This Week's Free Read: Hungry Heart

 

What's Halloween without a few extra treats? So here's a surprise FREEBIE, available for just the next few days. 

In case you don't know, Hungry Heart is a companion book to Visions Before Midnight (Oberon, book seven). While it can stand on its own (and it does contain scenes and material that does not appear in Visions) this is essentially Cara's version of some of the events that occur (in much greater detail) in that book. 

She may or may not be telling the truth.  Which begs the question, "Do you trust her?"

There's also a fun (for a certain value of "fun") forward by Gregg Gilchrist--who very much wants it to be known that he's the Big Bad of the whole Oberon series. I mean...he's not exactly wrong. 

It's a spooky little story. Download it and enjoy!

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Hungry Heart An Oberon Halloween Story   ​ Cara Matthews is trouble--with a capital T. That's one thing that pretty much everyone in Oberon can agree on--parents, teachers, other students, her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Seth Cavanaugh. Well, if you give a dog a bad name he--or she--will probably live up to it, right? ​This Halloween, after one insult too many, Cara's hellbent on wreaking revenge--no matter who gets hurt in the process.

Download for FREE until November 5th.

Wine Wednesday: Seaglass Pinot Noir

 

You know, it's a funny thing, but when I think "sea glass" I don't think red wine. I think Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio. But this was an interesting Pinot Noir. Light bodied--not what I usually look for in a red wine, but there you are. It's got a lot of fruity notes on the nose--cherries and maybe peach? There's maybe a hint of citrus on the palate along with just a touch of caramel. 

I paired this with eggplant parmesan and was not disappointed.

Musical Monday: Fisherman's Blues (Young Dubliners)

   

I can't recall which book I was working on when I first started using this song as music to write to. I suppose it might have been Sound of a Voice that is Still, which is very marine-life heavy. But it was perfect while I was writing about Coilin and Saoirse in Somewhere Beyond the Sea (out now as part of the Mermaids and Sirens Collection!).

 

I only learned recently that this is a cover of a song that was originally done by c group called the Waterboys. I'm sorry to say it, but I like this version a little better. It's got a bit more pep to it. 

This Week's Free Read: Going Back to Find You

 

It's almost Halloween! And how better to celebrate than by making Going Back to Find You FREE for the next five days? Also, it'll be coming off Kindle Unlimited in a few weeks--which is great if you buy your books elsewhere, not so great if you're a KU aficionado. Although, I gotta say, if you DO read all your books on KU? Yeah, you've likely been missing this anyway. 

This is a bit of a spin-off of my Children of Night series. It's still Clan Quintano, but the Beyond the CofN books focus on some of the less-central family members. Like Jason, who should up briefly in In the Dark, and then was never seen again--until now! I LOVE him in this book. He's such a sweetheart. He's not the strongest vampire in the nest, but he's got a lot of heart. Also, I love second chance romances so there's that, as well. You can find it here:

 https://books2read.com/b/GoingBack

Going Back To Find You

Because even a vampire deserves a second chance. 

When Jason Cook boarded the train to San Francisco, he didn't plan on coming back. He never really thought he'd see Nebraska or Lizbeth Petersen ever again. But when an unexpected turn of events threatens the woman he'd been forced to leave behind, he has no choice but to go back and try to make things right. 

Warning: This is not a drill. Vampires are invading your favorite, small Nebraska town this Halloween. Does this mean Type-O flavored Booze will soon be the new rage in Sapphire Falls? Hopefully, it won't come to that. But you never can tell... 

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***This story was originally released as part of the Sapphire Falls Kindle World.***  

Wine Wednesday: Caymus Suisun The Walking Fool Red Blend

 

So, this is a new winery for me, from a new-to-me AVA--Suisun--which is located in Solano County, not far from where I used to live.  I noted a lot of dark fruit notes on the nose along with violets and cocoa. It's bright and lively, very juicy and fruit forward with a smooth finish that carries hints of blueberry and tobacco. 

It's not a very heavy wine which is a little surprising from a Zinfandel/Syrah blend but there you have it. Paso Robles has the lock on big, impressive Zins, as far as I'm concerned. 

I'd love to tell you what it looks like, but my grandson insisted I use the Space Alien coffee mug we bought for him when we took a cross country trip to visit family in California.  

Musical Monday: No Mermaid (Sinead Lohan)

   

This doesn't really need an explanation, does it? I've written a story about a selkie. It's available now. Selkies and mermaids are much the same in many ways. 

But seriously, I love this song! 

https://books2read.com/u/bzQLnG

Musical Monday: The Roan Inish Theme (Mason Daring)

   

I've loved this movie forever. I love everything about it. The music. The cinematography. The acting. The story. The friggin' names of the characters! And, obviously, the soundtrack was crucial while I was writing about freaking SELKIES!