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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 […]

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

N.B.: I’ve made this post sticky, so you can start with Chapter One here and follow the links at the bottom to the other chapters. If you scroll down, the posts appear newest first – opposite to the chapter order – as I post them. Okay! I know I said I wouldn’t start reading Cupcakes, Trinkets, and […]