Karen Lee Hanson Featured Author of the Week – 10/26/2014
LEE HANSON, a Boston native and Florida transplant, is the author of The Julie O’Hara Mystery Series, including Castle Cay, Swan Song, and Mystral Murder. Her novels, featuring body language expert Julie O’Hara, have been called “the answer to a mystery addict’s prayer”, a line that makes the author smile…and keeps her writing.
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Living in Rural Ireland with my partner Pat and our two daughters Jenna and Jasmin with our 5 dogs, and Daisy our 3 legged cat. Working as a professional Dog Trainer and Canine Behaviourist. Author of The Perfect Companion, Understanding, Training and Bonding with your Dog! And Complete Guide to House Training Puppies and Dogs. Qualifications Advanced wolf Ecology and Behaviour, Advanced Canine Psychology, Behaviour and Training and Dog Agility Training Instructor.
Favorite Quotes
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
I am a former high school coach and classroom teacher and I really enjoyed the challenges of working with my students. I left teaching and worked for a major corporation and then owned my own business. I decided to sit down one day about three years ago and write a science fiction story. I’ve loved science fiction my entire life and have read so many books from the great masters that have shaped my view of the world and cosmos. My wife urged me to give it a go and publish the books I had written; she felt I was a great story teller and that others might enjoy my rather over active imagination. The first book was Annihilation – love Conquers All. Before I knew it, five books had found their way on to my laptop. I allowed friends to read them and the response was overwhelming. I decided to publish them on Amazon Kindle. I have discovered a few things since.
I found out that there were thousands that enjoyed my books and bought all three of the first trilogy making all three books best sellers on Amazon. I also discovered that there were others who pointed out that I have a lot to learn about writing style, grammar, sentence structure and so many other things. I agree with them. I am a work in progress. However, my intent is to entertain and produce a story that keeps the reader turning pages. I write so that anyone can enjoy the story. I keep it clean so that parents won’t have to worry about their children reading my books.
I want science fiction fans, like myself, to stay up all night trying to finish the story. I write like I speak. I do recognize that I have some work ahead to become a more accomplished writer but the only way to grow is to continue writing. I have also discovered that I do have a passion to provide books for those that enjoy my stories. I do hope that I never get so caught up in style that I lose the ability to produce an entertaining story.
There, you’re warned. Now hold on to your seat and get into the seven science fiction series I’ve created. Have I got some stories for you.
Saxon Andrew is the number one international bestselling author of the Annihilation Series, Lens of Time, and Star Chase series. He lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife and has thirty books published on Amazon Kindle. He is ranked as one of the top thirty science fiction authors in America.
Kathleen Steed, Featured Author of the Week September 21, 2014
Kathleen Steed was born on September 12, 1953. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland with a B.S. Degree in Medical Technology. She worked in various laboratories for twenty-nine years then changed jobs from working in laboratories to regulating laboratories. She is a member of the United Methodist Church and was a Lay Speaker from 2007 to 2013. She lives in Maryland with her husband and a Jack Russell Terrier named Spanky. She has two grown daughters that live near her. You can reach her at: KSteed6302@Comcast.net if you want to be on her mailing list or if you just want to chat about the book you’ve read.
Michael Meyer is the author of mysteries, thrillers, humorous fiction, and non-fiction: Love and romance, laughter and tears, thrills and fears.
His INTERNATIONAL SUSPENSE COLLECTION currently has two books: COVERT DREAMS, Book One; and DEADLY EYES, Book Two.
His CONTEMPORARY/HUMOROUS FICTION COLLECTION currently has two books: THE FAMOUS UNION, Book One; and THE SURVIVAL OF MARVIN BAINES, Book Two.
THE THREE KITTIES THAT SAVED MY LIFE was his heartfelt attempt to make things right again in his life after his first wife died, and putting this true story of love down on paper worked. It was something that he knew he had to do. One reviewer says of this book, “This is like drinking tea and honey on a cold day.”
THE SIR RODNEY VIGNETTES is a collection of humorous anecdotal episodes in the life of an Old World Charmer, allowing the English professor side of Michael Meyer to come forth.
He has resided in and has visited many places in the world, all of which have contributed in some way to his own published writing. He has literally traveled throughout the world, on numerous occasions. He has lived in Finland, Germany, Thailand, Saudi Arabia (where COVERT DREAMS – INTERNATIONAL SUSPENSE COLLECTION BOOK ONE – is set), and the U.S. Virgin Islands (where DEADLY EYES – INTERNATIONAL SUSPENSE COLLECTION BOOK TWO – is set). He gained the wanderlust to see the world, to experience other cultures, at an early age, and this desire has never left him. If anything, it has only gained in intensity as he has aged.
Among the many unique things that have happened to him in his world travels, he has walked the streets of Istanbul with a detective, searching for a pickpocket who got him good. He has ridden on the back of a motorcycle in Tehran while the driver, who spoke not one word of English, pointed out all the sights to him. He has wrestled an Iranian soldier who tried to break into his hotel room in Tehran. He has had the paint completely stripped from his car as he drove across Saudi Arabia in a sandstorm. He has stood on the stage of a busy nightclub in Tokyo, singing “She’ll be Coming Round the Mountain When She Comes” to an audience feeling no pain from the Sake they were drinking. He has been chased by a family of mongooses (yes, that is the correct spelling) on the idyllic Caribbean island of St. Croix. And that is just the beginning of his long list of worldly adventures.
As a recent retiree from a forty-year career as a professor of writing, he now lives in Southern California wine country with his wife, Kitty, and their two adorable rescue cats.
SPECIAL NOTE: COVERT DREAMS has recently received a Compulsion Reads endorsement. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Compulsion Reads, this company specializes in reviewing and endorsing those novels that meet its quality standards based on the fundamental qualities of good storytelling. Many books that the company reviews don’t earn their endorsement, so this is a pretty big deal.
Dreaming... 