Happy new year, readers! To be honest, it might take me a while to write “2021” when I’m writing down dates. I’m trying to make sure I don’t revert back to “2020” for the next few weeks. Speaking of firsts, since this is the first month of the year, I thought it might be fun to […]
Have Yourself a Merry Reading Christmas (with a Gift Card #Giveaway)
Ah, it’s December again. The air feels festive, and Christmas Day is just around the corner. All my decorations are up. What about you? My family and I try to keep the decorations simple because the simpler they are, the faster it will be to put them away come January. Besides decorating for Christmas, what […]
A Season of Thanksgiving
“O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever” (1 Chronicles 16:34). In just a few weeks, it’s Thanksgiving week again in the USA. Canada has already celebrated its Thanksgiving last month. Even if your country doesn’t have a Thanksgiving holiday, we know that as Christians we are […]
National Cake Decorating Day (and #Giveaway)
Did you know that October 10 is National Cake Decorating Day in the USA? Immediately my thoughts went to Diego’s cupcakes in Know You More, book 1 in my Savannah Sweethearts series. Perhaps cupcakes are not all that Diego knows to make, but he is known for them in his circle of friends at Riverside […]
Seasons Come, Seasons Go
In the order of most favorite to least, what are your preferred seasons in real life? What about in the novels you read? Spring Summer Fall (Autumn) Winter Growing up only ten minutes away from the beach, I’ve always preferred the summer myself, but I do like the changing seasons. Here are my favorites in […]
All in the Family (and #Giveaway)
Do you like to read books in which the characters are interconnected, e.g. in a community or church or family? Do you like to read a series in which each book features a sibling, a cousin, best friend, or someone in the family? I thought I’d share with you a glimpse of how I planned […]
What are Your Favorite National Holidays?
Tomorrow is the USA Independence Day commemoration, also known as Fourth of July. There are fireworks and barbecues, and if you’re in the southern USA, they’re usually accompanied by a hot and humid summer’s day. This national holiday had me thinking about other national holidays around the world. Of course, each country has its own […]
Five Questions for Chef and Restaurateur Piper Peyton (and #Giveaway)
Do you like to read character interviews? Today we’re going to revisit one of my Savannah Sweethearts main characters, Piper Peyton, who is the chef-owner of Piper’s Place in Savannah. Piper Peyton’s restaurant has appeared in every single book in the series, since the days of the prequel, Ask You Later. However, I didn’t get […]
Novel Mothers (And #Giveaway)
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day in the USA. We all have mothers, whether biological or adopted, so I thought maybe it would be interesting to talk about mothers in real life and mothers in fiction. Feel free to comment for a chance to win an ebook copy of Reach for Me (Vacation Sweethearts Book 2) in which […]
Reading and Writing Through a Pandemic
Are you staying at home due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic that is all over the world? Are you practicing social distancing so you can actively help flatten the curve to prevent a spike in the coronavirus disease in you county or state or country? (Look at me using all these new fancy terms I […]
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