Night School: Vampire Hunter Book 1 (Angel) by Michelle Cornwell-Jordan

Welcome to Michelle Cornwell-Jordan today with the release of her latest work:

NIGHT SCHOOL:VAMPIRE HUNTER, BOOK 1 (ANGEL)

Description:

Dasheen Bellamy has lost everything. Now with just her brother, they enter Ame Academy. Soon her only family is threatened... That's unacceptable... Dasheen enters Night School...where the monsters play....
Angel is born...
She is a Vampire Hunter and also...
Angel is like any other kid...except the monsters are afraid of her...


GIVEAWAY March 31 - April 3 (2 eBooks Available)! For a chance to win a copy of this book:

Send an email to: caron@caronrider.com with Night School as the subject. Winners will be chosen by random drawing.

SILVER KNIGHT is FREE on Amazon 3/31/12

I was sucked into participating in a promo by all the hype. So for today 3/31, Silver Knight is FREE on Amazon! Just click the link below to download your copy. ENJOY!

http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Knight-The-Series-ebook/dp/B006PI0Q9Q/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1333102474&sr=8-2-spell

El Rey: A Novel of Renaissance Iberia by Ginger Myrick

I have an award winner today! Check it out:

DESCRIPTION:

Winner of the Rosetta Literary Contest 2012 from a field of worldwide submissions, the soul-stirring short story, "The Converso: A Tale From Renaissance Iberia", was adapted from a chapter in this stunning work of historical fiction by Ginger Myrick. Written in the the tradition of classic period romance from such authors as the Bronte sisters, Anya Seton, and Jean Plaidy, and set against the backdrop of 16th century Portugal and Spain at the dawn of the dynamic Age of Exploration, EL REY boasts an inspiring cast of courageous characters that will touch your heart and capture your imagination. At its core is the turbulent love story between Inez García and El Rey.

How do you write?

I don't know how you write, but I knock something out and then go back through and add, add, add and modify! It drives my editor crazy! Mmwahahaha! :)

So give me some comment luv and tell me the method to your madness! How do you write?

Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Meghan for winning a copy of Silver Knight!

The Forgotten Isle by Lynda Engler

Hey, This looks like a really good one for middle graders! Check it out:

Description:
Even Legends Were Kids Once. Before Arthur was King, the legendary Ruler of Britain, before the Round Table, before Lancelot and Guineverea, Arthur finds himself magically transported back to 2200 BC, the Bronze Age. An evil power has entered the realm and Finias is under attack. The people are being hurt and killed, and the villagers flee from the demon power. Kaylee, the Earth Mother, is sworn to protect her people, but she has run out of ideas. So she reaches 2700 years into the future and transports young Arthur of the Britons to her. Someday Arthur will unite all of England and be King, but right now heas only 12. Does he have the knowledge and power needed to save her people?

Teenagers by Samantha Steele

Today I'm featuring Teenagers by Samantha Steele. She began publishing her work when she was in high school! And now has several novels under her belt. Let's show her some love!

Description:
All her life, Samantha has felt a little awkward, like she belonged somewhere else - certainly not the cold blue mountains of Alaska. Her feelings are confirmed when a Ghost tells her a little story about her past and who she really is: a Sign.

But the Palace is in danger, and its leader must know the story that Samantha has forgotten. The story about Zac and the high school Samantha attended. This is that story; this is the beginning.

Silver Knight Book Trailer

My book trailer is finally finished. See what you think!

Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop

Check it out and sign up to win some great looking books (including Silver Knight):

http://www.jenbigheart.com/2012/03/lucky-leprechaun-giveaway-hop.html

Mathion by Jeff Shanley

Here is Jeff Shanley with Mathion which is book one of an epic adventure:

Description:

In an ancient time long lost to legend, a race of men known as the Wolven inhabited the land of Ánovén. To the north lay the land of Kânavad, home to a brutal, savage race known as the Kânín. A race we know today as Werewolves…

Give-a-Way Winner

The I am a Reader, Not a Writer Blog contest is over and the ebook winner is in!

Congratulations Lauren!

The winner of the paperback is now in!

Congratulations Atheena Chiu!

Searching for My Wand by Bridget Straub

Check out Bridget Straub today:

DESCRIPTION

Glenda was named (incorrectly) after Glinda the Good Witch and therefore, subconsciously, has spent her entire life trying to live up to the reputation of a fictional character. To the outside world, she’s succeeding. She appears to have it all, the perfect husband, two beautiful little girls, a nice house, good friends and a dog named Bono! To Glenda, it’s not all that it’s all cracked up to be. Life throws her some unexpected curves and her world begins to unravel.

Through laughter and tears, Glenda tells the story of how this good witch is searching for her wand and is coming out stronger than ever.

Tail Envy

I have a little rescue kitty that I found in the middle of the road along side my local Walmart. And someone, before they dumped her or she escaped, had cut off her tail. I got her home to the house with six guineas, two dogs and a cat already in residence (Sassy my older black and white cat has a nice looonnnngg tail) to be greeted by an irate Grandpa. NO MORE ANIMALS! So she was washed, frontlined and fed out on the front porch. Where little Bella, as we called her, stayed for several weeks until Grandpa got used to her and felt sorry for her when the temperature dropped into the low 20s. Once he gave permission for her to enter, she never left. She is a very sweet kitty, purring at even a hint of a petting. And when I sit down, she’s right there waiting to cuddle—the perfect kitty in other words.

Sassy didn’t take too kindly to little Bella and I think she considered killing her on that first night.  I could see her working out how she would do it in her furry little brain. What saved Bella was being left outside for a few weeks until Sassy was more accustomed to her. But accustom doesn’t necessarily mean like. Now, though, they will lie on the same bed and I watch Bella watching Sassy and I know that she misses her tail. Then I see Sassy who without even opening her eyes will deliberately flick her tail under Bella’s nose! To get her back occasionally, as Sassy lays sleeping with her tail stretched out, Bella will pounce on it and bite down. Then caterwauling ensues! And somewhere in the back of my mind I hear the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz singing, “If I only had a…tail!”

The Social Network Dilemma

I hope you all enjoy Jamie B. Musings' guest post as much as I have!

Welcome to my blog Jamie!

J.B. Musings

I’m going to be honest here. I spent several days debating what my topic for this post should be. I’d sit and try to come up with topics, but couldn’t settle on anything and the panic started to rise as the deadline neared. Can you tell I was a Journalism major? The good thing is, the panic and pressure of a deadline gets me moving and then I had it.

Social Networking. It’s the reason I’m guesting here today. I met Caron through a Novel Publicity group on Goodreads and we agreed to exchange guest posts. I've been thinking about social networking lately because the writing club I’m in has been debating the merits of new marketing vs. traditional methods. I sided with Team Social Media for a lot of reasons.

Shawdowland by C.M. Gray

I have started a few blog swaps where I am featured on someone's blog and I feature someone on mine. So here's a treat for you:

It's a YA historical fantasy:

Description:

The legend of Arthur and his knights of the round table is one of those stories that most of us grew up hearing. Magic swords, strange druids, knights in shinning armor and damsels in distress. But where did Arthur come from, if there is indeed any truth to the tale? This was all back in the dark ages, where so few records exist that it is actually called the dark ages.

Shadowland is the story … before the story. It follows the journey of two boys as their lives are roughly torn apart, witnessing a raid upon their village. The Romans are leaving Britain, Pict raiders are coming from north of the boarder and now Saxon boats are bringing a new invader to the shores of Britain.

No one wore a wife beater, but…

As you may know, I am getting into the country life and have learned far more than I care to about chickens. No I don’t have any, although I will have to tell you about The Great Guinea Caper one day. So anyway, my dad has a friend in Louisiana who hosted a metal detecting hunt on his land—a weekend affair. Yes, he’s the one with the chickens, at least 20 possibly up to 30. They were everywhere. Nadine fed a really big rooster corn on the cob for lunch. When he was done with her, he strutted out to an open area and started calling. As I watched about 15 of the hens came a runnin. When they’d all gathered up, he escorted them into the woods. Huh, that’s cute, I thought and didn’t think anything else about them.

Come evening I saw the rooster come back out of the woods. He hopped up on a stump and started calling again. Pretty soon all the little hens showed up out of the woods and headed toward the coop (why I don’t know because the coop wasn’t big enough for all of them, at all). But he stayed on the stump and kept calling. After a few minutes, a lone little hen came out of the woods. As she approached the stump, the rooster jumped down and proceeded to beat the stew out of her with his wings. She started clucking in distress and running with him beating her all the way to the coop. Now, what I want to know is, who came up with the term “hen pecked?” If it was me, I’d be flying the coop!

Witchblood by Emma Mills

Win a contest to get your name in the sequel to Witchblood! Click Here to Enter!

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Description:

When Jess steals a glance at a gorgeous guy in a Manchester nightclub, little does she realise how he is going to change her life…or should that be death? Yet, the vampire clan could never have predicted what they were taking on.

With Luke pronounced ‘off-limits’ and the blood of a vampire simmering in Jess’s body, can she forget the love of her life and move on? If not, she will risk exposing the entire Northern vampire clan to untold dangers, in order to live her life the way she wants.

Can Jess be sure that Luke is all he appears to be? Will she succumb to the attraction she desperately tries not to feel for Daniel? And why does she still crave a packet of crisps more than a tasty teenage boy’s blood?

My Redneck Greenhouse

As many of you know, I live in rural Missouri…just moved here this past year. Since I hail from the south and love plants, I thought I’d better get a greenhouse to try to preserve some of my flowers and to start seeds early. So I bought a kit. Sounds easy enough, right? Except I couldn’t figure out these little clippy things that were meant to attach the plastic windowpanes to the metal frame. So I used screws to fasten the pane to the frame. Well, I was a little short on screws (no, that’s not a euphemism on my intelligence although after this story you might think so), so I only put two screws per pane no matter how large the pane was. So things were breezing right along until last week when one of the panes took flight! I tracked it down but still didn’t have screws…so to re-attach it I used duct tape! We had a blow last night that had 70 mile an hour gusts…the panes are all there but boy do I feel like a redneck!