Hailey Edwards

USA Today Bestselling Author of Urban Fantasy Romance and Fantasy Romance

Six Sentence Sunday

This week’s Six has me remembering family vacations to Tennessee. Suspension bridges were not my friend. lol How Emma can stand them, I haven’t a clue.

(Since it’s Halloween, we’ll just overlook those couple extra sentences this week…)

“You won’t hurt me.” His voice simmered with anger. “It would mean touching me, which you haven’t done since I came back.” He pulled me stumbling closer, grabbing my chin, and forcing my head back. “I saw you on that bridge tonight. What were you thinking?” His obsidian eyes flashed sterling bright. “If you wanted to fly, I have wings. Use them, use me.”


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Patriot Secrets by Jerri Hines

In the midst of the struggle for America’s bid for Independence, Hannah Corbett makes a fateful decision, descending into a world of deceit. Spurred by revenge, she heads to New York, setting in motion a dangerous game for which there is no return. Searching desperately for the man who betrayed her family, she faces the cold and brutal reality of the life of a spy. Caught in a web of lies, living with betrayal, she is trapped. She has nowhere to turn except to a man it would be treasonous to love, setting duty and desire at war . Her heart is ripped apart when she must choose between the man who risks his career and life to protect her and the only thing that has remained constant in her life…her belief in her cause.

You can read more here or visit the author’s website here.

Jerri also runs Novel Works. It’s a promotional page on Facebook for authors with new releases. Contact Jerri for more information on signing up. 🙂

Six Sentence Sunday

All I can say is, I’m glad I started early with these two. They have so many unresolved issues, they tend to attack first and ask questions later.

“Guess I’ll see you at the meeting.” I turned on my heel and smiled to myself. I’d escaped with the last word for once, and I liked that.

“Emma?” Warm breath fanned the base of my neck. “I think you forgot something.”

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Fabulous Fingernails

It’s no secret that I love, love, love nail polish. I have been Tweeting and Facebooking about the latest colors and trends, which resulted in a few of my Twitter pals asking about nail polish application tips. I figured I would turn to my source for all things sparkly (or wolfy), my friend, Lana.

She was nice enough to type up a quick guest blog to cover the basics of nail polish application, and how best to extend the life of your manicure.

I’ll also leave you with a few of our favorite sites to see all the newest colors and swatches, so you can decide how deep is your love. Plus find comps that might save you a few bucks at the register. 🙂

All Lacquered Up

Swatch and Learn

Body and Soul

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Hi all!  Hailey has asked me to write about my process for applying nail polish.  First I figured I’d tell you a little about me.  I am a self-proclaimed nail polish junkie.  I admit it, if I see a gorgeous new nail polish color, I have to have it!  Regardless of the fact that I may already have several similar colors at home.  Drugstore, beauty store, department store, it’s all good to me.  Although I try to draw the line at $10 there are times that I just have to have a color that goes above my budget.  So, without further adieu, my process:

  • First, I file my nails while I still have my old polish on.  I just do a light filing to smooth out any rough edges or snags.  I then remove the old polish, making sure to get it all off.
  • Apply base coat.  I know a lot of people like to skip this step, but it can help protect your nails from yellowing, especially if you like those darker colors and it gives the polish a smooth base for application.  There are all kinds of base coats on the market in all different price ranges and everyone has their favorite.  After trying just about every base coat in every price range I have found that Sally Hansen Hard As Nails gets the best results for me.  And you can pick it up at just about any drugstore for under $5.
  • Apply your color.  Depending on the color, I usually apply 2–3 coats.  Try not to apply to thick of a coat as this can cause nail polish to peel or chip easier.  I usually wait a minute or two between coats.  Also, one of the best hints to help your manicure last longer is to “wrap” your nails.  This means to polish the tips of your nails, you’ll end up with a little polish on the undersides of your nails, but no one will notice.
  • Finally, apply top coat.  This is an essential step because it seals the color in and will make your manicure last longer.  I usually wait between 10-20 minutes after applying color to apply my top coat.  And, again there are a whole lot of top coats on the market, but my favorite is the Sally Hansen Hard as Nails.

So that’s it!  I find that my manicures usually last between 5-7 days before I start getting any major chipping.  I also apply cuticle cream daily, although you don’t want to do this right before a manicure because any moisture on your nails can cause your manicure to chip or peel.  Hope this helps!

Six Sentence Sunday

This will be my first year participating in National Novel Writing Month. I have a sequel to write, so a 50K sprint is looking good right about now.

(You can find me here if you want a writing buddy.)

Anyway, my Six Sunday shares for the rest of this month will be excerpts from character exercises. It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to hang out with Emma and Harper, and I’ve never been inside Emma’s head. So learning her, and how she interacts with her hero, has been interesting.

I have my fingers crossed that I’ll have both plot and two cooperative demons by November first.

Here’s Six from Emma’s book.

Harper’s gaze strayed toward the sky. While he stared up, I glanced down and saw a set of identical depressions in the soft ground where he’d stood. Carved deeper than his other footprints, I decided he had indulged me. Stood there watching my enjoyment.

“So eager.” His chuckle raised hairs along my nape.


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About Hailey

Hailey writes about questionable applications of otherwise perfectly good magic, the transformative power of love, the family you choose for yourself, and blowing stuff up. Not necessarily all at once. That could get messy.
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