There’s a lot happening in our country that has our great nation in turmoil, our people divided, but on this day–we are united! This is our country! Fought for and paid with the blood of patriots. First–I want to share this video of Madison Rising‘s amazing rendition of The Star Spangled Banner. I normally don’t like “artsy” version of our national anthem, but I ADORE this one. They “get” what it’s about. The song leaves me pumped up! Before I leave you to your barbecues and fireworks…two things: 1.) REMEMBER OUR COMBAT VETERANS when you do you fireworks. If you have a neighbor who has served, please talk to them. In the least, prepare them for your fireworks so they …
Cover Reveal – EMBERS!!
Here it is, friends and loyal readers–the cover for EMBERS, book 1 of the Abiassa’s Fire epic fantasy series with Enclave Publishing. Look for it October 21st!
Kendigs Celebrate Silver Anniversary
Twenty-five years ago today, Brian and I walked down the aisle and said, “I do.” It was the best moment of my life. I would it all over again and a thousand times. We’d hoped to be able to take a trip to Hawaii for our 25th Anniversary, but Brian spent the last 5 months unemployed, so that kinda made it impossible. We still hope to make that trip–maybe later this year (building up frequent flyer miles). So…to make our Silver Anniversary memorable, Brian and I went into DC and ate at the Sequoia on the Potomac. Absolutely gorgeous view! My only regret was not getting a photo of Brian and I with the water behind us. We …
Super Suspense Giveaway!
One of my dearest friends, Lynette Eason, and I are teaming up for a SUPER SUSPENSE giveaway! So get your Super Suits on and enter now for this amazing giveaway, which includes a copy of FALCON by yours truly and NO PLACE TO HIDE by Lynette Eason–PLUS a $50 Visa Gift card!! Enter here!
Killer Cover in 5 Minutes…
Or maybe not–many, many hours went into the creation and perfection of Falcon’s cover. But amazing cover designer, Kirk DouPonce, sent me this incredible, time-lapsed video of him designing/perfecting the cover for Falcon! Enjoy!!
INSPY Shortlist – Beowulf & Raptor 6
Wow!! God knew I needed some encouragement (my husband has been without a job for four months, my daughter is married off, and my “middle” daughter is moving to DisneyWorld to work in the college program) this week! I’m DELIGHTED to discover that Beowulf: Explosives Detection Dog and Raptor 6 were shortlisted by the judges for the 2015 INSPY Award! These are the other finalists in each category: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense Mystery & Thriller
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt: Stop #9 (Purple Team)
Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! I am part of TEAM PURPLE, and this is Stop #9 . If you’re just joining us, there are two loops—pink and purple—and they begin at Lisa Bergren’s site and Robin Hatcher’s site for stop #1 for either stream. If you complete either the pink loop or purple loop, you can enter for a Kindle paperwhite and the 17 autographed books from that loop. If you complete BOTH loops, you can enter for the Grand Prize of a Kindle Fire HDX and ALL 34 autographed books. BE SURE to keep track of the clues at the bottom of every post in the loop and the favorite number mentioned. You’ll need those clues to enter for …
Only $1.99!!
Ramping up to the release for FALCON on May 1st, and I’ve teamed up with my publisher to offer this amazing deal: the A Breed Apart Trilogy, Raptor 6, and Hawk e-books are all only $1.99 now through April 30th! So hurry on over to Amazon and BUY NOW!! (UPDATE: Amazon had not yet changed the price, but should soon!)
Wedding Blur
This year has been a blur for me, what with finishing the manuscript for my first speculative novel to make it past the publishing gates (YAY!), doing edits on said manuscript, reading the galley for FALCON (coming May 1st–are you ready for this?!??)–and the biggest event: a wedding! If you Follow Me On Facebook (you are, right?!?!?), you know that I was pretty much offline for the last couple of weeks, marrying off my eldest daughter. That was an incredibly overwhelming time, and I had little time to breathe, let alone think! But here are a few photos. A few are from Ciara’s bridal portraits, the rest are from the rehearsal dinner and wedding. All professional portraits are from the very talented …
Did you Zulu? Meet My inspiration…
Did you Zulu? Those who read the digital serial novel, Operation Zulu: Redemption might remember one of the Zulu team members, Nuala King. My own beautiful (inside & out) cousin, Nuala, was my inspiration for the fictional character. Here’s a photo my cousin posted today. Isn’t she stunning? That’s what happens when you mix Irish blood with Filipino blood.