Nocturnal Journal–Mandy M. Roth

A witch by birth, Francy Montgomery feels she’s merely a fledgling in the eyes of the supernatural world. Only one man believed in her abilities, a man who ignited a magical fire within her that burns for his touch, despite his rejection. Now she has to face him again, and tell him of her intent to marry another rather than wasting her life wanting what she can never have.

Dante Guerrasio’s patience has just run out. The mate he’s waited centuries to find is now at a point in her life that’s she’s ready to be claimed as his. In fact, she’d be his already if some meddling magic hadn’t interfered and kept him at bay when she was eighteen. The wolf inside him needed her then, but the man he is knew that Francy needed to taste her freedom before he could taste her. How did his suggestion that she experience life for herself lead her into the arms of another man—his sworn enemy.

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What Reviewers Are Saying:

4.5 Stars–Mandy M. Roth gives us a story that will tug at the heartstrings of the reader. Can Francy and Dante find their way back to each other or will she marry the new man in her life? This is a beautiful story of love and loss with a surprise ending. Ms. Roth knows how to write love scenes. I loved this book. ~~Candy—Ecataromance.com

4 Tattoos–Solo Tu is an enjoyable “quickie” read. Francy is a woman torn between two very different men – Dante, a

werewolf and Ivon, a vampire. Talk about two distinctive creatures that don’t mix! Although, Francy has always

been and still is deeply in love with Dante she doesn’t understand why she finds Ivon so attractive and irresistible.

The scrumptious sexual encounters between Dante and Francy were frequent, passionate, and intense. I found

myself reaching for a huge glass of cold water while I eagerly continued turning the pages to experiencing another

one of their dynamite sexual matings’.

This is my first time experiencing Ms. Roth’s wonderful writing and I am glad to say that this will not be my last. I will

definitely be adding Ms. Roth to my favorite author list ~ Erotic-Escapades.com, Nikita Steele

4 Blue Ribbons–SOLO TU is an EC quickie, and short, sweet and to the point. Dante is sexy with an alpha attitude that won’t quit. Francy is determined to move on with her life, but how long will she last against Dante’s sensual assault. Both characters are wonderful and the chemistry between them is perfect. The love scenes are hot with an erotic quality that most paranormals have. I highly recommend this book to readers who love the paranormal genre and those who just love a good short story. Mandy M. Roth is one of today’s top authors and this book shows why readers love her work.~ By Romance Junkies Reviewer: Angel

4 Coffee Cups–It becomes a matter of trust and the truth to keep Dante and Francy from losing each

other so soon after they have claimed each other. This is a wonderful story of complete

acceptance and forgiveness liberally peppered with some fantastic steam. Love does

indeed triumph through adversity and the ghosts of the past slip away to afford the

couple a bright new future. ~~Charissa –Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance

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This is my question of the moment. Imitation is it really the sincerest form of flattery or is it flat out annoying? I’m all ears. I was listening to a band, trying to make it and was forced to ask this question. I for one, can’t even begin to think how they can claim to be original and cutting edge when its clear they’re cookie cutter but anyhoo…(and noooo, I’m not naming names).

This crosses over into every walk of life, not just music. Let’s hear it, peeps.

Insomnia sucks, especially when you can’t concentrate long enough to get anything of value done. Staring at the compute was getting me nowhere fast. Although, I did read countless blogs and feel as though I know the majority of the world now. I also managed to get through my inbox (aka THE BLACK HOLE). I even filed all my hand written notes away after logging them into the computer. You might be asking yourself (more likely you’re thinking wtf do I care..oh, right, I don’t) if I got any writing done. Nope. Everything I opened, I ended up staring at but not adding a single word to. Seeing that I was going nowhere fast, I gave up and went down to the family room to watch TV. I’m not a huge watcher of TV (oh, lookie, I’m making up new terms for things) so I don’t really know what’s on late at night. I now know why—cuz NOTHING but infomercials are on then. Those things are convincing too. I entertained calling several times but realized I didn’t care if I could increase my bust size by concentrating or look like Conan in just 8 short weeks. The next thing I know, I’m waking up half on the couch, half off with a massive headache. I feel cheated. I didn’t get the awesome “I danced on a table nekkie after ten drinks” stories to pass around the next day. I got—the thought of better abs.

Yep. There it is. My son came home and informed me that “we” had a 100 day project to do last night. Oh, and it’s due today. He had to find and glue 100 of something to paper. One cut up butter lid, an old spoon, half a cardboard box and a 100 cookie crisps later–and we have a project.

He had a ton of fun pushing the crisps into the glue and I had fun trying to convince my youngest son that he really can’t eat them. After having to replace two and almost barfing as my youngest seemed to enjoy the added flavor of GLUE, I gave up and put the thin in my room to dry overnight. It’s still not dry yet this morning so it looks like I’ll be driving up to the school with it later.

Oh….the joys of projects.

Ah, it’s that time of the year again. The time where the urge to get off my lazy arse and begin hunting for an agent strikes. It’s the time when I begin to think I might be ready to dip my toes into NYP’s water. It’s the time where I lose my mind and really start to believe I really can do it.

Wish me luck folks! I think we all know I’ll need it. LMAO

So I’m walking down the upstairs hallway with the intent of heading to my computer to work some more on IO3. I hear my oldest son singing and stop dead in my tracks. It was one of those moments that you think about how old you are now, how old your children are and you wonder where the years went. You then realize your child is singing lyrics to a Green Day song that would make even you blush (even though you adore Green Day). It’s then you rush in, grab the Ipod shuffle from its speaker base and run like hell for the nearest computer to delete it. You stop in mid-motion and realize that he already knows all the words and while they’re not exactly what you’d want him to be listening to, he’s at least home, safe in his room, drawing comics and laughing. He’s not out getting into trouble or doing drugs. Ah, yes, the concessions you make when it’s your turn to be mom.

I’ll be checking for gray hairs later.

I ask myself this repeatedly while writing any sort of a series book. For example all during Immortal Ops 2, I asked myself this very question. Surprisingly enough, I answered no each and every time. This normally left me gutting the majority, if not all, of the book and starting again. This went on and on for the course of almost 11 months until one day the story clicked in my head. I finally ‘heard’ Missy and Roi as if they were next to me, whispering what they wanted to have happen. (No comments on the voices in my head please.)

I’m at that point again—the is it there yet, gut scenario. It often ties books up longer than I’d like but in the end, I feel its best for the book. Currently, Immortal Ops 3 and Daughter of Darkness 3 are my prime ‘Are they there yet.”

If you’re an author, do you ever go through this? What do you do to get past it? As readers, would you rather the story come out later or sooner? I’m all ears here! You can email me or post comments here.

mandy@mandyroth.com

Thanks!

(is this there yet? LOL)