Tawny Emperor Butterfly
These butterflies love to eat rotting fruit. I have pears that they are enjoying. And here is the underside of the Tawny Emperor Butterfly! They say they’re very jumpy, so it’s hard to get close and take pictures, but it was cool out when the one was resting on my brick work. The other above might have been feasting on the fermenting pears and drunk.
Tawny Emperor Butterfly
Tawny Emperor Butterfly and Yellow Jackets eating fermenting pears
Comma Butterfly
Loved the shadows he created! :)
Comma Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly
And here I’m sharing all these butterfly pictures on Facebook, while I’m trying to identify them, and a friend saw this in the news about Monarch butterflies on the weather radar. Coincidence or something else? Too cool!
http://www.grindtv.com/…/mysterious-cloud-radar…/ 
It seems the perfect place for the faeries!
I’m working on setting up a Christmas party for the Faery Realms Box Set–also 10 authors and 99 cents!
Faery Realms Facebook Party
Kobo –
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/faery-realms-ten-magical-titles Amazon –
http://www.amazon.com/Faery-Realms-Magical-Multi-Author-Novellas-ebook/dp/B00JOP9OC2 Or the short link:
http://amzn.com/B00JOP9OC2 Smashwords –
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/428544 B&N –
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/faery-realms-anthea-sharp/1119219398
Google Play – https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Anthea_Sharp_Faery_Realms_Ten_Magical_Titles?id=rAFZAwAAQBAJ Here’s the schedule so far:
Central Standard Time
9 am
10 am Rachel Morgan
11 am Talia Maya
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm Anthea Sharp
5 pm Julia Crane
6 pm Dana Julia Burnett
I’ll slip in for the time slot nobody wants. Okay, off to write up what a werewolf would want for Christmas and back to Call of the Cougar!
Oh, can’t remember if I showed her off. Here’s another Steampunk Bear for an order.
Steampunk Bear
And the other day, I was working on hats.
Steampunk Bear Hats
Have a super great Wednesday!
Do you have a lot of butterflies around your place?
Terry
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It's not written completely yet, started, but I wanted to share a new cover I have for a YA book coming up! :) Don't you love the cover???
*sigh*
I need more hours in the day!
Terry
I'm talking about creating a series and having a giveaway!
For the teen reads I have a giveaway of either: The Vampire...In My Dreams or a copy of Deidre's Secret at Romance the Book, so be sure and drop by and comment!
Hope you have a lovely Sunday!
I'll be seeing Hello Dolly at a play this afternoon!
Loved the movie with Barbara Streisand!
Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
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by Terry Spear
Don't you love the cover? It's actually a picture I took of woods by a stream in Scotland. It was magical, really. And I thought it would be perfect for COURTLY MASQUERADE. :)
I loved reading fantasy when I was growing up. The world of royalty, the treachery and deceit, magical and mythical creatures. I've written several books that deal with the various worlds of a fantastical nature. In this one, it's strictly a magical world. In some of the others, I enjoyed adding the creatures that caught my imagination--centaurs, ogres, griffins, dwarves, Amazons, and a couple of my own mythical creations.
Today, most of my work is more of a urban fantasy nature--the fantastical living in our contemporary every day society. But I still love to fall into a purely historical fantastical world too. What about you?
Courtly Masquerade
Ebook By
Terry Spear $2.99 Published: Apr. 06, 2011
Category:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance Category:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy Words: 43300 (approximate)
Arabella, Duchess of Foxmoor Castle, is given a mission by her cousin, Princess Lynet--make the prince she's betrothed to give up any notion of wedding her. But Arabella faces danger at every turn when she discovers her magical talents mean others believe her to be "The One" who will fulfill the prophecy to take down the most evil wizard of all time.
Arabella shouldn't have used her magic.
She shouldn't have given into her spoiled cousin.
She shouldn't have escaped Lord Conlan.
Or stolen from the Dark One.
But she did.
Have a super Thursday!!! The weekend is almost here!
Terry
I lived in Florida across from a jungle-like forest like I've described in Ghostly Liaisons, explored the swamps and as I traversed the vine thick vegetation, listened to the mosquitoes buzzing about, avoided walking into giant spiderwebs and watched for any signs of alligators, rattlesnakes or water moccasins. And made up tales as I ventured through the wilderness.
And finally, I wrote Emily Rundle's story.
Emily Rundle’s curious nature causes her big problems when she moves with her family to Florida. First of all, she’s different. Really different. Then the nightmares begin. The kind she can’t escape. Somehow she has to unravel the mystery of the ghosts who plague her before it’s too late.
Michael Shipley just moved to town, too, and realizes at once Emily is trouble with a big T. If he becomes involved with her, his life will change forever. Premonitions he has that Emily’s life will be in danger forces him to make a stand to protect the girl who’s gifted with extraordinary abilities like him. They instantly bond as the two weirdest kids in school.
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Terry Lee Wilde,
on 9/4/2010
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Even though this looks like a blood moon, the term really means the hunter's moon, a time in the fall when hunters hunted by the light of the full moon.
But it's more fun to see this as the blood moon, don't you agree? This was in my front yard, while the picture in the blog's header was in my backyard at the same exact time in the early morning hours. In the smaller picture, you can't see the menacing critters hanging from the Hollywood junipers. But in the close up of the red sky, those are the insidious bagworms that will strip a tree bare.
Have a super Sunday!
Terry
Drooling is out for vampires...no blood dripping down cheeks! It's totally not cool.
Bright red lips, ice white teeth, beautiful fangs, and a cherry wedged between the teeth--totally cool. :)
Vampires have nice smooth faces because they're more...cultured. But vampires with beards remind me of werewolves, not vampires. Very cool for werewolves, uncool for vampires.
Black shadows around eyes to denote scariness or something--totally uncool. I have dark shadows when I don't get enough sleep. It's not sexy. Vampires are sexy. Even when they're evil. That's what makes them scary. They're just too compelling, and you wouldn't think there's anything wrong until they reveal nice ice white fangs and then...it's probably too late. So black shadows uncool. No shadows, super cool.
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5 Angels, FAR
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Vampire myths up next. :)
Terry Lee Wilde
"Giving new meaning to the vampire legend."
www.terrywildeteenbooks.com
Available today in Print!! I've got autographed copies also...take paypal and checks or money orders!
Deidre's Secret
ISBN: 1-60154-414-6
Digital Release Date: 2009-03-04
Print Release Date: 2009-04-17
Digital Price: 4.50
Print Price: 11.99
Page Count: 224
When Deidre Roux has premonitions of danger, watch out! Faced with thwarting bank robbers and protecting others from the high school bully, she must reveal her secret to her new friend, Mark Cummings. Can she convince him that she truly sees a world of imminent danger headed their way before it's too late? Not only must Mark deal with Deidre's premonitions, which he has a hard time believing, but his convicted uncle has returned home. Humor, suspense, and conflict rule the day as Deidre's crazy aunt tries to do a true crime story on Mark's uncle. Deidre attempts to keep her aunt out of it before she gets mixed up in the much darker business of robberies and murder—her own, if she's not careful.
Deidre's Secret
Excerpt from Deidre's Secret:
When Deidre woke that morning, she knew there was going to be trouble. She was sure it had to do with turning sixteen the week before. In a split second, her whole world had changed. Now, the visions she saw weren’t just about rescuing newspapers before the automatic sprinklers turned on, or saving a kitten from a tree. Now the scenario turned deadly.She realized it when the tingling sensation began in her forehead and a snapshot formed in her mind. Just a brief image of a blurred profile of a teacher choking on a chunk of hot dog. She had to rescue her and there would go her chances of ever having a boy ask her to the Valentine’s Dance.But something else plagued the recesses of her mind. Something that forced a chill down her spine. An uncontrollable fear that her visions had warned her before and she failed to save someone like, shook her to the core.
REVIEWS!!!From Long and Short Romance Reviews:Deidre's premonitions are her gift, as well as her secret; because just how uncool is it to have visions? In Deidre's Secret, our heroine's second sight becomes entirely plausible because it is oh-so annoying!When sixteen-year-old Deidre has a vision that is hard to interpret and she ends up blasting blatantly through the teacher's lounge for reasons she cannot rationally explain, we begin to sympathize. And, since she always has the best of intentions, her problems make her an entirely likable character.She has some typical teen issues; she hardly even dares dream of a date what with her 'second site;' guys are not interested in girl's as weird as she. She does have a pretty understanding brother, Charlie, and a couple good friends besides, and tries to put the whole dating idea out of mind.
That is, until drop dead gorgeous Mark Cummings, the new guy, sits right next to her.She'd like to be a normal teenager, getting the chance to drive a car, daydreaming in history, and although she makes light of her situation, readers will find they are rooting for her from the first.
She has ordinary teen frustrations (like wishing her brother would date who she wants). Then her vision of a dark and stormy night becomes not an unkind memory, but her darkest predication yet; Deidre senses a more personal danger. This ushers in real chills. Her usual second sight gives way to a real nightmare vision that turns into...but that would be telling!Most of the dialog is zippy and offers insight into characters. Deidre is a strong, funny, and interesting character, and some secondary characters are also super. Auntie Mae - from red hair to orange lipstick, absolutely leaps from these pages. The level of action slides from fast-paced to more reflective, and back. The ho-hum of school contrasts nicely with the moments of sheer terror.Overall, Deidre's Secret is funny, original and steadily builds intrigue throughout. It certainly engenders a bit of sympathy for those who might not quite fit in.This is a powerful and engaging story and has more than enough to interest an adult reader, as well as young adults.~~Snapdragon
Review from WRDF:
I enjoyed the book very much, It has a "Nancy Drew" feel that was a very welcoming. I have seen few books written in that style and enjoy them even today. It is a great read for your junior high and early high school students and has a mystery about it that keeps you wondering what is going to happen next. I loved the flow. As a matter of fact, I never got lost on who was who, or what happened.
Deidre Roux has a gift of seeing into the future and her twin, Charlie, does not, but supports her through her visions. Her boyfriend, Mark Cummings, is very understanding also. Although, I'm not sure he understands how much these visions bother her. Very good story for the teens and I enjoyed it very much. I think this is a very promising book.Reviewed By Lela Fox WRDF Review
Autographed copies of Deidre's Secret now available! Paypal and checks or money orders accepted. :) Terry
