Introducing All That Shimmers! Book 3 in the Glitter Bay Mystery Series by Diane Bator

 Have you checked out my Glitter Bay Mystery Series?

If not, why not? 

Vintage Sage was a peaceful, one woman operation until Sage Miller’s sister Laken moved to Glitter Bay. Now they feature gently loved items with a side of mystery.

They also have a new-to-them sidekick named Quinn Evans who seems determined to take over the shop--and Sage's living room--with her designs for drag queens. Feathers and sequins and glitter, OH MY!

And to top things off, there's a new police captain in town! Find out more in....

All That Shimmers, Book 3

Laken Miller swears her new apartment above Vintage Sage is haunted. Even her English Sheepdog, Sammy, is petrified of the things going bump in the night – and day.

Then she finds her ex-husband’s body in the courtyard.

Can she prove her innocence and find the real killer before the new police chief gives her a different kind of shimmering bracelet than she’s used to?

https://books2read.com/All-That-Shimmers

https://books2read.com/All-That-Shines

All That Shines, Book 2

Sage Miller is knee deep in fashion designers—whether she wants them in her new vintage boutique or not.

One winds up dead.

Another isn’t what he seems.

A third is treasure hunting.

Sage is stuck in the middle trying to solve a murder before the grand opening of Vintage Sage, which involves a fashion show she’d rather not be part of.

https://books2read.com/All-That-Shines

 

All That Sparkles, Book 1

What do a trunk full of vintage clothes, a handsome land developer, and a fifty year old diamond heist have in common?

Laken Miller receives a trunk full of expensive vintage clothing and a stack of newspaper clippings about a fifty-year old diamond heist. Now all she has to do is figure out who murdered Tilly San Vicente before the killer silences her as well.

https://books2read.com/All-That-Sparkles

The Story of Teddy, the Cat Without Ears Continues!! Teddy Gets Adopted by Christine Milkovic Krauss

 

TEDDY GETS ADOPTED

The story of Teddy, the Cat Without Ears Continues!!! 

And yes, he really did get adopted in April!! 

Published by Animal House Press and available in paperback! 

 

Teddy Gets Adopted is the third book in the series. In this story, Teddy experiences feelings of loss and lonliness but he purr-severes through hard times, never giving up hope. Follow Teddy’s journey across Canada while he meets helpers and heroes along the way.

Teddy Gets Adopted: Milkovic Krauss, Christine, Van Nes, Cierra: 9798890346926: Books - Amazon.ca

Teddy Gets Adopted (The Adventures of Teddy): Milkovic Krauss, Christine, Van Nes, Cierra: 9798890346926: Amazon.com: Books

“Adorable Teddy will gain your heart with his poignant tale of adventure and loss. Vivid illustrations bring this cute cat’s tale to life. Eleven stars out of ten for this story of acceptance, kindness, and resilience. Thanks, Teddy, for reminding us all we are “purr-fect”.  Jenna Greene, Author of Reborn the 2018 Moonbeam Award Winner in the Gold Category

www.christinemilkovickrauss.com

             

More In the Series:

  

         

 

ABOUT CHRISTINE: 

I am a full-time essential services worker and mom of two primary school-aged children. My kids enjoy choosing books from the school library and I'm always genuinely impressed with the messages of acceptance and kindness in the stories they select for us to read together. During the pandemic, we had to get creative to keep our home an exciting and positive space that we all wanted to spend a lot of time at! Our entire family loves animals, so we decided to foster a litter of kittens over the Christmas Holidays. They brought so much joy into our lives, that we planned to continue to foster animals as much as possible! Then we saw Teddy. Teddy just belonged with our family and we knew it the moment we met him. Since that day, he has made our family feel complete. His uniqueness and character have inspired a series of stories that we hope to share with other avid child readers that love animals! 

To request additional review copies or an interview with Christine Milkovic Krauss, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com | 403.464.6925.   

We look forward to the coverage!

 

Enter The Darkness, natural creepy horror at its finest by horror author, Sarah Budd

 

Enter The Darkness 

Natural creepy horror at its finest by critically acclaimed horror author, Sarah Budd 

Released and published by Brigids Gate Press

The book is available worldwide in paperback and e-format

During the Spring Solstice, four people enter the caves underneath London.

Garth: a shy young man, who seeks to save the girl of his dreams.

Cassie: a beautiful young woman, who seeks to use the dark magic of the caves for her own purposes.

Bill: an older man with a terrible secret, who seeks to find Garth and Cassie before it’s too late.

Sienna: a con artist with a dark past, who seeks to escape her fate as a chosen sacrifice.

Four people enter. Each of them must battle their personal demons before facing the White Lady, who rises each year during the Spring Solstice with a hunger for human flesh.

Only one of them will survive.

Enter the Darkness: Budd, Sarah, Allison-Rolling, Carrie, Mist, Villimey, Ellis, Stephanie: 9781957537108: Amazon.com: Books

Enter the Darkness: Budd, Sarah, Allison-Rolling, Carrie, Mist, Villimey, Ellis, Stephanie: 9781957537108: Books - Amazon.ca 

Praise for Enter The Darkness:

“Very nicely done!
I was looking forward to reading this one, and it didn't disappoint.
The author sets the pace out early, and things don't slow down much after that!
Atmospheric, claustrophobic and tense, with an underlying sense of threat throughout.
Fans of folk/supernatural horror will have a real treat with this one.
Recommended to anyone afraid of the dark!” _ Broadcast-Topic

“Enter The Darkness was Creepy Scary and Disturbingly Good! Most horror fans will enjoy this truly entertaining book..” _ Luvtoread 

About Sarah Budd:

 

Sarah Budd grew up in Cornwall surrounded by myths and legends. She has always been fascinated by anything out of the ordinary. Her work has appeared in over twenty magazines including NoSleep Podcast, Diabolica Britannica, Tales to Terrify, Aphotic Realm, Sanitarium Magazine, Dark Fire Fiction, Mystic Blue Review, Siren’s Call Publications, Deadman’s Tome, Innersins, Aphelion, Bewildering Stories and Blood Moon Rising Magazine.

Twitter: @SjbuddJ 

Website: http://www.sjbudd.co.uk/

To request additional review copies or an interview with Sarah Budd, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.  

We look forward to the coverage! 

Round Robin Blog Fest April 2023 - Breathing Life into Your Characters

 

Welcome back!

It's been a while since I was able to join in but this month I thought it would be fun. Our topic for the month is:  Breathing Life into your Characters.

I've been asked in interviews how I create my characters and make them seem like the man or woman next door. That's the fun part of writing a book!

Sometimes I'll base a character on an image I've seen or a person I know or see in my daily life. Most of the time, they just kind of walk right into a story and take on a life all their own. They become the "voices in my head" while I work on the story. Right up to the point where they take control of the whole shebang!

I don't always go into deep detail about appearances of my characters. Not because I don't know what they look like or don't want anyone else to know, but I find it fun for the reader to picture characters for themselves. I've read books where I've forgotten what the main character looked like and had a complete picture in my head, only to read later that I was WAY off on hair color or physique. Not that it matters. I kept my own image and continued on reading!

Of course, characters are made up of more than physical descriptions. Every character is made up of habits, talents, tempraments and so on. A really strong character is neither all good or all bad. They make mistakes. They say the wrong thing at the wrong time. They do their best, just as we all do.

The trick to breathing life into your characters is putting yourself in their shoes. Ask yourself what you think they would do in certain situations. Not what YOU would do. What THEY would do. How they would move, what they would say, how they would get in and out of a situation--good or bad!

As a writer, one way to learn about characters is by reading books written by authors you admire. Make note of how they treat their characters and describe them. Also how they create depth to their personalities and even to their appearances.

Let's see how the rest of the Round Robin Gang breathes life into their characters!

Participating bloggers:

Judith Copek http://lynx-sis.blogspot.com/

Helena Fairfax http://www.helenafairfax.com/blog

Anne Stenhouse http://annestenhousenovelist.wordpress.com

Connie Vines http://mizging.blogspot.com/

Dr. Bob Rich https://wp.me/p3Xihq-2TY

Fiona McGier http://www.fionamcgier.com/

Marci Baun http://www.marcibaun.com/blog/

Victoria Chatham http://www.victoriachatham.com

A.J. Maguire http://ajmaguire.wordpress.com/

Skye Taylor http://www.skye-writer.com/blogging_by_the_sea

https://books2read.com/All-That-Shimmers

Enjoy!

Diane

Hunted By Fire A stunning new debut by Canada’s own Jim Hepburn

 

Hunted By Fire 

A stunning new debut by Canada’s own Jim Hepburn 

 

Finding one's place is never easy. 

What is fifteen-year-old Felix Deltorei supposed to do when he longs for rebellion? In his world, where the dragon Gods reign with barbaric force, such thoughts could cost him his life.

The risks have been drilled into Felix and his friends since they were children. The war between humans and the winged Gods ended with a treaty; humanity would serve them or be driven extinct. Hundreds of years later, under the watchful eyes of the Gods and their devoted followers, those same laws remain.

Felix knows he has to find his place in the world before he’s found out. Surrounded by teachers who only ever value faith, obedience, but also technological advancement, Felix strives to achieve security and a better life in the only way he knows how; with his inventive mind. However, just as he gets his chance, one of the province’s famed inquisitors arrives in town. Little does Felix know, the devastating events about to take place will risk exposing him, but they will also push him out into a journey that might mean the deaths of the ones he loves if he can’t escape in time.

Hunted by Fire: Hepburn, Jim: 9798819737149: Books - Amazon.ca

Hunted by Fire (Fires of Innovation): Hepburn, Jim: 9798819737149: Amazon.com: Books 

What Readers are saying: 

“A suspenseful and exhilaration story that left me on the edge of my seat. I couldn’t put it down! Would highly recommend!” _ Marissa Venturo 

“Loved the book- couldn’t put it down! Awesome work” _ Sadie Soltys 

About Jim Hepburn  

Like many young men in high school cursed with a dash of creativity, Jim found a love for writing, which everybody else thought was practically useless. Those folks urged him to get good at math and science instead, and so he worked at those, but he was never sure if he could hack them out at a university level. After he graduated said university with an arts degree (where he had to read an awful lot), he wondered what other young people had gone through the same thing. It's always been his dream to inspire young men and women to pursue STEM projects, as he thinks the world could use as many helping hands it can get and he thinks they are up to the challenge.

In other news, he grew up near Toronto, Canada and devoured any written adventure he could find, including many of the works written by Kenneth Oppel, D. J. MacHale, Christopher Paolini, and Rick Riordan. Later on, it was Jim Butcher, R.A. Salvatore, Hajime Isayama, and Tsugumi Ohba who fueled him through his early adult years and to whom he associates much of his personal growth to. 

To request additional review copies or an interview with Jim Hepburn, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com | 403.464.6925.   

We look forward to the coverage!

A Desperate Cat Lady, Book Two of The Cat Lady Series by DC Gomez

 

The Saga Returns as The Cat Lady is Back!!! 

A Desperate Cat Lady

Book Two of The Cat Lady Series 

Released by Gomez Expeditions

The book is available worldwide in digital and print format

 

Illegal guns. Dangerous old-ladies. Now a dead body. Angela’s life is getting more complicated by the minute.

A boring life is not in Angela’s future, with her being a black market guns dealer. Tripping over a dead-body is now bringing a lot more attention from law enforcement than she cares to have.

If only she could get control of the Silver Hair Gang, and their quest to find the killer themselves. Angela is running out of time to secure her next arms deal, and save her family from an unknown killer.

* A Desperate Cat Lady is book two in the Contemporary Humorous Fiction series The Cat Lady. Angela’s life drastically changed when she transitioned from depressed cat lady to arms dealer. Now she is willing to take on the world to protect her family and her empire. 

A Desperate Cat Lady : Gomez, D. C.: Amazon.ca: Books 

A Desperate Cat Lady (The Cat Lady): Gomez, D. C.: 9798986537429: Amazon.com: Books

What readers and critics are saying about DC Gomez:

“I enjoy the Cat Lady books. This one took me a minute to get back into the story line (I should have re-read the 1st book). But I easily remembered the fun and quirky characters. As always, quite the unexpected adventure and great to watch them figure out the mystery and claim it.” _ Saxy D

 

“D.C. Gomez delivers another fun and crazy mystery with Angela and the Silver Haired Gang. Can't wait for book 3!” _ LM Texan

 

“I am so happy I read this story! It's not at all what you think it's going to be! I loved the snark, I loved the humor, I loooooooove The Silver Hair Gang, and you have to love Bonnie & Clyde (the cats)? I mean, when a woman puts her mind to getting back to living after a dirty rotten scoundrel leaves you high and dry? How can this not be the best story ever?” _ BookLvrKat

 

Other Books in The Series:

What would you do if you had nothing to lose?

Angela has reached the end of her rope. Bills are piling up, money is sparse, and her two-timing ex-husband traded her in for a “Barbie” lookalike. Depression and lack of hope put her in a world filled with never-ending pain, and when she loses the one thing she has left—her will to live—she knows there’s nothing left to go back to. Until an unexpected knock on her door wakes her up.

The lonely, sad cat lady comes face to face with a new and exciting opportunity, if only she grabs the bull by the horns and accepts. When she does, she learns of a crazy family secret, but she also finds a way to save herself, and the people she loves most.

The Cat Lady Special is a story of second chances, discovering your inner savior, and of finding hope in the most unexpected places. It will appeal to fans of “How Stella Got her Groove Back” and “Breaking Bad.”

 

The Cat Lady (2 book series) Paperback Edition (amazon.com)

 

The Cat Lady Special : Gomez, D. C.: Amazon.ca: Books

About The Author

 

D. C. Gomez is an award-winning USA Today Bestselling Author, podcaster, motivational speaker, and coach. Born in the Dominican Republic, she grew up in Salem, Massachusetts. D. C. studied film and television at New York University. After college she joined the US Army, and proudly served for four years.

D. C. has a Master’s Degree in Science Administration from the Central Michigan University, as well as a Master in Adult Education from Texas A&M - Texarkana University.  She is a certified John Maxwell Team speaker and coach, and a certified meditation instructor from the Chopra Center.

One of D. C. passions is helping those around her overcome their self-limiting beliefs.  She writes both non-fiction and fiction books, ranging from Urban Fantasy to Children’s Books. To learn more about her books and her passion, you can find her at www.dcgomez-author.com. 

To request additional review copies or an interview with DC Gomez, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.    We look forward to the coverage!