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Hart's New Weird Tales of the Netherworld and Lil DeVille's sweet and spicy speculative and sometimes supernatural smut.Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.comBlogger686125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-56474528192902752402024-03-21T09:56:00.006-06:002024-03-21T10:04:01.197-06:00Ornery Literary Services Featuring CHEAP PROOFREADING and BOOK REVIEWS<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1t-aR_yxfG3RJ37gZBr1Gdz0oEtSUJSUX9e3TwkZ32F9FMgq7UK6vHlSpuf9346dTLck7QlhlLgH59RNuph1QFgY-UpWiv8sGbI3C_gySe2po6IzMm-3biYs7PbzV-HIIe2tYvhzAFpPwy5vCCRileUawaKQ8BjeU6tp2ATpll9whYh1xQMjiUCMQQ/s640/books-1617327_640.jpg%20by%20marisa%20sias%20on%20pixabay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1t-aR_yxfG3RJ37gZBr1Gdz0oEtSUJSUX9e3TwkZ32F9FMgq7UK6vHlSpuf9346dTLck7QlhlLgH59RNuph1QFgY-UpWiv8sGbI3C_gySe2po6IzMm-3biYs7PbzV-HIIe2tYvhzAFpPwy5vCCRileUawaKQ8BjeU6tp2ATpll9whYh1xQMjiUCMQQ/s320/books-1617327_640.jpg%20by%20marisa%20sias%20on%20pixabay.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Free use image by Marisa Sias on Pixabay</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hello everyone,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've been dealing with a lot of personal stuff, so I haven't been around much. Colorado Medicaid stuck it to a whole bunch of people, so I'm no one special in my status of being one of those who got the shaft. They now cover my mostly useless Medicare B premiums, but no medical services. However, I can buy back in at $25 per month if I can show proof of self-employment. I'm on disability, hence the "can't work" thing. However, any tiddly-wink of income will suffice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'd like to offer my services as a proofreader, and you can pay me as little as five bucks. I'm not in this to get rich, I'm in it to buy back into Medicaid. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Please email me at chartley65 at Gmail or carahartley at protonmail to request assistance. I can generally thoroughly proofread a 10,000-word story in 2 or 3 days. I have many years of experience editing what may be the worst writing in existence (mine). Surely, I can help you with yours!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm not a dev editor, but I will point out areas where the plot is unclear to me. You know, the sort of thing where the writer knows exactly what's going on but doesn't quite explain it to the reader, who is in the dark. Of course, I never do things like that. My writing is always perfectly clear and never includes too much backstory or anything of that nature because I am literary perfection personified!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My dumb sense of humor is an additional service I offer free of charge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Seriously, if you'd like me to give your manuscript the once-over, you can pay me as little as five bucks. There's pretty much no limit on length, but if you're submitting a five-hundred-page manuscript, maybe you could give me ten bucks. Pay what you can; you'll have another set of eyes on your manuscript, and you'll be helping me a lot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Regarding book reviews, the setup is also pay what you can. I will not guarantee a five-star review. It is rare for me to give less than three stars. You can do a search for reviews at <a href="https://bit.ly/ReadersRoost">https://bit.ly/ReadersRoost</a> to see samples of my style. I prefer to receive ARCs as a PDF, but if you only have an epub, I can convert it to a PDF. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For promotion, I strongly suggest that you compare the book tour services featured at the bottom of the blog and choose one of them to work with. Their rates are very reasonable and they will get your book in front of a lot more eyes than I can as a solo blogger. Feel free to leave a comment on any recent post telling me the name of the book and who you're working with and I will sign up to help if I have availability.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I am also willing to swap a post for a post. In other words, I feature your book on this blog and you feature one of my books on your blog. If you are interested in doing a swap, leave your email in the comments and I'll contact you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to do a guest post, I will need a Blogger-friendly HTML file, or a. doc or .docx file, or a PDF plus a picture of your book cover, blurb, purchase links, and an excerpt from the book. You can also include an author bio if you wish. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>~Ornery Owl Has Spoken~</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PtyM13dW4-vhjZdZKqiingKQg-7ErOEaAVMUFrSHnuxyuUlbBixdooiZMh2q06zMpiXhGjUYPC6aT8MWpKkgvI0EU2pVoTwB4GCaGGpEf2ySTdwtuLe-TAtkppu7_xSGrDCF0qobIGFoIqkoIUL8kw4QMvqj9SK5nlPYFCC356Z6VE_L1laVaQmoEg/s1920/owl-158417%20copyright%20open%20clipart%20vectors.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="1920" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PtyM13dW4-vhjZdZKqiingKQg-7ErOEaAVMUFrSHnuxyuUlbBixdooiZMh2q06zMpiXhGjUYPC6aT8MWpKkgvI0EU2pVoTwB4GCaGGpEf2ySTdwtuLe-TAtkppu7_xSGrDCF0qobIGFoIqkoIUL8kw4QMvqj9SK5nlPYFCC356Z6VE_L1laVaQmoEg/s320/owl-158417%20copyright%20open%20clipart%20vectors.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Free use image from Open Clipart Vectors</div><br /></div></div>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-17177249084447137122024-03-09T00:00:00.002-07:002024-03-09T00:00:00.137-07:00An Olive-Green Gown and Malachite Shoes #8Sunday #RainbowSnippets #SnipSun<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWcHE1G4VCq06WEFEUjW4KgVcWtI_WB5GjTatYAcIjpQ9mDW1qDr51v_gKSHILLuVB3RS9XCpjt2_kVh2zlMyztBGfhCUlD_wCceAYqSHeGrU72hkaoTJDoR17q1ZcSj1CdMFIP52nI8EwCdKnWYBwhBhhb-yv0tAMfRfDqMviA-rSMp2S_SOat38Yg/s2525/ornerys%20gambit%20cover%202%20hartley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="1587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWcHE1G4VCq06WEFEUjW4KgVcWtI_WB5GjTatYAcIjpQ9mDW1qDr51v_gKSHILLuVB3RS9XCpjt2_kVh2zlMyztBGfhCUlD_wCceAYqSHeGrU72hkaoTJDoR17q1ZcSj1CdMFIP52nI8EwCdKnWYBwhBhhb-yv0tAMfRfDqMviA-rSMp2S_SOat38Yg/s320/ornerys%20gambit%20cover%202%20hartley.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>Genre:</b></p><p>Poetry plus a supernatural coming-of-age story (vampires). </p><p><b>Buy Link:</b></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3vz8uXw">https://amzn.to/3vz8uXw</a> </p><p><b>Publication Date:</b></p><p>February 15, 2024</p><p><b>Ebook Price:</b></p><p>$1.99 or free with Kindle Unlimited</p><p><b>Book Blurb:</b></p><p>The poems, story, and thoughts included in this brief volume were inspired by the independently produced album Wayward and Upward by Spinoza Gambit. The story Prodigal Moon and the poem 401 Rush were included in the Wayward and Upward anthology published by Off Topic Press.</p><p>I opted to publish this book on my 59th birthday. It would be a wonderful gift to learn that my work inspired you or led you to learn more about the Wayward and Upward album and anthology.</p><p>With love,</p><p>Ornery Owl</p><p><b>Book Length:</b></p><p>49 pages</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Excerpt</span></b></p><p>You can read last week's snippet here.</p><p><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2024/02/first-day-of-summer-8sunday.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2024/02/first-day-of-summer-8sunday.html</a></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">She
was wearing a knee-length olive-green gown that looked like it might
have been all the rage in the 1920s and a pair of shiny,
malachite-green shoes.
</p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“Hello,”
the girl greeted.</p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“Hi
yourself,” Valentins returned.</p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“I’m
Deborah Virgo. My family just moved into the house across the road
from you.”</p><p>
</p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“Valentins
Hines.”</p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_U3gOCEE9tynMyCWvDTw8Iu9cKsxzVpz1Ki2OF0E47Ot-xiOId5DV3VUjc7oZ9aNWSU0gw4KL8jO5jZaZwRaq-wSRfgB4OklVw5tVdx_jkritCONXf-JilBcAjf5b4QuhIqHKfI17uNJC46EorR11Q1zH-uDCM7PVvonq6Yh8PPozrLLquYFBZ3ZHg/s1280/ornery%20calling%20card%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_U3gOCEE9tynMyCWvDTw8Iu9cKsxzVpz1Ki2OF0E47Ot-xiOId5DV3VUjc7oZ9aNWSU0gw4KL8jO5jZaZwRaq-wSRfgB4OklVw5tVdx_jkritCONXf-JilBcAjf5b4QuhIqHKfI17uNJC46EorR11Q1zH-uDCM7PVvonq6Yh8PPozrLLquYFBZ3ZHg/s320/ornery%20calling%20card%201.png" width="320" /></a></div><h3 class="western">Author Bio</h3><p></p><p>Ornery Owl is a wise old bird who seeks the truth behind the lies. She uses her observations to heal the wounded soul. In essence, she is the spirit of an odd little bird whose wings were clipped at a young age. She is at once a whimsical manifestation of poetic expression and a fierce protector of those targeted for derision by an angry and unsympathetic world. Depending on how you perceive her, she can be either a goddamned delight or your worst nightmare. </p><h2 class="western">Follow Ornery Owl</h2><p align="justify">Cara H and Ornery Owl Amazon Author Page</p><p align="justify"><a href="http://bit.ly/AmazonAuthorCH">http://bit.ly/AmazonAuthorCH</a></p><p align="justify">C. L. Hart Newsletter</p><p align="justify"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/clhart">https://www.subscribepage.com/clhart</a></p><p align="justify">(C. L. 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I hope you can understand my position.</p><p></p><p>It makes sense to promote this story on these three blog hops. It fits the Rainbow Snippets theme because there are gay characters who play significant roles. Neither Snippet Sunday nor Weekend Writing Warriors have genre restrictions, although most authors who participate in Snippet Sunday are romance writers. The main relationship in this story is a platonic friendship, but I would say it qualifies as a love story anyway.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xScsnA9rnAlWknii17gYN-R9kmS8PaxgMEmF_UPfGaTAIIaDTsWGHOv4503O0whU_v8jnzeJVhSuYhxgESIpEU8RDrqTR5LAizfJVqBQsiXM7rmpKD077bZJXy8jbP0_vOHcTU2fpxyjRuTZGE-YXYRj9cCHV60PTS8dz8OPX433NQ7JDWFgpDlfbw/s1600/rainbow%20snippets%20banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1600" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xScsnA9rnAlWknii17gYN-R9kmS8PaxgMEmF_UPfGaTAIIaDTsWGHOv4503O0whU_v8jnzeJVhSuYhxgESIpEU8RDrqTR5LAizfJVqBQsiXM7rmpKD077bZJXy8jbP0_vOHcTU2fpxyjRuTZGE-YXYRj9cCHV60PTS8dz8OPX433NQ7JDWFgpDlfbw/s320/rainbow%20snippets%20banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets">http://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You'll be glad you did. </div>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-35090640305927759752024-03-08T00:00:00.001-07:002024-03-08T00:00:00.139-07:00The Dirty Dutchman and His Boy Toy #MFRWSteam<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCcKPVLBLR9v2mOQdaYGXJWb-PG787vNfrdwU5wjhUpNNocA6jao_yF90a3gwnAWmScVQPIWLHwnqcNUEl_5QlngmcpooUnc6eQkVgdVnIh9944HDcqbHmEEkTdaPsVB2Asfgep1SuPfyrpDSI7JEzf4yBVKVA8A6uUqP3YCBUa8rcXM1IQ4DOjU/s1920/SOH%20Awakening%20Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCcKPVLBLR9v2mOQdaYGXJWb-PG787vNfrdwU5wjhUpNNocA6jao_yF90a3gwnAWmScVQPIWLHwnqcNUEl_5QlngmcpooUnc6eQkVgdVnIh9944HDcqbHmEEkTdaPsVB2Asfgep1SuPfyrpDSI7JEzf4yBVKVA8A6uUqP3YCBUa8rcXM1IQ4DOjU/s320/SOH%20Awakening%20Banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Genre</b>: <span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Erotic Romance (BDSM, m/m, m/f/f menage)</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Length</b>: 10,000 Words</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Heat Level</b>: Nuclear Blast (5 Flames)</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Blurb</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">Candi knew hot things happened behind closed doors at the Pearl Beach Resort. After all, the place was owned by bisexual billionaire playboy Boris van Donk, who had a reputation for taking on all comers. </p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">Candi's family of origin was strictly religious, and she has never given or received more than a chaste kiss in her 21 years. Between bad-boy Boris and her geeky, fun-loving, porn-writing housemates, an awakening of her desires is inevitable. </p><p><b>Spicy Snippet </b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsyTZkF38_eIN5OmEivGVFIwjfi2vzCPqRyY22e1BLqo1p8n3nB9i0lefiObPzLK64GX285yNMu-qBaJQrgUv4P-kIFerYn6PLsXdSF2rBHsA6paSpb71hzJrPZ4XJltybZVggrX6F8iYMkampwDPmsTDovBBl1x1ppwc6-qZXXm0CKbnN0vZr-vkxA/s1280/chili-5794744_1280.png%20by%20ega%20maulana.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsyTZkF38_eIN5OmEivGVFIwjfi2vzCPqRyY22e1BLqo1p8n3nB9i0lefiObPzLK64GX285yNMu-qBaJQrgUv4P-kIFerYn6PLsXdSF2rBHsA6paSpb71hzJrPZ4XJltybZVggrX6F8iYMkampwDPmsTDovBBl1x1ppwc6-qZXXm0CKbnN0vZr-vkxA/s320/chili-5794744_1280.png%20by%20ega%20maulana.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Señor Muy Caliente</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Free use image from Pixabay</div><p></p><p><b>Note: Some like it hot, and this snippet is really hot. Like nuclear blast hot. If you don't like it quite so hot, please turn back now. </b></p><p><i>I shared an entire chapter, The Big Reveal, during last October's Steam hop. You can read that post here.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2022/10/the-big-reveal-mfrwauthor-mfrwhooks.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2022/10/the-big-reveal-mfrwauthor-mfrwhooks.html</a></p><p><i>Just a tease. This is a novelette, I don't want to give it all away!</i></p><p><i>You can read the previous snippet in this series here.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/boris-gets-ready-to-ride-mfrwsteam.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/boris-gets-ready-to-ride-mfrwsteam.html</a></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.19in;">The
Dirty Dutchman withdrew his fingers from his boy toy’s ass, leaving
the young man craving more. When Valentyn grasped his own cock for
relief, van Donk slapped his hand away, scolding him. The Silver Fox
pushed the pretty boy back onto the lounge, spreading his legs open.
He slipped on a condom, poured lube over his cock, then positioned
himself between the younger man’s legs, slowly easing his shaft
into the slippery tunnel.</p><p>
</p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.19in;">Valentyn
was clearly in ecstasy as his boss availed himself to his tight
asshole. He grimaced and bucked as van Donk slammed his cock in deep.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzn0y380qsVbXRxkGv7zUjs7-2Ea2B9ejCniJXySugmMZJdVEraIy2StWX0lAft-IdAvBR4Xs2gQkGS0RPlRQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 40px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Buy Link</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3eNpil8">https://amzn.to/3eNpil8</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ebook price $0.99</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Get the paperback for $4.20. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Read an explicit sample from the book when you sign up for Lil's newsletter.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://dl.bookfunnel.com/fcw4q45iwi">https://dl.bookfunnel.com/fcw4q45iwi</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Please click the link below each of the banners to visit the hops I am sharing this post with.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Hop Along!</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStoU_QvmdgG2LDXP3DwxPNwz6onDyulPeXjso5vii6VWubvaFjqVgH5jCDsuCKJU_sz20kDGYrp8ZBQYgesxSYThe8HxxKtL4uCAMaXMKNEo1UST15jXK_-kHlS9W7xlZ7aEPtZf9w7KjdbuLLkc0YdHwnxC088u2znYTpK1J3fUvGsNila7Dg44/s320/mfrw-steam-bnr-400.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStoU_QvmdgG2LDXP3DwxPNwz6onDyulPeXjso5vii6VWubvaFjqVgH5jCDsuCKJU_sz20kDGYrp8ZBQYgesxSYThe8HxxKtL4uCAMaXMKNEo1UST15jXK_-kHlS9W7xlZ7aEPtZf9w7KjdbuLLkc0YdHwnxC088u2znYTpK1J3fUvGsNila7Dg44/s1600/mfrw-steam-bnr-400.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://mfrwsteam.blogspot.com">https://mfrwsteam.blogspot.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">MFRW Steam is the first Friday of every month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Except when it's the second Friday.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Check out the Naughty Netherworld Press page here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://bit.ly/NNPBooks">https://bit.ly/NNPBooks</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I built the official page using Pagimate. You can check them out here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://bit.ly/NNPPagimate">https://bit.ly/NNPPagimate</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I tried to build author pages in the past but always ended up frustrated. With Pagimate, it's easy and even fun. It's also affordable. I purchased a lifetime membership for £179 ($202 USD). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Use code CARA20 if you decide to create your own page with Pagimate.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-26668789310283346872024-03-06T00:00:00.001-07:002024-03-06T00:00:00.141-07:00A Smolderingly Seductive Muse #MFRWAuthor #MFRWHooks<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHS8g7OgHwz9lJ2eQJNbCdfGcMuoqIy-2GrwQNMiAfKW4e1TzOAASH3d8186h5yuhlpUvkHQQ9izL_UKEDkZTu0_Z1-w-sR6YA_wOVKnLRUuNnorqt07j2CtQK51V2PK-5v9PeI7Lr4SKsoeqRua4MYuiGcsUaktUQc_1IoAYSvVicIiIDyGP0cuqzA/s1920/nan%20banner%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHS8g7OgHwz9lJ2eQJNbCdfGcMuoqIy-2GrwQNMiAfKW4e1TzOAASH3d8186h5yuhlpUvkHQQ9izL_UKEDkZTu0_Z1-w-sR6YA_wOVKnLRUuNnorqt07j2CtQK51V2PK-5v9PeI7Lr4SKsoeqRua4MYuiGcsUaktUQc_1IoAYSvVicIiIDyGP0cuqzA/w400-h200/nan%20banner%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify"><b>Genre:</b> Gay Romance, Holiday Romance, M/M Romance, Romantic Comedy</p><p align="justify">#bisexual #m/m romance #polyamory #role playing</p><p align="justify"><b>Heat Level</b></p><p align="justify">5 Flames</p><p align="justify">🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥</p><p align="justify"><b>ASIN</b>: B0CP9WP2DF</p><p align="justify"><b>Publisher:</b> Naughty Netherworld Press</p><p align="justify"><b>Publication date:</b> December 23, 2023</p><p align="justify"><b>Length:</b> 14,500 words (Novelette)</p><p align="justify"><b>Blurb</b></p><p align="left">Parsifal returns home to spend the Christmas holidays with his family. As he arrives at the airport, he is greeted by his brother Hart and his ex-boyfriend Bobby. Bobby is accompanied by his new boyfriend Seth. As they spend the day together, Parsifal notices something peculiar. Bobby seeks comfort from Hart rather than Seth after a minor accident at the park.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Parsifal finds himself drawn to hot nerd Seth. The more time they spend together, the more Parsifal believes the feeling is mutual.<br /><br />However, Parsifal's Christmas holiday is about to get even crazier. His redneck relatives are coming over for Christmas Eve dinner, and Parsifal is dreading the chaos that is sure to ensue. Between his family's quirky behavior and Seth's enticing presence, Parsifal’s vacation is shaping up to be anything but relaxing.</p><p align="left">This is the second book in The Shape Of Heat series. It can be read as a standalone, but the first book, Awakening, should be read first if you wish to know more about the background of Parsifal and his girlfriends Candi and Luisa.</p><p align="left"><b>Buy Link</b></p><p align="left"><a href="https://amzn.to/3T3srPF">https://amzn.to/3T3srPF</a></p><p align="left">Ebook: Just 99 cents.</p><p align="left"><b>Snippet</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet here.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2024/02/killing-me-with-his-seductive-gray-eyes.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2024/02/killing-me-with-his-seductive-gray-eyes.html</a></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“Don’t
even think about it, Parsley,” I admonished myself as I felt a
stirring in my loins when I gripped Seth’s pale, slender hand.
“We’ll draft a nice Gothic story about a smolderingly seductive
vampire who has his way with the innocent young prodigal son who just
returned home to Ye Olde Manor after a year away. We will have
naughty video chats with our sexy girlfriends. We will not, and I
repeat, will not seduce our ex-boyfriend’s new man.”</p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“So,
how’s life in paradise, Parsley?” Bobby asked. “Man, look how
tan you are! You make Seth and me look like we spent the last year in
a tomb!”</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">
</p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“Didn’t
we?” Seth joked.</p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eqMzzg8D0QmjJZfafCka2-yH_ytLodNPlbaYj_uqtZRsLSFJ2xl7nXWj48SvlvGiJYZpWAFakX8gegqCYL5yCySLFwxx94MDt7lRgywgDxkeKCoOK73D5JrvuDnSzG7VkM7Ud2G_r9lTMQOATyBrCGECIErLc4ogzjG2nSF6VYFTQvbX0f9WO_qzAA/s1024/seth%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eqMzzg8D0QmjJZfafCka2-yH_ytLodNPlbaYj_uqtZRsLSFJ2xl7nXWj48SvlvGiJYZpWAFakX8gegqCYL5yCySLFwxx94MDt7lRgywgDxkeKCoOK73D5JrvuDnSzG7VkM7Ud2G_r9lTMQOATyBrCGECIErLc4ogzjG2nSF6VYFTQvbX0f9WO_qzAA/s320/seth%203.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AI-generated image from Pixlr</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL0GXpDvaoxEiMywMuzGATse8hakh1Sx15vyJPbf6J0AWJ0n5OayT4Wso6FqSZ39ta4OToBIsF7pP6NdbLr-Z1n8yuOori29O3dLP-A4HorQb4N0oKuTyogSziGLyB9D3-h4UfrgvMsYFlmtZPdJGH8QH1f91lpiUmdcUft2ST94Ywb5xe5zZ28y4yg/s640/mfrw-roses-pearls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="640" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL0GXpDvaoxEiMywMuzGATse8hakh1Sx15vyJPbf6J0AWJ0n5OayT4Wso6FqSZ39ta4OToBIsF7pP6NdbLr-Z1n8yuOori29O3dLP-A4HorQb4N0oKuTyogSziGLyB9D3-h4UfrgvMsYFlmtZPdJGH8QH1f91lpiUmdcUft2ST94Ywb5xe5zZ28y4yg/s320/mfrw-roses-pearls.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mfrw.blogspot.com/2024/02/mfrw-2024-share-day1-mar.html">https://mfrw.blogspot.com/2024/02/mfrw-2024-share-day1-mar.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzzprdcTLBEAKj9SfOaQ-iPXINfacrNxQ7brZT6NyRCDPoa3Vyy_8IHM_5I9tkwEuqhymtycyIyI18Y_YRBW8q7wq5V82RcNPGoDgvTuboKZ1eNyLFK_4oC9gcmgiCM7YmHJLdvf56NcHTOzrtf2CcXnk7do_S_Y96m6AhKmyF6A1Y5LnP7WblxAhow/s320/mfrw-book-hooks400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzzprdcTLBEAKj9SfOaQ-iPXINfacrNxQ7brZT6NyRCDPoa3Vyy_8IHM_5I9tkwEuqhymtycyIyI18Y_YRBW8q7wq5V82RcNPGoDgvTuboKZ1eNyLFK_4oC9gcmgiCM7YmHJLdvf56NcHTOzrtf2CcXnk7do_S_Y96m6AhKmyF6A1Y5LnP7WblxAhow/s1600/mfrw-book-hooks400.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><!--start LinkyTools script--><script src="https://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=313188" type="text/javascript"></script><!--end LinkyTools script--><br /><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b>Lil's Musings</b></p><p>I’m sure this problem isn’t exclusive to writers with ADHD, but having a brain with wacky wiring combined with the proclivity for second-guessing myself doesn’t help.</p><p>I have been struggling to wrestle a story into submission for this year’s Passionate Ink anthology. </p><p><a href="http://passionateink.org">http://passionateink.org</a></p><p>With the March 16<sup>th</sup> deadline looming and having given this story three chances to straighten up and fly right, I’ve shelved it in favor of a quick and dirty plot that will hopefully realize who’s boss.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"></p><p>It isn’t that the story I was working on was bad, it’s just too damn intricate to be confined to 10,000 words. </p><p>Take two: I just shelved the second iteration of this project and am now working on a third one. While the story does have a cohesive plot, I decided to opt for the Metric Fuckton of Sex option as opposed to a subtler, more nuanced slow burn culminating in something explosive.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHxGstGreNXKLRsqTXOJlCZzd-oEP9zD_z8olWOPRttGvyFXUusVJpvV114SWvgrnblaBTF70lxIR-MmaaK4xr8iC1WJvJ-zHZgHxXX4RVExzUMdIGnCDP2gCvwCOh6cm1xTN7fU6CfWuBfghR89yoawGLCES41wzxtyzZBjvIXVsxsWQdGmDKDUiAw/s1280/owl-158409_1280.png%20by%20open%20clipart%20vectors.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="1280" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHxGstGreNXKLRsqTXOJlCZzd-oEP9zD_z8olWOPRttGvyFXUusVJpvV114SWvgrnblaBTF70lxIR-MmaaK4xr8iC1WJvJ-zHZgHxXX4RVExzUMdIGnCDP2gCvwCOh6cm1xTN7fU6CfWuBfghR89yoawGLCES41wzxtyzZBjvIXVsxsWQdGmDKDUiAw/s320/owl-158409_1280.png%20by%20open%20clipart%20vectors.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Free use image from Open Clipart Vectors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYawXAfC9l7u9uv6zMcqfrEb3PnTDmbl5U2_mgXEAfnwrJKDWXLNKqGh7alIGf_2x8k7usJdjuUZ3gZ8TOWN9g7LEpPAHSYY12DTtGKFIcU_fDAmlbIicxokuYSebgFk0kEhKqgmmbXsv44avNiuzmjvCQsYZJXlbgTGyghiJI7mUJPUu-mqzhcif1w/s762/custom%20gift%20box.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="762" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYawXAfC9l7u9uv6zMcqfrEb3PnTDmbl5U2_mgXEAfnwrJKDWXLNKqGh7alIGf_2x8k7usJdjuUZ3gZ8TOWN9g7LEpPAHSYY12DTtGKFIcU_fDAmlbIicxokuYSebgFk0kEhKqgmmbXsv44avNiuzmjvCQsYZJXlbgTGyghiJI7mUJPUu-mqzhcif1w/s320/custom%20gift%20box.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Craft your own gift box with tasty treats and coffee or cocoa anytime, or just grab one or a few bags of premium coffee to enjoy while reading, writing, or whatever.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Poppins, "Helvetica Neue", "Calibri Light", Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #373a3c; font-size: 18.75px; text-align: start; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=OrneryOwlDrinksCoffee">https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=OrneryOwlDrinksCoffee</a></span></div></div>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-81263588659973944322024-02-17T00:00:00.045-07:002024-02-17T00:00:00.133-07:00First Day of Summer #8Sunday #RainbowSnippets #SnipSun<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWcHE1G4VCq06WEFEUjW4KgVcWtI_WB5GjTatYAcIjpQ9mDW1qDr51v_gKSHILLuVB3RS9XCpjt2_kVh2zlMyztBGfhCUlD_wCceAYqSHeGrU72hkaoTJDoR17q1ZcSj1CdMFIP52nI8EwCdKnWYBwhBhhb-yv0tAMfRfDqMviA-rSMp2S_SOat38Yg/s2525/ornerys%20gambit%20cover%202%20hartley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="1587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWcHE1G4VCq06WEFEUjW4KgVcWtI_WB5GjTatYAcIjpQ9mDW1qDr51v_gKSHILLuVB3RS9XCpjt2_kVh2zlMyztBGfhCUlD_wCceAYqSHeGrU72hkaoTJDoR17q1ZcSj1CdMFIP52nI8EwCdKnWYBwhBhhb-yv0tAMfRfDqMviA-rSMp2S_SOat38Yg/s320/ornerys%20gambit%20cover%202%20hartley.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>Genre:</b></p><p>Poetry plus a supernatural coming-of-age story (vampires). </p><p><b>Buy Link:</b></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3vz8uXw">https://amzn.to/3vz8uXw</a> </p><p><b>Publication Date:</b></p><p>February 15, 2024</p><p><b>Ebook Price:</b></p><p>$1.99 or free with Kindle Unlimited</p><p><b>Book Blurb:</b></p><p>The poems, story, and thoughts included in this brief volume were inspired by the independently produced album Wayward and Upward by Spinoza Gambit. The story Prodigal Moon and the poem 401 Rush were included in the Wayward and Upward anthology published by Off Topic Press.</p><p>I opted to publish this book on my 59th birthday. It would be a wonderful gift to learn that my work inspired you or led you to learn more about the Wayward and Upward album and anthology.</p><p>With love,</p><p>Ornery Owl</p><p><b>Book Length:</b></p><p>49 pages</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Excerpt</span></b></p><p>Deborah Virgo and Valentins Hines met on the first day of summer 2017. The youngsters lived at the wrong end of Fox Avenue. The electricity had been turned off in Valentins’s house, but he didn’t mind sitting on the covered porch painting figurines. His mother, Doriend Hines, was gone most of the time, working at the Daily Grind Bistro or The Zealous Whistle Tavern or staying overnight with old folks who paid her under the table for her caregiving services. Doriend was a workaholic who would have been thriving monetarily if not for being a functional alcoholic and opioid addict with a love of gambling.</p><p>Valentins was sitting on the porch at dusk, painting a vampire figurine for his haunted house, when a wraithlike girl with an alabaster complexion and waves of xanthic hair flowing to her mid-back entered the gate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_U3gOCEE9tynMyCWvDTw8Iu9cKsxzVpz1Ki2OF0E47Ot-xiOId5DV3VUjc7oZ9aNWSU0gw4KL8jO5jZaZwRaq-wSRfgB4OklVw5tVdx_jkritCONXf-JilBcAjf5b4QuhIqHKfI17uNJC46EorR11Q1zH-uDCM7PVvonq6Yh8PPozrLLquYFBZ3ZHg/s1280/ornery%20calling%20card%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_U3gOCEE9tynMyCWvDTw8Iu9cKsxzVpz1Ki2OF0E47Ot-xiOId5DV3VUjc7oZ9aNWSU0gw4KL8jO5jZaZwRaq-wSRfgB4OklVw5tVdx_jkritCONXf-JilBcAjf5b4QuhIqHKfI17uNJC46EorR11Q1zH-uDCM7PVvonq6Yh8PPozrLLquYFBZ3ZHg/s320/ornery%20calling%20card%201.png" width="320" /></a></div><h3 class="western">Author Bio</h3><p></p><p>Ornery Owl is a wise old bird who seeks the truth behind the lies. She uses her observations to heal the wounded soul. In essence, she is the spirit of an odd little bird whose wings were clipped at a young age. She is at once a whimsical manifestation of poetic expression and a fierce protector of those targeted for derision by an angry and unsympathetic world. Depending on how you perceive her, she can be either a goddamned delight or your worst nightmare. </p><h2 class="western">Follow Ornery Owl</h2><p align="justify">Cara H and Ornery Owl Amazon Author Page</p><p align="justify"><a href="http://bit.ly/AmazonAuthorCH">http://bit.ly/AmazonAuthorCH</a></p><p align="justify">C. L. Hart Newsletter</p><p align="justify"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/clhart">https://www.subscribepage.com/clhart</a></p><p align="justify">(C. L. 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because my puny brain gets overwhelmed and then I become emotionally
dysregulated. I hope you can understand my position.
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</p><p>It makes sense to promote this story on these three blog hops. It
fits the Rainbow Snippets theme because there are gay characters who
play significant roles. Neither Snippet Sunday nor Weekend Writing
Warriors have genre restrictions, although most authors who
participate in Snippet Sunday are romance writers. The main
relationship in this story is a platonic friendship, but I would say
it qualifies as a love story anyway.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xScsnA9rnAlWknii17gYN-R9kmS8PaxgMEmF_UPfGaTAIIaDTsWGHOv4503O0whU_v8jnzeJVhSuYhxgESIpEU8RDrqTR5LAizfJVqBQsiXM7rmpKD077bZJXy8jbP0_vOHcTU2fpxyjRuTZGE-YXYRj9cCHV60PTS8dz8OPX433NQ7JDWFgpDlfbw/s1600/rainbow%20snippets%20banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1600" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xScsnA9rnAlWknii17gYN-R9kmS8PaxgMEmF_UPfGaTAIIaDTsWGHOv4503O0whU_v8jnzeJVhSuYhxgESIpEU8RDrqTR5LAizfJVqBQsiXM7rmpKD077bZJXy8jbP0_vOHcTU2fpxyjRuTZGE-YXYRj9cCHV60PTS8dz8OPX433NQ7JDWFgpDlfbw/s320/rainbow%20snippets%20banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets">http://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<iframe allowfullscreen="" id="odysee-iframe" src="https://odysee.com/$/embed/@superannuatedmusic:e/WAYLON-JENNINGS-leavin'-town-:7?r=GTwnGJ4fFBQfzuJgpHVpfKBKaC9b8B16" style="aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; width: 100%;"></iframe><div><a href="https://odysee.com/@superannuatedmusic:e/WAYLON-JENNINGS-leavin%27-town-:7?r=GTwnGJ4fFBQfzuJgpHVpfKBKaC9b8B16">https://odysee.com/@superannuatedmusic:e/WAYLON-JENNINGS-leavin%27-town-:7?r=GTwnGJ4fFBQfzuJgpHVpfKBKaC9b8B16</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's Waylon Jennings to play some songs for you before he leaves town.</div>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-72492873505178454302024-02-14T00:00:00.001-07:002024-02-14T00:00:00.141-07:00Killing Me With His Seductive Gray Eyes #MFRWHooks<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHS8g7OgHwz9lJ2eQJNbCdfGcMuoqIy-2GrwQNMiAfKW4e1TzOAASH3d8186h5yuhlpUvkHQQ9izL_UKEDkZTu0_Z1-w-sR6YA_wOVKnLRUuNnorqt07j2CtQK51V2PK-5v9PeI7Lr4SKsoeqRua4MYuiGcsUaktUQc_1IoAYSvVicIiIDyGP0cuqzA/s1920/nan%20banner%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHS8g7OgHwz9lJ2eQJNbCdfGcMuoqIy-2GrwQNMiAfKW4e1TzOAASH3d8186h5yuhlpUvkHQQ9izL_UKEDkZTu0_Z1-w-sR6YA_wOVKnLRUuNnorqt07j2CtQK51V2PK-5v9PeI7Lr4SKsoeqRua4MYuiGcsUaktUQc_1IoAYSvVicIiIDyGP0cuqzA/w400-h200/nan%20banner%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify"><b>Genre:</b> Gay Romance, Holiday Romance, M/M Romance, Romantic Comedy</p><p align="justify">#bisexual #m/m romance #polyamory #role playing</p><p align="justify"><b>Heat Level</b></p><p align="justify">5 Flames</p><p align="justify">🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥</p><p align="justify"><b>ASIN</b>: B0CP9WP2DF</p><p align="justify"><b>Publisher:</b> Naughty Netherworld Press</p><p align="justify"><b>Publication date:</b> December 23, 2023</p><p align="justify"><b>Length:</b> 14,500 words (Novelette)</p><p align="justify"><b>Blurb</b></p><p align="left">Parsifal returns home to spend the Christmas holidays with his family. As he arrives at the airport, he is greeted by his brother Hart and his ex-boyfriend Bobby. Bobby is accompanied by his new boyfriend Seth. As they spend the day together, Parsifal notices something peculiar. Bobby seeks comfort from Hart rather than Seth after a minor accident at the park.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Parsifal finds himself drawn to hot nerd Seth. The more time they spend together, the more Parsifal believes the feeling is mutual.<br /><br />However, Parsifal's Christmas holiday is about to get even crazier. His redneck relatives are coming over for Christmas Eve dinner, and Parsifal is dreading the chaos that is sure to ensue. Between his family's quirky behavior and Seth's enticing presence, Parsifal’s vacation is shaping up to be anything but relaxing.</p><p align="left">This is the second book in The Shape Of Heat series. It can be read as a standalone, but the first book, Awakening, should be read first if you wish to know more about the background of Parsifal and his girlfriends Candi and Luisa.</p><p align="left"><b>Buy Link</b></p><p align="left"><a href="https://amzn.to/3T3srPF">https://amzn.to/3T3srPF</a></p><p align="left">Ebook: Just 99 cents.</p><p align="left"><b>Snippet</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet here.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2024/01/reuniting-with-his-brother-mfrwhooks.html">http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2024/01/reuniting-with-his-brother-mfrwhooks.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Hart gave me a great big bear hug and put my bags
in the trunk. I settled in the passenger seat. Bobby and Seth, who had flown
into Nashville from Los Angeles, were riding in the back.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Bobby reached around the seat to hug me. He was
still the same golden-haired, freckle-faced ray of California sunshine that I
remembered. Seth was quiet and had a brooding artist vibe about him. He had
shaggy coffee-brown hair with long wedge bangs and a pale complexion. He smiled
shyly when he shook my hand.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“Seth Dinapoli,” he said, his voice cool and
whispery like the winds outside a haunted castle.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“Parsifal Matveev. Pleased to meet you.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">"The pleasure is all mine," Seth said,
unaware of how he was killing me with his seductive gray eyes peeking from
behind his dark curtain of hair.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eqMzzg8D0QmjJZfafCka2-yH_ytLodNPlbaYj_uqtZRsLSFJ2xl7nXWj48SvlvGiJYZpWAFakX8gegqCYL5yCySLFwxx94MDt7lRgywgDxkeKCoOK73D5JrvuDnSzG7VkM7Ud2G_r9lTMQOATyBrCGECIErLc4ogzjG2nSF6VYFTQvbX0f9WO_qzAA/s1024/seth%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eqMzzg8D0QmjJZfafCka2-yH_ytLodNPlbaYj_uqtZRsLSFJ2xl7nXWj48SvlvGiJYZpWAFakX8gegqCYL5yCySLFwxx94MDt7lRgywgDxkeKCoOK73D5JrvuDnSzG7VkM7Ud2G_r9lTMQOATyBrCGECIErLc4ogzjG2nSF6VYFTQvbX0f9WO_qzAA/s320/seth%203.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AI-generated image from Pixlr</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL0GXpDvaoxEiMywMuzGATse8hakh1Sx15vyJPbf6J0AWJ0n5OayT4Wso6FqSZ39ta4OToBIsF7pP6NdbLr-Z1n8yuOori29O3dLP-A4HorQb4N0oKuTyogSziGLyB9D3-h4UfrgvMsYFlmtZPdJGH8QH1f91lpiUmdcUft2ST94Ywb5xe5zZ28y4yg/s640/mfrw-roses-pearls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="640" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL0GXpDvaoxEiMywMuzGATse8hakh1Sx15vyJPbf6J0AWJ0n5OayT4Wso6FqSZ39ta4OToBIsF7pP6NdbLr-Z1n8yuOori29O3dLP-A4HorQb4N0oKuTyogSziGLyB9D3-h4UfrgvMsYFlmtZPdJGH8QH1f91lpiUmdcUft2ST94Ywb5xe5zZ28y4yg/s320/mfrw-roses-pearls.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mfrw.blogspot.com/2023/12/mfrw-2024-share-day1-jan.html">https://mfrw.blogspot.com/2023/12/mfrw-2024-share-day1-jan.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzzprdcTLBEAKj9SfOaQ-iPXINfacrNxQ7brZT6NyRCDPoa3Vyy_8IHM_5I9tkwEuqhymtycyIyI18Y_YRBW8q7wq5V82RcNPGoDgvTuboKZ1eNyLFK_4oC9gcmgiCM7YmHJLdvf56NcHTOzrtf2CcXnk7do_S_Y96m6AhKmyF6A1Y5LnP7WblxAhow/s320/mfrw-book-hooks400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzzprdcTLBEAKj9SfOaQ-iPXINfacrNxQ7brZT6NyRCDPoa3Vyy_8IHM_5I9tkwEuqhymtycyIyI18Y_YRBW8q7wq5V82RcNPGoDgvTuboKZ1eNyLFK_4oC9gcmgiCM7YmHJLdvf56NcHTOzrtf2CcXnk7do_S_Y96m6AhKmyF6A1Y5LnP7WblxAhow/s1600/mfrw-book-hooks400.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b>Lil's Musings</b></p><p>I’m sure this problem isn’t exclusive to writers with ADHD,
but having a brain with wacky wiring combined with the proclivity for
second-guessing myself doesn’t help.
</p><p>I have been struggling to wrestle a story into submission for this
year’s Passionate Ink anthology. </p><p><a href="http://passionateink.org">http://passionateink.org</a></p><p>With the March 16<sup>th</sup>
deadline looming and having given this story three chances to
straighten up and fly right, I’ve shelved it in favor of a quick
and dirty plot that will hopefully realize who’s boss.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
</p><p>It isn’t that the story I was working on was bad, it’s just
too damn intricate to be confined to 10,000 words. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHxGstGreNXKLRsqTXOJlCZzd-oEP9zD_z8olWOPRttGvyFXUusVJpvV114SWvgrnblaBTF70lxIR-MmaaK4xr8iC1WJvJ-zHZgHxXX4RVExzUMdIGnCDP2gCvwCOh6cm1xTN7fU6CfWuBfghR89yoawGLCES41wzxtyzZBjvIXVsxsWQdGmDKDUiAw/s1280/owl-158409_1280.png%20by%20open%20clipart%20vectors.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="1280" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHxGstGreNXKLRsqTXOJlCZzd-oEP9zD_z8olWOPRttGvyFXUusVJpvV114SWvgrnblaBTF70lxIR-MmaaK4xr8iC1WJvJ-zHZgHxXX4RVExzUMdIGnCDP2gCvwCOh6cm1xTN7fU6CfWuBfghR89yoawGLCES41wzxtyzZBjvIXVsxsWQdGmDKDUiAw/s320/owl-158409_1280.png%20by%20open%20clipart%20vectors.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Free use image from Open Clipart Vectors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Happy Valentine's Day aka Eat Chocolate Day and One Day Before Ornery Owl's Birthday aka Resting Bitch Face That Never Rests Day from the fiends at Naughty Netherworld Press.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC8r8wWVNfmogBIzwE2gsAlw2BzEGSeTUIQyQys5XyTSETdl2E0ncBFtTcUzUaiTOCowHzgy9VY6hYH7fBFxSGGN_PRiMl8wIiB3WE8iYIP65Pteqkli7Zep5t-e1vCKeWAzQc5ttuwSBjNpRYyf0bT0yBcnOfGlO4kMcp40WGwNKpLagkkrjDMEsqA/s760/vd%20gift%20box.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="760" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC8r8wWVNfmogBIzwE2gsAlw2BzEGSeTUIQyQys5XyTSETdl2E0ncBFtTcUzUaiTOCowHzgy9VY6hYH7fBFxSGGN_PRiMl8wIiB3WE8iYIP65Pteqkli7Zep5t-e1vCKeWAzQc5ttuwSBjNpRYyf0bT0yBcnOfGlO4kMcp40WGwNKpLagkkrjDMEsqA/s320/vd%20gift%20box.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Don't miss out on the wonderful Valentine's Day gift box for the coffee lover in your life. 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The story ends on a happy note without cliffhangers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In his freshman year of college, Zenobios Dumitru was a formidable defensive tackle for the Mataneu Marauders. Rather than pursuing a professional football career, he decided to serve his country. He was critically injured during Operation Neptune Spear. He returned to Louisiana with a purple heart, a patch over his left eye, and scars on the left side of his body and face.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Zenobios manages the Heroes sports bar, a popular hangout for the Wolf Bay Buccaneers. He supports his elderly, disabled mother who suffered a stroke in 2018. He has also taken custody of his niece after losing his sister in a drive-by shooting incident in 2019.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Bayo Wulf is the arrogant starting quarterback of the Wolf Bay Buccaneers. He and his rowdy crew constantly cause problems for Zenobios. A group of Mataneu Marauders players come to Wolf Bay seeking revenge after Bayo injures Zenobios during an arm wrestling match. During the ensuing brawl, Bayo’s best friend Aeschere Dane is critically injured. As Bayo sits at Aeschere’s bedside in the hospital, he realizes his hard-partying ways have turned him into a person he doesn’t like very much.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Can Bayo atone for his actions against Zenobios? What will he do about his growing attraction to the man his fellow gridiron tough guys call Grendel?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I wrote the above blurb for the story I'm working on for potential inclusion in the Passionate Ink anthology. I pasted it into WordTune, which is a grammar and spelling checker similar to Grammarly and ProWritingAid. WordTune suggests possible changes to certain sentences, which I sometimes accept, sometimes forego, and other times laugh at because they sound entirely ridiculous. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">To sum things up, the above blurb was entirely created by a flawed human being who is terrible at writing blurbs and run through an AI proofreader of the type that has existed for about fifteen years. None of it was created by an AI. However, when I ran the blurb through an AI checker, it was flagged as potentially containing material created by Copyleaks or ZeroGPT. I have never used either of those programs. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Here is what the blurb would look like if it was written by an AI. I had QuickWrite (which I use to create writing prompts, occasional images for blog posts, and sometimes filler scenes that are rewritten before I ever submit a piece for publication) create a blurb for the same story. I have not edited QuickWrite's version of the blurb in any way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the heart of Wolf Bay, where pride and power collide, a heated showdown between two men will test the limits of forgiveness and unexpected desire. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bayo Wulf, the charismatic and cocksure quarterback of the Wolf Bay Buccaneers, has always been the ruler of the gridiron and the king of his domain. But when his arrogance crosses paths with the enigmatic Zenobios Dumitriu, a combat veteran turned owner of Heroes Sports Bar, a storm of animosity begins to brew.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Zenobios, known as Grendel to Bayo's mischievous circle, has endured relentless torment at the hands of the quarterback and his friends. When a chance arm wrestling match leads to a debilitating injury, Zenobios seizes the opportunity to unleash the fury of his former teammates, the vengeful Mataneau Marauders.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Caught in the crossfire, Bayo's loyal companion, Aescher Dane, falls prey to the escalating violence, leaving Bayo with a choice: continue down the path of destruction or awaken to the harsh truth of the person he has become.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As Bayo embarks on a quest for redemption, he finds himself inexplicably drawn to Zenobios, forcing him to confront a powerful attraction that defies the boundaries of friendship and leaves him questioning everything he thought he knew about himself.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In "Showdown in Wolf Bay," the battle for self-discovery and acceptance takes center stage, as Bayo must navigate a treacherous path strewn with unpredictable twists and turns. Will he find the courage to right his wrongs and mend the shattered bonds, or will he succumb to the darkness that threatens to consume them all?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Prepare yourself for a riveting tale of redemption, unlikely alliances, and the undeniable power of love in the face of adversity. The clash between Bayo Wulf and Zenobios Dumitriu will leave an indelible mark on their lives, shaping their destinies in ways they could never have anticipated.</span></p><p>I ran QuickWrite's blurb through the AI checker. It was flagged as potentially containing material generated by Copyleaks, but not ZeroGPT. Apparently, QuickWrite is more human than I am.</p><p>I honestly like QuickWrite's blurb better than mine and may incorporate parts of it. I readily admit that I suck at writing blurbs. </p><p>Recently, many publishers have started stating that if submissions contain material suspected of being written by an AI, the author submitting the material will be blacklisted. Due to the reasons I have explained above, I am opposed to this approach. The overzealous use of gatekeeping will only result in erroneous accusations and discourage writers who cannot afford to hire a professional editor for every project and rely on programs like Grammarly, ProWritingAid, and WordTune to help them self-edit. There is a close resemblance between the current approach and the welfare system in the United States, where the purpose is to catch those who scam the government rather than help those who truly need assistance. </p><p>The craft of storytelling has always incorporated tools such as writing prompts. For many years, those of us not making Kingly sums of money have used proofreading software to improve the readability of our work. Barring all but the elite from publication will harm the literary landscape rather than improve it. </p><p>I would rather have a few AI-generated stories slip through the cracks than have the craft of writing become limited only to those individuals with the monetary means to always hire a professional editor or have innocent people accused of wrongdoing and perhaps give up on writing altogether. Most people will not have an artificial intelligence program write their story and claim it as their own. Ultimately, the bad actors will be exposed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Fb9N12Tvb8eT_H_GdtiTHlmbMWcNg5U9ZvuNHlMV_da4cXr1MU9IVF8Y191fXQe0e0qqoc7NGBYpkAeO_eiBBQatEEX8kfjXy9LnGsUPRUhrZI1nJpUdvH4sgUr8U2nDGv3tdcNP2d1kRGIdKpcN2h-I6rJcSuORC-i-ec1a_25otLaJAXqRAwseUg/s1024/og2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Fb9N12Tvb8eT_H_GdtiTHlmbMWcNg5U9ZvuNHlMV_da4cXr1MU9IVF8Y191fXQe0e0qqoc7NGBYpkAeO_eiBBQatEEX8kfjXy9LnGsUPRUhrZI1nJpUdvH4sgUr8U2nDGv3tdcNP2d1kRGIdKpcN2h-I6rJcSuORC-i-ec1a_25otLaJAXqRAwseUg/s320/og2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ornery Owl Has Spoken</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-41453112988254363312024-02-11T00:00:00.052-07:002024-02-11T00:00:00.518-07:00The Station From the Snow Globe #SnipSun<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7amQdEpSM7KFTL_64NGd-f95xLAxTAO5UkKGoSCxNzaiCMGbNfOSrhYuq3JsAL2pRxsFVDV95oIVuv2oHeNbtcnWQjL5BLM5QXux2LP83zvDFhTKO3cd7fPABVY8uQ4U-ryvwObdTcYKS0qoEorbqH7OHu4lnYbOokz8yA3ynLLGrSlHwaR86cDwkRw/s1200/ftlow%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7amQdEpSM7KFTL_64NGd-f95xLAxTAO5UkKGoSCxNzaiCMGbNfOSrhYuq3JsAL2pRxsFVDV95oIVuv2oHeNbtcnWQjL5BLM5QXux2LP83zvDFhTKO3cd7fPABVY8uQ4U-ryvwObdTcYKS0qoEorbqH7OHu4lnYbOokz8yA3ynLLGrSlHwaR86cDwkRw/s320/ftlow%20cover.jpg" width="213" /></a></p><p></p><p align="left"><b>Anthology:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="left">For the Love of Winter</p><p align="left"><b>Anthology Genre:</b></p><p align="left">Holiday Romance</p><p align="left"><b>Buy Link:</b></p><p align="left"><a href="https://books2read.com/b/baqw6y">https://books2read.com/b/baqw6y</a></p><p align="left"><b>Publication Date:</b></p><p align="left">December 6, 2023</p><p align="left"><b>Ebook Price:</b></p><p align="left">$3.99 (Amazon pre-order)</p><p align="left"><b>Book Blurb:</b></p><p align="left">Bake your cookies, light some candles, trim your trees, and be enchanted with thirteen sweet-to-spicy Chanukah, Christmas, and New Year's novellas that will sweep you from colonial days to contemporary times—each bearing a gift of happily-ever-after grand finales. This joyous collection is...</p><p align="left"><b>A Winter Mating by Lia Davis</b>. He returns to Willow Glen with one goal, to claim his mate. Convincing her that she belongs to him will be his toughest challenge, but he's not above using seduction to get what he wants.</p><p align="left"><b>One Night at Christmas by Danica Winters</b>. As the busy owner of a veterinary clinic, Emily Avery always has her hands full of puppies but empty of the one thing she really isn't sure she wants anyway—a man. When the kind-hearted Derek Night makes an emergency call to help his mom's naughty pup, they both must step outside of their shells and let the magic of Christmas and one mischievous pup bring them together.</p><p align="left"><b>The Christmas Crash by Tessa Lyons</b>. Sparks fly when a relentless optimist and a grieving veterinarian are snowed in together at Christmas. Can they rediscover the magic of the season and find love in the most unexpected place?</p><p align="left"><b>His Christmas Date by Sara J. Walker</b>. In this heartwarming story of seasoned romance, Dino Dudley and Hilde McQuire must navigate family drama and their own emotional baggage to find true love.</p><p align="left"><b>Jordyn's Christmas Gift by Marie Morton</b>. Jordyn Billings, a busy marketing executive, is gifted a holiday getaway to Chateau D'Or by her family, where she discovers an unforgettable and life-changing Christmas gift.</p><p align="left"><b>Four Chanukahs and a Wedding by Merrie Angel</b>. Widowed and alone in 1973, Millie explores a professional photographer's life, and stumbles upon Adam--an insatiable adventure seeker related to Jackie Kennedy. Will they find a way to ignite a flame that burns far beyond Millie's expectations and set ablaze their own festival of lights?</p><p align="left"><b>Recipe for Romance by Gloria Ferguson</b>. Ashley McClain wants to win the Holiday Bake-Off with her late mom's cupcake recipe. Can she join forces with her friend and neighbor to claim the prize and a bit of romance just in time for Christmas?</p><p align="left"><b>Before the Rising Sun by V.L. Czerny</b>. Their romance blighted at a colonial ball, Gertrude and Nicholas, forgetting their past acquaintance, are maneuvered by the Christmas spirit to set love loose and so refashion time's expected plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Unexpected Angels by C.L. Hart</b>. Sometimes the best things come together when everything is falling apart.</p><p align="left"><b>Christmas Market Magic by Tessie Benton</b>. Sydney Hawthorne hires an escort for a business date, but he's not what he appears to be, and their mutual deception sparks desire while careers hang in the balance.</p><p align="left"><b>A Merry White Christmas by Sally Murphy</b>. Merry London, tasked with organizing an opulent Christmas ball for the McPhersons, faces an unexpected challenge in the form of Joel McPherson, whose fiery charm threatens to melt her icy exterior and unravel her meticulously laid plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Lavender and Love Restored by M.J. Gates</b>. Chief architect Jess Carlson is restoring a haunted historic hotel and helping a friendly spirit while reclaiming her life and love before the hotel's grand reopening on New Year's Eve.</p><p align="left"><b>Marry Me by Midnight by Leah Miles</b>. Navy SEAL Kendall Nelson can't manage a successful proposal, and single mom Luisa Sanchez has no time for romance.</p><p align="left">Proceeds benefit the First Coast Romance Writers, an independent non-profit organization helping writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s1280/ua%20cover%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="918" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s320/ua%20cover%201.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b>Snippet</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet here. </p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2024/01/a-feeling-of-calm-snipsun.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2024/01/a-feeling-of-calm-snipsun.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Dom pulled into a charming little railway station. A shiny silver train sat on the tracks, looking incongruously modern next to the quaint yellow building decked out in holiday finery.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">"This is the station in Pika's snow globe," Macario noted.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">"It is indeed," Dom confirmed. “We’ve arrived just in time!”</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Dom carried Macario’s duffel bag to the train.</p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzFpbx_lOWMNYQjbhl3vAZwmy0GA5KlSJ3cqi5yfA5UuJmyqzgsW_vyFiC0cah9zp2T73i28vmye4RcqhQl9OEfUoKhMcrSpA5prCjNZiuE2ypECGC0du7MoucitQMqW3qpuC0vAps5FID8kx9ShXwzII14lMghVUgT0v7Tvadvlk3ZuEM8BDlsgemw/s1024/at%20the%20station%20teaser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzFpbx_lOWMNYQjbhl3vAZwmy0GA5KlSJ3cqi5yfA5UuJmyqzgsW_vyFiC0cah9zp2T73i28vmye4RcqhQl9OEfUoKhMcrSpA5prCjNZiuE2ypECGC0du7MoucitQMqW3qpuC0vAps5FID8kx9ShXwzII14lMghVUgT0v7Tvadvlk3ZuEM8BDlsgemw/s320/at%20the%20station%20teaser.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teaser created by the author using Pixlr.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>100 Words from C. L. Hart</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I wouldn’t have admitted this when I was younger, but having a routine is critical for my ADHD brain. Otherwise, I spiral into frustration and hours wasted playing mobile games. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I try to rise between 5:30 and 6 AM so I can participate in the Monday-Thursday Passionate Ink writing sprints. (<a href="http://passionateink.org">http://passionateink.org</a>). This gets my day off to the right start. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I’m always working on multiple projects, so I utilize the Saturday Passionate Ink sprint (11 AM to 1 PM MST) to work on a secondary project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This routine helps me keep a handle on the many irons in my fire.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify"><b>About the Author:</b></p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">C. L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.</p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Follow C. L. Hart</b></p><p align="justify">C. L. 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text-align: center;">Free use image from Open Clipart Vectors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Happy Valentine's Day aka Eat Chocolate Day and One Day Before Ornery Owl's Birthday aka Resting Bitch Face That Never Rests Day from the fiends at Naughty Netherworld Press.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC8r8wWVNfmogBIzwE2gsAlw2BzEGSeTUIQyQys5XyTSETdl2E0ncBFtTcUzUaiTOCowHzgy9VY6hYH7fBFxSGGN_PRiMl8wIiB3WE8iYIP65Pteqkli7Zep5t-e1vCKeWAzQc5ttuwSBjNpRYyf0bT0yBcnOfGlO4kMcp40WGwNKpLagkkrjDMEsqA/s760/vd%20gift%20box.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="760" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC8r8wWVNfmogBIzwE2gsAlw2BzEGSeTUIQyQys5XyTSETdl2E0ncBFtTcUzUaiTOCowHzgy9VY6hYH7fBFxSGGN_PRiMl8wIiB3WE8iYIP65Pteqkli7Zep5t-e1vCKeWAzQc5ttuwSBjNpRYyf0bT0yBcnOfGlO4kMcp40WGwNKpLagkkrjDMEsqA/s320/vd%20gift%20box.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Don't miss out on the wonderful Valentine's Day gift box for the coffee lover in your life. 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Discover ghosts, demons, and your worst nightmares. Read at your own risk.</p><p align="justify">Featuring stories by Stephen A. Roddewig, Warren Benedetto, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Dylan Roche, Edgar Mahaffey, Toni Mobley, C.L. Hart, and J.E. Feldman.</p><p align="justify"><b>Story Blurb:</b></p><p align="justify">When social media influencer James Zhao, better known as Zowie J, agrees to spend twenty-four hours in an abandoned mental asylum, he has no idea of the horrors that await him. He is held prisoner by six vengeful women in monstrous masks who torture him while accusing him of various offenses. Can James escape the hell he finds himself in, or will he pay the ultimate price? </p><p align="justify"><b>Snippet</b></p></div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2024/01/not-here-for-rehab-rainbowsnippets.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2024/01/not-here-for-rehab-rainbowsnippets.html</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I’m here on a dare, and I think I got punked. Hang on, babies, I need a drink of water; I feel like I’ve been sucking on a pair of sweaty old socks or, like, a jock strap or something--Ew!”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">James sipped from a gray metal water bottle featuring a stylized skull adorned with red gemstones in its eye sockets. The Zowie J logo was visible beneath the skull. He swished the water around in his mouth before swallowing. Afterward, he procured a breath mint from a white tin decorated with the Zowie J logo.</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ipCugPz3G9VQTXJoJt9x0nH4r8ZEqJpBJpC38ndNFKIjewA3P4-Ne1jYLzi8MgDuB2TOBRWEzPlzTPjxe4mjpPkdpCSM1iOjj96A0B5rBM8X3dUpCF5aJAQm6j0t2G93HlI_f__kbor5-9L7bHscJrq9Us3L3zHWFu1efEJuw42t0xSJKCf8coDMLg/s1280/not%20here%20for%20rehab.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1280" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ipCugPz3G9VQTXJoJt9x0nH4r8ZEqJpBJpC38ndNFKIjewA3P4-Ne1jYLzi8MgDuB2TOBRWEzPlzTPjxe4mjpPkdpCSM1iOjj96A0B5rBM8X3dUpCF5aJAQm6j0t2G93HlI_f__kbor5-9L7bHscJrq9Us3L3zHWFu1efEJuw42t0xSJKCf8coDMLg/s320/not%20here%20for%20rehab.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Graphic created using Pixlr.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Base image by Daniele Falamesca on Pixabay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>A Note From C. L. Hart</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I feel like a lot of the rules of blogging and indeed of writing, promotion, and life are designed to exclude those who don’t fit within society’s parameters of normal. Write what you know—except not that! Give your blog post a personal touch. No, not that personal, you’ll alienate your audience! Be real—no not that real! Post pictures of yourself, but before you do, realize you need to be conventionally attractive or it’s open season for ridicule.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As a rule-breaker, I say fuck that noise. I’ll never be popular or pretty. I’m going to do things my way.</div></div></div><p></p><p align="justify"><b>About the Author:</b></p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">C. L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.</p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Follow C. L. Hart</b></p><p align="justify">C. L. 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She may never have called herself a feminist, but she was a pioneer who paved the way for women in the music industry. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Wells">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Wells</a></div>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-36206814116995915052024-01-07T08:07:00.000-07:002024-01-07T08:07:11.851-07:00A Feeling of Calm #SnipSun<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7amQdEpSM7KFTL_64NGd-f95xLAxTAO5UkKGoSCxNzaiCMGbNfOSrhYuq3JsAL2pRxsFVDV95oIVuv2oHeNbtcnWQjL5BLM5QXux2LP83zvDFhTKO3cd7fPABVY8uQ4U-ryvwObdTcYKS0qoEorbqH7OHu4lnYbOokz8yA3ynLLGrSlHwaR86cDwkRw/s1200/ftlow%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7amQdEpSM7KFTL_64NGd-f95xLAxTAO5UkKGoSCxNzaiCMGbNfOSrhYuq3JsAL2pRxsFVDV95oIVuv2oHeNbtcnWQjL5BLM5QXux2LP83zvDFhTKO3cd7fPABVY8uQ4U-ryvwObdTcYKS0qoEorbqH7OHu4lnYbOokz8yA3ynLLGrSlHwaR86cDwkRw/s320/ftlow%20cover.jpg" width="213" /></a></p><p></p><p align="left"><b>Anthology:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="left">For the Love of Winter</p><p align="left"><b>Anthology Genre:</b></p><p align="left">Holiday Romance</p><p align="left"><b>Buy Link:</b></p><p align="left"><a href="https://books2read.com/b/baqw6y">https://books2read.com/b/baqw6y</a></p><p align="left"><b>Publication Date:</b></p><p align="left">December 6, 2023</p><p align="left"><b>Ebook Price:</b></p><p align="left">$3.99 (Amazon pre-order)</p><p align="left"><b>Book Blurb:</b></p><p align="left">Bake your cookies, light some candles, trim your trees, and be enchanted with thirteen sweet-to-spicy Chanukah, Christmas, and New Year's novellas that will sweep you from colonial days to contemporary times—each bearing a gift of happily-ever-after grand finales. This joyous collection is...</p><p align="left"><b>A Winter Mating by Lia Davis</b>. He returns to Willow Glen with one goal, to claim his mate. Convincing her that she belongs to him will be his toughest challenge, but he's not above using seduction to get what he wants.</p><p align="left"><b>One Night at Christmas by Danica Winters</b>. As the busy owner of a veterinary clinic, Emily Avery always has her hands full of puppies but empty of the one thing she really isn't sure she wants anyway—a man. When the kind-hearted Derek Night makes an emergency call to help his mom's naughty pup, they both must step outside of their shells and let the magic of Christmas and one mischievous pup bring them together.</p><p align="left"><b>The Christmas Crash by Tessa Lyons</b>. Sparks fly when a relentless optimist and a grieving veterinarian are snowed in together at Christmas. Can they rediscover the magic of the season and find love in the most unexpected place?</p><p align="left"><b>His Christmas Date by Sara J. Walker</b>. In this heartwarming story of seasoned romance, Dino Dudley and Hilde McQuire must navigate family drama and their own emotional baggage to find true love.</p><p align="left"><b>Jordyn's Christmas Gift by Marie Morton</b>. Jordyn Billings, a busy marketing executive, is gifted a holiday getaway to Chateau D'Or by her family, where she discovers an unforgettable and life-changing Christmas gift.</p><p align="left"><b>Four Chanukahs and a Wedding by Merrie Angel</b>. Widowed and alone in 1973, Millie explores a professional photographer's life, and stumbles upon Adam--an insatiable adventure seeker related to Jackie Kennedy. Will they find a way to ignite a flame that burns far beyond Millie's expectations and set ablaze their own festival of lights?</p><p align="left"><b>Recipe for Romance by Gloria Ferguson</b>. Ashley McClain wants to win the Holiday Bake-Off with her late mom's cupcake recipe. Can she join forces with her friend and neighbor to claim the prize and a bit of romance just in time for Christmas?</p><p align="left"><b>Before the Rising Sun by V.L. Czerny</b>. Their romance blighted at a colonial ball, Gertrude and Nicholas, forgetting their past acquaintance, are maneuvered by the Christmas spirit to set love loose and so refashion time's expected plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Unexpected Angels by C.L. Hart</b>. Sometimes the best things come together when everything is falling apart.</p><p align="left"><b>Christmas Market Magic by Tessie Benton</b>. Sydney Hawthorne hires an escort for a business date, but he's not what he appears to be, and their mutual deception sparks desire while careers hang in the balance.</p><p align="left"><b>A Merry White Christmas by Sally Murphy</b>. Merry London, tasked with organizing an opulent Christmas ball for the McPhersons, faces an unexpected challenge in the form of Joel McPherson, whose fiery charm threatens to melt her icy exterior and unravel her meticulously laid plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Lavender and Love Restored by M.J. Gates</b>. Chief architect Jess Carlson is restoring a haunted historic hotel and helping a friendly spirit while reclaiming her life and love before the hotel's grand reopening on New Year's Eve.</p><p align="left"><b>Marry Me by Midnight by Leah Miles</b>. Navy SEAL Kendall Nelson can't manage a successful proposal, and single mom Luisa Sanchez has no time for romance.</p><p align="left">Proceeds benefit the First Coast Romance Writers, an independent non-profit organization helping writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s1280/ua%20cover%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="918" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s320/ua%20cover%201.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b>Snippet</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet here. </p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/following-lead-8sunday-charitysunday.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/following-lead-8sunday-charitysunday.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">“Would you like to put up a wanted poster at the
station?” Dom wondered.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“Would the station master mind?” Macario asked.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“He’s giving you permission,” Dom laughed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“I’ll email you one. I appreciate your help.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">
</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Macario was no longer concerned about the speed at
which the car was traveling. In fact, he hardly noticed the rain pouring down
outside. It made no sense to his normally suspicious mind, but he trusted Dom
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L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.</p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Follow C. L. 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Discover ghosts, demons, and your worst nightmares. Read at your own risk.</p><p align="justify">Featuring stories by Stephen A. Roddewig, Warren Benedetto, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Dylan Roche, Edgar Mahaffey, Toni Mobley, C.L. Hart, and J.E. Feldman.</p><p align="justify"><b>Story Blurb:</b></p><p align="justify">When social media influencer James Zhao, better known as Zowie J, agrees to spend twenty-four hours in an abandoned mental asylum, he has no idea of the horrors that await him. He is held prisoner by six vengeful women in monstrous masks who torture him while accusing him of various offenses. Can James escape the hell he finds himself in, or will he pay the ultimate price? </p><p align="justify"><b>Snippet</b></p></div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/a-vile-waiting-room-rainbowsnippets.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/a-vile-waiting-room-rainbowsnippets.html</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">James turned the cell phone camera towards himself and waved. “What’s up, guys, it’s Zowie J, here at the old Garden Springs Mental Hospital in beautiful boring Laniby. Where the fuck is Laniby, you might ask? Well, it’s about six miles south of Victorville. If you’re now wondering where Victorville is, which I imagine most of you are, it’s in Southern Cali, but it sure as hell ain’t LA or San Diego. I’m not here for rehab or anything."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ipCugPz3G9VQTXJoJt9x0nH4r8ZEqJpBJpC38ndNFKIjewA3P4-Ne1jYLzi8MgDuB2TOBRWEzPlzTPjxe4mjpPkdpCSM1iOjj96A0B5rBM8X3dUpCF5aJAQm6j0t2G93HlI_f__kbor5-9L7bHscJrq9Us3L3zHWFu1efEJuw42t0xSJKCf8coDMLg/s1280/not%20here%20for%20rehab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1280" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ipCugPz3G9VQTXJoJt9x0nH4r8ZEqJpBJpC38ndNFKIjewA3P4-Ne1jYLzi8MgDuB2TOBRWEzPlzTPjxe4mjpPkdpCSM1iOjj96A0B5rBM8X3dUpCF5aJAQm6j0t2G93HlI_f__kbor5-9L7bHscJrq9Us3L3zHWFu1efEJuw42t0xSJKCf8coDMLg/s320/not%20here%20for%20rehab.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Graphic created using Pixlr.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Base image by Daniele Falamesca on Pixabay.</div></div><p></p><p align="justify"><b>About the Author:</b></p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">C. L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.</p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Follow C. L. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCcKPVLBLR9v2mOQdaYGXJWb-PG787vNfrdwU5wjhUpNNocA6jao_yF90a3gwnAWmScVQPIWLHwnqcNUEl_5QlngmcpooUnc6eQkVgdVnIh9944HDcqbHmEEkTdaPsVB2Asfgep1SuPfyrpDSI7JEzf4yBVKVA8A6uUqP3YCBUa8rcXM1IQ4DOjU/s1920/SOH%20Awakening%20Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCcKPVLBLR9v2mOQdaYGXJWb-PG787vNfrdwU5wjhUpNNocA6jao_yF90a3gwnAWmScVQPIWLHwnqcNUEl_5QlngmcpooUnc6eQkVgdVnIh9944HDcqbHmEEkTdaPsVB2Asfgep1SuPfyrpDSI7JEzf4yBVKVA8A6uUqP3YCBUa8rcXM1IQ4DOjU/s320/SOH%20Awakening%20Banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Genre</b>: <span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Erotic Romance (BDSM, m/m, m/f/f menage)</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Length</b>: 10,000 Words</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Heat Level</b>: Nuclear Blast (5 Flames)</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Blurb</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">Candi knew hot things happened behind closed doors at the Pearl Beach Resort. After all, the place was owned by bisexual billionaire playboy Boris van Donk, who had a reputation for taking on all comers. </p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">Candi's family of origin was strictly religious, and she has never given or received more than a chaste kiss in her 21 years. Between bad-boy Boris and her geeky, fun-loving, porn-writing housemates, an awakening of her desires is inevitable. </p><p><b>Spicy Snippet </b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsyTZkF38_eIN5OmEivGVFIwjfi2vzCPqRyY22e1BLqo1p8n3nB9i0lefiObPzLK64GX285yNMu-qBaJQrgUv4P-kIFerYn6PLsXdSF2rBHsA6paSpb71hzJrPZ4XJltybZVggrX6F8iYMkampwDPmsTDovBBl1x1ppwc6-qZXXm0CKbnN0vZr-vkxA/s1280/chili-5794744_1280.png%20by%20ega%20maulana.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsyTZkF38_eIN5OmEivGVFIwjfi2vzCPqRyY22e1BLqo1p8n3nB9i0lefiObPzLK64GX285yNMu-qBaJQrgUv4P-kIFerYn6PLsXdSF2rBHsA6paSpb71hzJrPZ4XJltybZVggrX6F8iYMkampwDPmsTDovBBl1x1ppwc6-qZXXm0CKbnN0vZr-vkxA/s320/chili-5794744_1280.png%20by%20ega%20maulana.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Señor Muy Caliente</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Free use image from Pixabay</div><p></p><p><b>Note: Today's snippet is muy caliente. For those who prefer a milder dish, I recommend stopping here.</b></p><p><i>I shared an entire chapter, The Big Reveal, during last October's Steam hop. You can read that post here.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2022/10/the-big-reveal-mfrwauthor-mfrwhooks.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2022/10/the-big-reveal-mfrwauthor-mfrwhooks.html</a></p><p><i>Just a tease. This is a novelette, I don't want to give it all away!</i></p><p><i>You can read the previous snippet in this series here.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/08/a-peeping-tom-and-two-thomasinas.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/08/a-peeping-tom-and-two-thomasinas.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Valentyn arched his back and thrust his cock into his boss’
mouth. Although the trio of observers couldn’t hear him, they could surmise
what he might be moaning.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“Fuck me! Please, fuck me!”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The older man ceased fellating Valentyn, concentrating now
on opening the younger man’s tight back passage. He slid a third finger into
Valentyn’s ass, spreading and twisting the fingers as Valentyn writhed and
bucked.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">“Fuck me! Bad Boris really knows what he’s doing,” Parsifal
gasped. “He’s fuckin’ driving Valentino wild!”<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzqJLufn_SmyewaCH9IzX_F8Q1f02ZwsEHXIsbqzHykG95vqHxZciYaft83FGeW7fYsD4jlg9u4hvVYMAsW3A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 40px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Buy Link</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3eNpil8">https://amzn.to/3eNpil8</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ebook price $0.99</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Get the paperback for $4.20. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Read an explicit sample from the book when you sign up for Lil's newsletter.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://dl.bookfunnel.com/fcw4q45iwi">https://dl.bookfunnel.com/fcw4q45iwi</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Please click the link below each of the banners to visit the hops I am sharing this post with.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Hop Along!</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStoU_QvmdgG2LDXP3DwxPNwz6onDyulPeXjso5vii6VWubvaFjqVgH5jCDsuCKJU_sz20kDGYrp8ZBQYgesxSYThe8HxxKtL4uCAMaXMKNEo1UST15jXK_-kHlS9W7xlZ7aEPtZf9w7KjdbuLLkc0YdHwnxC088u2znYTpK1J3fUvGsNila7Dg44/s320/mfrw-steam-bnr-400.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStoU_QvmdgG2LDXP3DwxPNwz6onDyulPeXjso5vii6VWubvaFjqVgH5jCDsuCKJU_sz20kDGYrp8ZBQYgesxSYThe8HxxKtL4uCAMaXMKNEo1UST15jXK_-kHlS9W7xlZ7aEPtZf9w7KjdbuLLkc0YdHwnxC088u2znYTpK1J3fUvGsNila7Dg44/s1600/mfrw-steam-bnr-400.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://mfrwsteam.blogspot.com">https://mfrwsteam.blogspot.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><!--start LinkyTools script--><script src="https://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=313005" type="text/javascript"></script><!--end LinkyTools script--></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">MFRW Steam is the first Friday of every month.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Check out the Naughty Netherworld Press page here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://bit.ly/NNPBooks">https://bit.ly/NNPBooks</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I built the official page using Pagimate. 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I purchased a lifetime membership for £179 ($202 USD). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Use code CARA20 if you decide to create your own page with Pagimate.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-4491038224783337922024-01-02T13:46:00.001-07:002024-01-02T14:30:57.196-07:00Reuniting With His Brother #MFRWHooks #MFRWAuthor<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHS8g7OgHwz9lJ2eQJNbCdfGcMuoqIy-2GrwQNMiAfKW4e1TzOAASH3d8186h5yuhlpUvkHQQ9izL_UKEDkZTu0_Z1-w-sR6YA_wOVKnLRUuNnorqt07j2CtQK51V2PK-5v9PeI7Lr4SKsoeqRua4MYuiGcsUaktUQc_1IoAYSvVicIiIDyGP0cuqzA/s1920/nan%20banner%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHS8g7OgHwz9lJ2eQJNbCdfGcMuoqIy-2GrwQNMiAfKW4e1TzOAASH3d8186h5yuhlpUvkHQQ9izL_UKEDkZTu0_Z1-w-sR6YA_wOVKnLRUuNnorqt07j2CtQK51V2PK-5v9PeI7Lr4SKsoeqRua4MYuiGcsUaktUQc_1IoAYSvVicIiIDyGP0cuqzA/w400-h200/nan%20banner%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify"><b>Genre:</b> Gay Romance, Holiday Romance, M/M Romance, Romantic Comedy</p><p align="justify">#bisexual #m/m romance #polyamory #role playing</p><p align="justify"><b>Heat Level</b></p><p align="justify">5 Flames</p><p align="justify">🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥</p><p align="justify"><b>ASIN</b>: B0CP9WP2DF</p><p align="justify"><b>Publisher:</b> Naughty Netherworld Press</p><p align="justify"><b>Publication date:</b> December 23, 2023</p><p align="justify"><b>Length:</b> 14,500 words (Novelette)</p><p align="justify"><b>Blurb</b></p><p align="left">Parsifal returns home to spend the Christmas holidays with his family. As he arrives at the airport, he is greeted by his brother Hart and his ex-boyfriend Bobby. Bobby is accompanied by his new boyfriend Seth. As they spend the day together, Parsifal notices something peculiar. Bobby seeks comfort from Hart rather than Seth after a minor accident at the park.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Parsifal finds himself drawn to hot nerd Seth. The more time they spend together, the more Parsifal believes the feeling is mutual.<br /><br />However, Parsifal's Christmas holiday is about to get even crazier. His redneck relatives are coming over for Christmas Eve dinner, and Parsifal is dreading the chaos that is sure to ensue. Between his family's quirky behavior and Seth's enticing presence, Parsifal’s vacation is shaping up to be anything but relaxing.</p><p align="left">This is the second book in The Shape Of Heat series. It can be read as a standalone, but the first book, Awakening, should be read first if you wish to know more about the background of Parsifal and his girlfriends Candi and Luisa.</p><p align="left"><b>Buy Link</b></p><p align="left"><a href="https://amzn.to/3T3srPF">https://amzn.to/3T3srPF</a></p><p align="left">Ebook: Just 99 cents.</p><p align="left"><b>Snippet</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet here.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/parsifal-goes-home-for-holidays.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/parsifal-goes-home-for-holidays.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Hart was waiting in the pickup zone in his beloved
1965 burgundy Mustang. He was a dark-haired, lanky drink of water who resembled
the late, great Hank Williams. I’m a skinny beach bum with wavy,
strawberry-blond hair. I think I look like a young Dennis Wilson. My girl Candi
says I look like an elf. My little brothers say that Hart and I look like
Beavis and Butthead. Well, what can you expect from little brothers? At least
they have great taste in cartoons.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiV6LJdAz4H7-u83LtezZlVZebe9pO7CmAR9K7Hc-3TLKQ8-vrYnqajwNGv4hMPCwXjoy7D842BxkZntlQzpLZsYDl_BF-J-St7JiwbVc3kJxSDw9BJBym6vVl-N_PEuMnLvc0SmN01vCjnjIJvVyY6fwhQgA_pP8-m-K0d2sXut7qjA3Wxiqpwp3Pg/s1024/parsifal%20and%20hart%20as%20generated%20by%20pixlr.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiV6LJdAz4H7-u83LtezZlVZebe9pO7CmAR9K7Hc-3TLKQ8-vrYnqajwNGv4hMPCwXjoy7D842BxkZntlQzpLZsYDl_BF-J-St7JiwbVc3kJxSDw9BJBym6vVl-N_PEuMnLvc0SmN01vCjnjIJvVyY6fwhQgA_pP8-m-K0d2sXut7qjA3Wxiqpwp3Pg/s320/parsifal%20and%20hart%20as%20generated%20by%20pixlr.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">AI-generated image of Parsifal and Hart, courtesy of Pixlr.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hi Dickfaces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is a blog created to promote my books. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I can't very well do that if you take down the posts promoting my books.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I do not use spam links and I am not engaging in any false advertising. The links all lead to actual books that actually exist. I cannot guarantee that anyone will like said books. However, I am allowing people the chance to decide for themselves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Piss off and stop unpublishing my legitimate promotional posts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RF8LE-7oj6NpOjdnTQMWKNRtwgtRbCHr_y6_B5PRO0XHTJ-uaI6Ur0tz7yOOlFFlDBdO9xV203Kev6jKlAhK_f-67sUB_AkIYEjV3RLJHs7L6gu2VavmCLERy9hzngDjS4htUOWI1akXdojaZZGLYDnL8gkbHZIW13kVATh_4dFl4KqfHd-FgmFvqA/s1280/owl-156933_1280.png%20copyright%20open%20clipart%20vectors.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="1280" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RF8LE-7oj6NpOjdnTQMWKNRtwgtRbCHr_y6_B5PRO0XHTJ-uaI6Ur0tz7yOOlFFlDBdO9xV203Kev6jKlAhK_f-67sUB_AkIYEjV3RLJHs7L6gu2VavmCLERy9hzngDjS4htUOWI1akXdojaZZGLYDnL8gkbHZIW13kVATh_4dFl4KqfHd-FgmFvqA/s320/owl-156933_1280.png%20copyright%20open%20clipart%20vectors.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ornery Owl is Done With Blogger's Shyyyt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Free use image from Open Clipart Vectors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-78249556200962317942023-12-23T16:27:00.001-07:002023-12-25T17:03:04.320-07:00Following the Lead #8Sunday #CharitySunday #SnipSun<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7amQdEpSM7KFTL_64NGd-f95xLAxTAO5UkKGoSCxNzaiCMGbNfOSrhYuq3JsAL2pRxsFVDV95oIVuv2oHeNbtcnWQjL5BLM5QXux2LP83zvDFhTKO3cd7fPABVY8uQ4U-ryvwObdTcYKS0qoEorbqH7OHu4lnYbOokz8yA3ynLLGrSlHwaR86cDwkRw/s1200/ftlow%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7amQdEpSM7KFTL_64NGd-f95xLAxTAO5UkKGoSCxNzaiCMGbNfOSrhYuq3JsAL2pRxsFVDV95oIVuv2oHeNbtcnWQjL5BLM5QXux2LP83zvDFhTKO3cd7fPABVY8uQ4U-ryvwObdTcYKS0qoEorbqH7OHu4lnYbOokz8yA3ynLLGrSlHwaR86cDwkRw/s320/ftlow%20cover.jpg" width="213" /></a></p><p></p><p align="left"><b>Anthology:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="left">For the Love of Winter</p><p align="left"><b>Anthology Genre:</b></p><p align="left">Holiday Romance</p><p align="left"><b>Buy Link:</b></p><p align="left"><a href="https://books2read.com/b/baqw6y">https://books2read.com/b/baqw6y</a></p><p align="left"><b>Publication Date:</b></p><p align="left">December 6, 2023</p><p align="left"><b>Ebook Price:</b></p><p align="left">$3.99 (Amazon pre-order)</p><p align="left"><b>Book Blurb:</b></p><p align="left">Bake your cookies, light some candles, trim your trees, and be enchanted with thirteen sweet-to-spicy Chanukah, Christmas, and New Year's novellas that will sweep you from colonial days to contemporary times—each bearing a gift of happily-ever-after grand finales. This joyous collection is...</p><p align="left"><b>A Winter Mating by Lia Davis</b>. He returns to Willow Glen with one goal, to claim his mate. Convincing her that she belongs to him will be his toughest challenge, but he's not above using seduction to get what he wants.</p><p align="left"><b>One Night at Christmas by Danica Winters</b>. As the busy owner of a veterinary clinic, Emily Avery always has her hands full of puppies but empty of the one thing she really isn't sure she wants anyway—a man. When the kind-hearted Derek Night makes an emergency call to help his mom's naughty pup, they both must step outside of their shells and let the magic of Christmas and one mischievous pup bring them together.</p><p align="left"><b>The Christmas Crash by Tessa Lyons</b>. Sparks fly when a relentless optimist and a grieving veterinarian are snowed in together at Christmas. Can they rediscover the magic of the season and find love in the most unexpected place?</p><p align="left"><b>His Christmas Date by Sara J. Walker</b>. In this heartwarming story of seasoned romance, Dino Dudley and Hilde McQuire must navigate family drama and their own emotional baggage to find true love.</p><p align="left"><b>Jordyn's Christmas Gift by Marie Morton</b>. Jordyn Billings, a busy marketing executive, is gifted a holiday getaway to Chateau D'Or by her family, where she discovers an unforgettable and life-changing Christmas gift.</p><p align="left"><b>Four Chanukahs and a Wedding by Merrie Angel</b>. Widowed and alone in 1973, Millie explores a professional photographer's life, and stumbles upon Adam--an insatiable adventure seeker related to Jackie Kennedy. Will they find a way to ignite a flame that burns far beyond Millie's expectations and set ablaze their own festival of lights?</p><p align="left"><b>Recipe for Romance by Gloria Ferguson</b>. Ashley McClain wants to win the Holiday Bake-Off with her late mom's cupcake recipe. Can she join forces with her friend and neighbor to claim the prize and a bit of romance just in time for Christmas?</p><p align="left"><b>Before the Rising Sun by V.L. Czerny</b>. Their romance blighted at a colonial ball, Gertrude and Nicholas, forgetting their past acquaintance, are maneuvered by the Christmas spirit to set love loose and so refashion time's expected plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Unexpected Angels by C.L. Hart</b>. Sometimes the best things come together when everything is falling apart.</p><p align="left"><b>Christmas Market Magic by Tessie Benton</b>. Sydney Hawthorne hires an escort for a business date, but he's not what he appears to be, and their mutual deception sparks desire while careers hang in the balance.</p><p align="left"><b>A Merry White Christmas by Sally Murphy</b>. Merry London, tasked with organizing an opulent Christmas ball for the McPhersons, faces an unexpected challenge in the form of Joel McPherson, whose fiery charm threatens to melt her icy exterior and unravel her meticulously laid plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Lavender and Love Restored by M.J. Gates</b>. Chief architect Jess Carlson is restoring a haunted historic hotel and helping a friendly spirit while reclaiming her life and love before the hotel's grand reopening on New Year's Eve.</p><p align="left"><b>Marry Me by Midnight by Leah Miles</b>. Navy SEAL Kendall Nelson can't manage a successful proposal, and single mom Luisa Sanchez has no time for romance.</p><p align="left">Proceeds benefit the First Coast Romance Writers, an independent non-profit organization helping writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s1280/ua%20cover%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="918" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s320/ua%20cover%201.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b>Snippet</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet here. </p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/did-you-always-want-to-be-detective.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/did-you-always-want-to-be-detective.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">“I suppose there’s a bit of the investigator in my blood,” Macario said. “My father is a writer. He takes the driest, most complex subjects and makes them palatable to people who know little to nothing of science. I imagine I would have pursued a career in the sciences myself if I hadn’t had personal reasons to study the criminal mind.”</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">“Are these reasons now leading you to Arizona?”</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">“Yes. I have reasons to believe the fugitive I’ve been pursuing for many years is there.”</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb98ZbqW-C6BQzKmVhvcdPUxFDzZgX2JHz6ONshcainSEkHA0vhWWy1-o6MyYXFbcVhqtQwuCEzWa_Y3NjBXKMbcEjn3nH2NK-4Gw8LcJEO8cKup_3RLkJ-30e17b6O8qY1IsKvcHkLxx6bIAcHqOZ1CVytyXNS1CJa9OSgZwy1qe4C_CbaEvR01yibw/s640/leading%20to%20arizona.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb98ZbqW-C6BQzKmVhvcdPUxFDzZgX2JHz6ONshcainSEkHA0vhWWy1-o6MyYXFbcVhqtQwuCEzWa_Y3NjBXKMbcEjn3nH2NK-4Gw8LcJEO8cKup_3RLkJ-30e17b6O8qY1IsKvcHkLxx6bIAcHqOZ1CVytyXNS1CJa9OSgZwy1qe4C_CbaEvR01yibw/s320/leading%20to%20arizona.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify"><b>About the Author:</b></p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">C. L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.</p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Follow C. L. 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The monthly food pantry day at Friendship Alliance Church is a great help all year long, and I hope to give them at least a $5 donation to give back to them a little. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I'm not religious, but this is one church that walks the talk, and I appreciate their efforts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.myfachurch.org/care.html">https://www.myfachurch.org/care.html</a></div><br /><!--start LinkyTools script--><script src="https://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=312969" type="text/javascript"></script><!--end LinkyTools script--><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvMp3yOH8CxXC1rteq56FRXxEMutuC8JLtR2v2ufqseJ6bZTvKAHJoExPncfwCDy0lUQan0ZM7pfJ9bHzewhE1gn8AYiQDDbPcIu_cvrDLcD6S7TwXq9S1nJczmH2pzlVvZUh1Y_ZBoBCrjEqg3TNr1E-lFUGaiwVkLD9SQU5S8mWpaVq-kC3OE9B-g/s320/1529752_10205665908666928_3363690534949165726_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Discover ghosts, demons, and your worst nightmares. Read at your own risk.</p><p align="justify">Featuring stories by Stephen A. Roddewig, Warren Benedetto, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Dylan Roche, Edgar Mahaffey, Toni Mobley, C.L. Hart, and J.E. Feldman.</p><p align="justify"><b>Story Blurb:</b></p><p align="justify">When social media influencer James Zhao, better known as Zowie J, agrees to spend twenty-four hours in an abandoned mental asylum, he has no idea of the horrors that await him. He is held prisoner by six vengeful women in monstrous masks who torture him while accusing him of various offenses. Can James escape the hell he finds himself in, or will he pay the ultimate price? </p><p align="justify"><b>Snippet</b></p></div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/meet-james-rainbowsnippets.html">http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/12/meet-james-rainbowsnippets.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">James' YouTube channel, Zowie J's Good Stuff, was
devoted to playing pranks and hawking his products. His gray t-shirt with the
disco dancing dinosaur was part of that merchandise line, as evidenced by the
Zowie J logo with its chunky letters and the rainbow-hued shooting star underlining
it.<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“Could this room get any grosser?” James groaned,
pointing his phone camera at the water-stained white walls of the waiting room
where he sat on a dilapidated Russian violet couch. “Also, like, what décor
scheme were they aiming for in this dump? The walls say ‘institution,’ but this
disgusting old sofa says, ‘Old West Whorehouse.’ The table with granola bars,
beef jerky, and sports drinks is kind of avocado green; I feel like the 70s
barfed all over me, but I don’t know if it’s the 1870s or the 1970s.”<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlKndcj8SjPw7TUhIo7XJmHUkK0k87jsnL9RZEKXGobipxBPQiuv9mQJTYAeAgoX32wTjzkeCwe6oS5Oib4rwRsBJ1toAaLVZtg7U3cHbJySVNv9vDOlYoU_RutMDuzaRGw-fhThtHaNNbyZDvitt6Vn1zSG4ekxBpwpIYfYvQvlThyphenhypheno2S5GRTwPAQA/s1280/1870s%20or%201970s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlKndcj8SjPw7TUhIo7XJmHUkK0k87jsnL9RZEKXGobipxBPQiuv9mQJTYAeAgoX32wTjzkeCwe6oS5Oib4rwRsBJ1toAaLVZtg7U3cHbJySVNv9vDOlYoU_RutMDuzaRGw-fhThtHaNNbyZDvitt6Vn1zSG4ekxBpwpIYfYvQvlThyphenhypheno2S5GRTwPAQA/s320/1870s%20or%201970s.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p align="justify"><b>About the Author:</b></p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">C. L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.</p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Follow C. L. 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He must have smelled the apple pie I baked for yesterday's dinner and invited himself in for a slice. </div><br /><p align="justify"><br /></p>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-68965760714798294182023-12-05T09:41:00.000-07:002023-12-05T09:41:11.039-07:00Parsifal Goes Home For the Holidays #MFRWHooks<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHS8g7OgHwz9lJ2eQJNbCdfGcMuoqIy-2GrwQNMiAfKW4e1TzOAASH3d8186h5yuhlpUvkHQQ9izL_UKEDkZTu0_Z1-w-sR6YA_wOVKnLRUuNnorqt07j2CtQK51V2PK-5v9PeI7Lr4SKsoeqRua4MYuiGcsUaktUQc_1IoAYSvVicIiIDyGP0cuqzA/s1920/nan%20banner%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHS8g7OgHwz9lJ2eQJNbCdfGcMuoqIy-2GrwQNMiAfKW4e1TzOAASH3d8186h5yuhlpUvkHQQ9izL_UKEDkZTu0_Z1-w-sR6YA_wOVKnLRUuNnorqt07j2CtQK51V2PK-5v9PeI7Lr4SKsoeqRua4MYuiGcsUaktUQc_1IoAYSvVicIiIDyGP0cuqzA/w400-h200/nan%20banner%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify"><b>Genre:</b> Gay Romance, Holiday Romance, M/M
Romance, Romantic Comedy</p>
<p align="justify">#bisexual #m/m romance #polyamory #role playing</p>
<p align="justify"><b>Heat Level</b></p>
<p align="justify">5 Flames</p><p align="justify">🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥</p>
<p align="justify"><b>ASIN</b>: B0CP9WP2DF</p>
<p align="justify"><b>Publisher:</b> Naughty Netherworld Press</p>
<p align="justify"><b>Publication date:</b> December 23, 2023</p><p align="justify"><b>Length:</b> 14,500 words (Novelette)</p>
<p align="justify"><b>Blurb </b>
</p>
<p align="left">Parsifal returns home to
spend the Christmas holidays with his family. As he arrives at the
airport, he is greeted by his brother Hart and his ex-boyfriend
Bobby. Bobby is accompanied by his new boyfriend Seth. As they spend
the day together, Parsifal notices something peculiar. Bobby seeks
comfort from Hart rather than Seth after a minor accident at the
park.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Parsifal finds himself drawn to hot nerd
Seth. The more time they spend together, the more Parsifal believes
the feeling is mutual.<br />
<br />
However, Parsifal's Christmas
holiday is about to get even crazier. His redneck relatives are
coming over for Christmas Eve dinner, and Parsifal is dreading the
chaos that is sure to ensue. Between his family's quirky behavior and
Seth's enticing presence, Parsifal’s vacation is shaping up to be
anything but relaxing.</p>
<p align="left">This is the second book
in The Shape Of Heat series. It can be read as a standalone, but the
first book, Awakening, should be read first if you wish to know more
about the background of Parsifal and his girlfriends Candi and Luisa.</p>
<p align="left"><b>Buy Link</b></p>
<p align="left"><a href="https://amzn.to/3T3srPF">https://amzn.to/3T3srPF</a>
</p>
<p align="left">Ebook: Just 99 cents.</p><p align="left"><b>Snippet</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Over the summer, things heated beyond the boiling
point between me and my longtime friends Candi and Luisa. We grew even closer
as the fall that never looks like fall rolled into the Caribbean island where
we work and play. Our boss had nothing but praise for us as resort workers, and
we were popular writers at Climax Productions. Everyone needs to rest sometime,
though, so I was glad to be heading home to Tennessee to reconnect with family
and friends over the winter holidays.<o:p></o:p></p><p align="left">
</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">I was especially looking forward to seeing my big
brother Hart and my ex-boyfriend Bobby. Although Bobby and I broke up after I
cheated on him, we remained close friends. Plus, I was looking forward to
meeting Bobby's new guy Seth.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzzprdcTLBEAKj9SfOaQ-iPXINfacrNxQ7brZT6NyRCDPoa3Vyy_8IHM_5I9tkwEuqhymtycyIyI18Y_YRBW8q7wq5V82RcNPGoDgvTuboKZ1eNyLFK_4oC9gcmgiCM7YmHJLdvf56NcHTOzrtf2CcXnk7do_S_Y96m6AhKmyF6A1Y5LnP7WblxAhow/s320/mfrw-book-hooks400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzzprdcTLBEAKj9SfOaQ-iPXINfacrNxQ7brZT6NyRCDPoa3Vyy_8IHM_5I9tkwEuqhymtycyIyI18Y_YRBW8q7wq5V82RcNPGoDgvTuboKZ1eNyLFK_4oC9gcmgiCM7YmHJLdvf56NcHTOzrtf2CcXnk7do_S_Y96m6AhKmyF6A1Y5LnP7WblxAhow/s1600/mfrw-book-hooks400.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></p></div><br /><p></p><!--start LinkyTools script--><script src="https://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=312026" type="text/javascript"></script><!--end LinkyTools script-->Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-55373168904899697352023-12-03T00:00:00.002-07:002023-12-25T17:03:08.351-07:00Did You Always Want To Be A Detective? #SnipSun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7amQdEpSM7KFTL_64NGd-f95xLAxTAO5UkKGoSCxNzaiCMGbNfOSrhYuq3JsAL2pRxsFVDV95oIVuv2oHeNbtcnWQjL5BLM5QXux2LP83zvDFhTKO3cd7fPABVY8uQ4U-ryvwObdTcYKS0qoEorbqH7OHu4lnYbOokz8yA3ynLLGrSlHwaR86cDwkRw/s1200/ftlow%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7amQdEpSM7KFTL_64NGd-f95xLAxTAO5UkKGoSCxNzaiCMGbNfOSrhYuq3JsAL2pRxsFVDV95oIVuv2oHeNbtcnWQjL5BLM5QXux2LP83zvDFhTKO3cd7fPABVY8uQ4U-ryvwObdTcYKS0qoEorbqH7OHu4lnYbOokz8yA3ynLLGrSlHwaR86cDwkRw/s320/ftlow%20cover.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p> </p><p></p><p align="left"><b>Anthology:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="left">For the Love of Winter</p><p align="left"><b>Anthology Genre:</b></p><p align="left">Holiday Romance</p><p align="left"><b>Buy Link:</b></p><p align="left"><a href="https://books2read.com/b/baqw6y">https://books2read.com/b/baqw6y</a></p><p align="left"><b>Publication Date:</b></p><p align="left">December 6, 2023</p><p align="left"><b>Ebook Price:</b></p><p align="left">$3.99 (Amazon pre-order)</p><p align="left"><b>Book Blurb:</b></p><p align="left">Bake your cookies, light some candles, trim your trees, and be enchanted with thirteen sweet-to-spicy Chanukah, Christmas, and New Year's novellas that will sweep you from colonial days to contemporary times—each bearing a gift of happily-ever-after grand finales. This joyous collection is...</p><p align="left"><b>A Winter Mating by Lia Davis</b>. He returns to Willow Glen with one goal, to claim his mate. Convincing her that she belongs to him will be his toughest challenge, but he's not above using seduction to get what he wants.</p><p align="left"><b>One Night at Christmas by Danica Winters</b>. As the busy owner of a veterinary clinic, Emily Avery always has her hands full of puppies but empty of the one thing she really isn't sure she wants anyway—a man. When the kind-hearted Derek Night makes an emergency call to help his mom's naughty pup, they both must step outside of their shells and let the magic of Christmas and one mischievous pup bring them together.</p><p align="left"><b>The Christmas Crash by Tessa Lyons</b>. Sparks fly when a relentless optimist and a grieving veterinarian are snowed in together at Christmas. Can they rediscover the magic of the season and find love in the most unexpected place?</p><p align="left"><b>His Christmas Date by Sara J. Walker</b>. In this heartwarming story of seasoned romance, Dino Dudley and Hilde McQuire must navigate family drama and their own emotional baggage to find true love.</p><p align="left"><b>Jordyn's Christmas Gift by Marie Morton</b>. Jordyn Billings, a busy marketing executive, is gifted a holiday getaway to Chateau D'Or by her family, where she discovers an unforgettable and life-changing Christmas gift.</p><p align="left"><b>Four Chanukahs and a Wedding by Merrie Angel</b>. Widowed and alone in 1973, Millie explores a professional photographer's life, and stumbles upon Adam--an insatiable adventure seeker related to Jackie Kennedy. Will they find a way to ignite a flame that burns far beyond Millie's expectations and set ablaze their own festival of lights?</p><p align="left"><b>Recipe for Romance by Gloria Ferguson</b>. Ashley McClain wants to win the Holiday Bake-Off with her late mom's cupcake recipe. Can she join forces with her friend and neighbor to claim the prize and a bit of romance just in time for Christmas?</p><p align="left"><b>Before the Rising Sun by V.L. Czerny</b>. Their romance blighted at a colonial ball, Gertrude and Nicholas, forgetting their past acquaintance, are maneuvered by the Christmas spirit to set love loose and so refashion time's expected plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Unexpected Angels by C.L. Hart</b>. Sometimes the best things come together when everything is falling apart.</p><p align="left"><b>Christmas Market Magic by Tessie Benton</b>. Sydney Hawthorne hires an escort for a business date, but he's not what he appears to be, and their mutual deception sparks desire while careers hang in the balance.</p><p align="left"><b>A Merry White Christmas by Sally Murphy</b>. Merry London, tasked with organizing an opulent Christmas ball for the McPhersons, faces an unexpected challenge in the form of Joel McPherson, whose fiery charm threatens to melt her icy exterior and unravel her meticulously laid plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Lavender and Love Restored by M.J. Gates</b>. Chief architect Jess Carlson is restoring a haunted historic hotel and helping a friendly spirit while reclaiming her life and love before the hotel's grand reopening on New Year's Eve.</p><p align="left"><b>Marry Me by Midnight by Leah Miles</b>. Navy SEAL Kendall Nelson can't manage a successful proposal, and single mom Luisa Sanchez has no time for romance.</p><p align="left">Proceeds benefit the First Coast Romance Writers, an independent non-profit organization helping writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s1280/ua%20cover%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="918" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s320/ua%20cover%201.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b>Snippet</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet here. </p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/11/his-new-friend-mfrwhooks.html">http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/11/his-new-friend-mfrwhooks.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Macario climbed into the car. As the men set off
into the pounding rainstorm, Pika waved to them. The speed Dom drove would
normally not have worried Macario, but he could hardly see the road ahead.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“I’ve never heard of Snowman Railways before,”
Macario said, trying to distract himself from the velocity of the vehicle.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">
</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“Only elves and snowbirds have,” Dom laughed. “So,
an FBI agent. Fascinating! Did you always want to be a detective, or did you
fall into the profession?”<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mGm8L1PovPCMDiJecZy8rT3IUyQKWGIgo5OPbOTiHKfTGqYjoasc8tfcEBOle_7KNx8am3m53awPB49rTVfWMEr-PC0pOmGLijVx2etlOs3FbDwzggO_U7Ma01exvhG3AKLq5MiYjovFw_5en0f3fSq_ZQ572W8ejehK6GB3lKMhvN0JsZG2NRlQQQ/s1280/speed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mGm8L1PovPCMDiJecZy8rT3IUyQKWGIgo5OPbOTiHKfTGqYjoasc8tfcEBOle_7KNx8am3m53awPB49rTVfWMEr-PC0pOmGLijVx2etlOs3FbDwzggO_U7Ma01exvhG3AKLq5MiYjovFw_5en0f3fSq_ZQ572W8ejehK6GB3lKMhvN0JsZG2NRlQQQ/s320/speed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify"><b>About the Author:</b></p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">C. L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.</p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Follow C. L. Hart</b></p><p align="justify">C. L. Hart Amazon Author Page</p><p align="justify"><a href="https://bit.ly/CLHartAmazonAuthor">https://bit.ly/CLHartAmazonAuthor</a></p><p align="justify">C. L. 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<p align="justify">Story: Justice for Zowie J</p>
<p align="justify">ASIN: B0CC6ZFCL3</p>
<p align="justify">Publisher: Dragon Soul Press; 1st edition
(October 30, 2023)</p>
<p align="justify">Publication date: October 30, 2023</p>
<p align="justify">Book Genre: Horror</p>
<p align="justify">Story Genre: Psychological Horror</p>
<p align="justify">Buy Link:</p>
<p align="justify"> <a href="http://books2read.com/BD2">http://books2read.com/BD2</a>
</p>
<p align="justify">Price: $4.99 ebook
</p>
<p align="justify">$24.99 paperback</p>
<p align="justify"><b>Book Blurb:</b></p>
<p align="justify">In a world where so many dark things go bump in
the night, terror awaits around every corner as these authors take
horror stories to the next level. Discover ghosts, demons, and your
worst nightmares. Read at your own risk.</p>
<p align="justify">Featuring stories by Stephen A. Roddewig, Warren
Benedetto, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Dylan Roche, Edgar Mahaffey, Toni
Mobley, C.L. Hart, and J.E. Feldman.</p>
<p align="justify"><b>Story Blurb:</b></p>
<p align="justify">When social media influencer James Zhao, better
known as Zowie J, agrees to spend twenty-four hours in an abandoned
mental asylum, he has no idea of the horrors that await him. He is
held prisoner by six vengeful women in monstrous masks who torture
him while accusing him of various offenses. Can James escape the hell
he finds himself in, or will he pay the ultimate price? </p><p align="justify"><b>Snippet</b></p></div><p><i>Spend 24 hours locked in an old insane asylum and win a million dollars. It's been 26 hours, so why is the door still locked?</i> </p><p>James Zhao, a massively popular thirty-year-old social media influencer, sent the message. He was a slender, angular man standing five foot nine inches tall and weighing 133 pounds. He had a square-jawed face with thin lips and a birdlike nose. The tips of his spiky temple fade haircut were dyed purple; a lavender metal ring adorned his right ring finger, and he wore sparkly thistle-colored glass earrings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrnUUYnGzlUSqrS9LI6L7o9oTiPwsRzf2KfAmjC13BWP7Um_DUJTrJsC-TttcoGGaUhvFYilSUVnVlHMjPbvRnQsIb474RFXZuEDwu5s0psTzB2UFoQWdc1DcFwGgy9OEgN_PWSeiemzf97hpdrlv_fdjy4nqe6frwAfrRYIDvPmsCXaTbwkIwPkMSw/s1280/jfzj%20teaser%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="853" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrnUUYnGzlUSqrS9LI6L7o9oTiPwsRzf2KfAmjC13BWP7Um_DUJTrJsC-TttcoGGaUhvFYilSUVnVlHMjPbvRnQsIb474RFXZuEDwu5s0psTzB2UFoQWdc1DcFwGgy9OEgN_PWSeiemzf97hpdrlv_fdjy4nqe6frwAfrRYIDvPmsCXaTbwkIwPkMSw/s320/jfzj%20teaser%201.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p></p><p align="justify"><b>About the Author:</b></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">C. L. Hart, the
owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is spoken of in
hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern
Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should
Not Be.</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">When not penning
sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy,
or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to
upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she
hopes will be considered palatable.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms.
Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult
son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early
Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can
usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or
rehabilitating eldritch horrors.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Follow
C. L. Hart</b></p><p align="justify">C. L. Hart Amazon
Author Page</p><p align="justify"><a href="https://bit.ly/CLHartAmazonAuthor">https://bit.ly/CLHartAmazonAuthor</a>
</p><p align="justify">C. L. Hart Newsletter</p><p align="justify"><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/clhart">https://www.subscribepage.com/clhart</a>
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Press Start Page</p><p align="justify"><a href="https://naugtynetherworldpress.start.page/">https://naugtynetherworldpress.start.page</a>
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</p>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-26718175896963274802023-11-27T20:08:00.001-07:002023-12-25T17:03:09.462-07:00His New Friend #MFRWHooks<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7amQdEpSM7KFTL_64NGd-f95xLAxTAO5UkKGoSCxNzaiCMGbNfOSrhYuq3JsAL2pRxsFVDV95oIVuv2oHeNbtcnWQjL5BLM5QXux2LP83zvDFhTKO3cd7fPABVY8uQ4U-ryvwObdTcYKS0qoEorbqH7OHu4lnYbOokz8yA3ynLLGrSlHwaR86cDwkRw/s1200/ftlow%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7amQdEpSM7KFTL_64NGd-f95xLAxTAO5UkKGoSCxNzaiCMGbNfOSrhYuq3JsAL2pRxsFVDV95oIVuv2oHeNbtcnWQjL5BLM5QXux2LP83zvDFhTKO3cd7fPABVY8uQ4U-ryvwObdTcYKS0qoEorbqH7OHu4lnYbOokz8yA3ynLLGrSlHwaR86cDwkRw/s320/ftlow%20cover.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p align="left"><b>Anthology:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="left">For the Love of Winter</p><p align="left"><b>Anthology Genre:</b></p><p align="left">Holiday Romance</p><p align="left"><b>Buy Link:</b></p><p align="left"><a href="https://books2read.com/b/baqw6y">https://books2read.com/b/baqw6y</a></p><p align="left"><b>Publication Date:</b></p><p align="left">December 6, 2023</p><p align="left"><b>Ebook Price:</b></p><p align="left">$3.99 (Amazon pre-order)</p><p align="left"><b>Book Blurb:</b></p><p align="left">Bake your cookies, light some candles, trim your trees, and be enchanted with thirteen sweet-to-spicy Chanukah, Christmas, and New Year's novellas that will sweep you from colonial days to contemporary times—each bearing a gift of happily-ever-after grand finales. This joyous collection is...</p><p align="left"><b>A Winter Mating by Lia Davis</b>. He returns to Willow Glen with one goal, to claim his mate. Convincing her that she belongs to him will be his toughest challenge, but he's not above using seduction to get what he wants.</p><p align="left"><b>One Night at Christmas by Danica Winters</b>. As the busy owner of a veterinary clinic, Emily Avery always has her hands full of puppies but empty of the one thing she really isn't sure she wants anyway—a man. When the kind-hearted Derek Night makes an emergency call to help his mom's naughty pup, they both must step outside of their shells and let the magic of Christmas and one mischievous pup bring them together.</p><p align="left"><b>The Christmas Crash by Tessa Lyons</b>. Sparks fly when a relentless optimist and a grieving veterinarian are snowed in together at Christmas. Can they rediscover the magic of the season and find love in the most unexpected place?</p><p align="left"><b>His Christmas Date by Sara J. Walker</b>. In this heartwarming story of seasoned romance, Dino Dudley and Hilde McQuire must navigate family drama and their own emotional baggage to find true love.</p><p align="left"><b>Jordyn's Christmas Gift by Marie Morton</b>. Jordyn Billings, a busy marketing executive, is gifted a holiday getaway to Chateau D'Or by her family, where she discovers an unforgettable and life-changing Christmas gift.</p><p align="left"><b>Four Chanukahs and a Wedding by Merrie Angel</b>. Widowed and alone in 1973, Millie explores a professional photographer's life, and stumbles upon Adam--an insatiable adventure seeker related to Jackie Kennedy. Will they find a way to ignite a flame that burns far beyond Millie's expectations and set ablaze their own festival of lights?</p><p align="left"><b>Recipe for Romance by Gloria Ferguson</b>. Ashley McClain wants to win the Holiday Bake-Off with her late mom's cupcake recipe. Can she join forces with her friend and neighbor to claim the prize and a bit of romance just in time for Christmas?</p><p align="left"><b>Before the Rising Sun by V.L. Czerny</b>. Their romance blighted at a colonial ball, Gertrude and Nicholas, forgetting their past acquaintance, are maneuvered by the Christmas spirit to set love loose and so refashion time's expected plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Unexpected Angels by C.L. Hart</b>. Sometimes the best things come together when everything is falling apart.</p><p align="left"><b>Christmas Market Magic by Tessie Benton</b>. Sydney Hawthorne hires an escort for a business date, but he's not what he appears to be, and their mutual deception sparks desire while careers hang in the balance.</p><p align="left"><b>A Merry White Christmas by Sally Murphy</b>. Merry London, tasked with organizing an opulent Christmas ball for the McPhersons, faces an unexpected challenge in the form of Joel McPherson, whose fiery charm threatens to melt her icy exterior and unravel her meticulously laid plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Lavender and Love Restored by M.J. Gates</b>. Chief architect Jess Carlson is restoring a haunted historic hotel and helping a friendly spirit while reclaiming her life and love before the hotel's grand reopening on New Year's Eve.</p><p align="left"><b>Marry Me by Midnight by Leah Miles</b>. Navy SEAL Kendall Nelson can't manage a successful proposal, and single mom Luisa Sanchez has no time for romance.</p><p align="left">Proceeds benefit the First Coast Romance Writers, an independent non-profit organization helping writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s1280/ua%20cover%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="918" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s320/ua%20cover%201.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b>Snippet</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet here. </p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/11/a-little-gift-mfrwhooks.html">http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/11/a-little-gift-mfrwhooks.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Macario gazed in wonder at the little globe, which
contained a tiny train running from a little railroad station charmingly
decorated for Christmas. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“I make these myself every year,” Pika said
proudly. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“It’s beautiful,” Macario said, surprised at the
lump in his throat and the tears springing to his eyes. “I apologize for my
sudden display of emotion. I’m very touched—pleasantly so, mind you—that such
kind people can still be found in an increasingly harsh world. Thank you, Pika.
I’ll take you up on your offer.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">Giving the friend he’d met less than an hour ago a
brotherly embrace, Macario hurried to the little blue hybrid. He was prepared
to climb into the back seat with his duffel bag, but Dom held the passenger
door open for him.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">
</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“My friends ride up front,” the elf-like man said
warmly.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGbi3kRt-DaiaVCRh-vZ5WayBu6vtbPx_0qp8PW5tmElbuktCs4-kSn2WiSX_-BwDum4l5qtIFGmpp3QWFTtnn2NwoCxlbbjsLFWOb45_nB_wH05xaAyLKf49glFYR4FtDcLffndj2URqf6hcSELNNA2AzyLkXwjzl40zC8r0kZnrF9WkJt0eHq7caQ/s512/little%20train.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGbi3kRt-DaiaVCRh-vZ5WayBu6vtbPx_0qp8PW5tmElbuktCs4-kSn2WiSX_-BwDum4l5qtIFGmpp3QWFTtnn2NwoCxlbbjsLFWOb45_nB_wH05xaAyLKf49glFYR4FtDcLffndj2URqf6hcSELNNA2AzyLkXwjzl40zC8r0kZnrF9WkJt0eHq7caQ/s320/little%20train.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify"><b>About the Author:</b></p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">C. L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.</p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Follow C. L. 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This joyous collection is...</p><p align="left"><b>A Winter Mating by Lia Davis</b>. He returns to Willow Glen with one goal, to claim his mate. Convincing her that she belongs to him will be his toughest challenge, but he's not above using seduction to get what he wants.</p><p align="left"><b>One Night at Christmas by Danica Winters</b>. As the busy owner of a veterinary clinic, Emily Avery always has her hands full of puppies but empty of the one thing she really isn't sure she wants anyway—a man. When the kind-hearted Derek Night makes an emergency call to help his mom's naughty pup, they both must step outside of their shells and let the magic of Christmas and one mischievous pup bring them together.</p><p align="left"><b>The Christmas Crash by Tessa Lyons</b>. Sparks fly when a relentless optimist and a grieving veterinarian are snowed in together at Christmas. Can they rediscover the magic of the season and find love in the most unexpected place?</p><p align="left"><b>His Christmas Date by Sara J. Walker</b>. In this heartwarming story of seasoned romance, Dino Dudley and Hilde McQuire must navigate family drama and their own emotional baggage to find true love.</p><p align="left"><b>Jordyn's Christmas Gift by Marie Morton</b>. Jordyn Billings, a busy marketing executive, is gifted a holiday getaway to Chateau D'Or by her family, where she discovers an unforgettable and life-changing Christmas gift.</p><p align="left"><b>Four Chanukahs and a Wedding by Merrie Angel</b>. Widowed and alone in 1973, Millie explores a professional photographer's life, and stumbles upon Adam--an insatiable adventure seeker related to Jackie Kennedy. Will they find a way to ignite a flame that burns far beyond Millie's expectations and set ablaze their own festival of lights?</p><p align="left"><b>Recipe for Romance by Gloria Ferguson</b>. Ashley McClain wants to win the Holiday Bake-Off with her late mom's cupcake recipe. Can she join forces with her friend and neighbor to claim the prize and a bit of romance just in time for Christmas?</p><p align="left"><b>Before the Rising Sun by V.L. Czerny</b>. Their romance blighted at a colonial ball, Gertrude and Nicholas, forgetting their past acquaintance, are maneuvered by the Christmas spirit to set love loose and so refashion time's expected plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Unexpected Angels by C.L. Hart</b>. Sometimes the best things come together when everything is falling apart.</p><p align="left"><b>Christmas Market Magic by Tessie Benton</b>. Sydney Hawthorne hires an escort for a business date, but he's not what he appears to be, and their mutual deception sparks desire while careers hang in the balance.</p><p align="left"><b>A Merry White Christmas by Sally Murphy</b>. Merry London, tasked with organizing an opulent Christmas ball for the McPhersons, faces an unexpected challenge in the form of Joel McPherson, whose fiery charm threatens to melt her icy exterior and unravel her meticulously laid plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Lavender and Love Restored by M.J. Gates</b>. Chief architect Jess Carlson is restoring a haunted historic hotel and helping a friendly spirit while reclaiming her life and love before the hotel's grand reopening on New Year's Eve.</p><p align="left"><b>Marry Me by Midnight by Leah Miles</b>. Navy SEAL Kendall Nelson can't manage a successful proposal, and single mom Luisa Sanchez has no time for romance.</p><p align="left">Proceeds benefit the First Coast Romance Writers, an independent non-profit organization helping writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s1280/ua%20cover%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="918" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s320/ua%20cover%201.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b>Snippet</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet here. </p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/11/surprise-and-suspicion-mfrwhooks.html">https://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/11/surprise-and-suspicion-mfrwhooks.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">The pair of elfin siblings embraced.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“Macario, this is my brother Dom,” Pika said.
“Dom, this is Macario Bachmeier, the gentleman I was telling you about.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“Greetings, Mr. Bachmeier,” the portly gentleman
said, extending his hand. “I’m pleased we are able to assist you in your
travels.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“I can’t thank you enough for this, Sir,” Macario
said.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“Mac, I’d like to continue our conversation,” Pika
invited. She reached into the pocket of her vest, bringing forth a business
card and a small snow globe.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">
</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“Here’s my name and email,” she said. “Feel free
to get in touch with me anytime.”<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNYmHuZ6m2NCDFbVDSFr4KvnVh7zYsB8SfEplv0wI8yz7qn1GXlUVKclW68ltbUziKIEHfO7YmF8Xl0mjomH1ZRs3zClWfsVlA-RN96zfXWMPuLKYu1dqE_OD8ESv3U8fS7zJv4oee5gejJHfhbDN-LiHS21_xV16ODPCHR26UC3amJ1unARWLVxpsQ/s1280/snow%20globe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNYmHuZ6m2NCDFbVDSFr4KvnVh7zYsB8SfEplv0wI8yz7qn1GXlUVKclW68ltbUziKIEHfO7YmF8Xl0mjomH1ZRs3zClWfsVlA-RN96zfXWMPuLKYu1dqE_OD8ESv3U8fS7zJv4oee5gejJHfhbDN-LiHS21_xV16ODPCHR26UC3amJ1unARWLVxpsQ/s320/snow%20globe.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify"><b>About the Author:</b></p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">C. L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.</p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Follow C. L. 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<!-- start LinkyTools script --><script src="https://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=312024" type="text/javascript" ></script><!-- end LinkyTools script -->Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-5681569683099520842023-11-19T00:00:00.035-07:002023-11-19T05:30:01.447-07:00The Rikkan Queen #8Sunday #SnipSun<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNfRlz8jS110eDYspUnYugPNGydwR-90A_pv0MW1bd2_2tWj89qA_eRGK-1Ree-NSHWw7r0wziTXxqdWmCMtPMLZp-mpE3wOcLjXqcIyrUeHZ8nB1CIm4g563_x8kJVBynK_2Bf5F4dmQDbHw4dgV5fahpOInTAms05wUJRrjhVZCj520ahcid4laVg/s1280/rikkan%20queen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNfRlz8jS110eDYspUnYugPNGydwR-90A_pv0MW1bd2_2tWj89qA_eRGK-1Ree-NSHWw7r0wziTXxqdWmCMtPMLZp-mpE3wOcLjXqcIyrUeHZ8nB1CIm4g563_x8kJVBynK_2Bf5F4dmQDbHw4dgV5fahpOInTAms05wUJRrjhVZCj520ahcid4laVg/w400-h266/rikkan%20queen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><b>Anthology Genre: </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Horror</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">(various sub-genres)</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Story Genre:</b></p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Creature feature, demons, fantasy horror, Vampires</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">ASIN : B0CC6ZFCL3</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Publication date : October 30, 2023</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Publisher: Dragon Soul Press</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Buy Link:</b></p><p align="justify"><a href="http://books2read.com/BD2">http://books2read.com/BD2</a></p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ebook Price:</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">$4.99</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Paperback</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">$24.99</p><p><b>Our featured story:</b></p><p>The Rikkan Queen</p><p align="justify"><b>Snippet</b></p><p style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Iron and refuse thickened the stale air of the dungeon. Sometimes a door would open and the change in air pressure would carry scents of their captors into Mei Ling’s nostrils. Lemon, cinnamon, or some type of flower, usually, but barely a moment would pass and the decrepit smell would return. It’d been days. Maybe even a week, judging by the vampires’ routine. At night, they’d stir and the dungeon would come alive with the fanged parasites. They’d torture the other victims for hours before one would call out for “A drop of Steel Crest blood”.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>About The Author</b></span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Edgar Mahaffey is the author of several short stories, including the First Place Winner of The Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards, “Jin’s Baby”. He is also the head of the creative writing department at Shanghai High School International Division where he also teaches high school literature. In his free time, he loves to read fiction of all genres, play dungeons and dragons, and hang out with his wife, Li Pengyun, and their one-year-old daughter, Evelyn. Together, the three can be found going for walks around Shanghai, traveling, swimming (only two of the three need floaties!), and throwing random dance parties. His view of life is simple: a day spent without laughter is a day wasted.</p><p style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Author Links</b></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Learn more at <a href="http://www.edgarmahaffey.com">www.edgarmahaffey.com</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBayUkHhSoPpUqP-_wla10DCchFvYQ_-lWkZAxMh_tM6q3oMnN6XAnVIjQb_kQf538SNu77aafpg3Uef8vAB_3LrzeI2BU0dfIJ1AhnfVudwwYWK8Xv2p8pZwfbA44AwBqJqC4vN6LupxmX7FOl8Ar_RKGcgKNxOuc1SZBjALFizkIPFSk9UaoRDb_LA/s320/1529752_10205665908666928_3363690534949165726_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBayUkHhSoPpUqP-_wla10DCchFvYQ_-lWkZAxMh_tM6q3oMnN6XAnVIjQb_kQf538SNu77aafpg3Uef8vAB_3LrzeI2BU0dfIJ1AhnfVudwwYWK8Xv2p8pZwfbA44AwBqJqC4vN6LupxmX7FOl8Ar_RKGcgKNxOuc1SZBjALFizkIPFSk9UaoRDb_LA/s1600/1529752_10205665908666928_3363690534949165726_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/401643826588474">https://www.facebook.com/groups/401643826588474</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjx0pCUqKYdUY3uI1GWZujPRdjnx68I7fiRCHuWZJM8XPURfWcUnjo-ZPzFhbM1wBKpIhnXjhJM8Q-pUnJ8DfbKQK07bZkiHka0SzOp7a63dN9Yjcfd9g1ox-6z2ePf4Pj6_IM6Xe5-CmsY1ninZHX8j7sx6XdOGRJPiEIPOMgaDktRuFC57xtEmX_A/s1280/new%20wewriwa%20banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjx0pCUqKYdUY3uI1GWZujPRdjnx68I7fiRCHuWZJM8XPURfWcUnjo-ZPzFhbM1wBKpIhnXjhJM8Q-pUnJ8DfbKQK07bZkiHka0SzOp7a63dN9Yjcfd9g1ox-6z2ePf4Pj6_IM6Xe5-CmsY1ninZHX8j7sx6XdOGRJPiEIPOMgaDktRuFC57xtEmX_A/s320/new%20wewriwa%20banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://wewriwa.blogspot.com">http://wewriwa.blogspot.com</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_NA8kGT5JUrk65-qXAOrg_G23BwobuKs7jwIRcnZWViJBhuSXlK-WS0wNJehgaw2ZPhTdKNoHy0wlVazS2FaOpdi1nrJYC0Am4bawBMbHkttKodx0QSz7GNSbdeeeIi2krXfFveuk32EyOjfZNeL5eWrnu_FViAA4crWeQkVY8v8DfZpo52nn4xybA/s768/Denver-Rescue-Mission_500px_wborder-768x724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="768" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_NA8kGT5JUrk65-qXAOrg_G23BwobuKs7jwIRcnZWViJBhuSXlK-WS0wNJehgaw2ZPhTdKNoHy0wlVazS2FaOpdi1nrJYC0Am4bawBMbHkttKodx0QSz7GNSbdeeeIi2krXfFveuk32EyOjfZNeL5eWrnu_FViAA4crWeQkVY8v8DfZpo52nn4xybA/s320/Denver-Rescue-Mission_500px_wborder-768x724.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I like to donate to the Denver Rescue Mission in November. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://denverrescuemission.org/">https://denverrescuemission.org/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When I worked as a delivery driver in downtown Denver, I drove by the mission multiple times every evening. There were always so many people there, especially as the weather gets colder. The mission started 131 years ago and continues to help as many people as possible today. I'm proud to donate when I can.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284813757094643990.post-51086390097566979422023-11-18T00:00:00.001-07:002023-11-18T00:00:00.120-07:00Frogman #RainbowSnippets<p> </p><pwa-container-wrapper style="display: flex; height: 0px;"><pwa-container class="pwa-container" data-uid="pwa_BF7E7-A9B3F-73451-A8878-0D" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 100000px; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; width: 1e+06px; z-index: 1;"><pwa class="pwa-mark" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-hint="Rewrite to avoid clutter words" data-pwa-id="pwa-3D74C-75AD8-729B7-D8239-D9" data-pwa-rule-id="SSG_CLUTTER_WORDS" data-pwa-style-category="grammar" data-pwa-suggestions="can" style="height: 21.8667px; left: 114.617px; position: absolute; top: 595.2px; width: 84.6167px;"></pwa><pwa class="pwa-mark" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-help-article-id="1008127" data-pwa-hint="Incorrect named entity spelling: Toni Mobley" data-pwa-id="pwa-49B7F-5F0DF-7A2BA-0F4E1-24" data-pwa-rule-id="SSNE_9721D1B1D5BDE67D434D182ED25C102B" data-pwa-style-category="spelling" data-pwa-suggestions="Tony Morley" style="height: 21.8667px; left: 382.467px; position: absolute; top: 686.933px; width: 105.275px;"></pwa><pwa class="pwa-mark" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-help-article-id="1000042" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: Nieuwstraten" data-pwa-id="pwa-5E9C3-7EC36-BA946-D4EA4-A3" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-style-category="spelling" data-pwa-suggestions="unsaturation~Instauration~instauration~Unsaturation~nonsaturation" style="height: 21.8667px; left: 566.425px; position: absolute; top: 686.933px; width: 106.642px;"></pwa><pwa class="pwa-mark" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-help-article-id="1000042" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: Kyffhausen" data-pwa-id="pwa-B8375-049A0-79469-3FACF-06" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-style-category="spelling" data-pwa-suggestions="kaffiyehs~keffiyehs~keffiyahs" style="height: 21.8667px; left: 231.358px; position: absolute; top: 709.867px; width: 92.95px;"></pwa><pwa class="pwa-mark" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-help-article-id="1008127" data-pwa-hint="Incorrect named entity spelling: Kelly Piner" data-pwa-id="pwa-152E2-0049F-2F28C-F0DCE-5E" data-pwa-rule-id="SSNE_3B8E795BE9C035023C22B17BDE20F476" data-pwa-style-category="spelling" data-pwa-suggestions="Kelly Piper" style="height: 21.8667px; left: 433px; position: absolute; top: 709.867px; width: 91.3667px;"></pwa><pwa class="pwa-mark" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-heavy="false" data-pwa-help-article-id="1000155" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs hide the subject of your sentence. 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Whether they are able to sink their claws into that love and keep it is another story. When it comes down to it, don’t judge a book by its cover. This anthology brings a mixture of what ifs and happily ever afters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Featuring stories from T.C. Mill, A.K. Moss, Toni Mobley, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Ashley L. Hunt, Charles Kyffhausen, Lil Deville, Kelly Piner, Jess Monica, and Karen Bayly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Graphic sexual content is included within this anthology.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Blurb for The Beasts of Hank's Wood</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Joe Schola III is the eighteen-year-old son of Joseph Schola Junior, a fire-and-brimstone preaching Fundamentalist televangelist. While young Joe is far less homophobic than his father, he is struggling to come to terms with his own sexual orientation. Will Joe dare accept the invitation to become part of a clan of shapeshifters, and will he accept the love being offered to him by the handsome fox shifter Lovell Azarola?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Snippet</b></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Read the previous snippet here:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/11/joes-roommate-rainbowsnippets.html">http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/11/joes-roommate-rainbowsnippets.html</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">“Son, you didn’t tell me your roommate was a
frogman,” Dad quipped.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">I died a thousand deaths as my face turned
scarlet. I wasn't sure how to respond to such an insensitive crack. To my
relief, my new companion laughed. He turned off the machine and removed the
mask.<o:p></o:p></p>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Mon ami, I see you have warn your sire that you now share quarters with
a French spy,” he chuckled.</span><br /><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>NOTES</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">There are now two ways to read The Beasts of Hank's Wood.</span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Buy Link for the Beastly Tales anthology, including The Beasts of Hank's Wood and nine more steamy paranormal romance stories. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">$4.99 Ebook</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3UV0pmF">https://amzn.to/3UV0pmF</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyxfCQYyjSQW2vTir3xetd_N2l0asRzO9kBtstxv5ks5xhStheyPyVaV8A2cAwv8Bt8KIYsBb52DN47pedeUQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Sign up for Lil DeVille's newsletter and get a free copy of The Beasts of Hank's Wood.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://dl.bookfunnel.com/kjv569uoeb">https://dl.bookfunnel.com/kjv569uoeb</a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Hopping Around</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtpO4e8SQ3z41m1lHStSJRL1RWGsAML6eedon_CGL0ZgeVbzMQEm8XF_r9Vpk6rqu54MXynpBVFPvQUsT3W8sSuiG1nQ8cgEbVk7GmGsB9aGw7O_f0BUkV5EwXEfMFEJBH0Itc6T1OznX7GNrliCt8rRnlnS14Cs72Fgjr9D6v9-nItxtB0VjGgY/s1600/rainbow%20snippets%20banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1600" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtpO4e8SQ3z41m1lHStSJRL1RWGsAML6eedon_CGL0ZgeVbzMQEm8XF_r9Vpk6rqu54MXynpBVFPvQUsT3W8sSuiG1nQ8cgEbVk7GmGsB9aGw7O_f0BUkV5EwXEfMFEJBH0Itc6T1OznX7GNrliCt8rRnlnS14Cs72Fgjr9D6v9-nItxtB0VjGgY/s320/rainbow%20snippets%20banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets">http://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://bit.ly/NNPBooks">https://bit.ly/NNPBooks</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I built the official Naughty Netherworld Press page using Pagimate. 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This joyous collection is...</p><p align="left"><b>A Winter Mating by Lia Davis</b>. He returns to Willow Glen with one goal, to claim his mate. Convincing her that she belongs to him will be his toughest challenge, but he's not above using seduction to get what he wants.</p><p align="left"><b>One Night at Christmas by Danica Winters</b>. As the busy owner of a veterinary clinic, Emily Avery always has her hands full of puppies but empty of the one thing she really isn't sure she wants anyway—a man. When the kind-hearted Derek Night makes an emergency call to help his mom's naughty pup, they both must step outside of their shells and let the magic of Christmas and one mischievous pup bring them together.</p><p align="left"><b>The Christmas Crash by Tessa Lyons</b>. Sparks fly when a relentless optimist and a grieving veterinarian are snowed in together at Christmas. Can they rediscover the magic of the season and find love in the most unexpected place?</p><p align="left"><b>His Christmas Date by Sara J. Walker</b>. In this heartwarming story of seasoned romance, Dino Dudley and Hilde McQuire must navigate family drama and their own emotional baggage to find true love.</p><p align="left"><b>Jordyn's Christmas Gift by Marie Morton</b>. Jordyn Billings, a busy marketing executive, is gifted a holiday getaway to Chateau D'Or by her family, where she discovers an unforgettable and life-changing Christmas gift.</p><p align="left"><b>Four Chanukahs and a Wedding by Merrie Angel</b>. Widowed and alone in 1973, Millie explores a professional photographer's life, and stumbles upon Adam--an insatiable adventure seeker related to Jackie Kennedy. Will they find a way to ignite a flame that burns far beyond Millie's expectations and set ablaze their own festival of lights?</p><p align="left"><b>Recipe for Romance by Gloria Ferguson</b>. Ashley McClain wants to win the Holiday Bake-Off with her late mom's cupcake recipe. Can she join forces with her friend and neighbor to claim the prize and a bit of romance just in time for Christmas?</p><p align="left"><b>Before the Rising Sun by V.L. Czerny</b>. Their romance blighted at a colonial ball, Gertrude and Nicholas, forgetting their past acquaintance, are maneuvered by the Christmas spirit to set love loose and so refashion time's expected plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Unexpected Angels by C.L. Hart</b>. Sometimes the best things come together when everything is falling apart.</p><p align="left"><b>Christmas Market Magic by Tessie Benton</b>. Sydney Hawthorne hires an escort for a business date, but he's not what he appears to be, and their mutual deception sparks desire while careers hang in the balance.</p><p align="left"><b>A Merry White Christmas by Sally Murphy</b>. Merry London, tasked with organizing an opulent Christmas ball for the McPhersons, faces an unexpected challenge in the form of Joel McPherson, whose fiery charm threatens to melt her icy exterior and unravel her meticulously laid plans.</p><p align="left"><b>Lavender and Love Restored by M.J. Gates</b>. Chief architect Jess Carlson is restoring a haunted historic hotel and helping a friendly spirit while reclaiming her life and love before the hotel's grand reopening on New Year's Eve.</p><p align="left"><b>Marry Me by Midnight by Leah Miles</b>. Navy SEAL Kendall Nelson can't manage a successful proposal, and single mom Luisa Sanchez has no time for romance.</p><p align="left">Proceeds benefit the First Coast Romance Writers, an independent non-profit organization helping writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s1280/ua%20cover%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="918" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxzWjGWpDhueqQe6oth3D1k8BZs7aMX_vBhxyunE8KEJJi5aFesuGONZE2RE-8uMe1cNAQ3ldZLLarc0qDZP53b06WK5eqONkWiIV-FZUBhjkuJGRDVSvvreZrjKaMtebDXuSJOHkiRd2pGBV_Rt2lBYzPRS8VuWfOrIFUDXh2iMBGIbC_l-8aJOig/s320/ua%20cover%201.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhircnk_67TjkmOKh11yG4SimPZNCjBaLkJ1919uWhktH5znBH5C_KmNYRhq3IejUxI36znZ8AW_8Jub070cvKSrDmEwamRVBrBnq8r7zy8jeuiX37Sg8L0tSiSUeEpsP1mptx_L-qToFd7Nib1TPUIsh18D6rqna9TfATgpLjyd4wzJLfKJ2uxFE63gQ/s1280/surprise%20and%20suspicion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhircnk_67TjkmOKh11yG4SimPZNCjBaLkJ1919uWhktH5znBH5C_KmNYRhq3IejUxI36znZ8AW_8Jub070cvKSrDmEwamRVBrBnq8r7zy8jeuiX37Sg8L0tSiSUeEpsP1mptx_L-qToFd7Nib1TPUIsh18D6rqna9TfATgpLjyd4wzJLfKJ2uxFE63gQ/w400-h266/surprise%20and%20suspicion.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><b>Snippet</b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">Read the previous snippet here. </p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><a href="http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/11/its-personal-mfrwhooks.html">http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/11/its-personal-mfrwhooks.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">“I’m sensing that you’re estranged from your
father.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“Are you psychic or something?” Macario asked.
There was a mixture of surprise and suspicion in his voice and expression.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“Like you, I’m good at reading people. I can see
the hurt on your face and hear it in your voice.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“If you ever get tired of renting cars to harried
passengers, you should consider joining the FBI,” Macario said. “You’re better
at sussing people than half the agents I’ve worked with.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">
</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">“I’d love to hear more of your story, but Dom’s
here,” Pika said, gesturing towards a sprightly aqua-colored hybrid vehicle
pulling up to the curb. A plump little silver-haired man got out of the
vehicle, smiling and waving. Macario couldn’t help but be charmed by his
formal-looking chauffeur’s uniform combined with a jolly Christmas cap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0z5ZjqIrOHPDpkyV_Xpv3tXpHwLn4Pvoh5-_NrvniN0RLKFv5SW3Df9uP1U7myFzTkZHdtsJr-KstE8eg6B-DpXPOS1WOgJmhD082fJm1z-qVobSJ5RiTHrCMh4aZMXnJILVF30L2WNOQZwxG8l-YC4jAOjSeI6K_QlAojgUisHwe41B8Dg2P6aV_g/s512/dom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0z5ZjqIrOHPDpkyV_Xpv3tXpHwLn4Pvoh5-_NrvniN0RLKFv5SW3Df9uP1U7myFzTkZHdtsJr-KstE8eg6B-DpXPOS1WOgJmhD082fJm1z-qVobSJ5RiTHrCMh4aZMXnJILVF30L2WNOQZwxG8l-YC4jAOjSeI6K_QlAojgUisHwe41B8Dg2P6aV_g/s320/dom.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I put a description of Dom into QuickWrite's image generator and this is what they gave me. He doesn't look quite the way I described Dom in the story, but I like him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-rLhjVuC6wesAkJhZrgrkHymQ-GH6d8YBRRBzW49l1rDP_h6r_roT3ERJDQ3U3yCPxoRWuBWI5MU3jGi7FtP3-BYxWbBvRRq7h1RpT3GMZbmRuPaaCVnRifxoNXTuETiaEZhHRHYfbEIK4PziHVgJGbCHNrK_eZpIrm2vI5rXJAQK44tWghUQW1_wA/s1080/qw-fiction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-rLhjVuC6wesAkJhZrgrkHymQ-GH6d8YBRRBzW49l1rDP_h6r_roT3ERJDQ3U3yCPxoRWuBWI5MU3jGi7FtP3-BYxWbBvRRq7h1RpT3GMZbmRuPaaCVnRifxoNXTuETiaEZhHRHYfbEIK4PziHVgJGbCHNrK_eZpIrm2vI5rXJAQK44tWghUQW1_wA/s320/qw-fiction.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yes, QuickWrite is an AI.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No, I don't use it to write my stories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I use it to do things like create the image in this post. I also use it to create filler scenes so I can move along in a story because it drives my obsessive ADHD brain loopy to just write "Put scene here." Then I come back and rewrite the filler scene. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've found QuickWrite to be a useful tool. Monthly access is $49.99. Lifetime access is $497. You can check it out here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://bit.ly/ChooseQuick">https://bit.ly/ChooseQuick</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify"><b>About the Author:</b></p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">C. L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That Should Not Be.</p><p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch horrors.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Follow C. L. Hart</b></p><p align="justify">C. L. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3FMMVNkL8uENtxI3qVvczD0elshxeH1cwpitpWpQLIDJsp9pkOi8tOXK-LCTlNlUCZGmvVJaWhVtnV7LAb8a1RBTNrGwRKhYqfVPNt5D1_pd1adECd65pXME4D5efSIoCLNwlSYBAZXExx33GRfGKWoS6SnEchWe4xPwDs-H_6J-y0qxUGrDB6N3Aw/s1280/a%20place%20of%20no%20return.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="853" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3FMMVNkL8uENtxI3qVvczD0elshxeH1cwpitpWpQLIDJsp9pkOi8tOXK-LCTlNlUCZGmvVJaWhVtnV7LAb8a1RBTNrGwRKhYqfVPNt5D1_pd1adECd65pXME4D5efSIoCLNwlSYBAZXExx33GRfGKWoS6SnEchWe4xPwDs-H_6J-y0qxUGrDB6N3Aw/w266-h400/a%20place%20of%20no%20return.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><b>Anthology Genre: </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Horror</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">(various sub-genres)</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Story Genre:</b></p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Magic and wizardry</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">ASIN : B0CC6ZFCL3</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Publication date : October 30, 2023</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Publisher: Dragon Soul Press</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Buy Link:</b></p><p align="justify"> <a href="http://books2read.com/BD2">http://books2read.com/BD2</a></p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ebook Price:</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">$4.99</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Paperback</p><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">$24.99</p><p><b>Our featured story:</b></p><p>A Place of No Return</p><p align="justify"><b>Snippet</b></p><p style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Who knew what secrets hid themselves between bindings of leather and vellum? Who knew what dangers lurked beyond the veil between this world and others?</p><p style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Will knew. He knew and he wished he didn’t. At least, when all was said and done, he would have given anything for it all to turn out differently. Even if that meant he never had the chance to perform magic. </p><p style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">On the morning it all started, he looked exactly the way a wizard should look.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p align="justify" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>About The Author</b></span></span></span></p><p style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">Dylan Roche is an award-winning journalist, novelist, editor, playwright, copywriter, and blogger hailing from Annapolis, Maryland. After years as the managing editor of a local newspaper, he left to pursue freelance writing full time, and his work has appeared in local, regional, and national publications. His first novel, The Purple Bird (YA fantasy), debuted in 2019, and his second novel, The Tide and the Stars, is set for release in fall 2023.</p><p style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;">When he isn’t writing, Roche serves on the board of several theaters and other nonprofit community organizations. You can sometimes find him rehearsing for a play, training for his next marathon, or wrangling his spoiled corgi.</p><p style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Author Links</b></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Learn more at <a href="http://www.dylanrochewriter.com">www.dylanrochewriter.com</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBayUkHhSoPpUqP-_wla10DCchFvYQ_-lWkZAxMh_tM6q3oMnN6XAnVIjQb_kQf538SNu77aafpg3Uef8vAB_3LrzeI2BU0dfIJ1AhnfVudwwYWK8Xv2p8pZwfbA44AwBqJqC4vN6LupxmX7FOl8Ar_RKGcgKNxOuc1SZBjALFizkIPFSk9UaoRDb_LA/s320/1529752_10205665908666928_3363690534949165726_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBayUkHhSoPpUqP-_wla10DCchFvYQ_-lWkZAxMh_tM6q3oMnN6XAnVIjQb_kQf538SNu77aafpg3Uef8vAB_3LrzeI2BU0dfIJ1AhnfVudwwYWK8Xv2p8pZwfbA44AwBqJqC4vN6LupxmX7FOl8Ar_RKGcgKNxOuc1SZBjALFizkIPFSk9UaoRDb_LA/s1600/1529752_10205665908666928_3363690534949165726_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/401643826588474">https://www.facebook.com/groups/401643826588474</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_NA8kGT5JUrk65-qXAOrg_G23BwobuKs7jwIRcnZWViJBhuSXlK-WS0wNJehgaw2ZPhTdKNoHy0wlVazS2FaOpdi1nrJYC0Am4bawBMbHkttKodx0QSz7GNSbdeeeIi2krXfFveuk32EyOjfZNeL5eWrnu_FViAA4crWeQkVY8v8DfZpo52nn4xybA/s768/Denver-Rescue-Mission_500px_wborder-768x724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="768" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_NA8kGT5JUrk65-qXAOrg_G23BwobuKs7jwIRcnZWViJBhuSXlK-WS0wNJehgaw2ZPhTdKNoHy0wlVazS2FaOpdi1nrJYC0Am4bawBMbHkttKodx0QSz7GNSbdeeeIi2krXfFveuk32EyOjfZNeL5eWrnu_FViAA4crWeQkVY8v8DfZpo52nn4xybA/s320/Denver-Rescue-Mission_500px_wborder-768x724.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I like to donate to the Denver Rescue Mission in November. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://denverrescuemission.org/">https://denverrescuemission.org/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When I worked as a delivery driver in downtown Denver, I drove by the mission multiple times every evening. There were always so many people there, especially as the weather gets colder. The mission started 131 years ago and continues to help as many people as possible today. I'm proud to donate when I can.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><p align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost http://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com0