Category Archives: Books

Monday Spotlight – Bronco’s Rough Ride

Since my weekend update was added yesterday, today I’m spotlighting the sexy new release from my good friend, Siobhan Muir. I met Siobhan doing Six Sentence Sunday and we connected as authors and later as friends. I’ve watched her talent … Continue reading

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Baton Blog Hop

I’m over at MURDER SHE WRITES today, guest blogging with the awesome Allison Brennan. After you check out the The Baton Blog Hop, drop by MSW to say hi! Or I will be after Allison makes it live. 🙂 The … Continue reading

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A St. Paddy’s Day Guest Post – Alannah Lynne

Let’s talk titles… Thanks for letting me hang out with you and your friends, Silver!! For the past 7 days, Sunny and Gavin (LAST CALL – Heat Wave Series #2), and I have been making the rounds. We’ve taken over … Continue reading

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Wednesday’s Words – Opening Lines

Studies show that readers have short attention spans and a writer has to grab them within the first few pages if not actually the opening paragraph. With that in mind, I thought I’d share the openings of some of my … Continue reading

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Wednesday’s Words Bulletin Board Material

Why yes, the voices have been talking again. And some of what they said ended up on my bulletin board so I’d remember because I didn’t have a place to put the inspiration in one of the WIPs. In no … Continue reading

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Wednesday’s Words: Wish I’d Said That

Do you ever read a book or catch something on the internet and think, “Gee…I wish I’d said that!” Yeah. Me, too. 😉 So here are some of those quotes, lines, internet It’s-A-Thing(tm) and what not to keep you entertained … Continue reading

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Wednesday’s Words that Speak to Me

When I’m reading, sometimes I remember to mark quotes or language that makes me sit up and say, “Damn! I wish I’d written that!” Or snippets that make me laugh or cry or just touch me in some form. So … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words – Going Dark

As some of you know, I got sucked into rereading the Carpathian novels (at least the first few) by Christine Feehan. I discovered the series at a time when I was NOT reading romance and paranormal romance was an unknown … Continue reading

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Wednesday’s Words – Guest Blogging and Stuff

I’m over at my friend and sister author Siobahn Muir’s THE WEIRD, THE WILD, AND THE WICKED Blog doing an interview and discussion about CHRISTMAS MOON. Come on over. You might learn something new about me, the book, or the … Continue reading

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Monday’s Market asks Why?

Did everyone have a great weekend? Oklahoma State (ranked #10 at the time) beat Baylor (ranked #4) so it was a good football weekend around here, despite the cold–including sleet and snow yesterday. Brrrrr! Okay, remember that Jingle Bell K-Mart … Continue reading

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