More of Adamo's story.
Genre: historical urban fantasy
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Thursday Thirteen - 13 Premieres I'm Looking Forward To
In order of TV airing date:
1. Parenthood
2. The Vampire Diaries
3. Castle
4. The Big Bang Theory
5. Nikita
6. Supernatural
7. Gossip Girl
8. Chuck
and now the new shows:
9. The New Girl
10. Whitney
11. Prime Suspect
12. Last Man Standing
13. Grimm
We're getting a DVR Friday, which I'm pretty happy about. No more schedule conflicts.
1. Parenthood
2. The Vampire Diaries
3. Castle
4. The Big Bang Theory
5. Nikita
6. Supernatural
7. Gossip Girl
8. Chuck
and now the new shows:
9. The New Girl
10. Whitney
11. Prime Suspect
12. Last Man Standing
13. Grimm
We're getting a DVR Friday, which I'm pretty happy about. No more schedule conflicts.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Tuesday Teaser - How Bob and Celeste met
Celeste might’ve gone to the concert to see Jake Lindsey sing, but it was the lead guitarist Bob Thompson she couldn’t take her eyes off of. Now with a chance to meet him, she introduced herself.
“I think we should get to know each other.”
He took her offered hand, but didn’t shake it, holding it in his large grasp instead. “Oh? Why’s that?” he asked, smiling.
“Our best friends are gonna do the dating thing and there’ll be a lot of drama. If they’re going to drive us nuts, the least we can do is commiserate.”
He laughed, deep and throaty, and still hadn’t let go of her hand. “They do like to complicate life, don’t they? Tell you what, gorgeous…” He took a pen out of his pocket and started writing on her palm.
“What’s at that address?”
Bob finally released her hand. His eyes flicked down, then up, taking in her curvaceous form. “A good time. What else is there?”
It was her turn to laugh. “Not a damn thing.”
“I think we should get to know each other.”
He took her offered hand, but didn’t shake it, holding it in his large grasp instead. “Oh? Why’s that?” he asked, smiling.
“Our best friends are gonna do the dating thing and there’ll be a lot of drama. If they’re going to drive us nuts, the least we can do is commiserate.”
He laughed, deep and throaty, and still hadn’t let go of her hand. “They do like to complicate life, don’t they? Tell you what, gorgeous…” He took a pen out of his pocket and started writing on her palm.
“What’s at that address?”
Bob finally released her hand. His eyes flicked down, then up, taking in her curvaceous form. “A good time. What else is there?”
It was her turn to laugh. “Not a damn thing.”
Comments welcome.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Saturday Snippet - Jacob and Beth
His scent floated up from the pillow, a mix of shampoo, cologne, and essential Jacob, the recipe not changing much since he was sixteen. Feeling needier than I wanted to be, I got up and tapped on the bathroom door with one finger, twice. He opened it and I wrapped my arms around him, burying my face in his neck.
“Just one more week,” he whispered in my ear. I nodded, rubbing the sides of our faces together, lifted my head, and our lips met.
We never did chaste kisses and this was no exception, my butt soon set on the counter and my legs wrapped around his hips. He hadn’t put on a shirt, yet, so my hands were exploring all that yummy skin while it was in reach.
A baby cried. I froze, then Jacob. My niece Sarah.
We heard doors open and close, then Darcy’s voice through the wall, soothing her daughter. I slid off the counter and reached for the door. After peeking into the hallway, I escaped to the kitchen.
Babies…it’s like they know.
Still, I’d thank her later. I didn’t want our first time together again to happen in my brother’s guest bathroom before my boyfriend flew away for a week.
Comments welcome.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Thursday Thirteen
13 sentences from Book 3:
New Year's EveTokyo, Japan
The concert had been timed for the latest song to end a minute before midnight. The big screen behind Jake and the band showed the crowd as the camera panned over the audience. They screamed.
“Grab someone you love, and if you came alone, make a friend,” he said into the mike.
A timer popped up on the screen counting down the seconds.
Jacob dialed a number on his cell phone, then held it up to the shouting crowd.
“TEN…NINE…EIGHT…SEVEN…”
Her voice mail would pick up at this hour, but it didn’t matter.
“FIVE…FOUR…THREE…TWO…ONE!!!”
He held the phone’s microphone close to his lips to be heard over the celebrating crowd. “Happy New Year, baby. I’m comin’ home.”
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Tuesday Teaser
Bob walked out of LAX to one of the waiting Town Cars, pulling his phone out of his pocket before he sat down inside.
“Home, sir?”
“Yeah, man.”
The driver put up the privacy screen and pulled out into traffic. Bob dialed a familiar number.
“Hello?”
“I’m leaving the airport. Be at my door,” he said, and hung up.
When he reached the floor of his apartment, she was there, wearing a trench coat and over-the-knee boots.
“Who do you think you are, hanging up on me?”
“You still came.” He switched his bag to his left hand and unlocked the door.
“Not yet.”
A little more from Book 3. Comments welcome.
Carla Krae
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Book 3 in Progress, and a little fangirling
The next Jacob/Beth story is being written. Current word count is 3105. Progress will go faster once I get to the pre-written material I have to edit (part of a previous incarnation of their book with a slightly different plot).
There will be a pause to read the next Dresden Files book as soon as I get my hands on it (offical release Tuesday). I've already read Jim's 5 sample chapters and OMG - so jealous of the fans at Comic Con this weekend that got to buy the book early. I know at least 2 people in the UK that got their book from Amazon already, grrrrr. If you have Ghost Story, don't spoil me! I'll have to thwap you.
On a sad note, Borders is being liquidated. Are you losing your local bookstore? Mine closed a few months ago when they were getting rid of the underperforming stores. It was nice to have one within walking distance for me, but oh well....stuck with the B&N across from the mall now.
There will be a pause to read the next Dresden Files book as soon as I get my hands on it (offical release Tuesday). I've already read Jim's 5 sample chapters and OMG - so jealous of the fans at Comic Con this weekend that got to buy the book early. I know at least 2 people in the UK that got their book from Amazon already, grrrrr. If you have Ghost Story, don't spoil me! I'll have to thwap you.
On a sad note, Borders is being liquidated. Are you losing your local bookstore? Mine closed a few months ago when they were getting rid of the underperforming stores. It was nice to have one within walking distance for me, but oh well....stuck with the B&N across from the mall now.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2
Tech Guy had a recent work schedule change so he has Fridays off, so we went to the midnight show last night.
Saw it in 3D, but it's really not necessary for this movie. You won't miss out with regular ol' 2D.
Trailers included were Breaking Dawn part 1, Torchwood: Miracle Day, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (squee!), The Dark Knight Rises (double squee!), and Cowboys and Aliens (planning to see it).
DH part 2 is about 2 hours even. Everybody brought their A game. There were several lines for showings at our theater, probably at least 10, and our show was full except for the front row (way too close to a screen that large). The 3D glasses are actually Harry Potter edition little black frames. Cute.
Won't spoil the movie here. We had a really good time. I confess to not reading the book series, so I don't know how close it was to that. The audience cheered and clapped a lot, so the die-hards seemed to be pretty happy. If you get misty at all at movies, bring at least one tissue for this one.
Happy Friday, all.
Saw it in 3D, but it's really not necessary for this movie. You won't miss out with regular ol' 2D.
Trailers included were Breaking Dawn part 1, Torchwood: Miracle Day, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (squee!), The Dark Knight Rises (double squee!), and Cowboys and Aliens (planning to see it).
DH part 2 is about 2 hours even. Everybody brought their A game. There were several lines for showings at our theater, probably at least 10, and our show was full except for the front row (way too close to a screen that large). The 3D glasses are actually Harry Potter edition little black frames. Cute.
Won't spoil the movie here. We had a really good time. I confess to not reading the book series, so I don't know how close it was to that. The audience cheered and clapped a lot, so the die-hards seemed to be pretty happy. If you get misty at all at movies, bring at least one tissue for this one.
Happy Friday, all.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Six Sentence Sunday
From the WIP:
Comments welcome.
He slid his hand under the edge of the shorts to caress my left leg. “Is there any pain?”
Don’t flinch, don’t flinch… “Nothing an aspirin can’t fix.”
His fingers traced the scar, feeling out the texture difference in my skin. “You don’t have to hide it from me, you know."
Comments welcome.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Saturday Snippet
I had a good week, so I'm feeling generous.
Yes, there will be another Jacob/Beth book. :-)
My pillow wiggled beneath me. “Bethie-love, I have to leave.”
I nuzzled into the crook of Jacob’s neck and mumbled, “Just five more minutes.”
“Gave you those ten minutes ago. Let me up.”
“Don’t wanna.” After nearly two months without my boyfriend, one day wasn’t enough, even if he did make it for Christmas.
He rolled us over on my brother’s deep sofa. “Gonna miss my flight if I don’t get up now.” He stood and tossed the blanket back over me. It was barely sunrise and cold in the living room.
Too early even for me, but since I wouldn’t have him home for a week, I watched him gather his clothes and toiletries and head for the hall bathroom. This tour had definitely put a crimp in the progress of our developing relationship. I questioned the intelligence of dating a rock star all the time. If not for all the history of thirteen years and loving him nearly as long, I’d say no way and not for me, but Jacob was Jacob—the only boy/man I’d ever wanted.
Which made the whole enterprise scary as hell.
Yes, there will be another Jacob/Beth book. :-)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
An Unlikely Pair now free on Amazon!
Amazon made AUP free yesterday. Only Amazon USA so far. Those of you in the UK and Germany, let Amazon know you want the book free like it is at Apple, B&N, etc.
Prequel short story for My Once and Future Love.
By typical standards, Beth and Jacob should've never been friends, but it's funny what Geometry class and a shared backyard wall can bring about.
12,000 words.
ETA: Woot! #102 Free in Kindle Store. #1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Short Stories.
ETA2: #32 Free in Kindle Store. #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Short Stories.
ETA3: Still growing! #25 Free in Kindle Store. #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Short Stories. Can we hit #1 today?
ETA4: And....we're ending the day with #22 Free in Kindle Store and #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Short Stories. Thanks for all the support!
Prequel short story for My Once and Future Love.
By typical standards, Beth and Jacob should've never been friends, but it's funny what Geometry class and a shared backyard wall can bring about.
12,000 words.
ETA: Woot! #102 Free in Kindle Store. #1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Short Stories.
ETA2: #32 Free in Kindle Store. #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Short Stories.
ETA3: Still growing! #25 Free in Kindle Store. #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Short Stories. Can we hit #1 today?
ETA4: And....we're ending the day with #22 Free in Kindle Store and #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Short Stories. Thanks for all the support!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Book rec - Quarter Square (urban fantasy)
David Bridger's urban fantasy QUARTER SQUARE released today!
English carpenter Joe Walker thinks his life is over when he discovers his wife and best friend having an affair. Restoring an abandoned theatre offers little hope for a fresh start...until he follows a group of strangers through a hidden door into a world he never could have imagined.
In the haven known as Quarter Square, Joe encounters a community of supernatural street performers who straddle the mortal world and the magic realm known as the Wild. Here, Joe finds a sense of belonging he's never known before—and a chance to uncover the truth behind the frightening visions that have haunted him since childhood. He also meets Min, an enchanting singer who quickly captures his heart.
But as Joe settles into Quarter Square, he learns their haven is under attack, while an ancient enemy threatens to tear him and Min apart. Now, Joe must learn to wield his own powers in order to save the life he's come to love...
Buy QUARTER SQUARE at Carina Press!
English carpenter Joe Walker thinks his life is over when he discovers his wife and best friend having an affair. Restoring an abandoned theatre offers little hope for a fresh start...until he follows a group of strangers through a hidden door into a world he never could have imagined.
In the haven known as Quarter Square, Joe encounters a community of supernatural street performers who straddle the mortal world and the magic realm known as the Wild. Here, Joe finds a sense of belonging he's never known before—and a chance to uncover the truth behind the frightening visions that have haunted him since childhood. He also meets Min, an enchanting singer who quickly captures his heart.
But as Joe settles into Quarter Square, he learns their haven is under attack, while an ancient enemy threatens to tear him and Min apart. Now, Joe must learn to wield his own powers in order to save the life he's come to love...
Buy QUARTER SQUARE at Carina Press!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Thursday Thirteen - 13 Must-Haves
1. Talking to Tech Guy. Even when he's away for a boy's weekend, I can't help calling at night.
2. My watch. I've worn one since I was itty-bitty and feel naked without it.
3. Rings. Same with the rings on each ring finger. They only come off when I shower. The left one is even formed like the joint of my finger because it's a little small.
4. Neutrogena lip balm. The basic stick. Wish they would carry it in stores again!
5. My allergy pill. Only thing that keeps my asthma away. And the sneezing.
6. Green Tea. I drink at least 3 mugs every day.
7. My computer.
8. Aveeno fragrance-free lotion. My hands started getting dry in my teens and I have to have a formula that doesn't set off my skin re: allergies.
9. Knowing where our kitties are. They can drive me nuts at times with the constant Mom!Mom!Mom! meowing because everything they want is a dire emergency.....but I love them. I worry when one of them doesn't come to greet me.
10. My best friends. Even though we're long-distance.
11. Chocolate. Do I need to explain? :-D
12. Memories. I'm one of those people who saves a lot of stuff because it will always bring up a memory.
13. A car. This is the one thing I don't have right now, and I miss driving all the time like you wouldn't believe. I put around 40,000 miles on my first car in just a few years.
What are your must-haves?
2. My watch. I've worn one since I was itty-bitty and feel naked without it.
3. Rings. Same with the rings on each ring finger. They only come off when I shower. The left one is even formed like the joint of my finger because it's a little small.
4. Neutrogena lip balm. The basic stick. Wish they would carry it in stores again!
5. My allergy pill. Only thing that keeps my asthma away. And the sneezing.
6. Green Tea. I drink at least 3 mugs every day.
7. My computer.
8. Aveeno fragrance-free lotion. My hands started getting dry in my teens and I have to have a formula that doesn't set off my skin re: allergies.
9. Knowing where our kitties are. They can drive me nuts at times with the constant Mom!Mom!Mom! meowing because everything they want is a dire emergency.....but I love them. I worry when one of them doesn't come to greet me.
10. My best friends. Even though we're long-distance.
11. Chocolate. Do I need to explain? :-D
12. Memories. I'm one of those people who saves a lot of stuff because it will always bring up a memory.
13. A car. This is the one thing I don't have right now, and I miss driving all the time like you wouldn't believe. I put around 40,000 miles on my first car in just a few years.
What are your must-haves?
Friday, June 17, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Thursday Thirteen
Thirteen first paragraphs of my WIPs:
1. Euphoria flowed through my body, and I collapsed on his chest. “See you next summer?” I said, breathing heavily. I started to get up and Mike grabbed my hips.
2. Choose to be the new girl in town at your own peril. I get now why Mom never lived farther than twenty minutes from the house she was born in all her life. I looked around my empty living room, the balloons in the corners mocking my solitude. The food on the kitchen table sat untouched, a chocolate cake still pristine in the center.
3. Brother Michael told me to stay in the root cellar until it was quiet. Above, I heard the screams, then gurgles, of my fellow brethren.
4. My active imagination only mattered when it came to playing the piano. I was a concert pianist, in demand, and traveling for the past year after losing my apartment.
5. Jacob unlocked the front door and walked inside. “Love? You home?” He closed the door and glanced in the kitchen to his right. Empty. “Beth?”
6. Beth changed for bed. She still felt shy undressing in front of him when it didn’t involve sex. “You’re staring again.”
7. I dodged the man-turned-werewolf, tucking into a roll, and—yuck—stood with dog poop stuck to my coat. Couldn’t people clean up after their mutts in the park?
8. When the hospital called to say Mom had fallen and broken her hip, I wasn’t surprised. The only remarkable thing about it was the time—before noon. Had she started drinking early, or was she suffering the effects of the previous day?
9. Jason Cole + Holly Perry - I’d doodled it on a dozen class notes so far this semester.
10. My ability to choose a man sucked. I was with my first boyfriend ever for two years. It was bliss in the beginning. We were sickeningly lovey-dovey, finishing each other’s sentences and seeing each other every day. Then, he proposed.
11.
William Carlisle
Private Investigator
It was painted on the glass in my office door. The door that hadn’t opened to reveal a client in three months. You catch one beloved star cheating on his wife, and no one wants to work with you.
12. My pillow wiggled beneath me. “Bethie-love, I have to leave.”
13. I finished writing the note inside my Christmas card to Mom, hoping it’d make up for missing Thanksgiving. Amelia came back in the room and put her phone in her bag.
Okay, I cheated on #11, but those lines really need to go together.
#5 and #6 are from a couple drabbles I did last year set post My Once and Future Love.
1. Euphoria flowed through my body, and I collapsed on his chest. “See you next summer?” I said, breathing heavily. I started to get up and Mike grabbed my hips.
2. Choose to be the new girl in town at your own peril. I get now why Mom never lived farther than twenty minutes from the house she was born in all her life. I looked around my empty living room, the balloons in the corners mocking my solitude. The food on the kitchen table sat untouched, a chocolate cake still pristine in the center.
3. Brother Michael told me to stay in the root cellar until it was quiet. Above, I heard the screams, then gurgles, of my fellow brethren.
4. My active imagination only mattered when it came to playing the piano. I was a concert pianist, in demand, and traveling for the past year after losing my apartment.
5. Jacob unlocked the front door and walked inside. “Love? You home?” He closed the door and glanced in the kitchen to his right. Empty. “Beth?”
6. Beth changed for bed. She still felt shy undressing in front of him when it didn’t involve sex. “You’re staring again.”
7. I dodged the man-turned-werewolf, tucking into a roll, and—yuck—stood with dog poop stuck to my coat. Couldn’t people clean up after their mutts in the park?
8. When the hospital called to say Mom had fallen and broken her hip, I wasn’t surprised. The only remarkable thing about it was the time—before noon. Had she started drinking early, or was she suffering the effects of the previous day?
9. Jason Cole + Holly Perry - I’d doodled it on a dozen class notes so far this semester.
10. My ability to choose a man sucked. I was with my first boyfriend ever for two years. It was bliss in the beginning. We were sickeningly lovey-dovey, finishing each other’s sentences and seeing each other every day. Then, he proposed.
11.
William Carlisle
Private Investigator
It was painted on the glass in my office door. The door that hadn’t opened to reveal a client in three months. You catch one beloved star cheating on his wife, and no one wants to work with you.
12. My pillow wiggled beneath me. “Bethie-love, I have to leave.”
13. I finished writing the note inside my Christmas card to Mom, hoping it’d make up for missing Thanksgiving. Amelia came back in the room and put her phone in her bag.
Okay, I cheated on #11, but those lines really need to go together.
#5 and #6 are from a couple drabbles I did last year set post My Once and Future Love.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
I saw Star Wars in Concert on June 4th at the Hollywood Bowl
Anthony Daniels was an awesome narrator of the Star Wars story. He's done this performance several times over by now, but there wasn't the slightest bit of repetition fatigue.
The two shows, Friday and Saturday, were sold out, and it's really worth it for any fan. So far, these were the only dates for 2011, but I do hope they give cities that haven't had the chance to see it before a shot. Getting a DVD of it wouldn't come close to capturing the show.
I will say, though, merchandise - ouch! I got a program for $25 and they were selling t-shirts for $35. Not surprising, but still, yikes.
The lack of exhibit was a bummer (the Bowl doesn't have room for it), but once we got into the show, we weren't really thinking about it. We could see most of the video screen, except there is some kind of thing that hangs down the front of the arch of the Bowl and from our view, it was in front of a lot of faces in the video. We know all the scenes, of course, so we knew what we'd see, but if people were new then it probably wasn't good for them. The show was originally designed to play in arenas, so I'm not entirely sure why they picked the Bowl for this, but the sound was great. We did have fun...just not perfect fun. People in the center seats got a great show, and kids definitely seemed to enjoy it no matter where they were.
And the surprise?
John Williams came out at the end to conduct The Imperial March. JOHN WILLIAMS!!! It was at the very end of the concert, and Anthony Daniels gestures for us to sit and quiet down so he can tell us something. "We have a very special guest" and then it's John Williams. Crowd went freaking wild. A few people had already started to leave, and I'm like WTH five minutes is not going to get you out of the parking lot any faster. You can see a vid here.
Pretty good June birthday present, eh?
The two shows, Friday and Saturday, were sold out, and it's really worth it for any fan. So far, these were the only dates for 2011, but I do hope they give cities that haven't had the chance to see it before a shot. Getting a DVD of it wouldn't come close to capturing the show.
I will say, though, merchandise - ouch! I got a program for $25 and they were selling t-shirts for $35. Not surprising, but still, yikes.
The lack of exhibit was a bummer (the Bowl doesn't have room for it), but once we got into the show, we weren't really thinking about it. We could see most of the video screen, except there is some kind of thing that hangs down the front of the arch of the Bowl and from our view, it was in front of a lot of faces in the video. We know all the scenes, of course, so we knew what we'd see, but if people were new then it probably wasn't good for them. The show was originally designed to play in arenas, so I'm not entirely sure why they picked the Bowl for this, but the sound was great. We did have fun...just not perfect fun. People in the center seats got a great show, and kids definitely seemed to enjoy it no matter where they were.
And the surprise?
John Williams came out at the end to conduct The Imperial March. JOHN WILLIAMS!!! It was at the very end of the concert, and Anthony Daniels gestures for us to sit and quiet down so he can tell us something. "We have a very special guest" and then it's John Williams. Crowd went freaking wild. A few people had already started to leave, and I'm like WTH five minutes is not going to get you out of the parking lot any faster. You can see a vid here.
Pretty good June birthday present, eh?
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