How to Celebrate Kwanzaa This Year

 How to Celebrate Kwanzaa This Year

STARTING FROM DEC. 24 TO JAN. 1

https://www.purewow.com/family/how-to-celebrate-kwanzaa...

Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday that spans for seven days to honor and celebrate African heritage. The name stems from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, which means ‘first fruits’ since the holiday originated from the African harvest festivals. Today, the festive week continues to uphold traditions and follows seven main principles.

Official Kwanzaa Website

https://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/

'Nakutakia afya njema na ustawi.'

Christmas 2023

 Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Wishing everyone Merry Christmas, Happy Channukah, Happy Kwanzaa and Season Greetings! 

"The most wonderful time of the year" has swung back again!  THE WISH was originally released in November 2011 as a standalone Christmas novella.  Here’s a wonderful opportunity to read a Francis Ray Holiday original and for only .99 cents!  

 

Nicholas Darling, an Administrator of Memorial Hospital in Jubilee, Texas has a wounded heart. Will he learn the lesson of true love in time when Augusta Evans, an eccentric old woman grants him a wish - or will he be too blind too see it?

www.Facebook.com/FrancisRayOfficial. 

All That I Desire, is now available at Audible.com!

This is an alert that your mother's audiobook, All That I Desire, is now available at Audible.com! 


Here is the link to the audiobook: http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B00MV3C3G8&source_code=AUDORWS0821149AMK 

The narrator is: Jorjeana Marie

Reading Recom

Reading Recommendation via @SusanMToy AFTER THE DAWN by @Francis_Ray. http://readingrecommendations.wordpress.com/2014/08/21/francis-ray/

… #audio #eBook #book

 


http://www.amazon.co.uk/After-Dawn-Family.../dp/0312681631

[UK]

http://www.amazon.it/After-Dawn-Family.../dp/B00B223GF6

[Italy]

http://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/.../book_9780312681630.htm

[Australia]

http://www.audible.com/.../ref=a.../185-2981608-2360753...

[audio]

Enter to win a copy of BREAK EVERY RULE via Writerspace.com

August is Romance Awareness Month. A month that all Romance Writers and couples should celebrate. As a Romance author, my mother would bring two opposite people together against all odds to make a perfect connection. Dominique Falcon is a gorgeous model, a wealthy socialite who dated a no good, triffin', not fit to polish the bottom of her Christian Louboutin shoes, or carry the train of her Valentino Haute Couture grown, gold digging man. Her new rules for romance are simple, "Don't be richer than your man." and "Don't trust a man on the rebound." A chance meeting with Trent Masters a strong, hardworking owner of a trucking company may have her turning in her heels. Trent also is facing heartbreak of his own, but when love strikes, be willing to BREAK EVERY RULE.

http://www.francisray.com/

* Michelle

Writerspace Beach Party Sunday, August 10th from 8pm ET to 11pm ET.

 We’ll be chatting and giving away Kindles, autographed books, gift cards and more. You don't have to be present to win, but you must be registered. To register, and for details on all participating authors and prizes, visithttp://www.writerspace.com/beach

A copy of AFTER THE DAWN, will be given away. 

Thanks,

*Michelle

"11 Summer Reading Books Giveaway Novel Series by Hunter, Ray and Rose.

 

"11 Summer Reading Books Giveaway Novel Series by Hunter, Ray and Rose.
http://momsownwords.com/37998/11-summer-reading-books-giveaway/

 

 

 

 

Thanks,
*Michelle

Happy International Fairy Day!

Happy International Fairy Day!

Celebrate your 'inner fairy' God mother and God father. By re-reading THE WISH, or downloading the timeless novella by Francis Ray only 99¢ for yourself or as a gift. Format available for computers, eReaders and phones. US, Canada and Italy markets.

The Kiss Trilogy featured in "Mother's Day in Hollywood."

A DANGEROUS KISS, WITH JUST ONE KISS, and A SEDUCTIVE KISS were featured in Distinctive Assets " 2014 “Mother’s Day in Hollywood” gift bags." A collection of #1 International and New York Times Bestselling Authors (Karen Rose, Madeline Hunter & Francis Ray) and their popular novels.
http://www.inspiredemployee.com/?p=1755 

RSJ tribute to Francis Ray and Lifetime Achievemt Award.

The Romance Slam Jam tribute film to Francis Ray (Official) on youtube. Here's the link to watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il90Wg7vxMA&feature=share

Thanks to Farrah to the presentation.


The Romance Slam Jam, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD renamed in honor of Francis Ray.








*Michelle 

First Mother's Day!

Francis Ray
This will be my first Mother's Day without my mother, Francis Ray. In her honor and with the assistance of her publisher St. Martin's Press, I was able to have the Kiss Trilogy (A SEDUCTIVE KISS, WITH JUST ONE KISS and A DANGEROUS KISS) placed inside Mother's Day gift boxes which will be distributed to Hollywood Celebrity moms. Hopefully this new audience will discover the joy of a Francis Ray read. ALL OF MY LOVE, released in time for Mother's Day 2013, is still available in eBook only for $1.99. If you haven't purchased it yet, here's a bit of Stella's story: Trevor Allen, the handsome and famous movie producer swept Stella McBride off her feet. It didn't matter that she was married at the time to Paul McBride. The whirlwind romance left Paul and their three children, Faith, Cameron and Duncan heartbroken and devastated. Stella's life with Trevor didn't entitle her to the happiness she sought and after two failed marriages, the McBride curse stuck again. Would she return to a lonely existence or create a new beginning? ALL OF MY LOVE, by Francis Ray eBook only $1.99.

Michelle Ray

A woman in DC was reading A SEDUCTIVE KISS.

via Twitter: ‏@CoverSpyDC [A team of book nerds hits the metro, streets, parks, and bars to find out what DC is reading now.]

'A Seductive Kiss, @Francis_Ray (F, 30s, all in black, Breakfast at Tiffany’s bookmark, Dupont platform) pic.twitter.com/4RUYYKJoPn'

A women in DC was seen reading A SEDUCTIVE KISS, if you know this woman. Please thank her and give her an extra mega huge hugs from me!

*Michelle

April newsletter and TROUBLE DON'T LAST ALWAYS.

April lets us know that Spring is finally here. You can see it in the bright pastel colors of fashion, the flowers and the yummy candy overflowing store shelves. I remember the first time my mother and I dyed Easter eggs in our kitchen. We stood side by side dipping hard-boiled eggs into cups filled with the colors of our choice. Then, since I don’t eat eggs, I would look at her and wonder how long it would take she and my dad to consume all that we’d just dyed. Eventually, she made sure that I had the creme filled eggs in my basket. Jelly Beans were her favorite Easter candy, in fact, they were her favorite candy. April is also Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In her book TROUBLE DON’T LAST ALWAYS, she created brave heroine Lilly Crawford, a woman desperate to escape her abusive marriage. Despite the fact that Lily heads toward a new life with only forty-three dollars and thirty-three cents to her name she tries to put her past behind her. When she meets Adam Wakefield, a man whose own past haunts him, she wonders if it’s time to give love a second chance.
http://www.francisray.com

Free short story. No downloaded needed.

Free short story no download needed "DREAMING IN MOONLIGHT by @Francis_Ray http://www.francisray.com/pdf/DREAMING_IN_MOONLIGHT.pdf

Francis Ray's 2013 book list.

Available now!
ALL THAT I DESIRE, A Grayson Friends novel # 10 - October 29, 2013 [book and eBook]
ALL OF MY LO♥E, May 14, 2013 [eBook]
AFTER THE DAWN, A Family Affair/Hidden Legacy novel # 3 - June 18, 2013 [book, eBook, audio]
ALL THAT I NEED, A Grayson Friends Novel # 9- July 2, 2013 [book, eBook, audio]
ALL I EVER WANTED, A Grayson Friends Novel # 8 - February 26, 2013 [book, eBook, audio]

Read it First.. AFTER THE DAWN by Francis Ray

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16044977-after-the-dawn

Enter to win one of forty copies of my new book before it hits the shelves.

Contest ends May 31, 2013
AFTER THE DAWN, Book 3 in the Hidden Legacy/Family Affair series
June 18, 2013

Book launch party for ALL I EVER WANTED.

Due to an illness, the book launch party that was schedule for tomorrow(Saturday) has been cancel.

Thank you for your understanding.

2nd Annual Ladies Hat Brunch

Saturday, February 2, 2013
10:00am-2:00pm
The location of the 2nd Annual Ladies Hat Brunch is the Cedar Hill Recreation Center. 310 E. Parkerville Road, Cedar Hill, TX 75104

Tickets are available at the Zula B. Wylie Public Library, 225 Cedar Street.
Tickets are $10.00 per person
Buy 1 ticket and get 1 for 50% off!

Author Wine & Sign with Brunch

Saturday, January 12, 2013
11:00am until 2:00pm CST
Wine tasting – Book signing – Brunch – Live music
Sweet Rose Coffee & Wine Bar
1030 W Arkansas Ln, Suite 204, Arlington, Texas 76013

Authors Monica McKayhan, Francis Ray, Brian Smith and Stephanie Morris.

New Year and New Plans.

Did you make a New Year's resolution? Have you kept it so far?  Plans are easy to make, but do we really keep them without help? :-)