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You have reached the blog site of Vanessa Hecate, Romantica Author. I have nothing to say as of yet but just wanted to create this for when I do.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
You have reached the blog site of Vanessa Hecate, Romantica Author. I have nothing to say as of yet but just wanted to create this for when I do.
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Sara slipped into her nightgown, checked the camera to make sure it was running, and slid between the sheets. Soon, she drifted away into the land of dreams. More like nightmares, she was being chased down a corridor. At the end there was a door, behind her a six foot rat. The door grew further away and the monster came closer. Almost on her, its breath hovered above her neck, its teeth raked down her back...
“Damnable woman!” A voice hissed in her ear. Hands pulled at her as someone bounced up and down on the mattress. For the first time since she was three, she almost lost control of her bladder.
“What is this?” she asked in a hoarse whisper. It didn't answer, but kept pulling her from the room. She tried to resist by planting her feet, but it simply pulled harder.
A ghost? A ghost wouldn't roust her from her dreams and drag her around the house. The...the... thing that had her felt human. It tugged her down the stairs.
A low moaning reverberated from upstairs, and Sara looked up as they got to the landing.
“Do not gaze in its direction. Unless you want to lend it strength.” Her midnight kidnapper cautioned as he lifted her, putting his arm around her waist.
The voice was deep and sure. It had to be a he.
“He-ey!” she yelled and tried to kick him in the shins. She dug her nails in his forearm. Half of her wondered if she would live through this ordeal, the other felt a thrill streaking through her. She hoped her camera was getting this.
“Stop struggling, I'm trying to help!” He threw himself out the kitchen door and ran across the yard. They cleared a little pond before he set her down.
It definitely was a him and much better than a giant rat. The moonlight revealed a broad chest beneath a white linen button-down shirt spanning thickly muscled shoulders. Suspenders supported neat black trousers that encased long slim legs and a- Sara's face heated as she jerked her gaze up. His eyes were the most blue... No, these were azure, like a clear summer day. His hair was ash blond and a little too long.
He pushed an errant lock out of his face.
Her voice tremored, whether from fear or excitement, she didn't know.“Who are you?”
“The man-” he sighed and stroked his handlebar mustache. “The ghost who saved you. They almost had you, you know.”
Hey! Post your comments so we can comment on them! Its me, came over to see your blog. I have a blog too, but it is my vanillla real-life day job blog...(shhhh, don't tell anyone, kay?) congrats on your fist book deal.
Jessica Danielle
PS...that other name...does not exsist in this realm, so please don't use it. :)
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Hello,
Sara's Charm is now out. I haven't received any reviews on it yet, but I've got a lot of reader comments stating how much they loved the story. That's cool, I enjoyed writing it and if someone gets lost in the world I created... well great... that's why I wrote it.
Anyway, right now I'm working on another story. Yeah, real descriptive there. But it'll have a couple of the character's from Sara's Charm. Premise? Lars Neurode's father has been murdered and the blame is on Lars. It was his athame found at the scene, and there were witnesses stating that placed him there. Lars knows he didn't do it... but all evidence points to him.
Enter Rosemarie Baker, sent by the Powers That Be to help prove Lars's innocence. And oh yeah, Lars takes hers. (snort... Vanessa Hecate can't write a story without sex and romance)
Well, I better get back to my stupid day job. Wish I could spend all my time writing. I'm almost done with Coming Out of the Dark... probably be around 60,000 words or so. Maybe... I've gotta put an ending on it, then do many edits.
More later.
Yours,
Vanessa
Hey Vanessa, Glad to see you're working on some new stuff. It sounds exciting! My Silk's contest story is out tomorrow 10/28. Since we're both newbies I thought I'd come over & post! Come check out my blog (cassandragold.blogspot.com) sometime if you're bored :)
Hey Vanessa. Just dropping by to say hello.
Hi Vanessa!! Thought I would drop in and say hello!! I love your excerpts!!
So far, I've rec'd two reviews on Sara's Charm... Two Lips 5/5 the other by JERR 2/5. To be honest, Jerr said the story was too fast paced. I agree, but I was constrained by word count for the contest. I want to expand on that story, as I am much more wordy than Sara's Charm indicates.
Right now, I'm working on a time travel romance. My girl, Anna Neurode, goes from 2005 to 1905. A witch with bound powers and a swiss cheese memory. All things in Losantiville happen for a purpose though, and she has to figure out why she was sent back...
Then there's Patrick Henry Byrne aka Druid known to his friend's as Dru. The last of one of the most powerful lines of wizards. When Anna Neurode appears before him, he sees her black aura and the circle A mark denoting the Dark Faction and assumes she's evil. Or is she? Forced unions are very well known within the Dark Faction...
Personalites, cultures and ideals clash as these two very strong, opinionated people get together. Can they struggle through their differences?
Maybe.
Anna knows she has met Druid before. Her dreams ... and the tattoo stating "Druid" under her navel tell her she doesn't need a magic 8 ball to tell her signs point to yes. But the questions that plague her is HOW? Did he time travel and what happened and... and ... and...
Well, I have to get back to my plain, old day job. Maybe one day, I won't have to do something I hate for eight or more hours a day... Wouldn't that be nice?
Later,
Vanessa
Okay, I'm also working on expanding Sara's Charm and getting that whiplash effect out of it.
I'm going to call it Angel of Mercy.
That one will take awhile, because Sara's Charm is under contract for two years.
But I have other story ideas bouncing in my head. So I need to stop blogging, playing in my email, trolling for reviews and just get to work...
Crazily,
Vanessa
Okay, Rainbow in the Dark, my time travel is now at 50k. I completed the Nano challenge... now for the mass edit. This story switches back and forth from hero to heroine in first person. I'm going to switch it to third, but thought I'd let the characters tell me the story first. Okay, so I'm delusional...
Actually, it'll help me with those point of view no-no's.
Thought I would share.
BB,
Vanessa
Okay, it wasn't JERR that gave me the 2/5 it was RRT. Whatever. Just wanted to correct that in case anyone every looks at this blog page.
Vanessa
Hi,
Sara's Charm is a recommended read per Fallen Angel Reviews. I love it... the Sultan of Sin contestant got reviewed by Fallen Angel. :)
New stuff, I'm working on a short story for Amber Quill in hopes they'll want me. AND when I get that one done, I'm going to start on another short for Samhain... both of these will be set in Harvest Village.
That's all for now, yes, I'm still working on novel length material but I'm pressed for time. I wish I didn't have to work... but I do. :( Maybe someday I can write full time.
Vanessa
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