I'm an award-winning author of heartwarming tales with a sprinkling of faery magic. My goal: put a smile on your face and some zing in your heart.
Rural Owyhee County, Idaho, was a great place to grow up, riding my horse and setting the scenes for many of my tales. My latest book, Faery Special Romances, starts in the year 1199 with Keely as a precocious kindergarten faery princess and ending with the award-winning story of her own true love. This book won the NOR Award for Best Print SciFi/Fantasy Romance.
All royalties from this book go to the Children"s Tumor Foundation (http://www.ctf.org) to find a cure for Neurofibromotosis, a disorder that affects more children than cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy combined. One in every 3,500 children is born with NF each and every year. A cure for Neurofibromotosis will also be a cure for tumorous cancer. So sit down with your favorite beverage and your softest blankie, and enjoy a good read.
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Jacquie Rogers says:
"Am anticipating the arrival of my 8-yr-old granddaughter. She's high octane, and I'm . . . not." (2 week ago) me too!
FAERY SPECIAL ROMANCES
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What do a knight, a smuggler, an English lord, a cowboy, and a Roaring 20s Flapper have in common? Faery magic! These are just a few of the characters who will take you on a magical ride through history.
Each story takes place at a different time in history, and each story features a faery in the guise of a human. Keely begins as a child Faery, and grows up as the stories progress. Will she ever find her own true love?
The one constant is that true love always triumphs. All else is up for grabs.
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Music
Heart, Aerosmith, Johnny Cash, Queen, Kingston Trio, Nirvana, Frankie Laine, Guns "n Roses, Ray Charles, the Turtles.
Movies
A Knight"s Tale, Excalibur, Lord of the Rings (all), Harry Potter (all), Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Sweet Home Alabama, Space Cowboys, McClintock
Sports
I have a weakness for fantasy baseball. I manage the Shoreline Sharks in the Mike Flynn League at yahoo.
Pet Peeves
Flashing graphics, scrolling titles, macaroni and cheese
Awards
N.O.R. Award winner for Best Print SciFi/Fantasy. P.E.A.R.L. Award winner for Best Short Story, P.E.A.R.L. Award nominee for Best Anthology, RIO nominee for Best Short Story.
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We asked for your stories and you sent some great ones!
Our dedicated panel of judges picked ten finalists:
Tina Brunelle: Valentine's Day Wedding
Melinda Stogsdill: Harry Belafonte in Germany
Joan Powell: His Heart Forever
Tresa Hiatt: Half Off Sale
Gigi Hicks: Bed of Roses
Joy Isley: Hot-air Balloon Ride
Amelia: Salmon Steak
Jan Smith: Notes, Notes, Notes!
Vonda Gouker: Valexmas
Joan Woods: Her Faery Own Hero
And now, let's see who gets the prizes. I hope you enjoy their stories as much as we did--you can read their stories on my website http://www.jacquierogers.com (click on Contest!
After you read the entries, the voting button will take you to the ballot page. Remember, you can vote for one in each category: Most Humorous and Most Heartwarming.
1. Answer this question:
What is the most memorable thing your sweetie ever did for you on Valentine's Day?
Keep it brief, please, under 100 words.
2. Send your story to the First Round Judges at win4romance@gmail.com by January 31, 2008, midnight PST.
Be sure to include:
Your name (will be listed if you final)
Your email address (will be kept private)
Your snail mail address (for mailing prizes and news only)
and, of course
Your Faery Special Romance Story
3. My special panel of judges (sister and daughters) will select 10 finalists, who will be announced February, 4, 2008. Finalists will be notified by the email address they provide.
There are two categories:
Most Heartwarming
Most Humorous
4. Then the voting begins! If you're a finalist, be sure to get your friends, relatives, and neighbors to vote.
The snow blows nearly sideways as it blankets the range. Ranch hands hunker down in their saddles, scarves over their ears and their Stetsons protecting them from the fierce wind. They dream of a warm fire and hot buttered rum. But they have livestock to save from freezing and starvation, so they ride on.
It's Christmas on the open range. Miserable for man and beast. But it isn't just another day at the office, so to speak. They whittle gifts for one another, sing a few carols, and eat their best beans with maybe some meat thrown in. And with a little luck, Cook would bake an apple pie. Life couldn't be better and they thank their lucky stars for a sound horse and solid tack.
(Yes, I know these cattle are a modern breed and very fat, but it's the only picture I could find.)
Chanukkah in the mines.
It's the 1860's in Silver City, Idaho. The Festival of Lights has been celebrated in the West since the beginning, but not like their counterparts back East who have a warm and dry place to worship with their families. A menorah can be lit anywhere, and the Jewish silver miners do just that. They pray, play a little dreidel, and think a lot of home.
The picture to the left is the oldest continuously used synagogue west of the Mississippi. It's located in Boise, Idaho, and was built in 1896 by the Beth Israel congregation, now called the Ahavath Beth Israel congregation. Very beautiful.
Christmas on the farm. Everyone has chores to do every day. Cows needs milked, livestock needs watered and fed, eggs need gathered, and the barnyard needs to be tidied (to use a gentile term). So after the chores are done, the family can gather together and celebrate Christmas with what meager resources they have. If they don't have evergreen trees to spare, they might decorate a sagebrush with popcorn and berries. They make ornaments with precious bits of paper and scraps of cloth. Peach tins make nice ornaments, too, and they shine in the firelight.
1876 Christmas, Harper's Weekly
Their celebration might be more humble than those in the eastern cities, but they have a grand time, nevertheless. The women cook for days. They're resourceful and whatever they have available will do for a fine pie or stew. The Christmas feast could consist of chicken, venison, or maybe a ham, along with homemade rolls, freshly churned butter, potatoes and gravy, and pies--maybe one made with dried apples and a vinegar pie. Each family member has made modest gifts for the others and even the smallest child has labored over precious gifts--maybe a drawing or a doll made of sticks. They sing carols, maybe read the Bible, and if they're close enough to town, maybe even go to church.
For most Christian families, Christmas is a day for family togetherness and to show their love and appreciation for one another, as well as celebrating the religious aspect of the holy day.
Christmas for Outlaws, Gunslingers, and Cyprians. The saloon owner brings small gifts for the working ladies, the bartender, the resident gambler, and a few of the regulars. A few cowpunchers bring gifts for their favorite girl. They might have a nice meal together before they open for business, and even then, the customers are few. It's one night they can relax.
Happy Holidays to Everyone!
Jacquie
Faery Special Romances (Available now)
Royalties go to Children's Tumor Foundation,
ending Neurofibromatosis through Research
I'm home from the Romantic Times Convention. Exhausting, but such fun! I met some wonderful people--C. L. Wilson, Christine Feehan, Sue Grimshaw and Tina Trevaskis of Borders, Barbara "The Babs" Vey of PUBLISHERS WEEKLY--I had a ball. And I sold out of DISTRACTING THE DUCHESS at the bookfair! Rock on!
I'm jumping up and down for joy! Whiskey Creek Press Torrid just contracted LORD OF THUNDER (the first book in my LoT trilogy) and MY STRENGTH, MY POWER, MY LOVE!
For more info about these and my other books, including book trailer videos and excerpts, please visit my website! :D Thanks bunches!
You are really doing well against stiff competition. I hope all your friends vote once every day for FAERY SPECIAL ROMANCES , also for Deborah MacGillivray's IN HER BED, and Dawn Thompson's THE BROTHERHOOD.
Thanks for the friendship and welcome! I happen to love fairies and wish they were real..it would be delightful to see them flying about...lol. Wishing you and yours a warm and prosperous New Year! Best wishes!
Shayla V. McClellon author of "Hypnotic" now available, soon tbr "Lovely I Die and The Sweetest Revenge"
26 week ago
Therese Reddan
HIYA JACQUIE,
LOVELY TO HEAR FROM YOU AND THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR LITTLE HEART WITH ME TODAY. I HOPE YOU HAD A HAPPY AND PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS. I WENT TO MY PARENTS HOUSE ALONG WITH MY PARTNER,TWO DOGGIES AND THREE SISTERS, WE ALL HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WE ARE BACK IN OUR OWN HOUSE SINCE YESTERDAY AND ITS GOOD TO BE BACK TOO.
HERE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU AND ALL YOUR LOVED ONES A VERY HAPPY 2008 THAT'S FILLED WITH LOVE, LUCK, LAUGHTER AND GOOD FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
TALK SOON,
LOTS OF LOVE,
THERESEEEEEEEEE X X X X x x x
