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Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author of the week….An Interview With Jaq C. Reed

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Interview with Jaq C Reed

  1. Tell us a little bit about yourself.

 

I love to travel, hopefully I will be able to do a bit more of it in the future.  I am endlessly fascinated by the night sky- my kids love that part of me- because I feel no ways about shaking them awake to witness a meteor shower.  I really believe that we should never lose our childlike sense of wonder at the world.  I like to reimagine different ways of doing things, sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn’t.   I am a terrible cook and a coffee addict.  I also love Pinterest, but my attempts at being a crafty person usually end up on those joke sites about “How it looks on Pinterest vs. How mine turned out.” So now I just look.  

 

  1. Who are your favorite authors?

 

Margaret Atwood, Tanith Lee, Daphne Du Maurier

 

  1. Tell us a bit about your book.

 

The Ungoverned is a tale of the human spirit.  It’s a story of politics and repression and the length that people will go to in order to be free, even if freedom means losing the “security” that the current system provides.  It’s also an environmental story.  It considers what the after effects of industrialization, climate change, and what may happen as we use genetic modifications more freely and widespread.

 

  1. If you could travel back in time to any place and period in the past where and when would you go?

 

Probably to my early twenties to tell my younger self some secrets and give some sage advice. 

 

  1. What attracts you to writing in your genre?

 

The possibilities.   The future is an open field.  What we plant today will grow into tomorrow. We can see the seeds that are planted now but the actual outcome is hazy and unformed.  I like to play with those possibilities.

 

  1. Do you delve into any different genres?

 

I will eventually, I have a book burning in me that is outside of this niche and in the Romance category.  It will come out in time.

 

  1. Are you planning to participate in any anthologies?

 

Not at this moment in time, but I wouldn’t turn down the opportunity.

 

  1. What do you like to do to relax?

Give me a book of course!  No background noise and some quiet space.

  1. What are you currently working on?

The sequal to “The Ungoverned” and another Cli-Fi that will be a standalone.

  1. How can readers connect with you?

 

Visit me at Jaqreed.com, you can sign up for my newsletter and stay on top of everything, or find me on facebook.

indie Sci-Fi/ Fantasy Book OF The Week – Ascenders by C L Gaber

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Ascenders: High School for the Recently Departed (Ascenders Saga Book 1) Kindle Edition

by C.L. Gaber (Author)
Walker Callaghan doesn’t know what happened to her. One minute she was living her teenage life in suburban Chicago…and the next minute, she was in a strange place and in a brand new school with absolutely no homework, no rules, and no consequences.

Walker Callaghan, 17, is dead.

She doesn’t go to heaven or hell. She lands at The Academy, a middle realm where teenagers have one thing in common: They were the morning announcement at their high schools because they died young.

These high school kids are now caught in a strange “in-between” zone where life hasn’t changed very much. In fact, this special teen limbo looks a lot like life in a quaint Michigan town complete with jocks, popular girls and cliques. “There are even cheerleaders in death,” Walker observes. It’s not a coincidence that the music teacher is a guy named Kurt who “used to have this band.” The drama teacher, Heath, is crush worthy because back in his life, he starred in some superhero movie.

Principal King explains the rules — there are none. Why? You can’t die twice.

There is no homework.
No tests.
No SATS.
You’re just there to learn because the human brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 24.

By the way, you can’t get hurt physically, so race your Harley off that hillside. But falling in love is the most dangerous thing you can do …because no one knows how long you’ll stay in this realm or what’s next.

“Losing someone you love would be like dying twice,” Walker says.

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Walker Callaghan has just arrived at the Academy after a tragic car accident. “Is this heaven or is this high school?” she asks.

She finds out her new life is a bit of both as she falls in love with tat-covered, bad boy Daniel Reid who is about to break the only sacred rule of this place. He’s looking for a portal to return back to the living realm.

He needs just one hour to retrieve his younger brother who strangely never arrived at The Academy. Bobby is an Earth Bound Spirit, stuck at a plane crash site that took both of their lives as their rich father piloted his private jet nose-first into a cornfield on Christmas Eve.

Walker loves Daniel and risks it all to go with him.

Have they learned enough to outsmart dangerous forces while transporting a young child with them? Can their love survive the fragmented evil parts of themselves that are now hunting them down as they try to find a way back to the middle?

At the Academy, you learn the lessons of an after-lifetime.

By Moonlight

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By Moonlight (Paranormal Box Set Vol. 1): 15 Complete Novels & Novellas From Your Favorite Paranormal Authors Kindle Edition

Paranormal Romance, Mystery and Suspense Box Set — Complete Stories Anthology — Hot New Release — Vacation Reading Package

15 COMPLETE NOVELS AND NOVELLAS FROM YOUR FAVORITE PARANORMAL AUTHORS IN ONE PRETTY PACKAGE.

Due to mature content, situations and language, this collection is recommended for audiences 18+. All works in this box set have been professionally proofed by Paper Gold Publishing and Pelican Proofing, unless this service was expressly refused by the author. Some stories are written in American, and some in British English. The authors have chosen to stay true to their heritage.

Includes a mix of already released and never-before seen stories, all complete works. Those books which are part of a series can be enjoyed fully without the need to read the complete series (though there is a chance you might develop story-addiction issues—for that, we apologize).

By Moonlight is an astounding collection of paranormal stories — some romances, some mysteries, all suspenseful, and every one containing supernatural features that will lead your imagination on a wild adventure. 15 new worlds to explore, 15 kinds of paranormal beings to investigate, 15 new sets of best friends to make — who can ask for more? The perfect companion for a leisurely weekend away is at your fingertips. Add it to your kindle with one click now.

THIS BOX SET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TITLES:

TANGLED ROOTS — Rebekkah Ford
TRUST: A TWISTED WOLF TALE — Rene Folsom
HIDDEN (MARCHWOOD VAMPIRE SERIES #1) — Shalini Boland
ETERNAL ISLAND — K.S. Haigwood & Ella Medler
MISSING PIECES — Tiffany Flowers
FALLING FOR HEAVEN — Anne Conley
SAVE MY SOUL — K.S. Haigwood
THE SNOW CRYSTALS — Kendra Hale
WEIRD: A HENRY IAN DARLING ODDITY: MISSIVE ONE — Julie Elizabeth Powell
WEIRD: A HENRY IAN DARLING ODDITY: MISSIVE TWO — Julie Elizabeth Powell
MARY HADES — Sarah Dalton
THE PERFECT SPIRIT — Traci Hayden
ENCOUNTER — Cherime MacFarlane
WHISPER CAPE — Susan Griscom
THE EX-ARMY WIVES BOOKCLUB — Marissa Storm

P.A.W.S. By Debbie Manber Kupfer

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P.A.W.S. Kindle Edition

When Miri receives a silver cat charm from her omama on the night before she dies she has no idea that the charm holds a secret, a powerful magic that saved her mama’s life and is about to make Miri’s a whole lot more interesting.