Adventures in Crafting with Words

Another Sariah Wilson?  Yes!   I can't help it that one of my new favs released a new book a few weeks after my last post about one of her books.  Her stories haven't let me down yet, so if you haven't picked up her Young Adult or clean New Adult books then you need to add some to your to-read pile.   They are all on Kindle Unlimited so you can try out a new author without shelling out $2.99 or $3.99. Now... about #Starstruck... When Zoe replies to a tweet from her teenage celebrity crush (she's in her twenties now) she's expecting only one thing - getting negative feedback from Chase Covington's followers - aka Chasers. She never expects him to respond! Chase finds himself intrigued by her response to his tweet (and the lack of emojis) and engages her in public and private conversation. The better they get to know each other the more they both have to gain, and lose. Like Zoe's best friend - a fellow Chaser - since they were tweens...

Here's another new find I ran across during Megan O'Russell's book launch party for The Tale of Bryant Adams or How I Magically Messed Up My Life in 4 Freakin Days. K.M. Robinson's Jaded (book one of the duology) left me staying up way too late reading two nights in a row.  If you knew from a young age that you were promised to marry the Leader's (Commander in this series) son AND that they were going to kill you, what would you do? If you knew from a young age you were meant to marry the leader of the rebellion's daughter AND you were trained to kill here, what would you do? Things were going according to plan.  Jade married Roan.   Then they start to get to know each other... All, up until this point, that Jade knows about Roan is that he is his father's son.  The reverse is true for what Roan knows about Jade. Then she learns he's a painter and he learns she is kind-hearted and people love her. Then they both discover t...

Around October 30th or 31st I "finished" the manuscript for the mash up that I've been working on since August 2014.  The idea came to me while I was teaching Biology - interim position - and had some spare time.  I adore fairy tales.  Simply adore them and discovering their various variations.  Even the original tales have minor nuances that create five different tales from the same origin.  This was before I'd discovered Heather Lyon's The Collector's Society Series.  (Go, read the books. The last one comes out Nov. 7th!  I can't wait!)  So... what happens when a descendant of Alice finds herself in a strange land?  A land where fairy tales and children's stories were real?  Where a magic council can freeze the story's tales in a loop or allow them to continue on for generations?  I don't have the synopsis yet.  I don't even have the manuscript completely edited.  Only 54 pages.  But that will take a ha...

There are few books that draw me in like this one did.  From the very beginning we learn that Kit had a twin sister that was kidnapped by fairies, or so she dreams. She also has an ex-boyfriend, Tommy, who is clearly still crazy about her. There's a few reasons why Kit doesn't do serious relationships, even though the reader can tell she wishes otherwise with Tommy.  Our main character has issues stemming from her missing sister and a genetic disorder - Cystic Fibrosis.  She doesn't want Tommy to end up resenting her as her disease progresses. So she flirts with David Terry, eventually agreeing to go on a date with him even though a mysterious stranger warned her against him.  Even though she initially had a bad feeling about him. On their date, she inexplicably revealed details about her life that she hadn't even shared with her roommates or Tommy.  Despite their connection, Kit feels uncomfortable when David comes on too strong.  ...