Anticipated February releases

Cat got your tongue? Tessa Williams is looking to make her mark outside the family business, and the unusual landlocked paddle wheeler she spots in Haines, Alaska, strikes her as the perfect location. Only the owner is being difficult, refusing to sell. Still, she’s sure that replacing her written queries with a little in-person charm […]

I had forgotten how wonderful it feels

Yesterday, I went into town with no special plan. Which turned out to be a good thing, since it turned out there was something wrong with the Red line, so I travelled two stops, got off, walked towards the green line. And, when I was almost there, I remembered that there was a store selling […]

Charity Saturday: Help Save Lakota Babies’ Lives

Normally, I would post this tomorrow, except the campaign ends in 10 hours.. So, I am posting it today. Reading the Indie Go Go campaign page is heartwrenching.   From the Indie Go Go campaign:  THE ISSUE – It’s difficult to convey the  human challenges that people on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota […]

That was unexpected

Last night, I had one of those moments were several previously unconnected pieces suddenly fit.   And it all came from three lines.  I knew from the beginning of the first draft  that she would get an offer to stay in Korun. While writing the first draft, I also realised that  one of my older ideas […]

Tweakings and things

So. I decided to change theme, since the old one was too bland for me.  I settled for this one, since it offered me the opportunity to add a background image.  I knew exactly which one too. This photo of a cat saint statue that I took in Lisboa a 3-4 years ago. Except… the […]

Friday Bargains: Free and cheap

 Redwall by Brian Jacques is available for  0.99 at Amazon and BN. This is a classic YA book. I re-read Mossflower ( I think) recently, and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The Claybourne brides by Julie Garwood is available for 0.99 at all the major stores.  ( I have read mixed reviews […]

Third time is the charm

A couple of days ago, I reached the point in the synopsis were I needed to re-read the first draft.   I hesitated, but in the end I decided to write the beginning first.   So. Yesterday, I started to write the beginning from scratch. This time, the opening is in the right place.  Today, […]

ARC review: Trouble with Air and Magic by Patricia Rice

The Particulars: Paranormal Romance, Book View Cafe, available as e-book The Source: ARC from the author The Grade: C+ The Blurb: Romance and Danger are in the Air Dorothea Franklin’s life is sliding toward disaster just as surely as her house is crumbling into the Pacific. Her unusual talent for feng shui can’t bring harmony […]

WWW Wednesday

  What are you currently reading? Nothing. I am between books right now. Which is an…odd feeling. • What did you recently finish reading? I just finished reading Heart of Darkness by Lauren Dane, which was an intresting Paranormal Romance • What do you think you’ll read next? I am not in the mood for […]