New Review for Forever Eden!

Title: Forever Eden

Author: L. Shannon

Publisher: Cobblestone Press

Genre: Sci-Fi Futuristic

Publication date: August 2007

ISBN: 978-1-60088-161-9

Pages: 43Series: Shifters

Reviewer: Misa
Rating: 4 kisses

Adam Spotted-Paw has always had the gift of matchmaking. For over 700 years, he has been the one to bring together generations of his people on the peaceful planet of Raxis. In all that time, however, he has not been able to find his own mate – until she crash lands into his Temple and captures his heart.

Independent Rogue Commander, Evelyn Moonchaser has been doing her part to fight in the Galactic Wars which has lasted over 1500 years. She is shot down after recovering something from the enemy that could end the war permanently. Of course, she wasn’t expecting to have such strong feelings towards her rescuer. She thinks he is crazy when he speaks of her being his mate, but Adam would stop at nothing to prove to her that she is indeed the other half of his soul.

Forever Eden is a thrilling, fast-paced sci-fi adventure by an author that I hope to be reading a lot more of in the future. Immediately, I was pulled into this roller coaster ride of a story which has a frenetic pace that never lets up.

The chemistry between Adam and Evelyn is nearly palpable as they get to know each other in a tense situation. There is never any doubt that the hero and heroine will end up together but the author has written the story in such a way that their journey to love and bliss is enjoyable to read without seeming too predictable.

It’s very obvious that Forever Eden takes place in an already established universe of L. Shannon’s creation and for that I felt that some of the plot’s nuances may have been lost on me. Nevertheless, I was extremely impressed by Ms. Shannon’s ability to craft a fully realized novella that feels like a much longer novel for all the action contained within. This is my first time reading a story by this author but rest assured that will be rectified in the very near future.

WOO HOO! Thank you Misa!

L.Shannon

http://www.lshannon.net/ ~ dark paranormal romance

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Cobblestone Rocks!

Way back in April of 2006 I signed my first contract with Cobblestone Press. You can read about my excitement here. It was a huge leap of faith. I saw this new company that on review looked very promising. After sending of my submission and receiving a fast response, I had a panic attack. That's right, this was my pride and joy...my baby, my first novel.

What if I signed and then everything went wrong?

Luck was with me. Cobblestone Press was every bit was quality as they looked. Although still new to the game and doing things a little different from others I'd worked with, the experience was wonderful. I haven't once regretted signing the contract. Father of the Wolf went on to be an in house best seller and then hit Fictionwise, taking it by storm. Even now almost 6 months after release on Fictionwise, Father continues to be a best seller, currently at number 9 all genre.

Thank you Cobblestone. Thank you Deanna and Sable for making this possible.

Not only have you done right by my first novel but you been just as supportive of my other two novels and 9 (NINE!!) novellas. Without you some of those might never have even been written. :) Thanks to you and Cobblestone I can proudly show off my covers and promote my books everywhere.

Since today is a special day for Deanna I dub it DEANNA DAY! Happy Birthday! May it be wonderful in all ways. * tosses confetti* Yay!! *dances around my computer chair*

Woo hoo! It's Deanna Day! And here's another blog for you to check out... Shelli's Place

Shannon
Proud Cobblestone Press Author

A Rough and Rocky Road

Just as I 'd feared, the new job is kicking my ass. I hit the road with my friend last Thursday, showed Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and then we came back late Sunday night. Okay it wasn't really all that late, but I was exhausted. I even fell asleep during the Steelers game which you know means I was whipped.

You might wonder what about showing dogs can be so tiring? Well our days started between 4 and 5 oclook when we'd potty dogs and drive to the show site. Then we would exercise the dogs again and start grooming them. This would continue until ring time which can be anytime from 9 am to 3pm. Once the regular classes for our breed are done, then we regroom out the specials (champions) assuming they won Best of Breed so that they can compete in the group ring usually between 3 and 5pm. After all the showing is done we relax for a few minutes then potty the dogs again and work on anything that needs improved for the next day. I my case it was trying to teach my puppy to not bounce even if he does love being shown. Poor Teddy just can't help himself. :)

Well, my friend must know what she's doing becuase our first weekend out seemed to be a success. I won the points one day and she won several sets of points and three group placements!

Anyhow... I'm off to do it again this weekend.

As for the effect on my writing scedule, it has been pretty negative. Instead of my usual 2000+ words a day, my numbers for an entired week were about 2500. I had planned to finish both Walking Death's Edge and my Vampire Oracle story this month before starting NANO in November, but now, I feel I will be lucky to finish "Edge". Speaking of which, I need to get in a few words before I start packing...

Shannon