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1 ~ Kat Green author of 'Strings' Can I just say, 'Strings' is a amazing! Just amazing, a must read!
2 ~ Susan Ee - I just love her Penryn & the End of Days books. I'm in the middle of the second on and just wow! 
3 ~ Marie Lu So, this is another one I just read a few weeks ago, can NOT wait to get the next one!
4 ~ Rainbow Rowell First, I read Fangirl, my favorite by here, so with that good being the first I've read of her's I feel in love with her writing style and characters easy and fast. 
5 ~ Tess Sharpe I read 'Far From You' and just enjoyed her writing and the way she was able to draw me in and keeping me waiting to learn more about her characters.
6 ~ Rebecca R. Cohen So, I haven't finished the book of her's I'm reading but I'm enjoying it and her writing it simple but breathtaking!
7 ~ Krysten Lindsay Hager I must first say that Krysten is such an amazingly sweet person, and so are her characters. I like her writing style and her ability to write what her characters
8 ~ Anna Andrews Let me just say, I've sadly only read book one (review coming) but I love, love her writing style, her world and characters. I can just go on and on about how much I love them. So, if you haven't read Heaven High go get a copy and read it, you wont be sorry!
9 ~ Marissa Meyer Where to start! I just, there's no words to say how much I love, love, love The Lunar Chronicles I just, wow, wonderful written and more the amazing. I just can't get enough of Marissa's world and characters.  
10 ~ Maggie Stiefvater I had heard about a litter about her books but never read them until this summer when I finally got my hands on her first book to the The Raven Cycle I enjoyed it so much, that I finished it in less than three days. But I just like her style so much. There were parts of the story I never seen coming either. Just a great must read!

December Book Photo Challenge - 8 - B est Cliffhanger


So, I went with from books this year. And the way Cinder ended made me crazy! I mean... really that's... I'm not even going there...

Collection of 25 Days of Christmas Poetry

To love and enjoy

This time of year

To dream of wonderful things

Christmas trees

All lit up

Stockings are hung

Presents under the tree

Makes the children

Dream of magic of Christmas

Glancing out the window

To the stars

Above

Wishing on one

And in hopes

Of seeing Santa Clause

On cold winter nights

All tucked in their beds

Fast asleep

With pictures of candy canes

And toys dancing

In their head

The moment

Has come

For all the children

To love and enjoy

The season

Where wonderful things

Happen and

Their dreams come true.

Poetry Excerpt #2

Christ is Christmas

A king was born that night

None knew what great love

The King was to show

They heard the prophecy

That He was the Son of God

That He was sent here

To die on the cross

Jesus was born

For us to celebrate life

To be saved

If only we believe

In our hearts

As Jesus grew

He walked this earth

Teaching of great things to come

Curing the sick

Helping the needy

Showing true love and care

To God’s children

Here on Earth

Jesus was born

And on the dreadful day

Jesus took to the cross

For our sins

For His sacrifice

Has given us

A second chance

To have the best gift of all

Eternity with His Father

In the heavens above

For Christ is Christmas!

Joy to the World by Faith Hill

Little Drummer Boy by Pentatonix



Away in the Manger by Susan Boyle

Silent Night, Holy Night by Kelly Clarkson featuring Trisha Yearwood and Reba McEntire

http://youtu.be/5BRVkgaIcaE

White Christmas by Bing Crosby

Winter Wonderland by Michael Bublé & Rod Stewart



Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by Jewel

Twas the Night before Christmas – Read by Santa

http://youtu.be/WlJ0vMeiPgE

Jingle Bell Rock by Brenda Lee

That's Christmas to Me by Pentatonix











Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

http://youtu.be/2v4M73_WKl4

In this Short Life that only Last an hour by Emily Dickinson

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

http://youtu.be/JqOqo50LSZ0

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

http://youtu.be/WcqPQXqQXzI

O Captain! My Captain! By Walt Whitman



I Saw in Louisiana A Live­Oak Growing by Walt Whitman

Love by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Spring by William Shakespeare









About Jeniann Bowers


Jeniann was born in Whitefish, Montana in 1972. She was raised in Eureka, Montana most of her younger years. She was the youngest of four children and the only surviving girl. Jeniann attended Rexford Elementary school her kindergarten year and the following year she transferred to Eureka Elementary School where she graduated from the eighth grade in 1987. She the attended Lincoln County High School until her junior year when she moved from Eureka to Medford, Oregon with her mother and stepfather. Her mother passed away in January 1991, and Jeniann soon got married and started a family. She was married for 21years and had five children. She lost a daughter to SIDS in March 1994.
   Jeniann has recently become divorced and is raising her two boys with her daughter's help. Jeniann's youngest son suffers from Autism. Jeniann also suffers from her own disabilities of Fibromyalgia, physical chronic pain and anxiety.
   Jeniann is now a proud junior at Capella University. She has made both the President's and Dean's list for outstanding academic achievements and she currently holds a 4.0 GPA in her studies. She is hoping to graduate with a Bachelor in Science in Business with a specialized degree in Finance.
   Jeniann is also a five time self­published poetess. Her books have been in the top ten best selling list on Amazon in the past and her current ratings stand at 4.5. She has published the following books: Expressions on Life Book One, Expressions and Letters, Phraseology and Letters, Collection of 25 Days of Christmas Poetry, and her recently re­release of Poems, Dreams & More. She is currently working on her next book of poetry collections.
   Jeniann is also the owner at Poetry is...which is a blogging business of her own personal poetry and also a blog to help spread the word of poetry and teach the world that poetry is an excellent choice to write and read. Jeniann is a firm advocate for poetry publishing and writing poetry.
   Jeniann has always loved poetry and wrote poetry. She has been writing full time for eight years now. Jeniann uses poetry as an escape from daily life and poetry has also healed her troubled past of traumatic events. Jeniann has stared death in the face with the passing of her sisters, mother, daughter, father, grandmother, grandfathers, and several aunts and cousins. Jeniann's poetry reflects deep emotion of pain and anguish she still feels in her heart over the last decade of deaths. Jeniann's poetry, however, also displays a touch of love she is seeking and wants, besides, love and death, Jeniann's poetry also depicts nature in a relationship to God's gifts and the love she has for the outdoors.
    Jeniann's purpose is to share her poetry talent with the world in hopes to gain readers from across the globe to come and enjoy the true meanings behind poetry.

Jeniann's Contact Information:

Email Address: poetryis_heart@gmail.com

Mobile: (208)­507­2415

Grangeville, Idaho

December Book Photo Challenge - 7 - Happily Ever After







I must say that there isn't many stories that end 'Happily Ever After' but this is one that I found to end in a good, 'Happily Ever After" way.

Rising Shadows 

Sarah Matthews didn’t think a little taste of adventure this summer was too much to ask. But when she finds herself transported to the twelfth century, she learns she must be careful what she wishes for.

After Sarah’s closest companion—and her ticket home—is arrested on charges of witchcraft, Sarah finds herself trapped in this dangerous land and alone in her knowledge of a dangerous conspiracy. Knowing that she has no chance of stopping the treachery and saving her friend on her own, Sarah seeks help from the Shadow, a masked hero who has already saved her life once. As they work together to unravel the truth before it’s too late, Sarah realizes that it isn’t the Shadow who she’s come to rely on, but Will, a handsome and intriguing blacksmith who’s plagued by the secrets and pains of his past.http://www.amazon.com/Rising-Shadows-Ashley-Townsend-ebook/dp/B008EMMOYG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1414194881&sr=1-1&keywords=rising+shadows+townsend

Chasing Shadows

 http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Shadows-Ashley-Townsend/dp/1939156572/ref=asap_B00P87E4R0_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417863704&sr=1-1

 Spotlight -
“Halt!” Will yelled, raising the bow as he splashed into the freezing ankle-deep

water after him. “I have you in my sights!” The man jerked to a stop, turning around

slowly to face him. Will squinted into the near darkness. “Now remove the hood.”

The man ignored his command and advanced on him slowly, hands raised in

surrender. There was something familiar about the way he walked. . . . Will drew the

string back, letting him know he meant business. “I said stop!” The imposter obeyed,

though still he did not reveal his identity. “The hood,” he growled, angling the bow.

The man reached up and flipped his hood back without hesitation. “You wouldn’t

shoot a woman, would you, darling?”

He felt Jade’s cocky grin across the feet that separated them and ground his teeth

in irritation. Lowering the weapon, he glowered at her. “You’re the one who has been

masquerading as the Shadow? You murdered someone, Jade! This isn’t one of your little

games.”

She sauntered toward him, her eyes narrowing in that catlike way that let him

know she was pleased with herself.  “I’ve never killed anyone, William.” Pressing a hand

to her heart in a move meant to distract him, she cocked her head to the side and turned

her lips down in a pout. “It hurts that you think I could do such a thing.”

“Well, then what is this?” He shook the bow in front of her face. “I could have

killed you!”

“I had to get your attention somehow.” Jade flipped her braid over her shoulder.

Shooting him a seductive smile, she placed a hand on his shoulder and leaned toward his

ear. He tightened his grip on the bow, but didn’t give her the satisfaction of pulling away.

“I was not the one who killed that woman, and you know that,” she whispered,

her mouth brushing his ear. Will pursed his lips and thought he heard one of his knuckles

pop. “But I know who did.”

That caught his attention.

Gripping her shoulders, he pushed her back to see her face. “You know who

broke into the castle?”

She grinned coyly and ran a finger playfully down his chest. “I know a lot of

things.”

He grabbed her wrists and held them tight, though she didn’t pull away. “Cut the

charade,” he said sternly, giving her a little shake to knock some sense into her. “Now

who killed that woman?”

Her voice turned husky, a habit she couldn’t seem to break. “And what will you

do for me if I tell you?”

Will released her abruptly and took a step back, suddenly disgusted with this

woman he had once called a friend. “Good God, Jade, what is wrong with you? You can

be so exasperating!”

The façade chipped away for a moment, and he could see his words had hurt

before the indifferent mask veiled her features once more. “Aren’t you curious?” Her

voice had lost its purposefully alluring tone.

Though he was terribly curious, he knew that Jade would never divulge the secret;

she loved them too much to lose one so intriguing. Will turned around without another

word, tromping back through the shallow water.

“I know your secret, too,” she blurted loudly to be heard over the falls. He

hesitated, and she cried out a little desperately at his retreating form, “How else would I

know that you would follow me in this costume?”

Swallowing tightly, he turned back to her, feigning ignorance, though his heart

was beating wildly in his chest. “What are you talking about? I have no secrets.”

Jade straightened the front of her shirt, tucking it back into her pants where it had

come loose. She smoothed her braid, a nervous movement meant to regain her

composure. “I recently discovered your alter-ego, and I must say that I’m surprised I

hadn’t thought of it before. You had me fooled along with everyone else.”

Dropping the guise, he sloshed over to her. “Who else knows?” She grinned,

lording it over him. He leaned down and enunciated each word. “Who. Else. Knows?”

A delicate brow arched in defiance.

“Who did you tell, Jade?”

“I’m not the one you should concern yourself with!” she snapped. Blinking, she

seemed to realize how harsh her tone had been, and her expression turned suddenly sad.

She retreated a few steps. “You foolishly trusted her with your secret, but I won’t tell a

soul, William, if that’s what concerns you—I promise. I shall remain silent if you just

answer one question.”

He narrowed his eyes suspiciously, wondering how she knew about Sarah’s

awareness of his secret. Jade was still backing towards the falls, and his eyes widened as

he realized her intent. “Jade stop!”

She did. Tilting her head to the side, she watched him intently from the knee-deep

water. The cold didn’t seem to affect her. “Why not me? Just answer me that. She doesn’t

deserve you, you know,” she added quietly.

Will took a few tentative steps toward her, eyes darting to the frothing water that

spilled over the falls. She would never survive that drop. “Come back from the edge and

I’ll discus this with you.”

“And that shall garner your attention?” Shaking her head, Jade stepped onto a

large rock that jetted out over the edge of the water. She didn’t possess the nerve, did

she? Will swallowed.

“You never wanted me,” she went on. “I see now that deceiving that girl could

never bring you into my arms.” Her face looked tormented. “Just say my name. My real

name—the name you gave me when we were children, when I wished to forget my past.”

Will was suddenly aware of how deep her obsession for him went and searched

his mind for a solution to get the both of them out of this alive. He took a few more steps,

having to pick up his knees as the water deepened. He kept his eyes focused on hers as he

sloshed along, and his thighs went numb. “Don’t do this. Please.”

A lone tear spilled down her cheek. “Why not? I spend my life being used and

controlled by men and receive nothing in return. What do I have here but emptiness and

loss—of my home, my parents, of your affection?”

Seeing she refused to be talked down, Will suddenly raised the bow in a last ditch

effort. “Get down from there or I’ll shoot.” He realized that it was foolish to threaten to

kill someone on the brink of suicide, but it was all he could think of.

“You won’t shoot me.” She seemed so certain of it, and he knew it was true; he

couldn’t do it.

Tossing the bow into the water, it swirled through the bubbling water and dropped

over the falls. He kept his eyes focused on Jade as he advanced cautiously, trying not to

startle her as he rose up on the rock before her. The sun had set, and it was difficult to

make out her features in the pale moonlight. “You’re right. I can’t shoot you.”

She wrapped her arms around his middle, startling him. Jade sighed, pressing her

body hard against his own, as though he would evaporate if she lessened her hold. “It

feels so good to be in your arms.” She paused, arms freezing. “But I can never really have

you, can I?”

Will hesitated, barely returning her embrace. He knew he couldn’t lie to her, even

under such dire circumstances. “I’m sorry, no. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want you in

my life. You deserve more than this.”

She released him, and he caught a flash of teeth as she smiled sadly. “Thank you

for that. I will always love you, William, and your secret is safe with me.” Something in

her eyes shifted, and his own widened in alarm as he realized she was done speaking.

Then she took a step back, and her body tumbled over the falls.

“Marian!” he cried thoughtlessly, lunging for her. His breath was forced from his

lungs as he landed on the rock, hard, but he managed to grab ahold of her slick wrist

before he lost her completely.

Will grunted, struggling to hang on as the falls pulled at her from below. “Hang

on,” he yelled, reaching down with his other hand. His stomach slipped over the rock,

and he caught sight of her face. She looked vaguely frightened, yet her mind seemed

intent on something other than their plight.

“Say my name again,” she cried.

He ground his teeth, trying to get a better grip on her. His chest slowly inched

over the edge of the slick rock, further over the churning water far below.

“Say it!” Jade screamed desperately when he remained silent. She seemed more

concerned in hearing him affirm her existence than she was in helping him pull her to

safety.

Muscles straining, he managed through clenched teeth, “Don’t let go, Marian!”

The words were lost in the roar of the water, but she smiled anyway, knowing he had said

what she wanted to hear. Will felt her hand relax, no longer returning his hold.

He arched his back as he struggled to hold on, trying to turn his body to take some

of the strain off his arms, but his sudden weight shift caused his body to jerk across the

wet surface of the rock. Eyes widening, his free hand searched frantically for some

handhold as Jade’s weight pulled him over the edge.

His hand slipped over an exposed tree root, and he made a desperate grab for it.

Their bodies jerked to a stop as he closed his fingers around the end of the root, and their

weight nearly yanked it from the sodden earth. Groaning in pain, he tightened his hold

around Jade’s wrist. He knew that there was no air in the spray of the falls where her

body dangled, but he couldn’t let her go.

“Hold on!” he yelled. But she had already gone limp. Just hold on, he told

himself, closing his lids tightly as he focused on doing just that. His fingers had gone

numb, and they loosened against his will, slipping from around the exposed root. He

closed his eyes and his last thought as they both fell toward the rocks at the base of

Glenborough Falls was that he would get his wish: He would die attempting to save

someone.









 Playlist

 CHAPTER 1:

Avicii — Wake Me Up

CHAPTER 2:

Jason Reeves — The End

CHAPTER 3:

Schuyler Fisk — Waking Life

CHAPTER 4:

Ben Howard — The Fear

CHAPTER 5:

Nico and Vinz — Am I Wrong

CHAPTER 6:

The Script — The End Where I Begin

CHAPTER 7:

Switchfoot — Slipping Away

Penny and Sparrow — Brothers

CHAPTER 8:

Josh Rosenthal — No More Lies

CHAPTER 9:

The Workday Release — A Starlit Sky

CHAPTER 10:

YPPAH — Never Mess with Sunday

CHAPTER 11:

Levi Robin — Breathe Easy

CHAPTER 12:

Bastille — Bad Blood

CHAPTER 13:

Jason Walker — Down

Keith Urban — Stupid Boy

CHAPTER 14:

Hunter Hayes — You Think You Know Somebody

CHAPTER 15:

Need to Breathe — Won’t Turn Back

CHAPTER 16:

Danny Elfman — Oz, the Great and Powerful

CHAPTER 17:

Brand X Music — Sorcerer’s Secret

CHAPTER 18:

Hurts — Unspoken

CHAPTER 19:

Kacey Musgraves — Back on the Map

CHAPTER 20:

Lady Antebellum — Learning to Fly (cover)

CHAPTER 21:

Augustana — Borrowed Time

CHAPTER 22:

The Weepies — Can’t Go Back Now

One Republic — Feel Again

CHAPTER 23:

Hunter Hayes — All You Ever

CHAPTER  24:

The Civil Wars — Dust to Dust

CHAPTER  25:

Two Steps from Hell — Resistance is Fatal

CHAPTER 26:

X Ambassadors — Unsteady

CHAPTER 27:

Mads Langer — Fact-Fiction

Jan Kaczmarek — Finding Neverland

CHAPTER 28:

Gabrielle Aplin — Start of Time

CHAPTER 29:

Jimmy Eat World — Hear You Me

Florence and the Machine — Heavy in Your Arms

CHAPTER 30:

Sea Fournier — Goodbye

In the Nursery — Kryptka

CHAPTER 31:

Switchfoot — When the World Caves In

CHAPTER 32:

Parachute — Hurricane

CHAPTER 33:

Brand X Music — Curious Developments

CHAPTER 34:

Greg Laswell — Comes and Goes (in Waves)

CHAPTER 35:

Ray LaMontagne —Be Here Now

CHAPTER 36:

Ed Sheeran — Give Me Love

Abel Korzeniowski — First Kiss

CHAPTER 37:

Christina Perri — A Thousand Years

CHAPTER 38:

Bastille — The Draw

CHAPTER 39:

Two Steps from Hell — Black Blade

CHAPTER 40:

One Republic — Burning Bridges

CHAPTER 41:

Tom Petty — Square One

CHAPTER 42:

Avicii — Heart Upon My Sleeve

CHAPTER 43:

Husky – History’s Door

CHAPTER 44:

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus — Cat and Mouse

CHAPTER 45:

Adele — Skyfall

Sons of Sylvia — John Wayne

CHAPTER 46:

Brand X Music — All or Nothing

CHAPTER 47:

Blackmill — Journey’s End

CHAPTER 48:

Kodaline — All I Want

CHAPTER 49:

Of Monsters and Men — Silhouettes

CHAPTER 50:

Lord Huron — Ends of the Earth

EPILOGUE:

Radical Face — Welcome Home

December Book Photo Challenge - 6 - Snowflakes

December Book Photo Challenge -
Favorite Title
(That's not Harry Potter)





Plot Twist - The deaths in this story is something I never seen come... D':

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♥♥7 things people might not know about me...


1 ~ I've traveled to about 30 states, Alaska all the way to the lower states.
2 ~ I've read the Harry Potter books more then just once. What can I say there are the best!
3 ~ I don't drive, I walk everywhere. Save money but the plant too!
4 ~ 80% of the time I fall asleep to WWE or at less watch a few hours of it before bed. (haha... no I'm not a fan not at all and no I'm not obsessed with it, no not at all. ;) )
5 ~ I own over fifty different kinds and colors of nail polish! About six or seven different purple colors.
6 ~ I love 80's Rock Music.. Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, KISS, Poison, and more!
7 ~ When talking I use the words 'dude' & 'sick.' I lot! Those are two of my favorite words, could be because of the 90's or just me, but dude I love those words their just so sick! ;)




 

Yes,  Favorite Series Day! It's.... Harry Potter but if you have been reading my blog I bet you already guessed it. So, what's now to like about these amazing books. I'm doing #HarryXmasToYou with
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I might be getting some hate for this but I truly feel that Twilight's last book Breaking Dawn was overrated. I was just hoping for more from the book, it was an okay read but number one and two of the books are may favorite, love them, number there, humm, not as much but still better than the last one. So there you have it...