Winners of Books from Cheryl Pierson!

There are two winners of books by Cheryl Peirson.
Stateside or Canada winners may pick a print or download book;

Overseas winner may pick a download!

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Please reply to e-mails I have sent and select your book and format!

Thank you again to Cheryl for joining us and offering the books!
Thank you to Sumana at I Read and Deanna at Mom-Musings for joining in the interviews!

Interview Conclusion with Cheryl Pierson! Part 4: A Few Personal Questions!

PART FOUR – A FEW PERSONAL QUESTIONS!

MQ:  When you are reading for pleasure, what is the one thing that will make you put down the book and quit reading?

Cheryl:  Cliches.  Or lazy descriptions such as, “He looked just like Tom Selleck in Magnum P.I.”  GAK!!!  I can’t take that.  Oddly enough, head-hopping does not bother me at all.  I grew up reading all kinds of stuff and that was perfectly normal even in the 70’s and 80’s, and accepted even by some of the biggest writing names out there.  It doesn’t jar me –I think because I can switch people so quickly since I have so many of them living in my own head.

M:  HA – people in your own head – yes!
Q:  What is the most unique thing about you?

Cheryl:  Hmm.  Well, that’s a tough one.  Maybe the fact that I was a classically trained pianist and taught piano for years myself, but now I’m lucky to practice a total of an hour a week.

M:  Wow  - classically trained pianist!  So I wonder if you will ever include some of that experience in your books!
Q:  Tell us a little about your next book or WIP please!

Cheryl: My next book, Sweet Danger, is a contemporary romantic suspense that takes place in Oklahoma City.
SWEET DANGER BLURB
When undercover cop Jesse Nightwalker enters Silverman’s Deli, he doesn't expect to find himself at the mercy of Tabor Hardin, a sadistic murderer he helped put in prison five years earlier.  Now, Hardin’s escaped, and he’s out for more blood—Jesse’s.
Lindy Oliver has had her eye on her handsome neighbor for several months.  Fate provides the opportunity for them to finally meet when they both choose the same deli for breakfast.  Becoming a hostage was not in Lindy’s plans when she sat down to share a pastry with Jesse, but neither was the hot kiss he gave her when bullets began to fly.  That kiss seals both their fates, binding them to one another with the certainty of a vow.
But Jesse’s got some hard-hitting secrets.  With both their lives at stake, Lindy has a plan that just might save them—if Hardin takes the bait.  Will they find unending love in the midst of Sweet Danger?

M:  Ooooh! Good blurb!
Q: Do you have any words of wisdom you would like to share with brand new or aspiring authors?

Cheryl:  Yes.  B e able to take criticism without letting it beat you down.  Although some people swear by their critique groups, I don’t believe in them.  Try to find a writing class where others are walking the same path you are.  It helps to have someone else who knows what you’re going through to talk with about it.  If your writing instructor gives you some criticism, try to listen to him or her without getting hurt or angry.  This is how you will get better at your own writing—to remember there is always room for improvement.  At the same time, make up your mind you are going to do it again and again, until it is the best it can be, and don’t give up.

M:  That is very good advise for new authors and anyone who is learn a new “trade”.  You can learn from constructive criticism if you will only learn to listen!!
THANK YOU Cheryl for joining Sumana, Deanna and me on this interview series!
Thanks too for offering one of your books as giveaways!  Best wishes for success on your new release, Time Plains Drifter, and also on Fire Eyes!

Cheryl:  Thanks again everyone for this awesome opportunity to give a bit of insight into Fire Eyes and Time Plains Drifter, and to tell you a bit about myself.  This has been a lot of fun!

LAST TWO DAYS to enter the Giveaway for Ms. Pierson's books and comment here for an extra entry!

Review of Time Plains Drifter by Cheryl Pierson

Title:    Time Plains Drifter
Author:  Cheryl Pierson
Genre:  Time Travel, Paranormal, Historical Western
Publisher:  Class Act Books
Buy Link
ISBN:  978-1-935048-35-0;  1-935048-35-X
Pages: 92,743 words

Heat Rating: Sensual
Author Website: Cheryl Pierson

Rating:  4.25 of 5.0
Reviewed by:  MarthaE

Blurb:  Trapped in Indian Territory of 1895 by a quirk of Nature, High School teacher Jenni Dalton must find a way to get her seven students back to 2010.

Handsome U.S. Marshal Rafe d'Angelico seems like the answer to her prayers: he is, after all, an angel. In a race against time and evil, Rafe has one chance to save Jenni's life and her soul from the Dark One—but can their love survive?

Review:  I really enjoyed this time travel with an unusual twist on angels versus demons!

I liked Jenni who is able to adapt quickly to the past after her initial shock.  Of course it doesn’t hurt that she has the wonderful U.S. Marshal Rafe to comfort and assist her!

Rafe is a wonderful character!  He has gone through a lot and isn’t quite sure how to handle this angel status! It is clear that the angels have to protect one of the “time travelers” from the demons but neither side knows at first who the target is!

The story moves continually with action and emotion!  It opens with a train robbery and betrayal and moves along with unexpected time travel and fear, then a battle for a soul and the joy of new found love. I had not read another story with angels quite like these.  It is a good feature of fantasy that the author can create time travel and angel “lives” and struggles as her imagination leads!

It wasn’t until I thought back to write the review that I actually noticed that there were a few loose ends.  Interestingly enough only one of the seven students freaks out when he realizes they have been sent back in time! All the others seem to take it in stride and some embrace the chance to be off on there own.  The placement of the two student couples is not fully tied up.

Truthfully – that just didn’t bother my enjoyment of the focus of the story which is on Jenni and Rafe and the fight with the demon, Milo.  I liked the tension of the chase and battle and the sweetness of the romance. I would like to read a sequel with Rafe’s brother, Christian and Jenni’s sister Victoria!

This is my Tuesday R&R review at SaSR.

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Interview with Author Cheryl Pierson - Part One: The Writing Process

M: Hello Cheryl, welcome!
Please share with us: What made you want to write in the first place?


Cheryl: Hi Martha. Thanks so much for putting together this wonderful series of reviews and interview questions! I appreciate this opportunity so much.

I think I have always wanted to write—my mom used to bring along a pad of paper and a pencil to keep me occupied in church. I didn’t draw much, but I did practice my letters A LOT. I used to write stories and poems in elementary school, and never did stop doing that. I wish I had kept everything I wrote, but a lot of it got thrown out when I was a teenager.

M: I don’t remember the pad and pencil in church but I can relate to the poems in school. I bet your work would be interesting for you to look back on.

Would you say you write from experiences or imagination?

Cheryl: I think my stories are purely from imagination, but my characters and settings are drawn on experience and upon people and places I’ve known in my life. (I should say, all except my truly “evil” characters, the villains, and those are mainly due to an overactive imagination.)

M: HA! I’m glad you only have to imagine those villains and that they are not anyone you have experienced.

Did you need any help staying motivated or getting any element of your stories to cooperate?

Cheryl: No, usually not. Although, as with most writers, some stories “write themselves” and others can be a bit more difficult to bring to fruition. I’m a “pantser” so I tend not to do much if any plotting at all, but my stories always take shape as I hoped they would and come about to a satisfactory ending.

M: It must be great when the story writes itself! I’m sure that sounds lots easier than it is!

With this new release how many books will you have out? What genres are they and do you have plans to write in any other genres?

Cheryl: Time Plains Drifter, to be released December 1 through Class Act Books, will be my second novel. It is my first time-travel/paranormal, and it takes place for the most part in 1895 in Indian Territory, although I truly wouldn’t classify it as a “western romance.”

My first book, Fire Eyes, was a western romance through and through. It was released in May through The Wild Rose Press.

I have a contemporary romantic suspense novel, Sweet Danger, coming out with The Wild Rose Press, but have no release date set as of yet. Hopefully sometime this next year.

And I’ve sold many short stories of all different genres to anthologies such as Chicken Soup and the Adams Media Rocking Chair Reader series.

M: I noticed those anthologies on your website and wondered about those. I’ll look forward to your suspense novel.

How about your Christmas short story? Is that contemporary?

Cheryl:  No, it’s another historical western, and one of the best things I’ve written, as far as I’m concerned. It’s got a touch of the paranormal in it—a miracle that happens on Christmas Eve—and that’s where the title came from, A NIGHT FOR MIRACLES. It will be available through The Wild Rose Press December 2, for $2.00. To read the blurb about the story and see if it might be something you’d like, go to:
A Night for Miracles

After December 2, you can link to my author page at The Wild Rose Press to purchase A NIGHT FOR MIRACLES, as well as my other stories and books that are already available with The Wild Rose Press. (Fire Eyes and my FREE READ, Until the Last Star Burns Out, are already available at my author page here.) UNTIL THE LAST STAR BURNS OUT is FREE and is also an historical holiday short story.

Please join us tomorrow November 19, 2009 with Sumana at I READ for Part Two – Questions about the Promoting Process.

Don't forget to comment here and on each event for extra entries but make sure that you enter the GIVEAWAY AT THIS LINK!

Review - FIRE EYES by Cheryl Pierson

Title:    Fire Eyes
Author:  Cheryl Pierson
Genre:  Historical Western
Publisher:  The Wild Rose Press
Buy Link
ISBN:  1-60154-470-7
Heat Rating: Hot (per TWRP)
Author Website:  Cheryl Pierson



Rating:  4.25 of 5.0


Blurb:  Beaten and wounded by a band of sadistic renegades that rules the borderlands of Indian Territory, U.S. Marshal Kaed Turner understands what the inevitable outcome will be for him: death. But Fate and a war party of Choctaw Indians intervene, delivering him instead to a beautiful angel with the skill to heal him. Jessica Monroe has already lost a husband and a brother to the outlaws who tortured Marshal Turner. As the rugged lawman lies bleeding on her bed, she faces a difficult decision. Can she afford to gamble with her heart one last time? For when Kaed recovers, he is sworn to join the other Territorial Peace Officers in their battle to wipe out the renegade gang once and for all. When vengeance is done, will Kaed keep riding? Or will he return to claim his future with the beautiful woman the Choctaw call "Fire Eyes?"

Review:  This story jumps into the heat of action and moves into a very strong romance!

Jessica is a really lovely character.  She has suffered but is brave, compassionate, patient and willing to help others.  The Choctaws call her “Fire Eyes” for the strength of determination and courage they see in her eyes!  She may be inwardly frightened of the Indians, but she is not going to show her fear but instead stands with her chin up and her eyes blazing.  Now they have brought this very handsome, independent and nearly dead Marshall Kaed to her, expecting her to keep him alive. She wants to heal him but doesn't want to lose her heart to a man she knows will leave.

Kaed is rugged, smart and determined to get the bad guys.  He was partially raised by the Choctaws so he knows them as family and friends.  But he doesn’t fit in their world any more than he fits in the world of the settled and refined Whiteman.  Kaed is an independent roamer, not the type to settle down.  Having to stay for some time to heal with a beautiful angel and a sweet baby girl puts some dangerous thoughts in his head.  He doesn’t want to commit to staying but he sure finds Jessica hard to resist and what will happen to her if he leaves?

I really like the background that the author blends into the story to show us the history and nature of the characters.  I had a good understanding of the actions of the characters because I learned a bit of what makes them tick.  This applies to the very nasty villain, Fallon, the other Marshals and even Standing Bear, the Choctaw chief who is Kaed’s Indian “father.”

The story jumps right into some strong action.  Then there is the touching development of the relationship between Jessi and Kaed that gives us a lot of the character background.  The story returns to the marshals trying to save two more young girls kidnapped by Fallon and his Brigade.  The plot is action filled with good guys chasing the bad guys and loved ones in danger!

There is some rough language which fits with the rough cowboys and some time period appropriate violence.  The love making is steamy but very loving.  The true story here for me is how the hero and heroine need each other and how Kaed, particularly, reaches his decision to commit!  A very enjoyable read.  (And a beautiful cover too!)

This is my Tuesday R&R review at SaSR.

Don't forget to enter the Giveaway for Ms. Pierson's books and comment here for an extra entry!

New Series Reviews, Interviews and GIVEAWAY with Author Cheryl Pierson!

Over the next several weeks we will be visiting with Author Cheryl Pierson.  Cheryl has written several books and is celebrating her latest historical western release, Time Plains Drifter due out through Class Act Books in early December!

Fire Eyes, which is also an historical western was released in May 2009 by The Wild Rose Press.
A Night for Miracles is also to be released by The Wild Rose Press in December!

This is another mini team series shared at THREE BLOGS!

A special thanks to my blogger teammates for this series:  Sumana at I READ and Deanna/Ibeeg at MOM-MUSINGS.

The interview will be in four parts:

Part One – Questions about the writing process.

Part Two –. Questions about the publishing/promoting process and Fire Eyes

Part Three – Questions about the new book – Time Plains Drifter

Part Four – A few personal questions!

We will also be posting reviews for Fire Eyes and Time Plains Drifter.

Cheryl is giving a choice of her books to TWO lucky winners.

TO ENTER:  This is the Giveaway post! So you MUST ENTER HERE and leave your e-mail address to be entered in the Giveaway!  Extra entries at the events will not count unless you are entered HERE too!

Extra Entries:  You will get an extra entry for each comment made at any of the review and interview posts. That is a possible 7 additional entries!

We will start the numbering count with my posts and then continue them as Sumana and Deanna post their reviews and interview portions.  We will merge our lists to keep them chronological and when all is done we will submit to random generator!

For easier entry I am including the events schedule here and I will add the links as the reviews and interviews post!! 

11/15 -  here: Main Giveaway Post (this very post!)

11/17 - here: Martha's review of Fire Eyes.
11/18 - here Interview Part 1 - The Writing Process!

11/19 - at I Read: Sumana's review of Fire Eyes.
11/20 - at I Read: Interview Part 2 - The Publishing Process and The Book - Fire Eyes!

11/24 - at Mom-Musings: Interview Part 3 - The Book - Time Plains Drifter!

12/1 - here: Martha's review of Time Plains Drifter.

12/2 - here: Interview Part 4 - Some Personal Questions!

12/4 - End of the Giveaway at midnight CST; Winners announced on Saturday December 5th!

* This contest is open to residents of US and Canada for print book (as soon as available) or eBook and OPEN Internationally for an eBook choice!

* No P.O. Boxes Please - for shipping reasons.

We hope you will join us as we learn about another author and her good books!! See you Tuesday with the first Review!