The Death of Joham nominated at The Single Shots

The gruesome "Death of Joham" oneshot (see my Cold War Universe page) has been nominated for "Best Volturi" at the Single Shot Awards, http://thesingleshotawards.blogspot.com/. Voting continues until August 30.

Soldier X Ch. 12 Posted

So...Chapter 12 has gone up sans teaser. I had parts of this chapter I loved, but I didn't want to see them up without the cloak of chapter surrounding them. This chapter's been in my head since the beginning.

Soldier X Ch. 11 Teaser

“I’ve been commanded, more or less, to attend a party at Senator James’ next weekend. He offered up his son for my escort.”

“That is disgusting.” Angela grimaced. She glanced down at her menu. “I think I’ll have a salad, too, but only if you split a basket of fries with me.”

“Deal.” At that opportune moment, the waiter arrived and took our orders. After he left, Angela dropped the $64,000 question.

“So, if you’re not going with the senator’s son, who are you going to take with you?” I sighed. It’s not like I had much choice.

Fandom Gives Back Auction

ebhg and I are offering a 5k one-shot in the Fandom Gives Back auction, running until July 3 at midnight (eastern standard time). Our "group" name is gleebhg. We're also encouraging everyone to show their support for FGB!

The Evils of TCW Noticed

I am excited to announce that The Cold War is currently nominated at The TwiTastic Awards for a "Best Villain" award. Voting opened today, Edward Cullen's birthday, and lasts until July 3. Thanks to whoever nominated!

I'm not sure who the targeted "Best Villain" is. My best guess is Sarah, with distant runners-up Randall and Demetri. Or, perhaps Aro, whose intention to capture Edward is discussed in the story. Aro does make a phone appearance toward the end.

These are the same questions I had when TCW won "Best Volturi" in the Sparkle Awards.

AoA Ch. 8 Teaser

“Can I get you something else?” asked Josh. I could tell he was affected as well; his heart rate and respiration had risen slightly and his pupils had dilated.

“No, I don’t need anything,” I answered, as I broke off a corner of his cookie. I raised it to his lips, and his mouth opened to eat it, his gaze still locked with my own. I could feel the softness of his lower lip with the tip of my finger, and then the soft caress of his tongue as it darted out to catch a crumb. Was I seducing him, or was he seducing me? His expression changed to one of almost possessive hunger, and I felt sure that I could see the vampire he would one day become. My own breath hitched.

Soldier X Ch. 10 Teaser

I exited the office building, intending to head straight to the Union Station Metro stop. I could be home in less than 20 minutes. Heck, maybe less than 15 minutes. When I reached the street, I stood in the crowd of pedestrians waiting for the walk signal. A black Lincoln with essentially opaque windows pulled up to the curb just to my right.

“Major Swan!” My shoulders hunched in a combination of embarrassment and oppression. It was Col. McCarty. I headed over to the open door, trying unsuccessfully to ignore the stares of the other pedestrians. Hadn’t they ever seen anyone in this town get picked up in a shiny black car? I slid into the back seat, and the car began pulling out almost before I had the door shut.

“Colonel. It’s been a very long day. Please tell me you’re kindly taking me home so I could avoid the Metro.” I was unable to turn off the snark; I was too tired to fight my natural inclinations.

“No, I have a matter of some urgency....”