Dark Novels

Avon and Herbalife

2011-12-19T14:37:00.000-05:00

Well as most of you now know I sell Avon and Herbalife products and I really love my job. If you would like to buy these products click on the links in the previous sentence. I am having a blast with this, I meet new people and I get to share some amazing products with people. I am excited to see my sales increase and I am working at building my team. This last week with my grandpa in the

Grandpa in Hospital

2011-12-16T08:42:00.000-05:00

Just as things were going great and don't get me wrong many areas of my life are great but my grandpa was admitted to the hospital on Friday. He is feeling awful and I have been up there much of my free time. So this blog is again on hold until we at least find out what has happened to him. They seem to think it was neurological. He was a sharp as a tack no cognitive issues that we could tell but

What Is Wrong With Me

2011-12-09T17:13:00.000-05:00

Sorry for the delay in writing a good update. I think I found out what was wrong with me over the last few months. I was not happy with anything I was doing. I am now, its kind of crazy but I think I have found a job that I really enjoy. I know it seems like it is not a real job but I am selling Avon and I love it. I quit the other job that made me feel like I was having a panic attack every

My Crazy Life

2011-11-18T13:19:00.000-05:00

Well I have not updated in quite some time but I have been reading. I just have to fit in a few chapters here and a few chapters there. Audiobooks have been a godsend these days as I can listen when I am doing menial housework and when I am on the treadmill. I started a class for a work at home job and it was over today. I was in class from 9-1 each day and had almost as much homework. It is a

New addition, Moved and ....

2011-09-20T10:34:00.000-04:00

We moved and that took a lot of my time and energy and left me feeling crippled for a few days. Then of course a ton of little things went wrong with the house and we met the new addition to our household as well. One of those days that life seemed like it kept thumping me on the head with a baseball bat a young orange kitty started hanging around. I was out on the porch and it crawled right up

Not Loving the Moving

2011-08-24T20:36:00.000-04:00

I have good news and bad news I have been moving and there I have scatter brain syndrome and won't be able to form a coherent sentence but by Saturday we should have all our stuff moved. I am not really happy to move back to the duplex but we couldn't sell it and we are just going to use the whole thing as one house. I will get a big work out room/office in the upper units living room so I can't

MOVING

2011-08-15T11:11:00.001-04:00

We are moving so I won't have time to post my reviews but I have a few that I will have up soon after the move takes place look for new and exciting stuff in September.

The Crimson Pact

2011-07-31T12:01:00.000-04:00

Just a few days ago I started reading this book. It is a delightful collection of stories full of magic and excitement. I just wanted to let you know I am reading and so far this one is great so don't wait for a complete review to check it out. I don't know what is going on here but my schedule has been kind of crazy most days then when I get a day to relax and do something I want to do I get a

Vampires, Witches or Wolves

2011-07-13T12:36:00.000-04:00

I have to say I used to love a great vampire book. I started reading fiction again because of the great vampire books I stumbled across. I love the Sookie Stackhouse books and some of the Twilight books are not too bad. The House of Night series was full of exciting twists and turns despite the unlikable teenagers. Things went on like this and then I picked up some fantasy books that included

Which Protagonist Would You Be

2011-06-30T12:38:00.000-04:00

If you could choose one protagonist out of all the books you have read who would it be? I was thinking about this today while I was on the treadmill trying to get back into better shape. I am actually nothing like her but she has so many qualities that I wish I had. Many that I am glad I don't have but they would be worth the sacrifice. She is practically fearless and I run when a firecracker

Sexy for Life, Fitness to Finances: My Crazy Life

2011-06-23T10:41:00.000-04:00

Sexy for Life, Fitness to Finances: My Crazy Life: "This is just going to be a bit of rambling because I have had an almost unbearable week. I have had some victories but it is hard to focus o..."

Silver Borne Book Review

2011-06-06T08:06:00.000-04:00

Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, Book 5) by Patricia Briggs I had been putting off reading this book because I knew once I picked it up I wouldn't be able to put it down. I have a fondness for Mercy Thompson and her coyote. Mercy spent a bit too much time in her human skin for me in this book but I can honestly say that was the only thing I didn't like about this book. This book has a lot going on

Patricia Briggs and Ilona Andrews Reviews In Progress

2011-05-29T10:33:00.000-04:00

First I am clearing my calender and reading Magic Slays (Kate Daniels, Book 5) as soon as it is delivered to my Kindle on May 31st. I have never been disappointed in a Kate Daniels book and I just can't wait to read it! I have been sick so I picked up Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs to get my mind off of how awful I was feeling. It worked and I hope to work on a review for this book sometime

Linger Book Review

2011-05-24T07:35:00.000-04:00

Here is anther great review from my sisters blog Oh My Goddess, Are You Stalking Me You Give Me Fever Okay, so, WOW. This book was completely different from Shiver. Yes, it has the same characters but it is not based on love. Yes, Sam and Grace are still in love with each other but the majority of the book is about independence, defiance, and coming to terms with life altering events that are

Shiver

2011-05-14T18:43:00.001-04:00

Book Review By Ever of Oh My Goddess, Are You Stalking Me? She is also my little sister so make sure you visit her site. Do You Feel A Chill? Maggie Stiefvater has changed things up a bit for the werewolves in The Wolves of Mercy Falls: Shiver. Around here it's not the moon that changes these humans into wolves, its the weather. And although the wolves are a major part of the story line, the

Who Wants to Write for Dark Novels

2011-05-08T07:39:00.001-04:00

Writing and Work I have quite a few writing projects on the table and none of it is paid. It is good for resume building but it is not good for the checkbook. It is amazing how quickly your schedule can fill up when you are working for free. No big deal at this point but my hubby got laid off and in one week I will also be officially unemployed. I have the potential to make some money but not

Writing is Taking The Place of Reading

2011-04-06T16:26:00.000-04:00

The last few days have been focused on spring cleaning and writing. I made a huge mistake and turned my computer off before saving pages of article ideas. I got a phone call and I was tired of looking at the computer screen so I just shut it off. I am sure that it asked me to save or warned me that I needed to save but I apparently clicked the wrong button and poof it was gone. I did manage to

Fiction Posted on Yahoo Contributers

2011-04-02T07:31:00.003-04:00

Please follow the link to read Lucy's Tour. I think I posted it on Dark Novels a long time ago. I have changed it many times so it is not exactly the same. It is a bit faith oriented but it is about a girl with supernatural sight. It will only take a few minutes to read so if you have the time please visit. Thanks! http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7922277/lucys_tour.html

Under Her Skin Book Review

2011-03-28T08:52:00.000-04:00

Under Her Skin is a collection of short stories that are guaranteed to get your heart rate up. They were just under a dollar for each story and well worth it because I am sure I will read them again. Each of them has a strong female at the center and a man that just gets Under Her Skin. Jeaniene Frost provides us with a great story about a hiker who is bitten by a wolf and wakes up a prisoner

Of Swine and Roses Kindle Edition

2011-03-16T14:20:00.001-04:00

Of Swine and Roses is a short story by Ilona Andrews. It is the very first of the fiction I have read on my new Kindle. First I want to apologize to the author's because I have been spelling Ilona wrong for what must be years now. Later this week I will try to correct as many "Illona's" as I can. So sorry! Next I want to tell you this short story was worth the small fee I paid for it. I have

Kindle is On The Way

2011-03-14T10:49:00.000-04:00

So I took the plunge after realizing that almost all the non-fiction books I was looking at were $2 or more less for the Kindle version. If I hate it I will hold all the people who recommended it responsible........... Just kidding. I should get it by Wednesday.Then I have a ton of books I want to buy so I am going to have to decide which ones to buy first. I am sure it will take me some time to

Writing For Money and Cutting The Budget

2011-03-09T08:48:00.002-05:00

Today I bought The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Commercial Freelancer in Six Months or Less. I am going to learn to write well and I am going to make a living doing so. I have made every excuse in the book not to live my dream. I continually feed myself one lie after another to save myself from my own fears. I am going to be truly honest and say I am afraid of failure and

Should I Buy a Kindle?

2011-03-07T09:52:00.000-05:00

I have been thinking about the plus side to having a Kindle for some time now. I buy almost all of my books from Amazon.com so it would be the natural choice. I like the screen on these devices as well. It looks more like a book than most devices I have run across. My hubby and I went to Best Buy last night so he could get the new Pokemon game (yes we are strange we love some of those cute

Writing Exercise Gone Wild

2011-03-03T13:59:00.000-05:00

I have been reading Gotham Writers Workshop: Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide From New York's Acclaimed Writing School and working through the exercises along the way. It seems to be a great book thus far. I have had far too much fun with it leading me to believe it will be years before I finish reading it. One of the writing exercises asked me to list some ordinary things that happened to

Writing Is My Dream

2011-03-01T10:33:00.000-05:00

I always wanted to see what Castle was about but I don't have cable or some fancy dish so I never tuned in. I do have Netflix and finally remembered to put it on my list. Most nights my hubby and I watch an episode of something we get from Netflix before he goes to work and I go to bed. I know it is kind of a lame date but we enjoy it and we get to cuddle up next to each other most every night