Stealing Hope by Beverly Ovalle

Stealing Hope

By Beverly Ovalle

Hope is a shape shifting Dragon, who learns she has come from a family of them. Because the Apocalypse has taken place, the few surviving humans, and Shape Shifting Dragons, the World has returned back to the basics whereas everyone farms, barters and such to make ends meet. 

Ari, has felt drawn to Hope, knowing he is meant to be her mate. He, along with her brothers, Crag, Rog and Hark that she meets in different time frames, help to teach Hope about herself and educate her. 

Ari must also meet and gain the approval of Hopes father, and the rest of the family. Will he? 

This book is very humorous and has a lot of very sensuous love scenes in it. As you read along, you can very well imagine and see a very fun and intriguing action filled book. This book will pull you in, to the point of wanting to follow along in Hope’s life further to see what could and would happen to her. 

Everything you read and feel, you can see, and it is so interesting that you just feel like you are right there with them. I was to the point that I couldn’t put the book down, and I wanted to read more. Hope is a very interesting character!

You will definitively fall in love with this book! I can promise that, therefore I assure you this is a five star read! So if you haven’t already, I would suggest buying your copy today, and enjoying falling in love with Hope the shape shifting dragon and her love Ari as I did. And her family, is pretty epic too. Beverly Ovalle is an excellent story teller for any age group!

Here are my question for Beverly:

1. What made you write this book? 

I've always been fascinated by dragons and the possibility of apocalypse. I started writing this story as a National Novel Writing Month project. I got involved in telling it and kept at it until I was done.

2. How long did it take you to write this book?

I wrote everyday in November, but didn't finish it until June that next year, so eight months.

3. Do you have any photos or descriptions of these characters? (Like Hope or Ari?)

Ari is black haired with gold eyes, stocky and in great physical shape. In his dragon form, his eyes stay the same. His scales are black with a blue tint. He has wings, and a row on spikes from his head to his tail. Hope is blue eyed and her hair is a mix of red and blonde, and brown, a chestnut color. Hope's dragon is small, much smaller than Ari. Her eyes still are blue and her scales a glistening copper, reflective of her hair in her human form. My inspirational photos for Ari and Hope and the rest of the dragons can be found on my pinterest page at https://www.pinterest.com/ovalleba/a-dragons-fated-heart-series-inspiration/.

4. Who are your favorite Author(s)?

Christine Feehan, Stephanie Laurens, G.A. Aikens, and T.S. Joyce.

5. What are you currently working on?

I am revising A Saint's Salvation, adding the heroines point of view and the next in the series, A Sailor's Delight and also working on Finding Faith, the second book in A Dragon's Fated Heart series.

6. What are your hobbies?

I love to read of course. I sew, and bead and race around town on my scooter. If I'm indoor, I love to game.

7. What can you suggest to those wanting to write a book?

Go for it. Give it a try. I never thought anything I wrote would ever be in someone else's hands but I tried it and it is a fantastic feeling when someone likes it.

8. Is it hard to get published?

It's not easy, but it is worth the time. Self publishing makes it easier to do it yourself but it is much more involved.

9. Please provide us a link to all of your work and how we can follow it and you:

My books can all be found on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Beverly-Ovalle/e/B00BOGT8MU/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1449459508&sr=1-2-ent or on my website at www.beverlyovalle.com 

I can be followed at:

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10. Anything you'd like to add:

Thank you for having me. I hope that everyone enjoys reading my tales as much as I enjoyed writing them.

Dragons' Mate - Boroughs Publishing Group

Touched by the Sandman - Boroughs Publishing Group

Lightning Strike

Triple D Dude Ranch

Love Me Forever

Stealing Hope: A Dragon's Fated Heart - Ardent Books 2015

Stealing Hope A Dragon's Fated Heart by Beverly Ovalle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hope is a shape shifting Dragon, who learns she has come from a family of them. Because the Apocalypse has taken place, the few surviving humans, and Shape Shifting Dragons, the World has returned back to the basics whereas everyone farms, barters and such to make ends meet.

Ari, has felt drawn to Hope, knowing he is meant to be her mate. He, along with her brothers, Crag, Rog and Hark that she meets in different time frames, help to teach Hope about herself and educate her.

Ari must also meet and gain the approval of Hopes father, and the rest of the family. Will he?

This book is very humorous and has a lot of very sensuous love scenes in it. As you read along, you can very well imagine and see a very fun and intriguing action filled book. This book will pull you in, to the point of wanting to follow along in Hope’s life further to see what could and would happen to her.

Everything you read and feel, you can see, and it is so interesting that you just feel like you are right there with them. I was to the point that I couldn’t put the book down, and I wanted to read more. Hope is a very interesting character!

You will definitively fall in love with this book! I can promise that, therefore I assure you this is a five star read! So if you haven’t already, I would suggest buying your copy today, and enjoying falling in love with Hope the shape shifting dragon and her love Ari as I did. And her family, is pretty epic too. Beverly Ovalle is an excellent story teller for any age group!


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On the Dotted Line by Kim Carmichael

 

On The Dotted Line 

by 

I must admit, I wasn't certain the way this book was going to turn out. And as I was reading it, I was anticipating the millions of ways it could have literally went.

But admittedly, I found the book everything I wanted and than some. And I was so drawn into it, and in love with everything, until Stephanie walked in, and than I was like ready to climb into the pages and whoop on the woman. How dare she ruin everything! 

Randolph Van Ayers the 3rd had to be married by midnight of one of his birthdays, in order to inherit claim to his inheritance. His fiance, Stephanie never showed up for the wedding, and never gave him an explanation. Thus Randolph set out to find another woman at top speeds. Luckily for him, he found a woman also in need, whose shop was being foreclosed on. 

Randolph was up front with the woman, named Willow. He explained just about everything. All he needed was her signature on the dotted line. They would than proceed to go to Vegas and have a quick ceremony and be Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Van Ayers. 

Neither of them planned on falling in love, but it happened. And what's even worse, with this contract, come rules. For instance: they must be in bed together by midnight. On top of all of that, Willow wanted to keep their relationship a secret from her friends. Than to find out her friends: Jade and Slate, also knew Randolph. When Randolph's Mother: Lillian had their engagement party, low and behold guess who showed up? Slate and Jade. And they were a bit upset, they had suspected something was going on, but than to find this out, hurt their feelings. 

The woman who raised Willow, is named Nanette. Nan for short. At first she seemed disappointed in the arrangement, but later down the line, she knew and could see it was love. She also told Willow it was no longer her place to take care of her, but instead, someone else, like the man of her dreams. 

There are a lot of twist and turns and through out this book, as well as some great romance. And I was truly worried. As I stated, I wanted to climb into the book and handle Stephanie myself.

I found this book well worth the read, and could not put it down. I give it five stars and suggest you give it a look see as well! I promise you, you will not be disappointed!

Here are screen shots from the book. These ones are the biography on the Author Kim Carmichael:

 

 

Here are the Acknowledgements section! Please be sure and notice the names included! 

 

 

Please recommend this book to your friends! I'm sure they will thank you for it!

 Here are my Interview Questions for Kim:

 

1. What made you decide to write this book?
It was a concept I had for a book for a long time.  It took on many incarnations, but I really just wanted to do a modern day marriage of convenience book :-)

2. Are any of your characters derived from someone?

Maybe little facets, but not an entire character.  

3. As you write the romance, do you relate it to any situations that you have been in, or would like to have had or have had?

I would have loved to have had this romance LOL.  This one was unique in that it didn’t pull from my own experiences.

4. Ok so tell me, how much do you dislike the character Stephanie?

Can’t stand her.  When I write female villains I tend to pull traits from people I know and dislike in real life.  LOL

5. You write such interesting, romantic books, where do all these ideas come from?

Usually the world around me, something I find interesting and build on it in my head until it becomes a story.

6. Who is (are) your favorite Author(s)?

VC Andrews before she died and Johanna Lindsay

7. How long did it take you to write this book?

about 7 months

8. What other books do you have planned for us?

i am most excited about the Hollywood Stardust Trilogy - Book One, Typecast will be out in May. 

9. How long have you been writing?

10 years

10. Is writing your passion, or are you passionate about other things as well?

This is my passion for sure.

11. Have you ever written anything other than romance?

No, I’m pretty true to my genre.

12. Please provide your social sites for us to follow you:

(answered below)


13. Please provide for us links to find your books, and information on you:

http://www.amazon.com/Dotted-Line-Kim-Carmichael-ebook/dp/B00RM9XRLQ/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Amazon

Novels:

On The Dotted Line

 

Trifecta – A typical Romance that just happens to have three people

The Indelibly Marked Series – Follow The Loves and Lives of Hollywood’s Hottest Tattoo Studio

Permanent

Temporary

Novellas:

Closure – There’s always the one

Predictions – A weathergirl tries to change her forecast with a younger cameraman

Eternity – His choice – eternal salvation or eternal damnation

Shorts:

Interchangeable – Two men have one night to show the woman they love they are not interchangeable

The Promise – A mistake brought him to her, a promise kept him returning

Hands On Me – Do they go with their mission or their hearts?

Children’s Book:

My Daddy Wears His Art – A story of acceptance

www.kimcarmchaelnovels.com

https://www.facebook.com/kimcarmichaelnovels

http://www.amazon.com/Kim-Carmichael/e/B0098RNFUI/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Twitter: @kimcarmichael4    


14. Anything extra you would like to add:
I just want to thank everyone for supporting me:-)  Especially you!!

"dr.a.g. bookthefilm edition"

"dr.a.g. bookthefilm edition" 

When Christopher sought me ought to review this book, as oft I am, I was honored. He sent me the PDF format and explained I wouldn't get what I needed from it. I truly needed to 'see' it. Seemed odd, but went with it.

After receiving the book, my grand daughter whom is nineteen months old was sitting beside me, and my Son on the other side. We began flipping through the pages. My grand daughter sat quietly still, viewing everything in awe. My son said, "Wow these are some damn fine women!" I looked over at him and explained the term: "drag." After explaining it to him, he answered with, "If any of these Dudes came up to me and kissed me I tell you what, I'd never know the difference and I certainly would kiss them back. And if they divulged to me afterwards they were a man in drag, I would be like: 'Amazing! You still look gorgeous!' And I wouldn't be mad! Anyone who puts that much work into looking that beautiful deserves respect and to be admired like art work! I would show him/her off everyday!" Serious words from my own Son, Dexter.

My Grand Daughter looked through the entire book with me and oohed over several pages. She was quite fascinated. I imagine the bright colors and art work helped too. 

The book in itself is a piece of art. It is breath taking, as are the people within the book. They've went through great lengths to pick out their signature looks and make a signature statement. The book speaks for itself, although there are a few lines within it, as well as the definition of "drag" and how it came to exist. 

The beautiful red head you see here is Jeffree Star. I chose to put him in my review because I personally love his look. Downright sexy and appealing. I love how the make up is worn, and I have a fetish with sexy eye brows if it can be considered a thing; as well as how brave he was to even pose in the photo on the next page, quite revealing to say the least. My husband loved his tattoos. Everything about him is enticing, but again: everyone in this book is, and sadly I can't post everyone. What good would the book be if I did that, I mean come on now?!

Here is another favorite. But before I continue, I'm going to say, I chose this one, because I'm prejudice and a big Cher fan. So truly I can't play fair with this choice. This however is not Cher; but is: Chad Michaels. I will point out a few things as a Cher fan though. There are definite differences in the two of you that I spotted immediately. Needless to say, I will be nice, and not point them out. I would love to know though? Can you sound or walk like her? How about the tongue roll? I'd still love to meet you though Chad, I won't lie. I definitely would hang on your arm and parade you around town proudly! There's no doubt in my mind! You're still sexy! "I got you Babe!"

This is Jim Bailey. Hard to believe isn't it? The aged look is so real isn't it? He has performed for the British Royal Family, which Christopher Logan explains to you at the end of the book. Jim has done a lot of film and TV appearances and is quite famous! 

The purpose in the exquisite book, is to raise funds for independent film productions. All of the photographers, the performers who are featured within this amazing book, donated their work to help with this project. For that Christopher Logan and www.bookthefilm.com are and always will be eternally grateful! 

I have already shown this book to many family of my family members who cannot put it down, and they just keeping looking at it again and again, in awe. I think, those of you who keep magazines on the coffee table, need to consider this book for the job. It would look much more enticing on a coffee table then any magazine could ever dream of! Not to mention, it has much more meaning than most magazines. Check it out! You'll be glad you did, trust me!

Now here are my questions for Christopher:

1. Who are you and how are you associated with this book?
My name is Christopher Logan and I'm an actor and filmmaker who conceived the book project. I produced the book, contacting all the performers and photographers and arranging all the photos and licensing and worked with designer Mamio Marais to complete the book. I started Bookthefilm Publishing to continue to produce books to raise funding for independent film production, while celebrating diversity.
2. Why didn't you include a few stories or two on these people? Not just their beautiful photos?
I like the photos to speak for themselves. In this day and age, information is just a click away, so those who want to explore more can do so easily. This way, we stay focused on the art and the final product instead of dissecting the transformation and career.
3. Are you by chance also a dr.a.g or have you ever considered it?
I was a drag performer for several years, and appeared in drag in the film Connie and Carla.

4. Did you by chance get to meet any of these people?
I've met the majority of the performers in the book and most of the photographers through the process. Most of the in person meetings came at book launch events and after the book was put together.
5. How long did you do research on this book?
It took about two years from concept to completion. I had a great working knowledge of the drag scene to begin with, and was well versed on who were my must haves and who else to approach.

6. Have you ever been to any dr.a.g events or shows?
I've been to too many to count lol

7. Who is your favorite dr.a.g person, if you by chance do have 1 or two?
I'm most impressed by Jim Bailey who took drag to the next level with live impersonation, and a tribute that show a great amount of study and respect. He also 'went where no man had gone before' being an impersonator on the Carol Burnett Show and before drag was as well seen or accepted as it is today.
8. Who are your favorite authors?
I adore AS Byatt and keep a copy of her Little Black Book of Stories by my bed. I've reread them all numerous times and am always swept away by her evocative use of language. I also enjoy a good page turner and burner like John Grisham or Anne Rice. Something to sweep away a few hours on a place or get you out of your head for half the day.
9. Please provide links to follow you on social media:
Twitter: @bookthefilm

Facebook: www.facebook.com/bookthefilm

Website: www.bookthefilm.com
10. Please provide links to purchase this book:

Can purchase direct at www.bookthefilm.com 

~~~~ dr.a.g., bookthefilm edition by Christopher Logan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When Christopher sought me ought to review this book, as oft I am, I was honored. He sent me the PDF format and explained I wouldn't get what I needed from it. I truly needed to 'see' it. Seemed odd, but went with it.

After receiving the book, my grand daughter whom is nineteen months old was sitting beside me, and my Son on the other side. We began flipping through the pages. My grand daughter sat quietly still, viewing everything in awe. My son said, "Wow these are some damn fine women!" I looked over at him and explained the term: "drag." After explaining it to him, he answered with, "If any of these Dudes came up to me and kissed me I tell you what, I'd never know the difference and I certainly would kiss them back. And if they divulged to me afterwards they were a man in drag, I would be like: 'Amazing! You still look gorgeous!' And I wouldn't be mad! Anyone who puts that much work into looking that beautiful deserves respect and to be admired like art work! I would show him/her off everyday!" Serious words from my own Son, Dexter.

My Grand Daughter looked through the entire book with me and oohed over several pages. She was quite fascinated. I imagine the bright colors and art work helped too.

The book in itself is a piece of art. It is breath taking, as are the people within the book. They've went through great lengths to pick out their signature looks and make a signature statement. The book speaks for itself, although there are a few lines within it, as well as the definition of "drag" and how it came to exist.


The beautiful red head you see here is Jeffree Star. I chose to put him in my review because I personally love his look. Downright sexy and appealing. I love how the make up is worn, and I have a fetish with sexy eye brows if it can be considered a thing; as well as how brave he was to even pose in the photo on the next page, quite revealing to say the least. My husband loved his tattoos. Everything about him is enticing, but again: everyone in this book is, and sadly I can't post everyone. What good would the book be if I did that, I mean come on now?!


Here is another favorite. But before I continue, I'm going to say, I chose this one, because I'm prejudice and a big Cher fan. So truly I can't play fair with this choice. This however is not Cher; but is: Chad Michaels. I will point out a few things as a Cher fan though. There are definite differences in the two of you that I spotted immediately. Needless to say, I will be nice, and not point them out. I would love to know though? Can you sound or walk like her? How about the tongue roll? I'd still love to meet you though Chad, I won't lie. I definitely would hang on your arm and parade you around town proudly! There's no doubt in my mind! You're still sexy! "I got you Babe!"


This is Jim Bailey. Hard to believe isn't it? The aged look is so real isn't it? He has performed for the British Royal Family, which Christopher Logan explains to you at the end of the book. Jim has done a lot of film and TV appearances and is quite famous!

The purpose in the exquisite book, is to raise funds for independent film productions. All of the photographers, the performers who are featured within this amazing book, donated their work to help with this project. For that Christopher Logan and www.bookthefilm.com are and always will be eternally grateful!

I have already shown this book to many family of my family members who cannot put it down, and they just keeping looking at it again and again, in awe. I think, those of you who keep magazines on the coffee table, need to consider this book for the job. It would look much more enticing on a coffee table then any magazine could ever dream of! Not to mention, it has much more meaning than most magazines. Check it out! You'll be glad you did, trust me!



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