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Getting Ready for Sloan~

Yes ladies and gents. Today Music Monday is taking a back seat in preparation for a lovely author who will be dropping by tomorrow! I am so very excited! Thought I would share her blurb with you before I posted our music for the day. Here we go~

From the Heavens comes a hero who will take your breath away.

Reese Whittaker dreams of falling for a man who shares her love of archeology and ancient civilizations. But being attacked by a horde of demons and rescued by a Sumerian God—a well-armed, gorgeous Sumerian God—opens up a whole new world she never knew existed. And awakens a mysterious power within her that attracts all kinds of supernatural attention.

Dagan, son of the Air-God Enlil and a Time Walker, is sworn to protect the human race in general, and one young woman in particular—Reese. He's not the only one mysteriously attracted to her powerful life force. Underworld leader Kur craves it for the untold power it will give him to strike a blow at the deities of Dilmun.

Dagan is forbidden by law from interacting with Reese, but from the moment he sees her, the fury—an intense sexual need for bonding—blinds him to all the rules. Should the pantheon discover he has fallen for a human, the punishment could mean suffering beyond imagining for him…and death for her.

Must read right? Make sure you stop back by tomorrow to check out Sloan. If you want to get in on all the action you can pop on over to Nikki Duncan's site.

Now we get to the music. Enjoy a little Savior by Rise Against. This song gets played at least once a day on my iPod.

Dear Heavy Breather~

I had serious password issues with Sprint and accessing my account online. It had been going on for over a month. My schedule typically does not seem to afford me the opportunity on a regular day to speak with tech support while they are open. So I have emailed and done the stupid chat sessions to no avail, even spoke to a Customer Service Rep on the phone who told me my security answer was right. So to give you a little background to my drama today, let me take you on a little journey….

I try logging in – failure. I select the forgot password option. Asks username. I know who I am… enter. What is your PIN number. Don't know. What is the answer to your security question – Who is your favorite author? Oh I got this in the bag. Answer – Laurell K Hamilton. Incorrect. You have exceeded maximum attempts. Please contact tech support or click here for online chat. Click for online chat. It asks me for detailed description of problem (which I happily provide) and the PIN or answer to security question ( answer question) Customer Service Rep comes online. 

CSR: How can I help you today?

Me: I forgot my password and can't reset it. (Didn't you read the info prior to popping into this damn screen? Hell it's right there at the top of the chat window.)

CSR: Enter your user name and click forgot password link so you can reset it.

Me: Um… did that already. Hence why I am here 'chatting' with you.

CSR: Can I have your username and I will look into it.

Me: Username.

CSR: Please wait a moment while I investigate.

*Here is where I really start to lose patience*

CSR: You have exceeded the maximum number of attemtps to login. I cannot access your information for thirty minutes.

*Silence*

Me: So you are telling me I have to wait thirty minutes to come back here and go through this with you or another rep when it doesn't work? I've been dealing with this for a month now and have already called that number.

CSR: Call Tech Support

Me: Thanks

CSR: We value you as a Sprint customer. Please feel free to chat with us again regarding any issues you may have.

*Um… yeah cause this was soooooo successful.*

CSR: I know your time is valuable, is there anything else I can help you with today?

Me: Nope. Calling Tech Support. Again. Thanks.

CSR: You are welcome.

Okay… get the picture. Fun experience right? You feel as though you were there with me. I know you are feeling my pain. I called the number. Did not hear an option for technical support. But in defense of the telephone prompts, I will admit to already being irritated. I selected the option for other. Got a live person though. Who apologized. And apologized. And put me through to Tech Support which brings me to the reason for the post title….

Dear Heavy Breather @ Sprint Tech Support,

Having you aide me with my password issues was quite a pleasing experience. Nothing says customer care like the out of breath panting you shared with me. Just knowing that I can elicit that much breathing from a man across the tech support line puts a little pep in my step. Again, I thank you for assisting me with my password issues. You (and your labored breathing) are a godsend.

xoxoxo, Moira                                                           

Rain Makes Me Happy~

Oh there is nothing like a rainy day to fill me with the desire to write. To sit down with my laptop, open the patio door, and let the sounds provide the background music as my fingers fly over the keys.

Something about the rain that wakes my inner muse. Today is such a day. Let's see what my muse does!

Special Treat~

Next week we will have a special treat! Sloan McBride will be stopping by for another special Temptation Tuesday. To wet your appetite a bit, I am posting her book trailer here. You know you wanna press play. Go on. Do it. I won't tell.

Don't forget to come back on Tuesday to learn more about Sloan! Oh and pop on over to her site and have a look around.

Stupid Girls~

This video always cracks me up and serves as a reminder to keep our heroines real. Lord knows we don't want to write about stupid girls unless they are supporting comic relief.

Give Me A Sign

My music post for the week. Enjoy. I'm under the weather so until tomorrow.

Two-fer ~

Ah yes, it has been quite awhile since I posted a little Humpday Hottie to aid in the midweek slump, so here we go. It's a two-fer. These two drool worthy actors wooed me with their Irish accents over the weekend as I watched Boondock Saints and Boondock Saints II – All Saint's Day. So without further adieu, here are Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery, who star as twin brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus in the films. Enjoy the goodness.

Until tomorrow I will empart the words recited by the brothers…

And Shepherds we shall be

For thee, my Lord, for thee.

Power hath descended forth from Thy hand

Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands.

So we shall flow a river forth to Thee

And teeming with souls shall it ever be.

In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti.

No Mercy~

I love Sherrilyn Kenyon. She is an amazing writer and her Dark Hunters just pull you in. So obviously this story intrigues me and it is added to the Christmas wish list as my book budget has been in the red for some time now. Not that I am complaining, just wish I had more time to read the books I love and the money to satiate my appetite. Enjoy the trailer.

Crawl Back In~

I am in need of some serious motivation this week. This was working for me this morning. I love Dead By Sunrise and hope you all enjoy this late posting of Music Monday! I am off to work on some critiques, some outlining for the second book in my Moonlight Series, and corrections on a ya I am writing under a different pen name. See you all tomorrow with a Temptation Tuesday segment!

Blood Moon~

Ellen Keener tempted me and I am now going to attempt to do the same to you….

Fugitive shifter, Aria Legreve, is always on the run. With her own life at risk, she helps a badly beaten shifter to his Pack, knowing the danger her meddling entails. Hoping to use her status as an Outcast and be set free, her world changes when she meets head on with no other than her Mate—who is dead.

Alpha Lukas MacLeod has been searching for his wife for the past year, until Aria walks straight into his lair. Fate intervenes and gives them a second chance. Caught up in an intricate web of lies and prophecies in the making for generations, Aria and Lukas must discover a way to balance the darkness in their world, but will their love be strong enough to save their pack and each other?

So I had the privilege of meeting this author through the Internet writing circles….and when I saw this title on her website (and after the drool had subsided), I just had to feature the book on Temptation Tuesday. Seriously, if for no other reason than to be tempted by the cover alone. Really looking forward to reading this one. If you are too, then pop on over to Decadent Publishing and pick it up!