Weekly Recap - March 23, 2013

Welcome To Our New Authors

Nancy Klann-Moren began writing short fiction, which led to attending writing classes, conferences and local workshops. The goal--to create unique stories told in a distinctive voice. Short stories were her primary genre until she took up the challenge of turning one into a novel titled "The Clock Of Life." Her collection of short stories is titled "Like The Flies On The Patio."

Website: www.nancyklann-moren.com

Greg Sandora's Dad and Mom were artists. His father painted and his mother wrote poetry and loved to garden. Most Saturdays the family loaded up the 1970 Chevy Impala to trek to a one-man show somewhere or other. Greg took a different track, graduating with a business degree; owning and operating an Award-winning franchise fitness center. Currently a professional manager, Greg is living in Florida with his beautiful wife and children, and following his passion.

Website: www.gregsandora.com

A.M. Day is an American writer, former freelance journalist and avid FOC (Freak of Coffee) living in Wisconsin with her children and their dog, Simi. She grew up in the Windy City, where she first tasted the zest for writing and directing as a young girl after her sister took her in to work one day and she saw a transforming performance of "A Christmas Carol" at the downtown Chicago Goodman Theatre.

Website: http://throneofolympus.com





Rayne Hall writes fantasy and horror fiction. She is the author of forty books in different genres and under different pen names, published by twelve publishers in six countries, translated into several languages. Her short stories have been published in magazines, e-zines and anthologies.

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/raynehallsdarkfantasyfiction/



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Book Giveaway for "Belong to You"

Goodreads author Vi Keeland is giving away one copy of her book, "Belong to You."

Synopsis: 
My honeymoon was almost everything I dreamed it would be, a tropical paradise, turquoise water, romantic walks on the beach, and loads and loads of mind shattering sex. The only thing missing was the groom. 

After seven years of coasting through a relationship with Michael, my senses were numb. A week of passion with a stranger was just what I needed to clear my head and take back control of my life. But how do you move on when the man that was only supposed to be a fling somehow seeps into your soul and steals your heart?
The contest ends on April 4, 2013. Click here to enter.

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Free Books
These books are free on Kindle this Saturday, March 23, 2013. Don't have a kindle? Click here to get the free reading app.

Kindle Spotlight: The Throne of Olympus, by A.M. Day

The Throne of Olympus
by A.M. Day

Synopsis: 
What if helping a stranger throws you into the lives of two ominous families claiming to be the descendants of Greek gods? What would you do? Love, honor and betrayal exists in every family, in every realm...

In the twenty-first century, mythical presence is preserved in storybooks. It is a time where heroic tales of the gods leap from the pages into the imagination, for most.

One night, in an instant, the life of twenty-two-year-old Lena Wilcox is forever changed after helping a stranger. She finds herself caught in between the feud of two mortal families with a blood bond to the Greek gods—the Andros family and the Anastogus family. Both claim superiority, both vie for the Throne of Olympus, but only one side is accepted…the Unworthy are not.

The God of Gods banished Zeus and the other Olympus gods long ago choosing descendants to rule on the throne in their place. This was meant to right the wrongs carried out against the first demigod Argus and the other hybrid offspring of the gods. The destiny of the throne has yet to be fulfilled.

Lena will have to make the difficult choice to follow the path of her destiny as the new rising goddess, along with a new descendant king on Mt. Olympus leaving her earthly life behind. Together, they will become a modern-day Zeus and Hera to protect Olympus and the throne, and to keep the Unworthy from raising the demigod Argus in their ongoing plight for revenge.

Before any of this can happen, Lena must first sort through her feelings about the reality she knows to be true. The reality brought forth by those claiming to be descendants of the Greek gods, staking a claim to their right for the Throne of Olympus.

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Author Bio

A.M. Day is an American writer, former freelance journalist and avid FOC (Freak of Coffee) living in Wisconsin with her children and their dog Simi. She grew up in the Windy City, where she first tasted the zest for writing and directing as a young girl after her sister took her in to work one day and she saw a transforming performance of "A Christmas Carol" at the downtown Chicago Goodman Theatre.

Though her journey has been long and winding to write, no matter what was going on, writing has always come back to her full circle. A.M. Day finally put a stop to anything that had nothing to do with her dreams of becoming a writer, and so, she wrote...and wrote...and wrote.

"The Throne of Olympus Book One: Blood Bond" is A.M. Day's debut novel for this Modern-day Twist, Greek Myth/Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance series.

FOR MORE INFO
Website: http://throneofolympus.com
Blog: http://realmplay.wordpress.com/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/intheAMDay
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheThroneOfOlympus

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