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Featured Author Jori Aguilar Sams

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Featured Interview With Jori Aguilar Sams

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
When I write, I have a chance to give back what’s been invested in me. Spiced with a past that has led me to live in states all over the US, I’ve also lived in four different countries across Europe. This has supplied me with a palette full of colors…and plenty of writing material! So come and explore my mind and look at life through my lens.

Create. Inspire. Repeat!

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was a sickly kid. Oh, so sickly! From age 10, writing was an outlet and my therapy. I started with poetry and advanced to short stories and little diddies. By the time I was 14, I wrote a script about a bike racer. Don’t ask me where it is! I’ve moved so many times, I’ve had to leave my past behind…

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My literary interests stretch across a wide spectrum. I like real heady stuff and have a great interest in Theology, so I read and write a lot of Bible studies and scholarly stuff. I’m greatly inspired but two of the greatest thinkers I have come across, Arthur Custance and Oswald Chambers. As far as non-fiction goes, I love Tolstoy. He was a legend. And Dickens for his ability to reach out to the working class.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I’ve set out to write a new series called Making Waves with the first book Making Waves on the Aegean. This story came about when I told some friends over dinner one night about my adventures living on a sailboat in the Greek Isles. I was supposed to be teaching people how to sail, but instead…I was just making waves!

My friends loved the story and told me I needed to write a book about it.

So I did!

I have other books too, with new releases coming out every few months. In 2021, I released four books and I have another one dropping in a couple of months, so if you love books, come explore my mind!

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Featured Author Naomi Brickel

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Featured Interview With Naomi Brickel

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m a mom first. I have six kids (including my son in Heaven), an amazing dog named Kelly, and I live in New Rochelle, NY. Professionally, my expertise is in youth and family engagement and I’ve presented to thousands in workshops and at state and national conferences. I’ve worked with young adults to promote their self-determination and empowerment, helped families in the practical and emotional aspects of navigating disability service systems across the lifespan, and worked with professionals to build capacity for more inclusive communities. My favorite things are cooking, wine, mixing fun cocktails, and Puerto Rico.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve loved reading since I got through my very first book, “Hop on Pop,” all by myself. My Dad always gave me books, and we would read together, which made me feel special in our large family. I’ve always enjoyed writing too. I’ve done a bit of poetry over the years, and write a lot for my work, but “Not to Spoil the Ending…” is my first published work. Hopefully not the last!

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love spiritual and self help. In my heart and soul I’ve been most influenced by Brene Brown, Eckhart Tolle, and Fr. Richard Rohr. I think my own book, even if it’s not fiction, is similar to “The Shack” by Wm. Paul Young.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Not to Spoil the Ending… but everything is going to be ok is an inspirational non-fiction narrative that details the harrowing tragedy experienced in the sudden loss of my 15-year-old son and the subsequent anguish and then uplifting reflection which uncovered simple yet profound insights about peace and joy. Building on my own foundation in the wisdom and writings of Brene Brown, Eckhart Tolle, and Richard Rohr, I present Adam’s unique, playful, and poignant framework for happiness – one so uncomplicated it could only have come from a boy – developed through the recollections of kids who knew him and their recorded messages in a funeral visitation book. It is a powerful tribute to kindness, exhibited through stories of Adam’s life and incidents in the aftermath, and a testimony to redemption (see the cameo with former NFL superstar, Ray Rice).

I think that when I first started writing, I was motivated mostly by a desperate mom’s need to preserve any piece of my son’s life I could cling to, trying to get as much as I could into one place – memories kids had shared with me of his life, experiences after that emanated his presence, dreams, etc. I did not start with them, but what percolated out as I wrote were very powerful messages about peace and joy, and making this world more hopeful and heavenly. Most amazing was how simple and yet life changing it all was.

I’m moved by how much of an impact it’s had on those who’ve read it. I’ve gotten letters and emails, and have literally been stopped on the street on numerous occasions by people I knew barely, or not at all, just to tell me how much reading it changed their life. An antidote for today’s anxiety, filled with comforting insights about making our world more happy, hopeful and heavenly, it’s been called a “must-read for anyone who has loved and lost, or who may need beacons of ‘lights’ in these seemingly dark times.”

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Featured Author Pantea Kalhor

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Featured Interview With Pantea Kalhor

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Iran and have been living in Canada since 2007.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing since I was 8 years old but my first book was published in 2017.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Daniel Steele, Victor Hugo, Ernest Hemingway, Antoni Robins. I love reading Novel, Science fiction, Mystery fiction and inspiring stories in nonfiction usually I read what I need to learn. I love Health genre since I am a fertility coach. I also whatever helps my business growth.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My New Book called PTSD Compass: Navigate Trauma to Triumph and Renew Your Life
is a #1 International Best-Selling Book on PTSD, Post Trauma Stress Disorder Recovery.
A Collection of Expert Interviews and Stories on Grief, Mind-Body Connection Healing, Childhood Trauma, First Responders PTSD Recovery, Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationship
You will learn:
How to Cope with Your new Situation After Losing Your Loved One?
How to Crush Childhood Trauma?
What is Mind-Body Connection Healing?
How to Survive From Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationship
How to Renew Your Life after Being Hit By Trauma?

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Featured Author Anna Pulley

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Featured Interview With Anna Pulley

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in the spiny desert arms of Tucson, Arizona, spent four years in Chicago, and then headed back west to the San Francisco Bay Area, because as much as a piece of my heart will always be in the midwest, I cannot winter.

I’ve been a hot dog slinger, a shoe salesman, a PE teacher, and a waitress at a retirement home (among other things) before I figured out the best way to degrade myself was as a writer.

(I kid. I love writing. If I couldn’t write, I would perish.)

I’m also queer, multiracial (white/Native American/Latinx), and deaf/hard of hearing. You would never know these things just looking at me, as I pass mightily and my hair covers my hearing aids. I’m trying to be better and more vocal about the parts of myself that aren’t so readily viewable, but it remains a challenge.

I’m the author of The Lesbian Sex Haiku Book (with Cats!), (Flatiron, 2016), which Tegan and Sara said was “an adorable and hilarious way to start the day,” Cheryl Strayed called a “must-read,” and Bound actress Jennifer Tilly said was “thoroughly charming.”

In 2021, I released an erotic short story collection, called Transgressions under the pen name Anastasia Fleur. The name is an homage to my mom’s side, the Flores clan.

Love Where You Work is my first (published) novel. I’ve written two others. One is a romance/mystery/paranormal tale about a young Native girl whose deafness enables her to hear spirits in other realms that help her solve a mystery. I still think it’s a good story but genre-wise, it’s a mess, so it may not ever see the light of day.

The other novel is an erotic romance and is with an agent currently.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Very early! My first “published” book was in my elementary school library — bless the librarians who asked me to contribute an illustrated story in second grade. From what I remember it was about a cowboy who gets shot by a raccoon. Unfortunately, no copies survived.

Writing has always been my etched in my fabric, no matter how unsure or waffly I’ve been in other areas in my life, writing has been the one constant. Part of my unshakeable, irrevocable self.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love pretty much any book that tells a good story. And I try to keep an open mind. Right now I’m reading a romance novel, a self-help book, a mystery, a book on editing, and a compilation of Native American myths.

The exception is horror because it gives me nightmares! Even scary books for children.

My “desert island” books, which inspire me constantly, are:

Sarah Manguso’s Ongoingness
Lorrie Moore’s Birds of America
Ocean Vuong’s Night Sky with Exit Wounds
And Maggie Nelson’s Bluets

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I wrote Love Where You Work to impress a girl.

I’d like to tell you that I have loftier ambitions––and I do! I want people (especially queer people) to feel seen and less alone. I want to make people laugh and feel warm and excited and turned on and loved. I want to write books where queer people have happy, exciting, interesting stories instead of tragic ones.

But mostly I wrote this book to impress my partner. It was conceived originally as a sexy birthday present, a short story called “HRotica.” (It bookends Transgressions.) We had been dating for two months at the time, and she works in HR, hence the title and subject.

Vika loved the story, and we brainstormed a plot together to make part 2, which we cheekily called “HRotica: The Age of Cumpliance.” After that, I was genuinely curious how the story of Julia and Clare would end, so I kept writing.

I was also dealing with grief related to the death of my father, and I made that a struggle for Clare as well. (Like Clare, my dad’s ashes are in my closet. Unlike Clare, who struggles with letting go and moving on, I haven’t been able to scatter the ashes because of pandemic thwarting.)

At its heart, the book is about the search for connection — and how we tend to complicate those things and get in our own way sometimes.

It took me 2 months to write initially, and about 6 months to revise.

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Featured Author Nick Haskins

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Featured Interview With Nick Haskins

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Nick Haskins. I am a writer from Toledo, Ohio where I currently reside. I don’t have any pets right now, but I want two small dogs with a nice pet space.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I realized my fascination with books when I was thirty years old. I started writing when I was around seventeen, but I didn’t fall in love with books, and the process, until years later.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite author to read is James Patterson and any writer that can tell me a good story. I’m more of a story-driven reader no matter the genre, but the genres I read the most are African American Fiction and Crime Thrillers. Carl Weber inspires me in my writing because I’ve always wanted to make readers feel the way he makes me feel while I’m reading one of his books.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is titled She’s Obsessed–African American/urban fiction. She’s Obsessed is about a young married couple in Chicago whose perfect union is quickly turned upside down. When Leah finds her new husband Jayceon’s X-rated secret, she becomes obsessed with hurting him and the stripper he recorded himself having sex with.

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Featured Author TC Marti

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Featured Interview With TC Marti

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I write in several forms of fantasy, each of which contain elemental magic. My favorite genres to write include paranormal and military fantasy, and each book I write, regardless of subgenre, belongs to the shared Elementals Universe. Currently, I live in Northern West Virginia smackdab between Ohio and Pennsylvania and have spent my entire life in the area. No pets at the moment, though I come across plenty of neighborhood cats when I go running at night.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Oh, since my first memories! I remember becoming a reader early on, even before I started school; though I’m sure my “reading” back then consisted more of me memorizing books my parents read than actual reading! I started writing in grade school, but I took a break from it from my high school days to my early twenties before the rekindling began in 2014.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Paranormal fantasy is by far my favorite genre and my favorite authors reflect that. E.E. Holmes’ World of the Gateway helped inspire a few of my titles – especially my paranormal fantasy, Tarja Titan. I’m also a huge fan of Carissa Andrews and her Windhaven Witches Series, and Tarah Benner (Witches of Mountain Shadow). Theme-wise, Kate L. Mary and Tracy Lawson, both of whom write dystopian titles, are also favorites.

J.K. Rowling really kicked things off when I came across her Harry Potter Series in grade school. And yes, I took some of her concepts and placed them into both Book I of my Elementals of Nordica Series, and Tarja Titan – the first full-length novel in the Terrian Chronicles whose timeline parallels that of my perma-free novella, Liza Fury: The Discovery.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I’m currently in the middle of publishing six titles (seven when you count my perma-free novella, Liza Fury – The Discovery), all of which I’m releasing in the first half of 2022 that I’ve dubbed The Renegades Epic – Phase I.

The latest book I launched is called Wind Wielder, Book I in this six-book shared universe frenzy. It’s a military fantasy rich in elemental magic, sword and sorcery, dystopia, and a dash of science fiction that tells of a global empire framing my protagonist for a crime he did not commit. It’s safe to say that empire knows far more about my protagonist than he knows about himself.

As you can see, you’re going to come across multiple genres in my work, though it also remains true to the fantasy genre than any other. Books II and III, entitled Wind Master and Wind Keeper, are my upcoming sequels to Wind Wielder, and they further expand the series more into both science fiction and into the metaphysical realm.

And since I’m rapidly-publishing the first three books in Elementals of Nordica, with three more titles to follow that also take place in the same universe (yes, characters from each series will cross over into the others), if you love to binge read and see familiar faces pop up in other tales, chances are you will love Wind Wielder, its sequels, and the entire Renegades Epic within the Elementals Universe.

How long did this take me to concoct? Let’s just say the second I discovered the Marvel Cinematic Universe existed, seeds planted themselves in my mind to create my own shared universe. Except mine dives deeper into fantasy.

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Featured Author Abbey K. Bowen

Featured Interview With Abbey K. Bowen

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Abbey K. Bowen, I was born and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin, but I currently reside in Milwaukee! I do have pets–three rescue kitties. I’m a very proud cat lady! 🙂

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was lucky to have awesome parents who were dedicated to reading books to me, and my passion started when I was very young.

Since I could physically write, I wrote little stories. As an adult, however, I didn’t return to storytelling until the mandated quarantine. From then on, I was obsessed. I even quit my job as a corporate attorney to pursue a new career as an author.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite fiction authors include Diana Gabaldon (obsessed with Outlander), Hanya Yanagihara (loved A Little Life but couldn’t read it again . . . I cried like a baby), and Neil Gaiman (absolutely adore Good Omens).

Speaking of Outlander, I was deeply inspired by Gabaldon’s books when writing my own. If you’re familiar with her work, you might notice some “nods” to it in my book.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My book was developed after I had a particularly intriguing dream (if you’re interested, you can read all about it on my blog). My dreams are usually vivid and detailed, but this one, in particular, seemed special. After I woke up, I typed out everything I could remember about it, and I went from there.

I started writing it during my breaks while working from home, so it took me about a year or so to really get going. But when it became my main focus, it took about five months to get to a place where I was comfortable to publish it.

“Reflections of Blue” is about a young woman named Seraphine (“Sera”), a teenager from a poor family, who is sent away for the summer to live on her uncle’s strawberry farm. She’s been shipped off like this before, but this time is different. She is pleasantly surprised when she walks into the previously dark-lit farmhouse to find Janusz (or “Jonesy,” as she later calls him), an immigrant from Poland who allegedly came to work on the farm. His bright personality instantly illuminates the house, but his frail body leads Sera to question his presence there. Not wanting to anger her short-tempered uncle, however, she does not initially make any inquiries on the matter. Instead, she attempts to exist as Uncle Ford prefers—neither seen nor heard as much as possible. But when it becomes clear that Jonesy actually cares to spend time with her, the two of them become fast friends as they bond over “breakfast picnics” and watching the sunrise.

Throughout the next few months, Sera sees Jonesy’s body deteriorating and her uncle’s demeanor changing for the worse. She also continues receiving hints—mostly in the form of stern, hushed conversations—about Jonesy’s mysterious illness, the nature of his relationship with Uncle Ford, and the secret place he was before arriving at the farm.

Eventually, when she realizes it is no longer in Jonesy’s best interest to stay with her uncle, she enlists the help of her parents to get him removed from the farmhouse. As expected, Uncle Ford is less than happy when he learns of Jonesy’s disappearance, and he takes out his frustrations by drinking heavily and physically abusing Sera.

After enduring numerous beatings and assaults, Sera confides in a family friend, Kailas, who was sent by her mom and dad to ensure her well-being after Jonesy successfully escapes. Unfortunately, similar to her parents, Kailas is strapped for cash and cannot provide Sera with safety under her roof. But she gifts a set of instructions that will allow Sera to escape into what she initially believes is a deep meditative state. However, Sera soon realizes she has actually been given access to an alternate reality she never dreamed existed . . .

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Featured Author C.H. Reece

Featured Interview With C.H. Reece

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Yep, the Mormon state. And, no, I’m not a sister wife… lol. I am a cat person and have had many over the years, but I think after this one, I’m going to be petless for a while. Traveling is so much easier without having to worry about your fur baby.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I didn’t really read much as a kid. My first book that really got me into reading was “The Vampire Lestat” by Anne Rice. I was in high school at the time. After that, I read all her books, bought them on audiobook and even put some to my mp3 player to listen to at work.

I never thought myself a writer, even after I wrote my own in my 30s.

I dreamt it!

I had an amazingly vivid dream that woke me up in the wee hours of the morning, actually compelled to scribble it all down. That was over 15 years ago. When I finished writing it down, I thought I got it out of my system. I put it away and several years later, there was a flood in my home. The notebook was misplaced during the packing and replacing of items.

Just before Covid-19, I started reading a lot of romance, fantasy, erotica books, and it dawned on me that I had written a book, or at least the mad scribbles of one. When I went looking for the notebook, I couldn’t find it anywhere. But, the majority of the dream was etched into my mind, and I found myself scribbling into another notebook. I added a few things to fluff it up a bit. I spent another year writing in more detail, tweaking here and there. Always finding something I needed to change or elaborate on. It kind of has a life of its own and consumes the majority of my time. But, I think it will be worth it in the end.

I got my start on Inkitt, not quite 4 months ago. Since then, my first book, Witch’s Link has had over 22.000 reads with the lowest chapter being an 88% binge rate. I currently have 2 completed books and one ongoing.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I think every book you read, every movie you see, and every day life influences how you write. But if I have to choose a few, I would say:
Anne Rice – When I was a teenager.
Dean Koontz – as a young adult.
But, as an adult my biggest influeners are LB Harpdog, LaurG Novels, Milly Taiden, Alta Hensley, Stasia Black, LORDGRTH, There are too many.
I prefer to read Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, and Erotica.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I am currently working on the 3rd book in my series. “ Witch’s Link—The Matriarch and the Alpha”.

If you haven’t read the first 2 books, you should. This book is a short continuation leading into past events that will give you more insight to why certain things happened the way they did in book 1 and 2. A sort of prequel.

While this book can be read alone, because it has a prologue/recap of the first two books, you would be missing out on all the juicy details if you don’t go read the others first.

However, let’s tell you a little about this book:

This book is the beginning of it all. The decisions made in a blink of an eye causing a ripple effect in the lives of so many. It’s about how the paths of the main characters in book 1 and 2 intersected.

The new Apprentice to the Matriarch of the East Coast Coven of Witches, Samantha Davenport, and her soulmate and Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack , Damen Winthrop, are celebrating their union. During the celebration, Alpha James Taylor reminisces about how it all began…

James POV
I should have never been on that road. I should have never attacked without knowing all the facts. I took an innocent life and in the process destroyed mine and my mates’ life.

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Featured Author Bridgette L. Collins

Featured Interview With Bridgette L. Collins

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Happy New Year! My is Bridgette L. Collins. I was born and raised in Houston, Texas. I lived in the Dallas, Texas area for nearly 20 years, and now I’m back living in the Houston area. My hobbies include reading, visiting historical museums when I’m traveling, experimenting with cooking healthy meals, working out at the gym, and training for and participating in marathon race events. As I’m moving around interacting with people I meet on my varied journeys, I used the experiences to enhance my writings.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My fascination for reading books happened in my young adulthood. I fell in love with all books by John Grisham. Early on in my human resources career I pursued resources that would help me enhance my business and leadership skills, so I then fell in love with books by Stephen R. Covey and John C. Maxwell. As a human resources professional, I was always tasked with writing. Developing or revising human resources manuals, policies, and procedures. Writing extensive investigative reports. Writing staff and organizational performance documents. But it would be later in my life that I would develop a love for writing books. After becoming a personal trainer and running coach, I developed a love for writing novel-like self-help books filled with stories about overcoming the challenges to live healthier: mind, body, and soul.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Because I’ve always been focused on being a better version of myself, my favorite authors include Stephen R. Covey and John C. Maxwell. Their writings have inspired my writings as I provide a different perspective on what being a better version of one’s self can look like.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My new book, “Yes! I Am Fed Up. Now What? 4 Self-Driven to MOVE Your Well-being and Work Forward”, lays the groundwork for the reader to analyze the root cause, the underlying factors, of their fed-up state. The goal is to provoke consciousness and inspire the reader to ask the question, ‘Now What?’ And then move forward with creating an action plan to respond to their ‘Now What?’

Quick Question. Have you ever been FED UP with someone or something in your personal or professional life? Maybe you didn’t say FED UP… maybe you said I’m frustrated with or tired of. The fact is that if you’re not conscious of or deliberate in your move from that state of being, you’ll find yourself stuck right there on FED UP, frustrated with or tired of, which will impact your ability to BE the best version of yourself.

In my new book, I share 4 steps that provokes consciousness and will help drive your “Now What?”. Those 4 steps – Self-Analysis, Self-Transformation, Self-Evolution, and Self-Narration – provide insight into plans and actions you can take to analyze the aspects of your life that you’re not happy with or unfulfilled in – plans and actions that can help you discover ways to transform your state of being so you can evolve and create the narrative you want to represent your life.

While reading the book, I want you to keep four words in your thoughts: master, omit, visualize, and execute (MOVE). When I say MOVE, my book serves as a guide for how you can master, omit, visualize, and execute the things you need to master, omit, visualize, and execute so you can be the best version of yourself.

There are exercises throughout the book. Targeted worksheets at the end of the book to help you go under construction to determine what your MOVEs can look like. Yes, under construction because most often you have to unearth some things to repair, replace, and reconfigure so you can effectively drive yourself and MOVE forward with purpose and intention.

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Featured Author Boshra Rasti

Featured Interview With Boshra Rasti

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Boshra Rasti was raised in British Columbia, Canada and works as an expatriate teacher in Qatar. She received a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership at Royal Roads University, which proved a fateful blow to her belief in anything hierarchical. However, it did spark her desire to flee from the real world and start writing about other ones. When she is not working to earn a living, she enjoys the escape that reading and writing lend her. She also enjoys physical running, even if it is of the sadistic variety in Qatar.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was a late reader, meaning I didn’t learn to read well until I was in grade 3 or 4. The first book that made me want to devour books was the Chronicles of Narnia series. I absolutely adored the world building and the sense that I could find refuge in a book.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I read a lot of different authors. I love dystopia and sci-fi. I just think the world building in it is so spectacular. I love Octavia Butler and the former Soviet Block writers.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Surrogate Colony is a post-pandemic, dystopian novel about a world where algorithms control essential aspects of freewill. Harmony is the all-knowing database that determines your family, your partner, how many hours of free time one has, what position in society one is given. It is a radical world, but one that isn’t unimaginable far-out. We’ve had many of our personal liberties and freedoms stifled in the last couple of years, allowing for unreal precedents to be set by governments around the world. Some arguably necessary; others not so much.

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Featured Author D. David Croot

Featured Interview With D. David Croot

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
D. David Croot has been writing on and off (pretty much continually) for nineteen hundred years. He is no preternatural creature, no no no real special abilities, but he’s put in his four-trillion hours and it’s all for you my sweaty precious mongols.
-Follow the Feeling (most approachable for all)
-Twenty-first mankind blues (my favourite)
-The lovers (bonkers but new to literature)
-The general pointlessness of being (Coming of age written unlike anybody else)

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I never read a word until I was twenty-one.
Actually…Flat Stanley when I was five. Stolen from the schools library. I have it, it still exists.
And then from twenty-one onwards, that time in your life where something worthwhile must be achieved…I wrote.
and failed
and failed
and failed
until I managed to conjure up Follow the Feeling. Then…then it grew from there. That was about four years of scribing 5-7 days a week. Whenever I could (ten failed novels in-between!) and others followed.
and then I failed
and failed and failed to get readers…

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
All the dead ones:
Knut Hamsun — Pan, mysteries,
Alberto Moravia- Boredom and contempt
Charles Bukowski — anything really.
Louis Ferdinand Celine — Journey to the end of the night
Herman Hesse, Yukio Mishima, Dostoevsky (hate spelling this legends name), Steve Tesich (Karoo is sublime), Strindberg and Baudelaire’s spirit lives on through me in a weird way.
and probably a fuck tonne more!

Tell us a little about your latest book?
I am in the process of finishing a novel about time.
The fairytale, the myth, the man (working title).
There are life’s ebbs and flows, part poetry, part prosody. Recurring motifs recycling themselves into new and intricate ways. It near enough sent me insane. Think Kobo Abe’s Kafka-esque dreams…

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Featured Author Kate Phyre

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Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m a writer, actor and pet-mom of very demanding kitties, living with a very patient partner. When I’m not writing I’m obsessed with creating mixed medium sculpture from reclaimed industrial materials, gazing at the PNW stars and fascinated by all things mysterious. Also feeding the kitties is my main purpose in life… according to the cats, of course.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I taught myself to read at the age of three. One day while watching my mother read to me the strange black lines on the page suddenly snapped into focus and became words I could understand. It happened all at once and utterly shocked my mother when she discovered me reading to my stuffed animals later that day. She tested me with a book I’d never seen before and turns out I actually did teach myself to read. I was writing stories and poetry by the age of 7 and reading at a college level by age 13.
Books became my escape and refuge when life took a much darker turn and I discovered more of the world than one should at that age but I’ll save the gory details for my memoir.
I like writing fiction because I can be utterly truthful.
I like writing science fiction because I’m fascinated with our potential as a species to create amazing almost impossible things and the license to wrestle with the larger sociological implications of our actions.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My early influences were the classics, English Lit masters like Dickens, Shakespeare and Tolkien. Later the American science fiction authors duked it out with Mark Twain, Longfellow and EE Cummings for space on my overflowing bookshelf. Eclectic is still how my tastes run. Although I love science fiction and write in that genre I read widely in non-fiction, philosophy, political, hard science, biology, astronomy and physics journals – you know, just for fun…

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Faery Tales of the Future is the Brothers Grim on steroids meets ‘Neuromancer’. A collection of all new original short future stories with hope, heart and humor.
• peek inside to meet outlaws with a heart of gold, Heroes on an epic quest, Dragons with unusual taste, whimsical Gods, snarky aliens & more.
• perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, William Gibson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Arthur C. Clark, Robert Aspirin, Frank Herbert.

In ArcLight -The fate of an Empire hangs in the balance as Whisky Jack argues with a hallucination or perhaps it’s something far more dangerous.

In The Shogun’s Blade – An ancient AI inhabiting the mind of a teenager experiments with seduction and power.

In Light in the Water – a bitter detective pries into the suspicious death of a top pilot. What he discovers will change everything. If he survives…!

In The Sunday People – clandestine aliens fight to survive a crash landing on Earth. Will they survive with the help of two adventurous teens on the verge of first love or will their mission upend civilization in unexpected ways?

In GodTouched – on a safari like no other three intrepid explorers discover much more than they bargained for! Will they escape unscathed or pay the ultimate price?

Come by my website for more about what inspired me to write this collection, my upcoming new releases, promos and giveaways. Sign up for updates if you want to keep in touch. I’ll never spam cause spam is *lame*!

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Featured Author Rachel Griffin

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Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Name: Rachel Griffin
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Founder | Owner | CEO of Pen & Camera

My journey officially began at age thirteen. I had suddenly began writing poetry in my notebooks in my bedroom. I was feeling, thinking and going through so much before, and after, that I wasn’t conscious of what I was doing. That led to me being solid on my future career. Photography had not been considered an addition until my final year of high school. Realizing how fun it is and how much I could incorporate that into what I write, the more confident I became in my decision.

Though Pen & Camera went through many growing pains since 2015, so did I. Which is why I began writing, let alone start my business. It’s also why I photograph and video so much now. I have a voice and I’m choosing to use it for positivity. I haven’t had many positive voices in my ear. I wish to be that positive voice for someone else. Even if it’s just one person, we can all heal, grow and be better for ourselves and each other.

Growing up in Cleveland, there’s so many opportunities. Only if you aren’t being held back by outside forces. I can imagine how much I could’ve done, but everything happens for a reason. Though I wished for a different life, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. If it weren’t for my own traumas and healing from them, I probably wouldn’t have been inspired to write as much as I have. And once I have many acres of land, it’ll be a paradise for all animals. Especially the dogs. I’ll never treat them how my elders have.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I began writing when I was about thirteen years old. My fascination for books began then as well. I hadn’t fully realized my fascination for books or writing until I was a senior in high school. That’s when a lot of the things I was wasn’t too sure about began to solidify

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I don’t have a favorite genre or author to read. I pick up whichever seems the most interesting or informative to me. My favorite poet, Maya Angelou, inspired me to continue with poetry. MY grandmother inspired me to continue with whichever inspires happiness within me and doesn’t harm anyone else.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Deja Soul is a purple Phoenix who’s role is to be the leader of her planet Magma Wilds. Unfortunately, she began losing her memories after her first reincarnation. Not knowing what to do or where to begin, she meets with all of her sisters. City by city, she would travel to each one in the hopes of getting her questions answered. She doesn’t have to travel alone, because they refuse to leave her when they’re needed the most. Most importantly, she needs herself at the best she can be. Will her siblings techniques work? Will Deja ever remember and be the phoenix she wants to be? the leader everyone knows she can be?

This book took the better part of 2020 to write and complete. I wanted this one to be just as special as my first, Khyrus: Deity of Virtue & Strength. In Deja Soul, I wished for women to see how much we can accomplish by coming together. Show each other that we don’t always have to go through something alone. I also wish for this to be an example to young girls so they’ll grow up with that mentality. Entertaining with a message. Planting seeds to nuture future generations.

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Featured Author Brian Price

Featured Interview With Brian Price

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in Southern New Jersey. Smallish town. Boring childhood. Minus the constant fear I felt at home. I keep moving away from Jersey as an adult with the pandemic being the latest reason I’m back. I’m hoping a return to California is in my future, but that Sunshine Tax on the West Coast seems to be higher than inflation at this point.

I’ve been in PR and marketing for about a decade. I’ve worked with some incredible and smart people, but I felt trapped in the office. I always knew where I was going to be and a general idea of what I’d be doing. The mundaneness drove me mad. When the pandemic happened, it burned any faith I had left in the traditional 9 to 5 life.

That’s when I said, “f*ck it” and decided to chase my wildest dream… writing a book.
As for pets, I have a rescue pup from Alabama, who I named Bucky Barnes. He’s a brindle corgi-terrier mix and my reluctant, but noble companion. He also has a thing for blondes. In California, he’d pull his leash toward any blonde woman. It was the funniest thing. He also likes to chase trucks and skateboarders. I guess we all have our things.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
In elementary school, we had this reading program that encouraged children to read fifteen minutes a day, and if you hit a certain number of minutes before the end of the school year, you’d win a pizza and a trophy. I’d be finished with the reading requirements before spring.
If I wasn’t reading, I was writing. I started writing before I could even write sentences. I have books from my childhood with pictures and squiggly lines underneath them. I assume those were the words. I don’t know. I always wanted to be a storyteller. If I wasn’t reading, I was writing. I’d give my family stories and books for holidays and birthdays. Sometimes I’d just write to write. There are not many things I enjoy more than writing. But there definitely are some.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Charles Bukowski, Neil Strauss, John Fante, Chuck Palahniuk, Hunter S. Thompson, and Ernest Hemingway. Besides Neil Strauss, I didn’t read any of those writers listed until the pandemic. Reading those writers flipped a switch in my mind and really made me want to write Last Chance California. And enrolling in a Writing Masterclass with Neil Strauss. Those two things sent me down a path.

As far as books that influenced me, Ask the Dust, Ham on Rye, Invisible Monsters, Choke, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

I’m a big fan of contemporary fiction or realism. I also like to dabble in history or self-help books.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My debut novel is called Last Chance California. It’s a dark humor and contemporary literary fiction novel. It showcases our world, on the verge of the COVID-19 pandemic, through the eyes of a sarcastic and stubborn millennial as he attempts to break his family’s cycle of abuse. That’s just a romantic way of saying a depressed and lost man goes full-blown alcoholic after moving to California to escape his violent childhood.

The story follows a disillusioned Wyatt Lewis, who moves to California after realizing he’s more like his abusive father than he realizes. There’s romance, sex, drugs, exotic locations, depression, and substance abuse rampant through the novel. Last Chance California highlights some of the glaring deficiencies in our society while also reminding readers of the complexity of families, the imperfections of humans, and the burdens we carry every day.

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Featured Author Greg Kuznetsov

Featured Interview With Greg Kuznetsov

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in the Moss Cow of Russia, but I was mostly raised in Canada. I’m hardly Russian-mostly Canadian, don’t feel attached to either very much but I do sync with the idea of the American dream. Many people adopt their cultures as a part of their identity, but I’ve always felt like something else. I think we’re all something else, like stars, faking our cultures and acting as if they actually define us. My name is such a lie. I know that’s not me, it’s a mask for the world. I don’t know what my actual name is, though. Not many of us do. Right now, I like in Toronto, in Little Portugal, with my wife.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’m not really fascinated with books. I’m fascinated with ideas in any form. When I was younger I enjoyed books in that form the most, but now I feel they are an outdated expression of ideas. The visual art and especially video is much more important and impactful. The key to transcending the giant ocean of the familiar old in literature these days is to go crazy with it, be entirely different, experiment a lot. I see a bright future in ebooks-I noticed recently some new features where you could add audio experiences while someone is reading your ebook. I see a lot of potential in that sort of stuff. I started writing when I could pick up a pen. I initially drew a lot of comics, then became familiar with books. I still think reading is a wonderful habit. Last year I read over 100 books as a challenge, and my imagination improved tremendously as a result.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I like those strange obscure books that almost no soul has read or heard about the most. Those little gems. Like H.C. Barkley’s rat catching book, which is more about his life experiences than rat catching. And Tony Weeks-Pearson’s Dodo, written in a way I’ve never read before. I love Turkish and Mongolian realms, of course Rumi-he touches my soul. And Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red, the one where the trees and colours were characters. I’m most inspired by very soulful writers, whose words you can tell have a genuine passion in them. Ralph Waldo Emerson is my favourite author of all time. You can just feel in your core that he writes every word from his heart. Paulo Coelho is another one of my favourites. He has such a soul connected to the spiritual world. He has such an understanding of things that he frames so elegantly. I also love Jack London, the way he described nature at a time when nobody else really did, and the way he characterized dogs so many times. Not many people know this, but he actually wrote a whole lot of books besides ones about dogs and the gold rush. The Star Rover, for example, was actually about reincarnation, I believe, something of an early ancestor to Cloud Atlas.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is Jupiter’s Black Diamond and Other Stories, a short story collection. It’s really strange and abstract at many times, you’ve got talking animals and space jellyfish and magic stones. I was sort of inspired by this old Russian children’s show called Yeralash which basically revolved around random interesting things happening like a magician summoning bread out of thin air on a bench. Of course I was also inspired by metaphysical concepts like the soul, human’s connection to nature, and other worlds between worlds. This book is something that, in every conceivable way I could, is different from any kind of writing or story style you’ll see out there. My philosophy with writing and art is total uniqueness, self reliance. When I read something and I can feel, and I always feel this inner sense that the author is writing to appeal to the outside world rather than following their inner self, it feels very wrong. It’s very obvious, and it feels wrong. So with JBD, it’s something that in almost every sense you won’t read anywhere else in that realm of feeling.

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Featured Author Akera Franklyn

Featured Interview With Akera Franklyn

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in the beautiful garden parish of St. Ann on the island of Jamaica but left as a teenager for the parish of St. Catherine where I now live. I had pets growing up, specifically dogs but not able to house any now. I hope to get a dog not too long from now, or a mini aquarium with fish.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I loved reading since I was a child and remember visiting the library bus from about age 10 whenever it came to my primary school. Around that time, I would often write in journals and would make up stories some of which were a means of escaping.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I am particularly fond of the late Dr. Myles Munroe and his focus on the Kingdom agenda and how we are expected to bring God’s Kingdom to earth.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Many of us have experienced hurt, rejection, depression, and even found ourselves seeking love in all the wrong places. You might have even gotten introduced to Jesus Christ at a young age as I did, but something was still missing. In the search for purpose and true fulfillment, I discovered so much more to Christianity than rituals. I found out that purpose and true fulfillment are found in an authentic, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. When you decide to embrace true intimacy with Him, your life will never be the same.

Maybe you feel shattered and broken now but, I promise you that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Revelation 12:11 tells us: And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and when you make yourself available to use your mess for a message, you’ll be able to inspire others.

Baptized & Broken: Finding Identity and True Love shares my testimony along with biblical principles to overcoming rejection, depression, and religion to walking in your true kingdom identity, authority, power, and love.

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Featured Author Judy Bloomberg

Featured Interview With Judy Bloomberg

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I have been an intrepid traveler for 50+ years, and have visited about 115 countries, on all seven continents. I have always had a passion for adventure…not the kind where you climb Mt. Everest to prove to yourself and the world that you have amazing endurance and ability to withstand cold, but the “Around the World in 80 Days” kind of adventure, the kind where you set off for countries whose names you can’t even pronounce, to explore other cultures and other peoples, to learn how we are different and (perhaps even more importantly) how we are the same.

Whenever possible, I immerse myself in the culture and daily life of the places I visit through home stays, volunteer work, and participation in the celebrations and life cycle events of the inhabitants.

I have always loved sharing my photos and stories with friends and other people who are unlikely to visit these far-flung and little-known corners of the world themselves. I consider myself a “closet anthropologist”, who yearns to learn about people who live life very differently from me. As a former teacher, I feel the need to help others learn about these people as well. The world is rapidly modernizing, and in 20-30 years, these ways of life may have vanished completely. The time of COVID, when the world was stuck at home and unable to travel, provided the perfect opportunity to distill tens of thousands of photos down to the 300 best ones, and compile them into a cohesive book which could be shared with a much wider audience.

When not traveling, I live in Massachusetts (USA) with my husband, Mark, and plan my next adventure.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have enjoyed books since I was a child, but Always a Traveler, Never a Tourist: In Search of People and Places on the Road Less Traveled is my first published work.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Peter Mayle
Frances Mayes
Ann Patchett
JoJo Moyes
Dan Brown

I enjoy reading books about travel, fiction that takes place in another part of the world, and historical fiction.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
My book, Always a Traveler, Never a Tourist: In Search of People and Places on the Road Less Traveled, is a collection of nearly 300 of the best (mostly full-page) color photos from 50+ years of travel to about 115 countries. It focuses on the most exotic destinations on all seven continents (and the people who inhabit them), along with personal insights and anecdotes about traveling off the beaten path. From colorful festivals like the Goroka Show in Papua New Guinea and Carnival in Rio to daily life in places like Lake Titicaca and rural Ethiopia, these photographs beautifully capture the amazing diversity of peoples who inhabit our world. The photographs themselves are a breathtaking riot of color, depicting tribal groups around the world and traditional ways of life that are rapidly vanishing. The accompanying text offers fascinating information about these little-known peoples and countries, as well as entertaining backstories about traveling off the beaten path. A perfect book for any armchair traveler.

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Featured Author Kathryn Cervera

Featured Interview With Kathryn Cervera

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Kathryn, and I am an Indie Author of the YA novel, Who Is It? I was raised in Cibolo and now live in San Antonio, TX with my husband. I enjoy reading and cooking, singing and dancing.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was probably 5 when I became fascinated with books, both reading and writing. I knew I wanted to be a writer then. My family had bought a computer. I thought it was cool to see the blank black screens with the orange blinking cursor, waiting to be filled up with words. I was 8 when I started writing- poetry, short stories. I was thirteen when I wrote the handwritten rough draft of Who Is It?

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Stephen King is probably my favorite author. I relate to him as a writer and the writing process to write a novel. He writes to the readers what inspired each novel and what was going on at the time when he wrote it. I enjoy almost all genres, as long as it’s a good story. My inspiration comes from everywhere. It could be something I see or hear, or even something that happens to me.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Fourteen-year-old John Dolton seems to have it all. The tall, handsome captain of the Rorertown High School basketball team has killer looks, a three-point shot, and now his dream girl—Lisa. But one-night changes everything.

Filled with romance and teen humor, Kathryn Cervera’s young adult social issues novel is a fascinating read for high school students everywhere and will resonate with any teen parent.

I’m adopted and my birth mom had me when she was 15. One day, I thought what would have happened had she decided to keep me. This is what inspired Who Is It? But I really wanted to show the daughter’s point of view, not just the parents’ struggle.

My friend read it and asked what happens next? I’m working on the sequel. This will be a series. It took my 25 years to get published.

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Featured Author Elenora Mouphouet

Featured Interview With Elenora Mouphouet

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Elenora Mouphouet, ordained Pastor for over 10 year. I am an African by birth, but now I live in the United States of America. I don’t have a pet, but I have a loving family that supports me in all that I do.
I have wealth of experience in the music ministry. I am a gospel singer, a conference speaker and, a new author of the book “free to Worship Liberated to Praise”.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I believe that between the ages of 12-15 years of age noticed my fascination with books. I was always fascinated with the colors, texture, fonts, and books designs. I will easily buy books than clothes, different kinds of pens and paper fascinate me also. I always thought that writing with multiply colors of a pen on paper is a way of expression. They bring life to writing!

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love to read books written by Bob Sorge, Myles Monroe, Kathryn Kuhlman, Rebecca Brown. different kinds of christian books. My greatest inspiration is the Bible, the Bible is filled with many characters that shows us the path to overcome and stay focus on the price, which is an essential mindset for a writer.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Free TO Worship – Liberated TO Praise is a book for worship leaders, worship teams, churches, and anyone desiring to know more about the ministry of praise and Worship. The book teaches you to express yourself during praise and worship, how to live a lifestyle of worship. In this book, you will grasp the biblical foundation of praise and worship and its relevance to our time. Praise and Worship are instruments of deliverance and help those who operate in the prophetic.

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Featured Author Kira Seamon

Featured Interview With Kira Seamon

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Hawaii! I live in the Boston area now and I have a couple of turtles as pets. Back at my childhood home in Hawaii, I used to have bunnies, parakeets, turtles, a cat, a basset hound, a freshwater fish tank, and a saltwater fish tank, complete with a moray eel, boxfish, pufferfish and fairy shrimp.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have adorable photos of me high up in tree branches reading books! I was a real climber when I was a kid and I loved to climb our trees and lose myself in books. I would say I started a fascination with books by about age five. I have kept a daily journal since my teens.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Anne Rice, Suzanne Collins, Veronica Roth, Thomas Hardy.

I do love cozy mysteries, biographies, romance, travel books.

I was extremely inspired by The Writer’s Journey, by Christopher Vogler. The 12 stages of the hero’s journey are not only great phases to have your main character go through, but I found my own life journey drew on many of those stages as well. I was particularly impressed and inspired by his personal story at the end of the book. He says, “trust the story”, and as an author, going through a long five-year journey to bring my book into being, this was the one thing I kept holding onto with both hands. I trusted the story and allowed it to lead me to all the different members of my team and in all the right time frames that I was meant to meet them.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Holy holly berries! Holly Jackson creates shenanigans on the Olympic level. This mischievous charmer has found herself in many strange messes, but this one takes the carrot cake!
When the rare night-blooming cereus plant is scheduled to open its petals at Shellesby College’s Night Lights Gala, Holly is there-and so is a killer. Events unfold that not only place her scholarship on the line, but also her life…and that of her rival. Holly finds herself racing the clock to save her arch nemesis, secure her scholarship, and catch a murderer… if she can!
Filled with humor, breathtaking tropical plants, and foods that will make your stomach growl, this is an epic romance and a fantastic, unique mystery rolled into one hilarious story. With all the feels, this novel can’t help but implant itself in your heart and grow into one of your favorite reads. Kira Seamon is the debut author with the killer imagination.
Dead Cereus won FIRST PLACE in the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards in the romance category.
“Seamon is a master at creating atmospheric settings, and cozy mystery lovers will find it easy to fall under her spell. An appealing, witty heroine, a gem of a leading man, and well-constructed setting and plot make this one a must-read for both mystery lovers and fans of chick-lit literature. Readers will look forward to more of Holly and William’s adventures.” ~ The Prairies Book Review
“Human drama, individual struggles, love, secrets, and wit and romance abound, and the atmospheric setting and tight plotting keep the reader engrossed. Layered, nuanced plotting and engaging characters power a lighthearted, witty mystery. Seamon is an author to watch.” ~ The BookView Review
“Interesting characterizations, humorous, multilayered plot twists, and an old-fashioned sweet romance make this book an appealing read for romance and mystery enthusiasts, who will undoubtedly want to see more work from this debut author.” ~ RECOMMENDED by the US Review of Books

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