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The contest for Lydia Dare’s books has ended.  The two lucky winners are:

and

Please email me your mailing info to : djsfoxylady @ gmail.com so I can get it sent to the publisher!

Please include in the subject line:  LYDIA DARE CONTEST

Hello everyone.  Like all of you, I lived and breathed reading romances … it filled many long, lonely evenings when my husband worked nights in law enforcement and I was raising our children Jason and Alyssa (now 31 and 29).  It proved my constant companion later when my “Cinderella” marriage of twenty-five years came to an unexpected end.  There is a quote I heard once I can’t remember verbatim but goes somewhat like … “There is no greater loss than a love once known.”

I’m a true believer that when tragedy strikes and you’re standing at the edge of a fathomless abyss and all you see is darkness looking back at you, faith lies in knowing one of two things will happen.  You can either let fear consume you, roll up into a ball and waste away or, you can take a leap of faith and learn how to soar like an eagle.

I’ve always had a passion for writing from that very moment a Crayola was placed in my hand and throughout my career in marketing, public relations and sales writing creatively came easy.  When my marriage ended at the age of 45, life as I knew it was never the same.  It was a time of unrest, uncertainty, losing friends and family and financial ruin because I also found myself jobless which continued nearly two years. 

Wind Warrior became my salvation.  One evening I sat in front of the computer and decided to write instead of read.  I loved Cassie Edwards Savage Series and read every one of her books and figured all I could do was fail.  It proved my therapy back then but not quite up to par to win the favor of publishers.  I received so many rejections I could have wallpapered a small room in my house and almost gave up on my dream.  That is, until I realized it just wasn’t my time.  I needed to live through and get beyond the pain in my own life before I could transform that experience into the kind of passion and emotion I wanted my readers to feel personally through my writing. 

Wind Warrior is book one of five of my Iroquois Series and will officially be released by Tate Publishing June 15^th.  It is, however, available now for purchase through Tate’s website and it is my heartfelt hope readers will find it as enthralling to read as it was for me to research and bring to life.  Book #2 Captive Heart is finished and expected to be released the end of this year. 

Now that the writer in me has been unleashed … look out world!  If I can leave my beautiful five grandchildren any legacy, it will be the strength, conviction and passion put into every story I bring to life.  Please stay tuned for future projects which will include a series introducing contemporary shape shifters and two mainstream romance thrillers entitled Pawn For Malice and The Keeper’s Watch.

Tate Publishing

ISBN 978-1-61663-162-8

Link to purchase from Tate before June 15 http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-61663-162-8

Cleverly Inked has an awesome contest going on right now. She just announced that she is adding even more to the contest to sweeten the deal even more! You really need to go check it out!

So far, this is what is included in the contest:

So it is time for week two of a multiple Blog Project called Fresh Face Friday, we are co-introducing a great new blogger that has under 100 followers. By sharing a bit on each of our blogs, as if it was a tour.. after you have checked out all our blogs.. we will link you to our new blog “Fresh Face” for a sponsored Giveaway. Hope you all enjoy!

This week we have the pleasure of Introducing  Kitty from Book Reviewologist (http://iceneko-bookreview.blogspot.com/)
She is a newer blogger who currently has under 25 followers, so lets help her out a bit.. She has some fabulous reviews up by the way… be sure to check them out as well.

9. If your life was a movie, Who would star as you and why?

 

10. If you could pick 3 people living or dead to have over for a       dinner who would you invite and why?

Find out more info on Kitty by going over to Melissa @  http://spellboundbybooks.blogspot.com/ 

“Where did you get the idea for the Summit Murder Mystery series?” is a question I’m often asked. The answer: I was part of a 1987 Everest expedition. I never planned to attempt a summit but thought the experience would be one of a lifetime. I was right. I reached 21,000 feet, well below the summit, but that was enough for me. Climbing Everest, even with the aid of all the technology now available, is a daunting and dangerous undertaking. What I took away was just how dangerous high altitude climbing is and when the prospect of murder is introduced … the possibilities are immediately apparent.

 

I met Ronald J. Watkins, my co-author on the series, several years ago when he helped me structure my book “Remodeling Hell”. Since then we teamed up to pen the Summit Murder Mystery series. It’s true that two heads are better than one. Together we have brainstormed many hours and have written many drafts of each mystery in the series. The fun part is making the characters come alive on seven distinct and remote deadly mountains.

We thought  and researched much about traditional publishers. Ron had been published a number of time by them, but was never happy with the outcome. The horror stories we heard from authors  was astonishing. After carefully weighing the pros and cons, especially for my situation, we decided to self publish and start Irion Books. It has been a real learning curve, but the results are starting to pay off. My situation is unique to many writers/self publishers. I have the time being semi retired, the money to market the novels and an MBA in marketing.

Our next book in the series “Murder on Elbrus”  is set on the highest and definitely the deadliest mountain on the European continent. Ron and I had a lot of fun with this book … exciting , action packed involving many of the same characters from our coveted “Murder on Everest”. We’re in the final editing stages adding more twists and turns to make this a wild ride for the readers. Next up is “Murder on Mt. McKinley” then “Murder on Puncak Jaya”. Ron and I are weaving real facts about the area, cultures, religions and political circumstances into each mystery. As always we are making the climbing as real and authentic  as possible—you’ll believe you’re there!

Ron and I enjoy communicating with murder mystery fans and those involved in mountain climbing. There are a variety of ways to connect with us and follow the progress of the series. The best is our website http://www.summitmurders.com; it includes links to our Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Blog.