My Writing Plan: Week of June 15

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I’m back to working on Castles in the Sand, and it’s going TERRIFIC! I hope to have it completely done very shortly! I got my June newsletter ready, I’ll be sending it out on Monday.

IN OTHER NEWS……

NEWEST RELEASES!

 

The Books

  1. Truck Stop
  2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
  3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
  4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)

 

The Manuscripts

  1. Finished Manuscripts, major revisions in progress prior to 2nd wave of beta reading:
    1. WHEN DARKNESS FALLS (201,775 words, as follows:)
      1. Book 1: The Palace (61,150)
      2. Book 2: The Dark Lord (90,500)
      3. Book 3: The Prophecy (39,400)
    2. A CAT FOR TROY, Wishes & Dreams #3
    3. CASTLES IN THE SAND, Sons of the Desert #2
  2. In-Progress Manuscripts:
    1. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
    2. SHADOW CAT, Wishes & Dreams #4
  3. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
    1. HATED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #5
    2. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    3. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    4. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle

 

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order except as indicated)

  1. Finish up revisions on Castles in the Sand (Priority!)
  2. Get Castles in the Sand to Proofreader

 

Just In: 5-Star Review of Wishes in a Bottle!

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Allie McCormack has hit her stride wish Wishes in a Bottle and has a promising future.

Having read “Truck Stop” several years ago, I was delighted to discover that Allie is back on the writing scene. “Wishes & Dreams” shows that she has grown as a writer and has produced a non-stop read. Her characters seem real and true-to-life, and her story line incorporates several life issues that hold the reader’s attention. Allie shows that she has grown immensely during her sabbatical from writing and deserves to join the upper echelon of published and followed romance/paranormal authors. Laughing, crying or cringing at events, this story is an attention getter and you won’t be able to put it down. I certainly couldn’t. . . .

by Carolina Phillie on Amazon

 

First Amazon Review for SwanSong!

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My very first Amazon review came in for SwanSong! I’d gotten one last month on Goodreads, but reviews have been slow to come in on SwanSong, although it’s matching the other books in sales and KU page reads. Weird. Anyway, I was thrilled to wake up to find this 5-star review on Amazon!!!!!

LOVE THIS BOOK!!

This Book!! I love Sarah and Khalid! Their chemistry is off the charts! Sarah is so sweet and sincere and Khalid is such a beautiful alpha male! The story is well developed, the supporting characters add so much to the story too! I can’t say enough about this book and this author! Her work is great!! I definitely recommend the book and this author! You will not be disappointed by this book!

by LucousReads on Amazon

 

A great 4-Star Review of A Gift of Jacinth!

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Just in! This 4 Stars review by Wendy on Goodreads, who’d read Wishes in a Bottle when it first came out and gave that a great review also! 🙂

When I saw the cover of A Gift of Jacinth, I knew this would be a sequel to Wishes in a Bottle. In that book, I had already met Jacinth, the djinn who was looking after Julian, when he was trapped in his bottle. And she was hilarious, so I was very happy to see she got her own story.

The story starts with Douglas, who is desperate. His ex has abducted his children and he longs to have them back. Already two years he has been searching for them. When he stumbles upon an old teapot, he decides to buy it for a strange reason. But when a genie comes out of the teapot, he brings the teapot back to the store, where he bought the thing: Julian’s store.

But the teapot keeps on coming back to him and I couldn’t stop laughing about Jacinth’s tactics. When Douglas has finally realized, he will not get rid of the teapot, he asks Jacinth whether he could wish for his children to return. And Jacinth fullfils his wish. With suddenly two children on his hands and no nanny, he asks Jacinth to stay and help him take care of the children.

Jacinth happily obliges, because she adores the children and also their father. But she knows she can’t stay. Experiences from her (long lived) past are keeping her from attaching to someone. But Douglas makes it hard to resist. Can Jacinth free herself and create a happy ever after? Or will she go back into her teapot? Find out for yourself in this wonderful cozy read.

Four out of five stars from me and a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.

 

OMG a Second FAN! And another FABULOUS review of Truck Stop!

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OMG I cannot believe it! Yesterday, I had my very first FAN! That is, a reader who actually sent me an email just to tell me how much she loved my book and couldn’t wait to read more. Then today, a second! Two in two days! I am jumping for joy here!!! You have no idea! 🙂 🙂

Anyway, this was for Truck Stop, and Katie on Audible wrote this glowing review:

Incredibly moving love story……………

Truck Stop is the story of two incredibly strong young people damaged by their pasts but not letting those tragedies define them. Teri is a young woman running away from her abusive father when she happens upon three of the most amazing people that will forever impact her life. She meets Joe and Martha, the owners of a truck stop in Wyoming, who take her into their home, give her a job, and make her a part of their family. At the same time, she meets Mike, a trucker who recognizes in Teri a kindred spirit as he also ran away from his abusive father at a young age. The story and action take off from this point as Teri truly comes into herself under the loving attention of the people of this small Wyoming town and begins to develop a loving friendship and eventually maybe something more with Mike. Of course, the road to them falling in love was full of obstacles, but these two people completed each other in every way, and I felt privileged to watch their journey unfold.

As much as I loved the drama, romance and intrigue of the story, it is truly the amazing characters that make this book so moving. I live in a small western town myself, and I thought the author did a terrific job of portraying just what I love about the people of my hometown. The acceptance, kindness and compassion of the people in Teri and Mike’s life left me with such a feeling of happiness that I want to listen to the book all over again. Combine that with the beautifully written love story between Mike and Teri, and all they go through to triumph in the end, and I can’t imagine any listener not enjoying this audiobook as much as I did. I will definitely be keeping my eyes open for more by this talented author on Audible in the future.

Jay Dyess is a new narrator for me, and I thought that he did an excellent job with the narration. He has an incredibly smooth and pleasurable tone of voice, and he makes a great storyteller. He handles the male and female roles equally well, and he uses several native dialects with ease. Overall, his performance added that special touch to an already incredible audiobook.

I received a copy of this audiobook at my request in exchange for this honest review.

A new review of A Gift of Jacinth… and a FAN!!!!

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This came in late last night, I was too exhausted to stay up and get it recorded, but here we go! This wonderful 5-star review was posted by rietpetite on Amazon and Goodreads.

Wonderful, dreamy yet lifelike – wishing you had a teapot like Jacinth’s

I loved this dreamy and romantic story of wishes that ‘d come true. It was like reading a fairy tale with real people falling in love, it was dreamy, but with a wicked sense of humour and a strong vibe of love. Needless to say that I loved reading it, I loved it so much that I bought the first book too, this is book 2 of the series. What is it all about:
Veterinarian Douglas McCandliss considered himself an ordinary kinda guy with an ordinary kinda life. He had no idea why he’d bought the old silver teapot, and when a young woman appeared before him claiming to be a genie, he almost wished he hadn’t. If only she wasn’t so damned cute.

Ebullient and cheerful, Jacinth loved granting wishes and helping people. So she was thrilled when her teapot’s new owner, a single father with custody of two young children, asked her to stay until he could find a nanny. The problem was, the longer she stayed, the more she was attracted to Douglas, and she was certainly not willing to turn over care of Ben and little Molly to just anybody. But she was a 900 year old genie, and had no intention of falling in love with a mortal man. None whatsoever.

And OMG!!! Not only did she leave this review last night, I just got an email from her, like… right now while I’m writing this! …saying how much she loved it and that she had to go back and buy the first book, Wishes in a Bottle, and she can’t wait to read more of my books! I HAVE A FAN!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

 

TWO New Reviews of Truck Stop!!!!

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Not one but TWO new 5-star reviews of the Audible audiobook of Truck Stop! Both were also posted on Goodreads 🙂

This one by Patricia on June 6th:

“This will suck you in! “

If you love a good story with some meat to it, look no further! Allie McCormick’s Truck Stop is one you will want to listen to. Terri has runaway from an abusive situation to find home and a new family at a truck stop. She is young, but not too young to fall in love, and a constant driver that stops is one she has her eye on. Mike is a responsible man, product of a difficult childhood, but has a good head on his shoulders. When these two finally get together, will they find their happily ever after? I loved this story as it encompasses so many topics. Runaway teens, teen pregnancy and sexual abuse are topics many authors will not take on, but this story hits it right on the head. It’s realistic and compassionate. It takes us through what a runaway teen may think and go through as well as the fear of being found. I loved the way this story unfolded, the warm and happy environment Terri found, and the suspense that came in the climax! It’s a great listen and I hope to hear more from Allie!

This is my first listen by Jay Dyess, and I enjoyed him! He has a good pace, and his voices are distinguishable and pertinent to the character. I loved his voice for the dad, very charming and authoritative, couldn’t have been more spot on! I will watch for more releases by him.

And by Maria on June 9th:

“Great story, with some surprises! “

I really enjoyed this story.

I fell in love with the characters before chapter 2. The naration was great, bringing the story to life and giving each character a unique voice.

There were some love scenes in the book, but they were not pointless, there was a purpose to them.
The story kept me hooked from start to finish. I totally loved the ending and the surprises. I won’t say more, as i don’t want to spoil the book for anyone.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

 

A short but fabulous review of A Gift of Jacinth!

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This 5-star review was posted by Rachel Talavera on Goodreads. It’s short but TERRIFIC and made me feel… well… proud!! LOL!

Crazy GOOD.

In a world of the normal run of the mill plots, this one is way different than anything else you will read.

Here’s my reaction on reading it:

My Writing Plan: Week of June 8

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The BIG NEWS is that A Gift of Jacinth, book 2 in Wishes & Dreams paranormal romance series, came out this last week Tuesday, June 4th!! I’m sooo excited! This means I didn’t get much writing done, as you can probably imagine. (Note to self: I need to remember to plan for that in future)

So… I’ll be back to working on Castles in the Sand tomorrow, and hopefully by the time I write up next week’s Writing Plan I’ll have a release date and a cover reveal set. SPEAKING OF WHICH! I’ve just gotten the cover from my cover artist, Dar Albert of Wicked Smart Designs, and it is gorrrrrrrgeous!! I have it posted on Patreon for my “In the Loop” patrons to get a sneak peak! 🙂

I still need to finalize my June newsletter… I just have to pick a family recipe for the recipe of the month, and it’s good to go!

IN OTHER NEWS……

NEWEST RELEASES!

 

The Books

  1. Truck Stop
  2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
  3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
  4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)

 

The Manuscripts

  1. Finished Manuscripts, major revisions in progress prior to 2nd wave of beta reading:
    1. WHEN DARKNESS FALLS (201,775 words, as follows:)
      1. Book 1: The Palace (61,150)
      2. Book 2: The Dark Lord (90,500)
      3. Book 3: The Prophecy (39,400)
    2. A CAT FOR TROY, Wishes & Dreams #3
    3. CASTLES IN THE SAND, Sons of the Desert #2
  2. In-Progress Manuscripts:
    1. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
    2. SHADOW CAT, Wishes & Dreams #4
  3. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
    1. HATED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #5
    2. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    3. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    4. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle

 

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order except as indicated)

  1. Revisions on Castles in the Sand
  2. Work on my June newsletter (you can subscribe here) (priority)

 

A 5-star Review of A Gift of Jacinth!

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This was posted by Cathleen McKinney on Goodreads:

This Book is AMAZING!! The Author captures you from Page 1! I’m not usually into this type of book (Super Natural, Genies, etc.) I am into Romance! I Love this so much, I am going to grab Book one and can’t wait until September!! I also want to grab some of her other books now! You really should try it!! You may be like me and fall in Love with it!

Thanks so much for your fabulous review, Cathleen! 🙂

 

 

The first review of A Gift of Jacinth is in already!

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This 4-star was posted by Victoria Stolte on Goodreads:

Cute and interesting read with likable characters and a bit of drama mixed with intense emotions through out. I found it refreshing to read about a female “genie” and interesting as well as I had never read a story like this one before. This was my first book from this author and can’t wait to check out more!

Thank you, Victoria!!! 🙂

 

 

RELEASE DAY! A Gift of Jacinth is live!

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The 2nd book in my Wishes & Dreams paranormal series, A Gift of Jacinth, is released today, June 4th!!!

You can find  it on Amazon as Kindle or (shortly) in paperback, or you can read it free with Kindle Unlimited.

Here’s the synopsis:

Douglas needed a miracle. What he got was a genie…

Veterinarian Douglas McCandliss considered himself an ordinary kinda guy with an ordinary kinda life. He had no idea why he’d bought the old silver teapot, and when a young woman appeared before him claiming to be a genie, he almost wished he hadn’t. If only she wasn’t so damned cute.

Ebullient and cheerful, Jacinth loved granting wishes and helping people. So she was thrilled when her teapot’s new owner, a single father with custody of two young children, asked her to stay until he could find a nanny. The problem was, the longer she stayed, the more she was attracted to Douglas, and she was certainly not willing to turn over care of Ben and little Molly to just anybody. But she was a 900 year old genie, and had no intention of falling in love with a mortal man. None whatsoever.

My Writing Plan: Week of June 2

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The BIG NEWS is that A Gift of Jacinth, book 2 in Wishes & Dreams paranormal romance series, is coming out on Tuesday, June 4th!! I’m sooo excited! It’s still available at $0.99 for pre-order until 11:59 pm Monday night, before it goes live, so nip in there and get it at the special price!

I’ve been working on the final revisions and polishing of Castles in the Sand, the 2nd book in my Sons of the Desert series. I’m at Chapter 11 of 24, and it’s going very well! I don’t remember writing some of this, so it’s a voyage of discovery as I go along, I’m having so much fun, and enjoying my own story probably more than I ought to! LOL!  But I’m not letting that stop me! In fact, I’m diving back in as soon as I get this posted 🙂 I am hoping that by the end of the week I’ll be setting a release date. Castles is the only thing I’ll be working on until it’s finished (aside from my monthly newsletter).

IN OTHER NEWS……

NEWEST RELEASES!

 

COVER REVEAL

I’ve sent in the cover design request form for Castles in the Sand to my cover artist, Dar Albert of Wicked Smart Designs. She’s just back from vacation, so she should get it to me soon, and I’ll set a Cover Reveal and Release dates once I have it 🙂

The Books

  1. Truck Stop
  2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
  3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
  4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)

 

The Manuscripts

  1. Finished Manuscripts, major revisions in progress prior to 2nd wave of beta reading:
    1. WHEN DARKNESS FALLS (201,775 words, as follows:)
      1. Book 1: The Palace (61,150)
      2. Book 2: The Dark Lord (90,500)
      3. Book 3: The Prophecy (39,400)
    2. A CAT FOR TROY, Wishes & Dreams #3
    3. CASTLES IN THE SAND, Sons of the Desert #2
  2. In-Progress Manuscripts:
    1. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
    2. SHADOW CAT, Wishes & Dreams #4
  3. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
    1. HATED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #5
    2. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    3. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    4. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle

 

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order except as indicated)

  1. Revisions on Castles in the Sand
  2. Work on my June newsletter (you can subscribe here) (priority)

 

The proof copy of A Gift of Jacinth arrived today!

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Just a quick shout-out… I got my proof copy of A Gift of Jacinth today! I’m sooo thrilled, it’s gorgeous! I’ve been sitting here at my desk petting it, just because it’s so pretty and shiny and glossy and I love it!

 

Just for fun, I took this picture of the stand where I keep my paperbacks… okay okay I know, but I can’t help it, I LOVE looking at my books stacked there!! LOL! Anyway, from the top it’s SwanSong, then Wishes in a Bottle, then the new edition of Truck Stop, and then on the bottom, the first edition of Truck Stop 🙂 The first editions of Truck Stop on the bottom are the very old ones, with the old cover. I’m not sure just what I’m going to do with them (I actually have like 25-30)… but once Jacinth comes out, I’ll need to move these from the bookshelf to put Jacinth on the stand.

♥Allie♥

My Writing Plan: Week of May 25

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There was a wee change in last week’s Writing Plan. I wound up giving myself the entire last week as time off from writing. That gave me 10 days off total, which was lots of fun, and very relaxing, and I got a whole lot of nothing done, which felt absolutely GREAT!!!!!!! Then this morning I dove back into Castles in the Sand, the 2nd book in my Sons of the Desert series. That’s the only thing I’ll be working on until it’s finished (aside from my monthly newsletter).

IN OTHER NEWS……

NEWEST RELEASES!

 

COVER REVEAL

I’ve sent in the cover design request form for Castles in the Sand to my cover artist, Dar Albert of Wicked Smart Designs. She’s just back from vacation, so she should get it to me soon, and I’ll set a Cover Reveal and Release dates once I have it 🙂

The Books

  1. Truck Stop
  2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
  3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
  4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)

 

The Manuscripts

  1. Finished Manuscripts, major revisions in progress prior to 2nd wave of beta reading:
    1. WHEN DARKNESS FALLS (201,775 words, as follows:)
      1. Book 1: The Palace (61,150)
      2. Book 2: The Dark Lord (90,500)
      3. Book 3: The Prophecy (39,400)
    2. A CAT FOR TROY, Wishes & Dreams #3
    3. CASTLES IN THE SAND, Sons of the Desert #2
  2. In-Progress Manuscripts:
    1. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
    2. SHADOW CAT, Wishes & Dreams #4
  3. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
    1. HATED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #5
    2. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    3. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    4. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle

 

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order except as indicated)

  1. Begin revisions on Castles in the Sand
  2. Work on my June newsletter (you can subscribe here) (priority)

 

This review for Wishes in a Bottle slipped past me!

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This came in from Angel Hatfield on Goodreads 10 days ago, and I totally missed seeing it til now!!! She gave it 4 stars!

Julian had been a magically gifted man who wanted to help. He cast a spell to try to help his family who were dying in horrible was. But the spell went haywire. He was than cursed to be a Djinn in a bottle and forced to grant three wished to every new owner of the bottle. After the three wishes he just goes on to the next owner. He has now been in the bottle for six hundred years and he has seen a lot of greed and selfishness. Julian is desperate to have the curse broken as he’d like a home, family and love. He has seen too much of the greed in people such as the last owner chose to have jewelry instead of saving a child’s life. Julian feels life can’t get any worse. Than he is called to a new owner and it is Alessandra. Julian and Alessandra are attracted to each other right after meeting. Alessandra spends her time between hospice care and working at a women’s shelter After hearing Julian’s story she wants to free Julian but has to figure out herself how to do it. Jullian can’t tell her. Once her wishes are used she will never see Julian again. But time is running out for them and they have fallen in love. Julian fears he will endure this torture of loving her forever and not being with her.

I really enjoyed this book. There were a few editing problems that needed to be fixed but that didn’t stop me from reading this book. I loved Julian and Alessandra together and how they interacted with each other even of they feel their love is doomed if alessandra doesn’t figure out how to break the curse. I chuckled at times and I choked up at times while reading this book. I did hate Julian’s family.** I really liked the plot and pace. Alessandra was such a ewarm, caring, giving person! I felt bad for all the bad things Julian had to see because of people’s greed and selfishness. Especially when all he had wanted to do was help his family. I am going to see if u can find some more books written by this author as this was the first time a read a book of hers. I loved the characters and the ins and outs of this book and I recommend it.

**Note: She meant Alessandra’s family 😉

Check out Wishes in a Bottle on Amazon!

 

A GREAT review for Truck Stop Audiobook!

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This Audible audiobook review for Truck Stop came in this morning! I was so thrilled!

This is a great, enjoyable story. It is original, well written and well told. The storylines are interesting and realistic, they captivated me from start to end. The characters are complex and well developed. I admired Teri, her strength and courage to get away from a bad situation and determination to make it on her own. I loved ‘Truck Stop’, loved how friendly the owners, Marsha and Joe, were and their willingness to extend themselves to help others. I also loved the camaraderie amongst the truckers and how they looked out for each other as well as the people at the Truck Stop, like their very own tight knit community. Mike is a regular at the Truck Stop, Teri crushed on him but he treated her like a kid sister. Eventually he opens his eyes and sees her as the woman she is. There was great chemistry between the two and I thought they were great for each other. A lot goes on in this book, there is plenty of drama, some suspense and great twists as well as romance. I was very happy with the way everything worked out and that justice was served. Allie McCormack thank you for this great and entertaining story and the emotional rollercoaster ride.

I listened to the Audible edition, Jay Dyess is a terrific narrator and voice performer. He brings the characters to life, gives each their own voice and personality. You can hear the emotions of the characters in his performance. He is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for this great listen🎧

Check out Truck Stop on Amazon as Kindle or paperback, or the audiobook at Audible!

My Writing Plan: Week of May 18

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I did it!! I finished A Gift of Jacinth, it’s been through proof-reading and now resides with Eeva Lancaster of The Book Khaleesi, who’s formatting it for Kindle and paperback for the June 4th release date. I took a few days off after finishing Jacinth on Monday, but today I’m going to be starting revisions on Castles in the Sand, the 2nd book in my Sons of the Desert series.

IN OTHER NEWS……

NEWEST RELEASES!

 

COVER REVEAL

I’ve sent in the cover design request form for Castles in the Sand to my cover artist, Dar Albert of Wicked Smart Designs. She’s away on vacation right now so it might be a week or two, but I’ll set a Cover Reveal date once I have it 🙂

The Manuscripts

  1. Finished Manuscripts, major revisions in progress prior to 2nd wave of beta reading:
    1. WHEN DARKNESS FALLS (201,775 words, as follows:)
      1. Book 1: The Palace (61,150)
      2. Book 2: The Dark Lord (90,500)
      3. Book 3: The Prophecy (39,400)
    2. A CAT FOR TROY, 3rd book of Wishes & Dreams series
    3. CASTLES IN THE SAND; 2nd book of Sons of the Desert series
  2. In-Progress Manuscripts:
    1. MICHAEL’S QUEST, 3rd book of Sons of the Desert
    2. SHADOW CAT, 4th book of Wishes & Dreams
  3. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
    1. HATED MATE, 5th book of Wishes & Dreams
    2. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    3. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    4. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle

 

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order except as indicated)

  1. Begin revisions on Castles in the Sand
  2. Work on my June newsletter (you can subscribe here)

 

Fabulous new review for Wishes in a Bottle!

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I got this fabulous review of Wishes in a  Bottle from Jenn of Thrice Read Books!

After a long absence from the writing world, Allie McCormack is back with a new paranormal romance series: Wishes and Dreams. Wishes in a Bottle is book 1 (book 2 is on its way), with a sweet, selfless heroine and a hot Italian djinn (yup, there’s a story there, but… SPOILERS!).

Julian has been living a not-quite-charmed life for 600 years after a spell went wrong. His last master was a cruel, selfish woman, who *could* have given just one wish to save a sick little boy. But when she makes her last wish out of spite and Julian is free again to continue his life, he breaks the rules to return to the dying boy’s bedside. There, while offering what comfort he can to the boy and his mother, Julian meets Alessandra.

As the pair grows closer, drawn together by grief, they are pulled closer by common purposes. So when Julian is pulled back into his bottle and the rules that bound him for 600 are turned inside out, he’s stunned to discover that Alessandra is his new master.

Wishes in a Bottle is a beautiful love story with warm-hearted characters (no overpowering male leads here). Tension and humor both run thick in the pages of this romance, and there are more to come!

Check out Wishes in a Bottle on Amazon!

First review for SwanSong!

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The first review for SwanSong came in! It’s by by Jenn Bradshaw of Thrice Read Books,  who kindly sent me the draft so I could put it in the Editorial Reviews section of SwanSong’s Amazon page 🙂

Allie McCormack comes through again with the premier of her multicultural romance series, Sons of the Desert. Swansong is the story of Sarah and Khalid – a seemingly carefree dancer and the scholar-sheikh.

Sarah feels like an entirely different woman as she steps out onto the floor as Cassandra, when she performs as a belly dancer for the first time. Cassandra is the antithesis to Sarah’s demure, shy personality, and the wild, sexy dancer has caught the eye of a wealthy Arab man.

Khalid knows, from the moment Cassandra catches his eye, that he must get to know the woman behind the veil, who captures the spirit of the music in her every move on the floor. But the woman eludes him, and when he finally manages to corner her and convince her to go to coffee with him, he discovers someone who can end his loneliness.

Sarah has secrets, though, and her upbringing has trained her well to play her cards close to the vest. Can they overcome her past to love all the way to forever?

Swansong is an adult, multicultural romance set in sunny Santa Barbara, California. Rich settings and beautifully rendered characters sit in a plot that will keep you turning page after page. This is book 1 in the series, and a fantastic addition to Allie McCormack’s contemporary romance portfolio.

Bragging Rights! New Header Image for Social Media

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So just because… y’know… I’m super pleased with this, I’ve decided to share 🙂 I’ve been struggling awhile with header images for social media. Last week, I came up with this idea, and ran with it.

The background is the same one I’ve been using all along. It’s from SecondLife. I built a step-pyramid (for those of you who don’t know what that is, it’s more like the Mayan temples than the Egypt pyramids with smooth sides… although step pyramids are in Egypt too, they preceded the ones you think of when you think of pyramids!). Anyway, end of art history lesson! I put my gorgeous, ornate Mughal (Indian) palace atop the step pyramid so it rises up out of the desert floor, with sand dunes all around, and some palm trees scattered about. I also put an aurora borealis in the sky, and set the sky to sunset… and took the picture!

I went to the DIY Covers website, and put each of my book covers on hardbound books, then arranged them in the graphic and arranged the text around them. And voila!! I really really like it. Eventually I’ll have to come up with something else as I get more books published, but since I have only one more book coming out in 2019, this should work through the end of the year.