I have as my guest today Mr. Simon Okill and his vampire thriller “Luna Aeturnus” – come join us!

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Book description:

Paris 1925. A young woman is nearing her Eternal Vampire state as her birthday approaches. She is held captive by the hybrid vampire she created and slowly drained of her pure blood to keep his addiction in check. She outwits him and escapes to a chateau in the hope of reaching maturity. But he follows her unmistakable scent and massacres all that dare protect his supply of Eternal blood.
She awakens in a tiny room trapped and defenceless with amnesia, but something deep in her subconscious yearns to be set free by the next full moon – the date of her Eternal Birthday.
Her true self, Eternal, emerges in brief flashes of awareness to protect her from the horrors of this terrifying prison. Desperate, she forges an alliance with her true love, a gorgeous young doctor treating her.
But her nemesis is out there somewhere, relishing the hunt for her blood – and nothing will stop him from becoming Eternal.

Click on the cover to get it on Amazon!

Book description:

Rural France, June 1925 – The witness to the Moreau massacre, Eternal, is still incarcerated in an asylum, trapped by her amnesia. Only her true love, Edouard, can help rediscover her identity. But the startling truth attracts the attention of The Count, the secret leader of a vampire cult. The Count needs Eternal’s blood to achieve his destiny at the Eternal Hour and he has the forces of evil to help him.
With little time remaining, Edouard must unravel Eternal’s vampiric past, unmask The Count, and plot their escape. But at every step, dangers beyond his understanding lurk in the shadows, and Eternal is vulnerable to attack the moment he leaves her.
With the Eternal Hour at hand and the forces of darkness converging, Edouard and Eternal must fight to rid the world of this evil. If they lose, The Count will reign supreme and unleash the dogs of war and chaos upon the world. Let the final battle begin.

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TR: Simon, my brother! Man, I’ve been waiting a long time for today…how the hell are ya?

SO: Hey, Thomas…I’m doing delicious..thanks for having me over.

TR: De nada, my friend. So, what say we unleash this pony? What was the first thing you wrote, and how old were you when you wrote it?

SO: Purple bubbles here, blue bubbles there, I can see bubbles everywhere. I was 9 and was beaten by my sadistic teachers for writing it as they accused me of copying it.

TR: You’re lucky they didn’t run a drug screen on you. Today, that would happen. Well, since penning that classic, what have you written?

SO: A lot of stuff. Kidding, Thomas, let’s see 22 scripts some read by John Travolta, Ian McShane, Gary Oldman, Timothy Dalton, Amanda Donohoe. Now I have to admit, nothing has come from my scripts as getting an agent is nigh on impossible in UK. Now those scripts are emerging from their pupa state to become fully fledged novels.

TR: There should be a certain pride attached with even having those folks deign to read your stuff. Besides, who are they to know real talent? So, in regards to either your scripts or books, what made you choose your genre of writing, and what about your genre fascinates you?

SO: I only write paranormal, because I am not normal and proud of it. Star Trek persuaded me more than any other show on TV that there was more to our existence than mere mundane mediocrity hammered into us by the system.

TR: Another Trekkie! Halelujah! You know, I loved the original series. It only lasted a few years, but I agree – it put the thought of otherworldly civilizations in our brains more than any program before. Having said that, would you ever consider writing in a different genre?

SO: I’d rather have earwigs nest in my ears than stray from the path that is my destiny. Here’s the thing – I just reviewed Broken Angels by Graham Masterton, a detective thriller set in Ireland, but it was really a horror neatly disguised as a detective thriller set in Ireland. A leopard can’t change his spots.

TR: Earwigs…argh. Well, “Know thyself”, I always say – particularly if it prevents vermin from taking up residence in your body cavities. Now, much has been written about how a book will change from the original intent of the writer, as it’s being written. How did your book change as you created it, and did it surprise you how it came out?

SO: Oh boy, let’s see – Luna Series started out as Blood Bath then Bathed In Blood about a vampire reincarnated from Erzsbet Bathory – the world’s worst serial killer. It then changed to Exquisite Tenderness where a female vampire kills her lover in order to re-animate him. Finally, after 5 years we have Luna Sanguis & Luna Aeturnus a Gothic Vampire Thriller set in Paris where a female vampire must fall in love and survive a gauntlet of horrors to become an Eternal Vampire with her mate.

TR: Whew. I’m tired just from reading that. Sounds like you had quite a journey of the soul during that whole process. I’m reading “Luna Sanguis” right now, and I can say the journey certainly ended well. What is the most difficult part of writing a book?

SO: Marketing it. Writing a book is as easy as dreaming about it, but getting readers to buy it is like threading a needle with a frayed rope. Sad to say, marketing does tend to take the joy out of publishing, unless you are Stephen King and have a horde of PR GuysnGals to do that for you.

TR: I’m afraid I have to agree with you. I don’t know if I find writing it as easy as dreaming (and I can’t write about what I dream, on a personal note), but it’s sure as hell easier than selling it, that’s certain. I know you’re an indie writer. Would you consider changing over from indie publishing to traditional? (Or vice versa). Why or why not?

SO: Only if they offered me a huge sum of money and did all the promoting, then it would be worth the small percentage of sales. But I now prefer to be self published as I can decide what price my book should be.

TR: Along with a bevy of other decisions, eh? Since you evidently hate selling (and I identify), what is the most difficult element in selling your book, and how do you overcome it?

SO: Marketing for Indies is so difficult, we have to be perfect, and I mean perfect, because readers go out of their way to pick the bones from the editorial skeleton in a merciless fashion. I am blessed to have such a wonderful collection of friends in ASMSG who all help each other nurture our writing and better ourselves.

TR: Well said! They are a great bunch of folks, no doubt. And I agree with the stigma attached to indies. Now, tell our nice readers (at least I hope there are readers. Hello? Are you out there?), what mistakes have you made in regards to publishing and marketing your work, and what will you do differently in the future?

SO: Going small publisher was a huge mistake. Self publish is the way to go. I can decide on book cover, editor, pricing, go free when I like. You can’t do any of that traditional-wise.

TR: I’d say you’re sold on the concept of indie publishing…that about right? Okay, time to grow a set of lungs – tell us a bit about your current book, and where it’s available.

SO: Luna Aeturnus is the part 2 to my small series Gothic Vampire Historical Thriller set in an asylum, France 1925. There, a young woman is close to vampire perfection and with the next full moon, 24 hours later she will become an Eternal, but The Count is close by hunting her scent and he will stop at nothing to drink every last drop of her essence and become Eternal. It is a race against the clock and only Edouard, a psychiatrist can alter the course of events and so seal Eternal’s destiny.

Available on Amazon –

http://amzn.to/19e22PQ us

 http://amzn.to/17JKfaS uk

TR: Very nice – and trust me, “Luna Aerturnus” is up high on my “to read next” list. 🙂 Do you have an idea for your next book?

SO: Luna Historica will be the final chapter and explains Eternal’s history from birth during Khufu’s reign as Pharaoh to her death during the French Revolution.

TR: Aha! A bit of historical fiction thrown in with the throat nibbling…excellent! I’m assuming that by now, people are itching to get hold of you – so how do they do that?

SO: My personal links are:

http://twitter.com/simonokill

https://www.amazon.com/author/simondokillwriter

https://www.facebook.com/lunaeternal

http://goodreads.com/tassyoneill

SO: Thanks Thomas for this opportunity to shout about me new release. Now where’s that beer you promised?

TR: No thanks needed, my brother…it was  a keen pleasure having you over for a bit. The very best of luck with both your books, and your future writing as well. Oh…here you go…

That’s a wrap folks. As I told Simon, I am reading “Luna Sanguis”, and it’s superb! Why not drop by and get both it and “Luna Aeturnus” – trust me, you can’t go wrong…

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“Luna Aeturnus”, the hard-hitting sequel to Simon’s vamp thriller “Luna Sanguis”, is out now on Amazon. Go check out Simon, and see why you should add these two fine works to your shelf now:

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Rural France, June 1925 – The witness to the Moreau massacre, Eternal, is still incarcerated in an asylum, trapped by her amnesia. Only her true love, Edouard, can help rediscover her identity. But the startling truth attracts the attention of The Count, the secret leader of a vampire cult. The Count needs Eternal’s blood to achieve his destiny at the Eternal Hour and he has the forces of evil to help him.

With little time remaining, Edouard must unravel Eternal’s vampiric past, unmask The Count, and plot their escape. But at every step, dangers beyond his understanding lurk in the shadows, and Eternal is vulnerable to attack the moment he leaves her.

With the Eternal Hour at hand and the forces of darkness converging, Edouard and Eternal must fight to rid the world of this evil. If they lose, The Count will reign supreme and unleash the dogs of war and chaos upon the world. Let the final battle begin.

Hey y’all! My brother Simon Okill’s new vampire thriller “Luna Sanguis” is HERE…check it out!

Click on the cover to get it on Amazon!

Book description:

Paris 1925. A young woman is nearing her Eternal Vampire state as her birthday approaches. She is held captive by the hybrid vampire she created and slowly drained of her pure blood to keep his addiction in check. She outwits him and escapes to a chateau in the hope of reaching maturity. But he follows her unmistakable scent and massacres all that dare protect his supply of Eternal blood. She awakens in a tiny room trapped and defenceless with amnesia, but something deep in her subconscious yearns to be set free by the next full moon – the date of her Eternal Birthday. Her true self, Eternal, emerges in brief flashes of awareness to protect her from the horrors of this terrifying prison. Desperate, she forges an alliance with her true love, a gorgeous young doctor treating her. But her nemesis is out there somewhere, relishing the hunt for her blood – and nothing will stop him from becoming Eternal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary! July 13, 2013

By Ilil R. Arbel

An elegant, terrifying, seductive story is brought to life by the highly skillful pen of Simon O’Kill. From the stunning beginning to the shocking end, it is impossible to put the book down. Sometimes you want to stop reading, you want to escape from the relentless horror of the situations described, but you soon return because you simply have to know what happens next.

Luna Sanguis is hard to categorize. It is, of course, a vampire story, but it transcends the usual genre by its delicate psychological drama. The secondary personalities of the protagonists, the amnesia, the merging of time, space, dream and reality, are profoundly complex. However, there is no need to keep track of what is real and what is imaginary – it does not matter – and the way to get the most from the book is to let go and allow the dark waves carry you to the conclusion. The quest for eternal life, such as it is for a vampire, is not limited by the here and now, and the leaps across several time periods, back and forth, emphasize this obsession so closely tied with blood, sexuality, and existence.

Be warned; this book is not for the faint of heart. Expect to be gasping with surprise and shock at several of the brutal, cruel, distressing scenes of blood, torture, sex, and extreme violence. And yet, the language is poetic and polished, even when the subject matter is highly disturbing – or perhaps particularly at these moments. Above all, try not to read it before you go to sleep; nightmares are guaranteed. I highly recommend this book to the discerning reader, but please read it when the sun is shining, not the moon…

 

4.0 out of 5 stars The Beauty of Horror July 13, 2013

By Danielle L. Devor

Simon Okill has created a horrific tome dealing with vampires, mysticism, and sexual depravity.

Delicate Rose– a vampire, perhaps, who seeks freedom and solace is trapped by Count Lucian, a man who may or may not be a vampire. He considers himself a suckling- a vampire who has not yet been given eternal life. Chaos ensues when Rose is entered into an insane asylum and Lucian cannot deal with the separation, or does he?

The book jumps back and forth between different periods of time, which, for me, was confusing. Sometimes, I found myself having to go back and get my bearings straight. I tend to prefer my horror without a lot of sex, so with areas of this book verging on erotica, I wasn’t as engaged with the story as I would have liked. Still, though, Okill does have a command of language that is beautiful to read.

His web unravels slowly, taking you on a ride that makes you completely uncomfortable and unsure of yourself. Let’s just say that the ending is one heck of a surprise and leaves the reader shocked.

 

5.0 out of 5 stars Luna Sanguis Has Class July 12, 2013

By Relapsed Catholic

Luna Sanguis is sumptuous. Erotic. Cultured. Like a ten-course meal cooked by a naked lover. Set in the artistic and intellectual soup that was Paris in the 20s – Picasso, Max von Schreck, Coco Chanel; the story also dips and weaves with history – Elizabeth Tudor, the Emperor Nero – as it blurs the lines between Gothic nightmare and great party. Have I mentioned this is a vampire novel?
The story begins with a horrific murder and subsequent chase through the countryside on the outskirts of Paris. A young woman, known as Eternal to herself and Delicate Rose to her tormentor and former lover, is found traumatized and suffering from amnesia by a passing farmer. Hoping to help her, the farmer drops her off at a progressive Parisian psychiatric hospital where the very latest therapies are being given a go.
But not everything is as it seems. Eternal cannot discern between reality, fantasy and memory. She suffers great longing for the love of her life, but is at a loss as to whom that love might be. To her revulsion, she also suffers from a debilitating hunger for something other than food. And no, despite the erotic elements in this story, I’m not talking about sex. It would appear Eternal is also, like her tormentor, a vampire.
What struck me most about Luna Sanguis was its celebration of beauty. Even during the most graphic and violent scenes, an appreciation for the soft line of an exquisite profile, the lament of a woman’s sob, the color of fresh blood, held the story together. This is vampire legend in the vein of Anne Rice, not Twilight, and as an adult reader, I was delighted.

Hey y’all! My brother Simon Okill’s new vampire thriller “Luna Sanguis” is HERE…check it out!

Click on the cover to get it on Amazon!

Book description:

Paris 1925. A young woman is nearing her Eternal Vampire state as her birthday approaches. She is held captive by the hybrid vampire she created and slowly drained of her pure blood to keep his addiction in check. She outwits him and escapes to a chateau in the hope of reaching maturity. But he follows her unmistakable scent and massacres all that dare protect his supply of Eternal blood. She awakens in a tiny room trapped and defenceless with amnesia, but something deep in her subconscious yearns to be set free by the next full moon – the date of her Eternal Birthday. Her true self, Eternal, emerges in brief flashes of awareness to protect her from the horrors of this terrifying prison. Desperate, she forges an alliance with her true love, a gorgeous young doctor treating her. But her nemesis is out there somewhere, relishing the hunt for her blood – and nothing will stop him from becoming Eternal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary! July 13, 2013

By Ilil R. Arbel

An elegant, terrifying, seductive story is brought to life by the highly skillful pen of Simon O’Kill. From the stunning beginning to the shocking end, it is impossible to put the book down. Sometimes you want to stop reading, you want to escape from the relentless horror of the situations described, but you soon return because you simply have to know what happens next.

Luna Sanguis is hard to categorize. It is, of course, a vampire story, but it transcends the usual genre by its delicate psychological drama. The secondary personalities of the protagonists, the amnesia, the merging of time, space, dream and reality, are profoundly complex. However, there is no need to keep track of what is real and what is imaginary – it does not matter – and the way to get the most from the book is to let go and allow the dark waves carry you to the conclusion. The quest for eternal life, such as it is for a vampire, is not limited by the here and now, and the leaps across several time periods, back and forth, emphasize this obsession so closely tied with blood, sexuality, and existence.

Be warned; this book is not for the faint of heart. Expect to be gasping with surprise and shock at several of the brutal, cruel, distressing scenes of blood, torture, sex, and extreme violence. And yet, the language is poetic and polished, even when the subject matter is highly disturbing – or perhaps particularly at these moments. Above all, try not to read it before you go to sleep; nightmares are guaranteed. I highly recommend this book to the discerning reader, but please read it when the sun is shining, not the moon…

 

4.0 out of 5 stars The Beauty of Horror July 13, 2013

By Danielle L. Devor

Simon Okill has created a horrific tome dealing with vampires, mysticism, and sexual depravity.

Delicate Rose– a vampire, perhaps, who seeks freedom and solace is trapped by Count Lucian, a man who may or may not be a vampire. He considers himself a suckling- a vampire who has not yet been given eternal life. Chaos ensues when Rose is entered into an insane asylum and Lucian cannot deal with the separation, or does he?

The book jumps back and forth between different periods of time, which, for me, was confusing. Sometimes, I found myself having to go back and get my bearings straight. I tend to prefer my horror without a lot of sex, so with areas of this book verging on erotica, I wasn’t as engaged with the story as I would have liked. Still, though, Okill does have a command of language that is beautiful to read.

His web unravels slowly, taking you on a ride that makes you completely uncomfortable and unsure of yourself. Let’s just say that the ending is one heck of a surprise and leaves the reader shocked.

 

5.0 out of 5 stars Luna Sanguis Has Class July 12, 2013

By Relapsed Catholic

Luna Sanguis is sumptuous. Erotic. Cultured. Like a ten-course meal cooked by a naked lover. Set in the artistic and intellectual soup that was Paris in the 20s – Picasso, Max von Schreck, Coco Chanel; the story also dips and weaves with history – Elizabeth Tudor, the Emperor Nero – as it blurs the lines between Gothic nightmare and great party. Have I mentioned this is a vampire novel?
The story begins with a horrific murder and subsequent chase through the countryside on the outskirts of Paris. A young woman, known as Eternal to herself and Delicate Rose to her tormentor and former lover, is found traumatized and suffering from amnesia by a passing farmer. Hoping to help her, the farmer drops her off at a progressive Parisian psychiatric hospital where the very latest therapies are being given a go.
But not everything is as it seems. Eternal cannot discern between reality, fantasy and memory. She suffers great longing for the love of her life, but is at a loss as to whom that love might be. To her revulsion, she also suffers from a debilitating hunger for something other than food. And no, despite the erotic elements in this story, I’m not talking about sex. It would appear Eternal is also, like her tormentor, a vampire.
What struck me most about Luna Sanguis was its celebration of beauty. Even during the most graphic and violent scenes, an appreciation for the soft line of an exquisite profile, the lament of a woman’s sob, the color of fresh blood, held the story together. This is vampire legend in the vein of Anne Rice, not Twilight, and as an adult reader, I was delighted.

Hey y’all! My brother Simon Okill’s new vampire thriller “Luna Sanguis” is HERE…check it out!

Click on the cover to get it on Amazon!

Book description:

 

Paris 1925. A young woman is nearing her Eternal Vampire state as her birthday approaches. She is held captive by the hybrid vampire she created and slowly drained of her pure blood to keep his addiction in check. She outwits him and escapes to a chateau in the hope of reaching maturity. But he follows her unmistakable scent and massacres all that dare protect his supply of Eternal blood. She awakens in a tiny room trapped and defenceless with amnesia, but something deep in her subconscious yearns to be set free by the next full moon – the date of her Eternal Birthday. Her true self, Eternal, emerges in brief flashes of awareness to protect her from the horrors of this terrifying prison. Desperate, she forges an alliance with her true love, a gorgeous young doctor treating her. But her nemesis is out there somewhere, relishing the hunt for her blood – and nothing will stop him from becoming Eternal.

 

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Luna Sanguis synopsis:

Luna Sanguis is set in Paris and the French countryside June 1925.

Delicate Rose is a young woman nearing her Eternal Vampire state as her 19^th birthday approaches. She was born on June 6^th, 1906 at precisely 6am during the zenith of the Eternal Moon. And in 4 days time the Eternal Moon shall shine once more to bring forth Eternal, a vampire so powerful, nothing can stop her. But, she is held captive by the brutal hybrid vampire, Lucien. He is a Suckling due to his heightened addiction to an Eternal’s blood and only by taking all her blood after the eternal making will he be set free.

All his young life Lucien has enjoyed inflicting pain on his Delicate Rose. It’s his way of showing his twisted love for her. He really can’t help himself for on the night he read his vampire’s bible – Dracula, Lucien became possessed by the devious demon, The Count, hiding amongst the book’s pages. And The Count needs to become Eternal so he may cause chaos and destruction.

With just 36 hours to go, Delicate Rose escapes her garret prison in Paris. Now the blood hunt is on. The Count Lucien and his two other Suckling Vampires track down her unmistakeable scent, but each time she escapes with the help of a stranger who will become her true love.

The Count leaves a trail of corpses as his rage boils over. Where is his Delicate Rose? Having slaughtered all her friends at a chateau, his former home of all places, Lucien is left confused. He can no longer sense her fear. She has vanished.

Eternal wakes up in a tiny prison-style room with no name, no memory at all. Something stirs in her subconscious. Something otherworldly yearns to be set free by the next full moon – the date of her Eternal Birthday, just 24 hours away. Can she survive long enough for the final transformation? Her only hope is Edouard, her designated true love and psychiatrist treating her. But the more memories that surface the stronger Eternal becomes and yet she must depend on her true love for her very existence for out there somewhere, He is relishing the hunt for her blood – and nothing will stop him from becoming Eternal.

 

Author Simon Okill

 MY BIO:

I live with my wife, Shirlee Anne and our cat, in a pretty coastal town in South Wales, UK. We both love Stephen King and had read many of his books and enjoyed their transition to the screen. Due to our love of books, my wife and I dabbled in writing for some years as a hobby. We were approached by a film company to write a paranormal TV series. We struggled most nights and all through weekends to come up with 22 episodes only for the company to go bust. Then after an accident at work, I was forced into early retirement due to disability. I used my newfound skills as a writer to help with my depression. We decided to use our TV series episodes as templates for film scripts and novels. My writing became more serious as certain A-list actors expressed interest in my scripts and my debut novel Nobody Loves a Bigfoot Like a Bigfoot Babe was accepted by Christopher Matthews Publishing after so many British publishers turned it down.

Now that you know a bit about my upcoming book, here’s some of my past work too 🙂

Books

1. Bigfoot Episode 2 – it’s a secret!

2. Luna Aeturnus is the sequel to Luna Sanguis and will be ready for release this Autumn.

3. SS-steppenwolf is a supernatural retelling of WWII involving the Occult Warfare department run by Himmler. Think Indiana Jones searching for a werewolf.
Scripts:

‘Flip Side’ is one of my most exciting screenplays to date with its unusual slant on a supernatural gangster story that encompasses music and dynamic dance sequences to portray the action. The script has been optioned by Tasha Bertram of Brodie Films and Stuart St Paul has come on board to direct and co produce this fascinating piece of work.

‘Nightmare Circus’ is a supernatural revenge mystery script set in the Australian outback.

‘Dark House’ is set in Massachusetts, US, where a lonely female artist must overcome her agoraphobia to escape from three kidnappers holed up in a house haunted by a witch finder’s hanging tree.

‘Circus of Blood’ is a horror script set in Rome AD79 where two citizens go on a dangerous quest to kill a brutal serial killer. Their adventures end in Pompeii.

‘Hunter’s Moon’ is a contemporary supernatural western script set on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall.

The Last Warlord is set during WWII and tells of Major Stewart of MI6 who must find the Nazi’s secret Atlantis base in Antarctica or the entire world will be doomed

 

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I’d love to connect with you. These are my links – come by and say hello!

http://facebook.com/simondokillwriter

http://twitter.com/simonokill

https://www.amazon.com/author/simondokillwriter

http://goodreads.com/tassyoneill

http://tassyoneill.wix.com/the-phantom-bigfoot

The incomparable Simon (Bigfoot) Okill gives a 5-star review to “Relics: (The Thulukan Chronicles, #1)”, by Maer Wilson :)

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Book description:

Most of Thulu and La Fi’s clients are dead. Which is perfect since their detective agency caters to the supernatural. So, a job finding relics for an ancient daemon should be simple.

The daemon needs the relics to keep a dangerous portal closed. His enemy, Gabriel, wants the relics to open the portal and give his people access to a new feeding ground – Earth.

 

Giveaway, giveaway, freakin’ GIVEAWAY! Seventeen books, some by some very familiar friends, are being given away NOW…go check it out!

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Hoo BOY, the site “Pen To Paper” is hosting a book giveaway, with 17 – that’s right SEVENTEEN books featured, including the latest works from our own Erika M. Szabo, P.T. Macias, Christy Lynn (C.L.) Foster,  and Simon Okill!:

Giveaway – 1 Ebook
Title – Merlin’s School for Ordinary Children – The Ring of Curses
Genre – Childrens Fantasy / aged 9 – 14 yrs
Author – Margaret Blake

Blurb

A reclusive man had to die before something of major proportions happened in the small seaside town of Calder Cove. Over a long and extended period, a series of weird and rather extraordinary events occur, most of which are hidden from view behind a construction of tall screens. Then, with a very grand and bizarre opening, a strange and mysterious castle is revealed; a castle that seemed to have appeared out of the darkness and silence of nowhere.

Was it magic? The townsfolk wondered.

Or was it something more sinister?

In time it is made known that the massive grey edifice is nothing more than a school. But when the exclusively invited children finally step inside, the huge doors are locked securely behind them, creating a strict division between the world of their families and the castle. Everything that was once a part of everyday life becomes a thing of the past and the new students are thrown, without warning, into the unknown. It is with great trepidation they begin to question these changes and ask … is this place really a school?

An answer to this dilemma begins to show itself after an intriguing visit to an Aztec pyramid that results in the theft of a cursed ring, and the eventual disappearance of the school’s bully, Neville Cormac. The teachers’ blasé response to this matter prompts Bridget Lincoln and her motley crew of friends to investigate. But they get more than they bargain for when they stumble upon magical rooms and hidden passageways, a golden doorway and, most horrifically, their own doom!

 

Giveaway – 1 Ebook

Title – Breathe You In
Genre – Contemporary erotic romance
Author – Lily Harlem
Blurb
Soul-aching desire was just the beginning!

If the road to Heaven starts in Hell then I was ready to start climbing my way out and Ruben Strong was the man to accompany me. With his devastating good looks, seductively sexy charm and lust for adrenaline he was sure to make it a sensual and erotic experience as well as one to re-awake the passionate, throw-caution-to-the-wind woman I’d once been.

I’d given Ruben something, though, without him realizing, and that gift had come from the man I’d loved before. But I couldn’t tell Ruben. I had to keep that a tight secret even as our naked bodies wound together, sought out pleasure and hit the dizzy heights of ecstasy as one. Because Ruben had my husband’s heart, literally, and that heart was still in love with me, so it seemed, and now I was in love with Ruben.

Emotions tangled with bliss, and fears were locked away as I surrendered to the touch of Ruben’s hands, the taste of his skin and the sounds of his pleasure. I couldn’t deny that Ruben had brought me back to life the same way I had him and there was no way I was giving up that feeling, not for anyone.

 

Title:  Long Lost Song
Author: Stephen C Ormsby

Genre:  Supernatural thriller

Blurb:
A virus is decimating America today and Michael Decker is the culprit. Or is he?
Is it the work of a curse recorded into a song by 1930′s blues musician Ricky Jensen?
Long Lost Song tells the story of Ricky and Michael as they battle their personal and real demons while the world reaches end times of biblical proportions.
One question remains. How do you stop a devil of a song made to break a crossroads deal?

People who love ‘Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?’ and ‘Carnivale’ should love this too.

Title:  Pendant:  The Undead Hunters Book 1

Genre:  Horror

Blurb:
Varnok the Great Wizard wants revenge against the people who burnt him at the stake for murder three hundred years before. He has waited patiently in Hell for his opportunity. 

Now, the Pendant has come together, and the time to make the pay for their actions against him is here. He will release his power upon Earth. 

Maggie finds half a pendant in a seaside market and Logan is given his by family, forcing the two into a horrific world they had never imagined, and running for their lives. 

Will they learn the secret of the Pendant before it is too late? 

Will there new found love be strong enough to stop Varnok, a three hundred year old Wizard from the pits of Hell?

 

Giveaway: 1 Ebook
Title: Escaping Life
Author: Michelle Muckley
Genre: Suspense/family drama

Blurb

It’s beautiful here. It’s a beautiful place to die.

Since the accident claimed her sister’s life, Haven has been a sanctuary for Elizabeth Green.She has finally found some of the tranquility that she thought had been lost long ago to the past.Homicide cop Jack Fraser is running away from his miserable life too.But when the discovery of a body on a local beach leads him directly to Elizabeth’s front door, it seems her past might not have been left behind her after all. Together they must face their demons, and in the process expose the dangerous secrets that cloud their lives before it’s too late.

Running from reality is sometimes more painful than discovering the truth.

 

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Title: Hot & Spicy, De La Cruz Saga
Author: P.T. Macias

Hot #Amazing #Romantic #Suspense Goodreads #Awesome Review!

I absolutely couldn’t put this book down. The characters were very interesting and well rounded. I loved that the couples are equals. I was nervous about the twists in the action at the end but was glad to see the characters pull through. I can’t wait to read the next book to see what happens. P.T Macias is a fabulous author and takes great care with her characters and their story lines. I will recommend this book and the rest of the series to my friends and family.

 

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Tittle – Random Rhymes
Genre – Poetry
Author – Dawn Millen

“Little Man Sleeping”

Sleep on in your innocence little one Let the world pass on by Your golden head upon the pillow Eyes tight closed and dream The world has yet to change you To roughen up the edges To mold you to it’s will And bring you to your fate The smile upon your face Speaks of pleasant things Dreams of sweet childhood Where play is work, you see When I was just a child My dreams were just like yours Full of happy scenes

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‘One Mistake‘ is a Crime, Thriller
Author – Chris Keys

Blurb
Tyler Stone chooses murder over divorcing his two timing, money grubbing wife. He plans the perfect murder down to the smallest detail only to find himself staggering through an astonishing array of challenges all in the effort to avoid making that One Mistake that would reveal his involvement to the authorities.  Every murderer makes at least One Mistake. It only takes One Mistake to get caught and everybody makes at least one. Tyler Stone made several, but the biggest one was having committed the crime in the first place.

 

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‘Bluffing the Devil‘ is a YA Paranormal tale
Author – Christy Lynn Foster

Blurb

My musings about the beauty before me and idiots with their pathetic attempts at righteousness were suddenly stopped short by an almost imperceptible atmosphere change. After just a few months and a little practice, I could feel him when he entered the room. Even across a crowded casino floor his essence filled the space like the dark under your bed seems to go on forever. Rey. Fantastic. As if my day wasn’t off-kilter enough? Thank you, Poker Gods for the immense luck in company today. Truly, I owe you one!

He slithered his way across the casino floor and instantly his predacious gaze locked onto me. In a spontaneous act of avoidance, I burrowed into the crowd a bit deeper and tunneled my way through the unsuspecting human-shields, and headed toward the mock-safety of the elevators. Not that I am afraid of him, far from it, I just cannot stand cocky bastards that think they are God’s gift to the game. Especially when it’s obvious that the only reason he chats me up so often is he is trying to learn my strategy and make a place for himself as poker royalty. Not on my watch, chump. But wait, I am not prey in this situation! I am never going to be someone’s doormat or stepping-stone ever again! Resolve hit me suddenly and I pivoted on my heel quickly, nearly slamming into his eye-level chest.

 

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‘Star‘ is a YA Fantaasy
Author – Clemy Warner

Blurb

Abbii had been afraid of the dark for four long years. She hated the eerie silence that filled the night.

She would often try to forget by closing her eyes at night, but she would always be met by dreams of Shadows that would attack her, dragging her into the Darkness. Most nights, she would simply lie there with her bedding wrapped tightly around her, staring at the light coming in through her window, hoping that she would drift off into a dreamless sleep.

Ever since that day four years ago, the dark had frightened her; she had thought it would be a curse throughout the whole of her life, but something changed when she met him.

The dark seemed to lose its power and the moon’s light brightened.

Her dreams didn’t stop; nightmares still stole her sleep, but there was always a figure of Light that would save her and allow her to wake.

He said the same thing every night in her dreams. Keep fighting, Abbii.

She thought that he was part of her imagination, someone that she had created to save her, until she met him and was drawn into his bright hazel eyes.

His name was Nate.

 

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‘The Unseen Promise‘ is a fantasy tale
Author – Ellen Mae Franklin
Blurb

Set on the world Tarkeenia, this story marks the struggle between god and man, magic and indefinable evil. Monsters walk the shadows and the tip of balance between dark and light, good and evil. Even on a good day, living is tenuous.

Strangers become friends, uneasy alliances are tainted by betrayal and self gain. Unlikely heroes salvage what they can, in a world on the brink of chaos.

 

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Title – Birthright-Bestowed, book one of Ilona the Hun trilogy
Amazon bestseller, semifinalist in the Best Indie Books of 2012
Genre: Fantasy/magical-realism/unusual love triangle/ancient secrets tale
Author – Erika M Szabo

Blurb

Ilona is an emergency room doctor, born into an ancient Hun tribe which still exists hidden amongst us with its strict and fiercely enforced rules. She doesn’t know much about her Hun heritage besides legends, customs and rituals that she continues out of respect for her parents whose sudden death ten years before devastated her. She plays her tune on her birthday given to her by her grandmother. Elza – Ilona’s housekeeper – explains the purpose of the tune is to let the elders know she had come to age. Her mother didn’t have a chance to explain her inherited powers, but after her 29th birthday when she is considered as an adult by Hun standards, she begins to remember the forgotten instructions concealed as rhymes her mother was teaching her since she was a small child.

 

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Title – The Tinrano
Genre – #Sci Fi #Fantasy
Author –  Pete Emmerson

Blurb

Seek the Babe with Brother One

Honour the Brother with his Blade of Souls

Worship the Mother with her Shield of Stars

Remember the Knight with Demons Dead

Respect them all – for all are One

Two teenagers born 800 years apart, are brought together to lead the battle against the children of the ancient gods, the terrible giants; The Anakim.

The Watchers have aligned themselves to observe the final moments of their favoured world.

The world is rocked by the manifestations of giant, stone clad monsters that appear to be harvesting humans.

A strange, diminutive, humanoid creature is discovered wandering in the Grampian Mountains.

Dr. Jeanne McLennan, part of a secret agency investigating reported alien appearances, is posted to Aberdeen to lead a team to investigate.

Jeanne, at one time an Inspector in the Grampian Police, and her twelve year old son Paul are uprooted from their comfortable life in Essex.

The creature is not from this world, and is soon joined by others, at first by a female with a newborn infant. Jeanne with Dr. Tom Pinkerton an American Anthropologist, are tasked to discover their origin.

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Book Title – Nobody Loves a Bigfoot like a Bigfoot Babe
Genre – #Adult Humour #Urban Fantasy #Adult Romance #Action/Adventure
Author – Simon Okill

Blurb

The Northern California town of Big Beaver has become a haven for Bigfoot, alien sightings and is home to The Phantom Bigfoot Bather. One particularly weird Beaverite, Duane, has kept the Bigfoot a secret, but to his utter dismay, a female Bigfoot abducts a teenager. Duane must use all his guile to stop his secret from getting out, especially now that MB, his close friend and crypto-zoologist, is on the trail, along with Sheriff Lou and the FBI. Can Duane keep his Bigfoot friends a secret? And what does MB discover deep in the forest?

 LOU SAT AT HER DESK going over some paperwork. She looked up when Deputy Dwight knocked on her open door and showed the two FBI agents into her office. She’d been expecting their arrival, but she definitely hadn’t expected to see Willis Johnson, the heartless bastard.

The sudden, heart-stopping shock caused Lou’s hand to crunch up a piece of a report. She dropped it into a wastebasket without another thought as her mouth dropped open in surprise. She swallowed nervously. He had finally come back after all these years—after countless unreturned phone calls and letters.

Lou could feel her cheeks flushing with embarrassment. Was she blushing? Oh God, no, she hoped not. The last thing she wanted was to go all girlish and weak-kneed. Get a hold of yourself. You’re the town sheriff, not some sweet, innocent high school kid. But that’s exactly how she felt and that’s exactly where her heart had been left—on the high school prom altar of love.

Lou shifted uncomfortably in her chair. She and Willis made uneasy eye contact. An eternity stretched into seconds.

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Author – Susanne Wilder
First cookbook –  Wilder by the Dozen, ‘ Best of my B&B Brunches’

Second cookbook – Wilder by the Dozen, ‘Mexican Mains’

About the Author

Susanne E. Wilder, CFE is a Home Economist (Washington State University), Reformed Cordon Bleu chef, nutrition consultant, food stylist for print and film, writer, author of seven cookbooks, culinary consultant in the food industry, and instructor with three decades of experience in the foodservice and consumer food segments. Currently, she is writing of food, adventure travel and murder food mystery play.

Susanne has written for newspapers from San Diego to Seattle, Magazines from the U.S. to Australia, International websites and an e-book on sustainability: From Sustainable Garden to Table.

 

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Title: A Favorite Son
Genre: Biblical fiction, historical fiction
Author: Uvi Poznansky

Blurb:

This story is a present-day twist on the biblical story of Jacob and his mother Rebecca plotting together against the elderly father Isaac, who is lying on his deathbed, in order to get their hands on the inheritance, and on the power in the family. This is no old fairy tale. Its power is here and now, in each one of us.
Listening to Yankle telling his take on events, we understand the bitter rivalry between him and his brother. We become intimately engaged with every detail of the plot, and every shade of emotion in these flawed, yet fascinating characters. He yearns to become his father’s favorite son, seeing only one way open to him, to get that which he wants: deceit.
“What if my father would touch me,” asks Yankle. In planning his deception, it is not love for his father, nor respect for his age that drives his hesitation—rather, it is the fear to be found out.
And so—covering his arm with the hide of a kid, pretending to be that which he is not—he is now ready for the last moment he is going to have with his father.

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