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Showing posts with label Stephanie Burkhart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stephanie Burkhart. Show all posts

Monday, March 26, 2012

Visits this week - two to check out!

Be sure to post a comment there or here for a chance to win More Than A Job.  Please also click FOLLOW! Need to have 100 followers by April 1 so need your help.

Check these links:
http://sgcardin.blogspot.com/
http://cuffesisters.com/2012/complimentary-cuffes/welcome-lynette-endicott/

Each tells you something new, and gives you a chance to learn about a couple of my favorite authors.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Author Stephanie Burkhart

Stephanie, it has been great to learn about your books, both with Dessert Breeze and Lulu. Let's revisit some of your titles:

Katherine Archibald is in search of a grand adventure. A young woman in late Victorian England, she wants to open up a book store in London and travel Europe hunting down rare books. Love isn't on her map.

Enter Matthias Duma. The Hungarian count captures Katherine's attention like no other man before him with his unusual gold-malachite eyes, his exotic features, and his command of the night sky.

After a night of intrigue during Katherine's birthday, she discovers the map does include love in the legend, but will the map lead her to Budapest and the dark, brooding Hungarian she's just met?


Count Anton Varga is haunted by the curse of the moon. It tugs on his emotions, ravishing his soul. Anton abhors the beast he must learn to tame if he is to find peace.

Lady Amelia Andrássy is an accomplished pianist, but her life in Budapest had been filled with heartache. When Amelia faints in the Duma's bookstore, it's Anton's strong arms that cradle her fall. His unusual indigo eyes spark with hers, replacing their individual loneliness with the promise of feral passion.

After a two month separation, Anton is ready to walk into Amelia's life again, but is Amelia ready to fan the spark they shared into a flame?

Elise Goodwin finds herself faced with danger when she learns the Faberge egg she's bought belongs to a Russian mogul, Dimitri Romanov, but is Dimitri playing a game with Elise's heart to get his heirloom back?

Elise Goodwin runs a heritage museum in Brattleboro, Vermont. She travels to Boston to buy some items for her museum at Sotheby's auction. What she acquires is a delicious surprise that would excite any curator – a Faberge egg.

Enter Russian businessman Dimitri Romanov. He goes to the auction with the intent of buying the egg only to discover that Elise is in possession of it. His dilemma? He's attracted to the petite brunette with doe-like eyes and a trusting disposition.

Complicating matters is Dimitri's rival, Gustav Kelch, who wants the precious jeweled object for his own collection. Can Dimitri protect Elise from Kelch?

And there are more. Thanks for sharing the rich, interesting stories that you write.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Across the Fickle Winds of History by S.G. Cardin aka Stephanie Burkhart



Lynette: How long have you been writing? What is your first writing/composing memory?

Steph: Believe it or not, I've been writing since I was 6. I remember I loved watching the Spiderman skits during a show called "The Electric Company." (shsh, I'm dating myself) After the show, I'd go to the kitchen table with my pencil, paper, and crayons and draw up a Spiderman comic based on the skit.

Lynette: Where do you find inspiration for your stories?

Steph: Not from dreams, surprisingly. I don't get much sleep, between 4-6 hours so I sleep very hard. Most of my inspiration comes from researching my topics.


Lynette: Who had the most positive influence on your life and why?

Steph: I did not have an idealistic childhood. I had people around me who inspired hope, but it wasn't until I met my husband did I find a positive influence that really grounded me. He's patient and kind and he helped me to grow on many levels.


Lynette: What is your favorite movie and why?

Steph: The Sound of Music. I love the music, Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, plus I'm a sucker for a historical setting.


Lynette: If you had a time machine and could take one trip to any time in history, where would we find you?

Steph: Across the Fickle Winds of History alongside Paul and Ian as they meet Czar Nicholas II's daughters, Olga, Tatiana, Marie, and Anastasia.


Lynette: Tell us "Across The Fickle Winds of History".

Steph:  It's published under my pen name, SG Cardin through Lulu.com It's a 40K novella and is a "sensual/warm" time traveling romance.

It is set in 1913, which brought the tercentenary of the Romanov dynasty to Russia and the last glory days to Nicholas II and his family – but even as the Romanovs celebrated, the underpinnings of discontent and dissension began to make their way through Russian society.

It is in this world that Olga Nicolaievna Romanov finds herself coming of age. A young woman of seventeen, Olga and her sisters meet three strangers on the grounds of the Catherine Palace. Immediately, she's drawn to a handsome young man, Paul Kerensky. The girls take the strangers into their home – and their hearts.

 Soon, Olga begins to suspect the intriguing stranger she's come to know is not who he appears to be. Her head and heart wage war, as Paul leaves clues to his true identity and the reason as to why he's come into her life. When she discovers Paul's secret, she realizes her country is at a crossroads – and she must choose the path her country has to follow.

Lynnette: That is a heart-pounding summary. Let's leave our readers with some reviews of "Across the Fickle Winds of History".

REVIEWS:

"A creative and surprising theory that solved the murders of the Romanovs." – Aimee Merizon, ForeWord Magazine

4 Stars, Lulu Book Review

"Cardin breathes a certain life into her characters and setting that make this short novella quite intense. " – Shannon Yarbourgh

ENJOY THIS EXCERPT:
I took his hand and led him to the nearest balcony, wanting to be away from prying eyes. With the glass door shut behind us, I pulled him to the darkest corner of the balcony had to offer and put my hands on his waist, looking up into his eyes. My heart pounded in my chest as my breathing became deep and ragged.

"What spell have you woven over me, handsome stranger? You have been on my mind since the moment I saw you? And what will happen when this evening ends? Will you go home the way you came?"

"I…I can't go home. Not yet," he choked. His entire body shook, as if he was holding himself in rigid check.

"Will you stay at the palace?"

"I have no reason to."

"Are you looking for one?"

BUY LINKS:
LULU:  http://www.lulu.com/browse/search.php?fListingClass=0&fSearch=across+the+fickle+winds+of+history

FIND STEPH ON THE WEB AT:
WEBSITE: http://www.stephanieburkhart.com


FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephanie-Burkhart-Author/149938795021166

GOOD READS:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4031660.Stephanie_Burkhart

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Coming Soon: Stephanie Burkhart

 Join me tomorrow to welcome Stephanie and learn about her books and her writing experience!  
Stephanie Burkhart was born in Manchester, New Hampshire. She received a B.S. in Political Science from California Baptist University in 1995. She served in U.S. Army from 1986-1997, spending seven years in Germany. Her interests include exploring European history and watching Dancing with the Stars. Stephanie lives in California and works for LAPD's Communications Division as a 911 Dispatcher. She's married with two young sons.

When you check our publisher's site at http://stores.desertbreezepublishing.com/-strse-template/StephanieBurkhart/Page.bok you will find a DOZEN covers on her author page.  Wow,:Stephanie, can't wait to learn from you!  One of these is Book Two Borealis: A Space Anthology, a favorite of mine. Here are a few of them to whet your appetite!






Thursday, February 2, 2012

Coming Events

Interviews for the month of February with these fun and exciting authors:

February 7 - Shawna Williams, Author of The Good Night
February 8 - June Foster, Author of  Give Us This Day
February 11 - K.T. Hall, Author of The Night Life
February 15 - Debra Parmley, Author of Dangerous Ties
February 17 - The Cuffe Sisters, Sadie and Sophie, Authors of Faith in the Shadows
February 27 - Stephanie Burkhart, Author of Twilight Over Moldavia

Then March 15 I start a round of blog visits AND a virtual Book Release Party with my fellow authors whose books are released that same day. Join us!