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Friday, March 1, 2013

Writing From The Heart : Then Came Love by Mona Ingram Kindle Fire Giveaway


Writing From The Heart
  It’s a question authors ask themselves all the time. What are readers looking for in a romance?
  Of course if we knew the answer, every book we write would be a best-seller.
  Instead of trying to figure out what the reader wants, and twisting our prose to suit what we think might appeal to them, perhaps we should write what interests us.
  Think about it. If we write what is real to us, our stories will be heartfelt. We’ll be able to express genuine emotion, instead of throwing out words and hoping that some of them stick. Have you ever read a passage in a book and thought to yourself “that just doesn’t make sense?” Me too.
  All of the ‘How To’ books will, at some point or another, tell aspiring authors to ‘write the Book of Your Heart’. It’s become such a trite and over-used expression that most authors recognize the acronym BOYH without even thinking about it.
  So why don’t more of us write from the heart? Perhaps because we’re chasing the latest trend. Or maybe we’re afraid to expose ourselves; to let the reader see our fears and insecurities as well as our hopes and dreams. How’s that for four over-used words? Over-used perhaps, but true.
  Fiction writers love to discuss which is more important, character or story. I’d also add setting to that mix, although to a lesser degree. As a writer, I need to like my protagonists, even if they’re flawed. As a matter of fact, it’s more interesting if they’re not perfect. I need to be invested in their story and know the setting. I care about what happens to them. That’s what keeps writing fresh for me...and fun. And when all three elements come together, I have a smile on my face when I hit that final keystroke.
   I believe that Then Came Love is an example of writing from the heart. The characters are ones with whom I easily identify, and the setting is familiar to me...a winning combination. And I’m happy to say that a lot of readers agree.
Mona Ingram


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Then Came Love
Mona Ingram

Genre:  Contemporary Romance

ISBN:  978-0-9879069-0-8
ASIN:  B0080SDHWC

Number of pages:   103
Word Count: 31,200

Purchase Links:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0080SDHWC

Book Description:

Stuck in an unhappy marriage, Amanda Reimer grabs the opportunity to go on a short holiday by herself. An undercover cop, Jackson Galloway is a member of the RCMP Green Team, and he’s in the interior of British Columbia to find a marijuana grow-op. Jackson gives Amanda a lift to Loon Lake Resort and is intrigued by the gentle woman. The chemistry between the two is immediate and powerful, but Amanda is determined to stick to her marriage vows...besides, she’s afraid of her husband. Jackson is just as determined...to see Amanda again when the drug bust is over.

But will the growing love between Amanda and Jackson survive the pressures of finding the grow-op?

Join Amanda and Jackson in a journey of discovery, where the ultimate destination is love.

 About the Author:

Mona Ingram was born in Ontario, Canada. Her family moved to British Columbia when she was twelve, and she can't imagine living anywhere else. In recent years she has lived in the Okanagan Valley and on Vancouver Island. In addition to reading and writing, traveling and bird watching are among Mona’s favorite pastimes.

Mona writes contemporary romance novels and takes great delight in creating unexpected twists and turns in her story lines. She frequently sets her books in areas which are familiar to her, immersing the reader in the setting. One reader recently commented that “after reading Fixing Freddie, I felt as though I’d been on a trip to Vancouver.”

Website: http://monaingram.com

Blog:  http://monaingram.blogspot.com

Facebook:  http://tiny.cc/h6gfnw

Twitter:  @MonaIngram1

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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Interview and Kindle Fire Giveaway with Bisi Leyton Author of Wisteria


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Can you tell readers a little bit about yourself and what inspired to write in this particular genre?

I’m Bisi and I started writing when I was eight, but started novels when I was twelve. I was inspired by the Sweet Valley High series and even though I didn’t live in the states at the time, I wrote some really fantastic fan fiction (I won’t show it to you ever, but trust me it’s wonderful).

I write Romance now and I’m currently working on a Young Adult Paranormal Romance series called Wisteria. My inspiration came from watching a wide range of zombie and post- apocalyptic films and shows such as 28 days later, Jericho and Logan’s run (yes Logan’s run the series).


What inspired you to write this book?

For Wisteria, I wanted to write a story about a normal girl with no special abilities who is able to do extraordinary things in a really messed up a world.

 I also wanted to include parents who are central to the problem she’s trying to overcome opposed clueless bystanders.

Please tell us more about your latest release.

My latest novel (and first novel) is called Wisteria and it is the first book in a series for four. It tells the story of a sixteen year old Wisteria Kuti. A girl trying to survive with her family in post-apocalyptic England overrun with zombies. However, it seems a lot of people around them know more about what really caused the zombie outbreak then they are saying.

She soon meets a teenager Bach who knows her even though neither of them have met before. Bach, who is immune to the virus, is able to control the zombies, but also has another agenda.

Do you have a special formula for creating characters' names? Do you try to match a name with a certain meaning to attributes of the character or do you search for names popular in certain time periods or regions?

I try to be  consistent with naming characters in a book. For Wisteria I used a lot of Andorran names for the Family, so there was some logic to it. I also to make sure the names are easy to pronounce. Wisteria, her mother and brother are Yoruba, so I was careful to pick simple Yoruba names like Kuti (although Wisteria’s middle name is a bit tricky).

Was one of your characters more challenging to write than another?

I found Bach a particularly hard character to write because he really is a jerk sometimes. I had completely to rewrite him at one point because I wanted to kill him.

Is there a character that you enjoyed writing more than any of the others?

 I love writing about anyone in the Family (except Bach). The Family are a race who seem to observing the destruction of the earth with twisted pleasure. They were fun to write because they were so different in their thinking as well as their view of right and wrong.


With the book being part of a series, are there any character or story arcs, that readers jumping in somewhere other than the first book, need to be aware of? Can these books be read as stand alones?

There are two major archs that run through the series and are central to the story, so it might be hard to read the books out of order.

Do any of your characters have similar characteristics of yourself in them and what are they?
Do you ever suffer from writer’s block? How do you deal with it?

 I normally get writer’s block when I’m starting a book. I find the only think that works is to continue writing. If I can I’ll change location and that helps too.

Do you have any weird writing quirks or rituals?

I have never , ever, ever, written in the bathroom


Where is your favorite place to read? Do you have a cozy corner or special reading spot?

I love reading in bed late at night with all the lights off (It helps that I have an e-reader with alight).

What can readers expect next from you?

I am getting the second book in the Wisteria Series ready for release and am writing Wisteria book 3. 

Where can readers find you on the web?

https://www.facebook.com/Wisteriabooks
http://bisileyton.wordpress.com/wisteria/

Would you like to leave readers with a little teaser or excerpt from the book?

Wrapping her arms around herself, she moved away from him. Once again, humiliated and feeling foolish. “Goodnight, Bach!” She strode angrily to the side of the roof in order to climb down.
He grabbed her and held her back
The guy came here just to tease her, yet again! Didn’t he know he was hurting her? Didn’t he care? “I’m tired of all this nonsense. I’m actually tired and need some sleep. I’m done with this. All of this!” She should’ve left the roof when she saw him appear. “Let go, so I can go.”
“Wisteria, it is not that.” Exhaling heavily, he released her. “My people could kill you if they knew I wanted you.”
This wasn’t at all what she’d expected him to say. “What?”
“I am in love with you. I do not know why, but I am. And it is selfish, because I just want you for myself.” Sadness filled his eyes as he spoke.
“Why would they do that to me?”
“Because you are human and because we see humans as Terran, or dirt people.”
“And you believe that too? So why are you here, living among us, if we’re so disgusting?”
“You are not disgusting. You are beautiful.” Rubbing his temples, he seemed troubled and bewildered. “But I chose Earth, because I came here as a child. Your people treated me so badly in the past. When I learned about the Nero disease, I wanted to see your world die.” He paused. “You were right when you said there was something wrong with me.



Wisteria
Wisteria Series Book 1
By Bisi Leyton

Genre:  Young Adult Paranormal Romance

ASIN: B008XRI3BA

Number of pages: 275
Word Count:  90,000

Cover Artist: Olivia Smith

Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/t_TWuWK_bbY   http://youtu.be/fvC9iJckrs4

Purchase Links: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008XRI3BA

Blurb/Book Description:

Sixteen year old Wisteria Kuti has two options—track the infected around the Isle of Smythe or leave the only known safe haven and face a world infested with flesh eating biters. But even with well-armed trackers, things go wrong and Wisteria ends up alone facing certain death, until she is rescued by the mysterious Bach. Uninfected, Bach is able to survive among the hordes of living dead.

Eighteen year old Bach, from a race known as The Family, has no interest in human affairs. He was sent here to complete his Great Walk and return home as a man—as a Sen Son. The Family regard humans as Dirt People, but Bach is drawn to this Terran girl, whom he has never seen before, but somehow knows.

Hunted by flesh eaters, cannibals, and the mysterious blood thirsty group called Red Phoenix, Wisteria and Bach make their way back to the Isle of Smythe, a community built on secrets and lies.

Author Bio:

Bisi Leyton was born in East London in 1978. She grew up in London, Nigeria and the States, listening to the stories life and love from aunts, cousins and big sisters.
She lives in London, but has worked around Europe including France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium and the Czech Republic. She has a fondness for reading graphic novels.

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@bisileyton

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Kindle Fire Giveaway from J.T. Geissinger Author of Shadow's Edge


Shadow's Edge 
By J.T. Geissinmger

Deep within the primeval forests of southern England, a race of beautiful, savage shape-shifters lives hidden from the everyday world. Bound together by ancient bloodlines and a ruthless code of secrecy that punishes traitors with death, the Ikati send their leader Leander on a mission to capture one raised outside the tribe before she can expose their secret. When Leander tracks the unsuspecting outsider to Southern California, the hardened warrior is prepared for a fight—but not for the effect the sensual young beauty has on his heart.

Jenna spent her childhood in hiding, on the run from someone—or something—her parents refused to discuss. She trusts no one, not since her father’s mysterious disappearance, not since her mother’s sudden death, and definitely not since she began exhibiting strange, superhuman abilities. When handsome, enigmatic Leander appears, promising answers to the mysteries that shroud her past, she knows she shouldn’t trust him either. But their connection is undeniable, and as powerful as the enemy hell-bent on destroying every one of their kind…



Excerpt:

“You can learn to control it, Jenna,” he said roughly, moving his lips against hers. He pressed his body hard against her so she felt the heat of him scorch straight through her clothing, burning her chest and abdomen and thighs. Her body arched against the wall, flexed hard against him, aching and wanting and full of need. Her hands made fists and she wasn’t sure if she meant to hit him or if it was to keep from pulling him harder against her.

“Try to control it,” he said, fierce and adamant.


He flicked the tip of his tongue out to stroke over her lower lip and she was flooded straight through with crystal clear pictures of herself in passionate surrender, pictures snatched straight from his mind.

Feel me, Jenna.

Lie back, let me taste you.

Tell me what you want. Do you like this? And this?

Say my name, whispered hot into her ear as he thrust deep inside her and she shuddered and climaxed beneath him. Say it and belong to me.

“Leander,” she whispered, just as her knees gave out.

He caught her up in his arms as she fell, as easily as if she weighed next to nothing, and swung her around. He carried her over to the bed and gently laid her on it, then settled himself on the down coverlet next to her in one fluid motion, warm and masculine and solid against her side. One finger brushed a lock of stray hair from her eyes, leaving a trail of images burning vividly over her skin, and though it was crazy and wrong and impossible, his body beside hers felt so right.

“Just focus on your breathing,” he said, his voice stroking and soft. “I swear you’re safe with me, Jenna—I won’t cause you any harm. Nothing will ever cause you harm again.”


He nuzzled his nose next to her throat and breathed in, a deep inhalation that sprouted goose bumps all over her skin. “I only want to protect you,” he whispered, his lips brushing her neck, “to keep you safe. Trust me, Jenna. Trust me. Let me take care of you.”


That was his hand at the small of her back, fingers spread, pressing her body closer to his. That was her knee drawing up to allow the weight of his muscled leg to fit between hers, the hem of her dress slipping up, leaving her bare thigh exposed. Those were her fingers digging deep into the soft down coverlet as his lips moved over her collarbone, as he murmured words in a flowing language she didn’t understand. That was her hand stealing up to glide over his arm, his shoulder, touching the warm skin of his neck, sliding into his hair…


“Leander,” she protested, her voice caught between a whisper and a groan, already beginning to surrender herself to the flush of hot pleasure his hands brought, his lips brought. Her physical reaction to him was overwhelming: instinctual, pure and primal. Another few seconds and her body would take control of the decision making. “Please, I can’t think—”


But he cut her off with a kiss, deep and hot, and rolled half over her body so she was melting down into the soft, welcoming luxury of the mattress.


He pulled back, panting. “Don’t think,” he said, husky. “Just feel.”


And then he kissed her again and she couldn’t help herself—she kissed him back.


Leander made a sound deep in his throat, a rumbling low growl, like an animal’s. He put his mouth against her ear and rasped out six words that made her heart clench into a fist.


“I want to be inside you.”


He slid his open palm down her bare thigh, curled his fingers over her hip, and rocked his pelvis against hers. She felt the length of his arousal, hard and insistent, and desire slammed into her with so much force she moaned. A hot, eager lust that demanded satisfaction swelled up in her and began to rage and burn.


He caught her wrist in one strong hand and lifted it over her head, pressing it down, captive, against the pillow. He lowered his head against the column of her neck and fastened his lips against her skin, licking, sucking, making her arch against him.


Then he bit her.


It wasn’t hard, nothing that would break the skin or leave a mark, but a native, untapped burst of energy flashed to life inside her under the fleeting sting of his bite. A blinding white current of feral awareness shot through her muscles and blood and nerves as if she were a pile of dry leaves touched by a torch and doused with accelerant…


…As if an animal sleeping just under her skin had awoken to barbarous, savage joy.
Jenna opened her eyes and stared hard at the ceiling, and felt something dark within her gather into storm.

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