Update: The Phoenix Blade

Two years ago was the debut of not only my first novel, but also the launch of my dream. At the time, it was an eight and a half year journey reaching what I felt was the pinnacle of my life. There was much I needed to learn and needed to realize I had a long journey ahead. Hell, I still do. Getting the first book out was a great milestone. The Phoenix Blade Series has provided several milestones for me and has helped me connect with some amazing authors as well.



Project Justice

http://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Blade-Andrew-Hess/dp/B00J2HG2H2/ref=sr_1_2_twi_2_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1431610169&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Phoenix+Blade

The Phoenix Blade: Project Justice
Author Andrew J. Hess
Cover by: Marilena Sausa
Published by Phoenix Entertainment and Development 2013

Synopsis:

What would you do if everything you said and did was monitored and used to force you into working covertly for the government?
College student Andrew Lancaster has had enough of corrupt politicians and corporate greed, but his anger filled rants may have gone too far. When Lancaster is contacted by a government official calling himself “The Benefactor,” he learns his private communications have been monitored. And there will be consequences.
Lancaster is given a choice; join forces with the government he distrusts, or face a treason indictment. As an added incentive, he’ll receive the answer to a question that has plagued him since childhood-who killed his mother.
It is something Lancaster cannot live without knowing and enlists as an undercover operative in Project Justice. At first the mission seems ideally suited for his do-gooder attitude. But Lancaster soon discovers the tactics he’ll be using are not only dishonest; they’re deadly.
Lancaster learns he will be an assassin; eliminating targets the Benefactor and other high ranking officials deem to be evil.

The Phoenix Blade: Awakening

Author: Andrew J. Hess

Cover by: BK Walker

Published by: Phoenix Entertainment and Development (2014)

Awakening

http://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Blade-Awakening-2/dp/B00M8MPZ6M/ref=sr_1_5_twi_2_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1431610169&sr=8-5&keywords=The+Phoenix+Blade

 

 

 

 

(The Phoenix Blade was voted the Best Series of 2014 by Indie Author Books)

 

This has been a blessed journey so far, and I am happy to share the next milestone with everyone. I am extremely happy to announce that the third installment of The Phoenix Blade Series, Pandemonium, will officially launch on June 30th. Please join me along with my incredible hosts Loving the Book Launch Party, and bloggers from all over the world as we debut the cover for Pandemonium on May 21st, our launch party June 29th, and the book tour June 30th-July 6th. You can join us from any of the links below.

 

Cover Reveal May 21st

https://www.facebook.com/events/1808815916011040/

 

Launch Party June 29th

https://www.facebook.com/events/1605056949736125/

 

Official Book Tour June 30th-July 6th

https://www.facebook.com/events/654300988032213/

 

 

In the meantime, I would like to give you a sneak peak at Pandemonium and encourage you to check out the pre-order link below.

Pre Orders for Pandemonium:

http://www.amazon.com/Pandemonium-Phoenix-Blade-Book-3-ebook/dp/B00W9XHY0K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431611335&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Phoenix+Blade+pandemonium

Book Tour: Regeneration X By Ellison Blackburn

If Charlotte Rhys Fenn could do it all over, knowing what she knows now, she would be different.

Charley leads a comfortable life with her best friend and perfect match, Michael, a man with whom she shares two lovely pet children (canine and feline), and a home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. She’s fortunate to have a caring and supportive family, and two amazing friends, Inez and Becks. Professionally, she holds a secure position as editor of a respected healthcare magazine. Her life is settled, as is her future.
Acquiring this existence of hers hadn't been easy. For at least twenty years she felt like a wind-up toy, methodically following preprogrammed rules—step one ... step two. She even imagined herself as a minuscule, but essential, cog inside a big machine with the mechanical brain. No matter what she tells herself, it hasn’t helped since another thought flutters through her mind as frequently: Going through the motions is the same as coasting toward nothingness.
It is 2025, the time is right. Technology, in a rapidly advancing world, makes it possible to reimagine the future by recreating the past or, more aptly, by creating another past.
Charley must either embrace her well-earned, sedate lifestyle, or invite a change that could alter her future irreversibly. It's a difficult decision, one that could destroy all she has endeavored for, turning their life not only upside down, but backwards, forwards, and inside out.

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Regeneration-X-Ellison-Blackburn-ebook/dp/B00VUGO8LK

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25329560-regeneration-x

Ellison Blackburn is a full-time designer/web developer of fifteen years. Ironically, she often waxes nostalgic over simpler days. Her passions include writing fiction and poetry, painting, and collecting vintage thingamabobs.

Raised in Chicago, she relocated to the Pacific Northwest where she currently lives with her husband and three beastly, furry children.

She is a writer of fiction and poetry and the internationally published author of Regeneration X.

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Short Excerpt from Chapter 1:

When Charley happened upon him thus, she crept to an open doorway or back to the top of the stairs, out of sight. Not covertly, just quietly enough to not disturb his reveries. For her, his pensive manner inspired bittersweet thoughts of solitude, lost love, and longing. These ideas confused her. They were the best of friends; she didn’t think she wanted anything to change between them. Life was predictable … comfortable. Besides they had earned it, hadn’t they? But every time, it was the same. And strangely, rather than actually feeling those would-be emotions, they were just disconnected words which popped to mind as she stood there—except solitude, she felt alone often. She wondered if he spied on her in the same way, but doubted it.

Why lost love? We are together. And why longing? We have everything we need; we have each other. She trusted no one else in the world more. What perplexed her was that Michael was perfect: intelligent, driven, and hard-working; attractive, kind, and even-tempered; and his sense of humor was just her type, dry and spontaneous. If that wasn’t enough he was the better cook. If there was a balance comparing the two of them, the scale would have tipped decidedly in his favor, every time.

Character Casting

Charlotte Rhys (Charley): Mandy Moore or Anne Hathaway

Michael: Ioan Gruffudd

Miles: Richard Armitage

Parker: Rupert Penry Jones

Inez: Eva Green

Becks: Kristin Wiig

Dr. Rickard Baum: George Clooney

Melissa (Mel): Candice Accola

Sima: Rebecca Grant

Annabelle: Michelle Ryan

Loren: Katie McGrath

Alex: Joseph Morgan

Robert: Jessie Eisenberg

 

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Spotlight: Hard Wear By Marilyn Lakewood

 

 

Title: Hard Wear

Author Name: Marilyn Lakewood

 

Author Bio:

Marilyn lives in the northwest U.S., not too far from the Canadian border, and believes the long, cold winters are perfect “writing weather.”

She started writing romantic, sex-driven stories “just for fun” seven years ago. Today, she’ll joyously admit she’s obsessed with creating hard-core dominant heroes and happily-ever-after endings.

Visit Marilyn at www.marilynlakewood.com

Author Links - 

Website: www.marilynlakewood.com

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MarilynLakewood

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Book Genre: Romance/Hot Alpha Billionaire

Publisher: Troll River Publications

Release Date: February 14, 2015

Buy Link(s): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TNGS2QG

Book Description:

Book One of the Hot Alpha Billionaire Series

Stand alone. Not a cliff-hanger. HEA. M/F, Mild D/s themes.

How does a sophisticated man with everything, convince an unassuming older woman with nothing, that she’s what he desperately needs?

At 36, Chase Tanner controlled his world and the women in his bed. With a grown son and several successful businesses, he thought he had everything a man could desire… until he walked down the aisle of a country hardware store and saw exactly what he needed for a happily-ever-after. Now, he just had to make her believe it.

”You’re just not good enough, Kali.”

Her ex-husband’s hurtful words echoed in Kali Benson’s heart as she rebuilt her life in tiny Laketon, Washington. It took some time, but at 39, she’s happy, self-sufficient, and emotionally armored. She’s strong enough to resist a sweet-talking hunk, who drives an old Dodge truck and makes her feel nineteen again... isn't she?

Excerpt:

Chase took the shortest route to the auto accessories area and cut through the carpentry section. He turned down the aisle and his steps slowed. Fuses, old trucks, everything, dropped off the radar as his gaze focused on the woman perusing the locks-and-hinge display.

Sweet. There was something incredibly sweet and alluring about her. More than pretty, she was arresting. His heart did a drum roll against his ribs, and he drew in a deep, stabilizing breath.

Easing to a stop a few steps away, he positioned himself near the opposite side of the aisle as if he were interested in something other than her. Not the most inspired tactic, but he needed a moment to process her intense effect on him.

In profile, she had a straight, refined nose, full lips, and a balanced chin. Thick, golden-brown hair shimmered in glossy layers past her shoulders, styled with a fringe of bangs across her dark, tawny brows.

When she pulled an item from the display, he noticed she kept her nails a short, practical length, and she wore no wedding ring.

His eyes drifted down her slender length, admiring her lush, handful-size breasts and the pert nipples that dimpled against her knit top. She had a slim waist, gently rounded hips, and a great curvy ass, temptingly displayed in a pair of distinctive cutoffs. They were distinctive to him, at least. Although she’d removed the label, he recognized Soft Wear jeans and understood what the brand signified.

This little beauty might not want anyone in Laketon to know, but if she bought those jeans, she harbored at least some sexually submissive desires.

In a sudden, vivid image, he pictured her in his bed, her body pinned beneath him, his hands holding hers against the mattress. He imagined her thighs around his hips. The first intimate touch of his cock to her sex. Her mouth parted, gasping when he shifted deeper.

The fantasy jolted him.

He flinched and she turned her head.

Large, topaz eyes danced over him, and she smiled distractedly, the merest civility necessary, before returning her attention back to the shelves. He’d been dismissed. There was nothing haughty or superior about it, but apparently she’d found him unsuitable.

A grin tugged on his mouth. He enjoyed a challenge.

April 26 - Introduction at VBT Café Blog
April 28 - Guest Blogging at Bitches Be Writin
April 28 - Spotlight at IndieWritersReview
April 30 - Interviewed at Deal Sharing Aunt
May 4 - Review & Guest Blogging at Jersey Girl Sizzling Book Reviews
May 6 - Guest Blogging at Let's Get Booked!
May 8 - Guest Blogging at Bellevue Book Reviews
May 8 - Spotlight at Writers Revolution
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May 13 - Reviewed at Bottles & Books Reviews
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Author Interview: Breached BY John J. Hohn

 

 

We are bringing John back!!!! This is the sequel to Deadly Portfolio, which we took on a tour just about a month ago. But for those of you who don't remember, here is the Author John Hohn!!!

I am a Midwesterner by birth. Yankton, South Dakota, is my hometown. I graduated from high school there in 1957. After four years earning degree in English at St. John’s University (MN), I became a teacher. My first wife, Elaine Finfrock, also of Yankton, and I had five children; four sons and a daughter. We divorced in 1977.

In 1964, I joined The Travelers in Minneapolis, MN and began what turned out to be a 40 year career in the financial services industry. During the that time, in addition to The Travelers, I held positions with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota, Wilson Learning Corporation, and Wachovia Bank and Trust. While at Wachovia, I served in many different positions, ending my tenure as a representative of the trust department services in the greater New York City area. I retired at the end of 2007 after 15 years as a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch serving over 300 clients in the Winston-Salem, NC area. 

In 1986, Melinda Folger McLeod and I were married and I gained a stepson, Matthew. Currently, we divide our time each year between our cabin New West Jefferson, NC and our cottage in Southport, NC near the Cape Fear River. I enjoy golf, music, and reading history. Since my retiring I have focused on my writing, an avocation throughout my life. In 2010, I completed my first novel, Deadly Portfolio: A Killing Hedge Funds and the sequel, Breached was published August 2014.

Links: 

Web site: http://www.jjhohn.com

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

Twitter:@writerjohnj

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=90345196&trk=spm_pic

Sales Sites: Both books are available at local bookstores everywhere. They may not be in inventory but they both can be ordered from a reader's favorite store.

Ebook versions are available in Kindle through Amazon and all eBook formats through Smashwords. 

Links are as follows:

Deadly Portfolio: 

Smashwords:  http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/459472

Amazon (paperback)  http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Portfolio-Killing-Hedge-Funds/dp/1461073693/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415979177&sr=8-1&keywords=Deadly+Portfolio

Amazon Kindle  http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Portfolio-Killing-Hedge-Funds-ebook/dp/B005MSNXQ8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415979449&sr=8-1&keywords=Deadly+Portfolio+Kindle

Breached

Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/480352

Amazon (paperback) http://www.amazon.com/Breached-John-J-Hohn/dp/0692250921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415979234&sr=8-1&keywords=Breached

Amazon Kindle  http://www.amazon.com/Breached-John-Hohn-ebook/dp/B00OEXEK0K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415979395&sr=8-1&keywords=Breached+Kindle

Back cover blurb:

Following his critically acclaimed debut novel, Deadly Portfolio: A Killing

in Hedge Funds, author John J. Hohn offers Breached, a suspenseful,

fast-paced sequel.

The story is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina where Detective James Raker meets up with an old high school classmate.

Their reunion, however, is interrupted by murder. Gunned down is state dam inspector Norm Dennison who dies before he can prove to the homeowners around Lake Hannah that Vernon Brost, a developer, has launched an elaborate scheme to defraud them. The threat to Brost’s plans does not go away with Dennison’s death, however, as Dennison’s widow turns over the dead man’s files to Art Nichols, a Lake Hannah resident and a friend of the retired detective, James Raker. Thugs ransack Nichols’ home to recover the documents. Not finding them, they decide to break into Raker’s home where they are surprised by Raker’s girl friend, Diane Welborn. Welborn is knocked unconscious and the house is set ablaze. Together Nichols, a Viet Nam veteran, and Raker begin tracking down the intruders. Welborn is hospitalized in serious condition. While in a coma, she recalls her painful childhood, her unsuccessful fi rst marriage and her struggles to find fulfillment after her divorce. Raker’s concern for her injuries drives him in his pursuit of her attackers.

Breached is a fast-paced realistic literary mystery with a sharp focus on

character development.

 

 

SNIPPET #1

“I’m glad to see you,” the sheriff said as Raker walked into his office. “I’ve got news for you, but let me ask first, are you missing a firearm?”

Raker looked with surprise. “Yes. I am. My Glock was missing after the fire. I looked everywhere for it. Charles City Metro didn’t have it. Why do you ask?”

“We’ve got it.”

“You?”

“Yes. My deputies picked up a baby Glock when they searched Turcotte’s double-wide. When they brought it in, we noticed it had been engraved the way law enforcement guys usually do. We checked it out. Melville County came back and said it was one you registered with them while you were still active. It even has your initials on it. ‘JPR’ right?”

 

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My top tens

Peanut butter and jelly on wheat berry bread toasted. 

Peanut butter and jelly on home made bread toasted.

Chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream

Touring Civil War battlefields with my son

Duke Ellington, any album, any time.

Watching the sunrise over the Cape Fear River in the morning when I am walking my dog

Mozart

A real good night of sleep

Mockingbirds

Mourning doves

 

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Release Day Blitz: Judging June By TJ West

HAPPY RELEASE DAY!!!

JUDGING JUNE

By T.J. West

Cover Art: Cover to Cover Designs

Photo Credit: 6:12 Photography by Eric McKinney

Cover Model: Matt Palumbo

Back Photo Credit: MH Photography

Back Cover Model: Derienne Briggs
Hosted by: Coast to Coast Book Besties 
and Pardo Consulting NYC

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Blurb:
June Tyndall and Phillip Caffrey are polar opposites.
June is a free spirit that owns and operates her own music label. She has tattoos, piercings and dresses like the rocker she is and the brand she represents.
Phillip is an architect. He is clean cut, prim and proper guy that works out at the gym and dresses in fine tailored suits.
There is nothing about June that Phillip finds attractive, especially her graphic body art. She isn’t the typical woman he goes after.
One drunken night leads June and Phillip into each others’ arms and bed. But for every action there is a reaction, and sometimes life changing consequences.
Will Phillip finally look past the image and see June for who she is? Or will he continue judging June and accept the consequences?
Can opposites truly attract?

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