CHAPTERS BOOKSTORE SIGNING

 

Join K.C. Michaels on Sunday Oct 20th 2013 from 1 pm to 5 pm at Chapters Indigo Book store in ST.Catharines 285 Geneva St ( Fairview mall)  K.C Michaels will be on hand to sign her debut novel The Jaxon Effect along with exclusive prize giveaways!

 

The Jaxon Effect launches Falls woman's writing career

Niagara This Week - Niagara Falls

ByRichard Hutton

 

Gail DiStefano will be promoting her first novel, The Jaxon Effect: Contradictions and Confessions, at Chapters in St. Catharines Sunday, Oct. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m.

 

From when she was a child, Gail DiStefano has had an active imagination, maybe even overactive.

"My mom used to say I have an overactive imagination," DiStefano said.

The Niagara Falls mortgage broker has put that trait to good use, putting pen to paper to create what has become her first novel, The Jaxon Effect: Contradictions and Confessions. It is the first book in a planned trilogy (DiStefano is already working in the second installment).

Oddly enough, DiStefano didn't always believe that she had what it took to put together a novel.

"That's the strange thing," said. "I never envisioned it."

DiStefano will be at Chapters in St. Catharines on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. to sign copies of her book and answer questions.

It seems creativity is something that runs in the family. DiStefano is mom to Christian, the child actor who is carving out a career path of his own in the movies.

But don't go looking for the DiStefano name on the book's cover. DiStefano has written The Jaxon Effect under a pen name — K.C. Michaels — that actually is inspired by her husband, Mike, and children, Kayla, Christian and Michael.

The Jaxon Effect: Contradictions and Confessions is complicated, the author said. The plot revolves around a male strip club owner, Jaxon Remington, and Kate Sims, an emergency room doctor. Kate experienced a breakup with her high school sweetheart on her wedding day while Remington simply doesn't do relationships, at least until he meets Kate.

"It's a one night stand that turns into more," DiStefano said. "It turns into more than either one of them expected. It's sort of a push-me, pull-you."

Remington, she said, has feelings for Kate but "he doesn't want to accept them."

He wants to be in control."

DiStefano said originally, the book was going to be a standalone but once she set about editing what was a much longer tome than the published version, she rethought the concept.

"It was a nice little package wrapped with a bow tie," she said. "But in my head I had all these of ideas of what could happen to them."

She then decided to make some changes — lots of them.

"I thought, 'I have to tear this apart,' " DiStefano said. "I took out stuff. I chopped it off at the knees."

With the second installment of the trilogy — The Jaxon Effect: Complications and Compromises — DiStefano said she has plans for books based on other characters, namely the male dancers at Jaxon's club.

"It will be called The Men of Remington’s," she said. Each dancer will be the subject of their own book.

Copies of the book will be available at Chapters and online at Amazon in eBook and paperback

WORD ON THE STREET BOOK FESTIVAL (TORONTO) 

This is free event open to anyone who would like to attend.

 

Come join the author of The Jaxon Effect K.C. Michaels at Canada's largest book festival event WORD ON THE STREET Sunday Set 22 2013 11 a to 6 pm atQueenspark Circe 99 Wellesley St W, Toronto, Ontario

 

click here for driving directions http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/toronto/directions

 

K.C. Michaels will be on hand to sign your book. Also available is a limited edition package includes signed book, personalized coffee mug and light up pen all for just $20.00.

A Brief History of The Word On The Street Toronto
Created as a vehicle to promote Canadian authors, books, magazines and literacy, the concept for the Toronto ...Book and Magazine Fair grew out of the Promotions Committee of the Book and Periodical Council. Looking for new promotional opportunities, the Committee determined that the time had come for Toronto, Canada's publishing capital, to join other major publishing centres and host their own large-scale public festival of the written word

 

What people are sharing on goodreads

 

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!, August 2, 2013

By

D Lee -

 

This review is from: The Jaxon Effect: Contradictions and Confessions (Paperback)

First, I would like to thank the author for sending me a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. That being said, I loved it! It only hints at being "Fifty Shades of Grey", but was much better written and not so over the top. There is an actual story to this book with the sex being secondary and pretty tame. The threat to Kate's life and her relationship with Jaxon keeps the reader interested to the very end.

Dr. Kate Sims is portrayed as strong and intelligent most of the time. Jaxon has commitment issues but unlike Fifty Shades Christian, he is very likeable. The author even does a great job introducing supporting characters, who keep you interested enough to want to read about their future stories. Hopefully there will be books about Kelsey or Jade.

I cannot wait for Ms. Michaels to finish writing Book Two: The Jaxon Effect - Complications and Compromises.

 

4.0 out of 5 stars Waiting patiently for book #2!!, August 5, 2013

 

By Elizabeth (Wisconsin) -

 

This review is from: The Jaxon Effect: Contradictions and Confessions (Paperback)

I received an ARC of this from the author in exchange for an honest review. When I read the synopsis I thought that it sounded like an intriguing story and it definitely is. This is also a real page turner as I read it in less then 24 hours.

I really enjoyed this story. Jaxon is a sexy alpha male that doesn't have to be bossy all the time to get his way which is different than some of the stories that I've been reading which is a nice change. Kate is a strong woman with a mind of her own that doesn't cave to Jaxon just because he says so...love that in a heroine. I felt that this was a very well written story where all of the characters were introduced in a way that you knew who they were and I can't wait to see what happens next. I will be waiting patiently for the next installment...

**A full review to come on delightedreader.com**