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Character Spotlight ~ Mike Mason’s Ches Cholmondeley

Ches

Mike Mason’s fantasy novels, The Blue Umbrella and The Violet Flash, appeal to all ages. Enjoy this insight into Ches from The Violet Flash.

Over to you, Mike:~

Brief Physical Description

This is a very interesting question because my main character, Ches Cholmondeley (pronounced Chum-ly), goes through a dramatic physical change over the course of two books. In the first book, The Blue Umbrella, Ches is not yet the protagonist but a strong supporting character. When we first meet him he is described as “a boy who looked a little like Frankenstein: big, stocky, square-headed, square-shouldered, …

Chasing Sunsets by Eva Marie Everson

Synopsis:~

Kimberly Tucker’s life hasn’t turned out the way she thought it would. A divorced mother of two, Kim resents her ex-husband for moving on with his life and living it up while she struggles to understand what went wrong. When her sons end up spending five weeks of summer vacation with their father, Kim’s own father suggests a respite in the family vacation home on tiny Cedar Key Island. As Kim revisits her childhood memories and loves, she soon discovers that treasures in life are often buried, and mistakes–both past and present–become redeemable in God’s hand.

My take:~

Eva …

The making of Jamie Carie’s The Guardian Duke cover shoot

Jamie Carie releases Pirate of My Heart later this year, another standalone historical romance. Next year, Jamie launches her first three book Forgotten Castles series, beginning with The Guardian Duke in March, 2012.

This video which shows the preparation for the cover shoot for The Guardian Duke ~ enjoy!

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Character Interview ~ Marcello from Lisa T Bergren’s River of Time series

Introducing Marcello Forelli, a young 14th Century man of honour and integrity who is captivated by Gabriella and is determined to protect her, no matter the strangeness of her arrival in his life.

Marcello

Rel:~ When a strange girl in stranger clothes appeared mid battle, what were your first thoughts?

Marcello:~ I was startled; it was almost as if I was a sailor, hoisting sail, and she rose from the depths of the sea, a mermaid. She seemed so out of place. But I saw that Lord Paratore had his eye upon her, and knew she’d be far better off …

Pompeii: City on Fire by TL Higley with giveaways

Jaded, yet determined to change his destiny, Roman patrician Quintus Cato, arrives in Pompeii to become a winemaker and avoid any political entanglements from his former life in Rome. Jewess Ariella, torn from her family as she escaped the fall of Jerusalem, is sold into slavery, purchased by the vile and immoral, Valerius. Desperation to be free of Valerius fuels her rash decision to join a passing gladiator troupe disguised as a boy. Hiding her identity, dealing with brutal men and the rigours of training keep Ariella’s mind and body focussed.