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Christmas paperback giveaway – 1 of 4

CLOSED – WINNER: TBA As I already mentioned on my Facebook page, Michael was digging through some boxes for wrapping paper and Christmas cards this afternoon and he uncovered four of my paperbacks that I hadn’t bothered unpacking when we moved. I think I’d forgotten they existed at all, actually. Lost paperbacks seem like a perfect reason to […]

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I See Me – paperback proof

  Guess what arrived in today’s mail a week and a half earlier than expected? The paperback proof for I See Me (Oracle 1). It’s so gorgeous I can barely contain myself!! I chose a matte finish for the cover and I love, love, love it. The artwork is by Irene Langholm. The cover design is […]

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I See Me, Oracle 1 – an excerpt and a giveaway

“There’s that guy again.” Sprawled facedown over the black vinyl chair, I had a perfect view of West Broadway through the storefront window of Get Inked. “What guy?” Tyler muttered as he hunched over my bare shoulder with his two-coil tattoo machine. Someone had to come up with a better name for that, other than […]

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Chocolate Orchid

I came up to the office today after two whole days off and found that my chocolate orchid [Oncidium Sharry Baby] had bloomed. And, yes, it smells like chocolate!! It couldn’t have timed out more perfectly, because today I’m digging back into Dowser 4. Oracle 1 update – I See Me is with Leiah, the […]

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reblogged: A Difficult Funeral, aka a scene from Dowser 1.5

I noticed that a few visitors to my blog found this piece of flash fiction from Sept 20, 2013 today. I’d practically forgotten all about it. I think I’d intended on writing more shorts, but then just focused on the novels. I thought you might get a kick out of it, so I’m reblogging. ———————– This […]

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I See Me, Oracle 1 – Synopsis

The day I turned nineteen, I expected to gain what little freedom I could within the restrictions of my bank account and the hallucinations that had haunted me for the last six years. I expected to drive away from a life that had been dictated by the tragedy of others and shaped by the care […]

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Oracle 1 – Cover Reveal

It’s my birthday today. To celebrate, I thought I would share the cover of  I See Me, Oracle 1 with you as a treat. I’ll have a synopsis and release date for you next week (hopefully), but for now, you (and I) will have to make do with your first glimpse of Rochelle:     […]

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Read-a-long with the author: Cupcakes (Etc) – Chapter Four

Okay! My thoughts on chapter three of  Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic. I tweeted my fav quotes as I came upon them, but I’ll share a digest below as well. WARNING: I assume there may be spoilers in the comments – because this is hopefully going to be a discussion – but I’ll try to keep […]

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Read-a-long with the author: Cupcakes (Etc) – Chapter Three

Okay! My thoughts on chapter three of  Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic. I tweeted my fav quotes as I came upon them, but I’ll share a digest below as well. WARNING: I assume there may be spoilers in the comments – because this is hopefully going to be a discussion – but I’ll try to keep […]

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Read-a-long with the author: Cupcakes (Etc) – Chapter Two

Okay! My thoughts on chapter two of  Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic. I tweeted my fav quotes as I came upon them, but I’ll share a digest below as well. WARNING: I assume there may be spoilers in the comments – because this is hopefully going to be a discussion – but I’ll try to keep […]