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<br />Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-27553691031600388632014-01-18T20:27:00.000-05:002014-01-18T20:27:41.531-05:00Hello *knock knock* Kerri Are You Home?<span style="font-size: large;">I really haven't been home, hence my blogger absence. I recently went from a full-time writer/mom to getting a full time job. It's been a challenge working a <i>real</i> work week and having to get up at a certain time, so my writing has been at a standstill. I really miss writing in my pajamas and cuddling with my cats, but I do have a pretty cool job. No complaining here. I work at my local humane society, and have recently been promoted as the small animal manager. I'm working to bring awareness to the public especially on caring for rabbits, as they are the third most popular animal brought to shelters across the US.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's me now--working mom saving all the little animals and young adult paranormal writer by night! <i>Ohhh</i> it sounds like my new author bio haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before I show you what I get to do all day, I want to tell you how something weird happened as I was editing Deadly Darkness (Book 2 in the Deadly Kisses Trilogy) I realized I had written a whole scene focusing on a humane society. Maybe it was deja vu. I certainly got spine-tingling chills.</span><br />
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<o:p> </o:p>*grimaces*
She stabbed me with gold. Do you know what that feels like? Imagine acid—liquid
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*squints, pointing with a threatening finger* I am irredeemable. In the end I
will be alone. But I must continue in my mission, for myself, for those who
have suffered. I am a product of my circumstances, a tool no loving or
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Author Bio: Crystal, author of MOONLESS, is a former composer/writer for Black Diamond Productions. She can be found practicing her brother-induced ninja skills while teaching children or madly typing about fantastic and impossible creatures. She has lived from coast to coast and now calls Florida home with her creative husband, three littles, and “friend” (a.k.a. the zombie locked in her closet). Secretly, she dreams of world domination and a bottomless supply of cheese. You can find her on her blog and Facebook, or follow her on Twitter.</div>
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Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-50591995831863575832013-11-02T13:13:00.001-04:002013-11-02T13:13:34.064-04:00Who is NaNoing?<span style="font-size: large;">Every year I argue with myself if I should attempt NaNo or not, and every year I end up going for it it. The thought of writers trying to make their word count with me is somewhat comforting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wonder if they are drinking gallons of coffee to stay awake, or are they not using contractions in an attempt to up their word count.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like to NaNo as a outline for my stories, and then I can go back and edit like crazy. My book, Deadly Kisses, was a NaNo project a couple of years ago. This year I'll attempt to write the final book in the trilogy, Deadly Escape. Wish me luck, and have fun all you NaNoers out there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm so excited to be a part of the cover reveal blog tour for my very dear blogger friend, Crystal Collier! We've been buddies ever since I started the Choose Your Own Adventure Blog Hops (which I need to start again), and I've been following Crystal's writing journey every step of the way. I jumped up and down, and celebrated with a tray of cheese and crackers when she told me MOONLESS was going to be published. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's an honor to help reveal her cover to you. I know you'll love it as much as I do. Enjoy!</span></div>
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Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-43740415079256399172013-10-03T07:00:00.000-04:002013-10-03T07:00:03.490-04:00Silent Oath Blog Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1379087115441_4216" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It can be easy, when you look back at history, to think that the modern age lacks a certain amount of culture and vibrancy. We think back to older civilisations and their fantastic art, beautiful architecture, and compelling mythologies. It’s easy to look at the world and see only the violence, the hardship, the mass media spread of brand names and companies selling their products.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1379087115441_4219" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But I think that’s an unfair way to examine our world. Sure, it has its faults, but so has every point in human history. We were never perfect beings, and we probably never will be.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stories have always existed. Humans are social creatures and we have an innate love of storytelling. Where do our mythic heroes now exist? In movies, books, comics and video games. Iconic characters rise from humble beginnings and, over time, become ingrained in society’s consciousness. Superman, Indiana Jones, Lara Croft, Buffy Summers, Harry Potter. These are our mythic heroes now. These are the stories that we look to for guidance, as our ancestors looked to their own heroes.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The point is that these stories show us a better world than the one we live in. They’re a set of goals; ideals we can aspire to even if we never achieve them. I think it’s a shame when people try to apply too much real-world logic, even cynicism, to stories like these. By complaining about why Batman won’t kill the Joker, or why someone didn’t kill Voldemort with a sniper rifle from a mile away, we blind ourselves to the true importance of the story. We reject the better world, because it’s always easier to do nothing than it is to make a change in our lives. </span></div>
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Paul lives in Ireland with his wife Jen and their dogs, Pepper and Jasper. Their first child, Conor William Henry Shortt, was born on July 11th, 2011. He passed away three days later, but brought love and joy into their lives and those of their friends. The following year, Jen gave birth to twins, Amy and Erica, and is now expecting their fourth child.</div>
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Paul's first novel, <i id="yui_3_7_2_1_1379087115441_4440">Locked Within</i>, was released on November 6th, 2012, by WiDo Publishing. <i>Silent Oath</i> is the second book in this urban fantasy trilogy.</div>
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Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-69845187238626646052013-09-15T07:00:00.000-04:002013-09-15T07:00:07.061-04:00Winners!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to all the wonderful people who hosted me on their blogs this week. You guys totally rock!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were so many entries for the giveaway it blew my mind. I wish I could give each and every one of you a prize, but unfortunately I would have to win the lottery to be able to do that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So Rafflecopter has chosen two winners.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The winner of a signed Deadly Kisses book, and signed piece of artwork is</span></div>
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I'll be emailing you with details on claiming your prize.</div>
Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-48040525391126837832013-09-04T22:27:00.000-04:002013-09-05T18:51:55.715-04:00Deadly Kisses Book Trailer Giveaway Schedule<span style="font-size: large;">Enter every day at any of the participating blogs below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Giveaway #1 A custom made book trailer made by Butch from www.butchdeluca.com (good up to one year).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Giveaway #2 A signed copy of Deadly Kisses and one signed print of artwork of your choice from a scene in the book trailer. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGSk9OlQm6w">CLICK HERE</a> to watch it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>September 7th</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mythicalbooks.blogspot.ro/">Mythical Books</a><br />
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<a href="http://somanybookssolittletimebookgroup.wordpress.com/">So Many Bools, So Little Time</a><br />
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<a href="http://beautybutafunnygirl.blogspot.com/">Beauty But a Funny Girl</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>September 9th</b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.heatherheartsbooks.com/">Heather Hearts Books</a><br />
<a href="http://myseryniti.com/">My Seryniti</a><br />
<a href="http://concisebookreviewsbymichelle.blogspot.com/">Michelle's Paranormal Vault of Books</a><br />
<a href="http://icequeensbookshelf.blogspot.nl/">Ice Queen's Bookshelf</a><br />
<a href="http://margayleahjustice.blogspot.com/">Margay Leah Justice</a><br />
<a href="http://www.faebooks.co.uk/">Fae Books</a><br />
Bookluvrs Haven<br />
<a href="http://www.spellbindingsblog.com/">Spellbindings</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cover2coverblog.blogspot.com/">Cover 2 Cover Blog</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nazishreads.net/">Nazish Reads</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>September 10th</b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.musingsofablogder.blogspot.com/">Musings of a Blogder</a><br />
<a href="http://www.authorheather.com/">Heather's Book Chatter</a><br />
<a href="http://mybookaddiction.com/">My Book Addiction</a><br />
<a href="http://thebooktart.com/">The Book Tart</a><br />
<a href="http://alwaysjoart.blogspot.com/">Always Joart</a><br />
<a href="http://literaryetc.com/">Literary, ect</a><br />
<a href="http://bookwhirlwind.blogspot.com/">Book Whirlwind</a><br />
<a href="http://thekookybookworm.blogspot.com/">The Kooky Bookworm</a><br />
<a href="http://wantedreaders.blogspot.com/">Wanted Readers</a><br />
<a href="http://loveaffairwithabookreviews.blogspot.ca/">Literary Love Affair</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ckdroid.blogspot.com/">CK Droid</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>September 11th</b></span><br />
<a href="https://www.faerietalebooks.org/">Faerie Tale Books</a><br />
<a href="https://bookcomet.wordpress.com/">Book Comet</a><br />
<a href="http://literarynook.com/">Literary Nook</a><br />
<a href="http://nercupofcoffeeandbook.wordpress.com/">A Cup of Coffee and a Book</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com/">Deal Sharing Aunt</a><br />
<a href="http://booksaz.wordpress.com/">Books A to Z</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>September 12th</b></span><br />
<a href="http://writeawaybliss.com/">Write Away Bliss</a><br />
<a href="http://sassybooklovers.blogspot.com/">Sassy Book Lovers</a><br />
<a href="http://debdebreviews.wordpress.com/">Deb Deb Reviews</a><br />
<a href="http://ebookescapes.com/">Ebook Escapes</a><br />
<a href="http://whyicantstopreading.wordpress.com/">Why Can't I Stop Reading</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jodiepierceauthor.blogspot.com/">Jodie Pierce's Ink Slinger's Blog</a><br />
<a href="http://allthingsincloudsweet.wordpress.com/">All Things in Cloud Sweet</a><br />
<a href="http://eatsleepread88.blogspot.com/">Escape Into a Book</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>September 13th</b></span><br />
<a href="http://aliterarymafia.wordpress.com/">A Literary Mafia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bookcrackercaroline.blogspot.com/">Book Cracker Caroline</a><br />
<a href="http://sabthebookeater.blogspot.com/">Sab the Book Eater</a><br />
<a href="http://darlenesbooknook.blogspot.ca/">Darlene's Book Nook</a><br />
<a href="http://novelstheywroteormoviestheymade.blogspot.com/">Novels They Wrote or Movies They Made</a><br />
<a href="http://couchpotatoism.blogspot.com/">Crawling Over the Pages</a><br />
<a href="http://contagiousreads.com/">Contagious Reads</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>September 14th</b></span><br />
GIVEAWAY ENDS. GOOD LUCK!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>September 15th</b></span><br />
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED<br />
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<br />Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-42981463390860801562013-09-02T23:13:00.000-04:002013-09-02T23:13:37.295-04:00Giveaways Starting Sept 7th<div style="text-align: center;">
I hope everyone had a great labor day. I just wanted to give you a heads up about the prizes that are up for grabs, starting on September 7th on participating blogs (list coming soon) for my book trailer tour.</div>
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I'm doing a cross promotion with Butch from www.butchdeluca.com for a chance to win your very own custom book trailer. Yes, you heard me right. YOUR OWN BOOK TRAILER!</div>
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But that's not all. Because I think you all rock, I'm having a second giveaway. You could win one signed copy of my book, DEADLY KISSES along with a print of an original drawing that was used in my book trailer signed by the artist. </div>
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Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-81117225356885338922013-08-13T21:44:00.000-04:002013-08-13T21:46:30.788-04:00Grumpy Author<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I was going to the bookstore to schedule a signing for Deadly Kisses last week when I got sidetracked by Grumpy Cat, A Grumpy Book. For those of you who don't know Grumpy Cat see the picture below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Flipping through the book I had a *slams hand to my head* moment as to why I didn't think of a concept like this. I mean, I have funny looking cats. So here I am doing my own version of Grumpy Cat, and it wiped the grumpy author right out of me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> You think You're having a bad day Grumpy Cat, well even my whiskers frown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You pick your nose human-servant, so get over it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A look like this requires a 22 hour nap</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will rule the world and my little friend too. Mawhaha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever had a moment where you thought "why didn't I think of that." If so what was it for?</span></div>
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<br />Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-10780742916817361212013-07-26T07:00:00.000-04:002013-07-26T07:00:03.323-04:00Deadly Kisses Book Trailer RevealI have the honor of knowing Butch DeLuca, a local New Hampshire artist, who took on the project of making a book trailer for my book, Deadly Kisses. I trusted him completely with my baby (I mean book) and gave him free reign. (No pressure there, eh Butch?) I was blown away how he "got" my book and the world that I created. He brought Aiden and Bee to life in a way that I had always imagined. I hope you love the video as much as I do.<br />
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If you adore Butch's work give him an email at butchdeluca1(at)netzero(dot)com and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/butchdeluca">Soundcloud</a><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OGSk9OlQm6w" width="560"></iframe>Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-88575244032490507862013-07-25T07:00:00.000-04:002013-07-25T07:00:00.974-04:00Blogger Book Fair Welcomes Juli Caldwell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to the Blogger Book Fair. What is the Book Fair? Only 5 days of awesome! Find new books and buy them for a discount or get them free from July 22-26th. <a href="http://bloggerbookfair.blogspot.com/">Click here</a> to see the full list of participants, and be prepared to get enough books to last you the whole summer.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"<i>Aisi Turay is one awesome girl. She
has power to see the dead...as in their souls...This is a great read, filled
with suspense. I NEVER knew from one chapter to the next what was happening. It
is well written and a very enjoyable...and a bit scary!</i>"</span></span></div>
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<i>Psyched</i> is part ghost story, part suspense, part demon-hunting thriller, part budding romance.It's the story of a girl named Aisi who's doing her best to keep it together for her wreck of a family. She is smart, sassy, and sarcastic enough to keep things interesting. When she meets Vance on the single worst day of her life, she finds a guy who just might be the first person ever to get her, to believe in her, and to out-random her with bizarre observations at the worst possible moment. There's just something about him that she knows she can trust. <br />
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Together, Aisi and Vance wander through the memories of others to unlock the secrets of her past while battling a demon who wants to ensure she never finds what she's looking for. Aisi vanquishes demons all the time, but Malus Indolus is too strong. And he has plans for her...and her family.<br />
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<i>Psyched</i> is Juli's second novel, the first as an indie writer,
and her first experiment with her true love as a reader: paranormal
fiction. Her debut novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Perfection-ebook/dp/B006OD35JU/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1370066811&sr=1-5"><i>Beyond Perfection</i></a> is also available.<br />
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You can find Juli on <a href="https://twitter.com/ImJuliCaldwell">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Juli-Caldwell-YA-Author/195258437183393">Facebook</a>, and her <a href="http://julicaldwell.blogspot.com/">blog</a>.
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sounds awesome, right? Juli was kind enough to share an excerpt with us. Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“What
was that thing, and how did you get it to go away?” he persisted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Aisi
took a deep breath. She glanced over her shoulder to ensure their mother was
still asleep, although she didn’t need to. The woman was still snorting and
moaning down the hall. “Before I can answer your question, I need you to pinky
swear that you’ll never tell anyone what I say. If you breathe one word of
this, I’ll paint your toenails hot pink in your sleep and give you an atomic
wedgie every day for the next eighty-five years. And I’ll tell all your friends
you play with dolls. Got it?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Leo’s
eyes widened, but he nodded and extended his scrawny pinky toward her. She
grabbed it decisively with her own. “Okay. The pinky swear is official. This
stuff is legit. You break this and I can sue.” She thought a minute, trying to
decide where to start. “Is that the first time you saw that dark shadow, Leo?
Or have you seen it before?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“That’s
the night terror,” he said simply, and Aisi closed her eyes with a shake of her
head. Her mom had told them for months that night terrors were nothing more
than bad dreams. He would grow out of them eventually, she promised. That
promise to her kid was just as worthless as everything else she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Leo
continued, swallowing hard and looking as terrified as he had the night before.
He whispered to her, as if speaking about the night terror aloud would call it
back to him. “It comes sometimes, and I scream because it won’t stop growling
at me and then it goes away when Mom comes in. Sometimes I see other stuff,
too. Kind of like people but…” He struggled to find the right words in his
limited kindergarten vocabulary. “But kind of foggy, too. They can talk to me.
They’re mostly nice, but the night terror growls at me. He laughs when I cry.”
Tears filled his big brown eyes, but he rubbed them angrily on his sleeve. “Can
you teach me how to make it go away?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Aisi
reached over and affectionately rubbed the tight curls on his mostly buzzed
head. “Yeah. I can. First you need to know what they are. The foggy people…those
are ghosts. They’re okay, mostly just annoying. They’re sort of lost, but you
can help them not be lost anymore.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">She
pursed her lips, remembering the whiner in bobby socks who wouldn’t let her
sleep last night. A faint horn sounded in the distance as she thought, but she
ignored it as she looked out the window and down the long gravel driveway that
led from their dilapidated house to the two-lane highway leading to town. “You
just have to tell them to look for a light. I never see it, but they always do.
Then they go away.” ‘Go toward the light’ was cliché, but effective.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I
want to make the night terror go away,” Leo said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">She
sighed. “That one is a little trickier. It takes work. That thing you call a
night terror? That’s a demon. They’re pretty hard to get rid of. Once they
decide they want to scare you, they keep scaring you. Fear is like…” Her eyes
rested on the box of cereal between them. “…Fear is like chocolate frosted
sugar bombs to a demon. They like the taste of it, you know? They’d eat it all
day if we let them, but we can’t ever let them know we’re scared. That’s where
they get their power.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-86936120010938642422013-07-24T07:00:00.000-04:002013-07-24T14:09:08.009-04:00Blog Hop Interview for KitLit/YA AuthorsMy writer friend, <a href="http://jadiejones.blogspot.com/">Jadie Jones</a> has invited me to participate in a blog hop interview. After my questions I'll tag three other writers who will get to answer four questions of their choice from a list on their blog next week. It has been fun to go back, and see who answered what questions. Make sure you visit Jadie, and while you're at her blog check out her new book, Moonlit, which I can't wait to read the sequel too!<br />
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Here are my answers that I chose from the list I was given.<br />
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1. What are you working on right now? I'm still working on the Deadly Kisses series. Book two, Deadly Darkness will be published in late 2014 by WiDo Publishing, so I've been busy writing the final book to the story called Deadly Escape. It will definitely be a bittersweet moment once the series is complete.<br />
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2. Why do you write what you do? What better way to relive all your firsts by writing a YA book. That and I think teens are awesome, and an inspiration to me (Maggie S. I'm pointing to you, kid).<br />
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3. What is the hardest part about writing? Plotting.<br />
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4. How does your writing process work? Don't laugh, but I'm pretty simple. I sit my bum in the chair and just go, go, go.<br />
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Tag you're it! Look for these writers answers on their blog the week of the 29th.<br />
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<a href="http://www.laurahoward78.blogspot.com/">Laura Howard, author of The Forgotten Ones</a><br />
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<a href="http://writingbytheseatofmypants.blogspot.com/">Nancy Cavanaugh, author of Mystic Romance and Amrita</a><br />
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<a href="http://lbdiamond.wordpress.com/">Laura Diamond, author of Shifting Pride, New Pride, and Endure</a><br />
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<a href="http://siefkenpublications.blogspot.com/">Wendy and Charles Siefken,</a> author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D3O48DK">Kai's Journey</a><br />
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<br />Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-44535339972163092962013-07-23T07:00:00.000-04:002013-07-23T07:00:04.302-04:00Blogger Book Fair Welcomes Misty Moncur<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Keturah was not content to stay home while her brothers marched out to battle against the Lamanites. She fought her way into the army, but now she's in Judea building embattlements and fighting boredom. The other soldiers resent her, her brothers are becoming strangers, and Zeke's jealousy is getting worse. </span><br />
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Misty Moncur wanted to be Indiana Jones when she grew up. Instead, she became an author and has her adventures at home. In her jammies. With her imagination. And pens that she keeps running dry.<br />
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Misty lives in a marsh near a very salty lake in Utah with her husband and children, where they sit around of an evening and read their Kindles. Well, she does anyway.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mistymoncur.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Visit Misty's blog</a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/daughterofhelaman" target="_blank">Like The Stripling Warrior Series</a><br />
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Welcome to the first day of the Blogger Book Fair. What is the Book Fair? Only 5 days of awesome! Find new books and buy them for a discount or get them free from July 22-26th. <a href="http://bloggerbookfair.blogspot.com/">Click here</a> to see the full list of participants, and be prepared to get enough books to last you the whole summer.</div>
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<b>The Just
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Ever Harding has finally found where she belongs, with Jack
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I turn a corner and find myself
greeted by the point of a spear. The shock that I just about swam into this
spear quickly turns to anger. I’m about to hit someone or at the very least
yell at whoever would allow this when my eyes roam over the small, milky, white
hands holding onto the end of the spear. My eyes follow the small arms up to
meet clear, scared, green eyes. She is just about the cutest girl I have ever
seen. I’m taking her in as she speaks to me in a sweet voice and all I can do
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I try and clear my throat to find my voice. I must
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I have to be careful with the answer to this one. If
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decide which side she might be on. Her fin is an array of blues and greens
shimmering with the movement of the water around us. She is wearing a blue
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“I’m not a threat, I can guarantee that. I just want
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I can’t help it, a small chuckle escapes my lips. The
spear swings back around and sticks a few inches into my arm. I watch, shocked
as blood seeps into the water. I know this is nothing to my body because of my
healing abilities but she doesn’t. I’m about to go off on her when I watch as
the spear falls to the floor and her hand covers her opened mouth. She
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<b><u>My Start as an
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What a wild ride already! I am still such a newbie but
amazed at the support and friends I’ve made in this new world of Indie! I have
met some amazing authors and who would have thought they all self-published. I
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I started this thing, well really not a thing, writing,
about 2 years ago. I concocted a story about a girl with magic powers yada,
yada, yada. I had my husband read the first ten pages (there were only 60) and
he couldn’t understand or get the picture I was trying to portray. I gave up.
Girls and boys, don’t do that, never give up! Shame on me!<o:p></o:p></div>
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A year later I started Just Breathe, a new story swimming
around up there. It seemed to shape up pretty nicely and after a year I had a
full novel. This time I decided to avoid the husband and try for someone more
appropriate for my audience. I grabbed my neighbor’s daughter, a young adult,
and a reader at that. I must have chewed my finger nails to the cuticles,
waiting for her to stroll over day after day. Finally, she came knocking with a
smile on her face. She loved it! I was so happy with just that one little step
in the right direction. And each part has been another step in the right
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I recently released the third book in the trilogy, Forever
Breathing. Let me tell you, it has been quite the journey. The third is of
course my favorite but you have to read Just Breathe and Barely Breathing
first. I have learned so much and
refined my craft in such a short time. I’m very eager to continue on this
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<b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvtZMKp6mv64&h=3AQFjdfE_">Just Breathe – booktrailer</a></b> </div>
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So I discovered this little thing called the square. The best part is that the device is FREE, it's the size of a quarter, and easily fits in my purse. </div>
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I can now use the square on my Android phone to accept credit cards when I sell books at my local farmer's market. Not many people are carrying cash or checks anymore, so this has been awesome. I used it at my last book signing at the library with great success. There is a small fee for every swipe, but now I can sell books anywhere I go. It makes me feel all businesswomany minus the heels. </div>
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I also looked at a similar device to be used with PayPal, but it was a couple of bucks more, and it wasn't free.</div>
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Do any of you authors use this? Love it or hate it?</div>
<br />Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-42760150914922650562013-06-27T19:23:00.000-04:002013-06-27T19:33:10.432-04:00Turtles, Books, and Stuff. Oh My!This <span style="font-size: large;">Saturday</span>--June 29th--I'll be signing books, chatting, and eating pizza and cupcakes at the <span style="font-size: large;">Greenville Public Library in Rhode Island from 1-3</span>. So if you're in the area come on by and check out my book, DEADLY KISSES.<br />
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And thought you might enjoy this.<br />
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My friend came over a couple of weeks ago, and told me how there was a snapper laying eggs by the lake near my house. We are camera adventurers, so we hopped in the car and off we went to check it out. Look at this big mama. I hope all the eggs hatch. <br />
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More book news. WiDo Publishing has asked to see the full ms for book 2 in the Deadly Kisses series, Deadly Darkness. Keep your fingers and toes crossed that they like it.</div>
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Lastly--The Blogger Book Fair will take place from July 22-26. You can click on the sidebar for more information and come back here during that time to see authors that will be featured on my blog. Tons of books will be discounted, or free during this time. Get ready for some serious summer book shopping. WiDo Publishing will be offering <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Kisses-Kerri-Cuevas/dp/1937178323/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372375957&sr=1-1&keywords=kerri+cuevas">DEADLY KISSES</a> for free. Thanks so much WiDo! </div>
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Introduce your characters to the world.
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All books registered for the Blogger Book Fair are automatically entered into the running for the Reader's Choice Awards. Voting will be open from July 22 to July 25.
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Take a turn on the Soap Box.
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What's your favorite monster or supernatural creature?
Feature your creature in a flash fiction piece (500-800) words to be featured on Trip the Eclipse. Visitors will vote on their favorite piece.
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Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-71053200595773504982013-05-13T07:00:00.000-04:002013-05-13T07:00:04.574-04:00The Oracle and The Vampire Blog Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy release day to Christine Rains, and her book The Oracle and the Vampire. I'm happy to be a part of the blog tour today.</div>
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Having
fallen for her gorgeous neighbor might not be so bad if Harriet McKay wasn't in
her hideous banshee form every time Kiral saw her. Such is her curse. True,
he's a vampire struggling with a drug addiction, but he's a good soul. Yet no
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After having a vision of Kiral's death, Harriet makes it her mission to save
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Kiral
Ozdemir struggles to make it through every day. The craving for blood laced
with drugs directs his every thought until he tastes Harriet's potent blood.
The magic immediately addicts him, but she disappears. He's desperate to find
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How can
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“Sit down, Grandmother. I see you've had a long night.”
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Once
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Kiral ran
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“Are you
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“No.” He
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On a
rooftop overlooking a blackened city center. Hideous gremlin-like monsters
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Kiral. No,
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She sprang
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A man who
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Chains,
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Death.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Harriet
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Oracle-Vampire-13th-Floor-ebook/dp/B00CORT2HY">Amazon</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1115262489?ean=2940016524450">B&N</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-Oracle-the-Vampire/book-zMuuVbNGV0GWbY3ILJmoyA/page1.html">Kobo</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/314027">Smashwords </a></div>
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<a href="http://christinerains.net/">Website</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://christinerains-writer.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4017568.Christine_Rains">Goodreads <o:p></o:p></a></div>
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Christine
Rains is a writer, blogger, and geek mom. She has four degrees which help
nothing with motherhood, but make her a great Jeopardy player. When she's not
writing or reading, she having adventures with her son or watching cheesy
movies on Syfy Channel. She's a member of Untethered Realms and S.C.I.F.I. The
13<span style="mso-text-raise: 7.0pt; position: relative; top: -7.0pt;">th</span> Floor series is her first self-published
series. She has seven novellas and twenty-one short stories published.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Want to know who else resides on the 13th floor? Check out the other books by Christine!</div>
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<o:p></o:p>Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-44289213105666741782013-04-30T07:00:00.000-04:002013-04-30T07:00:15.951-04:00Z is for Zurich<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April has been a spectacular journey blogging through the alphabet. Good job to everyone who participated. Thanks for following along on my adventure! This was my first time doing the A-Z challenge, and it was so much fun, I might have to do it again next year.<br />
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On this last stop I'll leave you with a sight of Zurich, Switzerland. Enjoy!</div>
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Many thanks to everyone who was behind the scenes organizing this grand event. Welcome, and thank you to all my new followers, and may you blog happy!</div>
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Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-28129021894427205652013-04-29T07:00:00.000-04:002013-04-29T07:00:11.330-04:00Y is for Yellowstone National Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to the A-Z challenge, where we'll be blogging our way through the alphabet throughout the month of April. My theme will be places--it may be a specific place, a state, or a country. It will be whatever I think is spooky, beautiful, or intriguing. I'll be rating each stop on the way with those factors, with 5 being the highest score, and 1 being the lowest score. I hope it will inspire any writers, or travelers out there in Bloggerland. So, thanks for stopping by, and enjoy!<br />
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What a fantastic stop on the tour today. Located in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, Yellowstone has 60% of the worlds geysers. It's diverse habitats are home to many species (including some that are endangered or threatened). I'm not going to say much about the park except I think it's someplace every American should try to visit once in their lifetime, and the Old Faithful Geyser must be a sight to behold. Bring your camera!</div>
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Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-83413327464166717522013-04-27T07:00:00.000-04:002013-04-27T07:00:11.295-04:00X is for Xi'an & the Terra Cotta Warriors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to the A-Z challenge, where we'll be blogging our way through the alphabet throughout the month of April. My theme will be places--it may be a specific place, a state, or a country. It will be whatever I think is spooky, beautiful, or intriguing. I'll be rating each stop on the way with those factors, with 5 being the highest score, and 1 being the lowest score. I hope it will inspire any writers, or travelers out there in Bloggerland. So, thanks for stopping by, and enjoy!<br />
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In Xi'an, China there is an army so grand that just the sight of them would have you shaking in your pants, but fear not brave tourists these soldiers are the Terra Cotta Warriors, the guardians of China's first Emperor, and are statues that date back to the late third century BC. There are over 8,ooo soldiers, 130 chariots, 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses. What an impressive find!<br />
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Biblio: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army">click here</a> and <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/On-the-March-Terra-Cotta-Soldiers.html#">here</a><br />
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Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269226245086104286.post-9733267969752189122013-04-26T07:00:00.000-04:002013-04-26T14:58:33.494-04:00W is for Waverly Hills Sanatorium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to the A-Z challenge, where we'll be blogging our way through the alphabet throughout the month of April. My theme will be places--it may be a specific place, a state, or a country. It will be whatever I think is spooky, beautiful, or intriguing. I'll be rating each stop on the way with those factors, with 5 being the highest score, and 1 being the lowest score. I hope it will inspire any writers, or travelers out there in Bloggerland. So, thanks for stopping by, and enjoy!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W = Waverly Hills Sanatorium</span></div>
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Located in Louisville, Kentucky the Waverly Hills Sanatorium is dubbed the most spiritually active place on earth, and has been featured on many paranormal shows. The land was originally purchased by Major Thomas H. Hays in 1883. He started a one room school house for his daughter. The teacher named the school, Waverly School for her fondness for the "Waverly novels." The board of Tuberculosis Hospital kept the name after purchasing the land and building the sanatorium. It served as a tuberculosis hospital until 1961. It was renovated in 1962, and reopened as Woodhaven Medical Services as a geriatric facility, and closed by the state in 1980.</div>
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Let me know if you see any ghosts because I'll be waiting for you on the tour bus. Yeah, I'm sitting this one out.</div>
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Intrigue Factor: 3<br />
Beauty Factor: 1<br />
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Biblio: <a href="http://therealwaverlyhills.com/newsite/evidence/">click here</a></div>
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