Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
book cover final selection and more!
Excuse the first part of this post, in order to claim my blog on bloglovin I have to start my post with this link.I read a very good write on the Huffington Post about a book called The Wanderness that I wanted to share a link to it for those literature lovers out there. It caught my interest and just wanted to share it with you.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pietros-maneos/the-wanderess-by-roman-pa_b_4266847.html
She Joins the other six selections to the finals and the winner will be determined next week.
A little about the book!
Enjoying the peaks of life’s highest highs only to fall into depths of
life’s lowest lows, Johanna Fath-Koziol takes us through the experiences of
her life. We feel the pain and confusion of a young girl desperately seeking
the approval of parents in a household where hard work and discipline were
proof of love. She delivers us at the doorsteps of despair as a young mother
who discovers her newborn daughter dead in the crib. When she rescues
us with the joy of a second child, we are thrown into her teeth-gnashing
pain after her husband is instantly killed, and her second child crippled, in
a horrible automobile crash on the autobahn.
life’s lowest lows, Johanna Fath-Koziol takes us through the experiences of
her life. We feel the pain and confusion of a young girl desperately seeking
the approval of parents in a household where hard work and discipline were
proof of love. She delivers us at the doorsteps of despair as a young mother
who discovers her newborn daughter dead in the crib. When she rescues
us with the joy of a second child, we are thrown into her teeth-gnashing
pain after her husband is instantly killed, and her second child crippled, in
a horrible automobile crash on the autobahn.
Writing in the poignant style as someone who has experienced life in its
many guises, Johanna wraps her story into the remarkable history of her renowned family.
She shows us her life as a woman born into privilege,
but starved for acknowledgement. A lifetime of high aspirations and self-denial seeking her
gifted father’s approval is stunted by abusive, unfaithful and sometimes cruel men.
many guises, Johanna wraps her story into the remarkable history of her renowned family.
She shows us her life as a woman born into privilege,
but starved for acknowledgement. A lifetime of high aspirations and self-denial seeking her
gifted father’s approval is stunted by abusive, unfaithful and sometimes cruel men.
Traveling to the United States in search of herself, Johanna finds the
demons of tragedy, betrayal, and self-mutilation – which torment her as a
young woman – follow her across two continents. The highs and lows that
come with a lifetime of seeking, self-discovery, and healing are Johanna
Fath-Koziol’s true life story. You can find out more at http://www.theivorycarversdaughter.com/
demons of tragedy, betrayal, and self-mutilation – which torment her as a
young woman – follow her across two continents. The highs and lows that
come with a lifetime of seeking, self-discovery, and healing are Johanna
Fath-Koziol’s true life story. You can find out more at http://www.theivorycarversdaughter.com/
I wish all our finalist the best of luck in the finals. To bad only one can win!
Join me on http://www.marsocial.com/groups/lightning-chronicles/ for some conversation about SiFi and Fantasy books! Talk back, I'm Listening!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
More Entries in book cover contest!
http://www.amazon.com/Woodards-Crest-Edward-Kemp-ebook/dp/B00BFY9UOM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384456383&sr=8-1&keywords=woodards+crest
http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Krazatan-Book-Heros-Birth/dp/1622123778/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384193145&sr=8-1&keywords=krazatan
http://www.amazon.com/Break-In-Two-MJ-Summers-ebook/dp/B00GHM379G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384070291&sr=8-1&keywords=break+in+two
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/346917
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beginning-Jane-Dougherty-ebook/dp/B00GIYLCOK/ref=la_B00FMR7Y0U_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384113525&sr=1-1
http://www.theivorycarversdaughter.com/
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/338531
http://www.amazon.com/Angel-Vision-Lisa-M-Glenn/dp/1491213264/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1384135545&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=Angel+Vision+by+Lisa+Glenn
http://www.amazon.com/Strongest-Bond-Gabor-Jenei-ebook/dp/B00GLDSMG4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1384150738&sr=1-1This is all the latest additions, enjoy and click on the link to read a little about each book. A.G.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Blinded by the Spotlight-Tracy Kauffman
Blinded by the Spot Feature!
Tracy
Kauffman
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by this lady about a year ago. A very classy lady that put my mind at ease doing my first interview. Now I am back putting her under the SpotLight!
Tracy writes Books in what I call "Feel Good Books," she calls Young Adult Romance books. This is her first try at writing a romance book. Her previous books targeted teenagers not young adults. I am sure that her teenager readers that have grown up will enjoy "Southern Attractions" just as much as we will.
Tracy, how you would discribe this book to someone that has never picked up a copy and her answer was "It is an emotional read about a girl that loses her parents and is forced to go live with an Uncle she doesn't know. The book tells about the trials of losing her parents and rediscovering a new way of life."
Curious about what hobbies or interest does she have that contributes to her writing? She replied, "I love readng anything about the south and my books are geared to the South (USA). I started my own publishing company and I guess you can call that a hobby because I really love doing it.
Tracy then told me what her favorite part of writing was "Expressing herself putting onto paper, making up new stories."
Her least favorite part of writing and her answer was the same as mine! "Editing!"
Going through the interview I discovered we had a lot in common.
My next question I asked her was what hope the reader recieved out of her book. "The book talks about grief and how Heather was able to overcome it. So I hope it will help someone deal with grief."
What contributes to your character development? "I create someone that I can relate to in my books. Someone like me or like I wish I could have been."
Who is your favorite character in your books? " My favorite is Sami the parrot from Gwendolyn's Wish because he has magical powers and can grant wishes."
What sets apart your books from others in your genre? "My books are decent books that anyone should be able to pick up and read. I try to help others through my writing one way or another, either spiritually or emotional."
Do you have another book in your head? "I have one I started but have been so busy with my new company."
Do you have any interest your readers would want to know about? How about crazy quirks? "I love trying out anything new, travelling and spending time with my family. I don't know of crazy quirks but I guess I am a little nutty, most authors are!"
Thanks Tracy, I enjoyed this interveiw hope you the best with your venture and your book.
Amazon buy link is: http://amzn.to/1a2Yy75 Drop by and pick up your copy so you can feel good all weekend!
Other links website: http://tracykauffman.com
Blog site: http://tracykauffman.wordpress.com
Twitter:@kauffmantracy
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Monday, November 11, 2013
This week's selction to finals in book cover contest.
Wednesday this blog in our "Blinded by the Spotlight" will feature an interview with Tracy Kauffman
where she will be featuring her lastest book Southern Attractions. Now without anymore chatter from me here is the first of the three book covers selected into the finals this week to join the others already selected.
”Romantic. Witty. Sexy as hell. A story as satisfying as the perfect man – long and thick with all the right moves at just the right pace…
Thirty-one year old Claire Hatley is running from Seattle having just discovered that her live-in boyfriend has traded her in for a twenty-two year old hostess. Devastated and alone Claire must make a fresh start. She answers an ad for a chef at a guest ranch just outside Colorado Springs and finds herself face to face with Cole Mitchell, quite possibly the sexiest man to ever ride a horse. Common sense tells them to stay away from each other, but their attraction is not to be denied. He gives her a glimpse of what love should be, but just as she starts to trust him, the past comes back to tear them apart.
Join Claire and Cole as they embark on the stormy love affair of a lifetime.
(Oh…and for those of you with husbands/boyfriends, please tell them “you’re welcome” from MJ.)
This novel is intended for mature audiences only.”
http://www.amazon.com/Break-In-Two-MJ-Summers-ebook/dp/B00GHM379G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384070291&sr=8-1&keywords=break+in+two
Desperate Pursuit in Venice
What if you become the object of someone’s infatuation?
When New York Private Equity partner Kataryna Taylor pursues the acquisition of a successful Italian biomedical company, she meets and falls in love with Luca Romano, a member of the existing shareholders. Kataryna and Luca engage in a sensual love affair, which includes erotic encounters neither one of them has experienced before with such intensity. But danger and a family drama wait around the corner for Kataryna and Luca when the CEO of the company to be acquired by Kataryna’s firm pursues her romantically and becomes infatuated with her.
While working on the important international acquisition transaction and deepening her relationship with Luca, Kataryna encounters love, obsession, danger and a stunning family secret, which she is determined to resolve.
The emotionally touching twists and turns for the captivating characters, playing against the backdrop of exciting international locales, will keep readers in suspense and highly entertained.
Desperate Pursuit in Venice is a story of what can happen when infatuation turns an otherwise brilliant and attractive man into a dark person in order to fulfill his desire for the love of a woman he cannot have. It describes true love as well as the painful emotions and negative psychological effects of unrequited love which ultimately lead to desperate measures.
Evil is slouching into Providence. Will the awakening memories of a rebellious runaway be enough to send the demon back into the shadows?
Fifteen-year-old Deborah is angry and bitter. Rebelling against an arranged marriage to an idiot, she flees the oppression of Providence’s religious Elders to search for her exiled mother, the legendary Green Woman.
Zachariah, dark, brooding and unhappy crosses Deborah’s path as they both plot escape from the House of Correction. Dislike is instant and mutual, and Zachariah blunders off alone to seek the Green Woman’s magical Garden. In the desert wasteland, Jonah, the dog boy takes Deborah’s hand, first as a friend and guide, then as something more.
Abaddon, Lord of Hell is waiting to crush the green magic that will destroy his realm on earth. Deborah is discovering love and the mysterious power of her memories, but will this be enough to defeat the demon and the Elder’s regime, and dispel the shadows cast by the Dark Citadel?
Excerpt:
As always, the pups trotted in front at a steady lope, their bushy tails held low. One night, in the darkest hour before dawn, they stopped, hackles raised. As Jonah and Deborah listened to the throbbing darkness, they heard a shriek, like the call of a giant bird. The call was answered, again, and again.
“What is it?” Deborah whispered.
“Wyverns hunting.”
“Wyverns?”
“Some people, the desert wanderers, call them grave worms.”
Jonah clicked his tongue to warn the pups and pulled Deborah beneath a clump of spiny bushes where they huddled together, not daring to breathe. The air turned icy cold, and they felt the rush of leathery wings on their faces. The wind passed but they were aware of a presence hovering above them. Their flesh crept in revulsion, and an icy trickle of fear made its way down their backs. They could see nothing, but they could hear a reptilian hissing and the sound of sniffing. The steady flapping of broad wings sent waves of fetid air to rattle the bushes of their hiding place.
Deborah felt sick with terror. This is it, she thought in a panic, this is where it ends.
Jonah pushed Deborah’s head down into the sand. “Close your eyes,” he hissed. “Whatever happens, don’t look up.”
Suddenly, there was the swoosh of displaced air, and the bird-shriek rent the heavy air, followed by a cry that might have been the beginning of a bark and ended in a scream of agony. Jonah pulled Deborah’s head towards him into the shelter of his shoulder, grinding his clenched teeth. Then the cold air quivered, viscous and evil smelling, and the presence departed. They lay, clinging together until the darkness began to break up.
* * * *
“What is a wyvern?” Deborah’s voice trembled. “I mean, what does it look like?”
“Ugly. A great winged serpent,” Jonah’s voice too was unsteady, “two-footed and venomous. It got one of the pups, the filthy vermin! They smell warm blood; they see body heat. Nothing escapes them.” He shook his head to clear the nascent tears and tried a feeble smile. “It’ll be light soon, we should find somewhere better to hide.”
But he didn’t move, just carried on gazing at Deborah’s face. With her finger, she touched away the damp beneath his eyes then kissed the place where it had been. As they got slowly to their feet, Deborah slipped her hand shyly into his.
Boy this is a long one but I hope you enjoyed reading a little of each one. I did and will add them to my to read list on Goodreads. A.G. Talk Back, I'm Listening!
Friday, November 8, 2013
Friday fever ?
Next week, I am kicking off my first posting of "Blinded by the Spotlight" on this site and my Wordpress blog as well. I will be featuring Tracy Kauffman. Tracy writes what I call "feel good books" that tug at your heart strings! I will have more about Tracy next week.
and a bigger picture along with the covers of some of her books. If you have done an interview with her, give me a shout out so I can add some of your comments to that post as well. Be sure to include a picture of yourself. Send it to my email at agmoye.moye406@gmail.com also any one wishing to be featured on this spotlight send me a request.Now, back to speak a little about my books. I have written and it is in editing the final of "Chronicles of the Marauder-book Three" some may not like the ending but I felt this was the way to end the story. I still don't have a cover for it, I guess I will come up with one in the near future. Right now, my final book in the "Lightning in the Tunnel series called "Lightning Rages" is in editing. I do have the cover for it and this is it, for those that haven't seen it before.
Talk back, I'm Listening like always! For those that need a little reading on their ereader, you can find my books on Goodreads, Amazon, Smashwords, Shelfairi, World Literary Club, Black Caviar and a host of other sites including Barnes and Noble. I also have paperback in all my books.
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