Sunday, July 29, 2018

Our guest today is Liberty Blake #OurAuthorGang

Welcome, Liberty! So glad to have you with us today!


   Liberty Blake gave up her position as the head of a multi-million dollar non-profit corporation to stay home, raise her children, and be the caretaker of her grandmother.
   She is proud of her children and happy with the choices she made. However, there is a small part of her that wishes she had accepted the job offer that would have required her to travel internationally several times a year. The first assignment would have taken her to Paris in the springtime.
   Over the years she has been a radio disk jockey, a news director, a cocktail waitress, and many other things. 
   But writing has always been in her heart while she worked at jobs to gain life experience and put food on the table. 
   Liberty began writing stories on a toy typewriter that was replaced with a real typewriter when she was nine. She has slowed down at times, but she has never stopped writing.
   Liberty loves objectifying beautiful men, walking on the beach, in the woods, climbing mountains (ok, hiking up a small hill), and writing about rich men and the women who love them in spite of their money.
   She loves hearing from her readers and may be reached at:
https://libertyblakebooks.wordpress.com/about/
http://libertysspells.blogspot.com/


One of the 20 Most Romantic Books Ever, According to BookBub Members. This book is currently free on Amazon.com

Texas rancher and bar owner Cassidy Flynn is shocked to learn the bride’s name in an upcoming high society wedding – Cassiopeia Dolmides. Cassidy is a woman of secrets; the deepest is the identity she was born with and thought she had escaped long ago. If this bride is impersonating Cassidy, what trouble will that cause Cassidy and her infant son?

Greek tycoon Theron Christofides needs to gain possession of Dolmides Cruise Lines and the little Greek island where it left a shipwrecked eyesore. A lot of people are at risk without his intervention. Old man Dolmides will sell on one condition: Theron must marry Dolmides’ illegitimate daughter. Seeing no other way to rescue the island’s people, Theron agrees to sacrifice himself and his future. 

As Theron stands at the altar with his bride-to-be, a fiery-haired woman in snakeskin boots and a cowboy hat interrupts their vows by calling his bride a fraud. In order for the wedding to continue, Theron must convince Cassidy Flynn to drop her lawsuit. Can he withstand Cassidy’s allure while he gains her cooperation? Or will they both be consumed by the fire of desire?

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Ruth de Jauregui via Google+

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Author Liberty Blake stopped by #OurAuthorGang today. She introduced us to her new novel, The Counterfeit Bride. Stop by and say hi!
 
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Ruth de Jauregui

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Welcome to Our Author Gang, Liberty!
 
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Joanne Jaytanie via Google+

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Today we welcome, Liberty Blake and her new novel, The Counterfeit Bride. #OurAuthorGang
 
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Joanne Jaytanie

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Welcome, Liberty! Your book looks wonderful. Thank you for joining us.
 
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Toi Thomas via Google+

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Today, we welcome author and Renaissance woman Liberty Blake as she shares her book, The Counterfeit Bride. #OurAuthorGang
 
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Grace Au

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Happy Sunday, Liberty! Thanks for being with us today. I hope you're feeling better. Loved your book!
 
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Erika M Szabo

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Nice to have you on our blog Liberty!
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Lorraine Carey

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Liberty Blake seems to belong today's life of a 'Power Woman'. Not many woman can give up that type of position to do what she loves or seem to have a calling to do what our inner intuition call us to do. The Counterfeit Bride sounds very interesting. I need to get my copy!
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Saturday, July 28, 2018

Dragons: What to Know Part V


Dragons: What to Know Part V

Christina Weigand



Today I am going to discuss a couple of the Metallic Dragons. To see previous posts about the Chromatic Dragons go here.

Brass Dragon: Brass dragons are the most gregarious of all the dragons. They love conversation. They are also the most humble, but love to talk so much that they believe that any sentient  beings cannot bear to miss their company. The Brass Dragons would rather talk than fight. For the most part they are a friendly dragon unless they feel threatened then they will put the aggressor to sleep with a dose of sleep gas. When his enemy awakes he may find himself pinned or buried up to the neck in sand and listening to small talk until the dragon tires of it.



The Brass Dragons crave sunlight and dry heat so their lairs are often found in hot, arid regions, particularly sandy deserts. They are located in high rocky caves, preferably facing east so the rising sun warms the rocks. Several bolt holes are dug into the base of the cliff where the desert winds have piled up sands. Tunnels are burrowed parallel to the cliff face in the hard packed sand. The lairs are generally located near heavily traveled areas so they can satisfy their desire for conversation.

The Brass Dragons prefer organic treasures. The hoard will often include items made from wood, textiles and other examples of fine handicrafts made with exquisite materials.

Bronze Dragons: Bronze Dragons value justice and do not tolerate cruelty or anarchy in any form. If he captures someone, the culprit will face fast retribution using a disguise. They find other creatures fascinating, especially humans. The Bronze Dragon  will polymorph into a small, friendly animal to study other creatures.



 Courtship and mating is a deliberate and respectful affair. They mate for life and even refuse to take a new mate if the original dies. They tend their eggs and offspring and defend them to the death if necessary.

Tropical coastal areas near deep fresh water or salt water is where you will find the Bronze Dragons Lair. They frequently visit the lower depths for a swim in the cool water or a chance to hunt for treasure. The lairs are in caves that are accessible only from water, but the lairs are always dry-- they do not lay eggs, sleep or store treasure underwater. The cave will have a lower are that floods at high tide and an upper that remains dry all the time.

The Bronze Dragons love to collect pearls, coral, intricate shells and pearls. Their favorite though is gold which does not tarnish in their humid lairs. 

Copper Dragons: Copper Dragons are the pranksters of the dragons. They love a good joke or riddle and appreciate all forms of humor. However, they also have a covetous, miserly streak. They are social creatures.



Courtship is an odd mixture of tenderness and outrageous humor. They exchange small gifts of food and treasure, but their real currency is wit. They are attracted to dragons that will make them laugh. Copper Dragons do not mate for life, but stay together long enough to raise their offspring to adulthood.

Lairs can be found in dry, rocky uplands and mountains. Their lairs can be found in narrow caves. They use their ability to move and shape stone to enhance the lair and conceal the entrances. The dragon constructs twisting mazes with open tops to allow them to fly and jump over intruders.

The favored treasure is metals and precious stones as well as finally sculpted statues and well crafted ceramics.

The next post will cover the Gold Dragons and the Silver Dragons. So until next time Bensvelk Kear. (Good Day in Dragon)



 To read more about my books and me go to my
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To read some more about dragons check out Rebecca Tran's posts:

Dragon Myths 1

Dragon Myths 2

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Rebecca Tran

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How fun Chris. I love learning about your dragons.
 
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Rebecca Tran

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Chris Weigand introduces her metal dragons with brass, bronze and copper. Read all of their unique traits on #OurAuthorGang
 
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Ruth de Jauregui via Google+

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Chris Weigand shares the metallic dragons and their characteristics in her continuing series on dragons. Stop by and find out which ones seek conversations with humans and which live in caverns near the sea. #OurAuthorGang
 
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Ruth de Jauregui

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Your dragons are so unique! I love this series, thank you for sharing!
 
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Joanne Jaytanie via Google+

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Another installment on dragons. Today Chris introduces us to the Metallic Dragons. #OurAuthorGang
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Joanne Jaytanie

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I'm really enjoying this dragon series. Thanks, Chris!
 
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Lorraine Carey

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And our dragon education continues thanks to Chris Weigand! This is just awesome stuff! I think I love the Brass Dragon the most with its love for its offspring. I see it loves water and pearls and can't help but wonder if any live in the Caribbean?
 
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Grace Au

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I so love this series...finding out about the characteristics of dragons! Thanks for posting, Christina.
 
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Chris Weigand via Google+

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A little peek into Metallic dragons with Christina
 
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Toi Thomas

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I continue to adore the diveristy and complexity of these dragons. Great post.
 
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Toi Thomas via Google+

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Today, Chris Weigand shares more dragon knowledge as she introduces us to the metallic dragons and all their wit. #OurAuthorGang
 
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Nikki McDonagh

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How interesting! I love the Metal dragons, especially the Bronze, although I quite like the idea of the prankster Copper Dragons too.
 
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Joe Bonadonna via Google+

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Today on #OurAuthor Gang, author Chris Weigand tells us about a couple of metallic dragons in another installment of her series on the many breeds of dragons.
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Joe Bonadonna

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Metal dragons --- awesome!
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Erika M Szabo

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I had no idea dragons are so complex! I'll have to start reading dragon stories. Thanks for the great series Christina!
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