#SaharasMusings – What Would You Rather

Take This Would You Rather Quiz to Find Out What Your Hidden Talent Is!

Back in 2016, or later, author takeovers on Facebook pages were popular.  The author would need material to get the participates  to interact in the takeover.  These type of events usually worked better with the steamy romance books, as they’d use pictures of bare-chested men to get the women to respond. 

However, I was looking for something different, because, why not.  So, I came up with some What Would Rather graphics based on questions I found doing a Google search. From what I found today, this type of game is coming back into style as I found several posts that were released in 2023 and 2024.  Here’s one with 275 questions you can use at your next party. 

Sadly, my concept didn’t work so well with the Facebook takeovers.   😂🤣

But, I thought I’d dust them off and use some of them.  I encourage you to play along and comment below with your answers referencing the number on the picture.  

Here we go:

 

Of course, I have to use one for books.  Right? 

For me, I’ve never been a fan of audiobooks, though I know lots of people who listen to them.  But, I can no longer read paperback books.  That’s why I love my kindle. 

If push came to shove, and all I had left were these two options, I would go with the first option: Audio books. 

What about  you?

As you can see, some of these questions get a bit silly.  Still, the answer kinda tells a person’s personality.  If you don’t care what people think about you, you’d probably chose #1.  But if you did, you’d suffer smelling poop all the time. 

Me?  I’m on the fence as I’m wishy-washy and a Libra.  So, there’s that.   If the poop smell isn’t overpowering and doesn’t effect my eating or sleeping, I’d go with #2.  Though, I really don’t care what people think of me, but I don’t want to make them suffer, either.  There’s that wishy-washy part. 😁😁

What about you?

This is a tough one.  I know people who can never shut up.  Talk, talk, talk and never really say anything.  No way would they chose #2 but now they’d have to actually say something useful.  LOL.  

I have so much crazy shit on my mind, I’d be locked up for sure.  But, I think a lot of people would.  Just imagine having to say what you really think.  No more misinformation or miscommunication between people.  It would be tough to hear the truth, or at least, their version of the it, but that’s why ‘sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.’

Id never be able to talk to my cats, or birds, or anyone again.  No, I couldn’t do that.  So, # 1 for me.  

How about you?

This is another tough one.  Hmm.  

On one hand, you know when you get that itchy spot you can’t quite reach and it drives you NUTS?  Yeah, that’s what it would be for he rest of your life. 

On the other hand, what do they mean by ‘sticky?’  Like when you’re sweaty and such?  That might make people take showers all the time to get rid of that feeling. 

For me, though, I’d go with #2. 

And that’s the end.  Let me know if you want me to do more and also list your answers in the comments.  Have a wonderful day. 😘🥰

 

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Featured Free eBook – The Enchanted Meadow by Kelley Heckart

Do you like faery magic and hunky warriors?

Step into this magical world of tree faeries and fated love.

Warriors from the Raven clan are sent to guard the king’s cattle. They are unprepared for the strange, otherworldly happenings in the new winter grazing land, including nocturnal visits by a beautiful lass. Only their leader, Taran, can save them if he remembers how.

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A Kingdom of Earth and Devotion Book Blitz and Giveaway

 

 

Forgotten on Earth . A chance to return home. A love she never expected.

 

A Kingdom of Earth and Devotion

Portals of Science and Magic Book 2

By Liz Cain

 

Genre: Urban Fantasy Adventure Romance 

Forgotten on Earth . A chance to return home. A love she never expected.

Abandoned on Earth for over a century, Alexy has yearned for a chance to return home. However, her duty to safeguard the fae world’s secrets kept her tethered to Earth. Everything changes when she unexpectedly befriends Rebecca, the co-worker of a brilliant physicist who is on the verge of unraveling the secrets of interdimensional portals.

An accident transports a fae from Alexy’s homeland to Earth, endangering his kingdom’s very existence. Alexy must help her friends return him before his kingdom falls. As unimaginable powers surge through her, Alexy grapples with the truth she has concealed from her friends. With betrayal and peril lurking in every shadow, she finds herself standing at a crossroads.

To preserve everything she holds dear and expose her true self, or doom the two realms. She must decide.

 

 

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A Kingdom of Air and Duty

Portals of Science and Magic Book 1

 

 A scientist’s assistant. A portal to a new world. A strange male she never should have met.

Venture into the unknown with Rebecca, the brilliant assistant to renowned physicist Howard Bristol, as they open a portal to the fae realm. When the portal explodes and leaves behind a mystery creature, Rebecca must shelter this unusual being, known as Kaval.

In a race against time, Kaval and Rebecca desperately seek a way to send him back before he attracts dangerous attention. As a malevolent presence hunts the newcomer, threatening their every move, Rebecca finds herself entangled in a battle not only against their adversaries but also against the irresistible pull of this enigmatic stranger. Journey through a spellbinding urban fantasy where the lines between science and magic blur, and the power of friendship and love become the ultimate weapons against the encroaching darkness.

Prepare to be swept away by an epic tale of two beings who should never have met.

 

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Liz Cain is an urban fantasy writer and NHS frontline staff. She was born in East Yorkshire in the UK and grew up near the sea with her parents and two sisters. She moved to the midlands, which was much too far south for her, graduating from Leicester University with a degree in Physics and going on to complete an MSc in Medical and Radiation Physics. She has worked in the NHS since 2008 as a Nuclear Medicine Clinical Scientist, helping with cancer treatment and diagnosis.

She has traveled at every opportunity from Thailand and Australia to touring national parks in North America. Liz has done lots of crazy things for charity, including skydiving, running, swimming, and even cutting off her hair. While out on adventures she finds herself weaving intricate tales in her head which one day she had to write down. 

Liz has loved reading her whole life, growing up with Anne McCaffrey, Mary Stewart, and Terry Goodkind. Becoming an author happened by chance when she jumped at the opportunity to help a friend tell a story that deserved to be told. It inspired her to follow her lifelong dream and now she has published books with her coauthor Anne K. Whelan in the fantasy romance and paranormal romance genre, finally taking that last step and publishing by herself in 2023.

 

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Wanderer of the Wastes Book Tour & Giveaway (10/22 to 10/29)

 

 

 In a world where magic can save or shatter, Kol Mendona must survive lethal secrets—and an even deadlier love—as he discovers he might not be as human as he believed…  

 

Wanderer of the Wastes

by Kit Karlsson

 

Genre: Fantasy Romance  

 

 

 

Kol Mendona, one of the last humans on the magical continent of Alon, is desperate to escape his dying underground compound. When Alessi, a fierce dragon slayer with silver eyes, arrives, Kol sees a way out. As they journey together through the deadly wastes, an unexpected bond forms between them – one fueled by passion and dangerous magic.

But as Kol’s strange new powers awaken, their bond becomes increasingly unstable. Something within him is changing in ways he doesn’t fully understand, and if Alessi ever discovers the truth, Kol may lose more than her affections…

 

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 Kit enjoyed writing as a child and rediscovered her passion during the COVID-19 lockdown. She has a degree in finance and recently graduated from law school, where she was the administrative editor of an academic publication. When she’s not writing, you can find her running barefoot, taming stray cats, or listening to paranormal podcasts.

 

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Crashers Book Tour & Giveaway (8/15 to 11/15)

 How far would you go to get rich?

Read it before it hits the big screen!


Crashers

by Lindy S. Hudis

Genre: Thriller, Suspense


**Currently in film production with Face 2 Face Productions!**

How far would you go to get rich?

What if you were desperate? What if you were completely out of options? Would you cut in front of a sparkling, new Mercedes on the busy L.A. freeway and slam on the brakes? What if it were that easy?

Enter the world of Crashers…

The con is simple: Get in a car accident. Collect the insurance blood money. What could go wrong? That’s what Shari believed when she found herself in dire need of cash. When she meets the sexy and mysterious Bryce, the teaches her all about how to be a “capper.”

Soon, Shari realizes that by staging more of these accidents, she’ll have more money than she knows what to do with.

But as she becomes more and more obsessed with her strange new world, she discovers there’s no such thing as easy money. And what started out as a simple payout soon turns into a deadly game.

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Lindy Sternberger Hudis is an award winning filmmaker, author and actress. Lindy is a graduate of New York University, where she studied drama at Tisch School of the Arts. She also performed in a number of Off-Off Broadway theater productions while living in New York City.

She is the author of several titles, including her romance suspense novel, Weekends, her “Hollywood” story City of Toys, and her crime novel, Crashers. Her latest release, “Hollywood Underworld – A Hollywood Series” is the first installment of a crime, mystery series.

She is also the author of several erotic short stories, including “The S&M Club”, “The Backstage Pass”, “Guitar God”, “The Guitarist”, and “The Mile High Club”.

Her short film “The Lesson”, which she wrote, produced and directed, has won numerous awards, including ‘Best Short Film’ at the Paris International Film Festival, The Beverly Hills Arthouse Film Festival and the San Fransisco International Film Festival.

She is also a former actress, having appeared in the television daytime drama “Sunset Beach”, “Married with Children” , “Beverly Hills 90210” and the feature film “Indecent Proposal” . She and her husband, Hollywood stuntman Stephen Hudis, have formed their own production company called Impact Motion Pictures, and have several projects and screenplays in development. She lives in California with her husband and two children.

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Featured Book – TexArcana: A Collection of Fantasy Short Stories by Alexis Lantgen 

What happens when Texans encounter ghosts or when they stumble into mysterious underground lairs? What secrets lurk in the tall prairie grass on a dark night? What darkness might emerge from Texas’ bloody past?

From spine-chilling tales of monsters, ancient orichas, and antediluvian horrors to light-hearted stories of wayward teens and library covens, TexArcana is a collection of twelve fantasy short stories from various authors, all set in Texas. These stories reflect some of the magic and mystique of Texas, from its days as a rugged frontier up to its dynamic present.

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Upas Street: Shocking Specter Book Tour & Giveaway (10/15 to 10/29)

 

Do you dare enter Dr. Frankenstein’s la-BOR-uh-tree? 

 

 

Upas Street: Shocking Specter

The Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries Book 6

by Sherrill Joseph

 

Genre: Middle Grade Paranormal Mystery

 

 

Do you dare enter Dr. Frankenstein’s la-BOR-uh-tree? 

 A fearless quartet of teen sleuths, the Botanic Hill detectives, travel to Llanfair, a fictitious Welsh village in present-day California, to solve the mystery of the Shocking Specter.

The green-glowing apparition reportedly roams the countryside, setting fire to buildings and meadows during the new moon. The occurrences began shortly after a motion picture stagehand Scotty Roberts’s accidental death by electrocution in this case inspired by the filming of Universal Pictures 1931 classic horror movie Frankenstein.

Supernatural?

Coincidence?

Or is criminal activity at work?

And why, nearly a century later, has the Shocking Specter returned?

 

Readers will enjoy learning about real-life horror film star Boris Karloff, Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, other key players in the movie’s production, and some early Hollywood cinematic history. Our fabulous four might need to kick some monsters to the curb to solve this challenging mystery!

 For ages 9 to 14. Adults like this series, too! My present-day Middle-Grade mysteries have a twist of history, this time, harking to the filming of 1931’s Universal Pictures classic horror movie Frankenstein. It is not within the Young-Adult genre that serves ages 14 to 18. 

  

What readers are saying:

 “Follow our detectives to the fictitious Welsh settlement of Llanfair, California, as they chase a green-glowing specter and get caught up in a riveting mystery that will introduce young readers to the magic of old Hollywood horror movies. Kids will stay intrigued from start to finish.”

–KIMBERLEY KRAMER, Literacy Specialist, Saint Katharine Drexel Academy, San Diego, CA

  

“I loved this book and could not put it down! I loved learning about the Hollywood monsters from the old-time days and meeting the people of Llanfair. You will not be sad that you chose this book to read.”

–SOPHIA O., age 10, San Diego, CA

  

“As a professor of History of Film and Monster and Character Makeup Design, I was intrigued from the first page of this book! The Golden Age of Hollywood is brought to life in the eyes of the young protagonists through their exploration of Universal Studios’ Frankenstein franchise. Joseph not only captured my attention with the charm and intelligence of her four detectives but had me searching for clues and secret messages (Easter eggs) to unravel this horror-movie-inspired mystery. Joseph includes facts about Boris Karloff that I did not know, which delighted me to no end. Jack Pierce may have never received an Oscar for his iconic makeup designs, but he gets a wonderful tribute through this exciting story. A must-read for mystery lovers and film buffs of all ages.”

–SHARON LYNN, award-winning author of A Cotswold Crimes Mystery series; aka SHARON BOLMAN, Senior Professor of Digital Video and General Education, University of Advancing Technology, Tempe, AZ

  

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Sherrill Joseph was a shy kid whose BFF was Nancy Drew. From her, the author learned to seek adventures, be kind and fair, help others everywhere, and become a mystery author someday.

Convinced early on that she was an architect in a former life, Sherrill was receptive to the magic of her Southern California neighborhood’s historic houses. To this day, she dramatizes those old “castles,” filling them with mysteries, staircases, a ghost or two, and exaggerated occurrences.

The author graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from San Diego State University. Once retired in 2013 after teaching kids for thirty-five years in the San Diego public schools, the inner child in Sherrill created the multi award-winning Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series so her grandkids and all kids can gallop with her and her four forever-thirteen-year-old sleuths in their standalone cases after clues to nab the bad guys.

  

 

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Darkest Delights Book Tour & Giveaway (10/18 to 10/2

 
 

Don’t trust what lies within…

 

They don’t forgive, They destroy

 

 

Darkest Delights

by K.M Jenkins and Ben Merical

 

Genre: YA Horror, Dark Fantasy

 

 
Welcome to Medge Pond, a town where mischievous children go missing beyond the forest border. Something evil lurks within the forest, and those who enter are never seen again.

There are two rules you must follow: Do NOT enter the forest and never touch the berries. Ever.

If you break them, beware—not even your screams will save you.

 

**On Sale for Only .99cents until the end of October!**

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Ben and Katie tied the knot in September 2024 but not before putting pen to paper. Together they crafted their first horror story together titled: “Darkest Delights,” back in 2022. The loved stories like Goosebumps growing up and decided to create their own campfire story that would leave a little fright for the younger readers to enjoy. They plan to work on more in the future. Make sure to subscribe to K.M. Jenkins’ newsletter to get updates on books when they hit the stores: https://www.subscribepage.com/author_km_jenkins

 

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Cruiser Dreams Book Tour & Giveaway (10/17 to 10/31)

 

 

The cruisers called.

She answered.

 

Cruiser Dreams

Kerrion Empire Book 2

By Janet Morris

 

Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction 

 

 

 

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SILISTRA QUARTET.

The cruisers called.

She answered.

Cruiser Dreams, Book II in the three-book Kerrion Empire saga

Cruiser Dreams . . . She is heir to an empire beyond all imagining, where interstellar cruisers have become increasingly sentient and man’s role among the stars is transformed.

In this epic of political treachery, interstellar security, human passion, and artificial intelligence, Morris continues the saga of the fiery girl Shebat, stolen away from a decaying and primitive Earth to be the adoptive heir to the Kerrion Empire. Molded to serve the designs of the Kerrion state, Shebat instead becomes the harbinger of change sweeping the civilized stars.

Against the chaotic background of simultaneous social and technological revolutions, Shebat finds that the man she loves is her implacable enemy, that the man she reluctantly married is perhaps her single ally, and that her space-faring cruiser may be her only true friend.



Praise for Dream Dancer Book I in the three-part saga of the Kerrion Empire:

“A fascinating and lyrical story, told with great invention…” – Peter Straub, author of Shadowland and Ghost Story

“Not since Dune have we witnessed a power struggle of such awesome intensity!” Eric Van Lustbader, author of The Ninja and The Bourne Legacy.


Praise for Cruiser Dreams:

“Packed with intrigue, spiced with romance . . .” — Publishers Weekly

“Fascinating . . . Recommended!” — Booklist


Janet Morris is an international best-selling author who lives with her husband on Cape Cod.

Everything you’ve seen or read till now took you only to the brink . . .

Neither pure fantasy, nor straight science fiction, nor earthbound dynastic saga, Dream Dancer is a stunning amalgam of all three. It is a family saga with the epic appeal of Dune and the action and excitement of Star Wars. It is a saga of love, power and treachery that will appeal to men and women equally; full of action, compulsively readable and quite unlike anything being published in the realms of fantasy today.

Praise for the Kerrion Empire series:

“A fascinating and lyrical story, told with great invention…” – Peter Straub, author of Shadowland and Ghost Story
“Not since Dune have we witnessed a power struggle of such awesome intensity!” Eric Van Lustbader, author of The Ninja and The Bourne Legacy.
“Packed with intrigue, spiced with romance . . .” — Publishers Weekly
“Fascinating . . . Recommended!” – Booklist

 

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Best selling author Janet Morris began writing in 1976 and has since published more than 30 novels, many co-authored with her husband Chris Morris or others. She has contributed short fiction to the shared universe fantasy series Thieves World, in which she created the Sacred Band of Stepsons, a mythical unit of ancient fighters modeled on the Sacred Band of Thebes. She created, orchestrated, and edited the Bangsian fantasy series Heroes in Hell, writing stories for the series as well as co-writing the related novel, The Little Helliad, with Chris Morris. She wrote the bestselling Silistra Quartet in the 1970s, including High Couch of Silistra, The Golden Sword, Wind from the Abyss, and The Carnelian Throne. This quartet had more than four million copies in Bantam print alone, and was translated into German, French, Italian, Russian and other languages. In the 1980s, Baen Books released a second edition of this landmark series. The third edition is the Author’s Cut edition, newly revised by the author for Perseid Press. Most of her fiction work has been in the fantasy and science fiction genres, although she has also written historical and other novels. Morris has written, contributed to, or edited several book-length works of non-fiction, as well as papers and articles on nonlethal weapons, developmental military technology and other defense and national security topics.

Janet says: ‘People often ask what book to read first. I recommend “I, the Sun” if you like ancient history; “The Sacred Band,” a novel, if you like heroic fantasy; “Lawyers in Hell” if you like historical fantasy set in hell; “Outpassage” if you like hard science fiction; “High Couch of Silistra” if you like far-future dystopian or philosophical novels. I am most enthusiastic about the definitive Perseid Press Author’s Cut editions, which I revised and expanded.’

  

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Featured Free eBook – Agent Alone by Janet Walden-West

When secrets are the only thing keeping you alive, how can you trust anyone with the truth?

Protecting the clueless public while keeping the existence of his monster hunting Company on the down-low is Ridge Prescott’s jam.

Associating with civilians, not so much. Until taking out a bloodthirsty ghoul ends in accidentally tag-teaming with the grumpiest woman he’s ever rescued. For the first time, McKenna Cabello has him thinking about hands-on civilian research. Good thing, since A) she doesn’t know jack about monsters, and B) she’s still hell bent on finding a couple of street kids under her protection who’ve gone missing.

Her record says she’s the Enforcer for the most brutal gun runner in the Gulf, and according to Company code, Ridge must turn her in. But the more time they spend together searching for the teens, the harder it is to believe she’s a criminal. Ridge can spot a secret a mile away though, and McKenna is hiding something major. Company Rule Number One is never have someone at your back that you can’t trust.

Time is running out and unless he can rewrite the rules, Galveston will drown under a wave of monsters, McKenna and the kids their first victims.

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