Taking the Plunge: Why I Released My Surfing Romance on Wattpad There's a specific kind of terror that exists when you hit "publish" on something you've poured your heart into. It's not the peaceful silence of a quiet morning. It's the heavy, pressurized quiet right before you find out if anyone will actually read what you've written , if the story that kept you up at night will resonate with anyone beyond your own imagination. I just experienced that feeling with The Surface , my new surfing romance that's now live on Wattpad. Writing this story felt different. Maybe it's because I've always been drawn to the ocean that raw, unforgiving force that doesn't care about your plans or your fears. Or maybe it's because Skyler's journey mirrors something I think we all face: the pressure to be perfect versus the courage to be real. The Surface follows Skyler Sailsbury, the world's most celebrated female surfer, who's drownin...

Time Travel Swap Connie Lacy Publication date: February 26th 2025 Genres: Adult, Romance, Time-Travel A unique time travel romance With her star rising and her rock band about to hit the big time, Carly Munro is infuriated to find herself whisked thirty years into the future. Her band needs her. So does her guitarist boyfriend – her partner in the band. But the doorway that transported her to 2054 seems to be a one-way street. A guy named Ian takes her in and becomes her ally as she tries find her way home. They discover her trip through time may have been more than just a random accident of nature. There’s something suspicious about how it all went down. Stuck in the future, she can’t help feeling that her life has been stolen. When Carly and Ian develop feelings for one another, it comes as bad news since she has no intention of giving up the music career she worked so hard to build. To her ears, the pop music of 2054 sounds like it’s straight off an Artificial Intellige...

Review: Girl Taken - Book #2 Ella Dark Mystery - Blake Pierce - June 2021 Ella Dark is an upcoming FBI agent at 29 years old. She is great at her job as a profiler due to her eidetic memory and extensive knowledge of serial killers. The problem though is that she is a bit too gungho and can ignore some of the rules put in place as she wants to rush out for the thrill and action of putting a serial killer behind bars. In Book #2 Ella has been paired with Agent Mia who has been around for a long time and knows just what it's like to work in what was once a male-dominated field. The pair are sent to Seattle after a few bodies turn up and the police are stumped to find a connection. It is soon discovered that the killer and victims are all related to the indie art world that is Seattle hipsters - the freaks and the weirdos. When the pair get close to the killer and think they have him, danger strikes again with another murder. Have they got the right person or is there a copycat at p...

Review: Final Kill - Book #1 Maggie Flight Series - Kate Bold - November 2024 Scrolling through my Kindle trying to find something to read, I was in the mood for a thriller read, and what better than a freebie I scored from Amazon. Criminal Profiler Maggie has been called in as someone is killing in Hollywood and leaving bodies in public view, they are also replicating famous unsolved murders like the Black Dahlia case. The other reason why Maggie has come back to LA is that she is looking for her brother Cole. They haven't seen each other in years after he ended up getting into a bit of trouble, she hasn't given up and when one of their suspects mentions him, she looks like she has a lead. Maggie has to be careful though as no one from the FBI knows about her past and her brother. What will happen though when Maggie catches wind of the identity of the killer and ends up on his tail? Will she be his last victim or can Maggie catch the bad guy? Final Kill was a good thriller ...

Clowders Vanessa Morgan Publication date: March 1st 2018 Genres: Adult, Supernatural, Thriller Clervaux, Luxembourg. This secluded, picturesque town in the middle of Europe is home to more cats than people. For years, tourists have flocked to this place – also known as “cat haven” – to meet the cats and buy cat-related souvenirs. When Aidan, Jess and their five-year-old daughter, Eleonore, move from America to Clervaux, it seems as if they’ve arrived in paradise. It soon becomes evident, though, that the inhabitants’ adoration of their cats is unhealthy. According to a local legend, each time a cat dies, nine human lives are taken as a punishment. To tourists, these tales are supernatural folklore, created to frighten children on cold winter nights. But for the inhabitants of Clervaux, the danger is horrifyingly real. Initially, Aidan and Jess regard this as local superstition, but when Jess runs over a cat after a night on the town, people start dying, one by one, and each ...