Whenever I visited the Omaha zoo, the polar bear would be napping. He was beautiful, but he was also very old. So, on the last visit, he had gone to polar bear heaven. I loved seeing him, even if he was a tired old bear.
I finished Stolen Highland Dreams and was working on….ta da! Cleaning my house.
Not very exciting, I know. But it had to be done. Dogs are washed and combed out.
And I haven’t played it in months, but I might even get in an hour of playing my game!
Have a terrific day!
Terry Spear
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
One of the triplet brothers’ stories must be told next. Protecting the White Bear is my next project to work on!
I’m working on proofing Stolen Highland Hearts today.
Stolen Highland Dreams The Highlanders, Book 9
Coming March 6, 2024 Finding a safe haven for her remaining family is wrought with peril.
Ella has been hiding in the Caledonian Forest with her brother and cousin since her would-be suitor massacred her family. A new lord now occupies her family’s castle and celebrates with her suitor. Can she convince MacTavish to take them in before it’s too late despite losing her voice and her enemy searching for her in the woods? Or will he turn her over to her enemy?
Dashiell MacTavish has heard tales of the wondrous creature that protects the deer in his forest and is determined to capture the mysterious and elusive woman to uncover her true identity. However, the more he learns about her, the more he understands the danger she faces, and he is prepared to confront any threat to keep her safe.
If you like Lyndsay Sands Highland romances, you’ll enjoy the Highlander Series.
I was out front, clipping back weed trees and blackberry vines, and other thorny vines. But now it’s time to get back to work. I’m going to start proofing Stolen Highland Dreams.
Hope your day is dreamy!
Terry Spear
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
This is a shifter who doesn’t want to shift. Kind of like my grandkids who come over in their PJs because they don’t want to dress. lol Which is fine with me. By the time we go out to do stuff, they’re ready.
Created this fun video yesterday. Little one will be coming over and then his big sister will have cookie sale training at Girl Scouts tonight, so daddy and little one and their dogs will all be here while escaping their house. lol
Wolf Alliance Highland Wolves of Old (Book 2) Coming Dec 17, 2024
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Accalia must prove her worth to one prospective mate or wed another who could bring ruin to her clan. Erik is much more at risk of marrying another woman, but trouble roars to the front as an aggressive wolf takes drastic action to make Accalia his own. Erik requires an alliance with her father to keep the antagonist at bay. With such high stakes, are the couple fated to mate, or will they be torn apart forever?
If you like hot, Medieval Highlanders with a wolfish appetite, this is the series for you.
Still working on Stolen Highland Dreams and nearing the finish line. Set up the preorder, but it’s not showing yet. Working on the cover.
My brainstorming partner, Lor, came up with the title for the next white bear book: Protecting the White Bear, and I started to plot the idea for it. Then I’m awake at 3 am, thinking about the Highlanders and the polar bears. lol
I’m off to get ready, need to feed the dogs, the birds, and then MAYBE get some more work in before he arrives.
Have a delightfully whimsical day!
Terry Spear
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
Wolf Alliance Highland Wolves of Old (Book 2) Coming Dec 17, 2024
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Accalia must prove her worth to one prospective mate or wed another who could bring ruin to her clan. Erik is much more at risk of marrying another woman, but trouble roars to the front as an aggressive wolf takes drastic action to make Accalia his own. Erik requires an alliance with her father to keep the antagonist at bay. With such high stakes, are the couple fated to mate, or will they be torn apart forever?
If you like hot, Medieval Highlanders with a wolfish appetite, this is the series for you.
Wolf shifters have been around for centuries, even in Scottish lore, so the Highland Wolves of Old is my version!
I’m finishing up Stolen Highland Dreams, which will be a Medieval Highland follow-up to the Highlander series. It has paranormal elements, as many of the Highlander books in the series do, but there are no wolf shifters.
And then my next project is a polar bear book in the White Bear series.
I’m off to work on Stolen Highland Dreams some more! It’s done from start to finish, just editing now.
Hope your holidays are chill!
Terry Spear
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
I struggled to keep this new salvia plant alive this summer. And now it’s doing better than any of the others. One pink one did really well and then bit the dust. A fuschia one has held steady throughout the months. Here we are in December, and lots of flowering plants that struggled are coming back to life.
I moved the impatients around so many times because they were getting too much sun. They were in tiny containers and look at them now!
And because of a little rain, we’re getting fall colors.
We rarely get fall colors. Usually it just goes from green to brown to bare. So this is a real treat, fall and flowers!
Hope you have a colorful day.
Terry Spear
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
After I finish Stolen Highland Dreams, it looks like another polar bear novel is on the horizon. I have one triplet brother who works in the tavern, so maybe his story, or the one who is in law enforcement. I will have to put on my thinking cap. My good friend Lor and I have twin brains, we say, because she thinks so much like me. So I’ll see if she has any ideas also. I have one possibility already.
But first, I must finish writing Stolen Highland Dreams. I’m getting close. I have minimum word count. I just need to finish writing the story. Yay!
We’re supposed to go from 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit for a high to 76-80 degrees Fahrenheit for the next few days. That’s why I have short-sleeved holiday shirts!
Have a beautiful day!
Terry Spear
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
So one of my friends asked me where the Christmas Tuxedo cats were??? I created this one this morning for her. I had one for years until she passed away at the age of 16. She was a kitten rescue, and the Cat Welfare Society, made up of senior citizens in New Jersey, was trying to find her and her twin brother a home after they were found scavenging at a dumpster.
I was living in an apartment, working on my master’s degree, in the army, constantly away, and she was the perfect little companion, more like a dog than a cat. She would climb into my then paper sacks and I would go to lift them, and instead of being empty, they would be heavy. She had snuck inside.
She loved to slip under my covers and I’d see an unnatural lump in my bed. I would play mouse with her, and she’d try to catch it while my hand was moving on top and she was trying to get it from under the covers.
She would slide her paw under the bathroom door to get my attention. It always made me laugh.
When I finally had a home and a Lab, she knocked off Christmas balls and batted them across the floor until they hit the wall and broke. I thought my puppy had done it, but then I caught Trixie at it, who truly was full of tricks.
She never climbed on kitchen counters or tables, just on windowsills and on my bookshelves. She loved to ride at the back of my neck when I drove across the country on moves. She hated a cat box, so she rode where she could look out the window most of the time, sometimes on the top of the backseat.
My mother was with me on one of those moves. In the spooky motel where wild things were going on–we even put a chair against the door–the cat jumped on top of my mother, who let out a blood-curdling scream. I thought the wild things were breaking into the motel room! My mother was much scarier than the cat. LOL, I was used to Trixie doing that, and she’d settle down on top of me.
Lots of fun memories.
I’m off to write, getting nearer to the end of Stolen Highland Dreams.
Hope your day is going great and no wild things are wreaking havoc with you!
Terry Spear
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
In this composite, I had a basic background with a Christmas tree and packages. The packages were beige with an off-red color, more of a burgundy. There wasn’t any window, sleigh, or wreath. The playful kittens soon joined the scene and I mixer brushed the edges of their fur. When I placed the window, it was just smeary, no scene. It was part of another composite. I trimmed it to show just the window. I added the deer, trees, and snow to the outdoor scene, as well as Christmas lights on the outdoor trees. Changed the color of all the presents. I added lights to the wreath and the tree. Created shadows and vignetting to give the composite more depth, changed the color of the room, and slipped in another Christmas tree so the cat could have her paw on top of it. Also changed the color of the small tree so that it fits better with the scene.
In other words, I should have been writing on Stolen Highland Dreams. lol But I love creating composites.
I’m off to work!
It’s COLD out! Have a fantastic day!
Terry Spear
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
