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Getting to Know Michal Scott (Contest)

Getting to Know Michal Scott (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Cindy! *~*~* I sat down to create this post with Rogers’ and Hammerstein’s “Getting to Know You” from The King and I playing in my head. My favorite phrase from that song is, “you are precisely, my cup of tea.” I hope by the end of this post, after you’ve gotten to know me, I’ll be a tea to your liking. Born and bred in Brooklyn, NY, I’m a child of the sixties’ Black Power movement and…

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In One Picture: Michal Scott’s “Take Me to the Water” (Contest)

In One Picture: Michal Scott’s “Take Me to the Water” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Debra Shutters! *~*~* Take Me to the Water by Michal Scott An unexpected dare holds the key to a second chance with the disgraced Buffalo soldier she’s never stopped loving. In the Christian community baptism is symbolic of joining the community. The night my hero Ambrose Stewart left for the Indian wars in the West, he and his lover Hephzibah made love to the baptismal hymn “Take Me To the Water.” Baptism also is a symbol of being cleansed…

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Getting to Know Michal Scott (Contest)

Getting to Know Michal Scott (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…flchen! *~*~* Hi, everybody! My name’s Michal. What’s yours? As a lover of Stephen Sondheim musicals, I’ve always wanted to use that line from Gypsy. Not a bad intro for someone who writes short and steamy. Silver Soldiers is my fourth Boys Behaving Badly submission. I loved the stories I contributed to Stranded, First Response, and Cowboys, but I think Silver Soldiers’ “Take Me To the Water” may be my favorite. All my stories are historicals and,…

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In One Picture: Michal Scott’s “The Patience of Unanswered Prayer” (Contest)

In One Picture: Michal Scott’s “The Patience of Unanswered Prayer” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Colleen C! *~*~* The Patience of Unanswered Prayer by Michal Scott  Kidnapped and destined to be another victim of Reconstruction-era violence, a feisty shop owner is rescued by a trail boss whose dark secret might save them both Inspiration for story, little about me, where to find me: I imagined an African-American cowboy home from the trail with a wolf by his side, both of them sensing trouble has come to their spread. I imagined how that trouble…

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Michal Scott: The $5.00 Kiss of Life (Excerpt & Contest)

Michal Scott: The $5.00 Kiss of Life (Excerpt & Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Latifa Morrisette! *~*~* Pre-order your copy here: Kindle | Nook | iBooks | Kobo | Google Play Kissing Booth Fees: 1 second shy – $0.50 3 second air-kiss chaste – $0.75 5 second pucker up – $1.00 When Delilah put out the call for this new anthology I was Johnny-on-the-spot. I’d always wanted to write a romance involving firefighters, and here was my chance. Only, I’m a historical storyteller and the term “First Responder” didn’t really come…

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