How’s everyone doing this month?
I have a lot of wonderful things to report as I’m slowly getting back
into the writer’s life. It’s been hard coming back from my husband’s illness. I
had thought I’d be able to snap to it right away but it wasn’t so easy. Though
his last chemo session was in August 2017, it wasn’t until his November 2017 CAT
scan that they declared him cancer free.
Great, I had thought…I’ll just get right back to writing…and it will be
all good. Now, don’t get me wrong. I did have a few things I had done last year
but most of them were shorter works and things that I’d worked on with another
group. But most of them weren’t with any of the series that I’ve been doing or working
on some new pieces I’d planned to be working on.
Yet, even with this backslide, I feel that I have been somewhat
productive and I have been very busy. First, I’ve been taking some college
classes that I feel will be positive fodder for any writing I do, second, I
applied for a Masters Degree in Creative Writing school that had always been
one of my top picks and is local, and last, I’ve been doing some more
anthologies.
Why anthologies most of you might ask? I’ve been doing them recently
because it seems the easiest way to get back into writing. Short content is
something I’ve always done if I can’t do longer pieces. Now the story that is
coming out in April isn’t new content for sure BUT it makes me go through the
motions as if were. And that’s a good thing. I had to add more words to it, get
it edited and get a cover done. Once that’s all complete, I have to format it
and submit where it will go through proofing and all the other pre-publication things
necessary. I’m so happy that I’m finally getting my Protectors of the Earth
underway and my first story will be appearing in the Mystic Realms anthology.
This anthology has twenty-one amazing authors and twenty-one amazing
stories. And my Protector story is one of them. Once the anthology period is
over, I will be releasing it as a single and the first story in that series. But right now, this is all about the anthology
and it’s amazing stories. It is currently on pre-order and I’d love you all to
get it at this amazing price.
Anthology Blurb:
What goes
bump in the night? What causes you a fright?
While the answers for each may vary, I promise that these stories will not leave you wary.
From vampires and demons to shifters and creatures that you’d never suspect, this set will leave you breathless in the best possible ways.
While the answers for each may vary, I promise that these stories will not leave you wary.
From vampires and demons to shifters and creatures that you’d never suspect, this set will leave you breathless in the best possible ways.
So, don’t be afraid. Come, step inside our realm. Allow the mysticism of romance in many shapes and forms fall over you like a veil of sweet, soothing, spine tingling comfort.
We promise… you won’t be sorry.
Avenging Aingeal – Urban Fantasy - Lynn Crain
Story Tagline:
Bound by vengeance, she is humanity’s one hope…
Blurb:
Aingeal Cochran is on a mission to save humanity from itself when
suddenly she’s staring head-on at her forgotten past. Lukas Everhard must bring
her up to speed regarding the real enemy before allowing himself to love her
completely. In learning about her past and mission, Aingeal realizes the best
is yet to be and she will do anything to protect those she loves. For Lukas,
Aingeal is the mission.
Excerpt:
Arching an eyebrow, I stared at him. No one in this
facility could begin to hold a candle to me and I knew it. Worse, they knew it.
“Whatever gave you the idea any one could kick my butt? Cause I know you
can’t.” I sat there and listened to his buddies all crack up as Jonathan’s ears
turned red. Now this was something I
could really get into.
“Ever heard of Lukas Everhard?” The flash of
puppy-like adoration almost made me lose it right then.
“You’re joking right? Everhard?” I couldn’t
contain myself any longer and laughed so hard tears flowed from my eyes. That would be the day.
“You’re just a bitch who won’t know what hit her.”
His face took on a hard edge and if I hadn’t been so bored, I might have backed
away.
“And you’re just an ass who will.” The orb bobbed
in my hand as I stood, dangerously close to being thrown when something huge
grabbed my wrist.
“You know the rules here. No fighting in the mess
hall.” The object didn’t remove itself
from my body.
I whirled furious, jerking my arm away, energy in both
hands now and was stopped short by the man who stood before me. I was not a
small woman, yet this man dwarfed me.
Slowly, my gaze moved from his chest to his wide shoulders to his face
and stopped there. Ice blue eyes stared at me without one bit of emotion
attached to the look. He’s one cold cookie. I blinked rapidly almost as
if I had been hit in the gut. This man was not going to take my crap in any
way, shape or form. While I might be able to fool Darien somewhat as I had
learned since I had arrived, I would never be able to fool this one.
Then there was the fact I felt more aware of him
sexually than I had been with anyone else. Ever. There was a charisma about him
which made me want to throw myself into his arms and beg to be taken. And it was more than his physical appearance
because if truth be told, this man looked good…the best I had ever seen…again a
rarity for me to note. It was as if he were palpable under my hands even though
we weren’t touching. My crotch tightened once more and I shook my head to clear
my errant thoughts.
“Told you.” A snide voice commented somewhere off
to my left.
I turned to look at my accuser, electricity leaping
to my hand yet again. Some days I couldn’t control it at all. This could be a
problem.
Stepping in front of me, the big man’s forefinger
jabbed my chest in a hard push. “You. Me. In the sparring room immediately.”
I watched as he walked out the door, all
predatory-like and with more purpose than I had seen anyone in this place have
since my arrival. I eyed everyone else and realized it wouldn’t matter what I
said, they were going to see if their man could best me. Sighing, I also knew I
had brought this on myself. Vowing to make his fall gentle, I shook my head and
followed him down the main corridor, wondering if I should even bother to
introduce myself. I ran up to walk next to him and before I could even start, I
was cut off by his raised hand.
“Don’t bother. I know who you are.” He kept his
eyes straight forward.
Frowning, I watched him for a minute. “Yeah, but I
don’t know who you are, now do I?”
He stopped in front of the sparring room door. “And
that should make a difference how?” Shoving it open, he waved a hand. “Ladies
first.”
“As if I’d fall for that one,” I muttered more to
myself than anyone.
Scowling at me, he shook his head. “Look one of us
has to go in first. The door isn’t big enough for us to go side by side.”
“Fine,” I said through clenched teeth. This would
end bad, I could feel it in my bones.
You can get my Avenging Aingeal and all the other wonderful
stories in the Mystic Realms anthology by pre-ordering your copy today at one
of the sites listed below.
Last but not least, in celebration of this wonderful anthology, we’re doing
a Rafflecopter with all the authors
giving away one of their amazing stories for you to have a chance to win. The best
part is that there are 21 prizes and 21 chances to win. To find out more about
that contest, just go to my blog
and follow the instructions.
And I'm slowly starting to plan and work on the longer pieces like I've envisioned so many times last year, when it was all I could do to keep my head above water. It was a hard time but I do think I'm a better person for it and think that my writing process and writing itself has improved.
I do hope that all of you will check out this fantastic anthology and order
your copy today. And how about those covers? I’d love to hear your comments!
Thanks for dropping by and see you soon!
Lynn
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