Cue Crazy Screaming And Muppety Arms

So, I told you my novella would be out today...

Kate and Jack have all the regular marital problems of a couple who have been married a while.  The sex has cooled.  She’s concerned that he’s not emotionally invested in their relationship.  Distance is definitely a problem—mostly because, as the King of the winter world, Jack Frost can’t make it down to sunny Florida where Kate has been hiding for seven years.  After falling through the ice and marrying the king of winter himself, Kate is the one with cold feet…and cold everything else.  Now her work drags her to Denver, Colorado where Jack has one last chance of convincing his run-away bride to come home for good. 

Goodreads

Amazon (if you feel like "liking it" via the "like" button--I wouldn't hate that...)

Barnes and Noble

Dudes, there are no words. I've been at this for four years... I've got my unofficial bachelor's in "It's tough to be a writer" and I just got through one of the worst years ever...and then there's this... MY NAME IS ON THERE. I just want to grab you and shake you until you realize how significant this is because you can't possibly... THAT'S MY NAME. I did that. 

*sighs*

It's good to be me today. 

Good News from a Bad Year

I woke up to a whole slew of emails this morning--all with varying degrees of good news. It felt...odd. This has been a very strange year thus far as compared to last year. I'm not sure if at some point I've paid some debt to the universe or what.

Most of the news awaits approval from others and so on. It seems like I *might* be signing more than one contract in the next few weeks--which is exciting. I might have to go buy a new lucky pen to sign them.

(Also knocks on wood)

It does appear like I'm going to have a novella published this upcoming Monday. I can't tell you which...though I'm sure you can guess if you've read any previous posts. Entangled likes to be all sekrity about things so that you're just blown away when the books hit the "stands." (I picture all of you blasted by an unseen wind as you click on links on Monday--tell me if that's the case.)

I did get to see the cover this morning.

I like it.

I like it a lot.

It's weird after all this time. I've been "a writer" for over four years now--agented for two years. I've had four short stories published in anthologies and I loved those experiences, but this will be my first standalone. My experience has seemed like a bunch of contradictions.

Writing is awesome, except when it isn't.

The publishing world moves slow, except when it doesn't.

Last year sucked--except that everything that is now spinning into good news--is from last year. Also, November 2012 was one of the worst months of my life, hands down...except that the hell of all that I went through...the sleepless nights...the stress...generated two novels I'm proud of--two novels that are pretty damn funny--which makes sense because I use humor as a defensive mechanism.

Then, there's you. You might be an old reader of my blog OR you might just be someone who visited my blog to read about a friend stealing an idea from me...and now you care what happens to me.

Life is a weird bunch of contradictions so I guess it's no surprise that the writing life is too.

So...Monday...come here...or see me on Twitter...you're supposed to be blown away by the sheer awesomeness that is *Title Redacted*

*snickers*

New Odd Prime Year--New Odd Goals

I can't even begin to tell you how much I wanted to get into a new year. Wow, did 2012 suck for the most part. There were some good times, but the amount of stress so vastly outweighed everything.

Okay...so there were some very good times.

We took the kids to Disneyland. I wrote a few books I'm really proud of. I won third place in Mystery Times Nine anthology which is available now: Mystery Times Nine 2012  I grew closer to a few friends that I plan to keep for the rest of my life. My husband and I went on a 15th anniversary trip to New Orleans--which was on my bucket list for the U.S. (Florida Keys is the last remaining on that list.) I spent time with family and friends. There was just so much stress--including a lot of medical stress that is going to spill over to this year.

Anyway, we're into a new year, and it's prime and odd. Thirteen isn't actually unlucky in my book. It's actually very, very lucky. Prime. Odd. And it's rare to see thirteen stories, Fridays, or anything because of other people being superstitious and, of course, the calendar on the Friday thing--so I see that as positive--like a blue moon. On the whole, many with OCD are extremely superstitious. Not because we believe but because we HAVE to cover our bases and we have to place blame when things go wrong. I don't walk under ladders, open umbrellas inside, and I don't step on crack if I'm paying attention. *knocks on wood* *throws salt over shoulder* On the other hand, my love affair with odd, prime numbers outweighs the number thirteen superstition by a landslide.

So, in this very lucky new year, I'm going to set some goals.

1. Read at least 13 Sci-fi/Fantasy, Classics, Mystery, Contemporary, Suspense/Horror, Historical, Paranormal, Non-fiction, Non-fiction (writing), MG, YA, PB, and general/other fiction. 13x13 = at least 169 titles.

2. Revise Honor Among Thieves, Sentinel's Run, Dream a Little Dream, Secrets of Skin and Stone, and Curse Me a Story.

3. Keep my house cleaner and quit using my abhorrence as an excuse.

4. Write three novels (including finishing one I've started.)

5. Have Sarah sub three novels.

6. Write at least 13 Amazon reviews.

7. Average at least 13 blog posts per month. (I know...I've been horrible about that lately--I was burnt out and depressed.)

I'd planned on starting the year by walking away from publishing...because the stress from all of that contributed to how bad last year was. On the other hand, this is my lucky year...if I can't swing things in my favor this year, I can assume nothing will help. ; ) Plus, I have a difficult time walking away with something unfinished--so maybe "planned" was a pipe-dream/empty threat anyway. I'm a writer to my soul--a storyteller--so the natural progression is to publish. Last year just sucked so bad. I just want to punch it in the face despite all the good times.

So, that's it.

I'm starting off the year with a head cold so I'm going back to bed now that I've done this.

Happy New Year, everyone!!!

Titles I Read in 2012

So, I decided to read 366 titles (short stories, picture books, midgrades included) in 2012. It seemed ambitious and insane...but also the type of thing to do in a Leap Year. It WAS insane. I'm a fast reader, but also...this was crazy. I'm not sure I'll ever hit this high again for a single year. (The previous year was less than 100.) You know what is crazier? I have at least twice this many books on my To-Be-Read list--and there are a bunch I really need to buckle down and read. I really need to quit letting books jump the line too. *headslap*

I'm posting my final list of books read. Some of my five star reads are going unmarked because I wasn't as careful early on in the year about noting them. So, if a book doesn't have five stars, it doesn't mean it wasn't a five star book. There were actually very few books on this list that I didn't like--probably less than two dozen. For that many books...that's a small amount. Oh, and I cleared it with Twitter about including my own stuff and they okayed it--so take it up with them if you object.

My other goal for the year was to post 52 Amazon reviews of books and I fell a few reviews short of that--so I really need to clear my slate and write a few more.

Oh, and I surpassed 366 and finished at 393.

Titles Read in 2012

Books that went in Favorites category: *****

Rereads: RR

Read them more than once this year: (x2, x3)

Book Club reads marked.

(I've included some anthology locations for my family--as some of them share my Kindle library.) 

Contemporary Romance

1. On One Condition by Diane Alberts

2. Try Me (Take a Chance) by Diane Alberts*****

3. Real Romance by Ginny Baird

4. Too Hot to Handle by Aleah Barley

5. The Rent-A-Groom by Jennifer Blake

6. Fool for Love Anthology by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Stephanie Bond, Judith Arnold (RR)

7. Enticed by Stephanie Bond

8. Private Confessions by Lori Borrill

9. Catch Me If You Can by Nina Bruhns ***** (#1 in New Orleans Series)

10. Sweet Suspicion by Nina Bruhns ***** (#3 in New Orleans Series)

11. Sweet Revenge by Nina Bruhns ***** (#2 in New Orleans Series)

12. Killer Temptation by Nina Bruhns***** (#1 in Killer series)

13. Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot ***** (RR)

14. The Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot ***** (RR)

15. Constant Craving by Tori Carrington

16. The Temporary Mrs. King by Maureen Child

17. Table for One by Ros Clarke

18. Love Comes for Saint Patrick’s Day by Jennifer Conner

19. Love Comes for Valentine’s Day by Jennifer Conner

20. A Night of Southern Comfort by Robin Covington

21. Secret Santa Baby by Robin Covington

22. The Disgraced Playboy (Notorious Wolves #2) by Caitlyn Crews*****

23. Crazy for You by Jennifer Crusie (RR)

24. The Day My Sister Shot the Mailman And Got Away With It, Of Course by Jennifer Crusie

25. Snowbound by Fay Cunningham

26. A Blazing Little Christmas (in One Click Buy Blaze December 2008) by Jacquie D’Allessandro, Joanne Rock, and Kathleen O’Reilly ***** (esp. Dear Santa by Kathleen O’Reilly)

27. Lancelot’s Lady by Cherish D’Angelo and Cheryl Kaye Tardif

28. Killer Affair by Cindy Dees (#3 in Killer series)

29. Feed the Fire by Melissa Ecker

30. Love by Chance by Debra Elizabeth

31. Virtually Yours by Alexandra Erie

32. Believe It or Not by Tawna Fenske*****

33. Best Man, Worst Man by Stacy Gail

34. Married by Mistake by Abby Gaines

35. The Stolen Bride (Notorious Wolves #3) by Abby Green

36. Roped In by Crystal Green

37. Naughty or Nice by Kari Lee Harmon*****

38. The Man with the Money (Notorious Wolves #5)  by Lynn Raye Harris

39. The Boyfriend Bylaws by Susan Hatler

40. A Valentine from Harlequin: Six Degrees of Romance Anthology

41. Bah, Humbug! by Heather Horrocks

42. Wife for a Week by Kelly Hunter*****

43. Talking in Your Sleep by Samantha Hunter (in One Click Buy Blaze December 2008)

44. A Spy for Christmas by Kristen James

45. Double-edged Detective by Mallory Kane

46. For Services Rendered by Patricia Kay

47. Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye*****

48. Blazing Midsummer Nights by Leslie Kelly

49. Bringing Down Sam by Leslie Kelly

50. Don’t Open Until Christmas by Leslie Kelly

51. Killing Time by Leslie Kelly***** (#3 in Derryville series)

52. Make Me Over by Leslie Kelly***** (RR)

53. Relentless by Leslie Kelly

54. Propositioned by Leslie Kelly

55. She Drives Me Crazy by Leslie Kelly***** (#1 in Walker Brothers set)

56. She’s Got the Look by Leslie Kelly***** (#2 in Walker Brothers set)

57. Trick Me, Treat Me by Leslie Kelly***** (RR) (#1 in Derryville series)

58. Two to Tangle by Leslie Kelly (#1 in Langtree Family set)

59. Thrill Me by Leslie Kelly (#2 in Derryville series)

60. Night Whispers by Leslie Kelly

61. Morning Man by Barbara Kellyn

62. Nobody Does it Better by Julie Kenner

63. Starstruck by Julie Kenner (One Click Buy December 2009)

64. About Last Night by Ruthie Knox *****

65. Ride With Me by Ruthie Knox *****

66. The Big Heat by Jennifer LeBrecque (in One Click Buy Blaze December 2008)

67. Private Lessons by Julie Elizabeth Leto

68. To Love, Honor, and Betray by Jennie Lucas

69. Tempting the Best Man by J. Lynn *****

70. Home for the Holidays by Christine Lynxwiler

71. Oh, Baby! By Claire Matthes

72. Can’t Get Enough by Sarah Mayberry*****

73. Holiday in Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller*****

74. Police Business by Julie Miller

75. Beauty and the Badge by Julie Miller

76. Bodyguards in Bed Anthology by Lucy Monroe, Jamie Denton, and Elisabeth Naughton

77. The Shy Bride by Lucy Monroe *****

78. A Night of Scandal (Notorious Wolves #1) by Sarah Morgan *****

79. The Twelve Nights of Christmas by Sarah Morgan

80. One Bride Short of a Wedding by Sandra Mull

81. Always a Bridesmaid by Cindi Myers

82. Kiss Me If You Can by Carly Phillips

83. White Christmas by Cheryl Pierson

84. The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst*****

85. It’s In His Kiss by Catie Quinn

86. No Dress Required by Cari Quinn

87. Getting Gabriel by Cathy Quinn

88. What I Did on My Summer Vacation Anthology by Debbie Rawlins, Thea Devine, and Samantha Hunger

89. Danger Next Door by Katie Reus

90. Wrong Bed, Right Guy by Katee Robert *****

91. Riding the Storm by Joanne Rock

92. You Again by Carolyn Scott

93. My Fake Fiancé by Lisa Scott

94. Aftershock by Jill Shalvis

95. The Heat is On by Jill Shalvis

96. Love Letters, Inc. by EC Sheedy

97. Kiss Me I’m Irish Anthology by Roxanne St. Claire, Jill Shalvis, and Maureen Child

98. Christmas Male by Cara Summers***** (One Click Buy: December 2009)

99. To Desire a Scoundrel by Tracy Sumner

100. Strokes of Midnight by Hope Tarr (in One Click Buy: December Blaze 2008)*****

101. A Family for Christmas by Helen Scott Taylor*****

102. A Wedding Story by Dee Tenorio

103. Holiday Kisses by Various

104. Some Like it in Handcuffs by Christine Warner

105. Breathless by Nancy Warren *****

106. By the Book by Nancy Warren

107. Whisper by Nancy Warren

108. Killer Passion by Sheri Whitefeather (#2 in Killer series)

109. Fevered by Lori Wilde

110. Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Cathy Yardley

111. The Life She Left Behind by Maisey Yates

112. Marriage Made on Paper by Maisey Yates *****

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy/Magical Realism Romance

1. Divinely Ruined by Diane Alberts

2. Banshee Charmer by Tiffany Allee

3. Once Upon a Valentine Anthology by Stephanie Bond, Leslie Kelly, and Michelle Rowen

4. Three Wishes by Stephanie Bond *****

5. Wild & Steamy Anthology by Carolyn Crane, Jill Myles, and Meljean Brook

6. Under Her Skin Anthology by Jeaniene Frost, Ilona Andrews and Meljean Brook

7. One Snowy Night Before Christmas by Pamela Fryer

8. To Love a Witch by Debora Geary*****

9. Ghost Night by Heather Graham

10. Forbidden Temptation by Paula Graves***** (#2 in Forbidden series)

11. Forbidden Territory by Paula Graves***** (#1 in Forbidden series)

12. Forbidden Touch by Paula Graves***** (#3 in Forbidden series)

13. Bewitching the Werewolf by Caroline Hanson

14. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper***** (1^st in Naked Werewolf series)

15. Dream Man by Linda Howard

16. A Prince of a Guy by Leslie Kelly (Bedtime Stories V) (RR)

17. Once Upon a Mattress by Leslie Kelly (More Bedtime Stories) (RR)

18. Into the Woods by Julie Leto Klapka (More Bedtime Stories) (RR)

19. Goldie and the Three Brothers by Jennifer LaBrecque (Bedtime Stories V) (RR)

20. Miss Kane’s Christmas by Caroline Mickelson

21. The Cinderella Curse by J.L. Penn *****

22. Fairy Tale Flirts by Lisa Scott *****

23. Siren’s Song by D.L. Snow

24. Kiss and Dwell (#1) by Kelley St. John

25. Live and Yearn (#6) by Kelley St. John

26. Burning Bright Anthology by Anne Stuart, Maggie Shayne, and Judith Arnold

27. Better Naughty Than Nice by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Jill Shalvis, Rhonda Nelson (from One-Click Buy: December 2009 Blaze)

28. A Father’s Duty by Joanna Wayne

Historical Romance

1. A Christmas Bride by Mary Balogh

2. Lady Sophia’s Rescue by Cheryl Bolen

3. Wicked Mourning by Heather Boyd

4. The Secret Christmas Ciphers by Carolynn Carey

5. Paper Hearts by Maureen Child

6. When a Duke Says I Do by Jane Goodger*****

7. Once Upon a Castle Anthology by Jill Gregory, Nora Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan and Marianne Willman (RR)

8. Once Upon a Dream Anthology by Jill Gregory, Nora Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan and Marianne Willman (RR)

9. Once Upon a Star Anthology by Jill Gregory, Nora Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan and Marianne Willman***** (RR)

10. A Christmas Proposal by Karen Hall

11. When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James

12. Royal Weddings Anthology by Stephanie Laurens, Gaelen Foley, and Loretta Chase

13. Forever Mine by Delilah Marvelle

14. Before the Midnight Bells by Jessica Woodard

15. Mistletoe and Mischief by Patricia Wynn*****

Science Fiction/Fantasy

1. Underneath by Heather Marie Adkins

2. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov*****

3. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card***** (Book Club read)

4. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith *****

5. I am Legend by Richard Matheson

6. The High Priestess by Katee Robert

7. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien *****

8. The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells

9. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

Mainstream Fiction

1. In Love with Eleanor Rigby by Stacey Cochran

2. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn***** (Book Club read)

3. By the Time You Read This I’ll be Bread by Mathew Ferguson*****

4. A Puppet Whisperer by Mathew Ferguson*****

5. On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves*****

6. Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson RR

7. 2Gether 4Ever: Notes of a Junior High School Heartthrob by Dene Larson

8. Sleeping Beauty Elle Lothlorien

9. My Boyfriend’s Back by Chrissy Olinger

10. The Codex by Douglas Preston

11. Rape Fantasies by Margaret Atwood (RR)

Young Adult

1. My Life as the Ugly Stepsister by Juli Alexander*****

2. My Life as the Ugly Stepsister by Juli Alexander (x2)

3. Pride, Prejudice, and Curling Rocks by Andrea Brokaw *****

4. 1-800-Where-R-You #1: When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot*****(RR)

5. 1-800-Where-R-You #2: Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot *****(RR)

6. 1-800-Where-R-You #3: Safe House by Meg Cabot*****(RR)

7. 1-800-Where-R-You #4: Sanctuary by Meg Cabot*****(RR)

8. 1-800-Where-R-You #5: Missing You by Meg Cabot*****(RR)

9. Mediator #1: Shadowland by Meg Cabot *****(RR)

10. Mediator #2: Ninth Key by Meg Cabot *****(RR)

11. Mediator #3: Reunion by Meg Cabot *****(RR)

12. Mediator #4: Darkest Hour by Meg Cabot *****(RR)

13. Mediator #5: Haunted by Meg Cabot *****(RR)

14. Mediator #6: Twilight by Meg Cabot *****(RR)

15. The Grimm Curse by Stephen Carpenter *****

16. Heist Society by Ally Carter *****

17. Shelter by Harlan Coben

18. The Curse Girl by Kate Avery Ellison *****

19. Once Upon a Beanstalk by Kate Avery Ellison *****

20. Sophie & Carter by Chelsea Fine *****

21. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

22. Stormbreaker (Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz

23. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson *****

24. The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen *****

25. Virals by Kathy Reichs *****

26. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

27. The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman *****

28. The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade *****

29. Boyology: A Teen Girl’s Crash Course in Boys by Keri Smith and Sarah O’Leary Burningham

30. Mystery Times Nine 2012 by Kristina L. Martin, Melanie Cummins, Sam Hilliard, Pat Cox, Donna Jean McDunn, Wendy Sparrow, Michele Shaw, Johanna Harness, KC Sprayberry

Mid-grade

1. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger

2. The Worst Case Scenario Ultimate Adventure: Mars by David Borgenicht

3. The Name of this Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch *****

4. Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2^nd Dimension by Megan Bryant

5. Scream Street: Fang of the Vampire by Tommy Donbavand

6. The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom *****

7. The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (x2)

8. Vordak the Incomprehensible: How to Grow Up and Rule the World by Vordak T. Incomprehensible *****

9. The Big Book of Spy Stuff by Bart King*****

10. The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry*****

11. Weird Science for Kids by Brad Miller

12. The Plight and Plot of Princess Penny by Michael Mullin

13. Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson

14.  Emily the Strange: The Lost Days by Rob Reger and Jessica Gruner *****

15. Holes by Louis Sachar *****

16. Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith*****

17. Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith (x2)

18. Tentacles by Roland Smith*****

19. Tentacles by Roland Smith (x2)

20. Storm Runners #1 by Roland Smith

21. Storm Runners #2 by Roland Smith

22. How to Speak Wookie by Wu Kee Smith

23. A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: A Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket *****

24. A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket *****

25. The Dragon’s Eye: Dragonology Chronicles

26. Classic Goosebumps #13: Welcome to Deadhouse by R.L. Stine *****

27. Classic Goosebumps #1: Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine

28. Classic Goosebumps #2: Deep Trouble by R.L. Stine

29. Classic Goosebumps #3: Monster Blood by R.L. Stine

30. Classic Goosebumps #4: The Haunted Mask by R.L. Stine

Picture Book/Kid

1. Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown

2. Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown*****

3. Once Upon a Twice by Denise Doyen

4. Pie-rits: A Pirate Adventure by Julia Dweck and Fian Arroyo

5. Chicken Big by Keith Graves*****

6. Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon by Ute Krause

7. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch*****(RR)

8. Cozy Classics: Pride and Prejudice by Jack Wang and Holman Wang*****

Nonfiction: Writing

1. The Liar’s Bible: A Handbook for Fiction Writers by Lawrence Block *****

2. Telling Lies for Fun and Profit by Lawrence Block *****

3. Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print by Lawrence Block*****

4. Story Engineering by Larry Brooks

5. Telling Details by Kat Duncan

6. Plot Versus Character by Jeff Gerke*****

7. Writing Your Novel by Brenda Hill

8. The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman

9. Be Your Own Editor by Sigrid MacDonald

10. Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View by Jill Elizabeth Nelson

11. The Editing Ninja by Aaron Polson

12. The Emotion Thesaurus by Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman *****

13. Save the Cat by Blake Snyder*****

14. Save the Cat by Blake Snyder (x2)

Nonfiction: Other

1. Navajo Code Talkers by Nathan Aaseng*****

2. Heroes: What They Do and Why We Need Them by Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals. *****

3. 1001 First Lines by Scarlett Archer *****

4. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating: A Memoir by Elisabeth Tova Bailey ***** (Book Club read)

5. F in Exams: The Very Best Totally Wrong Answers by Richard Benson *****

6. The Myths, Legends, and Lore of Ireland by Amy Hackney Blackwell

7. The Rough Guide to New Orleans by Samantha Cooke

8. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

9. The Unofficial Harry Potter Party Book by Jessica Fox*****

10. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future by Michael J. Fox

11. When Parents Text by Sophia Fraioli and Lauren Kaelin

12. A Walking Tour of New Orleans by Doug Gelbert

13. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell*****

14. The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler ***** (Book Club Read)

15. Steampunk Emporium: Creating Fantastical Jewelry, Devices and Oddments by Jema Hewitt

16. Sleep by Infinite Ideas

17. Please Understand Me II by David Kiersey*****

18. I Moved Your Cheese: For Those Who Refuse to Live as Mice in Someone Else’s Maze by Deepak Malhotra*****

19. The Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures at the World’s Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin Mitnick ***** (Book Club read)

20. What Every BODY is Saying by Joe Navarro *****

21. The Sherlock Holmes Handbook by Ransom Riggs *****

22. Fact. Fact. Bullsh*t by Neil Patrick Stewart *****

23. Eat the Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating by Brian Tracy*****

24. Between the Panels: An Inside Look at the Making of Eleven Exciting New Graphic Novels by Various Authors

25. The Crap-tastic Guide to Pseudo-Swearing by Michelle Witte *****

Recipe Books

1. Fantastic Slow Cooker Crock Pot Recipes

2. 35 Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes

3. Healthy Crock Pot Meals by Nicole D. Richards

4. How to Make Amazing Dinners by Linda Roberts

5. Slow Cooker Magic by Judith Stone

6. The Man Cave Cookbook by Matt Thompson*****

7. Slim Down Snacks by Corina Tudose

Mystery

1. The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie *****

2. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie*****(RR)

3. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

4. The Dream by Agatha Christie

5. Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie

6. Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds by Agatha Christie

7. Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie*****

8. Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie

9. The King of Clubs by Agatha Christie

10. Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie*****

11. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie***** (Book Club read)

12. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie*****

13. Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie*****

14. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie*****

15. The Mystery of the Blue Jar by Agatha Christie

16. The Mystery of the Spanish Chest by Agatha Christie

17. The Plymouth Express by Agatha Christie

18. Poirot and the Regatta Mystery by Agatha Christie

19. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (Collection of 14 Short Stories)

20. The Second Gong by Agatha Christie

21. They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie*****

22. Triangle at Rhodes by Agatha Christie

23. The Under Dog by Agatha Christie*****

24. The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie*****

25. Yellow Iris by Agatha Christie

Final Agatha Christie vs. Wendy Tally:

Agatha Christie = 31  Wendy = 7

Classic

1. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (Book Club read)

2. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Book Club read)

3. The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe ***** (RR)

4. The Fall of the House of Usher with Shmoop Study Guide by Edgar Allan Poe ***** (RR)

5. The Masque of Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe ***** (RR)

Poetry

1. Fire and Ice Study Guide by Robert Frost and Shmoop *****

2. Jabberwocky Study Guide by Lewis Carroll and Shmoop *****

3. An Eyeball in My Garden and other Spine-Tingling poems by Jennifer Cold Judd*****

4. Love Poem Collection by Macadu Ltd.

5. The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes and Shmoop

6. Raven Study Guide by Edgar Allan Poe and Shmoop

7. A Poet to His Beloved by W.B. Yeats *****(RR)

Religious

1. Forget Me Not by Dieter F. Uchtdorf *****

2. Your Happily Ever After by Dieter F. Uchtdorf *****

My Own Manuscripts

1. Heat Signatures (Adult Dystopian)

2. Heat Signatures (x2)

3. A Fixed Point in Time (Adult Dystopian)

4. A Fixed Point in Time (x2)

5. A Fixed Point in Time (x3)

6. Seasonal Novellas (Adult Romance)

7. Seasonal Novellas (x2)

8. Good Girls Don’t Date Mutants (YA Sci-fi)

9. Good Girls Don’t Date Mutants (x2)

10. Good Girls Don’t Date Mutants (x3)

11. It’s Not You, It’s Me (YA Contemp) (written in 2012)

12. It’s Not You, It’s Me (x2)

13. It’s Not You, It’s Me (x3)

14. It’s Not You, It’s Me (x4)

15. On His List (Adult Contemp)

16. On His List (x2)

17. On His List (x3)

18. Once Upon a Frozen Sleep (Adult Fairy-tale Retelling) (written in 2012)

19. Once Upon a Frozen Sleep (x2)

20. Once Upon a Frozen Sleep (x3)

21. Phoenix’s Flame (Adult Paranormal)

22. Phoenix’s Flame (x2)

23. Phoenix’s Flame (x3)

24. Scorched (YA Paranormal)

25. Scorched (x2)

26. Scorched (x3)

27. Hold Em’ (Adult Sci-fi)

28. Hold Em’ (x2)

29. Time Slime and Other Acne Cures (YA Sci-fi)

30. Time Slime and Other Acne Cures (x2)

31. Time Slime and Other Acne Cures (x3)

32. Time Slime and Other Acne Cures (x4)

33. Frosted (Adult UF)

34. Frosted (x2)

35. Frosted (x3)

36. Frosted (x4)

37. Frosted (x5)

38. Frosted (x6)

39. Frosted (x7)

40. Just Killing Time (YA Horror/Mystery) (written in 2012)

41. Just Killing Time (x2)

42. Just Killing Time (x3)

43. Past My Defenses (Adult UF) (written in 2012)

44. Past My Defenses (x2)

45. Past My Defenses (x3)

46. Past My Defenses (x4)

47. Past My Defenses (x5)

48. Past My Defenses (x6)

49. This Weakness for You (Adult UF) (written in 2012)

50. This Weakness for You (x2)

51. This Weakness for You (x3)

52. This Weakness for You (x4)

53. This Weakness for You (x5)

54. This Weakness for You (x6)

55. Living Parallel Lives (Adult Suspense)

56. Face of the Phantom (Adult Suspense)

57. Someone to Watch Over Me (Adult Suspense)

58. For In That Sleep (Adult Suspense)

59. Stories and Magic (Adult Suspense)

60. Share With Me a Lullaby (Adult Suspense)

61. My Little Runaway (Adult Suspense)

62. Things Outside (Adult Horror)

63. When Ladybugs Roar (Memoir piece) (Written in 2012)

64. When Ladybugs Roar (x2)

Beta Reads

1. 90K UF Romance

Total: 393