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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Author Marsha Casper Cook in the Spotlight


About Marsha Casper Cook
From romance and inspirational to adventure and fiction, Marsha has more than 20 years of experience in the writing industry. Overall, there are 12 books, five of which are children's and 11 feature-length screenplays published and written under her name. Several of her screenplays have been optioned by Production Companies.
She has a lot of fun with her writing and with her latest romantic comedy, 
It's Never Too Late
For Love, she has decided to use this book as the start for a new series featuring Gracie, as dog that is not only an angel, but she talks. 


She is also the founder of Michigan Avenue Media and a partner of the World of Ink Network where she does her podcast, A Good Story Is A Good Story. Marsha is not only the host she currently produces all the Podcasts. Her shows are about writing and what's new in the entertainment field.


She also tackles many subjects that are currently in the news. The World Of Ink/ Michigan Avenue Media has produced hundreds of shows over the last eight years and will continue to help writers reach their goals as she did when 
Marsha founded the literary agency Marcus Bryan & Associates in 1996. 


She achieved signatory status from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) within two years. In that capacity, she has represented more than 100 screenwriters and authors, and has also optioned books to movie production companies.




AMAZON PAGE: https://www.amazon.com/Marsha-Casper-Cook/e/B002JB1PCK/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1542135326&sr=8-1

AUTHOR FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/marshacaspercookauthor

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/michiganavenue3

WEBSITE: www.marshacaspercook.com




MARSHA CASPER COOK: “ADULT BOOKS”

Every Man Wants Her: A Virginia Templeton Stories (The Virginia Templeton Series Book 1) by Marsha Casper Cook (Author) 
Appearances can be deceiving and all too often the persona or your perception of someone is based on their outer image. What they want, you to see or think is often camouflages or masks what is real. Virginia Templeton was and is a powerfully strong, deceptive, manipulative, cold-hearted and highly motivated woman in her own right. When faced with making difficult decisions she's handled them head on. Releasing her tension at times was commonplace for her as she often had several partners serving her every need. Men were dispensable, and she didn't blink an eye when she moved on to the next.
Short sexy story -

Other Virginia Stories: It's Never Enough - (2) Stepping Up Her Game (3) 




LOVE CHANGES by Marsha Casper Cook
Link: https://amzn.to/2PCwHpf

Second chances are possible but only if the lies and compromises are gone.


Martin had lost his first wife and daughter in a horrible car accident and it took him years to fight the sadness he woke up with every day. When he met Elaine everything changed. He married her and their new life made Martin forget all the pain. Once again life was good.


After feeling such happiness the second time around Martin never expected tragedy to once again be knocking at his door, but it had. If Martin had known the truth about Elaine’s past he would have been able to help her but her fear of the truth became her reality and the fact that they loved each other didn’t seem to be enough. Elaine came up with a solution she thought would be for the best. Martin went along with her plan but it put him in a compromised position and very unhappy, but he loved his wife so much he agreed to live her lie.



The stakes were very high but Martin thought in time he could change her mind but as the years passed the only thing that changed was Elaine. She became withdrawn and uneasy and finally when things got out of hand and Martin couldn’t control anything that happened it was a downward spiral and everything they had worked to achieve began to crumble.


Could Martin save his wife from herself? Would Elaine let that happen?


For love, Martin would do anything and Elaine loved him for that, but would that be enough?
www.marshacaspercook.com

#Romance, #WomansFiction, #Deceipt, #Marriage, #Pastlife, #bookstagram, #bookshelf, #Ts4U, #authorlife






Guilty Pleasures: Sometimes it feels good to be bad...
by Marsha Casper Cook  (Author)

Full of hot scenes and interesting characters, this is a super romance sprinkled with a bit of comedy that will hold your interest to the end. Lilly Peters is an intern who has paid her way through school herself. When her grandmother becomes ill, Lilly has to find the extra money needed for her care. She hears through the hospital grapevine that working as a high class call girl can bring in lots of money, so she jumps at the chance. Her call girl career started as a means to an end, but she finds she enjoys having sex for money along with all the extras her men give her. 

Everything is fine until some of the other escorts are roughed and no one seems to know why. Even though she’s in danger, Lilly is hesitant to give up all the perks that come with her new, more affluent lifestyle. Things get worse and she’s faced with the choice of keeping her dream of becoming a doctor or continuing to have sex for money. You’ll be surprised by her decision. She certainly was!



“Grand Central Station” by Marsha Casper Cook  (Author)

Grand Central Station: Some Relationships Are Just Meant to Be

A famous child psychologist, who has authored several bestselling books on raising children, discovers he doesn’t know as much as he thought he did when he meets a pediatrician and mother of three. Neither of them imagined how their lives would change when they shared a flight headed for Las Vegas for a medical convention.

For Jack Winston and Victoria Feingold, whatever happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas. It follows them back to Chicago.

Jack doesn’t want to fail, but he’s not sure he’s emotionally prepared to live with Victoria’s three children. Not to mention her mother, sister, dog, and needy ex-husband.

Grand Central Station is a fast-paced ride and a lot of fun!

What Readers Are Saying 
If you are tired of the same old romances, then read this book, I think it is worth your while.
You won’t find perfection of character here, no, you get real people,……. and a talking dog?
JA Armstrong

It's one of those romantic comedy's you just enjoy reading on a Sunday afternoon.
VS Grenier

The characters are far from perfect but they are presented really well here and the situations are believable, and most of them are really funny, the humor here is presented in a very good way, I laugh out loud really hard with this book. 
Julius Z

Grand Central Station: Some Relationships are Just Meant to Be by Marsha Casper Cook is a hoot!! Lighthearted and fun to read, perfect for a Sunday afternoon or vacation read.
Marsha Allen

The idea of a communal living arrangement was especially heartening. The author successfully created a heartwarming story filled with comedy and romance. This would make a great movie!!
Amazon Customer
#Romance, #Comedy, #Funny, #Humor, #BookBoost, #bookstagram, #Authorlife, #Enjoyment, #Mustread, #Ts4U



It's Never Enough: A Virginia Templeton Story (Virginia Templeton Stories Book 2)
by Marsha Casper Cook  (Author)
Virginia Templeton was one of a kind. Can she put her husband’s business back on track? Yes, she can - no is not in her vocabulary.

Virginia Templeton was forced to make some very tough decisions when she discovers her husband was not the man she thought he was. She didn’t panic, she took action. She surprised everyone with her amazing credentials and her ability to get the job done. She had to take over her husbands business and get things back on track. There was only one thing to do- she hired her own employees and got rid of a few bad seeds. 

Could she do this? Even if she felt fear no one was ever going to know. Her greatest asset was her ability to hide weakness and move on with strength. Everyone needs a little of what Virginia has! 
#Romance, #Contemporary, #Business, #Strength, #Fiction, #BookBoost, #bookstagram, #bookshelf, #Mustread, #Ts4u







Stepping Up Her Game: A Virginia Templeton Story (The Virginia Templeton Series Book 3) 
by Marsha Casper Cook  (Author)
In the third story of the Virginia Templeton series, Virginia steps up her game. Failure was never in Virginia’s vocabulary but that didn't mean it was always an easy road. She was more than mad when she found out what her husband had done to his own company. When she hired a gorgeous private investigator, who happened to also be terrific in bed, they connected the dots to a very messy situation.
Her husband had a daughter he didn’t know about and plenty of other secrets that complicated everything while at the same time and old love of Virginia’s came back into her life. So now she had a few men and a lot of problems but that didn’t stop her from sleeping with them. The more the merrier!

Can Virginia gain back what was lost? 
Coming soon - another Virginia Templeton Story.

#Contemporary, #Romance, #Fiction, #BookBoost, #Ts4U, #Authorship, #Authorlife, #Mustread











Virginia Templeton Stories by Marsha Casper Cook (Author)
LINK: https://amzn.to/2JJLPeV

Virginia Templeton is a stand-alone character. Someone you will never forget. Once you start reading you can't stop. Her passion is contagious.
Love happens at the most unexpected time, with the most unexpected person and it happens fast!
This book contains three Virginia Templeton stories.
Every Man Wants Her (1)
It's Never Enough (2)
Stepping Up Her Game (3)


Virginia Templeton is a powerfully strong, manipulative, and highly motivated woman in her own right. She sets out for what she wants without fear. Even when the chips were not in her favor she rolled the dice and won!
When faced with making difficult decisions she's goes for it and undoubtedly succeeds. You might not like her at first but when you get to know her you won't forget her. She has been known to use her sexuality to get her way but it's her strength of character and undeniable intelligence that in the end prevails. Watch her work her magic and you will understand just who Virginia Templeton is.
This is not you're every day story. Both men and women have like this series of stories.
These three stories are not the end of Virginia's stories. There's more to come!
#ShortStories
#KindleStore  #eBooks #Literature#Fiction #Contemporary#BookBoost#Women#Romance#Booktagram#Authorlife,


To Life; A Young Holocaust Survivors Journey to Freedom by Marsha Casper Cook:

This compelling Holocaust Memoir is about Sala Lewis and her love of family. 

Sala Lewis, who at age ten was left alone to wander the streets of Poland after her family was taken away by the Nazis. She had been out with her friends and came home to find her family gone and the apartment where she lived closed off and she was not allowed in. Everything she possessed was no longer hers. She had no family, no clothes, no food, and at that moment in time, no future. It was because she was strong willed and confident that she made her way to find her sister who had been taken to a concentration camp.

Because Dora was older and experienced as to what you needed to do in the camps to stay alive she helped her sister adjust to the vigorous role of working in the camps and following orders. Dora had raised herself to a level where she oversaw three hundred young women and if they all followed orders everyone was safe but if one of the women tried to escape Sala would be killed.


Once the sisters were together, nothing could stop them which is why they both lived to tell their story.

Their love and commitment to each other continued to be beyond reproach throughout their time together. They believed in the American dream and the land of opportunity. The proudest day of their lives was when they became United States citizens. 

A Special Thank you ...
While writing Sala’s story, I learned a truly significant lesson that her story can only hope to teach. Whatever tragedy one may face we must go on. Whatever it takes, whatever we must do, we should remind ourselves of the people who have gone before us and lived through sadness, sorrow, tragedy and despair. They survived and so will we!
Marsha




It's Never Too Late for Love: Everyone Deserves a Fairy Tale Ending by Marsha Casper Cook  (Author)

Laugh out loud Romantic Comedy. Romance Finalist Author Academy Awards 2018

When confirmed bachelor Noah Meyers manages to dodge his meddling mother’s repeated attempts to fix him up decides to get a dog he has no idea that his adorable dog will be the one to help him find the right one with a little help from above. 
It’s Never Too Late For Love is a timeless and delightful love story filled with a lot of laughter and just a hint of magic.

If you like to laugh this book is for you. Enjoy!


#Contemporary, #Romance, #Literacy, #Comedy, #Paranormal, #Cleanandwholesome, #bookstagram, #Authorlife, #Paperback, #Mustread, #BookBoost, #Ts4U






MARSHA CASPER COOK: “CHILDREN’S BOOKS”


I WISH I WAS A BROWNIE! 🍪
🍪 Chippy isn’t happy with who he is and wants to be a brownie. With help from his teacher, Mrs. Chipster, Chippy realizes he can be happy with who he is, if he believes in himself. Children will not only relate to what has happened to Chippy they will be pleased as they see sad Chippy become happy being himself. This is a heartwarming storybook for early readers, reading aloud at home, and as a bedtime story.

#BeginnerReaders, #Children, #Readers, #Cleanandwholesome, #Literacy, #bookstagram, #Authorlife, #Kids, #Paperback, #Mustread, #BookBoost, #Ts4U



🐉 The Magical Leaping Lizard Potion 🐉
by Marsha Casper Cook  (Author), Mikey Brooks (Illustrator)

Available in Audio, Kindle, Paperback and Hardback
The Magical Leaping Lizard Potion is a fun quick read. Thirteen little girls make a potion that gives them confidence and self esteem. 

This story shows how when a team works together great things can happen. This a fun imaginative read that makes you want to cheer the girls on. Who couldn't use a little magic in their life while at the same time learning to help each other?

Also available in an Audio Book at Audibles.


This is a book for boys and girls. The illustrations are fun and colorful by Award winning illustrator Mikey Brooks.













🚍The Busy Bus: A Collection of Short Children's Poems 🚍

by Marsha Casper Cook (Author)
Kids laugh at the strangest things. This funny short-rhyming book is jam-packed with rhymes that will not only entertain children but also the adults reading the poems to them. Here’s one that’s the kids love. 


Whose Smelly Socks are those? 

Whose smelly socks are those? 
The ones over there 
The ones with the holes 

Whose smelly socks are those? 
The ones I squirted 
With the garden hose 

Whose smelly socks are those? 
I don’t know but I suppose 
They belong to the one





“Snack Attack” 
Paperback
by Marsha Casper Cook  (Author)

Addison thinks he s got the best mommy in the whole world when she lets him have whatever he wants to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner even when it s chocolate candy, cookies and ice cream. 

Addison quickly learns how easy it can be to have too much of a good thing and that mommies & daddies really do know best!

Monday, November 5, 2018

Spotlight on Author Judy Snider


NEW RELEASE

BREAK-IN 

by Author Judy Snider

https://amzn.to/2ANAVSx







About Judy Snider

Judy Snider has written many books, one of which (Goldy's Baby Socks, a Cat Writer's Association Muse Award Winner
and Mom's Choice Award Winner) is also in Spanish. She is a member of Hampton Roads Writers and The Cat Writer's Association. She also writes novels of suspense: Too Late To Run, and The Donation Man, by World Castle Publishers, and her third suspense novel, Break-In comes out Nov.5, 2018 on Amazon. She was one of the contributors in the book, The Sacred Purse. Please see www.judysnider.com
She and her sister Joan's book, I Love You, Be Careful is a Mom's Choice Award Recipient. It is perfect for baby shower and wedding shower gifts for grownups...very sentimental and beautiful illustrations by Cady Driver. Judy is the proud mom of two grown sons, has two silly cats, and her husband, Gil Snider, wrote Brain Warp, a Medical/Political Thriller. Joan is also a proud parent and grand parent, is married and has a cat, Coffee.
Judy and Gil just came out with a beautiful mother/son wedding song on Amazon and youtube, What More Can I Say, featuring singer Edith Eloise. She writes song lyrics with her husband, Gil, and has songs on digital sites and Amazon, one with Billy Rae Stewart(If I Call A Name At Night). Judy also has two other songs out with Gil Snider, Invisible and Word's I Just Can't Say. You can learn more/listen at her main official website, www.judysnider.com



THE DONATION MAN

WHAT IF YOU SAID, "NO", WHEN YOU WERE CALLED TO ASK FOR A DONATION, AND SUDDENLY YOUR LIFE IS IN DANGER?

Detective Sam and News-person Reggie, beloved characters from Too Late to Run return to be embroiled in a web of terror when an evil man seeks revenge. On an extended news assignment in New Orleans, Reggie begins to fear she is being stalked after she receives an angry donation call. She thinks she must be imagining that someone is trying to hurt her until she is pushed down. Her love, Sam, is about to visit Reggie, but decides to quickly come after he senses she is in danger. Along with the help of her co-workers, friends, and Sam and his detective friends they try to track down this unknown person, before the The Donation Man harms her.

The Donation Man is after Reggie, no one may be able to stop him. 

LINK:



Too Late to Run (Back to Back Thriller Series Book 1) 


Little did Maggie know when she woke up that this was going to be a day that changed her life forever. While waiting for her sister’s visit, Maggie gets embroiled in a web of terror as she is targeted by one of the most evil men after she witnesses one of his crimes. As the killer tries to find her, she turns to a handsome detective and a well-known news reporter for help.

Maggie has already had a terrible loss in her life, and she will not let the killer destroy her happiness, or take the lives of those she loves.

The book takes the characters on a ride of suspense as the killer follows closely, confident he will be the winner in the end.






GOLDY'S BABY SOCKS 
Goldy's Baby Socks is the funny and heartwarming story of a family who almost had to move because their cat, Goldy, filled their house with her surprise gifts. Goldy was a pretty gold stray that was taken in by Lucy's family. Lucy, her brother and her parents had no idea when they adopted Goldy that the fun and the sleepless nights, were about to begin!
#Children, #Cats, #Humor, #Heartwarming, #Family, #Owningapet, #Petadoption  www.judysnider.com

Please visit Author Judy Snider website at www.judysnider.com




Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Author Spotlight

Author Karen Lynn invites you into her world 
of  dark romantic psychological thrillers!

Karen Lynn, a native New Yorker has always loved writing poetry and short stories with intense characters struggling to find love and survive in a troubled world. After years of working in the legal field, Karen moved with her son to Oregon. Inspired by the rain and Portland's creative culture, Karen has been able to follow her dream of writing novels. A War of Hearts is her debut novel in this dark romantic suspense series of the same name.

A War of Hearts a Dark Romantic Psychological Thiller - 



Jealousy. Lies. Betrayal. Murder.


What happens when passion erupts into dark obsession?
Logan is poison and Kristen knows it. She’s developed a hatred for the increasingly risqué lifestyle that threatens to destroy her world. Yet every time she tells herself it’s over, his seductive power draws her back.

Until Jake. 
A protector by nature, he needs Kristen to fill the void in his life. Together, their worlds are rattled by a love so powerful it promises to change everything.

The master manipulator. 
But Logan has other plans. He thrives on control and power. And won’t allow anyone or anything to take it from him. Not even the crumbling sanity that has him on the verge of madness.

Obsessive love knows no bounds. 
Jake will die for Kristen.
Logan is ready to kill for her. 
A dark and suspenseful romance series you will never forget. 
Intended for mature audiences 18+ 

The tables have turned, the stakes at an all-time high!  

LINK: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077VZGVP8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0



















CONTINUE THE EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER RIDE!


A Sea of Smoke: A Dark Romantic Psychological Thriller (A War of Hearts Book 2)




Two men obsessed. One woman caught in the crossfire. No reason to back down.


Kristen wears a smile for survival. Her days are spent living a nightmare with Logan, the sole winner in his own twisted game. Her nights are spent dreaming of Jake, the lover she left behind.

Jake does not have the comfort of pleasant dreams. Shallow gratifications fail to quiet his raging mind. Haunted by Kristen’s disappearance and his best friend's murder, his obsession grows.

Can love survive? 

With so much on the line, Kristen bends to Logan's will despite the pain it brings her.
With nothing left to lose, Jake lives on the edge. Consumed by emptiness, he will never rest until he finds the woman he loves — and takes revenge on the man who shattered his world.

A choice must be made 

The tables have turned, the stakes at an all-time high. A line will be crossed. It’s just a matter of time.



A dark and suspenseful romance series you will never forget. 
Intended for mature audiences 18+ 














Remember to Follow the Author Karen Lynn on:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorkarenl/
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BOOK 1 - A WAR OF HEARTS - still 99 cents!!! https://getbook.at/awarofhearts -
BOOK 2 - A SEA OF SMOKE
How far would you go for love?
Would you kill?
Jake would. Why?
Because obsessive love knows no bounds.
And Jake will do anything for love. 

** SEE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT A SEA OF SMOKE AND JAKE.
“A Sea of Smoke is the sequel to A War of Hearts, so if you haven’t read that book yet…bye! Go get it!! It is an amazing story! This book begins a few months after the first book ended.
The drama hits you like a sledge hammer from page one!
**Jake: also gets darker, his jealousy and stubbornness really come to light throughout the book. He knows what he wants and he refuses to let that go!
Kristen : I loved how much stronger she is in this book!!
Logan: shows even more of his monster ways. He is jealous, manipulative, controlling and at times murderous. He is truly the villain you will love to hate!
The gritty realism in this novel will have you on the edge of your seat the whole time! I couldn’t put it down until I knew what happened next!! I absolutely loved all the drama and back and forth made for a quick read. I can not wait to see where Karen Lynn takes this story next!” — Katy R. 5*

Antagonist LOGAN in my books.

He could see the darkness through the cracks
Yet cursed the daylight every waking hour
She was his painful addiction
But if she didn’t come back soon
He promised to make her life a living hell