I'm in a snarky sort of mood. Not bad snarky, really. More good snarky. Snarky because I'm still finding it hard to believe we're (here in Florida) finally out from under a bombardment of political campaign ads touting the competition as Satan's spawn, only worse. And good because I received some really great news from my publisher, Siren-BookStrand.

Two of my books, "Out of the Darkness" and "Red Tide," are going to be published with Siren in April and May. Those of you who've been reading me for a while might recognize "Out of the Darkness" because it was previously released by another publisher and was the EPIC 2010 winner for horror. Unfortunately, the previous publisher had an arbitrary word count restriction, so I had to cut quite a bit from the manuscript. So I now have the ability to release the book the way I'd originally envisioned it, with the deleted scenes restored. AND, it should finally be available in print in a few months. :)

I'm also happy to announce that, for the foreseeable future, my Tymber Dalton fiction will be exclusively released by Siren-BookStrand. (I have some non-fiction I'm also going to release under my Tymber Dalton pen name.) I'm proud to be a Siren-BookStrand author, and very happy for this opportunity with them. They're a fantastic house, and I can't say enough good things about them.

And now I need to get my ass back to work. I have three sets of edits due back to them shortly, as well as I need to get back to work on finishing "Triple-Dog Dare," the fourth book in the Triple Trouble series.

Have a great day everyone! :)

I'm sick of politics. I'm disgusted by lies told by all sides of the aisle. I just want this latest election cycle to get over with so we can get back to talking about important stuff...

Like KITTEHS!

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Attention quilters, crocheters, and knitters! :) My mom is working with someone from the James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa to gather quilts and afghans (up to 4'x6' for beds), lap robes (no fringe so it doesn't get caught in wheelchairs), and knitted/crocheted caps for patients. If you'd like to donate an item(s) please email me at tymberdalton@gmail.com for my mom's contact details. Let's support our troops!

Thanks!

Lesli. (aka Tymber)

I cannot claim this to be an original idea. I got it from Chuck Wendig's Terrible Minds blog, and he got it from a Reddit thread. But I really liked it (not to mention was spooked by some of the responses) and decided hmm, I have a pretty wide range of readers. I bet they have some interesting stories to tell.

Have you ever had something happen that made you pause, like a spooky deja vu moment, or a weird occurrence that made you stop and wonder if some temporal or spacial "glitch" had happened? Like maybe the "program" has a bug in it, and what you're living in isn't the reality? (Or even something spooky you can't explain.)

Note: If you're a fan of the Matrix movies, apparently this is a theme in them, although I only remember a little of the first one and it was years ago when I saw it.

I know personally, I've had a bunch of deja vu experiences, all very benign. That's not uncommon for me at all. So let's hear your stories, share them so we can all be spooked by them. :)

I still get comments from readers who don't realize I've been published under more than one pen name. *smile* I've been published mostly as Tymber Dalton, but I am also published as Lesli Richardson, Macy Largo, and Tessa Monroe.

As Macy Largo, I wrote "Dead Moon Rising" (contemporary, paranormal, mmf) and "Sunset Hearts" (contemporary, suspense, mmf) for the American Heroes collection for Siren-BookStrand.

As Tessa Monroe, I wrote "Sarasota Steam" (historical, cowboy, mmf) for the Lost series. If you enjoyed that one, you might enjoy "Hernando Heat" (historical, cowboy, mfm) which I wrote as Tymber Dalton.

My first book published by Siren was "Cross Country Chaos" (as Lesli Richardson). I do have more books planned for that group of characters, I just haven't had time to write them yet.

You can find all my Siren books linked through my Tymber Dalton page at:

http://www.bookstrand.com/tymber-dalton

I love getting shiny new book covers in my inbox! :) This is the cover for my book "Love and Brimstone, the first in the Brimstone vampire series, coming soon from Siren-BookStrand!!

Source: Wikipedia

I love watching the History Channel. They have a wide variety of shows. Including one called Ancient Aliens, that while I don't necessarily subscribe to the theories put forth, it interests me.

One site they featured on an episode is the Georgia Guidestones, also known to some as the American Stonehenge. I'd never heard of this site, which opened in 1980.

You know, it's really sad how there are so many people out there who can't just enjoy the fact that there are still some mysteries out there. Some people are claiming the monument is a sign of the Anti-Christ and that it's pushing a New World Order. Some people have actually defaced the monument. Regardless of what your feelings are on its origin or meaning, I think it's cool, although odd, that something like this was erected in our country under such a curtain of mystery. I think it's neat that, hopefully, some time in the future people might look back at this monument like we look at Stonehenge or the Nazca Lines and try to decipher it.

It's nice to know there are still genuine, albeit benign, mysteries out there in the world. (And yes, I feel a story germinating in my brain. LOL)

For more information, you can go to:

• http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-05/ff_guidestones
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones

Siren-BookStrand has two of my backlist titles discounted for a limited time, so if you haven't bought them yet, now is the perfect opportunity: 

"Three Dog Night" (Triple Trouble 3): http://www.bookstrand.com/three-dog-night (until January 21st)

 "Love Slave for Two: Beginnings" (Prequel): http://www.bookstrand.com/love-slave-for-two-beginnings (until February 10th) 

And if you haven't grabbed my latest release, "Contractual Obligation," you can find it at: 

http://www.bookstrand.com/contractual-obligation

 Thanks, and hope everyone had a safe weekend!