It's Almost...July?!

Wow! June's about to give way to July and I've been slow to the writing I'd promised myself this summer.  Not a surprise, I suppose.  I'm a stay-at-home mom and built in friend to my only child, Darling Diva, so, much of the summer I'm lucky to spend with her, indulging in our common interests. 

So far, we've finished Harry Potter week, caught up on our Dr. Who, rewatched season one of Under the Dome...in preperation for tonight's season two premiere(a must really), we're also trying to catch up on our reading.  DD has chosen to read The Hobbit and I'm digging into my, seriously long, TBR list.

Each of us is working on our separate ventures as well.  DD is focusing on her music (guitar, piano, flute and composing) while I should be writing, I've actually been working on my group blog, Shapeshifter Seductions, newsletter ~ Join Here ~ 

I've also been reviewing a contract I hope to sign soon for a short erotica I've had tucked away for a while...more on that good news later.  :)

So it's time to add writing back into my daily to do list, I guess I need to pick out a story to finish.  So many to choose from and such indecision.  But first, my July 4th blog post on the group blog for the upcoming hop.

Oh, by the way, check out the picture up top.  Totally cute, right.  It was gifted to me, recently and I just love it!  I've got the perfect picture to put in it of my bff on a certain trip to Dallas.  :)

Have a great week, ya'll!

Valentine Surprises

Come on over to Shapeshifter Seductions 2/10/14 to 2/16/14 and join us for some Valentine's Flashes!  Tell us about your best or worst V-day surprise and be entered into a daily drawing for a book give-a-way.

See you there!

Friday Fun ~ A Bewitching Blog Hop

This years Haunting Blog Hop at www.justromance.com is going on now!  I've join in the fun with my group blog, Shapeshifter Seductions, home to the Peakites.  If you've never stopped by, Talbot's Peak is filled with wild, wooly and wolfy characters who live to find trouble.  Below is the beginning of my scene...

“Reinforced steel pipes, heavy duty rubber tubing, a gross of nuts, bolts, S-hooks and a short Red Riding Hood costume with crotchless panties.”  Glenn set down the scanner and looked up at an impatient Nick and his blushing brother Mooney.  “Ah Nick, does Ziva know about all of this stuff?”
 
Are you intrigued?  If so swing on by, today through Sunday, and get Bewitched.  :)

Monday Muse...

Monday greetings from the Muse and I.  We're gearing up to take part in the Love's a Beach blog hop over on our Shapeshifterseductions blog next week.  Miz Muse and I are still searching for a topic that involves water, sand and sex!  Yes, we're having some very lovely daydreams.  hehe

Wicked Wednesday

I'm thinking this is more a wonderfully wicked Wednesday graphic.  This couple sparks my muse into action...


Mistress Penelope didn't normally put herself in the submissive position. However, in moments like this with her Penquino tying her to him while calling the shots and her sweet, silky mink promising a ticklish delight of sensations to come...she was their willing prisoner.

A Day in the Life of Serena 
 
Song of the Day:  Not much for music right now with the Olympics on...hehe, I've been watching them every chance I get.  :)

Currently Reading:  If I Should Die by Allison Brennan

Currently Writing:  Continued ideas for my dragon story in Talbot's Peak.  Editing:  The Submission
 
Quote of the Day:  A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.
Herman Melville

The author of Moby-Dick was born on this day in 1819.

Monday Muse...

Erol circled the hidden mountain lake above Talbot's Peak.  His emerald and violet wings spread wide and cut through the cool, high altitude air.  This was the only place safe enough for a dragon to fly away his worries.  Of late, his distress was all focused on Greely and her refusal to hop-to his call. Could Karma be right?  Were his courtship skills lacking?


A Day in the Life of Serena 
 
Song of the Day:  The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

Currently Reading:  At Last by Jill Shalvis

Currently Writing:  Blogging.  Editing:  The Submission

Quote of the Day:  The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere.


Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Wednesday Word of the Day

Spruik \sprook\, verb:

To make or give a speech, especially extensively; spiel.

~For Burgess or Dugger over at Shapeshifter Seductions.  Either, I'm sure, could make it sound sinful!~

Spruik is Australian slang that arose in the early 1900s. It is of unknown origin. ~dictionary.com

A Day in the Life of Serena 
 
Song of the Day:  Take the Money and Run by The Steve Miller Band

Currently Reading: Hold on Tight by Stephanie Tyler.  ~Whew~ This series has some sexy heroes!  ;)

Currently Writing:  Plotting werewolf series.  Tyr & Ela's story is up first.  Editing:  The Submission

Quote of the Day:  Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.

Robert A. Heinlein
~Having had significant sleep issues in the past, I will agree with this whole-heartily!~ 

Friday Retro...

~~Johnston, Frances Benjamin,, 1864-1952,, photographer.

[Boston Horticultural Society Exhibition, Horticultural Hall, Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Wildflower exhibition garden]

[1921 May]~~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/7141871201/in/photostream 

What a gorgeous display!  I can totally see a delicious bout of sex happening right before my eyes in this love cocoon.  For me, waterfalls are always sexy.

A Day in the Life of Serena 
 
Song of the Day:  Falling in Love for the Night by The Charlie Daniels Band & Crystal Gayle.  Hmmm, falling in love for the night at the waterfall.  Oh yeah!

Currently Reading: Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan.  Ms. Brennan writes the creepiest serial killers.  They give you the heebee's, but at the same time you just can't stop reading.  The mark of a really good author.  :)

Currently Writing:  The Submission (rewrites) & Dom and Jada's story from Talbot's Peak.  Here's a couple of flash fictions introducing these two characters.  First and Second.  Editing:  The Submission

Quote of the Day:  The past is never where you think you left it.

Katherine Anne Porter

 
 

Thursday Story Slam - The Lady in Red

Image Credit to Whitebook @ DeviantArt, titled A Christmas Story for Rezzan

The lady in red waits beneath the gnarled old tree, sure her love will return one day.

The lady in red listens for his voice on the wind, sure she will hear it in time.

The lady in red watches the sky for his graceful glide; sure she will see it on the horizon.

He’d vowed to love her beyond his very last breath. 

He would be her champion in this life and onward into death.

The lady in red worries upon her knees, troubling is his late arrival.

The lady in red weeps among the leaves, firmly entrenched—deep in denial.

The lady in red withers below the branches, fearful he is lost to her.

She vowed to love him beyond her very last breath.

She would be his haven in life and in death.

The lady in red acknowledges the swift setting sun, their timing long gone.

The lady in red feels the oncoming change, their places to switch with nary a hitch.

The lady in red resolves to accept her fate, the moon once again rearranged the mates.

They vowed to love beyond their very last breath.

Be they in fur, or in feathers—in life or in death.

~~

To view more story slams or join in the fun visit Bluebell Books.

Tuesday Temptation...

I'll be taking part in The Jingle Bell Hop over at Shapeshifter Seductions.  Drop on by and see what's happening this Christmas in Talbot's Peak!

Wednesday Word of the Day

Bandersnatch \BAN-der-snach\, noun:

1. An imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition.
2. A person of uncouth or unconventional habits, attitudes, etc., especially one considered a menace, nuisance, or the like.

Bandersnatch was invented by Lewis Carroll in 1871 in his book Through the Looking Glass.

~Hmmm, if little girls could fall into rabbit holes and hatters could be mad, I wonder if the bandersnatch could change forms?   He/she will if they visit the wonderful world of Talbot's Peak, a shapeshifting town found over at my group blog - Shapeshifter Seductions - stop on by and step into fun!~

It's Official! A Magical Return Has Been Released

Good Morning one and all, and I do mean good!  It matters not that the sky is grey and the rain is falling, I'm one happy camper today.  There's a smile on my face and I feel like giggling! 

Book number two has been released.  ~Sappy Grin~ 

Being a slow writer, I started to think publishing my first book, The Challenge, was a fluke.  I know different now.  I may be a turtle(a sweet and sexy one, if I do say so myself), but I keep finishing the race!  LOL

I hope you enjoy A Magical Return!

Buy Now

And what Tuesday would be complete without a little temptation?

Join me over at my group blog Shapeshifter Seduction for the Summer Solstice Blog Hop.  You won't want to miss the summer fun goings on in Talbot's Peak!

Have a Glorious day!

Pleasant Dreams...

Roses and Rain
Love Unrestrained
Eyes rolled back
Time off track
Not everything is as it seems
In this world of Pleasant Dreams...

~Wink~ It just felt like a day for poetry. 

I'm posting over at Shapeshifter Seductions today,  flashing the story of Penelope, Burgess and Danny - small shapeshifters, with large needs.

Titillating Tuesday

Check out some of the tempting and titillating posts going on over at Shapeshifter Seductions.  A new town has been born on our blog by the name of Talbot's Peak and our fabulous authors have filled the town with some of the most fascinating of characters. 

Stop by and give it your own peek.  :)

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~Burgess let the plane empty out before prying his six foot four frame out of the tortuously uncomfortable airline seat. He had almost flown in animal form for this very reason. As a penguin, he was only sixteen inches tall, weighting in at just over two pounds. As a human, he was built like an Olympic swimmer with massive shoulders and long limbs.  Rebecca L. Gillan~

~Marissa turned, just in time to catch a face full of water balloon. It drenched her hair, skin and clothes. The man standing upright in the convertible hooted in triumph. The car sped off with the man still howling like a maniac.  Pat Cunningham~

~Hidden by the trunk of a tall pine tree, he’d stalked her with his predator’s gaze as she playfully raced in circles. With utter joy, she threw her fluffy, yet sleek feline body forward, tumbling and rolling on the thin carpet of leaves and snow. Springing high, she batted at the flurry of snowflakes, her pale fur beautiful against the forest backdrop.  Savanna Kougar~

~A streak of blue, a dark and gorgeous blue belonging to an equally, if not more gorgeous man, passed by her. He too appeared to be slowed by the tourists and families headed for the door, and thankfully so, because he had exactly what she needed—six foot something of obvious muscle and no lovely lady on his arm.  Serena Shay~

~Josh leaned his elbows on the bar, burying his face in his hands. He blinked, trying to not give into the tears stinging his eyes. Frustration and angst worked intricate knots and lattice arrays in and out of his gut and up into his heart.  Solara Gordon~

Guest Blogger, Stacey Kennedy Today on Shapeshifter Seductions.

Hey Everyone,
Stacey Kennedy stops by today over at Shapeshifter Seductions to share with us a bit about herself and her new release, An Everlasting Bite.  Come on by and say hello.  :)

Guest Blogger Ashlyn Chase Visits Shapeshifter Seductions

Hey Everyone,
Ashlyn Chase is our special Halloween guest on my group blog Shapeshifter Seductions.  Swing by tomorrow and check out her post of Book Recommendations from a Real, Live, Witch.


Have a Spooky and Spectacular Halloween!

Tuesday Temptation - Shapeshifter Seductions

Oooh wee, check out our new header over at Shapeshifter Seductions, a group blog with which I participate. 

Isn't it delicious? 

Amanda Kelsey, artist extraordinaire, of Razzle Dazzle Designs ~ razzdazzdesign.com ~ developed it for us and I'm loving it. 

Sexy and Sinful, just like all of my fabulous blog mates!

Awesome Contest Over At Shapeshifter Seductions

That's right, the bloggers over at Shapeshifter Seductions are giving away a very cool book on writing romance:

Writing Romance—The Ultimate Guide on Craft, Creation and Industry Connections

50 Inspiring Articles


The process, craft and business of writing by some of your favorite published romance authors, as well as a few of the industry's leading editors and agents.


A Complete Resource List
RWA chapters, SFA-RWA member authors, and RWA-approved publishers and literary agents.


Success Secrets
How to craft a compelling story, find a great agent, and more!

Swing by through the month of Sept to find the answers to a few fun questions presented to our authors, Crystal Kauffman, Francesca Hawley, Savanna Kougar, Paris Brandon and Me. Who knows what you might find out about us!

Here's the link to our first set of answers. While your there tell me what you think of my Fri list of all time scariest movies.

It's a movement...

Good Morning All,

So it is hot and muggy here today, 92 and steamy. Yuck! I've dubbed today

--stay in the AC day--

I'm not sure my Darling Diva will like it, but I'm the mom right? Besides, I'm going to give her the remote and a stack of movies--could it get any better?

I was doing my morning surf and look what I found. US Romance association split over digital legitimacy. It's a movement, baby! I'm thinking my 60's parents would be proud. Check out the story. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/89158-page.html

Well, I'm off for now to finish my surfing. BTW swing on over to Shapeshifter Seductions for this awesome read Top Ten Reasons He Might Be a Stallion Shapeshifter by Savanna Kougar

Stay cool and have a great day!!

Shifting male anatomy?

I hear tell that Paris Brandon is going to do the Sun snip-it over at Shapeshifter Seduction tomorrow! Do stop by, who knows, it may be some male anatomy that does the shifting...~eyebrow raise~ hehehehe