Claire Gillian

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Today I have a new offering from the “Regrettable Books A to Z™” series. For those of you new to my series, this is 100% parody. You are more than welcome to laugh, snicker and guffaw at my amateurish photoshopping and blurb writing. Bad is good. Good is bad.

G is for GLBT.

How about a little manlove this week (literally) from my alter-ego, Lila Shaw?

First the tagline:

Some rainbows are promises. Some are sacrifices.

The blurb:

A man with nothing left to give but his heart…

Former rabbi Saul Rabinowitz is a broken man, adrift and alone. Since coming out, his temple abandoned him. His lover left him for a goyish Chippendales dancer. Now unemployed and penniless, he faces eviction from his apartment. So when a rainbow following a violent thunderstorm deposits a pot of gold at his doorstep, his immediate prayers seem answered.

Except the leprechaun guarding the gold is not keen on sharing.

A magical creature with everything to lose…

Rory O’Shea has spent centuries taunting mortals with the promise of his rainbows and his treasure, especially the greedy types in America. But Saul is different. A man of God, he is incorruptible by riches, and Rory soon falls under a spell more powerful than his own—love.

When Rory takes on human form to be with Saul, love blossoms between the two men. Only problem is there can be no rainbows while Rory is in this form. If there are no rainbows, the world will lose hope and succumb to despair.

Is no cost too high for Saul and Rory to be together or will love somehow find a way…over the rainbow?

OK, I won’t lie—some of these Regrettables aren’t quite up to snuff. On the bright side, two bare man-chests for the price of one this week. Ok, maybe it’s actually only one and a quarter. But still… Yay!

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Disclaimer: “Regrettable Books A to Z™” are completely fictional (duh!) creations for parody purposes only. I have no product beyond what you see in this post. Photos are public domain or stock photos I have purchased. This is not a commercial purpose, however, I retain any and all creative story rights in the highly unlikely event I accidentally create something that might be worth a damn.

Secret of the Souls

Release Date: October 6, 2014
Target Reader: Adult
Keywords: Fantasy

Back of the Book

Thrust out of their homes by a human High Priest on a vengeful mission, the Natives of Derlund no longer have a place to call their own. One escaped capture, however, and now she, Hyla, is the only one who can save her people.

For, Hyla, though, saving her nation isn’t her ultimate goal—returning to the Pool of Souls is. Becoming its Guardian and preserving their faith is her heart’s desire. The perils of her current journey, though, could leave her unable to fulfill that dream.

To find her way back to the Pool, Hyla must live among dangerous, powerful humans willing to defend the Natives, and must submit herself—her Talents—to them. While her protection is paramount, plots to end Hyla’s life will push her to her physical and emotional limits.

On the edge of sanity, her courage tested, and convictions nearly broken, Hyla’s final test of loyalty to her faith comes with the death of one she could have loved.

About Terri:

Terri started writing stories in the 8th grade, when a little gnome whispered in her brain. Gundi’s Great Adventure never hit the best seller list, but it started a long love affair with storytelling.

Today she enjoys an escape to Middle Earth during the rare ‘me’ moments her three young children allow. When not playing toys, picking them back up, or kissing boo-boos, she can be found sprawled on the couch with a book or pencil in hand, and toothpicks propping her eyelids open.