Probably not a good idea to take advice from your dead sister.
~ Half-Life
I took in her dark eyes, framed by black liner, mascara and suspicion.
~ The Starter Boyfriend
I jumped away from Jared like I’d been splattered with hot oil, and turned toward my best friend, my eyes shock-wide.
~ Top Ten Uses For an Unworn Prom Dress
I was pretty sure the space station astronauts could track me in my pole dancer pink dress with their naked eyes...
~ The Starter Boyfriend
Butterfly Kisses:
When two people put their open eyes close together
and flutter their eyelashes.
~ The ABC's of Kissing Boys
Tux stood there in that one bent knee forward, one arm angled pose, wearing his thirty-eight inch long, thirty-two inch inseam style 02116 tuxedo, with the notch lapel and “silver moon” vest and tie, which just so happened to make his blue eyes pop.
~The Starter Boyfriend
I stared into Dal’s eyes, which he called hazel, but were known to change with the light and his moods.
~ How to Hook a Hottie
“HALF-LIFE is an enjoyable, heart-tug of a ride through the special, forever-bond of siblings, the awkward dynamics of family, the challenges friendship, and knowing when to take responsibilities for your own actions...especially in matters off life and death. Of course, there's also that ever-important first kiss from the boy of your dreams that leaves your toes popping and your life tingling. ”
"HALF-LIFE is a whole lot of fun! An absorbing plot, characters everyone can relate to, and a sweet romance with a drop-dead gorgeous guy. Tina Ferraro's trademark humor is beautifully balanced with emotional depth in this wonderful paranormal novella. Loved it!”
"A great coming of age story, Trisha's narrative voice is fresh, funny and wonderfully relatable. Half-Life by Tina Ferraro is a short read, but it is well crafted with a twist I didn't see coming."
Many of our readers know that I'm a cat lady. I have two at the moment, know most of the cats in my neighborhood, have taken responsibility for strays, and I'm the go-to lady for vacation cat sitting.
So all that said, when I recently heard a story about 400 stray cats living at Disneyland, I was astonished! I make my home in southern California, and have been to Disneyland countless times and never seen a cat there. So I set out to find out if it was true!
Back in school, I loved perusing the Scholastic Book Club flyers. Each book sounded better than the next, and my biggest challenge was narrowing the list to fit my budget. One month I remember receiving a virtual tower of books, and my astonished teacher asking me if I was really going to read them all. (Yep...and the good ones I'd read again and again...)
