Featuring Toni Anderson today!

Featuring novels by Toni Anderson

Edge of Survival

Dr. Cameran Young knew her assignment wouldn't be easy. As lead biologist on the Environment Impact Assessment team, her findings would determine the future of a large mining project in the northern Canadian bush. She expected rough conditions and hostile miners—but she didn't expect to find a dead body her first day on the job.
Former SAS Sergeant Daniel Fox forged a career as a helicopter pilot, working as far from the rest of the human race as possible. The thrill of flying makes his civilian life bearable, and he lives by his mantra: don't get involved. But when he's charged with transporting the biologist to her research vessel, he can't help but get involved in the murder investigation—and with Cameran, who awakens emotions he's desperate to suppress.
In the harsh and rugged wilderness, Daniel and Cameran must battle their intense and growing attraction while keeping ahead of a killer who will stop at nothing to silence her...
87,000 words

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edge-of-Survival-ebook/dp/B005UPRTI6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337242052&sr=8-1

Two more novels by Toni:
Her Sanctuary

Running for her life, ex-FBI agent Elizabeth Ward escapes to Montana with a new identity. She craves peace and solitude, but instead finds handsome rancher, Nat Sullivan.

Nat is trying to hold his ailing family together, while struggling to keep the ranch from bankruptcy. The last thing he needs is a beautiful stranger reminding him there is more to life than work.

But Elizabeth isn't what she seems. And when a murderer and rapist track her down to the remote ranch, they all find out about the power of revenge.

Revenge or Redemption. Which would you choose?

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Sanctuary-ebook/dp/B001QOGW4W/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1337242052&sr=8-8

Sea of Suspicion
 Marine biologist Susie Cooper traded her life in America for a dream job on the rugged Scottish coast. Now all she lacks is the right man to start a family with. After their first meeting, she knows sexy Detective Inspector Nick Archer isn't what she's looking for. He's the type of guy whose idea of commitment is staying the whole night.
Nick has returned to St. Andrews for one reason only—to fulfill his vow to find his wife's killer. Relentless in his twelve-year quest for justice, he has no problem using Susie to get close to his primary suspect: her boss. But the passion between them smolders, and as it ignites, Nick finds himself torn between his past and his present—with Susie.
When one of her boss's students is murdered, Nick's investigation draws Susie into a web of madness and betrayal. They will have to learn to trust each other if they're going to catch a killer...and come out of this alive.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sea-of-Suspicion-ebook/dp/B003NX7C1Q/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1337242052&sr=8-10

Those Secondary Characters - DON'T YOU JUST LOVE THEM?

Secondary Characters Part Two

I’ve been ruminating over my debut novel, MONOGAMY TWIST, and wondering, if I forced myself, what exactly could I do as a follow-on to it? I ruthlessly edited out secondary characters whilst moving through draft stages, leaving me with only one possibility who is actually involved in the tiniest bit of dialogue.  

The character is Jeremy, who is PA to my sexy hero, Luke. Luke is an alpha hero-admittedly with flaws-but what do you discern from this tiny snippet below. Would YOU see Jeremy being an alpha if given a book of his own, or would he be more of a sensitive guy with a lot more foibles and flaws? From the excerpt, does he read as a yes-man to Luke, or do you see any hidden character traits?You don't have to view him as the guy on the left... but if it helps?

I’d love to hear YOUR ides of how you would use him in a next novel.

 Excerpt from MONOGAMY TWIST

An official contract arrived the next day before ten a.m., hand delivered by Luke’s PA, Jeremy, whom Rhia guessed to be a little younger than his boss. Jeremy was maybe a few years older than her twenty-six, a likeable guy who, from first introduction, demonstrated he knew all the particulars of the outlandish deal.

He conducted their meeting with considerable aplomb. His curious gaze appraised her, but he never strayed from the professional, not asking personal questions as he worked their way through the simple but legal terms on the contract. Yet he did ask some puzzling questions. Questions which made Rhia wonder about their relevance.

“How long have you lived at Border Cottage?”

“Mmm? I guess just a little over a year. I relocated here last year on July the second.”

“Have you made any recent trips in the last two weeks?” Jeremy scribbled on the pad lying on his knees.

“No.” Rhia was bemused, her gaze quizzical, and her voice hesitant as she continued, “As long as you don’t count my occasional trips to the supermarket in Hopton.”

Jeremy chuckled. “No, I think we’ll discount those trips. I was meaning some holiday perhaps?”

Rhia had not vacationed at all since moving to the cottage. A few more questions about recent days and her current work schedules were simple to answer, her mind drifting to wonder how the heck Luke had organized the contract, for he must have had his London lawyers work on it the minute he’d left her the previous late-afternoon.

Rhia realized what Luke indicated was true—he didn’t ever like to watch the grass grow. If something needed doing, it was done with super expediency. Not only was she aware of the power of the man, she was becoming more aware of what he could achieve with the power of money.

Unable to find fault with it, she duly signed the simple but very explicit contract. It had been pre-signed by Luke who had indeed included an incontestable monogamy clause, and after penning her signature the paperwork was countersigned by Jeremy.

She was loathe to hand over her birth certificate when requested. It was necessary to prove her identity for the marriage license, but her fingers lingered on it, her whole hand shaking so much Jeremy had to ease it out of her grasp. At that point the bizarre undertaking became so real. She was signing away her identity—for a year!

Jeremy’s voice was designed to soothe her frantic heartbeat, though her appreciation was vague at best. “Luke’s a good employer, Miss Ashton. He’s tough but fair and however weird this deal might seem, you can trust him. If he puts something on paper, he’ll stick to the letter.”

All done and dusted by 10:15 a.m.

Though, you'd maybe view Jeremy better as this guy here?  

Why don't you drop me a line and give me YOUR views. 

Slainthe!

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN CATCH PATY JAGER TODAY!

SHE'S A BUSY LADY, but I'm very pleased to welcome Paty Jager  to ..she said, he said... today.

Paty is on a hectic launch tour, and has stopped by to give us some fabulous historical background to the third book in her paranormal romance trilogy, SPIRIT OF THE LAKE. Her latest book, SPIRIT OF THE SKY, looks fantastic the cover done by my favourite Cover Artist-Kim Mendoza. (Well, I would say that since she's done two wonderful covers for me!)

I don't know about you, but I've been learning a lot during Paty's tour about the things these paranormal spirits get up to. I'm not so sure I'd want to be in a vulnerable position, in an isolated spot, when a skinwalker took a liking, or dislike, to me but I'm pretty sure I'd love to meet one who requests to be called Angel. (Though, meeting Wade sounds an even better proposition!)

Today Paty is going to take us on a historical tour to give us some background to her trilogy. As a history junkie, I love the information and hope you do, too!

Keep reading on, and find out how you could be the winner of her CONTEST today, or even  the BIG WINNER at the end of her tour. (Details below)


PLEASE WELCOME Paty and  her characters in SPIRIT OF THE SKY.
 

Nancy, Thank you for having me here today.

This is my half way point on my two week blog tour to celebrate the release of the third book of my historical paranormal trilogy, Spirit of the Lake.  This book begins with the non-treaty Nez Perce fleeing the Army after some young warriors retaliated against whitemen who killed their relative.

Brigadier General Oliver Otis Howard was the commander of the Department of the Columbia. He was in talks with the non-treaty Nez Perce bands trying to convince them if they didn’t go peacefully onto the reservation the army would force them. The non treaty bands: The Wallowas with Joseph and his brother Ollokt ahd 55 men, the Lamtamas or the White Bird band had 500 men, the Alpowis lead by Looking Glass had 40 men, the Pikunans led by Toohoolhoolzote had 30 men, and the Palouse group included 16 men for a total of 191 men and only half of them were warriors. The rest were either too young or too old to be called warriors. They combined groups had around 400 women and children making the total non-treaty Nez Perce population less than 600.   

These bands met at Tolo Lake near Camas Prairie where they dug the food staple and held foot and horses races. It was while they were gathered here preparing to move to the reservation that the young warriors killing a whiteman set them on their 1400 mile exodus to what they thought would be freedom. 

Their hunting skills and athletic abilities kept armies triple in size at bay for four months as the leaders moved ever forward trying to keep their women and children safe.

Spirit of the Sky is the chronicle of the 1400 mile trip. How it affected the Nez Perce being chased and the men who followed the orders of a general who was out to teach the Nez Perce a lesson and use them as a message to other tribes. 

The heroine is a Nez Perce Spirit who is following her people to help them avoid the army and the hero is a cavalry lieutenant who is disillusioned with the chase and falls in love with the spirit.

That's great background information, Paty, especially for one like me whose knowledge is a bit scant regarding the Nez Perce. But let's find out a bit about Paty herself before we read a tantalising little except.

Wife, mother, grandmother, and the one who cleans pens and delivers the hay; award winning author Paty Jager and her husband currently ranch 350 acres when not dashing around visiting their children and grandchildren. She not only writes the western lifestyle, she lives it.

She is a member of RWA, EPIC , and COWG. She’s had eleven books and a short story published so far and is venturing into the new world of self-publishing ebooks.   Her contemporary Western, Perfectly Good Nanny won the 2008 Eppie for Best Contemporary Romance and Spirit of the Mountain, a historical paranormal set among the Nez Perce, garnered 1^st place in the paranormal category of the Lories Best Published Book Contest. Spirit of the Lake was a finalist in the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence.

You can learn more about her at her blog; www.patyjager.blogspot.com  her website; http://www.patyjager.net or on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/#!/paty.jager and twitter;  @patyjag. 

You've been waiting patiently for that blurb, and excerpt, so we won't disappoint!

 

Blurb for Spirit of the Sky

To save her from oppression, he must save her whole tribe. To give her his heart, he must desert his career…

When the US Army forces the Nimiipuu from their land, Sa-qan, the eagle spirit entrusted with watching over her tribe, steps in to save her mortal niece. Challenging the restrictions of the spirit world, Sa-qan assumes human form and finds an unexpected ally in a handsome cavalry officer.

Certain she is a captive, Lt. Wade Watts, a Civil War veteran, tries to help the blonde woman he finds sheltering a Nez Perce child. While her intelligent eyes reveal she understands his language, she refuses his help. But when Wade is wounded, it is the beautiful Sa-qan who tends him. Wade wishes to stop the killing—Sa-qan will do anything to save her people.

Can their differences save her tribe? Or will their love spell the end of the Nimiipuu?

What a choice, Paty-career or the woman?  Let's read on....

Excerpt

     She smiled and his heart leapt into his throat. He thought her beautiful from the first moment he saw her standing in the river fiercely protecting the child, but watching her tense face relax and smile, he was smitten. A light and pleasing calm washed over him for the first time in a very long time. He could only bask in the moment briefly. They were enemies.

    “I am from the sky, and I watch over the Nimiipuu.” She nodded her head and flashed him with yet another smile. “You may call me Angel.”

    “Only if you call me Wade.”

     She nodded. “Let me check your wounds. You have moved around.”

     “Why are you taking such good care of me when your warriors left me for dead?”

     Her sunshine gaze peered straight into his eyes. “You saved my niece at the village and the wounded from the Bannock scout. You do not have the thirst to kill like the other soldiers.” She bowed her head and removed the blood encrusted bandage from his shoulder. “The Nimiipuu need you.”

     Her touch warmed his body, tingling the areas around his wounds. He glanced at her small, delicate hands hovering over his injuries. He shut his eyes, and then opened them. Her hands shimmered as if in a fog. His pain subsided, in fact, his body felt well rested.

     A soft lyrical chant rose from her lips as she continued to hover her hands over his wounds. Her eyes remained closed, her light lashes resting on her sun-kissed cheeks. He’d never seen a woman as beautiful as this. He had to learn her true origins and return her to her family.

Buy Link:

http://www.thewildrosepress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=191&products_id=4850

I think Wade is in the right place, Paty! And now for those CONTEST  details...

 

Contest!  I’m giving away a $5 Amazon gift certificate to one lucky commenter on this blog.

Blog Tour Contest! Each blog stop has a picture of an eagle in the post. Follow the tour and send me the number of different pictures you saw while following the tour. To learn where I”ll be go to my blog(http://www.patyjager.blogpsot.com) or website(http://www.patyjager.net) If there is more than one correct entry I’ll draw a winner on May 21^st  to receive a $25 gift certificate to either Barnes and Nobles or Amazon, a handmade custom ereader cover, and chocolate. Send your entry number to: patyjag@gmail.com by May 21^st.


Paty, thanks for coming today! It's been lovely to have you visit. Best wishes for the success of your SPIRIT OF THE LAKE trilogy, and especially your latest release. 
Slainthe!