AWAKE - A GOOD TWIN, BAD TWIN THRILLER COMING VERY SOON!!!

Right now, Awake - A Good Twin Bad Twin Thriller is with 4 beta readers. I'm hoping to finally have it released before the end of the year.

Stay tuned!

Time to Wake Up and Work on Awake!

Finishing my dog book, Our Fur Babies, along with the holiday hustle and bustle, distracted me from working on my good twin/bad twin thriller, Awake.

Time to get back on the bandwagon and finish that book! For inspiration, I'm putting up the cover again here.

I made the bad twin's pic on the right a little darker. I wonder if those looking at the cover will figure that out.

And their mutual love interest is all by herself on the bottom of the cover.

Morgan Mandel

http://www.morganmandel.com

http://morgansbooklinks.blogspot.com 

The Christmas Card List by Morgan Mandel

This is a revised version of a short story I wrote in 2009 for a friend's blog. Since it's one of my favorites, I'd like to share it with you this Christmas Season.

Although this is a work of fiction, some of its aspects still ring true for me and many others who send out Christmas cards each year. I hope you enjoy it.

Abby frowned, as she set the Christmas cards on the kitchen counter and reached for her pen in the junk drawer. What used to give her joy now filled her with sadness. Once she’d groaned at the money she’d spent on cards and stamps. She wished that were still true.

Time marches on. Many of the people who’d touched her life were gone. Some had moved on and left no forwarding addresses, but too many others now resided where no mail could reach them.

“I miss you,” she said aloud to the empty kitchen.

A wintry afternoon snow/sleet mix pelted the windows. The wind howled, reinforcing Abby's feelings of abandonment.

Christmastime was supposed to be a happy season, but she couldn’t shake off her melancholy. She should be grateful for those who were left, and she was. Still, she longed for the one’s she’d never see again. Mom and Dad, sis, her niece, Nancy, her good friends, Judy and Maureen, and so many others were not around anymore. At times like this, she regretted not finding someone to share her life. Then again, maybe he’d have gone the way of the others.

She padded on her fuzzy slippers to the wooden table, pulled out the matching chair and began penning notes inside the cards.

It was hard to make her stiff fingers move right, with the arthritis taking over, not to mention she was more used to typing than writing in cursive.

Forty years as an administrative assistant, first on a typewriter, then a computer, did that to a person. Five years after retirement, she still hardly wrote, choosing to use a keyboard instead.

That reminded her. She hadn’t checked her e-mail and blogs. She’d do it after she finished the cards. Her heart lifted at the thought.

All too soon she’d stamped the few cards, placed Christmas seals on their backs, and secured them with a rubber band. She’d mail them tomorrow. For now, she’d switch on the laptop computer on her kitchen desk and see what everybody in the cyber world was up to.

The usual mass of e-mails awaited her from e-groups she’d joined over the years. Also, she hadn’t gone through her blog roll yet to see what was going on there, not to mention the Facebook and Twitter posts.

Smiling, she entered the world of her cyber friends, and commiserated and/or cheered, according to what was appropriate. Janet had had a baby girl and both were doing fine, Sue’s dog was eating chair legs, John wanted suggestions for an inexpensive, caring Christmas gift for his girlfriend.

When Abby started to get hungry, a glance at the monitor’s clock surprisingly told her two hours had passed. 

The time had been well spent. Though she’d only met one or two of them in person, her online friends were real and important to her. Every day they shared secrets, triumphs and sorrows with each other. Wasn’t that what friendship was about?

She wasn’t so alone after all. A feeling of warmth stole over her, kind of like when she drank a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter day. Her snail mail list may have diminished, but her Internet friends had grown. 

She was truly blessed. Smile widening, she got up to fix dinner.

Merry Christmas, Cyber Friends!

Morgan Mandel

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OUR FUR BABIES - THE JOY AND PAIN OF LOVING DOGS - NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE!!!

I'm excited to announce that my first non-fiction ebook has been released!!!
It's about a subject very dear to my heart, and that of many others: Dogs.

OUR FUR BABIES IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AT: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTS3RVR

WHAT IT'S ABOUT:
In the 44 years since my husband, Paul, and I have been married, we've been graced with the presence of 5 separate dogs in our lives: Sadie, Missy, Morgan (from whom I got my pen name), Rascal, and Buster, our present fur baby.

In this book, I take you through the happy and sad times we experience, as each dog enters our home and our hearts. Lots of photos are included. In the cover photo, the two of us pose with our first dog, a basset hound named Sadie.

As the book progresses, for some odd reason Paul and I look older in the photos, but it's still us!

Maybe you'll relate to our experiences, or maybe by reading about them you'll be inspired to adopt a fur baby of your own!

                                             https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTS3RVR

Finally, Hailey's Chance is Ready and Out!

Hailey's Chance is now ready for your reading enjoyment at:
 http://www.amazon.com/Haileys-Chance-Will-Baby-Deerview-ebook/dp/B013D2FB78




Here's what this Christian Women's Fiction story is about:

 Bursting with anticipation, Hailey awaits the arrival of her first child. Then, one morning, the unthinkable happens, turning her joy to grief.

 When her neighbor offers a startling suggestion, Hailey’s torn. Should she take a chance? The offer is tempting, yet if something goes wrong, she’d be wide open for more heartbreak.

This standalone novella is a prequel to the previously released Christmas Carol. Both are set in the fictional small town of Deerview, Wisconsin.

 

 

 

**HERE'S AN EXCERPT FROM HAILEY'S CHANCE: WILL BABY MAKE 3**

                   

                   CHAPTER ONE - JUNE 27

 

Will this day ever end?

Hailey Burke shifted her weight behind the checkout counter at Deerview Foods and turned to the next customer. At sight of the tight tank top, short shorts, and tats running up and down the arms of her former classmate, Lynn Manning, Hailey flashed a welcoming smile.

Sure, the dishwater blonde’s coal black eyeliner and matching lips seemed extreme, but appearances were deceptive. Inside lurked a sweet and loyal soul. Too bad Lynn had chosen troublemaker, Billy Wallace, as the object of her affections.

Thinking back to their high school senior year, when Billy had tripped the fire alarm to get out of taking a math test, Hailey resisted a chuckle. He sure was a character. It’s a wonder he’d graduated with the rest of them.

Five years had passed since then, yet nothing much had changed. Enough tourists drifted into town to keep businesses going, but not enough to make anyone rich. Jobs might be scarce, but Deerview was where Hailey was born and would stay, alongside her hubby, Ryan.

“How’s it going, Lynn?” Hailey pretended not to notice the home pregnancy test sliding past her on the conveyor belt between the frozen pizza and the cold cereal.

“Same old, same old,” Lynn said, her eyes lingering on Hailey’s belly. “Say, aren’t you about due? How much longer?”

“A month, give or take a few weeks.” At the thought of finally seeing and touching her baby, Hailey’s heart soared and her smile widened.

“Looks like you can hardly wait.”

“You’ve got that right. It’s no fun carrying this extra load, but it will all be worth it.”

“Your child will be so lucky.”

“No, we’re the lucky ones.”

At Lynn’s wistful look, Hailey felt a pang of pity. If Lynn’s test proved positive, life would not be easy for her. She’d get small support from her single mother, who existed in a drunken haze, nor knucklehead Billy, the likely father.

 

This book is available for Amazon Kindle purchase, or borrow from Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited at

http://www.amazon.com/Haileys-Chance-Will-Baby-Deerview-ebook/dp/B013D2FB78

 

Short Link: http://amzn.com/B013D2FB78

 

Find all of Morgan Mandel's Romances, Mysteries,

Thrillers, and Women's Fiction on Amazon on;

 

http://www.amazon.com/author/MorganMandel

 

Excerpts on:

http://morgansbooklinks.blogspot.com

 

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/morgan.mandel

 

Twitter:

@MorganMandel

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS CAROL FREEBIE HAPPENING THRU CHRISTMAS EVE

You may already know this. I have been saturating many sites with the news that my Christmas book, called Christmas Carol, is out and free through Christmas Eve. In case you don't know, and would like your freebie, here's the link:: 
http://amzn.com/B00R20N0B2 

I had begun this book last year, but started it late, and got so busy with Christmas happenings, I never got a chance to finish it. This time, though I remembered it late, yet cracked down on myself and did get the book done!

WHAT CHRISTMAS CAROL IS ABOUT:

A stranded big time author learns the meaning of life and love from a small town waitress named Christmas Carol.

Blake Dugan's car gets smashed in a snowstorm and he's stranded in a small town. At first, he's annoyed by the tone-deaf singing of a local waitress. That's before he learns the terrible secret compelling her to try and forget the unforgettable.

Can he help her forget? When his car’s ready, should he go, or should he stay?

Find all of my books at
http://www.amazon.com/author/morganmandel 

Excerpts at:
http://morgansbooklinks.blogspot.com 

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HER HANDYMAN FREE ON FRIDAY, SAT, SUNDAY - JULY 18, 19, 20!!!

Celebrating the release of A Perfect Angel,  the 2nd in the 2-Book Perfect Match Romance Series by offering Her Handyman, the 1st in the series free.

Here are the freebie dates:

Friday    -  July 18

Saturday - July 19

Sunday   -  July 20

Click the Book Names or the Pictures to get to each link.

Take advantage of this freebie while it lasts!

Find all of my chick-lit romances at:

http://www.morgandoeschicklit.com

All my romances, mysteries & thrillers are at: http://www.amazon.com/author/morganmandel

Twitter: @MorganMandelhttp://www.amazon.com/Her-Handyman-Perfect-Match-Book-ebook/dp/B0097EVXBK

A Perfect Angel Just Got Released!

Last evening, I took the plunge and finally released A Perfect Angel, the second of the two part, Perfect Match series. The first in the series was Her Handyman. I have some ideas about extending the series, but am not sure yet if that will happen. I have a number of other books to complete first!

If you haven't yet read Her Handyman, I hate to give too much away. I can say I felt sorry for one of the characters in the first book. She was a nice person. I wanted her to get a happy ending, because she deserved it!
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                                                    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LP0EWQM

Read A Perfect Angel and let me know whether or not you agree I did the right thing by her!!!

Morgan Mandel

Find all of Morgan Mandel's books at her Amazon Central Page: 

http://www.amazon.com/author/morganmandel

Read excerpts at http://morgansbook.links.blogspot.com

Twitter: @MorganMandel

A Perfect Angel Is On the Way I Promise!

Events seem to conspire delaying the publication of A Perfect Angel, my sequel to the romantic comedy, Her Handyman. I discovered a flaw which necessitated a rewrite, but am convinced the book is all for the better now.

I hope to have it ready and out by June sometime. When it is, everyone will know!

Morgan Mandel
Find all of my romances and mysteries
at http://morgansbooklinks.blogspot.com

Also, at my Amazon Author Page:
http://amazon.com/author/morganlmandel

Connect on Facebook:
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Twitter:@MorganMandel

A Perfect Angel

I've been working on a sequel to Her Handyman, my romantic comedy. This one's called A Perfect Angel, and follows what happens to one of the main characters in Her Handyman.

You'll be able to read A Perfect Angel by itself, but the experience will be better if you read Her Handyman first.

Otherwise, you'll know what happens in the first book before you get a chance to read it.

Stay tuned for more, as it develops.

And, when A Perfect Angel is closer to being done, I'll do a cover reveal!

Morgan Mandel
http://www.morganmandel.com
Twitter: @MorganMandel

To Celebrate Killer Career's New Cover, I'm Doing a Freebie Dec 31 Thru Jan 3

My romantic suspense, Killer Career, has a brand new cover! To celebrate her new look, I'm offering freebie for t he kindle version.

 When: Tues, December 31 through Friday, January 3.

Take a few minutes out during this busy time and come on over to grab your copy, then read it at our leisure!

http://amzn.com/B002PDOPPG

By the way, your honest book reviews are always appreciated!

Morgan Mandel

Blessing or Curse Almost Ready for Release

Just to let you know, Blessing or Curse is almost ready for release. I'm working on some final edits, and hope to have everything ready by the middle of the month, after all the 4th of July festivities are over, and people are back in the mood for reading.

This second book in the Always Young Trilogy differs from the thriller, Forever Young: Blessing or Curse, in that this one concentrates on the test subjects' loves and relationships. The last book, a thriller called Always Young, will answer all questions about the original characters and villains.

What Blessing or Curse Is About -
Five Separate People with Five Separate Stories,
Yet One Thing in Common:
They All Take a Pill to Turn Back The Clock.

Who'll Mend This Broken Man - Diego's frantic wife, Consuela, hopes to restore her Parkinson-crippled husband to his former self.

Too Much of a Good Thing - Ezekial, suffering from E.D., wants desperately to live up to the African-American male image.

What I Did For Love - Has-been model, Sherri, will resort to anything to get back into the game.

Suspicion - Doormat Dee Dee turns over a new leaf when she suspects her husband of cheating.

For the Love of Dog - Chicago cop, Mike, fears for the loss of job and dog if he fails a physical.

Check out all of Morgan Mandel's Books at
http://www.morganmandel.com
Read Excerpts at http://morgansbooklinks.blogspot.com
Connect on Twitter: @MorganMandel

Forever Young: Blessing or Curse - Free Today and Sunday - April 6 & 7

If you enjoy Thrillers with a touch of Science Fiction and Romance, here's your chance to get a Kindle/PC copy free!

Some of you may already have yours, but if not, here's the link for Forever Young: Blessing or Curse, which is going free for Kindle/PC through Sunday, April 7.

http://amzn.com/B006MO28CQ

You're invited to pass this along to anyone else who'd appreciate a copy.

Morgan Mandel
http://www.morganmandel.com
Twitter: @MorganMandel

Onward March!

I had a lot of fun with the recent Her Handyman promotion. Since this book has already been featured in free book promos four times, I decided that today will be the last day for it participate in the KDP Select program. I may reinstate it in the program at a later date for new readers to enjoy.

In the meantime, it's onward march, getting my taxes done. After that, it's working on Blessing or Curse, my anthology about what happens to five people who take the Forever Young pill.

Promoting takes up a lot of time, and is necessary. Still, I do need to get back to writing!

If you missed out on the freebie, today only, if you're a Prime member, you can still get Her Handyman for free. Everyone else needs to cough up 99 cents! http://amzn.com/B0097EVXBK

Find all of Morgan Mandel's books at
http://www.morganmandel.com

Connect on Twitter at
@MorganMandel

Catch the Her Handyman Freebie March 1 thru March 3!

Time for another Her Handyman Freebie!

If you don't have your Kindle or PC copy of Her Handyman yet, you've got another chance during the three day freebie promotion from Friday, March 1, 2013 through Sunday, March 3, 2013.

Come and get it!

For those who prefer sweet romance with a touch of humor, Her Handyman is your kind of book. Be amazed at what happens when Jake, the handyman, answers a routine call about a bathroom flood in the middle of the night. The sight greeting him is a Flower Child lookalike clutching a pathetic-looking guilty dog. The seventies throwback is far different than his sexy, perfect fiance'.

Removing a dog toy from a toilet should be a simple matter. Who'd guess fate would step in and cause chaos?

Read all about it in Her Handyman at http://amzn.com/B0097EVXBK

Morgan Mandel
& Her Dog, Rascal

Catch Morgan Mandel's romantic comedies at
http://www.chicklitfaves.com

Find Excerpts and Buy links to all of Morgan's books at http://www.morganmandel.com

Connect on Twitter: @MorganMandel

Girl of My Dreams Had a Dreamy Promotion!

My KDP Select freebie promotion last weekend for Girl of My Dreams turned out to be all it could be, with a final tally of 16,465 in the US, 3024 in the UK, 388 in Germany, 39 in France, 12 in Spain, 10 in Italy and 84 in Canada!

At one point this book reached #13 in Free Kindle Books!

To everyone who downloaded Girl of My Dreams, happy reading!

This book continues to go viral even after the free event, and right now is listed #33 in Kindle eBooks, and #1 in Reality Show Romance.

If you missed out on the event, but have 99 cents to spare, you can still get your copy at http://amzn.com/B0065R11QO

And, if you're an Amazon Prime member, you don't even have to pay the 99 cents, but can still click and get this book free.

What it's about:

Follow the madcap adventures of a straitlaced assistant who sneaks onto the set of a reality show to win a billionaire.

When the producer discovers her ruse, he’s beside himself with rage. He’d thought better of her, but it looks like she’s only a gold digger.

What’s worse, she’s advancing in the rounds. She may even win the billionaire, but is he the guy she really wants?

Morgan Mandel

Catch all of Morgan Mandel's books at http://www.morganmandel.com

Her Chick lits are also at http://www.chicklitfaves.com 

Twitter: @MorganMandel

Girl of My Dreams FREE Friday 2/8 THRU Sun 2/10

If you don't have my romantic comedy, Girl of My Dreams yet, here's a chance to get a free kindle/or download to PC version. This offer lasts from today, Friday, February 8, through Sunday, February 10.

Follow the madcap adventures of a straitlaced assistant who sneaks onto the set of a reality show to win a billionaire. When the producer discovers her ruse, he’s beside himself with rage. He’d thought better of her, but it looks like she’s only a gold digger. What’s worse, she’s advancing in the rounds. She may even win the billionaire, but is he the guy she really wants?

Come on over and get it at: http://amzn.com/B0065R11QO

Girl of My Dreams by Morgan Mandel – other countries

UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0065R11QO

Germany = DE – http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0065R11QO

FR – http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0065R11QO

ES – http://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B0065R11QO

IT – http://www.amazon.it//gp/product/B0065R11QO

JP – http://www.amazon.jp/gp/product/B0065R11QO

CA – http://www.amazon.co/gp/product/B0065R11QO

BR – http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0065R11QO

Free Again Right Now Jan 25 (Fri) & Jan 26 (Sat)

SPECIAL PROMOTION - My Freebie, Forever Young: Blessing or Curse, usually $2.99, is now free for download to Kindle or PC. Nab it now while it's FREE - 

ONLY FRI JAN 25 & SAT JAN 26

LIKE BEING SCARED?  Get in on the first of the Always Young Trilogy now, and be prepared to be nervous and on edge when 55 year old widow, Dorrie Donato, takes a pill to be 24 forever. Getting old turns out to be the least of her concerns when she's running for her life from the villains and the law.

Coming Soon are two follow-up thrillers: BLESSING OR CURSE and ALWAYS YOUNG.

http://amzn.com/B006MO28CQ

DID I MENTION FREE?

Here and There

Morgan Mandel

I'm here and there, and try to go everywhere, but don't quite manage. You'll find me in lots of Facebook Groups, as well as on my personal page there at http://www.facebook.com/morgan.mandel and an author page at http://www.facebook.com/morgansbooks

Inspiration struck, so I set up another website, this one for romantic comedy lovers, called Chick Lit Faves, at http://www.chicklitfaves.com

I still have my other website at http://www.morganmandel.com, where all of my books are listed, but was aiming at being more specific with the other one to see how it goes.

I'm still over at Twitter a lot at @MorganMandel

See you around!

I'm Still Here

Just to let you know, I'm still here. Often, I don't have the time to update my Double M blog here, because I'm so busy getting my other blogs done, or working on my books.

For those who don't know, I also operate group blogs. Here are three that have been very active lately, which I invite you to check out some time:

Acme Authors Link - http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com
Romance and mystery authors share their writing life.

Make Mine Mystery - http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com
As the name entails, you'll find lots of mystery and thriller authors over here.

Spunky Senior Authors and Talents - http://spunkyseniors.blogspot.com
Designed as a guest blog featuring seniors 50 years and older, authors and other

Morgan Mandel's most current releases are
the romantic comedy, Her Handyman
http://amzn.com/B0097EVXBK and
the Thriller, Forever Young: Blessing or Curse,
at http://amzn.com/B006MO28CQ

Find all of Morgan Mandel's books at
http://www.morganmandel.com