A former feature-story writer and correspondent, #MFRWauthor Helen Henderson has also written fiction as long as she could remember. Her heritage reflects the contrasts of her Gemini sign. She is a descendent of a coal-miner's daughter and an aviation flight engineer. This dichotomy shows in her writing which crosses genres from historical adventures and westerns to science fiction and fantasy. In the world of romantic fantasy, she is the author of two series: the Dragshi Chronicles and the Windmaster novels.
Hatchling's Mate Genre:Fantasy Publisher: High Eyrie Publications
Blurb From their birth, it was expected that the only two children born to the dragon shifters would marry. Unlike his female counterpart, no dragons sang a welcome at Talann’s birth. Now years later, even though Lexii’s dragon twin had awakened, there was still no sign of Talann’s.
Haldric hated all shifters but one—the Lady Lexii Beylnea. He had one tool to achieve both his goals, to destroy all dragshi and to have Lexii for his own. His uncle, known to his followers as the Parant, possessed the ability to turn men and women into his willing slaves. Or Haldric vowed, Lexii to his will.
Pledged to protect Lexii until the dragon lord’s intended mate appears, Glyn must fight to keep hidden the secret no one could never learn and fears the price when the betrayal is revealed.
Love and desire, honor and duty clash in this action-filled novel in the world of the dragshi. Buy link:Amazon
13 Lines from the Dragshi Chronicles 1 -- Legend said that if you think of a man or wish for love beneath a solstice moon, your desire will be granted and you will meet your mate within a season. (DragonDestiny) 2 -- The chill stare Eirwen turned on him felt like being peeled to the core. (Dragon Destiny) 3 -- His connection to Anastasia exploded into a mist of shimmering motes. (Dragon Destiny) 4--In the short time it had taken to administer aid, a dozen men armed with pikes neared her small sanctuary.(Dragon Destiny)
5 -- Thick silence changed the shadowed woods into a sepulcher. (Hatchlings Curse) 6 -- An evil chortle floated over a figure chained on the wet sand below the high tide line. (Hatchlings Curse) 7-- Feather-light touches teased his senses pulling him deeper into maelstrom. (Hatchlings Curse) 8 -- The berserker rage of his ancestors washed over Branin and he leaped from the saddle. (Hatchlings Curse)
9 -- The cold chill caused by the keen of dragons melted in the warmth of an embrace.(Hatching's Mate) 10-- Weaving against the effect of the drugs, she kept her blade lifted. (Hatchling's Mate) 11 -- The twang of their arrows release was lost in the sounds of wounded animals, but the scream of the man who windmilled in the air proved the accuracy of the strikes. (Hatchling's Mate) 12 -- From the darkness just beyond the entrance, a single torch flickered into being, then another and another until a solid line of light streamed across the opening. (Hatchling's Mate) 13 -- Neither the food nor the notebook awaiting the latest tale requested by the ceoltiers worked to overcome the tension in the room—and her body. (Hatchling's Mate) You can stalk the author here: Website Blog Facebook Goodreads Amazon Twitter Google+
Genre Paranormal, Fantasy,Erotic Publisher Loose Id
Blurb
The Rock Prowler alpha condemns Viola for her inability to shift. Forced into poverty and isolation, she ekes out a meager existence as a healer. As the pack omega with a crippled knee, she’s forbidden to mate. Her first heat beckons, but no wolf will dare to bed her.
Titus, a wolf rejected by his true mate, overflows with violence and anger. When the Lykae King sends him to take over the Rock Prowler pack, he condemns Viola for and threatens to bring in a new pack healer. With other income, she’d starve.
She-wolves from families who disagree with the alpha have vanished. When Titus investigates, the alpha’s allies imprison both him and Viola. To escape, he must seduce Viola—the she-wolf he insulted and reviled. She steals his heart, but after all that’s happened, how can she accept him when even his fated mate refused him?
About the author I grew up with an imaginary pet dragon and have loved anything paranormal since then. I like my heroes hot and dominant and my women sparky enough to stand up to them. Once I dreamed of writing a book. Now I’ve written six and am well on with a seventh. I have a wonderful husband and family, including the world’s cutest grandsons, but any free time I have is spent writing.
Thirteen things about Wolves and their Cubs 1 Wolves have a social hierarchy, with the pack alpha and his mate at the top of the tree. 2 Only the alpha and his she-wolf have pups. 3 A pregnant she-wolf digs a den up to forty yards long. 4 She gives birth in the chamber at the end of the tunnel and doesn’t leave her pups—even to drink or eat. 5 The birth mother chews through the umbilical cord and eats the placenta. It’s a valuable meal that helps her survive and care for her pups. 6 Other pack members bring her their kills while she keeps the cubs warm and feeds them. 7 Non breeding she-wolves produce milk to help feed the cubs. 8 Male wolves compete to babysit the cubs. 9 Wolf cubs are born blind and deaf, but 10 to 15 days later their eyes open. 10 All wolf cubs are born with blue eyes that gradually darken to brown. Occasionally an adult wolf still has blue eyes. 11 There’s a high mortality rate for cubs—between 30% and 60% but the pack mourns each and every death. They have been known to bury their dead. 12 Cubs love to chase each other and play with toys. They “ kill” their toys—bits of bones or maybe a feather—over and over as if practicing for adulthood 13 The alpha wolf has the right to the choice cuts of his pack’s kill. Once he has pups, he will hand them back and let his offspring eat first. You may stalk Kryssie here Website Blog Amazon Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Welcome MFRW Author Rose Anderson. Rose also writes as Madeline Archer as another direction for her creativity. While Rose Anderson writes the intimate side of award-winning romance and will continue to do so, Madeline Archer writes the other flavors of fiction. It might be a sweeter love story, an otherworldly walk in the twilight zone, or something dark...
A Dozen Questions... Quick & Quirky to Get to Know Rose...
Day or Night? I'm a 24 hour person
Pen and paper or Computer? Computer
Fruit or Chocolate? Fruit with chocolate!
Coffee or Tea?Coffee
Roller Coasters or Merry-Go-Rounds? Neither. I get motion sickness.
Bath or Shower? Both have their allure.
City life or Country life? Country
Soft or Hard? lol... that depends!
Ebook or Paperback?Paperback
Cats or Dogs?Dogs
Fast or Slow? Hmm...depends
What is your secret guilty pleasure?Harry Potter
The Changeling
Half-fae Lenox Pendry is surrounded by secrets and none are his to keep. Plucked from his mother’s arms as an infant and raised a changeling, Lenox grows to adulthood unaware of what and who he is and oblivious to the danger unfolding as his birthday draws near. After he’s unwittingly sent to the Scottish Lowlands out of harm’s way, he chances to meet a beautiful healer named Janet Roxburgh.
The townspeople believe her to be a witch. It would appear Janet has a few secrets of her own.
Note: Madeline Archer is the pen name of award-winning author Rose Anderson. The Changeling comes from the sweeter side of Rose’s imagination and was inspired by the Scottish ballad of Tam Lin. Rated PG.
For Arsenius, his mission was simple—capture the Amazon warrior, Kyme, in exchange for his sister’s location. But possessing Kyme as his slave isn’t enough. Arsenius wants more. When the gods intervene, they’ll risk more than their duty to the past to be together…Yet never has surrender been so sweet.For Arsenius, his mission was simple—capture the Amazon warrior, Kyme, in exchange for his sister’s location. But possessing Kyme as his slave isn’t enough. Arsenius wants more. When the gods intervene, they’ll risk more than their duty to the past to be together…Yet never has surrender been so sweet.
REVIEWS
“Strife among the gods...love itself on the line....what's an Amazon warrior and half--god to do? Why, whatever they have to, of course.” – Gina Roberts, Goodreads review
“Fans of Greek Mythology and Erotica will love this scintillating, action-packed romance. The plot is riveting and the characters…oh my, they are quite fabulous!” – Ashley, Goodreads review
She’ll either enslave his heart…or tear it out. As an Amazon warrior, a slave is the last thing Kyme would ever willingly become. At least before the slaver Arsenius threatens her sisters. To protect them, she agrees to be his captive and plans to slit his throat the moment she gets the chance. Though she’s determined to hate Arsenius, the unexpected kindness of his touch and the growing passion between them stay her knife. He’s a man so dangerous she just might dare to trust him. He’s endured every torture, except the one that could actually break him. For Arsenius, his mission was simple—capture and deliver one of the fiercest Amazon warriors, Kyme. In exchange, he’ll receive the location of the sister he’s spent years searching for. But Kyme’s selfless dedication to the goddess Artemis entrances him. Her pure existence is so different from his dark past and the bleak life he now leads. When Kyme becomes master and his heart the slave, nothing will stop Arsenius from failing his mission. Sometimes, the surest path to freedom is forged in ecstasy… Possessing Kyme as his slave isn’t enough. Arsenius wants more. When the gods intervene, they’ll risk more than their duty to the past to be together…Yet never has surrender been so sweet.
ABOUT Rachael Slate
Rachael Slate resides on the West Coast of Canada with her husband and two children—or as she likes to call them, her own little blended world. One of the best parts about sharing in her husband’s Chinese-Malaysian culture is definitely the food—and the awesome celebrations!
Rachael writes stories that blend the lines between mythology, reality, and fantasy. In her worlds, you’ll encounter strong, sexy alpha males and the capable women who challenge them. And always, scorching hot romance.
MFRW Author Flossie Benton Rogers and her Guardian of the Deep host this #Thursday13.
Flossie Benton Rogers shares her passion for mythical realms through sizzling dark fantasy romances with fairies, goddesses, witches, angels, and demons. Reiki, tarot, runes, and gemstones are sometimes part of the magical mix. She is prodded on by her writing buddy, Marigold the calico, who may be a fur fairy. Flossie's birth chart features sun in Sagittarius with a Taurus moon and Libra ascendant, as befits a 5th generation Floridian and freedom loving mystic.
Guardian of the Deep
GenreParanormal Fantasy
Blurb
Forbidden
love in the fae realm…
The
Succubus Layla has one job: to pursue dreaming men. Although emotional
attachments are strictly prohibited, Layla has powerful feelings for the
Guardian of the Deep.
Samael
is a dark lord charged with maintaining order in his submerged domain. The
Guardian is enamored of Layla, and they fuel their passion in his undersea
home.
With
forces stirring against them, the fae world becomes dangerous. Samael suggests
a hideaway in the human dimension – a 1950 Montana ranch. Layla is thrilled.
They can escape the threat looming over them, and she can indulge her cowboy
fantasies with Samael.
When
Samael disappears before their rendezvous, Layla’s dream turns to a nightmare.
Peril is closer than ever. She must call on her deepest reserves and risk
everything for the truth to come out. Is her love strong enough to hold the
bond with her Guardian of the Deep?
Buy linkAmazon.com Itunes.apple.com Kobo Scribd.com 13 Favorite Mystical Beings: Black Annis -A powerful night hag with long claws, sharp teeth, and a hideous blue face. Cat Sith - A dangerous fairy cat with mesmerizing eyes, can transform into a woman. Epona -Goddess of fruitfulness and horses and the only Celtic goddess worshiped by Roman soldiers. Familiar - A witch’s guardian fairy spirit that often takes animal form. Fates or Norns - Three sisters who control destiny. One spins the thread of life, one measures, and one cuts. Grims - Souls of the unfortunate dead that have regressed to demon level. Helle - Goddess of the Underworld in the Norse pantheon. Lamia - Upper body of a woman, lower body of a snake. Shadow People – A human shaped being that appears as a shadow, usually of someone we know, and that could be a sinister duplicate from another dimension. Skadi - Norse giantess and goddess of winter and the hunt. Wag by the Way - A devoted fairy sprite that guards the home and human family. Will o’ the Wisp– Flame like ghost lights that appear in the night forest, often of a greenish hue. Wytchfae - Human with witchy skills and a drop of fae blood.
MFRW Author Juli D. Revezzo talks about where her story ideas come from.
Juli D. Revezzo is a Florida girl with a love of speculative and romantic fiction and legend, and loves writing stories with all kinds of fantastical elements. She is the author of The Antique Magic series and the Paranormal Romance Celtic Stewards Chronicles series, New Adult romance Changeling's Crown, and short stories published in ETERNAL HAUNTED SUMMER, LUNA STATION QUARTERLY, among others. She is also a member of the Independent Author Network and the Magic Appreciation Tour.
Where do your story ideas come from? From everywhere. Maybe a story in the news, a random overheard comment from someone. Or it could come from something I'm studying at the time, say Celtic Mythology or the history of textiles, or other arts. Anywhere, really.
Are you a naturally creative person? Yes, I also sing, love to take pictures, the more artistic the better. I also noodle with Photoshop, and crafts, and am learning to knit.
Why did you decide to write romance novels? I don't think it was necessarily a conscious decision, really. I've always added a little bit of romance or a romantic theme, at the least, to my stories. The Celtic Stewards Chronicles just begged a full romantic storyline.
How much of your personality and life experiences are in your writing? A bit here and there. For instance, the heroine of DRUID WARRIOR'S HEART knits, and I'm learning to do so. The inspiration for the landscape around her home came not only from my love of Irish mythology but from a few of my own visits to the North Carolina mountains.
Tell us about your latest book. What motivated the story? Throughout the Celtic Stewards Chronicles series, in each generation of the heroine's family, one woman must decide whether or not to give her lands and love to the protector they send to her. Since the battle is generational, it prompted me to write about each of the special women and that meant going back in time to relate what each woman deals with surrounding the battle. DRUID WARRIOR'S HEART takes place in the 16th century and worked in well with my love of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Where did the idea come from? In the case of my latest book, DRUID WARRIOR'S HEART, being as it's the second book in the series, it and the overall idea for the entire Celtic Stewards Chronicles series came from a song by a heavy metal band Megadeth ""Foreclosure of a Dream"". That suggested a family who owned a piece of property deemed a sacred battleground for the Celtic gods, going from the beginning of time to present day. The series began in my book PASSION'S SACRED DANCE and continues backwards through the family's history to the late Middle Ages, in my new release DRUID WARRIOR'S HEART, and beyond.
Druid Warrior's Heart Celtic Stewards Chronicles, book 2
Historical Fantasy Romance Raven Queen Publications
Isaac Connel knows the battle is imminent, and is ready to fight, once again but from the moment he sees Ruth flitting around the sacred ground, he’s captivated by her fiery charms and a need to protect her.
Despite Isaac’s assurances and the dreams that guide her, what can Ruth and her lover do to drive off this evil? Despite everything, will the world end at the hands of an evil god?
"The author has a deep knowledge of Celtic antiquity and has imbued her story with authentic details about gods, practices and beliefs, which was one of the things I most enjoyed about this book along with the hero, a warrior of an ancient Irish race. Not only is Isaac one of the most attractive heroes I've encountered in a while but he harbors magic, a potent combination." ~Laura Hartland
EXCERPT
A blast of cold air whooshed in as Ruth opened the door. “Can I help you?”
At first, the man said nothing, his green eyes scanning across her face as if he sought something.
The longer he stood there staring, the more awkward she felt. Was something wrong? Did she have yarn tangled in her sleeve? She checked. No, nothing hung from her wool sleeve.
The man still said nothing, so Ruth cleared her throat. “Sir?”
Her question popped him to life. “I’ve come for General Weddel’s boots,” he said in a deep, lush voice.
“Ah!” She opened the door a little wider. “Why did you not say so? Come in. My brother’s a little under the weather today, but I’m sure the General’s boots are here somewhere.”
“I am sorry to hear he’s unwell,” the stranger said. “Should I come back?”
“No.” She turned to the line of finished projects. Shoes of various sizes and boots of finer quality leather stood along pine shelves. “Let me—” She paused a moment, scanning the handwritten name tags Lonan had fastened to each one. “Weddel,” stood out on the top shelf. Over her head. Ruth frowned at the shelves. “Blast it! One moment.”
She swished through the heavy curtain concealing Lonan’s workshop and, locating the step stool her brother kept behind a worktable, carried it into the shop. She plopped the stool down in front of the shelf and soon had the boots in hand.
As she stepped down, someone laid a hand to her hip.
Her spine straightened in alarm. Who touched her?
A glance back and down gave her the answer: The man had rounded the counter and his strong hand steadied her. She blinked down at him but somehow didn’t wish him to remove his hand from its perch.
His forest green eyes set in a heart-shaped face; his mustache curved above full lips. The one obvious flaw was a nose that had surely been broken at one time. Despite that, she found him handsome, chivalrous—and armed as if he expected a fight any second, if the scabbards at his hip and boot pointed to any truth.
The sleeve of his brown coat slipped down a little and Ruth noticed a colorful design etched into his forearm. The faded blue tattoo resembled a bird about to take flight.
Her head spun, as if she’d gone into a trance.
Some of the most beautiful people in the world are not human. They have no soul, feel no emotion and are pure evil. You can tell by the color of their dark, dead eyes. Samuel Glaus knows this. He is the son of a human mother and soulless father. He is after all half human and a hunter of the soulless. He is also in love with one who cannot love him back.
Thalya is a soulless creature, but unlike others of her kind, she does not kill to feed her hollow soul. She hungers only for emotion and above all, she hungers for Samuel’s love. Her enemy. Her redemption. And she’s willing to kill for it.
Veil had been a step out of place all his life. Until one day he found a phone that took him on a path far beyond the world he knew. But to get all the answers he had to save the princess he fell in love with – only to lose her once he made her a queen.
Nikki never felt she quite belonged. Until she met a man who saved her life and placed her on a throne she never knew was hers. But in order to be queen and save a world at war, she had to give up Veil.
Would you walk away from the love of a lifetime if you could prevent the destruction of a planet?
It's hard to be normal when you see the dead everywhere. So I gave up. I just focus on staying out of their way. But the guy haunting my roommate is different. He's impossible to ignore, and now other people can see him too.He says my roommate is the only one who can save him from an eternity of torment. But one night he follows me into my nightmare and rescues me from my demons. Now he's all I think about. This must be what it's like to fall... for someone who can never be mine.
Caleb
A lifetime ago, I found my soulmate in the human world. But being angelborn means I don't have a soul. When I lost my one true love, I lost my future and my freedom. Now, I have a second chance -- she's been reborn and I must gain her love again or serve out the rest of my eternal sentence alone.But this time I am a fugitive with powerful angels hunting me, and I'm running out of time. You only get one soulmate, and mine isn't the broken, scarred girl, who sees what no one else can. She's a distraction I can scarcely afford -- but I'm unable to stay away from her.
Shanti never expected the trip to find herself would lead her out of this world.
While on a mission to ‘find herself’ at an Indian ashram, Shanti Rodriguez is abducted by a pair of alien brothers who sweep her off her feet, and then the planet.
Someone has a vendetta against vampire hunters. Famed vampire hunter Scar Buckley finds herself entangled in the center of a battle between vampires and hunters. She is determined to fight for her life. She needs help from the infamous Fox brothers to ensure she lives to see another day. Scar finds herself in a steamy romance she never saw coming while her ex-boyfriend stalks her. Will she live to see another day or die in the hands of her vampire enemy?
Rae Lori - “A Kiss of Ashen Twilight (Book 1 in the Ashen Twilight Series)”
Worlds collide when a Nightwalker Prince and a Aziza Fae fall in love.
Ariya, an Aziza Faerie, crosses into the mortal realm to escape a vicious and deadly elemental creature. She discovers an underground world of Nightwalkers, Lycans and Shifter Elves hiding beneath human's eyes. When she falls for the Nightwalker Regent Prince Jace Archane, love and loyalties are tested as an age-old rivalry unmasks a new enemy.
A reluctant Heir Apparent, a reluctant soul-mate and an all too eager BFF, bring lightheartedness and HOT LOVIN’ to this story of love, and finding oneself. Drake and Seth are not your normal neighbors. In fact, they’re not normal period! But neither is Roxanne Watson, their neighbor and soul mate.
The problem is convincing her to be their one and only, and oh yeah, come into their world of vampires and werewolves.Roxanne is special, but Drake and Seth are having a hard time to get her to see things their way. Even with the help of her crazy psychic friend, things are not staying on track.Roxanne wants to commit all her friends to the asylum. They’re all crazy! But as time goes on, she begins to doubt her own sanity.
Everlasting life comes with a price...her freedom.
Before the unrest of the Civil War, a young slave girl falls in love with her Master’s son. Emerald is enamored with the liberal young John Adams. After the war Emerald and John create a warm life for themselves. A life that is free from segregation and discrimination. Their serene life is turned upside down when John is nearly killed on a hunting trip with his older brother William. John and William learn that they were infected with vam pox. They are now immortal vampires with an undying thirst for blood.With this curse, John vows to preserve his human bloodline, therefore preserving his humanity. With this gift, William embraces vampirism and the power it commands. Being a vampire doesn’t change the brother’s emotions. It magnifies them. As a vampire William is still envious of his younger brother John. John has everything William craves, his human family and his beloved Emerald. William will do anything and stop at nothing to get what he wants. Vampire William always gets what he wants.
Yvonne Nicolas - “Silent Screams ~ Book 1 of the Dragon Queen Series”
Torn between darkness and light, can Rayne save mankind from evil?
R&B sensation, Sharayna “Rayne” Piers, lives her life dedicated to her music. On stage and in the studio, she pours her heart and soul into the lyrics of her songs, hoping to deliver a piece of herself to the listeners. But ever since her twentieth birthday, her seemingly normal life has taken a turn to the dark side.
Piercing screams and horrendous acts of murder seizes her mind, haunting her night and day. Women similar to her in age are vanishing all over the world without a trace. It leaves Rayne wondering if the rash of disappearances is connected to her visions. Soon, she will discover the world she was raised in is just a cover for what really hides in the shadows, and that her life as a human is a deception to mankind, a guise to conceal her true nature. Will she shun the darkness that has befallen her or step up to the throne and become what she was created to be?
Serenity King - “Passion Unleashed: Nylora's Fate”
Unleashed passion has led Nylora to a fate unknown.
Caught between Fate and Passion, Nylora finds herself trapped in a world of the unknown. Her best friend, Uta Thurmaine, warned her to stay away from Max’s bar, but she doesn’t heed her words. Will Nylora’s encounters change the course of her life forever? Or will Passion and fate collide, thrusting her into the point of no return? In the wake of a blood feud within the family, Costin Riszen has watched over the human - Nylora - for some time now. When Nylora disappears into the night, it will take all Costin possesses to find her and keep her safe - even if it means binding her to him forever to do so.
It happened, just as she was leaving work…Olivia Todd wanted nothing more than to drive home to her cabin in the woods after a hard day’s work. But after she encountered a brawny “creature” that had other plans for her, the curvaceous nurse’s uneventful life would never be the same.
He sank his teeth into her flesh…At first Olivia thought it was a dog bite. But that night, when her body became a boiling pot of lust and her thirst for release could not be quenched on her own, she began to wonder. Just what happened to her? Where did these animalistic urges and heated craving for sex—hard, fast, and rocking—come from?
A visit from detective Callan Goldstein gave her some answers, but left her body craving more than he could give her. Encountering Alaric Bridgewater changed all that…When Olivia came face to face with that thing…that being who’d claimed her…transformed her…she knew she must have Alaric in her bed. But she wanted his good friend Callan too.
With two tempting males there for the taking, what’s a newly formed werewolf to do?
Dark Sentinels – Book One: Sable Sable, a sentinel wolf shifter, is captured and locked in his wolf form until Akila, a veterinarian, tries to tame him and unleashes a 6'5" baby blue-eyed surprise.
Dr. Akila Marshall is a veterinarian with a calling – save as many stray animals as possible. The only child of wealthy, yet distant parents, she’s convinced that love is not for her. Until…
Sable’s search for his twin sister leads him to Akila. Born into a rare species of wolf shifters whose main purpose is protecting others, he has always been forced to fend for himself, but Akila’s loving, protective nature draws him – and not a moment too soon. Together, they must learn to trust each other enough to overcome a new, deadly enemy.
