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December 7, 2011
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- S.G. Rogers
December 6, 2011
Apocrypha is Available Now
Apocrypha by S.G. Rogers…because sometimes even for a demon, love is in the cards.
Being dedicated to the diabolical doesn't seem to satisfy Jem anymore. When the gorgeous demon poses for elderly artist Greer Richmond, the two form a connection. Greer senses good in her, but Jem rebels against the idea by going on a Vegas bender. After Jem gets word Greer is about to die, she inexplicably wants to make sure he gets to heaven—but her boss has other plans.
As penance for her interference, Jem is assigned to take one of Greer's descendants instead. Unfortunately handsome Dare Richmond awakens feelings in Jem a demon isn't supposed to have. Will Jem be able to complete her task, or has fate dealt the demon an impossible hand?
As part of the twelve days of Christmas, Musa Publishing will make Apocrypha available as a FREE READ on Wednesday, December 7th. Go HERE to download your copy.
- S.G. Rogers
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Apocrypha – Available Now
Apocrypha by S.G. Rogers…because sometimes even for a demon, love is in the cards.
Being dedicated to the diabolical doesn't seem to satisfy Jem anymore. When the gorgeous demon poses for elderly artist Greer Richmond, the two form a connection. Greer senses good in her, but Jem rebels against the idea by going on a Vegas bender. After Jem gets word Greer is about to die, she inexplicably wants to make sure he gets to heaven—but her boss has other plans.
As penance for her interference, Jem is assigned to take one of Greer's descendants instead. Unfortunately handsome Dare Richmond awakens feelings in Jem a demon isn't supposed to have. Will Jem be able to complete her task, or has fate dealt the demon an impossible hand?
As part of the twelve days of Christmas, Musa Publishing will make Apocrypha available as a FREE READ on Wednesday, December 7th. Go HERE to download your copy.
- S.G. Rogers
Posing with Sword: © Jose Antonio Sánchez Reyes | Dreamstime.com
Handsome: © Piotr Tomicki | Dreamstime.com
Apocrypha – Release Day!!!
Apocrypha by S.G. Rogers…because sometimes even for a demon, love is in the cards.
Being dedicated to the diabolical doesn't seem to satisfy Jem anymore. When the gorgeous demon poses for elderly artist Greer Richmond, the two form a connection. Greer senses good in her, but Jem rebels against the idea by going on a Vegas bender. After Jem gets word Greer is about to die, she inexplicably wants to make sure he gets to heaven—but her boss has other plans.
As penance for her interference, Jem is assigned to take one of Greer's descendants instead. Unfortunately handsome Dare Richmond awakens feelings in Jem a demon isn't supposed to have. Will Jem be able to complete her task, or has fate dealt the demon an impossible hand?
As part of the twelve days of Christmas, Musa Publishing will make Apocrypha available as a FREE READ on Wednesday, December 7th. Go HERE to download your copy.
- S.G. Rogers
Posing with Sword: © Jose Antonio Sánchez Reyes | Dreamstime.com
Handsome: © Piotr Tomicki | Dreamstime.com
December 5, 2011
Finding The Spirit of Christmas
In a holiday mood? Come read Finding the Spirit of Christmas, a warm and cozy short story that will tug on your heartstrings and put a smile on your face. Now playing HERE at Me and Reading blogspot.
- S.G. Rogers
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December 2, 2011
The Genie Rule – The Saga Continues
(Episode Three – Recap)
After Larry rubbed the lamp a gorgeous genie appeared to grant the usual three wishes. She dupes Peter and Larry into using up two wishes. Larry realizes that the whole wish thing is an invitation to disaster. So for his last wish, he asks the genie's real name. This particular wish not only violates genie rules, but winds up (drum roll, please) summoning the Boss of the Netherrealm…
Episode Four
A sudden knock at the door made everyone jump. The genie scrambled for cover behind Peter and Larry. "Oh, crud, that's my boss," she whispered. "Tell him I'm not here."
Larry answered the door. A gum-snapping kid wearing an Angels baseball cap and a bad attitude sauntered past.
"What do you want, punk?" Larry asked. "Whatever you're selling, we're not buying."
The kid appraised Larry a moment. "Unless you want that wire and cork banyan tree stuffed where the sun don't shine, I'd tie a knot in that tongue, Bucko. Where's Mildred?"
"Who wants to know?" Peter asked. He lifted his chin, trying to feign bravery.
The genie peeked over Peter's shoulder. "Hello, Boss," she said with a nervous titter.
"Mildred, you've been on double secret probation for the last three hundred years. Even the Netherrealm has rules you gotta follow. You just won't toe the line, babe. As of this moment, your genie privileges are revoked."
When the kid blew Mildred a kiss, she gasped and let out a little scream. "Not the Kiss of Life! Come on, Boss, don't make me human!"
The kid turned the brim of his baseball cap to the back. "I wash my hands of you, Millie. Larry and Peter, she's your problem now."
Whistling "King of the Road," the kid disappeared with a pop of a huge, pink gum bubble. Where he once stood was an origami unicorn made out of a bubble gum wrapper. Ambrosia trotted over to the wrapper and began batting it around between her paws like a hockey puck.
The former genie sank onto the sofa, her head in her hands.
"What just happened?" Peter asked, stunned. "I didn't know a genie could get fired."
As Millie turned her big blue eyes in his direction, Peter gulped.
"There's only one thing to do now," she sighed.
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- S.G. Rogers
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November 28, 2011
Lang may yer lum reek! and other Scottish-isms
I put a challenge to author Cathie Dunn (Highland Arms) to collect some Scottish phrases I could use to amaze my friends at parties. She went sleuthing and came up with some dandy Scottish conversation stoppers. Feel free to pick a few and try them out for yourself. Let me know how far you get. 
Scottish Phrases you might hear in places (Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Scottish Borders)…
I'm no in very gid fettle the day. (I'm not feeling well today.)
Is she no a braw lookin bird. (Isn't she a nice looking woman!)
Have ye seen the bairn? (Have you seen the child?)
When are ye gan hame? (When are you going home?)
I forgot te let ye ken. (I forgot to tell you.)
You wearin your old baffies the day? (Are you wearing your old slippers today?)
Pit yer simmit in the washin machine. (Put your vest into the washing machine.)
Watch an no fa doon that open cunndy. (Watch you don't fall down that open drain.)
Git me a pun o mince when yer oot. (Get me a pound of mince when you're out.)
Awa wi ye! (You are kidding me!)
See yer wearing yer bits the day. (I see you're wearing your boots today.)
Its awfy cauld the day. (It's really cold today.)
Nice troosers yer wearin. (Nice trousers you're wearing.)
Pit yer hon there! (Shake my hand!)
Livin above the brush. (An unmarried couple.)
Ah seen it wi ma ane een. (I saw it with my own eyes.)
Fancy a burl in ma car? (Would you like to go for a drive?)
What aboot havin a burl roond the dance flair? (Do you want to dance?)
Fancy gonn fur a donnder? (Do you want to go for a walk?)
I've goot a sair heed. (I have a headache.)
She pockled the money. (She stole the money.)
Gees wane o thame! (Can I have one of them?)
Have ye goot any fid in the hoose? (Do you have any food in the house?)
That is reekin! (That smells!)
That's an auld hoose. (That house is old.)
They stiy in a single end. (They stay in a semi detached house.)
Lang may yer lum reek! (Live long and happily!)
More fancy phrases:
http://www.scotland-welcomes-you.com/scottish_sayings.html
Highland Arms is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and The Wild Rose Press.
Betrayed by her brother's lies, Catriona MacKenzie is banished from her Edinburgh home to her godmother's remote manor in the Highlands. While her father ponders her fate, Catriona's insatiable curiosity leads her straight into trouble–and into the arms of a notorious Highlander.
Five years after an ill-fated Jacobite rebellion, Rory Cameron works as a smuggler to raise money for the cause–until Catriona uncovers a plot against him and exposes his activities. Now Rory is faced with a decision that could save their lives or destroy them both.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas at Musa Publishing!
Musa Publishing is celebrating the holidays with the twelve days of Christmas! Go here to download the Free Read of the day (Psst…my Free Read Apocrypha comes out on Wednesday, Dec. 7th). Happy Holidays!
Apocrypha
Sometimes, even for a demon, love is in the cards…
Being dedicated to the diabolical doesn't seem to satisfy Jem anymore. When the 
gorgeous demon poses for elderly artist Greer Richmond, the two form a connection. Greer senses good in her, but Jem rebels against the idea by going on a Vegas bender. After Jem gets word Greer is about to die, she inexplicably wants to make sure he gets to heaven—but her boss has other plans. As penance for her interference, Jem is assigned to take one of Greer's descendants instead. Unfortunately handsome Dare Richmond awakens feelings in Jem a demon isn't supposed to have. Will Jem be able to complete her task, or has fate dealt the demon an impossible hand?
- S.G. Rogers
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November 26, 2011
Tantalizing Triangles
- S.G. Rogers
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November 25, 2011
The Genie Rule – Interactive Series!
Recap:
(Episode One) Peter found an oil lamp at a flea market. After Peter paid the merchant for the lamp, the gap-toothed fellow literally disappeared. Peter met up with his friend Larry, who offered to trade him his lame cork-and-wire banyan tree sculpture for the lamp. Peter refused.
(Episode Two) The two men headed over to Peter's studio apartment, where the cat Ambrosia was sleeping. Peter peeked inside the lamp, but was disappointed to find it empty. Larry told him it was the genie rule to rub the lamp. Peter objected but Larry got his hands on the lamp and rubbed it anyway. Ambrosia freaked as a real live gorgeous genie emerged from the lamp.
And now, Episode Three of The Genie Rule…
Ambrosia streaked under the sagging sleeper sofa as the smoke solidified into a gorgeous woman. Glistening tears slipped down her lovely cheeks as she read a worn copy of Old Yeller. With a sobbing hiccup, the genie closed the paperback and tossed it into the air. As the book vanished, so did the tearstains that marred her beautiful face.
"That gets me every time," she sighed.
She peered at Peter and Larry. Peter's eyes had bugged out and Larry's jaw was on the floor.
"Hello, boys. I have a massage at noon so let's get started. Three wishes, none of which involve wishing for more wishes or taking liberties with the genie. What'll it be?"
Her remarks were greeted by stunned silence, but the genie merely glanced around the room.
"This is a dump, if you don't mind me saying so. You should wish for a better crib."
Peter finally managed to make his mouth work. "What's your name?"
The genie grinned. "You wish to know my name?"
Larry jostled Peter with his elbows. "It's a trick. If you say yes, you'll lose one of your wishes."
"Hmm. You're not as stupid as you look, Larry," the genie said.
Larry's chest puffed up. "Okay…I want a '67 Chevy Camaro in red."
The genie snapped her fingers. "Done. The keys are in the ignition."
Galvanized by a sudden commotion outside, Larry and Peter bolted over to the window. A vintage car was parked in the parking lot, with a gas nozzle trailing from the tank. In the passenger side front seat sat a bleached blonde bimbo, screaming her head off.
"We don't want a stolen car! Put it back right now," Peter demanded, quivering with outrage.
"Fine." The genie snapped her fingers again and the car disappeared. "One more wish left."
"Nuh-uh," Larry protested. "We got two more wishes!"
"You wished for the car and then you wished it away," the genie said, ticking the wishes off on her fingers one by one. "That's two wishes gone. Cough up the third."
While the genie examined her manicure, Larry and Peter began to bicker with one another.
"It's my lamp, Larry," Peter insisted finally. "This game is way too dangerous. Don't you understand? Anything we wish will lead to trouble."
Peter took a deep breath and stared into the genie's eyes.
"I wish to know your name," he said.
The genie blanched. "Oh doggy doo doo. Now you've gone and done it."
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