Misfortune on Euphoria Lane

Misfortune on Euphoria Lane; Book 2 in the Homeowners' Association Cozy Mystery Series is now available on Amazon for preorder at only 99 cents until launch on January 16, 2019! This ebook will never be priced this low again!

Andi Stevenson never dreamed she would lead a neighborhood war against the tyrannical homeowners’ association president, who harassed the condominium community. Now, just when she thought life had returned to normal, murder and mayhem return to Euphoria Lane. Andi and her sister, Jessie, find another dead body on the property and their lives will never be the same.

Andi’s desire to quit teaching and work full-time for her sister’s detective agency is put to the test. Her best friend turns on her when her son becomes a suspect, and her boyfriend wants to know if she’ll hunt down killers once she’s married and has children.

Jessie is given two weeks to find the killer. If successful, she’ll earn a hefty bonus and solidify her agency’s reputation. Derrick, her former partner with the police department, takes time off work to assist, but he has an ulterior motive. Can she beat the ticking clock? Or will her attraction to the wrong man and her need for control destroy all?

Claim your copy today!

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Glendale Chocolate Affaire 2019

Glendale Chocolate Affaire 2019

58th and Glendale Avenues

Local Arizona authors will be selling and signing their romance novels at the Chocolate Affaire in downtown Glendale. Their booth will be located on the east side of Murphy Park next to the wine and beer booth. Not only can you find my romantic cozy mysteries at this award winning festival, but you can also find chocolate-covered strawberries, cheesecake, bananas, fudge, etc. Plus, vendors selling Valentine's Day gifts.

Hours of operation:

Saturday Feb. 9th 10:00-10:00

Sunday Feb. 10th Noon-5:00

#NewRelease: MOON DANCER #99CentEbook by @KathryneKennedy

In MOON DANCER, enter the landless planet of Sea Forest from BENEATH THE THIRTEEN MOONS, where love and betrayal can be deadly. In the bonus story, THE DISENCHANTED LOVER, enter the magical world of Victorian London from the RELICS OF MERLIN series, where passion always trumps enchantment.

MOON DANCER: Tarov is a skilled dancer, wielding the deadly instruments crafted from the bones of a sea monster. Henel has stolen Tarov’s man in the past, and now seems intent on not only taking Tarov’s place as lead dancer, but her new lover too. Will Tarov lose everything to treachery? Or will the magic of Sea Forest help her find happiness?

THE DISENCHANTED LOVER: When Lady Rose Cheevers impulsively casts a spell and brings her husband back from the grave, she’s horrified to discover he’s not the angel she thought. When she seeks out the roguish thief, Mister Drake Pann, to help rid her of the demon, she discovers a new passion for love that may have everything to do with enchantment…or nothing at all.

"In Moon Dancer, Ms. Kennedy returns to the erotic, verdant world she created in her novel Beneath The Thirteen Moons. She is clearly comfortable returning to this setting as she easily slips the reader into the aquatic planet whose inhabitants worship the sea and live in massive trees. The result is a crisply told tale of love, jealousy and betrayal unfolding in a troupe of moon dancers, skilled performers of a beautiful and potentially deadly art form.  Of course our heroine Tarov gets her man, but will she lose her identity in the process? Moon Dancer is one part sci-fi thriller, one part love story and one part Shakespearian drama, all wrapped tightly into a dense yet easy to read short story."

--David Benz, Edgar-Nominated Author

  

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074R988MZ/

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/moon-dancer-kathryne-kennedy/1126962176?ean=2940158790928

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/moon-dancer-4

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=14kwDwAAQBAJ

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/moon-dancer/id1270817298?ls=1&mt=11

About the Author:

Kathryne Kennedy is an award winning, best-selling author critically acclaimed for her world building and blending genres to create groundbreaking stories. She’s lived in Guam, Okinawa, and several other states within the U.S., and currently lives in Arizona with her wonderful family—which includes a Yorkie and a part-Chihuahua rescue dog. She loves to hear from readers, and welcomes you to visit her website where she has ongoing contests, sample chapters, newsletter sign-up, and purchase links to her books at http://www.kathrynekennedy.com

Support Your Fav Author and Save Your Computer by Not Illegally Downloading Books! Why? Read on...

THE WIZARD'S VIRUS

     “Aw, crud no.” The wizard banged his hand on his keyboard and then frantically clicked around with his mouse checking all his spell files: Text documents of magic words, pictures of runes, spreadsheets of magical creature species. He looked through his entire computer and almost all his data was ruined and hacked. Files missing and damaged.
     “What happened?” He muttered.

      His Internet browser was still open from the night before. Looking at that, he realized what had happened. He downloaded pirated enchantment data for school. When he downloaded it he thought, “What's one stolen spell gonna cost me?”

     But apparently whoever uploaded the data for the enchantment file, hid a virus inside. All the magically formed programs and files loaded into the mystic gems on his hard drive (wizards favored gems over disks and other data storage means) had all been ruined. And maybe even some of his spells had been stolen from him.

      A creepy voice then filled the room, “Youuuuu...I'veeeee comeee tooo tormmeennnttt youuuu forrr the ressssttt of yourrrr dayyyssss...” 

     The wizard put his hand to his head and moaned. He knew that was a ghost. The illegal enchantment he downloaded was not only a virus, but a curse, which also gave him a ghost haunting his computer. 

     Maybe he should have just downloaded the enchantment legally.

Posted with permission from Langdon's Flash Fictions

Hot Prospect Contest for Romance Writers

2016 Hot Prospects Contest

Sponsor: Valley of the Sun Romance Writers

**Permission to forward**

Looking to sign your first book contract, switch from a small press to a large publisher or simply explore another genre of romantic fiction? Turn up the heat on your writing career with the Hot Prospects Contest.

PRIZES

Grand Prize Winner

• The grand prize winner of the contest will have their entire Romance manuscript (400 pages, Courier, 12pt, Double spaced) reviewed by two professional editors at Novel Needs http://novelneeds.com

ENTRY FEE

Valley of the Sun RW Members

• $25

Non-Chapter Members

• $30

DEADLINE INFORMATION

Postmark Deadline: September 1st, 2016

E-Submit Deadline: September 1st, 2016

ELIGIBILITY

The Hot Prospects Contest is open to any Romance work uncontracted and unpublished at the time of entry.

CATEGORIES / JUDGES

Trained judges for preliminary round, Editors for final round.

Single Title Contemporary-

Romantic novels released as individual titles, not usually part of a series. Projected word count: over 70,000 words.

• Johanna Raisanen - Harlequin

• TBA

Romantic Suspense-

A suspense/mystery/thriller plot is integrated within a romantic novel. Projected word count: over 70,000 words.

• Kate Seaver—Berkley

• Melissa Jeglinski—The Knight Agency

Historical Romance

Romantic novels set in a time period prior to 1945.  Projected word count: over 70,000 words.

• Rhonda Penders—Wild Rose Press

• TBA

Fantasy/Futuristic/Paranormal-

Futuristic, fantasy, or paranormal elements are integrated within the love story. Projected word count: over 70,000 words.

• Melissa Singer - TOR

• Michelle Klayman—Boroughs Publishing

Young Adult/New Adult Romance:

Romance novels in which young adult life is an integral part of the plot. Projected word count: over 50,000 words.

• Editor – TBA
• Michelle Grajkowski—3 Seas Literary Agency

Inspirational Romance:

Romance novels in which religious or spiritual beliefs (in the context of any religious or spiritual belief system) are an integral part of the plot. Projected word count: over 50,000 words.

• Victoria Curnan—Heartwarming
• Agent - Raela Schoenherr—Revell/Bethany House

Erotic Romance: Novels in which strong, often explicit, sexual interaction is an inherent part of the love story, character growth and relationship development and could not be removed without damaging the storyline. These novels may contain elements of other romance subgenres (such as paranormal, historical, etc.).

• Brenda Chin - Entangled
• Agent - TBA

Those entries that do not final will be returned approximately October 30th, 2016 to help those who plan to enter RWA’s Golden Heart.

ENTRY CONTENTS

Synopsis

• Your synopsis should be between 3-5 pages.

Manuscript

• Up to 25 pages of your manuscript.

For more information visit: http://valleyofthesunrw.com/2015-contest-guidelines-and-entry-form/

Book Review: 5,000 words per hour

 For those of you who've done NaWriMo, there are some old tips that are a good refresher. There are also some new tips, including a means to track your writing progress and compete with yourself.

I am trying a new technique using dictation. While the author recommends Dragon Dictation, I'm using my iPhone and pages app. This allows me to write and save my writings. The time out is a bit irritating and I don't know what this technique will do to my data usage, but I can now write while walking the dog and driving to work.

But you may wish to check it out yourself.

Coming Soon: MOON DANCER, a novelette within the world of BENEATH THE THIRTEEN MOONS, By Kathryne Kennedy

As I’ve mentioned before, I have been writing short novelettes as I recover my health enough to eventually write a new series. I also recently went through short stories I have written that I never pursued for publication (or were published in print magazines) because I started to write full length novels. You may have seen some of the story titles and a brief description on the SHORT STORY page of my website. Since the stories are no longer available, I have decided to publish some of them for my readers through the magical land of ebook publishing.

Today I am happy to announce that I finished the cover for MOON DANCER, a story I actually wrote before the novel, BENEATH THE THIRTEEN MOONS. I hope to have the cover up on my website for pre-order as I revise and edit the story. This is one that I did not pursue for publication since I started the book shortly after, so I’m happy to say it’s an original story that has not been in print before. However, it needs a bit of editing.

  

A Moon Dancer (or Bone Dancer) is mentioned in BENEATH THE THIRTEEN MOONS, but only a paragraph during Mahri and Korl’s lifemate ceremony. MOON DANCER gives the reader a more detailed look into the world of a dancer of Sea Forest. They use one or more bones, depending on the skill of the dancer, carved of the great Narwhal horn, the strongest and most rare substance on Sea Forest. The bones have natural spirals that are raised and sharp as knives, and half the allure of watching a Moon Dancer is the threat of peril to the dancer. Many of them carry scars from previous dances, and if the dancer is unskilled, or not attuned to her ‘ka (dancing bones), they often die a bloody death by the cuts they receive during the dance. But if skilled, and given the proper amount of the magical zabba root, the ‘ka produce a melody unlike any other, creating a song that enchants any who are lucky enough to hear it. You will read a bit more about how the ‘ka are created in MOON DANCER. But, the story is primarily about rivalry disguised as friendship, and the struggle between two women over the same man.

And love that can only blossom from tragedy.

I’m looking forward to getting started on the revisions, and hope to finish within a few months. In the meantime, what do you think of the cover? Does it portray the movement and mystery of a Moon Dancer? I kept it similar in design to the cover of BENEATH THE THIRTEEN MOONS, so readers can readily identify it with the novel. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

My Magical Best,

Kathryne

http://www.kathrynekennedy.com