20 Questions with Jane Risdon

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Don Massenzio Today we sit down with U.K. author Jane Risdon. Jane has a lifelong love of writing and has an exciting release coming out later this year. She tells us about her work, inspiration and a bit about herself … Continue reading →

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The Many Uses of: Cinnamon

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The Many Uses of Cinnamon is a short eBook about both common and uncommon uses of cinnamon, as well as the history of the spice itself. From beauty uses, to health benefits, household cleaners and natural insect repellants, this book will help you find a natural alternative to chemicals using this fantastic spice.

The first book in the “Many Uses of” series, this eBook is just over 4,100 words. For beginners or those more experienced with herbal remedies, the directions included are simple to follow and easy to understand. Anyone can benefit from learning about natural alternatives, so dive right in and discover what cinnamon can do for you!

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Heroes of Windemere: Timoran Wrath

Cover Art by Jason Pedersen

Cover Art by Jason Pedersen

Hair– Red
Eyes– Blue
Race– Human Barbarian
Hometown– Stonehelm
Career– Barbarian
Weapon(s) of Choice– Great Axe
Debut Book– Legends of Windemere: Family of the Tri-Rune

Unlike his companions, Timoran Wrath is not a complicated man.  He is an exile from the Snow Tiger Tribe, but he has retained his sense of honor and loyalty.  While he is an experienced and capable warrior, Timoran is also wise enough to know when to talk or intimidate his way out of trouble.  Like most of his tribe, he has complete control over his primal rage and only unleashes it when necessary.

Being older and more mild-mannered than the other champions, Timoran is a source of stability.  No matter the situation, he stands by his friends and makes sure to keep a level head.  He rarely takes the lead and will patiently wait for an opportunity to interject his opinions and insights to a conversation.  This quiet demeanor causes their enemies to mistake him for nothing more than muscle, which is a mistake.  While Timoran follows orders most of the time, he is skilled at one-on-one tactics and defending others with a focus on adjusting to battlefield situations.

For all of his strength and experience as a warrior, Timoran is a kind man and always there to talk over a drink.  It is difficult to push is buttons, which makes him an excellent foil against Nyx’s temper, Luke’s recklessness, and Sari’s love of mischief.  Even so, his younger ‘siblings’ have filled a void in his life that was created when he was forced to leave his tribe.  For the first time in years, Timoran Wrath feels like he has a place that he can call home.

While Timoran debuts in Family of the Tri-Rune, his greatest adventure and the secrets of his past takes place in:

Cover Art by Jason Pedersen

Cover Art by Jason Pedersen

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Welcome to Hell Bent, Pennsylvania, on Lisa Burton Radio

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Welcome to another edition of Lisa Burton Radio. I’m your host, Lisa the robot girl, and today’s show is all about hybrids.

Today’s sponsor is the Hell Bent series from Kayla Matt. This series is a hybrid in that it includes graphics along with the narrative. How cool is that?

My guest today is Travis Malone, and he’s a hybrid of human and monkey. “Welcome to the show, Travis.”

“Hi! So…it turns out that your number’s, like, one digit away from the one for a local pizza place. Today’s been one of those stressful days with a ton of customers and running around to get everything done because we’re a little short-staffed today.. But my boss is a huge fan of yours, and I’m pretty sure this would make her freaking day, so HI!”

“As a hybrid, do you find it difficult being accepted by society at large?”

“Ooh…yeah, I’d…

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Smorgasbord Summer Reading – Give in to the Feeling by Sarah Zama

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Exciting News!

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J and I Publishing are pleased to announce that we are expanding our book catalogue and are now not only offering adult color books but a larger range of different genres. In particular we are going to be publishing a range of How-to’s and Poetry books. Over the course of the next couple of days we shall be posting with our first offerings for your pleasure.

Look out for posts on the following, or follow these links to the Amazon page

How to Color: Using Adult Coloring Books for Relaxation and Meditation by Ionia Froment

The Many Uses of Cinnamon by Ionia Froment

The Many Uses of Honey by Ionia Froment

Dangerous Plants: Common and Uncommon Plants that Should be Handled with Care by Ionia Froment

Rapture: Collected Sensual Poetry by Ionia Froment

We hope that you enjoy these titles. More information on individual titles will follow shortly.

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The Forgotten Fleeting Thoughts

Dory from Pixar

Dory from Pixar

 You appeared at night
The final moments before sleep
Too late to write you down
Yet I am confident
That you will see the sun

Except that you are gone
A sense of loss
Tickling at my brain
Phantoms of an idea
That may never return

I shall mourn the vanished
As I continue through the day
Until part of it returns
Before I fall asleep
And leaves by dawn again

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Pearseus Giveaway!

99c Pearseus July Deal Continuing the summer deals, here is another one: until the month’s end, both Pearseus: Rise of the Prince and Pearseus: Mad Water will be available on Amazon for just …

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20 Questions with J.P. McLean

Unknown's avatarDon Massenzio

Today, we sit down with Canadian Author of The Gift Legacy Series, J.P. McLean. She has a very interesting background and is going to share it with us along with her influences,  a bit about her life away from writing and an exciting excerpt from the upcoming book in her series.

Please enjoy this edition of 20 Questions.


JPMcLean Author Headshot for DMassenzioQ1) When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

So often, I hear writers say they knew when they were very young that they wanted to write. It wasn’t like that for me, though I do remember thinking writing would be an idyllic occupation for someone fortunate enough to not have to leave home every day to work in a ‘regular’ job.

Q2) How long does it typically take you to write a book?

Sometimes the ideas run around in my head for much longer, but when I start…

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Heroes of Windemere: Sari

Cover Art by Jason Pedersen

Cover Art by Jason Pedersen

Hair– Blue
Eyes– Green
Race– Human gypsy
Hometown– None due to gypsy clans being nomadic
Career– Gypsy/Thief/Party Thrower
Weapon(s) of Choice– Magic and Daggers
Debut Book– Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies

When we first meet Sari, she is escaping the massacre of her clan and her life gets more difficult after that.  Captured by Queen Trinity, made a servant of Kalam the vampire, and pushed to her mental limits, the young gypsy has suffered a lot by the time she unites with Nyx and Luke.  With the appearance of Sari, the champion prophecy is revealed and she is given a chance at a new family.  This makes her very similar to Nyx in how she acts towards her companions, but she keeps herself a little more distant out of fear of being abandoned again.

Sari is a hero with more tricks up her sleeves than she can remember.  Her thief skills range from pick pocketing, burglary, crafting disguises, working with traps, and flirty manipulation.  In combat, she is deadly with her knives and has nearly one hundred of them hidden in the layers of her enchanted skirts.  Sari becomes an even bigger handful for an enemy when you include her mother’s boots that allow for slow falling, illusion and emotion-based magic, a cunning mind, and a family ability to make her body immovable even if an ogre tried to lift her.  To neutralize this champion, one would need multiple layers of defenses and enough knowledge to plan for everything she can do.

Even so, Sari is fragile because of the death of her clan, which she doubts she will ever get entirely over.  This causes trouble in most of her relationships because she tends to focus more on making other people happy.  Creating smiles and making others feel loved helps to ease her own pain, but it also leaves her open to more anguish.  Much like Luke’s bloated sense of responsibility, this can prove to be Sari’s biggest weakness.

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