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blurb / synopsis Nobody is perfect. Through the scandalous family lies that bind them all together the Shaw women have survived. Four generations of women have tackled ups and downs: now, Annette is perfectly comfortable wither life. Charlene has tasted the bittersweet notes of success. Raven is preparing for the wedding of a century, and a life rich in love afterward. Beautiful, young Royael has all the pleasures of a princess… While Dallas is in uproar over a gruesome rape-homicide, a lead Detective transforms into the ultimate stalker. A hitman lurks nearby. And death will surely come. The list of those wanting vengeance has reached its peak, but the Bible says that “God will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.” Take one last roller coaster ride with the Shaw and Devereux families. Will there be rest for these souls? Nicole Dunlap was nice enough to answer a few questions. Here are her answers. 1. Describe what "gumbo genre" is to your readers. I’ve dubbed myself as “the gumbo genre” novelist because books shouldn’t be lightly seasoned. I write stories with drama, drizzled with suspense, seasoned with romance, and peppered with a few good laughs and an occasional cry. I try to be unique, especial with series’ so readers aren’t seeing patterns throughout the installments. For example, the Shaw Family Saga, Miss Nobody was a mixture of drama and touched on suspense. The future books add fire of emotions, action, suspense, spiritual awakening. With gumbo, every bite is new and unique. 2. What is one experience as a counselor that had the most impact on you? Has it influenced your writing? I’ve listened to horror story after horror story–that is life for teenagers and little children. A student whose mother was murdered by a Los Angeles serial killer–I’ll never forget his motivation to succeed through it all. A five year old that is left at home alone, a high schooler that comes home to find the apartment empty and parents have moved without telling him, so now he’s a gang member. They believe that being in a gang provides them with family. One girl similar to teenage Raven is in an abusive relationship. These girls lose themselves in guys that are “popular” as Raven did with Chris in Miss Nobody. Their stories work on my emotions slowly, and I can literally feel Raven’s depression in the first books. By the time the series ends, the readers are dealing with a lifetime impact of family issues. 4. How do your characters deal with their abandonment issues? Charlene redirects her issues into the form of acting. She will overcompensate for not taking care of Raven. Raven is very internal, holding in her problems and tries to keep secrets. I do show theme evolving somewhat, because learning to cope takes years. 5. Describe your writing process. I co-weave drama by writing the first draft of a story and making bullet points for some of the plot to be answered in other series. There are issues from Miss Nobody that have traveled over to Miss Perfect. Not big ones where the reader gets frustrated, waiting for a resolution. I wouldn’t do that. It gets annoying. But when you get to book three and four, your bottom lip will drop, realizing that a small issue in book one was sooo very important. 6. What advice can you offer to new writers? Get a thick skin. Not all stories are for everybody. You will get a review from a reader who thinks the story should have gone left when it went right. Read every review, take some of your fans advice, oftentimes it is useful. I’ve had book clubs invite me to discussions, and they come up with themes in my stories that I didn’t even know I had. It is awesome. Here's a little taste to wet your appetite: “I’m going to kill myself…” The words pulled Raven in and shook her to the core. She closed her eyes momentarily and rubbed her face with the back of her hand. Why of all times? Her mind, her body, her soul warned her to hurry to the jaded teen, but the ease of the Marcielago engine indicated that she might not make it down the hill if she sped too fast. Less than fifteen minutes later, Raven slowed down in Sadie’s neighborhood of three-story mini mansions. She parked on the driveway of Sybille’s Spanish-style villa and hopped out of the car. In distressed jeans and a long tee, Sadie loomed on the wrought iron banister from her bedroom balcony. The sun had been cast out by the willow trees, the day already misty–a muggy wet summer indeed–Sadie’s Converses could slip from the banister and down she’d go. All because she couldn’t take Raven’s breakup. Jon wanted Raven to rid herself of Tyriq, and knowing that brother and sister were so close, she’d called Sadie over to tell her the same. “Please!” Raven held up her hands, eyes wet with worry. “Come up, Sis. Come see me.” “Okay, oh-kay…” Raven hurried to the front door, her hands went to the knobs and she yanked them both open. Mud on her feet trekked over the white carpet as she took the stairs two at a time. Inside Sadie’s room, with its mellow yellow walls, butterfly and smiley face stickers, scattered makeup. It was a room for… a confused soul who knew not if she wanted to transform from child to adult, a mixture of confused adolescence. When Raven stepped out onto the deck, there was no trace of Sadie. “Sis…” Sadie called. Raven turned around. She hadn’t seen this area before. There should’ve been just a wall with posters of young rap groups and pictures but no, the wall was gone. Within the folds was an opened stainless steel door. “Sadie,” Raven hurried to her. She could’ve slapped the teen, but hugged Sadie instead. “Don’t ever do that again. I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. That was stupid of me, but don’t…” her voice broke as Sadie let her go. The apology for abandoning a friend lay dormant within the bristling of her belly. She knew disregarding Sadie because of her brother, Tyriq was– “Raven.” Tyriq spoke her name in multisyllabic, as if years apart had torn his heart into pieces and just this mere sight of her, slowly intertwined the meat of it back together. She glared at him. BOOM. The steel door slammed shut. Raven looked around. His sister was out of sight, except for a few monitors linked to the panic room. Sadie stood just on the other side of the partition, looking into the camera..... Ready to read the rest? You can find Ms. Nicole Dunlap here. Contact links: Website: NicoleDunlap.com Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Nicole-Dunlap/e/B009BTPPWY/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6535805.Nicole_Dunlap Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicoleydunlap Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorNicoleDunlap Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9637GqJqx7Y Please be sweet and send a tweet or two....Thanks for stopping by.
Ok ..OK... I was sitting around bored and then playing on the internet I discovered MARCH 1 is a special day. No, not for you and not for me. But, for all those sweet, clever, and talented pigs we know and love. Good grief (lol)...I don't mean the slob.. you or I might live with. I mean the real piggies. The cute pink ones. The brown spotted ones. The one who do nothing all day. And those famous piggies that make us laugh. So, how will you do the little piggy's honor. I am posting this nifty blog. Oh, and a cute picture or two. *http://www.tvacres.com/pigs_arnold.htm http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/078588-2010-11-12-arizona-sheriff-used-hidden-database-to-misspend-up-to-80.htmhttp://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/TheMuppetShow Now that your all pigged out. It's time to curl up on the couch and snuggle down with .. No.. not with a pig! A book. I suggest a 'historical romance.' OH... look at that... here's a link for two books now. . Wolfkeeper's Woman By the time anyone even thought of calling out a warning it was too late. Cassie was a widow and her son fatherless. He had no interest in her and in another moment she would have suffered the same fate as her late husband. It was the he wanted the child. He needed the mother for the babe to survive. He never foresaw the day would come when he would want the mother. But, it did come....Read.. “Wolfkeeper's Woman” a love story that's not a typical romance. Love& Betrayal on the Santa Fe Six very different women are looking for the same thing and are willing to search for it. What woman didn't want the security and love a man provided in 1856. Six different women found the same reality waiting for them instead... betrayal. It wouldn't be complete without the real thing. Happy Pig Day to all!! Thank you so much for stopping by. Please share by just hitting a link or two. And do leave a comment about your favorite pig. A new cover reveal... There is something special as you watch the creative powers work from word one until the book comes to life. This doesn't happen for most people until they see the cover. Here is Charlene Raddon's new cover for Taming Jenna..... Isn't this one a beauty! THE WRONG MAN Deserted by her father at the tender age of seven, Jenna Leigh-Whittington had taught herself to ride, shoot, brawl…and steer clear of the opposite sex. But now, in a lonely Utah canyon, the Pinkerton agent has drawn her gun on a rugged stranger—only to discover that, far from the dangerous outlaw she’d been tracking, he is Branch McCauley, hired gun…and the most irresistible rascal ever to tempt and torment a woman! THE RIGHT WOMAN If there’s one thing McCauley trusts less than a female, it’s a female who packs a six-gun. But what a woman! Vowing to bring the sensuous hellcat to heel, McCauley has no inkling that their passionate battle of wills has just begun. Taming Jenna will be the most seductive—and satisfying—job he’s ever taken on. Ms. Charlene Radden can be proud of this one. Charlene Raddon began her fiction career in the third grade when she announced in Show & Tell that a baby sister she never had was killed by a black widow spider. She often penned stories featuring mistreated young girls whose mother accused of crimes her sister had actually committed. Her first serious attempt at writing fiction came in 1980. An early love of romance novels and the Wild West led her to choose the historical romance genre but she also writes contemporary romance. At present, she has five books published in paperback by Kensington Books (one under the pseudonym Rachel Summers), and four eBooks published by Tirgearr Publishing. Charlene’s awards include: RWA Golden Heart Finalist, Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award Nomination, Affair de Coeur Magazine Reader/Writer Poll for Best Historical of the Year. Her books have won or place in several contests. Currently, Charlene is working on her next release. To CELEBRATE SHE is holding a drawing for all viewers who visit and leave a comment with contact info. The prize will be a $30 amazon gift card, or B&N if they prefer. Please be sure this information is in the blog. I will also be awarding free copies to 3 randomly chosen participants. Other bloggers helping out: http://acrosstheplainofshiningbooks.blogspot.com/ 12th http://cathymansell.blogspot.com 12th http://www.laramsey.com/ 12th http://wordwranglers.blogspot.com/ 11th http://www.charleneraddon.blogspot.com/ 12th http://carolineclemmons.blogspot.com 12th http://elizabethdelisi.blogspot.com/ 12th http://susanhorsnell.com 12th http://peggylhenderson.blogspot.com/ http://writingdreams.net/?p=1360 12th http://katerobbinsauthor.com/ 12th http://sheiladeeth.blogspot.com 12th http://alisonhenderson.blogspot.com 12th http://vintagevonnie.blogspot.com/ 14th http://www.patyjager.blogspot.com/ 14th To Learn more about Ms. Raddon: Links: htp://www.charleneraddon.com/ http://www.charleneraddon.blogspot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CharleneRaddon http://www.twitter.com/CRaddon http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1232154.Charlene_Raddon http://www.amazon.com/Charlene-Raddon/e/B000APG1P8/ And for you Movie goers There's this: http://youtu.be/ejkEtuTUp8c. *** Only the best people write Histortic Romance. 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