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WOTR25 #AttendingAuthor #AuthorInterview – Jennifer Laslie
Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.
My name is Jennifer Laslie, I write paranormal romance and a little bit of young adult, and I’ve been writing since 2014. I’ve lived in Utah for the past 5 years, but I’m originally from Louisville, KY. I’m happily married with two adult children.
How did you hear about this event?
It’s been so long ago, I’m not sure? I’ve been to every WOTR since it started and their crew is amazing! This is the best event and I wouldn’t miss it for the world!
How many years have you attended?
I’ve been here since the beginning! I cannot wait for year 10!
What genres do you write?
I write paranormal romance and young adult. I am trying to dip my toes into other sub genres like reverse harem soon!
What is a book of yours you wish more people read?
Sordid Depths. It was a cowrite with my best friend and we had so much fun writing it! It’s a genre mashup with paranormal romance and dystopian.
What is one fun fact about you?
I’m a crazy cat lady, but it’s okay! I swear! I’m married so I won’t be living alone with all these cats! Bahahaha!
What are your social links?
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jennifer-laslie,
What are you buy links?
#Review – One Tequila (The Althea Rose Series Book 1) by Tricia O’Malley
From a NY Times & USA Today Bestselling author comes a laugh-out-loud magical mystery set in small-town Tequila Key.
Tequila Key is just like any other small town and I’m just like any other small town psychic. Scratch that. Tequila Key is a world onto itself and some people might think that I am one crayon short of the box.
And, if we’re being totally honest, Tequila Key is just like any other small town – if that town boasts a voodoo priestess and a few white witches for flavor. Turquoise blue water and the best margaritas this side of Mexico make it hard to leave.
I’m Althea Rose, co-owner of Luna Rose Potions & Tarot Shop, and I’ve just stumbled into a love triangle while trying to save my best friend from being accused of murder.
See? Just like any other small town.
Review by Twinsie Kelly
Fun mix of humor and magic with just the right amount of mystery and suspense and the perfect pinch of a love twist.
I listened to One Tequila via Audible while I was sick. Needless to say, I needed a pick me up. When I read the synopsis, I knew it was right up my alley.
At first, it seemed to move a tad too slow for me. But in full disclosure, I don’t do well with audiobooks as I generally prefer to read over listen. However, I was always left with just enough that I kept wondering what was going to happen next. I had to keep listening. Althea had me hooked. She had herself in the middle of quite a mess. If something could happen to her, it was going to happen to her. And her friends, witchy and the norms, made the story all the better. The ending had a twist that I did not see coming and had me literally saying OMG. I laughed at places I probably shouldn’t have and found myself fully enjoying One Tequila!
I am looking forward to seeing what other shenanigans Althea Rose and her friends can get into!
A NY Times, USA Today, and WSJ bestselling author, Tricia O’Malley’s infectious joy in writing romance with an added dash of magic has touched hearts around the world. With over three million books read, O’Malley’s stories have been translated into several languages and enjoy a devoted following. Tricia lives in the Caribbean with her handsome Scotsman. An avid scuba diver, Tricia spends much of her time underwater dreaming up new stories while photographing the beautiful sea life. She discovers her inspiration on the go – and you’ll find her books set in beautiful settings with characters who deserve a happily-ever-after. To see some of her underwater or island life photos visit her on Facebook, Instagram, or at www.triciaomalley.com
#WOTR25 #AttendingAuthor #AuthorInterview – Carla Luna
Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.
Carla Luna – I write contemporary romance with a dollop of humor and a pinch of spice. As a former archaeologist, I still dream of traveling to far-off places, but now I channel my wanderlust into my stories, which are all set in fun locations.
How did you hear about this event?
How many years have you attended?
I have never attended before, but I’m excited for 2025!
What genres do you write?
Contemporary romance, romantic comedy
What is a book of yours you wish more people read?
Troy Story – it has romance, intrigue, archaeology, and a great setting (Turkey).
What is one fun fact about you?
I collect hotel soaps! I’ve been collecting them since I was 8, and I now have over 215 soaps from hotels all over the world.
What are your social links?
FB: https://www.facebook.com/CarlaLunaAuthor
IG: https://www.instagram.com/carlalunacullen
Website: https://www.carlalunabooks.com
What are you buy links?
#Review #Apocalyptic – Killshot: Icarus Series Book 1 by Aria Michaels
After the death of their parents, seventeen year old Liv Larson and her younger brother are separated by the foster care system. Her grades slip, her friends drift away, and she gives up on her plans for college. The only thing that matters is keeping the promise to get back to her brother. After months of solitude and anti-social behavior, Liv’s best friend Riley drags her to their high school’s rooftop solar flare party. Despite the beautiful lights dancing in the sky, Liv finds herself captivated by Zander, a mysterious boy with a crooked smile. For a few hours, she allows herself to feel normal again.
That is until what should have been a small flare erupts into a massive solar storm. Cut off from the rest of the world with no sign of rescue, fear and paranoia begin to take their toll on the group. Battle lines are drawn and their ranks are divided. Soon, those left behind must embark on a perilous journey to save one of their own…but, something sinister awaits them in the shadows and it’s undeniably connected to Liv.
Can she keep her promise to reunite with her brother? What are Liv and her friends willing to do to survive? Will their bravery and determination be enough to save them all from a rogue military unit, a terrifying virus, and the things that go bump in the night?
Or was Icarus really the KILLSHOT?
Review by Twinsie Kelly
It is not often that I have a difficult time writing a review because it left me speechless. I have had this book living in my TBR pile on my kindle for longer than I like to admit. I decided to go waaaay back and find something that caught my attention and wow, am I glad that I did. This book, just wow. I cannot find the words. If you like post apoc, conspiracy theories, military, teenagers overcoming obstacles, Sci-Fi, just some overall unexplainable craziness, (I am sure I am missing things) then I recommend Killshot.
Icarus is supposed to be a solar flare event but turns into so much more. We experience life just before and for the three days after Icarus. That’s right folks, this book gives us just before the solar flare and for three days after. So much happens and we get to experience is through Liv’s eyes. It is tough, emotional, frightening, mysterious, and overall…just WOW!
“Change is the only thing in this life that is ever guaranteed.”
There are things that people should never be exposed to but after a wicked event like Icarus, it has brought out the worst, but sometimes the best in people. Even if the best, hurts some of those people. It’s a strange combination but one that you won’t understand until you are put in those situations. Liv and her friends, well, experience it throughout this book.
I am now on my way to the next book. Not waiting around for this one!
Aria Michaels is the author of The Icarus Series, a bestselling young adult dystopian saga as well as a contributor to ATZ’s Chronology of the Apocalypse. Aria is an avid reader, die-hard zombie fan, and enthusiastic lover of bonfires and red wine. When she is not glued to her computer pouring out the voices in her head, this busy single mom can be found playing in the dirt with her boys, painting, or binge-watching The Walking Dead. Aria is currently hard at work on the next installment of the Icarus Series and reveling in her role as instigator of literary mayhem and stealth assassin of fictional characters.
“You are never more than one chapter away from a different future.” –Aria Michaels
#WOTR25 #AttendingAuthor #AuthorInterview #MajorEventSponsor – Jen Talty
Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.
I never know how to answer this question! I have three kids. My oldest, a daughter, is in her last year of medical school. She’s 33. She traveled the globe and was in the Peace Corps before she decided to become a doctor. I also have two boys. 31 and 27. They are both married. I’m a simple girl. I can boil my passions down to three things. My family. My writing. My love for being on the water. I was born and raised on the water. I raised my children on the water. The very first big ticked my husband and I purchased together (at 19!) was a boat. The call to the water is strong. It is truly my happy place. I will often sit on my dock or take my boat out on the waterways and mix my passions for water and writing. I get so much inspiration from the water’s sounds, smells, and rhythm. It calms me. It brings me peace. Settles my soul.
How did you hear about this event?
I have been attending for a few years now. It is truly one of my favorite events. I believe I first heard of it through another author friend.
How many years have you attended?
This will be my third year!
What genres do you write?
I write Contemporary Romance, Small-town romance, Military Romance, and dabble a little in Paranormal Romance. I’ve been writing since 2003 and my first book (IN TWO WEEKS) was published in 2007.
What is a book of yours you wish more people read?
This is a tough one. I think I’m going to have to go with An Inconvenient Flame.
What is one fun fact about you?
I’m dyslexic. I had no idea until I was I believe 19. Oddly enough, I had flunked 10th grade English. Twice! With the same teacher. And that was after years of struggling through school. And not just in English and reading. But with math and every other subject. I was actually lucky to have graduated HS and college wasn’t going to be in the cards. I tried community college, but failed most of my classes. I got a job answering phones through a family friend. To be honest, I thought what my teachers had told me all through school was true. I was just stupid. Slow. Not capable of much. Until my boss, who was tried of not being able to read my handwriting, asked me if I was dyslexic. He told me his son was. He paid for me to be tested. Even paid for me to take a couple of classes to overcome it. At twenty-one I went back to college. At twenty-four, I graduated with a degree in Business Education. But the best part was that I had fell in love with reading during an elective lit course. My professor even told me I had a unique writing gift. I laughed. filed it away and went about my business. I taught for a few years. Had babies. Then one day, after reading every romance novel at the local small bookstore, I thought to myself, I can do this. So I did. Even though, I’m dyslexic. It’s often hard for me, but I think it’s the funnest and proudest part of me.
What are your social links?
Amazon
https://amazon.com/author/jentalty
Bookbub
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jen-talty
FACEBOOK- the Talty Crew
https://www.facebook.com/groups/191706547909047/
GOODREADS
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2899568.Jen_Talty
INSTAGRAM
https://instagram.com/jen_talty
Facebook personal
https://www.facebook.com/JenTaltyRomanceAuthor
Facebook Author
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJenTalty/
https://www.tiktok.com/@jentaltyauthor
What are you buy links?
https://amazon.com/author/jentalty
#Twinsieoftheday – Darkness Falls (Nature’s Fury Book 1) by A.E. Faulkner
As nature tires of human destruction, two sisters must face a changing environment that stands between them and survival.
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When Quinn and Riley set out on a family vacation with their parents, the trip ends before it begins. Mother Nature interferes with their plans, setting off a sequence of events that thrusts the teens into a hostile landscape.
Stranded, with limited supplies, struggling to figure out who they can trust along the way, they must determine how to survive nature’s evolving fury.
Review by Brandy
I received this book for an honest review.
With the description I was a little surprised that nature wasn’t the immediate problem that the girls
face. Instead it is bad people, and they must decide who they can trust. Then mother nature ups the
ante making a bad situation even worse.
The sisters are stranded alone, and after their food starts to run low, they start to come out of hiding. At
first nothing seems so bad, but then little truths about some people around them start to come out.
When Mother Nature gets in on the game things really start to get bad. With people in survival mode,
strangers become even more dangerous.
While not what I expected it is a good book about two sisters trying to take care of each other. There is
no explicit content, but there is a bit of violence and death as tragedy strikes.
A. E. Faulkner was born and raised in Pennsylvania. When she’s not lost in a book, she loves spending time with her husband and two sons, especially while hiking, biking, or exploring nature. She loves almost everything about nature—ticks excluded, and one of her biggest fears is the repercussions we will face when nature can no longer tolerate human destruction. As such, she never tires of reading dystopian-themed tales. Stories about the end of the world absolutely fascinate her.
CONNECT WITH HER
Website:
www.authoraefaulkner.com
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/AuthAEFaulkner
Instagram:
www.instagram.com/authoraefaulkner
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/authaefaulkner
Goodreads:
tinyurl.com/GoodreadsAEF
#Review #Haunting – The House on the Hill by William Joseph
Welcome to The House on the Hill. It is a house unlike any other. Lonely, dilapidated, and with a tragic story.
Now meet Kacy Marie Aspen. A young and curious girl with schizophrenia who just turned seventeen. Upon discovering the house and witnessing several odd figures standing out front, she soon finds herself being stalked by them almost everywhere that she goes.
As she struggles to determine if what she is seeing is real or in her head, will she confront these strange characters and find out their story? Or will she descend into madness and learn that it might be all in her head?
Review by Twinsie Kelly
It wasn’t every day that the spirits from the local abandoned building wanted to befriend you.
There is a great story buried within these words. I have read other books by this author, and they can get a bit on the scary side. I was really expecting this to be more of a scary, haunting type of story. Or there to be more of a ghostly struggle. I don’t even know if I am describing my struggle accurately. **Note: I am going to attempt to give this review with no spoilers. Proceed with caution.**
Kacy, the main character, has struggled with hallucinations, is medicated and sees a doctor. Nothing else is really explained regarding same. She is drawn to this haunted house and many ghosts. This is where it gets sort of weird for me. The ghosts go silent and we go into a ton of just words about shopping and hanging out with her friend, but it seems to be on repeat just in different areas. I am not sure if it was filler and there was a certain amount of words that had to be met for the book or if there was a point to this, but it caused me to put the book down a couple of times because it just didn’t seem to “fit.” BUT, I am not a quitter! I had to know what happened so I trudged on when all of a sudden…BAM! The story is right here, right now, and is going nuts! It’s crazy, it’s sad, there’s a touch of insanity, there’s gunshots, there’s fire, there’s friendship, there’s crying, and then happiness! Then it was over…
There is truly a great story buried within these words, but you do have to get through some extra stuff to get to it. When you do, it’ll be worth it!
William Joseph is an exciting Horror, Paranormal, and Psychological Thriller writer from New Jersey, USA. He loves to draw the reader into believable worlds, creating everyday characters the readers can relate and connect with, and then forcing them to face their deepest and darkest fears. William Joseph’s writing has been detailed as twisted, dark, terrifying, raw, and emotional.
#WOTR25 #AttendingAuthor #AuthorInterview #EventSponsor – Gia Cobie
Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.
Hi, I’m Gia Cobie, and I write romantic suspense with protective heroes, strong heroines, action and danger, lots of twists and turns, and plenty of sweet and steamy moments. I’m not just a writer, but also a librarian, which means I spend my days (and nights) surrounded by books! I live in upstate NY with my husband and small crew of pets, and I love to include nearby locations in my stories!
How did you hear about this event?
Facebook posts from attending readers and authors
How many years have you attended?
This is my first year!
What genres do you write?
Romantic suspense (and I have a PNR series)
What is a book of yours you wish more people read?
Saved from Revenge. It’s where everything starts!
What is one fun fact about you?
For a while, I owned a used bookstore. It was the coolest job ever! Free books whenever I wanted!
What are your social links?
https://www.facebook.com/GiaCobie/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23096300.Gia_Cobie
https://cobiegia.wixsite.com/giacobie
https://www.tiktok.com/@giacobie
https://www.instagram.com/giacobie/
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/gia-cobie
What are you buy links?
https://www.amazon.com/author/giacobie
#Twinsieoftheday – Super Humans (The New Super Humans #1) by T.M. Franklin
A mysterious chest.
A terrifying vision.
Are their newfound powers enough to take down an unspeakable evil?
Chloe Blake’s campus rental has it all: a retro Victorian vibe, a beautiful picture window, and a perfect view of Ethan Reynolds—the guy who broke her heart and lives across the street. But when she sees disturbing visions of death slide across the panes, she’s convinced she’s glimpsed into Ethan’s future. She’ll stop at nothing to change fate and save him… even if it means everyone will think she’s crazy.
Wren Galloway has lost track of all the crummy cities she’s lived in. Plagued by nightmares, Wren wakes in a cold sweat with the vision of a nearby Victorian house still in her mind… and a strong urge to seek out the powerful talisman calling to her from its attic.
Drawn together by an ancient force, Chloe and Wren must work together to discover the house’s secrets and unlock their hidden powers to take down the shadowy specter that haunts their premonitions and leaves death in its wake.
Super Humans is the first book in The New Super Humans, an edge-of-your-seat contemporary fantasy series. If you like original magic systems, startling suspense, and fast-paced action, then you’ll love TM Franklin’s riveting thrill ride.
Buy Super Humans to unlock an imaginative fantasy adventure today!
NOTE: Portions of this book were previously published in WINDOW and The Talisman Chronicles. It has been re-written with substantial additional content.
Review by Brandy
I received this book for an honest review.
From the description this book was not what I expected. This is not a bad thing, just different. I think
maybe I was expecting a bit more action. This is the first book by this author that I’ve read, so I’m not
familiar with the series that this was expanded from, so that may make a difference.
The story is about a girl and her best friend who are about to start their second year of college and decide
to live off campus. They rent rooms in an older house, and there is an old picture window that starts to
show Chloe things. These visons are of past, current, and future events leaving Chloe confused and
trying to figure out what to do. When she starts seeing visions of a horrible accident, she decides she
must do whatever it takes to stop it.
This book is very interesting, but it is a book that sets up a series. It gives you background stories, and
lets you know how the characters get to where they need to be for the main event. Wren doesn’t get
introduced until towards the end of the book, so we don’t know much about her power. There are also
hints that there are more characters to be added to the group. I am very interested in where this story
goes as this book did draw me in.
T.M. Franklin writes stories of adventure, romance, & a little magic. A former TV news producer, she decided making stuff up was more fun than reporting the facts. Her first published novel, MORE, was born during National Novel Writing month, a challenge to write a novel in thirty days. MORE was well-received, being selected as a finalist in the 2013 Kindle Book Review Best Indie Book Awards, as well as winning the Suspense/Thriller division of the Blogger Book Fair Reader’s Choice Awards. She’s since written five additional novels, including The Talisman Chronicles, a semi-finalist for the BookLife Prize from Publisher’s Weekly, as well as several bestselling short stories.
Connect with T.M. Franklin
Web site: http://www.TMFranklin.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TMFranklinAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TM_Franklin
Email: TMFranklinAuthor@gmail.com