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Cover	Book Title	Reward Points	Blog Code
	The Apple Grove Gang Series by Hamilton C. Burger	10 points	<!--Click Here to Select--> <style> .center {     text-align: center;     margin-left: auto;     margin-right: auto;     width: 70%; } </style> <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Merienda:700' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'></link> <div class='center'> <h3>Series: The Apple Grove Gang</h3><br /> by Hamilton C. Burger <br /> <a class='twitter-follow-button' data-show-count='false' data-size='large' href='https://twitter.com/HamiltonCBurger'>Follow @HamiltonCBurger</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,'script','twitter-wjs');</script> <br /><br /> <a href='http://hamiltoncburger.com/'>http://hamiltoncburger.com/</a> <br /><br /> (Book covers link to Amazon) <br /><br /> <!--more--> <h2>Book 1</h2> <h1> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088GV98A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0088GV98A&linkCode=as2&tag=themascre-20'>NO EXIT</a><img src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0088GV98A' width='1' height='1' border='0' alt='' style='border:none !important; margin:0px !important;' /> </h1> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088GV98A/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0088GV98A&linkCode=as2&tag=themascre-20'><img border='0' src='http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B0088GV98A&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=themascre-20' ></a><img src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0088GV98A' width='1' height='1' border='0' alt='' style='border:none !important; margin:0px !important;' /> </div> <br /> <span style='color: #990033; float: left; font-size: 75px; line-height: 60px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 4px;'>B</span>enny Churchill and Bug Beetle are off and running on the last day of school. They are ready for a great summer of fun with the Apple Grove Gang. Instead, they learn a lesson in politics. When the Apple Grove Community Center is closed, the Gang finds out just how hard it is to fight city hall. Finally, when their backs are against the wall, and they find out that there is no exit, the real fun and excitement begin. <br /> <hr><br /> <div class='center'> <h2>Book 2</h2> <h1> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008Y0BNPY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008Y0BNPY&linkCode=as2&tag=themascre-20'>GOLD FEVER</a><img src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B008Y0BNPY' width='1' height='1' border='0' alt='' style='border:none !important; margin:0px !important;' /> </h1> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008Y0BNPY/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008Y0BNPY&linkCode=as2&tag=themascre-20'><img border='0' src='http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B008Y0BNPY&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=themascre-20' ></a><img src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B008Y0BNPY' width='1' height='1' border='0' alt='' style='border:none !important; margin:0px !important;' /> </div> <br /> <span style='color: #990033; float: left; font-size: 75px; line-height: 60px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 4px;'>I</span>t’s the dog days of summer and Benny Churchill and Bug Beetle are back and still running! The Apple Grove Gang has caught gold fever, and they find that it’s too hard to bear. When they try locate the cure, things don't go as expected and not everything pans out. Only an earth shaking experience will lead them to the depths necessary to cure GOLD FEVER. <br /> <hr><br /> <div class='center'> <h2>Book 3</h2> <h1> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AQRT1WU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00AQRT1WU&linkCode=as2&tag=themascre-20'>AMAZING JOURNEY</a><img src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00AQRT1WU' width='1' height='1' border='0' alt='' style='border:none !important; margin:0px !important;' /> </h1> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AQRT1WU/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00AQRT1WU&linkCode=as2&tag=themascre-20'><img border='0' src='http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00AQRT1WU&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=themascre-20' ></a><img src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00AQRT1WU' width='1' height='1' border='0' alt='' style='border:none !important; margin:0px !important;' /> </div> <br /> <span style='color: #990033; float: left; font-size: 75px; line-height: 60px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 4px;'>T</span>he Apple Grove Gang's biggest adventure yet! Faced with a problem of historical proportions, 'The Gang' turns back the hands of time, in an effort to solve it. Join Bug, Benny and the others in this fun, action packed adventure, sure to have you turning the pages. <br /><hr> <br /> <div class='center'> <h1>Author Bio</h1> <br /> <img src='http://cache.smashwire.com/avatars/9b413fcfhamiltoncburger'> </div> <br /><br /> Always a reader, I inhaled books during my days of extensive world travel. Before the Nook and Kindle, even before laptops became the norm, I would pack six or eight paperbacks for an extended trip. <br /><br /> I had never, ever considered writing until I contacted an author about a fabulous book of theirs. It was suggested that I should try my hand writing. Here I am! I can never thank this person enough for the joy I recieve from writing. <br /><br /> I have been married 32 years. My wife and I have two beautiful daughters, Katie and Maddie. <br /><br /> Besides writing, I love to cook, travel and drive my Corvette. I have a dog and two cats. <br /><br /><hr> <br /> <div class='center'> <h3>Do you have a blog?<br /> Would you like to spread word of this book?</h3> </div> <ol> <li>If you aren't a blog tour host for The Masquerade Crew, sign up to be one. </li> <ul> <li>Sign up form should be below this list. 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	Since Tomorrow by Morgan Nyberg	10 points	<!--Click Here to Select--> <style> .center { text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 70%; } </style> <br /> <div class='center'> <h1> Since Tomorrow</h1> by Morgan Nyberg <br /> <br /> <a href='https://twitter.com/MorganNyberg' class='twitter-follow-button' data-show-count='false' data-size='large'>Follow @MorganNyberg</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,'script','twitter-wjs');</script> <br /> <br /> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BCOE7W/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=themascre-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005BCOE7W'><img border='0' src='http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B005BCOE7W&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=themascre-20&ServiceVersion=20070822' ></a><img src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005BCOE7W' width='1' height='1' border='0' alt='' style='border:none !important; margin:0px !important;' /> <br /><br /> <h3>Blog Tour Hosted by<br /><a href='http://masqueradecrew.blogspot.com/'>The Masquerade Crew</a></h3> </div> <!--more--><!--break--><br /> <div style='display: none;'> <hr class='at-page-break' /> </div> <b>Synopsis:</b> An old man rides a workhorse through the night, across mudslides, past stores abandoned for decades, past the rotted corpses of automobiles invisible under mounds of blackberry. Rain courses from his rabbit skin poncho. He carries a sword and a spear. He knows where to find the murderer. He will face him alone. <br /> <br /> 'Since Tomorrow' is a novel of a world in the remaking. The old man, Frost, remembers the 'good times'. Those who live on his 'farm' among collapsed warehouses and the foundations of vanished houses struggle to maintain human values. But when others in this makeshift world are driven only by greed and the need for power, all values must ultimately be replaced by the simple instinct for survival. <br /> <br /> In this full length novel Morgan Nyberg takes the reader to the West Coast of Canada, where the city of Vancouver has been transformed by climate change, pandemic, economic collapse and earthquake into 'Town', a squalid, lawless place inhabited the desperate, the diseased and the dying. Taking advantage of this state of affairs is the formidable Langley, who grows poppies to produce 'skag', a crude form of opium. Langley has amassed enough power to control a small private army. Now he is determined to acquire Frost's farm for himself. Recklessly opposing Langley is Frost's fearless but impulsive granddaughter, Noor. <br /> <br /> Like Russell Hoban's 'Riddley Walker' or Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road', 'Since Tomorrow' demonstrates that there is room in the post-apocalyptic genre for exceptional writing. Morgan Nyberg tells nothing - he shows everything. In clear, sensuous prose free of commentary or explanation - prose as addictive as Langley's skag - he leads the reader toward that climactic night with Frost on his horse, and farther, to the threshold of a new, perhaps happier, era. <br /> <br /> <div class='center'> <h3> Review Quote from Amazon</h3> </div> <br /> <br /> At the center of the story is Frost, a grandfather who is a leader and a fighter and a thinker. Frost and his group of refugees and survivors conduct a war of wills against the enemy, Langley, who wants to take away his farm for its good strategic location and solidly built stone farmhouse. It is a simple story, a struggle between good and evil. <br /> <br /> The descriptions of clothing are given in such haunting detail, they might just stay with you forever: 'She had on rubber boots and very baggy trousers of undyed canvas tied with nylon cord. She wore a flannel logger's shirt on which the red and black plaid was just visible. Her white hair hung long and loose. She was badly stooped, and she used a length of rusted reinforcing bar to help her as she hobbled toward the boys.' <br /> <br /> People trade broken scavenged objects for food, clothing, drugs or weapons. Addicts are strung out on a drug called skag. In this place and time guns are almost entirely absent, and typical weapons are a length of reinforcing bar or a two-by-four. Frost's group develops bows and arrows while Langley's soldiers are equipped with crossbows. Frost also has dogs, useful as sentries and in battle. <br /> <br /> All the characters in Since Tomorrow are lovingly fleshed out, from old Daniel Charlie, maker of wagon wheels and arrows and bows, to Grace, who excels at amputating limbs when all else fails, to Will, the precocious grandson who has memorized 'The Art of War' and counsels his grandpa on strategy. Will's older sister is Noor, and she makes heads turn. Willow is the name of a woman who falls victim to the irresistible drug, skag. <br /> <br /> Other women are called Salmon or Amber or Cloud. The men's names are no less arresting: Pender, Nordel, Tyrell, Fundy, Wing, BC, Shaughnessy, Granville, Robson, Bailey. The author has created a world in which people's story is suggested by their name, the way it was a thousand years ago. They don't have much left, but they have a name, and there is dignity in these names. <br /> <br /> If you like stories which portray an arduous and dangerous existence but end with a message of hope, however bleak, you will love Since Tomorrow. This book is highly recommended. <br /> <br /> <div class='center'> <h3> Check out the book on Amazon</h3> (click the cover) <br /> <br /> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BCOE7W/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=themascre-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005BCOE7W'><img border='0' src='http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B005BCOE7W&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=themascre-20&ServiceVersion=20070822' ></a><img src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005BCOE7W' width='1' height='1' border='0' alt='' style='border:none !important; margin:0px !important;' /> </div> <br /> <br /> <div class='center'> <h3>Do you have a blog?<br /> Would you like to spread word of this book?</h3> </div> <ol> <li>If you aren't a blog tour host for The Masquerade Crew, sign up to be one. </li> <ul> <li>Sign up form should be below this list. 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	Homicide Chronicle by Ralph Shamas	5 points	<!--Click Here to Select--> <style> .center { text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 70%; } </style> <br /> <div class='center'> <h1> The Homicide Chronicle</h1> <h4> Defending the Citizen Accused</h4> by Ralph Shamas <br /> <br /> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007W5JVZG/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007W5JVZG&linkCode=as2&tag=themascre-20'><img border='0' src='http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B007W5JVZG&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=themascre-20' /></a><img alt='' border='0' height='1' src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B007W5JVZG' style='border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;' width='1' /> <br /><br /> <h3>Blog Tour Hosted by<br /><a href='http://masqueradecrew.blogspot.com/'>The Masquerade Crew</a></h3> </div> <!--more--><!--break--><br /> <div style='display: none;'> <hr class='at-page-break' /> </div> <b>Synopsis:</b> A chilling murder. A sensational courtroom drama. <br /> <br /> The naked body of a young single mother is found in the bedroom of her own home. She's been sexually assaulted and stabbed 36 times. There is blood splatter, candle wax, a mysterious drinking glass, and other compelling evidence found at the scene. <br /> <br /> Bill Castro, a working man, a thoughtful and loving husband, the father of a young child, is charged with the horrifying crime. Lawyer Bruce Sanah is retained to represent Bill Castro and finds himself having to confront disturbing evidence and unsettling surprise. Is Bill Castro innocent or is he a brutal murderer? <br /> <br /> The Homicide Chronicle, written by a man who has years of experience in the courtroom, delivers a true insider's look into a fascinating murder investigation and jury trial. Ultimately, the absorbing conclusion will confirm that the pursuit of truth and justice is often complicated and unpredictable. <br /> <br /> <div class='center'> <h3> Prologue</h3> </div> <br /> <br /> I am a lawyer. For more than 35 years, my job has been to defend people accused of committing all manner of wrongful acts. I love what I do, and I never look back on my decision to become a lawyer. In fact, that decision was made when I was a middle-school student, just 13 years old, as I listened to a local lawyer who had come to speak to our civics class. He was passionate in expressing the irreplaceable value of good lawyers in our free society and was forceful in demonstrating with his charismatic presence that a lawyer can command a huge image in the eyes of others. Duly impressed, and convinced that I wanted to be just such a man, I went home that day to announce my intentions. I did so at the dinner table that evening. My parents, both occupied with their daily stresses, nodded slightly, implying only some tacit approval. Still, I was absolutely determined, and in actual fact, I never changed my mind. <br /> <br /> Even before I entered law school I discovered that all lawyers sadly must acknowledge that not everyone sees the profession as honorable. Then, beginning in the early years of my law practice, I started hearing the question, usually asked by some new acquaintance at a social function: “How can you represent a guilty man?” I still get that question on occasion and suppose I will always will. People are programmed, it seems, to bring that question to mind when the topic of lawyers is brought up. Admit it, you are probably asking that same question right now. Well enough. My response, for now, is simply this: You surely will have at least some understanding of what I believe to be the most compelling and appropriate answer once you have finished reading this book. <br /> <br /> Over the course of my legal career, I have represented hundreds of clients, had hundreds of trials, and became familiar with scores of other cases. One murder case stands out as the most intriguing and enigmatic of them all. This book focuses on and fictionalizes that single case: the case of a sexual murder, the despicable acts of a twisted mind. With this said, you may be ready to assume that I was the defense lawyer. I will not confirm that for you. In fact, the main fictional character in this book is named R. Bruce Sanah, and with him as your companion, you will pass through and experience the course of a trial like no other you have ever heard or read about. Who committed the awful, heinous crime? Well, all I will tell you now is that it is just not that easy to say. Did Lawyer Sanah represent a guilty man? You be the judge, if you can. <br /> <br /> The events have been set, for purposes of this story, in Douglas, Arizona, a border town separated by a tall barbed-wire fence from Agua Prieta, Mexico. The Douglas population has been approximately 15,000 to 20,000, give or take a few thousand, for decades. It is the county seat of Cochise County and a much-overlooked port of entry with Mexico. You will read that Bruce Sanah was born there and grew up attending the Douglas public schools. He loved the people in Douglas; it was his home. And just as I personally persisted in my desire to become a practicing lawyer, Bruce Sanah never wavered from his intent to study law and to return to Douglas following his law school graduation. <br /> <br /> This extraordinary murder trial took place in 1983, at a time when Bruce Sanah was a relatively young lawyer. It was an age that preceded modern-day computers and smartphones. Consequently, you should refrain from asking yourself why he did not, at critical moments, go online for an answer or for relevant background information. Lawyers did what they could with what was available at the time. There were no laptops in the courtroom, only copious handwritten notes made with pens on legal pads. <br /> <br /> The case this book focuses upon and fictionalizes was in many ways on my mind (or at least at the back of my mind) for a good many years. Justifiably, you may wonder why I waited so long to write the story. Well, there is no truly good answer I can give you, except to say that after you have finished this book, you may better understand my feeling that some things are just so compelling that words do not come easily to describe them. However, aside from the fact that it was decades before I sat down to write the tale you are going to read, it simply had to be told and it had to be told by someone like me—a lawyer who has been there, in court with a client accused of murder. <br /> <br /> One final thing: Please keep in mind that names and places have been changed, and many of the facts have been fictionalized. If a name or situation I have used is the same or resembles another name or situation, or is the same or resembles someone else’s name or circumstance, that is simply coincidence. That being said, I assure you that there was a “Castro” murder trial, and you are about to become a part of an unforgettable few months through the eyes of my fictional character, Bruce Sanah. <br /> <br /> So, let us begin. <br /> <br /> <div class='center'> <h3> Check out the book on Amazon</h3> (click the cover) <br /> <br /> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007W5JVZG/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007W5JVZG&linkCode=as2&tag=themascre-20'><img border='0' src='http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B007W5JVZG&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=themascre-20' /></a><img alt='' border='0' height='1' src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B007W5JVZG' style='border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;' width='1' /> </div> <br /> <br /> <h3> Would you like to spread word of this book?</h3> <ol> <li>If you aren't a blog tour host for The Masquerade Crew, sign up to be one. </li> <ul> <li>Sign up form should be below this list. 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	Omar by Craig Thompson	5 points	<!--Click Here to Select--> <style> .center { text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 70%; } </style> <img src='http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k491/iberan_masquerade/Tours/OmarTour.png' /> <br /> <br /> <!-- put the 'tease', 'jump' or 'more' break here --><br /> <!--more--><!--break--><br /> <div style='display: none;'> <hr class='at-page-break' /> </div> <div class='center'> <h1> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00703HTGI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=themascre-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00703HTGI'>OMAR</a><img alt='' border='0' height='1' src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00703HTGI' style='border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;' width='1' /></h1> By Craig Thompson <br /> <br /> <a class='twitter-follow-button' data-show-count='false' data-size='large' href='https://twitter.com/craigt1'>Follow @craigt1</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,'script','twitter-wjs');</script> <br /> <br /> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00703HTGI/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=themascre-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00703HTGI'><img border='0' src='http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B00703HTGI&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=themascre-20&ServiceVersion=20070822' /></a><img alt='' border='0' height='1' src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00703HTGI' style='border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;' width='1' /> </div> <br /> <br /> <b>Synopsis</b>: In 1995, CIA/FBI jointly discover plans to recover a trove of priceless treasure from deep below the North Atlantic Ice Barrier, aboard RMS Titanic. Ultra-zealous terrorist divers compete against others, and set off a complex web of international intrigue and suspense. CIA's Colonel Bramson recruits Dr. Cary Parker, Woods Hole oceanographer / archaeologist, to beat both teams to Titanic's grave. And a wave of worldwide terrorism is set into motion at 2077 fathoms, as a rare, priceless book and lost treasure becomes the primary focus of a triadic search. Parker, challenges the terrorists on his own turf, and what follows is an epic adventure of legendary proportions. <br /> <br /> <hr /> <br /> <h3> Q & A with Craig</h3> <h4> Who inspired you to become a writer?</h4> <br /> My mother set an example for me. In 1970, she published a series of small books that documented the history of the now beatified monk—Father Junipero Serra—and his journey throughout the state of California, to establish Catholic missions. <br /> <br /> Written in sonnet form, her books were used as the basis for producing spectacular pageants, throughout the State of California, in celebration of its Bicentennial. Copies of 'Sonnets to Serra' now reside at the Vatican library in Rome. <br /> <br /> During nearly thirty-five of my earlier years, I had been writing pretty much for myself or, as owner of my own advertising and marketing firm, under client contracts. Years of writing copy for regional and national advertising markets—and for public relations campaigns—rounded out my ability to express my ideas. <br /> <br /> Privately, I started with poetry and lyrical works—eventually encouraged and inspired by Illinois' Poet Laureate and Pulitzer prize-winning poet, the late Gwendolyn Brooks. Ms. Brooks volunteered to personally review my poetry over dinner and lunch, one weekend, to discuss her favorites. During our time together, she also offered suggestions to improve several others. <br /> <br /> Further encouragement came from an old friend, who recently passed away… renowned composer-pianist, Roger Williams—the first pianist ever to receive a gold record. On two occasions, Roger attempted to get my more lyrical pieces published within the recording industry. But times had changed, by then, and he reported my work was considered “too romantic”, for that moment in time. <br /> <br /> Additional inspiration came from studio executive and comedienne, Lucille Ball. While working in post-production, at Desilu Studios, I wrote a script for 'The Lucy Show' (not the original 'I Love Lucy'). She personally read the script, rejected it, but told me not to give up writing. While I was artistic-producing director for the Lucille Ball Studio Theater, she continued to encourage my creative abilities. <br /> <br /> As a member of the National Speaker’s Association and International Platform Association, I was first published in an anthology titled 'Star Spangled Speakers”. In the book, officially dedicated and presented to President Reagan, was a copy of my speech on decision-making. <br /> <br /> Following on these experiences, I decided it was time to move on to larger literary pursuits. My first novel is actually my second. 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	Prophecy of the Most Beautiful by Diantha Jones	5 points	<!--Click Here to Select--> <style> .center { text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 70%; } </style> <img src='http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k491/iberan_masquerade/posts/ProphecyBadge2_zps681d9eb5.png' width='100%' /> <br /><br /> <!-- put the 'tease', 'jump' or 'more' break here --><!--more--><!--break--><div style='display: none;'> <hr class='at-page-break' /> </div> <div class='center'> <h1> Prophecy of the Most Beautiful</h1> <h4> Oracle of Delphi #1</h4> By Diantha Jones<br /><br /> <a class='twitter-follow-button' data-show-count='false' data-size='large' href='https://twitter.com/DianthaJones'>Follow @DianthaJones</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,'script','twitter-wjs');</script> <br /><br /> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007FH32Q0/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=themascre-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007FH32Q0'><img border='0' src='http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B007FH32Q0&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=themascre-20&ServiceVersion=20070822' ></a><img src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B007FH32Q0' width='1' height='1' border='0' alt='' style='border:none !important; margin:0px !important;' /> </div> <br /> <br /> <b>Synopsis</b>:She has a destiny so great that even the gods fear her. <br /> <br /> Constant hallucinations and the frequent conversations with the voices in her head, have earned eighteen-year-old Chloe Clever the not-so-coveted title of 'Whack Job' in her home town of Adel, Georgia. With the onslaught of prescription medications and therapists threatening to push her over the edge, she wishes for a life far away from the one she has, a life where she is destined to be more than the butt of everyone's jokes and mockery. <br /> <br /> Be careful what you wish for has never rung more true. <br /> <br /> After living through an attack from her worst nightmare, she awakens to find herself far from home, surrounded by glorious riches and servants…and a few demigods who enjoy killing things. Upon learning that her favorite rockstar is an Olympian god, she is thrust into her new life as the Oracle of Delphi, the prophesier of the future, and the great Pythia that the gods have been anxiously awaiting to arrive for centuries. <br /> <br /> Setting out to fulfill the prophecy she has been given and to keep her family safe from a demigod Princess that wants her dead, Chloe learns of how great she is to become, all the while fighting mythical monsters, evading divine assassins and trying to outwit the ever-cunning Greek gods who harbor secrets of their own. <br /> <br /> In the hopes of discovering the Most Beautiful and the truth of her destiny, she strives to uncover the mysteries of the demigod Prince who has sworn to protect her with his life…and threatens to win her heart in the process. <br /> <br /> <div class='center'> <h3>Check out the book on Amazon</h3> (Click the cover) <br /><br /> <a href='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007FH32Q0/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=themascre-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007FH32Q0'><img border='0' src='http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B007FH32Q0&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=themascre-20&ServiceVersion=20070822' ></a><img src='http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=themascre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B007FH32Q0' width='1' height='1' border='0' alt='' style='border:none !important; margin:0px !important;' /> <br /><br /> </div> <h3> Would you like to spread word of this book?</h3> <ol> <li>If you aren't a blog tour host for The Masquerade Crew, sign up to be one. </li> <ul> <li>Sign up form should be below this list. If it does not load, see <a href='http://masqueradecrew.blogspot.com/2012/10/sign-up-to-be-book-blog-tour-host-with.html' target='_blank'>this page</a>.</li> </ul> <li>Syndicate the post on your blog.</li> <ul> <li>Instructions will be delivered via email.</li> <li>Earn Rewards Points in the Masquerade Crew Book Club.</li> <li>Points will not be awarded unless the blogger is a tour host and has followed instructions provided via email.</li> </ul> </ol> <br /> <h3> Sign Up!</h3> <br /> If you've signed up for this in the past, you don't need to do so again. It's the same list on my end. In fact, everyone who has already signed up should have received an email from me. <br /> <br /> <iframe frameborder='0' height='860' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0' src='https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dGMtRTRFRm9USHFSM3g3blNBdGxZZEE6MQ' width='500'>Loading...</iframe>