Hi. This is or Sarah Royal here. Thank you, , for giving me the opportunity to post to your party. I really appreciate it that I am part of this party this August and feel very honoured. In this post I am doing reviews but also sharing some trivia about four authors who are the most humble. They hardly ever promote their own work and have time to help others. I chose these 4 authors because I have been following them on wattpad and social media for years. I have seen what they do for the community. They are very humble and dont talk about their achievements much. They are amazing active and kind authors worth knowing. So read on please to get to know them...If you skip at this point... Then thanks so much for reading this far...But please stay.... Please don't skip to the next post yet.

Before I start, please check out the media section of this chapter on the very top where you can see a video by Kelly Anne which is part of the #WhereIWrite set of videos by various authors on the Wattpad Youtube channel. I recommend all of those video and in particular Kelly Anne's one. I found it quite inspiring and useful.

Also I would like to announce an additional giveaway to the rafflecopter giveaway that you can find the link to on Kelly Anne's profile:

To enter, please check out Kelly Anne's book Snowed In and maybe check the first chapter or two to get a feel and then answer this question in the comments below: If Kelly Anne's book, Snowed In was to be turned into a Hallmark movie, who would you cast as Claudia and Colton, explain why... I will giveaway a one chapter comment on your book or give a dedication to anyone with the best answer. (More than one winner may be contacted via PM by 31st August :-)

Today, I would like to post reviews of books by four writers who I call "The Storytelling American Queens of Wattpad" who have influenced me in many ways. I strongly recommend that you check these books out or if not these books, at least another book by these authors. It is worth it. In my book reviews I have also shared Trivia about these authors which they kindly shared with me.

I look at author queens in my mind... like Charlize Theron... She mesmerizes, shocks, entertains and makes us cry and laugh... So all hail the Wattpad Queens... I just thought I insert a trailer of the Huntsman movie here to get us into the theme :-)

Now here are my reviews of books and the overview of these four queens:

The first book I like to introduce to you is from the Florida based Author Tamara Lush called Uncovered. If you check out her about page on her website, you may read the following, and you may not think much of it: "She's married to an Italian and lives near a beach in Florida. During the day she is a journalist with The Associated Press...."

Now check out her book, "Uncovered" and read the blurb... Hm... So if you read carefully, you will know this book is a natural researched book... And wait for it... The best part is... This book is Tamara Lush's first ever book... As in this is her first ever book... This is a special book. This is a well-researched book. It has mafia in it, but it's not a typical girl meets mafia boss story. A reporter has a plane crash right at the doorstep of a man on the run from the mafia and sparks fly, but this is no typical story... Let Tamara Entertain you...Making you an offer you can't refuse...

Here is her teaser for her book Uncovered:

Fun facts about Tamara:

~She knows the grandson of Meyer Lansky

~ Donnie Brasco is a true story, and part of it happened near where she lives. She knows reporters who covered pieces of it.

~Some interpret her male character in Uncovered to be inspired by the author of the book, Gomorrah who is called Roberto Saviano. If he moved to America, he might have fallen for this girl in Tamara's story. He is a real-life Italian journalist who is on the run from the mafia. His book is a true story of Naples. Guess what? Tamara's male character is also from Naples.

~This book is her first ever book. It was in third person, and now the book on Wattpad is in first person. This book is very special and close to her heart because it is her first book.

~ Uncovered was first published traditionally by Boroughs, a U.S. romance publisher. It was previously titled Hot Shade and was published on e-book.

~Tamara can understand some Italian

~ She travels to Italy every year (so if any Italian fans want autograph maybe watch out for her Instagram pictures and then find her in Italy in holiday season)

~ She is an Associated Press reporter. She has coveted similar crime stories to the ones happening in her books as a reporter which is her day job.

~ She has two dogs with Italian names (Dino and Gigi)

~ She makes better pizza than her husband who is an Italian from Salerno near Naples.

~ Her favorite Italian drink is Espresso con Nutella - an espresso with a small spoonful of Nutella mixed in (I added this, so you take notes. Trust me ... ask Italians or those married to Italians on what to order when it comes to coffee, pizza, and gelato).

- Her latest book, Constant Craving is a finalist in the 2018 RITA awards.

Check out Tamara's book, Uncovered. See trailer:

The second book I like to analyze in this party is by . I fell in love with her book, Snowed In and wish to share my take on it with you but without giving spoilers. I hope you do check it out.

Well, this book is set in the United States. In a small town. I don't know why as I went through the book I got the feeling when I read the Heroes. The Heroes is tragic, and this book is a Christmas story. It's a feel-good Christmas Story. Basically, the similarity is, in Heroes, we are dealing with the return of a war Hero. The people look at him and another war veteran as heroes. They like their heroes. They clap for them when their pictures come on the cinema screen with their medals. But there is so much they don't know about them. If someone told them one committed a terrible crime and the other one didn't stop it years ago and heard it happen what would they say? Impossible. In Snowed in, we do deal with this town. They are proud of their Hero who was a cop. They don't like this image of their hero to be tainted. They have no idea that this hero was no hero in the house. They have no idea what he pushed onto his family. Now we get this girl, Claudia visiting the small town. She visits and falls in love with the actions, good deeds and pure heart of a stranger. She falls in love with his care that he shows her and nothing else. She sees this town who is not so welcoming to this guy. She is scratching her head, what's going on? Then she hears about the hero cop. The lesson for me in this book is, heroes are not always heroes to those they are meant to love. We need to see the difference. A hero is one who is a hero at home first and then outside.

Now I have tried not to give spoilers. There are plenty of beautiful moments in this book. It is what I describe as a Hallmark movie ready to be shown. You may look at my above description and ask... but is it happy? It is happy. I just didn't want to give spoilers so decided to focus on the theme of heroes here... Sorry. Can't tell you who is the hunk Claudia meets. He is worth the wait... Go meet him and read the book. Claudia visits a place that's not even home, but it is a reminder of home. It is where the family took vacations to over the years, and it's like she is looking for something there... A spirit of Christmas past perhaps? We like the feel of nostalgia but we all know when we look into the past we miss it and it's not a great feeling... It makes you feel like this girl is going back home this Christmas... But her home is elsewhere... She finds a home perhaps? Maybe the knight in shining armour she meets is going to build her a home, or she becomes his hero that he desperately needs. In the beginning, we feel this girl needs a hero, but then the situation is reversed in many ways... But not in ways we might expect or think.

The descriptions given to us by the author gives us a homely feel. It's like you are transferred to this peaceful small town... I did ask Kelly Anne if she could share some trivia about this book. I was going mad thinking this has got to be real. Part of this book feels very real. She must be inspired by places or objects or certain characters to build them up so well. It's a feel-good book. But feel good books are well researched. The feel-good book doesn't just magically appear. A lot of beauty is in this book. Don't miss it. I think I forgot to give you a warning. This book is by Kelly Anne... The Kelly Anne... one of the best suspense and thriller writers on Wattpad... if you read Captured, you can see the theme of unpredictable nature of the plot and also the secrets unraveling themselves. So this book is a Christmas treat for sure... Let's face it. How many times you see a suspense and thriller writer give you a Christmas book. It's a mash-up be thrilled and have a good Christmas read. The queen of thriller and suspense will make you come back for more... So Kelly Anne... Please update... SEQUEL is what my soul is asking for.

Kelly Anne loves holidays however she knows that holidays are not always joyous occasions for everyone. She wanted to share that experience in Snowed In. I would say she has achieved that aim. When I was reading the book, it was one of the first features of the characters that I noticed. She was all alone going somewhere she had a connection to. She talked of the previous Christmas occasions that she had spent there with family but seeing that this time she had no one, it did convey the feeling that her life had changed.

The character also emphasized for me how much life changes as we grow older. When you look back to when you were a child and compare how you spent your holidays back then, it is not comparable. This character is so relatable, and anyone can think of some occasions we feel like them. One may not realize what they are doing happens for the last time and won't repeat again... The feeling of nostalgia is powerful in the book.

The book has a mixture of themes and genres combined. Kelly Anne is, in fact, a huge fan of romance and thrillers, and she combined the two genres together. Read the book on Wattpad, people before its taken down. It's worth a read. Believe me.

Once you read the book, you would appreciate the following Trivia that Kelly Anne kindly shared with me:

She can always picture her books in her head like watching a movie at the cinema. This has helped her visualize the settings and scenes in "Snowed In" while she was writing the book.

She lives in the mountains of western North Carolina, where there are loads of idyllic cabins and quaint homes nestled into the Smokey Mountains (sounds so ... unique... Imagine living in Smokey mountains and read Kelly Anne's books). They definitely served as inspiration for the book.

When she is reading, she enjoys storylines where all is not as it appears. She thought this worked really well with one of the main characters in Snowed In.

She believes it is important to remember not to judge situations in which we don't have all the information. This is an important theme in Snowed In (I agree. Judging without knowing the facts must be rule one. It's easy to judge).

Amanda writes poetry and she warms your heart with her words. She can take you to the skies and back...

In her own words, she is a long-lasting Texan in the heat and the sun. She is tougher than she looks; "I grew up in Texas, and I feel at peace here." ().

But of course in her world peace is never an option. Describing Amanda is hard.

Amanda Cheairs ... can be seen as a role model, mysterious poet, full-time writer, working mum, gold-hearted individual and caregiver to anyone who comes her way. She is from red-hot Texas. Sacrifice defines her.. Love has made her. She used to write short stories on Wattpad, but now it is poetry that she is kindly posting on Wattpad... Kindred Spirit is the name of the book... It's an anthology of poems Twitter style? Let's see if I can explain...

It is like an anthology of the Twitter poetry that she has been working on for years. She is selecting among the unpublished poetry and posting them in Kindred Spirit Anthology. In her own words, Kindred Spirit is a collection of her raw work. (so if it's raw... what's baked like? WINK WINK).

Amanda describes her poetry in an honest way; "What I feel I put. No edits, no changed words just as my heart feels it in that moment. When I write poetry I don't think, I just feel, so it really is the truest part of me." ()

I asked Amanda why this poetry is called Twitter poetry when she introduces it to readers. She said that it is called Twitter Poetry because it originates from activities she has done in groups and the prompts she has followed on Twitter. Each one of the poems in the collection is meant to fit in a tweet with the hashtag she mentions in each chapter. Ideally, you don't go longer than what a tweet is when you follow prompts she has been, but occasionally some poets do and create an image with a poem in it. So welcome to the Twitter poetry scene if you are new like me. Amanda has been writing poems daily at times on Twitter in recent years and once a month she does try to participate in writing poetry live on it through Slamwords. It does sound like a rap battle to me. One from green mile.