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A Day Late & A Dollar Short but… WINNER ANNOUNCED!

Forgive the lateness! It’s been Sickie-Central here at the House of Munch, so I’m dreadfully behind in all computer-related happenings! Forgive me! Without further ado, let’s give away a book! The winner is… Arlisa Lewis! Congrats, Congrats, Congrats!  And please come back and visit sometime! No promises, but I’ll try to be on time for [...]

Happy 48th Birthday, Robert Downey Jr.

Book Giveaway! Tarnished by Karina Cooper

It’s time for another giveaway – because I am awesome like that! (Actually, it’s because I’m sick and even surfing the internet makes me woozy, so this is an easy way to do content – but whatever works.) Karina Cooper is a paranormal and steampunk writer. I met her last year at the Romantic Times convention [...]

Free Book of the Urban Fantasy variety – Slayer’s Kiss by Cassi Carver

Cassi Carver is a sweet, gracious woman who also happens to be a kick-butt Urban Fantasy writer as well as someone who won life’s lottery in the genetics department. To all this I have to say – Couldn’t you have shared just a little, Cassi Carver? Would it have been so difficult to spread the wealth [...]

There’s this writer by the name of Jeannie Lin…

…and Jeannie Lin writes historical romance novels set during the Tang Dynasty of China – which no one else does. She has beautiful cover art and has won lots of awards and I’m sure she goes around and introduces herself by saying, “Hi, I’m Jeannie Lin, and I write award-winning historical romance set during the Tang [...]

Another Star Trek Into Darkness Trailer – and oh look, it’s a nearly naked woman!

I’ve made it no secret that I am going to see the new Star Trek movie for one reason and one only – Benedict Cumberbatch as the film’s antagonist. My fangirling of BC has not diminished these last several months since I first caught him in Sherlock and it shows no signs of slowing down [...]

Six Sentence Sunday – Loving a Prince Charming

And yes, in the midst of my merry-making at Sakura-Con, I come to you to share more Fairy Tale goodness with the next book in my Fairy Tales & Ever Afters series, Loving a Prince Charming! At its heart, Loving a Prince Charming is a friends-to-lovers story. Seth and Kira have grown-up together. As Prince, Seth has [...]

Six Sentence Sunday – Loving a Prince Charming

Yes, yes, I know, I’m a punk and need to be better about my blogging – la la la. But enough about that. I am currently in the editing stage for the next book of my Fairy Tales & Ever After series! Rejoice with me, all lovers of slightly fractured fairy tales! Loving a Prince [...]

Six Sentence Sunday – Loving an Ugly Beast

I have a new release coming out! Joy and Wonderment!

Last year was not a big release year for me. I was writing, sure, but I was doing the behind the scenes projects, the ones where I am currently in wait mode over.

While just writing is wonderful, there is nothing quite like releasing a product out there into the wild, letting it free for all the peoples to see and enjoy (or mock me over, your choice).

Loving an Ugly Beast, the second book in my Fairy Tales & Ever Afters series, will be coming out in the next few weeks. We’re doing all that good finalizing stuff right now – for example, it doesn’t have a back cover copy yet… working on it! – but the finish line is in sight.

So in honor of this momentous occasion, today we will celebrate by releasing a snippet in Six Sentence fashion. This little scene is at the beginning of the story, where our heroine Nissa is experiencing all these messy feelings that threaten her friendship with her beastly best friend, Benton. Oh no! Don’t you hate when that happens?

Enjoy!

And now the day was ending as it often did, with them against a thick oak a few feet away from the lake’s edge while Nissa read. Today’s selection was love sonnets at Benton’s request, the eloquent, sometimes naughty verses stoking Nissa’s longing for the man whose head now lay in her lap.

One hand held the book while the other stroked through his thick, dark hair. As the last sonnet ended she closed the book but couldn’t quite bring herself to stop this allowable touch. “Benton?”

Benton looked up at her, and for one unguarded moment his eyes shone from within with a fierce, hungry light. A shiver – part warning, part longing – snaked over her skin and left raw, exposed nerves in its wake. “Benton?”

 

Random Otaku Picture

Skip Beat! Ren and Kyoko forever!

I do love this picture. When Kyoko is in character and just takes charge it makes my little heart go pitter-patter in glee.

And are you reading Skip Beat? If not, you should! Mental note: Do write-up of Skip Beat to share the awesomeness with everyone! Look forward to that in the next couple weeks :)