July 2019 – Allison M. Azulay

Bad Boys

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:30 July 2019
Post category:Readers Romance

Romances are not the only tales in which the characters are less than perfect. Indeed, if they were perfect, there would be no story. But the bad boy who falls…

Censorship

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:23 July 2019
Post category:Readers Writers

In my not-so-humble opinion, political correctness is a scam. It was designed for intimidation and control and is a common tactic used by tyrannical regimes past to present and all…

Books for Children and Young Adults

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:16 July 2019
Post category:Readers Writers

The variety of books aimed at children and young adults is astounding: Pop-up picture books, cardboard and cloth and plastic books, and puzzle-piece books for wee ones. Stories designated for…

Genres

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:9 July 2019
Post category:Readers Writers

Literary Fiction, Humour, Drama, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Erotica, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Paranormal...the list of genres is large and growing. Niche genres have evolved to include Steampunk…

Audiobooks

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:2 July 2019
Post category:Readers Writers

There is some controversy over audiobooks. Certainly, those who are visually impaired can benefit from audiobooks. But what of the rest of us? A friend of mine actually became an…

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I NOTICED THE SWAGGER FIRST: that arrogant saunter that said, “I’m irresistible and I know it.” He was good-looking, yes—as emphasized by the tight jeans that displayed every muscle and more than hinted at one in particular. And the chambray shirt open to show off a broad chest matted with jet hair that proclaimed his masculinity.

–excerpt from Bad Twin

GINETTE LAY STARING into darkness in the low cot by the grand canopied bed in which Lady Barton snored softly. To her surprise and dismay, the old woman had roused from her fireside dozing when she entered the room and had insisted on regaling her with more tales of the foibles and weaknesses of the aristocracy as Ginette helped her undress.

Thinking back on it, she realized there had been a subtle urgency in the manner of the viscountess. Indeed, now that she recalled her months as maid-cum-companion, she recognized that she had felt yet dismissed a sense of impendence. At first, she had wondered was it she who anticipated something vaguely threatening, or was it Lady Barton who expected some event? Now, a certainty filled her that Lady Barton’s choosing to employ her signified much more than she had guessed.

But what?

–excerpt from Propositions and Proposals