About Zina Abbott: Zina Abbott is the pen name I use for my historical novels. I currently live with my husband in California near the “Gateway to Yosemite.” I am a member of Women Writing the West, American Night Writers Association, and Modesto Writers Meet Up. I enjoy any kind of history including family history. When I am not piecing together novel plots, I piece together quilt blocks. What inspires you to write? I have always enjoyed reading and writing. In junior high I preferred to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Zina Abbott
Buyer’s Guide: Wedding Tales, Book Two: Honeymoon Caper by Mary Sullivan Esseff
Targeted Age Group: 18+ Category: Christian Fiction Print book price range: $24.99 eBook price range: $9.99 About Wedding Tales, Book Two: Honeymoon Caper: Wedding Tales, Book Two: Honeymoon Caper, brings together all the Tales that were not told in their entirety in Wedding Tales, Book One: Love's Journey. Married during the Blizzard of 1966, newlyweds, Rebecca Butler and Khalil Khoury escaped the deep snows and frigid winds entombing the northeast and to begin their honeymoon in … [Read more...] about Buyer’s Guide: Wedding Tales, Book Two: Honeymoon Caper by Mary Sullivan Esseff
Buyer’s Guide: Wedding Tales, Book One: Love’s Journey by Mary Sullivan Esseff
Targeted Age Group: 18+ Category: Romance Print book price range: 19.99 (paperback); $39.99 (hardcover) eBook price range: $7.99 About Wedding Tales, Book One: Love's Journey: The SEQUEL to The Butterfly & The Snail Wedding Tales continues the magic of the inspirational love story told in Mary Sullivan Esseff's previous book, The Butterfly & The Snail. On January 29, 1966, as Rebecca Butler and Khalil Khoury exchange vows, an unexpected blizzard piles up snow so deep that it … [Read more...] about Buyer’s Guide: Wedding Tales, Book One: Love’s Journey by Mary Sullivan Esseff
Buyer’s Guide: The Butterfly & The Snail by Mary Sullivan Esseff
Targeted Age Group: 18+ Category: Christian Fiction Print book price range: 19.99 (paperback); $39.99 (hardcover) eBook price range: $4.99 About The Butterfly & The Snail: A tenor's voice, passionate and pure, draws shy Rebecca Butler into the Studentenheim's crowded social room. Finished singing, Khalil Khoury notices her sitting alone, joins her, then notices no one else. Georgetown University's 1964 summer program opens; Salzburg's magic begins. The Butterfly & … [Read more...] about Buyer’s Guide: The Butterfly & The Snail by Mary Sullivan Esseff
I Have Lived Today by Steven Moore
England. 1960s. A cold, harsh autumn. On an isolated island, an abusive man forces his wife to run for her life. Their son Tristan, young and afraid, also flees the island and sets out into the world to escape his demons and find his mother. Hitchhiking beneath the backdrop of a wild and loveless November, Tristan encounters every possible character, from the genuinely kind to the inherently wicked. Beaten, robbed and stripped of even hope, Tristan finds himself on the gritty streets of London’s … [Read more...] about I Have Lived Today by Steven Moore
EVANTHIA’S GIFT by Effie Kammenou
In the year 1956, Anastacia Fotopoulos finds herself pregnant and betrayed, fleeing from a bad marriage. With the love and support of her dear friends Stavros and Soula Papadakis, Ana is able to face the challenges of single motherhood. Left with emotional wounds, she resists her growing affection for Alexandros Giannakos, an old acquaintance. But his persistence and unconditional love for Ana and her child is eventually rewarded and his love is returned. In a misguided, but well-intentioned … [Read more...] about EVANTHIA’S GIFT by Effie Kammenou
Interview with Author – Steven Moore
About Steven Moore: I was born in 1974, and grew up in Lowestoft, England. An avid sportsman, painter and reader, those loves were only trumped by my love of travel, and to date I've visited 49 countries and lived and worked on five continents. I currently lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico with my wofe, freelance journalist Leslie Patrick. I've been writing about my travels and adventures on my blog, 'Twenty First Century Nomad,' but my novel, 'I Have Lived Today,' is my first full … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Steven Moore
Interview with Author – Effie Kammenou
About Effie Kammenou: Effie Kammenou is a first generation Greek-American who lives on Long Island with her husband and two daughters. When she’s not writing, or posting recipes on her food blog, cheffieskitchen.wordpress.com, you can find her cooking for her family and friends. Her debut novel, EVANTHIA’S GIFT, is a multigenerational love story and family saga, influenced by her Greek heritage, and the many real life accounts that have been passed down. She continues to pick her father’s … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Effie Kammenou
Interview with Author – Patricia Hopper
About Patricia Hopper: I'm originally from Dublin, Ireland, However, I have lived in West Virginia for many years. Home to me is now both Ireland and West Virginia. I have two children, both grown, and now a grandson named Jackson, who is all boy--curious about everything and a joy to be around. I attended West Virginia University (WVU) as a non traditional student. I started out as a Business Major, but became smitten with writing when I took a creative writing class. I switched my major to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Patricia Hopper
Interview with Author – Gail Chehab
About Gail Chehab: Chehab's first novel, The Echo of Sand, was published in November 2009 by Mid-List Press after she won the First Series Award. Her writing has been recognized by Joyce Carol Oates as Honorable Mention for the Zeotrope: All-Story Fiction Contest and chosen as runner-up for the San Diego Book Award. Chehab's second novel, The Tunnel, was published in July 2015 by MediaAria CDM. The Tunnel was a top finalist for The Arthur Edelstein Prize, a semifinalist for William … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Gail Chehab
Interview with Author – Maggie Marr
About Maggie Marr: Maggie Marr is an attorney and the author of H-O-T contemporary romance and women's fiction. Her books contain alpha bad-boy heroes and feisty heroines. She got her start in Hollywood pushing the mail cart at ICM where she became a motion picture literary agent. She is the author of the best-selling Hollywood Girls Club Series, the Glamour Series, the Eligible Billionaires Series and the Powder Springs Series. Maggie loves all things 'pop' culture. She has been featured on … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Maggie Marr
Interview with Author – Leigh Podgorski
About Leigh Podgorski: I am an award winning playwright and screenwriter. Among my favorite projects are a play and documentary on Cahuilla elder Katherine Siva Saubel entitled We Are Still Here and the one-act play Windstorm for which I interviewed Dr. Elisabeth Kubler Ross. My novels include The Women Debrowska that is (very) loosely based on my own Polish ancestry, Ouray’s Peak which follows the story of one matriarchal Ute Indian lineage, the Mystery Magical Realism Stone Quest series that … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Leigh Podgorski
