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Black news

11 November 2008 Jackie 0

She’s a new author for me, but check out the cover for Lisa Mantchev’s Eyes Like Stars.  The artwork is by Jason Chan, who also happens to be a new artist for me.  I am definitely a reader who’ll chose her books by the cover and this one has my attention.  […]

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Guest Author: Loucinda McGary

11 November 2008 Jackie 30

Today’s guest blogger is Loucinda McGary, author of the Wild Sight. She’s going to be talking about the persistence of memory and we’re even offering up a contest with an awesome prize at the end. So make sure you stick around. _____________________________________________ The Persistence of Memory No, this is not […]

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Weekly Geeks #24 – Author Spotlight

10 November 2008 Jackie 4

So this weeks Weekly Geeks challenge is to spotlight an author and give out some fun facts about them.  Here are the details: Choose a writer you like. Using resources such as Wikipedia, the author’s website, whatever you can find, make a list of interesting facts about the author. Post […]

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One Silent Night by S. Kenyon

10 November 2008 Jackie 1

The latest novel in the Dark-Hunter series, One Silent Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon takes us through the eyes of a man we have come to hate. One Silent Night is Stryker’s story, the leader of the infamous Daimons. In an act of vengeance, Stryker goes to the Underworld to let […]

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The Rest Falls Away by C. Gleason

10 November 2008 Jackie 2

I grew up reading historical romance novels, so I’m always love finding ones that also include the paranormal element. When I heard of Coleen Gleason’s Gardella Vampire series, they immediately caught my attention. It took me awhile, but I finally got my hands on the Rest Falls Away, the first […]

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The Autobiography of Ziggy Swift – Excerpt 1

10 November 2008 Jackie 1

Jesse has given me permission to cross-post his two excerpts for his NaNoWriMo novel, The Autobiography of Ziggy Swift.  As of right now, he’s at 51,315 words and he’s only written about 1/3 of it. Kibbel clamped his hands over his eyes and trembled. In the distance the wagon creaked […]

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I’m baaack with some news

10 November 2008 Jackie 1

I’ve been away all weekend doing some holiday baking (for recipes, check out Open Source Cook), so I haven’t been able to check my normal sites. Anyway, when I was going through them today, I came across this post at LK Hamilton’s site confirming that there WILL be more Merry […]

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Swallowing Darkness by LK Hamilton

6 November 2008 Jackie 3

I just finished the latest Meredith Gentry novel by Laurell K. Hamilton and I have to wonder…is Swallowing Darkness the end? At the end of Lick of Frost, we found out that Meredith was pregnant with twins by six of her guards.  Then she gets kidnapped by Taranis, the King […]

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Contests, Auctions, & Words

6 November 2008 Jackie 0

Maria Snyder has posted the cover for her new novel, Storm Glass, which is a spin off of her Study series. The novel is set to be released April 28, 2009; sadly, though, it’s not available for preorder yet. At least not through Amazon. Interviews: Diana Pharaoh Francis, author of […]

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NaNoWriMo – 25,000 words down

5 November 2008 Jesse 7

Two weeks before November, my manager told me I had to schedule the rest of my time off for the year – they needed to know to schedule projects around it. When I sat down to calculate which days to take off, I found I had a lot of time […]