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More Than a Writer
I have many titles. Author. Mom. Wife. Homeschool Teacher (please tell me I’m not the only one sick of that title). Tax preparer. Office manager. Maid. Chauffeur. But also, I am a reader. I can’t go a full day without spending at least some time reading. About a week ago, I was given an ARC of the first book of Michelle MacQueen’s Rockstars Anonymous series, Love is a Lyric, and oh my god you guys, I couldn’t put it down. (And now I have “Omigod You Guys” from the Legally Blonde musical stuck in my head. Great.) Not only is this a super sweet love story, but it shows a…
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Scars Fade
Aurora‘s nightmare is over. Erik is safely behind bars awaiting trial, and her last cut was over six months ago. Liam returns to his military service after Aurora and her perfect son, Gavin, are out of the hospital. Suddenly, all communication with Liam stops. No emails. No phone calls. No one has heard from him in weeks. Fearing the worst, she struggles to avoid turning to her razor blade before she gets the phone call she had been dreading. Liam had been in an accident. An explosion had left him badly burned and possibly paralyzed, but he was alive and was transferred to a hospital closer to home. In the…
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Self Inflicted
To the world, seventeen-year-old Aurora appears to be like any other teenage girl seeking attention. Her short hair changes color as frequently as her mood. She doesn’t bother to hide her tattoos or piercings from the judging world of high school. The only thing she hides is her scars. After losing her mother to breast cancer at the age of thirteen, Aurora is left to be raised solely by her workaholic father. She turns to cutting to deal with the constant emotional pain. Full of scars from her years of self-harm, Aurora shelters herself from the world and refuses to allow people to get to know the real Rory. The…
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Meet the Characters: Chad
Chad first appeared in Summer Love Autumn Goodbye. While it is the only book that he is featured in, there are numerous references to him throughout the series. Growing up, Chad idolized his older brothers. When they left home (or were kicked out), Chad stayed close to them. Once he was a teenager, Dravyn and Eric introduced Chad to their world. Drugs, alcohol, and parties quickly became his life as well. One bad decision led to another, and Chad found himself behind bars. The rest of Chad’s story is in the book, but please keep an open mind while reading it. Chad made bad decisions, but he was not a…
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Summer Love, Autumn Goodbye
She is a good girl. He is a bad boy. Marissa and Chad are completely wrong for each other, but neither of them can fight their attraction. Summer is Marissa’s favorite time of the year, when she gets to travel two-hundred miles from home to camp with her grandparents or stay with her aunt. During one of those summers with her aunt, she met Chad. Not only does Chad meet the definition of a bad boy, but her cousin’s best friend is definitely too old for her. Level-headed Marissa doesn’t care, and she doesn’t see him for his shady past, but for the person he is capable of becoming. It…
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A Touch of Stupidity
Well, I will be the first to admit, I am not a tech expert. So of course, when I was updating my website the other day, what do I do? Accidently delete everything. And guess who is really bad at backing things up? Yea, that would be me. So, website gone. No backup. Looks like I am starting from scratch. For like the third time now. Maybe even more. Nothing better than losing YEARS worth of work. Don’t worry, this time, I will learn from my mistakes. This time, there is a back-up. And that will be updated every time I make changes. Please bear with me as I get…