tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34613470881921330132024-03-06T09:22:56.397+00:00Zipper RippersFor lovers of M/M romance & erotic romance booksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger644125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-19708180539271016492018-01-10T00:30:00.000+00:002018-01-10T11:26:16.994+00:00New Release & Giveaway: Coach's Challenge by V.L. Locey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9sC5ncPE8QbVzKvtvb_ZkFS-le4WftYXHt0J6qlm_VH0uJis5hWSNZITXM9SlaPYrfaYUflYbhFHeaeTz11izObLFgOCjI0KmoBRm4VRTHLSaROP4YyTqVxAePczuldAW77RAKCsXXst/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9sC5ncPE8QbVzKvtvb_ZkFS-le4WftYXHt0J6qlm_VH0uJis5hWSNZITXM9SlaPYrfaYUflYbhFHeaeTz11izObLFgOCjI0KmoBRm4VRTHLSaROP4YyTqVxAePczuldAW77RAKCsXXst/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJT4gj5JCC_O9YTNVhE5MS8YxsPsBi_gYOv1EwTCvU4O7ZZAa8odGucL60RpkYvqFc4KeJwAQuuA1qRbQpL8fETgda_GxuO9TXgOeR9QhR-WC1sMY55cgFnsbeeOlW8gc9cWZ66TYDXSLr/s1600/Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJT4gj5JCC_O9YTNVhE5MS8YxsPsBi_gYOv1EwTCvU4O7ZZAa8odGucL60RpkYvqFc4KeJwAQuuA1qRbQpL8fETgda_GxuO9TXgOeR9QhR-WC1sMY55cgFnsbeeOlW8gc9cWZ66TYDXSLr/s400/Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links: </b>Amazon US | Amazon UK</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cover Design:</b> <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.3px; text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://foreverie.co/">R</a><a href="http://foreverie.co/">êverie Design & Formatting</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Point Shot Trilogy - <a href="http://amzn.to/2jrMKaZ" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2jq8vYq" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cayuga Cougars Series</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Book #1 - Snap Shot - <a href="http://amzn.to/2AKCC11" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2joNYDN" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Book #2 - Open Net - <a href="http://amzn.to/2yBkS6T" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2hyorHC" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Book #3 Coach's Challenge - <a href="http://amzn.to/2DgMfGr">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2FlD5ZL">Amazon UK</a> | <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ybegvobs">BN</a> | <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y95hzgoe">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ya9jzrvl">iTunes</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Victor Kalinski and his husband, Dan Arou, are living the dream. Married for over a year now, the couple have settled into life in Cayuga surrounded by friends, family, and a team that’s poised to make another championship run. Each man is enjoying professional success as well as personal bliss. Who knew life in the suburbs with a spouse and a child could be so darn satisfying? Not Vic. K, that’s for sure.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The happy times are about to turn rough, though. The Cougars have picked up a new player, Sander March, a brash young center whose sass, skill, and attitude can rival Victor’s. When it’s revealed that this new player and Dan have history, tensions begin to rise between the newlyweds. As Victor and Dan work on those issues, the one person Victor never thought he would meet arrives in the small New York hamlet and proceeds to flip everything in Vic’s life upside down. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Can Victor and Dan’s marriage withstand what life is about to drop on it, or will the challenges be too much for them to handle?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMVDJcyQi8anT5SFNqD5BbeOy-jI-c1X-3BxaTw4-0uYJs-txKljoJCrrvSWSkp2b-Sw6z-5OxhsTzS-EwdNdGxw5dkAjkcpeB02Ozr5PqcjKXXjlxTGJax1o_4OcFzDqvDKpa0i-2bZt/s1600/VLLocey+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMVDJcyQi8anT5SFNqD5BbeOy-jI-c1X-3BxaTw4-0uYJs-txKljoJCrrvSWSkp2b-Sw6z-5OxhsTzS-EwdNdGxw5dkAjkcpeB02Ozr5PqcjKXXjlxTGJax1o_4OcFzDqvDKpa0i-2bZt/s400/VLLocey+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhcG5pUf0gcTL1e7OJWIRX7SuULQOZhdmXrWC4I-69rVflGqyDqel1sKdcSvnEPydNaDdjUpPdRTHZWYoxvilfdKLOG26VWud7g97AmiEBZngvWV89eXsycwmtgsktTYIf5ZWlRrd8Uxg/s1600/Locey+Logo_FB+Profile+Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="340" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhcG5pUf0gcTL1e7OJWIRX7SuULQOZhdmXrWC4I-69rVflGqyDqel1sKdcSvnEPydNaDdjUpPdRTHZWYoxvilfdKLOG26VWud7g97AmiEBZngvWV89eXsycwmtgsktTYIf5ZWlRrd8Uxg/s200/Locey+Logo_FB+Profile+Image.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a flock of assorted domestic fowl, and two Jersey steers. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in hand. She can also be found online on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and GoodReads. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://vlloceyauthor.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/VL-Locey/124405447678452"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/vllocey"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/vllocey/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pinterest</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5807700.V_L_Locey"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Goodreads</span></a><br />
<a href="http://thoughtsfromayodelinggoatherder.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Blog</span></a><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43295" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43295/" id="rcwidget_tf52uwvt" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-30409394545041338112018-01-02T15:12:00.000+00:002017-11-11T15:12:44.413+00:00Closing<b>Zipper Rippers will be closing in January 2018.</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-24193772734483995222017-12-29T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-29T00:30:48.296+00:00Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Beyond the Tunnel by Daniel Milton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJ6AnAnsulyn2-xRKIjeQPeYjxeDmHw258D2KqM9W1GtuHj91FbnOLKoXCaLaVPK3OsgGZvmBoEkqhowkWBy-RBcimfMRVtNSd3QX-Cm_NFPS2P8VtLk8fbe72IbpWXUWTV8KmPh0xBxY/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJ6AnAnsulyn2-xRKIjeQPeYjxeDmHw258D2KqM9W1GtuHj91FbnOLKoXCaLaVPK3OsgGZvmBoEkqhowkWBy-RBcimfMRVtNSd3QX-Cm_NFPS2P8VtLk8fbe72IbpWXUWTV8KmPh0xBxY/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqhvALzOngoRH2_WX0VFCWAJS5GxH-nMWHaCeeh-9j7QqAhPETJ1_pqKurPuCzSIenfNRy3XkZBnGrmQXKR6bS2bYWRRZXaEqUcQhnPqwtLiAcUyd9OGybhyB6f9s4wULCrd5fLpu_4n6/s1600/thumbnail_BEYONDTHETUNNEL2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqhvALzOngoRH2_WX0VFCWAJS5GxH-nMWHaCeeh-9j7QqAhPETJ1_pqKurPuCzSIenfNRy3XkZBnGrmQXKR6bS2bYWRRZXaEqUcQhnPqwtLiAcUyd9OGybhyB6f9s4wULCrd5fLpu_4n6/s400/thumbnail_BEYONDTHETUNNEL2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> Amazon US | Amazon UK | <a href="https://goo.gl/3v8rZz" target="_blank">Exstasy </a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 79,777 words </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What would you do if you rode into a mountain tunnel in North Carolina and then rode out into a different world? Adam Stephens is about to find out…</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Adam Stephens is a man with a mission. It has been three years since they chopped that malignant brain tumor out of his head, and he is off on a solo motorcycle camping trip through the Appalachian Mountains.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When he rides into the Pine Mountain Tunnel in North Carolina and rides out into another realm—a realm that comes complete with a big sexy grizzly bear shifter, mages, and an evil sorcerer—he isn’t sure he isn’t lying in the tunnel after crashing his bike. Can such a world exist? Or is he dreaming? If he is dreaming…it sure is realistic.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Along the way, there will be some major hurdles to surpass including no indoor plumbing…and no coffee. A man needs some basic luxuries, correct?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOuacmWDhRgZnaGWsGRnGg1trA-RMI44eTm43hYDSJNymKsH0sfIPQQ17d2RygZgGZyzmiQQmmdFRk71FEQr2OMHixn5NxIi2g6A8iXrfFhhKlJrxjM2oe9AZ_Ez9q5noxfzwSDq4jieM/s1600/danmitton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOuacmWDhRgZnaGWsGRnGg1trA-RMI44eTm43hYDSJNymKsH0sfIPQQ17d2RygZgGZyzmiQQmmdFRk71FEQr2OMHixn5NxIi2g6A8iXrfFhhKlJrxjM2oe9AZ_Ez9q5noxfzwSDq4jieM/s320/danmitton.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Excerpt</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Fine, if it’ll get you off my damned back, I’ll take the cell phone. And you already know I’m taking my Kindle so I can read in those serene mountain campgrounds that I picked out along the way.” Adam roared, as he stomped down the hallway to get the phone from his bedroom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Oh, you mean those campgrounds in the bear infested forests, which you picked out without even seeing them?” George yelled down the hallway sarcastically. He had made it clear to Adam—repeatedly—that camping in a tent in the mountains, alone, was the dumbest idea he had ever heard of. “Oh, and don’t forget, you’re riding right by where they filmed Deliverance. Someone might just tell you that you have a <i>pretty mouth</i>.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“I could get so lucky,” Adam said quietly as he walked back into the kitchen. “And as to the campgrounds, I’ve already got my sites picked out and pre-paid, so it will be an easy trip. Relax, I’ve already got my bike packed. I’ve double checked everything, and if there’s anything I forgot, it isn’t like there isn’t a Walmart store every twenty miles along the way. I can stop and buy extra supplies. I’m not going to be riding through the wilderness.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“For your part, Georgie…don’t forget to come over and feed my cat. Otherwise, poor Cooper will be dead before I get back. And this time don’t forget the cat box! When I went away for those few days last year, you didn’t scoop and it was practically liquefied when I got back. That was disgusting dude, disgusting.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twenty minutes later—George having been mollified—Adam climbed on his motorcycle to begin his epic journey from South Florida to the Quebec line in New Hampshire. He had his tent, his sleeping bag, and enough food for a few days. Now if didn’t rain, the trip would be fantastic.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not quite three days into his trip, and Adam was riding through the mountains of North Carolina already, which was quite a feat on a motorcycle—if he did say so himself, especially on these back roads. In a car, he might have done the trip in one day, but on his bike, it was far more strenuous on his body. Better to ride safely than quickly, and besides the views were fantastic. The Blue Ridge Parkway was proving to be as beautiful as he’d heard, and at least, so far, he hadn’t seen any bears.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Camping the first night in Florida had almost been a washout, after riding through thunderstorms nearly the entire length of the state and having to set his tent up in the middle of a downpour. Then last night in that creepy deserted campground in Northern Georgia, with all its bear warning signs, was so cold. How it was possible to be in the thirties when it had been ninety when he left his house in Cape Coral was beyond his comprehension. He could only wonder what the coming night’s campsite would bring. He hoped they would at least have hot showers at this one. His shower that morning in Georgia, with only ice-cold water and a thirty-eight-fucking-degree breeze blowing in through a louvered stall wall, had almost killed him. His balls had retracted so far that he didn’t think they’d crawled back out of his body since. At least it had warmed up fast and was now somewhere pleasantly in the seventies with bright sunshine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sighting an exit sign ahead, Adam pulled off the Parkway and stopped at the combination rest area and information center. He needed to pee, and it would probably be smart to grab a physical Blue Ridge Parkway map. His map app on his smartphone kept trying to direct him off the Parkway to a much faster Interstate Highway option.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After using the rest room, Adam walked into the information center, picked up one of the free maps from the display by the door, and approached the cute bearded guy behind the counter. “Does this map show all the tunnels and campgrounds? I’m heading for Linville Falls tonight, and I’d like to keep track of where I am during the day.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“It does, but man, I’m glad it’s you, not me. That’s a long way to go on this type of road in one day on a motorcycle. Good luck with that.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Adam smiled and thanked him. Walking back outside, he took one last look around, decided he probably didn’t need to walk up the trail to the scenic overlook, and instead walked back to his bike. He put his helmet back on, climbed on the bike and headed back to the highway.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He had no idea that he wouldn’t be making the campground that day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>God, I love these</i>. Adam’s spirit was flying as he roared into yet another of the stone tunnels along the route. This one, the Pine Mountain Tunnel, was supposedly the longest on the Parkway and it was even better than the previous ones. As he rode into the pitch-black darkness, his light glinted off the reflective lane markers along the center line. <i>Just imagine how much stone is over my head right now…I wish this would go on for miles.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Adam pushed his acceleration up and zoomed through the darkness toward the light that he could now see at the other end. Within seconds he flew out…into a torrential rainstorm. <i>What the fuck, it was just sunny!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Adam’s bike slammed into a huge mud puddle, splashing water up and all over him, effectively drenching him before the heavy rain even had time to get him wet. He slammed on his brakes and tried to come to a rapid stop. Instead, his large, heavy motorcycle slid sideways in the loose mud and the next thing he knew he was going down. His bike hit the ground on its right side and then stalled, leaving Adam lying on the ground with it. He groaned. <i>Damn, that’s going to hurt later.</i></span><br />
<div>
<i><br /></i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4GW1v1Ld2viwIqHPhvd4A8KnqcvSUjG6CPxZ2jj7rp8dlLoxNjFkTKD_WYi5kVO-9eEYLRImEFzUOeda-ulK_Bw2Z2gYW9jJskIFVs0WWIVsyD9830LPmno_BOOwA7fXLBh5uMG55bqu/s1600/Dan+Author+Pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="925" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4GW1v1Ld2viwIqHPhvd4A8KnqcvSUjG6CPxZ2jj7rp8dlLoxNjFkTKD_WYi5kVO-9eEYLRImEFzUOeda-ulK_Bw2Z2gYW9jJskIFVs0WWIVsyD9830LPmno_BOOwA7fXLBh5uMG55bqu/s200/Dan+Author+Pic.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Author Bio</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Daniel Mitton is not a statistic. When the doctors broke the news to him that he would be dead by the end of 2013 from brain cancer, he scoffed at them. He has proven them incorrect, and continues to prove them more incorrect every day. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He is now pursuing his lifelong dream of telling other people his stories in writing. His overactive imagination used to get him in trouble. It will be interesting to see what happens this time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My Name Was Karl is his first self-published work, but he already has two other books in a queue somewhere at a publisher. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Daniel was born and raised in northern New Hampshire, but now lives in sunny Southwest Florida with his husband of nearly twenty-eight years. He totally doesn’t get why some people complain it is too hot in Florida!</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dan.mitton.77" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43287" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43287/" id="rcwidget_48mn9ah8" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-9805485258458268802017-12-20T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-20T00:32:21.905+00:00Blog Tour Giveaway & Guest Post: In Pain and Blood by Aldrea Alien<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: navy;"><em>BLOG TOUR</em></span></h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-4627" height="400" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/ipab.jpg?w=610" width="250" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><b>Guest Post: Fantasy Authors Who Inspire Me</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>by Aldrea Alien</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; text-indent: 1.27cm; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: Century Schoolbook, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en-NZ">Thank
you for having me on your blog. I’m beyond thrilled to talk about
the authors and books that have inspired me along the way to writing
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Schoolbook, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en-NZ"><i>In
Pain and Blood</i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Schoolbook, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en-NZ">
as there are quite a number…</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; text-indent: 1.27cm; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: Century Schoolbook, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en-NZ">I’d
be remiss if I didn’t mention Anne McCaffrey first. I was about
eleven/twelve and Dragonflight, from her Dragonriders of Pern series,
was the first vaguely fantasy story I’d read as up until then, it’d
been largely horse stories.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; text-indent: 1.27cm; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: Century Schoolbook, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en-NZ">There
was David Eddings, who nurtured a now deep-seated love of epic
stories and grizzled heroes with the middle-aged knight, Sparkhawk,
in the Elenium trilogy. Robert Jordan came along a little later and
the whole Wheel of Time series only fed this addiction with
magic-heavy battles. I came upon Tolkien’s work a little later,
reading the Hobbit before diving into Lord of the Rings.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; text-indent: 1.27cm; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: Century Schoolbook, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en-NZ">On
the other end of the scale from epics with world-spanning clashes,
the way Robin Hobb’s Farseer trilogy and Jennifer Robinson’s
Cheysuli series focused on how a few characters doing what they think
is right can have a major effect their people’s fates was just
something I couldn’t put down. Trudi Canavan also tweaked my love
of this trope with the Black Magician trilogy. Andre Norton fits
here, too, to a point, with her Witchworld series, especially the
Gryphon’s Eyrie and Year of the Unicorn.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; text-indent: 1.27cm; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: Century Schoolbook, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en-NZ">And,
as I picked up the first of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books, the
humour spoke to me like that of my family. There are probably even
more authors who’ve inspired me somehow, but these are the big
ones.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; text-indent: 1.27cm; widows: 0;">
<br />
</div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpLnK1b0HPhB4qhwpojrpqLnJXUlzOZcy22FRBO7TpJmLuli2QZPVhYDc73ydZ7emTbyt9CM28nvwQo6uh00ngTtkeVoi5Y9gs2LK_2GEPU9_3xkhJvf5dkWVsf1AHwhyLBDiq4_Rijs/s1600/ipabsmallcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="610" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpLnK1b0HPhB4qhwpojrpqLnJXUlzOZcy22FRBO7TpJmLuli2QZPVhYDc73ydZ7emTbyt9CM28nvwQo6uh00ngTtkeVoi5Y9gs2LK_2GEPU9_3xkhJvf5dkWVsf1AHwhyLBDiq4_Rijs/s400/ipabsmallcover.jpg" width="248" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Book Title:</strong> In Pain and Blood (Spellster Series Book 1)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Author:</strong> Aldrea Alien</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Publisher:</strong> Thardrandian Publications</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Cover Artist: </strong>Aldrea Alien</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Genre/s:</strong> Epic Fantasy M/M Romance</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Length: </strong> 309000 words/740 pages</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<em>It's a standalone story and first in a series of standalones.</em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36300794-in-pain-and-blood" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads Link</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Buy Links ~ Available on KU</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pain-Blood-Spellster-Book-ebook/dp/B076PTBTMC" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon US</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pain-Blood-Spellster-Book-ebook/dp/B076PTBTMC" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon UK </a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<strong>Blurb</strong></div>
<em>It wasn't meant to be like this.</em><br />
<br />
Dylan's life in the spellster tower has everything he should want: magical knowledge, safety from the King's Hounds and frequent clandestine affairs with women. All at the cost of his freedom. So when the chance to leave the tower—even as a leashed weapon for the King's Army—arises, he seizes it.
When his first scouting mission goes awry, Dylan is left alone in a hostile world with the tower a distant beacon of safety.<br />
<br />
Only the flirtatious Tracker, an elven man whose very presence awakens Dylan's long-repressed desire, can help him return to his old life before the crown discovers his unleashed status.
But the risk of being branded a deserter may be the least of his concerns as whispers of an armed presence in the North threatens his home. Dylan must rely on Tracker to protect him even as everything he thought he knew begins to unravel around them.
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4628" height="610" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/excerpt.jpg?w=610" width="610" /></div>
<br />
<br />
<strong>Excerpt</strong><br />
<br />
The dagger was the first thing he saw. Curved and sharp. In the lantern-light peeking out from the street, the blade bore an insidious purple sheen.
Barely daring to breathe, he followed the blade down to the bronze hand and onwards to the elven man glaring up at him. "If you're after money. I have none."<br />
<br />
The elf's sharp eyes, in a shade that reminded Dylan of rich honey, narrowed.<br />
<br />
"Money?" The man sneered. "My dear spellster, do I look like I need your paltry coin?" He spoke with the vaguely similar smooth accent of his old roommate, Sulin. The words tumbled off his tongue much like rock down a hill, catching occasionally on a soft trill or hiss. Only those from Wintervale spoke in such a way.<br />
<br />
"I don't—" The man knew he was a spellster? That could become problematic if he also knew of a hound in the area. Dylan lifted his hands, careful to ensure his palms remained facing away from the elf. As well as sharing a similarity in accents as his old roommate, the man was quite tall for an elf. Not quite as much as Sulin, but the top of the man's head easily reached the base of Dylan's neck.<br />
<br />
"Look, I really don't want to hurt you."
The dagger flashed up with barely a twitch from the elf, the flat of the blade tapping Dylan on the lips. "No more talking. I have been looking all over this village for the spellster everyone says is here and now I have you." The point returned to his throat. "Now lower your hands. I am sure it has occurred to you that attacking me will do you no good. You would be dead well before I."<br />
<br />
His gaze dropped to take in the man's armour. Hard to tell in the watery light, but it looked well-made and leather. Not a common thief, then. A mercenary, perhaps? Something about the style nagged at him. He'd seen it before, as far back as the tower. Not on the guardians, but— <em>The hound</em>.<br />
<br />
Fetcher might have been human and a woman, but she'd worn the exact same armour. "You're a hound," he breathed, amazed he could say a word when it felt like his heart had relocated to his throat.
The man's full lips twisted into a humourless smile.<br />
<br />
"How very astute of you. At least you are not entirely without your wits."<br />
<br />
"You have to help me." Was it not a hound's job to bring spellsters to the tower? Just like they'd done with Sulin and Launtil and countless others who'd been born outside the walls. And this elf would know the quickest route. "I need to get back to the tower."<br />
<br />
"So you admit you left."<br />
<br />
"Well, yes, but I was—" The minute change in the blade's pressure against his throat stilled his tongue.<em> The hounds will hunt you</em>. His guardian's words echoed in his ears. Safe in the tower, safe with a neck banded in metal, but venture outside without being leashed? Practically a death sentence. Any spellster rumoured to have fled the tower weren't heard from again.<br />
<br />
"The crown does not exactly take kindly to runaways."
<br />
<br />
<img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-4629 aligncenter" height="633" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/ipab-quote1.jpg" width="412" /> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>About the Author</b></div>
Mother.<strong> </strong>Animal Lover. Vampire. Fangirl.
Aldrea Alien is a New Zealand author of romantic speculative fiction of varying heat levels. She grew up on a small farm out the back blocks of a place known as Wainuiomata alongside a menagerie of animals, who are all convinced they're just as human as the next person (especially the cats). She spent a great deal of her childhood riding horses, whilst the rest of her time was consumed with reading every fantasy book she could get her hands on and concocting ideas about a little planet known as Thardrandia. This would prove to be the start of The Rogue King Saga as, come her twelfth year, she discovered there was a book inside her.
Aldrea now lives in Upper Hutt, on yet another small farm with a less hectic, but still egotistical, group of animals (cats will be cats). She self-published the first of The Rogue King Saga in 2014. One thing she hasn't yet found is an off switch to give her an ounce of peace from the characters plaguing her mind, a list that grows bigger every year with all of them clamouring for her to tell their story first. It's a lot of people for one head.
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Social Media Links</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://aldreaalien.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Blog</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.aldreaalien.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Website</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AldreaAlien/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook Author Page</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://twitter.com/aldreaalien" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://pinterest.com/aldreaalien/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/aldreaalien/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Instagram</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>GIVEAWAY</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Enter the Rafflecopter Giveaway for a chance to win one of two prizes:</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
One prize: 1 x $5 Amazon Gift Card. 1 x Pair of character-inspired scented candles. 1 x Map poster. 1 x Bookmark.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Two other prizes: 1 x Map poster. 1 x Bookmark.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a class="rcptr" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/6f12da1519/" id="rcwidget_hk15v4aj" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a></div>
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: navy;"><em>BLOG TOUR SCHEDULE</em></span></h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4631" height="402" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/in-blood-and-pain-schedule.jpg?w=610" width="610" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>December 15</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://mm.midnightcafe.uk/mm/index.php" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Men & Men Midnight Cafe</a> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">GUEST POST</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://nerdydirtyandflirty.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Nerdy Dirty and Flirty</a> REVIEW</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://dtorini.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> Hoards Jumble</a> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">GUEST POST</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://millsylovesbooks.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> Millsy Loves Books</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://m.facebook.com/tangentsandtissues2/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Tangents and Tissues </span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="http://www.queerscifi.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Queer Sci-fi</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>December 16</strong> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://authoraddisonalbright.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Stories That Make You Smile</a> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> GUEST POST</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://mjbookblogandreviews.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> MJ's Book Blog and Reviews</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>December 17 </strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://gaybook.reviews/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gay Book Reviews</span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">December 18 </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://lilygblunt.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lily G Blunt</span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>December 19</strong> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.valerieullmer.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Valerie Ullmer | Romance Author</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="https://man2mantastic.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> We Three Queens</a> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> REVIEW</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://loveunchainedreviews.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> Love Unchained Book Reviews</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>December 20</strong> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://zipperrippers.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Zipper Rippers</a> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">GUEST POST</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>December 21 </strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://annebarwell.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Drops of Ink</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">GUEST POST</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://lonitownsend.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Squirrel Talk </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> GUEST POST</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://mmgoodbookreviews.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> MM Good Book Reviews </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> REVIEW</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>December 22 </strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://scatteredthoughtsandroguewords.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> REVIEW</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://dawnsreadingnook.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dawn's Reading Nook</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> REVIEW</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://wickedfaeriesreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews</a> GUEST POST</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">December 23 </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Novel Approach</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">GUEST POST</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://gaybookpromotions.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Hosted by Gay Book Promotions</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4103" height="300" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/gay-book-promotions-logos-jayaheer2017-square2.jpg?w=300" width="300" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-40355526270885953322017-12-19T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-19T00:31:39.050+00:00Book Spotlight & Giveaway: A Viking For Yule by Jamie Fessenden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrZEW3STKAP92wYWMQuvIF_CpKpDU3jxL5wUX_cXfn9s4_o2yRQblLC4PDC1KLBXoW47EqEvj7kX4UrZaaeJDh306hmxhdkwVgRUbHBPe5_UCZTDua7iFK2iVoL0EuM0x9n9WKdNMuX3v/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrZEW3STKAP92wYWMQuvIF_CpKpDU3jxL5wUX_cXfn9s4_o2yRQblLC4PDC1KLBXoW47EqEvj7kX4UrZaaeJDh306hmxhdkwVgRUbHBPe5_UCZTDua7iFK2iVoL0EuM0x9n9WKdNMuX3v/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFv4t0d9WhWcXNCW-90GLOsEfeTsNViUA-quZZR47f66qSKUbIEXo6-3gXwptK67MVHecIR6TncG-r5ct3nN04CToDO0N7zGns7q89IhsY983O4y-NWFPp-OdhrcAb-owROQlE6aHTnzR6/s1600/AVikingForYule-400x600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFv4t0d9WhWcXNCW-90GLOsEfeTsNViUA-quZZR47f66qSKUbIEXo6-3gXwptK67MVHecIR6TncG-r5ct3nN04CToDO0N7zGns7q89IhsY983O4y-NWFPp-OdhrcAb-owROQlE6aHTnzR6/s400/AVikingForYule-400x600.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2ByAb5i" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2nOietr" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 56,000 words approx.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cover Design: </b><a href="https://www.reesedante.com/" target="_blank">Reese Dante</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A Cop For Christmas - <a href="http://amzn.to/2C3vY6L" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2nTprbY" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">AFTER SAM'S GRANDFATHER nearly died in a blizzard one year ago, Sam has panic attacks in snow storms. So where does his friend Jackie propose they spend the holidays, as the last stop on their trip around the world? <br /><br />Iceland. Of course.<br /><br />But there's more in Iceland than snow. When Arnar, a handsome Icelandic man, offers to escort Sam on a several-day tour of the beautiful countryside, they soon find themselves drawn to each other. But Arnar is firmly rooted in his native soil, and Sam has to return to the US in a week to care for his ailing grandfather. <br /><br />Suddenly, yule can’t last nearly long enough.<br /><br />NOTE: Though this novel includes characters from "A Cop for Christmas," it is a standalone adventure. It isn’t necessary to read "A Cop for Christmas" first.</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCZ_DBZvcUkOnKMxCjdKjHV6nXwlfbuzT304BtWPeRrFR9sVUGH60m5vmNNg2xvref7-2GFzJ3Ckwsm2oVHXeDPup7zXujpHp80npXyMNpKOjOkbyFHbr5s06mURyL2pnMDQVJWzE3f0H/s1600/JamieFessenden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCZ_DBZvcUkOnKMxCjdKjHV6nXwlfbuzT304BtWPeRrFR9sVUGH60m5vmNNg2xvref7-2GFzJ3Ckwsm2oVHXeDPup7zXujpHp80npXyMNpKOjOkbyFHbr5s06mURyL2pnMDQVJWzE3f0H/s320/JamieFessenden.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi595AW1e28hZOoiQbsvHcTjapdAvxozPlcJo1qBJfFw7tZY6aTE8hPu_6LuDXfL-oAp73jXEXGB8kjUslyk2HWJAuJHyvgs8J2Yrf0_hyphenhyphenGRknYRxZNuV5643vHJOItyX53AOSl6-_3dUNu/s1600/2017-06-08+18.01.14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi595AW1e28hZOoiQbsvHcTjapdAvxozPlcJo1qBJfFw7tZY6aTE8hPu_6LuDXfL-oAp73jXEXGB8kjUslyk2HWJAuJHyvgs8J2Yrf0_hyphenhyphenGRknYRxZNuV5643vHJOItyX53AOSl6-_3dUNu/s200/2017-06-08+18.01.14.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jamie Fessenden is an author of gay fiction in many genres. Most involve romance, because he believes everyone deserves to find love, but after that anything goes: contemporary, science fiction, historical, paranormal, mystery, or whatever else strikes his fantasy. <br /><br />Jamie Fessenden set out to be a writer in junior high school. He published a couple short pieces in his high school's literary magazine and had another story place in the top 100 in a national contest, but it wasn't until he met his partner, Erich, almost twenty years later, that he began writing again in earnest. With Erich alternately inspiring and goading him, Jamie wrote several screenplays and directed a few of them as micro-budget independent films. He then began writing novels and published his first novella in 2010. After nine years together, Jamie and Erich have married and purchased a house together in the wilds of Raymond, New Hampshire, where there are no street lights, turkeys and deer wander through their yard, and coyotes serenade them on a nightly basis. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Jamie recently left his “day job” as a tech support analyst to be a full-time writer.</span><br />
<div>
<a href="https://jamiefessenden.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></a></div>
<div>
<a href="https://jamiefessenden.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website</span></a></div>
<div>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Jamie-Fessenden-Author-102004836534286/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/JamieFessenden1" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43289" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43289/" id="rcwidget_lr5jy9n9" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-63828748776984795492017-12-18T00:30:00.002+00:002017-12-18T00:30:27.383+00:00New Release Giveaway: Only You by Kay Doherty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Only-You-Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-6377 size-full" src="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Only-You-Banner.jpg" height="147" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<a name='more'></a><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Title</b>: Only You</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Author</b>: Kay Doherty</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Publisher</b>:<b> </b>NineStar Press</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Release Date</b>: December 18, 2017</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Heat Level</b>: 3 - Some Sex</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Pairing</b>: Male/Male</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Length</b>: 51800</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary, LGBT, PTSD, law enforcement, age gap, grief, men over 40, coming out</div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36641313-only-you" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Add to Goodreads</a></h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="size-medium aligncenter wp-image-6341" height="300" src="https://i2.wp.com/indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/OnlyYou-f.jpg?fit=200%2C300" width="200" />
</div>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Synopsis</b></h1>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><br />
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
DefSemiHidden="false" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="375">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footer"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of figures"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope return"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="line number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="page number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of authorities"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="macro"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="toa heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Closing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Message Header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Salutation"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Date"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Block Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="FollowedHyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Document Map"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Plain Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="E-mail Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Top of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Bottom of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal (Web)"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Acronym"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Cite"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Code"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Definition"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Keyboard"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Preformatted"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Sample"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Typewriter"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Variable"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Table"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation subject"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="No List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Contemporary"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Elegant"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Professional"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Balloon Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Theme"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" QFormat="true"
Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="41" Name="Plain Table 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="42" Name="Plain Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="43" Name="Plain Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="44" Name="Plain Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="45" Name="Plain Table 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="40" Name="Grid Table Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="Grid Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="List Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="List Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="List Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hashtag"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Unresolved Mention"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0in;
mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Case Holden hates his life. Made rich at
a young age, he slipped into a lifestyle of partying with multiple boyfriends
who only wanted to be with him for what he could give them. After confiding to
his aunt that he’s miserable, she extends an invitation for a visit. Case plans
to spend the time in small town Clover City to reprioritize and plant his feet
on the road to happiness. He does not expect the Clover City sheriff to step
into his world and wreak havoc on his emotions.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Two years ago, after the death of his
partner, Rawley Kane moved to Clover City, trading the painful memories and big
city madness for a less stressful existence. Even as sheriff, his life is
uncomplicated and quiet. That is until Case Holden rolls into town and reminds
Rawley just how lonely he is, and of everything he’s been missing.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Case is everything Rawley shouldn’t
want. The man has six boyfriends and a life back in Denver, not to mention he’s
quite a bit younger than Rawley. No matter what he tells himself, he can’t get
enough of the young man. And Case has made it clear Rawley is the only one he
wants. Now if they could just get past Rawley’s guilt and Case’s insistent
boyfriends, they just might stand a chance.</span></div>
<br />
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Excerpt</b></h1>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Only You</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Kay Doherty © 2017</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">All Rights Reserved</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Chapter One</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Smoke billowed from beneath the hood of
Case Holden’s Mustang as he slowed, easing to the side of the road, where the
engine gave a final rattle before dying. Case did his best to maneuver the car
completely off the pavement to avoid getting hit by other vehicles. Rain was
coming down in sheets, and he cursed when he felt one of his tires come to a
sudden halt in the mud along the shoulder of the road. He was on a remote
country byway and hadn’t passed another car in quite a while, but he still
didn’t want to risk anyone knocking into his baby with the limited visibility
caused by the downpour. This Mustang was his pride and joy. He had spared no
expense when he bought the car, adding every luxury available. Though he was
careful to keep it in pristine working order, this trip had pushed the vehicle
to its limit.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Case didn’t know a damn thing about
cars. He had entrusted the Mustang’s mechanical issues to one of his many
boyfriends—a boyfriend who was just one of many reasons he was making this
drive. Case had become a partying drunken slut in the past several years,
hemorrhaging money. Now, because of choices made and paths taken, he was
stranded in the middle of nowhere in the pouring rain. He lifted his cell phone
out of the middle console and let out another string of expletives. There was
no service and the battery was about two seconds from dying.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">When he finally managed to arrive at his
aunt’s house, he was going to have a discussion with her about her choice of
address. The last time he visited his Aunt Sylvia, he had fallen in love with
her cozy house and the massive amount of land he’d been allowed to explore for
hours on end. He didn’t remember the drive being so long and desolate, though.
Sylvia and her late husband, Ed, had bought the acreage with the hopes of
starting a ranch, but that idea had died a quick death shortly after they had
moved into the two-bedroom cabin. The house was situated at the edge of a
forested area, with an awesome lake for fishing within walking distance, but
the cabin itself had been in need of serious attention.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Two years and hundreds of thousands of
dollars later, Sylvia and Ed had basically rebuilt the place. When Case last
visited at age fifteen, it had been state of the art with all the modern
amenities and taken every dollar his aunt and uncle had put away for the ranch.
It had been ten years since Case was out this way. He’d slept in the back seat
for the majority of the drive during that family trip, which he now knew he
preferred after being alert, painfully aware of every boring mile traveled. It
was mind-numbing. Case allowed the engine to cool for several long minutes
before he turned the key in the ignition. The engine made an awful grinding
noise but never caught. He gave a few more futile attempts before slamming his
palms against the wheel in frustration.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Damn, damn, damn. What the hell am I
supposed to do now?” he yelled to the empty seats. He was out in bumfuck
nowhere, alone, with a dead phone and a dead car. He was a city boy surrounded
by the most up-to-date electronics, none of which were any use to him. He
twisted in his seat and looked down the road behind him and then slowly turned
to look out all the windows to assess his options and found zero. There were no
houses, no traffic—nothing but rain and flat terrain as far as the eye could
see. Admittedly, that wasn’t all that far at the moment. He stuffed his phone
into his bag, jerking his jacket on with angry motions. The chances of another
car coming upon him and actually stopping were slim to none. Walking seemed to
be his only option since he couldn’t call anyone for help.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Case grabbed the strap of his bag and
dragged it across the seat as he got out of the car. Once he was free from its
confines, he slung the strap over his shoulder and locked the doors. Rain
instantly soaked through his jacket, droplets sliding down his neck onto his
chest and back, making him shiver. He stuffed his hands into his pockets,
ducked his head against the occasional gust of wind, and started walking,
hoping like hell there was a house or gas station or something with a phone in
the near distance. After almost losing a shoe to the sucking mud that lined
each side of the two-lane highway, Case decided to risk walking on the
pavement. Since there hadn’t been a car in recent memory, he figured he was
safe.</span></div>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
DefSemiHidden="false" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="375">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footer"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of figures"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope return"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="line number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="page number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of authorities"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="macro"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="toa heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Closing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Message Header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Salutation"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Date"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Block Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="FollowedHyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Document Map"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Plain Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="E-mail Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Top of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Bottom of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal (Web)"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Acronym"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Cite"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Code"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Definition"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Keyboard"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Preformatted"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Sample"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Typewriter"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Variable"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Table"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation subject"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="No List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Contemporary"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Elegant"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Professional"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Balloon Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Theme"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" QFormat="true"
Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="41" Name="Plain Table 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="42" Name="Plain Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="43" Name="Plain Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="44" Name="Plain Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="45" Name="Plain Table 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="40" Name="Grid Table Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="Grid Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="List Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="List Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="List Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hashtag"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Unresolved Mention"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0in;
mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
</style>
<![endif]--><br />
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Purchase</b></h1>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://ninestarpress.com/product/only-you/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NineStar Press</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/http://hyperurl.co/x3c00j" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/764777" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/only-you-kay-doherty/1127586827" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/only-you-57" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kobo</a></h3>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Only-You-Teaser-Graphic.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-6378 " src="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Only-You-Teaser-Graphic.jpg" height="385" width="640" /></a><b> </b></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Meet the Author
</b></h1>
Kay lives in Colorado with her husband and their animal children. Family is important to her so there are weekly visits to her parents and frequent text messages with her brothers. She has a severe addiction to coffee and Mexican food. She loves to read and write and can easily become consumed by it for hours, much to the dismay of the husband and dogs. On occasion, she can be convinced to venture out into world of the living.
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/kdohertyauthor" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="mailto:kaydohertyauthor@gmail.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">eMail</a> | <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/kdohertyauthor" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></h2>
<br />
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Giveaway</b></h1>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="555033ec290" data-template="589504cd4f3bedde0b6e64c2" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/555033ec290/" id="rcwidget_mlemkz5o" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Button-2.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="Blog Button 2" class="size-medium wp-image-1679 aligncenter" src="http://i.imgur.com/a9QErEc.jpg" height="210" width="300" /></a>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-22269354609632055952017-12-18T00:30:00.001+00:002017-12-18T00:30:01.772+00:00New Release Giveaway: Space Mac by Emma Jane<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Space-Mac-Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-6365 size-full" src="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Space-Mac-Banner.jpg" height="147" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<a name='more'></a><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Title</b>: Space Mac</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Author</b>: Emma Jane</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Publisher</b>:<b> </b>NineStar Press</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Release Date</b>: December 18, 2017</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Heat Level</b>: 3 - Some Sex</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Pairing</b>: Male/Male</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Length</b>: 49400</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Genre</b>: Science Fiction, LGBT, abduction, aliens, interspecies, captivity, priest</div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36654293-space-mac" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Add to Goodreads</a></h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="size-medium aligncenter wp-image-6335" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/SpaceMac-f.jpg?fit=200%2C300" width="200" />
</div>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Synopsis</b></h1>
Cocky escort Mackenzie “Mac” Jones has just the right type of blood so that when he steals an odd silver brooch from a client, it transports him to a strange planet. Frightened and confused—and confronted by aliens—he flees and ends up bumping into a handsome humanoid male named Teevar.<br />
<br />
But Teevar and his companions are also on the run, and Mac finds himself embroiled in the affairs of his new friends with no idea how to get back to Earth. Can Mac and Teevar survive long enough to work out their feelings for each other? And will Mac ever see home again?
<br />
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Excerpt</b></h1>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Space Mac</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Emma Jane © 2017</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">All Rights Reserved</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Chapter One</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mackenzie was naked because he was too
lazy to put any clothes on, and besides, his client was rich enough to keep the
massive house heated. His feet were toasty warm thanks to the underfloor
heating in the kitchen, and he flexed his toes against the tiles as he reached
into the fridge for a carton of orange juice.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ethan? Ethan, darling, fetch me a drink
too, won’t you?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mac rolled his eyes. Fat bastard should
get out of bed and get his own drink, although Mac conceded he was being paid
enough to grab a drink when he was asked. Heaving a sigh, he found a second
glass and then poured another juice.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">He scratched his arse, sipped his own
drink, and had a nose around the kitchen. Everything was modern and
expensive—shiny stainless steel and granite worktops. He wondered if his client
ever did any cooking or if he hired a chef. Probably gets takeout, he thought,
smirking. Something on the island in the middle of the kitchen caught his eye,
and he wandered over to see scraps of paper covered in scribbles he couldn’t
work out, a wooden box, and a big fat book about astrophysics that looked
extremely dull. Glancing over his shoulder to make sure he wasn’t being
watched, Mac picked up the wooden box and opened it up. Inside sat an intricate
silver brooch, the metalwork all twisted and peculiar. He abandoned his orange
juice and picked up the brooch to get a better look, vaguely wondering if it
was worth a lot of money and if anybody would notice if it went missing.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">He turned it over to see if there was a
hallmark on it—not that he’d know if it meant anything—and cursed when the pin
pierced his finger.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Bollocks,” he muttered as blood beaded
at his fingertip. He glared at the brooch and then blinked as it glowed softly.
The metal turned red in his hand, heating up, and he was about to drop it when
a flash of light made him screw his eyes shut.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">He became aware of a cool breeze
brushing against his skin and then warmth once more. When he opened his eyes,
his heart fluttered. The room he found himself in was no longer the kitchen. He
sat up straight—he was sitting on a chair, he realised—and stared at the scene around
him, his brain not quite able to make sense of what his eyes were seeing.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The room was empty. White. But there was
a door there, opposite where he sat, and as his eyes adjusted, he could
distinguish the outline. He stared at it, not knowing what the hell was going
on. The brooch fell from his hand and thudded to the floor.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Shit,” he whispered. God, he was still
naked. Was this some sort of weird kinky thing his client had set up? Was the
man about to enter the room, tie him down, and probe him? Mac wasn’t into
bondage. He tried to remember whether he’d specified he wasn’t into bondage or
not.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Screw this. He got to his feet, ready to
leave, when something crackled in the air and a voice sounded in the room. It
spoke in a language he didn’t understand, and it made the hairs on his arms
stand up.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“I don’t understand you,” he called.
“Look, I didn’t sign up for this, okay? Blow jobs, anal… I’ll even stick my
tongue up your arse if you bung me an extra fifty, but—”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The door opened and two men entered. They
wore white robes and one carried a briefcase. Mac retreated behind the chair,
though it didn’t offer him a lot of protection.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ménage is great and everything, but I
usually ask for payment upfront. Nobody told me I’d be doing this tonight!”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">One of the men took his arm and guided
him back to the chair. Confused and with his heart thumping, Mac sat.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Before he could do anything else, the
man grabbed him by the shoulders and held him in the chair, looking into his
eyes and muttering softly in that strange language. Mac struggled, but the man
was strong—he twisted his head to catch a glimpse of what the other guy was
doing behind him and caught sight of a large needle exiting the briefcase.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“You stay the hell away from me with
that thing! I don’t do drugs!”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The man took hold of his face and held
him tight. Mac clutched his wrists, vainly trying to free himself. He didn’t
know what the guy was doing behind him until he felt a sting in the back of his
neck, just beneath his skull. His eyes widened as the pain sharpened, and he
kicked out.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">His vision doubled, blurred. The men
both spoke to him and to each other, but he couldn’t understand them,
couldn’t…wait…</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“You understand us now? Yes?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“I don’t think he does. You made the
chip too strong. Look at his eyes! I don’t think they’re meant to be that red.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“The chip is fine. His eyes are probably
meant to do that.” Then to Mac, “Can you understand us?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mac stared. He had an odd metallic taste
in his mouth, but it disappeared when he swallowed. He frowned at the men as
they peered at him.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“What the hell did you do to me?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Translator chip; you didn’t have one.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Very primitive,” said the other man.
“Backwards even. Are you sure he has the right make-up?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“He wouldn’t have activated the pin if
his blood was incorrect. I’d say his species is a cousin of some sort. Look at
him. He looks almost kovan.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Now that the men had released him and
stood back, discussing him, Mac raised a hand and touched the back of his head.
He couldn’t feel a hole, and when he looked at his fingers, there was no blood.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Take a sample quickly. Then we’d better
put him back.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mac blinked at the men. “What the bloody
hell is going on?” he asked. “Who the fuck are you guys?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">One of the men crouched in front of him
and gave him a smile as if he was a simpleton. “What species are you?” he said,
slowly.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“What…what?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Species.” The men exchanged a look and
one rolled his eyes.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mac glowered at them. “This is all very
funny,” he said. “I’m a human. You guys are dickheads. Now, if you don’t mind,
I’m going to get the fuck out of this…whatever the hell this situation is, and
leave. Martin will be paying me double for this. Bloody weirdo. I’m going to
have to add more clauses to my profile now, you know that?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Human.” The men looked at each other
again.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Never heard of it,” one said.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Does it matter? Just make a record of
it. Human male. DNA match. Get the cell sample.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“This is, like, role play, right?” Mac
asked. “Just drop the act now. One of you can get my bloody clothes for me, and
then I’m off. Tell Martin to shove it up his arse.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">As he stood to leave, one of the men
moved suddenly and pushed something hard against Mac’s thigh and clicked the
end of it, sending a searing hot pain into his flesh.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Jesus Christ.” Mac doubled over and
clasped a hand against the wound as the man removed the device. He could only
lower himself back into the chair, his skin burning with indignation. He
blinked and tentatively removed his hand. Again, there was no blood, but an
angry red welt blemished his perfect skin.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“What was that thing? You people can’t
keep sticking things in me. I feel violated.” He looked for the…whatever it
was, but the men had secreted it away. “Right. I’m leaving, right now! I’m
going to have you people blacklisted! Tell Martin nobody’s going to fuck him
now.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">He got up, but one of the men reached
for him saying, “We will send you back.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mac twisted out of the guy’s grasp,
shoved the other man out of the way, and ran for the door. They shouted after
him, but it only spurred him on. He reached the door, pulled it open, and
emerged into another room that still didn’t look like his client’s house. White
walls again, but this was a laboratory of some sort, and Mac was buggered if he
was going to hang around and let the weirdos perform sex experiments on him.
They came after him, so he ran on, out of that room and into a corridor of yet
more white. Cursing, he chose a direction and sprinted onwards, his bare feet
slapping the floor.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The air crackled and voices sounded out.
“Attention. Subject loose. One human male. Not dangerous. Not intelligent.
Needs apprehending. Will respond to Ethan Smith. Michael Harris. James Johnson.
Mackenzie Jones. Aidan Peters…”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mac almost stopped. How the hell did
they know all his aliases? And they knew his real name. Not intelligent?
Bastards! They were probably some big-city escort agency looking to put him out
of work or recruit him. They’d probably been watching him. Well, he wasn’t
standing for any of that bullshit!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Footsteps echoed down the corridor
behind him, and he bolted to the nearest door and pulled it open.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Light dazzled him. Noise hit him, and
when he could see again, he gaped at the sight before him. The ground beneath
his feet was dusty sand, the buildings all around him were a mishmash of styles
and from different eras—tall, glass-fronted office buildings, wooden shacks
straight from a Western, oddly shaped bricked cottages, glass domes… Vehicles
buzzed in the sky like something out of a science fiction novel.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Someone yelled, “Out the way!” and Mac
pressed himself back against the door as a man rode past on a creature that
looked like a short-eared giant rabbit.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“What the actual fuck?” Mac didn’t have
time to take in anything else. Voices from behind the door alerted him they
were still coming after him, so he ran across the street and disappeared into
an alley between two of the giant office blocks. He kept running, changing
direction, twisting and turning, and doubling back until he was certain nobody
would find him.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Then he stopped, sank down to his
backside, and wondered if Martin had drugged the juice.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The sand, while not unpleasant beneath
his feet, was working its way up his arse-crack and reminding him he was still
naked. If he was tripping, or…whatever the hell was happening…then he could at
least not be naked about it. He stumbled down the alleyway, distractedly wiping
sand from his skin, and kept an eye out for anything he could use to cover
himself with. The buildings seemed to come straight out of the ground on either
side of him, no doors or windows, the walls made from glass he couldn’t see
through. Mac stopped and eyed his reflection, running a hand through his hair
to tidy it and peering at his bloodshot eyes.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">A dream, he thought. I’m in a dream. He
couldn’t remember whether he was ever aware he was dreaming when he dreamt, but
he was aware of it now. He pinched the skin on his arm, but the sensation
didn’t wake him.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Sighing, he turned to look back the way
he had come. Nobody came after him. No Kevins or whatever the hell they called
themselves.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Martin?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">He waited but nobody replied to him. He
didn’t know if talking in a dream meant he would be talking in his sleep.
Nobody had ever told him he talked in his sleep—none of his clients, none of
his partners. A girlfriend once told him he snored, but he’d been a smoker at
the time, and since he’d given up, he’d had no comments on the matter.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The alleyway ended at a street, or a
sort of street. It was an open, dusty area, opposite which there were more
buildings, and along which people walked and chattered and rode weird
rabbit-beasts.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mac laughed a little. “No more cheese
before bed,” he muttered. Nakedness in dreams was supposed to mean something,
but Mac was buggered if he could remember what. Something about shame and
embarrassment, probably. He felt neither and never had done about nudity. He
looked great naked. He stood, hands on hips, watching the scene before him with
a strange sense of detachment.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Hey! Hey, you!”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mac turned towards the voice. A man,
dressed in red to match his red face, ran at him. Mac raised his hands to warn
the guy off, but the man tackled him to the ground, turned him onto his front,
and dragged his arms behind his back.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ow, bloody hell!” Mac protested.
“Careful!” Something cold clasped his wrists, and he realised he’d been cuffed.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“You are under arrest for indecency in a
public place,” the man said. “You will be taken immediately—”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“I’m dreaming,” Mac explained, as he was
hauled to his feet. “Everything’s okay.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“—to the holding cells at Baska Hall and
kept until judgement is brought upon you. You do not have to say anything—”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mac frowned as the man took off his red
coat and covered him. “Hey, do I get a lawyer in this dream, or…?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“You will be assigned a lawyer. And
maybe a doctor to assess your mental health.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Great, yeah, I need one of those.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mac allowed the man to pull him along
the street. He was aware of people watching him. He was also aware, when he
looked closer, that some of the people didn’t look quite human. There was a
face with more eyes than he could count at a glance, blinking out at him from a
slender frame draped in black. A creature resembling a giant insect or a
walking twig strode past him, its arms and legs long and gangly. Women—two of
them—gazed at him from across the street, but when he looked again, a film
passed across their eyes and they licked their lips with forked tongues.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The man stopped pulling him along as
they reached a large silver sphere; he waved a hand and a door opened up before
him.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“In you get,” he told Mac.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“What…?” He didn’t really know how to
finish his sentence, so he didn’t bother. Dazedly, he staggered into the
sphere, and the man followed. There was nothing inside but two chairs, and Mac
sat because he didn’t know what else to do and his head was beginning to spin.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The man sat beside Mac and performed a
few more hand movements. A brief vibration passed through the sphere before
both chairs rose into the air and floated in the centre. Mac cursed. Two belts
snaked from the seat, one across his lap and the other across his chest, and
held him secure. He swallowed hard and chanced a look at the man to see if he
looked like he knew what he was doing.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Then, the sphere disappeared, or seemed
to. The inside became transparent. With the outside world visible once more,
they moved forwards—the man controlling their direction with subtle flicks of
his hand.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mac laughed at the madness of it all and
then, as buildings whizzed by faster and faster, he threw up and passed out.</span></div>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
DefSemiHidden="false" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="375">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footer"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of figures"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope return"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="line number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="page number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of authorities"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="macro"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="toa heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Closing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Message Header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Salutation"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Date"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Block Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="FollowedHyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Document Map"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Plain Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="E-mail Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Top of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Bottom of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal (Web)"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Acronym"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Cite"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Code"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Definition"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Keyboard"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Preformatted"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Sample"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Typewriter"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Variable"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Table"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation subject"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="No List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Contemporary"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Elegant"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Professional"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Balloon Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Theme"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" QFormat="true"
Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="41" Name="Plain Table 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="42" Name="Plain Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="43" Name="Plain Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="44" Name="Plain Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="45" Name="Plain Table 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="40" Name="Grid Table Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="Grid Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="List Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="List Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="List Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hashtag"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Unresolved Mention"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0in;
mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
</style>
<![endif]--><br />
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Purchase</b></h1>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://ninestarpress.com/product/space-mac/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NineStar Press</a> | <a href="http://hyperurl.co/s1irt9" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/764763" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/space-mac-emma-jane/1127586815" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/space-mac" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kobo</a></h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Space-Mac-Teaser-Graphic.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-6366 " src="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Space-Mac-Teaser-Graphic.jpg" height="372" width="618" /></a></div>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Meet the Author
</b></h1>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><br />
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
DefSemiHidden="false" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="375">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footer"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of figures"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope return"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="line number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="page number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of authorities"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="macro"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="toa heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Closing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Message Header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Salutation"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Date"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Block Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="FollowedHyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Document Map"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Plain Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="E-mail Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Top of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Bottom of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal (Web)"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Acronym"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Cite"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Code"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Definition"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Keyboard"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Preformatted"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Sample"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Typewriter"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Variable"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Table"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation subject"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="No List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Contemporary"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Elegant"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Professional"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Balloon Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Theme"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" QFormat="true"
Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="41" Name="Plain Table 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="42" Name="Plain Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="43" Name="Plain Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="44" Name="Plain Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="45" Name="Plain Table 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="40" Name="Grid Table Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="Grid Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="List Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="List Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="List Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hashtag"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Unresolved Mention"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0in;
mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Emma Jane has been writing stories since
primary school, some of which still survive in notebooks in her dad’s attic,
and wanted to be an author as soon as she realised it was a possible career
choice and ‘Pony’ or ‘Ninja’ weren’t viable options.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Her first short story, Club Freak, about
an anonymous woman’s determination to find her husband’s killer, was published
by Park Publication’s Debut magazine in May 2009. Since then, she has gone on
to write many short stories and poems for various small presses and has
achieved an Honourable Mention in the 2011 Writers of the Future competition.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">In 2014, writing as Emma Jane, she
signed her first publishing contract for not one, but two novels. Otherworld
formerly published by Torquere Press, and Shuttered by Dreamspinner Press.</span></div>
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://ejtett.weebly.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/emizzy" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a></h2>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Giveaway</b></h1>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="555033ec288" data-template="589504cd4f3bedde0b6e64c2" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/555033ec288/" id="rcwidget_prvnbwya" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Button-2.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="Blog Button 2" class="size-medium wp-image-1679 aligncenter" src="http://i.imgur.com/a9QErEc.jpg" height="210" width="300" /></a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-89535465336316191232017-12-18T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-18T00:30:28.525+00:00Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Unexpected Christmas by Nell Iris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlg9yBvpRd3KDUos0uJykcbCrauMtTLbYYuUdCz5iuklMGtlA2nIQe0wVNJ0T3e2-pF2tIGjxdGdlgYQuTdNj34ui0zcAfOvHbOxGJ_UvvmiZCSRgB67CReEAmlCgJ-KXMJjPeti40WJEu/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlg9yBvpRd3KDUos0uJykcbCrauMtTLbYYuUdCz5iuklMGtlA2nIQe0wVNJ0T3e2-pF2tIGjxdGdlgYQuTdNj34ui0zcAfOvHbOxGJ_UvvmiZCSRgB67CReEAmlCgJ-KXMJjPeti40WJEu/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGc7DyZdPYjrk1MLDLq-cZSfLJbzbKSFaGSXNDaNhDA-QutiMcOatHELBpzVLvqeRILax039trNd9gti7hIYYyXJJ31ingLViVUnXG1hsQ7T6vV1wkIdgMaHQ8ttgoPJqESjtbB0-v8bZe/s1600/Unexpected+Christmas+by+Nell+Iris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="560" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGc7DyZdPYjrk1MLDLq-cZSfLJbzbKSFaGSXNDaNhDA-QutiMcOatHELBpzVLvqeRILax039trNd9gti7hIYYyXJJ31ingLViVUnXG1hsQ7T6vV1wkIdgMaHQ8ttgoPJqESjtbB0-v8bZe/s400/Unexpected+Christmas+by+Nell+Iris.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2knhDKj" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2ALpg5h" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a> | <a href="https://www.jms-books.com/erotic-romance-c-29_94/unexpected-christmas-p-2271.html" target="_blank">JMS</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 13,527 words</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Publisher:</b> JMS Books</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Daniel Erickson stormed out of his family celebration after choking on turkey served with a side of bigotry. Utterly miserable, he reluctantly lets himself be charmed by the hulk of a man and gets into the stranger’s car ... hoping he won’t be axed before the night is through.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Axel Wilson -- Ax for short, unfortunately -- is a sweetheart. Really. He may be badass-looking but his heart melts into goo at the mere mention of his four-year-old niece. Surely he isn’t dangerous?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thrown together by family drama, the two men spend the evening getting to know each other. Axel is nothing like Daniel expected. But it doesn’t matter that he loves poetry, is gentle and patient -- and hot! -- Daniel is absolutely not falling in love at first sight. There’s no such thing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Right?</span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF6G28xM53FNUOibvSNHaT7TMc4obmF5tSkAGC7IFDkMCh5lI3SobLt-UmNlCEpRxYpKWccY2TwCQOm78SucQiKpYsBa8VHYPAL8C07KtV8PTsvTadIRTKeOdW39mNeRkzxB-9mh262xh/s1600/NellIris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF6G28xM53FNUOibvSNHaT7TMc4obmF5tSkAGC7IFDkMCh5lI3SobLt-UmNlCEpRxYpKWccY2TwCQOm78SucQiKpYsBa8VHYPAL8C07KtV8PTsvTadIRTKeOdW39mNeRkzxB-9mh262xh/s320/NellIris.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Excerpt</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A few minutes later, a vehicle approached from behind. Reacting instinctively, I turned around and waved my arms, hoping the big truck would stop and have mercy on my freezing ass.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I let out a giddy yelp as it slowed down, but it got stuck in my throat when the driver rolled down the window.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He was huge and couldn't hold his head upright without banging it on the ceiling. Big steel gauges adorned both his ears -- at least an inch and a half wide -- and his hair was black and so closely cropped it resembled a five o'clock shadow more than an actual haircut.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"You need a ride?" he asked and his voice was deeper than the Mariana Trench, perfectly matching his frightening appearance. Black tattoos crept up his neck and snaked down his hands below his sleeves. His shoulders were wide, his muscles strained the sleeves of his thick black jacket, and his cheeks were hollow. I was one second from shitting myself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"I'm not riding with a serial killer!" The words slipped out of my mouth and I groaned. I couldn't have kept my mouth shut for five fucking seconds to avoid being chopped up and thrown to the wolves?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He threw his head back and let out a thunderous laugh.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"What's so goddamned funny?" I glared at him, but he didn't seem to care.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"I'm no serial killer."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"And I'm just supposed to take your fucking word for it?" I raised an eyebrow. I knew I was being combative and taking out my frustration on this stranger, but I couldn't stop myself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"You could call my ma for references."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Ha ha. Very funny." With a deep sigh, I resigned to my fate and started walking again. No way was I getting into a car with that mammoth of a man.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Where you goin'?" he called after me. When I didn't bother to answer, he eased off the break and let his truck crawl after me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I swirled around. "Stop following me, you creep," I hissed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He let go of the steering wheel with one hand and held it up as if he surrendered. "Look, man. It's freezin'. You're wet and miserable. Get in the truck and lemme take you wherever you're goin'." His deep voice was surprisingly gentle. Non-threatening, as if he'd come to expect reactions like mine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"I'm really not a bad guy." He stuck out his lower lip in a pout that would have made a five-year-old girl green with envy and I had to bite my lip to stop a smile from erupting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Really?" I tried to hang on to my mistrust, but he made it hard. His appearance screamed <i>RUN AND HIDE</i>, but there was something soft in his eyes that told a different story.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He shot me a crooked smile. "It was worth a try. It works on my niece every time."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The fucker knew all the right words to say to disarm me. "And how old is she?"</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Four."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I huffed out a reluctant chuckle. "Well, you know how it is. Everyone always says how they couldn't believe their neighbor was a serial killer because he seemed like such a nice guy."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">His eyes grew big and round. "You're sayin' you don't trust my niece as a character witness?" He sounded as I'd just delivered the biggest insult of his life, but the amused glint in his eyes told me it was all for show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Can you blame me?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"I guess not." He sighed and grew serious. "Please. I couldn't live with myself if I left you here to freeze to death."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My body screamed at me to take him up on his offer. The ice pellets were relentless and I was soaked and gloomy and was starting to feel like maybe being ax murdered wouldn't be the worst thing that could happen to me right now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The openness in his posture and honesty in his eyes had me on the verge of caving. "You promise you won't kill me?" I sounded like a scared little kid even to my own ears.</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rZuo7hLJ4XZKOCEWb7IXbvSbnHDwir9qxZ_4yISxA3UPssxYimSVKqS8fjek_uh7hMJXtkJFtbburCa24Zt6eZxcTCE8hIrKmzKHRhanO-kQjYthk2NMdZpxKle1PmTOyPWOeVhUYFYk/s1600/LOGOTYPE+480x480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rZuo7hLJ4XZKOCEWb7IXbvSbnHDwir9qxZ_4yISxA3UPssxYimSVKqS8fjek_uh7hMJXtkJFtbburCa24Zt6eZxcTCE8hIrKmzKHRhanO-kQjYthk2NMdZpxKle1PmTOyPWOeVhUYFYk/s200/LOGOTYPE+480x480.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nell Iris is a romantic at heart who believes everyone deserves a happy ending. She’s a bona fide bookworm (learned to read long before she started school), wouldn’t dream of going anywhere without something to read (not even the ladies room), loves music (and singing along but let’s face it, she’s not Celine Dion), and is a real Star Trek nerd (Make it so). She loves words, poetry, wine, and Sudoku, and absolutely adores elephants! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nell believes passionately in equality for all regardless of race, gender or sexuality, and wants to make the world a better, less hateful, place. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nell is a 40-something bisexual Swedish woman, married to the love of her life, and a proud mama of a grown daughter. She left the Scandinavian cold and darkness for warmer and sunnier Malaysia a few years ago, where she spends her days writing, surfing the Internet, enjoying the heat, and eating good food. One day she decided to chase her life long dream of being a writer, sat down in front of her laptop, and wrote a story about two men falling in love. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nell Iris writes gay romance, prefers sweet over angsty, and wants to write diverse and different characters. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="https://twitter.com/nellirisauthor/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/nellirisauthor/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/nelliris/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pinterest</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.nelliris.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website</span></a><br />
<div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43285" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43285/" id="rcwidget_q66d5a8k" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-38544276286762629322017-12-14T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-14T00:30:26.982+00:00New Release & Interview: The Perfect Gift by Joe Cosentino<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3ZtgYcWKxn4va9ArpleNaOkTLZkStwkiKt5t8mFC38QSj74mFzDzLncUSSFkWqNEAARMW4QNxFAcX29SvQNZcUCIRR9vtf9fezyr0SRjIq-0CyDt643pkIcvuWQYS-fWbNVQiPxLVM4/s1600/banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1275" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3ZtgYcWKxn4va9ArpleNaOkTLZkStwkiKt5t8mFC38QSj74mFzDzLncUSSFkWqNEAARMW4QNxFAcX29SvQNZcUCIRR9vtf9fezyr0SRjIq-0CyDt643pkIcvuWQYS-fWbNVQiPxLVM4/s640/banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">AN INTERVIEW WITH JOE COSENTINO, AUTHOR OF
</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>THE PERFECT GIFT</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">,
</span>
</div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Bobby and Paolo Holiday
Stories, Book 2)</span></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">PUBLISHED BY DREAMSPINNER PRESS</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<a href="https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/the-perfect-gift-by-joe-cosentino-9144-b"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/the-perfect-gift-by-joe-cosentino-9144-b</span></span></a></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<br /></div>
<ol>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">When
did you start writing?</span></span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">My
first recollection of storytelling is when my older sister and cousin
wrapped a sheet around me in my cousin’s garage, placed me in a
garbage can full of yellow paper strips, and we performed a Nativity
scene for unsuspecting family members and friends. When I realized
that I was the star, the theatre bug bit me. That led to full
theatrical musical productions in a neighbor’s garage. To this day
when I enter a garage, I start singing and dancing. Ultimately, I
majored in theatre at college, and became a professional actor,
working in film, television, and theatre opposite stars like Rosie
O’Donnell (AT&T industrial), Nathan Lane (</span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Roar
of the Greasepaint</i></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
onstage), Bruce Willis (</span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>A
Midsummer Night’s Dream</i></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
onstage), Charles Keating (NBC’s </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Another
World</i></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">),
Jason Robards (Commercial Credit computer commercial), and Holland
Taylor (ABC’s </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>My
Mother Was Never a Kid</i></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
TV movie). Moving on to playwriting and ultimately writing novels
came next. Along the way, I received two master’s degrees and
became a college professor/department head, though like Bobby’s
mother in my short story, my mother keeps asking me when I’m going
to make as much money as my sister the accountant.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<ol start="2">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">What
are the rules for writing a good romance story?</span></span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Fall
in love with your characters as they fall in love with each other. If
you do, the readers will as well. And don’t forget the setting. Let
it be as romantic as possible. Finally, a little humor and mystery
never hurt any story.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<ol start="3">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">What
is your writing process?</span></span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">I
generally wake up at 3am with a great idea. The next day, if I can
read the notes on my night table, I write a brief outline and
biography for each character. Next, as in my acting days, I ask
myself questions about each character and their journey. What are
they thinking and feeling? What do they want? What is standing in the
way of them getting what they want? Then I get them talking to one
another and the magic happens. My spouse reads my second draft and
gives me some feedback. After we argue, my third draft goes to the
publisher.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<br /></div>
<ol start="4">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">We
are here today to talk about your holiday novella, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>The
Perfect Gift</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, Bobby and Paolo
Holiday Stories Book 2, published by Dreamspinner Press. Tell us
about the story and setting, and how you came up with them.</span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Dreamspinner
Press published </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>A Home for the
Holidays,</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> Bobby and Paolo
Holiday Stories Book 1, my short novella loosely based on my trip to
the magical and gorgeous island of Capri. Bobby, a young, Italian
American law student traveling to Capri during the winter holidays to
meet his quaint Italian relatives, falls in love with his handsome,
muscular, sexy Italian distant cousin, Paolo. Since I come from a
long line of funny Italian Americans, I included a good deal of humor
in the story as well with Paolo’s eccentric family. Readers,
reviewers, and listeners to the audiobook performed by the spicy Joel
Leslie called it the perfect holiday gift, feeling as if they had
taken a trip to Capri for the romance of a lifetime. Since </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>A
Home for the Holidays</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> leaves
open the future of Bobby’s and Paolo’s relationship; Joel,
readers, reviewers, and some Dreamspinner Press staff asked me why I
hadn’t written a sequel. When I couldn’t come up with a reason, I
got to work.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">In
</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>The Perfect Gift</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">,
Bobby and Paolo Holiday Stories Book 2, Bobby (a junior lawyer) and
Paolo (a junior fashion designer) have lived together in their quaint
Victorian-era apartment for a year. Bobby wants marriage, but Paolo
is hesitant. After enjoying the winter holiday attractions of Philly,
Paolo proposes and Bobby is ecstatic. Bobby isn’t the only one who
is excited. His mother and sister begin planning “Operation Bobby
and Paolo,” a wedding that would make the royal family jealous.
Bobby’s best friend and the pastor of their open and affirming
church join in the wedding hysteria. The problem is that Bobby and
Paolo have their hearts set on a small, intimate wedding. After some
comical and heart-wrenching story twists and turns, Bobby and Paolo
come up with the perfect solution and become “December Grooms.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">The
following Christmas, the couple tour many of the quaint and wonderful
holiday sites in the area featuring elaborately decorated trees and
wreathes, Dickensian villages, Victorian carolers and bell ringers,
vendors selling hot mulled cider and roasted chestnuts, and
bay-windowed shops. They exchange beautiful gifts, and enjoy spending
Christmas with Bobby’s eccentric family. However, something is
missing in their lives. There’s an emptiness and a longing neither
of them can explain. While playing department store Santa, Bobby’s
father suffers a heart attack. A man in a Santa suit, who Bobby
assumes is his father’s replacement, brings the young couple to the
hospital room of a sick little boy. Could this boy be “An
Unexpected Gift” leading to happily ever after for Bobby and Paolo?
You’ll have to read the story to find out.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<br /></div>
<ol start="5">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Tell
us about your main characters.</span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Bobby
is twenty-five with long auburn hair, emerald eyes, and a swimmer’s
build. He has my sensibility and sense of humor. Like Harold in my </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>An
Infatuation</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> and Jonathan in my </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>A
Shooting Star</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, Bobby is sweet,
sensitive, and smart. As a junior lawyer who has just passed his bar
exam, he is passionate about LGBT equality. He is also passionately
in love with his husband Paolo.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Paolo</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
is loosely based on my cousin’s cousin who lives in Italy. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Like
Mario in </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>An Infatuation</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
and David in </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>A Shooting Star</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">,
Paolo is handsome, muscular, and charismatic with wavy chestnut hair
and sapphire eyes. He is also a gifted junior fashion designer who is
very much in love with Bobby. In book two, Paolo has transformed from
a party boy to a committed husband.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Bobby’s
parents are loosely based on mine. They are hysterically funny, and
love their son dearly.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Geoffrey,
the sick boy who approaches Bobby and Paolo is adorable, a bit cocky,
and so in need of love. He is a combination of many neglected
children I’ve met through a friend who is a social worker.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Jared,
Bobby’s best friend and colleague, is a laugh riot, but he is quite
devoted to Bobby.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<br /></div>
<ol start="6">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">What
about </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>The Perfect Gift</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
makes it different from other MM holiday novellas?</span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 1.27cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; text-indent: 1.27cm; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Bobby and Paolo’s love for each other,
the wonderful winter holiday locations, the humor, the mystical
element in the story, a gay wedding, and the happily ever after
ending make the story a terrific read. Also, I think everyone can
relate to feeling that something is missing during the holiday
season, and hoping for that perfect holiday gift.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<br /></div>
<ol start="7">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Bobby
and Paolo are distant cousins. Might that ruffle some feathers?</span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 1.27cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; text-indent: 1.27cm; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">As Bobby’s mom says in the story, it is
not unusual for distant cousins to couple in Italy. Actually, this
was the case with my great uncle and great aunt who were married for
sixty years until their deaths. Since a year has gone by since we
last saw Bobby and Paolo, they have matured as people and as a
couple.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<br /></div>
<ol start="8">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Will
there be a part three for Paolo and Bobby?</span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 1.27cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">I’m
writing it now.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<br /></div>
<ol start="9">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">What
other books have you written?</span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">My
Nicky and Noah comedy mystery series features </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Drama
Queen</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> (Divine Magazine’s
Readers’ Choice Award for Favorite LGBT Mystery, Humorous, and
Contemporary novel of 2015), </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Drama
Muscle</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> (Rainbow Award Honorable
Mention), </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Drama Cruise</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">,
</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Drama Luau</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">,
</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Drama Detective</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">.
In each novel, dead bodies drop like hammy actors at a curtain call
as college theatre professors and lovers Nicky and Noah use their
theatre skills, including impersonating others, in hysterically funny
antics to figure out whodunit and why.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">My
Jana Lane mystery series from The Wild Rose Press includes </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Paper
Doll</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Porcelain
Doll</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Satin
Doll</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>China
Doll</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Rag
Doll</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">. Set in the 1980’s,
ex-child star and current comeback actress Jana Lane solves mysteries
on her movie, television, and stage sets with the help of her gay
best friend and gay agent while fundraising for her AIDS foundation.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Finally,
my Cozzi Cove beach series from NineStar Press is set in a gay resort
on the New Jersey shore owned by ex-football player, handsome Cal
Cozzi. Each novel provides an entryway into Cal’s life and the
lives of the various residents staying in Cal’s bungalows each
summer. They include </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Cozzi Cove:
Bouncing Back</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> (Rainbow Award
Honorable Mention/TBR Pile Favorite Book of the Month), </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Cozzi
Cove: Moving Forward</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Cozzi
Cove: Stepping Out</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Cozzi
Cove: New Beginnings</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">. I love the
mystical element in each book.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<ol start="10">
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">As a
college professor/department head, where do you find the time to
write so many books?</span></div>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">I
write at night after my spouse has gone to sleep and the house is
quiet. As my mother would say, I’ve always had a strong
imagination. So it’s not difficult for me to connect to my inner
muse and let the characters out. Being a bit tired helps release
my inhibitions and creativity.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> </span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Like
Bobby and Paolo in my stories, I hope everyone reading this gets just
what you need this holiday season. Enjoy my special holiday gift to
you. Please know that it comes wrapped in a huge ribbon of love. And
</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">I love hearing from readers. You can
contact me at: </span><a href="http://www.joecosentino.weebly.com/"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">http://www.JoeCosentino.weebly.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 1.27cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">THE PERFECT GIFT (Bobby and Paolo Holiday
Stories, Book 2)</span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">by
JOE COSENTINO</span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">published
by Dreamspinner Press, e-book $4.99</span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Buy Links: </span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><a href="http://mybook.to/PerfectGift">http://myBook.to/PerfectGift</a></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-perfect-gift-joe-cosentino/1127552663?ean=2940158891854">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-perfect-gift-joe-cosentino/1127552663?ean=2940158891854</a></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mO2OmUColzHwt4y1PR7IW6fX2cOE8JapcBYjHVI2t9wtjGEOPuQi_HNf1nTNpJgEI5kxzImT3QqI23rdIwJqPtBkKHWkAnUPBIwcizssoLxVVQ-rbACuliSJEEqWaeSazdl1dvXTY-U/s1600/PerfectGiftcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mO2OmUColzHwt4y1PR7IW6fX2cOE8JapcBYjHVI2t9wtjGEOPuQi_HNf1nTNpJgEI5kxzImT3QqI23rdIwJqPtBkKHWkAnUPBIwcizssoLxVVQ-rbACuliSJEEqWaeSazdl1dvXTY-U/s320/PerfectGiftcover.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Back
in America after finding </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>A Home
for the Holidays</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> and each other
in Capri, new couple Bobby McGrath and Paolo Mascobello are ready to
tie the knot during the winter holidays. Their families, friends, and
pastor offer more advice than sages on speed. So, young lawyer Bobby
and fashion designer Paolo are caught in the matrimonial holiday
circus. Will a shocking turn of events somehow lead to the perfect
wedding for the December grooms? </span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">The
following Christmas, Bobby and Paolo aren’t feeling the holiday
spirit. They have a nice apartment, designer clothes, entertaining
and supportive friends and family, but little time for each other.
While out shopping in their quaint local holiday village, Bobby and
Paolo encounter Gregory, an adorable seven-year-old who changes their
lives forever, offering them a true holiday miracle… if they’re
willing to accept it.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">What
reviewers said about </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>A Home for
the Holidays</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, Bobby and Paolo
Holiday Stories Book 1:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O3rbyjQ8iPQisD5KPvMI8_mKnGS3QTiK7P_X0q6TfB7cTEh05Scw_ayuA4pLAByo_RvYUGmsoZ-qyWX6rJhxDbKHz1WvHfyroY1mHwiO0inJ61XAVTge2L7Zz_bM4bEb8P-2VHn1oiw/s1600/HomeFortheHolidayscover%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O3rbyjQ8iPQisD5KPvMI8_mKnGS3QTiK7P_X0q6TfB7cTEh05Scw_ayuA4pLAByo_RvYUGmsoZ-qyWX6rJhxDbKHz1WvHfyroY1mHwiO0inJ61XAVTge2L7Zz_bM4bEb8P-2VHn1oiw/s320/HomeFortheHolidayscover%2529.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">I adore
the character of Bobby…the heartwarming family moments…the love
the author has for Capri and the people there flows off the page in
every word he has written…..When you finish reading this story, you
will want to book your own flight to Italy and boat to Capri.”
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Joe
Cosentino’s holiday novella, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>A
Home for the Holidays</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, delivers
in every way that a romantic, feel-good story should. Every book I
read by this author continuously pulls me in and wraps me up like a
warm blanket.” Kathy Mac Reviews</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">The
one thing you can't escape when reading Cosentino's books is his
humour; it's what draws me back time and again to this author.
Sometimes the humour is subtle, sometimes it's unashamedly overt -
every time it is </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>hilarious.”
Boy Meets Boy Reviews</i></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">I’m
going to go on record saying that Joe Cosentino pretty much has me at
hello. His writing style is incredibly smooth with beautiful details
that never feel like too much or too little. Even in this very short
story, I felt like I was right there in Capri with Bobby. Both the
scenery and Bobby’s emotions are painted with lush, vivid
detail…exceptional writing and beautifully gift-wrapped love
story.”</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> AM Leibowitz</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Bestselling
author Joe Cosentino wrote </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>In My
Heart</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">/</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>An
Infatuation &</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>A
Shooting Star</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, the Bobby and
Paolo Holiday stories:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i> A Home for
the Holidays </i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>
The Perfect Gift</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>The
Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
(Dreamspinner Press); the Nicky and Noah mysteries: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Drama
Queen</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Drama
Muscle</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Drama
Cruise, </i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">(Lethe Press), </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Drama
Luau, Drama Detective</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">; the Cozzi
Cove series: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Cozzi Cove: Bouncing
Back, Cozzi Cove: Moving Forward, Cozzi Cove: Stepping Out, Cozzi
Cove: New Beginnings</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> (NineStar
Press); and the Jana Lane mysteries: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Paper
Doll,</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>Porcelain
Doll, Satin Doll, China Doll, Rag Doll</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
(The Wild Rose Press). He has appeared in principal acting roles in
film, television, and theatre, opposite stars such as Bruce Willis,
Rosie O’Donnell, Nathan Lane, Holland Taylor, Charles Keating, and
Jason Robards. Joe is currently Head of the Department/Professor at a
college in upstate New York, and is happily married. He was voted 1</span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">st</span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
Place Favorite LGBT Mystery, Humorous, and Contemporary Author of
2015, and 2</span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">nd</span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
Place Favorite LGBT Romance Author of 2015 by the readers of Divine
Magazine. He has also won many Rainbow Award Honorable Mentions
including for </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>In My Heart/An
Infatuation & A Shooting Star</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">.
</span><a href="http://www.joecosentino.weebly.com/"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">http://www.JoeCosentino.weebly.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
</span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/JoeCosentinoauthor </span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Twitter:
https://twitter.com/JoeCosen</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Goodreads:
</span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4071647.Joe_Cosentino"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4071647.Joe_Cosentino</span></span></a></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Amazon:
</span><a href="http://author.to/JoeCosentino"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Author.to/JoeCosentino</span></span></a></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Excerpt
of </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>The Perfect Gift</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">
(Bobby and Paolo Holiday Stories, Book 2)</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">by
Joe Cosentino, published by Dreamspinner Press:</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Hi,
Mom. What are you doing?”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Sitting
home alone like a dog.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">That’s
Mom’s logic. If their house isn’t f</span>ull of people eating
and <span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">carrying on, she’s alone.
</span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Where’s
Dad?”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">In
his den</span>, <span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">watching the
game on TV as usual.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">I’m
Bobby McGrath. Since this is my story, I should tell you more about
myself. I have frizzy red hair, green eyes, and a swimmer’s body,
</span>thanks to the pool at my gym. <span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">The
swimmer’s body is thanks to the pool. The red hair and green eyes
are courtesy of my dad’s side of the family,</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
which my mom calls the
Bad Seed. <span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">And I passed the bar.
I don’t mean I’m </span>a recovering alcoholic. I aced my bar
exam, <span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">and I’ve been a junior
lawyer </span>for nearly a year now.</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Bobby,
are you listening to me or thinking about one of your cases?”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">I’m
listening, Mom.” I sat on the window seat in my Victorian
apartment’s turret and gazed out at the carolers appropriately
dresse</span>d in Victorian garb as they sang in front of the
department store across the <span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">street.
That’s the department store where my father is manager and plays
Santa every December. “How did Dad’s physical go with Dr.
Sherman?”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“He said <span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Dad’s
</span>overweight. Like we did<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">n’t
know. For that we </span>shelled out a thirty-dollar co-<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">pay.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Did
you mention how Dad’s been forgetting a few things lately?”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">I
told him how your father forgot to take out the garbage, sweep </span>out
the garage, and chase the squirrels out of our summerhouse in the
<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">backyard.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">I
couldn’t help thinking Dad’s memory lapses were intentional.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Dr.
Sherman asked Dad some questions, like Dad’s birthdate and our
anniversary.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">And?”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Your
father never remembers things like that, so I answered for him.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Mom,
you shouldn’</span>t have<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">—”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Your
father’s fine, except for an enlarged prostrate.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">That’s
prostate.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Don’t
correct your mother, especially now.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">What’s
wrong?”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">You
know I don’t like to burden you with my problems.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">All
right. I should get on my laptop to do some resear</span>ch for a<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">—”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">I’m
worried about your sister.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Which
one?”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Both
of them.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
I took a sip of Lemon
Zinger tea and braced myself for a long story.</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">They
work so hard at their jobs and taking care of the kids, they never
see their husbands.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">My
sisters’ know</span>-it-all spouses? <span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">“Is
that a bad thing?”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">Watch
your mouth, mister. I’m your mother. In my day we never
</span>disrespected our parents, no matter how wrong they were about
<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">everything. And we never took
drugs.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">I
don’t take drugs, Mom</span>; <span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">neither
does Paolo.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
“<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">But
plent</span>y of young people today are drug addicts, Bobby. They <span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">say
they’re nervous. If young people are nervous, they should do what I
do, and take a Prozac.”</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
As Mom rambled on about
the sad state of our youth, I glanced over at the antique cherry
coffee table to a framed picture of Paolo and me <span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">smiling
in front of the Mascobello villa in Capri, Italy. That’s where I
met Paolo, when I visited my extended family. Don’t freak out.
Paolo is a very</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
distant cousin. He has
dreamy sapphire eyes, wavy chestnut hair, more muscles than a daytime
television star, and a little-boy pout that makes me want to take
care of him for the rest of his life. Which I do. Since Paolo was
quite the playboy in Capri, I had my doubts about our relationship.
<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif;">But we’ve been living in
boyfriend </span>bliss here in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly
Love, for a year now.</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Giveaway:
Post a comment about your favorite holiday gift. The one that reaches
the star on Zipper Ripper’s Blog’s tree will be shared with the
author to win a gift audiobook of </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><i>A
Home for the Holidays</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">, Bobby and
Paolo Holiday Stories Book 1, by Joe Cosentino, performed by Joel
Leslie, published by Dreamspinner Press.
</span><a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/A-Home-for-the-Holidays-Audiobook/B01MQJ2OZY/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1479506188&sr=1-1"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">http://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/A-Home-for-the-Holidays-Audiobook/B01MQJ2OZY/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1479506188&sr=1-1</span></span></a></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-32153871824310370272017-12-09T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-09T00:31:08.721+00:00New Release & Giveaway: The Mistletoe Kiss by Ruby Moone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIV-UbzX9RFSRa_Z1sIWZvzGt0WQ0SrYHoDFK0PmA0dFLqy3_iPAiEwFHJkBzZ55DD5JxfaCKixm60FSr_iKnpT8aTinadABmhoXBmYEbMy8bNNxeF3kQ_y7y2ReiMcHiZzdIcNarFtoKO/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIV-UbzX9RFSRa_Z1sIWZvzGt0WQ0SrYHoDFK0PmA0dFLqy3_iPAiEwFHJkBzZ55DD5JxfaCKixm60FSr_iKnpT8aTinadABmhoXBmYEbMy8bNNxeF3kQ_y7y2ReiMcHiZzdIcNarFtoKO/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRob03jff5WsmAE2gmj3v-GGzY0JYaakwFVounSbZzSb7Yi9TxpjfRhUY6YfL0cPa8JHxm9IRYgYZPW-jXh_tWPiH8u3l6m37T7EiHE3fZpXjMDHaXwPtnKKxonRiLuDVXx74rUB2gXmS/s1600/Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="560" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRob03jff5WsmAE2gmj3v-GGzY0JYaakwFVounSbZzSb7Yi9TxpjfRhUY6YfL0cPa8JHxm9IRYgYZPW-jXh_tWPiH8u3l6m37T7EiHE3fZpXjMDHaXwPtnKKxonRiLuDVXx74rUB2gXmS/s400/Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2y8enr2" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2jaUEWa" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 26,600 words</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Publisher:</b> <a href="https://www.jms-books.com/" target="_blank">JMS Books</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">By 1816, widowed bookseller Lawrence Fenton has spent a lonely lifetime hiding who he is. He has convinced himself his feelings for his far too young, gorgeous, but troubled assistant Christy Shaw are nothing more than pride in his protégé and concern for his plight.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Christy’s life involves walking fine lines: one between his mother and his abusive stepfather, one where he must keep his needs hidden, and hardest of all, one where he must keep his feelings for his serious employer to himself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lame since birth, Lawrence cannot imagine anyone wanting him, least of all Christy. But when Christy’s life threatens to spiral out of control, Lawrence steps in. Then Christy’s emotions spill over into a kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas. Will Lawrence be able to face the long-buried truth about himself and keep Christy by his side?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabE9sgVC39lzTILDIKg34jpNT6ayh3Sr9KC24Yekih4L6SFZp_U3NAlM1zU_ErT1-nle4Kn52B5i4sle-PcoIcTaY4py4Jka0We7umZhsFNJcFsOo79X1BkARKIvQBopSbY65c_Q93c8s/s1600/stencil.facebook-post+%252818%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabE9sgVC39lzTILDIKg34jpNT6ayh3Sr9KC24Yekih4L6SFZp_U3NAlM1zU_ErT1-nle4Kn52B5i4sle-PcoIcTaY4py4Jka0We7umZhsFNJcFsOo79X1BkARKIvQBopSbY65c_Q93c8s/s320/stencil.facebook-post+%252818%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ruby lives in Lancashire in the northwest of England. All through school she was told she would never get anywhere if she didn’t stop daydreaming. Eventually it occurred to her to write down the daydreams, and voilà! The beautiful men in her head came to life. Ruby writes historical and contemporary gay romance but has a definite weakness for handsome men in billowing white shirts, breeches, and cravats. Oh, and she loves tea. Lots of tea.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RubyMoone/">Ruby Moone</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/RubyMooneWriter">@RubyMooneWriter</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website and Blog - <a href="http://www.rubymoone.com/">www.rubymoone.com</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Email – <a href="mailto:rubymoone@gmail.com">rubymoone@gmail.com</a></span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43284" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43284/" id="rcwidget_ogp1nyi7" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-60468401776041870032017-12-07T00:30:00.001+00:002017-12-07T00:30:35.634+00:00Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Eight Nights in December by Keira Andrews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfLxN_lGIxCPxVnv0b9xV4Y8ol7zuoYQlaVW87Y-Afi58RPTfr9puDiAmeLQ5cEJaOYMF10vgCuS3rwttSH0_LI0mD0-VEMKv8dDBsc6HN0w4xu8JJNRSipZfCUTZllKN3Q7MP5aycK_G/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfLxN_lGIxCPxVnv0b9xV4Y8ol7zuoYQlaVW87Y-Afi58RPTfr9puDiAmeLQ5cEJaOYMF10vgCuS3rwttSH0_LI0mD0-VEMKv8dDBsc6HN0w4xu8JJNRSipZfCUTZllKN3Q7MP5aycK_G/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCx8OzcCnF4AR32eUrDb3mDktuG5zW6z5mLcN8OwcvQX5JcYk4N1qZShUBvN6HRXtIK9hkJ62YL7Fyg66uLli4A7G_e7nzqmUutg7DqnVyZG2HbYOKdEb_uIBKGxl9SIWWREE9RbXrsBMo/s1600/eight+nights+400x600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCx8OzcCnF4AR32eUrDb3mDktuG5zW6z5mLcN8OwcvQX5JcYk4N1qZShUBvN6HRXtIK9hkJ62YL7Fyg66uLli4A7G_e7nzqmUutg7DqnVyZG2HbYOKdEb_uIBKGxl9SIWWREE9RbXrsBMo/s400/eight+nights+400x600.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2AVwo19" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2AYFoD3" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 25,000 words approx.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cover Design:</b> Dar Albert @ <a href="https://www.wickedsmartdesigns.com/">Wicked Smart Designs</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>A geek. A virgin. One sexy holiday.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Orphaned Lucas figures spending the holidays with his obnoxious roommate’s family in New York City is better than staying alone on campus upstate. He ends up sharing a room again, this time with his roommate’s brother, Nate. Geeky photographer Nate isn’t at all what Lucas expects. In fact, he’s incredibly sexy—especially when he invites Lucas into his darkroom...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They hide their attraction during Hanukkah celebrations, but behind closed doors, Lucas and Nate can’t keep their hands (or mouths) off each other. Nate’s only looking for a bit of holiday fun, and amazing sex with a hot virgin definitely fits the bill. Yet as the candles burn, Nate and Lucas begin to realize eight nights will never be enough.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This gay holiday romance from Keira Andrews features secret trysts, new adult angst, spinning the dreidel, and of course a happy ending.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8v0S4TSPpwiUMFXFv69GNJfG-Qq2q0Cg3ZANcdO-KmgRVn718UiTBpbGQUmhDOeONO0YAgymMXhSR-RnarC1-GLrvmwwUAMdtqrhrkhlVgWKzaaM-QeLl7Bo-XpcOIAhBA_zZhQzPtW6r/s1600/EightNights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8v0S4TSPpwiUMFXFv69GNJfG-Qq2q0Cg3ZANcdO-KmgRVn718UiTBpbGQUmhDOeONO0YAgymMXhSR-RnarC1-GLrvmwwUAMdtqrhrkhlVgWKzaaM-QeLl7Bo-XpcOIAhBA_zZhQzPtW6r/s400/EightNights.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After writing for years yet never really finding the right inspiration, Keira discovered her voice in gay romance, which has become a passion. She writes contemporary, historical, fantasy, and paranormal fiction and — although she loves delicious angst along the way — Keira firmly believes in happy endings. For as Oscar Wilde once said:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/keiraandrewsromance/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/keiraandrews"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/keiraandrewsauthor/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Instagram</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/keira-andrews"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bookbub</span></a><br />
<br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43283" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43283/" id="rcwidget_xx8zlc4a" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-10127871773240192102017-12-07T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-07T00:30:06.142+00:00Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Jesus Kid by Kayleigh Sky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10QvsXrwSj6mdNgaEsGSUHEdGu2G6gG64p63dbua8cqWaz6LDWsh8B4UNy9W8T14DElZtnxZz2d7_T6MIH695lC5A4m2sdccz7Yjh00nSVGxonZST5TvKpT3LiFPbLxUBez9GkgY2eI1J/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10QvsXrwSj6mdNgaEsGSUHEdGu2G6gG64p63dbua8cqWaz6LDWsh8B4UNy9W8T14DElZtnxZz2d7_T6MIH695lC5A4m2sdccz7Yjh00nSVGxonZST5TvKpT3LiFPbLxUBez9GkgY2eI1J/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqf-V-FgwYLQHRaLax4G_YqQuStpct8B2pGZ7W2rdZyp3D-jO0A-8wOh_l4BSlOogyb4wFVTpCxvsWI_d4uVhzk5O5amIrGNhsSI1n0WWUyjIKFP3pA_pHMyOfSyNJxy-pgYCeKYGQCg2B/s1600/51q1GtTKP1L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqf-V-FgwYLQHRaLax4G_YqQuStpct8B2pGZ7W2rdZyp3D-jO0A-8wOh_l4BSlOogyb4wFVTpCxvsWI_d4uVhzk5O5amIrGNhsSI1n0WWUyjIKFP3pA_pHMyOfSyNJxy-pgYCeKYGQCg2B/s400/51q1GtTKP1L.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b><a href="http://amzn.to/2jTGANf" target="_blank"> Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2klFJsv" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 114,000 words</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thirty years ago, an asteroid stuck the Earth. Now killer plants hunt the last surviving humans.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ori Scott is a young junkie running from his mother’s prophecy that he’d one day save the world from the killer plants. Her preaching made him a laughingstock and now he hides in his drugs. But he can’t hide the change in his veins. They are turning green, and the prophecy is dragging him into a dark struggle between invisible forces. Set up on bogus drug charges, Ori is taken to a secret facility where he becomes a test subject in experiments to discover an antidote to the alien plant’s sting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jack Doll is a cop with a vendetta against the plants that killed his best friend. All he has in the world now is his old friend’s lover, Rive. Together they form an unbreakable bond—or so he thought. Jack has never liked Rive’s friend, Ori, but he believes in Ori’s innocence and doesn’t understand Rive’s strange indifference to Ori’s conviction. Struggling with his suspicions, Jack can’t help digging into a mystery that draws him closer to Ori than ever before—and closer to somebody who has secrets to hide.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Alone and scared, Ori is grateful for Jack Doll’s friendship, and his longtime crush soon blossoms into love. But Ori has no plans to accept his fate. He wants to escape, and he doesn’t care if he takes the cure with him.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSIuRFuTJt4DX-FISoCzoPjsV6MZ7T_onco1UEfZGs0tVMkGSNI3npg4y8SneDtNk8dHvFImyVilS18KbeY7hd8H_VjQXgbIJCVI_W-R2r1-9fTzkfw7gKHTaHs58M45k-rQaZU6yLqzg/s1600/Kayleigh_SOCIALMEDIA.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSIuRFuTJt4DX-FISoCzoPjsV6MZ7T_onco1UEfZGs0tVMkGSNI3npg4y8SneDtNk8dHvFImyVilS18KbeY7hd8H_VjQXgbIJCVI_W-R2r1-9fTzkfw7gKHTaHs58M45k-rQaZU6yLqzg/s200/Kayleigh_SOCIALMEDIA.png" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kayleigh Sky is a m/m erotic romance writer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kayleigh’s stories are tales of struggle and pain, loss and despair. Love is won in the battle to rise out of the depths of darkness. Victory is in the sweet bliss of happily ever after.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once upon a time Kayleigh hid out in a cold dark garage reading a book her parents forbid her to read. She was nine years old. The book? Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin, a story of love between two men–well, actually the story was a little more complicated than that, but hey, she was nine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the dark of the garage, a light, a passion, a sheer joy for love in all its manifestations awoke.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And love between two men–Hot!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kayleigh’s men are often broken, always brave, and always memorable.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://www.kayleighsky.com/?feed=rss2" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/kayleighsky/766385570110391" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/skyboundlove" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/kayleighsky" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pinterest</span></a><br />
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.3px; text-align: justify;">
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43282" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43282/" id="rcwidget_bbr997cn" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-45489253530630797012017-12-05T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-05T00:30:37.250+00:00Book Spotlight & Giveaway: A Warfield Christmas by C.J. Baty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzVTTrRDQiPfxb3rKJ6Lkzkz0NwA7mweJ3wr_WKbIwW7H7LgMNNNOnt23Sm4feTUHcIY3TYor8pm5gsry1xEyYiqUab_6QqlAh0PqzZ6IQCdQWOLDA1n_7Xy6HXGcwkYIoqHo8ldw_jnM/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzVTTrRDQiPfxb3rKJ6Lkzkz0NwA7mweJ3wr_WKbIwW7H7LgMNNNOnt23Sm4feTUHcIY3TYor8pm5gsry1xEyYiqUab_6QqlAh0PqzZ6IQCdQWOLDA1n_7Xy6HXGcwkYIoqHo8ldw_jnM/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDZ0INr-7uhkbsrvvnUI0whniFE1RQfId0McZ6JrwMlg4Y2AUxqkmAChgjkZXCF2VM1QyhwkSEBa4IGiUxMyb1Y5IQnfH31Pg1y0zLBt8oSpiyCfpXmTntd4ttNJqX6VFez-4o8tFsJ52/s1600/Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDZ0INr-7uhkbsrvvnUI0whniFE1RQfId0McZ6JrwMlg4Y2AUxqkmAChgjkZXCF2VM1QyhwkSEBa4IGiUxMyb1Y5IQnfH31Pg1y0zLBt8oSpiyCfpXmTntd4ttNJqX6VFez-4o8tFsJ52/s400/Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2uWXu54" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2koBc8Z" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 20,000 words approx.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Warfield Hotel Mysteries Series</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Drifting Sands (Book #1) - <a href="http://amzn.to/2e3lybp">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2e9Ie97">Amazon UK</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Crashing Waves (Book #2) - <a href="http://amzn.to/2dUa5wo">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2e9JmcJ">Amazon UK</a></span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Roaring Waters (Book #3) - <a href="http://amzn.to/2uWXu54" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2v6PvTB" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Peter Warfield wanted a Christmas like none before. A celebration of putting the past behind them. Leaving Bradley Warfield and Moses Lee buried in the past. A new tradition of love and happiness for future generations. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But, no one was cooperating.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You are invited to celebrate the holidays with Peter, Sally and their daughter, Lily, at the Warfield Manor. There’s no murder to solve or a criminal to catch, but there are secrets to be revealed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Justin Warfield and Marcus Drummond aren’t speaking or telling anyone else what is going on. Damien Fitzgerald and Robert Wyler have been out of the country but is that really the truth. Sally’s been trying to tell Peter something important for weeks but he’s so wrapped up in Christmas, she can’t get through to him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Catch up with the rest of the Warfield extended family: Richard Brooks, Daisy Lee and their son Alexander, Krystal Smith, Winnie, Michaels and all the rest. One thing’s for sure, it will be a Christmas the Warfield’s will never forget.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This book will be more enjoyable if you have read any of the other Warfield Hotel books. Like a beautiful package wrapped up with a shining bow on top, there's a happy ending for all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">C. J. Baty lives in southwest Ohio. Her heart, however, lives in the mountains of Tennessee where she hopes to retire some day. The mountains have always provided her with inspiration and a soothing balm to the stresses of everyday life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The dream of writing her own stories started in high school but was left on the back burner of life until her son introduced her to fan fiction and encouraged her to give it a try. She found that her passion for telling a story was still there and writing them down to share with others was much more thrilling than she had ever expected.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She has a loving and supportive family who don't mind fixing their own meals when she is in the middle of a story, and a network of friends who have encouraged and cheered her on in her quest of being an author.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One thing she has learned from life and she is often heard to say is: “You are never too old to follow your dream!”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/cj.baty.3"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/cbaty"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter</span></a><br />
<a href="http://cjbaty.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website</span></a><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43278" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43278/" id="rcwidget_8klttwo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-15785851601064810242017-12-04T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-04T00:30:11.178+00:00Series Spotlight Guest Post & Giveaway: Hunter Dane Investigations by Adira August<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;"><em>SERIES BLAST AND REVIEW TOUR</em></span></h3>
<img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-4527 size-medium" height="65" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/huntandcamheaderinuseblogger.jpg?w=300" width="300" />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4511" height="366" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/image.png?w=610" width="610" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
<b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> GUEST POST – ADIRA AUGUST</b></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
<br /><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
Hunter Dane is
absolutely Alpha at his job and a total submissive with his true Dom,
Camden Snow. Some have asked me:
</div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
An
Alpha Sub? How Can That Be?</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
There’s an amazing
amount of pure nonsense slung around these days about being an”Alpha”
male or female. Here’s some now:</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; margin-left: 1.27cm;">
“She [Alpha female] is unabashedly sexy as well as career oriented.
Her towering four-inch stilettos march off to the office, the store,
the judge’s chambers, and her lacquered-red soles send a “follow
me” signal, straight to the bedroom.” <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/career-commitment/201404/alpha-woman-beta-woman"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><u>source</u></span></a></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
So. No pressure!<span class="sd-abs-pos" style="left: 10.98cm; position: absolute; top: 0.05cm; width: 211px;"></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
Srsly? Being an
Alpha female requires marching around a courtroom in front of a judge
or jury in four inch fuck-me heels? So she can make sure she isn’t
taken seriously? Can have crippling arthritis in her feet in a few
years?</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
It’s just as bad
for men, apparently. This article requires men to change the way they
walk to “become” an Alpha:</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; margin-left: 1.27cm;">
“Alpha males walk slow but with strong steps. Unlike a beta male
who just walks fast or uses a walk to get from point A to point B, an
alpha male knows his walk can make him stand out.”</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
Oh, dear God. Then
we come to this, a standard trope in modern romance:</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; margin-left: 1.27cm;">
“Alpha males take control. They are dominant. They tell people what
to do. They take over situations when necessary. Alpha males are seen
as powerful. They are the king of the mountain."<a href="http://tobealpha.com/alpha-male-characteristics/">
</a><a href="http://tobealpha.com/alpha-male-characteristics/"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><u>source</u></span></a></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
Hey, at least they
don’t have to stay up there in 4-inch stilettos.
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
<u>SO WHAT IS ALPHA?</u></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
Alphaism in social
structure is a common component of animal studies. But for humans,
let’s use an older, but much better descriptor for Alpha: <i>opinion
leader</i>. This excellent definition comes from a business
dictionary:</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; margin-left: 1.27cm;">
OPINION LEADERS:</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; margin-left: 1.27cm;">
1. General: <b>Influential members of a community, group, or society
to whom others turn for advice, opinions, and views.</b></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; margin-left: 1.27cm;">
2. Marketing: Minority group (called early adopters) that passes
information on new products (received from the media) to less
adventuresome or not as well informed segments of the population.<a href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/opinion-leaders.html">
</a><a href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/opinion-leaders.html"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><u>source</u></span></a></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
If you hang out in a
4th grade classroom, you’ll soon identify which kids are opinion
leaders (OPs).</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
The OP in a group,
what we might call the Alpha, is the one people look at when a
surprising or scary situation arises. Whether a clown or a
rattlesnake enters the room, everyone looks at the OP for a clue as
to how to feel or respond. This kind of Alphahood is a natural trait.</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
<b>Jury Duty:</b>
Someone can learn to manipulate the social situation - 12 strangers
in a room - so that they are elected jury foreman. But during
deliberations, the OP/Alpha—male or female, sitting anywhere at the
table—is the one the other jurors will listen to. This OP/Alpha may
be unassuming or gregarious, or anything in-between. Being Alpha has
nothing to do with expressing sexuality in terms of Dominance or
submission.</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; margin-left: 1.27cm;">
… all of us, along with several other mammal species, appear to
possess subcortical circuits for sexual dominance as well as
submission. ...<a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolution-the-self/201206/dominant-or-submissive-paradox-power-in-sexual-relations">
</a><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolution-the-self/201206/dominant-or-submissive-paradox-power-in-sexual-relations"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><u>source</u></span></a></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
You don’t need to
find neural pathways in an autopsy to know this. Every individual,
female or male, is on a status continuum. They will be dominant
relative to some people and submissive relative to others.</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
Sexually, people
like a partner who rolls them onto their backs and takes over,
because it mimics the partner being the Dominant who has chosen them.
People like to roll someone onto their back and take over because it
mimics being the Dominant and having another submit. Sometimes, both
partners like doing both things in the same session!</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; text-align: left;">
D/s is
a continuum. Some are further along the dominance scale, some the
submissive. Some switch between extremes, and some are just hanging
out in the middle.</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;">
And any of them can
be an Alpha opinion leader or a Delta jury foreman who attained
artificial Alphahood and was relegated to counting the votes and
ordering lunch.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<h3>
</h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
Meet Hunter Dane and Camden Snow</h3>
<img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-4519 aligncenter" height="290" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/yix27vt.jpg?w=300" width="300" />
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: right;">
<img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-4520 aligncenter" height="280" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/lqphfkb.jpg?w=300" width="300" /></h3>
<h3>
</h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<strong>BOOK 1 </strong></h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4454" height="300" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/on-his-knees-cover.jpg?w=200" width="200" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Title: <strong>On His Knees (#1 Cam & Hunter 4Ever) </strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Author: <strong>Adira August</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Publisher: <strong>RedDeer</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Length: <strong>13k words/76 Kindle pages</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Genres: <strong>Contemporary gay, BDSM, erotica</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><br /></strong></div>
<b>Blurb</b>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Sometimes it's the cop who needs to hit the floor...</span><br />
<br />
As a homicide cop, every blood-soaked crime scene settled in my bones and snaked around my spine. There was only one way to exorcise the images from my soul ...<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Inside the club, I stopped to scan the room. He was here, Camden Snow. A Norse sex god in the guise of unpretentious youth. Only his ice-blue eyes gave evidence of the Dom who took whomever he wished, whatever way he wanted, with a look and a nod. Merciless.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Cam found me watching him and fixed me with his arctic gaze. This time, I didn't walk away. He cocked an eyebrow. </span><br />
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Well?</span></i>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The last thing I needed was mercy.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">I dropped to my knees.</span><br />
<br />
<em>A frank exploration of the D/s dynamic between two powerful men. Consensual. Adult. Intense.</em>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Buy Links</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XF2N1QP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/His-Knees-Hunter-Dane-Camden-Cam4Ever-ebook/dp/B06XF2N1QP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon UK </a> </span></div>
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<strong>BOOK 2</strong></h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4455" height="300" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/matchstick-men-cover.jpg?w=200" width="200" /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Title: <strong>Matchstick Men: Hunter Dane Investigation 1</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">(Book 2 of 3 in the HuntandCan4ever series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Author: <strong>Adira August</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Publisher: <strong>RedDeer</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Genre/s: <strong>Police Procedural, Murder Mystery, Contemporary Gay Erotica, BDSM</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Length: <strong>48k words/ 274 pages</strong></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4563" height="415" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/reviewhunt1nomination.png?w=610" width="610" /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="_ezo" id="u_jsonp_8_47">Congratulations</span> to <a class="profileLink" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013613973279&fref=gs&dti=150064241857465&hc_location=group" rel="dialog" role="button">Adira August</a> on her nomination in this year's</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Goodreads M/M Romance Best BDSM category.</div>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/19049818-best-bdsm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/19049818-best-bdsm</a>.
<b>Blurb</b>
<b>S</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>EX, GAMES and MURDER </b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b>
<b><i>Want to play?</i></b><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">It was munch night at the most elite underground BDSM club in the Rockies. Relaxed and informal, highlighted by the weekly Matchstick Challenge game. Detective Sergeant Hunter Dane, reigning champion, looked forward to a relaxing evening to start his 3 days off. A few beers on the deck. An interlude with a sweet sub. Stumping a challenger with a new puzzle. Home early for a decent night's sleep.</span><br />
<br />
<b>Some people are SO </b><b><i>deadly serious</i></b><b> about their games.</b><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Now Hunt has a fresh body and a new puzzle to solve in twenty-four hours if he wants to find a killer.</span>
<br />
<em>A 48k police procedural with a liberal dose of M/M hotness. Which means our fave full-metal Dom shows up to collect on Hunter's offer of his ... coffer. So to speak.</em>
<em>There are puzzles for the reader and mysteries to be solved. Based on characters introduced in the short story On His Knees. </em>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Buy Links</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071X9X17L" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon US</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/MATCHSTICK-MEN-Hunter-Investigation-Cam4Ever-ebook/dp/B071X9X17L" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon UK </a></div>
<br />
<h3>
</h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<strong>BOOK 3</strong></h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4456" height="300" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/dancing-men-large.jpg?w=200" width="200" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"> Title: <strong>Dancing Men: Hunter Dane Investigation 2</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">(Book 3 of 3—and counting—in the HuntandCam4ever series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Author: <strong>Adira August</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Publisher: <strong>RedDeer</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Genre/s: <strong>Police Procedural, Murder Mystery, Gay erotica, BDSM</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Length: <strong>70k words/385 pages</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><br /></strong></div>
<b>Blurb</b><br />
<br />
You have to bury the past, or the past will bury you.<br />
<br />
An ancient burial urn, empty for millennia, is suddenly not so empty.
<span style="font-weight: 400;">When Detective Lieutenant Hunter Dane probes the murder at Natural History Museum, it's his own past that haunts him. To solve the complex case, Hunter needs the talents of Camden Snow, the brilliant, beautiful, “no limits” Dom who'd helped him unravel a very peculiar, and very personal, murder.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">But Cam's ready to kill Hunt, himself! Their high-intensity D/s relationship that began in a playroom, ended in an emergency room.</span>
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If you want to be with me, you'll have to do more make some big re-entry gesture,” Cam said. “That’s just more drama. You’ll have to work for this, Hunter.”</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“All right. What work would that be?” Hunter asked, eager to perform any penance Cam gave him.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You’re the champion puzzle-solver and ace detective. Unravel a mystery.”</span></i>
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hunter’s brows pulled together. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What mystery?”</span></i>
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Me."</span></i><br />
<br />
For adults who love some mystery with their men. A 70k police procedural with a liberal dose of M/M heat. The 2nd of the Hunter Dane Investigations. <i>Matchstick Men</i>, their 1st case, also available on Amazon. Their next case, <i>Psychic Men,</i> will be out in spring of 2018<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Buy Links</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075T5CPFR" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon US</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dancing-Men-Hunter-Investigation-Cam4Ever-ebook/dp/B075T5CPFR" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4515" height="549" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/series-2.jpg?w=610" width="610" /></div>
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<b>GIVEAWAY</b></h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
December Rafflecopter Prize 1 x $25<span style="font-weight: 400;"> Amazon gift card </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a class="rcptr" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/6f12da1516/" id="rcwidget_j9chllqh" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js">https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/6f12da1516/?</div>
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"><em><strong>SERIES BLAST AND REVIEW TOUR SCHEDULE</strong></em></span></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;"><em><strong>DECEMBER</strong></em></span></h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4514" height="521" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/dec-schedule.jpg?w=610" width="610" /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>December 4</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.valerieullmer.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Valerie Ullmer | Romance Author</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://zipperrippers.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zipper Rippers</span> </a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> GUEST POST</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://thereadingaddict-elf.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Reading Addict</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;"> REVIEWS</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>December 12 </strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.books-laid-bare-boys.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Books Laid Bare Boys </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> DANCING MEN REVIEW</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>December 14</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://loveunchainedreviews.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Love Unchained Book Reviews</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;"> REVIEWS</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>December 18</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="https://rainbowgoldreviews.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Rainbow Gold Reviews</a> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> DANCING MEN REVIEW</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>December 20</strong> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://annebarwell.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Drops of Ink</span> </a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> GUEST POST/INTERVIEW </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://helenasheat.blogspot.ie/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Way She Reads</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;"> GUEST POST/REVIEW RECAP</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://noteworthybookreviews.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Noteworthy Book Reviews</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;"> REVIEW</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://moonangel23.blogspot.com./" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Making it Happen</a> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> REVIEWS</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>December 27</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://bfdbookblog.net/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BFD Book Blog </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> REVIEWS</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>December </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>30</strong> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://m.facebook.com/tangentsandtissues2/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Tangents and Tissues</a> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> REVIEWS</span></div>
<h3>
</h3>
<img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-4513 size-medium" height="300" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/rygosi8.png?w=300" width="300" />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>About the Author</strong></div>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">TYPOS ARE MY TRADEMEARK</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">I write mostly BDSM EROTICA because I love exploring the power dynamics in terms of the love relationships. The work is explicit. It's always consensual. If you have triggers about certain kinds of practices, use discretion. I do not make kink lists for my titles.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">I went to school interminably, it seemed like. I studied anthropology and paleontology and genetics and literature and theology and ancient Greek. I chased down bad guys, raised children, climbed mountains, played poker, searched for dinosaurs and have had a rather large number of lovers. (I'm not giving up any numbers because TMI) Through it all, I wrote.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">No wonder I'm so tired.</span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>*AUTHOR'S NOTE*</b></div>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">You can read all my books stand-alone. There's plenty of information about what happened previously in Hunt and Cam's story for you to easily follow their relationship arc. The mysteries are always complete within the stories.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">BUT if you're a romance lover, the relationship story is not a romance. It is a love story. But it's also the story of two independent Alpha males: one gay and one bisexual, one Dom and one switch with a preference for BDSM. And they aren't simple, take it from someone who shares headspace with them.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">I love these guys. They surprise me and challenge me and break my heart, sometimes. They inspire me. </span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">(Just some FYI for the new readers. Hi. Welcome.)</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Addi</span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Social Media Links</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://huntandcam4ever.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Blog/Website</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/adiraaugustauthor/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook Author Page</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/511158432581372/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Addi's Facebook Spoiler Group</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Adira_August" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4451" height="458" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/tour-banner.jpg?w=610" width="610" /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://gaybookpromotions.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Hosted by Gay Book Promotions</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="Gay-book-promotions-logos-jayAheer2017-square2 copy 2" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1882" height="300" src="https://gaybookpromotions.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/gay-book-promotions-logos-jayaheer2017-square2-copy-2.jpg?w=600" width="300" /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-47600476238020566852017-12-02T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-02T00:30:11.111+00:00New Release & Giveaway: To Love and to Cherish by Addison Allbright<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZKS0bb97ONfOImYZujDnvwJlP5YPTOtiAm8YPMHg81sczDgVjzUjkiPebJ6QtPCjJWEtbpBmFrBQCge3TD-PKsP15xRkd239B600Uwqahmi4eZXlbLc5HjOo-pm_jD5MTHO4Q8MrrVLd/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZKS0bb97ONfOImYZujDnvwJlP5YPTOtiAm8YPMHg81sczDgVjzUjkiPebJ6QtPCjJWEtbpBmFrBQCge3TD-PKsP15xRkd239B600Uwqahmi4eZXlbLc5HjOo-pm_jD5MTHO4Q8MrrVLd/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOpuSY0MOfwPhe-fThTuf3RbRBkegQ0aTfQpAJVGhq2s6E4gAHsLkoU-3mjNsyp1UoDMkxD-m1X2KOWK397sSwDnEHL0k675OHoIXqv1j4prj7il_s0s00N9VWh71I2opk5EnlCQIQtHf/s1600/ToLoveandToCherishFULL.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOpuSY0MOfwPhe-fThTuf3RbRBkegQ0aTfQpAJVGhq2s6E4gAHsLkoU-3mjNsyp1UoDMkxD-m1X2KOWK397sSwDnEHL0k675OHoIXqv1j4prj7il_s0s00N9VWh71I2opk5EnlCQIQtHf/s320/ToLoveandToCherishFULL.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links: </b><a href="http://amzn.to/2AfnxXp" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2BwsGZr" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a> | <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/To-Love-and-to-Cherish-Audiobook/B0771RZ2BX" target="_blank">Audible US</a> | <a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Fiction/To-Love-and-to-Cherish-Audiobook/B0771TCL8Y/" target="_blank">Audible UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 7hrs 45 mins</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Narrator:</b> David Gilmore</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Vow's Series</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'Til Death Do Us Part - <a href="http://amzn.to/2guEyCv">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2kGas3o">Amazon UK</a> | <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/Til-Death-Do-Us-Part-Audiobook/B075WXV8KN/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1507722604&sr=1-1">Audible US</a> | <a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Fiction/Til-Death-Do-Us-Part-Audiobook/B075WZLY12/ref=a_search_c4_1_3_srTtl?qid=1507724751&sr=1-3">Audible UK</a></span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">From This Day Forward - <a href="http://amzn.to/2xz6rPj">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2yaNcNS">Amazon UK</a> | <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/From-This-Day-Forward-Audiobook/B075WXVBS3/ref=a_search_c4_1_2_srTtl?qid=1507724820&sr=1-2">Audible US</a> | <a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Fiction/From-This-Day-Forward-Audiobook/B075WXVD34/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1507724841&sr=1-1">Audible UK</a></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jilted by his fiancé two weeks before their wedding, Nash Marino's outlook on life in general, and love in particular, is jaded. After months of couch-surfing, Nash is fed up. He's sick and tired of his living conditions, worn out by the demands of his nursing job, and despairs of ever finding love again. In fact, he doesn't think he's capable of true love. Monogamy, commitment, companionship, and regular sex...that's all he wants, and the sooner, the better.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When Nash crosses paths with a like-minded man who's also in need of a live-in nurse for a beloved relative, Nash figures all his problems are solved. But matters are complicated by a freak accident and amnesia. When Nash's marriage of convenience scheme is muddied by notions of love after his memory reboot, will their plans go awry, or will Nash's new outlook on life be just what the doctor ordered?</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Companion to Til Death Do Us Part</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></i>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHOAulVsdFqc8v9SavZiiKqMxMrUeQCTtuPvQ6rTeayLTaxSDR8zgtyWN4hwXQnPop3zZZXAO6zn6B0znMy_CoJ3IMOvtl4Aru-j0hbAeWM6EWZ3AV8uI7RWqJ_j_pz5DWSoPpd-qOXRu/s1600/Copy+of+Photo+on+7-23-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="862" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHOAulVsdFqc8v9SavZiiKqMxMrUeQCTtuPvQ6rTeayLTaxSDR8zgtyWN4hwXQnPop3zZZXAO6zn6B0znMy_CoJ3IMOvtl4Aru-j0hbAeWM6EWZ3AV8uI7RWqJ_j_pz5DWSoPpd-qOXRu/s200/Copy+of+Photo+on+7-23-16.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Addison Albright lives in the middle of the USA with two peculiar cats. Her stories are gay (sometimes erotic) romance, and tend to be sweet man-love in contemporary settings. Her education includes a BS in Education with a major in mathematics and a minor in chemistry. Addison loves spending time with her family, reading, popcorn, boating, French fries, “open window weather,” cats, math, and anything chocolate. She loves to read pretty much anything and everything, anytime and anywhere.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">eMail: addison.albright@gmail.com</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website/Blog: <a href="https://authoraddisonalbright.com/">https://authoraddisonalbright.com</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook Page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AddisonAlbright">https://www.facebook.com/AddisonAlbright</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook Profile: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/addison.albright.profile">https://www.facebook.com/addison.albright.profile</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/AddisonAlbright">http://twitter.com/AddisonAlbright</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/addisonalbright/">https://www.pinterest.com/addisonalbright/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">BookBub: <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/addison-albright">https://www.bookbub.com/profile/addison-albright</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Queeromance Ink: <a href="https://www.queeromanceink.com/mbm-book-author/addison-albright/">https://www.queeromanceink.com/mbm-book-author/addison-albright/</a></span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43271" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43271/" id="rcwidget_z2x9ookg" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-5969078025226045092017-12-01T00:30:00.001+00:002017-12-01T00:30:02.908+00:00New Release & Giveaway: Inseparable by Sloan Johnson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUtudwx0YjuIIo-s2kf7uMlE6rjKuwPUGSKlM_cj1hnea-V7Kvp9AgshqmtcdIpyxIJPqIt993uc6WwIdvPmoZCaCnbjG7uUaV-UFGwCc5VtqYsJ3vnvtuquZnyy9S3b6k3x1Qrz5rdZC/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUtudwx0YjuIIo-s2kf7uMlE6rjKuwPUGSKlM_cj1hnea-V7Kvp9AgshqmtcdIpyxIJPqIt993uc6WwIdvPmoZCaCnbjG7uUaV-UFGwCc5VtqYsJ3vnvtuquZnyy9S3b6k3x1Qrz5rdZC/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThEujBM2SaFups8g7qcXocgmdVQVdbupEqERiXzfGlxpiihiWsbVi6EZX8F6vHaOlPJlFN6yyaTWyG0T-u0Gyww6CnIvvUGXRuloBvK-_vU8m_K9Umq1lqFMeOvTHfN1vpgkeRnau3JyL/s1600/inseparable.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThEujBM2SaFups8g7qcXocgmdVQVdbupEqERiXzfGlxpiihiWsbVi6EZX8F6vHaOlPJlFN6yyaTWyG0T-u0Gyww6CnIvvUGXRuloBvK-_vU8m_K9Umq1lqFMeOvTHfN1vpgkeRnau3JyL/s400/inseparable.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2AgdJMV" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2zBcfd5" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 60,000 words approx</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trevor and Gabe never knew life without the other. As only children, they grew up as close as brothers, but their love grew to something more. Something they couldn't talk about because their parents wouldn't understand.</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gabe is gay and unapologetic about his sexuality. He refuses to live his life in the shadows, but that doesn't mean he isn't harboring secrets.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trevor is his parents’ miracle child and he doesn’t want to hurt them. Coming out, admitting he's in love with Gabe, could ruin everything. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Heading off to college was supposed to finally free them to be together, but nothing is as easy as it seems. Can they find a way to navigate this new world, living and loving openly?</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sloan Johnson is a big city girl trapped in a country girl’s life. While she longs for the hustle and bustle of New York City or Las Vegas, she hasn’t yet figured out how to sit on the deck with her morning coffee, watching the deer and wild turkeys in the fields while surrounded by concrete and glass. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When she was three, her parents received their first call from the principal asking them to pick her up from school. Apparently, if you aren’t enrolled, you can’t attend classes, even in Kindergarten. The next week, she was in preschool and started plotting her first story soon after. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Later in life, her parents needed to do something to help their socially awkward, uncoordinated child come out of her shell and figured there was no better place than a bar on Wednesday nights. It’s a good thing they did because this is where she found her love of reading and writing. Who needs socialization when you can sit alone in your bedroom with a good book? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now, Sloan is a tattooed mom with a mohawk and two kids. She’s been kicked out of the PTA in two school districts and is no longer asked to help with fundraisers because she’s been known to lose herself with a good book and forget she has somewhere to be. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://authorsloanj.com/">http://authorsloanj.com/</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://facebook.com/authorsloanjohnson">https://facebook.com/authorsloanjohnson</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/1/+SloanJohnsonAuthor">https://plus.google.com/u/1/+SloanJohnsonAuthor</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://instagram.com/authorsloanj">http://instagram.com/authorsloanj</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/authorsloanj">http://pinterest.com/authorsloanj</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://authorsloanj.tumblr.com/">http://authorsloanj.tumblr.com/</a> </span><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/authorsloanj"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">https://twitter.com/authorsloanj</span></a><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43274" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43274/" id="rcwidget_xqitkkpt" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-80132172193067444492017-12-01T00:30:00.000+00:002017-12-01T00:30:14.541+00:00New Release & Giveaway: Deep Edge by R.J. Scott & V.L. Locey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5Gh9Tuef3DtTBA24WAhnW1b0lZ2SVbH6aWBL5u8FJ1Np2A2uehBIFDB1QoawQbRUqtGuL-CGtdD8aYcf29K_fn4-rp4TpOoHICBJQPKProRCfI5BAzJNNmtbROYV4HWPadFxL5NHskF4/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5Gh9Tuef3DtTBA24WAhnW1b0lZ2SVbH6aWBL5u8FJ1Np2A2uehBIFDB1QoawQbRUqtGuL-CGtdD8aYcf29K_fn4-rp4TpOoHICBJQPKProRCfI5BAzJNNmtbROYV4HWPadFxL5NHskF4/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmoCcJ4s_EHaoKLoVj9-2inatmtwZ12OxV-utlf06MK_KJTozDIzzYf4YgEPO0prH1rD0hseO-F7GG7uqLZ992lVBUmMMqdjBaDLqSZijO3BjJnTtrJa68oVmKQu2bvZutW_h071wbVVg/s1600/Deep_Edge_jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmoCcJ4s_EHaoKLoVj9-2inatmtwZ12OxV-utlf06MK_KJTozDIzzYf4YgEPO0prH1rD0hseO-F7GG7uqLZ992lVBUmMMqdjBaDLqSZijO3BjJnTtrJa68oVmKQu2bvZutW_h071wbVVg/s400/Deep_Edge_jpg.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2AhA0Kc" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2j4yn9h" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a> | <a href="https://goo.gl/2J8dAr" target="_blank">KOBO</a> | <a href="https://goo.gl/ujvaRB" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://goo.gl/aVpCWE" target="_blank">Smashwords </a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 52,000 words approx.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cover Design:</b> <a href="http://meredithrussellart.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Meredith Russell</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Harrisburg Railers Series</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Book #1 - Changing Lines - <a href="http://amzn.to/2v82xw7" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2tDUpFw" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Book #2 - First Season - <a href="http://amzn.to/2wMoiBO" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2ffCI7g" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One man’s passion, another man’s lies. Can love fix even the darkest of hearts?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trent Hanson is a figure skating phenom adored by millions around the world. His whole life has been dedicated to the sport he loves even when the sport - and his own family - have turned against him. From the playground to the Olympics to his parent’s living room, Trent has fought against bullies and homophobes to be the out and proud gay man he is. But the constant fighting has left Trent tired, lonely, and skittish. All those fears will have to be shelved though when he’s hired to spend the summer working with the Harrisburg Railers ice hockey team. Who would have guessed that the man fate has decided to pair him off with is Dieter Lehmann, all-around sex god and a man who seems to have everything to prove and doesn’t care who he hurts to get what he wants.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dieter has spent too many years languishing in the minors and a secret addiction to prescription painkillers means his career is in a downward spiral. His ex is blackmailing him and he’s close to walking away from it all. But when he’s called up in the run for the Stanley Cup to cover injuries he has a taste of what it’s like playing in the NHL and he realizes that a place on the Railers roster is what he wants more than anything. More than listening to his heart, and even more than caring for the infuriating figure skater who gets under his skin. When he crosses the line to get what he wants, he knows he has lost his way. He has to change, but is it too late for both his career and any chance he might have at love?</span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsrOtDG74o7U4zEIF7uRlK8rTRJZnHykZSjk7YOInUTagPkvowdyndKBjsSdWapk-zGu1utNGcrIUs0kF6cMKR3e2j54gJmnbtri2T_HD0TFDq1rwQzS0qvpTPWmjosaVKTnmjWJjWztA/s1600/DeepEdge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsrOtDG74o7U4zEIF7uRlK8rTRJZnHykZSjk7YOInUTagPkvowdyndKBjsSdWapk-zGu1utNGcrIUs0kF6cMKR3e2j54gJmnbtri2T_HD0TFDq1rwQzS0qvpTPWmjosaVKTnmjWJjWztA/s320/DeepEdge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Excerpt</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ah, agents. They were so lovely – when they weren’t embezzling all your money and spending it on whores, vodka gimlets, and a particularly bad run over a week in Atlantic City. Note to the young and innocent – never let your stepfather manage your money, especially when he’s open about how much he dislikes your gay little ass. That way you won’t end up broke, shamed, and trying to figure out how to keep your mother and grandmother from being booted out of their house while your rink teeters on the edge of financial ruin. Where the <i>fuck</i> had all my happy gone? I wanted it back, dammit!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I moved past the windows that looked down on Philadelphia, my hometown. I’d been born and raised in the City of Brotherly Love. I adored this city, and it loved me in return. Or had. Now I was just the mincing and well-dressed queer who didn’t even have two pennies to rub together. How quickly love and adoration turned to titters and cold shoulders. Drawing my coat around me, I sat down in a plush beige chair and crossed one leg over the other, making sure my coat draped properly over my thighs. I hate wrinkles. And beige. Why were straights so afraid of a little color?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gayle sat down behind her desk, smiled at me yet again, and folded her hands in front of her. I raised a freshly plucked eyebrow. She was still trying to get a handle on me. Tobey & Troy was the largest athletic representation firm in Philly. They handled most of the Eagles, Sixers and Flyers, as well as several tennis players. And now they had me. Trent Lawrence Hanson. Famed gay figure skater and next in line to be a Dickens character in real life. Please, sir, I want some more. Ugh. As if I’d eat gruel. What if I had to? The thought was too much to bear.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“I think that now that the legal issues with your father—”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Stepfather,” I quickly reminded her.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Yes, sorry, stepfather. Well, now that he’s been convicted and is serving time, I think this is the moment to start working on marketing you in a positive light.” She smiled again, nervously, and leveled light blue eyes at me. “Where are you in terms of returning to competitive skating?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I glanced out the window at Ben Franklin standing atop City Hall. I began running my hands over the thin cotton flaps lying over my thighs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“I have no money, my professional reputation is shot, and both my rink and my mother’s house are two months away from foreclosure. Do you honestly think I could find the mental clarity and focus to skate again?” As soon as I heard how bitchy I sounded, I placed a hand over my mouth. “I’m so sorry,” I mumbled into my fingers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“It’s quite understandable,” she replied. She was far too nice to be saddled with a miserable cow-bag like me. I wanted to cry, but didn’t. I’d do that later when I visited Mom and my <i>Lola</i>. “Would you like something to drink?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Water would be lovely,” I coughed into my fingers. She rang her receptionist. “I’m better now. See.” I lowered my hand and smiled brilliantly at her.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gayle nodded, but melancholy lingered in her gaze. A tiny blonde hurried in with a bottle of water and handed it to me. I was about to ask if she could possibly find a cold one, but I bit my tongue. Bitchy Trent had already escaped once today.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Thank you.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She nodded and scurried out, closing the door behind her slim backside. Her shoes were terrible. Who wears black flats with a peach dress in late June? Honestly, women, learn how to dress. I took tiny sips of the tepid water. Gayle waited. I capped the bottle and balanced it in my left hand so my coat didn’t get watermarked. I was a beggar now. I had to keep my wardrobe in good shape. Tears threatened again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gayle broke into the building weep-fest. “I understand that you’re not mentally ready to return to figure skating. To that end, we need to find you something to do that will bring in good money so you can get your assets back in sound fiscal shape.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“You mean pull my rink and my mother’s house out of the snapping jaws of foreclosure?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Well, I wouldn’t have been quite that dramatic…”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Few are.” I sighed as I returned to working out the crinkles in my duster.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Right, well, I’ve been approached by GLBTQtv about a reality show with you as the star.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My chin dropped to my chest. “Get. Out.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“I’m very serious,” Gayle said, her smile spreading into a grin. “They’re waving a nice fat contract at us.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“I’ll do it! Wait. Are there lots of zeros mentioned in the contract?” I was so excited I grabbed my duster and wadded it up in my right hand.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“There are several zeros,” she whispered as her grin grew even wider.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“I’ll do it!” My gods, I was such a whore. Wave a ten in front of me and down to my knees I went. But zeros meant money. Money that would keep my family safely housed and my rink operational. Rainbow Skate was <i>my</i> rink. I’d bought it and refurbished it. It was where I practiced. And it was where little gay and straight children who wanted a safe place to skate and express themselves and their art could come. No hateful slurs or brutes were allowed at Rainbow Skate. That was my rule. I hated bullies. I’d dealt with them from the time I was eight and discovered how fabulous I was on skates and how amazing my sewing skills were. By the time I was fourteen and came out officially, not one person was shocked. My stepfather was disgusted, but then again, he was a thieving twat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Wonderful! I’ve read over the contract and it’s pretty straightforward.” I bounced in my seat as Gayle talked. “They’re asking for six to eight weeks with exclusive access to you and the Railers as you work with them.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The bouncing slowed. “I’m sorry...” I tapped my right ear. “Did you say Railers? What are Railers?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“They’re the hockey team that’s expressed a pointed interest in working with you on this show.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I couldn’t control the laugh that burst out of me. I roared so long and so heartily that I was close to hyperventilating when the laughter began to die down. Gayle sat behind her desk, staring at me as if I’d gone around the bend.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“<i>Phew</i>. Oh, my gods and garters,” I panted several minutes later. Dabbing gently under my eyes, I saw a blur of black on my fingertip. “And I thought this was waterproof eyeliner. Do you have tissues?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She got up , grabbed a box from the edge of her desk, and handed it to me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Thank you.” I wiped my finger on a Kleenex, then gingerly pulled a tiny corner under my right and then left eye. “I hate this cheap stuff. I’m going to throw it out when I get home. Why did I even buy anything other than waterproof?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Is there a problem with you working with hockey players?” Gayle asked after she sat back down.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I tittered. “How much time do you have?” I asked.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She gawked at me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“I do not do jocks.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“But you’re a jock.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Uh, no, no, I am not. I’m an artist. I don’t go skating around hitting people in the face with sticks. No, sorry, this sweet thing,” I motioned to myself, “does not do hockey players, footballers, baseballers, basketballers, or those men who run around with nets to catch balls in. Lacrosse! I don’t do them either. I <i>will</i> do tennis players or an occasional fellow skater, but they can’t be on my team. Cat fights amongst team members are so ugly. I rather like Russian skaters. It’s the accent. I once did a Russian skater. He was delicious. I called it my Boris Godunov phase.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I giggled at the witty, but Gayle simply continued to gape. I was so happy now – why was she being a prude?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“What?” I asked when she didn’t speak.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Trent, this contract is contingent on you working with the Railers.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“No, sorry. I don’t <i>do</i> hockey players. Didn’t we just cover that? They’re rude bullies who have never passed up an opportunity to shove me into lockers, dunk my head into toilets, or taunt me in front of everyone at the rink. Nope. Tell them I don’t do hockey players.”</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-klanwLXRXg8nQE9oRgPI85Y0SWoNw_tGZiMqYHG0r2qzRLujqynhKhtaj6VwZNG_RkN0Wrxs16y78IpFbZ7h0q7yVfWHuMxDTDC0rTwHYEGxk3hDYaqz5XqRBS36szLnIWFIsVl_6UW/s1600/Copy+of+stencil.square1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-klanwLXRXg8nQE9oRgPI85Y0SWoNw_tGZiMqYHG0r2qzRLujqynhKhtaj6VwZNG_RkN0Wrxs16y78IpFbZ7h0q7yVfWHuMxDTDC0rTwHYEGxk3hDYaqz5XqRBS36szLnIWFIsVl_6UW/s200/Copy+of+stencil.square1200.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>RJ Scott</b> is the bestselling romance author of over 100 romance books. She writes emotional stories of complicated characters, cowboys, millionaire, princes, and the men and women who get mixed up in their lives. RJ is known for writing books that always end with a happy ever after. She lives just outside London and spends every waking minute she isn't with family either reading or writing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The last time she had a week’s break from writing she didn't like it one little bit, and she has yet to meet a bottle of wine she couldn’t defeat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">mailto:rj@rjscott.co.uk</span><br />
<a href="http://www.rjscott.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/author.rjscott?ref=ts&fref=ts"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3432558.R_J_Scott"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Goodreads</span></a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/Rjscott_author"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.librarything.com/author/scottrj"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">LibraryThing</span></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4u4BMUpH56khwpbcspcnT7Lb1s3IJ9AQ_ERPV-jx6B-slHOR080hN3ZO4khu0B1Lbx7UVq_KIbNMsjgcIStNDJhHxkEuQJCiJz3gcMhkLMn90RlKIeiiBP7o0W-l3bgmrAbBh6Ml7ENY/s1600/Copy+of+Locey+Logo_FB+Profile+Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="340" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4u4BMUpH56khwpbcspcnT7Lb1s3IJ9AQ_ERPV-jx6B-slHOR080hN3ZO4khu0B1Lbx7UVq_KIbNMsjgcIStNDJhHxkEuQJCiJz3gcMhkLMn90RlKIeiiBP7o0W-l3bgmrAbBh6Ml7ENY/s200/Copy+of+Locey+Logo_FB+Profile+Image.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>V.L. Locey</b> loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a flock of assorted domestic fowl, and two Jersey steers. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in hand. She can also be found online on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and GoodReads. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://vlloceyauthor.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/VL-Locey/124405447678452"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/vllocey"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/vllocey/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pinterest</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5807700.V_L_Locey"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Goodreads</span></a><br />
<a href="http://thoughtsfromayodelinggoatherder.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Blog</span></a><br />
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43273" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43273/" id="rcwidget_3bwgm319" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-24227683960085356242017-11-30T00:30:00.000+00:002017-11-30T00:30:03.818+00:00New Release Giveaway: In Case of Emergency by Keira Andrews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuAcXLDvVJd-M_3W0PW_MRp36zT6khfC7xoxgkEEpjwaSRJh-5H7cklV2yHp0mJqXO1PIekYYB8HQUKGWPwV5AgdmxrlYBXArCqFJwT1onUlrS_X30eeecEQjwgyVg0pEVsV74610LXyC/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuAcXLDvVJd-M_3W0PW_MRp36zT6khfC7xoxgkEEpjwaSRJh-5H7cklV2yHp0mJqXO1PIekYYB8HQUKGWPwV5AgdmxrlYBXArCqFJwT1onUlrS_X30eeecEQjwgyVg0pEVsV74610LXyC/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8kb326IIz5Y1Ut4nkj4EVcybVoe4rAALX_cHffBD-Bg6qQ0AOrlDD6DZT1v4CF2Dojw3XGF2lNGufunc8Lyux6iWbAktoBFbdhDkfTfu28FKeRL3ON9GjhTXUTafH6gL5ZhaAAB74JE5/s1600/In+Case+of+Emergency_Keira+Andrews_400x600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8kb326IIz5Y1Ut4nkj4EVcybVoe4rAALX_cHffBD-Bg6qQ0AOrlDD6DZT1v4CF2Dojw3XGF2lNGufunc8Lyux6iWbAktoBFbdhDkfTfu28FKeRL3ON9GjhTXUTafH6gL5ZhaAAB74JE5/s400/In+Case+of+Emergency_Keira+Andrews_400x600.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2nepmiC" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2kcIInj" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 32,000 words approx.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cover Design:</b> Dar Albert @ <a href="https://www.wickedsmartdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Wicked Smart Designs</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Former stepbrothers find Christmas romance under the tree.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After years alone, Daniel Diaz is finally ready to shake up his orderly, solitary life. He's about to leave for a cozy Christmas getaway with his new man when he gets the call from the ER that his former stepbrother has been admitted with a concussion and a broken hand—and Cole put him down as his emergency contact. Why the hell would he do that? Daniel barely knows the guy. After all, their parents' marriage lasted less than a year and it was a decade ago!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But Cole has no one else to look after him and strict doctor's orders not to be left alone. So fine, Daniel will bring him along on vacation to make sure he doesn't starve or fall into a coma. This is supposed to be Daniel's chance to explore romance again after locking down his feelings for too long—except it turns out his could-be boyfriend is more interested in partying and being an obnoxious jerk. Daniel sends him packing, and now he's stuck with a virtual stranger in an isolated mountain cabin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cole Smith crushed hard on cranky Daniel when they were teenagers. Alone with him in a romantic winter wonderland, those feelings roar back to life. Glimpsing the caring, vulnerable man under Daniel's frosty shell, he yearns to get closer. Christmas is a time for surprises, and Daniel and Cole discover a scorching connection that just might melt their hearts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This fluffy gay Christmas romance from Keira Andrews features former stepbrothers reconnecting as adults, sexy hot-tub shenanigans, cuddling by the fire, and of course a happy ending.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6edblvM06rSa8dZYL9k4oj2xjFQ0CcbMsnd6WgKwsDIN88g0KkeDJWPC9zU4YQDoJmXyCHj72Y_8x3PvP8zaPQVtuuCjcTA3pkko-6uPBqUNpUenSLFtC6Lf71XRNY59MHP0O5BXTmJCl/s1600/ICA3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6edblvM06rSa8dZYL9k4oj2xjFQ0CcbMsnd6WgKwsDIN88g0KkeDJWPC9zU4YQDoJmXyCHj72Y_8x3PvP8zaPQVtuuCjcTA3pkko-6uPBqUNpUenSLFtC6Lf71XRNY59MHP0O5BXTmJCl/s400/ICA3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After writing for years yet never really finding the right inspiration, Keira discovered her voice in gay romance, which has become a passion. She writes contemporary, historical, fantasy, and paranormal fiction and — although she loves delicious angst along the way — Keira firmly believes in happy endings. For as Oscar Wilde once said:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/keiraandrewsromance/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/keiraandrews"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/keiraandrewsauthor/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Instagram</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/keira-andrews"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bookbub</span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43270" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43270/" id="rcwidget_v7si0mi1" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-30961521157904227052017-11-29T00:30:00.000+00:002017-11-29T00:30:08.319+00:00Review & Giveaway: Undercover Star by Jackie Keswick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_z0UVct2PzSvvstn4dnTrsvPcWPUoVlbK6ixGJ35PJRAfkMsd6yaikfGV_lUeR6veh2xsNfnRc-ulO7lUptT2RWKHF_I7iNNeJIJuVvvbS_8F1Ej1VxdNMaN7OxjqoPpX0RyGigv_ncw/s1600/RTBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_z0UVct2PzSvvstn4dnTrsvPcWPUoVlbK6ixGJ35PJRAfkMsd6yaikfGV_lUeR6veh2xsNfnRc-ulO7lUptT2RWKHF_I7iNNeJIJuVvvbS_8F1Ej1VxdNMaN7OxjqoPpX0RyGigv_ncw/s400/RTBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCdWr6_K-LGK6qMNtfSAhlLNArrDL4G4pge8novFFsbhNIOKTb6q1n4uQkupD7EoYXa4lDb1l3LR6FrZTR77LegzKun3FMNvgiFT5D2UPqhZbz8mtevfm5ukliu_md95647wxUW1pxsR8/s1600/Copy+of+undercover+star+v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCdWr6_K-LGK6qMNtfSAhlLNArrDL4G4pge8novFFsbhNIOKTb6q1n4uQkupD7EoYXa4lDb1l3LR6FrZTR77LegzKun3FMNvgiFT5D2UPqhZbz8mtevfm5ukliu_md95647wxUW1pxsR8/s400/Copy+of+undercover+star+v2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2zRPpkp" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2hNQ13S" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 41,000 words</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cover Design: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011232911455" target="_blank">Emma Griffin</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It sounds like the stupidest idea in the history of stupid ideas. Detective Inspector Josh Ingram wants to find a deadly medieval locket and through it, a murderer. So why does his boss decide to team him up with Matisse Vervein, a pop idol many consider just a pretty face... and expect the two of them to hunt down an art thief?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Marissa Godwin, Matisse's no-nonsense manager, isn't stupid. Neither is her brother-in-law, Detective Superintendent Tim Montgomery. Each is looking out for a lonely man on the verge of quitting what he does best, and both believe that their charges would make a great team.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The attraction sizzling between Josh and Matisse is hard to miss, but there's plenty of resentment, too. Focussed on pushing Josh and Matisse towards each other, Marissa and Tim haven't imagined the kind of trouble a music star and a detective can find when they ditch their prejudices and accept that the attraction between them is mutual. Or how far each is prepared to go to prove it to the other.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A feel-good, action adventure romance set in England and Scotland, featuring a reluctant pop star who's not out, a detective trying his hand at being a bodyguard, plenty of adventure, and a happy ending.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">REV</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">IEW 4 STARS</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">For the past couple of years, DI Josh Ingram has been trying to find the murderer of his police partner and best friend, Paul. Paul had been in the wrong place at the wrong time: looking at a Renaissance locket in a market in Rome, when he was murdered and the locket stolen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">The locket was on of a set of two, the other one in display in Kilbride House, which is rarely open to the public. They do host a gala charity event every year, and Josh needs to get in. The owners don't want a police presence there and so Josh needs a different way in - he becomes a pretend bodyguard to pop icon Matisse Vervein, who the owners are keen to have at their gala.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Matisse has had every success with his pop career and he loves his fans, and knows he wouldn't have got far without them. He's a pin-up for many a teenage girl and as such he isn't out, nowhere hear out. But sometimes he just wishes he could be himself and try his hand at rock music, his first love.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">The sparks fly between then as soon as they first meet, but it takes a while for them to warm up to each other.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">It's fast-paced with a good strong plot and a balance between the crime plot and the romance. There were a few love scenes, not overly explicit but with a good emotional bond as well as physical bond bewteen the characters.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">On paper, they seem an odd couple at first glance, but Josh and Matisse do complement other each well. Both are interesting and likeable in their own way and you'll be rooting for them to get their happily ever after.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">The ending was a little abrupt, but not quite a cliff-hanger and I suspect there may be more stories with Josh and Matisse.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Tender, romantic and emotional ups and downs - what more can you ask for in a romance?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw7XtBTh0eKg1zUQnj4lgjYgg6iQ8FesGfa8YVyBs3dMboGYSfKCdx9-SPrnFKq4gktRVD7wngLwRVImn0m6M0W8NU5nH9MNHqGGf06SlfKndDMcUhZPhmc8m73SEsGigOPlLqNEii_yO/s1600/TourGraphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw7XtBTh0eKg1zUQnj4lgjYgg6iQ8FesGfa8YVyBs3dMboGYSfKCdx9-SPrnFKq4gktRVD7wngLwRVImn0m6M0W8NU5nH9MNHqGGf06SlfKndDMcUhZPhmc8m73SEsGigOPlLqNEii_yO/s640/TourGraphic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">November 22 - <a href="http://www.urbansmoothie.com/" target="_blank">Urban Smoothie Read</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">November 24 - <a href="https://optimumm.blog/" target="_blank">OptimuMM</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">November 27 - <a href="http://ebookaddicts.net/" target="_blank">Ebook Addicts</a>, <a href="https://moonangel23.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Making It Happen</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">November 29 - <a href="http://zipperrippers.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Zipper Rippers</a>, <a href="http://scatteredthoughtsandroguewords.com/" target="_blank">Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words</a>, <a href="http://www.valerieullmer.com/" target="_blank">Valerie Ullmer</a>, <a href="http://wickedfaeriesreviews.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wicked Faerie's Tales & Reviews</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">December 1 - <a href="https://mirrigold.com/" target="_blank">Mirrigold: Mutterings & Musings</a>, <a href="http://bayoubookjunkie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bayou Book Junkie</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdnSqDYTRxzk9aMqJ3DN06ZuiEkrSIvgU1jr0rGmEsEjyAFoaxhbD72BqOxfOU4jKgEHg6PF54BFhIidnWEDC39nYrWYlDabTWI08r8ZeVXCO4iXjohGUCER61EOwe7hvtcU_vLV6k1Nm/s1600/UndercoverStar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdnSqDYTRxzk9aMqJ3DN06ZuiEkrSIvgU1jr0rGmEsEjyAFoaxhbD72BqOxfOU4jKgEHg6PF54BFhIidnWEDC39nYrWYlDabTWI08r8ZeVXCO4iXjohGUCER61EOwe7hvtcU_vLV6k1Nm/s320/UndercoverStar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jackie Keswick was born behind the Iron Curtain with itchy feet, a bent for rocks and a recurring dream of stepping off a bus in the middle of nowhere to go home. She's worked in a hospital and as the only girl with 52 men on an oil rig, spent a winter in Moscow and a summer in Iceland and finally settled in the country of her dreams with her dream team: a husband, a cat, a tandem, a hammer and a laptop. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jackie loves stories about unexpected reunions and second chances, and men who don't follow the rules when those rules are stupid. She has a thing for green eyes, blogs about English history and food, and is a great believer in making up soundtracks for everything, including her characters and the cat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And she still hasn't found the place where the bus stops.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For questions and comments, not restricted to green eyes, bus stops or recipes for traditional English food, you can find Jackie Keswick in all the usual places: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://www.jackiekeswick.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website</span></a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/JackieKeswick"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/JackieKeswick"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">FB</span></a><br />
<a href="http://eepurl.com/ctY9RD"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Newsletter</span></a><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43265" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43265/" id="rcwidget_3ma7ghzv" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-42575181902639236382017-11-28T00:30:00.000+00:002017-11-28T00:30:03.491+00:00New Release & Giveaway: Not Just For Christmas by Annabelle Jacobs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBEvJI3MSkKyS6n6IIcnNwGbyn4J_yJgMnfdBmWAy4NAUd4oe7TDt8AMtN3X1k4u1m_Yi1tKNtcoLww5EjQZUYUp_wyjpX-D97s4NCpwnLRqdTBpUJ4j-YbY_Upc9gqV3C5wNd0USy52w/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBEvJI3MSkKyS6n6IIcnNwGbyn4J_yJgMnfdBmWAy4NAUd4oe7TDt8AMtN3X1k4u1m_Yi1tKNtcoLww5EjQZUYUp_wyjpX-D97s4NCpwnLRqdTBpUJ4j-YbY_Upc9gqV3C5wNd0USy52w/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCjqdvIxQCfHeUooxrlkwAD93V4tudTrVNSg-YQyomXGRMOXntU3_qU2fvIS0Of5vXZPjKO6AdWt0DJHw08JWoONigDIQcqsMi7zhmzua0PH79ekjsGxzxQcRhD7hRayPrHtqUy4I0h88/s1600/Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCjqdvIxQCfHeUooxrlkwAD93V4tudTrVNSg-YQyomXGRMOXntU3_qU2fvIS0Of5vXZPjKO6AdWt0DJHw08JWoONigDIQcqsMi7zhmzua0PH79ekjsGxzxQcRhD7hRayPrHtqUy4I0h88/s400/Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2zsDczm" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2iaDffM" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 48,000 words approx</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cover Design:</b> <a href="http://natashasnow.com/" target="_blank">Natasha Snow</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ben has Christmas, cats, and mistletoe on his side…. Jason doesn’t stand a chance </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For Ben Slater, moving back to Bristol means being closer to his family, living with his best mate, and volunteering at the local animal shelter. But there’s also Jason, his best mate’s eldest brother. Ben’s had a crush on Jason for as long as he can remember, but the eleven-year age gap has always seemed insurmountable. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jason Armitage works as a vet at his uncle’s practice. He owns a cute cottage on the outskirts of the city, and a loving dog. The one thing missing is someone to share it all with. His brother’s best friend seems a bad choice, but Jason can’t help taking a second look. Ben’s changed a lot since Jason last saw him; both in appearance and attitude. Gone is the shy young boy, replaced with a confident, twenty-four-year-old man. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the run up to Christmas, the festive period gives Ben the ideal opportunity to show Jason what he has to offer. But concerns for his brother’s feelings hold Jason back. If they have any chance of making this work, Ben must convince Jason that he’s old enough to know what he wants, and Jason needs to believe that a relationship with his brother’s best friend won’t ruin their friendship.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheofJ6GThNiNKfGYg-rFCTb1FvhMvM-KsMJKLReohEP0qt-N-RbElC0i7qPbFxzHa2cJzhQ_cXGFMLM3B5SVzjOBQZHeHZDEjGPBGm0uaXRHgnqUVjCAhbwYNmE0DadBTa5KmXpGa5Cgdz/s1600/nOTjUSTfORcHRISTMAS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheofJ6GThNiNKfGYg-rFCTb1FvhMvM-KsMJKLReohEP0qt-N-RbElC0i7qPbFxzHa2cJzhQ_cXGFMLM3B5SVzjOBQZHeHZDEjGPBGm0uaXRHgnqUVjCAhbwYNmE0DadBTa5KmXpGa5Cgdz/s400/nOTjUSTfORcHRISTMAS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Excerpt</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ben tried not to look, but inevitably his gaze was drawn to Jason still sat on the sofa. He stood as Pete stepped back, and Ben got a proper look at him. Ben wasn’t the only one who’d changed a little over the past couple of years. The last time he’d seen Jason, his hair had been short, like an army cut, and he’d had a beard. He’d looked hot then, but now…. Ben had to forcibly shut his mouth so he didn’t gape.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jason’s thick dark hair, still shaved at the sides, was now a good couple of inches longer on top. And he was clean shaven. Ben kind of missed the beard, but without it Jason looked much younger, and his strong jawline was a thing of beauty. He looked thinner, too. Ben frowned because Jason ate like a horse and had always been bulkier than his brothers. That thought somehow made its way out of Ben’s mouth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Have you lost weight?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jason laughed softly, one hand immediately going to his stomach. He patted his belly and sighed. “God don’t you start. Mum’s already been on at me about not eating properly.” He pulled Ben in for a quick hug. “It’s good to see you, even if you do put the rest of us to shame.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Oh God, that voice. As smooth and deep as Ben remembered.</span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD8ZreXKSGen3KCOCy39CxZPvLpvI5nJeJbm0uPv0gDnMDWqeuJuuWhX-HhvbOjLJiaFgJAun6w-8SWeOVtipjTyUsjhAvON4puLrcsq0TnRZsTYdFj6UcmFnBOWSG0JBOV8w-4NuTM7Q/s1600/Copy+of+Annabelle_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD8ZreXKSGen3KCOCy39CxZPvLpvI5nJeJbm0uPv0gDnMDWqeuJuuWhX-HhvbOjLJiaFgJAun6w-8SWeOVtipjTyUsjhAvON4puLrcsq0TnRZsTYdFj6UcmFnBOWSG0JBOV8w-4NuTM7Q/s200/Copy+of+Annabelle_edited-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Annabelle Jacobs lives in the South West of England with three rowdy children, and two cats. An avid reader of fantasy herself for many years, Annabelle now spends her days writing her own stories. They're usually either fantasy or paranormal fiction, because she loves building worlds filled with magical creatures, and creating stories full of action and adventure. Her characters may have a tough time of it - fighting enemies and adversity - but they always find love in the end. <br /><br /> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AJacobs_fiction">https://twitter.com/AJacobs_fiction</a> <br /> Website: <a href="http://www.annabellejacobs.com/">www.annabellejacobs.com</a> <br /> Email: ajacobsfiction@gmail.com <br /> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ajacobsfiction">https://www.facebook.com/ajacobsfiction</a></span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43269" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43269/" id="rcwidget_3s6lakci" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-33398899495091596892017-11-27T15:10:00.002+00:002017-11-27T15:10:40.183+00:00Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Callum's Fate by Dianne Hartsock<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Callums-Fate-Banner.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-6247 size-full" src="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Callums-Fate-Banner.jpg" height="147" width="400" /></a><br />
<br />
<a name='more'></a><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Title</b>: Callum's Fate</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Author</b>: Dianne Hartsock</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Publisher</b>:<b> </b>NineStar Press</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Release Date</b>: November 27, 2017</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Heat Level</b>: 5 - Erotica</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Pairing</b>: Male/Male Menage</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Length</b>: 16000</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Genre</b>: Fantasy, fantasy, threesome, paranormal, historical, bisexual, pansexual, gay</div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36516421-callum-s-fate" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Add to Goodreads</a></h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="size-medium aligncenter wp-image-6166" height="300" src="https://i1.wp.com/indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CallumsFate-f.jpg?fit=200%2C300" width="200" />
</div>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Synopsis</b></h1>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><br />
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
DefSemiHidden="false" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="375">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footer"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of figures"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope return"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="line number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="page number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of authorities"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="macro"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="toa heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Closing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Message Header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Salutation"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Date"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Block Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="FollowedHyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Document Map"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Plain Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="E-mail Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Top of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Bottom of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal (Web)"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Acronym"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Cite"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Code"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Definition"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Keyboard"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Preformatted"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Sample"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Typewriter"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Variable"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Table"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation subject"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="No List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Contemporary"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Elegant"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Professional"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Balloon Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Theme"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" QFormat="true"
Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="41" Name="Plain Table 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="42" Name="Plain Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="43" Name="Plain Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="44" Name="Plain Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="45" Name="Plain Table 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="40" Name="Grid Table Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="Grid Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="List Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="List Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="List Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hashtag"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Unresolved Mention"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0in;
mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">In 1780, Scotland, following a harsh
year of drought, Callum Mackenzie is forced from his father's farm in the hopes
of finding work. But as fate would have it, Callum is lured onto the moors by
the will-o-the-wisp. Lost in the dark, he falls into enchantment, encountering
faeries and nymphs, until he stumbles into the arms of a licentious Barrow-Wight
who lays claim to his soul.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Hearing his silent pleas, Donal sends
Liam the gruagach (faery) to rescue Callum and bring him to his farm, a place
of refuge from the Fae. Callum is happy working on Donal’s farm, slowly falling
in love with the beautiful, silver-haired gruagach.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Yet there's something wrong in the
nearby forest… Despite Donal’s warnings, Callum is lured into the forest and
becomes tangled in its magic, easy prey for the Barrow-Wight. Will Liam be able
to strike a deal with the Barrow-Wight to save Callum’s life, or has Callum
found his last resting place instead?</span></div>
<br />
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Excerpt</b></h1>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Callum’s Fate</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Dianne Hartsock © 2017</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">All Rights Reserved</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Chapter One</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Callum ran until his lungs burned, every
breath ragged and painful. Fear spurred him on, though fog began to cling to
the rough mounds of the barrows, making such flight dangerous. Stones stabbed
through his worn boots with each footfall, but he daren’t stop. There had been
voices in the shadows…</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Exhaustion slowed him, his chest heaving
as he fought for air. Dusk spread its dark mantle on the landscape, and he
shivered as a finger of dread traveled up his spine. Perilous to be on the
moors at night without shelter. He cursed the misfortune that had sent him this
way, but he was hungry and ill. He’d followed the will-o’-the wisp, thinking
they were the lights of a farmhouse. His brothers would crudely have called
them swamp gas and continued on the road, but Callum had always been the fool.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">An owl hooted in the semidarkness,
making his skin crawl. “Sweet Lord,” he muttered, heart thumping. “Protect me—”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">He stumbled on a loose stone and fell
heavily against a dark mound of earth. Oh, God! The ground caved in under him,
and he dropped into the barrow in a shower of dirt.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Save me!” he sobbed as he scrambled to
his knees.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Sinewy arms reached up from the
blackness and twined around him. Callum screamed, but no sound escaped his
throat, choked with terror. He was yanked against a hard chest and hands ran
over him, disembodied in the darkness.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Soft. Sweet,” a voice sliced the
silence, and a cold breath washed over his face. He gagged on the waft of rot
and decay. The tip of a dry tongue scraped along his jaw, and he shuddered
against the body under him. “Nice strong bones to gnaw,” the voice continued.
“Sweet marrow to suck and swallow. Shall I eat you, my lovely one?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Callum whimpered as the low tones wound
through his head. The mists parted, and moonlight filled the barrow, showing
him the creature. He gasped at the cold beauty of its face. Eyes dark as pitch
burned into him and brushed against his soul. Lush lips, dripping honey,
overripe, took his mouth in a kiss that sent his pulse into a riot of hunger and
desire.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">A vague warning sounded in his head,
urging him to run. The wight slid its hands down Callum’s back and squeezed his
ass, and Callum groaned as he was rocked against the long, hard length of the
creature’s erection. His own cock grew heavy, aching as it rubbed along the
impossible thickness of the ghoul’s shaft.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Nimble fingers pushed against his balls
and sensitive hole through his clothing, and Callum’s deep moan spilled into
the lush mouth sucking his tongue. There’d been a boy back home he’d touched on
occasion, but they’d never… He never… Even so, the thought of the wight’s huge
cock sliding into him, stretching him open, filled him with a wild lust he
couldn’t control.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">He trembled and sobbed with need as the
creature masked as a man trailed kisses down his neck. It moved his long hair
aside to nibble at his collarbone. The thing reached a hand between them and
clutched Callum’s cock, and pleasure, hot as fire, swept through him.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The wight returned its plump lips to his
ear. “Stay with me,” it whispered as it stroked and squeezed him into a frenzy
of bliss.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Callum fought to catch his breath,
dizzy. “Yes.” He panted. He’d promise anything to keep the creature stroking
his dick. The wight snaked its other hand into his trousers and tugged his balls,
and he cried out as he came, his orgasm ripping through him in waves of
ecstasy. His seed spilled in a warm gush into the creature’s hand. Even when he
was spent, the thing continued to pull on his sensitive cock, sending
unbearable sparks of bliss through him. He fell weeping against its chest,
begging to be let go.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Mine.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The wight’s whisper nudged Callum from
the dream into which he was falling. What?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“No!” He pushed up in a panic. What had
he sworn to do? Large hands reached for him, but terror gave him strength and
he scrambled for the ledge above him. Catching hold of the crumbling lip, he
swung his legs over and rolled from the barrow. The wight’s screech of fury
chased him across the glen. Running in terror, he skirted the remaining mounds
and fled onto the moors.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Merciful Lord! He’d been with a barrow
wight, allowing the wicked thing to slide its tongue into his mouth and touch
his cock. Was his soul now tainted by this ghost guarding a long forgotten
grave? Was he doomed?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Mists closed around him and hid the moon
in a veil of cold gray. He came to a stumbling halt, fear pounding through him
in time to the wild beat of his heart. As he caught his breath, he heard the
unmistakable sound of flowing water, perhaps a creek winding through the
heather. Callum gnawed his lips. Danger lurked on the water’s edge for an
unwary man.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">On the other hand, men built homes along
the waterways and learned to guard against the faery folk. He sighed. Either
choice spelled risk, but hunger and loneliness won out and sent him through the
thick heath in search of the water’s path.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The gray fog made it hard to see his
way, and he cursed when he stepped into the creek before he knew he’d come to
it. An icy chill raced up his leg, and he glanced around, feeling as if he’d
been startled from a dream. The mists were gone, leaving the fields brilliant
with moonlight. Faint music caught his ears and he spied several globes of light
in the distance. Will-o’-the-wisp? He didn’t know, but the haunting melody
tugged at his heart and he walked toward it, careful of his footing.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">It was caution that saved him before he
made the fatal mistake of stepping into the faery ring that suddenly appeared
at his feet. He might have become lost in their dark realm. He stared down,
delighted with the brightly dressed wee folk fluttering and dancing in the
circle of mushrooms. Laughter floated up to him and he smiled reflexively.
Several of the pretty creatures spied him and flittered up to tug at his
clothing with tiny hands. These were male, scantily dressed, and one saucy lad
winked a bright eye and flew up to nibble at his lips.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Callum laughed and shooed them gently
off. “I’m not fool enough to join you,” he told the three hovering near his
face. He was amused by their pouts but felt lonelier than ever as he turned
away. Exhaustion unexpectedly slammed into him and he dropped to his knees.
Panicked by his sudden weakness, he tried to climb to his feet, but his head
swam and he pitched onto his face as the world went dark.</span></div>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
DefSemiHidden="false" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="375">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footer"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of figures"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope return"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="line number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="page number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of authorities"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="macro"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="toa heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Closing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Message Header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Salutation"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Date"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Block Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="FollowedHyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Document Map"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Plain Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="E-mail Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Top of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Bottom of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal (Web)"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Acronym"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Cite"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Code"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Definition"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Keyboard"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Preformatted"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Sample"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Typewriter"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Variable"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Table"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation subject"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="No List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Contemporary"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Elegant"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Professional"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Balloon Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Theme"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" QFormat="true"
Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="41" Name="Plain Table 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="42" Name="Plain Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="43" Name="Plain Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="44" Name="Plain Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="45" Name="Plain Table 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="40" Name="Grid Table Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="Grid Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="List Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="List Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="List Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hashtag"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Unresolved Mention"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0in;
mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
</style>
<![endif]--><br />
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Purchase</b></h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://ninestarpress.com/product/callums-fate/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NineStar Press</a> | <a href="http://hyperurl.co/3rmxu9" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/758280" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/callums-fate-dianne-hartsock/1123329164" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/callum-s-fate-1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kobo</a></h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Callums-Teaser-Graphic.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-6248 " src="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Callums-Teaser-Graphic.jpg" height="347" width="576" /></a></div>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Meet the Author
</b></h1>
Dianne is the author of paranormal/suspense, fantasy adventure, m/m romance, the occasional thriller, and anything else that comes to mind. She lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon with her incredibly patient husband, who puts up with the endless hours she spends hunched over the keyboard letting her characters play. She says Oregon’s raindrops are the perfect setting in which to write. There’s something about being cooped up in the house with a fire crackling on the hearth and a cup of hot coffee warming her hands, which kindles her imagination.
Currently, Dianne works as a floral designer in a locally-owned gift shop. Which is the perfect job for her. When not writing, she can express herself through the rich colors and textures of flowers and foliage.
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://diannehartsock.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Dianne-Hartsock-Author-107985445959828/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/diannehartsock" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/diannehartsock/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Instagram</a>
</h2>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Giveaway</b></h1>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="555033ec277" data-template="589504cd4f3bedde0b6e64c2" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/555033ec277/" id="rcwidget_4g80hw2h" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Button-2.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="Blog Button 2" class="size-medium wp-image-1679 aligncenter" src="http://i.imgur.com/a9QErEc.jpg" height="210" width="300" /></a>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-33825260793185828952017-11-24T00:30:00.001+00:002017-11-24T00:30:03.408+00:00Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Merry & Bright by Joanna Chambers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcn66ozgy9M-91PhBfwuRWnDcLDf4XepeJYuiRf5F6shRK9BCSHnjQu3NYKLXLL03tqrx1nnGERmVckTiI_YeS591mJ39eNL8bwmUlWzd8Q09_6CjJQq6wvkYtSeyAqrvJXs8smZJ-vGAY/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcn66ozgy9M-91PhBfwuRWnDcLDf4XepeJYuiRf5F6shRK9BCSHnjQu3NYKLXLL03tqrx1nnGERmVckTiI_YeS591mJ39eNL8bwmUlWzd8Q09_6CjJQq6wvkYtSeyAqrvJXs8smZJ-vGAY/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdk-OItvguasDpyqW3eT8K3aYHwlaNagm8-1bcRsYBDuyhtBfXsyKvPDjblwMXU_RYSeoycKZ90tJ1r0mE3AdlQQs9ySdjG_SrfZBMn-txieKl1PzKZK3gm91UoGhXk0qA3YpatXKH8kr/s1600/MerryandBright-f-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdk-OItvguasDpyqW3eT8K3aYHwlaNagm8-1bcRsYBDuyhtBfXsyKvPDjblwMXU_RYSeoycKZ90tJ1r0mE3AdlQQs9ySdjG_SrfZBMn-txieKl1PzKZK3gm91UoGhXk0qA3YpatXKH8kr/s400/MerryandBright-f-web.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2zZ93c6" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2hPcu0q" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/merry-bright-3" target="_blank">KOBO</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/merry-bright-joanna-chambers/1127395788?ean=9781999709174" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 59,000 words approx. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cover Design: </b><a href="http://natashasnow.com/" target="_blank">Natasha Snow</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Humbug</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Quin Flint is unimpressed when his gorgeous colleague, Rob Paget, asks for extra time off at Christmas. As far as Quin is concerned, Christmas is a giant waste of time. Quin’s on the fast track to partnership, and the season of goodwill is just getting in the way of his next big project. But when Quin’s boss, Marley, confiscates his phone and makes him take an unscheduled day off, Quin finds himself being forced to confront his regrets, past and present, and think about the sort of future he really wants…and who he wants it with.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Mr Perfect’s Christmas</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sam Warren’s new job hasn’t been going so well so the last thing he’s in the mood for is the obligatory office Christmas party, particularly since Nick Foster’s going to be there. Nick–the guy whose shoes Sam has been trying to fill–seems to take very opportunity to point out where Sam’s going wrong. But when Sam receives an unexpected Secret Santa gift at the party, he’s forced to question his assumptions about his rival. Could it be that he’s been misinterpreting Nick’s actions all along? And is it possible that his reluctant attraction to Nick is reciprocated?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Rest and Be Thankful </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Things haven’t been going well for Cam McMorrow since he moved to Inverbechie. His business is failing, his cottage is falling apart and following his very public argument with café owner Rob Armstrong, he’s become a social outcast. Cam needs to get away from his troubles and when his sister buys him a ticket to the biggest Hogmanay party in Glasgow, he can’t leave Inverbechie quick enough. But when events conspire to strand him in the middle of nowhere in a snowstorm, not only is he liable to miss the party, he’ll also have to ask his nemesis, Rob, for help.</span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulSgywtl5P7D47UrnmCPJ_VVg0-QUPk4jenOBpHP_wRs5iTdUwCt_SEszeh44Do5d48tHta_8IPfiPtErsMlTdKvdNMJ7b4tf6VzJM_eCydd2GyMh9OJhSL0yxKenQ6AV0HpgJ3gJtv9G/s1600/stencil.facebook-post+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulSgywtl5P7D47UrnmCPJ_VVg0-QUPk4jenOBpHP_wRs5iTdUwCt_SEszeh44Do5d48tHta_8IPfiPtErsMlTdKvdNMJ7b4tf6VzJM_eCydd2GyMh9OJhSL0yxKenQ6AV0HpgJ3gJtv9G/s320/stencil.facebook-post+%25289%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Joanna Chambers always wanted to write. She spent over 20 years staring at blank sheets of paper and despairing of ever writing a single word. In between staring at blank sheets of paper, she studied law, met her husband and had two children. Whilst nursing her first child, she rediscovered her love of romance and found her muse. Joanna lives in Scotland with her family and finds time to write by eschewing sleep and popular culture.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<a href="https://joannachambers.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Website</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Joanna-Chambers-author-1466201913643550/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/ChambersJoanna"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twitter</span></a><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43267" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43267/" id="rcwidget_nll7nbwu" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-89658286062917179822017-11-24T00:30:00.000+00:002017-11-24T00:30:00.162+00:00New Release Spotlight: Hunter by H J Perry<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: green;">NEW RELEASE</span></h2>
<div>
<span style="color: green;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: green;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Z670YWhixe-zi1Bxz9U7TJXIpBxtAADj5HXTu7D50uhA7rcwFUtUJdRmYela9ozPALSbiheFMpT9txvpQTOsZym3AouicAtG5yMDA_d1PctzRxjpREtNyzJbo8SE68ed5TRfGYdL9qg/s1600/hunter-schedulebanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="610" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Z670YWhixe-zi1Bxz9U7TJXIpBxtAADj5HXTu7D50uhA7rcwFUtUJdRmYela9ozPALSbiheFMpT9txvpQTOsZym3AouicAtG5yMDA_d1PctzRxjpREtNyzJbo8SE68ed5TRfGYdL9qg/s400/hunter-schedulebanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div>
<span style="color: green;"></span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="color: green;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-4477" height="600" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/sm-elsewhere-1-hunter.jpg?w=610" width="400" /></div>
<div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Title: <strong><span style="color: green;">Hunter</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Author: <strong><span style="color: green;">HJ Perry</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Publisher: <span style="color: green;"><strong>LoveLight Press</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Length: <strong><span style="color: green;">approx. 45k</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Genre/s: <strong><span style="color: green;">erotic gay romance, fantasy</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Release Date: <strong><span style="color: green;">November 23, 2017</span></strong></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<strong>Blurb:</strong></div>
<div>
<strong><span style="color: green;">Some are born as prey.</span></strong>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Small-town orphan Pip is stuck in a rut. Life just turns in circles. He can't even escape his old school bullies, it seems... Until a hunk of a guy with magic fingers steps in and saves him.</span>
<span style="color: green;"><strong>Others are born to hunt.</strong></span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The stranger who seduces Pip is an immortal god, sworn to him for all of Pip's lives. God in the forest and between the sheets, Hunter will have his prize. Again and again.</span>
<span style="color: green;"><strong>Destiny lies with Hunter.</strong></span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">After experiencing his first kiss, Pip discovers their fates are bound together for all eternity. Hunter has access to a world of magic and wonder, and the changes in Pip's life are almost too much to take. Now he's faced with an impossible choice…</span>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><em><strong>Hunter</strong></em> is a hot and steamy gay fantasy with a guaranteed Happy Ever After and no cheating.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">It is book one in the new <em><strong>Elsewhere</strong></em> series featuring powerful men who are not of this world.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span>
<b>BUY LINKS:</b><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1511437827886_7415">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1511437827886_7414" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a class="yiv2471102491gmail-m_5132737338640836946OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077NVKM1P" id="yiv2471102491gmail-m_5132737338640836946LPlnk915410" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/ B077NVKM1P</a><br /></span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1511437827886_7416">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1511437827886_7419" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a class="yiv2471102491gmail-m_5132737338640836946OWAAutoLink" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077NVKM1P" id="yiv2471102491gmail-m_5132737338640836946LPlnk291500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/ B077NVKM1P</a><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-weight: 400;"></span><br />
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1511437827886_7417">
<a href="http://mybook.to/HunterHJPerry" id="yiv2471102491gmail-m_5132737338640836946LPlnk777956" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1c577d; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">myBook.to/HunterHJPerry</span></a></div>
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<strong>Excerpt:</strong>
<span style="color: green;"><b>Chapter Four</b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">A warm fire crackled close to Pip’s head, and he woke with a start. He rolled back as his eyes focused. A fire burned in a carefully dug pit in the center of the room. </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Hearthstones surrounded it. Pip lay on what appeared to be a bed, much larger than any back home. A framework of wood, the center piled high with soft fur pelts, the bed dominated the room. Next to him, a dozing wolf-dog lifted its head lazily, looked at him with amber eyes, then dropped its head back onto the furs. A second lay curled at the end of the bed and didn’t wake when Pip stirred.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">What the hell was going on?</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The animal at Pip’s side rolled over, exposing his belly and pressing up against him. Pip decided they must be dogs, and exceptionally well-trained ones at that, as he recalled their behavior when they’d found him bound to a tree. </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">He ran his hands through the animal’s coarse, thick fur. Its tongue lolled from the side of his mouth, and it panted happily as Pip scratched his stomach.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Wherever this place was, it wasn’t home. Nothing like.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">A pelt hung over the entrance to the room in place of a door, and the walls were a rustic makeshift combination of exposed logs and a type of plaster. The room contained very little furniture, apart from the bed. A rickety shelf held some used copper cookware and a few ancient-looking dishes. It was as if this were a temporary camp with no evidence of commodities, no overhead lighting, no electricity, no… no nothing.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite how very strange and basic it appeared, it felt warm and cozy, with a homey familiar scent about it.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Pip settled back onto the bed and nestled against the wolf-like dog, finding strange comfort in being so close to such a strong animal.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where did the rest of you go?” Pip asked as he stroked its belly. “There were so many of you before.”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">They came with me.” The voice from the doorway made Pip’s heart skip a beat.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">He lifted his head. The man who rescued him came through the doorway carrying a bag over his shoulder, his antlers gone and skin free of anything that resembled bark. Free of anything at all, actually.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">He stood near the fire pit completely naked.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The rest of the dogs trailed in after him; some of them climbed into bed with Pip, others settled across the room, creating a comfortable-looking pile of warm animal fur. The temperature in the room rose by many degrees, quickly. It must’ve surely been from the warmth of all those bodies.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Not only was the man naked, but gorgeous, too. Pip pulled one of the fur pelts over his lap, hoping to conceal his reaction to the man’s presence.</span>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: green;"> RELEASE BLITZ SCHEDULE</span></h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: green;">November 23</span></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://noteworthybookreviews.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Noteworthy Book Reviews</span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://gaybook.reviews/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Gay Book Reviews</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://mmgoodbookreviews.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">MM Good Book Reviews </span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.xtreme-delusions.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Xtreme Delusions </span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://wickedfaeriesreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews </span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://lilygblunt.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Lily G Blunt</a> </span></div>
<strong><span style="color: green;">November 24</span></strong>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://zipperrippers.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Zipper Rippers</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://mm.midnightcafe.uk/mm/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">MM Midnight Cafe</span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://authoraddisonalbright.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stories That Make You Smile </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: green;"><strong>November 25</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://helenasheat.blogspot.ie/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Way She Reads</a> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://loveunchainedreviews.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Love Unchained Book Reviews</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.valerieullmer.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Valerie Ullmer | Romance Author</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://m.facebook.com/tangentsandtissues2/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tangents and Tissues </span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://whatireadandwhatiwatch.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Megan's Media Melange</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://dawnsreadingnook.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dawn's Reading Nook</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://scatteredthoughtsandroguewords.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words</span> </a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MJsBookBlogandReviews/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">MJ's Book Blog and Reviews</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://bayoubookjunkie.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bayou Book Junkie</a> </span></div>
<span style="color: green;"><strong>November 26</strong></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://man2mantastic.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We Three Queens</span> </a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: green;"><strong>November 27</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://annebarwell.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Drops of Ink</span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: green;"><strong>December 14</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.queerscifi.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Queer Sci Fi</a> </span></div>
</div>
<div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>About the Author</strong></div>
<div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4380" height="300" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/helen-j-perry.jpg?w=258" width="258" /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">HJ Perry is a 49 years old mother of three school aged children. They live by the English seaside and from her hometown she can see France. Helen loves reading. If it were possible, she'd do nothing else. She reads science fiction, fantasy, young adult, all types of LGBT fiction, and, of course, gay romance. Aside from reading she likes walking and watching films, most often science fiction or thrillers.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">HJP has written many books about men falling in love in England where, for the most part, LGBT people are treated with the same respect as anyone else. Having worked in the construction industry for years in real life, she has written many fictional characters working in similar macho, male dominated environments.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite reading American books and watching American shows, writing American characters has been a huge challenge for her. With a lot of help, Rescued from Paradise is her first novel featuring Americans and set in the US.</span>
<br />
<h3>
</h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Social Media Links</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://helenjperry.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Blog/Website</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HJperry/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook Author Page</a></div>
</div>
<div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://gaybookpromotions.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Hosted by Gay Book Promotions</a></div>
<div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-4103" height="300" src="https://lilygblunt.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/gay-book-promotions-logos-jayaheer2017-square2.jpg" width="300" /></div>
<div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=gaybookpromot-21&l=am2&o=2&a=B0778L4RR4" style="border: none !important; margin: 0!important;" width="1" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-43759991538108299692017-11-22T00:30:00.002+00:002017-11-22T00:30:15.876+00:00New Release & Giveaway: Leaning Into a Wish by Lane Hayes<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Leaning-Into-A-Wish-Banner.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-6220 size-full" src="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Leaning-Into-A-Wish-Banner.jpg" height="147" width="400" /></a><b> </b><br />
<b></b><br />
<a name='more'></a><b><br /></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Title</b>: Leaning Into a Wish</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Series</b>: Leaning Into #5</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Author</b>: Lane Hayes</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Publisher</b>: Lane Hayes</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Release Date</b>: November 22</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Heat Level</b>: 4 - Lots of Sex</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Pairing</b>: Male/Male</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Length</b>: 35000</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Genre</b>: Romance, Holiday, Bisexual, Humor, Winery, Working Relationship</div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36597880-leaning-into-a-wish" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Add to Goodreads</a></h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="size-medium aligncenter wp-image-6218" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/LeaningIntoAWish-1400x2100.jpg?fit=200%2C300" width="200" />
</div>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Synopsis</b></h1>
Ryan Haskell loves everything about the wine business. He's fortunate to work at one of the most prestigious wineries in Napa Valley doing something he enjoys with the people who are like family to him. But he could do without the good-natured intern slash former jock with the wicked grin who always seems to be in the way. Ryan isn’t sure why the new guy is under his skin when everyone else loves him. Thankfully he'll be gone after the holidays.<br />
<br />
Danny Meyers can’t believe his luck when he lands an internship at Conrad Winery. It’s the perfect temporary gig to wrap up his graduate studies. He's left his dreams of tennis stardom on the court to focus on a new career and a new life. However, he didn't count on the spark of attraction he feels for his prickly co-worker. When their tentative friendship blossoms into something more than either man counted on, they may have to change direction and lean into a holiday wish.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/LeaningIntoAWish-promoblock600x600.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-6223" src="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/LeaningIntoAWish-promoblock600x600-300x300.jpg" height="300" width="300" /></a></div>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Excerpt</b></h1>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:RelyOnVML/>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><br />
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
DefSemiHidden="false" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="375">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footer"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="index heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of figures"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="envelope return"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="footnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="line number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="page number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="endnote text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="table of authorities"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="macro"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="toa heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Bullet 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Number 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Closing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="List Continue 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Message Header"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Salutation"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Date"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text First Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Note Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Body Text Indent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Block Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="FollowedHyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Document Map"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Plain Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="E-mail Signature"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Top of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Bottom of Form"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal (Web)"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Acronym"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Address"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Cite"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Code"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Definition"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Keyboard"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Preformatted"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Sample"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Typewriter"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="HTML Variable"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Normal Table"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="annotation subject"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="No List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Outline List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Simple 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Classic 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Colorful 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Columns 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Grid 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table List 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table 3D effects 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Contemporary"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Elegant"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Professional"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Subtle 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Web 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Balloon Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Table Theme"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" QFormat="true"
Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" QFormat="true"
Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" QFormat="true"
Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" SemiHidden="true"
UnhideWhenUsed="true" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="41" Name="Plain Table 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="42" Name="Plain Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="43" Name="Plain Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="44" Name="Plain Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="45" Name="Plain Table 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="40" Name="Grid Table Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="Grid Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="Grid Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="Grid Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="Grid Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="Grid Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="Grid Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="Grid Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="Grid Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46" Name="List Table 1 Light"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51" Name="List Table 6 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52" Name="List Table 7 Colorful"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="46"
Name="List Table 1 Light Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="47" Name="List Table 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="48" Name="List Table 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="49" Name="List Table 4 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="50" Name="List Table 5 Dark Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="51"
Name="List Table 6 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="52"
Name="List Table 7 Colorful Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Mention"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Smart Hyperlink"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Hashtag"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" SemiHidden="true" UnhideWhenUsed="true"
Name="Unresolved Mention"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0in;
mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">A vacuum-like static rang in my ears. It
wasn’t until Danny nudged my arm that the typical raucous bar noises filtered
through again. And when he scooted his barstool back a foot or two and raised
his hand to flag down a server, everything seemed to return to normal. Sort of.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Gin and tonic for my friend and I’ll
have another martini, please. Thanks.” Danny tipped back the last of his drink
then handed it over before twisting to face me. “So other than being out
twenty-five bucks and possibly having an awkward conversation at work on
Monday, that didn’t go so bad.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“I—I don’t get it. What just happened?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“We agreed to let Geordie win the bet,
remember?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Sure, but how did I get stuck here with
you?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Danny snorted. “We’ve already
established that you like me. Stop being an uptight fuddy-duddy.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“A fuddy—? You’re…” I gritted my teeth
and tried to think of a stinging insult to fit the situation. “Annoying.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Lame. And the “That’s the best you’ve
got?” twinkle in Danny’s eye told me he agreed with me. I was about to let him
have it when the waiter stopped to deliver our drinks. When we were alone
again, I leaned into him and kicked his shin for good measure.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ow. Relax, Ry. I still want to kiss
you, you know.” He popped the speared olive from his martini into his mouth.
“With tongue.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“You’re reading way too much into a
stick of spearmint gum, honey. Don’t flatter yourself. It was a joke,” I huffed
derisively.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“It doesn’t have to be.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Are you fucking nuts? I’m not kissing
you,” I announced primly.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“You want to though. Admit it,” he teased.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I blew out an exaggerated breath, sucked
down half my cocktail, and slid off my barstool. “I’m outta here. See you
Monday.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Danny grabbed my belt loop and yanked me
to his side. “You didn’t let me finish. I was about to say…”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yes?” I prompted with a rolling hand
gesture.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“I want it too.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">We stared at each other for a heated
moment. I had no clue what he was thinking, but it seemed weird to ask for
clarification. When the growing tension went on a beat too long, I wanted out.
“See ya, Danny boy.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I pushed my way through the crowd and
gulped for air when I finally reached the sidewalk. I didn’t dare stop to enjoy
the refreshing autumn breeze. If I wanted to avoid any further confrontation, I
had to boogie. Danny was the type of guy who liked having the last word, and
that wasn’t happening on my watch. I fished my keys from my pocket and
power-walked toward the parking lot behind the bar.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ryan!”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I ignored him and picked up my pace. I
spotted my car and clicked my fob to unlock the door. Danny called my name
again. I could tell from the sound of his footsteps behind me that he was
closing in quickly. I had to hurry or—</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Too late. A hand on my elbow yanked me
sideways.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“What the fuck is your problem?” I
fumed, pushing his chest to no avail.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">He moved into my space until his nose
was less than an inch from mine. He was too big and imposing, and the look in
his eyes was straight-up dangerous.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">My dick twitched in my jeans. Of course
it did. I had a bad habit of coveting what I couldn’t have and getting turned
on by the chase. My past was littered with embarrassing short-term affairs or
crushes on guys like Wes and Finn. Men I admired but never had a real shot
with. I didn’t want to add Danny to that list because against my better
judgment…I liked him. Really liked him.</span></div>
<br />
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Purchase at <a href="http://amzn.to/2jLQuUV">Amazon</a></b></h1>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/LeaningIntoAWish-magic-teasers900x675.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-6222" src="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/LeaningIntoAWish-magic-teasers900x675-300x225.jpg" height="225" width="300" /></a></div>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Meet the Author
</b></h1>
Lane Hayes is grateful to finally be doing what she loves best. Writing full-time! It’s no secret Lane loves a good romance novel. An avid reader from an early age, she has always been drawn to well-told love story with beautifully written characters. These days she prefers the leading roles to both be men. Lane discovered the M/M genre a few years ago and was instantly hooked. Her debut novel was a 2013 Rainbow Award finalist and subsequent books have received Honorable Mentions, and were winners in the 2016 Rainbow Awards. She loves red wine, chocolate and travel (in no particular order). Lane lives in Southern California with her amazing husband in a newly empty nest.
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://lanehayes.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008562883399" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/LaneHayes3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7125719.Lane_Hayes" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></h2>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/LeaningIntoAWish-favorite-teasers900x675.jpg"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-6221 aligncenter" src="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/LeaningIntoAWish-favorite-teasers900x675-300x225.jpg" height="225" width="300" /></a><b> </b></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">
<b>Giveaway</b></h1>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="555033ec275" data-template="589504cd4f3bedde0b6e64c2" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/555033ec275/" id="rcwidget_v5z4j5bf" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<a href="http://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-Button-2.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="Blog Button 2" class="size-medium wp-image-1679 aligncenter" src="http://i.imgur.com/a9QErEc.jpg" height="210" width="300" /></a>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461347088192133013.post-48955753816684979152017-11-22T00:30:00.001+00:002017-11-22T00:30:06.964+00:00Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Desperately Seeking Santa by Eli Easton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukYTYWqtWrCC4P9s8zt1T7q7Gr1ektan8REyKEH0QccfPh6nkpRoAxC2HgZJSdLD40VNYuiYekQuFtmllCai3Q82etAZECQDEGJnPp8KZFvdR96FHN3Tu1T0Cu63dgZuctmiTC_D9bGAo/s1600/RBBanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="849" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukYTYWqtWrCC4P9s8zt1T7q7Gr1ektan8REyKEH0QccfPh6nkpRoAxC2HgZJSdLD40VNYuiYekQuFtmllCai3Q82etAZECQDEGJnPp8KZFvdR96FHN3Tu1T0Cu63dgZuctmiTC_D9bGAo/s400/RBBanner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzf9_x-jHDbJvCbvSP67uUo56oxkROSisEzcHkZJxb7w-skHwpgt3TvmmEn9_QTHFbNvx0SNvGEJF8UR3BO7xm0CQe0BXR4vQtkeTvACr6IEq2gfTreiKyAHWgm9de1jXKzx3dE_R_8AOT/s1600/Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzf9_x-jHDbJvCbvSP67uUo56oxkROSisEzcHkZJxb7w-skHwpgt3TvmmEn9_QTHFbNvx0SNvGEJF8UR3BO7xm0CQe0BXR4vQtkeTvACr6IEq2gfTreiKyAHWgm9de1jXKzx3dE_R_8AOT/s400/Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Buy Links:</b> <a href="http://amzn.to/2hOgyhi" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2zXpS7k" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Length:</b> 50,000 words approx.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cover Design:</b> <a href="https://www.reesedante.com/" target="_blank">Reese Dante</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Blurb</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Journalism student Gabe Martin gets his first professional assignment—to write about a Christmas charity dinner that benefits a children’s home. It sounds like a total snooze-fest until Gabe learns that the event’s Santa is a mystery man. He shows up in costume and no one has a clue who he is. Uncovering Santa’s identity sounds like the perfect angle to turn a fluff piece into serious journalism.<br /><br />Mack “The Mountain” McDonall, at 6’10”, is University of Wisconsin-Madison’s enormous star wrestler. When Gabe first claps eyes on him at a wrestling match, it’s lust at first sight. Gabe’s friend, Jordan, sets up the pair on a date. But when Gabe chatters on about his plans for outing Santa, Mack goes cold, and their first meeting becomes an epic fail.<br /><br />As Gabe researches the children’s home, he learns that Mack has secrets a guy famous for being a brute wouldn’t want the world to know. Can Gabe find his holiday spirit, write a killer article, win the heart of a surly giant, and give everyone a very merry Christmas?</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUMCjez7tburENsxzdOwNhVQBkU3YCCph_IzW-csQ59s4eXkOjSJBNjTibJmWf4VDTL8p76xpmq144KjuL5FE53R9a0TJ9QJZQV0BbFAhNI0hiDzgm6u6g1i1JUxUeE-uo-ysxF7rk-Dq/s1600/DSS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUMCjez7tburENsxzdOwNhVQBkU3YCCph_IzW-csQ59s4eXkOjSJBNjTibJmWf4VDTL8p76xpmq144KjuL5FE53R9a0TJ9QJZQV0BbFAhNI0hiDzgm6u6g1i1JUxUeE-uo-ysxF7rk-Dq/s320/DSS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Eli Easton has been at various times and under different names a minister’s daughter, a computer programmer, a game designer, the author of paranormal mysteries, a fan fiction writer, an organic farmer, and a long-distance walker. She began writing m/m romance in 2013 and has published 27 books since then. She hopes to write many more.<br /><br />As an avid reader of such, she is tickled pink when an author manages to combine literary merit, vast stores of humor, melting hotness, and eye-dabbing sweetness into one story. She promises to strive to achieve most of that most of the time. She currently lives on a farm in Pennsylvania with her husband, two bulldogs, several cows, and a cat. All of them (except for the husband) are female, hence explaining the naked men that have taken up residence in her latest fiction writing.</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008994061782" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://www.elieaston.com/" target="_blank">Website</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/EliEaston" target="_blank">Twitter</a><br /><a href="mailto:eli@elieaston.com" target="_blank">Email</a></span><br />
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="3e0e9a43266" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3e0e9a43266/" id="rcwidget_lyfoomy5" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbMgkES83IIKa_yvouzKl3-5smXyya6rk_DmNKXjotEc3Ky07Qdpc-OfgF0mlJRi9bo8-uxfJZ_x5T7WDsB4VR3koOKF66e7l5JBlmVQSJ3AAqOxVC9lhyYB2feZmWNhStEm4_9Pp-y90/s200/signalboosttransparent.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://signalboostpr.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hosted By Signal Boost Promotions</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0