Poor Guy #sixsunday #wildesarmy

This has been an amazing week. Wilde's Fire earned a shiny, new cover, and Wilde's Army is only a couple weeks away from the full-scale editorial process. Woah. I guess that means I need to start working on a trailer . . . . Sigh. One of these days I'll get a chance to write. :-) Anyway, today's scene comes from Wilde's Army. Not too much to set up here. Kate and Perth were riding in the forest, and Kate's thoughts dwelled on her sister. Next thing she knew, everything went black . . . . Enjoy! ~She turns her neck to the left and stares at...

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Absolutely Stunning Cover

Hey everyone! I know I've not been around much, but it doesn't mean I haven't been writing and working on the release of Wilde's Fire. Some of you may be saying, "WHAAAT? Wilde's Fire already hit the stands." And you'd be right. However, a few minor behind the scenes changes required some downtime. BUT with changes, comes well, CHANGES! Today I'm here to show you the brand new, shiny cover of Wilde's Fire. The folks over at Curiosity Quills did...

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Lost #twc1

Living on the boundary of what used to be civilization isn't easy. We play games with our lives every day. Hunger and thirst are the least of our concerns, though we do suffer through famine. No, our struggles with the wild cats, if you can truly call these beasts cats, are our biggest problems. Their size rivals that of an extinct bear, and that only adds to our enemies' strength. The cats make no sounds as they slink through the waters surrounding our small village. They fear nothing, and they stop at nothing to steal our last breaths. And...

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Are You Afraid of Horses? #sixsunday #wildesarmy

Happy Sunday, everyone. Today's snippet comes from Wilde's Army, the second book in the Darkness Falls trilogy. Perth and Kate are in the stables, preparing to leave and find the others. Perth is acting unusually skittish around the horses, and his behavior is driving Kate batty. But, if you've read Wilde's Fire, you know Perth isn't the nicest guy in the world. He's just asked why they're bringing extra horses when it's just the two of them . . . . Enjoy! ~If Perth ever betrays me, I'm going to stick him in a barn with a hundred horses and...

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The World We Live In

Going to the gas station isn't a particularly annoying event for me. I drive a fuel-efficient car, so the pain in the pocket book is there, but I don't feel the pinch as much as other people. However, owning the diesel powered vehicle that I do (Jetta TDI – Blue Diesel…cleaner than your average car) means I have to find a station with my kind of fuel. There's this Valero on the corner of I-95 and Route 610 in Stafford Virginia that I love to go to. The manager is friendly as hell, and there's rarely a line. This morning I had to stop at said...

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Chicken Anyone? #sixsunday #wildesarmy

Just finished helping my mother-in-law move into her new house. So I'm going to keep this short. In Wilde's Army, Perth and Kate are going to try to find all the soldiers and children who were taken from Watchers Hall. He thinks it will be a wise idea to bring a chicken for food, but the bird would be too noisy, so he breaks its neck . . . . Enjoy! ~Mirain seems more nervous than the others, stomping and swishing her tail. "What is it, girl?" I ask, approaching her with my hand held out, palm up. "It is me. Animals have never liked me...

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Janey Means a lot to Me

Nearly a year ago, I stumbled onto the blogging, Twitter, Facebook scene . . . for the author me anyway. I was timid, afraid of what kind of people I would meet in the writing world. But settling in was easy after discovering people like Derek Flynn. We laughed. We cried. We red-penned each other's work. Most of all, he was real. Real is important, guys. Very. One of the first conversations I had with Derek was about music. He claimed his...

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Time for a Change!

I've been secretly working on something. This project has been so tightly under wraps, only two or three people know about it. I haven't even updated my Coming Soon pages! But let me tell you, this novel is coming soon, and I think you're all going to love it! For those of you reading the Darkness Falls trilogy, don't worry. I'm working on that, too. But this is a new book based on my daughter's wild personality. She is quite the character. Now, Abigail Nichols shares my daughter's name and awesome traits, but that's about it. Why am I telling...

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Bloody Sunday #wildesarmy

I have been a bad blogger. So sorry. I know you've missed my flash fiction, Friday funnies, random posts, etc, but I've been so focused on writing. And then I just read this really amazing book. I'll post a review soon . . . . I have to visit with a certain floppy-eared bunny, so I'll keep this short. Oh, and umm, I'll just say the standoff between Kate and Perth has calmed a bit! Enjoy! ~"B-blood." I point to the line of blood on the floor, trembling as I walk along the stains with Perth behind me. The trail leads up the stairs. "Someone was...

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Tide of Lies #newrelease

Life has a way of putting amazing people in our . . . well . . . life. When I met Sarah Ballance, we were pregnant and due around the same time. Then I began writing, and realized she was a writer as well. There are few people who can claim responsibility for molding the mechanics of my words on paper. Actually, there is only one person who can claim responsibility for that, and that person is Sarah Ballance. She is an amazing writer, mother, friend,...

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We've All Done It

We've all prank called someone . . . . We were all kids once. Some of us are still (*raises hand*). But while surfing the ever-addicting website known as YouTube, I came across this hysterical prank call placed by Lego Man. How awesome is that? Check this out: I kind of felt sorry for the poor sap who answered the phone. I mean, if someone told you they had claws and only liked to work with brick, what would you do? At least the construction company had benefits. *Snickers* Happy Monday Everyone! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wilde's...

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OUCH! That hurts! #sixsunday #wildesarmy

Woohoo. It's Sunday. The day where all my awesome fans and Six Sunday friends converge in one space...here! YAY! I'm sharing another snippet of the opening scene to Wilde's Army. If you still haven't purchased a copy of Wilde's Fire--and I think you're nuts if you haven't--then run out and grab it so you understand why these six sentences are sooo amazing. Or, if you want to try your luck winning a free copy, check out this fun poll to see how you can win! Enjoy! ~"If you would stop trying to kill your future husband, I would be happy to tell...

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