Fantasy Challenge

Over the summer I sat out to try something new. During CampNaNoWriMo I started a fantasy story. It's a big scary world outside of a comfort zone. While interactive fiction was challenging I've found that fantasy is a world apart from paranormal romance.

The story and some stuff about fantasy.

So, the story is aimed at being a Heroic Fantasy story told in four parts. Each part is pretty short, only around 10k to 15k words or so. I broke it up this way because shorts can be really fun to write and hopefully it might make it easier for me to see the train wrack before it happens. Anyway, Heroic Fantasy, unlike Epic Fantasy, doesn't really focus on saving the world. Instead it really is about the hero. The character may not save the day, but they've accomplished something they set out to do. Hopefully they do it with a great deal of gusto.

The story did start out with a touch of a love interest, but I didn't want to go too far into romance. After all, the challenge is something different. Still, I'm a romance author so it's floated well ahead of me and already I can tell if nothing else I'm going to end up with a romance. The question is will I have a fantasy story with a nice romance side plot or will I end up with romantic fantasy?

It's still on the fence. We'll just see when it's done.

Mistaken Saga as I've taken to calling it is rolling along like most challenges. I've hit bumps (in the middle of a big one now) and I've spent hours typing. It has the same ups and downs, so my writing process is where it normally is. However I've had to slow my roll and do a lot of research outside the norm.

What the heck would a traveling entertainer be called? Is there a title for that? How is magic going to work inside the world? Is there magic? What other races populate the place? What are the names of the oceans?

Thankfully my geekhood helped out. My husband and I play D&D once a month with a few friends and take turns being DM. So, world creation was something I've done before. I didn't want to use too much from D&D or any other fantasy stories. So I sat myself down and tore away the rules and then rebuilt the world.

All in all so far it's been a fun ride and I'm looking forward to where it all leads. Drop a comment if you're interested in fantasy or if you too are in the middle of a personal challenge.

Peace and Love

Full Moon Release (Aug 2019)

 

A little late, but it's here. My lil girl started school today and last week was hectic. So, here's a few new and releasing titles to get through the first days of school!

 Mountain Wolf's Curse: Daddy Wolves of the Wild by Serena Meadows

A single dad, scarred by the past…
A witch who stands for all he despises…
They’re sworn enemies, until a greater evil rises.

Jake doesn’t smile at strangers. He doesn’t stop to appreciate sunsets, or coo over fluffy puppies. Those small fleeting moments of happiness are reserved solely for his daughter, Stella. The single dad has made plenty of mistakes, but come hell or high water he will love and protect his girl. Especially from people like her mother.

When an artist comes to restore the murals at his family’s summer camp, Jake immediately smells a rat. The young woman is nervous, secretive, and worst of all, attractive. He’s been down this road before; Marley may as well be wearing a red flag and a pair of devil horns. There is no way he’s letting her into their lives.

That is, until the unthinkable happens.

The desperate father suddenly finds himself way out of his depth, and the very person he swore not to trust might be the only one who can help him.

This is a steamy paranormal wolf shifter fantasy romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. Fans of Terry Bolryder, Zoe Chant, Harmony Raines and Ruby Dixon may like this wolf shapeshifter series.

Released August 12th



Hold Back the Dawn by Amanda Ashley
 
London’s diversions hold no charm for Roan Cabrera. Despite his reputation as a scoundrel, he’s in high demand among the city’s most eligible young women. And though their blood can quench his undying thirst, none of them can fill the emptiness in his centuries-old soul. He finds solace only in easing the pain of those near death—by helping them relive their most cherished memories …

The last thing Kathryn Winterbourne remembers is being struck by a carriage. When she awakens in a luxurious bed, she feels like she must have died and gone to heaven. But the man who has saved her is no angel. With his penetrating eyes, the darkly handsome Roan looks more like the devil himself. And when Kathryn is confronted with the truth about her mysterious hero, she’ll have to decide whether to shutter her heart against him—or give in to the thrill of his love …

Coming August 27th from Zebra








Sapphire Flames: A Hidden Legacy Novel by Ilona Andrews


In a world where magic is the key to power and wealth, Catalina Baylor is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, and the Head of her House. Catalina has always been afraid to use her unique powers, but when her friend’s mother and sister are murdered, Catalina risks her reputation and safety to unravel the mystery.

But behind the scenes powerful forces are at work, and one of them is Alessandro Sagredo, the Italian Prime who was once Catalina’s teenage crush. Dangerous and unpredictable, Alessandro’s true motives are unclear, but he’s drawn to Catalina like a moth to a flame.

To help her friend, Catalina must test the limits of her extraordinary powers, but doing so may cost her both her House–and her heart.


Releasing Aug 27th from Avon




That's all for this full moon! Hope you find something to fall in love with!

Peace and Love

#MFRWHooks: Witching Hour Madness

 Time for a blog hop! Today let's follow along with the #MFRWHooks authors and have a little fun!

Today, you lovely readers get a snippet from the new release, Witching Hour Madness. Meredith and Malcolm are attending a Samhain Ball. Malcolm is clearly not in his comfort zone, but with Meredith by his side he feels he can accomplish anything!


Snippet:

It was a strange sensation being moved without seeing where she was going, but Meredith didn’t care. Malcolm’s hands were guiding her and she knew he’d never lead her to harm. When his hands turned her and their lips parted, she followed. Getting her first glimpse of the room, she saw a small space that would normally be used as some kind of office or storage space. A long counter stretched against the entire length of the back wall and wrapped halfway across a side wall.

Malcolm’s lips brushed over her shoulder. Meredith felt a tingle. The mark he had placed on her shoulder almost a year before had left the slightest scar, but every time he touched it, magic still flared between them. The mark had joined his magic with hers and it had saved her life, but now it served as a direct reminder of the emotional connection they shared.

He walked her forward, his hands on her hips and his breath tickling the back of her neck. “When I put this mark on you, I did it thinking that Logan Redgrove would hate me. I knew it would scar and he would hate me for marking the woman who was supposed to be his wife.”

Shivering, Meredith dipped her head and reached forward to brace herself on the counter. “I had broken the engagement off months before that,” she whispered back, trying to take control of her quaking voice.

The edge of his teeth scrapped over the mark and Meredith sucked in a sharp breath. “I didn’t know that,” Malcolm said, soothing the spot with a slow lick of his tongue. “All I knew was my mark was on a woman I never thought I could have.”

That's your snippet for now! Hope you enjoyed and you don't forget to hop on over to the other great blogs for more sneak peeks!


Witching Hour Madness (Star Crossed: Book 4)

The Witching Hour is upon them, and Meredith Blackburn finds herself navigating family politics and community gossip. When the doors lock down, so does her magic, and she starts to wonder about the foreboding feeling that has been tickling her neck all night.

With Meredith at his side, Malcolm Blackwood is ready to face the elite magic community he once ran away from. Asked to help track down a missing magical threat, he finds something more frightening than the golden ring in his pocket.

Can they stop an ancient threat? Or will the magic users be consumed?

Available on Amazon in both Print and eBook!

Find it HERE


 Peace and Love awesome readers!

Full Moon New Releases (July 2019)

It's been a while since I've done a Full Moon New Release post, but here it is! I've managed to find a few new paranormal romances for you awesome readers to check out. 

Untamed Delights by Suzanne Wright

Return to the sensual and feral stirrings of the Phoenix Pack as a woman who’s already bound to one man is tempted by a wolf who’s bound only to his nightly desires.

Cat shifter Mila Devereaux can’t help but see it as a betrayal. That her one true mate imprinted himself on another female was hard enough to accept. Struggling to be at peace with her loveless fate, she doesn’t fight the suggestion of entering an arranged mating. Then she meets Dominic, a pack enforcer with a notorious reputation. It’s in his very scent. This irresistible playboy—and delicious badass wolf—is making Mila’s fantasies come alive again.

Alarming, compelling, and heady with sensual energy, Dominic is an expert at making women shed their inhibitions. Now everything about him—his killer smile, his perfectly sculpted body, and his smooth-as-honey voice—is drawing in a captivating new catch. But for the first time in his life, Dominic is feeling more than a fling. He finds himself tantalized by a female who makes him think of forever. He wants all of Mila and won’t be satisfied until he has it.

As the passion grows wild, so does the risk. They’re falling in love in the shadows and secrets of their pasts. And it’s threatening to destroy everything Mila and Dominic are fighting for. And are destined for.

 Released July 16th by Montlake Romance



The Rogue King by Abigail Owen

Kasia Amon is a master at hiding. Who―and what―she is makes her a mark for the entire supernatural world. Especially dragon shifters. To them, she’s treasure to be taken and claimed. A golden ticket to their highest throne. But she can’t stop bursting into flames, and there’s a sexy dragon shifter in town hunting for her...

As a rogue dragon, Brand Astarot has spent his life in the dark, shunned by his own kind, concealing his true identity. Only his dangerous reputation ensures his survival. Delivering a phoenix to the feared Blood King will bring him one step closer to the revenge he's waited centuries to take. No way is he letting the feisty beauty get away.

But when Kasia sparks a white-hot need in him that’s impossible to ignore, Brand begins to form a new plan: claim her for himself…and take back his birthright.

 Coming July 30th from Entangled: Amara


A Drop of Magic: The Magicsmith by L.R. Braden

The war isn't over . . .

With the world clinging to a fragile peace forced on the Fae by humanity after the Faerie Wars, metalsmith Alex Blackwood is plunged into the world of the half-fae who traffick in illegal magical artifacts. Her best friend's murder and his cryptic last message place her in the crosshairs of a scheme to reignite the decade-old war between humans and fae.


Worse, violent attacks against her and the arrival of a fae knight on a mission force Alex to face a devastating revelation of who and what she is. To catch a killer, retrieve a dangerous artifact, and stop a war, Alex will have to accept that she's an unregistered fae "halfer" with a unique magical talent--a talent that would change everything she believes about her past, her art, and her future.

Her world is crumbling around her, and Alex will have to decide who to trust if she and the world are going to survive.

"A Drop of Magic is a damned fun and original read, with sass, action, hot men, and a whole lot of magic." --Diana Pharaoh Francis, author of the Diamond City Magic, Magicfall, and Horngate Witches series

Born and raised in Colorado, L. R. BRADEN makes her home in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her wonderful husband, precocious daughter, and psychotic cat. With degrees in both English literature and metalsmithing, she splits her time between writing and art. A Drop of Magic is her first novel.

 Releasing from Bell Bridge Books on July 31st4



That's the round up for this month! Enjoy

Peace and Love