Sharing my art :)

If you follow me on FB, then you know I got a chest tattoo about six weeks ago to cover an old castle tattoo I'd walked into a shop and picked off the wall almost 20 years ago. I've hated that tat for years. I'm seriously driving it into my kid's heads to never pick something off the wall. Just don't. Wait.

At 36, I was finally ready to get the tat I've always wanted. One that reflects who I am as a person. Why? Because I know who I am at 36, lol.

So to say the least the chest piece was only the beginning of a huge piece of art I've slowly had added over the last six weeks. Emily from Cosmic Tattoos in Charlotte, NC is amazing. I had so many ideas I wanted to include in the tat. She took my chaotic thoughts and created a breathtaking piece. I've had 4 sessions. I will have one more in little over a month to finish detailing. Then we are going to sit down and discuss how to cover the wizard tat on my other shoulder. Again, I was young as hell when I got it and it looks like ass sitting beside Emily's work. It has to go!

Anyway here is some pics.

The tat we are about to cover. I got that when I was eighteen. My second of three tats I got all in the same year.

Starting. And yes the collarbone hurt!!

The finished product. Can't even tell there used to be a castle there.

The outline of my bicep sleeve. This is dedicated to my kids. The words behind it are some of my favorite quotes I do my best to live by and it is in my handwriting. I'll put the quotes down below.

A boy/girl silhouette that represent my kids. The notebook represents my writing.

This silhouette represents me.

Session 3: My inspire tat for the back.

Three weeks later, back to the bicep for fill-in.

Back view. I plan to to take the tat all the way around. I'm just waiting because I know its going to hurt hell. I barely made it through the tat on my back once she got near the spine.

The full front view.I'm all glossy from vasoline, lol.

The quotes behind the tree are:

I am made entirely of flaws stitched together with good intentions.

Stars can't shine without darkness.

Mistakes are the portals to discovery.

Be the reason someone smiles.

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

Find a heart that will love you at your worst and arms that will hold you at your weakest.

Speak from the heart and they will hear from the heart.

The deepest pain empowers you to grow into your highest self.

I'm thrilled with it. Its amazing how something like this can change how you carry yourself. Though,  right now I am going through the peeling stage on my arm. It makes the tat look gross. LOL. Thankfully, that only lasts about a week. I'm looking forward to the final detail session. Emily did an amazing job!!

Abby

I have a pretty!!!

I received my cover for Defying Convention. Look at Luke! Look at him! The moment I saw him, I fell in love. He's perfect! The shaggy hair, the perpetual five o'clock shadow...the hotness. I'm tickled pink over the cover!

Journalist Emma Portland would do anything to save her career, even go undercover at the 31st Annual GalaxyCon in search of a story. Emma thinks she’s hit pay dirt when she meets Luke Evans, a bestselling scifi author whose readers have turned against him. She has no problem getting close to the sexy writer to get the scoop on his downfall. Except the more time she spends with Luke, the more she has a different kind of exposé in mind…

Luke can’t believe he’s found the one woman at GalaxyCon who hasn’t heard of him and can look that hot in a bikini. For the first time he’s opening up about himself…and the secret that torpedoed his writing career. Too bad his former fans are out for blood—and out to sabotage his budding relationship with Emma.

But amidst rival reporters, eager fanboys and overzealous role-players, it’s Emma’s secret that may put the brakes on their sizzling attraction for good…

I absolutely love this story and had so much fun writing it. I can't wait for it to release on August 1st with Carina Press. Here is a quick excerpt:

“He attacked you because of a character?”

The waif of a woman strode around the furry, narrowed her hazel eyes and put her hands on her hips. Luke sucked in a harsh breath. She was gorgeous. At first glance she’d pass for any other costume wearing woman attending the conventions. Their costumes and heavy makeup hid their actual appearance. Nothing was false about what she wore, except maybe the wig. Was her hair brown or something lighter, redder?

It didn’t matter. What captivated him was the pale, delicate skin displayed for his pleasure. The metal bra was a cup too small, thrusting her generous breasts forward. He clenched his hands against the urge to trace the enticing flesh.

Whoa, boy. Back down.

Yeah, right. How could he with her dressed like that? His gaze lowered to the bikini bottoms with the long burgundy fabric that hung in front. Riding low on her hips, the fabric accentuated the hourglass curve of her waist and showed off her perfect belly button. Luke swallowed. Ah hell. He was in trouble.

Not once had he mixed business with pleasure at a networking event. The possibility of falling for someone obsessed over an imaginary world had worried him. He needed someone grounded in reality, someone to come back to when he emerged from Farmen. Yet one small encounter with this spitfire princess with the most inviting plump lips—and he was rethinking his viewpoint. Not good.

“Hello! McFly.” She snapped her fingers in front of his face.

He blinked. “What?”

She rolled her eyes and shook her head, mumbling something about geeks and women. He blinked again. Had he heard that correctly? He didn’t know what to do with a woman?

Oh hell no. Against his better judgment or not, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with her.

Thanks for letting me share!!!
Abby (aka Esmerelda Bishop's contemporary half)
www.abbyniles.com