All kinds of news

1) A good review for WILD PASSIONS over at the Armchair Reader
http://coleriann.com/2012/08/21/wild-passions-anthology-by-storm-moon-press/

2) Speaking of Storm Moon, we have a release date for CARVED IN FLESH, Sept 14:
http://www.stormmoonpress.com/books/Carved-in-Flesh.aspx
"Tiochfaidh Ar La" has no cutting scenes, I promise, just a scarred hero. I think we get a light, playful swat, but this was personal chanllenge for Naomi and me: Can we write something vanilla? We can.

3) We finally have a release date for HARD REBOOT: Sept 30. The Het That Ate My Life will be out there for all to see. http://www.amberquill.com/AmberHeat/HardReboot.html

4) We have a release date for SPELLBOUND DESIRE: Oct 26. DJ and Bran try to save Memphis and the whole world. (He's a Scottish combat mage on his last assignment before retirement. She's a hard-drinking PI on the Nightside. They fight crime demons) http://www.jasminejade.com/p-10339-spellbound-desire.aspx

State of the Sooky

Kids: Watched American Bible Quiz. Jinner amused that Mom knew all the answers

Husband: went to lunch. discussed immediate economic impact of balkanization beginning with Texas. Grocery shopped

Work: day off

Grove: none

Writing: 210 words on UnConventional Therapy

Editing: none

Reading: Talk Like a Pirate

Workout: dance, 15 minutes

Flying: Cleaned out cabinet by stove. Shined sink. grocery, laundry

Crafting: baby Blanket 1

Media: Treasure Island (2012), unimpressed. Bathory needed captions!

Business: none

Six Sentence Sunday

This is from "UnConventional Therapy"

You meet the most interesting people at conventions, Scott McIntyre thought, staring into the depths of the amaretto sour he had just ordered to steady himself. He tried for a moment to convince himself that he hadn't just thought that in a Bugs Bunny-as-hairdresser voice, but gave it up as a bad job.

The pretty blonde girl dressed as Princess Leia in the gold bikini, who he'd been dancing with, had turned out to have more equipment than expected. He learned this fact when they had gone all Dirty Dancing and she had straddled his leg. The worst part was, he still wanted her. Ian didn't mind if he danced with girls, but his boyfriend absolutely drew the line at flirting with other boys, even if they were girls.