July Venetian Mask Giveaways!

Whoohoo! I have lots of hand-decorated Venetian masks to give away this month to celebrate my upcoming release Eden Discovered on July 22nd!

This sophisticated black mask is already available on Sable Hunter's blog here with an interview I did about my last release, Cowboy's Best Shot. That book is the 3rd in my Poker Flat series and it will be followed by the 4th book which comes out in the launch of Sable's Hell Yeah! Kindle World in August, so if you like cowboy veterans, you might want to check it out. Just sayin' ;-)


The intricately designed red mask pictured here will be a prize in the Christmas in July Facebook Party on Saturday, July 9th. I love celebrating the spirit of Christmas in the middle of the year as a reminder of that wonderful feeling of kindness the holiday brings. At this party, all of my contests will be open for 24 hours :-)

The American patriotic mask below will be the prize in my monthly newsletter in July so be sure you are on my newsletter list. The Lexi Post Update will come out near the end of the month and it's the only way to get to my secret prize giveaway page. Plus, you receive sneak peeks, cover reveals, and more. You can sign up here:

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You never know what I'll giveaway next ;-)

To win this sweet cat mask just visit one of three blogs I will be featured on during the month. On July 22nd, I'll be right here on Happily Ever After Thoughts to celebrate the release of Eden Discovered. On July 23rd, I will be on Jennifer Taylor's blog here as she has chosen to interview me. Yay! And on July 29th I will be on Delilah Devlin's blog here talking about the inspiration for Eden Discovered. That will be the last chance to enter the rafflecopter for the cat mask.

My final mask giveaway in July will be this beautiful gold and white mask which I will give away at the Author Summerfest party on Facebook. For this event I'm scheduled to talk live, which will be a new experience for me. I'm hoping all the technicalities work out :-}

I wish everyone luck on winning a mask this month and really look forward to seeing you at these events. Happy July!

Always, Lexi
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My Writing Process Blog

Friend and fellow author LexiPost has invited me to speak about my process on the My Writing Process Blog Tour.

What am I working on? I am currently working on a western, which (hopefully) could be the first book in a trilogy about the MacDermott brothers, three of the most gorgeous lawmen ever to pin on a silver star (now to find the time….and the words…..to write their stories).  

How does my work differ from others of its genre? How is my work different? I’m not sure I can answer that. I try to make my stories as real as possible, describing settings and such so that you feel as if you are there (at least, that’s my intention….I’m not sure if I always pull it off). My heroines are always scrappy, feisty woman who are usually in the middle of all the trouble and my heroes….well….they’ll do just about anything for the women they fall in love with.

Why do I write what I do? Plain and simple, I love history! Whether it’s the old west or the Civil War (Mischief and Magnolias, my story set during this awful period in American history is being released today! Whooo-hoooo!) or pirates sailing the high seas, I love it all! History is rich in stories of ordinary men and women facing extraordinary circumstances and if I (and my readers) can learn something along the way, I’m happy.

How does your writing process work? My process is a bit strange, and seems to be different for each book I write.  Sometimes, I’ll see something (a beautiful sunset, a storm building in the distance, a cabin in the woods, a lone cactus sitting on a hilltop) which sparks off that wonderful game called “What if….” I love playing this game. The possibilities are endless. And sometimes, I will confess, I hear voices. In my head. Usually, the deep, rich voice of a man I haven’t met who begs me “Tell my story.” Well, of course, I’m going to ask (and yes, I’ve done this out loud): “Who are you?” For my current work in progress, I heard “My name is Brock MacDermott. I’m a bounty hunter.” That interested me right off the bat (I’ve never written about a bounty hunter) so I said (out loud, mind you, to no one except the voice in my head), “A bounty hunter, hmmm? Who are you looking for?” And then he sorta stepped into my line of vision so I knew what he looked like and began to speak…..

Next Monday, discover the process of my friend, KayceLassiter.  Kayce is a country girl writing what she knows—cowgirls, cowboys, falling in love, making mistakes (boy, does she know how to make mistakes!), making right choices, winning, losing, magic, and happily-ever-afters.

As always, happy reading!
Marie