Yep. This was the traffic jam on the state highway near me this week.
Hey everyone! Busy week here (you couldn’t have guessed I’d say that, huh?! ;)) – end of summer school for me, hot days, thunderstorms, dog scared of thunderstorms, my son’s birthday today (he’s 8!), the swim team pool party, and on it goes! I also had an ad running the end of this week and it was cool to watch the numbers change on my book’s dashboard after it came out :D.
One thing my oldest daughter and I did was go watch the high school marching band show off what they’ve been learning in the last few weeks at band camp. They did a performance type thing. My oldest plays the tenor saxophone (she’s good! for just starting last summer anyway!) and we took one of her besties with us. They’d changed the location at the last minute and instead of bleachers, we would have needed chairs or a blanket. We also realized my kiddos is going to have to figure something out for her allergies next year :/. It was cool to see how much work they’ve already put in. She thought marching bands just…marched…like in parades so today we watched a halftime show (Texas A&M popped up) to show her what good college bands can do.
Anyway…how’s your week been?
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Last week
Monday: JoAnn Durgin talked about her rebel ways! Her winner is SARAH!
Tuesday: Autumn MacArthur talked about ending up in the wrong place, but God still has a plan.
Wednesday: Staci Stallings talked about how her son began to overcome his dyslexia and the book that grew from it.
Thursday: Deb Kastner talked covers and her dream cast for The Cowboy’s Surprise Baby!
Friday: Narelle Atkins reviewed Valerie Comer’s novella Secretly Yours,
Saturday: Special guest Christina Coryell joined us to talk about falling in love with her heroes and give us a peek into Simply Mad.
Coming Up
You know you’re in a pretty rural community when they hay the high school…
Monday: Merrillee Whren
Tuesday: Belle Calhoune
Wednesday: Carol Moncado
Thursday: Lee Tobin McClain
Friday: Hallee Bridgeman
Saturday: Lindi Peterson
News & Notes
August 2015
Island Dreams (Wildflower B&B Romance Book 2) by Kimberly Rose Johnson
Plum Upside Down (A Farm Fresh Romance 5) by Valerie Comer
Hand-Me-Down Princess (The Brides of Bellas Montagnes 1) by Carol Moncado
July 2015
Love Flies In (An Emerald Cove Novella) by Heidi McCahan
When a Man Loves a Woman (Seven Brides Seven Brothers 7) by Belle Calhoune
Enchantment (The Lewis Legacy Series 6) by JoAnn Durgin
Love in Mistletoe Springs BOX SET by Ginger Solomon, Lee Tobin McClain, Kimberly Rose Johnson, Gail Sattler, and Lee Carver
More Than Friends (The Macleans: Catriona) by Autumn Macarthur
Sweet Serenade (Riverbend Romance 3) by Valerie Comer
Time and Tide by Lynette Sowell
The Lifeguards, the Swim Team, and Frozen Custard by Carol Moncado
Orphaned Hearts by Marion Ueckermann
His Perfect Catch by Narelle Atkins
Nursing the Soldier’s Heart (Village of Hope 2) by Merrillee Whren
Love in Mistletoe Springs BOX SET by Ginger Solomon, Lee Tobin McClain, Kimberly Rose Johnson, Gail Sattler, and Lee Carver is ON SALE for 99¢ for a limited time.
Belle Calhoune is pleased to announce that she’s signed a 3-book deal with Love Inspired for a series set in Alaska.
Kept by Sally Bradley has won the Grace Award, a reader-driven award, for best romance published in 2014.
Splash! BOX SET by Narelle Atkins, Valerie Comer, Autumn Macarthur, Heidi McCahan, Lesley Ann McDaniel, Carol Moncado, Lynette Sowell, Jan Thompson, and Marion Ueckermann is available at 99¢.
Summer of Love BOX SET by Leah Atwood, Valerie Comer, JoAnn Durgin, Kimberly Rae Jordan, Lee Tobin McClain, and Staci Stallings is available at 99¢.
Love Brings Us Home BOX SET by Hallee Bridgeman, Valerie Comer, JoAnn Durgin, Kimberly Rae Jordan, Staci Stallings, Lynette Sowell, and Debra Ullrick is available at 99¢.
Raspberries and Vinegar (A Farm Fresh Romance 1) by Valerie Comer
The Wedding List (Love in Store 1) by Autumn Macarthur
To Protect and Serve (Courage 1) by Staci Stallings
His Baby Bond (Sacred Bond 1) by Lee Tobin McClain
Greater than Rubies (Jewel Series 2) by Hallee Bridgeman
Finding Mr. Write (CANDID Romance 1) by Carol Moncado
Good Enough for a Princess (The Montevaro Monarchy 1) by Carol Moncado
To Protect and Serve (Courage 1) by Staci Stallings
White Knight (Courage 2) by Staci Stallings
For Real (Courage 3) by Staci Stallings
Deep in the Heart by Staci Stallings
Coming Undone by Staci Stallings
Wisdom to Know (Grant us Grace 1) by Elizabeth Maddrey
Courage to Change (Grant Us Grace 2) by Elizabeth Maddrey
Serenity to Accept (Grant Us Grace 3) by Elizabeth Maddrey
Joint Venture (Grant Us Grace novella) by Elizabeth Maddrey
When she's not writing about her imaginary friends, Carol Moncado is hanging out with her husband and four kids in the big yard of their southwest Missouri home, teaching American Government at a community college, reading, or watching NCIS. She's a member of ACFW and RWA, President and founding member for the MozArks ACFW group, and a category coordinator for ACFW's First Impressions.
Happy birthday to your son, Carol!
Hi Carol, Happy 8th Birthday to your son and sounds like you had a wild day! This year I’m hoping it will be a little easier to deal with schools than last school year. I had to deal with four different schools but this year I’ll only have to deal with two. Thanks for sharing your day! Jenny
Happy Sunday, Carol!
First of all, happy birthday to your son!!! I hope it was a great day for him. Secondly, that would be neat to watch Texas A&M marching band! Every year on the 4th of July we have the Drum & Bugle Corps Concert play on our football field. Since we live across the road from them, we can hear them so clearly! And can watch them as they practice….it’s always such a great time and they have such talent, I tell you :-)
And it’s no surprise that you had a busy week….the better question, when do you NOT have a busy one? Not sure how you juggle everything you do ;-)
Looking forward to this weeks posts!