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I Rocked NaNo this year. I just validated my novel and got my certificate.

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My novel, Saving JT , is off to a great start thanks to NaNoWriMo Now for the editing process  I will post excerpts once I get a few chapters finished. While you wait, here's as excerpt for, If I Knew Then . A Young Adult story that will make you laugh, cry and keep you turning the pages until you get to the end. Angel fought to keep her family safe from the evil that threatened to destroy her. She made sure she was always in front of her sisters when her Mother yielded her wrath. Keeping the danger that surrounded them a secret, she lived a lie that everyone believed, except for one. He was her only source of happiness until one day he was gone. With nothing left, and no one to turn to, she must outrun her past, and overcome the secret that she fights to hide, before her Mother destroys everything she has left to hold on to.  “Angel, please wake up, I’m scared.”  Angel shot up in her bed to find her sisters huddled together. Their tear stained faces, and faint whimp

Giving Thanks and Counting Blessings

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With this year I want to give thanks for everything in my life. I have an amazing family. My husband, five children and grandchildren are my support. They help keep me grounded in this crazy life I lead . I give thanks for my Family . I have had a great writing year, I give thanks for the ability to tell a story others want to read. I have friends, and co-workers that support me and are there for me no matter what. I give thanks for wonderful friends. I want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving and I hope your day is surrounded with family, friends, and your heart filled with love.

Rue Allyn and her amazing story, A True and Perfect KNIGHT.

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    Treason No one needs a dictionary to tell them that Treason is” the crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.” [https://www.google.com/search?q=treason&rlz=1C1KMZB_enUS525US525&oq=treason&aqs=chrome..69i57j5j0l2.1342j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8]   So what more can be said? Quite a bit if you look beyond the surface of any story (fact or fiction) involving Treason. In the history of the USA only 13 people have been convicted of treason. Some were hanged, some served prison sentences and a few were pardoned. Each has a story that fascinates.  One of the most famous treasonous stories in the US is about the Rosenbergs. Oddly enough they were not charged with or convicted of treason but were convicted on charges of conspiracy to commit espionage. They were executed on June 19, 1953. Nonetheless controversy still surrounds the case. You can read more about the Rosenberg’s here. 

New Christmas Anthology coming December 14th

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     Two new Christmas Anthology's Coming December 14th. These two books are made up of short stories by myself, and my fellow authors from Black Opal books. The first one, Things that go bump for the Holidays, is a group of Paranormal Christmas stories . While the second book, A touch of Winter, is filled with contemporary Christmas tales. Two amazing books filled with stories that will make your heart melt and put you into the holiday spirits.  My story, The Christmas Contract, is in , A touch of Winter. The Christmas Contract. Three years ago Christmas was Tina Mercer’s favorite time of year. But Max Kingston destroyed her happiness when he broke her heart, and walked out of her life, on Christmas Eve. She left the only home she knew that night and never needed to go back, until now. Her promotion depended on her getting the CEO of Markstons Toys, Max Kingston, to sign a new contract.  Can she hide the pain, and bury her true feelings, to obtain a signat

Home for the Holidays with a special recipe.

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.......                       November 13th - November 18th Grand Prize Shopping Spree: $450+ Gift Card or Paypal Cash Second Place Grand Prize: (1) E-Book from every participating                                               Author . At each stop you will find a holiday recipe. My favorite desert is Peanut Butter Pie . Here's one of my favorite recipes, and I hope it becomes one of yours. YIELD:  8 SERVINGS PREP TIME:  30 MINUTES (ACTIVE TIME) COOK TIME:  18 MINUTES Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Ingredients: For the Chocolate Pie Crust: 1 cup all-purpose Gold Medal Flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 tsp. salt 2 1/2 Tb. sugar 6 Tb. COLD butter, cut into cubes 4 Tb. COLD shortening, cut into cubes 3-4 Tb. cold booze (like brandy or bourbon) For the Peanut Butter Pie Filling: 3 cups  California-made  heavy cream, whipped (6 cups whipped cream) 2 cups traditional creamy peanut butter 2 - 8 oz. packages  California-made

Thank you for keeping us safe.

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           I salute all that serve, and have served in the past.  I come from a military family and have three children who serve our military today, A day does not go by that I don't worry that their jobs will take them to a place that won't send them home, like so many others in the past.  But I know they are doing what they wanted to do, and I am very proud of them. I am also very proud of all the service men and woman who protect our country. So many family members have lost their lives for our freedom and we will never forget them, or what they did for us. So lets celebrate our veterans by thanking them when they pass by us. Saluting them for there sleepless nights so we can rest, and being grateful we have so many men and women who choose to serve so we can celebrate our freedom. Thank you for what you've done in the past, what you achieve today, and what you will do for our future.  From one very proud mother of two men who serve in the Navy and a d

Rachel Firasek cover reveal for DROWNING, Tears of Sin Series.

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Blurb: "I dare you." Those words would change adrenaline junkie, Alice Harrison's life forever. She's a party girl that doesn't believe in love until she meets a man that only writes about it. Seth James escaped his overbearing father and moved into one of the James family's vacant condos, hoping to create the music he loves in peace. But the fragile calm he's envisioned shatters when a tiny woman with a world full of energy bounces out of the elevator and nearly takes him out. With the patience of a saint, Seth seeks the dark that keeps Alice from enjoying life. He challenges her to exorcise the demons in her past in order to discover the true meaning of love. But when the walls fall down, the hidden deceptions will bare the ugly truth about a woman drowning in sorrow and a man who may not know how to be her hero. BUY LINKS: Amazon Print Amazon Ebook Barnes & Nobles All Romance Ebooks Excerpt  In the hall, arm

NaNo WriMo here I go again.

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              November is National Novel Writing Month           This is my third year to participate, and I love it. I love the excitement about meeting my daily writing goals. The motivation and encouragement I get from my NaNo groups, and the thrill watching my story come to life before my eyes in such a short time. I started this career path in 2011 and found out quickly how much I loved write.  I had my first short story, Saving Angel,  published in August of 2012 in the, Wild at Heart anthology. Then I signed my first contract for a full length novel in October of 2012.  February of 2013 my book, Rescued from the Dark, was released, and in December my second short story, The Christmas Contract, will be released in the Christmas Anthology, A Touch of Winter. This year my NaNo project is a contemporary medical romance called, Saving JT . When the Doctors sadly inform her JT’s cancer has progressed and he had only a few weeks left, Amy Wickers, returns home. After