Anniversary

In honor of Slay the Demon's upcoming anniversary, here is one of early scenes with Matt and his daughter, Maggie. Slay the Demon is available on all platforms.

A scream pierced the air and had him opening his eyes. He knew the little voice better than his own.
One of the EMTs was holding a squirming little redheaded girl. It was the same shade of red as his that made his wife smile the day their daughter was born.
"Maggie?" he asked. He wasn't sure if his eyes and ears were playing tricks on him or not.
"Daddy!" Maggie yelled as the EMT finally set her down.
Two little legs ate up the distance between them. Matt couldn't find his voice or his legs. He barely moved his arms in enough time to catch his daughter as she launched into his arms. His arms closed around her and held her close.
"Daddy, there was a bad man in school today," Maggie cried against his shoulder.
"I know, Buttercup, but you're safe now," he whispered as he rubbed her back and placed a kiss on top of her red curls.
She smelled the same as she did when he dropped her off, but he knew she wasn't the same. This morning forced his innocent baby to see the bad men weren't only in her cartoon movies, but in real life, too.
Maggie's safe world was shattered.

#slaythedemon #mattnmaggie #2017
To slay a demon, you have to face it.

March Anniveraries

I have two book anniversaries in March. Slay the Demon is turning 2 on March 1 and The Woman Behind the Letters is turning 5 on March 18. I'll be sharing scenes from both of them over the next several weeks. Here is one from The Woman Behind the Letters.

“This is the first girl in my family in generations,” he remarked. “There hasn’t been a girl since before the Civil War,” he informed her.
“Not one in over 100 years?” She asked in shock. “No,” he answered, looking at her. “She is the first.”
“Well, congratulations, you have some bragging rights now,” she stated. “What are you going to name your daughter?” She asked since she knew they didn’t have a girl’s name picked out.
“Alexandria,” his wife whispered.
“Why Alexandria?” the nurse asked; she knew this name meant something to the family, since his wife mentioned it quickly.
“It is after my so many greats-grandmother. She chose to marry a man who wasn’t her first choice and begin a legacy,” Mr. Morgan stated. “Her name was Kathryn Alexander, so my daughter will be Alexandria Kathryn Morgan.”

#thewomanbehindtheletters #kathrynmorgan #book2

Spider

Dropping the caddy, she screamed. There was a huge black spider in the bottom of the shower.
How did it get in there?
She thought spiders didn’t like water.
The spider move and made her jump. She didn’t have any spider killer in her caddy. There wasn’t any in the room either. How was she going to kill it? She didn’t have time to wait it out. She needed a shower now.
She walked out of the bathroom and looked at her desk. There must be something she could use to kill it. Her eyes caught sight of something she’d never used. She grabbed the can of glitter body spray her grandmother had sent her last month and rushed into the bathroom. She ripped the lid off and took aim at the black beast. She emptied the can before she saw the spider run down the drain.
Once the spider disappeared, she turned the water on and stripped down. Between the water and the glitter body spray, the spider should be dead or at least know to stay away from this bathroom.

Definitely had fun writing this scene and the one that comes after it. Can't wait to share Shelby and Winston's story. #diamonddirt #amwriting #book9 #shelbyandwinston

Dream

"Being on the Olympic team is only a dream; you have to be better than good. You have to be great," her mother said.
"I want to be better than great. I want to be one of the best pitchers in the world."
She would be in that circle one day in front of thousands of people. The other girls in her class wanted to be fairytale princesses. She didn't want to wear glass slippers; she wanted muddy cleats.

#diamonddirt #shelby #dreams

Happy New Year

Happy New Year! Be on the lookout for information on book 9 aka Diamond Dirt and book 10! I took a break away from the keyboard for the holidays but I'm back at it. The plan is for Diamond Dirt to release in late Spring and book 10 (I have a name but you'll have to wait for that one) before the end of the year.

If anyone is wanting a paperback let me know. And for those who haven't read Life in the Moments don't forget to get your copy today on any platform.

Today is the start of a new 365 page book and I plan to fill it with words upon words. How do you plan to fill this book called 2019?

Book 9

They say write what you know... well I know softball. Most of my life was spent between those chalk lines with bruises documenting dedication to getting an out. I started writing this story but pushed it aside for Life in the Moments aka Book 8. Now, I'm diving back into Shelby and Winston's journey.

Shelby has the confidence to face the top hitting teams in the nation. She doesn't sweat the pitch count or her ERA. There's only one thing that shakes her rock-steady confidence and that's her British History class. Enter Winston Booth. His mission is to help Shelby bring up her grade so she can achieve her dream of playing in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.

I can't wait to see how their story plays out.

#diamonddirt #amwriting #book9 #shelbyandwinston

Little Known Facts

Little known facts about Life in the Moments.

*This book went through several name changes. I just wasn't happy with any of them until I wrote the prologue.

*It was inspired by my nephew's fight with MPS I as well as my aunt's fight with breast cancer.

*I set aside the book I was writing because all I could picture was Amelia and Beau's journey.

*I cried as I typed certain scenes. I even cried again when I edited them.

*A few scenes were inspired by songs.

*This was the first story of mine where I used flashbacks to tell Amelia and Beau's journey to falling in love.

*I kept the fact that Amelia was fighting breast cancer until it was time to release the blurb. I didn't want anyone to know until I was almost finished with the book.

*The idea of the book was inspired by a story I heard on the radio. The man's wife was sick and he's loved her at every stage of their lives. He gives her the list when she asked how he could love her.

*I originally didn't have the last sentence in the book. When I thought about it, the story needed that last line.

I hope everyone gets a chance to read it. Also, I am working on my next book, which I hope to get published early next year.