~Coming August 3, 2010!~
Siren’s Call
Between desire and love there are some things that can’t stay buried, even in the deep of the ocean.
As a woman with a secret, lighthouse keeper Tessa Lonike savors her solitude on the island of Little Mer, off the coast of Maine. During a violent storm, Tessa spots a man thrashing in the ice cold waters and dives in to save him, using her ability as a mermaid to easily pull him to shore.
When Kenneth Randall awakens on the beach he is alone, left with the haunting memory of his beautiful, flame-haired savior. But a year later, when Kenneth meets her again, he’s determined not to let Tessa slip away. Just as the desire between them begins to burn, Tessa’s archaeologist ex-lover comes back to town with a tantalizing clue to her murky heritage.
The trio travel to the Mediterranean in search of answers, and when Tessa inadvertently opens an underwater portal they find a lost mermaid city. But in the deep, not everything is as it seems, and Tessa must decide if she wants to take her place as the royal heir, or follow the call of her heart…
Go to www.devynquinn.com to check out more of her amazing works :) I am totally buying this when it comes out.
Maggie
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Wonderful event
Thanks to everyone at Borders store #538 who made my signing so great!
It was a lovely time. I actually started out with 4 books from the original 8 that were ordered, and I sold through all of them. The first couple of folks who came up weren't able to stay long, but they were interested enough, and that was awesome. I wound up reading a bit from the book for my army of 3 and a couple of other folks who wandered over.
My army of 3 was my husband Chris, my son Cirdan, and my friend Stephanie, who bravely stayed the whole 2 hours I sat and tried to flag people down.
It was embarrassing as hell to read aloud, especially with Don videotaping me doing so, but it wasn't so bad. I think I got a few more people interested in the book, and that's what I aimed to do.
So thanks to Stephanie Garlick for sitting with me; my wonderful husband Chris for picture taking, watching our son, making beautiful postcards, and supporting me; to Debbie White for designing such a great poster and putting it together; Alison Meltcher for setting up and taking care of me; Kelcey Woolstenhulme for having me.
I hope this will be the first of many events.
Love to all!
Maggie
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
First Signing Details
Hooray, it is confirmed!
If you happen to be in the Phoenix area on May 22nd, come on out and have fun!
It will be at the Borders Books and Music at the 101 and N. Scottsdale Road at 1:00 p.m. I'll be hanging around to talk about my book, sell it, sign it, answer any questions, and give out a few small goodies.
I'll be working on booking other signings in the future, so if you miss me here, you can come catch up with me later on.
Maggie
If you happen to be in the Phoenix area on May 22nd, come on out and have fun!
It will be at the Borders Books and Music at the 101 and N. Scottsdale Road at 1:00 p.m. I'll be hanging around to talk about my book, sell it, sign it, answer any questions, and give out a few small goodies.
I'll be working on booking other signings in the future, so if you miss me here, you can come catch up with me later on.
Maggie
Sunday, May 9, 2010
My first signing is coming
Greetings to all!
I am very pleased to announce that my first book signing will be occurring on May 22nd, Saturday. The time is yet to be determined, but I think it will be around noon.
It will be at the Borders Bookstore at the 101 and Scottsdale Road, in Scottsdale.
Feel free to come on out and hang out with me, check out the book and just have a great day. I will post the details once they are finalized.
Love to all,
Maggie
I am very pleased to announce that my first book signing will be occurring on May 22nd, Saturday. The time is yet to be determined, but I think it will be around noon.
It will be at the Borders Bookstore at the 101 and Scottsdale Road, in Scottsdale.
Feel free to come on out and hang out with me, check out the book and just have a great day. I will post the details once they are finalized.
Love to all,
Maggie
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
I do exist... on a number of levels
Good day, all, and I hope everyone's had a wonderful year so far. We've had a lot of rain in Arizona, which is quite lovely, although I am still surprised by the very cold 40 degree morning temperatures. I'm almost ready for summer... almost. And I will regret that, I know.
New update: I now have an amazon.com author page! Check out the link here:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B003BML8T6
You can start discussions, comments, all kinds of nifty things. I can also post updates there, let you all know of events, etc. So if my career actually starts, then I can do some really cool things on there!
At the moment, "What Might Have Been" has gotten some lovely reviews. Thank you to you have done so! I am working on a packet for Barnes and Noble, and with any luck will get that mailed off soon. From there, it's up to them to decide whether or not to carry the book. *Crosses fingers* Hope for the best.
Got any stupendous promotional ideas for me that I can borrow? Let me know :)
All the best,
Maggie
New update: I now have an amazon.com author page! Check out the link here:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B003BML8T6
You can start discussions, comments, all kinds of nifty things. I can also post updates there, let you all know of events, etc. So if my career actually starts, then I can do some really cool things on there!
At the moment, "What Might Have Been" has gotten some lovely reviews. Thank you to you have done so! I am working on a packet for Barnes and Noble, and with any luck will get that mailed off soon. From there, it's up to them to decide whether or not to carry the book. *Crosses fingers* Hope for the best.
Got any stupendous promotional ideas for me that I can borrow? Let me know :)
All the best,
Maggie
Friday, December 18, 2009
Waking Up With Dragons:
To all, I had the great fortune of entering a short story contest run by the wonderful Michelle Rowen (see michellerowen.com; she rocks). And I won 3rd place! Hooray!
The story will be up on her site on the 22nd. But I can post it here now. Still, go see Michelle's site, because she is amazing. So here is my story, called "Waking Up with Dragons."
Darkness was falling fast. Already, the pinks and golds of sunset were giving way to the blues and purples of the coming night, the shadows made thicker by the mountains and leaving the desert to grow cold without the warmth of the sun. As per usual, the sun must always surrender to the night.
Jenna Flores watched the coming night with a wistful heart. It had been two years, nearly three when she counted precisely, since she had moved away from her hometown with her husband. She missed her family and friends back home. More than that, she missed the companionship of her coven, especially on Yule. It was one of her favorite holidays, and celebrating as a solitary was not nearly as fulfilling.
Glancing towards her husband Robert, who leaned against a nearby boulder and was pitching rocks into the underbrush, she smiled slightly. He was a good companion, but he was far more in tune with the supernatural than she was. He was a good guardian, but she needed others to help her practice her craft, not just to advise her.
Heaving a sigh, she called, “You're going to make the animals angry.”
Robert looked at her and grinned. “No I won't. It's too cold for them to come above ground now.”
Jenna just shook her head as Robert turned to look up at the sky. “Any dragons hanging about tonight?” she asked.
Getting to his feet, Robert nodded, his eyes following a movement that she could not. “Yup. Seamus is hanging around right now. He's busy complaining that it's too cold.”
“Why is he here? He never hangs around for rituals, not even on the sabbats.”
Shrugging, Robert strode easily towards her, shoving his hands in his pockets. “He promised he'd be here tonight. Besides, he likes it when you do your rituals.”
“Because I'm so entertaining?”
Robert just grinned. “There is that.”
Glowering, Jenna said, “He's never going to let me forget about calling the wrong elements, is he.”
“Nope. He's actually laughing right now.”
A part of her was irritated. Not only was she a struggling practitioner, but the fact that Robert had conversations with invisible dragons that she could not, and had never been able to, see, drove her half-mad.
“Seamus, if I could see you right now, I would--”
“Honey? You know you don't want to taunt a dragon.”
The irritation boiled over. “It's not fair, you know! I've been practicing for four years now, and I'm nowhere near as open to all this as you are! You got stoned once, and bam! You talk to dragons and plants and can hop across different dimensions. Me? I don't hear a peep from the plants anymore, and certainly nothing from the gods.”
Robert approached his wife, and gently put his hands on her shoulders. “Jenna, it's okay,” he said comfortingly. “I know that you struggle sometimes, and whenever you don't practice constantly you have to regain the footing you had. It's okay that your mind isn't as open. It'll happen sometime. I know it will.”
Jenna watched him regretfully. “I don't know if it will, Robert. I mean, I try and try, but there are times when I think I'm just not meant for this.”
A smile touched his lips. “It's Yule, hon. I know you love this holiday. Don't you feel the energy around here? Everything's antsy for you to practice tonight. You know what you're doing. Let's celebrate here, and then we can go back home and feast. We got that great bottle of wine to look forward to.” He paused, searching her face.
“You are meant for this, Jenna. You know you are. Your mind will open up when it's ready to. I promise.”
Sighing heavily, Jenna nodded, accepting the kiss that he placed on her forehead. “All right. Let's get this going before the coyotes come out.”
“That's my girl.”
As Robert moved back to his boulder, Jenna took another deep breath and closed her eyes. Emptying her mind, she let the calm of the desert fill her. No cars going by, no helicoptors, no screaming people. Just her and the cacti and the small scurrying creatures seeking shelter from the night. A peace filled her as she paced her breathing, letting the energy of the earth creep up from her feet and slowly fill every cell of her being. At once she felt connected, in tune with Mother Earth and every living creature in the near area.
Smiling to herself, Jenna took another breath and slowly walked her circle, chanting more to herself than out loud as she drew the protective circle. With each footstep she felt the energy rise, creating a safe bubble around her from the energy of the earth. Something like static electricity rushed through her as the circle was completed, and it felt as if a door was smashed open in her mind.
Half-falling over, Jenna staggered as white light filled her mind. There was timelessness and connectedness and a rush of life. More than that, she could feel the essence of joy in everything around her. It felt like home, and made tears fill her eyes.
“Jenna? Are you all right?”
Fighting against the sob that rose in her chest, Jenna laughed. “Yeah. I think I just—I think I woke up.”
“Open your eyes.”
Slowly, Jenna looked up.
And found herself staring at a four-foot long scaled dragon's face from mere feet away.
“Merry Yule,” a booming voice echoed in her mind. “It's about damn time.”
“Gah!”
The story will be up on her site on the 22nd. But I can post it here now. Still, go see Michelle's site, because she is amazing. So here is my story, called "Waking Up with Dragons."
Darkness was falling fast. Already, the pinks and golds of sunset were giving way to the blues and purples of the coming night, the shadows made thicker by the mountains and leaving the desert to grow cold without the warmth of the sun. As per usual, the sun must always surrender to the night.
Jenna Flores watched the coming night with a wistful heart. It had been two years, nearly three when she counted precisely, since she had moved away from her hometown with her husband. She missed her family and friends back home. More than that, she missed the companionship of her coven, especially on Yule. It was one of her favorite holidays, and celebrating as a solitary was not nearly as fulfilling.
Glancing towards her husband Robert, who leaned against a nearby boulder and was pitching rocks into the underbrush, she smiled slightly. He was a good companion, but he was far more in tune with the supernatural than she was. He was a good guardian, but she needed others to help her practice her craft, not just to advise her.
Heaving a sigh, she called, “You're going to make the animals angry.”
Robert looked at her and grinned. “No I won't. It's too cold for them to come above ground now.”
Jenna just shook her head as Robert turned to look up at the sky. “Any dragons hanging about tonight?” she asked.
Getting to his feet, Robert nodded, his eyes following a movement that she could not. “Yup. Seamus is hanging around right now. He's busy complaining that it's too cold.”
“Why is he here? He never hangs around for rituals, not even on the sabbats.”
Shrugging, Robert strode easily towards her, shoving his hands in his pockets. “He promised he'd be here tonight. Besides, he likes it when you do your rituals.”
“Because I'm so entertaining?”
Robert just grinned. “There is that.”
Glowering, Jenna said, “He's never going to let me forget about calling the wrong elements, is he.”
“Nope. He's actually laughing right now.”
A part of her was irritated. Not only was she a struggling practitioner, but the fact that Robert had conversations with invisible dragons that she could not, and had never been able to, see, drove her half-mad.
“Seamus, if I could see you right now, I would--”
“Honey? You know you don't want to taunt a dragon.”
The irritation boiled over. “It's not fair, you know! I've been practicing for four years now, and I'm nowhere near as open to all this as you are! You got stoned once, and bam! You talk to dragons and plants and can hop across different dimensions. Me? I don't hear a peep from the plants anymore, and certainly nothing from the gods.”
Robert approached his wife, and gently put his hands on her shoulders. “Jenna, it's okay,” he said comfortingly. “I know that you struggle sometimes, and whenever you don't practice constantly you have to regain the footing you had. It's okay that your mind isn't as open. It'll happen sometime. I know it will.”
Jenna watched him regretfully. “I don't know if it will, Robert. I mean, I try and try, but there are times when I think I'm just not meant for this.”
A smile touched his lips. “It's Yule, hon. I know you love this holiday. Don't you feel the energy around here? Everything's antsy for you to practice tonight. You know what you're doing. Let's celebrate here, and then we can go back home and feast. We got that great bottle of wine to look forward to.” He paused, searching her face.
“You are meant for this, Jenna. You know you are. Your mind will open up when it's ready to. I promise.”
Sighing heavily, Jenna nodded, accepting the kiss that he placed on her forehead. “All right. Let's get this going before the coyotes come out.”
“That's my girl.”
As Robert moved back to his boulder, Jenna took another deep breath and closed her eyes. Emptying her mind, she let the calm of the desert fill her. No cars going by, no helicoptors, no screaming people. Just her and the cacti and the small scurrying creatures seeking shelter from the night. A peace filled her as she paced her breathing, letting the energy of the earth creep up from her feet and slowly fill every cell of her being. At once she felt connected, in tune with Mother Earth and every living creature in the near area.
Smiling to herself, Jenna took another breath and slowly walked her circle, chanting more to herself than out loud as she drew the protective circle. With each footstep she felt the energy rise, creating a safe bubble around her from the energy of the earth. Something like static electricity rushed through her as the circle was completed, and it felt as if a door was smashed open in her mind.
Half-falling over, Jenna staggered as white light filled her mind. There was timelessness and connectedness and a rush of life. More than that, she could feel the essence of joy in everything around her. It felt like home, and made tears fill her eyes.
“Jenna? Are you all right?”
Fighting against the sob that rose in her chest, Jenna laughed. “Yeah. I think I just—I think I woke up.”
“Open your eyes.”
Slowly, Jenna looked up.
And found herself staring at a four-foot long scaled dragon's face from mere feet away.
“Merry Yule,” a booming voice echoed in her mind. “It's about damn time.”
“Gah!”
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Ho-Ho-Ho
Happy Holidays everybody!
It's that magical time of year when everyone gets into a frenzy for gift-giving, and no one knows what to buy. So what should you get?
Why, pick up a copy of my book, of course! It's a great gift because you know the author, it's a great read for anyone who needs something new to read, and you know that you want to spread the word!
No, really. My book would be a great gift for the people on your list because it's a smooth read, absorbing, and a great study of the time period. So says Romantic Times magazine. And several reviews. If I haven't already, I can post later on.
So remember: you can order my book from Eloquent Books; Amazon; Borders, and Barnes and Noble. Send them to me, and I will sign them for you! (Just send a SASE along with it.) Even makes a great after-holidays gift!
Much love and holiday spirit to you.
Maggie
It's that magical time of year when everyone gets into a frenzy for gift-giving, and no one knows what to buy. So what should you get?
Why, pick up a copy of my book, of course! It's a great gift because you know the author, it's a great read for anyone who needs something new to read, and you know that you want to spread the word!
No, really. My book would be a great gift for the people on your list because it's a smooth read, absorbing, and a great study of the time period. So says Romantic Times magazine. And several reviews. If I haven't already, I can post later on.
So remember: you can order my book from Eloquent Books; Amazon; Borders, and Barnes and Noble. Send them to me, and I will sign them for you! (Just send a SASE along with it.) Even makes a great after-holidays gift!
Much love and holiday spirit to you.
Maggie
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