…is a white tiger shifter.

(Photo taken from my last trip to the zoo in New Orleans)

I love white tigers–I’ve always thought they were absolutely beautiful creatures. Strong. Deadly. (Yeah, let’s not forget the deadly part. Sometimes, I see folks on TV playing with ’em like they are kittens and I have to shake my head.)

I’m about 85 pages into my WIP, should hit that sweet 100 page mark by tomorrow night. I love having the first 100 pages completed. I know I’m in the book at that point. No turning back, I’m a fourth of the way finished. The set-up is complete, I’m deep in my characters and usually the action, too.

I enjoy using different creatures for my shifters. I’ve written about wolves, jaguars, even a dragon (that book will be out in 2009), and now a white tiger. There are some shifters you won’t see me touch–I’m just never going to write a book about a giraffe shifter. No matter how hard I try, I don’t think I could make that sexy. 🙂

Are there any shifter stories you’d like to see? Or maybe some others you’d like to add to my “no, please!” list?

I’m hanging out over at The Haunt today–a great yahoo group of paranormal readers and writers.  If you haven’t joined this new group yet, I’d definitely recommend it!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Haunt_at_PNR/

Be back later with a longer post!

Sorry to be so late with this post today.  My sister was in a car accident.  The car was totaled, but, luckily, she wasn’t hurt.  (Okay, I think Bobbie feels like a truck hit her, and, um, it did, but no bones are broken and I think that’s fabulous.)

Something else that I think is fabulous?  Bobbie was alone in her car when the accident happened. She has two girls, and I’m just so thankful they weren’t with her.  My sister has a toddler, just a few weeks older than my son, and she’s usually in the back seat of Bobbie’s car, buckled in her safety seat.  According to my mother, who was on scene right after the accident, not much was left of the back seat.

Very, very glad and thankful that her toddler wasn’t with her–very glad that neither of her girls were in that car.

Will resume normal blogging tomorrow.  🙂

For my birthday, I received a glorious present–a gift card from Books-A-Million. Ah!!!  Now, I’ve been holding tightly to this card, waiting with much anticipation for the arrival of certain books. And, finally, those books are coming…

I’m hoping to use my card to make a few purchases soon:

1. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione.  This one looks great!  A demon doctor?  I like!  Here’s part of the blurb that I stole from Amazon:

In a place where ecstasy can cost you your life . . .

She’s a demon-slayer who hungers for sensual pleasure-but fears it will always be denied her. Until Tayla Mancuso lands in a hospital run by demons in disguise, and the head doctor, Eidolon, makes her body burn with unslakable desire. But to prove her ultimate loyalty to her peers, she must betray the surgeon who saved her life.

2. Reckless by Saskia Walker.  I love reading Saskia’s stories.  She has such an amazing descriptive style—you can feel her characters and see the settings.  Love her!  (And I love this book cover, too!)

3. Jaded by Karin Tabke.  Now this woman can write some fabulous stories about Hot Cops.  🙂  Fabulous!  Lately, I’ve been loving romantic suspense novels–and this one holds the promise of being a great read.  Karin has her own inside knowledge about cops–she’s married to one!  So I think if anyone knows how to research a cop story, well, it would be her.

4. Turbulent Seas by Christine Feehan.  Okay, I’m going to have to wait over another month on this one–but I can’t wait to get my hands on it!!!  This is Joley’s story (if you haven’t read the series, you probably have no idea what I’m talking about, but if you have read it–come on, Joley!!!).

5. Warrior by Angela Knight.  The first Secrets story I ever read was by Angela Knight–I’ve been hooked on her tales since then.  GREAT twist on time-travel!

Summer is such a great reading season, isn’t it?

What books are you itching to get your hands on? What books do I need to add to my TBR list?

(And, hey, quick note–I’m blogging over at Divas of the Dark today. If you get a chance, drop by!)

Happy Friday the 13th!!  Ah, I love these special Fridays–because I know that later tonight, when the wee one is asleep, I’ll be able to curl up on the couch (or, grr, hop on the glider) and get my very long fix of a Friday the 13th movie marathon.  Jason, here I come!!

Why do I love horror movies so much?  No clue.  Maybe I like to be scared–a safe scared.  Maybe it’s that kick of adrenaline I get.  Whatever the reason, I’m hooked.

I don’t think I have a “favorite” horror movie of all time.  Some folks do, not me.  As long as the flick isn’t too gory (or doesn’t take place in an insane asylum), I’ll watch.  There’s just something about an insane asylum that turns me off the movie…

Do you have a favorite?