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Friday, March 27, 2015

Blog Tour: The Creator’s Eye: Mover of Fate, Part I by R.N. Feldman Guest blog

The Creator’s Eye: Mover of Fate, Part I
The Creator’s Eye
Book I
R.N. Feldman

Genre: Science Fiction/ Fantasy

Date of Publication: November 26, 2014

ISBN: 978-1501083617
ASIN: B00O705KD6

Number of pages: 270
Word Count: 58,401

Cover Artist: R.N. Feldman and Caroline Miller

Book Description:

On a hidden archipelago, people known as Movers manipulate matter with their minds while strange Folds in space transform the landscape into wondrous and often deadly anomalies. 

When a young Mover named Michael Edwards discovers that he is descended from a long line of beings who can not only Move matter, but actually Create it, he finds himself at the center of a cosmic struggle for power. 

Manipulated by friends, family, and an ominous prophecy, he allies himself with a host of strange creatures and characters as he fights to become Mover of his own destiny.


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About the Author:

Mover of Fate is the first novel in The Creator’s Eye series by author and artist R.N. Feldman.  Feldman lives and works in Los Angeles, CA where he teaches at Otis College of Art and Design and spends as much time hiking through the local mountains as he can.  Art, metaphysics, useless scientific trivia, and extensive backpacking treks throughout the world have all been major influences in his work. 

Follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thecreatorseye

You can also see his latest paintings on www.RoniFeldmanFineArt.com  



Twitter: @RNFeldman


A WELL-KEPT SECRET
R.N. FELDMAN

Most people know me as an artist, so it came as a surprise to all my friends, and even my own mother that I had written a sci-fi/fantasy novel.  The Creator’s Eye has been nearly thirty years in the making, and a very well kept secret from a guy who often stinks at keeping his lips zipped. 

The first inkling I had of this story began when I was only six years old.  I was playing Nintendo games with my friends, but we wanted to make our own.  We drew them out on paper and using a fair bit of imagination, had each other play them.  However, when I went home, I kept thinking about them.  In fact, I wandered through the islands of Arimbol almost every night before I went to sleep for the last thirty years.  Of course, the adventures of Michael and his companions were about as complex as you might imagine they might be coming from a six year old’s He-Man addled brain, but by the time I was twelve, all of the major plot points were there.  And I admit, that there are still a few scenes inspired by movies I loved as a kid that survived into the final draft.  The black dogs in Chapter I partly came from Willow.  The scene in Chapter III when Michael and Maya jump off the roof, well, I was rather taken with Disney’s Robin Hood escaping the burning castle by leaping into the moat.

At twelve years old, I still envisioned The Creator’s Eye as a video game.  I wanted my audience to be able to control and interact with my characters, and I had some pretty advanced ideas for the era.  Being a pretty precocious kid and having a mom who was very supportive of my creativity, I wound up having a meeting with a local video game company that wanted to hear my ideas.  Looking back on it, they were probably using me for market research, but it made me storyboard out an early draft.  It also made me realize that I wanted to be a kid for a while longer. 

It was in my twenties that I realized that I didn’t want it to be a video game (although it still bares the fast-pace of one).  It needed to be a book, and from there could be transformed into anything else it fit.  By then, my old ideas about video games were no longer so ahead of their time.  I took a few stabs at writing it as a novel, but they were awful.  Just terrible.  Parakeets would protest the lining of their pages with them.  It wasn’t until I read the Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi that I had an epiphany that the book had to be written from multiple points of view.

I wish I could say that from there, the story simply flowed out of me (and it did at many times), but I have learned from many years of painting, that no matter how clearly I can picture something in my head, it doesn’t always come out how I expected it.  Even though I have pictured Michael, Maya, Sefu, and the rest for decades, I was often stymied when I put pen to paper.   Some parts I had to figure out, rewrite, and mull over for weeks.  For instance, the emotional complexity and motivations of my characters was something that developed as I wrote them.  I often didn’t know what they would say about a situation until they were confronted by it.

Completing Mover of Fate, the first book in The Creator’s Eye series was one of the most thrilling moments in my life and I am so excited to finally be able to share it with people.  I am hard at work editing Part II and plan to release it this Fall, and there is much more to come.



Thursday, March 26, 2015

Blog Tour an Giveaway: In The Age Of Hysteria Thomas Briar

In The Age Of Hysteria
Thomas Briar

Genre: Historical Erotic Romance

Publisher: MuseItHOT Publishing

Date of Publication:  6-28-13

ISBN: 978-1-77127-356-5
ASIN: BOODOHYMY6


Number of pages: 139 

Word Count: 25,541

Cover Artist: Marion Sipe


Book Description:

Dr. Joseph Brenner, a twenty-two year old graduate of medical college, has a natural gift for treating hysteria, circa 1878. The only problem is none of his peers in Boston, Massachusetts will offer him an assistantship due to a supposed moral indiscretion on his part. Without obtaining an assistantship he cannot enter the medical field to build a reputation as a competent doctor. Or, so he believes.

The beautiful and affluent Ms. Mary Pyre, a twenty-six year old businesswoman, has heard whispers of Joseph's proficiency in treating the disease. She seeks Joseph out and hires him as the attending physician at her Women's Health and Revitalizing Spa. Though Joseph and Mary are attracted to each other, unfortunate circumstances make them keep their romantic feelings for one another at arm's length. It is only when he learns she needs his expertise to overcome her chronic sexual impotence toward men that their relationship has an opportunity to move forward.

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About the Author:

Edgy and provocative in his writings, Thomas Briar strives to exalt the virtues of love and lust in every erotic story he creates. To date, he's garnered eleven publishing contracts with three different publishers and has seven published books in the marketplace.

When he's not writing, he enjoys spending time with his wife, reading, taking long walks, and people watching. Yeah, he's always wondering what makes people do the things they do. He knows it's usually something hidden in plain sight. He just has to figure out what it is, much like the motivations of the characters in his stories. 

Five Revelations from Thomas Briar

•        I was once a very religious young man. The ladies in the church I attended wore their hair in buns and their dress-tails brushed against the hardwood floor. Considering the explicit sexual content in my books, who would ever suspect that I came from such an austere environment…right?
•        At twenty-five years of age I discovered Zalman King's Red Shoe Diaries and Anais Nin. The course of my life was forever altered. However, due to my religious upbringing, I suffered quite the emotional dilemma: either reinvent myself into who I wanted to be or continue to live out my life in religious austerity. I honestly believe I made the right choice.
•        My wife is the most fun I've ever had. And I suspect she always will be. I met her when I was twenty-two and she was nineteen. I knew I was going to marry her three weeks into our relationship but I waited eight months before I actually asked for her hand in marriage. We've been together twenty-one years. She's the love of my life.
•        I'm no stranger to manual labor. My father put me to work at six years old. I chuckle now whenever I think back at how I considered it a travesty that my younger brother didn't have to start working until he was seven. My brother and I are still the best of friends all these many years later.
•        I love writing erotica and erotic romance. Every time I publish a new story I feel like I'm doing exactly what I'm supposed to be doing with my life.


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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

My Review: Thirty Scary Tales (Illustrated): Horror Stories (Kindle Edition) By Rayne Hall



Rayne Hall does it again. I really like her writing style, her imagination, and the way she drags you into her stories. Thirty Scary Tales is not a horror book with blood and guts its more a thriller. I have read a couple of Rayne's books and this one to me is better then her others. At the end of each story she has a short description of how she came up with the story. Some of the stories in this book are a different twist to some popular fairy tales.
My favorite story in the book was: By your own free will. She says it is a twist on the Little Mermaid story. In the story Marian has an IQ of 163 and is in Love with a co-worker Josh who doesn't seem to notice her at all. Marian visits a witch in order to get a love potion. The witch tells he she doesn't do love potions but if she would trade 20 of her IQ points she would do an allure potion which would not take Josh's free will away from him. Marian agrees. Josh notices her but it's not enough for Marian so she visits the witch again, who tells her she will do the Allure potion again for 20 more IQ points, Marian agrees. This goes on until Marian is no better then an idiot, who still doesn't have her man.
This is a really good book. I am so glad I was given the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review. I wouldn't let small children read it though. The stories are really kind of creepy and things nightmares are made of. #raynehall

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My Review: Pura d'or: Premium Organic Argan oil Conditioner for Hair (16 fl. oz.)


Premium Organic Argan Oil Based Conditioner- Lavender Vanilla:
99% Vegetable Base Ingredients
Manages Frizz
Enhances Shine
Argan Oil Based
Paraben, Sulfate and Gluten Free

 I was chosen to receive a bottle of this conditioner in exchange for my honest review.  Honestly I love this stuff!!  It smells wonderful, which is always a good thing. I used this for almost a week and my dry frizzy hair is very happy now. It is so much easier to manage, my hair is soft, no longer like straw. my hair is now shiny, where last week it was dull. I love the fact that it is all natural with no sulfates, parabens, or gluten. I love Argan oil. To me Argan oil is pretty much a miracle product for everything to do with the outer body.  I read other reviews on this before I received it, wanted to know what I was getting myself into. On one review I read that the person used a small amount as a leave in conditioner, so I tried it over the weekend when I knew I would be home just in case it didn't go as planned. It worked great!!! Using it as a leave in conditioner this huge bottle will last a really long time since you only need a squirt or less.  It comes in a plastic bottle with a squirt top which I love since slippery substances and lids do not go together to well. 
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My Review: Pura d'or Premium Organic Argan Oil Based Scalp & Dandruff Shampoo



Premium Organic Argan Oil Based Scalp & Dandruff Shampoo:
Helps Control Flaking, Scaling and Itching
Soothes Scalp
Moisturizes Hair 
Paraben, Sulfate and Gluten Free
All Natural

 I was chosen to receive a bottle of this shampoo in exchange for my honest review. My whole family used this shampoo to try it. My Son In Law has dandruff and a crew cut so we used his head the most to see how well the shampoo worked. After just a couple of times the flaking was pretty much gone. He also said the itching was gone and his hair was soft. 
  I have some dry scalp due to the beauty products and hair spray. My hair is also very dry and frizzy. After using this shampoo my hair is soft and more manageable. No more itching either.
  It does have a strong smell but then so do all Dandruff shampoo's. I do like that it is all natural,  and has no sulfate or parabens. It's also gluten free.  It doesn't lather up like a lot of shampoo's. I don't feel you need a head full of bubbles in order to get your hair clean. I love the fact that it did not make my hair feel like straw. You just can't go wrong with Argan oil though. It is also a bit pricey but the bottle seems to last a long time, unless you are going for that head full of bubbles, then it will go pretty fast. i also love the pump bottle. Shampoo lids are a little hard to deal with one handed. 

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

My Review: Vegetarian Quick & Easy - Under 15 Minutes E-Book By Jonathan Vine


 Ok so I am not a vegetarian, just someone looking for a healthier way to eat. I am also a recipe freak. I love to cook and try new recipes. Quick foods are also a huge thing in my book, so when I was given a chance to have this book for my honest review I jumped on it. 
  So far I have read the book twice, marked several pages, and even made a few of the recipes. The cheesy mushrooms are to die for. The summer pasta salad is amazing, and the vanilla french toast is a great way to wake up. 
 Not only does this book have 100 really great recipes that take less then 15 minutes to make but it also has a great introduction to being a vegetarian.  And the conclusion is like a pep talk from your own personal Dietitian. Jonathan Vine has really done a great job finding these tasty recipes, even put some pictures in to make you drool. He has also given you a lot of great tips for changing your lifestyle, or in my case expanding my lifestyle to include vegetarian recipes. He breaks it all down so it's easy to understand the points he is trying to make. He explains the different types of vegetarians, the reasons people become vegetarians, the benefits of becoming a vegetarian, He also has a section on time management for cooking, which is also a good read for meat eaters.


Stackins Toy Giveaway


Funrise Toys is celebrating the release of their new line of stackable plush with a giveaway! Just in time for Easter, they're giving away Stackins, the adorable, stackable plush you'll love collecting! Look for them at Justice stores now!