Book Excerpt Excerpt from Prologue, H.A.L.F.: The Deep Beneath: Lucia’s eyes fluttered open. There was no way to know how long she’d been out or where she was, but her pain was gone. She blinked, but at first saw nothing but a very bright, white light overhead. She blinked again and through the slits of her still-heavy eyelids, she saw […]
Book Excerpt Under the bridge the air was different. The wind was slightly hushed, but noises echoed softly off of the concrete structure. A dank smell of wet earth and urine filled his nose. The numbers covered both of the bridge struts that formed the only two walls of the man’s home. Countless figure eights were spray-painted from […]
Book Excerpt The boy ate solid food finally, while telling Thomas he belonged to the Roma people. The necromancer heard of these people once, but knew little. They kept closely to themselves. The girl, Andrea, had been working very hard to become one of them, Christoff said. Every menial chore put to her, even as low as cleaning excrement houses, […]
Book Excerpt Cara—a mystery to me, at best—had just sauntered through the shutter doors. She gave Sierra and Frenchy a head nod. I guessed that was going around this season. Bold island colors were back, and so was the head nod. She walked over to the bar with a slight twitch in her hips. The guys surely liked it. I […]
Book Excerpt Charlotte plopped down on the patchwork quilt that covered the high, four-poster bed. Carefully embroidered ringlets of berries and flowers rambled across the fabric. Made by prim ladies at Edgartown tea parties, she imagined, wheedling away the long winter hours behind frosted windowpanes in serene comfort. The whole ethos of a bygone era was still present in the […]
Book Excerpt Warning! The excerpt is for adults only, so please don’t read on if you’re not 18+. Now, Sam was reaching into the bag again, and pulled out another wrapped present, this time much smaller. I looked at him, and he explained, “I couldn’t decide what to get you, so bought a couple of things,” He smiled at me, […]
Book Excerpt Used-to-Be TV The small room was eerily quiet, like I had walked into a sound-proof booth. I was in a cozy living room, surrounded by early 1960s furniture. The soft light of a hanging swag lamp lit up a sunburst clock on a wall, covered in retro-pattern wallpaper. A plaid couch sat in the middle of the room, […]
I’m hosting an excerpt and giveaway for the book tour for military science fiction novel, “Atlas”. Enjoy the excerpt. Scroll down to participate in the giveaway. Book Excerpt “Hey Tahoe,” I said. “Bet you wish you could grow a chin rug like this, huh? Maybe I should snip off a piece for you? With some glue and a little creativity […]
My chapter book, “House of Horrors” released this Monday. I wanted to share an excerpt from the book with you all. Hope you enjoy it! Book Excerpt Jacky stared at the newspaper her dad clutched in his hands. He was reading the sports section, but she was more interested in the ad section turned toward her. A giant picture of […]
I spent most of today working on setting up a media kit for Valentina and the Haunted Mansion, and to add a bit more info about the book on my website. Without further delay, I present to you, the updated picture books page. What’s new? Excerpts for Valentina and the Haunted Mansion. Three interior images to match the excerpts. A […]
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