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    What’s New This Month!

    Happy April Gang!   This is a busy month for the Connor household. We’ve got prom, a nineteen-year anniversary, a college decision, and we’re in full sports mode. April is about to be hectic. On The Home Front: College choices have been narrowed down to three. One of them is my favorite. (Insert happy dance) The hubby’s top choice has been disqualified. (Insert evil laugh) She’s going to visit the last of the top three and then we will get a decision. You know what’s crazy about this experience, I have to do it all again next year for middle child. (I already know it’s going to be theatric with…

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    On The Move

    Hey Gang! I have some exciting news…. But first off, if you happened to stumble onto this page after checking the expected arrival date of your recently ordered package of things you don’t really need( No Judgement) So, if any of you have been following me since the start of my writing journey, you may have noticed that my whereabouts seem to change a lot. When I published my first book I lived in North Carolina. By the time I ended the Lilly series I was in Kentucky. Alpha all the way to Hawk has been written in good old Arkansas. Well, that’s all about to change. I’M MOVING AGAIN!!…

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    My BACKLIST!!

    HELLO, GANG!!! Welcome back. We’ve had a pretty exciting ride since we last talked. And if you’re new here, and happened to stumble upon this page trying to google ways to entertain yourself while quarantining,  .   So most of you have either read my book HAWK, or at least know it’s AVAILABLE ON AMAZON. (shameless plugin) However, some of you may not know that I have other books available.. Yes, I do. So I figured if you liked HAWK, then maybe you would like another  one of my crazy stories. My first published book under Tiya Rayne is a fantasy miniseries named LILLY. This is probably my favorite. Lilly is an…

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    HAWK IS LIVE!!!

    HELLO, GANG!!!   Welcome back. I missed you guys. And if you happened to stumble on this page because you were searching for ways to avoid the Coronavirus, well, I’m super excited about this post.  If you haven’t guessed it by the title, I’ll give you a hint. HAWK IS LIVE!!!! I’m so excited for you guys to read Hawk. I went all the way out of the box on this one. I wanted to write a series that was a little different.  I love coming up with new ideas that I think will shock and wow my readers. Hawk started with a dream– Like most of my books. However,…

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    Bring Your Reader to Work Day!

    Hey Gang! If you’re here again, how’s it going? Glad you’re back. And if you happened to stumble onto this because you were searching for pictures of sexy men and it brought you here, well, .   So, as you can read by the title of this blog, I’m bringing you guys to work today. That’s right, you are going to get to hang out with me as I show you an average work day for Tiya Rayne. My day starts at 6:00am. I wake up and take my meds. Then lay in the bed for 25 minutes giving myself a pep talk. Things like, you can do this, you’re…

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    HAPPY NEW YEAR!! And a surprise.

    Happy New Year, Gang! If you are here again, welcome back. Glad to see you. Obviously you like me. LOL!! And if you were trying to find recipes online and it miraculously brought you here, well   Keep reading to the end for a HUGE surprise. So New Year, new things happening.  First, I wanted to tell you guys a little about my new year’s resolution. (Yes, I actually still make those.) This year is all about organization. Ok, that probably wasn’t as exciting as it was in my head. Anyway, I’m all about getting organized this year. That means my house, my time, and my writing. I plan to be so organized…

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    It’s LIVE!!!!

    HELLO, GANG!!!! Welcome back. I know, it’s been a while. And if you happened to stumble onto this page by accident, well, I know it’s been a while. But boy have I been busy. And it’s all for you. Next year I have a jam packed year of New Releases planned. And to start it off early, because you guys know I’m impatient, I dropped something new. That’s right, it’s Live and AVAILABLE on AMAZON. I had so much fun writing this book with the wonderful ladies of Perceptive Illusions Publishing.  This is my first book ever signed under a publisher. This journey was incredible and I learned a lot…

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    Living My Best Life!!

    HELLO, GANG!! Welcome back! If you’re here again, you must really like me. And if you’re new here, I’m on vacation at the moment. Nowhere exciting, just home visiting family for the summer. It’s been a while since I’ve seen the crazy bunch. Anyway, this post is all about me trying to aim for a healthier lifestyle. When I first started this journey, it was all about getting skinny. I wanted get back to my college/ before children weight. I have since learned that that is stupid and will never happen. And I’m ok with that.   I’m learning to love my body now, even all the extra fluff, and…

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    Ten Random Facts

    GREETINGS, GANG!!!   If you are here again, that means I didn’t run you off or bore you with my first post. And if you are just stumbling upon this post first,   Since my first post was all about getting to know me, I thought I should go a little further and truly introduce myself. Let us start to bond, dig a little deeper, become BFF’s.   So this post is TEN RANDOM FACTS ABOUT TIYA RAYNE. The information is useless and probably won’t win you any money on Jeopardy or anything, but at least you will know my favorite color. So let’s begin.   Random Fact 1: I…

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    Welcome!!

    First I want to say welcome to my brand new website. If you’re new here, don’t worry, so am I. And if you happen to have stumbled on this site by accident, that’s ok too. Since this is my very first post, I decided to fully introduce myself. My name is Tiya Rayne. Not really. Most people call me KC, with the exception of the short crumb snatchers in my house that call me mommy. I started writing books officially in 2004. It started off with a horribly written YA book titled; The Return of the Princess. (Which I was told sounded like a Disney Movie.) After two different versions…