Yolanda Sfetsos's Blog, page 211

Checking in

I'm pretty sure I've used this picture before... Still, it's pretty, so I don't mind. lol.

Anyway.

Hey! How are you today? Can you believe we're only days away from Christmas? Oh, and the new year is just around the corner too. O_o
So, this is my daughter's first week of school holidays and so far it's been going great. She's just started reading The Hunger Games and seems to be as addicted to it as I was when I was reading the trilogy earlier this year. She's almost halfway through already...

THE STRANGE CASE OF FINLEY JAYNE by Kady Cross

Finley Jayne knows she's not 'normal'. Normal girls don't lose time, or have something inside them that makes them capable of remarkably violent things. Her behavior has already cost her one job, so when she's offered the lofty position of companion to Phoebe, a debutante recently engaged to Lord Vincent, she accepts, despite having no experience. Lord Vincent is a man of science with his automatons and inventions, but Finley is suspicious of his motives where Phoebe is concerned. She will...

HAUNTING THE NIGHT by Mara Purnhagen

Charlotte Silver has been through hell.
Her mom' s in a coma. She may have caused the death of a young man. And now her friend Avery wants her to tackle going to Prom? Not going to happen, even if she is dying to spend some alone time with her boyfriend, Noah. Instead, Charlotte needs to find some answers to a few nagging questions—why was her family attacked? Will her mother survive? And is there a creature from the Other Side coming for her? Soon enough, Charlotte's search for the truth...

The end of a wonky week

Yeah, this week has felt so disjointed that most of the time I didn't even know what day it was. Like yesterday, I was convinced it was Friday. Obviously I was wrong, because it's Friday today. O_o
The reason I'm feeling this way could be for several reasons:
* My ususal post-restless stage after finishing a novel,* The fact it's my daughter's last week of school,* Realising that 2011  is only weeks from being over,* That I have so many awesome books on my TBR/Kindle pile I don't know which to ...

MISERY by Stephen King

Introducing the Flipback: Excellent pocket-size edition of Stephen King's all-time classic - a must for both collectors and newcomers alike.
Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now he's writing to stay alive.
Misery Chastain is dead. Paul Sheldon has just killed her - with relief, with joy. Misery made him rich; she was the heroine of a string of bestsellers. Now he wants to get on to some real writing.
That's when the car accident happens, and he wakes up in pain in a strange bed. Annie...

I think summer's decided to skip us this year...

Seriously. That's what it feels like around here.
We have one or two hot and sunny days, then spend the next few weeks drowned with rain. Saying I'm sick of it doesn't actually capture how much I wish summer would just settle in. I feel like I'm in a constant state of winter, and I can't stand it. :(
It's kinda depressing, but I'm determined to stay positive.
This week is the last week of school for 2011. Starting this weekend, my daughter will be on summer school holidays for about 6 weeks...

THE SONG OF THE QUARKBEAST by Jasper Fforde

As the background Wizidrical Power slowly builds after the Big Magic, King Snodd IV of Hereford realises the man who controls Magic controls almost anything. But one person stands between him and his plans for power and riches: Jennifer Strange, sixteen-year-old acting manager of Kazam.
It may involve a trip on a magic carpet at the speed of sound to the Troll Wall, it may involve a second Quarkbeast sniffing around town. It might also involve the mysterious Transient Moose, and a powerless...

Excerpt from Sinful...

As soon as Abe stepped out into the bright sun, she felt the intensity of Sebastian's gaze on her. It itched at her skin until she couldn't help but roll her shoulders. If he stayed this close to her, they'd never make it out of this without hitting the wall she so desperately wanted to avoid.
Sometimes, she wondered why the hell she listened to Liv in the first place. Maybe her older cousin's control over the organization had started to blind her in other departments. As much as she loved...

An exciting steampunk announcement from Heather Massey...

Greetings!
Yolanda has kindly given me time on her blog to tell you about The Watchmaker's Lady, my forthcoming erotic steampunk romance e-novella from Red Sage Publishing. In this story, a watchmaker in 1840 New England falls in love with a beautiful clockwork automaton, but how long before the townspeople discover his forbidden affair?
Here's the (unofficial) story blurb:
Matthew Goddard is a lonely watchmaker in 1840 New England. One fateful day, he discovers the lover of his dreams in a...

Today, started out well...

Yeah. It did, because the sun was shining first thing this morning. I couldn't believe it, and am really hoping that it sticks around for a while. I am so over the rain. Seriously over it.
Anyway. I had certain goals that I wanted to achieve today... and I did! I'm so happy to have finalised Sierra Fox #2. I also got the synopsis cleaned up. And even managed to email everything to my editor before lunchtime. Now, I've gotta cross my fingers and toes. I really hope she likes it.
Well, that's...