Its made our lives easier with mainstreaming our mail, social networks, books, everything we will ever need we carry in our hand, until someone invades our privacy and shuts us down.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Hackers beware....
We are so dependent on technology today with our smart phones, smart tablets, and just plain smart tech toys.
Its made our lives easier with mainstreaming our mail, social networks, books, everything we will ever need we carry in our hand, until someone invades our privacy and shuts us down.
Hacked, what a frightful word and one that shut me down for 8 days. I woke to many distraught messages of a virus in my e-mail. I did everything I thought I was supposed to do but it was too late. It released a virus that ate through my computer, attacking all my files. I felt lost. I had no way to contact anyone because all my information was locked inside my computer.
After painstakingly going through everything, then re-loading my computer software I am finally back up and running, just without a lot of my files and programs. I researched for the best virus scan and feel I got one that will be with me 24 hours a day to stop anything from trying to attack me again.
I am going to re-vamp my blog. I will have new posts with surprise guests and prizes to be won so check back for more details on my new book, Rescued from the Dark. And for updates on the progress of the new books I'm writing. My next suspense, Last Chance to Run and my YA, If I knew then. :)
Available now through Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Its made our lives easier with mainstreaming our mail, social networks, books, everything we will ever need we carry in our hand, until someone invades our privacy and shuts us down.
Friday, May 3, 2013
The Romance Troupe Beltane Blitz day 3
Each time you visit a blog and leave a comment with your email address and you increase your chances to win.
For prize details and scavenger hint questions go to: http://www.theromancetroupe.blogspot.c
Beltane is a celebration of fertility, and despite that it's a perfectly natural aspect of the human existence, let's face it -- some parents may not always be comfortable discussing the erect phallus of the god or the open womb of the goddess with their young children, especially teenagers.
I'm writing a YA story called, If I Knew Then.
Its a story of self discovery and how a teenager overcomes abuse, heartache and devastating loss.
Here's an excerpt:
The icy handle stuck to Angel’s wet
hand as she tugged the door open. She sucked in a breath and winced as the pain
shot across her ribs. They said time heals all wounds, well they were wrong. This shit sucks. Once I graduate I’m so out
of here. Her arms ached under the weight of the box so she shifted it over
to the left, and rested it on her hip. Damn,
now my hip will have a bruise that will match the one across my back. She shoved the stage door open and kicked it
shut behind her, cringing as her entrance echoed through the empty theater.
“How many times have I told you not
to slam that door?” Alice
said, mocking their mother’s voice.
She stifled back a laugh. “Yah
whatever, get off your ass and help me. I’ve moved all the boxes but one, and
that ones for you.”
“Oh, I’m telling mom you swore.” Alice crossed her arms
across her chest and stuck her lip out like a three year old. How mature. “You’re supposed to be watching me, not using
me as slave labor.” Alice was three years younger, and the favorite.
Their mother’s favorite. She glared down at Alice’s smug face as her smile widened as she
propped her feet up on headrest of the seat in front of her. Angel knew
slapping her would have more consequences than she could take right now so she
gritted her teeth and dropped the box of costumes in the isle beside her
sister.
“Pull these out so I can see which
ones will work for us while I go get the last box.” Angel pulled the box open as her sister bent
over and pulled out a few of the old costumes.
“I’m not wearing any of these. They
look like Grandma’s curtains. Why do we have to do this anyway?” Alice threw the dresses
back in the box and folded her arms in front of her. Angel had about all she
could take.
“You know we do the intermission
show every year, now find one you like and stop being such a damn baby. Or do
you want me to tell mom what you really do during piano practice?” When Alice’s
eyes widened Angel knew she had her. Locking the door and napping when you’re
suppose to be practicing Beethoven was really frowned upon with the Nuns, and
with Mom. Mom had high hopes that one of her daughters would become a classical
pianist.
Not me, I’m going to college for
art. It’s my ticket out of this town. Her footsteps echoed as she stomped up
the isle and back to the door. She reached for the handle and the door flew
open. She slammed against the wall and her head cracked against the concrete
blocks. Stars flashed before her eyes and she squeezed them shut to stop the
throbbing. She swallowed to stifle the scream that threatened to break loose
and opened her eyes to see the door, pinning her to the wall. Her back was on
fire as the spasm raced through her. She slowed her breathing and the spasm stopped.
Her anger raged as she shoved the door but it was caught in mid-swing.
“What in the hell do you think
you’re…” Angel froze as a head peeked
around the door. He was gorgeous. His blonde curly hair fell down past his ears
and his eyes were the brightest blue she had ever seen.
“Oh hell, my bad, are you okay?” His deep voice sent chills up her arms.
She couldn’t move. She just wanted
to stare. But she didn’t want to look like an idiot. She blinked and looked
towards the other guys standing beside him. They were Michael Deaton and Dave Hicks.
A year older but she had a few classes with them. When she realized they were
laughing at her, her face heated up. What a bunch of jerks.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The Romance Troupe Beltane Blitz, day 1
Click on the blog link below and enter to win individual blog prizes at each participating site. Plus there will be two grand prizes! Each time you visit a blog and leave a comment with your email address, you increase your chances to win.
For prize details and scavenger hint questions go to: http://www.theromancetroupe.blogspot.c
What is Beltane?
Depending on your particular tradition, there are many different ways you can celebrate Beltane, but the focus is nearly always on fertility. It's the time when the earth mother opens up to the fertility god, and their union brings about healthy livestock, strong crops, and new life all around.
In Rescued from the Dark we have two people who welcome new life, but not without a lot of road blocks on their way.
This is a story about an FBI
agent, Jason Michaels who goes undercover with the Irish Mob to get information
on their gun smuggling ring. While on assignment he realizes they have joined
forces with a known terrorist group manufacturing drugs. He searches for
information to tie the two together when he finds out they have kidnapped a
fellow agent and the only girl he has ever loved. Jason soon realizes their
using Mercy to perfect their dosage and that his cover has been blown. He knows
he has to save her so takes off a
journey that will take him up against his enemies, peers and the Agency
that he loves, but willing to give up to bring Mercy back to him.
Blurb:
She has no memory of their love...
Kidnapped by terrorists and sent into a drug-induced coma, FBI
intern Mercedes Kingsley awakes with no memory of her ordeal—or the intimate
interlude that left her pregnant. Convinced her child was fathered by her
ex-fiancé, she walks away from the only man she has ever loved, determined to
make things work with her ex, a man the FBI suspects is implicated in her
abduction.
He knows the
truth, but no one will listen...
FBI undercover agent Jason Michaels remembers what Mercy can’t
and those memories are breaking his heart. Forced to keep his distance from his
lover and their unborn child, Jason risks his life to protect Mercy from a cell
of international terrorists who have vowed to get the secrets locked in her
memory, no matter the cost. Can Jason convince Mercy to trust him until she
remembers their past, or will he lose her to a man who will trap her in a
nightmare world of darkness from which there is no escape?
EXCERPT:
An explosion ricocheted behind Jason Michael’s eyes as the
pressure mounted in his head. The rush of panic consumed him. He struggled to
move, tried to swallow, but nothing. His throat burned as the flames engulfed
his lungs. He needed to breathe but couldn’t. Shit. He strained to make out the
muffled voice, but the pounding in his ears erased all hope. His head started
to spin and he succumbed to the realization, this was it, the end. He won. The
flames dampened and his heartbeat slowed as the drums subsided, then the voice
became clear.
“Give it to him now you son of a bitch. What were you thinking?
We still need him.”
In a split second, Jason sucked in a breath, causing stabbing
pains to shoot through his chest. Every muscle fiber burned as the cold blast
of air shot through his lungs releasing the oxygen his body craved. He arched
his back, raising his chest up to pull in more air when his head snapped to the
side and the crack from his neck echoed in his ears. The pain ripped through
his jaw, racing across his cheekbone. Before he could gather his senses,
intense burning set his face on fire. What the hell?
The slap against his cheek stung, and his eyes snapped open. He
wrenched upright, hitting his head on the roof of the SUV. His gaze darted back
and forth looking for something familiar until he locked onto the ice-cold
stare of the devil himself, Shaun Flanagan.
Damn, that was close. Jason could not blow his cover, even if it
meant he would die as David Logan and not Jason Michaels.
“You’re finally awake, my boy. We almost lost you,” Shaun cold,
emotionless laugh caused Jason’s blood to boil. “You stopped breathing, I
think. It’s hard to tell with this new stuff. I hope you’re not too injured.
We’ve got work to do.”
Jason’s vision blurred, but his other senses were sharp. Shaun
had known exactly what the drug would do and the burn in Jason’s throat was a
harsh reminder. Shaun’s sarcastic tone spoke volumes to him. He was evil and
did not play by anyone’s rules but his own. Jason had spent the last two months
undercover, playing their games and doing their dirty work to buddy up tight to
this family. He’d earned his spot with Thomas Flanagan, but his son Shaun had issues
trusting anyone, even his own father.
Jason’s anger burned inside of him, but he couldn’t afford to
make mistakes, not now. He was too close. It’s time to step it up, but first
the drugs had to stop. He rubbed his aching jaw with one hand, clenching his
other into a fist to hide his visible shaking. He had to get control of this
game before he lost everything.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
I'm finally free to blog again
Or at least I did
I returned from vacation to have writers block, and my blog frozen.
What a double whammy
I had worked through a tough scene while on my cruise and was set to get it typed into my story when I came back and my brain just shut down, along with my website.
It was so sad, but i didn't let it last very long.
Blogspot helped me get my site back up and I am finally caught up with e-mails that I'm ready to get back to my story.
I'm one happy writer.
A Romantic suspense and the first book in the Guardians of Hope series.
FBI agent Jason Michaels goes undercover with the Irish Mob to get
information on their gun smuggling ring. While on assignment he realizes
they have joined forces with a known terrorist group manufacturing
drugs. He searches for information to tie the two together when he finds
out they have kidnapped a fellow agent, Mercedes Kingsley, the only
girl he has ever loved. Jason soon realizes they're using Mercy to
perfect their dosage and that his cover has been blown. He knows he has
to save her so he takes off on a journey that will take him up against
his enemies, peers and the Agency that he loves, but is willing to give
up to bring Mercy back to him.
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/285303
As long as my blog stays up I will be back. :)
Until then enjoy the simple things in your life.
Lynda
Sunday, March 31, 2013
No phone or internet for 7 days, Whats a writer to do?
Happy Easter to everyone. I am going to be on vacation with my family for the next week. It will be kind of ironic because I am leaving on a cruise on Easter Sunday. A day known for reflection and prayer. Well I will be praying because we are going to be on The Carnival Magic. I normally wouldn't be so skeptical but Carnival has had three of their ships break down over the last three weeks. And if that doesn't make you shake your head our first full day out to sea is going to be on April fools days, and they are calling for rain. What more do I need to say.
Regardless of what happens I plan on relaxing, and writing. I will be out to sea for 7 days with no phone or internet so I should have plenty of time to finish the next book in my Guardians of Hope Series, Last Chance to Run.
The first book in my series, Rescued from the Dark, was released on February 16,2013 through Black Opal Books.
FBI agent Jason Michaels goes undercover with the Irish Mob to get information on their gun smuggling ring. While on assignment he realizes they have joined forces with a known terrorist group manufacturing drugs. He searches for information to tie the two together when he finds out they have kidnapped a fellow agent, Mercedes Kingsley, the only girl he has ever loved. Jason soon realizes they're using Mercy to perfect their dosage and that his cover has been blown. He knows he has to save her so he takes off on a journey that will take him up against his enemies, peers and the Agency that he loves, but is willing to give up to bring Mercy back to him.
Available on Amazon and B&N
Enjoy your week. :)
Lynda
Enjoy your week. :)
Lynda
Monday, March 25, 2013
Four weeks after release date and I have 11 Five Star Reviews
Rescued from the Dark was released last month and in just four weeks it has 11 Five Star reviews.
I'm so excited that I'm dancing all over the place.
Let me share a few with you:
Wow! What a great story. This novel has it all - antagonists who are pure evil, a complex plot with unexpected twists and turns and a very exciting and fast-paced ending. I don't normally read "romance novels", but the book's synopsis held the promise of an exciting story and I took a chance on buying it. I am certainly glad that I did. I am looking forward to more from this author.
Cindy O
Format:Paperback
Highly complex suspense with lots of intrigue and heartbreak.
This is a story about a FBI Counterterrorism Division that has spent years trying to take down an Irish mob family that also has ties to a terrorist cell.
Ron Daily's team consist of Conner English who is the techno geek, Davis Allen who's known as the enforcer and Jason Michaels who has been undercover in the Flanagan organization. Jason had been through hell during his time undercover. Not only are the constantly experimenting on him with untested drugs he also dreams about the one woman he cannot have, Mercy Kingsley.
Drake Kingsley used to be an FBI agent and Ron's partner. After his daughter was kidnapped tortured and he was shot he retired and started his own business with Thomas Patrick. His plans were for Mercy to one day run the Ireland branch of the company. But Mercy wanted to be like her dad and instead joined the FBI training program.
For here everything goes full tilt to an explosive intersecting of so many plot points. When Mercy is kidnapped again and given too much of the experimental drugs nd Jason's cover is blown this leads to heartbreak for Jason. Jason and Mercy are rescued but months later when she finally awakes from a coma and pregnant she doesn't remember that is not from the ex-fiancé Mitch Edwards who only had aspirations of becoming CEO of her father's corporation and may also be in bed with the Irish. Jason has to sit back and let this happen all while Ron and the team find out that he and Mercy's lives are still in as much danger now as it was months ago. And the worst part is they still don't know who all the "bad" guys are in all the scenarios.
And do you think that's the end... Think again. We are then introduced to Dallas Baker who runs a secretly sanctioned rescue group that Conner and Davis left the FBI for and who is now a large part of the operation. Some of the leaks are figured out and some not and what really happened to Mercy during her first kidnapping all those years ago is a big piece of the puzzle.
This was a fantastic start of a new series. The Guardian's of Hope series will be made up of eight books. Ron's story is next.
This is a story about a FBI Counterterrorism Division that has spent years trying to take down an Irish mob family that also has ties to a terrorist cell.
Ron Daily's team consist of Conner English who is the techno geek, Davis Allen who's known as the enforcer and Jason Michaels who has been undercover in the Flanagan organization. Jason had been through hell during his time undercover. Not only are the constantly experimenting on him with untested drugs he also dreams about the one woman he cannot have, Mercy Kingsley.
Drake Kingsley used to be an FBI agent and Ron's partner. After his daughter was kidnapped tortured and he was shot he retired and started his own business with Thomas Patrick. His plans were for Mercy to one day run the Ireland branch of the company. But Mercy wanted to be like her dad and instead joined the FBI training program.
For here everything goes full tilt to an explosive intersecting of so many plot points. When Mercy is kidnapped again and given too much of the experimental drugs nd Jason's cover is blown this leads to heartbreak for Jason. Jason and Mercy are rescued but months later when she finally awakes from a coma and pregnant she doesn't remember that is not from the ex-fiancé Mitch Edwards who only had aspirations of becoming CEO of her father's corporation and may also be in bed with the Irish. Jason has to sit back and let this happen all while Ron and the team find out that he and Mercy's lives are still in as much danger now as it was months ago. And the worst part is they still don't know who all the "bad" guys are in all the scenarios.
And do you think that's the end... Think again. We are then introduced to Dallas Baker who runs a secretly sanctioned rescue group that Conner and Davis left the FBI for and who is now a large part of the operation. Some of the leaks are figured out and some not and what really happened to Mercy during her first kidnapping all those years ago is a big piece of the puzzle.
This was a fantastic start of a new series. The Guardian's of Hope series will be made up of eight books. Ron's story is next.
I'm one very proud mother seeing her first baby fly on its own so well.
Rescued from the Dark
Release date: February 2013
A Romantic suspense. The first book in the Guardians of Hope series.Buy links:
Release date: February 2013
A Romantic suspense. The first book in the Guardians of Hope series.Buy links:
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/285303
Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way. I would not have acheived this amazing dream without you.
Monday, March 18, 2013
I'm sharing what I'm doing on spring break and giving some lucky commentors a chance at some amazing prizes on the Romance Troupe Spring Break Blog Hop
Spring break is a tradition of fun in the sun. Well this year I am taking full advantage of this tradition if Carnival Cruise line lets me.
See we are to leave on Easter Sunday on the Carnival Magic ship. I think the only one left running. :)
If we get stranded I'm going to be prepared. I packed a couple bottles of wine, extra battery for my laptop, bottled water and a good book.
FBI agent Jason Michaels goes undercover with the Irish Mob to get information on their gun smuggling ring. While on assignment he realizes they have joined forces with a known terrorist group manufacturing drugs. He searches for information to tie the two together when he finds out they have kidnapped a fellow agent, Mercedes Kingsley, the only girl he has ever loved. Jason soon realizes they're using Mercy to perfect their dosage and that his cover has been blown. He knows he has to save her so he takes off on a journey that will take him up against his enemies, peers and the Agency that he loves, but is willing to give up to bring Mercy back to him.
available on Amazon and B&N
I hope everyone has a fun filled Spring break filled with hours of sun and plenty of rest and relaxation
I hope everyone has a fun filled Spring break filled with hours of sun and plenty of rest and relaxation
Be sure to stop at everyone's blog to increase your chances of winning!
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