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    • Amber’s Lure
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    • Lapis Blade
    • Moonstone Wish
    • Ruby Memory
    • Sapphire Reunion
    • Pearl Intrigue
    • Obsidian Woods
    • Ivory Ice
    • Emerald Court
    • Amethyst Mirror
    • Diamond Restoration
    • Garnet’s Price
    • Alexandrite Pledge
    • Citrine Flame
    • Crystal Throne
  • Young Adult
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      • Worm Rising
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Category: Annoyance

New Version Of Scam Targeting Authors

Fellow authors/writers out there, just a little heads-up. There’s a new scam going around targeting authors. I’ve gotten about a dozen of these, and they all follow roughly the same format. You will get an email from someone saying they represent some book club or …

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Leave a Comment on New Version Of Scam Targeting AuthorsMarch 7, 2026March 10, 2026 By hilary

How This Paranormal Romance Author Almost Got The Cops Called On Her

Took the kids for ice cream, and the younger one loved the vanilla-caramel-fudge-chocolate chip-cookie dough monstrosity I purchased. My older one stayed sane and got strawberry with sprinkles. Things were fine, and then almost went to hell.  Some twit came in wearing a shirt that …

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Leave a Comment on How This Paranormal Romance Author Almost Got The Cops Called On HerMarch 7, 2026March 10, 2026 By hilary

My Box Of Plant Fossils Grew Legs And Walked

Cataloging my museum is going to nuke my summer. And my wallet. And my sanity.  I guess one perk of having the floors redone in my house is that it has forced me to actually photograph and catalog my fossils. I originally had a hard …

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Leave a Comment on My Box Of Plant Fossils Grew Legs And WalkedMarch 7, 2026March 10, 2026 By hilary

Tchotchkes, Or, How To Lose A Sale In Thirty Seconds

And here’s your moment of irrational annoyance, courtesy of someone who didn’t mean ill by it, but aggravated me anyway. I’m always on the hunt for curio cabinets for my museum. Yes, I already have a bunch, but I particularly need ones that have doors …

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Leave a Comment on Tchotchkes, Or, How To Lose A Sale In Thirty SecondsMarch 6, 2026March 10, 2026 By hilary

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