Yes, I’ve been super slow. I have had major writers block and migraines for days….but I love you guys, so here is the next few chapters!
Cheers!
Monique O’Connor James
Check out my other books on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The Keepers, Jamais Vu, Deja Vu, The Mulligan Man.
Coming in July: Becoming Jolie and The Watchers
Coming in October: Magia Rising
Happy Memorial Day!!! I checked out Amazon this morning, with the intention of checking prices on some new releases I’d like to read, and ended up finding tons of FREE novels, novellas, and short stories that I just couldn’t pass up. In fact, there were so many that I thought I’d share them all with you. Please be advised, at the moment I published this blog post, all the books below were FREE.
Summer has always looked forward to spending her summers at her Aunt’s beach house with the Donovans. To her, summers at Aunt Sookie’s beach house was magical, especially getting to spend time with the Donovans – her best friend Rachel and Rachel’s brothers Nathaniel, and Drew.
How many of you have heard about the study from Oklahoma where researchers are now finding that bullying is starting at an earlier age – age 5 now and one of the things these 5 year olds are targeting are overweight kids?
Barbara Dooley of top Talk Radio WGAU had me on to talk about this, and to talk about tolerance and self-esteem as it relates to teen issues, as well.
As a film buff one of my great pleasures is listening to director commentaries. I love hearing about the creative process and the trials and tribulations faced during the production. It occurred to me recently that I could create something similar for my books – an author commentary if you will. Instead of listening to my nasal drone on a DVD you’ll be able to follow my thoughts, chapter by chapter, here on the blog.
Entertainment Weekly has released exclusive news on ‘The Hunger Games’ Blu-Ray and DVD which is scheduled to be released on 18 August 2012 in USA.
The first film based on Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel trilogy hits Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 18. Lionsgate kicks off its official 12-week countdown to the release on Friday, May 25, when the Blu-ray and DVD will become available for pre-order.
Following Entertainment Weekly‘s exclusive on ‘The Hunger Games’ Blu-Ray/DVD release on 18 August 2012 in USA, Lionsgate has also released their press release and a YouTube version of ’The Hunger Games’ Blu-Ray/DVD trailer.
Read Lionsgate’s press release for release of ‘The Hunger Games’ Blu-Ray/DVD below:
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The motion picture event that set the world on fire POISED TO BECOME THE HOME ENTERTAINMENT EVENT OF THE YEAR…
ONE DAY BLOG TOUR!
MAY 17th!
Michael, book two in the Airel Saga, is live on Amazon TODAY ONLY for a discounted price!!
To promote Michael I’m helping host a contest where you can win a free copy of Airel and help me win a free Kindle Fire.
To take advantage of this awesome deal, head to Amazon and check out the eBook version of Michael at its promotional price, then see below to enter the contest. Also, leave me a comment on this post. The blogger with the most comments will win the Kindle Fire! If I win, I’ll also get the chance to be part of a special giveaway in the next few months.
Praise for Michael
“Move over Twilight! Here comes Aaron Patterson!”
–Joshua Graham, bestselling author of Beyond Justice and Darkroom
“I was surprised by how much I really, really liked this book. I have not jumped on the whole “fallen angel” bandwagon, just as I didn’t jump on all of the vampire stories that came out after Twilight. This is not your typical fallen angel story. It is one that has left me breathlessly waiting for the next one in the series. Hurry up please!!!”
–Sandra Stiles
Description of Michael
Michael did the unthinkable to save Airel from death, but now he must live with the choices he has made–both good and evil. Tortured by his past and haunted by what he believes might be his future, Michael seeks redemption–but will the past prove to be too strong? How can he break free of it and be the man he longs to be for Airel? If only he had never…
Airel. Michael’s one true love. He had forced her to drink in new life only to find that old wounds and deep scars do not heal overnight. Can she truly forgive Michael, can she truly love him? And can he accept that forgiveness? Or is it all for nothing, and has he gone too far already? As the darkness of past choices closes in on them, chases them, intercepts them, coming at them from everywhere at once, how can their love possibly survive?
Aaron Patterson is the author of the best-selling WJA series, as well as two Digital Shorts: 19 and The Craigslist Killer. He was home-schooled and grew up in the west. Aaron loved to read as a small child and would often be found behind a book, reading one to three a day on average. This love drove him to want to write, but he never thought he had the talent. His wife Karissa prodded him to try it, and with this encouragement, he wrote Sweet Dreams, the first book in the WJA series, in 2008. Airel is his first teen series, and plans for more to come are already in the works. He lives in Boise, Idaho with his family, Soleil, Kale and Klayton. His daughter had an imaginary friend named She.
Chris White has an award for reading 750 books in one school year — from the 3rd grade. So yes, he’s more of a nerd than Aaron. Chris loves history, Sherlock Holmes, and anything that’s not virtual, like old motorcycles and mechanical typewriters. He also doesn’t get why we have these things called “smart phones” when all they do is make people dumber. Chris recently celebrated 10 years of marriage with his wife, April, and has two boys: Noah, age 8, and Jaden, age 3, who inspired the Great Jammy Adventure series; the OK-to-color-in picture books. Chris is working on a short story called The Marsburg Diary that will further explore the prologue to Airel, and he is finishing up his first novel, entitled K: phantasmagoria, due out in 2011. Chris has a major crush on Audrey Hepburn, who is now dead. His wife is okay with all of this.
The cover for DEAD EMBERS (Book 2 in the Valkyrie series) is done and I couldn’t find a single reason to delay the reveal. So here it is:
DEAD EMBERSA Valkyrie Novel – Book 2
Isn’t she lovely? My amazingly fabulous cover artist Eduardo Daniel Priego who can be found here on DeviantArt. And again the cover features the sword ’The Viking’ created by the talented team at Darksword Armory.
