The Dress for Anomaly

So, I was just flitting around the net and found this image that seemed like a perfect dress that might appear in a theme wedding. Imagine my surprise when the girl in the image ended up having the same name, spelled the same way, as my character in the fic, Rebekah. She even had the right color hair. I have removed her face for her privacy as she is appears to be a regular girl in a regular life whose aunt made this dress for her for a special event and posted the results. FYI, it took the aunt SIX MONTHS to make this! It's gorgeous though and fit the story so perfectly!!!

Current Projects

Boy have I been neglecting this blog. BAD ACW! Since I last posted here, I wrapped up My Other Brother and Return of the King, wrote a Holiday piece called Christmas Restoration, and began my second book of my Children of Creation series called Induction. I'm about halfway through Induction and on track for editing, so I decided to give myself some freedom to stretch out with some fanfic in my downtime. I've been falling harder and harder in love with the tv show The Vampire Diaries. I'm a sucker for Damon, so when an episode lately really made me ache for him, I found myself with a plot bunny, which is now my newest posting fic: The Anomaly.



Rebekah Gilbert, youngest sister of John and Grayson, fled Mystic Falls after her eldest brother’s funeral when truths long buried about her past were uncovered. In an attempt to keep her family safe, she left only to return a year later in hopes of protecting her niece, Elena, from the things that go bump in the night. Imagine her surprise when she returned to find Elena surrounded by more mythical creatures than she ever suspected. As she merges back into life in Mystic Falls, she eventually reveals the reason why she’s there and how she may have the answer to the question of how to save Elena from sacrifice in order to break the curse of the sun and the moon…if only Damon will allow her to do what she needs to do in order to save more than one life with a single sacrifice of her own.

So if you're shopping for a fic of a different genre, so check it out :)

Big Announcements

It's been an amazing few months for me recently.

My biggest news...come January, I will be a PUBLISHED author! Thanks to The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House, my original story Children of Creation: Convergence, the first in what I hope to be a series of novels involving humans, Angels, and another race known as The Guardians and one girl that can see the all where most other humans can't. I finished my first draft two weeks ago, go into hard editing mid November and will be released toward the end of January. I'm so excited about this. This story was originally entered in the TWCS Original Fiction contest winning the Young Adult category.
This was the banner I created for the contest entry


And this is my banner for winning :)


In addition, I entered two Anonymous Contests last month.

My All Hallows Eve entry, Tripping the Veil, didn't win, but was very fun to write.


But my story for the A Picture Says it All Anonymous Contest received the honor of winning Kharizzmatik's Judge's Pick, which is a real honor for me as her story Emancipation Proclamation is one of my favorite all time fanfictions! She made me this banner as my prize!

My Other Brother, Chapter 17 teaser

I was about to move over to the dresser to put on my locket and spray a bit of perfume when a loud knock at my door made me jump. I dashed to the door and opened it to see a distressed looking Edward staring down at me. He gestured for me to let him in; storming past me as his hands flew threw his hair. I closed the door and spun to face him, waiting for him to explain.

Edward’s pacing was almost comical, as he would pause, blush, and circle the room before pausing again. “I…fuck this is so embarrassing. I have a problem. Like a major problem.”

I moved to sit on the bed, my heart pounding a little in my chest. Any problem of Edward’s was my problem as well. “What’s wrong, Edward?” I asked, patting the bed next to me. He tugged his hair again before coming to stand in front of me. My eyes grew wide as he began unbuckling his pants, not sure what was going on, but knowing full well that sex wasn’t what was on his mind.

He pulled down his pants and underwear to mid thigh, revealing the subject of his distress. I drew my lips together and tried hard not to laugh, but it was impossible to hold back. I rolled on the bed, tears running down my face, ruining my make up job.

“Don’t laugh, Isabella Marie Swan! This is all your fault you know!

Update on Sara Aka Callmemrswrite on Twitter TwilightMommyof4Girls on Fanfiction.net

As many of you know, Sara has had a rough few days. Twitterlong is being fail today, so I"m just going to paste the post for today onto here and the note I wrote before it.

Along with the update today, Sara's husband, Jeff, left a personal message to some of us that I gathered he did not want on the global net per se, but he wanted to share with certain people close to her. I guess our Sara is a much tougher cookie that I ever knew. She deals with daily aches and pains the likes of which we can't even really understand and yet she never complains and goes out of her way for people around her. This whole situation has given her husband and family a reminder to cherish our Sara the way she deserves to be cherished. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Okay now for the official Sara Update.

Sara is calling her scar her botched autopsy scar. Karen can't even look at it. They have her frozen with an epidural to keep the pain at bay. It works like a charm but she can't come home on it and if they use it for more than three days there could be complications. She is up and walking but she doesn't move her trunk at all. I don't blame her. She got to eat some solids this evening and they hope that she will be able to eat fully by Tuesday. She tried to send Karen and I home for the night since neither of us have really slept in two days. She got her way with me but not her mom. Karen will go home to sleep tomorrow while I stay. The doctors are thrilled with her progress and hope for all positives. Tomorrow she will be moved off the oncology floor to the post surgical floor until she is ready to go home.


Thanks for all prayers and well wishes
Jeff

Busy Cullen Wannabe

I don't even know if you guys check this often, but I thought I'd update with what's going on now. I'm up to my eyeballs trying to complete my original and have two plot bunnies posting on the side now.

The first, My Other Brother, already has a ton of chapters saved up that I'm updating daily until you are caught up. It's sort of fun college aged E and B who are step siblings who are realizing there's more there between them. I'm having a ton of fun with it
http://www.thewriterscoffeeshop.com/library/viewstory.php?sid=3096
or
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6313064/1/My_Other_Brother



The second is the crime drama I posted the teaser on here for a while ago. It's much slower going for me, but I still posted to whet your appetites. In Return of the King, Bella is the leader of an FBI squad tasked to investigate a murder that appears to point to a Serial Killer that they put behind bars over a year before. They race against time to figure out how it's possible he appears to be killing from prison and also keep his lawyers from using this murder with it's confusion evidence from using the information to get him an appeal.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6312308/1/Return_of_the_King
or
http://www.thewriterscoffeeshop.com/library/viewstory.php?sid=3094



My focus is going to be mainly on my original, but these are going to fill in the gaps when I need to switch focus for a break and/or get past a writer's block...which is why there are so many chapters of MOB saved up. Hope you take some time to check them out.

Breakaway Chapter 25 Teaser

As you're about to find...some BIG things happen in chapter 25...here is your very spoilery teaser

The world moved in slow motion around her as Bella sat in the hospital waiting room, gripping the chair arm with white knuckles, her other hand clenching the necklace around her neck tightly in her fist, not responding to the questions of the loved ones around her. She barely blinked as she stared at the double doors that led to the operating room where the doctors were working tirelessly to heal Edward’s numerous injuries, all the while screaming in her head at herself. No…please, no…please, not him! Just this morning I agreed to be his wife and now…Edward is the love of my life…I can’t lose him…not now…not ever!

Her memories poured forth as she stared nearly comatose at the doors that led to the operating room where the only man she’d ever loved was slowly being pieced back together by surgeons. Could it have just been that morning that she had woken up to Edward’s emerald eyes smiling down at her? It seemed like a lifetime had passed in those few hours.

Breakaway Chapter 24 Teaser

The race was very uneventful as Bella and Edward easily worked their way toward the front of the pack, finishing in seventh and eighth place behind a surprisingly well mannered Daniels. Cosma finished a couple of cars behind them and appeared frustrated as he exited the car without his typical smile and hurried off to his trailer, not even bothering with post race interviews. Edward and Bella watched him with strange fascination before watching a beaming James hop out of his car and happily speak to the waiting reporters. He smiled sweetly at them as he passed, leaving Bella feeling more than a little weirded out.

Edward and Bella walked back to the trailer hand in hand, happy to be reaching the end of the stress of the season. There was so much strain on every driver simply to make the chase, while the chase had its own variety of strain, which Bella had yet to know personally, it was a whole different animal from the pressures that had been pushing them both for the past seven months.
With a happy sigh, Bella and Edward climbed into the RV and shuffled to their room in the back. Bella collapsed on the bed while Edward showered, drifting off listening to the soft fall of the water from the showerhead. Soon Edward woke her to take her turn. The feel of the cool spray was so nice on her skin that Bella didn’t want to get out, but she knew she needed to sooner or later.

By the time she exited and had dried off, she moved into the bedroom to see Edward passed out on the bed, curled on his side and facing her side of the bed. With a giggle, she quickly slid into her jammies before climbing in beside him and curling into the space he left for her. With a small smile, she drifted off to sleep in the warm cocoon of his arms and the fresh smell of his clean body. She felt so content in that moment, she hoped that they would always get to be together, just like that. Life was good, and soon they would be in Richmond, making their last push to be part of the Chase for the Cup the afternoon before her birthday.

Breakaway Info

We're coming to the end folks. I have completed the last official chapter before the epi, which was Chapter 27. Once I have the epi and they have all been betaed, I plan to push the last few posts a few days apart, so you don't have to wait weeks when it's pretty much in the bag. I feel pretty good with where this ended up, hope you do too!

Breakaway Chapter 23 Teaser

Whoops...I totally forgot to post a teaser for the next chapter. Good news...I've got three more chapters put back for this story and am two or three chapters shy of our epi. Bad news...I'm only a few chapters away from our epi. At any rate, we're getting close to the end. I hope you like the teaser.

Bella frowned with a nod as her pen scratched across the top of the paper. She looked up suddenly, her eyes looking worried, which made Ben worry as well.

“Ben, you need to call Angela right now. Tell her to act as causal as possible. Tell her to leave the apartment and take nothing with her. If she has a friend she can stay with, she needs to go there and wait for you. If not, then I will call and make a reservation for a hotel room for tonight.”

Ben looked confused as Bella jumped up and ran for her cell, tossing it in his direction. He looked up at her wondering what the hurry was, still feeling bewildered.

“Ben…they know where you live…where Angela lives right now on her own. If they somehow catch wind…”

She didn’t have to say anymore as Ben snatched up the phone and dialed hastily. He did his best to explain without revealing too much to Angela before closing the phone and hitting the table with his fist.

“What are we going to do? Where will we live? What have I gotten us into?”

Edward ran out at the loud noise, his towel barely hanging from his hips. Bella shook her head at him as she rested a hand on Ben’s shoulders.

“Calm down. I don’t know for sure if she’s in danger, but I didn’t want to take any chances. I want you to stay away from your place for a few days.” Bella crossed to the cabinet where she stowed the petty cash box she and Edward used for extras. She grabbed out a couple of hundred dollars and put it in front of Ben. “This should pay for a place to stay until I get there. After the race, I will fly home and help you guys get settled somewhere that is safer for the time being. I’ll also arrange for your things to be taken care of.”

Bella turned to Edward with a look that screamed her pleas for cooperation. “Edward will you please book the next available flight home for Ben, and then book a flight after the race for me? If there aren’t any until after the race, then put us together on a flight home please, and then book me a round trip ticket to Bristol, or if they don’t have any, then just rent me a car to drive there, please.”

Edward shook his head. “Bella, I don’t know what is going on, but I won’t have you flying back alone if there’s a problem. I won’t let you put yourself in danger.”

Bella walked toward him hastily, grabbing his arm and tugging him into the bedroom. “Edward, please don’t argue with this. There is a pregnant girl out there who might be in danger. I need to get them somewhere safe.” Bella froze, her eyes turning slowly toward Edward as a small, devious smile spread across her face. “Actually, I already have a place for them….that is if you were serious when you said the other night that I might as well move in with you since I spend all my nights in your bed anyway.”

My visions of Nate from Children of Creation!

Before the clean cut in Chicago...except WAY bushier and messier!

Breakaway Chapter 22 Teaser

Bella sighed and nodded just before a loud bang came at their RV door accompanied with some loud yelling. Bella jumped before moving aside and allowing Edward to go answer the door as she tightened her robe around her waist with the cloth belt.

Edward opened the door swiftly with an angry scowl that morphed into a look of confusion as Emmett stood at the door holding one of the newer teen aged road crew members by the collar. He had never seen Emmett as furious as he was in that moment, and worried briefly for the terrified kid’s safety.

Edward stepped aside and allowed Emmett to drag the kid in, a steaming Rose right behind him. Bella watched in confusion as Rose turned to her and started ranting so quickly that nobody could actually understand her. Rose’s expression grew more exasperated before she turned to Emmett with a huff, who then yanked the kids collar again before yelling at a slightly slower pace than Rose had rambled.

“This,” he yelled, yanking the kid’s collar and making him flop around like a rag doll, “would be the reason your car was fucked up, Bella. I caught him this morning sneaking into the garage when I stepped out to take a piss. I walked back in to find him hanging hip deep under your hood tinkering with the pulley system. He was going to rig up another thrown belt!”

Breakaway Chapter 21 Teaser

Edward and Bella sat across from each other at the dining room table in Edward’s house about a week after leaving Chicago, each individual with a cell phone plastered to their ear. Bella took notes while Edward’s brow crinkled in confusion as he asked more questions.
“So you’re saying it would be six million per racer to start, and that doesn’t include HQ, test track, entrance fees, travel expenses, or the extensive staff I intend to keep?”

Bella raised a brow at Edward before shaking her head and replying to the question from the person on the other end of the line. “Yes, Ma’am. Edward Cullen and I are looking into starting our own team. We already have our staff lined up and are looking into buying in for next year. What I am looking into at this point is whether or not your company would be willing to sponsor our new team.”

The lady began to babble on in a monotone voice that reminded Bella of the teacher from Charlie Brown as the glanced back up to see Edward’s face turning bright red. “That’s just to rent a facility? Surely, you could build your own for that price. For fuck sake, Jim, that’s highway robbery.”

Bella’s focus returned to the lady on the line in time to hear the end of her monotonous dialogue. “I’m sorry, but we simply don’t have the liquid assets at this time to invest in such a venture. I am very sorry, Miss Swan. You and Mr. Cullen are wonderful racers and would make a fine PR investment, but we just can’t at this time.”

Bella sighed, shaking her head as Edward’s jade eyes lifted to meet hers, his shoulders slumping. “Thank you for taking the time to talk to me. If the situation with your company changes, please keep us in mind.”

“We will, Miss Swan. Thank you for your interest.”

Bella closed her phone with a frustrated snap and resisted the urge to throw it against the table and watch it shatter into hundreds of tiny pieces. This was so much more difficult than she thought, and from the sound of things, even if they both invested their entire savings and Edward’s trust, they would barely have enough to start off with a bare bones operation, much less start the company they way that they both wanted. Plus, in the current economy, there was no guarantee that they would not be left with nothing when it was all said and done.

Please give my Original Story some love...

My original story The Children of Creation is up to chapter 7 on TWCS. It is doing comparably well in the TWCS Original Story Contest, but it's still not getting as many reviews as I would like. Please check it out and leave me a little feedback. I'd love to hear your thoughts to know I'm on the right track!

Breakaway Chapter 20 Teaser

A few tense seconds later, the green flag was waved and the cars shot forward. Carlisle felt tense as he watched closely as Edward and Bella fell into line with one another, moving smoothly as if they were one entity. There was actually surprisingly little speaking needed for them to find their natural flow. He observed with interest, staying as quiet as possible, as the spotters spoke to the drivers, warning them of things to watch out for and wrecks they would soon encounter.

The race ran smoothly for the first half until the first major pileup of cars had Carlisle standing at attention, watching with baited breath as his kids approached the collision. His hand fisted at his side until they were safely past the smoking collection of cars at the top of the second turn. He hadn’t even realized his fists were clenched until he felt the soft skin of his wife’s hand slide over it and slowly peel it open. He turned to look at her as she looked up with softness into his eyes.

“They do this for a living, sweetheart, and they are very good at what they do. Have a little faith in them, Carlisle.”

Carlisle sighed, running his hand over the back of his neck. “I’m just worried,” he whispered. “I don’t want them hurt.”

Esme nodded, wrapping her arms around his waist. “Neither do I, Carlisle. They are well protected in those cars and they know how to handle themselves. Trust me, I’ve seen Edward pull himself out of some scary situations, and I’ve watched Bella do it a time or two on TV as well. There is a reason why they have made it this far. They truly are among the best of the best in their field.”

Carlisle’s eyes drifted to the blacktop in awe as Edward and Bella’s cars drifted almost gracefully over the top. He felt a sense of pride as he started making connections in his mind. Edward’s job was sort of the equivalent of becoming head of surgery at John’s Hopkins. He was one of the best in his field. Yes, his field might not be the most academic or respected in his circle of friends, but looking at the stands and seeing the copious amounts of money and effort that goes into a race, it became obvious that it was so much more than he had ever imagined.

Breakaway Chapter 19 teaser

Fair warning, this Carlisle is a wee bit of an asswipe.

Carlisle huffed. “Fine, Esme! Fine! I will tell them to take me off call for the night, but you only get one night.”

“Thank you, Carlisle. I have something I desperately need to discuss with you later tonight though, so please set aside some time for a private chat.”

The line went dead and Esme’s heart went cold. With every passing week, Carlisle seemed to distance himself more and more. The truth of the matter was, Edward was not the only one with whom Carlisle had formed a wedge, everyone in his life outside of work had suffered the same fate in the past few years. Esme loved her husband dearly, but she couldn’t help but wonder how much longer she could endure her husband’s obsession with his mistress, the hospital, which saw him twice as often as she did.

Esme looked in the rearview, her heart dropping further as she saw the look in her son’s eyes. While Bella, who did not know her or her husband all that well yet, thought nothing of the exchange they had just witnessed, Edward knew all too well what had transpired. She plastered a fake smile on her face.

“Well, good news kids, Carlisle just got off work and has enough time to grab lunch with us before he has to go get some rest. We’re going to meet him at the Signature room on the 95th floor of Hancock Center, that way, when we finish eating, it will be a short elevator ride home for him, instead of a long drive. I hope that’s okay with the two of you.”

Breakaway Teaser

So this is basically the first eight paragraphs or so of the next chapter. It's 7 pages long and basically six of those are the massive lemon I've been teasing you with for weeks :)

Over a full week had passed since the day of the meeting with the Volturi and Bella’s big surprise. Edward couldn’t get it out of his mind, which wasn’t a very good thing when you’re running qualifying laps on your home turf and screwing the pooch big time, thank goodness he pulled himself together and made good time on his third lap or else he’d have been in the back of the pack for sure. The same was true the next day in the practice laps. No matter what he did, he couldn’t get his mind off of his amazing girl.

The week had passed in a haze of ridiculously vivid memories that he was dying to repeat in a real life setting as soon as they could. If only their promotional schedule wasn’t so intense, he was quite sure that he would have found a way already. The time had passed quickly and before Edward knew it, he was T minus fifty five minutes to race time with Bella pinned against the bedroom door of their RV, kissing the living shit out of her while his hands roamed.

He broke away panting as he trailed kisses down her neck. “Holy Hell, Bella, what did you do to me, Baby? I can’t think of anything by you in those boots and bustier. I’m dying here.”

Bella giggled, tipping her head to the side to allow him better access. “Well that tears it; I am definitely taking the girls shopping soon to get some more things to surprise you with.”

Edward moaned, hitching her leg over his hip and grinding his needfulness into her. Bella whimpered, dropping her head back against the door, her hands gripping Edward’s hair as he trailed kisses across the tops of her breasts.

“Shit! Edward, we have to get ready to race. I can’t focus when I’m all horny! We have to stop!”

Edward moaned into the flesh of her neck. “Or we could have a quickie and get it out of our system now!”

Bella whimpered before moving her hands to his chest and pushing him away with gentle force. When Edward pulled back, he wanted to cry at the determination in Bella’s eyes. She was shutting him down and he knew it. He sighed deeply before settling her foot back to the floor and taking a step back while trying to adjust himself in his pants.

Bella adjusted her shirt, giving Edward an apologetic look. She leaned in and kissed his forehead. “If it’s any consolation, I’ll make it up to you twice once we get home tonight before we have to leave again tomorrow.”

Edward nodded disappointedly before watching Bella walk out of the bedroom to disappear into the light on the other side of the RV door. He fell back against the bed and rubbed his face, trying to figure out a way to block the images, and yet finding himself completely unsuccessful.

Tiny Breakaway Teaser ;)

Teeny Tiny Teaser for Breakaway. I may share a larger one later ;)

Edward froze just before entering the room as he listened to the conversation, taken off guard by Bella’s nervously chuckling voice.

“Sorry girls, I um…am not a big carpet fan. I most definitely prefer hard wood.”

He couldn’t figure out for the life of him why she would feel so self conscious talking about floor coverings until he heard Tanya’s reply.

Breakaway Chapter 15 teaser

I actually got the chapter done fairly early! I'm giving you a super fun part of the chapter for your teaser since I'm a little behind. Hope you like it!

“Felix, I’m asking for a few seconds to give him a little motivation…that’s all. Just give me thirty seconds.”

Felix sighed before agreeing and the line went quiet for a moment before Bella chuckled.
“If anybody is still listening, then it’s your own fault! Edward, I’m upping the ante. You win this race and tonight I’ll put on the outfit that shall not be named for you. I’ve already arranged for nobody to disturb us since some of the crew have family in town and won’t be around tonight. So, what do you say?”

Edward chuckled, moving into second place seamlessly. “You won’t even tell me what it is, so how do I know it’s worth it?”

Bella cleared her throat. “Trust me it is, but if you need inspiration, I can give you a few hints. Think black satin bustier, lace cups, and thigh high, fuck me boots.”

Edward’s hands tightened on the wheel, his pants growing uncomfortable just at the visual as he pushed up behind Gordon, sliding into his draft.

“You’re on, baby…and if I win, the boots stay on!”

Plot Bunny Teaser

When I wrapped up Sovereign Fate, I was determined that I wouldn't work on anything else except Breakaway and the original story I have entered for the tWCS contest. Well, that lasted all of four days before I got a new, dark plot bunny growing in my head. I can't shake it...so I wrote the first chapter and now I'm REALLY excited. I won't start posting until after I finish Breakaway, but I'll be working on it behind the scenes so I'll have a few chapters saved up. In the meantime here's a taste.

Just to fill you in before you start...this first chapter only deals with the Cullen 'Kids' and Bella. We will see Carlisle and Esme later, but at this point, Dr. Cullen is Edward, not Carlisle. Bella is the team leader with the Cullen gang as her team. There's a bit of a backstory to explain how this happens and Edward is the newbie on the team. Just so you're not confused, McCarty is Emmett, Hale is Rosalie, Whitlock is Jasper, and Brandon is Alice. Since they get all mixed up from the time to time in the fandom and i just use last names in this chapter I thought I should clear up the confusion right away.

I'm a huge fan of Bones, Criminal Minds, and The Closer, so this is going to be a very dark, murder/mystery forensic type story with a romance subplot because, well, you guys know I can't seem to write anything that doesn't have romance, but it's not going to be the focus of this story. I'm looking forward to your impressions of my teaser. I want an idea as to whether this is something the fandom in general might enjoy, so please leave me some notes :)

I stood up, moving around the body to examine the things she pointed out. “Good, good, Hale. Thank you. Have they completed processing the scene yet? I would really like to examine the rest of her body and get back to the lab before the storm cell reaches us.”

Lightening illuminated the sky to the west, punctuating my desire to move the body as quickly as possible as I looked up at McCarty.

“Yes, I believe that they are done.” He looked around locking eyes with several workers who nodded back.

I looked back up to see Whitlock and Brandon packing up their supplies, leaving a few things out in case there was more evidence underneath the body to be collected, as Hale repositioned herself in order to examine the body after the move. I glanced over to see Cullen looking at me intently, his brow furrowed deeply. I gestured for him to come talk to me as I moved to ask the photographer to get a close up of something that looked off to me before we repositioned the poor girl's naked form.

I jumped when I turned back around to find Cullen standing next to me. It never ceased to surprise me how stealthily he moved. I shook off my fright as he tried to hide an amused smirk. I rolled my eyes at him before looking him square in the eyes.

“I haven’t known you long, Dr. Cullen, but I can tell something is bothering you. What’s wrong?”

He sighed, glancing around him again before looking back at me solemnly. “Something is off. There’s something I’m missing, something more…”

Just then, McCarty and two other techs he asked to assist shifted the body to expose the victim’s back as the group gasped and Hale let out an uncharacteristic scream. Cullen and I dashed to her side to see what moving the body had uncovered, the sight making my stomach boil with bitter bile.