Bloggers Unite™ discussion

If you have authored one book or many, please post some information about them here.

Maybe you could add a short description, a picture and a link to the book(s) on Goodreads or your personal website.

Every style and genre is welcome.

Witch Ember

In the days when gods walked the earth and the
clay of Man was still wet, a Stone of Power was
shattered. From that day forward, all humankind
carried a piece. Most have just a little--just
the tiniest speck of dust--but some have one
of the bigger grains--or even a pebble--and
they are the most powerful of sorcerers.

In the paranoid, magically-barren lands of the
Seven Kingdoms, the street urchin Esmeree is
born to carry a stone of unprecedented size
and power. As she struggles to survive the
unforgiving streets of Cliffs Reach, she
endeavors to master the sorcery of her stone
and understand its purpose. But time is
running out for her for others have discovered
her skills and seek to use or destroy her. The
Inquisition, the Superbus Tyrannus, the
Primate of the Holy Median church. Esmeree must
determine her own path, or she will die their
slave.

WitchEmber.com

The Raven


Guiromelans is a knight, a sacred paladin,
seeking nothing more than to obey the
commandments of God. But when God betrays him
and allows a hells-condemned witch to defeat
him in battle, he is forced to reexamine his
faith. What did he do to merit such disgrace?
What can he do to atone for his sins?

Facing challenges both of the flesh and of the
soul, Guiromelans begins a pilgrimage across
the known world. In search of redemption and
forgiveness, he discovers the true meaning of
God's will.

The Raven is the sequel to John Lawson's first
novel, Witch Ember.

WitchEmber.com

Most Excellent!!
Thank you for adding these fantastic looking books to our Group John :)
I really want to read ‘Witch Ember’ & ‘The Raven’!


Bobbie

Hello, Bobbie,

Thank you for starting this group and topic.

I am a GoodReads author and I've written three full length novels and one novella (or short story) which is only available as an e-book, and since Amazon doesn't carry it, it's not on GoodReads.

The short story is "Mating Net". It's a prequel written after Forced Mate (my debut novel) was published, and is about the Forced Mate hero and heroine's grandparents.

Mating Net is only 58 pages. Don't pay more than $2.50 for it! http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/...

"Forced Mate" is available as an e-book from http://www.ebookisle.net and also as a paperback.

It is a gentle, humorous spoof of the historical abduction romance genre, except the abductor is an alien god-Prince --Tarrant-Arragon (his name is supposed to make you think of "tyrant" and "arrogant")-- and the love of his life is Djinni-vera which follows the same grammar as Aloe Vera, to mean "true-djinn".

I didn't feel that the same joke would work for a sequel, so "Insufficient Mating Material" is a serious action/adventure Romance… but still humorous. The principle couple is Djetth and Princess "Marsh".

In Forced Mate, the mischief-making Princess Martia-Djulia (pronounced Marsha-Julia) decided to go to bed with an unsuitable stranger. She thought that the tall, scarred and blond-haired Commander Jason was inferior to her in every possible way… including genetically.

"Safe sex" was much more dangerous than she imagined, and her brother decides that a royal shotgun wedding is necessary to preempt a potential scandal. The ceremony is a fiasco, and a senior member of the royal family decides that the most elegant solution to his problems would be to kill Princess Marsh and her reluctant bridegroom.

'Rhett intrigued many readers in "Forced Mate" (as the heroine's protective half-brother) and in "Insufficient Mating Material" (as the hero's disapproving half-brother).

"Knight's Fork" is 'Rhett's story. He has taken vows of chastity, but everyone believes that he has a sordid sexy secret, and they all want to know who she is.

I apologize, Bobbie, but I don't know how to add pictures.

Rowena Cherry
http://www.rowenacherry.com/mating_ne...

Hello Rowena,

You are most welcome, for starting this group and the topic as well :)
Your books sound very fascinating and I love all the creative names for your characters!
Thanks for the wonderfully descriptive peeks into each book, its helps capture our interest...it sure has mine ;)

No worries Rowena, pictures or no, you've done a wonderful job of introducing your books to us! :)

Cheers,

Bobbie C-M

Hello All,

I'm an author of mainstream fiction. Please drop by my page to read more about me and my books. You can also check out the sample of my latest thriller Melody which I've added to my page. Also, feel free to add me as a friend. Best Wishes!

Hey, I like this topic too! I am an avid blogger and wrote a novella entitled Lucifer and Lacious. Here's some information about it:

“The underworld is a place where few men intend to arrive. When a man pictures death, he pictures blue clouds and golden gates…the underworld does not have blue clouds but fog of ash that rises from the misery of men. There are no golden gates, only rusty fences circling pools of human waste. You do not hear children’s laughter but the screams of guilty souls. Yes, this is the underworld.”

This is the reality that faces our nameless protagonist, soon to be known as Slave, as he wakes to find himself face to face with grotesque demons and unimaginable abuse at their hands. Still, while he is unable to recall his name or how he came to be there, the numbers that Lucifer carves into his forehead seem to clue everyone else – demons and damned alike – that he is somehow special.

Lucifer and Lacious weaves an imaginative journey through the pits of hell as Slave strives to elude the others’ evil intentions for him while trying to regain his memory and achieve his true purpose.

There's currently 1 left in stock on Amazon.com and it can be special ordered by walking into Walden Books.

Link to my weekly blog series: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fus...

Link to the amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/Lucifer-Lacious...

Excellent posts Stacy-Deanne & Sean :)
Thanks to you both.

Sean, I am really interested in your novella 'Lucifer and Lacious', it sounds fascinating ;)

Thank you Bobbie, I'm glad to hear it intrigues you! :)

You're welcome Sean & me too :)

Hello Bobbie, John, Rowena, Stacy, Sean, and everyone.

Thank you for this topic!

1) Link to the Goodreads-book-data for my novel, Reason Reigns:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37...

2) Link to my Goodreads profile: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

3) Reason Reigns giveaway: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

4) First 88 pages of Reason Reigns: http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

* I will furnish the rest of Part 1 by request.

5) Chapters 1 - 5 of Part 2: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show_g...

*
Thanks. I wish you all: Good Fortune.

Thanks for asking. I have one novel and one short story published. The short is in an anthology that comes out Oct 10, 2008 called A Death in Texas --- no links yet.

The novel is (hopefully) the first in a detective series staring the sassy Eva Baum.

http://www.markandcharlottephillips.com/

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Hack...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...

The only review on Goodreads so far is from me. I stumble on the page when I first joined and was trying to figure out how to get to the author pages. If you want to read valid reviews, there are 6 on Amazon - including one from Midwest Book Reviews. I'm hoping someone on Goodreads will pick it up soon, read it, and like it. fingers crossed.

Hi everyone,
I am an author, too and enjoying every minute of it:). My novel 'A Decent Ransom' (Kunati, Oct.2008) is releasing shortly and I'm hoping to get some readers. Fingers crossed, cheers Ivana

Hi all,
My novel, Less Dead, was released Sept 6, 2008 and I have a short story published in the upcoming anthology, A Death In Texas, Oct 10, 2008.

Less dead is the first in a mystery series featuring ex-cop turned counselor for a teen shelter, Niki Alexander.

Laura

http://www.lauraelvebak.com
Also available at barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com

Welcome Charlotte, Ivana & Laura :)
Thanks for joining and for adding your books!

Hello everyone,
yes, I've had books published for the last twenty years on and off. They're mostly non-mainstream or 'genreclectic'. My two most recent books (all on Goodreads) are from Silverthought Press in New York and go a little something like this:

BUKKAKEWORLD (novel)
When you’re drowning in the corporate world, you’ll need a mentor to keep you from going under.

Bukkakeworld is the conscious evolution of the staid three-act narrative horror genre. It’s a book about YOU, the corporate lackey, the indentured, the subordinate. Stuck in a job you cannot stomach, under a manager you want to annihilate, in a corporation that wants to grind you into nothing more than human grease to lubricate its inhuman profit-making machine.

You are not alone. There are literally millions of you all over the world, the true Samaritans of contemporary democracy. You take it in the face every working day of your life. There seems to be no respite from your suffering, no reward for your hardship. But even in the depths of your drowning desperation, there is a light, a tiny light, beaming out to save you.

She looks nothing like you. She is clean and tidy. The constant drizzle that rots everything it touches doesn’t seem to settle on her. She has a light in her eyes, like a terrorist bomb exploding very, very slowly. Frame by frame, a new star blooming. She is your corporate messiah. But who is her little furry companion, Kitten? And what of the sinister chrome-like Glimpsers? How do they tie in to a swirling narrative that drags you through a death camp of corporate revelation?

Bukkakeworld is a savage indictment of the corporate mentality, a challenging, twisted book that assails the underpinnings of modern society and does so much more than spit in your face.

PLANET OF THE OWLS (novel)
The world is coming to an end, and the angels don’t give a damn.

Oxford, England: Marcus (who works part-time at the falafel kiosk in town) awakens to find a giant black and white bird at his window. He’s sure that’s what he sees: a giant bird with feathers that throb with sinister portent. He shakes himself awake and gets ready for work, unaware that his world no longer exists.

Beijing, China: Su-Ki Chin (a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl) stands at the bus stop with her schoolmates, but their bus never arrives. Returning home, she finds the family chickens have gone berserk, chasing her brothers around the yard and leaving her parents for dead. It’s like she’s in a dream—the chickens tower over her terrified brothers. She will soon become one of those hybrid birds.

Planet of the Owls, a new genreclectic novel by UK-based artist/writer Mike Philbin, is a split-narrative story that tells of the time-and-space traveling powers of the Gods who have finally arrived on planet Earth in the guise of birds: robins, crows, magpies and owls. An age-old political conspiracy is revealed among the angel clan, and mankind becomes its innocent victim.

The fate of the Earth lies with Marcus and Su-Ki Chin—only their extra-species love can save a planet about to be abandoned by the Gods.

Planet of the Owls is a radical new interpretation of ‘spirituality’ as seen from a higher dimension.

Mike Philbin
http://www.mikephilbin.com

Sweet! Thanks for adding your books Mike :)

In conjunction with our book, Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City (which is coming out from Free Press/Simon & Schuster in March 2009), we have put up a new website, http://www.insidetheapple.net.

One component of the new site is a NYC history blog, where about once a week we will be posting on some interesting aspect of the city's past.

Any suggestions? Any burning questions about NYC or American history you'd like us to answer? Let us know on this list or email us at info@insidetheapple.net.

Thanks for adding your book and information about your website James :)
Welcome!

Hi, Bobbie!

I know it has taken me FOREVER to get here to post (grin). Sorry! But you know how slammed I am with book deadlines this year, etc. LOL

Anyway, I write paranormal romance novels and erotica. I have four series at the moment and four publishers. Everyone can read excerpts from my published books at my books blog link below.

And everyone can also check out my naughty Author blog at the other link.

Happy reading!

xoxo
Laura Stamps
Author of Paranormal Romance and Erotica Novels
http://www.LauraStamps.blogspot.com (to read excerpts from my novel series)
http://laura-stamps8.livejournal.com (my naughty Author Blog/updated daily)

There are so many fascinating authors on goodreads! I'm a novelist, poet and memoirist.

My novel comes out in 4 DAYS! It's called FOR THE MAY QUEEN and it's about a young woman's first year away from home, living in the dorms. Here's a blurb from another goodreads author:

"Evans' debut novel . . . is a compelling coming of age story. Through a first person narrative that is as intimate and engaging as the finest memoir, Evans takes the reader on the humorous and chaotic journey of spirited Norma Rogers as she navigates her first year of college. Evans skillfully reminds us all of what it means to be young, questioning, and prone to get a lot wrong on our way toward an adulthood where we know ourselves--and those around us--- just a little better." — Jayne Pupek, author of Tomato Girl

You can read the first chapter here:

http://www.forthemayqueen.blogspot.com/

and here's my goodreads page:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

happy reading & writing everyone!

Kate (blog: www.beingandwriting.blogspot.com)

Welcome Kate! :)

Thanks for adding your book and the links.
Congratulations on your book 'For The May Queen' and it’s imminent release!!
How exciting for you :)

Ladies and Gentlemen,

As authors, how do you feel about GoodReads lopping off your articles?

If my title began with an "A" or a "The" I would be jolly upset if the book was catalogued according to the first letter of the next word.

Is it a non-issue?

Rowena Cherry
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I'm a reader and reviewer, not an author. Even as such, I wouldn't like it if GR completely removed articles from the titles of books, but as far as I know cataloging by the first letter of the second word when an article comes first is just proper alphabetizing procedure.

My husband and I solved this problem on my review website by having the article show up last in the title (eg: Woman of Virtue, A) in all alphabetized lists and then having the titles show up as written in all other places such as series lists and reviews.

I'm not sure how others feel about it, but that's my take on it.

It would not sit well with me to be quite honest. I don't like people messing with my work.

If they are playing 'god' and or being intrusive with their editing and so on, I would be very displeased. However, some sites do things a certain way and if it is their standard format, there is not a whole lot that I would be able to do.

Illustration 101: Streetwise Tactics for Surviving as a Freelance Illustrator

Hi Everyone!

I've been a freelance illustrator for over 25 years and I'm the author of Illustration 101, a guide for anyone freelancing in the visual arts.

I also seem to have several forthcoming books. I recently spent seven years in the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland and have written a travel book about my 'adventures' there and am currently negotiating the rights with a London publisher and should hopefully see a June 2009 publication date. I'll keep you all posted.

I am also working on a new marketing book for publication in early 2009 and I have a collection of humorous verse that I'll eventually finish, hopefully available in 2009 again. Title for this one is My Rubber Hebrew Nose.

I also have some books of art, most of which are now out of print, but you can get the most recent one from my website at http://www.scratchmann.co.uk/carnival... (scroll down to the bottom of this page!)

I have a hazy memory from when I did the basic course in librarianship at university that removing A or The in a title was the correct form of indexing, thus The Cherry orchard should be correctly indexed as Cherry Orchard, The. Surely most people would be able to work it out?

Hi Max, thanks for joining us and adding info. about your books.
Welcome to the Group! :)

Hi Bobbie,

Don't want to clog up the thread here with a description of all my books. If you enjoy light-hearted historical romance, please visit http://www.emilybryan.com . If you're an aspiring author, you'll find several pages of writing tips and advice under my WRITE STUFF tab. If you're looking for a good time, visit my PIRATE COVE and check out the pirate pick-up lines. Be sure to vote for your favorite in the Pirate Name Contest. (Warning:I have some very creative readers, so it's a tough choice!)

Oh, yeah! You can also read excerpts from PLEASURING THE PIRATE, DISTRACTING THE DUCHESS and get a sneak peek at VEXING THE VISCOUNT (coming March 2009)

Enjoy!
http://www.emilybryan.com

Hi again Emily :)

Thanks for adding your website & links.

I can vouch for the creative-hilarity of the Pirate Names in the contest lol ;)
I very interesting and informative site! Great stuff.

Bobbie C-M

Since there are now 5-books published in this series I thought I would update this post with more "current information". I'm pleased to say that Michael's books have received some fabulous reviews from the book blogging community the most recent one can be from ICEBERG INK .

Sample Chapters can be read free on-line.

THE RIYRIA REVELATIONS by Michael J. Sullivan

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THE CROWN CONSPRIACY
THEY KILLED THE KING. THEY PINNED IT ON TWO MEN. THEY CHOSE POORLY.
There is no ancient evil to defeat, no orphan destined for greatness, just two guys in the wrong place at the wrong time...Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats in a plot to murder the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out...and so begins this epic tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend.

AVEMPATHA
THE SECRET IS IN THE TOWER. THE PROBLEM IS THE BEAST. THE ANSWER IS TWO THIEVES.
When a destitute young woman hires two thieves to help save her remote village from nocturnal attacks, they are drawn into the schemes of the wizard Esrahaddon. While Royce struggles to breech the secrets of an ancient elven tower, Hadrian attempts to rally the villagers to defend themselves against the unseen killer. What begins with the simple theft of a sword places the two thieves at the center of a firestorm...that could change the future of Elan.

NYPHRON RISING
A PUPPET IS CROWNED. THE TRUE HEIR REMAINS HIDDEN. A ROGUE'S SECRET COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.
When a destitute young woman hires two thieves to help save her remote village from nocturnal attacks, they are drawn into the schemes of the wizard Esrahaddon. While Royce struggles to breech the secrets of an ancient elven tower, Hadrian attempts to rally the villagers to defend themselves against the unseen killer. What begins with the simple theft of a sword places the two thieves at the center of a firestorm...that could change the future of Elan.

THE EMERALD STORM
A MESSAGE IS INTERCEPTED. A SINISTER PLAN HAS BEEN LAUNCHED. TWO THIEVES STAND IN THE WAY.
Ex-mercenary Hadrian Blackwater sets course on a high seas adventure to find the lost Heir of Novron. His only hope lies in confronting the ruthless and cunning Merrick Marius. Fearing Hadrian is not up to the challenge, Royce Melborn joins his ex-partner for one last mission. Their journey finds them adrift amid treachery and betrayals forcing Hadrian to face a past he hoped never to see again.

WINTERTIDE
A FORCED WEDDING. A DOUBLE EXECUTION. TWO THIEVES HAVE OTHER The New Empire intends to celebrate its victory over the Nationalists with a day that will never be forgotten. On the high holiday of Wintertide, the empress will be married, and Degan Gaunt and the Witch of Melengar will be publically executed. Once the empress suffers a fatal accident, everything will be perfect. There is only one problem--Royce and Hadrian have finally found the Heir of Novron.

Michael J. Sullivan: The Crown Conspiracy | Avempartha | Nyphron Rising | The Emerald Storm | Wintertide

Hi Robin,

Thank you very much for all the information and the links!
Crown Conspiracy sounds like book my husband might enjoy. :-)

Bobbi, It's so nice of you set aside a section for authors. Many of the groups on Goodreads don't. I introduced myself in another section, but I'm Keta Diablo and I write erotica for multi-publishers. Here's some information on my latest books. I'll try to keep this updated as I have more releases coming in the next three months.

For more info on my books please visit: www.ketadiablo.com.


Dust and Moonlight, Siren Publishing
Author Keta Diablo (www.ketadiablo.com)
Erotic Fantasy
Buy link: http://tinyurl.com/8tfc9v

Kira Barton, criminal profiler, finds herself in a heap of trouble while tracking Providence, RI's lates serial killer. After he puts the knife to her throat, a sorceress appears and saves her from death. When she awakes, she's in a strange land and meets Balion, the Light-Prince of Locke Cress.

* * *

Decadent Deceptions, Noble Romance
Author Keta Diablo http://www.ketadiablo.com
Erotica/historical, Special Content: Explicit sex and voyeurism
Buy link: http://www.nobleromance.com/ItemDispl...
A 2008 Molly Contest finalist in erotica category.

Olivia is willing to do anything to garner Morgan's attention, including announcing her intention to choose a husband based on his sexual prowess. Morgan finds her in the garden and informs her he's made arrangements for her to visit an infamous brothel. Inside, Morgan is seething at the idea.

* * *

Land of Falling Stars, Ravenous Romance
Author Keta Diablo (www.ketadiablo.com)
Erotic Historical (Civil War)
More information link: http://tinyurl.com/6ujc4y
Best seller at Ravenous Romance

Gavin has returned from the war and carries a terrible secret about Sophia's fiance. He's been meaning to tell her for weeks, but his overwhelming love for her prevents him from doing so. Sophia finally admits her love for Gavin and he's torn between telling her the truth about Jesse and quenching his desire for her.

Oops! Forgot to mention that reviews for the above books have been done on Goodreads. I would appreciate it if you read one, you'll also post a review here. And if you feel really kind, you'll add them to your shelves.

THANK YOU! Keta

Altered Beginnings Blurb
By Destiny Booze


The headline in the small town newspaper read Young Woman Missing, Presumed Dead or Worse.

Leigh Lawson returned to Nags Head, North Carolina after four years with a huge shock. That big and bold headline was about her! Everyone thought she was dead!

The truth was that she was doing well. While gone, she had gotten clean from drugs and worked hard to get her bachelor’s degree in engineering. With her life back on track, she returns home in hope that she will receive a warm welcome. Instead, she gets the townsfolks' disdain.

Everyone hates her, everyone except Jason Altarez, an ambitious and resilient reporter with his sights locked on Leigh. He chases her with oozing charm and romance, but does he really want her or is he after his next story?

Leigh’s life soon spirals out of control when the police recruit her for an undercover assignment. They want her to go back to the life of her troubled teenage years, back into the drugs, and help them to bring the local drug supplier to conviction. It may be Leigh’s only chance to redeem herself with her family and friends. If she can complete this one assignment, the town will forgive her. The only problem is that she needs to figure out how to stay alive in the process…

Jason is her continuous partner through it all, proving his dedication to her as he struggles to keep her safe. Leigh wants to believe he is a man of his word. She wants to believe that her heart isn’t completely foolish for falling for him, especially when she discovers evidence that Jason may be working for the very drug dealer that Leigh is trying to have arrested. Will he betray her in the end or will he demonstrate the most romantic notion of all – that love at first sight truly exists?

Check out more at my website at http://www.destinybooze.com

I joined this group because I do a lot of little short reviews, and I have a blog (the two don't often meet, actually). Anyway, my 6th book will be released in just two more weeks from Tor Paranormal Romance.

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In 1636, the last blood sorceress was burned at the stake. More than two hundred years later, her blood servant Jax has found her successor. Amanusa at first turns down the opportunity to learn what she perceives as an evil art, but she craves justice.

When Amanusa looses magic on those who've harmed her, she must flee for her life across a devastated Europe with Jax, who is inescapably bound to her by blood and magic. Their journey takes them through zones where everything--including magic--has died. Zones populated with strange creatures cobbled together from things left behind by the dead.

Needing each other for their very survival, Amanusa and Jax grow ever closer on their journey to discover answers--about magic, blood sorcery, the dead zones, and even love.

"Read it. Loved it. Must have more." --Nalini Singh, author of the Psy-Changeling series.

This is the beginning of a new series for me, so I'm excited and on edge.

My website is at http://www.gaildayton.com

Here's the cover (and link) for my novel, 'HORSE LATITUDES'. You can also check out 'LOVE SONG FOR A CYBORG' -- some short fiction I've posted here on Goodreads -- Quinn

I'm the author of THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS a bestselling novel that will be available in paperback May 5.

In short, it's about readers, writers, and friends, and about the importance of reaching for our dreams. And it's already a popular choice for book clubs.

"Meg Waite Clayton’s stirring novel will appeal not just to those who secretly wish to be writers, but to anyone with a love of great books; anyone who has felt truly moved by a book or an author; and anyone who has had their dreams bolstered by good and faithful friends. It will speak volumes to fans of THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB and THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB. You’ll want to share THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS with anyone who believes in the power of a good book - to inspire those close to us, and for those who inspire." - Bronwyn Miller, Bookreporter

More on my website, MegWaiteClayton.com

I published my first e-book in January 2011.
"Whisper"
The crew of the USS Whisper tries to get back to their rightful place in time after accidently being sent into the past over 200 years while testing a device to make the ship invisible. Captain Wiley Randolph and his crew fight against time, a 200 year old frigate, a Japanese Zero, and a German Wolf Pack of submarines.
It's my first book, slightly rough, slow to start, but have heard repeatedly that once people started it they couldn't put it down until the end. It has an average 4 star rating out of five across numerous sites. Not bad for a first book.

Finalist in the Readers Favorite 2011 Award Contest!

Hi everybody,

I have several books published. My first three are literary fiction, alternative takes on Bible stories. I try to be respectful of the source material and yet inquisitive at the same time (what was life really like on the Ark? I order of publication:

About Noah and his family and the ark

About Abel and Cain, Eve and Adam

About Samson (d'Oh!)

I then switched gears and wrote a twisted pastiche of 1950s monster movies:



My latest project is my take on the epic fantasy genre. Beginning with this book, I'm starting a multi-volume saga called The Chronicles of Avin:



This is a story that has plenty of fantasy elements (sorcery, tlaking animals, an imaginary world) but dispenses with some of the more tired tropes (brave heroes, elves and dwarves and orcs and dragons) in favor of a more inventive range of characters and situations. It's available as an eBook exclusive from most online book vendors.

Hi,
I just joined the group, per Bobbie's invitation. I am a mystery author, writing two series, the Claire Hanover gift basket designer series, and the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures series. Here are my books:

Deadly Currents
The first book in my new Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures mystery series starring Mandy Tanner, a whitewater river ranger, was released in trade paperback and ebook in March, 2011. When Mandy rescues a man who fell out of a raft on the upper Arkansas River in Colorado and he dies on the river bank, she feels driven to find out what—or who—killed him. The second in the series, Wicked Eddies, will be released in May, 2012.

"Groundwater (To Hell in a Handbasket, 2009, etc.) kicks off a new series that combines outdoor action with more than a modicum of old-fashioned detection."
-- Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2011

"Groundwater's novel is filled with river lore, vivid descriptions, and loving depictions of the varied characters who make up the tight-knit community."
-- Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, June, 2011


A Real Basket Case
When police accuse the husband of a Colorado Springs gift basket designer of killing her massage therapist, she becomes a bumbling amateur sleuth. Will she free her husband and save her marriage before the killer gets her next? Released in hardcover in 2007 and to be re-released in trade paperback and e-book on November 8, 2011.

"This will appeal to Desperate Housewives fans and those who like cozies with a bit of spice."
-- Booklist Review, February 1, 2007

"Drugs and jealousy add up to a Rocky Mountain murder. A tense, exciting debut."
-- Kirkus Review, January 1, 2007


To Hell in a Handbasket
In this sequel to A Real Basket Case released in hardcover in 2009, Colorado Springs gift basket designer Claire Hanover takes a spring ski vacation in Breckenridge, Colorado, with her family. The vacation quickly goes to hell in a handbasket when the sister of her daughter's boyfriend is killed on the ski slope. To be re-released in trade paperback and ebook in fall, 2012.

"Groundwater's second leaves the bunny slope behind, offering some genuine black-diamond thrills."
-- Kirkus Review, April 1, 2009

Hi everyone, I am a very new author who just published my second novel August 31, 2011.
"No Rules Of Engagement"
One of my favorite books has always been "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card, but I always had some problems with it, one the author Card was not a soldier, and war fare is deception, A great military leader wouldn't be hoodwinked or fooled!!
The other motivation was our society has been based off war fare since the dawn of time, what would a society be like that was entirely peaceful, who never developed the fight or flight response? What happens when that group meets a culture like ours? Or Worse? That started the first of three novels in an Epic story, the first one is finished! No Rules of Engagement has only got 14 copies out in the world at this point, and one review, a 5 of 5 coming out of the gates!! I am currently writing the sequels to my first and second book, two different series with the only common thread is time traveling!
Thank You for letting me share, Happy reading.
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Pandora's Gift is an erotic romance published by Red Sage. It has elements of magic but is essentially a contemporary romance about a man on the edge of darkness and the woman who is destined to save him. But how will Pandora protect her own heart from the dangerous lure of the dark?

Secrets Volume 28 is an anthology containing four erotic romance stories, including my first published work, Seducing Serena. This one received a 4-star rating from RT Book Reviews, and if you're looking for hot, the Secrets series delivers.

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Jennifer Lynne
http://www.jenniferlynne.com.au

My first book was self-published this past Wednesday. A Glimpse of The Dark is available for the Amazon Kindle for only $1.49!

It's a collection of seven short stories that dwell in the dark and paranormal fantasy genres.

I'm also currently hosting a giveaway for three copies; check out the event!

Giveaway Event: http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/2...

Blurb:
A teenager's taste of death.
A lover's fall from grace.
A spiteful ex's chance at revenge.
A fearful girl's moment of peace.
An ancient heir's breakthrough in magic.
A succubus' memories of a painful past.
A scorned son's night of fun.

Seven stories, seven topics. Seven tales fill this book and lurk in the darkest depths of fantasy. The dark is their common theme, while each individual story shows an entirely different view. The victim, the successor, the antagonist. Take a look through the eyes of each character and live their lives, feel what they feel, and find out what drives them.

Many horrors lurk in the dark. Are you ready to see them?

Hello!

My first novel was published September 2011


Summary:
While on vacation, a night out turns into a drunken haze, and Novalee Jensen wakes up hung over, confused, and… married? Fleeing Nevada, Novalee returns home to Montana to hide out, dreading the moment when her husband will show up to take her hard-earned business. But two years later just when Novalee thinks her secret is safe, guess who walks through her door? Now, face-to-face with the man she left in a hotel room two years ago, Novalee discovers the difficult part isn't having to explain her actions that night, or the questions that arise about the sexy stranger's arrival, it's keeping her hands off her husband. And what's Novalee to do when the hardest part turns out not to be confronting her past, but facing a possible future without her soon-to-be ex-husband?

Multi-millionaire Dean Philips wakes up in a Las Vegas hotel room to find the pretty blonde he married the night before gone. The piece of paper he possesses proves she served her purpose, and guilt ridden over his actions, Dean begins a battle with his father for a fight for his grandfather’s fortune. When Dean is ordered to have his wife appear in court, he finds himself in a small town in Montana, looking for the woman who ran off two years ago. Caught up in secrets and lies of his own, he has to find a way to persuade her to come back to Vegas with him without having her find out that she's the missing puzzle piece to everything he's been fighting for. But when Dean decides to mix a little pleasure with business, he suddenly finds himself in unfamiliar territory that could cost him everything

"Manhattan Affair" by Jack Sussek is available on Amazon.com, BN.com and few other independent stores. Check out ManhattanAffair.com.

I have a giveaway that ends in a few days for US residents. Five copies available to win!

Summary:
In this mystery thriller, Jed Chase is good-looking and easy-going, and he has a secure job at the Times in advertising. He’s lived a charmed, upper middle class and anchored life; that is until he falls for Katherine Cahill, a seductive and dangerous beauty whose dark secrets threaten to destroy Jed Chase’s dreams, his career, even his life. Katherine is married to financial tycoon Steve Cahill who has secrets of his own: he and his business partner, Arthur Barrett run an underground sex tape racket and are suspected not only working for the U.S. government but also laundering money from them. Katherine seduces Jed into helping her plot her husband’s murder in order to acquire his tens of millions of dollars. Morris Bergman is the lawyer who represents both Jed Chase and Katherine Cahill after their plan backfires.

John wrote: "Witch Ember
In the days when gods walked the earth and the
clay of Man was still wet, a Stone of Power was
shattered. From that day forward, all humankind
carried a piece. Most have just a li..."

That sounds like a really interesting book!

I've written a few books. My most recent is The Sea Witch, its a story of change.