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Blog postI'm so happy to welcome to my blog today RRBC and RWISA author Bernard Foong!
Vignettes Parisianby Bernard Foong, AKA Young
Vignettes Parisian is a collection of four short stories about the Author’s past and present experiences in the French City of Love and Romance, commonly known as Paris.
Christian Dior Couturier Du Reve
It is impossible not to have a close encounter with fashion when I am in Paris. Even if I had to wait in the freezing cold for an hour and a h -
Blog postIt is my great pleasure today to welcome to my blog Ron Yates as part of the Watch RWISA Write Showcase Tour. He will really draw you in. Enjoy!
Burning Out in Tokyo
By Ronald E. Yates
Clayton Brandt stood just behind the glass doors of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry
building waiting for a let-up in the storm that pummeled the hot Tokyo pavement. Wisps of vapor rose into the air as the rain hit the warm ground.
He searched the eight- -
Blog postToday we have the pleasure of reading this short work by Karen Ingalls. I know it will speak to you.
NATURE SPEAKS
Why did my life spiral into darkness in a second? One minute I am married to my soulmate, a mother to a beautiful daughter, and owner of a successful bookstore. My friends asked me, “How do you have the perfect life? It is so easy for you.” They were right. I had the perfect life.
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Blog postI'm so happy to welcome to my blog today gifted author Suzanne Burke as part of the Watch RWISA Write Showcase Tour!
THURSDAY’S CHILD
By Suzanne Burke
Copyright 2019
She hadn’t really intended this to happen. Oh, sure, she’d thought about it often enough, but thinkingabout something didn’t make it a crime. A convergence of circumstances had prompted her choice. Regret was such an outmoded commodity.
She checked her latex -
Blog postI'm so pleased today to welcome Fiza Pathan on the Watch RWISA Write Showcase Tour! Fair warning: this is a powerful and challenging story.
"The Star Pupil’s Diary Entry" by Fiza Pathan
Dear Diary,
I had a wonderful day at school today. I got a star and I’m going to tell you all about it.
I’m eight years old, but I’m the tallest boy in the class. I, and the other kids in my neighborhood, study at the school down the block. Actually, our school was -
Blog postToday's guest is multi-genre author Beem Weeks! Check out his new short story below.
"Dying for a Kiss"It’s like one of those stories you’d read about in Ripley’s Believe It or Not. I mean, who ever heard of anybody dying from a kiss?Seriously! But that’s what happened to me—well, except for the dying part. Two weeks in the hospital—that’sthe souvenir Ibrought back from myspring break.Okay, let me back up to the beginning.My parents’ hushed words pierce the wa -
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Blog postI'm thrilled to be hosting Jan Sykes today, a fellow member of RRBC and RWISA. Check out her heart-warming short piece below.
SHE DANCES WITH A MEMORY
JAN SIKES
Gertrude McNabb placed a gnarled hand on her arthritic back as she bent over to take a chocolate cake from the oven. She inhaled the sweet aroma and put it on a rack to cool. A black-and-white photograph of a dark-haired man with twinkling eyes sat nearby on the cabinet. “This is for you, Hiram. I didn’t for -
Blog postToday we get a taste of Mary Adler's thoughtful work. I do hope you enjoy it!
"Black Notes Beat" by Mary Adler
I have studied and observed crows for years, and the more I’ve learned about them, the more I admire their complex family and flock relationships. They are intelligent, create and use tools, and they teach their skills to other crows. As Rev. Henry Ward Beecher said, “If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows.”
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Blog postFantasy author extraordinaire Wendy J. Scott is our guest today on the Watch RWISA Write blog tour, and I am thrilled to have her. Take it away, Wendy!
The Awakening by Wendy Scott(An excerpt from 'Prophecy and Pirates' my unpublished first fantasy novel).Evarna gazed at the tinker's sleeping form and resisted the urge to trail her fingertips through Rick's locks. For both their sakes she had to leave now before he awoke. They lived in contrasting worlds; he roamed the forest with a free s -
Blog postI'm so pleased today to welcome Rave Reviews Book Club and RWISA founder Nonnie Jules to the blog! She's sharing a powerful poem called "Silent Tears." Take it away, Nonnie!
SILENT TEARSby Nonnie Jules
I cry these silent tears for herFor her loss, for her pain, for her heartBreaking when she looks into their eyesHer children – she feels their loss, their pain, their hearts breaking.The memories – the hardestYet, there’s no getting away from the reminders of what u -
Blog postWelcome back to the Watch RWISA Write Showcase Tour! Today I'm hosting Linda Mims and her new short story "Solace." Enjoy!
Solaceby Linda Mims
Eighteen precocious kindergartners stared as Carly walked into the colorfully decorated classroom. Carly hoped her smile was more reassuring than she felt. Was this a mistake? She spotted two six-year-olds who'd been in her charge on the first field trip she’d chaperoned. They gave her a friendly wave, and a true smile part -
Blog postToday, I'm pleased to welcome Gwen Plano to my blog. I hope you enjoy her brand new short story "The Rosary."
Young or old, we are all children at heart. This truth became apparent to me last December when I had neurosurgery. Prior to the operation, a clerk handed me a stack of documents to sign—billing forms for the hospital and the doctors and several medical release forms that included a list of potential risks. My apprehension grew as I fingered through the papers and pr -
Blog postI'm so pleased to welcome to my blog today multi-genre author Rhani D'Chae. Such a visceral writer! I hope you'll enjoy her excerpt below.
EXCERPT FROM UPCOMING NOVEL, “WINTER OF THE DRILL”
By Rhani D’Chae
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Decker leaned against the hood of his car, talking to JT in a low tone of voice. His face wore a pleasant expression, and a casual observer would have had no clue as to the seriousness of their conversation.
"Second floor, third -
Blog postToday is my day on the WATCH "RWISA" WRITE Showcase Tour. I've written a short story flashback set in the universe of my Hexborn Chronicles epic fantasy series. I do hope you will enjoy it!
“Mirror, Mirror”by A.M. ManaySet in the world of The Hexborn Chronicles
Shiloh stood in her teacher’s doorway, pulling anxiously on the end of a pink braid that had snuck out of her hood. Brother Edmun was in high dudgeon, ranting about insults and ingrates. A wooden crate sa -
Blog postI'm so pleased today to be hosting author D.L. Finn. Today, she is spring with us four brand new poems. Enjoy!ICICLES The icicles dangle downwardReaching for the substantial snowEach drop bringing them closerAs the landscape merges into itselfIt is silent in its existenceUntil a raven reveals itselfWondering what’s in the trash Yet, the moment remains peacefulSitting and surveying in the chillAn instant promising potentialWhen there is no celerityWhen crackling fires callWhen surroundi
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Blog postI'm so pleased to welcome you to the Watch RWISA Write Showcase Tour. Today, I'm hosting John Howell and sharing his new short story "The Road."
Just a couple more hours and I’ll be able to rest my eyes. Been on this damn highway for what seems like forever. His head slowly nods until the rumble strip noise causes him to jerk awake. “I have been asleep,” he yells. He yanks the wheel, and the tires screech in protest as he swerves back on to the highway. He can feel his -
Blog postI'm please today to welcome fellow Rave Reviews Book Club member Gwen Plano. She's promoting her book The Choice, now available for $0.99! Take it away, Gwen!
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As a child of the Sixties, tragedy squelched my idealism. First, the unbelievable occurred. President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed. His death was followed by the murder of civil rights leader and minister, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A few months later, JFK’s brother, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassin -
Blog postIt's my pleasure today to welcome fellow Rave Reviews Book Club author Karen Glista, here to promote her paranormal romance novel Chasing the Red Queen. Take it away, Karen!
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Excerpt
Donja glared at Torin as she tried to break free of his grasp. “Let me go,” she groaned.
He ignored her and met her gaze with scintillating eyes.
She instantly felt a hypnotic power penetrating her mind. “Stop that, don’t lo -
Blog postI attended a writing conference last weekend sponsored by the Tri-Valley Writers Club, a branch of the California Writers Club. One of the sessions I attended was a very interesting class taught by brilliant Bay Area author and teacher David Corbett. The session focused on building complex characters to drive your plot development. Here is one thing I took away from his presentation that I will be keeping in mind as I move forward with my own work.
Questions to answer when -
Blog postI was so pleased to find out today that Hexborn has received a silver medal in the Books for Teenagers category of the Wishing Shelf Book Awards out of the United Kingdom. I was a finalist a few years ago for She Dies at the End, but this is the first time I've won, so I'm terribly excited.
I'm especially pleased because the judging of this competition is done by panels of actual students in U.K. schools (for the children's and YA categories), and the organizer provides feedback fro -
Blog postI'm so pleased today to be hosting fellow Rave Reviews Book Club author Susanne Leist. Take it away, Susanne!
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Welcome to my blog tour for PREY FOR THE DEAD, the second book in THE DEAD GAME Series.
I have always loved to read. Agatha Christie, Alistair Maclean, Robert Ludlum, and other authors filled my imagination with intrigue and mystery. When I wasn't reading late into the night, the TV shows--Murder She Wrote and Columbo--entertained me with tales of murder and -
Blog postI'm at work on the third installment of the Hexborn series. If you haven't yet read Unclean, you may want to avert your eyes. Also, what are you waiting for?! For the rest of you, I hope you enjoy this very rough draft of a scene from the as yet untitled book 3. Happy reading!
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“And how does this morning find her grace?” Silas asked with a wink.
“Cranky,” Shiloh complained. “Can we go back to sleeping in tents?”
Shiloh sat at the desk in her -
Blog postI'm so pleased to be able to host fellow Rave Reviews Book Club author Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko on her "World Unknown" Blog Tour. Take it away, Joy!
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This is the ninth day of my ten days tour.
I don’t want to end this tour without tooting the horns for the Rave Reviews Book Club (#RRBC). It is an extraordinary place to be for an Indie author. Thank God for inspiring Nonnie Jules, the founder and brain behind the RRBC with the idea of starting this -
Blog postWe just got back from our second cruise aboard the Disney Magic. As before, my favorite part was our day spent on Castaway Cay (pronounce key). I'm in better health this time around (yay!), so we tried more things. We got the package deal on snorkeling, tubes, and bike rental. Here are a few thoughts on our island experience.
1) Snorkeling
Getting out there early definitely helps in terms of visibility, as there is less debris in the water from the other swimmers. -
Blog postThe big day arrived yesterday, and Unclean (The Hexborn Chronicles Book 2) is finally live on Amazon Kindle! Check out the blurb and these early reviews!
Sometimes love comes after marriage. Sometimes peace requires a war.
Shiloh was born cursed, but she was raised to fight. And a fight is just what she and Silas have on their hands. The new queen is out for blood. Her allies in the church begin a purge as brutal as it is efficient. Soon, Silas sits locked in the
Books By A.M. Manay
Hexborn (The Hexborn Chronicles Book 1)
Jul 11, 2018
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A.M. Manay
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Unclean (The Hexborn Chronicles Book 2)
Feb 19, 2019
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$4.99
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She Lights Up the Dark (November Snow Book 2)
Apr 19, 2016
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A.M. Manay
$3.99
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She Dies at the End (November Snow Book 1)
Aug 5, 2015
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A.M. Manay
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She Marches Through Fire (November Snow Book 3)
Mar 28, 2017
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A.M. Manay
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