It’s Official Release Day! A Man of Character is HERE!

A Man of Character
A Man of Character

It’s here. Official Release Day. *deep breath*

A Man of Character is available RIGHT NOW in both Kindle and paperback formats from Amazon.

It’s a life-long dream come true, people.

I hope you’ll check it out, give it a chance, spread the word, let me know what you think.

If you’re willing to share this link, http://bit.ly/AManOfCharacter, on social media today, this week, next week, whenever, my racing little indie author heart thanks you from the very bottom of, well, itself.

If you read the book, thank you.
If you tell anyone about the book, thank you.
If you leave a review on Amazon or GoodReads, thank you.

I can’t say enough how much the support I’ve already received from my amazing family, friends, and writing community means to me. Knowing y’all are rooting for me makes all the difference.

I hope you love Cat’s story.

Here’s the blurb:

What would you do if you discovered the men you were dating were fictional characters you’d created long ago?

Thirty-five-year-old Catherine Schreiber has shelved love for good. Keeping her ailing bookstore afloat takes all her time, and she’s perfectly fine with that. So when several men ask her out in short order, she’s not sure what to do…especially since something about them seems eerily familiar.

Caught between fantasy and reality, Cat must decide which—or whom—she wants more.

Blending humor with unusual twists, including a magical manuscript, a computer scientist in shining armor, and even a Regency ball, A Man of Character tells a story not only of love, but also of the lengths we’ll go for friendship, self-discovery, and second chances.

Margaret Locke A Man of CharacterThank you.

 

Flash Friday Fiction: A Natural Disaster

Victoria Falls. CC2.0 photo by Tee La Rosa.
Victoria Falls. CC2.0 photo by Tee La Rosa.

A Natural Disaster – 208 words

Oops.

I was aiming for a Moses-parting-the-Red-Sea kind of thing. Instead, I cracked open the earth. Again.

I’m such a clumsy idiot.

Mama says I just don’t know my own strength. Well, that’s what happens when you’ve got a god for a father.

Of course Zeus claims it’s my temper and mischievousness that get me into so much trouble. He insists heritage has nothing to do with it.

My cousins laugh at that. The world is rife with examples of apples not falling far from the tree. So are the heavens.

There’ll be hell to pay for this.

Hades will be pissed, of course – he doesn’t take kindly to people flooding his underworld.

Poseidon will come after me with that pointy trident. Territorial, that one. No one else gets to play with water? Whatever.

Athena will roll her eyes, like she always does. She thinks she’s so wise, just because she knows how to get inside daddy’s head.

Maybe I can blame this on Pandora. She makes a convenient scapegoat these days, I admit.

Or maybe I can convince daddy I did it on purpose. An homage to him, this “smoke that thunders.”

Oh well. The damage is done.

Now all I can do is admire it.


And there you have it – my homage to Greece packaged into 200 (+/-) words, incorporating the photo prompt and the idea of man vs. nature. What do you think?

The gods demand you visit the shrine that is Flash Friday Fiction, to honor those writers who’ve given their stories as oracles of amazingness to the world.

 

Writer Wednesday: Meet Caroline Clemmons

Caroline ClemmonsWelcome to another Writer Wednesday! Today we have with us Caroline Clemmons, who’s writing Texas, one romance at a time. She sat down with me (figuratively, of course-the internet is a marvelous thing, but as far as I know, it hasn’t yet mastered teleportation) to answer a few questions, and tell us about her latest book, O’Neill’s Texas Bride.

Which type of romance do you love most, and why?

Although I’m an eclectic reader, my favorite is western historical romance. I love visiting the Old West in a book with a hero and heroine with whom I can identify. Of course, I wouldn’t have wanted to live then, because I do love my A/C and appliances. 

What fellow romance author do you recommend reading, and why?

Geri Foster has a new 1940s series out called Women of Courage that is terrific. I also love her action-packed Falcon Securities series. Actually, there are many wonderful authors writing now–too many to list, in fact.

CCTheTexansIrishBrideFront coverWhat’s your favorite romance novel of all time, and why?

Prince Charming, by Julie Garwood, because it combines English Victorian and American Western in an unforgettable story that I reread every couple of years.  There are several books I reread to study descriptions and plotting: Lord Perfect, by Loretta Chase; The Promise of Jenny Jones, by Maggie Osborne; and For The Roses, by Julie Garwood.

CCOneillCoverAnd now, let’s hear about O’Neill’s Texas Bride: 

Stella Clayton is determined to find a better life for her family, but so far she’s stuck in a life she hates.

Finn O’Neill longs for his own ranch so he can join his brother-in-law raising horses. To achieve this, he’s agreed to work undercover to discover who’s causing trouble at Farland Coal Mine.

Finn’s fallen for Stella and she for him . . . but a killer is determined Finn won’t survive.

Want to find out more about Caroline? Connect with her here: 

Website: www.carolineclemmons.com
Blog http://carolineclemmons.blogspot.com
Team blogs: http://sweetheartsofthewest.blogspot.com
http://smartgirlsreadromance.blogspot.com

Find O’Neill’s Texas Bride on Amazon, Google Play, iTunesKoboNook, and Amazon UK

Find The Texan’s Irish Bride on Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Kobo, and Nook


Thanks so much for joining us, Caroline!