Into the Fire is Available!

 

I'm a little later than intended, but it's out! The paperback will be a little bit longer but should be ready soon!

(This is a republication. The original came out in 2017.)

In Olivia Sanders' world, people like her don't survive very long. Special
abilities are a threat to those in power. Olivia and her friends struggle to
keep their secrets as new laws threaten them daily. But hiding isn't enough
for Olivia. A healer and firestarter, she works with the resistance to
ensure the safety of the people of her sector, toiling in an unforgiving
world without freedom or hope with the goal that someday they will find
both.

Poisoned by someone she should never have trusted, betrayed by her
godfather, the former governor, who is using disturbing methods to control
the population, Olivia is forced to seek help from Luke Jamison, the leader
of the resistance. They join forces with his brother, Matt, and Jillian
Derrick, a hard-as-nails woman leading a band of "undesirables" to safety.
As conditions in the sector deteriorate and the death toll climbs ever
higher, Olivia and Luke, Jillian and Matt, cling to the miracle of found
love while facing the horror of a future without each other.

Behave! 

Thursday Ramblings...

I am in the crappiest mood. 

I'm tired. I know this is a contributing factor. Though I did sleep for most of the night. Mostly. I'll take what I can get. 

I found a long gray hair in my chin yesterday. It wasn't there when I washed my face in the morning. I would have felt it when I put moisturizer on. Then...bam...all of a sudden it's about ninety inches long and just hanging there. Gross. 

Our meal service didn't deliver our box yesterday, which was a frustration that meant we had to go to the store on our way home. I'm going to give them a pass this time though. Two people I know work for the major shipping companies and they both said their days were chaos on Tuesday and things were backed up, which extended into Wednesday.

Other than that...well, there's a lot and I'm not going to get into all of it. 

On the upside, we have a rare weekend at home coming up. I say that like we're going to relax and stuff, but that won't be the case. The weeds are taking over, the oil needs changed, the Jeep needs worked on, and the house needs a deep clean. Surprisingly, I'm okay with all of that as long as we're home. 

That is all...

Behave!  

Holiday Weekend Wrap Up!

It's weird that it's Monday...

Back to the grind tomorrow. I'm not ready. But then I never am...

Let's just hit the list...

1. Grandkid weekend was a blast. So much silliness and chaos. We made pizza, mozzarella sticks, played games, made cookies, tacos, and smoothies. All of the snacks are gone and the house is mostly back in order. I say mostly because the cats got into a huge fight Saturday night and one of them peed on the guest room bed. Luckily it didn't soak in beyond a small blanket on top, but it still created a bit of chaos. And I need to finish washing everything. 

2. The rain was crazy! It rained so much that the regular holiday picnic was cancelled, which is rare. It's been cancelled before but it's been a really long time. We figured it would be though and had put together a taco soup for our dinner instead of the cowboy caviar and pepperoncini chicken we had planned for the picnic. 

3. Then last minute plans with friends. The call came in as we were taking the grandkids home. They were feeling the isolation of the rainy weekend and wanted company. We packaged up our soup and ventured out for some much needed social time. We didn't stay too long. The exhaustion had caught up with us. 

4. Today was lovely sleeping in. (Little B insists he gets up at six am even if its the weekend.) 

5. I also got through Into the Fire and it's ready to go for formatting. I'm hoping to have it up within the next week or so. I still really love this story. I didn't change anything--just double-checked everything and fixed some typos. 

And that is all... 

Behave! 

Feel Good Friday

Whelp...Here we go at the beginning of the rainy long weekend. 

All I can say is that it better rain its butt off! Ha! 

Here's the list: 

1. Early out of the day job today and off Monday. 

2. Grandkid weekend commencing. 

3. Our flexible plan for the weekend. 

4. Writing. I haven't gotten a lot done this week, but I have gotten much done. This weekend will likely be a wash until at least Sunday but it is what it is. 

That's all I have. 

Behave! 

Stupid Scammers...

I have had it with these scammers...

Countless daily phone calls advising me that they received my loan application and just need to go over a few things with me. And it's an automated call so it's not like you can answer and tell them to burn in h*ll. 

Not just once a day. Like fifteen times a day. 

Then there are the texts. Constant. I have unpaid parking tickets, a package that can't be delivered, a job offer with an unreal salary...add the political ones, and yeah.

Add the other random "spam risk" calls where, if I do answer with the expectation of telling someone off, there's no one on the other end.  

There is no peace. 

I'm so sick of it. 

/rant

Behave! 

Mid-Week Mayhem...

This week is dragging. 

And it's supposed to rain all weekend. 

So we're pivoting and will no longer be camping. There is no way I want to be in the camper with three kids and the dog while it's raining. Or deal with the mud with them running around outside. And a wet dog. Plus, there's no way all the kids could sleep inside. 

I'm sad. I was looking forward to being creek side. I was looking forward to the kids doing what they do. And I'm sad the Old Gal isn't going to get to her favorite place. 

Hopefully we can get her up there soon. 

And that's all I have. It's been hot and I haven't been sleeping well. Yeah, air conditioners are in but there's only so much they can do. Thankfully it's cooled down a lot since we got home. 

And that's all I have...

Behave! 

Weekend Wrap Up

I think I need another weekend to recover from the weekend. Except then I'd need another one... Ha! 

1. Hanging with friends Friday night. It was an impromptu gathering but a much needed one. And a surprise visit from a friend we haven't seen in about fifteen years. There was a lot of laughter, chaos, and frivolity. 

2. Getting some flowers in. I planted our old holey firepit with orange, red, and yellow flowers and then put red lights in. It's pretty during the day and looks like (kinda) a fire pit at night. I also planted the ancient wheelbarrow that was found in someone's trash pile. We have purple and pinks in that. I'll post a picture of both in the near future. Put in a few more flowers in pots but still need more flowers. And we're talking about doing a few veggies. (need to squirrel proof them)

3. The camper is washed. I still need to clean the inside and stock it. We also need to take it for propane and gas. And fill it with groceries once I figure out what the grandkids want to eat. (which will be a lot of whatever it is. Ha!) 

4. Traveling 1.5 hours each way to watch Mr. B play soccer. They lost but it was an intense game. Mr. B scored. It was hot. 

5. Taking care of cooking stuff for dinner tonight so we don't have to turn the stove on. (just bacon for blts)

6. Getting the air conditioners in so we don't die the next few days. 

That's it. Lots going on this week so you might not hear from me until the weekend is over. 

Behave!