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Undercover Gorgon: Episode #2 - Lost & Found
(A Mt. Olympus Employment Agency miniseries)
by R.L. Naquin

Word is getting around about Patrice’s illegal, after-hours sleuthing. Circe, a fierce and dangerous witch, has lost track of her only daughter and insists that Patrice track the girl down. Patrice can’t refuse the job, since Circe is threatening to rat her out to the bosses upstairs, but at least there’s a large wad of cash involved.

The clues lead everywhere and nowhere, and the search causes serious complications to Patrice’s fledgling romance with a certain blue-eyed delivery guy.

Unfortunately, things aren’t what they seem, and somebody may be pulling a fast one at Patrice’s expense.


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The first three books of the award-winning Ravensblood series are now available in a value-priced e-book 'boxed set!

In a world of impossible choices, where sometimes death magic is the lesser of the evils, can a dark mage find redemption?

Corwyn Ravenscroft. Raven. The last heir of an ancient family of dark mages, he holds the secret to recreating the Ravensblood, a legendary magical artifact of immense power.

Cassandra Greensdowne is a Guardian. Magical law enforcement for the elected council— and Raven’s former apprentice and lover. She is trying to live down her past. And then her past comes to the door, asking for her help.

Ravensblood: Raven discovers that he does have a conscience. It’s rather inconvenient.

He becomes a spy for the council that his master William wants to overthrow, with Cassandra as his contact.

Cass and Raven have a plan to trap William outside his warded sanctuary. But William is one step ahead of the game, with Raven’s life, his soul, and the Ravensblood all in danger. (Gold Medal winner, Global E-book Awards)
Raven’s Wing: Raven must come to terms with both his past and his ancestry. What will be his place in the Three Communities? When he finds himself on the run, trying to find the stolen Ravensblood, the task grows much harder. He must protect the people he has come to care about from the danger of this powerful artifact in the wrong hands, and at the same time prove he is not the thief! (Gold Medal, Global E-book Awards)
Raven’s Heart: Raven has finally found his place in the world. He has a fiancé, friends, and meaningful work. Yet a shadow hangs over it all. William is determined to destroy everyone and everything Raven ever loved.

Will Raven find a way to defeat him, once and for all? Or will he see the life he has built crumble around him as William rises once again to threaten the Three Communities, perhaps even the world?

Urban fantasy set in an alternate-universe version of the Pacific Northwest!

Includes a sneak look at A Hunt By Moonlight, the first book in an exciting new series by the same author!


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What do you think of our new banner? We thought it was time to refurbish a bit! Our authors span many genres, from paranormal to fantasy to steampunk to science fiction (almost all with romance as a key ingredient), so the wonderful Kim Killion did her best to capture all of that in one panoramic banner - we love it and we hope you do as well. Our thanks to Kim!
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Veronica Scott's Lady of the Star Wind is an All Romance eBooks Top Pick!
The story:

Are they merely luckless lovers … or a legend come back to life?

Mark Denaltieri, ex-Sector Special Forces, has been hired by the Outlier Empress to rescue her granddaughter, Princess Alessandra, from kidnappers. Since the Empress once had him tortured and banished, she’s the last person Mark wants to work for. But he takes the job. He’ll save Alessandra, his first love, and discover why she didn’t speak for him when he desperately needed her. Then he’ll be on his way, finally free of his past.

Alessandra would rather her rescuer was anyone but Mark–after all, he let her believe he was dead all this time. But when the couple are forced to flee her captors by Traveling via a strange crystal globe, they find themselves in a lovely Oasis on a desert planet, the old attraction sizzling between them again.

They soon discover they are far from alone. The Oasis holds the entrance to another world, one in which the inhabitants are convinced Sandy and Mark are the Lady of the Star Wind and her Warrior, come to free them from an evil Queen.

Mark and Sandy must work together to unearth an ancient mirror, and crown the true king of this land.  Can they fulfill the prophecy of the Lady and her Warrior … and this time, will their love survive the test?

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Meet the Here BE Magic Author - R L Naquin

 Continuing our periodic "Meet the Authors Who Create the Magic" feature, today we're interviewing R. L. Naquin, whose book MONSTER IN MY CLOSET, Releases on July 30th!

 

Tell us a little about yourself: I always hate this question. My standard bio says, you know, one husband, two kids, three cats, and an imaginary dog named Waffles. Yawn. I’d rather talk about my books. Or urban legends.  Or the fact that Marvel movies are better than DC movies, but I only read DC comics. Except for lately, since DC totally screwed up the entire universe and Donna Troy doesn’t even exist at the moment, rendering my collection of Donna Troy/Wonder Girl/Troia action figures a little ridiculous. I like cake better than pie, though pie is good, too. Animals in human clothes make me laugh. Every time. Without exception. Also, spontaneous combustion. I don’t even know why that makes me laugh, but there’s something seriously wrong with me.

What’s your writing process? Where do you write?

My writing process is filled with complicated pre-steps in the planning stages. Index cards, magnets, a big white board, a notebook, multiple word .docs. When I finally settle in to write, play time is over. Mostly after that, I plow through it. I write on the couch. At a desk. In coffee shops. At the park. Wherever my laptop can go.  It’s acting weird lately, though, so the battery only gives me two hours before I have to plug in somewhere. I’ve been known (after two hours) to pack up from a coffee shop with no outlets, drive across town, and plug in at another coffee shop so I can keep going.

Which five people (real, fictional, historical) would you invite to dinner and why?

Anastasia Romanov, Amelia Earhart, Lizzie Borden, the captain of the Mary Celeste, and Nostradamus. The first four so they can tell me their stories and solve the unsolvable mysteries they left behind. The last one, well, just give me five minutes with him so I can see exactly how crazy and/or drug-addled he was.

VS sez: I love your choices!!! Wow, the mysteries you could unravel at this dinner!

 What has surprised you about being a published author?

Being a published author! That was a huge surprise all in itself. Holy cow. You mean I don’t totally suck?

Do you do a lot of research for your books?

I get bogged down in research sometimes. I once wrote a short story about a psychic fortune-cookie maker. I watched every YouTube video and read every article I could find on the subject. I spent days on the research. Once I wrote it, the story had maybe two lines describing her actually making the damn things.

Have you ever used an incident from real life in one of your books?

I pillage my own life for content all the time. Mostly, stupid, little things. In the second Monster Haven book, Pooka in My Pantry, there’s a conversation Zoey has with a guy who’s hitting on her at a party. He teaches fourth grade and tells her that some girls in his class “decorated” in the girls bathroom using yogurt, milk, and a peanut butter sandwich. True story. My best friend did that. To this day, I’m not sure if I was upset that I wasn’t invited to participate or if it was because they used my unwanted sandwich I’d cleverly tossed in the bathroom trash so I wouldn’t have to eat it. I carried a lot of guilt for years over having left behind the materials. She got into a lot of trouble.

Quickfire:

Favorite TV Show:

Once Upon a Time

Favorite Movie:

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Favorite Flower:

White Roses

Boxers or Briefs:

Boxer briefs

Favorite food:

Popcorn

Favorite time of the year:

Summer

Please answer finish this sentence:

 “I believe in the Magic of……Disney." I am a Disney girl to the depths of my soul.

What are you working on next?

Fairies in My Fireplace, book three of the Monster Haven Stories.

What one question do you want to ask your Readers today?

What monsters do you believe are lurking in your house? (Kids, partners, and pets don’t count.)

Where can your Readers find you online?

www.rlnaquin.com

https://www.facebook.com/rlnaquin

https://twitter.com/#!/RLNaquin

Buy Link for MONSTER IN MY CLOSET:

http://www.amazon.com/Monster-in-My-Closet-ebook/dp/B00814M3A2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337648532&sr=8-1