The Alpha Centaurians (A.C.) arrived on Earth years ago to
help protect the humans from nasty parasitical beings that
turn humanoids into massive, murderous monsters. They chose
exile rather than perpetuate a problem caused in part by
their government.
Katherine (Kitty) Kat became involved when her automatic
reactions proved Read more...
For the past year, Gavyn Donatti has been assisting his
ancestor Ian to kill Morai. It is less a calling than a
necessity, as the entire group of Snake Heads have targeted
not only the Djinn Ian, but Gavyn and his family for death.
Dealing with powers he can barely Read more...
Allie Telford is struggling with her job as a paranormal
investigator for the U. S. division of the United Psychical
Research Association. As a summoner, her task is to call
ghosts into perceptible being and record them to provide
proof of their existence to the rest of the world. Thus Read more...
When supposedly confined to her room, Susan Stanton nearly
drowns in the icy Thames. This being far from the first time
her actions have brought notoriety to her family, Susan
finds herself exiled to her distant relative's sea-side (and
crumbling) Moonseed Manor in Bournemouth. Susan is biding
her Read more...
Honor Stone has found a tenuous peace with her past working
for Last Chance Rescue. Her former job with the FBI involved
too many cases where she got there too late to save the
victim. In the few months she's been with LCR she has helped
to bring victims Read more...
It all starts when an unknown person makes off with a
Thunderbird egg. Yeah. Native American myth, but in the
hands of a Global Dynamics scientific team it's also the
newest cutting edge method for creating weather.
Then there is more freaky meteorology with the temperature
plummeting to somewhere Read more...
It has been ten long years Dr. Mia Santiago drifted from her
lover, Ryan, yet still a glimpse of cherry blossom in the
wind bring back the all-too-short time they spent together.
In that time, she has achieved her dream of gaining a
doctorate in geophysics and is Read more...
Paisley Nichols is living her dream working hard in her own
bakery. A handsome man, Rasmus Kessler, comes in and asks
her to have coffee with him, and turns into a dangerous
stalker. Not your ordinary stalker, mind you. His slightest
touch
makes her ill, her male workers are threatened Read more...
Joanna Archer has come a very long way from her life as a
young woman sheltered from the knowledge of the forces for
good and evil. She lost that life long ago, as well as the
sister she loved.
She gained a family of sorts when she became a soldier Read more...
Keir of the Cat, Warlord of the Plains and his lady Xylara,
Queen of Xy and Warprize of the Plains are headed back to
the city of Xy so that Xylara can give birth to their heir
within the stronghold. As Always, Heath is nearby. His
friendship with Xylara has Read more...
When Reese Montana was a child growing into a woman, Dez was
her hero, and she wanted him to be more. She knew he loved
her, but the darkness inside him grew to be too much to
control, and he changed. Reese knew if she stayed with him
she would Read more...
Sylvie Lightner is running down a fairly typical missing
person's case when she finds her client's wife alongside
four more women of similar physical features beneath the
waters of a Florida swamp. Although Sylvie is known for her
independent turn of mind, only working with the cops when Read more...
Nikki Glass takes her job as a private detective very
seriously, especially when a call from a client cuts short
an evening with yet another banal blind date.
Emmitt Cartwright has hired her to track down his wife
Maggie and investigate the cult she seems to have joined.
After weeks Read more...
Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, Jake and Marco were thrown into the
deep end of the weirdness pool when they encountered an
alien threat to the world in book one of the Animorphs,
The Invasion. Now it is up to them to gather as much
information as they can, however Read more...
Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco are fairly typical
kids on their way home from hanging out at the mall when
they have an encounter of the weirdest kind. It was kind of
creepy in an exciting way cutting across the pit and gravel
of the construction site but they Read more...
DEAD IRON is set in a world grown out of the American
frontier where the iron rails creep westward but instead of
commerce and new residents they bring a potential for danger
beyond imagination. The Strange need only one small chink in
the door to come over in their thousands Read more...
As if Katrina wasn't enough, the multitude of industrial
poisons that have seeped into the water table has finally
pushed the swampy southern ecosystem over the edge. The
fairies preciously glimpsed out of the corner of your eyes
have mutated beyond their shy ancestors and are ravenous for
the Read more...
1901 Seattle is the setting for a brand new mystery series
written with a meticulous grasp of detail and engaging hero.
Professor Benjamin Bradshaw is horrified to discover his
arch nemesis dead in a Faraday cage only days before a
presidential visit. The set up just doesn't make sense Read more...
1901 Seattle is the setting for a brand new mystery series
written with a meticulous grasp of detail and engaging hero.
Professor Benjamin Bradshaw is horrified to discover his
arch nemesis dead in a Faraday cage only days before a
presidential visit. The set up just doesn't make sense Read more...
Life is going along at its usual grinding pace for Angel
Crawford until she wakes in the hospital certain she is
mortally wounded. It must have been some kind of
hallucination though, as the bitch nurses insist her blood
levels showed heavy use of drugs, and she has nary a Read more...
I am working toward adding exercise to my daily schedule. I have a number of disabilities that make that a pretty big challenge, but even if all I do is wiggle around in my chair to get my blood moving several times a day it is better than sitting still :-} I have an ergometer (like an 'arm bicycle')that I can use on good days, and I am shooting for using it three days per week, twice each day. If I can do MORE days a week, I am thrilled :-}
Doubtful that there is a cure. Once you start down that path, imaginary friends and using any intriguing moment of real life as book fodder is pretty much S.O.P. Whether or not you actually write that novel, writer's brain is here to stay, in my experience. :-}
As a resident of Canton (about 20 minutes form downtown Detroit) this fascinates me! What a great setting and character for gritty noirish detective stories!
Absolutely! Brain trumps brawn for me. Unlike the Julie Brown song (I Like 'em Big and Stupid) I like them smart enough to converse with, and more importantly, emotionally able to grow.
I have to say I hope I win! Yes, after college, I traveled to Japan and eventually became an ESL teacher and stayed for almost 3 years. Changed my life dramatically.
I think the biggest tip you already covered: Awareness. Being aware of your surroundings gives you a bit of a head start when trouble intersects your life. There are circumstances where nothing you could do would have made a difference, but in those instances, it is important to have at least a mental list of who to call first and what to do next.
I love that you have brought the descendants of the Ives into today :-} I have been a huge fan of yours for years, and I'm delighted you are continuing with your terrific books! Paranormal abilities exist. Paranormal events happen. Events in my life have proven that to me despite my best efforts to explain them away with current logic and science. Magic is defined differently depending on personal belief. I don't discount anything, keeping an open mind (but not so open that my brains fall out.
I love that Half-price Books is reaching out! My husband is a victim of the economy in a different field, and we know first-hand how much having a chance at a job means!
Oh yeah, I can pinpoint many crucial points of decision, but the one that really changed most of my life was swapping dormitory roommates in college. That one decision connected me to a single person who introduced me to a group of people, who literally decades later introduced me to the perfect man for me, my current husband.
Good to meet you Bonnie! I bow to those authors who write great books full of grim, deep and tortuous plot, but what I LOVE is when there is also a thread (or, 'heck' a full skein) of humor to contrast with the life-changing elements. After all, life is chock full of irreverence, just the way I like it.
The probably sounds strange, but when I finish publishing a new knitting or crochet pattern, I allow myself to knit something with little or no pattern at all. Yeah, I reward myself for knitting, by knitting. For BIG rewards though, a meal at our local Japanese restaurant works great too.
I would love to attend readers (and writers) conferences. Is there a way to find out which are most (handicap)accessible? When we win the lottery I plan to travel a LOT. I am lucky in that we live in an area that has many fascinating conventions (a Steam Punk Con is only one town away from home) but no local readers/writers cons I have been able to discover.
I have loved the myths and lore of the British Islands since I can remember. I even pursued a degree in Anthropology, mostly to explore the myths that persist to this day in many parts of the world. I believe the myths DO have a reality of a sort. And I adore books that weave those ancient legends and their permutations into a sexy paranormal romance. I look forward to discovering your series!
Life long here. Of course, I've been reading everything I can get my paws on since I can remember,but I devoured the multitude of Harlequin, Gothic, Regency and Candlelight romances which were what was most available at the rummage sales in my small town. I remember he tingle I got when the couple actually *gasp* kissed on the final page... until I became a teen and wanted more. It was hard to find steamy romance back in the 70's in rural Michigan, but I managed. Romance has never let me down, seeing me through a horrible first marriage and health issues with riveting stories and always a happy ending to help balance the negatives in my life at that time. Now I am ecstatically and cozily married, and still, I turn to romance. (Although I continue to read almost anything I can get my paws on.)
Thank you so much Tara. I write reviews for Fresh Fiction. I am isolated in my 'real' life and being part of the family Sarah and the rest have created makes me less so. Thank you for so beautifully expressing what is in my heart.
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