Today's Thursday Thirteen is brought to you by exhaustion, because I am exhausted. So it's not terribly exciting, and I'm not entirely sure LJ will work for me to be able to post it at all, but I'll give it a red hot go.

Thirteen Things on My Laptop Desk.

1. Laptop (duh! XD)
2. Laptop cooling pad.
3. Medications.
4. USB sticks.
5. Modem.
6. Pens.
7. Silver feather charm on a chain.
8. Cigarette lighter.
9. E-Cigarette.
10. Mentos.
11. Lipbalm.
12. Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael sigil on a cord.
13. BPAL scent 'Seance'.

Wasn't that exciting? :) Now to see if this will post and then go to bed, because I'm unbelievably weary, folks.

And a wee pimp too - Harmonica and Gig by RJ Astruc.

Blurb: When a territory engineer dies in suspicious circumstances, three qverse experts are brought in to investigate. Initially the three hacks choose to work separately on the case, but as they continue their investigations they discover clues leading to some of the most powerful figures in the qverse. Soon the hacks realise they are more than just investigating the crime, they are part of it, and part of an even greater scheme to unbalance the long established foundations of the qverse itself.

Available here: http://www.dragonfallpress.com/products-page/product-category/harmonica-gig


ETA: And LJ isn't even loading, so Blogger first.

Six sentences from a work in progress novel, the sequel to City of Gold. Where the first story takes place entirely in Constantinople in the year 1131AD, the sequel, City of Jade, takes place on the Silk Road, from Constantinople to Chang'an, China, now modern-day Xi'an.

*~*~*

"I did not know you had that," Gallienus said in surprise.

"I hunted often when my homeland was at peace." Misahuen's eyes were narrowed, his entire focus on the riders thundering towards them.

"Are you skilled?"

"Skilled enough."

Gallienus nodded, returning his attention to the riders and when they were in range, he gave the command.


Other Six Sundays.

To celebrate the Amazon Kindle release of Life and Nothing But, I'm having a wee party here. More of a shindig than a party, actually. Maybe a hootenanny. A Blue Light Disco for you Aussies who remember those ;).

So do drop in and say hi, chat, eat the virtual nibbles and lets talk books, Kindles, E-Readers, and my novella on Amazon! Which is *drum roll* here:

Ta da!

So, Life and Nothing But is now KINDLE READY! and available therein. To celebrate, today's Thursday Thirteen is Thirteen Places You Can Buy My Stuff. Ready? Goodo.

1. Amazon.
Aka, KINDLE. Which is here. Go like me or buy me or something nice like that. :)

2. BookStrand.
Which be here.

3. The Book Depository.
Ooh yeah. (This is the one that made me smile like a Cheshire Cat today. Because I am a big fan of the Book Depository.)

4. Powell's.
I love Powell's. I spent a lot of money and time in there while in Portland. And it made my day to see me for sale there.

5. All Romance Ebooks..
I have so much in my wish list here, it isn't funny. And it's awesome to see myself listed there.

6. Android.
Now, it is telling me that it's not available in my country, so I can't see it, but apparently if you are in the US, you can. So here, US Androidees.

7. Borders.
They may be closing shop all around the world, but they still list me for Kobo Readers, so yay!

8. Kobo Books.
And again in Kobo format.

9. The Reading Room.
Which I'd never heard of prior to finding this. Huh. Very cool.

10. Pages EBooks.
Another one I'd never heard of prior to this>

11. Dreamspinner Press.
First publisher's website, yay!

12. Noble Romance.
Second publisher's website, natch!

13. Diesel EBooks.
Last and certainly not least, here.

It's a little self-promotional, this Thurs Thirteen, I know. I'm taking today as a wee celebration day for having Life and Nothing But out in Kindle on Amazon. Hurrah!

Congratulations to the winners of my book giveaway over at Amara's!

Jason won Life and Nothing But and Roro won City of Gold. I hope you both enjoy the books and thanks for dropping by.

I had a great time at Amara's, just as I did at JS's last month. Guest blogging is great. To come, blogging at Ella Jade's in September and at Lou Sylvre's in February 2012. (So far. XD)

Originally published on Livejournal, 17/7/11.

From No Quarter.

Gabriel looked around, taking in the shape of the land, the glint of sunlight on water on the river in the distance. It was quiet, save for the sounds of birds and small animals who made their home here in the greenery of the hills near Xi'an and he felt instantly more relaxed and at peace.

"Beautiful spot," Gabriel sat down on the grass, lying back and leaning on his elbows. "Should take you to Mt Aspiring in New Zealand one of these days. That's my favourite place to relax and commune with nature. It's... beautiful, although beautiful isn't a strong enough word for how lovely it is."


Other Six Sentence Sundays.

Originally posted on Livejournal, 12/7/11.

I'll be at Amara's tomorrow/today, guest blogging, so do come along and say hi! I'll be talking about inspirations, bathrooms, cats and of course, writing.

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