Introducing Encore Month Part Two

Hard to believe but true! Tomorrow, May 1st marks the beginning on Encore Month - our 3rd Blog-O-Versay Month. 

As a treat to our readers today we are encoring the most popular post in 2014. Enjoy again Sarah Raplee's The Ghost Cat. At the end of Sarah's post you'll find links to the next two most read blogs.

Thank you for your support! Judith, Sarah and the Genre-istas  

The Ghost Cat by Sarah Raplee

The Ghost Cat visited our house again last night.

We've lived with this possible pussycat for five years. Doors on cupboards full of nice soft towels and blankets--exactly the sorts of places a kitty might choose to curl up in--seem to open when we're not looking, even when our alive-and-kicking cat, Freckles, is shut in 'his' room in the basement. When we're in bed for the night, sometimes what seems to be Freckles jumps on the bed and lies down--but when one of us reaches to pet him, poof--he's not there.

That's just freaky.

Would Ghost Hunters Jason and Steve from TAPS
( http://the-atlantic-paranormal-society.com/ ) suggest that vibrations we don't notice affect the cupboard doors? Maybe we dream the cat-on-the-bed incidents--but why would two people dream the same dream, sometimes at the same time?

Tonight, we had a new experience. Freckles jumped onto the couch beside me, eyes dilated, tail swishing, and spent ten minutes playing with something that wasn't there. He acted exactly as though he were playing with another cat. He's never, ever done that since he moved in with us seven years ago.

At least whatever-it-is, is friendly.

And playful.

That's good, right?

Check out Sarah's website at www.SarahRaplee.com and her author page at www.WindtreePress.com

Second is Genre-ista Madelle Morgan who shared memories of her favorite family vacations at Muskoka: Canada's Premier Summer Playground

April Guest, Contemporary Romance Author Pamela Aares and Genre-ista 
Diana McCollum co-author of Love & Magick tied for third.

We've some spectacular guests lined up for your reading pleasure in May starting this Saturday with former Genre-ista and best selling author, Opal Carew! Also up on Saturday's in May: Bob Mayer, Laura Baumbach, Cherry Adair and Cathryn Cade! 

Contemporary Sports Romance - Pamela Aares

AUTHOR PAMELA AARES

My apologies - due matters beyond her control, Pamela's post was not up on Saturday as promised. This was entirely my fault. I apologize to both Ms.Aares and to our readers for my mistake.

Pamela is offering a free book to all readers who leave a comment and one to everyone who signs up for her newsletter.

 Hi! I'm Pamela Aares-- thanks for stopping by!

I bet most of you would agree that one of the most powerful moments in a great love story is the moment when the heroine or hero has the courage to face the fear that has been holding them back from fully living and step into love.

But is courage the key to love? You bet. Because in order to love fully, a character (or a real life person!) has to be willing to strip away their emotional armor and dare to become the person they would be if they were not held back by fear.

 Stepping into the truth of who we would be if our fears did not hold us back can be scary. Like the heroes and heroines of our favorite stories, we step forward, feel pain and then retreat and its the call of the other-- fueled by the power of desire, the power of love--that pulls us toward wholeness.

Athletes are provocative, courageous heroes. They face fear of failure every time they take the field. In every game they test their love of the game against their skills, endurance and courage. Players that channel that power and move through their limitations and fears improve their performance and excel.

In my new series, Heart of the Game , you'll travel behind the scenes of Major League Baseball and enter the fast-paced world of alpha male, All-Star athletes and the feisty, top-of-their game women they come to love.

Alex Tavonesi, the hero of Love Bats Last , and Scotty Donovan, the hero of Thrown By Love , provide an enthralling taste of major league action and its challenges. They and the fascinating heroines that challenge them take readers on a sensual, captivating journey into the challenges of love.

Taking steps toward the life we dream of can lead us to the life we were meant to live; to the person we were meant to be.

So, as you get ready for your own spring activities, ask yourself: What might I do if I faced up to some aspect of my life that holds me back, something that keeps me from living life as I dream it?

I'm giving away a free copy of Thrown by Love to someone who comments on this post and, if you sign up for my New Release Newsletter within the next week, I'll send you a complimentary copy of the first book in the Heart of the Games series, Love Bats Last.

Author of Contemporary and Historical Romance