1 2 3 Table of Contents The Dark & Young or Light & Fun Sides of Paranormal with 10 Kristen Painter 10 28 Choosing The Right Book For Your Reading Tastes 22Kim Hornsby RomanticIdeals - For Real? 3422 Barbara Gaskell Denvil 24 39 Archetyping: The Warrior The Con Man Sofia St. Angeles S.L.22 Carpenter 4 July/Aug. 2016 54 Falling for June Episode 1 Heather B. Moore 41 43 61 InD’Ear: Audiobook Reviews: A WHOLE different Creature! The Hot, The Handsome, Ann Richardson Sean Hampton! 41 Reviews: 66 Historical: 71 Contemporary: 86 Paranormal/Fantasy 103 InD’Angel Landing! Young Adult: Torie James 117 Suspense/Thriller: 122 New Adult: 130 68 Science Fiction 133 Mystery: 134 Poetry Corner: Inspirational 137 “Shackles” 41 C.b. Roberts Other: 138 5 6 Publisher/editor-in-chief: Our Staff: Technical Editor: TJ MacKay Ana Smith Executive Asst./Review Coordinator: Transcription: Tonya Smalley Ralph Conley Copy Editor: Graphics: Elle J. Rossi, Roberta Gordon, Tammy Grant Rachel Rossano, Jaimey Grant Julie York Technical: Video, Sound: Tim Prater Special Publications Editor: Sofia St. Angeles Reviewers:* Advertising/Marketing: Danielle Hill, Ruth Lynn Ritter, Sarah E. Bradley,Viola Robins, Amy Willis, Lynne Bryant, Belinda Wilson, Melody Prat Majanka Verstraete, Heather R. Nielsen, Stephanie Margaret Faria Lodes, M.P. Ceja, Kate Campbell, Lynn McKendrick, Gwenellen Tarbet, Clarice Silvers, Sloane Austin, Social Media: Janna Shay Chantel Hardge, Mary Nancy Smith, Jordyn Teel, Rose Mary Espinosa, Penelope Bartotto, Amelia Kitch Carol Conley *Please note, ALL InD’tale staff are required to read and Mimi Smith review books Columnists: Material in this publication may not be Heather B. Moore reproduced in any form without written Ann M. Richardson permission. All books and material reviewed S.L. Carpenter by InD’tale have been read by the stated reviewer, and are the opinions of that reader. 7 Editor’s Note California to attend and hang out with their favorite authors! As you can see, summer is anything but laid back - in fact it is the very busiest time of year for us! It is also challenging, exhilarating and extremely rewarding to see so many wonderful authors build their platform and so many amazing readers discover new treasures. It’s also a time to allow our staff just a bit of a breather after all the work! That is why you are “holding” one of our two giant issues at this moment. Double the fun and information means our reviewers have been doubling the work but it will allow them to enjoy a few weeks of summer with their families. Never fear, though, September will bring a brand new batch of excitement to share. In the meantime, grab that lemonade, throw Happy Summer everyone!! The sun is shining, the those steaks on the grill and enjoy! weather is warm and things are starting to pop around the InD’tale offices! Goodness, I don’t even know where to start! We have over 80 judges working on reading and rating each of the RONE finalist books, our annual print magazine is being developed, the agenda for InD’Scribe Author Reader Conference is getting its final polish and starting next month, we will be rounding up readers from all over Southern Smiles, TJ Mackay 8 Contributors Barbara Gaskell Denvil Kim Hornsby Heather B. Moore Born in England, Barbara now lives Kim has taught scuba in Fiji, opened Heather B. Moore is a USA Today in Australia, writing historical shows for Jay Leno and Jamie Foxx, has bestselling author of more than a adventure/mystery/romance, and taken school supplies to Nicaraguan dozen historical novels and also fantasy. Much of her inspiration villages, sung on 60 Minutes, dove thrillers, written under pen name came from many years sailing the with wild dolphins and once did CPR H.B. Moore. She writes women's Mediterranean, but now she lives in on a dead man. As an Award-Winning fiction, romance and inspirational rural peace, surrounded by parrots novelist, Kim takes a dangerous non-fiction under Heather B. and kookaburras. The ideal life for an situation, throws in a romance, adds Moore. She also runs the freelance author! You can visit Barbara at her supernatural aspects, and spends a gut- editing company, Precision Editing website: http:// wrenching year perfecting the story. Group. This can all be confusing, barbaragaskelldenvil.com/index.html She's shared space on the top five so her kids just call her Mom. bestseller list with Stephen King, Dean Koontz and J.D. Robb. Ann M. Richardson Sofia St. Angeles S.L. Carpenter Ann’s passion is narrating well- Sofia lives on the gorgeous A lifetime Californian, Scott written books with plot twists; Olympic Peninsula where she Carpenter lives the ordinary life of even better if there’s humor keeps very busy loving her husband a husband and father, with the incorporated. She has been and 8 children. Believe it or not, addition of three dogs and a described as having a distinctly she has also written an award couple of cats. Humor has always soft and feminine voice that winning YA book, and is finishing played a large role in his life, and surprisingly has no trouble another on the very subject she he enjoys making people smile. digging into gritty characters, or writes for InD’tale, Archetyping! His stories range from the outright passionate scenes. Ann has As much as she loves writing, she absurd to the deeply poignant, achieved the distinction of loves losing herself in the pages of and his mastery of the short story “Audible Approved Narrator.” books that makes her blush and format is undeniable. If asked, She is also is an active member smile even more. She also has a he'll describe himself as just of World-Voices Organization terrible obsession with stiletto heels another guy. His many fans will and served on its Executive and regularly turns pirouettes in her tell you that his writing paints Board for three years. kitchen. quite a different picture. 9 Kristin Painter The Dark and Young or Light and Fun Sides of of Paranormal If you have ever wished for a sexy, pretty, fun friend who loves to shop and has your back no matter what, Kristen Painter is a dream come true! She’s upfront and frank but funny and engagingly warm and friendly. She is also one of Indie publishing’s most popular authors right now! Whether it’s quirky paranormal romance or dark and dangerous YA fantasy, Kristen keeps it sweet, sexy and always entertaining! 10 InD: I read somewhere that you are a girly girl and I thought, “Yes!” I am too, so it was fun to see you own up! KP: (laughing) I basically do my work in an old t-shirt and yoga pants. Make-up really only happens if I have to go somewhere, but I don’t leave the house that often. Which is probably why I shop online so much! Shoes and handbags—I don't want to say they are my downfall because I don't feel like they are leading me in a bad direction.... (both laughing) InD: Just for fun. What places do you shop online? KP: Saks.com, TJMaxx.com, Amazon, if they sell stuff, I’m there.. especially shoes or handbags! InD: Any particular brands you like the best? KP: I love Alexander McQueen. I love Valentino and Louis Vuitton and Coach. Basically I have champagne tastes which is why I do a lot of window shopping. (laughs) I did just get a pair of Tevas lip lops. That’s like the Florida state shoe and I live in them! But, I do have a bad thing for all kinds of shoes and handbags! (lifts a can of Dr. Pepper to her mouth and grins.) InD: Oh my gosh, Kristen, you are a Dr. Pepper girl, too! Elixir of the gods. KP: (laughing) Yep. Have you read my “Jayne Frost” mystery? There is only the Pirst in the series out right now but Dr. Pepper is her water. That is all she drinks! InD: I haven't read any of “Jayne Frost” but my They are what I call “series adjacent”—you will see excuse is a good one. Before I interview anyone, I some of the same characters. Jayne is a winter elf, the like to get a good, broad view of what they write daughter of Jack Frost and Santa Claus's niece. She so I usually read one or two of all the different comes to Nocturne Falls because elves from her series and varieties of books they have published. father's toy shop are going missing and so she is going With you, I started with "Blood Rights". Then I to Pigure that out. It’s a mystery because I wanted read "Miss Bramble and the Leviathan" and something different to go to once in a while. I found it enjoyed that little novella. I thought, “That was kind of a challenge because I have never written a easy. Now, I’ll try a book from the “Nocturne Falls” cozy mystery before. Oh my word, that book was so series.” The rest is history. I ended up reading much freaking fun to write! every single book in that series in one week! I InD: Was it fun because it was something very loved them! They were like paranormal candy. I different or was it something about writing a didn't get to any of your other books because I fell mystery that stood out against all of the others? in love with “Nocturne Falls”! KP: It was the writing in irst person.