Maggie Blackbird

Romancing Canada's Indigenous People

Today, I’m doing something different.  I’ve given the reigns of my blog to fellow eXasty Books author V.J. Allison so she can interview her leading man from her latest release Stricken, a steamy contemporary romance set in Nova Scotia, Canada. **** Good day everyone. I’m V.J. Allison, and today, I’m interviewing Ewan Campbell. He’s the …

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Today, I have author Karen Botha guesting at my blog.  She’s here to talk about The Commitment Collection, her latest book series featuring super-hawt race car drivers.  And of course she’ll be talking about super-hawt race car drivers.  What can I say?  I love that she’s a super-fan of this sport in the same way …

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I’m in full-on edit mode for Redeemed.  Yes, I’ve re-written those last five chapters I yapped about in my previous WIP Wednesday post.  I am now on round three of edits.  I expect completion at the end of October.  Then it’s off for a critique.  Once I receive the critique, it’s on to round four.  …

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I thought I’d try something different today by posting an excerpt from the current WIP (Work in Progress) that I’m working on. Redeemed is the second book in the Matawapit Family Trilogy:  In the wilds of Northwestern Ontario, the secular world challenges the adult children of a perfect Catholic family headed by a full-blooded, domineering …

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A mixed-blood Catholic seminarian struggles to discern his true calling: the priesthood or his ex-lover, a proud but damaged Ojibway man. Blessed is now available for purchase at eXtasy Books. It’s been ten years since Emery Matawapit sinned, having succumbed to temptation for the one thing in his life that felt right, another man. In …

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It’s time for another writing update.  I finished reviewing the galley.  eXtasy Books has scheduled a release for Blessed on Friday, June 29, 2018. Logline:  A mixed-blood Catholic seminarian struggles to discern his true calling: the priesthood or his ex-lover, a proud but damaged Ojibway man.

Looking for a new author?  Enjoy contemporary romance set in Canada?  Why not give V.J. Allison’s Stricken a buy? Blurb:  Love deserves a second chance… Ewan Campbell once thought he had it all – he was a rising star in the real estate field, popular with his peers, and engaged to his employer’s cousin, the …

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If you like small town contemporary romance about close-knit families, pick up a book by Nancy Stopper.  In January of 2017, her debut novella for the Oak Grove Series, set in a fictional town in Pennsylvania, hit the book shelves. The Oak Grove series revolves around the Bennett family:  Mom, Dad, eldest son Lucas, middle …

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I’m trying my best to keep the blog updated, but dial-up makes this challenging.  Thank goodness for high-speed at hubby’s business LOL. Anyhoo, I wanted to share with you what I’m reading.  I won this book at Romance Divas during their NGTC week.  It’s Serve and Protect by Megan Linden. Here is the blurb: What …

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Today at Romance, She Wrote, I have author, singer, and songwriter, Brooklyn James, in the interview chair.  She has an upcoming release, Let It Go, that we’ll be talking about. 1.  In the past, you’ve written across genres (coming of age, women’s fiction, supernatural thriller, nonfiction). How would you classify your upcoming release, Let It …

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Yes, a little early am I not?  LOL.  I must admit I’ve been suffering a terrible toothache since Monday.  Well, not a toothache since it’s the one I had a root canal done on.  Darn dentist is making me wait and see how the antibiotics work (saw him this morning).  So when you’re up all …

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I’ve been so busy researching for another ms that my reading time has been devoted to history books!  LOL. Time for a quick break, huh?  Being a Canuck, I LOVE a Canadian setting.  Elise Whyles is a Canadian author and her Canadian Heroes series naturally takes place in Alberta, Canada.  The first book is Five …

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Emma Leigh Reed is the author of Crashing Hearts, her debut novel through Whiskey Creek Press.  Emma is in the interview chair today, ready to answer a host of questions. Feel free to ask questions of your own! ***** 1.  First off, tell us a little bit about yourself.  I visited your web site and …

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