March  Madness for March 5th Welcomes Diane Nelson Author
"Dragon Academy " and "The Conference."
Bio:
Blurb:
With   high school finished for the summer, Nick looks forward to visiting  his  aunt and uncle in New Jersey. What awaits him is a heat wave like  no  other - and the last two Greywings on the planet. Nick has an innate   ability to train horses but will he be able to translate his amazing   skill to these teenage dragons? 
The   steaming soup of mid-summer heats up tempers and tests resolve as Nick   vies with fellow trainers, Keith and Maxie, for mastery over their new   charges.  The dragons, Nikita and Michael, typical teenagers  themselves,  have other ideas.  
Nick   treads a torturous path through a minefield of competing demands: the   expectations of his aunt and uncle, recalcitrant horses, the Academy’s   female students and the overwhelming egos of Nikita and Michael. One   small mistake erupts into a conflagration that hurls everyone into a   race against time and the overwhelming forces of nature. 
Dragon Academy by Diane Nelson
Genre: YA/Adult contemporary fantasy (suitable middle grade on up)
Kindle: http://amzn.to/tK0CDy (will offer free Kindle version)
Print:  http://amzn.to/nzu3PJ  (will offer one signed copy, US only)
Nook: http://bit.ly/x7iOzt
OmniLit: http://bit.ly/sV61Yd
Review: 
“My   kids loved this, so I read it, and saw why. Ms. Nelson easily creates   an enchanting world, and Dragon Academy is a delight of a magical   adventure.”— readin’ it (Maine), Amazon review
The Conference by Diane Nelson
Genre: Contemporary women’s fiction, romance, short fiction
Heat level: sweet
Kindle: http://amzn.to/zMJtUl (will offer a Kindle version)
Blurb:
Barry’s the Golden Boy with a killer corporate style and a former running back build.
Sam’s the techno-nerd with soft brown eyes and a smile that melts glass.
Sanji’s the world class soccer star, model, man-about-the-continent,  and the face of Raji Enterprises.
In   a tropical paradise in the Bermuda Triangle, corporate giants come to a   business conference to wheel and deal. The stakes: a half billion   dollar prospectus with shares up for negotiation.
Maggie’s   the systems analyst whose expertise will seal the deal. Confident in   her numbers, but not in herself, Maggie becomes an unaccustomed center   of attention and the unwitting victim in a game of corporate   one-upsmanship. 
The question is: what will it take to get the negotiations back on track?
With three men vying for her favors, can Maggie afford the distraction—a distraction giving new meaning to the term hot and sultry?
Review:
“I   was either laughing, holding my breath, or rolling my eyes. I missed   Maggie when I finished the book - it was wonderful to share this   Conference trip with her. I highly recommend it.”—NatureRabbi, Amazon   review
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"Dragon Academy.' That's my choice. It sounds great fun. When this month is done, I'm going to go back through each book featured, and buy at least a dozen. Marj.
ReplyDeleteSo far I haven't had a chance of reading any of Diane's books but the pieces she shared with us during NaNoWriMo last November were downright exquisite!
ReplyDeleteThey both sound like enjoyable reads.
ReplyDeleteThese books sound great! Thank you for posting them! :)
ReplyDeleteLove new books...these sound great!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for participating and commenting on today's promotion of Diane Nelson's wonderful books. I put the names in a hat, and drew out the winner!....Congratulations to M.A McRae...you have won both 'Dragon Academy" and "The Conference".
ReplyDeletei'm curious--does anyone believe in a dragon sort of creatures? i do.
ReplyDeleteI have moments when I'm convinced they must have existed at some point in history. The detailed description in ancient Chinese literature, and the numerous depictions of dragon-like creatures tend to have me believe in the possibility that they did in fact exist at some point.
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