tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62861217110962770492024-03-20T01:46:13.694+13:00Johanna Rae (Author)Author of Paranormal Romance and FantasyJohanna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269807250210256148noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286121711096277049.post-44357948735973413312018-07-04T09:20:00.000+12:002018-07-04T09:20:02.935+12:00I've been interviewed!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: x-large;"><i style="background-color: black;">We discuss my writing journey and some upcoming projects.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Did you know I have a fans and followers Facebook GROUP? Check it out here, at </span></span><span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #6fa8dc;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/fictionfunhouse/" target="_blank">Fiction Funhouse.</a></span></span></div>
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Johanna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269807250210256148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286121711096277049.post-74219557627536881312018-03-24T14:33:00.000+13:002018-03-24T14:33:59.128+13:00Guess What?<span style="background-color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">93% of you voted YES in my Facebook poll, for a private Facebook group to be created. It is now up and running, and you can find it </span><b style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/410092299450281/?source=create_flow" target="_blank">here</a></b><span style="color: #cccccc;">. In this group you will find A cozy place for book-a-holics, writer-types, and followers of Johanna Rae's writing journey. In this group you will find exclusive excerpts, teasers, giveaways, author guests, and more. Members are encouraged to interact and let their hair down. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #cccccc;">As a celebration of </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/410092299450281/?source=create_flow" target="_blank"> FICTION FUNHOUSE's</a> first day in operation, we have a giveaway. You could win a paperback! Several easy ways to enter, just use the rafflecopter giveaway below.</span></span><br />
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Kodiak shifter Mark Dion woke up naked in an unfamiliar bedroom after getting drunk at a work party. Before he has time to process the one-night-stand, he is thrust into a chain of events, which only seem to grow more complicated by the day. <br /><br />The boar king is out of the picture, but his son is still very much a problem for the Urewera Unit. After General Lancaster sabotages an assignment, Mark finds himself temporarily in charge of the team. <br /><br />With pandemonium surrounding the boar clan and their associates, along with a new apprentice… It is the worst time for a a physical attraction he cannot control and an unexpected job offer. Right now, when every action is crucial, what will Mark decide? Will he even stay in Redcliffe? </i></span><br />
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<br />Johanna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269807250210256148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286121711096277049.post-39684614261736203532017-05-18T10:52:00.001+12:002017-05-18T10:52:41.955+12:00Cover Reveal (Keren Hughes)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black;"><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Title: </span></b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">MY BEST FRIEND’S FIANCE. </span></span><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b>Author:</b></span></span><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> KEREN HUGHES</span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Release Date:</span></b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> MAY 30TH 2017</span></span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b>Blurb:</b></span></span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The heart wants what it wants right? But what if it wants something it can never have?</span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m in love, and it should feel amazing...except, it doesn’t. The problem is, the guy I’m in love with happens to be my best friend’s fiancé. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black;">Born of darkness and raised on revenge, Mordred Lothian spent an eternity fighting for the honor of a woman who had none. Free of her hatred, his only goal is to pick up the pieces of betrayal and attempt to forge a new life in a world that never wanted him. Raised by one of Hollywood's most scandalous actresses, Jenalyn Rhodes knows true illusion begins when the end credits roll. Damaged by the one person who should have protected her most, she is determined to have no master and only one mistress: Herself. Thrown together to stop an ancient evil hell bent on vengeance, can the sacrifice of one be the salvation of the other? </span></div>
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Willow did what she had to in order to survive life.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Drugs.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Faced with a straightjacket, a bare cell at
Ferndale and the prospect of going cold turkey from the vices that have been
keeping her alive, Willow is furious. She wants her drugs. She wants her
freedom. She wants out of this place.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Just one taste, to impress a girl, and heroin
ended up taking every bit of self-control he'd ever owned.</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Six months later he is hooked and spiralling out
of control. Break and enters, car accidents, trouble with the law. His mother
and the cops sign him into Ferndale as a last resort before shipping him off to
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hearted. You've been warned...</span></span><o:p></o:p>Johanna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269807250210256148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286121711096277049.post-67614118401915862982016-10-01T21:41:00.002+13:002016-10-01T21:41:25.436+13:00Cover reveal TORIE JAMES<div class="MsoTitle">
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his family for a shocking betrayal, Highlander Lachlan MacQueen is a man who
lives by his rules and no other. Reckless and rootless, he roams the border
towns between Scotland and England, a mercenary for hire with an unspoken
determination to regain all he's lost. By any means necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Queen Victoria, she rewards him with a royal boon, the deed to a small manse
nestled in Crathie called Secret's Gate and a stipend to ensure his outlaw days
are over. But past sins demand payment and when the price becomes too high,
Lachlan's untimely death becomes another skeletal ghost in an unopened closet. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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McClellan's memories of Secret's Gate are hazy at best. Two months spent in
Scotland 25 years ago echo with remnants of a mysterious, hasty departure home
to America and fresh beginnings with her mother, Pamela and new stepfather,
Archibald MacQueen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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she returns to claim the legacy left to her by Archie; the very manor of her
erstwhile childhood summer. But the free spirited, fun loving child that roamed
the castle with innocent glee has been replaced by a heartbroken woman full of
remorse and shattered by regret. And now, she's beginning to question her
sanity when an alluringly familiar voice in her head opens the floodgates to a
piece of her past long forgotten.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: large;">Coming October 20<sup>th</sup>, 2016 by
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-size: large;">Find Torie at any of the following cool kid
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Blog and Website:<a href="https://toriejames.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">https://toriejames.wordpress.com/</a><span id="goog_981738121"></span><span id="goog_981738122"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7054839.Torie_N_James">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7054839.Torie_N_James</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966;">The following author interview contains questions chosen by my readers as part of some release week fun. That's right, Johanna's new novel</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stronger-than-Blood-Immortal-Trinity-ebook/dp/B01LLDVCHY/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1475190333&sr=1-5" style="background-color: #eeeeee;" target="_blank">STRONGER THAN BLOOD</a></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966;">, is out now! Details at the end of the interview. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">What is
the inspiration behind your books? </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">MEGAN BARAGNO</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">I
have many, many stories in my head. Usually they arrive in fragments. I’ll
either have a couple of key plot points, or a character who just won’t leave me
alone until I commit to writing their story. I’ve always been a character
driven author. Sometimes, this means I don’t have a definite plan of how things
are going to unfold. Once the characters are made real, I’ll have an idea for a
beginning, maybe a few important events or situations, then the characters find
their own way there. I often stop mid scene and stare at the computer in
wonderment, astonished by the direction the story has taken. I have learned
(the hard way) to listen to my characters. They always seem to know where they’re
going. The rare times I’ve had to delete scenes, has happened when I’ve tried
to go against the grain, and force them into a story arc they don’t care for.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">What
inspired you to write this story? </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">ALEIDA ALI GIAMMARELLA</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Stronger
than Blood has been different than any story I’ve told so far. The two most
difficult things for me, when writing a novel, are the title and the blurb.
With Stronger than Blood, those were chosen and written right after I’d decided
which characters would feature in the book. Tobias, Will, and Rion were
characters I’d created previously, but they’d never made it to publication.
They were all from three completely different worlds, and originally intended
to be kept separate. I decided I wanted to write a story involving Rion, but I didn’t
want it to be a stereotypical “angels verses demons” piece. So I roped in two
of the most unlikely characters I could find in my repertoire, and threw them
all in the ring together. The story came to me easily, because these characters
were not new. They were already well established in my mind. It doesn’t mean
the journey hasn’t come with challenges, of course, but the characters were
very real to me from day one. With my other book series, some characters took
two or three books to develop.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">How many
books will be in this series? </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">JANICE THOMAS</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">As
with anything I write, the plan I had at the start went out the window very
early on. I had planned to write one book, a fairly standard length novel. I’ve
ended up with a reasonably long novel, which will be the first in a trilogy.
The second and third book titles have already been chosen. Book two will be
called “Redemption and Sacrifice”. Book three will be called “Saving Forever”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">What kind
of music fuelled your creativity for this book?</span><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">TRACEY STEINBACH</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">No
matter what I write, I always have a separate playlist for any character who
has a voice. Until I have that playlist, the words do not flow easily, as music
is the key to making my writing work. (The only thing more important than the
music is coffee, but that’s a whole ‘nother story). Stronger than Blood really
pushed my boundaries, because the musical influences were not always ones I was
familiar with. Will in particular, prefers music much heavier than I’d usually
listen to. Tobias and Will have introduced me to a few bands I’d never heard
of, which has been refreshing. Choosing the playlists can be fun, though time
consuming. I have to browse YouTube, and iTunes, trying to find songs and bands
that awaken each character. Sometimes my close friends are able to offer
helpful suggestions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">I know
each of your characters have a different set of music for their jams – I’d like
to know what Tobias listened to? </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">MEGAN BARAGNO</span></u><br /><b><i><span style="color: #93c47d;">Tobias’
playlist –</span></i></b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"> </span><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Royal</span><span style="color: #eeeeee;"> Blood, Blacklistt, The Pretty Reckless, Like a Storm,
Blackberry Wednesday, I Am Giant, Ashes Remain, The Last Internationale, Jeff
Gutt, Our Lady Peace, Imagine Dragons</span><span style="color: #eeeeee;">.</span><br /><b><i><span style="color: #93c47d;">Rion’s
playlist –</span></i></b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"> Boyce Avenue, Joe Moore, The Fray, Karise Eden, The Killers,
Manic St Preachers, Stan Walker, Maroon5, David Guetta, Hozier, Jason Mraz.</span><br /><b><i><span style="color: #93c47d;">Will’s
playlist –</span></i></b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Breaking Benjamin, Avenged Sevenfold, Black River Drive,
Disturbed, Papa Roach, Plan Three, Villainy, Apocalyptica, Linkin Park, Red,
Seether, Radiohead, .</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span><u><b style="color: #ffd966;">How do you
deal with writer’s block when it happens? </b><span style="color: #cc0000;">CAROLYN TARBOX KELLY</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Fortunately
I don’t experience this often. Usually, it occurs for me when I’m not listening
to the characters. If I try to push them in a direction they’re not happy with,
the words don’t come. A similar thing happens if I work on the wrong book. I
often have more than one project on the go, and I’ve learned to listen to
whichever voices are shouting the loudest. The only other thing which has
caused writer’s block for me before, was listening to the wrong character’s
playlist. It took me the longest time to figure out why I was struggling.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><b style="color: #ffd966;">What’s
been the most challenging aspect of your writing journey? </b><span style="color: #cc0000;">AMBER LIDDELL</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">I’m
lucky as an author. I never need to outline on paper. I don’t plot my books
chapter by chapter before I write. I have a random assortment of characters and
ideas in my head, and somehow it all ends up on the page in a way that makes
sense for the reader. None of my struggles have anything to do with the story
itself. I’m a busy wife/mother, and my family will always come first. My health
can also be challenging, but writing is a wonderful escape from that. In all
honesty, my biggest obstacle right now, is getting my name out there. Being an
independent author from little old New Zealand is hard. Especially when the
majority of my audience live outside my own country. I’ve never let this hold
me back. I’ve worked hard to get to where I am, and I’ve come further than I
dreamed possible. I’m grateful for every single reader I have and I know if I
continue to work hard, it will be worth it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">What made
you wake up one day and decide to write?</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">RAQUAL HUMPHRIES</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">I
don’t think there was ever a day I woke up and ‘chose’ this. It’s been ingrained
in my very bones from the day I was born. As soon as I was old enough to walk
and talk, I was inventing stories and using my imagination. I could read before
I started school, because the stories were so important to me. When I was five,
a teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said “a writer and an
artist”. I am still both those things! As a child, I used to drive my family
crazy with all the imagination play, notebooks full of stories, and crazy
accents I would randomly use in every day conversation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">Have you
tried to write a character who just didn’t turn out the way you originally
envisioned? </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">NICOLE NIXON</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">This
happens to me a lot! Most of the time it’s all for the best. For example, when
I first began writing Tobias, he was supposed to be a jerk, and unliked by
many. He ended up becoming much easier to relate to, and the flaws he possesses are
forgivable from a reader’s perspective. In my other book series, Therian
Secrets, the characters I expected to be favorites were quickly overshadowed by
others the readers preferred. Timothy O’Brien from Stronger than Blood was
supposed to have a very small role, but ended up with a lot more page time than
I’d envisaged. Derek Turner got less page time than I planned. A writer can
create (or awaken) a character, but they often can’t anticipate what will happen
as they grow and develop.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">Who is
the most active in your mind, the one you are always thinking about? </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">NICOLE NIXON</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">This
changes on a daily basis. Many things in day to day life can bring various characters
to the front of the brain. The characters most often in my thoughts when I’m
not writing, are Will Jones from Stronger than Blood, or Danny Archer and Rufus
Ramanui from Therian Secrets. However,
in saying that, all it takes is a song on the radio – to awaken any of them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">Which
character most resembles your personality? </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">MELISSA PERRY</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">There
is no one individual character which has my exact personality. In a way, every
character I write has a piece of my heart. Some more than others. The Stronger
than Blood characters are special, in that they represent the parts of myself
others don’t often get to see. They carry my fears and insecurities, and
sometimes my regrets. They hold more of my emotions than any others. If we are
talking strictly about personality, the closest character I’ve written would be
Jodie Fletcher from the Therian Secrets series. I believe (with a few tweaks)
she is close to the person I’d be if her world was actually real.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><b style="color: #ffd966;">Are any
of your characters based on real people in your life?</b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> NICOLE NIXON</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">I
do have a couple of characters which I’ve named after people, (with permission)
and others where I’ve borrowed a particular personality trait from a real
person. I borrowed some of my husband’s traits for “Doug” from Therian Secrets.
However, I am always very careful to add new and different elements, to keep
things original.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">How do
you deal with the mass whining and one-upping in your head, when your
characters want page time?</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>REBEL HAIL</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Some
days, the character voices in my head drive me crazy. (In ways none but another
author would probably understand). If this happens when I’m away from home, or
too busy to sit down and write, it can be hard. When I do have time to let them
out to play, I have learned to listen to whomever is screaming the loudest.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">How do
you deal with a character you don’t actually like? You’ve made the character,
but don’t actually like who he or she is? </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">RAQUAL HUMPHRIES</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Well,
to be honest, I really <i>really</i> </span><span style="color: #eeeeee;">do not
like Delron Lancaster from Therian Secrets. He would be the character I hate
the most. Leviathan out of Stronger than Blood is a bad guy, but one you expect
to be bad. Delron Lancaster isn’t like that. He is in a position where he
should be a good guy, and yet he is still a jerk. I deal with this by letting
Karma step into the plot every now and then. It’s extremely satisfying. Delron
might annoy me, but he definitely adds to the story, so I believe it is worth
it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span><u><b style="color: #ffd966;">What’s
your favorite brand of coffee? Important questions must be answered! </b><span style="color: #cc0000;">GENEVIEVE
FOREMAN</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">When I go to a café,
I prefer to go to Theobroma or Mozaik, because I like the flavor of their coffee. I know Theobroma makes their own blend, so it doesn’t taste the same
anywhere else. When at home I’m limited and it’s frustrating! If I’m lazy, I’ll
drink freeze dried coffee made with the kettle, but if I need decent coffee, I
use Avalanche in my espresso maker. My coffee of choice is a vanilla latte.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><br /><u><span style="color: #ffd966; font-weight: bold;">How many
sleepless nights have you had while working out plot lines, and do you write
them down when you suddenly have a breakthrough?</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> CAROLYN TARBOX KELLY</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">I
think I’ve lost count! This is another situation, where I’ve learned not to try
to swim against the current. I have been known to get up at three in the morning
to scrawl notes on a scrap of paper. Sometimes I’ve even written out a whole
scene before going back to bed. On one occasion where I tried to ignore the
explosion of ideas in my mind at some ungodly hour, I ended up dreaming about
the characters. It’s not always easy to explain to your husband the next morning
why you were calling out the names of strange men in the middle of the night!</span></span></div>
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your favorite color? </b><span style="color: #cc0000;">TRACEY STEINBACH</span></u><br /><span style="color: #eeeeee;">My
favorite color is blue. I like soft shades of blue best, but any blue will do!
My second favorite color is purple. My favorite bands are Muse and Imagine
Dragons. My favorite type of food is Italian. My favorite flavors are vanilla
and caramel. I’m allergic to chocolate and seafood. Obviously, I’m addicted to
coffee. Next to coffee, cheese is my biggest food obsession. We have recently
started making our own cheese here at home, from our own goats’ milk.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;"><b>IT'S RELEASE DAY!</b></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #cccccc;">The wait is over, you can now obtain your very own copy of my brand new poetry book - </span><i><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">Surviving the Darkness</span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;">. Currently it is available in</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Darkness-Johanna-Rae/dp/1517122996/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">Paperback</span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;">, and</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Darkness-Collection-Poems-Musings-ebook/dp/B015PMCEN8/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">Kindle</span></a> <span style="color: #cccccc;">editions, with a gorgeous cover by </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SoxsationalCoverArt?fref=ts" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">Soxsational Cover Art</span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">When the world grows dim, and each day becomes a struggle, look within. There is a fire inside you, which burns bright enough to conquer any darkness. Let your inner light shine, and rise above all that seeks to hold you back. Even when it feels as though you are stumbling blindly, never lose faith that the path is still beneath your feet. Believe.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">In this collection, Johanna Rae shares her struggles, and also reaches out to others who may be battling their own turmoil.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">An excerpt from:</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">DAWN WILL NEVER COME</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">As the moon ascends</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">So follows my demise</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">Tumbling into treachery</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">Drawing my sanity in like a vacuum</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">Darkness blankets the world</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">Except for the ethereal lunar glow</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #cccccc;">There is a book giveaway running on Goodreads, with three copies of Surviving the Darkness up for grabs. Why not head on over and enter! </span></span><br />
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<br />Johanna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269807250210256148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286121711096277049.post-50943579663447496572015-07-15T09:42:00.000+12:002015-07-15T09:42:00.169+12:00The Bloodhound - teaser 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Johanna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269807250210256148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286121711096277049.post-8027371621580851252015-07-13T09:38:00.001+12:002015-07-13T09:38:11.445+12:00When Perspective Changes<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently, I was thinking about my writing journey and all its ups and downs. I felt a twinge of frustration that at times, it has seemed like such a battle. I am grateful on a daily basis to have such a wonderful life, with a loving husband and amazing children. However, that doesn't always make it easy to be an author. Time is precious, and in short supply. Marriage and motherhood will always come first, which is how it should be. I have no regrets when it comes to that. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I first began publishing books, I never imagined I would be where I am today. I never dreamed I would have such a large and supportive reader-base. I wasn't even sure if my books would be well received enough to continue long term with this passion of mine. I severely under estimated myself. Despite many obstacles and forks in the road, I continued to climb higher. Every milestone I hit is a deeply appreciated, and much celebrated success.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In essence, I realized I was looking at it all from the wrong perspective. I celebrated each stepping stone on my journey, but failed to see the bigger picture. That twinge of frustration I'd been feeling lately, struggling to make time for my writing, was most unjustified. Here's why.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It took me FOUR years to write my first book. Some of that could be attributed to my lack of self confidence at the time, and the fact I was still having babies at that point. Some of it could also be due to my inexperience - I'd never done this before! The second book took only six months to write. Then after some publishing and royalty nightmares, I had to re-release the first book on my own, as an independent author. (Another huge learning curve - no small accomplishment for a new author from tiny New Zealand). So while I concentrated on re-doing book one - The Mercenary, book two - The Fury, got put on hold. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My editor and I worked on those two books back to back, and at the same time I was trying to write the beginning of book three. Some days I thought I would surely go mad. Three different books (in the same world) in three different stages of the publishing process.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking back, I don't know how I did it. In addition to the writing challenges, I also moved house. Not just across town, but to a new region, where the kids would have a new school, and a new start. It's a rural area, which brought on another whole series of learning experiences for us as a family. In addition to this, my husband's job schedule suddenly became overloaded and he started working around the clock just to tread water. Something inside me broke, and it all became too much.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shortly after re-releasing The Mercenary, and publishing The Fury, I was forced to take an involuntary break from my writing. I didn't announce this to my readers because I was scared. I didn't know how long this would last, and trying to adjust to all the changes in my life was a priority. The kids needed me more than ever, and I needed to be Super Woman for a while, until my husband's schedule calmed down. For a while, due to the stress and a few other contributing factors, I lost my voices. Not just a few, but all of them. As a writer, I cannot convey how terrifying this is. It's like having part of your soul ripped out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't write a single word for more than four months. It was more than six before I managed to make any decent progress on book three. Somehow, even though I'd had all of those challenges to face, I still managed to publish book three, The Butcher, only ONE YEAR after publishing book two. This means that Even though I had to publish one book twice, and didn't write at all during a six month period, I still averaged a book per year. That's actually not too bad considering the first book took four years just to finish the first draft.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I promised myself that I would do better next time. I would initiate better time management. I would change my schedule around to achieve maximum results. The list went on. I thought I would have book four, The Bloodhound, completed by mid 2015, but I didn't count on the voices from my other projects returning to me with full force! Late in 2014, I suddenly felt the urge to pick up a project I'd abandoned during my six month dry spell. Not wanting to let my readers down, I tried to alternate between both book projects.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, my life hasn't slowed down. I'm no less busy than I was before. My children and their schooling are still very demanding of my time. My husband still needs my help to keep the household running smoothly when work gets a little crazy. But you know what? I'm writing TWO books at once. Stronger than Blood is almost complete, and my editor is already working on some of the early chapters in the book. The Bloodhound is almost halfway through its first draft. I might not get both books published by the end of 2015 but I won't be far off that. (Still hoping for a miracle, but trying to be realistic).<br /><br />Basically what I'm trying to say is - the universe has bombarded me with so many things I couldn't have anticipated, and not only have I survived it all, I'm still writing. I'm writing TWO books this year. And that, my friends, is something to be proud of. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you to all who have shared this journey with me and continue to support my work. You are what makes this possible.</span></span><br />
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<br />Johanna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269807250210256148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286121711096277049.post-1655447853992371822015-01-20T23:10:00.000+13:002015-01-20T23:10:40.521+13:00COVER REVEAL (Stronger than Blood)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #9fc5e8; font-size: large;">It's been a while since I made a post - sorry about that - but I'm ready to kick off 2015 with a bang. My first monthly promo this year is very exciting. The winner will get to choose not one, but THREE ebook prizes. There are sixteen options on the list so there will hopefully be something for everyone. Happy New Year, friends and followers. I hope it brings you new hope, joy, and prosperity. Thank you for being a part of my writing journey.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Polar bear Therian, Rufus Ramanui, is one of Redcliffe’s most dangerous ISIC agents. He swore an oath to protect the innocent and serve the greater good. Now, he wants to retrain as a Phoniás – an assassin – believing it necessary to help his comrades in the ongoing conflict with the Lycans. </span><br style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The only problem with that plan, is pretty bartender, Summer Matthews. She and Rufus have definite chemistry, but she’s currently dating someone else. Will it be too late to win her heart by the time he returns home? </span><br style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Siblings, Jodie and Luke Fletcher, also intend to train as agents. With Rufus and the two Fletchers out of the country, Danny Archer, Captain of Redcliffe’s Urewera Unit, will have his hands full. Already Rufus’ boss, and Jodie’s boyfriend, Danny has a lot invested in their success. When things start to get complicated, both at the academy, and back in Redcliffe, will Danny be able to spread himself thin enough to avoid disaster?</span></span><br />
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<br />Johanna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269807250210256148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286121711096277049.post-53966495768751364082014-10-15T10:15:00.002+13:002014-10-15T10:17:40.581+13:00PIPER KAY (Interview)<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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but it’s true. If letter writing counts, then yes since about nineteen yrs.
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2. Does
what you read influence what you write and what are some of your favourite
authors/books?</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> OMG, yes it does, and it is the reason I cannot read while
writing. I will shift and take on someone’s voice and lose mine. I had to start
an almost complete story behind that. It’s not intentional, and not every time,
but if it’s an author I love, before I know it I’m using phrases or words they
did without even realizing it. My favourite authors: Well, Poppet is one, the
woman has no clue how to write a bad story. She’s awesome, her whole entire
Pravus Series and Gods and Thurs series rock. Kindle Alexander is another. She
writes scenes that wrap around you and pull you into the characters. You are
feeling those emotions and seeing everything they do, as they experience it.
I’m dying to read her latest, Full Disclosure, but I just can’t go there-lol<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">3. What
are your biggest inspirations?</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Music is the top on my list, it’s something I
have always felt this way about. It doesn’t matter if it has words or doesn’t,
it’s the beat behind it all, the instruments. Surprisingly, I don’t like
classical or country. I like screeching guitars and bass beats, anything with
drums really. Between the two, I usually end up in heavy metal/ rock genre or
hip-hop/rap/pop style. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you have a technique in how you choose characters and/or locational settings?</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">
No, not anything specific. Most of my characters end up in the same place as
me, Spring, which is just outside of Houston., Texas. Somewhere close by at
least. I have absolutely no technique to choosing characters. I will usually
pick one that is an underdog in some way, so I can help them find happiness,
give them a chance at love and peace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you listen to music while you are creating your masterpieces?</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Oops, sort of
answered it already. Absolutely, it is a must. Without it, I stare at a blank screen,
dumbfounded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">6. What
do you do to stay motivated and avoid writer’s block?</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> I keep typing. Doesn’t
matter if it makes sense or not, I keep pushing it. Whether it be on social
media typing a message or update, I keep my music on and my fingers clicking on
keys.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">7. How
has becoming a published author (independent or traditional) changed your perspective
on life and is it everything you expected it to be? (If you are not published
yet – what changes do you foresee?)</span><span style="color: #eeeeee;"> That’s kind of a loaded question. Becoming
a published author exposed me to so many types of people, from all over the
world that I wouldn’t have met and are now close friends. For a very long time,
I was a hermit. I dropped off the face of the planet. I stayed at home and
didn’t go out, didn’t have anyone to talk with except my kids. I died
basically. Forgot how to laugh and smile, literally. Without that, you’re
nothing. </span></span><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Becoming an author gave me that back, I will never forget when I found
friends from high school. I was a nervous wreck, worried what everyone would
think, and went through a list of self-doubts a mile long. They wouldn’t give
up on me though. One of them actually pointed out when I got my laugh back,
isn’t that weird. He was so excited about it, all he could get out was “Welcome
back.” Well anyone that knows me now gets that I hold onto a lot of that
shyness, and I’m pretty meek and mild. Okay, I can’t even keep going with that
line, tears of laughter making it blurry. Lol. I’m really not shy at all via
internet, but in person is a different story, and even then I’m fairly blunt. And
say what is on my mind. Oh, and I have a potty mouth on occasions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">8. What
are your biggest challenges as an author?</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Time, just never is enough of it in a
day. Who knew you could change one sentence about ten billion ways, taking
hours of your time. I didn’t. This is not easy at all, so whoever said that was
so wrong. Lol<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">9. Do
you have any pets?</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> A dog.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">10. What
hobbies do you have outside of reading and writing?</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Don’t have time for
hobbies. LOL. No, I do little arts and crafts type things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">11. Where
is the most exciting/memorable place you have been in the world?</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> When I lived
in Hawaii, I loved it there. Of course it’s pretty much the only other place
besides Spring that I have been. Sad huh? One day though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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us about your latest work in progress or most recent published work…</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">That would
be my Invicta Series. Book 2 releasing the 14<sup>th</sup>, titled Invicta:
Sanctuary. This is my M/M erotic romance series that centers around a gay go-go
dance club named Invicta. Invicta is the title of it and everything they have
together and help others to find as well. Book One, Invicta Salvation focuses
on the owners Kade and Holt who had a rough go of it. They look back over their
lives together and the things they went through growing up. It’s their story,
and comes to the current time when they celebrate their anniversary, and
opening day. Book Two Invicta Sanctuary, also includes Kade and Holt, but now
the dancers are included and one other that just need a sanctuary, some place
safe. His name is Mickey, and he’s in a fix. This is his story, journeying to
Invicta and finding love. That love comes from one of the pole dancers named
Toryn and begins and journeys into Book Three as well. Most of the characters
move into each book of the series. It’s a very sexy story, but it also shows
some attitudes and misconceptions of what it’s like to be a gay man. It’s watching
these characters learn lessons the normal way, and some of them the bad. It’s a
journey of growth and acceptance, love and family.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Piper Kay is a homegrown country girl straight from
the outskirts of Houston, Texas, USA. She is a #1 International Best Selling
author of LGBT Erotica, and an International Bestselling author of LGBT Erotica
romance, gay romance, specifically in the male/male (m/m) erotica genre, and
LGBT drama. Piper is bringing her passion of storytelling straight to the
pages, most times served with a super-sized sprinkle of sexy, a slice of
sarcasm and a carafe of crazy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span lang="EN-US">Website: </span><a href="http://www.piperkayauthor.com/"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.piperkayauthor.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span lang="EN-US">Amazon author page: </span><a href="http://smarturl.it/PiperKayOnAmazon"><span lang="EN-US">http://smarturl.it/PiperKayOnAmazon</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span lang="EN-US">FB: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/piper.kay.1"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.facebook.com/piper.kay.1</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span lang="EN-US">About me:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: HI; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><a href="http://about.me/piper.kay"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">http://about.me/piper.kay</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: HI; mso-font-kerning: .5pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span lang="EN-US">Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/PiperKayAuthor"><span lang="EN-US">https://twitter.com/PiperKayAuthor</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span lang="EN-US">Goodreads: </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6613775.Piper_Kay"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6613775.Piper_Kay</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span lang="EN-US">Authograph: </span><a href="https://www.authorgraph.com/authors/PiperKayAuthor"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.authorgraph.com/authors/PiperKayAuthor</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span lang="EN-US">Google: </span><a href="https://google.com/+PiperKay"><span lang="EN-US">https://google.com/+PiperKay</span></a><u><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">What is your
sanctuary? For Mickey, he never needed one, he was his own. Until now. In a
situation spinning out of control, Mickey is forced to make a move and he's not
sure how to handle it. He's an intelligent, self-reliant man who never depended
on anyone for anything, but now he is alone for the first time in his life,
scared. By accident, he ends up at Invicta, the hottest new male go-go dance
club in town. Owners, Kade and Holt, know the behavior all too well, but
Mickey's trust factor is leveling out on zero, until he spots Toryn. Sometimes
sanctuary can be found in the strangest of places.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: black; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">1. That young, dark
haired, and tatted up hottie grabs me right off the bat. He can’t be more than
twenty-four tops. Just right. He’s been poured into those leathers, his ass
packed in nice and tight. Firm. They might as well have wrapped the man in
saran wrap, not that I’d complain either way. He’s finally announced, but it’s
probably a stage name he uses. Who even cares? As long as he keeps shaking
himself around, I’m all good. The man rocks to the beat of the music. He pops
that majestic ass in perfect tune with the thumps blasting from the speakers.
Done like a true power bottom and personally, I’m enjoying the hell out of it.
His hips begin to roll in a perfect circle, as he pivots on one foot to his
side. He coils himself all the way around twice before facing the front. I’m loving
his body movements. Someone stick a fork in me, because I’m sizzling… I think I
may have just fallen in love with the man on the stage and those ‘fuck me hard’
hip moves.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">2</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">. Somehow, with
just one kiss, he plowed right through the thoughts that had me worried sick
all evening, and redirected them to one focal point. Him! Slowly, I reach for Toryn's waist with one
hand to see if he'll let me closer or slap me down<i>. God, I feel like I'm in high school on my first damn date again-CHILL
Mickey, just calm down.</i> He looks down at my hand, then back to me. Without
breaking our eye contact, I feel his hand wrap around mine and tighten. <i>Oh thank fuck!</i> I yank him into me, lowering my head so our
mouths meet. Our kisses, so sloppy, and hungry for each other. I press against
him, unable to get enough. Running my hand along his waist to his back, I
tightening my grip, and spin him around, slamming him against the wall. He lets
out a moan. Before I can stop myself, I bury myself inside his mouth,
swallowing every bit of that delicious moan. <i>Fuckenhell.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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into me, lowering my head so our mouths meet. Our tongues are so much more
aggressive, now that all the unspoken terms and agreements have been cleared.
Well, at least they have on my behalf. We dart and chase around each other, so
sloppy and hungry for each other. No matter how hard I press against him, I
can't get enough of him or fast enough for that matter. Oh my God, the man's
mouth feels incredible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: black; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Links:</span><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Book</span><span style="color: #eeeeee;">: </span></span></b><a data-reactid=".p.$mid=11413268526841=25646df732c2026aa45.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$range0:0" href="http://smarturl.it/InvictaSanctuary2" style="color: #eeeeee; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15.3599996566772px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">http://smarturl.it/InvictaSanctuary2</a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I</span></span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">nvicta Series</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Book Two:</span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Sanctuary (new
release) will send live Amazon link</span></div>
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22466840-invicta</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Trailer: </span><b style="background-color: black;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxVajAWz4qg&list=UUhQcM-y0AvDtn6YO9PY7lxg" style="background-color: black;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxVajAWz4qg&list=UUhQcM-y0AvDtn6YO9PY7lxg</a></span></b></div>
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<u style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Book One: Salvation</span><span style="color: #eeeeee;"> </span></span></u><u style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://smarturl.it/InvictaSalvations" target="_blank">http://smarturl.it/InvictaSalvations</a></span></u></div>
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Johanna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269807250210256148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286121711096277049.post-67008974534324755412014-10-07T08:15:00.005+13:002014-10-07T08:17:14.040+13:00My Book has been Nominated!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">One of my readers has nominated my book, The Mercenary, for the After Dark Bookie Awards! If you enjoyed my series, I would greatly appreciate it if you could head on over to the site and add your vote to hers. Please enter my title The Mercenary - Johanna Rae, in the "Non-Wolf Shifter" category. If you don't want to vote for any other categories please just put N/A in those boxes. Thank you in advance, and good luck to anyone else who is involved in this!</span></div>
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