Val Muller

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Back to the Future is my absolute favorite movie. In high school, I had a shrine in my room dedicated to anything BTTF I could find. A great inspiration for me as an author was the character of George McFly, an aspiring sci-fi writer/nerd who always shied away from confrontation and adversity until his son […]

“A Hard Act to Follow,” is a non-fiction literary account of Henry Bushkin’s tenure as Johnny Carson’s lawyer, business partner, and friend.  The book gives genuine insight into the ‘Carson behind Johnny’ with candid personal vignettes about the two, during the rollicking years when Johnny was the undisputed king of television.  This is an engaging, […]

We’re all hoping the Mayans are wrong… but what if they aren’t? If a severe disaster did affect us all, what book would you want to have with you? Here’s my top 5: 1. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. This novel is beautifully written. It follows a migrant family escaping the Dust Bowl […]

Today I’m part of a scavenger hunt for Frankie Rose’s Eternal Hope, which is book 2 of The Hope Series. It’s a young adult paranormal romance published on October 10, 2012. Synopsis: He loves me, he loves me not, he loves me When your friends go missing and you don’t know if they’re dead or […]

Dreaming of Summer?

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Welcome to my page on the Dreaming of Summer blog hop. Are you dreaming of summer? Here’s your chance to win a beach read–a copy of my book For Whom My Heart Beats Eternal, which includes the novella and two time-travel short stories. Last year at this time, I was working up to a six-week […]

Today, I’m hosting Joseph Devon as part of his Persistent Illusions book tour. Joseph has agreed to share his answers to questions about himself and his work. Check out the end of the blog entry for an opportunity to win an electronic copy of his novel!       Tell us about yourself: I’m a […]

  I’m writing this post on the hottest day of the year. Literally. I’ve been visiting out West for the past three summers, and there is some truth to the “dry heat.” Here on the East Coast, the humidity is a killer. At a 7 a.m. book signing this morning, it was too hot for […]

Welcome to my stop on the Celebrating Independence Blog Hop (http://thebloghopspot.com/event-page/) I’m so thankful to live in a land of freedom. But when I think of the ultimate freedom, I realize that there’s something we’re all bound to: Time. In my romance novella, For Whom My Heart Beats Eternal, the protagonists are forty years apart […]

Interview with a character: Today I had the chance to talk to Tommy Wellesley, graduate student in experimental physics and co-star of the romance novella For Whom My Heart Beats Eternal. Dr. Wellesley, tell us about your interest in physics. I’ve always been fascinated by the field. Space and time are interrelated in ways the […]

Book Baby

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Welcome to the Second Annual Splash into Summer Blog Hop! I’m glad to be part of the tour. Check out my blog post below, and enter to win. I’m offering a choice of prizes: winner can choose from the following: a copy of Corgi Capers: Deceit on Dorset Drive for e-reader OR a paperback version […]