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Angela Wallace

Celebrating others ~ a cover reveal and a new release!

November 6, 2013 by Patricia Sands Leave a Comment

b0c397c332a33c59f36446a5da8070bfThere are so many rewards to being part of the amazing online writing community.  I can’t say enough about the collegiality, respect, information sharing, friendship, learning and laughter that are a regular part of our daily interactions through social media.

The diversity of talent astounds me and through the benefit of many new friendships and connections, I’ve become far more open to reading almost every genre out there; often with surprisingly positive results.

Today I want to share some exciting news from two good friends, delightful women and  talented writers in very different genres.

FANTASY writer, ANGELA WALLACE, a 2013 Best Indie Award Winner, has a cover reveal for her new paranormal romance ~ DREAM SNATCHER!

Falling asleep has never been so dangerous… Dreamsnatcher Cover RevealLexa has spent the past five years training the princess of Teltania in dreamwalking, but with Taryn’s eighteenth birthday approaching, the girl has increasing royal duties and Lexa is getting ready to retire yet again. This time she’s looking forward to settling down and sailing with Sir Neil Duram—until his ship barely survives a raider attack. The raiders have been hounding Teltania’s coast and their victims are falling into comas. With Neil’s crew at risk, Lexa sets out to find a cure. But things aren’t what they seem. She discovers that the comatose have been snatched from their dreams and stolen into the dreamscape. The scattered cases soon become a potential plague, and Lexa has to find the connection between the waking world raiders and the dream snatchers. Is there a third dreamwalker out there, or something much more sinister? Lexa’s desperate search for answers will drive her to the edge in order to save everything she cares about.

COMING NOVEMBER 13 2013

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Angela author pic thumbnailAngela Wallace loves gun-toting good boys and could have been a cop in another life except for the unfortunate condition of real blood making her queasy. Good thing writing gun and sword fights isn’t a problem. In her books you’ll find the power of love, magic, and redemption.

Subscribe to her newsletter and get an exclusive surprise when the book releases. Follow on Twitter @AngelaRWallace Facebook Website: angelawallace.wordpress.com

And now another drum roll for USA Today bestselling Women’s Fiction author,

BETTE LEE CROSBY, and her new release JUBILEE’S JOURNEY

When tragedy strikes a West Virginia coal mining family,blcrosby-jubileejones-original2 two children start out on a trek that they hope will lead them to a new life. Before a day passes, the children are separated and the boy is caught up in a robbery not of his making. If his sister can find him, she may be able to save him. The problem is she’s only seven years old, and who’s going to believe a kid?

Jubilee’s Journey is Book Two in the Wyattsville Series. This story of discovering lost family and finding love reconnects readers with Ethan Allen and the other heart-warming characters of the bestselling novel Spare Change.

Don’t miss the SPECIAL FRIEND READ AND SHARE  Bette is generously offering!

Bette-286x300Award-winning novelist Bette Lee Crosby brings the wit and wisdom of her Southern Mama to works of fiction—the result is a delightful blend of humor, mystery and romance along with a cast of quirky charters who will steal your heart away.

Crosby’s work was first recognized in 2006 when she received The National League of American Pen Women Award for a then unpublished manuscript. Since then, she has gone on to win several more awards, including another NLAPW award, three Royal Palm Literary Awards, and the FPA President’s Book Award Gold Medal.

Her published novels to date are: Cracks in the Sidewalk (2009), Spare Change (2011), The Twelfth Child (2012), Cupid’s Christmas (2012) and What Matters Most (2013).  She has also authored “Life in the Land of IS” a memoir of Lani Deauville, a woman the Guinness Book of Records lists as the world’s longest living quadriplegic.

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To read more about Bette Lee Crosby and access all of her links, visit her WEBSITE.

Are you an adventurous reader or do you find you keep going with the same genres? Step outside your comfort zone and experiment. Like me, you may find some intriguing surprises and great new reads!

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New urban fantasy release from Angela Wallace!

November 14, 2012 by Patricia Sands Leave a Comment

Ta-daaaaa! Drum roll please!

Book three of Angela Wallace’s Elemental Magic series is out! Earth Tones is an exciting read from beginning to end with Nita, a kick-butt heroine you want to have as your best friend . The supernatural elements Wallace creates are cleverly original and, at the same time, totally believable.I didn’t read this genre until I met Angela over a year ago and she has turned me into a serious fan with the magical way she weaves characters and story.

Here’s a brief description of Earth Tones:

Nita Young doesn’t know if she has a future with college sweetheart Keenan Donovan—two star-crossed lovers of opposing elements—but she invites him up to Alaska to see if Earth and Water can rekindle their old flame.

When a series of wild animal attacks strike the inhabitants of Yakutat, Nita has to put her romantic plans on hold. Mangled bodies are turning up, and a mysterious black panther has been spotted in the woods. Fur, scales, and a venomous bite suggest the cat is supernatural in origin—and evidence indicates that someone not only summoned it, but is using it to target those Nita cares about. It’s the perfect murder weapon: no fingerprints, no evidence. And in a town this small, the killer is someone she knows.

Nita’s strength will be put to the test as she faces losing her friends, her town, and the man she loves.

And now enjoy this excerpt to tantalize you further:

A scream split the air.  Keenan took off toward it, somewhere up the street in the opposite direction of the health clinic.  I bolted out the door, Josh on my heels.  Keenan stopped where the street forked, and I nearly plowed into him.  My gaze followed the direction of his and landed on a huge, black cat standing in the middle of the road.

It looked even more frightful up close.  Its body glinted with scales covered in harsh looking bristles of fur.  Spikes extended from its long tail like a mace.  Its eyes glowed yellow as it stared down at us, and hot, putrid breath puffed from its open maw.  It did have what appeared to be horns: two short, rusty brown ones on top of its head, the tip of one broken off.

I gripped Keenan’s arm.  There were too many people around for us to use our elemental powers against the cat, and I didn’t have a hunting rifle on hand.  What was it doing in the middle of town?

“Maybe I should try talking to it,” I whispered.

Keenan made a negative noise in his throat.  “There’s something very wrong with it.”

I quested out anyway, but recoiled when a sensation like the stinging of needles greeted me.  Communication definitely wasn’t an option.

Available on Amazon – Click here and get your copy! Don’t forget to stop by her Amazon Author Page too!

To look at that sweet smile, you would never guess that Angela loves gun-toting good boys and could have been a cop in another life except for the unfortunate condition of real blood making her queasy. Good thing writing gun and sword fights isn’t a problem. In her books you’ll find the power of love, magic, and redemption.

Impressive, isn’t she? What she doesn’t tell you here is that she is also a qualified sign language interpreter and, for relaxation and a lot of fun, has recently taken up ballroom dancing!

Since Angela has completed all sorts of different interviews on her blog tour, I asked her to simply explain to us here why she loves to write paranormal fantasy. Here’s what she had to say.

I must confess that from my early writing days, I never envisioned myself as an urban fantasy writer. I was strict fantasy: made up worlds with magic and dragons and defying the laws of physics. Granted, urban fantasy is not a far cry from some of those things (I still enjoy defying the laws of science sometimes). And I still write straight fantasy in my Dreamwalker series. But for Elemental Magic I find myself navigating a world that is both magical and very familiar to us. Writing and reading the fantasy genre has always been a method of escape for me. But whereas when I was younger I wanted to run as far away as imaginatively possible from the frustrations and disappointments of this earth, somewhere along the way I came back to it. Urban fantasy became the meeting place between the wonders I saw in my dreams and the world I lived in, culminating in the realization that this earth, however dark and chaotic at times, still holds magic for those searching for it. And the heroes going up against the monsters in the night are a little closer to you and me, to who we could become.

Wow! And for even more WOW-someness, check out her book trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIQdq4Nr2RY

I’m so glad Angela had time to visit my blog during her busy tour! To learn more about this talented young woman and her already impressive body of work, pay a visit to her blog here, visit her on Facebook, and see what she has to say on Twitter. For her blog stop with the hilarious Tameri Etherton, click here.
I know how much Angela would love hearing from you so, if you have the time, do leave a comment or two. 

 

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Cover reveal!

September 12, 2012 by Patricia Sands Leave a Comment

I wish I could say it was the cover for my next novel but I’m not there yet! However Angela Wallace is right on track for her new paranormal release, Earth Tones, and this is the day we all get to see the fabulous cover!

I am always impressed and amazed by authors who write in very specific genres with such talent and imagination. Paranormal romance, mystery, murder, intrigue, fantasy, suspense, creating other worlds … how do they do it? With a great deal of talent, that’s for certain!

To read more about Earth Tones and be captured by the story line, please visit Angela’s blog by clicking right here … after you admire the cover, of course! Here it is … drum roll please … tadaaaaaaa …

Who is Angela Wallace? If you don’t already know, read on.

Angela Wallace has been penning adventures ever since she was sucked through a magical portal as a child. What she saw and whom she met gave birth to exciting and complex fantasy worlds where defying the laws of physics was a bonus. She has since come back down to earth, only to discover this mortal realm has magic of its own. Now she is quite at home in the world of urban fantasy, though believes that love, faith, and hope are of a stronger magic than fire wielding and sorcery. She loves gun-toting good boys, and could have been a cop in another life except real blood makes her queasy. She’ll have to stick to solving supernatural mysteries. Language is her pleasure, whether it’s weaving words on a page or lassoing linguistics into translations as a sign language interpreter. Angela is currently working on her next book.

Take a few minutes to see the book trailer too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIQdq4Nr2RY

Congratulations, Angela! You’ve done it again!

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