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Blog Ring of Power Presents: Rebecca P. McCray

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Welcome to Rebecca P. McCray, today’s Blog Ring of Power guest. Her debut novel, The Journey of the Marked, tells the beginning of the epic Miyran Heir story. Currently, she resides in the western US, but has lived in various locations across the US and UK. Her interest in cultural anthropology contributed to the myriad of species and backgrounds incorporated into her new world. Don’t miss the rest of her interview at: T,W, Fendly Sandra Ulbrich Almazan Author Links Blog:   Facebook page:    Goodreads author page :  Twitter:    Amazon Author Page:  Section #3: The Creative Process Where do you get your story ideas? I have a rather wild and vivid imagination. My story is the culmination of various stories I’ve toyed with over the years in combination with a few items from nightmares. For example, I took a rather horrid creature from a nightmare decades ago and turned it into a positive species (the Thelios) in my series.  How do you deal with wr

The Resistance by Alicia Michaels Book Blitz

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Title:   The Resistance Series: The Bionics, Book 2 Author:  Alicia Michaels Published:  March 10th, 2015 Publisher:  Crimson Tree Publishing Genre:  NA Paranormal Romance Content Warning:  Coarse language, mild sexual innuendo Recommended Age:  16+ Synopsis: All it takes is a spark… Blythe Sol never would have thought she would become the face of the Restoration Resistance. Yet, that is just what has happened now that the battle lines have been drawn. With the movement sweeping the United States, the stakes are higher than ever as President Drummond continues to prove his dedication to the destruction of the Bionics and all who stand with them. The flame has been ignited… As anger and frustration among the American people reaches the boiling point, citizens begin to fight back, many showing their support for the Bionics… despite the personal costs to themselves. As prot

Moaning about the Banshees

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Fantastical Friday:  Fairy or Faery addition The Banshee is known in modern days as a wraith like woman who moans till her victims come closer and then she turns up the volume and keens till they die from the pain of her sounds. This however is a misconception. Original Irish folk lore has it that Banshee means 'woman of the mound'. So in turn may only just mean a female faery. Found on http://www.capuletart.com/brian-froud Later the meaning of Banshee was lent to a woman spirit who would mourn the soon passing of a family member. She does not cause the death by a curse or her own wailing, merely foretells the coming demise. The banshee was later linked to the Washer Woman who did infact kill through her keening cries.