Of Ink and Quille

To celebrate the season authors Patricia Bates and Ciara Lake are running a contest to give a away two free ebooks. This is how it works -- If you have purchased one of our titles on Amazon other than the books we are giving away (see below)-- we will put you in a contest to win a free ebook from us. Yes this means you could win two books. You have until December 24, 2011 to review one of our books on Amazon. You'll be entered into a draw to win a copy of Firecracker by Patricia Bates and/or The Ketchikan Man by Ciara Lake in Kindle or PDF. There will be two winners, one for whichever book (author) you reviewed. You could win twice if you are in both pots of contestants. You'll need to email Ciaralakeromanceauthor@gmail.com or patriciambates@gmail.com to let us know you have reviewed one of our books and you will be added to the pot of contestants. If you have any questions feel free to contact us to!The winners will receive a book by January 1, 2012. Come out a...

Welcome back Pembroke, Margaret, hope those chairs are comfy. Your readers have put together some questions for you...   What made you pick your genre? PS:   I write in several different genres, including western,science fiction, fantasy, horror and nonfiction, and really, I just write whatI feel like .  Sometimes a story will be more insistent than others, so I writethat and get it out of the way. MK:  I am deeply interested in various paranormal and mystical subjects and  have been for years.  My interests include reincarnation, out of body  experiences, out of body travel, near death experiences, ghosts, after  death contact, UFOs, alien abduction, ESP and more.  It is natural for  me to think in these terms, so often my writing includes those  subjects.  Both of my novels have been about reincarnation and my  short stories are often SF, magic realism or mystical.

Desperate Measures by Cindy Cromer The secret is out AGAIN…! This time lives are in jeopardy. What should have been the perfect vacation soon became a nightmare. Caitlin Martel made a stop before meeting her family at Miami International Airport. A cryptic message waited for her. She dismissed the threat and assumed it was directed toward the brilliant scientist that she recently hired. Caitlin has no idea that a forgotten secret was about to explode and put her life in jeopardy. When Caitlin and her family arrive on the Caribbean Island of St. Kitts, they find their dream home vandalized. In the kitchen, another message has been left. In blood, leaving no doubt that Caitlin personally is the target. In a flashback Caitlin recalls the secret that her father, Jack Spencer, revealed to her sixteen years ago. He didn’t tell her everything. Will Jack be able to confront the truth and reconstruct the past in time to save his daughter?  Caitlin’s husband Scott, FBI Assistant Direc...