My Angel by Christine Young Excerpt Heat Level: 1 Book Heat Level: Denver, 1893 A polished azure sky looked down on a day that vacillated between winter and spring–a day unable to make up its mind. Cool breezes lifted Angela Chamberlain’s brand-new canary yellow skirt off the moisture-laden sidewalk. A blazing hot sun dried the puddles in the street left over from last night’s deluge. […]
Christine Presents: The Descent from Truth
Please welcome Gaylon Greer author of Descent From Truth. A randomly chosen commenter will receive an autographed hardcover version of the author’s previous book, The Price of Sanctuary. Don’t forget to leave a comment! THE DESCENT FROM TRUTH By Gaylon Greer Alex Bryson is patrolling Rocky Mountain backcountry in his job as a security guard when he discovers a woman with a baby wandering alone […]
Christine Presents: Bobble Head Babes.
Bobble Head Babes The Continuing Saga… Headed south this weekend for a belated birthday party. Happy Birthday Mom! Shout it out! Half the family will be there. I get to see my grandson for only the third time. It’s really hard not to see the kids more often. But I really like to make the most each time we get together. On the other hand, […]
Christine Presents: A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends. Friedrich Nietzsche
Highland Song Christine Young Excerpt Heat Level: 1 Book Heat Level: 4 Buy at: www.roguephoenixpress.com Ayr, Scotland 1514 Lainie MacPherson let the crumpled wanted poster drop to the ground. Her stomach knotted and fear snaked down her spine. Beneath the shadows of the hooded cape she wore, Lainie searched the room for her enemies. Every man here fit that description. Forced into a trap of […]
Christine Presents: Friday’s Featured Title
Legacy of Angels Genie Gabriel Excerpt Heat Level: 1 Book Heat Level: 3 Buy at: www.roguephoenixpress.com “I’m not safe anywhere.” Terror beat in Claudia deGras’ heart, pulsed through her veins, shut down any rational thought. Get out of here! She bolted toward the door, not daring to look back as the sound of heavy footsteps followed her. The old brown sedan sitting in the driveway […]
Christine Presents: If you wish to be a writer, write.
Before I wrote my first book I had a conversation with my mother. I told her, as a lot of newbie writers say, I can write a book. And she said “then why don’t you do it?” That was about ten years ago and since then I’ve published fifteen books. If you want to accomplish something, you need to put your butt in the chair […]
Christine Presents: When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature. Ernest Hemingway Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/writer.html#Or4UvJUrcB1u0fcH.99
Have you ever heard an author talk about their characters as their best friends? Do they become the people they care about most, at least for the duration of the writing of that book. Writers cry with their characters and laugh with those wonderful people. Meet Keely Gray and Ian MacPherson in Highland Magic. Travel their journey. Highland Magic Christine Young Excerpt Heat Level: 1 […]
Christine Presents: I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. – Douglas Adams
The highlands invite and intrigue. The people are friendly and sweet. There are churches and castles around almost every corner. One can see dogs herding sheep. So… idylic. Meet Callie Whitcomb and Hawke MacPherson in Highland Song. Travel back in time and enjoy Scottish history. Highland Honor Christine Young Excerpt Heat Level: 1 Book Heat Level: 3 Buy at: www.roguephoenixpress.com Scotland November 1512: A heavy […]
Christine Presents: “Some girls need men to take them places. Others just click their heels, spread their own wings, and fly.” ― Coco J. Ginger
Love Westerns? Pick up Forever His. This is the final book in the Lakota/Pinkerton series that started with Dakota’s Bride Forever His by Chrsitine Young Excerpt Heat Level: Book Heat Level: August 30, 1895 Near Buffalo Creek, South Dakota The sun beat down. Searing heat waves hit the hard packed earth, blistering, charring everything, even the dry prairie grass. Jacob St. John, his arms stretched […]
Christine Presents: “The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” ― John Bingham, No Need for Speed: A Beginner’s Guide to the Joy of Running
Bobble Head Babes & The Continuing Saga… The quote above is not just about writing but everything in life. Wondering how to get more information about books on the internet. Trying to make sense out of my WIP. Today, adding a prologue that I hope will help make the characters and their interaction more understandable. Keep thinking the book is finished but my beta reader/critique […]
