Monday, January 31, 2022

Meandering on Monday with Janet Lane Walters #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #Thoughts #Reading #Writing



Meander 1 - Thoughts - I feel great about receiving the above frommy publisher as one of the ten top sellers for my books. Let's hope it continues. I'm with some really great authors.

Meander 2 - Reading - Still reading Jo Beverly's Regency stories and enjoying visiting the characters again.

Meander 3 - Writing - Am working hard on Committee of Angels. Have finished the rough draft and started rewrites. Also managed to do the CAF for the cover. What a hard job that was, especially finding the words for the blurb.


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Sunday, January 30, 2022

Sunday's Book features Murder and Sweet Tea #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #cozy mystery #Robespierre #Katherine Miller

 

Lars is her new husband. He loves Katherine but doesn’t understand why she’s always trying to protect her near and dear. Even though she saved his life while visiting him in Santa Fe, he often questions her involvement in other people’ lives.

Into their lives arrives a new neighbor, Sabrina Gates. Sabrina bought the house next door. She has had a phenomenal success as a new author but moes from her past and present threaten her peace and ability to write. There is the blogger who posts snide and not so nice posts about other authors. Sabrina’s former agent wants a share of the huge amount of money Sabrina has received for a trilogy. And there is her ex-husband, a needy greedy coward who wants money.

Above all there is Robespierre who makes his presence known

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Saturday, January 29, 2022

Books by Jack Brightside are featured today on Saturday's Blurbs #MFRWAuthor #Paranormal #Warlocks

 Warlock of Westland 1

Sam is an immortal warlock whose life revolves around a failing hardware store in rural Southern Connecticut. His self-imposed isolation is interrupted when the Warlock Council assigns him to help an evil warlock living in his village. The desperate warlock happens to be Sams ex-boyfriend from two thousand years ago, Cailte the Cruel.

 

Cailte hasnt used that name since the iron age. Now hes Kevin MacCormack, a recently unemployed stockbroker. Kevin spends his days bewitching the villagers and making potholes for fun. The last thing he needs is a good warlock like Sam cramping his style.

 

The warlocks must work together to track a dangerous ghost that Kevin accidentally released in Westland. Meanwhile, Sam has fallen in love with Kevin all over again. Hes ready to do anything to make it work, including tolerating Kevins self-serving magic. Kevin isnt as sure that its meant to be. Sams small-town charm starts to grow on Kevin just as they realize the ghost's devastating power.

 

This is a HEA, enemies to lovers contemporary paranormal small town male/ male romance.

 

This is the first book in the Warlock of Westland Series

1.       The Warlock of Westland 1

2.       The Warlock of Westland 2

3.       The Warlock of Westland 3

 

 

Warlock of Westland 2

The warlocks prepare for eternity with their new apprentices. Kevin urges Sam to follow his dream of opening a dog park in Westland, and together they successfully lobby the town to accept their proposal. The cost of the park threatens to bankrupt the warlocks, so they begin a desperate fundraising campaign.

 

Things go wrong the night of the apprentices transformation ritual when the spell unseals Sams ex-wife, the evil witch Morgan. Sam has to explain his two hundred year old previous marriage to Kevin. Meanwhile, Morgan vows to sabotage the warlocks dog park as revenge for Sam sealing her beneath the Westland woods.

 

Encouraged by the apprentices, Kevin wrestles with whether he should still propose to Sam. Morgan will either strengthen their commitment to each other, or tear them apart.

 

This is a HEA, enemies to lovers contemporary paranormal small town male/ male romance.

This is the second book in the Warlock of Westland Series

1.       The Warlock of Westland 1

2.       The Warlock of Westland 2

3.       The Warlock of Westland 3

 

Warlock of Westland 3

Sam and Kevin move back into Kevins McMansion. Theyre joined by Morgan, who agrees to a one-month truce after being unsealed from the backyard firepit. The warlocks, their apprentices, Morgan and Grainne living together under one roof is immediate chaos.

 

In a desperate attempt to get Morgan to abandon her claim to Westland, Kevin asks the Warlock of New Randolph to allow her to move into his town. The warlock agrees on one condition: he wants the construction contract for the Westland dog park. Sam and Kevin scramble to lobby the town bureaucrats to amend the contract before the park opens.

 

Kevins power continues to grow. Sam worries that Kevin will return to his old ways and bewitch the village to serve him. Sam and Duck secretly begin work on binding spells for Kevin and Morgan as insurance against the powerful witches.

 

This is a HEA, enemies to lovers contemporary paranormal small town male/ male romance.

This is the third book in the Warlock of Westland Series:

1.       The Warlock of Westland 1

2.       The Warlock of Westland 2

3.       The Warlock of Westland 3


And here are the links to the books:

Warlock of Westland 1 Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LS9KYV9


Warlock of Westland 2 Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LVRN84N


Warlock of Westland 3 Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LVSJKV5


Friday, January 28, 2022

Saturday's Blurbs feature books by Jack Brightside #MFRWAuthor #Books #Blurbs #warlocks #Paranormal #Romance

 



Warlock of Westland 1

Sam is an immortal warlock whose life revolves around a failing hardware store in rural Southern Connecticut. His self-imposed isolation is interrupted when the Warlock Council assigns him to help an evil warlock living in his village. The desperate warlock happens to be Sams ex-boyfriend from two thousand years ago, Cailte the Cruel.

 

Cailte hasnt used that name since the iron age. Now hes Kevin MacCormack, a recently unemployed stockbroker. Kevin spends his days bewitching the villagers and making potholes for fun. The last thing he needs is a good warlock like Sam cramping his style.

 

The warlocks must work together to track a dangerous ghost that Kevin accidentally released in Westland. Meanwhile, Sam has fallen in love with Kevin all over again. Hes ready to do anything to make it work, including tolerating Kevins self-serving magic. Kevin isnt as sure that its meant to be. Sams small-town charm starts to grow on Kevin just as they realize the ghost's devastating power.

 

This is a HEA, enemies to lovers contemporary paranormal small town male/ male romance.

 

This is the first book in the Warlock of Westland Series

1.       The Warlock of Westland 1

2.       The Warlock of Westland 2

3.       The Warlock of Westland 3

 

 

Warlock of Westland 2

The warlocks prepare for eternity with their new apprentices. Kevin urges Sam to follow his dream of opening a dog park in Westland, and together they successfully lobby the town to accept their proposal. The cost of the park threatens to bankrupt the warlocks, so they begin a desperate fundraising campaign.

 

Things go wrong the night of the apprentices transformation ritual when the spell unseals Sams ex-wife, the evil witch Morgan. Sam has to explain his two hundred year old previous marriage to Kevin. Meanwhile, Morgan vows to sabotage the warlocks dog park as revenge for Sam sealing her beneath the Westland woods.

 

Encouraged by the apprentices, Kevin wrestles with whether he should still propose to Sam. Morgan will either strengthen their commitment to each other, or tear them apart.

 

This is a HEA, enemies to lovers contemporary paranormal small town male/ male romance.

This is the second book in the Warlock of Westland Series

1.       The Warlock of Westland 1

2.       The Warlock of Westland 2

3.       The Warlock of Westland 3

 

Warlock of Westland 3

Sam and Kevin move back into Kevins McMansion. Theyre joined by Morgan, who agrees to a one-month truce after being unsealed from the backyard firepit. The warlocks, their apprentices, Morgan and Grainne living together under one roof is immediate chaos.

 

In a desperate attempt to get Morgan to abandon her claim to Westland, Kevin asks the Warlock of New Randolph to allow her to move into his town. The warlock agrees on one condition: he wants the construction contract for the Westland dog park. Sam and Kevin scramble to lobby the town bureaucrats to amend the contract before the park opens.

 

Kevins power continues to grow. Sam worries that Kevin will return to his old ways and bewitch the village to serve him. Sam and Duck secretly begin work on binding spells for Kevin and Morgan as insurance against the powerful witches.

 

This is a HEA, enemies to lovers contemporary paranormal small town male/ male romance.

This is the third book in the Warlock of Westland Series:

1.       The Warlock of Westland 1

2.       The Warlock of Westland 2

3.       The Warlock of Westland 3


And here are the links to the books:

Warlock of Westland 1 Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LS9KYV9


Warlock of Westland 2 Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LVRN84N


Warlock of Westland 3 Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LVSJKV5


Jack Brightside is visiting and Talking about Who He Was Before #MFRWAuthor #paranormal #romance #warlocks #enemies to lovers

 

What Were You Before

 

Day 1

1.       What were you before you became an author? Did this influence your choices as a writer?

 

I still keep the day job that I had before I became a writer. I’m a mental health therapist, and my specialties are PTSD and addiction. I’ve worked in rehabs and I also have a private practice. I wrote my first book while I was working the hardest job I’ve ever had, at a homeless shelter. There one working bathroom available to the public, which meant that of the 500+ people that came to shelter most of them relieved themselves on the sidewalks around the building. You could smell it from down the block. Once, on my way to lunch I almost opened one of the exits from the stairwell to the outside, but was stopped by a frantic coworker. The coworker explained that particular door led to one of the alcoves on the exterior of the building that people used to relieve themselves and if opened, human excrement would literally flood into the building.

 

It was during this time that I wrote my first, and worst novel, “Pirate Booty.” This male/male pirate romance was intended to be escapism, but like many projects became a snapshot of my life at the time I wrote it. It’s about Montgomery Montgomery, a Captain in the British Royal Navy on his first campaign in the Caribbean. He is expecting pirate fighting to be glamorous, but discovers that no one takes him seriously and his well-intentioned social justice goals are impossible to achieve. If you’re worried about me, don’t be. I’m doing a lot better now.

 

2. Are you genre specific or general? I dont mean major genres but subdivisions or romance, mystery or paranormal.

 

Yes, I have always worked within tight niches. My first was male/male pirate erotica with BDSM themes, in which pirates were constantly tying each other up. Now I’ve fallen in love with contemporary paranormal small town male/male romance. I like contrasting the mundanity of small town living with high stakes paranormal dilemmas. In “The Warlock of Westland,” there is a dangerous ghost on the loose but the warlocks keep getting distracted by housing prices in their town. Sam will ask, “How much do you think this house is worth, Kevin?” And Kevin will really think about it, like, “Well they’ve recently remodeled the kitchen. Those new appliances are gonna do a lot for the value.” Meanwhile there is a poltergeist slamming drawers in the background. It speaks to where I am in my life. I think I’ve gotten caught up in some existential struggles and I need to slow down and think about the small things every once and a while. The warlocks only ever think about small things.

 

 

3. What is your latest release?

 

My latest release is “The Warlock of Westland” series, a male/male contemporary paranormal romance about a good and an evil warlock who have to work together to catch a dangerous ghost that’s been released in their town. The warlocks haven’t seen each other since they broke up two thousand years ago. The good warlock, Sam, has divined that they are soulmates.  So on top of trying to catch a ghost Sam is trying to convince Kevin to take him back. Neither of the warlocks know anything about ghosts, by the way. It’s a second chance romantic comedy about enemies turned lovers.

 

4. What are you working on now?

 

Right now I am working on a warlock romance set in Colorado. This time, a billionaire warlock divines that his soulmate dies in thirty days. His soulmate is someone the billionaire has just had a one night stand with, so he knows nothing about this person. They have thirty days to figure out how to stop him from dying. There’s a lot of humor in this book. The billionaire, Redford, has to explain he’s a warlock and impress the urgency of the situation on this person he barely knows. The mortal, Conway, vacillates between thrilled and creeped out. Redford buys him a new wardrobe and takes him on a date in a helicopter, but also does black magic.

 

5. Does your reading choices influence your choice of a writing career?

 

I draw a lot of inspiration from the media I consume. For “The Warlock of Westland,” I did a deep dive into YouTube channels of guys who self-identify as “day traders.” The evil warlock in my story, Kevin, is a recently unemployed stockbroker turned day trader. The personalities I found on YouTube were a rich source of character inspiration. Most of the videos I watched on YouTube included narcissism as well as some kind of cry for help. There would be a moment where the guy shows you his self-help books or jokes about waking up with a shot of whiskey. They show you the inside of their brand new sports cars and then launch into a rant about how they work too hard to have normal social lives. Kevin is written as the villain in my book so finding his weaknesses helped me make him more realistic. He is an evil warlock but he also gets lonely sometimes.

 

6. Where can we find you?

 

Here are my links!

Website: www.JackBrightside.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070650890430

Twitter : www.twitter.com/brightside_jack

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jackbrightside

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI3YgOJlIo2HCu7kwL9mu3g

Instagram: www.instagram.com/jkbside

Author page: www.amazon.com/author/jackbrightside

 

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Thursday's Characters from Murder and Herbal Tea #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #Cozy mystery #Katherine's wedding #Lars

 Katherine is there along with Robespierre.

Lars her soon-to -be husband has a larger part in this story. You met him when she went to Santa Fe. He adores Katherine but sometimes her dead bodies bother him.

Kate's neighborsand friends have bit parts in thes tory.

Joyce has been a friend for years. She has a shop that specializes in fancy teas and has moved to New Hampshire. She misses Katherine's wedding and this jump starts the story.

Brenda is Joyce's partner and a micromanager. She and Katherine do not always agree.

Dana is Joyce's daughter and is protective of ehr mother.

Zach is a young policeman and a friend of Joyce's daughter.

 

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Murder and Mint Tea - Free #MFRWHooks #BWLAuthor #Katherine Miller mysteries #Robespierre Maine Coon Cat #cozy

Join the authors at #MFRWHooks here http://mfrwbookhooks.blogspot.com for some great excerpts. Mine is found @https://wwwelecticwriter.blogspot.com  Murder and Mint Tea is free

BLURB

Katherine is a retired nurse and a retired church organist. The small Hudson River village where she lives in her Victorian “Painted Lady” makes her the neighborhood matriarch. Along with her Maine Coon Cat Robespierre, she guards friends and families.

When amoral Rachel moves into the first floor apartment of Katherine’s house, trouble erupts. The murder weapon is one she recognizes and makes her fear for her friends and family. Finding the killer becomes her goal.

Editorial Review
Murder and Mint Tea is a gem in its genre, combining the voice of a classic American whodunit with that of a traditional British detective novel. Murder She Wrote meets Miss Marple in a beautifully crafted tale that makes the reader want to reach into the pages and dispense justice to the villainess themselves. ~ Writer Gail Roughton


EXCERPT 

On the porch I stared at the sky.  Would I complete the walk before it rained?  I glanced at the roses at the end of the porch.  A scrap of white fluttered.  Curiosity sent me across the porch.

     I reached for the ragged scrap of cloth and gasped.  When I looked over the railing acid rose in my throat.  I swallowed several times.  Rachel’s body sprawled among the bushes.  Her arms and legs curved awkwardly.  I hurried down the steps and around the porch.  Even if I hadn’t been a nurse I would have recognized death.

     On the ground several feet from her body I saw the knife.  The blood on the blade seemed duller than the splotch of red on the bodice of her white dress.  I bent to study the knife.  The distinctive ivory bands on the black handle identified it as one of the knives Bob and Sarah had given as gifts last Christmas.

     A rush of thoughts arose and threatened to engulf me.  I heard voices crying for Rachel’s death.

     “Someday you’ll end up dead and there’ll be too many suspects for an arrest.”

     “I wait for her.  I have the knife.”

     “You’ll be sorry, sorry, sorry.”

     “I hate her.  I wish she was dead.”

     “How about the Orient Express method?”

     What should I do?  The voices of my friends and loved ones brought my protective instincts to play.  The possibility someone I knew had ended Rachel’s life was strong.  Once again I saw Tim slice the air with the knife.  The day the Rodgers had moved in I had placed one of the knives on the tray of food.  Neither had been returned.  With a sudden thought I knew even Susie could have

    

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