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Not just a shameless plug. I’m working with some of my favorite people at witchy spooky fun event, perfect for my newest book signing, so come visit.

I hope you can come and visit us at this FREE to enter event (see, I even saved you the cover charge this time). I’ll be doing henna and signing books with my buddy Dimitri. He’ll be selling lots of baubles and balloons.

Those of you that know my numerous alter egos, know I’ve been a professional entertainer for many years. Working with adults at events is where a lot of my inspiration comes from outside of my insanely cute perpetual puppies Mooshu and Butler.

I forgot how crazy he looked in that photo. My littlest almost werewolf Mooshu the Chinese Crested puppy has been working through some medical problems. Anyone that has dogs knows that you would do everything in your care to help your ailing doggie. Mooshu has been a little sickly boy since we got him and we were told he wouldn’t be more than 8lbs. Little guy has some kind of undiagnosed bleeding disorder and it will remain undiagnosed because despite bloodwork, UA, and a battery of tests, the vet doesn’t understand what is wrong. It is possible it is some new genetic thing that hasn’t been seen yet, an autoimmune disorder, or a reaction to an immunization he got/gets, but we’re managing his illness with Chinese herbs. Despite his illness he is thriving with the occasional temporary set back and is 14+ pounds, the perfect size for his breed.

It doesn’t mean we will let our guard down. He smells like burnt popcorn from chronic microscopic blood, but knock on wood he has been without a frank bleed for a while and is trying to learn some tricks for treats. We can’t change anything in his environment: food, treats, water… because anything new can set him off again. Please keep him in your thoughts and his big brother Butler who must deal with the little rambunctious fluffball (that puppy energy!!!). Every event we do and book sales are for the time being are going towards Mooshu’s medical bills (don’t get me started on that one), so please like, share, and say a little prayer.

https://www.amazon.com/Desperately-Seeking-Werewolves-Wanted-Romance/dp/B0FF3R8Q5F

Available in Kindle, Audiobook, and Paperback (get your signed copy at the event above). This is an 18+ book, so keep that in mind if buying a gift for a friend.

blurb: What would you do if the guy you’ve been crushing on kept you in the friend zone and you found out it’s because you were betrothed to a werewolf? Sasha’s been in love with Jinx since she met him. He’s the perfect geek complete with tech pockets and wide rimmed glasses. She knows there is more to him than meets the eye, but then she meets her betrothed, the very sexy Werewolf King Gavin and sparks fly. Will she end up with her first love or embrace the King of the Werewolves?

Tonight, instead of wolfsbane shots to toast the book, I’m making some Tequila Sunrises because the sky is just lovely colors tonight.

Since I always tell you about the author, their book blurb, new books on the way, and favorite mocktail or cocktail I have some more goodies for you. We are a couple months away from the release of Knot A Psychic a book in the All Tied Up In Knots Romance Series. I couldn’t be happier with this book and it touches on a lot of my own professional work as a Psychic Reader/Entertainer, which is where my adult career began back when I was in high school and picked up my first deck of Tarot Cards. Yes, I was one of the odd kids into my music, astronomy, monster movies, science, and maybe a little bit of witchcraft, shh…. our secret.

I have acquired many tarot decks over the years and there is something special about the imagery in each one, something that puts me in the right frame of mind. Depending on who I am reading or my mood, I’ll bring one or the other to a party.

Maybe for my next book signing I’ll bring out my favorite tarot deck and do some readings. That could be a fun addendum to the festivities. What do you think?

I’d love to hear from you. Have you had any psychic experiences, gotten a reading, or just picked up your first tarot deck? Maybe you went to a haunted house or a cemetery tour, or maybe you just met me at a party or event.

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This week we are featuring author, book coach and dream consultant for People Magazine Paula Scardamalia and her book: Weaving a Woman’s Life: Spiritual Lessons from the Loom.

But before we even dream of looking at her work, let us find out what is Paula’s favorite cocktail that she recommends for us this Friday evening.

Mojito with Citron Vodka

My favorite drink, especially in the summertime, is a mojito. I love the bright summery taste of fresh mint from our yard mixed with the tang of fresh lime juice. And unlike some mojito recipes that use rum, I use citron vodka. The drink holds good memories of playing with friends in San Diego several summers ago at a hotel bar that had a special on mojitos. When I ordered one the bartender said she’d run out of rum but would use citron vodka and that I would like it. I did. And that’s the way I’ve fixed my mojitos ever since.

In large tumbler:
Put 12 large mint leaves with the juice from ¼ of a lime.
Bruise mint in lime juice, and then fill glass with crushed ice
Add 1 1/2 oz citron vodka (optional)
Fill glass with Mist Twist (old Sierra Mist) and stir.

Find a comfortable spot, put your feet up, take a sip, and relax. Ahhhh! Time to check into the book.

Blurb

“The thoughtful and challenging spiritual lessons found here may indeed draw from ancient myths and the timeless activities of women of wisdom—but any man lucky enough to encounter them will learn as much about his own life textures as he will of the intricacies of female experience. This is a gentle and instructive book that reconnects all of us with some of the deepest fabric of our shared past and living present.” ~Joanna Bull, Founder of Gilda’s Club Worldwide

Excerpt from Lesson Five: Intention and Perspective—Creating the Vision

“Remember how many of our favorite fairy tales begin with a woman expressing her heart’s deepest desire? Often that desire, as in Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Thumbelina, and Rapunzel, is a woman longing to give birth to a child. The story does not really begin until the vision or intention is expressed. Then magic happens.

In order to wind a warp for the loom, I must first express or envision what I want to weave. The “story” of my weaving will not come to a happy ending if I wind a narrow warp of seven inches, put it on my loom, and then decide after the warp is threaded and tied on that I want to weave a shawl that is twenty-eight inches wide. I must then either unthread that warp, putting it aside, and wind on a new one that is the required width, or I can weave off the narrow warp first and then put on the wider warp for that shawl. Either option wastes time, effort, and perhaps even yarn. I will not be able to make up this loss later.

For our lives to unfold like the fairy tales of old, we must express the intention or vision for our lives—our heart’s deepest desires.”

Weaving a Woman’s Life: Spiritual Lessons from the Loom, won several awards, including a Bronze in the Self-Help category in Foreword Magazine’s 2006 Book of the Year Awards.

About the Author:

Paula Chaffee Scardamalia, dream consultant for PEOPLE Magazine (Country), is an author, book coach, and tarot and dream intuitive. Since 1999, Paula’s shown writers how to use tarot, dreams, rituals and other intuitive tools to write stories from the deepest part of their imaginations. She’s presented workshops at small private events on the East Coast, and at both national and regional Romance Writers of America conferences and meetings, at the 2014 San Diego University Writers Conference, and the International Women’s Writing Guild summer conference. Paula publishes a weekly e-newsletter on writing, dreams, and tarot, and is the award-winning author of Weaving a Woman’s Life: Spiritual Lessons from the Loom.