Cover Reveal – Portals, Book 2 of The Thulukan Chronicles

Portals, Book 2 of The Thulukan Chronicles

by Maer Wilson

I’m very pleased to show off my cover to Portals, Book 2 of The Thulukan Chronicles! This cover is by the artist, Ida Jansson who has done my other covers. Portals will be released on December 14th, 2013 and will be available in print and Kindle versions. I’ll have links soon!

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About Portals

For supernatural detectives Thulu and La Fi, “normal” is a relative term. La Fi is a medium, Thulu is a finder, and their usual clients are already dead.

But when their friend Reo is shot, and a group of stranded angels show up at their house for help to find a missing child, things are striking too close to home.

And now the portals that let the magical races return to Earth have started opening on their own.

With trips off-world, a kidnapped psychic and changes to their own abilities, Thulu and La Fi are hit with a lot more than they usually handle. Of course, their magical friends are there to help, but even they may not be enough to save an increasingly unstable Earth.

Portals is the sequel to Relics and is Book 2 in “The Thulukan Chronicles.”

Book Blast – Everville: The City of Worms

Everville: The City of Worms

You can get Everville: The City of Worms for FREE 11/14/13 through 11/18/13 at Amazon.

About Everville: The City of Worms

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College freshman Owen Sage has just started to understand the darkness trying to overtake Everville and the earthly realm. With the help of The Keeper and the Fron army, Owen has managed to buy some time, but new problems have already emerged, new secrets need to be revealed, and the race against time to stop Them from conquering both dimensions has only just begun. The Keeper, Owen Sage, and his friends at Easton Falls University must now battle threats from within. To do it, they must reunite with familiar creatures and join forces with new ones as they navigate their journey to the truth that awaits them in Everville.

 

Read on for more about Roy and an excerpt from Everville: The City of Worms!

 

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Golden Shorts – A Story Contest in 7 genres

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Calling Writers – Short Story Contest

November 15th through November 30th, 2013

Grand Prize – a Kindle Fire HD

Other prizes include Gift Cards, ebook bundles and winner banners

The complete prize list is HERE.

You can join our Facebook Event to stay up-to-date.

 

THE JUDGES

Contemporary Fantasy – Maer Wilson

Horror – Danielle DeVor

Historical – Christoph Fischer

Paranormal Romance – Tina Moss

Romance – Constance Phillips

Young Adult – Lindsey Loucks

Mystery – LynDee Walker

 

THE RULES

1.  Submission dates – Opening date is 11/15/2013 at 12:00 AM. Closing date is 11/30/13 at 11:59 PM. All times are Pacific Standard Time.

2.  Each submission must be 3000-5000 words.

3.  Each story must be submitted as an attachment via email to goldenshortscontest@gmail.com

4.  The email should include:

Author’s name,
Story title
Genre
Author’s email address.

5.  Formatting – Submissions must be formatted in a standard .doc file as an attachment and submitted as follows :

Times Roman 12 pt
1 inch margins
Double spaced
Include only story title and page numbers. (NO AUTHOR NAMES in the story attachment)

6.  Submissions must be of original, unpublished work and all rights owned by the entrant. Copyright remains property of the author.

7.  Stories must be in one of the following genres:

Contemporary Fantasy
Horror
Historical
Paranormal Romance
Romance
Young Adult
Mystery

8.  Stories will be forwarded to the judge for that genre.

9.  All entrants must be at least 18 years of age.

10. The name of the winner and their winning story in each genre will be posted on 12/7/2013 on the judging author’s website. See below for the links to each genre.

11. The poll to vote for the Grand Winner will open on 12/7/13. A link to the poll will be available at each sponsoring author’s website.

12. Voting will close at 12:00 AM PST on 12/20.

13. The Grand Winner will be announced on all sponsoring websites on or after 12/20/13.

Good luck contestants!

In the Spotlight – Leonardo Ramirez

Author photoPlease join me in welcoming Leonardo Ramirez to the blog today. It’s always a pleasure to find new sci fi writer’s and I’m looking forward to adding his books to my To Be Read list.

About Leonardo

Leonardo Ramirez is a husband, a father, a Karate instructor with a 2nd degree black belt, and a writer. His first graphic novel, Haven, is a supernatural Young Adult story centered on an ancient war between the Dante family and the nine circles of hell. His follow up is a self-published children’s Steampunk book called The Jupiter Chronicles: The Secret of the Great Red Spot. It follows the adventure of two children as they are transported to the steam-powered cities of Jupiter, find their long-lost father, stop an attack from Mars, and witness the birth of Steampunk.

In Leonardo’s own words:

“My heart and motive have always been for people who are hurting. These can be kids who have had to suffer through child abuse or neglect or an absent parent which can be equally torturous as was the case in The Jupiter Chronicles. It can also be young girls who have suffered an assault like Haven did in Haven of Dante. Young or old it doesn’t matter. Those are the kids and adults I want to speak to because I’ve been there.

It’s not just Science Fiction.

It’s Science Fiction for the Human Condition.”

Read on for more about Leonardo and his newest book, Haven of Dante!

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Book Blast – Council Courtship

 

Council Courtship by Constance Phillips

 

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Eero might be gone, but does his revolution continue?

Tristan Ipsly knows firsthand how Eero’s ideals have ripped houses apart. More than half of his family was prosecuted for supporting the revolution, the remaining fled to the otherworld, leaving him the lone member of his house, and one of two candidates for the recently vacated Council seat. As a healer who is seated on the repopulation project, he has real solutions to the problems that face them all, but fears he’s been branded a traitor, not worthy of the seat nor to court Quinn. 

Quinn Vettore knows that Fairykind is dying. Eero and his revolution have left them a people divided, but she believes tradition and the Canon’s writing are equally to blame. She wants to see the Council fill the vacancy with someone who will be the voice of change. The prime candidate in her mind is the same choice of her heart: Tristan.

Too bad her Grandfather is the one man who stands in the way of both.

 

You can buy Council Courtship at these links: Smashwords | Amazon | B & N |

 

 Constance Phillips

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Constance Phillips lives in Ohio with her husband, two ready-to-leave-the-nest children, and four canine kids. Her perfect fantasy vacation would involve hunting Dracula across Europe with her daughter, who also digs that kind of stuff. When she’s not writing about fairies, shifters, vamps, and guardian angels, she’s working side-by-side with her husband in their hardwood flooring business.

Constance is actively involved in her local Romance Writers of America chapter (MVRWA) and the Southeast Michigan chapter of the United States Pony Club. When not writing or enjoying the outdoors, she loves reality television or can be found at a Rick Springfield concert (just look for the pink Converse high tops).

 

You can find Constance at these links:

Website/blog | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

 

Want to read more books by Constance Phillips? Here are her current releases:

Fairyproof: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | All Romance E-books

Resurrecting Harry: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | All Romance E-books

Book Blast – A Touch of Darkness

TinaMossPhotoMediumIt’s a pleasure to welcome the fabulous Tina Moss back to the blog today. An awesome friend who is fun and talented and ultra cool and…well let’s find out more about her shall we?

About Tina Moss

Tina Moss is not your mother’s author, but she’s got a book just for you. If you enjoy a story that’s out of the ordinary, then pick up her urban fantasy, paranormal romance, romantic suspense, or New Adult novels.  She lives in NYC with a supportive husband and alpha corgi, though both males hog the bed and refuse to share the covers. When not writing, she enjoys reading, watching cheesy horror flicks, traveling, and karate. As a 5’1″ Shotokan black belt, she firmly believes that fierce things come in small packages.

Read on for more about Tina and A Touch of Darkness!

 

About A Touch of Darkness

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Cassie’s working for a tightwad boss at a pretentious NYC diner, dealing with paralyzing pain that doctors can’t diagnose, and trying to hide her hands that glow purple whenever she …well, whenever.


So, when a mysterious stranger walks out of her dreams and into her life to spout some nonsense about her being a mythical creature, she chalks it up to one more crazy thing to add to her it’s-a-crappy-life list. Yet, when the stranger’s predictions start to come true, she discovers a world that could shake up her humdrum existence.

 

You can buy A Touch of Darkness (The Key Series) at Amazon.

 

Tina’s Giveaway!

Prizes:  2  – Digital ARCs of A Touch of Darkness

1 – $10 Amazon or B&N Gift Card

A Rafflecopter Giveaway

 

You can find Tina at the following links:

Tina’s Website

Tina on Facebook

Tina on Twitter

Tina on Goodreads

Halloween – It’s All About the Costumes

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Giveaway

Two winners will get one copy each of the novelettes “Ghost Memory” and “Unwanted Ghost”

To win: Please leave a comment below. Winners will be chosen at random.

Halloween has been one of my fave holidays for as long as I can remember. I’ve always loved the costumes and dressing up, although I don’t do that quite so much anymore.

But I thought I’d share some of the few costumes I’ve made over the years and that I actually have pictures of. Some costumes were are for me. Some were costumes I made for others.

Others still I wish I had pictures of – my brother Shawn’s C-3PO costume or his werewolf one or even the mummy one. I think he took first place in his contests in all but one year. The prize was a 4-pack of tickets to Disneyland, which was always cool.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the pictures of costumes from years gone by. It’s fun to get to share my work again.

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This was a Cinderella costume made for my niece. It was made from satin and a sheer sparkling over-dress.

 

 

 

 

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This one was Sleeping Beauty in blue satin with a pale pink polished cotton over-dress made for my other niece. The girls are twins and looked nothing alike. It was fun to have individuality for them.

They both looked darling in these little dresses.

 

 

 

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My more recent creations have been for myself and my chihuahua, Tréa. This is Tréa’s Queen Bee costume. Made from a durable and washable cotton blend. She wears this for a while, but as she’s gotten older, her tolerance for wearing costumes isn’t as high as it used to be. However, she does still pose for pictures.

 

 

 

 

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This is my witch costume, a dress with a separate robe and hat. The dress was made of a cotton blend with a matching beaded bag (not pictured). The hat and robe were made of a silky material, with the purple lamé-type material for the sleeve lining. The hat had a beaded hatband and feather.

 

 

 

 

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This is my Renaissance dress. I’m quite proud of this one as it took the Grand Champion ribbon at the fair one year. It doesn’t show up much in this picture, but there is beading around the armbands and hem of the sleeves, as well as the collar and waistband. Pretty much wherever you see gold? Over that trim is beading – and yes I beaded it by hand. It was close to thirty feet of beading. The sleeve hems alone were nine feet each.

 

 

 

 

The picture below is of the matching bag I made to go with the Renaissance dress. Each of the dresses has its own beaded bag. Plus I made a lot of other beaded bags as gifts for friends. I think I actually have one or two bags left that I never gave away. 🙂

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Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win ecopies of my two novelettes, “Ghost Memory” and “Unwanted Ghost”!

Be sure to stop in for the rest of the Blog Hop!

Katie OSullivan ~ Read, Write, Repeat                                  Constance Phillips, A Writer’s Musings

Danielle DeVor: Loving the Dark since 1976                          Shawna Romkey Author blog

Dangling on the Edge of (In)Sanity                                         Cindy Young-Turner

All Hallows Eve with Author Louann Carroll                            L. V. Pires

Author Avery Olive                                                                   Iyana’s Rainbow

Lindsey R. Loucks                                                                   Moms Bookshelf ?Halloween?

Sophie Weeks, Author                                                             Dr. Shay West, Author of Scifi and Fantasy

What scares you? Barbara Strunas Blog                               Kit Bakke’s Cut & Paste

Scariest Hallowe’en EVER!                                                     Tamsen Schultz, Thrillers and Chillers