Tuesdays with Taryn #NewRelease from @halleeb A MELODY FOR JAMES #ebook #Indie

Another exciting debut from a fellow Kentucky Independent Author! Check it out! 

 A Melody for James, Part 1 of the Song of Suspense Series.

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Melody Mason and James Montgomery lead separate lives of discord until an unexpected meeting brings them to a sinister realization: unbeknownst to them, dark forces have directed their lives from the shadows, orchestrating movements, keeping them singing solo. Fire, loss, and bloodshed can’t shake their faith in God to see them through as they face a percussive climax that leaves hearts forever changed.

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Solitary strangers meet during a stormy stopover.
Hours later, their hearts hum a harmonious duet.

Melody Mason has the hottest female voice in the country music scene. But the cheers of all her adoring fans across the world mean little in the absence of the handsome stranger who rescued her years before.
Widower James Montgomery has never gotten the singing heiress he encountered during an unscheduled airport layover out of his mind. Years later, their paths cross in the most amazing circumstances. They know God brought them back together for a purpose.

Reunited once more, sinister forces threaten to destroy their newfound happiness. Uncannily, they learn they share much more in common than they could ever fathom. The couple must work in close concert, placing all their faith in God as they solve the deadly mystery that ties their lives inexplicably together time and again.
Fire, loss, and bloodshed can’t shake their faith in God to see them through as they face a percussive climax that leaves hearts and lives forever changed.

A Melody for James, coming this Saturday-

June 15th!

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#Writerly Wednesday~ The LOOK #Writing Challenge

Last week I was challenged to participate in the "LOOK Challenge" by my good friend and fellow author, Teresa Reasor, but I was out of town visiting my folks and having a yard sale with my mom and sister. I was tickled Teresa included me in her author-buddies to tag, so I'm going to rise up to the challenge and share my own and challenge a few to participate as well!

Here's how it works:
Find the LOOKs in your current work-in-progress.
Choose your favorite 3 and post the paragraphs that contain them.
Pick some of your favorite author-buddies to "tag" and invite them to participate, too!


Since I'm not currently working on a WIP, I'll choose from my current manuscript that I'm prepping for my 1st self-pubbed novel, the first book in my Love By Series- Love by Design.

1. This woman captivated him. With every icy blue glare she shot in his direction, he felt certain she despised him. She looked as though the very idea of having to tread the same ground he walked upon might make her ill, but it was the warmth that drew him in. The shimmering warmth of those golden flecks in her icy gaze left him wanting. Fire and flame flickered beneath her cold icy surface.
2. The sudden intensity in Derrek’s eyes startled her. Pinpricks of awareness danced across her skin and the aching desire she had fought over the past couple of days gave way to a heart-thumping response to his tender embrace. She swallowed hard and tilted her head back to look him in the eye, the fight gone right out of her.
3. She wanted his flesh against hers, yet she felt like a shy innocent girl as she stood before him. His hips pressed against her. Her backside collided with the kitchen cabinet. His eyes locked with hers. She couldn’t look away, but she felt his hand go lower to inch up under her shirt. It came to rest again over her breast as his thumb taunted the hardened nipple beneath the lace.
   
   
   I'm picking Amy Durham, Hallee Bridgeman and C.C. Marks to participate!
   
   
   Have a fantastic Wednesday!
   I can see the weekend from here!

#Writerly Wednesday- I'm in Good Company @KYIndieWriters #Kentucky #Indie #Authors

I was thinking about my journey toward self-publication and those I have surrounding me, who encourage me that it CAN be done and it's worth it and I feel a surge of appreciation for the outstanding company I keep. We're an eclectic group of authors, who've all chosen differing paths for our writing career.


Some have gone through publishers, big and small and others have struck out onto the Indie path full speed ahead. It's amazing to hear what's going on, and sometimes overwhelming, too, to hear about the numbers, the rankings, Amazon's bizarre algorithms, and the tremendous hard work that goes into taking on being the writer and publisher of your own work.


I find it refreshing and inspiring to feel I'm part of a new generation of revolutionaries in the publishing field. We're all heading toward the same goals~ To reach readers and touch hearts, to bring laughter and joy and even yes, sometimes sorrow, but happy endings and satisfying conclusions.



We have far too many stories jam-packed inside us...like that little cartoon where the guy's at the doctor's office and the doctor is showing him an x-ray of his body, wherein lies a book. "See, you have a book inside you, just waiting to get out."


Well, I'm sure for most of us, it's more like a bookshelf. I know mine is. I've written 11 manuscripts already, but I know I'm far from done. I have more to tell, but if I'm going to take this journey into self-publication, some of those stories will have to wait until I can get a few of the finished ones polished and out there in the world, in the hands of people who love books as much as I do.


Our stories span all kinds of genres and themes from edgy inspirational to historical, to contemporary romance and young adult, to erotica and women's fiction, military, suspense, horror.


They cover themes such as dystopian futures, time-travel and reincarnation...from reuniting with their soulmate from the very distant past, to finding love the second time around. I think books are food for the soul. Without the great and wonderful stories of authors the world over, I can only imagine what a dull and dreary life we would lead.



All stories spilled forth from the wellspring of authors who enjoy writing as much as reading, who sometimes have no choice but to write because they know if they didn't, something would be missing, that without writing they are incomplete.



These authors with whom I share email conversations, the joys and pains of writing, the highs and lows of self-publishing and the pleasure of their online company are dedicated and full of determination. Their persistence encourages me, driving me forward toward my own goals. They are writerly inspiration and amazingly talented!



They are not only my friends, but my people, for no one quite understands a writer's mind or a writer's journey in life like another writer can.

This is not all of them for we are a growing bunch, but these are the ones who've been most influential for me as a writer and I'm proud to say I'm a part of this extraordinary group of authors.

Come meet @halleeb #Author of The Jewel Trilogy on #TuesdayswithTaryn #Edgy #Christian #Romance

Tuesdays with Taryn

Hallee Bridgeman

Please help me welcome a good friend, and fellow author, Hallee Bridgeman who is not only an amazing lady with a pretty popular blog, Hallee the Homemaker but she's also writes edgy Christian romances while balancing a busy life as a wife and mother of three.

What book(s) most influenced you as a writer?

I haven’t read her work in a number of years, but I used to devour every Nora Roberts that ever hit the stands.  I was recently compared to her, style-wise, in a review.  That really pleased me, because she kind of makes her own rules regarding POV and such, and it WORKS.

What book do you read over and over again?

These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Tuesday Trio-

1)      Movie-  I have a hard time pinpointing favorite movies, because I immediately think of another one, then another one, and so on.  When I saw this question, the first things that came to mind were Aliens and Tombstone.  Not exactly the answer you expect from an inspirational author, but there you go.

2)      Music- I’m not a fan of music, per say.  If you look at my iPod, I have a few Christian pop bands like Mercy Me and Newsboys, but I prefer to have my radio tuned to a Christian talk station where I can hear sermons and Christian talk shows.

3)      Decadent Dessert- Chocolate slathered in chocolate and dripping with chocolate.

What’s the most interesting or bizarre bit of trivia you’ve learned from researching for a novel? An entire fleet of Spanish ships disappeared in a hurricane and have never been recovered.  They’re filled with gold doubloons.  Occasionally, one washes up on shore on the beach in Central Florida.

Novel on your Nightstand:

Who/what are you currently reading?  I have not read a piece of fiction in years.  But, after seeing The Hunger Games, I am fascinated to read what words would have produced such visuals.  I plan on reading that trilogy this summer.

Whom would you cast as your Hero & Heroine if your book became a movie?

I don’t know a lot about current pop culture.  If you handed me a People Magazine, unless Harrison Ford or Halle Berry were somewhere in the folds, I’d likely not recognize anyone.  That said, in Sapphire Ice, Book 1 of the Jewel Trilogy, the male Hero is very much Italian.  So, I did a search for Italian actors and found one who would fit the bill at least visually: Raoul Bova.

Robin, my Heroine, would be perfect if played by Anna Sofia Robb.

Blurb for Sapphire Ice:

To Robin Bartlett, men were nothing more than violent users. After a hair-raising childhood, Robin and her two younger half sisters battled simply to survive. Determined to give her sisters a very different life from that of their mother; to never have to rely on a man for anything, she worked two jobs and put them both through college, while accepting help from no one. Her heart had turned to ice and she had no use for men or God.

Antonio “Tony” Viscolli had grown up on the streets, homeless. At seventeen, he entered a downtown church with the intent of casing it, but found himself on his knees at the altar. After being fostered by the youth minister, Tony followed God’s leading and eventually became a very successful and powerful businessman. In a fallen world, he was a gem.

When Tony bought the restaurant where Robin bartended, she immediately resented his intrusion into her well ordered, but exhausting, life. She suspected his offering her special attention and constant kindness was merely his way of expecting something from her in return, something she wasn’t willing to give.

Tony knew God had led him to Robin. Would she ever allow herself to trust him? Could she ever allow herself to trust God? Or would the winter of their tragic youth rise from the shadows of the past and freeze any chance at happiness?

 You can find Sapphire Ice (and the other two novels, all available now) at

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

Smashwords

All Romance Ebooks

You can find it and put it on your bookshelf at

Goodreads

 You can also find out more about Hallee as a writer and a homemaker at her site/blog

WEBSITE

Visiting @halleeb on Her #Blog Today #Author #Interview #writers #readers Come join me!

Today, I'm visiting Hallee Bridgman's Blog

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I'm answering questions and hope you'll join me and leave a comment, even if it's just to say hello!