A Book and a Chat

Jeremy Johnson’s mystery novel PERFECT?, in which a wealthy family copes badly in adapting to a five-year-old daughter who is discovered to be autistic, was released on February 17, 2011 by Black Rose Writing

“‘Perfect?’ by Jeremy Johnson, is a powerful novel that tests the boundaries of a family in crisis,” declares author John Locke, known for his crime thriller novel Saving Rachel. “The characters are well-constructed and will remind readers of the cute couple down the street and their adorable little girl with the radiant smile. But make no mistake: this is a family with dark and painful secrets. Johnson allows you to feel their joys, share their sorrows and understand their struggles. ‘Perfect?’ is a compelling story, written with a skillful hand. It is also a contemporary story about a timeless subject. Highly recommended."

Teresa Joyce's book "There's a Fine Line" covers more than one issue; it’s a true story that ranges over a period of many years. It covers the first married years of my mother’s life, and the abuse she received from my now deceased father. The hardship she found within her life in so many ways, no one should have ever had to go through, but sadly it just seemed to follow her around. Some years later she remarried, but unfortunately this union would tear her once more into tiny pieces.

Raquel has written books for more than a decade. She loves to do research and has taken private detective courses, gun classes, and underground tours to get every detail right for her novels. She writes romantic suspense with an edge-of-your-seat pace. Stories filled with faith, love, and adventure

In 2009 she signed with agent, Terry Burns, at Hartline Literary.  Terry worked to get her Shades of Hope series sold and in 2010, White Rose Publishing purchased the three-book series. Raquel's debut novel, Purple Knot, releases in June 2011.  Her other books in the series will release in 2011 & 2012.

Garasamo Maccagnone, is the author of the novel St. John of the Midfield, the novella, For the Love of St. Nick, a collection of short stories entitled, My Dog Tim and Other Stories, and a children’s book titled, The Suburban Dragon. Sentiments of Blue is his latest short story collection. Which he wrote over thirty years ago, but was challanged by his wife to re-write and publish..now we can see and chat about the result..

Davis Aujourd'hui outrageously funny book entitled “The Misadventures of Sister Mary Olga Fortitude". With a title lihke that you know there are bound to be plenty of laughs during the show. I hope we also learn about his two under production books "Babes in Bucksnort" will be the next book in the series to be published followed by “Have A Heart.”

A former social worker, having worked for Adult Protective Services in New York State for nearly twenty years. Davis developed the characters within his books in order to entertain a colleague of his using the gift of humor.

Thriller writer Julia Madeleine drops by to be the guest on today's show. Her latest book "No One To Hear You Scream" was releasedr release in June 2011

Julie who is a tattoo artist  loves shoes and harbours a secret fantasy-career as a shoe designer. She’s also obsessed with true crime shows and researching ways to kill people which makes her husband nervous.

Elizabeth Burton has had four novels and three erotic romance ebook novellas published in the decade since she decided it was past time to pursue her long-postponed career as a

storyteller. After working as a journalist and newspaper editor, she took advantage of a job hiatus to work on fiction, publishing the first novel, Dreams of Darkness, as an ebook in 2000.

She also became a much-in-demand freelance book editor and reviewer, publishing the online review zine The Blue Iris Journal from 1999 to 2003. She was a finalist in the 1999 Writers of

the Future, and is a member of the Fandom Association of Central Texas (FACT) where she is on the board of directors and serves as board secretary, and is co-chair for ArmadilloCon 32,

Austin’s oldest literary SF/F convention.

In 2003, she became a partner in Zumaya Publications as executive editor, and in 2009 purchased the company in partnership with her niece while trying–again–to find time to write.

Her most recent novel, The Everdark Gate, was the winner of the 2008 Dream Realm Award for Fantasy.

Elizabeth is one of the authors of Zumaya Publications who is touring  the blogosphere to celebrate their fifth year anniversary with a month long birthday bash. Founded in British Columbia in 1999 by author Diana Kemp-Jones and artist/author Martine Jardin. Their goal was to develop a publishing company that combined the best of the old, traditional methods with the best of the new. For them, this meant developing an internet-based house that utilized print-on-demand technology.

I am really pleased to have another of the great YA debut authors, the class of 2K11, Carrie Harris as my guest on todays show.

Her debut book is "Bad taste in Boys"

Someone’s been a very bad zombie.

Super-smartie Kate Grable gets to play doctor, helping out her high school football team. Not only will the experience look good on her college apps, she gets to be this close to her quarterback crush, Aaron. Then something disturbing happens. Kate finds out that the coach has given the team steroids. Except . . . the vials she finds don’t exactly contain steroids. Whatever’s in them is turning hot gridiron hunks into mindless, flesh-eating . . . zombies.

Unless she finds an antidote, no one is safe. Not Aaron, not Kate’s brother, not her best friend . . . not even Kate . . .

It’s scary. It’s twisted. It’s sick. It’s high school.

Hugh Aaron is the author ofStories From A Lifetime is a wonderful collection of short stories that were written over a span of several decades. The stories reflect the different life views of different stages of life.

These stories are stories about human nature that are real, honest, sometimes moving, and often thought-provoking. They are stories that Mr. Aaron had written many years ago and then discovered many years later. Some were written as long ago as the 1940′s when he was in World War II.

For 20 years the author was CEO of his own plastics business, and many of the stories reflect this time in his life as a man who is worried about work and family and trying to struggle with the balance, and sticking with his values. If you enjoy short stories, especially those about real life, then you’ll love this book.

Carole Eglash-Kosoffdrops by as guest on today’s show, she is the author of When Stars Align, a historical novel set in the late 19th Century in Louisiana, a time in which the Civil War and the nation's view of slavery were in turmoil. She writes about a taboo interracial relationship in the Deep South. It unveils how slaves, like Rose and Faris, were treated by their slave owners, Jedidiah and Ruby Rogers.