Thoughts to Those on the Eastern Seaboard

Hurricane Irene has blown through the eastern seaboard, leaving death, destruction and flooding in her wake.  Thank God she was downgraded to a category 1 hurricane by the time it hit NJ.  The night she hit was wild with rain and wind, power loss and flying debris.  I can't imagine what the higher category hurricanes are like.  While my home is in a protected dell, we were still worried about the trees.  The ground was so saturated from all the rain we've been having, we were more afraid that the wind was going to take down one of the monsters that stand sentinel above my roof.  We even made our daughter sleep downstairs that night as she has the attic room and would be the first to know that a tree had come down.

The next day found our street flooded, the brook that runs along side overflowing for the first time in all the years I have lived here.  It was a good example of how powerful mother nature can be.

My thoughts to those in the harder hit states, hoping they can get their lives back together as soon as possible and leave Irene behind them.

Paranormal Romance Guild: August Give-A-Way!

The PRG's August Give-A-Way has been posted!  This month's featured author is Andrew Valentine, and his book is "Bitter Things."  Click HERE to leave a comment and be entered to win!  Good luck!

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Michelle Papas vows to form a new connection with her emotionally scarred husband Scott after the gruesome discovery of two bodies in Central Park unhinges him. Just over a year later, through a seemingly chance meeting at a bar in midtown Manhattan, she discovers she and Scott share a fascination with Jong, an alluring woman who feeds on the desires of others. Michelle pursues the woman, and after the three partake in a night of passion, Michelle wakes up alone. Scott has disappeared, and what was meant to drive them together has propelled them apart. Enlisting the help of Dave Carson, her friend and confidante, Michelle sets out to find her husband. Frustrated by conventional police tactics, Michelle hires a private investigator. Instead of finding her husband, Michelle finds herself in a web of deceit where her trusted allies conspire with her hidden enemies. Michelle is forced to confront her loyalty to her wayward husband and choose between the sweet things of an incomplete life, or the BITTER THINGS of a life fulfilled by the ultimate sacrifice.