Author Christine d’Abo

It’s here!! It’s OUT!! (well not quite yet, but the buy link will be out soon)

The Bond That Heals Us is released today! Can you tell I’m excited??

*does a snoopy dance*

I love this story. I know I say that about all my books, but this one and the next book in The Eternal Bond series, The Bond That Consumes Us, were so much fun to write. It also helped that I pretty much wrote them back to back, the flow of the characters never left me.

I so hope you’re all going to enjoy Davin. Personlly, I think he’s really sexy…and he has tattoos…

You’ll get to see lots of Taber, Kamran, Haylie, Sean, and will get to meet a few new characters too.

*does another random snoopy dance*

I hope you all enjoy it. Here’s a quick excerpt to warm your engines.

When a loud hiss of atmosphere vented from the shuttle door, every security guard in the bay raised their weapons a fraction higher, fixing them on the spot. Sara gasped when the most unusually handsome man she’d ever laid eyes gripped the now open entrance and leaned out of the ship to stare directly at Taber. His shoulder length brown hair fell forward, partially covering his face.

“I have wounded in here. I need a doctor,” he snapped.

Before she had time to blink, he retreated inside the shuttle. Kicking her body into overdrive, Sara was through the door and halfway across the shuttle bay before Taber could turn around.

“Sara!”

“Come with me if you want, but I’m not stopping. You heard him, they need help.”

Somehow she managed to skirt past Taber and threw her med kit up into the open door. The entrance, which would normally be only a foot from the ground, was a full five feet in the air. For not the first time in her life, Sara cursed her five feet five inches and tried to pull herself in.

“Let me help,” a voice said from above.

Sara looked up and into the most amazing golden eyes she’d ever seen. His irises were reptilian shaped and Sara found herself unable to look away.

“You’re the doctor, I assume?” His voice was deep with an unusual accent.

His English was surprisingly good for a race she’d never seen before. And he sounded more than a little amused, despite the circumstances he was currently in. She had the distinct impression he was laughing at her. She hated it when people laughed at her.

“Are you going to help me up or not?”

“Sara, let me,” Taber said from behind.

She found herself being pushed and pulled up—directly into the waiting arms of her unusual alien. The air in her lungs whooshed out, leaving her shaking and very much aware of the large, firm, male chest she was currently pressed against. He wasn’t as tall as Taber or any of the other Briel on the planet, but he was more than big enough for Sara. A full head taller than her, she was forced to tilt her head back to look into his golden eyes.

“If you’re the doctor, I might have to get ill.” He practically purred as he spoke and then he winked.

Can you tell I’m excited!!

Oh man I so can’t wait for this book to come out. I can’t believe it was June 2007 that I came up with the story idea. The Bond That Heals Us hadn’t even come out yet and I hadn’t even considered a follow-up book. It wasn’t until I was on a camping trip with my family and we were all sitting around a fire that I started thinking about it. In fact, myself, my husband and my niece all sat around, fighting off the mosquitoes and partaking in refreshments (i.e. getting drunk on wine), when I started plotting. I think it took all of twenty minutes to work out the basic plot for Bond That Heals, Bond That Consumes, and book four The Bond That Saves Us. I started working on Bond that Heals the next week.

Six weeks and some crazy long nights later, it was done!

Now, very soon, Sara and Davin will be coming out to play and I’m anxiously awaiting to see what you will all think of it.

On a personal note, I’m still sick. Slowly getting better, but I think I have a long road ahead of me yet. I’ll keep you posted.

I haven’t been feeling very well the past little while. Yesterday it got to the point where I actually went to see my doctor…and it turns out that I have bronchitis. Let me tell you I’m not really a happy camper at the moment. I have a blue puffer, an orange puffer and pills. So far, they’re not helping.

Today I’m home from work, can barely breath and have the attention span of a flea. I can’t sleep and I don’t even think I can write, which isn’t good. I’m in the home stretch of my urban paranormal too, probably only have another three or four more chapters max. If that! Not sure if I’ll be getting anything done this weekend or not. I’ll try.

Needless to say, all my fun adventures for the weekend will have to be put on hold. I’m stuck on the couch on in bed for the rest of the weekend.

The only bright light in all of this is that The Bond That Heals Us is out next week!

There is something to be said when your weeks fly by. I’m never bored to say the least. But man, I never seem to have enough hours in the day to get through everything I need to.

That said, I’m in the home stretch for my urban paranormal, and tonight my goal is to get 3k written. Insane? Yes. Determined? You bet! So I’ll be putting my nose down and will get ready to crank out the pages.

On another note, I’ve been doing a lot of reading recently. I’m just about finished No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong. It kills me every time I have to put the book down. I think if I get my 3k words written tonight, I’m going to stay up until I finish it. Man I love Kelley’s writing. Her characters have so much depth and her plots have tons of twists and turns. Perfect!

And don’t forget, The Bond That Heals Us comes out NEXT WEEK!! Wednesday can’t get here fast enough!

*does the snoopy dance*

I don’t know how I find some of these things…

So I was browsing the net the other day (don’t laugh Amy-I know I do that most days) and I came across this article about how Canadian’s aren’t really considered sexy. There are some awesome quotes there, but this one in particular made me giggle.

“As a people we have two problems. The first I would dub the Tilley Hat phenomenon. No-one looks good in a Tilley hat, but they’re damn practical. When you live in a country where you spend eight months a year trying to stay warm and four more warding off mosquitoes you tend to lean toward the practical. Tilley hats and Sears down coats are not sexy.”

OMG Canadian’s are the fashion equivalent to Tilley hats!! Sad, but true (and yes I’m Canadian so I’m allowed to say that).

Of course this gets me to thinking…what do we consider sexy? I know I have a thing for accents. Oh yes, my poor husband just rolls his eyes at me now every time I’m watching Doctor Who, Torchwood, or complain that they should let Jamie Bamber (Apollo from Battlestar Galatica) talk with his British accent.

Mind you, this is the same man who puts on his French accent for me on occasion. Work with what you’ve got people.

I know a lot of people think that eyes are sexy, voices, nice firm butts…that are very squeezable…sorry wandered there.

So what is sexy? Is is an attitude? State of mind?

And why the hell can’t we Canadian’s be sexy?!?! I happen to like Tilley hats…

Oops I missed my post yesterday! Sorry about that. I was wrapped up with company and work…and stuff…you all know.

The lovely, charming and talented Sherrill Quinn tagged me yesterday for this meme. Seeing as I haven’t done one of these in a long time, I thought I’d put this one up. So here we go!

So, first, the rules:

a. Link to the person who tagged you.
b. Post the rules on your blog.
c. Write six random things about yourself.
d. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
e. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment at their blog.
f. Let your tagger know when your entry is up.
Here is the randomness…

1. Green is my favourite colour. I don’t know why it is, but I’ve always been drawn to it and love the feelings it evokes in me. Green simply makes me happy! Purple is a close second.

2. I’m an introvert. (Amy don’t laugh). That doesn’t mean I’m not a social butterfly (come see me at Nationals in July and you’ll learn that fast enough). What it means is that in order to recharge my mental batteries, I need alone time. A bath, quiet…whatever I can get. Of course with two kids and an amourous husband, it can be hard to get alone time.

3. I love trivia…especially about movies and TV shows. I can spew out useless facts with the best of them.

4. I have hobby ADD. I’ve tried just about everything, but rarely stick with things long. That’s why I never counted writing as a hobby. I’ve been doing it since I was a kid.

5. I have a very sarcastic sense of humor. Ask Amy, Wylie and Leah.

6.  The platypus is my favourite animal in the world. Seriously.

Okay the fun part! I’m tagging:

Julia

Kelly

Wylie

Amy

Leah

Susan 

Oh I’m getting close people. After an amazing writing session with Amy on Monday night, I’m only about 12k away from the end of my first draft of my urband paranormal. I’m so excited to be getting done, not because I’m not enjoying the process, but because I’m anxious to go back through and add a few more layersto this one. I’ve realized that I need to beef up my sub plot a bit more, and need to work on increasing the emotional relationship between the hero and heroine. The story is told mostly from her point of view, so I need to make sure his body language is sufficent to get his feelings across to her and the reader.

I had a wonderful surprise from my husband this morning…no not that. Get your mind out of the gutter! I’d ordered a CD last week and have been waiting for it to come in (Withint Temptation’s The Heart of Everything). Well, the story hadn’t called and I was thinking this morning as I was making my coffee that I need to call them to see where it is. I get into the car to go to work and what is there playing for me…Within Temptation!

Hubby…I love you.

Oh I had a lovely day yesterday! Not only did I do my taxes (and am getting a refund YEAH!!), but I got my manicure, pedicure and went to a BBQ. I didn’t think about work or writing and was able to relax.  I toped the whole evening off by enjoying the new Doctor Who episode. All in all, a fantastic Saturday.

Today, I’m pumped! I’m ready to get some writing done…but I do have some chores that need to be finished first. Bathrooms to be cleaned…clothing to be washed…

*sigh*

Regardless, I’m going to jump into my story here shortly and I’m hoping to finish the chapter that I’m working on.

I hope everyone who went to RT had a fantastic time. I’m going to plan to go next year rather than Nationals. I can only afford one conference like this a year (if that) and need to make sure I get to do the rounds.

I didn’t make my writing goal of 5000 words this week, but I did okay coming in at 3,525. I’m going to aim for 5k again this week and see if I can get closer.

How is everyone making out? What are your goals for the week?

I got a lovely surprise yesterday when Julia featured The Bond That Ties Us on her Thursday Thirteen list! She actually made me blush. HUGS!!!

It still catches me off guard sometime when people talk to me about my books. Like I’m pretending to be something I’m not and sooner or later someone is going to find out about it. LOL! Until that day comes, I’m going to keep writing.

Last night I was able to get some more written on my urban paranormal. I’m not doing too badly for word count, but not as much as I’d like. I think tonight might call for drastic measures (i.e. a bottle of wine and a write in with Amy) so that I can push through this setup chapter I’m working on. I need to get my characters in place for the final action scene…

This weekend, I think I might do a bit of self pampering. I got a manicure/pedicure gift certificate for Christmas and have yet to use it. So I’m going to call and see if I can book myself an appointment for tomorrow. Rest, relax…and then write like a fool!

Other than that, I plan on staying pretty close to home. I was hoping to get out in my yard to dig around the garden a bit. This will be my first summer in this house and I can’t wait to see what plants I have to play with. The yard is small, but that’s about all I can handle with my schedule these days. If it’s nice, maybe I’ll setup the BBQ.

Yummy….

What plans do you have??

…for getting my groove back.

That’s right everyone, I’m going to be writing up a storm! A hurricane even! Actually, I’ll be happy to write 1000 words LOL.

Needless to say, I’m going to hunker down in front of the old laptop and get ready to rumble. My goal is to finish the chapter that I’ve been working on for the past two week, an move the plot into the final act. I figure I have about 20k left and the first draft will be done. Then, I’ll have to go back and flush a few things out. Lots of room in the story to do that, so I’m not concerned.

The only issue I might have is my arm. As you know, I had a problem with it back in the fall (pinched nerve), well it never really got better. Recently, it’s been getting worse and I’ve been trying to keep an eye on it. I think I might actually break down and go see my doctor about it. Don’t want to stop the flow of the hurricane!!

Oh…did I mention The Bond That Heals Us releases in 21DAYS?!?!?

*does the snoopy dance*