Spring Book Fair

We have a confession to make.  Even though the fair and book signing didn't go as well as we had hoped, we knew one thing for certain.  We felt so out of place and amateurish.  For our first one, we thought it would be a breeze.  For the first time in our lives, we felt baffled and snowed just how experienced most of them were.  But we didn't back down or looked defeated.  We stood tall, proud and strong.  Just because we didn't fit in well, we all have a purpose why we were all there.  To meet new people and talk about our books.  At least we accomplished and faced our true fear of never giving up.  Even if one bust, pick and kick up your heels, celebrate you for being brave enough to face a crowd and never give up your faith.  Just dust yourself up again, and try again!!

Confessions for the Mind

"The Hidden Sarcophagus" has been published since the end of last summer!  Come find out what Harper Stone has been up to in her latest story!!   Soon book 3 will be published hopefully by the end of next month!  It's completion should be done by the end of this month.  Last year was a crazy one!  Hoping this Chinese Horse New Year will be more of a lively one!

Our huge confession is we have our first book signing coming up on March 29th at one of the local libraries.  It's a meet & greet will give you all a chance to buy our first book and get a chance to win our second book in a raffle!!  It will be signed by us as well!  To find out more info, head over to www.facebook.com/TheHarperStoneMysteries page to find out more info!  Hope to see you there!

Evil Confessions

Get swept away with evil today!  We all seem to love a little bit of horror and edge in our lives.  Focusing on the adventure of darkness that will love to swallow us up whole.  Like any other nemesis just waiting for the pluck!  Evil dwells and lies awaiting to snarl our senses and wanting to drain us.  We do have evil people in our lives.  Don't we all have a little bit of craziness in us?  Well, so does those evil creatures in "The Harper Stone Mysteries - The St. Petersburg Apparition."

Harper Stone has to fight her own inner demons as well as the creatures that lurks and stirs in the mists.  Evil will always find a way in.  But she insists that paranormal isn't her cup of tea!  Well, guess again?  Fighting battles will come naturally to her in her future books.  Time to follow her as she will fight those crazy creatures with her crew to save the world from chaos to ever reign.  Twist in the wind with these wild demons that will pop out and suck at you from the shadows within.  They are just eager to introduce themselves to you as you read their intermost thoughts and minds.  Each mysterious case will unlock an unique puzzle piece that will lead you right into the next quest.  

Our second story "The Hidden Sarcophagus" will be published and released to buy hopefully by the Fourth of July.  I'm thrilled to announce the third book title will be called "Sorcerer's Expedition."  Look forward to our sneak peeks coming next month over on Facebook.com/The Harper Stone Mysteries! 

Mysteries of the Heart

We have decided to do some extra work on this book.  However, this short story has character depth and a twist with each mystery yet to be solved.  Everybody has a little mystery in their life.  Just ask Harper!

Harper's journey around the globe is in search of clues and cracking the case, finding herself along the way.  Love will find her in a mysterious way.  Will she return Davy's affections and love?  Or does she believe that love will come with a price to pay?  She's just trying to fit in with the causalities of life, living her dream job.  The mysteries of her life are just the beginning. 

Want to find out more?  You can follow her journey along with others over on www.facebook.com/TheHarperStoneMysteries.  You're going to love our witty characters and her crew in the future books to come.  Follow our exclusives and first sneak peeks.  Hope to see you all there.

The Harper Stone Mysteries - The St. Petersburg Apparition

We are so excited to tell you that you finally self-published our first book through createspace.com/4149990 on paperback.  You can also find us on amazon.com/ as well.  Kindle lovers, you'll love our special going on until June.  You don't miss out on our opportunities!  You can also follow us on www.twitter.com/WritersBlog2012 too!!

This mini-series has 10 parts to it.  Follow Harper Stone on the adventure of a lifetime around the globe, solving unexplained occurrences as each one will lead into the next story.  This romance/mystery book will leave you wanting more.  Heartwarming, fast-paced one of a kind book just written for all of you.  You'll meet our loving characters and their foes at bay.

A special thanks for our first review by +Lynn Lawler !!  Your review was inspiring and thoughtful!  Thank you so much for your support.  We all hope you'll leave us a review too!  It lets us know that you love our work in this genre and the support to continue writing our lovely stories.

The second installment to this series will be ready for publication by our April 1st deadline.  Want to read more exclusives?  We have a page over at www.facebook.com/TheHarperStoneMysteries and love to show sneak peeks of our future works.  Not on Facebook?  Don't sweat it!  We will have a website up before summer is here.  We look forward to seeing new fans.  Happy reading to you all!

Seasonal Bliss Prologue

Prologue

Farragut State Park, Idaho

The early graduation party was in full swing by the time Kathy Moon, Melanie Carson and Sophie Sanders had arrived.  In the twilight hours, the luminescent moon glared off Lake Pend Oreille.  The sandy beach lakefronts had a magnificent view of the Aurora Borealis whenever it should appear.  There were wide, open meadows among the pine forests in the surrounding area.  Lots of people came every year to visit the attractions and recreational amenities and enjoyed its facilities immensely.  You can take a tour of the Brig Museum and its facts of Navy history, a visitor center full of rich history of Farragut State Park, and more than a dozen fun activities for the families to enjoy.

Kathy Moon decided to do a quick sweep of the area as she made a beeline for the women’s restrooms and drinking fountains.  Some of the students she had recognized from Sandpoint High School whom she had class with.  Quickly Kathy used the women’s restroom and sanitized her hands with Purell.  She joined the rest of the students around the bonfire who were drinking alcoholic beverages.  Kathy decided to call security, but hesitated.  This was a goodbye party to people she would no longer walk the hallways with, yet possibly see because some were off to colleges in other states except the ones that decided to go to the local college.  Two people Kathy hardly knew, Melanie Carson and Sophie Sanders, but she had gotten to know them through the journey to Montana and because they babysat her little sister, Buffy.

Sophie and Melanie lingered along the waterfront, watching the sunset dip behind the ridge of the mountains as its reflection rippled through the cold, blue-green water.  Dark, black clouds threatened the skies, which slowly shifted towards the lake with possible thunderstorms.  They knew after tonight would mark the final stages of high school and head down the aisle to their graduation in June.  Sophie’s dark green halter-top and ruby red capris made her appearance stunningly beautiful.  The gentle breeze wafted through her hair as it danced around her face.  Melanie’s shoulder length hair was pinned back in a large barrette but some of it fell in tendrils yet it made her figure elegant with her new silver dress and white open-toed sandals with straps, which she had just bought yesterday.

In the distance, there was a silhouette of two people in an embracing lip lock.  Sophie and Melanie walked in their direction.  They looked familiar to them and couldn't quite make them out.  Melanie questioned herself and debated to walk the other way, but Sophie’s tug on her hand told her to keep going.  Upon their arrival, their eyes averted on Jason Baskel and Lisa-Ann March pulling away from each other.
Jason couldn't believe that Melanie stood in front of him, but in that instance, Melanie took off running.  She didn't want to believe at what she had just seen.  Not because of Jason, but of Lisa-Ann had been dating her best friend, Sophie.  Of course she has been trying to avoid Jason.  The last thing she wanted was to be alone with him.  Jason was on her tail running after her.  Fear coursed down her spine.

Kathy pretended to be enjoying herself, kneeling in front of the bonfire and trying to keep warm.  Her light jacket didn’t keep her warm enough.   Thunder echoed above her.  The firelight reflected in her amethyst eyes, envisioning into the embers.  Her sixth sense of clairvoyance had kicked in.  An intense reaction came across her whole body.  All of sudden, she automatically speed dialed the S.W.A.T. team that was on-call and nearby the vicinity.  Immediately, Kathy responded to their previous plans.  After that, she took off to the area she had last seen the girls.

Sophie and Lisa-Ann were in an intense argument.  This was the last straw between their romantic relationship.  Sophie ended it with a bitch slap across Lisa-Ann’s face.  She turned around and realized that Melanie was nowhere in sight.  She reached for her phone as it rang with Kathy on the other end.  Panic had sunk in her gut.  Kathy and Sophie finally ran into each other, frantic out of their wits.

Melanie ran towards the pine trees that led towards the Brig Museum, dodging branches.  Her beautiful dress got snagged on the low twigs.  Glancing behind her, Mel stumbled upon the root of a pine tree and fell into the long grassy meadow.  Jason caught up to her, ripping at her dress.  Sirens filled the air.  He slapped her face and had torn her underwear off of her.  Melanie clawed at him, but Jason was stronger and more forceful than before.  Jason slugged her in the stomach and grabbed her arms, twisting them above her head.  She tried to scream for help, but he stuffed her underwear in her mouth.  After Jason tugged his boxer and pants down, he had forced himself inside her with all his strength and made her wither underneath him.  Melanie whimpered and moaned as tears ran down her cherub face.

Rain engulfed them, drowning out the sirens.  Jason finally finished his mission.  The whore paid for her treacherous crimes.  He emptied his loins into her, groaning in pleasure of his release.  Jason pulled himself out of her and buttoned his pants just as Kathy did a leaping jump and kicked him to the ground.  All her training in tai chi wasn't for anything.  He stood up and started to swing his fist into this bitch’s face.  Kathy was too quick for him.  She did a full turn around kick him into his chest that made him fly ten feet away from the crime.  Handcuffs were slapped onto his wrists this time since he was face-down  knocked senseless.  Although Jason struggled, S.W.A.T. showed up just in the nick of time and took him away to book him.
In dire moment, Sophie’s adrenaline rushed through her, scooping Melanie up gently and went towards the paramedics’ van that had shown up.  Placing her on the gurney, the paramedic took over from there.  Soph’s urgency landed her next to Mel in the van as it speed to the nearest hospital.  At Mel’s disheveled appearance, everybody knew right away that she would need a rape kit.

Kathy informed Sheriff Taylor of the situation.  He mentioned that he would contact the families of what happened tonight.  Following the paramedics in the truck, Kathy quickly placed the emergency flashers on the roof and flipped on the emergency bell.  Sirens filled the cold, dreary night as it continued to downpour.

Changing With the Seasons

Lately we have been so busy with our lives that we forget to write not just on our blog, but our books as well.  This is the month we all celebrate Christmas but others celebrate Hanukkah and Yule; probably others I may have not mentioned here.  The bustle of shopping for last minute gifts for our loved ones are still wandering around aimlessly, trying to find the perfect gift or in an endless search for the gift you just can't find.  We are all changing with the Seasons.  We found ourselves done with our Christmas presents early this year by a couple weeks, already gift wrapped and later to be graced underneath the Christmas tree, which still needs decorated with ornaments.  Lots of delicious food will be cooked for that special holiday treats.

In Seasonal Bliss, this family drama is going to unfold and destroy marriages through lies, cheating, scandals and secrets.  Their lives will never be the same again.  They have to learn to trust, love, and most of all learn to accept those changes as shifts will begin to envelope them through twists and turns.  In Chapter 4 of our book, the friction of family drama will make you wonder how strong of a family unit they have, but as each family has their own secrets, they have a way of finding there way out.

This book will keep you on the edge of your seat.  The beginning of 2013 will bring us all changes including us.  Soon we will add the chapters to our book for you all to read.  These may be teasers, but isn't that the whole point of writing?!  We want to captivate you and draw you in to our book as it will bring you to the edge of your seat.  Drama-filled of budding romances and rekindling old flames is a daily reminder that not all families are perfect.  We all have our flaws and strengths.  We just have to survivor through all those turmoils; we're fighters and have to find our voice of strength to continue to live on in this world full of violence.

The devastating news of the Sandy Point Elementary is our daily reminder that it strikes close to the heart and home .  Our prayers will always be with their family as they struggle to fight with the loss of a loved one. Nobody's lives will be the same again.  We just have to rejoice and find our voice to remind ourselves that it's all right to grieve.  Tears help us relieve the tension and make us only human to keep up the strength to keep moving forward.  Heaven gained 27 angels to watch over their loved ones from Home.  This is only our temporary Home!