Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Update on Betrayer

     Hello again! Well, I hope everyone reading this had a great Resurrection Day. I know we did, spending the day with family and friends, and getting to enjoy a little of that sunshine. Bring on garden season, baby!
     Things have been pretty hectic around here lately, with work, the holiday, and gearing up for summer. In the midst of it all, we are moving toward the launch of Betrayer, which is planned for the beginning of July. Hopefully soon I will have a definite date for you!
     I'm super excited about to see things beginning to come together. Tiffany Hilterbrand, who is doing my cover artwork, has been sending me some teaser sketches, and I couldn't be more thrilled. I feel like a kid at Christmastime!
     Meanwhile, I'm still somewhat in shock that all this is actually happening, after almost ten years. And I'm beginning to realize just how close my release date is. With that mind, I'm working on final things like promo blurbs and typo re-re-re-rechecks.
    Here is what I've come up with for the book's back cover. Tell me what you think!


 
 If the price of betrayal is death, how do you pay for a second chance?

Free spirit Evie Drake attends a local Renaissance fair, where she gets a henna tattoo of an ancient symbol. Legend says it will open a door to the Otherworld, but the last thing Evie expects is for the legend to be true….

Alone in a strange world, with danger closing in, a dryad comes to her rescue. But in this world where songs have power and words are sacred, safety is fleeting. One bad decision, and suddenly Evie is being hunted—pursued across two worlds by creatures intent on possessing her soul, and by a man ordered to bring her to justice. She would give anything for a second chance… But will the price of her life be more than even she is willing to pay?
 
 
     Well? Does it sound like something you'd like to read? Or could it use some tweaking still? Feel free to leave comments!

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Lullaby of Hope

This is a lyric I wrote a while back as a sort of prayer...


Lay me down and sing to me
     Ease my breakin' heart
Worldly cares are crushing me,
     Tearin' me apart.
I know that's not Your will for me,
     So precious Jesus sing to me

Sing me a lullaby of hope.
     Forgive me for my wanderin' ways
Remind me of your faithful mercies
    And with dawn's light I'll sing your praise