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Book Trailer for T L Higley’s City of the Dead

Tracy Higley’s Shadow of Colossus launched our book club discussion for 2009! We had a great time on Friday night talking about Tessa and Nikos, the fears that drive us to act in certain ways, ancient history and feeling trapped by our circumstances. It was a fabulous selection 🙂

I have had the privilege of reading Tracy’s second Seven Wonders novel, City of the Dead and am happy to say it is as equally fabulous, if not even more so!

Hang in there until March, 2009 when it releases from B&H Publishing but do check out the trailer below:~

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Prayers please….

Thank you to all those who have emailed or twittered asking about our safety in the presence of the worst natural disaster to hit Australia, the bushfires in my home state of Victoria.

The map below from the Department of Sustainability and Environment shows the extent of the fires ~ we live in a suburb of Melbourne.

We are okay and quite safe at this point, the closest fire burning today in Healesville, an hour to the north east of us. However, that does not make us immune to the immense suffering being experienced by those in the direct …

Character Spotlight ~ Irene Hannon’s Evan Cooper & Monica Callahan

Today the spotlight shines on………………………..Evan Cooper and Monica Callahan Irene Hannon is a multi published, multi award winning author whose latest book, Against All Odds, has just released from Revell and is already garnering rave reviews. Given Irene is writing in my favourite genre, I can’t wait to read and review it so check back for that soon.

Irene and I would love to hear your thoughts on this spotlight, especially from those early birds who have managed to already read the book! Now, over to Irene and her characters:~

Evan (Coop) Cooper

Brief Description

Coop is the quintessential …

Cover change for Alice J Wisler’s How Sweet It Is

Here is part of the fascinating process of publishing! Bethany have recently changed their cover and synopsis for Alice J Wisler’s May release, How Sweet It Is.

Here’s the original:~

Deena Livingston leaves behind a broken romance and her chef job in Atlanta to spend time at her grandfather’s cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. But her grandfather has an odd request: he wants Deena to teach cooking classes to the ragtag group of middle-schoolers who attend the local afterschool program, The Center. Reluctantly, Deena agrees, but how is she supposed to convince these kids that cooking at home …

Hannah Grace by Sharlene MacLaren

Hannah Grace Kane likes the way her life is turning out until Gabriel Devlin comes to town as the new Sheriff of Sandy Shores, Michigan.

Satisfied with the way her courtship with Dr Ralston Van Huff is progressing, Hannah thinks she knows how her life will pan out. Little does she anticipate how the handsome sheriff, his sincere faith and the little orphan boy he has taken under his wing, will undermine her best laid plans and create havoc in her heart and home.

Lovers of historical romance need look no further than Hannah Grace for an afternoon of sweet …

Coming soon from Amberly & Brandilyn Collins

Fabulous “Seatbelt Suspense” author, Brandilyn Collins has teamed up with her teenage daughter, Amberly to write the Rayne Tour series, starting with Always Watching.

This daughter of a rock star has it all—until murder crashes her world.

The exciting and suspenseful Rayne Tour series features sixteen-year-old Shaley O’Connor, on tour with her mother’s popular band. Shaley lives in a whirlwind of backstage secrets, hotels, and limos. With beauty and fame of her own, Shaley wants for nothing … except the one thing she can’t have.

During a concert, sixteen-year-old Shaley O’Connor stumbles upon the body of a friend backstage. Is …