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"Forbidden Desires", Book Cover Release, Lissette E. Manning

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Title: Forbidden Desires

Series: Forbidden; Book 1

Author: Lissette E. Manning

Release Date: August 28, 2014

Publisher: L. D. B. Press

Genre: Erotic Romance

Natalea Williams has always considered herself a bit of plain Jane. She lives the life of a bookworm, and keeps to herself whenever possible. Her way of life suits her just fine, and she won’t have things any other way. Yet when she wins a date with her favorite movie star, a contest her best friend unwittingly signed her up for, her life takes an unexpected turn.

Brody Michaels draws her in like a moth to a flame. He’s beautiful, brilliant, and quite charming. Quiet and reserved, he’s lived his life out of the public’s eye, a feat that has always drawn her attention. While Natalea finds it hard to believe he’s agreed to such a contest, she knows this is her only chance to meet him.

Taking off to New York, she finds herself immersed in a world she could only dream of. Catching Brody’s eye from the moment she decides to get his autograph, she’s immensely flattered by the attention he’s begun to shower her with. She’s more than happy to spend time with him whenever possible, even though she knows it’s something she shouldn’t really do.

When her life starts catching up with her, she’s forced to confront the harsh reality standing right in front of her, and soon realizes that all good things must come to an end. Brody belongs to someone else, and his world is one she’ll never truly be a part of. Her heart, unfortunately, refuses to listen to a word of reason, and pines for the man who’s swept her off her feet from the moment they first met.

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Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20346625-forbidden-desires

Excerpt:

Natalea Williams scooped up the mail scattered across the floor, and scanned the envelopes with disinterest. She flipped through each one, rolling her eyes as bill after bill from various creditors caught her eye. None of them were worth her time until she came across a thick manila envelope with her name scrawled across its smooth surface in a slanted flowery script.

Dropping the rest of the mail onto the stand, she tore the envelope open, and promptly earned herself a small paper cut. She drew the offended digit between her lips, sucking at her finger as she pulled the letter open, and read the lines penned upon the paper. Her eyes widened with surprise as the letter’s contents sunk in.

“What the heck?” she said aloud, taking a moment to reread the document. “That–That’s not possible!”

Natalea rushed down the hall toward the kitchen. She pulled the cordless phone out of its base, and dialed her best friend’s number. Tapping her foot with impatience, she eyed the letter with confusion. The call finally went through, and the person on the other end picked up.

“What is it now, Nat?” Sheila Wynman inquired.

“Hello to you, too,” Natalea quipped, rolling her eyes at the ceiling.

Sheila popped the gum she was chewing as she spoke into the receiver. “There’s only one reason why you’re callin’ me this early.”

“Yeah?”

“You got the letter, didn’t you?”

The manila envelope and the accompanying letter fluttered to the floor as Natalea held the phone tightly between her fingers. “You know what this is about?”

Sheila examined her fingernails and nodded, realizing a little too late that Natalea couldn’t see her doing so. “Yes,” she admitted.

“How?”

Sheila cleared her throat and took a deep breath before replying, “I saw a kiosk in some store down in Soho announcin’ a contest for someone to win a date with THE Brody Michaels. I thought of you and how you’re positively gaga over him. Figured it wouldn’t hurt to sign you up for it.”

Natalea sighed with exasperation. “You’re crazy, you know that?”

Her best friend chuckled with amusement. “So they say. Did you win?”

“Yeah.”

Sheila’s right arm rose into the air, and she pumped it with excitement. “Hoorah!” Her green eyes were bright with delight. “How long till you gotta meet him?”

Natalea bent down to pick up the letter, and quickly scanned it for what she needed to know. “Two weeks.”

“Two weeks?”

“Uh-huh.”

Sheila groaned as she made a mental list of what she needed to do in order to get her best friend ready for the event. “That’s not enough time, but I suppose we can make do.”

“Make do with what?”

“In gettin’ you ready. You do want to make a good impression, don’t you?”

“Well, yeah, but . . .”

“But nothin’, Nat. By the time I’m done with you, Brody Michaels won’t know what hit him.”

About the Author:

Lissette E. Manning is an author from Connecticut. She has been writing since she was six-years-old, and spends most of her time trying to place her thoughts in order and giving life to the stories that are always brewing inside her head.

She enjoys reading books, listening to music, playing the occasional video game, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family. She’s also a bit of a computer geek.

Her writing genres of choice are Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Short Stories, as well as Poetry. She’s currently working on several projects she hopes to be released soon enough.

 

Website:http://www.simplistik.org

Blog:http://www.simplistik.org/lissetteemanning

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LissetteElizabethManning

Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/xLizzieBethx

Goodreads:http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4867044.Lissette_E_Manning

Amazon Author Page:http://www.amazon.com/Lissette-E.-Manning/e/B00535P6O2

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"Squirel Mafia", A true story, Sharon C. Williams

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Squirrel Mafia is about to be release. It took a little longer due to the fact I changed the pictures that will be placed in the book. My amazing editor worked up a new cover for me to check out. Here’s the thing though. I need people to tell me which one they like better. So if you have a moment can you leave in the comments which one you like, the first or second? Also if there are any suggestions feel free to include those as well.

Thanks in advance.

 

"Squirel Mafia", Author Sharon C. Williams, Writing projects

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My editor has been working on my novel “Squirrel Mafia” for a small while now. It will be a book that I will self publish instead of trying for a publisher. The story started a few years ago when I observed the squirrels in my back yard. While I use to think squirrels were cute and even adorable, I no longer feel this way. They are evil little rodents who love to plaque Jasper and me.

What will be a bit different from my other writings is there will be pictures in each chapter. Ones that I shot myself in the area I live in. I am super excited to get it on the market and for people to learn about these creatures in a way they may never have heard off.

The joy of being a writer. We can write about anything that comes in our path or in our mind. The small and the big and the in between can all be wrapped up onto pages between a book. Isn’t that great? I surely think so. My list of ideas of things to write on grows just about every day. Some are ideas that probably won’t see the light but that’s okay. So long my brain is thinking, plotting and wondering on what to write next that is the best part.

So yes I wrote a book about squirrels and how they are not what they seem. It is dark humor, no one gets hurt in the book, but I hope people will enjoy the sarcasm that is placed inside. I had a lot of fun writing it especially since the motivation was definitely there. Who knew when I started writing this would end up as one of my story lines? I surely didn’t. All it took was for me to look outside my window and the idea came on its own.

Lesson learned. Look around you, pay attention, get out and see what is going on outside your four walls. The ideas will come in boatloads if not more. It is so much fun when an idea comes that I just want to stop and write about it. The only problem is having too many ideas that I can’t possible get it all done in a decent amount of time. But it is a good thing to have more ideas than not enough, right?

“Squirrel Mafia” will be out in a bit but while I wait I am working on my apocalyptic YA book, “Lost Faith” and my third book in my Jasper series. If I only knew how much fun it would be to be a writer, I would definitely have started sooner.