Angel's New Friends Cover

Squeaky Squirrel Cover

Hearts On Fire Cover

Broken Promises: A New Beginning Cover

Twisted Lives Cover

The Stalker Cover

Tribute To Bugg Mann

I created this website in memory of my daughter's Beagle - Bugg Mann. Bugg was more than just a family pet. He is deeply missed.

Script Finished!

It's taken me most of the summer, but I've finally finished the script for Twisted Lives. Soon, I'll be tackling The Stalker. I've managed to get three short stories almost completed. The novel which seems to have a title change every week, just needs a final proofing before submitting. I'm still not sure if I'll keep the current title or change it once again.

I'm anxious to get back to work on my other WIP's. But, of course, another novel is begging to be written. I've taken notes and will probably sit down this winter and write it. I only wish I had the time to write all the stories inside of me begging to be written.

Lesbian Fiction

For those who enjoy reading sensual/erotic lesbian fiction, Kira Chase's website contains novels, short stories and poetry.

What A Summer!

Taking care of Gabe for the summer left me with very little time to get on the computer. But we had some good times. He experienced going to the drive-in where we saw Cars. What he loved most, though, was going to the rodeo.

Sadly, his dog Bugg passed away on August 11. Then on August 18 my daughter had surgery—two broken jaws. So, I’m back here in Virginia Beach for awhile. Gabe entered the first grade and he loves it!

I’ll be posting more details in a few days.

Also, I’ve got the script for Twisted Lives almost completed and The Stalker will be next.

Hectic!

I can't believe how fast June is flying by! I spent three and a half weeks in Virginia Beach; Gabe graduated from kindergarten and performed in his first Dance Recital. I've posted pics on my website under my family or click the link above if interested.

I got back on June 17 with Gabe in tow. He's spending the summer with me and we're having a lot of fun except for the past few days with all the rain.

I managed to write a couple of new short stories, finished the novel I was working on and just have to tweak it, and am currently writing two movie scripts. After these projects are finished, I intend to take a break and spend the rest of the summer having fun with Gabe.

Gabe has a lot of things he wants to do. I think the rodeo will be fun and he also wants to write a book. He's got most of it planned out except for the plot. LOL He says he's trying to find the mood.

More Reviews For Cabin Fever

Rating: 4 Stars
Heat level: H
Ms. Droney really packs a punch with this short, sizzling read. Kayla’s a woman who knows her own heart and desires and she wants Lucas. The dialogue between them is easy and realistic and you’ll definitely be able to understand why they’re attracted to each other.
Reviewed by: Trang Black
Just Erotic Romance Reviews



****Excellent
In Cabin Fever, Ms. Droney has penned a short erotic tale that promises to warm you up. The sex is detailed and hot, and the premise interesting.
Reviewed by: Char
May Reviews.com

Sharing Happy News!

I love it when I can brag about my daughters or grandson. Okay, who doesn't like to brag about their children?

Jenn is my oldest daughter and she has had many short stories and poems published both in print and on the Web. She's also a very talented artist and studied art in college. I thought art would always be her choice for her creative endeavors, but she turned her talents to writing and music. I'm happy to announce that Jenn has just released a collection of short stories and a CD and has an upcoming novella titled Moon-Sculpted Flesh contracted by Chippewa Publishing. She also DJ's in Pittsburgh under the name DJ Lollidrop.

Jenn's Works:

Dissolution
An outcast who summons zombies to avenge her...A jilted lover who reveals her true bloodthirsty nature...A Red Riding Hood who discovers the wolf within... These tales and many more await you in this collection of twenty-seven short stories, including eight that have never before been published, by a new voice in horror.
Available In Paperback or Ebook
For More Info: http://www.lulu.com/content/279964

The Last Day
The solo project of Pittsburgh's DJ Lollidrop. An eclectic blend of electronic genres, from dark ambient to industrial and everything in between.
For More Info: http://www.lulu.com/content/281524

To learn more about Jenn:

Jenn's Website: http://www.geocities.com/tragikbride/index.html

DJ Lollidrop's Website: http://www.myspace.com/lollidrop

Way to go, Jenn!!!

A Little Bit Of This And That

I hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend. I was in Virginia Beach with my youngest daughter and Gabe. I spent one day at school with him and was introduced to his friends and teachers by him. Of course my name is Amma. It was cute to have his friends calling me Gabe's Amma.

The week went by much too quickly. My daughter was baptized on Saturday night and Gabe will be baptized this summer. He was so proud watching her. When he gets excited about something he gets this twitch in his cheek and looks like he's going to cry. Afterwards, he ran over to her and hugged her then said, "Mommy, I'm proud of you." After we sat back down, he looks at me and says, "Now Mommy's a good Catholic like me."

I managed to finish a short story while I was there and had intended to tweak it today, but things didn't work out the way I had planned. My oldest daughter called me with some devastating news; her former boyfriend, who had remained her best friend even after their breakup, was found dead this morning. He was only twenty-six and a talented musician. It seemed like all of his dreams were finally coming true when this happened. A couple of weeks ago his band had released their first CD. Ben's sudden and unexpected death made me put things into perspective and realize how things can change in the blink of an eye. I'm always saddened when a young life, a life filled with so much talent that the world will never know, is suddenly taken. I'm trying my best to help my daughter through this difficult time as are all of the many people who loved Ben. Of all the boyfriends my daughter has ever had, I can honestly say that Ben was the only one who treated her like a queen. He was kind, generous and put others' needs before his own. When my daughter was sick, he was the one who came to her apartment to take care of her. I guess it's true that the good die young. Rest in peace, Ben. Your time here was much too short, but your memory will live on.

New Review For Cabin Fever

Here's a snippet of the review. To read the full review click on the link.

Cabin Fever is a fun and carnal story of what happens when the power goes out and animal lust comes to the fore.

Reviewed by Sarah W.
Fallen Angel Reviews

LATEST NEWS ON EBOOKAD

Posted With Permission From:
D. J. Manly

LATEST NEWS ON EBOOKAD
TO ALL READERS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHERS:

UNFORTUNATELY EBOOKAD HAS DECIDED TO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP ON THEIR SITE. IF YOU WANT TO POST AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THEIR PAGE, FORGET IT. FOR SOME ODD REASON THEY HAVE REMOVED THE RIGHT TO DO THAT. APPARENTLY EBOOKAD IS AFRAID OF SOMETHING, MAYBE THEY JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW THE FACTS. HERE THEY ARE!

THIS IS COMPLETELY WITHOUT PREJUDICE:

MY PUBLISHER, AN UPRIGHT AND HONABLE ENTERPRISE, HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS GETTING PAID BY EBOOKAD RECENTLY. THAT MEANS THAT HARD WORKING, AND USUALLY, POOR AUTHORS HAVE TO WAIT TO GET PAID AS WELL. THAT'S NOT FAIR, IS IT?

EBOOKAD APPARENTLY DOESN'T CARE TO RESPOND TO ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE MONEY OWED TO MY PUBLISHER. NO LONGER WILLING TO PUT BOOKS ON A SITE WHERE NO PAYMENT WAS FORTHCOMING, AND NOT HEARING ANYTHING FROM EBOOKAD AS TO WHY PAYMENT WAS NOT FORTHCOMING, EXTASY DECIDED TO TERMINATE THEIR AGREEMENT WITH EBOOKAD. NOW, EVERYTHING IS GONE. EBOOKAD HAS DISREGARDED THIER AGREEMENT WITH MY PUBLISHER AND WIPED OUT THE SITE, SHOPPING CART AND ALL. THAT MEANS A LOSS OF REVENUE FOR MY PUBLISHER. THAT MEANS A LOSS OF REVENUE FOR THE AUTHORS. IT ALSO MEANS THAT READERS CAN'T GET THEIR BOOKS. THAT'S NOT FAIR.

IF YOU AGREE THAT'S NOT FAIR, AND YOU ARE A READER OF MY BOOKS, OR ANY OF THE WONDERFUL BOOKS AT EXTASY, THEN COMPLAIN, AND COMPLAIN LOUD. IF YOU ARE A PUBLISHER OR AN AUTHOR, THEN COMPLAIN LOUD TOO. ASK EBOOKAD WHY THEY DON'T RESPOND TO PEOPLE THEY OWE MONEY TO. ASK THEM WHY THEY HAVE DISCONTINUED THEIR ANNOUNCEMENT SITE. I BELIEVE THEY DID THAT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LIKE WHAT WAS BEING WRITTEN THERE!

EXTASYBOOKS WILL NO LONGER DEAL WITH EBOOKAD. IN TWO WEEKS, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE BOOKS DIRECTLY FROM THIS GREAT, HONEST AND UPFRONT PUBLISHER, WHO WILL ALWAYS TREAT YOU WITH RESPECT, AND PAY THIER DUES. EBOOKAD MIGHT TAKE A LESSON FROM THAT. THEY HAVE LOST ONE OF THEIR MOST LUCRATIVE CLIENTS.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COPY AND PASTE THIS. POST IT ANYWHERE, THE MORE PLACES, THE BETTER. THANK YOU EVERYONE.

Story Ideas

A lot of people ask me where I get the ideas for my books. Sometimes they come from watching people, bits of conversation, or events from my or friends' lives.

My children's series The Adventures Of Angel is based on my bunny who has since passed on. She was more like a puppy than a bunny and she definitely had a mind of her own.

The Stalker came about when my youngest daughter was attending college in Pittsburgh and was being stalked. Fortunately, her situation had a happy resolution. The stalking gave me the idea for the book and my imagination did the rest.

A future novel My Tommy is based on the lives of my late parents. My father died when I was a young child and my mother never remarried. She always referred to my father as my Tommy and it was evident that he was the one and only love of her life.

I'm also working on a two-book series Obsessed and Revenge which deals with the very painful subject of spousal abuse and is loosely based on events that happened to someone close to me.

I never run out of ideas for books and I fear that I'll run out of time before I ever get to write all of the books that I want to. :-)

Whew!!!

Well, the electrician rewired and updated everything yesterday. What a relief! I was hoping to get a new laptop, but now that will be put on hold since every spare dime went to getting the wiring fixed. Hopefully, by the end of summer I'll be able to get it. I've been checking out the new models; I've had good luck with Gateway for the past several years and know it will definitely be a Gateway.

Gabe started his spring soccer yesterday and was excited to get back into his "training". He has his first game on Saturday and I wish I could be there! He has informed me that he is a pre-teen and a big kid now; he's five. LOL He's excited about writing his book with Amma this summer. I can't wait! We're also going to plant a garden and he'll be in charge of watering. Hopefully, our garden will produce some edible veggies.

Welcome to my blog! 

New Interview!

Check out my interview at Mayreviews.com!

Torrid Teasers Volume 3

I am excited to announce that Cabin Fever has arrived!

This & That

Finally, I've managed to have a very productive week! Last night I wrote for about six hours and am getting ready to write hopefully my day's quota. I think I've finally come up with a title I like for my book in progress. I won't know until I finish the book whether I'll keep the title or not. I swear this book has been the most difficult for me to name. I'm pleased with its progress and am up to 64,000 words. I still think it will top out at about 100,000 words.

I found out that my grandson Gabe will be spending the summer with me. If you want to see pics of him, click the link. I can't wait! He's a terrific little guy and I'm planning some fun activities for him. One of the things he wants to do is write a book with Amma. The book he'd asked me to write and gave me ideas for last fall will be the perfect project.

Between now and June I hope to complete two more projects besides this current work in progress so that I can devote the summer to Gabe.

What A Week!

This has been a crazy week! I didn't get as much writing accomplished as I'd hoped to. Again, I changed the title of one of my current works in progress! I might just keep this title.

Gabe called me on Valentine's Day to say, "Amma, you are my special Valentine". That made my day! He's been busy in kindergarten and calls me almost everyday to give me his daily report. He's got an opinion on everything and likes to share it. Consequently, he's been losing some of his recess time for talking. He's already an avid reader and reading on a second grade level. I just hope he always keeps his love for books. He's also getting ready for the spring season of soccer. Last fall was his first time playing and since I was visiting him, I got to watch his games and practice sessions. He finally seemed to be understanding the game at the last practice and at the last game he was so proud when he scored...for the opposing team! LOL That's my boy!

On Thursday I was working when my computer suddenly went dead. I found out that half the house was out of power! After several hours and phone calls to get someone to come to the house, I found out that there was a short in the line due to an overload and the breaker didn't turn off. Thank God that the electrician took care of the problem. He said it was a miracle that there wasn't a fire. In a couple of weeks he is going to upgrade the wiring. A few years ago I had some electrical work done, the wiring updated, and a new breaker box put in. I wish I had checked the electrician's credentials better at that time. He obviously hadn't done everything he had said he did and had been paid for. Alas, he is also no where around.

Cabin Fever

When Kayla North's car is run off the road during a blizzard, she begins walking down an unfamiliar desolate back country road hoping to find shelter from the worsening storm. Later she awakens naked in a strange bed wondering how she got there. The door slowly opens and Kayla sees a handsome stranger looking at her. Something about him seems oddly familiar, but she is certain she's never met him before.

Coming in March From Whiskey Creek Press Torrid

New Review For The Stalker!

I was excited to receive this new review for The Stalker. Here's a snippet:

Rating: 4 ½ flames—Rare Find
THE STALKER is a crafty thriller that takes the reader into the mind of a mentally unstable madman and the effect his actions have on the people who are unfortunate enough to be in his life. The plot will draw you in and hold you; it will scare you and make you think who might be watching you as you wait and watch for Jeremy Talbot’s next move. Nicely done.
Reviewer: Sandee McCann

Events

I had a blast chatting at Love Romances Book Club last month and on February 20, I'll be at MayReviews.com

Book Titles

One of the most difficult things for me as an author is coming up with titles for my books. I'm working on a novel now where I've changed the title three times and will probably change it again. This novel was "completed" a year ago and I sent it off to my daughter who edits most of my manuscripts before I submit them. She's brutal, but good and I value her opinions. After I read her comments, I realized that what she said makes perfect sense, so I've been ripping the novel apart and cutting and adding. It's probably going to end up about 100,000 words. I hope to complete it within the next two months.

I'm almost finished with another erotica romance short story, but haven't come up with a title! All in all, the past month has been very productive.

New Projects

I hope everyone survived the holidays. I had a wonderful time with my daughter and grandson in Virginia. I'm hoping that next year my oldest daughter will be able to join us. It wasn't the same without her, but she couldn't get the extra time off work to make the trip. She was able to spend a few days in Virginia over the Thanksgiving holiday, though.

I spent a quiet New Year's Eve and made a resolution to finish some of the projects that have been piling up. I'm really excited about the two part thriller I've started. I thought I knew where it was going, but as usual my characters have minds of their own and are taking it in a totally different direction. I like it!

I've also been working on some more "Angel" stories. I love writing children's books. I've decided to write "Angel" books for all the holidays. I don't know if I'll finish all of them this year due to my other writing commitments. Gabe also has asked me to write a book for him...actually he wants to help Amma write the book so I'm jotting down notes. It should be interesting. LOL

Hopefully this week I'll start posting some articles.