The Annotated Antoinette...: December 2023

"Weeds," by Edna St. Vincent Millay

"White with daisies and red with sorrel
And empty, empty under the sky!—
Life is a quest and love a quarrel—
Here is a place for me to lie.

Daisies spring from damnèd seeds,
And this red fire that here I see
Is a worthless crop of crimson weeds,
Cursed by farmers thriftily.

But here, unhated for an hour,
The sorrel runs in ragged flame,
The daisy stands, a bastard flower,
Like flowers that bear an honest name.

And here a while, where no wind brings
The baying of a pack athirst,
May sleep the sleep of blessèd things,
The blood too bright, the brow accurst."

Some Fine Reads!!!... (I DO like Isabel Allende's books!!!)

The Stephanie Plum novels of Janet Evanovich
"Catwings," by Ursula K. Le Guin
"The Piano," by Jane Champion & Kate Pullinger
"Lara," - by Anna Pasternak
"Memoirs Of A Geisha," by Arthur Golden
"Rose Madder," by Stephen King
"From Here To Eternity," by James Michener
"Hawaii," by James Michener
"A Farewell To Arms," by Ernest Hemingway
"Angels And Demons," by Dan Brown
"Lost Horizon," by James Hilton
"20,000 Leagues Under The Sea," by Jules Verne
"A Certain Smile," by Francoise Sagan
The Wizard Of Oz books, by Frank L. Baum
"Murder On The Orient Express," by Agatha Christie
"Born Free," by Joy Adamson
"Clan Of The Cave Bear," Earth's Children series & the following books, by Jean M. Auel
"Encyclopedia Of The Fairies," by Katherine Briggs
"Tales Of The South Pacific," by James Michener
"The Princess Bride," by William Goldman
"Lonesome Dove," by Larry Mc Murty
These James Bond novels, by Ian Fleming, - "From Russia, With Love" & "Live & Let Die"
"Like Water For Chocolate," by Laura Esquivel
"A Coney Island Of The Mind," by Lawrence Ferlingetti
"The Prophet," by Kahil Gibran
"The Wolf And The Dove," by Kathleen E. Woodiss
"The WayThings Work [books 1 & 2]," by David Macaulay
"The Rubiyat Of Omar Khayyam"
The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Godfather And Mafia Novels, by Mario Puzo
"A Natural History Of The Senses," by Diane Ackerman
"Guinevere," by Norma Lorre Goodrich
"Nicholas And Alexandra," by Robert K.. Massie
"Kon-Tiki," by Thor Heyerdahl
"The Far Pavillons," by M. M. Kaye
"The Witching Hour," by Anne Rice
"The Queen Of The Damned," by Anne Rice
"Gone With The Wind," by Margaret Mitchell
"Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats," by T. S. Elliot
The Works Of Edgar Allen Poe
"Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" & "Alice Through The Looking Glass," by Lewis Carroll
"Forever Amber," by Katherine Winsor
"Enchantment," by Orson Scott Card
"The Di Vinci Files," by Dan Brown
"The Book Of Shadows," by James Reese
"The Spiderwick Chronicles," by Tony Di Terlizzi & Holly Black
"War Of The Worlds," by H.G. Wells
"The Time Machine," by H.G. Wells
"Moll Flanders," by Daniel Defoe
The Faerie Books Of Brian Froud
"The Arabian Nights Entertainment"
The Harry Potter Series, by J.W. Rowling
"Doctor Zhivago," by Boris Pasternak
"Jane Eyre," by Charlotte Bronte
The Outlander Series, by Diana Galbadon
"Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil," by John Berendt
"The Sum Of Our Days: A Memoir," by Isabel Allende
"The Island Beneath The Sea," by Isabel Allende
"Portrait In Sepia," by Isabel Allende
"Eva Luna," by Isabel Allende
"The Stories Of Eva Luna," by Isabel Allende
"Aphrodite," by Isabel Allende
"Daughter Of Fortune," by Isabel Allende
"House Of The Spirits," by Isabel Allende
"The Beguiled," by Thomas Cullinan

Hmmm... About some of my characters...

In my "SEXIEST JEWELS" contemporary suspense thriller mysteries, Duke Alexandre Valentin Rurik Borisovich Volkov, from a very rich noble Russian family, has been a cat burglar, a "fetcher" for the international crime organization the Shadow Brotherhood for years, stealing in exotic locales, - Paris, Monaco, the Isle Of Capri, Rome, Greece, Istanbul, South America, Africa, Arabia, Mexico... He claims to be an importer. Uh, --- does that mean smuggling?

Will Burton's a buccaneer captain in my pirate adventure series, --- the first novel - "PIRATE HEART", the second - "THE BLEEDING RUBY", the third - "THE OLD SCHEME IN NEW ORLEANS," the fourth - "PIRATE MERMAID" . (Yes, Will Burton talks in "pirate speak," --- using pirate expressions and dialect. Although, he's very intelligent and can speak perfect English, as well as a lord, when he wants to.)

In "RUBY'S CAPTIVE", my adventure of the Old West, Ruby is the half Apache, half Mexican outlaw son of Caliopa Mendez, a school teacher, and Jitendra, an Chiricahua Chief. The second novel, actually a prequel, in the Ruby series is "RUBY & THE APACHE GOLD;" the third is "RUBY & THE APACHE REBELLION".

Faerie and Celtic god Aonghus Mac Og, the seventh child of the High King of the Tuatha de Dannan, the noble trooping faeries of ancient Ireland, is the hero of "ELFSTROKE", the first in my trilogy of fantasy novels set in Old Eire and under the faerie mounds. Hmmm... The Bad Faeries are rebelling, and they're desperate!

Rose Mahoney of "RUBY'S CAPTIVE," is the daughter of Buck Mahoney, who owns one of the biggest spread in the Arizona Territory. She's a big, buxom girl, almost six feet tall and as good on a horse, or with a rope as any cowboy, Her size and her obvious attraction to him is why Ruby Mendez wants her.

Theresa Ruhs is rather innocent and naieve, just the opposite of worldly, sophisticated Alexandre Volkov. When she meets him at the opera she, naturally, has no idea how dangerous he is. Poor girl thinks he's the man of her dreams.

Queen Mab is blue, --- her skin, she's not sad... But, she's quite upset. The Bad Faeries are always hard to control, more than ever now, when they're so horny. In "ELFSTROKE," she thinks she has a way to solve her problem.

Gussie St. Clair is a smart, sassy, lush & gorgeous natural honey blond actress in the Old West. In "HELL'S BELLES," she comes into town looking for a place to stay. Gussie doesn't like the ratty look of the local hotel; she spies a beautiful golden trimmed Victorian house far down the street. It's a whore house, but that doesn't bother Gussie a bit. She's a flexible kind of girl. Later, when she meets law-woman Charlotte Beacon she senses immediately that they'll be BFFs.

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***NOTE: LIKE THIS BLOG, --- ALL MY STORIES HAS/HAVE ADULT THEMES...

They contain strong & suggestive language, sexual references & sexual scenes, including erotic & kinky situations(mild bondage), and references to violence and graphic violence(blood, torture) crime (Mafia-type organizations, shooting, knifing, strangling, drug situations, prostitution), horror (nightmare-ish), etc. You get the idea... All excerpts from my stories shared on this blog are copyrighted by Antoinette Beard/Sorelle Sucere, 2021.

My Stories, --- In Progress...

"In The Land Of The Dreamy Queens," - Louisiana tales told in 5 parts, tales featuring Marie Laveau, The House Of The Rising Sun, Storyville, etc.
"The Bleeding Ruby," - Pirate Captain Will Burton goes hunting for a massive ruby in the jungles of Madagascar.
"Wild Sprung Tales," - Fun, scary, cool, romantic, mystical, wicked, --- a collection of my short stories
"Dirty Diamonds," - When Alexandre Volkov was 18 he was involved in diamond smuggling and with a beautiful girl named Esina.
"Hell's Belles," - A former saloon girl turned law-woman partners with actress Gussie St. Clair to stop a gang of outlaws. (Rolicking Adventure of the Old West).
"The Murderous Muddle On Murray Hill" --- It's crime, sass and mystery when you're a girl teen, your grandma's a strega (Italian ofr witch) and you live on Murray Hill in Cleveland.
"Faeries, Warriors, Kings & Queens, Vol. 1," - my re-telling of traditional folktales
"Nefer-Nefer & The Egyptian Harem Conspiracy" - Intrigue in ancient Egypt
"Ruby & The Lost Apache Gold," - (Sequel #1, actually, a prequel to "Ruby's Captive") It is said that the Gaans, the Apache mountain spirits and the ghost of Cochise guard a fabulous canyon of gold in the Southwestern U.S.A. and that they will kill any who come across it who are not Apache.
"Ruby & The Apache Rebellion" - (Sequel #2 to "Ruby's Captive") Geronimo and a small band of Apaches will defy the United States government and Ruby, proud Chiricahua warrior, is a part of it (Historical Adventure)
"The White Opal Woman" - Kidnapped as a slave in 1720 and taken to Barbados where she meets her perverted master & pirates, a beautiful Romanchal girl struggles to survive. [Adventure Romance]
"The Nun And The Viking" - Captured at a monastery on the coast of Britain, Bronwyn is taken to a Viking settlement, but not for lust, to work as a lowly slave
"The Merry Meet Murders," - An all female family of witches living on the outskirts of Salem, Massachusetts are experiencing crimes, robbery and, now, the stabbing of their beloved and hot, blond chauffeur, James
"The Broken Doll Murders," - Someone is killing beautiful Chinese girls in 1939 San Francisco. Detective Denny Moran suspects it may not be fifteen year old Mi Ling. (Noir mystery)

My Completed Stories, --- but yet to be published...

"High Falooting Frontier," - Former saloon girl Charlotte Beacon, once called "Sexy Texy," falls for a gunslinger who's determined to find killer Billy Buckets.
"Cat Burglar Of Monaco," - Alexandre Volkov and his friend lawyer Izzy Trenton meet a female serial killer.
"King Of Thieves," - The Shadow Brotherhood wants Duke Alexandre Volkov to steal a statue from the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul, but he's busy romancing legal secretary Theresa Ruhs, who has no idea what he really is.
"Kismet In Ahahahamin," - An innocent American woman is kidnapped in a bazaar in Dubai. She becomes the prisoner of the enormous and fierce Idi Bey.
"Ruby's Captive" - Ruby Mendez, called Narsimha, or "Lion", in Apache, is the son of Chiricahua chief Jitendra. He kidnaps a prominent rancher's daughter in the time of the uprising of Geronimo. (Romantic adventure of the Old West)
"The Pretty Pink Dove Of Paris," - (The 1st in my "Sexiest Jewels" series) Who would dare to steal from Alexandre Volkov, the "King Of Thieves"?

Meanwhile...

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Who will be eating Hoppin' John on New Year's Day???... ;)

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Sweet Otter Mom Is So Proud Of Her Baby...

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

(Giggle)...

Oh, Charlie Brown... ;)

Friday, December 15, 2023

Monday, December 11, 2023

Awww,,, A polar bear underwater!!!...

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Oh, Lovely Krampus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

It's December 6th ~ Krampusnacht!!!!!!!!!!... Heh-heh-heh-heh!!!!!!!!!!....