Here I am again...Yeah I've been away for awhile. Had me a heart attack, but I'm back and ready to do what I do.

Today I want to talk vampires...

And a new series that is going to ROCK YOUR WORLD:

WHY? Well because Kat Holmes has found a way of bringing both the vampire world AND the world of the Greek Gods together.

Okay...only ONE of the Greek Gods...Hekate'...

She is one WICKED Goddess...and she LOVES weaving her WEB...

She's also determined to capture many in her web...like 

Royce the Water Demon she brings in to guard her creation in the opening book in this series:

HIDDEN by Kat Holmes

Royce HATES vampires...don't know why...will learn that in a later book in this powerful series...But Lilith, the vampire Hekate makes and takes under her wing...well for 30 years, hates vampires too...WHY...

you'll have to read the book to find out the answer to THAT question.

Hekate keeps Lilith HIDDEN while Royce watches over her...basically he keeps her imprisoned in the world Hekate has designed.

Lilith

Now FIRMLY caught in Hekate's web as a hated vampire.

Again Why?

What nefarious plan does Hekate have in store for Lilith...oh yeah and the REST of the Vampire world?

Benjamin...he heads the GOOD VAMP CAMP...and is one of the eldest BORN vamps...who are busy protecting the few females left after 

Montegue the OTHER eldest BORN vamp has either killed or taken the very few BORN female vamps at the time prisoner...Yep...even his OWN sister had to be saved and now along with all the OTHER known female vamps, is protected inside the Benjamin's camp.

But NEITHER of them know about Hekate and the web she is busily weaving. This Greek Goddess is about to rock the Vamp world

It starts with Lilith...a female vamp with more BALLS than MOST of the males...and boy are they in for the shock of their long lives when they finally learn of Lilith's existence.

Lilith...a powerhouse ALL the vamps will have to reckon with...Where will 

Hekate take the vamps? What does she have over Royce 

that keeps him guarding this unhappy vampire...especially since SHE hates vampires too?

And how will the discovery of Lilith change the world of 

Benjamin and his HONORABLE vamps?

Grab a copy of Book ONE in Kat Holmes' amazingly powerful

 Hekate's Web Series

HIDDEN

And see how one vampire can be cast into the core of the vampire world

and make them all stand up and take notice.

If you love stories about women who do not bow before the masses...you will

LOVE this series.

NION THE DRAGON...ROARS...AND TALKS...ABOUT...STUFF

DIAMONDS FROM THE ROUGHAGE...if you're in the mood for a fast, short story about....

{drumroll} Once Upon a Time a land Called 

CAMELOT...then this is definitely the short story for you.

My name's L.J. Holmes, and Nion came to me a while back because well...he wanted to bring a magnifying glass down upon the events happening in that realm of the Round Table...where Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the many other merry Round Tabler's all dropped swords.

Hang on a second. It may ONLY be April, but with Nion in the house, it's kinda hot...temperature wise...so I need to adjust the air conditioner...65 degrees? Nah...better go down to 60. (Cold up here, but need my 

mukluks down there..one more sec!)

OKAY 

I'm L.J. Holmes, and Nion the Dragon is IN the house!

LJ: Welcome Nion. How're you doing?

Nion: I'm swimming in brimstone today. Did you know you have a new brimstone quarry on the east side of town? It was quite exciting to discover I didn't have to do a modified boomerang toss to my cousin 

Pitfire so he'd land on the mines of Neptune. We dragons are sturdy things, but those solar winds out there can play havoc with our breastplates.

LJ: I'm delighted having you visit me again. For those who don't know anything about your story, wanna share a little about why you came to me in the first place last year?

Nion: Those idiot knights decided to go off in search of some tomfoolery they called The Holy Grail leaving the defenses of Camelot up for grabs. It's never a smart thing to leave something as...valuable as a land called Camelot without strong leadership to pick up the reins and keep the glow...well glowing.

LJ: You're not from Camelot, though are you?

Nion: Hell no! You had too many wanna be champions in Camelot eager to pick up swords and try eviscerating a majestic creature like me. I'm from Fridegonia...a bit north of the Land of The Round Table...but we're sorta symbiotic. Camelot's economy flourished because we shared a very lucrative business with them.

LJ: How lucrative?

Nion: Well, it kept both Camelot and Fridgeonia in Pomp and Circumstances...but I guess when Arthur decided to toss his Excalibur back to the 

Lady of the Lake and sail off in his gilded afterlife to Avalon, he neglected to tell any of those lesser knight's just how Camelot and Fridegonia kept up the royal pomposity. 

LJ: Are you talking about....

Nion: Diamonds...the finest diamonds EVER...but you humans haven't got a clue where the glittering stones really come from. You think it's in some mine squeezed by years of earth stuff...The truth's a bit...less hygienic...at least initially. I see nothing wrong with the process, but many humans turn up their noses and go "ewww" when they learn the truth. 

Why is that?

LJ: Maybe because most of us don't want to wear what comes out of our...well..you know...butts.

Nion: Hey! It's not like what Camelotians collect isn't purified when it reaches Fridgeonia and this pressure cooker inside my belly.

LJ: I heard Frostreak is getting upset.

Nion: Of course she is. Our economy AND Camelot's depends on us making quality diamonds the tried and true way.

LJ: Have you had any success convincing the Bumswatters to get back to their REAL job?

Nion: That's kinda what we're hoping you'll do...or your readers actually. Once they've read the truth in DIAMONDS FROM THE ROUGHAGE we're hoping they'll swamp the Bumswatters with demands they stop wasting time braiding their belly button lint and get back to the job of  helping us crank out top quality diamonds again.

LJ: How can I help?

Nion: Beg...beg...beg your readers to pick up a copy of DIAMONDS FROM THE ROUGHAGE, read it, and then leave comments here where we can dump them on the Bumswatters and get production up and running again. 

LJ: You got it, Nion. Anything else we can do to help?

Nion: Yeah...if you run across any of those idiot Knights, tell them to forget the Holy Grail and get back to Camelot where they're really, really needed.

LJ: I'll send a medieval telegram as soon as we're done.

Nion: Thank you! It's always a pleasure doing business with you. Now you wouldn't by any chance have a map to the Brimstone Quarry would you? I think I got turned around a bit when I hopped off your interstate.

This is LJ Holmes saying...DIAMONDS FROM THE ROUGHAGE...unless we help Nion, what will we wear on our ring fingers? (Follow the link to find out how you can do more to help tomorrow's glitter...today!)

To the first two commentors, Nion has requested they be given a free copy of DIAMONDS FROM THE ROUGHAGE so we can get the onslaught rolling. 

MUSE IT UP PUBLISHING ROCKS THE 2013 P&E AWARDS...AGAIN

Muse Give Our World LOTS of BANG!


2010...MUSE IT UP PUBLISHING, INC...

opens officially on October 1, 2010...qualifying for the 

2010 P&E awards for JUST three months...so how did they do?

Good Question...let's have a look:

2010

ROMANCE NOVELS:
#5 SANTA IS A LADY by L.J. Holmes...(a HUGE surprise. Had no idea what these were or that my debut book had been nominated.)
SCI-FI/FANTASY NOVELS
#4 THE FIREBORN CHRONICLES: RESONANCE by Mary Andrews...(A brilliant book)
EROTICA NOVELS:
#8 THE ENCHANTED BATHROOM by Liam Stalls (am sooo looking forward to the sequel.)
MYSTERY NOVELS:
# 9 RESURRECTION GARDEN by Frank Scully (haven't read it yet but it's on my Kindle to be read.)
#10 GROUNDS FOR MURDER by John Russo (read it, loved it, and am a fan.)
CHILDREN'S BOOKS:
#7 THE HALLOWEEN DINO TRIP by Lea Schizas ( a brilliant author, amazing editor, and tireless publisher all wrapped into one dynamic package...thank God she belongs to us at Muse It Up Publishing.)
YOUNG ADULT BOOKS:
#2 FALLON O'REILLEY AND THE ICE QUEEN'S LAIR by Debra K. Dunlap (one of my many 2-B-Reads)
#10 THE HALLOWEEN DINO TRIP (scan back to Children's and multiply what I said there by a gazillion.)
SHORT HORROR STORIES:
#6 WORLD OF ASH by Kevin Hopson (short stories that grip and hold you are the hardest to write, I think, but Kevin Hopson hit's it out of the park EVERY time. This is one my FAVORITE authors!)
SHORT ROMANCE STORIES:
#10 THE OAK KING'S DAUGHTER by Emily Pikkasso (To read Emily is to fall in love with her.)
SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT STORIES:
#6 WORLD OF ASH by Kevin Hopson. (Imagine TWO separate audiences met and became captives of Kevin Hopson's POWERFULLY spine tingling writing skills.)
BOOK/E-BOOK COVER ART:
# 7 MURDER IS A FAMILY BUSINESS by Delilah K. Stephans
#10 GHOSTLY PASSIONS by Delilah K. Stephans
 (In this very beginning of Muse It Up's meteoric rise to fame Ms. Stephans was the ONLY cover artist attached to us. What a daunting job, but she showed talent all the more incredible for being the only CA, therefore responsible for ALL but one of the original first eight month covers.)
PRINT-ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS:
#2 MUSE IT UP PUBLISHING, INC.(debuting in SECOND PLACE? WOW!)
BOOKSTORE:
#2 MUSE IT UP PUBLISHING, INC.
WRITER'S WORKSHOP:
#2 THE MUSE ONLINE WRITER'S CONFERENCE

2011 
HORROR NOVELS:
#1 WRITTEN IN STONE by Viviane Brentanos (I'm so lucky I found this author from Greece.)
#2 DUH, FRIED, AND ZOMBIFIED by Ryan Miller (a deliciously DIFFERENT scare-fest.)
#16 THE HEART'S LONE DESIRE by Nicolai Du-Gundersen (another 2-B read on my Kindle)
ROMANCE NOVELS:
#6 CONNECTION OF THE MIND by Roseanne Dowell ( a great Sweet Romance)
#15 WHEN WE WERE AMAZING by Christine London (Another author I can't get enough of.)
#20 THIS TIME FOREVER by L.J. Holmes (I can say this without equivocation..."I'm a GREAT writer. If you haven't found me yet, think of just how much you're missing! I know I am! <grin, grin>)
#22 A WEDDING TO DIE FOR by Heather Haven (another author I stand in line to grab her work.)
#24 NO ORDINARY LOVE by Kate Lynd (Intense read..)
SCI-FI/FANTASY NOVELS:
#2 EXILED: AUTUMN PERIL by Rosalie Skinner (book one in a series I have waiting for me on my Kindle. Now all I have to do is find enough time without the ever exasperating pain in my spine so I can sit long enough and INDULGE.)
#3 SPECTRA by Joanne Elder. (another one like the one above. Want to read it, have it on my Kindle, now I need TIME!)
#20 CREWKIN by Rhobin Courtight. (love this story.)
#21 BECOMING NADIA by Cyrus Keith (This is the first and should come with a warning ''HIGHLY ADDICTIVE." Every book in this series is a MUST read.)
#23 FROZEN by Kat Holmes (Book one in the unique ARTICA LIGHTS SERIES...Like the book above ADDICTIVE.)
#28 MAGIC IS FASTER THAN LIGHT by James Hartley (another author whose writing will latch on so tight you NEVER want to let go.)
EROTICA NOVELS:
#1 SUBSPECIES, INC by Mike Arsuaga (There's a good reason why this book made it to #1.)
#13 SUC-U by L.J. Holmes (Once more I can assure you this is a book that will make you giggle while getting you...hot. I should know, I wrote it!)
#13 SHAKING IN FOR DADDY by Tigra-Luna LeMar ( Judging from the amount of sales this author has, you must KNOW despitei t not being in the TOP-TEN it's a winner!)
MYSTERY:
#2 A WEDDING TO DIE FOR by Heather Haven (Ms. Haven's Alvarez Mystery Series is making all of us Tugger fans.)
#8 MISSING, ASSUMED DEAD by Marva Dasef. (Ms Dasef is one of those authors we all want to be DIVERSE and she does each one with panache.)
#10 THE LIGHTHOUSE by Kat Holmes (Agatha would love this book!)
#12 A REASON TO KILL by Nathaniel Tower. (There just aren't enough hours in a day, or weeks, or in a year.)
THRILLER NOVELS:
#6 BECOMING NADIA by Cyrus Keith (Just like Kevin Hopson's books finding two audiences to love and appreciate him, Cyrus Keith's NADIA PROJECT SERIES is doing the same.)
#10 WHITE SAVAGE by Larion Wills (This book makes the Cherokee in me proud.)
#14 DEAD WITNESS by Joylene Newell Butler (another book that needs Nature to give me more time for.)
CHILDREN'S BOOKS:
#2 IF I COULD BE LIKE JENNIFER TAYLOR by Barbara Ehrentreau. (a must read for ALL ages.)
#3 THE UNHEWN STONE by Wendy Laharnar (I'm a stand-in-line-kinda-lady for this writer. BRILLIANT)
#6 LAUREL'S MIRACLE by Nancy Marie Bell (This is a series, and I'm gonna read every one.)
#11 SUMMER ON FIRE by Kevin Craig. (Haven't gotten to this one yet, but it IS on my Kindle.)
#15 SHORTCOMINGS by Ginger Simpson (Ms. Simpson's books are on my MUST READ LIST.)
# 16 KELLAN'S DRAGON by Antonia Tiranth (I thoroughly enjoyed this allegedly Children's Book.)
#17 WOUNDS by Barbara Bockman (LOVED this book...especially the message about it taking a community.)
#17 DESERT FIRE by H.M. Prévost (Another book waiting for me on my Kindle.)
ALL OTHER NOVELS:
#6 DANCE WITH THE DEVIL by Pat Dale (one of his books I have not read yet, but Pat, RIP. I promise I WILL get to it.)
#10 WHITE SAVAGE by Larion Wills (Read comment for THRILLER NOVEL SECTION.)
HORROR SHORT STORIES:
#14 TWILIGHT COMES by L.J. Holmes (It's mine, so I know it's shockingly scary.)
#16 STEAM HEAT by John B. Rosenman (On the good old Kindle waiting.)
ROMANCE SHORT STORIES:
#2 NO ORDINARY LOVE by Kate Lynd (Check what I wrote above.)
#3 A TRACE OF LOVE by Danielle Ravencraft (LOVED this story, and it's sequel. Can't wait for more...hint, hint!)
#9 MIDNIGHT FIND by Christine I. Steeves (she's an author, and an editor...multi-gifted excellence.)
SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT STORIES:
#1 THE BLUE OF HER HAIR, THE GOLD OF HER EYES by Pat Dale (One of the most impacting short stories I have ever read. RIP Pat, you will NEVER be forgotten)
#12 AT ALL COSTS by Heather Kuehl (this is one of those books you will be glad you took those extra few minutes...it IS a short...to read!)
#13 HEART OF THE QUEEN by Kat Holmes (Book 2 in her award wining GODS AT WORK SERIES...If you thought you knew everything there was to know about Hera, Queen of the Olympian Gods...this book will show you how very wrong you were.)
ALL OTHER SHORT STORIES:
#10 THE FORGET-ME-NOTS by Ginger Simpson (a book filled with surprises and like the title says, you won't soon forget.)
#14 WORKING UNDER COVERS by Kat Holmes (Like #13 in the category above this is book ONE in the GAW series...This brings you the GODDESS ON A HALF SHELL...Aphrodite.)
BOOK/E-BOOK COVERS: Top Twenty Only
#1 CHILDREN OF SUBSPECIES,INC by DELILAH K. STEPHANS
#2 THE UNHEWN STONE by TIGER MATTHES
#13 WOUNDS by KAYTALIN PLATT
#1 NO ORDINARY LOVE by DELILAH K. STEPHANS
#14 BAD SPELLING by KAYTALIN PLATT
#16 A WEDDING TO DIE FOR by DELILAH K. STEPHANS
#16 THE POWERS by DELILAH K. STEPHANS
#17 IF I COULD BE LIKE JENNIFER TAYLOR by KAYTALIN PLATT
#17 EROTIC DECEPTIONS by SUZANNAH SAFI
#18 SHADOWS STEAL THE LIGHT by DELILAH K. STEPHANS]
#18 MIDNIGHT FIND by SUZANNAH SAFI
#18 LAUREL'S MIRACLE by KAYTALIN PLATT
#18 WATCH OVER ME by KAYTALIN PLATT
#19 SHORTCOMINGS by DELILAH K. STEPHANS
#19 ANGELA'S COVEN by MIKE ZAMBRANO
#19 CREWKING by DELILAH K. STEPHANS.
(This was a really good year for Muse It Up Covers. As we grew the need to bring in more artists also grew. Ms. Stephans wisely realized she had need of a bigger department which also brought diversity to our covers.)
BOOK-/ELECTRONI BOOK EDITORS: Top Twenty Only
#8 TANJA CILIA
#13 LEA SCHIZAS
#15 NANCY BELL
#20 CHRISTIE I. SPEAKMAN
#20 PENNY EHRENKRANZ
PRINT/ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS:
#2 MUSE IT UP PUBLISHING, INC.
BOOKSTORE:
#1 MUSE IT UP PUBLISHING, INC.
WRITER'S WORKSHOP:
#2 THE MUSE ONLINE WRITER'S CONFERENCE

2012

HORROR NOVELS:
#5 BORN OF BLOOD by SB Knight (our very own Sir Brian Knight of the Muse Table.)
#6 THE DOLLMAKER by Justin Robinson (I have yet to read this one. It looks SCARY enough to make my blood freeze.)
ROMANCE NOVELS:
#7 INTO THE RED by Kelly Whitley (we have a lot of new authors, but I promise I'm working my way towards you.
#16 CHRISTMAS STORM by Nancy Marie Bell (This is one of Nancy's best tales and perfect for the Holidays.)
#18 A LITTLE CRUSHED by Viviane Brentanos (Another visit with one of my favorite Greeks.)
#21 HER LAST DAY by Kat Holmes and L.J. Holmes (Vesuvius brings a lot of PUNCH to this story.)
#22 HEART OF STEELE by Adelle Laudan (Haven't read but have it in my Kindle calling to me.)
#23 FALSE PRETENSE by Rosemary Morris (I feel so slow sometimes.)
SCI-FI/FANTASY NOVELS:
#2 LAGRANGE POINT by Mike Arsuaga ( this series just keeps giving.)
#4 DARK HEIRLOOM by J.D. BROWN (she's a vamprye whether she knows it or not!)
#13 MIDNIGHT OIL by Marva Dasef. (No genré is beyond her gift.)
#14 THE BASTARD OF RAN by Larriane Wills (Two names, one powerhouse.)
#17 REFLECTIONS OF ICE by Kat Holmes (Book Two in her MUST READ Artica Lights Series.)
#18 HIDDEN by Kat Holmes (Book one in her HEKATE'S WEB Vampire Series...gritty...powerful...and epic.)
STEAMPUNK (The very first year for this category)
#1 INVENTING LOVE by Killarney Shefflied. (What a great debut for a new category by MIU)
EROTIC NOVELS:
#6 GLADIATOR by Kate Lynd
#13 THE HIDDEN GLADE by L.J. Holmes (It's a short read so you should check out to see if it's a read that will butter your muffins.)
MYSTERY NOVELS:
#3 IF I FEEL by Marian Lanouette (A must read waiting for me to read on my Kindle
#8 DEATH RUNS IN THE FAMILY by Heather Haven. (I'm a Tugger fan..so of course I LOVE this book.)
#15 SOMETHING ABOUT SARA by J.T. Seate (Okay I admit it...we're getting lots of NEW authors and their stories just keep sneaking up on me.)
THRILLER NOVELS:
#1 THE TENTH LEGION by Mike Arsuaga (This author is determined to grab us readers no matter what category he's forced to show us his talent.
#4 STRAYS OF RIO by Edith Parzefall (another new author I haven't quite gotten to.)
#9 CONCILLUM by Michelle Pickett (Super scary.)
CHILDREN'S BOOKS:
#4 THE REALM OF THE LOST by Emma Eden Ramos (2-B-Read)
#7 MIDNIGHT OIL by Marva Dasef (another 2-B-Read.)
#17 SPIRIT STEALER by Sue Perkins. (I love Sue but this title makes my blood chill.)
#18 BILLY COOPER'S AWESOME NIGHTMARE by Penny Estelle (After reading this book I'm an avid fan.)
YOUNG ADULT BOOKS:
#2 DARKSEED AWAKENING by Victoria Ley (On my ever growing list.)
#6 WAKEFIELD by Eric Callahan and Troy H. Gardner (Can't wait to jump into this one.)
#14 MIDNIGHT OIL by Marva Dasef (read comment for #7 above,)
#15 RUBY SUN by Andrea Cothern (not enough nanoseconds in a year for all the great reads comign out from Muse now-a-days.)
#19 SCOTCH BROOM by Marva Dasef...(and I thought Kat and I put out a lot in one year.)
#21 LORE OF FEI by Kathleen S. Allen (On my MUST read list.)
#21 THE JOURNAL OF THE JUG by K.G. McAbee (The cover alone is enough to make you want it.)
HORROR SHORT STORIES:
#5 FAMILY TRADITION by Pamela Turner (I'm still speculating over what the title is suggesting...so many bone rattling possibilities.)
#16 WET DREAMS by John B. Rosenman (I've read John's books and loved them...so this is on my 2-B-Read list ASAP.)
ROMANCE SHORT STORIES:
#2 TWINKLE LIGHTS by Vicki Batman (short and a LOT of holiday fun)
#8 ANOTHER WAY TO DIE by Amy McCorkle (Powerful)
#16 OASIS IN THE DESERT by Lynn Crain (Haven't read it yet.)
SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT STORIES:
#4 BUTCHER'S KNOLL by Jonathan Fortrin (haven't read it yet.)
ALL OTHER SHORT STORIES:
#4 CORLISS by Heather Haven. (No Tugger but this is a winner...so it must be Heather Haven I'm happily committing to not just my MUST READ, but must KEEP for many rereads.)
#12 SHE'S GONE by L.J. Holmes (A gripping mystery-suspense tale that I know is both because again I wrote it)
#12 A HALLOWE'EN TALE by V.L. Murray )Okay it tied with my mystery short so it HAS to be good!)
#14 LUCKY SAYS HELLO by Peter Cimino (Boy do I wish I could speed read like Kat does...so many books I ACHE to read.)
BOOK/E-BOOK COVER ARTWORK
#9 FIREBORN CHRONICLES: REVELATIONS by MARION SIPE
#17 LUSCIOUS AND LETHAL by MARION SIPE
#17 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON by CHARLOTTE VOLNEK
#17 SETARA'S GENIE by CHARLOTTE VOLNEK
BOOK/E-BOOK EDITORS:
#12 TANJA CILIA
#14 ANNIE DUGUID
#15 PENNY EHRENKRANZ
#16 CHRISTINE SPEAKMAN
#19 GRETA GUNSELMAN
PRINT/ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS:
#3 MUSE IT UP PUBLISHERS, INC.
BOOKSTORE:
#2 MUSE IT UP PUBLISHER'S INC.
WRITER'S WORKSHOP:
#3 THE MUSE ONLINE WRITER'S CONFERENCE

AND NOW WE COME TO

2013
THE CURRENT P&E AWARDS

HORROR NOVELS:

#2 HAUNTING OF INGERSULL PENITENTIARY by Victoria Roder
ROMANCE NOVELS:

#8 DYSFUNCTION JUNCTION by April Erwin

#15 CODA by Janie Franz

#19 CHRISTMAS GOES GREEN by L.J. Holmes (second sequel to SANTA IS A LADY)

#20 THE ANTIQUE LOVE by Helena Fairfax

#24 THE SILK ROMANCE by Helena Fairfax
SCI-FI/FANTASY NOVELS

#2 DARK LIAISON by J.D. Brown

#6 REFRAIN by Janie Franz


#9 WALKER'S RUN by Mel Favreaux

#13 FAIZAH'S DESTINY by Marva Dasef

#13 UNDER THE HUNTRESS MOON by Kat Holmes (Book 6 in her GAW series...Artemis.)

#16 UNVEILING THE WIZARD'S SHROUD by Eric Price

#17 QUEST OF THE HART by Mary Waiebel

#18 BEVERLY BRONTE SPACE CHICK by James Hartley

#20 KINGDOM OF THE JAX by John B. Rosenman
EROTICA NOVELS:

#7 ECHOES FROM THE PAST by L.J. Holmes ( my first full length novel and it TIME TRAVELS)
MYSTERY NOVELS:

#2 ROSES ARE RED, DIAMONDS ARE BLUE by Donna Alice Patton

#8 THE CHRISTMAS WAR by L.J. Holmes (The second sequel to SANTA IS A LADY both released one week apart in December.)

#10 A SMALL STORY FOR PAGE 3 by Jack W. Germond (may you rest in piece and know you will never be forgotten by your Muse family.)

#10 BURN IN HELL by Marian Lanouette

#13 THE NEWSPAPER CODE by Lisa J. Lickel
THRILLER NOVELS;

#4 CRITICAL MASS by Cyrus Keith (okay I admit I'm addicted to everything attached to the Nadia Project Series.)

#6 SEEKER by Kat Holmes (Book Two after HIDDEN for Kat's HEKATE'S WEB VAMPIRE SERIES.)
CHILDREN'S BOOKS:
FIRST PLACE WINNER...

GEORGE KNOWS by Mindy Mymudes (BRILLIANT!)

#6 THE DISAPPEARING ROSE by Renee Duke

#7 BEWARE THE WHITE by Kai Strand

#9 FAIZAH'S DESTINY by Marva Dasef

#14 THE SHADOW OF THE UNICORN by Suzanne de Montigney

#14 COUNTRY CAPTURED by S Willett (Sequel to COUNTRY FOUND)
YOUNG ADULT BOOKS:

#9 FAIZAH'S DESTINY by Marva Dasef

#13 TEX, THE WITCH BOY by Stuart R. West (it's tough being a female witch, but a male witch at puberty?)

#14 QUEST OF THE HART by Mary Waibel
ALL OTHER NOVELS:

#2 NATASHA'S DREAM by Heather Greenis (a COMPELLING first book in the NATASHA SAGA series.)

#9 ECHOES FROM THE PAST by L.J. Holmes (check out what I said in the EROTICA section)
HORROR SHORT STORIES:

#14 HIGHWAY 24 by Jeff Chapman
ROMANCE SHORT STORIES:

#3 THE GREAT FRUITCAKE BAKE-OFF by Vicki Batman (Another short winner from this gifted author.)

# 5 THE BEST BAD CHRISTMAS GIFT by Addison James (Fun-filled sequel to THE BEST BAD DATE.)

#9 THE UNWANTED CHRISTMAS GUEST by Penny Estelle (I SO love this author's voice)

#11 THE WEDDING NIGHT by L.J. Holmes (What do you do when your Time Machine is a Harley Davidson Motor Cycle?)
SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT STORIES:

#6 DIAMONDS FROM THE ROUGHAGE by L.J. Holmes (Do you know where diamonds REALLY come from?)

#12 CHANGE PARTNERS by James Hartley (Love this author. His voice has many inflections.)
STEAMPUNK SHORT STORIES:

FIRST PLACE...MINE by Bryan Fields (Bryan is a new Muse author we're glad to now have with us and this title is available within this anthology..)
ALL OTHER SHORT STORIES:

#4 LIES AND PAINE by Cyrus Keith (Will this really be our last visit to Nadia's world?)

#7 LOVE POTION # 9.5 by Kat Holmes (Book one in THE FAIRYLAND SERIES.)

#8 RICHES TO RAGS by Penny Estelle (Gotta LOVE this author.)
BOOK/E-BOOK COVER ARTWORK:

#2 WALKER'S RUN by MARION SIPE

#6 DARK LIAISON BY CHARLOTTE VOLNEK

#9 FAIZAH'S DESTINY by CHARLOTTE VOLNEK

#15 CHRISTMAS GOES GREEN by KATE PAGE

#15 QUEST OF THE HART by CHARLOTTE VOLNEK

#16 THE DISAPPEARING ROSE by MARION SIPE

#16 THE ANTIQUE LOVE by CHARLOTTE VOLNEX
BOOK/E-BOOK EDITORS:
#5 NANCY BELL
#6 CHRISTINE SPEAKMAN
#9 TANJA CILIA
#9 GRETA GUNSELMAN
PRINT/ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS:
FIRST PLACE...MUSE IT UP PUBLISHING
REVIEW SITE:
#3 LADYBUG LIN'S EXCEPTIONAL REVIEWS
BOOKSTORE:
FIRST PLACE...MUSE IT UP PUBLISHING BOOKSTORE
WRITER'S WORKSHOP:
#2 THE MUSE ONLINE WRITER'S CONFERENCE


CONGRATULATIONS MUSE IT UP PUBLISHING, INC.

YOU REALLY DO BRING BANG TO THE READING WORLD!

KEEP THEM COMING!