Look who's on Food Network Star's Comeback Kitchen? The Chef of Love!

We just saw the first episode of Comeback Kitchen last night. We were so glad to see Jernard Wells again! Go, Jernard, go!

When I first met Jernard Wells aka The Chef of Love, he was a winner on Cutthroat Kitchen. He agreed  to be the inspiration and the judge for my romance writing contest. 2015 Romance Writing Contest

Then, I saw him on Season 12 of Food Network Star. Since he made the Final Three, he made a pilot about Cajun cuisine.

Jernard has written before; 88 Ways to her Heart is a way to win her over by romantic cuisine.

Jernard has taken his role as The Chef of Love to another level - romantic advice.

Here is more about Road Map: A Woman's Guide to a Good Man.

Throughout this book Celebrity TV Chef Jernard Wells will breakdown for women the many different types of men, such as ‘The Cheater Man’, ‘The Commitment Man’, ‘The Solitary Man’, ‘The Needy Man’ and several others. The aim of the book is to help women navigate through some general truths, facts, and ideas about men to help them select the right man for themselves. Wells wants to share his knowledge with women so that their search for love and the right partner will be much easier than if they had to do it on their own, without guidance. Complete at 10,000 words, his eye-opening self-help offering, "Road Map", is a comprehensive guide to finding true love and lasting happiness.

Also known as "The Chef of Love", Wells is a Husband of over 18 years and a devoted father of nine, including five daughters. He is also a bestselling author of "88 Ways To Her Heart: Cooking For Lovers" as well as two motivational self-help books - "Weight Of Expectations: Losing it All to Gain Everything"  and "Breakthrough: Weight Of Expectations 2". For more information about Wells go to www.ChefJernard.com 

Here is the Amazon link for Road Map: A Woman's Guide to Finding a Good Man

Retail workers: you deserve a treat! There's a book giveaway in honor of you!

Happy Memorial Day weekend! I used to work in retail myself and know how it feels. Well, how about something to make you feel entertained? A writer friend who works in retail told me about it. Jessica Samuels has written a lot of books out where retail meets the supernatural!

Here is the Rafflecopter link for the giveaway: https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/f984a44e1/

Lady Justice and a magic dragon to the rescue!

Usually, Robert Thornhill's Lady Justice books have funny, screwball plots, but this one is more serious.

Here's more:

Three children, a boy eight, and two six-year-old girls, see violence so terrifying that they retreat into the magical, make-believe world of Puff the Magic Dragon where they feel safe and secure.

P.I. Walt Williams teams up with Lady Justice and Puff to protect the kids from vicious muggers, an abusive husband, and a sexual predator.

Once again, justice is served when Walt and his senior sidekicks come to the rescue.
A story filled with fears, tears, laughter, and hope.

If only we could keep them all safe. 

The Amazon Kindle link:
 https://www.amazon.com/Justice-Magic-Dragon-Robert-Thornhill-ebook/dp/B079FFSPVV

Lady Justice has been on a whole slew of adventures. See more on the Books by Bob website: 
http://booksbybob.com/

My review of Being a Vampire in Retail Sucks - Five stars!

Vampire detective Scarlet Summers has a debt to pay; werewolves came to the rescue in a previous case and now she’s going undercover. Three werewolf girls, who are all co-workers, have gone missing. Now Scarlet has to work in a supernatural retail store in order to solve the case. If you think rude customers are hard to deal with, just imagine if they have supernatural powers!

Jessica Samuels has married her real life experience, working at a jewelry counter, with the world of vampires, werewolves, witches and necromancers. In doing so, her storyline carries you along and is very engaging. Whether you work in retail and are curious about a supernatural bargain store or you are into the paranormal, this is a good read!

Here is the Amazon Kindle link to Jessica Samuels' ebook: https://amzn.to/2jSUW0P

Chris Roy on Villains. And his upcoming release - Her Name is Mercie.

I came across this posting on villains  on my Facebook page and wanted to pursue it further. I remember a reviewer for the New Yorker magazine saying that Disney villains were always infinitely more interesting than the puff balls of virtue that oppose them. The reviewer was referring to 101 Dalmatians.

Chris discussed villains in a guest post on The Writer's Thread. Here are a few experts:

Good villains are obvious. Better ones mysterious. Stealthy. I’ve found that the great ones are an Idea, those that you can relate to, have you agreeing with, then dash your passion with inner conflict.

The stealthiest of villains can be a story’s setting. One that draws you in with familiarity, or empathy from emotional attachment shared by the character – then it wants to eat you. The unknown, fear from not understanding why this place was so lovely one moment and the next terrifying, induces horror.

Read the rest of the post here: http://writersthread.com/writer41_wp/featured/villain-guest-post/

Chris Roy has a new book coming out: Her Name is Mercie. It's available for pre-order.

What's it about?

Mercie Hillbrook lives a simple, quiet life working as a gas station attendant. Then her parents are killed. Her home is taken. The people responsible are excused for just doing their job. When an attempt to get justice her way lands her in trouble with the law, Mercie realizes she still has something to lose: her own life. 

The Amazon Kindle link: https://www.amazon.com/Her-Name-Mercie-Chris-Roy-ebook/dp/B07C4WDY2H

Ivory's Familiars - A totally different point of view!

I have blogged about many books with witches as the main characters. Some are aware of their powers; some aren't, but how about a book told partially from the point of view of  familiars?

Now, that's something you don't read every day.

From the synopsis: Ronan, Vaughn, and Seth are witches’ familiars – sharing their souls with the black panther. The three of them are predators, born to be companion and protector to their witches. Over the generations, their coven’s numbers have dwindled to the brink of extinction. With no witch left to serve, they now work as bodyguards. None of them are prepared for the powerful connection they have with their newest client. She isn’t a witch – they sense no magic in her. But could she be something else entirely? Something none of them believed was even possible? Their mate. 

Here is the Amazon Link to Ivory's Familiars Book 1:

 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078Q58ZMM?tag=books2read02-20

For more by Montana Ash:

https://www.amazon.com/Montana-Ash/e/B017QSQPGQ/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1