tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57965491495296698962024-03-17T10:15:00.096-07:00The Celtic RoseMiriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comBlogger306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-47338075224595729592024-03-17T10:14:00.000-07:002024-03-17T10:14:21.896-07:00FAVORITE SCONE RECIPE<p>This comes to you courtesy of my Nana, born in Galway, who emigrated to the U.S. in time to give birth to her numerous, tumultuous brood. The recipe was her answer to feeding a crowd and/or lacking time to cut out numerous individual scones. It can be baked in a cast iron skillet--that's how she did hers--but I have made a deep dish pie plate do just as well. Don't forget to grease and flour it! I've eaten many scones, but never found a recipe I liked better than this one. </p><p>4 c. flour; 5 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 eggs; 1 3/4 to 2 c. milk; 1/2 box raisins; 4 tbsp. butter; 1/2 c. sugar</p><p>Sift dry ingredients together. Add sugar. Cut butter into dry ingredients. Beat 2 eggs slightly. Add 1/2 milk to eggs. Soak raisins in water about 10 minutes. Drain. Add to flour mixture gradually. Then add egg mix and 1 - 1 1/2 more cups of milk. Bake in greased and floured pan at 350 degrees for 1 hour.</p><p>Happy St. Patrick's Day!</p><p> </p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-7136619396947968462024-02-24T08:59:00.000-08:002024-02-24T08:59:38.201-08:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdpmg1QdAbl730rJRaCovbP6zGWTWzshbO1GXuhaQRMLhA-cilfHu4wUsLW1RTGi8ZMR1AS1-yUHpav5BQdAw7-7i3f7K5dcfUULc8MJRAaJXmT-zJuG0S7shs7aRHXPWxWl-IyOmi4ARpb3AwHBojbSV4HO7pHYt8LywaOM_7Y1lKSQwiScl9WGZh77y/s4400/Dress%20Banner%20for%202-24%20Release.png" imageanchor="1" referrerpolicy="origin" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="4400" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdpmg1QdAbl730rJRaCovbP6zGWTWzshbO1GXuhaQRMLhA-cilfHu4wUsLW1RTGi8ZMR1AS1-yUHpav5BQdAw7-7i3f7K5dcfUULc8MJRAaJXmT-zJuG0S7shs7aRHXPWxWl-IyOmi4ARpb3AwHBojbSV4HO7pHYt8LywaOM_7Y1lKSQwiScl9WGZh77y/w400-h225/Dress%20Banner%20for%202-24%20Release.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">The Dress, a comedy of oddities, is finally available on Kindle & in paperback! <br /><br />Take an odd girl, mix her with a loving mother and lots of wacky neighbors, throw in an invitation to the prom, and watch the miracles fly. <br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /><i>"A delightful coming-of-age story about a very odd girl with special talents. Funny, heartwarming, and full of characters you will love!" </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"What a fun quick read! I loved all the quirky characters and laughed out loud several times!! Definitely recommend it!"</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />BTW, the Kindle book is ONLY $.99 RIGHT NOW!</span></div><div><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dress-Minnette-Meador-ebook/dp/B0CVV5DNN7?fbclid=IwAR302GrwhPsyjSfuCUtGQaGI6q4Q8RYv1eDzWNbruXraEr5gM9RYIpFZg5k">https://www.amazon.com/Dress-Minnette.../dp/B0CVV5DNN7</a> - Kindle <br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dress-Minnette-Meador/dp/B0CVTV7KMP?fbclid=IwAR3WYD2U6ySaRNpC9dj_1Z9BYMlhy7jVbLJlALk6n43np18NKGN_ZEi7-b8">https://www.amazon.com/Dress-Minnette-Meador/dp/B0CVTV7KMP</a> - Paperback</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Minnette Meadorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450125026323940647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-58964015242283724522024-02-08T05:03:00.000-08:002024-02-08T05:03:27.181-08:00BOOK REVIEW: HAND OF THE GODS<p> The first review is in for my historical fantasy romance, Hand of the Gods, and it's a good one. Here's a snippet for you.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">"At its core, “Hand of the Gods” is a captivating tale of love tested against the backdrop of political intrigue and supernatural forces. With its dynamic characters and gripping plot twists, this novel will leave readers eagerly anticipating the next installment of The Sahra Chronicles. Newman’s masterful storytelling invites readers to lose themselves in a world where destiny is written in the stars, and the gods hold sway over mortal affairs."</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">You can see the review in full and enter a drawing for an Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift certificate today at <a href="https://ginaraemitchell.com/hand-of-the-gods">https://ginaraemitchell.com/hand-of-the-gods</a></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXDH_gvSh_hWZ-qVJgKCBRPMaRawDu3m21IyuPKqkYL9fKjKNXDF1u2ujOFdW8SmrpnpUM3EZ-AU_Z21KOgBTzsbj_iZqTGH9sacA6z2waH9ChFnhLzO7FsajiRNvNCyZ5Enx13SCCbL-LkfnfIhFoPY3E8oJ3W3Qlf-5HvEcbqZrlEQqbFgrmbHRaRk/s2775/book2Newman%202023%20cover%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXDH_gvSh_hWZ-qVJgKCBRPMaRawDu3m21IyuPKqkYL9fKjKNXDF1u2ujOFdW8SmrpnpUM3EZ-AU_Z21KOgBTzsbj_iZqTGH9sacA6z2waH9ChFnhLzO7FsajiRNvNCyZ5Enx13SCCbL-LkfnfIhFoPY3E8oJ3W3Qlf-5HvEcbqZrlEQqbFgrmbHRaRk/s320/book2Newman%202023%20cover%20(1).jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span><p></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-28883423256002597082024-02-04T18:41:00.000-08:002024-02-05T05:07:01.370-08:00BLOG TOUR: HAND OF THE GODS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Y0r29JODszebILrcZD2QRSCg5FKSYB8OAme5JNLc_5VPEjQm9Lj8nReBCepQotymZG5gehGRJeAufhO9s0kdpE4tLwLSC9iF0ctgxgV_wzC7GcrDa10Svh1TWYddJolBeJ8gGf3v3g-PxkmPnMHr8avpGR20NaYPEyzApsV7YHXhgOfWSIm5zo8wXA0/s5184/_26O3502.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Y0r29JODszebILrcZD2QRSCg5FKSYB8OAme5JNLc_5VPEjQm9Lj8nReBCepQotymZG5gehGRJeAufhO9s0kdpE4tLwLSC9iF0ctgxgV_wzC7GcrDa10Svh1TWYddJolBeJ8gGf3v3g-PxkmPnMHr8avpGR20NaYPEyzApsV7YHXhgOfWSIm5zo8wXA0/s320/_26O3502.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>From February 5 - 9, Goddess Fish Tours will host a blog tour for my historical fantasy romance, Hand of the Gods. Book 2 of The Sahra Chronicles, this volume returns the reader to an ancient land lightly touched by fantasy and to characters from Book 1, Light of the Gods. Two favorites from Book 1 are Arman Garimandi, an Omani cavalry officer, and Sange, now his wife. Arman has a convoluted heritage and past, but Sange is pure Arak nomad--young, unsophisticated, and unquestioningly in love with her husband. But Arman has secrets.</p><p>Join the blog tour in progress and don't forget to enter the drawing for an Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift certificate, and read on! Here is where you can find Hand of the Gods:</p><p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.6667px;">February 5: <a href="https://guatemalapaula.blogspot.com/">https://guatemalapaula.blogspot.com/</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; outline: none;" /><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.6667px;">February 5: <a href="https://ornerybookemporium.blogspot.com/">https://ornerybookemporium.blogspot.com/</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.6667px;">February 6: </span><a href="https://tinadonahuebooks.blogspot.com" style="font-size: 14.6667px;">https://tinadonahuebooks.blogspot.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - spotlight</span></p><p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.6667px;">February 6: <a href="https://www.longandshortreviews.com/">https://www.longandshortreviews.com/</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; outline: none;" /><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.6667px;">February 7: <a href="https://kitnkabookle.com/blog/">https://kitnkabookle.com/blog/</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; outline: none;" /><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.6667px;">February 7: <a href="https://fabulousandbrunette.blogspot.com/">https://fabulousandbrunette.blogspot.com/</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; outline: none;" /><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.6667px;">February 8: <a href="https://ginaraemitchell.com/">https://ginaraemitchell.com/</a></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - review</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; outline: none;" /><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.6667px;">February 8: <a href="https://www.literaryau.com/">https://www.literaryau.com/</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; outline: none;" /><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 14.6667px;">February 9: <a href="https://sandrasbookclub.blogspot.com/">https://sandrasbookclub.blogspot.com/</a></span></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-36227630446957792242024-01-31T06:30:00.000-08:002024-01-31T06:30:38.038-08:00A BLESSED IMBOLC<p> <br />Imbolc is a traditional Irish fire festival, frequently associated with Saint Brigid's Day, marking the beginning of spring. It is typically celebrated on February 1st within Irish Paganism. But it's so much a part of Irish tradition and culture that many people who do not identify as Pagan still celebrate some aspects, such as tying a scarf to the branch of a tree on the eve of the holiday. Kept throughout the year, it is said to confer blessings upon your house.</p><p>The term Imbolc is often associated with "washing" or spring cleaning. Not a bad idea for those of us who like to freshen up the house! It is sometimes also interpreted as "ewe's milk," which may relate to the fact that spring is lambing season. Pastures all over Ireland are dotted with new babies every spring--a very welcome sight indeed.</p><p>Irish tradition embraces four festivals: Imbolc, marking the start of spring; Beltaine, celebrating the beginning of summer; Lunasa, which is the start of harvest season; and Samhain, announcing the onset of winter. Many people associate Samhain with the better-known Halloween, whose roots are in the celebration of Samhain.</p><p>Saint Brigid, or Brighid the Goddess, is also interwoven with Imbolc, both literally and symbolically in the form of the traditional Brigid's Cross. Fashioned of straw and hung over the hearth or perhaps in the doorway to the kitchen, it invites protection of "hearth and home" and is found in many Irish homes. </p><p>A blessed Imbolc to all who observe.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-33904870750955422182024-01-02T10:47:00.000-08:002024-01-02T10:47:52.822-08:00IT'S MOVIE TIME<p> I'm happy to share this new video for my historical fantasy romance, Hand of the Gods. Available now as an ebook and soon in print, it's a tale of love and secrets in an ancient land touched by fantasy. <a href="https://youtu.be/cqS_YyWzvZc">https://youtu.be/cqS_YyWzvZc</a></p><p>Find it here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQQL1SHP">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQQL1SHP</a></p><p> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144515969">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144515969</a> </p><p> <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1497018">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1497018</a> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vHycxhONQTsYu1HyPLpxJQMwn0yUGR12i-miqJz7SpsAUUco67yWp7e8XA4gj_02QmMKprwRZUXIADAvD_Ygl69tH7JT6GB3L3jwJs7V-I2QfqCIOs0h1QFTDiQiMfOKQPIPcWp0dHWzcpFc8prqVsC1G61wp8BsHnZxVTda-fbYeCSE15c4L6bJF-M/s2775/book2Newman%202023%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vHycxhONQTsYu1HyPLpxJQMwn0yUGR12i-miqJz7SpsAUUco67yWp7e8XA4gj_02QmMKprwRZUXIADAvD_Ygl69tH7JT6GB3L3jwJs7V-I2QfqCIOs0h1QFTDiQiMfOKQPIPcWp0dHWzcpFc8prqVsC1G61wp8BsHnZxVTda-fbYeCSE15c4L6bJF-M/s320/book2Newman%202023%20cover.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-45368809443913209822023-12-22T16:09:00.000-08:002023-12-22T16:09:20.213-08:00NEW RELEASE: HAND OF THE GODS<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf2ng_xweujg-wteeuAULdZrA_0Q3I7662ry6Y2LGSgRECY_iVH7vVqSl_a_U4b_6mHUPAMwa1Fj-KKKmeYZVCWctanFD1GZg8lFLFcL9yqV2vjTnIwnZaW1yzFZnmkJMb8bFLW2a8nKPzHmEyPvg1N42cB9LxKGt3PjcePPAjks3_lkKdyl2EN6GCmw/s1200/HandOfTheGods_SquarePromo_Version2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf2ng_xweujg-wteeuAULdZrA_0Q3I7662ry6Y2LGSgRECY_iVH7vVqSl_a_U4b_6mHUPAMwa1Fj-KKKmeYZVCWctanFD1GZg8lFLFcL9yqV2vjTnIwnZaW1yzFZnmkJMb8bFLW2a8nKPzHmEyPvg1N42cB9LxKGt3PjcePPAjks3_lkKdyl2EN6GCmw/s320/HandOfTheGods_SquarePromo_Version2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Those who survived the Battle of Grandfather Mountain are said to be in the Hand of the Gods. Book 2 of my historical fantasy romance series, The Sahra Chronicles, follows them in Hand of the Gods.</p><p>No one is more in need of their help than Sange, young sister of nomad clan chieftain Javrik. She is drawn to Arman Garimandi, the heroic Omani cavalry commander who saved her people during the siege, and shocks her family by marrying him despite her brother's warning that one day he will break her heart.</p><p>Undeterred, she follows Arman to two forts where he is assigned duty. In the first, danger she never anticipated comes in the form of another woman. But in the second, she finds herself an unwitting pawn--possibly even a prisoner--in a struggle between two powerful nations.</p><p>Ancient worlds warfare combined with a timeless love story, you can find it here:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQQL1SHP">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQQL1SHP</a> </p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-25700340062919389722023-12-08T12:11:00.000-08:002023-12-08T13:50:41.544-08:00BEFORE THE BATTLE: EXCERPT - LIGHT OF THE GODS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt601ujFu_uLbA2dcfb3CMvj5isa_zFqP_RUr2WnHxAiJ-lXJqR4hDDwenE1jKIulQSlijIJnv3BmdU3Pu8YlfR-QyMtJUDy9Kf5xPOjgMyTqrfyO6cMWcT6vtBRcIDygyfkt86vnbclI7sw2jVdk676T8NvnzfeXkdbgFSXUAwdlHG4On0NOGBR2RrZY/s1500/Light%20of%20the%20Gods%20-%20promo.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt601ujFu_uLbA2dcfb3CMvj5isa_zFqP_RUr2WnHxAiJ-lXJqR4hDDwenE1jKIulQSlijIJnv3BmdU3Pu8YlfR-QyMtJUDy9Kf5xPOjgMyTqrfyO6cMWcT6vtBRcIDygyfkt86vnbclI7sw2jVdk676T8NvnzfeXkdbgFSXUAwdlHG4On0NOGBR2RrZY/s320/Light%20of%20the%20Gods%20-%20promo.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Javrik, son of a nomad clan chieftain, has always known he would have to take his father's place one day. But he never expected to have to lead his clan in war. Luckily, as if by the favor of the gods, he finds an Omani cavalry patrol led by Arman Garimandi just in time to try to save his people. But Javrik also has a young and innocent sister who sees their captain as something more than human.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: times;">"They had filled the mountaintop with the aromatic smell of arrow
shafts being formed—hundreds of men fletching arrows and attaching
heads of metal because Helsum had forges and molds for those, creating
something far more lethal than the old flint arrowheads.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: times;">Garimandi looked longingly at one of his crossbow bolts, for
which there were no molds.
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<p><span style="font-family: times;">"Wish we had more of these. But many a man has been killed with
a good longbow."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">Javrik barely glanced up. "True. We don‘t have the conveniences
of your army, I‘m afraid."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">The captain resumed scraping a cedar shaft. "You never needed
them. Helsum does well with what he has."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">He was crafting what would become arrows with considerable
expertise, apparently not handicapped by their primitive materials even
while disparaging them. Clearly, he had done this before.
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<p><span style="font-family: times;">"My men will take out those who appear to be officers with our
bolts," Garimandi said, "to reduce their command. What you need is
three-sided ranked fire with longbows."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">"Ranked fire?"</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">"Station your men center, left and right on both cliffs, three rows
deep. Direct their fire center, left and right, into the Domidians. That </span><span style="font-family: times;">way, you are not wasting arrows aiming at the same targets. As each row
fires, the one behind should loose in rotation while the previous one
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<p><span style="font-family: times;">"Like scything," Javrik said, comprehending at once.
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">"Exactly. It is very difficult standing up to that sort of fire. Tell
your clan leaders."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">"Spiked spears at the barricade," the captain went on. "Archers
behind. Do not hurl them unless you must, because we can‘t replace them.
Instead, impale whatever the archers cannot stop. Protect the stone
throwers with your lives. They can take out more men at one blow than
you can with twenty arrows."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">"Oil?" Javrik inquired, but the Omani shook his head.
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<p><span style="font-family: times;">"Ineffective at this height. Not enough will reach the target.
Spread pitch at the base of the cliff and use fire arrows."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">He nodded to a small pile of metal arrowheads neatly arranged
beside shafts and vats of oil holding rags. "I don‘t have many of those,
unfortunately, and Helsum doesn‘t have the right forges. But they will
affix quickly to a shaft notched to hold them. Light the rag and when it is
blazing, fire into the pitch. Coat your boulders to form a fire wall and let
it spread."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">It was an arsenal, all neatly assembled atop the cliff and, Javrik
assumed, on the top of Little Man, as well.
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<p><span style="font-family: times;">"You have done this before?" he inquired.
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<p><span style="font-family: times;">"We nearly did it at Xanthus," the captain replied. "Magistri </span><span style="font-family: times;">stopped us so we didn‘t burn down the city with the people inside. </span><span style="font-family: times;">He </span><span style="font-family: times;">relieved the maggot in command."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: times;">"You had to clean </span><span style="font-family: times;">it </span><span style="font-family: times;">out by hand?"</span></p></div></div></div><div class="page" title="Page 125"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column">
<p><span style="font-family: times;">"Yes, but we still had a city. However..." He passed a completed
shaft to an Arak waiting to attach the head and feathers. "We know some
got out to the west, toward the ocean. They are the ones who will attack
you. Your watchers can see to the south, so that is not where they will
come. Their scouts will have seen your mountains and know you can see
them, so they will stay west and come at you from that direction. You will
have very little warning."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">"So all our preparation was in vain?"</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">"Not in vain. You were correct that they were not heading east,
back to Domidia. We have troops over there. No, they‘ll head for these
mountains, kill everyone here and turn into an army of bandits. It will take
us twenty years to clean them out, if we ever can. Better to stop them
now."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">Javrik rocked back on his heels, taken aback in more ways than
one, but the young captain smiled at him.
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<p><span style="font-family: times;">"I serve a large army, friend. I was receiving dispatches constantly
until I left the south to come with you. The enemy is west, the Havacians
are west, and both are trying to reach here. It‘s a simple matter of who
gets here first. Because our troops were tied up in Xanthus, I am betting it
is the Domidians. We will be relieved, but we have to hold out until help
can get here. Meanwhile, get your people up this pass."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times;">"You are well informed for a mere captain," Javrik observed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"> Garimandi just gave him a flat look. "This is my job."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">"So you stay here?"</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: times;">"They can send Alcinis and Havacians back home and from what I
have heard, they are eager to go. But to run Omana, they will need men
who speak Omani. That makes it likely I will stay. Does it bother you so
</span><span style="font-family: times;">much?"</span></p></div></div></div><div class="page" title="Page 126"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column">
<p><span style="font-family: times;">"That does not bother me."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">"What does, then? The fact that your sister seems to like me?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">"She is my sister."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">"Yes, and since she is, I suggest you get used to me. If the</span><span style="font-family: times;">Domidians kill me, that‘s one thing. If you do, that is another."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">
That was a plain enough threat, and Javrik didn‘t think he was
bluffing. It did hint, though, that he had more of an interest in Sange than
merely bedding her. The man might actually be serious. But his father
had taught him to have a suspicious nature and, aside from her obvious </span><span style="font-family: times;">physical appeal, Javrik wondered why.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">"You did not kill me when you could have," he conceded. "I will </span><span style="font-family: times;">not kill you or cut off y</span><span style="font-family: times;">our balls, unless you hurt her. And then I will."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">"Save your strength for the enemy." Garimandi squinted at the
</span><span style="font-family: times;">sun, which had gifted them with a rare appearance. "</span><span style="font-family: times;">They will be here </span><span style="font-family: times;">soon enough."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjlAkiu-GlQe5-iYTyZOuapZoOMOnF4cdH25iG49KmHORc6MTlkhAYUZ529dB-zIjgiPQL-2WibNofHO1dIWmdv3q0naIZ6-vjY61zLcg-Mar4pJRQ3zDtrS7JBBlIXHI9L64FZ-LvJBUUU3B1-tgm7mslaVknocKr2HLDiJ5tEvCz5t1RUNyiww63xM/s5184/_26O3501.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjlAkiu-GlQe5-iYTyZOuapZoOMOnF4cdH25iG49KmHORc6MTlkhAYUZ529dB-zIjgiPQL-2WibNofHO1dIWmdv3q0naIZ6-vjY61zLcg-Mar4pJRQ3zDtrS7JBBlIXHI9L64FZ-LvJBUUU3B1-tgm7mslaVknocKr2HLDiJ5tEvCz5t1RUNyiww63xM/s320/_26O3501.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First Review: <span style="background-color: #fff0ee; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">"Light of the Gods" by Miriam Newman is a fantastic read! It's a captivating story that will transport you to a mythical world filled with intriguing characters and epic adventures.</span></span></div><p>Join the blog tour for this new book and enter the drawing for a $20 Amazon/BN gift certificate at <a href="https://elainepcantrell.blogspot.com/2023/12/light-of-gods.html">https://elainepcantrell.blogspot.com/2023/12/light-of-gods.html</a></p> <p></p></div></div></div><p><br /></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-63775598666365511942023-12-05T02:22:00.000-08:002023-12-11T07:38:47.516-08:00BLOG TOUR: LIGHT OF THE GODS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgO8CTnSV2w3Dn4vNx2NN6Z8cECVDO5YxPQHgMbSrOhaQQOqyJubHnbaktFMOar-x6dJ8jdf8fdNeuvUMTpAFeitwswVZDcKlGzNL2e-Qmb3DmsPJL5Hwz2w-lPAu9C-vayg1gR6zLxzFMwqZEGiR05O7R_XsW-qNq5u0-gPC5EF0hwTRfDPDXiHko3k/s1080/TourBanner_Light%20of%20the%20Gods_Insta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgO8CTnSV2w3Dn4vNx2NN6Z8cECVDO5YxPQHgMbSrOhaQQOqyJubHnbaktFMOar-x6dJ8jdf8fdNeuvUMTpAFeitwswVZDcKlGzNL2e-Qmb3DmsPJL5Hwz2w-lPAu9C-vayg1gR6zLxzFMwqZEGiR05O7R_XsW-qNq5u0-gPC5EF0hwTRfDPDXiHko3k/s320/TourBanner_Light%20of%20the%20Gods_Insta.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Goddess Fish Tours will present Light of the Gods, Book 1 of The Sahra Chronicles, on tour beginning December 4, 2023. </p><p>A stand-alone spin off from the historical fantasy series The Chronicles of Alcinia, Light of the Gods features nomads, raiders, warriors and lovers caught up in the shadow of mystical Grandfather Mountain.</p><p>Javrik, son of a nomad chieftain, has known his wife for only a month when he must defend her. Arman, warrior from a distant land, finds himself fighting for people he has never known in a place he never imagined.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4J9uRcM66EgOJdbHq8JIeVxoldNNe1aBp6HE9QxHFURLzYYYLvAhPq6HXW0JdsapQZVkQd77KTAkCjkQIuN0QBC7dOKWEBO7eyBUFh8P1gV53G0Un093KHwArkvkAN_dYKBWW2ZnkpqQY9-cwZ1BMjd-TQbzHvFW73-UkvBXUzE26xYpdzk3Edajd-Q/s5184/_26O3502.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4J9uRcM66EgOJdbHq8JIeVxoldNNe1aBp6HE9QxHFURLzYYYLvAhPq6HXW0JdsapQZVkQd77KTAkCjkQIuN0QBC7dOKWEBO7eyBUFh8P1gV53G0Un093KHwArkvkAN_dYKBWW2ZnkpqQY9-cwZ1BMjd-TQbzHvFW73-UkvBXUzE26xYpdzk3Edajd-Q/s320/_26O3502.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /> You can find the tour at the following and enter a drawing for a $20 Amazon gift certificate at any or all blogs:<p></p><p class="yiv0669055003MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none;">December 4: <a href="http://www.owenhabel.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none;" target="_blank">Kenyan Poet</a><br style="outline: none;" />December 5: <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none; text-decoration-line: underline;">Eye-Rolling Demigod's Book Blog</a><br style="outline: none;" />December 5: <a href="https://www.mommasaystoread.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none;" target="_blank">Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read</a><br style="outline: none;" />December 6: <a href="http://www.its-raining-books.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none;" target="_blank">It's Raining Books</a><br style="outline: none;" />December 7: <a href="https://www.westveilpublishing.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none;" target="_blank">Westveil Publishing</a><br style="outline: none;" />December 8: <a href="http://www.elainepcantrell.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none;" target="_blank">Hope. 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Love</a><br style="outline: none;" />December 11:<a href="https://sandrasbookclub.blogspot.com/2023/12/blog-tour-light-of-gods-by-miriam-newman.html">Sandra's Book Club</a><br style="outline: none;" />December 12: <a href="https://victoriazumbrumsreviews.blogspot.com/2023/12/light-of-gods-by-miriam-newman.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none;" target="_blank">Girl with Pen</a><br style="outline: none;" />December 12: <a href="https://dawnsreadingnook.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none;" target="_blank">Dawn's Reading Nook</a><br style="outline: none;" />December 13: <a href="http://www.longandshortreviews.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none;" target="_blank">Long and Short Reviews</a></p><p class="yiv0669055003MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none;">December 13: <a href="http://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/lightofthegods-thesahrachronicles-1-bymiriamnewman" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none;" target="_blank">Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!</a><br style="outline: none;" />December 14: <a href="https://www.literaryau.com/2023/12/light-of-gods.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none;" target="_blank">Literary Gold</a><br style="outline: none;" />December 15: <a href="https://the-avidreader.blogspot.com/2023/12/Light-of-the-Gods-12-15-23-BB-GF.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; outline: none;" target="_blank">The Avid Reader</a></p><p class="yiv0669055003MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none;"><br /></p><p class="yiv0669055003MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0in; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">Hope to see you there!</span></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-78872098569280934172023-10-29T09:01:00.000-07:002023-10-29T09:01:01.757-07:00NEW RELEASE - FANTASY HISTORICAL ROMANCE: LIGHT OF THE GODS<p> In ages gone by, the gods of the mountains had split the earth in two.</p><p>Now that passage must form a barrier against invaders. Javrik, clan chieftain's son, has known his wife for only a month when he must defend her. Arman, soldier from a far-off land, finds himself fighting for people he never knew existed. The lives of nomads, raiders, warriors and lovers are changed forever in the shadow of Grandfather Mountain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ9B_UGlb3_91r5Xxxc2o5YhftfoX_lQDHYSaln9WI8QWr9kKVp4fF50-KpP1gzG1KWGLk-dME5_zvtpZhqPYgqOU6BVC65ChpnGfm5jWg-JGuX_bLuF7DyhDqUmpfsmUjDn8CucmylBvu6lF341iUzR2sJhHTF0vaszgzVbu2yDMcq-29UByPeabD7w/s1200/LightOfTheGods_SquarePromo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ9B_UGlb3_91r5Xxxc2o5YhftfoX_lQDHYSaln9WI8QWr9kKVp4fF50-KpP1gzG1KWGLk-dME5_zvtpZhqPYgqOU6BVC65ChpnGfm5jWg-JGuX_bLuF7DyhDqUmpfsmUjDn8CucmylBvu6lF341iUzR2sJhHTF0vaszgzVbu2yDMcq-29UByPeabD7w/s320/LightOfTheGods_SquarePromo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLLDGV7B">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLLDGV7B</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1469961">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1469961</a><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-26963854726369550092023-09-01T19:35:00.000-07:002023-09-01T19:35:15.828-07:00RESCUED!<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Today, author Marcia James features a true story of dog rescue at her blog, which more customarily--and delightfully--features hot, humorous romance. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Author Miriam Newman shares Marcia's interest in rescue and has penned the tale of Dancer, her first and unforgettable rescue dog. It's the story of what happens when you go to your local shelter to adopt some cuddly little dog and come home with a pit bull.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">You can also see covers for the historical fantasy series "The Chronicles of Alcinia" and enter a drawing for a free book of your choice at <a href="https://marciajames.net/2023/09/01/miriam-newman/">https://marciajames.net/2023/09/01/miriam-newman/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8b22s3Mq6gy_cln3cEXaer6D7UzrunSV5tZGsk-zrVZ_OeG_STDLp9QmJxrW1A-TmQK7WKqG40I49719DApAUnnYubq4hF6C6AcmLMOZ_ay-g9mpuWM-O9A1OatzEh3JQAk2i-JE4zfyR4rVP57VJDtFlqoYhVZkVVMMxYxL6zriDme12nMiA4d2rY4/s300/final%20rescued%20dcl%20200x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8b22s3Mq6gy_cln3cEXaer6D7UzrunSV5tZGsk-zrVZ_OeG_STDLp9QmJxrW1A-TmQK7WKqG40I49719DApAUnnYubq4hF6C6AcmLMOZ_ay-g9mpuWM-O9A1OatzEh3JQAk2i-JE4zfyR4rVP57VJDtFlqoYhVZkVVMMxYxL6zriDme12nMiA4d2rY4/s1600/final%20rescued%20dcl%20200x300.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-65984313808305285502023-06-18T20:47:00.000-07:002023-06-18T20:47:16.700-07:00COVER REVEAL: THE SAHRA CHRONICLES BOOK 1 - LIGHT OF THE GODS<p> It isn't exactly the betrothal of the century.</p><p>"Salut!" Auntie had appeared like magic with a flask of spirits and four elaborately carved goblets reserved for the occasion. Once tea was replaced by something stronger, the bargain was truly sealed. The shaman would solemnize their agreement, but they were pledged. And so, in a plains man's tent in the middle of their festival and on the cusp of war, Sarai became the wife of Javrik, whom she had known for half of an afternoon."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Coming soon - Book 1 of The Sahra Chronicles - an ancient worlds historical fantasy romance - Light of the Gods.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_w0A_xOV4EGTOiJOwrWdvYbPjCsEFp4wq-t8jIe10MB7YvhOy7VIvy9hbJ8UU69q2khgQr55CMEp1ssCC8Ccw7gIJC75kaIALPeWlG1IVLPAHY9ZvS1u4Qyi7tMvdttallnKLyUrmmPd6Eu9e7fMERBL4iczL1sNHNpDcoP1l4oKcbBar5ye0jGdQGbg/s2775/Light%20of%20the%20Gods%20jpg%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_w0A_xOV4EGTOiJOwrWdvYbPjCsEFp4wq-t8jIe10MB7YvhOy7VIvy9hbJ8UU69q2khgQr55CMEp1ssCC8Ccw7gIJC75kaIALPeWlG1IVLPAHY9ZvS1u4Qyi7tMvdttallnKLyUrmmPd6Eu9e7fMERBL4iczL1sNHNpDcoP1l4oKcbBar5ye0jGdQGbg/s320/Light%20of%20the%20Gods%20jpg%203.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-35225617469149622902022-10-02T00:00:00.045-07:002022-10-02T08:12:34.542-07:00ARE YOU PSYCHIC? ADVENTURES IN THE PARANORMAL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxyelFGtmOHuyooxofd5ij38EVF1Jp9oJZ8uNZOKkvYoCr1dmDG4eulr0FsNU4QOAvFa3yqQNVaSkoCWfyNBghf7k_KdxxZ6SmFjX5RsTpiEfkw6Ciw7k5aivYC-mxE0AecxFiJyboDs8cMeuqsXD0jfKeUbVekbwFWMXHeZQF_lw1DB3nCKtGGzh_Q/s4961/vector-halloween-pumpkins-and-dark-castle-on-background-happy-halloween-message-design-illustration.jpg" referrerpolicy="origin" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-indent: 0in;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="4961" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxyelFGtmOHuyooxofd5ij38EVF1Jp9oJZ8uNZOKkvYoCr1dmDG4eulr0FsNU4QOAvFa3yqQNVaSkoCWfyNBghf7k_KdxxZ6SmFjX5RsTpiEfkw6Ciw7k5aivYC-mxE0AecxFiJyboDs8cMeuqsXD0jfKeUbVekbwFWMXHeZQF_lw1DB3nCKtGGzh_Q/s320/vector-halloween-pumpkins-and-dark-castle-on-background-happy-halloween-message-design-illustration.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I want to thank my very good friend Miriam for letting me share her amazing blog! It is such an honor. We love you, girl!</span><p></p><h4 style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am releasing a Special Edition of my paranormal romantic comedy of disasters, <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BGFC92WF">A Ghost of a Chance</a> </span>to celebrate my return to writing after too many years. </span></span></h4><h4 style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I'm <i>giving away 2 signed paperback copies </i>of the new edition, plus a very special Halloween gift to one lucky commenter today! Please leave those comments below for a chance to win... and...</span></span></h4><h1 style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"></h1><h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red;">Don't forget:<br /></span></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola;"><b style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Gabriola;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Gabriola; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BGFC92WF " target="_blank">A GHOST OF A CHANCE IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER! </a></span></b></span></b></span></span></span></span><img border="0" data-original-height="2727" data-original-width="3933" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFC8zUcv3Gs0Dj9pdQfh3rwlMBUgSQtZ9PmyjiMCDtLEzCgXXbL6xXRbdVY6MZ1vZCaCcCo_-VGVeDoKYUdueqVuyuKMACaLSOnwCqfyDlfseuRiLCLCzr1z2tgcWA6dXh86BqGnVAU_4pqz6816jNcbooIhNBBoYleYv-_pi8yJ59SVFqwQisiuXVg/w400-h278/Ghost%20Promo%205.png" style="text-indent: 0in;" width="400" /></div></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>ARE YOU PSYCHIC? ADVENTURES IN THE PARANORMAL...<br /></b>by Minnette Meador</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><i> Reggie shrugged and rubbed his nose with a long forefinger. “The succubus is drawn to powerful men…psychics.”</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />“That’s horseshit, Reggie. I’m no psychic.”</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Reggie nailed him with a stony gaze and chuckled under his ghostly breath.“Let’s see… you see dead people. Not only do you see them, but you talk to them as well. As a matter of fact, some of your best friends are dead. Sounds rather psychic to me. But what do I know?” </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Keenan licked his lips. “Oh.”<br /></span></i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A Ghost of a Chance, Chapter Three, Imbibbing Spirits</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />When I was a teenager, it was the 70’s when ESP, clairvoyance, and telekinetics made a big splash in the US. I had a teacher who was really into psychic abilities, and he asked some of us to participate in an experiment with a friend of his. His friend happened to be a very well-known professor of psychology at Portland State University. There were about ten of us who volunteered to do the gauntlet of ESP or Psy tests at the university. Two of us had very high readings and moved on to another set of tests. I had the highest ESP readings in the group. Now, honestly, I think a lot of it had more to do with my ability to read micro facial expressions and something else I’ve had all my life: I’m a witch.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />No, not that kind of witch. I’m what some call a Dowser or Water Witch. For some reason, my neurons are arranged in some very strange configurations and my body acts like a kind of conduit for energy, whether it’s electricity, moving water, or even emotions. I can find water, metal, electricity, and sometimes even nothing. It’s not exactly rocket science and, to tell the truth, I still don’t know precisely how it works. I just know it does.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Because of it, I have a gift for reading people, not only by their faces but also by the energy they are emanating. Weird, huh? I’m very good at reading emotions, especially very strong ones, only because they create a stronger emotional “current.” This makes it very hard to be in crowded places, like malls, movie theaters, etc.; crowds give me a splitting headache. However, I’ve learned to control it over the years. Now, for those of you who think this is magic, it’s very scientific; it’s just that I can feel magnetic fields that others can’t. You should have seen me the first time they put me in an MRI; I scared the tech out of his wits when I could tell him exactly where the scanner was on my body. I wasn’t supposed to feel anything.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />In my book, A Ghost of a Chance, my wonderfully funny protagonist, Keenan, has abilities himself. He can see ghosts… and not just one or two; he sees them all. He puts out streetlamps as he walks by them when he’s angry or upset (which my husband swears I do all the time – he actually watches for it). On top of this, he has an uncanny ability to save the world, even though he doesn’t know it... or want it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />So, what about you? Are you psychic? Do you know someone who is? Are you the kid with all the gnarly powers? Tells us about it. You’d be surprised how many of us have them… or how many of us deny them. Share your experience... I LOVE a good psychic story! M;o)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HsCw35-xsRXLZZqH6UHPPZLS9VxFW0KP7pb7utzDtYpYBhnVE6xiRYy6mewuzTCsFdyahDO9T1UEKSwLwcexEWbq4fqoQ4jFIiN3LRlHiUEdOCYe2xOJMZ011vkcn9KLmMcJwGDfCyZQVX_XUsoKJRk44zqKNC4h4oiLDa6UK3v-yIke3CNyyGzz1g/s474/OIP%20(1).jpg" referrerpolicy="origin" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="74" data-original-width="474" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HsCw35-xsRXLZZqH6UHPPZLS9VxFW0KP7pb7utzDtYpYBhnVE6xiRYy6mewuzTCsFdyahDO9T1UEKSwLwcexEWbq4fqoQ4jFIiN3LRlHiUEdOCYe2xOJMZ011vkcn9KLmMcJwGDfCyZQVX_XUsoKJRk44zqKNC4h4oiLDa6UK3v-yIke3CNyyGzz1g/s320/OIP%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Minnette-Meador/e/B002BMBV58%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share">AMAZON</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Minnettemeadorbooks/">FACEBOOK</a></div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/MeadorMinnette">TWITTER</a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/minnettemeador/">PINTEREST<br /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@minnettemeador?lang=en">TIKTOK</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MinnetteMeador">YOUTUBE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/minnette-meador-535a28249/">LINKEDIN</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/minnettemeador/">INSTAGRAM</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="RPText" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="RPText" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="RPText" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="RPText" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="RPText" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></p></div>Minnette Meadorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450125026323940647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-44558328716849124272022-09-15T21:00:00.000-07:002022-09-15T21:00:00.182-07:00Writing Slump? Me Too!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_naupGl6_JYF2erUSKVCE8QxU_F053usezYcS2Dwjhh9id2t0yxahEWVgKeGF3quAUXCbHOhwG6_ecLbwndmcl9DfknuAZwdqYW2HixiT0w8GwUhGjTW_yfXgwYRPGWK0UpcFqp1xsFhHY5rSfSDxo603hyENrdDf7qxcvhwERQ_ClATPEIzWhjy/s1280/employee-g19b63eb7a_1280.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1280" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_naupGl6_JYF2erUSKVCE8QxU_F053usezYcS2Dwjhh9id2t0yxahEWVgKeGF3quAUXCbHOhwG6_ecLbwndmcl9DfknuAZwdqYW2HixiT0w8GwUhGjTW_yfXgwYRPGWK0UpcFqp1xsFhHY5rSfSDxo603hyENrdDf7qxcvhwERQ_ClATPEIzWhjy/s320/employee-g19b63eb7a_1280.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Life comes in seasons. Busy ones. Delightful ones. Then there are the seasons in which your creative well runs dry. Sigh. If you're in a creative drought, you're not alone. I'm in one as well. So for this month, let's chat about some ways to be creative when the muse has gone on vacation.</p><p><b>Don't Stress</b></p><p>First things first, this is completely normal. Anyone who has been writing for a while will tell you the same thing. There are times in which the words practically write themselves and then there are other times where the words run and hide. Don't stress yourself out about this. These droughts are temporary even if they tend to come at the worst times.</p><p><b>Chat Things Through With Your Writer Friends</b></p><p>Sometimes the only thing you need is one really good conversation with another creative type. Just about every writer I know loves to offer up story ideas, so running your story (or lack thereof) ideas by another writer can stir up possibilities you had never even considered before.</p><p><b>Take a Break</b></p><p>Sometimes your brain is trying to tell you that it needs a second to just exist. And it's perfectly okay if that second turns into a couple of weeks. While having a habit of writing daily is wonderful, sometimes our every day lives take up all of our creative juices leaving nothing left to create amazing story-verses with. So, if your brain is telling you to take a break, listen.</p><p><b>Go Outside</b></p><p>Nature is magical. Taking a long walk can stir up all kinds of the awesome ideas, not to mention it is a great way to destress. I highly recommend getting outside for a bit when you're feeling stuck whether it be pulling weeds in your garden to hiking a mountain, sometimes the thing you mind needs most is a little bit of everyday magic.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is your favorite way to get unstuck when you're in a slump? Comment below! And as always, happy writing.</p><p><br /></p>April Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332970576062702339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-63577010873547568412022-08-23T07:18:00.001-07:002022-08-23T07:18:22.967-07:00SILVER DAGGER TOUR: CARAVANSERAI<p> <span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 12px;">#OnTour with @SilverDaggerBookTours | #SilverDaggerBookTours</span></p><p class="p2" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 6px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 6px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Calibri; font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>~~</b></span><span class="s2" style="font-family: Wingdings; 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font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>~~</b></span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #ff2c79; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 6px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span class="s4" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #040404; font-family: Times; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">`*•.¸(`*•.¸(`*•.¸</span><span class="s6" style="font-family: "Songti SC"; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">★</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Apple Color Emoji"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">💕</span><span class="s8" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">¨*</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Apple Color Emoji"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">⚔️</span><span class="s8" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">´</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Apple Color Emoji"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">📚</span><span class="s8" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> •</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Apple Color Emoji"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">⚔️</span><span class="s8" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">*¨</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Apple Color Emoji"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">💕</span><span class="s8" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Songti SC"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">★</span><span class="s5" style="color: #040404; font-family: Times; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">¸.•*´)¸.•*´)¸.•*´</span><span class="s8" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span><span class="s9" style="font-family: "Songti SC"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">★</span><span class="s8" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">(</span><span class="s7" style="font-family: "Apple Color Emoji"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">📚</span><span class="s8" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">¸. </span><b>CARAVANSERAI (The Chronicles of Alcinia Book 7)</b></p><p class="p6" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 6px;"><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by Miriam Newman<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p7" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font-kerning: none;"><b>#Historical #Fantasy #Romance #HistoricalRomance #Caravanserai #ChroniclesOfAlcinia #OnSale @</b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMiriamNewman"><span class="s10" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-kerning: none;">AuthorMiriamNewman</span></a></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: Calibri; font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 6px; min-height: 14px;"><span class="s4" style="font-kerning: none;"><b></b></span><br /></p><p class="p9" style="color: #121515; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font-kerning: none;">Her grandmother’s dying words launch Serafina on a quest to find her unknown father. Unable to accept the love of a childhood friend, she nevertheless accepts his company on her journey, but what they discover may lead to a quick trip to an enemy prison.</span><span class="s11" style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="p10" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s12" style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Book Links: <br /></b></span><span class="s4" style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Amazon:</b><a href=" https://www.amazon.com/Caravanserai-chronicles-Alcinia-Book-7-ebook/dp/B0B679L54Y"> </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Caravanserai-chronicles-Alcinia-Book-7-ebook/dp/B0B679L54Y "><span class="s13" style="color: black; font-kerning: none;">https://www.amazon.com/Caravanserai-chronicles-Alcinia-Book-7-ebook/dp/B0B679L54Y</span> </a></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Apple:</b> <span class="s13" style="color: black; font-kerning: none;"><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/caravanserai/id6443131577">https://books.apple.com/us/book/caravanserai/id6443131577</a></span></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font-kerning: none;"><b>B&N:</b><a href=" https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/caravanserai-miriam-newman/1141754186?ean=2940166633606"> <span class="s13" style="color: black; font-kerning: none;">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/caravanserai-miriam-newman/1141754186?ean=2940166633606</span></a> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Kobo:</b> <span class="s13" style="color: black; font-kerning: none;"><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/caravanserai-2">https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/caravanserai-2</a></span></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHT8WZaBfEjkcqgynLJ1pXBOo3H8fTWS8RzpYZyjwOPU0y94Erda77GFE9j5-7HVBwGuU_8B5RrA6siHmNJlZKi416mbIY1aBF-PSDHOalOTvlApyl6PzkBLztNNygLnLuufe48E61-xxDhd0ysZC8WGgKo6Qt9c66FnAnn27klAH8bkDb0EgtulKb/s2560/CARAVANSERAI-Generic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1710" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHT8WZaBfEjkcqgynLJ1pXBOo3H8fTWS8RzpYZyjwOPU0y94Erda77GFE9j5-7HVBwGuU_8B5RrA6siHmNJlZKi416mbIY1aBF-PSDHOalOTvlApyl6PzkBLztNNygLnLuufe48E61-xxDhd0ysZC8WGgKo6Qt9c66FnAnn27klAH8bkDb0EgtulKb/s320/CARAVANSERAI-Generic.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><span class="s4" style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span><p></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-45029432799229302182022-07-11T09:22:00.004-07:002022-07-11T09:26:43.758-07:00COVER REVEAL: CARAVANSERAI<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X0ZwjcyIiEaee4syWNU6PSjcvSeC-FvTJ7c_u9ntvbMU-_ikBI255GU6sp8xG8tBo281Qk3Ih3weHWxbPZMKzUnuQRBkQDXX-ehOPtTyah8AXl6YirsA6HTGE55MBwiEN8KLa4x3kMjUGNslL5epnxpFZ9wVFYJUAwTyWjASHBjIePOVDsHTpg5q/s2560/CARAVANSERAI-Generic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1710" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X0ZwjcyIiEaee4syWNU6PSjcvSeC-FvTJ7c_u9ntvbMU-_ikBI255GU6sp8xG8tBo281Qk3Ih3weHWxbPZMKzUnuQRBkQDXX-ehOPtTyah8AXl6YirsA6HTGE55MBwiEN8KLa4x3kMjUGNslL5epnxpFZ9wVFYJUAwTyWjASHBjIePOVDsHTpg5q/s320/CARAVANSERAI-Generic.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">The final book in my historical fantasy series, The Chronicles of Alcinia, is available for pre-order: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Caravanserai-chronicles-Alcinia-Book-7-ebook/dp/B0B679L54Y">https://www.amazon.com/Caravanserai-chronicles-Alcinia-Book-7-ebook/dp/B0B679L54Y</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">You can also find it on most sale sites on August 21.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: times;">Her grandmother’s dying words launch Serafina on a quest to find her unknown father. Unable to accept the love of a childhood friend, she nevertheless accepts his company on her journey, but what they discover may lead to a quick trip to an enemy prison.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: times;">Here is what reviewers had to say regarding the preceding book, Emperator:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="http://www.longandshortreviews.com/book-reviews/emperator-by-miriam-newman">http://www.longandshortreviews.com/book-reviews/emperator-by-miriam-newman</a><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.thefaeriereview.com/2022/07/emperator-review-tour">https://www.thefaeriereview.com/2022/07/emperator-review-tour</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Follow four generations of love and war in this epic tale of the Magistri family, who finally have no new lands left to conquer. But, oh, what a journey they have made. You can take it along with them, from the mystic island nation of Alcinia to the deserts of far-off Domidia. Read them as stand alone or in series, with multiple awards and five-star reviews along the way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Book I, The King's Daughter, is free. All other books previous to Caravanserai are reduced to $1.99.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will miss these characters, but you don't have to. Get them today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFRwriEnCgMzxA9pTNNjQQKhDiHgRypzzv7m_wUopoPMgFviJ9b7ySH2rSInSEoErI9nv22w7vjJzcIG3FEgzIVEtj9zGr0aMOaJ2aAoILMPmoviaaHW67jbtmz19WpC9Smdy-O5K-nQephELN9klISTULsj5zTt0_2lpdjJV5QBlQkNiWVrRvuCY/s1200/BookBrushImage-2022-7-3-23-4034.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFRwriEnCgMzxA9pTNNjQQKhDiHgRypzzv7m_wUopoPMgFviJ9b7ySH2rSInSEoErI9nv22w7vjJzcIG3FEgzIVEtj9zGr0aMOaJ2aAoILMPmoviaaHW67jbtmz19WpC9Smdy-O5K-nQephELN9klISTULsj5zTt0_2lpdjJV5QBlQkNiWVrRvuCY/s320/BookBrushImage-2022-7-3-23-4034.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-59212222600322053442022-07-08T10:07:00.001-07:002022-07-08T10:07:59.649-07:00FEARLESS FRIDAY<p> Fearless Friday...it's a thing at Brenda Whiteside's blog. Visit Brenda today for a peek into the "fearless" history of my book The King's Daughter, currently free at Amazon. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XSaGt4RyyoIXmK4r6iGzPns5qeNUV8nNuiEFGURX5IKaBC083Bc2dKuZumh1-seC1mRMhiKuGFPftQ1zJYuhW9NXFoS7K8cpkcst9xS0aNGEFY7jf0q-oiDaNdbUKTzSnWWYh7cSNpdYHk-eU5iZD5kN0fQHZ2Vdb937lxEkzHdExBBtIdOyxvSA/s1200/BookBrushImage-2022-7-3-23-4034.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XSaGt4RyyoIXmK4r6iGzPns5qeNUV8nNuiEFGURX5IKaBC083Bc2dKuZumh1-seC1mRMhiKuGFPftQ1zJYuhW9NXFoS7K8cpkcst9xS0aNGEFY7jf0q-oiDaNdbUKTzSnWWYh7cSNpdYHk-eU5iZD5kN0fQHZ2Vdb937lxEkzHdExBBtIdOyxvSA/s320/BookBrushImage-2022-7-3-23-4034.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://brendawhiteside.blogspot.com/2022/07/fearlessfriday-trip-across-ocean-by.html">https://brendawhiteside.blogspot.com/2022/07/fearlessfriday-trip-across-ocean-by.html</a><br /></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-20424468753649253592022-06-13T20:03:00.001-07:002022-06-13T20:03:23.331-07:00THE MASONVILLE SERIES<p> Small town romance - get it here! Join the Silver Dagger Blog Tour for the Masonville Series.</p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3NawNhQ">https://bit.ly/3NawNhQ</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XPMNGPbupZlyJIJHz5_RX0QJEi3gTvA1A4EVL2PoDC9GePoTKfmZ3VUF1FCP7KxgJk6jCMmy6-HNaPx2lvtAQ6LywC2uisQVraljj7q7mo9UWGqC7fpFeng3ZL8A0r1lScp7h0Jx_sVbNsBdjAWEXot_gN4WIq_k1mlzMXHKHUi8NfcLUlMvBjCD/s851/the%20masonville%20series%20banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="851" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XPMNGPbupZlyJIJHz5_RX0QJEi3gTvA1A4EVL2PoDC9GePoTKfmZ3VUF1FCP7KxgJk6jCMmy6-HNaPx2lvtAQ6LywC2uisQVraljj7q7mo9UWGqC7fpFeng3ZL8A0r1lScp7h0Jx_sVbNsBdjAWEXot_gN4WIq_k1mlzMXHKHUi8NfcLUlMvBjCD/s320/the%20masonville%20series%20banner.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-46687162343201574012022-03-29T15:58:00.000-07:002022-03-29T15:58:29.390-07:00EMPERATOR - SILVER DAGGER BOOK TOUR<div id="693974263899539981" style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;"><div class="blogCommentWrap odd blogCommentLevel0
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" style="background: url("/images/common/blog/blog-comment-header.png") 100% -96px no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 22px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 6px 0px 0px;"><div class="blogCommentText" style="padding: 0px 16px;"><p style="font-family: "Crimson Text" !important; font-size: 17px !important; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Gratuitas!” he shouted back, met with cheers and a surge of citizens finally breaking through the line to happily assault the men coming ashore, Omani and Northerner alike. Girls grabbed both his arms and another pinched his cheek, while men pushed from behind, laughing and propelling him into the crowd. The victors and the vanquished mingled like old friends, back-slapping and exchanging bottles, speaking a babble of tongues. A likely-looking girl, all smooth olive skin and glossy black hair, virtually climbed him, pulling his head down and planting a kiss on him.<br />“Eh, Omani! You come home at last.”<br />“Not me, my grandfather,” he said, smiling.<br />“Close enough. They all come. Where is better than Omana?” She called behind her to girlfriends. “Rosa, Berenita, this one’s one of us. Come make him welcome.”<br />It was bedlam, the guards had lost all control, and the crowd and a bevy of laughing girls bore him down the street to a tavern, where the first one ducked in.<br />“Come,” she invited. “Domidians shut these places down. They said they were trouble spots.” She winked at him. “They are.”<br />Inside, a roiling mob like a tide was pulling benches out of storage and uncovering a bar inches deep in dust. It flew everywhere as they gave it a rough cleaning, thumping similarly dusty bottles and flagons onto its scarred surface.<br />A grizzled-looking man smelling of garlic threw an arm around his neck, grinning happily. “Drink, drink,” he urged. “We hid these in caves the devils never knew about. Everybody drink!”<br />Domidians had had no sense of humor about such things, but Omanis had loved their wine since time immemorial. Now the fruit of everyone’s vines was being shared indiscriminately. There was no payment required. Sergius had more liquor plied on him in minutes than he could have drunk in weeks. Beside him, the girls who had abducted him were getting royally drunk.<br />It was starting already, he thought. Well, to the victor, the spoils. One of them plopped down in his lap, fondling him suggestively through his braes.<br />“Ooh, bad me, I like that,” she laughed. “I bet you fuck like a stallion.”<br />Well, it was said Omani women had no shame. That was all right with him. He didn’t have any, either.<br />“I do,” he said."<br /></p><p style="font-family: "Crimson Text" !important; font-size: 17px !important; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Crimson Text" !important; font-size: 17px !important; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.4px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You can see him at: <a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/sdsxx-tours/emperator-book-tour-and-giveaway">https://www.silverdaggertours.com/sdsxx-tours/emperator-book-tour-and-giveaway</a></p></div><div class="blogCommentOptions" style="overflow: hidden; width: 696.5px;"><span class="blog-button reply-comment" href="#" style="background: rgb(179, 227, 7); color: #333333; cursor: pointer; float: right; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 11px; 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font-family: Montserrat, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12px;"><div id="lastComment"></div></div>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-72462952316862726052022-03-26T13:18:00.005-07:002022-03-26T21:03:54.662-07:00AUDIOBOOK: FLAME OF NORMANDY<p> One of my best selling historical romances is now available as an audiobook: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flame-Normandy-Comet-Book-1/dp/B099S696BS ">https://www.amazon.com/Flame-Normandy-Comet-Book-1/dp/B099S696BS </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxGNyit_FySpyFyrwXNQXtt4NSwWAqDP6U48ehLWSRV6ndlUXYHNsNHJkPmqN4CEFJT34CsuFwUZ9D0PvPjiYml01lH-OCGtc3t_6mFmNALHZ0Qytl7cw-sFVgp2iq2mi-Wbptj8pKu0DuYw4y1sUlx2RlWn-MWiFL7EtLwwG3YjQMWDKppX6CF4B/s2400/Flame%20of%20Normandy%20-%20Audio%20Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxGNyit_FySpyFyrwXNQXtt4NSwWAqDP6U48ehLWSRV6ndlUXYHNsNHJkPmqN4CEFJT34CsuFwUZ9D0PvPjiYml01lH-OCGtc3t_6mFmNALHZ0Qytl7cw-sFVgp2iq2mi-Wbptj8pKu0DuYw4y1sUlx2RlWn-MWiFL7EtLwwG3YjQMWDKppX6CF4B/s320/Flame%20of%20Normandy%20-%20Audio%20Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span id="freeText13563454277269284082" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"It's a great piece of writing that encompasses all of the aspects that are paramount to the genres." - Goodreads Review</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also available in ebook and print. </span></span></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-82966575742468463862022-03-18T04:19:00.003-07:002022-03-18T04:19:58.998-07:00MARCH MADNESS BOOK FAIR<p> </p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out these great books for a chance to WIN a $50 Amazon gift card or one of two bookish sign & a $10 Amazon gift card bundle in LitRing’s March Book Madness Bookfair Giveaway! Go here now to ENTER and WIN <a href="https://www.litring.com/march-book-madness-bookfair-giveaway/">https://www.litring.com/march-book-madness-bookfair-giveaway/</a></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">See my fantasy historical romance, The King's Daughter - The Chronicles of Alcinia, Book I, and many others.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAVcVKaS3tTsvEUFa_VEVTvypjdteX0oPgAVxwBx0hnil0l4mqRkfJiuXhVygKHuzLhF8cMd8zXG_diqACRXXl4vfqdLeSLRH2WpzwR4ODRudnlK-IQCuPHL4qd-5XZA7tO968HiqBbvq7WsCZJMU6J35-fiFmGty9LPtReQQ1hNnn6sp1VNGjSJj/s2697/denisealicea_ebook%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAVcVKaS3tTsvEUFa_VEVTvypjdteX0oPgAVxwBx0hnil0l4mqRkfJiuXhVygKHuzLhF8cMd8zXG_diqACRXXl4vfqdLeSLRH2WpzwR4ODRudnlK-IQCuPHL4qd-5XZA7tO968HiqBbvq7WsCZJMU6J35-fiFmGty9LPtReQQ1hNnn6sp1VNGjSJj/s320/denisealicea_ebook%20copy.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-64281857279463262792022-03-17T08:39:00.000-07:002022-03-17T08:39:17.222-07:00HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8XZch3V9WLVejUuZpN4wr9_Y7W84vJgMALI8lphg4RRj05wOTZctqtmJbPHYiFLTlkyQbYr0ShZlfnfxNfAVKVtbPmdXwsQeG8uIPE3o9-jB-ymNdnwnLSTXSq_8G0ue-LL42nKFjBdwMtTR01my03-VJAYIocC34asSvJI6rlbeg6t_wHvm7I9FU=s105" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="105" data-original-width="105" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8XZch3V9WLVejUuZpN4wr9_Y7W84vJgMALI8lphg4RRj05wOTZctqtmJbPHYiFLTlkyQbYr0ShZlfnfxNfAVKVtbPmdXwsQeG8uIPE3o9-jB-ymNdnwnLSTXSq_8G0ue-LL42nKFjBdwMtTR01my03-VJAYIocC34asSvJI6rlbeg6t_wHvm7I9FU" width="105" /></a></div><br /><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Happy St. Patrick's Day. May the road rise to meet you.</span></p></blockquote></blockquote>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-7720408327967874882022-03-15T07:52:00.003-07:002022-03-15T07:52:53.296-07:00EMPERATOR - EPIC FANTASY HISTORICAL ROMANCE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEijioE6Hwlsf16gaaNCttiKrLAEgSeAJ0DcImQzp4YxWOYjr6YDoOHo3m19ZcatO4tqWY9C1bc6HNElRuN8YRBrKHdogQzXeYHJEL0qBPttRbCFcI08ESc8O47oHJUgo6r9EPR0ZMVa5yp1QCsbBMvvAS7KJZPyHxnDG6RHNCwfeRM-s1RC3ThrQ7=s2701" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2701" data-original-width="1801" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEijioE6Hwlsf16gaaNCttiKrLAEgSeAJ0DcImQzp4YxWOYjr6YDoOHo3m19ZcatO4tqWY9C1bc6HNElRuN8YRBrKHdogQzXeYHJEL0qBPttRbCFcI08ESc8O47oHJUgo6r9EPR0ZMVa5yp1QCsbBMvvAS7KJZPyHxnDG6RHNCwfeRM-s1RC3ThrQ7=s320" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>A book about a ruler, releasing on the Ides of March... </p><p>Sergius Magistri never meant to be a ruler. Grandson of history's most famous general and named for him, Sergius is a warrior without equal. It has been easy for him to be a hero when he was expected to be.</p><p>When he finds himself fighting for the freedom of his grandfather's country and the heart of a woman, he must be a hero because he is.</p><p>The Seat of his grandfather's empire stands empty, waiting for a ruler. He has saved two women, one little more than a concubine, the other a starving artist. All he has to do to have all of them is to renounce everything he has ever known.</p><p>Book VI of The Chronicles of Alcinia, Emperator can be read as a stand alone here:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TVC85X1 ">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TVC85X1 </a><br /></p><p><a href="https://books2read.com/u/4jPRED ">https://books2read.com/u/4jPRED </a><br /></p><p>Or enjoy the entire series:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkVOKyU1akEQAORWkDc-XmoZSxbl6AKr3NuuY51fwK3_OzXDmr4zHvXh3juR4lab1QjlHcckRE91G-MfpQWICNrf-SHK4bF2mX9U02_wRuJVFFCUT3ruZTnJ-coPJAvnjlJHRmyt3kC81CyKUgl8t2WcMbTSe3S36r_Jbz_Wp9Ban8Lv_wGqADOtoO=s367" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="367" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkVOKyU1akEQAORWkDc-XmoZSxbl6AKr3NuuY51fwK3_OzXDmr4zHvXh3juR4lab1QjlHcckRE91G-MfpQWICNrf-SHK4bF2mX9U02_wRuJVFFCUT3ruZTnJ-coPJAvnjlJHRmyt3kC81CyKUgl8t2WcMbTSe3S36r_Jbz_Wp9Ban8Lv_wGqADOtoO=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08J3N18NN">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08J3N18NN</a><br /><p><br /></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-39273028203999497752022-02-17T15:37:00.002-08:002022-02-17T15:37:28.212-08:00TO SERIES OR NOT TO SERIES...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihhC0kIZb3MMyJFPOXoEbN8qY7ANIXwt_kMoOfOYu1Nc3C6-vUqxWwzOnSisG3wbRMIQbDpGzClOb-UuBY_Hlo5i2-qBNN7ELNqDcwdiUMgehC4zVffRqP0-0FJb-1gQLWvyCxBzmVtesvZDF6OmXSp-3G1gLTtXgJZO-fVNxeOO9Od_MURrCTIfLD=s2646" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2487" data-original-width="2646" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihhC0kIZb3MMyJFPOXoEbN8qY7ANIXwt_kMoOfOYu1Nc3C6-vUqxWwzOnSisG3wbRMIQbDpGzClOb-UuBY_Hlo5i2-qBNN7ELNqDcwdiUMgehC4zVffRqP0-0FJb-1gQLWvyCxBzmVtesvZDF6OmXSp-3G1gLTtXgJZO-fVNxeOO9Od_MURrCTIfLD=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">That is the question.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lately, I have found myself reading a number of series. These are romance works for the most part, but a good number of fantasy series are calling my name, too. Author pages, series pages and ads let us know these works are available. With so many gorgeous covers and great review stats, they are very tempting. A free initial book or bargain price for the whole shebang is attractive and my Kindle is getting very full.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">What, then, of the books I write? Like every author, I hear the voices of my own characters. Some are more insistent than others. Sometimes, I know instinctively that a book is an "only." Other little demons hang on with a tenacity that makes a piranha look unmotivated and that is when I get a series, whether I want one or not. They are like the barbarians coming over the walls of Rome and I am sacked and burned before they're finished with me. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">The question then is...how much significance does this hold for readers? Are they going to hear those voices the same way I do? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">What say you, readers? Do you love it when authors soldier on? Does your interest sag somewhere in the middle like a loaf of bread that doesn't rise? Do you feel compelled to begin at the beginning and blaze your way through? Are you disappointed if the next book isn't available right away or do you enjoy the waiting for the next one?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">And what about you, authors? Do you love spinning the continued adventures of your favorite characters, or do you have a compelling need to get one of your next eighty ideas for a manuscript on paper as quickly as possible before the affliction strikes?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Please feel free to leave your thoughts! </span></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-51442976360076514152022-01-12T04:44:00.007-08:002022-01-12T17:53:42.074-08:00THE PRINCE OF SUMMER<p> See my latest book today and enter the drawing for a $20 Amazon gift certificate at Silver Dagger Tours, featuring The Prince of Summer. Many chances to win all month long. <a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/sdsxx-tours/the-prince-of-summer-book-tour-and-giveaway">https://www.silverdaggertours.com/sdsxx-tours/the-prince-of-summer-book-tour-and-giveaway</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPuSjzxsnzv9-9WIi0Er49gnp1g3cGq4ibfkfGjeXhX3C-sFUUFX6VCs5IP9KWwhnVE50XpcAb7gqW96WUpOzi1wH-qjm9dJeBu-ThAIwZsx-tJx6GbkI-qicNe4hxF1xGHiqLbk6RIfPZr9N0X4awWzwT6jVtGbyswwn57UWrx72745nyh9Rp3yO5=s851" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="851" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPuSjzxsnzv9-9WIi0Er49gnp1g3cGq4ibfkfGjeXhX3C-sFUUFX6VCs5IP9KWwhnVE50XpcAb7gqW96WUpOzi1wH-qjm9dJeBu-ThAIwZsx-tJx6GbkI-qicNe4hxF1xGHiqLbk6RIfPZr9N0X4awWzwT6jVtGbyswwn57UWrx72745nyh9Rp3yO5=s320" width="320" /></a></div>And get the rest of the series here. Prices reduced temporarily, so read to your heart's content. <a href="Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08J3N18NN">Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08J3N18NN</a> <br /><p><br /></p>Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.com0