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Prologue Beginning

Since I’m working on Blood Ties, the second book in the Blood Promise series, I’m letting you guys see my writing process and get sneak peeks of the first paragraphs of each chapter along with the first paragraphs of Blood Promise. Each week, I’ll put up a new chapter beginning. So, here goes…the first paragraph for the Prologue of Blood Ties and the first chapter of Blood Promise. #WIP #Blood Ties #Blood Promise

 

Prologue

The large wolf quietly stole through the small house, scenting the ai...

Darkness Combined With Passion Equals…Dark Passion

I had been struggling to write Blood Ties, the second book in the Blood Promise series. I kind of knew the direction I wanted it to go in, but it just wasn’t going, and I finally figured out why. The underlying theme of this book is passion, and I’ve come to realize passion can be both good and bad. I knew that, but I hadn’t considered that in my writing. Normally, when someone has passion for a cause, it’s a good cause…but is a self-serving passion to get what one wants and not give a damn a...

Along Came A Spider…And A Book!

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A few days ago, Thing 3 was driving my car and Thing 4 was with her. Like most people (me included), Thing 3 has a major case of arachniphobia. Unlike me, however, she didn’t think to keep her cool while she was driving when a tiny, little white spider landed on the steering wheel.

Chaos ensued.

Thing 4 tried to get the spider, while Thing 3 screamed, freaked out, jerked the wheel and slammed the front passenger tire into the curb, causing the rear of the car to slide and slam into the curb...

Beware The Bread-Wielding Gunman

True story…

My mother was recently getting her hair done–it was just her and the salon owner in the building–and in came a man wielding a machine gun, telling them this was a robbery and he was going to kill them!  Needless to say, my mother was extremely frightened and was just sure her life was over.

Then, she got a good look at the gun…

The guy was holding a loaf of bread–a long baguette–like a machine gun!

The shop owner yelled at the guy to get out of her shop, and he immediately left!

C...

Yard Sale Days

Today we’re having a yard sale, and I’m wondering…should I put my business cards out too? Tell people I’m also a Tarot card reader? Thing 3 thought no…”It’s a yard sale, mom. No. Just…no.”

-le sigh-

What do you think?

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Thank You KU Reader!

I tried something new…putting Blood Promise on Kindle Unlimited. I’m not sure if I’m going to keep it there, though. After having the book there for over a month, I’ve finally had someone read the Whole Book.

It took an entire month for this to happen. I made more sales than that when I went wide, which I was starting to sell more on Apple.

If you have Kindle Unlimited, great! Read Blood Promise for free! If you don’t have KU, you can still get it from Amazon.

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Also, the Massive Summer Readin...

Last Chance To Enter!

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The Massive Summer Giveaway ends TOMORROW!! If you want to get your entry in, do it today! Don’t miss out on this awesome giveaway! Even if you don’t win the grand prizes, there is still quite a prize haul for everyone else.

#summerreading

 

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Also, Katja’s Curse is free for TWO MORE DAYS. If you haven’t already gotten your copy, get it now while you still can.

 

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Enter To Win Before Time Runs Out!

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The Massive Summer Giveaway will be coming to an end soon, so enter now while you can! Everyone is a winner, and apparently there’s quite a haul even for those who don’t win the grand prizes.

Also, an update on the status with my vendor. The first item up for sale will be a small purse, probably a 4×6 size. She’s making three different designs, and those who subscribe to my email list will be able to vote for the winning design and enter to win a purse! How cool is that? I’m so excited. I ca...

Bring Your Own Hygiene Products

First of all, a bit of background about that title…

My older daughter, Thing 3, is turning 18 in July. She designed her own birthday invites and unfortunately added that title in the “What to bring” section of her invite. I about died laughing. I mean, really? What 17- or 18-year-old girl isn’t going to bring along her own hygiene products? Oh, gawd.

Thankfully her younger sister, Thing 4, saved the day by redesigning her invites. You see, Thing 4 is a whiz when it comes to all things Photosh...

FANTASTIC SHORTS AND OTHER FUN STUFF

May is turning out to be one busy month for me! Here’s a listing of what I’ve got going on:

I’m part of a Fantastic Shorts promo that you can check out and find new authors!

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Plus, the SFF Kindle Unlimited promo! Don’t have a subscription to Kindle Unlimited? No problem! Get a FREE 30-day subscription. Check out the promo for more details, and discover tons of new authors!

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Starting next week, I’m part of an Instafreebie Mega Promo. Discover all kinds of new books and authors for FREE!

And...