I’m generally a wild, Darwinian gardener. If I plant
it, I encourage it to grow and if it lives, it gets to stay.
It surprised me
when I started to seriously consider animal topiary. I honestly can’t tell you
what draws me to this form of art.
It’s odd. And I’m drawn to big game topiary,
like elephants, tigers, and giraffes.
Oddly amazing . . .
Plant selection was a bummer because the plants that
grow best in my climate and location in the yard are boxwoods, which grow at a
snail’s pace. I’d originally thought of welding cages for the plants to grown
into with ivy in the heads that would grow down more quickly to meet the
boxwood, but welding isn’t one of my particular talents. After a year, my
little plants have grown maybe 6 inches, so I’m clipping them back from time to
time in the shape of legs and we’ll see what happens when they grow up far
enough to complete the body.
My practice in patience . . .
Circle of Flames
Quytel Series
Book Two
Jane S. Morrissey
Genre: Paranormal Romantic Fiction
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, New York
Quytel Series
Book Two
Jane S. Morrissey
Genre: Paranormal Romantic Fiction
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, New York
Date of Publication: November 14, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-68291-764-0
Number of pages: 339
Word Count: 92,974
Cover Artist: Melody Pond, Soul Mate Publishing
Tagline: Bending time and space to battle evil
Book Description:
Sent back to his homeland to investigate the disappearance of psychic children, Darius Curilian must face the haunting truths of his past. In a remote village, Darius and his team arrive too late to stop a kidnapping but discover a beautiful stranger who could hold the key to finding the missing children.
A self-defined loner, Emma Williams has always been different. Fire breathes in her soul and has set her apart from everyone her whole life. When she stumbles upon a child in danger, she falls into Darius’s unwilling arms and is pulled into the dark world of the Quytel as they fight for their lives.
Excerpt:
Sighing,
even more tired of her own story than usual, she started up her front steps.
Halfway up, she stopped, heart pounding at the sight of a large man sitting on
the loveseat on her porch, half hidden by deep shadows.
She
knew him. She was sure she’d never met him, but she knew him. His face kept
flashing in her mind, sex and danger. Who
was he?
“Rough
night, Emma?” His deep voice said her name like a sigh on a warm summer breeze.
Tingles of desire licked all over her body, settling low in her belly.
Emma’s
heart pounded, sparks building into fire, while fear plucked the strings of her
nerves like an out-of-tune banjo.
“Who
are you?” She was a fool for not running straight back to her car and calling
the police.
“My
name is Darius.”
The
name fit, another piece of the puzzle falling into place.
When
he stood he was far taller than she’d expected, broader across the shoulders,
with powerful arms and legs, clearly comfortable using his strength to
intimidate. Well, she refused to be intimated by him. Fire swirled close, more
under her control.
Darius
walked to the top of the stairs, near enough that she caught the scent of
sandalwood and moss. It teased her senses; tendrils of familiarity trickled
along the edge of her awareness.
About the Author:
Jane Morrissey is a paranormal romance writer who loves romance, magic, and writing. Her paranormal romantic mysteries will keep you reading late into the night. Jane spends her time writing, enjoying the glorious California Coast near her home and spending as much time as she can with family and friends.
Check Out Book One
Quytel Series
Book One
Jane S. Morrissey
Genre: Paranormal Romantic Fiction
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, New York
Date of Publication: 2017
ISBN: 978-1-68291-297-3
Number of pages: 350
Word Count: 100,959
Cover Artist: Melody Pond, Soul Mate Publishing
Tagline: Spheres of power usher a new and dangerous secret
Book Description:
Leader of an elite psychic team, Cole Courtland is a shape-shifting wolf with a deep connection to the power of the Earth. His investigation of a string of mysterious murders throws him into the dangerous world of the Quytel and leads him straight to Brianna Doherty’s door.
Bri is plagued by vicious nightmares of death and pain that leave her wondering about her own history. When her home is under siege, an enigmatic stranger appears out of nowhere to save her.
Thrown together in a tangle of desire and danger, they are pulled deeper into the secretive world of the Quytel, an ancient order charged with maintaining the balance of psychic and paranormal power on earth. Staying one step ahead of those who would destroy them, they struggle to unravel the truth of Bri’s past and her family legacy. As her relationship with Cole grows stronger, the reality of who Bri is threatens to tear them apart.
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