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Steven Thorn is an Author of Horror, who was inspired by such greats as Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Robert W Service, and Harold Schechter, just to name a few. Steven writes other genres as well, but Horror is his passion. He says that he enjoys writing scary stories because of the strength of feeling, the depth of raw emotion it fires within us. It allows him to manipulate his readers on a physical level. Sounds like the perfect way to think as a horror author.
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The authors of City of Sin are joining us for an evening of sizzling conversation about their erotic books. URSULA SINCLAIR, MELISSA STEVENS, TAABIA DUPREE , and SAVANNAH J. FRIERSON each write books that will keep you turning the pages and coming back for more.
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The guest was unable to attend, so Lisa and Linda chatted about their current projects and other fun things.
Joel Boggess is the speaker to call when your office, team, or organization is feeling stuck, under-challenged or overwhelmed.
As a speaker, podcaster, and author, Joel teaches people how to find focus, confidence, and success.
Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Joel earned his undergraduate degree at Texas Tech University, an MBA from Amberton University, and a Master’s in Counseling.
His latest book, Finding your Voice, hit the #1 spot on Amazon for success and in the self-esteem categories.
His podcast, ReLaunch, was named by Podcasters’ Paradise as “Best Overall” podcast of 2014 and “Most Inspirational” podcast for 2014 and 2015; and has passed the 1.6 million downloads mark.
He is a contributor to Networking Times, Huffington Post, and Success.com
Joel and his wife Pei live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and have two dogs; a Golden Retriever retired therapy dog, Bubba, and a Golden rescue, Happy.
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Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Playwright, those are just a few of the hats worn by one of our favorite guests. We, here at Deadly Reads Radio are pleased to announce that Randall Dark is returning to tell us about his exciting new projects. Randall is a driving force in the technical side of the film industry, as well as in movie making and playwright, so we look forward to chatting with him again.
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We have an exciting show planned when Director/Producer Jillian Bullock and Model/Director John Quinlan return to update us on the release of their upcoming movie, A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives. This movie covers the problem so many of our returning soldiers face with PTSD and how they overcome their pain and regain their lives. With the high number of suicides, this is a very important subject that needs to be addressed. It also touches on the unspoken subject of sexual assault in the military. We know this is sure to be not only an entertaining movie but will also help shed some light on these two difficult subjects.
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Angela Rackard Campbell has a passion for the written word. Deciding to act on that passion, she founded Addicted to Reviews where she showcases books and posts her reviews of said books on her blog. A fan of Paranormal Romance, Sci-Fi, Romance, Happily Ever After, Mystery, among many others, Angela looks forward to working with authors as they prepare their treasured manuscripts for the reading public.
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Eden Royce is descended from women who practiced root, a type of conjure magic in her native Charleston, South Carolina. She’s been a bridal consultant, reptile handler, and stockbroker, but now writes dark fiction about the American South from her home in the English countryside. She is the author of Spook Lights: Southern Gothic Horror, a short story collection that features the language and traditions of the Gullah-Geechee, descendants of the first slaves brought to the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia. She also conceived and edited The Grotesquerie, an anthology of twenty-one horror short stories written by women. Eden also writes for the Los Angeles Review of Books, Graveyard Shift Sisters, a site dedicated to purging the black female horror fan from the margins and Dirge, the premier dark culture magazine, covering counterculture arts and entertainment, lifestyle, and editorials.
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Jamie White is back to help us ring in the New Year and share with us what she's been up to since her last visit. Jamie is an author, blogger, photo geek, music addict, editor, pop culture geek, and a pet servant.
She spent more than a decade as a Journalism student, geeking out over Pagemaker, layout design, and other stuff.
In college, White took it a step further and became the only student to be on all three of her college's publications, serving as Editor-In-Chief for two of them. Later, she went on to freelance writing and blogging.
White began her journey into fiction writing in 2010, after joining a writing group. Since that first meeting, she has completed a bunch of short stories, five manuscripts, and has a few now in progress. She released The Life and Times of No One In Particular in 2012 and followed it up with a story in the Lyrical Muse Anthology in 2013 and two novellas through Pagan Writers Press the same year.
When Jamie is not writing or blogging, she takes pictures, meditates, practices Reiki and chanting, watches favorite shows/movies, takes walks and serves as a volunteer for the Florida Writers Association by running their social media and a writing group -Gulfstream Writers.
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As the Christmas season is upon us, Lisa and Linda will be spending the evening reminiscing about Christmases throughout the years and how they have touched their hearts. So many of us have that one special Christmas that stirs up memories each year, which is the premise of Linda's latest release, Saying Goodbye: The Christmas Gift - A Christmas Novella.
Join Lisa and Linda for an evening of lively conversation and lots of fun.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Our next show will air January 5, 2017
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Chris is the author of The Masked Saint, released in theaters 2016. Now available on DVD. The movie was based on the book entitled, "A Masked Saint." In March of this yea,r we interviewed James Preston Rogers, who starred as The Reaper.
Chris is a College Football Official at Central Florida Officials Association,
He is also a Legacy Adult Pastor at First Baptist Orlando and Minister on Call at First Baptist Orlando
Chris studied at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Palm Beach Atlantic University
He currently lives in Orlando, Florida
Vince is a guy who asks lots of questions, not only of himself but also of his society and the world around him. Although he claims he's found no real answers, that hasn't stopped him in his quest to gain perspective on a little something we call life.
As a young teenager in 1984, Vince began journaling and, within a few years, began writing short stories in both the horror and suspense genres.
The untimely passing of his significant other in early 2012 set him on a two-year journey of grieving and coping; one littered with many unexpected emotional roadblocks.
As he worked through the process, he decided to self-publish his journal entries in compilations. Thus was born The Narratives series of books. Volume I was released in the fall of 2012 and was quickly followed by five additional volumes over the course of the next three years.
His most recent work, titled "From Thoughts To Written Words: Learn To Journal From The Soul," dives into the world of journal writing, and provides insight and guidance for anyone who wants to learn how to journal.
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Stephen Thorn rescheduled for a later date, so Lisa and Linda just spent the evening chatting about what's going on in their lives.
Stephen Thorn is an author of Horror, Poetry, and Science Fiction. Influenced by such greats as Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Robert W. Service, Stephen has tossed his hat into the world of literature.
In his spare time, Stephen enjoys surfing the Net, watching movies and classic TV shows, as well as listening to good music, swimming, target shooting, photography, and, of course, reading,
Over the years, Stephen has been asked why he seems to gravitate toward Horror. In which he responds, “Horror is but one arrow in my quiver. I write many other types of fiction, but I enjoy writing scary stories because of the strength of feeling, and the depth of raw emotion it fires within us. It allows me to manipulate my readers on a physical level. Any fiction writer worth the title makes the reader’s imagination and emotions dance like a marionette, but a writer of horror can also arouse the goosebumps and quicken the heartbeat and raise the hair of his audience.”
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Judy's debut mystery novel, The Hanged Man's Noose, the first in the Glass Dolphin Mystery series, was published in July 2015 by Barking Rain Press. Skeletons in the Attic, Judy's second novel, and the first in her Marketville Mystery series was published in August 2016 by Imajin Books. Judy's short crime fiction appears in World Enough and Crime (Carrick Publishing), The Whole She-Bang 2 (Toronto Sisters in Crime), Flash and Bang (Untreed Reads) and Live Free or Tri: a collection of three short mystery stories. She is also the author of Unhappy Endings: a collection of three flash fiction stories.In her less mysterious pursuits, Judy works as a freelance writer, specializing in art, antiques and the residential housing industry; her articles have appeared regularly in dozens of US and Canadian consumer and trade publications.She is currently the Editor of Home BUILDER Magazine and the Senior Editor for New England Antiques Journal.She lives in Alliston, Ontario, with her husband, Mike, and their golden retriever, Gibbs.
This month Judy is releasing - The Whole She-Bang 3 which has 2 exciting stories in it.
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Brian writes supernatural horror novels, novellas, and short stories that will get your heart pumping. He has always loved scary movies, exploring haunted houses, campfire ghost stories, and reading suspenseful mysteries that make so you curious you have to find out what will happen next. For Brian, writing horror is about giving readers a fun adrenaline rush through nail-biting stories and characters you can connect with and root for as they confront horrors that are both real and imagined. To date, he has published seven books.
Brian grew up in Dallas, Texas. He comes from a large extended family from both West Texas near Lubbock and South Texas near San Antonio. As a boy, he had an active imagination and loved reading scary stories. Brian read a lot of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Herbert, and Robert R. McCammon. He started playing around with writing fiction in high school. Brian decided to be a novelist when he was nineteen and wrote his first novel in college. He never gave up on his dream of being an author. Okay, to be honest, he got discouraged many times and questioned whether he could ever make a living as an author. However, after time, he finally decided that writing novels is his calling. That determination propelled Brian to complete his novels and novellas get them published.
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Born and raised in New York City, New York, Dan is a graduate of the prestigious New York University Film School, the COBRAY Counter-terrorist Training Facility in Marietta, Georgia, and Southwestern University School of Law and is a practicing attorney in the State of California. Mr. Coplan started making movies when he was 14 years old with his grandfather's old movie camera. He then went on to perform numerous duties in his career: Producer, Writer, Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Soundtrack, and Miscellaneous Crew.
A short list of his many projects includes: Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) Wishman (1992) The Dragon Gate (1994) Dawn of Our Nation (2001) Save Me (2006) Growing Up Smith (2015) A Journey to a Journey (2016) ZBurbs (post-production) (2016)
Tonight we will be chatting with Dan about his exciting, dark Paranormal tale, Let It Be.
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Hector Pasillas has worked in the television and movie industry for several years, with several projects dating back to 1995. The Shadow In The Bed is Hector’s current project. It’s a psychological horror and is his first feature film. He has been working on this film for the past 10 years, and it’s now in the final stages of post-production.
Hector has also received several awards for his work, such as:
In 1994, he received an Emmy for Best Producer of Cara a Cara con Maria Laria
In 1998, he received an Emmy for Best editor for Best News story
In 2000, he received a Golden Mike for Best informative news segment for Special News Series
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Lisa is a reader and writer of paranormal romance/urban fantasy novels about monsters in love. She says because monsters need love too. A lover beasties of all sorts, she has a farm full of them in her Southwestern Missouri home which consists of one child, one husband, two dogs, two cats, a dozen hens, thousands of Italian bees and a guinea pig. She says she’s not so in love with the guinea pig.
Other facts interesting Fact about Lisa are:
The day job is at a community blood center for the past fifteen years. Yeah, folks, she’s a vampire. She talks people into bleeding… on purpose.
Lisa’s been married to the same man for 24 years. Plus, six years of stalking. She says it wasn’t considered a crime then.
She also proudly claims to be able to do ten push-ups IN A ROW! Now, of course, that is always subject to change.
And lastly, Lisa claims to have a complete zombie apocalypse bug-out bag including a machete in her trunk at all times. Just... In... Case.
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DeWayne Cox is an accomplished and award winning producer of video, film and television production. He has extensive experience in the production of broadcast and cable television programming. In 1995, he founded Meltdown Entertainment, a full-service film and television production company, which initially specialized in music video production.
Under the Meltdown umbrella, DeWayne produced and directed an array of music videos for major record labels, such as MCA, Sony, Motown, A&M and Atlantic Records. DeWayne went on to produce and/or direct a slate of 6 different programming series for Viacom's BET Action Pay-Per-View Network. He also provided the post-production for 80% of the network's original programming.
In 2009, DeWayne teamed up with outstanding actress/producer Yeniffer Behrens and True Form Films and served as Executive Producers on Create Option C: My Journey with Cancer. This is an award-winning feature documentary about actress Lourdes Colon. In 2013, True Form Films also included accomplished actor/producer Mauricio Mendoza. Together they produced the award-winning feature film After School.
Recently completing production of Fighting Chance, a feature film set in urban Los Angeles. DeWayne is a proud member of the excellent True Form Films team. Their goal is to make films that touch people in a positive way. DeWayne is also a dialysis patient but is still dedicated to his craft. His latest projects include What The Heck Is Dialysis… And How Did I Get Here?!. Incorporating his unique experience, it’s a feature documentary about kidney disease. There are 13% of Americans with kidney disease and the goal is to raise awareness about the growing epidemic, especially amongst minorities and to help prevent it through education.
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Bruce Guynn & Big Rain, the definitive workingman’s band with sweet vocal harmonies, brings its award-winning brand of “Rock ‘n’ Country Blues”, and so much more to the stage. With the release of several number one, and six top 30 songs, from five albums, on both the USA and International Charts, these boys dish up a full-bodied musical fare. The breadth of their musical repertoire leaves no one untouched and brings screaming audiences to their feet.
Some of the Bands Achievements include - National and International Tours, such as, Tours for the Troops in Iraq, Kuwait, Egypt and the US, Tour in China, Australia, and Europe.
17 Years Performing & Touring with over 1,300 Performances.
Songs & Awards - Three # 1 Radio Charting Songs, Six Songs in the Top 10 & 30, Radio Music Charts Nationally Europe, Japan, and Australia, Industry Honors for Vocal Group of the Year, Nominated Crossover Artist of the Year for New Music Awards, Working with their Communities, Sharing the Stage with the Biggest Names in the Business, Performed at 100’s of festivals, fairs and community concerts, Concerts to Raise Money for Veterans, Children and Other Non- Profits.
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We are excited to have Randall P Dark returning to share with us what's he's working on, and he's bringing a friend. Randall is busy working on The Sandy Shore Story, a tell-all that's currently in production. Randall is directing this documentary and he's working on several different projects, so we know it will be fun to hear about what all he's doing.
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Kyle was born in New Orleans Louisiana, the son of professional football player Ray Hester of the New Orleans Saints and his cheerleader mother, Hollis Huntoon. Kyle’s inspiration to act came early in life, starting out in drama class in junior high school. Kyle then attended the High School for the Performing and Visual arts in Houston, TX, where he double majored in theatre and dance during his senior year. You may have seen Kyle as a dancer in Houston at The Tower Theatre.
Kyle has had the honor of working with award winning directors John Frankenhiemer, Bruce Beresford and Mark Shelton to name a few. His film career has taken him to both sides of the camera including building the 1/3rd scale sets for "Team America" and being the art department lead man on the T.V. show "Wipe Out".
Kyle is now in the beginning stages of his Independant Film, Zombie with a Shotgun.
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Best Selling Author Linda L Barton is the Founder of Deadly Reads and Deadly Reads Author Services. She is also the Host of Deadly Reads Radio, this weekly show on BlogTalkRadio.
Linda has published several books in the thriller/Suspense genre, beginning with her debut novel, Next Move, You’re Dead published March of 2011. She had such a good time with the villain, Erebus that she decided to continue and turn the dark, psychological thriller into a trilogy.
One of the most exciting events Linda has had in her writing career was when her Next Move, You’re Dead Trilogy Bundle was included on the Kindle Fire e-readers in the 2013 Emmy Awards Show VIP Swag Bags. Linda was very honored to be included in this giveaway to over 600 of the Hollywood elite in attendance.
Further branching out into the publishing scene as a new Multi-Genre Author, Linda has penned The Dragon's Blood Key, her first YA Fantasy, .It’s an exciting story that not only young readers will enjoy, but adults as well. She has also written 2 childrens books.
Most recently, Linda has written a Christmas story, Saying Goodbye, A Novella, belonging to the Women's Fiction Genre with the sub-genres as Romance and Family. Saying Goodbye will be available for Pre-Order soon on Amazon and will go live December 1st. Saying Goodbye teaches us that saying Goodbye doesn't always have to be a sad event, but a happy one, in which we celebrate our loved ones life.
Linda lives in southeast Texas with her husband, Bob who is her writing muse, 3 silly dogs, and 2 crazy goldfish. Life is good and Linda feels blessed with the opportunity to do what she loves: writing books for readers to enjoy.
April M. Reign was born and raised in Southern California.
Growing up, she was involved in many sports: softball, surfing, tennis, and Kenpo karate. Many weekends at the beach with her family included her father packing up the long boards and teaching April and her 2 sisters how to ride a wave. The activity that stands out the most, is the thirteen years April spent studying karate with her family.
Sports weren’t the only activities April enjoyed. She also played the accordion for twelve years and even played for the Jerry Lewis kids fundraisers. During those years, she learned to read and write music.
Besides writing music, during her high school years, she also discovered her passion for writing words. At fifteen, she began writing poetry. By the time she reached the age of twenty, she was writing short stories, with no other intention than to get the stories from her mind to paper.
After her divorce, she worked full time and raised her two boys, until she decided to follow her dream and write her first book. A year later, Enticing the Moon was published. Since then, she has written more than 25 novels and several short stories, and has entered many writing contests, winning first place on several occasions.
As an indie author, April M. Reign writes and publishes her own books. With the increase in her book sales, she was able to give up her job in the corporate world and pursue her dream of writing stories, which she hopes capture the attention and intrigue of her readers.
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Jamie White is an author, blogger, photo geek, music addict, editor, pop culture geek, and a pet servant.
She spent more than a decade as a Journalism student, geeking out over Pagemaker, layout design, and other stuff.
In college, White took it a step further and became the only student to be on all three of her college's publications, serving as Editor-In-Chief for two of them. Later, she went on to freelance writing and blogging.
White began her journey into fiction writing in 2010, after joining a writing group. Since that first meeting, she has completed a bunch of short stories, five manuscripts, and has a few now in progress. She released The Life and Times of No One In Particular in 2012, and followed it up with a story in the Lyrical Muse Anthology in 2013 and two novellas through Pagan Writers Press the same year.
When Jamie is not writing or blogging, she takes pictures, meditates, practices Reiki and chanting, watches favorite shows/movies, takes walks, and serves as a volunteer for the Florida Writers Association by running their social media and a writing group -Gulfstream Writers.
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Taabia Dupree is a Bestselling Author of Adult Fiction, who grew up on the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. Her love of books and anything with words was a treasured gift from her parents. As a young person, Taabia read anything she could get her hands on, from cereal boxes, to the Encyclopedia Britannica, to the National Geographic, to the business section of the local newspaper. Yet some of her favorite reads came from writers; L'Amour, Tolstoy, Eddings, Tolkien, Hugo, Wright, Dickens, and Hemingway.
In 1999, Taabia started writing erotic fantasy stories for online story groups. She self-published her first erotic story in 2011, and has since published 3 more ebooks titled, GROUPIE, THE TEMP and SHE LOVED ME ONCE. Jessica's Obsession, book one in the Anthony Stone Series, is Taabia's first attempt to step outside of her comfort zone. This psychological/suspense/thriller with a touch of erotica, can be found on Amazon and other ebook stores. The print copy is also available.
Taabia worked with Cover Model John Quinlan on the Stone Series, his physique and tattoos were apart of her muse team. Flagentio's is book two in the Anthony Stone Series, and is also available on Amazon.
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Karlyle Tomms is a writer who grew up in rural Ozarks poverty. He completed his master’s degree in clinical social work in 1981, and worked most of his career in mental health services and addictions treatment. He has written for different regional magazines and newspapers over the years, and has often been selected to speak at both professional and non-professional events, as well as radio talk shows. However, he had never written or published fiction until completing his first novel in 2012. His general method for fiction has been to define a character and allow that character to tell his or her own story from first person perspective as though the character is writing an autobiography. Through his characters he explores the psychology of the human condition as well as the various elements and entanglements of personalities. His novels incorporate the social and historical influences surrounding the lifetimes of his characters, and are stories of overcoming social, emotional and spiritual challenges.
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Linda loves to write sensuously erotic romance with a fantasy, paranormal, or science fiction flair. Her technique is often described as being as visual as a motion picture or graphic novel. A wife, mother, grandmother, and retired Kindergarten and music teacher, she lives in a small south Texas town near the Gulf coast where she delves into other worlds filled with daring exploits, adventure, and intense love. She has numerous best sellers, including 10 consecutive #1s. In 2009, she was named Whiskey Creek Press Torrid's Author of the Year, and her book My Strength, My Power, My Love was named the 2009 WCPT Book of the Year. In 2011, her book Lord of Thunder was named the Epic Ebook "Eppie" Award Winner for Best Erotic Sci-Fi Romance. In addition, she writes naughty erotic romances under the name of Carolyn Gregg, and horror under the pseudonym of Gail Smith.
For more information about Linda Mooney, her books, and titles, and to sign up for her newsletter, please visit her website.
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Randall Dark is returning to Deadly Reads Radio to tell us about his current project, A Brother's Badge, which is Preproduction.
A Brother's Badge is a feature film directed by Randall and starring Gene Williams and Samuel French who are joining Randall on the show to talk about their roles in A Brother's Badge.
Synopsis: Detective Michael Glade, with the San Antonio police department, has wandered onto the dark side and has run afoul of the Mexican Mafia. He battles his family and feelings while riding his collision course to its ultimate outcome.
We will also be discussing Randall's other projects, such as Fast from the past - a documentary about Vintage Car Racing shot at the world famous Indianapolis Race Track. It showcases fast action and up close and personal interviews with the drivers. Another project is Easter Frog, The Brains Behind The Bunny, which is currently in Development; among other exciting projects.
Randall and his companies have been involved in over 2000 HD projects including feature films, documentaries, commercials, music videos, corporate presentations, product launches and live events.
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Premiere Booking Agency is based in Los Angeles-Santa Monica, CA. The Premiere Booking Agency established in 2009, and was on a company hiatus for several years, but is now back in business. The company had the pleasure of booking a long list of notable artists like Kelly Rowland, Ginuwine, Miki Howard, Shanice, Too Short, Lil Kim, Adina Howard and various other notable talent. Premiere Booking Agency is now booking all genres of music, as well as actors, models, athletes, celebrities, and reality stars.
PBA is booking music artist, bands and groups for live performances, concerts, and special events. The booking has expanded to other fields of the entertainment industry by booking for special events, hosting, and guest appearances. Most of the events are parties, birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions, holiday parties, bar Mitzvahs, and events, after parties.
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Alistair's debut novel, The Crimson Corset, a vampiric tale of terror and seduction, was an immediate bestseller earning praise from veteran vampire-lit author, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and New York Times bestseller, Jay Bonansinga, author of The Walking Dead series. In 2012, Alistair joined forces with international bestseller, Tamara Thorne, and as Thorne & Cross, they write - among other things - the successful Gothic series, The Ravencrest Saga. Their debut collaboration, The Cliffhouse Haunting, was a bestseller. They are currently at work on their next solo novels and a new collaborative project.
In 2014, Alistair and Tamara began the radio show, Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!, which has featured such guests as Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels, Jay Bonansinga of The Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake novels, Peter Atkins, screenwriter of HELLRAISER 2, 3, and 4, worldwide bestseller V.C. Andrews, and New York Times best sellers Preston & Child, Christopher Rice, and Christopher Moore.
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Los Angeles. Notorious cult filmmaker, Dan Coplan, whose past film “The Dragon Gate” was banned in Korea and censored in Germany is unleashing his first novel “Let it Be” on El Dia De Los Muertos a/k/a ‘The Day of the Dead.’ No relation to the Beatles’ song of the same name, the title is drawn from a passage in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, i.e., “the readiness is all, . . . let be.”
The novel twelve years in the creation is a TALL tale about Death falling in love with a human. Set on the eve of the Day of The Dead, it is a supernatural thriller dripping with erotic conversation beyond words. This night, the object of Death’s attraction, YEATS DANE, sets out to find his wife's killer and avenge her death, when he is seduced by the Death, a wild, sexy, and fantastic game of cat and mouse ensues, in which everything goes wrong.
Dan has been shot at twice, he's traveled to Mt. Fuji in Japan on a Buddhist pilgrimage, and when he was 14, he was very sick; standing 5'11" tall, he barely weighed 69lbs. Given only hours to live, he's used his many real life meetings with Death as a basis for this neo-myth.
Dan has always been captivated by the human ability to turn darkness into light. His book, Let it Be visits this territory. It’s a genre bending story and Dan had a blast writing it. He wants the readers it to have a fun journey.
Let It Be is published by Wonderful Sound Books and is available on Amazon
We are so excited to have Jillian Bullock and John Quinlan returning to Deadly Reads Radio to talk to us about PTSD and their coming movie, A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives. June is PTSD Awareness month, so it's important to understand what those suffering from this horrible ailment so we can help them regain their lives.
John is also helping to raise money for our Veterans by being the "face" on the Hero to Obey:Twenty-two Naughty Military Romance Stories bundle on Amazon. These sexy novellas were written by Bestselling Authors, so it's sure to be a treat.
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1 bestseller in sea adventures, Jesse Giles Christiansen is an American author whose page-turning fiction weaves the real with the surreal, while also speaking to the human condition. Hailed by New York Times bestselling author, William R. Forstchen, as "leaving readers so tantalized by the story lines, they think the events actually happened--a demonstration of skill surely to launch this author into the big leagues."
Jesse was born in Miami, FL, playing on beaches as a boy, the sky bronzing him forever and the sea turning his heart lyrical. After spending a summer in Alaska before graduating from Florida State University with a degree in literature and philosophy, he wrote his first novel, Journey into the Mystic.
Jesse feels he's haunted by Hemingway's ghost, not just by the poster in his writing studio staring at him, saying, "What else you got?" but by a café called Hemingway's in the small European city where he writes. Finally, Hemingway became his neighbor on Amazon when his novel, Pelican Bay, outsold Old Man and the Sea.
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**Due to the time lag of Jesse's call from Germany, he wants you to know the song "Missing You" which he sang live on the show is slightly out of sync from the music played. He apologizes and says you can find a proper version on his website.
As an Erotic Romance Author, Houston strives to intrigue her readers with a mixture of the past, present, and future, while adding sexy blends of futuristic science fiction, paranormal fantasy, western romance, and, of course, always with love everlasting. A tenacious Irish lass filled with passion and mystery; Houston hopes her sultry stories will entertain and fascinate those who dare to take the journey. She’s also a social media junkie with an Award Winning blog.
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Andi O'Connor is the award-winning author of the fantasy series The Dragonath Chronicles, The Vaelinel Trilogy, and The Legacy of Ilvania. Her novel, Silevethiel is the 2015 Best Indie Book Award winner for Science Fiction/Fantasy, the 2015 New Apple Official Selection for Young Adult, and was named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2013. Her short storyRedemption is 2014 Kindle Book Awards Semifinalist. Andi has been an exhibitor and guest panelist at Cons throughout the country including the Rhode Island Comic Con, Philcon, WizardWorld, Conclave, and Chessiecon. She is a contributor for SparkLife by Barnes & Noble where she provides writing tips, advice, and insight on her career as an author. She is a member of the National Writers Association and the Boston chapter of the Women's National Book Association.
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We, here at Deadly Reads Radio, are proud supporters of Essure Awareness. We have done several shows where women have called in and shared their stories of how Essure has affected their health and lives. Tonight, we will have open lines for women to call in and share their experiences of becoming E-Free, as well as allowing those who are still fighting Essure to share their stories.
Please help us spread the word about the dangers of the Essure Birth Control Device. No woman should ever have to suffer from this horrible device.
If you are a woman who is suffering from Essure and want some support from those who understand, there is a wonderful Facebook group with thousands of other women who are there to support each other. Go to Essure Problems and meet some of the best women you'll ever find.
If you'd like to listen to any of our past Essure Awareness shows, you'll find the links here.
Kayelle Allen is a best selling American author. Her unstoppable heroes and heroines include contemporary every day folk, role-playing immortal gamers, futuristic covert agents, and warriors who purr. She writes Science Fiction, Science Fiction Romance, Mainstream Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, Gay Romance, and non-fiction. She likes to attend Science Fiction conventions, and has been a speaker at DragonCon, and Gaylaxicon.
Kayelle holds an honorary lifetime membership to OutlantaCon, an Atlanta Scifi convention for the gay geek. Kayelle is the founder of the author-mentoring group Marketing for Romance Writers, and manages the successful Romance Lives Forever blog. She is the owner of The Author's Secret, a support company for writers. Kayelle is married, has three grown children, and five grandchildren. She is also a US Navy Veteran.
You can find Kayelle on Facebook Website Twitter Pinterest G+ Romance Lives Forever Reader Group
From romance and inspirational to adventure and fiction, Marsha has more than 15 years of experience in the writing industry. Overall, there are about 10 books and 11 feature-length screenplays published and written under her name. As a Host, Marsha is also a host of a Blog Talk Radio network show such as A Good Story is a Good Story and What is Success. With her guests, Marsha talks about writing and what's new in the entertainment field. She also appeared as a guest on other network shows and worked as a media release specialist and literary agent. As a Founder
Wanting to help writers reach their goals, Marsha founded the literary agency Marcus Bryan & Associates in 1996. She achieved signatory status from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) within two years. In that capacity, she has represented more than 100 screenwriters and authors and has also optioned books to movie production companies. She is also the founder of Michigan Avenue Media and a partner of the World of Ink Network. As a Speaker Marsha has spoken about her work and the craft of writing to a wide range of audiences including bookstores, schools, museums and local cable. She plans to continue speaking to the media to help others with their writing.
You can find Marsha on her Facebook Website Twitter Amazon
Last night we started our time with True Crime Author and Former LA Detective Robert Rangel about his true crime novel The Red Dot Club. We had such a good time with Robert as we talked about his book, and even had the honor of several of the officers who shared their stories in the book call in and speak with us. Tonight we will continue with Robert as we discuss more of the events covered in The Red Dot Club.
You can find Robert on Facebook and his Website His book The Red Dot Club is available on Amazon
Robert is a native of Los Angeles. He had his own business at eighteen. Seeking adventure, and a strong desire to help his fellow man, Robert sold his business at twenty-five and joined the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Thirteen years later, after numerous on-duty injuries, (mostly bullets), he medically retired as a detective. He then traveled the world protecting princes and princesses from three different countries. The Royals stopped traveling, and Robert found himself in a new career outside of banks with the sole purpose of stopping armed bank robberies, (more bullets). He is currently a civilian investigator for a major police department conducting pre-hire peace officer background investigations, (not so many bullets). Married twice, Robert is now womanless but has three sons. He still resides in Los Angeles but loves the forest. Robert would like you to buy a couple of his books so he can move there…watch with his luck you’ll buy the books, he’ll move to the forest and get shot by a hunter, (stray bullets).
You can find Robert on Facebook and his Website His book The Red Dot Club is available on Amazon
Born in Melbourne, Australia with a heritage including Aboriginal, Chinese, French, and Welsh.
Writing has always been her passion. When Kelly was little she would write her own little books and staple them together. She even set up her own library, wrote out library cards and labels - then tried to make her brothers join. As a child, Kelly loved to read Enid Blyton's Magic Faraway books, The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy Boston and The Railway Children - among many others.
As she got older, Kelly began writing poetry but didn't attempt to write novels until she was nineteen. She fell in love with the Beat writers, Angela Carter, Anais Nin and Henry Miller. Kelly has also read Kafka, Lovecraft/ She says she'll read anything but romance novels.
Ever since she can remember, Kelly has had hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations - sleep paralysis, and have been astral projecting from an early age. She has always been fascinated with dreams and love reading Jung and researching mythology.
Kelly has been a Career Development Specialist since arriving in the US, then an HR Technician and since January 2016, she's been a full-time Author and Freelancer. Her previous jobs include Personal Advisor, Indigenous Contact Officer, Union Delegate and Occupational Health and Safety rep at Centrelink (Social Security in Australia).
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Janelle Meraz Hooper is an award-winning women’s fiction author and playwright (Geronimo, Life on the Reservation) from Oklahoma, now living in Washington State. Her character-driven stories, delivered in a humorous writing style, are lightly enriched by her love of archeology, anthropology, and marine science. Writing on a variety of subjects, she is not a formula writer and gives each story its own identity. The author of eight published books, and many short stories, she is an avid supporter of WorldReader (Books for all!) and READS (Canada).
Her books are available in Paperback Kindle, & Nook at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and other Internet bookstores.
Website - http://JanelleMerazHooper.com Blog - http://JanelleMerazHooperauthor.com
Ainy Rainwater has been writing and publishing short stories, essays, and novels in various genres for about 30 years. She lives in the greater Houston area with her husband and rescue dogs. She enjoys reading, writing, playing guitar and percussion, gardening, knitting, tea, baking and other kitchen improvisations, daydreaming, and wasting time online.
Her novels are available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Kobo, Smashwords, and other bookstores. She is presently working on a chick lit fantasy series as well as a number of side projects, including a sequel to If Wishes Were Spaceships, a science fiction novel published in March 2016.
She is also known for the digital pop which she makes under the name Gymshoes. "Everest Sunrise" was featured in the documentary What It Takes. After hurricanes Katrina and Rita she released an EP of songs, A Tropical Depression, the profits of which go to benefit the American Red Cross. Gymshoes albums are available from iTunes, Amazon, and other online stores. For more about Gymshoes music, please see Gymshoesmusic.com, which has liner notes, links to social media, streaming music, and much more.
You can find the author on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She occasionally contributes to the group food blog, The Usual Suspects and posts short miscellaneous things on The Mighty Microblog.
A Truant Disposition is Ainy Rainwater's official author site.
Carmen DeSousa is a romantic-suspense writer. Her stories overflow with romance, mystery, suspense, with a hint of paranormal at times, and of course, tragedy. After all, what would a great story be without a tragic event setting the stage? All of her novels are sensual, but not erotic, gripping but not graphic and will make you cry, laugh, love, and hope. Although some of her titles clearly include supernatural or ghostly beings, her writing dances on the edge of the paranormal, in a genre referred to as magical realism. Her hope is that as you read her stories, you'll wonder, "Hmmm...what if?"
As most authors, Carmen blames her leap into a full-time career as a professional writer on her love of reading. Reading has always been an escape for her. When life was rough as a child, she could always disappear into a book. But she found something else too... She discovered writing her thoughts was healing. Not only could she create hope for her protagonists, but she could do away with the antagonists--legally. When she penned her first novel, 'She Belongs to Me', Carmen allowed only her cousin and best friend to read it. They are the reason she writes. They pushed Carmen to publish, as they felt her stories would give others who've experienced tragedies hope. So now, even though she still writes for herself, Carmen now writes for her readers who continually encourage her because her words have touched their soul.
Most of Carmen's novels share some of her favorite hobbies, which is anything to do with the great outdoors. Carmen rarely spends her days off at a movie theater or the mall. In fact, she hates shopping or going to a movie. As a matter of fact, Carmen and her hubby would rather read a book on the beach--or a coffee shop if it's raining--and if the weather is really nice, they love to go kayaking and hiking.
Born in Poland, Margot Justes has lived in some of the world's most wonderful places, including Israel, France and South Africa. She is currently living along the East Coast. She has taken her love of art and travel and cultivated it into unique settings and stories for her writing, 2007 brought her a contract for her first novel A Hotel in Paris.
A Hotel in Bath was released February 2013, A Hotel in Venice was released August 2015. Margot is currently working on her fourth book in the hotel series, set in Barcelona, Spain. She is also hard at work on a sequel to Blood Art.
A Fire Within, set in Chicago was released February 2014. The story first appeared in the Hearts and Daggers anthology. Her other projects include a novella also set in Chicago, Dazzling Diamonds, scheduled for release August 2016. She also writes travel articles and blogs.
Margot Justes is a Member of Romance Writers of America, the Chicago North RWA Chapter, as well as the Georgia Romance Writers. She is a past president of the Chicago North RWA Chapter and the Chicago Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
Deadly Reads Author Lisa Vandiver is thrilled to announce the release of the second installment in her exciting New Breed Series: Hellavey. This continues the frightening story of the Hellavey, those vicious blood-sucking, flesh-eating creatures that came to earth through the powerful Mystic Mist.
In the first book of the series, Lisa introduced you to the Hellavey, creatures from mysterious world of Carasylia. While Earth has terrifying stories of Vampires, who stalk their victims in the darkness of the night; those on Carasylia have tales of the Hellavey. Hellavey are massive beasts, with great power and hunger. They are some of the most frightening creatures created. While reading this story you will find yourself looking over your shoulder, and once you set the book down the Hellavey will haunt your dreams.
Hellavey is currently available for a reduced Pre-Order price of only 99 cents. Once it goes Live on Amazon, it will be available for only $2.99.
Pre-Order your copy of Hellavey TODAY for the reduced price onAmazon.
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We are so excited to have Mike Pettit back on Deadly Reads Radio. Mike refers to himself as Author, Writer, Novelist, Scribe, whatever. His alter egos, John Locke, Jack Marsh, Damian Wolf, Kimo Kanoa, and their pals live in his head 24/7, non-stop. They are like tracer rounds ricocheting around in his brain. He will say there are others like him out in the cyber world going through the same thing, but we here at Deadly Reads Radio consider Mike a rare jewel to be treasured.
Though Doug Richardson was born in Southern California, he grew up outside Sacramento and inside the state Capitol. He used to talk his way into then- Governor Ronald Reagan’s office, just to get a handful of jellybeans.
Doug attended the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema. For as long as he could remember, Doug had wanted to be a movie director. But in pursuing his goal he discovered how movies are really made: in the writing.
Doug’s first feature film, the sequel to DIE HARD, DIE HARDER, was produced in 1990. He has since written and produced feature films including the box office smash BAD BOYS, MONEY TRAIN, and HOSTAGE. His motion pictures have collectively grossed over a billion dollars in domestic and international revenue.
In 1997, Doug’s debut novel, DARK HORSE, was published by Avon/Morrow in hardcover, followed two years later by his follow up, TRUE BELIEVERS. More recently, he’s returned to authoring the L.A. crime noir suspense thrillers 99 PERCENT KILL, THE SAFETY EXPERT, and BLOOD MONEY. In December 2015, he also published THE SMOKING GUN, the first in a collection of essays from his popular blog.
Doug also manages his own website and widely read blog
Doug continues to write and develop for feature films and television.
He lives in Southern California with his wife, two children and four mutts
You can also follow Doug on Twitter
Tonight we will be discussing the ongoing battle to get the Essure Birth Control Device recalled, as will as taking calls from women suffering from Essure.
Carol is the lover of stories who was destined to become a filmmaker and writer. She made her first 8mm film at 8 years old about a day in the life of a tadpole and took off from there. She started as an intern turned Casting Director for Hickmar Productions then worked with the best at most major studios as well as Miramax with the Weinsteins, assisting in overseeing development and production. She’s currently prepping for production of her script, MIDSUMMER MADNESS, a contemporary Shakespeare rom-com.
Carol has also taught screenwriting, video game content and various film classes and workshops at UCLA, USC, UC Riverside, UC Berkeley and ITT Tech as well as the Los Angeles Unified School District where she also helped build a film and video production program for our future filmmakers.
She hasn’t stopped teaching. Her passion for quality, visual and memorable writing continues with her Consulting Services where she has an uncanny ability and perceptive vision that helps writers make their writing the best it can be for a sale or option, whether it be in novel or screenplay format. Perhaps that’s why she’s been hired to rewrite many screenplays and edit novels.
Carol has published magazine articles, poetry and, most recently, the first 2 fully illustrated children’s books in a series, THE POET AND THE PAINTER and THE POET, THE PAINTER and THE ENTOMOLOGIST. Book 3 is in the making and yes, the series is currently in development for a live-action feature.
Jillian Bullock is the CEO/President of Jillian Bullock Enterprises, LLC, an empowerment and entertainment company based in Pennsylvania. Jillian got her start in filmmaking when she was an intern on Spike Lee’s movie “Malcolm X.” From there, she has worked on her own, and other people’s movies, as an actress, producer, director, screenwriter, and fight choreographer.
As an author Jillian’s memoir, “HERE I STAND,” was published in 2012. She completed the screenplay, based on the book, in 2015 and is currently talking to producers about turning her life story into a feature film. Since 2006, Jillian has been a screenwriting judge for the Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Contest, which is sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Film Office.
Jillian is hard at work on her first novel, a crime thriller titled “Sunny Days, Bloody Nights.” Along with being a screenwriter and an award winning filmmaker, Jillian is also an empowerment speaker, fitness and health expert, martial artist, and boxer.
Currently, Jillian is in pre-production on a feature film titled A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives. Filming is scheduled to begin in September 2016. To learn more about Jillian and her upcoming projects, go to her website here.
Randall P. Dark is a pioneer in the digital media industry and renowned expert in emerging technologies. Recently Randall produced the 100-year history of Film and Television trailer, called "Moving Images" for SMPTE. THE trailer showcasing George Lucas was shown at NAB 2015. Presently Randall is producing "Your House Has a Footprint" for television and writing and "Easter Frog, The Brains Behind the Bunny" for theatrical release and interactive APP distribution. Recent projects include: Executive Producer for "Angels Sing" starring Harry Connick Jr, Connie Britton, Lyle Lovett and Willie Nelson as Santa. This feature film is being distributed by LionsGate. Angels Sing is airing on the Hallmark Channel. Randall also shot the "The Making of Angels Sing" that is included behind the scenes interviews that is in the DVD Release. "Closing Escrow" that aired on Mark Cuban's HDNet was Executive Produced by Randall. He produced and directed two 3D documentaries that were shot in Tennessee and directed a 3 Camera shoot at the Stone Forest in the Yunnan Province of China. Randall was the cinematographer for "Land Of The Giants – Exploring The Coast Redwoods" the first HDTV program for the National Park Service in 1997 for the visitors center theater in Redwood National Park, California.
Randall has many more accomplishments. Read them here.
We are thrilled to have the opportunity to chat with James Preston Rogers. James was approached by the WWE just as the acting roles started coming in. He played Bjorn in Outlander (2007) opposite Ron Perlman & Jim Caviesel, Sea Change (2007) opposite Tom Selleck, and an independent feature Poker Nights. James was also in Adam Sandler's, Pixils.
James stands a 6' 5", hulking & muscular frame. James is also starring in The Masked Saint as The Reaper in theaters now.
We look forward to spending the evening with James, talking about his exciting career and plans for the future.
Learn more about James here
Call in and speak with James (646) 668 2716
We are excited to have John Quinlan, Athlete/Actor & The Most Tattooed Romance Cover Model in The World for 2013 & 2014. We can't even begin to list all of the awards John has won over the years. From NPC Men’s Physique (2012-2015) 25 Contests 5-Time Champion to a featured cover model at the 2015 World Famous RT Convention in Dallas, Texas, John has been a busy man.
In December 2015, Quinlan was signed on as an actor for the 2016 film, 'A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives' by producer Jillian Bullock. Jillian will be joining John with us on the show.
John also offers his time in the fight against Breast Cancer with the 2015 Friends Fight Together Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign with Founders Tina DeSalvo, Cherry Adair & Stella Barcelona, and he's a global spokes model for the Addiction Series Drug Awareness campaign.
Call (646) 668-2716 to speak with John and Jillian.
Essure Awareness is important to us here at Deadly Reads Radio. From the first show, we have had the honor of meeting some wonderful women who are fighting an uphill battle to get the word out of the dangers from the Essure Birth Control Device. The first of this month, several women traveled to Washington DC to battle against those who are doing everything they can to silence the thousands of women coming forward with stories of how Essure has not only destroyed their health but how it's caused difficulties just to get through their daily lives.
From Bayer to Planned Parenthood, these women are up against some powerful forces with enough cash to sway the votes of those in Congress and the FDA. However, knowledge is power and together we can force those in DC who are bought and paid for by the Lobbyists to open their eyes and finally do the right thing - RECALL ESSURE!
So, call in E-Sisters and tell us your story. (646) 668-2716
We are excited to have this opportunity to talk with Model/Actress Jax Turyna. In 2014, Jax was chosen as The Three Bookateers Model of the Year. Jax is the country's top female romance novel model, having appeared on 100's of covers.
600+ photo shoots with photographers coast-to-coast and Internationally
Published in magazines, newspapers, billboards, websites, products and more
Co-host of the Mancow TV morning show
Call in to speak with Jax (646) 668-2716
Another Essure Awareness show where women suffering from the Essure Birth Control Device, and those who love them, can call in and share their stories of how they are forced to live through the health issues caused by Essure.
Call us at (646) 668-2716
We continue our Month of Romance by chatting with Bollywood Actor/International Cover Model Vikkas Bhardwaj. Born in India, Vikkas got his acting start in Bollywood Movies, but has now moved to Los Angeles to continue his acting and modeling career. As an International Model, he has graced the covers of several books with his smoldering good looks, bringing the hero written on the pages to life.
Call in and chat with Vikkas. (646) 668-2716
Jimmy Thomas. Just the mention of his name brings a smile to the faces of the thousands of Romance readers out there today. Tonight, we will have Jimmy joining us for some interesting conversation, while taking calls from you, his adoring fans.
As the CEO and Founder of RomanceNovelCovers.com, RomanceNovelCenter.com, and RomanceNovelConvention.com, Jimmy has transformed the way Indie Authors get the covers for their books and makes it possible to give their reading fans a cover fitting of their captivating novels.
This show will be the perfect beginning for our Month of Romance on Deadly Reads Radio.
So, mark your calendars and get ready to call in to speak with Jimmy. (646) 668-2716
This is another show for Essure Awareness, which allows women to call in and share how Essure has affected their lives and health. We will have open lines, so if you are or know someone suffering from Essure, please call in and share your story with us.
Call in number - (646) 668-2716
If you live outside of the US, you can call in using Skype.
Join us as we chat with Mike Monaco, Managing Partner of Author’s Marketing Pro (www.authorsmarketingpro.com).
Mike's background is in talent representation, having started his career in the motion picture literary department of the William Morris Agency. He specializes in helping authors, screenwriters, producers, studios and talent find their audience.
We know that Mike will be a fountain of information, so don't miss this informative show.
Monte Carlo Solutions http://www.montecarlosolutions.com/
Mark your calendars and call in to speak with Mike (646) 668-2716
We here at Deadly Reads are proud supporters of Essure Awareness. This is our third show where woman may call in and share their stories, so the public will finally learn of the dangers of this supposed "safe" method of Birth Control.
Have you dreamed of writing a novel, but don't know what to do? Have you finished your first attempt at writing, but don't know what to do next? Indie's Unlimited is a great source of information and support for those venturing into the world of the Indie Author.
What is an Indie Author? Because the term is somewhat nebulous, we’re asked from time to time about our definition of an “indie author.” At Indies Unlimited, we support a broad and inclusive definition that encompasses authors whose body of work is not obligated to a single large publishing company. Authors who are exclusively self-published, those who work with small print or regional presses, or small digital publishers, and those who may do some of each, or even have only some work published by traditional publishers are welcome here. The bottom line is that if you consider yourself to be an indie, you most likely qualify.
Indies Unlimited was founded in 2011 by indie author Stephen Hise (AKA the Evil Mastermind) to provide a platform of support and a safe place for authors, no matter where they are in their writing careers, to ask their questions and find the information they need in order to thrive. Everything at IU is free – from tutorials to breaking news articles to weekly book promotion – so authors can have confidence that we are a site they can trust for whatever they need.
Join us for an informative and fun time, and call in (646) 668-2716
With the start of the new year, we've decided to do a show where you can get to know us better. We will be sharing the progress of our current works-in-progress as well as discussing our published work.
We would love for you to call in with questions about our books or anything else you've been curious about in our writing careers. We love feedback from our fans, so here is your chance to tell us what you want from us as writers and on Deadly Reads Radio.
We look forward to chatting with you. at (646) 668-2716
Jan 7, 2016, Deadly Reads Radio did our first show on the dangers of the Essure Birth Control Device and how it has affected the health of thousands of women. Due to the importance of this topic, we will have open lines for more women to call in and share their stories.
Next month, several women from the Facebook Group, Essure Problems will be going to Capital Hill to testify on how Essure is not the harmless form of birth control they were told by their doctors. Far too many women are developing life-altering health issues from Essure and far too many end up having a hysterectomy to escape the agonizing pain and other debilitating side effects caused by this horrible product.
If you are suffering from Essure, or know someone who is, PLEASE call in and share your story with us.
Knowledge is power, and together we can stop this horrible product from being offered to women.
Essure is a permanent, non-surgical transcervical sterilization procedure developed by Conceptus Inc, a subsidiary of Bayer AG. It was approved for use in the United States on November 4, 2002.
Small, flexible inserts are placed into the fallopian tubes. The insert contains inner polyethylene terephthalate fibers to induce inflammation causing fibrotic reaction and is held in place by flexible stainless steel inner coil and a dynamic outer nickel titanium alloy coil.
Since 2013, the product has been the subject of controversy with women complaining of severe side effects leading to surgical extraction, and campaigner Erin Brockovich hosting a website where women can share their stories after having the procedure.
Call in and share your story with us. (646) 668-2716
Everyone has special Christmas memories. Join Lisa and Linda as they share memories from Christmas past while playing some favorite Christmas music for you to enjoy.
We will be chatting with Romance Author Karen (K L) Docter about her books and writing the Romance novels readers love.
Amazon Bestselling Author Karen Docter writes two different kinds of romance novels.
Contemporary Romance w/a Karen Docter: Romance...With a Kick! Amazon Author Page: goo.gl/FwhxNC
Romantic Suspense w/a K.L. Docter: Women hunted by killers...men who'd die to protect them. Amazon Author Page: goo.gl/igvR0k
Karen's contemporaries are delightful, spicy romances. She loves writing about real men and women with dreams and goals that don't allow for a relationship just so she can throw them in each others path.
Her romantic suspense novels (as K.L. Docter) are also filled with romance, although the dangers the hero and heroine face are intense, usually because a serial killer is bent on ending one or both of their lives before they can fall in love.
Karen/K.L.'s an award-winning author, a four-time Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® finalist, and won the coveted Kiss of Death Romance Writers Daphne du Maurier Award Category (Series) Romantic Mystery Unpublished division.
Where do we start when describing our guest, Mike Pettit? He's not only a Best-Selling Indie Novelist, but he also attends writing and author conferences around the country and is available as a guest or featured speaker at major publishing industry events.
Mike has been writing professionally for 8 years and is an acclaimed Best-Selling Indie Novelist. He is the author of 22 novels, 2 indie author self-help books, numerous suspense action thriller series, 2 classic westerns, and several short stories. His Key West Series has been optioned for motion pictures, sold to overseas publishers, produced as audio books, and available in print through Amazon’s CreateSpace Publishing.
After an adventurous thirty-year career in the China Trade, Mike settled in the Florida Keys and traveled extensively throughout the Caribbean Sea diving, treasure hunting, adventuring, and writing about his exploits. He presently resides along Florida’s Emerald Coast where he occasionally slips away to a small cattle ranch in Central Texas for R&R, but he still escapes to the Caribbean for adventures as often as possible
As you can see, this show is going to be not only informative but also fun as we discuss Mike's interesting life.
So, mark your calendars and call in to chat with our guest, Mike Pettit. (646) 668-2716
Tonight we will be chatting with Callie Norse, author of The Carrington Series.
Callie was born and raised in a small town in Northern Illinois and continues to reside close by with her husband. As a child, she would rather read than anything. She walked to the town library often to return her allotted number of books and check out more for the next weeks. She loved reading mysteries. She hadn't considered writing until her eighth-grade teacher required the students to write short stories. This teacher, Edna Johnson, was such an inspiration to her writing, that she dedicated the last book of her series to her.? ?Using one of her short stories as a plot basis, she wrote her first novel, For the Love of Lisa, published September 2010.
We are looking forward to spending the evening with Callie while we get to know her better
Join us for the fun by calling (646) 668-2716.
Heavy breathing or deep growls are heard from the other side of the door. We all wonder why the character in a movie or book will open the door, knowing they are about to be attacked by the vicious monster waiting for them on the other side. We brace ourselves, waiting for the inevitable blood-bath we know will come. Then when the poor victim screams, experiencing their horrible death, we hide our faces, not wanting to see for fear the image will forever haunt our dreams.
What makes us subject ourselves to such a fright? What makes us watch a movie, or read a book we know will make our nerves stand on end? Those characters we will never forget, such as Freddie Krueger and Michael Myers, who made us cringe as they slaughtered their helpless victims. Horror books and movies are an addiction for some, but everyone will delve into those stories from time to time for a brief escape into the dangerous world of HORROR.
Lisa and Linda will spend an hour chatting with Horror Author Brian Moreland, as we discover what type of person it takes to create those stories that make you turn on all the lights and lock the doors. Brian writes novels and short stories of horror and supernatural suspense. His books include Dead of Winter, Shadows in the Mist, The Girl from the Blood Coven, The Witching House, The Devil’s Woods, The Vagrants, and Darkness Rising. Brian lives in Dallas, Texas where he is diligently writing his next horror book.
Call in at and speak with Brian Moreland at (646) 668-2716
We all had our favorite book as a child. From Doctor Suess to Winnie the Pooh, each book would transport us to a happy place in our minds. We all fell in love with the wonderful characters as they came to life on the pages while our parents read each treasured story to us at bedtime.
Lisa and Linda will be chatting with Author Carrie Vaught and Producer/Writer at La Moog Productions Carol Hovsepian about their wonderful Children's Books. We will be discussing our favorite Children's Books, how they have changed over the years, and what parents look for when choosing a book for their children today.
Callers will have the opportunity to win a FREE Children's ebook. (646) 668-2716
Everyone loves fantasy. Those mystical stories that fuel our imagination with tales of Evil Sorcerers, Dragons, and all sorts of whimsical creatures. From movies such as Avitar and Lord of the Rings to any of the Best Selling books available today, people love to temporarily escape into imaginary worlds and experience a grand adventure.
Linda and Lisa will be chatting an hour with Fantasy Author Virgina McKevitt about what it takes to create a mystical world that will capture the hearts and minds of the reader or moviegoer.
Callers will have the opportunity to win a FREE ebook. (646) 668-2716
Halloween is almost here and what a better way to get into the spirit than by sharing some scary stories of those things that go Bump in the Night.
Linda and Lisa will be talking with Award Winning, and one of the nicest people you will ever meet, Indie AuthorIca Iova. She will be talking about her Paranormal Short Stories, as well as some of her other work. Ica was born in a small Romanian village, not far from Dracula's Castle, so we knew she'll have some great things to talk about. Linda and Lisa will also be sharing their own personal ghost stories and will be asking the audience to call in and do the same.
So find a safe place, wrap up in your favorite blanket with your favorite beverage, and get ready for a night of ghosts, ghouls, and a fun time with friends.
You can find Ica on her website, Facebook, Amazon Author Page, and Twitter.