Spotlight on MISTAKES OF THE PAST by Patricia Josephine

A special welcome to my friend and Michigan author Patricia Josephine. She has a cute conversation between Luc and Rose from MISTAKES OF THE PAST. You can really see their characters. (pun intended)

Character Interview with Luc and Rose

First off, introduce yourself.

Luc grins: Devilishly handsome.

Rose looks at him: What?

Luc: Sinfully seductive.

Rose: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Luc makes halo motion over his head.

Rose grumbles: Hardly.

Can we get back on track?

Rose: Yes! I’m Rose. I grew up in Thornwood aka the middle of nowhere where it was like Cheers and everyone knows your name. *Turns to Luc* Your turn and focus.

Luc holds up his hands: Fine. I’m focused. Hi, I’m Luc and you know who I am. *Winks and makes horns over his head with his fingers*

Rose grumbles: I give up.

Next question then. What impression do you think people get from looking at the other? Example: Rose, what do you think people think when they see Luc?

Rose tilts her head at Luc: Quiet, kind, someone to trust.

Luc: And sexy?

Rose: They can but they better not voice it around me.

Luc grins: I do love a fiery person. As for Rose, they think she’s a hipster or impulsive young woman. A lot think she’s beautiful. Some need their minds washed with soap.

Rose: Oh…

Both of you have parental issues to put it nicely.

Rose scoffs.

Do you think you turned out the way they expected?

Rose shrugs: I guess. I don’t really think about crap like that.

Luc wraps an arm around her: They’d be proud. You’re awesome.

Rose: And you’re a suck up.

Luc: Yup.

And you, Luc, what about your parent?

Luc: I’m sure now He’s happy with how I turned out. It’s hard to tell. Dad isn’t very chatty. Mostly, when there was parental figure back home, it was Michael. He’s such a nanny. Casey is a close second.

Rose: Cassiel’s going to come down and punch you when he finds out you called him that. I am not protecting your either.

Luc: It suits him.

One last question and it’s a fun one. What is one place you’d love to visit?

Luc: Hell, Michigan.

Rose: o.O

Luc: In the winter, so I can make a snow angel. And say Hell froze over. *Grins*

Rose:…I hate you.

Luc: No, you don’t.

Blurb:

Luc seeks atonement for the actions that banished him from his home. Living as a priest in a small town, he strives to show how much he’s changed with the hope that one day he can return to his family.

Haunted by the guilt that destroyed her family, Rose has shut her heart off. She vows to never let anyone near again lest she hurt them. When she meets Luc, she can’t deny the draw she feels to him.

But the past is not easily forgotten. When Luc’s past finds him, Rose is caught in the middle. Forced to face who he used to be, Luc must decide if he’s willing to give up his chance at redemption to save Rose. But doing so means he won’t be able to hide who he is. Will Rose be able to reconcile the man she knows with the devil he used to be? Or are the mistakes of the past too damning?

Buy Links:

Amazon–– https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0768T62H5

Smashwords–– https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/754277

B&N–– https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mistakes-of-the-past-patricia-josephine/1127262701?ean=2940154593783

Kobo–– https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/mistakes-of-the-past

iTunes–– https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/mistakes-of-the-past/id1298802560?mt=11

About the Author:

Patricia Josephine never set out to become a writer. In fact, she never considered it an option during high school and college. She was all about art. On a whim, she wrote down a story bouncing in her head. That was the start of it and she hasn't regretted a moment. She writes young adult under the name Patricia Lynne.

Patricia lives with her husband in Michigan, hopes one day to have what will resemble a small petting zoo, has a fondness for dying her hair the colors of the rainbow, and an obsession with Doctor Who.

Connect with Patricia Josephine:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/plynne_writes

Website: http://www.patricialynne.com

Newsletter: http://www.patricialynne.com/newsletter.html

Books: http://www.patricialynne.com/my-books.html

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108938106639683446081/posts/p/pub

Wattpad: http://www.wattpad.com/user/patricialynne07

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13460894.Patricia_Josephine

Presenting ABDUCTED LIFE by Patricia Josephine @plynne_writes

The motivation behind Abducted Life

I've had people ask me where I get my story ideas, and usually, my answer is "I don't know. They just come to me." Which is true. I don't always remember what triggers a story, but sometimes I get lucky and do remember, though. Abducted Life is one story whose idea I remember where it came from: A dream.

Yeah, I know, cliché much?

But it wasn't I woke up with the dream fresh in my mind and started writing. I actually don't remember much about the dream. What I do recall is a guy in a silver prison trying to escape and he was a vampire, and the reason he was a vampire was because of aliens. I woke with the idea "What if vampires and werewolves were the result of alien experimentation?" After that, I can't remember how the story developed. I probably just started writing as per my usual fashion and let my imagination take me wherever.

Blurb

Savannah Janowitz’s perfect life was destroyed the night she and her boyfriend vanished without a trace. When she reappears a year later––alone––she’s a shell of her former self. Robbed of her popularity and her boyfriend, she has no memory of what happened to her. Savannah struggles to move forward as strange, new abilities manifest.

Evan Sullivan never gave extra-terrestrials much thought until the night he and Savannah were abducted. While Savannah’s memory was wiped clean, he remembers every horrific detail. Constantly reminded of the experiments that made him less than human, Evan hides in the shadows and watches Savannah rebuild her life without him. But neither can let the other go.

When their paths cross, Savannah and Evan finally see a glimmer of their old lives return. As they face what happened to them, they soon discover they aren’t safe. There’s more to fear than what’s hiding in the stars.

Returned Home––Abducted Life Teaser

White-hot light stung his eyes. The roar of an engine shook his eardrums, threatening to burst them. His arms and legs were pinned to the cold ground. Above, a massive craft hovered. It was black and sleek, like a giant Porsche with wings instead of wheels. Turbines beat out a frantic rhythm, and yellow lights flashed along its belly. With a low warble, the craft lifted up, vanishing among the stars in a matter of seconds.

Silence settled over the field. He rose to his feet. His only thought was to reach the girl lying motionless nearby. He stumbled across the flattened grass to Savannah. Her skin was washed white in the moonlight, and her strawberry blond curls were in tangles. She didn’t respond to his touch, but her breathing and pulse were steady. He gathered her into his arms.

In the distance, sirens wailed. Headlights raced down the road toward them. Panic lodged in his throat, and he bolted up. If they saw him…

The unconscious girl sprawled at his feet made him pause. He reached for her, but the dark green stripes coloring his arm made him recoil. He couldn’t allow her to see him either. She wouldn’t remember and would be repulsed with what they had done to him. He curled his fingers into a fist and ran to the edge of the field where the trees promised safety.

Hidden, he watched the police cars turn onto the field, kicking up dust in their wake. They skidded to a stop. Their headlights illuminated Savannah. Officers hurried to her with their hands on their guns. One knelt next to Savannah and placed two fingers on her neck.

“Call an ambulance,” he said. “She’s alive.”

“Is it her, Jimmy? The Janowitz girl?”

“I hope so.”

“But where did she disappear to? It’s been a year since she and Evan Sullivan went missing in this field.”

The officer beside Savannah shook his head. He stared at the starry sky. “Dunno.”

An ambulance’s red and white lights flashed in the darkness. Its call was mournful. The paramedics tended to Savannah. She woke as they worked. Tears blurred his vision when she whispered his name.

I’m here, Savvy.

But he wasn’t. He sank into the shadows of the forest and vanished.

Available for 99cents at Amazon.

About the Author

Patricia Josephine never set out to become a writer. In fact, she never considered it an option during high school and college. She was all about art. On a whim, she wrote down a story bouncing in her head. That was the start of it and she hasn't regretted a moment. She writes young adult under the name Patricia Lynne.

Patricia lives with her husband in Michigan, hopes one day to have what will resemble a small petting zoo, has a fondness for dying her hair the colors of the rainbow, and an obsession with Doctor Who.

You can find her lurking on Twitter, Google+, Goodreads, and Wattpad. Find the latest news at her website or sign up for her newsletter. A link to all her books can be found here.

Patricia Josephine's Cover Reveal

Instead of my usual Monday Morning Musing, I'm helping my Michigan friend Patricia Josephine reveal the cover for her newest story, Abducted Life.

Blurb:

Savannah Janowitz’s perfect life was destroyed the night she and her boyfriend vanished without a trace. When she reappears a year later––alone––she’s a shell of her former self. Robbed of her popularity and her boyfriend, she has no memory of what happened to her. Savannah struggles to move forward as strange, new abilities manifest.

Evan Sullivan never gave extra-terrestrials much thought until the night he and Savannah were abducted. While Savannah’s memory was wiped clean, he remembers every horrific detail. Constantly reminded of the experiments that made him less than human, Evan hides in the shadows and watches Savannah rebuild her life without him.

But neither can let the other go. When their paths cross, Savannah and Evan finally see a glimmer of their old lives return. As they face what happened to them, they soon discover they aren’t safe. There’s more to fear than what’s hiding in the stars.

About Patricia Josephine:

When Patricia Josephine isn't writing, she is watching Doctor Who or reading about serial killers. It is her dream to one day have what resembles a petting zoo. She is also an avid knitter. One can never have too much yarn! She also writes young adult under the name Patricia Lynne.

My links:

Book on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33139773-abducted-life

Website: http://www.patricialynne.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/plynne_writes

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108938106639683446081

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/patricialynne07

Spotlight on MICHAEL by Patricia Josephine

I am so happy to have welcome Patricia Josephine and to celebrate the release of her new novel. Besides being a fellow Michigander, she is a Whovian. (I knew I liked this girl.) For those who aren't, that means we're crazy about Doctor Who.

Blurb:

There is only one path.

Born mortal along with his three brothers, Michael is an Archangel with a specific role: hunt fallen angels and send them back to Hell. He is determined in his mission, never straying from his appointed path, until he meets Lake Divine, and discovers there may be more to his beliefs than blind duty.

But Lake is not who he seems. Offspring of a human and a fallen angel, a Nephilim, Lake must choose his own destiny: give in to the coldness and embrace the dark, or seek the light and rise above the sins of his father.

Two paths lay before them, but only one has the potential to destroy them both.

Fun Facts about Michael.

Sometimes the devil is in the details. When writing a story, little things can creep in or there are conscious choices that have meaning behind them. Here are a few fun facts about Michael that you would never know.

• Lake's school bullies were named after my ex-boyfriends. Not at first though. One day I was editing and I thought it'd give me a giggle given how Lake gets back at them. Although, I shouldn't really laugh at that.

• The dog Lake meets in the park is named after my friend Erin's dog. She was one of my critique partners for Being Human and helped make it awesome.

• In the story, Jophiel is considered an archangel, but when I was looking for names I found conflicting evidence. Some sites he’s just listed as an angel, while others say in Jewish lore he is an archangel. I opted to keep the name because it was one that I had yet to see used.

• Michael's hometown I named after Monroe, Louisiana. It's where a friend lives, but that's not where Michael is from.

• At the beginning of chapter two, Gabe asks about cigarettes being banned in public buildings. Michigan banned smoking in bars and restaurants.

• This last one will make all my writing friends gasp in horror. Joe doesn't like to read. But he does enjoy writing. He mostly writes jokes. His plans before finding out he's an archangel was to be a comedian.

 Michael is available at Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00UGKD2AO

About the Author:

Patricia Josephine never set out to become a writer. In fact, she never considered it an option during high school and college. She was all about art. On a whim, she wrote down a story bouncing in her head. That was the start of it and she hasn't regretted a moment. She writes young adult under the name Patricia Lynne.

Patricia lives with her husband in Michigan, hopes one day to have what will resemble a small petting zoo, has a fondness for dying her hair the colors of the rainbow, and an obsession with Doctor Who.

Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/plynne_writes

Website: http://www.patricialynne.com

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108938106639683446081/posts/p/pub

Wattpad: http://www.wattpad.com/user/patricialynne07

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13460894.Patricia_Josephine