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LIEBSTER BLOG AWARD

Tiffany @ trh87books awarded me with the LIEBSTER BLOG AWARD!!! I'm so honored and gladly accept such a wonderful award from an amazing person!

 The Liebster award (“Liebster” is the German word for friend or love) originated in Germany. 

In accepting the Liebster Blog Award, the recipient agrees to:

·                Thank the person who gave them the award and link back to that person's blog

·                Copy and paste the award to their blog

·                Reveal the 5 blogs they have chosen to award, commenting on their blog to break the news!

      ·                Hope those people in turn pay it forward by accepting and awarding "The Liebster Blog Award" to bloggers they would like to honor.

I'm going to pass this award on to:


Maghon @Happy Tails and Tales Blog
Jean @Jean Book Nerd
Soumi @ Thoughts and Roses
Lu @A Muggle's Magical Book Blog
Kelly @ Books-n-Kisses

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THE 2012 52 BOOKS CHALLENGE - Hosted by trh87books

I've decided to join trh87books and challenege myself to read 52 books this year! Easy peasy, right?!!
I sure do hope so!
Between working, writing and everything else life decides to throw my way, I will try my best to read at least one book a week :)

To follow my progress go to the 2012 reading challenge page above!

If you'd like to join this challenge please follow the link http://trh87books.blogspot.com/2011/12/2012-52-books-challenge.html and do the necessary!

Happy reading!

BOOKISH BOX OF BOOKS INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY!

 

Enter this fantastic GIVEAWAY over at the BOOKISH blog!! Win a box of books :) 16 to be exact!! And the wonderful thing is that this giveaway in INTERNATIONAL!! Yay!!!!

CHARACTER INTERVIEW WITH TAYELON CREE

Therian - A member of the contemporary subculture of Therianthropy, derived from the Greek therion (Θηριον, meaning "beast,") and anthrōpos (ανθρωπος, meaning "human,") refers to beings that are partly human and partly animal

Today I will be chatting to the ever handsome, Tayelon Cree. This should be interesting!!

Tayelon is a junior at Cyprus Falls University. We first met him when he came to Amber’s rescue on her first day at CFU. The two of them have shared a special connection ever since, but their relationship has been rocky at times, or more like ALL of the time (what do you expect when so many secrets are kept hidden!!) The ultimate question is…will things ever go back to the way they were after the tragic turn of events at the end of Book 1? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then I suggest you get your copy of Therian a.s.a.p!! A few hints were dropped in Amber’s interview and you may pick up a few more during my interview with Tayelon. Enjoy!!

Roxy: Hello, Tayelon.

Tayelon: Hey Roxy. How you doing? *flashes a gorgeous smile*

Roxy: *whispers* Excuse me while I pick myself up off the floor *sigh, again* I’m doing really well. Thanks for asking. How are things with you these days? Kill anyone’s father lately? *asks nonchalantly*

Tayelon: Ouch. That was a low blow. I thought you were going to play fair.

Roxy: Okay, okay. I guess that wasn’t called for, but you know, we girls have to stick together.

Tayelon: Yeah, well, anymore of that and I’m outta here.

Roxy: No more questions about that, I promise. Why don’t you tell us a little about your family? You have an interesting heritage.

Tayelon: I guess. But I really shouldn’t be speaking about that either.

Roxy: Oh, please, enough with the secrets. So your family is a pack of wolf therians, big deal, which family doesn’t have their share of skeletons in the closet.

Tayelon: You make it all sound so normal. Do you have any idea how dangerous it can be for us if people were to find out? As it is, those who know about us think we are monsters.

Roxy: And by ‘those’, you mean Amber?

Tayelon: Nice try, but that’s not going to work.

Roxy: Come on, Taye. You can’t run from the truth forever. Do you have any idea what you did to that poor girl? She was a complete mess when I met with her a few weeks ago. Do you even care about her, or were you just using her to get to her father?

Tayelon: You’re crazy. I didn’t even know about her father until we went home for winter break. Sure I suspected she was a little different, but I had no idea her father was that vile creature. Besides, we did what we had to do. You can’t blame us for it.

Roxy: Are you saying Amber should just forgive you for killing her father?

Tayelon: No….I mean…well yeah, she should.

Roxy: Really? *raises an eyebrow, giving Tayelon a disbelieving look*

Tayelon: I know it doesn’t seem right that we killed Carmine, but there is so much more to the story. I just have to get Amber away from those other disgusting fiends, *shakes his head* so I can talk to her, and make her believe that what happened was the best for everyone; even her.

Roxy: So you really believe Amber should just forget everything that happened? What do you think; that she’ll coming running back into your open arms and you’ll go riding off into the sunset together?

Tayelon: *Heaves a sigh* I don’t know. I wish it were that easy. I just need to make Amber see how much I love her, and that I will always be here for her.

Roxy: Well, I’m sorry to break it to you but when I asked her about this whole mess…

Tayelon: You asked her about US? What did she say? *Sits up in his chair and looks at me eagerly*

Roxy: Like I said before, she was a complete mess, and the interview ended with her sobbing her eyes out…

Tayelon: Oh, well, I’m sure once I’ve spoken to her things will be different.

Roxy: You sound very confidant. So let me ask you this…if things were reversed, if Amber was the one who killed one of your family members, would you be able to forgive her?

Tayelon: Of course! *Shouts without a moment of hesitation* If the person she killed was destructive and a vicious monster, then I’d have to forgive her. Besides, I love her enough to at least hear her out, get her side of the story. Did she say she forgives me?

Roxy: Time is up! *reaches over and takes Tayelon’s hand* I think you should go back and read my interview with Amber to get your answer. Here’s the link to the post: http://roxykade.blogspot.com/2011/12/amberlyn-darksky-character-interview.html

Thank you for joining us today. I hope you enjoyed the interview and if you have any questions for any of Therian’s characters please let me know. I’d love to hear from you. Visit me at 48fourteen and start a discussion on my forum thread -

http://www.48fourteen.com/forums/roxanne-kade

HONORING THE MOST INTERSTING MAN I KNOW

Today I would like to honor a very special person, my Grandfather, Dennis Cedric Groves. It’s his birthday today!!  

My Grandfather was, and will always be, the most interesting person I know. His life was filled with many adventures and he was never short of fun stories to share.

His journey began at a very young age when he was literally bitten by his hobby, and from there it grew into a great passion that took his talent beyond just another daily past time. It became his life and he spent many hours pouring his heart and soul into every piece of work he produced. From life like specimens of different fish and reptiles, to creatures only the imagination could conjour.  He even went as far as to replicate prehistoric beasts like the Megaladon, the largest prehistoric shark that ever lived!!

He also embarked on a project, creating giant sized creepy crawlies. But his goal went further than only creating artworks and trophies; he wanted to educate people and even had a dream of opening a museum for the blind, so that they may also experience all the wonders the world has to offer.

Other relics in his collection include a giant footprint that was embedded in a rock crevice in the Mondi Forest. After casting a rubber mold and recreating this unique find, the story was published and priests from Sri Lanka contacted him, as the very same, but opposite footprint exists in their country. According to belief, a higher power came down to judge the earth centuries ago. It stood with one foot in the east and the other in the west. Finding these footprints confirmed this legend.

Dennis even had the opportunity to meet MAX the gorilla, made famous after he was shot while apprehending a criminal who broke into his enclosure.  My grandfather took impressions of Max’s hands and feet, and made resin casts for the Zoo. They were extremely grateful for this as Max sadly passed away in 2004.

His mind was also very imaginative and he created supernatural creatures – witches and werewolves - after being inspired by the John Landis production AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. He also worked closely with Casper van Dien on a film that was produced in South Africa.

In 1997, he received the Golden Achievers Award from NBS for his creativity and ability to educate so many youngsters from schools throughout the province.

The last project he undertook was to recreate the “WORLD’S LARGEST SNAKE”, a reticulated python estimated at around 40ft. The snake was shot by a farmer in Solwezi, Indonesia.

 Check out this video filmed by The Times : http://youtu.be/5uQRkpLAHKk

Regrettably, this never came to pass. In early 2010, he passed away after a short battle with Cancer, only 9 days before his memoirs, “Fangs: A True Account of One Man’s Life with Snakes and Survival Against Snake Bites”, was published.

Here are some links to his book:

http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000264508/Fangs.aspx

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Fangs/book-jH0X7WG7skuJ89b4HsaykQ/page1.html

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Fangs/Dennis-Groves/p/9781449076023

http://www.amazon.com/Fangs-account-snakes-survival-against/dp/1449076025

Dennis was a family man and always made time for any one of his 5 children, 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

He has joined my grandmother, Madeline, and is looking down on all of us! They are both sorely missed and always in my heart!!

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THAT ALL IMPORTANT FIRST KISS

Ah, first kisses - any author knows just how pivotal these can be! From innocent to hot and steamy, they bring out the romantic in all of us!

Today I have the great honor of being hosted on Carmen De Sousa' blog, and yes, you've guessed right, first kisses are the subject of choice. Join me, along with other romance writers as we share excerpts from those all important "first kiss" scenes!

http://carmendesousa.blogspot.com/2011/12/ah-first-kiss-is-there-anything-better.html

Interview with a Witch and a Werewolf

My name is Tricia Schneider and I'm a paranormal romance author. I have two short stories currently available in The Merriweather Witches series. Since this is my very first official character interview, I decided to travel to the home of Lord Jeremy North in England and talk with the characters from my first short story, The Witch and the Wolf.

After knocking on the door for what seemed like several long, long minutes, I wondered if Lord Jeremy North had decided to ignore my request for an interview. He was temperamental at times. I shivered as the snow continued to fall and promised myself that if he or his man, Amery, didn't answer this door in another twenty seconds, I was driving to Caldwell House to interview Sebastian Collins from The Witch and the Vampire, instead. At least I knew Sebastian's butler would answer the door! A moment later, the door creaked open and my hero, Lord Jeremy North, stood upon the threshold looking sexy as hell with his dark hair and green eyes.

Jeremy: "Again? Why must it always be snowing in your imagination? And where's your cloak?"

Me: "Hello to you, too. I left my jacket in the car. I didn't think it would take an eternity for you to answer the door."

Jeremy: "What is a car?"

Oh, yeah. He's from the early nineteenth century. He doesn't know about cars, yet. Hmm...apparently I can travel time and cross oceans within seconds. All without a jacket. Awesome.

Me: "I meant carriage. Can I come in?"

Jeremy: "Of course." He moved aside, allowing me some space to enter. "You're not going to faint, are you?"

Me, following him in and shaking the snow from my hair: "No. Unlike Lillian, I have not been trudging through the blizzard for hours. And I can feel all my fingers and toes, so there's no need for you to help me undress." I paused, looking at him from top to bottom and reconsidered. "That is unless..."

Lillian appeared. She raised a dark eyebrow, catching that last statement from me and I blushed. So, okay, I had a crush on my hero. Who wouldn't?? But, Jeremy paid me no mind. His eyes and his heart were Lillian Merriweather's. In fact, he turned to her and his face brightened.

Lillian, however, is a forgiving sort, especially regarding her creator...me. She smiled warmly and came forward to take my hands in hers.

Lillian: "You're here. At last! Welcome!"

Me: "Yes, er, thank you."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, they led me into the drawing room where I found a nice, comfy seat. Lillian sat beside me and Jeremy sauntered over to the fireplace where a cozy fire warmed the room nicely.

Lillian: "Where shall we begin?"

Me, taking out my notebook and pen: "Well, my readers would like to know a little about you both. Maybe we can begin with how you met?"

Lillian: "Very well. I was running away from my evil Uncle Arden and his intentions to marry me off to one of his old...very old, friends. I found Lord North's house quite by accident when I became lost in a blizzard. He kindly took me in, even during some unforeseen circumstances."

She looked at Jeremy and smiled.

Jeremy: "Yes, once a month, during every full moon I send the servants away from the house. Only my man, Amery, remains with me. It was unfortunate that Lillian happened upon me during that particular moment. You see, I suffer from a curse. I'm a werewolf."

Me: "That must haven been awkward."

Jeremy: "As a matter of fact, yes. Of course, I could not explain to her. No one but Amery knew of my condition. We took great measures to keep people protected from the monster I become. When she arrived, we had great difficulty deciding what must be done."

Lillian: "To add to that dilemma, Lord North had no idea that I was being pursued. I fear, if he knew the truth, he'd have never opened that door, and I would have frozen on the doorstep!"

Jeremy, smiling with affection toward Lillian: "Of course, that's not true."

Lillian: "But, I had other secrets, too, did I not?"

Me: "Okay, okay, let's not give too much away. You know, I still want people to buy my book!"

Jeremy: "Well, that seems rather nonsensical. You've already given away our secrets from the title. Readers will know I am a werewolf and Lillian is a witch. The very identities we've sought to keep hidden, you've announced quite plainly for all to see."

Me: "Well, when you put it like that..."

Lillian: "Although, I haven't explained how Lord North handled having a woman in his house during a full moon. Or what happened when my uncle-"

Me, raising my hand: "Yes, I think that's enough. I don't want to overstay my welcome. I'm sure you want to get back to...whatever you two were doing. I have what I need now. Thank you both."

I stood, my notebook tucked safely under my arm. Lillian stood with me, smiling.

Lillian: "Of course, you want to get back to your writing. You have much to do."

Me, lifting my head to look at her: "I do? But, I wrote your story. And your sister's story. What else do I have to do?"

Lillian, smiling: "Melora and I are not the only Merriweather's in England, you know."

Me, startled: "Oh? And who are they? What's their story?"

Jeremy, sighing with impatience: "Is that not your duty? You are the author here. Go! You have stories to tell!"

See, I told you. Temperamental.


~Tricia

To buy The Witch and the Wolf :
The Wild Rose Press: http://www.thewildrosepress.com/the-witch-and-the-wolf-p-4136.html
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Witch-Wolf-ebook/dp/B003WQBDX2/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2

About the Author:
Tricia Schneider is an author of paranormal and gothic romance fiction. Before the supernatural took possession of her pen, she worked in a bookstore as Assistant Manager and bookseller. Now she writes full-time while raising her 3 children. She lives in the coal country of Pennsylvania with her WWII re-enactor husband.


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