Celebrate the release of THE MISSION, Tabor Heights Year 1, Book 9 -- Get a free short story!

 

The newest re-release of the Tabor Heights books is now out!

Visit MtZionRidgePress.com and use the code word MISSION (remember to use all caps) to get a discount on print, ebook or audiobook, until April 15.

What's it about?

THE MISSION

Claire came to Tabor five years ago to make a new start. Her life is wrapped up in the Mission, a former elementary school turned into an outreach center for Tabor Christian Church. They now have funds for renovations and expansion, thanks to teaming up with the Arc Foundation.

Paul comes to be the new head custodian, threatening her equilibrium. First, his daughter, Sammy, decides Claire will be her new mommy, then Claire begins to fear Paul will take over, changing the vision and goals of the Mission.

Paul only wants a fresh start and a safe home for Sammy. The Mission’s vision has caught his imagination, and Claire has caught his heart. She stands by him when his dead wife's vicious relatives threaten to take custody of Sammy. In turn, he is there for her when family problems threaten to follow her to Tabor.

Jennifer has almost finished recovering from a brutal injury while protecting a fugitive mother and her children. Coming to the Mission as minister to children will help her ease back into her work for the Arc Foundation. But then Doug is hired as Pastor Wally's assistant. Jennifer and Doug have a bad history, thanks to his father and her mother and an affair that destroyed several Air Force careers and families. All Jennifer wants is for Doug not to recognize or remember her, but sometimes God doesn't answer prayers the way His children want.

Teamwork for the sake of the Mission promises to become so much more, if the four of them only have the courage to take a chance.

TO CELEBRATE!!

Want a FREE Tabor Heights short story, to celebrate the release of THE MISSION?

COPS AND BOBBERS

Trina is the new Rec Director for Tabor Heights. She loves her job, and she loves the town's kids, and she really wishes she could get to know Officer Mike Nichols better. How can a great guy like him be interested in a woman who dresses like an adolescent and plays with children all day?

Officer Mike will do whatever it takes to make Rec Director Trina happy, even put on swim trunks and help special needs swimmers at the city pool. This summer, they might just have a chance to make their daydreams come true.

Follow these links to get a free ebook download or audiobook download -- and please sign up for my newsletter, to learn about more new releases, works-in-progress, and free short stories!!

Audio: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/rwegy7bhk7

Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/7wq7skaikk

A New Season at Ye Olde Dragon's Library storytelling podcast: MUSIC IN THE NIGHT

 

Starting February 2 on your favorite podcasting app:

2 new chapters each week from MUSIC IN THE NIGHT, from the Guardians of the Time Stream steampunk series.

2 childhood friends with matching crystal roses hold the key to lost understanding of the Great Machine. Can Ess find Carmen before their enemies catch up with her?

https://yeoldedragonbooks.com/ye-olde-dragons-library-storytelling-podcast/

 

Book Review: PLACEBO by Steven James

 

I got this book and the sequel several years ago at a writing conference where James spoke ... wish I hadn't waited so long to finally sit down and read it!

Intense. I was warned by a friend who is a major fan-girl that his books can be gritty and dark ... yeah, some of the characters make you cheer when they get their due punishment. Let's just put it that way.
But there are others who are just charming, quirky, a delightful relief amid all the darkness and growing tension as Jevin and his brilliant team race to find answers and save lives and unravel the tangled plot that threatens world security.

Not to spoil the story -- because you need to read this -- but Jevin is a magician and escape artist who, after the tragic deaths of his wife and sons, turns to investigation work to uncover frauds and scams. An undercover trip to a center that is studying the supposed telepathic links between people turns into a murder attempt on the head researcher, and then a flight across the country to stop psychic twin assassins.

Life With Oliver

 

This is the newest member of the family, Oliver, a miniature Australian Shepherd.

Otherwise known as Houdini (can you guess why?) or The Booger Dog. (3 guesses why)

Fun Fact: Did you know Aussies are known as Velcro Dogs?

You know why? Yeah, they stick with you, always want to be with you, follow you everywhere -- or in Oliver's case, they get in front of you and block the way, whatever you're trying to do. I'm trying to get through a door, and he stands there on the threshold and just looks up at me, with that sad little, "But I Looooooove you, so you won't get mad at me, right?" look in his eyes.

Here's his favorite napping spot. Right under my feet, sometimes blocking me from pulling my chair up close to my computer. How am I supposed to get ANY work done?

GIFT YOURSELF: CLEAN FICTION GIVEAWAY -- ENDS SOON!

 

Introducing…. A Massive Clean Fantastical Fiction Paperback Giveaway! 23 authors have banded together to give away a paperback copy of their books. From fairytale retellings to science fiction epics, these books are sure to delight every reader. You don't need to worry about gasping about graphic content while reading in your comfiest chair. Instead, these clean novels are sure to delight people of various ages. Here are some of the books you could win:

 

1. A Superhero for Christmas by H.L. Burke
2. Allergic to Mistletoe by Michelle L. Levigne
3. Fate of a Prince by Hannah Gaudette
4. Thief, Witch, and Liar by Emmarayn Redding
5. Steal the Morrow by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt
6. The Gates of Yoffa by J. Brandon Barnes
7. Reyuul's Redemption by David Liberto
8. Dragon Ripples by Kez Sharrow
9. Freedom Rings by Rachel Keith
10. The Lattice Scheme by A.L. Lieske
11. Burning Rose by Hope Ann
12. King's Sword by Grace MacPherson
13. Sonji by Jessica A. Tanner
14. The Door by Catherine McDaugale
15. All the Wild Hearts: A Red Riding Hood Retelling by J.M. Hackman
16. The Kingmaster by C.A. Doehrmann
17. The Last Noel: Reuben's Story by Darlene Bocek
18. A Star Appears by Addison Dixon
19. Thorns at Sunrise by Janeen Ippolito
20. Uprooted by Kandi J. Wyatt
21. The Veil by Daniel P. Glick
22. Etania's Worth by M.H. Elrich
23. Starganauts by C.E. Stone

 

Participants must be from the United States and 18 years or older to enter. The giveaway ends December 12 with a winner announced December 13th. By entering this giveaway, you are giving your email to the authors participating. The authors have all promised to use those emails wisely and solely for book purposes, not for spam.

 https://kingsumo.com/g/107opg3/clean-fantastical-fiction-paperback-giveaway

 

 

We Need a Little Christmas!

 

My favorite part of the holiday season is to put together a bunch of shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. We fill them with school supplies, toys, hygiene items, useful things, fun things, and send them through Samaritan's Purse to children in foreign countries, to assist in the day-to-day demonstration of Jesus' love.

Let me give YOU a gift this year:

FIRST: Go to SamaritansPurse.org and put together a shoebox or two online, or pay for the shipping on the boxes you've put together, OR check out their online gift catalog and donate toward one of the many items to help families and villages in need around the world.

THEN: Email me an electronic copy of your receipt, to: 2OldeDragons@gmail.com

BUT BEFORE THAT: Check out the storefront at YeOldeDragonBooks.com or my website, MLevigne.com, for the book blurbs, and pick out the ebook(s) or audiobook(s) you'd like to have, my thank-you for helping Samaritan's Purse spread God's love this holiday season. Give me the title of the item(s) when you send me your receipt. Here's what you can get:

Up to $20 spent: Any ebook

Up to $40 spent: 2 ebooks or 1 audiobook

Up to $60 spent: 3 ebooks or 2 audiobooks

Up to $80 spent: 4 ebooks or 3 audiobooks (or 2 ebooks and 2 audiobooks)

Over $80 spent: A print copy of the Neighborlee fantasy novel, Allergic to Mistletoe. Or all the ebooks.

TITLES: Christmas in Ohio -- Crystal Christmas -- Tabor at Christmas -- Allergic to Mistletoe -- Christmas Fiction Off the Beaten Path

Have you checked out THAKAI, recently?

 

THAKAI is my current work-in-progress up on Royal Road.

I try to upload 2 episodes, around 2,500 words each, every week.

Here's the link to the page. Please come read! 

 https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/118523/thakai

Essentially, my hero, Dysander, is an Odysseus-type character. That means there's an equivalent of Helen in this world, a version of Sparta, a version of Troy, a version of Ithaka (Thakai, for those who aren't good with anagrams ...) and Penelope -- and a war, and a long journey home.

Right now, I'm nearing the end of what will be Book 1 when the series begins to be published. The tentative title is DYSANDER AND THE SEA GOD. In this book, so far, Dysander has a friend named Aithon who is actually the sea god, Ancuenor, incognito. They have a huge, dangerous adventure that I just finished writing, and Dysander learns the truth. He's kind of peeved. In turn, Ancuenor is furious with Dysander because of something he did that the sea god considers treachery, and the two don't part as friends. Then in the next book, as THAKAI continues, the sea god interferes when Dysander finds the girl he wants to marry, and when he doesn't get his revenge, puts a curse on Dysander, forbidding him to ever leave his island home.

At least, that's the plan. There's a workaround, of course, because how could there be a Trojan War and a Trojan Horse without that world's version of Odysseus to come up with the solution?

Please visit THAKAI and read, leave comments, make suggestions -- maybe get your name in the acknowledgements, for coming up with something truly brilliant that changes the trajectory of the whole story!