Belterra is FREE Today!

Dear Gentle Readers,

BELTERRA is free today at http://tinyurl.com/prnsshz

The Time After Time Series follows a pair of unlikely lovers on their adventures through life and love, this time on an alien planet divided into four tribes. When Neeka, daughter of the Lord of the Warrior Clan, was out picking lavender in their vast fields of the West, she felt him coming for her, and she was ready. When Braedon, Lord of the Soldier Clan of the East, rode into those lavender fields, searching for the woman of his dreams, he had no idea if she were even real. But there she was, standing there looking up at him, smiling. He reached his hand down to her and waited. She accepted his hand, beginning their adventures together, changing not only their lives, but the course of life and unity on their planet forever. An alien planet. Or is it?

Interview with Author Aaron Paul Lazar

Aaron Paul Lazar

Finger Lakes, New York

Oh, I have a real treat for you this morning, V&Vers, Aaron Paul Lazar, who writes to soothe his soul. I have long admired this work and his book covers. He's an award-winning, bestselling Kindle author of three addictive mystery series, thrillers, love stories, and writing guides. Aaron enjoys the Genesee Valley countryside in upstate New York, where his characters embrace life, play with their dogs and grandkids, grow sumptuous gardens, and chase bad guys. Visit his website at http://www.lazarbooks.com and watch for his upcoming release, Voodoo Summer: a Gus LeGarde Mystery.

Good morning, Aaron, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the place for Art and Authors. Can you tell us what you're written?

LEGARDE MYSTERIES                                             

1. DOUBLE FORTÉ

2. UPSTAGED

3. MAZURKA

4. FIRESONG

5. TREMOLO: CRY OF THE LOON

6. DON’T LET THE WIND CATCH YOU

7. THE LIAR’S GALLERY

8. SPIRIT ME AWAY

9. UNDER THE ICE

10. LADY BLUES

11. VOODOO SUMMER (coming 2016)

THE LEGARDE MYSTERIES OMNIBUS

GREEN MARBLE MYSTERIES

1. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLY MOORE (formerly Healey’s Cave)

2. TERROR COMES KNOCKING

3. FOR KEEPS

TALL PINES MYSTERIES

1. FOR THE BIRDS

2. ESSENTIALLY YOURS

3. SANCTUARY

4. BETRAYAL

PAINES CREEK BEACH SERIES (LOVE STORIES)

1. THE SEACREST

2. THE SEACROFT

3. THE SEADOG

BITTERSWEET HOLLOW SERIES (ROMANTIC SUSPENSE)

1. DEVIL’S LAKE

2. DEVIL’S CREEK

3. DEVIL’S SPRING (coming in 2016)

WRITING ADVICE

WRITE LIKE THE WIND, volumes 1, 2, 3

My, goodness! Very impressive list. You have been a busy boy. What is your favorite genre to write?

Mysteries and Romantic Suspense

Favorite food. 

Thai cuisine, Honeycrisp Apples, Kale (seriously!), and anything from my garden.

Tea or coffee? 

Like ‘em both but gotta have my coffee!

Pizza or ice cream? 

Ice cream, especially love vanilla with hot raspberry sauce drizzled over it!

Wine or beer? 

I love Finger Lakes semi-dry Riesling

Where would you like to visit? 

I’ve never been to a tropical island, would love to be to a turquoise ocean and sand.

May I suggest Aruba? It's gorgeous. The water is the most magnificent shade of aqua, almost fluorescent turquoise. Favorite musical artist. 

Puccini

Love Puccini. Do you listen to music when you write? 

Yes, lots of artists from The Beatles to Loon Songs to opera. 

What makes you laugh?

My grandchildren. ;o) And watching Everybody Loves Raymond on TV! That show cracks me up.

Favorite work of art or sculpture. 

Any of Monet’s paintings. I can’t choose from his 1708 works, it’s just too hard.

How old were you when you started writing? 

I wrote lots when I was a teenager, but didn’t start writing novels until age 44 when my dad died.

Describe your perfect evening. 

Having a gourmet meal with my wife that we cooked together from my gardens, a nice glass of wine, and settling in to watch a movie together with our dogs at our side.

Where do you get your inspiration? 

From life: from my friend’s traumas, from the news, from my own life challenges. Plenty of material there!

What do you do when you get a writer's block? 

I stop writing for a little while and just “live life.” Pretty soon the well refills and I can’t stop writing for a long time.

Who is your favorite author? 

John D. MacDonald, Dick Francis

Best book you ever read. 

To Kill a Mockingbird.

Last book you read. 

Causing Chaos by Deborah Ledford.

What would you do for a living if you weren’t a writer? 

I’m an engineer in my day job.

Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why? 

My father. He was a true Renaissance man, a pianist, lover of art, family, nature, and animals.

If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why? 

My mother. She just died in June and I miss her dreadfully.

What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer?  Write every day, even if you think it’s not “good” writing. Let your mind go. Let the words flow. It’s the best way to become a “real” writer. The process will help train you to produce on a regular basis.

THE SEADOG: A LOVE STORY. http://www.amazon.com/Seadog-story-Paines-Creek-Beach-ebook/dp/B01AY4877O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454941155&sr=8-1&keywords=THE+SEADOG

AWARDS:

Devil’s Lake

·       2015 Finalist Readers’ Favorites Awards

·       2015 Semi-finalist in Kindle Book Review Awards

The Seacrest

·       2015 Semi-finalist in Kindle Book Review Awards

·       2014 Best Beach Book Festival WINNER, Romance category

·       2013 ForeWord Book Awards, Romance, FINALIST

Double Forté 

·       2012 ForeWord BOTYA, Mystery, FINALIST

Tremolo: cry of the loon –

·       2013 Eric Hoffer Book Awards: Grand Prize Short List

·       2013 Eric Hoffer Book Awards: Honorable Mention, Eric Hoffer Legacy Fiction

·       2011 Global eBook Award Finalist in Historical Fiction Contemporary

·       2011 Preditors & Editors Readers Choice Award – 2nd place Mystery

·       2008 Yolanda Renée's Top Ten Books

·       2008 MYSHELF Top Ten Reads

For the Birds

·       2011 ForeWord Book Awards, FINALIST in Mystery

·       2012 Carolyn Howard-Johnson's Top 10 Reads

Essentially Yours

·       2013 EPIC Book Awards, FINALIST in Suspense

·       2013 Eric Hoffer Da Vinci Eye Award Finalist
The Disappearance of Billy Moore (formerly titled Healey’s Cave)

·       2012 EPIC Book Awards WINNER Best Paranormal

·       2011 Eric Hoffer Book Award, WINNER Best Book in Commercial Fiction

·       2011 Finalist for Allbooks Review Editor's Choice

·       2011 Winner of Carolyn Howard Johnson's 9th Annual Noble (not Nobel!) Prize for Literature

·       2011 Finalists for Global EBook Awards

 Terror Comes Knocking

·       2013 Global Ebook Awards, Paranormal – Bronze

For Keeps

·       2013 Semi Finalist in Kindle Book Review Book Awards, Mystery Category

Spirit Me Away

·       2014 AuthorsdB book cover contest, Silver medal.

Under the Ice

·       2015 AuthorsdB “Bronze” Cover Award

Websites:

www.lazarbooks.com

www.murderby4.blogspot.com

www.aaronlazar.blogspot.com

Social Media:

Facebook

Twitter

Goodreads

Amazon Author Page

LinkedIn

Google+

Twisted Family Holiday Collection by JR Wirth

Twisted Family Holiday series takes us through some new classic tales for American holidays. The antics in the Christmas books (1 & 5) are particularly entertaining for the whole family, filling us with the literary, Christmas magic we’ve come to love.

Most Helpful Customer Review

5.0 out of 5 starsJR Wirth Does Not Disappoint

By Carol Ann Kauffman on January 20, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

This anthology of "Twilight Zone" type tales, written in Charles Dickens fashion will keep you guessing until the very satisfying endings. Contemporary, solid, warm characters, concise writing with riveting storylines and situations, each has a message that will touch your heart. JR Wirth does not disappoint. I highly recommend this anthology to anyone who loves a collection of unusual tales told by an excellent storyteller

Buy Link: http://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Family-Holidays-Collection-Wirth-ebook/dp/B019G6CQBE/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453674315&sr=1-8&keywords=JR+Wirth

Blue Lake FREE Today

Dear Gentle Readers,

My very first novel, Blue Lake, is free today at http://tinyurl.com/nt2ro9j

This book holds a special place in my heart. This is the one that started it all for me, and is the first in the Time After Time series. It's a full length novel.

When widowed Nicole decided to step back into life in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico with Richard, a young handsome British actor who professed his undying love and devotion to her on a daily basis, she mistook his boundless enthusiasm for her as little more than youthful impetuousness. She had no idea where their relationship would take her physically or emotionally. She would find herself in many dazzling international locations, putting her own life on hold, simply to be with him. She had no concept how strong her commitment to him would grow and to what extent she would go to protect him and ensure his safety and wellbeing. And she certainly had no idea the depth of his devotion to her, an unlikely but undeniable love that would span continents and a decade of their lives, entwining them closer and closer, while his career, their families, and other relationships pulled them farther and farther apart. BLUE LAKE is a story of the power of love. 

The series, TIME AFTER TIME, follows a pair of quintessential lovers, Richard and Nicole, through their lives together, in different places, in different times, with different names and faces and sometimes even on other planets. This follows the alternative theory that the relationships we forge in this lifetime, both the good and the bad, are continued into the future, and are rooted deeply in our past. Whatever we do, whomever we love, and the good and evil deeds we do today follow us into the future. Unsettled issues will present themselves again and again, until they are ultimately resolved. Those people who have had a profound effect on us in this lifetime will find us again in the future. And although everything changes, love remains. 

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day, Dear Readers!

Here is the posting schedule for this week:

     Mon. Feb. 15  -  BLUE LAKE is Free Today!
    Tues. Feb. 16  -  Twisted Family Collection by JR Wirth
    Wed. Feb. 17  -   ParkerScapes, the Art of Parker Kaufman
    Thurs. Feb. 18-  Interview with Author Aaron Paul Lazar
     Fri. Feb. 19    -  BELTERRA is Free Today!