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Oh, that Lila Felix is at it again, with another best seller.  How It Rolls is the second book to Love and Skate.  It is AWESOME, AMAZING, and PERFECTION! But, you all know that from my review.  Now, comes all the fun.....

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Lila Felix is quickly making an awesome name for herself in the indie-author community!  I just love her!! Her latest book, Love and Skate, is another BIG HIT!

I was so lucky, on this part of the Blog Tour I was able to interview Nellie.  I just love her and she is an outstanding character!

Please enjoy!! Oh and Nellie spilled the beans on something .... READ ON!


Oh, Nellie I am so glad that you took time from you busy schedule to answer a few questions!

*What is the one thing that you love the most about being roller derby player?

Is it wrong to say the pushing?  The fighting?  The throwing myself backwards into another player and knocking them down?  A girl’s got to work off some steam, right?

*Have you even been seriously hurt while playing a game?

No, I’ve really been lucky.  I’ve seen some girls take some really bad hits though.  One girl snapped her leg and the bone stuck out.  Gross and ouch.

*What is the one thing that you love most about the bookstore?

I love the customers.  I really, really do.  We all share a common bond.  

*What is your favorite book?

Jane Eyre, hands down.  The Bronte sisters knew how to write a romance.

*We all know that you love to change her hair color, but which is your favorite?

There’s this new girl, Reed on our team now and she is rocking this light orange color.  I wanna try that.  But for me, I guess blue.  Because Owen loves the blue.  Things went right for us when I had blue hair.
  
*What was your first thought when you finally figured out your feelings for Owen?

Bliss.  Nothing is perfect, even love, but Owen and I are perfect together.  It’s magic.

*What is your ideal perfect date with Owen?

My ideal date with Owen is simple. Whenever and wherever he is, that’s ideal.  

*Will Lila be writing anymore stories of Owen and yourself?

*Looks around for Lila and then whispers* Ok, Lila would seriously whip my butt for telling you this. So, the next book is called How It Rolls and Owen and I will be in it, but it’s about Falcon.  And a hint?  You know that new girl on our team named Reed?  Yeah, that’s all I’m gonna say.  

Oh, that Misty Provencher!?!?! She is an amazing and wonderful author! I was so happy to be part of this Blog Tour! My review of Hale Maree is here; however, on this section of the blog tour I will interview Sher, Hale's best friend.  At the end of the interview there will be links for the GIVEAWAYS.

So, let us begin:

Sher,

(squeals)  This is going to be SO MUCH FUN!!  Thank you for having me here, Mary, I am SO EXCITED!  What do you want to know?  I’ll tell you everything!  I have to babysit for my mom tonight, though, so I only have a couple of hours to talk and then I can always come back if you want.  I’m totally free.  Ok, so what would you like to know?  (squeals again) I’m an open book!

*How did you and Hale meet?

In ninth grade, I moved here and we rode the bus together.  Or, more like, we huddled in the front seat and tried not to be noticed together.  We’re both book worms and both from single-parent homes, so we hit it off pretty quick!  I can also braid hair really good (that comes from having, like, 100 little sisters) and I used to braid Hale’s hair a different way every day for her.  She never knew how to do it.  Probably because her mom was a deadbeat and ran off on her and her dad.  We tried once to fix up Hale’s dad and my mom, but that didn’t work out so good.  My mom totally would’ve met him, she’ll meet anybody- I mean, look at how many of us there are- (giggles)  but Hale’s dad didn’t want to.  He passed out the night they were supposed to get together for the first time and...(pauses, blushes) am I talking too much?

*What was your first thought when Hale told you the arrangement between her and Oscar?

I thought, “Girl, you really might marry a guy named OCKER?” LOL   Right there, I thought she lost it, but then I got to talk to him and he was really nice.  I’m into voices, you know?  And he had this really awesome, movie-star kind of voice, all deep and hello...I guess you just have to imagine me saying that because (laughs) you can’t hear me on paper (nervous laugh) obviously...I mean, he just sounded really mature and cute...not cute, he’s totally not what I’d call cute.  Because when I met him, I almost swallowed my gum.  He’s more like (lowers voice again) handsome, you know?  I was kind of embarrassed that we were calling him Ocker (giggles) but he’s really nice and funny and he didn’t care.

*What would you do if you were in that situation?

With Ocker?  (blushes, giggles wildly)  Are you serious?  If I found an Ocker, I’d marry him the second he asked.  I’d marry him before he asked.  I’d drag him down to court office and marry him at the desk.  Oscar’s totally handsome, he’s got a ton of money and you know what?  He’s really in love with Hale.  I’d love to find a guy that was totally in love with me.
*What do you think of Oscar?  You mean, besides how he looks?  I think he’s awesome!  He’s totally into Hale!  I want Hale to have like a hundred little Ocklets, so I can be their aunt!  I would totally spoil them, but Hale’s all femi-nazi about kids.  She wants to (does her responsible voice, while stretching her facial skin downward with her fingertips) have a job and make her own money and not rely on any man to get her anything.  (Lets go of her face)  But between you and me, I think she should totally pop out as many little Ocklets as Oscar wants.  Ocker’s loaded and Hale doesn’t have to work, so I don’t get why she wants to so bad.  Oscar doesn’t seem stingy with his cash at all, so I think she should enjoy it!  

*Since we don’t know a lot about you: tell us a little bit about yourself (the real you)?

(giggles hysterically)  I don’t know...I mean, I’m just me.  I’m Hale’s best friend.  I have three brothers and a little sister, I read a ton, and I’m super good in math.  I should have braces, but we don’t have the money.  I wish I could meet a guy like Oscar too.  I’d be totally fine with getting knocked up and shooting out as many love puppies as he wanted.  Handsome, rich, and nice?  I’d stay in for keeps.  I really would. 

*Do you have any goals to go to college or just work?

I want to go to college.  We’ll see.  I just graduated and my counselor said there are some scholarships I could get, but I’ll have to take out a bunch of student loans and I don’t know how to do all that.  I don’t know how I’d even get to college, since I don’t have a car and the buses are such a huge pain.  My mom said she’d try to get me a job waitressing at the pub she works in on the weekends, so that might be some good money.  My mom could probably use the extra money and quit one of her jobs, but I feel really guilty about that because I don’t really want to go to work and give my mom everything I make.  I don’t want to be stuck like my mom is, but I don’t think I can just ditch my family either.  (nervous, half-hearted laugh) I’ll probably never get out of here.  

*We all know that Misty is so busy, but do you think she will continue Hale and Oscar’s story or possibly do a story about you?

Me?  I’m just Hale’s friend.  (giggles)  But I’d love a story all about me!  Oh my God, I could totally tell you all about the time that I was babysitting and my little brother pushed half an egg salad sandwich up his nose!  Or when my other brother got a hamster from school and named the thing Clyde, but it ended up having like six little hamlets in the bottom of the cage!  Oh!  But then, we lost Clydette for about a week and we thought she was dead in the heating vent or something, but she showed up in our kitchen cupboard.  She was fine.  I have a million stories and I’d love somebody to write them down!  
Thanks for having Sher over to the blog, Mary.

Thank you Sher for being awesome and letting me interview you!!

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I was so happy when Diana Nixon contacted me to be part of the Cover Reveal Party for Songs Of The Wind.  I had recently reviewed book 1 of this series called: Love Lines.  The moment I finished that book I could not wait for this book to be finished.

Songs Of The Wind will be release around the end of November or early December and I cannot wait for it.

Now for the cover:
This beautiful book cover was done by Jennifer Munswami.  If you want to see more of her work please click here.

The bonus part of this big cover reveal is an interview with Evan.  Besides Christian, Evan is one of my favorite characters in this series.  He is funny, serious when need to be and a great friend!

Here is the interview:


We know about Christian and Eileen, but we need to know more about you.  So:
What is it like to be a student of Wizardry at Dever?

It was hard but I was able to snag an incredible interview with the one and only Sean Reese.  I was so thankful that Misty was able to pass on my questions to him!! And because she was so kind to do that for me I am going to giveaway Misty's Book.  It will be an Amazon eBook for the Kindle.  Winner can choose if they want Conerstone or Keystone.  All you have to do is comment on the interview and I will choose a winner on Sept. 13th.

Without further ado: Misty introducing Sean Reese


I adore you, Mary!  Thank you for inviting Sean to stop in for Q&A…it was hard to get much out of him, but then, when he talks Ianua and his family, I couldn’t get him to shut up!  You asked the perfect questions!  Thanks again for having us over.  Sean especially loved your blog name and joked that he finally felt right at home among the bloggers!

Sean’s Interview

1. What is the most important thing to you?  (person, possession, etc)?  Family, all the way.  I’d like to say I can’t imagine what I’d do if I lost even one of them, but unfortunately, I’ve been put in the position of learning exactly what I’d do.  I’m beyond honored that the Ianua accepted me in a leadership capacity, especially since I am one of the Simple.  

2. When did you realize that you were an Addo? Did you (or do you now) feel any different?   I never received an invitational sign to the Ianua community, so I haven’t had the opportunity to feel what it is like to be chosen in that way for the Addoship.  However, nothing beats Addo Larry slapping you on the shoulder and saying, “So, what do you think?  Addoship?  Yes? No?  Think of it this way: you don’t have to worry about screwing anything up.  I’ve already covered that.”
As far as feeling any different, becoming a Mox (which is an Addo in training, for those of you who might not be familiar with the Ianua) is just like getting a top-level job in management.  I’m a little overwhelmed with the opportunity, but completely grateful too.  I’m putting in a lot of hours training with the Addo on how to handle a Cura, how to interpret and manage the information that comes in, and how to partner with the Veritas.  Most of what I feel lately has to do with not getting enough sleep!

3. How excited are you about your Addo training?  What is the one thing you are looking forward to?
Being that I’m the only Reese brother that didn’t receive the sign of the Ianua, I’m floored that I’m able to have this opportunity to help.  I’ve studied everything I could get my hands on about the Ianua but now, I’m get the back stage pass to the BIG secrets.  Things that only the Addo knows.  I plan on using every shred of this education to help further the Ianua and keep the human race running on the right track.

4. Since we have not heard a lot about your past, what is your fondest memory with your family?
We’re a close bunch, so there are a lot of good memories.  Probably one of the best was the time we all went out to play soccer together.  It was my 18th birthday and I hadn’t received the sign, so we all knew I was Simple.  It was especially hard to take because my brothers were all showing signs of athletic abilities that pointed to the likelihood of them becoming Contego and I felt like I was an outsider in my own family.
My dad packed us all up and took us out to the soccer field.  We had a picnic and my cake and we played soccer, of course.  The Contego abilities put everyone else at an advantage - always did - but that day, I was on my game.  I kept scoring goals and making passes and then, I figured out what was going on.  There was a minute where I was really angry with them, thinking they were letting me win, because I was the Simple outsider that needed their pity, but then I realized what they were really doing.  They were letting me win because they are my family and they wanted me to know I was included.  None of us mentioned that the games were obviously rigged that day, but I had this incredible epiphany concerning personal perspective and the depth of family bonds and what it means to actually be part of something bigger than myself.  I’ll never forget it.

5. Be honest, is Garrett always so serious or does he relax every once in a while?  You think Garrett is serious?  THAT’s hysterical!  I suppose no one’s told you about how he likes to sporadically hide grapes in my shoes?  He’s got this thing he does- let me tell you how it all started.  I was taking one of my first psych classes and there was this study on lab rats concerning inconsistent gratification.  The scientists gave the rat a lever to push, and whenever he pushed it, he’d get a food pellet.  The rat learned to push the lever whenever he was hungry.  Then the scientists gave the rat a lever that never delivered pellets when he pushed it.  The rat stopped pushing the lever altogether, even when the food became visibly available.   Then the scientists gave the rat a lever that sometimes delivered food and sometimes didn’t, whenever the lever was pushed.  The inconsistent reward didn’t stop the rat from pushing the lever, but instead created an obsession for the rat.  Even after the food was long gone, the rat wouldn’t stop pressing the lever.  He wouldn’t eat from his food dish either, he was so obsessed with pushing the lever.  So, after hearing this study, Garrett decided to conduct his own experiment.  He throws a couple grapes in my shoes every once in a while as an inconsistent stimulus to drive me nuts.  He got me too.  I started shaking out my shoes before I put them on, but then he’d stop with the grapes for a few months, until I stopped shaking them out.  Then he’d start up again.  That was years ago, but to this day, I usually give my shoes a little shake or tip them over.  But it’s all good.  I save the grapes and throw them in his pillowcase.

6. Do you think that Misty will be writing any book(s) about your adventures from your Point-Of-View?   Misty?  I’m kind of in love with that girl, but I don’t know that I’d want to bore her with my views.  Usually, everything I talk about comes out like a text book chapter or a lab study.  I can’t imagine anyone wanting to read that, but if she wanted to write some dry, scientific discussion, I’d be up for it.  Maybe I can help her kick out a thesis or something like that!