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Nigeria In Turmoil!
Part 1
I was horrified this morning to see the Bus Terminal at Oyinbo in Lagos razed to the ground by fire, and all the Buses with it. That is not good at all. The revolution that is taking place in Nigeria should be aware of one thing. They should never go against public services. Because that will be like going against ourselves. Rather, they should go against all the ill-gotten goods and wealth of our corrupt rulers wherever they are. Please, compatriots, never again go against our public services. Our so-called elected officers do not ride buses, we do. So, please, don’t give them any cause to laugh at us.
Welcome to Day 1 of the “THROUGH THE NETHERGATE” Blog Tour!@RobertaEaton17 @4WillsPub #RRBC.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME ROBERTA EATON CHEADLE ON MY BLOG TODAY
HERE ARE HER GIVEAWAYS FOR THOSE WHO WILL VISIT HER TOUR AND LEAVE COMMENTS:
GIVEAWAY: (3 winners) (1) e-book copy of “NIGHTMARELAND”, (1) e-book copy of “THROUGH THE NETHERGATE”, and (1) $25 Amazon gift card.
“NAME OF TOUR” Day # 1
Through the Nethergate
BLOG POST:
Who was Rex Bacon?
In Through the Nethergate, Rex Baxon is one of the evil ghosts who haunts the Bungay Inn.
He was the eighteen-year-old son of a local clergyman at Mettingham in Suffolk and is reputed to have got into trouble for stealing money from the church collections box. The money he stole is believed to have been hidden in the inn.
In 1682, after discovering his wife in bed with another man at the Bungay Inn, he hung himself from a beam at the top of the landing. His angry ghost is still reputed to haunt the staircase and, over the years, guests have complained about the unexplained opening and closing of windows on the landing, furniture being moved, and hearing mysterious voices.
An extract from Through the Nethergate
“Rex Bacon emerged from the shadows under the stairs. His head ached and his arms and legs felt swollen, the muscles cramping unpleasantly.
I can’t remember feeling this tired and sore since I died.
He lifted his hands and studied their backs. Huge purple patches covered the skin, which had been smoothly grey a few hours ago.
The blood has pooled under the skin just like it did when I died. Why is this happening to me?
His lips curled into an unpleasant grin as he replayed Margaret’s distress at his ghostly appearance over in his mind.
It’s so much more fun when a human can see me. It’s been decades since that foolish manageress saw my ghostly outline hanging at the top of the stairs.
Scowling, he remembered how she had become cheeky and familiar, teasing him and calling him Charlie Boy”. He had shown her who was boss when he pushed her down the stairs. Sadly, she hadn’t been hurt.
That had been a long time ago and he was looking forward to having some fun with Margaret. Opening and shutting windows and moving furniture around could not keep him entertained indefinitely.
The abrasions around his neck and on his hands caused by the long-ago hang rope and his failed attempts to release himself from its unyielding grip, burned and throbbed.
Why I am experiencing this pain again now? I have been dead for over three hundred years. Why am I being punished? It isn’t fair.
A fresh surge of rage and bitterness rose in his throat, constricting his chest.”
BOOK BLURB:
Margaret, a girl born with second sight, has the unique ability to bring ghosts trapped between Heaven and Hell back to life. When her parents die suddenly, she goes to live with her beloved grandfather, but the cellar of her grandfather’s ancient inn is haunted by an evil spirit of its own. In the town of Bungay, a black dog wanders the streets, enslaving the ghosts of those who have died unnatural deaths. When Margaret arrives, these phantoms congregate at the inn, hoping she can free them from the clutches of Hugh Bigod, the 12th century ghost who has drawn them away from Heaven’s White Light in his canine guise. With the help of her grandfather and the spirits she has befriended, Margaret sets out to defeat Hugh Bigod, only to discover he wants to use her for his own ends – to take over Hell itself.
AUTHOR BIO:
Hello, my name is Robbie, short for Roberta. I am an author with seven published children’s picture books in the Sir Chocolate books series for children aged 2 to 9 years old (co-authored with my son, Michael Cheadle), one published middle-grade book in the Silly Willy series, and one published preteen/young adult fictionalised biography about my mother’s life as a young girl growing up in an English town in Suffolk during World War II called While the Bombs Fell (co-authored with my mother, Elsie Hancy Eaton). All of my children’s books are written under Robbie Cheadle and are published by TSL Publications.
I have recently branched into adult and young adult horror and supernatural writing and, in order to clearly differential my children’s books from my adult writing, I plan to publish these books under Roberta Eaton Cheadle. My first supernatural book published in that name, Through the Nethergate, is now available.
I have participated in a number of anthologies:
Two short stories in #1 Amazon bestselling anthology, Dark Visions, a collection of horror stories edited by Dan Alatorre;
Three short stories in Death Among Us, an anthology of murder mystery stories, edited by Stephen Bentley;
Three short stories in #1 Amazon bestselling anthology, Nightmareland, a collection of horror stories edited by Dan Alatorre;
Two short stories in Whispers of the Past, an anthology of paranormal stories, edited by Kaye Lynne Booth; and
Two short stories in Spellbound, an anthology of horror stories edited by Dan Alatorre.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
Website
https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/
Blog
Robbie’s inspiration
Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15584446.Robbie_Cheadle
https://www.facebook.com/robertawrites/?modal=admin_todo_tour
AMAZON OR OTHER PURCHASE LINKS:
TSL Publications:
Lulu.com:
To follow along with the rest of the tour, please visit the author’s tour page on the 4WillsPublishing site. If you’d like to schedule your own blog tour and have your book promoted in similar grand fashion, please click HERE. Thanks for supporting this author and her work!
AUTHOR SUSANNE LEIST IS OUR RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB’S “SPOTLIGHT” Author!
It is my pleasure to welcome Susanne Leist on my blog today.
BLOG POST:
MY ADVICE FOR NEW AUTHORS
The best advice to a new author is to have everything in place before your book is published. Blogs and online accounts must be opened and ready for business. The book’s publication shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone but an anticipated event. I learned the painful way from experience.
Outskirts Press, a self-publishing company, sent an email stating my book was published on Amazon and Barnes & Noble with no prior warning. I hurried to check my Amazon page. The Dead Game sat on a blank page with no book or author description, the same for B & N. I raced against the clock to write a summary and author bio. It was months before I was able to sit back and take a breath. After that earth-shattering day in September, I decided never to leave myself unprepared.
My learning process evolves daily; there’s no rest for the weary author. My earliest posts appeared on Twitter, Facebook, and Google. Since then, I’ve added sites to my repertoire, including Pinterest, Instagram, and author groups. The author sites I’ve found most useful are Rave Reviews Book Club, All Author, and Authors Den. I opened blogs on Tumblr, BlogSpot, and WordPress blogs. In the beginning, I wrote poetry for my blogs and tweets as a way to market my books. Over time, poetry has evolved from a mere tool to one of my favorite passions.
A website is another essential marketing tool for authors. It should serve as the central hub for an author’s books. Mine hasn’t achieved its goal yet since I chose WIX, which is hard to use. It’s crucial to pick a user-friendly website. Newsletters are also essential to an author’s survival as a way to keep in touch with readers.
The most useful advice I can offer an author is to do your research and be prepared. You must keep writing and never doubt yourself.
AUTHOR BIO:
@SusanneLeist
#RRBC#RRBCSA
I have always loved to read. Agatha Christie, Alistair Maclean, Robert Ludlum, and other authors filled my young imagination with intrigue and mystery. When I wasn’t reading late into the night, the TV shows such as Murder She Wrote and Columbo, entertained me with murder and suspense tales.
Over the years, my taste in TV expanded to include such shows as Supernatural and The Originals. I searched for paranormal, murder mysteries, but found few at the library or bookstore. So, I wrote one.
The Dead Game, Book One of The Dead Game series, brings fantasy and surrealism to the classic murder mystery with dead bodies, suspects, and clues. It offers vampires, vampire derivatives, and a touch of romance to spice the motley mix.
The story continues in Book Two, Prey for The Dead, as The Dead vampires use an exclusive club in Disney World to infiltrate the rich and famous. As The Dead grow in power, not even the bright sunshine of Florida can weaken them. Linda and her friends join forces with human vampires–known as hybrids–to defeat the evil threatening to control Oasis. A masquerade ball and a romp through the tunnels beneath the town lead to a showdown in southern Florida’s swamps.
The Dead At Heart is Shana’s love story. Will her love for William strengthen, or will Sam lead her on a different path? At Chateau Frontenac in Quebec, Shana and her fearless friends fight for Oasis and their lives.
A career in writing has been a giant leap for me. Accustomed to the number-crunching field of budgeting and the hectic commodity markets, I left my first career and M.B.A. in Finance behind to pursue my dream. I do not regret my foray into literature for one moment. Fellow authors helped me make my way through the competitive field. I write every day and even tried my hand at poetry. If someone tells you it’s too late in life to try something different, they are wrong. It is never too late to follow your heart.
BOOK ON TOUR:
THE DEAD AT HEART
William’s bite bonded Shana to him, but he didn’t ask her to mate with him for life. She isn’t ready for a lifetime commitment. Now, William excludes her from his vampire meetings. Shana understands he’s an original vampire with immense powers. For them to be a couple, he has to treat as an equal partner. If William doesn’t respect her, then what are their chances of finding happiness?
Shana speaks to Linda, her best friend, of her fears.
“Paradise is an illusion.” Shana’s face grows heated as her frustration mounts. “Oasis is a haven for vampires. I’m tired of their battles. The Watchers get rid of an evil group of vamps, and another group arrives and attacks. It’s a vicious cycle. Vampires are trouble.”
“We will have a happy ending.” Linda lifts her head. “Don’t lose faith. The Watchers will protect us, and Gregg has an elite force of original vampires.” She touches Shana’s arm. “William loves you; he won’t let something happen to you.”
“The vampires keep secrets from us.” Shana swallows the lump in her throat. “I don’t want to live with vamps anymore, and I need time to decide on my relationship with William. One minute, I’m suffocating, and then the next, I’m lost without him.”
As a new enemy descends on Oasis, Florida, Shana turns to Sheriff Sam, who broke her heart. Can she trust the human-vampire?
This begins Shana’s journey to fight vampires and werewolves with Sam at her side.
An explosion at Chateau Frontenac in Quebec doesn’t stop Shana and her friends from saving their town, and maybe even the world.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
Twitter handle: @SusanneLeist
Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/susanne.leist.98
Website address: https://www.susanneleist.com/
Thank you for supporting RRBC’s “SPOTLIGHT” Author! If you’d like to follow along with each stop of this tour, please check out our “SPOTLIGHT” Author forum on the RRBC site.
5th Annual RRBC WRITERS’ CONFERENCE & BOOK EXPO!
| #Authors #Readers #Writers An event like no other! #RRBC #WCBE20by RaveReviewsbyNJHello, friends! I probably should have posted this sooner, but I just got the idea from one of my fellow members of the RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB! I’d like to invite you to a virtual event that’s going on right now, and it’s like no other event you’ve seen in probably the last year! It’s the 5th Annual RRBC WRITERS’ CONFERENCE & BOOK EXPO! There is so much to see and do at this amazing event, but at the top of that list, is a huge helping of fun! There are so many games to play and win! So many door prizes to be won! So many people to meet and new friends to make – and I don’t want you to miss another second of it! So, drop by, visit every area of the event, but don’t leave any of the (virtual) author booths or Vendor booths without leaving a comment, because those comments get your name thrown into a lottery to win that author’s door prize! Every year, we also raffle off (7) $100 Amazon gift card gift baskets and there’s still time until this Sunday, August 16th, for you to purchase a raffle ticket or tickets! Don’t miss this amazing opportunity! We’re the most amazing book club around, but what kind of book club would we be if we weren’t offering AUTHOR READINGS to our friends? I am certainly not that kind of friend! I want you to drop in and have fun and win prizes and door prizes! Well, I’ve talked enough. Time for me to hurry and get back to all the fun! I’ll see you there!This free site is ad-supported. Learn more |
#Authors #Readers & #Writers – An event like no other! #RRBC #WCBE20
This is truly the best we have had so far. Hurry up and. join the fun!
Hello, friends! I probably should have posted this sooner, but I just got the idea from one of my fellow members of theRAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB!
I’d like to invite you to a virtual event that’s going on right now, and it’s like no other event you’ve seen in probably the last year! It’s the5th Annual RRBC WRITERS’ CONFERENCE & BOOK EXPO!
There is so much to see and do at this amazing event, but at the top of that list, is a huge helping of fun! There are so manygamesto play and win! So many door prizes to be won! So many people to meet and new friends to make – and I don’t want you to miss another second of it!
So, drop by, visit every area of the event, but don’t leave any of the (virtual)author booths or Vendor boothswithout leaving…
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WELCOME TO A ONE DAY BLOG TOUR FEATURING NONNIE JULES,
FOUNDER, PRESIDENT, AND LIVE WIRE OF #RRBC/#RWISA. WE HONOR YOU TODAY, SUPERWOMAN!
#RWISA Author Nonnie Jules
Nonnie (aka Wonder Woman) has been super busy organizing the 5th Annual #RRBC Writers’ Conference & Book Expo (a super-duper virtual literary event!!!!), so a group of us decided we would shine the spotlight on Nonnie.
Please support an author who gives tirelessly and selflessly (on steroids!) to other authors every day of the year. So, as well as sharing our posts & tweets, please buy her books, and post your honest reviews.
#RRBC and #RWISA – Let’s make some NONNIE NOISE!!!!
Nonnie Jules – President & Founder of RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB {RRBC} and RAVE WRITERS – INT’L SOCIETY OF AUTHORS {RWISA}.
“As a writer who values the (polished) written word, it is my mission to help my fellow authors understand that their reputation as a writer should be treated as a rare treasure and that the only way to be taken seriously in this business, is to ensure that your writing (no matter the forum) is impeccably written and well-edited.”
RRBC Author Page https://ravereviewsbookclub.wordpress.com/about-nonnie-jules-nonniejules-rrbc-rwisa/
You can find Nonnie’s books listed under the following categories in the RRBC Catalog:
Latest Release: No Pedigree
Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, Baylee never quite fit in…anywhere. She was taunted and teased because her clothes had no designer labels, and spit upon because her only pair of shoes had holes in the bottom. The butt of many jokes, she was excluded from all social activities, sneered at by the parents of her peers after school as she waited for the bus, watching them drive away in their fancy cars; assaulted in the most unthinkable fashion.
Having been born to a white father and a black native American mother didn’t make things any easier. In fact, that circumstance made her life ten times harder – until the day she made them all stand up, take notice, and regret every ugly word and deed they had inflicted upon her.
No Pedigree Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/upjh985NclE
RWISA Author Page https://ravewriters.wordpress.com/meet-the-authors/author-nonnie-jules/
Watch out for Wonder-Jules truth lasso!
Social Media Links
Contact via:
Email: nonniejules@gmail.com
Twitter: @nonniejules & @AskTheGoodMommy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BooksByNonnie/
Blog/Websites:
#RRBC #RWISA Thanks for supporting author Nonnie Jules!
Welcome to Day 6 of the @4WillsPub “THANK YOU, HOSTS!” Blog Tour for#RRBCAuthor @bakeandwrite #RRBC
Giveaway: (1) 5-Day Blog Tour to promote your book!
BOOK TITLE: WHILE THE BOMBS FELLhttps://www.amazon.com/While-Bombs-Fell-Robbie-Cheadle-ebook/dp/B07GZ2NZFK/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=while+the+bombs+fell&qid=1595651772&s=books&sr=1-2
BOOK BLURB:What was it like for children growing up in rural Suffolk during World War 2?
Elsie and her family live in a small double-storey cottage in Bungay, Suffolk. Every night she lies awake listening anxiously for the sound of the German bomber planes. Often they come and the air raid siren sounds signaling that the family must leave their beds and venture out to the air-raid shelter in the garden.
Despite the war raging across the English channel, daily life continues with its highlights, such as Christmas and the traditional Boxing Day fox hunt, and its wary moments when Elsie learns the stories of Jack Frost and the ghostly and terrifying Black Shuck that haunts the coastline and countryside of East Anglia.
Includes some authentic World War 2 recipes
AUTHOR BIO:
I am an author with 8 published children’s books, 2 published YA books, 1 poetry book and I have short stories in 4 published anthologies. I write for children under my nickname Robbie Cheadle and for adults under my full name Roberta Eaton Cheadle
SOCIAL MEDIA:https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/
Robbie’s inspiration
TOUR PROMO TRAILER:https://youtu.be/4yu5g1ZEByg
Thank you for dropping in to support this author today along the 4WillsPub “THANK YOU, HOSTS” Blog Tour! To follow along with the rest of the tour as we show appreciation of these bloggers for all their support in supporting our books, please visit the main tour page for this event! There’s another book and author on tour today, so do get by to support them, as well! Remember, you could win a (5) Day Blog Tourof your own to promote any of your books by simply leaving a comment below!
NEW BOOKS
My New Books, All Short Stories of
Easy Micro Reads
Are Now Live on Amazon.Com.
Check Them Out!
Welcome to Day 4 of the “SIR CHOCOLATE AND THE ICE CREAM RAINBOW FAIRIES” Blog Tour!@bakeandwrite @4WillsPub #RRBC.
GIVEAWAY: (7 winners) Each will win a copy of one of her Sir Chocolate Story and Cookbooks. For your chance to win, please leave a comment below!
Sir Chocolate and the Ice cream Rainbow Fairies story and cookbook
*Book Trailer link – https://youtu.be/Kxq0APHylJE
BLOG POST:
Welcome to part 4 of the fondant cat parade
The fondant cat parade tells the story in limericks of Dinah the Kitten, daughter of Daddy Grey and Mommy Cat, who likes to sleep and escape to Wonderland in her dreams. While in Wonderland, Dinah meets a variety of brightly coloured and fun fantasy kittens. The fondant cat parade illustrates some of the wonderful fondant art that appears in all the Sir Chocolate books.
Today, you will learn about Dinah in Wonderland.
Look out for part V of the fondant cat parade tomorrow when you will meet Small the Kitten. You can download the full illustrative PDF of the fondant cat parade here: https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/dinah-in-wonderland-fondant-cat-parade/.
How to make a Swiss roll with a fruit and cream filling
Ingredients
200 ml self-raising flour
4 eggs, separated
150 ml castor sugar
50 ml cold water
2 ml salt
15 ml extra castor sugar
250 ml whipped cream
Fresh fruit of your choice, strawberries or blue berries are what I prefer to use
Method
Preheat your oven to 220 degrees Celsius. Line a 20 x 23 cm Swiss roll tin with baking paper.
Beat the egg yolks and castor sugar until pale and mousse like. Add the water and mix through.
Sift the flour. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Add the beaten egg whites and flour to the egg yolk mixture. Fold in using a metal spoon until the mixture is smooth.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin. Tilt it carefully to ensure the mixture reaches the corners and is spead out evenly. Bake for 10 – 15 minutes until golden brown.
Remove the Swiss roll from the oven and turn out onto a clean, damp tea towel sprinkled with the extra castor sugar. Cut the edges off the cake, Make a small incision across the width at one of the short end of th ecake. Place a piece of baking powder on the cake. Fold the scored end over and, using the tea towel, roll the cake. Leave the cake in the tea towel to cool completely.
Add chopped fruit of your choice to the whipped cream. Carefully unroll the Swiss roll and spread with the cream mixture. Roll up and serve.
BOOK BLURB:
Join Sir Chocolate and Lady Sweet on a fun adventure to discover why the milkshake rain is pale and white.
Contains five recipes that children can make under adult supervision
AUTHOR BIO:
Hello, my name is Robbie, short for Roberta. I am an author with seven published children’s picture books in the Sir Chocolate books series for children aged 2 to 9 years old (co-authored with my son, Michael Cheadle), one published middle grade book in the Silly Willy series and one published preteen/young adult fictionalised biography about my mother’s life as a young girl growing up in an English town in Suffolk during World War II called While the Bombs Fell (co-authored with my mother, Elsie Hancy Eaton). All of my children’s book are written under Robbie Cheadle and are published by TSL Publications.
I also have a book of poetry called Open a new door, with fellow South African poet, Kim Blades.
I have recently branched into adult and young adult horror and supernatural writing and, in order to clearly differential my children’s books from my adult writing, I plan to publish these books under Roberta Eaton Cheadle. My first supernatural book published in that name, Through the Nethergate, is now available.
I have participated in a number of anthologies:
- Two short stories in #1 Amazon bestselling anthology, Dark Visions, a collection of horror stories edited by Dan Alatorre under Robbie Cheadle;
- Three short stories in Death Among Us, an anthology of murder mystery stories, edited by Stephen Bentley under Robbie Cheadle;
- Three short stories in #1 Amazon bestselling anthology, Nightmareland, a collection of horror stories edited by Dan Alatorre under Robbie Cheadle; and
- Two short stories in Whispers of the Past, an anthology of paranormal stories, edited by Kaye Lynne Booth under Roberta Eaton Cheadle.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
Robbie Cheadle
Website
https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/
Blog
Robbie’s inspiration
Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15584446.Robbie_Cheadle
To follow along with the rest of the tour, please visit the author’s tour page on the 4WillsPublishing site. If you’d like to schedule your own blog tour and have your book promoted in similar grand fashion, please click HERE. Thanks for supporting this author and her work!
PERSPECTIVES 
