reprieve.<br /><br />The world buzzed around her tiny cubicle at Salazar Advertising. Monitors hummed, keyboards clicked, the coffeepot gurgled, and conversations went on in hushed tones. Couldn’t anyone feel her joy? How could an emotion that strong not be noticed?<br /><br />After scheduling a follow-up appointment, Mindy set the phone on its base, her hand trembling slightly. Excited, relieved, and completely terrified. Now she had the chance to live the life she’d stayed awake at night planning. She swiveled in her office chair, turning to see the closed doors of the corner office. Could she dare to do all she’d dreamed?<br /><br />Jared Salazar emerged from his office with easy self-confidence. So powerful and free, Jared belonged to no one. But then, he did own Salazar Advertising.<br /><br />Mindy had been inexplicably drawn to the dark-haired man from the moment she saw him at the new employee orientation. She wasn’t the only one. Every woman in the company eyed him with thinly veiled interest, to which he always seemed oblivious. Or maybe he was just smart enough to ignore it.<br /><br />Excitement thrummed through her veins, propelling her to stand and follow him into the elevator. He might think her crazy, but she’d risk it. This new Mindy, the one who would steer the boat and not just enjoy the ride, wanted to know if Jared Salazar could live up to her imagination.<br /><br />"You don’t know me," Mindy began once the doors closed, leaving them alone in the elevator.<br /><br />"Sure I do. Mindy from Client Relations, right?" Jared’s hazel eyes sparkled with a magic more potent than the fear running through her veins.<br /><br />"Right." She smoothed sweaty palms against her skirt. "This may sound strange, but I can’t let another day go by without saying something. I’d love to get to know you better."<br /><br />His eyes, a kaleidoscopic collection of browns and greens, narrowed, then softened. "The door to my office is always open to employees, Mindy. You know that."<br /><br />Her stomach dipped and she prayed the flip-flopping had something to do with the descending elevator. She couldn’t lose her nerve now. Mindy took a deep breath and plunged in headfirst. "I know this is out of the blue, but I was hoping we could get together, outside of work."Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-29853522567365094722007-06-23T20:41:00.000-06:002007-06-23T20:43:29.611-06:00A HINT OF SUMMER by MG Braden & Cindy K. Green<img src="http://mgbraden.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/hintofsummersmallsample.jpg" alt="A Hint of Summer Large" /><br /><font size="3"><br /><center><strong>A Hint of Summer</strong></font sze><br /><font size="1"><a href="http://www.moonlitromance.com/hintofsummer.html">A Hint of Summer; A Moonlit Romance Beach Duet</a><p><br />by MG Braden and Cindy K. Green</center><strong>Inheritance by MG Braden</strong><br />When Chase Taylor's grandmother passes away she inherits the exclusive home their family calls 'the beach house.' Only there's a catch. She has to live in it for six months with Reece Weston, a man she'd never met until the reading of the will.<br /><br />Is he a scam artist? Or will love turn out to be the best inheritance of all?<br /><br /><strong>Summer's Return by Cindy K. Green</strong><br /><br />After a seven year absence, Parker Radcliffe returns to the alluring Outer Banks to sell his family’s beach house only to discover his realtor is spirited Arianna Morgan, the girl he could never have. While Arianna is determined to remind him of the life he left behind, Parker must decide whether he will follow his heart or family expectations.<br /><p align="center"><b>Buy it here:</b><a href="http://www.moonlitromance.com/hintofsummer.html"> http://www.moonlitromance.com/hintofsummer.html </a></p></font size>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-31930326598577182182007-06-23T20:39:00.000-06:002007-06-23T20:40:43.676-06:00BENEATH AND BEYOND by Debbie Mumford<a href="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m113/wdm_quilter/BeneathandBeyond.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m113/wdm_quilter/BeneathandBeyond.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Beneath and Beyond</strong></span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />by</span><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Debbie Mumford</span></strong><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Archaeologist Erin Carstedter is a no-nonsense kind of gal. Her colleagues know, if she can’t examine it with a microscope or define it by scientific method, it doesn’t exist. Erin’s beliefs are about to be tested by the most exciting archaeological find of this (or any other) century. A ruin has been discovered beneath the polar ice cap some fifty miles north of Alert, Canada. What Erin and her colleague, Dr. Matt Davidson, discover in those icy depths will challenge her thinking…and change the world forever.</div><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>Publisher:</strong> <a href="http://www.lavenderisis.com/beneathandbeyondbuy.html">Lavender Isis Press</a></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Genre:</strong> Science Fiction / Fantasy</div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Format:</strong> eStory (23 pages)</div><div align="left"><br />Buy <strong>Beneath and Beyond</strong> <a href="http://www.lavenderisis.com/beneathandbeyondbuy.html">here</a>!</div>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-12051812746452406192007-06-23T15:54:00.000-06:002007-06-23T16:02:24.105-06:00DARK THIRST ~ Sara Reinke<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIr7CxDtwfGF_ddFDf9fmPuWpHs3oAcxi2kE-uokYoMR9ZeT5vcGgT-gy7Iy4hc9kcFNTqxJ6cKKg-Uz5vQQ2HjFnESsgPOshA6BPbN31M2QhybunXHCIhp5OHxwcI2FvWGX8um91HY0Y/s1600-h/DT_front_only-230x354.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079382049946987474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIr7CxDtwfGF_ddFDf9fmPuWpHs3oAcxi2kE-uokYoMR9ZeT5vcGgT-gy7Iy4hc9kcFNTqxJ6cKKg-Uz5vQQ2HjFnESsgPOshA6BPbN31M2QhybunXHCIhp5OHxwcI2FvWGX8um91HY0Y/s200/DT_front_only-230x354.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">COMING JULY 3, 2007~<br />Paranormal Romance from Kensington Publishing/Zebra</span></p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /><p align="center"><br /></span></p>Brandon Noble is one of the Brethren, an ancient clan of ruthless vampires. Horrified by his birthright, Brandon shuns the ritual of the first kill, earning his family's lasting wrath. When he finds love with a human woman named Angelina -- forbidden among the Brethren -- his fate is sealed. Can Brandon protect Angelina from his enemies -- and his own dark thirsts?<br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">"There's a new paranormal star in town. Dark Thirst is a great, keep-you-up-all-night read! Don't miss it!"</span> -- <em>New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Karen Robards.</em></p><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">"Enjoy this clever take on the genre!"</span> -- <em>Chris Marie Green, author of Night Rising, the first in the Vampire Babylon series.</em></p><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">"This new twist on the vampire legend, filled with cultural differences and the challenges facing a deaf-mute hero, is a fascinating and unique romance."</span> -- <em>Romantic Times Book Reviews</em></p><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">"Reinke’s talent outshines most of the top authors in the field of paranormal romance. Dark Thirst is a masterful read!"</span> -- <em>ParaNormal Romance (PNR) Reviews</em></p><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">AVAILABLE FOR PRE~ORDER NOW at</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Thirst-Sara-Reinke/dp/142010053X">AMAZON.COM</a>!</p>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-41803001111133185672007-06-23T15:32:00.000-06:002007-06-23T17:03:22.192-06:00Author Interview ~ SARA REINKE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS1k_vTava0f8Fk5L2rVnwgi6aF8uHWsrtASP1L4FC0AgLEjPZ16E4KHj_ekFvyw-2jq_pxWZ3_ybOknZnoq_n8Q_2BiLpHkR5ijXgVkr-skx2216HQl0KrgK4JTxCKWxl3m3QRMwoFTP/s1600-h/sarareinke-132x186.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079377913893481394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS1k_vTava0f8Fk5L2rVnwgi6aF8uHWsrtASP1L4FC0AgLEjPZ16E4KHj_ekFvyw-2jq_pxWZ3_ybOknZnoq_n8Q_2BiLpHkR5ijXgVkr-skx2216HQl0KrgK4JTxCKWxl3m3QRMwoFTP/s200/sarareinke-132x186.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">I had the privilege of interviewing award-winning author Sara Reinke.</span> Her debut fantasy, BOOK OF DAYS, from Double Dragon Publishing, which was named one of the Top 10 Science Fiction/Fantasy Novels of 2005 in the annual Preditors & Editors Readers poll and a Finalist in the 2005 Dream Realm Awards competition. Other available or upcoming titles include BOOK OF THIEVES, the sequel to the award-winning BOOK OF DAYS; TETHERS, a science-fiction thriller; the historical romance, AN UNEXPECTED ENGAGEMENT and the paranormal romance, DARK THIRST. She is a member of the Louisville Romance Writers chapter of Romance Writers of America.<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Have you always wanted to be a writer, has it always been a present passion in your life?</strong></span><br /><br />I've wanted to be a writer since I was very, very young. I remember writing stories and illustrating them myself when I was in pre-school and kindergarten. My mom tells me that before I even knew how to write, they'd give me a notebook and pen, and I could keep myself busy pretending to write on the pages. While I was growing up, as most kids my age were working their way through Barbies and bicycles, I worked my way through a series of typewriters and then, in high school and college, word processors and computers, always pecking out my stories. I can't remember -- or imagine -- wanting to do anything else with my life besides write.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Can you recall the very moment you decided to write a book?</span></strong><br /><br />As I said, I was very young when I began writing stories. I remember as a young girl, probably in second grade, my uncle gave me a set of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and when I read them, I understood that what I wanted to do was write novels, not just short stories. I wanted to invent fantastic worlds and creatures of my own. That was about the time I wrote my first "series" of "books," each one in its own notebook, a trilogy about three unicorns. As I grew older, I tried my hand again at novel writing, this time in junior high school, when I was inspired by Anne McCaffrey, so I wrote another fantasy novel. In high school, I wrote a lot of short stories and plays and didn't explore novel-writing again until out of college, when I completed the original draft for what's become my sci-fi thriller, "Tethers," available now in ebook and trade paperback from Samhain Publishing. After college, I decided to pursue a more "grown up" career in journalism and all but abandoned fiction for awhile. In 2001, my uncle died of cancer -- the same one who'd given me the "Lord of the Rings" books -- and it really made me rethink the direction in which my life was heading. I decided to write fiction again, and to really aim for publishing and building a solid career at it. Thus, I began writing novels again.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Do you have a "dayjob" that you go to when you're not writing?<br /></strong></span><br />Yes. I work for AAA locally, in their public affairs department. My primary responsibilities are the writing, editing and coordination of content for their member magazine. I only recently returned to the position after a two-and-a-half year hiatus. I'd worked there for almost seven years prior to the birth of my son, and had left in order to stay home and care for him.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Can you explain The Romance Galleria and what it is you do for their promotions?</strong></span><br /><br />The Romance Galleria is a virtual venue offering chats, events, exhibits and storefront services to romance authors, publishers and related industry professionals. Like your local hotel or convention center, The Romance Galleria offers a variety of services and amenities for all of your promotional event needs. From public author chats to paid workshop events to private staff meetings, the Galleria has the flexibility to offer professionals a virtual environment available anytime, anywhere. It's the only truly interactive, real-time 3D world in the industry. Guests to the Galleria simply download a free, easy-to-use, completely safe software program that allows them to enter 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<br /><br />I help coordinate their weekly marketing, including the preparation and distribution of press releases highlighting the week's events and promotional opportunities. It's a terrific position, because I'm really excited about the potential of the Galleria. It's already grown by so many leaps and bounds since its launch in February, it's amazing. And it's growing all the time. It's really rewarding and exciting to be a part of it.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Do you have a publisher? An agent?</strong></span><br /><br />At the moment, I have books available with several publishers. My fantasy series, The Chronicles of Tiralainn, are available in ebooks and trade paperback through Double Dragon Publishing. "Tethers," a sci-fi thriller is available in ebook and trade paperback from Samhain Publishing. My historical romance, "An Unexpected Engagement" is out in mass-market paperback through bookstores nationwide and leading online book retailers from Medallion Press. As of July 3, the first in a paranormal/vampire romance series, "Dark Thirst" hits bookstores shelves in mass market paperback from Kensington Publishing's Zebra imprint.<br /><br />I've been very fortunate in that I've had the opportunity to work with such a wide variety of publishing companies, and have enjoyed positive experiences with all of them. Each one is different, but has been terrific for me in terms of my continued growth and development as an author, in their own way, and I'm grateful to each of them.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Any advice to aspiring romance writers?<br /></strong></span><br />Never give up. Make time in your life whenever you can to write. Don't let rejections discourage you, or keep you from submitting again. I think building a career as an author takes 10-20 percent talent, and 80-90 percent luck. It's all about presenting the best possible manuscript you can, and getting it in front of the right person at just the right moment. Putting together a top-notch manuscript is something you control completely. Getting your manuscript out there is something within your power, too. And while you can't control whether or not you get it in front of the right person at the right time, the only way that's ever going to happen is if you keep trying despite rejections.<br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to visit us, Sara!<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Visit Sara at her home on the web! </strong></span><a href="http://www.sarareinke.com/">http://www.sarareinke.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stay Tuned for a look at Sara's novel, DARK THIRST......Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-11018189310297929752007-06-22T21:21:00.000-06:002007-06-22T21:26:53.005-06:00Bayou Summons is #1 Best Seller........<span style="color:#ffffff;">..............at Dark Eden Press!<br /><br />Check it out....it won't last long, LOL!!!!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.darkedenpress.com/cart/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">http://www.darkedenpress.com/cart/</span></a>Missy Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860038980832751341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950423373707231718.post-59830104728068165742007-06-22T13:18:00.000-06:002007-06-22T13:21:00.756-06:00It's Here!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17eWCOfRXdfNj18ewrdclg74AaBf95PBRJpxGOVMZgKsmOQ2bLP4pOlj-qcMsQD_OJ7XjxwJhKtES1gZlfLxn-_vtMMB0AxgKWjphjo2LY7uZyfMo6iM331gtVHUWpXJiRTZWfOmkxkKF/s1600-h/BayouSummons_Cover+copy.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078970725224016802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17eWCOfRXdfNj18ewrdclg74AaBf95PBRJpxGOVMZgKsmOQ2bLP4pOlj-qcMsQD_OJ7XjxwJhKtES1gZlfLxn-_vtMMB0AxgKWjphjo2LY7uZyfMo6iM331gtVHUWpXJiRTZWfOmkxkKF/s200/BayouSummons_Cover+copy.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I bet you're getting sick of seeing that cover, huh???...LOL<br /><br />BAYOU SUMMONS is now available at <a href="http://www.darkedenpress.com/">DARK EDEN PRESS</a>!!!! 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