kelly said

Hello my friendlies! Looking for something totes awesome to read? Well, my Friday Reading Recommendation to all of you is OBSIDIAN (LUX #1), by Jennifer L. Armentrout

check out the blurb real quick . . .

Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.
And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something…unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don’t kill him first, that is.

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I’m recommending this to my friendly followers because this book was so much fun to read! I loved the woodsy setting, Daemon’s arrogant attitude and Katy’s struggle not to let his quips and actions annoy her to the extreme, combined with the pacing and tension over the “bad guys” closing in made OBSIDIAN a page turner for me.

I bought this book on my NOOK and now I’m wishing I would’ve had the patience to wait for the print copy, because I would love to have this cover on my shelf. I enjoyed OBSIDIAN so much I went ahead and purchased SHADOWS, the prequel to OBSIDIAN. Normally I like to buy my books in series number order, but in this case I’m glad I read OBSIDIAN first (although I believe ONYX, coming out in AUG 2012, squee! may touch on situations referred to in SHADOWS, not 100% sure on that, though ).

I rate OBSIDIAN by Jennifer L. Armentrout ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ (5/5) hearts for total love and I happily recommend this title and author to anyone interested in a Young Adult paranormal/sci-fi romance read with a heat factor topping the scale. Whew!

If you get the chance, click HERE to check out the #DaemonInvasion Signing and Event Schedule over on Jennifer L. Armentrout’s website – #DaemonInvasion is in full effect! Team #DaemonsDemons!

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Hello! Thanks for joining me for another Six Sentence Sunday 

Today’s sample from my 2011 NaNoWriMo novel, PENUMBRA, continues from last week’s post. Twins, Jule and Jaysol, have just received a letter from a military guard.

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I winced at the scrape of Jaysol’s chair and his cane thumping the floor as he hobbled his way into the living room. I held the envelope out to him. “The soldier said it’s for the oldest [child]  in the house.”

He took the parchment from me and held it for a moment, testing the weight of what I assumed was our parents death notice. I was so sure it would detail how their lives were lost, that their souls were able to find the light before the Cimmerian’s drained them dry.  When Jaysol tore the seal I held my breath, biting my lip while he silently read the letter.
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Excerpt PENUMBRA © 2011 Kelly Said

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Happy New Year!

Welcome to Six Sentence Sunday, where we share six sentences from one of our WiP’s.

My first post of the new year will be from my NaNoWriMo 2011 efforts, my YA Sci-Fi NiP, PENUMBRA. Briefly, Jule and Jaysol are twins, working in the mines while their parents are at war battling the Cimmerian penumbra threatening to choke out the sun – and their “sunny” way of life.

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The knock at the door was unexpected. I glanced at Jaysol, both of us worried it was perhaps a debt collector, or worse, one of the neighbors nosing in on our situation. So when I checked the window and saw a soldier from the royal guard in full dress uniform, I knew it was my worst fear brought to life. I somehow managed to get to the door, even though my knees felt too wobbly to support me. I braced myself, expecting news that my parents were dead.

The guard handed over an envelope and said, “For the oldest of the house.”
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Excerpt PENUMBRA © 2011 Kelly Said

Thank you for stopping by!

There’s many more #sixsunday participants, I can’t wait to see what they’re sharing!

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We interrupt our regularly scheduled routine of not posting on Thursdays to bring you this update:

The WINNER of my cozy little Fangtales comment to win contest is! …

Comment #1, J.A. Belfield! *confetti falls, balloons rise, crowds cheer*

< The ol’ RNG took the emotion out of having to pick between my friends, hehe, whew!

JAB, when the moment becomes available, please email me an address I can ship your most fabulous prize to. ( ks @ kellysaid dot com )

I would like to sincerely thank everyone who commented for their chance to win, I appreciate your friendship and support! And who knows, maybe soon I’ll have another anthology to give away — I’m working on a short story for submission now… hehe!

In the meantime, Fangtales is currently available at BN, Amazon and the Denver Public Library.

Happy Holidays!

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Hello! Thank you for joining me for Six Sentence Sunday.

These six pick up a little bit further from where we left off last week with CHOMP (my YA horror NiP), where Penny and Luke were riding the school bus home when a military convoy curiously blasted through the stop sign, skimming past the nose of the bus.

Later that evening…

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Running never used to hurt. The pins holding my leg bones together kept transmitting hot flashes of electricity though, reminding me again of how my life had changed. At least adrenaline had turned me back into a sprinter. Sort of.

The thundering feet and slobbery grunting at my back was gaining on me.

“Luke!” I screamed, run-hopping across the moon-lit field separating our houses.
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Excerpt CHOMP © 2010 Kelly Said

What’s chasing Penny? Will Luke hear her cries for help? hehe! *rubs hands with glee* Well, that’s what I’ve been working on, slow but steady.

Thank you so much for reading! Please wander around to see what some of the other #sixsunday participants have revealed.

Also, as a friendly reminder, Wednesday, December 21 is the last day to comment to win a free copy of Fangtales, a YA vampire anthology that includes my short story, Sanctuary.

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