Meet Author Marianne Spitzer

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This week we are proud to feature author Marianne Spitzer. She was kind enough to sit down with us and do an interview. We're certain you'll find her amazing, just like we did! So, without any further ado, we introduce to you . . .

Author Marianne Spitzer

Thank you so much for taking the time to do an interview with JLB Creatives. It's wonderful to have you here.

It's great to be here, Janet. The pleasure is all mine. 

Super! Then let's get right to it. Here's your first question. . .Let’s say you’re thinking about going on once in a life time vacation…how exciting! What are some of the places you’d consider, and what would you do while you’re there?

A vacation to the Cayman Islands to walk and swim in the crystal clear water would be ideal. I’d also love to visit the Fiji Islands for the same reason.

What book or books are you currently working on? Can we expect a new release soon?

I am currently working on the edits for the sequel to THE LETTER.  It’s called OLD MAN MALONE RETURNS and it should be out late spring or early summer.

Time for dinner! No, no, no, we’re not cooking – we’re going out. So…where’s your favorite place to throw down some good food with friends and family? And even more so, what do you recommend from the menu?

Italian food is my favorite. We have a local restaurant that makes the best pepperoni and sausage pizza, but for a meal I love going to the Olive Garden. I prefer their Minestrone soup over the salad. For my main course I have the Chicken Parmigiana with spaghetti.

Time for adventure! Your friends are heading out to go skydiving for the first time…are you going to join them or suggest a different adventure? If you go skydiving please elaborate, or if you suggest something else what would your favorite adventure be?

I am not adventuresome nor do I care for outdoor activities. I’m a city girl and prefer to sit on the back deck to catch the sun and fresh air. I hate bugs. If I go on a picnic, I need a table. I don’t just toss a blanket on the ground and sit. I also prefer pool water over the lake. I love clear water and loved the ocean when I lived in San Diego.  

Forget about make-believe super powers…we’ll never have them – bummer, I know right? But good news…TRUE super powers come in different forms such as a great attitude, a wonderful personality, loving kindness, and other cool traits like those. Who’s the one super hero in your life, and what is their TRUE super power?

My super hero would have to be my son, Lance. His super power is his understanding and helpful nature. He has a kind heart and never says no if someone needs help. He’s been there for me through some rough times, and I thank God for him every day.

  

We all love stories – especially yours! Would you be willing to give the readers a synopsis of your current book?

Absolutely. 

“Old Man Malone Returns” is the sequel to “The Letter.” Life has been quiet at the Malone mansion. Kellie and Drew have settled into a happy married life. Their housemates, Taylor, Hunter, and Cole are also enjoying the peace and quiet. The betrayal of their longtime friend, Emma, is becoming just a bad memory. Their peace is shattered one quiet fall morning when Kellie’s grandfather’s body is stolen from his grave in Malone Springs Cemetery. Kellie is faced with another mystery, but that is only the beginning. Frightening events begin to happen at the mansion. Could it be possible that Old Man Malone walks the earth again? Was his body ever in that grave? Did he really die in a tragic accident? Is he dead and his ghost roams the mansion? Kellie has many mysteries to solve, but the biggest is did her grandfather’s evil live on after his death? Her questions are soon answered, and she must find a way to save herself and her friends from the figure in black that moves through the mansion at will. The book is due out in late spring 2013.

Love and romance, paranormal, epic fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, thriller, drama, and the list goes on. Where do your books fall as far as genre and reading audience?

They are all mystery and/or thrillers. It is what I enjoy reading and writing.

Social media has become a part of being an author. What are your 3 best tips of the trade for upcoming authors when it comes to building their social media platform?

Set up a Twitter account and follow people who you would want following you, many of them will. Use the account to let people know about your website, blog or Face Book page. Have a Face Book writer’s page. You will be able to post info about yourself and your books as often as needed. Start a blog or website, whichever you prefer to use to promote your books. You can list a synopsis, book tours, list your books and sell them.  

How much time do you devote to writing? Daily – weekly – monthly – whenever the urge strikes?

I write every day. I may not work on my current novel, but I write short stories, work on edits, or write a blog post. I keep my social media sites current. I am writing something each day, but most work is done on my novel.

  

Who is your favorite character that you have created? Tell us about him or her and why you are so fond of them.

My favorite character is Magdalena, the spirit in Gypsy Spirits and Annamarie and Magdalena. She is the great-grandmother of my main character, Annamarie, and has come back with other spirits to protect Annamarie and her family from the evil surrounding her. I love her because she is very protective and loving. When Annamarie has a child, Magdalena teaches her to protect herself while watching over the entire family. She also takes part in the battle of the spirits in Annamarie and Magdalena. She is a well-rounded character with magical powers.

This has been a delightful interview. Again, our sincerest appreciation for being with us. 

You are very welcome, and thank you for having me. 

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If you'd like to find out more about Marianne, buy her books, and/or follower her on Twitter please visit the following links. Let her know you discovered her on the JLB Creatives Blog. 

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FACEBOOK

TWITTER HANDLE: @MarianneSpitzer

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OK - are you ready to meet this week's featured author? Cool! Then let's get started. I have the pleasure of introducing you to. . .

Author Peter Maughan

When Sir Humphrey Miles Pinkerton Strange, 8^th baronet and huntin’ shooting’ and fishin’ squire of the village of Batch Magna in the Welsh Marches, departs this world for the Upper House (as he had long vaguely thought of it, where God no doubt presides in ermine over a Heaven as reassuringly familiar as White’s or Boodle’s), what’s left of his decaying estate  passes, through the ancient law of entailment, to distant relative Humph, an amiable, overweight short-order cook from the Bronx.

Sir Humphrey Franklin T Strange, 9^th baronet and squire of Batch Magna, as Humph now most remarkably finds himself to be, is persuaded by his Uncle Frank, a small time Wall Street broker with an eye on the big time, to make a killing by turning the sleepy backwater into a theme-park image of rural England – a vacation paradise for free-spending US millionaires.

But while the village pub and shop, with the lure of the dollar in their eyes, put out the Stars and Stripes in welcome, the tenants of the estate’s dilapidated houseboats are above any consideration of filthy lucre and stand their ground for tradition’s sake … and because they consider eviction notices not to be cricket.

Each disgruntled faction sees the other as the unwelcome cuckoo in the family nest.

So, led by randy pulp-crime writer Phineas Cook, and Lt-Commander James Cunningham DSO, DSC and Bar, RN (ret) – a man with a glass eye for each day of the week, painted with scenes from famous British naval victories and landscapes that speak of England – the motley crew run up the Union Jack and battle ensign and prepare to engage.

But this is Batch Magna, a place where anything might happen. And does …

An excerpt

“The Cuckoos of Batch Magna”

by Peter Maughan

The scene in which Phineas Cook, off the Cluny Belle houseboat, walks the hills of the valley shortly before the eviction notices arrive, and looks down at his home as if seeing it for the first time – or the last.

…  The small black and white farms of the valley among orchards, and the houses and half-timbered cottages of Batch Magna, a Marcher village, the cross of St George, flown from the Steamer Inn, a riposte to the red dragon of Wales above the door of the Pughs’ post office and shop. The cricket field and pavilion behind the churchyard, and the great, immemorial yew, the centuries in its vast girth corseted with rusting iron bands, shading a church which bore in its nave the marks of Norman chisels, and among its gravestones a sundial which told the time in Jerusalem.

And the tall, star-shaped chimneys and gabled black and white timbers of Batch Hall, home to the Strange family for over four hundred years, set with Elizabethan ornateness in what was left of its park, its lawns, under horse chestnuts heavy with bloom, running down to the Cluny. And the castle, a fortress once against border incursions and the forces of Cromwell, open now to Welsh rain and rabbits, the archers’ loopholes in the ruined towers blinded with creeper, its red sandstone turning to coral in the sun.

The forgotten country, this part of the Marches had been called. A country largely ignored by the rest of the world, apart from a trickle of tourists on their way to somewhere else, and the odd company rep who had taken the wrong turning, in a place with need for few road signs. A valley lost among its ancient wooded hillsides and winding high-banked lanes, on a road to nowhere in particular.

Phineas had arrived there by accident, after taking a wrong turning himself, when on a road to nowhere in particular. Falling into the valley, as he came to see it, like Alice, and five years later was still there.

He thought occasionally, in a vague sort of way, about moving on, getting back to what he vaguely thought of as the real world. But there never seemed to be any particular hurry to do so.

And that of course was the trouble with the river, as he’d had occasion to point out before, to himself and to others, sparing no one. Whether boating up and down it, or simply sitting on it, there never seemed to be any particular hurry to do anything.

Well, now he had the feeling that all that was about to change. That now, with the General no longer at the wheel, they stood exposed to more unsettled weather. That the real world, which had always been over there somewhere, beyond the blue hills, was perhaps about to come to them.

He whistled for Sikes, busy putting up a few panicking pheasants and the smell of wild garlic as he blundered through the undergrowth after the scent of fox or badger.

They had walked this wood together in all the seasons. In autumn, when it ran like a damp fire through the trees, and in weather that had shrivelled Sikes’s testicles as he padded warily through undergrowth crackling with ice or got himself buried in snowdrifts along the rides. The winter bareness like a ruin now in early summer, overgrown with new growth, letting in the sun and with the sound of birdsong up under its roof.

The sunlight lay among the drifts of bluebells and red campion, and reached with long slender fingers deep into the wood, where the new grass and ferns were tender in the shade between trees. And above him, high in the green and golden heart of an oak, a blackcap opened in sudden song. The sweet, poignantly brief notes flung, carelessly, on the morning air like a handful of bright coin.

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Meet Author C. Kevin Thompson

Hello fans! You've picked a fantastic week to stop by. . .we're featuring the brilliant author C. Kevin Thompson. He has been a participant in the Authors in the Park Event Series and has drawn quite a crowd to the events. We are honored to have him on the JLBC Blog, and hope you enjoy his unique feature post.

Before we get to Kevin though, we just have to tell you the amazing news. JLB Creatives Executive Team member Jean E. Lane attended the Prague International Book Fair! How cool is that? If only you could have seen her smiling face as she boarded the plane. She has been a participant in the London International Book Fair, and has also spoken at the Orlando Science Center in Florida regarding her Lill and Mewe series for readers ages 8-10. To discover her amazing science "faction" books please visit her website by clicking here: Author Jean E. Lane.

And now. . .on with the show! Please welcome

Author C. Kevin Thompson

If you like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, into tofu, and have half-a-brain, then I’m not your guy. I like “smart” fiction (the kind that makes you think – and that’s what I write, BTW), real cheese, watching it rain from a dry location, and Coca-Cola. I’m a down-to-earth guy who likes to laugh, loves family, and loves college football.

Here's everything you ever wanted to know about me. . .and probably more.

Name:                                   C. Kevin Thompson

Age:                                       50

Marital Status:                 Married for 31 years (Cindy)

Children:                            Three daughters

Grandchildren:                Five grandchildren (four boys, one girl)

Favorite Restaurant:     Sonny’s Real-Pit Barbeque

Favorite Food:                  (tie) Chicken (Bar-B-Q or Fried), Pizza, and Steak

Favorite Music:                Certain Rock-n-Roll & Praise and Worship

Favorite Song:                  Forever by PFR

Favorite Pet:                     Someone else’s (or tropical fish)

Hobbies:                              Playing drums, playing Playstation, (used to be writing, but

                                                that’s turning into a second job J)

Favorite Author:             Arthur Conan Doyle

Favorite Movie:                Hopscotch (w/ Walter Matthau; try to watch TV version-

                                                Ned Beatty’s mouth is too much in full version)

Favorite TV Shows:        24, Criminal Minds, Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch),

                                                Everybody Loves Raymond

Movies I Like to Watch:   Star Trek (all), Ironman series, Jurassic Park (all 3), Bourne

                                                trilogy, Batman series (Dark Knight), Gladiator, Sherlock

                                                Holmes series (Robert Downey, Jr. & Jude Law)

Favorite Book:                  Besides the Bible, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Favorite Vacation Spot:   New Smyrna Beach

Writing is my therapy. Some people fish. Others crochet. Others garden. I write. But I also play drums for my church’s praise team, work as an assistant principal, and believe the technology of Star Trek is on its way quicker than you think.

Beam me up, Scotty.

My Website:                       www.ckevinthompson.com

My Blog:                               www.ckevinthompson.blogspot.com

My Facebook Page:         C. Kevin Thompson –Author Fan Page

My Twitter Page:             @CKevinThompson

Amazon Author Bio Page:   C. Kevin Thompson

My Books: 

                      

 The Serpent’s Grasp – 

released January 2012

                                               

30 Days Hath Revenge (A Blake Meyer Thriller: Book 1) 

released April 2013

                                                

Triple Time (A Blake Meyer Thriller: Book 2) 

release date - Early 2014

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We certainly hope you have enjoyed getting to know C. Kevin Thompson. I know we have through our Authors in the Park Event Series. Please be sure to share this post with your friends, check out Kevin's links, and best of all pick up a copy or two of his books.

Until next week . . . stay casual, live life to the fullest and have a piece of chocolate for me.

Your blog host:

Author Janet Beasley

www.HiddenEarthSeries.com

Meet Author Matthew Weaver

Hey fans! Great to see you here. We've got a special treat this week - an interview with author Matthew Weaver.

Before we introduce Matthew, we want to fill you in on the latest JLB Creatives upcoming events.

This Saturday, May 18 2013, you'll find us at Street Palooza in Mount Dora Florida. We'll have
our tent set up at the Lakeside Inn (pictured right), selling and autographing books. We will also be more than delighted to answer questions of aspiring writers who stop by to talk with us. Come on out, let us know you discovered the event on the JLBC Blog.

And now we're proud to present our interview with:

Author Matthew Weaver

Welcome Matt - it's great to have you here!

It's wonderful to be here. 

Fantastic! Let's dive right in and get started. . .The phone just rang – it’s a movie deal for your book! Holy cow – they’ve left it up to you as to where you want them to film on location, and who will play the starring role…we can’t stand the suspense. Where and who is it?

Well, three story lines intertwine in The Lightness of Dust and each has two or three “starring roles.”  For the ancient Anatolian timeline I would cast Kristin Kreuk to play Kere and those scenes would be shot on the coast of Turkey.  Alicia Witt as Amanda Angona shooting on campus in Davis, California in the modern-day.  And without a doubt I would do almost anything to have Morgan Freeman bring Sam to life in Seattle!

What book or books are you currently working on? Can we expect a new release soon?

I’m working on the next volume of my planned series The Meronymy (The Lightness of Dust was the first).  All of the volumes will share some common themes, but each will have its own set of characters and will stand its own.

What kind of animals, birds, or fish do you like best? Do you have any pets - how many do you have – and what are their names?

I’m a dog guy.  We have a black lab (mixed with something else – don’t know what) named Kayla.  She’s the strangest dog.  In the winter she loves to run outside and lick the ice.  In summer she settles for eating ice cubes.

We all love stories – especially yours! Would you be willing to give the readers a synopsis of your current book?

In ancient Anatolia, a young healer fights to reunite with her true love despite her father's desire to profit from her gift.

In Depression-era Seattle, the caretaker of the Persephone Music Hall finds inspiration for his art in the arms of a beautiful foreign violinist.

A university professor in modern-day California struggles to keep his lab and his marriage from the clutches of his enthusiastic new grad student.

A mysterious thread draws these lives together across the span of history and summons one of them toward an unspeakable fate. Follow the thread as mortal cares scatter with The Lightness of Dust.

How much time do you devote to writing? Daily – weekly – monthly – whenever the urge strikes?

While writing the Lightness of Dust I spent most of every evening on the couch with my laptop.  For the next book I wait until my family goes to bed, and then I spend two or three hours tapping away.  I do this six nights each week; I force myself to get more than five hours sleep at least once a week!

Did you ever study writing? Feel free to elaborate – we’d love to hear about your education.

I hope you mean education in general, because I have no formal writing training.  My education was as a chemist; I earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis. In a way, it made writing fiction more difficult.  In scientific writing one uses no more words than are necessary to get the point across. That sort of applies to fiction, but taken too far results in a dry read.

Who is your favorite character that you have created? Tell us about him or her and why you are so fond of them.

Samuel Freeman is dearest to me.  His story begins in 1940 Seattle, where he works as the caretaker of the Persephone Music Hall, and ends in Seattle in the modern day.  Two constant themes in the book are love and loss; Sam experiences life so fiercely that he can’t separate the two.

As an author we all know we get those “stink-o” reviews that come through now and again. How do you handle a bad review when it hits?

Bad reviews hurt; writing is such a personal exposure of the self.  One of the first reviews I received included these gems: “…it didn't really hook me at all,” and “…switching from one character/time period to another was at first confusing, then kind of annoying.” But I believed in the book.  Getting some nice reviews later on helped me to realize that it’s OK if not everyone likes your work

  

To ebook or not to ebook – that is the question. What’s your take?

As an author I love the concept.  There are no printing costs, one doesn’t necessarily need a publisher, and more people can afford to purchase a greater number of books since they are less expensive.  As a reader? I hate ebooks.  They lack the soul of paper.  Nothing compares to the feel of paper pages turning under one’s fingertips. And who wants to spend a sick day curled up with a little computer?

Where can we find your book(s)?

The Lightness of Dust is available as a paperback through Amazon.com and as an ebook through Amazon.com, Smashwords, and Kobo.

AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/The-Lightness-Dust-Meronymy-ebook/dp/B0091A5SAC

SMASHWORDS: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/293655

KOBO BOOKS: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-Lightness-of-Dust/book-e86qkf9kU0mmJhaCkxZiTA/page1.html?s=inpQaCBn3Um195XuGRgvZw&r=1

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Matt, we can't thank you enough for taking the time to be here with us at the JLB Creatives Blog. We look forward to watching your writing career grow by leaps and bounds onward to big success!

Thank you for having me, I've had a really nice time.

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There you have it! We hope you not only share this post with others, but also check out Matt on the following:

WEBSITE:

www.lunarisen.com/the-meronymy/

FACEBOOK PAGE:

https://www.facebook.com/author.matthew.weaver

TWITTER HANDLE:

@LunaRisen

And better yet, purchase his book! ;-)  Thanks for being such awesome fans. And if you find you'd like to be featured just like Matt, scroll to the top and look for the Submission Guidelines request on the top of the right hand column. 

Here's wishing you a stellar day!

Your blog host. . .

 Author Janet Beasley
www.HiddenEarthSeries.com

Meet Author Jessica O'Gorek

Hello fans and followers! Hope your spring time is keeping you smiling. Thought I'd share just a couple of quick pix of our flowers here in Florida:

        

Hopefully those brought a smile. . .and if you like those, you may want to check out the many different sets (including Flowers) on the JLB Creatives Flickr site: where the pix are always FREE to download and use on blogs, URLs, in articles and more! Some of the JLB Creatives photos from the site have been used on pages such as CBS Money Talk, Facing 50 with Humor, and The Examiner. Visit JLB Creatives Scenic Nature Photos and start downloading your free pix today!

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Getting on with the show. . .this week we are thrilled to have an Excerpt Extravaganza provided by author Jessica O'Gorek from the Gemini Rising Series.  

Gemini Rising Series Book I- Ethereal Fury

Mother Earth, wounded by the human race and its disregard for her resources, will

recruit human souls to serve Her and turn against humanity. A rising force festers;

Gemini, a clan of paranormal beings will systematically possess and destroy towns,

cities, and states. Amidst the chaos, a forbidden relationship between Onyx, a lead     

Gemini, and Violette, a human, begins. They will both find themselves in the middle of a

revolutionary war that will either save, or destroy our world.

EXCERPT:

So here he was, a few feet away from the same tree where he had gotten

distracted the other day. He hovered beside it this time, instead of at the top, trying to

pinpoint where the voices were coming from.

He saw a young man with black hair standing with his arms crossed and a distant

expression on his face. He would nod occasionally at a young girl sitting on a bench in a

yellow nightgown. How sweet, he thought bitterly. Young lovers on an evening stroll.

This was a good situation because people were easier to take over when they were

preoccupied. He could tell by the low tones these two were deep in conversation. He

settled in next to some thick branches laden with young magnolia buds. It was a shame

he couldn't smell them; he had heard they were lovely. It was a shame they wouldn't

smell them much longer.

He felt the thrill of the hunt roiling within him, looking for a way up and out.

Similar to a burning sensation, it made him drunk with the heavy desire to take. When

at its peak, it would rule him, control his thoughts and actions. Nothing had ever

stopped him once past the brink of his cravings. Once he tasted a soul he liked, there

was nothing to do but dive in and absorb its essence, taking over the body the way a

captain steers a ship.

The transformation from rational thinking to animal instinct always amazed

him. It never got boring or old, and no two souls were the same. Some fought harder

than others; older people were more difficult to tame. Sometimes children were so

fascinated by him that they would just stare, stupefied by his presence, which made for

an easy kill. Children didn't have any premonitions of possession. They tended to focus

on identifying what was in front of them, instead of fearing it. They never knew what hit

them, never had a chance to worry, or pray, or say goodbye to their parents. He became

their goodbye.

He pondered this in preparation for taking these two. As he sank down closer to

them, the humming in his fingertips began to pulse. He could now see the back of the

girl. Her long, dark wavy hair hung almost to her waist, and the frilly nightgown covered

her from neck to toe. The pulsing was turning into a throbbing. Quickly, he darted

around the pair to get a better look at the girl in her little yellow gown. She was small

and fragile, no more than 16, his best guess. She was pretty too.

Closer and closer he levitated, until he was within sensing range, close enough

that they would feel the heat emanating from him. He rolled over in the air to look at the

other side of the girl's face. Something about her seemed familiar. He halted his assault,

the delay putting a damper on his zeal. Was there something wrong with him?

He pulled away a few feet to work himself up for the dive again. He started his

descent, determined this time. To strike was easy; to subdue and tame the spirit could

sometimes take a while. Once in the boy, he would have to reassure the girl that her

friend was okay. All they ever needed was a little pat or a smile; they were so simple and

insecure. Sheep, he though bitterly.

Instead of trying to remember how he knew her or to analyze the effect she was

having on him, he grew enraged and swirled a little, working up his confidence. When

he looked down to aim himself, his prey were running, both of them, to the church door.

The boy was literally dragging the girl as she struggled to keep up. He followed close

behind them, telling himself he could catch up, he could do this.

Suddenly, they both stopped, the boy’s face a display of fear and panic. He had

alarmed them somehow. Had he gotten sloppy when he started to lose his temper or

moved in too fast for the last attempt? It was the boy who had sensed him, the boy who

looked terrified and confused. He flew up about 30 or 40 feet high and started his dive-

bomb, a practical and powerful feat that never failed him.

At the last moment, right when he could almost taste them, they started running

again, and it was either tackle or lose. They were within arm’s reach when he came to a

screeching halt as a glass door shut in his face. If it wasn’t a sacred place he could just

walk right through it and continue his assault. But this was holy ground and he was very

much uninvited.

Why had he stopped? He knew it was the girl, he just didn't know why. It was as

if she had thrown up an invisible shield around the two of them, a shield that protected

both of them. But that was crazy! Never had a human defied him so effortlessly! She

wasn't even trying, didn’t even know he existed, but she has crippled his efforts.

He felt the need to growl, so he did. Not very loudly, but it made him feel better.

He wanted to know more about this girl and where her strength came from. He watched

carefully as they conversed. She stood, leaning on the glass door, a bewildered glint in

her eyes. She looked… lost. Why did he care? He’d failed this mission because of her.

Why was he still here thinking about her? He should be on his way back to the caves to

report his losses to Tork and The Mother. 

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There you have it folks! Wasn't that a fabulous excerpt? I know it makes me want to read the series for sure!

Please do us (especially Jessica) a huge favor and share this post with your friends who love to read. And also be sure to check out all of Jessica's links, and while you're there we'd like to invite you to become a fan and follower of the 

Gemini Rising Series. . .

BLOG: http://geminirising1.blogspot.com

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/GeminiRising1

FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jessica-OGorek/306913389429972

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Thanks so much for stopping by! We'll see you next week. . .until then stay casual, live life to the fullest, and have a piece of chocolate for me ;-)

Your blog host:

 Author Janet Beasley

www.HiddenEarthSeries.com