Author Bio: Julie Musil writes Young Adult novels from her rural home in Southern California, where she lives with her husband and three sons. She’s an obsessive reader who loves stories that grab the heart and won’t let go. What inspires you to write? Real life. My three teen sons. My husband. Family. Friendships. Great books. Nature. I'm inspired by too many things to mention! Tell us about your writing process. I like to call myself a "loose plotter." I have a solid idea of where I'm … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Julie Musil @juliemusil
Interview with Author – Fran Veal @franveal
Author Bio: Fran Veal fell in love with stories when her fourth grade teacher, Peggy Greer read stories like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory every afternoon after lunch. Her first attempt at writing stories was in the fifth grade when she began writing and drawing a cartoon for her friends. The drawing, to be honest, was terrible, but the stories must have been pretty decent because a friend recently informed her she'd kept some of them because “she always knew Fran would be a writer someday. … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Fran Veal @franveal
Interview with Author – Cynthia Vespia @cynfulcharm
Author Bio: Cynthia Vespia has had a passion for creative writing ever since she was very young. Today Cynthia writes character driven novels full of suspense. During her down time she enjoys getting lost in a good book or movie and keeping active through various forms of martial arts and fitness. Visit the official website at: www.CynthiaVespia.com What inspires you to write? I read alot as a kid and as I got older I decided I wanted to emulate some of my favorite writers. I've always … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Cynthia Vespia @cynfulcharm
Parallel Pasts by Julia Blues
Love is the one thing missing from Fatima’s life, beginning when her parents left her at the age of four. Usually she enjoys calling the shots in her love life, but when she runs into a mysterious man on a night out, everything changes. Cory Hines would give anything to undo his childhood. Growing up with an abusive father and distant mother left him wary of family and relationships. And as he tries to straighten out his life, the nightmares return and send him down a drunken spiral. His … [Read more...] about Parallel Pasts by Julia Blues
Write the Darn Book by Mike Reuther
Many people dream of writing a book, but few ever getting around to doing it. Why? Mike Reuther, author of "Write the Darn Book", believes too many aspiring writers set themselves up for failure by believing it's difficult. It doesn't have to be. The key is writing from one's heart to allow for the free flow of words to come pouring out. In no time at all - a matter of weeks - a writer can have a manuscript ready to be edited and eventually published. The book also covers literary agents and the … [Read more...] about Write the Darn Book by Mike Reuther
Linked (Prophecy Book One0 by Hope Welsh
Lana Summers doesn't want anything to do with paranormal abilities. She's seen what it did to her mother before her death. Cole Thomas has his own talents, but can Lana accept his when she can't accept her own? Can Cole convince her to embrace her talents--and accept his--in time? When Lana's house is invaded in the middle of the night by an intruder, Lana awakes to a warning in her dream to Run! The warning came from her dead mother. As she flees to the streets via a window, she finds … [Read more...] about Linked (Prophecy Book One0 by Hope Welsh
Husbands May Come and Go but Friends are Forever by Judith Marshall
The story takes place in Northern California in the spring of 2000, when the dot-com boom was at its peak. Elizabeth Reilly-Hayden is a successful executive in her late fifties and a divorced mother of two. Emotionally armored and living alone, she wants only to maintain the status quo: her long-term significant other, her job, and her trusted friends—five feisty women whose high school friendship has carried them through multiple marriages, dramatic divorces, and maddening menopause. Yet in a … [Read more...] about Husbands May Come and Go but Friends are Forever by Judith Marshall