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Giveaway #1: Your Choice of Paperback

5/8/2018

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It's giveaway time! We are excited to launch our first book giveaway. THREE lucky winners will be chosen to get their pick of either Lost Dreams or The Hunted: Welcome to Whitebridge paperback to be mailed directly to them. Both books feature short stories by Orange Blossom Publishing owner, Arielle Haughee.

How do you get into the drawing? Sign up for our newsletter by Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13, 2018. There is a sign up button at the bottom of this post to make it easy. (Reading this after the giveaway is over? Sign up to learn about our next giveaway!)

A little about each book up for grabs...

Lost Dreams, a collection of firsthand stories, depicts a wide variety of lost dreams. Twenty-three authors reveal their pain confusion, and anger when the path they followed came to an unexpected end. For some contributors, the dream shattered instantly; for others the dream crumbled over decades. 

Through real-life stories you will see how others have endured their tribulations. The outcomes are as individual as each person and each experience. Some authors settled into acceptance, while others realized a new life purpose, yet all benefited from introspection that emerged only as a result of a loss. 

These stories acknowledge that we all suffer hurt and loss in our lives.

"LOST DREAMS is a short story collection about life after loss. ​From parents of the murdered to murderers themselves, these tales cover both sides of the cruel coin flip of life’s sudden and unexpected changes that will never be totally reversed.​"
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The Hunted: Welcome to Whitebridge: Hundreds of years ago in the town of Whitebridge, Native and European alike fought evil and won. The result, a town disconnected from our reality except for one day a year, the longest day, the day of the summer solstice.

Unfortunately the evil they thought beaten has just been biding its time. As generations have worked toward reconnecting with our world, some are content with the evil that surfaces once a year. With disappearances and random deaths of both residents and outsiders increasing, factions fight to either free the town or condemn it for all eternity.

Join the TOTH authors as they tell the story of Whitebridge, from Dani Lyons the current town Sheriff who begins to discover the truth of what has been going on, to Ariane Nantuck, one of the towns oldest residents who holds more secrets than anyone knows, to Billy Bane, who always appears crazy as a fox or is he just crazy.
No one person knows the truth, will you?

Which book would you choose? Enter below for a chance to win!

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How I Met My Other Anthology Submissions: What We Want

4/9/2018

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Whenever I meet a new couple, my favorite question to ask them is how they met. People's faces light up as they tell their stories and I hear some of the funniest, craziest tales. This is what inspired How I Met My Other: True Stories, True Love. I want to collect the most interesting, heart-warming, and unbelievable stories.

So what exactly am I looking for with this anthology?

First, I want the story to be as close to the truth as possible. It doesn't have to be the author's own love story, it can be an entertaining anecdote from someone else in his/her family. For example, I will be contributing the tale of how my maternal grandparents came to be together. Obviously, I wasn't there and will have to imagine the dialogue that was said and how the settings appeared, but I will be sticking to the events and how they actually happened as close as I can.

The most important thing to me is that the stories read as a narrative. I want to BE THERE with this person, experiencing every moment as he/she did. Often people slip into telling their love story instead of showing, so it comes across as a sports replay. This is why the word count is 3,000 - 5,000 words. I want to become attached to the people falling in love. Which brings me to my next point...

As with any good story, emotion should play a key role. This is especially true for real life love stories! I want to be excited when the couple finally gets together, laugh at the humorous parts, and wipe away a tear or two if there is something sad.

Last, as I said earlier, I am looking for stories that have something that is interesting or unique or unbelievable. So many times I've heard of tales where things seem to strangely align...the timing was uncanny, a different person showed up when it was always another, the couple were in the same location many times before and never knew it. Or other stories where people met each other in the most unusual circumstances. What I really want is something that makes the reader say, "Wow! I can't believe that happened!"

I am excited to see all the different submissions and learn about real couples and how they got together. These stories are my favorite after all!

**For full submission guidelines, click HERE.
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Picture Book Coming May 2019: Grumbler

3/26/2018

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When a stray tuna can accidentally brings Grumbler a new friend and this strange thing love, he must get rid of the tingly, terrible thing. But Grumbler soon finds out that trying to give away love comes with unexpected results.

I am thrilled to announce our first picture book, Grumbler, will be out in May of 2019. This manuscript has been months and months in the making and finally came to one of the most exciting stages...contracting an illustrator. We are excited to announce that Marina Veselinovic will bring Grumbler to life on the page!

Marina uses a combination of digital media and watercolor to create a unique look to her art. What caught my attention in her portfolio was the humor in her work combined with a style that is fun and eye catching for children. 

Here are some images I nabbed (with permission) from her portfolio:

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Those peas crack me up. The two images above are from What If Vegetables Were People? Here is another one that got my attention...
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Now that is just gorgeous. Doesn't it make you cold just looking at it? 
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This one is called "You're Toast." Poor little guy. He looks so concerned. I can't blame him, I would be, too. 

Needless to say, I fell in love with Marina's portfolio and was ecstatic when she agreed to illustrate Grumbler. 

Here are some of her other books:
Asher and Watson Set Sail: A Pirate's Book for Children 

The Ladybug Princess: A Princess Picture Book
The Lost Mariachis
​You're Toast
The Happy Teapot

I can't wait to see what Marina comes up with for Grumbler!

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