Portals – Book Release!
Today marks the release of Portals, Book 2 of the Thulukan Chronicles! And to kick off my book launch I have an enormous blog tour going on now through 12/22/13. I also have a little Giveaway going on, so be sure to enter!
Book Blast & Excerpt – The Shepherd
It’s exciting to announce the new YA Paranormal novel, The Shepherd by TW Luedke. I’m always happy to have my friends drop by with their brand new releases. Check out this intriguing new thriller!
About TW Luedke
Travis Luedke is a husband, father, and author of Urban Fantasy Thriller, Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, and Sci-fi. He is currently catching a 3rd degree sunburn in San Antonio, Texas, and loving every minute of it.
As the author of the Nightlife Series novels, Travis lives very vicariously through his writings. He invites you to enjoy his macabre flights of fancy, but be warned: The Nightlife Series is violent, sexy, and occasionally violently sexy.
Read on for more about this new Paranormal YA novel. As a special treat I even have an excerpt!
Golden Shorts Poll
Please vote for only one. The links to each story can be found below.
(Please note the voting button is ABOVE the selection)
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You can read the short stories at these links:
Contemporary Fantasy – “The Giant Project” by Kirstin Pulioff
Horror – “The Only Safe Place” by Joshuo Osto
Historical – “Him” by S.R. Mallery
Paranormal Romance – “Music Box Dancer” by Julia Long
Romance – “The Personal Ad” by Ceci Giltenan
Young Adult – “Turning Point” by Momoko Oi
Mystery – “Mama Chin’s Last Great Bear Hunt” by Conda V. Douglas
Golden Shorts – Genre Winners
Congratulations to the Genre Winners!
Congratulations to our seven winners from each of the genres! Now it’s time for YOU to vote!
We would like to extend a very big thank you to all who entered! There were so many great stories, but we have it down to our top seven (one in each genre). The contest is now in the public voting phase for the Grand Prize Winner.
One of the authors of these seven stories will win a KINDLE FIRE and a fabulous eBook bundle.
How it works:
Each judge has posted their winner on their website. Simply go to each website, read the short story and follow the links to the next story. Once you are finished reading all seven stories, you just come back here to vote. Please do read all 7 winners before coming back here, though.
Each of these winners will receive a $5 Gift Card, an eBook Bundle, and a custom banner for their website designed by Danielle DeVor.
Winning Stories:
Contemporary Fantasy – “The Giant Project” by Kirstin Pulioff
Horror – “The Only Safe Place” by Joshuo Osto
Historical – “Him” by S.R. Mallery
Paranormal Romance – “Music Box Dancer” by Julia Long
Romance – “The Personal Ad” by Ceci Giltenan
Young Adult – “Turning Point” by Momoko Oi
Mystery – “Mama Chin’s Last Great Bear Hunt” by Conda V. Douglas
Go Here to Vote in the Golden Shorts Poll
The eBook Bundle Prizes can be found HERE.
Golden Shorts Contemporary Fantasy Winner!
And the winner is…
Thank you to all of those who submitted their wonderful shorts in this category. I enjoyed reading them. This was a truly difficult decision as I had some awesome entries. But here is my choice for the winner of the Contemporary Fantasy genre!
Read on for our winning story “The Giant Project” by Kirstin Pulioff.
In the Spotlight – Ciara Ballintyne
A brand new novella and short story by the fascinating author Ciara Ballintyne is our feature today. Let’s find out more about this exciting high fantasy!
About Ciara Ballintyne
Ciara Ballintyne was born in 1981 in Sydney, Australia, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, one masochistic cat, and one cat with a god complex. She holds degrees in law and accounting, and has been a practising financial services lawyer since 2004. She is both an idealist and a cynic.
She started reading epic fantasy at the age of nine, when she kidnapped Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings from her father. Another two years passed before she began her first attempts at the craft of writing. Confronting the Demon is her debut book.
She enjoys horse-riding, and speculation about taking over the world. If she could choose to be anything it would be a dragon, but instead she shares more in common with Dr. Gregory House of House. M.D.
Read on for more about Ciara and her new fantasy novella!
In the Spotlight – Sam Whitehouse
It’s a treat to extend a special welcome to Sam Whitehouse, author of the brand new novel, The Keys of Time. This is the first book in the new series, The Prophecy of Three Quartet, and it sounds fascinating! Urban Fantasy blended with the Authurian legends? Right up my alley! Let’s find out more.
About Sam Whitehouse
Writer by day… and night. There is very little time in the day when he isn’t writing, or at least thinking about writing. Sam is also a huge Marvel fan, movie buff and proud Potterhead. Give him a book by J K Rowling, Stephen King or anything with plenty of action, fantasy and adventure; or a movie directed by Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson or JJ Abrams and he’s happy. When Sam isn’t writing you could probably find him reading, mountain biking or exploring the Yorkshire countryside where he live. The Prophecy of Three Quartet was born from an abiding fascination with myths and legends and the inspiring, epic countryside of England.
Read on for more about Sam and The Keys of Time!