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Our Little Secret

Look Who Has Another Book Coming Out   Email: khashway@hotmail.comWebsite: www.kellyhashway.comBlog: http://kellyhashway.blogspot.comFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/AshelynDrakeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/AshelynDrakeInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/khashwayGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KellyHashwayPinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/kellyhashway/Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Kelly-Hashway/e/B004B3W3CUAuthor Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1g2JpYnBook Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1JJ29ItYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kellyhashway

IWSG Wednesday Memes

The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Groupday. Members post about their doubts and fears, discuss struggles and triumphs, and offer words of encouragement to others who are struggling. 
Today I'm going to chat about MEMES for Insecure Writers. 

With the exception of a few strong, healthy-minded souls most of us at different points in time face insecurity and self-doubts.  My challenge to you this month is to make yourself an Insecure Writer's meme designed especially for you to pull out whenever you need it. Got a great review? Words of encouragement? That and a picture you are fond of is all it takes.  
I don't have a special software package like Photo Shop so I use Paint.  
I used a picture from a past vacation that I felt was peaceful and serene, words from a friend and created this:
 Hope to see your meme soon.
Now here's my meme from Kensington for Love, Lattes and Danger released yesterday.

It's Release Day

Released today
LOVE, LATTES, AND DANGER


Blurb: It’s a dirty job, but some mutant’s got to do it…
Joel Eisler is a mutant with special talents. He can detect an oil leak in the ocean simply by tasting the water. Because of this unique ability, he’s been purchased by a large oil company, along with his dolph sister, Amy. The upside of spending his days and nights in the ocean is that it gives him the opportunity to save the lives of his brother dolphins. The downsides are life as a closely monitored slave—and that he can’t be with Piper, the dolph-girl he loves… To make matters worse, Joel discovers the lab he grew up in has extracted his sperm and Piper’s egg and created a baby, and his handler, Craven, is plotting to kidnap Amy for more experiments. Now Joel must rescue the infant, bring her to Piper, and find a way to save Amy. And if that’s not enough of a challenge, he needs to convince Piper she belongs with him instead of her all-too-human boyfriend—if Craven doesn’t get to them first…
Warning: Contains mutants, friendly dolphins, a crazed scientist, a mutant-hating bigot, and a dolph that has a propensity for danger.
  Links:EKensington: http://www.ekensingtonbooks.com/book.aspx/31628Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Love-Lattes-Danger-Mutants-Book-ebook/dp/B00PP2ZXC8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1436539798&sr=8-2&keywords=sandra+coxBarnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-lattes-and-danger-sandra-cox/1120791625?ean=9781616506087Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/love-lattes-and-dangerBlog: www.sandracox.blogspot.comTwitter:  http://twitter.com/sandra_coxFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SandraCox.Author
 

Miracle Kitty And Monday

Thanks, Meghan.

I'm So Sad It's Friday....

Happy last day of July and a moment of silence for faculty whose summer vacay is over. I believe the students still have a few weeks reprieve. If you teach or are a student when is your first day back?

Who'd A Thought?

Three or Four?
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'Orville Wright numbered the eggs that his chickens produced so that he could eat them in the order they were laid.

The oldest person on record is Methuselah.'  He was 969 years old.
'Leonardo da Vinci could write with the one hand and draw with the other simultaneously.
Thomas Jefferson wrote his own epitaph without mentioning he was US president.
An exocannibal eats only enemies. An indocannibal eats only friends.' You think this is where 'with friends like that who needs enemies'  comes from?
And last but not least...
'In 1973, confectionery salesman Roland Ohisson was buried in a casket made entirely of chocolate.'
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Wacky Wednesday

~*~"You can't drown your problems. They just learn to swim."~Corner Blitz by David Chill

Glaucoma In Cats

I've been around cats all my life. I know their diseases run parallel with ours: diabetes, upper respiratory, cancer, cataracts, etc. but I didn't realize they could get glaucoma.  When I took Faux in to get her eyes checked, I was expecting something more along the lines of cataracts or possibly a tumor, but she was diagnosed with glaucoma. She's now on eye drops to bring down the pressure. If left untreated the eye could rupture.

The disease is a result of fluid pressure building in the eyeball.  To diagnose glaucoma, like humans, the pressure must be measured.  Topical and or oral drugs are used to reduce the pressure. If the drugs don't work, surgery is sometimes required. The surgery can be to remove the pressure or the eye.

Fingers crossed that the drops will do the trick.

Bound In Black Blog Tour

The Vessel Trilogy Book ThreeJuliette CrossGenevieve Drake is on a dangerous mission to find the soul collector, Lethe, and enter the deepest, darkest level of the underworld. No one has ever returned alive from the belly of a soul collector, but she will let nothing stop her from going after the precious treasure Lethe stole from her.
As she is tested against demon spawn and foul creatures of the underworld, each triumph strengthens her Vessel power—and drags her closer to a breaking point that could forever doom her to the abyss.
Meanwhile, with the full prophecy hurtling toward completion, the Dominus Daemonum strategize for the day Gen will battle Prince Bamal’s Vessel to the death, when the Great War between heaven and hell will begin.
But Bamal has a secret weapon. When he reveals it—and Thomas reveals his own hidden agenda—Gen may not have the strength to resist the temptation to fall into darkness, forsaking the fate of the world for her broken heart.
Warning: Contains malicious demons, sinister spawn, and a vengeful heroine with plans to send them all back to burning hell.Amazon    BN    Kobo    SamhainExcerpt: Among a throng of dancers grinding to some death-metal tune was Bleed and one of the guys from his band, Gallow’s End. Bleed. What an asinine name. Perfectly fit the owner. Last time Kat and I had seen him in that demon club on Bayou Sauvage, his long, sleek hair was dyed midnight blue. He’d changed it to deep purple. Two stumbling-drunk girls were clinging to him and the tall, lanky guy I recognized as his drummer. Their eyes shimmered red in the smoky dark of the club.That was one thing lower demons didn’t have to worry about in New Orleans. With so many freaks in the city joining artificial vampire covens, there was no need to disguise red eyes or sharpened fangs. Both of which were the distinct outward features of a lower demon inhabiting a human.The young brunette who looked barely eighteen hung on to Bleed’s arm. He made a signal to Drummer Boy, who escorted another girl wearing a miniskirt so short I could see her ass cheek. They veered toward a back entrance, taking their fully intoxicated dates with them. Knowing Bleed was into kink and violence and certainly not above forcing his will on the weak and vulnerable, I nudged Kat.Without a word, we were off the stools and following the four through the storage room, which indeed had a back entrance for deliveries. The door to the alley creaked closed. Bleed said something, obviously witty and wonderful because the girls giggled in unison. I reached into my boot and pulled out my sharpened stiletto. Kat pulled out a similar but thicker blade, sheathed on a vest harness covered by her jacket.Kat cracked the door, peering outside. We heard the distant shuffling as the four moved farther off.“Hurry,” I whispered. About the Author:Juliette calls lush, moss-laden Louisiana home where the landscape curls into her imagination, creating mystical settings for her stories. She has a B.A. in creative writing from Louisiana State University, a M.Ed. in gifted education, and was privileged to study under the award-winning author Ernest J. Gaines in grad school. Her love of mythology, legends, and art serve as constant inspiration for her works. From the moment she read JANE EYRE as a teenager, she fell in love with the Gothic romance--brooding characters, mysterious settings, persevering heroines, and dark, sexy heroes. Even then, she not only longed to read more novels set in Gothic worlds, she wanted to create her own.
Juliette is a multi-published author, including her Nightwing series with Kensington Publishing and The Vessel Trilogy with Samhain Publishing.
Website: https://www.juliettecross.com/Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Juliette-Cross/e/B00MQ18Z1W/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juliettecrossauthorTwitter: https://twitter.com/Juliette__CrossPinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/crossjuliette/Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7795664.Juliette_CrossNewsletter: http://eepurl.com/XeKInGift Basket Giveaway:http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3a30b4617/"

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