Rip Tide release

I'm proud to announce my newest release is Rip Tide. 

Footsteps in the darkness...

The skin begins to crawl...
A madman with a blade...
This twisted tale visits the legend and evokes a new set of nightmares. Journey into the realm of horror and the macabre in... 

                                       ...Rip Tide

Excerpt:

After double checking the grimoiré he was satisfied everything on the floor was aligned properly. In the brass offering bowl he made sure the dried husks, ground charcoal, grave dirt and other ingredients were ready to be mixed together. He placed the bowl on one of the triangles of the pentagram and elm stick next to it.

Removing all of his clothes he stood in the middle of the arrangement. I sure hope this works tonight. The warmth of the candles felt good on his naked skin. Holding up the book open in one hand he slowly recited the spell as the letters rearranged themselves once again into something he could read. 

A praeteritis ad futura 

Relicto praesens post 

Transferendo ultra 

Centum annos hinc 

No requiem dictum 

Nullum grave ad replendum 

While reciting the spell he leaned towards the offering bowl he began to grind the contents into powder with the elm stick. The scent of the hair burning on his scrotum and inside of his thighs from getting too close to one of the candles he did his best to ignore. Because it was noticeably getting hot there he moved back a little so that his testicles weren’t right over the flame.

Nothing happened for several moments after speaking the incantation and he figured at first that it hadn’t worked. Then the flames of the candles began to lengthen and become brighter. A swirl of wind encircled the room and the pentagram that was etched into the floor. “It’s working!” he whispered in his fevered excitement.

Faster and faster the wind moved in gusts until it began to roar. Jeremy imagined what it was to be like inside of a tornado as anything loosened was picked up and became part of the growing maelstrom. His eyes grew wide as he watched his percolator get picked up from the stove and began to zip around him faster and faster. Wet coffee grounds sprayed all over the wall and bottom of the bed. Then he watched the oil lamp sail by, drips of oil fell off to splatter on the wall.

A dense swirling fog began to form in the middle of the pentagram and enveloped Jeremy as he stood there. He coughed at the acrid taste on his lips and tongue. In his amazement the room became indistinct as it appeared to be covered with a white haze. Uttering unintelligible sounds he began to be stretched into wispy tendrils that extended towards the floor. The effect reminded him a moment of sand in an hourglass and then the thought disappeared. It scared him a moment when he started to see through his hand as the offering bowl fell and became part of the swirling tempest. The roaring continued to increase until it became a loud shriek. All the rest of his body stretched downwards toward the floor boards. Pain momentarily registered as the knife handle grew large and the room disappeared. All had become darkness to his vision. Attempting to move he found that he couldn’t, he was now held in place.

Available here in ebook and will be available soon at B&N, Sony, Kobo and many other places.
http://www.amazon.com/Rip-Tide-ebook/dp/B00CD70VJ8
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/306631

Available here in print
https://www.createspace.com/4248959

A little help please.

I know a great group of people like reading gobs of books. A bunch of us authors make them available for reading in fact for group members and the books are for free. We would, as authors, would like a review though but they don't need to be all that long. Preferably, what did you like most? We can also live with what you didn't like. Honest reviews either way is what we prefer. If you're interested, please join this Facebook group and we will fill up your Kindle. You have a Nook? We can fill that up also. https://www.facebook.com/groups/328607697211329/477215265683904/?notif_t=like

Works in progress

I’m still on track for a release date of May 1^st for, “Rip Tide.”  Presently, the entire story has reached just shy of 23,000 words. It has taken precedence over everything else, regarding writing anyways. Not sure I ever want to get in Jack the Ripper’s head again because he was a very disturbing individual. Here's the final version of the cover.

I’ve also been doing some preliminary work on, “An Ill Wind Cometh.” I'm expecting a release date of July 1^st. I have begun several chapters that encompass the main story line.

Both of these stories have been very interesting to write and I hope that everyone enjoys them. 

Cover reveal

Pack your bags! We're going on a trip. The second installment of the Eternal series is about to be released! Like Witches? Love Vampires? What about a mysterious and magical island that can only be seen with a magic password? You can go there. I can take you. C'mon! *waves arm* I'll help you pack!

About the Authors: Kristie Haigwood (a.k.a. K.S. Haigwood) is currently writing her 8th novel. She lives in Arkansas, US. She is the mother of 2 awesome kids and 2 great dogs. She is happily married to her soulmate who thinks reading is a solid waste of time. Opposites attract. Kristie’s works include 'Save My Soul', 'Forbidden Touch', 'Eternal Island' and 'Hell's Gift' (available on Amazon in ebook and print). 'Eternal Immortality', 'Eternal Inception', 'The Last Assignment' and 'Good Side of Sin' are all releasing soon.
Ella Medler is an author and playwright who lives in Cornwall, UK. She likes to experiment with different genres and is passionate about the human nature. Her works include the satire Martin Little, Resurrected, and the action thriller Blood is Heavier, both part of a series. Blood is Power is due for release in May 2013, and Martin Little Takes Epic Action, in summer 2013.

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www.amazon.com/author/kshaigwood

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ETERNAL ISLAND

ABOUT THE ISLAND A place where vampires rule, witches play, danger lurks and dreams really do come true. Eternal Island is a paranormal suspense novel, deeply rooted into myth. Vampires and magic form a unique backdrop to a love story with long reaching consequences. Human girl Ariana Lochalan finds herself transported from the relative calm of her ‘Nowhere, Arkansas’ life into a diametrically opposite existence when she discovers she is a powerful witch and meant to wed High Vampire of Eternal Island, Abe Cambridge. Despite first-sight magnetism, the two protagonists are being pushed apart, obstacles tripping them at every step, outside forces interfering and threatening their peace, and ultimately their lives. A world rich in magic and intrigue, Eternal Island is the first instalment of a saga which has love at its core and delves through the mire that is human nature in a turmoil of feeling and emotion. Would courage, resilience and love be enough to bring together two soul mates? How much would you sacrifice to save the one who owns your heart?

COVER REVEAL OF ETERNAL IMMORTALITY

Kristie and Ella's Gift to you!

In celebration of Eternal Immortality's cover release, Kristie and Ella are making Eternal Island FREE April 4th-5th! Grab it up and tell your friends, so they can too!

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WHERE TO FIND THE AUTHORS

KRISTIE

www.amazon.com/author/kshaigwood  

www.facebook.com/kshaigwood 

http://kshaigwood.blogspot.com 

http://twitter.com/Kshaigwood

Ella

http://www.amazon.com/Ella-Medler/e/B007FVQTFW/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1350850974&sr=1-2-ent 

www.facebook.com/ella.medler 

http://ellamedler.wordpress.com/ 

http://twitter.com/EllaMedler

Watering restrictions.

I kind of glad now I'll be having the soaker hoses set up to be kind of a drip irrigation system. Did expect watering restrictions and they are happening. Guess it will only be on Wednesday's and Sunday's and those days are marked on my calendar. Now if I had a full drip irrigation system there is no time limits, but they're so effective getting the water to where it needs to go is why. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford a full drip irrigation system as of yet. The soaker hose system was the next best option. Many more places are going to have issues with water availability in the future.

Why they are happening here is because the reservoirs are less than half full and the temps have been quite a bit above normal. Drought conditions are expected to continue. Quite commonly these days, the humidity levels in our yard is between 20 and 40%.

Here's a little page on the limits.
https://www.csu.org/pages/restrictions-r.aspx

A few projects.

I’ve been taking a little break from writing on purpose. Or trying to, seems some ideas from the next book, “An Ill Wind Cometh,” have been making an appearance on their own so I’ve been writing them down. Soon I’ll be working on the Rip Tide manuscript to get it ready.

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The last few days I managed to plant Cosmo seeds in a number of places where they should work as a windbreak. Even got the strawberry starters in and part of the soaker hoses where they will be for the coming year. These little lovelies are some of the garlic I planted last year (yes, you can plant garlic in the fall and leave it through the winter).

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I finished up part of our porch roof in the last few days. It should be nice to have some times to sit out there and do some writing or possibly reading. Obviously, there's still more to do where that tarp is stretched in particular but didn't have the money for the material so I made do with what I had. I've had many mention the lights, they are solar path lights. Love the fact that they turn on at sunset and turn off at dawn. About once per year I have to replace the batteries, the lights experience severe temperature changes which affects battery life. I think the highest temps are around 120F, the lowest are around 0F.

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Built bookshelves in the office and they work pretty well, they are made out of what had been some benches at the store I work on my day job. Got the office painted also in this rather nice blue color called, "Timeless." 

Home gardening this year.

Started turning the soil yesterday and my shoulders are letting me know today I did too much of it. Didn't think I worked all that hard on it at the time as I thought the soil turned pretty easy, guess that wasn't the case. A little later I'll do a little more so I can work out the shoulder some more, probably beside the shed where I plan on planting the Cosmos this year. Of course been working on the soil for three years now. 

Going to try soaker hoses this year since it's so dry here, setting it up almost like a drip irrigation system in the garden.  They get more of the water to the roots than sprinklers do, should also keep the leaves free of mildew not that it's been much of a problem since it's so dry here. More there's an issue with not all of the water reaching where it needs to be since it evaporates so quickly. Quite often, the humidity is at 20% which is almost as dry as a desert.

I'm off for now, will post pictures here on the blog of the garden once it starts producing. Might even do another post or two about the garden but that may be a bit yet as I'm about to start on the first complete rewrite of, "Rip Tide." As of last night I even have a couple of elements of the next book, "An Ill Wind Cometh."

Update: Just finished digging up the area where the Cosmos are going to be planted. Now, I will only plant the Cosmos by the fence line, they should make a natural wind break and they seem to grow just about everywhere. Interestingly enough, I planted some garlic right there last year and they've started growing. They didn't seem to grow last year and apparently I didn't dig them out. The tops are about 1 1/2 inches high. They were hidden underneath some pieces of thin pipe that I had removed so I could start turning the soil. I had been using as dividers around the garden the last year or so.

It always nice to find such surprises. Also dug up some very fat worms which I of course buried again so they could continue churning up the soil, they do such a good job of it. Hint: if the soil is loose you'll have less weed problems since they like compacted soil. The worms castings make excellent fertilizer also which is another thing that you need in a garden. Will be using a little fertilizer this year, will be mixing it in a gallon watering can. The issues with poisoning come from the profligate usage of fertilizer, you've used too much and so got it on what you're wanting to eat.