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Day 4 of 12 Days of Back to School Books: Simply West of Heaven by Monique Bucheger
"Twelve-year-old BFFs are matchmaking geniuses. Sweet! Not long after they schemed to get Ginnie’s widowed dad to fall in love with Tillie’s divorced mom, Ginnie stumbled upon her late mom's journals, making life even more awesome sauce … until her dad confiscated the journals, determined to protect Ginnie from a danger he won’t name. Ginnie is counting on her future sister's help to make Dad change his mind, but Tillie's not so sure the ghost of Ginnie's mom will make a good addition to their new family tree. The girls' world gets flipped upside-down when a blast from the past shows up and makes Tillie go nutburgers. Ginnie is torn between helping her best friend and what could be the answer to her deepest wish."
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Question and Answer with the Author
1.
Dream vacation? Disneyland with unlimited money to spend.
2.
Something unique about you? I have 12 kids
3.
What one food will you NOT eat?
Onions
SNIPPET # 3:
Ginnie has very few memories of her mother—who died when she was 3 1/2—in this snippet she recalls a long-forgotten
incident that happened the day of her mother’s fatal accident.
Ginnie opened a drawer and fished out a pink comb. After parting her
hair, she set the comb on the sink. She felt a swish behind her. Turning
quickly, she caught a flutter of curls in the mirror, but they weren’t hers.
“Gins, honey, stand still. I can’t very well make a straight part with you wiggling like a little worm,
now can I?” For a moment Ginnie was three again and
pulling away as Mama tried to part her hair. She heard every word Mama spoke in
Mama’s soft Southern accent.
“No, Mama. Only one ponytail. Two takes too long. I wanna ride
Love with you. Just one ponytail.” She jerked backward and bumped against Mama’s pregnant belly.
“Sugar, be careful. You’ll hurt the
baby.” Mama took Ginnie’s chin firmly in her hand. “Be soft.”
Present-day Ginnie felt a rush of sadness and shame as young Ginnie
stomped her foot. “Sorry!” Little Ginnie pulled her chin from Mama’s hand. “Just one
pony.”
Mama frowned. “Be nice.
You’re a big sister now. You have to be a good example.”
“I just wanna ride with you. I don’t want you to do my hair.” Young Ginnie grabbed Mama’s hand and pulled.
“In a minute. Be patient and let me finish your hair.”
“No!”
“Excuse me?” Both Ginnies shuddered when Daddy’s voice came through the doorway. He knelt in front of her at eye
level. “I sure hope I didn’t just hear
you sassing your mama. Sassy girls don’t get to ride horses. Sassy girls take time-outs.”
Both Ginnies blinked. Goosebumps dotted their arms.
“Todd, I’m handling
it. No need to growl,” Mama chided softly and pulled young Ginnie close. “You’ll stand still and let me finish, won’t you, Gins?”
“Yes’m.” Ginnie watched her dad out of the corner
of her eye. “Sorry, Mama.”
“I didn’t growl,” Daddy said in a quiet voice and stood.
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When Monique Bucheger isn’t writing, you can find her playing taxi cab driver to one or more of her 12 children, plotting her next novel, scrapbooking, or being the “Mamarazzi” at any number of child-oriented events. Even though she realizes there will never be enough hours in any given day, Monique tries very hard to enjoy the journey that is her life. She shares it with a terrific husband, her dozen children, a son-in-law, and 3 adorable grandchildren, one cat, and many real and imaginary friends. She is the author of the Ginnie West Adventure middle-grade series: The Secret Sisters Club, Trouble Blows West, & Simply West of Heaven. and Being West Is Best, a picture book: Popcorn.
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http://thewritersrevolution13.blogspot.com
When Monique Bucheger isn’t writing, you can find her playing taxi cab driver to one or more of her 12 children, plotting her next novel, scrapbooking, or being the “Mamarazzi” at any number of child-oriented events. Even though she realizes there will never be enough hours in any given day, Monique tries very hard to enjoy the journey that is her life. She shares it with a terrific husband, her dozen children, a son-in-law, and 3 adorable grandchildren, one cat, and many real and imaginary friends. She is the author of the Ginnie West Adventure middle-grade series: The Secret Sisters Club, Trouble Blows West, & Simply West of Heaven. and Being West Is Best, a picture book: Popcorn.FB: https://www.facebook.com/monique.bucheger
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Day 3 of 12 Days of Back To School Books: When Magic Falls by Alaina Stanford
I have one of those brains that won't turn off at night. Many nights I would distract my intellect by revamping a movie, book or TV show in my mind. I would twist and turn the plots and characters to achieve the ending I preferred. That developed into side stories about my favorite minor characters. Each night I fell asleep in the middle of a grand adventure. It wasn't long before I began to create stories of my own and put pen to paper.
I love a good adventure. I love a good romance. As the mother of seven children I also learned to love to play video games. One day it occurred to me to write an adventure that flowed like a video game and I added a touch of romance. Thus, Hypnotic Journey was born.
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What good is magic if it can't heal a broken heart?
Risking everything to save Sarah from the elven council’s decision to execute her for treason, the elf Prince Cabal rescues her and the others. They quickly disappear in search of the menacing storm cloud responsible for assassinating the wizards of the elf council.
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/When-Magic-Fails-Hypnotic-Journey-ebook/dp/B008ZSS7KE/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
Smashwords
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/268527
BarnesandNoble.com
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-magic-fails-hypnotic-journey-book-2-alaina-stanford/1120336387?ean=2940014916158
Itunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/when-magic-fails/id554828537?mt=11
Author top 10
1. A good exciting scifi/fantasy book
2. The Hobbit movies
3. A dozen roses on a special occasion
4. Drive-in theater- why oh why are they disappearing!
5. Anything pink
6. Kind people
7. Sitting on a beach with a good book
8. The mountains
9. My dog Jack- when he's not barking
10. My family
And a fun interview questions
How did you come to write this particular book or series? Archangel is the series I am working on Book #4 is The Defiance of His Conviction. This is a paranormal romance series that I have added a lot of religious history into the background of the angels trying to give the series a realistic feel.
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