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Okay, so some exciting news today! I am finally at a place where I can let you know that GREED, book two of The Seven Deadly Series is coming to bookshelves early this fall!

Stay tuned for more information in coming posts!!!

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It will be published by Penguin Press, Fall 2014. Title so far is The Mathematician’s Shiva.

What’s it about? A genius, educated in Soviet Russia and living in Madison, Wisconsin, dies. Her family and a group of emigre mathematicians who idolize her descend upon her funeral and stay for her shiva...

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Dear Mr. Kay,

I’ve been a fan of your books since I read The Lions of al-Rassan and lamented the fact that it was a standalone. While I haven’t read every GGK book published, I’ve read enough to know that they are part of an impressive and imaginative body of work. When I learned that River of Sta...

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I'll confess right from the beginning. I am a Star Trek fan. A gizmo-loving hardware freak. I fell in love with The Enterprise the first time I saw it (along with every variation and model designation since). I cut my eye teeth on the original James Tiberius Kirk and my no bull shit, pointy-eare... Read more of this blog post »

I’m super excited for the release of Charmed Again, book 2 of the Halloween LaVeau series. As my way of saying thank you to all Halloween LaVeau fans, I’m giving away a iPad mini! Purchase Charmed Again on Amazon or … Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »

Hi everyone! Well, so far so good. I managed to get my video shot thanks to lots of help from two of my good friends! Thank goodness for friends; I’d be lost without mine!!! I also managed to come up with a basic timeline for my project which has a projected start date of June 1st, and will run u... Read more of this blog post »

Last week I hooped on Netflix after something a hiatus. I was in the mood for a movie, but had nothing in mind, so I was delighted to see that Netflix had come up with a Top Ten Suggestions for me. This is what they thought I would like to watch: Friends with Kids (Synopses [...]

The post Whiny We...

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Above Rubies
His chivalry was strangling her.
He thought he was helping her—and in truth, he was. She was in desperate straits. But as honorable as he was, he was also breaking her heart.
Her attraction was drowning him.
When World Champion rodeo cowboy Rossen Rockland and his friends rescue a young... Read more of this blog post »

Summer is coming, which may or may not inspire fear and trembling within you. So, thanks to some authors who love their faith and have written books that I think your family NEEDS this summer, I have a trio of Catholic books to give away this week.

Three awesome books, one lucky winner.

Annnnnd, be...

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Check out this new YA book by Paul Yoder. It looks pretty amazing! It was just released and is going straight to my Must Read list on Goodreads!


“The Covenant” by Paul YoderBook Description (YA fiction)Dr. Carver, who is the head of the English department at Stanford University, would not be the... Read more of this blog post »

Welcome to the Hot Summer Nights blog hop!

My favorite summer memory is my honeymoon. I got married in early August and we went to St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands for our honeymoon. We stayed in a lovely Marriott hotel and had a great time snorkeling, shopping, eating…and kayaking.

Well, that...

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Ladies and gents of the Jackverse, I cannot tell you how thrilled I am about one of my upcoming releases — my first steampunk novel. So excited am I, that I am going to share with you a portion of the first chapter of this book. And so, without further adieu, I give you chapter 1:00 O’CLOCK from...

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Ever felt like no matter what you try to do, you're always on the back foot, chasing your own tail? Whatever you want to call it, that's how my literary journey is feeling right now; I've got my book, I know an audience exists, but pinning one to the other is like trying to catch that pesky blob... Read more of this blog post »

Yesterday, in the comments section of this blog, I was reprimanded by a reader named Becca, a young woman with breast cancer who has chosen to have her healthy breast removed to reduce her risk of future disease. She took exception to my last post. I wrote a long response to her in the comments s...

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In honor of my awesomesauce friend Laura Elliott's 50th birthday (woot woot! Happy Birthday girlfriend! *throws confetti*), she is having a 50% off sale, EPIC giveaway, & bucket list feature on her blog. You can enter here for all of the fantastic books she is giving away, including an e-book... Read more of this blog post »

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.

//This is a verse that troubles a lot of people. Will your little boy be condemned to everlasting hellfire because of a few “goddamns?”

No. First, get it out of your head that “eternal sin” means...

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Hi Friends! I'm excited to announce that my latest novel, Jane's Melody, will be available everywhere on June 18.

What boundaries would you cross for love?

That’s the question a grieving mother must answer when she takes in her dead daughter’s young boyfriend and finds herself falling for him. A to... Read more of this blog post »

Amazon is now monetizing fan-fiction.

I mean, I guess?

The press release (with scads more detail) is right here.

I am of two minds on this. Maybe three minds. MAYBE A ZILLION MINDS.

I’m generally pro-fanfic. Like, I know some authors get their browneyes puckered over other people splashing around in...

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Readers of fan fiction are gobsmacked that Amazon is introducing Kindle Worlds, a place where fan fiction can reign supreme.

http://mashable.com/2013/05/22/amazon...

The first licensing agreement is with Alloy Entertainment, a division of Warner Brothers dedicated to making metallurgy a field of en... Read more of this blog post »

If there is one game I wish The Angry Video Game Nerd would rip apart, it is Knuckles Chaotix. A genuinely bad game that should never have been made.

Released on the 32x in the mid 90's, it was Sega's answer to the Super FX games Nintendo was cranking out. Chaotix was pretty much a tech demo to sh... Read more of this blog post »

This blog is dedicated to my sister, Cris, without whose colossal contributions, I would not have one. She has been gently encouraging me for years to do something like this and now that I’ve finally caved, she’s had to spend quite a bit of time she could otherwise be spending on her own pursuits...

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I just finished a short story. “Finished” in this case means I finished one draft, let it sit for awhile, then revised the heck out of it. It will probably go through at least one more of these, since it’s getting workshopped this week. But in the meantime… I spend a lot of time talking about “re...

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May is Blogger Appreciation Month! Every day of May a different blog will be featured.

Come back daily to get to know these bloggers and enter to win a different prize every day!

All prizes will be drawn at the end of the month.

Today’s Prize is a $10 Olive Garden gift card!

Our Feature Today is...

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You wanna see the cover of THE GRIMM CONCLUSION? Or read some spoilers about it?

Check it out:

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Would like to let everyone know that my first book is now available on Barnes and Noble, the link is

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/978-0...

Sex. So natural. So instinctive. Something most adults on the planet have tried at least once… so why is it so damned hard to write?

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Check out my guest post on Silken Sheets & Seduction:

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In dreams, an opiate coats everything with some harmless beautiful essence. I know it is the real world and I will wake and miss it. I always try to fix the saddest ones. I go right in, sprinkles and stardust and even yes, I`ll be broken with you and we can fix together. I still don`t know what t... Read more of this blog post »

Hey there! I have a short excerpt posted on my books page. The hero and heroine of Freefall are park ranger Hope Banning and reclusive rock climber Sam Rutherford. Hope’s sister Faith and dangerous fugitive Javier Del Norte also play a large role in the story. But don’t worry about cliffhangers!...

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Oh, Show. You’re such a tease. You spend a season making me bash my head on the wall and just when I’m about to lose consciousness you manage to pull things together.

I think my favorite thing about the season finale of The Vampire Diaries is that the goddamn Cure has finally been dealt with and w...

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I'm the kind of person who has a million things going on at once and don't always take time to appreciate life as it happens. I'm trying to get better at it, but it's a work in progress. Going along the line of that thought, I will now celebrate yesterday.

What was yesterday? An ordinary Tuesday i... Read more of this blog post »

Or… 5 conventions/8 weeks. Now it would be tempting to bitch at my personal assistant CJ as to my hellacious schedule over the next few weeks, but it’s not CJ’s fault. I do my own scheduling so I’m the idiot individual who decided I should do two back-to-back conventions (one set of which is on [ Read more of this blog post »

I’m too busy writing this week to give much thought to finding new hotties. But here are a few to make your hump day its humpiest. I hope I haven’t shared these yet!… Read More → Read more of this blog post »

Just about every Christian has memorized the closing verses of Galatians and Paul's description of the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. This is the character of the man or woman who has been justified by grace throughfait...

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Taken Doubly

A LONE STRIKER
Or, Without Prejudice to Industry
TWO TRAMPS IN MUD TIME
Or, A Full-Time Interest
THE WHITE-TAILED HORNET
Or, The Revision of Theories
A BLUE RIBBON AT AMESBURY
Or, Small Plans Gratefully Heard Of
A DRUMLIN WOODCHUCK
Or, Be Sure to Locate
THE GOLD HESPERIDEE
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And we are LIVE! Stop by and check out Genevieve Scholl on WWInterview today as she speaks about her novel Love Claus and her upcoming releases for this year! Don't miss out on your chance to WIN a FREE copy of her wonderful book!!!
http://eva-lenoir.com/wednesdays-writ... Read more of this blog post »

At nearly every stop on my current blog tour and at various other blogs, I have giveaways. Four giveaways in all. You can find each link to each giveaway on my blog.

http://adventuresoflifeandliterature....

Don't forget to enter the Goodreads giveaway of 5 paperbacks. Tell your friends!!!

Happy Rea... Read more of this blog post »

As some of you know, my sister is a tornado chaser and meteorological scientist, and both her family and our parents live near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (I've received a number of messages asking after them. Thank you so much!)

The devastation from the series of tornadoes on Sunday and Monday has s... Read more of this blog post »

Today I'm blogging about Sue Perkins' fabulous middle grade novels that will have kids reading long after their bedtime.

http://suzannesthoughtsfortheday.blog...

I hate to ask this (as I do think it's a bit of a cheek from an author) but if anyone has read the UK versions of my Pendragon's Banner Trilogy could I ask for a few comments to be added onto Amazon (good, bad, or indifferent but good would be good :-)

Reason I'm asking is that Amazon keeps messin... Read more of this blog post »

My novella In the Broken Birdcage of Kathleen Fairis now available to buy as an eBook from Amazon (UK, US, Canada, and France). Here be a blurb...
'Escaping the birdcage in which she's imprisoned is only the beginning of Kathleen's journey; on the other side of the mirror she'll have to evade the... Read more of this blog post »

Have you ever planned a trip to a specific destination and while there you had the opportunity to visit another site that made your trip even more appealing? That’s what happened to me a few weeks ago when I went to St. Louis with Steph Whitson and Nancy Moser. Our destination was the St. Louis... Read more of this blog post »

Touching Melody by RaShelle Workman

Series: Forever First #1

Publication date: June 2013

Genre: New Adult Contemporary

Synopsis:

Maddie Martin’s first weekend at college is nothing like she’s used to. It’s wild, like the wilderness on which the University of Bellam Springs sits. Roped into going to...

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A recent survey of teenage reading habits has suggested that young people are opting for easier reads, rather than "more challenging classics." Should we be concerned, or simply pleased that teenagers are reading at all?

There have probably been literary snobs for as long as there has been literat... Read more of this blog post »