'Tis the season for books

HAPPY DECEMBER!

I have loved Christmas season all my life. The hope for a new year dawning somehow freshens the air around me. Call me a walking cliche or stupid - although I prefer ditzy :). But the Hallmark channel and bottomless mugs of hot chocolate calls to me, no matter how hot it is. I sure wish that everyone loves the festive season as much as I do, but unfortunately most people are not fortunate or lucky enough to have been blessed with my form of delulu and my family who make Christmas time all the more majikal (this is how we spell magical in Miljor).

HO! HO! HO! Take your pick;)

So in honor of the season of giving, I am going to release the excerpt of the Gemini at the end of the blog. Before the excerpt, I just wanted to say that the closer I get to that D-day the more overwhelmed I become. I am about to basically bare my literary soul to the world, exposing myself to judgement and criticism. It's hard to remember the good of what I'm doing when I almost feel weighted down by the scary. But then I suppose it's a good thing, being terrified. Had I not had such a strong emotional reaction to the impending release of my book then it wouldn't be worth it.

The things that scare us the most are the ones that are most worth it. I don't know why it had to be this way, but it makes one better appreciate the journey that we are on when there are actual stakes. Nothing easy is worth it, I guess it took me three years to fully understand that and finally take the path I was meant for (I hope this is my path).

This realization has opened me up to an epiphany this past few days; the grass is not greener on the other side. It's greener where you water it. That's what makes it beautiful, the time and care you put in your grass. The Gemini is my grass. I have been watering this baby for almost a decade now, not al

ways consistently, and not always as caring but it was my grass to water.

Sometimes I'd look at other people's grass, celebrities releasing books that become instant best sellers, and I'd wish I had that grass. But I couldn't see that the sun was just blinding me, I appreciate my grass more because of all the hard work I put into it. The blood, sweat and tears I've shed over the years to turn it into what it is today. It may not end up being much at the end, y'all might even hate it, but it's mine and I love it. For now it has to be enough. And hopefully after March you will all love her the same way I do.

By the way, the Gemini is a her because she is fair and sweet. She is graceful and dainty, she is strong and soft spoken. She is a warrior women that tells the tale of goddesses. She deserves the honorary title of HER. (Also she has been through a hell lot and yet she still looks beautiful.)

I am sure that if you've read so far then you will have figured that I have a slightly deranged love for the Gemini. It's okay though, I'm sure LeBron is equally in love with basketball and Meryl Streep is just as in love with the big screen. I guess what I'm trying to say is that, being in love with your trade only gives you more fuel to fight for it, come rain or high water.

With that being said, I present to you The Gemini excerpt:

Assyria

My life had never been perfect, but it was always great enough. But a small part of me had always felt slightly out of place. When my life unraveled, I didn't know that it would lead to such a whirlwind of emotions. And now a prophecy looms over me, threatening to once again upend my life. Will I succumb to my fate or will I rise above it all with the help of true love?

Aine

I have a twin sister that has been kept from me all my life. As if that is not enough, a prophecy stands between us threatening to unravel the fragile balance of my life and that of the people around me. Years old lies force my hand to do something that may destroy us all.

Okay, that's all I can give you for now. I hope it entices you enough to actually want to read the book.

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Lastly, have a wonderous first week of December. Hug your loved ones, tell your father you love him...appreciate the friends and family (biological or chosen). And live life like there is no tomorrow ;) xoxo

Lots of love

L <3