Day 2 in the 20 Days of Tabor Heights Countdown

As we near the end of the countdown, I want to thank Carrie, who has been so faithful in checking every day and reporting on every place the book covers and numbers were listed. Hope I didn't make it too hard!

THE TEDDY BEAR DANCER is a story near and dear to my heart.

Like many of my books, most of them SF or fantasy, this one started as a fan story. Well, actually TEDDY BEAR started as the outline for a script for the USA Network series, "Matrix," starting Nick Mancuso. I was just starting to put it into script format when I found out from fandom friends "in the know" that the series had been cancelled. (noooooooo!)

Okay, well, these same friends ran several fanzines, one of which featured Stingray, another character

in this talented actor's repertoire, and they decided yeah, they would published Matrix stories along with Stingray. So I wrote up the short story, "The Teddy Bear Dancer," and sent it to them. But I wanted the story to be a book someday.

Then when I was taking all the individual books that make up Tabor Heights and started revising the details to create the town, I decided Tabor Heights needed a gym. Then was born Gold Tone Gym (formerly Silver Flex) run by Vic Thomas (formerly Steven Matrix) and his partner, Rene Ackley (formerly Liz) .... and introduced Vic, Rene, Baxter and Gold Tone during one of the first Tabor novels, COMMON GROUNDS, because Rene starts out as Hannah Blake's roommate. Just like WHEELS, I waited a looooooong time for TEDDY BEAR to become an official Tabor Heights story. But it was a fun wait.

If you're interested in fan fiction -- and I plan to have the fan story, "The Teddy Bear Dancer," posted there by the time this posting is online -- check out Wattpad.com and look up my name. I have another Matrix fan story there -- a crossover with MEN IN BLACK, titled, "Scum of the Universe." I think you'll laugh.

Day 9 of the 20 Days of Tabor Heights scavenger hunt!

We're more than halfway through the scavenger hunt!

Yikes -- only 17 more shopping days. I'd better get to work....

*wave* to Carrie. Thanks for being so faithful and checking in every new day of the hunt.

Today's book is the last in Year One of Tabor Heights. The 12th book.

Background info: If you compared a map of Tabor Heights to a map of Berea, many of the streets and many of the major buildings, such as the university, the library, city hall, the river, the fire station, are the same. The Mission is an old elementary school, sold by the school district because population changes and demographics made it no longer necessary or useful. The actual physical building in Berea is also an old school building, also no longer used for school. The last time I looked, it was bought by the university. Here in the fictional town of Tabor Heights, it was bought by Tabor Christian Church. The old school, Loomis Elementary, is where I went to school for a few years when my family lived in Berea.

20 Days of Tabor Heights -- the Scavenger Hunt!

Are you ready to start hunting through the Web?

We're about to launch a scavenger hunt that will stretch from November 14 through Christmas Eve, in celebration of the 20 books of the Tabor Heights series of inspirational romances.

Starting November 14, go to Michelle Levigne's web site -- www.Mlevigne.com -- and click on the Tabor tab, then the Contest page, to learn the rules.

Every other day, there will be a NEW Tabor Heights book to hunt for throughout Facebook and various blogs. (Even number days, a new book -- odd number days, report your results!) One winner will be chosen from the people who report where they found that day's book. A tally will also be kept of everyone who reports their findings each day, and the top three contestants will win an additional prize.

Check this video for more information -- and get ready to join the fun!!!

New Tabor Heights, Ohio novel: WHEELS

It's HERE!

WHEELS, The 4th book of Year 2 of Michelle Levigne's Tabor Heights series, has just been released by Desert Breeze Publishing, Inc.

Please go over to the web site and check out ALL the NEW books from DBP.

What's WHEELS about?

The girl next door, forgiveness, memories, danger, dreams ... Yeah, like that really makes you want to read it?

Tommy Donnelly, Tabor's resident comedian, is heading up a Handicap Awareness Walk ... err ... ROLL in Tabor Heights. Natalie Schaefer, a report for America's Voice, has come to town to cover the walk, because she's been doing a lot of little side pieces on handicap accessibility in the magazine. Why has she been doing this? Well, Natalie was the little girl across the street who adored Tommy when they were children. She planned on marrying him someday ... then Tommy broke his back and his family disintegrated and Natalie's father took them to a new town. Should she tell him who she is, and remind him of their shared past?

In the middle of all this, a young man Tommy is helping, who has just been released from prison, is getting some pressure from former associates to return to his old life ... and to use Tommy to hide their activities.

HERE'S THE FUN PART:

Michelle based this book on a script she "almost" sold 23 years ago, to "MacGyver." (Well, they told me they liked it, and if I wanted to rewrite it, they would be glad to look at it, but by the time I rewrote it they had already chosen the scripts for the final half-season, so ... It still counts as an "almost," doesn't  it?)  Check out the Desert Breeze Facebook page in a few days, and Michelle's web site, to learn how you can get a copy of the original script that inspired it all.

New Quarry Hall book: KATHRYN, by Michelle Levigne

The third book in the women's fiction series, Quarry Hall has just been released: KATHRYN.

Published by Desert Breeze Publishing.
A parallel series with Tabor Heights.

Kathryn's retreat for relaxation and contemplation is interrupted to take a fugitive to safety, beyond the reach of authorities who may be compromised. The injured woman knows her name is Regina, but not why people were shooting at her. The journey to reach a friend in the FBI is complicated when Kathryn's illness requires frequent stops, permitting Regina's pursuers to nip at their heels.

When the mountains interfere with cell reception, and she can't stop long enough to make a call for help and advice, Kathryn has only her companion dog, her own wits, and prayer to depend on. Deception waits around every corner and Regina's attitude tests Kathryn's sympathy and her faith.

Learn more about Michelle's books at the Tabor Heights Today blog -- www.Tabor-Heights-Today.blogspot.com -- and the Living Proof blog -- www.MichelleLevigne.blogspot.com.

14th Tabor Heights, Ohio novel now available: COOKING UP TROUBLE

Come back to Tabor Heights, Ohio and watch the fun as the paparazzi gather like sharks in a feeding frenzy, trying to get the inside scoop on Max and Tony's wedding.

Max's half-brother, Steve Vincente, has come back to Tabor to get to know his just-discovered sister better. He soon becomes an integral part of Homespun Theater, as well as helping Max navigate the perilous waters of being the daughter of celebrities. When he is cast opposite Audrey in Romeo and Juliet, he discovers that maybe Audrey was another reason to come back to town.

Audrey lives for two things: cooking, and theater. Being asked to help Homespun launch a dinner theater is just up her alley. She doesn't plan on the friendship and partnership that develops between her and Steve, first on stage, then building the dinner theater, then helping deflect the intrusions from the media. Having the paparazzi insinuate she's "auditioning" to join the famous Vincente family through marriage isn't half as troubling as the painful, unwanted memories and visitors from her past who crop up in her life, thanks to the unwanted publicity. She's never told anyone her shameful secrets and wounded past, but she's starting to think maybe keeping secrets is preventing her from finding a happy future.

COOKING UP TROUBLE is the second book in Year Two of the Tabor Heights series, the 14th full-length novel, published by Desert Breeze Publishing.

Check out Michelle Levigne's web site and the Tabor Heights blog for more information, excerpts, and sneak previews!

The Next Tabor Heights, Ohio novel

Yep, just a few days away -- the release of the 12th Tabor Heights novel.

ACCIDENTAL HEARTS.
by Michelle Levigne

The 12th and final book in Year One of the series set in our favorite friendly little college town on the North Coast of Ohio.

Published by Desert Breeze Publishing.

Keep your eyes open and your Internet browser ready, because we're going to have a Cyber Launch Party to celebrate the release of ACCIDENTAL HEARTS.

Check out the Tabor Heights Today blog for more information on this and upcoming events. Such as ...

We're going to have a "New Year's Eve" party to celebrate the competion of Year One.

And if you have a New Year's Eve, well, it naturally follows you have a New Year's Day, right!!!

Get ready for information on the upcoming Year Two of Tabor Heights, and the new books starting in December, with INVITATION TO A WEDDING.

And don't forget to check out my web site for samples and information on all the Tabor Heights novels. http://www.mlevigne.com/

Have you been to Tabor Heights, lately?

No, seriously. Have you?

Because every day something happens in Tabor Heights, in one of the published books, Michelle Levigne will post an entry in the Tabor Heights Today blog.

So check in every day to see if something happened. With 11 published books and the 12th coming out in August, that's a LOT of activity in our favorite small college town on the North Coast, where sweet romance is always in the air!

When the 12th book -- ACCIDENTAL HEARTS -- comes out, there will be a Cyber Launch Party at the Cyber Launch Party blog, as usual. BUT ... this will be a special launch party -- because it's going to be a New Year's Eve-type party.

Why?

Because ACCIDENTAL HEARTS is the 12th book in Year One of the Tabor Heights series, the FINAL book in Year One, and then it's time start gearing up for the release of the 1st book in Year Two: INVITATION TO A WEDDING.

And when INVITATION releases, there will be a New Year's Day party.

Makes sense, doesn't it?

And the best place to find out when those parties will happen, and what nifty prizes you have a chance of winning, will be on the Tabor Heights Today blog. http://www.tabor-heights-today.blogspot.com/

You won't be sorry!

Visit Tabor Heights, Ohio

So what's happening in the fictional town of Tabor Heights, Ohio?

Check out the Tabor Heights Today blog and catch up.

Read excerpts from all the books currently available -- or coming up -- on the date they happened.

Or in between, when there's "nothing" happening, you can get behind-the-scenes peeks at storylines and previews of what you can look forward to in Year Two.

Interested in more Inspirational Romance?

Check out Desert Breeze Publishing -- classic romance told in new settings!

Tabor Heights novel DETOURS -- on sale!

From now, Saturday, until the end of the month, Thursday -- DETOURS, a Tabor Heights novel, is on SALE for 99 cents at Amazon.

If you've been thinking about trying a Tabor Heights novel, this is probably the one. The story covers a full year in the lives of three college girls sharing an apartment, encouraging each other through trials and crises, their studies and career hopes and love lives.

What exactly ARE the rules, when you're interested in a guy, but he keeps meeting up with your roommate and ends up dating her, even though he didn't mean to, and he really wants to date you -- can you date him after he has a fight with your roommate and never goes on a second date? It's not REALLY the rebound, is it?

Find out in DETOURS, a Tabor Heights novel.
Published by Desert Breeze Publishing -- http://www.desertbreezepublishing.com/

Now on sale for 99 measly cents at Amazon!

Michelle Levigne
http://www.mlevigne.com/
http://www.tabor-heights-today.blogspot.com/

Weddings, Anyone?

Over on the Tabor Heights Today blog, we're talking about WEDDINGS for our favorite Tabor Heights couples.

Come on over and leave a comment. Let's have some feedback on when/how/where YOUR favorite couples should tie the knot. After all, with 11 books so far in Year One of Tabor Heights, that's a lot of romance in the air, and a lot of couples heading for the altar.

Come on over and let your voice be heard!

Check out my web site and learn about all the Tabor Heights books!

Check out the link for the Samples page -- where you can access a PDF of the first chapter of ALL my current books and get a taste. Take a chance -- you might find something you like!

Michelle Levigne
http://www.mlevigne.com/

The Tabor Heights, Ohio series -- THE MISSION -- Cyber Launch Party

Thursday, March 22, we're having a Cyber Launch Party

for THE MISSION, the 11th Tabor Heights novel, by Michelle Levigne.

We're almost to the end of Year One of the Tabor Heights books, from Desert Breeze Publishing. The twelfth and final book, ACCIDENTAL HEARTS, will come out in August.

Stop by the Cyber Launch Party blog starting at 10am on Thursday, and we'll talk about Tabor Heights, what has happened in the past "year" and what you can look forward to in Year Two, such as old friends getting married, babies being born, people you've met in previous books finally have romances of their own. Maybe you can offer suggestions of sub-plots you'd like to see or characters you want to have their own story. After all, there might be a YEAR THREE. If I can talk my publisher into it, at least!

Check out all the Tabor Heights novels at Michelle's Web Site. Including FORGIVEN, a finalist in the EPIC Awards in 2012.

Hey! Are YOU going to be at the Romantic Times Convention in Chicago in April this year?

If you are, look for a whole bunch of Desert Breeze Authors. We're going to have all sorts of goodies to give to our loyal readers, PLUS a little contest where you could end up winning a Kindle Flame. We're also going to have a panel on the changing face of Inspirational Romance. Sure to be interesting and informational.

See you there!