Get t ing Back t o Me: f r om gir l t o boy t o woman in j ust f if t y y ear s The realtime account of the coming out of a respected adventure survival filmmaker, taken from her journal entries as she leaves behind fear and ?white male privilege? to embrace truth, grace and womanhood. Her gut-wrenching journey of love, acceptance and honesty becomes the ultimate survival show. Scottie didn?t make it easy on herself. Like many late-stage trans women, Scottie had made one helluva guy; succeeding as a husband of 26 years, the only son, the big brother to three sisters and the legendary adventurer uncle to their children. Everything in her life screamed Alpha Male, Ultimate Man, Best Boy, the dude, and the man. No one could guess that Scottie, a top survival showrunner for Discovery Channel and the History Channel, known for leading 端ber-male productions in the world?s most dangerous locations, was losing a lifelong battle for her soul. It takes true love from her wife of 26 years,
for Scottie to shake off fifty years of expectations from her family, society and herself. But first, she must face her own denial to dismantle the walls of a self imposed prison. Scottie?s articulate and insightful
perspective shines new light on the transgender experience, but it's her deeply personal confession told with unflinching clarity, inspiring courage, and engaging humor, that makes her story a must read for any human, of any persuasion. Hers is a love story that will inspire and affirm everyone.
About t he Aut hor Scottie Madden has created and written 5 st ar s Children's television (Pug & Zero's Field buckl eup! Trip) Feature Film a wonder f ul ("the kiss") game book! shows, ("Do you trust me?""Duel,""On the Cover," and "Last to Survive") primetime ("Blood of Queens," "The Other Woman," "Out of the Wild," "Dude, You're Screwed") and award winning screenplays. Ms. Madden balances her time between being a showrunner in the adventure documentary world, caring for the love of her life and cooking. All three come together in her writing, with each story a grand adventure from the heart, full of laughter, love, and somehow, there's always food...
AN INTERVIEW wit h aut hor , scot t iej eanet t e madden
Where are you from? I?m a native southern California girl. I was born in San Diego and raised in Crestline in the San Bernardino Mountains. What did you do before you decided to write your book? I have been in television. I left high school ? studied film & TV at San Diego State, and had my first show two weeks after college. My plan to to take over the world and direct film was working! After that show ended, I
I lea r ned that wor ds, cha r a cter a nd plot have a lega cy, a s well a s a poetr y for m J.R.R. Tolkien went freelance as a camera operator and lighting director (I had to prove myself all over again). I was hired as the DP (director of photography) for ?Surfer Magazine,? a series that ran for five years on ESPN. We were a small crew, so I was also the AD (assistant director) and
became the editor & graphic designer. After Surfer, I had world travel production experience and my career went into international waters? But, I was pitching shows every chance I could in Hollywood, and finally one of them stuck ? a children?s show. I directed and co-wrote for our two seasons ? finally a writer-director credit! But once again, adventure television lured me back, and I was hired a producer for NBC?s ?The Contender.? From there, I rose up with more responsibility and bigger credits and last year, I was the Executive Producer, ?Showrunner? for three series on Discovery & Nat Geo networks. I never stopped writing, mostly screenplays, including my own feature film which I also directed called, ?the kiss.?
teachers loved it! They loved the stories and didn?t mind the extra reading. Since then, I?ve averaged about 2 screenplays a year. But this is my first book. I have been writing several in my head since I first read Lord of the Rings (I also shot those movies in my head up until Mr. Jackson?s triumph). I always thought my first book would be fiction. I love, love, love, telling stories. But this one came out (pun intended) when I was telling my story to some dear friends at a party held in my honor, and my friend David said, ?Are you writing ANY of this down?? I started the next day, last May, and was finished with the first draft in July. Thanks David!
When did you start writing?
What was your favorite part about writing Getting Back to Me?
I started writing screenplays in high school. Instead of the assigned 5-page term paper, I would hand in a script instead ? 120 pages! Actually, my
I think? well, probably one of the most palpable ways to understand how truly loved and loving one can be, is to count your blessings. As I relived the
journey, I could see even the subtlest ways that I have such unbelievable people in my life. And, seeing a ?written record? of how amazing people can be with the simplest gestures of kindness was life affirming. Your least favorite? Yeah, I guess I should?ve seen that coming? least favorite? well, reliving the bad times. As high as the highs were, the lows were the times of my life that I thought I had successfully put in my rear-view mirror. But alas? in the reliving of my life, the old stuff resurfaced to hurt me all over again. The good news is that I?m much stronger this time around, and the bad times truly were behind me. Who is your greatest supporter? By far, my beloved wife, Marcy. She is capital ?L? love, incarnate. After 28 years together, 26 of them married, I can say she is the greatest woman that has ever lived. In all senses and definitions of the word. Who is your favorite author? I always try to have a pithy answer for this one. Let?s try it this way this time: I learned that words, character and plot have a legacy, as well as a poetry form J.R.R. Tolkien. I learned that intimacy and immediacy of character is not an accident of the reader, but are the intention, art and skill of the writer, from J.K. Rowling. And I learned that even the simplest moments become epic turning points with the proper emotional resonance from the legendary Ray Bradbury. And I learned that literary ?swaggah? is a
powerful tool from Hunter Thompson. Favorite book? I have to be honest here. I read about 10 books a year, from biographies to fiction. There?s a ton of great material and most of it sticks with me long after I put the book down. And if that?s the criteria? then I will stand with my fellow geeks and declare, LOTR? ?one ring to rule them all and in the darkness bind them.? Is there a message that you want to deliver with your book? We are all humans. What gives us ?stewardship? of the earth is our ability to love even the things we don?t understand. When we love first and ask questions later, we all not only benefit; we are better. What is next for Scottie Jeanette Madden? The proper question is what things are next for Scottie Madden. In this town and line of work, you have to keep several things going at once or you will lose your mind. I am developing two television drama series, one based on my book, the other based on my vampyre film. I am living part 2 of GBTM, and already have a third of the material as journal entries. This process of writing and promoting a book has also lit the fuse on a cook book that I?ve been toying with since I started writing my recipes down ten years ago. I currently have 75 unique dishes; my goal is 100.
THEHOMETOWN HOAX Heat her Thur meier Leaving was hard, but staying away might be impossible. Tessa Cutter escaped her tiny hometown and chased her artistic dreams straight to Manhattan. Now she?s home for a camping trip with her family. To keep them off her back, she makes up the perfect pretend boyfriend? successful, important, and most of all, permanently located in New York. Logan Ridley lost everything when his Manhattan-based personal training studio shut down. Luckily, a friend got
" Heat h er Th u r m ei er w r i t es sw eet , f u n n y r om an ces t h at capt u r e you r h ear t ! " NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Probst
him a position as a gym teacher in the small town of Cutter?s Creek. He?s heard a lot about the infamous Tessa, but she?s even better than he imagined. Except, she seems to hate
everything about the small town he?s growing to love. The chemistry sparking between them is impossible to ignore, but falling for Logan will trap Tessa in the small town she worked so hard to escape. If they have any hope of a future together, he?ll have to convince her that everything she wants has been in Cutter?s Creek all along... Heather Thurmeier, best selling Amazon author, was born and raised in the Canadian prairies, but now she lives in New York with her own personal romance Hero (aka her husband) and their two little princesses. When she's not busy taking care of the kids or fur-kids, Heather's hard at work on her next romance novel. She loves to hear from readers.
Heart, humor, and a happily ever after. **** "Heather Thurmeier's hunky heroes and feisty heroines will have you laughing out loud, falling in love ... and coming back for more!" ~ Carly Phillips, NY Times Bestselling Author
Pr osecco & Papar azzi When fifteen minutes of fame goes horribly wrong? Charlotte Young and her five closest friends ring in the New Year on a ski vacation in the swanky, celebrity-packed French Alps, where her world collides with long-time celeb crush, Des Bannerman? aka ?The King of Rom-Com.? Unexpectedly, Charlotte finds herself happily reconciled to an innocent evening of drinking champagne, gambling, and chatting to the celebrity of her dreams.
Bond Girl, proves an insurmountable obstacle. Lighthearted banter turns into tabloid fodder and leaves Charlotte saddled with a restraining order. With the help of her friends, Charlotte finds the answers to life?s biggest questions while trying to deal with the fallout of her fifteen minutes of fame. Prosecco &Paparazzi is a contemporary romantic comedy about what happens when the paths of a celebrity god and a mere mortal collide.
Charlotte?s friends join forces to help her realize her lifelong fantasy, yet his girlfriend, the latest
Review "Ever had a crush on a famous star in your younger days? You know the crush, you imagine meeting, they fall head over heels for you, etc., etc. Not even going to ask if you wrote your first name with their last name... Charlotte is all grown up, all business with a side of fangirl and, to be honest, if she didn't have bad luck, she may not have any luck at all when it comes to the famous Des Bannerman, movie star, hot guy, teen crush. One fiasco after another happens until Charlotte has a restraining order against her, from good ole Des. Did she deserve it? Was it fate laughing in her face, frustrating the heck out of her, or is there more than meets the eye, a secret, perhaps, that went wrong, very wrong and hit every tabloid in the universe, totally humiliating Charlotte. As if fate hasn't messed with Charlotte enough, Des is running in the same social circles and to say he can be completely frustrating at times, would be an understatement and Charlotte is hard-pressed to honor the restraining order, okay, she sometimes can't avoid violating it. But life isn't all bad for her, love has found her in the form of an amazing man, best friend and confidant who is willing to stand behind her every scheme to confront Des, in spirit if not physically. When the truth comes out, I had to say, I did NOT see that coming! Charlotte's Restraint by Celia Kennedy is one of those books that you have to read to truly appreciate the humor, the friendships, those over-the-top frustrating moments and the priceless characters that grace these pages..." Dianne Bylo, Top 500 Reviewer
From t he Aut hor My husband and I watch Clint Eastwood on Inside the Actor's Studio. Inspired by this multi-faceted man, we both thought how amazing it would be to meet him. Which begged the question, how does one go about meeting a celebrity in a non-stalkerish way? I began to wonder how celebrities make new friends, allow people into their lives.
CELIA KENNEDY
Wanting to NOT write a typical romance, this ensemble cast of strong personalities allow for plenty of twists and turns... as Charlotte meets her celeb crush and then has to right her world. When fifteen minutes of fame goes horribly wrong! Aut hor websit e: www.CeliaKennedy.weebly.com Aut hor Social Media: Facebook: https:/ / www.facebook.com/ CMKAuthor Twitter: https:/ / twitter.com/ kennedycelia Pinterest: https:/ / www.pinterest.com/ celiakennedy/ YouTube: https:/ / youtu.be/ TU-b96L9Kik
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Biography Celia Kennedy was born in Wurzburg, Germany on a military base. Her parent's penchant for traveling has stuck with her, she's lived in and traveled through several countries. The imagined world has always fascinated Celia. She has studied Art History, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Architecture. Her thirteen year career at UW in Seattle ended in 1996. Not wanting to be homeless, she left the academic world and worked as a Landscape Architect, married the love of her life, became a mom, has been PTA President, and both Boy and Girl Scout Leader. The unimaginable wealth in her life is the most fascinating thing to her. Her love of travel, the designed and natural world, friendship, self-discovery, wine, chocolate, AND love are the foundation of her life and books.
BESTWRITING ADVICE? Responses fr om author s a ll over the wor ld "Best advise received- Never just settle for mediocre - do your best, edit edit and edit some more. Believe in yourself and don't give up." ~K.C. Rice Author-Artist. Considers herself ?just a simple country girl? born and raised in Frankfort, KY. She enjoys the simplest things in life; Family, walks, a cool summer breeze, brilliant colors of autumn, tranquil sounds of a waterfall, and laughter. www.amazon.com/ author/ kcrice "If you're doing it for the money, then you should just quit now
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and go get a job. This is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Even though this may be your passion, think of it as your business. Invest time and money into your business so that it may have a solid foundation to grow upon. Pay the money for the good editors,
formatters, and cover designers even if that means not putting books out as much because you have to save longer. In the end, you'll have something you can be proud of."-K Webster is the author of dozens of romance books in many different genres including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and erotic romance. When not spending time with her husband of twelve years and two adorable children, she's active on social media connecting with her readers. Her other passions besides writing include reading and graphic design. K can always be found in front of her computer chasing her next idea and taking action. She looks forward to the day when she will see one of her titles on the big screen. You can easily find K Webster on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Goodreads!
"It's not about the short spike, it's about sales over time. That statement encouraged me to hunker down and play the long game, not go for one glorious move. A business is built over time, not overnight."-Calinda B was told early on that she should be a writer. She heard frequent praise for her writing, as well as her sense of humor. Scoffing at such admonitions and praise, she went on to pursue her life of adventure, chock full of the things that make up a well-rounded adventurous life: music (yup, she was a singer in a rock and roll band), dance (even performed hip hop in Russia), rock climbing (ever hung from a rock wall a few stories up? Yikes!), fire walking (taught high-ranking Moscow fire officials how to walk the coals), kayaking, scuba diving (she's in love with sharks), travel, and falling in love again and again. http:/ / www.calindab.com/
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BESTADVICEFORAUTHORS As a former journalist, "Don't fall in love with your words." My Observer editor told me this after I argued how my story should have more space. I learned the hard way about the inverted pyramid when I saw my story cut without my beautiful ending or any ending for that matter. First lesson in editing."- Kit Fox is a former journalist for the Charlotte Observer and creative writing instructor at CPCC for six years, where she had one of the most talented horror writers to date. www.foxandfernyardscapes.com. "You are not a special snowflake." Tymber Dalton's famous blog post. Seriously. It's the best thing ever. -Cait Reynolds lives inBoston area with her husband and 4-legged fur child. She discovered her passion for writing early and has bugged her family and friends with it ever since.
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"NEVERGIVEUP!"- K.N. LEE "I had a writing teacher say to me "What makes your story begging to be read? Why do you have to be the person to tell it?" Its something that's stuck with me ever since."-Daphne Lamb is a writer and comedian living in Los Angeles, CA. She enjoys collecting comic books, and blogging about bad movies. The Girl's Guide to the Apocalypse is her first novel.
New Release WOODLANDCREEKSERIES 30 Authors. 30 Shifter Stories.
30 Authors. 30 Shifter Stories. One Epic Release Day.
A collaborative, fictional collection of Shifter stories set in one town.
AN INNOVATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE COLLECTION OF FICTIONAL SHIFTER STORIES SET IN ONE TOW N, EACH W ITH A GUARANTEED HAPPILY EVER AFTER. AUTHORS I NCLUDED:
SCARLETT DAWN, ARIA KANE, LIA DAVIS, K.N. LEE, HOPE WELSH, CALINDA B, ALEXIA PURDY, A.E. GATTA, J. ROSE ALEXANDER, J.M. WITT, CARINA WILDER, SARAH MAKELA, TASHA BLACK, EMILY WALKER, ELLE THORNE, NICOLE BLANCHARD, TIA LOUISE, MANDY ROSKO, J.D. HOLLYFIELD, MINDY LARSON, M.C. CERNY, XANDRA JAMES, RACI AMES, ISOBELLE CATE, APRIL AASHEIM, CHERIE MARKS, RACHEL M RAITHBY, EVER COMING, JENNI MOEN, AND K WEBSTER
Woodland Creek, Indiana is a quaint college town full of old-world charm with plenty to tantalize shifter, wizard, and human residents alike. Your days will be filled with the indulgent pleasures of our popular downtown, with your nights rejuvenated by the sporadic screams of the damned. Here in Woodland Creek, the supernatural townsfolk protect their secrets with firepower, claws, or spells. And the humans live mostly oblivious (unless they're eaten). Welcome to Woodland Creek. Our fair town. Please visit the picturesque forest! The locals in the woods enjoy the occasional lost soul. Just make sure to bring a shovel--our tools disappear far too often. We hope you have a wonderful stay!
A shif t er made of st one. And wings. A human bent on f ree l ove. And drunk. A joke coul d be made wit h t hose t wo l ines. But t he t own of Woodl and Creek, it 's no l aughing mat t er. Host il e and magical resident s guard t heir secret s. It 's t oo easy t o be f ound out . When Isaac St one f irst meet s Kennedy Kirk, he's t empt ed t o shove her of f t he cl ock t ower. Af t er al l , she is gripping his privat e part s t o l ean over and see his t own. One l it t l e push is al l it woul d t ake... Isaac never ant icipat ed he'd be t he one t o f al l .
SCARLETT DAWN
New York Times bestselling author and award-winner, Scarlett Dawn is the author of the Forever Evermore new adult fantasy series, the Mark new adult science fiction saga, and the Lion Security contemporary series. She lives in the Midwest, adores her music loud, and demands her fries covered in melted cheese.
Glory Aleman is bound... ...bound to her duties, and bound by ancient law. She's pledged to a shifter of another family to keep old bloodlines alive. Mae's nephew, Dane Forester has been anything but bound... He's a freewheeling, sexy, successful, movie star who uses every role and every woman to escape and forget the heartbreak he left in Woodland Creek. Great, right? Sure, right up until a will-reading brings him back to Woodland Creek, and back to that which he never really escaped. Again, no problem, right? Oh-so-very wrong. Glory's bound to another man, slated to become his in less than a month. This was the role Dane Forester was meant for. He better not choke.
ELLETHORNE
Elle spends her time writing stories about hot men, sexy women, and the stuff that happens between them. On occasion, those men and women are aliens, shifters, demons. This makes them so much hotter!
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She was the same Ashling. As lovely as ever. As lost as ever. Life isn't easy for a fire-starter. And when Ashling discovers that Hawke Turner has come back to Woodland Creek, her mind reels with memories of pain and loss. But she once felt strongly for the man who has since become a world-renowned movie star. Maybe, just maybe, she can overcome her past, conceal her secrets and find a way to open her heart to him. That is, if no one murders her first.
Carina Wilder is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of the Wolf Rock Shifter series, Sought by the Alphas Serial and the Billionaires and Curves Trilogy.
CARINA WILDER
Ms. Wilder enjoys writing about strong, real (though admittedly occasionally able to shift, work magic and seduce men with nothing more than their eyes and a blowtorch) women. Her heroines have attitude, flaws, insecurities and bodies that aren't manufactured in laboratories. She also loves traveling, which continues to influence her writing and story lines.
Established author and black dragon shifter, Cayden Rienhardt, has watched over the beautiful and very human, Nyna Carter, most of her life. But he never entertained the idea of more until recently. When an ex-lover from Nyna?s past comes back to Woodland Creek and makes it clear she plans to spend her life with Nyna, Cayden?s dragon forces him to break his silence and make a move to cast his magical web. But he could get more than he ever bargained for in the process. Eighteen months ago, lone cat shifter Kara Mitchell inadvertently witnessed the murder of her best friend?s parents. When she fled the scene to contact the police, she was captured and held prisoner, forcing her to leave Nyna and her life behind with no explanation. Now that she?s escaped her captors, she returns to Woodland Creek to help Nyna find closure and stop the murderer, but things aren?t as she remembered. Not only is there a rift between her and Nyna, there?s a very sexy dragon shifter complicating matters. Stuck in a web of lies, scandal, and a tantalizing love triangle, Nyna isn?t sure whom to trust. Her heart wants both Kara and Cayden, but they each have secrets. When Kara reveals that someone close to Nyna is responsible for her parents? murders, her love life becomes secondary to the investigation. She is determined to find out the truth. Even if it means that her life will change forever.
LIADAVIS
In 2008, Lia Davis ventured into the world of writing and publishing and never looked back. She has published more than twenty books, including the bestselling A Tiger's Claim, book one in her fan favorite Ashwood Falls series. Her novels feature compassionate yet strong alpha heroes who know how to please their women and her leading ladies are each strong in their own way. No matter what obstacle she throws at them, they come out better in the end.
Wizards. Shif t ers. Murderers. Welcome to Woodland Creek, where one family of wizards gives new meaning to organized crime. Evie Scarlett is a shy college student. She also happens to be a wizard. She wanted two things: marry Parker Drake and leave Woodland Creek and her crazy family of wizards behind. But when Hugh Prince, a dangerous crime boss, is mysteriously murdered while awaiting trial for her father's murder, all eyes turn to the Scarlett family. The arrival of Hugh's youngest son, Avalon brings a century-old feud to a dangerous climax. From the Old World of magic, this vengeful wizard is more powerful than anyone in her family, and gives Evie's older brother a choice: die or give Evie to him. When Evie's plans for escape are broken by familial duty, she must find a way to protect those she loves and win back her freedom. What she finds is an ancient power that she never knew she had...and an unmistakable attraction to the man that threatens to ruin everything good in her life.
K.N. LEE
K.N. Lee is an award-winning author that resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. When she is not writing twisted tales, fantasy novels, and dark poetry, she does a great deal of traveling and promotes other authors. Wannabe rock-star, foreign language enthusiast, and anime geek, K.N. Lee also enjoys helping others reach their writing and publishing goals. She is a winner of the Elevate Lifestyle Top 30 Under 30 "Future Leaders of Charlotte" award for her success as a writer, business owner, and for community service.
Meet sexy bad-boy biker, Plymouth Crane. Owner of Crane Motorcycle and Repair by day. Pegasus shifter by night. The super-sexy, beast of a man only has eyes for Paloma Foster. Coffee shop owner, and unknowingly, half-breed Pegasus shifter. Unfortunately, she?s also his ex. Every day his heart and his body push him to question his resolution to break up with her, to allow her to be ?normal.? Especially when she finds another man. Caught in a love triangle between two sexy men with too many secrets, Paloma remains ignorant of the shifter population of her hometown, Woodland Creek, Indiana, as well as to her own heritage. She begins her day with coffee and ends it with wine, all the while hoping to discover the truth of where her heart belongs. Big plans are in store for the shifters of Woodland Creek, especially the only half-breed left in existence, Paloma Foster. Love, secrets and lies make for a thrilling ride in Broken Wings.
MINDY LARSON
Mindy Larson is a Amazon best selling author. Her works include the paranormal romance, Pre-Earth series. She also writes paranormal erotica, and has a shifter romance novella to be released fall of 2015.
She has always had a vivid imagination that has only improved with her love of reading and writing. Today she is bringing her imagination to life in her books. When not writing, Mindy enjoys spending time with the love of her life and five children.
Fl ying t hrough t he night sky is amazing...especial l y when you're a spy. Tall, athletic Mercedes McCartney is good at what she does ? shaping clay into art. Supporting the downtrodden in the town of Woodland Creek. Oh ? and transforming herself into a crow to fly the night sky, the wind in her feathers, soaring over landscapes, vistas and endless wonder as she sources secrets and eavesdrops on people's folly.
Coming back t o Eart h sucks...unl ess you uncover t he t rut h. Mercedes is horrified when she comes upon the dead body of her best friend, Elena Iris, at her favorite place, Nightmoon Creek. Nearby, stands the very much alive hot guy she?s been pursuing, Lennon Lusk. He's a suspect. She's a suspect. Mercedes' next mission becomes a big one ? find out who really killed Elena, even if it means sacrificing her lust for Lusk. She needs answers, fast. Her best clues come from a cat named Muffin and following her instinct, spying on the townsfolk. She uncovers secrets, lies and plots that fracture the calm appearance Woodland Creek presents. Only insiders know the truth. And insiders want Mercedes McCartney dead. Get ready to fly into mystery. Buy Crow's Caw at Nightmoon Creek.
CALINDAB.
Calinda B is a bestselling author who crafts erotic short stories and paranormal, sci-fi and contemporary romance novels. An avid adventurer and outdoor enthusiast with a quirky sense of humor, she's always finding ways to torture her characters, and to entertain her long time love, her two cats or her kids and friends. She lives in the breathtaking Pacific Northwest, a place that soothes her soul and gives her plenty of time to write, scuba dive, work, write, bike ride, write, kayak, write and write some more.
From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Nicole Blanchard It wasn?t until Sullivan Thomas lost her parents in a car accident that she learned about the gift she inherited from her mother? though it felt more like a curse. A single touch is all it takes for her to see the past, be it a person?s or an object?s. When Sully meets Declan, a rugged Woodland Creek local, she finds herself blissfully unable to read him and even though something about him screams danger, Sully surrenders to desire. A bear-shifter with a violent past, Declan Cain lives a present void of emotional entanglements. His solitary life in the vast forests of Woodland Creek is all he needs. Though when he meets Sully, the last thing he wants to do is cut her loose. When her gift shines light on Declan?s past, the two are thrown into a whirlwind of mystery and intrigue. Danger mounts and secrets are revealed and the two must decide if risking their hearts is a price too high to bear.
NICOLE BLANCHARD
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Nicole Blanchard lives in Florida with her family and their menagerie of animals. She chooses each day to chase her own fairy tale even if they contain their fair share of dragons. She is married to her best friend and owns her own business.
Strange changes are happening to Cassie Walker. She?s losing track of time, seeing shadows, and developing? horns? Fearful, she returns to her childhood home to solve the mystery of what she?s becoming. There, she meets up with childhood friend, Josh Tucker, who convinces her to enter the annual Demon Run in Woodland Creek. But things aren?t always what they seem in Woodland Creek, and people aren?t who they appear to be. Soon, Cassie finds not only herself in danger, but Josh as well. Can she save them both? Or has her lineage tainted her forever?
APRIL AASHEIM
April spent her childhood with her fortune-telling mother and her get-rich-quick-scheming stepfather: traveling the carnival circuit, selling products door to door, and living in an abandoned miner's shack in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona. During her travels she met many interesting people who have found their way into her novels. Later, April went to live with her martial artist father and spent her days twirling swords and performing karate chops--skills she now only uses in her stories or on her husband when he's forgotten to take out the recycling.
After faced with crippling loss, a heartbroken raven must find her wings again... Treasure hunters are trained to find things, but all Morgana has known is loss. When someone she loves dies because she can?t protect them, she shies away from the world, too afraid to let anyone else get close. That won?t last long because ravens aren?t ones to pass up on shiny things. Cody has never really felt accepted. He?s a coyote shifter of Native American heritage, but he gets his looks from his Scandinavian mother, unlike his siblings and the rest of his people. That makes him all the more dedicated when what seemed like a freak tornado becomes something much scarier. When Cody realizes that his family?s powerful talisman has slips into the wrong hands, he desperately needs help. But he never imagined he?d be fall head over heels for the beautiful, if not, mysterious treasure hunter. Morgana will need to let go of being hurt again if they have any hope of saving not only each other, but also the small town that they both love from disaster. No cliffhangers. Moonlit Feathers is a standalone paranormal romance.
SARAH MAKELA
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sarah M채kel채 loves her fiction dark, magical, and passionate. She is a paranormal romance author, but she's written all over the romance spectrum with cyberpunk, sci-fi, fantasy, urban fantasy...even a sweet contemporary romance! A life-long paranormal fan, she still sleeps with a night light.
Frankie Aleen, a Doberman-shifter, has lived her life in and out of both foster homes and animal shelters. Without a mentor to guide her through the trials of shapeshifting, she was left to struggle to find balance between that of human and dog. Five years ago, though, she ran away from Chicago and ended up in the quaint town of Woodland Creek, Indiana, at the age of seventeen and finally found a safe harbor. An owl-shifter, Otis Brock, took her in and has been a father figure to her ever since. Even though Frankie, now a bartender, has a wild, rebellious streak, she feels obligated to seek out other abandoned
K. WEBSTER
K Webster is the author of dozens of romance books in many different genres including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and erotic romance. When not spending time with her husband of twelve years and two adorable children, she's active on social media connecting with her readers. Her other passions besides writing include reading and graphic design. K can always be found in front of her computer chasing her next idea and taking action. She looks forward to the day when she will see one of her titles on the big screen.
Happenstance brought Kerri Harper to Woodland Creek, but will she stay for the wolf intent on mending her broken heart? Kerri Harper leaves her home in Ann Arbor, to pursue her graduate degree in teaching. She?s looking for a new lease on life after being rejected by her number one school, and her boyfriend? whom she thought was supposed to be her number one fan. Warren Boone, resident EMS Captain and wolf shifter is on call when Kerri speeds into town. She crashes her car in a ditch that seems to attract outsiders to Woodland Creek like flies on honey. His protective instincts kick in with a howl, and he must protect her from those who wish to keep them apart.
M.C. CERNY
M.C. Cerny first fell in love with books after experiencing her first real ugly cry reading, Where The Red Fern Grows. Her debut romantic suspense novel, Flashpoint was written in a series of post-it-note ramblings that would likely make her idol Tom Clancy blush. She is a post graduate of NYU, working fulltime, and calls rural NJ home with her menagerie of human and feline fur-babies. When M.C. is not
Marcus Theodoric Treagar is a sabretooth with a curse that has him traveling through time, leaving a trail of dead bodies. Not only that, but as soon as he falls in love, he is wrenched away from that period and returned to 16th century Venice. To save the last remaining piece of his heart, he refuses to become involved again. Until Paisley Halleran. As the daughter of the shifter chronicler, Paisley Halleran knows that magick and the paranormal abound in Woodland Creek. With her adopted brother, Virgil Rowtag, they fight for every shifter?s rights in the area. When Paisley comes face to face with Marcus, who has been arrested for a murder he does not remember committing, she believes he is innocent. Marcus, on the other hand, knows he has finally found the woman truly meant for him. However, not everything is cut and dried. Paisley unearths tragic secrets and lies that link her to Marcus. Not only will it show her whether Marcus is truly innocent or guilty of the murders in Woodland Creek, it will also spell the difference between staying with Marcus because she wants to, or letting him go because she has no choice.
ISOBELLECATE
Isobelle Cate is a woman who wears different masks. Mother-writer, wife-professional, scholar-novelist. Currently living in Manchester, she has been drawn to the little known, the secret stories, about the people and the nations: the English, the Irish, the Scots, the Welsh, and those who are now part of these nations whatever their origins. Her vision and passion are fuelled by her interest and background in history and paradoxically, shaped by growing up in a clan steeped in lore, loyalty, and legend. Isobelle is intrigued by forces that simmer beneath the surface of these cultures, the hidden passions, unsaid desires, and yearnings unfulfilled.
Someone is murdering the shifters of Woodland Creek. Yesterday, Brent Perry wouldn?t have cared? or even understood? what was going on. Yesterday was the last day of ?normal.? Yesterday, the woman he?d been dating turned into a bird and took flight? FLIGHT? when someone started chasing them down. Now, he?s discovered the secret of Woodland Creek? and he?s in deep trouble. Yesterday, Chloe Hamil did a stupid thing. Panicking, she shifted in front of her new boyfriend. She was trying to impress him, as the pretty girl he wanted to be with. She didn?t want to be the freak with wings. Now, she?s not sure Brent will ever talk to her again, and worse, she?s afraid whoever is trying to kill her will go after him...
EMILYWALKER
Emily Walker loves creating worlds and stumbling around in them. She is constantly losing her chap-stick, and has an obsession with the color pink. Currently a resident of the mountains and loving the view she writes mostly paranormal fiction, and horror. Her small family consists of her red bearded other half, a rat terrier named Rebel, and a cat called Mr. Creepy.
"Passion ignites and pasts collide, when the beast comes out to play" Trapped in an abusive relationship for two years, leaving could prove deadly for Becca Kian. But when she?s pushed a step too far, Becca has no choice but to flee. After an accident that leaves her unconscious, Becca wakes to find herself in the cabin of a man who?s as entrancing as he is dangerous. Because this man makes her want to dream ? dream of a world where Alex Scar doesn?t exist. Both Minotaur and human, Aster Tavros is a shifter in hiding. Living in Woodland Creek, he?s made no effort to form relationships, too afraid to allow others to see his true nature. Because when they do, they run. Yet when Becca comes crashing into his life, he ignores every one of his rules. Passion ignites between them, but when secrets and pasts collide, Aster has a choice. He can hide his identity, or reveal his true self to save Becca, all the while, risking losing her forever?
RACHELM. RAITHBY
Rachel M. Raithby started her writing career in 2013 and hasn't looked back. She draws her inspiration from the many places she has lived and traveled, as well as from her love of the paranormal and thriller movies. She can often be found hiding out with a good book or writing more fast-paced and thrilling stories where love always conquers all. A Brit who left the UK in 2008, she resides in a quiet town in Queensland, Australia, with her family.
Her Sacrifice. His Revenge. How far will they go for Redemption? Emma Waters is no stranger to a world of abandonment. Growing up on the wrong side of the Foster care system taught her to count on a life without love. That?s until she meets a man who promises to give her what she?s always wanted: someone to belong to. But Emma soon learns that loving someone she barely knows comes at a price and that price just landed her all alone in a strange town. Since the death of the woman he loved, Roxsin and the beast inside him, crave revenge. He?ll stop at nothing to find his half-brother and make him pay for her murder. The quest for revenge leads him to the mysterious town of Woodland Creek and the end to his search for vengeance. He?s made his plan. He knows how to end this, but what Roxsin never counted on was finding another woman worth killing for. When the broken-heart former foster girl and the man obsessed with revenge cross paths, the heat and temptation become combustible, but is Emma willing to sacrifice her heart to another? And if Roxsin vows to stop at nothing to get his revenge, at what expense will they both sacrifice for redemption? As their worlds collide and secrets of a world Emma never could imagine existed, they must decide if redemption is worth the price of revenge and sacrifice.
J.D. HOLLYFIELD
J.D. Hollyfield is a creative designer by day and superhero by night. When she is not trying to save the world one happy ending at a time, she enjoys the snuggles of her husband, son and three doxies. With her love for romance, and head full of book boyfriends, she was inspired to test her creative abilities and bring her own story to life. Life in a Rut, Love not Included is her Debut Novel. J.D. Hollyfield lives in the Midwest, and is currently at work on blowing the minds of readers, with the additions to the Love not Included series, along with her charm, humor and HEA's.
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I feel his emotions in living color. As if they are my own. If he?s angry, I rage with him. If he?s grieving, I do too. When he thinks about the past, I?m right there, walking beside him. I am the window to his soul, and yet, in spite of that, he?s a riddle with no solution. A puzzle with too many missing pieces. We always want what we can?t have. All I wanted was some peace and quiet. To fall in love with someone untouched by the magic of Woodland Creek. I craved normalcy. But not as much as I craved him. When he returns to town a broken hero, there?s no choice to be made. I will reach him when no one else can. Together, we will face a future he doesn?t want. Why? Because our love is pure magic.
Jenni Moen lives in her hometown in Oklahoma with her husband and three crazy, exuberant kids who have the potential to burn the house down at any moment.
JENNI MOEN
When she's not chauffeuring kids around town, performing her mom duties as a short order cook and maid, or vacuuming for her fastidious husband, she hammers away at her keyboard at her big girl job as a patent attorney. While vodka and exercise have provided some relief from the daily grind, it is reading ... and now writing ... that are her true escapes.
Melody Hastings has gone missing. Sick and suffering from a teenage mishap, Melody is a child in a woman?s body. The town of Woodland Creek turns out to help her father find her? but with Running Deer State Forest in their backyard, the search is going to be hard. Ava Tsukino knows where she is. No one will believe her if she tells them, because Ava harbors a secret like so many in Woodland Creek. She is a kami, a Japanese spirit who takes on the shape of a red fox. Ava knows there is very little time to find Melody, because someone is after the woman?s blood at the full moon. Blaze Riordan can find her. But he and his father are under the thumb of his grandmother. Forced to follow a path she?s picked for him, he feels trapped and afraid to break out of her safe, predictable, planned world. He wants to get away, but doesn?t know what he can do to prove he?s his own man. Until a little red fox leads him deep into the woods, begging his help to find the missing woman...
J. ROSE ALEXANDER
Author a few poems here and there and an intermittently updated blog, J. Rose Alexander lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and three cats. Chatter box, compulsive writer, bon vivant, stunt commuter, and a ninja in her dreams, J. Rose enjoys losing herself in the capes and masks of her superheroes and is always on the look out for a new adventure, on the page or in real life.
Mina Spitz, a lifetime resident of Woodland Creek, has been alone longer than she cares to remember. Her powers are changing and they?re more than the bloodline inheritance from her mother. She has a feeling that the identity of her father has something to do with it. Rollo Frost is new to town. He?s tall, dark, dangerous, and everyone knows it. Relocating his pack to Woodland Creek, he?s determined to put the secrets that haunt him to rest. The problem is he doesn?t know the truth behind those secrets and may never know. Rollo becomes enthralled with Mina, wanting to know her secret, and his pack isn?t happy about it. Mina has the power to destroy everything Rollo?s built, she just doesn?t know it? yet. When life-altering secrets are exposed, their worlds collide in a way they never expected.
J.M. WITT
I'm a stay-at-home mom with four young children and one extremely supportive husband. We've been married for over ten years and reside in Metro Detroit, Michigan. I've dreamed of writing romance novels since I was little. After having baby # 4, who may or may not have been fathered by Christian Grey, I decided it was time to pursue my dreams. When I'm not running to various appointments, enjoying time with my friends and my family, dating my husband, or avoiding cleaning my house, I'm writing! I love music and believe that books and music can't exist without the other. My goal is for you to read more than a good book, but for you to have an experience!
I'm cursed. There's no cure for what ails me. I'm part man, part draugar; a Viking warrior shifter who protects the dead. I'm a selfish bastard, numb to the world around me, surviving only to avenge my wife and mother's murder. One emotion ? anger? keeps me alive. At least, it did until I met TJ Knight and my icy heart began to beat once more. I was all wrong for her yet I craved her in ways I never imagined. So making a deal with her to save that cute ass from a death mark probably wasn't the smartest thing I'd ever done. If I could manage to keep my hands off her, I might just stay in one piece. The other thing? It turns out we have a mutual enemy. If we can work together, we might be able to find and destroy him. Trouble is, now it seems I have to kill TJ to give her a chance at living. Killing was my favourite thing but bringing her back to life? Now that might prove a problem...
Xandra James has always wanted to write romance books. Even when she was sneaking peaks at the hot bits, too young to fully appreciate them, she dreamt of writing her own.
XANDRA JAMES
Now, older and wiser, she's got the opportunity to project her slightly dark and wacky, British sense of humour onto others, whilst still writing the hot bits - bonus! When not writing, Xandra is thinking of excuses as to why she shouldn't be doing the housework, looking after a husband and cats that refuse to pick up after themselves and climbing the mountain in her house that's affectionately called her tbr pile.
Snake-shifter Sophia Samson is on the run with a knife-wound to the gut after her last con went belly up. With a mob man hot on her tail and her wound not healing like it should, she seeks refuge in her mother's childhood hometown, Woodland Creek. She slithers in through the back door of the urgent care clinic and charms the handsome doctor into treating her. The shifters of Woodland Creek turn to Desmond Callahan, MD when they suffer from unique medical conditions, but when Sophia sneaks into his office with silver poisoning, it's obvious she has no idea there are other shifters in their small town. Desmond can tell Sophia doesn't want him to know she's a shifter - and that's not the only thing she's hiding. As a puca, Desmond has a few tricks of his own up his sleeve and he's not going to let the captivating Sophia slip out of his life so easily.
ARIAKANE
Aria Kane is a recovering mechanical engineer and romance writer. As a military brat, she grew up all over the country, but now lives in sunny Florida with a 60 lb mutt who thinks he's a chihuahua. She's the author of ONCE UPON A DARKNESS, A TITAN FOR CHRISTMAS, LOVE AND OTHER GAMES, and ONE LUCKY NIGHT
This dog is about t o have his day? Dulcie Alette is an empath, with a soft spot for bad boys and a knack for solving mysteries. So when dog-shifter Van Blanco, a drop-dead gorgeous fighter with a checkered past, rolls into town, Dulcie is over the moon. Until she gets involved with a mysterious murder, and Van turns out to be the number one suspect. Can she keep her passions in check long enough to solve the case and prove his innocence, or will Van turn out to be more of a bad boy than she could have ever imagined? Find out in this steamy, modern take on the classic Sherlock Holmes Mystery, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Hounded is a standalone Paranormal Romance.
Tasha Black lives in a big old Victorian in a tiny college town. She loves paranormal romance and pumpkin spice lattes.
TASHABLACK
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Being a hero is overrat ed. Malachi Arend is a brazen loner who wants nothing more than to get the hell out of the small town of Woodland Creek. As he?s leaving, he stumbles across a nurse named Phoebe Reynolds, a newly minted Caladrius shifter who takes the shape of a snow-white bird. She ignites something unexpected inside him, thwarting his attempt to leave. When a vengeful spirit begins attacking the townspeople, Malachi and Phoebe are drawn into the fray. Phoebe?s transformation could be tied to the
ALEXIAPURDY
Alexia currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada - Sin City! She loves to spend every free moment writing or playing with her four rambunctious kids. Writing has always been her dream and she has been writing ever since she can remember. She is the award-winning author of the Reign of Blood series and A Dark Faerie Tale Series.
She always did have a sassy mouth...just his type... Alice Grey thought life was easier when she was still a thief. As a flying squirrel shifter, it had always been as easy as gliding through some rich guy's open window and sailing away before the hounds could get a sniff of her. That was ten years ago, and she's still trying to escape her past, and the memories of the man who told her to run... Alice is reformed now. She doesn't live that life anymore. She hadn't wanted it to begin with. Forced into it to pay her father's debts to some very bad people, she still can't live peacefully because the dog shifters, one in particular, don't know when to quit. They catch up with her in Woodland Creek, hoping to clamp their teeth down on her neck and shake her until she's dead like a real squirrel. Jake Redfield, former undercover cop, fell in love with Alice when he met her on the job. He'd been trying to bring down her bosses at the time, and for the most part, he succeeded, but one man is out of prison, and he wants revenge as much as Jake wants to see her again. Wants to touch her and kiss her. Keep her safe. As a diamondback rattlesnake shifter, his venom can be deadly, and anyone who tries to hurt his Alice is just begging to be bitten... USA Today Bestselling and award winning author Mandy Rosko loves writing paranormal romances with werewolves, dragons and people with special powers. She is the author of the Things in the Night Series, Night and Day, and the Dangerous Creatures Series.
MANDYROSKO
She does M/ F, M/ M, a touch of medieval under her other pen name, Rizzo Rosko, and pretty much anything else she's in the mood to write (which makes things confusing for readers since that means she's too much of a flake to stick to any one brand). Favorite authors right now are anyone who writes dangerous and tortured heroes ;)
This is a stand-alone paranormal romantic suspense
Running for her life during a blizzard, Storm Reynolds only knew that she had to get as far away from New York as she could. She discovers her guardian angel is more than she's bargained for. Is he her salvation or will Luke Steele lead the killer right to her? Luke is an ex-SEAL and a shifter...and thought he was prepared for anything...other than a woman who claims her life is in danger from the man who hired him to locate her.
Hope Welsh writes romance fiction. Her first love is paranormal. She's also currently working on book three in the Prophecy Series. Books 1 & 2 are available now. Her current works in progress also include two young adult paranormal stories she hopes readers will enjoy.
HOPE WELSH
She's been writing since she was in third grade and has never looked back. She's also published some of her more steamy stories with various e-publishers using a pen name. You can find her steamier works, coming soon as HS Welsh. (She is using the new name so she doesn't offend her readers that like her less-steamy romance)
Currently, she lives in the southern US. Hope enjoys creating characters that come alive on the pages! Her goal is always to provide an entertaining read that her readers will love.
Freedom never felt so good. Anastasiya Petrov ran from her fate. The youngest of seven sisters and promised to one of the Princes of a rival pack, she refuses to be a bargaining chip. Instead, she flees to a remote area in the United States, changes her name to Tasia Connor, and settles into her new life. Alex Chilikov might be an Estonian prince, but he was raised in the United States and loves it here, especially Woodland Creek, Indiana, where he's followed close behind his bride-to-be. She might be able to hide who she is from the others, but he'd recognize her scent anywhere, and he plans to use his trickster abilities to help him obtain what he wants. He wants out from under his own father's heavy thumb. However, he's not the only one searching for her. Her father has made some dangerous enemies, and though she continues to attempt to escape Alex's protection, he'll fight to keep her safe. Tasia will risk almost anything to keep her freedom, but only if she can resist a Wicked Jackal.
CHERIE MARKS
It all started with an old-fashioned typewriter. When the family brought it home, all those stories and characters rolling around in her head could finally get out. The press and click of the keys satisfied in their own right, but when she pulled out a finished page, she knew this was for her. Since then, she's graduated to a laptop, but the stories still find a way out. She's a breast cancer survivor, a teacher, a wife, a mother, and from the very beginning--a storyteller. Always a hint humorous and honest to a fault, she loves to make people laugh and smile. Her goal in life is to achieve tact and stop procrastinating. The battle wages on.
Mercy Quinlan is a whip-smart lynx and the youngest in her shifter clan. She's tough and independent and dreams of escaping her alpha sister's control and living life on her own terms. When a lone black panther shows up in her hometown, Mercy is intrigued. He's just passing through, which makes him perfect... Along with his broad shoulders, defined muscles, and sexy fighter moves. Koa "Stitch" Raiden is picking up what's left of his broken life. Exiled from his black panther clan, he's running from Princeton to Seattle when he's drawn to Woodland Creek. He's aware Mercy is watching him. What he doesn't know is the sexy little vixen who sneaks through his window each night is both the trouble he doesn't need and the hope he can't live without.
Tia Louise is the Award-Winning, International Bestselling author of the ONE TO HOLD series.
From "Readers' Choice" nominations, to picking up USA Today "Happily Ever Afte nods, to winning "Favorite Erotica Author" (2015) and the "Lady Boner Award" (2014) (LOL!), nothing makes her happier than communicating with fans and weaving new tales into the Alexander-Knight world of stories.
TIALOUISE
A former journalist, Louise lives in the center of the USA with her lovely family an one grumpy cat. There, she dreams up stories she hopes are engaging, hot, and se and that cause readers rethink common public locations...
Healer Pia Matthews is just getting her life back on track after a fire left her blind. After months of depression and rehabilitation, she?s regaining her independence thanks to Clark, a red wolf shifter who stays almost exclusively in his animal form and. He lived in the woods by her parents house, watched her struggle during her recovery, and fell in love with from afar. When he overheard her need for a Seeing Eye dog, he followed her around until she adopted his wolf form. Jeremiah?s a cougar shifter who moved to London to escape the animal inside of him. Though he built a life for himself and a business there, Pia?s handicap makes him question everything. He comes back to Woodland Creek to help launch the Apothecary and finds a wolf guarding her that he doesn?t trust one bit. Pia?s need for both Clark and Jeremiah sets of a natural competition between the two that threatens Pia?s trust and safety. If they can?t resolve their animal difference in the human world, they will both lose her.
RACI AMES
Healer Pia Matthews is just getting her life back on track after a fire left her blind. After months of depression and rehabilitation, she?s regaining her independence thanks to Clark, a red wolf shifter who stays almost exclusively in his animal form and. He lived in the woods by her parents house, watched her struggle during her recovery, and fell in love with from afar. When he overheard her need for a Seeing Eye dog, he followed her around until she adopted his wolf form. Jeremiah?s a cougar shifter who moved to London to escape the animal inside of him. Though he built a life for himself and a business there, Pia?s handicap makes him question everything. He comes back to Woodland Creek to help launch the Apothecary and finds a wolf guarding her that he doesn?t trust one bit.
One broken Jaguar. One sexy Unicorn. A whole lot of yummy goodness. Plus sized Amber came to Woodland Creek hoping to fix her Jaguar. Instead she found a mentor and a calling. After tragedy struck, Amber feared she was on borrowed time in Woodland Creek. Jason came to Woodland Creek to take care of family business and found himself immediately drawn to the curvy Jaguar currently squatting in his great aunt's home. Can a broken Jaguar and a smexy billionaire Unicorn have more than just a hot fling?
EVER COMING
Filled with the desire to write books she wouldn't want her mama to know she read, much less wrote, Ever Coming was born. Ever Coming is the naughty pen name of an international best selling author who simply wanted to get her smut on. When she is not reading and writing the naughty, Ever is usually found enjoying time with her kids and husband.
Getting Ellie Ashford into bed was supposed to be a matter of business, but as soon as Tiger Shifter Silas Navaro caught sight of her, all he could think about was pleasure. It should have been an easy enough task? creating a child to help save their pack from extinction. But when Silas breaks the news to Ellie, he discovers that mating is the least of their concerns? Mild-mannered English Professor Ellie Ashford is losing her mind. There?s no other way to explain why she?d actually believe that she?s some sort of super natural being or why this sexy stranger suddenly wants to ?mate? with her. Still, none of it matters. Not really. Because when Silas finds out about her secret? It may spell more danger for them than either could ever dream of?
Th e Fabl i ss Li f e of Bel l a M el l m an The Fabliss Life Of Bella Mellman spins a bold tale of a savvy woman of the world who gives a rollicking social commentary on life in the flats of Beverly Hills, men, ?mature? dating habits, and the odd complexities of love, sociopaths, marriage, divorce, and living a creative life. The book also looks at the role of the older woman, her place in the sexual panoply, which has been so horribly simplified. Bella Mellman, a transplanted South African artist and writer, lives a ?fabliss?life (as her 8-year-old grand-daughter tells Born in South Africa, married, two children, divorced. Off to London, back to South Africa, mistakenly and briefly married. The: 1987 to The United States, landing in Beverly Hills. Writes, paints, knits, re-arranges decor, cooks, exercise a bit, reads a lot. Loves animals and abhors animal cruelty! Interested in just about everything except sport. Has opinions about everything including sports. Loves friends old and new, family near and afar. Love ... the answer. _____________________________ Education: Fine Arts Degree, University of The Witwatersrand. Showed art at various galleries in Johannesburg, London and Los Angeles. Advertising copywriter, Johannesburg.
it) in the flats of Beverly Hills. A long-time divorcee nearing the seventh decade of a very full life, Bella is constantly annoyed when friends, and even strangers, ask the impertinent question of ?Why, don?t you have a partner?? Followed by the hated phrase: ?You look quite good for a woman your age.? The only thing to do, Bella realizes, is to write a book that explains once and for all, her satisfaction with being older and single.
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In less than 2000 words, write about something ugly...hate, cruelty, murder, bullying, the choice is yours! Get creative! The Resul t : Hatred By, Luke Wood I hate you so much I can?t even breathe Why are you in my life, why can?t you leave You are my enemy and I want you dead Never be friends, we can never break bread Being around you, it makes my blood boil I see you and want your neck in a coil You are a cancer crawling in my skin For more on Luke Wood visit: Wanting you dead, even God can forgive this sin Facebook www.facebook.com/ writer434 Twitter www.twitter.com/ writer_434
As I see you my anger continues to grow Will not stop until I see you are six feet below You are a cancer and I will stop this infection
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An Interview with Hugo V. Negron Where are you f rom? I reside within the fastness of Illinois, where there are no such things as seasons - you get eight months of cold and snow followed by four months of blazing humidity. I?m very tempted to just keep our Christmas tree up all year and change its theme to surfboarding Santa?s when warmth briefly rears its head around here? What inspired you t o writ e your f irst book? I wrote a ton of stories as a kid in grade school when I was first exposed to fantasy and mythological works. My seventh grade teacher introduced our class to fantasy gaming as a way of fostering creativity, leadership, and developing team work (how unique was that?!), and along with reading Greek mythology, Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, comic books, and later on H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth, really started to get my imagination going. Over time, I created various characters and summarized their adventures, thinking one day I would sit down and really flesh them all out. That became a sort of part-time hobby of mine, adding to the stories here, removing other stories there. At one point I grew bored with it all when other hobbies and interests took over, and I actually chucked all of my notes and journals into the garbage, only to think twice about it and retrieve them back. Years later,
when I was married, my wife finally told me to do something with the pile of notes, post-its, and journals I had kept, before it grew into something like the mountain of junk Richard Dreyfuss created in his living room in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, so I figured I may as well put my ideas and snippets into some semblance of order. I began to re-engage with my old interest, rekindling that old fantasy passion, re-introducing myself to what I had created before, expanding and adding to it all, and soon after that, Forging of a Knight was born. Do you writ e f ul l -t ime or part -t ime? How do you bal ance your writ ing l if e wit h your f amil y/ work l if e? Definitely part-time. I work full time as a recruiting manager, and also as a co-owner of a part-time resume development/ counseling business with my wife. Add to that a highly active energizer bunny/ 3 year old son, and that makes writing a cherished ?me? time whenever I can find the energy to either stay up when everyone has gone asleep during the week or when I can sneak into our basement during certain Saturdays or Sundays, alternating with my wife to ensure I don?t incur her wrath. Plus, it?s only fair to give each other a day, since there is only so much Sprout TV an adult can handle.
What book are you reading now? Re-reading Algernon Blackwood?s The Willows. Blackwood was a master of mood and setting. His horror tales rely more on the detailing of the environment, giving it a threatening personality all its own. Forget Blair Witch ? Algernon makes a swampy forest with its swaying willows, screaming winds, and hinted at but never fully seen terrors as fearsome and as terrifying as anything currently written. Are t here any new aut hors t hat have grasped your int erest ? I admit I tend to prefer reading older works in the Gothic tradition like an H.P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, or even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle if I?m not reading straight fantasy. Their attention to atmosphere and detail never fails to amaze me. With regards to modern authors, I have read some of Jim Butcher?s works, and there is a certain fantasy indie author by the name of Brian Beam who has written a couple of books in his Korin?s Journal series that I enjoy. What are your current project s? With Book Four in the Forging of a Knight series in the ?can?, ramping up for Book Five in the series, hopefully coming your way next year in late 2016. If you had t o do it al l over again, woul d you change anyt hing in your l at est book? No matter how many times I read my latest book or even the prior three, I always find myself saying I should have added this, I should have deleted that, why did I remove this idea or sentence or paragraph from the story, and why did I go ahead with that one? You never stop wanting to edit your work, and at least for me, it?s sometimes difficult to actually sit back and enjoy the end result, because I keep going over it with a critical mind set, rather than as a reader, if that makes sense. In the end, I think I?m pretty comfortable with the direction I took, as the areas I decided not to pursue sounded pretty repetitious with what I left in, not really adding anything new or of value to what was already presented. For my latest re-read, I?ll stick with that? ) Can you share a l it t l e of your current work wit h us? Since this is Book Four in the series, I need to give a little backstory here.
Forging of a Knight is an ongoing epic fantasy series, following the growth and maturation of its main character, a knight known as Qualtan, as he goes through various stages I think many of us can relate to through our own daily lives, while also dealing with a possible curse that may take everything away that he has worked for in the end. In earlier books, he was dreaming of becoming a knight like his father had been, going on various adventures to prove himself worthy of the title, and once achieved, he began to fret if he was even good enough to have it. Once he got over that fear, he grew into the role, becoming more prominent, more confident, and starts to address doubts in certain things he starts to see and doesn?t like within his knighthood?s Order. Like anyone who hits their stride in a chosen career and plateaus, he starts to wonder, is there more he can do beyond the structure of his position? Can he transcend the role of knight which is dedicated to serving a King? That sort of thinking starts to show itself in The Stolen Thief, and builds throughout as our knight becomes more adversarial with his King, showing some of his growing frustration and impatience (and possible cockiness?) with how the King runs their knightly Order, and how he feels it should be done. In addition, another theme working throughout the series has been one of acceptance. Qualtan?s close friend, Glaive, is a half-orcne thief ? his orcne side being of a ?bestial, evil race? as seen by others. As such, there is some prejudice against him, and Qualtan works with Glaive to overcome it. Many of the orcne tribes made war for Those That Stand in Shadow, a group of demonic entities that serve as the main villains for the most part in the books. In The Stolen Thief, Qualtan ends up searching for Glaive who had disappeared, and having to team up with a band of orcnes to escape from these bizarre technologically advanced elves and dwarves (the Dokahlfar and the Vartahlfar), learning for all that he had been taught about orcnes, for all the battles he has had against them, they are really not that much different from his own kind. With that understanding comes a new level of respect, acceptance, and possibly even friendship, something unheard of in his world, from both sides. Whether or not those feelings hold true are another matter?
How do you overcome writ er?s bl ock? Take a deep breath, and STEP AWAY. I?ll just leave the story at whatever point I?ve gotten stuck at, or burnt out with, and focus on other hobbies, like hiking, biking, or reading other books. Eventually after a few days, or perhaps a week, my interest returns, and then I can go back to the story with a fresh feeling and a more engaged outlook. What was t he most f un part of writ ing your book? Writing the orcnes ? at first I really didn?t know how their personalities would develop, but I knew from the start I just didn?t want them to all sound the same ? growling, evil, loyal to Those That Stand in Shadow, etc. I visualized them as sorta similar to the creatures from the movie, The Island of Dr. Moreau (not the one with a chalky-white, freaky-looking Marlon Brando ? think the 1977 version with Michael York), physically different in appearance but sharing a common bestiality. I actually wanted them to be somewhat funny and a little goofy to lighten the mood a bit, so I started thinking about the Three Stooges as I wrote them. Pretty soon they were involved in the same type of slapstick, which actually worked well since they were supposed to be these boorish, slobbish-type creatures. So having them pulling at each other?s noses and ears or poking each other?s eyes while constantly insulting each other seemed to be behaviors that would come naturally. That was really the best part - coming up with the putdowns they used! I had to make a list to make sure I wasn?t repeating their insults too many times. Creating them was a blast. Who is your f avorit e aut hor and what is it t hat real l y st rikes you about t heir work? It?s funny as you would expect since I write fantasy for my favorite author to be a fantasy writer. Actually, it?s a Gothic horror/ weird fiction writer ? H.P. Lovecraft. Not very successful during his lifetime, but after his death appreciation for his work exploded to where now Lovecraft is considered one of the most influential fiction writers of the 20 th century, ranked up there with Poe. His mastery was mood and setting ? the details he put into his work made everything seem so real. If you read some of his tales, like The Dunwich Horror, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, The Call of Cthulhu, The Whisperer in Darkness, The Shadow Out of Time, and At The Mountains of Madness, you will be swept away into his macabre vision of an uncaring, cold universe ruled by godlike aliens who care little for those that worship them, usually bringing death or insanity to believers and non-believers alike. The scientific data, the archeological history, the detail of architecture, brings Lovecraft?s stories to a vivid life few authors can match. When there?s a dark and gloomy night, you have to pick up one of his works and see for yourself what might come slithering around your bedroom once the lights go out? What was t he hardest part of writ ing your book? Once you get into a book four of any series, you start falling into the challenge of making sure new readers can still easily jump on board and not get lost with anything that may have happened before. Each book in the series is a stand-alone story that can be enjoyed by itself, but there are some subplots which build from book to book in the background, and some characters reappear from prior books which readers following the series will recognize, but new readers wont. Keeping that balanced with making the current story accessible to new readers was probably the hardest part. Did you l earn anyt hing f rom writ ing your book and what was it ? What was amazing to me was how some characters originally not in the stories took the series into areas I hadn?t thought of. For example, there is Jesepha the female knight who played a prominent role in Books Two and Three and is briefly mentioned in Book Four. At first I hadn?t thought of adding a female knight, but after reading through my outline for Book Two I realized it would be fun to add a bit more diversity. So a certain male knight who was really nothing more than a background character with little of value became a female knight, and suddenly there was this great interaction with the mentor of that knight, and more involvement in the main storyline. Soon, Jesepha became this amazing supporting character that got to shine on her own. The stories became better because of the change, and I learned even when you think you have it all down right, if you give some ?throwaway? characters a little breathe of life, they can elevate the storylines by literally taking on a life of their own.
Do you have any advice f or ot her writ ers? Write from a passion to tell a tale that?s important to you, to share something with a reader, whether it?s an idea, a feeling, or a thought. Don?t just write to jump on a current theme or bandwagon, because if it?s not from the heart, if it?s just to try to cash in on some fad or craze (?Hey, the new thing is stories about ninjas fighting vampires fighting werewolves fighting giant bananas from Mars ? I hate all of that and anyone who would like it, but who cares, I?m sure I can make some bucks if I just throw something together!?), your readers will know, and then YOU will know. Do you have anyt hing specif ic t hat you want t o say t o your readers? Of course, I am honored and humbled when readers tell me they gave my books a chance and enjoyed them (heck, even if they purchased one of my books just to balance out their wobbly kitchen table, I?m still honored and humbled, but that?s just me? ). It?s an amazing and special thing that I could make that connection with someone, and that something I created made someone happy or gave a few hours of joyful escape. Beyond that, with my tales, sure they are wrapped up in a fantasy world with all sorts of magical creatures and places, but taking that all away you have an ongoing story about growth, about learning life isn?t the way you thought it was, that sometimes good can be evil and evil can be good, and that differences in others should be celebrated and valued, not feared or scorned. If there is a message in my tales that I hope my readers can pick up on, it?s that? What do you t hink about e-publ ishing versus t echnical publ ishing? If by this you mean ebooks vs. paper, I think like any media, there are pros and cons to each. Personally I prefer reading paper books ? I just like having something that is tactile and tangible in my hands, the smell of the pages, and the feel of the book. I just can?t curl up at night in bed with a hot laptop or reader ? probably because I?m looking into a computer all day long at work and prefer not to when I?m relaxing at home.
Conversely, I have friends/ relatives that prefer ebooks because they can have a library of books saved on their readers without needing a ton of shelf space, it travels with them, and it?s convenient to pull up when in a busy line, train ride, or at lunch. Do I think one will replace the other? I?m not sure ? I think there will always be an interest/ need in both ? although one may dominate based on user preference. For now at least, I can say I sell quite a few paperback books at conventions and the like, just as much as I sell ebooks. Do you have an agent or publ isher? How did you go about f inding one? Self-published. Call me a control freak, but I like having final say in how my stories pan out. In addition, I have a great cover illustrator in Lora Lee, an amazing editor in Erin Potter, and of course, a wonderful service provider like Lulu.com for everything else. If you coul d l ive anywhere, where woul d it be? How about a villa in France? The Gothic architecture, the cathedrals, the art, food, and the people. I love it all dearly! If you coul d have any super power, what woul d it be? That?s a toughie. Being a long time Marvel comics fan, there?s a lot to choose from. Long time Kirby/ Lee fans will recognize the name Galactus, a godlike being that eats planets. Well, if I could have that level of omniscience (not the planet eating thing, though) ? to have the knowledge and ability to stop poverty, war, hate, crime, that would be cool. That or having the power to grow the perfect moustache - that would be nice too?
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