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#AtoZChallenge - Theme Announcement



I wasn't super prepared for this one, so I am announcing my 2023 AND 2024 theme!

2023: Cozy Mystery - topics will include general writer and reader information as well as cozy author & book shares.

2024: Join me to solve your own cozy mystery through the A to Z Challenge. (each day will tell a bit f the story - on the 29th of April 2024, you will be able to comment who you think committed the crime - on the 30th, I will reveal the culprit).

Please follow my blog and/or sign up for my newsletter to keep up to date & not miss 2024!


Already being written. I am so excited!

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#Author #Networking #Marketing Opportunity & a Vent (thanks blogger!) #writingcommunity #readingcommunity


It has been a while. How have you all been? 2023 has been a motivational struggle for me (along with the majority of 2022 - it stated strong then just dove off a cliff or something).

First an opportunity (let's always start off positive)!

Thoughts on a multi author website? Everyone posts all their announcements all in one place & all their original initial blogs & websites just go away, they're all found in one location. Maybe even only one newsletter? Thoughts? Keep in mind, space will be limited.
...a place where writers truly work together to promote one another and they all succeed and do well together. Remember: there is strength in numbers. If we all do our part, we will all grow and succeed.
***Email me for details or to join: majik.of.mystee@gmail.com


Now on to the vent:
Evidently, blogger has taken it upon itself to remove a post that goes against content - this was a YA clean read. It didn't state if it was the images (all provided and used with permission from the author/book tour company. Will they start not allowing us to share book covers? The message stated that it had been removed, but I could repost - but additional issues could have my blog removed. Are you serious? I started this blog in 2009. No way do I want to lose it. Another post has been marked with an adult content warning, specifically for it. You have to click to agree, then can view the post.

Am I the only one? Is this happening to others? I love blogger's ease of use, I'd hate to jump to WordPress.


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HAPPY RELEASE DAY: Anathama's Road- Elysians by A.E. Thrall #NewRelease #ReadingCommunity

 

BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON HERE

Paperback coming soon! Keep watching for details.

Follow A.E. Thrall --- Twitter

About the Book:

At the Buckroad Inn, Eloralynn, an Elysian princess who has long begged Ohren to take up his throne, recounts the tale of the Seventeen Elysians. As she tells the tale of the forebears of all races, The Children, and their strife against the rebellious god Odrum, Ohren grapples with the shame of his past.

Anathama’s Road weaves together the tales of the Seventeen Elysians and the Sons of Remr. Together these tales tell the ages long war between the Vanya and the Merath, the gods of the world.

Eloralynn speaks of the first Elysians, the Three from the Sky, and the Four from the Tree. She tells how they came to find the Five from the Mountain and Five from the Sea, amidst the incredible danger brought about by Odrum and the Merath. Ohren recounts the Sons of Remr, who lost their immortality in their strife against Odrum.

Outside the Buckroad Inn, a new threat looms, for Odrum was but a puppet to a larger foe. The patrons of the Buckroad Inn would do well to listen, for if the races of Ely are to survive the coming storm, they must remember their singular origin and unite against this common foe.




About the Author:


A.E. Thrall is the writing duo of brothers Derek and Caleb Thrall. They are the authors of their upcoming Fantasy debut, Elysians, book one of a planned series titled, Anathama’s Road. They are Wyoming natives, both obtaining their bachelors from the University of Wyoming. Derek is a lawyer by day while Caleb is working on his masters degree. When not writing, they are both in search of the perfect breakfast burrito. They have had no luck.

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#REVIEWERS NEEDED!! - The Last Stone & Viral Load & Anathama's Road! #BoookReview

majik.of.mystee@gmail.com

Review The Last Stone!

TheLastStone

Request your review copy by emailing: yardtimepublishing@gmail.com

Never wanting to stand out, Amy was happy with her quiet and predictable life. She accepted the answers she was always given about how she ended up with her aunt and what happened to her parents. It wasn’t until waking up on her sixteenth birthday in a forest she’s never seen before that she starts to question her entire history and who she really is.

On Amazon HERE

Review Viral Load!

Viral Load Cover with Flag

Request your review copy by emailing: yardtimepublishing@gmail.com

Meet IT worker Phil Small: he's stone crazy and set on a dark path toward fascism. He's also about to become a true American hero.

Upon his release from the seedy Surrey Behavioral Center, where the voices in his head fought to take control of his life, Phil mistakenly believes he's won the battle. Fellow psychiatric patient Sylva Glade moves in with him just at the point where Phil is diagnosed with Hepatitis C.

Taking place before the development of such recent Hep' C cures Harvoni, Mavyret and Sovaldi, Phil is forced to take the agonizing, semi-effective Interferon cure, whose side effects prove worse than the disease itself and ravage Phil entirely, stripping him down to a virtual human skeleton. Now finding Phil to be of little use, Sylva leaves him for a better meal ticket. As the vicious Hep' C treatment progresses, the ceaseless voices blend with a continuous stream of cable news and convince Phil to become a fascist as his ultimate destiny.

Phil meets liberal leftist Esther Shill during a street scuffle with a cop. She helps him through his murderous treatment and drags him to a lecture on politics given by neo-fascist anti-Semite Shlomo Blankfein, leader of the Public Choice Group. The clouds part and Phil finally gets the clarity he needs. He joins Shlomo's merry band of fascists and delights in their plan to wreak political havoc on the "libtards."

During a fascist-driven riot at a pro-government rally, Phil is arrested and wrongly identified (with help from Shlomo) as the local AntiFa (Anti-Fascist) ringleader. Suddenly famous, Phil sets out to make AntiFa look as bad as possible, quoting fascist doctrine at media appearances But things never seem to go Phil's way. Instead of sabotaging the AntiFa agenda, he becomes their hero.

Try as he might to say and do all the WRONG things - Phil just seems somehow to keep getting them right.

On Amazon HERE

ARCs now available for Anathama's Road- Elysians

Elysians E-Cover Caleb Thrall

Request your review copy by emailing: yardtimepublishing@gmail.com

At the Buckroad Inn, Eloralynn, an Elysian princess who has long begged Ohren to take up his throne, recounts the tale of the Seventeen Elysians. As she tells the tale of the forebears of all races, The Children, and their strife against the rebellious god Odrum, Ohren grapples with the shame of his past.
Anathama’s Road weaves together the tales of the Seventeen Elysians and the Sons of Remr. Together these tales tell the ages long war between the Vanya and the Merath, the gods of the world.
Eloralynn speaks of the first Elysians, the Three from the Sky, and the Four from the Tree. She tells how they came to find the Five from the Mountain and Five from the Sea, amidst the incredible danger brought about by Odrum and the Merath. Ohren recounts the Sons of Remr, who lost their immortality in their strife against Odrum.
Outside the Buckroad Inn, a new threat looms, for Odrum was but a puppet to a larger foe. The patrons of the Buckroad Inn would do well to listen, for if the races of Ely are to survive the coming storm, they must remember their singular origin and unite against this common foe.

Releasing Dec 12, 2022

ARC TEAMS

Currently I have approval to share that Abbye Kovacevic & Yard Time Publishing are both looking for ARC Team members.
Email Abbye: abbye.kovacevic@gmail.com
Abbye's Blog
Email Yard Time Publishing: yardtimepublishing@gmail.com
They also have openings in social media marketing and re-tweet teams
More details coming soon.


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#CoverReveal - Anathama's Road- Elysians - E.A. Thrall - #YardTimePublishing

 


It's Cover Reveal day for  Anathama's Road- Elysians by E.A. Thrall! So exciting! This is the third release from Indie Publisher Yard Time Publishing (which will be the las 2022 release).




Anathama's Road - Elysians is a Dark Fantasy, New Adult, Epic Fantasy, Legends and Mythology

Release Date: December 12

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At the Buckroad Inn, Eloralynn, an Elysian princess who has long begged Ohren to take up his throne, recounts the tale of the Seventeen Elysians. As she tells the tale of the forebears of all races, The Children, and their strife against the rebellious god Odrum, Ohren grapples with the shame of his past.

Anathama’s Road weaves together the tales of the Seventeen Elysians and the Sons of Remr. Together these tales tell the ages long war between the Vanya and the Merath, the gods of the world.

Eloralynn speaks of the first Elysians, the Three from the Sky, and the Four from the Tree. She tells how they came to find the Five from the Mountain and Five from the Sea, amidst the incredible danger brought about by Odrum and the Merath. Ohren recounts the Sons of Remr, who lost their immortality in their strife against Odrum.

Outside the Buckroad Inn, a new threat looms, for Odrum was but a puppet to a larger foe. The patrons of the Buckroad Inn would do well to listen, for if the races of Ely are to survive the coming storm, they must remember their singular origin and unite against this common foe.


Ready for the cover?




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#NewRelease - The Last Stone #CharacterInterview by KAP Lowrie #YardTimePublishing

 


BUY THE LAST STONE ON AMAZON HERE

Paperback coming soon! Keep watching for details.

Follow KAP Lowrie --- Twitter - Facebook - Instagram


Book Blurb: Never wanting to stand out, Amy was happy with her quiet and predictable life. She accepted the answers she was always given about how she ended up with her aunt and what happened to her parents. It wasn’t until waking up on her sixteenth birthday in a forest she’s never seen before that she starts to question her entire history and who she really is.


Character Interview from KAP Lowrie

Interview with Elofin:

Interviewer: Thank you so much for taking the time to talk with me.

Elofin: No problem, I’m always up for talking to people about Karne and my life. I love invasive questions

Interviewer: Alright. Let’s start easy: How old are you?

Elofin: That’s an interesting question. I’m an elf, so I don’t age like typical humans. I’ve been around for a long time, but I’m not going to given a specific number.

Interviewer: Why not?

Elofin: Because that isn’t as simple of a question as you would expect. I’m pretty sure it would spur even more questions and it would answer and we are not ready for that.

Interviewer: So moving on, Where in Karne did you come from?

Elofin: Easy, the North.

Interviewer: So you mean the ever expanding forest is where you came from?

Elofin: Yup. Lots of us come from the North and meander into the Castle region of Karne.

Interviewer: Do you have any siblings?

Elofin: I did. My family didn’t make it through the battle and some were lost long ago. But I’ve been fortunate enough to have such good close friends that have felt like family over the years.

Interviewer: Are you right or left handed?

Elofin: Depends. The majority of the time I’m left handed, but my spear throwing is with my right hand.

Interviewer: Do you do a lot of spear throwing?

Elofin: As needed. Honestly, I would prefer that it was only just practice, but you know how it is sometimes

Interviewer: Um… not really. I’ve never done much spear throwing. But since you’ve been around for a while and seen lots of battles, do you have any scars?

Elofin: I do have a few from rogue axes or spears. Luckily, I have never been severely injured. So just some minor marks.

Interviewer: That is lucky for you, considering elves live so long. When and where were you the happiest?

Elofin: Honestly, the happiest I’ve been in a long time was when I was a prisoner in the castle and saw that Amidale Stone had come home.

Interviewer: Really? Why?

Elofin: Her return brought so much hope for Karne even if she didn’t know it.

Interviewer:What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?

Elofin: Nope. Next question.

Interviewer: Do you have no important events?

Elofin: Oh, I definitely do, but I’m not ready to share that yet. I need to see how things pan out first.

Interviewer: Is that all you're  going to say?

Elofin: Yup

Interviewer: So then, you probably aren’t going to tell me your biggest secret either, are you?

Elofin: If I told you, it wouldn’t be a secret anymore.

Interviewer: Do you have some big secrets?

Elofin: Of course I do. You don’t get to be my age without keeping some important information to yourself.

Interviewer: Okay, then. Moving along, would you consider yourself optimistic or pessimistic?

Elofin: Optimistic. I prefer to think that things will work out in the end

Interviewer: Well that’s a good view to have.

Interviewer: So you’ve been around for a while, have you started a family of your own yet?

Elofin: No, I haven’t found the right person yet. I’ve also had other priorities in my time.

Interviewer: Okay, last question - what would you consider your greatest weakness?

Elofin: A lethal blow.



About the Author:
Karen Lowrie grew up on Cape Cod Massachusetts as the youngest of four children. She was fascinated with the woods behind her house as a child and would spend time wandering through them imagining other realities and possibilities. Currently, Karen is a special education teacher in Upstate NY where she lives with her husband, two sons and her dog.

After struggling as a reader at a young age, Karen fell in love with reading through the Harry Potter series and has been lost in books ever since. She continues to be a massive Harry Potter fan and looks for ways to demonstrate her abundance of random facts she has stored away. At any given time, she is in the middle of at least one book and still reeling from a book she just finished, ready to talk about it.


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HAPPY RELEASE DAY: The Last Stone by KAP Lowrie #NewRelease #ReadingCommunity

 


BUY THE LAST STONE ON AMAZON HERE

Paperback coming soon! Keep watching for details.

Follow KAP Lowrie --- Twitter - Facebook - Instagram


About the Book:


Never wanting to stand out, Amy was happy with her quiet and predictable life. She accepted the answers she was always given about how she ended up with her aunt and what happened to her parents. It wasn’t until waking up on her sixteenth birthday in a forest she’s never seen before that she starts to question her entire history and who she really is.



About the Author:


Karen Lowrie grew up on Cape Cod Massachusetts as the youngest of four children. She was fascinated with the woods behind her house as a child and would spend time wandering through them imagining other realities and possibilities. Currently, Karen is a special education teacher in Upstate NY where she lives with her husband, two sons and her dog.

After struggling as a reader at a young age, Karen fell in love with reading through the Harry Potter series and has been lost in books ever since. She continues to be a massive Harry Potter fan and looks for ways to demonstrate her abundance of random facts she has stored away. At any given time, she is in the middle of at least one book and still reeling from a book she just finished, ready to talk about it.


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#CoverReveal - The Last Stone - KAP Lowrie - #YardTimePublishing

 


It's Cover Reveal day for The Last Stone by KAP Lowrie! So exciting! This is the second release from Indie Publisher Yard Time Publishing.




The Last Stone is a Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Adventure 

Release Date: October 31

*******

Never wanting to stand out, Amy was happy with her quiet and predictable life. She accepted the answers she was always given about how she ended up with her aunt and what happened to her parents. It wasn’t until waking up on her sixteenth birthday in a forest she’s never seen before that she starts to question her entire history and who she really is. 

Now who wants to see the cover?



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Remembering my Very First #BookReview: Highland Warrior (2010)

I decided that after over 12 years, I would go back and remember a few of my first book reviews. I will be giving them a re-read and posting my new review and thoughts on a few of these books. How will my reviews change? Be watching. For now -- my very first review from May 2010!



Summary from GoodReads: The ruthless enforcer of Scotland’s most powerful clan, Jamie Campbell is the most feared man in the Highlands. Raw physical strength coupled with cunning political acumen make him a powerful force with whom few men will dare to reckon. Determined to see the Highlands tamed of its lawlessness and unrest, Jamie’s objectives are clear: under the guise of seeking the Chief of Lamont’s daughter’s hand in marriage, discover whether the Lamonts are harboring any outlawed MacGregors. But guise turns to desire when he meets the beautiful spitfire who rules the household with a dainty iron fist. The fierce Highlander never expects that the woman he wants above all others will test his duty and loyalty to his clan to the breaking point. Cosseted and adored by her family, Caitrina Lamont has no intention of abandoning her beloved father and doting four older brothers for a husband—especially a Campbell. But Jamie Campbell is nothing like the parade of suitors that Caitrina’s father usually traipses across their hall. His raw masculinity threatens her in a way no man ever had before. But when Caitrina’s idyllic world is shattered, could the man she blames for her tragedy become her only hope for the future?
My Review: {This book is for adult readers due to sexually detailed situations} -- Who doesn't love the idea of a knight in shining armour, there when they need him? Jamie Campbell is definitely a figure to not cross and Caitrina Lamont is stubborn, yet spoiled. Both of these characters come out so strongly in the book. You feel like you know them.
Caitrina, even though spoiled and catered to by her father and brothers, managed to not make you hate her because she is still strong and independent...stubborn, yet not whiny. So many other characters in books that are similar to her, have you hating them from start to end of the book. Not Caitrina.
This books makes you love the idea of men sporting at games of strength and skill simply to gain your hand in marriage {*sigh* if only...}. And the first meeting of Caitrina and Jamie is a wonderful laugh.
The author manages to draw you so into her characters. You feel the frustration and the fears of the characters...the heartbreak and tears...the love and steaming sex...the loneliness and fulfillment. It's like you're there.
Monica creates the perfectly clear setting for her readers to lose themselves into the Highlands. A book you'll want to read again. **Campbell Trilogy #1**
Review copy of this book purchased by me.




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#AuthorInterview: Gary S. Kadet - Viral Load #YardTimePublishing



Who has their copy of Viral Load already?
If not, here is your chance ----

BUY VIRAL LOAD ON AMAZON HERE

Paperback coming soon! Keep watching for details.

Follow Gary on Twitter

Facebook: @CleverNovels

Instagram : gary_s._kadet


Let's start with the book blurb. Shall we?



Meet IT worker Phil Small: he's stone crazy and set on a dark path toward fascism. He's also about to
become a true American hero.
Upon his release from the seedy Surrey Behavioral Center, where the voices in his head fought to take
control of his life, Phil mistakenly believes he’s won the battle. Fellow psychiatric patient Sylva Glade
moves in with him just at the point where Phil is diagnosed with Hepatitis C.
Taking place before the development of such recent Hep' C cures Harvoni. Mavyret and Sovaldi, Phil is
forced to take the agonizing, semi-effective Interferon cure, whose side effects prove worse than the
disease itself and ravage Phil entirely, stripping him down to a virtual human skeleton. Now finding Phil to
be of little use, Sylva leaves him for a better meal ticket. As the vicious Hep' C treatment progresses, the
ceaseless voices blend with a continuous stream of cable news and convince Phil to become a fascist as
his ultimate destiny.
Phil meets liberal leftist Esther Shill during a street scuffle with a cop. She helps him through his
murderous treatment and drags him to a lecture on politics given by neo-fascist anti-Semite Shlomo
Blankfein, leader of the Public Choice Group. The clouds part and Phil finally gets the clarity he needs.
He joins Shlomo’s merry band of fascists and delights in their plan to wreak political havoc on the
“libtards.” During a fascist-driven riot at a pro-government rally, Phil is arrested and wrongly identified
(with help from Shlomo) as the local AntiFa (Anti-Fascist) ringleader. Suddenly famous, Phil sets out to
make AntiFa look as bad as possible, quoting fascist doctrine at media appearances But things never
seem to go Phil’s way. Instead of sabotaging the AntiFa agenda, he becomes their hero. Try as he might
to say and do all the WRONG things, Phil just seems somehow to keep getting them right.


Interview with Gary:

  1. If you had to give up either snacks and drinks during writing sessions, or music, which would you find more difficult to say goodbye to?

Definitely snacks and drinks. When I write, I want the music ungodly loud.

  1. Which is your favorite season to write in, and why?

Winter – when I’m less distracted by the light of day.

  1. If you had the opportunity to live anywhere in the world for a year while writing a book that took place in that same setting, where would you choose?

Prague. It’s the most beautiful city in the world. How could I not write a beautiful novel there.

  1. Picture this: You feel uninspired and you’ve sat at the computer for an hour without conquering any words. How do you get your creativity flowing?

That’s an easy one. I look around my living room, pick something and write a sentence about it. I don’t like it, so I have to correct it and write another sentence to make it work. Then that sentence isn’t quite good enough and requires a rewrite… And before I know it: a page! Then I just keep going until dark.

  1. What has influenced you the most as a writer?

Reading. I always think, “I can do better than this.” And I set out to do just that.



About the Author:


Gary S. Kadet has been a journalist, covering various beats for the Boston Herald, Globe and even Playboy Magazine, which also published his fiction. He was a contributing editor for the nationally-read Boston Book Review where he covered crime fiction in his "Trouble is Their Business" column. In the 90s, he was a trailblazer on the Internet, running the 10th largest adult website in the world. His novel "D/s - an Anti-Love Story" was the first novel to portray the real-world BDSM scene without prurience or sentimentality and was a Book Of The Month Club main selection. He's also author of "Condition Zero," "Violent Mind Candy" and "High Body Count" for Melange Books; "Mens Rea" for Foundations Books and "Breath Control" and “The Ogre Life” for Ukiyoto Publishing.

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HAPPY RELEASE DAY: Viral Load by Gary S. Kadet #NewRelease #ReadingCommunity

 


BUY VIRAL LOAD ON AMAZON HERE

Paperback coming soon! Keep watching for details.

Follow Gary on Twitter

Facebook: @CleverNovels

Instagram : gary_s._kadet


About the Book:

Meet IT worker Phil Small: he's stone crazy and set on a dark path toward fascism. He's also about to
become a true American hero.
Upon his release from the seedy Surrey Behavioral Center, where the voices in his head fought to take
control of his life, Phil mistakenly believes he’s won the battle. Fellow psychiatric patient Sylva Glade
moves in with him just at the point where Phil is diagnosed with Hepatitis C.
Taking place before the development of such recent Hep' C cures Harvoni. Mavyret and Sovaldi, Phil is
forced to take the agonizing, semi-effective Interferon cure, whose side effects prove worse than the
disease itself and ravage Phil entirely, stripping him down to a virtual human skeleton. Now finding Phil to
be of little use, Sylva leaves him for a better meal ticket. As the vicious Hep' C treatment progresses, the
ceaseless voices blend with a continuous stream of cable news and convince Phil to become a fascist as
his ultimate destiny.
Phil meets liberal leftist Esther Shill during a street scuffle with a cop. She helps him through his
murderous treatment and drags him to a lecture on politics given by neo-fascist anti-Semite Shlomo
Blankfein, leader of the Public Choice Group. The clouds part and Phil finally gets the clarity he needs.
He joins Shlomo’s merry band of fascists and delights in their plan to wreak political havoc on the
“libtards.” During a fascist-driven riot at a pro-government rally, Phil is arrested and wrongly identified
(with help from Shlomo) as the local AntiFa (Anti-Fascist) ringleader. Suddenly famous, Phil sets out to
make AntiFa look as bad as possible, quoting fascist doctrine at media appearances But things never
seem to go Phil’s way. Instead of sabotaging the AntiFa agenda, he becomes their hero. Try as he might
to say and do all the WRONG things, Phil just seems somehow to keep getting them right.


About the Author:


Gary S. Kadet has been a journalist, covering various beats for the Boston Herald, Globe and even Playboy Magazine, which also published his fiction. He was a contributing editor for the nationally-read Boston Book Review where he covered crime fiction in his "Trouble is Their Business" column. In the 90s, he was a trailblazer on the Internet, running the 10th largest adult website in the world. His novel "D/s - an Anti-Love Story" was the first novel to portray the real-world BDSM scene without prurience or sentimentality and was a Book Of The Month Club main selection. He's also author of "Condition Zero," "Violent Mind Candy" and "High Body Count" for Melange Books; "Mens Rea" for Foundations Books and "Breath Control" and “The Ogre Life” for Ukiyoto Publishing.







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