Hey everyone. I'm over at the Wet Noodle Posse Blog tomorrow, Tuesday, September 29. I'll be talking about NANO. Stop by and say hi!
All the best...
Mary Eason
http://www.maryeason.com/
Monday, September 28, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Excerpt From Eternal Desire by Roxanne Rhoads
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Blurb:
Liz Beth, a paranormal researcher, is haunted by the seductive vampire, Quillon, who may or may not be real. She arrives in New Orleans the week of Halloween to search for the elusive vampire of her dreams and instead encounters a handsome stranger, Christien, with whom she begins a passionate affair with. Soon she is torn between her dream lover and a flesh and blood man, both of whom are a mystery to her. The closer it gets to Halloween the wilder things become. LizBeth gets closer to the truth about Quillon while Christien has her under his own spell.
Will all be revealed at the Vampyre Ball or will the masks stay in place? In New Orleans at Halloween anything is possible.
The novella is scheduled to be released October 7, 2009 through EternalPress.ca.
E-books can be purchased at EternalPress.ca, Fictionwise.com and BarnesandNoble.com
Print copies can be purchased at Amazon.com
http://www.eternalpress.ca/eternaldesire.html blurb, excerpt, buy link
eBook ISBN:978-1-926704-70-8
Print ISBN:978-1-926704-78-4
Check out the book trailer on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/RoxanneRhoads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuJ6niYhgJg
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Join me in welcoming author Lorhainne Eckhart to my blog...
Is there a different romance genre you’ve been wanting to write?
This is an interesting topic. When I sit down to write a story, I like to tackle issues that are forefront in the community at the time, and if there is any controversy, I will leap in with both feet.
Keep in mind there is a romantic relationship in the midst of my stories. The central characters for now will remain a man and a woman, that I won’t stray from. However, my third novel when I sat down to write it, I did not intend to write a different genre. Only what happened as I researched and wrote, the story changed to something different. Something I needed to write.
Now completed, Walk the Right Road – Jerome’s Story is a step out from contemporary romance. It is a single title work of Women’s fiction, a complex plot, which includes paranormal elements and romantic suspense. It tackles subjects that took me almost two years to research. It is based on a group of friends who get themselves involved with the wrong friends and the wrong side of the law.
This novel has a sequel that picks up after a tragic loss suffered by one of the characters in the novel. It becomes their story, which addresses some strong moral issues. Is there still romance in the story? There are romantic elements included in the story, but it does not fall under the romance genre. Where will I go after this sequel? I can’t say for sure. Although I love to read the happy ending, sometimes in a story such as the one I just finished, the happy ending is not always possible.
This is an interesting topic. When I sit down to write a story, I like to tackle issues that are forefront in the community at the time, and if there is any controversy, I will leap in with both feet.
Keep in mind there is a romantic relationship in the midst of my stories. The central characters for now will remain a man and a woman, that I won’t stray from. However, my third novel when I sat down to write it, I did not intend to write a different genre. Only what happened as I researched and wrote, the story changed to something different. Something I needed to write.
Now completed, Walk the Right Road – Jerome’s Story is a step out from contemporary romance. It is a single title work of Women’s fiction, a complex plot, which includes paranormal elements and romantic suspense. It tackles subjects that took me almost two years to research. It is based on a group of friends who get themselves involved with the wrong friends and the wrong side of the law.
This novel has a sequel that picks up after a tragic loss suffered by one of the characters in the novel. It becomes their story, which addresses some strong moral issues. Is there still romance in the story? There are romantic elements included in the story, but it does not fall under the romance genre. Where will I go after this sequel? I can’t say for sure. Although I love to read the happy ending, sometimes in a story such as the one I just finished, the happy ending is not always possible.
Thanks so much for joining us today, Lorhainne.
Excerpt from The Captain's Lady by Lorhainne Eckhart
Excerpt: The Captain’s Lady - Available now at The Wild Rose Press
“We have no reports of a ship in distress in the area, Captain.”
“What about fishing boats?”
“No, sir, no reports.”
Looking once more at his first officer, Eric issued curt orders, the harshness grating in his voice. “Send a rescue team to check it out.”
Handing the binoculars off to one of the crew members, he strode with determination off the bridge, heading directly to the ship’s launch. His well-trained crew scurried about. Joe appeared at his side and they watched from the rail as the small rigid hull sped off in the direction of the dinghy. His pulse rose and the dampness on his back soaked through his short-sleeved shirt.
“So what do you think?” Joe leaned on the rail, uncertainty clear in the crinkle of his brows.
“Don’t know, dammit.” Eric focused on the scene unfolding in the distance. Again he commandeered the binoculars from Joe and scrutinized the three-man team approaching, then securing the boat to the dinghy.
His senses were keen; over the years, he’d learned to trust them. The uneasiness that crept its way into his gut, the hairs now standing up on the back of his neck and the racing of his heart; this unshakable feeling was telling him that things were about to change—drastically. Puzzled, he felt the mounting frustration build inside, along with something else he could not quite put his finger on. Shaking his head, he realized it was not a feeling of dread.
The crackle of the radio interrupted his speculation. A voice from the rescue team came over the line. “There’s someone in here, a woman, and she’s in bad shape.”
“We have no reports of a ship in distress in the area, Captain.”
“What about fishing boats?”
“No, sir, no reports.”
Looking once more at his first officer, Eric issued curt orders, the harshness grating in his voice. “Send a rescue team to check it out.”
Handing the binoculars off to one of the crew members, he strode with determination off the bridge, heading directly to the ship’s launch. His well-trained crew scurried about. Joe appeared at his side and they watched from the rail as the small rigid hull sped off in the direction of the dinghy. His pulse rose and the dampness on his back soaked through his short-sleeved shirt.
“So what do you think?” Joe leaned on the rail, uncertainty clear in the crinkle of his brows.
“Don’t know, dammit.” Eric focused on the scene unfolding in the distance. Again he commandeered the binoculars from Joe and scrutinized the three-man team approaching, then securing the boat to the dinghy.
His senses were keen; over the years, he’d learned to trust them. The uneasiness that crept its way into his gut, the hairs now standing up on the back of his neck and the racing of his heart; this unshakable feeling was telling him that things were about to change—drastically. Puzzled, he felt the mounting frustration build inside, along with something else he could not quite put his finger on. Shaking his head, he realized it was not a feeling of dread.
The crackle of the radio interrupted his speculation. A voice from the rescue team came over the line. “There’s someone in here, a woman, and she’s in bad shape.”
Introducing The Captain's Lady by Lorhainne Eckhart
Blurb: The Captain’s Lady
Captain Eric Hamilton is a powerful force in the U.S. Navy, having earned himself a reputation of being a hard-nosed chauvinist. He’s commander of the USS Larsen, a destroyer, currently deployed in the Persian Gulf during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Abby Carlton has just escaped from the man who held her captive for a year. Abducted while travelling in Paris, she was given to an Arab man as a gift, until one night she makes her desperate escape.
While on patrol one morning Captain Eric Hamilton discovers a dinghy floating aimlessly. Abby is found, battered and in an advanced state of pregnancy, lying in the bottom of the dinghy. From the moment she lay on the deck of his ship her innocence finds a way to penetrate his hardened heart. But time is running out. Eric is falsely accused of sexual assault and the CIA wants Abby and the baby for bait to flush out her captor.
Captain Eric Hamilton is a powerful force in the U.S. Navy, having earned himself a reputation of being a hard-nosed chauvinist. He’s commander of the USS Larsen, a destroyer, currently deployed in the Persian Gulf during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Abby Carlton has just escaped from the man who held her captive for a year. Abducted while travelling in Paris, she was given to an Arab man as a gift, until one night she makes her desperate escape.
While on patrol one morning Captain Eric Hamilton discovers a dinghy floating aimlessly. Abby is found, battered and in an advanced state of pregnancy, lying in the bottom of the dinghy. From the moment she lay on the deck of his ship her innocence finds a way to penetrate his hardened heart. But time is running out. Eric is falsely accused of sexual assault and the CIA wants Abby and the baby for bait to flush out her captor.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
It's Fate!
What happens when a split-second decisions, turns into a chance meeting that leads to a love of a lifetime? We call it fate.
Have you ever met someone who you just knew was going to change your life forever. I have. For me it was meeting my husband. For Emma Dupre it was almost being run over by Kyle Sabian in my September release from Whiskey Creek Press entitled, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER.
In a moment in time, Emma Dupre’s life changed forever by a chance encounter with a stranger on a cold deserted night. Emma reached out to Kyle Sabian for comfort when the loss of her best friend became impossible to bear alone. Kyle Sabian wasn’t expecting to meet the woman of his dreams that night in Expect, Colorado. But when he runs into Emma on the deserted mountain road leading to his home, Emma becomes a fantasy no other woman could ever hope to touch.
So, you see, you never know who you're going to meet out there or where you might find, the love of a lifetime.
If you don't have yours, keep your eyes open, their coming!
All the best...
Mary Eason
http://www.maryeason.com/
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