Retribution! is FREE on December 17th!

The Wild Rose Press has included Book One of The Champion Chronicles in its yearly Holiday Promotion. I'm thrilled to be one of the authors chosen for the give-away.

If you enjoy the hero's journey with a paranormal twist, please take advantage of the FREE E-BOOK, RETRIBUTION! The Champion Chronicles: Book One, available ONLY on December 17, 2011 at http://www.thewildrosepress.com 

For additional information and a brief overview of Retribution!, please visit http://paranormalpassion.blogspot.com

On the blog I share with Shela Sky, you can read the latest reviews of all three books in the trilogy.
Thanks and Happy Holidays to all! ~ Mickey Flagg

New Review for CONSEQUENCES...

Yes. I broke down and entered Book Two in The PRISM contest a few months ago. Then I was pleasantly surprised to see a 5 STAR READER REVIEW on Amazon:

"I'm so glad I got this one. It was beautifully written, emotional, and hard to put down. 

This is a writer to watch!"

Thank you, Nancy Brandt! 

COME VISIT MY NEW BLOG!!

Hi Everyone!
I've joined my good friend and paranormal author for a joint blog. All future postings will be there, so come visit when you get a chance: http://www.ParanormalPassion.blogspot.com 

Shela Sky has sold a novella to The Wild Rose Press. It's entitled The Vampire's Touch, and if you've enjoyed Retribution! and Consequences, I'm sure you'll enjoy her author voice as much as I do! She's already gone through the edit process and is waiting for a release date. Yep. Sometimes things move really fast.

The blogspot, ParanormalPassion, will be an exciting venture. We're hoping to entice a few more authors to visit and guest blog with us. If you're interested, please email me at michele.flagg@yahoo.com.
Thanks ~ Mickey Flagg

The Release Date

A few weeks ago, I received an email from my editor, the fabulous Callie Lynn Wolfe. She congratulated me on completing my third and final novel in The Champion Chronicles Trilogy. I felt full of bittersweet excitement, having worked so closely with Callie since I signed with The Wild Rose Press in 2007.

I can't believe it. Almost five years! I'll forever be grateful for her guidance, patience, and support. As a new writer (definitely not a young one) the opportunity to work with the best of the best has been thrilling!

So back to the reason for this post. Like many authors gearing up for another book signing, I labored all afternoon once I had Callie's email, and created post cards to hand out. I had to get HIS SOUL TO KEEP and its stunning cover out there, right? Along with reviews for Retribution! and Consequences... I simply typed "coming soon" for Book Three, and the promo cards arrived four days ago.

There's a reason people procrastinate. I should have, I guess.

Last night, that altogether thrilling email arrived from my editor. And with a cyber drum-roll...

HIS SOUL TO KEEP releases in ebook and print on JULY 22, 2011

Remember my post about changing the blurb? Well, here's the final one:

Destiny is rewritten for Michael Malone, a mystically enhanced vampire, with an outcome so unexpected that everyone in his world is stunned - Michael most of all. Suddenly mortal, he faces challenges unlike any he has ever experienced.


Alana, his Guardian and soul mate, questions how the evil that lived within Michael was vanquished. Lukas, his human son, doesn't trust his father's heartbeat, and Michael himself has no answers.


The bonds of their love will face the greatest test of all when the ancient demon anchored within Michael for 317 years is discovered alive within an innocent human. Can Michael, Alana, and Lukas destroy the evil unleashed in order to give Michael his soul to keep?

I'll be signing Books One and Two on March 19th at the 2011 Create Something Magical Conference
hosted by Liberty States Fiction Writers. 
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Where: Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel, Rte.1 & Gill Lane, Iselin, NJ 08830

Come and meet some of New Jersey's finest authors :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Mickey

The Cover

On the heels of a title change, His Soul To Keep has a cover.

So far, the blurb is as follows:

Destiny is rewritten for Michael Malone, a mystically enhanced vampire, with an outcome so unexpected that everyone in his world is stunned—Michael most of all.

“Tell me how this happened?” asks Alana, the Guardian he will always love. Lukas, his rebellious human son, is just as curious. Michael gives no explanation, believing “The why is all that matters now.”

Then, his outrage intensifies when the demon that had lived in Michael's soul for 317 years is sensed, alive and well, living within an innocent human. He'll face evil unleashed, his soul to keep. 

Thanks to the talented Angela Anderson and Rae Monet, the trilogy will end with the most stunning work of art an author could wish for. Do you agree? Stay tuned for a release date ~ Mickey

RT reviews Consequences... The Champion Chronicles: Book Two

This release has been a long time coming, but it's finally HERE!!!

I learned so much as a writer while preparing this manuscript for my wonderful editor, Callie Lynn Wolfe at The Wild Rose Press. This was the first book I contracted, second in the series (of course, I do things backwards). Callie gave The Champion Chronicles it's name. Retribution! Book One debuted in March 2009. When I wrote Consequences...Book Two, the story was solid, the characters like old friends. I am pleased to announce that the last book in the Trilogy - Inheritance, Book Three is already in edits with Callie! Three books out in three years. Not bad for someone who never aspired to write a novel.

Consequences...Book Two has just been reviewed by Romantic Times Book Reviews, and here's what Donna M. Brown had to say.

CONSEQUENCES - M. Flagg - 4 Stars (Compelling - A page turner)  Heat level: MILD
"Book two of the Champion Chronicles is a really wild ride. This is a story about a different sort of vampire. There are battles, tender moments, and a large dose of teen angst. Very enjoyable!"

"SUMMARY:  The beast remains within. Mystically enhanced vampire Michael Malone survived a vicious assault by three evil sorcerers, only to face this one last obstacle. But he is not alone. The faithful have gathered for an exorcism. 
     Soon the beast is gone, but this Michael is different. It will take much more to bring him to the present. Many, including his love, the Guardian Alana and his human son Lukas, are there to pull him through. When he's back to his "normal" undead self, the Champion must atone for 300 years of transgressions. But an unlikely circumstance disturbs the malevolent Volstad, who vows to destroy Michael and turn Lukas."

Thank you Ms. Brown! I'm totally thrilled to share her words with you! ~ Mickey Flagg

Share your latest release or just leave a comment to win a copy of CONSEQUENCES.
Contest ends August 9th!! Thanks for visiting my blog!!

It's a TRILOGY.

The release date for Consequences, Book Two in The Champion Chronicles is early August. It will be available at Amazon as well as The Wild Rose Press web site. I am so looking forward to this release, but I also have other news to share.

I've signed a contract with TWRP for the third book in this paranormal romance series. Inheritance continues Michael Malone's story of redemption and then some. Questions are answered, a new threat looms for him and Alana to battle, and Lukas discovers more about himself. All in all, the title of Book Three has many meanings.

To celebrate, I've changed my blog spot around a little. Yep. I went for the dramatic. For those of you who know me, it's no surprise. On June 21, I have a post up at  http://twrpblackrose.blogspot.com on the topic of e-readers. Feel free to stop by and leave a comment. There's Kindle, the NOOK, and of course, the new Apple creation for downloading and reading ebooks. Please pardon my techno-savvy if I've left any others out. I have a SONY Reader (which suits me just fine, thank you). 

So here's the treat. If you go to that post on June 21 and can come back here to http://www.mflagg.blogspot.com to tell me why I like the e-reader, you'll be entered in my celebration contest for a copy of Consequences to read. 

Paperback or ebook - the choice will be yours!
Thanks for stopping by ~ Mickey

But I've been busy...

Whew! Life get's busier by the month. I've been remiss with promotion, keeping up with blogs, posting updates, etc. "But I've been busy," has taken on a whole new meaning for me. Nothing bad; all good!

I'm happy to announce that Book Three of The Champion Chronicles: Inheritance is now in the hands of my goddess of an editor. Yep. I finally let it go after many, many revisions. Now the wait begins - again...

I feel very blessed to be an author who can say this. Statistics are staggering on how many individuals say they are going to write a book, and then actually do so. I've completed three in the four years I've been writing paranormal fiction. My thesis doesn't count (gotta grin here).

Now to other good news. Here's my new cover. Consequences... The Champion Chronicles: Book Two also has a release date from The Wild Rose Press: August 6, 2010. I'm very proud of this one. It was a rejection letter that forced me to write it. It was the first book my editor contracted. My sister Linda read the initial manuscript so fast that I was stunned. I poured my heart into it, wrote like a banshee on a mission for four months straight, and held my head high when I wrote the last word. I am pleased to share the cover with you :)

In February, two other Wild Rose authors, Linda J. Parisi (Noble Blood) and Christine Clemetson (A Daughter's Promise) and M. Flagg (Retribution!) will be appearing at the Pequannock Library (973-835-7460 for more details) on February 8th at 7 pm. We have a great presentation called "Three Takes on Love" which includes short examples of our love stories and a discussion session. Everyone's invited, of course.

On February 9th from 7 - 8 pm, I'll be talking at Marketing For Writers in Newton, NJ. The address is 133 Spring St. For more info, call 973-383-0027

March holds two more events and book signings. I'll keep you posted :)

So Happy 2010 to all. I hope your new year is filled with tons of good news and blessings!

Mickey

NOVEMBER PROMOTIONS

The trees are shedding and change is in the air. The Halloween Book signing was a hoot! Linda J. Parisi (NOBLE BLOOD) and I donned our costumes to greet over thirty guests at THE FINE GRIND in Little Falls, NJ. For all the pictures, visit http://www.facebook.com/mickey.flagg

My daughter took some great pictures!

November highlights:

I start the month off reading a passage from RETRIBUTION! on Red River Writers Live Blog Talk Radio show November 5th at Noon, Central time. I should be on the air about 12:30. We are an hour later in good old NJ. Hope you tune in. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/RedRiverWritersLive/2009/11/05/Red-River-Writers-Live--Tell-April-Laurie-About-Yo

FREE READ DOWNLOAD at THE WILD ROSE PRESS!!!

Friday the Thirteenth (cover above) is a spicy hot, paranormal short story that is now available for your reading pleasure. It's free and downloads like a PDF. Just follow the link below to meet Simone and Maximilian.

http://www.thewildrosepress.com/friday-the-thirteenth-p-3734.html

FREE READ - A SWEET LOVE STORY SANS THE PARANORMAL - I PROMISE :)

November 19th - Thrifty Thursday at The Long and Short of It.

Hollow Hearts, a sweet romance between Agatha and Darby - after many years apart.

http://www.longandshortreviews.com/LASR/index.htm

Above all else, celebrate our family and friends as we approach Thanksgiving. How blessed are we to have such love in our lives. Stay well ~ Mickey

http://www.mflagg-author.com/

Halloween Happening

CONGRATULATIONS, LINDA J. PARISI!!!

Winner of NJRW's Golden Leaf for

FIRST BOOK: NOBLE BLOOD

My fellow Black Rose Author at The Wild Rose Press has won the prestigious Golden Leaf Award. Linda's speech was so very poignant and straight from her heart.

Happily, you can meet Linda this Halloween at THE FINE GRIND Coffee House, voted NJ's best coffee house for 2009. We will be together (in costume, of course) for a book signing on October 31st from 10 - Noon.

The Fine Grind is located on Rt. 23 South in Little Falls (in The Farnisi Shopping Center) In fact, Retribution! as well as Noble Blood are already on their bookshelf for purchase.

Do stop by for a great cup of coffee and the chance to win a beautiful gift basket. There will also be a tarot reader available for the event. Rhonda and Jon are terrific hosts. We hope to pack the place, so put this on your Halloween to-do list and come on over.

Hope to see you there!

Mickey

www.Mflagg-author.com

October is looking good to me.

I usually love September,

but October looks to be filled with loads of paranormal fun!

Come read the free short story: Friday the Thirteenth
Visit: www.thewildrosepress.com

October 3: The Backstory to Retribution!
www.blogtalkradio.com Catch my interview with Steven Clark Bradley
6:30 am Eastern Time, 9:30 am Pacific Time ~ I might even address snarky reviewers.

October 7: One very interesting interview with Sharon Donovan and Oliver
http://www.sharondonovan.blogspot.com

October 22: There's always something great happening on Dayana's blog.
Visit with me http://www.dayanaknight.blogspot.com

October 24: Book signing at NJRW Conference
The Woodbridge Hotel/Conference Center, Iselin, NJ

October 31: Fantabulous Halloween Event
Two paranormal authors signing their books – In costume - really!!
Tarot readings, gift basket give-away, GREAT coffee!!
The Fine Grind Coffee House
Rte.23 South, Little Falls, NJ

The owners, Rhonda and Jon, liked my 'entourage' so much that they invited me back. But no way do I do this alone! Linda J. Parisi is signing her terrific first novel, Noble Blood, as well.

We'll be there 10 - Noon, but hoping for so many customers that we'll have to stay all day.

Is that the sun I see?

If you live in my area of the US, you know that it has felt like we've been under the 'Noah's Ark' alert. Weeks and weeks of rain! Finally, today it feels like June. Of course, now we'll be sweating at school - just in time for the 8th grade moving on ceremony this week. As a music teacher, rehearsals can be just plain cruel during hot, sticky days. But odd as it may seem to some, I love my students and I'm actually looking forward to leading Summer School for all of July (please don't throw anything or say 'yuck', 'cause I do enjoy the kiddies - a lot!).

While in New Haven two weeks ago, the weather reminded me of London. Those without umbrellas handy had that "left out" look on their faces. I traveled to Yale University to accept a Distinguished Music Educator Award (Yale Symposium on Music 2009). 50 music educators from across the US got to network, discuss, and dialogue on two important subjects. Of course, I bragged about my students at this prestigious event. And I had my umbrella :)

But coming home from a writing workshop yesterday, the NJ Turnpike was nothing less than a hazy, frightening road. The windshield wipers have been on full blast more times than I can count since the middle of May! The only good coming from this is the brilliance of the flowers, the deep green of the thick forest, and the happy ducks paddling away in the new pond next to my house. Ah, the simple pleasures...

But rainy days are great for curling up with a good book :) And what would an author's blog post be without some shameless promo?

Take a peek at the latest review: Retribution! [The Champion Chronicles: Book One] by M. Flagghttp://longandshortreviews.blogspot.com/2009/06/retribution-champion-chronicles-book.html In case you're wondering, my main character, a pretty hot vampire, will find a few more bumps in the road to redemption in Consequences, Book 2 contracted with The Wild Rose Press.

I'm also delighted to announce that my book's available for purchase at The Fine Grind in Little Falls, NJ Rte. 23 South. This wonderful coffee shop has made me their paranormal author, and on Saturday July 25th, I'll be signing books and chatting with the customers. Please stop by for an outstanding cup of coffee from 10 am till Noon if you can.

Check out http://www.dayanaknight.blogspot.com/ Some wonderful authors will be guest blogging during July. I'll be there on Monday, July 20th.

Oh no. Cloudy again. Anyone for a chorus of "Rain, rain, go away...?"

And if you made it all the way to the end, please leave a comment. I will put all the 'commenters' into a hat to win a free copy of Retribution! to read on a rainy day, of course!

Stay dry! - Mickey
http://www.mflagg-author.com/