Author Stefanie Gilmour pens Fear the Wolf

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It’s going to get GROWLY in author Stefanie Gilmour’s first book in the Alex Steward series.

From the moment she shifted into a werewolf, Alex was terrified. First, of the man who attacked her—then of the creature within her.

 

Alex wants to build a life in Hopewell, but she struggles to keep her savage passenger caged. If her inner wolf breaks free again, people could die, and she’ll be the one hunted.

 

For help, she relies on her best friend Emma, a wizard and the only person she trusts with her secret. But Emma has her own secret: Mitch. He’s twisting her into someone unrecognizable…and he may be harming other vulnerable supernatural citizens.

 

To save Emma, Alex must make alliances with wizards and werewolves alike, face the Committee, unravel deadly conspiracies, and confront her own worst fear—herself.

 

Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Fear the Wolf.

Sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery and Doc Chavent

 

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Author Wade Walker pens Bite of the Wolf

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Author Wade Walker’s first book is a mix of horror and espionage inspired by James Bond, and secret agents. The main character secret agent Val West finds himself bitten by a werewolf, and he must unravel the deadly secrets of the werewolf that bit him. Will he stop this mysterious monster’s diabolical plans in time and find a cure? Will the building romance between agent Val West and archaeologist Tanya Nimble live or die?

 

“It’s kind of like WikiLeaks when the files were decrypted,” Walker said in a recent podcast interview on For the Love of Books Podcast show with host author Emma Palova.

Sponsored by Doc Chavent and Moravian Sons Distillery.

Listen for a chance to win a signed copy of Bite of the Wolf.

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Happy belated Father’s Day

June podcast schedule

It’s never too late to give your father a gift, and the perfect one is a book no matter what he likes. The June podcast schedule on the For the Love of Books Podcast show with host author Emma Palova has something for everyone from seasoned authors to newbies.

June 7 Victor Volkman  U.P. Reader Volume 8

June 17 at 5 p.m. Jessica Hartsfield The Kingdon of Orion

June 21 at 5 p.m. Mick Gayan Bite of the Wolf or Operation Frankenstein

June 28 at 5 p.m. Stefanie Gilmour  Alex Steward Urban Fantasy Series   

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Author Jessica Hartsfield pens debut book The Kingdom of Orion

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In part one of The Sisters Three saga, Esme Halle thought she had finally found peace. Creating a life in Avalon on the continent of Mar, she had worked hard to distance herself from her sordid past in the neighboring Kingdom of Orion. So hard in fact that she could barely recall any memories of her previous life, and she preferred it this way. Now all of the secrets she had kept hidden so deeply even from herself, may be the only key to saving everything she holds dear. The sisters three, Esme’s name for her mother and aunts, have brought the kingdom of Orion to its knees, information has grown scarce, and her dreams show her the past is the key to all.

Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of The Kingdom of Orion.

Sponsored by Doc Chavent and Moravian Sons Distillery

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Modern History Press publishes U.P. Reader Volume #8

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“It’s the perfect gift for Father’s Day. Don’t give your father, The World’s Greatest Dad mug, or a barbecue apron. He doesn’t care. He needs something else to feed his brain,” Victor Volkman, senior editor at Modern History Press said in the newest episode of For the Love of Books Podcast on Thursday.

Give him U.P Reader Volume #8 instead. The hefty publication with a beautiful cover photo of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore between Munising and Grand Marais is filled with fiction and non-fiction stories, essays, poetry, memoirs, humor, and history.

It’s 181 pages long with historical archive photos and includes six stories from the winners of the annual Dandelion Cottage contest from all of the UP’s participating schools.

“It feels very solid and very significant,” said Volkman. “This is the biggest it’s going to get, ever. We’ve expanded it with the first, second, and third-place winners of the contest. Kids like to write long.”

Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of U.P. Reader Volume #8

Sponsored by Doc Chavent.

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Author J.D. Austin pens debut novel The Last Huck

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In his debut novel The Last Huck, author J. D. Austin tells the stories of cousins Jakob, Niklas, and Peter Kinnunen who have inherited a family farm in Michigan’s U.P. The cousins spent their childhood playing together on the berry farm on Keweenaw Peninsula, and now they’re older facing major challenges in their lives.

Jakob goes to prison, while Niklas goes bankrupt in the recession of 2008.

When Uncle Jussi dies young, the crux of the story evolves around the major issue they face; Are they going to sell the land out of necessity?

 

Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of The Last Huck.

Sponsored by Doc Chavent.

Copyright (c) 2024. Emma Palova

Memorial Day 2024

Giving thanks to all who served on land, at sea and air in downtown Lowell, Michigan with a parade and a ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery.

It was a solemn ceremony interrupted only by a few drops of rain here and there. Rev. Michael Goodwin from St. Mary’s and St. Anthony’s churches delivered the speech at the statue of the unknown soldier.

The parade that led to the ceremony was short with color guard leading the way to the main salute in downtown Lowell.

The bands from Lowell Area Schools played at the anthem both prior to the salute and at the cemetery. Bob Rice played Taps on the bugle.

Boy Scout Logan Mayes rang the bell as each name of a deceased veteran since last Memorial Day was read. The oaks whispered the stories of those who served this country.

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Author Sylvia Hubbard pens dark romance The Trouble with Gabrielle

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Award-winning Detroit author and founder of Motown Writers Sylvia Hubbard has independently published over 60 dark romance and intriguing suspense stories in the over 20 years she’s been in the literary business. As an avid blogger, podcaster, social media manager & digital strategist, Sylvia has received literary recognition for her literacy work, plus has had nine #1 Bestsellers. She is also a speaker, literary encouragement doula & busy mompreneur expert.
 
 
Alone, Pregnant and about to be Murdered…. A one night stand a mysterious man and four months later Gabrielle Payne is unhoused and pregnant. When things are at the worst, she finds out her mysterious man, Oliver Farnsworth, was murdered and very wealthy with no heir to claim the fortune his mother left him. Gabrielle decides to reveal her secret and ask for just “a little help.” Yet, will ‘new family’ be the end of her before her baby is born?
 
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of “The Trouble with Gabrielle”
 
Sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery and Australian author Jennifer Raines

Author Sylvia Hubbard pens The Trouble with Gloria

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Award-winning Detroit author and founder of Motown Writers Sylvia Hubbard has independently published over 60 dark romance and intriguing suspense stories in the over 20 years she’s been in the literary business. As an avid blogger, podcaster, social media manager & digital strategist, Sylvia has received literary recognition for her literacy work, plus has had nine #1 Bestsellers. She is also a speaker, literary encouragement doula & busy mompreneur expert.
 
Alone, Pregnant and about to be Murdered…. A one-night stand with a mysterious man and four months later Gabrielle Payne is unhoused and pregnant. When things are at their worst, she finds out her mysterious man, Oliver Farnsworth, was murdered and very wealthy with no heir to claim the fortune his mother left him. Gabrielle decides to reveal her secret and ask for just “a little help.” Yet, will ‘new family’ be the end of her before her baby is born?
 
 
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of The Trouble with Gloria
Episode sponsored by Moravian Sons Distillery and Australian author Sylvia Hubbard

Welcome to Apple Podcasts with host author Emma Palova

Happy Independent Book Store Day

I like my independence too, that’s why I’ve stepped up podcasting to the next level to promote independent authors like myself. Tyler Tichelaar, a recent author guest on the For the Love of Books Podcast said that his favorite moment in publishing happened after 15 years of rejection letters when he finally switched from traditional to self-publishing.

“I am going to make it happen myself,” he said.

So, did I and 99 percent of my author guests who are indie authors say the same thing.

Why should someone in New York City decide if I want to write fiction from Michigan?

Tichelaar is a seventh-generation Marquette resident and writes fiction from Marquette about Marquette. Listen in to the podcast episode about the time-travel novel Odin’s Eye.

After three years and 135 episodes, For the Love of Books Podcast with host author Emma Palova is now on the Apple Podcasts channel Authors Unbounded by subscription.

If you’ve been enjoying my show with a huge variety of authors, you don’t want to miss out on a single episode. Whether you are an avid reader on a hunt to find your next favorite read or an aspiring writer, you will find fascinating stories, useful tips, and inspiration in each episode.

Use your subscription as a skeleton key to open up new worlds with diverse authors ranging from a world-renowned hiker,  a descendent of the Detroit mafia, attorneys-turned-authors, comedians, filmmakers, the first female warden in Michigan to part-time Yooper Jon Stott who swam 22.7 miles from Munising to Marquette, and lived to write about it.

Let’s sample some of the content.

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