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Then fasten your seatbelts, sip a glass of something sparkling and let's chat awhile!
I hope you'll stop by again for guest authors and spotlights from time to time.

Beloved Enemy joined Starquest and Children of the Mist to continue the Destiny Trilogy and I'm thrilled to announce was shortlisted for the R.N.A. RoNA Awards 2017, awarded 2nd Runner up in the RONE Awards 2017 and was the winner in the SF/Fantasy category of the 'Best Banter Contest'.

Wednesday 21 March 2018

The Glass Blade - Book Tour and Giveaway



THE GLASS BLADE
Hunters of Infinity Book 1
by Ryan Wieser

Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera


The Hunters of Infinity have been protecting the Daharian galaxy for
years, but there has never been a female Hunter—until now.
In a seedy bar in the shadowy corners of Daharia, Jessop comes to the
rescue of young Hunter Kohl O’Hanlon. Impressed by her remarkable
sword-wielding skills, the Hunters invite her to their training
facility, the Glass Blade, though not all are pleased with the
intrusion. But they soon discover that Jessop learned to fight from
the rogue leader of the Shadow City of Aranthol—and escaped. Now
they want to use her intimate knowledge of their enemy to destroy
him. As Jessop grows closer to this elite brotherhood, their leader
succumbs to a mysterious ailment, and Kohl learns that Jessop is
hiding dark secrets, raising suspicions about the enigmatic woman who
saved his life. Has the Hunters’ security been breached—or do
they have a traitor in their ranks?
Allegiances will be questioned.
Loyalties will be betrayed.
Vengeance will be brutal.



Ryan Wieser completed her B.A. in Sociology and Socio-Legal Studies
before going on to complete her MSc. in Experimental Psychology.
Having been raised in Africa and educated across multiple countries,
Ryan has a passion for travel and an interest in diverse cultures.
She currently resides in Wyoming with her husband, where she is
writing her next book.



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Tuesday 20 March 2018

Dark Matters - Spotlight and #Giveaway


Dark Matters
by
John Kaniecki
Genre: SF, Dystopian

A collection if three stories by John Kaniecki.



HERETIC
Religion and truth battle for control.

In a future society on planet Earth a young man named Zacchaeus is raised the post apocalyptic society which is underground. Zacchaeus becomes a zealous believer in the church of Ratata. Zach’s father tries to protect him by transporting the young man to a different continent. Isolated from his religious family. Zach manages to find his way back home. However Zach’s eyes become opened to the truth to find the sacred text of Ratata to be a lie. Thus Zacchaeus is condemned as a heretic as he chooses to abandon the lie of
religion.


JOHNNY CAN’T RUN

In a world of evil everyday is a wicked race.

In the not so far off future a group of Nazis have been exiled to a
distant planet. In their wicked society they simmer in their misery,
dreaming of returning to planet Earth as conquerors. Johnny is a
perfect Aryan in every way excelling in the ways of Nazism. But with
superiority comes arrogance. What happens when the best is your worst?

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LADY JANE PERKINS

Michael Thorpe, an engineering student, is swept away in love by one Lady
Jane Perkins, but what does the young man see in this homeless psychiatric patient?

Michael Thorpe is an engineering student at David’s Institute. He dreams of
the day when he will be wealthy and thus happy. In fulfilling the requirements of a psychology course Michael visits a psychiatric hospital to visit one Lady Jane Perkins. Once meeting the woman Michael can’t seem to get her out of his mind, literally. So Michael begins a quest traveling to the disheveled side of Technocity to find his true love. But what nefarious powers are manipulating
Michael Thorpe and why?


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John Kaniecki was born in Brooklyn, New York. Though having no memories of life there, John is proud to be called a Native New Yorker. John was raised in Pequanock Township, New Jersey. At age twenty John was baptized and became a member of the Church of Christ. Presently John resides in Montclair, NJ and lives with his wife of over twelve years, Sylvia. The happy couple attend the Church of Christ at Chancellor Avenue in Newark, NJ. John is very active in outreach  and teaching as part of the leadership of the congregation.





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Monday 19 March 2018

Alien Explosions - Book Tour and #Giveaway


Alien Explosions
Zerconian Warriors Book 12
by
Sadie Carter
Genre: SF Romance
222 pages

Sometimes it’s a very fine line between love and hate.



Humans were inferior and troublesome creatures, and unlike his fellow warriors, Moroco had no intention of ever mating one. Trust a female again? Never. Not when he knew how easily they could betray you. So why did he care so much about a certain prickly, irritating female who seemed to take great delight in rousing his temper? Andhis need.

Saffron hadn’t come to Zerconia to find a mate among these overbearing, overprotective aliens. All she cared about was keeping her sister safe, and now that Sophie had found her mate, well, it was probably time to leave.

Except, she couldn’t leave without seeing Moroco once more. If only to tell him exactly what she thought of him. Only problem was she didn’t know whether she was going to tell him that she disliked him…Or desired him.



Besselling author, Sadie wanted to blend her love of writing, S.F.

(why did they cancel Firefly - sobs) and sexy, dominant males.

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Sunday 18 March 2018

Weekend Writing Warriors - #SundaySnippet - Beloved Enemy - last snippet

Writers share an 8 to 10 sentence snippet on Sunday each week. Be sure to visit the amazing writers in this group and leave them a comment if you can - they're listed below:


If you'd to share your own 8-10 sentence snippet, whether published or not, follow the link and sign up. It's a great community to be a part of! 




Here's the last snippet from the third book in the Destiny Trilogy. Thanks so much to everyone who's been leaving comments on these snippets. xx


You can read the previous snippet of  Beloved Enemy HERE  (This week's excerpt takes place several paragraphs later.)

The story so far - Cat Kincaid has crash-landed on an unknown and seemingly hostile planet, apparently in the middle of a gun battle.  Seemingly deserted by his companions, one man fights the assailants off alone until he is hit. When the firing ceases, Cat decides to go to his aid. This is the last snippet from this book - but I thought I'd leave you with a picture of Cat's much loved animal companion, Shifter. (He's not as fierce as he looks, unless provoked! Also includes a tiny snippet from a later chapter.)




SNIPPET:

A silver chain hung around his neck with a small oblong metal capsule. Cat hesitated for a moment, before curiosity got the better of her, and she flipped open the lid. A soft, cushioning material lined the interior. She tipped the contents into her hand—a tiny gold cross and a locket. A quick glance at the inside of the locket revealed the portrait of a young woman with short dark hair curving in soft waves to frame her face, blue eyes, and a long, aquiline nose. The family resemblance looked too close for it to be a wife or girlfriend, so perhaps the image portrayed his sister or mother. Swiftly, she replaced the two items.

As Cat bent over him, her hair, now loosened completely from the scarf, swung forward, and she shook it back from her face with an impatient gesture.

She took her knife from her belt, and inserted the point into the material of his tunic. At once, a hand reached up and grabbed her wrist, with fingers like cold, carbon steel.
             


BLURB
Cat Kincaid is obsessed with killing the man she believes is responsible for the torture and death of her sister, but when she eventually catches up with him, survival becomes a greater priority than revenge.


Kerry Marchant, haunted by memories, regret, and self-blame, shields himself from the pain of the past by committing himself totally to the starship, Destiny, of which he is part owner. However, the beautiful, red-haired woman who reminds him of his lost love, and who he suspects is working for a corrupt regime, represents a possible threat not only to the ship, but to his heart.

Marooned on an inhospitable planet, they need to work together to stay alive, fighting not only unknown assailants, but their growing attraction. But how can they learn to trust each other when he has vowed never to get close to a woman again, and she made a solemn pledge to destroy him?


If you've enjoyed these excerpts and would like to read the first few chapters, you can find the free preview HERE



Amazon UShttp://www.amazon.com/Beloved-Enemy-Destiny-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B01BBCBYCS

Amazon UKhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BBCBYCS

Publisher Paperback
http://www.wildrosepublishing.com/maincatalog_v151/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=191&products_id=6714

Publisher EBook 
http://www.wildrosepublishing.com/maincatalog_v151/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=195&products_id=6682

KOBO: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/ebook/beloved-enemy-21



Purchase all three books in the Destiny Trilogy (or just one, they stand alone, while sharing some of the same characters, each is complete with its own HEA)  


(You can also read a  character interview with Cat at 
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Friday 16 March 2018

From Chaos to Cosmos - Spotlight and Giveaway



From
Chaos to Cosmos
by John Kaniecki
Genre: SF
A collection of 9 short science fiction stories by John Kaniecki.


GROG VERSUS GROG

One of the world's fiercest assassins fights his worst foe ever, his clone


Grog is cloned and he wants to kill his clone before his clone kills him.

THUNDERBIRD
The Wheel of Life is in spin and the United States government wants to
rig the game.


Thunderbird is the center of an intense government program. His every breath a
and heartbeat is monitored as the Native American's mind is manipulated.
After all ThunderBird has a godlike power that whatever he writes down
on paper becomes reality.

SHIFTING SANDS

A story of an extremely intelligent fool.

Walter Gardner is an archaeology student at Earth University. Not only is he
super intelligent but he is a hard worker as well. A combination that
should spell success turns into ruins as Walter seeks to find the
truth in history, and truth is dangerous to a government built on lies.

THE DRONES OF VENUS

The Drones of Venus are the most beautiful ladies of the universe but
they come with a high price.#

Harold Levy is a rich businessman that has everything in life except true love.
Thus he covets the marriage of the most beautiful group of ladies 
ever.

 'The Drones Of Venus'. Harold's quest brings him to the moon
to conduct his illegal business, where he learns a harsh lesson in true love.

ANARCY IN THE YEAR 4020

To be a visionary in a blind world.

PlanetEarth is doing just fine as long as you don't have any morals! But
Michael McGhee and his small anarchist collective plan to change the
world with their liberating message. There is certainly anarchy in the
year 4020 in more ways than one.

THE FURY OF THE SHEEP

There is corruption at the highest ranks.

Ed Nokes shows a remarkable ability to encourage his workers. As such he
gets the attention from his higher ups in the union. But not only
does Ed get inspected but Ed gets a rare glimpse at the upper echelon
of the union and sees their betrayal. Thus the union must answer to
the 'fury of the sheep'.

THE INTELLIGENCE OF DOCTOR GOODMAN

Doctor Goodman prisoner of the military industrial complex by his brilliant
mind.

DoctorGoodman is the mind that creates the bigger bang in the bombs of
United States military. When he becomes disillusioned and wants a
vacation he is denied and becomes a prisoner of the military base he
does scientific work on. But don't count out 'the intelligence of
Doctor Goodman".

IF I BE HUNGRY

elena, a powerful business woman, has a dead heart that comes alive in a
rare moment of compassion.

Selena is visiting yet another world on a business trip. After insulting
some loser in a bar she is told that the bum is the brother of a
local Mafia chief. Selena giving some mobsters a slip goes into a
church where she hears a message that changes her life, at least for
a moment or two. 

TIME BOMB

What kind of bomb could destroy the whole world? Find the secret of the
Time Bomb.

Two F.B.I. agents are on a stakeout but one and one equals zero. Despite
finding the target with the 'time' bomb they are not allowed to make
the escape. The two agents speculate that somehow C.I.A. involvement
have ulterior selfish motive and are willing to risk a big bang in
the process.

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John Kaniecki was born in Brooklyn, New York. Though having no memories of life there, John is proud to be called a Native New Yorker. John was raised in
Pequanock Township, New Jersey. At age twenty John was baptized and became a member of the Church of Christ. Presently John resides in Montclair, NJ and lives with his wife of over twelve years, Sylvia. The happy couple attend the Church of Christ at Chancellor Avenue in Newark, NJ. John is very active in outreach and teaching as part of the leadership of the congregation.



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Sunday 11 March 2018

Weekend Writing Warriors - #SundaySnippet - Beloved Enemy ...she was not a cold blooded murderer

🌺HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ANY UK READERS!🌸

Writers share an 8 to 10 sentence snippet on Sunday each week. Be sure to visit the other writers and leave them a comment if you can - they're listed below:


If you'd to share your own 8-10 sentence snippet, whether published or not, follow the link and sign up. It's a great community to be a part of! 





Here's the next snippet from the third book in the Destiny Trilogy. Thanks so much to everyone who's been leaving comments on these snippets. xx


You can read the previous snippet of  Beloved Enemy HERE  (This week's excerpt takes place several paragraphs later.)

The story so far - Cat Kincaid has crash-landed on an unknown and seemingly hostile planet, apparently in the middle of a gun battle.  Seemingly deserted by his companions, one man fights the assailants off alone until he is hit. When the firing ceases, Cat decides to go to his aid. (Several sentences omitted to comply with sentence count limitation, as indicated by elipses - but no violation of commas this time! 😏 This is the penultimate excerpt, one more to go!

SNIPPET:
For a fleeting moment, she thought of killing him there and then, but she was not a cold-blooded murderer. She could just leave him, let him bleed to death, but she wanted to be the instrument of his demise when it came. She wanted him to know who killed him—and why. Besides, she had questions only he could answer.

His gun lay nearby and she grabbed it with one hand, without taking her eyes off him, and slipped it under her belt. His eyes were closed, his face pale but his breathing steady. She needed to work quickly before he regained consciousness. Not that she was sure she could help him anyway. It depended on the extent of the damage......she took her medical kit and laid it on the ground while she attempted to unfasten his tunic. In the warm air, the blood dried quickly, and the leather-like material stuck to the wound. She would need to cut his shirt.


             

BLURB
Cat Kincaid is obsessed with killing the man she believes is responsible for the torture and death of her sister, but when she eventually catches up with him, survival becomes a greater priority than revenge.


Kerry Marchant, haunted by memories, regret, and self-blame, shields himself from the pain of the past by committing himself totally to the starship, Destiny, of which he is part owner. However, the beautiful, red-haired woman who reminds him of his lost love, and who he suspects is working for a corrupt regime, represents a possible threat not only to the ship, but to his heart.

Marooned on an inhospitable planet, they need to work together to stay alive, fighting not only unknown assailants, but their growing attraction. But how can they learn to trust each other when he has vowed never to get close to a woman again, and she made a solemn pledge to destroy him?









Purchase all three books (or just one, they stand alone, while sharing some of the same characters)  


(You can also read a  character interview of the hero in this series at https://anastasiapollack.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/book-club-friday-interview-with-hero.html?spref=fb )












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