Romancing with Rose

Romance Down Under

New covers

I’m back to working on Hawk, now that I have some time. My goal is to get 40K written over the next 10 days. Think I can do it? In the meantime, I have received new covers - one for Hawk and one for Tigress. I love them and can honestly say they’ve given me a bit of a boost in the motivation department.

 

HYBRIDS BOOK TWO: HAWK

9967 / 50000 words. 20% done!

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Something About Maggie

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“I loved the friendship that this book was based on, and how the couple couldn’t decide if they wanted to risk the friendship in order to take it to romance.”

Thanks Missy!

 

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I promised myself…

…that I would not rant about the day job. So here’s an update on some other progress.

HYBRIDS BOOK TWO: HAWK

8515 / 50000 words. 17% done!

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Where does the time go?

You’d think I’d be further along than a measely 15%… but alas, no. I have, however, cleaned the entire house, worked in the garden, knitted, spent far too much time on the job, had a root canal (yuk) lost 4kg and am still quite happily in love :) So, all things considered, I’m busy busy but doing ok. Bring on the July school holidays, I say.

And just an FYI, Something About Maggie is now in print (and still available in e-book).

HYDBRIDS BOOK TWO: HAWK

7368 / 50000 words. 15% done!

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‘Tis official :)

SARI will be released later this year, though no exact date has been set (still working on the series, you see…) but I have a cover and I love it. Strong, bold and definitely sensual. Just like the book, if I say so myself, LOL. SARI is the first book in the Hybrids Series, which will have its very own website. If you haven’t taken a look, go here. It needs more pages, so check back soon.

Anyhoo, here’s the cover for SARI.

Shapeshifting scientific assistant Sari Jones is having trouble controlling the dangerous heat that surges through her blood every time she steps within three feet of her hunky boss, Professor Kai Harrison. But control it she must, or risk losing the one man her heart has come to desire, and the freedom she longs to keep.

Kai Harrison has a strict policy; he doesn’t mix business with pleasure. He’s on a quest to find the elusive black jaguars that his sister, Rebecca, was researching when she vanished without a trace. And if the blinding attraction he feels towards the sleek and sexy Sari doesn’t get in the way, he just might unravel the mystery.

It’s a race against time when Kai and Sari are forced to trust one another in the search for truth. The Facility is key, an underground complex where Sari was once imprisoned. Deep in the jungle passions ignite, secrets are revealed, and for Kai the pieces start to fall into place. Sari isn’t human. She’s hybrid. And she’s just what Kai’s been searching for. There’s no such thing as coincidence…

 

HYBRIDS BOOK TWO: HAWK

6615 / 50000 words. 13% done!

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Virgo

While others are excited that Mars is entering Leo, you are less certain about the added noise. The brash planet is now in your 12th House of Secrets, making it harder for you to express yourself. Even if you know exactly where you want to go and are heading in the right direction, it’s hard to make progress that others can see. Don’t worry about pleasing anyone else; outer success will follow the inner work you do over the weeks ahead.

Hmmm, sometimes they just hit the nail on the head, don’t they? The last line is especially pertinent to me at the moment since I’ve embarked on this weight loss journey (it’s only been a week). I dropped less than a kilo (still a loss, right?) but I’m doing work on other parts of me in order to achieve the weight loss - the whole Dr Phil thing, for a start. Why do I have such trouble with the first key?

On the writing front, HAWK is finally starting to hum nicely. The hero, Devon Hawk, is rather broody but he’s noble even if he doesn’t see it. And the (new) heroine, Hannah, is young and naive. Of course, that’s not all she is… :P

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5843 / 50000 words. 12% done!

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Yep, I’m slow.

But I am moving forward!

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4517 / 50000 words. 9% done!

Oh, hey, did you see THIS?

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Back to the drawing board

Ever written something you thought was good and going somewhere only to realise it was doing neither of those things? Well, that’s me. I had an epiphany this week about the book I’m writing and it forced me to scrap every one of the 7183 words written and start over. I wasn’t connecting with the heroine and the hero just wasn’t broody enough. The entire plot needed an overhaul. So I did it and have since started over. Oh, I kept a few scenes but they needed serious re-writing in order to fit, but it felt good!

If only I had more time to write… alas, I will make do with what I have.

HYBRIDS BOOK TWO: HAWK

3222 / 50000 words. 6% done!

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Slow going

But at least I’m going again. *sigh* Why does the day job have to be so demanding??

HAWK: HYBRIDS BOOK 2

7183 / 50000 words. 14% done!

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Just shut up and write!

Me, not you :) I’m sick of my own excuses! I need to suck it up and get back into the writing. I have deadlines and more characters in my head than I care to share the space with. So here’s me being accountable. Hopefully it works, eh?

PROGRESS: HAWK Hybrids Book Two

 

(P.S. - no computers were harmed in the writing of this post :P )

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