Mother's
Day Magic...with love
Genre: Women's Fiction/Romance
Release
Date: March 1, 2016
Every mother’s
heart holds a bit of magic…her children’s love. Enchantment awaits in 12 new,
previously unpublished-stories, by #1 bestselling and/or multi-award winning
authors from across the globe. Captivating tales of romance or fiction
fashioned from loving memories, these poignant stories are sure to touch your
heart.
10% of proceeds
from this anthology will go to the National MS Society for research.
Felt by the Heart
by Angela Ford (#1 Bestselling, Amazon Top 50 & Award-Winning Author)
Rachel Winters's
fiftieth birthday approached the forever she'd found with Ryan ended with
heartache. And for her daughter, the second chance of having a dad. Will Rachel
find the strength to rebuild her life and her daughter's?
I Love You More by
Cornelia Amiri (Best-selling author, known as the Celtic Romance Queen)
On turning sixty,
Garland recalls memories of her life’s journey from an abusive childhood to a
bad marriage to the ups and downs of a single mom. She is rewarded with a
magical mother’s day with her loving family.
Two Hearts Unspoken
by Tamara Ferguson (#1 Bestselling Author & TRR Readers’ Choice Award
Winner)
Retired air force
captain and wounded warrior, Zach Logan, discovers that his scars are more than
skin deep, when he falls in love with Beth Bowen; the lovely single mother of
an autistic son.
December Roses by
Daisy Banks (Bestselling Author)
A present day gift
of flowers sets off delightful memories for Jean. The recollections of the day
love first bloomed, and trust overcoming a frightening challenge, are carved
deep into her heart.
Maddie’s Project by
Anna Celeste Burke (Award-Winning, Bestselling Author)
Laura’s mother,
Maddie, led a life bursting at the seams, filled with family and a million
projects. May changed everything. More than a decade later, Laura reflects on
Maddie’s biggest project, and how it changed all their lives.
Vision of the Heart
by Mary Crawford (#1 Bestselling Author)
Facing the vision
loss caused by macular degeneration is hard enough, but it’s causing Julia
Concord to question everything she knows about herself as a wife, mother, and
nurse. Can she handle a reunion when she’s a shadow of the person she once was?
An English Rose by
Allyson R. Abbott (#1 Bestselling Author)
A compelling and
humorous insight of past years and present dilemma’s as Rose reflects on her
usefulness in later life. Just as she acknowledges and accepts her sell-by-date
is approaching, life suddenly becomes interesting again, in more ways than one.
The Art of
Forgiveness by Tamara Philip (Angie Ovations Outstanding Interracial
Romance)
The story of one
woman's journey to find out the truth surrounding her adoption decades earlier.
Amidst the tragedy of the past, she finds connections to her complicated
history and a gentle reminder about the transcendent power of forgiveness and
time.
The Illusion of
Happiness by Neva Squires Rodriquez
Divorced and having
lived under the illusion of happiness for over thirty years, Graciela struggles
to find her strength. With her fiftieth birthday and Mother’s Day weekend
approaching, a surprise visit helps put things into prospective for her.
The Day before
Eclosion by Adrienne Ruvalcaba
Sharon's only
daughter, Gracie, is ready to move out on her own. What should be an exciting
transition is complicated by Gracie's disability. Can Sharon learn to accept
Gracie's need for autonomy before irreparable damage is done to their
relationship?
The Light We Found
by Q.D. Purdu (Texas Writers' Winner)
Calla has survived
divorce and developed her first newly-single crush on Ben, the special guy in
her triple-two-step class. Life is rocking until her ex confesses a long-hidden
betrayal, and Ben reveals the most hurtful secret of all.
Forever Sunshine by
Cary Allen Stone & Tyler Hosea (Multi-Bestselling Author)
A letter containing
the last request of their mother was handed to the son and daughter at the
funeral service. They were told to read the letter at her gravesite on the year
anniversary of her passing.
Angela Ford
Angela Ford originates from Nova Scotia…Canada’s
Ocean Playground!
Her love of the ocean and sunsets are always in
her heart and give her inspiration. Her love for words keeps her turning the
page. She is never without a book, whether she’s reading or writing. Now
residing in Ontario, Angela works in Finance – numbers by day – words by
night.
Angela Ford’s dedication and involvement with
cyber safety seminars gave her an Award of Distinction and sparked the idea for
her first book Closure – crime suspense that hit Best Selling
Action/Adventure. Ms. Ford continued her FBI series with Forbidden and Obsessed with
the final in the series coming in 2016. In between mysteries, Ms. Ford writes
short contemporary romance…sometimes sweet...sometimes spicy and sometimes with
a dash of suspense! Her #1 Bestseller Christmas Holiday Romance put
her in Amazon’s Top 50 Authors.
Between two jobs and two kids, mom’s home is
always filled with young adults and rather interesting stories. But it is the
furry family members who rule the house – a Puggle, a new Chug puppy and two
loveable cats. Every possible quiet moment she finds, she treasures and just
writes about the moments to come. Angela is an avid reader of romance, a member
of the RWA, KOD (Kiss of Death – Suspense Chapter) and Mississauga Writers
Group. You can follow her at BTGN www.bookstogonow.com or visit her
website/blog Romantic Escapes at http://www.angelafordauthor.com to
connect with her on her social network sites. She loves to hear from her
readers – they keep her smiling!
Cornelia Amiri
Cornelia Amiri, who
also writes as Maeve Alpin, is the author of 30 published books. Known as the
Celtic Romance Queen, she writes Celtic Fantasy Romance, Celtic Historical
Romance, Steampunk Romance and Sci-fi Romance. She lives in Houston Texas as
does her son and granddaughter and her cat, Severus. Severus is a writer's cat,
he loves books. He likes to knock them off the bookshelf, sit on them, and
sniff the open pages. He also uses the computer, he sits on it, lays on top of
it, and walks across the keyboard almost constantly. She is working on two soon
to be released books a historical romance box set, Scandalously Yours and a
modern day fantasy romance novella, Back to the One I love.
Tamara Ferguson
A member of the
Romance Writers of America, Tamara Ferguson is the top-ten best-selling,
multi-award winning author of the Kissed By Fate Romance Series and
the Tales of The Dragonfly Romance Suspense Series.
Her latest release
is Two Hearts Surrendered. This military romance was her contribution to
the bestselling Magical Weddings anthology, which included stories by fifteen
USA Today, best-selling, and award-winning authors. Two Hearts Surrendered recently
earned 3-5★reviews from Readers’ Favorite, and has just become a #1 Wounded
Warrior Romance Bestseller, Kindle Book and Series.
Tales of the
Dragonfly Book I: In Tandem was a romance finalist at the 2013 Indie
Excellence Awards, while Tales of the Dragonfly Book II: In Flight was
a 2014 WINNER at the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards. Her latest
release, That Unforgettable Kiss was recently a top ten Amazon
bestseller in Kindle Saga Fiction, earned 3-5★editorial reviews from Readers' Favorite, and
has just become the 2015 WINNER of The Romance Reviews Readers' Choice Awards
in New Adult Romance.
That Unforgettable
Kiss is currently featured in the #5 bestselling A Touch of Passion, 12
full-length novels by USA Today, New York Times bestselling and multi-award
winning authors. This anthology is also a #1 New Adult Romance Bestseller, as
well as a New Adult Bestseller.
Since she remains a
full-time caregiver for an autistic son, you can usually find Tammy working at
home, where she spends a lot of time not completing her numerous home
improvement projects, because she's writing or helping indie authors promote
their books on twitter.
Daisy Banks
Daisy Banks writes
romances ranging from sweetly tender through to sexily spicy tales in the
Historical, Paranormal and Fantasy genres. From Victorian devotion to a
werewolf passion, a rogue and a courtesan, a clumsy fairy and a saucy ghost,
you can discover a different world with Daisy in each of her stories.
Antiques and
collecting entertain Daisy when she isn’t writing. There are also some rare
occasions she makes a meal that doesn’t stick to the pan.
Anna Celeste Burke
Life is an
extravaganza! Figuring out how to hang tough and make the most of the wild ride
is the challenge. On my way to Oahu, to join the rock musician and high school
drop-out I had married in Tijuana, I was nabbed as a runaway. Eventually, the
police let me go, but the rock band broke up. Our next stop: Disney World,
where we ‘worked for the Mouse’ as chefs, courtesy of Walt Disney World
University Chef’s School training. More education landed us in academia at The
Ohio State University. For decades, I researched, wrote, and taught a number of
gloriously nerdy topics. Retired now, I’m still married to the same, sweet, guy
and live with him near Palm Springs, California. I write mysteries set in sunny
California! The Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery series, set here in
the Coachella Valley, the Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery Series set in California’s
Central Coast, and The Georgie Shaw Cozy Mystery series set in the OC. Coming
soon, The Misadventures of Betsy Stark that also take place, here, in the
Coachella Valley.
Mary Crawford
Mary Crawford has
been lucky enough to live her own version of a romance novel. She married the
guy who kissed her at summer camp. He told her on the night they met that he
was going to marry her and be the father of their children. Eventually she
stopped giggling when he said it, and they just celebrated their 27th wedding
anniversary. They have two children. The oldest is in medical school, where he
recently found and married the love of his life, and the youngest is still in
elementary school.
Ms. Crawford writes
full time now. She has published six books and has several more underway. She
volunteers her time to a variety of causes and has worked as a Civil Rights
Attorney and diversity advocate. Ms. Crawford spent several years working for
various social service agencies before becoming an attorney. In her spare time,
she loved to cook, decorate cakes and of course, obsessively, compulsively
read.
Allyson R. Abbott
I love to travel,
but I also need to work. Being an author allows me to combine both of
activities and has the added bonus of life being an adventure. I never know
where I will be sitting writing from one year to the next. As I write this, I
am in Africa, in spring I travel to Europe for a few months and later in the
year to the USA and Canada. It is a great life, if you don’t mind a little
insecurity.
I try to bring a
little of my adventurous personality into my stories. Being a 'mature aging
gracefully' woman, I feel akin to the problems of aging and relationships. I
spent many years on my own before finding my truly remarkable and very patient
partner who I happily gave up my whole world for. My stories are about mature
relationships with mature people. People who have character and humour, who
have a history; people just like us.
After spending most
of her life in New York City, Tamara Philip decided to let love lead her on an
international adventure, where she's met many amazing people and ate entirely
too much. Tamara and her English-born Husband, Chris, now split their time
between the United Kingdom and Trinidad and Tobago.
Writing has been
her secret passion since childhood. Quirky female leads are her trademark.
Tamara Philip
On any given day
you can find Tamara telling people what to do, dodging adulthood, and working
hard on her next novel.
Other works by
Tamara Philip are The Trouble with Playing Cupid, The Trouble with Romance and
two holiday short stories, Romancing the Grinch and This Season...Have
Love/Have Faith with fellow author, Neva Squires Rodriguez.
Neva Squires-Rodriguez
Neva
Squires-Rodriguez was born and raised in a neighborhood located on the North
Side of Chicago. Mother, Wife, Expert at multitasking, when she’s not writing
newspaper columns or finishing up her latest novel, she is dispatching calls
for her city’s 911 center. Perhaps this is what helps Neva create electrifying
stories with a twist.
Neva
Squires-Rodriguez earned her Bachelor’s Degree from American Military
University (APUS/AMU) and her Master’s Degree from National University, a feat
which she worked very hard to obtain and says she will work even harder to pay
off.
She claims to be a
typical American, full of dreams that will hopefully get her to a more
comfortable lifestyle one day. She says, "God has a plan and I will follow
wherever it is that He takes me."
Adrienne D'nelle Ruvalcaba
Adrienne D'nelle
Ruvalcaba was born and raised in Southeast Texas. After high school, she joined
the U.S. Army and served four years at Fort Campbell, KY. After her army days,
and one failed attempt at marriage, she and her two children relocated so that
she could enroll in the Engineering program at Southern Illinois University
Carbondale. While there, she completed her Bachelor's degree in Civil
Engineering with a concentration in structural analysis. Also while at SIU, she
was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. This diagnosis significantly
changed her life.
Since the onset of
SLE, she has learned a lot about those close to her and even more about
herself. After a few years of struggling to accept lupus as part of her life,
she has come to a more peaceful place, and no longer lets her disease define
who she is.
Adrienne has had a
love of writing since grade school, and she often takes solace in the many
worlds she creates in her imagination. She writes women's fiction and romance,
and her books are meant purely for emotional fulfilment, enjoyment, and sweet
escapism. Real life is difficult enough, and she believes that we all need a
little break from it sometimes.
Q. D. Purdu
Q. D. Purdu’s debut
romance, DESDEMONA FINDS THE BIG O IN LOVE won first place in the
Texas Writers’ League Romance category, 2014. To be released in 2016,
Desdemona's life is just fine until her ex announces on national television
that he dumped her because she fakes. The scoop goes viral and plunges her into
a quest to find the reason for her need to pretend. After stumbling through new
lovers, a sex club, her old first love, and psycho-analysis, she finds the
answer in an unlikely blunder.
Q. D. loves her
rescued puppy, red wine, running through sprinklers, dark chocolate with
sugared ginger, and anything wrapped in a corn tortilla. Her prized
possessions include a hot pink Christmas tree and a garden full of okra and basil.
She hasn’t decided
what she’ll be when she grows up, but whatever it is will be filled with
romantic impossibilities.
Cary Allen Stone
Cary Allen Stone’s
aviation career began in 1972 and ended in 2014. In his forty-plus years as a
pilot, he flew hundreds of thousands of miles through all types of weather,
domestic and international flights, all without an aviation accident. His
aviation travels gave him a unique perspective of life, and led to his writing.
In 1992, he flew film director Sir Ridley Scott for ten days during a location
scout. Mr. Scott mentored him about his writing. He has a Bachelor of Arts
degree, and was a member of two honor societies. He played a “bad guy” main
character in an AAA Club advertisement, and was an extra in several films both
in LA and Phoenix. He has written several action-adventure screenplays. He has
done voice-over, radio commercials, and standup comedy, which included comedy
magic. He represented the USA alongside nine other countries in the Night of
Magic in Bogota, Colombia performing before dignitaries, ambassadors and their
families. Cary is a member of the Phoenix Writer’s Club and the International
Thriller Writers.
His series The
Jake Roberts Novels has been well received by Amazon Hall of Fame Top 10
Reviewers in crime fiction and psychological thrillers from whom he receives
5–Star reviews. Action adventure author Clive Cussler and South Florida author
Tim Dorsey endorsed Stealing Atlanta, his cybercrime thriller. His first
published work, Through a Mother’s Eyes a true crime story, was a
case study of “filicide” the parental murder of children. His subject was a
friend of his who murdered her six-year-old son. The research took four years
to complete, which included time spent in the correctional facility where Julie
was incarcerated. Through a Mother’s Eyes has a worldwide reach.
Cary’s hopes are that the story will help to prevent future tragedies from
happening and to date he has received several correspondences of success.
Tyler Hosea
Tyler Hosea is an
editor and reviewer, and with Forever Sunshine a breakout author. She has
contributed to all four of Cary Allen Stone’s Jake Roberts Novels. She has
the difficult job of being his significant other for the past eleven years,
which is no small task. Tyler’s profession has always been in aviation having
spent twenty years in customer service and management. Her current position in
aviation is classified. One of these days you will find Tyler behind the controls
of an airplane as she continues her private pilot license.
Tyler is an avid
reader, a part of her nurtured by her mother since she was a young girl. She
graduated with honors from Oglethorpe University. She is an official Georgia
Peach having been born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She has traveled
extensively around the world. Tyler has appeared on several of Cary Allen
Stone’s book covers. Both she and Cary will be writing their next complete book
anthology continuing on from their Forever Sunshine.
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