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Paranormal Diet & Exercise Tip 3

Here’s another fun tidbit for YOU!

Hee, hee – 28 seconds of giggles simply by watching below or clicking HERE.

Paranormal Diet & Exercise Tip 2

Next tip, just for you! Check it out below or click HERE.

 

 

Paranormal Diet & Exercise Tip #1

In my new novel releasing on October 31st, the heroine works as the health director for stressed out paranormal brides. Which makes me chuckle every time I think about it. I thought it would be fun, instead of paranormal wedding tips, to share diet and exercise tips in preparation for my release!

The paranormal twists to this theme could be endless…but I controlled myself this time and created five tips to share. So this week, you can have some fun with me. Check out the first tip in the 30 second video below or by clicking HERE.

Let the fun begin!

 

From This Fae Forward Book Trailer

It’s time for the Book Trailer! I couldn’t help myself. This paranormal wedding planner series is so much fun that creating a video to show you what it’s about is a pleasure.

Take sixty seconds and find out about book two in my series by watching below or clicking HERE.

Remember this is releasing Halloween Day! But you can preorder now if you are so inclined

Halloween Treats Just for You

If you haven’t guessed already, Halloween is my FAV-O-RITE holiday! I have a costume party each year at my home and love it when the trick-or-treaters come to my door.

I’m still working on my costume. I keep it a secret until the actual day from both my family and friends. I can’t wait to see what they think about this year’s idea!

So it seems “just right” for me to release FROM THIS FAE FORWARD my next paranormal wedding planner book on Halloween day. In that way, I get to give you all a fun treat to celebrate the holiday along with me.

Over the next few weeks I will also be treating you to a book trailer and some more video tips. This time it will include paranormal exercise tips as well.

As for my costume…I will share it with you on the 31st. It will be a release day/Halloween party extravaganza. Mark your calendars now!

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From This Fae Forward Excerpt!

In celebration of my upcoming paranormal wedding planner book releasing Halloween day, I thought I would share an excerpt with you!

A healthy bride…is a happy bride.

Chapter 1

She was late! Sheila checked her watch again as she jogged down the hall. She was supposed to be participating in a conference call with a new bridal client, and if she didn’t hustle, she’d have some apologizing to do. She rounded the corner and slammed into her worst nightmare, Charles my-friends-call-me-Charlie Tucker. The last person she wanted to see or touch—sea nymph, mortal enemy, and all-around pain in the butt.

He grabbed her arms to stop her from falling on her bum and looked down at her, one side of his mouth quirking up while his brown eyes danced. “What’s your rush, tree hugger?”

She gritted her teeth. Over the last few months, his offhand comments had gotten more and more annoying. He flirted with anyone in a skirt, but for her he reserved insults. “Tree hugger? Oh, wait, I’m a woodland nymph so that means I hug trees, right? Funny. Now if you’ll excuse me, you’re going to make me late for the meeting.”

“I’m going to make you late?” He smirked. “The call already started.”

Shoot. “Then let me go so I can get in there. I’ve got to talk to the bride about a diet and exercise plan.”

“About that. I came out to find you so that I could give you some advice—”

She frowned. “You’re giving me advice about how to do my job?”

His eyebrows shot up. “Nope, on second thought, no advice from me. Wouldn’t think of it. Let me open the door for you. Don’t know why you’re standing out here talking to me when you’re late.”

A growl started low in her throat, but she covered it by coughing. The oaf brought out the worst in her. She’d almost growled at him. This wasn’t how she handled things. She hadn’t been raised to stoop to his level. But then sea nymphs weren’t known for being classy, were they?

Sheila sat down across from her best friend, Alex, who raised her eyebrows in a where-have-you-been look. Charlie swaggered in and propped himself up against the wall. Sheila ignored her and turned to the head of the table where Lorinda, Alex’s grandmother, spoke into the conference phone. The epitome of sophistication, Lorinda reminded Sheila of a blond Jackie O. She was also the CEO of For Better or For Worse, what Lorinda liked to refer to as the complete paranormal wedding experience.

“Melanie, of course your wishes are paramount,” Lorinda continued on the phone. “Peggy is our head wedding planner, and she will work directly with you to outline a full, personalized wedding portfolio to help you decide between us and the other contenders.”

Peggy rolled her eyes before introducing herself. What was the eye roll for? Apparently Sheila had missed something at the beginning of the call. Were they dealing with a bridezilla already?

Sheila couldn’t help but chuckle at the “new” Peggy sitting next to her. In the past, Peggy had looked like a fifties throwback, with a pageboy and cat’s-eye glasses. Now she’d decided the sixties were more her thing, and she was currently decked out in a short dress and a flip hairdo reminiscent of Carol from The Brady Bunch.

After a few more minutes, Peggy finished up, and Lorinda attempted to close the call before she remembered to introduce Sheila so she could go through her spiel.

Melanie interrupted Lorinda. “Before we hang up, we spoke earlier about the exercise wing of your business, and your director had not arrived yet.”

Lorinda cleared her throat. “Yes, well…”

“Hello, Melanie, my name is Sheila. I apologize for coming in late. I’m the fitness director here at the company.”

Peggy made a slashing motion over her throat.

“Oh, good, “Melanie continued. “I want to talk about an exercise plan. I understand you work one-on-one with the brides. I’ve heard wonderful things about you.”

“Well, thank you,” Sheila replied.

“I’m sure you can help me look my best in time for my wedding.”

“That’s what I’m here for.”

Peggy shook her head firmly. Sheila glanced at Alex, who shrugged, as if she was as clueless as Sheila.

“Great! None of the other companies I’ve spoken to have been helpful at all. I’ll be in town in a couple weeks, and we can meet live then. We’ll have to plan nighttime classes, of course, since I can’t come out during the day.”

Peggy sat up straighter and held two fingers up to her mouth, impersonating fangs.

Melanie was a vampire? Oh, Holy Fates, what had she just signed up for? She glanced at Charlie, who grinned wickedly back at her. Was that what he’d tried to tell her in the hall?

“Yes, well. We, um, yes—”

Lorinda interrupted Sheila. “Thank you, Melanie, for meeting with us today. We’ll pull together a portfolio to help you decide whether you’d like to sign on with us for our complete paranormal wedding experience.”

Melanie gushed about how excited she was before ending the call.

Sheila dropped her head into her hands.

“Way to go,” Peggy groaned.

Sheila sat up and glared at her. “You couldn’t warn me ahead of time? You wait and do the finger fangs after I introduce myself?”

“I had Charlie come out to warn you.”

Crap. There would be no living this down any time soon.

Charlie chuckled. “I guess you don’t need me to talk about security for the wedding. Unless you want me to plan something to protect the bride from us. I’ll leave you ladies to your conversation.” Charlie reached up and tipped the brim of an imaginary hat to Lorinda, and then winked at Sheila before leaving. Winked! What a show-off.

Sheila frowned at the moony faces of the women around the table as they watched him leave. What exactly was so great about Charles Tucker? Sure, she had to grudgingly admit he wasn’t half bad looking, and he was tall. She was tall herself, and there weren’t a lot of men she got to look up to. But he was like an overgrown child. His blond hair needed a cut, and his perpetual five-o’clock shadow was simply annoying. And of course there was the fact that his people and her people had been enemies for hundreds of years.

“I’m still too new to this whole supernatural world, so would someone please tell me what the heck just happened?” Alex asked.

Lorinda sighed. “When a vampire is turned, they stop aging. But it’s more than that. They remain exactly the same. The same body shape, the same weight. There is no diet and exercise plan that will help this bride lose weight.”

Alex’s mouth formed a perfect ‘O’ for a moment before she spoke. “And she doesn’t realize this?”

“She’s in denial, dear,” Lorinda replied, “and unfortunately, she now believes Sheila can help her.”

“And I just fed into her delusion,” Sheila said.

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Conference Recap: I’m Melting

This past week, I headed to beautiful St. Pete’s beach in Florida to attend the Novelists Inc. (NINC) conference.

This conference brings together writers to talk about the business of writing, and I sure could use some of that knowledge! I packed my questions and flip-flops and headed to the incredibly hot state of Florida. Who knew that September weather there would still make me melt? I know, you Floridians are shaking your heads at me, but I’m a northern girl, so forgive my ignorance and heat-sensitive constitution.

What did I find at the conference besides sun, surf, and sand? PLENTY!

I heard about marketing, advertising, growing my newsletter list, as well as a plethora of tools I can use to help me with my business. And with the abundance of info, my brain overheated (melted just a little bit). But since I was already sweating, it worked out okay 

From This Fae Forward Cover Reveal!

As promised, here is the cover reveal for book 2! The reveal is in video format, so spend 30 amazing seconds and check out my new cover. Then read the blurb below to get a bit more info! Watch below or click HERE.

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BLURB:

Sheila Hampton knows how to take care of herself. After being banished from her close-knit woodland nymph clan for defying her father, she has made her way in the human world on her own.

Now she works as an exercise instructor for stressed-out paranormal brides. If she can tell a vampire that no exercise plan in the world will help her lose weight, she can handle anything. Until her father lifts her banishment and tries to force her to marry as part of a political power play, and an unlikely hero steps forward.

Charlie Tucker is used to being on his own. A sea nymph with no ties to his clan, he joined the Navy and became a SEAL. He’s been in war zones. Eaten bugs to survive. So posing as Sheila’s fiancé should be a simple protection detail. No problem.

Except there is a problem—several, actually. Their clans are mortal enemies. They have to pretend to be in love when they can’t stand each other. Plus, they have to plan the biggest fake nymph wedding of the century. And when Sheila’s life is threatened, these two loners must put aside their differences and rely on each other.

Can this paranormal Romeo and Juliet find a way to change their tragic ending to a happily ever after?

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In Sickness and In Elf Book Trailer

After having fun over the past two weeks with my paranormal wedding planner tips, it’s time to reveal the book trailer for In Sickness and in Elf. I hope you like it! The trailer has a different vibe than the irreverent wedding tips, but I think it fits the story.

For me, humor is a big part of my writing, but there is still conflict and growth. THAT’s the crux of the story. The reason (I hope) you come back for more!

And next week, will be the cover reveal for book two in my paranormal wedding planner series. Stay tuned!

Without further ado…watch out the trailer below or click HERE.

Time to Vote for your Favorite!

So you have seen all 10 of my paranormal wedding planner tip videos! Now’s the time to vote for your favorite. Let me know what you think! I’ve very curious