Writing Wednesday | Prompt 61

5 New Year's Resolutions For Writers

I want to welcome 2015 the right way! If you're into New Year's Resolutions, then you've found the right spot. Personally, I don't think I've ever actually stuck to one, so this year, I'm doing writing resolutions and you guys have to make me complete them. Every month I will do an update on my progress and you can either cheer for me or yell at me. 

For The Love of Ash | Teaser Two

For The Love of Ash

Maggie

I glanced at the white clock on the wall, right beside the refrigerator and saw that it was almost midnight. I spent hours on these damn bills. I piled them up and put them into a plastic bag so I would remember to do the same thing tomorrow night, but actually finish. 

I grabbed a cigarette and lighter from my bag next to the front door and quietly snuck outside. Asher’s room was on the back of the house, so I knew that the smell wouldn’t get to him. 

I lit up and leaned against the wrought iron railing. I left the front door open just a crack. I had this strange dream where I went outside to smoke and suddenly my house caught on fire. But the door locked behind me and I couldn’t get in to save Asher. 

It haunted me. 

BLURB:
Maggie Larken is a reformed party girl. After her parent's death, she's left to raise her nine-year old brother.
Luke Wilson has done everything his parents have ever asked of him. A new teacher, Luke constantly questions where his life is headed.
When Luke and Maggie meet, neither is in the market for a relationship. But sometimes life has other plans. Both navigate new waters as they try to decide where their priorities should lie, while also seizing what they want. 
In this heartbreakingly real tale of love, Maggie and Luke discover what being a family means.

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For The Love of Ash | Teaser One

Here's the first snippet from For The Love of Ash which comes out this winter! Maggie and Luke are the main characters. 

Here is the blurb:

Maggie Larken is a reformed party girl. After her parent’s death, she’s left to raise Asher, her nine-year-old brother.

Luke Wilson has done everything his parents have ever asked of him. A new teacher, Luke constantly questions where is life is headed.

When Luke and Maggie meet, neither is in the market for a relationship. But sometimes life has other plans. Both navigate new waters as they try to decide where their priorities should lie, while also seizing what they want.

In this heartbreakingly real tale of love, Maggie and Luke discover what being a family truly means.

Here is the teaser, from Maggie's point of view. (The whole book is).

I was early to get to Western College. My new car was awesome and as I drove down route 15, I blasted the music and sang my heart out. I didn’t want to smoke in my new car, so I sat down on a bench outside of the college and lit up. 

It was a bad habit of mine, but I hadn’t been able to kick it. It helped me cope. Asher sucked his thumb, I sucked on smoke. I couldn’t help it. But I refused to smoke in front of Asher, so I had turned into a closet smoker, only outside when he wasn’t around.

This was my first semester at the school. Luckily, it was a four year college, with the price of a community college, so when I transferred here, most of my credits switched over easily. 

It was different than my last school. There wasn’t much concrete, most of the grounds covered in bright green grass, shaded by giant oak trees. The school was split on two sides of a one lane road.

East campus was smaller, housing mostly art classes. There was only one parking lot, surrounded by concrete circles of grass. The sidewalks were immaculate here, barely any traffic tainting them.

I was on West Campus, the larger of the two. It looked to be brand new, with a full side of glass windows. There was a cafeteria and gym on the bottom floor and computer labs on the top. The library was smack dab in the middle. 

Writing Wednesday | Prompt 60

Writing Wednesday | Prompt 59

Cyber Monday

I have some awesome news for this  AWESOME  CYBER MONDAY!
Every single one of my books will be FREE today only on amazon for kindle. Yep. You heard me right! Get over to amazon and download all of my books for free.  What are you waiting for? Go! 
Here are the links...
The Thousand Year Curse The Curse of Betrayal The Broken Curse
A Reliant Love
Wingless