Musings & more….
I’m working through the final smoothing pass of Oracle 2 before I send it off to the proofreader. Reading out loud, I got through the first five chapters – four before lunch and one after – without major impediment. But, as I was about to tackle chapter six, I realized I desperately needed a treat.
With no time to bake, I ran down to the Country Grocer and picked up Oreos and Fruit Creams.
Thus fortified, I shall now return my full attention to the final draft.
See ya on the other side!
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I’m terribly pleased to reveal the cover for I See You (Oracle 2). I absolutely adore it!
RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 17, 2015
PREORDER NOW AVAILABLE
Both of these gorgeous book covers are the combined genius of Irene Langholm and Elizabeth Mackey. I just love them side by side (and separately).
Memes, excerpts, and giveaways coming throughout November and December.
Author’s Note:
I See You is the second book in the Oracle series, which is set in the same universe as the Dowser series. While it is not necessary to read both series, the ideal reading order is as follows:
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1)
Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic (Dowser 2)
Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic (Dowser 3)
I See Me (Oracle 1)*
Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4)
Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic (Dowser 5)
I See You (Oracle 2)Other books in both the Oracle and Dowser series to follow. *I See Me (Oracle 1) contains spoilers for Dowser 1, 2, and 3.
Warning: the following excerpt is unedited and unproofed.
A black butterfly flitted through my peripheral vision.
My stomach bottomed out even as I raised my head to follow the butterfly’s flight path. It danced along the eaves of the garage, then up over Beau’s shoulder. He didn’t seem to notice as it stopped to kiss his ear.
In fact, he was standing awfully still, staring at something ahead or maybe across the road. I couldn’t see beyond his broad shoulders.
I glanced down at my left wrist. Yep, it was bare, now tattoo-free.
I stepped forward, just until I could see the huge black SUV with dark-tinted windows parked across the street. Beau was gripping the salad Tupperware so tensely I was fairly sure he was going to permanently dent the plastic.
The butterfly flitted across the road as someone turned off the idling SUV and the driver’s side door opened.
Beau was holding his breath.
A slight, tautly-muscled woman in green capris and a goldenrod printed T-shirt stepped out from the vehicle. The butterfly danced about three inches over her green-dyed, shag-cut hair. She lifted her face as if tracking its movements.
No, she was sniffing the air. And possibly smelling the magic of the butterfly?
Kandy, Jade Godfrey’s werewolf bodyguard, was in Yachats, Oregon.
That couldn’t be good. – I See You, Oracle 2, Chapter 2, second draft
Okay. I wrote this entire blog post, then deleted it because I was boring myself. Ha. Instead, I will leave you with a screenshot of the review that inspired my deleted blog post and let you make your own observations.
James – I hope you don’t mind me sharing this but I loved finding your review over on Amazon today.
I just write the stories that haunt me, then cross my fingers and hope that readers might enjoy them. Thankfully some of you do!
Okay! I’m off to the Northwest Chocolate Festival in Seattle. See you on the other side.
Why yes, I am writing about Rochelle and Beau today. What gave me away?
Happy Sunday!!
The muttering and fretting of the crowd grew, but it was just a wash of useless noise. Beau had drilled me with contingency plans, over and over again. I was supposed to call Audrey if we got separated. I was supposed to make it back to the pack if anything ever happened to him.
I cleared the crush of the crowd, but stayed nearby on the grass in the shadow of the brick building. I dug my phone out of my satchel and pulled up Audrey’s contact info.
Except … if I went to Portland that meant I had to just let whatever was happening here happen.
Beau would be pissed. But how long would it even take Audrey to get here? And then what?
I scrolled from the As to the Bs. It was a short scroll. A shallow flick of my thumb. I had a dozen entries total, at most.
I stared down at the contact I’d selected.
Blackwell.
– I See You, Oracle 2, Chapter 6, First Draft
