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Gravity | Part Three of Still – Read Now!
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Today, Still concludes with its third and final part — Read GRAVITY Now.
Thanks to all who reached out to me on this site and on social media! I’m so glad y’all are loving Kiva & Dylan as much as I loved writing their serial short story…this was fun!
FYI: Still will remain on my site as a freebie for all to read so tell a few friends to check it out @ RaeLamar.com/still/
Well…back to the lab! Until next time… ❤ Happy Love Week & Happy Reading ❤
Refill | Part Two of Still – Read Now!
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Yesterday, I released the beginning of a 3-part love lost story that I’m sharing with readers here on my site this week.
Did you have a chance to read Hello yesterday? In case you missed it — Read HELLO Now.
Today, the serial short continues with the second installment — Read REFILL Now.
❤ Happy Love Week & Happy Reading ❤
Still | A Love Lost Story
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♫ Hello
It’s me
I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to read
My new short story
It’s free ♫
The remix. LOL I couldn’t resist…
Hello! It’s that time of year again when love is in the air, so I decided to take a moment and write a story for the occasion…and for you. 🙂
Now y’all know I couldn’t just make it all about flowers, chocolate-covered strawberries and expensive gifts followed by an elaborate proposal and crazy-great sex. Nice but too obvious, right? Instead, I decided to write about love lost because as much as Adele’s song has been in heavy rotation everywhere since it dropped…why not?
In The Aris Effect, I introduced Kiva Burke and yep…this short story, Still, is all about her. Basically, Kiva listens to Hello and then feels compelled to reconnect with her ex, Dylan Davis. You know that old adage, “some things are better left unsaid”…well, in this case, maybe some questions are better left unanswered. Better yet, unasked. lol
FYI: This is a 3-part love lost story that I’m sharing here on my site this week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) — I hope you enjoy it!
❤ Happy Love Week & Happy Reading ❤
*PART ONE | HELLO – CLICK TO READ NOW*
RECAP | 21 Days of Love & The Aris Series Giveaway!
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Yesterday, I was the featured author for the 21 Days of Love event @ Author Chelle Ramsey’s Beautifully Inspired Blog. When you get a chance, you can check out my post here. Comments are still welcome.
In addition to sharing my thoughts on The Aris Series along with an excerpt, I also gave away a free e-book copy of Dawn of Aris AND The Aris Effect to one lucky winner…Glynnis Simmons! Congratulations and Happy Reading. 🙂
Many thanks to Chelle Ramsey for having me again this year — kudos to you, Chelle, for a really great event!
***This event is happening all month long, so don’t miss your chance to win prizes, read excerpts and celebrate love.***
#NovelTracks | For Real
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“I can live, I can love, I can be better with you
For real
I can hear, I can feel, I can see, I can tell
You are for real”
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BRAB’s Diamond of the Day Author — ME!
Today, I was Diamond of the Day Author over at Building Relationships Around Books Online Book Club — YAY!
Many thanks to Sharon Blount and all the Reading Warriors of BRAB…I had a blast. ❤
Also, CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of The Aris Effect e-Book Giveaways — Denise, Matysha, Tiffany, Shauntavia, Sharon and Anita. Thanks for playing and I hope you enjoy the books, ladies…Happy Reading!
#SampleSunday | An Excerpt From The Aris Effect
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“What’s with you today?”
Lots of sighs was her reply.
“Relax.” Rising from the sofa, Troy went to grab some materials, tools and a chair from his dining room table and brought them back to where Aris was working. He positioned the chair and sat facing her. “Forget the mannequin. For now, just paint. On me.”
A smile played at Aris’s lips.
“Don’t act like you haven’t ever used me before.”
She laughed. “Okay. Twenty-minute sprints?”
“Yeah, I’ll clock it.” Troy set the timer on his phone.
“Rules?”
“No rules, baby doll. Just work.”
Her eyes lit up. “Okay.”
“Burn.” Troy watched as she quickly arranged her tools. “Latex. Lube. Cotton. Alcohol. Tissue paper. Ground coffee.” He waited again as she rushed around his apartment to collect the materials.
“Ready?” he asked when she returned.
Nodding, she bounced around in excitement.
“Forearm.” He lifted the sleeve of his shirt. “Go.”
Aris worked frantically for the next fifteen minutes and when Troy’s phone beeped that her time was up, she stepped back and listened eagerly to Troy’s in-depth critique.
“Next?” she asked after the debrief was done.
“Cut,” Troy replied. “Flat Mold. Alcohol. Q-tips.”
He added a few more items as Aris gathered them quickly and arranged them on the table along with her tools. After a final check, she nodded her readiness.
“Throat.” Troy set the timer. “Go.”
While creating an impressive slit throat, Aris sang and bounced around. She joked and laughed with Troy as a welcomed sense of contentment from her sprints replaced the tension she arrived with over an hour ago resulting from the fight she had with Luke.
“Feeling better?” Troy asked.
Aris looked up and winked, then dipped her head to continue working and singing until the phone beeped.
Only this time, it wasn’t Troy’s timer.
He raised a brow and glanced at her phone. “You need to answer that?”
“Nope,” she replied, not caring who was trying to reach her…even if it was Luke. “I’m working.”
Being in love?
REALLY loving someone??
Two totally different things…
Aris Collier is a masterful artist but, when it comes to the art of love, she couldn’t be further from her comfort zone…
For Luke and Aris, it’s all fun and games until their work and general differences get in the way. Soon, Aris is falling from cloud nine into the reality of a live-in life with Luke where she’s failing forward almost every day. On the flip side, Aris is thriving in her new career. It’s much easier to navigate and a lot less complicated…especially the synergy she finds with Troy Murphy, her partner-in-art whose mere presence begins to undermine her life with Luke.
As Aris struggles to maintain a practical balance, she learns that loving Luke Donovan is effortless…but maneuvering the nuances of a real relationship? Not so much. It’s a simple truth that she quickly discovers the hard way, forcing Aris to either confront the contradictions within herself or continue to take unnecessary gambles that just may end up costing her the love of her life…
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#NovelTracks | Genuine Only
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“We may struggle, we may even very well see hell’s front gates
So don’t think that you or I are above making mistakes
Said, I’m gonna get on your damn nerves and you’re gonna make me mad
But I hope we can survive all that
‘Cause this love is good could never be that bad”
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The Aris Effect | The Music Behind The Story . . .
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Hello My Book Friends! Happy Friday and thanks for an awesome Release Day…I appreciate you!
Today, I’m sharing the songs that influenced me most while writing The Aris Effect.
Music is a huge part of my process, so to all the musicians and songwriters — thank you for the inspiration!
#NewRelease | The Aris Effect Is LIVE!
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THE ARIS EFFECT is now LIVE! 🙂
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Special thanks to all those who pre-ordered your copy. You are the BEST! I can’t wait to hear from you…so please let me know what you think or, better yet, post your review on Amazon!
As always, I truly appreciate you all…Happy Reading!
Rae Lamar 