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April 11, 2013
Evanescent is live!
Evanescent (The Countenance Trilogy 2) is live over at Amazon! I'll update once it hits Barnes &Noble , smashwords, iBookstore.
Young Adult Mature Situations/Language
Sixteen-year-old Laken Stewart died last summer. Her resurrection at the hands of the Countenance hasn’t run smoothly. With the memory of her past life still firmly intact, Laken moves deeper into the Countenance organization in an effort to free her mother and sister from the deadly Celestra tunnels.
The love she feels for her boyfriend, Wesley, is compromised when gorgeous Cooper Flanders teams up with her in the fight to free their families. Old bonds are slowly severed as new ones are galvanized.
Wesley is sure that what he and Laken share is special but when it becomes apparent that she’s reading his mind, he’s determined to get the bottom of her true intentions. And one thing is for sure, the Celestra that’s giving her these powers is going to have to pay. Wesley’s love for Laken takes him to the dark places he never believed existed and what he discovers dismantles his world as he knows it.
Happy reading!!!
Young Adult Mature Situations/Language
Sixteen-year-old Laken Stewart died last summer. Her resurrection at the hands of the Countenance hasn’t run smoothly. With the memory of her past life still firmly intact, Laken moves deeper into the Countenance organization in an effort to free her mother and sister from the deadly Celestra tunnels.
The love she feels for her boyfriend, Wesley, is compromised when gorgeous Cooper Flanders teams up with her in the fight to free their families. Old bonds are slowly severed as new ones are galvanized.
Wesley is sure that what he and Laken share is special but when it becomes apparent that she’s reading his mind, he’s determined to get the bottom of her true intentions. And one thing is for sure, the Celestra that’s giving her these powers is going to have to pay. Wesley’s love for Laken takes him to the dark places he never believed existed and what he discovers dismantles his world as he knows it.
Happy reading!!!
Published on April 11, 2013 15:54
April 9, 2013
Tuesday Tease + cover reveal~!
Happy Tuesday~! Welcome back to the Tuesday tease!I did it! I finally read through EVANESCENT for the thousandth final time. *breathes*I swear, it was an OCD effort on my part. I read it fast, I read it slow, I read it with a finger over each and every word, I read it out loud—twice. In fact, a neighbor knocked on the door and said she came by earlier but I didn’t answer and she didn’t want to bother me because she could hear I was “on the phone.” She then proceeded to gawk at me in horror, crazy eyes and all. I have a serious disdain for talking on the phone for longer than a minute. What she heard was me reading my book. Probably something steamy, or incriminating in a felony suit—both if she was lucky. Anyway, such is life, right?So EVANESCENT is off to the formatter. I’ll update on FB and let you know what the status is. In the meantime, I’ll set up the blurb and get it one hundred percent ready to roll as soon as I get it back. Which brings me to the newsletter! As soon as the book goes live I’m going to push my newsletter out to let you know. See? Totally not spamming your inbox! Plus, I’m throwing in a bunch of book extra’s and a letter from Gage to Skyla, so if you haven’t signed up, please do!Now that EVANESCENT is out of my hands I’m one thousand percent all over ELYSIAN. Yay! ELYSIAN is exactly twice as long as EVANESCENT *cries a little* but like all my books I let my characters do the grunt work and I sit back and watch the show. The edits are on Skyla’s shoulders. I’ll be there cheering her on with coffee and chocolate. #TruestoryOff to the teasers!EVANESCENT (The Countenance Trilogy 2)(Wes and Laken at Charity Lake. Wes wants an explanation as to why she’s been acting strange.)*Wesley’s point of view
“Are you ready to hear this?” She shoots the words out like daggers, and a ball of acid rips through my insides. The last thing I expected was Laken to be pissed at me.“Yes,” I say it low, trying to defuse the situation.“You never believe a damn thing I say,” she snaps. Her head ticks to the side as if she were readying for a showdown. If a shouting match is what she’s hoping for, she’ll be sorely disappointed. Not one part of me feels like fighting with Laken tonight or ever.“What do you want me to believe?” I say it calm, sedate, and it only seems to piss her off more.She takes a breath and holds it before bouncing to her left and gaping at me incredulously.“Are we in Kansas again?” I shake my head. “Is that what this is about?” I can feel my blood pressure spike out of nowhere. I try to deny myself the right to an argument, but my emotions want to duke it out all the way back to her fictitious town.
ELYSIAN (Celestra Series Book 8) The Final book in the young adult series.*(Skyla and Marshall, Halloween night.)
Marshall tweaks his brows, amused. “I believe the words you used as you entered my home this evening were trick or treat.”“Oh, so you decide to go for the trick just as Gage and I were about to indulge in a treat.”“It seems the entire exercise was lost upon you. I, my love, am the treat.”“Ha!” I yelp in his face a little louder than anticipated. “How was your party?” I pause to take him in. He looks no worse for wear. There’s no sign of external trauma, no bedhead, no claw marks at least anywhere I can see—not one hickey to sexually incriminate him.“You think I slept with her.” His cheek rides up the side as if he were relishing this.“Did you?” I stop breathing in the event he paints a picture that I’ll need to grate out of my mind with a razor.“No, Skyla. I’m perfectly chaste. The only place these lips have been this evening is on your person. And you Ms. Messenger? Can you say the same?” He tips into me ready to roll his eyes if I deny it. “I thought so.”
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Published on April 09, 2013 00:23
April 2, 2013
Tuesday Teasers~!
It’s Tuesday again! It’s like we’re on a loop, oh wait, we are. ;) I hope everyone had a great weekend free from drama and trauma that only holidays can bring. I think I’ve overdosed on chocolate, although that didn’t stop me from lopping the ears off a choco bunny this morning for breakfast. He had it coming all snug in his gold foil suit, that painted on smile, but I digress…Book news! EVANESCENT is done, done, done! I’m still touching up the cover, and I’ll probably read it for the zillionth time while I take my daughter and her BFF to Color Me Mine this afternoon, but I’ll give it to the formatter ASAP and I’ll let you know as soon as I hit publish. I hope all goes well (I’m looking at you B&N).In other news, ELYSIAN is looooong but I’m going to tackle edits like my life, and mostly my sanity, depended on it and knock it out. I’ve been getting a steady eight hours of sleep but I’m willing to shave a few Zzz’s off the backend and make this happen. You deserve the conclusion to Skyla’s story. I hope you’ll enjoy the final journey of the young adult series as much as I have. It’s a wild one. Plus there are the innumerous secret projects which I hope to unveil soon. But that fun is for another day. Off to the teasers!
EVANESCENT (The Countenance Trilogy 2)(Laken and Cooper headed to his house)*Laken’s POV
“So”—Coop nods in my direction as we make our way through the white picket fence—“everything go okay with Wes tonight? You looked like a beauty queen—still do.”A warm rush filters through me as I blush head to toe. Coop knows how to make me feel like a princess.“Thank you. And it went fine,” I say as we make our way up the porch. It feels great like this with Coop, coming home with him night after night. His bed feels more like my own than the one waiting for me at Austen House. “I saw you talking to Wes earlier. Anything you want to share?” I’m almost afraid to ask. “He was feeling me out.” Coop opens the door and lets us in. “He was playing it cool but started asking about Grayson. He wants us to go on a ‘double date.’” Coop mouths the words with a silent laugh. He takes up my hand and electrocutes me with a jolt of excitement. Coop leads us through the dim lit house as if we were on some covert mission. So I guess it’ll be you and me, and him and Grayson, he teases. You think they’ll make out in front of us?
ELYSIAN (Celestra Series Book 8) The Final book in the young adult series.*(Brielle trying to convince Skyla to take the boyz out for a test drive.)
“Trust me”—Brielle lends a dramatic pause—“you want a man who knows his way around both his equipment and yours.”“I’m sure each of them could figure it out.” A brief visual of Gage and his equipment runs through my mind and I blink it away.“You’re right it wouldn’t be fair.” Brielle looks off in a daze for a moment. “It’s obvious Dudley would dominate in that arena. I swear to you I’ve been with a lot of guys and not one of them knew half the things that man did. He was just…it was incredible—it was out of this world.”“He sort of is out of this world,” I whisper.My face explodes like a firecracker on the Fourth of July. I had long suspected Marshall would win the gold in the fornicating Olympics. It doesn’t help that he’s got the face and body of a sexual demigod. “All right, enough.” I run my fingers under the sink and sprinkle both her and I with water in an effort to cool us off. “I’m not having some sexual triathlon, so you can pull your head out of the gutter.”
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EVANESCENT (The Countenance Trilogy 2)(Laken and Cooper headed to his house)*Laken’s POV
“So”—Coop nods in my direction as we make our way through the white picket fence—“everything go okay with Wes tonight? You looked like a beauty queen—still do.”A warm rush filters through me as I blush head to toe. Coop knows how to make me feel like a princess.“Thank you. And it went fine,” I say as we make our way up the porch. It feels great like this with Coop, coming home with him night after night. His bed feels more like my own than the one waiting for me at Austen House. “I saw you talking to Wes earlier. Anything you want to share?” I’m almost afraid to ask. “He was feeling me out.” Coop opens the door and lets us in. “He was playing it cool but started asking about Grayson. He wants us to go on a ‘double date.’” Coop mouths the words with a silent laugh. He takes up my hand and electrocutes me with a jolt of excitement. Coop leads us through the dim lit house as if we were on some covert mission. So I guess it’ll be you and me, and him and Grayson, he teases. You think they’ll make out in front of us?
ELYSIAN (Celestra Series Book 8) The Final book in the young adult series.*(Brielle trying to convince Skyla to take the boyz out for a test drive.)
“Trust me”—Brielle lends a dramatic pause—“you want a man who knows his way around both his equipment and yours.”“I’m sure each of them could figure it out.” A brief visual of Gage and his equipment runs through my mind and I blink it away.“You’re right it wouldn’t be fair.” Brielle looks off in a daze for a moment. “It’s obvious Dudley would dominate in that arena. I swear to you I’ve been with a lot of guys and not one of them knew half the things that man did. He was just…it was incredible—it was out of this world.”“He sort of is out of this world,” I whisper.My face explodes like a firecracker on the Fourth of July. I had long suspected Marshall would win the gold in the fornicating Olympics. It doesn’t help that he’s got the face and body of a sexual demigod. “All right, enough.” I run my fingers under the sink and sprinkle both her and I with water in an effort to cool us off. “I’m not having some sexual triathlon, so you can pull your head out of the gutter.”
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Published on April 02, 2013 01:03
March 25, 2013
The Tuesday Tease and ELYSIAN news!
Welcome back to the Tuesday Tease!
It happened. Celestra came to a conclusion and I penned “the end.” ELYSIAN is finished~!!! It’s just a first draft so it needs edits, and more edits and polishing, like lots of it. But I’ll get right on that and hopefully by the end of April, beginning of May it will hit e-shelves. *hopes* And, it is looong. On it’s own it will be the longest book in the Celestra series. But I think that’s a good thing because it’s sort of a bittersweet goodbye. I can’t believe this crazy ride has finally come to an end. It was dizzying at times, and filled with heady love scenes that often spanned three suitors, but I’ve had fun on that island—plus there was Marshall. If you’re interested, you can still see Skyla’s life unfold in her New Adult series. I want to observe her and the peeps from Paragon a little ways into the future and I really hope you’ll join me. It will be different but familiar. I’m not sure how many books will be attached to that series but I have the overall arc. I think it’ll be interesting to see what’s beyond West Paragon High. In other news I’m on final read-thru’s for EVANESCENT! I’m really loving the three point of views (Laken, Cooper, Wesley). The boys really have a way of adding a new dimension to the story(no not like that. OK, so a little like that…)—especially these boys because they’re basically enemies. Oh, and one more thing! I’m sponsoring a Kindle Fire giveaway. If you’d like a chance to win, here’s the link: WIN A KINDLE FIRE!Good luck!
Enjoy the teasers and Happy Easter~!
EVANESCENT (The Countenance Trilogy 2)* (Wesley’s point of view)
“What I mean is,” I pause in the event I feel the need to bury myself further, “I would never even think of another girl or want one. You’re it for me, Laken. Hand to God, you’re all I’ll ever need. I was serious as death when I took that oath the other night, and I’m equally as serious about getting your name indelibly marked over my skin. I want to have a piece of you near me at all times. You’re all I ever think about from eyelids open until I fall asleep, and then I’m lucky enough to have you greet me in my dreams.”Her smile expands, and she warms the room with it. “You dream of me?” There’s a twinkle in her eyes as if she’s picking up on the unchaste nature. “Damn straight,” I say, lowering my lips to hers. “And one day each one of those deranged fantasies is going to come to life.”
ELYSIAN (Celestra Series Book 8) The Final book in the young adult series.*(Skyla dancing with Marshall at homecoming)
I can’t believe I let Marshall get to me like this. It’s like he’s a walking sex bomb that goes off every time we touch. This is bad, bad, bad. It is so not right to be hot for teacher. “Hot for teacher?” He grits it through his teeth as if I said the exact words that had the power to reduce him to a primal level. Marshall’s eyes light up like flames, and sex exudes from his person in a viral—visceral—hormonal explosion. “It’s an expression. It means—”“I’m hopeful as to what it might mean.” He depresses a sexy as hell smile. “You realize if you dare lie with an Oliver we’ll have to scrap your carnal knowledge and start from the beginning. Why play with boys Skyla when you can run with men?”“You mean there’s more than one of you?” “I can multiply if you like.” His eyes widen at the prospect as if it were the first time this strange arrangement came to mind.“No thanks. I’d be at a loss where to put things.”
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It happened. Celestra came to a conclusion and I penned “the end.” ELYSIAN is finished~!!! It’s just a first draft so it needs edits, and more edits and polishing, like lots of it. But I’ll get right on that and hopefully by the end of April, beginning of May it will hit e-shelves. *hopes* And, it is looong. On it’s own it will be the longest book in the Celestra series. But I think that’s a good thing because it’s sort of a bittersweet goodbye. I can’t believe this crazy ride has finally come to an end. It was dizzying at times, and filled with heady love scenes that often spanned three suitors, but I’ve had fun on that island—plus there was Marshall. If you’re interested, you can still see Skyla’s life unfold in her New Adult series. I want to observe her and the peeps from Paragon a little ways into the future and I really hope you’ll join me. It will be different but familiar. I’m not sure how many books will be attached to that series but I have the overall arc. I think it’ll be interesting to see what’s beyond West Paragon High. In other news I’m on final read-thru’s for EVANESCENT! I’m really loving the three point of views (Laken, Cooper, Wesley). The boys really have a way of adding a new dimension to the story(no not like that. OK, so a little like that…)—especially these boys because they’re basically enemies. Oh, and one more thing! I’m sponsoring a Kindle Fire giveaway. If you’d like a chance to win, here’s the link: WIN A KINDLE FIRE!Good luck!
Enjoy the teasers and Happy Easter~!
EVANESCENT (The Countenance Trilogy 2)* (Wesley’s point of view)
“What I mean is,” I pause in the event I feel the need to bury myself further, “I would never even think of another girl or want one. You’re it for me, Laken. Hand to God, you’re all I’ll ever need. I was serious as death when I took that oath the other night, and I’m equally as serious about getting your name indelibly marked over my skin. I want to have a piece of you near me at all times. You’re all I ever think about from eyelids open until I fall asleep, and then I’m lucky enough to have you greet me in my dreams.”Her smile expands, and she warms the room with it. “You dream of me?” There’s a twinkle in her eyes as if she’s picking up on the unchaste nature. “Damn straight,” I say, lowering my lips to hers. “And one day each one of those deranged fantasies is going to come to life.”
ELYSIAN (Celestra Series Book 8) The Final book in the young adult series.*(Skyla dancing with Marshall at homecoming)
I can’t believe I let Marshall get to me like this. It’s like he’s a walking sex bomb that goes off every time we touch. This is bad, bad, bad. It is so not right to be hot for teacher. “Hot for teacher?” He grits it through his teeth as if I said the exact words that had the power to reduce him to a primal level. Marshall’s eyes light up like flames, and sex exudes from his person in a viral—visceral—hormonal explosion. “It’s an expression. It means—”“I’m hopeful as to what it might mean.” He depresses a sexy as hell smile. “You realize if you dare lie with an Oliver we’ll have to scrap your carnal knowledge and start from the beginning. Why play with boys Skyla when you can run with men?”“You mean there’s more than one of you?” “I can multiply if you like.” His eyes widen at the prospect as if it were the first time this strange arrangement came to mind.“No thanks. I’d be at a loss where to put things.”
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Published on March 25, 2013 23:59
March 19, 2013
The Tuesday Tease
It’s Tuesday~! Welcome back to the teasers!I’m at the finish line with ELYSIAN. Finally, right? Then the real fun begins with edits. It’s turning out to be a pretty good size book, much like VEX and EXPEL. I’m having such a hard time saying goodbye to the storylines—to the world of Celestra as I’ve come to know it. It feels like a boulder is lying on my back as I pen every word. My biggest comfort is knowing that Skyla gets to move on in her New Adult series, where she is no longer in high school and her love life has narrowed itself down to one suitor. I think it will be so exciting to explore this new world, especially after the long journey it took her to get there. I can’t wait to share more on this with you in the very near future, including the new series title, cover reveal, and format of the books. It’s all going to be different but very familiar at the same time. And did I mention ~steamy? Yeah. We go there. As for EVANESCENT the edits are rolling in! My editor and betas are loving the alternate POVs. (POV = Point of view). In EPHEMERAL, it was all Laken, all the time, but in EVANESCENT it’s Laken, Cooper, then Wesley. I had the best time crawling into the minds of those boys. I think they really added a new dimension to the trilogy and I’ll continue the triple POV in the final book due out later this year. I’m excited!And, in odd but true news, SOMEONE TO LOVE is featured in this months issue of Cosmo, which I think is really kind of fun. So, to the kind folks over at Cosmopolitan, thank you! And in case anyone missed it, I have SOMEONE TO LOVE extras as a tab up above (on my blog for those of you reading the teasers on Facebook *waves*). Feel free to enjoy the character interview with Kendall and Cruise as well as a sneak peak into SOMEONE LIKE YOU. (The story of Ally and Morgan). Onto the teasers!
EVANESCENT (The Countenance Trilogy 2)
(Cooper and Wes at a party)*Wesley’s point of view
“So who did this to you, man?” Coop slaps me gently on the back as he examines the stitches running up the side of my face.“Logan and Gage Oliver.” Their names roll off my tongue, rough and hostile, like drilling a jackhammer. “You sure they’re not from Rycroft?” Coop ticks his head back. His jaw redefines itself as if he’s good and pissed on my behalf. I know Coop well enough to realize what he’s up to. He’s memorizing their names, running it through the super computer that functions as his memory bank to see if he recognizes them. We used to be friends Coop and I. Good ones.
ELYSIAN (Celestra Series Book 8) The Final book in the young adult series.
*(Skyla with Chloe and Demetri at his estate)
“Skyla,” her voice rasps low.I look over at her carful, slow, in the event she breaks down and tries to soften my heart with her “please save me” shenanigans. Her eyes plead with me. Her jaw clenches as she pulls her lips into a razor sharp line. Chloe Bishop is asking for help the only way she knows how, but I turn and run the hell downstairs.“Mercy can hold powerful rewards, Skyla,” Demetri calls after me.“So can justice!” I fire back.
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Published on March 19, 2013 00:32
March 12, 2013
Tuesday Tease
Welcome back to the Tuesday Tease! I hope you’ve had an awesome week! I finally sent Evanescent off to the editor yesterday and she should have it back to me in two weeks. Hopefully it won’t be too much longer after that.
ETHEREAL KNIGHTS finally hit B&N~! Yay!!!!!! *cries a little* I really hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Marshall is miffed he wasn’t in it. He demands a POV. (The book is slowly grafting over to iBookstore. So sorry for the wait.)
Elysian~! Oh the sexual tension, the angst, the all out hatred toward Chloe. It all ends. Well, maybe not the general feelings toward Chloe, but the rest of it does. ;) I’m getting close to penning the end. My goal is this week or next, but whatever happens I want to do it right. Things are on track, and the book isn’t crazy long (yet) so all is looking good. To the teasers~!
EVANESCENT (The Countenance trilogy 2)
Laken is visiting Cooper’s house with plans to spend the night. *Cooper’s point of view
“I’ll get you some blankets. You like your pillow soft or hard?” A smile tugs on my lips when I say it. It seems like everything turns into sexual banter with her, with or without any effort. Laken seems to pull the dirty perv out of me without trying. “Soft or hard?” She mouths the words with a river of laughter bubbling from her chest. “I don’t plan on sleeping down here, Coop. I very much plan on sleeping right next to you.”
ELYSIAN (Celestra Series Book 8) The final book in the young adult series.
*(Lizbeth holding baby Beau in the kitchen with Tad, Gage, and Skyla. Lizbeth and Tad are heading out of town for the weekend. The baby is markedly fussy.)
“What’s happening?” My heart rate spikes and I’m halfway ready to get the fire extinguisher just to put myself at ease.“He’s going number two,” Mom says, plucking off his cute baby jeans and fiddling with the tabs on his diaper. “I’ve got him on elimination communication—you know, going over the toilet.”Dear God. How old is he? Two, three, months?“Look”—she snips over at me—“don’t let things get out of control for once.” She leans into Gage. “You’re welcome to spend the night if you like.” She winks a smile as if she’s flirting. “Downstairs, on the couch of course.” She waves to me. “Be good!”“Spend the night?” Tad snaps up Beau’s clothes from the ground as he trails Mom to the bathroom. “Just how many grandkids do you think you can strap to your back, Lizbeth?” I give an uncomfortable smile to Gage. Every awkward moment I’ve had with this boy has been compliments of Tad and my mother. “So?” He presses out one of his signature dimpled grins, and my insides boil with lust. “How many grandkids should we give her?”
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Published on March 12, 2013 00:53
March 5, 2013
The Tuesday Tease
Here we are again! Welcome to the Tuesday Tease~!
BIG thank you to those who have read, enjoyed, and reviewed ETHEREAL KNIGHTS. I’m so very happy that you’re enjoying the Oliver boys!!! I told you they were naughty~
To my Nook customers, I’m so sorry for the bizarre delay! *cries a little* I have sent seven emails to B&N only to receive 2 form letters back. Although, I'm still hopeful that this hiccup will be resolved quickly. *prays* Unfortunately they don’t have a number for their uploading site like they do for end users so I’m at the mercy of their support team. I’m very anxious to get this resolved. I've had several readers let me know they picked up the free Kindle app for their phone and purchased through Amazon, also several readers have purchased direct from Smashwords. I’m going to see if there’s a way to distribute the epub file straight from my website so it will still load to your Nook but we can get the books to you as soon as they're available to Amazon customers. I think it's only fair. I’ll be looking into apps for that all day so if anyone knows of one I’d love to hear about it. I hope to figure this out before ELYSIAN is ready to hit the e-shelves.
Onto the books!
SOMEONE LIKE YOU: This is the follow-up book to SOMEONE TO LOVE.This is Morgan and Ally’s story. (Kendall’s brother and her BFF). It’s written and patiently waiting for edits but I wanted to share it’s existence with you. Morgan is hawt. Think Gage with tattoos.
EVANESCENT: So close to turning this in to my editor!!! I’m shooting for Friday. *crosses fingers and toes* I’d love to make this a March release but if not, early April for sure. I think it is SO exciting!!! Plus there are two male POV’s in addition to Laken’s!
ELYSIAN: Almost finished. I will not lie, I am so torn to pieces over this. Things swim along so normally in ELYSIAN then POW! (Yes, I’ve just resorted to verbiage you’d see in a Batman cartoon.) Anyway, before I get too spoilery, onto the teasers! SOMEONE LIKE YOU (Garrison University 2)
Ally and Morgan’s story*Ally’s point of view
“Hey”—he smooths back my hair and a shiver runs through me—“it’s okay.” “It’s not okay. I’m a joke to them.” “You’re not a joke, Ally. Not to anybody, least of all me.” I blink back the tears and take him in—tall, dark, and inked beyond handsome. There’s a sincerity in Morgan that I haven’t found in anyone else. “Thank you,” I whisper. He latches onto me with a tender gaze. Morgan Jordan exudes an inextinguishable fire from those steel grey eyes and it makes everything in me quiver to have him. His mouth hedges in ever so close to mine and a breath gets caught in my throat at what might come next. My lips part in anticipation. His granite-like chest presses tight against me as my thigh slips between his legs. “You’re welcome.” He digs a smile into the side of his cheek and walks right out of the kitchen.
EVANESCENT (The Countenance Trilogy 2)
(Wes and Cooper having a confrontation about who Cooper was up in his bedroom with)*Cooper’s point of view
Wes leans back and folds his arms. I know what he’s waiting for—the big denial. “So tell me Coop.” Wes doesn’t take his eyes off mine, neither one of us blinks. “Who was this mystery girl you were shacking up with under daddy’s supervision? Are you going to try and tell me it was Pearl? You expect me to believe you’ve got Spectators giving you blowjobs now? Who was it?” “It was Laken.”
ELYSIAN (Celestra Series Book 8) The Final book in the young adult series.
*Skyla lost in her thoughts while driving over to Marshall’s house.
I speed over in my barely-there cheer uniform. God forbid Chloe spot me defecting from the group. She’ll probably have me turning in my miniskirt before the end of the evening. Sometimes I think that the only thing Chloe loves is cheer itself. Just what in the hell is she going to do with herself after graduation? Oh, that’s right, according Chloe she won’t be here. As if. I’m never that lucky. I’ve got a mother who practically rules the universe, and yet my name might as well be Skyla Misfortune Messenger. Nope. I seriously doubt Chloe will bite the dust as a graduation gift to me. She’ll definitely be hanging around for Gage, crawling after him on her knees in the supermarket, the gas station. I predict a permanent restraining order is in the works.
*There it is! Hope you enjoyed the teasers.
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Published on March 05, 2013 00:38
February 26, 2013
The Tuesday Tease!
Welcome back to the Tuesday Tease!!!Ethereal Knights is live! With the exception of iBookstore and Barnes & Noble. I’m so sorry about the delay. This happens each time. I’m hoping by the time you’re reading this, B&N has already finished processing. The file says it’s still in that position so all I can do is wait until they unfreeze the file. I really do hit publish within the same hour at all vendors. I use a distributor to upload to ibookstore, so they take an extra two weeks, but Amazon and Smashwords are up and running!I hope you enjoy those Oliver boys as much as I did. That book was truly a labor of love! Or was it lust? Either, or. Evanescent is my next book in edits! Yay!Elysian is my primary focus. I’m talking write-in-the-car-while-my-husband-trods-us-down-busy-L.A.-freeways action. It is so on.
Onto the teasers:
EVANESCENT (The Countenance Trilogy 2)
*(Laken and Wes driving to Charity Lake at night)*Wesley’s point of view
“There’s a new student.” She sits up and her sweater slips off her shoulder. She didn’t bring her jacket. I promised to keep her plenty warm, but I like the direction her clothes are headed in. “The blonde?” I try to sound casual. “Coop looked like he was into her.” Laken smirks into her reflection. Shit. Laken is the one that’s into him. A hot stone settles in the pit of my stomach. I’d better cut Flanders out of the conversation before he gets too far into her head. The only thing I want her to focus on is us, as in Laken and me. Just the thought sends a surge of adrenaline through me.
ELYSIAN (Celestra Series Book 8) The final book in the young adult series! (Honestly, I had a difficult time finding a teaser that wasn’t spoilery or, too…well, over the top. lol! That says something, doesn’t it?)
*(Skyla pulling up to Marshall’s house)
I pull into Marshall’s driveway and sit in the car for a moment trying to cool myself down. The last thing I need is to walk in there all charged up, ready to cave to his every desire.Oh, who the hell am I kidding?I snatch my purse and speed toward the porch.
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Published on February 26, 2013 00:38
February 22, 2013
Ethereal Knights is live!
Ready to go back to Paragon? I hit publish this afternoon and Ethereal Knights is already up at Amazon and Smashwords.
As soon as it's up on B&N and iBookstore I'll update this post!
Ethereal Knights is a point of view book: Ethereal rewritten from Logan and Gage's perspective. This is a full length novel. Enjoy~!
Also, Ethereal is being featured as a breakout book over at the iBookstore! Here's the link: Ethereal. Here's is a formal announcement from Smashwords on the featured breakout books! There are some great novels being featured and I'm honored they chose Ethereal!
If you enjoy Ethereal Knights please consider leaving a quick review at your point of purchase. It would be much appreciated!
Have fun on Paragon and happy reading!!
Published on February 22, 2013 18:41
February 18, 2013
Tuesday Teasers
Hello all~! Welcome back to the Tuesday Tease!Guess what? Here’s the working cover for ETHEREAL KNIGHTS!
I have the book ready to go, but I’m waiting on one more beta. I’m thinking I'll do one more read-through in the meantime then send it off to the formatter. Lol! Sorry this is taking forever! I really do want to get it just right for you. And, as soon as I get it back from the formatter I’ll give you the heads up because that’s when I hit publish. I’m also knee-deep in ELYSIAN. Exciting and scary things are happening per usual. ;) But all of those good things will come to an end. Right now, Logan, Gage, and Marshall are dying to know how this all goes down, and I’m ready to let everyone in on the big secret. Onto the teasers!
EVANESCENT (The Countenance 2) (Grayson to Cooper in front of Laken and Kresley)*Cooper’s point of view
“If you ever get tired of playing with little girls, let me know.” She gravels it out so low it sounds like a threat. “I’ll find Wes and send him over.” Kres bites down over her pink lip as she twists into Laken. “I wouldn’t want him to miss seeing his girlfriend hit on another guy.” The two of them stalk off into the crowd. I wish they’d magically disappear. I wish a lot of people would disappear from Ephemeral and Laken’s “boyfriend” is at the top of the list.
ETHEREAL KNIGHTS (Celestra Knights)(Gage at the beach with Skyla)*Gage’s point of view
Her eyes catch the light and shine like a sea of crystal. She leans over and writes something in the damp sand just beyond her legs. The words Skyla +Gage appear across the polished slick, encased in a giant heart.“Nice.” I say, admiring her work, my heart racing like a mustang out of the gate.It’s all happening. Skyla and I are together in a roundabout way. Falling in love could be the very next step.
ELYSIAN (Celestra Series Book 8) The final book!!! *sniff**Logan and Gage with Skyla
“Dude.” Logan reprimands. “Give her some space. “Take all the time you need, Skyla. It’s only senior year. We’ve got the rest of our lives.”Gage shoots a death stare over at him and the two of them battle it out with nary a blink.“I for one,” Gage starts, reverting his attention to me, “don’t want to miss a second with you. I know this isn’t going to be easy. I know that deep down inside you don’t want to break anybody’s heart. But I beg of you, if you know the answer, don’t put it off just to spare someone’s feelings—not even if they’re mine.”
Have a great week! I’m going to try and work a miracle and actually have book out this week. I’m foregoing sleep for this one. Wish me luck!
Published on February 18, 2013 23:19


