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August 25, 2020
Tuesday Teaser
This is a teaser from Day's Light, book #2 in the Mystic Bay series.
Mark’s muscles clenched and released as he spasmed. Gasping for breath, Mark clutched his chest. His claws ranked his skin, drawing blood. He tried to cry out, and Hunter saw Mark’s fangs were still there. Blood mixed with saliva dripped down his mouth where he’d cut his tongue with them.
“Mark? Mark!” Panicking, Hunter tried to push Mark back on the bed. The stiffness of Mark’s chest muscles shocked him. How the hell could he breathe?
While they tussled, Mark’s gaze locked onto Hunter, but there was no sign of human awareness in his eyes. Just pain and anger, a deadly combination. A cornered animal was a dangerous animal.
Mark’s face had a bluish tint to it, and he was making gurgling sounds. Was Mark strangling on his own spit? Hunter had no idea. Before he could decide what to do, Mark lunged up and slammed both hands into Hunter’s chest.
Hunter flew off the bed and hit the wall. The sheetrock crumbled around him as he slid down. Finally Mark dragged in air… and howled again. Hunter cringed at the sound. There was no doubt that was an Alpha howl.
Hunter struggled to his feet and launched himself at the bed again. Somehow he had to calm Mark down, but damned if he knew how. Just as he grabbed Mark, Mark turned toward him, snarling. His mouth pooched out and formed a muzzle. But just as quick, it morphed back to normal.
Mark shrieked.
A paw, not a fucking hand, whizzed past. Hunter barely managed to get out of the way. Holy shit, Mark almost slit his throat. As he watched, the paw turned back into a hand.
“Holy hell,” Hunter breathed as Mark twisted and shuddered, various body parts transforming into a wolf then back to human. The transformations were becoming more intense and rapid.
Hunter had never witnessed something like this. Ever. A bitten wolf never shifted before the end of the three day time period.
August 23, 2020
Pucker Up Monday
Welcome to Pucker Up Monday. It's not what you think, lol. Since Mondays do tend to suck, I though I'd try to start the week off right for y'all.
August 18, 2020
Tuesday Teaser
This is a teaser from Day's Light, book #2 in the Mystic Bay series.
“No one asked me if I wanted to be your mate!”
Okay, that hurt. But Mark was born human and didn’t understand the significance of a mate bond. “It’s fated!”
“You had the choice to bite me. You had the choice to take me as a mate. What about my choice? Did I get a choice in any of this?” Mark yelled.
Hunter eyes widened when he saw the fangs in Mark’s mouth.
“What fucking choice did I have in any of this!” Mark growled, his claws ripping through the sheet. He looked down, surprise crossing his face. “Oh my God, what the hell? Hunter? I….” Mark pressed his hand to his stomach. “There’s something wrong. I feel weird.” Mark glanced back at Hunter.
The fear in Mark’s eyes scared Hunter to his soul.
“I… I….” Anguish twisted Mark’s features, then he threw his head back and howled. A full throated, loud as hell, howl.
Hunter’s heart damn near stopped. Mark howled. Fucking howled, which he absolutely shouldn’t be able to do right now anyway, but even more shocking? That was an Alpha howl.
August 17, 2020
Pucker Up Monday
Welcome to Pucker Up Monday. It's not what you think, lol. Since Mondays do tend to suck, I though I'd try to start the week off right for y'all.
August 14, 2020
Finicky Friday - Pineapple Chicken Tenders
Ingredients
yields 10 servings
1 cup pineapple juice
½ cup packed brown sugar
⅓ cup light soy sauce
2 pounds chicken breast tenderloins or stripe
10 skewers
Directions
Step 1
In a small saucepan over medium heat, mix pineapple juice, brown sugar, and soy sauce. Remove from heat just before the mixture comes to a boil.
Step 2
Place chicken tenders in a medium bowl. Cover with the pineapple marinade, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Step 3
Preheat grill for medium heat. Thread chicken lengthwise onto wooden skewers.
Step 4
Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill chicken tenders 5 minutes per side, or until juices run clear. They cook quickly, so watch them closely.
(I use my George Foreman grill, so I don't need the skewers. If you do it like this, you should still spray the grates so it doesn't stick.)
August 13, 2020
Thursday book recommendation
These are books I’ve read and really enjoyed. Most of what I talk about will probably be paranormal/scifi but not always. Although it’s rare, I do read some contemporary.
This week is: Blurb:
Jacqui Corleone is a fashion designer, a yoga-instructor and a concerned citizen who selflessly helps the police solve crimes. Oh, and he occasionally turns into a small wild cat. Probably due to a wizard's curse or an evil government plot to create super warriors.
Or, he's a cat cursed to turn into a human and only the bite of a sexy alpha lion will allow him to remain in his superior form of Cat.
Jacqui does not have a split personality, but sometimes his cat personality can get rather loud.
Jacqui Corleone is a cat shifter who doesn't know why or how he turns into a cat. He lives a solitary life in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. He's not afraid of intimacy (yes, he is) but sensibly refrains from potentially awkward entanglements. Unfortunately, the sexy new deputy sheriff just moved in across the street and Jacqui's vow not to get mixed up with island dudes is sorely challenged.
When the mysterious disappearance of three blue pots draws Jacqui to investigate, he prowls ever deeper into danger--and into the arms of Deputy Wyatt West (he wishes).
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D6WPX5G
August 11, 2020
Tuesday Teaser
This is a teaser from Day's Light, book #2 in the Mystic Bay series.
Hunter knelt next to Mark. “What? What’s wrong?”
Water from the jets drenched Hunter, making him even more sexy, if such a thing was possible. Talk about a wet dream, in more ways than one. “You’re built like a brick shithouse.”
Hunter sputtered. “What?”
Oh, fuck him running, did he actually blurt that out? From the shocked—and pleased—look on Hunter’s face, he had.
“Mark?”
“Sorry. Sorry. I saw the wound and kind of freaked. I, um, wow.” Son of a bitch, he wanted to climb Hunter. Mark was hard, and there was no hiding it. “You, ah, you must live in a gym full fucking time.” Stop talking! “Did you know that you’re uncut?” Why am I still talking? “I love an uncut dick. Best thing ever.” Kill me now.
Hunter’s alarm fled, and a grin spilled forth. “I do know that I’m uncut, actually. Like what you see, huh?”
Don’t answer. Don’t answer. Don’t answer. “Yes.”
Fuck.
“I’m going to kiss you. Okay?”
Say no. Say no! “Yes.”
Fuuuuuck.
August 10, 2020
Pucker Up Monday
Welcome to Pucker Up Monday. It's not what you think, lol. Since Mondays do tend to suck, I though I'd try to start the week off right for y'all.
August 6, 2020
Finicky Friday - Fruit on a Stick
Ingredients
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme
3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk
12 fresh strawberries, halved
24 cubes cantaloupe
3 medium kiwifruit, peeled and cut into eighths
Directions
Mix cream cheese, marshmallow creme and milk until smooth. Thread fruit on wooden skewers. Serve with dip.
Nutrition Facts
1 skewer with 2 tablespoons dip: 149 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 77mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g
Link: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/fruit-on-a-stick/
August 5, 2020
Thursday Book Recommendation
These are books I’ve read and really enjoyed. Most of what I talk about will probably be paranormal/scifi but not always. Although it’s rare, I do read some contemporary.
This week is:
Blurb:My standard issued lab badge reads 'Simon' but it really should say 'unexciting nerd with no social life'Don’t get me wrong -- I love what I do with a passion, but it doesn’t leave a lot of time for much else.Especially romance.
While chipping away at my work, I’m suddenly the person between hired cartel muscle and the fossil that will define my career.
Which isn’t the most insane part of the story.
My savior is a chaotic, bat-wielding punk with a bubble gum pink mohawk and a killer smile.
In a mad dash to escape the thieves, my knight in studded armor sweeps me across the country while hitting every tourist trap along the way.
While smuggling a fossil, might I add.
Oh, and did I mention this pink punk can shift into a dinosaur?
(This is not dino porn. Dude is actually a shifter lol. It’s a really cute book!)
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08CD2Q216
