The Genie Ignites is a finalist in the Paranormal Category for Published Authors!
The Genie Ignites, my paranormal romance novel about a genie named Zubis who loves a woman named Bethany, made the cut in the Abalone Awards. Woo-hoo! Can I get ‘HEY!’ Can I get a ‘HO!’ HEY-HO!!
I just got word today that my book, which is published by Boroughs Publishing Group, was ranked among the top three for my category, which was Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal. The Abalone Awards recognize “outstanding ethno-cultural romance.” While Zubis is a jinni and Bethany is a human, the cultural issue in The Genie Ignites is the divide between her Western world and his Eastern view, which is steeped in the legend, traditions, history, food, and lifestyle of the Middle East. But true love sees no color, sees no difference in how the heart loves. I’m so honored that my novel was selected. The winner will be announced at the Romance Writers of America (RWA) National Conference in July. It’s time to make a wish.
Go download your copy of The Genie Ignites. It is the first book in The Zubis Chronicles series. I think you’ll like it.
The second book, The Genie Smolders, is due out in May.
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The allure of the desert, whether it’s Vegas or the Sahara, taps some primitive heat in all of us. I know it does for me. The jinn, or genies, have been around for thousands of years. The Thousand and One Nights (also known as…
…just don’t let Amani Zarin hear you calling her a housewife. She’s tough and she has a temper, so she’ll probably do fine in her new suburban home with her new suburban husband, Jason Masters. She’s a beautiful genie. He’s a handsome scientist. And they have 101 Nights to figure out a way to save her homeland, secure his research, make toast without setting the house on fire, and generate some magic. Jason never dreamed of this genie but she will keep him awake at night.
So that’s it in a nutshell: my new book. I really hope you’ll download it. To Have and To Hold is the first installment in the 101 Nights series. It’s $1.99. And if you like it, tune in for next month’s release called Reluctant Rapture.
If you have a Kindle, head on over to Amazon now and download it!
How hot is your hero? It’s all about how he’s described. A well-written romance will convey a protagonist who’s dependable, maybe a little unpredictable and dangerous, but definitely unforgettable.
Simple words are sometimes the best way to do that. Not all at once, mind you. But sprinkled throughout the encounters.
Hard
Steady
Intense
Strong
Experienced
Stoic…until she makes him laugh
Mischievous…more to describe something about him rather than him; e.g. mischievous twinkle in his azure eyes.
Intelligent
Think about the words that describe someone you admire…or who gets you all hot and bothered.
Now, check out some of the words you SHOULDN’T USE when describing your hero. Read the full post at The Pop Culture Divas.
Aiysha Hart plays the role of Sarah in Djinn, to be released in 2013.
A new movie that was hailed as a groundbreaking film for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) film industry disappeared from the line-up at commercial theaters in December. That movie is called Djinnand tells the story of “An Emirati couple return home from a trip and discover that their new apartment has been built on a site that is home to some malevolent beings.”
Of course, I’m eager to see this film. It’s more research for me, accompanied by popcorn. I’d love to see a popular cinematic interpretation of the jinn. But it’s not to be. My mind runs right to supernatural sabotage. But that’s just my fiction imagination in overdrive….or is it? According to this article in The Guardian, the more likely reason is that UAE royal family found the film objectionable because of certain politically subversive messages. Here’s the reasoning in The Guardian article:
Then Djinn vanished. It didn’t appear at the Dubai film festival, where it had been offered a red-carpet premiere. Promised spring and summer 2012 release dates came and went. It was puzzling: shooting on the story – a Rosemary’s Baby-esque spooker set in a fishing village redevelopment in Ras al-Khaimah – was nearly a year back; post-production almost six months gone.
After Djinn’s Cannes launch in 2010 hailing the country’s entry into the commercial fast-lane and the early rash of publicity in government-sponsored publications, the silence was deafening. With Hooper’s imprimatur and an intriguing collision of modern genre thrills and traditional Arabic culture, Djinn had the potential finally to bring global attention to the fledgling UAE film scene ; “a much-awaited film for all our distributors around the world”, Fortissimo, Image Nation’s international sales agent, was saying. But come the end of the year, more tumbleweed.
Shortly after the London screening, an Italian website, Moviesushi, printed a possible reason for Djinn’s disappearance. According to a source on the production: “Someone close to Abu Dhabi’s royal family has seen the movie and does not appreciate its portrayal of the UAE, and considers the movie to be politically subversive.” The old suspicion surrounding the Emirati industry had risen again: that it was too tightly supervised from above (usually through the National Media Council censorship body) to blossom freely.
This movie also called Djinn was released in 2008.
This excuse is immediately countered. Other views contend that the Arab Spring heightened Arab pride to the point where there would be little interest in a Western-packaged take on cultural legends. Who really knows? An actual genie might.
The latest news says that Djinn will be released in 2013. We’ll see. I’m rubbing my lamp and waiting for the popcorn to pop.
Meanwhile, another film called Djinnwas released in 2008 that tells the story of a beautiful woman who is snatched by a genie and must be rescued by her true love who must cross the “three valleys of the Black Desert” to save her. I saw it. It’s okay. For a better story, I think you should pick upThe Genie Ignites. ; )
