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The Rise of Xosha Teaser

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 Obsidian's reverie was cut short as she realized her own grave error. “Pyre watch out!” She yelled.                 Pyre snapped his head in the direction of Obsidian's frantic yell, but indeed he had been too late. A flurry of white feathers slammed into his right flank sending him spiraling out of the sky.                 His talons ripped into the side of the feathered beast, which returned the gesture in kind as their forms, a ball of red scale and white feather continued their less than graceful dive.                  “This ends now dragon!” the feathered one hissed in a feminine voice as her talons dug into Pyre's flank.                 Pyre growled low in his throat as he finally shook the Anjyl off. “Why are you doing this?! Your kind and mine are practically cousins. Why turn on us like this?”                 A laugh akin to the tinkling of bells left the feathered dragon, her gray depths burned into the dragon's with malice.                 “Your kind is thorn in our sides. We cannot fully control the 'God' fearing creatures with you around.”                 Pyre had heard enough, he flew at the Anjyl and gripped her left wing in with his front taloned paws, his back ones came to land on the feathered female's underside where his talons dug deeply in.  His back legs gave a sharp kick outward as his front legs pulled the wing toward his own body.                 The Anjyl's eyes widened. Her sleek feathered head shook vigorously back and forth causing the thick standalone whiskers on either side of her muzzle to dance in the wind. Then, she gave out of a blood curdling screech of pain as the sound of popping bone, tissue, and feathered flesh broke through the howl of the rushing wind.                  A smirk crossed Pyre's maw as he released the now useless wing. “Your kind will never be better than us Anjyl. If you survive, tell your Oni we will not fall prey to you... Hunt us again and it will be the Anjyl's that become the prey!”                  He kicked out once more letting his wings unfurl to catch the upward current of the wind. His talons mucked with feathers, flesh, and gore, he gave a shrug knowing he had wasted his breath. Even as he watched, his wings giving the occasional flap to keep himself aloft, The Anjyl was falling. When she hit the water head first and did not resurface he knew it had been an wasted effort.                   Above him, where the rest of the fighting sectors of the horde were, he heard growls and the clash of talons. Angling himself he began his ascent back to his brother's side, dodging the many breaths of acid, and the falling of Anjyls.                  “I'm glad you're okay Pyre.” Oceanus grunted as Pyre came up beside him.                 Pyre latched his maw on the neck of the large Anjyl male that was trying very much in vain to knock Oceanus from the sky. “I told you I can take care of myself.”  Was the muffled reply as the male went limp in Pyre's jaw.                 Pyre let the Anjyl drop to join his kin in the bottom of the ocean. Pyre's amber depths noted the purple hue to the once blue water and had to wonder to himself if it would ever return to normal after this fight.     As the last Anjyl fell to its final resting place, Oceanus let out a strong bellow. The children, Rose, and the others lifted from the small island to rejoin the ranks of the horde. Oceanus knew the browns were a bit miffed at being left out of the fight, He also knew that Rose's Xosha required every brown dragon there to be found.                 “We no longer have time and distance on our side. I'm sure that horde were not the only ones. Their leader was not among their numbers. We must make haste to our new home now. We cannot afford another battle. Many of you are injured now and the will to carry on is diminished, but you must continue forward! We all seek the freedom and peace of Rose's Xosha, we must stay together to achieve it!” Oceanus' voice was strong, though as he looked over his small band of dragons his heart grew heavy. They had lost at least three in that fight., they could not afford to lose any more.

Help the World Read & Pay it Forward Event

The first 19 Kindles & Nooks we purchased have made it out to the people in need so we need to get round two going!! There are still 12 people in need on Vicki's list & we know you'll all want to help them with this! Can you imagine not being able to read an e-book because you can't afford the e-reader, whether you have a family are disabled or simply cannot afford that in your budget??? I'd cry!! And I have cried, finding out how many people do not have e-readers.. We've done 19, let's make more magic happen!!
Share this event everywhere! All it takes is word of mouth and Amazon or B&N or other gift cards & we can make dreams come true!!!
We have an amazing group of friends out there & I know we can get this back up for round 2 & get those e-readers sent! We have had amazing responses so far, now let's keep going! All info is above, if your not sure how it works..
Thank you, everyone!!!

Help the World Read & Pay it Forward Event
Here's me with my Kindle Keyboard which I got thanks to Vicki and her epic event help us put a smile on other reviewers that need an ereader >^.^<

This could be bigger than Facebook!

I’ve been working behind the scenes on a new social network that’s about to launch.
It’s already growing at the speed of Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest!
You have to see the concept to understand why. But once you get it, you’ll see this could change your life forever.
Check it out here… http://www.startmyripple.com/blitzlin...
Watch the video and then create your account. I can’t tell you too much more until you're inside, so create your free account now then let me know and I can explain how it all works!
Thanks,
S.Cu'Anam

P.S. Almost 900,000 people have already joined, and it hasn’t even gone live yet! Come see what all of the buzz is about:
http://www.startmyripple.com/blitzlink/e2f0fd631a9b013f2d4b1cdca5537177

Other Voices: An Urban Fantasy Anthology Update

So some good news today! I know right x.x My writing life seems to be like one never ending Jerry Springer episode lol!

There is good news tonight though! Months ago I submitted a story. I believe it was "A Touch of Chaos" to an open call Anthology and it was picked to be in it. Well that anthology which is entitled.. Other Voices: An Urban Fantasy Anthology.. is releasing in a couple of weeks! This was the first bit of good news.. The second is. omg ... "A Touch of Chaos" is going to be the first story in the anthology! That means anyone who gets it will see my story before they see any other story! I am so over the moon excited about this you just have no idea LOL! I'll keep you guys updated since the release date isn't secured yet I figure it'll be around the beginning to mid august for the release but soon as I have more details you guys will too >^.^<

I'll also be taking pre-orders for the anthology once the date and price is set >^.^<

Don't Write What You Don't Know...A Message from the Soap Box

I understand that certain people don't like me for whatever reason.. Do what you feel you need to on your personal facebook. When you cross it over and start trashing me or anyone else for that matter on your author page calling them names and slandering them, that's crossing a thin line we indie authors walk on. While you're being petty and childish and trashing me all over your fan base there's not word about you on mine. Further more, your information is incorrect, if you had given me the chance to even say anything before you called my mental stability into question you'd have seen the screen shots I have verses the altered emails you have tell two entirely different stories. But you go on and be petty. You know who you are, and when the way you treated me comes back to bite you in the rear, do not even consider apologizing to me. It will fall on deaf ears. I may be a lot of things but I am not a liar, I am not a thief, and I do not pirate books. I'll tell you just like I told the people you paid to hand your book out to to have reviewed and toured... If you bothered to look me up.. and oh yeah if you google me I come up on almost an entire page, you'd see how against the theft and pirating books I am, you'd see that just like you I'm an author. and you'd see I'm one of the best and most sought out reviewers on the net. All you're going to succeed in doing is making yourself look like the unprofessional person you are. Sure you may get people that don't know me or what happened and that are just as childish as you are to believe you without getting my side, just as you believed them without talking to  me first, but in the end, what does that do? Nothing.

Now you're probably asking yourself how I would know what they sent you (since you were so adamant in not proving what you claimed) that it was altered.. That's simple, In my reply to them I told them my review would be late due to the fact I was going to purchase a copy of the book on the 11th so I could complete my review. But I just wanted to pirate your book right? Rest assured I will no longer be wasting my money on your book. I'll make sense of the spliced arc and base my review on it... when I have time to read it... See you trashing me has done really nothing but help me. My author request list is quite long now do your claims of my mental instability and how I simply love to pirate books. I will say again.... Don't write what you don't know. I know I don't steal nor pirate books, I know I'm a top notch reviewer, and I know I have the best friends and support system in the indie community.. Hell even people that don't like me told you I'm a good reviewer and don't pirate books... So what's tell you? Write what you know not what you assume it would save everyone a lot of trouble..

Happy 4th of July!!!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Independance day!

We didn't get to do anything special this year, but the kids still wore their red and white for the day >^.^<

I saw this shirt and immediately thought "That's Taea!"

Bry picked out Micah's...He'll have it for a few years lol

I look like a freaking lobster and Bry takes horrible pics so I did this one myself in the car LOL!
The hat is a NECESSITY!!!! I thought my awesome Parker Harris "I <3 Werewolves" hat was the perfect finishing touch for my outfit >^.^<


What did you guys do today?

Our Day at Two Rivers

Our day started off of course in the car.. The kids were super excited to go to Two Rivers... Can't you tell?

Gallataea Age 6
Micah Age 19 1/2 Months


This is Two Rivers.. it's personally my favorite river to go to. There's always cranes and ducks around and schools of little fish swim in the water


Of course as soon as we got there we forgot about the camera and jumped in the river.. It's so hot outside x.X But after we cooled off we decided to have some lunch! We shared a a big sub sandwich and a bag of onion rings >^.^<

Micah was a big boy today! He got to sit at the picnic table with us >^.^<


Taea is forever stuffing her face.. How she's so thin is beyond my comprehension x.X

We noticed Micah's cheeks getting a little red and so it was time for Bry to reapply the sunblock

"King" Micah was trying to call us to attention to let us know he was finished eating.

Taea is STILL stuffing food in her mouth!

Micah wondering why Bry had the camera >.>

I wish he'd have taken one of me where I looked less fluffy >.<

 There's a crane on the pillar with it's wings spread
 I know it's really hard to see but there's only so much zoom you can do from where I was standing >.>


Taea obliviously swimming past Bry and Micah who were waving at me >^.^<

Some ducks that were swimming by

Damn cranes again e.e

Micah splashing in the water.. He never lets me catch him smiling I assure you his jaw is touching his chest as he's laughing

He spotted a fish.. like two seconds after this he went to chase said fish and became one with the water.... Needless to say he wanted no part of the river after that lol

Charging For Reviews? Ethical or not?

It's been brought to my attention today (a lot) that a certain facebook page/blog is charging for reviews. What's even worse, is they're charging upwards of $145.00 to read one book.

The blog that's doing this is called Book Review Leader. In my opinion the only thing they are the "leader" of is scams. Authors should never have to "pay" more than a few copies of their book for a review.. EVER... The concept of charging anything for you to not only receive a free book but to make money most authors who truly need the exposure don't have is just wrong and unethical.

I understand charging for blog tours and whatnot. That takes a lot of time and effort to put together on the organizer's part. But just to R2R? No.. Please if you're an author, steer clear of  Book Review Leader. There are plenty of much larger, much well known, and respectable groups on Facebook and GoodReads that don't charge anything at all. Ask some other authors for help before you go and pay for something most people would be honored to do for you for free...

What are you feelings on this topic?

The Rise of Xosha Signed Bookmark Giveaway

The bookmarks came in this morning and they look AMAZING! To celebrate, I've decided that 3 lucky fans will all get one! You can enter via the rafflectopr. The giveaway starts on Monday and ends on the 31st! Good Luck Everyone! >^.^<

The bookmarks look like this only they have rounded edges and are signed in the upper right cover >^.^<

This contest will be international so you guys over seas can enter too >^.^<

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Legend of Xosha Title Contest

In case you guys missed the post, I have a small title contest going on. I seem to be at a loss as to what to name 3 of the books in the series. If you think you can come up with a title that I'd like let me know by commenting on the blog post or on the author page. If I like your title and decide to use it there's some great FFW and Xosha swag in it for you as well as a mention in the dedication of the book you name >^.^<