A Featured Author
for December 2011
Mavis Applewater |
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Home for the Holidays
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Let's see... Smoke? Check. Bright flashes? Check. Shrieks of delight? Check! Must be Mavis. That's right! It's Mavis, here with the gift that gives it up all year. She's brought a couple of friends to the party, too. Meet Tressa Lindsey, and get ready for the year of their lives! Up, down, in, out, in, out, in... Well, you get the picture. Mavis wants you to be very, very happy. |
My Sister's Keeper
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Nothing is ever easy for policewoman Jenny Jacobs. She just wants to be in love. Sound simple? Well, there's a catch. She wants to be deeply in love with someone who is also deeply in love with her.
Jenny must face the past and the present when she discovers her lover's infidelity and her first love walks back into her life. Her life becomes even more complicated when old feelings surface for her first love -- the woman who broke her heart as a teenager, then entered the church and became "Sister Rachel."
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In her third published book, Mavis Applewater brings to the printed page a perfect combination of heat andromance, with just the right amount of adventure.
Tempus Fugit
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Buchanan High School senior Ellen Druette has a secure spot on the Varsity cheerleading squad, a first-string football player boyfriend, and a solid plan for her life. Then the Swenson twins sweep into town in their matching Chevy Bel Air convertibles. Tall, blonde, and gorgeous, the twins are quickly accepted into the cheerleading squad, and Ellen's plan begins to unravel.
Though Laurie Swenson makes the first move on her, it's Ginny who captures her heart. But malicious forces are at work in the Swenson family, and Ginny, their scapegoat, is convicted of crimes she didn't commit and sent to prison. |
Determined to prove her lover's innocence, Ellen investigates the case even as she completes her pre-law studies and enters law school. By the time Ginny is released from prison,she and Ellen have grown apart. They're still attracted to one another, but neither is confident of the other's feelings. Are they really in love, or are they just very good friends?
Against the turbulent, psychedelic backdrop of the Sixties, Ellen and Ginny drift in and out of each other's lives as they strive for the courage to reveal their hearts.
Whispering Pines
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Welcome to Whispering Pines, built in 1907 by sea Captain Horatio Stratton. On the morning of October 31, 1916, the servants arrived early to discover Captain Stratton alone in the house, sitting calmly in his study and smoking his pipe. His wife and sister were missing, and what the maid found in the kitchen sent her screaming from the house. Almost one hundred years later, paranormal investigator Shawn Williams agrees to spend the night in the mysterious manor. She finds the stories about Whispering Pines almost as intriguing as her companion for the evening.
Faith Charles, former reporter turned professional |
skeptic, isn’t thrilled at the prospect of spending thenight in a house where strange things have already begun to happen. Then again, to spend the night with Shawn, Faith might be willing to endure anything. Shawn and Faith begin their adventure together, possibly finding love along the way. The only thing standing in their way is the mystery of Whispering Pines.
Mavis Applewater's Biography
Mavis was born in 1962, just outside of Boston. After earning her degree in Theatre from Salem State College, she began a successful career as a bartender. As exciting as that was, she was still looking for more. At an early age she developed a passion for the written word. She read everything she could get her hands on. She also possessed a burning desire to write. A very wise woman once told her if she wanted to write, then she should write.
Eventually she listened to her which resulted in eight published works. Four collections of short stories, The PWP, Plot What Plot? Series. Volumes One and Two; Mavis Bites (a collection of Halloween stories); and the 2007 Goldie finalist for best erotica collection, Home For The Holidays. In addition to the PWP Series She has four novels under her belt, The Brass Ring, My Sister's Keeper, Tempus Fugit, and the 2009 Goldie winner Whispering Pines.
She owes it all to the very wise woman who told her to write. That’s one of the many reasons why she married her. Thankfully, she still lives in the Boston area and her marriage is legal. Her future plans include spending as much time as possible with her bride, Heather, and more writing. In 2011 she is looking forward to the release of two more novels, Finding My Way and Checkmate, A Caitlin Calloway Thriller - the long awaited sequel to her first novel The Brass Ring. Also in the works are PWP Five and The B&B Club.
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