From the bestselling author of The Cornish Hotel By The Sea

Every summer has a story... Fun-loving travel rep Jess doesn’t want to be chief bridesmaid at her snooty cousin’s wedding, but it will cause a family feud if she refuses. She doesn’t want to fall in love either but when a raucous stag party arrives at her Majorcan hotel, Jess hits it off instantly with best man, Eddie. A summer romance is exactly what commitment-phobe Jess needs and, as the stag-do draws to a close, so does the holiday fling. She has no intentions of carrying on the summer fun but when Eddie turns up again, Jess is faced with a big dilemma.
Will this bridesmaid get the happy-ever-after she never knew she wanted...

L: Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?
KK: I’ve been a published writer for over thirty years. I write mainly romance and young adult novels now, but I’ve written many children’s books (120) and several short stories for women’s magazines. I’m also a writing tutor. I started my writing career working for Jackie magazine then other teen magazines and children’s comics such as Postman Pat and Winnie the Pooh, writing stories, comic strips and activities. Gradually I got some children’s books published and for the first twenty years of my writing career wrote mainly for children, before moving onto romance and getting my first romance novel, Never Say Forever, published in 2007 as a People’s Friend Pocket novel, it was then republished by a US company, and then by Accent Press.

L:  Who or what inspired you to be an author?
KK: My dad encouraged a love of reading and writing in me as a child, as did authors such as Richmal Crompton (Just William books), Enid Blyton and – as I got older – Agatha Christie.

L:  Who or what inspired your novel?
KK: I’ve often admired the travel reps at the resorts I’ve holidayed in, they work hard and play hard. I thought a story involving a character working as a travel rep would be really interesting. They have to cope with so many different customers, including stag and hen parties, and there might be times when they have a summer romance with holiday-makers. When my husband booked us an anniversary trip to Majorca a couple of years ago I thought that would make a great setting, popped in a few complications to the story, and off I went.

L:   What would you say is the genre of your novel?  
KK: Romance with a touch of humour.

L:  Why did you pick this/these genre(s)?
KK: I like writing stories that readers can identify with, and most of us have had experience of falling in love and all the complications that brings. I keep my novels light-hearted and usually set them in holiday locations as I like to take my readers away from the stresses of everyday life for a while and provide a, hopefully, relaxing read.

L:  How did you develop your plot and characters?
KK: I work out the story outline so that I have a basic structure for the story, write character profiles to make sure I know my characters well, then I start writing. I write the first draft as it comes and often find that as I’m writing the characters will do something I hadn’t planned or the story will go off in an unexpected tangent, I go with it as long as it works. Once the first draft is finished I start editing and often do several rewrites before I’m happy enough to send it to my editor.

L:  Who or what inspired your protagonist?
KK: I wanted her to be a bit unconventional, fun-loving, extrovert. I flicked through some Pinterest pictures for inspiration and saw one of a woman with long, bright red tousled hair, casually dressed. She was perfect for Jess.

L:  Who or what inspired your antagonist?
KK: I wanted Charlotte to be the opposite of Jess, to be snobby, controlling, wanting everything to be perfect. I’ve known a few people like this so it was easy to draw on experience without basing her on one person.

L:  What was the most difficult part to write in the book?
KK: I always find setting and description the most difficult to write. I find that writing character, action and dialogue flows quite easily, but I really have to stop and think when I write setting and description. I think it may be because of all my earlier work writing for teen and children’s magazines where the word limit was too tight to allow for description, the picture told it all. When I’ve written my first draft I go back over it and add more description and visualization to the scenes.

L:  What was your favourite part of your book to write?
KK: I had a lot of fun writing the scenes with the guys on the stag do, but I think the favourite one was in the Caves of Drach. I visited them with my husband on our anniversary and was blown away by how magical they were.

L:  Are you a full time or a part time writer? If part time, what do you do besides write?
KK: I’ve earned my living as a writer and writing tutor for the past thirty years, but now I’m concentrating on writing.

L:  What are you currently reading?
KK: Nothing at the moment, I’m too busy writing, but my Kindle is loaded up with a dozen or so books to read and I’m looking forward to reading Mandy Baggot’s latest book Desperately Seeking Summer.

L:  What are some of your favourite books or authors?
KK: I have far too many favourite authors, and books to name but Mandy Baggot is one of my favourites as is Sophie Kinsella and Sharon Shinn.

L:  What are your future projects, if any?
KK: I’m delighted to have recently signed a contract for two romance novels with Bookouture, and am now working on the first one, Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel, which will be out in November, the second book will be out in February. I’ve also signed with Littwitz Press for my YA books, and my afterlife romance, Rise of the Soul Catchers, was published by them in April.

L:  What is your preferred method for readers to get in touch with you and your books?
KK: I always love to hear from readers.
Website | Twitter | Romance Facebook | YA Facebook

L:  Do you have any advice for aspiring authors?
KK: Don’t give up on your dream. Keep writing, rewriting and sending off your work. And don’t forget to make time for reading, reading is the foundation for writing.

Giovanna has served the Holy Mother Church since the day they burned her at the stake. As a member of the Sinistra Dei, a secret order within the Catholic Church, Gia excelled at the art of assassinations.

Lately, the biggest crisis Gia has had to face is a long night at work. That is until her quiet world begins to unravel when her commander, and former lover, sinks into insanity. Before she can come to terms with his illness, and centuries of secrets and lies, dark immortals terrorize the French Quarter.

In the face of new enemies, old fears, a rising death toll, and the unexpected evolution of her supernatural powers—Gia is forced to choose between duty and loyalty to save those she loves.

This was quite an interesting urban fantasy. It was a new take on vampires and their existence. I definitely enjoyed it. I especially enjoyed the characters being created mainly to work for the Vatican. Even more interesting that they can sink into a form of madness that makes them a threat.

Gia is a strong character. Despite the pain she endures and will endure. The tension between Lochlan and her, plus the tension between Lochlan and Torben is very apparent. I enjoyed the love and patience of Torben. What man will truly wait centuries to be with the woman he loves? Really quite formidable.

I definitely would love to read the other's stories to see how their personal stories and how they came to be where they are today.

If you are looking for a different take on vampires and enjoy a little sexy romance, this is a good place to start.

Kathryn M. Hearst is a southern girl with a love of the dark and strange. She has been a story teller her entire life, as a child she took people watching to new heights by creating back stories of complete strangers. Besides writing, she has a passion for shoes, vintage clothing, antique British cars, music, musicians and all things musical (including theatre). Kate lives in central Florida with her chocolate lab, Jolene; and two rescue pups, Jagger and Roxanne. She is a self-proclaimed nerd, raising a nerdling.

Aon, a solid core planet made from the priceless and most dense element in the galaxy, caladium, is under silent attack. Plans are made by off-worlders to dissolve the unbreakable core using crude oil obtained from 19th century earth. Once the oil is refined, the byproduct, gasoline, will soften the caladium, allowing it to be collected. It is soon discovered the core is made from living beings created from caladium itself. The off-worlders employ a band of corrupt inhabitants to carry on this work. They find themselves in a constant struggle with a small coalition of Aonians bent on saving their home world. Both factions clash with the indestructible core creatures. With horrendous beasts one step behind and deadly pitfalls ahead, the coalition struggles to finish its journey, hoping to insure their races’ survival.

L: Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?
LS: Born in Richmond, Virginia, I spent most of my adult life as a supervisor in the field of construction and fabrication. When my department was outsourced within two months of my diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, I realized the need to transition onto a new path due to energy and mobility challenges. My son suggested I consider writing as a career; having enjoyed my short stories. I agreed to the challenge and my first novel, “Rising Tide”, was accepted for publication, released in 2009 then re-released in 2015 with additional content. "Rising Tide" has become a series with two follow up novels "Eden’s Wake" and "Deadly Reign," with a fourth in the works. I have also published "Terminal Core," a stand-alone science fiction novel. I write mainly science fiction, fantasy, dystopian and hybrids of all three genres, including action adventures, all with a Christian premise.

L: Who or what inspired you to be an author?
LS: There were suggestions and support, but no real inspiration until I began to write. The action of writing itself inspires me to continue, especially when I learn I have brought pleasure to a stranger, hundreds or even thousands of miles away.

L: Who or what inspired your novel?
LS: When I write, I sit before my virtual sheet of paper moiling thoughts through my brain until an idea clicks. As soon as I begin to pen the manuscript it takes on a life of its own and writes itself. Fortunately, it pulls me along for the ride, and I can be sure of what a wild ride it will be.

L: What would you say is the genre of your novel?
LS: Science Fiction / Fantasy, Hybrid . . . more on the sci-fi side.

L: Why did you pick this/these genre(s)?
LS: Sci-fi and Fantasy have been my favorites since I was a kid. When it comes to Fantasy, I don't do Kings, Queens, Knights, Fairies and never Unicorns. The only exception to this rule is J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.

L: How did you develop your plot and characters?
LS: If you'll give them a chance and not press, I find they develop more completely when left to their own devices. Of course I'll keep one hand on the steering wheel.

L: Who or what inspired your protagonist?
LS: Once again, no inspiration. My novels will begin with a protagonist or one will make themselves known as the book progresses. It's possible the protagonist may die and bring about the need for another.

L: Who or what inspired your antagonist?
LS: Same as above; however, there may be multiple antagonists that have to be dealt with until the ultimate evil one is exposed.

L: What was the most difficult part to write in the book?
LS: The majority of the book was extremely difficult.There were as many as six different groups, some from the planet Aon and others from 19th Century earth. In some cases, groups were mixed with both. Certain characters would travel from earth to Aon and visa versa. Add with these a number of off-worlders, dimensional travel and the core of a world made from living beings ready to attack and I had a challenge that kept me on my toes and then some.

L: What was your favourite part of your book to write?
LS: There were numerous parts that were exciting to write, but the ending held a special meaning for me and was very unpredictable.

L: Are you a full time or a part time writer? If part time, what do you do besides write?
LS: Full Time

L: What are you currently reading?
LS: Stephen King's Dark Tower Series

L: What are some of your favourite books or authors?
LS: Stephen King, Robert Heinlein, Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea"

L: What are your future projects, if any?
LS: I have two novels in the works: The fourth in The "Rising Tide" series and a stand alone, sci-fi fantasy, hybrid.

L: What is your preferred method for readers to get in touch with you and your books?
LS:
Email: lynnsteigleder1@gmail.com
www.lynnsteigleder.com

L: Do you have any advice for aspiring authors?
LS: Don't let rejection get you down, it's a large part of the business. Don't take yourself too seriously. And above all have fun. Ben Fountain said it best, "If you want to write, then write."

Welcome to Teaser Tuesday, the weekly Meme that wants you to add books to your TBR, or just share what you are currently reading. It is very easy to play along:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! Everyone loves Teaser Tuesday.

It's been a while since I did a Teaser Tuesday and I'm hoping to bring it back. I've plenty of books I can share teasers from, indeed!

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Greek looked from Cole to me, me to Cole, different emotions pulsing from him. My spirit recognized them and informed my brain. Anger, amusement, affront, remorse, envy.

After apocalypse, there’s a whole world to reclaim…

It’s been a decade since the Viral plague that brought the dead back to life with a hunger for living flesh. The survivors have long since fled the big cities and resettled in the countryside, mountains, and plains, building a network of fortresses and cavernous sanctuaries.

As civilization rebuilt and reshaped itself in this nightmarish new world, there arose an overwhelming demand for the supplies and riches left behind in the remains of the old one.

A system of trade and barter formed around the market of these goods, a macabre economy for a dead world. Those brave or foolish enough to seek out treasure among the wastelands became known as the Reapers.

Gus and Oscar are a two-man reaping crew, facing down the horrors of a shattered world in search of its hidden wealth. But more dangerous than the undead Virals, and their various deadly strains, are the others like themselves, cutthroat scavengers bent on plundering the riches of the Reaperlands…

I received this eBook from the author in exchange for an honest review.

I have such a deep love and respect for post-apocalyptic stories. I've read many, watched many and played many games involving the topic. This one is just as awesome.

I enjoyed the story. The world building was impeccable. You could easily picture the now desolate Los Angeles as the main characters did their job. But it is no shocker, as Roy works in animation.
The characters are first introduced as Red and Blue as they do their job which is to retrieve the wealth left behind by the zombies. A job title called a Reaper.
Blue is significantly more reserved and calmer, whereas it is obvious that Red wears the right colour of passion and wild fires. He is much more excited for the kill and the gaining of treasures, dreaming of visiting brothels. The contrast between the two are really quite clear.

But damn, I can't decide which is more terrifying, the runner or Maude. Probably the runner. Having played zombie games with running zombies, either you get it or it gets you, most of the time.

The story itself is a very minimalist way of writing. Which can be quite tricky to read. There is some faltering in the flow of the story, which is where editing comes in handy. However, it didn't really take away from the story.

This is a pretty good short story and debut from Roy. Just when it was getting good, it ended. I want more, dang it! I look forward to Gus and Oscar's adventures.

I have been sitting in a fury of overwhelmed stress after taking my recent review of Mayhem's Children and trying to put it on Amazon. Only to find that I was cut off from being able to do so until I coughed up $50 of bought stuff on Amazon.

Dammit, Amazon! I'm too poor for this crap!

Now, I understand why they did that. It makes a lot of sense. It's to cut down on the fake, scammy and spammy reviews people leave. (Here's to less funny reviews of stuff people haven't ever bought before).

But as a book blogger, this was very alarming. Also, very expensive. D:

I have rectified the situation as best as I can (my poor, abused wallet). Hopefully it stays this way, otherwise "ugghhhh" will be my response again.

Rant over.

Ingrid always loved to sing. Auditioning for a summer job after high school shattered her dreams. She fled Germany for Detroit where she married with the hopes of starting a family. When hope crumbled, she attempts to sing again. Will singing bring the life Ingrid always desired, or will her mutilated soul lose her everything?

L: Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?
HGS: I have always been a dreamer, but also somewhat of an adventurer. Growing up in a small village in southern Germany I spent a lot of time outside, exploring my little world - strolling through the woods or lying in the grass and observing my surroundings. One of my favorite pastimes was watching the sky — clouds forming into all kinds of creatures that shifted, battled, embraced, danced, and played games with each other. In those early days, I started writing poetry. My favorite aunt, a voracious reader, soon infected me with her love of books and on my thirteenth birthday she gave me a diary. I was hooked. I wrote and wrote and wrote — mostly about my life. That diary became my silent confidant, a trusted reservoir into which to deposit the tumultuous thoughts and emotions of my teen years. Mesmerized with language in general, I left home to spend a year in London, England, to enhance my English language skills, before planning to go to France to learn French. However, fate intervened - and I soon found myself moving to the USA. As time went on, marriage, raising a family, plus getting a college education, literally took the wind out of my literary sails. Although I felt some inspiration here and there, I had neither much time nor energy for putting creative thoughts on paper. As much as I regret not writing more during those years, I take some comfort in the fact that acquiring a degree in journalism and interacting with people in a variety of other activities not only improved my English language skills but also contributed material for stories to be written in the future.

L: Who or what inspired you to be an author?
HGS: As I already mentioned, I was smitten with the magic of words even as a youngster. Then, throughout my school years, and in college, the praise I received for my compositions inspired me to devote even more time to tuning my writing skills. Unfortunately, in the process, I greatly neglected math, the one area that had never been my strongest ability. Years later, my marriage over, I finally reconnected with my first passion in life. I like to play with writing styles. And, over the years, my essays, articles, memoirs, and poetry were gradually published in the United States, the UK, and Canada. However, I felt driven to write at least "one full-length novel." At this time, I have completed three - and have a fourth one in the making.

L: Who or what inspired your novel?
HGS: I fall frequently back on experiences - both negative and positive - in my own life, which I then embellish with an imaginary story-line. I also like to use my fictional tales as vehicles to explore issues that are important to me. Therefore, my writing tends to become a mix of human interest and suspense. Even my shorter pieces often include a variety of personal memoirs, ranging from nostalgic to introspective to funny while my debut novel, "Burying Leo," dives head on into exploring the dark world of sexual abuse.

L: What would you say is the genre of your novel?
HGS: Women's Fiction (with an undercurrent of romance and suspense)

L: Why did you pick this/these genre(s)?
HGS: I think that beyond coming up with beautiful and/or powerful words, or putting enchanting, grammatically correct, sentences on paper, maybe a writer could stretch a bit further and turn those special skills into creating a vehicle to deliver a message close to his heart. Since I am personally deeply concerned with abuse of any kind, but particularly the mistreatment of women and children, in "Burying Leo" and one of my novels linked to it, I ended up choosing topics I was driven to tackle.

L: How did you develop your plot and characters?
HGS: "Burying Leo" developed rather gradually. Once again, falling back on a life time of personal experiences, I tried on different versions and various titles of what would eventually give birth to "Burying Leo." Extremely concerned with abuse situations, but also being a fan of mysteries and detective shows, along with an undercurrent of "human interest," I gradually embellished "what I know" with imaginary actions and outcomes that I hoped would give give credence to the strong instincts of survival we all carry within us.

L: Who or what inspired your protagonist?
HGS: Although Ingrid is a fictitious character, she is most definitely a composite of a variety of women I observed (and often admired) throughout life, mostly women who had been caught in some tough situations, but battled through it and came out on top – strong, resilient women. Therefore, Ingrid's hurt, confusion and, ultimately, her vindication resonated deeply with me. She is young, innocent, and very vulnerable. Even after being brutally assaulted, she is still determined to do "the right thing" by attempting to report the crime. She is also wounded, confused, needy, and maybe, therefore, not entirely responsible for some of the things she eventually does. In portraying this young woman's journey, I tried to show how quickly unexpected life can throw us a curve we have no control over - but, ultimately, we are called upon to dealing with the consequences of whatever it was we have to endure.

L: Who or what inspired your antagonist?
HGS: Leo Rohmann, the despicable bar owner who brutally assaults Ingrid, is a composite of men entitled to abuse a position of power to take advantage of a vulnerable woman dependent on their goodwill.

L: What was the most difficult part to write in the book?
HGS: The assault scene!!! However, this is also the part that does clarify what makes Ingrid "tick" throughout the novel.

L: What was your favourite part of your book to write?
HGS: My protagonist's ultimate triumph - in revenging herself and reclaiming her life's dream. When Ingrid, step by step, regains the courage to stand up for herself and finally reclaims her own identity: First in finding her voice again, then in wielding her own unique justice and getting her revenge, and eventually even defying her husband’s dominance.

L: Are you a full time or a part time writer? If part time, what do you do besides write?
HGS: Cater to my wonderful family!

L: What are you currently reading?
HGS: After recovering from the emotionally onslaught of “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn, I am currently relaxing with Abigail Tucker’s extremely informative as well as entertaining non-fiction book, “The Lion in the Living Room” (How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over The World). This particular New York Times bestseller is truly a cat lover’s delight.

L: What are some of your favourite books or authors?
HGS: Among my most memorable first exposures to American literature were the German translations of Pearl S. Buck and Mark Twain. I have since become familiar with Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, Margaret Mitchell, J.D. Salinger etc. My reading tastes vary. I love the classics and human interest stories, but I like crime fiction as well. One of my favorites in that genre is novelist and screen writer Elmore Leonard. I had the privilege of getting to know him personally. First, coincidentally, we occupied space in the same office building. Then, while I was working toward my journalism degree, I had the pleasure of interviewing him for a college writing assignments. And frankly, I was (and still am) in absolute awe of this prolific writer. Last but not least, I adore William Faulkner. At first it was hard for me to work through some of his dialogues reflecting the speech pattern unique to the American South, but once I became better acquainted with it, I was simply fascinated. I am extremely interested in linguistics, and Faulkner’s way of allowing his characters to communicate in their own local tongue imbues them with a regional quality that really makes their world come alive. But last if not least, after hearing about it for years, I finally read “A Tale of Two Cities” - and I was mesmerized. In applying a strange mix of poetic renderings, precise descriptions, and profound psychological insights, Charles Dickens paints an explicit and sometimes gut-wrenching picture of the often cruel events of the French revolution and the people caught up in it.

L: What are your future projects, if any?
HGS: I am currently editing another novel which slightly links to "Burying Leo." Next, I intend to pull together those multiple diary entries of my youth. After laboriously converting them from shorthand (my special teen year's key to secrecy) into a typed version - before translating it all from German into English - I intend to pull everything together into a something half-ways legible. Even if my life story never makes it into any kind of formal print, I sincerely hope that my early shenanigans will at least elicit an occasional awe and/or chuckle from my descendants.

L: What is your preferred method for readers to get in touch with you and your books?
HGS:
https://www.facebook.com/Helga-Gruendler-Schierloh-Author-1342386532549272/
Email: spaceplotter@yahoo.com

L: Do you have any advice for aspiring authors?
HGS: My own mantra: "Never give up on following your dreams!"

Eight years have passed since the Mayhem Wave forever altered the world to a blend of science and magic, and since Harrison Cody rescued twenty-eight teenage girls from human traffickers. Now they are disappearing, and he suspects their former captors, followers of an entity of ultimate power and evil, of an elaborate revenge scheme. An assistant director in the New Chicago Security Agency, Harrison puts his government resources to the task of protecting these women, and recovering the ones already lost. But Harrison did not just rescue them from villains those many years ago, he also adopted them, and that relationship holds the key to the true nature of their present danger.

Dorothy O’Neill, another of Harrison’s adopted daughters, though from very different circumstances, has taken five-year- old Melody Cody, Harrison’s only child by blood, under her wing. As the missing persons crisis intensifies, Dorothy discovers she and Melody are targets as well. When the NCSA headquarters are attacked by a dark wizard with a colony of giant bats, the two of them flee into the woods to evade capture.

Separated by hundreds of miles, and with no means of communication, Harrison and Dorothy become entangled in the schemes of a monster who hopes to alter the world once again at the cost of all they hold dear. And as Dorothy finds an inner strength and new abilities she never dreamed of possessing, she comes to suspect Melody may be something more than she appears.

Holy crap!
Eight years have passed since the Mayhem Wave. Our main characters have grown and changed so much. Harrison is the Assistant Director of the New Chicago Security Agency. He is married to Apryl and they have a biological daughter named Melody. But Harrison's adopted daughters, several of the 28 of them, have gone missing. Harrison calls in his team to protect the daughters who haven't been taken and track the ones who have. But this also means all of his children are in danger. Mitchell is also taken. So Harrison tasks Dorothy to protect Melody and herself, to evade being kidnapped. Eventually, though, it is Dorothy who finds the missing women and they try to break free of their kidnappers.

I am so glad that this story focused on Dorothy mainly. She was such an integral part of the first story that when she and Mitchell weren't part of the second novel it definitely changed the dynamic of the story line when the second novel focused mainly on Harrison.

Speaking of changed story dynamics, the first book without Glimmer. Wow that was tough to read. While Sparky has her own unique quirks, the loss was very obvious.

The cabin in the woods that teleported to a new position every day was very interesting. It was a great touch on the magic that came with the Mayhem Wave.

My greatest issue, though, was the romance between Dorothy and Claudia. While I applaud the author for taking the chance and touching on the idea of same sex relationships, it really didn't mesh with me. It was too "insta-love" for me. Claudia's affections had spent years maturing but for Dorothy to go from straight to lesbian is a bit of a far reach. As a woman who is straight, it wouldn't be a decision that I would take lightly or dive into. It would need time to grow, same with any relationship. I just didn't feel this.

Either way, yet another awesome novel. Edward Aubry still manages to build such a unique world with unique characters and even more unique villains. This series just gets better and better, despite small hiccups.

Edward Aubry is a graduate of Wesleyan University, with a degree in music composition. Improbably, this preceded a career as a teacher of high school mathematics and creative writing.
Over the last few years, he has gradually transitioned from being a teacher who writes novels on the side to a novelist who teaches to support his family. He is also a poet, his sole published work in that form being the sixteen stanza “The History of Mathematics.”
He now lives in rural Pennsylvania with his wife and three spectacular daughters, where he fills his non-teaching hours spinning tales of time-travel, wise-cracking pixies, and an assortment of other impossible things.

Melbourne, 2052, two years since The Fall.

A wave of infection, the Jackson Virus, has swept the world, leaving in its wake a terrifying apocalyptic wasteland populated by wild cleanskin survivor groups and the ravenous, infected night predators – the jacks. In this nightmare landscape, one of the last remaining sanctuaries is Kulin Wallcom, a community enclosed by a 10-metre wall patrolled by what’s left of the military. The wallcoms are the last remaining bastions of defence and security in a world gone over the edge.

But the people of Kulin can’t stay behind their wall forever.

Recovery expert, John Bradley, is part of a major operation into the wasteland looking to not only ensure the survival of Kulin by bringing back critical supplies from the abandoned Southstone Supermall, but, more crucially, to also locate and extract the only person left who may be able to reverse the tide of infection.

However, the mission faces danger at every turn. It seems to be compromised from the inside, Southstone is thought to be an impossible target overrun with infected, and wasteland survivor bands, led by the psychopathic wasteland leader, the Headhunter, are bent on making sure the operation has to fight each step of the way to get back to the wallcom before nightfall.

Because that’s when the jacks come out.

And they will find you.

Welcome to the world of The Fall.

L: Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?
STC: I have always loved reading and movies - actually, that doesn't quite describe it - I've always been addicted to reading and movies, most likely I think because of the alternate reality they offer; it's always appealed to me. I love working with text - it's been my job within education for the last 20+ years and I have long felt the pull to write.

L:  Who or what inspired you to be an author?
STC: That love of books and movies - stories essentially, I guess. Ever since I was little, that pull into the world of a story has been very intense for me. It seemed a natural evolution to be the one telling the story.

L:  Who or what inspired your novel?
STC: Three huge influences for me growing up were the movies Planet of the Apes, The Omega Man and Mad Max 2. The post-apocalyptic landscapes and stories in all three I found absolutely compelling; I'm not sure why, but there's this irresistible lure for me around the state of the world after it's gone to pot. What does it look like? What do we become? These stories really influenced what The Fall is.

L:  What would you say is the genre of your novel?
STC: Well, technically, it's science-fiction, and I don't have a problem with that, but more accurately, I term it post-apocalyptic. I guess it's a sub-genre.

L:  Why did you pick this/these genre(s)?
STC: It's that pull of the post-apocalyptic landscape - it's almost alien. That 'alien-ness' is one of the reasons I started the book the way I did - the implication that this whole thing may have been started from elsewhere. The bleakness of these type of stories is compelling when handled well, like The Road, and I think that's another thing - how do we cope in such a bleak, seemingly hopeless environment?

L: How did you develop your plot and characters?
STC: They came to me as separate things. There's a real technology aspect to the book which I have always been interested in - what will close-future tech look like? And the other aspect was the compound Kulin Wallcom) and being surrounded by danger. So, I brought these two ideas together in a close-future post-apoc setting. The main character is an academic - I have worked in university settings for 20+ years, so it was a familiar fit, and though the main character isn't 'me' as such, it's right that there's a little bit of the author in every character.

L:  Who or what inspired your protagonist?
STC: There's no one single protagonist in The Fall. I deliberately went for a multi-pronged approach, taking a leaf out of Game of Thrones; I really like how George Martin shows us a range of people on a sliding continuum of 'good' to 'bad' who shuffle along that continuum - he does that expertly. I'm trying the same thing with my protagonists; if I can get a tenth as good as GoT, I'll be happy. In terms of inspirations for them - no one especially, but I was after a strong, dependable but not-perfect main in John - he has doubts, he's not a natural killer, he questions. He will evolve as the books progress.

L:  Who or what inspired your antagonist?
STC: There are a few but the two mains are Headhunter and the Alpha Kronenburg. I wanted a somewhat likeable psycho in the Headhunter - I mean, you don't like him, but the man has as nice turn of phrase! So I guess I was inspired by that typical cinematic British educated 'nut' - a bit Clockwork Orange. There's also the Alpha Kronenburg - I think a possible gap in this genre is that the 'infected' beings or zombies (though these aren't zombies) never really have a perspective and I wanted to give them that. They get it through Kronenburg. I have plans for him and he will play a big part in the story going forward, not always how you might think either.

L:  What was the most difficult part to write in the book?
STC: No single part really, but it was the order of things. Sometimes, I felt the sequencing wasn't quite right and I had to have a bit of back and forth on that. I initially wrote the ending in an entirely different way, so that also took a bit of going back to the keyboard.

L:  What was your favourite part of your book to write?
STC: Mmmm ... choosing among your children! I think the scene where Skylar, Riko and Harley find the infected daughter of the suicide. It actually touched me writing that and I have had reader feedback that that is a very emotive scene. The final attack on the wallcom was fun to write.

L:  Are you a full time or a part time writer? If part time, what do you do besides write?
STC: Part time (for now!). I am involved in tertiary education.

L:  What are you currently reading?
STC: Phillip Reeves Mortal Engines series - love it! Don't know why/how I haven't come across this before. It is absolutely riveting.

L:  What are some of your favourite books or authors?
STC: Justin Cronin's The Passage is a real influence, a brilliant post-apocalyptic series. Anything by Giles Milton, he brings history alive. George R.R. Martin, Tolkien, Stephen Donaldson

L:  What are your future projects, if any?
STC: Books 2 and 3 of The Fall - hope to have book 2 out later in 2018

L:  What is your preferred method for readers to get in touch with you and your books?
STC: My website https://thefall-book.weebly.com/
Twitter @stcampitelli

L:  Do you have any advice for aspiring authors?
STC: Read a lot, widely, and write, then get feedback. Give your writing to people to read before publishing. Listen carefully - some advice is excellent, some not - you be the judge. But write - take the chance! Also, don't be afraid to re-write, don't get stuck into one way of thinking about a character, scene or situation.

Hi my readers.

So I promised that I would be more of a "real girl" in my posts.
If you didn't notice, my posts have been lacking and reviews have slowed down to a snails pace. Well...

The reason for this is that I've been  depressed. With depression comes the lack of motivation or will to do anything.
My blog is always on my mind and it sucks to not have the energy every day to try to do something for my blog. And this also means that some of the Friday's that I have my Featured Author posts may not get done until I can eke out some energy to do so.

My depression is due to grief. January 8th I lost one of the most important people in my life, my great uncle. It wasn't expected, in many ways. He did have cancer, but he died from a heart attack, not the cancer. My uncle wasn't just my uncle. He was a father figure and he was one of my best friends.
It's a little easier to handle every day, but I definitely do feel this overwhelming sadness when I think about how I can't ever just call him again. Or I can't hear that belly laugh that would turn into this hilarious wheezing laugh. Or the forever long stories he'd tell about some show or movie he watched. It's really tough.
I know that time will heal this wound but right now it's pretty raw and I'm still learning to deal with it.
Thankfully I have some really awesome family members and awesome friends. They're trying to keep me out of the deep abyss and I'm so lucky to have them.

When I do have energy, like right now, I am trying to use it productively and work on my blog. But for authors who are looking for their interviews or reviews, I do apologize for the lateness of it. I'm trying, very much so. Just please be patient with me.

Thanks all,
Leticia ♥

Nearly a year after the events which lead to her dramatic rescue in "Midnight to Morning," Harlie Berryman's new life continues to push the boundaries of what most know as reality. The group who rescued her have become her family, and they are preparing for their biggest battle yet. Billions of lives are at stake, and one wrong move could tip the scales in the enemies favor. It could tip Earth past its breaking point. Knowing this, as well as deeper secrets, Harlie pushes herself harder and farther than anyone thought possible. Go with her on this next stage of missions, lessons, of discovering who she really is, and what those who are the closest to her have been sent to accomplish. Evil lurks in many shadows...

L: Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?
HGM:  My name is Holly Glogau-Morgan and I reside in the Piedmont Valley area of Virginia, though I grew up in the southern part of New Jersey. We live on four beautiful acres where my main hobbies are adaptive gardening, preserving the harvest, and trying to live more sustainably. I also enjoy sewing, quilting, and I roleplay in an MMORPG in the evenings with a group of dear friends. I have the rare genetic condition Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, so much of what I do ends up needing to be adapted for the damage the condition has done to my muscles and joints.

L: Who or what inspired you to be an author?
HGM: I've been writing notebooks full of stories since I was eight, almost always around one central character. While I've wanted to put her stories down into a YA fiction series, it never seemed to work out. It was my having to stop teaching full-time which started friends and family encouraging me to focus on writing more. With much more time on my hands, it seemed the right moment to shift away from short stories and into novel writing.

L: Who or what inspired your novel?
HGM: "Midnight to Morning" and "Sunrise to Shadows," the series I've been writing was inspired by a series of dreams. I had been working on a totally different project and was struggling. One night, in 2011, I was thinking about what if it was those here in the USA who had a massive crisis and people were fleeing to refugee camps in other countries. That night I dreamed about a young woman who was doing just that. Night after night, for three weeks, she kept telling me her story. I outlined all of it. The few people I told said this was the story I was meant to tell. They were quite right!

L: What would you say is the genre of your novel?
HGM: Adventure Fiction with a healthy dose of military espionage

L: Why did you pick this/these genre(s)?
HGM: The genres pretty much picked themselves as the novel moved from my dreams and onto paper. I never though I'd write anything about the military, never-the-less a story where it is laid thick with it, but it happened. Thankfully, much of my family has served and were very willing to answer questions.

L: How did you develop your plot and characters?
HGM: I developed the plot around a key tragic event which happened in the USA and how future attacks were on the cusp of happening globally. How would it have affected those who had to flee? How did it affect the rest of the world? Who would stop the attacks, or how could those attacks be stopped? The "who would" and "how could" became the main and secondary characters of the "Midnight to Morning" series.

L: Who or what inspired your protagonist?
HGM: The dreams I had made the protagonist seem almost as if she were another version of myself. I wasn't fond of that, so used the basics of a character I used to roleplay to make a few key changes. It worked out quite well.

L: Who or what inspired your antagonist?
HGM: While it is important for us to come together globally, there is a wrong way of doing so. Those with too much money and too much influence coming together to slowly undermine peace and unity and rule through lies and deception ended up being the inspiration for the antagonist - a secret group of elites who set off the attack on the USA and were planning on doing it again elsewhere.

L: What was the most difficult part to write in the book?
HGM: When the main character was still living in the refugee camp, a series of tragedies happened. She was so strong and brave throughout all of it, but I still cried, hard, as each event occurred, knowing she had to be broken, to find the "midnight" of her life in order to be able to thrive once rescued.

L: What was your favourite part of your book to write?
HGM: It actually happens in the second book of the series, and was on the first anniversary of her rescue. As she wakes, the most beautiful train of thought happens. Later on in the day, the group she lives with has a moment of reflection while standing arm in arm. It was tears of happiness when that day was written.

L: Are you a full time or a part time writer? If part time, what do you do besides write?
HGM: I write part-time. I also work part-time for an accredited homeschool academy, helping online high school students.

L: What are you currently reading?
HGM: Love Life by indie author Steve Fulgate. After losing his son to suicide, he has walked across the US multiple times to spread the word about loving life.

L: What are some of your favourite books or authors?
HGM: This is such a tough question, as there are too many to really narrow down. I read and enjoy such a wide variety of books and admire so many authors!

L: What are your future projects, if any?
HGM: I want to finish the other two books in the series and have already started on the third novel. With better adaptive equipment in place, it is not taking near as long to write, so I'm able to do much more of it. I'm also working on a short story series on my blog. It's fanfiction and is the story of my current roleplay character in Star Trek Online. After that, I'll be ready to tackle that YA fiction series.

L: What is your preferred method for readers to get in touch with you and your books?
HGM:
My Blog - http://ddraigswife.blogspot.com/
Amazon Author Page- https://www.amazon.com/Holly-Glogau-Morgan/e/B006CUQ3HQ/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
Goodreads Page- www.goodreads.com/author/show/7285073.H_Glogau_Morgan

L: Do you have any advice for aspiring authors?
HGM: Don't give up! I had a period of 3 years where I could barely get any writing done, because of the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Between the injuries and the medications to treat it dulling my mind, it was extremely difficult to focus and think through what needed to be written. However, I was able to troubleshoot. Better equipment was found, and I was able to work around what the medications did. Keep trying. You are not failing, you are just finding out ways that don't work just yet. You can do it!

The year is 1835 - in the back alleys of London John Campbell-John is running for his life. A rogue, imposter, swindler - a man without honour, without empathy for his fellow man. But his massive debts have now vindictively caught up with him. He has even stolen from his best friend. He has one option - to flee the country In Venice there is a chance encounter and an unlikely friendship emerges. Robert Babcock is everything John is not - honourable, academic, a man on an admirable quest - to travel in Egypt to find the earliest original copies of the Gospels to prove the reliability of the story of Jesus, as told in the King James Bible. Is Gospel Truth, as we say today, really undeniable. A story of discovery, of adventure from the River Nile to the endless deserts of Sinai, and ultimately a personal redemption.

L:  Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?
ST: I was once a happy and reasonably well-adjusted person; that was until an urge to write invaded my psyche, this need to be a writer, to tell tales. I spent my days as a Tax Inspector (Now come on out from behind the sofa – they’re a fine bunch of lads and lasses at the Tax Office), and chauffeuring my daughter about. I was born in Yorkshire but brought up in Manchester. I am now retired, living with my partner in Hathern Near Loughborough in Leicestershire, England

L: Who or what inspired you to be an author?
ST: Let me introduce myself, I am a writer. There I’ve said it. It took me a long time to be able to call myself that - a writer. I just used to tell people that, “I do a bit of writing.” I feel like a new recruit to Alcoholics Anonymous, standing up and admitting to the world that I have a problem. I needed to stand up and admit - yes, I’m a writer. Welcome to my world. My addiction has been with me for over twenty years now; it’s the craving in my particular life. I need to write, I need to tell stories. When I was younger if somebody told me a good joke, when I retold it, it was twice as long, embellished, the story enhanced, the characters fleshed out. I’ve always done it, it's something in me, I suppose. With me, it was never just about and Englishmen, an Irishman and a Scotsman. It was an Englishman in a bowler hat with a monocle, an Irishman in a donkey jacket with a pint of Guinness and a Scotsman in a kilt with a set of bagpipes.

L: Who or what inspired your novel?
ST: I've been writing novels for over twenty years now. I started with contemporary fiction but then moved to my favourite genre - historical fiction. I had previously conceived of a Georgian trilogy, three stories set in London; a decadent time a decadent place, but a gold mine for an author, with some deliciously naughty and profligate characters. The first novel, No Quarter Asked, No Quarter Given was long-listed for the Brit Writers Award. The second Novel, A Canopy of Stars, the third, Ripples and Shadows, was the winner of the Great Beeston Book Read. Then somebody asked me what happened to one of my characters, John Campbell-John - I should tell his story; what happened to him.

L: What would you say is the genre of your novel?
ST: Oh, the new novel, Gospels - it's primarily historical fiction, but it is also an adventure story. A story of discovery, of adventure from the River Nile to the endless deserts of Sinai, and ultimately a personal redemption. There is also a back story of bible hunting in Egypt, but it's not really a religious story, even though our characters are forced to face some uneasy religious truths.

L: Why did you pick this/these genre(s)?
ST: I am a history buff at heart. I love the idea of winding fictional characters through historical events and times.

L: How did you develop your plot and characters?
ST: The skeleton of the story was set down from the start - that's the way I work, and was as follows. The year is 1835 - in the back alleys of London John Campbell-John is running for his life. A rogue, impostor, swindler - a man without honour, without empathy for his fellow man. But his massive debts have now vindictively caught up with him. He has even stolen from his best friend. He has one option - to flee the country. In Venice, there is a chance encounter and an unlikely friendship emerges. Robert Babcock is everything John is not - honourable, academic, a man on an admirable quest - to travel in Egypt to find the earliest original copies of the Gospels to prove the reliability of the story of Jesus, as told in the King James Bible. Is Gospel Truth, as we say today, really undeniable. Then I read about the real-life bible hunters in the nineteenth century. Robert Curzon, in particular, left behind a published account of his travels in his book Visits to Monasteries in the Levant. This opened many more story-lines for me. It was a goldmine, as not only did it recount his travels, but it has detailed descriptions of the people he met, how they dressed, what they ate, their manners, etc. But what’s more, it gave me an insight into the Egypt that he encountered in the 1830s: an eyewitness of the time period I have set the story in.

L: Who or what inspired your protagonist?
ST: The lovable rogue is a powerful literary device. John Campbell-John is such rogue, and an impostor, swindler as well. Having created him, there was so much mileage left to examine. He's personable, witty, a mischievously playful rapscallion (what a great word) He's just fabulous,

L: Who or what inspired your antagonist?
ST: The Flashman novels by George MacDonald Fraser. I didn't realise it at the time of writing however.

L: What was the most difficult part to write in the book?
ST: Bible hunting is historically accurate. These men were academic adventurers in the nineteenth century, and I had to get their history correct as well as the chronological history of the gospel writers.

L: What was your favourite part of your book to write?
ST: Writing about the Cairo souk (the bazaar). Finding enough adjectives to do it justice.

L: Are you a full time or a part time writer? If part time, what do you do besides write?
ST: I keep a normal working week - Monday to Friday and write for 3 hours every morning.

L: What are you currently reading?
ST: Imperium by Robert Harris

L: What are some of your favourite books or authors?
ST: Love, love, love - To Kill a Mocking Bird. I read Catch 22 as a young man and it was part of my rite of passage into adulthood. Just realised that they are both American. Big Dickens fan as well.

L: What are your future projects, if any?
ST: A crossover novel, part medieval 1152 England where a young girl is hanged as a witch after claiming to have had a vision of the twenty-first a century and the murder of an Angel. Its recorded in a chronicle and when it is translated the historian realizes that it matches a modern crime. Mustn't say too much.

L: What is your preferred method for readers to get in touch with you and your books? Please provide links.
ST: Through my web site please - stephentaylorauthor.com. Or through Goodreads  www.goodreads.com/author/show/6525446.Stephen_Taylor - recently joined.

L: Do you have any advice for aspiring authors?
ST: Yes - the hardest part about writing a novel is to START. I always tell people at Book-fairs this simple advice. Don't keep putting it off.

Today's word is:
Nebbish
Definition  
- a timid, meek, or ineffectual person

Bio-chemistry whiz Everly Jax wants one thing: to know who her parents are. Raised with other repo kids in InKubator 9, she has pinned her hopes on Reunion Day, the annual event where sixteen-year-olds can meet or reunite with their parents. When her Reunion Day goes horribly awry, she and her pregnant friend Halla escape the Kube, accompanied by their friend Wyck who has his own reasons for leaving.

In a world where rebuilding the population is critical to national survival, the Pragmatist government licenses all human reproduction, and decides who can--and must--have babies. The trio face feral dog packs, swamp threats, locust swarms, bounty hunters looking for "breeders," and more dangers as they race to Amerada's capital to find Halla's soldier boyfriend before the Prags can repo her baby and force the girls into surrogacy service.

An unexpected encounter with Bulrush, an Underground Railroad for women fleeing to Outposts with their unlicensed babies, puts them in greater peril than ever. Everly must decide what she is willing to sacrifice to learn her biological identity--and deal with the unanticipated consequences of her decisions.

This story was really good, the only bad thing I could find about it was that it ended. Ha ha.

This isn't like the other young adult dystopian stories out there and it was truly a refreshing read.

The story itself hits pretty close to home. The threat of a pandemic flu, famine due to insects evolving to survive and governments regulating having children. Undocumented births are often separated from their families and either raised by another family or placed into Kubes where they are trained to be helpful to the outside world. Although the boys are often sent off to be a border guard and the girls are forced into enslaved surrogacy.

The heroine, Everly Jax, is everything that a naive girl with a thirst for knowledge and freedom should be. Halla, her best friend, is also naive and only craves to be free because she is pregnant with her boyfriend's child and knows her child will be taken from her if the Prags find out. Wyck, Everly's friend and romantic interest just wishes to be free to escape becoming a border guard. However, Everly is quite the heroine. She has such depth and emotion, which I attribute to her past. She wasn't just some Kube baby. She is bright, sarcastic and strong. She absorbs her knowledge of the new world through new eyes and applies it carefully.

"'Who are you and what are you doing in here?'
I turn. It's a lab coated woman with wide set eyes behind thick-lensed glasses. I'm willing to bed she runs the labs. I decide on a version of the truth. 'I'm Everly Jax. I worked in the labs at Kube 9 and wanted to see what the set-up was here. I miss my work.'
Her eyes are distorted behind thick lenses, giving her what I'm sure is an illusory air of vagueness. 'What were you working on?'
It's a test question. I give her a lengthy explanation of how I was working to create a virus to wipe out the locusts." (page 169)

I really enjoyed that the author made it pretty clear these kids are naive and they make pretty big mistakes but the need to survive was greater. Also, when they met up with Bulrush and it's people, it is pointed out that all the skills they learn took a lot of time. They trained daily for weeks. They were put to tasks that encouraged their skills to sharpen and they weren't expected to anything except protect each other.

"'Okay,' I say. 'Teach me something.'
'Lesson one: be alert.'
On the words, her leg comes up toward my face. I'm onto her tactics now, though, and I manage to duck away. I lunge for her, hoping to catch her off balance, but she swivels and kicks my legs out from under me with her other foot." (Page 167)

It will be interesting to see where Everly goes from here. How Bulrush and its members survive. Whether Halla has her baby and  finds her boyfriend. Where Wyck goes from here on.

I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a different take on a young adult dystopian.

I'm the author of the Swift Investigations, Mall Cop and Readaholics mystery series.

After twenty years as an Air Force intelligence officer – serving as a squadron commander, with the National Reconnaissance Office, and at a fighter wing – I retired to parenting and writing full-time.

Spying was easier.

On the surface, it looks like Paul Callahan has it all. The family, the house, the job. But nothing is ever as perfect as it seems, and when a college friend contacts Paul out of the blue, he finds himself reliving his first year of college, when everything went so right, and then so very wrong.

Testament is a story of friendship and love and of the terrible evil people are capable of doing to one another. It is the story of a man doing his best to move forward, but struggling with an emotional anchor latched firmly in the past. But more than anything, it is a story about redemption and the unfathomable workings of the human heart.

L: Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background?
MD: I'm an English teacher at a small private school in North Carolina. My wife and I have two little girls and basically live the harried lives of professional people with kids. Originally, I'm from Philadelphia, but I went to college in Ohio, grad school in Maine, and then moved to North Carolina almost two decades ago, so I've been around. Most of what I write is horror and suspense, but this new book has a lot to do with my college years.

L: Who or what inspired you to be an author?
MD: It's just always been there. I was a voracious reader as a kid, and because my mom was a horror junkie, I got into some pretty crazy books when I was young. Eventually I realized that I did pretty well with words, so I started trying to produce my own stuff when I was in college. It just kind of went from there.

L: Who or what inspired your novel?
MD: I guess is was inspired by my own need to write about college, which I had never done before, and by the need to say some things about the relationships I formed while I was there.

L: What would you say is the genre of your novel?
MD: That's actually a really hard question to answer. With my other books, it would be easy--Supernatural thriller. With this one, I'd have to say it best fits into the categories of psychological suspense and coming-of-age.

L: Why did you pick this/these genre(s)?
MD: I didn't, at least no consciously, but I know myself well enough to understand I'll always write somewhere in the fields of "dark" or "speculative" fiction.

L: How did you develop your plot and characters?
MD: Paul, the main character, is somewhat a stand-in for me, not so much in his actions (because all of that is pure fabrication), but in terms of the way he reacts to things, etc. The other two main characters, Lucy and Roscoe, are amalgamations of people I knew crossed with elements of my own creation.

L: Who or what inspired your protagonist?
MD: In some ways, my old college roommate; in other ways, I have no idea.

L: Who or what inspired your antagonist?
MD: Crappy parents everywhere. I wanted to say something about the terrible consequences bad parents inflict upon their children.

L: What was the most difficult part to write in the book?
MD: The ending. Endings are always hard. Beginnings and middles are like a party--it's fun and easy, pure creation. Endings are heavy.

L: What was your favourite part of your book to write?
MD: The parts about college--it was fun to reminisce.

L: Are you a full time or a part time writer? If part time, what do you do besides write?
MD: Part time. I also teach English.

L: What are you currently reading?
MD: Lots of Jo Nesbo novels. Once I get rolling, it's hard to stop until I've completed a series.

L: What are some of your favourite books or authors?
MD: Stephen King, Clive Barker, Tana French, John Sandford, James Lee Burke.

L: What are your future projects, if any?
MD: I'm working on my fourth book right now. It's a novel about a freak blizzard in Western Maine and how the people in a small town deal with it.

L: What is your preferred method for readers to get in touch with you and your books?
MD: Goodreads and Facebook are great.
www.goodreads.com/author/show/15094461.Mark_P_Dunn
www.facebook.com/markpdunnauthor/

L: Do you have any advice for aspiring authors?
MD: Read, read, read. Once you find what you love, start writing stories. Once you do that, just have fun and see where it goes.