Harley Q. Turner (Author)

I was in the emergency room on Saturday for what I thought was as simple as a sore throat. Not only was it strep (which I had actually assumed), but the doctors were amazed at my blood pressure. How can it be so high and yet have no signs of having a stroke? How can it be so high when medically there is nothing wrong with me? Stress. It's going to kill me. My ex-husband was released from prison last Tuesday and since his release, he has been messaging me DAILY about wanting to see the kids. Um. No? You were out of their lives for 3 years. Very minimal contact during those three years. You expect me to rearrange my schedule to accommodate you? Unlikely. And then of course there is the reason as to why he was in prison in the first place! I will never forget being woken up at 6 am on a Sunday morning to cops at my door wanting to make sure I was still alive! Not only had he beaten the hell of his girlfriend (he ended up being charged with felony strangulation and felony false

A visit to Avalon is only the beginning... Of course, the visit is cut short for Sera and her friends when they discover that Zac has been kidnapped by Drew's brothers in an attempt to draw Sera to them. Sick of living as an incubus, Drew attempts to redeem his past transgressions by helping the Avalonians fight against the incubi to save Zac and later Lexi, although the battle is not without casualties. Mariana is one of the two last surviving mermaids of Avalon after her parents were brutally killed in a past battle against the incubi. Orphaned at a young age and forced into raising her sister, Mariana has the ability to see and bring out the best in people. Can Mariana bring out the best in Drew? Is he capable of redemption or is his past just too dark?

I am so sick of my in-laws! First of all, most of them have done absolutely nothing to accept my children. My family treats my step-daughter like she is just one of my kids, as I expect them to, but my in-laws? So not the case! My sister in law was married over the weekend, and all I see on social media, DAYS later, is everything wedding related. Um. Where was this during my wedding? Oh yea, no where to be found. The world seems to completely revolve around my sister in law, and I can't stand her. A few years ago, my mother in law came over for Christmas with several presents for my step daughter that she wanted her to open in front of the other children. So, you want to spoil this child while my children watch and make me explain to them why you refuse to even acknowledge them? I don't think so. If you only want to include the one child, you can do it at your own house. I'm not going to explain to my kids that my husband's family likes to act that they don't

“You want to take me to Avalon?” Sera Neilson shrieked. She couldn’t believe her ears. Of course, of all the unbelievable things she had heard over the last month, uprooting her life in the midst of disaster to visit the mythological place that she was apparently the princess of shouldn’t be all that unbelievable.   It’s not like she was expected to believe she was really an immortal faerie, and that she had to choose between two dragons, and the fate of their home depended on her decision.    It’s not like she was expected to believe that her father, whom she had never known, was a demon that assaulted her best friend when they thought he was just a typical teenage guy.   It’s not like she was expected to believe that Evelyn, whom she thought was her grandmother, was really a several hundred year old witch that was responsible for the protection of the Neilson family.   Oh wait. Sera had been expected to believe all that.   All that and more.   “I have scho

March 13, 2015... That was the day it all began. The day I officially published my first book. Summer Love was available for purchase on March 13, 2015. Closely followed by Autumn Goodbye on April 10, 2015. When I picked up the pen, I didn't realize how hard it would be to put it down. I didn't realize how many other stories I could come up with to share with the world. I didn't realize how much I would actually love being able to affect lives with my words. It has almost been two years. In those two years, there are eight books. Three series. One standalone. The First Love Series was probably the most difficult thing I have ever written because it hits so close to home. Writing about the love between Marissa and Chad wasn't easy, but I needed to get it out. I know my husband wasn't comfortable while I was working on that series because of the old feelings that were drug up, but he (for the most part) remained supportive. From the Corner of Her Eye is a

Since I started publishing my writing, I have kept all of my different hobbies separate. I am still leery about sharing my writing with those that I know in real life, but I am slowly starting to get better for it. I have decided that the only way I am ever going to be comfortable with my friends and family knowing about my writing is just jumping straight in. I am a mom of five children. I am a crafter. I am an author. I am a photographer. I am sick of keeping all these things separate. From now on, all my photography as well as my crafting will also be featured on harleyturner.net I am currently in the process of adding everything to the website. It will take some time to get everything, but it will eventually happen.