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Calling all Advance Readers

Calling all Advance Readers! A War and A Wedding is now available for those who would like to read the book in advance and provide an honest review on Amazon and GoodReads. If you want to be on the Advance Reader list, and haven’t received our Advance Reader email, sign-up here.  

A War and A Wedding Cover Reveal

Thanks for joining us this past week as we’ve explored Chapter One. As promised, here’s the cover reveal along with our final “sneak peek” from the book. On June 21, 2019, A War and A Wedding will be available across all platforms. As she hummed along with a song she knew by heart, she realized … Continue reading A War and A Wedding Cover Reveal

The Bees are Ready. Are you? Cover Reveal Tomorrow!

For some, the supernatural world is too great to bear, but the ancient prophecies are true, my dear—whether you choose to believe them or not. Just because you remain blind to that realm doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Eventually, you’ll have no choice but to boldly embrace the world that’s hidden in plain sight. It … Continue reading The Bees are Ready. Are you? Cover Reveal Tomorrow!

Chapter One: Part 4 – He Sees Me

Today’s the last installment of Chapter 1, but the fun’s not over yet.  I hope you’ve enjoyed this sneak peek of A War and A Wedding.  Comment on today’s post with what you thought of chapter 1.  I’d love your feedback!  And be sure to tell all your friends and family about A War and … Continue reading Chapter One: Part 4 – He Sees Me

Chapter One: Part 3 – Hiding for Her Life

When she initially heard the sound of the two men entering the house, she had suspected it was her ex-boyfriend, Benson, and one of his rowdy football buddies. But when the shorter man, the one with the scarred face, started ransacking her father’s sun-room study—something Benson and his friends never would have done, Ellyce ran … Continue reading Chapter One: Part 3 – Hiding for Her Life

Chapter One: Part 2 – Everything is “fine”

But then, 45 days ago, she found the jagged, haphazardly scrawled note that Thomas had left for her in what appeared to be the start of another manuscript. Nestled between pages 16 and 17, and in a fashion typical of Thomas, the note was an Easter egg—what some call a clue, hidden in plain sight. … Continue reading Chapter One: Part 2 – Everything is “fine”

Chapter One – Sneak Peek

Hey there! Glad you stopped by.  Well, for the next four days, you’re in for a special treat! Along with the cover tease, I thought it would be fun to post chapter 1 from the book.  So, without further chit-chat … here it is!  Happy reading! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Ellyce Jensen was nobody special. So, all the … Continue reading Chapter One – Sneak Peek

Cover Reveal Teaser Day 4

As she moved closer to the map, the din of buzzing typewriters grew louder, and smoky haze billowed into the room around them. “Things are not always the way they seem,” Sophia said, grabbing a handful of the cloudy haze from air. She blew the haze from her hand across the room toward the map, … Continue reading Cover Reveal Teaser Day 4

A War and A Wedding Sneak Peek

Before

Pale droplets of mist hung heavy in the crisp morning air as he watched her from afar. She didn’t even realize he was there, but then that didn’t surprise him. Why would she?  They didn’t run in the same circles, and even if she saw him right now, she wouldn’t have recognized him anyway.

He had known for a long time what his job was, and he was an expert at it. But lately, the job had become more difficult. He couldn’t help it, but the more he was around her, the more the beauty of her skin wore on him—oppressive, like a heavy coat in hot July.

And that made the task at hand difficult.

There had been a string of them before her. And, in all likelihood, the string would continue on, long after she was gone. Years ago, a nervous frenzy had enveloped him when he encountered one whose beauty and intelligence excited him as none of the others had.

The depths to which he had planned to take this intrigue before succumbing to the grand finale had started a chain reaction of enthusiasm and excitement in him that he’d never experienced before—not even the first time.

The levels of euphoria were so much so that when she succumbed, it almost caused him to tumble into a deep depression at how easily she had been overcome. But not all had been lost that day.

This lifestyle—this road he walked, had started long ago when he had craved something that would never be his. But, he didn’t care. He had learned to take what he wanted—when he wanted it, and that arrangement had been working just fine for as long as he could remember.

Still, there was something about this one.

More naïve and innocent than his previous conquests, the advantage would be his, and she would not know what charms he had cast until it was too late. And for that, he almost felt sorry for her.

But this was bigger than her.

This was a cosmic game of Senet and he was on the upward swing. He was the master of his world, and with the addition of this beautiful game piece, he would be one step closer to tasting the sweet victory that was due to him—the victory, he deserved.

He slyly smiled and then gaped at her once more through the opened window, before turning down the quiet road towards his house. His plan would work and the coveted crown would be his. Because with this fearful and timid girl, it would only take a moment to cast the seeds of doubt, which would lend itself to the right opening. And with that opening—she would not be able to resist him. She would entertain him. And she’d gladly let him into her world. After that, everything would be easy.

And her fall, inevitable.

Hello, June.

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June is upon us and I am loving my new part-time job. The office is amazing and the doctor is terrific.  This new season has even allowed me to get some work done on my latest story, The Shopkeeper’s Secret.  The plan is to have the first novel finished by the end of the year, and to be well into novel two by Spring.

Thanks for the love, and thanks for following me on this amazing journey.

Happy Monday!

M