Please help me welcome Author Christine Amsden to my blog today!
Mind Games
by Christine
Amsden
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BLURB:
Beware
your heart and soul…
Evan
broke Cassie’s heart two months ago, and she still doesn’t know why. She throws
herself into family, friends and her new job at the sheriff’s department, but
nothing helps. The only thing that finally allows her heal and move on is the
love of a new man, mind mage Matthew Blair. Cassie finds him…irresistible.
Matthew
may also be the only one who can help keep the non-magical residents of Eagle
Rock from going crazy over the murder of a beloved pastor’s wife. It looks like
a sorcerer is to blame, but while Cassie tries to figure out who, others take
matters into their own hands. With tensions running so hot, a single spark
might set Eagle Rock ablaze.
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EXCERPT:
Rick was
still on some tirade about the heat, possibly trying to blame an August
heatwave on sorcery, or perhaps the wrath of God, when I got the oddest sense
of foreboding. It was a tingle, one of those things that is easily dismissed in
the moment but, in retrospect, makes you think, I had a feeling…
Upon entering
the diner my impression of danger strengthened, though it took me a minute to
pinpoint the source of the threat. I noticed two things at once: First, Mrs.
Meyer’s oddly shifty gaze as she worked the cash register, and second, the
nervous expression of the stooped, middle-aged man standing opposite her.
The tinkle of
bells startled the man in front of the register more than it should have. He
turned slightly, took a good look at Rick and me in our deputy’s uniforms, and
let out a cry of alarm. The next thing I knew he held a pistol in his shaking
hands. “Don’t move!”
I froze. In
that microcosm of time between instants, I gathered that Rick and I had
interrupted a robbery and the man probably thought someone had called the cops.
There was a sense of desperation about the man that made him seem wild and
unpredictable – a dangerous combination, especially for a man holding a deadly
weapon.
When time
resumed, everyone in the diner began to panic. More than a few people screamed.
Dishes fell and broke. Everyone scrambled for cover, most sheltering under
tables.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Christine
Amsden has been writing fantasy and science fiction for as long as she can
remember. She loves to write and it is her dream that others will be inspired
by this love and by her stories. Speculative fiction is fun, magical, and imaginative
but great speculative fiction is about real people defining themselves through
extraordinary situations. Christine writes primarily about people and
relationships, and it is in this way that she strives to make science fiction
and fantasy meaningful for everyone.
At
the age of 16, Christine was diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, a condition
that effects the retina and causes a loss of central vision. She is now legally
blind, but has not let this slow her down or get in the way of her dreams.
In
addition to writing, Christine teaches workshops on writing at Savvy Authors.
She also does some freelance editing work.
Christine
currently lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, Austin, who has been
her biggest fan and the key to her success. They have two beautiful children.
Cassie
Scot ParaNormal Detective (Cassie Scot #1) Buy Links:
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Cassie-Scot-ParaNormal-Christine-Amsden/dp/1606192752/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368971523&sr=8-1&keywords=Cassie+Scot
Barnes
and Noble:
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Audible
(audiobook):
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Secrets
and Lies (Cassie Scot #2) Buy Links:
Amazon:
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and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/secrets-and-lies-christine-amsden/1117158667?ean=2940148499534
Audible
(Audiobook):
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Mind
Games (Cassie Scot #3) Buy Links
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JLRNZ3C
Barnes
and Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mind-games-christine-amsden/1119167384
Social
Media Links:
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Goodreads:
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Cassie
Scot: ParaNormal Detective ($0.99 in
May)
Cassie
Scot is the ungifted daughter of powerful sorcerers, born between worlds but
belonging to neither. At 21, all she wants is to find a place for herself, but
earning a living as a private investigator in the shadow of her family’s
reputation isn’t easy. When she is pulled into a paranormal investigation, and
tempted by a powerful and handsome sorcerer, she will have to decide where she
truly belongs.
First
Chapter: http://christineamsden.com/wordpress/?page_id=1712
Buy
Links for Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Cassie-Scot-ParaNormal-Christine-Amsden/dp/1606192752/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368971523&sr=8-1&keywords=Cassie+Scot
Barnes
and Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cassie-scot-christine-amsden/1115049717?ean=9781606192757
Audible
(audiobook):
http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/Cassie-Scot-Audiobook/B00FA89FZ8/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1379697202&sr=1-1
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Please thank Christine for joining us today. Please check out her links and books!
Keep Writing!
Jodie Pierce
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