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Toni Welcomes Gemma K. Murray to Her Blog

10/25/2012

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Good morning! I am Gemma K. Murray and I reside in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan. I write urban fantasy/paranormal romance.

Let me tell you a little bit about myself:

I was born and raised in lower Michigan to a family of dairy farmers. So, you can see where my love of animals comes from.

I met my husband when I started kindergarten and felt a connection even then. It took us several more years to fall in love, but we’ve spent the last 20 years of our lives together. In fact, we celebrated our 19th anniversary this year. We have 5 canine kids who we adore and spoil rotten as often as we can.

My books come from dreams I have. I dream the same dream every night until I begin writing the story. That’s when the characters begin to talk to me. They tell the story. I simply write it down.

Here’s a little bit about my Cedar River series:

Yes, Cedar River is an actual city in Michigan’s U.P. Unfortunately, I didn’t know that when I began writing the series. I had never been to the U.P., but my character, Bowie, told me where to set it. Lucky for me, there is a thing called creative license.J That allowed me to move the city to Lake Superior instead of keeping it on Lake Michigan.

Anyway, Cedar River is an entire community of shifters. From the dragons to the puma and wolves all way through to otters, a fischer, owls, lynxes, and few surprises, all shifters are welcome in Cedar River. There is safety to be found here.

Keeper of the Golden Dragon’s Heart was supposed to be a one-time thing. Well, the characters had other ideas. Natural Born Enemies is the second book in the series (Fall 2012) and I’m working on the third book along with a spin-off series. I can’t tell you how many will be in the series since the number changes weekly. I’ll just say, I hope it continues for a very long time!

Blurb- The Upper Peninsula of Michigan seems like it is another country. The rawness and beauty of the land draws people from every walk of life. What most people don't realize is there is a little town nestled on the banks of Lake Superior that an entire group of supernatural beings call home. Shifters of every shape and size live there. They raise their families there. Tourists come from near and far to visit the quaint town of Cedar River, Michigan. The tourists never realize they are walking among some of the most unusual beings on earth. 

Bowie Golden is a dragon shifter who is in charge of Cedar River's safety. Until now, the biggest threat to anyone's safety was Anastasia Plum, a witch/puma-shifter. She has been the town hellraiser since she was a teenager. Now someone has discovered the secret the residents of Cedar River keep for one another. These radicals are determined to eradicate the entire town. It's up to Bowie to keep them all safe.

Ana has always idolized Bowie. She may have stirred up trouble from time to time, but Bowie or one of his brothers would always get her out of the trouble she was in. One day, it happened. The unthinkable, the unimaginable occurred. Anastasia Plum fell for the "golden" boy. What an unlikely duo- the sheriff and the hellraiser!

Just as these two discover their passion for one another, a group of people is determined to keep them apart. It's up to Ana to prove that she is the only Keeper of the Golden Dragon's Heart.

You can view the video trailer here.

Available at:
Amazon
Leap of Faith Publishing
Barnes and Noble
Coffee Time Romance’s e-bookstore

Where you can “stalk” Gemma:
Website
Pinterest
Goodreads
Facebook
Cedar River’s FB page
Google+

Thank you, Toni, for allowing me to spend the day with your readers! I appreciate this opportunity.


4 Comments
Toni Noel link
10/25/2012 03:39:06 pm

Welcome, Gemma,

Cedar River sounds like a great place to visit.

Toni

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Gemma K. Murray link
10/26/2012 01:19:39 am

Thank you, Toni, for letting me visit today! I love spending as much time as I can in Cedar River. It feels a lot like home to me:)

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Jackie Leigh Allen link
10/26/2012 10:18:56 am

I've spent many happy days in the upper peninsula including one very romantic camping trip when I was a teenager. I love books with real settings.

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Gemma K. Murray link
10/26/2012 12:23:49 pm

Hi, Jackie! I'm like you, I love reading about real places, too. I can't imagine writing about any other place on earth. UP living is pretty awesome:)

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    Toni Noel enjoys  writing romantic suspense and contemporary romance, reading, gardening and walking her dog Jack in Southern California.  

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