Release HURRICANE SEASON-Hell Yeah! Kindle World /Amanda McIntyre

It was a bittersweet surprise this past week when Amazon experienced a glitch in their system and (as I understand it) a number of departments suffered delays--no one seems certain what caused the issue, but our scheduled launch date was August 23. Now that said...

It released the same day that Hurricane Harvey came ashore down in the Gulf.
And with a title like HURRICANE SEASON--it's a trifle hard to be too excited or expect other to.

However... it IS really a great book and very poignant, passionate and if you like a bit of the supernatural with your romance-this , too fits the bill!!

First and foremost..I’d like to send thoughts and prayers out to those affected by Hurricane Harvey and a shout out to those who are helping in any way they can as first responders, Red Cross, and neighbor to neighbor. As we are all in this together, I encourage your support of the American Red Cross to help with the victims of this natural disaster. Click here to donate even the smallest amount you can. Thank you!

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WELCOME TO EVERMORE!

I’m excited to be writing again for this world! You all met Texas architect, Nash Walker and Scottish Parapsychologist, Dr Somersby Ingler in my first Hell Yeah! Kindle World. I was fascinated by Sables portrayal of the rich, Louisiana traditions, her characters, history, the supernatural and most definitely by Evermore plantation! 

Here is a sneak peek of THUNDERSTRUCK (My first book for Hell Yeah! KW))

Overview

Texas born, Nash Walker hasn’t met a challenge yet that his southern charm, and cowboy diligence couldn’t tackle. From graduating top of his class to creating a world-class team of historical restoration specialists, or the recent purchase of a neglected grand dame plantation deep in Louisiana Bayou country.

But when the tenacious and beautiful, Scottish-born parapsychologist, Dr Somer Ingler crosses his path in the throes of investigating his new home for paranormal activity, she brings a whole host of challenges from her strange ghostly friends to the powerful whirlwind she creates inside of him.

Determined to resolve the plantations mysterious past, they find themselves mirroring the passion of past lovers, caught in a raging storm of desire and deceit, leaving them in the end...thunderstruck!

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RETURN TO EVERMORE plantation and your favorite Texas architect, Nash Walker and (now) his wife, Dr. Somer Ingler, Auntie Iris, and your Hell Yeah! favs--Patrick and Savannah O’Rourke. Introducing Dr. Gavin Beauregard and Caroline Richardson--characters who are crossing over from my Last Hope Ranch and Kinnison Legacy series!

Overview-

Dr. Gavin has recently moved to a woodsy cabin outside of Billings where he has taken the position of head of the Pediatric unit at Billings General. A transplant from New Orleans, he seeks a fresh start for him and his teen-age daughters, but he must first let go of the guilt he carries before he can truly move on with his life.

Caroline Richardson is in the throes of watching her baby brother get married and after hitting the dating pool has just about resigned herself to thinking she will be married to her work forever. But an opportunity to attend a fundraising event at a historical plantation with her best friend places her in a vortex of passion driven by fate and the supernatural legend that has been kept at bay until a perfect storm arrives at the plantation.

Excerpt from HURRICANE SEASON...

“Ladies and gentleman, this is your captain. Just want to let you know that we’re expecting clear sailing out of Chicago tonight on our way to New Orleans. There have been reports of a little tropical disturbance building up in the Gulf. But we’ll keep you apprised of any changes. For now, sit back and relax. Your attendant will be stopping by shortly.”

Caroline Richardson inspiration

She glanced out the window, noting the sherbet-colored hues of a beautiful August sunset. She didn’t mind flying and certainly she’d experienced turbulence before. Still, a gin and tonic and her playlist couldn’t hurt any in helping her to relax. Finding her best of Norah Jones, she popped in her earbuds, snuggled into her neck pillow, and closed her eyes. The music was balm to her weary soul after the intense week of meetings and deadlines at work. “Come away with me,” she followed the artist’s song softly, surrendering to her last-minute adventure.

Aware that she might be singing too loud, she opened her eyes and looking up slammed into the bluest eyes she’d ever seen. One of the passengers caught behind the attendant helping a guest, stood looking down at her. A grin curled the corner of his mouth that looked as though it hadn’t seen a razor in a day or two.

Dr. Gavin Beauregard inspiration

Come away with me, the singer crooned in her ear as she silently held the stranger’s gaze—interested gaze, at that. Holy Cow. She took in his rugged jaw, graced by that shadowy beard, the dark head of hair, with a glint of silver at the temple. Aged to perfection, the thought. The pièce de résistance were the studious round spectacles magnifying those amazing eyes.

She tried hard not to stare, but she couldn’t help musing what kind of body filled out that old grey college T-shirt and worn blue jeans. From a pure fashion standpoint, it was clear the man would look good in any type of clothing—or nothing at all.

He held her gaze as though aware of the affect he had on her. Her cheeks warmed at the fleeting thought of whether the “mile high club” was actually a thing.

As though reading her thoughts, his smile went full-blown sexy and Caroline tingles invaded parts long overdue in the use department. Fearful her longing gaze might give away her lustful thoughts, she glanced away. How ridiculous. She couldn’t think of a man—much less a stranger—who’d ever had such a powerful effect on her.

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I'm sending prayers for those folks affected by the weather down south and ask you do the same.

Until next time~
#kindnessmatters

Amanda McIntyre

Fun Friday with Heather Snow ~ Confessions of a TV Binge Watcher

Happy Friday, GLIAS’ers! I’m really looking forward to our new Friday posts and all of the fun and interesting things we’ll be learning about my fabulous blog mates and what we’re working on over the coming months.

We’ve had great fun over the past three years introducing you to our favorite authors and we can’t wait to bring you more! More authors aren’t the only things we’ll be sharing with you in the coming year, but more of US, too!

In September, Jill hosted our very first “First Fridays With the Crew” post, where we get to do a quick catch up with everyone, a new tradition we plan to carry on in the months to come. On other Fridays, Crew members will be posting individual blogs about themselves or things they find interesting! We hope you enjoy this opportunity to get to know your GLIAS hosts more intimately J.

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CONFESSIONS OF A BINGE TV WATCHER by Heather Snow

Anyone remember the show QUANTUM LEAP? Sexy, smart Dr. Sam Beckett travels back in time to put right things that once went wrong. It ran from 1989-1993…97 episodes of awesomeness that I watched faithfully every week back in the days before DVR.

 

That was the last show on network television that I watched. I know, I know but life…it just got busy, I guess! I missed SEINFELD and FRIENDS and LOST and GLEE and a thousand other shows in between. (Don’t tell anyone, but I even missed DOWNTON ABBEY. I know…I should have my historical romance author card revoked. What can I say? I was on deadline with 2 small children!)

But lately, thanks to Netflix, I’ve been on a TV watching binge and I wanted to watch things completely different than what I write to give my mind a rest. It started with FRINGE…iffy at first, but it developed into an interesting plot line with characters I came to care for. Then I moved on to SCANDAL, which was a total guilty pleasure. Then I tried ONCE UPON A TIME and GRIMM on for size…similar premises based on fairy tale lore, but completely different takes and approaches on it. There were things that I liked and things that annoyed me about each of those shows, but I continue to be amazed at the sheer creativity (and great writing!) that goes into them.

I’ve learned a few things in my months of viewing. One? Apparently I am easily addicted. Two? I am willing to forgive a lot of plot holes and slow pacing and myriad other issues for characters that I love. Three? I noticed that with most of the series, it took me awhile to attach to those characters. The pilots and early first seasons seemed a bit clunky as the actors and writers tried their characters on for size. But once they grabbed me, I was sacrificing sleep, writing time, reading time, TOO much time just to spend a few hours with them.

Which really made me think a lot about my writing. Since I write historical romance with mysteries in them, I focus a lot on making sure my plots hang together. Of course, I focus a lot on character, too…I dig quite deeply into my characters’ personalities, backgrounds, strengths, weaknesses, etc., before I even type the first word. But what my current unhealthy television habits have shown me is that I need to focus on them even more. It’s ALL about character and making viewers/readers love them or love to hate them.

Currently, I am watching SUPERNATURAL. It was another series that took a little for me to get into, but now I’m hooked. I can’t wait to squeeze in an episode every chance I get! Overall, the writing has been smart and the overarching storyline that the characters have suffered through (at least Seasons 1-5…which is probably where the show should have ended, given the story arc was tied up then) has been nothing short of brilliant. But most importantly? I LOVE a character for the first time since Dr. Sam Beckett.

Dean Winchester… I’ve never been one who liked bad boys (figured they were too much trouble), but Dean…oh my… Talk about a tortured soul even I would be standing in line to heal. Not too hard on the eyes, either!

 

Yes, I understand it’s a combination of factors that have me so enamored…the writers wrote him well (he’s hilariously snarky, insanely loyal and beautifully broken), the actor is not only good looking but plays his part perfectly, and the way he interacts with his brother in their crazy, troubled relationship really lets me see into his fictionally fabulous heart.

As an author, I don’t have the luxury of having a hot guy portray character traits that endear him to my intended audience. Nor do I have a whole season for you to hang on and see if it gets better. I have to find a way to do that through my words and the situations I put my hero/heroine in, and I have to do it from page one. But all of this binge TV watching is making me really think of better ways to do that, and will hopefully help me create even better characters for YOU to enjoy.

At least, that’s how I’m justifying all of my recent tube time. Speaking of, I hear JUSTIFIED is a good series to watch to learn character development… Hmm… ;)

Which fictional television characters have captured your heart and stuck with you? Any shows I need to make sure I don’t miss…you know, for research, of course…?

 

Heather Snow writes smart historical romance featuring women who put the blue in bluestockings, the men who love them, and the mysteries they have to solve. Her Award Winning debut series, including SWEET ENEMY, SWEET DECEPTION and SWEET MADNESS is currently on sale for $5.99 each on Kindle and $6.78 for paperback.