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How to Make Your Own DIY Bath Bomb!

November 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

Hey bookworms!

Who out there has read my Soul Stripper series? If you love paranormal and love my character Julian and all his sexy, forbidden love angel-ness, then you’ll love these peppermint scented bath bombs! They’re easy to make at home and Danielle Eaton and I put together a little video to show you how to make them! =) So, pop one into your next bubble bath and crack open Soul Stripper!

Julian’s Peppermint Bath Bomb Recipe:
½ Cup Baking Soda
¼ Cup Epsom Salt
¼ Cup Cornstarch
¼ Cup Citric Acid
2 Tsp Castor Oil
2 Tsp Witch Hazel
1 Tsp Essential Oil (Peppermint)

Mix the dry ingredients first. Then in a small bowl mix the wet ingredients. Add in small increments (like one drop at a time) of the wet mixture while stirring the dry ingredients. Pack together in molds and let them set for at least two hours. Then, pop them out of the molds and allow them to air dry overnight.

To read my Soul Stripper series, follow me on Amazon and you can get the first book in the series here :
Soul Stripper (Book #1)
“What a ride! I can’t wait to see what happens next in this fantastic new series!” –Caitlin Crews, USA Today bestselling author
It’s called Sin City for a reason. Nowhere else are the temptations so great, the sex so good, and the demons so bad. . .
By day, Monica is a barista in a local café. It doesn’t pay a lot but it puts her up close and personal with her sexy boss, Drew. Unfortunately that’s as far as a succubus can go unless she wants to take his soul. Monica needs mind blowing sex to sustain her and she finds her victims every night at a local strip club where she’s an exotic dancer. But when her powers begin to diminish and her fellow succubi start turning up dead, all bets are off. Monica realizes she’s the one immortal who has a chance in hell of making things right. . .

Newsletters

October 8, 2013 Leave a Comment

This past weekend, I spoke about newsletters for authors. I’m currently gathering emails to begin my author newsletter–and let me tell you, it’s quite a process!

I’ve done newsletters for my photography business, but never as an author. The small group I talked with on Saturday also had some great ideas and suggestions–such as gathering with more than one author to create a dynamic well-rounded newsletter.

So my question to you, readers…what is it you like to read within newsletters? Do you like to know about author appearances? Q&A with other authors? Seasonal stories? Excerpts? Giveaways? Recipes? All of the above?
Let me know–either in the comments or shoot me a message!

Release Day!!!

September 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

It’s finally here!!!! Soul Survivor is out and for sale! You can pick it up at any major book retailer, Amazon, Barnes and Noble or your indie bookstore as well.

AND if you haven’t yet read Soul Stripper (the first in the series), it’s a great time to buy at only $1.99!

Also, this kitten really, REALLY wants you to go buy your copy now! =0)

Soul Surrender Cover Reveal!

September 9, 2013 Leave a Comment

I already tossed this up on Facebook and Twitter, but it is definitely also deserving of its own blog post (if I do say so, myself!).

So, without further ado…….I present to you……

SOUL SURRENDER! In the flesh, or er…well, you know what I mean.

You may have also noticed that I revamped the homepage of this here website, so feel free to have a looksie at that! I’m now off to finish revising and editing my next WIP and load up on coffee…

Happy Monday, y’all!

52 Shades of 30

May 1, 2013 2 Comments

As I may have mentioned, I’m turning 30 in a couple of months. My writing goal was that I wanted to have a book published before I turned 30–Soul Stripper hits the shelves literally one month before my July 2nd birthday. Of course, I also made this goal at 25 (unsuccessfully so) and had I not accomplished it at 30, I would have set a new goal for 35.

That being said, I think goals are incredibly important. I’m setting new goals for myself as I type this. I’m not sure how I feel about sharing the new goals–I’ll have to think on that and get back to you. Goals as a general tend to be super personal for me; a journey I’m not sure I want any passengers for.

However, I’ve decided to start a photographic project–52 Shades of 30. Essentially (again, as most of you know, I am a photographer), I will be photographing self-portraits of myself once a week for my 30th year. I haven’t decided whether to do the project digitally with my Canon Mark ii or with film and my Hasselblad. Of course, digital will be SO much easier to maintain, however, I think the Hasselblad would take the project to another level.

I will keep you all posted on the progress and even post the images as they come. =0)

NYC Real Estate

April 20, 2013 Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday morning and I’m currently watching a show on HGTV called Selling New York. Since the hubs and I are currently looking to purchase our first home (in Brooklyn, not Manhattan!), I’ve been watching WAY too many of these sorts of shows lately.

This particular episode is MIND BOGGLING. This woman has 10k a month to spend on renting an NYC 3 bedroom apartment. The realtor acted as though this was an impossibility. AN IMPOSSIBILITY TO FIND 3 BEDROOMS FOR 10K A MONTH!?!?! Are you kidding me? I LIVED in NYC for years and I KNOW that 10k a month is plenty of money to find a 3 bedroom. I couldn’t believe this crazy woman stating it was impossible. Sure enough, once the woman went with a different realtor, she found a place in weeks.

The other thing that baffled me about this episode…if you have 10k a month to spend on rent, why are you not buying a place? I suppose if they don’t have the down payment, that could be why. But WOW, that’s a lot of money to be tossing into rent and not a mortgage!

That’s all for now! I’m off to a coffee shop to do some reading and writing.

News!!!

April 20, 2013 Leave a Comment

You guys!!! I just realized that while I announced this news on Twitter and Facebook, I completely overlooked the announcement on my blog!

So, here it is…drum roll, please……

I officially signed with Louise Fury of the L.Perkins Agency!!!! Louise is fabulous and I honestly cannot imagine anyone better to be my advocate in this crazy world we call publishing. Louise reps some amazing other authors including but not limited to Hope Tarr, Lisa Renee Jones and Megan Frampton among MANY others. Check out her list and her client’s books. Seriously, they’re amazing.

That is all for now!

Cover Reveal!!

April 17, 2013 Leave a Comment

Here it is!!! The long-awaited cover for Soul Survivor, Book 2 in the Soul Stripper series! It is FABULOUS! I absolutely could not love it more! I believe it will hit the shelves in October and of course Book 1 comes out on June 1.

Heroes Old and Young

March 15, 2013 Leave a Comment

I tend to write the age of my heroes around late twenties-early thirties…I always assumed this was because I am in my late twenties. Okay, okay, only for another few months, but I am playing that late twenties card ASLONGASIPOSSIBLYCAN!

But even when I was in my early twenties, I still wrote about men in their late twenties to early thirties. Maybe that’s just my ideal hero age…what about you? What ages do you write and read? Do you like your men older? Out of college?

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