From Bear Mountain to Wolf Creek…Happy Halloween

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Capro, Etopia Press, Halloween, Honor's Debt, Ireland, Let Angels Fly, Noelle Clark, Rosamanti, Secret Cravings Publishing

 

Dudes….is this wise? I mean, I never let that delusional hamster in here.

 

Dudes, can we seriously quit sounding like Fury and Flint and get with the program for the rest of the Spooktacular. It’s Halloween and time is running out.

 

For when you go to visit her blog…yes..

Look….the bear picture was an honest mistake. Lace sent that weeks ago. I forgot it was there.

After Noelle invited you, Cat Cavendish invited you AND Lace Winter gave you a lovely blog award.

Of course she didn’t. Lace deeply regrets that photograph which she sent you in good faith.

For your own safety…….I have shed buckets.

But, if you cannot find it in your hamstah hearts to welcome Noelle to the last post in the Spooktacular, well I shall just have to do it myself. AND swipe the blog award. AND have a hamstahs week.

I know. But as they say, it is not raining either. Now then, Noelle Clark is an Aussie author and a wonderful supporter of other authors.

In another few weeks she has a new book coming out, which I know she worried about ever seeing the light of day.

Nice huh?

But you do, cos it’s not. Anyway Noelle isn’t here today to talk about that. What she drew out the cauldron wasn’t a recipe, it wasn’t an interview, it wasn’t a spooky place, or character. NO…What she drew was the following…

 

‘Whilst my generation of Aussies don’t really celebrate – or understand – Halloween, the younger generation are embracing the Trick or Treat fun with gusto.

These days, supermarkets are decorated in ‘scary’ stuff, pumpkins, and witches, and I have to ensure I buy some lollies to hand out to the local kids in my street. Heck, don’t want them to egg my car!

But if I had to choose the singular most scary movie that I’ve ever watched (through slits in my fingers because my hands covered my face), then I would choose……

Sorry dudes….the Australian movie Wolf Creek. Scared the you-know-what outta me!

There’s now Wolf Creek 2 out, but I haven’t seen it yet. Not sure I will either.’

Check out this trailer and see what you reckon.

http://youtu.be/8S13W69FQhs

 

 

And for more Australian Halloween-ish scary movies, check these out:

‘Top 10 Aussie films to scare off tourists’

Happy Halloween everyone!!

 

Noelle Clark
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Kara has forgotten she’s a woman. Meet the hot-Scot who will remind her…

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Etopia Press, Highlander romance, His Judas Bride, Hot Scots, Lady Fury, Let Angels Fly, Noelle Clark, Shehanne Moore, The Black Wolf of Lochalpin

Having blogs sitting in a queue here, I was not going to blog this today. But since Fury, clearly in a fit of pique and in response to my posted pic…..

then posted pictures of what she regarded as a hottie scottie….

Yes…. So…what am I meant to do in addition to acknowledging  that the answer to my question what makes the Scottie hottie  is not the sight of a lady dog in a tasty red jacket, a male dog either…but set the record straight?

Also the lovely Noelle Clark, my fabulously kind and generous  Aussie friend and stablemate, the author of Let Angels Fly, is not just doing the reveals of the Brotherhood of Wolves….now…tasteful reveals…over at her blog, she is doing an amazing giveaway.  Yes. Every person who leaves a comment on every post about the Brotherhood of the Wolves between now and release day on August 2nd, over on her blog will have their name put in a hat and she will draw three lucky winners who will each get a $10 Amazon Gift Card

http://www.noelleclarkauthor.com/2013/07/a-letter-from-black-wolf-of-lochalpin.html?spref=tw

So, what I’m doing here is this……

if you’re now thinking what the hell kind of book is this. she’s got coming out, having shown you these gentlemen…

then I have your attention… Draw up a chair. Sit down while I show you…

Horse….. Satan. Only missing the animal skulls threading the mane.

Dog….Dug. you know someone asked me  on Pinterest the other day was it dog or wolf…..?

who knows…

Man….

What’s hot about the Scot? Well, if the fact he’s the Black Wolf of Lochalpin and the fact he oozes smex the way a berry does juice, isn’t enough, he’s a guy who knows what it is to lose…really lose. So, all that smex appeal is something he keeps to himself, along with his heart.  At least he tries to, till Kara comes along.

The trouble is she’s wholly destined for his brother.

The trouble is she’s the daughter of the man whose clan didn’t just give false name to power, they raped and murdered the Wolf’s wife.

The trouble is Kara has reasons why she doesn’t intend to  love, honor, or obey anyone……

 

Well??????

In the beginning were certain words

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A Tale of Two Cities, Anna Karenina, Book openers, Catcher in the Rye, Gone with the WInd, Let Angels Fly, Manderley, Milady's Book Club, Noelle Clark, Pride & Prejudice, Rebecca, Tale of Two Cities

Well, in the beginning was the word, wasn’t it? You see how A.J’s post has inspired me with this one? And not just A.J. No. Fury now has her very own book club over at Furious Unravelings.

http://furiousunravelings.wordpress.com/miladys-book-club/

  with a very nice page, not only showing some of the many members.                                    Myrtle.

and their favourite books….

 but the badge she bestowed on her first guest, the lovely and extraordinarily brave Noelle Clark,

whose book about angels and flying has been write up Myrtle’s street so far. Get Myrtle to stop squawking about it…?

No way.   http://furiousunravelings.wordpress.com/

Also, the first ‘professional’ review of The Unravelling of Lady Fury,  by Book Reviews and Peeks just went up on Amazon.com. It’s actually a nail biting time for a writer. I have to say she saw things in the book I wasn’t aware I’d put in!! But we’ll keep that secret.

When you are physically incapable  of doing frills and pouts and your characters not only  operate in certain vortexes–some off the grid–they call each other bitches and bastards,  it’s not just hallelujah to get a five starrer review like this, it’s a flat out on the deck relief. I can stop peeking through my fingers–a little ways anyway.

SO openers, well A.J, wrote of their importance in hooking a reader in and I menshied my three favs.

I could also add to that list some other fabulous top ten openers.

 ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.’ A tale of Two Cities.

  ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.’ Pride and Prejudice

  

   “If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don’t feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.” Catcher in the Rye

“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Anna Karenina

Personally, I agree with A.J. there can be too much pressure put on how to start a novel. And as one of my favourite openers demonstrates, for me anyway the book itself fell flat and didn’t grip all the way, because an opener does not a great book necessarily make.

But there is no denying either that those openers are so great because they sum up the book in essence. Whether we stay hooked is another matter, we know from that first sentence what this book is going to be about.

Let’s look at that famously derided opener.

“It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets.’

Personally I don’t think it’s as bad as all that. I think the author did a  great job of setting the scene…of describing that moment. But he’s not giving us the book is he? He’s giving us the kind of night it is which I don’t want to read on about  unless he also gives us a pair of wellies and a plastic mac.

                               Pink would be nice.

But if you think of the words, ‘Last night I dreamed I went to Manderley again,’ well now in nine words tops, we have that hint of mystery, a dream …always good, the word again, knowing the writer has been before and it must be something to them to dream, good, bad, or longingly about it. And what, where is this  marvellously named place Manderley? Why is the writer dreaming and not there?

At a glance you also have the book.

Worth keeping in mind the next time you sit down on that dreaded first line.

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Stop two-from Vienna to Cambodia, the angels fly

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Angkor, Angkor Wat, Antonia Van Zandt, Cambodia, Etopia Press, Let Angels Fly, Noelle Clark, Phileas Fogg, Siem Reap, Sisi, Vienna, Vienna Valentine

Up in the air in a lovely balloon, just like Phileas Fogg — look not just hot chairs we have here, it’s hot air too.

Have to say I like this one though-

The other day, as you know we had a fabulous post from the muchos-talented Mz Antonia Van Zandt, who had sufficiently recovered from her ordeal in the woods with her hero of Vienna Valentine, Karl —- https://shehannemoore.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/normal-service-is-resumed-return-of-the-chair/    ——to brave a return here.

Although, when it came to talking of Vienna,  she did noticeably stay away from the woods to concentrate on this instead—-

https://shehannemoore.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/its-all-about-location-vienna/

SO today, today we move on, yes to have tea for two….and don’t these cupcakes to offer today’s guest, bribe the poor girl abut coming along,  look mouth-watering….

No. get up off the floor, I haven’t been taking lessons, but I do kiss the cakes of talent. I eat them too. So, you get a mo check out these absolute feasts.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mamas-Kitchen/431002043619495?fref=ts

Bev did my Lady Fury cake. The artistry is yummy. She’s an ultra creative girl. So …today’s guest is like me a debut author. I have to tell you the surreal feeling that was at the weekend when between games of pool and bouts of boozing and hillying, my pal Lora kept telling me what bit she was on in the book. ‘Course I had to button my beak — for once– and refuse to tell her what happened next. It’s why my arm is in a sling right now. Only joking.

But being a debut,  I am going to be gentle with Noelle, here today all the way from the land of Oz but joining us on the world tour. So fanfare for Mz Clarke AND her guest blog on Cambodia. Quite a country for a book setting…And may I say, having got the book, quite a book too.

                                        Noelle Clark

Location! Location!

My debut novel, Let Angels Fly, is set against the exotic – yet harsh – backdrop of Cambodia, a country of abject poverty, and with a history which made it an unlikely contender for a romantic location.

I fell in love with the happy, kind and friendly Cambodian people on a visit there last year. It’s a country I would like to spend more time in, especially as a volunteer in one of the orphanages.

My heroine, Abbie, does just this! She sets off for the adventure of a lifetime after suffering the pain of rejection. Now free from her long, loveless marriage, she digs deep to find the courage to get on with life.

Craig, the handsome and charming hero, also bears scars. Together they embark on a journey of renewal and healing.

The magnificent ancient temples of Angkor Wat are the stars of this story. Built for Khmer kings thousands of years ago, the mysterious stone structures have secrets of their own.

The setting is perfect for a story of suspense, intrigue, and action. Abbie finds herself in the midst of a sinister plot which has dire consequences for the ancient ruins. She tries to intervene, but places herself in danger.

Meanwhile, romance blossoms for Abbie and Craig, but it’s not a smooth pathway. Abbie’s curiosity draws her in, and very nearly ends up tragically, when Craig tries to help her. The incident forces them to face the reality of their feelings for one another.

I’ve included a cast of supporting characters who reflect the lovely Cambodian people. They brighten up the story with their quiet charm. The town of Siem Reap, and the nearby Angkor Wat temples, are showcased in this book.

Could I have set this story anywhere else? Possibly, but few countries that I’ve visited have left me so impressed with not only the beauty of the scenery, but also with the inner beauty of the people.

My hope is that anyone who reads ‘Let Angels Fly’ will themselves feel the call to visit Cambodia, and see for themselves all that it has to offer.

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Let Angels Fly is published by Etopia Press and now available for purchase from Amazon.com (as well as their European sites in England, Germany, and France), Barnes & Noble, Kobo, All Romance e-Books and Sony.

You can connect with Noelle here. She’s a lovely, friendly lady…like all us romance writers…ahem.

www.noelleclark.net

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