Friday, March 27, 2015

We've Moved to Our Website and Tumblr



As always, welcome to the Sassy Vixen blog. As you can see by the photo, we've decided to move to the blog on our website and those on Tumblr. This wasn't a decision we took lightly. We thought long and hard about staying here with Blogger, but the threat of them changing their minds again in order to shut down the adults only blogs pushed us to finalize our move.

Three of our authors have moved to HostGator and are now using Wordpress as their blog format. It's working well and all are enjoying the freedom a self-hosted site brings to the table. Instead of worrying when the censorship/private wall would drop, our authors are busy writing and updating their blogs when they can.

We've had a separate website on Weebly for a while now and thought about moving to HostGator. Unfortunately, we would have to start from scratch and we're pretty fond of how the website turned out up to this point. So instead of zipping to Hostgator, we decided to utilize the spots we have now on Weebly...and Tumblr.

Tumblr is one area where just about anything goes. There is a hell of a lot of blogs posting explicit material so we'll be in good company. Of course there are some there that make The Vixen blush—and that's saying something!

If you'd like to keep up with The Vixen and all of our authors, click on the blog links below and sign up for our monthly newsletter Behind Closed Doors put out by Tammy Dennings Maggy.






I hope to see all of you who have subscribed/followed this blog over at our new homes. I want to thank you for coming along on our journey through the world of publishing and for supporting all of our authors and friends.

See you around the bend!

~The Vixen




Friday, February 20, 2015

#KindleCountdown for Our #Erotic Anthology is Underway!






After nearly twelve hours of delays, Amazon finally started the Countdown for Season of Sun and Sin. It's now only 99¢ (£0.99) for the next six days. It's only offered through Amazon US and Amazon UK for now. That's all on Amazon. If it were up to us, we would do it for all retailers. Maybe the next go round!

Here are the links


AmazonUK Link: http://goo.gl/TQq0cX



BLURBS


Tammy Dennings Maggy’s  Bound in Paradise
 

Up and coming L.A. artist Julia Santos had searched for a Domme strong enough and confident enough in their relationship to allow her to be wild and free while trusting her to give over complete control to them in private. Unfortunately very few meet up with her expectations.

Except one.

Carmen Hall had longed for a partner who would be more than her pet, one who would challenge her skills as Mistress and yet offer themselves to her—heart and soul. She’d all but given up until she laid eyes on the fiery Julia.

Join Julia as she remembers her early days with Carmen and a love that spanned over two decades and would know no bounds.

Lia Michaels’s Sweet Surrender

Candice Monroe’s life couldn’t be happier—or chaotic. Not only is her bistro the place to be in the Detroit area, she’s fallen in love with not one, but three men. Their fantasy filled ménage a quatre and promises to spend their lives together have taken a backseat to round-the-clock construction, menu changes and plans for their grand opening of their pub Kisses After Dark.

Will Candice and her partners be able to handle the stress of running two successful businesses and still be able to surrender to the fire that burns between them? Or will some unexpected news threaten to tear them apart forever?

Tammy Dennings Maggy’s Curse of the First Born Cain

In the first book of the Kayne Legacy series, we meet reporter Abigail Matthews after she is awarded the interview of a lifetime. She’d been granted no holds barred access to everyone associated with one of the most powerful foundations in the world, including the current CEO Michael Kayne.  Sparks fly between them the moment they meet but nothing compared to the jolt she receives when she comes face to face with Michael’s grandfather—the biblical legend Cain.

In hopes she’d accept her destiny as his grandson’s chosen mate, Cain opens up and shares his heartbreaking tale— everything from the tragic fight with his brother Abel to his journey to find Lilith and make her his wife. Together they were to create a family of immortals sworn to protect the Essence of the Tree of Life from the one hell bent on destroying it.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Guess Who's Back in the Soon to Be Released #HardRockHarlots 4 by Author @kendallgrey1

Welcome to the Sassy Vixen Publishing blog. It's been a while since we've posted because we've been buried deep in edits, creating new covers, and overall getting ready for our 2015 new releases. Not too much could pull us away from that except one of our author friends. This time it's celebrating a long awaited release from one of our favorite series.

The Hard Rock Harlots series by Kendall Grey. 

The Vixen has reviewed her work before and LOVED IT. She's featured this series on Sinfully Sassy Sundays with The Vixen over on our sister blog Taboo II: Kisses in the Dark. Now our blog gets to be a part of the fun too. 

It’s time to reveal the title for Kendall Grey’s fourth Hard Rock Harlots book. If you saw the pictures yesterday, you probably figured out that the new book is about Letty Dillinger, singer and part-time bassist for Killer Buzz Float. Letty shocked the rock world when she stormed the scene in STRINGS with an unforgettable introduction involving a guy she picked up in a bar, a bottle of tequila, and a strap-on. She hasn’t stopped rocking (or shocking) since. 

Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, book 4 in the Hard Rock Harlots series is entitled ROCK, and if you loved STRINGS, it’ll ROCK your world.




If you’d like to read chapter one of ROCK the day before it releases, Kendall will send it to her newsletter subscribers on March 2. Join her mailing list here: 


Kendall Grey

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

New Beginnings for @SassyVixenPub Starting with a Brand New Logo Featuring #TheVixen




The New Year is full of new beginnings for us and our Sassy Vixen authors. With that in mind, we decided to change things up and create our very own logo. The Vixen was adamant we search to find the perfect images. While we loved the red planet version of the last logo and the throwback to carefree days with our original one, we decided we needed something new and fresh.

We've always had a sexy female fox in mind as part of our company image. She's one of the most beautiful animals in the wild—but don't be fooled. You cross her or her pups and you'll deal with her scrappy fighting skills and teeth.

Just like our authors. ;)

We're excited about the changes and in our search for the current creature that graces our logo, we found a few other fun ones we'll be using for posts. In fact, we found a sexy cartoon version of The Vixen.

Isn't she cute? LOL! The Vixen adores it so look for this animated version of her to show up in future posts. This year will be the year Sassy Vixen Publishing and it's authors take the publishing world by storm!

See you on the other side!

Michael
Chief Executive Officer
Sassy Vixen Publishing LLC

Thursday, January 1, 2015

New #Erotic Collection from @SassyVixenPub Authors #LGBT #vampires

Find it only at AMAZON for a limited time

Welcome to Sassy Vixen Publishing's New Year Celebration! It's been a long time coming but our collection is finally live on Amazon. We've taken a different approach with this one and enrolled it in Kindle Select.

What that means is for the next three months, SEASON OF SUN AND SIN will only be available through Amazon. After that we'll release it on all other outlets. In the meantime, if you are a Kindle Prime member you can read this collection for free. If you're a member of Kindle Unlimited, you will be able to borrow this book to read for free.

Don't fret! Even if you're not a member of those special Amazon groups, you still can enjoy these fabulous stories for only $2.99. That's less than a dollar a tale. Let's take a lot at what Tammy Dennings Maggy and Lia Michaels have in store for you:


Bound in Paradise by Tammy Dennings Maggy is the prequel to THE SURRENDER OF JULIA (NOW AND FOREVER 3). As a companion to the series, this novella gives readers a glimpse into the early days of Carmen and Julia's relationship.





Up and coming L.A. artist Julia Santos had searched for a Domme strong enough and confident enough in their relationship to allow her to be wild and free while trusting her to give over complete control to them in private. Unfortunately very few meet up with her expectations.

Except one.

Carmen Hall had longed for a partner who would be more than her pet, one who would challenge her skills as Mistress and yet offer themselves to her—heart and soul. She’d all but given up until she laid eyes on the fiery Julia.
Join Julia as she remembers her early days with Carmen and a love that spanned over two decades and would know no bounds.

Sweet Surrender by Lia Michaels is the continuation of the Candy Kisses Gang's story. Our favorite menage a quatre first appeared in Have a Naughty, Naughty Christmas. Now Candy, Alexander, Gabriel and Darrin have left their island paradise and are caught up in making their business partnership succeed. Unfortunately, their foursome has had to take a backseat since they returned to the mainland.



Candice Monroe’s life couldn’t be happier—or chaotic. Not only is her bistro the place to be in the Detroit area, she’s fallen in love with not one, but three men. Their fantasy filled ménage a quatre and promises to spend their lives together have taken a backseat to round-the-clock construction, menu changes and plans for their grand opening of their pub Kisses After Dark.

Will Candice and her partners be able to handle the stress of running two successful businesses and still be able to surrender to the fire that burns between them? Or will some unexpected news threaten to tear them apart forever?

Curse of the First Born Cain by Tammy Dennings Maggy is the first installment of her new Kayne Legacy series. The entire tale was detailed for the first time in her second book of poetry Courtship of the Vampyre. Now the poetry takes on new life as Cain's story is told to a young reporter who gets more than she bargained for after winning the interview that could make or break her career.



In the first book of the Kayne Legacy series, we meet reporter Abigail Matthews after she is awarded the interview of a lifetime. She’d been granted no holds barred access to everyone associated with one of the most powerful foundations in the world, including the current CEO Michael Kayne. Sparks fly between them the moment they meet but nothing compared to the jolt she receives when she comes face to face with Michael’s grandfather—the biblical legend Cain. 

In hopes she’d accept her destiny as his grandson’s chosen mate, Cain opens up and shares his heartbreaking tale— everything from the tragic fight with his brother Abel to his journey to find Lilith and make her his wife. Together they were to create a family of immortals sworn to protect the Essence of the Tree of Life from the one hell bent on destroying  it.


There you have it! Three fabulous novellas all wrapped together in one package. What more can you ask for? So go ahead and grab your copy today and catch up on these stories. You won't want to miss a single moment Tammy and Lia have in store for you!

Until next time,

The Vixen






Saturday, December 20, 2014

#TheVixen Remembers Our First Venture in Publishing #poetry #inspirational


Ho ho ho! We're celebrating the third anniversary of the first book we published here at Sassy Vixen Publishing. This collection of poetry detailed the author's journey to find her happily ever after.

Who is this author? It's me! The Vixen! 

That's right. For those of you who don't already know it, The Vixen is me, Tammy Dennings Maggy. There are a few other people in this wide web universe who call themselves Vixen, but this name has been mine since 2009. It was given to me by an old friend and it stuck. One of the poems in this collection has that name in it and it was in April 2012 when I rolled out the Sassy Vixen Publishing blog and in December 2012 I was a member of Four Seduced Muses as The Vixen.

Even though the four muses disbanded and went on to other projects and collaborations, I kept the moniker and continue to post as The Vixen in all of my blogs and those of my pen names. So if you see "The Vixen" anywhere else, look closely before you assume it's me. When in doubt, come back here to this blog or the website and you'll find out all the latest from me and my alter egos.

Back to the reason why we're here today...

Follow Me: Poetry from the Heart and Soul continues to touch hearts around the world. I had thought to take it off all other vendors and go exclusively with Amazon for the next three months so I could see how it would fair with the borrows in Kindle Unlimited, but then I looked at my stats for Oyster and Scribd and determined it wouldn't be worth it. Besides, this collection is only 99 cents. For a buck you can read all  about my journey through major life changes, heartbreak, betrayal and finding true love with my soul mate. 

I wrote like a mad woman during the two years leading up to the publication of this book. It was my salvation and escape from all the turmoil around me. I went through a divorce, reconnected with an old flame who then in turn committed the ultimate betrayal and left me with a heart I thought would never mend. I had hit rock bottom of the abyss.

When I thought there was no other way out, one person found me and lit the way so I could crawl my way up into the light again. He never pushed me, only encouraged me to keep fighting for my heart and soul. He never promised me he would fix everything or even try, but the simple act of being my friend and there if I needed him was enough. Through the struggle, we found love with each other...a love that had always been there and now is burning brighter every single day.

That's what it's like when you find your soul mate—the one you were promised to from the beginning of time.

Yeah, I know that sounds sappy to many of you, but it's the truth. It's the theme I have in all of my books...under all pen names. Whether it's the dark fantasy monster erotica I write as Tawny Savage, the romantic suspense from Stephanie Ryan, the wildly fabulous menage a quatre from Lia Michaels or the sizzling Now and Forever series as Tammy Dennings Maggy all will have soul mates find each other once they've found themselves again.

I've used the poems in this book as wedding vows in For the Love of Quinn and The Surrender of Julia. An entire series is devoted to this poem I wrote in the airport waiting for my flight home. Only four months prior, the old flame mentioned earlier in this post had broken his promises to me and went back to his on again, off again girlfriend. She had tossed him aside so many times before but when it looked like he had wanted to move on, she swooped in and dug her claws back into him. It didn't matter that she would dump him again at the time this poem was written. It didn't matter that he came crawling back into my life and continued to drain me of my self worth and confidence. He still continued to keep her in his life.



The Vixen, The Witch and The Daemon


Here is the tale of two Witches: one Dark and one of the Light
Both vying for the heart of the one called The Daemon.
Who he chooses in the end will determine his ultimate fate:
Be lost forever to the Evil One in the Dark
Or be reborn again into a love that burns forever bright.

The flame-haired Witchy One with eyes of jade
Cast her spell to control the Mighty Daemon.
Using Dark Magic she transforms herself
Into someone familiar he could not resist
But different enough so he could not see the trick.
Her spell only lasts just so long
But no matter.  
Alcohol helps to hide the truth:
She is only using him and relishes in the torture
Of his heart and soul.
The more he is in pain, the more her
Black heart beats with delight.

She demands his undivided attention. 
Isolates him from all he loves 
And all he knows: children, family and friends.
This occupies her days and her nights
Until something else comes along to distract her.
Then she casually tosses him out into the cold
Lost and alone…
No where to go.
So easy for his Dark Side 
To emerge and take control.

The Daemon is lost once again.
Forever searching for the one who calms 
His mind and his soul.
The one who helps him forget 
The Darkness that is waiting to take him back
To the hell he endured before…
Made him the killing machine in the Great War.

Lady Fate steps in once again, 
Angry that someone has dared 
To interfere with her plan.
She distracts the Witchy One 
With the very lust and selfishness that 
Give her spells their power…
Only if The Daemon drowns himself with the spirit
Of the vine and of the grain will the spells endure.
The Lady does all that she can to temper his thirst
But that is one desire she cannot control.
The Evil One laughs at her attempts
But she succeeds enough to give her Champion
A fighting chance.

The Vixen’s inner fire burns bright
With the help of the Goddess Fate.
It calls The Daemon home once again.
This time he clearly sees and is drawn to it
Like a moth to a flame.
He is surprised at who he finds 
At the end of the light.
She was once not The Vixen
But long ago was another: shy, sweet and innocent.
The Love he feels for her now bursts forth
Reminding him of innocence lost…
The One he used to be when near her…
The One he locked away when he thought he lost her.
But here she was once again…
Able to break the spell cast by the Dark Witch.
Vixen’s magick, strong and bright
Cleanses his soul and it all feels right.
No longer alone.
He is finally home.

But the Evil One wanted The Daemon to fall, 
To be back under his complete control.  
He sent his Minion Witchy One on another mission
To do his bidding.
In return she would get everlasting youth:
Her hearts desire and only wish.
She could care less where The Daemon ended up
As long as she could stay anything but sober…
As long as she kept getting what she wanted…
She would deliver The Daemon on a silver platter: 
Whole or in pieces.

The Goddess’s Champion Vixen was heartbroken and lost.
A love that burned forever bright tossed aside
But she was not allowed to be free.
How could this be?
The Daemon still clung to her
Wishing for a life filled with love and peace…
Still unable to break free of the Black Magick 
That bound his soul.

The Vixen allowed him to hold on 
At the cost of her sanity.
This delighted the Evil One.
He wanted to hurt her as well…
Afraid of her Light and Magick of Old.
For she was more powerful than any realized…
Save the Goddess Lady Fate.
 The Vixen was to save the Daemon
From the torture he had always endured.
She was to wipe away the glamour
That the Green-eyed Witch had cast
So he could finally see:
The evil, twisted being he had thought he loved
Was all an illusion…
A Dark Magick creation.

It’s never too late to turn and follow the Light.
Many others are drawn to The Vixen’s beacon…
Taking them away from the Evil One…
All falling for and offering their love
To Lady Fate’s Champion.
But The Vixen with eyes the color of the ocean
And hair kissed by the Sun, 
Forever burns for The Daemon…
Steadfast and true…
With a love that has endured through 
All the pain and sorrow, 
Through heartbreak and rebirth
Through a thousand and one lifetimes.

The Daemon’s eyes are now fully open.
He is finally free of the Darkness 
That has gripped his soul.
He now knows what his heart has known all along.
It has and will always be
The Vixen
Who’s love would set him free.

©Tammy Dennings Maggy
12:05pm 2/26/2011
Las Vegas


Before you ask, no the old flame never broke free of the witch even though she continued to turn on him again and again. How did he get through all of her betrayals? He kept reaching out to me and pulling me back down into the despair that clouded his world. Here's another poem in this collection that begs him to make up his mind.


Why Can’t You Let Me Go?

Why do you hang onto my heart
Even though it can’t take another blow.
You say you love another so
Why can’t you let me go?

You choose someone else to be by your side,
And to me this is nothing new.
Yet you still cling to me and what we could have had
When more often than not
She leaves you sad and blue.

Once again you claim you love me
And with the other one you are through.
 But within a matter of hours
She’s back in your bed…
Proving once again to me
That you’ve lied and messed with my head.

Why can’t you let me go?
You still find ways to keep in touch
But no one else can know.
You claim to the world
you are with the one you love
And no one else will do.
 But you still keep our bond a secret;
Making sure she doesn’t get suspicious
Or have a clue.

Why can’t you let me go?
Stop promising me our time will come.
You have no intention of leaving her,
But you keep pulling me close
And then brutally tossing me aside
After promising me
That I am the one always on your mind.

Why can’t you let me go?
There are so many more questions
You left unanswered and I need to know.
What did I do to deserve this emotional blackmail?
Where along the way did I fail?
I trusted you with deep heart wrenching secrets
That I had locked away and thrown away the key.
I let you in, bared my heart and soul
And for a while I truly felt
Like I had been set free.

Free to finally love the man
Who held my heart for all of these years.
But I was wrong to trust you…
Because all I have left from you
Are pain and tears.

Why won’t you let me go?
You told me you never would hurt me like this…
And yet you continue to do so
With each passing day.
You won’t let me have peace.
You never let me have my say.

Why won’t you let me go?
If the love you feel for the Witchy One
Is so strong and true,
Why did you work so hard to make me believe
When you said “Vixen, I will always love you.”

Why can’t you let me go?
Is it because you know we are meant to be?
Are you afraid of losing the chance
To finally be happy with the one
Who has loved you from afar?
Or is it just a game
To keep me chasing after you,
Waiting for you to call while you are out
With her at the local bar?

Why can’t you let me go?
My heart needs to be able to mend.
By holding on like this
You are not acting like my friend.

Why won’t you let me go?
If you are done with me
Stay away.
Stop pulling me into the drama.
Maybe it’s time you did some soul searching
And decide whether or not
You should believe in Karma.

Why can’t you let me go?
The answer is plain to see.
Your heart won’t let you be at peace with her
Because it knows you long to be with me.

©Tammy Dennings Maggy
01/29/20110
1am

So what happened? Did he let me go or keep trying to have his cake and eat it too?

For the answers to those questions and many more, you'll have to read the poems. Follow along as I work through it all to finally end up with the man I had dreamed of since I was a little girl.

Follow me...

Sunday, September 14, 2014

UPDATES from @SassyVixenPub #erotica #RomanticSuspense #Bigfoot

Welcome back to the Sassy Vixen Publishing blog. We've been going through a lot of changes and as a result, the release dates of the next three of our books have to be pushed back.

We're in the process of moving our entire base of operations to Washington. In the meantime, all the edits are moving forward. The delay will come when it's time to format the manuscripts for publication on all of the retail sites. Our computers will be in transit during the time we would normally be completing the formatting. As soon as they're all up and running again, we'll be back to work.

We'd like to thank you all for your patience and continued support during this exciting time for us. We'll be sure to post any updates and new release dates for Tawny Savage, Stephanie Ryan, Lia Michaels and Tammy Dennings Maggy as soon as they're finalized.

Until then, we'll leave you with one of our favorite songs...


Sunday, July 27, 2014

Another #Cover Reveal: New #Erotic #Anthology Coming Soon

Welcome back to join us for another celebration. We've been hard at work on our new covers. You got to see the cover for Stephanie Ryan's debut romantic suspense Dangerous Medicine. Now we're thrilled to share the latest.

In March, we announced we were in the planning stages for a summer anthology to follow up with the stories started in the Christmas anthology and introduce a few others. Unfortunately, the original line up broke apart and as a result, the Christmas anthology was pulled from the market. You'll find those stories released in other publications. For Sassy Vixen, that meant we needed to find new homes for two tales in Sweet, Sultry and Oh So Taboo.

Now is the time for the summer anthology to take flight. Included in this one will be three erotic tales to take you over the edge  and into glorious ecstasy. Lia Michaels brings back her popular Candy Kisses menage a quatre in "Sweet Surrender". Tammy Dennings Maggy brings two tales. The first is a prequel to The Surrender of Julia (Now and Forever 3) called "Bound in Paradise" and the second is the prequel to the vampire erotica Kayne Legacy series called "Curse of the First Born."

All of them are in the final writing stages and in edits as you read this. We hope to have this one out by the end of September. To hold you over until then, here's the cover...


That's it for now. We'll post more updates on the new release dates as we finalize them. Happy Reading!

The Vixen

Friday, July 25, 2014

Cover Reveal for a new #Romantic #Suspense by @StephRyanAuthor


Welcome to the Sassy Vixen Publishing blog. Today we're joining with author Stephanie Ryan in celebrating the new cover for her debut romantic suspense Dangerous Medicine.

We've featured the first six chapters of her novel in our latest anthology Sweet, Sultry and Oh So Taboo, but this cover reveal if for the complete story. She wanted to incorporate a Michigan sunset as well as a steamy couple and this is what our cover artists came up with for her. She's thrilled and so are we.

The editors will have this one in their hands within the next month and our tentative release date is at the end of October. We thought that would be a great time since that's when Dangerous Medicine starts out. 

Enough of our gabbing. Here's Stephanie's new cover!


Tuesday, July 8, 2014

*99¢* Celebration from all @SassyVixenPub Authors #taboo #erotic #sweet


Welcome back to the Sassy Vixen Blog! We're celebrating today after receiving long awaited news. We will be relocating to the Seattle area now that Mr. Vixen (CEO Michael Smith) has now officially retired from the US Coast Guard. The Vixen received word of veterinary positions open in that area so everything is a go!

In hour of those changes, we've made quite a few here at SVP. You may have already noticed the price drop in our smaller/shorter works. After attending seminars at RomCon, we determined that 
99¢ would be our price point for the following works:

Forbidden Destiny (Fearless Love) by Lia Michaels
The Courtship of the Vampyre by Tammy Dennings Maggy
Follow Me: Poetry from the Heart and Soul by Tammy Dennings Maggy
Brigid's Blessing (Bigfoot Chronicles 1) by Tawny Savage
Bigfoot Claims His Mate (Bigfoot Chronicles 2) by Tawny Savage

Now those are permanently set at those prices across all retail outlets. We're happy with the new pricing, but it wasn't a big enough celebration. 


So as a special event for the next few days, we're lowering the price of Sweet, Sultry and Oh So Taboo from $3.99 down to only 99¢. Next week the price will jump back up, so if you want to get your copy now at the low price, you need to grab it now!

The “Sweet” from Stephanie Ryan’s Dangerous Medicine (M/F): Detroit based veterinary surgeon Miranda Jacobs puts her fast-paced career on hold in order to be with her family at her brother's bedside. It's on the way to the hospital that she literally collides with Detective Jake Martinelli. Sparks fly between them, and Miranda finds herself fiercely attracted to Jake even though she knows very little about him. 

The “Sultry” from Tammy Dennings Maggy’s Meet Me Under the Mistletoe (MF): Coast Guard Steve Sanders is called to assist a sinking vessel. His pregnant wife Jolene waits for his return when the rescue mission has goes horribly wrong. Will a miracle bring him back to meet his wife under the mistletoe? 


The “Taboo” from Lia Michaels’s Have a Naughty, Naughty Christmas (MFMM): Candice, Alexander and Gabriel own Candy Kisses, the place to be in Detroit. The business partners have kept their desires hidden. When a wealthy playboy extends an offer that allows them to indulge their wildest fantasies, they embark on a very naughty Christmas. 


You don't want to miss this one! We'll be releasing Stephanie's full novel by the end of the year and Lia's Candy Kisses Gang will be featured in our next anthology out in the fall. I know we promised both of those books earlier this summer, but with the upheaval caused by the move, we've had to put those projects on hold until we get settled. We don't want you to be disappointed in a story that's not done right!

Until next time,
Tammy