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Its me or the dog!

For ten years you've come home to Sparkles, your loyal best friend since you were twelve. Without fail he's waiting at the door when you come home with a wagging tail and big fat lick on the face, and that's how it’s always been. You and Sparkles, BFF. Sure, you've had boyfriends, but nothing that ever turned into anything serious and at the end of the day there was Sparkles with his unwavering affection.

Then it happens. You meet him. The man of your dreams. Date after date, it just gets better and better. You invite him to your place for a romantic tenth date. He shows up promptly at 7pm, flowers in hand, looking like Prince Charming, with an actual *ding* and all when he smiles. When you show him in, he kisses your cheek while handing you the flowers. As he takes that first step in, Sparkles comes full speed around the corner and jumps up on ol' Prince Charming and he immediately cowers back in disgust.

Oh no. He isn't a dog person.

 How could you have overlooked such an important detail? How did this never come up? You never mentioned old Sparkles??  And just like that you realize you have a huge decision to make. Your past or your future? Who doesn't like dogs!? Prince Charming, that's who, and while putting Sparks in the spare bedroom for the evening will be a quick fix, what does this mean in the long run? Can you chose between your bestest and most loyal friend for over a decade or the guy that makes you warm and fuzzy all over?

I got lucky. My Prince Charming happened to have two dogs and a cat of his own when we met, so bringing my three cats into the mix was a cake walk. But I wonder sometimes what would’ve happened if he hadn’t been so accepting of my furry kids. Well, for me it’s pretty simple… They were here first. Love me, love my animals. But for some it isn’t that cut and dried. So the next step would be to figure out why exactly your mate doesn’t like domestic animals.  Are they allergic? Does the thought of having to meticulously lint roll your clothing every ten minutes annoy them? Perhaps their favorite teddy bear was chewed up and violated by a poodle. Whatever the case is, you need to figure out why and see if there is any chance for a compromise in the situation, because if not what it comes down to is, “It’s me or the dog.” And that just doesn’t work for me.

Monday morning quickie!

I'm over on my friends Serena Clarke and Traci Douglass's blog today. If you get a chance, check them out show some lurrrvveeee!

http://www.serenaclarke.com/writing/hj-harley-jersey-voice/

http://tracidouglass.net/blog/

Special edition Fresh Reads Monday!

Today is finally here! Finding Jordie's release day. As I sit here preparing this blog post for tomorrow I'm trembling. No, I'm not THAT nervous about the release. I'm in Georgia and some severe weather is rolling in. Those that know me I'm like a dog scratching at the door during this weather. Weather ninny right here! I'm not ashamed! Until the day after.  HA HA HA. So I'll be posting this early in case we lose power.

Here are the links for Fresh Reads Monday!! Another round of fabulous books from the Ladies at Crimson Romance. Enjoy!


Here is a list of where you can purchase Finding Jordie and any other fantabulous book I post here.






Barnes & Noble http://www.bn.com/
Books Onboard http://www.booksonboard.com/
Books-A-Million (BAM) http://www.booksamillion.com/ebooks

Diesel Ebooks http://www.diesel-ebooks.com/
Ebooks.com http://www.ebooks.com/

eBookMall http://www.ebookmall.com/
Google Books https://play.google.com/store/books
iTunes App Access only
Kobo http://www.kobobooks.com/
Lybrary http://www.lybrary.com/
Powells Books http://www.powells.com/
Sony Reader Store http://ebookstore.sony.com/

To spoil or not to spoil. THAT shouldn't be the question.

The last week or so I've been sitting around biting my nails waiting on reviews to come in. As they trickled in one by one I've been pretty lucky that they were all positive ones. But what I can't seem to grasp is the spoilers. I am so grateful they enjoyed it, honestly, but I don't even want to share the review because of the spoilers. Again, while I am thankful for the rave review I want to scream. REVIEW IT DON'T GIVE AWAY THE WHOLE EFFIN THING! I didn't ask for a full page synopsis...I asked for your opinion. A review. Finding Jordie isn't out until Monday and one reviewer pretty much posted every hint that built up to the end. Even after I asked specifically please don't post any  spoilers because the release isn't until February 11th.  With that I discovered a few days shy of the release...every subtle hint...poof...had been exposed. Might as well have just gave away the ending too. So for those of you that do review...Less is More. Keep it simple...keep it to what we asked you to do Review. Not ruin.   

Head on over to Liv Rancourt's blog!

I stopped on over at @livrancourt 's blog the other day. So much fun. Thanks again Liv!

http://livrancourt.com/2013/02/finding-jordie/

Well My Moe Is Happy Its Fresh Reads Monday!

Goooood morning sunshines! I'd like to introduce you to my Moe. He's been my furry child for 14 years. As you can see he's ready for Fresh Reads Monday with his glasses on. Below are the new releases from the incredibly talented ladies of Crimson Romance. Enjoy! I wouldn't be surprised if he started his own blog :P

Book Trailer Anyone??

Love this! Thanks Lex Valentine! She made this book trailer for Finding Jordie!!
Winterheart Design winterheart.com

Denise Grover Swank's Writer Wednesday Welcomes HJ Harley

Everything from the Crimson Romance ladies to my besties that I goof off with on twitter. All while being a mom...writing...and well, trying to do it all! :P
http://denisegroverswank.com/writer-wednesday-welcomes-h-j-harley/

Fresh READS MONDAY!

Welcome to another Monday. Believe me, I'm not feeling it either. Especially after a great weekend of relaxing with my fam and writing. Although, I woke up to an awseomesauce message on FB from a fellow author and friend Tara Mills (Check her out) and a shout out from a review blogger. Check her out as well, she has some good stuff going on over there at her place. A Little Literary(A lot of coffee) 
Alas peeps, back to that grind. Here's a few Fresh Reads to jump start your week! CONGRATS LADIES ON YOUR RELEASES!!

Fresh Reads Monday! Crimson's New Releases!

I know everyone dreads Mondays but there's a plus side to them now! It's New release day over at @CrimsonRomance . So click on the links below to find out more about them and head on over to http://www.crimsonromance.com/new-release-romance-ebook/ for upcoming releases, a fine example would be Finding Jordie *COUGH COUGH* LOL
Crimson Romance is packed with some great ladies who write some great books.



Also, here are a few great titles from author Tara Mills! Check her out! http://www.taramillsromance.com