tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18683267710394679312024-03-19T07:52:59.250-04:00Jennifer Lane Books BlogJennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.comBlogger649125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-65604934104948736532020-01-08T11:03:00.001-05:002020-01-08T22:59:58.913-05:00New Blog<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jennifer Lane Books has moved!</span></span></span></b></div>
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Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-70960960353802590182019-12-03T12:00:00.000-05:002019-12-03T12:00:02.690-05:00Winter is Coming Giveaway Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How do you like winter? I'm not a big fan, especially due to the shorter days. Americans, let's lobby Congress to keep Daylight Savings Time all year long!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Until that happens, let's celebrate a fun part of winter holidays: GIFTS! I'm giving away a $15 gift card and a Jennifer Lane ebook of your choice. I write sports romance and romantic suspense with a psychological twist.</span><br />
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Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-51016374391161256282019-11-06T00:00:00.000-05:002019-11-06T00:00:00.975-05:00#IWSG Arresting Google Searches<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-41660786541033209532019-10-08T00:00:00.000-04:002019-10-08T00:00:10.151-04:00New Release: Stone Man and the Trail of Tears<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Release date - October 8, 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>After U.S. soldiers attack twelve-year-old Tsatsi’s Cherokee village, his family flees to the Smokey Mountains. Facing storms, flood, and hunger, they’re forced to go where Stone Man, a monstrous giant, is rumored to live. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>His family seeks shelter in an abandoned village, but soldiers hunt them down. Tsatsi and his sister Sali escape, but Sali falls ill and is kidnapped by Stone Man. Tsatsi gives chase and confronts the giant, only to learn this monster isn’t what he seems.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Their journey is a dangerous one. Will Tsatsi find the strength to become a Cherokee warrior? And will they ever find their family?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Charles Suddeth loves to tell stories of all sizes and shapes and flavors. He has published picture books, middle readers’ books, young adult thrillers, and adult mysteries. Of Cherokee heritage, he draws inspiration from hiking Tom Sawyer State Park and teaches in Louisville, Kentucky. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">ITunes - <a href="https://fnd.io/#/us/book/1455664389-stone-man-and-the-trail-of-tears-by-char" style="color: #0563c1;">https://fnd.io/#/us/book/1455664389-stone-man-and-the-trail-of-tears-by-char</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Barnes & Noble – <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1130849102?ean=9781939844620" style="color: #0563c1;">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1130849102?ean=9781939844620</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dancing Lemur Press LLC - <a href="http://www.dancinglemurpressllc.com/new-adultyoung-adultmiddle-grade" style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.dancinglemurpressllc.com/new-adultyoung-adultmiddle-grade</a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></div>
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Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-40649848928995657762019-09-04T00:00:00.000-04:002019-09-04T00:00:04.738-04:00#IWSG Bounce Back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"What do you do when you hit a wall with your writing? When the words just come out wonky? Or you realized you haven’t written a word in two weeks and you find the blank page daunting?<br />You could take a walk. It’s a tried and true way to break your mind free of distractions and worries."</span></i><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks, Tyrean! I agree that walking (and other exercise) unlocks our creativity.</span></div>
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Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-11030264430464783302019-09-01T00:00:00.000-04:002019-09-01T00:00:02.465-04:00$100 Bath & Body Works #giveaway<br />
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Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-16766274064062363292019-08-07T03:00:00.000-04:002019-08-07T03:00:02.782-04:00#IWSG Writing Surprises #insecure #writers #support #group<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's support each other during the August group meeting, hosted by <b><a href="http://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/" target="_blank">Alex Cavanaugh</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank you to this month's co-hosts: <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=e5bfd1bbb8&e=4b59fe86c4">Renee Scattergood,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=afa579143c&e=4b59fe86c4">Sadira Stone,</a><a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=ae4ab4ab46&e=4b59fe86c4">Jacqui Murray,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=5c249e8b96&e=4b59fe86c4">Tamara Narayan,</a>and <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=08caf372bb&e=4b59fe86c4">LG Keltner!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had no clue how to write when I started my first story, <i>Bad Blood into Good</i> (awful title). The climax involved my hero eating poisoned food, turning his skin blue. When I returned his skin to a healthy color upon healing, one of my readers observed how this plot element exactly echoed my title. How fun when something unexpected like that happens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love when writing takes a surprising direction, turning out better than we planned. I suppose we also face some nasty surprises as writers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's an article for insecure writers: <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/07/how-to-stop-self-doubt-from-holding-you-back-from-writing/" target="_blank">How to Stop Self-Doubt From Holding You Back</a> </i>The idea of writing <i>about</i> your doubt intrigues me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, I'm giving away a $10 gift card as part of the Back to School Giveaway. Enter <b><a href="https://jenniferlanebooks.blogspot.com/2019/08/oh-places-youll-go-giveaway-hop.html" target="_blank">here</a></b> if you're interested.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Genre: Contemporary Romance</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Four words posed in a question started the beginning of our future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will you marry me?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ten years of love and laughter, triumphs and failures, losses and gains
later, and four words threatened to end it all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Everything has a beginning and an end. I just never saw mine coming.
Especially when I finally thought we were getting it all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I want a divorce.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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happiness and pure joy. Words I’d been dying to say, but never could. A
sentence that he may never hear now that he didn’t want to be my forever
anymore.</span></div>
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fur babies. Books, flip flops, coffee, chocolate, The Walking Dead, and Chicago
Fire are just a few of her obsessions. Her love of books began with novels by
Stephen King, Mary Higgins Clark, and the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. When she’s
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Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-7200651309525151342019-07-11T08:00:00.000-04:002019-07-11T08:00:05.184-04:00New Release: THE REINTRODUCTION OF SAMMIE MORGAN by @Nancee_Cain #romance #series<div class="wp-block-image">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the day, Nancee works as a nurse/counselor in the field of addiction. This supports her coffee and reading habit. Nights are spent writing paranormal and contemporary romances with a serrated edge. Readers say her stories are character driven and full of angst with humor. She is represented by Stephanie Phillips of SBR Media. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy July to all writers! And Happy July 4th to Americans. Thank you to <b><a href="http://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/" target="_blank">Alex Cavanaugh</a></b> for starting the Insecure Writers' Support Group, where we support and befriend writerly peeps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm excited to be a co-host this month along with <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=8df5c85971&e=4b59fe86c4">Erika Beebe,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=c2890e1a92&e=4b59fe86c4">Natalie Aguirre,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=8d0a720102&e=4b59fe86c4">MJ Fifield,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=dbaa75ed43&e=4b59fe86c4">Lisa Buie-Collard,</a>and <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=2a15056a2f&e=4b59fe86c4">Ellen @ The Cynical Sailor!</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Congratulations to Ellen Jacobson (The Cynical Sailor) for her new release, <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46350240-poisoned-by-the-pier?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Poisoned by the Pier</a></i> (Molly McGhie Cozy Sailing Mystery #3). I'm reading it now and it's a lot of fun! Molly's husband is trying a fad diet involving rutabaga--this is not going to end well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Are you entering the 2019 IWSG Anthology <b><a href="http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/the-2019-annual-iwsg-anthology-contest.html" target="_blank">Contest</a></b>? The genre is middle grade historical adventure/fantasy. I was fortunate to be part of <i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N893HPT" target="_blank">Masquerade: Oddly Suited</a></b></i>, Dancing Lemur Press's young adult romance anthology, and I met some wonderful IWSG authors in addition to working with a publisher featuring fast, clear communication. What a pleasure! I encourage you to submit a story for this year's contest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Speaking of Dancing Lemur Press, they have a BOGO book sale this week! Check it <b><a href="http://www.dancinglemurpressllc.com/" target="_blank">out</a></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow. What personal traits <i>haven't</i> I written into my characters? I find writing to be therapeutic, so I pour myself into my characters. I'm a psychologist and my books typically feature at least one therapist character. I've infused characters with these personal traits as well: anxious, romantic yet clueless at romance, intellectual, sporty (particularly swimming and volleyball), competitive, sensitive, analytical, passionate, persevering, overeating, loud laugher.</span></div>
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<br />Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-74349840277719390682019-06-28T00:00:00.000-04:002019-06-28T00:00:04.894-04:00New Release: POISONED BY THE PIER by @Ellen_Jacobson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Congratulations to Ellen Jaconson on the release of the third novel in her cozy mystery series! I'm reading it now and enjoying the wacky characters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When Mollie's husband signs the two of them up for an extreme diet, she's not amused. When someone ends up poisoned by a cake, things get even worse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While she tries to identify the killer, Coconut Cove’s annual boating festival is in full swing. In between getting ready for her first sailing race and cheating on her diet, Mollie and her cat, Mrs. Moto, uncover clues, interview suspects, and do their best to avoid rutabagas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ellen Jacobson lives on a sailboat with her husband and an imaginary cat named Simon. When she isn't working on boat projects or seeking out deserted islands, she writes cozy mysteries and sci-fi/fantasy stories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks to <b><a href="http://www.nanceecain.com/" target="_blank">Nancee Cain</a></b> for reading and reviewing <i><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43785750-masquerade?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Masquerade: Oddly Suited</a></b></i>, a young adult anthology including my sports romance short story, <i>Behind the Catcher's Mask</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Fast-pitch softball is Andie Wilson’s life. She’s a fierce pitcher hoping to score a college scholarship, and she hates the annoying distraction of cocky baseball players crashing her high-school charity game. But she doesn’t anticipate the impact of one baseball player: Colt Turner. As Colt stares at her through his catcher’s mask, his steadfast gaze may be just what she needs to guide her through a crisis. And Colt may need Andie, too—to cope with the secret hiding behind his mask.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nancee's <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N893HPT" target="_blank">review</a></b> reminds me that I want to share a teaser from my story with you. This scene takes place <i>after </i>the story, from Colt's perspective.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sharp air fills my lungs as I stride toward Andie’s front door. This early cold snap has blown in uninvited. <i>Welcome to Ohio</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Andie skips out and closes the door behind her before I reach the porch. She turns her face up to mine, fresh and pink in the glow of the porch light. Her pastel-striped knit hat fans out her long, blond hair over the collar of her coat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“You sure your parents are cool with you going to a senior party?” I ask.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She rolls her eyes. “<i>Alex </i>will be there, so he’ll protect me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Just for a couple of days, then he has to head back to L.A. before the bowl game.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When she shivers, I reach for one of her mittens, tug her closer, and lean down to kiss that irresistibly soft and rosy cheek. “C’mon, let’s go.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hold the passenger door open for her, and she snuggles into the seat. “Oh, it’s so warm in here!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hustle to my side of the car, praying, <i>Don’t break down again</i>. I left the car running to help my chances. As I back out of her driveway, I boast, “Vlad’s got a good heater.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her eyebrows scrunch. “You named your car Vlad?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="DA">Her head tilts.</span>“What kind of car is this?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Chevy Impala. A very <i>old </i>Impala,” I add.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After a few seconds, her giggles fill the car. “Vlad the Impala!” She snorts. “You’re a genius, Colt.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My dad was the clever one who came up with the name, actually. My smile fades. This will be our first Christmas without him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We arrive at my teammate’s house and climb out of Vlad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her mitten envelopes my glove. “Are you okay?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I realize I haven’t spoken the entire car ride. “Great.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The worried look in her hazel eyes remains, sparking a stab of guilt in my chest. My denial wouldn’t impress my sport psychologist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Just thinking about…my dad,” I admit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She slows her stride. “Holidays must be tough.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I cringe. After meeting her at a charity softball game in September, I’ve already cried once in front of her, on Thanksgiving. Not cool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kicky beat of a pop song draws my attention to the house, where my teammate stands in the now-open doorway. “Turner!” Nate hollers. “Get your ass in here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nate is a senior, like me, and my favorite pitcher to catch. Check that—Andie’s my new favorite pitcher. I lead her into the house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Hey, Andie.” Nate snatches her hat off of her head as she crosses in front of him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She spins around and yanks her hat back, right before elbowing him in the gut.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Oof.” Nate doubles over, but his grin lets on that she went easy on him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Andie tosses her coat and hat onto the growing pile on the floor. “Don’t get grabby,” she tells Nate as she shakes out her hair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>This</i>. This is why I love being with an athlete. Andie’s low-maintenance vibe is a total turn-on. After my coat joins the outerwear mountain, I follow her into Nate’s house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nate also plays wide receiver, so there’s a mix of baseball and football players trash-talking their way through video games in the family room. Andie ignores their beers and heads toward the two-liters of soft drinks in the quieter kitchen. I’m scooping ice into two cups when I hear my name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A blond guy close to my height sidles up to me. “Congrats on your full ride, Colt. You’re going to UF, right?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I shake his hand. “Yep. Thanks, Alex.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her brother keeps looking at me as he tells her, “Pour me one too, Andie.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her eyes flare as she fakes a curtsy, but she does pour soda into the third cup of ice I’ve scooped.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I hear you could go straight to the bigs, though,” Alex continues. “The Reds want you. What’s your deal?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I take a sip of coke. “Florida’s a lot warmer than Cincinnati.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“California’s warm, too,” Alex says. “But I’d give my left nut to be in the NFL.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Alex glares at her, then returns to lecturing me. “Don’t waste this opportunity, man. You could get injured in college ball, flush millions down the toilet.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I swallow as he stares at me. I wish he’d shut up. “I want to play in college first.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“But, why?” Alex shakes his head. “That’s stupid.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Andie steps in front of me, wedging herself between us. “Back off, Alex.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Why?” He frowns at her. “I’m just trying to help him.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She looks at me over her shoulder, blinking up at me. As she holds my gaze, I realize I’ve been holding my breath. I exhale and pull her back into me, feeling her warmth as my hand rests on her hip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Colt doesn’t need your help,” she tells Alex. “His dad left early for the NFL, and he always regretted not finishing college. He always wanted Colt to get a degree. So, Colt’s doing what’s right for him and his family.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Alex lowers his drink as his face falls. He retreats back a step. “I heard what happened to your dad.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I’m sorry, man.” Alex shakes his head. “I’m an ass.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Andie turns around after he leaves. “Wow. I’ve never heard him admit he’s an ass before.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-33286171829869706602019-06-13T09:00:00.000-04:002019-06-13T09:00:06.375-04:00Cover Reveal: THE REINTRODUCTION OF SAMMIE MORGAN by @Nancee_Cain #romance #series<!-- wp:image {"id":9733,"align":"center"} -->
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Still reeling from the tragic deaths of his wife and daughter, Matt Tyler trudges through life, caring for his young son, managing his cantankerous father, and working as much as he can. Despite his best efforts, bills are piling up and his vindictive in-laws seem determined to take Luke away from him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Things change when he stumbles upon Sammie Morgan—with a car that won’t run and her mother’s ashes in the backseat. Best friends growing up, Matt and Sammie have spent years apart following very different paths. Now they’ve both run out of options. Without a dime in her pocket, Sammie has nowhere to go. And Matt lacks the stable home life he needs to fight his former in-laws. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Their hasty solution? A marriage of convenience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But how convenient will this reintroduction be if it means Matt and Sammie have to relive the most painful parts of their past? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Would you like Sammie to stay here?” Matt asked his son.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Luke continued to pet the cat, whose tail was now flicking. “Sure. She makes good pancakes. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Is she your girlfriend?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I, uh, guess you’d call her that.” Matt stayed his hand, and the cat jumped off the step with an agitated tail swish. Rufus picked up his head but soon returned to his nap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I have two girlfriends: Angela and Kenzie.” Luke turned his attention to his trucks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Two, huh? That could cause you a heap of hurt, son.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Nah, Pa told me it was good not to get tied down to just one girl. He calls it playing the field. Girls are all the same anyways.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Great, Pa’s offering dating advice to my four-year-old. “No, they’re not. They’re like flowers—kinda the same but different. And you need to handle ’em gently.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“You don’t want to hurt their feelings.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“What kind of flower was Mommy?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Memories of Karen flashed like a newsreel—laughing at the dinner table, crying when Elizabeth started school, playing in her parents’ pool with the kids, and holed up in a dark room not talking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Mommy was an orchid. She was beautiful but had to be handled with care.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I’d say she was a daisy, bright and cheerful.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Sammie’s a sunflower. She strong and a survivor. The point is, they’re all flowers, all beautiful in their own way, and you have to take care of them differently. So be careful with Angela and Kenzie. Okay? You don’t want to hurt their feelings. And really? Being friends is a lot easier than dealing with girlfriends. Trust me on that one.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Anyway, Sammie’s gonna stay here and help me take care of you.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Guilt engulfed him. Oh shit. What’s gonna happen to Luke if Sam leaves? What if this doesn’t work out?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Uh, kind of, yes. You know your mother loved you more than anything in this world, right?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Luke gazed up at him and smiled. “She loved me lots and lots. Lizbeth did, too. Even when I went in her room.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Matt blinked back tears. In the midst of the epic fights that used to spring up between his children, he never once thought, <i>I’ll miss this pandemonium</i>. But he did. Every damn day. The house was too quiet without his daughter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As if sensing his mood, Luke stopped playing and crawled into his lap, hugging him. “Don’t be sad, Daddy. Sammie will take care of you, too.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Okay.” He smiled against his son’s hair and held him for a few minutes longer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A friend loaned me <i>The Breakdown</i>, another psychological thriller I enjoyed (here's my <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2835047264?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1" target="_blank"><b>review</b></a>.) I rarely figure out mysteries when I read. Do you?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to read that same author's debut, <i>Behind Closed Doors</i>, so I was lucky to find an e-audiobook at the library right away. I had so much fun listening to the audiobook that I promptly downloaded a romantic suspense favorite by Pamela Clare, <i>Breaking Point</i>. It's 12 hours long and about 2 of those hours seem to be sex scenes--too much for me. But I love the plot and characterization.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just yesterday, Dancing Lemur Press released the latest IWSG anthology, <i>Masquerade: Oddly Suited</i>. I'm delighted to join nine authors penning short stories. Check out all of the blogs to read blurbs and learn more about these diverse, engaging characters!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Deborah Solice <a href="https://thefabulistdotblog.wordpress.com/">https://thefabulistdotblog.wordpress.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Elizabeth Mueller <a href="https://elizabethmueller.blogspot.com/">https://elizabethmueller.blogspot.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Chelsea Marie Ballard <a href="https://www.facebook.com/masqueradeoddlysuited">https://www.facebook.com/masqueradeoddlysuited</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Carrie-Anne Brownian <a href="http://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com/">http://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Myles Christensen <a href="http://www.myleschristensen.com/">www.myleschristensen.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anstice Brown <a href="https://dustingthesoul.com/">https://dustingthesoul.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Angela Brown <a href="http://publishness.blogspot.com/">http://publishness.blogspot.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow, this question provokes thought. One time that stands out for me is when I learned to be a therapist in grad school. I remember my supervisors teaching me the importance of language for accurate listening and building rapport with my clients. I learned to use the same words as my clients--if they say, "That pissed me off!" then I reply, "You were pissed off." But I also developed the skill of listening to the unsaid words, empathizing with something like, "Underneath your anger is a deep sense of hurt."<br /><br />Thank you to the awesome co-hosts for the May 1 posting of the IWSG:<br /><br /> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=236c4f3ce6&e=4b59fe86c4">Lee Lowery,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=7290f98f50&e=4b59fe86c4">Juneta Key,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=913d7ce4c6&e=4b59fe86c4">Yvonne Ventresca,</a> and <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=d4f49de413&e=4b59fe86c4">T. Powell Coltrin</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-size: 12pt;">Can a fake dating game show lead to love? Will a missing key free a clock-bound prince? Can a softball pitcher and a baseball catcher work together? Is there a vampire living in Paradise,</span><span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-size: 12pt;">Newfoundland? What’s more important—</span><span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-size: 12pt;">a virtual companion or a date to the ball?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-size: 12pt;">Ten authors explore young love in all its facets, from heartbreak to budding passion. Featuring the talents of L.G. Keltner, Jennifer Lane, C.D. Gallant-King, Elizabeth Mueller, Angela Brown, Myles Christensen, Deborah Solice, Carrie-Anne Brownian, Anstice Brown, and Chelsea Marie Ballard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-size: 12pt;">Hand-picked by a panel of agents and authors, these ten tales will mystify and surprise even as they touch your heart. Don your mask and join the party</span><span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-size: 12pt;">...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-style: italic;">“READ IT! There is something for everyone! Do you want Love? Got it! Do you want vampires? Got it! Do you want time travel? Go it!” </span><span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-style: italic;">- Jessica Renfro, book reviewer</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-style: italic;">“A diverse collection of m/f YA clean</span><span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-style: italic;">-reads romances to transport readers between the</span><span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-style: italic;">past, present, and future, from the sea bottom to the virtual clouds.” </span><span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-style: italic;">- J. Lenni Dorner, author</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "bookmanoldstyle"; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Stories that will chill your heart, bring smiles to your lips, and keep you turning pages." - Beverly Stowe McClure, author</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm honored to have written the second story in the anthology, <i>Behind the Catcher's Mask</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fast-pitch softball is Andie Wilson’s life. She’s a fierce pitcher hoping to score a college scholarship, and she hates the annoying distraction of cocky baseball players crashing her high-school charity game. But she doesn’t anticipate the impact of one baseball player: Colt Turner. As Colt stares at her through his catcher’s mask, his steadfast gaze may be just what she needs to guide her through a crisis. And Colt may need Andie, too—to cope with the secret hiding behind his mask.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank you to author Elizabeth Mueller for creating this visual of baseball catcher, Colt!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jennifer Lane <a href="http://jenniferlanebooks.blogspot.com/">http://jenniferlanebooks.blogspot.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Deborah Solice <a href="https://thefabulistdotblog.wordpress.com/">https://thefabulistdotblog.wordpress.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Chelsea Marie Ballard <a href="https://www.facebook.com/masqueradeoddlysuited">https://www.facebook.com/masqueradeoddlysuited</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Carrie-Anne Brownian <a href="http://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com/">http://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Myles Christensen <a href="http://www.myleschristensen.com/">www.myleschristensen.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anstice Brown <a href="https://dustingthesoul.com/">https://dustingthesoul.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angela Brown <a href="http://publishness.blogspot.com/">http://publishness.blogspot.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to the Masquerade Oddly Suited Ball Bloghop!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I host one of the authors of the upcoming Insecure Writers Support Group anthology, <i>Masquerade: Oddly Suited</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm keeping my guest anonymous as this is the <i>masked</i> part of the blogshop. Authors will unmask their character on April 30th when our book releases.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are fun facts about our mystery author:</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: large;">"Much of my writing, particularly what I consider my best writing, comes during the witching hour and graveyard shift. At one point in the past, I had an inverted sleep schedule, and would be writing while most of the world was sound asleep.<br /><br />There are certain bands and musical eras I originally only listened to as a matter-of-fact writing soundtrack, but which quickly became almost mandatory for me to write with inspiration and passion.<br /><br />I’ve been with many of my characters since we were very young. I like to say we grew up together. Knowing them inside and out for so many years, and maturing alongside them, does wonders for giving them greater depth and knowing exactly how they tick."</span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Add the anthology to your <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43785750-masquerade" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> </b>shelf! And you can pre-order on <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Masquerade-Oddly-Suited-L-G-Keltner-ebook/dp/B07N893HPT/" target="_blank">Amazon</a></b> and other sites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5201074.Elizabeth_Mueller" target="_blank">Elizabeth Mueller</a></b>, author of <i>The Cog Prince</i> in the anthology, created this beautiful masked illustration of my anonymous guest's main character.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Want to see the unmasked image? (I do!) Check out all of the authors' blogs on April 30, the release date for the anthology.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Miss Wildblood, your gentleman friend has come to call on you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jinx put down her well-worn book at the sound of Mrs. Upshur’s voice invading the library, though her younger sister Myrina continued reading Volume Eight of <em>The Life and Times of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman</em>. Mrs. Upshur turned white when she saw what her younger charge was reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Where did that obscene book originate?” Mrs. Upshur asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Our house,” Myrina said. “Our parents have a lot of interesting books they let us read. I won’t scandalize you by naming some of the others. When we go to church, the minister never feels the need to tailor his sermon to juvenile congregants in attendance. Why should a book be any different?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mrs. Upshur grimaced and turned to Jinx. “Mr. Strangeways should like to ride horses with you, Miss Wildblood, but I told him ‘twould be far more respectable to walk with you around the grounds. I do not need to be told to ascertain you do not ride horses in the most decorous way for a lady, and I do not wish to encourage that.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“You mean sidesaddle?” Jinx asked. “I grew up on a farm, not an estate. You’re talking to the wrong lady if you expect me to ride like you. Everyone has her own version of normal, and this is mine.” She smiled when Felix entered the library, dressed in a pale yellow suit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Felix returned the smile. “I hope I didn’t call at an inopportune hour and interrupt you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“You have much to learn about calling etiquette,” Mrs. Upshur lectured.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jinx ignored this lecture from her summer chaperone. “I was only reading Thomas Blount’s <em>Glossographia</em>for the umpteenth time. This book’s over a century old, and full of obscure words I love finding a chance to use in my school compositions. How many people know and use words like celeripedean, rhedarious, murklins, gardeviance, and tragematopolist?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Nobody should, least of all not a lady.” Mrs. Upshur grimaced at the offending book. “You must not endeavor to unsex yourself.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“With all due respect, I’m not sure I believe in the concept of unsexing.” Jinx stood up and gave Felix her arm. “We’ll return before supper.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“You most certainly shall, or such an unsupervised meeting shan’t come again soon.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jinx led Felix out of the library, down the main hall of the first floor, and into a large gala hall which look out onto the garden through central apse glass doors. A young slave in a dark pink dress and an older, tall slave in a pale green suit stopped their animated conversation on a recent scandal with another house slave and opened the doors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“How long did it take to get used to this cavernous estate?” Felix asked on their way to the stables. “I imagine this is much larger than either of your other residences.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“I dislike all the unnecessary space, but it’s not my home to dictate rules for.” Jinx opened the stable door and walked to a spotted horse. “This is my favorite, though no one can take the place of Xanthos and Balios at home.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Named after the immortal horses of Achilles I presume?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Who else?” Jinx smiled at Felix as he helped her onto the horse. “Are you able to stay to supper?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Now that you mention it, I certainly am.” Felix climbed onto a white horse. “I insist you honor my lodgings with your presence next time. But for now, all we need to do is enjoy the ride.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Thur. April 18th: L.G. Keltner <a href="https://lgkeltner.blogspot.com/">https://lgkeltner.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Fri. April 19th: Jennifer Lane <a href="http://jenniferlanebooks.blogspot.com/">http://jenniferlanebooks.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />Sat. April 20th: Deborah Solice <a href="https://thefabulistdotblog.wordpress.com/">https://thefabulistdotblog.wordpress.com/</a><br /><br />Mon. April 22nd: CD Gallant-King <a href="http://www.cdgallantking.ca/">http://www.cdgallantking.ca/</a><br /><br />Tues. April 23rd: Elizabeth Mueller <a href="https://elizabethmueller.blogspot.com/">https://elizabethmueller.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Wed. April 24th: Chelsea Marie Ballard <a href="https://www.facebook.com/masqueradeoddlysuited">https://www.facebook.com/masqueradeoddlysuited</a><br /><br />Thurs. April 25th: Carrie-Ann Brownian <a href="http://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com/">http://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com</a><br /><br />Fri. April 26th: Myles Christensen <a href="applewebdata://6CC95E76-C63B-4BA9-B911-2E846E0D5B3A/www.myleschristensen.com">www.myleschristensen.com</a><br /><br />Sat. April 27th: Anstice Brown <a href="https://dustingthesoul.com/">https://dustingthesoul.com</a><br /><br />Mon. April 29th: Angela Brown <a href="http://publishness.blogspot.com/">http://publishness.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Tues. Apr 30th: Book Release and The Unmasking (Just follow links above)!</span><br />
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Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-36083567117678377322019-04-12T00:00:00.000-04:002019-04-12T00:00:04.594-04:00Masquerade: Oddly Suited Blog Tour Carrie-Anne Brownian @Anyechka #GuestPost #MasqueradeOddlySuited<img alt="Masquerade: Oddly Suited Tour Banner" class="aligncenter" height="100" src="https://dustingthesoul.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Masquerade-Tour-Banner.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today I'm taking part in the blog tour for <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43785750-masquerade">Masquerade: Oddly Suited</a></i>, a young-adult romance anthology from <a href="http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/">The Insecure Writer's Support Group</a> which is coming out on 30th April 2019!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please join me in welcoming author Carrie-Anne Brownian to the blog to tell us more about her story. Carrie-Anne is the author of <i>Charleston Masquerade</i> in the anthology. </span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Charleston Masquerade </span></u></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Iynx Praxithea Wildblood, called
Jinx, has always been different from the others. She comes from a
Deist family; both of her parents attended the University of Bologna;
and she and her sister Myrina are receiving an equal education at the
Ursuline Academy in New Orleans. So when they come to Charleston to
spend a summer with a well-heeled family, conflict is inevitable. </span></i><br />
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a masquerade ball, Jinx makes the acquaintance of a mysterious young
man who identifies himself as Zedekiah. From the moment they begin
interacting, it’s obvious Zed is just as much of a black sheep as Jinx,
from an equally unusual family. Jinx would love nothing better than to
spend the entire evening in Zed’s company, but when her very prim and
proper chaperone encounters them and forces them to separate, it doesn’t
seem likely they’ll cross paths again. Jinx has no idea what he looks
like unmasked, or if Zed is his true name. Likewise, Zed doesn’t know
her true name either. Will she and Zed be able to find an opportunity
to meet again and rekindle their attraction?</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Find out more about Charleston Masquerade and read an excerpt <b><a href="https://iwsganthologies.blogspot.com/2019/03/story-spotlight-7-carrie-anne-brownians.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Carrie-Anne Brownian, who also writes as
Ursula Hartlein, is a proud native Pittsburgher who lives and breathes
all things historical. She has a degree in history and Russian and East
European Studies from UMass–Amherst and aspires to a Ph.D. in Russian
history. Her stories always feature characters who are outside the norm
in some way, and lots of Sturm und Drang. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Blog: <a href="https://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com/">https://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com/</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Anyechka">https://twitter.com/Anyechka</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">2nd Blog: <a href="https://onomasticsoutsidethebox.wordpress.com/">https://onomasticsoutsidethebox.wordpress.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And now Carrie-Anne, take it away!</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some Thoughts on Naturally Showing a Historical Setting </span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Historical fiction has been my genre of choice for over thirty years. History was always my favorite subject in school, and the majority of my hobbies and interests stem from my love of history. However, learning how to naturally incorporate the historical character and setting of a story was a skill I had to fine-tune over a great many years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some writers go overboard with minutely detailing every last thing—clothes, architecture, carriages, hairstyles, tableware, furniture, etc. This feels more like a history lesson than a natural story. Other writers do Gossip Girl in period clothes, contemporary characters dressed up with costumes and a few reminders of the year every so often. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Think about your own life. You don’t go around hyperconscious of living through a given era. You’re just living your normal life, and naturally taking note of things which give an era its character. If you’re writing a memoir or contemporary story, do you gut-load it with topical references or constantly call awkward attention to the setting? You hopefully understand how to season it just right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For my Masquerade story, “Charleston Masquerade,” historical details I incorporated included a horse-drawn carriage, clothes, using candles at night, the existence of slavery, a high-society woman who finds contractions low-bred, and references to then-contemporary world leaders. Another important seasoning of historical flavor was social attitudes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Historical isn’t the genre for you if you can’t subsume your contemporary sensibilities to accurately depict attitudes and language of the past. It doesn’t mean you endorse such views, just that you recognize what a matter-of-fact part of the cultural and social fabric they were. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My protagonist, Jinx Wildblood, is quite radical for 1767. Both her parents attended university. Her family is Deist. She attends the Ursuline Academy in New Orleans, where girls get an equal education. Jinx wears jumps instead of stays in her corset, allowing much greater freedom of movement and a more natural body shape. She believes the sexes are relatively equal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, she also understands she’ll have to start wearing her hair up after she’s married, foresees her future as a wife and mother, accepts the sexes have different roles, and thrills at the idea of totally belonging to her love interest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Many writers give their characters, particularly women, anachronistic views and behavior which everyone around them matter-of-factly accepts as normal. Others commit the error of making their characters too historically accurate, which makes them hard to root for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My characters go against the grain within the parameters of their era. Even the most radical character wouldn’t have 21st century sensibilities and values. Also, if you’re depicting something extremely unusual, like a woman in 1700 who wants to become a doctor, give the reader a reason to go along with it, and show how rare and taboo that was through the reactions of other people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once you’ve been immersed in historical fiction long enough, depicting the past accurately and matter-of-factly will start coming naturally. You’ll be able to separate your modern viewpoints from those your characters would’ve had and understand their attitudes don’t make them unenlightened or inferior to us, just products of a much different milieu. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b><i> Masquerade: Oddly Suited</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Release date:</b> April 30th, 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Publisher:</b> <a href="http://www.dancinglemurpressllc.com/">Dancing Lemur Press</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Genres:</b> Young Adult Fiction: Romance – General / Paranormal / Contemporary</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <b>Find love at the ball...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can a fake dating game show lead to love? Will a missing key free a clock-bound prince? Can a softball pitcher and a baseball catcher work together? Is there a vampire living in Paradise, Newfoundland? What’s more important—a virtual Traveler or a virtual date to the ball?</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ten authors explore young love in all its facets, from heartbreak to budding passion. Featuring the talents of L.G. Keltner, Jennifer Lane, C.D. Gallant-King, Elizabeth Mueller, Angela Brown, Myles Christensen, Deborah Solice, Carrie-Anne Brownian, Anstice Brown, and Chelsea Marie Ballard.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hand-picked by a panel of agents and authors, these ten tales will mystify and surprise even as they touch your heart. Don your mask and join the party…</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Oddly Suited, </b><a href="https://lgkeltner.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>LG Keltner</b></a></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The silliest situations may be oddly suited for romance.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Behind the Catcher’s Mask, </b><a href="http://jenniferlanebooks.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Jennifer Lane</b></a></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who can help her through a meltdown on the pitcher’s mound?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Dark Charade, </b><a href="http://www.cdgallantking.ca/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>CD Gallant-King</b></a></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The new girl in town falls in love for a mysterious boy who is maybe, probably, most definitely, a vampire.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Cog Prince, </b><a href="http://elizabethmueller.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Elizabeth Mueller</b></a></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Falling in love, saving the day, and a masque—oh my! Will a missing key free a clock-bound prince?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>A Diver’s Ball, </b><a href="http://publishness.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Angela Brown</b></a></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can be anything you want in the online world of Cumulus. A human. An elf. A powerful beast mutation from your wildest imagination. But can you be in love?</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Flower of Ronda, <a aria-label="Myles Christensen (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.myleschristensen.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Myles Christensen</a></span></b><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What if life's price of servanthood could be changed?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Fearless Heart, </b><a href="https://thefabulistdotblog.wordpress.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Deborah Solice</b></a></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Is he a figment of her imagination conjured to keep her sane, or is he something else…something more?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Charleston Masquerade, </b><a href="http://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com/"><b>Carrie-Anne Brownian</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Sea of Sorrows, </b><a href="https://dustingthesoul.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Anstice Brown</b></a></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What could a shapeshifting siren know about love?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Remedy, </b><a href="https://twitter.com/cecerumba?s=09" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Chelsea Marie Ballard</b></a></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Everything is against Remy and Rudy, but on the night of the Masquerade Ball, they must choose: each other or their lives?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The authors of Masquerade: Oddly Suited are giving away a $50 Amazon gift card to one winner. To enter, please complete the Rafflecopter below. The giveaway is open internationally from 12:00 am GMT 17th March to 12:00am GMT 6th May.</span><br />
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Tour Schedule</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Visit the other blog tour hosts below to find out more about the stories and authors featured in Masquerade: Oddly Suited. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Mon 18th March: </b>Spotlight @ <a href="https://beverlystowemcclure.blogspot.com/">The Story of a Writer </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Fri 22nd March: </b>Guest post by Anstice Brown @ <a href="http://nickielson.blogspot.com/">Nicki Elson’s Not-So-Deep Thoughts </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Sun 24th March: </b>Interview with Jennifer Lane @ <a href="https://nanceecain.wordpress.com/">Nancee Cain, Romance with a Serrated Edge </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Tues 26th March: </b>Guest post by Angela Brown @ <a href="http://jlennidornerblog.what-are-they.com/">Blog of Author J Lenni Dorner</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Wed 27th March: </b>Debut author spotlight with Chelsea Marie Ballard & Anstice Brown @ <a href="http://operationawesome6.blogspot.com/">Operation Awesome</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Fri 29th March: </b>Spotlight @ <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/">April Blogging from A-Z Challenge </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Mon 1st April: </b>Interview with Deborah Solice @ <a href="https://dustingthesoul.com/">Dusting the Soul</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Thurs 4th April: </b>Spotlight @ <a href="https://emaginette.wordpress.com/">Elements of Emaginette </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Fri 5th April: </b>Guest post by C.D Gallant-King @ <a href="https://www.junetakey.com/">Writer’s Gambit </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Mon 8th April: </b>Interview with Elizabeth Mueller @ <a href="http://jemifraser.blogspot.com/">Just Jemi </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Fri 12th April: </b>Guest post by Carrie-Anne Brownian @ <a href="http://jenniferlanebooks.blogspot.com/">Jennifer Lane Books</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Mon 15th April: </b>Guest post by Chelsea Marie Ballard @ <a href="https://mjfifield.blogspot.com/">My Pet Blog </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Tues 16th April: </b>Guest post by Myles Christensen @ <a href="http://www.quietfurybooks.com/">Quiet Fury Books </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Mon 22nd April: </b>Interview with all the authors @ <a href="http://alexjcavanaugh.com/">Alex J. Cavanaugh </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Sat 4th May: </b>Interview with L.G Keltner @<a href="https://thecynicalsailor.blogspot.com/"> The Cynical Sailor & His Salty Sidekick </a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to our writerly support group. We share hopes and fears the first Wednesday of every month. Bunny hop over to Alex Cavanaugh's <b><a href="http://www.alexjcavanaugh.com/" target="_blank">blog</a></b> to sign up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks to our co-hosts for April:</span><br />
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Co-Hosts: <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=0a45142ee7&e=4b59fe86c4">J.H. Moncrieff,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=fa9e589a4e&e=4b59fe86c4">Natalie Aguirre,</a> <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=38f93fd5d2&e=4b59fe86c4">Patsy Collins,</a> and <a href="https://insecurewriterssupportgroup.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b058c62fa7ffb4280355e8854&id=b9cf59fcfb&e=4b59fe86c4">Chemist Ken!</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As one of ten authors with short stories in the <i>Masquerade: Oddly Suited </i>IWSG anthology, I'm psyched about the release date in less than one month. April 30, baby!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Add the anthology to your <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43785750-masquerade" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> </b>shelf. And you can pre-order on <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Masquerade-Oddly-Suited-L-G-Keltner-ebook/dp/B07N893HPT/" target="_blank">Amazon</a></b> and other sites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Author <b><a href="https://elizabethmueller.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Elizabeth Mueller</a></b> has created gorgeous masked and unmasked images of our characters that we will reveal as the release date approaches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We also wrote 600-word teasers with our short-story characters. My baseball catcher, Colt, picks up softball pitcher, Andie, for a high-school party in my teaser, <i>Get Your Own Girlfriend. </i>Carrie-Anne Brownian's <b><a href="https://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">blog</a></b> will feature my masked image and teaser on 4.25.19.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-85549403637443515582019-03-24T10:40:00.000-04:002019-03-24T10:40:34.347-04:00Masquerade: Oddly Suited Blog Tour Interview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today my pub sister, Nancee Cain, interviews me about <i><b>Behind the Catcher's Mask</b></i>, my story in the <i>Masquerade: Oddly Suited</i> anthology!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check out the interview <b><a href="https://nanceecain.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR3QuiEPg3UmyEJEKiWO3aCI67UiRi_3NLmH543GBHJsxzRG2D8lnkRwtx0" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oddly Suited, </span><a href="https://lgkeltner.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">LG Keltner</span></a><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The silliest situations may be oddly suited for romance.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Behind the Catcher’s Mask, </span><a href="http://jenniferlanebooks.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jennifer Lane</span></a><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Who can help her through a meltdown on the pitcher’s mound?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Dark Charade, </span><a href="http://www.cdgallantking.ca/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CD Gallant-King</span></a><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The new girl in town falls in love for a mysterious boy who is maybe, probably, most definitely, a vampire.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Cog Prince, </span><a href="http://elizabethmueller.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Elizabeth Mueller</span></a><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Falling in love, saving the day, and a masque—oh my! Will a missing key free a clock-bound prince?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A Diver’s Ball, </span><a href="http://publishness.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Angela Brown</span></a><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can be anything you want in the online world of Cumulus. A human. An elf. A powerful beast mutation from your wildest imagination. But can you be in love?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Flower of Ronda, <a aria-label="Myles Christensen (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.myleschristensen.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Myles Christensen</a></span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What if life’s price of servanthood could be changed?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fearless Heart, </span><a href="https://thefabulistdotblog.wordpress.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Deborah Solice</span></a><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Is he a figment of her imagination conjured to keep her sane, or is he something else…something more?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Charleston Masquerade, </span><a href="http://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com/" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Carrie-Anne Brownian</span></a><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can two worlds come together and find love?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sea of Sorrows, </span><a href="https://dustingthesoul.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Anstice Brown</span></a><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What could a shapeshifting siren know about love?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Remedy, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/cecerumba?s=09" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chelsea Marie Ballard</span></a><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Everything is against Remy and Rudy, but on the night of the Masquerade Ball, they must choose: each other or their lives?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can find out more about the authors of Masquerade: Oddly Suited <a href="https://iwsganthologies.blogspot.com/p/masquerade.html" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The authors of Masquerade: Oddly Suited are giving away a $50 Amazon gift card to one winner. To enter, please complete the Rafflecopter below. The giveaway is open internationally from 12:00 am GMT 17th March to 12:00am GMT 6th May.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Visit the other blog tour hosts below to find out more about the stories and authors featured in Masquerade: Oddly Suited.</span></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mon 18th March: </span>Spotlight @ <a href="https://beverlystowemcclure.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Story of a Writer </a></span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fri 22nd March: </span>Guest post by Anstice Brown @ <a href="http://nickielson.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicki Elson’s Not-So-Deep Thoughts </a></span></li>
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Jennifer Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300124780126853962noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868326771039467931.post-19533637206610615952019-03-06T00:00:00.000-05:002019-03-06T00:00:04.828-05:00#IWSG Hero or Villain: Who Narrates the Story?<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In similar fashion, Mark “Two-Time” MacGregor protects his heart and keeps himself unencumbered through a string of one-night stands. A chance meeting with the edgy Jinx in a dark alley seems like destiny. She claims to want sex with no ties, making her perfect. Like attracts like. But this girl with a switchblade has more hang-ups than he does, which is a hell of a lot.</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2671762645">5 of 5 stars</a></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Pixie Addict Meets Codependent Scot</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This series is full of damaged souls trying to find love, and in the fifth novel, petite blond artist with a horrible family secret, Jinx, makes grieving bartender/accountant, Mark, rethink his two-timing ways. The addict and her codependent lover both reinvent themselves in the Southern setting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The winding path of Jinx and Mark's relationship is one step forward, five steps back. At times their misconnections are frustrating, though they are quite realistic. But the depth of feeling and understanding between them keeps them going, leading the reader to cheer for their triumphs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was amusing when Jinx's big dog, Winston, rushes in to save her in the midst of rough sex with Mark. When her tears surprise her afterwards, Mark tells her,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mark really wants to help Jinx, but saying words like these can't heal her. Her trust has been shot to hell by a childhood trauma (that she doesn't fully remember), and in no way does she believe that she is okay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nancee Cain's writing keeps getting better. I loved phrases like <i>The suffocating civility between them was like a blackout shade on the light of their true emotions</i>. Here, Mark muses about the push/pull between him and Jinx:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>His mind had kept straying back to the girl with whiskey-colored eyes and a shitload of issues. He'd never met anyone as fucked up as she was, and for some damn reason, he was drawn to her.<br /><br />He busied himself filling popcorn bowls and setting up the bar. Thinking about work was better than thinking about feelings.</i> And pixies. <i>Work made sense. Feelings and pixies were a mystery.<br /><br />Not once did Jinx glance toward the bar as she embraced Ava and then Derrick--or rather, they embraced her. She stood ramrod straight, giving Ava an awkward pat on the back. Hell, no wonder he was attracted to her. She was as ill at ease with relationships as he was. It was pure physics. Like attracts like.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nancee Cain has an in-depth understanding of addiction and recovery, like when formerly suppressed emotions surface once the addictive behaviors stop:</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">She bit her lip to keep from crying. And hated herself for being so emotional. Not numbing her problems with alcohol had flipped the switch on her inner crybaby. He was going to leave. Not that she could blame him. Her problems were too difficult to deal with, or she herself was . . . Her parents had told her that often enough.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The title of this story reminds me of the Madonna Reinvention Tour, which was so bad that some concert-goers renamed it "The Refund Tour". You will <i>not</i> want a refund after you buy this book, I'll tell you!
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