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About Silver James

I like walks on the wild side and coffee. Lots of coffee. Warning: My Muse runs with scissors. Author of several award-winning series--Moonstruck, Nightriders MC, The Penumbra Papers, and Red Dirt Royalty (Harlequin Desire) & other books! Purveyor of magic, mystery, mayhem and romance. Lots and lots of romance.

Cover Reveal: That Ol’ Black Magic

I’ve been keeping The Only busy of late, what with CAFE MIDNIGHT’S cover and now with the cover for THAT OL’ BLACK MAGIC. With her help, we’ve come up with what I think is a very cool look/brand for the … Continue reading

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Universal Discouragement

This nudge from the Universe has been hanging out in my draft folder for quite awhile. After releasing CAFE MIDNIGHT yesterday and having two whole sales (one of them mine), this is the one that popped out at me when … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: Cafe Midnight

Update! CAFE MIDNIGHT is now live. 😀 Here’s the LINK A burned-out homicide cop. A mysterious diner. A dead body. What could possibly go wrong? When that cop is Joe McGwire? Everything. Back on duty after a deadly shootout, Joe … Continue reading

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Monday = Random

There’s a reason I set up the coffee pot the night before. If I’m lucky, Lawyer Guy gets up first and makes the coffee when he puts the boys out. If I’m not, I have to figure out how to … Continue reading

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Bucket List 81-90

Guess what!?! This is the next to the last Bucket List post. Are you happy dancing? Not many marked off this week’s list. Most of these will never happen but they sounded like a good idea at the time. 81. … Continue reading

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The Darwin Awards

This landed in my inbox yesterday. I didn’t check to verify that these actually were the winners of the Darwin Awards**. It doesn’t really matter because…well, just read them. Liquids Alert. Do not drink or set liquids near your keyboard. … Continue reading

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Universal Micky Ds and Magic

I’m always in need of magic. Magical words. Magical stories. Magical characters. Magical beings to clean my house and do my laundry. Yeah, I’m holding my breath on that last one. 🙄 When this popped up in my inbox, I’m … Continue reading

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Inspiration is Where You Find It

Since my Muse has ADHD, I normally don’t lack for ideas and when I do, something tends to pop up that gives me a shove in the right direction. I’m an Oklahoma girl, bred, born, and raised. I remember hanging … Continue reading

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Bucket List 71-80

71. Learn to play the bagpipes. (Hey…this is wishful thinking, right? I actually started lessons with a chanter but…I am SOOOOO non-musical that I gave up.) [Again, at the time, I was reaching. Who knows, maybe I’ll find my chanter … Continue reading

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Git ‘er Done

There’s a comedian who uses that line as his signature, spoken in his best redneck accent, “Git’er done!” There’s another who has a routine built around “your sign. “Here’s your sign!” he chortles when talking about stupid people. And yes, … Continue reading

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