Category: Second Wind
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Sea of Destiny – Part 22 by Dellani Oakes
Sea of Destiny – Part 22 by Dellani Oakes. Kyle feels foolish after Carmelita teases him about being a lustful male. He endures a lot of ribbing from her, but it’s a bit much on his male ego at the moment. Fortunately, Emily understands and isn’t deterred by his behavior.
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Sea of Destiny – Part 10
Sea of Destiny – Part 10. Kyle has been talking to his travel agent. He told her to find a family friendly cruise for his family and Carmelita, their housekeeper. Angie, the travel agent, calls him with details. They are going to Mexico. She suggests he may find love again, but teases that the name of […]
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Give Books for Christmas!
Books make amazing gifts. They’re the kind of thing that keeps on giving since your loved one can return to them again and again. E-books make a marvelous last minute present. Below, I’ve gathered the websites of several of my author friends for you to visit and (I hope) purchase from. Other author friends, please […]
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A Quote from “Indian Summer”
Second Wind Publishing is hosting a Halloween contest. Details later this month. Below is a quote from my novel, “Indian Summer”. Bookmark this site and come back when armed with instructions! Good luck and let the best ghost or ghoul win! http://secondwindpub.wordpress.com/ The picture in the trash as appalling! I had randomly sketched a face […]
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Oscar Friedman’s Freakish Occurence – part 5
(I just realized this never got posted here. OOPS!) Things aren’t going well for poor Oscar. His car is giving him fits and the GPS – well…. it’s not behaving the way it should. “This isn’t the way Patrick said to go,” he mumbled. “This can’t be right.” “Of course it’s right,” the GPS said […]
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The Pigeonhole Effect
Like the makers of movies, authors play to an audience. Our action is on a page, not a screen, but it boils down to the same thing – audience appeal. As authors, we are only successful if our work appeals to a wide range of readers. Unfortunately, our business suffers from the pigeonhole effect. The […]
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Oscar Friedman’s Freakish Occurrence – Part 3
They chatted politely for the duration of their meal. Oscar liked the snappy attitude of Jasmine Bond. She was smart and sassy, two traits he greatly admired in a woman. “When you’re ready, I’ll lead you over to the office.” “That would be great. I have to run up to the room and grab my […]
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Oscar Friedman’s Freakish Occurrence – Part 2
That night, the skies opened, pouring down more rain in an hour than the city had seen all year. Oscar woke twice during the night, lying awake as the rain pounded against his tenth story window relentlessly. Unable to sleep after the second time, he lay in the dark, watching the streetlights cast eerie orange […]
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Oscar Friedman’s Freakish Occurrence – Part 1
Oscar Friedman sat in the hot, humid, stuffy car gazing at the dashboard with chagrin. The rented Prius had the most complicated layout of any automobile he’d ever seen. When he’d told the agent that he wanted a gas efficient model, he hadn’t envisioned a hybrid. The agent, even now, was trying to give him […]
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The Lone Wolf – excerpt
The Lone Wolf, first in my sci-fi series, is coming out this year from Second Wind Publishing. He’s the hero’s first entrance to give you a little taste of what the book is like. Slowly and with a casual air, a man entered the airlock. Nearly as tall as Marc, he was leaner of build. […]
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