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Ten Reasons Why Werewolves Shouldn't Stray....

1. It's not part of their moral character.
2. No wolf wants to be considered a dog.
3. Their mate has awfully big teeth.
4. If they have offspring--it's even worse than having just one extra kid, but they'll end up with a whole litter of them.
5. Wolves can smell other wolves. So if a wolf plays around, his or her mate will know!
6. They're hunters.
7. They're predatory.
8. They have long memories.
9. They don't get mad, they get even.
10. Did I mention the really big teeth?

Can you think of any other reason why werewolves really shouldn't stray?


It's coming soon!! I can't believe it's almost here!

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com

A Ghost of a Chance at Love

A GHOST OF A CHANCE AT LOVE Time travel western romance.

Vinspire Romance

Release date moved up from December to September!

The past clashes with the present, and one woman finds herself fighting for her own identity in the past so that she can have a future with the man she loves--but with her ancestor's hold over her--Lisa Welsh and Jack Stanton only have a ghost of a chance at love.

Lisa Welsh only wishes to leave a messy divorce behind for a couple of days stay in Salado, Texas, but wakes to nightmares and a cowboy in her bed, and she has no earthly idea how he got there. But the situation gets worse when she wakes in the morning and learns she's living in 19th Century Salado. Even more worrisome is the tall dark stranger and everyone else in town believes she's some woman named Josephine Rogers. Only she's supposed to be dead.

Jack Stanton can't believe the clerk gave him an occupied room at the Shady Villa Inn, but worse, he was ready to ravage the woman in that bed—until he realized his mistake. Now the woman he thinks is Josephine, claims to be some other woman—and though he could never abide by Josephine's fickle ways, this Lisa Welsh intrigues him like no other. Still, everybody in town believes her to be Josephine, and he steps in to help her find her way back home.

Murder, mystery, ties to family roots in the past, embezzlement and murder in the present, and a man she can't get off her mind no matter what century it is, Lisa has no choice. She must solve the mysteries and face the troubles in her world and Jack's or they will never be free to share the love that binds them across the ages.

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It all began with an amethyst necklace and a trip to Salado, Texas and a stay at Room 3 in the Stagecoach Inn.

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One of the fun things to do when you have a book coming out is to be asked for the cover art facts! So last night I was asked to provide blurbs for the book and ideas for the cover art. I've loved the covers I've had with Vintage Romance in the past and look forward to seeing what the cover looks like now that they are Vinspire. :)

The picture above is a picture of the Stagecoach Inn of Salado, also known as the Shady Villa Inn at the time of my story. But it was the stagecoach inn of that time. :)

Have a super Monday!!!

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com

Vampiric Calling is Coming!

I uploaded a revised version of Vampiric Calling to the 99 cent ebooks offered! It's still processing at Smashwords, Amazon, and B&N.
Ebook Short Description A vampire targets a huntress for his own, and she's torn between wanting him and knowing she should terminate him. But in the dark of night, who will win the battle?


Ralston Vaccarra has waited all the huntress's life to have her and no one, vampires or hunters alike, will have the woman he claimed for his own the day she was born, only will a huntress be able to accept him and his kind for what they are?
It's almost twice as long as the version I had in the newsletter as I added quite a bit to it to flesh out the story some more. :)

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I took this picture when I chanced to look out the kitchen window and see a red sky at night...It was like the whole sky was on fire, even more brilliant than in this picture. :) And I thought the smooth bark of the tree added to the picture nicely. :)

And I received another bear order--2 new bears for new baby births in January! Luckily, one is for a grizzly and he's made. I just have to embroider his paws for the baby. The other I need to cut out from scratch and start all new. :) I can't seem to keep ahead where I have a bunch made up already.

Off to write on Heart of the Highland Wolf--I'm at the near end--just not sure how to end it. Time to do some heavy duty brainstorming.

Ever do that? Can't figure out what you're going to do--whether it's take a trip or tackle some other problem? And you brainstorm?

Sometimes forcing myself to continue to think on a solution works. Sometimes just revising the rest of the manuscript makes me realize I had some neat plot threads that I didn't go anywhere with and voila--that's the solution!

I do love writing where the characters come full circle when it works in the story. Sometimes it just happens. Sometimes I have to really work on it.

So I'm off to brainstorm!

Hope you all are having a lovely Sunday! We skipped flower shopping--it was raining and colder than the dickens here! And still is!

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com

Writing the Story of Your Heart

As writers, we hear this all the time. We must write the story of our heart. Yeah, okay, so what does that mean?
It means this--we feel the story. We love the story. We can't quit thinking about the story. We HAVE to write it and get it out of our system or we can't write anything else.
Not that I might not write on something else also....but we HAVE to finish that story. The story of our heart.
Do you think GONE WITH THE WIND was the story of Margaret Mitchell's heart?
When I began my wolf tales, they were the story of my heart, because I have always had an infinity for wolves ever since reading Jack London's CALL OF THE WILD and WHITE FANG. He made wolves real for me. But part of the reason I also wrote the series was my deep need to set the story straight on werewolves--or at least my werewolves--they are not evil to the core.
Which goes back to wolves. Neither are they. They've gotten a bum rap. They exist, co-exist, and are needed for the ecosystem. In a future story, I'll mention about one such scenario that has changed the Colorado landscape.
Another story that comes straight from the heart is the upcoming release: A GHOST OF A CHANCE AT LOVE.
My mother and I loved to go to Salado. It has all kinds of quaint gift shops, the big Celtic fest, art shows, and a wonderful history of outlaws and ghosts and many old buildings left over from the old days. Every time we ate pecan pie at the Stagecoach Inn, or watched the stagecoach take tourists up the road, or stood next to the moss-stoned filled creek, knowing that at one time cattle used to be moved through the water, muddying the town's drinking water, or that one time one of the buildings had been a saloon....well, I couldn't help thinking about a contemporary woman caught in that time and how she would manage it.
I lost my mother a couple of years ago now, but I had written the story while she was still alive, and she and I would sit in the restaurant at the Stagecoach Inn and talk about the details of the book. :) She was excited to let all her friends know I was writing about Waco and Salado. And so were they.
So when it comes out in December, I'll remember those times we shared with fondness and of course, it'll be dedicated to my mother.
That's what writing the book of my heart is all about to me.
Hope you all have a great Saturday!
I've been up forever, and am behind big time. We're to go flower shopping today, but it's 32 degrees out and the wind chill is worse. It was raining a few minutes ago. Not supposed to do that! :)
So I think the flower shopping will have to be postponed a couple of weeks!
Terry"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."www.terryspear.com

Who Do Authors Write for?

I write for readers. And that's the truth of the matter. I don't always get it right. I don't always please every reader every time. But I write for readers. :)

Some authors flat out say they aren't influenced by their reading public. That their stories are their own and when readers ask them to change the direction they're writing, they won't. It's their story, they're the author, and that's that.

But I value my reader's input. Because I'm not writing the stories for myself. I'm writing them for you. And the more of "you" that love them, the more I'm thrilled. :)

Just like I don't like every story I love by my favorite authors, or some authors' works that don't resonate with me, it will be the same with my stories with some readers. It's to be expected. But for the most part, I hope that the stories work--at least that's what I strive for.

I read a lot of reviews of other authors' works because I want to see what readers love or don't love about a writer's work. Why should I care what readers' think of other authors' works? The writing isn't mine, after all. But I could fall into the same pitfalls if not careful. Or maybe there's something endearing that readers' love about another author's writing. What is it?

That's what I want to capture in my own work then. I love hearing from fans and I love to please!

Fangtastic Fiction gave a nice overall review of the Wolf Series, and of Wolf Fever. :)

And I'm thrilled!

Well, it's that time again--TGIF....only, mine is marred by another dental appointment. I'm not being very heroic here--I'm cringing. :)

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday! I'm flower shopping tomorrow!!! Hope to pick up lots of pretty plants for the garden!

Have any plans for yours? Some you want to "weed" out, something new you want to try?

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com

The Only Problem with Writing Jaguars is...

No Highland jaguar hunks!!!

Okay, but I suppose you could have a displaced Highlander, who was running around the jungles in South America, who came upon a sexy jaguar shifter, and she decided to make the kilted hunk hers. So I suppose it could work. LOL

What do you all think?

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com

Spring Has Sprung!

Finally was able to take pictures of the sunny daffodils and the pastel and purple grape hyacinths, before they begin to fade!

And when I look at the small cluster, I think, I need MORE! :)

Can you ever have too many flowers?

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com

Flowers are Up!

The grape hyacinths are blooming as well as daffodils! Spring has sprung!
Irises will be a little later. I'll try to take some pictures this afternoon. They might have been beaten down a bit from the hail storm we had the other night. :(

What are your favorite flowers?

I'm back to the dentist, so just a couple of hours work and back to the torture chamber!!!

Have a super Tuesday!

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com

Sold!!!! Not 1, Not 2, Not 3...

Here is the story--I was running out of contracted books to write--I am nearly finished writing The Highland Wolf in Paradise--only 7500 words to go--and so I've got to get a proposal to my editor. I submitted the proposal for 3 more wolf tales, Tom's story and two more Highland wolf tales included.

She said she wanted me to think about what I'd do for the future, something different, so I researched jaguars and proposed that I write a series of jaguar shifters--my thinking--they're predators like wolves, beautiful creatures when in their predatory form, territorial, but they don't believe in family, like wolves do, or mate for life. So my shifters would have to be different--fighting their cat nature to take a mate for life. That's because though I want to create the stories as realistic as possible, I need the HEA for romance. So that's what I proposed for the future!

I received the call from my editor after she went to the editorial board, and was thankfully off Friday when she called.

Sourcebooks bought all 6 books!!! The...



three wolf tales and...



three jaguar shifter stories.
Now I need to write up a proposal for the story idea for the 1st of the jaguar shifter stories and it might be coming out in the spring next year. That depends on how fast I can write it! Anyway, I've got to work on that as soon as I finish The Highland Wolf in Paradise. I'm way ahead on deadline, so I can do this! I think this book isn't even due until next year!

So what do you think? Ready for some more wolves, and a few sexy jaguars too?

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com

Sold!!!!

Here is the story--I was running out of contracted books to write--I am nearly finished writing The Highland Wolf in Paradise--only 7500 words to go--and so I've got to get a proposal to my editor. I submitted the proposal for 3 more wolf tales, Tom's story and two more Highland wolf tales included.

She said she wanted me to think about what I'd do for the future, something different, so I researched jaguars and proposed that I write a series of jaguar shifters--my thinking--they're predators like wolves, beautiful creatures when in their predatory form, territorial, but they don't believe in family, like wolves do, or mate for life. So my shifters would have to be different--fighting their cat nature to take a mate for life. That's because though I want to create the stories as realistic as possible, I need the HEA for romance. So that's what I proposed for the future!

I received the call from my editor after she went to the editorial board, and was thankfully off Friday when she called.

Sourcebooks bought all 6 books!!! The...



three wolf tales and...



three jaguar shifter stories.[image error]

Now I need to write up a proposal for the story idea for the 1st of the jaguar shifter stories and it might be coming out in the spring next year. That depends on how fast I can write it! Anyway, I've got to work on that as soon as I finish The Highland Wolf in Paradise. I'm way ahead on deadline, so I can do this! I think this book isn't even due until next year!

So what do you think? Ready for some more wolves, and a few sexy jaguars too?

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com