Quote from The Kahlea by Dellani Oakes

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The Kahlea – Lone Wolf Book 4 Coming Fall of 2016

The gun Mabatsuou manned was an orchestra of death for the enemy, moving and firing with magnificent precision. Not even the mated pairs of the Timokuan were as accurate as he and only a few of the Marines were as efficient as Telorvech. At one point about ten minutes into the battle, the gun began to overheat, but Telorvech compensated by manually flushing the system with coolant without Mabu missing a beat. A flicker of his finger on the grip was his thanks to her.

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Character Quote from Bad Fall by Dellani Oakes

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“If I were a mean spirited, antisocial sociopath, where would I go for fun?”

~ Frank Atherton, Bad Fall

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Author Interview with JD Holiday

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Read the latest interview with me, Author Interview with JD Holiday. Thanks!
http://carmeladutra.com/blog-post/author-interview-with-jd-holiday/

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Excerpt — The Case of the Displaced Detective: The Arrival by Stephanie Osborn

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by Stephanie Osborn
http://www.stephanie-osborn.com

This is not your father’s Sherlock Holmes…

The Case of the Displaced Detective: The Arrival is a science fiction mystery in which brilliant hyperspatial physicist, Dr. Skye Chadwick, discovers there are alternate realities, often populated by those we consider only literary characters. Her pet research, Project: Tesseract, hidden deep under Schriever AFB, finds Continuum 114, where Sherlock Holmes was to have died along with Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. In a Knee-jerk reaction, Skye rescues Holmes, who inadvertently flies through the wormhole to our universe, while his enemy plunges to his death. Unable to go back without causing devastating continuum collapse, Holmes must stay in our world and adapt. Meanwhile, the Schriever AFB Dept of Security discovers a spy ring working to dig out the details of – and possibly sabotage – Project: Tesseract. Can Chadwick help Holmes come up to speed in modern investigative techniques…

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Character Quote from Conduct Unbecoming by Dellani Oakes

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“I’ve got a hell of a security system. Even you would have trouble sneaking through. I’ve got a couple acres around my place so I can see trouble coming and I’m armed better than Fort Knox. I’ve got a guest room with your name on it.”

~ Jasper Waters, Conduct Unbecoming

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Interview with Stephanie Osborn on Angie’s Diary–Stephanie Osborn

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It’s time to revisit an old favorite!  The Interview not the author!

https://angiesdiary.com/interviews/stephanie-osborn/

Interview  by  Paul Collins June 14, 2016

Stephanie Osborn, the Interstellar Woman of Mystery is a writer, editor, and former rocket scientist currently residing in Huntsville, AL. With a keen interest in Holmesiana and matters mysterious, she authors finely-crafted science fiction mysteries.

Tell us something about your background.
Well, I’m from just outside Clarksville TN originally. Ever heard the song, Take the Last Train to Clarksville? Written about my hometown. I have graduate and undergraduate degrees in astronomy, physics, chemistry, and mathematics, as well as an undergrad minor and graduate subspecialty in geology.

I have a ministry license, am an NWS-certified storm spotter, have been a duly sworn peace officer, an ACE certified personal trainer, a tutor; I used to teach at the US Space Camp…and I left the space program a few years after I lost…

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Character Quote from Marice Houston Mystery by Dellani Oakes

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Marice Houston Mystery is a sequel to Room 103

“Did you sleep?” I asked Babs.

“Sort of. I was just falling asleep when Wexler called from the office to ask me something stupid. I swear, I’m gonna be the death of that man.”

“Don’t you mean he’ll be the death of you?” Butch asked.

“You haven’t worked with him,” Aileen replied. “She means what she said.”

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A Dollar Bill And A Bag Of Silver

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I know exactly what I want to obtain in regards to my writing career. And I know exactly what it will take to get there; hard work. I believe that most people, some authors included, think once a book is released the work is done, but the truth is the work is just beginning. Building an author platform, marketing, well it’s safe to say it’s a never ending job.

Being an author, especially a children’s author, I experience things that I normally wouldn’t do such as speaking to large crowds, visiting schools, conferences or book signings to name a few of them. To say you meet the neatest people or kids in this field would be an understatement. Some memories are permanently ingrained in your mind. I caught a glimpse of a boy who had given me one of the most memorable experiences of my career as an author. Seeing…

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Room 103 Excerpt from Dellani’s Tea Time Social Media Show

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I read this excerpt of my newest book on Dellani’s Tea Time Monday, June 13. You can catch the podcast here. This is a little longer than what I read on the show, just to give a sweet teaser for the rest of the story, now available on Amazon.

“I don’t want the money!” the loud male voice boomed out from the motel owner’s apartment.

Eavesdropping shamelessly, I waited to see if it turned ugly, hand on my phone in case I needed to call someone. There was a lot of anger radiating from that room.

“I just want a letter of apology, acknowledgment of what they did to me.”

“Come on, Englund, he wants you to have the money for pain and suffering. A public apology….”

“Would simply open old wounds—mine. I do all right here. I make a decent living. If it’s all over the papers, it…

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Starting Over with Baby Steps

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For some of us, life is a series of “next steps”: new career, new job, new hobby, new challenges, maybe even a new family member in the form of a spouse, child, or grandchild.

For others of us, life sometimes becomes a series of backward steps. Lately, I’ve been stepping backward a lot. I’ve stepped backward to a quieter pre-children household, now that my kids are grown and have moved away (two of them to opposite sides of the country!).

I’ve stepped back to the idea of returning to a former career. I’ve stepped back to a simpler, less-cluttered life—through the donation and selling of unneeded belongings.

And now I’m trying to step back and once again find my identity as a writer. For many years, I felt unworthy of claiming that title, but as my work began to be published, I finally embraced…

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