Teasers for ALWAYS!

For those of you not on Facebook or Pinterest, I thought I would share here all of the teasers* for Always in one spot! I have the image teasers along with little snippets to share as well! Hope you enjoy these!

*Please note that ALWAYS is still under revisions and edits and there is a chance that the teaser may not be included as stated in the photo in the final version.

I'm in a light slumber when someone jumps on the bed. That someone is Jake.

“Sweetness, wake up!”

“I'm awake!” I grumble.

“Sweets, guess what that phone call was about?”

“Sweets? What the hell? Jake, I was almost asleep.”

“I like Sweets. And I'm in an extremely good mood. Don't you want to know why?”

***

“When are we getting cable and internet, love?” she asks before even saying hello.

“Yeah, when are we, love,” Drake teases.

***

This place is buzzing with anticipation as everyone waits for the procession to begin. I don't know why, but I'm extremely edgy. My mindset feels like we're here for this wonderful day and something is going to ruin it. Shatter the picture that will forever remain in our hearts. The picture that should be entirely perfect.

This is the day that will forever change our lives. This is the day that we will remember always. Then why am I dreading it?

***

“Daddy,” I start, keeping my voice sugary sweet.

“Don't go there with me, Emily. I won't allow it.”

***

The hotel room starts to get the feel of a bunch of chickens running around with their head cut off as everyone continues to get ready. Mostly Emily though. She didn't want to dirty up her dress so she's wearing pajamas for now. As it gets closer to the time for us to leave, she comes to pass me to go into the bathroom to change. I catch her by the elbow.

“Sweetness, relax.”

Her eyes dart back and forth between mine before she lets out a flutter of breath. “Sorry. I'm just a little nervous.”

“Everything's going to be fine. It's a good day, remember?”

Sweetness nods in affirmation and I kiss her forehead before releasing her elbow. 

All About Nicknames

For whatever reason, I got to thinking about nicknames today. Over my nineteen years, I've gathered quite a few. Some have stuck, some haven't. Mostly depends on the person. Anyway, back to the point, I have noticed that I use nicknames in most of my books as well. That thought process led me to this post.

In the Bold as Love series, Jake calls Emily Sweetness or Sweets (as shown below in an excerpt from Always)

I'm in a light slumber when someone jumps on the bed. That someone is Jake.

“Sweetness, wake up!”

“I'm awake!” I grumble.

“Sweets, guess what that phone call was about?”

“Sweets? What the hell? Jake, I was almost asleep.”

“I like Sweets. And I'm in an extremely good mood. Don't you want to know why?”

Mike will say honey and Emily will refer to Jake as love. For example of the latter, here's two more lines from Always:

“When are we getting cable and internet, love?” she asks before even saying hello.

“Yeah, when are we, love,” Drake teases.

Even in my new project with Mary, Levi will sometimes call Presley Smarty. 

Then I started wondering, do a lot of people use nicknames as much as I apparently do? I sometimes refer to the BFF with the nickname my sister somehow came up with: Angelitiki, pronounced An-gel-a-tiki. Mostly, I call her Ang, though. I'll call my sister Bobs and my other sister Bec. We'll shortened my brother's name to his initials. 

I have a list of nicknames for myself: Linds (only the BFF can get away with that one and that depends on my mood,) Lulu, Lindsay Lu, Lindsay Lulu, Eloise, Ellie, LP, and my full initials. My sister came up with the Eloise/Ellie combo after she watched Eloise At Christmas. I don't know why, but that's how that nickname came about.

The point of this mostly pointless post is that I wanted to ask a few questions: What nicknames do you have? Any you can't stand? Any unusual/funny/off the wall nicknames? Tell me all about it!

Always Cover Reveal, Teaser, & Giveaway!

I am beyond excited to share with you the cover for Always, the fourth installment of the Bold as Love series. Thanks to Damonza for designing my cover. Read all the way to the end because there is a teaser after the synopsis along with a giveaway.

Always (Bold as Love #4) is releasing July 22, 2013. 

The fourth installment of the Bold as Love series begins where Whatever It Takes ends. Battles are arising for Emily and Jake individually and together as a couple. It's time for these two to grow up and deal with their demons.

Emily will face her mother one last time and Jake's dream of playing in the NHL is within his grasp. It's essential that this couple stand united while traveling the roads together when one day alters their future forever.

After all, making a dream come true requires hard work and sacrifices.

Here is a teaser as well! View all the posted teasers either on Facebook or Pinterest.

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ALWAYS Has a Synopsis!

I finally knuckled down to the nitty gritty and wrote the synopsis for Always! If you haven't added it to your to-read shelf on Goodreads, here's the link. I hope you are as excited for this installment as I am! Keep an eye out for the cover reveal later this month.

Without further ado, the synopsis:

The fourth installment of the Bold as Love series begins where Whatever It Takes ends. Battles are arising for Emily and Jake individually and together as a couple. It's time for these two to grow up and deal with their demons.

Emily will face her mother one last time and Jake's dream of playing in the NHL is within his grasp. It's essential that this couple stand united while traveling the roads together when one day alters their future forever.

After all, making a dream come true requires hard work and sacrifices.

A Sneak Peek Into My Mind

First, let me give you a little teaser to show you a bit of what was happening when this little conversation occurred.

How wrong would it be for me to be disappointed? I honestly expected him to be awake and waiting for me, ready to spend time with me before he leaves tomorrow. I thought we would stay up for a while and talk about everything and nothing. None of what we said would have mattered much because we were with each other and loving every second before he takes flight. Yet he was asleep and couldn't wake up enough to even kiss me goodnight. 

Then this happened:

Me: Jake, seriously. WTH is wrong with you right now? I honestly don't know what's happening from my thought process to my fingers on the keyboard. It's like you're taking over and writing yourself. Well, YOU'RE BEING AN ASS. Take THAT, Jake!

Jake: *looks on calmly* I'm part of your imagination, so technically, you are calling yourself an ass. 

Me: Take your hockey stick and shove it. But really? What's going on?

Jake: I don't feel like cooperating today.

Me: You realize that you acting out doesn't directly bother me, right? You're messing with Emily, not me. Do you want that?

Jake: No...

Me: THEN STOP BEING AN ASS!

Jake: Why can't I be an ass every now and then? *says so like being an ass is a good thing*

Me: You know what comes next in this scene. Do you truly want to pick this instance to be a jackwad?

Jake: *his green eyes soften and he shakes his head slowly*

Me: That's what I thought. Now, get back out there and be the man I know you are.

Jake: *rolls his eyes, smiling, and I can see a little bit of Drake just then* Alright, alright. Let's get back to work so I can go be her man.