It wasn’t the demon making me nervous... RUNNING FROM SHADOWS #8Sunday #YAPNR #unicorns

Today I'm sharing from my (unpublished) young adult paranormal romance Running From Shadows!

Follow Greta Shore (a 17-year-old, black-haired wiccan beauty) and Paxton "Pax" Craig (an 18-year-old, blond-haired college student with a dark secret) as they discover the fate of their forbidden love.

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(Read last week's post. Set-up) Greta runs away from her surprise engagement party through the woods. Pax saves her from a shadow demon. Oh, and he's a unicorn! 
Back at Pax's cabin, Greta and Pax talk. He tells her that the shadow has fed on her emotions. And that it's definitely someone she knows. And she must under no circumstance confront it because it will kill her. And don't get emotional about anything! >.< Pax offers to drive Greta home. As they're saying goodbye, Greta tenses in his arms, but he tells her to relax because he knows what he's doing and she's safe...

Cover Art by Danielle Fine

I peeked up at his face and caught the remnants of his quick smile. Yearning to feel the familiar heat of him, I leaned against his chest. It wasn’t the demon making me nervous, though it probably should’ve been. For some reason, this boy—with his calm voice and soft touch—messed with my mind. When I was close to him like this, nothing else seemed to matter. It felt like we’d been together this way a thousand times before, and memories teased the edge of my mind. I started to reach up, to touch his cheek, then snatched my hand back. What the hell was wrong with me?

Tune in next week for more angsty spooky goodness!

Thanks again for stopping by! Your support and feedback is greatly appreciated!

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*Would you like to see some pics of Greta and Pax? Check them out here! Gotta love Pinterest!! Ooo, stalk me there too, please...uh, here! ;) 

*Self-publishing? Need an editor and cover artist? Check out my uber-talented editor, Danielle Fine, she's wonderful to work with and does exceptional work! Click here for more info! 

*Check out the USA Today recommended book trailer for Witch Way to Turn!! here

My chapter sister's debut novel has released!!! GUARDING HIS HEART by @CarolynSpearRom #WiccanHaus #RWA

Hello, my lovelies! I'm excited to share a very special author spotlight with you today! My RWA Chapter sister's debut novel has released! Please welcome the talented Carolyn Spear!!!

Guarding His Heart by Carolyn Spear is available now!

A unique shifter romance set at Wiccan Haus.

Buy links: Amazon | Barnes and Noble 

Blurb:

School teacher Cassidy Sinclair’s sanity is questioned after claiming to see her hero appear out of thin air. Her savior dies in her arms after intercepting a gunshot meant for her and her student, Allan Branson. The only person who believes her account is the boy’s father who arranges her one-week stay at an exclusive holistic healing spa called the Wiccan Haus off the coast of Maine.

Trevor Green, a paranormal, is recovering—again—from gunshot wounds at Wiccan Haus. His body battered and his confidence broken, he is tasked to protect the woman he almost got killed. The one he’s fantasized about for months and who thinks he’s dead.

Excerpt:

“What happened?”

What happened? He inhaled a calming breath and counted to ten, aware that Cemil and Cyrus had joined Sage and were awaiting his answer. Well, not Cemil. He was just being polite. As a telepath, he’d already read Trevor’s thoughts.

“She was determined to come back here and I had to stop her.”

Cemil grinned. “The best you could come up with was decloaking her dead savior right in front of her?”

“Yeah,” he snarled, “it was.” Cassidy stirred in his arms and he tightened his hold keeping her close. He savored the innocent intimacy and hated himself for enjoying it.

Dana stood between the two elevators. “Your room or hers?”

“Hers.”

He nodded toward Sage as he waited for the third elevator, the one reserved for the humans. Somehow, these siblings had charmed the elevators so that only humans could use the one designated to go to the third floor and only Paranormals could use the second floor elevator. The first elevator was reserved for the siblings alone. No one knew where that one went.

“I could use a key to her room.”

“How will you get there?” Sage asked, though he was sure she knew the answer. As always, he would wait patiently, cloaked, for his opportunity.

“Don’t worry about me. Just get me the key. She’s not going to be an easy one to keep an eye on.” The elevator pinged and Dana escorted him to the third floor.

In the privacy of the elevator, he pressed his lips to her hair. She wouldn’t know, but he would remember the silky strands caressing his cheek during the long lonely nights.

He needed to concoct a believable explanation for materializing out of thin air without threatening her sanity. Or his secret.

About the Carolyn:

Carolyn Spear is a mother of two preteens and wife of a fabulous man who spoils her rotten. Gardening and writing nourish her soul and smooth out her rough edges. This is her first published work.

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The flame began to cool as an icy path of reality chilled her... #LONGING Doin' Midweek Mayhem #likeaboss!

Working it out…

• (My novella...) Has a title!!!! Ready? Here goes: BETWEEN! Yay! It's a 15k word LGBT YA about a girl, a genie, and a ton of bad choices. Beta-reads and edits are done! Now it's off to the anthology line-editor, and then will get a shiny cover made before releasing sometime around May-ish! :D 
• (Holidays) Gotta say, kinda glad they're done cos I'm tired! lol Ended up getting a cold, which has lasted for the past two weeks... Arrg! >.<
• (Witch Way to Turn) Sooo there are things going on! You may not know, but my publisher (Lyrical Press) merged with Kensington Publishing. For a bit, Witch Way to Turn is not going to be available for sale, but! I'm not upset or worried, because everything happens for a reason. As soon as I have more info, I'll let you know. Ohhh, and I'm back to revisions on book 2 in the series!! I sooo want to share it with y'all!

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Hearing voices…

Cover art by Danielle Fine

• Check out my stunning cover inspiration for my dark and gritty new adult urban fantasy with cursed dragon shifters (right beside this paragraph) designed by the talented Danielle Fine!!!
• Twitter pitch for Becoming: After a transplant gives Zoe a dragon shifter’s heart, she learns that her online boyfriend is her donor and...a girl.

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 ♥Today I'm sharing snippet #26 from the Becoming prequel titled Longing (unedited and in Taylor's POV)! Read snippets here: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25. Excited for y'all to get to know my dragons better :) 

Longing - Chapter 1 (snippet #26)... 


Taylor wanted to reply. Wanted to walk across the room, sit at Zoe’s feet and ask her to read something. Anything. But the flame began to cool as an icy path of reality chilled her. With or without a new heart, death would be Zoe’s fate. Taylor couldn’t bear to watch it happen. She didn’t allow herself any more time to drink in the innocence of the girl’s face. Nor did she allow herself to ask a question and hear the melody of Zoe’s response.

No, Taylor dug her hands into her pockets, spun and walked away. The sound of her heels clicking across the glossy, tile floor echoed the responding ache inside of her.

Donna said something about missed opportunities, but Taylor ignored her and headed straight for her father’s office. The beautiful girl had finally seen her, spoken to her…and what had Taylor done? She’d walked away. Yes, breaking the tie before it had been properly knotted seemed the best idea. But even as she strode down the hall, she knew she had just made the greatest mistake of her existence.

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Cover art by Danielle Fine

Waiting game...

• Running From Shadows is currently with 2 lovely agents!
• Requests currently out for Becoming are 10 total! Squee!!!  *fingers and toes crossed* 

Reading...

• Looking for book recommendations and reviews for your 2013 TBR List? Check out The Perks of Being a Book Nerd! 

Bonus material... 

*Writers, looking for a talented editor? I highly recommend Danielle Fine. She's edited four manuscripts of mine and has taught me so much! I'm a stronger writer because of her guidance. Also, she designed my beautiful inspiration cover art for Becoming and Running From Shadows! Annnnd she created the book trailer for Witch Way to Turn! 
*For more information on Dani's editing services, cover design, book trailer creation and website design stop by her site!

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Random Alert! Alert. Alert. Alert...

Date night outfit over the weekend and guess who photo-bombed the pic? Demon pup! :P

Ooo la la the random! ;) Dunno why I took a pick of mine and the hubs' glasses, but I did. Mine are the ones on the right...

Family photo at my BFF's house over Christmas break!

The gentleness of his touch made me tense in his arms... RUNNING FROM SHADOWS #8Sunday #YAPNR

Today I'm sharing from my (unpublished) young adult paranormal romance Running From Shadows!

Follow Greta Shore (a 17-year-old, black-haired wiccan beauty) and Paxton "Pax" Craig (an 18-year-old, blond-haired college student with a dark secret) as they discover the fate of their forbidden love.

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(Read last week's post. Set-up) Greta runs away from her surprise engagement party through the woods. Pax saves her from a shadow demon. Oh, and he's a unicorn! 
Back at Pax's cabin, Greta and Pax talk. He tells her that the shadow has fed on her emotions. And that it's definitely someone she knows. And she must under no circumstance confront it because it will kill her. And don't get emotional about anything! >.< Pax offers to drive Greta home. As they're saying goodbye, Greta tenses in his arms...

Cover Art by Danielle Fine

I didn’t know this boy and, as far as I knew, he didn’t know me. Did he really think I’d complain, or did he want to hold me? The wind caught the hem of my dress. Goosebumps danced up my legs, but it wasn’t from the cool breeze. This all felt so right. Paxton carrying me through the woods…

Goddess, stop! 

"Relax," he whispered in my hair, "I know what I'm doing; you're safe."

Tune in next week for more angsty spooky goodness!

Thanks again for stopping by! Your support and feedback is greatly appreciated!

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Extra! Extra!

*Would you like to see some pics of Greta and Pax? Check them out here! Gotta love Pinterest!! Ooo, stalk me there too, please...uh, here! ;) 

*Self-publishing? Need an editor and cover artist? Check out my uber-talented editor, Danielle Fine, she's wonderful to work with and does exceptional work! Click here for more info! 

*Check out the USA Today recommended book trailer for Witch Way to Turn!! here