Read, Read, Read Until the End...Bug-in

The end of the Blog hop - all of the author decided to have a Blog Fest.

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A new series of shapeshifter

Banished Hero - book 1

Blurb:

With no memory of her past, Faye Lynn Berton clings to a father who curses her ability to shape-shift, then uses her special skill to scam local villagers. The only freedom she knows comes as she soars through the sky in falcon form. A chance meeting with another changling turns her world upside down. Beyond satisfying the powerful sexual cravings that follow transformation, he reveals a surprising dimension of sex between their kind…one to unlock the secrets of her soul.

Havyn Westmore has questions…Faye Lynn holds the answers. Determined to unravel her secrets, he must strives to gain her freedom and trust. Teaching her the finer techniques of transformation keeps her close while sex strengthens their bond. But on the trail of discovery, Havyn must confront his own past. Accused of a heinous crime, he was banned from his homeland. Now, he must choose between returning to face certain execution—or robbing Faye Lynn of her birthright and a life in Paradise.

To read excerpts and reviews for Banished Hero 

Banished Scoundrel

Second book in the shapeshifter series

Blurb:

Known scoundrel Jack Avery must earn the queen's forgiveness by rescuing her missing daughter from the human world. His sources reveal the Princess Noelani is being held by a powerful man who likes a good game of chance. So with twenty borrowed pieces of gold Jack enters the high-stakes game. Only the lady he encounters is no princess. This pretty Kitty makes him want to hear her purr.

Under a memory spell, Kitty recalls nothing before the governor bought her from her parents and offered her protection from those he claims would kill her kind. So what if, in order to control her, he forces Kitty to morph then deprives her of sexual release after transformation. But the crafty card player she is assigned to “entertain” reveals himself as a kindred spirit—a shape shifter—and unravels the lie she’s been forced to live.

Together Jack and Kitty risk it all, for the stakes are high and the prize is worth it...freedom, forgiveness, love.

To read excerpts and reviews for Banished Scoundrel 

Banished Witch 

Last book in the shapeshifter series

Blurb:

Once a princess of Ardenia, Danella, left her homeland to warn her childhood sweetheart only to be kidnapped and sold into slavery. Learning the dark magic from her keeper, she grew to accept her role as a witch to protect her family and track down the traitor to the crown. But when Omar Mandel, the love from her past, arrives to bring her home, she realizes she can never go home. That doesn't mean she can't use his assistance in her plan for revenge and, in the meantime, live out a few unfulfilled fantasies.

The queen wants her daughter to come home and Omar’s job is to see that it happens. However, Danella isn’t the same sweet girl he remembers. In her place is a sexy woman who excites his lust and claims his heart. He must teach her to trust in his love and face the sins of the past if they are to have a future together.

To read excerpt and reviews for Banished Witch 

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Celebrate today the wonderful world as we know it,
Anita
www.anitaphilmar.com

RT Bug-In - Hook Me

The Bug-In Hop is about being prepared for the future if society as we know it changes.
Survival.
No grocery store.
Food at a shortage.

Where else can we get food? Some people could not go hunting if their life depended on it, but could catch a fish and eat it.

So let's look at what it takes to go fishing. Basic equipment can be as little as a stick, string, bait, and a hook.

Depending on how close you can get to the water, you might even just use a pointed stick to spear the fish, but for this article let's go with standing on the side of the lake with a fishing pole.

Okay, we all know there are rods and reels that can cast out into the middle of the lake, boats that you can ride in to get to the best spots, but for this article we are talking to people who know next to nothing about fishing.

So let's say you need to eat, food supply is short.

As a kid, I spend many hours using a cane pole to catch fish in my uncle's pond.

Equipment - 

1. a pole about six feet long (can be short or longer depending on what you can find.)
2. string can be nylon, yarn, made from cotton, but it need to be strong so as not to break if you catch a large fish.
3. hook - if you can buy one great. If not, you can make one from a coat hanger, wire, (the end needs to be sharp to break through the fish's skin.
4. bait - worms, crickets, grasshoppers, bacon, some type of meat- chicken skin, (the stinkier the better.)

Assemble equipment - 

1. Tie string onto one end of the pole. You can either make a slit in the pole or bore a hole through the pole and feed the string through the hole to secure it to the pole.
2. at the other end of the string, which usually need to be about six to ten feet in length, secure the hook.
3. When securing the hook it is best to make sure you use the strongest knot you know. 
4. Test it by tugging on the hook to see if you can get it loose. (Depend on what type of string you are using you will need to check this every time before you go fishing. Cotton string rots.)
5. Next feed your bait onto the hook.
6. You are now ready to fish.

Where and when to fish.

Any lake that is available may have fish in it. The bigger question is would you be will to eat the fish that comes out of the lake. Polluted ponds may not be an option. Check to see if there is oil or other chemicals floating on the surface if so, try somewhere else to fish.

Time - a number of things can dictate when is the right time of day to fish, impending weather can play a part, so can  temperature. If a storm is brewing, then head for the lake before it hits, because the fish know with rain, comes run-off and food. If it's cold outside you need to have more string because the fish are at a  deeper depth to keep warm.

Personally, I enjoy the challenge of fishing. It take very little equipment and is fun. 

Once you catch a fish, be careful about removing the fish from the hook. Best to hold them behind the gills.

Also, remember to try to keep the fish alive until you are ready to cook them. If you can't keep them fresh, put them on ice or cook them right away on a fire next to the lake.

Hope this helps. Remember you don't have to spend a fortune on expensive equipment. Gather the things above and give it a go. You might fine you enjoy the sport even if the world doesn't end on Dec. 21.

Also, I'm giving away a copy of my book "Banished" for those of you who want to read about shapeshifters. Enter a comment and leave your email address. I will announce the winner. Dec.19 so you have plenty of time to enter.  

Read the excerpts and reviews for the three stories at http://www.anitaphilmar.com/banishedbookpg.html

Also
The Bug-in With Romance Blog Hop continues tomorrow (12/18/2012) with
 Patsy Parker-- Hunting http://www.plparker.blogspot.com

Be Prepared and Live another day,

Anita
www.anitaphilmar.com