Good morning and welcome to the 2016 Christmas Village. I decided to show you this year the step-by-step to getting the village all set up. Some of you may wonder how many hours it takes. From getting out the boxes to the final “Lights on” I would say about 10 hours over two nights. I still have some mini-lights to get on the village as I ran out of batteries. Sigh. Anyway, hope you enjoy it.
#FunFriday Do you dare? Taming the Vampire Box Set and #Giveaway
I’m in a great new new anthology – TAMING THE VAMPIRE and my contribution to the collection is DARE TO LOVE, a new story in THE CALLING IS REBORN Vampire series. The anthology is only 99 cents for a limited time and best of all, these are ALL NEW stories! Not re-releases and not available anywhere except in the anthology. You can read more about the anthology here: http://bit.ly/tamingvamp
You can purchase TAMING THE VAMPIRE at these online retailers:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2bfy9Js
Kobo http://bit.ly/2by9MsM
iBooks: http://apple.co/2byaNAP
B&N: http://bit.ly/2byaGoW
DARE TO LOVE features vampire slayer Benjamin, a sexy alpha hero who is torn between multiple worlds – vampire, human and slayer. He’s just adapting to what his role is meant to be when one of the Slayer Council is killed, orphaning a Slayer-in-Training who was being educated by the murdered Slayer. It’s up to Benjamin to fight for her life and to fight against his attraction to her.
For a chance to win a $10 Amazon Gift Card, leave a comment and tell me the name of the Slayer-in-Training by midnight EST on Saturday, October 22.
#FridayFun Korean Dramas and Girl Time
If you’d told me a year ago that I would have spent over 30 hours watching dramas in Korean with English subtitles I would have said, “Huh?” But my daughter and her friends were so into them and when my daughter started telling me about some of the stories, I decided to check them out. Girl time followed as we watched Reply 88 and laughed and cried and loved the HEA. So much so that when my daughter proposed another one, I jumped in with two feet.
Actually, more than that since you see, my daughter streams her reactions to the dramas for all the world to see and for this new drama, W, I’m doing the journey with her. It’s been fun, although we are behind as life has demanded our attention. But I thought you’d get a kick out of our first video together and our reactions. Maybe even check out some of the dramas on Drama Fever. Try them, you’ll like them!
Click here if you can’t see our Drama Mama video below!
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#FridayFun A little humor at Apple’s Expense
Call me a Luddite, but I like plugging in my headphones. I’ve done the whole wireless thing and there’s lots I don’t like about it. So for “new” to mean no headphone jack, well, I’ll keep the old.
Hope you enjoy this funny! Have a great weekend. Please click here if you cannot see the Apple Iphone Video below.
#FridayFunday Writers and Deadlines
If there’s one thing that writers dread, besides the synopsis of course, it’s a deadline. I, for one, freak out if a deadline is approaching and I’m not where I want to be in the story I’m writing. Luckily for me, I just finished the first draft of SINCE WE WERE 18, the first book in the Jersey Girl Bridesmaid series. I have had a blast writing Maggie and Jax’s story and am already itching to write the next one, WE DANCED ALL NIGHT which features uber responsible lawyer Connie and Jax’s brother, thrill-seeker/surfer dude/bestselling author Johnson.
In a few days that draft will be off to my agent well in advance of my deadline. But for all the other times I freaked and for all my writer friends who dread that deadline, a little fun this Friday with this quote from Douglas Adams.
P.S. For those who might be wondering why I chose a typewriter, I wrote my first book on a typewriter. Not fun.
#FridayFunday Chocolate Logic
I thought I’d do something a little different today, namely, something funny and kind of fractured if you get what I mean by this twisted bit of chocolate logic.
Don’t forget I’ve got lots of fun giveaways going on! Please take a moment to check them out!
Jersey Girl Bridesmaids Kozie Giveaway
I’m having a free Koozie giveaway while supplies last! Here is what the Koozie looks like:
To get the Koozie, just fill out the form below by midnight EST August 14th. Click here to request the Koozie if you cannot see the form below.
Prizes for Readers Giveaway
Don’t forget about this fabulous contest I’m in with some of my author friends at Prizes for Readers.com (https://www.prizesforreaders.com/)
Enter for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate from Amazon or Barnes & Noble (your choice) and take a moment to vote for best blurb and cover. It’s a super easy one-click entry, no Rafflecopter or anything complicated. Winner will be announced on Aug 17th or Aug 18th.
No matter what, you are a winner! Even if your name is not selected for the gift certificate, you will be receiving free book download links from us for your reading pleasure.
You must be 18 or older. US, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia only. Void where prohibited.
#FunFriday SUMMER HEAT #Romance #Boxset #99cents
I love working with fellow authors on new projects. My next endeavor is the SUMMER HEAT Contemporary Romance Box Set which features 16 sexy stories from 16 bestselling authors. My story is titled UNDER THE BOARDWALK and it’s about a husband and wife who are trying to rekindle the passion they once shared in order to save their marriage. Here’s the blurb for it!
- Natalie Ramirez has spent less and less time with her husband over the last year and more and more time alone. She longs for the happy days of summer when she and Chase would pass the time together on the beach and under the boardwalk, exploring the passion that simmered between them as hot as any summer sun.
Chase Smith had to work hard for everything he ever had, including his wife Natalie. His wife had never wanted for anything in her life and Chase didn’t want to disappoint her. But somewhere along the way, Chase lost sight of the most important thing she wanted: his love.
A passionate night under the boardwalk brought them together, but can Chase and Natalie rekindle that lost love and save their marriage?
I have to tell you this is one sexy story – hotter than a ghost pepper – five alarm hot 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥! LOL! I hope you’ll enjoy it.
The SUMMER HEAT Box Set is specially priced at 99 cents for a limited time and is now available at Amazon. I’ll have more info for you shortly on availability at the other retailers.
If you’re free on March 9, join us on Facebook for our release party where we’ll be giving away a Kindle Fire in addition to the prizes. I’ll also have something going on at the blog as a giveaway for those of you who don’t do Facebook!
