The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Whenever I think of: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, I think of Clint Eastwood's western searching for buried gold movie. Ever see it?

But there's a terrific site that goes by that name that reviews books. The first time I saw that a reviewer had reviewed one of my books on the site, I was afraid to click on the link and check it out. What if the reviewer thought my wolf tales were Bad....or worse, Ugly???

:) With any Google Alert letting me know a review has been posted, I always have some trepidation. As writers, we want everyone to enjoy our stories, and I have to say I was thrilled to see Sandy M's review of Seduced by the Wolf as she gave it an A+!!!

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
"Somehow I missed reading this Terry Spear book back in August or even September. Shame on me, because it's a terrific read. Ms. Spear has definitely come into her own with this werewolf series of hers. She pulls you in immediately, pounds you with emotion and action until the very end, gives you characters to love, and a story to bite into (sorry, couldn't resist that one!). If you haven't read of her werewolf books, pick one up soon. You'll be chomping at the bit for the next one as soon as you've finished reading it. Oops, sorry, wrong animal there. ... The sixth book in the series is out this month and I am not waiting to get started on it!"
~~ Sandy M, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Reviews

I'm currently in promo mode for Wolf Fever, but also just received final edits for Heart of the Highland Wolf. Final line edits will be after that to ensure that everything is correct, no missing periods and the like. And I need to get my word count done on The Wolf and the SEAL, although the story will be done way before deadline, I still like to finish them early so I can get started on the next story (The Highland Wolf in Paradise) and propose a couple of more.

Anyone you feel needs their own story? Tom does, most definitely!

I'm excited that a Portland examiner reporter will be doing an interview of me coming up and Monmouth University plans a feature in their February magazine issue, thanks to Michael Maiden.

And I've got to get 3 guest blog posts done this weekend before the onslaught of interview questions start coming. I have 11 of those to look forward to. Lots and lots of guest blogs and lots of free giveaways!

Wolf Fever is coming, and truly you don't need your flu shots to read the book, even if you get a little feverish. It's the good kind...not the bad or ugly!

Okay, a note to ponder. I noticed on Google that they are honoring Robert Lewis Stevenson for his birthday today, 160 years ago. First, I thought birthdays were celebrated because you'd LIVED another year. But I will say he was a writer from Scotland and wrote remarkable books that I loved, Kidnapped (which I read a romanticized version recently and thoroughly enjoyed), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Treasure Island.

Born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson
He was only 44 when he died, or I'm sure we would have had many more wonderful tales to cherish. He was born in Edinburgh.

In honor of him, I wanted to share some more Scotland pictures!

I took these at the Hilton Hotel in Edinburgh. Lovely fall colors and flowers too. Remember, I had barely any sleep for 2 days when I arrived that morning at 7:30 after an all night flight. :)
But I was giddy to take pictures of everything, so I wouldn't forget any detail when I returned home.



This was one of my traveling companions as we were getting the car packed to begin the first leg of our journey.


Loved seeing the beautiful flowers and the fall colors at the same time!


This was at one of the castles, and we almost didn't notice it.



And here's inside the garden. I could envision making a home right in the midst of all this!



Okay, enough goofing off. Got to get back to edits on Heart of the Highland Wolf!

Are you relaxing or have a busy weekend planned?

Have a terrific weekend!!!

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com