The sprinkler was on, hitting the rosebush, and a cardinal couple were enjoying taking a shower in this dry (as in not rainy) humid heat.
I was pulling tons of weeds. I kept thinking maybe I could wait until winter. Ha! It feels like 90 already. But I figured if I could get out really early, maybe I could get some of this done before it was way too hot. In the back, I have a lot of shade. In the front, it gets really sunny early.
But…I found that some of my crepe myrtles that volunteered in the front yard, are finally getting big enough to provide some shade and the great thing about that? I made a mistake in planting some sedum that just takes over everything. It’s not pretty and little and flowery. It’s just weedy looking. Sooooo, I’ve fought it for years, pulled it out and pulled it out, but it’s always there. Until the crepe mytles started shading them out and then the sedum got leggy, not compact and hard to remove. Soooo, I was able to pull out a ton of it and maybe I will finally get a handle on it. And I managed to mostly tackle three flowerbeds. Again, because the other plants are starting to shade out the weeds also. That was my plan. I just didn’t think it would take 10 years to work. lol
But today, I need to do edits on the July book release and so off I go to immerse myself in the red wolf pack of Portland, Oregon.
Have a super fine day! Mine is off to a great start!!!
Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
Red wolf Kira Westwood is on a mission with the United Shifter Force where she’s trying to track down kidnappers who are gray wolf shifters. What she doesn’t expect is to find a wounded gray wolf—shifter type—who’s an innocent bystander and the boy who has been taken hostage. Now her mission is complicated by leaps and bounds.
Fisher Greystoke can’t believe a walk in the national park has led to nearly being killed and meeting the prettiest red she-wolf he has ever met. But there’s no time for anything but helping her go after kidnappers and joining the United Shifter Force so he can get to know the red wolf a whole lot better while ensuring the rogue wolves don’t take them down first–permanently.
Enjoy the first book in the Greystoke Wolf Pack series–based on Bella Wilder Greystoke and her mate, Devlyn Greystoke. I’ve never been able to get back to those characters except in a couple of novellas, so now this one is full length and not only has the wolves of Greystoke, Colorado, but the cougars of Yuma Town, and the jaguars from earlier stories for a chock-full of adventure, mystery, and romance!
Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
I’m photographing flowers. Wildflowers at the edge of a lake road in New Hampshire.
Managed 4,000 words on Sunday on Highland Wolf, yay! I need 24K more. I had one thought, and now as I close in on her father’s castle, I have a whole other idea. That’s how my writing mind works. A lot of times I can’t “see” the situation until I’m closer to where I’m trying to get to.
I have both kids 3 times this week, so that puts a damper on my writing, but hopefully I’ll get some done! In the meantime, the scene I have in mind is only in my head and I need to get it down before I forget it!
Have a great day!
Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
I took the photo on the Winnie the Pooh hiking trail in New Hampshire. Talk about an obstacle in the path of success–and yet, with patience and push, the tree root continued on its journey.
May there be no boulders on your journey, but if there are, don’t let them stop you from reaching your dreams.
Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
Which makes me appreciate what we have today. lol 🙂
Original Midjourney creation.
I’m at 39K on Highland Wolf, kind of stuck. I spent a lot of time cleaning the house last night–I vacuumed, my granddaughter used the steamer to clean the floors, and I got the solar panels in to use with the solar generator. We lost power for a few seconds and my granddaughter ran to get the flashlight. I swear we all have PTSD. Then later, my lamp went out and I’m looking up at the ceiling fan, but it was going. I realized it was the electric cord had come close to being unplugged while we cleaned, I’m sure. I also hand trimmed the dogs’ faces and feet and trimmed all the Sunshine Ligustrum out back. Looks so much better.
But today, I’m hoping I have a breakthrough and I can move forward on Highland Wolf. After pilates.
Hope your day is going great!
Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
I tried to grow it once. They really are pretty. But they are poisonous. Took the photo in Massachusetts at the House of the Seven Gables garden.
I didn’t get anything written on Highland Wolf yesterday, had both kids and then pilates. And I was working on video book trailers for Highland Bound and Mated for Christmas. Oh, and pictures of the family when we went to New Hampshire.
Off to get ready for my granddaughter’s arrival. I think I’m feeling well enough to take her swimming. I’m still really congested, but the pool will be closing soon when the kids go back to school. I wish it was open longer since it’s soooo hot longer. But the lifeguards go back to school also.
Have a delightfully fun day!
Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
There were so many birds on the New Hampshire lake, I felt like I was at a birding reserve! They had loons, geese, robins, sparrows, blackbirds, and “fishing” birds, small, that skimmed the top of the water. I just wished I’d had my longer lens because they were soooooo far away, it was hard for me to get a really great shot, but it was fun watching them. And we loved listening to the loons. One actually splashed down in front of us while we were paddling, but I didn’t have a camera on me at the time. I so wished I could have gotten some shots of it as it took off, slapping its webbed feet on the water.
Well, I have both the grandkids today, but feeling better, yay!! And Wolf Bound is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, and Google Play. When I was publishing it, I forgot to finish publishing Kobo, so it should be available today. Still waiting on the print cover from the artist to finalize that. Also, I posted the next books coming up, available for preorder and I still am working on Highland Wolf. I’m nearly at 37K. Yay!
Wolf Bound
Red wolf Kira Westwood is on a mission with the United Shifter Force where she’s trying to track down kidnappers who are gray wolf shifters. What she doesn’t expect is to find a wounded gray wolf—shifter type—who’s an innocent bystander and the boy who has been taken hostage. Now her mission is complicated by leaps and bounds.
Fisher Greystoke can’t believe a walk in the national park has led to nearly being killed and meeting the prettiest red she-wolf he has ever met. But there’s no time for anything but helping her go after kidnappers and joining the United Shifter Force so he can get to know the red wolf a whole lot better while ensuring the rogue wolves don’t take them down first–permanently.
A romantic holiday vacation is just what these two wolves need to take their romance to the next level.
Arctic wolf shifters Sheri Whitmore and her boyfriend, Slade White, celebrate a festive Christmas at a cabin retreat in the forests of Minnesota. But when they run into unexpected trouble, Sheri and Slade will have to work together to put the danger to rest so they can enjoy their romantic holiday together.
Everyone loves Terry Spear’s paranormal romance!
“Spear takes readers on a pulse-pounding ride.”—Publishers Weekly for SEAL Wolf Christmas
“Plenty of action and romantic chemistry.”—BookPage for A Very Jaguar Christmas
“[A] feel-good holiday read.”—Library Journal for Jingle Bell Wolf
“The chemistry crackles off the page.” ―Publishers Weekly for Heart of the Wolf
Fun, sexy, adventurous wolf shifter romance in the present-day, wild Scottish Highlands with a meet cute that would make any alpha ready to mate and a mystery just waiting to be solved.
All gray wolf Robert Campbell plans to do is move into his new home and open his new veterinary clinic in the Highlands of Scotland . But a simple summer fishing trip turns into a deadly adventure as a sudden, fierce squall bears down on him and instead of a fish, he rescues beautiful she-wolf Masie MacTavish diving in the vicinity. It’s the best catch he’s ever made! And he aims to keep her. It doesn’t end there as they find themselves falling hard for each other during several wild misadventures, including uncovering a murder. All they know is that if they can make it through all the mystery, mayhem, and madness, they want to be together forever.
Praise for USA Today bestseller Terry Spear’s sexy paranormal romance:
“Spear takes readers on a pulse-pounding ride.”―Publishers Weekly for SEAL Wolf Christmas
“This action-packed story crackles with mystery, adventure, and passion.” ―Library Journal for Seduced By the Wolf
“Readers will fully enjoy this delightful, funny romance.” ―Booklist for Jaguar Fever
So I took the easiest grandchild last night to give my daughter a break and my granddaughter got sick last night. Poor thing. She seems to be okay now, but she got me up at 2:30 am and 5:30, had to throw the dogs outside, and then we both tried to sleep and by 7, had to take the dogs out again.
I managed to get Wolf Bound at most of the sites, but it isn’t available yet except at Amazon. Still waiting on the print cover to upload the print version.
Wolf Bound
Red wolf Kira Westwood is on a mission with the United Shifter Force where she’s trying to track down kidnappers who are gray wolf shifters. What she doesn’t expect is to find a wounded gray wolf—shifter type—who’s an innocent bystander and the boy who has been taken hostage. Now her mission is complicated by leaps and bounds.
Fisher Greystoke can’t believe a walk in the national park has led to nearly being killed and meeting the prettiest red she-wolf he has ever met. But there’s no time for anything but helping her go after kidnappers and joining the United Shifter Force so he can get to know the red wolf a whole lot better while ensuring the rogue wolves don’t take them down first–permanently.
I have both grands super early this morning and am making a pot roast for dinner. My granddaughter is staying over Monday night too.
But I did finish proofreading Wolf Bound one last time. I’m waiting on the book cover now so I can publish it. I’ll probably set it up all over and then upload the cover and mss once the cover is done.
Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
