Book Giveaway: Traci Hall Features Three Novels

Written by Author, Traci E. Hall.

Medieval romance, young adult ghost stories, and a non-fiction novel on adoption - writing is in my blood. It is, as the tragic comic book heroes say, what I do.

I was cleaning out my office a few weeks ago, determined to toss the clutter before I was overtaken by piles of books, papers, cocktail napkins (with fabulous if unreadable notes scribbled over the wine stains) and manila file folders. The mess was one match away from a blaze.

It seems I've been toiling away at this writing gig since I was 7. I found a story my mom had saved that I'd written on construction paper about an ant named Blip. Journalistic brilliance. Though rough, the story had a beginning, a middle and an end.

It's true that the spelling was awful. I didn't color in the lines, and my ant looked more like a potato with eyes - but the pacing was quick, and there was a happy ending.

I love a happy ending.

According to Publisher's Weekly, so do a lot of people. Romance books sales are up, as are young adult novels. In this economy, people want inexpensive but explosive entertainment. More bang for the buck.

With downsizing, it might be harder to find every new release on the local bookseller's shelves, but thanks to Amazon, it's easy to order your favorite authors online. If you are feeling 'green', most publishing houses offer titles in ebook format for the Kindle or Sony e readers. These are the next big technological gadgets.

Back to my story telling genius.

It took me over thirty years to publish a book. In those stacks of papers I'd been collecting, I found rejection letters from 1993. First drafts of stories that never saw an editor's desk. As I blew the dust off of my personal memorabilia, I felt sick. How could I throw this stuff away?

I have seven books published. I've won contests and gotten rave reviews. I have achieved a good chunk of my dream, and my eye is on the future. So what is my weird attachment to all of this junk? After walking around the newly organized piles as if they were a ticking bomb, I had an epiphany.

Each crumpled cocktail napkin was an idea that still had a chance. The stacks of single-spaced half-finished stories represent steps I'd taken toward a goal. Colored with brown and yellow crayons, my writer's journey is contained within the chaos of files and stacks.

As sentimentally important as a baby's lock of hair, my junk deserved better than to be piled and ignored. I chose instead to invest in plastic storage boxes. My office is no longer a fire hazard, and my memories are labeled. I still pile, but inside a plastic tub with the date on the outside. I found organization much easier once I crated the chaos!

LOVE'S MAGIC by Traci E. Hall

Celestia Montehue is the misfit in a legacy bound family. The only thing she has in common with her ancestors is her magical healing ability. Nicholas Le Blanc, a monastery raised knight, is captured while on crusade and forced to kill for his freedom.  Can the healer save the broken man, or will his family's curse doom them both? 

You may purchase a copy of Love's Magic

ADOPTION IS FOREVER by Traci E. Hall and Rhonda Pollero

Adoption doesn't end when the papers are signed, not for the birth mother, not for the adoptive mother and not for the adopted child.  It is a decision with consequences that last a lifetime.

You may purchase a copy of Adoption is Forever

HER WICCAN, WICCAN WAYS by Traci E. Hall

Rhiannon Godfrey is a psychic prodigy, but her parents don't see things her way.  They think she needs a "normal" high school experience-she wants to stay in trendy Vegas.  In the small farming town of Crystal Lake, being Wiccan doesn't exactly help the Godfreys blend in.

You may purchase a copy of Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways (Rhiannon Godfrey)

Traci Hall is a member of Florida Romance Writers, where she got her start as a 'real' writer. She currently lives in Florida with her husband and two teenagers. You may contact her at traciella@aol.com or through her websites - www.traciehall.com, or www.tracihall.com 

Chic Galleria and Traci Hall are giving away a copy of Love's Magic, a copy of Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways and a copy of Adoption is Forever to three lucky people who leave a comment on this article. Which book would you like to win?  Drawings will be held Monday, September  14, midnight EST.
Congrats to Danielle, Nicole and Cindi!