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Book Review – Afterburn

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This is the first time that I’ve been asked to read and review a book and I daresay that I’m tickled pink! I had the distinct pleasure of reading pre-release copy of Sonia Hightower’s Afterburn.  Afterburn is a story about two people who come together despite their cautions and differences, and triumph through both internal and external pressures. Their love burns hot, but will it stay fueled? Crystal is an enlisted mechanic with a tragic past. Grant is an officer and a pilot with a broken heart. When faced with a difficult decision, will Crystal choose wisely or lose the best thing that ever happened to her? The love between them burns hot, but their relationship won’t stay fueled if they can’t beat the obstacles that stand in their way. Besides breaking the fraternization rules, Grant and Crystal have the difference of race between them…but can they prove to the… Continued

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Storytellers – Tara Chevrestt

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I’d like to welcome Tara Chevrestt to my Storytellers series. A  little bit about Tara from her own website: I’m a deaf woman, former aviation mechanic, writer, and an editor. I love planes, motorcycles, and above all, reading. That led to my love of writing. I think I have the greatest job in the world now… I write as both Tara Chevrestt and Sonia Hightower. The reason for that is they are different genres. Tara writes cleaner or sweeter, and Ride for Rights is a young adult historical so when I penned Sinful Urges which is a tad on the erotic side, I chose a pen name. And I couldn’t have only one book to her name…so Sonia wrote another…and another.. Sonia’s newest release is called Afterburn.  Let’s visit with Tara for a bit, shall we? What has been the toughest criticism given to you as an author? Not enough male

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Quotation Thursdays – Book Quotes

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It’s almost spring here in the lovely Garden State – not sure if I’m really ready or not, because we haven’t had much of a winter. But tis always good to have nice weather! I’ve looked over my past posts and realize, wow.  I just love music and the movies – perhaps I should branch out a bit more and stop beating the same tracks in the dirt.  While I don’t agree that you, reader, will ever tire of my music and movie missives (hee hee)  I will give myself a new challenge today. Quotation from some of my favorite books.  I have a NOOK with a 4g SD card.  The other day, my little NOOK told me the 4g card was full.  So, yeah, I love to read and think the NOOK is great!  Where else can I carry ALL of my favorite books? Let’s begin…. “You can’t make

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Lucky Seven – Whatever Wednesdays

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Here are the rules: 1. Go to page 77 of your current ms 2. Go to line 7 3. Copy down the next 7 lines – sentences or paragraphs – and post them as they’re written. No cheating. 4. Tag 7 other authors. My current WIP does not yet have 77 pages , so I used page 7, seventh line, next 7 lines.  Here’s what I have from my zombie fic.   She would jerk awake, drenched in sweat, a scream caught in her throat. Unable to return to even fitful slumber, she would then rise and patrol the house with the battery lantern and her crowbar, ears straining to hear a noise that would alert her to any presence in the house not her own. Jude would prowl the house until the sun came up and she was exhausted, but the relief of sleep would rarely overtake her.  For

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Tuneful Tuesdays – Billie Holliday

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  “Better look out,” he said. “I know Lady, and when she starts crying, the next thing she’s going to do is start fighting.” – Louis Armstrong Talk about hitting all the marks.  It’s Women’s History Month, Tuneful Tuesdays, and the sun in Aries.  What could be better? Billie Holliday.  If you don’t know, then you need to run an Internet search.  No Lady G*ga here, believe that. I’m not going to go into her life and tribulations (of which there were many).  You can pick up a biography or her autobiography “Lady Sings the Blues” for that.  I am merely the messenger here to point out what an extraordinary voice and capacity to convey emotion this woman had. Her love songs were poignant, the edge of the blues discernible even in the “happiest” of love songs, which gave the song itself an extra heft. It Had to Be You

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Six Sentence Sunday – Zombies, Continued

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I”m going to continue my six sentences this week with another section of my WIP.  Our lovely heroine, Judith, who has survived the zombie outbreak, find herself holed up on a closet with a stranger, both of them taking cover during a zombie feasting attack.  The closet is small, the quarters very cramped. They escape safely and make each others’ acquaintance as they walk back to Judith’s place. And….action! The sound of their feet was loud on the sidewalk. “I’m Judith, by the way.” “Sky Beckett.” “Sky?” She considered it and then smiled.  “Well, Sky, I guess I don’t need to shake your hand since I was practically giving you a lap dance back there in the closet.” The story is fun to write. Check out what I’ve done so far here: Shades of the Muse

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