Friday, October 26, 2012

Has Marilyn Baron crossed over to the DARK side?

Halloween is creeping up on us. So beware. The Halloween holiday is a perfect time to celebrate my latest release, “Dead Mix.” My writing does not usually trend toward the dark side. In fact, I’ve had three short stories about angels (A Choir of Angels, Follow an Angel and The Stand-in Bridegroom) published by TWB Press http://www.twbpress.com/achoirofangels.html and my publisher calls me the Angel Whisperer. He even created a special Angel Whisperer video for me, which you can view on his site. So what’s happened? Am I disillusioned? Depressed? Focused on death? Not really. A little devilishness has surfaced from my subconscious. And I kind of like it. Spooky…


In my new e-short story, Dead Mix, http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Mix-ebook/dp/B008P4LFI4, the devil goes down to Georgia. Roswell, Georgia, and more specifically, The Lion’s Den music store. Enter at your own risk. The proprietor there, Devlin Burns, specializes in mixing music to die for...on CDs that are guaranteed to knock you dead by the final note. As the citizens of Roswell go missing, one man, Daniel Craig, ventures into town on the hunt for lost souls, a search that will change his life, forever.

In romance, a HEA ending is required and Dead Mix is no exception. The hero and heroine do get their happy ending. I wouldn’t have it any other way. But the road to (well you know) is not paved with good intentions and the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t know. By that I mean you don’t really know who you’re dealing with in Dead Mix, a higher power or a bottom feeder. But don’t worry. Dead Mix has my trademark humor, surprise ending, and yes, a happy ending, after all.  I hope you’ll give Dead Mix a spin.

On a recent trip to Colorado, I was definitely in devil-mode, staying up all night, dreaming up my next short story, “The Files That Death Forgot,” which has not yet been published. I already have an angel trilogy—and bad things come in threes—so I feel sure I will complete my Angels & Demons cycle with a third dark short story.

In “Under the Moon Gate,” my latest novel, a romantic thriller set in modern day and WW II Bermuda, which will be released from The Wild Rose Press in spring of 2013, one of my central characters wrestles with his very dark side and has to decide if he’ll give up his mission for love.

What about you? Does your dark side come out when you write?  Or only when the moon is full?

Georgia Author Marilyn Baron, a public relations consultant in Atlanta, writes humorous women’s fiction, humorous paranormal short stories and romantic suspense. Marilyn’s short stories “A Choir of Angels,” “Follow an Angel,” “The Stand-in Bridegroom,” and “Dead Mix,” can be found at TWB Press at http://www.twbpress.com/deadmix.html.

Her women’s fiction, The Edger, coauthored with her sister, Sharon Goldman, is available at http://www.amazon.com/The-Edger-ebook/dp/B006Y3P12Y. Barnes & Noble and Smashwords links at http://www.petitfoursandhottamales.com/marilyn-baron/. RT Book Reviews gave The Edger a 4/12-star rating in their September 2012 issue.  The Edger also received first place in the Suspense Romance category of the 2010 Ignite the Flame Contest, sponsored by the Central Ohio Fiction Writers chapter of Romance Writers of America. Her next book, “Under the Moon Gate,” a romantic thriller set in contemporary and WW II Bermuda, will be released from The Wild Rose Press in spring 2013.


She blogs at Petit Fours and Hot Tamales at www.petitfoursandhottamales.com.

Her novel Sixth Sense finaled in the Georgia Romance Writers 2012 Unpublished Maggie Award for Excellence in the Paranormal/Fantasy Romance category. Marilyn is a member of Georgia Romance Writers, Romance Writers of America and Marketing For Romance Writers.

11 comments:

  1. I'm so happy to be guest blogging for you today. I am also thrilled to report that my novel "Sixth Sense," a Georgia Romance Writers Maggie finalist in the Paranormal/Fantasy Romance category, won the Maggie in that category earlier this month.

    Marilyn Baron

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    1. Yay, Marilyn!!! That's fantastic news. Congratulations and I'm so glad you've come over for a visit today. :-)

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  2. I love your blog!

    Marilyn

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  3. Hi Marilyn. You are a very special kind of storyteller, mixing humor with tragedy, and love is always just around the corner. Your readers have nothng but fun things to say about your stories and the way they make them feel afterwards, that soft glow that lingers on. Hope eternal and love forever, that's the Angel Whisperer's legacy.

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  4. Agree wholeheartedly with Terry's comments above! AJ Kirby

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  5. Terry,
    How wonderful of you to visit the blog and thank you for saying such nice things about my stories. And thank you for being such a great editor. I do love happy endings and humor and I hope they show through in my work.

    Marilyn Baron

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  6. Andy,

    Thanks for visiting all the way from England. Your comment means a lot since I think you'e such a great writer. I'm enjoying your latest novel, Sharkways.

    Marilyn

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  7. Thanks so much Marian for your good wishes and your comment. I appreciate it.

    Marilyn Baron

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  8. Oh, I think it's fun to cross over once in a while. You give hope to those of us afraid to take the leap.

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  9. Thanks for commenting, Miriam. It is fun to do something different for a change. Channeling your darker side is challenging but it can open up new horizons in writing.

    Marilyn

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