RONES Week 5

Can you believe it's five weeks since voting for the RONES started!  

WEEK 5:  (May15th - 21st)

One Fellow Wild Rose Press author is nominated this week:
Cops, Jocks and Cowboys
Hebby Roman: Border Affair

There are over 25 nominees in this section so you can vote for TWO nominees (But you have to vote for both at the same time.) 

Here's the link:

http://www.indtale.com/2017-rone-awards-week-five

All you  have to do is  click on the link for the RONE award voting page

and follow the very easy instructions from there. You won't be committing yourself to anything other than the right to vote, and of course if you want to vote for any of the nominees in the other categories you can do so as well.

These are:

Contemporary: Sweet - 2017

Suspense / Thriller: Short - 2017

It doesn't take long to cast your vote and I know each nominee will be really appreciative of anyone who votes for them!

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Weekend Writing Warriors - Sunday Snippet 2

Welcome to Weekend Writing Warrior and 8 Sentence Sunday, the weekly hop for everyone who loves to read and write!

Writers share an 8 to 10 sentence snippet on Sunday each week. Be sure to visit the other writers - they're listed Below:

Weekend Writing Warriors for Eight Sentence Sunday

Snippet Sunday Facebook Group


Last week's snippet  was from Starquest, Volume 1 in the Destiny Trilogy (although all three books can be read as 'standalones') introduced Jess, who is rescued from her crippled ship by the starship Destiny, commanded by Jon Quinlan. Gradually she gets to know the crew and grows to like and respect Jon and most of the crew while still being a little unsure of how far she can actually trust them.

Snippet from Chapter 1 of Starquest (slight editing for clarity and to keep within the word count)

Kerry, by contrast to the rest of the crew, was something of an enigma to Jess. She noticed his attitude toward her becoming increasingly cool. Quietly spoken, often taciturn, he was clearly possessed of a brilliant mind. Although slow to volunteer information, if she asked a specific question relating to either the Destiny or Metisa, (the ship's computer) he became completely involved with the subject, explaining simply but precisely. However, she could not persuade him to talk about himself. Naturally this made her all the more curious about him. She frequently felt his scrutiny as if he were waiting for her to give herself away, although she could think of nothing she had said or done to arouse his suspicions. This was not the only thing about Kerry she found disturbing.

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RONEs 2017 week 4

Thank you so much everyone who voted for Beloved Enemy last week.  My Fellow Wild Rose Press authors, who are nominated this week are:

WEEK 4:  (May8th - 14th)

Historical: Victorian - 20th Century

            L. A. Kelley: Spirit Ridge

Short Paranormal

            J. C. McKenzie: Beast of All*

            J. C. McKenzie: Shift Work

            Sharon Saracino: If You’re Haunted, Flaunt it**

            Sharon Saracino: An Angel’s Song   
            Abigail Owen: Seneca's Faith***
            Abigail Owen: Tieryn's Fury

Suspense, Thriller Long

            Brenda Whiteside: A Legacy of Love and Murder

            Brenda Whiteside: The Power of Love and Murder

(Those who have two books and wish for one to be voted for rather than the other are in bold type. I'm sure all these authors would really appreciate you vote too!)

http://indtale.com/2017-rone-awards-week-four



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Weekend Writing Warrior - Sunday Snippet

Welcome to Weekend Writing Warrior and 8 Sentence Sunday, the weekly hops for everyone who loves to read and write! This is a new venture for me but such a great idea - 

Writers share an 8 to 10 sentence snippet on Sunday each week. Be sure to visit the other writers - they're listed Below:

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Snippet Sunday Facebook Group

My series 'The Destiny Trilogy' started with one character - Kerry Marchant. Each book is a complete story but features some of the same characters. The series began with 'Starquest' and the third in the trilogy is 'Beloved Enemy (currently nominated for a RONE Award😊)  Although Kerry is not the main character Starquest, he is my favourite. He doesn't feature in the second book but stars in the third one! I thought it would be nice to introduce him to folk who may not have read the books, so here are ten sentences from Starquest. 

(Jess, the main character has just been rescued from her stricken starship by the Destiny)

"When we received your distress signal, we ran a computer analysis. The conclusions were obvious. The only option was for you to abandon her (the ship) before her drive reached critical.”

The stern-faced man turned to look at her now. His blue eyes, cool as gunmetal, fixed on her until she felt herself blush under his relentless scrutiny. He smiled slowly, as if unaccustomed to such an action. He was, in fact, very attractive when he smiled. “Welcome aboard.”

The commander nodded in his direction. “Let me introduce Kerry Marchant, second-in-command.”

Although Jess still could not help feeling a little suspicious, she managed to smile back at him with a degree of confidence she did not feel.

If you haven't voted yet, MAY 7th
IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE!
Only a select few will go forward to the next round so votes would be so much
appreciated!

BELOVED  ENEMY - Nominee for Best Fantasy/SF

VOTE HERE - voting for this category ends May 7th! (You'll have to sign in or register to vote. (It's free and you're not committing yourself to anything.)

Thank you so much, your support means more to me than I can say.

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The Spoils of Allsveil by S.N. McKibben

Welcome to S N McKibben and her new release. I have to say I immediately warm to a fellow author who not only writes fantasy romance, but has a GS and a 19hh Shire! (That's 76 inches to between the shoulder blades for the uninitiated) Speaking as a dog and horse lover, and someone who can barely see over any horse taller than 15hh I'm somewhat in awe! 


The Spoils of Allsveil

by S.N. McKibben

Genre: Fantasy, Romance

Murder. Marriage. Forgiveness. The kingdom of Allsveil is the chessboard, and the royals are the pieces.

Two noble families meet in a whirlwind of battle, conquest, hate, and passion.

When a neighboring army conquers her home, Princess Alexia is forced to marry her father’s murderer, Darrin, the new king's young prince. While Alexia grapples with revenge and flirtation, finding her own strength in the process, the new king, Goththor, seeks forgiveness from his queen and from himself. Two generations learn that the game of chess is nothing compared to the game of love and forgiveness...

Play chess with a princess...get your copy today!

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Slave to a 100 lbs. GSD (German Shepard) and a computer she calls "Dave", you'll often see her riding a 19 hand Shire nicknamed "Gunny" to the local coffee shop near the Santa Monica mountains.

Stephanie reads for the love of words, and writes fiction about Dark Hearts and Heroes revolving around social taboos. When ever asked, she'll reply her whole life can be seen through a comic strip ~ sometimes twisted, sometimes funny but always beautiful and its title is adventure. Come play!

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RONE Awards - Week 3 SF/Fantasy category including Beloved Enemy

Week Three of the RONE Nominations has arrived and I’m thrilled to befortunate to enough to have a nomination this week. This is so exciting.

InD’tale Magazine's prestigious RONE Awards celebrates the best of the best books reviewed by InD’tale reviewers throughout the previous year.

The 2017 RONE Awards gala event will honor industry professionals at a glamorous party taking place at the Annual InD’Scribe Author and Reader Con in Burbank, California, Oct 12-15, 2017.

If you’ve  read Beloved Enemy (or even if you haven't) and would like to cast your vote this week, you'll need to sign in at the link below (you must sign in to vote, but the two-step process is easy and your information will not be used for any other purpose You're not committing yourself to anything other than the right to vote) 
Here is the link: http://www.indtale.com/2017-rone-awards-week-three 

Thank you in advance to anyone who reads this post and considers voting for my book Your support means more to me than I can say!

Thanks also to Karen Michelle Nutt for featuring us at her blog today:
http://kmnbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/rone-award-beloved-enemy-by-hywela-lyn.html

BELOVED ENEMY has garnered some great five and four star reviews and I just had a lovely four and a half star review on amazon, by Kam  https://www.superkambrook.com/ "The best science fiction tv shows are the ones that have you eagerly anticipating the following week's episode or have you zooming through the commercials because wading through 2.5 minutes of ads feels like eternity... pure torture. When a show is that good, you wish for a few more minutes. When a scifi/fantasy book is equally grand, you crave several more pages.When I was nearing the end of Beloved Enemy, I kept hoping 20-30 pages would magically appear -- much like things in the book. No such luck though. However, despite my wish not being granted, I was thoroughly satisfied with everything I did read.Each chapter in Beloved Enemy contained enough scifi, mystery elements/creatures that maintained my attention from the beginning to end..."
and Kam ends up by saying "And that's all you'll get from me. To find out more.... read the damn book. No seriously, read it. It's a page-turner, for sure!"  

Thank you so much Kam!

Read the full review HERE

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