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On Sale for Christmas!

If you love magic and super natural, then be sure and check out Love's True Enchantment and Heart's Reunion.

They're on sale right now at Fictionwise!

Love's True Enchantment

Heart's Reunion

Hope everyone has a blessed… Continue

Added by Judith on December 14, 2009 at 8:11am — No Comments

Bestselling Author Hope Edelman "The Possibility of Everything" to give away book today

Bestselling author Hope Edelman, author of The Possibility of Everything, will be at Pump Up Your Book on Monday,… Continue

Added by Dorothy Thompson on December 14, 2009 at 7:49am — No Comments

First review for Love's True Enchantment!

Yes, it brought a tear to my eye. A good, sweet, wonderful tear.

Here, see for yourselves!

http://longandshortreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/loves-true-enchantment-by-judith-leger.html" target="_blank">Long and… Continue

Added by Judith on December 8, 2009 at 8:06am — No Comments

THE ART of a Really Good Story Teller Guest Post!

Please stop by and welcome author Teal Ceagh to AR! You can enter a great giveaway for the 1st of her Destiny’s Trinities series , BETH’S ACCEPTANCE, while you are there, too. :)

Mia’s Return (2nd & latest in series) features such polar opposite characters – a vampire, a demon hunter who hates vampires with a… Continue

Added by Sassy on December 1, 2009 at 3:59am — No Comments

Guest Author Blog Post GIVEAWAY :: Shelley Munro!

Hi, All,

I've now posted a GIVEAWAY to win one of these two beauties:

Click here for the link and your chance to win!

Sassy

:)…

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Added by Sassy on November 29, 2009 at 1:26pm — No Comments

Guest Author Blog Post :: Shelley Munro!

Good morning, everyone!

I'd like you to give today's guest blogger author Shelley Munro a warm welcome.

Please find our review of her book, Soldier of Fortune - here: http://tjbook-list.blogspot.com/2009/11/review-soldier-of-fortune-shelley-munro.html

Shelley's guest post is also now up. To find out more about… Continue

Added by Sassy on November 29, 2009 at 8:06am — No Comments

Available December 15th – “Premium Promotional Tips for Writers” Author: Jo-Anne Vandermeulen

A user-friendly resource that shows you how to target your audience, create MASSIVE exposure, and drive traffic back to your site where your books are sold. For sale SOON at: http://vandermeulen.laurusbooks.com/

If I can CONQUER ALL OBSTACLES so can YOU!

Are you:

> wondering how you can STAND OUT FROM THE REST by designing a unique author… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on November 28, 2009 at 4:42pm — 2 Comments

Soon to be Released: "DEAD GAME" An Emily Stone Novel by Jennifer Chase

Turn up the sound and enjoy!

While waiting for the release of Author Jennifer Chases's second novel, check out her first novel "… Continue

Added by Jennifer Chase on November 27, 2009 at 4:15pm — No Comments

Brief Look Into "Dead Game" -- Chapter One Excerpt--Go ahead if you DARE!

Chapter One Tuesday 23:00 Hours

The cold Monterey Bay quickly surrounded her petite body as she eased herself further into its icy grip. She unconsciously took a deep cleansing breath and slowly let out an exhalation.

Fog deftly floated across the boat harbor at Gulls Landing, and then…

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Added by Jennifer Chase on November 27, 2009 at 4:11pm — No Comments

What a thrill!

My dear, dear friend and neighbor, Pamela Thibodeaux blogged about my releases! If you have time, be sure and check it out.

Pam's Blog!

Added by Judith on November 16, 2009 at 9:38am — No Comments

Heart's Reunion is out!!

Do you like spooky paranormal stories? Be sure to check this story out from The Wild Rose Press!!

Pychic/paranormal researcher, Sabre Nichols attends her great grandmother’s funeral. She assumes she’ll stay a week at the old homestead on Witch Mountain to close the house… Continue

Added by Judith on November 10, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

And the Scarlet Boa winner is...Me!!!

I just want to say thank you to all the wonderful people who voted for my entry. I am so ecstatic to have won the contest. It was announced last night during Writespace chat.

Here's the link to see the winning listings!

Scarlet Boa winners

Congrats to ALL the people who entered. Takes a tremendous amount of courage to bare your soul for strangers to read. There was some great… Continue

Added by Judith on November 2, 2009 at 7:24am — No Comments

A Spirit of THANKS!

This is so COOL! I would have never imagined that there would be an online community exclusively for authors AND publishers. This thing is like FACEBOOK, only better. Because I can network with people who share my passions, reading, writing, and publishing. I can connect with the most important people right from my office. And it couldn't have come at a better time. I just completed my second novel! The Title is

WHEN THE PETALS FALL, a story about the twists and turns that one finds while… Continue

Added by L. Renee Roberts on October 25, 2009 at 9:18pm — No Comments

Guest Author, Donna McDine at Terrie Hope’s Write What Your Heart Desires

Terrie Hope explores the written word through your heart desires at http://tbhope.blogspot.com. Come along with Terrie on her weekly chats such as “This Business Called Writing” and interviews of professionals in the trenches of writing for children.

Stop by Friday, October 23rd and visit with Terrie’s guest author, Donna McDine. Donna will be checking-in throughout the day to chat and field any questions you may have. Take the… Continue

Added by Donna McDine on October 23, 2009 at 5:37am — No Comments

Author's Guide to Planning & Selling At Book Fairs and Festivals

Author's Guide to Planning & Selling At Book Fairs and Festivals

Years ago a trusting new author set out to promote his first novel at a few book festivals over the summer. With no book festival experience and one to guide him the results were disastrous. That author was me. For the past four years while attending several book fairs and festivals in six different states I have watched many new authors make the same costly, painful mistakes, in fact some have even invented… Continue

Added by Author Larry J on October 21, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Are There Two Varieties of Psychopaths?

I recently came across an interesting article explaining that psychopaths may come in two varieties: psychopaths who are incarcerated for criminal acts and psychopaths who may never be incarcerated or caught for their criminal acts.

I thought this was an interesting concept to ponder and wondered what significant outcome this would render for the criminal… Continue

Added by Jennifer Chase on October 14, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Guest Author, Carol Zelaya

Visit Carol Zelaya, author of Emily the Chickadee today at http://www.donna-mcdine.blogspot.com

Added by Donna McDine on October 13, 2009 at 6:42am — No Comments

Emily’s Crime Watch – Tip #10

Emily wanted me to talk about a safety issue that many people have expressed their recent concerns - home security and what to do to keep your family and home safe from burglaries or home invasions.

There are two important aspects to remember for home security against potential break-ins: secure you home with proper hardware and electronics, and make sure that your entire family… Continue

Added by Jennifer Chase on October 12, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Events This Week Bring Several Crimes Against Children Back into the Headlines

Several events in the news this week reminded us of the horrific tragedy of crimes that are perpetrated against children. From all parts of the country, we received updates on cases that received national attention when they first occurred.

Here is the rundown:

John Couey, the man convicted of kidnapping, raping, and burying (while still alive)… Continue

Added by Jennifer Chase on October 2, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

An Offender’s Signature vs. Modus Operandi

Sometimes there's some confusion of the difference between a criminal’s signature versus the criminal’s modus operandi when they commit a specific crime.

Are they the same?

No, they are distinctly different because one feeds on emotional needs of the criminal while the other is a procedure.

Modus operandi is the method that is used… Continue

Added by Jennifer Chase on September 30, 2009 at 5:37pm — No Comments