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Legends of Windemere: Curse of the Dark Wind is Live

~ John W. Howell ~ 6 Comments

Dive into the newest adventure of Luke Callindor, Nyx, Fizzle, & all their friends.
LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: CURSE OF THE DARK WIND
IS LIVE!

Cover Art by Jason Pedersen
Cover Art by Jason Pedersen

What’s the Story?

After their battles in Gaia, and surviving the Island of Pallice, the champions of Windemere are off on their next adventure.

In his quest to be a hero and help others, Luke Callindor has jumped into danger countless times and would do so again without hesitation. So when he is infected by the toxic Dark Wind, it is up to his friends to find a cure and keep his courage alive. With time running out and their enemies in the shadows, one ally will make the decision to share in Luke’s suffering and forge a bond that runs thicker than blood. Such a sacrifice might not be enough when the truth behind this living curse comes to light.

Will Luke find the strength to defeat the Dark Wind? What ghosts from his past will appear during his weakest hour?

You can find this epic fantasy adventure on:

Amazon!
&
Goodreads!

Art by Jason Pedersen
Art by Jason Pedersen

New to Windemere? Then check it Volumes 1-5 of this exciting series by CLICKING ON THEIR COVERS!

COVER ART BY JASON PEDERSEN (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
COVER ART BY JASON PEDERSEN (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
COVER ART BY JASON PEDERSEN (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
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COVER ART BY JASON PEDERSEN (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
COVER ART BY JASON PEDERSEN (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
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Art by Jason Pedersen (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
Art by Jason Pedersen (CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)

AN EXTRA TREAT!
Check out an interview with Charles E. Yallowitz on N.N. Light’s Blog: Princess of the Light!

AUTHOR BIO:

Charles author photo B&WCharles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn’t working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. ‘Legends of Windemere’ is his first series, but it certainly won’t be his last.

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ENJOY THE ADVENTURE & BEWARE THE DARK WIND CURSE!

A Poetic Proposal by Julian Froment – Launch

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A Poetic Proposal

‘A Poetic Proposal’ by debut author Julian Froment is a journey of love. Dedicated to that one special woman.

This is a collection of poems that plumb the very depths of that deepest of emotions, LOVE. Running counter to this is the on-going theme of angst and heartbreak that is present when two beings that are destined to be one are separated by distance, and in this case a rather large, wet ocean.

This collection progresses chronologically from initial meeting to final proposal of marriage, taking the reader on an emotional roller-coaster ride of highs and lows. The reality of the author and his intended living half-lives, together, then apart, together, then apart, is clearly evident throughout the course of this collection.

On Gossamer Wings

On gossamer wings,
On gossamer wings,
My heart it flies to you.
To be together,
‘till the end of days,
Is all that’s left to do.

Flying high,
‘cross the ocean blue,
To where it now belongs.
Cradled within,
A soul so true,
Amidst angelic song.

And soon now,
Oh, so very soon,
The body shall be along.
To join the heart,
To fill the void,
Back where I belong.

‘A Poetic Proposal’, which is available in both digital and paperback formats, can be obtained here:

Amazon UK

Amazon US

 

Follow the author:

Julian Froment’s Blog

Twitter

Review Highlights from Amazon

‘Reading this collection of poems made me feel like I was eavesdropping on the world’s most romantic marriage proposal’ … ‘If you are looking for love poems to share with your own lover, these are just the poems’ … ‘After reading this collection, I was ready to say ‘I do’ myself’ – Pamela Beckford

’The poems in this book are very romantic, emotional, well-written, and thought out well’ … ‘This is romantic poetry at its best’ – Chris McMullen

‘The poet freely admits that this is about his love life and dedicated to his lady, so you know you’re getting an insight into something private. That brings an interesting dimension to the poems because you know there’s a living, breathing story behind them’ – Charles E Yallowitz

Last Day of the #RRBC Author Spotlight Tour

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Well, sadly the tour is coming to a close and there is just one more song to sing. Before it ends though please pop over to:

Loren Weaver

Marlena Hand

They are hosting the last song today and they both have some really great things to look at while you are there.

Thanks to all the hosts this week and especially to the governing board of Rave Reviews Book Club for honoring me as the Spotlight Author for the week. It was a special feeling to be center stage and I see why this is such a special honor.

Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Back”

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This week’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt is “back.” It can be used in any form. If you would like to know more about the fun we all have go to Linda Hill’s site http://lindaghill.com/2014/12/12/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-december-1214/ You can join in if you wish. Here is my interpretation on “back”

 

You Again by John W. Howell © 2014

“You back?”

“No, I’m a figment of your imagination. Of course, I’m back. I’m standing right here.”

“Aw get off my back. That was just a manner of greeting. You are pretty snarky today.”

“You take that back. I feel great today.”

“Okay so when did you get back?”

“Yesterday. Let me give you some background on the trip.”

“Sure. Did you get any backlash from the family for spending all that money?”

“Back when I first thought of the trip I did. They were okay after a while.”

“So go ahead with the back story.”

“Well, when I decided to go I had to raise some money so I started playing backgammon.”

“I didn’t realize you could back a trip with gambling.”

“I don’t gamble. With me, it is a sure thing. You could back me on any bet.”

“What if you lose? What kind backup do you have?”

“If I lose I just play until I win back the losses.”

“So you won the money back?”

“Yup and I went on a nice trip and am back.”

“And no parent backwash?”

“Back when I was a kid I had backwash, but as an adult I’m fully backed up.”

“I envy you. I’m still working on my baccalaureate and have to give back all the time. Good luck to you.”

“Back attcha.”

 

TGIF JohnKu

~ John W. Howell ~ 19 Comments

 

 

Friday is here again. The deadline for some of us oldsters to straighten out the medical coverage is December 31 and it keeps getting closer. (The regular Medicare deadline is December 7th (ironic)). I am in a special group of people whose company has decided to off me from retirement medical and to allow me the luxury of finding my own plans. Well, at least I was given a little time to try to figure it out. Today’s JohnKu (a term coined by Words4jp) reflects some concern about looming deadlines on such important stuff like medical care. Its title is Time Bomb. Hope you like it.

Time Bomb by John W. Howell © 2014

The clock is wired,

To some big sticks called health care. . .

Tick, tock not much time.

Look Who’s On the Shelf with Nonnie Jules-#RRBC

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One of the more enjoyable parts of being a member of the Rave Reviews Book Club is the opportunity to interact with the founder, president and terrific person Nonnie Jules. Nonnie has a regular feature for those chosen as a Spotlight Author named “WHO’S ON THE SHELF?” w/yours truly, NONNIE JULES (In-depth Interview) The shelf of course, is for books, but some room is made for the author and Nonnie to have a chat. This chat takes a number of twists and turn and is always entertaining. Please visit and see what I mean.

I am very honored to appear on the shelf and thank you Nonnie for the interview.

The Religion, Rage & w(R)iting Blog Tour

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Hi, and welcome to The Religion, Rage & w(R)iting Blog Tour for Authors, Shirley-Harris Slaughter, Rhani D’Chae and Harmony Kent. (Click on each author’s name to be taken directly to their Author Page at 4Wills Publishing (4WillsPublishing.wordpress.com), where you can learn more about them).

 Shirley Harris-Slaughter

 

 

 

 

 

Rhani D’Chae

 

Harmony Kent

 

These three authors are wonderful clients of 4Wills Publishing (4WillsPublishing.wordpress.com), a publishing House dedicated to helping authors put out the best written, and marketing products for their literary work, possible.

This tour is a surprise tour, which means the authors knew nothing about it until it started!  This is our gift to them to show our appreciation of their work, their dedication to putting out the great written word, and also a big THANK YOU for allowing us to showcase and promote them.

This is a 3 Author/7 Day/40 Blog Tour!  Yes, for 7 days, The Religion, Rage & w(R)iting Blog Tour will sit on 40 blogs!  And for 7 days, on 40 blogs, you will get a tiny tidbit of something related to Religion, so that you never forget Our Lady of Victory ,the rage of people, such as that displayed in SHADOW OF THE DRILL , and w(R)iting tips to help you POLISH YOUR PROSE!  (Click on each link to find out more about it)

OUR LADY OF VICTORY(www.amazon.com/dp/B00KDO1MSM)

   

SHADOW OF THE DRILL(www.amazon.com/dp/B00GBHQZZU)

 

POLISH YOUR PROSE(www.amazon.com/dp/B00OLVAYP0)

 

 

 

 

 

This will be a fun tour, an inspirational tour, a delightful tour which has been designed to enlighten you, entertain you and help you overcome those feelings which bind us daily and keeps us from growing from point A to point B.  Each day as you stop by each blog to find out what bit of inspiration is being shared, we ask that you take the time to leave a comment for the authors, visit their blogs, Follow them on Twitter and FB, and last but not least, please PICK UP A COPY OF THEIR BOOKS!  They are all 5 star reads!  And this tour wouldn’t be complete if you didn’t check out The Religion, Rage & w(R)iting Book Trailer!  (Please note:  these bits and quotes were not taken from the author’s books).

4Wills Publishing Author Blitz Trailer

Before we forget, we’ve included another of our authors, Nonnie Jules.  Although she’s a partner in our firm, she is STILL one of our clients!  Her books, THE GOOD MOMMIES’ GUIDE TO RAISING (ALMOST) PERFECT DAUGHTERS,Daydream’s Daughter, Nightmare’s Friend and Sugarcoatin’ Is For Candy & Pacifyin’ Is For Kids! are also very interesting and entertaining reads! Click each link to find out more.

THE GOOD MOMMIES GUIDE…www.amazon.com/dp/B00CP62O56

 

 

 

DAYDREAM’S DAUGHTER…www.amazon.com/dp/B00GLM2VVM

 

SUGARCOATIN’ IS FOR CANDY…www.amazon.com/dp/B00IRIA0I4

 

 

 

On this stop, we want you to dwell on this:

“You may not be a bestselling author right now, so stop dwelling on it, and just be thankful for that single sale you made today.  Remember, the tortoise didn’t get there fast, but he got there all the same!” ~ Nonnie Jules

 

Thank you for joining us on this stop of our tour.  We are grateful to our host for allowing us to share with this audience and we hope that we have left you wanting more!  To follow this tour, please visit the 4WillsPublishing EVENTS page for the complete tour line-up and to also register to win a SURPRISE pack of books as well as a stint on WHO’S ON THE SHELF WITH NONNIE JULES!  Now, on to the next stop!!!!

 

Hump day AKA Wednesday Story Day

~ John W. Howell ~ 19 Comments

 

 

It is Wednesday Story day again. So kiddies come close and Ole Uncle John will tell you a story of two idiots. These guys are continually testing the definition of sanity and intelligence. I have often wondered who is the most unintelligent and who Is the least sane. Last week we left our two boys where Billy had pushed his poor old father into the arms of the law by blaming him for the contents of the car. If you will recall he hid and AK 47 under piles of cocaine, the body of a dead guy and the carcass of road kill deer. Frank couldn’t believe Billy’s only regret he had to eat turkey instead of road kill deer.  So let’s pick it up right there.

Bank Job by John W. Howell © 2014

“Frank we should get a job done. I’m getting low on money.”

“That’s a problem.”

“What do you mean?”

“You have no car and no weapon either.”

“Can’t we use yours?”

“My what?”

“Car and weapon.”

“Billy I wouldn’t trust you with a baby stroller and a toy cap pistol let alone my car and a weapon which could hurt someone.’

“Aw, Frank that’s cold.”

“Maybe cold but sure is accurate.”

“Do you care that you hurt my feelings?”

“You have feelings?”

“Yes I do.”

“Okay, I’m sorry I hurt them then. Here take this nine millimeter and let’s go rob a bank.”

“You’re a real pal Frank.”

“You know it’s not loaded.”

“That’s okay. I wouldn’t want to shoot anyone anyway.”

“So we’re good?”

“We’re good.”