RESCUE Cover!
Thanks to all of you who played. Across all of the blogs, we had hundreds of answers, and the entire cover was revealed in less than an hour and a half – you were so fast! BUT…we do have a winner! Congratulations Carson L! For those who entered in hopes of receiving an ARC of THE CAPTIVE KINGDOM or of RESCUE, no worries! I still have many copies of TCK to give away over the next few months, and when I receive ARCs of RESCUE, I will be giving them away here on my blog as well! In the meantime… RESCUE will be released on March 2, 2021. Here is the summary: Six hundred and fifty-seven days ago,...
Read MoreCover Reveal for New Historical!
EDIT: The Cover is Revealed – all trivia questions have been answered! This means the contest is officially ended. Participating authors and bloggers will send me the names of everyone who left comments and from them I will randomly draw a winner. Thanks everyone for playing – you are all BRILLIANT! It’s time for another cover reveal – but let’s have some fun, okay? This is for my next historical novel, set to release on March 2, 2021. I know, that’s a long time away, but a lot of fun things will happen in the meantime, including THE CAPTIVE KINGDOM out this fall. HOW TO PLAY...
Read MoreCover Reveal, TOMORROW!
At noon EST tomorrow, we’re going to have some fun – a cover reveal for my next historical novel. See those fifteen squares? To unlock each square, you’ll need to follow a link to a blog for a fellow writer or book reviewer. They will have a trivia question posted. Answer it correctly, and I will open the square. BUT… Even if the square is already unlocked, I hope you will visit and answer the trivia question anyway. Why? BECAUSE… The contest ends when the entire cover is revealed. EVERY correct trivia answer is an entry for a pretty amazing prize. THREE signed...
Read MoreBINGO Reminder!
Book Bingo… As a reminder, there is a fantastically fun BINGO game underway for young writers everywhere. What can you win? A FREE Skype visit (when school is back in session) for your entire class/bookclub/fan group with one of these participating authors: Dusti Bowling *** Shelly Brown *** Frank Cole *** Janet Fox *** Christian McKay Heidicker *** Jennifer Jenkins *** Marion Jensen *** Peter Lerangis *** Chad Morris *** Jennifer Nielsen *** Olugbemisola...
Read MoreYes, Stories Matter
As of this writing, the great majority of Americans, and a very high number of world citizens, have been asked to shelter in place, hunker down, self-isolate. We’re sheltering in place. Separated from much of the outside world, many of us feel the need for connections once again. Without those connections, we see increases in worry, stress, restlessness. And a different kind of frustration than most of us have ever experienced. Maybe we need some good stories. A lot more stories. And yes, I am serious. Stories are as old as our DNA. Whether through cave drawings or storytellers, on...
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