CEO's Widow on #Thursday13 with #MFRWAuthor Tina Gayle

MFRW Author Tina Gayle shares with us her novel CEO's Widow and also suggests 13 things we can do for fun.
Tina Gayle grew up a dreamer and loved to escape into the world of books.

After years of working in the business world doing a variety of jobs, she decided to try her hand at writing and hope to incorporate the joy of being a mother into her books.

Currently working on a series about four executive wives, she is excited about combining elements of women fiction with the passion of romance. Married twenty-five years, she and her husband love to travel and play golf. She can’t wait for Mike to retire so they can do more of both.

               


CEO's Widow
Executives' Wives' Club series

Blurb

  After surviving the grief from her husband’s death, Marianne Clark has built a new life with the help of the other Executive Wives. She plans to enjoy grandchildren and friends until her doctor tells her he found a lump in her breast. Her world turned upside down. She re-evaluates her priorities and decides she grab hold of life with both hands.Knox Turner lost is first wife to cancer. He’s determined not to let Marianne face this challenge alone. Can this couple face the trails ahead and build a future together?
 
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13 Things to Do for Fun
1. Play a round of golf
2. Play volleyball with a balloon no net
3. Try out a new recipe
4. Go shoe shopping an try on 4 inch heels (can you walk?)
5. Read a kid's book without a kid.
6. Visit a city where you've never been.
7. Look up an old friend on FB. Where are they now?
8. Send a love letter to your husband.
9. Search for a girlfriend/boyfriend for your kids...just don't let them know.
10. Color outside the lines and see how it changes things.
11. Wish someone you don't even know a great day.
12. Look through an old photo album and see the old you.
13. Pat yourself on the back...you are pretty awesome. 

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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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Myth and Magic collide on #Thursday13 with #MFRWauthor @MaeClair

MFRW Author Mae Clair hosts Thursday13 today. She tells us why she likes old houses and shares her release that has a close connection with the oncoming Halloween.


 Mae Clair opened a Pandora’s Box of characters when she was a child and never looked back. Her father, an artist who tinkered with writing, encouraged her to create make-believe worlds by spinning tales of far-off places on summer nights beneath the stars.

Mae loves creating character-driven fiction in settings that vary from contemporary to mythical. Wherever her pen takes her, she flavors her stories with conflict, romance and elements of mystery. Married to her high school sweetheart, she lives in Pennsylvania and is passionate about writing, old photographs, a good Maine lobster tail and cats.
                                                           Myth and Magic
                                                  Genre Romantic Suspense
                                              Publisher  Kensington Publishing/Lyrical Press imprint

Blurb

Love and danger intertwine

AS CHILDREN THEY PLAYED GAMES OF MYTH AND MAGIC…

Veronica Kent fell in love with Caith Breckwood when they were children. As a teenager, she was certain he was the man she was destined to marry. But a traumatic event from Caith's past led him to fear a future together. He left Veronica, hoping to save her from a terrible fate. Twelve years later, Caith, now a P.I., is hired to investigate bizarre incidents at the secluded retreat Veronica manages. Returning to his hometown, Caith is forced to face his nightmares—and his feelings for the woman he’s always loved.

THEN ONE DAY THE MONSTERS BECAME REAL.
 
After the callous way Caith broke her heart, Veronica isn’t thrilled to see him again. But strange occurrences have taken a dangerous toll on business at Stone Willow Lodge. Forced to work together, Veronica discovers it isn’t ghostly apparitions that frighten her, but her passion for a man she has never forgotten. Or forgiven. Can two people with a tarnished past unearth a magical future?
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IMPORTANT
Lyrical  Press are going to be discounting MYTH AND MAGIC to $.99 in the month of October through 11/4/2015

13 Reasons I Love Old Houses

1. They have character and are usually enhanced by yesteryear touches like imposing staircases, “keeping cupboards,” massive hearths, window seats, and wide plank wooden floors (to name a few).

2. Old houses evoke a sense of history and the whimsy of days gone by.

3. Many come with legends attached—perfect for sleuthing into shadowy occurrences that still haunt the present.

4. They’re an ideal setting for mysteries with their creaking floorboards, winding staircases, and towering windows.

5. As a child, I lived in an “old” house for a short time and have fond memories of exploring its many nooks and crannies.

6. When writing a novel, it’s easy to tuck a secret passage into an old home for the hero or heroine to find.

7. Many times old homes are nestled in secluded settings, adding to their aura of mystery.

8. Written into a novel, and old home can easily become a character itself, embellished with personality.

9. Old homes, rumors of hauntings, and Halloween naturally go together.

10. I work in real estate and have personally visited many old homes, some dating back to the 1700s. I’m always transported to another time whenever I step inside an older property, wondering about the people who lived there and the events that took place.

11. Snap a photo in an old home and you may discover “orbs” floating in the photograph.  Spooky!

12. If old houses could speak, think of the tales they could tell!

13. An old home, complete with an infamous legend in it’s past, became the perfect setting for my Halloween-themed, romantic suspense novel, MYTH AND MAGIC.

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