Reviews

Here are some reviews for Pickup Games. I just included small excerpts. To read the entire review, click on the link.



Jennie Hansen from Meridian Magazine

"The story is a romance, but with a stronger appeal than to women only. It is a fascinating inside look at sports, sports broadcasting, and healing. It should appeal to a wide range of readers."





Sheila from blog: Why Not? Because I Said So

"I loved the way Marcia wrote the romance between Mick and Cara. It progressed at a real life pace, which was very refreshing for a novel. So many times, writers portray two people, that hate each other, falling in love quickly. You will not find that here. Mick and Cara adjust to each others personalities and grow to care about each other once they let go of their past. Everyone carries baggage in their lives, as did the main characters. As they learn to let go of their past disappointments and fears, the romance begins to blossom."





Danyelle from blog: Queen of the Clan

"All in all, I truly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to anyone who loves basketball, enjoys humor, and yearns for a good romantic read."



Amanda from blog: The Zen Leaf

"This is a very cute romance book. It's well written and well paced."

Holly from blog: 2 Kids and Tired Book Reviews

"This one is perfect when you want to escape with something entertaining. I thoroughly enjoyed it."

I'll post more reviews later.

A Giveaway

Anne Bradshaw is giving away a copy of my book on her blog, Not Entirely British. Go check it out for a chance to win!

You have until June 24th.

Loads of Free Time

So, I have a lot of free time lately. All of my shows are off for the summer. I faithfully watched Grey's Anatomy, American Idol, and The Office and didn't miss a single episode of any of these shows.

Now, they're all on reruns, and I have my Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights free. It's kind of nice, and you would think I could get a lot of writing done. But, that's not the case. My kids are out of school, so they have a later bedtime. They have been staying up until 10 pm almost every night and by that time, I'm too tired to write. So, since they've been out of school, I've done very little writing.

So, loads of free time, but too tired to write at nights. I've been reading a lot, watching The Office reruns, and trying to catch some Anderson Cooper on TV.

Now, if only my shows were on during the summer, I'd have something to do and if the reruns were on during the school year, I would have every night free to write.

A New Blog

I am a contributor to a new blog. It is called Writing Fortress and is comprised of authors who are published by Cedar Fort. Come check out the blog, Writing Fortress, and read my first post.

My Book Signing

Last Saturday, I had a book signing at Temple View Books in San Antonio. Here is a picture of me and my amazing and supportive husband, Nolan. He tells everyone he knows about my books. He even walked around the store a little to tell customers about my books. It's so great to see people who don't know me actually buy my books. There were two women who bought all three of them. That's so exciting!

Many great friends came to see me and buy my book. It was good to see all of you! Thanks for coming. I love this store. The manager is so nice and always sets up a lovely table for me. It was a terrific time.

Giveaway

Go to Shauna's Book Giveaway Blog and leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of my book. You only have until June 4th. Good luck.

Young Adult Books

So, I've been in a huge Young Adult kick the past two months, and that's all I've been reading. Here are the great YA books I've read recently. I highly recommend taking a fun ride into YA territory and read these books!



Savannah was dumped by her boyfriend who started dating her sister. She gets a fairy godmother who gives her three wishes. Chrissy is the not best godmother, just a fair one. She messes up Savannah's wishes and sends her back to the Middle Ages as Cinderella and then Snow White. I loved this book! I enjoyed how modern day was interweaved with the Middle Ages.

Rose and her eleven sisters must dance each night for the King Under Stone. Based on a Grimms fairy tale, Princess of the Midnight ball tells the story of 12 princesses who are under a curse. Worn slippers every night is a mystery to their father, the king. Galen is a young soldier turned gardener who falls for Rose and seeks to find a way to break the spell. I am not familiar with the original tale, but loved this story. Galen is a brave and kind man who knits. With his knitting and a unique source of magic, Galen sets off to fight King Under Stone. I enjoyed how each sister had a unique personality and despite being under a curse and unable to break it, they are feisty and spirited. I have enjoyed this author's novels and highly recommend them.
Annika's brother is very sick and she tells him that a genie gave her three wishes and she's giving him two of those wishes. He wishes to meet the actor who plays Teen Robin Hood. That wasn't the wish she was expecting him to say. In order to help make her brother's wish come true, Annika drives to California to seek out the actor and beg him to come meet her brother. Another wonderful book from Janette Rallison.

Laurel is a teenage girl who's been home-schooled and is now starting high school. David takes an immediate liking to her. As she starts high school, she feels very different than her peers and she soon finds out why. She's a faerie; she begins to sprout wings and little by little learns more of her past.


It was okay. I have no criticisms. I like Harry and his friends. For some reason, I just couldn't get into it. It didn't make me want to devour it. I like princesses, fairies, fairy godmothers, young maidens that bring down evil empires, frogs that have to be kissed, princes who fall in love with the lowly girls, and girls who break evil curses. I devour those books.