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At 6:36am on August 18, 2007, Karina Kantas said…: Thanks for reading Kendall.

Let me know what you think Kyle.

Cheers

At 9:11am on August 16, 2007, Kyle Watters said…: Thanks Karina, Ill check it out asap.
:)

At 6:51am on August 16, 2007, kendall R. Furlong said…: Just read your first chapter of Huntress. Although not familiar with urban thrillers, the hook at the front was a good one that even I wanted to know what happens next.

At 5:13pm on May 25, 2007, Clare Deming said…: Hi Karina,
Thanks for the invite and I will definitely check out Sky-Tribe. Sounds interesting!

At 12:00pm on May 25, 2007, Christopher Hoare said…: Thank you for the invitation, Karina.

I will take a look at Sky-tribe right away.

Chris.

At 7:59am on May 25, 2007, Phyllis said…: Hi Karina. Glad to meet you. Your Sky - Tribe sounds
good and I will have to take advantage of your offer to
check it out. I'm looking forward to that.

At 6:22am on May 25, 2007, Jessica D. Russell said…: Thanks for the add, Karina. :-)

At 4:59am on May 25, 2007, Jamie Marriott said…: Thanks for the invite, I'have a look at your site, and just might join.

At 7:54am on May 20, 2007, Bonnie Clarke said…: Hey Karina, babe. Thanks for commenting on my page! I'm doing great, thanks, polishing a new ms for my pub and enjoying the ride. :) How's things with you?

At 1:08pm on April 29, 2007, Savannah Chase said…: Most of that 10 years was spen writing music and not romance and erotica...The romance and erotica came a while back....So after writing for so long I am trying to get published with my books...Yes we will have to make sure to do something about me getting published......

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Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?: New release. Lawless Justice.
http://www.amazon.com/Lawless-Justice-Karina-Kantas/dp/1849233012/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242064327&sr=1-1

Sexy, vigilante urban thriller.

Huntress, the exciting new urban thriller is OUT NOW!.
Read an excerpt.
http://www.freewebs.com/froget

Heads & Tales, short story collection. 28 short stories that will delight, fright and leave you questioning your sanity.
http://www.lulu.com/karina-kantas

Published writer of non-fiction as well as fiction.
Freelance journalist
Featured book reviewer for Future Fire

Do You Have A Website?: http://www.urban-novels.com
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About Me:: Karina Kantas originates from the UK, but now resides in Greece.

She has over thirty pieces of writing published in numerous electronic magazines, and printed journals, as well as 3 novels, In Times of Violence, Huntress and her latest release, Lawless Justice. She also has a short story collection, Heads & Tales.

When her imagination is working over time, she writes thought provoking/dark flash fiction.

Do you have a blog site?: http://www.freewebs.com/froget

Favorite Books:: S.E.Hinton: Outsiders and the rest of the YA series.
J.K.Rowling: Harry Potter series
Lord of the rings.
Any D. Kootnz books.
Phillip Pullman: His Dark Materials series
Richard Layman books.

Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace: Face book Rules.

Want to read something new and exciting?

Believe me, urban thriller is a genre of fiction that is about to get popular.

Do you remember S.E.Hinton's Outsiders?
That book/film was in the late 70's. You will be hard pressed to find a book similar to Outsiders.

Later on this year, Mel Gibson will be staring in Under and Alone, the true story of a A.T.F infiltration of the Mongrels, a American outlaw biker's gang. This film is bound to get the public's interested in bad-boy bikers.

In Times of Violence is an urban thriller, about a biker's gang in London. the lifestyle, the violence they partake in, and the brother hood of the gang. This fiction novel is available direct from my publisher.

Lawless Justice, another urban thriller, is currently in the hands of UK literary agents.

Currently working with an artists on the cover for Huntress, which is due for release in January 08.

I have a lot of passion for this genre of book, even though I'm a versatile writer and have been published in all genres.

I hope you'll take a look at In Times of Violence. It will not disappoint!

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As my Ning friends will know. I've been away for sometime. I've had a crazy summer, but it's great to be back and I look forward to joining in with the discussions again.

I have three news items. Feel free to email me if you have any questions about them.

Firstly: My new urban thriller, Huntress has been released and the feedback has been terrific. For die hard fans of In Times of Violence, you're gonna love this follow on. Please note, it's sexually explicit in parts. Read an excerpt, or purc… Continue

Posted on October 8, 2008 at 6:33am —

Broken Chain

Working on a new novel this summer. It was unplanned but that's when the ideas are flowing. It's a crime thriller about agents in MI5.

I hope to have the prologue up in a few days.

Thanks for reading.

Posted on July 7, 2008 at 6:09pm —

Heads & Tales

Heads & Tales is a collection of 28 short stories in all genres and writing styles.

Here's a taster for you.

VIRUS

“Well, that's it. Now we wait again,” Maria announced.

Phil watched her sit at a cluttered desk to scribble yet more failure notes. But his eyes did not linger. He scanned the laboratory. It might be the last time he'd see it. Beds lined the walls of the spacious room, all but hiding its sterile, white-tiled floor. “How long until we see results this time — if any?” he aske… Continue

Posted on March 27, 2008 at 5:13am —

Excerpt: In Times of Violence

“Yeah, let’s finish the bitch,” she said getting up.

I stood up and faced them, bracing myself for what

… Continue

Posted on December 19, 2007 at 7:27am —

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I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.

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A Christmas Tree Already

On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.

Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.

With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.

While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?

Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life

I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.

For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.

PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!

CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter

One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.

Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.

I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.

What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?