At my house, a Christmas elf makes sure the house gets a good cleaning for the holidays, decorations come out, the menu is planned and the food bought, the tree is set up and presents are thoughtfully purchased and wrapped. Kinda like that old story about the shoemaker and his shoes, ya know? Just kidding. […]
Scamp the Squirrel (plus giveaway)
Scamp the Squirrel is back again. He torments my poor pit bull/shepherd mix, Sadie. He runs back and forth along the fence, wiggling and shaking his fluffy tail in an unspoken dare. Poor Sadie spends hours at the window, whining in frustration because Mom won’t let her out to chase the squirrel every five seconds. […]
My Guilty Pleasure (plus giveaway)
After a long wait in which A&E dropped one of my favorite television shows–Longmire–and fans scrambled to find it a new home, a new season just debuted on Netflix. (Thanks to Netflix for picking up this wonderful show!!!) All ten episodes at once. I eagerly await my hubby’s arrival so we can binge. (Cowboys and horses…so sue […]
Movie Star Cast
Hi! Deb Kastner here. One of the questions I’m often asked as an author is how my cover is made. At Harlequin they use what is called an Art Fact Sheet, which is several pages of details regarding characters, plot and themes, as well as three scene suggestions, all of which they may or may […]