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Happy Holidays and Newsletter Update
Did you miss the newsletter that went out the other day?
There was a special holiday giveaway.
Message me on Facebook or Bluesky if you’d like the link.
Then sign up so you don’t miss the next one.
Have a Safe and Happy Winter Holiday!
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Star Touched Update: The audio book is on Audible
If you are looking for the audio version of Star Touched, you need to go to the Audible website to find it.
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Happy New Birthday Star Touched!
Great news! Thanks to Wolf Mint Books, Star Touched is back.
The E-book went live a few weeks ago and the audio version is now up!
You can find them on Amazon.
If you are looking for a print version, I have the last two copies. Otherwise, you’ll need to wait until 2025.
It’s hard to be who you are meant to be.
Especially when your powers can get you killed.
Eighteen-year-old Tatiana is running from her past and her star-touched powers eight years after a meteor devastates earth’s population.
Fleeing the persecution of those like her, Tatiana seeks refuge in a small town she once visited. But this civil haven, in a world where society has broken down, is beginning to crumble. Will Tatiana flee or stay and fight for the new life she has built? Only by harnessing the very forces that haunt her can Tatiana save her friends…and herself.
“A unique and finely crafted novel. The characters touched my heart as I was drawn into their plight and compelled to finish!”
— New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder
“Star Touched is fast-paced with well-defined characters and dialog that snaps. The ravaged, post-technological American society is depicted with sure strokes. The story draws one in and keeps one reading. And that’s exactly what one wants from a book.”
— A. L. Sirois, author of THE BOHEMIAN MAGICIAN
“A great YA dystopian novel exploring the challenges of being different, acceptance, maturity, and friendship.”
— Steven Southard
Star Touched was originally published in 2017 by Intrigue Publishing.
The story continues:
Plagued by memories not her own, a young hummingbird struggles to decipher the visions and powers that set her apart from her fellow birds. But the road to awareness is fraught with danger that could doom her to repeat history.
One step toward understanding.
One stride toward survival.
One leap toward flying free from the past.
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New design on my Redbubble Shop
Looking for a great holiday gift?
How about a Happy Hummingbird?
It’s available on t-shirts, notebooks, and more!
Hummingbirds are amazing acrobats of the sky. These tenacious little birds are only 3 ¾ inches, but it doesn’t stop them from protecting their territory from much larger birds.
Be strong like a hummingbird.
Take this female ruby-throated home today and fly away.
Shop now during Redbubble’s 60% off sale.
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My Latest Newsletter Just Went Out. Did you get it?
If you didn’t receive my latest newsletter, make sure you sign up so you don’t miss another.
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BOOKS & BREWS
It’s never too soon to start holiday shopping.
Come to Books & Brews at Union Craft Brewery and find your next read.
Saturday, November 16, 2024
35+ local authors
1700 W 41st Street, Suite #420
Baltimore, MD 21211
11 AM to 6 PM
Some of the other authors you’ll get to meet.
Hungry? Carroll & Sons Fine Foods ‘A Restaurant About Nothing’ is located inside UNION Hall and serves a rotating menu of snacks, sandwiches, entrees, and desserts.
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A Year Ago Today: Never Forget October 7, 2023
A year ago today, Hamas, a terrorist organization, carried out a horrendous and unprovoked attack on innocent men, women, and children in Israel.
More than 1,200 were slaughtered.
Many of the women were brutally raped before being murdered.
Whole families murdered in their homes.
250 people, including very young children and the elderly, were abducted and taken to Gaza.
Many of them are still being held against their will.
This is not okay.
Never Forget.
Bring them home.
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Come to the Baltimore Book Festival September 28-29, 2024
The Baltimore Book Festival is back and I will be there on Sunday, September 29th from 2:00-3:00 PM!
The entire festival is free, so come have fun!
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has a booth and a stage at the Peabody Heights Brewery on E 30th Street.
I’ll be at the SFWA booth so stop by and say hello.
While you’re there, you can get some great books.
SFWA Booth & Stage
Peabody Heights Brewery, 401 E 30th St, Baltimore 21218
Saturday 9/28 Booth hours: 12-5
Sunday 9/29 Booth/Panels/Signings: 11-6
A schedule and map is on the Book Festival website.
Sometimes a blessing can be a curse.
Young Maya bears the mark of the moon goddess, a sign that would doom her to be sacrificed in her village where the death god is revered. Forced to dye her golden eyes dark, Maya lives in constant fear of discovery. To save her family and the village’s future, she must find the courage to stand up to the high priest before he can bring the death god into this world.
Plagued by memories not her own, a young hummingbird struggles to decipher the visions and powers that set her apart from her fellow birds. But the road to awareness is fraught with danger that could doom her to repeat history.
One step toward understanding.
One stride toward survival.
One leap toward flying free from the past.
Sometimes it’s hard to be who you are meant to be.
Especially when your powers can get you killed.
Eighteen-year-old Tatiana is running from her past and her star-touched powers eight years after a meteor devastates earth’s population.
Her power to heal may be overshadowed by more destructive abilities. Fleeing the persecution of those like her, Tatiana seeks refuge in a small town she once visited. But this civil haven, in a world where society has broken down, is beginning to crumble.
Only by harnessing the very forces that haunt her can Tatiana save her friends…and herself.
A Hidden Past – A Deadly Secret
Gifted with the ability to wolf-talk, Kara has lived with the wolves since she lost her memories eight years ago. Now at sixteen, snippets of her past send her searching for answers.
But the warm welcome she receives in the human village hides more danger than life with the pack.
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My Trip to Scotland: Part 10—Edinburgh
We ended our trip back in Edinburgh. (My Trip to Scotland: Part 1)
Dinner in Edinburgh Castle.
Then the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. It was a spectacular show.
The Nelson Monument, on the left below, is a commemorative tower in honor of Vice admiral Horatio Nelson who died in the Napoleonic wars in 1805. The Scott Monument, in the center below, is for Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. This Victorian Gothic creation is the second-largest monument to a writer in the world. On the right below is another view of the castle. If you look closely, you can see the stadium they erected for the Tattoo.
On our last day, we went to the Edinburgh Art Museum. I majored in art and have enough credits for an art history minor, yet as I walked around the galleries, I didn’t recognize any of the Scottish artists.
I think I need to have a “chat” with my undergrad and graduate schools.
Dinner that night was delicious.
It was a fantastic trip. I hope you enjoyed my posts.
