I am so excited! Dream Kisses just received a 5 star review from Lisa McCombs at Readers Favorite Book Reviews. Here is my favorite part of the review:

..."Dream Kisses" is a pleasant piece of pastry on a rainy day. It is that forbidden square of chocolate that gives hope to the hopeful romantic. Verna Clay has woven the perfect amount of words into the perfect start to her new series.

The entire review can be seen at the Readers Favorite site or here under my reviews tab.

The Shapeling Trilogy is complete! The ebooks/books can be purchased separately, or as a Collection. The ebook Collection is available at Amazon and the paperback will soon follow. Originally, I created a hidden page on my website that was revealed at the end of book three. However, I had so much fun designing the page, I decided to share it with all my visitors. I found pictures that capture the spirit of the books and created a slide show. There is also a song entitled, Zoe's song. Without giving away a spoiler, suffice it to say, the song is a big part of book three. The page can be accessed by clicking here, or from the menu above.

The Kindle version of Davide, Book Three in the Shapeling Trilogy, has been released! The paperback will be available soon. The cover is gorgeous!

Got some great news on Book One: Roth.  It won the book cover contest for November at Books in Sync. I just uploaded my winner's badge. Thank you Elaina Lee for your FABULOUS book covers!

I love...love...love Davide and Zoe's story! If you've ever wanted to visit Australia, now's your chance to do so between the pages of a book. And if you're in the mood for an endearing romance, this one's for you. Read an Excerpt.

Hampton Reviews has given Book Two in the Shapeling Trilogy a 5-star review. Here are highlights from the review:

I absolutely love this book....The characters are well written and endearing and the scenes are very well described...Fawn is a fantastic story with a beautiful ending that brought tears to my eyes...I cannot wait to read the next installment of this great series. -Hampton Reviews (5 stars)
(click here to read entire review)

This first week of October has been super. I also received notification that I was one of ten winners in the annual Literary Harvest contest sponsored by Central Oregon Writers Guild. I will be reading my entry entitled, Prison (A True Story) , along with the other winners, at the Comfort Suites Inn in Redmond, Oregon on October 14th.

Congrats to the winners who entered the contest at Felicia Rogers blog that ran through 9/24/11. Also congrats to the winners who entered the contest at The Romance Reviews that ran through 9/23/11.

I love the cover for Book Two! Fawn is lovely and Wade is Sexy. As for the white horse, what can I say: Fawn is a shapeling; she can shift into any creature. The white horse just happens to be her favorite. Not pictured on the cover is Zoe, Wade's seven year old daughter. Sadly, Wade is a widower with an emotionally challenged child.

Recently promoted to the rank of Shapeling Master, Fawn's first Mission of Mastery is to solve the riddle surrounding Zoe. Known only to Fawn and the Thirteen co-Princes, Zoe is an Indigo child. If you've never heard of Indigo children; not to worry, I explain it all in the book.

As for selecting a location for the story, I stumbled across it in a travel video about the Four Corners Region of the United States where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet, I knew this had to be the location of Fawn's story. The area is rich with Anasazi history and ruins. Anasazi means ancient ones. How intriguing is that! So, in Fawn's story, I get to combine the mystique of the ancient Anasazi people with the beauty of the Four Corners Region.

Of course, in Book Two, I tie up loose ends from Book One, but create more for Book Three.

Here's an Excerpt from Wade's first encounter with Fawn:

"Howdy, Wade," said Charlie Hodges, the security guard at Cortez-Montezuma County Airport in Colorado.

"Hey, Charlie; good to see you," Wade replied, as he strode purposefully through the automatic doors into the small terminal. While parking, he'd watched the commuter plane from Denver descend and touch down.

Sure hope this sitter lasts longer than the last one, he thought. His irritation at having to retrieve yet another caretaker had him tapping his boot rapidly while waiting for passengers to debark. The last woman had lasted three whole days. After that, he'd switched to another placement agency based out of Dallas that he'd received impeccable references on. They swore they were experts at matching employees with employers. Ha—they'd never met Zoe.

Passengers began entering the terminal. Wade looked for a woman wearing a green scarf and carrying a green backpack. He spotted a grandmotherly type, but she wasn't wearing green. Another passenger, a middle-aged spinsterish-looking woman was wearing a green blouse, and he approached her. Maybe he'd misunderstood and Ms. Woods had said she'd be wearing a green blouse. The spinster wasn't carrying a backpack, but he asked anyway. "Are you Fawn Woods?" The woman gave him an apprehensive look and said, "I am not!" before hurrying away.

Several male passengers entered the terminal and Wade went from tapping his boot toe to tapping the side of his Levis with his index finger. Damn it, where is the woman, I've got a ranch to run.  Just as the thought exited his mind, a woman wearing a multicolored green scarf tied across her shoulders and carrying a lime-green backpack, stepped from behind a fat man.

Wade's mouth dropped and he muttered, "Shit!"

Roth, the first book in the Shapeling Trilogy, is now available as an ebook at Smashwords and Amazon. The paperback is also available at Amazon.

I love describing the characters in my books. Here's an excerpt about Roth:

Roth soared high again, intent on reaching the Cave of Thirteen before sunrise. He arrived in record time. Gently landing and pulling his wings closed, he lowered his head and prayed to the Source, repeating the Prayer of Secrecy he had been taught as a child by his Guide. Before the last word in the prayer had been uttered, he no longer had wings or talons; he now stood tall on two feet, his raven hair long and whipped by the wind. Pale blue eyes that observed everything looked upward in a gesture of respect for the Source. Wearing only white linen breeches, he flexed and stretched his lean muscular form, feeling the rush that always accompanied a shapeshift.

To me, the cover picture portrays him perfectly!

Perky Beach, a private investigator with attitude, has been hanging around my computer for over a year. Periodically, she clues me in on what's happening. When she does, I post it on Perky's Page.

In my novel, 11:11 Countdown to 2012, I not only explore the mystery of vast numbers of people constantly seeing the numbers 11:11, but other mysteries. What could the Mayan Calendar, with its ending date of 2012, have in common with the Denver Airport, sun cycles, crop circles, and the Illuminati? This book is fast-paced and includes healthy doses of mystery, fantasy, and romance.

And, speaking of mysteries,The Theory of Everything, is a race around the globe in search of an equation that has always eluded the scientific community. It's the equation that ties everything together and makes sense of our world. Professor Rafe Benton has been seeking the answer for years. Mariel Dorian, a psychic, was only trying to warn the professor that his life may be in danger. It's too bad he scoffed at her psychic ability. Now they're on the run from an assassin.

Finally, have you every wanted to travel to the 19th century? Read my novella, Far Into Yesterday, and you can do just that with Ella Montclair! She's now a house servant in the employ of Lord Wallace Hastings.  This story is pure romantic fun set in the real world of Farnham Village and Farnham Castle outside of London, England.

Released!
(Read Chapter One)
Sarah Carter a.k.a. Mims Murphy, meets Sage Tanner at Imaginings Publishing while he's posing for the cover of her soon-to-be-released Western romance novel. After being bulldozed into a coffee break with him by her publisher, Sissy Johansen, an embarrassing incident makes Sarah furious, and she walks out. Of course, fate has a wonderful way of intervening in matters of the heart. After deciding her book needs realism, she signs up for "dude" lessons at the Lazy M Dude Ranch, owned by none other than Mr. Tanner himself! Yep.
Buy at Amazon (may still be showing up under previous cover)

Shapeling Trilogy is now available as an ebook collection. The three in one can be purchased at Amazon or checked out for free by Amazon Prime members. Of course, the books can also be separately purchased.

eBook:
Smashwords
Amazon
Amazon UK
Paperback:
Amazon
Barnes and Noble