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How Did She Get Talked Into Doing This? ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE SFRB Presents

I’m very pleased and thrilled to announce that Escape From Zulaire is a 2014 SFR Galaxy Award Winner! (Complete info on the awards here.) So I thought I’d do some excerpts from the novel for the next few weeks…

(The link ishereto find this week’s excerpts from novels or WIP written by other Science Fiction Romance Brigade group members. A fun way to sample new books!)

Here are the first 200 or so words from the book (story synopsis below the excerpt):

This is the most absurd thing I’ve ever done...

Veronica Does the Dreams for 2014 Magazine Quiz

Found another magazine quiz to answer! Actually, Marie Claire magazine (one of my favorites to read) conducted an interesting reader survey “What You Dream About For 2014″ and published the results in their January issue. (OK, so I’m running a little behind….what?)

Who would be the best celebrity life coach?The MC readers picked Hilary Clinton and Kate Middleton as the top 2 from the choices given. I think I’d want several, for all the different aspects of my life. But for now I’ll go with Aut...

The Caravan Halts DANCER OF THE NILE Weekend Writing Warriors

Continuing on with my paranormal romance set in Ancient Egypt. Nima the dancer and Kamin, one of Pharaoh’s warriors, havebeen traveling with the caravan for a few days as they seek to escape the pursuing enemy and get vital information to Pharaoh to stop an invasion. Nima was exposed to various temptations involving her future as a dancer and Kamin realized how much she means to him. But he’s got secrets he can’t share…they’ve quarreled, made up and Nima said she’d do a private dance for Kami...

I’ll Be All Right WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM SFR Brigade Presents

(The link ishereto find this week’s excerpts from novels or WIP written by other Science Fiction Romance Brigade group members. A fun way to sample new books!)

Here’s the next excerpt from WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM, which I was really pleased to see on the Rabid Readers Reads Best Of List for 2013.

The small party of survivors has discovered some really bad things about events surrounding the wreck. They’ve been to the Hold to collect Nick’s blasters and an important piece of gear which he just...

Cover Reveal MAGIC OF THE NILE

Coming in February (still in edits) – MAGIC OF THE NILE, the sequel to PRIESTESS OF THE NILE. My lovely new cover from Frauke at Croco Designs:

Here’s the story:

1535 BCE

After a childhood spent scorned and ignored by her family because of her crippled foot, Tyema was magically healed then installed as the High Priestess of his temple by Sobek the Crocodile God. But Tyema is still haunted by her memories, scarred by the abuse she endured. Despite Sobek’s protection, as an adult she’s become a ne...

The Dance Begins DANCER OF THE NILE Weekend Writing Warriors

Continuing on with my paranormal romance set in Ancient Egypt. Nima the dancer and Kamin, one of Pharaoh’s warriors, are traveling with the caravan for a few days as they seek to escape the pursuing enemy and get vital information to Pharaoh to stop an invasion. Nima was exposed to various temptations involving her future as a dancer and Kamin realized how much she means to him. But he’s got secrets he can’t share…they’ve quarreled, made up and Nima has said she’ll do a private dance for Kami...

Ancient Egyptian Beer Had Bubbles and Saved the World

Recently there were stories of a newly discovered ancient Egyptian tomb – no, not a new pharaoh or queen, but the tomb of “A Maker of Beer for the Gods of the Dead”, one Khonso Em Heb. (Here’s the CNN story with photos.) This gentleman lived about 500 years after the era where I’ve set my “Tales of the Gods” paranormal romances, but one thing he, my characters and pretty much all ancient Egyptians shared was a love for beer.

Beer was cheaper than wine, even in ancient times and was thick, swee...

She’ll Dance For Him DANCER OF THE NILE Weekend Writing Warriors

Continuing on with my paranormal romance set in Ancient Egypt. Nima the dancer and Kamin, one of Pharaoh’s warriors, are traveling with the caravan for a few days as they seek to escape the pursuing enemy and get vital information to Pharaoh to stop an invasion. Nima was exposed to various temptations involving her future as a dancer and Kamin realized how much she means to him. But he’s got secrets he can’t share…

Today’s excerpt follows last week’s. Kamin has apologized, Nima accepted and I’...

Eye Candy ~ Outrageous Earrings

Wore these to work today – no, I’m not a Las Vegas chorus girl, I promise. I wish I was that tall! did you ever see “Honeymoon in Las Vegas” with Nic Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker? The scene where she dresses as a chorus girl to try to hide out from the infatuated mobster? And the other dancers are all like seven feet tall and she’s this petite little thing? Well, that would be me.

But I loooove outrageous earrings and I’ve been acquiring a few new-to-me pairs, so I thought I’d share today. Ye...

Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea – Revisiting a Favorite

Some of us were talking about our favorite comics over on Facebook the other day, thanks to my friend and Fellow Word Whore blogger James A. Moore, and although “Spartakus” was an animated series, not a comic book, the show came to my mind. Did you ever see it?

“Ever since the time of the Great Cataclysm, the Arkadians have lived deep in the center of the Earth. They believed they were the only survivors of this great devastation. Their civilization thrived under the power of their sun, the Te...