Linda K. Sienkiewicz grew up south of Cleveland, Ohio, happy to sit cross-legged on the front step, folding and stapling paper into miniature books she filled with illustrated happily-ever-after stories. A scholarship art student, she worked in graphics before starting a family. Years later, she returned to her other love, writing. Her poetry, fiction, art and essays have appeared in more than fifty literary journals. She has a poetry chapbook award and a Pushcart Prize nomination, and an MFA in fiction. She lives in Michigan and works as a volunteer for a nonprofit human services organization. In the Context of Love
Genre Contemporary / Women's Fiction PublisherBuddhapuss Ink LLC Angelica had always suspected there was something deeply disturbing about her family, but the truth was more than she bargained for.
After a devastating family secret derails every aspect of her life, she is caught up in a whirlwind of bad decisions and wrong turns. Her journey of self discovery carries her backward as she struggles to believe in love and the power of redemption.
An intensely charged story about secrets, love, and lust. Buy link:Amazon Trailer:
13 Ways You Know You’re a Child of the Seventies:
You know far-out had nothing to do with distance. You could macrame your own swimsuit. You painted lower eyelashes a la Twiggy You were mesmerized watching a lava lamp. You burned your bra. You know what TV show “You bet your sweet bippy” came from. You danced on a lighted dance floor under a disco ball. You remember when a Tab was a soft drink. You remember when “rubbers” were sold behind the pharmacy counter. You tripped on your bell bottoms. You were traumatized by a black light poster of sexual positions. You know getting down meant you were in the groove. You thought push-button phones were super fast.
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+
#MFRWauthorCarmenWebster Buxton was born in Honolulu and grew up on both US coasts, as her father was in the US Navy. She has been a librarian, a teacher, a project manager, a wife, and a mother, although not in that order. She lives in Maryland with her husband, a cat, and a beagle. She tells us all about Saronna's Gift
Blurb Saronna Maynard never expected to be sold into an off-world household. Saronna grew up in a small village outside of New Jerusalem, the largest city on Krueger’s World. Duncan Trushenko, her new protector, grew up on many worlds, and has traveled the galaxy. He's dumbstruck to return from a business trip and find that his father has purchased a companion for him. The strangeness of the house terrifies Saronna, but in a very short time she realizes she might be better off—and safer—in Duncan’s house than in her father’s. For one thing, Duncan doesn’t believe in witches. Also, the more time she spends with Duncan, the harder it is for her to believe all men are as evil as her mother taught her. But safer or not, Saronna is still intent on keeping her secrets. After all, she’s still on Krueger’s World. Buy link:Amazon
13 Favorite Book characters Elizabeth Bennett, Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Mary Lennox, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnett Lord Peter Wimsey, a whole series of books by Dorothy L Sayers Harriet Vane, Lord Peter's love interest Horatia Winwood, The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer Frederica Merriville in Frederica by Georgette Heyer Miss Marple, in a series by Agatha Christie Sophie Stanton-Lacy, in The Grand Sophie, by Georgette Heyer Hugo Darracott, in The Unknown Ajax, by Georgette Heyer Cordelia Naismith, in the Vorkosigan books by Lois MacMaster Bujold Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware, Duke of Sale, in The Foundling, by Georgette Heyer Ivan Vorpatril, in the Vorkosigan books by Lois MacMaster Bujold Chet (a dog) in the Chet and Bernie mysteries by Spencer Quinn
