Blog Post How I Became an Author of Erotica 500
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How I Became an Author of Erotica by Simone Leigh

So...people ask, how did you end up making your living as an Author of Erotica? And d'you know...it was accidental. Not becoming a writer, you understand. That was anything but accidental. I knew by the time I was eight, that one day I would earn my crust by writing. But specifically, an author of Erotica? I never saw that coming.   It's a Writer's Life... In fact, I was no kind of writer in any professional sense until a couple…
Blog Post Inspirational Romance: An Article for Readers 500
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Inspirational Romance: An Article for Readers by Regina Andrews

Inspirational Romance An Article For Readers: Step into the World of Inspirational Romance Novels By Regina Andrews   Step into the world of Inspirational Romance novels and take a voyage through the entire spectrum of human emotions. Get ready to be uplifted! Get ready to be devastated! Get ready to think that all is lost, only to have events turn so that your whole outlook is renewed, restored, and refreshed. The world of Inspirational Romance novels takes the love story…
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Reviews for Captain Angus, the Lighthouse Ghost by Wendy Laing

Amazon Reviews:     5.0 out of 5 stars Writer Wendy Laing has taken an actual lighthouse where she has been a guest at the lighthouse keeper's cottage: The Cape Otway in Victoria, Australia as the starting point for her nicely wrought tale, and she has woven an entertaining book of eight chapters for early readers. Through the magic of a time tunnel children Aaron and Gracie Brandon are taken to a long ago time where they meet a marvelous…
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Reviews for A Ring Realms Novel: Reality’s Plaything Saga Book 4: Savants Ascendant by Will Greenway

Amazon Reviews:   5.0 out of 5 stars Things get complicated... As the bad guys get more desperate, the fights get bigger and more apocalyptic, is there even a chance they will survive this onslaught? And how do you hide thrashings like this with all the politic enemies that are eager to represent outside help as unwanted meddling and worse? Kindle Customer 5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read Bannor is really turning into a powerhouse. I love that he is…
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Fudge Shop Mystery Series: Deadly Fudge Divas by Christine DeSmet

A taste of trouble is in the air when a group of well-heeled, fudge-loving women descend on Ava Oosterling's newly acquired and lovingly refurbished bed & breakfast inn for a chocolate lovers' getaway. When one of the women turns up dead--and Ava's grandfather is a prime suspect--Ava plunges into the thick of a murder case stickier than her candy store's line of Fairy Tale fudge flavors and the chocolate facials the women adore at the local spa. It's springtime and…
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Jumping Into Trouble Series by Margaret Pearce

A heartwarming Australian series about John Emery Phillips--a boy with a restless spirit, a stubborn streak, and a deep love for animals. From chasing down runaway horses to escaping danger under the circus big top, John's journey is filled with risk, friendship, and self-discovery.   Set against the changing rural landscapes of Australia, each book captures the real struggles and triumphs of a boy who refuses to accept that some dreams are out of reach. Whether he's chasing horses, running…
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Jumping into Trouble Series Book 3: Missing! A Horse by Margaret Pearce

A heartwarming Australian series about John Emery Phillips--a boy with a restless spirit, a stubborn streak, and a deep love for animals. From chasing down runaway horses to escaping danger under the circus big top, John's journey is filled with risk, friendship, and self-discovery.   Set against the changing rural landscapes of Australia, each book captures the real struggles and triumphs of a boy who refuses to accept that some dreams are out of reach. Whether he's chasing horses, running…
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Jumping Into Trouble Series Book 2: Circus Runaways by Margaret Pearce

A heartwarming Australian series about John Emery Phillips--a boy with a restless spirit, a stubborn streak, and a deep love for animals. From chasing down runaway horses to escaping danger under the circus big top, John's journey is filled with risk, friendship, and self-discovery.   Set against the changing rural landscapes of Australia, each book captures the real struggles and triumphs of a boy who refuses to accept that some dreams are out of reach. Whether he's chasing horses, running…
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Jumping Into Trouble Series Book 1: Wanted! A Horse by Margaret Pearce

A heartwarming Australian series about John Emery Phillips--a boy with a restless spirit, a stubborn streak, and a deep love for animals. From chasing down runaway horses to escaping danger under the circus big top, John's journey is filled with risk, friendship, and self-discovery.   Set against the changing rural landscapes of Australia, each book captures the real struggles and triumphs of a boy who refuses to accept that some dreams are out of reach. Whether he's chasing horses, running…
Publisher News: January 2020
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2020 Publisher News: January 2020, the year ahead

Hi all! There wasn't a huge amount of posts on the blog this month, but man are things moving behind the scenes! Site Updates We have nearly finished upgrading the site so it all matches with gold text (okay, we're halfway through that). But all content EXCEPT for all our book reviews are up on site! Yay! Twitter Fail If you follow our twitter feed, I do have to apologise, we have had two different "reposting" programs (they tweet a…
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Arrow of Time Chronicles, Book 2: Inevitable by Karen Wiesner

When mankind realized Earth would become uninhabitable, Humans built space habitations. Their first allies arrived in 2073 and shared their technology to power ships through space corridors that fold space and time. Only 58 years into their struggle for survival, an enemy emerges. In the wake of this threat an organic menace is only beginning to be recognized, ensuring the annihilation of every living thing if, together, they can't find a way to stop it.   Tori Bertoletti, librarian and…
Blog Post What is a "cozy" Mystery? 500
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What is a “cozy” Mystery? By Christine DeSmet

The "cozy" mystery features an amateur sleuth who is usually a woman. The sleuth is likeable, smart and earnest, and they go about life with a good sense of humor. She's rarely a detective or police officer, but she knows somebody who is. The mystery is set in a small town or village, though a neighborhood in a big city or a vacation spot somewhere in the world may also be a location. Readers often buy cozy mysteries to vicariously…
Blog Post Literary Style Courts Thrillers 500
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Literary Style Courts Thrillers by Linda Kasten

Upon browsing agents' wish lists the other day, I was puzzled when I saw the request for "literary thrillers". An interesting term, I thought. Truly contradictory. Right? From everything I know about literary fiction and thrillers, I failed to reconcile this term as a legitimate genre. Is this a new "buzzword", a peculiar crossing of two opposite literary forms? And if so, how does that work? To see how the two might mix, I examined the elements found in both…
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Getting to know our authors: Karen Wiesner

  Meet Writers Exchange Author, Karen Wiesner:⁠ ⁠ "I'm a lifelong reader. I remember nostalgically lazy days as a child, too young to have worldly cares, let alone responsibilities, opening a book and getting lost in the story. Flash-forward to adult life, and those moments of bliss curling up with a book are few and far between. ⁠ ⁠ "Back when I was a new mother trying to juggle a full-time career as a published author, reading was something I…
Blog Post How to Write Police Mystery Thrillers: Getting it Right! 500
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How to Write Police Mystery Thrillers: Getting it Right! By John Schembra

Are you writing police mysteries thrillers? Want to get it right? I do, too, though I may have an advantage, having been a police officer for 30 years. Although the home setting for my books is the San Francisco PD, sometimes protagonists must seek the help of other police or federal agencies. This presents a problem, as not all law enforcement agencies conduct investigations the same way. Each agency has their own set of procedures and though general investigative protocols…
Blog Post What are "Mystery", "Thriller" and "Suspense" Genres? 500
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What are “Mystery”, “Thriller” and “Suspense” Genres? by Writers Exchange E-Publishing

Mystery   The essence of a mystery lies in the intellectual exercise of piecing together clues. The genre hinges on the 'whodunit' question, engaging the reader in a cerebral pursuit to solve the puzzle before the protagonist does--or at the climactic reveal. Mysteries often begin with a crime that seems initially inexplicable, requiring methodical deduction and savvy intuition to resolve. Historically, the genre has roots in works like Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", which is often…
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Arrow of Time Chronicles by Karen Wiesner

When mankind realized Earth would become uninhabitable, Humans built space habitations. Their first allies arrived in 2073 and shared their technology to power ships through space corridors that fold space and time. Only 58 years into their struggle for survival, an enemy emerges. In the wake of this threat an organic menace is only beginning to be recognized, ensuring the annihilation of every living thing if, together, they can't find a way to stop it.   Book 1: Immutable Spacefaring…
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Arrow of Time Chronicles, Book 1: Immutable by Karen Wiesner

When mankind realized Earth would become uninhabitable, Humans built space habitations. Their first allies arrived in 2073 and shared their technology to power ships through space corridors that fold space and time. Only 58 years into their struggle for survival, an enemy emerges. In the wake of this threat an organic menace is only beginning to be recognized, ensuring the annihilation of every living thing if, together, they can't find a way to stop it.   Spacefaring liveship, the Aero,…
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Hyksos Series, Book 1: Avaris, A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Max Overton

The power of the kings of the Middle Kingdom have been failing for some time, having lost control of the Nile Delta to a series of Canaanite kings who ruled from the northern city of Avaris. Into this mix came the Kings of Amurri, Lebanon and Syria bent on subduing the whole of Egypt. These kings were known as the Hyksos, and they dealt a devastating blow to the peoples of the Nile Delta and Valley. When Arimawat and his…
Hyksos Series, A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Max Overton boxed set with no ereader and has blurb
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Hyksos Series, A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Max Overton

The power of the kings of the Middle Kingdom have been failing for some time, having lost control of the Nile Delta to a series of Canaanite kings who ruled from the northern city of Avaris. Into this mix came the Kings of Amurri, Lebanon and Syria bent on subduing the whole of Egypt. These kings were known as the Hyksos, and they dealt a devastating blow to the peoples of the Nile Delta and Valley. Book 1: Avaris When…