Hey, Peeps! I got a special surprise for you. BUT!! You have to agree to ignore typos! LOL Here, with the permission of my publisher, is a sneak peek of the first 3 chapters of TALON (releases May 1st!!). Just for you, my fabulous readers!!! JUST. FOR. YOU!! Who loves you now?!?!? 😀 SNEAK PEEK!!! Talon_Chapters1-3 Leave a comment and tell me what you think, pretty please?!?! Personally, TALON is one of my all-time favorite stories.
Cover for Beowulf: Explosives Detection Dog
When I signed the contract for this series in late 2011, I never imagined time would fly so fast. I’ve just completed the line edits on BEOWULF: EXPLOSIVES DETECTION DOG (coming early 2014), and now…I am tickled to share the cover for this beastly book! Beowulf: Explosives Detection Dog Former Navy handler Timbrel Hogan has more attitude than her Explosives Detection Dog, Beowulf, but she’s a tough woman who gets the job done. Green Beret Tony “Candyman” VanAllen likes a challenge and convincing the hard-hitting handler they belong together might just get him killed. When tragedy strikes and Tony’s career is jeopardized, Timbrel must re-evaluate her priorities—and fast! A terrorist plots to unleash a weapon of mass destruction on …
The Next Big Thing
I’ve been tagged! Credit for this one goes to my good friend Shannon McNear. (Thanks. I think.) The rules of the blog hop: Mention who tagged you, and link to their post. Give the rules. Answer the ten questions below. Link to several more people (I chose 6). Let’s do this! 1) What is the title of your next book? Weeeelll…since I have the flu crud, which is interfering with normal thought processes, I’m going to do the book I’ve most recently worked on, my space opera Brand & Bound. Indulge me. I’m sick. (No snyde comments, okay?) 2) Where did the idea come from for the book? The entirely snarky answer is: my brain. But the real answer …
Great Minds Think–and Decorate–Alike!
Just a quick little fun for y’all. A while back I posted the picture below on Facebook, tagging my mother-in-law/father-in-law (the small framed print is of them) and my aunt (who’d given me the marble elephant). Then I get an email from friend and stellar author, Lynette Eason titled “No Freakin’ Way!” … check out her kitchen window. Great minds think alike, eh?
DISCARDED HEROES KINDLE SALE
DISCARDED HEROES KINDLE SALE! Hey, friends! I’m delighted to let you know that my publisher, Barbour Publishing, has made the entire Discarded Heroes available for the super-low price of $2.99 each on Kindle!! If you haven’t grabbed one or all of them yet, rush on over while the sale lasts! Discarded Heroes Sale!
FIRETHORN WINS!!
OORAH! The Christian Manifesto announced winners in their 2012 Lime Awards for Excellence in Christian Fiction today–and I’m super stoked to share with you that: FIRETHORN WON the Romantic Suspense category!! OORAH! Way to go Legend & Kazi! Here is the full list of winners: Amish Fiction Living in Harmony by Mary Ellis (Harvest House) “Mary Ellis crafted her hero and heroine as incredibly relatable characters, flawed human beings who prove that even the Amish don’t have perfect relationships or marriages.” — Rachel Brand Children’s & Young Adult Fiction Spirit Fighter by Jerel Law (Thomas Nelson) “This book is full of suspense, the type where you are sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for what’s around …
Firethorn & Whole Pieces – Lime Award Nominees!
2012 Lime Award Nominations I am so excited! This morning I discovered two of my 2012 titles are nominees in The Christian Manifesto’s Lime Awards. Firethorn (Discarded Heroes #4, Barbour) – Romantic Suspense – Melissa Willis wrote: “With non-stop action and jaw-dropping twists, Firethorn is everything I could ask for in this final book of the Discarded Heroes series.” — Melissa Willis Whole Pieces (A 7 Hours Novella/Tyndale) – Suspense, Speculative, & Thriller- “Whole Pieces is a gripping tale of heroic action and an unlikely opportunity for a second chance.” — Melissa Willis THANK YOU, THE CHRISTIAN MANIFESTO, FOR THIS HONOR! You can check rout the full list here: http://thechristianmanifesto.com/archives/7851
New Contract – Quiet Professionals
It is with extreme pleasure that I announce I’ve signed another 3-book contract with my wonderful publisher, Barbour Books, for a series entitled… The Quiet Professionals Known as the “quiet professionals,” Army Special Forces soldiers radiate an aura of competence and reserve. After being tested in every type of hazardous environment and through dangerous, unconventional, direct action and counter-terrorist missions around the world, the quiet men of the US Special Forces have no need to broadcast their deeds. Their record speaks for itself. “Special Forces are often deployed to preclude, preempt and resolve terrorist incidents abroad. They prevent, deter and respond to terrorist activities and train other nations’ military in the basics of fighting terrorism.” ~~GoArmy.com If …
7 Hours WINS & Updates
CONGRATULATIONS!!! The 7 Hours Anthology, which contains my story WHOLE PIECES, was just named WINNER in the “Fiction: Anthology” category in the 2012 USA Best Book Awards (sponsored by USA Book News)!! Congrats to all my fellow 7 Hours authors: Rene Gutteridge, James Andrew Wilson, Robin Parrish, Mike Dellosso, Tom Pawlik, Travis Thrasher! Of course, many thanks to the amazing Tyndale family, including Jan Stob and Karen Watson, who caught the vision and helped bring it to life! STOKED!! Crossings Book Club has released the hard cover edition of FIRETHORN! It’s incredible to see all four books in the Discarded Heroes as hardcover editions. Gotta tell you–love me some hard covers. Aren’t they sexy? 😀 If you love …
Soul’s Gate by James L. Rubart
Hey, y’all! Thanks for stopping by to get the skinny on my friend, James L. Rubart. Today–I not only have a review of his fantastic novel SOUL’S GATE, but I also have an interview, and a GIVEAWAY (see end of post)! (U.S. Only) About Soul’s Gate: Book 1 in the Well Spring series. “Every now and then we get a break from reality. A glimpse into the other world that is more real than the reality we live in 99 percent of our days. The Bible is about a world of demons and angels and great evil and even greater glory.” What if you could travel inside another person’s soul? To battle for them. To be part of …