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Realty to Fantasy

I create stories, some based on some realty, and some made up. My world is as real as can be, just add some wolf shifters, jaguar shifters, bear shifters, or cougar shifters in and you’ve got a fantastical world.

But oftentimes those worlds are based on true happenings, lots of research and sometimes just a kernel of an idea from something on the news or in real life.

In Howling for a Highland Wolf, I really was in the Cayman Islands, and really did see all the banks with doors and that was all, the man wearing the dark suit standing in the lobby, a briefcase chained to his wrist.

In another Highland wolf story, I was at the castle ruins that is the heroine’s.

So when I went to drop off dog treats, toys, leashes, flea medicine, and towels at a neighbor’s house so he and his wife could deliver them where they were working at an animal shelter due to Hurricane Harvey, I had the perfect image. Setup: Wife is on the driveway talking on her phone. Cell phones don’t work in the houses very well, so a lot of folks have to go outside to talk on their cell phones. Something in the roofs that protect from the heat of the sun. See? More little tidbits for a story.

I drive up, and she’s looking at me like who are you. And I ask if they’re the ones collecting stuff for the shelter.

“Yes! I’ll get my husband.”

I wasn’t sure why she needed to get her husband. There were two large bags of supplies, and I carried one and then the other to their car. Out comes the husband. In boxer shorts.

Sculpted chest, tall, shoeless, great legs, and a big smile. I mean, I’m a romance author, right? So immediately, I’m thinking of a wolf story.  Boxers and a smile. I told my acquisitions editor. She told me if I think of the story, she’ll publish it. lol

Okay, so it’s been bad in the Houston and surrounding areas. Along our main road, the cleanup continues. All of the businesses on one side of the road are on lower ground and were flooded. On the opposite side, higher ground, so their runoff added to their across-the-road neighbors’ flooding issues. The road was under water also.

Here is what happened to one man when he returned to his flooded home:

Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office responded to an intruder call at a residence near Lake Houston. Upon arrival, deputies were met by a large alligator who made his way into this flooded home. Constables will soon be delivering the alligator back into his natural habitat.

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The alligator was returned to his home, and now the poor house owner has to start his cleanup.

We were very fortunate. No flooding, except for areas of the yard, and no alligators. That we’ve seen. Yet.

Hope your day goes well.

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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Koi, They’re Everywhere…They’re Everywhere!

On final read through of Alpha Wolf Need Not Apply, but I was on my laptop settled down to do the read, cold, rainy, and I was taking a break and found pictures of koi at the Houston gardens and wanted to share.

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Japanese Gardens, Houston

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Hawaii

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Cameron Park Zoo

And another. Koi in Hawaii (daughter honeymooned there)And at the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco. I love how the bubbles were caught in the picture along with the fall colors and bits of blue sky in the Cameron Park Zoo photo.
And at the Omaha Zoo, just oodles of them. I know, schools, but also oodles.

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Omaha Zoo

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Flamingo and Koi, Wisconsin

Flamingo and Koi, Wisconsin

Okay, still giving out prizes and back to reading Alpha so I can turn it in! And get back to Viking! 🙂 <3

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Have a super Sunday!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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Steam or a Ghost?

pizza (685x800) (2)I’ve never caught heat rising off food, ever, so is this really heat??? Or something…else? A pizza-loving ghost?

Fog over Lake Waco

Fog over Lake Waco

On the way home yesterday from Houston, the fog was so thick, I could barely see. On the way out to Houston, the thunderstorms were raining so hard, I could barely see. Hmmm, I believe that makes for the perfect Halloween travel. Not great for driving, but perfect for that spooky feel. I envisioned all the spooky shows I was watching while at my daughter’s, Sleepy Hollow, Shutter Island, and others–pouring rain, foggy days.

By the time I got home, the fog was patchier, like this. But before that, it was a blanket of fog.  Great for writing vampire stories and about other things that go bump in the spooky fog.

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Houston between overpasses

My daughter and SIL think I’m crazy because I’m always stopping to take pictures.

IMax Movie Theater

IMax Movie Theater

But it’s so much fun!

Okay, I’m back to proof-reading Jaguar Christmas. Almost done. Since it’s a Christmas story, I’m thinking I need to have them give each other Christmas presents, yet, is it too much of the same-o, same-o? I don’t just give them Christmas presents, or, ahem, they give each other Christmas presents, but something that really means something. That’s what makes it special. And if I add anything, it has to be important in some way.

And…it’s not coming. So I’m nearly at the end of the story, and still can’t come up with the perfect Christmas presents. *sigh* Maybe…they don’t need any!

Have a super great Tuesday!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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Okay, So a Little Bit of Fall Color in Houston

Rilo and fall color 007 (640x427)Okay, so I did find a picture I had taken in Houston of some fall colors. But in general, it’s harder to find them than in other areas!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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