August 19, 2024

How Did the Movie Matrix: Reloaded Inspire Me?

In my Thursday 13 blog post titled Movie Lists Fun (Childhood Favorites, Comfort Movies, All-Time Favs), I shared lists of movies, including my all-time favorite movies. Next to several of those movie titles there had been an asterisk, indicating that those films had inspired/influenced me as a writer. 


The Movies:

Pitch Black 

UltraViolet

Matrix: Reloaded

Van Helsing

Gothika


Once a month, I am going to highlight one of those movies and reveal how it inspired/influenced me.


This month's movie is...


Matrix: Reloaded


How did it inspire me?

1) When Neo says, "Trinity, I know you can hear me. I'm not letting go. I can't. I love you too damn much."

2) Trinity's pose when she lands after jumping off her motorcycle AND her scorpion kick.

3) The Title



August 01, 2024

Take a Peek into My Enemies-with-Benefits Story

 

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New Pen Name Reveal

Series Title Reveal

An Excerpt for when Paisley and Case Meet

Image Inspo for Case (which I had to black out in a photo below)

The Playlist

Clues as to what's next...


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Are you ready for Paisley and Case?


Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance


Meet Paisley:

Paisley is half-vampire, half-fairy. Because of that, she's been called a freak all her life. That's why she doesn't reveal her wings to anyone. After hearing them described as an abomination and worse, she keeps her wings hidden within her body. Being the only hybrid in existence is not easy. She has struggles that no one will ever be able to understand, including a secret that only her best friend, Aster, knows.

Following the murder of her parents, the former vampire king and fairy queen, Paisley becomes queen for both factions. The day after she is crowned, a mountain of dead bats is left on her lawn next to the daemon faction’s brand. The threat pits her up against Lord Case, an infuriating demon who looks fine as hell in a suit and claims he wants her the first time they meet. And damn if she doesn’t want him, too. Except, he’s the vampyre faction’s greatest enemy.

Paisley's hair is a bit darker than this, a purple-black, but the vibes are here. Even the lip color is pretty close to her favorite shade. Just remove the piercings, and this is pretty much Paisley.


Meet Case: