Turquoise Morning Press

Middle Grade Fiction Release - The Warrior's Drum by F.R. Warnock

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:07:00 +0000

The Warrior's Drum
by F.R. Warnock

What happens when baseball-crazy Nick Thompson’s dad gets transferred to “worse than the middle of nowhere” Halleytown just as the Little League all-star team selection is about to begin—the year Nick is a shoe-in as the starting second baseman? Bradley J. Johnley, that’s what! An uncoordinated brainiac and fellow sixth grader, Bradley gets Nick embroiled in a 200-year old mystery involving a valuable necklace and a missing Native American artifact, complete with an attached curse. Come along for the adventure, as Nick and Bradley attempt to unravel the mystery, find the warrior’s drum and break the curse.

Release: February 19, 2012
Category: Juvenile Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction, Boys Adventure
Length: 21,000 words; short middle grade novel
Price: $2.99

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Author Bio: F.R. Warnock, grew up in a small town in northeastern Kentucky not far from the Scioto River Valley, the traditional home of the great Shawnee Nation. She discovered her love of baseball at age eleven, when her brother began playing Little League. The Warrior’s Drum is her first book for the younger reading crowd.

Now available - Murder on the Mountain by Maddie James

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:18:00 +0000

Murder on the Mountain
A Ladies of Legend Romantic Suspense Novel by Maddie James

Kate Carpenter thinks her Tennessee State trooper husband is dead.

ATF Agent Michael Lehman knows he is not.

When Michael goes undercover into Kate’s elementary classroom for a few weeks, posed as a school drug cop, his mission is to find out what Kate knows about her husband’s supposed death, and to determine if she has any involvement in hiding away the AWOL trooper turned drug runner.

His mission is to get answers. Get into her life. And not into her panties.

But somehow things go haywire….

Reviews:
If you enjoy a good suspense novel, grab this story as quickly as possible. Beware; it is difficult to stop reading once you start. ~Night Owl Reviews, 4 1/2 Stars, Top Pick

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Release:  February 12, 2012
Category:  Romance, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense
Heat Level: Sizzle
Length:  56,111 words; Novel
Price: $1.99

Author Bio: Multi-published and bestselling romance novelist, Maddie James, trips between contemporary, historical, and paranormal worlds, as she pens stories within, and frequently crossing, a variety of romantic genres. With over three dozen published titles, written under two (and soon three) pen names, she feels fortunate to work with some of the quirkiest characters around—those in her head, and in her life. She lives with her muses—who most days manifest themselves as four-legged furry creatures—and often laments that her cats have become her children, and she has become her mother. Que sera, sera.
Learn more about Maddie James, her writing, and her pen names at www.mjnovelist.com

Murder on the Mountain was previously released by Resplendence Publishing in 2008. This is a revised and updated edition of the novel.

Debut Release for Honey Creek Books - Bloom by Julie Anne Lindsey

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:03:00 +0000

Bloom by Julie Anne Lindsey
Seeds of Love Series in the Honey Creek Books line.

In a town filled with her past, she never expected to find her future….

Seven years ago Cynthia left Honey Creek with a broken heart. Three years ago Mitchell arrived with one. Now Cynthia’s come home, and these two hardened hearts can’t stop arguing. If they’d only take a break long enough to find some common ground, they might be surprised to find love can grow anywhere.

If they let it, love will find a way to Bloom.

Release:  January 29, 2012
Category:  Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Sweet Romance
Heat Level: Sweet
Length:  24,600 words, novella
Price: $2.99

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Author Bio: Born and raised as an only child in Ohio, Julie had plenty of time to people watch and make things up. When she didn’t think she could make a living at the latter, her love of people led her to Kent State University where she earned a BA in Psychology. A few years and three kids later, she discovered the thrill of writing and hasn’t looked back. Writing allows her to harness her seemingly endless supply of energy and create something of value in the wake.

Julie is a mother of three, wife to a sane person and Ring Master at the Lindsey Circus. Most days you’ll find her online, amped up on caffeine and wielding a book. She blogs about books and writing at http://blog.juliealindsey.com

Look for additional sweet romance titles in the Seeds of Love series to come.

From the author of BEACH RENTAL, Kincaid's Hope by Grace Greene

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:50:00 +0000

Kincaid's Hope
by Grace Greene

Beth Kincaid left her hot temper and unhappy childhood behind and created a life in the city free from untidy emotionalism, but even a tidy life has danger, especially when it falls apart.

In the midst of her personal disasters, Beth is called back to her hometown of Preston, a small town in southwestern Virginia, to settle her guardian’s estate. There, she runs smack into the mess she’d left behind a decade earlier: her alcoholic father, the long-ago sweetheart, Michael, and the poor opinion of almost everyone in town. As she sorts through her guardian’s possessions, Beth discovers that the woman who saved her and raised her had secrets, and the truths revealed begin to chip away at her self-imposed control.

Michael is warmly attentive and Stephen, her ex-fiancé, follows her to Preston to win her back, but it is the man she doesn’t know who could forever end Beth’s chance to build a better, truer life.

Release:  January 22, 2012
Category:  Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romantic Elements
Heat Level: Sweet
Length:  76,800 words - Novel
Price: $3.99 Digital; $13.99 Trade Paperback

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Author Bio: Grace Greene writes fiction with romance, suspense and inspiration ~ always with a strong heroine at its heart, and an happily-ever-after-ending--most of the time. Grace is also an artist and photographer who loves houses and landscapes that ooze character and is fascinated by human nature. A Virginia native, Grace lives in central Virginia. Visit Grace at http://www.gracegreeneauthor.com/

Commitment by Margaret Ethridge - Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:40:00 +0000

Commitment
by Margaret Ethridge

Tom Sullivan wants a woman who is willing to accept him as he is. The successful divorce attorney has seen enough of the flip side of love to know better than to promise forever. Women have tried to pin him down, but none have managed to make it stick.

Until Maggie McCann.

Maggie is only interested in one thing. Her fortieth birthday is looming and the tick-tock-tick-tock in her head means her biological clock is about to strike midnight on her dreams of finding Prince Charming. Armed with a new plan for her happily ever, she foregoes the Fairy Godmother routine and makes an appointment with a fertility clinic for a rendezvous with a sperm donor.

The last thing Maggie needs is to get mixed up with a player like Tom Sullivan.

A chance encounter and the opportunity to scratch a decade-long itch prove irresistible, and what starts as a one-night stand turns into a game of cat and mouse when Tom learns of Maggie’s plan to start a family on her own.

To Maggie, messing with a player like Tom Sullivan is the single-girl equivalent of playing with fire, but she convinces herself to take what she can get for as long as she can and expect nothing more. But Tom falls hard and fast for Maggie, and now that they’re planning to have a baby together he starts banking on his own a happily ever after.

If only he can get her to commit…

Release:  January 22, 2012
Category:  Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance
Heat Level: Sensual
Length:  84,000 words - Novel
Price: Digital $3.99; Print TBD (coming soon!)

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Author Bio: Margaret Ethridge lives in Arkansas with a sweet-talking Southern gentleman who claims to be her lawfully wedded husband. She is the (not-so-wicked-but-she-has-her-moments) stepmother to their two children, the adoring mistress of three spoiled dogs, the food purveyor to eleven hungry goldfish, and the comic foil for one rather impertinent house rabbit who thinks he rules the roost.

Visit Margaret at www.margaretethridge.com

Now Available from Lynna Banning - Gauchos & Gumption: My Argentine Honeymoon

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:40:00 +0000

Gauchos & Gumption: My Argentine Honeymoon
by Lynna Banning

Journal of Leora Marie Banning, 1910-1913

Eighteen-year-old schoolteacher and new bride Leora Maria Banning sails to South America in 1910 to join her husband’s family on their cattle ranch. Far from civilization on the plains of Argentina, Marie struggles to adjust to the rough life of the Pampas, to be accepted for herself, and to realize what loving her husband demands. She learns to make ostrich egg omelets for breakfast, converse in Spanish with the gauchos, and wear “bombaches,” the baggy, calf-length pants worn by the Argentine cowhands. She records her adventures through photographs taken with her simple Kodak box camera.

Then, camped a thousand miles from Buenos Aires, Marie discovers she is pregnant. The battle to save herself and her child challenges everything she believes in.

This memoir is based on stories and remembrances of the Argentine which Marie related to her granddaughter, the author, while she was growing up. *The photographs included are those Marie took during her Argentine honeymoon.

*Publisher Note: Photographs are included in trade paperback print version only, and not in digital/ebook versions.

Release: January 15, 2012
Category: Memoir, Fictionalized Diaries, Historical
Length: Short Novel, 30,000 words
Price: $2.99 (digital/ebook)

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Author Bio: Lynna Banning combines a lifelong love of history and literature into a satisfying career as a writer. Born in Oregon, she has lived in Northern California most of her life. After graduating from Scripps College, she embarked on a career as an editor and technical writer, and later as a high school English teacher.

An amateur pianist and harpist, Lynna performs on psaltery and harp in a medieval music ensemble and coaches musicians and writers in her spare time. She loves hearing from her readers. You may write to her directly at P.O. Box 324, Felton, CA 95018, or at carolynw@cruzio.com. Visit Lynna’s website at www.lynnabanning.com.

New from J.W. Keleher - Beul Nam Beinn, a Merworld Fantasy

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:06:00 +0000

Buel Nam Beinn
A Merworld Fantasy by J.W. Keleher

A story. Yeah. Sure. A story and more.

Douglas didn’t ask for much. He’d traveled to these islands off Scotland to investigate the property he’d inherited from his grandfather. The locals called the property’s sealed cave Beul Nam Beinn—Mouth in the Hill. Douglas was curious.

Look inside? Why not?

The mouth, sealed long ago for reason unknown, reopened had a story to tell. A family story. A story of Douglas’s ancestry. He had broken a seal and opened himself in the process. To his ancestors. To the cave. To the sea. To dreams and nightmares and understanding.

Beul Nam Bienn. Douglas changed. So will you.

Release: January 14, 2012
Category: Fiction, Fantasy, Merworld
Heat Level: Sweet-Sensual
Length: Novel, 78,000 words
Price: $3.99

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Author Bio: J. W. Keleher admits the past year has been tough. Besides visiting the Sarengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, and Zanzibar, he became terribly sick and had an extended period of unemployment (you could say one side of his toast was burnt while the other glowed with the essence of toastness). He imagined his life progressing differently.

Currently he lives in a house with two spare bedrooms (he keeps trying to rent one out, but it just doesn’t ever seem to work) and a thermostat that never goes much above sixty. His experiment of growing lettuce in the kitchen has failed. He enjoys visits from the neighborhood cat and movie nights.

He has two extended problems he’d like to resolve (well, maybe more than two but let’s just focus on two for now). He’d like to find a place to call home (you know where he could hang a hammock to swing in for the rest of his days) and he wishes he had the money to fly to Nancy, France for an extended period (if he did have the money to fly to Nancy, France and found he liked it, maybe it would become his home; this could be like hitting two bird with one stone…except, of course, birds are smaller).

He has often wondered why anyone would want to think inside of a box. He prefers to think in thrift stores, junk shops, old forests, and near the sea. He is a writer, teacher, archaeologist, and artist. Find out more about him at http://www.jwkeleher.com.

Now Available - The Troubadour by Darby York

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:58:00 +0000

The Troubadour
by Darby York

A Sapphire Nights Short and Sensual Novella

Courtly love, as sung by troubadours, is often a refuge for medieval wives. Yet its basis is fantasy, a far cry from the harsh realities of everyday life. Will a reluctant bride find courtly love, or her one true love, and satisfy the longings of her romantic heart?

Release: July 14, 2012
Category: Romance, Historical, Medieval
Heat Level: Sizzle-Erotic Romance
Length: Short Novella, 10,000 words
Price: $0.99

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Author Bio: Darby York believes her past lives have prepared her to write historical romance. She is happily married in this lifetime, dabbles in the metaphysical, and rescues stray cats and dogs. Visit Darby at www.darbyyork.com

Also by Darby York: The Betrothed, The Bridegroom

The Daughter by Christina Wolfer

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:01:00 +0000

The Daughter
by Christina Wolfer

Abandoned by her mother at birth, social worker Katie Delynski believes love and relationships are learned—and she hasn’t learned anything good about either. She avoids both love and relationships by focusing on her career and by getting prostitutes off the street. But when a man she’s never met commits suicide and names her as his daughter, leaving her millions of dollars and a family full of new relatives, things change. Her new family invites her into their lives, stirring a sense of belonging she is afraid to believe in.

Determined to put her windfall to good use, Katie buys an old building for a women’s shelter. Her newfound family puts her in touch with Conner Patterson, a family friend, to help rehab the building. As work progresses, Katie finds herself falling in love with Conner, but fear keeps her from acting on her feelings. It soon becomes apparent, though, that Conner may be her only hope for survival, when someone hurt by her father’s past indiscretions is determined to make Katie pay for her father’s sins.

Release: January 14, 2012
Category: Romance, Contemporary, Suspense
Heat Level: Sensual
Length: Novel, 70,000 words
Price: $3.99 Ebook; $12.99 Trade Paperback Print

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Author Bio: The first Compiled Writings by Christina were gathered and stapled together when I was ten years old. Those terribly written, yet funny to read, short stories often held some resemblance to my life growing up on a 39 acre farm in Williamsburg, OH, a small town east of Cincinnati. There were horses, cows, pigs, dogs, cats—okay, a zoo—which included three older brothers.

I left this wonderful life behind at eighteen to pursue a degree in Journalism and then a career in Marketing. After ten years of living in the city, I moved back to Williamsburg and bought those same 39 acres I grew up on. I eventually married my best friend, Jack, and allowed him and his son to move in with me, my two dogs and two horses. Since then, we’ve added another horse and built our dream home, a log cabin. The desire to write and become publishing was never far from my mind. It pushed at me until I could no longer ignore the stories running through my head.

Then one day, sitting in an airport on my way home from a business trip, I wrote the first chapter of Two Brothers. Once that first book was written, well, then I had to figure out what to do with it. I joined Romance Writers of America, as well as my local chapter, which eventually led me to Turquoise Morning Press and the release of my first book.

Like any good story, my journey has just begun and the ending is yet to be written.

Visit Christina at www.christinawolfer.com.

New from Keri Ford

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:18:00 +0000

Uninhibited in Apple Trail, Arkansas,

Volume 2 (3 Novella Anthology/Bundle)

by Keri Ford

Welcome to Apple Trial, Arkansas. Something must surely be in the water in this small town. Women are tossing their inhibitions out the window and the men are grasping at what to do about it!

Keri Ford's sexy, erotic six-novella series will have you laughing, crying and grasping for something hot and spicy!

This combined volume brings you the last three novellas in the series:

Making Her Nights

Satisfying Her Tastes

Chasing Her Trail

Now In Print!

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Release:  December 28, 2011
Category:  Erotic, Romance, Contemporary
Heat Level: Erotic Romance
Length:  86,000 words, novel length (3 novellas in one package)
Price: $4.99 Digital

Author Bio: Keri Ford was raised in South Arkansas on a farm surrounded by family, horses, cows, donkeys, ostriches, emus, chickens, ducks, Canadian Geese, and enough dogs one would think they were a pound…and then she bought a Cosmopolitan when she was twenty-two. She doesn’t recall the fantastic sex tip that drew her to the magazine, but she vividly remembers reading an excerpt of Christina’s Skye’s Code Name: Princess. One elevator scene and quick thought of, I didn’t know people wrote stuff like this… and her life would never be the same.

Website: http://KeriFord.com

An Irish Rogue - New from Suzanne Barrett

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:32:00 +0000

An Irish Rogue
by Suzanne Barrett

Justine Farris would do anything for her dotty old aunt, but marrying Declan Walsh seems just plain crazy. Although the handsome handyman might be sent back to Ireland unless they pretend to tie the knot, how can Justine possibly say “I do” when they can’t agree on anything.

Declan would never have proposed to an independent, unconventional woman like Justine, but this is an emergency. Then, suddenly, he begins to wish that his temporary fiancée could stay in his arms forever. And where there’s a will, there’s a way….

Release: December 26, 2011
Category: Romance, Contemporary
Heat Level: Sensual
Length: Novel, 60,000 words
Price: $3.99

Now available at the TMP Bookstore . Smashwords . All Romance Ebooks . Bookstrand . Barnes and Noble . Amazon/Kindle

Author Bio: Following a career in engineering, Suzanne has returned to her first love of writing and literature. Born in Southern California, Suzanne, along with her husband and an elderly cat, make their home in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Suzanne is also a jewelry designer, and her wirework is shown at various arts and wine events throughout the county. In addition, she has an Irish travel website with articles, recipes, and an extensive photo gallery. When she’s not writing or designing jewelry, Suzanne loves to garden.

First published by Kensington Books, Suzanne now writes for Turquoise Morning Press. Late Harvest , book one, is a Mendocino California wine country story, followed by her two-time Golden Heart finalist book In Love and War a story set in County Waterford, Ireland. Taming Rowan, book three, is set in England’s Cumbria district and one borne of her work in aerospace. Sierra Bride is Suzanne’s first published historical and is set In California’s Sierra County. An Irish Rogue is set in her Northern California hometown.

Visit Suzanne at www.suzannebarrett.com

Banger's People by Mary O'Dell

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:50:00 +0000

Banger's People
by Mary O'Dell

Now available at Amazon
Kindle - $2.99
Now in Trade Paperback Print - $11.99

Every time Dixie Honaker feels that a ride on the love boat with her elegant, silver-haired neighbor Walter may be about to happen, Banger, her rude but good-hearted mutt, does something to splash cold water all over them.

Despite Banger’s helping to rescue Walter after he is mugged, the man still finds the dog a little too grungy for his taste. He feels the same about Dixie’s lovable, wild-ass son, with his pregnant girlfriend and druggie pal. But never fear, Dixie eventually nails down the truth about who mugged Walter and helps everyone else work out their problems—everyone but Banger, that is, who ends up in court on Halloween Day and needs a special dispensation of justice from the unlikeliest of sources.

About Mary O'Dell
Appalachian born and raised, Mary O'Dell, poet with a crotchety black cat and an ageless heart, would live in a treehouse but there's not one big enough for all her books. Besides, at her age it would be a foolhardy venture. Instead, she allows that heart out on a regular basis to perch (sometimes warily) on her sleeve. The cat sleeps safe and sound on her chest at night. Mary is founder and president of Green River Writers, Inc., which offers retreat and critiquing sessions year-round. Her mentoring series in poetry and memoir happen in cafes and coffee shops in and around Louisville, Kentucky. Mary has several poetry collections to her credit, among them Poems for the Man Who Weighs Light and Living in the Body from Mellen Poetry Press, and The Dangerous Man by Finishing Line Press. Mary is at work on a new novel, a family saga and love story that takes place in the West Virginia coalfields in the thirties and forties.

This Magic Moment by Daryn Cross

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:19:00 +0000

This Magic Moment
by Daryn Cross

Now available at Amazon.
Kindle - $3.99
Now in Trade Paperback Print - $12.99

Zack Graham, CEO of Scrumbles Snack Cakes and Crandall Drake, CEO of Pretzelcious Pretzels are workaholics. Mike Kramer and Gretta Fishman, who work for each CEO respectively, are not. What’s worse, Mike and Gretta are lovers who can’t spend time with each other due to their bosses’ OCD work habits. But they have a plan: ask Maxwell Magic, the magnanimous, magical, mystery matchmaker, to solve their problem by getting their two bosses to stop working and start loving in a match that lasts forever. Zack and Crandall are in for a crazy ride, because Maxwell knows all and he will design a plan that is infallible; but, in the process they will have long-hidden secrets exposed and will be forced to sacrifice more than they thought possible to gain what they never thought could come true. But it can, because it’s magic—This Magic Moment!

The Fall Of Rain by Renee Vincent (Book Three of The Emerald Isle Trilogy)

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:53:00 +0000

The Fall Of Rain
by Renee Vincent
The Emerald Isle Trilogy, Book Three

Release: December 3, 2011
Category: Romance, Contemporary, Paranormal
Heat Level: Sizzle Romance
Length: 85,800 words, Novel

Price: $3.99 Digital ebook; $13.99 Trade Paperback

Leif Dæganssen, an archeologist from Norway, is determined to trace back his Scandinavian roots as far as the Dark Ages and find proof of their existence on the Emerald Isle. After several years of living off the west coast of Ireland, he finally uncovers an ancient artifact—an intricately decorated chest with pagan carvings—buried beneath the very porch of his coastal cottage. Knowing it only confirms the presence of a glorified Norse-influenced settlement on Inis Mór, he’s determined to establish a link between himself and those who once inhabited the rugged isle.

For as long as she can remember, Lorraine O’Connor has had dreams of a Norse warrior kissing her. And even though she’s never fully understood the reason for her vivid subconscious imagination, she welcomes the meaningless and wanton pleasure of being in a Viking’s protective embrace—until the day she meets that brazen Northman on an impulsive vacation trip to Ireland.

Though blindsided by the relevance of her dreams and the strange familiarity of the man within them, Lorraine can’t help but feel a deep-seated intimacy toward Leif. And the more she gets to know him, the more she’s convinced they’ve shared a life together in a time long forgotten.

Are the clues to their ancestral past hidden within the contents of the chest or buried deep within their hearts?

Author Bio: Renee Vincent holds a passionate interest in Irish and Norse history. She lives in the rolling hills of Kentucky with her husband and two children on a beautiful secluded farm of horses and hay fields.

When not writing, she spends her time on the back of a horse, whether with her family or with friends, and thinks there is nothing like the feel of sunlight on your face, the wind in your hair, and the power of the animal beneath you. Seeing the world from a saddle, she says, is by far the best view and the best therapy for a heavy heart or a troubled mind.

She is a sucker for a good cup of coffee (lots of cream and sugar...and whipped cream if she can get her hands on it), great conversation, and a lilting Irish accent. She love to read and can't resist watching great epic historical movies. Visit Renee’s Web site, www.reneevincent.com

The Emerald Isle Trilogy includes:

Ræliksen, Book One
Mac Liam, Book Two
The Fall of Rain, Book Three.

Blue Bottle Beach by Amie Denman - Now Available!

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:05:00 +0000

Blue Bottle Beach
by Amie Denman

There’s no better place for a bachelorette party than Key West, Florida. Jackie and her accountant friends call in sick and escape wintry Chicago to celebrate in the sunshine, but an unexpected twist breaks up the party. On her own for a weekend in America’s least inhibited city, Jackie meets a man who makes her heart do a tropical dance. Mitchell is handsome, charming, and knows just where to touch her. If he looks a little familiar, the thought is quickly lost on the hot sands.

Mitchell finds Jackie equally irresistible as he romances her on Blue Bottle Beach, but he has no idea she should be in her cubicle in Chicago balancing the sheets for one of his many companies. What will happen when Mitchell and Jackie eventually look past their attraction to discover he’s her boss? Will a hot weekend in Key West still sizzle in wintry Chicago at the corporate Christmas party?

Release: November 28, 2011
Category: Romance, Contemporary
Heat Level: Sensual
Length: Novel, 45,800 words

Price: $2.99 digital; $10.99 Trade Paperback Print

Author Bio: Amie Denman lives in a small town in her native Ohio with her husband and two young sons. Her two cats and 90-pound yellow lab are kind enough to share a sunny office where she lets her imagination run wild. Reading books was her favorite escape as a child, and she remains a romantic at heart. Blue Bottle Beach, is her first published novel.

Please visit her at www.amiedenman.com

Latest Mystery from Bobbye Terry - Nick of Time

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:35:00 +0000

Nick of Time
by Bobbye Terry

Climax, Virginia Mystery Series, Book Two

New violence arrives to the town of Climax, lurking beneath the conventions and quirks of a down-home southern lifestyle. In the middle of the chaos, Sheriff’s assistant, Emily Franklin falls in love with newcomer Nick Troy and the two embark on a treacherous journey to discover who is hiding behind an evil web of crime. Amidst kidnappings, trafficking and murder, will the lovers’ happily ever after turn into a drearily dead down under?

Release: November, 2011
Digital ISBN: 9781937389529
Categories: Thriller, Suspense, Romantic Suspense
Length: Novel
Price: $3.99 Digital; $13.99 Trade Paperback

Author Bio: A native Virginian, Bobbye Terry now resides in the cotton fields of West Texas with a Chocolate Lab that has a sock fetish. Bobbye is a multi-published author of romantic comedy, fantasy and suspense. Now, writing solo, except for a possible collaboration on special projects, she continues to write with extensive humor, even in suspense, where southern charm meets macabre reality.

Other works by Bobbye Terry – The Briny Bay Mystery series

Ruth J. Hartman's MURPHY IN THE PAW-PAW PATCH

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:48:00 +0000

MURPHY IN THE PAW-PAW PATCH
Written and Illustrated by Ruth J. Hartman

Murphy knew he was different. And he didn’t like it. All the other kittens in his neighborhood had pads on their paws. Why didn’t he? They pranced and ran. They jumped and skipped. They even did cartwheels and back-flips. But Murphy’s feet hurt when he tried those things.

He asked his Uncle Bentley, who knew almost everything there was to know about anything, what he should do.Follow Murphy on his journey as he searches for his very own paw pads.
Release: November 2011
Category: Children's Illustrated Picture book; Appropriate for Preschool, Kindergarten age children
Length: 36 pages
Price: AVAILABLE IN PRINT ONLY. $11.99

Soon available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Now Available - Sierra Bride by Suzanne Barrett

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:36:00 +0000

Sierra Bride
by Suzanne Barrett

Historical Romance, Western

Widowed rancher Wade Guthrie needs help raising his unruly young daughter and advertises for a housekeeper. Instead, he finds himself saddled with a mail order bride.

Irish immigrant Corrie Kiernan needs a place to hide. Witness to a brutal murder at the mill where she worked, she’ll do anything to escape the killer who now threatens her life, even if it means marrying a stranger and weaving a web of deception. Falling in love with the handsome rancher is easy, but can a man who values honesty above everything else love a woman whose life is a lie?

Release: November 5, 2011
Category: Romance, Historical
Heat Level: Sensual
Length: Novel

Price: $3.99 Digital; $13.99 Trade Paperback Print
Also now available at Barnes and Noble . Smashwords .

Author Bio: Following a career in engineering, Suzanne has returned to her first love of writing and literature. Born in Southern California, Suzanne, along with her husband and an elderly cat, make their home in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Suzanne is also a jewelry designer, and her wirework is shown at various arts and wine events throughout the county. (Visit her jewelry website at www.bellerustique.com.) In addition, she has an Irish travel website with articles, recipes, and an extensive photo gallery. When she’s not writing or designing jewelry, Suzanne loves to garden. Visit Suzanne at www.suzannebarrett.com

Now Available - Ruby, the White King, and Marilyn Monroe

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:14:00 +0000

Ruby, the White King, and Marilyn Monroe
by F. L. Bicknell

Urban Fantasty/Romance/Paranormal

Ebook - $3.99
Trade Paperback Print - $15.99

Reincarnated over the centuries. Stuck with a ditzy Marilyn Monroe lookalike. Falling for a rich albino guy. It’s just Ruby’s luck for Hell’s “real” angels to ride into this life and screw it all up.

Ruby, the White King, and Marilyn Monroe is a well-written, intriguing book. It keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next. With strong, well-rounded characters and tantalizing foreshadowing, this makes for a pleasurable read. Ms. F.L. Bicknell pulls the reader in, combining the paranormal with reality to give you a tale you won't want to put down.

—Jade Twilight, Author http://jadetwilight.webs.com

A road trip fueled by blue lightning and irreverent humor, Ruby, the White King, and Marilyn Monroe jumpstarts a reader's heart!

—Tess MacKall, editor and author

Over the past ten years, I’ve read hundreds of books, my favorite authors being some of the big names, but I must say I've just added a new author to my NY author list: F.L. Bicknell. Ruby, the White King, and Marilyn Monroe will have you laughing, crying, and yelling. I read this story in one sitting because I couldn't put it down! I can't wait to see if there will be a book two!

—Selene Noreen, Author www.selenenoreen.com

Ruby, the White King and Marylyn Monroe is an edgy, fast-paced thrill ride with twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This is one road trip I highly recommend!

—Shiela Stewart, Author www.shielasbooks.ca

Now available at: TMP Bookstore . Amazon Kindle . Smashwords . Bookstrand . All Romance Ebooks/OmniLit

Gift of the Heart (A Christmas Romance Novella)

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:28:00 +0000

Gift of the Heart (A Christmas Romance Novella)
Suzanne Barrett

Digital Formats only - $1.99

Amy Wilson struggles to make a home for herself and her small son in the Northern California town of Riverton. Widowed and alone, and saddled with debt from her husband’s failed business, she vows to pay off his creditors herself and remain independent from her overbearing in-laws.

Shay McHugh is dissatisfied with his life. At thirty-three, he has a home on the river which he has just remodeled, a white Porsche, a powerboat, and a position as manager of Riverton’s ValuKing Supermarket. But lately he finds life doesn’t offer the fulfillment he craves. Something is lacking. When he meets Amy, he has an overwhelming desire to protect her, which is exactly the thing Amy has been escaping. Can the two set aside their differences and make room for love?

Now available at: TMP Bookstore . Amazon Kindle . Smashwords . All Romance Ebooks . Bookstrand

Reviews:

"Where do I start? I love this novella! This is the first time I have read something by Suzanne Barrett and I fell in love with her writing style...have added her to my must read authors list for future releases. I give it 5 stars, as I couldn’t find any fault with this novella." ~Booked Up Reviews

Release: October 10, 2011
Category: Romance, Contemporary
Tags: Christmas, gift, novella, widow, son
Heat Level: Sweet Romance
Length: 22,600 words; Novella
Price: $1.99

Love's Long Shadow (Young Adult Novella, Paranormal)

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:15:00 +0000

Love's Long Shadow
by Ciara Knight

Sammy Lorre was cast from Heaven for conduct unbecoming an angel. Living in a demon-infested small town with no memory of her previous life, she faces never-ending purgatory until Boon saunters into her life with a promise of angelic love. But is he an angel from Heaven or a minion from the underworld preying on her human emotions? To discover his true identity, she must risk eternal damnation and her heart.

Length: 12,000 words, novella

Price: $1.99

Now available : TMP bookstore . Amazon Kindle . Smashwords . Bookstrand . All Romance Ebooks/OmniLit

Coming To Climax by Bobbye Terry - Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:40:00 +0000

Coming to Climax
by Bobbye Terry

Margaret Palmer returns to Climax, Virginia, a deceptively quiet country town where Southern charm hides long-buried secrets and evil lurks just beneath the surface of the daily routine. Frustrated and frightened, Margaret knows she will have to face Blue Moon, the only true love she ever had, and his adopted daughter, Carolina. More alarmingly, she may be forced to reveal a long-hidden secret—she’s Carolina’s biological mother. But, will her disclosure no longer matter when a psychotic serial killer eliminating residents, spirals out of control, determined that Blue will be his last victim?

Release: September 6, 2011
Category: Suspense, Mystery, Romance
Heat Level: Sensual
Length: 80,000 words, Novel
Price: $3.99 ebook; Print TBD

Available now at TMP Bookstore . Amazon . Smashwords. . All Romance Ebooks/OmniLit
Bookstrand . Barnes and Noble
Coming soon to more online retailers and in trade paperback print.

Author Bio: A native Virginian, Bobbye Terry now resides in the cotton fields of West Texas with a Chocolate Lab that has a sock fetish. Bobbye is a multi-published author of romantic comedy, fantasy and suspense. Now, writing solo, except for a possible collaboration on special projects, she continues to write with extensive humor, even in suspense, where southern charm meets macabre reality.

Learn more about Bobbye's books by visiting www.BobbyeTerry.Blogspot.com.

Ariel by Gabriel Madison

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:15:00 +0000

Ariel
by Gabriel Madison

A Young Adult Paranormal Novel

Angel Santos just wants to be an average seventeen year-old girl. That’s kind of hard for a reincarnated Archangel who’s hiding her powers. It gets even harder when God vanishes from Heaven and her old friends turn to her to find the last angel to see Him. Now all she has to do is stop the impending apocalypse and fend off her best friend’s attempts to make her popular. All in a week’s work.

Release: September 1, 2011
Category: Young Adult, Teen, Paranormal
Tags: angel, archangel, warrior, teen, reincarnation, paranormal, young adult
Length: 86,600 novel
Price: $3.99 digital/ebook; Trade Paperback TBD

Available at these retailers: TMP Bookstore . OmniLit . Bookstrand . Smashwords . Amazon . Barnes & Noble.

Author Bio: Gabriel Madison started writing when he was in high school, mostly short stories and poetry, and then developed a passion for screenplays. He attended a private art University in Atlanta, Georgia for Media Production. There he studied script writing and film making. He wrote a few screenplays, and made a few short movies, including a twelve-minute vampire movie he adapted from a short story called Midnight Diner. After leaving school, his passion shifted mainly towards writing stories, rather than shooting and directing them. He writes short stories, novellas, screenplays, graphic novels and full-length novels. He was once asked to define himself: he answered... ‘storyteller.’ You can find Gabriel online at http://gabrielmadison.blogspot.com/

New from Judy Alter -- Skeleton in a Dead Space, a cozy mystery

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:44:00 +0000

Skeleton in a Dead Space
by Judy Alter

A Kelly O'Connell Mystery, Book One

Release: August 29, 2011
Category: Mystery, Cozy
Price: $3.99 digital; $13.99 Trade Paperback Print

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Kelly O'Connell never thought real estate was a dangerous profession, until she stumbled over a skeleton in a dead space in an early-twentieth-century Craftsman house she was transforming into coveted modern home in an older urban neighborhood. From that moment, she runs into teen-age gang members, a manipulative ex-husband, a needy and single pregnant friend, a cold-blooded murderer, and a policeman who wants to be more than her protector. As free-spirited as the chocolate-peanut-jalapeño candy she craves, Kelly barges through life trying to keep from angering her policeman-boyfriend, protect her two young daughters, pacify her worried mother a thousand miles away, and keep her real estate business afloat. Too often she puts herself in danger, and sometimes its the girls, not Mike, who come to Kelly’s rescue.

Now available - debut women's fiction novel by Sylvia May

noreply@blogger.com (Maddie James) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:52:00 +0000

The Unraveling of Abby Settel
by Sylvia May

"An intimate portrait of where today's women often find themselves in mid-life. May's debut novel sings with the very real despair of loneliness and celebrates the unique talent of women to discover happiness in small things. The Unraveling of Abby Settel is meant to share with friends."

~ Sarah Collins Honenberger, author of Catcher, Caught

Release: August 22, 2011
Category: Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Women
Length: Novel
Price: $3.99 Digital; $14.99 print

Also at: Amazon . OmnitLit . Smashwords . Barnes and Noble .

Abby Settel's well-ordered life is falling apart. Her son is behaving suspiciously, her aging parents are deteriorating, and her husband loses his job. His new position compels them to move hundreds of miles away, where Abby is plagued by guilt and loneliness. When she discovers a group of women facing the similar challenges, together they seek a way out of their unhappiness.

This is a story of mid-life reinvention, letting go and embracing the present, and the importance of friends.

Author Bio: Sylvia May was born in The Netherlands and has lived in Canada, the US, and currently resides in Bermuda. Her traumatic move from Ontario to Virginia inspired the writing The Unraveling of Abby Settel. Active in writers' groups wherever she calls home, her stories have placed in literary contests. A pianist and former music teacher, she is now delighted to call herself an author and is currently working on her second novel. She lives with her husband and has three grown children.