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Rocking the reading specs

I’m at that weird stage of life where I need reading glasses for up-close stuff like the buttons on the TV remote, but if I look up at the TV while still wearing glasses, everything’s blurry. It’s hella disorienting, but not too much of an issue. For now,the cheap reading glasses with various different magnifications I can buy at the pharmacy or the supermarket do just fine… which is a blessing because according to my optician, I’d be up for $$$ bi-focals and with (among other expenses) DD ab...

Pre-order Freaks Under Fire now

FREAKS UNDER FIRE, the third book in the Freaks series (featuring teen cyborg Jay), will be released on 31 March 2015 (US time). Woohoo!

But…it’s now available for pre-order at a discounted price of US$2.99 — or foreign currency equivalent :)

(Please note that after release date, the retail price will increase to US$4.99.)

Here’s the blurb:

For a cyborg like Jay, life was never going to be simple!

Jay’s still reeling from an encounter with a rogue cyborg when she learns she has a twin—a severely d...

FREAKS UNDER FIRE cover reveal!

If you’ve subscribed to my newsletters (and checked your inbox around three hours ago!) you’ll have gotten a sneak peek at the new cover for Freaks Under Fire, the third book in the Freaks series *g*

I’m still in the throes of updating website book pages, but the day is flying by (as it does when you’re having fun O.O) and I figured I’d better go public with the cover before today completely gets away on me.

So here it is:

CAE (Cover Artist Extraordinaire) finished it this morning, and when he s...

Of rock stars, understatements, and the undead

Before you ask: No, I haven’t forgotten to post December’s reading list, I’m simply really really late with it. Because… reasons! (Such as finishing writing the first draft of Freaks Under Fire, the third Freaks book — woohoo! — and liaising with Cover Artist Extraordinaire about the cover — which, even in its unfinished state, is totally amaze-balls, I must say!) But more on Freaks Under Fire in another post, because right now it’s all about December’s reads :)

First up isRiseby Karina Bliss...

New Years Resolutions

It’s that time of year again: January 1st — Oooh! Time to hang up my 2015 NZ firefighters calendar and…. Hellooooo Mr. January!

*blinks* What was I saying again?Oh yeah.

It’s the day after all the celebrations to usher in the new year, when we’re guilted into announcing a bunch of those impossible, ridiculous, not-possible in-your-wildest-dreamsresolutions that are supposed to vastly improve our lives.

Well, in the spirit of sharing, I thought I’d share a few of mine.

1) My new workout regime — b...

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

Hi all,

A very quick post before I head downstairs to cook Christmas Day dessert….

Just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays!I hope you have a wonderful day with loads of hugs.

Speaking of hugs:*sending you a bunch of ‘em right now, all the way from New Zealand*

And thank you all for your kindness and support this past year.

Maree

Happy Ever Afters, Shame, and Bollywood Affairs

You know that feeling you get where you know you’ve forgotten something that’s kinda important? Yeah, that one!In my case, it was forgetting to post the November reads until mid-frickin’ December. Ooopsie. Better late than never, right?

So, perusing November’s reading list, the most memorable reads for me last month were:

Beyond Shame by Kit Rocha
Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev

Yep, a mixed bag for sure!

Beyond Shame is a little hard for me to...

Free first books in series

Not sure if epic fantasy with romantic elements is your cup of tea?

Ditto young adult with sci-fi elements, and/or romance of the sexy paranormal persuasion?

Well, what better way to find out than to download the first book in each of these three series FREE at your preferred retail store!

First up, Seer’s Hope, first book in The Seer Trilogy:

Seer’s Hope(Book 1 of The Seer Trilogy)

Genre: Fantasy (with romantic elements)

A young blind woman is snatched and transported to a primitive world of magic...

NZ Firefighters Calendar Winner revisited

Hi all,

Just had to share this gorgeous photo of JC, winner of my recent 2015 NZ Firefighters Calendar Giveaway:

JC posted this photo to my Facebook author page, and kindly gave me permission to share it with y’all here. Looking at that smile, I think Mr January — and those puppies he’s cradling! — might be a big hit? (I have a fondness for January, BTW, being as it’s my birthday month *g*)

Thanks for this fab photo, JC: I really appreciate you letting me share it with everyone.And I hope you an...

Find your next great romance series

A quick heads-up for anyone who, like me, loves reading series:

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for a limited time!

Click on the graphic (or click this link to launch the iBooks Store) and you’ll be taken straight to main page, and the 150+ romance bundles participating in the feature.There’s something for everyone, and categories include:

Contemporary
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I have two bundles in the Paranormal and Urban Fant...