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From WTH to Yes! Nailed It.  I was going through my older pictures when I stumbled across the original mock ups for Duly Noted . It still makes me gasp in horror.  Based on a recommendation from another author, I contacted her Fiverr book cover designer (who I just checked is no longer listed - at least not under that name.). I told him/her what I was looking for and waited for the mock up to come back. This was the first!  I can hear you gasping! I know I was mortified. Where were these amazing covers that they posted for other authors and why was I getting something that looked like my kid whipped it together (and FTR my kid can do much better work than this!). I told them no way, and gave more information, what the story was about, the theme, the genre, links to book covers covering similar topics, everything I thought they'd needed.  This was the second (and final) mock up. And there are errors throughout. Sigh.  It's a huge i...

Chapter One The laughter died in a split-second. No one saw it coming. Metal snapped, scrapped and twisted. The air reeked of something salty and mercurial. Life changed forever. May 24. 10:17 p.m. The rain poured down, blanketing everything in its path with a cold wetness that chilled to the bone. The dark sky blew up with arcs of forked lightning, lighting up the area for miles. In the distance, sirens wailed, getting louder on approach. Gasps and inaudible sounds came from the onlookers who stood around drenched yet watching. Unable to help. Unsure of where to start. *** Aurora drove through the pounding rain, with her momma in the passenger seat, and Carmen behind her. Normally Carmen would drive, as she attended the University there, but tonight she let Aurora take the wheel. They enjoyed a perfect girl’s weekend– eating more than normal, staying out late and shopping. Laughing, and singing off key to an old country song on the radio, they headed back to their...

I have NINE days (as of this posting) until Duly Noted gets released into the public's hands. It's nervously exciting.  To commemorate this joy, I have a variety of prizes, and ARCs (advanced reader copies) to giveaway.  Firstly, there are six unique handcrafted bookmarks to giveaway. Each has a quote from the book, and a charm - which is mentioned in the novel. How to win one? Pre-order Duly Noted from any of these four e-book retailers - Smashwords , Kobo , iTunes or Amazon , and email me proof. Ta-da! You're entered. :) Purchase a paperback edition from me, and you're entered. Easy peasy. All bookmarks will be mailed or distributed June 21.  Then I have a beautiful, handcrafted necklace I'm officially dubbing "The Aurora". It's special to the book, and contains Nate's colours.  This one will be given away on July 31 to one lucky winner. The winner will be selected from ALL reviews posted on Goodreads , Amazon , Smashwords , iTunes...

Now Available Priced at $2.99 US   SMASHWORDS  -  KOBO  -   iTunes  -  Amazon PTSD sucks. Just ask nineteen year-old Aurora. She’s dealt with it for the past two years. Effing car crash. Resigned to live a mediocre life with her friends Percocet and Xanax, she's coped on her own. Terrified of stepping beyond her backyard, and broken and damaged, she doesn’t need anyone, anyways. Until she meets  him. Shy but smoking hot, Nate Johnson has a mouth as smart as hers, and can handle every ounce of sass she dishes out. Immediately, he’s hooked by Aurora’s sarcastic wit. A man on a mission, he wants to help her over her fear of cars. He needs to, if he’s ever going to have her as part of  his  world – a passion he’s kept hidden from her. As he succeeds with the impossible goal, he finds he’s curing more than just her PTSD, he’s healing her heart. But when her fears collide with his passion, it drives Aurora away. Fro...

Now AVAILABLE   SMASHWORDS  -  KOBO  -   iTunes  -  Amazon PTSD sucks. Just ask nineteen year-old Aurora. She’s dealt with it for the past two years. Effing car crash. Resigned to live a mediocre life with her friends Percocet and Xanax, she's coped on her own. Terrified of stepping beyond her backyard, and broken and damaged, she doesn’t need anyone, anyways. Until she meets him. Shy but smoking hot, Nate Johnson has a mouth as smart as hers, and can handle every ounce of sass she dishes out. Immediately, he’s hooked by Aurora’s sarcastic wit. A man on a mission, he wants to help her over her fear of cars. He needs to, if he’s ever going to have her as part of his world – a passion he’s kept hidden from her. As he succeeds with the impossible goal, he finds he’s curing more than just her PTSD, he’s healing her heart. But when her fears collide with his passion, it drives Aurora away. From him. From them. From the best ...