The Carus Chronicles

Teenager Jane Benedict is awakened by her father and ordered to memorize a mysterious code. Hours later, Mathias Benedict is dead and Jane and her brother, Will, are wards of United Earth Corporation. To evade the company's murderous clutches and uncover the meaning of her father’s last message, Jane leads Will on a desperate escape across the galaxy. Intrigue, romance, and a daring rebellion from Earth wait on the planet Rimrock. Does Jane have enough courage to answer the call to adventure? ********************************* Fellow TWRP author and friend, L.A. Kelley, has a book that's been selected for Kindle Scout. This is a huge achievement on it's own, but now she needs your help, or more specifically, your vote! L.A. is here today to answer some questions about her YA book, Rimrider, and the Kindle Scout program. Enjoy! ~ J.C. McKenzie ********************************* What the heck is Kindle Scout? A few short years ago, Amazon lau...

Today along with four other paranormal romance authors, I'm revealing the cover of our anthology--Moon, Mist and Magic! Get ready to be enchanted by mythical beasts, magical creatures, and moonlit nights. Enjoy your favorite author, and perhaps discover someone new, in these five fantastic tales of paranormal romance woven with moon, mist, and magic… Available for Pre-order NOW !   https://www.amzn.com/B01GIQMIZY Also, hop over to my website and read exclusive excerpts from each of the stories. http://www.jcmckenzie.ca/moon-mist--magic.html

Book Specs: Title: Love Supernaturally Theme(s): New Adult SubGenre(s): Contemporary, Paranormal Rating: Spicy (PG13) Keywords: romance, supernatural, witch, angel, Page Count: 70 Digital Price: 1.99 Release Date: 2016-05-18 Blurb: Cassandra Wilson, angel and first-year nurse, spends her days helping other people. Day after day. Life after life. While her best friend feels the young nurse needs a little love in her life, Cassie avoids serious relationships. She saw what her mother went through, and unless Cassie can find another angel to spend her life with, love and a family are not in her future. An innocent night out with Fraser, a university junior and varsity hockey player, leads to something more serious and Cassie begins to experience feelings she’s been trying to avoid. But the sudden discovery—by both herself and Fraser—that Fraser is a witch, combined with his need to please everyone around him, poses a challenge to the couple’s happily ever after. Exc...

Have you read about Living For Naptime blogger Chrystie's recent post titled, "Blogging Mistakes to Avoid"? If you haven't, it's here In a nutshell, Chrystie normally uses her own pictures on her blog, but she ended up turning to Google a couple of times. For this particular incident, she went to Google to find a picture of a green pepper. That picture was copyrighted and the photographer sent her a C&D order via his/her attorney. After Chrystie diligently took it down, she was then slapped with a $7200 fine for damages. I'm also guilty of going to Google for the occasional photo, or more specifically an animated gifs--because they crack me up and make my posts pop. I naively, and wrongly, assumed, if I accidentally used a copyrighted photo, a C&D would be the end result, as I'm not using the photo/gif for promotion or making money off it. Well, I'm wrong! Normally I set my google search for royalty free pictures, but am not confident I...

Several paranormal romance author friends and I are releasing a paranormal romance anthology this year! Each of us features a different paranormal creature. Help us pick the best cover designed by the fabulous Abigail Owen. Which do you like best - the girl, or the moon?

Today is my birthday! It seems fitting to write about who I am as a person, and who I was born to be. "Baby, I was born this way" ~ Lady Gaga A long time ago (May13th, 2014, to be precise), I wrote  a guest blog post for Babette James' Blog. (You can find it here -  https://babettejames.com/2014/05/13/how-you-know-youre-a-writer-guest-post-by-j-c-mckenzie-author-of-shift-happens/ ). I wrote about how I found it difficult to come out as a writer, and how I felt like a fraud, even though I finally had my first book published. I also shared how I've been a writer for pretty much my whole life. Since that post, I've gone on to publish 5 more books (soon to be 6) via Wild Rose Press, and I've become more comfortable admitting I'm an author to other people. I'm still awkward as heck, but I think that's just the way I'm made. Anyway, last weekend, my mom sent me a series of pictures from an old school assignment of mine. The pictures not ...

Carpe Demon, the third book of the Carus Series has been nominated for a RONE Award because it received more than 4 stars in a review by InD'Tale Magazine. I need your help to get to the next stage (evaluation by industry experts). Please vote for me! http://www.indtale.com/2016-rone-awards-week-one Paranormal Category J.C. McKenzie - Carpe Demon While you're there, consider using your second vote for one of my TWRP roses who are also nominated for the Paranormal category: Sharon Saracino - Smitten with Death Sharon Saracino - Angel in Waiting TJ Shaw - Divergent Bloodline L. A. Kelly - Second Chance City Sharon Buchbinder - Kiss of the Virgin Queen While you're still there, consider using your vote for another TWRP author, Karen Michelle Nutt, who's been nominated for the New Adult Category: Karen Michelle Nutt - Flower and Fangs You will need to register for a (free) account with InD'Tale Magazine if you don't already...