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I have it on reader authority this week's freebie has a lickable cover. Also:
* droughts of all sorts
* experiments scientific & other
* heat
* but a dry heat
* until it's wet
* more M/M/M choreography than you can shake 3 sticks at

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I'm inviting you to read my new release Crowley's Cult, where the past and the present come together in a clash of sinister and bizarre events, taking it's protagonist Zane down a path of, sex, murder and mystery.
You can get Crowley's Cult now at Amazon for only 99 cents until July 31. After this... Read more of this blog post »

~“Vampire,” she sighed, the word a plea, a question, a prayer, a curse, she didn’t know. It didn’t matter.
He drew his fingers down the side of her neck then back up to trace the curve of her ear. His caress feather soft she wondered if he touched her at all.
Katya leaned into him, seeking the cont... Read more of this blog post »

In the "better late than never" category... Last month I released my second horror/supernatural story collection, "Mind Fullness". This new collection is a hit with readers of my book "Noises in the Dark" and is now available for purchase in both paperback and Kindle editions! Below is the blurb... Read more of this blog post »

In honor of my youngest daughters birthday the ebook edition of my book Agmonst The Fallen: Arise will be on sale for $2.99 from July 21 - 25. Make sure to take advantage and buy your copy. Amongst The Fallen: Arise Read more of this blog post »

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Release Date: August 13th
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He placed t... Read more of this blog post »

3:19PM
I guess last night, in my buzzed state at the time, I had left my edited post from yesterday open without posting it. Anyhow, no matter. Pretty good day today, though only 1200 or so words written, I plan to write more presently. 1200 words... I need to write about 13,400, at least, to fini... Read more of this blog post »

I see that a couple of people who won the giveaway for my book oozlumBoys either couldn't download the book or couldn't read what they had downloaded. I'm trying to track down the problem and I've informed both Kindle and Goodread. When I previewed the book on a device it was OK so I'll try to fi... Read more of this blog post »

“Daniel, don’t you love July in Captain’s Point?”

“Yes, but then I love every day spent in Captain’s Point, Martha.”

“July remains at the top of my list. The weather usually cooperates, except for the occasional thunderstorm, and activities abound. Montgomery Marina overflows with citizens and visi... Read more of this blog post »

And how she became cold-hearted...


How did Helena become the bitch everyone knows her as? You read in part I how she became a Dark Lord. But why didn’t her heart heal?

Now, she’s a Dark Lord, a skilled fighter, and a powerful Healer. Both skills she’s been perfecting for over four thousand years.... Read more of this blog post »

EXIT STRATEGY follows psychiatrist, Archibald Wendt, who seeks to leave behind a traumatic professional past and make a new life in a small Ohio town. But when he's approached by the town’s wealthiest man and asked to provide counsel for succession planning, Archie's anonymity turns to notoriety... Read more of this blog post »

I���ve observed Nineteen classifications of Christians, which I believe can inhibit unity; there���s probably more I���ve not thought of. Multiple factors, which gives the enemy a foothold for discord. These are my opinions, taken from great hardship, because��Church Hurts shouldn���t occur; but,... Read more of this blog post »

428. LA BLOC. Dacă te duci să îi bați cuiva în ușă pentru că face zgomot, probabil nu ai înțeles încă cum este cu libertatea.
Dacă respectivul face zgomot puternic constant, probabil că nu a înțeles nici el.

429. Libertatea există atunci când tu ai dreptul să te comporți ca un animal, urmându-ți... Read more of this blog post »

Pride by Jonathan Hill

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


What do you remember most from your first Pride? Are you still making plans for your first Pride? Or you think it is all just a bunch of crap wrapped up in the glittering human rights propaganda?

To teenage boy Liam his first Gay Pride march is everyth... Read more of this blog post »

There is nothing quite like immigration
To stir up a dispute in a nation.
Many who claim the land as their birthright
Had ancestors who, came over to fight
To take it away from those who were there
Whose fathers before, left it in their care.
How long must a people, live in a zone
Before their children... Read more of this blog post »

Hey Quirky Girls!

It's hot hot hot hot hooooooooot out. A good time to sit very still and create absolutely no extra heat with a good book and an iced tea.

For those who were wondering, I'm still adjusting to the move south, but really liking my new home. It's been a writing adjustment to create n... Read more of this blog post »

We are all familiar with the saying, “everyone is a critic,” or perhaps “everyone is their own worst critic.”
Being the editor of a community newspaper, I get my fair share of criticism. Not just from the readers, but from my colleagues as well.
I was told a long time ago, when I first entered my... Read more of this blog post »

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While teaching junior high I observed one of my students physically strike another boy who was developmentally delayed. An educational assistant responded with haste, and rapidly approached both boys with heightened emotions.

She proceeded to yell at the boy who had raised his hand asking, “Why wo... Read more of this blog post »

The scripture for today, July 19 (7/19), is found in Romans 7:19 as found in the New Testament of the Bible.

"For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do ~ this I keep on doing."

Doesn't this pretty much describe all of us in some area of our life?  It may be eatin... Read more of this blog post »

In honor of milkshakes (one of the most perfect foods), I should give away a #signedpaperback of one of my books - the one with a character who loves peanut butter milkshakes. Name the book & character FTW.

(I've posted this on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, with no winner yet!)

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Honored to appear at CMBF's 2018 Faith + Business Conference, August 9th, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Addressing the Virtues: Fortitude and Justice. Together, let's make Business a Force for Good.

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When I conceived of Valya, the heroine of The Dreaming Land, The Dreaming Land I: The ChallengeI knew I wanted her to be...bad. You know, like a bad girl. And really bad, not just fake bad. But I also wanted her to be sympathetic, which created a challenge.

You see, while there are plenty of liter... Read more of this blog post »

So many readers have told me what an emotional roller coaster ride Country Roads put them on...and how they are looking forward to the rest of the series. Thanks to all of you who have supported the book and me. Because of you, Country Roads soared to the top 100 in all of its Amazon categories a... Read more of this blog post »

While reading A Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin and pondering a quote comparing President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln, "Washington is the great man of the era of the Revolution. So will Lincoln be of this (2nd Inaugural Address, March 4th 1865), but Lincoln will reach t... Read more of this blog post »

Thursday 19th (Yikes!) July -- July newsletter coming probably today, hope you'll get some good laughs.

I really enjoying hearing about your thoughts about the future and what it will bring -- Good points. Do you think it's only the gadgets? Human nature will always be the same? I'd like guys to w... Read more of this blog post »

“She was afraid of giving in to that overwhelming, absolute, unconditional love, a love that had shown her the route to heaven, but which had also taught her how much one could suffer, to the point where even the sound of your own tears became deafening.”
Berici Hills (Book 1) quote
✧ Title, Cov... Read more of this blog post »

After spending a glorious week exploring the perimeter of Ireland, we landed in Glasgow to begin our self driving tour of Scotland. It wasn’t long after securing our rental car that we began to experience the beautiful snow capped Grampian Mountain ridges and valleys. As to be expected in springt... Read more of this blog post »

With the characters screaming at me, I decided to go ahead with book 2. These are some fascinating characters that have created their own world inside my head and I can't seem to stop listening to them, no matter how hard I try. That's the life of an author. While I might not write for everyone's... Read more of this blog post »

so wanted to take a moment in the deeper bone to thank readers and writers and crossers and dwellers. since going live mid-November 2017, {isacoustic*} has published 307 poems by 130 contributors. this is not a staying place, but am glad to reside for a moment in a created space. if I am, if we a... Read more of this blog post »

A study by Hassan et al. (2018) found that “Our research suggests that gardening activities might enhance physiological and psychological relaxation in older adults.”
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Reference:
Hassan, A., & Qibing, C. (2018). Physiological and psychological effects of gardening activity in older adu... Read more of this blog post »

I am happy to announce that The Chimera of Prague has been named the WINNER of the Romance category of the New York Book Festival for 2018.

It is a great honor. Sharing it with everyone, from my support people, including cover designer and copy editor, to my beta readers and all my readers has bee... Read more of this blog post »

Published in 2018. Attorney Dismas (Diz) Hardy is in his office when he gets a call from Abby Jarvis. She was a former client of his in a DUI case. She was found guilty and spent five years in jail. Upon release, she found a good job as a bookkeeper, but she’d just been arrested for the murder of... Read more of this blog post »

In a rundown area of Manchester, inside the bathroom of a terraced house overflowing with children and dysfunctional parents, a small but powerful entity befriends young Serena with disastrous results. This unlikely enigmatic force not only dramatically affects introverted Serena’s life but als... Read more of this blog post »

"Creating a stable financial foundation may be difficult but making better spending decisions early in life will pay off in the long run."

https://leeandleapublishing.com/2018/... Read more of this blog post »

Just revised the blurb for Guardian of Paradise based on some suggestions from Alessandra Torre Read more of this blog post »

In November 2016, I published a blog entitled "And So It Begins" that discussed what it was like to have just written the opening paragraphs for my new book, Aftereffects. Today, I am incredibly proud/excited/verklempt to announce that that Aftereffects will be published on October 8!

Two years i... Read more of this blog post »

The Whispering Woods Witch ebook is coming very, very soon! For now, here's one more look at it!

You can read the first chapter right here!

Chapter begins here:

A faded white curtain covered the only window in the room, blocking out the little bit of sunlight from the setting sun outside. The only s... Read more of this blog post »

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Hey everyone!

From now until July 25th, 2018, my new novel, To Love Thine Enemy, is on sale! EBOOK ONLY, for now, for $0.99.

J. P. was an ex-marine who served with her deceased husband. LaBelle was a warrior of a different kind. They both had ammunition: a w... Read more of this blog post »