Beneath the Hat

We Write, We Ride, We Look for More Hats

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The Winding Key – Chapter One

Chapter One Zachary glowered down at the neatly arranged contents of his oldest friend’s suitcase. “Given that our world might very well be on the verge of ending, do you really think now is a good…

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Zachary Platt is running out of time. The future of his world depends on the swift delivery of a hellish relic and the cooperation of an ambivalent shop assistant. Prudence Whitby is a young woman of no consequence yet a wicked twist of fate and instincts result in their becoming inescapably entwined. For an immortal who’s made a rule of keeping others at a distance, his burgeoning feelings could not have come at a worse moment. Prudence has modest expectations for her life after college. Being caught in the orbit of an irascible client who seems alternately repelled and enthralled by her was not among them. She struggles with the depth of feeling inspired by a virtual stranger before confronting a far more terrible dilemma. For the Fount of all vampires has been found, the doom of man approaches. All that stands between the earth and destruction is a mortal woman with the barest concept of what she faces and a vampire weakened by infatuation. They are not prepared and the clock is ticking…

Available on Amazon

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I’m working on the first book in the trilogy that Animal Instinct is a prequel to but I’ve been struggling with NaNoWriMo and how it’s too easy to be only accountable to myself (not a great plan) so I thought I’d start posting pieces of what I’m working on to function as friendly pressure.

Lili shook her head at her.  “Dude walks in looking like a sexy storm cloud, you totally miss it, and yet I’m the gay one.  Weird.”

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'Tis the season for vampiric delights!  Treat yourself to thrill and chills with Animal Instinct, available now on Amazon.

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Jackie Chase is in a tight spot. On the verge of bankruptcy and with her ranch on the line, she agrees to interview for a position with the mysterious Liam O’Connor – a man who makes her blood run hot and cold in equal measure. She has no patience for his slick veneer and even less for the fanged creature beneath it. There’s too much on her plate already for her to make time for a man that looks at her like he wants to eat her.

Liam never thought a working woman’s stubbornness would fascinate him but Jackie is the exception to every rule. At once she is fierce and warm, compassionate and uncompromising. He finds himself embroiled in her life with no desire to ever leave it.

But there was a world beneath the Los Angeles Jackie thought she knew, a world of monsters and ancient feuds. If they want to survive, their only chance is to work together to protect all they’ve grown to love.

Available on Amazon.

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The needle slid into Jackie’s arm without resistance. Despite her friend’s skill, she nearly bit through her lip while she squeezed her eyes shut. It was an old phobia, the needle alone didn’t bother her but its presence woke her worst memories. Even with her eyes closed she could see a man wearing a white lab coat coming towards her with sharp things, wanting to cut into her skin and stick gloved fingers where they never belonged. She could remember the heavy flow of blood against her legs and how the pain had kept her awake, fighting off the haven unconsciousness offered.

(via ANIMAL INSTINCT - Chapter One)

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(via Animal Instinct - Video Blurb)

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That’s right, folks!  The very first book I ever wrote is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

(via Vampires and Horses)