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One Woman ~ Excerpt from 'Mission: Impossible to Love'
Sten’s day had gone from one clusterfuck to the next. And it all centered around one woman. He stepped into the conference room to interrogate his newest team member, one he didn’t trust or want.
A team member he was responsible for. He had a lot of questions for the child prodigy, starting with her violent boyfriend and why she got antsy when speaking about her hacking.
He was trained in asking unpleasant questions, and he planned to ask her every single one.
Maybe it was time to rethink his transfer to CC since dealing with soldiers trained in warfare was a lot easier than dealing with a woman genius with enough secrets to keep the CIA busy for weeks.
The slender woman stood gazing out at the gray, misty skies. Something stirred in him as he saw the dejected set of her shoulders and the way her oversized coat hung on her like she was a waif out of a Dickens novel.
“Hey, are you hungry?” What happened to interrogating subjects when they were vulnerable?
Click here to keep reading Mission: Impossible to Love, the Impossible Mission series Book 3,
How to Create a Reading Journal
“So many books, so little time.”
I’m forever coming across books I’d love to read but I 1) am already in the middle of another book, 2) need to get a copy, 3) want more information, 4) my TBR list is already overflowing, 5) I’m sure there are lots of other reasons.
So how does a reader organize their TBR list and track reading goals? One way is to create a reading journal.
Before getting into the how-to, let’s talk about why you might want to use a reading journal.
- Track which books you’ve already read
- List books you want to read
- Feeling of satisfaction
- Reference guide for writing reviews and making purchases
- Easy way to participate in reading challenges
As for the how-to, there are many options and it ultimately comes down to personal choice.
- Readers who like scrapbooking or journaling might enjoy creating a bullet journal or using a notebook specifically for readers.
- Creating a digital journal using Word or Excel is another option. This gives you more flexibility in searching and organizing data.
- Another option is to collect authors’ printable book lists and keep them in a binder.
Click here for more ideas and tips on creating a reading journal.
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Three very smart, strong women.
Three very dangerously sexy men.
Mission: Impossible to Resist / Book 1
She’s beauty, brains, and trouble.
He’s in the wrong place at the right time.
Smart, savvy Seattle socialite Jordan Dean must learn to let go of her tightly controlled world and accept help from the one man who poses a huge risk to her well-guarded heart—her Special Ops bodyguard, Aiden Foster.
Mission: Impossible to Surrender / Book 2
She’s not a party girl anymore.
He’s fought his feelings for too long.
Sophie Dean has worked long and hard to shed the bad girl reputation she earned at college. Now she runs an humanitarian aid program. When danger threatens Sophie’s latest international undertaking and she needs protection, fate steps in and delivers a second chance with the one man she can’t forget, Navy SEAL Finn Jenkins.
Mission: Impossible to Love / Book 3
She’s in over her brilliant head.
He’s not buying her innocent act.
Elizabeth “Izzy” Benson has the brains to rival some of the best IT minds out there. Unfortunately the Artificial Intelligence drone she’s developed is drawing all the wrong kind of interest. Now running for her life , she’ll have to trust a stranger, Sten Jenkins, a very angry Marine who makes it obvious he doesn’t believe her or want her around.
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So Tasty ~ Excerpt from 'An Inner Fire'
Grayce stood in the doorway wearing his shirt. Mitzi stood behind her. A surge of possessiveness hit him in the gut. He wanted Grayce Walters to belong to him and only him.
“How long have I been asleep?” She stretched her arms over her head. He watched his shirt hike up to reveal her thighs, high enough to tantalize, high enough to cause heat to pool under his clothes, under his skin.
“Three hours.”
“Wow, I was really out. I had no idea I was so tired.”
“My fault. I didn’t plan on a workout when I invited you for dinner.”
A patch of red appeared on each cheek. A woman who blushed, a woman with no artifice.
How had he gotten so lucky?
“Are you working?”
“I was.” He stood. He wanted to go back to bed and do all the things they had done to each other and more. Desire drummed through him in a slow, steady beat. With her hair sleep-tousled around her shoulders, she looked like the cover of Maxim, like every hot-blooded male’s fantasy.
He pulled her into his arms. She smelled of lemon and warm, sleepy woman.
“Are you hungry?”
“I am, but you keep working. I’ll fix something.”
“I’m hungry too.” He leaned down, taking bites of her earlobe, nipping at her neck. “So tasty.”
Click here to keep reading An Inner Fire, The Grayce Walters series Book 1
Leaping into the New Year
Happy New Year! Are you ready for 2020? I have big expectations for this year because it marks the start of a new decade — some folks are already calling it the Roaring 20s — and it’s a leap year. Think of all the babies born on February 29, the next leap day, who will have special birthdays.
Here are some interesting facts about leap years.
The extra day is added to the Gregorian calendar every four years to synchronize the solar year to balance out the 365.25 days it takes to orbit the sun.
The practice of adding an extra day began in 46 BC when the Julian calendar (decreed by Julius Caesar) was created.
In the U.S., leap years coincide with presidential election years.
Couples in Greece avoid getting married in leap years to avoid bad luck. Russians also believe leap years herald trouble such as freak weather patterns.
People born on February 29 (leap day) are called “leaplings” or “leapers” and there is a special group for them: The Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies.
Notable events — not all bad — that occurred during leap years: George Armstrong Custer fought the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876), the Titanic sank (1912), Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning is electricity (1752) and and gold was discovered in California (1848).
There is a movie titled Leap Year. Released in 2010, it stars Amy Adams and Matthew Goode.
What will you do with an extra day? If reading tops your list, check out my books:
Code Breakers Regency Romantic Suspense
Grayce Walters Contemporary Romantic Suspense
Impossible Mission Military Romantic Suspense
Sources: Leap Year Fast Facts, 20 Fun Facts about Leap Years
