J.R. Rogue's Blog, page 16
August 29, 2020
August 27, 2020
Blind Melody is LIVE!
I’m not a song. I don’t have blue eyes like the girls you sing about. I have a blue soul. Sonnet Rosewood needs a new chapter—the kind that doesn’t remind her of anything she’s leaving behind in the Ozarks. So, when opportunity beckons to escape to the Great Smoky Mountains for a writing retreat, she [...]
August 13, 2020
BLIND MELODY COVER REVEAL
I’m not a song. I don’t have blue eyes like the girls you sing about. I have a blue soul. Sonnet Rosewood needs a new chapter-the kind that doesn’t remind her of anything she’s leaving behind in the Ozarks. So, when opportunity beckons to escape to the Great Smoky Mountains for a writing retreat, she [...]
August 6, 2020
BACKGROUND MUSIC COVER RE-REVEAL
“You’re more than background music for someone else’s life.” Katarina Roberts wants to move on–and for the men of her past to let her. So, the shop owner keeps to herself, staying busy with the day-to-day tasks of keeping her store afloat in the heart of the Ozarks. But the sound of a knock on [...]
July 23, 2020
Viral is live!
❝ I’m so angry at the world. I was doing so much better before the shutdown. I felt hopeful… ❞ ❝ …Trying to stay sane & take care of my people even though I feel like I might break or combust at any moment. Trying to keep smiling because I’m the one who holds this family [...]
July 16, 2020
Viral Cover Blitz
In one week, Viral: Poems will be live! ” A collection of poems sharing fears, confessions, and hopeful moments as the world cries out during a time of turmoil. Each poem in this collection is in response to reader confessions during the COVID-19 pandemic. “ ❝ I’m so angry at the world. I was doing [...]
July 1, 2020
My Sober year—the half way mark
I want to say I remember it like it was yesterday—January 1st, 2020. Like my friends, I was convinced that this would be my year. We were excited, ready to tackle anything. And then the world threw everything at us. At all of us. But here’s the thing…I’m still convinced this is my year. Though [...]
May 14, 2020
Holy-Sexy-Southern-Man Batman!
I LOVED this book. Gentry’s instant desire for Lyla was so sexy. I loved his little notes. I loved that he saw pictures of her before meeting her and had that crush. Our heroine was so believable. I could totally understand why she had so few meaningful relationships, due to her parents. She is a [...]
April 7, 2020
2020 Poetry Plans – Updated
2020 will be a big poetry year for me.
April 1, 2020
National Poetry Month Prompts
THE FIRE OUTSIDE OUR DOORS LESSONS I LEARNED WEARING ASH I AM THE MOTH TO YOUR FLAME THE SUNRISE IS COLORED IN YOU WE BURN BRIGHTER TOGETHER SCARRING, CHARRING FLICKERING IN THE ABYSS INCANDESCENT INSECURITIES THE COALS I WALKED OVER EMBERS OF LIES YOU REFUSE TO HEAR CIGARETTE BURNS ON MY PILLOWCASE WARM HEARTH, WASTED [...]
