I love my gemstones. Love to wear them. Love having them around me. I’m not talking talking sparkly tiaras and diamond necklaces. Although, they can be stunning. Nah, I’m talking crystals. My love for crystals inked onto the page in my recent Young Adult novel, Becoming: The Balance Bringer, when high school senior, Ana Janssen,…
Summertime is here! That means beaches, free time, traveling …what’s totally awesome to have with you for all three? BOOKS! Ready to win some free reading topped off with two awesome gift cards? Let’s do this. . Let’s get busy… entering the awesome book giveaway! . a Rafflecopter giveaway a Rafflecopter…
The third book in the Children of the Gods series by Jessica Therrien is coming! It’s actually ready and waiting behind the curtain for it’s premier moment. Yay! Books one and two, Oppression and Uprising, are being re-released prior to Redemption‘s big release date. I’m so excited about this. We’re talking Greek gods and their…
Do you love playing games? When I was little, my family didn’t often play games. Although an occasional turn at Clue, or when I was younger yet, Mouse Trap, managed to delight us for an hour or so. Games challenge the mind, inspire team work, and rev up one’s desire for accomplishment. All great things.…
Do you treasure quiet moments when you can steal away from the every day and get lost in a book? Do you find yourself living the story you find written between the pages, running side-by-side with the characters in the novel? If so, you are afflicted, my friend. Like so many others in this word…
How far do you go to research your stories? I’ve flown across the country, walked forever so that I could hike deep into the dark, stalagmite covered caverns inside of a mountain. But those are stories for another time. Today we’re talking about old, abandoned mines. Gold mines. Mercury mines. Coal mines. Becoming: The Balance…
The RT Booklovers Convention was amazing! Fun, educational, and (slightly) overwhelming. Much sleep followed by coffee was needed in my recharge process. But WOW what a week! RT stands for Romantic Times. Books are not restricted to only romance reads, so don’t worry. Six days. That’s some serious time dedicated to being ‘ON’ for an…
Giveaway! Giveaway! Giveaway! I have an extra VIP Weekend Ticket to the reader event taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada the first weekend of April. Interested? I will be at this extraordinary event, with a ton of other authors, signing my books and I would LOVE to see you there! I really would! Vegas…Who doesn’t…
Becoming │The Balance Bringer…it’s been a long time in the making. A very long time. I can still recall, with considerable clarity, the moment I knew what the title of this YA fantasy would be. It was 2010. I was driving down a lone stretch of highway through the California desert. It was night, and it…
This month I’m touring the blogosphere promoting The Moorigad Dragon and Reap Not the Dragon. Follow along. In honor of all things Dragon I thought it would be fun to do two thing: Explore Kyra’s hybrid dragon nature. Kyra is the dragon shifter from The Moorigad Dragon and Reap Not the Dragon. Revisit a snippet…
Smeared Paint: A Mystic’s Carnival Trouper Tale Originally posted February 26, 2015 | Mystic’s Carnival *paranormal romance* *urban fantasy* The tent flap brushed aside and the lights flickered on. The illumination was dim―just enough to prevent patrons from tripping or walking into a supporting pole. It was Bart’s fifth visit this week, and it was…
The carnival is touring the cyber countryside in a new book tour. All the cars are packed and it’s chugging along smoothly. You can follow the stops from here: Promotional Book Tours. There are a lot of fun things planned: story excerpts, book reviews, author interviews, and guest posts. The fun will last all month-long!…
