Spotlight On... Renee Charles

Welcome, Renee, can you tell us a little about yourself?  I am the only female in a house full of giants (husband and two teenage boys) so my life tends to be full of dirt, grease and all things disgusting. Writing romance is my escape from testosterone. I love being outside, camping, snowmobiling and now I just got my first wheeling rig so I don’t have to sit in the passenger seat anymore. I have a strange fascination with old movies. I love...

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Howloween Blog Hop

This contest is closed.Thanks for participating.   I apologize. I haven't been feeling well this month and am suffering from a migraine this very moment, so I've been drawing a big blank when trying to come up with a new and interesting topic for this blog hop. Although this has nothing to do with Halloween, I decided to talk about my favorite hero: He's the handsome, electrically sensual lead singer of Black Phoenix. A blond haired,...

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After Midnight Soundtrack

I began building stories around song lyrics as far back as the fourth grade. A particular lyric or phrase would stand out, and the next thing I knew, I had built an entire scene around that phrase. The song would get stuck in my head and the next day I would have a few chapters scribbled in my notebook based on the theme. In the fourth grade, I wondered if I was the only one who did this. As an adult, I know I’m not. A lot of authors write to specific...

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Interview

I'm the author spotlight at Mariposa's Musings today. You can check it out here. ...

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Friday Quickie

25 quickie facts about Pippa Jay: Birthday? 3rd August Favorite color? Turquoise Favorite animal? Snow leopard Siblings? 1 sister Favorite drink? Coffee If you were a jelly bean flavor, what flavor would you be? Raspberry Favorite author? Jaine Fenn Favorite dish? Scallops with bacon Ice cream flavor? Chocolate Favorite Season? Autumn Plotter or pantser? Pantser Hobbies? Guitar, freestyle street dance, and reading Dream vacation? Wandering the wilds...

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On Tour!

No, not me, the characters in my WIP.  Yup, Black Phoenix is gearing up for a tour. Which means I've been immersed in research. Research that, I'll admit, I'm really enjoying! Here's one of the things I discovered: ...

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Welcome Guest Blogger Rolynn Anderson

CAN YOU FIND YOUR FATHER IN YOUR NOVELS? You have a retired soldier in your family, don’t you? I can’t wait for you to meet Walter Solvang, a retired Army General, one of the main characters in FADEOUT, the first in my Funeral Planner Suspense Series. He’ll remind you of your own friends or relatives who have served our country admirably. The General has many attributes of my own father who served as a career Army officer. Yup. I’m an Army...

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Friday Quickie

25 quickie facts about Nancy Jardine:  Birthday? Ides of March Favorite color? Green Favorite animal? Lamb Siblings? 1 Sister Favorite drink? Red wine If you were a jelly bean flavor, what flavor would you be? Anniseed Favorite author? Charles Dickens Favorite dish? Rare Steak Ice cream flavor? Honeycomb Favorite season? Winter Plotter or pantser? Pantser Hobbies? Napping Dream vacation? Egypt Favorite TV show? Mrs. Brown’s Boys Musical preference?...

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Secrets of a Dangerous Woman by p.m. terrell

Today I have p.m. terrell with me, celebrating the release of her book, Secrets of a Dangerous Woman. Make sure to leave p.m. a comment as she will be awarding a $25 Amazon gift card to one random commentor during her tour! What kind of readers would enjoy your books?  My fans are about equally divided between male and female and range in age from high school to people in their 90’s. They are people who enjoy losing themselves in another...

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My Birthday ~ A day in history

The Year of my Birth October 9  It was a Thursday The Supremes release ‘Someday We’ll Be Together’  The Archies ‘Sugar,Sugar’ is number one on the Billboard Hot 100s  Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young opened at Fillmore West, San Francisco  Paint Your Wagon, starring Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood and Jean Seberg releases One of the years best selling novels is Naked Came the Stranger - a deliberately terrible book with a lot...

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Let's Talk Heroes

So I’ve been wracking my brain for a blog topic and finally decided to talk a little about heroes. It’s a sacrifice, I know, but I love you – my readers – so I’ll suffer through it. LOL Seriously, who doesn’t love to talk about heroes? For years I was addicted to reading cop heroes. FBI, P.I. or detective, I didn’t care. I couldn’t get enough of them! To this day, they’re still one of my favorite to read about, so it stands to reason that my first...

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Friday Quickie

25 quickie facts about Cara Marsi:  Birthday? November 27 Favorite color? Green Favorite animal? Cat Siblings? Three Favorite drink? Wine If you were a jelly bean flavor, what flavor would you be? Cherry Favorite author? Heather Graham Favorite dish? Saffron gnocchi with fresh-shaved truffle Ice cream flavor? Pumpkin Favorite Season? Summer Plotter or pantser? Plotster (full disclosure-another author made up the name) Hobbies? Reading and...

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The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

Thanks to Calisa Rhose who tagged me for this Blog Hop! If you want to participate, here are the rules: Answer these ten questions about your current WIP (Work In Progress) on your blog. Tag five other writers/bloggers and add their links so we can hop over and meet them: Amie Louellen, Vonnie Davis, AJ Nuest, Niecey Roy, Lisa Rayns What is the working title of your book? Midnight Heat Where did the idea come from for the book? This is the...

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Random Photo Day

Where did the summer go? It seems like I was just welcoming spring, and suddenly the leaves are changing. Everywhere I look, green has become yellow, orange and red. I'm not ready for it. At least we got one last trip out on Lake Michigan. One last boat ride. One last swim. ...

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