Meowsa and lots of powsa, Big Kittens, have a partying good time. Do some fancy strolling. Or stay in for a private celebration. It’s a Blue Moon New Year’s Eve, though... which means two full moons in one month, a rare occasion.
Yeppers, and make preppers for living life in the coming year. Wherever you can stock up, do.
This year will be BRIGHT, bright as in two full moons... that is, everything will be under a spotlight and life may look as though its being lived in technicolor. For some, the future will turn brighter, as in the light at the end of the tunnel. For others, the future will only be a false brightness, the train coming down the tracks. Even though, that’s life, in this year, it will prove to be more extreme. Far more extreme.
To stay on the upswing for this year, discernment is your friend. Good light at the end of the tunnel or a train barreling down on you?
Why is this important? More and more *con* people will trade in people’s dreams, their hopes, their fears. As the economy continues to head south in many sectors, the con people will pop up everywhere and this will become the stock and trade of government, itself. Or, promise everything and plan to deliver nothing, except as little as possible. It’s all about the CON.
If you can discern the alluring BRIGHT BLUE of the divine and follow that beckoning, as opposed to the luring BRIGHTNESS of a Vegas strip sign, then your dreams can manifest more fully.
This is a year for achieving dreams, or making great strides in achieving the dream that enchants your soul.
HAPPY BLUE MOON NEW YEAR!!!~~~~~~
Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 367 ~Sylva twisted around fully, waiting for a response. Somehow, her heart had found her throat, and pounded. “It’s an Ice Age made far worse by the actions of a few.” Pivoting, Zeke moved toward her. “Though, for the prophecy to be true, the appearance of the sun must remain as it is now, for as long as its daylight. If it does, the responsibility for halting the dire consequence is up to the good folks.” Her cowboy husband leaned over her, his gaze locking with hers. “I wonder if all this has something to do with your dreaming, darlin’ mine?”
Zeke lost himself in the aquamarine glisten of his Sylva’s eyes. How could he not? “It could,” she murmured. “If it’s a matter of stopping the bad guys. Maybe, it’s the Secret Circle, or even a group within the Circle, that is planning some sort of weather manipulation. On my Earth, weather was being controlled in various countries. The Chinese claimed they controlled the weather for the Olympics.” Zeke raised his brows. “Chinese? Olympics?” His wife slipped her arms around him sweetly. “China, a huge Asian country. The Olympics is a global sports competition, supposedly for the sake of brotherhood.”
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 366 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
Wish Upon on a Blue Moon New Year...
May your most romantic dreams come true...
Blue Moon smooches from the Kougar...
Hoop-di-doo and smooches to you, my Beautiful Big Cats, yep, we’re moving into the New Year and the full moon is rising for New Year’s Eve.
2010, the year of fiercest yen to pen romance novels... but, what will be the trends?Here’s *part* of the post the Kougar wrote for THE PINK BLOG, titled ~ Forecast for the New Year, 2010.
Also, included in this post, scheduled for Wednesday, the 30th, is ~ Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for the New Year, 2010 ~
So, if you’re into forecasts, spin a limb, dear Kittens, and come on over.Romance Novel Forecast for the New Year ~For all of us romance authors, this year offers us an expanded voice, meaning we will have the opportunity to grow and show off our individual storytelling voices in wonderful and exciting ways that were previously not available.
The romance genre, itself, will expand beyond the expectations of most, with the themes of the Aquarian Age becoming the fastest growing trends.
Whatever makes the reader feel good and takes her above her troubles, as in the feel-good movies of the 1930s, will become more and more popular. Think elegance, supper clubs and dressing to the nines.
Romantic comedies and those stories with comedic elements will also be in demand. However, the real opportunity is for a different take on humor, for example, the sophisticated comedy meets life in 2010, or life in the future and on OtherWorlds.
Everything retro, from Regencies to Westerns, will continue to skyrocket in popularity.
Historical romance novels, especially those with paranormal elements, from magic to shapeshifting, will know a significant rise.
Space Opera romance novels fused with other subgenres, I predict, will become another shooting star, as well.Happy Writing in the New Year!~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~Posted by the Kougar at HAPPILY EVER AFTER ~ Romancing the Muse with a Flash ~ here’s the opening...
I’ve discovered that my Muse appreciates being romanced, at times. Not exactly surprising for an author of erotic romance. Still, if I don’t pay proper attention to what my Muse is offering me, she gets temperamental, understandably.
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 366 ~Sylva rolled over to gaze at her cowboy husband, compelled by the tone of his voice. His body appeared too still as he continued staring up at the sun. “What’s wrong?”A moment after she’d asked his gaze returned to her, dark with concern. “Silver sun. There’s a prophecy called the Silver Sun. And, so far, darlin’, everything has happened just the way the prophecy foretold.” Sylva turned the rest of the way around. “I assume it’s not a good prophecy.” Zeke took another long look at the sun before facing her and answering. “It’s the foretelling of an ice age.”
Zeke wished he didn’t have to tell his precious bride about the prophecy. Not now. Yet, to do otherwise, would be worse. Her trust in him could waver. He couldn’t afford that. Not with his heart already roped. Not if he hoped to build the kind of relationship his father had with his mother. “A bad ice age?” she asked. “I’ve heard there are mild ones.” Once again, he scrutinized the appearance of the sun. The thin barrier of clouds caused the disc to appear like a silver shield. With the amount of rain they’d had, it didn’t look promising.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 365 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
Wish Upon on a New Year Star...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Forecast smooches from the Kougar...
Happy New Year greetings, my good and gorgeous Big Cats, keep on paw-tracking toward your cherished goals. There might be times in the upcoming year that you’ll feel as if you’re walking on water... and other times where you’ll feel as if you’re slogging through the latest flood.
Just keep swimming and take frequent rest breaks on the nearest friendly islands in your life.~~~
Omygosh and complaining yowls!!! does the Kougaress ever need good things to happen after her current string of not-so-good luck in trying to purchase products she truly needs.
Moi almost smashed her leg trying to move 70 lbs that should have been moved by UPS to her door... this Big Cat must assume $100 in shipping doesn’t cover delivery to her door, even if it is a ways back from the road and the drive was snowy... hell, if a lousy minivan can easily negotiate the drive... why can’t a big brown heavy truck?
Not to meow mention the bottom to the wooden delivery box had come off during their shipment and the product wasn’t supposed to be tilted... so, if it doesn’t end up working, UPS is getting a call with a threat to sue if they don’t make proper reparations.
Yeah, yeah, it was a damn miracle this Big Cat even got it in the door without dropping it any manner... or injuring herself in a severe way... so, when her energy returns, at some point, she’ll see if the unit still works.
Yep, the Kougaress definitely needs good things to happen!!! And, she’s roaring-certain, so does everyone else.~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~Yep and purrs, the Kougar will be posting on her day at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS, Tuesday, December 29th... last week, she missed her day because of her computer debacle... hopefully, not to reoccur... this week moi will be penning a New Year’s celebration scene as she’d like to live it ~ Happy New Year’s Eve... I wish... ~ here’s the beginning ~
The nearly backless gown of heavy satin flowed over Shestry’s body in long elegant lines. Feeling extraordinarily beautiful, she languidly arranged herself in front of the full length mirror. Her curves appeared to be streamlined by her evening gown that was the deep rich color of burnt gold.
She smiled with sheer sensual enjoyment at her reflection.
“Sis, hoop-di-doo, you’re going to drive the gents c-r-a-z-y over the moon.”
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER ~ Linda Blanche blogs ~ Holiday Traditions: Sheets ~ “As the festive end of the year approaches, we celebrate with our Christmas traditions: food, decorations, lights. I put the best sheets on the bed.”~~~
Siren-BookStrand has updated their site to a more powerful software platform that provides better service to customers and to authors. It’s exciting to see this kind of growth which bodes well for their future of the small print/ebook company that has pubbed most of this Big Cat author’s bookies. Go, Siren, go!~~~~~~
Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 365 ~Sylva fought her drowsiness. So far, her psychic dreaming, or whatever it was, on this Earth, seemed to be taking over her sleep time. Plus, she didn’t want to go there, right now. She simply wanted to be with Zeke. “I hope your foods here are as healthy as you say. I could use the energy.” Her cowboy pressed another kiss on her head, a tenderness she savored deeply. “Ill have another special elixir made up for you, darlin’.” Sylva felt herself go boneless, her weariness consuming her. “I could use it. Maybe, you should go order breakfast for us.”
Zeke slowly unwound himself from his bride, then swung to the floor. “I might have a remedy to help you rest and not go dream journeying.” Moving to the window, Zeke parted the curtain. Raindrops, bright with the day’s light, clung to the glass. At least, it wasn’t pouring, an ease to his concern over the unusual weather. “I’ll try it, cowboy. I really don’t want to go on anymore dream travels for awhile.” Zeke heard his woman’s voice as an echo. His body stilled ominously. He stared at the sun partially hidden behind gauzy clouds. “Silver sun,” he announced.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 364 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
Wish Upon on a New Year Star...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Good things smooches from the Kougar...
Meow-sa greetings, Big and Lovely KitKats, getting ready for a happy snappy New Year’s celebration?
Hmmm-purrs, if wishes came true... wouldn’t it be fun to dress to the nines and go dancing at a nightclub in the era of swing bands? A flute of bubbly, a platter of rich goodies, some sparkling conversation... and lots of dancing.~~~
In the Kougaress’s world, it’s been a strange day of sorts. Moi is going to blame it on Mercury going Retrograde... one yowling thing... things are not what they seem.... there’s an off kilter feel to the world, as if the Titanic is listing to one side and taking on water. Meanwhile, everyone is pretending it isn’t happening and the band plays on.
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Flash Fiction Sunday at the Liquid Silver SEx blog ~ it was erotic romance author, Jolie Cain as the hostess with the mostess ~ her theme ~ Make Me Sweat ~ “I just love working up a good sweat, don’t you? What is it that makes sweat so damn sexy, anyway?”From the Kougar’s latest WIP ~ Winter’s Carnal SplendorONE
Stretching, Surrisa shoved away from the holo-puter and glanced at the large, wrap-around entertainment screen. For a few minutes, she watched the street festivities of Winter Carnivale. The raucous splendor appealed to her and she planned on joining in after a much-needed night’s rest.
Quickly re-checking her progress, Surrisa disengaged the program she’d been working on, a new way to enter into the matrix of time.
“Shut down,” she ordered the lab’s control system, since it was evening and only she remained. Rising, she strode rapidly to her locker, her way illumined by a lighting strip on the corridor wall.
TWO
Moments later, Surrisa stood naked, ready to put on her winter gear. Home was about a mile’s walk away.
At the thunderous hum of the time warp machine, she whipped around. How the holy hell could it have been powered up? Bending over to retrieve her lab garments, she felt the telltale sting of a knock-out weapon.
A split second later, she slumped to the floor. Above her, the lighting hazily whirled as she tried to fight her way back to consciousness.
“All is not forgiven.” A voice roughened by rage spoke above her. “Remember that. All is not forgiven.”
THREE
‘Forgiven.’ The word circled inside her head like her favorite carousel just before everything went dark.
Then, everything became cold. Bitterly cold.
Surrisa realized she sat in a fetal position with not a stitch on. Cold seeped inside her and she hugged herself. Not only that, she felt the slight buzz of the protective bubble she’d placed around herself for warmth, automatically, as she’d been mind-trained to do.
Letting her eyes blink open, she saw white. Surrisa swiveled her head in every direction. Once her gaze fully focused, panic welled up. A glistening tundra landscape surrounded her. Beautiful, but deadly.
FOUR
Already, her energy declined. She couldn’t keep the frequency shield up forever.
What became clear as the ice crystals clinging to the outside of her bubble… as her thoughts spun and she recalled her last minutes in the lab… someone wanted her to know how she died, flash-frozen. Freeze-dried by the sub-zero weather.
Surrisa heaved out a frightened breath. A tiny mist formed because of the quickly cooling temperature. Desperately wanting to fight her fate, she sought any answer. Yet, she possessed no idea where she’d been sent or to what period of history. How could she mentally summon anyone?
FIVE
Any solution eluded her as her body heat drained away. Her eyes slipped shut and her will to live began to fail. Like a long lucid dream, Surrisa allowed the memories of her life to flow by. Once her bubble dissipated rapidly, she toppled over on her side. At least, her death should be quick, mere moments.
Delirious, with the cold stinging her flesh, she thought she felt an enormous hand grip her arm. Next, huge furry arms wrapped around her body, and she was pressed flush against a warm bare chest. Incredibly warm. And absolutely massive.
Was she hallucinating?
SIX
Still, degree by degree, her body gained in warmth.
‘You will heal.’ The words entered her mind.
Wading through the fogginess of her brain, she asked, ‘Who are you?’
‘I am Maroorq. A race you will not know about, probably.’
Her mind struggled to file through the races she did know about. ‘No. I don’t know.’ Then, it dawned on her. ‘How do you know my language?’
‘We do not speak any language. Do not worry, I am learning yours. It is similar to the English language of North America.’
Her mind went clickity clack, so it felt. North America.
SEVEN
When had that designation last been used for the AmeriCanMex States?
‘What year is it?’ she asked apprehensively.
‘The year is 2009, about to be 2010.’
Surrisa trembled violently. She’d been thrown back thirty years to a time when she’d been seven years old.
Of course, in this Earth timeline, she might not even exist. That had been part of her project, entering a matrix point that would guarantee a desired timeline.
‘2009… I’m from 2039.’
‘I saw your arrival, little one.’
‘How did you do that?’
‘There was a slice in the sky, a temporal opening. I followed your shining arc.’
EIGHT
Bewildered, yet understanding what he said… yes, he. The giant of a man carried her easily, his gait long and almost floating over the snow.
‘Where are you taking me?’
‘To my home. I will not harm you.’
Surrisa had an insane urge to laugh, to keep on laughing. ‘Isn’t that what the villain always says?’
‘Whoever placed you here is the villain, little one.’
How could she argue with that? ‘What’s your name?’
‘Call me Drokku. Your name?’
‘Surrisa, my first name. Where are we?’
‘It’s called the Arctic. We call it Polaris in honor of the White Bear.’
NINE
The Arctic. In her time much of the snow had receded, leaving a cold, yet temperate climate. ‘Polar bears?’
‘Yes, the Polar bear. Have you seen them in your time?’
‘In my time, their coats are caramel-colored like brown sugar, except in winter. You feel big as a Polar bear.’
‘I am bigger than the White Bear.’
‘Is that why you can glide over the snow this way?’
‘No. It is the way of my race.’
‘Is your race furry? Or was I hallucinating?’
‘We are furry. And we are not. You’re not furry, beautiful little Surrisa.’
‘No, I’m naked.’
TEN
Giggles wanted to burst from her lips like champagne bubbles. Only she couldn’t. She wasn’t strong enough to move.
‘Very naked.’ His words growled through her mind, bold with lust.
‘Planning on devouring my body with passion?’
‘Only if you desire it.’
Was that a bead of sweat sliding between her breasts? Heat poured inside her body, a delicious resurrection of her flesh.
‘You feel like a furnace.’
‘My body is designed to generate great amounts of heat when needed.’
She dared wonder how ‘heated’ he became when aroused. Did he gleam with sweat as he powerfully mounted a woman?
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Authoress news and mews ~Regency Romance author, Linda Blanche blogs at THE PINK BLOG !
A Contract for Christmas - MISTLETOE EVERYWHERE
The Wild Rose Press has contracted my Regency Christmas novella, Mistletoe Everywhere, my third contract. I've been bouncing around for a while now, and I've finally written the blurb and picked out an excerpt.
A DELIGHTFUL BLURB AND EXCERPT ~ Give a glimpse, my romantic Kittens.~~~
And... shush... not too loud, the Kougar is getting some good penning done on Branded... don’t tell anyone... or it might be jinxed... just keep those sharp claws crossed... for no more delays and obstacles.~~~~~~
Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 364 ~Sylva nodded in agreement, deciding she had a life to live. “Okay, handsome, what’s next in our life together? Our honeymoon?” She’d tried to make her tone lighter than it had come out. “Darlin’, you must need more rest. Though, you probably don’t want to do any more dreaming for awhile, do you?” Inching closer, Sylva smooched on her man’s chest. Appreciating his warmth, his muscled strength and the richness of his skin, she let her lips rove over him. “No, no more dreaming for awhile.” Embracing her tenderly, he nuzzled her hair. “How about if we just cuddle together?”
Zeke searched his mind for a way to help his beloved Sylva sleep without dreaming. He knew she desperately needed more rest. He could sense it, feel it. He ached with it. “Cuddling is always good,” she murmured. ”Especially with you, cowboy. I hear the rain again. Maybe, this is a day made for resting.” Her body softened, wanting more slumber time. “It is raining. You’re right, my woman, it’s a lazing around day. Soon, though, I’ll go make arrangements for breakfast. How about that?” She hummed a contented sound as she snuggled her cheek on his shoulder. “Sounds good.”
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 363 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
Wish Upon on a New Year Star...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Flash of winter kisses from the Kougar...
Evening yowls, my KitKats, it’s still snowy and cold, but not blizzardy on the tame prairie. Nope, the Kougaress is not snowed in like some across the country are. Blessings to all of them.
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Yep, the Coming SuperStorm... moi is thinking *2010* is going to be the year of the SuperStorm. Not just in weather, but on the world stage and as a general description of the year’s nature. No, not all the time. There’ll be the quiet before the SuperStorm. There’s the eye of the SuperStorm... where it might be wise to remain. Yes, watch the storms from the stillness of the eye. Hmmm... more later as moi muses on it.~~~
Okay, this is what’s its come down to... sadly and black-humor funnily. The Kougaress was driving back from a trip to the grocery story, which means traveling to a fairly small town about thirty minutes away. As she drove through an itsy bitsy tiny town, she noticed one of those flyers that are put on utility poles... you know the ones that are advertising weight loss or payday loans, or whatever... make a million bucks from home.
Truthfully, this Big Cat almost couldn’t believe it. Yet, there it was. Literally in black white ~ CHEAP HEALTH INSURANCE... YOUR CHOICE OF DOCTOR... YOUR CHOICE OF HOSPITAL... then, the 800 number.
Yep and no pep, that’s what its come down to in our beloved country. Nope and grrrr, the Kougaress will not be calling, and she hopes no one does. It’s obviously a major rip-off, though, not nearly the got-you-con size of the Health Care bills, written by and for the Health Insurance companies, despite their little pretend show of being against the bills.
Somehow, it felt like a tragic comedy scene, seeing that sign.
How our great country has come down so far and so fast in recent times. Folks used to be independently minded and strong in their natures. Independent, yet helping each other out. Now, it’s like we’ve all been forced to the begging trough and threatened with huge fines and jail unless we get health insurance... unless we do everything Big Gov demands.
Instead of the Health Insurance companies being forced to change their business models, they’re demanding Congress provide them with paying costumers.
Talk about throwing money down a rat hole, the Kougaress will not be feeding that black endless pit of thieving murderers, except with the bile of their own evil deeds.~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~Yep, the Kougar neglected to mention the great holiday bloggies at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS ~
From Pat Cunningham ~Holiday Flash: Christmas with the CoyotesOverheard at the coyote family reunion:
“No wonder they call it a pack. You can’t even turn around in here.”
“You think it’s crowded now, wait’ll cousin Ernie shows up with his eight kids.”
“So when does the fat guy get here with the gifts? I don’t have all night.”
“We weren’t howling. That was ‘Deck the Halls.’”PLUS!
From Serena Shay ~Twelve Day's of Christmas...Writer Style!On the twelfth day of Christmas my Muse did give to me...~~~
At THE PINK BLOG ~
‘Twas the Day After Christmas... By LK Hunsaker
‘Twas the day after Christmas
and all through the house
all the kiddies were playing
without ‘ere a grouse.~~~~~~
TWO for the price of one bloggie, since the Kougar missed a day during the computer crises...Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 362 ~Sylva smiled at her cowboy husband, despite the myriad of feelings storming through her. Being here with him was a gift. And, to be his gift, priceless. Yet, here she was, too, with a huge mystery on her hands. Avalon or Avalonia, and what had happened to them both there. “Zeke.” She caressed his hand. “You’ll have to tell me those stories. About Avalonia.” He gave a slight nod. “Somehow, all of this must figure into your psychic abilities and what’s going on with the Secret Circle.” Sylva felt a ping sensation deep within. “They must want access to Avalonia.”
Zeke darkened inside with his own sense of things. “Yes. They must. Anything to increase the power of their magic. Sylva,” he brushed his thumb pad over her soft cheek, “I have a feeling your arrival was foretold. Not as my wife. Or even here, at this location. But, as a woman from another Earth, who possessed a way to access Avalonia.” He watched her frown. “But, I don’t know how to get there. I was simply there.” Her frown deepened as she considered. “I don’t know how to return. I mean, it could be when I dream I’ll return.”
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Part 363 ~
Sylva spun inside, feeling as though she was in danger of spinning apart. “Darlin’,” her cowboy soothed, “whoa there. I’m thinkin’ we need to take a step back. We’re thinkin’ too far and too fast.” Breathing in a sigh of relief, she moved in unison with him, placing her head on the pillow. They gazed into each other’s eyes for several moments. “I wasn’t prepared for this type of life,” she murmured. “I do want to learn more about Avalonia. There’s a beautiful and extraordinary power there that’s important. I can feel that. And, there’s an enchanting familiarity, a belonging.”
Zeke stroked strands of his woman’s hair from her face. Her expression haunted him. “But honestly,” she continued, “I don’t want to think about being a target.” Zeke touched his lips to hers. For a sweet time, they kissed, small intimate presses of their mouths. Still, her fragility showed in the strained brilliance of her eyes. Zeke figured he’d do best to point them both in another direction. Over thinking never worked. Hell, and hang the Secret Circle bastards, he might as well be spinning his wheels in a mud pit. “Maybe it’s best to let your dreams guide us.”
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 360 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
Wish Upon on a New Year Star...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Superstorm smooches from the Kougar...
Beautiful late night greetings, my Big Kittens. Hope you and yours had the best holiday ever and HAPPY NEW YEAR. There must have been a lot of kidlets praying for a white Christmas because a layer of snow adorns the tame prairie... after hours of icy pellets and strong winds, the snow fell.
Yep, it’s frigid temps. That’s the bad news.
Omy, moi’s head is throbbing to beat the band and the winds continue to rage. That reminds the Kougaress... she sends prayers of healing to all of her friends that are under the weather. Blessings...
What a bizarre past few days... as if everything in moi’s life has been tossed up in the air and now lands where it lands... ??? Big Cat shrugs.
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Authoress news and mews ~The Kougar thinks she forgot to meow the news that STALLION OF ASH AND FLAME is now at AllRomance ebooks ~ http://allromanceebooks.com/product-stallionofashandflame-395912-142.html ~~~~~~~
Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 361 ~Sylva didn’t move her body. Yet, her mind raced with everything that had happened since she’d begun dreaming. Or, was it living back on her Earth? Had ‘another her’ died there? Had it been showing her what would have occurred had she not been thrown threw some type of portal? What she knew in this moment... Zeke held onto her as if he’d never let her go, as if she mattered as much as his breath to him. “I wonder,” she began, but didn’t know how to finish. “I’ll be home for Christmas... if only in my dreams,” Zeke whispered.
Zeke brushed his lips on the rim of his Sylva’s dainty ear. “That song lyric keeps runnin’ in circles inside my head, darlin’.” His woman stirred and snuggled more against him. “You have that song here.” He felt her ponder. “Maybe, this is like Christmas... being here with you. On this Earth.” She deeply sighed, a release of what had been. “Being here is a gift,” she softly added. Zeke felt his tears well up, a sign of his own deep emotion. “You’re the gift, my woman.” Lifting himself upwards, he caressed beneath her chin raising her face to him.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 360 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
Wish Upon on a New Year Star...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Winter frozen kisses from the Kougar...
Ooooh... Big Kittens, may there be no disruption in the force of Christmas and may Santa fill your stocking with whatever goodies you most purring-desire. ~~~
Yep, there was a major disruption in the Kougar’s force since she hasn’t been able to access the web for the past couple of days... hence, the two extra bloggies below.~~~
Some of you KitKats may have already seen my version of the famous poem penned by Clement Clarke Moore entitled, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, also known as A Visit from Saint Nicholas ~However, if you haven’t, I hope you enjoy ~A Visit from Viking SantaTwas the night before Christmas, when all through my homeOnly I was stirring, to pen my romance tome.My best black silk stockings were hung, ready to wear,In hopes, my miracle Santa stud would soon be here.The pets are nestled all snug in their places,With visions of holiday treats making them run dream races.Their mamma has just slipped into her red lace teddy,And is settling her brains to continue writing her fantasy.When out on the lawn I hear such a loud clatter,I spring up from my desk to see what is the matter.Away to the window I trot in my boa-trimmed slippersTo take a peek through the curtains. Oh no, is that drunk Mrs. Kippers?The full moon shines on icy slush, instead of new-fallen snowGiving a natural spotlight to celebrating Mrs. Kippers below.Yet, what to my wondering gaze does appear?But an old-fashioned sleigh, and eight majestic reindeer.With a Viking driver, so handsomely tall and magnificent,I knew in a moment I must be dreaming this whole event.More rapid than jets, his stags flew the midnight sky untamed,His long mane blew wild as he shouted, and called them by name!"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!On, Comet! On, Cupid! soar on Donner and Blitzen!Fly to the top of each roof! Above the city walls!Now race higher and faster! And sail over all!"As autumn leaves that before the approaching blizzard fly,When they meet with a whirlwind and spiral to the sky.So up to my rooftop, the brown and white stags they flew,With a sleigh full of glittering gifts, and Viking Santa too.And then, after a blinking of my eyes, I heard on the roofThe precise landing, then the pawing of each jingle-belled hoof.As I drew in my dreaming head, and spun around,Down my fake chimney the Viking arrived, with an impressive bound.He was splendidly dressed in red and faux fur, down to his boots,And his garments remained perfect, despite all the ashes and soot.A bundle of shiny presents he had flung behind his back,And he looked like a romantic hero as he dashingly opened his pack.His darkening eyes, how they naughtily twinkled! And at his dimples I gawk!His features are sternly carved, reminding me of a beautiful proud hawk!His full sexy mouth slowly turns upwards, a knowing grin,As I continue to stare like a vixen at his strong virile chin.With a saunter he approaches, making me weak in the knees.His searing gaze travels the length of my body. And I freeze.Without a word his powerful arm captures my pliant waist.Crushing the lace against my skin, he has me tightly embraced.Oh, how stalwart he feels, his muscles like hot heated ropesAnd I sigh, then softly pant as I give free reign to my hopes.His half-lidded gaze takes in my face, then settles on my parted lipsWhile his palms slide in a caress and boldly seize my hips.“Oh, Santa,” I softly exhale, before his mouth claims mine in a torrid kiss.“Wear those black silk stockings,” he rasps. “I promise blissWhen I return from leaving presents beneath every sparkling tree.” After plundering my eager mouth with another kiss, he spins from me. I hear him spring to his sleigh, to his stags give a fierce long shout,Then, from my window I watch them depart like a meteor flaming out. Still, I hear him exclaim, as he disappears from my sight,"Happy Christmas to all, and to my gorgeous woman, leave on the light!"~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~ One good thing! For Christmas ~ STALLION OF ASH AND FLAME is on Kindle...~~~
Check out the Christmas Flashes at Lindsay’s Romantics ~ THE PINK BLOG ~ Plus check out this blog ~ My Hopeless Addiction to Romance by Zequeatta Jacques ~ “I openly admit that I am addicted to romance books.”~~~
At the HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~Bekki blogs ~ YEAR END HAPPY EVER AFTER ~ this is the true Christmas spirit... as Bekki says... “a chain of happiness circling around the world”Plus, Lindsay blogs about ~ The romance of far-away places ~ check out Lindsay Townsend’s latest release, a sweet romance titled ~ Holiday in Bologna ~ http://lindsaytownsend.net/2008/04/holiday-in-bologna.html ~~~~
OH WOW! The Kougar just found out WOLF’S TENDER by western erotic romance author, Gem Sivad, earned *5* Spurs from Love Western Romances.~~~~~~
Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 360 ~Sylva throbbed with the faint sound of drumming, her heartbeat loud and in sync. Turning a bit, she clutched Zeke’s forearm. “It’s time to leave. You’re right. Only I’m not certain how I got here. I mean, I was dreaming. I think. I was back on my Earth. I saw myself hit by the SUV, instead of landing in the mud puddle. I watched myself die... then, I was here. Then, you were here... and this place seems so familiar now. Maybe a past life. But, I don’t know.” Embracing her close, her cowboy husband sought to comfort her. “Darlin’.”
Zeke shut his eyes, seeking the way back. He recognized the drums from the Earth ceremonies he and his family attended regularly. “My Earth,” he explained, his voice not much louder than the rising winds. “When we connect and listen to the Mother and to her sky, the Father. It’s our path back.” Wrapping his arms around his wife tightly, Zeke reverently focused on the beat that spoke to his soul. Quickly, their spirit bodies flew. Captured by the winds they were literally flung back into their bodies. Back home, Zeke breathed deeply clinging to his woman in their bed.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
~~~~~~Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before... Part 16 ~ 359 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
Wish Upon on a Holiday Star... May your most romantic dreams come true...Merry smooches from the Kougar...
December 22, 2009Merriest of holidays to each of you, my lovely KitKats... yeah, meowsa-lousa, the Kougar’s computer went south for the Winter Solstice. Just too stinking bad it didn’t take this Big Cat girl with it and head down to the Caribbean for a much needed vacation. Yep, lazing beneath Sol on the beach. Snorkeling in the warm waters. A time to simply look at the sights, and enjoy.
And so, the daily drama continues ~ as The Hard Drive Turns ~ so far, the Kougar gets to connect to the world wide webbie now, but her old way and much better way of doing things is gone... hopefully, to be retrieved, along with her emails...~~~~~~
Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 359 ~
Sylva blinked at herself several times. Where that part of her had come from, she wasn’t certain. Yet, there it was. And she liked it, especially since Zeke remained close, keeping his protective hold on her. She gathered her thoughts slowly as she felt the vibrational force of the stone circle seep inside her, so like the ever-present wisps of mist. “Should we try it again?” Sylva eyed a more benign appearing creature, a jackrabbit who looked to be on watch for predators. “Darlin, could be the longer we’re here, the harder it could be to leave this other-worldly place.”
Zeke surely surged with pride in his wife’s magical ability. His amazement at what had occurred with the Fire Phoenix felt like a powerful elixir that he wanted to continue pouring through him. It was damn tempting to discover more about the mysteries within the Stone Gateway as it was called in the stories. And, dang, if he didn’t want to find out what other sorceries Sylva could accomplish. Still, concern beat a path through him. “Do you hear that drumbeat?” she softly asked as she leaned into his body. Zeke cocked his ear, listening for all he was worth.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 358 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
Have a Splendid Holiday Season...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Going south smooch from the Kougar...
December 21, 2009
Yep, dearest Big Kittens, the worst has occurred. Scrooge struck and the Kougaress has lost all of her email and she is definitely screwed big time.
Whew, she did save her email addresses, but not all the emails. But, unless moi can do a prior point restore thingie that works, then she’ll have to add you to her re-installed mailbox.
Why did this occur? Because of a virus and a stupid virus program that took over her computer. The Earthlink file was corrupted and now all the emails she was saving are gone!!! Okay, so she attempted to find a way to save them in a file, on a CD, but it never came about. How do you save emails to a file? Every time moi tried, it didn’t work... so this un-savvy KitKat is now in a world of hurt!
But, what’s meowing-new about that?
And you?
How did the first day of winter treat you? Hopefully, you had a merry and productive day... or something a lot better.
Course yowling-true, if she’d lost her WIP, etc. files that might have been worse. Although, hopefully, they are all backed up!
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 359 ~Sylva wondered if she dared touch the pattern of jewels. She knew there was a potent energy present. Her hand lifted and gradually moved forward, then hovered. “Sylva.” Zeke’s concerned warning came too late. Her fingertips grazed along the outline of the strange eagle’s wing. Immediately, she lurched back as a strong mist flowed before her, and formed above them. A terrible screech vibrated the air, then a long thunderous call. Craning their necks, they stared at the resplendent flying creature. “Firebird,” she murmured. “Fire Phoenix,” Zeke uttered. Basically dark in color, it’s ultra smooth feathers glistened in aurora colors.
Zeke protectively grabbed Sylva’s shoulders, pulling her close to his body. He wasn’t certain why fear didn’t grab him by the short hairs. Part of him soared with the Phoenix. Part of him, also, flapped the great wings tipped with fiery red feathers. The same color of intense luminous red flamed lengthwise along the eagle-dragon bird’s aero dynamic body. Suddenly his woman’s arm raised. Her hand formed an arrowhead that followed the mystical creature’s flight. “Return,” she intoned, sounding like a priestess to him. In perfect obedience the Fire Phoenix dipped lower. Transforming back to mist, he merged with stone.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 358 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Friday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ The Romance of an ancient Roman 'Christmas'. ~ “It may not have been Christmas exactly, but the ancient Roman Saturnalia”
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romance, the Night Before Christmas ~ “For some holiday fun, here’s my version the popular Christmas poem ~ “Twas the night before Christmas”
Friday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romancing Those Holiday Hotties & Wolf Shifters Celebrate, Too
Wednesday ~ My Characters run the show ~ “I know that for most authors who I have talked with it seems characters take on a life of their own.”
Friday ~ Bekki blogs ~ Are You Wallowing in Promo Hell? ~ “It’s never ending, isn’t it? Like you don’t have enough to do, right?”~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~
Sunday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ Confessions of a promo-tart ~ “I admit I am a promo-tart. Give me a Yahoo! group and permission to promote there and I will be shaking my various stories 'out there' in the ether.”
Friday ~ Celia blogs ~ Christmas Down Mexico Way ~ “One year ago, we traveled on a tour bus all the way south to Oaxaca, Mexico in the mountains south of Mexico City.” NOTE: Absolutely fabulous pics!!!
Wednesday ~ Jane R blogs ~ I’ve been running a Christmas Wishes contest at my blog, and it’s been fascinating. ~ Christmas Wishes
Tuesday ~ Linda Blanche blogs ~ Snow
Monday ~ Jan Bowles blogs ~ How I fell in love with poetry ~ “Sometimes opinions change.”
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ A Christmas Silly ~ “December eighteenth, she was running out of time, The Day would be upon us, before she finished this rhyme”
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Tiger Man Beneath Your Tree
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Yaktrax are a good thing...if I had any. ~ “My version of the twelve days of Christmas (if I had a version) would be: on the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...”~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ the Kougar blogs ~A Sun’s Worth of Light ~ “Kallyn stared at the beast of a man who now strong-armed her back as if she’d become his mail order bride... or so she’d read in all those western romance novels she was particularly fond of.”~ RomanticSynonymous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...~~~
Have a Splendid Holiday Season...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Yowling howling kiss from the Kougar...
Pic from The Romance StudioOh, my darling and dazzling Big Kittens, the new crescent moon is gorgeous and gleamed high in the sky as the sun disappeared below the horizon, leaving a lovely red-orange banner. A proper celestial greeting for Winter Solstice 2009.
There is a new light arriving in our world, upon our precious world. Open yourself to this goldeness, to this new crystalline energy, to the possibilities it brings. This is a time of emergence toward becoming your own governance. This is a time to grow up, to grow into a magnificence never before imagined for humanity.
It is not a time for others to govern you and your activities. World governance should be Self Governance. You have grown beyond the need for such leadership. We are all leaders, according to our talents and abilities. This is world which now calls for all of us to be leaders where we excel, and to join with those who excel where we do not. It is about cooperation, not domination.~~~
So, yowls, the Kougaress has a nasty headache, close to a migraine. She hasn’t had one of those for a long time. Some nasty airborne allergens have triggered it, plus there’s probably a weather front moving in... meow-ow!
No Flash-ing this Sunday for this Big Cat author... there was something new, a blog tour of Flashers. Moi wasn’t up to joining in the fun.~~~
Given the Kougar was rollin’, rollin’ along on BRANDED BY THE TEXANS, she’s hoping this headache will lift enough to continue. Yep, Kylie is going for a real fast ride in Dillon’s Tesla sports auto.~~~
Note ~ yay purrs, a heating pad and a nap seem to have helped the Kougaress. Hopefully, Branded will continue.~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~The Kougar is giving Jane at Dear Author roaring kudos for her article ~ Publishing Business Models ~ “I want to start this article by laying out some basic principles. These I believe are facts.” ~ http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2009/12/20/books-as-a-business ~Furthermore, there are all manner of great and informative comments, including moi’s mew-sings ~Fascinating, everyone. I won’t pretend to possess the knowledge and insight a lot of you have regarding the publishing industry.
What I do have is the ability to see emerging trends, or simply what makes sense given what is currently happening.
One trend I see, is that there are more readers shopping according to specific subgenres rather than by well-known author or a particular publishing house.
Of course, if you do prefer the types of stories a particular ‘publishing house/their editors’ offers, then, yes, you’ll stick with them.
As a reader I’ve never experienced liking any ‘one’ publisher or line that well.
I have experienced not being able to find what I wanted to read, specific subgenres, and, thus, that being a motivation to write my own, as happens for many authors.
While there are the authors that have a large following, the so-called stars of the industry, I think this will become less and less… gradually, of course. One reason they became ’stars’ is not only because of their superb writing abilty and hitting that zone of resonating with a large group of readers ~ but also, because of marketing and because the market has been limited to what publishers ‘believed’ would sell, which is different than what would ‘actually’ sell, if available.
To be brutally honest, as a reader, I’m not impressed with what traditional publishing houses are offering, overall. So, why would I only look to them to fulfill my reading needs and wants?
As readers, we’re all different, meaning there are readers who will take a chance on that .99 Kindle self-pubbed book, even if the author isn’t that well known. While that may not be a fast route to authorly success, it could prove a means to becoming established and developing a readership base.
From my perspective, granted quite limited in some respects, the small print/epubs are presenting the most sensible model currently. Yes, they differ, and what models will emerge as superior I’m not certain. I will say, I think POD will become more and more viable. That’s only logical. Why have a warehouse full of print books when POD can offer a more cost effective alternative in so many ways?
In the end, all that fancy dancy marketing by the Big Boy Publishers is going to mean less and less as readers discover books, like chocolate, come in the flavors or the types of reads they truly want, as opposed to what someone is trying to sell them. Or, it’s like trying to sell someone a hershey bar when what they really want is truffles.
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ALSO! Peace-loving Big Kittens, swing on over to Serena Shay’s bloggie ~
Moi’s mew-sings ~
Serena, I love it!
Of course, Sedona and Volcano will be orgasming for peace on December 21, 2012, as a matter of angelic principle.~~~~~~
Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 358 ~Sylva felt Zeke still. “Your heritage. Your psychic abilities,” he quietly offered. “There could be answers here.” Sylva scrutinized what appeared to be a horse, but had the paws and tail of lion, with a body that looked more streamlined. “Could, be,” she agreed. “Or there’s information here, that we need. How good are you at memorizing all this?” Sylva stepped back for an overall view and to embed it in her memory banks as much as possible. “I don’t have to recall it all, darlin’. Some of this, most of it is already on various artifacts in our museums.”
Zeke met his Sylva’s gaze, wondrous and beautifully brilliant with what she’d been studying. “Made in jewels?” she asked. Zeke shook his head, no, a weird sensation in this realm. “Those designs have been used on indigenous art. Some of the colors are true.” Turning back to the glorious, light-winking picture, she moved before a bird that looked like an enormous eagle and dragon combined. “Maybe, there’s a reason for the colors. Maybe, there’s a reason it’s a Winter Solstice story. Is this type of eagle on your Earth?” Zeke moved beside her. “Only if it hasn’t been discovered yet.”
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 356 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Friday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ The Romance of an ancient Roman 'Christmas'. ~ “It may not have been Christmas exactly, but the ancient Roman Saturnalia”
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romance, the Night Before Christmas ~ “For some holiday fun, here’s my version the popular Christmas poem ~ “Twas the night before Christmas”
Friday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romancing Those Holiday Hotties & Wolf Shifters Celebrate, Too
Wednesday ~ My Characters run the show ~ “I know that for most authors who I have talked with it seems characters take on a life of their own.”
Friday ~ Bekki blogs ~ Are You Wallowing in Promo Hell? ~ “It’s never ending, isn’t it? Like you don’t have enough to do, right?”~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~
Sunday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ Confessions of a promo-tart ~ “I admit I am a promo-tart. Give me a Yahoo! group and permission to promote there and I will be shaking my various stories 'out there' in the ether.”
Friday ~ Celia blogs ~ Christmas Down Mexico Way ~ “One year ago, we traveled on a tour bus all the way south to Oaxaca, Mexico in the mountains south of Mexico City.” NOTE: Absolutely fabulous pics!!!
Wednesday ~ Jane R blogs ~ I’ve been running a Christmas Wishes contest at my blog, and it’s been fascinating. ~ Christmas Wishes
Tuesday ~ Linda Blanche blogs ~ Snow
Monday ~ Jan Bowles blogs ~ How I fell in love with poetry ~ “Sometimes opinions change.”~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ A Christmas Silly ~ “December eighteenth, she was running out of time, The Day would be upon us, before she finished this rhyme”
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Tiger Man Beneath Your Tree
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Yaktrax are a good thing...if I had any. ~ “My version of the twelve days of Christmas (if I had a version) would be: on the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...”~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ the Kougar blogs ~A Sun’s Worth of Light ~ “Kallyn stared at the beast of a man who now strong-armed her back as if she’d become his mail order bride... or so she’d read in all those western romance novels she was particularly fond of.”~ RomanticSynonymous ~~~~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...~~~
Have a Splendid Holiday Season...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Good wishes and winter solstice smooches from the Kougar...
A Happy Holiday from artist, David Burton ~ the Kougar’s cover artist for RED LIONESS TAMED. This Big Cat loves these polar bears and wouldn’t mind a long winter snuggle.Late night merry meows, my Beautiful KitKats, it’s cold on the tame prairie again... not as cold as before... however, certainly comfortable enough for the polar bears... once again, there are a group of scientists, french scientists this time, who are doing their best to expose the Atlantis-type city below the ocean in the Caribbean, off the coast of Cuba. The images presented are impressive to moi... though, to those who don’t care, it probably won’t be much of anything.
Ooooh, and purring-yes, the Kougar would adore penning a story around all of this, as in below the sea... instead of, Atlantis risen, as in MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS.
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A thought, dearest Big Kittens, there could be some doings in January into February of 2010 where it will be wise to remain close to home, as in stock up on all those things you need for a month or two. There’s been some speculation by some medical professionals that the nasty disease ravaging some former eastern block countries has arrived in the US and could become a problem here. So, take care.
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Authoress news and mews ~Yep and loud alerting roars, it’s that time of year, Good Big Cat aspiring authors and authors or erotic romance... time for the Passionate Ink Contests to begin... for all the details, if you’re not a member of Passionate Ink, check out Serena Shay’s blog or click on ~ http://passionateink.org ~~~~
It was Siren-BookStrand chat day on the Fallen Angel loop ~ Lindsay Townsend posed the question of what silly gift would you like... just because moi liked her own answer, here it is ~
Russel Crowe in his Gladiator armour would be quite enjoyable as a gift, however, right now, I'd like either a hard-muscled tough cowboy, who handles the chores during the day and me at night... or, that super sexy ET man who says, have I got a rejuvenation booth for you.
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 357 ~Sylva hugged Zeke as tight as she could. He felt the same, yet very different. Both of them did, as if they were made of lighter stuff. Once they’d gazed at each other, drowned in each other’s gazes, the love and passion spilling from them, Sylva reached for her cowboy’s hand. “Come see. It’s amazing.” Instantly, they stood before the space ark and the jewel-created creatures. His hand jerked in reaction, yet kept hold of hers. “Ancient Keeper of the Animals,” he intoned. “It’s an ancient story always told around the time of Winter Solstice. It’s always connected to Avalonia.”
Zeke tried like all get out to connect the dots of what all this meant, as easily as the interwoven knot design before him. The images were familiar to him. Not the whole phenomenal gemstone picture, but parts of it had survived as art on pottery and blankets. His Sylva was going to be surprised once she saw the collection of blankets in his bedroom. That art was on them, especially the horses and animals that were indigenous to the ranch’s area. That is, assuming, they weren’t somehow trapped. “Merlin,” she burst out. “He’s connected to Avalon on my Earth.”
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 355 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Friday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ The Romance of an ancient Roman 'Christmas'. ~ “It may not have been Christmas exactly, but the ancient Roman Saturnalia”
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romance, the Night Before Christmas ~ “For some holiday fun, here’s my version the popular Christmas poem ~ “Twas the night before Christmas”
Friday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romancing Those Holiday Hotties & Wolf Shifters Celebrate, Too
Wednesday ~ My Characters run the show ~ “I know that for most authors who I have talked with it seems characters take on a life of their own.”
Friday ~ Bekki blogs ~ Are You Wallowing in Promo Hell? ~ “It’s never ending, isn’t it? Like you don’t have enough to do, right?”~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~
Friday ~ Celia blogs ~ Christmas Down Mexico Way ~ “One year ago, we traveled on a tour bus all the way south to Oaxaca, Mexico in the mountains south of Mexico City.” NOTE: Absolutely fabulous pics!!!
Wednesday ~ Jane R blogs ~ I’ve been running a Christmas Wishes contest at my blog, and it’s been fascinating. ~ Christmas Wishes
Tuesday ~ Linda Blanche blogs ~ Snow
Monday ~ Jan Bowles blogs ~ How I fell in love with poetry ~ “Sometimes opinions change.”~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ A Christmas Silly ~ “December eighteenth, she was running out of time, The Day would be upon us, before she finished this rhyme”
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Tiger Man Beneath Your Tree
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Yaktrax are a good thing...if I had any. ~ “My version of the twelve days of Christmas (if I had a version) would be: on the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...”~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~The Dance by Pixie ~ “Kallyn stared at Odric's outstretched hand, unsure of how to proceed.”~ RomanticSynonymous ~~~~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...~~~
Have a Splendid Holiday Season...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Lots of passionate ink kisses from the Kougar...
Late evening maows, my Big Splendid Kittens, the Kougar has gotten a late start on claw-penning her bloggie. She konked out for part of the day, tired and not feeling up to par.
However, she just received a message from her heroine and hero in TANGERINE CARNAL DREAMS, as follows ~Corporal Kattalonia and Prince Zio send their Good Wishes for the holiday season to all Earthlings, plus an intergalactic postcard ~ "Wish you were here. The tangerine sands are warm, the sea is sparkling and the activities are sure to entice your every lustful passion."This Big Cat girl sure would love to be romping on those sands, swimming in that sea and indulging her every lustful whim... meee-OWWWWW... where’s the next star-hopping ship outta here?~~~~~
A revelation that shot straight down to the Kougaress’s soul, happened today. Ever hear about the beach ball theory? It’s often used in new age psychology. Or, you can’t keep a good or a bad beach ball down. That is, if you have unconscious stuff stuffed down, meaning traumas, at some point, those trauma feelings will surface... often at the most inconvenient truth time. They’re like beach balls because it takes a lot of energy to keep them suppressed... you know, like trying to keep a properly inflated beach ball beneath the water... tough to do...
Any mew, what the Kougaress finally realized is that we are naturally prosperous creatures, as earthlings. Or, if there wasn’t a mass attempt by those on the *dark side* to hold us all down, we would ALL be in a far better economic position and living happier lives.
Because it’s actually natural to succeed. It’s simply WHO WE ARE and ‘who were made to be’... to live an abundant life, to rise up in good and wonderful ways.
So, thank those who have a money-power investment in keeping humanity cruelly suppressed, in keeping all of us down like the most evil overlords... yep, thank them for our current depression. Because that is what it is. It’s not a recession. We’re past that point.
Thank them for the age-old propaganda that humanity is simply, overall, always *struggling* to achieve a good life. It ain’t so. It’s a lie.~~~~~~
On another note, the banging metallic kind, the band, Iced Earth, of which this Big Cat knew nothing about until today... has released a free album under the name of ~ Sons of Liberty ~ Brush fires in the minds of men ~
The Kougaress heard some of their outrageous awesome metal music, much earlier today. And while, she is not generally a metal afficionado, she does get off on some metallic music... from its inception.
One of the songs she heard today should be the next anthem for our beloved country, in moi’s humble opinion ~ http://sons-of-liberty.net ~~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~This is late news, however moi just remembered to report it. The Passionate Ink BookNotes ~ an e-promo of newly released erotic romance novels for their RWA chapter members ~ can no longer be sent out. Due to the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS. Yes, these extra nasty grinches evidently don’t think the members have any business promo-ing their books, nor are they allowed any business activities, at all.
TIME TO GET RID OF THE IRS!!! and END THE FED! In this Big Cat’s opinion. Gee mowsa, whatever happened to the much vaunted free market that should be reigning supreme in our beloved country?~~~
Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 356 ~Sylva moved closer to one of the stones, bewitched by the pattern of jewels. She walked, yet also drifted. What she saw stunned her and it took several moments for her to calm down, then carefully study the entire illustration. She was no expert on Celtic knot designs, however what looked like a space ship with all types of animals pouring from it, had been elaborately created by Someone who had used that weaving art. Most of the animals she recognized. There were some species, though, that weren’t familiar at all. “Where am I?” she murmured to herself, wildly curious.
Zeke sighted his Sylva. Relief poured through him, despite the strange mystical circumstances. She stood before one of The Stones, entranced by the larger-than-life depiction created out of gemstones. “Sylva,” he called to her, not wanting to frighten her by suddenly appearing at her side. She whirled, wonder glistening inside her eyes. “Zeke... how? Where are we?” He continued floating and walking toward her. “By our Earth’s lore, this could be Avalonia.” She tilted her head, musing. “Avalonia, Avalon. There’s a legend on my Earth, about Avalon.” Zeke opened his arms to her. She ran, light as the wind, embracing him.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 355 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Friday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ The Romance of an ancient Roman 'Christmas'. ~ “It may not have been Christmas exactly, but the ancient Roman Saturnalia”
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romance, the Night Before Christmas ~ “For some holiday fun, here’s my version the popular Christmas poem ~ “Twas the night before Christmas”
Friday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romancing Those Holiday Hotties & Wolf Shifters Celebrate, Too
Wednesday ~ My Characters run the show ~ “I know that for most authors who I have talked with it seems characters take on a life of their own.”
Friday ~ Bekki blogs ~ Are You Wallowing in Promo Hell? ~ “It’s never ending, isn’t it? Like you don’t have enough to do, right?”~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~
Friday ~ Celia blogs ~ Christmas Down Mexico Way ~ “One year ago, we traveled on a tour bus all the way south to Oaxaca, Mexico in the mountains south of Mexico City.” NOTE: Absolutely fabulous pics!!!
Wednesday ~ Jane R blogs ~ I’ve been running a Christmas Wishes contest at my blog, and it’s been fascinating. ~ Christmas Wishes
Tuesday ~ Linda Blanche blogs ~ Snow
Monday ~ Jan Bowles blogs ~ How I fell in love with poetry ~ “Sometimes opinions change.”~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ A Christmas Silly ~ “December eighteenth, she was running out of time, The Day would be upon us, before she finished this rhyme”
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Tiger Man Beneath Your Tree
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Yaktrax are a good thing...if I had any. ~ “My version of the twelve days of Christmas (if I had a version) would be: on the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...”~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~The Dance by Pixie ~ “Kallyn stared at Odric's outstretched hand, unsure of how to proceed.”~ RomanticSynonymous ~~~~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...~~~
Have a Splendid Holiday Season...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Seasonal smooches from the Kougar...
Meow, my loveliest and lithe holiday KitKats, yes, it’s taken the Kougar a large chunk of time to pen a new scene between Sable and Devon, the heroine and hero of BLACK CAT BEAUTY ~ for the Liquid Silver SEx blog, to be posted December 18th .Here’s the beginning...Black Cat Magic for ChristmasSable disrobed, tossing her elf costume into an untidy pile. She posed with one hand on her bare hip, taking a few moments to admire her human body in the dressing room’s panel of mirrors. A black cat girl could still be all sexy cattitude even as a woman. Reaching for her sumptuous, figure-hugging gown, she shimmied into it.
Despite Devon’s interest in dressing her as pleased him, she’d secretly had the evening gown created. With time being short, Sable studied the drape of deep wine-colored velvet and satin. She made adjustments quickly, then moved to the vanity and made up her face like a torch singer.
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Want to find out how Sable changes the lyrics to the sultry Christmas song, Santa Baby, just for Devon?
Yep and purrs, it’s X-rated. ~ Liquid Silver SEx blog ~~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~The Kougar added her latest Sunday Flash ~~~ Tiger Beneath the Twinkling Tree ~ The Flash Story of Senshia and Durrhan ~~~ to her FLASH FICTION COLLECTION at TextNovel ~
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~Happy Courtship on another EarthX-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues...Part 355 ~Sylva thought she heard her name. However, the sound disappeared as if it had been merely a wisp of the whitish mist she now found herself inside. “Oh, fascinating,” she murmured. Below her was a round circle of stones that reminded her of Stonehenge pictures. Yet, the stones were different, and appeared to be encrusted with patterns of jewels. Willing herself to move closer, she did, surprising herself. Alighting in the center, she found herself standing on sparse, dark green grass beside a glistening stream. Around her the giant rectangular stones were even more impressive. They stood like eternal sentinels.
Zeke followed what felt like a trail to him. He’d done a fair share of tracking and the feelings were the same, even though what he saw was only a thin wave of sparkles. “Sylva,” he yelled again. Somehow, he sensed her presence. He’d begun to wonder if this was a dimensional realm that was known as Avalonia in the lore of his people. Suddenly ahead of him were The Stones. Their shimmer drew him as if he’d been summoned. He knew before arriving Sylva would be there, waiting. He had no idea why. Neither one of them belonged here.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 354 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~ OR! Now available on The Romance Studio Forum, January through October 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romance, the Night Before Christmas ~ “For some holiday fun, here’s my version the popular Christmas poem ~ “Twas the night before Christmas”
Friday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romancing Those Holiday Hotties & Wolf Shifters Celebrate, Too
Wednesday ~ My Characters run the show ~ “I know that for most authors who I have talked with it seems characters take on a life of their own.”
Friday ~ Bekki blogs ~ Are You Wallowing in Promo Hell? ~ “It’s never ending, isn’t it? Like you don’t have enough to do, right?”~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~
Wednesday ~ Jane R blogs ~ I’ve been running a Christmas Wishes contest at my blog, and it’s been fascinating. ~ Christmas Wishes
Tuesday ~ Linda Blanche blogs ~ Snow
Monday ~ Jan Bowles blogs ~ How I fell in love with poetry ~ “Sometimes opinions change.”
Thursday ~ Chelle blogs ~ Happy Holidays to all & to all a good night! CHANUKAH: BEHIND THE TRADITIONS… ~ A wonderful and enlightening blog.~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Tiger Man Beneath Your Tree
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Yaktrax are a good thing...if I had any. ~ “My version of the twelve days of Christmas (if I had a version) would be: on the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...”
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ An Unusal Christmas Gift Request From My Jaguars... ~ “Picture it, Tuesday morning, one darling diva, two cute little dachshund pups, five shapeshifting cats and I piled into the authormobile for a field trip.”
Wednesday ~ Crystal blogs ~ Christmas is a'comin! ~ “As we get closer to the holidays, I start thinking about Christmas shopping, and how I hate it because I never know what to get anyone.”~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~The Dance by Pixie ~ “Kallyn stared at Odric's outstretched hand, unsure of how to proceed.”~ RomanticSynonymous ~~~~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...~~~
Have a Splendid Holiday Season...
May your most romantic dreams come true...X-Santa Baby smooches from the Kougar...
Meowsa and lots of powsa, Big Kittens, have a partying good time. Do some fancy strolling. Or stay in for a private celebration. It’s a Blue Moon New Year’s Eve, though... which means two full moons in one month, a rare occasion.
