Yearly Archives: 2015

Mayday Monday (7)

Posted on June 8 2015 by Colleen Houck

Far to the north of the magical Old Kingdom, the Greenwash Bridge Company has been building a bridge for almost a hundred years. It is not an easy task, for many dangers threaten the bridge builders, from nomad raiders to Free Magic sorcerers. Despite the danger, Morghan wants nothing more than to join the Bridge Company as a cadet. But the company takes only the best, the most skillful Charter mages, and trains them hard, for the night might come when only a single young cadet must hold the bridge against many foes. Will Morghan be that cadet? Also included …

Top 10 Father’s Day Gifts

Posted on June 6 2015 by Shara Lane

Father’s Day is right around the corner. Make some time to find just the right gift for the special man in your life. Don’t forget to make an amazing breakfast with more bacon and sausage than normal and a fantastic dinner with all his favorites. #10 Homemade Cards #9 Family Photo “Father Themed” #8 Homemade Gifts #7 Man cooking tools. Grill sets, and this cool meat shredder. …

Barry Manilow

Posted on June 5 2015 by Colleen Houck

Now, now. I know what you’re thinking. Isn’t Barry Manilow like…dead? Actually he’s not. But dang is he old. I saw he was coming to town and bought tickets and since my hubby refused to accompany me, I took my friend Cindy instead. First you have to know that Barry Manilow is who my mom listened to. This means that when I became interested in music, which was back in the 70’s, there was no way for me to access it other than via my mom’s old records. She had Elvis, Barry Manilow, and the Carpenters. I still listen …

Colleen Houck Book Club-June

Posted on June 3 2015 by Linda

The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent Last month’s pick was The Wondrous and the Wicked by Page Morgan. For those of you who participated in the live chat on Goodreads with authors Page and Colleen Houck, thanks! It was so much fun! For the next reading selection Colleen has selected… The Stars Never Rise First Book in her new Paranormal Series Rachel Vincent Here’s a little teaser “In the rebuilt town of New Temperance, sins are prosecuted as crimes by the brutal Church and its army of black-robed exorcists. When Nina Kane discovers that her sister Melanie is hiding a dangerous …

Double Feature Movie Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron & Tomorrowland

Posted on June 2 2015 by Colleen Houck

Avengers: Age of Ultron Colleen’s Movie Review I always give spoilers so consider yourself warned. =) Romance: So the guys all mention their significant others but none of the girls make an appearance in the film. There is a new teased romance however between Black Widow and Bruce Banner/The Hulk. She seems to like both versions of him pretty equally. We never really see this romance develop which is disappointing. It’s a bit like wham…there it is. You all make sense of it on your own. And even though there are obvious feels between them, nothing swoony actually happens other …

Mayday Monday (6)

Posted on June 1 2015 by Colleen Houck

Kenna is tired of being “normal”. The only thing special about her is that she isn’t special at all. Which is frustrating in a world of absolutes. Villains, like the one who killed her father, are bad. Heroes, like her mother and best friend, are good. And Kenna, unlike everyone else around her, is completely ordinary— which she hates. She’s secretly working on an experiment that will land her a place among the Heroes, but when a Villain saves her life during a break-in at her lab, Kenna discovers there’s a whole lot of gray area when it comes …

REAWAKENED Book Trailer Reveal, an Interview, PLUS Contest!

Posted on June 1 2015 by Linda

The long awaited moment is finally here! Colleen Houck has teamed with Crush Creative for a book trailer on her new Egyptian series REAWAKENED. After much collaboration and creative genius, we are excited to bring you the new Reawakened book trailer, but first . . . A little behind the scenes interview with the creative geniuses behind the show, Q: Who/What is Crush Creative? A: Crush Creative is anything and everything from Storytellers and Typographers to Makers and Visualizers. They are a design agency that provides creative solutions across all print, digital and moving media. The company is run by seven (eight if …

Reawakened Playlist Reveal & Playlist Winner Reveal

Posted on May 30 2015 by Shara Lane

It’s time to release the playlist for REAWAKENED, Colleen’s new book from her Egypt Series. Songs tie us to moments in our life. That is true for Colleen and her characters as well. I can still remember slow dancing at a youth dance with my first boyfriend to Madonna’s, “I’m Crazy for You.” Songs are like points on a map that show us where we have been. We half smile as we drive down the road listening to the radio while lyrics take us back to High School. We feel temporarily heart broken again as we recall a hard breakup …

Romantic Times Convention 2015 in Dallas, Texas

Posted on May 29 2015 by Shara Lane

The Romantic Times Convention 2015 was held in Dallas, Texas this year. We started off our first night in the chic restaurant Five-Sixty by chef Wolfgang Puck. Wolfgang Puck has been the chef who has catered for the Oscars for years and we were excited to enjoy such a treat. The restaurant is in the top of the sphere and it rotates so you can see the panoramic view of downtown Dallas. Tuesday night we attended the Young Adult Slumber Party with a large group of fun authors. Check out all the prizes Colleen gave away. These …

Modern Ink Society-June

Posted on May 26 2015 by Linda

FEATURING GUEST Page Morgan A Day in the Life of an Author Welcome to the sixteenth session of THE MODERN INK SOCIETY! “We live and breathe words. …. It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them. Reading your words, what you wrote, how you were lonely sometimes and afraid, but always brave; the way you saw the world, its colors and textures and sounds, I felt–I felt the way you thought, hoped, felt, dreamt. I felt I was dreaming and thinking and feeling with …

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