Ricochet
by Kris Norris
Genre: Erotic Romance
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ALBION’S CIRCLE: IN MY VEINS 
by Jessica Jarman
Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy Romance
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Anna is his. Merlin has failed. The Circle is broken. After being defeated in every lifetime, Mordred believes he’s finally won.

Even though Anna has little hope of gaining Merlin’s forgiveness for believing Mordred over him and the rest of the Circle, she isn’t giving up and vows to set things right. When an offer of help comes from an unlikely ally, Anna must trust her instincts—the very thing that got her into this mess in the first place.

Because more than just her survival hangs in the balance. Mordred took her for a reason. Anna is the key. The key to completing the Circle. The key to preventing unthinkable death and destruction at Mordred’s hand. They key to destroying the heart of a wizard whose love has followed her through the ages.

But Mordred has forgotten exactly what’s he’s up against—Arthur and his Knights. The most powerful Magical to ever walk the Earth. And a love a thousand years in the making. 

Hey! Welcome to the randomness that is the Wednesday Blog. So this week is all about our favorite songs. Oh! Before I even talk about that let me toss out gratuitous male hotness:

Aaaaand you’re welcome! So favorite songs. Jeez, this is a hard one because I have so many. I’m sure I’ve mentioned before that I love music. I’ve loved it since I was a kid. In fact, when I was probably 11 I wanted to play the guitar like Jimmy Page. If you don’t know who he is *weeping softly* then please go check him out. He’s only the most amazing guitarist in the known universe. 

So first on my list of favorite songs is anything Led Zeppelin has done. They were the first group that I fell head-over-heels in love with. I had a brief fling with Kiss, but out grew them super fast. Led Zeppelin has remained my main love ever since. After Zep I have a vast list of songs I love to hear, but I’ll give you the short list of the ones that consistently stay on my list. Does that make sense??? Anyway, these are in no particular order.

1. Down With the Sickness – Disturbed  I love this group. They are so loud and wrong and just amazing. And this song is the one that I first fell in love with.  David Draiman has a voice that can just go there. If you’ve never head it shame on you! Go check them out.
2. Break Stuff – Limp Bizkit  You are more than welcome to make fun of me for the group, but this song is kickin. It perfectly matches my mood when I’m feeling . . . awesomely pissed. 🙂 I’ve exercised to this song and kickboxed to this song and just kicked stuff to this song.
3. Dark Horse – Katy Perry  Love it!!
4. If – Janet Jackson I’ve written some hot sex scenes to this song.
5. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepson This song makes me smile
6. Shake it Off – Taylor Swift  Ditto with this one
7. Secrets and She Keeps Me Warm – Mary Lambert
Love, love, love these songs
8.Bodies – Drowning Pool  This is my sister’s ring tone. LOL
9. E.T. – Katy Perry
10. Sincerely – The McGuire Sisters  This song was part of my mom’s vast record collection and my sister and I loved it! I remember we would pretend to sing and dance to it.
11. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy — The Andrew Sisters
Another song from my mom’s collection. She was much older when she had kids so her collection was filled with amazing songs that nobody but my sister and I even knew.
12. Big Pimpin – JayZ  I know this song and can sing all of it. LOL
13. Party People – Nelly
14. Wishing Well – Cheyenne Marie Mize  She’s a local artist and is amazing
15. You’ll Never Leave Harland Alive – Ruby Friedman  I love this song and sent it to Bron, Jenny and Jessica when they got lost in the “hollers” on their way to AAD in Charlotte.
   
And there it is! These are, right now, my favorite songs. LOL! Not to say this won’t change by the time you read it, sorry. Now run and check out the other Blogger Girlz favorite songs.

Jessica
Bronwyn
Kris
Jenny
Kayleigh
Kellie

See you next week!!  –GC

Welcome to the randomness that is the Random Wednesday Blog! Today’s topic is all about what makes me happy. Huh, okay, so first of all this below makes me happy:

You know, this is a fairly heavy question. I mean, happiness . . . happiness can mean different things to different people. And it can be intensely personal to talk about things that make me happy. Can you tell I’m stalling? Because, really different things make me happy at different times. Does that make sense? Sometimes something simple like an text from a friend can make me happy, but then other times it might take quite a bit to make me happy. I’m sure when Bronwyn and Jessica came up with this topic they weren’t expecting me to go on a deep existential rant on the philosophy of happiness.  So, let’s see if I can come up with just a few things that make me consistently happy. 

1.  Fall — the season of Fall makes me happy. I love how the air smells and the crispness and the colors. I love how it’s the signal of the coming holidays. I love pumpkin! But I saw pumpkin eggnog the other day and that totally disgusts me, but other than that I love pumpkin.

2. Music makes me happy. Okay, not all music, but there are certain songs that if I hear them I’m like ready to leap up and dance. A few blogs ago we talked about our playlists and the songs on that list are some of my very favorites. I also love holiday music!! Yes, some of you may say Christmas music, but I say holiday because I’m pagan. But I love the music. I love the songs The Most Wonderful Time of the Year and Sleigh Ride by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. There are others, but those two can make me smile no matter what. If you haven’t heard Steve and Eydie go check it out and tell me if it makes you smile too. I think the reason the song sticks with me is my sister and I used to listen to it when we were kids and we’d lip sync the song and dance. It was incredible. Really . . . 

3. Traveling with my sister makes me happy. I love packing up and hitting the road with her. We have a ritual we do every time we leave home. As we’re backing out of the drive she always asks, “Are we there yet?” And I always answer, “Almost.” Don’t know why, but we do it and it makes us laugh each time. We also play games while we drive like Marco Polo and Hide-n-Go-Seek . . . . really you’d have to be there to understand. 

4. My friends make me happy. I love getting together with them however we have to (twitter, IM, email, text, in person) because no matter what they can make me laugh.

5. Writing makes me happy. I love creating people, places, situations, dialogue and then seeing what happens. My readers make me happy too since they obviously enjoy what I create. I love sharing my imagination with people. 

6. The holidays make me happy — all of them from Halloween (Samhain) to Thanksgiving to Yule to Christmas. 

7. My kitties make me happy, even when I want to kill them dead, they make me happy. Okay, only Warlock often makes me want to kill him dead since he sometimes acts like a real snothead. Max is my sweet boy so he’s rarely if never in trouble.

I think that might be it for now. Like I said, the things that make me happy change with the day and the situation. If anything does change I’ll let you know. But right now go check out the other Blogger Girlz to see what makes them long to skip through a field singing with glee . . . or whatever.

Bronwyn Green
Jessica Jarman
Kris Norris
Kellie St. James

Hello!!  Welcome to the Randomness that is the Wednesday Blog. Today’s topic, as you can see, if all about my Internet history. Oh first, let’s toss out the Random Wednesday Blog Hotness. Today, you get three for the price of one.

Okay, so my Internet history. As with most author’s it’s probably so suspect. I mean really, if a cop or psychiatrist would look at the history I’d probably be rushed right downtown and booked. Currently, the book I’m working on is an paranormal urban fantasy suspense . . . a total mouthful I know. It’s come out in November and I decided to set it in my hometown of Louisville, KY. I’ve never set a book here before and thought the city would work really well for this story. Louisville is really unique in that it’s a fairly large city, but downtown isn’t enormous but it’s old. I mean the city was founded in the late 1700s and we sit right on the river, which makes it even cooler. Literally and figuratively, during the winter months. So, I needed to have some information as I write. The city/state is are currently constructing a bridge to connect Louisville to Southern Indiana. I wanted to use this in the story so needed to know where and the timeline. I also looked up what types of heavy equipment one would use to dig a hole. Additionally, I needed to know where the coroner’s office is and the medical examiner’s office and if they are the same thing here in the city. FYI, they are two separate entities with different addresses. See what I mean about the cops being suspicious?When

Another series I write — Promises — I’ve looked up different kinds of weapons such as a naginata, katar, and all different kinds of handguns and bullet sizes. I’ve also done research on spiders, most especially their legs and the details in how they grip walls and ceilings. I know, gross, but I needed to understand. I’ve also done research on blood and white and red cells and the jobs they do in the body.

On the flip side, I’ve also searched out different knitting patterns. LOL I love to knit though I’m not great at it, but if it’s a pattern I really want, like perhaps a cloche (hat) then I will search for just the right one and the yarn for it. I’ve also done searches for fall decorations, Halloween decorations and winter decorations. My newest search was all about how to take branches and make them look as if they are ice encrusted. I’ve seen them in stores and they’re expensive, so I wanted to make my own. I got some ideas and I’m heading out to my cousins so I can collect some branches and try it out.

Hmmm, I think that’s it for right now. Of course, more odd stuff will show up since the books I write are never normal. 🙂 But I think that’s a good thing. Oh and go check out the other Blogger Girlz and see what crazy stuff shows up on their Internet histories.

Bronwyn Green
Jessica Jarman
Jenny Trout

See you all next week! –GC

Hello!! And welcome once again to the Randomness that is Wednesday. Today’s incredible topic is all about our best school memories. Huh, yeah, ummmm hmmmm, I didn’t really like school a whole lot. Stunning, since I’m a teacher, but there you have it. Oh!! First, let me share gratuitous male hotness.

Okay, so fav memories . . . yeah I went to a tiny catholic elementary school with the same 20 kids until 8th grade. It pretty much sucked! If you weren’t the perfectly cool kid then you were out. And believe me I wasn’t cool. So scratch those years. High School, yeah high school I went to a catholic all-girls school (sensing a theme?). Now I will admit that sophomore and junior years were pretty cool. I had a friend, Sherry, and somehow she and I ended up in every single class both years. Don’t know, don’t understand, but we did. We really did have a ton of fun. Senior year rolled around and it sucked. Big time!

I started college when I was about 24 or so when I started working for a local university. I loved college!!! The first class I took was a general history class and I was a 4.0 by the time I rolled out of it because I loved it so much. People kept telling me how hard the professor was, but if you studied (duh) you could pass. Because I worked full-time I could only take 2 classes a semester and it took me forever, but I loved it. I loved everything about college. I loved picking my classes, getting the books, going to class, taking notes, writing papers . . . you name it. And I was good at it. My Mom, bless her heart, was stunned, since I wasn’t a stellar student in high school. In fact, I passed by the skin of my teeth, as she used to say.

I got my degree in Liberal Studies since I wanted to study everything. I took Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Accounting, Theology, History . . . you name it, I took it and loved it. I even took an upper level history class taught by the head of the History Department. Dr. Mahoney was amazing. The university was built around her, I’m sure since she was quite old, but damn that woman knew stuff. She didn’t use notes or anything. She would just lean back against her desk, hold a cup of vanilla coffee, and talk. After the first test and let me tell you it was hard, but I kicked ass on it, I saw her at a wedding for a mutual friend. She asked me what I thought of the test so I told her it was a bit long since I couldn’t finish in the allotted time. Bam! Next test was shorter. She told me that she knew I had studied and was adult so we could talk about it. Loved her!!!!

Once I finished my undergrad, I immediately went for my Master of Arts in Teaching. I eventually went back AGAIN and I got a bachelor degree in communication. Not as fun since it was all online. I love going to school and being in the classroom. That’s probably why I loved being a teacher so much.

So there it is. My very favorite school memories.Now I’m going to fill you with sage advice. Go to school!! You will love it. Learning should be something we are engaged in all the time. Read and then read more. I love nonfiction books. I just finished The Wave and The Poisoners’ Handbook. Excellent reads!

Go check out the other Blogger Girlz: Bronwyn, Jessica, and Kris  to find out if they have any good memories from school.

See you next week! –GC

So, I’m sure if you are here you know I’m a romance novelist. In fact, if you want to get right down to it, I write erotic romance. BUT, in my other life I’m a certified elementary school teacher. I worked in a history museum for 5 years until I was laid off. Yeah, the museum is having issues, but that’s a story for another time. Right now, I am job hunting while writing feverishly in the hopes that my writing will take off and I can do that full time. Okay, now that I have all that out of the way let me tell you why I’m really here. In the 5 weeks since I was laid off I am, of course, online a ton. I’ve upped my presence online with blogs and Twitter and Facebook and just generally chatting and reading while I write. I’m sure you’re wondering, “Where the hell is this going?” And I will tell you. In these 5 weeks I have realized that there are a lot of people out there that are grade-A assfaces.

Trolls. These people are called trolls. Which is kind of sad since these people totally besmirch real trolls and I’m sure they will be filing some kind of lawsuit soon.

Real troll that is angry because of assfaces on line.

I’ve heard of Internet trolls before since I’ve been using a computer for . . . a very long time. But I didn’t have time to even think about them, much less write a blog about the phenomenon. But my friend Jenny Trout has a huge Internet presence and since she appeared online in her cutie cute bikini she has been inundated by these “incredible” individuals. Notice that I use quotes around incredible, that denotes sarcasm. 

Now, I’m not the smartest person in the world. I will admit I have 2 undergraduate degrees and 1 master degree, but that still doesn’t make me Stephen Hawking. Hell that doesn’t even make me Dr. Sheldon Cooper, but I just don’t get it. I don’t understand the reason why someone would go online to purposefully be a jerk to someone. And, what’s even more ridiculous, is the assface person doesn’t even know the person they are being a jerk to. How does this make sense??

What drives someone to find an article or blog or what-have-you online and purposefully say something to make others angry? Once again, I’m not a genius, but to me there is some kind of mental disorder going on here for anyone who does this. What kind of satisfaction does this person get by sowing discord? Is the individual so lacking in confidence in his or her own life that he or she feels as though going online to tear down people (you don’t know) somehow makes you a better person? 

Now, my mama always told me that if you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all. And I try to abide by this rule. So I wonder if these assface individuals weren’t raised correctly. Do they not have good southern mamas to tell them how to act when you get out someplace? I’m guessing no by the ridiculous posts I see day after day.

So, I have some advice to give. If you are one of those people who go online and enjoy saying stuff to make others mad, you need help. First, get off the computer. Unhook your Internet and get into therapy and figure out what is so wrong with your life that makes you act like a jerk. Once you’ve figured out the issues, work on them and fix stuff. After that, I bet you will have loads of friends and won’t need to use the Internet in the passive/aggressive manner you have been.

For everyone else who must deal with these “incredible” individuals my advice is ignore them. I know, it’s going to be hard. But I have found that if you ignore some behavior the behavior stops because there is no audience. Another thing my mama always said was, “If it’s not going to matter in a week, a month, a year then let it roll off your back like water off a duck’s back.” Which means, if the assface doesn’t have an audience they finally give up and go away. Like I said, I know it’s difficult, but as a friend of mine once said, “Somebody has to be the big person in a relationship.” And, online, that “big person” or adult, if you will, is the person who ignores the ridiculous behavior of the assface.

Thank for listening. Oh and if you have something to say to me that is constructive and thoughtful please leave a message. I will answer. If, on the other hand, you’re an assface don’t bother commenting. I won’t answer. I will read what you have to say, roll my eyes and sigh at how sad you are. But I won’t comment.

Thanks –GC

Hello!! And welcome to the randomness that is the Wednesday Blog. Since I was such a big loser last week and I totally forgot about the blog I will give you two pics of awesomeness to make up for last weeks derp moment.

And .. .. you’re welcome!!! So, this weeks post is all about our favorite books. I wasn’t clear on whether it was supposed to be my own covers or just covers in general so I’m going to do both, cause that is the way I roll.

1. The Secret Garden

I’m pagan and have a lot of different books that I love so much. But this cover pulled me in as nothing else did. The information inside is good, but the cover is really awesome.

3. Archangel’s Legion

If I didn’t already read the series, this cover would have totally pulled me in. Talk about awesome artwork! Elena looks so tough and gorgeous, just as she’s portrayed in the books.

4. Dark Promise

I love the cover for my book Dark Promise and I’ll tell you why. I really don’t want their faces to show so the designer did a good job. Also, it’s just damn sexy, but even more I like the next cover better.

5. A Hunter’s Promise

Hello and welcome once again that is the fabulous randomness of the Random Wednesday Blog!!  This week the Blogger Girlz and I are chatting about what our signs are and do they fit us. I think my sign fits me very well and it’s all true.

But I’m sure that’s not what the Girlz were referring to when they came up with the post. So, I was born under the sign of Gemini and strangely enough so was my sister. She is almost 3 years younger than me, but her birthdays is 6 days before mine. *pause* Yep, I’m giving you time to take that in. I always felt bad for my Mom since she never got a break on present buying.

Anyway, I looked up the traits of a Gemini and found this on a website called ganeshaspeaks.com. I will go through them each and try to be as honest as I can because truly who likes looking closely at themselves. Eeesh, I’d rather lounge back, eat a bon-bon and read.

True, all Zodiac Signs have positive as well as negative traits, and the Gemini is no exception. For example, Gemini-born are clever and intellectual people but they can also be tense and restless. To understand a Gemini it is essential to understand his/her traits. Positive Traits of Gemini Adjustable Broad-minded and easy-going that they are, the Gemini are adjustable individuals as the desire to enjoy every moment run deep within them.   ** When I was younger I would have laughed at this since change was not my friend. But now I have learned to roll with whatever happens and enjoy what comes. Versatile A wide variety of subjects excites them, and hence, the Gemini will try their hands at diverse things. Surely, they won’t get stuck in any mundane tasks.  ** Yes!! I love to learn and this is why I have so many student loans. (rolling eyes) I also read tons and tons of nonfiction and try my hand at a variety of crafts.  Enthusiastic Gemini-born is enthusiastic and full of life, and always crave for accomplishing new and interesting things; and at times, their enthusiasm is infectious. ** I think this does match with me. I love going places and seeing new things and I get really pumped if my friends can do experience it with me. Soft-Spoken Gemini-born are blessed with brilliant communication skills. They are a soft-spoken lot! They can sell just about anything to anyone with their outstanding verbal skills. ** Yeah, don’t know about this. I love to talk, but don’t know if that means I’m a brilliant communicator.  Witty and Humorous Gemini-born can effortlessly impress you with their wit and humour, and you will never get bored in their company. Besides, their spontaneity adds to their natural charm. A Gemini can easily keep you entertained and involved for hours.  ** Don’t know about this either, but I love to laugh.  Intellectual Gemini are born intellectuals, they are always interested in learning numerous subjects. They are clever and sharp individuals and they will not shy away from voicing their opinions.  ** Yep! And yep on the opinions. I’m also the one to ask if you want a truly honest opinion, but you’d better be sure because I will tell you the truth. Negative Traits of Gemini Lack of Consistency Gemini-born are so sharp and prompt that it is hard for them to stay interested and focused in the projects they start with. Such inconsistency is their main drawback.  ** And yes, unfortunately. That is why I have a bunch of books started, but not many finished.  Superficial Gemini-born are often tagged as superficial people because of their inability to delve deep and pay attention to details. ** Yep, and this is why I’m a jack of many trades, but a master of none. I knit and make jewelry and do other crafts, but I can’t say I’m great at them because I just can’t concentrate. I don’t see it as superficial, I just see it as having a wide variety of interests. 🙂 Lack Decision Making Ability Gemini-born are constantly in two minds whenever they are supposed to decide on something. At times, they lose out on very lucrative opportunities in their life due to their inability to decide.  ** I used to be like this, but I think as I’ve aged I do a better job at making decisions. Lack of Direction Gemini-born often lack the direction and focus in their life and so they easily get bored with the things that they are doing.  ** And yes again, if you come to my house you will find a lot of half finished projects Anxious Gemini-born are full of energy, but have a tendency to bite off more than they can chew. This leads to anxiousness and makes them erratic. ** Not so much anymore. Like I said, as I’ve aged I have mellowed. Now it takes a lot to get me excited. I take things as they come and roll with it.  So am I like my sign? Some . . .probably more than I’m not, but there’s a lot to say for life experience too. As I’ve grown older I realized there’s no reason to get all anxious and crazy about things. I’ve learned to roll with life and pretty much take each day as it comes. If my gabillion dollars of therapy have taught me anything, it’s that the idea of control is an illusion. I cannot control anything, but me and my reaction to things. Some days that’s harder than others to do, but most of the time it works.  As my last thought, I think this sign truly matches with who I am. Enjoy Run around and check out the other Blogger Girlz blogs and find out if they’re like the signs they were born under. The Girlz are Bronwyn, Kris, Jessica, and Kellie. See you next week! –GC