A Taste Test Blog Tour - Meet Melissa

Welcome to day six of A Taste Test Blog Tour. The author I’d like to introduce today is Melissa Pearl. Co-author of Forbidden Territory with ME!

Not only is Melissa my BFF but she is one of the most amazing people I know. She's super talented at almost anything she tries, but particularly writing, she's an amazing mum, a beautiful wife and the bestest friend a girl could have. I could go on but you probably want to know what questions I have for her :-)

The ten quick fire questions I have for Melissa today are:

Dogs or Cats? Dogs


MMs or Skittles? MMs


Favourite TV Show? Rookie Blue


What books are currently on your nightstand? Bible, devotional book & my Kindle


Favourite kind of date? Dinner and a movie


Guilty Pleasure? Eating cheesecake. YUM! I love a good cheesecake :)


First book you remembering devouring? Bluebirds by Margaret Mayhew


Boots, Sneakers or Stilettos? Boots all the way.


The last song you sang along to? Bullfrogs and Butterflies - one of my son's CDs. Those kids’ songs are really catchy!


Where do you like to sit in a movie theatre? Third row from the back, middle of the screen


Thanks Melissa

Check out Melissa’s Time Spirit Trilogy in ebook or paperback: here or here.
Goodreads: here
Blog: here
Facebook: here and here
Twitter: here

To find out more about Melissa and enter to win one of seven prize packs, please check out the links below.

Happy touring everyone :)

CJs Duggan's blog

Michelle A Hansen's blog 

Nolia McCarty's Blog 

LM Preston's blog 

Melissa Pearl's blog 

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A Taste Test Blog Tour - Meet LM Preston

Welcome to day five of A Taste Test Blog Tour. The author I’d like to introduce today is LM Preston. Author of The Pack.

The question I have for LM Preston today is, what are you doing when you aren't writing?

I find the most inventive places to write. I write on my porch, in my car while on long trips, at my kids sports practices, on little pieces of paper - almost anywhere I can sneak it in.

But when I'm not writing, I'm just as busy. I do in person tours from April-October. I go to Balticon, Comic Con, Faerie Con, Writer's Conferences, Book Festivals, Middle and High Schools, Libraries, books signings and other events. I also belong to a Critique group, am Vice President of Mid Atlantic Book Publishing Association and Recruiter for Editors & Lit Agents for the Maryland Writer's Association. And if that doesn't make you think I'm completely insane, I'm a wife and mom four who's team mom, who takes my daughter to open mic, who goes to my son's lacrosse games, who's a movie addict that goes to the movies every Friday. A sufferer of Wanderlust who escapes on a mini-vacation every couple of months.

Thanks LM Preston


Website: http://www.lmpreston.com/
Amazon: Buy online
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lm.preston.7
Blog: http://lmpreston.blogspot.com 

To find out more about LM Preston and enter to win one of seven prize packs, please check out the links below.

Happy touring everyone :)

CJs Duggan's blog

Michelle A Hansen's blog 

Nolia McCarty's Blog 

LM Preston's blog 

Melissa Pearl's blog 

Check back tomorrow when we ask Melissa 10 top questions!

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A Taste Test Blog Tour - ME!!

Welcome to day four of A Taste Test Blog Tour. The author I’d like to introduce today is Me: Brenda Howson. Co-author of Forbidden Territory.

I'm going to tell you about myself:

I’m a full time mum with two little munchkins (just today my 1 year old started walking - very exciting) and we live in New Zealand with my husband, who is also my high school sweetheart. Before kids I worked in IT and Graphic Design, which I also loved.


I think of myself as a very creative person, whether I’m knitting, sewing, making cards, or writing. I love it all. I wish there were more hours in the day so I could do them all.


Since I was a child I’ve written stories. When I was a teen it was all about romance and I would craft out scenes where girl meets boy, or boy kisses girl. But as an adult my best friend challenged me to write an entire book and I was hooked. This was something I wanted to do more of and get better at.


Even as a mum, I still crave stories about first love and teen adventures (some of us just never grow up) so that’s what I mainly write and read about.

And what I love about writing: 

I love that I can make up a world that is not mine. I can be someone else (through my characters), experience other things and fall in love again. I love to disappear into a story. Love, love, love it. 

To find out more about me or enter to win one of seven prize packs, please check out the links below.

Happy touring everyone :)

CJs Duggan's blog

Michelle A Hansen's blog 

Nolia McCarty's Blog 

LM Preston's blog 

Melissa Pearl's blog 

Check back on Monday when we ask LM Preston what she does when she's not writing!

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A Taste Test Blog Tour - Meet Heather

Welcome to day three of A Taste Test Blog Tour. The author I’d like to introduce today is Heather/Nolia. Author of Wiccan Wars.

The questions I have for Heather today are: Tell us the blurb of the first story you ever started writing?

Wow, that was so long ago that I don’t even remember!  The first book I can remember writing was about a teen girl who ran away from home with a strange guy.  They ended up across the country and got sucked into some kind of kidnapping plot and the girl ends up shooting and killing the bad guy.  It was terrible and will never, ever be read by anyone other than me.  I'm quite sure it's the most awful thing in the world.  Of course, there's another one I wrote around the same time that takes place on a cruise ship...

And what are your Future Plans?


I have so many books in the works that I can’t even keep up!  I’m currently focused on a paranormal romance/horror entitled “The House”, as well as the sequel to my highly rated debut novel (“The Temple”), called “The Trickster”.  Also, another sequel (to “Abigail”), “Angel”.  The first in a witchcraft mystery series called “Mother of All”, as well as a thriller titled "Disembodied".  Those are just the ones I'm actually focusing on--the list of ideas goes on even longer!

Thanks Heather!

Wiccan Wars release date: August 2012

Blog: http://heather.bishoffs.com

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13576248-wiccan-wars 

To find out more about Heather/Nolia and enter to win one of seven prize packs, please check out the links below.

Happy touring everyone :)

CJs Duggan's blog

Michelle A Hansen's blog 

Nolia McCarty's Blog 

LM Preston's blog 

Melissa Pearl's blog 

Check back tomorrow because it's MY TURN!!! 

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A Taste Test Blog Tour - Meet Michelle

Welcome to day two of A Taste Test Blog Tour. The author I’d like to introduce today is Michelle A Hansen. Author of Painted Blind.

The questions I have for Michelle today are: 

1. If you could have a psychic power, what would it be?
Without a doubt, I would be a mind-reader. I hate awkward social interactions, and I hate feeling manipulated. I want to know what people are thinking, blatant and honestly, even if it’s not pretty.


2. What is your favorite mythical creature?
This one is a little too obvious. The winged horse. (See Chapter 6)


3. Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not?
I don’t believe in “ghosts” as a scary, haunting presence. I believe people live beyond death. I believe in a spiritual soul that doesn’t end. I don’t believe dying changes a person’s spirit into something creepy. However, I also believe that there are powerful forces of evil at work in the world, but each of us has the capacity to overcome evil and do good of our own free will.


4. If you could move anywhere in the world, where would you move and why?
I would be happiest on about 1000 acres with no neighbors somewhere with long growing season. I don’t mind driving awhile to get to civilization.

Thanks Michelle.

Painted Blind is available in kindle and paperback format.
Michelle’s blog: http://www.michelleahansen.com
Painted Blind on Facebook
Painted Blind on Goodreads

To find out more about Michelle and enter to win one of seven prize packs, please check out the links below.

Happy touring everyone :)

CJs Duggan's blog

Michelle A Hansen's blog 

Nolia McCarty's Blog 

LM Preston's blog 

Melissa Pearl's blog 

Check back tomorrow when we ask Heather about the first story she ever wrote and her future plans! 

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A Taste Test Blog Tour - Meet CJ

Welcome to day one of A Taste Test Blog Tour. The author I’d like to introduce today is C. J. Duggan. Author of the Boys of Summer due for release in December 2012.

The question I have for CJ today is: Who is the Favourite Character You’ve Written and Why?

Wow! That is like asking to choose between my future mythical unborn children. What a tough question.


For some reason I am instantly drawn to all my snarky arrogant characters. There is a character I have written based on one of my original concepts in a Paranormal Romance I penned a few years ago. He is a snarky Vamp called Alec Suleman; he dresses from the 1880’s but is addicted to music from the 1980’s. He is very dethatched but egotistical. He tends to look upon humans as lower class making his interactions with the main character Jane, a straight-laced Librarian such good fun to write. They have a love hate relationship filled with snarky banter and lots of sexual tension I mean what’s not to love?


You always know a good, strong character when they are easy to write, when they inhabit you and take over with the story. Alec for me is that kind of character and I love telling his story.


Thanks CJ.

The Boys of Summer is due for release in December 2012
Check out CJs blog here.
CJs Goodreads page here.
CJs Facebook page here.

To find out more about CJ and enter to win one of seven prize packs, please check out the links below.
Happy touring everyone :)

CJs Duggan's blog

Michelle A Hansen's blog 

Nolia McCarty's Blog 

LM Preston's blog 

Melissa Pearl's blog 


Check back tomorrow when we ask Michelle four interesting questions! 

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A Taste Test Blog Tour

Here is the schedule and giveaway information for the Taste Test Blog Tour. Don't miss your chance to get to know some fantastic new authors and win some very cool stuff.

Happy touring everyone!

PARTICIPATING BLOGS:

http://can-duu.blogspot.com - CJ Duggan's Blog

http://www.michelleahansen.com - Michelle A. Hansen's Blog

http://heather.bishoffs.com - Nolia McCarty's Blog

http://yalicious.blogspot.com - Brenda Howson's Blog

http://lmpreston.blogspot.com - LM Preston's Blog

http://melissapearl.blogspot.com - Melissa Pearl's Blog

Each author will be featured on all six blogs on a particular day with different guest posts and interviews - all of them are short, sweet and a ton of fun to read.



TOUR SCHEDULE:

Monday 21st - CJ Duggan
Tuesday 22nd - Michelle A. Hansen
Wednesday 23rd - Nolia McCarty (aka Heather Marie Adkins)
Thursday 24th - Brenda Howson

Monday 28th - LM Preston
Tuesday 29th - Melissa Pearl


PRIZE PACKS:

CJ Duggan
Summer Pack - Beach bag, lip balm, bookmark, autographed The Boys of Summer print

Michelle A. Hansen
A printed copy of Painted Blind, a signed Painted Blind 8x12 cover enlargement, a Painted Blind promo pack containing bookmark, postcard, hand made soap and lip balm

Nolia McCarty
Digital copies of Heaven Below and Eternal Youth

Brenda Howson
The same type of necklace worn by Mica and Lexy in Forbidden Territory, a bookmark and a digital ARC of Forbidden Territory

LM Preston
A keychain, a magnet and an ARC paperback copy of The Pack - Retribution

Melissa Pearl
The same type of necklace worn by Mica and Lexy in Forbidden Territory, a bookmark and a digital ARC of Forbidden Territory


A Taste Test Prize Pack
Digital copies of:
The Kiss Off by Sarah Billington
My Enchanted Life by Laura Eno
Painted Blind by Michelle A. Hansen
Eternal Youth by Julia Crane and Nolia McCarty
ARC of Forbidden Territory
ARC of The Pack: Retribution
Golden Blood by Melissa Pearl
Paperback copy of:
From Fame to Shame by Veronica Blade
Bookmark and lip balm from CJ Duggan

Don't forget to download your free copy of the book here.

See you back here tomorrow where we ask CJ who her favourite character is! 


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