On #Thursday13 let's go Beneath The Lake with #MFRWauthor Casi McLean

        

Originally from McLean, Virginia, Casi relocated to Atlanta after graduating from the University of Georgia. Fascinated with stories since childhood, she became a teacher of English, creative writing and drama. The search for her biological father revealed secrets that rekindled her passion for writing and inspired her memoir, Wingless Butterfly. Casi's publications also include five novelettes and her debut novel, Beneath The Lake. She lives in Atlanta, writes, creates trailers and tips for authors, speaks, and coaches others to let go of the past and pursue their dreams.

Genre  Sci-Fi/fantasy, Romantic Suspense
Publisher The Wild Rose Press  

 Blurb
A ghost town submerged beneath Atlanta's famous man-made Lake Lanier reportedly lures victims to a watery grave. But when Lacey Montgomery's car spins out of control and hurtles into the depths of the icy, black water, she awakens in the arms of a handsome stranger, in a place she's never heard of -- 34 years before she was born.

When the 2012 lawyer tangles with the 1949 hunk, fire and ice swirl into a stream of sweltering desire. BobbyReynolds is smitten the moment the storm-ravaged woman opens her eyes. Learning the truth about her origins does nothing to stop the passion from taking root in his heart, and leaves him torn between finding a way to help Lacey return to 2012 or convincing her stay with him.

The desperation to find her way home dissolves as Lacey falls in love with a town destined to be erased from the face of the Earth, and the man who vows to protect it. Will the couple discover the key to the mysterious portal before time rips them apart? Or will their star-crossed spirits wander forever through a ghost town buried beneath the lake?

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13 sentences from Beneath the Lake

Lacey awakened in the arms of a stranger, in a town she never heard of––thrity-four years before she was born.   

Two dim lights glowed through the darkness, like eyes of a panther stalking its prey.

Oozing blood trickled into his palms and, one by one, his fingers slowly slipped.  

Obsession drove him, his future teetered on the brink and Lacey was at the pinnacle.

The lake is filled with secrets and it never gives up its dead.

The waterlogged face of Lanier’s phantom ghost pressed against my window.

Watchful of unexpected movement in the Cimmerian shade, my anxiety deepened.

A chill fisted in my stomach as my foot slipped to the edge, spitting rocks into the lake far below.

He looked like an angel––An angel in sexy jeans and a tight, white T-shirt.

Like components of a fine timepiece, each sliver of his plan had to fit together perfectly.

A coma––trapped in my own head, I wasn't sure I ever wanted to wake up.

He lead Lacey to the depths of the lake and spiral her into the gates of hell.

I caught a glimpse, but his faint image dissolved into a silvery haze.

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On #Thursday13 #MFRWauthor Helen B. Henderson tells us about Hatchling's Mate

 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. 
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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)

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On #Thursday13 find out how To Seduce an Omega from #MFRW author Kryssie Fortune

                                                     To Seduce an Omega

 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?

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 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. 

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A Quick and Quirky Dozen with #MFRWauthor Madeline Archer @RoseAnderson and The Changeling

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.

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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.

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Book Spotlight: Moon Borne @RachaelSlate #MFRWauthor

Moon Borne (Halcyon Romance Series, #1)

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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.

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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.

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Guardian of the Deep on #Thursday13 with #MFRWauthor Flossie Benton Rogers @FrostFyre

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

                                                                             Genre  Paranormal 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?

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 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.

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