HEART SHIFTER review on FRESH FICTION

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Charlotte Copper

The attached is an excerpt of the review for HEART SHIFTER from FRESH FICTION

HEART SHIFTER is a great story about finding love for the first time for one and moving on from loss for another. Two great characters are drawn together and a new family is created from the remains of another. A whole family is introduced and there are twenty three werewolves in his pack so many more potential stories are out there.

Charlotte Cooper shows good balance in writing the people and the events in their lives tying it together and yet leaving room for more. I look forward to more great stories like HEART SHIFTER from Charlotte Cooper.

Read the full review here: http://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=48070

Unlocked Treasure with Linda Carroll-Bradd

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Charlotte Copper

Grab a coffee (or Coke, as is my preference) and join me for today’s guest, Linda Carroll-Bradd, as she discusses her new release UNLOCKED TREASURE. (Be sure to read to the end where Linda is offering a Rafflecopter draw.)

Will a prophecy keep a lonely woman from accepting the promise of adventure?

Hello, Linda, and welcome to my blog. Please start by telling us a little about yourself.

As a young girl, I spent lots of time lying on my bed reading about fascinating characters having exciting adventures in places far away and in other time periods. In later years, I discovered and devoured romances. At a certain point, I grew cocky enough to think I could write one of these stories. Twelve years later, my first fiction sale was achieved–a confession story. Married with 4 adult children and 2 granddaughters, I now write heartwarming contemporary and historical stories with a touch of humor and a bit of sass from my home in the southern California mountains. (Mountains of southern California, that sounds beautiful.)

Do you have a process for coming up with character names and book titles?

I’m a real fan of unique names and even changed the spelling of my name in 2nd or 3rd grade by substituting a ‘y’ for the ‘i’ until my mom said ‘no.’ Since I first started writing, I’ve used The Writers’ Digest Character Naming Sourcebook. Picking out a name is part of my process for creating the character and the meaning is usually a small part of the individual’s personality. (I’ve never heard of that book, I’ll have to take a look.)

The title usually doesn’t come until very near the end of the book and often relates to the crisis moment. I have been known to change the title several times while writing—drives my critique group nuts.

Tell us about your current book.

UNLOCKED TREASURE is a new release (just yesterday!). UNLOCKED TREASURE is a novella published by The Wild Rose Press which is part of the Hauntings In The Garden series. The story, set the week before Halloween, takes place in Rhode Island—because I’ve never been there and wanted to research the area. My surprise was the incredibly rich pirate history of the region and I wanted to include that. Then I learned about the incredible mansions of the wealthy, that were their “summer homes”, and the rich heritage of sailing in the region. Took me a while but I figured out how all of those things fit together.

Here is a blurb from UNLOCKED TREASURE:
Aleen MacRae blames the lure of the sea for breaking apart first her family then her engagement. When her interest is caught by a man she sees both in person and in a dream, she resists—afraid to believe in her aunt’s prediction that her future is tied to the sea.

Braden Williams is on the hunt for treasure buried centuries earlier by Rhode Island pirates. His search brings him to the property where Aleen lives. Collaboration on genealogy research draws them closer, and Braden steers her toward his true passion–sailing.

Attending a party with Braden’s family lets her glimpse what she’s been missing. An unexpected discovery before her date with Braden at the Halloween Midnight Organ Recital forces a decision. Will Aleen play things safe or accept what this free-spirited man offers?

Ohhh, sounds very intriguing. Where can my visitors find your book?
UNLOCKED TREASURE can be found at:

AMAZON
WILD ROSE PRESS

Okay, so now some personal questions for Linda.
• Favorite book or movie? Book–Pride And Prejudice
• What are you reading now? I’m almost finished with Riders of The Purple Sage by Zane Grey, because it’s a classic but the writing style is so very different than what I’m used to (not to mention the anti-Mormon theme) that I’m struggling to finish. I do understand why his books were popular; they almost come alive as a travelogue about the geography, flora and fauna of the region.
• If they were to make a movie about you, who would play you and why? Although there’s not much physical resemblance, I like to think of myself as a person similar to the character Sally Field played in the TV series, Brothers & Sisters.

If you’d like more information on Linda, you can find her at:
Email: l.carrollbradd@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lindacarroll-bradd.com
Blog: http://blog.lindacarroll-bradd.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Linda-Carroll-Bradd-author/440814942635289
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1806413.Linda_Carroll_Bradd

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Link for Unlocked Treasure on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23252027-unlocked-treasure

Check out Linda’s Rafflecopter contest, running 10/20-10/26 with $10 gift card or Halloween anthology or backlist title as the prizes
a Rafflecopter giveaway

The Shucker’s Booktique

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Charlotte Copper

Hi Y’all, please give a warm round of applause to returning author J.C. McKenzie (cue applause!!) J.C. is one of the many wonderful authors contributing to The Wild Rose Press series of books, Lobster Cove. J.C. is here to talk about her new release, THE SHUCKER’S BOOKTIQUE.
(Be sure to read to the end of this post, where there is a link to J.C.’s Rafflecopter draw.)

The Shucker’s Booktique

After her fiancé dumps her and her beloved Aunt Jenny goes missing, Willa Eklund travels to Lobster Cove with a broken heart to search for Jenny while running her bookstore. When a mysterious man visits the Shucker’s Booktique on a stormy night drenched in rain and covered in mud, Willa’s heart melts under his stormy gaze. She wants Lon and the answers he may have, but he also has a secret. Can Willa trust him?

Lon Devlin is a Tempest, a water sprite who can only take a human form during stormy nights. He rides the waves, lives by the tides, and nothing can hold him down, not even a beautiful woman. When he visits his mortal friend, he discovers she’s missing and her intriguing niece has taken her place. He wants Willa, but he also wants answers. What happened to Jenny?

J.C. has her own blog, The Carus Chronicles, where she asks her guest to answer various questions about themselves. I turned the table on J.C. this week, and asked her to answer a few of her own questions. Here are her answers….

Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from, what are your interests, how did you start writing?
I grew up on the Haida Gwaii, a remote set of islands below Alaska, off the west coast of Canada. I love to play volleyball, drink coffee and make things up. I’ve been writing since I was seven, but only started writing seriously for publication about 3 or 4 years ago after I won a flash fiction writing contest. (Yes, we’ve shared a few volleyball stories.)

Tell us about your latest release.
THE SHUCKER’S BOOKTIQUE is a paranormal short story romance. I really enjoyed writing this story. It’s straight up romance, and because it’s a short story, I didn’t have to put my characters in a lot of unending conflict.

I love your book cover – almost missed the abs the first time. Who created it and how did you or they come up with the concept?
Debbie Taylor, from DCA Graphics has done all my covers and I absolutely love her. She takes my warped, convoluted ideas and somehow creates something that manages to tick all the boxes of what I wanted, yet come out even better than anything I envisioned. (I would totally buy this book because of that cover.)

If you were a box of cereal, what kind would you be and why?
I would be Reeses Puffs because I’m sweet (sometimes) and a little nutty.

Do you believe in Big Foot?
Heck yeah, I do. Sometimes there’s things even my wonderful, super awesome world of science can’t explain. So there’s no scientific evidence, and a mammal of that size should leave something behind, but whatever. I don’t care. I choose to believe there’s some sort of explanation for it all. Same goes for the Ogopogo in the Okanogan Lake. (I’ll believe as long as I don’t have to cross paths with him. Or maybe it’s a she?)

You’re a new addition to a crayon box. What colour would you be and why?
I would be hot pink. Just because.

If I came to your house for dinner, what would you prepare for me?
I make really good beef enchiladas. If you’re vegetarian, we might have a problem. (Meat and potatoes in this house, no problem!)

Where do you recommend people go on their next vacation?
New Zealand. My husband is a kiwi and I lived there for two years. I love it there. Great weather, people, flora and fauna.

What’s your spirit animal?
It’s the wolf! I won’t get into the long sordid story, but I’ve been told from multiple people of different cultures that the wolf is my spirit guide. I was a lot younger when I first heard the “news” and I was disappointed. I had my heart set on the mountain lion because I thought they were fierce. I still do, but wolves have their own power, and represent wisdom. (Hmmm, those just so happen to be two of the main character’s animals in J.C.’s first book SHIFT HAPPENS)

If you could only wave a magic wand once and fix one problem in the world, what would it be and why?
Child abuse. The idea that someone could hurt those most vulnerable, loving and innocent makes my blood boil. (Sad but true.)

What is one misconception people have about you?
That I know what I’m doing. I don’t. I have no clue.

Well, I think you do! I think THE SHUCKER’S BOOKTIQUE is a wonderful story, and here’s proof to the reader’s that you know what you’re doing:

Thump! Thump! Thump!

No! She gasped. It couldn’t be. The banging on the front door of the booktique had to be a figment of her imagination. She couldn’t will Lon into existence. Why would he come back? Especially if he was involved. Unless…cold ice prickled up her spine…unless he needed to eliminate her to take care of loose ends.

No. Crazy thoughts, Willa. He could’ve taken care of her the night before. No, her heart hammered against her chest for a different reason. But it didn’t matter. The knocking on the door wouldn’t, couldn’t be him.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Could it? She clutched her hot mug in both hands and turned toward the doorway leading to the bookstore. From the kitchen in the back room, she had a clear view through the store to the front door, but not who stood on the other side.

“Willa!” Lon growled. “Wake up and let me in!”

Willa gasped and almost dropped her cup. The tea sloshed around and some spilled over her hands. It burned, but she didn’t move. She couldn’t breathe. Somehow the air got trapped inside her throat. Why was he here? What did he want?

Oh God, let it be me!

Love it!

And for those of you that also love it, THE SHUCKER’S BOOKTIQUE can be found at:
AMAZON
WILD ROSE PRESS