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FIVE ON FRIDAY***Jake dh
Welcome to Five on Friday! Today I have Jake dh offering his five questions along with information about his book. Jake and I met through another blog promotion a few weeks back when we did an author exchange. Be sure to check his book out on Amazon, and remember to leave a comment here.
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If there was one person, real, fiction or fantasy, you could spend time with, who would it be and why?
Spider-Man/Peter Parker. I know it’s a little childish since I could spend time with a historical figure, but Peter Parker would be an insightful person to meet. He was a normal person who was given extraordinary powers and used them for a selfish reason. He paid a steep, steep price for being stupid and greedy. Since then he has spent his existence trying to make up for something he did as a teen. Spider-Man has flaws, but tries his best to do the right thing, even if it isn’t the easy thing.
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What are the top three things on your bucket list?
Visit Japan, turn The BulletProof Ghost into some sort of visual medium (web series seems the most likely), and take my son to Disney World (he’s 5 months old).
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What’s the one thing you do every day that you enjoy the least, but do it anyway?
If by everyday, you mean every workday, go to work. I absolutely hate going to work. It’s on third shift. It is extremely physical. I have two college degrees, but due to a handful of bad things happening to me all in a row, I’ve ended up in the current situation I’m in. I write because I have a story to tell, but my hope is that it is a ticket to quitting my current job.
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Do you have any odd or interesting writing quirks?
I brew coffee around midnight or one in the morning. I like to buy caffeinated. I also play music that resembles the emotions I’m trying to convey in the scene I’m writing.
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If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
That’s a hard one. If I didn’t need my current job and wrote for a living, I really could live anywhere I wanted. I might stay close to where I’m at (southern Indiana) so my parents and parents-in-law can see my son as much as possible. They really do love him and it would be selfish of me to take that away from them. I might move to Illinois, but that isn’t that far away.
Blurb – Kyle Richard is constantly picked on by a group of bullies. One day, they took it too far and killed the young boy. Kyle awakens as a cybernetic killing machine created by a mysterious man only known as William. Kyle makes new alliances and reforges connections with old friends as the action packed climax comes to a fever pitch. Will Kyle obey his creator’s will or forge his own destiny?
Excerpt – Four saw Kyle on the gym floor bleeding to death in Irene’s arms. She was screaming, “No,no no nononono,” Kyle was coughing up blood. The other younger, uninjured Kyle was still at Four’s side staring at him with angry tears rolling down his face.
Four turned away. He never had been disturbed by anything before, but this… “No… make it disappear, Kyle.”
“Why? Isn’t this what you wanted?!” His eyes were filled with tears of rage. “This is how I died! Bleeding and scared. I didn’t understand.” Kyle dropped to his knees and screamed in rage, pounding the floor. The gym shattered when his fist hit the linoleum. “Why did I have to die…?” The white nothingness Four inhabited at the beginning remained,
Author Bio – Jake dh has written for Examiner for years, but now he delves into the world of fiction. He just released his first book, The BulletProof Ghost: Prototypes. This is the first book of many in this riveting new Sci-Fi series. Jake lives with his wife Sarah and baby son, Xander in Evansville, IN. He enjoys gaming, genre movies, anime and comics. He also roller blades when he gets the chance.
Purchase Links – Amazon Kindle – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MK30EC4#
Amazon Softback (physical) – http://www.amazon.com/The-BulletProof-Ghost-Prototypes-Invincible/dp/1495448118/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
Smashwords – https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/470168
Author Links – www.thebulletproofghost.com
Author Shout – http://authorshout.com/author-shout-bookshelf/jake-d-h/
Author Central – http://www.amazon.com/Jake-d-h/e/B00N8LTYNM/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Blogger – http://thebproofblog.blogspot.com/
#1 AMAZON BEST SELLER..R U IMPRESSED?
This morning while checking for reviews of my New Adult Romance, Tell Me a Secret, I discovered my reference book, Strong Verbs Strong Voice, was #1 Best Seller on Amazon!!
Are you impressed? Don’t be. I’m not sure how many books are in the categories of Vocabulary, Slang and Word Lists, and Writing Reference, but it can’t be many.
I knew the book was selling because my manager…Tom, aka, my husband, checks my book sales every morning! I just didn’t know it was going well enough to get a ranking.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled about the status, but you must understand, when you have a book in an obscure category, it can soar in rankings, so it’s a bit misleading.
Anyway, I just checked and it’s already slipped to #2. Since they update those rankings every hour, I thought I’d better claim best seller status while I could!!
Now I wonder if this is like an author reaching the NYT or USA Best Seller list with only one book, yet will always be listed as a Best Seller on every future book.
Can I now forevermore claim Amazon best seller status even if it was only for a few days?
I think not. :+)
FIVE ON FRIDAY***HALLOWEEN EDITION
I’m featuring five Halloween ideas I found that are FABULOUS! So I guess today, it’s a FRIGHTFUL-FABULOUS-FIVE ON FRIDAY.
These apple shrunken heads look fantastic floating in punch. I think this picture came from Yummly.com
Ingredients
2 cups lemon juice
2 tablespoons coarse salt
8 large Granny Smith apples
whole cloves
1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix together lemon juice and salt; set aside.
2. Peel apples and cut each in half through the stem; remove seeds and core. Using a sharp paring knife, carve a face, as desired, on the rounded side of each apple half.
Place apples in lemon mixture for one minute; transfer to paper towels to drain.
3. Place apples, face-side up on prepared baking sheet and transfer to oven. Let bake until apples are dry and begin to brown around the edges, about 90 minutes. Remove apples from baking sheets and press cloves into the “eye” sockets.
Dresses formed out of chicken wire and sprayed with glow-in-the-dark paint. Absolutely beautiful!!! I got these from Pinterest. If you’ve not joined that site, you should because the ideas are endless.
Another Pinterest idea. A snappy napkin holder. I love this…so simple!
What could be scarier than blood dripping from a glass? kids love this!!
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon red food coloring
You’ll also need a candy thermometer, oven mitt, and cutting board covered with foil.
Directions:
Combine sugar, corn syrup & water in pot. Stir to combine.
When candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees F***must reach this temp or the blood won’t set… add food coloring. Turn heat to low.
Put on oven mitt.***You must wear the mitt because when you turn the glass upright after dipping, hot mixture will drip onto your hand. DON’T skip putting on the mitt!!
Once mixture is deep red, dip rim of each glass into mixture 2-3 three times until you have the desired effect. Turn upright onto covered cutting board.
Want a simple decoration for your desk at work? Put some moss in a jar and add fake spiders! For a larger area, just add more jars to make a grouping.
FALLING INTO LOVE AUTHOR EXCHANGE**Anita Philmar
Today’s Five or Friday features author, Anita Philmar. Don’t forget to leave a comment on each of October’s Five on Friday posts and be entered to win a $10 Amazon gift card. Each comment counts as one entry. Now, I’ll let Anita tell you about her upcoming release!
Hi, everyone,
I’m so excited to tell you about the next book in my Naked Bluff, Texas series.
Remember back in book one “In Deep Water,” we meet Texas Deputy Bo Kildare.
Well, he’s back in a book of his own. This story is a little longer than the first two books in the series.
What can I say, lawmen can be so demanding.
Release date is Oct. 31.
Now available for Pre-order at Amazon –
See book in Kindle Store
Deputy’s Bride is an erotic, historical western that is a stand-alone story with a satisfying Happily-Ever-After.
Texas Deputy Bo Kildare is looking for a special kind of lady, one that is willing to meet his special requirements. No sweet little virgin will do, he wants a woman who knows how to please a man, perhaps two.
Recently widowed, Sarah Elizabeth Foster-LaFever has lived in the public eye for the last few years and wants out. Her reputation as Micah LaFever’s wife has left her penniless and without many viable options until Bo comes calling.
Now, she believes she found the perfect man until her past rears its ugly head.
Can murder and corrupt dealings keep these two lovers from making it to the alter?
Excerpt:
“God, when is he going to get here,” Sarah muttered and strolled to the freestanding, oval mirror in the corner.
Critically, she examined her silk dressing gown’s high collar. Unable to breathe with every button running down the front of garment secured, she’d only connected a few at her waist. The dark red robe highlighted her creamy complexion and light blonde hair.
Through the opening at the top, she viewed the curve of her breasts and the tight fit of her corset. The cream color almost matched her skin, creating the illusion that she was nude underneath.
Tugging aside her wide skirt, she examined the long line of her legs. She’d opted to omit her bloomers. One, because with the fire raging in the fireplace, she was hot. Two, because she thought Mr. Kildare should get a glimpse of what he’d receive if he decided to make her his wife.
Granted from what Madeline had told Sarah, the man wanted more than a dutiful wife. He sounded as if he were more like her deceased husband. Micah enjoyed playing extreme bedroom games.
She frowned, thinking how much she’d missed sex in the last year. Not because she hadn’t had the chance to indulge. More because she hadn’t wanted to fall victim to the same power hungry crowd that Micah had belonged. She’d done enough for those bastards and she had no intentions of doing…
Knuckles hammered against her door.
Brushing a nervous hand over her hair, she offered up a silent prayer that everything would work out before she rushed back to the doorway. After a quick breathe, she asked, “Who is it?”
“Bo Kildare, I was sent by Madeline Cowden.”
A masculine tone rang from the other side.
His voice alone sent shivers racing over her skin. She flipped back the lock and inched open the door. “Yes, she said you might be stopping by.”
Bio for Anita Philmar
Anita Philmar likes to create stories that push the limit. A writer by day and a dreamer by night she wants her readers to see the world in a new way.
Influenced by sci-fi programs, she likes to develop places where anything can happen and where erotic moments come to life in a great read.
Naughty or Nice?
Read her books and decide.
Website: http://www.anitaphilmar.com/
Email: [email protected]
Blog: http://www.anitaphilmar.blogspot.com/
FB: www.facebook.com/anita.philmar
GR: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1329767.Anita_Philmar
Twitter: https://twitter.com/anitaphilmar
FIVE ON FRIDAY***Donald Platt
Happy Five on Friday! Today, I’m thrilled to have Mr. Donald Platt sharing answers to his choice of five questions. He’s written 5 novels, and three of them are featured here today. He’s also had an interesting background with lots of Hollywood connections!
Man, if he ever has that last meal, I hope he invites me to join him. (Not for it to be my last, just to help send him off! :+) I don’t even know what half that stuff is, but it all sounds delicious!
Don’t forget…if you leave comments on the October Five on Friday posts, you will be entered to win a $10 Amazon gift card. Each post counts as an entry, so comment on all of them!
Thank you, Donald! I’m so pleased you agreed to take part in Five on Friday and I enjoyed learning some new things about you.
Author of five novels ROCAMORA, HOUSE OF ROCAMORA, A GATHERING OF VULTURES, CLOSE TO THE SUN, and BODO, the APOSTATE, Donald Michael Platt was born and raised in San Francisco. Donald graduated from Lowell High School and received his B.A. in History from the University of California at Berkeley. After two years in the Army, Donald attended graduate school at San Jose State where he won a batch of literary awards in the annual SENATOR PHELAN LITERARY CONTEST.
Donald moved to southern California to begin his professional writing career. He sold to the TV series, MR. NOVAK, ghosted for health food guru, Dan Dale Alexander, and wrote for and with diverse producers, among them as Harry Joe Brown, Sig Schlager, Albert J. Cohen, Al Ruddy plus Paul Stader Sr, Hollywood stuntman and stunt/2nd unit director. While in Hollywood Donald taught Creative Writing and Advanced Placement European History at Fairfax High School where he was Social Studies Department Chairman.
After living in Florianópolis, Brazil, setting of his horror novel A GATHERING OF VULTURES, pub. 2007 & 2011, he moved to Florida where he wrote as a with: VITAMIN ENRICHED, pub.1999, for Carl DeSantis, founder of Rexall Sundown Vitamins; and THE COUPLE’S DISEASE, Finding a Cure for Your Lost “Love” Life, pub. 2002, for Lawrence S. Hakim, MD, FACS, Head of Sexual Dysfunction Unit at the Cleveland Clinic. Currently, Donald resides in Winter Haven, Florida where he is polishing a dark novel and writing a sequel to CLOSE TO THE SUN.
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If you could choose your last meal, and you weren’t in prison, what would it be?
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Campari on the rocks with an orange wedge, a real Caesar salad prepared tableside, San Francisco sourdough bread, 10 oz filet mignon in a mushroom caramelized onion sauce, with a bottle of Super Tuscan Sassacaia or Mouton Rothschild with garlic smashed red potatoes, no veggies, aged cheese for dessert with Chateau de Y’quem, finishing with double espresso and XO Remy Martin.
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What’s the one thing you do every day that you enjoy the least, but do it anyway?
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Clean the cat litter box.
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If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Capitola by the Sea at the north end of Monterey Bay 5 miles south of Santa Cruz.
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What makes you laugh? The unexpected absurd.
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What’s the best advice you ever got…doesn’t have to be about writing. Never be a follower.
On Ascension Day May 22, 838, Bishop Bodo, chaplain, confessor, and favorite of both his kin, Emperor Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne, and Empress Judith, caused the greatest scandal of the Carolingian Empire and the 9th century Roman Church.
Bodo, the novel, dramatizes the causes, motivations, and aftermath of Bodo’s astonishing cause célèbre that took place during an age of superstitions, a confused Roman Church, heterodoxies, lingering paganism, broken oaths, rebellions, and dissolution of the Carolingian Empire.
Professional ballroom dancers Terri and Rick Hamilton aspire to be world champions, but Terri’s recurring back and health problems place that goal well out of reach. They travel to Terri’s birthplace on Santa Catarina to vacation and visit their best friends and mentors who retired there. The scenic wonder is home not only to a unique sub-species of the black vulture, but also to a clique of mysterious women who offer Terri perfect health and the promise of fame—at a terrible price. Rick fears Terri is being drawn into a cult and his own life may be in danger.
Will it be too late to save Terri and himself after Rick discovers something even more terrifying lives beneath the tranquil, tropical veneer of the island?
Rocamora, a novel of 17th century Spain, is based on the life of Vicente de Rocamora, who struggles to make his place in a Spain obsessed with limpieza de sangre, purity of blood untainted by Jew, Moor, or recent convert.
Poet, swordsman, and master of disguise, at the insistence of his family, Vicente enters the Dominican Order and is soon thrust into the scheming political and clerical hierarchies that at Court. Vicente becomes Confessor and Spiritual Director for King Philip IV’s teenage sister, the beautiful Infanta Doña María, five years younger than he, protégé and possible successor of Inquisitor General Sotomayor, and an invaluable assistant to the King’s chief minister, the Count-Duke de Olivares.
Vicente needs all his skills and cunning to survive assassination by a growing list of ruthless foes in both Church and Court, solve a centuries-old riddle to quell rumors of his own impurity of blood, and above all suppress his love for the seemingly unattainable María.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Donald-Michael-Platt?store=allproducts&keyword=Donald+Michael+Platt
https://www.facebook.com/donald.m.platt
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1085664.Donald_Michael_Platt
FALLING INTO LOVE AUTHOR EXCHANGE***Jake dh
As Part of the #FallintoLove author exchange, today I’m featuring Jake dh, please welcome him by leaving a comment, joining him on social media, and checking out his website!
Kyle Richard is constantly picked on by a group of bullies. One day, they took it too far and killed the young boy. Kyle awakens as a cybernetic killing machine created by a mysterious man only known as William. Kyle makes new alliances and reforges connections with old friends as the action packed climax comes to a fever pitch. Will Kyle obey his creator’s will or forge his own destiny?
Excerpt – Four saw Kyle on the gym floor bleeding to death in Irene’s arms. She was screaming, “No,no no nononono,” Kyle was coughing up blood. The other younger, uninjured Kyle was still at Four’s side staring at him with angry tears rolling down his face. Four turned away. He never had been disturbed by anything before, but this… “No… make it disappear, Kyle.””Why? Isn’t this what you wanted?!” his eyes were filled with tears of rage, “This is how I died! Bleeding and scared. I didn’t understand,” Kyle dropped to his knees and screamed in rage, pounding the floor. The gym shattered when his fist hit the linoleum, “Why did I have to die…?” the white nothingness Four inhabited at the beginning remained,
Author Bio – Jake dh has written for Examiner for years, but now he delves into the world of fiction. He just released his first book, The BulletProof Ghost: Prototypes. This is the first book of many in this riveting new scifi series. Jake lives with his wife Sarah and baby son, Xander in Evansville, IN. He enjoys gaming, genre movies, anime and comics. He also roller blades when he gets the chance.
Purchase Links – Amazon Kindle – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MK30EC4#
Amazon Softback (physical) – http://www.amazon.com/The-BulletProof-Ghost-Prototypes-Invincible/dp/1495448118/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
Smashwords – https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/470168
Author Links – www.thebulletproofghost.com
Author Shout – http://authorshout.com/author-shout-bookshelf/jake-d-h/
Author Central – http://www.amazon.com/Jake-d-h/e/B00N8LTYNM/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Blogger – http://thebproofblog.blogspot.com/
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