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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!

Giveaway - Three Audio CDs of True Blue by David Baldacci!

TRUE BLUE by David Baldacci

U.S. release: October 27, 2009
ISBN: 0446195510, 978-0446195515
Publisher: Grand Central, a division of Hachette Book Group USA
Format: Abridged and unabridged audiobook, e-book, large print

Publisher's Summary

A mysterious high-profile homicide in the nation's capital collides with the dark side of national security in David Baldacci's new, heart-stopping thriller, True Blue.

Mason "Mace" Perry was a firebrand cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime. She lost everything—her badge, her career, her freedom—and spent two years in prison. Now she's back on the outside and is focused on one mission: to be a cop once more.

Her only shot to be a true blue again is to solve a major case on her own, and prove she has the right to wear the uniform. But even with her police chief sister on her side, she has to work in the shadows: a vindictive U.S. attorney is looking for any reason to send her back behind bars.

Then Roy Kingman enters her life.

Roy Kingman is a young lawyer who aided the poor until he took a high-paying job at a law firm in Washington. Mace and Roy meet after he discovers the dead body of a female partner at the firm.
Their investigation into the lawyer's death reveals surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation's capital, and what began as a fairly routine homicide investigation takes a terrifying and unexpected turn into something complex, diabolical, and possibly lethal.

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1. Comment here telling me what other David Baldacci book(s) you have read! If you haven't read his books, then visit his website and tell me another of his books you would like to read!!  Please include your email address, so I can contact you if you win.

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THERE WILL BE THREE WINNERS!

THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO HACHETTE AND ANNA! YOU GUYS ROCK!!

* This contest is only open to residents of US and Canada.
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* This contest will close Midnight (Central) on December 22, 2009. The winners will be randomly selected from all entries.

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.

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

Its Monday what are you reading November 30, 2009

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Finished this week:

PB:  Defining Twilight by Brian Leaf. A vocabulary Workbook for unlocking the SAT, ACT GED and SSAT. A very interesting concept. Review to be posted soon here at my blog. Giveaway coming.

Maggie: A Savannah Dog by Pat Andres. A cute children's book.  Review to be posted soon at my blog. Giveaway coming.

Kindle2:  Christmas Sin by Ed Williams.  Ed's tells a true Christmas story from a teenage male POV and with filled with Ed's rough humor!  Review to be sent this week to YGR.

Time Plains Drifter by Cheryl Pierson.  A western historical.  Reading and reviewing as part of series on my blog. Review to be posted here tomorrow.  Giveaway in progress.

Audible: ---------

Audio CD: Hope for Animals and Their World by Jane Goodall. I am enjoying this recounting of successful conservation efforts.  Review to be posted soon.  Hachette Giveaway in progress!

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Currently reading:

PB:  Don't Look Down by David Laing Dawson. A thriller about four murderers, 18 to 81, in a forensic psychiatric ward. Reading and reviewing for author through Bostwick.

Evidence of Angels by Suza Scalora. A gorgeous book!  Reading and reviewing for the author. Giveaway coming.

Kindle2:  Wayward Angels - Wounded Warriors Book 4 by Karen Wiesner.  25% into this good story! Reviewing for the author and YGR. Giveaway coming.

Play it Loud by Gina Lee Nelson. 75% done. I am really enjoying this! Reviewing for Between the Lines/WRDF.

Didn't get to this last week so its still Next up:  Keeper of Her Heart by Therese Travis.  A short, sweet Inspirational. Reviewing for YGR.

Then:  The Dragon & The Rose by Gini Rifkin.  Historical Romance. Reviewing for Between the Lines/WRDF.

Audible: (March to the Sea by David Weber and John Ringo, my own TBR - continuing very slowly!)

Audio CD: True Blue by David Baldacci.  A high profile murder mystery/thriller. I'll be listening to this as a "listen along" with J.Kaye! Review will be posted here.  Giveaway to be posted this week.