Death Came to Dinner by Dahlia Rose Aurora Cosme Series Book 1

Are you ready for Book one in the most amazing new series!
Aurora is not what you would expect, hit by lighting, talks to the dead and a best friend who is stronger than death itself? Aka Madame Laveau! Now she had to be a detective and solve a murder that happened in her own house. Oops she forgot FBI Agent, Andy Garrett, who has no time for voodoo, the supernatural or nothing he can’t explain. But his kiss sent energy through all her senses! Get your copy now and fill in the rest for yourself!!
** New Release ‘Death Came To Dinner’**
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I have to say (THIS) book was awesome. I couldn't put it down and then I didn't want it to stop. I'm a New Orleans girl and one of my favorite people slash legends is the famous, Marie Laveau Voodoo Queen, so this was a page-turner for me. Dahlia put a new twist on how Aurora gets her powers, which had me saying...get out of town. I loved the suspense of the storyline and the romance. It will have you loving the characters and parts of this will have you smiling if not laughing. Especially if you're thinking about how would you react? 
    I'm a big reader besides writing myself and I love to read Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne, and Heather Graham, but she's my newest best read. Not that it really matters as I'm just one person but to me with this book I give her the highest praise possible. 

 I can't wait for book 2 to come out and I might just send her a message and see if I can become a beta reader. Do you think she'd go for that? hahaha... it can happen.. I just have to believe. 
   So if you in search of a new read, please check the book out, and come leave a comment on her Amazon and here I'd love to know what you think of it.  

ARC NOLA 2017 A GREAT SUCCESS

ARC Nola 2017 was a great success, I met alot of great authors this weekend and met alot of new readers. Check out my blog and see who was there.

 Saturday was a great day, it began at eight a.m. with all the authors having breakfast and setting up their tables.






 

Author Danielle Dauphinet with her dark paranormal "Strife"

    Author Evelyn Ledermann writes Paranormal Fantasy. When I met her Saturday she was really a very sweet lady.

 Now these two are amazing fun, happy ladies. Author Heather Warren Shephard has "Gun Powder and Lead" and on the right is Author Guenevere Williams and she has her first book out called "Wild Obsession" 

   Author V.A. Dold has too many books to tell you her list, but she is one amazing author. She's also the woman who put this together for us authors to come together for this event. I applaud you and loved hanging out with you.

 Now this lady is a hoot. She writes children's books and other kind of books that aren't meant for children, let me tell you. You all need to check out Cooper McKenzie  Here she's holding her children's book "A Bear's Tale."

 Here is Author Diana Marie DuBois doing a selfie with me. She's amazing and I call her my friend. She also has a number of books out now.


 At nine a.m. Speed dating. Not actual dating, but readers went from table to table and chatted with an author for four minutes then moved on to another author's table.  I thought that was a marvelous idea so that all of the author's got a chance to pitch their books.

The picture on the left,  Author Paula V. Hardin, and her editor Becky Highnote.

Author Rhea L. Wiggs was also there. She's such a sweet heart. Check out her books. She's really a nice lady. We sat across from each other and we're friends on Facebook.


You can find all of these authors on Facebook. Check them out. You won't be disappointed.

Well, I am shamed-faced sitting here, knowing I haven't been posting. I'm rolling my eyes in disgust, but I'm not a blogger by nature. I find my life boring, and I work a lot of hours to come in and tell you, "Well I worked all day, and tomorrow, I'd come back to say, yes another day at the grind." Grins, I think I can safely say, I live a boring life.

It's been since, 2012 that I self-published Forever Lost. I have been working on my second story and ran into a lot of problems with finding a editor. I finally found someone who is a English teacher, plus she's taught Creative writing, so my girl understand what is POV besides the grammar errors. Her name is Becky Highnote and her email is bextruk@gmail.com if your looking for an editor.

Now, for my exciting news!! The Unforeseen Rescue is now available online on Amazon, and here is the Link:  http://www.amazon.com/The-Unforeseen-Rescue-Paula-Hardin-ebook/dp/B00JT1T3RM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1398098911&sr=8-4&keywords=Paula+Hardin

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/430656

Tag, Your It, Blog Hop

Greetings! First I’d like to take the time to thank Runére for tagging me so I could join in the fun on this introductory blog hop. I can’t wait to read BLACK DOLL, the first book in her New Orleans based ‘Silent Doll’ series, seven stories that begin with an anonymously delivered Voodoo doll!

So, let me get to these questions I was given.

1.)   What are you currently working on right now?

Well, I’m finishing editing on the last few pages of my newest book, THE UNFORSEEN RESCUE. I hope to have it ready to release around Halloween. Though each of my books can be read as a stand-alone, my characters come from a central world, interacting with each other in their own story. This newest one has a connection to the main characters from FOREVER LOST, my first ebook, available at http://www.amazon.com/Forever-Lost-ebook/dp/B007COU8I6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380577433&sr=8-1&keywords=Paula+Hardin , but it's also available on Barnes and Noble, and Itunes, and Smashwords. I have another book I’m preparing to start edits on, hoping to have it ready for Heather Graham’s conference in December. With two other stories underway, I stay pretty busy! Oh! I bet you’d like to see the covers! Here they are for both books.

  

             

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3.)   Why do you write what you do?

Smiling fondly. I owe it all to Christine Feehan. Once I started reading her books I was hooked on the Paranormal genre. It started out as a joke, but while waiting for her next book to come out, I tried my hand at story telling. But as I began to write my first pages, to build my characters, it quickly became real. Now I see my characters everywhere. While cooking dinner, watching TV, talking to a friend, my mind tends to go off and I’m transported back into my story. All I want to do is write.

That time I first tried my hand at writing I thought I was doing good, but I know now it needed work. I had not yet learned the craft. When she read my first pages, she didn’t tell me how mangled my work was; instead she told me how she loved this and that about my story. With her encouragements, it keeps me inspired. She’s a Icon, a legend to me and all who love her work.  Through the learning process and workshops, I have come a long way. And if she’s reading this, I want to say thank you. I love you beyond all the stars in the sky.

4.)   How does my writing process work?

After deciding to write a particular story, I find names for my main characters, I think about any habits they might have, what they look like  . . . and write them down! I learned the hard way when I forgot a character’s eye color about half way through the manuscript. I find a personal habit, good or bad, to bring them closer to the reader. I do all this while making primitive dolls. My love for the paranormal sneaks in there as well when I occasionally create Witch and Mummy dolls. Hahaha!  I sell them locally and online, with some of the money supporting my writing by buying my promos, and covers.

I tried to plot out my storyline, but lost the whole feel for the story. I don’t know what happens, or why, but it does.  So I think I write by the seat of my pants . . .hahaha . . .

Well, thank you for stopping by. It was my greatest pleasure to have you here!

Paula Hardin

PS—I tag April M. Reign and Tressa Messenger and Rita Bay. These ladies are great storytellers, so come prepared to meet two awesome ladies!

New Orleans is my Muse

Just in case you want to know more about me. I'm big on New Orleans, La. I was born, raised there, until nineteen ninety four, when I moved to Mississippi to start over. But, New Orleans is my home, I love it there and miss it everyday.
      For me, there's no place in the world which can compare. The French Quarters, Magazine street It's has it's own world. It's not just the places, but its the people, the food, the atmosphere. When I find myself stuck and can't write. I drive down and walk the streets of the French Quarter. Drive on Magazine watch the joggers running with their dogs, and people moving about listening to music with their headphones. Loyola college people from different states live there, and you see them all over. The street car is fabulous. It can take you all over and even to Jackson Brewery.
      When you watch the movies, which makes us New Orleans people laugh, you always see Mardi Gras scenes. You would think we're always doing Mardi Gras. NOT people it's once a year. And we don't talk like the movie people portray us. The accent they use... sounds mostly like Thibodaux, La area.
      And the gumbo is my favorite. Yummmm... So here are a few pictures.