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January 31, 2016
Coexist Cover Reveal!
Hey everybody, I finally get to show the world my awesome awesome awesome cover!
Jane Hays has been told all her life that it’s dangerous to be out in the forest past sundown. At fifteen, she’s quite sure that it’s all old wives’ tales... yet, why does her village bar the gates every night? Why do they even have gates? When she is caught in an unexpected rainstorm on her way home, Jane ignores all the warnings and seeks shelter in a cottage in the middle of the forest. Soon, she is caught up i...
Jane Hays has been told all her life that it’s dangerous to be out in the forest past sundown. At fifteen, she’s quite sure that it’s all old wives’ tales... yet, why does her village bar the gates every night? Why do they even have gates? When she is caught in an unexpected rainstorm on her way home, Jane ignores all the warnings and seeks shelter in a cottage in the middle of the forest. Soon, she is caught up i...
January 28, 2016
#fridayflash: Bunny Ring
It was the bunny ring on the middle finger of her left hand that caught his attention.
"Your boyfriend proposed to you with that?" He couldn't help laughing as he asked the question.
She looked up from her writing. "Who?"
He gestured helplessly at her hand. "The ring. Did your boyfriend propose to you with that ring? It's awesome."
She looked down at her hand with a confused frown, her eyebrows beetling together. Suddenly they - her eyebrows - seemed to jump up in startlement, or at least in mock...
"Your boyfriend proposed to you with that?" He couldn't help laughing as he asked the question.
She looked up from her writing. "Who?"
He gestured helplessly at her hand. "The ring. Did your boyfriend propose to you with that ring? It's awesome."
She looked down at her hand with a confused frown, her eyebrows beetling together. Suddenly they - her eyebrows - seemed to jump up in startlement, or at least in mock...
January 26, 2016
#bookreview: Shearwater Part One by @creativindie
Shearwater Part One by Derek MurphyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
When Clara loses both her parents in a tragic accident, she is sent to live in Ireland with a grandfather she never knew she had. Struggling to cope with loss and a totally new school system, she distracts herself by trying to find out more about her mother and why she left this little vacation town. But Branna Daly's secrets may be more dangerous than Clara suspects. They're reaching out to her from beyond the grave and Clara must fin...
January 25, 2016
January 21, 2016
#fridayflash: Mumma Bear
Mumma Bear had no energy left. There was no more fight in her, not like there had been the week before, the month before, the year before that. She was tired and she would fight no more.
“It is not my battle,” she said, her face hard like flint.
“It used to be,” they murmured.
“Mayhap. But no longer.” Before her lay the ruins of her hands - and her heart. There was nothing left but a cold wind that whistled through the brokenness and was gone. “I cannot carry on.”
They left her then, alone in the...
“It is not my battle,” she said, her face hard like flint.
“It used to be,” they murmured.
“Mayhap. But no longer.” Before her lay the ruins of her hands - and her heart. There was nothing left but a cold wind that whistled through the brokenness and was gone. “I cannot carry on.”
They left her then, alone in the...
January 19, 2016
#bookreview: The Rogue Retrieval by @DanKoboldt
Today I have the pleasure of hosting Dan Koboldt's new book, The Rogue Retrieval on my blog! The book launched yesterday (well, today for those of you in the past, heh) so you should really go grab it.
The Rogue Retrieval by Dan Koboldt
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Quinn Bradley, stage magician on an off-strip theatre in Vegas, is about to get his big break. Except it never comes. Instead, he's offered a lot of money to help a huge corporation infiltrate Alissia, a world connected to ours by a secret...
The Rogue Retrieval by Dan KoboldtMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Quinn Bradley, stage magician on an off-strip theatre in Vegas, is about to get his big break. Except it never comes. Instead, he's offered a lot of money to help a huge corporation infiltrate Alissia, a world connected to ours by a secret...
January 17, 2016
#musicmonday: Even when it hurts (praise song)
because my heart is heavy in me
January 14, 2016
#fridayflash: Strength
Janice's apartment was identical to Chrysanthemum's, except that it was much neater and much higher up in the air. She closed her eyes as Janice pulled the curtains together.
"Okay, you can open your eyes now," Janice said.
The fluorescent lights blinked on at the same time that Chris peeked through her eyelids. "Thanks."
Janice beckoned her over and they sat in the tiny dining area in the centre of the room, away from the windows. Janice put the kettle on and soon enough, the girls were si...
"Okay, you can open your eyes now," Janice said.
The fluorescent lights blinked on at the same time that Chris peeked through her eyelids. "Thanks."
Janice beckoned her over and they sat in the tiny dining area in the centre of the room, away from the windows. Janice put the kettle on and soon enough, the girls were si...
January 12, 2016
#bookreview: Algorithm by Arthur Doweyko
Algorithm by Arthur M. DoweykoMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Touted as a fast-paced, science fiction mystery/thriller, Algorithm is one of those stories that I wished I liked more than I actually did.
The story itself is great - Adam Dove finds an ancient gold medallion in a lump of coal. When he starts investigating, things start happening: his college's laboratory is destroyed, dangerous people with guns start chasing him, a friend ends up dead - or maybe Adam just dreamt that last one up. With the...
