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DARKNESS BECOMES HER by Kelly Keaton

Ari can't help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can't be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is.
Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it's impossible to protect herself when she doesn't know what she's running from or...

UNSEEN is now available... for FREE!

[image error] No matter how much Trina wants to pretend she can lead a normal life, vampires always destroy her illusion of normalcy. Not even working a simple retail job keeps them away. And when she captures the attention of a man who needs her help, she's thrown into a dangerous game of hunting down a demented rogue vampire.
Doug has heard about The Allure, but he never thought he'd experience it for himself. Even though Trina, who draws vampires to her like a moth to a flame, is certain to kill him, he ...

SADIE WALKER IS STRANDED by Madeleine Roux

Sadie Walker fights for survival as the dead close in...
In the months since The Outbreak, Seattle has become a walled fortress - the Infected are kept at bay, and the survivors are trying to scrape back a life. But the city is rife with crime, religious cults and black-market dealings. And things are about to get much, much worse.
When a group of frustrated fanatics, the 'Repopulationists', destroy part of the wall, zombies start swarming the city. Sadie, devastated by the brutal kidnapping...

A little sewing...

I mentioned yesterday that my daughter and I were going to be making a few of these. So, in the afternoon, we got all our felt pieces together and I started stitching.
<----And this is what we came up with.

As you can see, he's a little different to the one I've linked above. But hey, it's our first attempt! I think, Cy--my daughter named him--is pretty cute. She picked the felt colour, his button eyes, and positioned where she wanted his broken heart to go.
I think he's cute, but I'm...

Taking a deep breath

OMG. I can't believe it's been so long since I last dropped in and added a new blog post. But I've been swamped with edits.

Seriously.
It all started last week when I received edits for my upcoming novella, UNSEEN. As I already mentioned, I got the edits done, but then received the galley on Saturday. Of course, by then I'd already started the initial edit for A PATCH OF DARKNESS.
Taking another deep breath.
So, I spent a lot of the weekend reading over the galley. I got it done, emailed my...

HANA by Lauren Oliver

In the world of Delirium, love is a disease. And like all eighteen-year-olds, Lena and Hana must take the cure.At the start of their last summer of freedom, they were the closest of friends. Until Hana made a decision that tore them apart . . .
 In Delirium, we heard from Lena. Now, Hana gets to tell her side of the story. And nothing is what we first thought. Hana is a powerful, moving and beautifully told original eBook short story, with a shocking twist that will leave you with your heart...

INCANTATION by Alice Hoffman

Estrella deMadrigal thought she knew herself: daughter, granddaughter, sister, dearest friend, beloved. She is Star in the Night Sky, Truth in the Darkness. But truth is rare and precious in this cruel and unforgiving century in Spain, when Jews who refused conversion to Christianity risked everything - love, life, family, faith.
Then: A startling discovery shakes Estrella's world to the core. And yet, it is something small and sweet that sets it aflame. A kiss. A kiss from someone she is...

New Cover!

That's right! I've got a new cover to share. So, here it is:
[image error] No matter how much Trina wants to pretend she can lead a normal life, vampires always crash her illusion of normalcy. Not even working a simple retail job keeps the vamps away. And when she captures the attention of a man who needs her help, she's thrown into a dangerous game of hunting down a demented, rogue vampire.

Doug has heard about The Allure before, but never thought he'd experience it for himself. Yet, meeting the woman who...

EIGHTH GRADE BITES by Heather Brewer

Junior high really sucks for thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: his mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs. When a substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But then he faces a much...

Good morning & hello!

Y'know, I was just posting my latest Hachette book review and realised that I haven't actually blogged all week. OMG!
I do have a reason. I received edits for my upcoming (very, very soon) UNSEEN (free!) novella on Monday afternoon. This is actually the prequel novella leading into UNNATURAL, which is the first book in my The Hidden series. So I'm very excited. And if you'd like to see the cover for UNSEEN, drop in tomorrow. ;)
So that's what I've spent the last few days doing. It was quite a b...