New Project: Hosting the ODDDIO Podcast

Odddio Podcast BannerI’m excited to announce that I’m now hosting the new Odddio podcast. It feels good to again embrace the roots of my professional writing career–music artist interviews. Wooohooo!!!

🎵 But this time, we not only spotlight the music, we also chat about weird, strange, and unusual topics–you name it–aliens, the paranormal, crop circles, mythic beings, all the fun stuff I love to explore.

Music + weird stuff. Sound familiar?

It’s the story of my life!

Some of the most amazing, and imaginative, conversations I’ve ever had are with music artists about topics that are nowhere near the beaten path. I’m grateful for this opportunity to chat with talented people in an environment that’s free of judgement.

The first episode sees me chatting with rock band Somerset about their debut album, and Area 51 whistle blower Bob Lazar. It was so much fun!

The full audio Odddio (get it, huh, get it?) podcast can be found on the Odddio website as well as a number of subscription platforms such as Google podcasts, and more. You can also check out video segments on the Odddio YouTube channel. Here’s a sample:

Please like and subscribe to the #Odddio channel on YouTube to see video segments, follow me on #Instagram or visit the ODDDIO website to download the full audio podcast, transcripts, and more.

I’m also grateful to connect with fantastic local artists for this show. There’s a lot of great talent out there. I hope you enjoy!

👍🏾😀🙏🏾🎶💖 Don’t forget to share!👍🏾😀🙏🏾🎶💖 This new podcast needs your support!

See you in the land of Odddio!!

Odddio Theme Song Credit: “Trans My Gray Shun” – T.Blackett, I. Oshun (TBlack Productions, Papa Grace)

Heart To Heart Character Quote No. 15

Heart To Heart Character Quote No. 15

This quote and others like it are pulled from Heart To Heart, the sequel to Blood To Blood. The young adult paranormal romance DROPPED TODAY (yay!) and I can’t wait for you all to read it.

In the meantime, enjoy another snippet and a quick excerpt below!

Heart To Heart

Here’s a quick excerpt:

Soon we were in front of a burger place where at least twenty racing bikes were parked along with a group of bikers.

Markus whispered in my ear as we rolled to a stop. “All weres, most immortal Trads.”

One girl eagle-eyed me before shepherding her mohawk-wearing boyfriend’s gaze in my direction. In a husky Mexican accent, she introduced herself as Storm, from the all-female biker group Pink Mist, while her boyfriend and Markus slapped hands. I looked around at some of the other bikers and was met with more open stares. I asked Markus if they were Kat Trio fans. Storm answered my inquiry. “We don’t care what you do in the mortal world. It’s our world that counts. And we know who you are.” Her smile was full of glistening teeth. “You’re danger. You belong with us.”

“Let’s call her that,” her boyfriend, Shank, said with a smile. “Danger.” The bikers who stared nodded in agreement.

They were different from the majority of immortals I’d run into since my Mahá. Instead of cringing away from me, they welcomed me into their group. It was nice to be surrounded by people who were acquainted with me, but not afraid to look me in the eyes.

Markus handed me a clove cigarette. After a brief pause, I took it, and he lit it for me.

“You’re a bad influence, Markus Seymour.”

“Now that’s what I want to hear.” His grin stretched expansively between his ears. “Live a little, Beacon Hill princess.”

He howled, and the biker crowd response-howled as smoke from various types of cigarettes rose up to waft and hover briefly above our heads before being dissipated by the breeze sweeping the twilight sky.

Bikes continued to line up along the curb until the gleam from their collective chrome rivaled the glare from the streetlights and illuminated storefronts. Leather was everywhere. Rap music blared from the bike of a Japanese werewolf named Black Mayhem, while rock flowed from another, and dubstep blasted from a third. Mortals wanting to be a part of the action rolled up on their bikes, too, while locals gingerly waded through the frenetic energy on their way to dinner. Tourists attempted to blend in, even as they stood gawking at the Hollywood wildlife.

Want to see more quotes like this?

Heart To Heart Character Quote No. 15

Heart To Heart: Book Two in the Angelica Brown Series

Heart To Heart: Book Two in the Angelica Brown Series

Heart To Heart: Book Two in the Angelica Brown Series

Heart To Heart: Book Two in the Angelica Brown Series

Heart To Heart: Book Two in the Angelica Brown Series is available for pre-order on Amazon. The novel will be released in both ebook and paperback formats on November 3, 2014. Grab your copy now.

Heart To Heart: Book Two in the Angelica Brown Series is a young adult paranormal romance. It continues the story of the coming of age of Boston teen, Angelica Brown as she makes hard choices about the type of life she wants to live and what kind of person she will be.

Summary:

When her immortal mom falls into a death-like sleep, 16-year-old up-and-coming pop star Angelica Brown is forced to come of age on her own without the support and protection of her powerful parents.

In this sequel to Blood To Blood, Angel has mastered her epic singing voice—a virtual weapon with the power to literally kill every living thing and destroy any object within earshot. Still, as a newly matured Shimshana, she suffers an all-consuming blood lust and wrestles daily with urges to attack the mortals around her. She breaks up with her boyfriend—18-year-old music producer Sawyer Creed—and loses the nurturing friendship of her BFFs. But after an unexpected reunion with her immortal blood donor Justin McCarthy, their previously shelved passion is re-ignited—and in the wake of its scorching intensity Angel breaks the love triangle and finally discovers the depths of true love.

Heart To Heart: Book Two in the Angelica Brown Series is the sequel to Blood To Blood, the recipient of 4 and-a-half-star reviews from the likes of the San Francisco Book Review, Portland Book Review, and more.

Pre-order Heart To Heart: Book Two in the Angelica Brown Series now.

Heart To Heart – ISBN – 9780985923556

Blood To Blood

Blood To Blood Summary from the upcoming book’s back cover

Here’s a quick preview of Blood To Blood:

Angelika Brown has a killer voice. Too bad her über-conservative parents aren’t happy when she decides to quit high school to be a pop singer. What’s worse, she’s morphing into a blood-drinking immortal and her soaring vocals can now decimate everything, and everyone, within earshot. Will she learn how to control her new powers? Or will her bloodlust cause her to kill her girl group before they reach the Top 10?