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Get Your Sexy Name

wow - I do know how to do a post that isn't a meme or me whinning about life.  though, I must say thank you to all of you that sent me your love and hugs and assured me that "mistakes" I made a 13 years old were just those of a child and I should not beat myself up over them.  I appreciate the support, and thank you for caring!  (((HUGS))) to you all!

now. the purpose of this post.  Pimping an author.  Gena Showalter is a great writer.  Anyone who hasn't read her Lords of the Underworld...oh, you really need to do that.  June and July next year she's having two come out back to back.  But you'll need to catch up well before that.  Her atlantis series is pretty good too.  But I favor the Lords.  But write now, her teen book, Intwined, (of which I've read the first chapter - because it was a freebee) is published with Harlequin and they are doing a $10K giveaway that is ending this week.  But, I know I can use the money and some of you could as well...so, here's the link to go have a chance to win some much needed money coming into the christmas season! 

okay, so this isn't completely about pimping the author or the 10K giveaway.  This is also about a chance to win a copy of the ARC of the sequal to playing with fire - which is out in stores now as a reissue (still have to get my copy).  So trinitylayne, I know how much you love her books, so, spread the word and then go back to gena's blog and post a comment about spreading the word. 

Gena's also done a few other anthologies - her most recent one was in conjunction with kresley cole.  While i haven't read any of kresley's stuff, I really want this book - it's called Deep kiss of winter.   The one coming out in January is going to include a story by Maggie Shayne (gods I love her vamps) and also one by Susan Krinard.  But Gena's contribution will include a story from the Lord's series...another of the harpies!  and Trin can attest, because she's read Darkest Whisper, that Hot harpie sex is just damn HOT!  Gwen and Sabin's story was awesome.  but you still should go back and start at the beginning with Maddox's book.  Oh, and looking at her booklist, that both in 2010 and 2011 she is doing a back to back in june and july for the Lords!  Which is going to be so sweet!

So, hopefully, I've peaked the interest of a few, since it seems we are always looking for a new book here and there.  oh, and the story she is working on now, is going to be part of another anthology but not part of any of her current series.  She is going to be pairing with Shannon Butcher and Jessica Andersen.  Jessica does the novels of the final prophesy (the whole 2012 thing).  those books are on my list of must rads, just haven't been able to get them yet.  Shannon does the Sentinal Wars.  I have the first book...don't know when I got it, found it when I was cleaning.  Haven't been able to read it yet.  Hoping to do a lot fo reading over christmas break.  But the second in that series just came out this month and is in stores now.

alrighty then.  Lots of good authors, lots of good stories.  I have done my sharing for today!

A month ago I started working on the Jarreth/Hermione fic, and finally I have had a chance to really sit down and write.  So today, real progress as finally been made.  I'm hoping that I'll get the majority of it written by the end of the weekend.  But knowing my screwy schedule and the papers I still have to write for class, I'm not holding my breath.

Other than that.  same shit different day.

Oh, and reading a really good crossover fic at GE written by the talentedjadecharmer ...Paid in Full.  though to be honest, you have to read Indebted first.  Excellent story.  I may not know anything about True Blood or the Sookie books, but reading this I am hooked to wanting to know more.  I'm just hoping she'll write more on it soon.  She hasn't updated in a few months.  Though, I can't complain much since I haven't updated my own stories in months.  RL and all that jazz.  One day things will calm down, I won't have homework and maybe I can balance RL and writing once again.  and since I happen to be in rec mood, here's one more of her stories.  Which also happens to be a crossover.  Have I mentioned she's really good at those.  I'd love for her to continue Extra Sessions.  dear lord that was so hot and steamy and just really needs to have more!  Oops, forgot to mention what the crossover was...it's with Wolverine.  My favorite mutant!  =D

okay, back to work for me, enough playing around.  though, when the work is done...I have to go look for more crossover fics.  I found one once that was a highlander/hermione crossover, but I can't remember who wrote it and last I knew it was never finished.  It was really good too!
 

I received two early birthday presents this year.  Both unexpected.  The first was my ankle tat, I got that a week before my birthday.
 

The second present was bugaboo.  She is a rescue kitty.  A kid found her at school, couldn't keep her, so she went to another's house, and then another's, until finally ending up at our house.  And I'm a cat person.  My chosen name is Kat, I have four boy cats, and two tats of tigers...yea, I'm a cat person.  Couldn't leave her outside, she was only about 3 1/2 weeks old at the time and well, too cute for words.  Now she's about 6 1/2 weeks old and turning into a little monster.  A wee hell cat she is.  attacks feet when you walk, pounces on your leg and then claws it to climb up it.  The boys are slowly adjusting to her.  Soot and Spice will play with her, fat cat tolerates her, and Merlynn...well, she likes to eat his tail!  *giggles*  But we love our little bugaboo!  yes, we names her bugaboo.  which occasionally becomes buggyboo or just bugga.  We're hoping to make her an indoor cat, but time will tell on that one.  So here are a few pics of buggy.  There's more in my scrapbook if anyone wants to look.

This was shared with me by a friend from RL…just to good not to pass along!  =D

You are The High Priestess

Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education.

The High Priestess is the card of knowledge, instinctual, supernatural, secret knowledge. She holds scrolls of arcane information that she might, or might not reveal to you. The moon crown on her head as well as the crescent by her foot indicates her willingness to illuminate what you otherwise might not see, reveal the secrets you need to know. The High Priestess is also associated with the moon however and can also indicate change or fluxuation, particularily when it comes to your moods.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

I want to work on my Jarreth/Hermione one shot, but I am having issues.  I've plotted it out quite nicely and I know what I want to write, and i know how I want it to go, but for the life of me, I just can't put it together.  It's so frustrating.  I wanted to have it done last weekend.  My sister is supposed to be working on an art piece for it.

The premesis is this:
over the summer between 6th & 7th year (Hermione is 17 at that point) Hermione buys one of Jarreth's "lost" crystals.  Because of the magic in it he can see her but she cannot see his world.  He's fairly disinterested in her until he overhears an argument between her and the boys and then she has his full attention.  Jarreth cons Minerva into allowing him to "teach" DADA as he is most qualified being the Goblin King and all.  Dumbledore is dead as this is going to be partially HBP compliant.  Snape is still teaching potions and doesn't trust Jarreth, but as Jarreth causes havoc to the Gryffindores he doesn't care much that he's there.  Mel wanted Jarreth to kill Ron - but instead we are sending Ron to the Bog of Eternal Stench.  Jarreth arranges his classes in a way to push Hermione and she catches on to what he's doing and decides to play along with him but not letting on that she's doing so.  He wants her because she can match him and no one in a very long time has been able to match him. 

There will be more to it than this, but this is the basics.  *headdesk* why won't this come out the way I want it to????