Finding the Magic

Sandy Goldsworthy was raised in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, blocks from the rocky shores of Lake Michigan. As a child, she fantasized about becoming an author. She jotted story lines in spiral notebooks and drew images of characters that never came to life. Her passion for putting pen to paper began when her high school English teacher inspired her to be more descriptive in her work. Ever since, Sandy dabbled in creative writing, searching for that perfect shade of red and that character you want to get to know.

A graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Sandy is the YA author of the paranormal romance series, The Afterworld Saga. She spends her days managing corporate client programs, and her nights and weekends drafting new plot lines in spiral notebooks. Sandy and her husband have two children and reside in southeastern Wisconsin with their energetic English Mastiff. Learn more at www.sandygoldsworthy.com.

Catherine began her career as a chemist and is an environmentalist committed to using her writing to make a difference to the way people treat others, animals, and the environment.

She has a masters degree in chemistry and turned to writing after a long career as a government scientist. She always loved to write stories as a child and feels blessed to be able to spend more time writing now.

Her Quirk of Destiny trilogy is based on actual science and imagines a world where toxic food has caused a deadly disease, where there are corrupt power systems, and mutants with strange powers caused by the sickness.

You can find Catherine at https://linktr.ee/CatherineGreenall and https://youtu.be/CwtfyCSQPE8.

Nellie is a self-proclaimed country girl from Northern, California, USA. When she's not writing or reading, she can typically be found baking up a new culinary delight in the kitchen, possibly barefoot while singing show tunes. Sometimes she's even on key. She grew up around horses and other farm animals and enjoys long conversations with her chickens on her small ranch. Nellie loves kickboxing, dancing and jogging, and all of these tend to weasel into her writing one way or another. She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2012 and vowed to leave no regrets. She's a warrior and advocate for research into MS and other auto immune diseases. Nellie feels awareness is equally important. Most evenings are spent as a wife and mother, watching the sunset and dreaming of a character's next adventure. You can find Nellie here:

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Nellienevesauthor

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Twitter: (though I am rarely there)

Website: www.nellieknevesauthor.com

Interview with young adult fantasy author Christian Andreo. You can find Christian and his books at www.christianandreo.com. Get a free download on his website! Seriously, you have to see these amazing covers! Your Free Book is Waiting....

Akane  has accepted she is nothing. Until she happens upon a dying demigod in  the forest, and for once, perhaps for the first time, she chooses  herself.

​Over  twelve hundred years later, Akane is oath-bound to protect the most  powerful mortal in history, the witchlord Ethan Mettles. All is not well  in the House of Mettles nor with any of the remaining witchlords.  Hunted by the Church and exterminated as a threat to God and humanity,  these crumbling pillars of magic cling furiously to their remaining  power and to their fragile allegiances. The Mettles family stands at the  center of it all.

​Now,  the Balance is poised to shift once more with the birth of Ethan's  daughter, a prize more valuable than any amount of power, and a birth  that will weaken Akane considerably. With the Houses upon the razor's  edge of war, Akane must discover who has infiltrated the family, who can  be trusted, and how to protect the child before she no longer can.

​Will  Akane uncover the plot to bring down House Mettles? Or will she have to  sacrifice everything and rewrite her fate once more?

Listen in as we geek out about vampires, succubus, and many more supernatural characters SF creates. SF Benson is the author of the paranormal suspense series, The Spell Caster Diaries. Although she knows everything about Falls Creek, New York and the supernaturals living there, she resides with her husband and daughter in a suburb north of Atlanta. When she’s not writing about strong heroes and heroines conquering the odds, she spends her time either reading romance and fantasy novels or binge-watching her favorite DC Universe shows or Marvel movies. Without further ado, listen in as I talk books, characters, and reading with SF Benson. You can find her at https://www.authorsfbenson.com/, https://linktr.ee/authorsfbenson, and https://www.instagram.com/authorsfbenson/. Happy listening and don't forget to find the magic!

Carlyle is a multi-genre author published by CHBB and Fire Quill publishing. She is currently writing in the dark fantasy genre (YA) but also has titles in contemporary romance, sci-fi, and dystopian genres. You can find Carlyle at https://www.facebook.com/carlyleL/ and https://carlylelabuschagnebooks.com/.

More from Carlyle... I don’t limit myself to just one calling. I am in love with life and  extremely grateful  to be human. We are all capable of greatness, we  just have to choose it. I am a writer, a leader,  a dream chaser. I love  to travel, because life is all about experiencing what we have been  gifted. I thrive on helping others. I shine because I want everyone to  shine with me. Befriend me and together we can make a difference. Trees  are miracle creatures – save them, love them, grow them – they are our  saving grace. Being Impulsive and indecisive can be chaotic and messy,  but to me it means being lead by my heart. Mistakes and failures are  great achievements that lead to growth and strength. Gratitude is your  magic ticket to life.

“Never sacrifice who you are, it’s in the dark times that the light comes to life.”

I love how she says we are all capable of greatness! It matches so well with my believe that we all have magical qualities!

Hosting my first guest author, Kat Stiles, USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy. More from Kat on her website at https://katstiles.com/.

Here's a note from Kat...

I’m a writer who wrote some books. Groundbreaking, isn’t it?

Anyway,  this is my website, feel free to look around. My links are up top –  check out my YA Paranormal Romance series Connected, if you’re into  super powers, first love and telepathic serial killers. If you prefer  adult paranormal, and don’t mind profanity with both geeky and sexy  situations, then check out my Modified series. Like cyborgs and  shapeshifters? Check out my Enhanced Series. And if science-y vampires  are more your speed, then you’ll like The Vampire Cure series. Read my  frightfully witty blog posts about writing, reading, horror, and other  random topics.

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Thanks for stopping by and happy reading!

Highlighting 5 titles with summer themes.

The conclusion to chapter 2 of To be a Fae Queen finds Titania returning from the army's defeat of the kobold. She is terrified her father is dead when they address her as Queen.

Today I'm highlighting a special artist who inspires me as well as continuing my reading of To be a Fae Queen with chapter 2. Can Titania help her father's army defeat the evil kobold who threaten their realm?