Welcome to this week's Indie-Licious Blog Hop! From now on (well, for the time being), I am going to be using teasers from Sweet Oblivion, the first novel in The Sweet Series.Enjoy!
Sweet Oblivion (Book #1)
As
I walk out of the store, I stop in my tracks upon seeing this lone figure
leaning against the wall outside. He was wearing dark jeans and a dark fitted
long sleeve shirt with the sleeves pushed up to his elbows, exposing his perfect
lightly tanned skin. His shirt hugged his muscles just right, accentuating he
was tall and slender. A shadow fell just over his face so I couldn’t quite see
it and his black hair was gently layered over his eyes, but it looked like he
was giving death stares to a map.
He
could have been the devil or maybe an angel, I wasn’t sure. But one thing I did
know is he took my breath away. Something about him screamed dangerous yet
extremely alluring, leaving me completely mesmerized. My eyes fell to his neck,
marked by the strangest tattoo I had ever seen. I think it was a tattoo anyway.
It was really hard to tell through the shadows and distance I was standing
from, but it looked to be a mixture of ink and…scars? It was small and sat
right in the middle of the left side of his neck.
I quickly turn on my heel before he notices me gawking at him, feeling like a complete idiot for standing there as long as I did trying to make out his tattoo...thing. Whatever it was. Either way, I tried to catch the breath that I somehow lost just from his presence. I have no idea what was wrong with me; apparently I've gone crazy.
<3 Ardisone
I have something special for you today!!!Check it out!
Wolf Spell Bloopers! With the tour for Wolf Spell getting ready to kick off, I thought we (Ian, Es, Jarak and myself) could let you in on some of the fun and not so fun moments writing Wolf Spell. We had a lot of outtakes, bloopers and deleted scenes. Some of them we swore to never speak of again, but for the purpose of entertainment we have agreed to divulge a couple!
Deleted
Scene
The day was gloomy with white
snow clouds hovering over the little town of Elko. I looked out my window to
watch as a flock of blackbirds swooped low past my house. I hit another block.
Well, I wouldn’t call it a block, more of a disagreement with my character.
Seriously, why does Es have to be so complicated and stubborn? I already told
her I didn’t want to go there and she ups and does it anyway. Now she thinks
she can awaken the witches before book two? Why does she do this to me?
I stare at
my computer screen, watching as the curser blinks like its mocking me. The
following is a deleted scene that I promised Es would never make it in the book…
Ian grabbed
the stake and forcefully pushed it in my hand. I wasn’t ready for this. What if
something happens and I make the curse worse instead of better?
“You’ll need
it incase a breed gets through the spell.” His eyes were hard set on me, making
me want to shrink back.
Where was
Jarak? Shouldn’t he be here with me instead of Ian? My heart pounded hard and I
could hear my pulse in my ears. I didn’t really want Ian to leave, I didn’t want
Jarak to be the one with me. What was my problem? I shook my head and took a
step back, needing some breathing room so I could think clearer.
I shoved the
stake back into his hand. “I don’t need it.”
“What the
hell Es!” His total change in attitude bewildered me. I didn’t know what was
wrong.
He held up
his hand… The same one I put the stake in. Only I hadn’t realized how much
strength I used and the it was sticking out, completely embedded in his palm. I
gasped and went to reach out for him. “Oh my gosh, I am soooo sorry. Let me
help.”
He pulled it
out with a groan deep in his throat. “No,
you’ve done enough.”
I wanted to
cry, that wasn’t supposed to happen. Um, M.R. can we start this scene over? Or
better yet, can we just delete it altogether? I don’t want to relive this. I’m
so humiliated. I can’t believe I did that.
Blooper from
page 127 – chapter 10
Wimpy witch my ass, all the week’s
frustrations I had pent up churned inside me. I’d show him. The sprout grew
about an inch and blossoms formed into tiny leaves, letting me know I’d made a
connection with it.
He used his
hands to beckon me. “Come on, I have all night for you to make me moan.”
I busted out
laughing. “Moan? I thought your line was; I have all night for you to make me
whine. “ I sauntered closer to him, overly swinging my hips to play with him. “But,
I can make you whimper and moan if you’d like.”
“Ah crap. I
can’t believe I said that.” He rubbed his hands over his face.
“Maybe deep
down you really want something else,” I continued to tease him. It was too
easy. Not that I wouldn’t mind doing that with him instead of training, but it
was fun to see him frustrated.
He threw his
head back. “M.R. Can we start that over?”
I laughed. “I
agree, I think Jarak here needs to regroup so he doesn’t moan.”
Words that
made life interesting while writing Wolf Spell….
Lightening….
Should be lightning… Um ya, sorry about that!
Dessert… you
guessed it, it should be desert… stupid homophones!
Effect and
affect… seriously? Who decided on this crap when making the English language?
Were they affected by the stupid mushroom they were smoking? GRRRRR…..
Blonde VS.
Blond … really? Who cares! He/she has freaking yellow hair! LOL
Had been…. Okay,
I can’t go there without crying right now.
Really,
like, very and have… those words follow me everywhere…. I really don’t understand.
I have to use them or nothing comes out the way I like. I had a very hard time
with it. Okay, not really, but I wanted to use those words very bad! LOL
Thank you
for letting me vent a little about the writing of Wolf Spell… I hope you had fun laughing at a couple of my
experiences and like the book. (trust me there were plenty more!) So far book
two is even more interesting and the scenes have been deleted many times!
You are awesome,
M.r. Polish
Wolf Spell
by
M.R. Polish
ONLY .99 !!!
Blurb:
With a death starts a new beginning...
Eighteen-year-old Esmerelda thinks she’s just a normal girl,
but all of that changes the day of her mom’s funeral, when a warlock, intent on
using her special powers, kidnaps her. Powers she didn’t know existed. Thrown
in the middle of a magical battle, Es struggles to learn her magic while
fleeing both vampires and warlocks, at the same time, hunting for the witches
that can help defeat her adversary. The only problem is that they are dead.
Thankfully, she has the help of Jarak—her Guardian—who
quickly captures her heart, but she wonders if she can win his? Just when she
thinks Jarak is the one for her, Ian appears with daggers drawn to save Es from
a vampire attack. Ian is cocky and rude, but there is something magnetic about
him—something that attracts her to him. With her heart torn between two men,
she faces the foes that are out for her blood.
Can Es do the unthinkable and
awaken them from their graves before time runs out?
Where can you find Wolf Spell?
Hello fellow readers…
It's been a hectic week :-) My in-laws are in town visiting, along with my
4 year old niece, what a cutie!
She went on her first plane
ride to come visit us in Florida and is so excited! As soon as she got in the
car when I picked them up she says, “Where’s the beach? I don’t see any sand.” Lol!
Hopefully we will get to the
beach while they are here so she can play in the sand!
Sadly, I have to take a
little time off from writing Sweet Escape while they are here, but I will pick
right back up when they leave. My sister and I are about half-way through and
very excited so far!
I also have a ton of ‘to-read’
books on my list, which I am very ecstatic about, so I have lots to do after they leave, but plan on enjoying the time with them while they are here.
Have a great Thursday
everyone, it’s almost the weekend!
~Bailey
Are you a blogger? Do you love books? Well then this post is for you! Sweet Oblivion will be on tour! If you'd like to participate in any way, please visit Juniper Grove Solutions and sign up! We'd be so happy and appreciative to have you join us.
Thank you! See you April 1st - 5th!
<3 Ardisone
My first Indie-Licious Blog Hop post!This is a teaser from Sweet Escape, the second novel in The Sweet Series.
“Yo! Nari! Earth to Nari!” Zaylie’s high pitched Australian accent combined with a knock on my head snapped me out of my daydreaming. Whether I am awake, or asleep, I am assaulted by memories of those moments my world got flipped upside down like a burning pancake.
“Oh, what? Sorry, I was...distracted.” I lightly shook my head and looked around. Empty. The classroom meant for our Literature class had already been cleared out.
“Class ended five minutes ago. We’re going to be late for our next one. You okay?”
“No. I’m not okay, Zaylie. I’m not okay.” I roughly grabbed my things and headed for the door. She followed.
“What’s wrong? You’ve been acting so strange all week,” she grabbed me by the arm making me spin around to face her. “You can tell me. What’s going on, Nari?”
I stared into her soft golden brown eyes and hesitated. It was tempting.
Very tempting.
I wanted to break down and spill every detail I kept bottled up inside of me since the day Mycah crashed into my life. But could I?
<3 Ardisone
I am excited for several reasons:
1. It's Friday
2. It's March 1st
3. We have a new blog
4. And just because!
To celebrate this grand day, we have made Sweet Oblivion FREE for the time being!! Yes, that's right. Absolutely free. Why? I have no idea. Like I said, JUST BECAUSE! So go pick it up in any ebook format you'd like!! Here are a few links to make it easier: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes
(iTunes already has it as free, but if it's not showing as free for the others yet, it will! Please keep checking OR you can get it free off Smashwords for Kindle and Nook right now - It's never certain when the retailers will make the update)
Also, please keep in mind - Sweet Oblivion (ebook AND paperback) is available in ALL countries! Which means if you are viewing this from a country outside of the U.S., please search for it using your country's Amazon page! I would include them all but there are just so many!
If you are interested in getting a paperback but want it signed, I'd be happy to arrange that! Just send me an email so we can work it out. Don't forget, we'll be at UtopYACon this year too and will be signing books/swag! =)
Now, for something particularly special, and what I have been most excited about sharing today is - *drum roll please*..........
Now, for something particularly special, and what I have been most excited about sharing today is - *drum roll please*..........
Ta da!! A special excerpt from Sweet Escape!
If you like it, please let us know! We'd love to hear from you =)
Have a great Friday and start to the new month everyone!
Excerpt from Sweet Escape -
The cold unyielding manacles cut deeply into my skin as I lay helpless on the floor, desperate to succumb to empty oblivion. From deep within my bones to the very center of my heart I would welcome anything to escape the agony and torment of what befell just hours before.
There would be no comfort from Calen. No strength, no bond, no…nothing at all. The sense of loss was almost too much to bear. I shivered from the thought, though I could feel beads of sweat pouring down my face. Heavy sweat mixed with tears formed a puddle on the ground next to my powerless and seemingly broken body.
I knew my face was bleeding somewhere. I could see the blood slowly dripping off my nose into the puddle of sweat and tears. I desperately wanted to shut my eyes off to the world and say a sweet goodbye; to surrender to the unknown abyss of death and be myself no more.
After hours of lying helpless on the cold dirt floor, I had finally stopped screaming. My throat was raw and coarse, my lips parched and cracked. I tried to scream one final time, to release the anguish that I felt, but alas, nothing came out. Tears no longer fell, the ducts being cleared out and dried up. I felt empty. Hollow. Alone.
Just when I felt my eternal torture would never end, the thought came true when I heard a loud banging noise and the deep dark voice of one that would haunt me forever. I lay very still, hoping he thought I to be asleep…dead…gone from this world forever. I did not care.
<3 Ardisone
If you like it, please let us know! We'd love to hear from you =)
Have a great Friday and start to the new month everyone!
Excerpt from Sweet Escape -
The cold unyielding manacles cut deeply into my skin as I lay helpless on the floor, desperate to succumb to empty oblivion. From deep within my bones to the very center of my heart I would welcome anything to escape the agony and torment of what befell just hours before.
There would be no comfort from Calen. No strength, no bond, no…nothing at all. The sense of loss was almost too much to bear. I shivered from the thought, though I could feel beads of sweat pouring down my face. Heavy sweat mixed with tears formed a puddle on the ground next to my powerless and seemingly broken body.
I knew my face was bleeding somewhere. I could see the blood slowly dripping off my nose into the puddle of sweat and tears. I desperately wanted to shut my eyes off to the world and say a sweet goodbye; to surrender to the unknown abyss of death and be myself no more.
After hours of lying helpless on the cold dirt floor, I had finally stopped screaming. My throat was raw and coarse, my lips parched and cracked. I tried to scream one final time, to release the anguish that I felt, but alas, nothing came out. Tears no longer fell, the ducts being cleared out and dried up. I felt empty. Hollow. Alone.
Just when I felt my eternal torture would never end, the thought came true when I heard a loud banging noise and the deep dark voice of one that would haunt me forever. I lay very still, hoping he thought I to be asleep…dead…gone from this world forever. I did not care.
<3 Ardisone
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