A peaceful, prosperous Yule and happy Solstice to all!
Friday, December 20, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
New release by Sarah Hoss
This year’s delightful collection of Christmas short stories features a multitude of romantic genres all with one common theme: during the holiday season, nothing’s better than spending it with the one you love.
Twenty talented Soul Mate authors have put together an anthology that’s sure to please any reader who enjoys their romance with a splash of Christmas cheer:
A time-traveling Highlander brings comfort and joy to a young woman grieving her lost family . . .
Best friends, both widowed, suddenly see each other through new eyes during a snowed-in Christmas Eve;
A royal prince and a commoner fall in love despite their differences and a handful of untruths, thanks to a wreath that grants wishes . . .
An alien race understands the simple reward of giving, when their human captive does not . . .
Just to name a few! If you are looking for something new to read this holiday season, please try out this book!.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Nancy Lee Badger: Veteran's Day to Me
Guest author Nancy Lee Badger stopped by to talk about her latest release, UNWRAPPING CHRIS, a contemporary Military short story with a Scottish Christmas theme.My family and my husband's family have a proud history of military service. When researching our
family history many years ago, my hubby and I discovered that at least one member of our family served in every war fought on American soil since before the French & Indian War (1754-1763) through to the recent conflict in Iraq. (except for Desert Storm. There may be a cousin or two we missed, but our research did not find anyone fighting then.)
We found a memorial obelisk in front of Concord Hospital in Concord, NH with the name of ancestor John Bean who was killed by Indians on August 11, 1746.
Our son has just completed 10 years of service in the United states army which included a tour in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
My late father-in-law retired from the air force as a Lt. Colonel, and my dad served in the navy during WW2. What does this all mean to me on November 11th...America's National Veteran's Day? It means that I am very proud of all who served.
So proud that I wrote a short story I titled Unwrapping Chris. It was published in 2010 by Whispers Publishing when they published a dozen short stories whose main theme had to include a Christmas wedding. When I recently got my rights back from the publisher, I created a new cover and released the book on October 10th everywhere. Yes, there is a military theme, and my son, Sgt. Eric Badger, assisted me by helping me make sure the military terminology was correct.
Here is the BOOK BLURB:
Army widow Jayne Rockwell searches for a secure future for her and her two daughters. Staff Sergeant Christopher Hawkins regrets leaving young Jayne eight years ago to go off to war. A crash encounter a week before Christmas thrusts these two lonely people back into each other's lives once more. Jayne must learn to trust a man who disappeared with her heart. Chris must overcome the guilt of taking her innocence, and then leaving her heartbroken and alone. A Christmas wedding brings them closer when Jayne spies him as a groomsman in Highland dress, complete with kilt. He cannot keep his eyes off the woman in green velvet wearing a wedding ring. Accusations, explanations, and remorse leads to a love that erupts among candlelight, Christmas carols, and a dark room. Who needs mistletoe?
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Friday, November 1, 2013
Come away with me…
Turtle Island is the setting for my new historical-romance-with-a-paranormal-twist, Keeper of the Light.
If you’ve read Deceptive Hearts, the first book of
the Wild Geese Series, you’ll recognize Cathal as one of Shane MacDermott’s
best friends. A story teller and a singer of songs, a dreamer and a bit of a
rebel, Cathal washes up on the stormy shores of Turtle Island with no memory of
who he is or why he’s there.
He’s rescued by Laura Bainbridge, a spirited
Maritime beauty with dreams of a wider world beyond the island home she’s
always known. But will dreams of Prince Charming take her away from Turtle
Island? Or will an encounter with Helena Bodewell, the island ghost, point her
in a different direction.
Here’s an excerpt from Keeper of the Light, when Laura first meets the Lady of Turtle
Island:
A high, thin cry
sliced through her reverie. Her skin prickling, Laura peered into the thick
fog.
Nothing. Had she
imagined the sound? Was it merely the wail of the wind, the cry of a seabird?
The sound came
again, lost, grief-stricken. A woman’s keening wail.
She squinted
harder, straining to make out a form, a shape, anything in the thick shroud of
fog and dark.
“Is someone
there?”
The heartrending
cry came again, shivering along Laura’s spine and raking fingers of pain across
her heart. “Please… where are you?”
There! High on the cliff at the far end of the beach. A small white-gowned
figure, long blonde hair blowing around her. Laura gasped, coughing violently
as the wind scored her lungs.
It couldn’t be!
“Helena?” The
howling wind snatched the whispered word and carried it away.
The woman turned
slowly, and Laura’s breath caught in her throat. Had the woman in white heard?
She was
beautiful. Laura had known she would be. Fragile and ethereal, the small
woman’s sea-colored eyes blazed, her ruby lips curved into a smile of
heartbreaking loveliness as she gazed steadily at Laura for a timeless moment.
Then the wisp of
a vision vanished.
Laura squeezed
her eyes shut. “It can’t be.”
Was it possible?
Had she really just seen the legendary Lady of Turtle Island? Had Helena’s gaze
really met hers?
Would the island
ghost’s prophesy come true?
Come visit me!
Come visit me!
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Autumn Glimmer: Just in Time for Halloween
Teenage Prince Liam stars in the Glimmer books, along with his American friend, Janet Gleason, who can’t seem to stay away from the fairies.
Because Janet’s grandfather is the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Janet lives in Dublin and attends an upscale boarding school. She still misses Boston, especially in autumn, when New England’s trees are so gorgeously vibrant. But she’s settled into her new life well and landed the lead in the next school play. When King Brian invites the Gleasons to his country estate to celebrate Halloween, Janet is happy: she’ll be with Liam again.She should know Ireland better by now…
Blurb for Autumn Glimmer:
Janet and Liam meet again for a Halloween weekend they’ll never forget… Fairies living beneath the lake on the King of Ireland’s country estate? Janet Gleason isn’t surprised. The American teen and her royal friend, Prince Liam Boru, have met the Good People before. Just before Halloween, three of the fairies, Blinn, Mell, and Lewy, leave their watery home to fill a magical bag with the flowers their queen requires to keep a hungry monster asleep. A tragic ride on a Fairy Wind leaves poor Lewy lost and alone. Can Liam and Janet help him find the flower bag before the monster awakens? Or will Lewy’s misguided glimmer trap the young mortals forever in the palace beneath the lake?
Excerpt:
Below the bubble, the water brightened to lustrous cobalt blue. Stars seemed to shimmer deep in the lake. A forest of vegetation waved on the lake bed. The impossible sight of crystal towers emerged beyond the greenery, and Liam wanted to dance.
Janet raised a hand to her face. “It’s lovely, but why does it smell so bad?”
She was right. A nasty whiff of something vile had seeped into the bubble.
Becula raised her arms. “Hasten!"
The bubble’s downward speed increased. The stench intensified. Trying to pinpoint its source, Liam scanned the ghostly lake. An amber mist glowed in the inky water beyond the light and seemed to be pursuing them.
“What is it?” he asked, dreading the answer.
“The Crogall Cú,” said Becula, her nonchalant tone at odds with the stiffened sags and bags on her face. “When it hunts, its nostrils blow foul vapors to confuse its prey. Fear not, young prince. It shall not harm us.”
A terrible roar tore through the bubble. Janet yipped and clung to Liam. Squashing his lips to keep from yipping himself, he hugged her to him. The mist billowed into to a putrid fog that poured like custard to sully the water. Another roar, much closer this time, jolted the bubble.
Janet screamed. Liam’s heart leapt into his throat. A blood-red eye as big as an autumn moon stared in at them from the water. How could such a behemoth exist in the little pond? Liam tightened his hold on Janet and hoped the Invincible Orb lived up to its name.
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About Pat McDermott:
Boston native Pat McDermott writes romantic action/adventure stories set in Ireland.
Pat is a member of the New Hampshire Writers’ Project, Romance Writers of America, and Celtic Hearts Romance Writers. Her favorite non-writing activities include cooking, hiking, reading, and traveling, especially to Ireland. She lives and writes in New Hampshire, USA.
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