Oh, my lovely KitKats, guess what the Kougar received in her e-mailbox today... yeppers and smiling purrs, the above print cover for HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES... soon to be released IN PRINT! Oh, meow-yes, it’s happy twitching tail time. Oopsie, the print cover wouldn't load... darn and roars.And, yesterday, Pat Cunningham, author of COYOTE MOON, e-sent moi a fabulous dry-humor, highly imaginative blog for SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS ~ which the Kougar will post on Thursday, October 1 ~ titled: Interview with the Werecoyote. You shapeshifter lovers have to give this one a read.~~~~~~
Authoress news and mews ~The Kougaress has it on good authority that Lindsay Townsend’s FLAVIA’S SECRET received 4 Stars from Romantic Times magazine in the November issue. Moi doesn’t have her magazine yet... but when she does, or sooner, yep, more details to follow.~~~~~~
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 277 ~Sylva swallowed as everyone’s gaze fell on her. “Why is that, darlin’?” Zeke asked. Taking a breath, Sylva plunged ahead. “The government would take a dim view of people being in contact with another world. The hidden black-ops agencies are dangerous and powerful and possess secret technologies that are mind boggling. They could be a danger to your world. Though, if you just met individual women, say, at a bar or, I guess, saloon here, and kept a low profile, that might work.” Ranson gave a thoughtful nod. “In and out like men of mystery. We couldn’t be greedy, neither.”
Zeke rubbed his chin, musing deeply. “It would be a complex operation, even if we could portal to my Sylva’s world. Besides, we got our bad guys here. Certainly don’t want them crossin’ over.” Marina leaned forward. “It could turn into a war between parallel worlds.” Grant steadied his gaze on Zeke. “It’d have to be a private operation like a pleasure ranch with just a few men chosen to go through the doorway.” Ranson scraped his chair forward. “Men who can keep what happened their private business and just say their wives arrived here like Zeke’s beautiful bride did.”
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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 ~ 276 ~ 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 ~
Wednesday ~ Linda Blanche ~ Pumpkinnapper is Here! ~ “The time has come! The Wild Rose Press has released my Regency Halloween comedy novella, Pumpkinnapper.”
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ I Do, Again? ~ renewing your vows in the most romantic way.~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~ TRAVEL DAYS ARE HERE!
Wednesday ~ Linda Blance ~ Pumpkinnapper is Here! ~ “The time has come! The Wild Rose Press has released my Regency Halloween comedy novella, Pumpkinnapper.”
Tuesday ~ Cheryl Pierson blogs ~ TRAVELING IN OUR WRITING ~ “When we write a short story or a novel, that work is a “journey” from beginning to end in many ways.”
Monday ~ Mona Risk blogs ~ Delivery Flight to the Seychelles Islands ~ “When my husband sold—on behalf of his company—the engine for the Boeing 767 bought by the Government of Seychelles, he had to participate in the delivery mission. I was invited to go along on the brand new plane.”
Sunday ~ Candida Heard: Forever Harlyn Bay ~ “Most of my childhood holidays were spent in idyllic sands, beach breaking swell and rock pools that form the Cornish coastline.”
Thursday ~ Margaret Maguire: Rethymnon, 1998. ~ “One of my favourite holiday destinations is the island of Crete.”~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~ Wednesday ~ Crystal blogs ~ Censorship
Tuesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Banned... in my opinion ~ and... He Snorts.
Monday ~ Francesca blogs ~ Celebrate Banned Books Week - September 26 - October 3 ~ “The Banned Books Week annual celebration of our freedom to read began on Saturday.”
Saturday ~ Paris blogs ~ How do your shifters...shift?
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ Worshipped from Afar ~ Find out our fave flowers and maybe be a winner!~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ Nicole Zoltack ~ “Oh yes.” He nodded emphatically. “A great evil named…”~ RomanticSynonymous ~~~~
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...Insatiably happy kisses from the Kougar...
Purr-greetings, my summer sizzling KitKats, a small storm moved through and saved the Kougar a 97 degree day. Thank you, O divine weather beings. Smoochies, all around.
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Roaring-wow, another storm blew through a couple of hours ago. The winds were horrendous at one point, and moi wondered if a tornado was close.
Nope, the Kougar may not need to concern herself with her non-tomatoes... oh-sad-meow.~~~
Yep, here it is ~
Romance Junkies Review
Her Insatiable Dark Heroes
Author: Savanna Kougar
Publisher: Siren Publishing
Release Date: May 2009
Blue Ribbon Rating: 4
~ I loved the names of the different characters, and the banter... Wendra was very well done as the heroine, and I really liked how she was always pushing to be allowed to use her powers, and was not content to just sit there and be protected. ~
More... http://romancejunkiesreviews.com/artman/publish/paranormal/Her_Insatiable_Dark_Heroes.shtml ~
By Romance Junkies Reviewer: Noelle~~~
Dorchester/Textnovel contest ~
Curses Were Strange Beasts
CHAPTER TWO ~ Mr. Dead Man
Keziah stepped into her strappy evening high heels, shiny and black as onyx. Pointing her forefinger she buckled them perfectly, then zapped them with miniature lightning bolts to add extra strength. “No use breaking a heel over you.”
More... http://textnovel.com/home.php ~
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Authoress News ~
Serena Shay, author of the coming release from Liquid Silver Books, THE CHALLENGE, posted a link on her blog, The Mind Wanders , to an article at ~ bookseller.com ~ addressing the giant schism in the RWA. The article was based on Deirdre Knight’s ESPN blog, about the unfair and out-of-date policy for small print/e-authors, and the response of Ms. Pershing, president of Romantic Writers of America.
Nope, moi couldn’t resist leaving a comment ~
There are many nasty dynamics at work in the RWA. I can say that since I've been a member for YEARS.
While it's true that authors, romance authors, unless you're on the top tier, are often treated poorly in terms of payment, the RWA's solution is completely unrealistic in today's cyber world. Furthermore, the current policy is not only 'unfair' to most of their members, in the endgame it serves no one. Not authors, not readers, not publishers and not booksellers.
Why is this? The digital age offers a whole new way for authors to earn a living and build a career. It offers readers romance stories they wouldn't find anywhere else. Niche reading is more and more the trend. Mass market has had it's day as the only way to market and offer good reads.
RWA's policies inhibit the growth of this viable market, not only denying talented authors, but sadly denying readers the books they most want. Fortunately, several of the small print ebook publishers are trailblazers and certainly don't want to give up the profits they are enjoying, or give up the reader's market they are serving and growing.
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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 179 ~Sylva straightened as a bolt of energy surged through her. “Wow. What’s in those winterberries? Or was it the morning drink? I’ve never felt this energized. I mean, I feel like taking the world on.” Sylva scrutinized his face while he studied her face. “I’m not certain, darlin’, which one. Or both. Your body is starved for nutrition. Take another sip of the drink. If you feel tingly with more energy that could be it.” Deciding it wouldn’t hurt, Sylva took a tentative sip. Setting the glass down, she luxuriously tossed back her hair. “What exactly do you mean ‘starved for nutrition’?”
Zeke sought a way to explain. Dang, and tie him to the chair... if she wasn’t more entrancing, her fiery beauty making his loins hunger as if he were starved for nutrition. Zeke wondered if he’d always be starved for her, his wife. “Sylva, I could tell by the way your body responded to the food here and the health elixirs.” She blinked slowly, her eyes wide as pansies. “Oh,” she murmured. “I mean, there’s nothing artificial that hypes someone up.” Zeke cocked his head. “Artificial? What do you mean?” After swigging another sip, she answered, “Like MSG, aspartame, ritalin, prozac.”
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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 ~ 170 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Friday ~ Bekki presented a beautiful tribute to Fathers.
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romancing my Stallion of Ash and Flame
Monday ~ Summer Long Contest for U.S. Military Wives!
Tuesday ~ A big congrats to Judah Raine on the release of her latest mainstream romance ~ A THICK BLACK LINE ~ from Siren-BookStrand.
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THE PINK BLOG ~
POETRY WEEK IS HERE! Judah Raine offers a gorgeous and soul-insightful blog about poetry. If you love poetry this is the post for you. It will feed your soul.
Give a sweet glance to Bekki’s poetry and the two poets Lindsay presents.The Kougar’s Six word comment on the latest poetry posting~
Gorgeous
Another realm
Where hearts live~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ The Kougar - Top Ten Reasons He Might Be a Stallion Shapeshifter
Saturday ~ Paris blogged about shapeshifting the RWA.
Friday ~ Serena talks about the unnecessary pain of shapeshifting. Yep all those poor werewolfies.
Thursday ~ Our first guest blogger ~ Adele Duboi ~ DESERT WILD
Wednesday ~ Crystal blogged about one her fave shapeshifter authors.
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For the next part of the Never-Ending ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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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
~~~Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...
Storm-sultry smooches from the Kougar...
Good late evening, my Big Beautiful Cats, the Kougar received some unexpected good news. Yes, a review for HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES from ParaNormalRomance Reviews ~ http://paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=31375 ~
“Hot and Steamy Superheroes"Set in a time of war and destruction, supermen and women try to save Chrontropolis from the super bad who what to take over.
Known as the Dark Valorous Brothers, Zavier, Zent, Zion and Zotorro have supermen powers that they use towards saving their home as well as the people of Chrontropolis. They also keep a special watch on Wendra, who has her own power to create flame, and is the girl they all knew as they were growing up. Zotorro had even gone as far as proposing before the war happened. All four of the brothers have a special love for Wendra and now they plan on bonding with her as their own.
Wendra was not prepared for being claimed by the men she has fantasized about and thought were her friends. She just wants to continue dancing in the clubs, and survive in a world where the sun no longer shines, the weather is unpredictable and food is sparse. She feels that she will lose her independence and her freedom and become nothing more than a sex slave to the Valorous brothers.
As they try to fight battle after battle, they find that Wendra's power of flame is getting stronger and that it helps heal the brothers with just her touch as well as defeating the enemies of Chrontropolis. Wendra also discovers that she loves each of the brothers and that being with the four of them may be worth it in the end.
If you are looking for a story with mostly sex then Savanna Kougar delivers. The pages just steam with the constant domination of one woman among four men. Saving the world comes up every now and then. I felt that it was well written, but would have liked a little less sex and a little more saving Chrontropolis.
Reviewed by Annette Stone
Posted June 5, 2009
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Note to Annette ~ the Kougar would adore penning more about the saving of Chrontropolis. And thank you again for your review.
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Just for the cowboy lovin’ big cats ~ a sneaky peekie snippet from BRANDED BY THE TEXANS...Kylie scooped up her jeans and bunched them. Feeling like an Amazon warrioress, she cocked her arm, then launched the bundle against the wall. His loud hiss of breath had her whirling around. Transfixed by his carved features, by the need and admiration igniting his storm-gray eyes, she could only stare back.
“Kylie. My woman.”
Time moved. She didn’t.
Kylie couldn’t blink as his gaze seared over every inch of her flesh available to his view. Her nipples ached, peaking, and her body yearned as if every atom of her had become sheer lust for him. Still, her mind battled, struggling against what occurred between them as a man and a woman.~~~~~~
Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~
Happy Courtship on another Earth
X-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues....Part 160 ~Sylva just couldn’t resist her cowboy’s way with her. Letting herself feel the comfort he gave, she cuddled against his he-man frame. She feared for her heart if he should ever not want her. The very thought sent pangs of pain through her middle and made her feel faint. Yet, in this Earth dimension there seemed to be a real cherishing of women. There seemed to be a true respect for the relationship between a woman and a man. Seemed. God, she hoped that was the case. Sylva slid her palms up the sculpted perfection of Zeke’s chest and dreamed.
Zeke sweetly blazed inside as he felt his woman’s next step in her acceptance of him, and their marriage. Caressing his hands up her beautiful body, he cupped the sides of her face and brought her eyes beneath his gaze. “Your eyes sparkle with such brilliance and fire, my Sylva.” She smiled, her face alight with gratitude. Her eyes became the fire of diamonds. Zeke savored their splendor simultaneously twisting with surprise. His wife wasn’t merely a woman from another Earth. She carried a pedigree that was savagely in demand. He would have to make certain no one found out.
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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 ~ 159 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Friday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Romantic Paranormal Radio
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ The Romance of Prince Zrejovv
Monday ~ Linda Blanche blogs ~ I love libraries
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THE PINK BLOG ~
CLASSIC ROMANCE REVIVAL, a Carnival, going on now.
POETRY WEEK COMING UP! Near the end of June.~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Friday ~ Serena ~ How do your fave shapeshifters find their Mate?
Wednesday ~ Crystal regales us with a clone tale she's considering.
Tuesday ~ The Kougar - There’s a New Bull in Town
Monday ~ Francesca blogs about her latest release, a medieval erotic romance.
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
~~~Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...
Whirly dance and big kissies from the Kougar...
Sad Kougar today... Hey, my loveliest KitKats, ever have one of those times when you know you just need to walk away... for example, a relationship gone sour. You love the person, but the relationship no longer works... it’s tough, really tough, isn’t it?
Yeah, the silly Kougar cat had hope things would work out. She gave it her absolute best, heart and soul. Still, it’s like so many times in life when circumstances are beyond your control and it doesn’t matter how well you try to communicate to work things out, or how hard you try. People will still believe what they believe and do what they do, for the reasons they do them, right or wrong. That’s how we are as human beings, at times.
And, even though, the Kougaress knew this could be the end result and took the chance, well mew and poo, it doesn’t get any easier.
What truly hurts is not just the end of the relationship, but to be accused of what is not true. Let’s imagine this all too common scenario. Once married, one spouse insists the other person change. To accommodate their husband or wife, the spouse changes believing that will ultimately serve the relationship. What often occurs, though, once the spouse gets his or her way, the demanding spouse leaves. Or, having gotten what they want, they no longer want it and blame the spouse who changed.
Of course, what can also occur... meow-never mind. It’s not worth this big cat’s effort to explain. Besides, her heart is feeling like a lead balloon. And not merely for herself, but for those innocents who walk in and think their future is bright. Maybe, like the first day of High School. For the favored, yes, it is. For those not favored, no, it’s not. Ah, well, that happens to all of us at some time in life, doesn’t it?
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Still, not all the tuna in the sea is lost for the Kougar. Nor is everything rainy and dreary. Nope and roar, her western menage, BRANDED BY THE TEXANS, is going well, if a bit slow today.And moi is *over the yowling moon* happy about the bestseller success of HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES ~ available at Siren-BookStrand, a Menage Amour title.~~~
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 157 ~Sylva played her lips in a finesse of passion over her cowboy’s exceptionally talented mouth. As long as life offered her these intense moments of sheer bliss she would go for it with her whole self. “Sylva,” he purred, husky as sin, against her mouth. He hugged her closer. “Once we return I’m orderin’ a kissing couch. What color should it be, darlin’?” Sylva tried to consider despite her raw breathlessness, the remaining hunger of her mouth for his. “Pale pink, the shade that makes me feel giddy inside.” Her husband chuckled deeply, then tenderly pressed his forehead to hers.
Zeke nuzzled his wife’s adorable little nose with his. “Pale pink, it is, my wife.” She quivered briefly. “Wife,” she whispered. “I feel like a wife. And I don’t.” Zeke captured her hair in his fist and gently held. “What would make you feel like my wife?” He nibbled a kiss on her swollen mouth. Their lips fused, their kisses an impassioned fondling of their mouths. The tips of their tongues teased each other, languidly swirling around each other for delicious long moments. Locking again, their lips pressed harder and harder until they were both consumed by desire’s fiercest blaze.
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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 ~ 156 ~ 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 ~
Monday ~ Linda Blanche blogs ~ I love libraries
Friday ~ Come enjoy Lindsay Townsend’s gorgeous short story about blooming love and a midsummer rose.
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Escape to Romance~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~
POETRY WEEK COMING UP! Near the end of June.
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ The Kougar - There’s a New Bull in Town
Monday ~ Francesca blogs about her latest release, a medieval erotic romance.
Friday ~ Serena ~ Lunar Magic ~ the moon and shapeshifers... howl and prowl!
Wednesday ~ Crystal featured a beautifully written excerpt between her Guardian Gargoyle and the heroine.~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Little smoochie from the Kougar...
Yep, meow, luscious and lovely Big Kittens, the Sexy Summer Hunt contest is here, put on by incomparable erotic romance author, Celia Kyle. Books galore to the lucky big kitties who participate, not to mention roving good times by checking out all the author’s websites.
For all of you who are getting a head start, the Kougar’s Sexy Summer Hunt button is located beneath her book pics on the left hand side.
Okay, darling KitKats... no yowl-kidding this evening’s sunset on the tame prairie is the same color as the button, only with more orchid purply shades. Ah, the sweet mysteries of life.~~~
And, purring-yahoo, check out what you can be wearing this summer. Yep and lots o’ bucking pep, you too can snare your own cowboy with the cowgirl hat, Gem Sivad, author of INTIMATE STRANGERS, is giving away.
And, while you’re peering around, KitKats, enjoy Gem’s prequel story to Wolf’s Tender, her current western WIP. It is sweep-you-away wonderful.
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HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES ~ Over three weeks on Siren-BookStrand’s bestseller list, *8* days at NUMBER TWO...roaring-wahoo... let your appetite for pleasure rule, indulge in the Insatiable Dark brothers.
This is what one reader wrote after living the pleasure ~
Savanna Kougar's Insatiable Dark Heroes lit the fires of my desire, fanned the embers into flames, wound the coil of my need, yadayadayada...
I know all about sizzle, but Savanna can write a sex scene that revs into life every indecent, lusty, thought I've ever had. I went looking for dh after i read one passage
(He says bravo too)
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This was posted on the Siren-BookStrand loop... the Kougaress thought it beautifully worthy for all of us Big Kittens who adore romance novels.
Inspiration
Posted by: "bethdcarter1221" bdelene@gmail.com bethdcarter1221
Thu May 28, 2009 8:59 pm (PDT)
I had a co-worker give me "that smirk" today when I told her what I write. So I found these wonderful words written by Diana Duncan, who writes many Silhouette books. It brought a tear to my eye and made sit a little straighter, so I thought I'd share it:
Some people belittle writers and readers- especially of romance. They think we're living in a make believe world. They condemn us for wasting time with "trash".
But when I write, I'm reaching out to women ? and perhaps a few men- but it's mostly women who read romance.
Women who've had the worst day ever.
Women with nasty bosses.
Women with broken hearts.
Women who are sick and suffering.
Abused women who've been humiliated and hurt.
Women trying to overcome terrible circumstances I can't even begin to imagine enduring.
I hope that through my stories, I can help ease these women's sufferings a little. I hope they forget their own troubled lives and take off on an adventure with my characters. That they escape from the real world.
And when they finish, when they reach "the end", and close the cover of the book, they go back to their own lives with a little more peace in their hearts.
Refreshed.
Uplifted.
Better able to cope.
Because in romance novels, good always defeats evil. Tomorrow is a better a day. Relationships are mended, hope is restored, love triumphs over all.
This is why I write.
For the angst-ridden adolescent who wonders, "what does real, lasting love look like?"
For the office administrator stuck on the commuter bus forty minutes a day.
For the weary nurse on the cancer ward who's lost one too many patients.
For the young mother with three kids under three and reaching the end of her rapidly fraying rope.
For the elderly woman trapped in a body that no longer works, with a still-young mind that cries out for companionship.
What an incredible gift. What a humbling responsibility.
What a privilege.
Write on.
-Posted by Diana Duncan
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This Big Cat author contends there are many reasons why we love our romance novels... for fundamental reasons we all share... and for reasons that are personal to each one of us. What one story does for the reader, it doesn’t do for another. Moi knows her erotic romance novels are not for every reader. She also knows that there are some readers who treasure what she’s written... big kitty grinz here...
There has been a discussion on the Passionate Ink forum about what each of us enjoys most in a romance story... below is a quote... and forgive moi... but she doesn’t have the author’s name who gave the seminar where this was said... still ~
"Readers read fiction for the emotional ride. They want to vicariously face obstacles, live in the skin of someone who is flawed and who must rise to meet challenges." Later in the same lesson I saw this: "What the hero learns is the message."Yowl-okay, the Kougar is certain there is a lot of truth stated here. Is it her truth as a reader? Mew-no, at least, not entirely. So, here’s moi’s perspective ~
To be utterly honest here... no, that is not applicable to me as a reader. Yes, I want conflict. I want to live in the story, the adventure... but that vicarious angle stuff just doesn't do it for me. I want an intensity of feeling, a passion of feeling. I want to know how the heroines and heroes relate to each other as people, as lovers, as rivals. I want their romance, their passion, their eroticism with each other. Yes, there are personal issues, deep ones... but, no, I don't want that to be the *only* core to the story ~ that just plain turns me off because to me that is not living life to its real potential or fullness.~~~~~~
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 155 ~Sylva decided now was as good a time any to test out her cowboy husband’s response. “How easy is it for me to be friends with Lydia, to visit with her?” Zeke gentlemanly opened the booth door, handing her inside. “Soon as we get back home from our honeymoon, I’ll have a private com line set up for you. You’ll be able to speak that way. We’ll arrange a supper date together as married couples. If you two get on, you can meet for shopping dates, or whatever pleases you durin’ the day. We have our own air car, darlin.”
Zeke sought to reassure his bride about the pleasures of being married to him, beyond their marital union. Twirling her toward the table he picked up the list of cherry elixirs, handing it to her with a flourish. She smiled with sweet appreciation. “And do I get to learn how to drive or is it fly the air car?” Zeke nodded. “Operate, that’s the term. Sure do. Once you get the hang of it, we’ll look for one that suits you.” She smiled fondly, her eyes bright as diamonds. Zeke treasured her, knowing she’d be obstinate about other matters later.
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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 ~ 154 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies...
Presented in its entirety on the Liquid Silver forum ~ click on ~ Savanna Kougar ~~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Friday ~ Come enjoy Lindsay Townsend’s gorgeous short story about blooming love and a midsummer rose.
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Escape to Romance
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Monday ~ Francesca blogs.
Friday ~ Serena ~ Lunar Magic ~ the moon and shapeshifers... howl and prowl!
Wednesday ~ Crystal featured a beautifully written excerpt between her Guardian Gargoyle and the heroine.
Tuesday ~ The Kougar - Third, a Black Cat Seduction Tail for Halloween~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story by the Kougar - Hawk Warriors ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~
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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...
Summer sunset kisses from the Kougar...
For angel cat’s story ~ http://dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1188875/Dont-flap-just-cat-furry-wings.html ~That’s right, my gorgeous Big Cats, the Kougar’s ruff is riding high and stiff... and she’s on a grrrrring rant...
We’ve all had our feelings hurt, most of us have cried countless tears and been the victim of someone’s pettiness and hate too many times to count... yowl! most of us have had our feelings crushed, stomped on, savagely abused and battered. This big cat has endured the *slings and arrows of outrageous* mental cruelty often in her long life, including being accused of plagiarism while in college for a short story she wrote.
Yes, moi was so devastated over the lies and the fact no one would believe her that the story could not be plagiarized, nor even look at her proof, she sank down in a corner and bawled her eyes out for probably an hour. Not only that, the incident was a constant agonizing wound for years. Now, that short story begun, lo those many years ago, morphed into MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTIS, an ATIV finalist and soon to be in print from Siren-BookStrand.
Yes, this big cat took that personal nightmare of feelings and eventually made erotic romance novel lemonade. This is not acceptance of the injustice done to her. No, what was done was entirely wrong... and, unfortunately, all too human.
Consider, how many times in your life have you had your feelings hurt? Perhaps, you’re in the midst of that engulfing misery now... where knives seem to tear away your insides, and the pain is so mammoth life doesn’t seem to be worth living.
Consider, also, the times you’ve accidently hurt someone’s feelings without knowing it, without meaning too. Or, you’ve hit someone’s emotional sore spot... we all have them. That’s life.
For all the pain this big cat has gone through because her feelings were hurt, for all the times she’s been called FAT!!!, for all the times she’s had thoughts of suicide over someone’s cruelty, THE KOUGARESS WOULD NOT TRADE ONE MOMENT OF THAT NIGHTMARE AGONY, not one moment of the torment she went through as a young teenager, to lose our precious FIRST AMENDMENT, our right to speak freely. Never, never, never!!! No, not screaming-roaring ever!
Hannah Montana, if you can’t take the heat, get out of the public-eye kitchen. If you’re feelings are hurt, yes, you have the money to pay for a therapist, where you can speak *freely* and *openly* and *endlessly* about your feelings and how hurt you are. You have the money to pay for a person to read all those ‘bad’ things someone might say about you, so you don’t have let them soil your soul.
In fact, dear little one, it hurts my feelings tremendously that you would personally advocate taking away my free speech. What kind of real red-blooded American would trade ‘free speech’ for a nanny tyranny of *You can’t say that. It hurts my feelings*? You, absolutely hurt my feelings by refusing to face what all the rest of us oldsters have faced and continue to face everyday... dare I say? Keep growing up and live your life... make lemonade out being called FAT... or, will that advice *hurt* your feelings?~~~~~~
Number Thirteen now on the Siren-BookStrand’s bestseller list ~ HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES ~ it’s been a yippy yahoo ride since May 7 and since hitting #2... the past three weeks have been a delicious dance. Once again, thank you to everyone who has purchased and rated moi’s bookie... purring-especially, the FIVES.
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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 153 ~Sylva looked between her cowboy and the dark-haired man who reminded her of a
Spanish Grandee in oil paintings she’d seen in the museum. His dark eyes sparkled with such force, Sylva wondered if he were merely human. Lydia rushed to him and he swept her petite form up before him, kissing her mouth soundly. Zeke claimed Sylva’s waist, bringing her close to his side. Before she knew it, Sylva had covered his hand with hers, lightly stroking. ”Still thirsty?” he asked, his purring tone aimed toward her ear. “That cherry drink still sounds good.” Sylva gazed at sexy-smelling husband.
Zeke drew his beautiful bride before him. Splaying his hands over her delicate little back, he encouraged her close to his body. Her gown flowed between his braced legs as she slid her palms up his chest. “What did you smoke?” she asked. “It smells masculine.” She softly pressed her nose to his lower chest, inhaling. “A cheroot,” he answered. “Want a taste of Stud Black, my wife?” She gave a lovely nod, her eyes alight with curiosity and desire. Lowering his head, Zeke took her lips. Languidly, yet forcefully, he kissed her, then let her tongue twine with his.
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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 ~ 152 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies...
Presented in its entirety on the Liquid Silver forum ~ click on ~ Savanna Kougar ~~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Friday ~ Come enjoy Lindsay Townsend’s gorgeous short story about blooming love and a midsummer rose.
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Escape to Romance
Friday ~ Sara blogged about Memorial Day.~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Friday ~ Serena ~ Lunar Magic ~ the moon and shapeshifers... howl and prowl!
Wednesday ~ Crystal featured a beautifully written excerpt between her Guardian Gargoyle and the heroine.
Tuesday ~ The Kougar - Third, a Black Cat Seduction Tail for Halloween
Monday ~ Francesca blogged about heroes and Memorial Day...
Saturday ~ Paris blogged about *the eyes have it*
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
~~~Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...
Thirteen playful kissies from the Kougar...
My Big KitKats, good late evening, the early-rising crescent moon was a splendid mystical being this night.
Yes-meow of wonder, as the Kougar returned from her mailbox she spied hawks perched on top of the large old barn. Regal and powerful in their demeanor, they watched moi’s progress. Three of them launched, sailing above the van in a circle. Then another one took flight. The Kougaress attempted to communicate her happiness at seeing them while trying to count how many there actually were. The leafy trees already obscure the full view of the barn. As she passed, yep, there was one still perched on top, a magnificent sight. So, five hawks on the barn. Wow-meow!
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Okay, so moi likes a little roaming around time... shhh and truth, my Big Cubs, the Kougaress couldn’t stand the nasty yippy barking and merely wanted to quell the endless sound... the taste of border terrier is not all that appetizing.
Big grinz... btw, Chiquita the Chihuahua will be a character in book II of MURDER BY HAIR SPRAY IN GARDENIA, NEW ATLANTS... such a pluckie yipster.
Small dogs scare off cougar in Oregon
From Associated Press
May 28, 2009 1:18 PM EST
PHILOMATH, Ore. - A big cat picked the wrong little dogs for a fight. Chiquita the Chihuahua and Rosie the border terrier chased off a cougar that strayed into this small town near the Oregon State University campus. The dogs' owner, Loren Wingert, said Chiquita and Rosie are tough, but lucky.
The cougar pinned down Rosie, who squealed, but Chiquita convinced the big cat to flee by barking ferociously.
Wingert lives in a cul-de-sac atop a hill that backs up to a wooded area with deer trails. Warning signs about cougars are posted on the trails.
Wingert said the dogs are fine.
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Roars, Comments and Rants... straight ahead, my brave Big Cats...On the Liquid Silver Author’s forum, an author talked about her current editor who was giving her a particularly nasty time. This big cat authoress would like all editors to know there is no reason to be mean. There is a difference between being tough and being plain ole’ mean. Also, there is no reason to act like some sort of maniacal drill sargent. After all, this big cat didn’t join the military for a reason. Nor would she ever hire a personal trainer. No, she does not want to be whipped into writerly shape. Nor does she wish for her mss to be whipped into published shape... leave all whippings for the pleasures of the heroines and heros in erotic romance novels.
Further yowl, there is a reason honey attracts more flies than vinegar. There is a reason why politeness and regard for a fellow being actually works to grease the wheels of society. This big cat has always responded with a smille to kindness. She appreciates the kind of honesty which truly serves her and her story. Indeed-maooww, this author will go to the ends of the earth or galaxy or universe, to create the absolute best story she can... sans the brow-beating process.
What follows is a comment on the Liquid Silver forum in response to what another author posted ~
B*****, even if that's true, THERE IS NO EXCUSE WHATSOEVER FOR THAT KIND OF CRUEL EMOTIONAL BATTERY!!! IT SERVES NOTHING AND NO ONE, BUT HIS PATHETIC POWER-TRIP EGO.
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And! Over on the Passionate Ink forum there was a discussion about the lack of angst and a significant growth arc for the main characters. The following comment is presented on moi’s bloggie for readers who are interested in the Kougar’s books, so you kittehs will have an idea if it’s the right read for you, or purring-not. ~
I must be somewhere in the middle here. I personally can't get into the heavy angsty stuff... at all. I find it a turn off for me emotionally. However, on the other hand, I can't stand just a cutsy no-growth fest of sex with mediocre villains, either. I really prefer external conflict where my heroines and heroes have to interact with each other for a do or die purpose beyond just their relationship. At the same time, it's also all about the relationship. That's why I write romance. That's why I write erotic romance.
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HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES ~ NUMBER TEN on Siren-BookStand’s bestseller list... so if you have a big steely yen for a superhero menage... this might be your read. Big smoochies to everyone who had purchased moi’s bookie and given it a rating... purring-hummm... five hawks, maybe another five rating is on the way...~~~
Authoress mews ~
Just for the cowboy lovin’ big cats ~ a sneaky peekie snippet from BRANDED BY THE TEXANS...
“I suppose you think it’s just fine to spank women here.” Her voice slurred with fatigue. “Without their consent.”
Dillon puzzled over her words, without their consent. “You’ve never been spanked?”
“No. Not like that. Only as a kid.”
Dillon shouted yeehaw to himself several times, not caring if he was acting like a crude primitive male. As he’d suspected, he was the first man to know her this way.
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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 152 ~
Sylva rose, knowing Lydia was ready to leave. No doubt, Zeke waited for her. What did men do here? if their wife spent a long time in the ladies lounge? She was about to find out. “Thank you, for speaking with me,” Lydia sweetly lilted, twining her arm around Sylva’s. They strolled toward the exit. “No, thank you,” Sylva returned. “I hope we can stay in contact. I’m alone here. And I don’t know my way around.” Lydia patted her arm. “I am certain my Bryce will be favorable to our remaining in contact. He does everything for my happiness.”
Zeke took another swallow of his coffee, then sensed his Sylva’s arrival. “I think our wives are returning.” Bryce nodded, setting his cup down on the serving tray. “Let us plan to continue our acquaintance, Zeke Vintorr. I have long been interested in your horses. However, the fast pace of business often leaves me with too little time.” Zeke nodded. “Know what you mean, pardner. We’ll stay in contact. I’d like to test some of my horses running with the buffalo. They are excellent at handling the fiercest of longhorn bulls. Have you created your own ranch breed of horse?”
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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 ~ 151 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies...
Presented in its entirety on the Liquid Silver forum ~ click on ~ Savanna Kougar ~~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Escape to Romance
Friday ~ Sara blogged about Memorial Day.
Wednesday ~ Bekki blogged about submitting the best manuscript you can.
Monday ~ Bekki blogged about a new review for LAST GLASS OF WINE
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THE PINK BLOG ~
POETRY WEEK COMING UP!~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Wednesday ~ Crystal featured a beautifully written excerpt between her Guardian Gargoyle and the heroine.
Tuesday ~ The Kougar - Third, a Black Cat Seduction Tail for Halloween
Monday ~ Francesca blogged about heroes and Memorial Day...
Saturday ~ Paris blogged about *the eyes have it*
Friday ~ Serena talked about the Twist and Rub of her latest WIP...
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~
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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Ten whirly swirly happy steps and kisses from the Kougar...
Yep and meow, my darling-est Big Kittens, a lovely slow drenching rain and a gray cool day. The plant life is celebrating by shooting upwards and spreading thickly. About an hour ago the Kougar heard the froggies singing with a beautiful united voice.
Goodness... the birds are taking center stage in moi’s country-livin’ life. Imagine if you will, snoozing away with some manner of peace when you hear a singing bird. I mean this birdie sounded as though it was directly outside the Kougaress’s window, the one right next to her lair bed. With regularity birdie sang his morning song, gradually waking up moi... until something launched off the back of her pillow with a muffled fluttering sound. It dawned on the Kougar it was probably a bird rather than a rat... an experience she had while in college... a rat ran over the back of her pillow and her hair laying over the pillow.
Okay, waking up, moi hunted for birdie, quickly discovering the adorable culprit at the other window... yep, birdie was soon winging his way outside.~~~
Still at EIGHT on Siren-BookStrand’s bestseller list, that’s great! Why wait for HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES... looks like another reader rating, a *3*... meow and lots of purrs, the FIVES are winning. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, the Kougar is thrilled and more thrilled that her story is being enjoyed.~~~
Authoress mews ~
Howdy, ma’am, the Kougar is making some good rowdy progress on BRANDED BY THE TEXANS. A sneaky peekie snippet.Just for the cowboy lovin’ big cats ~
Dillon roared inside, feeling like a bear during mating season. His cock pressed against her thigh like a pile of lumber and his swollen balls were being chafed by his denims. God, he wanted to take possession of the woman he now considered to be his wife. Kylie, that was her first name. At least that was the name she’d given Craig, who had been johnny on the spot about contacting him. Craig had included a video shot of her and Dillon had nearly busted through his zipper right then and there.
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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 151 ~Sylva smiled at the light in Lydia’s eyes. She also witnessed the strain of adjustment. “Bryce will be impatient for my return by now.” Lydia delicately straightened her posture. “Has Bryce been a good husband?” Sylva asked, curious to the core, and concerned. “Besides, that is, sexually,” she added. Lydia laced her fingers in her lap. “He has been patient because he loves me. Yet, there have been times when neither of us knew how to handle the other. Life here is completely different. Even though there were cruel restrictions in my life before, I possessed more independence of travel.”
Zeke lifted his steaming cup of hellbent coffee to his nose, and inhaled the fragrance for long moments. “Yeehaw,” he murmured enthusiastically. “Yeehaw,” Bryce echoed. They both blew on their brews, then took long savoring sips. “Mmmm... mmmm. That’s tasty.” Zeke settled his cup in his palm, the heat easing his mood over Sylva’s long stay in the lounge. “How has your bride, Lydia, adjusted to ranch life?” Bryce drew in a long swallow before answering. “Both excellently and poorly. She is pleased by performing domestic skills, especially decorating, a pleasure to my Mother. She adores teaching my two nephews.”
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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 ~ 150 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies...
Presented in its entirety on the Liquid Silver forum ~ click on ~ Savanna Kougar ~
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Escape to Romance
Friday ~ Sara blogged about Memorial Day.
Wednesday ~ Bekki blogged about submitting the best manuscript you can.
Monday ~ Bekki blogged about a new review for LAST GLASS OF WINE
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ The Kougar - Third, a Black Cat Seduction Tail for Halloween
Monday ~ Francesca blogged about heroes and Memorial Day...
Saturday ~ Paris blogged about *the eyes have it*
Friday ~ Serena talked about the Twist and Rub of her latest WIP...
Wednesday ~ Crystal penned about her transition to writing vampire stories.~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...
Eight big smiley kisses from the Kougar...
Good evening, my adorable KitKats... Escape to Romance is the title of the Kougar’s bloggie for the HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog, posted on Wednesday. Perhaps, the title should be Escape to Romance with the Birds... meow, a wonderful tingly thing happened today. Earlier when the Kougaress was back at her fave north-facing window, a brown birdie suddenly flew to sill, perching briefly before noticing this Big Cat. Swiftly, he/she high-tailed it away. In the meantime moi penned three 100 word installments for the her Flash ~ Romance’s Red Ribbon... because she was in that kind of romantic mood and wanted to use it for the HEA blog.
The last 100 words included Bellari, the heroine’s messenger dove. After finally finishing the next part of the Flash, the Kougar went back to her window again. To her surprise brown birdie clunked softly against the glass, then flew to a nest-building site not far away. The window sill is a great lookout point before moving onto the nest site. Upon opening the window a bit more, moi saw a tiny twiglet on the inside track. Wondering if brown birdie would return for it she placed it on the outside sill. Lo and behold before the Kougaress left, mere moments later, brown birdie swooped to the sill and departed. Yep, the twiglet was gone. How purring-smile cool is that?~~~
Eight, yes, and bring a date, #8 is the current position of HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES on Siren-BookStrand’s bestseller list. Mew-Wahoo... still, it’s a darn happy thrill. THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PURCHASED AND RATED moi’s bookie. Yippy skippy and trippy... there’s another FIVE rating from a reader!
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Oh, by the maoww-way, the Kougar just learned this on Jay Leno from the ~ Fruitcake Lady ~ who has since passed on from this mortal coil... her advice... and moi quotes *You should always keep Miss Puss clean*. There you have it, the wisdom of the ages.
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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 150 ~Sylva tingled with excitement. “What next?” she asked. Lydia fluttered one hand, continuing, “As I watched this tremendously large herd of animals approached. Clouds of dust surrounded them. I stared utterly frightened and fascinated. As I now know it was a buffalo herd. The beasties headed my way, running. I choked on the dust as they neared and sealed the coach. Listening to the thunder of their hooves I wondered if they were going to trample me. However, as the awesome sound faded, I heard a knock on the door. When I peeked I saw the most handsome of men.”
Zeke signaled the nearby attendant for service. “Two cups of hellbent coffee,” he ordered. “Might as well rev up our man engines for later.” He gave Bryce a companionable grin. “Lydia will appreciate my ‘revving’ up later.” Bryce positioned himself more comfortably. “How’s the ranch?” Zeke asked. “I hear your buffalo herds are paying off well.” Bryce nodded. “New markets are emerging everyday, it seems. However, the real coin remains in our trail rides and the running of the buffalo rides.”
Zeke smiled wide as the sky. “Not much more fun than riding a fleet brave horse alongside running buffalo.”
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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 ~ 149 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies...
Presented in its entirety on the Liquid Silver forum ~ click on ~ Savanna Kougar ~~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Wednesday ~ the Kougar blogs ~ Escape to Romance
Friday ~ Sara blogged about Memorial Day.
Wednesday ~ Bekki blogged about submitting the best manuscript you can.
Monday ~ Bekki blogged about a new review for LAST GLASS OF WINE~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~
POETRY WEEK COMING UP!
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ The Kougar - Third, a Black Cat Seduction Tail for Halloween
Monday ~ Francesca blogged about heroes and Memorial Day...
Saturday ~ Paris blogged about *the eyes have it*
Friday ~ Serena talked about the Twist and Rub of her latest WIP...
Wednesday ~ Crystal penned about her transition to writing vampire stories.
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
Beware, my beloved Big Cats, because of a recent Supreme Court ruling, the police have been given the right to question you without an attorney present. If you request an attorney, they are still allowed to question you and use whatever they want against you. In essence you now have no Miranda rights and they can put you in jail for twenty-four hours or more. No one may even know you’re in jail because they don’t have to allow you a phone call, either. So, please be careful, people are being arrested for the most ridiculous reasons, including an old lady because she had a brown lawn. With the shrinking economy, sadly, there is a push by *some* in law enforcement to get money wherever and however they can in the form of fines. Also, since a lot of the prisons are private businesses there have been news stories about judges who have and are being paid off to send people to prison, guilty or not.~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
~~~Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true..Eight swishy smoochies from the Kougar...
The tame prairie is rainy and gray, but beautifully emerald with plant life, especially with tall grasses and leafy trees around moi’s lair. The enduring rain is gently soaking into the ground, and very much needed. There were dry cracks forming in the earth... so a big meow of thanks to the Divine.~~~
Slipped to #6 – but, yowl! This Big Cat is happy... HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES is nearing three weeks on Siren-BookStrand’s bestseller list... it may be three weeks, since the Kougar didn’t check until May 7... thank you, Lindsay Townsend! For letting moi know.
Sad mug, though, moi received another ‘1' rating from a reader... hmmm... not everyone is satisfied by Insatiable Dark... Wide squinchy grin for all those readers who have rated the story... purring-thanks, especially for all the FIVES!.. still in the lead by a good margin.
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Authoress mews ~ Today, the Kougar wrote a synopsis for STALLION OF ASH AND FLAME. She formatted for submission, then e-winged her somewhat-experimental, not politically correct, Hero POV story with the hope it will be accepted. After reading through and fine-tuning, plus adding two key interactions between Trail and Seneca and, also, expanding the end of the story... yeppers peppers, my KitKats, it is a better story now. So, claws crossed.
With that accomplished BRANDED BY THE TEXANS becomes the writerly focus. Yay! Those Vega brothers are chomping at the bit for their one and only woman. Yeehaw, they don’t know it yet, but they’ve got a tigress by the tail. Kylie can be darn tough and obstinate when she wants to be. Oopsie, no real shapeshifters in this story... just your inner animal spirit.
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And, tail-slowly flicking, the Kougaress took a respite from promo-ing. It just wasn’t in her today, despite all the good opportunities on the chat loops.
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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 149 ~Sylva’s head twirled, a feeling of overwhelm and fascination at what she learned, what she’d already experienced. Lydia cocked her head. “I never did explain how I arrived, did I?” Sylva shook her head no. “How did you? By stagecoach?” Lydia offered a small smile. “A furious storm suddenly sprang up. There was nowhere to take immediate refuge. My coach was battered with high spinning winds and a downpour of smashing rain. I crouched beneath the seat in a protected area, praying for the safety. As fast as it began, the storm stopped. When I peeked outside nothing looked familiar.”
Zeke nodded his understanding. “Whatever you say will remain a secret. Code of honor.” Bryce leaned forward, his elbow elegantly planted on one knee. “Given your honesty at the gaming table, I figured to trust in your silence. My Lydia has made friends, yet I wish her to have someone she can confide in fully, as our women care to do. If they do speak, my hope is your bride, Sylva, will understand. And, perhaps, they will form a lasting friendship.” Zeke slid an easy palm down his thigh. “My bride’s happiness is all. She will need a good friend.”
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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 ~ 148 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies...
Presented in its entirety on the Liquid Silver forum ~ click on ~ Savanna Kougar ~
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Friday ~ Sara blogged about Memorial Day.
Wednesday ~ Bekki blogged about submitting the best manuscript you can.
Monday ~ Bekki blogged about a new review for LAST GLASS OF WINE
Friday ~ Sara’s first HAPPY RELEASE DAY ~ read her blurb and excerpt.
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THE PINK BLOG ~
HOG ON A HAWG ~ this is an adorable post...
SEA TURTLES... give this blog a glimpse
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Tuesday ~ The Kougar - Third, a Black Cat Seduction Tail for Halloween
Monday ~ Francesca blogged about heroes and Memorial Day...
Saturday ~ Paris blogged about *the eyes have it*
Friday ~ Serena talked about the Twist and Rub of her latest WIP...
Wednesday ~ Crystal penned about her transition to writing vampire stories.
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Weekly Angelic Forecast from Volcano
Straight from the Carnal Cherub himself...
Angelic Forecast ~ XXXVIII
Shimmeria, my unicorn, carries me into a cloud realm. Her hoofbeats do not sound on the cotton puff clouds, yet there is a vibration as she gallops across the white glistening landscape. Her golden horn emits a stream of the tiniest golden stars. I thrill with the sensations of being astride her silky back. A wind flavored with sweetness rushes over me, the loveliest and fiercest of caresses.
Angelic blessings from Volcano & SedonaMORE... Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~
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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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Have a Merry Month of May...
May your most romantic dreams come true...
Six smashing smooches from the Kougar...
First-meow, a huge roar of gratitude to all those who serve freedom and fight for freedom now, and in the past. The Kougar honors you and is completely grateful.~~~
Yep, wrong holiday, my Beautiful Big Cats... whisker-twitching however...
Kittens, do you remember those good, fun times as a little gal or guy when you went out for Halloween trick or treat, or attended a spooky apple-dunking party? The Kougar realized after re-reading her Black Cat Beauty bloggie, part of a Halloween celebration on Belinda McBride’s Wylde by Nature blog ~ just how much she took for granted all those wonderful people who gave out the candy and celebrated with cheesy and amazing decorations.
So, this is her public roaring THANK YOU! Thanks to every person who has ever been a part of and celebrated Halloween, especially those during this Big KitKats cubhood. The Kougaress is grateful.
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Today, moi listened to this week’s radio show on Whitley Strieber’s Unknown Country. Whitley commented what this Big Space Cat has believed for several months now, or come to realize. Government disclosure of UFOs and/or any other such related phenomena IS NO longer relevant. Who needs those in the government to tell or reveal what a lot of people already know, or suspect?
There is massive amounts of evidence, it anyone is inclined to do a little research on the subject. So... one large and lazy dismissive shrug... the Kougaress no longer cares if the government ever discloses what has been kept hidden, at least, since Roswell.
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Live! And still at # 5 on Siren-BookStrand’s bestseller list ~ HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES ~ yippy, skippy and cat-nippy... yowl!~~~
Okay, authoress mews... moi woke up with a couple of new ideas for STALLION OF ASH AND FLAME... just some minor, but important additions, which she has integrated the story. Now her heroine’s character is revealed more fully.~~~~~~
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 147 ~
Sylva felt stunned. “That would be a huge adjustment. How long have you been here?” Lydia wove her arm around Sylva’s, indicating two extravagant brocade chairs with a nod. “Shall we sit?” Deciding Zeke could do without her for a time, Sylva let her avid curiosity rule. “Sounds good. I’d like to hear your story.” Once they seated themselves on the angled, deliciously comfortable chairs and Lydia folded her hands in her lap, she began, “I arrived approximately two years ago. We have stagecoaches in my former world and I was traveling inside mine.” Sylva stared. “Stagecoaches for regular travel?”
Zeke powerfully strode from the gentlemen’s lounge, his fighting dander still up. Any man gave him one instant of trouble whatsoever, he was likely to end up just like Jimmy. Out cold and quieter than a rock. Steeling his jaw, his thumb hooked in the front of his belt, he headed for the ladies lounge. His Sylva was still inside or he would have been notified. “Bryce,” he called out to the darkly handsome man he knew from the gaming tables. He ran a ranch empire along with his father and brothers. “Are you waiting too?” Zeke raised his brows.
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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 ~ 146 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies...
Presented in its entirety on the Liquid Silver forum ~ click on ~ Savanna Kougar ~
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Friday ~ Sara blogged about Memorial Day.
Wednesday ~ Bekki blogged about submitting the best manuscript you can.
Monday ~ Bekki blogged about a new review for LAST GLASS OF WINE
Friday ~ Sara’s first HAPPY RELEASE DAY ~ read her blurb and excerpt.
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THE PINK BLOG ~
HOG ON A HAWG ~ this is an adorable post...
SEA TURTLES... give this blog a glimpse~~~
SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Saturday ~ Paris blogged about *the eyes have it*
Friday ~ Serena talked about the Twist and Rub of her latest WIP...
Wednesday ~ Crystal penned about her transition to writing vampire stories.
Tuesday ~ Second, the Prince of a Stallion by the Kougar
Monday ~ Francesca blogged about her paranormal growing up...~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~
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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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Have a Merry Month of May...
May your most romantic dreams come true...Blessing to all those who fight for freedom... forever, thank you...
Cattitude smooches from the Kougar...
A weird, but strange and wonderful synchronicity, my Big Beautiful Cats. *Wendi* Darlin, Siren author of COWBOY GAMES, and many other erotic romance novels, became eligible for PAN membership the same day the Kougar did.
How unique is it that moi’s heroine in *Insatiable Dark* has the nickname of *Wendy*?
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Meow-taking a dive, now at position #5 on BookStrand’s bestseller list ~ HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES ~ the Kougar is still grinning...~~~
Gollee, what a strange day, my Big Kittens... the new bee man showed up with his hives and bees, but a lot of the bees don’t seem to know where there new home is... they like the Kougaress’s van and moi is allergic to their stings... funsies. However, saving the honeybees is crucial ... so, this Cat girl wants to give them a home.
Then, two of her beloved canines had a serious squabble. However, neither one of them is hurt, and all is well again. It just takes its toll emotionally on all of us.
Plus, moi couldn’t sleep worth a you know what... and she feels like a truck ran over her. Sluggish as a cold slug...
There was a big earthquake in Mexico City... and today feels like the calm before a nasty, nasty storm.
Be careful out there, my Beloved KitKats!!!~~~
Moi was able to get some good work done on proofing and finalizing STALLION OF ASH AND FLAME for submission... the Kougar’s heroine, Seneca, is independent and definitely her own woman. She is not politically correct, perhaps a downfall with some readers. Nor does she have a diary of erotic desires waiting to be discovered by the hero... and, horror of horrors, she doesn’t know why she trusts Trail, the hero... but she does, relying on her own instinct and intuition, even though her experience with men and relationships has not been that good, overall.
Oh, and she does actually rise to the occasion against their enemies, instead of acting like a shrinking violet, because she discovers abilities and reserves of strength she didn’t know she possessed.
That does happen in life sometimes. It’s certainly happened to this Big Cat authoress. How about 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 146 ~Sylva’s eyes bolted open. Uh-oh... “Why? What color is your husband’s hair?” Lydia delicately moved to face her. “Bryce’s hair is jet black.” She smiled at the apparent irony. “However, on my Earth married life is rare since there are so few men. I was never raised with the idea of being married, as it is here.” Sylva felt her brows spike upwards. “As it is here,” she parroted. “There are what is called group marriages,” Lydia continued, “several women and one man. I had been educated to become a spiritual teacher. I would never have been allowed to marry.”
Zeke scanned the surrounding faces. “Yeah, aim him my way,” Clint volunteered. “Come on.” He grabbed his brother’s arm, moving them both behind the sullen-faced Jimmi. Not wasting a moment, Zeke launched into a fast stride. Ignoring Jimmi’s raised dukes and *ready to pound it out* posturing, he powerfully slung his fist upwards in an arc and crashed it into Jimmi’s jaw. Jimmi’s head flew back. He staggered one step back. “Bastard,” he spat before crumpling like paper into the waiting arms of Clint. “We’ll take him to holding,” Clint assured. “Thanks, fellas. Whatever they want,” Zeke hollered to the bartender.
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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 ~ 145 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies...
Presented in its entirety on the Liquid Silver forum ~ click on ~ Savanna Kougar ~~~~~~~
HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~ http://happilyeverafterauthors2.blogspot.com ~
Friday ~ Sara blogged about Memorial Day.
Wednesday ~ Bekki blogged about submitting the best manuscript you can.
Monday ~ Bekki blogged about a new review for LAST GLASS OF WINE
Friday ~ Sara’s first HAPPY RELEASE DAY ~ read her blurb and excerpt.
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THE PINK BLOG ~
HOG ON A HAWG ~ this is an adorable post...
SEA TURTLES... give this blog a glimpse
Animal blogs are featured this week First was Lindsay’s delightful posting about her pet dragon.
~~~SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Friday ~ Serena talked about the Twist and Rub of her latest WIP...
Wednesday ~ Crystal penned about her transition to writing vampire stories.
Tuesday ~ Second, the Prince of a Stallion by the Kougar
Monday ~ Francesca blogged about her paranormal growing up...
Saturday ~ Paris penned a post on the perils of a writer’s muse...~~~
For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~
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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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Have a Merry Month of May...
May your most romantic dreams come true...
Blessing to all those who fight for freedom... forever, thank you...Five big smoochies from the Kougar...
It’s a red letter PAN day, my Gorgeous Big Cats. Yeppers and yowl, moi has made the big time with enough sales of HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES to qualify for PAN membership at Romance Writers of America.
As usual, moi is torn, a ragged ripping and rending of her writerly flesh. While she is thrilled at the accomplishment, she is more thrilled over all those lovely Kittens who have purchased her bookie.
And, the pure truth, this Big Cat author really has no desire to enter the rarified realms of PAN membership and play in the big romance sandbox with the so-called professional authors. This is not a clawing ‘dish’ against any author, who the Kougaress knows are wonderful people, overall, and fantastic writers. She admires them and their books.
It is a statement about Romance Writers of America as an organization. Many of the policies are simply unfair and there is nothing being done to correct that sad state of affairs. Not really. Merely a lot of words and rule this and rule that, not to mewing mention an empty back and forth with those who are actively attempting to right the wrongs. At least, as far as this Big Cat can tell and assess.
Roaring-nope, such petty politics and overdone diva drama as this Big Cat has witnessed on occasion is NOT what drives moi’s purring engine.
Now, should real changes be instituted, then the Kougar will revisit her decision to stay far away. And, on the other paw, moi doubts her participation in PAN is actually wanted or truly desired, since she can be a ferocious troublemaker when riled up over an issue.
Still, the Kougar is smiling, her eyes squinchy with happiness as she sinuously rolls on a comfy rug, her paws in the air.
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Meow-Wow!!!! HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES is still at # 4 on Siren-Bookstrand’s bestseller list. Happy-dance on all fours for this Big Kitten authoress.
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Halloween-frisky KitKats, if you’d like a little peeky into the Kougar’s Halloween past as a cub paw-click over to Belinda McBride’s Wylde by Nature blog ~ http://belindam.blogspot.com ~
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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 145 ~Sylva tried to imagine what Lydia’s Earth would look like with a population of only dark-haired people. “It must have been a big adjustment, finding yourself here.” Lydia giggled nervously, her cheeks flushing prettily. “It was frightening at first. I can’t even say why, except that every time I saw anyone with blonde or red hair it was jarring to my senses. I only wanted to run and hide.” Sylva smiled, feeling empathetic. “That’s understandable. How long did it take you to get used to it?” Lydia fingered a sumptuous violet gown. “It was quicker than adjusting to married life here.”
Zeke seared his gaze at Jimmy while his jaw tightened. He felt like drawing down on the inebriated idiot, and taking off a small hunk of his ear. Instead, he glared, feeling his own impatient savagery. “You’re drunk as a Saturday night boozer, Jimmy. I’m givin’ you one chance to walk away. Take it or I’m bustin’ open your jaw.” Petulantly, the slim younger man stared, his eyes swimming with the whiskey he’d tossed back. “You were supposed to marry my sister,” Jimmy shouted. “I want satisfaction.” Zeke heaved an enormously irritated sigh. “Anyone want to catch him?” he hollered.
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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 ~ 144 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies...
Presented in its entirety on the Liquid Silver forum ~ click on ~ Savanna Kougar ~
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Wednesday ~ Bekki blogged about submitting the best manuscript you can.
Monday ~ Bekki blogged about a new review for LAST GLASS OF WINE
Friday ~ Sara’s first HAPPY RELEASE DAY ~ read her blurb and excerpt.
Monday ~ Bekki blogged about the Acer and a Dell netpad. Great info, kitkats.~~~
THE PINK BLOG ~
HOG ON A HAWG ~ this is an adorable post...
SEA TURTLES... give this blog a glimpse
Animal blogs are featured this week First was Lindsay’s delightful posting about her pet dragon.
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Wednesday ~ Crystal penned about her transition to writing vampire stories.
Tuesday ~ Second, the Prince of a Stallion by the Kougar
Monday ~ Francesca blogged about her paranormal growing up...
Saturday ~ Paris penned a post on the perils of a writer’s muse...
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~~~~
No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
~~~Have a Merry Month of May...
May your most romantic dreams come true...
Kisses of sweet excitement from the Kougar...
Oh, my lovely KitKats, guess what the Kougar received in her e-mailbox today... yeppers and smiling purrs, the above print cover for HER INSATIABLE DARK HEROES... soon to be released IN PRINT! Oh, meow-yes, it’s happy twitching tail time. Oopsie, the print cover wouldn't load... darn and roars.
