#DEFY

For those of you who've read my blog for a while, you know I'm a fan of Raine Thomas. She's friendly, supportive, fun, and a great writer--she also thanked me in the credits of her novel, so let's show her a warm welcome! To celebrate her recent release of Defy, we're posting a nice teaser for everyone here to read! Enjoy! ~ 96 800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...

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Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

Birthday parties are difficult to plan. Couple that with a spur of the moment surprise birthday party an hour and a half away from home for Kid #1, and you can imagine the stress. My husband—and the initiator of all things spur of the moment—grabbed our son then left the house Sunday morning with an excuse: present shopping. (Kid #1 recently got into trouble—big time—so his planned present changed dramatically, but he still deserved something, right?) Johanna Pitcairn was in town, so while we waited for my wonderful MIL to show up with her...

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Battling for Power #wildesarmy #sixsunday

Hey everyone. Hope you're all enjoying the long weekend--assuming you have one--and that you're staying safe. I have a special visitor from NY (Hi, Johanna!), and it's Kid #1's 12th birthday. It's been a beautiful, action-packed weekend, and I doubt I'll be around much. I LOVE THE SUMMER! Anyway, picking up slightly where we left off, Perth's just told Kate that she should use her connection with her sister in order to learn more about where the daemons are keeping the others. Enjoy! ~"Is this going to be like the chatter box? Do I have...

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Who Said It? #wildesfire #contest

Some of you may or may not have seen my post on my Wilde's Fire facebook fan page, so I'm reposting here to include everyone in my super easy, really fun contest. The rules are on the "Contest" page here on my blog, but you have one week to guess who said the line from Wilde's Fire (listed below). If you guess correctly--and no, I will not tell you whether you are right or wrong until after the contest is over--then you will be entered into a monthly drawing for Wilde's Fire gear. Tell me you don't want a poster of Kate running into those dark...

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Song of the Day

Pandora played some absolutely amazing music this morning on my ride into work. The best song, the one that had me moving in my captain's chair--err, I mean the driver's seat--was Superman by Goldfinger. What was on your radio this morning? Don't forget, Wilde's Fire is available on B&N, Amazon, Kobo, & iTunes. Get your copy tod...

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Who's In Charge? #wildesarmy #sixsunday

Today I'm flying back from my mini-vacation in Florida. Once I land, I'll be heading over to Nationals Stadium to meet my family for our first baseball game of 2012. It's going to be a busy summer. I just know it! Okay, now that you know I'm not actually around, here's today's set up. Kate is annoyed with Perth because he wants them to sit in the open (and if you've read Wilde's Fire, you know how dangerous being in the open is) and wait for the "right" time to head out to rescue the others. She's basically just said, let's go now, and...

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Hey, Where is Everyone?!

I love my husband and children. They are the most special people in my world, but when my sister called and invited me to my nephew's graduation, I had no issues saying, "Sure, I'll come to your tropical island off the Gulf Coast of Florida without my husband and kids!" Haha. So, if you don't hear from me much, don't worry. I'm just relaxing here: I'll miss you guys. Maybe. Don't forget! Print and e-Book versions of Wilde's...

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Editor Judged Contest

Sharon Bayliss--a very AWESOME person and soon-to-be-published author--has been graciously promoting the release of Wilde's Fire. Part of her brilliant idea was to host an editor judged contest for a potential publishing deal with Curiosity Quills Press. As some of you may or may not know, I'm the Acquisitions Editor for the YA/NA line at CQ. (And it's an amazing job!) To enter, you need to visit Sharon's blog then follow all the rules....

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Do Snakes Make You Shudder? #wildesarmy #sixsunday

First.... Happy Release Day to me. Happy Release Day to me. Happy Release Day to meee, -- Hey, did you catch that? It's Wilde's Fire's release day! I'll post some official links later, but for now, on with Six Sunday! If you've followed my blog for a while, you know I don't like creepy crawlies. Snakes, spiders, scorpions--seems like anything with an 's' scares me--these are just a few of the creatures I've encountered. So, it only makes sense to share a scene between Kate and Perth where they encounter some creepy crawlies of their own . . ....

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A Surreal Moment

Hey Everyone! I had this whole blog post planned for how excited I am to get home from work tomorrow so I could finally hold my book in my hands . . . BUT When I got home today, the book had already arrived! After a good deal of feeling like this was all just a dream, I opened the box and found five beautiful copies of Wilde's Fire inside! I'm going to re-read my book now, drool a bit, cry, laugh, smile 'til my jaw hurts, then head to bed. Thank...

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Sisterly Love #wildesarmy #teaser

A bunch of lines from Wilde's Army, because I'm feeling generous . . . . I'm screaming. I have no control. Opening my eyes, I jump to my feet. Flames erupt from my chest and spread to my arms and legs like fire on dry straw. I run to the winding path leading down to the horses, without sparing a second to tell Perth what's going on. He calls to me. I'm vaguely aware of shrieks coming from the forest, but I don't care. That monster was about to kill my sister, and I couldn't do anything to stop him. My eyes don't fill with tears . . . I'm not...

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Firework!

My children love to sing. I'm not sure where they inherited this from *clears throat* but they certainly enjoy belting out lyrics to the same song every single day. Yes, currently Katy Perry's Firework loops on my iPod during our drive home from Hell . .  . I mean work. Surprisingly, Kid #2 knows all the words. I've been meaning to record her while she sings, but something tells me she'd shut right up. Anyway, because the meaning of the song is awesome, and because I've been a bad blogger—and I'm going to keep it up until the first...

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Do You Trust Me?

Happy Sunday everyone! In seven (7) days, Wilde's Fire will not only be on virtual stands, my baby will be on actual stands. Can you believe it? Me either. :-) I have stores who WANT to stock this book on their shelves. So amazing. And for those who are dying to know, Wilde's Army should be out in a month or so. I'm hoping to have cover art soon. SET UP: Perth and Kate have just left the forest and are now out in the open with nothing...

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