Thankful #L&SR’s#Wednesday’s Blog Challenge 11.20.19

Welcome to #L&SR’s #Wednesday’s Blog Challenge November 20, 2019, Things I’m Thankful For. Today I”m doing things a little bit different.  I’m thankful In less than three weeks, CHARM ME AGAIN will be released into the world on December 9, 2019 and I’m celebrating with a giveaway! Check out the terms below.

I am so thankful for my wonderful readers they are fantastic! I sincerely hope my tales of paranormal creatures and their escapades. sweep my readers away from their ordinary world into a magical, romantic fantasy adventure or mystery if only for a few hours.  We all need fantasy these days. Don’t you agree?

Meeting my readers at book signings is a blast!

Four years and ten books later, I still wake up and pinch myself every morning, thankful to be living my dream of being published.  A dream made possible by my supportive, extraordinary husband of many moons and The Wild Rose Press my amazing publisher. My editor, Lill, well, let’s just say…SHE ROCKS! I’m so thankful for her patience and understanding. (Discovering new and creative way to screw up seems to be my specialty.) Yep, my face turns bright red every time I think about it. Oh, yeah, and I’m thankful for the helpful, supportive authors of The Wild Rose Press!  They’re always willing to lend a hand.

When my characters run amuck, the story plot flows in ten different directions and none of them what I had in mind AND a deadline looms.  (Yeah, I know you plotters never have that happen, but us pansters… well just saying.) Three little words, “You’ve got this” are music to my ears from my family and friends. I am eternally thankful for their encouragement and support.

I am thankful for the unconditional love of my chow dog, Mystic; spoiled parrot, Taco; and box turtle, Sammie. No matter how bad I feel or goof up, in their eyes, I’m darn near perfect. And I’m certainly not going to tell them any different!

Finally, a day never passes without my thanks to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces whose dedication keeps our great nation free. (I know you’ve heard me say this before, but I can’t help it. Comes from living in a military town all my life & marrying a soldier.)  We are one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. You may not agree with me, but that’s what is great about this nation.  You don’t have to.  I’m entitled to my own opinion, as are you. I can write books on any topic I choose without fear of a midnight knock on my door or being carted away. Unless of course my characters come to life, then we’re all in trouble. <Giggle>

While I have a lot more to be thankful for such as a roof over my head — About the roof over my head, I’m still waiting for a self-cleaning house. LOL I’m thankful to have enough to eat and clothes on my back. Having listed the biggies, I wish you all love, laughter and Happy Thanksgiving!

Alas, I need to get back to my writing cave where deadlines loom, so let’s see what the other authors in this blog challenge claim their strange and useless. L&SR

Pssst… While you’re here, don’t forget to check out my paranormal romance/mysteries click  here.

So excited! I’ve got a new release, Charm Me Again, coming out December 9, 2019, available for pre-order now. Please check it out. To celebrate, I’m giving away a $10.00 Amazon gift card. All you have to do to enter is tell me one thing you’re thankful for in the comments of this post. Winner will be chosen at random and will be announced on my #L&SR’s#Wednesday’s Blog Challenge 11-27-19 and on my facebook page. 

Teaser from CHARM ME AGAIN –

For several months a Scottish Highland Ghost has haunted Daylan, in his personal life, his professional life and at his forge. Yet, being a talented warlock, he is no closer to discovering what the ghost wants or why he chose Daylan. A trip to his estranged sister’s home in Colorado may have unforeseen consequences especially when family history leads him to a shocking discovery.

As his attraction blooms for Josie, a yoga instructor in his sister’s studio, he realizes there may be more to Josie than he can imagine. When an ancient rogue Fae Warrior set on revenge kidnaps her in an attempt to claim her as his own, a devastating curse comes to light.

Daylan’s world spirals out of control as he searches for Josie. Can he break the age old curse to save her and their future, or will she be lost to him forever?

Also, don’t miss my holiday Sale November 15, 2019,  A WITCH’S HOLIDAY WEDDING is on sale for 0.99 cents!  A little about A WITCH’S HOLIDAY WEDDING. 

Elemental witch, Pepper McKay and former Navy SEAL, Lathen Quartz built Lobster Cove Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center on enchanted McKay land. Wedding planning goes awry when the couple spends Thanksgiving with family in Colorado, a Maine snowstorm fills the center with injured wildlife, Lathen finds himself drawn into a covert military mission, and Pepper wants to cancel the wedding. Is she having second thoughts? Will the nosy McKay ghosts, Lathen’s werewolf pack, Pepper’s parents, and her best friend help or hinder the wedding and holiday plans?

 

Next week on the L&SR Weekly blog challenge is Books that Influenced my life.  See you then!

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#L&SR’s #Wednesday’s Blog Challenge 11.13. 2019

Welcome to #L&SR’s #Wednesday’s Blog Challenge November 13, 2019, A Strange or Useless Talent I Have.

 First let me say, this strange and useless talent I have has been verified by my family, friends and the skeptics in my Wednesday Lunch Critique group. 

No matter where we are situated, what we are doing  in an restaurant setting, if there is a small child within one hundred yard of me, it will start crying or throwing a fit.  Keep in mind, that if I walk into a restaurant and there is no child in the vicinity I’m still not safe. Within minutes inside that establishment, the child will arrive and start crying or having a fit. For some reason I am an unhappy child magnet in an eating establishment. Mind you I may never see the child, or the child see me, it’s merely a strange and useless talent I have. If you’re wondering, no we don’t go out to eat very often, except my critique group that meets at a restaurant once a week.

If we are in any other type of setting, this strange and useless talent doesn’t apply. Go figure.  

 So tell me what strange or useless talent you have.  Please list them in the comments.

Alas, I need to get back to my writing cave where deadlines loom, so let’s see what the other authors in this blog challenge claim their strange and useless. L&SR

Pssst… While you’re here, don’t forget to check out my paranormal romance/mysteries click  here. I’ve got a new release, Charm Me Again, coming out December 9, 2019, available for pre-order now.  Please check it out. Also, don’t miss my holiday Sale November 15, 2019,  A WITCH’S HOLIDAY WEDDING is on sale for 0.99 cents!  A little about A WITCH’S HOLIDAY WEDDING. 

Elemental witch, Pepper McKay and former Navy SEAL, Lathen Quartz built Lobster Cove Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center on enchanted McKay land. Wedding planning goes awry when the couple spends Thanksgiving with family in Colorado, a Maine snowstorm fills the center with injured wildlife, Lathen finds himself drawn into a covert military mission, and Pepper wants to cancel the wedding. Is she having second thoughts? Will the nosy McKay ghosts, Lathen’s werewolf pack, Pepper’s parents, and her best friend help or hinder the wedding and holiday plans?

Teaser from CHARM ME AGAIN –

For several months a Scottish Highland Ghost has haunted Daylan, in his personal life, his professional life and at his forge. Yet, being a talented warlock, he is no closer to discovering what the ghost wants or why he chose Daylan. A trip to his estranged sister’s home in Colorado may have unforeseen consequences especially when family history leads him to a shocking discovery.

As his attraction blooms for Josie, a yoga instructor in his sister’s studio, he realizes there may be more to Josie than he can imagine. When an ancient rogue Fae Warrior set on revenge kidnaps her in an attempt to claim her as his own, a devastating curse comes to light.

Daylan’s world spirals out of control as he searches for Josie. Can he break the age old curse to save her and their future, or will she be lost to him forever?

Next week on the L&SR Weekly blog challenge is Things I’m Thankful For.  Tell me what you are thankful for in the comments. I’d love to hear from you.

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#L&SR’s #Wednesday’s blog Challenge 11-6-19 Books I’ve Recommended & Why

Welcome to #L&SR’s #Wednesday’s Blog Challenge November 6, 2019, Books I’ve Recommended & Why. It’s is a long list so lets get started in no particular order.

1.  Molly Harper. If you’ve read this blog much you’ll find that I recommend all her paranormal books and a few of her  contemporary ones. She is a talented writer, worked for six years as a reporter and humor columnist for The Paducah Sun.  She is best known for her Nice Girls vampire series and Naked Werewolf series.  Harper is well-known for her success in audiobooks. Her pairing with voice actress Amanda Ronconi has made her a “legendary pairing” at Audible. Check out her Mystic Bayou series on Audible. Yep, I have them all. 

2.  Linda Howard.  Trouble Maker is a delicious book where the four pawed character takes front and center mixed with a yummy black ops hero and a strong sassy heroine.The tale continues with A Woman Left Behind.  For animal lovers Troublemaker is a must read. Her delivery and humor is entertaining.

 3. Deborah Harkness – Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and Tree of life are well written tales of vampires, witches and nearly anything in between. Her historical accounts of Victorian London are great and I don’t usually care for historical. But  I truly enjoyed walking though the city with Deborah’s descriptions and lively characters. I believe you would too.

4. Dan Brown – Yeah he’s a little different from my usual reading preference. Still his characters and descriptions make you feel part of the story. Figuring out the puzzles he creates is one of the reasons I read his books.

5. Ernest Cline – Ready Player One and Armada –  Ready Player One – Again not my usual book preference, but exciting just the same.  Sci-Fi with an intriguing plot for gamers.These deal with gaming skills and  knowledge of 1980s pop-culture trivia to find clues left by billionaire James Halliday. I love the world he created and the unlikely heros and heroines he created. 

 Armada is a surprising thriller, a coming-of-age adventure, and an alien invasion tale like nothing you’ve ever read before.  The audio books are fantastic narrated by Wil Wheaton. 

6. Nora Roberts – The Witness and O’Dwyer Trilogy are a couple of my favorite books.  I’m not so much a fan of her Contemporary Romances as I am her paranormal ones listed.  I guess contemporary for me is ordinary. I want to be entertained with magic, mob bosses and things like that. LOL

 7.  The Harry Potter Series.  What’s not to like, a school for wizards, magic and friendships. I have to admit that the first book, The Sorcerers  Stone is still my favorite.  Love when he gets his letter, the lengths the Dursleys go to in order to avoid him getting it, and the snake scene when the glass disappears and Dudley falls through. I laugh every time.  Lets face it this series changed the landscape of writing. Young and old enjoy Harry Potter! Right?

8. So tell me what books have you recommended and why.  Please list them in the comments.

Alas, I need to get back to my writing cave where deadlines loom, so let’s see what the other authors in this blog challenge claim as to what scares them. L&SR

 

Pssst… While you’re here, don’t forget to check out my paranormal romance/mysteries click  here. I’ve got a new release, Charm Me Again, coming out December 9, 2019, avaiiable for pre-order now.  Please check it out. Also, don’t miss my holiday Sale mid-November! 

Teaser from CHARM ME AGAIN –

For several months a Scottish Highland Ghost has haunted Daylan, in his personal life, his professional life and at his forge. Yet, being a talented warlock, he is no closer to discovering what the ghost wants or why he chose Daylan. A trip to his estranged sister’s home in Colorado may have unforeseen consequences especially when family history leads him to a shocking discovery.

As his attraction blooms for Josie, a yoga instructor in his sister’s studio, he realizes there may be more to Josie than he can imagine. When an ancient rogue Fae Warrior set on revenge kidnaps her in an attempt to claim her as his own, a devastating curse comes to light.

Daylan’s world spirals out of control as he searches for Josie. Can he break the age old curse to save her and their future, or will she be lost to him forever?

 

Next week on the L&SR Weekly blog challenge is A Strange or Useless Talent I Have.  LOL Do you have one? I’d love to hear from you.

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#L&SR’s #Wednesday’s Blog Challenge, October 30, 2019, Things that Scare Me!

Welcome to #L&SR’s #Wednesday’s Blog Challenge October 20, 2019, Things that Scare Me. That is a long list so lets get started.

1.  Monsters under my bed scare me, Yeah I never got over that as a child. Now I have drawers under my bed but they have a recesses down the middle between the two stacks.

2. Dark rooms, scary and unexpected noises in a quiet house scare me. You know the stair creak as you crawl under the bed covers and you’re the only one home.

3. I have an over-active imagination. Which is why I write Paranoramal Romance/Mystery so my characters don’t scare me.

4. But my over-active imagination isn’t always a good thing. It works over time after watching things like horror movies. They scare me. So consequently I’m not allowed to watch them. My hubby hates when I leave every light in the house on all night. The utilities company loves me. LOL

5. I fear failure. I think that’s normal for most determined people. What do you think?

6.  It used to scare me to put myself and my work out there. But to succeed as an author, you have to do it. So I sucked it up and did it in 2015, never looked back. Keeping in mind writing is subjective, not everyone is going to like your work. And people can be down right mean. I’ve gotten an thick skin and I’m all right with that. Not mean people.

7.  I’m always scared of burning the toast. Yeah my toaster is not the best.  That smell is awful and it lingers.

8. So tell me what scares you?  Please list them in the comments.

Alas, I need to get back to my writing cave where deadlines loom, so let’s see what the other authors in this blog challenge claim as to what scares them. L&SR

Pssst… While you’re here, don’t forget to check out my paranormal romance/mysteries click  here. I’ve got a new release, Charm Me Again, coming out December 9, 2019.  Please check it out. Also, don’t miss my Autumn Sale! Another of my award winning books, A VAMPIRE’S UNLIKELY ALLIANCE, on sale now for 99¢! Be swept away in a magical, romantic, fantasy adventure that you’ll never want to leave! Download your copy today!

Teaser from A VAMPIRE’S UNLIKELY ALLIANCE –

Stefan is a Native American vampire, former assassin for the Vampire Council. In a twist of fate, he now DJ’s the midnight shift for a small radio station in Whitefish, Montana, on the edge of Glacier National Park where his secret is safe until…

Born in Ireland, Brandy now works as a park ranger and trail guide in the park. During a full moon, Stefan and Brandy’s paths cross in a near physical collision on a trail. Their attraction is immediate and undeniable, almost as if fate demanded it.

Their union was foretold long ago in Irish folk tales where vampires and gryphons, warlocks and demons, witches and faeries must work together for the good of man and magic kind. Is a trip to Ireland the key to unraveling secrets and returning the magic? And even more importantly, will their love survive the trip?

Next week on the blog challenge Books I’ve Recommended & Why.  LOL Do you have one? I’d love to hear from you.

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