tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36067291005794634812024-03-17T23:03:39.696-07:00Nely Cab's BlogThe Official Blog of Author Nely CabNely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.comBlogger259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-26191950475156618122022-05-19T09:29:00.000-07:002022-05-19T09:29:19.289-07:00Creatura Audiobook–Download Now<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW2WhFMEMi3TC8-7490JYJKrtJWqaDF54VgpGywhgsr5ADev8DmdC6GA_1QNohm4NzY_FFbZVGtweG2V-O2ccs5Gn0L16P72vxnuhPQuIARVzB3vVtyIYIPcIYoyErVAQ0l3MMUL3LoGkwZILIkMR2aRqh3Bj6kWOAlN568Od-NuapQ9_GW8vT5q5/s1080/Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW2WhFMEMi3TC8-7490JYJKrtJWqaDF54VgpGywhgsr5ADev8DmdC6GA_1QNohm4NzY_FFbZVGtweG2V-O2ccs5Gn0L16P72vxnuhPQuIARVzB3vVtyIYIPcIYoyErVAQ0l3MMUL3LoGkwZILIkMR2aRqh3Bj6kWOAlN568Od-NuapQ9_GW8vT5q5/w234-h234/Untitled.jpg" width="234" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2tQD50z4eEOeRCLpsrCm7myAze3J8nDfflFyz1CnVVLQyDwlrdetYzmX_pnMFplfAs8N-X4qoEYzT-LLZIUfw1RLFrJjXMC74YQTKIRvZ9-BJwYqP49TtcDMs_ZrBWH7P_Hg4hTbajUzsoUtgvmE33M1xvOllPg1AjFwS3j86W-qYv2FHbDCNFo7/s3656/IMG_8480.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.audible.com/pd/Creatura-Audiobook/B09ZWVQC34</a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.storytel.com/se/sv/books/3140875</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">xoxo,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">–Nely</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"> </div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com0Texas, USA31.9685988 -99.90181313.6583649638211533 -135.0580631 60.278832636178848 -64.7455631tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-41492841569498969742022-04-12T09:03:00.000-07:002022-04-12T09:03:55.049-07:00Bookish News<p>Hello Friends!</p><p>I've got some exciting bookish news!</p><p>It's been a long time coming, but finally, I have gathered the resources (aka $ and a great narrator) to give you what you've been messaging me about for years. I'm sorry it took so long, but it's happening at last... The English unabridged audiobook of <i>Creatura </i>is being reviewed and will soon be available for download/purchase. More details to come as soon as I have a set publishing date, retail sites, and links. </p><p>Want to know more about<i> The Creatura Series</i>? Visit me on <a href="http://www.nelycab.com">www.nelycab.com</a>.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4Q95MosdZT9NYtboQCbkZf28nzzo5R8T786Budnw6niaYJFyFylrd0zJW_pVVdR1tOO6eaQY3w4VttGh-Qj3D7CWosYbc2PeXeMwUyD7nl1-VmYYV_O7OE6lpPxufY_i0GWXYlihAEEVQjbhMYlxA0nHn736qhiLUYlOsqAFv4ghW_WmBroOoVnY/s1080/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4Q95MosdZT9NYtboQCbkZf28nzzo5R8T786Budnw6niaYJFyFylrd0zJW_pVVdR1tOO6eaQY3w4VttGh-Qj3D7CWosYbc2PeXeMwUyD7nl1-VmYYV_O7OE6lpPxufY_i0GWXYlihAEEVQjbhMYlxA0nHn736qhiLUYlOsqAFv4ghW_WmBroOoVnY/s320/Untitled.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In Spanish book translation news, I'm already working on edits for book 2, <i>Fruit of Misfortune/Fruto de la Desgracia, </i>but don't yet have a formal release date. If you have Spanish reader friends or family, I invite you to refer them to the Spanish edition of <i>Creatura (Creatura,</i> #1<i>) </i>at the following link:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="goog_977804023"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creatura-Spanish-Nely-Cab-ebook/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">https://www.amazon.com/Creatura-Spanish-Nely-Cab-ebook/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUl3NkW7CpYFY1_H2pBqz6831FEMEOt_6_saiQNtir0nimCDnhGcKPOrXEP5o6tMLzj3AZp9r6MT_91pVWGZxfEtaVRmdnmgIoE5eKRqiz_57VZ1kdf9BRxJR-J3_o59iCYUvf-lId6X9pcdeVjb-k5tSPgtLUWT8zLW-yeqFuP4WHD0b7vsxaOV9/s6400/Goddess01442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6400" data-original-width="4269" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUl3NkW7CpYFY1_H2pBqz6831FEMEOt_6_saiQNtir0nimCDnhGcKPOrXEP5o6tMLzj3AZp9r6MT_91pVWGZxfEtaVRmdnmgIoE5eKRqiz_57VZ1kdf9BRxJR-J3_o59iCYUvf-lId6X9pcdeVjb-k5tSPgtLUWT8zLW-yeqFuP4WHD0b7vsxaOV9/w346-h476/Goddess01442.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's all I have for now. Thanks for continuing to support me and my stories. Keep reading! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span> xoxo! ~Nely</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-20187768977247267122021-11-29T20:15:00.007-08:002021-11-29T20:16:33.316-08:00Preorder/Preventa!<p> Hello there!</p><p>The publication/release date for the Spanish Edition of Creatura (book 1) has been set for December 1st. U.S. Preorders are available now, here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creatura-Spanish-Nely-Cab-ebook/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=nely+cab&qid=1638244396&sr=8-14">https://www.amazon.com/Creatura-Spanish-Nely-Cab-ebook/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=nely+cab&qid=1638244396&sr=8-14</a> .</p><p>If you know anyone who likes to read in Spanish or wants to brush up on their Spanish, invite them to view the preorder links. Thanks in advance for you support! </p><p>–Nely</p><p>Hola por acá!</p><p>La fecha de publicación para la edición en español de Creatura (libro 1, Serie Creatura) ha sido fijada para el día 1 de diciembre. Si conoces alguna persona que gusta leer libros de fantasia, invítales a darle un vistazo. </p><p>–Nely </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="269" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zt22QpHUJcI" width="516" youtube-src-id="zt22QpHUJcI"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>Link Preventa USA:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creatura-Spanish-Nely-Cab-ebook/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=nely+cab&qid=1638244396&sr=8-14">https://www.amazon.com/Creatura-Spanish-Nely-Cab-ebook/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=nely+cab&qid=1638244396&sr=8-14</a></p><p>Link Preventa Mexico: </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com.mx/Creatura-Nely-Cab-ebook/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_es_MX=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&keywords=nely+cab&qid=1638244791&sr=8-1">https://www.amazon.com.mx/Creatura-Nely-Cab-ebook/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_es_MX=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&keywords=nely+cab&qid=1638244791&sr=8-1</a></p><p>Link Preventa España: </p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.es/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_PC2XNJMF1RWY9MV0MC2C">https://www.amazon.es/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_PC2XNJMF1RWY9MV0MC2C</a></span></p><p>Link Preventa Canada:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Creatura-Spanish-Nely-Cab-ebook/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=sr_1_19?keywords=Nely+Cab+creatura&qid=1638245018&sr=8-19">https://www.amazon.ca/Creatura-Spanish-Nely-Cab-ebook/dp/B09MBH5DJB/ref=sr_1_19?keywords=Nely+Cab+creatura&qid=1638245018&sr=8-19</a></p>Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-17701470154105829882021-10-21T17:06:00.003-07:002021-10-21T17:06:13.865-07:00Coming Soon! Próximamente! <p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKOzGcNEvvnmFcarmL5du5kuYd5970mdRTKH8FWey3lDgOageAvZHLC5t5-8CnNQ-f70oqsV8U9d7RhcbfZDjzhWotwKfsd_q9raGJpyR5MYXC-Jm-OtyNujRZVtlTIFW1QdMHqlrKoQ/s1800/eBookCreaturaSpanish1-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKOzGcNEvvnmFcarmL5du5kuYd5970mdRTKH8FWey3lDgOageAvZHLC5t5-8CnNQ-f70oqsV8U9d7RhcbfZDjzhWotwKfsd_q9raGJpyR5MYXC-Jm-OtyNujRZVtlTIFW1QdMHqlrKoQ/w213-h320/eBookCreaturaSpanish1-1.png" width="213" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Hello!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">After several years of requests and with a little push of persuasion, I’ve succumbed to reader demands. CTP Publishing has allowed me to take them on a new journey, jumping over language boundaries and surely, traveling way past their comfort zone.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">So, it’s with great joy that I announce the upcoming publishing of the Creatura Series in Spanish. More details to come. #LATINX #BUCKETLIST<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p>***</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">¡Hola!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Después de varios años de peticiones y con un pequeño empujón de persuasión, he sucumbido a las demandas de los lectores. CTP Publishing me ha permitido llevarle en una nueva aventura, saltando los límites del idioma y seguramente, viajando más allá de su zona de confort. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Por lo tanto, es con gran alegría que anuncio la próxima publicación de la Serie Creatura en el idioma español. Más detalles por venir. #LATINX #BUCKETLIST<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com1United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-21029807173151921832021-06-07T17:03:00.003-07:002021-06-07T17:14:44.565-07:00Creatura's 10th Anniversary: A Gift for You<p>Dear Readers,<br /></p><p>Can you believe this month marks 10 whole years since <i>Creatura</i> first hit the world of publishing? I wanted to take this time to thank all of you for continuing to follow me on social media. I appreciate all the new readers you've sent my way, and your support throughout the years. Many of you have approached me and asked me to write a new book, a new series, or even spin-offs of the <i>Creatura</i> characters. Maybe some day... </p><p>I will forever be deeply in love with the characters from the <i>Creatura </i>Series, and yes, there are characters I wish I could focus on to write backstories or even conjure up new adventures for. A character that is dear to my heart and has always been a reader favorite (and on my top 3) is Eros, the mischievous god of love. </p><p>So, to thank you for all the love and support you've given <i>Creatura </i>and me these past 10 years, I give you this tiny token of my appreciation for you to enjoy.</p><p><u>Before you read this material, I must preface it by saying that: </u></p><p>1. I didn't plan to display this work publicly, but why not share it with you?</p><p>2. This is a work of fiction, and any all likenesses to real people is purely coincidental. </p><p>3. This literary work of fiction is property of Nely Cab and Copyrighted by <span style="text-align: center;">©️</span>Nely Cab, 2021, and <b>may not</b> <b>be reproduced without written consent of the author.</b></p><p>4. I hope you like it!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>LOVE IS AN A**HOLE</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">by <a href="http://www.nelycab.com" target="_blank">Nely Cab</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Edited by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThereForYouEditing" target="_blank">Melissa Ringsted</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Copyright©️Nely Cab, 2021</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>L</i></span>ove, since the beginning of time, has been an asshole. I know this because I was born being that asshole a very long time ago. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Throughout my long life, I’ve learned several things … <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Love wreaks havoc on the soul, either making it shine brighter than the sun, or the opposite, sucking the life force out of you like a black hole … thus, resulting in a void and a broken heart. It can go from one extreme to the other in the blink of an eye, leaving devastation in its path after a once thought happy ending. But even with the uncertainty of the outcome and the pain that may arise from it, ah, how sought-after love is.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">My job is fun, sometimes boring, but never lonely thanks to lust—the cause of most of my past troubles. Ironically, the last time I was in trouble it was love that was to blame. Well, lust too, since they go hand in hand. In the end, I lost the only people I could call family because of it. Or maybe it was because I’m an asshole. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Okay, yes, I admit it was wrong of me to try to steal my best chap’s woman, but after centuries—or maybe a millennia—of not finding a single interesting soul in my path, she stole my heart from the moment she resisted my glamours. <i>Mon Dieu</i>, the challenge! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She made me feel alive. But what was it about her that made me so mad with desire and emotions? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Oh, my sweet! How I miss your savage, demi-human ways.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Fuck!” I say to myself. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Why does the mere thought of her still make my trousers so uncomfortably tight? I fidget in my seat as I drive along the California coast. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">After all I did for her, she still chose Dahveed over me. I should have stolen her like Hades did Persephone when I had the chance. I hadn’t any enchanted pomegranate seeds to ensure she’d be mine forever, but <i>I</i> could have certainly served as her personal <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Misfortune-Creatura-Book-2-ebook/dp/B00YNR5ZU6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fruit+of+misfortune+nely+cab&qid=1623109686&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Fruit of Misfortune</a>. Come to think of it, Hades’ and Persephone’s relationship turned out rather well after all the kicking and screaming desisted. Who’s to say we wouldn’t have worked as a couple? Alas, sometimes, even I have morals. Sometimes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">After hours of driving in traffic, I see the entrance to the hotel. I steer toward the valet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Welcome back, sir,” the young man says as I toss him my car keys. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I step closer to him and hand him a twenty-dollar bill. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">His soul looks dim, and I feel like having a bit of fun, so I wink at him, and he blushes. It takes no effort to make mortals happy. Especially when you’re the God of Love. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">As I walk into the lobby, I’m hit with the aroma of freshly ground coffee beans. I suddenly miss Paris and its many cafés. I round the corner and await the hostess to seat me. On a pedestal, I see a replica of a Greek museum piece. It is the bust of a man without a nose. I snap a picture with my phone camera and almost send it to my ex-best friend. Shaking my head, I delete the message. I laugh with disbelief. I ask myself how much he must hate me, and then I remember him holding <i>her</i> on their wedding day. My chest constricts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I think it again … <i>She chose Dahveed over me</i>. And even after all this has come to pass, I do miss him, my brother in arms. I miss Nyx’s cooking and motherly attentiveness. I miss all of them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Actually, no. I don’t miss Galen. He’s a prick.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“This way, Mr. Lamoureux.” The hostess leads me to a table on the patio, overlooking the gardens. I take my seat, and she hands me the menu. “Your server will be with you shortly.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I look at her over my sunglasses. “I thought we were on a first-name basis.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“You almost got me fired,” she says in a whisper, her face sour.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“It was not my intention, <i>cheri</i>. You’re still employed, are you not?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“You,” she breathes loudly through her nose, “Eros, you left me tied to a bed for a day and a half. You said you’d be back in five minutes.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I don’t recall giving a time frame.” I glance at the menu. “Are the eggs Benedict any good?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She huffs. “It’s been a week! Had it not been for housekeeping …” I hear her teeth grind. “You’re an asshole.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I knit my brow and my tongue pops at the same time. I don’t need worries over mortals and their resenting love matters. The world is already far too messed up as it is.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Listen, Mary</span><span style="font-family: em, serif;">—</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“My name is Barbara!”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I knew that.” I touch her hand, and she pulls it away. I manage to hold her stare, and I entrance her with my eyes. I caress her heart and her mind with my influence as I speak, not too heavily, else she’ll have an ill fate with the power of my glamours. “Mary … Eh, I mean, Barbara, listen to me. I don’t want us to fight. You must forgive me, yes?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Barbara blinks. Her face softens. It takes a moment before she lets out a giggle, and I know I’m in the clear. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Okay,” she says with a sigh. “You’re so irresistible.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I know …”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Her eyes flutter. “I can’t get over your French accent.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Thank you, <i>cheri</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“See you tonight?” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“About that …” I reach for her hand, and she lets me take it. “I’m sorry, but you’ve grown too dramatic. You’ll have to forget I exist. <i>Now</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Wha—” is all she manages to say, before her face draws a blank. She seems confused for a moment, and then she smiles. “Your server will be with you shortly, sir.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">And just like that, I’ll need to find another willing soul to entertain me, to derail me from thinking of my heartache. After two years, I thought I’d be over this stupid heartbreak bullshit. But being that I am the God of Love, I tend to dwell on matters of the heart much longer than mortals and immortals alike. I feel love more profoundly. Ache much deeper. As much as I love to be me, I can’t help to think this life of mine is a burden, as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Three lovely ladies and a handsome man are trying to get my attention by attempting to touch me in the royal jewels. I feel a bit used. Aroused, yes, but more like a plaything, rather than the deity I am. Clubbing night after night for the past two years has lost its appeal. Being drunk on ambrosia all of the time and whoring myself to lonely men and women is going to land me in deep trouble one of these days if I don’t clean up my act. By law, I’m not supposed to have romantic interludes with mortals. But who cares about laws? Not I. Afterall, it’s a win-win situation, as I see it. Mortals enjoy having me, and I need to keep my mind and body occupied … otherwise, I might find myself back in the village in Texas, dueling with my ex-best friend to the death over a demi-human woman.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Who does not love me.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Who will never be mine.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Whom I cannot stop thinking of.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I’d like to cry, but I haven’t been able to do so since I was thrown out of Caelum by dearest Mommy and Daddy. It was eons ago, and still they refuse to let me go home. I laugh at my misery in my drunken state.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Leave us,” I hear a male voice speak over the blaring music. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">My company vanishes into thin air. I see one of them appear on the dancefloor, oblivious to the fact that she’s been repositioned like a chess piece.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Rude,” I say.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I don’t know if it’s the level of inebriation I’m in or if it’s the blinding strobe lights, but the male’s face is blurry. He takes a seat in front of me on a chaise lounge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Erosmus.” He leans forward, placing his elbows on his knees, and his face becomes visible. “I’m to escort you to a summons.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">It’s as if I’ve jinxed myself by thinking it. Deep trouble has, in fact, found me. And of all people, they’ve sent <i>him</i>to make matters worse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Well, well …” I glare at the messenger. “What a true displeasure to see you again.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Tipping my cup, I drown the whole of ambrosia left in it. I touch the rim of the cup, and it’s instantly filled with the sweet juice of happiness. After fishing my cellphone out of my pants pocket, I take a selfie kissing my full cup of joy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“A toast to love himself!” I gulp until my cup is empty. “Now, where did that cute brunette go?” I look over my shoulder but can’t find her. A girl with pink hair catches my eye and I blow her a kiss. Or is that a <i>guy</i> with pink hair? <i>Does it really matter?</i> I throw a smoldering look in the pink person’s direction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Did you hear me?” the idiot sitting before me asks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I did, and this is me ignoring you.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Don’t make me take you by force, Eros.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Oh?” I laugh. “I much doubt you're able to.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">He stands and takes a step forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I raise my hand, my index finger pointing at him. “Look here, boy—”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Boy?” He scowls at me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“<i>Boy</i>,” I reiterate. “I no longer serve your useless deity government, so leave me be. I don’t wish to cause a scene in front of the mortals. I have a reprupuration … repru … sation?” I lean forward. “What’s the word I’m looking for?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Reputation.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Yes! That’s what I need to hold on to. A reprurpuration.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">His eyesight floats over the humans on the dancefloor, and then he looks back at me. “Just so you know, it’s your mother who summons you,” he says. “Not the Council.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">My stomach sinks to my feet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Starr hasn’t called on me for more time than I care to remember. But whatever the cause, it can’t be good. The last time I was summoned before my father and her, I was cast from Caelum, Land of the Gods, for all eternity. I can only imagine what fresh hell awaits me this time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“You can tell the mother goddess, Starr, I’m indisposed.” I snap my fingers, and my cup fills with ambrosia. Then<i>he</i> snaps his fingers, and the cup disappears altogether. I sigh. “You’ve always been such a nuisance, Galen.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“As have you.” He returns to the chaise and takes his seat. “Do you want to know what I most dislike about you?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I’m not curious in the least.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I dislike that you wronged my family.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Do we have to do this now?” I groan. “You’re killing my party vibe.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Yet, they still hold you in high regard.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Do they?” I look down at my feet, hiding my surprise at his words. “How,” I hiccup, “are they?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Not that it’s any of your concern, but they’re well.” He scans me up and down. “Which is more than I can say for you.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Pfft! I’ve got one for you, since we’re playing this game … What <i>I</i> dislike most about you is <i>you</i>.” I wave my hand in a circle. “All of you. Down to your last arrogant particle.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“The feeling is mutual,” Galen says. Out of thin air, gold chains and cuffs appear on my wrists and legs. “Time to go.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In my drunkenness, it takes me a moment to react. In an effort to break the chains, I spread my wrists apart with force, but they don’t give. My eyes widen as Galen steps toward me and lays a hand on my shoulder.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“No, no … <i>No</i>!” I scream.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Before I know it, my vision blurs. Then I’m sitting in a room encased by glass walls. I recognize the chair in the corner with the Book of Laws laying upon it. I’m in Caelum prison. I’m in my old cell.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> The glass encasing gives a false sense of freedom, but I am without a doubt caged within four very tall walls, surrounded by darkness, save for the indiscernible light source illuminating the crystal compound from above. I’ve not seen a single being since Galen left me here hours ago. The shackles render me weak and unable to move much or fly the coop. As I sit on the white marble floor, I stare at the metal chains hanging from my arms. In the hardware details, I admire the uncanny craftmanship of the gold rounds on my wrists. This piece has the handywork of the great blacksmith, Vulkeni, who forged my first sword and battle armor. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> “My son,” I hear my mother’s voice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> I tense as her footsteps approach. I’ve not seen her, much less heard her voice in … so long. My throat hardens with a mass that I can’t seem to swallow. I force down the pain and rage I’ve felt for years upon years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> “Starr,” I say after a moment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> “You shall not call me by my given name.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> I snort. “Well, I’m sure as Hades not calling you Mother Goddess.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> “I <i>am</i> your mother.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> From my place on the floor, I raise my head and see her face for the first time in millions of years, my eyes burning. Her unchanged beauty takes me by surprise, and memories of my childhood tug at my heart strings. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She hasn’t been a mother to me for eons.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I clench my fists as my anger boils, erupting from within my core.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> “Can you truly call yourself that after you shunned me?” I bark. “After you cast me from my home? You damned me to walk Terra during the most devastating times! And if that wasn’t enough, you took my powers for thousands of years and left me to fend for myself in a cursed wasteland,” I hiss. “Tell me, <i>Mother</i>, have you ever had to fight wild beasts and crazed mortals for a piece of rotting meat? Have you had to … to swallow maggot-infested food to survive?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Starr seems unfazed by my uproar.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> “<i>Have you</i>?” My scream is so deafening the sound bounces off the glass walls and vibrates in my chest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> “But, Erosmus,” she shakes her head, “you did that to yourself.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> I laugh in disbelief at her words. “Did it ever occur to you that maybe you weren’t the best of parents, and I acted out because I needed attention?” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Starr raises a brow at me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I’ve had a lot of years of therapy,” I tell her.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Starr paces about the room, nervously twirling a piece of her chocolate brown hair on her index finger like I remember her doing when I was a child. Her brow is furrowed as she comes to a stop and kneels beside me on the floor. She runs her hand over my hair and plants a tender kiss on my forehead. I don’t pull away from my mother’s touch, but I also don’t react to it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“My son, how I’ve missed you.” She leans forward and hugs me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I sit motionless, without attempting to reciprocate her embrace. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She releases me a moment later. “You know, I’ve watched over you as best I could.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> “Enough with the lies!” I seethe. “Why have you brought me here, Starr?” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Two lines form between her brows, and she rises to her feet, keeping her eyes on mine. “Erosmus, I am not your enemy. If anything, I’m the one single being willing to aid you.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Oh, <i>now</i>, you want to help me,” I say. “Have you heard that Terra has undergone miraculous technological and scientific advances? They call it Earth these days, and it’s a wonderful place.” It takes much of my strength, but I rise to a standing position and lean into her face. “Where were you when I was starving and living in a pile of my own shit in a cave? That’s when I needed you.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I couldn’t help you then!” she screams. Taking a deep breath, she composes herself. “Don’t you think it killed me to see you in that state? I suffered alongside you. Yet, you didn’t see it. Your father wouldn’t let me intervene, and I can’t explain it to you at the moment, but his motives were right.” She cups my hands between hers. “My son, I can help you now.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I release my hands from her grip. “You’re too late. I don’t need you anymore.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“But you do.” She turns her back to me. “Before the war between the Caelum Council deities and the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IMHPM5K?notRedirectToSDP=1&ref_=dbs_mng_calw_2&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank">Marker of Hope</a>, your actions did not go unnoticed.” Her index finger winds one of her brown locks of hair. “You were spotted in Caelum, violating the terms of your exile.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">One of the glass walls turns into a screen, and then, clear as day, there I am displayed with fake sideburns and a pair of round sunglasses. First, I see myself in a scene at a Council meeting, followed by a side view of my face at the bar of the Nymph Forest Café.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“That’s not me,” I lie.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“How did you get through the dimensional veil?” she asks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I don’t answer. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I believe I know why you did it … break the law. What <i>you</i> don’t know is that there’s a witness threatening to come forth with accusations against you.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I stiffen. “I don’t know wha—”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Accusations of murder of Caelum citizens within the realms of Caelum, with four counts against you. The witness says you left her for dead.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“During that time, we were at war.” I look her straight in the eye. “I killed no one that didn’t deserve it.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“So, it’s true?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I shrug.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Was the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WQ5YUAS?notRedirectToSDP=1&ref_=dbs_mng_calw_0&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank">Creatura </a>worth all that trouble?” Starr asks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“No,” I tell her. “She was worth more.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I see.” Starr paces a few times. “Then, for your sake, you must return to Terra and find her, the Marker of Hope, for she is the only one who can plead your case against the Council.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“No.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> “But they’ll execute you should they find you guilty,” she urges me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> “So be it.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> “You can’t mean that. Death is final for us.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> I let out a humorless laugh. “I have no one and nothing to lose. I have roamed the world for what could be considered countless eternities. I’m tired of losing at everything. What is the point of living?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Starr’s eyes glisten. “My son, it pains me that you ache in this way. Perhaps I’ve failed as a mother. And … I’m sorry for what I’m about to disclose. You see, the element of love—<i>you</i>—can never die. Without you, we, immortal and mortal beings alike, are nothing.” She wipes a tear from her eye before it falls. “This is why another must die in your place should the Council find you guilty.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“What in the actual f—”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“So, I’ve decided to serve as your proxy.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Mother, no!”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She places a hand on my shoulder. “It’ll be fine. I’ve lived long enough, and I am at peace with my decision.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Mother waves her hand in the air, and the gold shackles disappear from my wrists. It’s not until I’m reaching for her that I realize I’m shaking. I embrace her with brute force. I can’t lose her. Not again. Sure, I’m still really pissed at her, but she’s my mother in spite all things. I just got her back. I won’t allow anyone to take her life as payment for my mistakes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Mother,” I say, pulling her away, “is there no other way to resolve this? Couldn’t we pay them off?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“This isn’t Terra, Erosmus. Besides, the witness has already given air to the Council of what she knows. They’ve decided to wait before apprehending you as she’s yet to file a formal indictment. According to my sources, they believe she’s more than likely to go forward with her case within the next couple of days.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Does Father know?” I ask, a bit scared of the answer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She nods. “He was furious—at me, at you. Then he disappeared for a few days, and I started to worry, so I searched for him. I found him between the shrouds of the tenth and twelfth dimensions in a rage.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“What happened to the eleventh dimension?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Well, he was devastated. I believe he may have imploded it.” She twists a curl of hair on her finger so tightly that the tip of finger turns purple. “My son, there’s something else … I fear for your father’s well-being should you be found guilty, and I am executed in your place. He will not bear the pain of losing me. And I cannot fathom the thought of having him resent you for it. I’m certain the devastation that came upon us in the Era of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prelude-Creatura-Book-Nely-Cab-ebook/dp/B00VTXI1TE/ref=pd_sim_2/141-5278695-5001754?pd_rd_w=OmLpF&pf_rd_p=d7cbb301-b6a2-410c-a269-8b0ab2502ace&pf_rd_r=TFVSQB2WC1NHK3KST7GD&pd_rd_r=0cbe5db8-e134-4ab2-9810-d51e8f4b71cf&pd_rd_wg=Vn3ug&pd_rd_i=B00VTXI1TE&psc=1" target="_blank">Prelude</a> will reignite. All life, universes, matter, light, and darkness will cease to exist.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I recall you telling me the story.” I press my lips together. “I’ll find a solution … to all this. Rest assured, I won’t allow you to die in my place. And then, Father and the rest of creation will be under no danger.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“The Marker of Hope is the answer,” Mother reminds me once more. “If they listened to her once, they <i>will</i> listen to her again. She earned the respect of the new Council of Caelum when she led them to victory two years ago. Son, please, I beg you, seek her out for all our sakes.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I don’t want to do it. I don’t want to face the love of my life and have my heart shattered when I see her happily married with a daughter and husband, who happens to be my ex-best friend. But then, if I don’t do this and my father loses it over my indictment and dissolves into oblivion, we all lose our families, not to mention reality as we know it. What a true shit show I’ve comprised of my life. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I spread my wings, and my mother’s eyes widen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Don’t send Galen to find me. Ever,” I tell her. “I’m going to see if I’m worth a few minutes of the demi-human’s time.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Will you be able to bend the dimensional veil on your own upon your return?” she asks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I smirk. “That’s never been a problem.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Before she has a chance to ask, I charge up at rocket speed, past the tall, glass walls and the surrounding darkness of my prison, leaving my mother below. Climbing high into the indigo and lilac skies of Caelum, I arrive at the Gateways of the Worlds. I make my way to the Terra—Earth—portal I left hidden before my exile, and I soar through without a problem. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In the blink of an eye, a forest green sign greets me. It reads, “Los Fresnos City Limit”. I’m back in the tiny Texas village. Since I have no vehicle, I try to dial a car ride service. My phone is dead. There’s no option but to travel the road on foot until I reach the last known address of the Chios’ home. The sun is hot and blinding as I walk into the sunset in the direction of the estate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">By the time I see the gated entrance, the sun is nearly gone. I walk down the vegetated path that leads to the old, white house. In my head, I practice my witty opening, but then I decide maybe I should be more serious. Or maybe I should wing it. Or maybe I should play it by ear and let them react first. And before I know it, I’ve reached the porch. I stand there deliberating on whether to knock or to find an alternative solution to my debacle. Nope. No other solution can be found.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Knock. Knock. Knock.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The sound of footsteps approaches the door, and it cracks open with a squeak. My heart drums hard against my chest, and then for a millisecond, time stands still. The door opens wider. My breath hitches in my throat as a familiar pair of eyes greets me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">We stare at each other for a long, mute moment. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“I’m sorry to show up unannounced,” I say, breaking the awkward silence. “I didn’t think I’d find myself back here again, but it’s somewhat of an urgent matter.” I look down at my shoes to hide the shame and guilt roasting my face. “May I come in?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com2Los Fresnos, TX 78566, USA26.0717438 -97.476373299999992-2.2384900361788453 -132.63262329999998 54.381977636178846 -62.320123299999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-40716509996053871542021-05-04T22:01:00.004-07:002021-06-21T15:57:47.997-07:00Happy 10th Birthday Creatura! #giveaway<p> HELLO OUT THERE!</p>
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I hope all of you are well and have been reading some good books while being
safe and sound indoors. Although, it seems like some countries are beginning
to see the glimmer of light at the end of what seemed to be a non-ending
pandemic tunnel. Let's hope for the best!
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In the writing world, nothing much has been happening with me. Yesterday, I
was made aware by a fellow reader that Creatura's 10th anniversary will be
coming up on June 20th. Can you believe it? With that being said, I'd like to
take this time to thank those of you who've stuck by me all this time. My
writing has taken a long pause, and I feel like maybe it's been a much needed
one. I've promised a lot of people a Spanish translation of the books, which I
have in my possesion, but I've yet to have edited in Spanish. I had many
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Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-41032045416620169782020-11-18T08:27:00.006-08:002020-11-18T10:00:27.833-08:00BOOKLUVER.COM FREE EBOOKS + Kindle Giveaway<p>HELLO AGAIN!</p><p>Since I promised to keep in touch, I'm dropping a quick post to let you know that BookLuver.com has set up a huge <b>ebook freebies</b> page along with a <b>Christmas Giveaway for a kindle</b>. Creatura is included in this freebies promo. Check out this link below and download them now before they're back to regular price: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bookluver.com/2020-christmas-giveaway?utm_source=Nely-Cab&utm_medium=NL&utm_campaign=Christmas-Giveaway">https://bookluver.com/2020-christmas-giveaway?utm_source=Nely-Cab&utm_medium=NL&utm_campaign=Christmas-Giveaway</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nely-Cab/e/B0056QMZKQ/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="1344" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc75UXcjAfOzK5THEadCrkQKKZyhp_a79B87GqnBSXa5vHiA-Izr6VmIVWJdQ9rFKEzeuq0CG2RolSW_jJIA1KEOCCP2NyOewwuvb37zXYvDMoiGgUcgBrI5Y38SnN_vpYh1Ord8ZKS7w/s320/thickbookleft_1344x1566.png" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-59935461775271417722020-11-17T09:22:00.006-08:002020-11-18T10:16:34.040-08:00AN UPDATE ON ME<p><br /> <b>IT HAS BEEN A LONG MINUTE</b></p><p>Hello Dear Readers,</p><p>It's been a LONG minute since I opened this page. I apologize for my absence. I've tried to stay active on my other social media sites for you because it just seems easier to do. Posting on a blog is harder, since I have to plan my posts, edit, etc. I know it's no excuse to leave you hanging on here, but allow me to explain:</p><p>I've been MIA from my blog because a series of health issues happened over the last couple of years. First, my old people diseases flared up, and it's been hard to do a lot of things, including typing and sitting for long periods of time. If you follow me on Instagram or are one of my friends on Facebook, you know I love to cook, but even that has become a feat. Let's not even talk about housework. And here it goes... </p><p>I don't believe I've mentioned this before, but I have arthritis, fibromyalgia, PCOS, endometriosis, soft tissue rheumatism, migraines, and I <strike>can't</strike> don't want to remember what else. Aside from that, my allergies and asthma like to flare up every August. The year before last,I had chronic bronchitis for about 8 months. I finally got over it, and I thought I was so much better. But no... </p><p>Immediately after I had gotten over the chronic bronchitis, I had a problem with my kidney that resulted in hospitalization because I became septic; furthermore, a nephrostomy tube had to be placed in one of my kidneys because there was a stone obstruction. If you're squeamish, don't look up "nephrostomy tube." During those 6 months of agony, sleep depravation because of the pain (the tube was placed right next one of the areas where I have arthritis and a previous fracture), and overall hating my life, I had surgery to remove as much of the blockages as possible and some of the stones embedded in my kidney. A whole year later, I am now finally starting to feel somewhat better from my back and kidney pain. Arthritis, rheumatism, and fibromyalgia are autoimmune diseases that don't allow the tissues to heal as fast as a normal body should because my immune system is constantly attacking my body for no reason. Although I feel a bit better, I still have flare ups and migraines and have some trouble with the other diseases I mentioned.</p><p>I'm sure you were expecting happier news related to books and my writing, but right now I can't offer you those things, and I'm truly sorry for disappointing you. I feel disappointed in myself, as well. But I'm trying... I'm trying to become healthier in the midst of this horrible pandemic -- taking vitamins, walking indoors, <i>trying</i> to eat healthy (food is so good!)-- so that my body can fight off the flare ups. </p><p>If you are of the many suffering with these illnesses that you can't see, I see you. I know what it feels like. You're not alone, and you're not the only one. The best medicine is keeping yourself positive, walking even indoors a mere 30 mins a day, drinking water, eating less sugar and flour, and taking vitamins and supplements. Hobbies are good to have. I'm not a doctor or a nutritionist, but I am the suffer in silence character in the books you read, and most times, those characters have some tricks up their sleeves. But before you listen to me, do your research and consult your doctor. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EyoutEHpPAU" width="320" youtube-src-id="EyoutEHpPAU"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Guys, do take care of yourselves, be kind to each other, and keep reading. Meanwhile, stay in touch with me on my social networks. I can't promise it, but I'll try my hardest to communicate more often through my blog. <p></p><p>Thanks 💖for sticking with me,</p><p>Nely</p>Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-12492326437997357922017-07-02T14:02:00.002-07:002017-07-02T14:06:36.271-07:00Creatura Series Coloring Book Release Early!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Oh happy day! As you can tell by the title of this post, T<i>he Creatura Series Official Coloring Book</i> has been released early. It is priced at $6.99 USD for release week, but will go up in price after. </span></div>
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Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-61996116683269742912017-06-26T13:00:00.000-07:002017-06-26T13:00:11.770-07:00The Creatura Series #ColoringBook will be on sale on...Hi guys!<br />
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I'm back with coloring book publishing news! I've formatted, reformatted, and proofed several digital copies and prints, and I'm finally happy with the end product. I'm happy to announce that I've chosen a publishing date for <i>The Creatura Series Official Coloring Book.</i> YAY! Below are pictures of my proof copies. I'm very happy about releasing this book project. It's something new for me, so it makes it all the more exciting.<br />
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This book started off as a basic coloring book, but after formatting it, I've made it into a very easy to follow comic/short story/coloring book of sorts. A lot of details have been left out, but the overall feel of the story and the main plot is told through scenes from all three books in <i>The Creatura Series.</i> Both Arnild Aldepolla, the line drawing illustrator, and I selected the scenes to help you follow the story line of the original books. The narration and dialogue, of course, are my doing. As with the book series, this coloring book is intended for readers of MatureYoung Adult books since it contains subject matter and drawings that may not be appropriate for young children; nothing graphic, of course, but I like to give fair warning to parents of young children.<br />
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The coloring book will be available for purchase on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. And just so you know, <u>the selling price on release week will be $6.99 USD. The price will go up to $8.99 thereafter</u>. I really hope you love it as much I do. Huge thanks and hugs to artist Arnild C. Aldepolla for making this project a reality.<br />
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Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-21109329619014161762017-06-26T10:10:00.000-07:002017-06-26T10:29:59.108-07:00Utopia Con 2017 Pics + Giveaway<span style="font-size: large;">Hello Readers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you follow me on other social media sites you probably saw I was off in Nashville, Tennessee signing at Utopia Con 2017. Sadly, it was the sixth and final year of this con and only the second time I attended. I saw old friends, made new ones, and met some very cool and incredible people. Finally meeting friends I'd only spoken to on social media was the best thing ever! I have some pictures to share with you...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here I am with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/litcube/?hl=en" target="_blank">Peggy Martinez</a> (left) Author and owner of <a href="http://lit-cube.com/" target="_blank">Lit Cube</a>. She's the sweetest thing ever to exist. I bought a pair of Elizabeth and Darcy dolls from her, and I can't wait to post pics on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/nelycab" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to show them to you... if I ever unpack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The ever so lovely <a href="http://www.cambriahebert.com/" target="_blank">Cambria Hebert,</a> best selling Author of #Nerd series, is so nice! I'd only spoken to her online. She sold out of book one, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nerd-Hashtag-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00P55CRPG" target="_blank">#Nerd</a>, before I got to her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-Nely </span>Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-45030734447182596862017-05-25T20:04:00.000-07:002017-05-25T20:04:11.928-07:00The Creatura Series Coloring Book and Audiobooks Update<span style="font-size: large;">Hello Dear Readers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm here today cheerful and ready to report to you latest progress of my projects. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/author/nelycab" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="535" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGTz2H3GY0c7zhqPcqCGa9Y7M6Q7llIH73OrMlsBlFueN7K8whTUW0M_okDBwPh0qJPMHllDWwG0WuEiZrdNBhWu9oCweGUhbP3d-zISxjwpiGWQ1ESESWwAZfV8AD2RTM0RwHPoig8o/s400/creaturaseriesbookmark.png" width="133" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">First off, it's my pleasure to announce that the Creatura Series will have its very own coloring book! I'm incredibly excited to have artist Arnild Aldepolla illustrate this project. He's such a gifted illustrator that it humbles me to have had him accept my offer to work together. Arnild is an up and coming illustrator who has worked on similar projects with other authors, such as Cameo Renae, Raye Wagner, and Martina Mcatee, to name few. Though no date is set for the release of the coloring book as of yet, I'll keep you informed on the progress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As for the series audiobooks, I'm happy to announce that actress <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sarurocks4life/" target="_blank">Daisy Guevara</a> is already busy as a bee, producing the audio files for the series. I've had the pleasure of hearing a snippet, and I must say, I cannot wait for the final version to be completed. She's simply wonderful! Sadly, no release date yet for this project either. I know, I know... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm inundated with projects this year, aren't I? I'll be honest, it's been a busy year for me and hard to keep up, but I'm trying my best to keep you informed. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I try not to be a stranger, but life happens and well, you know how that is... However, if you really want to hear more from me, why not follow me on </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nelycab" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/nelycab" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, or <a href="http://www.instagram.com/nelycab" target="_blank">Instagram</a>? I'll be ever so very happy to see you there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello Wonderful Readers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope that 2017 is treating you incredibly well. I know I haven't been around my blog in a while, and there's a reason for it: I've been a super busy bee! Home life, trips, family birthdays, the holidays, New Year's, and company have kept me on my feet, especially in the ladder part of 2016. Now that 2017 has opened it's door, a flurry of surprises have blown in. One of the projects and dreams/goals I'd long been hoping to jump in to is now becoming a reality. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the emails and social media messages I receive, along with face to face conversations, I've been asked over and over again if my books are available in Spanish. Until now, I'm sorry to say no, they are not. HOWEVER, that will soon change! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've employed the aide of a wonderful Spanish translator for the first book in the series, <i>Creatura</i>. The translation should be done with by late March, early April. Afterward, the editing and formatting process will begin. I have a lot of work ahead of me! Why? Well, for this project, I've decided to self-publish the Spanish version of <i>Creatura</i>, which means I get to do all the work. I'll have more news as to the estimated publication date as soon as the finished draft is in my hands. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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Upon her return from Greece with three new friends and a broken heart, Isis’ hunger for human flesh is stronger than ever. She’s a miserable mess after losing David following her betrayal. Her mutation into Creatura is all but over when she receives the surprise of her life, compelling her to seek out David’s family. Only, they’ve broken all ties with her, and she doesn’t know how to reach them.
Turpis, the demonic beings that attacked Isis in Greece, have tracked her whereabouts. Now, in order to fend for her life, Isis must join forces with deities she doesn’t trust.
Is Isis truly the Marker of Hope as she’s believed to be, or will she lose the battle to her starving inner beast and demons, obliterating humankind from existence? Find out in the epic finale of the best-selling CREATURA SERIES.</blockquote>
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“A lot’s happened since you decided to shut down and wallow in self-pity. You’ve been impossible to talk to, and I’ve been bored out of my mind. I thought we came here because we were going to figure things out. What happened to ‘I’m going to save the people I love’? Did you just feed me that bull so I’d agree to come with you?”</div>
“You know that’s not true. I meant it.”
“Then what’s the hold up?” Galilea’s irritated face turned a subtle shade of pink. Her pulse quickened just the slightest bit.
I was surprised at how much my senses had developed. Heighted. Months ago, I wouldn’t have noticed any of this, but now, I could even smell the natural notes of musk on her skin. I felt my mouth water. Sometimes, I liked that my new superhuman senses gave me insight to peoples’ moods and emotions. Most of the time, they were waiting for me to let my guard down so the beast could take over.
“Galilea.” I closed my eyes. “I’m hungry.”
“You can’t just change the subject. You do it all the time. I’m tired of it.”
“I’m not changing the subject. I’m trying to tell you I don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to control myself. How am I supposed to save anyone when I want to rip out their guts?”
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Nely Cab is a Writer of stuff, a Master Coffee Drinker, a Food Maker & Eater, an Imaginary World Conqueror, and an Air Breather. She talks to herself—a lot—in her South Texas home while she plots stories about fantasy worlds and sips coffee from a pitcher. She’s known for cooking far too much food and has a tendency to overdo…well, everything. It is rumored that she is fabulous. Nely Cab is the best-selling author of the Creatura series.
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That Monday, with no sleep and after our first delicious
meal at a café near the hotel we hopped on a taxi, eating Pierre Hermé macarons
on the way to the Eiffel Tower. Even with the thick fog surrounding us, the view
from the second level of the tower was spectacular. I marveled at the city that
was to be my home for the next week. It was getting late and we were both
tired, so we decided to take a cab to the hotel. Only, we couldn’t find the
elevator to go down, so we took the stairs. Had we known it would be about
fifteen flights down to the first level, we would’ve looked harder for the
elevator. Weary from the Eiffel Tower tour, the long day of travel, and longing
for a shower and a pillow under our heads, our day came to an end around nine
in the evening. I’m pretty sure I fainted from exhaustion as soon as I climbed
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Tuesday, we woke somewhat rested, but excited to start the
day with a walking tour of Paris. We met <a href="https://joannawerynska.wordpress.com/">Joanna</a>, our personal tour guide, in
front of Maison Chanel on Rue Cambon, located right next door to our hotel.
Joanna a journalist, historian, and blogger, guided us through the streets of Paris, pointing out historical places and recounting stories of the city’s past. I had <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the</i> most delicious hot chocolate I’d ever tasted at Angelina’s,
Coco Chanel’s favorite café. Here, we saw the exact spot where Coco Chanel sat when
she pulled herself away from her work. Even Coco needed coffee breaks!<o:p></o:p></div>
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As we continued our tour, we walked past Voltaire’s old home
and visited Shakespeare and Company, the bookstore where Ernest Hemmingway
lived in his earlier years. As I entered the store, the sweet vanilla scent of vintage pages and old wood was like a call to bookworms from all corners of the world. The place was packed! The interior of this old store is lined from floor to ceiling with books. Once we were done browsing and made a few purchases, we headed to the street once again. </div>
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Further into our tour, we lit candles at Notre Damn Cathedral and paid our respects to St. Joan of Arc and of course Notre Dame de Paris. Our next stop was Luxembourg Gardens where we took a break. We ate a delicious crepe and sipped on champagne while we pondered the meaning of life with Joanna. Who knew drinking champagne could make us so philosophical, huh? Our break was over and it was time to walk again...</div>
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The sidewalks by the rivers were lined with boathouses
and antique booksellers. We stopped briefly to peruse the lithographs and aged
fashion magazine covers, which is where I found a French copy of the New
Testament from the year 1771. Being an antique lover, of course I had to buy
it. Our stroll continued while the soft winds filled our
nostrils with the nutty scent of freshly brewed espressos and the comforting aroma
of baked pastries. An interesting thing I noticed is the lingering scent of
cigarette smoke that seemed to accompany us everywhere we went. We reached the metro which we rode
to another section of the city⎯a neighborhood called Montemartre.</div>
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Now, I loved all of Paris, but there was something about the
winding, rock-paved streets and the brightly painted mortar homes with vines
carpeting the walls that captivated me in the neighborhood of Montermartre. The center of the neighborhood is filled with cafés, shops, and artists displaying their works. I
knew I had to return to this old-worldly neighborhood before I left Paris (and I did). That’s
when Joanna pointed out the tavern where Pablo Picasso spent much time with his
best friend, Casagemas. She told the story of how Casagemas, having been
refused by a girl he loved, committed suicide, his death hence igniting
Picasso’s depression, which is evident in the paintings of his blue period from
1901-1904. It was at this very moment, standing in front of Picasso’s favorite meeting place where the epiphany struck me: an artist is a creature of such profound
emotion, that he falls genuinely into it. It’s this pit of emotion where
artists of all walks of life enter into the worlds of their creativity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least, that’s how I see it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bianca, Joanna, and I finished off the evening dining on a delectable
plate of duck at a café bistro at the center of Montemartre. Bianca blew out
her belated 18<sup>th</sup> birthday candle, we bid Joanna a good night, and
then we went back to the hotel to retire for the night.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Very early on Wednesday morning, we embarked on a tour to
Giverny, Claude Monet’s former estate. The lush gardens were filled with
flowers I’d only seen in magazines and pictures on the Internet. Lavender, one
of my favorite flowers, bloomed <i>everywhere</i>. When the breeze blew, the fresh
scent of the silver-lilac flourishes swirled around me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve often wondered what heaven smells like,
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I passed through each of the rooms in the home, all smelling
of old wood and mildew. Monet’s studio featured replicas of his works, but the
furniture was original. As I walked into the blue and yellow kitchen, which
quickly became my favorite room in the house, I noticed the copper pots hanging
from the wall. Along with the black antique stove and the blue tiled walls,
these pots gave a lot of personality to the room. Monet, in my opinion, had
great taste. Then, as I stood there, from somewhere outside I heard a rooster
crowing. I wondered if Monet, while sitting at the long table in his kitchen ever
paid attention to the roosters’ crows, as I imagined living in the country, he
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The room began to crowd with tourists, so I
headed out the door and onto another path where the famous Lily pad pond from
Monet’s paintings was said to be. The path to the pond took me through more
winding walkways, each displaying trees with mossy trunks and branches. I
believe moss is underappreciated. Am I the only one who loves admiring moss,
smelling it, touching it? <o:p></o:p></div>
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At last, I reached a wooden bridge that looked like something
out of a fairytale. I didn’t see any frogs or toads; otherwise, I might’ve
kissed one. I reached the center of the bridge and before me there lay the
pond. As I looked at it, I realized why Monet painted scenes of it so many
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We stopped for lunch at Moulin de Fourges, a 350 year-old
mill that now operates as a restaurant. My breath was again taken away when I
made my way up the walkway and saw the structure sitting on the side of a lake
surrounded by greenery, the millwheel spinning in a flaunting fashion, as if it
were aware of its own beauty. Our lunch was relaxing and the food was good, but
the scenery was by far better. The large hydrangea bushes blooming around the
main entrance of the restaurant awed me. I’d never seen these types of plants in
person. Bianca and I were lucky to be seated at a table all our own, apart from
the rest of the tour group, so I could see the hydrangea bushes peeking up
through the window, swaying with the breeze as I enjoyed my lunch. Hydrangeas, delicate
and dainty, yet somehow flamboyant flowers, are another of my favorites. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our next stop was the Palace of Versailles. OH MY ROYAL
FRENCHNESS! Versailles is lavish. There is no other word to describe it. The
palace has intricate designs in every corner, crack, nook, and cranny.
Chandeliers, statues, velvet, gold, and anything you could possibly envision
when you think of royalty is overly prominent in Versailles. While there, I
texted a picture of one of the rooms to my husband and told him I needed to
immediately remodel our house. His response: “It’s cheaper if you just move
there.” Sadly, Versailles doesn’t rent out rooms. Bianca suggested we buy the
place, but I reminded her we were both starving artist. We toured the gardens too
quickly, because it was time for out tour group to depart. We left the palace
sighing from all the beauty we’d seen on our tour. We both agreed it was a most
perfect day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bianca and I took a macaron class with a French chef on
Thursday morning. We had fun making macarons with two other ladies in the
class. When the class ended, we took our lemon and vanilla macarons and ate
some in the cab all the way to Louvre, which was our next scheduled tour with
Joanna. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Joanna was waiting for us, sitting by a statue of a horseman
next to the Louvre pyramid. She’d brought us gifts: A beautiful Polish
chocolate (we immediately devoured it) and a mug. We passed the security points
and after a quick check of our bags, we were let through. Joanna led us to the exhibits, while I marveled at the architecture. As we walked, I recognized
several pieces of artwork from my many years of Googling artists. One of the
statues I was most overjoyed to see was Eros and Psyche. I have loved this
statue from the first time I saw it. I was able to see a copy of it at another
museum, and I knew someday I’d see the original. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Guiding us through the halls, Joanna picked out the most
important pieces to show us, since it would take a full three months or more to
go through every piece of art in the Louvre. But you know, I might just
challenge myself to do it in this lifetime. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Before we reached the room where the Mona Lisa was
displayed, Joanna warned us that there would be a crowd and that the painting
itself was small, so we may not get a good view. Being an inch short of five
feet tall, I’m used to darting and squeezing my way through crowds, so I did
what I do best—I used my elbows and my “excuse me’s” until I got to the rail
separating the crowd from the famous lady in the painting. I observed
her semi-curved lips, but couldn't decide if she was smiling or glaring. The embroidery on the low neckline of her velvet dress seemed to be made of loops of gold. I examined the loose single threads of hair beside her smooth, round face. And then I
looked at her eyes. They seemed to be looking straight at me. Or were they
looking straight <i>into</i> me? I forced my way through the many tourists taking
selfies, trying to capture their own moment in front of the art piece. I held
Mona Lisa’s stare as I made my way from end to end of the rounded rail. I suppose to some
it would be creepy for a portrait of person to stare you down as you move
across the room, but I for one was fascinated. And if anyone ever tells you
they weren’t impressed by Da Vinci’s most coveted work of art, that person hasn’t
truly looked into the eyes of the Mona Lisa. Or perhaps doesn’t appreciate art
for what it is—art. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joanna blogs on her site<br />
<a href="https://joannawerynska.wordpress.com/">Postcards from Paris</a></td></tr>
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Our tour was a brief two hours long, but I felt we’d covered
the most important pieces of the museum. I didn’t bid the Louvre farewell, but
rather told myself I’d be back one day to see the rest of the treasures held
inside its walls. From there Joanna led the way to our four hour shopping tour
through very French shops, a very lovely mall where I bought goodies to bring
to my family, and my all time favorite type of place, a perfumeur (perfume
shop) called Fragonard. Fragonard also has a museum in the city, but with our time being so short, we weren’t able to visit it. Maybe, next time...<o:p></o:p></div>
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After our much too quick shopping excursion,
Bianca and I bid adieu to Joanna, and we thanked her for putting up with us for
so many hours on both days she guided us through the city. I gifted Joanna a
copy of my books before she left us that evening. I hope she’ll remember me as
I’ll remember her. She is without a doubt one the loveliest and most talented women I’ve met.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After a brief break at the hotel room, Bianca and I headed off to meet
the New Chapter Writers Retreat group at the conference hotel. To read about the retreat and to enter the giveaway, please visit my publisher’s website here:<o:p></o:p><br />
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<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-9438410480495140352016-07-29T08:07:00.000-07:002016-07-29T08:09:30.824-07:00Preorder Marker of Hope (Creatura, #3)<div style="line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I've been getting a lot of messages in regards to the release of the last book in The Creatura Series, and I couldn't give any definite answers, but now, I FINALLY have some news for you! MARKER OF HOPE (Creatura, #3) is now available of PREORDER! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Amazon: <a href="https://amzn.com/B01IMHPM5K">https://amzn.com/B01IMHPM5K</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Barnes and Noble: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/marker-of-hope-nely-cab/1124140007?ean=2940153134659">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/marker-of-hope-nely-cab/1124140007?ean=2940153134659</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kobo: <a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/marker-of-hope">https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/marker-of-hope</a></span></div>
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Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-19986559976795527152016-05-25T12:46:00.000-07:002016-05-25T12:46:05.270-07:00Marker of Hope (Creatura, #3) Cover Reveal<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings Citizens of Earth,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are about to embark on a journey to find the cover for <i>Marker of Hope</i>, the third and final installment in <i>The Creatura Series</i>. But first, please take a minute to view the new and improved, finalized, and incredible (I may be bias) Creatura Series Book Trailer, produced by <a href="http://www.timidmonster.com/">Timid Monster</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and font expertise of Clean Teen Publishing's Marya Heiman in one single beautiful book cover....</span></div>
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Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-46339928260470841632016-05-25T04:58:00.000-07:002016-05-25T12:42:27.457-07:00Marker of Hope (Creatura #3) Cover Reveal<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings Citizens of Earth,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are about to embark on a journey to find the cover for <i>Marker of Hope</i>, the third and final installment in <i>The Creatura Series</i>. But first, please take a minute to view the new and improved, finalized, and incredible (I may be bias) Creatura Series Book Trailer, produced by <a href="http://www.timidmonster.com/">Timid Monster</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scroll down after you're done viewing. Enjoy! </span><br />
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<br />Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-56666011915342624302016-04-19T18:50:00.000-07:002016-04-19T18:50:14.706-07:00WATCH The Creatura Series #Cinematic Book Trailer <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Ladies and Gentlemen, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Starring: Shane Christopher Hudson, Madison Atkinson, & Sean Carter </span></div>
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/163485263">CREATURA by NELY CAB – Official Book Trailer</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/timidmonster">Timid Monster</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-67018787209300541132016-04-18T08:53:00.003-07:002016-04-18T08:53:44.989-07:00SEE IT TOMORROW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The world premiere of the Creatura Series Book Trailer is tomorrow. Invite your friends, invite your families, hide your kids, put the dog out, and pull up a chair because you won't want to miss it! See you there: https://www.facebook.com/events/1121529991211281/</span>Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-2434712542045961402016-04-14T05:34:00.000-07:002016-04-14T05:35:30.228-07:005 MORE DAYS!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwk1ojzXej3W6kHngW1aZP_HLi_O0MU3VpsF9-RdNW3ILnmyiKQm1V52c9HQiI831ZY6HK0YnetTEWMCz8fqNVoVWKysaNvZdBODVuu2BIUMRipP2UD_EwcucPI3o4s-hRRc5Ma17h568/s1600/13012648_10208376506917842_6957335489273715369_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwk1ojzXej3W6kHngW1aZP_HLi_O0MU3VpsF9-RdNW3ILnmyiKQm1V52c9HQiI831ZY6HK0YnetTEWMCz8fqNVoVWKysaNvZdBODVuu2BIUMRipP2UD_EwcucPI3o4s-hRRc5Ma17h568/s400/13012648_10208376506917842_6957335489273715369_n.jpg" width="265" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">IT'S BEEN A LONG WAIT, but I'm excited to tell you that in 5 more days the trailer premier for the Creatura Series will be here!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.nelycab.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">VISIT MY WEBSITE HERE</span></a></div>
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<br />Nely Cabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883411449511818454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606729100579463481.post-54147597543593203252016-03-23T21:00:00.002-07:002016-03-23T21:00:40.098-07:002016 Book Signing Events Update<span style="font-size: large;">Howdy and Bonjour!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm ever so excited to be attending the two following events this year: Readers and Writers Unite conference in Houston, Texas and A Book Signing in Paris, in Paris, France! Please click a picture, which will redirect you to each event's website. I hope to see you there! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a friendly reminder to let you know the giveaways have already started on the </span></div>
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