About Mark Morris: I live with six of my eight kids, two are in college, and my high school sweetheart and wife of 25 years. I belong to a 200# mastiff named Ruby and we also have three smaller dogs, three cats and a lizard. I am a professional freelance writer, mostly ebooks and blogs for commercial clients. I’ve been doing that for about seven years. Before that I wrote and directed for the stage for almost 20 years. I love to read. I started young, when our TV blew up and my dad refused … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Jennifer Kohout
About Jennifer Kohout: Award winning author Jennifer Kohout writes historical and paranormal romance that entice women to explore the darker side of romance. She lives in Washington with her zombie-loving husband and four children. Her book Storm won first place for Adult Paranormal romance and her book Queen of Souls was nominated for the 2014 RITA Award. She enjoys wine and running and those two things have absolutely everything to do with each other! What inspires you to write? Reading … [Read more...]
Voodoo Love Song by Richard Daybell
Boy meets duck, boy loses duck, boy finds girl. At Disney World, Paul is picked up by a five-foot duck named Huey. Duckness proves to be skin deep, however, for Huey the Duck is really Huey the Girl, an attractive young woman who leads Paul astray and to Key West, where during a sailing adventure, they are marooned on a tropical island. Idyllic, except for the pirates, pythons and panthers, voodoo, men who have passed through the earth twice, and things that go bump in the Caribbean … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Normandie Alleman
About Normandie Alleman: As a former psychologist, I've always been fascinated by human behavior. I love writing quirky characters that are all too human. Fiber arts, baking, and watching my kids play basketball and football are a few of my favorite pastimes. I live on a farm with a passel of kids, an adorable alpha husband, and a pet pig who’s crazy for Red Bull. What inspires you to write? I'm inspired by real life people and situations I'm familiar with. Occasionally my dreams wind up in … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Richard Daybell
About Richard Daybell: Richard Daybell has been a writer/editor for most of his adult life, working at various times for a public library, a multinational corporation, a university, and state government. With his wife Linda, he also spent seven years as owner/chef of a nine-room country inn in central Vermont. His short stories and short humor have appeared in regional, national and international commercial publications including American Way and Hemispheres, the inflight magazines for … [Read more...]
Risking The Rogues by Tegan O’Ryan
Lucas “Black Gage” Sinclair, so-called for the mysterious, magic scribed, black glove he wears on his left hand, is a famous pirate captain known across the lands and sea. Gage finds himself on the run from the law of the rival kingdom Athium, and his only hope of escape with his crew is through the treacherous Dark Forest; a place where magic is impotent and no one who enters comes out alive—unless Clara “The Guide” Fox braves the forest with you. Tasked with transporting a mysterious item … [Read more...]
My Partner The Ghost by Lisa Schmid
When your neighbor is loony, and your best friend is a ghost, who knows what adventures you might have! Eleven-year-old Ollie Sparks is tired of moving from town to town. Every time his mom—an actress—gets a new job, Ollie and his drama queen sister have to pack up, and he never seems to make any friends. His life has always been a little strange, but it’s about to get… weird. First of all, the new house is PINK. His mom’s friends are some kind of pirate and a loony psychic. And the town … [Read more...]
The Blue Diamond – The Razor’s Edge by P.S. Bartlett
Ivory Shepard didn't want to be a pirate when she grew up but she didn't plan on being orphaned and alone at thirteen with her three cousins either. After a Spanish raid in Charles Towne left them with nothing, Ivory held her cousins together, trained them to fight for their lives and led them to a life of quiet refuge on the banks of the Ashley River. Out of reach of the hands of unscrupulous men, they found life on the farm a tolerable substitute for the traditional alternatives life would … [Read more...]
Bargain Book for 12/21/2014: Robin Pembroke: Pirates & Winged Horses by J.B. Pelts
This book is bargain priced from 12/21/2014 until 12/27/2014 "Not since Riorden's Percy Jackson series have I found young adult literature so engaging. Pelts has skillfully blended the sheer wonder of Harry Potter with the terrific tales of Treasure Island." - Amazon Verified Reviewer. Available until Dec. 27th for just $0.99 (£0.99 in the UK) for the eBook version, get in on the early buzz for this recent launch and embark on a non-stop adventure-packed ride as Robin discovers his … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Michelle Phinney-Smith @michellephsmith
Author Bio: The first thing I tell people is that I read the dictionary when I was five years old. That’s usually enough to surmise who really wants to talk to me. Smart people immediately ask for definitions of obscure words, most people just say “wow, that’s really weird.” Yes, it is really weird. I read the phonebook too. I started writing when I was about six, once I figured out that I could string words together that people would read. I won a book competition in sixth grade, but … [Read more...]
Swept to Sea by Heather Manning @HeatherM_Author
Lady Eden Trenton never wanted to leave her privileged existence in London—until her father invites a dangerous suitor into her life. Left with few options, Eden devises the best reprieve she can: escape. Chasing freedom, she stows away aboard a pirate ship, praying she will gain her independence in the colonies before she is discovered by the nefarious crew. Captain Caspian Archer has spent the last five years hardening his heart and searching to exact revenge for the event that tore his … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Jason Luthor @JL_TheProfessor
Author Bio: Jason Luthor has spent a long life writing for sports outlets, media companies and universities. His earliest writing years came during his coverage of the San Antonio Spurs as an affiliate with the Spurs Report and its media partner, WOAI Radio. He would later enjoy a moderate relationship with Blizzard Entertainment, writing lore and stories for potential use in future games. At the academic level he has spent several years pursuing a PhD in American History at the University of … [Read more...]
