New Ebook RAVE! - The Li5t of Five!

GUYS!  You have to check out the newest ebook on Amazon called "The Li5t of Five."  My dear friend Jason (J.Scott Sharp), you know him as one of the mini-bees, has written a mystery/thriller story of epic proportions.  I was given the privilege of beta-reading, and love how far the book has come.  Please, check it out!

Purchase a copy on OR read a sample on...

Amazon Kindle!

FIVE BAZILLION STARS for this title!

The title just became available for purchase on September 29!

Book Blurb:

Young teen Richie Lyons is having an uneventful summer, playing games with his friends. He even has a birthday on the way. However, his uneventful life is shattered when he wakes up, on the morning of his thirteenth birthday, with a list of names pounding through his brain. A list that contains the names of those he cares about most. As if that wasn’t enough, he keeps having a recurring waking dream of a fire that is threatening to take the life of his mom and sister.

Richie must fight to understand this recurring list and the visions he is having. Are they prophetic, foretelling an actual occurrence, or a waking nightmare threatening his sanity? In addition, what does the list have to do with the newest local ministry and the strange pastor who came to Richie’s door?
The more Richie discovers, the less he understands.

When Richie finally begins to understand, it may be too late for himself and everyone else that he cares about. (end)

Review/Rave:

This book is well worth your time and $1.99 (great price!!).  I highly recommend it to people who want a mystery/thriller/suspense novel that keeps you guessing until the VERY last page.  I never truly figured it out until the very last page.  It's gripping, incredible and keeps your attention for the entire book.  I'm not the only one who thinks that either.  Mini-bee Zach also read it and LOVED it.  He's not much of a reader, but moved very quickly through this book.  Other book bloggers, a book club and the other beta-readers just loved it too.  Seriously, if you buy one book this year... buy this one!!!  Happy New Title Rave Day!

Collar Obsession Begins!

Yosuke has decided he needs to wear his collar at all times.  Just in case.  No more nakedness for this pup!

Cover Reveal: The List of Five

I finally get to introduce the final cover for The List of Five by J.Scott Sharp.  Jason asked me to beta-read for this book and I can't wait for everyone else to read it!  Enjoy!

Book Blurb:

Young teen Richie Lyons is having an uneventful summer, playing games with his friends. He even has a birthday on the way. However, his uneventful life is shattered when he wakes up, on the morning of his thirteenth  birthday, with a list of names pounding through his brain. A list that contains the names of those he cares about most. As if that wasn’t enough, he keeps having a recurring waking dream of a fire that is threatening to take the life of his mom and sister. 

Richie must fight to understand this recurring list and the visions he is having. Are they prophetic, foretelling an actual occurrence, or a waking nightmare threatening his sanity? In addition, what does the list have to do with the newest local ministry and the strange pastor who came to Richie’s door?

The more Richie discovers, the less he understands. 

When Richie finally begins to understand, it may be too late for himself and everyone else that he cares about. 

There is one thing Richie knows for certain.

He may have to grow up much faster than he ever wanted to grow, because there is something very wrong with his visions, and there is something frightening about the list of five.

The Li5t of Five will release on September 29th!

Author Bio

J. Scott Sharp has been writing for much of his considerable life, but only just now decided to take it seriously at 47. This makes him a little crazy. At least his wife Marti and his two dogs, Sumo and Tnur think so.

He has his Associates degree in psychology, which qualifies him for nothing except understanding what you're thinking. At least he likes to think so. He also thinks he understands what you're feeling, but that's a whole other problem.

He lives in Arizona where he splits his time between watching TV on DVD, working, and writing. His hobbies include stage and close-up magic and reading until his eyes won't stay open. Closed eyes make it harder to do stage magic, but he tries.

He is the author of short stories Not Even There, Three Blackbirds, and Cold-blooded

The List of Five is his first novella.

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Happy Cover Reveal Day!!

Diamond Candle Giveaway Winner!

Hello friends!  The winner of my Diamond Candle giveaway is..............

Lora Ward!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations Lora!!!!!!!!!! I have sent you an email with the instructions on how to get your free candle.

To everyone who entered... THANK YOU! I will be having more giveaways.  Check out the Diamond Candles Ring Swap group for coupons, more giveaways, a place to purchase candles people didn't like (at a discounted price) or purchase DC rings.  It's a great group! Happy Results Day!!

Mischief Monday: Cat in the Shower?!

I went into the bathroom this morning to find this....

Cat. In. Shower.

What in the world!? She's not only IN the shower but behind the curtain!  My cat!  The one who hides if the water even turns on in the same room that she is in.  I was shocked.  And she stayed long enough for me to snap some pictures. hahahaha!

Hi?

According to Zach, this is at least the third time she has been caught in the shower.  I still can't figure out what she is doing in there.  She has plenty of water, so not that.  She's clean, so not that.  She has her own area fenced off from Yosuke, so not that.... hm...

After a few pics she decided it was best to come out of hiding.  She had been caught wet-pawed.

 What are your pets up to?  Happy Monday!

How To: Clean Your TOMS

Hey guys!  The number one most asked question I get at work is how do I clean my TOMS?  Well.... it's pretty easy!  According to TOMS you should only hand wash your shoes.  Never ever ever put your shoes into the washing machine unless they are super old or super dirty and beyond normal wear.

What you will need: one 16 oz bottle with screw cap; small nail or something sharp and pointed; Sandal Life cleaner (can be purchased at any Tradehome Shoes); warm water

1. Clean out the bottle thoroughly - use soapy water if the bottle contained anything except water.
2. With the clean and dry bottle, put the screw cap back on.  Poke a small hole in the lid just big enough for water to come out.  Remove cap and set aside.
3. Pour in 1/3 of the cleaner into the bottle, fill with warm tap water until the bottle is 3/4 full.  Replace cap.  Shake well with finger over the hole.
4. Grab your dirty pair of TOMS.  Take the bottle and pour the solution all over the shoe - inside and out.  Make sure it soaks all the way through the fabric.
5. Using a toothbrush or the brush that comes with the cleaner, scrub your TOMS.
6. Rinse thoroughly and let air dry overnight in a warm area (or outside in the sun).

Your TOMS are now clean!  Store the solution at room temperature.  Reuse anytime your TOMS start to smell or are getting dirty.  I use this solution at least twice a month on light colors and once a month on darker colors.  Happy Cleaning!

Wordless Wednesday: Boot Season!

It's almost boot season! Are you ready?

BIY: Snickerdoodles!

I made snickerdoodles last week and I've had tons of requests for the recipe.  My coworkers and BF loved them!!  Below is the recipe I used but also tweeked.  Enjoy!

What you will need: stand mixer, spatula, 2-3 cookie sheets, non-stick baking spray or non-stick pans, air tight container

1 1/2 C. sugar

1 C. shortening

2 eggs

2 3/4 C. unbleached flour

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 C. sugar

1/2 C. Cinnamon Sugar (see below)

• 3 Tbsp. Cinnamon (I used a mix of Indonesian Cinnamon from Penzy's Spice Shop and Premiere Select Cinnamon from Kroger)
• Sugar
• In a 1 cup dry measuring cup - add cinnamon and enough sugar to fill the cup 3/4 full.  Stir until combined.  Add more cinnamon if desired.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400*F
2. Combine in mixer sugar and shortening just until mixed. Add eggs one at a time until incorporated.
3. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; Mix until incorporated; Scrape down bowl and mix for about 30 seconds.
4. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls.  Roll in cinnamon sugar then place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
5. Bake for 8-9 minutes on 400*F
6. Remove and let cool on cookie sheet.
7. Store in an airtight container for up to one week.

As always, don't forget to share pictures with me on Facebook or Twitter!  Happy Baking!

Wordless Wednesday: TOMS Wall!!

Come sign the TOMS wall in Louisville!

Cover Reveal for "The Making of Nebraska Brown by Louise Caiola

The last thing eighteen-year-old Ann Leigh remembers is running from her boyfriend in a thick Nebraska cornfield. This morning she’s staring down a cool Italian sunrise, an entire continent from the life she once knew. The events of the eighteen months in between have inexplicably gone missing from her memory.

All at once she’s living with Tommy, an attractive, young foreigner asking for her continued love. Though he’s vaguely familiar, she recalls a boy named Shane in America who she reluctantly agreed to marry. Juggling a new world while her old one is still M.I.A is difficult enough without the terrifying movie scenes spinning a dizzy loop in her mind: glimpses of a devastating house fire, a romance gone wrong, an unplanned pregnancy, and a fractured family – each claiming to be part of who she once was – a girl and a past somehow discarded.

Ann Leigh must collect the pieces of herself to become whole again, but she doesn’t know who to trust especially when Tommy’s lies become too obvious to ignore.  And above all, her heart aches to discover what became of the child she may or may not have given birth to.

 

The Making of Nebraska Brown tells the story of one girl’s coming apart from the inside and the great lengths she’ll go to reclaim herself and find her way home.

About the Author:

Writer, author, blogger, mom – giving life to the characters and plots that somehow wind up inside my head, of their own accord. See WISHLESS, the novel. Others soon to follow. Stay glued and giddy.

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