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I got some work done this weekend on Blade On the Hunt, but I also hung out with the kids and my husband a lot. We barbecued yesterday (it’s been hot here in the NW, but my dude is a whiz with the barbecue so all I had to do was make a side and get the buns ready.
Also caught Snowpiercer on Demand last night. I’ve been waiting to see this movie forever and with the way it’s been buried in the US, that hasn’t been easy. So we settled on the couch in the bonus room and caught it. I LOVED it. Oh sure it had flaws, but it also had an interesting storyline, flawed characters with actual motivations that made sense. Camaraderie but not blind obedience to a goal. I wish this had wider release because it’s one of the best science fiction movies I’ve seen in a while.
In any case, I worked on my laptop and peeked at my mail but in general I avoided getting online this weekend so let’s start this week off with something fun!
I’ve been in several anthologies – in fact my first sale to a traditional publisher was for Stripped, a novella for the What Happens in Vegas anthology 🙂 I love them because it gives me a chance to work with different people and my readers get exposed to authors they may not know and that’s true for everyone in an anthology so it’s a cool introduction to lots of people.  I’m giving some away today!
Did you do anything exciting this weekend? Reading anything fun or see any good movies?
Ttoday’s prize is an anthology prize pack:  Three to Tango – where my story dirty/bad/wrong shows you another side of Petal, GA…. (also included in this one are Megan Hart, Emma Holly and Beth Kery!),  What Happens in Vegas and What Happens in Vegas: After Dark featuring my novellas, Stripped and Sensual Magic (prequel set in my Bound by Magick universe)
Winner chosen from replies to this blog post and will  be announced in this Friday’s winners’ post (and remember to check in to see if you’ve won or not because unclaimed prizes are given away to a new winner after two weeks)
July 14th, 2014 at 8:46 am · Link
Had friends staying with us from Chicago. Went to PDX Saturday Market and the Columbia Employee store and played board games…good times!!
July 14th, 2014 at 8:49 am · Link
I spent time with my Mom before she went back to Texas. So nice to celebrate her 73 birthday with her. I read Grai’s Game by Mikalya Lane. This one was after a book which had a big cliff hanger which I normally don’t read but no warning until after you read book. Grrr 😈
So happy you had a great weekend with the family.
July 14th, 2014 at 9:00 am · Link
spent time with friends
July 14th, 2014 at 9:23 am · Link
Nothing exciting this weekend. Worked on rearranging some furniture, thats about it.
July 14th, 2014 at 10:04 am · Link
Helped hubby with remodeling project, visited with several aunts and cousins and read more on a series that I have fallen in love with.
July 14th, 2014 at 10:17 am · Link
I was on a tai chi workshop the whole weekend. It was fun and I improved my form a great deal.
July 14th, 2014 at 10:44 am · Link
My weekend read was Dirty Magic, I loved it. My son is home on leave, so we just hung out and enjoyed the family time!
July 14th, 2014 at 11:27 am · Link
I read Fanning The Flames by Victoria Dahl, Stay With Me by Elyssa Patrick and Baiting The Maid of Honor by Tessa Bailey…Loved them all!
July 14th, 2014 at 11:51 am · Link
This weekend I saw Transformers and went out to dinner with my husband. I actually discovered you as a writer because of the Cherished anthology.
July 14th, 2014 at 12:44 pm · Link
This weekend I started to marathon Doctor Who on Netflix to get ready for it to come back in August.
July 14th, 2014 at 2:16 pm · Link
We had dinner at our daughters…her boyfriend can really grill 🙂 And Hubby went golfing with the 2 of them and his BFF. They had a blast and it was a fantastic round of golf for my hubby.
I read Three to Tangle and it was good. I bought it back then for Emma Holly’s story. Thanks for the giveaways. This is great! I wish you the best <3
July 14th, 2014 at 4:54 pm · Link
Relaxed and watched movies!
July 14th, 2014 at 6:30 pm · Link
Had a fabulous weekend which started a little early. Took Thursday and Friday off so I could have an extended Girls’ weekend with my 10 year old niece. We had mani pedis and shopped till we dropped!
July 14th, 2014 at 6:50 pm · Link
Spent the weekend playing with our granddaughter.
July 14th, 2014 at 6:56 pm · Link
Was on-call all weekend so spent some enjoyable hours around the pool catching some rays with a book 🙂
July 14th, 2014 at 7:25 pm · Link
I packed two shooting ranges (skeet and archery) and a concert into one day. And then I slept for the entire next day.
July 14th, 2014 at 7:52 pm · Link
Watched the final 2 world cup matches with my 4 soccer crazy guys (3 sons & hubby).
July 14th, 2014 at 7:59 pm · Link
I just started reading Faith Hunter’s books – so I’m on Bloodring now and it’s great 🙂
July 14th, 2014 at 8:51 pm · Link
Took our kids (7 & 3) to the Mariners and Sounders games yesterday-exhausting day but super fun. I first encountered your writing via the anthologies you mentioned in the post, which led me to the Browns/Delicious-one of the few series I’ve ever re-read within a few months of getting done with the latest. You had me at Pagliacci, but your books stand out in a crowded genre. Looking forward to getting to know the Hurleys.
July 15th, 2014 at 2:49 am · Link
I went to a birthday lunch for a friend on Sunday which was a lovely catch up, and just pottered around for the rest of the weekend. Finally got around to reading Larissa Ione’s Reaver, followed by Azagoth. Both very enjoyable. Finished the quilt I was making for another friend’s birthday in August. Quite a productive weekend really.
July 15th, 2014 at 12:41 pm · Link
I worked on Saturday (6 days last week) so Sunday really was a day of rest and reading. I’ve been re-reading some of Lori Fosters books. I love your books set in Petal and can’t wait for the next. Oh and thank for the tip on the sci-fi movie, those are some of my favorite!
July 15th, 2014 at 5:29 pm · Link
Worked both days, unfortunately…then watched the World Cup games on DVR! Tried to finish a beer before crashing on the couch (only got half way through it..)
July 15th, 2014 at 7:48 pm · Link
I read Fanning the Flames by Victoria Dahl and started Sarah Morgan’s newest, Suddenly Last Summer. I went to a golf tournament on Saturday and assisted the hubby with a few minor home improvement projects. It was a busy weekend! I have Three to Tango, but I need to check out your Vegas anthologies, too!
July 15th, 2014 at 8:54 pm · Link
My weekend was filled with two busy little boys while I tried to get things ready for our across Canada move. I relaxed watching The World’s End that stars Nick Frost & Simon. Weird but very funny movie just what I needed. Also finishing Count on me love it!
July 16th, 2014 at 5:27 pm · Link
I worked both Saturday and Sunday, but was able to watch the World Cup Final. We (my family and I) were very happy that Germany won the Championship! I review for a blog and started an ARC of book one in a new series by Cara McKenna that I will review when it releases early next month. throw in a little laundry and that was my weekend.
July 17th, 2014 at 1:48 pm · Link
My family drove home from a 12 day vacation getting us home at 3 AM Saturday morning. The kids slept on the 6 hour drive and weren’t quite ready to go back to sleep once in their own beds. At 4 AM I listened to them debate if Santa is real since they were awake in middle of night. My 6 year old says “how can Santa be real and stay up all night” my 7 year old replied “well,I already don’t believe in elves, because there is no way little people can make big toys”.
July 17th, 2014 at 2:10 pm · Link
Last week-end was an extended one for us in France because it was July 14th, our national day. The fireworks in my town were unfortunately almost inexistant so I just enjoyed a long week-end relaxing at home and reading Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder (loved it!).