Kacey Vanderkarr’s “Stepping Stones”

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Kacey Vanderkarr’s first book of her new Stone series, Stepping Stones, is another step forward. Kacey’s stories are classic paranormal romances with a twist. She has a way of making you feel so many emotions in just one chapter. I have to say this particular story hit home with me personally because of my own life. It is tragic watching as Onna’s family disintegrates. Kacey’s unique paranormal aspect adds a richness to the story. Providing small amounts of humor with her character Hunter helps to fully ground the story. I truly recommend the story! \

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Poison Tree Review!

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I just finished reading Kacey Vanderkarr’s second book in her Reflection Pond series, Poison Tree (forewarning mild spoiling ahead). I love watching Kacey grow as a writer. This is my favorite of her books I’ve read so far (I say that every time, but she outdoes herself every time)! I love how her characters have grown in this second installment. For example, many writers use torture to breakdown their characters, and then take forever for them to rebuild them again. Kacey did this differently. She used the torture and past pain to reaffirm and grow both of her main characters Callie and Rowan. I love the uniqueness of this characterization! She also added beautifully to a well created fantasy with new characters and new settings. Sometimes when characters are added they seem forced and don’t fit in, but this is not in Poison Tree. The new characters add to story and are intricately weaved in to the plot. It’s a great second part to a sweet, intense fantasy series. Well done Kacey and I can’t wait for the next part of the series!

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Inspiring Lyrics: Kelly Clarkson – Invincible

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Kelly Clarkson is probably my favorite artist of all time because she is talented and her music is so vulnerable. I love her new song Invincible because it is just that vulnerable. She has given me a lot of strength with her music.

You know I was broke down, I had hit the ground
I was crying out, I couldn’t make no sound
No one hears the silent tears collecting
You know I had lost hope, I was all alone
Never been so long till you came along
Teacher, I feel the dots connecting

Beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause I can take on so much more than I had ever dreamed
So beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause baby, I am ready to be free

Now I am invincible
No, I ain’t a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible
Another perfect storm

Now I am a warrior, a shooting star
Know I got this far, had a broken heart
No one hears the silent tears collecting
Cause it’s being weak, but strong in the truth I found
I have courage now, gonna shout it out
Teacher, I feel the dots connecting

Beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause I can take on so much more than I had ever dreamed
So beat down on me, beat down like a waterfall
Cause baby, I am ready to be free

Now I am invincible
No, I ain’t a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible
Another perfect storm

I was running from an empty threat
Of emptiness
I was running from an empty threat
That didn’t exist
I was running from an empty threat
Of abandonment
I was running from an empty threat
That didn’t exist

Now I am invincible
No, I ain’t a scared little girl no more
Yeah, I am invincible
What was I running for
I was hiding from the world
I was so afraid, I felt so unsure
Now I am invincible
Another perfect storm
Source:http://www.directlyrics.com/kelly-clarkson-invincible-lyrics.html

UPDATE!

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Hey everyone so since January I’ve been focused on settling in to my new place and job in Kalamazoo! I’ve been writing a little more which I’m very happy about. I’m still working on my Fangirling (or How to Love Someone Who Doesn’t Know You Exist) and I started writing some Cinderella fanfiction (cheesy, yes, but it is a great writing exercise) that I’m going to post in its own page/tag on here as well. Thanks for your support!!

STEPPING STONES COVER REVEAL

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My friend Kacey is at it again 😀 Check the new cover and make sure to check out the new book!

Kacey Vanderkarr

Stepping Stones - FinalI’m so excited to reveal the cover of Stepping Stones, created by the wonderful Julia at Bioblossom Creative.

Stepping Stones (The Stone Series, Book 1)

Available August 25, 2015

Onnaleigh Moore is part of a plan—and it isn’t hers. When her brother dies in a car accident, Onna is desperate to preserve the tatters of her family. Any hope of finding normalcy vanishes when her mother runs off and her dad turns to booze to numb his pain. Onna’s grief is crippling, but the boy who showed up just when she needed him is helping her cope.

Everett’s presence is comforting, though he knows things—Onna’s name just before they met, where she lives, and sometimes he comments on thoughts she doesn’t say aloud. She pegs him for a stalker, or maybe psychic, but the truth is deadlier than she imagines. As their feelings for one another deepen, Everett confesses a…

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Scars: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast

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I wrote a fractured fairy tale for college and I’ve been working on it again. Here are the first two pages! Let me know your thoughts!

There was a rich merchant who made his wealth by trading goods and he lived with his three daughter. The oldest two were beautiful and perfect as can be but the youngest one, Beauty, was not gorgeous or graceful like her sisters were. Beauty was born with a scar on her face and people considered her very ugly. Her mother had named her just before she died in labor without really seeing her face. She was clumsy and awkward in conversations which did not make her appealing to many other children in town. What Beauty did have was a heart of gold that made her kind and caring, two traits her sisters did not have. Her older sisters were still their father’s favorites though because he knew he could get his eldest daughters married to handsome, wealthy men, and increase his already high social status. The older daughters were already being followed by suitors and seemed to be the most sought after girls in town. To him Beauty was a disappointment and her name was reminder of what she could never be.

The merchant was very determined that his daughters were well educated, and though they were all knowledgeable, the older sisters did not love books as much as Beauty did. Therefore she had gained more knowledge about the world than them. Beauty would escape into the world of books because she had no friends or suitors around, as her sisters did. This trait turned out to be important when one day her father came home to tell his daughters that he had lost his wealth and they would have to move to the country and become peasants. The older sister cried and begged not to leave, but Beauty was used to the hardships of life and saw the unfortunate news as a blessing because she was able to get out of a town that hated her.

When they arrived in the countryside, Beauty took care of the family. They no longer had servants and were so self-centered in their despair of losing their fine things that they did not attempt to learn how to take care of themselves. Beauty on the other hand went straight to work. She used the books she read and learned to grow a garden, hunt, cook, fix equipment, tend their animals, and keep the household together. Some time passed and Beauty grew to love the country because she was left alone to do as she pleased and did not have to worry about the other townspeople harassing her. It was a simple life and she could run in the tall grass in the summer and sit by a warm fire while the snow blew in the winter. She did not blame her family for being in their despair because they were so used to the life they had, but she did wish that they would see that there was more to life than material belongings. Finally, her father and sisters began to learn from her how to live in the countryside. It was hard for them at first, but eventually they were good enough at a task to help Beauty with the everyday work.

One day the merchant received a letter that there was a shipment of goods coming. He thought it would be a great opportunity to get his old life back for his family. He enthusiastically told his daughters of the letter and that he believed he could regain his wealth. He asked his daughters if there was anything that they wanted him to bring back for them. The eldest daughter asked for jewels, the middle daughter asked for a fine dress. Beauty replied, “All I would like is a book, something new to read.” Her sisters and father laughed at her for her simple request. “I do not have anything else to ask for.” Beauty did not believe the shipment would make their father rich again, and she kept this to herself as she watched her family laugh at her. Beauty did want a book because she sold most of them to have money for the family. Also, Beauty did not believe that the shipment of goods would not make her father rich again. Beauty knew that this would not help her family to hear so she simply said, while they were still laughing at her, “I have nothing else to ask for. They stopped laughing at Beauty, and started to help their father pack and ready the horse for his journey.