Oops, my spook-tabulous Big Cats, the Kougar forgot to mention she posted at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS, her Tuesday blog. Here’s the beginning ~Sable's Halloween Adventure and The Graveyard DaggerFirst ~ From the Halloween Adventures of Black Cat BeautyRelishing the chance to be in her black cat form, Sable crouched low on her belly, the wet cool leaves of autumn barely noticed. Pricking her ears she listened to the hayride wagon’s approach. She ignored the piercing rumble of the tractor engine, concentrating on the one wheel that softly creaked.
Anticipation and impatience twitched the tip of her tail. ~~~
Meowsers, last night on Coast to Coast am, another synchronicity occurred. The song lyric ~ Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you ~ played. Part of that lyric is in my latest WIP, Kandy Apple for Halloween... okay, a tail twitch or two, it is that freak-tacular time year.~~~
Also, moi added more to her flash ~ The Graveyard Dagger and will be featuring it at THE ROMANCE STUDIO Halloween blog.~~~
Wednesday, October 28 ~ it’s the Kougar’s Halloween blog for HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
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Meow, the next and TWENTIETH chapter of CURSES will be up on Wednesday, October 28th, for the Dorchester/Textnovel contest. *This is the last chapter for the contest.*
CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS
~ Chronicles of an Earth-bound Goddess ~CHAPTER TWENTY ~ You, Babe, You’re the Fire“Enough said, Captain, I’ll sniff out the money trail. See where it leads.” Dalton turned toward the door, his sideways glance noting his ex-boss’s assumption that he was on board. “Yeah, I’ll Cherry pick. Or pick up Cherry on the evidence. She’s yours if she aims a weapon at my belly button.”
“Good man, Vryker,” the Captain dismissed, then moved to open his door.
It’s your money trail I’ll being bloodhound-ing first. Captain. Dalton listened to the closing click of the door that told him something ate at his ex-boss’s guts.
Grabbing his brief case off the top of Carol’s small refrigerator, he heaved a huge sigh of relief. She was still sitting where he’d placed her. If she hadn’t been he’d be tracking her down like an obsessed bloodhound.
More... http://textnovel.com/home.php ~~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~Yeppers, this Big Cat authors is turning WITCH for the Halloween and placing a huge ole nasty hex on this ebook-stealing site. SO BE IT! BY ALL THE POWERS THAT ARE GOOD!!! ~
UNDERGROUND FORUM ~ http://underground.mn/index.php?s=e9334bc6e56f28bc0d7eecaccfb705ab ~~~~~~~
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 304 ~Sylva thrilled at how she affected her cowboy. He seemed to want control of their lovemaking and that was more than fine with her, especially since she was so tired. “Yep, a song, darlin’,” he answered, momentarily lifting his mouth from the side of her thigh. For the sheer sensual pleasure of it, Sylva molded his shoulder with her palm, stroking him. “Oooo... those are good blisters. More please.” Sylva reveled in the feel of his trailing kisses. Tenderly and languidly, he pressed his lips on top of her thigh, moving upwards, while his hand seductively stroked her lower leg.
Zeke tasted the heated sweetness of his wife’s skin. Her encouraging words and the hot blooming fragrance of her pussy had him ready to strike inside her. His cock throbbed at a fast gallop, wanting her. At the same time, handling her in this manner was a pleasure Zeke wanted for himself. Savoring the shape of her calf with his hand, he shifted his weight and kissed the sweet little indentation where her thigh met her hip. She moaned, threading her fingers in his hair briefly, then caressing the back of his neck. “Zeke,” she whimpered. “Please, keep kissing me.”
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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 ~ 303 ~ 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 September 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Monday ~ Lindsay Townsend ~ The Romance of Shifters, plus 7 questions you wouldn't want to ask a vampire lover. ~ “Werewolves, vampires, shape-shifters, the almost immortal hero and the heroine gifted with super powers - why are these so popular in romance?”
Saturday ~ Looking for the "Happy Ever After" ~ “A dear friend, also a romance author, recently lost her husband, and it got me thinking...”
Wednesday ~ WHAT SCARES YOUR SHIFTERS? By Pat Cunningham ~ Oooo, you’ll smile big time at Pat’s take on this question.~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~ HALLOWEEN DAYS ARE HERE!
Tuesday ~ Kaye Munro ~ LET'S ALL WRITE PARANORMAL! ~ “October is such a grand month for everything paranormal.”
Monday ~ Chelle Cordero ~ Voodoo Hoodoo ~ “Stopped?” Ryan went past them and into his daughter’s room.
Sunday ~ Tara Nichols: Childhood memories for Halloween ~ “Halloween is fast approaching, a time of year when the sun sets a little earlier and the leaves fall from the trees, leaving behind the skeletal branches back lit by the moon.”
Saturday ~ Sara Simas ~ Halloween Memories ~ “Anyone who knows me will tell you I'm a big ole chicken when it comes to watching the frightening flicks.”
Friday ~ Linda Blanche ~ Deceptive Appearances ~ “How deceptive appearances can be. A backyard gazebo is harmless--a pretty little structure in which to relax.”
Thursday ~ The Haunting of Keena Kincaid ~ “All of us authors talk about "hearing voices" but how many of you are haunted by your characters? In the bathroom, no less?”
Wednesday ~ Moons and Wolves: Metaphorical Symbolism in Reality Fiction – LK Hunsaker ~ “Why do wolves howl at the moon?”~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Sable's Halloween Adventure and The Graveyard Dagger
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Dancing With Danger by Desiree Holt
Saturday ~ Paris blogs ~ What Are Your Halloween Traditions? ~ “We're celebrating Halloween all week here at Shapeshifter Seductions and I can't think of the holiday without smiling.”
Friday ~ Serena Shay ~ Is Halloween All In Our Heads.... “I love Halloween! There I said it, the deep dark secret is out...okay well not so deep and not so dark probably, I mean I write about shapeshifters and adore stories with a paranormal twist. Is Halloween All In Our Heads....”
Thursday ~ Welcome, Roxanne Rhoads! ~ “Today we have self-described story strumpet, tome loving tart and eccentric night owl”
Wednesday ~ Crystal blogs ~ It’s All About the Romance ~ Even When It’s Not A Romance~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story by the Kougar ~ When you see it, say ‘Rachel’ ~ “Kallyn flew faster, yet saw nothing ahead of her, except the driving sheets of rain.” ~ RomanticSynonymous ~~~~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...~~~
PLEASE! Darling KitKats, if you have any thought about taking the flu shot/swine flu shot, please! Read the insert first, not just the info sheet.
And! DO NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING THE FDA TELLS YOU!~~~
Have a Wonderful and Wild Halloween...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Halloween adventurous smooches from the Kougar...
Warmer days on the tame prairie, my Beautiful Big Cats, still, the way the autumn winds have been whipping around, it feels and looks and sounds eerie, as if a vampire is about to appear... or a werewolf, the leader of the pack, has arrived, treading silently over the fallen rain-soaked leaves.~~~
The Kougar had just gotten up and was enjoying the view out her favorite window. The sky was that fall color of deep blue this Big Cat remembers from previous autumnal days. Thin clouds were streaming by... through the highest bare limbs of a tree, moi noticed a cloud that was in the shape of a beautiful horse head atop a crested neck... it was so perfectly formed it could have been one of the Kougaress’s horse drawings. It only stayed there for a minute, or so... a message?
Whatever, thank you, to the Divine!!!~~~
Meow, the next chapter of CURSES will be up on Wednesday, October 21st, for the Dorchester/Textnovel contest.CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS
~ Chronicles of an Earth-bound Goddess ~CHAPTER NINETEEN ~ That Old Detective TuneKeziah smiled, becoming fonder of Carol by the moment. “Hey!” she teased. “I’m not a walking talking clothes hanger.”
Carol giggled. “No... like the starlets of my generation. Anne Margaret, for example. Ever see Viva Las Vegas, Elvis Presley?”
“Yep.” Keziah nodded. “It was a fun, hip-for-its-time movie. Still, I’m not that buxom.”
“He,” Carol thumbed toward Thunder-Force Man, “likes ‘dazzle’ on his arm from what I’ve seen, and heard.”
“Ever hear if he likes being excessively dominant?” Keziah shrugged her shoulder casually as if her question wasn’t that important.
“Do you mean the epitome of the ‘alpha male’?” Carol raised her eyebrows.
More... http://textnovel.com/home.php ~~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~WHAT SCARES YOUR SHIFTERS? By Pat Cunningham ~ will be featured at HAPPILY EVER AFTER.~~~
Barnes & Noble unveils new e-reader: the 'nook'
By MAE ANDERSON (AP Retail Writer)
From Associated Press
October 20, 2009 6:13 PM EDT
NEW YORK - Barnes & Noble Inc. unveiled a new electronic-book reader Tuesday that will compete with Amazon.com's Kindle in a still-small arena where some see bookselling's future.
More~ http://enews.earthlink.net/article/tec?guid=20091020/4add43d0_3421_1334520091020-656755378 ~
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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 297 ~Sylva loosened her grip. “No wonder I’ve never seen any cat that looks like,” she hesitated, “Elmer.”Gazing at her cowboy husband, she asked, “Why the name, Elmer?” Marina and Grant chuckled loudly. “He was scarin’ the local children at their summer evening cookouts. Was it Vivian that first called him Elmer?” Zeke asked, looking back at his sister. “Yep, she and the other parents figured that name would lessen the fright. They started calling him ‘good ole Elmer’ every time they same him make a run between dimensions.” Sylva frowned. “How many ‘other realm’ creatures make regular visits here?”
Zeke felt a raindrop splash on his hand. After glancing at the starless, cloud-roiling sky, he urged Sylva toward the apartment steps. Bolts of lightning brightened the distant horizon now. “There’s a few that come through,” Grant answered, then continued speaking, “Looks like the storm is about to make itself known. We’ll use the walkway downstairs.” Wrapping his arm around his wife’s shoulders, Zeke hurried them forward. He didn’t care for the ferocity of the lightning. Behind them, Marina and Grant kept pace. Soon they all trotted up the stairway. The door opened at his touch and they crowded inside.
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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 ~ 295 ~ 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 September 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Monday ~ Bekki blogs ~ End of the Romance: How Do You Like It? ~ “Romance novels with happily ever after endings are pretty much a given. But are we…have we become too cliché?”
Thursday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ The Paranormal in my fiction ~ fascinating!
Wednesday ~ Favorite Halloween Movies? “My fellow Xrated Halloween authors and myself are sharing bits and pieces of ourselves on various blogs in honor of our spicy Halloween releases at Extasy Books.”~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~ HALLOWEEN DAYS ARE HERE!
Tuesday ~ WHAT SCARES YOUR SHIFTERS? By Pat Cunningham ~ Oooo, you’ll smile big time at Pat’s take on this question.
Monday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ The Paranormal in my fiction ~ fascinating!
Saturday ~ Judah blogs ~ Romantic Getaways - Into the Heart of Africa... ~ “Need some time out and long to visit faraway places?”
Wednesday ~ Celia Yeary ~ Natural Born Scaredy-Cat ~ “Say what you will, but I am a big o’ scaredy-cat.”~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ The Top Ten Reasons *Not* to Read BLACK CAT BEAUTY
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ You have to kiss some frogs...
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ Devlin and Miss Josephine...
Wednesday ~ Crystal blogs ~ When They Can’t Transform ~ fantastic action excerpt!
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ Phoebe ~ Dragons in Oz ~ “That’s all YOU know,” Kallyn muttered. “Stay there in the rain, auntie, and I hope you’re getting wet feet and swine flu.”~ RomanticSynonymous ~~~~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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Have a Wonderful and Wild Halloween...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Windswept kisses from the Kougar...
Oh drizzle and rainy cold, my Autumn beautiful Big Kittens... the Kougar fueled up her prairie transport... and yee-yowls, the wind sweeping through was damn cold, not to mention the raindrops were hitting-in-the-face chilly. Brrrrr.... and no, moi did not dress her human form quite warm enough.And she is beat after a tough day of procuring the necessities. Whew... and good luck mews... she also missed flu shot day, which is scheduled for tomorrow. This Big Cat girl doesn’t need to be exposed to all that nasty viral shedding.
Did you know, statistically, more people get the flu after a flu shot than those who don’t get them?
Why bother? Truthfully, this cougar gal doesn’t get it. In fact, she knows several cases where people have nearly died after receiving the shot. And, statistically, those who get three flu shots in a row are far more likely to get Alzheimer’s. Hello-screeching maow... mercury is used as a preservative, even though they say it isn’t. Just read the actual insert. There it is as Thimerosal. Mercury stores up in the body and must be de-toxed out.
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It began with Ebay...EBAY~ http://cgi.ebay.com/Her-Insatiable-Dark-Heroes-Savanna-Kougar---NEW--MENAGE_W0QQitemZ110444588335QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091012?IMSfp=TL091012152001r9011 ~
The Kougar got the ole Google Alert for HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES... there it was, up for bid on Ebay, a new mint condition, print edition. As it turns out the starting bid price, $16.00, was in line with the what the book sells for at Barnes and Noble ~ $15.50... less if you’re a member, and they do add tax *Insert personal comment here: Booooooo... hiss!* ~ However, there is free shipping if your order is over $25.
Tickled-giggling ensued for the Kougaress, yep a delightful yuk-yuk, when she noticed the sales ranking for her book ~ an amazing, incredible, phenomenal... ta-da... wait for it! Number 99,925.
Well, moi had to wonder how low that was compared to all the other books offered by Barnes and Noble.
No, not being so inclined and not being a sado-masochist author type, she didn’t go on a mad foamy-jowl search to discover how her book stacked up. Big-however, she did order another bookie ~ SUPERGIRLS by Jim Madrid ~ recommended by another author... and, tail-slashing to her surprise! That book’s sale ranking was One hundred thousand twenty-three *something, something, something*.
So, there ya go... SUPERGIRLS isn’t selling as well as HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES... so far. ~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~Wednesday is blogging day for the Kougar at The Romance Studio Blue blog ~ seductive purrs, indeed, BLACK CAT BEAUTY, Sable, will be making another appearance.
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Meow, the next chapter of CURSES will be up on Wednesday, October 14th for the Dorchester/Textnovel contest.CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS
~ Chronicles of an Earth-bound Goddess ~CHAPTER EIGHTEEN ~ Showy Like a Starlet“Fat ole’ log,” Thunder-Force Man slowly enunciated. “I think you’ll have to learn more appreciation for my ‘log’.”
“Oh, goody gumdrops and adult lollipops, classes in log appreciation,” she sang under her breath as he gently propelled her out the door.
Immediately, a familiar tingle twined up her spine, her serpent-vibrational knowledge. Ex-Copper was most assuredly in danger. Keziah idly wondered, as he confidently kept her walking beside him, what his response would be if she defended him by smashing an attacker against the wall, using only her aimed palm to focus her power.More... http://textnovel.com/home.php ~~~~~~~
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 290 ~Sylva watched real interest glisten in Marina and Grant’s eyes. “Are loving couples the rule here?” she continued. “Nothin’ but, exceptin’ a rare situation,” Grant answered, his gaze speculative and troubled. “Course, if there is a real problem a woman can always find a man to match her nature,” Marina assured. Sylva nodded and gave them a small smile. “I think I probably already said that to Zeke. It’s just that...” Sylva shrugged, not knowing what to say. Marina leaned forward, patting her hand. “You’re just gettin’ your legs.” Grant agreed with a short nod. “Wobbly as a just-born foal.”
Zeke observed the interaction between his Sylva, his sister and Grant. So far, luck hung like a horseshoe over his proverbial door. His bride was fittin’ in better than he’d imagined. He’d have to foster this good beginning for dang certain. Close knit families always reigned supreme in his world. That didn’t seem to be the way on his bride’s Earth, from all that he’d learned. Truth to the wide open sky, loneliness possessed his gorgeous wife. He witnessed it in every line of her body and in the deepest turquoise facets of her amazing eyes. The ache of loneliness.
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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 ~ 289 ~ 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 September 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Flash of Vampire Romance ~ “Just for a bit pre-Halloween fun, I thought I’d share my Vampire Serial Flash. Yes, and here’s a sneak photo of Zhario, my hero.”
Monday ~ Keep Romance Alive! ~ Welcome back, Eydie.
Jane Beckham blogs ~ ONLY 82 SLEEPS TO GO.... ~ “UNTIL Christmas… yes that’s right! Scary thought.”~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~ HALLOWEEN DAYS ARE COMING!
Tuesday ~ Steph's Travel Log - Love & Denmark 1991 ~ A REAL LOVE STORY...
Friday ~ Courtney blogs ~ Xrated Halloween at Extasy Books.
My fellow Halloween Hooligans and I from Extasy Books have cooked up some especially spicy treats for you this Halloween Season.
Thursday ~ Danielle Thorne ~ My Creative Pumpkin Juices! ~ “It’s pumpkin time, and with that comes stories and folktales that run a shiver down your spine.”
Wednesday ~ Linda Blanche ~ Pumpkinnapper is Here! ~ “The time has come! The Wild Rose Press has released my Regency Halloween comedy novella, Pumpkinnapper.”
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Halloween Purring Seduction ~ BLACK CAT BEAUTY
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Romanticon Memories ~ sexy men included!
Saturday ~ Paris blogs ~ What if... ~ “What if you suddenly woke up to find that the world was inhabited by vampires and were creatures?”
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ Let's Do The Time Warp, Again... ~ “Woo Hoo! It's that time of year again! October, nearing Halloween...
Every year it seems as we near this spooky holiday called Halloween, the TV stations start running my favorite movie...The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
Thursday ~ Wecome, Kitty DuCane! ~ “We have a treat for everyone today, Kitty DuCane is here today telling us a little bit about herself and her new release, DOMINATING VICTORIA.”~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story by the Kougar ~The Only Portal Out of Here ~ RomanticSynonymous ~~~~
MORE... Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...~~~
Have a Wonderful and Wild Autumn...
May your most romantic dreams come true...More catnip smooches from the Kougar...
A brain drain day, so it felt, my sassy KitKats, since the Kougar wrote her bloggie for the travel theme at THE PINK BLOG. She also revised the next chapter of CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS for the Dorchester/TextNovel contest, which will be winding up the end of September. And, of course, the next flash installment of COURTSHIP ON ANOTHER EARTH for her blog.
Good thing, she has some other prowling stuff to get done tomorrow where penning won’t be utilized. Her mind needs a respite.
Maaowwing also, moi received her final edits for STALLION OF ASH AND FLAME, along with the release date. Yippy! It’s right around the corner. Later, she’ll make a formal announcement.
Oh, those commas, though, they’re still causing mucho problems!!! Where they were added last time, now they’re not supposed to be there in the Kougar’s manuscript.
Personally, this Big Cat author doesn’t have a huge problem with how commas are used, with rare exceptions, as long she can understand the story and the style of use is consistent. Oh meow well.
Who would have thought commas could cause such consternation. With everything a writer has to contend with in creating a story, this seems like it should be low on the totem pole. The Kougar knows her comma use in BRANDED BY THE TEXANS is all over the map, simply because she doesn’t know which way to comma jump.~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~The Kougar is blogging at Lindsay Townsend’s THE PINK BLOG on Wednesday, September 16th ~ ROMANCE MIND TRAVELS ~ or penning a story is often like mind traveling.~~~
Meow, the next chapter of CURSES will be up on Wednesday, September 16th.
Dorchester/Textnovel contest ~
CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS
~ Chronicles of an Earth-bound Goddess ~
CHAPTER FOURTEEN ~ Lock, Stock and Cock
“I can’t,” Keziah muttered into the strangling silence.
“What am I going to find, if I run your fingerprints?”
“Nothing.” Thunder-Force Man wouldn’t find anything. He wouldn’t find her. No driver’s license. No ID of any kind. She didn’t exist in the system. Computers were notoriously easy to purge. A few drabs of power, a few directed pulses to the bits and bytes. Gone, gone in less than sixty seconds. “Nothing,” she repeated. “I’m a very bad girl... but I’m not in your Big Bad Brother police system.”
More... http://textnovel.com/home.php ~
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Evonne Wareham, American Title finalist IV and V, has a new beautiful classy website ~ http://evonnewareham.com ~~~~
Gem Sivad, western erotic romance author, has a great blog about women’s rights ~ We’ve come a long way, baby ~ http://gemsivad.wordpress.com/blog ~
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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 262 ~Sylva decided Marina could be right. “Too much stress. Not enough food. That could be.” For a long moment, Marina eyed her from corner of one eye. “I can only imagine. I’m also bettin’ Zeke and Grant are okay or those abilities of yours would be firing up.” That caught Sylva’s serious attention. “You’re probably right. I’m sensing things are getting worked out. Whatever they are.” Marina eased back and lowered her pistol some. “My own hackles would be raised if Grant were in trouble. I could switch on his talkie device, listen to what’s goin’ on. But that’s invading everyone’s privacy.”
Zeke wanted to shake his head in disbelief. Still, he’d heard Matt, the Long Walker’s devotion to Stella in his voice. It wasn’t hard to believe they were married. Zeke trained his gaze on Stella’s brother. “My sister didn’t say one blessed word about being married. Yer lying.” Matt stood tall, straightening his shoulders. “As long as you’re gonna take me to Stella, I’ll go as your prisoner, if’n these two allow it.” Zeke glanced toward Ranson for his reaction. Ranson nodded, indicating they were probably on the same page. “You’ll be going back alright, Mister. That baby needs a Daddy.”
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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 ~ 261 ~ 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 August 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Thursday ~ Katie Reus: if it's TBB, it must have an HEA... Neato blog about Romance Novel acronyms.
Wednesday ~ Guest Blogger, LaVerne Thompson, read an excerpt from her new release, DAY IN THE SUN~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~ TRAVEL DAYS ARE HERE!
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ ROMANCE MIND TRAVELS
Tuesday ~ Barry Kellington blogs ~ Brittany: the writer's house ~ really description-cool.
Monday ~ Tara blogs about her dip in a Manitoba lake... good stuff!
Saturday ~ Traveling with L.K. Hunsaker
Sunday ~ Chelle Cordero ~ Travel Through Books... wonderful New Orleans scene!
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Cover Art for Stallion of Ash and Flame
Saturday ~ Paris blogs ~ AT LAST! A blog about her upcoming release ~ ASSASSIN’S KISS.
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ My Dream Car is Faster than Your Dream Car...
Wednesday ~ Crystal blogs about her new release, THE COLLISION.~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ What else could happen? ~ RomanticSynonymous ~~~~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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HATE!!! > DTV> it’s a ripoff.
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Have a Happy End of Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Brain drained smooch from the Kougar...
A misty rain evening, my darling KitKats, here on the tame prairie. Already the Kougar is feeling energy-deprived. Even though, it has been relatively peaceful, the day feels incredibly intense for several reasons.
The dollar is being beat to death and along with it, the livelihoods and pensions of so many Americans. And the lies around the economy must stack up the very clouds, by now.
In reality, there’s no need for this recession/depression. We, the American people, have the ability and the resources, to create a healthy economy based on our inventiveness and our intelligence.
What’s in the way? Lies, and more lies, told by those who are the Monopoly Men. Those who own the mainstream media and those who own the government by their ginormous contributions and their blackmail.
Truth, the Whole Truth... and nothing but the truth. The Kougar has lived by this maxim for the last fifteen years, at least, to the best of her ability. It ain’t easy. Not at all. You have to want it down to the essence of your soul and spirit. You have to bear the pain of it. The daily pain of it. It never ceases, the truth. It’s ever-unfolding.
The truth is always correcting you with more of itself.
So much of our culture is not about the truth. Not anymore. It’s about winning. It’s about posturing. It’s about pretending to know the truth. For example, most lawyers and prosecutors don’t actually care about the truth being revealed in the courtroom. No, what matters to them ~ is winning ~ and looking good while doing it.
Innocense is no longer respected, for the most part. Your innocense of a crime, or in any situation, matters very little these days. It’s all about being able to prove your innocense... it’s no longer ‘innocent until proven guilty’.
A fight to discover the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth...that’s why the Kougaress supports actor, Charlie Sheen, 100%, in his effort to find out the truth, by presenting his creatively written: TWENTY MINUTES WITH THE PRESIDENT. Whatever that truth is.
We, as Americans, have the right to know. We have a duty to know. Our future, the future of our children depends on knowing the truth. And nothing else will do.
God Save Our Beloved Country.~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~
Meow, the next chapter of CURSES will be up on Wednesday, September 9th.Dorchester/Textnovel contest ~CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS
~ Chronicles of an Earth-bound Goddess ~CHAPTER THIRTEEN ~ No Vanilla Sex
Keziah blasted her breath outward. It was better than frying him with her gaze. Thunder-Force Man remained silent. No, not one grumble of thunder passed his, admittedly, sexy lips.
Okay, so she’d fired each word at him like a bullet. Surely, by the lightning eyes of Zeus, he was ‘big’ enough to take it. After all, with that amazingly broad chest of his, so like a warrior’s shield, he appeared invincible... even if human.
Keziah figured anything she said would merely graze him, not wound him. Venus! He looked as invincible above the waist, as below. That cock of his stood tall and immense as a pillar. It certainly wasn’t shrinking.
More... http://textnovel.com/home.php ~~~~
Yay! Whoopee! A happy paw dance. The cover art for STALLION OF ASH AND FLAME, coming from Siren-BookStrand, has been completed and just needs to go through the official channels before moi posts it.
Jinger Heaston did a phenomenal job, especially with the couple ~ Trail and Seneca.~~~
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 255 ~Sylva cringed inside. What now? What did she tell Marina? “I already have a connection with Zeke,” she murmured, almost wishing her words weren’t heard. “What kind of connection?” Grant’s question jumped at her. Oh, crap, she’d let the yowling cat out of the bag. Sylva shrugged, fastening her gaze on the table. “Sort of a mental connection.” Quiet surrounded her like a high thick wall. “Later,” Marina softly announced, “we’ll discuss it later.” Sylva looked up to see Marina lean toward her slightly. “Does Grant need to help Zeke?” she asked. “From what I could tell, no,” Sylva answered.
Zeke rapidly considered his options in dealing with the Long Walker. “Superior observations,” he prompted. “I’ll even offer you a deal. I let you depart with no serious harm done, and put a some serious coin in your pocket. But you ever cross me and mine in any way and I’ll hunt you down, no mercy given.” Ranson growled a small laugh. “No mercy is right, Long Walker. That’s what gave Zeke here the advantage. When he sets his mind, you rile him up enough, there ain’t no mercy. He’ll defeat you come mud, hell, blood, high water or fatigue.”
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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 ~ 250 ~ 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 August 2009 flashes ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ Click on the FORUMS~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~ Monday ~ Bekki blogs about the history of Labor Day.
Wednesday ~ Gem Sivad ~ Guest Blogger ~ How to Make Unpalatable Historical Facts Into Romance…
Monday ~ Courtney Braizille ~ Guest blogger ~ Setting
Sunday ~ Guest Blogger ~ Jane Beckenham ~ LET’S GET IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
Saturday ~ Guest Blogger ~ New Zealand author, Jane Beckenham ~ SHAKING UP THE SHEIKHS AND WHAT MAKES THEM LOVEABLE REALLY
Thursday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ World Building a Room in Romance~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~
Monday ~ Tara Nichols blogs about her books.
Saturday ~ Terry Kate asks an interesting question - UK -USA - WHO LOVES CASTLES MORE?
Friday ~ Eva Gordon's blog on her BEAST WARRIOR: VIKING WEREWOLF, her paranormal historical romance, plus a lot more about wolves - all fascinating stuff. Plus a 5 wing review from CRR!
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Hellhounds ...in a frenzy of passion
Saturday ~ Paris blogs about how to make your workstation comfortable.
Friday ~ Serena blogs about her fave horror films... what are yours?
Thursday ~ Crystal blogs ~ Contest! and Contest Hint #1~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story the Kougar blogs ~ Who Rescues Sleeping Beauty? ~ RomanticSynonymous ~~~~
Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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HATE!!! > DTV> it’s a ripoff.
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Have a Happy End of Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Wilding kisses from the Kougar...
Isn't this a gorgeous Western Romance cover? This is Gem Sivad's 'coming soon' release from Liquid Silver Books.~~~
Yep, good Big Kittens all, the Kougar is beginning to despise Internet Browsers. Why you mew, if you do?
Yesterday moi’s Firefox browser came to her rescue when Earthlink and Internet Explorer went nastily haywire. HOWEVER!!! when this Big Cat downloaded the latest version of Firefox, the 3.5.2 version... NOTHING! No access to the internet whatsoever. Just dead. Okay, being somewhat intrepid, moi looked to discover what the problem was after uninstalling, then installing Firefox, again, to see if that would solve the problem. NADA!
So, it seems one problem is being blocked by your firewall. The Kougaress went though that procedure to unlock the Window’s firewall. Well, her stupid Earthlink Protection thing won’t uninstall completely to even try the latest version of Earthlink Protection, which takes forever to download on dial-up.
So, now, the Kougar is downloading an earlier version of Firefox to see if that will work... claws crossed.
GEE, all you computer wizard-geeks, all you Browser people, why not create versions which actually work in the way moi wants them to work? She DOES NOT want the latest version of Internet Explorer... it sucks big time!!! and has tons o’ features this Big Cat does not want!!! does not care about!!! Plus, it has all this intrusive crap which is really none of their or anyone else’s damn business.
Now, her reliable Firefox is no longer reliable. Why not just go to Firefox? Well, you can’t format on Blogger worth a big fat damn, that’s one reason. And, since this Big Cat girl does lots of blogging... well, big ole problem there.
And, oh snarling yeah... moi just adores spending her valuable time trying to work out all these stupid cyber problems, which, in her opinion, should not be going on. Certainly not at the level they are. The point of the Internet for most of us is convenience, not learning how to be tech savvy and spending all our time doing it and maintaining it... downloading this, that, and every latest version. Forget about it!~~~
FINALLY!!! The Kougar has met with success, but lost all her linkies. Looks like the info from Internet Explorer, cookies, etc. did a bad trip on the Firefox Browser. But finally, after, at least, ten tries at this that and the other, including... oh never meow mind... moi finally figured it was corrupted by importing from IE. Yep, that solved it. Firefox is back and browsing.
A victory for this kitty kat.~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~Yippee! Join us at the HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog. Gem Sivad, author of INTIMATE STRANGERS and the ‘coming soon’ WOLF’S TENDER from Liquid Silver Books, is guest blogging on Wednesday, September 2nd, about being a Western Romance author ~ How to Make Unpalatable Historical Facts Into Romance…~~~
Dorchester/Textnovel contest ~
CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS
~ Chronicles of an Earth-bound Goddess ~
CHAPTER TWELVE ~ Slide Down That Zipper
Keziah decided there was something perfectly aggravating about Thunder-Force Man. She wondered if he was being manipulated by a rival goddess to be a thorn permanently and painfully stuck in her flesh.
Oh no, she sarcastically sang in her head, her Curse wasn’t enough. Closing one eye, she scanned for the glow of ether puppet strings. Nothing.
“Whatever.” Dismissively, she averted her gaze. “Since I’m slumming and you insist, I’ll be a good little girl for awhile.”
“Come on, doll face. I’ll parade you around in front of the guys. It’s my last night at the precinct. Might as well go out in grand style.”
More... http://textnovel.com/home.php ~~~~~~~
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 248 ~Sylva felt her cheeks flame. She should have known it was different here. After ducking her head and sneaking a peek at Zeke, who appeared to be in control of the situation with Ranson, she unrolled what Marina had given her. It turned out to be a screen-like menu. “Just touch any of the selections. The details will appear,” Marina politely explained. “Potatoes are always good.” Sylva spoke just to say anything. Experimentally, she touched ‘Fluff Potatoes with Roasted Parsnips’. The explanation and ingredients of the dish appeared. “Oh cool, it’s like colored liquid that forms into images and words.”
Zeke seared his gaze at Ranson, wanting only the truth. “Within the past three months. Your bride was their first hit. How do I know?” Ranson asked Zeke’s next question. His brows arched over his ice blue eyes, he continued, “Insider information. Friend of mine was serving dinner to three of the SCs, as we call them. They were touting their success and discussing how to verify your wife’s special abilities.” Zeke went dead cold in his gut. “Verify?” he asked. “Sorry, Zeke, don’t know the details. They are planning on using their own extra talented spies to watch her.”
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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 ~ 246 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Monday ~ Courtney Braizille ~ Guest blogger ~ Setting
Sunday ~ Guest Blogger ~ Jane Beckenham ~ LET’S GET IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
Saturday ~ Guest Blogger ~ New Zealand author, Jane Beckenham ~ SHAKING UP THE SHEIKHS AND WHAT MAKES THEM LOVEABLE REALLY
Thursday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ World Building a Room in Romance
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THE PINK BLOG ~ THE HEROINE’S HAVE ARRIVED !!! ~
Monday ~ Danielle blogs ~ The Change ~ how our heroines change during the story.
Saturday ~ Linda Blanche ~ A Determined Woman
Friday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Sheriff Kalypso Sun Wing ~ Last Words, Maybe
Thursday ~ Cheryl Pierson ~ The Heroine’s Backstory – How Much Do I tell?
Wednesday ~ Joanna Waugh ~ Heroic Womanhood
Tuesday ~ Celia Yeary blogs ~ My Heroine ~ Come read this hero’s view of his heroine.
Moi’s comment mew-sings ~
Ah, Ricardo, you are the man. And you express your admiration and love for your Cynthia in such a masculine and beautiful way. I am in awe of your penning prowess.
I must confess, though, the men whose stories I write would have fallen in love with Starr.
However, as is the way of life upon this wonderful spinning world, we all choose to our own pleasure and satisfaction. And so it is now.
May love always be yours.~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Roaring Arghhh... the Computer Age
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Secret Lives of EC authors
Friday ~ Serena blogs about what she likes in the blogs she reads... what about you?
Wednesday ~ Crystal blogs ~ Promo: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story the Kougar blogs ~ Who Rescues Sleeping Beauty? ~ RomanticSynonymous ~~~~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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HATE!!! > DTV> it’s a ripoff.~~~
Have a Happy End of Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...
Sorta victory smooch from the Kougar...
A yuck day, health wise, my Big Beautiful KitKats... the allergens are on the attack and coming for yours truly. But, write, the Kougar must... claws to the keyboard, she has revised another chapter of CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS for the Dorchester/Textnovel contest. Not only that, she just penned the next installment ~ Sleeping Beauty ~ for the on-going story at RomanticSynomous... and, she posted an entry on the Rites of Romance Chat Loop for Siren-BookStrand authors’ day.
Okay, meow... moi just doesn’t feel good. If she did she would yowl a bit about the curse of being Sleeping Beauty.
After all, a real prince, a man of integrity who kisses awake his beloved, having gone through all the trials and tribulations to find her. Yes, the much touted happily ever after is his and her reward. Yet, why would a woman be cursed to a death sleep just to gain her prince and happy ending?
Tomes, papers, articles have been written analyzing the underlying symbology. But, really, what’s true here? What if it’s not all about women and their lesser and passive role in society. What if it’s actually based on a true incident.
Yep, use your paranormal imaginations here. Perhaps Sleeping Beauty was rescued by aliens and it took them that long to heal her. Or she was taken care of by a fae race and this was the way they brought her back, in a sleep of forgetfulness...
Hmmm... and maybe magic lived in way we don’t understand currently. Or, a whole lot of us don’t understand because we were raised in the world of logic and machines and technology. We’ve been sold this reality... when it may not be reality at all, or merely a small slice and dice of it.
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Authoress news and mews ~Dorchester/Textnovel contest ~CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS
~ Chronicles of an Earth-bound Goddess ~CHAPTER ELEVEN ~ Choice, Doll FaceHe released his seat belt, a zipping snap of sound, loud in the following silence. Draping one arm over the steering wheel, his gaze penetrated like some sort of invincible steel weapon. “You aren’t infected with any venereal disease.”
“So...” Keziah shrugged, an exaggerated lift of her shoulder. “I don’t have a disease. What about that other horror, so often ignored, whenever ‘sex’ is involved?”
“What?” He bit like a hungry trout.
“Pregnancy!” she triumphed.
More... http://textnovel.com/home.php ~ ~~~
Who Rescues Sleeping Beauty?
Talk about a bad dream. This had to be one. Kallyn struggled against the choking fog, flailing her arms and legs. Over and over, she repeated, “I am the Guardian. The red diamonds obey only me... obey only me... only me.”
Someone roughly shook her body and Kallyn fought through the fog again. She attempted to force her eyelids open. She tried to call out. Yet, the strangling fog prevailed while someone continued shaking her shoulders, trying to awaken her.
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonymous ~
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It’s STILL all about ROOMS AND ROMANCE at the HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog.~~~
At THE PINK BLOG the HEROINES HAVE ARRIVED and keep arriving! Do they ever make themselves heard.~~~~~~
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 241 ~Sylva inhaled a large breath and marched toward the lounge area. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust what Zeke had told her. She felt uncertain about her surroundings. The fish out of the pond thing. Plus, she never knew what was around the corner, not really. Who knew if Sally waited for them outside? Or Ranson searched for them now? Smiling at Bethanne, she asked, “Where do I stand?” Bethanne returned her smile. “I’ll just aim where you’re standing. With your arms extended. That’s it. Give me a slow rotation, please.” Sylva turned and ignored an attack of severe impatience.
Zeke sauntered closer to the display window. Keeping his stance casual, he surveyed the surrounding area. With the sun lowering, elongated shadows crossed the street and a golden sheen had taken over the town. There were several blind spots now on the way to the diner, mostly darkened entrances to the alleyways. Seeing his brother-in-law’s sky car atop a nearby roof, Zeke’s tension eased some. Because of the stylized brand emblazoned on the door, created by Marina and Grant, it was not to missed. Hearing his Sylva’s light step he spun around. “Time, yet?” she asked. Zeke offered his arm.
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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 ~ 239 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
IT’S HERE!!! ~ *The ROOM theme*
Monday ~ Serena blogs ~ Room With a View ~ and what an inner view...
Friday ~ Bekki blogs ~ Room Within a Room ~ the intimacy of falling in love...
Thursday ~ Jane blogs ~ Room to Breathe, Room to Grow ~ this is a gorgeous trip to Umbria, Italy.
Tuesday ~ Chelle blogs ~ THE ROOM ADDITION ~ how that makes a hero.~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~ THE HEROINE’S HAVE ARRIVED !!! ~
Tuesday ~ Celia Yeary blogs ~ My Heroine ~ Come read this hero’s view of his heroine.
Moi’s comment mew-sings ~
Ah, Ricardo, you are the man. And you express your admiration and love for your Cynthia in such a masculine and beautiful way. I am in awe of your penning prowess.
I must confess, though, the men whose stories I write would have fallen in love with Starr.
However, as is the way of life upon this wonderful spinning world, we all choose to our own pleasure and satisfaction. And so it is now.
May love always be yours.
Sunday ~ Sarah Simas ~ Not Your Mama’s Heroine
Saturday ~ LK Hunsaker ~ Generational Heroines ~ a beautiful blog about strong heroines and their families.
Friday ~ Linda Swift ~ Single Status ~ her strong blonde heroines.
Thursday ~ Jane blogs ~ A Girl’s Best Friend ~ you must read the Pixie scene!
Wednesday ~ Keena Kincaid blogs ~ From secondary character to not-so-spunky heroine ~read her beautiful medieval excerpts.~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Shifter Super Solder... I stare at his sin-tempting mouth.
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Fab analysis of the Bachelorette/Bachelor show.
Saturday ~ Paris blogs about how clothes make the heroine and hero...
Friday ~ Serena blogs about the joy of school supplies and more time to write.
Thursday ~ Guest blogger ~ Pat Cunningham ~ STUPID THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
Wednesday ~ Guest Blogger ~ Mel Tescho ~ meet her gargoyle hero.~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story the Kougar blogs ~ Who Rescues Sleeping Beauty? ~ RomanticSynonymous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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HATE!!! > DTV> it’s a ripoff.~~~
Have a Happy End of Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...
Sleeping Beauty smooch from the Kougar...
Daniel, an absolutely stunning photo! ~ http://flickr.com/photos/danielcheong/ ~Pardone, moi Kittehs, for the opening bad-word acronym. Let the Kougaress make it clear she adores the color blue and the color orange. Icy pale blue is one of her favorite shades... and well, she did pen the aristocratic fantasy ~ ALL SHADES OF BLUE PARADISE. Just as she also wrote ~ TANGERINE CARNAL DREAMS ~ yep, tangerine and orange were featured as vibrant sensual colors in her sci fi world story.
But what the hell is going on? Why is light blue and orange becoming a ubiquitous combination of colors... almost everywhere moi looks. Credit Card companies, Wal-Mart... orange and blue... blue and orange. It’s enough to make this Big Cat puke. Being an absolute lover of color, the Kougaress enjoys a kaleidoscope of all colors, all shades, all hues... a palette of color ranging from blush rose to florescent green.
Come on, who wants to live in a pale blue and orange world, exclusively? Nasty headache ensuing now... and eyes crossing painfully for this KitKat girl...
What? Is everyone so enamored with light orange and blue that we as a culture must display it everywhere like some sort of unconscious sign that we’re all united?
If there must be blue and orange, why not turquoise and peach? Why not cornflower blue and a blazing shade of orange-yellow?
Color like everything else is a frequency. As such it influences us all at both subliminal and conscious levels. Color is used for healing. A certain shade of pink is used to calm inmates. Color can affect us all at a deep level depending on our individual natures and the experiences we’ve had in life.
So, what is this orange and blue crap? Some sort of corporate pablum for the masses? Created by the warped minds of Fifth Avenue to guarantee allegiance to all forms of TOO BIG TO FAIL commercialism?
This inquiring Big Cat mind wants to know. Before it mentally makes her throw up every time she’s faced with THOSE TWO COLORS COHABITING. Get a room, corporate blue and orange, and stay there! Merge, if you know what moi means, and make the color black, so we all know your true color. Black as Darth Vader.~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~Dorchester/Textnovel contest ~
CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS
~ Chronicles of an Earth-bound Goddess ~
CHAPTER TEN ~ Big Shot Damn Detective
Down, goddess girl, she cautioned herself. Her fingertips threatened to blaze like a monster-movie torch and ignite his precious SUV-thing.
“Don’t say that,” he snapped. Barked, actually.
Keziah balled her fists and thought of them as snow cones. She had a weakness for the grape ones, especially. “Don’t say what!? Mr. Copper... condom...”
“Fucking. Don’t say that.”
His gravelly voice interrupted her, unyielding as granite. Keziah snuck a peek at him and hoped he didn’t notice. Even his profile looked like the hardest stone in the solar system found in the mountains of Titan, one of Saturn’s moons.
“Don’t men just luv that crude lewd rude ‘word’?” she sarcastically sang...
More... http://textnovel.com/home.php ~~~~
It’s all about ROOMS AND ROMANCE at the HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog.~~~
At THE PINK BLOG the HEROINES HAVE ARRIVED and do they ever make themselves heard.
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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 234 ~Sylva scanned the woman who had halted Zeke in his tracks. She was slender, beautiful in a girl-next-door sort of way. Her forearms gleamed with a lovely tan, as if she spent summers on the beach. “Another woman you were supposed to marry?” Sylva whispered. “Zeke!” The happy excited shriek bounced from wall to wall while the woman rushed Zeke like a skinny linebacker. “I’m married, Sally,” he firmly uttered the instant she skid to a halt. Sylva doubted she’d even been seen. “Meet my bride, Sylva.” Cornflower blue eyes stared at her as if she was an imaginary object.
Zeke figured he must have used up a goodly portion of his luck finding his Sylva. Merlinda, and now Sally. What were the odds? Actually, downright favorable, given Merlinda had been waitin’ to marry him. And Sally could easily have found out he’d come to Two Springs. She’d sworn more than once she wasn’t lettin’ any other man’s lasso settle around her shoulders. Only his. “Parents in town with you, Sally?” he neighborly asked, then tucked Sylva’s arm beneath his deliberately. “No,” Sally muttered, her answer a struggle. “Where did she come from?” Hands planted her hips, she faced Sylva.
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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 ~ 233 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
IT’S HERE!!! ~ *The ROOM theme*
Tuesday ~ Chelle blogs ~ THE ROOM ADDITION ~ how that makes a hero.
Monday ~ Bekki blogs ~ BACKYARDS as a room.
Sunday ~ Linday blogs ~ KITCHENS ~
Saturday ~ Lindsay blogs ~ The Bath-House ~ time travel back to ye olde bathhouses.
Friday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romance and Rooms ~ It’s the open road. It’s the sky. It’s the galaxy.
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THE PINK BLOG ~ THE HEROINE’S HAVE ARRIVED !!! ~
Tuesday ~ Lindsay’s Heroines
Moi’s comment mew-sings ~
Lindsay, everyone has beautifully expressed what's true about your heroines and your skillful brilliant writing.
One reason I find your heroines so appealing is because they represent their times in the sense that they overcome and live, not merely exist. And they are tough, physically and mentally, or they learn to be.
Thanks for sharing Ahhotpe. She's a wonderful anti-heroine! And she's so Egyptian. You must have lived during that time.
As women why shouldn't we write what we know... ourselves.
I have to agree with Linda. It's really tiresome when the focus of a story or a movie is solely on the man or men... which occurs all too often, imho.
Oh, big deal, who cares about fiction that constantly makes the male sex the center of the universe. Why isn't woman and man, as portrayed together, the center of their universe?
Monday ~ Chelle’s Strong Women and Helen Reddy sings.~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ 2013 Celebration... He grabs my waist.
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Our State Fair...
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ Inquiring Noob, Wants To Know...
Thursday ~ Guest blogger ~ Rebecca Royce... it’s all about her wolves.
Wednesday ~ Crystal blogs ~ Write What You Know... hippies included.
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
The red Dobie Gillis lookalike snapped his fingers. “Curses, foiled again!”~~~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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HATE!!! > DTV> it’s a ripoff.~~~
Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...All shades of orange and blue kisses from the Kougar...
Oh my, my summer-sunning Kittehs, the Kougar is wiped-out tired. She was due to head into the big town, but made an earlier trip to scout out a small freezer, since one of her refrigerator freezers isn’t up to par. Moi has been wanting a freezer, anyway, since she’s in the middle of the tame prairie. Of course, unloading it and getting it inside will be quite the trick... but moi will hoping for a few miracles.
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The above artist’s rendering is one of this Big Cat’s fave fantasy wolf shifter pics. She first discovered it a few years ago while surfing the web for ebook publishers and has the name of the exceptionally talented artist somewhere. At the time, the Kougaress only printed out the pic for her personal looking at pleasure, not for any manner of commercial use.
Yesterday, when moi was searching for werewolf clothing images to find one for Pat Cunningham’s blog on TITLE MAGIC ~ STUPID THINGS TO THINK ABOUT ~ a fun and phenomenally tongue-in-cheek look at the modern dilemmas of being a werewolf ~ this picture came up on photobucket,
No artist was mentioned. If you’re out there, artist, let the Kougar know. She’ll be yowling-happy to give you proper recognition and if she ever has enough coin, she’d love to commission cover art from you.
Dearest KitKats, you know you want to read Pat’s blog and get a peekie at the cartoon pic moi did use. Just flick your tail and click the above linkie.~~~
Authoress news and mews ~
Dorchester/Textnovel contest ~
CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS
~ Chronicles of an Earth-bound Goddess ~
CHAPTER NINE ~ “Mr. P.I. Detective... Shamus. Dick!”
“No! I plan to be very happy later.”
In a responsible-driver manner, Thunder-Force Bear rolled past the stop sign and cruised the mean city streets at a sedate pace. Though, in reality, all was quiet since most of the buildings around them were apartments occupied by sleeping residents.
Maybe if she shoved the thorn deeper in the bear’s paw by being girly chatty, he’d make certain he got rid of her and be glad *good riddance* to one more annoying female.
“You sound like Zeus, well one of the Zeus’s on a bad day. You know, too many judgements, not enough lightning bolts... no one listens and obeys...”
More... http://textnovel.com/home.php ~
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Yowee! Powee! There it was, just as Pat Cunningham said on the Siren-BookStrand loop ~ the Kougar’s MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS, one of twelve titles featured on page 127, SIREN PUBLISHING’s ad in the September issue of ROMANTIC TIMES Book Reviews magazine.~~~~~~
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 227 ~Sylva warmed with Zeke’s compliment. Feeling her shyness take over, she spun around, lifting her hair. Recalling what had occurred the previous time he’d laced her up, the intense ecstasy he’d brought her to, she flamed higher. “Lace a girl up, cowboy,” she drawled, covering her emotions. “With pleasure, darlin,” he returned, his purr deep and enticing. Once again, using an expertise that made her nearly breathless, he pulled on the lacings until the vest and skirt fit perfectly. “Wow, you are good at this. I look even more like a glamor cowgirl.” Sylva twirled to feel the skirt move.
Zeke caught his woman as she whirled, his hands claiming her hips. He stroked downward molding her thighs with caresses. “My glamor cowgirl,” he growled. She teased him with a smile, his sweet-natured vixen. “My, my, aren’t you the possessive cowpoke?” Sliding his palms over her made-for-him ass, Zeke cupped her sexy fullness and brought her flush against him, against his long gun cock. “You’re going to get cow-poked later, little lady. What do you have to say about that?” She tilted her head, her eyes sparkling with their passionate play. “I say ‘hit me with best shot, fire away’.”
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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 ~ 226 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Monday ~ Serena Shay guest blogs ~ What Almost Killed My Happily Ever After?
Coming soon!
The ROOM theme is on HEA and is anything about rooms - your own inner space and psyche, the rooms you inhabit in your imagination, a room that holds a pivotal place in one of your novels, the room where you write, a room where something romantic happened to you or yours or one of your characters. Your own favourite room. Whatever you fancy. It could be a perfect room that you devise and share with us.
Whatever you fancy!
Cheers, Lindsay~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~ HEROES HAVE THEIR PLACE ~
Sunday ~ Cheryl Pierson ~ Plotting the Wounded Hero
Saturday ~ The Kougar blogs ~ Eight Reasons His Future Wife Refused Him
Friday ~ Danielle Thorne ~ My hero! Why imperfect is perfect
Most people don’t enjoy blemishes. We throw away moldy bread, agonize over pimples, and rub those little smears on the mirror. Why then, do we prefer our heroes with a few defects?
Moi’s comment mew-sings ~
Turtle Soup is a fab title and I love your premise...
Love conquers all imperfections... so it is... here's to your beautiful post.
Thursday ~ My kind of hero... by Judah Raine ~ “I suppose, when it really comes down to it, I’m a pretty independent girl.” Another fabulous blog by Judah!
Wednesday ~ Sarah Simas: Hero Worship
Sara, fantastic bloggie! I first fell for Robinhood watching that 1937 black and white film. No one has the unique dash of Errol Flynn. Course, I wondered why Maid Marion wasn't riding with him... actually, she does in a lot of stories.
We are exceptionally lucky to 'create the men of our dreams over and over' ~ You are so right. Beautifully spoken.
I HERO ~ Adrian Paul in his role as the Highlander, especially.
However, there have been many, many romance novel heroes who did it for me. Johanna Lindsey's heroes included.
Note: I thought it was Clark Gable who starred in IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT.
Cary Grant is ultra sexy in TO CATCH A THIEF~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ The Kougar ~ My Prince of a Stallion
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Going Viral... the good and the bad
Saturday ~ Paris blogs about ‘Something Different’, the ugliness of commercials
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ Shapeshifter Males: 7 Reasons He's The Mate For You?
Thursday ~ Full Moon ~ Running with the Pack by Pat Cunningham
Wednesday ~ Crystal blogs ~ Tip#1 for the New Author: The Revision Process ~ Or, What I Wish I Had Known~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
"The Big Guy?" Kallyn asked, fear and dread swirling around her. Please don't mean whom I think you mean...~~~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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HATE!!! > DTV> it’s a ripoff.~~~
Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...The stuff of fantasy smooch from the Kougar...
Bad Moon Rising
Lyrics by John Fogerty
I see a bad moon a-rising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earth quakes and lightnin'.
I see bad times today.
Don't go 'round tonight
It's bound and take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.
I hear hurricanes a-blowing,
I know the end is coming soon.
I fear rivers over flowing.
I hear the voice of rage and ruin.
Don't go 'round tonight
It's bound and take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.
Hope you got your things together.
Hope you are quite prepared to die.
Look's like we're in for nasty weather.
One eye is taken for an eye.
Don't go 'round tonight
It's bound and take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.~~~~~~
Yep, the Full Moon partial eclipse is on Thursday, August 6, and ...
There’s a bad moon the rise, look out bad guys...
Oh exciting times, my KitKats, the people are shouting ‘em down. Finally. The spirit of Patrick Henry is alive. JUST SAY NO! JUST SAY NO! JUST SAY NO! That was the raucous chant at a town hall meeting in Austin, Texas. The current Health Care bill was being forced down their throats by their Congressional Representative, despite the people’s resounding NO against it. And the people sounded off.
While the mainstream media is downright lying and saying it was a Republican hijacking or a Libertarian hijacking... or spinning until the story is contorted beyond recognition, by now. Not so, KitKats. This is the real thing. The real voice of the PEOPLE. Check the YouTube vids.
The real voice of THE PEOPLE is alive. Once again.
Over and over, the majority of people have said NO to several bills which have passed the last several years. NO, the people’s voice is not being heard by Congress or anyone in the government, so it seems. The majority of people don’t want the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The majority of people didn’t want the bailout bills. The majority of people didn’t want the CAP and trade bill. The majority of people are against the Congress with it’s 11% approval rating.
The majority of people WANT an audit of The Federal Reserve.
SHOUTING at government, and at the servants of THE PEOPLE, is a time-honored tradition in these United States of America. The Founding Fathers and Mothers shouted, bringing forth our nation. Crowds shouted and threw rotten fruit at the politicians who did train whistle stop tours in the good old days.
WE, THE PEOPLE, have every right to shout and roar when no one is listening to us.
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Authoress news and mews ~Dorchester/Textnovel contest ~
CURSES WERE STRANGE BEASTS
~ Chronicles of an Earth-bound Goddess ~
CHAPTER EIGHT ~ Not a Private Dick
With a defiant toss of her tresses, Keziah righted herself. She tried regaining some dignity, cooly straightening her posture and even crossing her ankles, model style.
Her erotic torture had been summoned, it seemed, from somewhere. She glimpsed into the ethers for any manner of string-pulling emanating from Mt. Olympus. Nothing. All was super quiet. Not even a twitter of laughter from a minor goddess at her expense. The only consequence now, she’d expended more of her supernatural force.
More... http://textnovel.com/home.php ~~~~~~~
Learn more about western erotic romance author, Gem Sivad’s heroine, Julia, at ~ http://gemsivadauthor.blogspot.com ~ Here’s the beginning ~Jewel Is My Name
When I was just eighteen and full of myself, I met Frank Rossiter at a Tazwell County, Virginia Social. I ignored my mother's warning and latched on to the well-dressed gentleman when he asked me to dance.
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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 220 ~Sylva decided that was her best offer. “I better like it, handsome, or I’m firing you as my personal fashion advisor.” For emphasis, she playfully fisted his solar plexus. Rather shocked by her own boldness, Sylva waited for her cowboy’s reaction. “I won’t let that happen. It’s against the husband code,” he bantered. Wrapping an arm around her shoulders, he urged her toward the dressing room. “Come on, darlin’, I’m gonna make you a genuine fancy-dressed cowgirl.” Sylva laced her fingers with his. “Do I get my own pistols, one on each hip. Or is that against the husband code?”
Zeke halted, threw back his head and laughed. “It is, until a wife is properly tamed. And I aim to tame you darn thoroughly.” The red stain taking over his wife’s beautiful face concerned Zeke. He wasn’t certain if it was a shy response to the idea of their passions together, or if he’d over-stepped his wife’s bounds, offending her. Tipping her face up, he scrutinized her expression, then her shuttered eyes. “Sylva, I only meant our steamy lovemakin’.” Her gaze tentatively searched his. “You do mean to tame me that way, don’t you?” Zeke found himself in the cross-hairs.
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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 ~ 211 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Thursday ~ Running with the Pack by Pat Cunningham
Saturday ~ Dark Clouds and Silver LInings by Judah Raine
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Long Road to Romance and Murder
Friday ~ Bekki Lynn blogs about the beauty of rocks and romance.
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THE PINK BLOG ~ HEROES HAVE THEIR PLACE ~
Monday ~ Chelle’s Heroes – They aren’t angels. ~
So far my heroes have been a player, a recluse, had a quick temper, hid a questionable past, been overly cynical and judgmental, and now were duplicitous and even seduced a woman using a false identity.
Wow…
Sunday ~ Joanna Waugh: Imperfect Heroes ~ excerpts from BLIND FORTUNE
Saturday ~ Linda Blanche ~ Nice Guy, her hero in LADY OF THE STARS
Friday ~ Keena Kincaid ~ Three Easy Steps to Transform a Secondary Character into a Hero
Wednesday ~ Linda Swift ~ the ordinary extraordinary real life hero.
Tuesday ~ Celia Yeary blogs about her Western Romance Hero, Ricardo and how he claims his bride.
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ The Kougar ~ “What a load of bull,” I challenge.
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Smokin' Hot Erotic Love Scenes - teaching a class
Saturday ~ Paris blogs about the heroine and her alpha
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ brave or stupid, the alpha male on a motorcycle.
Thursday ~ Wonderful guest blog ~ Welcome Fran Lee, author of HALLIE’S CATS.
Wednesday ~ Crystal blogs about the unique shapeshifter qualities of the cuttlefish.
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
“Jake. After raptors and evil aunts and dive-bombing helicopters and powerful time travelers, Jake looked so normal.”~~~
Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~
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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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HATE!!! > DTV> it’s a ripoff.
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Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Shouts and smooches from the Kougar...
Oops, my spook-tabulous Big Cats, the Kougar forgot to mention she posted at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS, her Tuesday blog. Here’s the beginning ~
