Anna del C Dye has just released a new fantasy:A Royal Elf of Abalon. Amathis, the queen in the story forced Anna to write this story. She is a selfish, demanding, and cruel woman. Her inspiration for writing her Elf Series fantasies is J. R. R. Tolkien. She loves Lord of the Rings.
Anna will take her books and have fun being a princess for three weeks in May at the Utah Renaissance Faire & Fantasy Festival.
Not Everything That Looks Royal Is… [Read more...]
Karen Spears Zacharias has a new book called: A Silence of Mockingbirds. The book reports on the investigation of a young girl’s murder in Oregon, shows why child abuse continues to slip through the cracks in our country, and how a season journalist finds herself caught up in a headline story. Transcript of Karen Spears Zacharias: “A Silence of Mockingbirds: The Memoir of a Murder“ interview on the Diane Rehm Show.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Karen Spears Zacharias is a journalist and author. She knew the victim’s mother and father personally and courageously reveals the this true crime story from an insider point of view.
No Angel by Theresa Sneed is a vivid story with a large dose of Lehi’s Dream and a bit of Dante’s Inferno thrown into the mix. This novel provides interesting speculation on our pre-mortal, mortal and post-mortal existence.
Blurbs by other authors:
No Angel is a powerful story with captivating characters. This book kept me on the edge of my seat and my fingers turning the pages. . . . A must read! –Krista Darrach, author of Riley s Gift [Read more...]
First Annual WUFC Writing Contest: Courage to Thrive opens April 16th, 2012.
Writers Unite to Fight Cancer has partnered with the Virginia G. Piper Creative Writing Center* at Arizona State University to hold the first annual WUFC writing contest starting April 16th 2012 through midnight on August 15th 2012. Then fee of $30.00 per entry will be donated to the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Community Outreach and Research Programs. Winners and Finalist will be published in the WUFC Writing Contest Anthology. [Read more...]
IDENTITY by Betsy Love is an intriguing LDS novel. She says: “When The Muse Strikes—She better find you hard at work!” She is the winner of the 2011 NANOWRIMO. Betsy graduated from Ottawa University with a degree in secondary education and English literature. After 13 years of teaching (where she wrote and directed plays her students performed) she is now a full-time writer. Identity is Betsy’s debut novel.
Identity is an action filled mystery with romantic suspense. It grabbed my interest from the front cover through the very last word. I loved the crisp characterization of the all players. I also liked that even though this is an LDS novel it wasn’t preachy. Betsy Love wrote with such skill I was guessing all the way through the narrative and pleasantly surprised with the directions in the twists and turns of the plot. I felt as if I was part of Savannah’s family by the time I was finished and yet rooted for Amelia also.
Below I share Betsy’s interview: [Read more...]
As a writer, I understand being frozen in time. I wanted to write, I ached to write, but I could not pick up the pen. That is why I want to share with you ways to become unstuck and look forward to writing.
Ethel Lee-Miller utilizes over three decades of educational and counseling training in presenting her “Words Are Powerful” Writing Workshops. Ethel’s vision is to assist people so they may move through stages of life independently, confidently, and serenely. I attended her workshop last year and came away rejuvenated and prepared with tools to improve my writing,. I also found supportive writing friends.
She is the author of the memoir: Thinking of Miller Place - A Memoir of Summer Comfort. Ethel Lee Miller shares the bond identical twins experience during a family summer vacation.
My aunts are identical twins. Many of the stories they tell of bantering about with their identities as children are similar to those shared in Thinking of Miller Place. It was a delightful read and my aunts thoroughly enjoyed reading this book as well.
Dangerous Favor is Joyce DiPastena’s third published novel of medieval romance. Each one is great and this one tops them all. Joyce’s research fills the story with gripping intrigue and page turning heart yearnings.
“Mathilde’s violet eyes turned misty again. Etienne imagined she longed for some man to be thus stricken over her. No doubt it was of Therri she dreamed. What had she called him? The Vision? Etienne’s mouth quirked up in rare envy of his friend.”
“Pray, sir, it is most unchivalrous of you to tease me this way. If you are a true knight, you will honor my request and give me back the ribbon.” [Read more...]
When Jordan’s life unravels after a breast cancer scare, she decides to join her wildest childhood friend in San Francisco and track down her drifter brother, Cam. Jordan leaves behind a job she loves, a beautiful home, and a dependable boyfriend – everything she thought she always wanted.
Cam suddenly flees the country, and Jordan follows, determined to bring him home. Her journey takes her to the farthest reaches of majestic Nepal, where she encounters tests—and truths—about love and family that she never could have imagined. Funny, heartbreaking, and suspenseful, Sleeping Tigers reminds us all that sometimes it’s better to follow your heart instead of a plan. [Read more...]
Because this month is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month this post will feature books that focus on different aspects of these disabilities.
I Just Am by Bryan and Tom Lambke is about Bryan a Down syndrome child. It is heart warming and shows how he just wants to be who he is. [Read more...]
Recent Comments