Author Archives: Raven Bower
Diamond Jubilee Blog Hop!
This year we’re participating in Romance at Random’s celebration of the UK’s Diamond Jubilee from today until 5/31. They’re giving away 26 prizes – 1 winner, 1 copy – Born To Darkness by Suzanne Brockmann 1 winner, 1 copy – The Proposal by Mary Balogh 1 winner, 1 copy – Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian 3 winners, 1 copy […]
Calendar vs. Seasons ~ A Naturalist’s View
“The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.” ~Patrick Young Our modern world revolves around schedules, calendars, clocks and computers. These time trackers are so integrated into our everyday lives that it seems reality is slipping away from some folks. It […]
Primal in Print!
Primal is now available in print at Amazon! One night. One crime. Two lives shattered. Federal witness Wrey Madison is forced out of her native Chicago and into the back woods of northern Michigan. Cut off from her family and friends she etches out a life for herself surrounded by strangers. But no one, not even her […]
Interview at Sasha Summers’ Blog
Sasha Summers, author of Medusa, A Love Story, is hosting me on her blog today. Her interview includes a snippet from one of the characters in Primal > : )
Book Review ~ The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists
Title: The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists Author: Andrew McAleer (Editor) Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Adams Media Series: No Rating: 3 Bats Heat Level: N/A I liked the theory of this book and the answers the novelists gave were interesting. Above all, the neatest thing about this was how some of them agreed on some subjects (even if […]
Primal is Out!! Enter to Win a Free Kindle Edition!
Primal Lives!!! In honor of its release and it being Lain’s debut novel – Go Lain! We’re giving away three Kindle copies of Primal! To enter to win – ‘Like’ the Announcement Post Here then ‘Share’ it. Winners will be announced here and on Facebook tomorrow morning!
Book Review – Hooked by Les Edgerton
Title: Hooked Author: Les Edgerton Genre: Non-Fiction, Writing Publisher: Writer’s Digest Books Series: No Rating: 5 bats Heat Level: n/a Besides loving Les Edgerton’s style and voice in general – the information in this book is a must have for anyone and everyone in the realm of fiction writing. An unfortunate but true fact is that most editors […]
Book Review ~ Medusa, A Love Story
Title: Medusa, A Love Story Author: Sasha Summers Genre: Mythological Fantasy Publisher: Crescent Moon Rating: 5 Bats “It’s said love can change a person. Medusa wasn’t always a monster… Medusa is ruled by duty, to her Titan father and the Goddess Athena. She’s no room for the tenderness her warrior guard, Ariston, stirs. When Olympus frees her from […]
Interview at That Book Place!
If any of you want the scoop on what spurred me into writing my first novel and some of the challenges Lain and I faced in writing Primal, drop on by That Book Place and look into the crystal ball…er…well, the answers are in the interview 😀 Check it out here!
Recipe ~ Alien Pods
Ah spring, (so the calendar says) and we’ve wandered across a clutch of three alien pods. After astute scientific analysis we’ve finally broke their genetic code! 3 cantaloupes 2 ripe bananas 1 bag frozen blackberries Green grapes (for seeds) Each pod consists of one cantaloupe-ian shell, cut in half in a jagged way so it seems like the […]