Saturday, December 21, 2013

Ghosts of bad dates past #8sunday

Hey, weekend writing warriors! And readers ;)

Hope you have having a great weekend and that your shopping is already done so you can snicker at the last minute shoppers. (Not that I do that of course ;) )

This week, I'm giving you a snippet from the first chapter where Ari is on a horrible date, set up for her by her sister Jane. The woman has horrible taste and as Ari has nothing better to do, she starts remembering those past dates to get away from having to pay attention to the man seated across from her. Here are the first two she remembers.

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Letting her mind drift, Ari tried to remember why she accepted this date in the first place. Oh, that’s right—her sister Jane set it up without asking. Well, it wasn’t the first time. Ever since she entered college, Jane had taken it upon herself to introduce her little sister to men just like her husband Tony.

First, Jane set her up with Sebastian. The main thing Ari remembered about him was he looked like Rambo and giggled like a girl when someone passed gas. Then there was Erin, though he went by Igor. He had an unnatural obsession with Frankenstein even going so far as to take upon himself the appearance of a prometheus—neckbolts and all—to prove whatever point he was trying to make.

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Your Dimension Or Mine?
The Dating Service Series
Release: 2014

Unofficial blurb:

When Ari Reynolds signed up for an online dating service, she only did it to get her sister off her back about her dateless life. She did not expect to be contacted by men from other dimensions, find out that she herself did not belong in her own dimension and have a demon claim ownership of her through a magical DNA contract she did not even know existed. Now that her eyes have been opened, she is catapulted to Dimension Zeta to be trained by a magically powerful Fae named Mayir in defending herself against Orion from one of the demon realms. As if things could not get any more confusing, she finds herself falling for a man from an entirely different dimension - one who promises to help defend her. But when Orion steals something of great importance to her, she must stand alone against him. Can one mere human truly fight off the magical control of an immortal being who wants her more than he has wanted anyone else?

Saturday, December 14, 2013

An even worse thought hit her #8sunday

Just thought I would give you an update...and little excerpt for Your Dimension Or Mine? - which will be coming out in 2014 - for Weekend Writing Warriors.

First the excerpt...Ari should be thinking about the evil Orion who is after her, but she can't keep her mind off Terrian, someone she 'met' online, who has turned out to be from a different dimension, and who she is about to meet.

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What if he actually had three eyes and his nose was on his chin? Well, no, she had seen his picture. Then an even worse thought hit her.

What if the rest of him wasn’t like other human males? If he didn’t have a…

Moaning at that horrible thought, she turned over and glared at the wall. “Seriously,” she grumbled aloud to herself. “There is an evil demon who wants me to be his and is coming after me, and the thing I am worried about is if Terrian has all the right equipment?”

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Edits are done and it has now been sent onto The Wild Rose Press's Production team to do their magic and make it available in both print and e-formats. 

Your Dimension Or Mine?
The Dating Service Series

Unofficial blurb:

When Ari Reynolds signed up for an online dating service, she only did it to get her sister off her back about her dateless life. She did not expect to be contacted by men from other dimensions, find out that she herself did not belong in her own dimension and have a demon claim ownership of her through a magical DNA contract she did not even know existed. Now that her eyes have been opened, she is catapulted to Dimension Zeta to be trained by a magically powerful Fae named Mayir in defending herself against Orion from one of the demon realms. As if things could not get any more confusing, she finds herself falling for a man from an entirely different dimension - one who promises to help defend her. But when Orion steals something of great importance to her, she must stand alone against him. Can one mere human truly fight off the magical control of an immortal being who wants her more than he has wanted anyone else?

Friday, December 13, 2013

2013 Holiday Garden Gourmet Cookbook

Have you heard of the Holiday Garden Gourmet 2013 cookbook from The Wild Rose Press?

No?

Well, it is a collection of recipes by The Wild Rose Press authors. I even have one of my favorite recipes in there ;)

Even better news? The PDF version is free!

Or, if you are like me and like cookbooks in the hand, the spiral bound edition is only $4+S/h.

Go on...get a copy. You know you wanna ;)