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4-21-2025 Newsletter

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Pope Francis

I hope all of you have been doing well.

I’m not Catholic. For those of you who are – I’m sorry to hear about the death of Pope Francis. He deeply inspired and cared for others. He will be missed by countless people around the world.

Easter

I dyed Easter eggs last Saturday. I haven’t done this in years. I will make egg salad with the eggs today. I did it the old-fashioned way – using food coloring, vinegar and boiled water. If you dyed eggs, what did you do with them? Do you have any favorite recipes that use hard-boiled eggs?

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Do you have any fun Easter pics? I’d love to see them!

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Grandniece’s Birthday!

My beautiful grandniece recently turned FIVE! Her mom took her to Disney World to celebrate her birthday!

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Grandniece and her mom at Disney World
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Grandniece out for her birthday dinner at Japanese steak house near Orlando!
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The Candy Beach SeriesI’m still in the midst of trying to develop fresh, new covers for my Candy Beach Series! As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, marketing is tough, and every so often, authors may need to rebrand their book covers! Beach scenes work really great with romance novels. Thanks so much for last week’s feedback! Most of you, as well as those on social media, chose this image as your favorite:

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used the image above to create a new cover for Chocolate Dreams. I then found more images – similar to the one above – to use for the other books in the series. Here are the samples of covers for books #1 and #2:

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Caramel Kisses​Caramel Kisses, Book 0 of The Candy Beach Series, also has a new cover! The hero and heroine in Caramel Kisses are almost 70 years old!

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The Blacksmith’s Bride​I’m still writing The Blacksmith’s Bride – a historical novel set a few years after the Civil War. The Blacksmith’s Bride is the third book in the Romance Bride Series.I’m enjoying writing The Blacksmith’s Bride as each character goes through an emotional journey of change and faith. Pre-order a copy for yourself and a friend!EventsI currently have one in-person event – scheduled for June 28th. More information here.Our Country!Remember to keep our country in prayer as all/some of these changes take place! At times, transitions do not run smoothly! Also, remember to pray for all that are suffering in our nation! Be sure to check on your friends and loved ones to be sure they are okay!Enjoy your day!

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Butterscotch Bliss

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful compliments about Butterscotch Bliss. Currently, the eBook version is only available for those joining my email list. I recently placed the paperback version onto  Amazon  and  Barnes and Noble . I changed the cover for the paperback version.  If you feel inclined – please leave a review – only if you enjoyed the book!

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Cherished by Kim Cash Tate

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Book review for Cherished by Kim Cash Tate.

#kimcashtate #Cherished #africanamericanchristianfiction #christianfiction #ceceliadowdy

4-7-2025 Newsletter

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Award!

I hope your week was amazing! I’d love to hear what you’ve been doing!

Our son recently received a Graduate Research Award at Towson University!

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Here is a ​video​ of our son receiving his award!

Writers’ Retreat

I attended a writers’ retreat at the Marriott Hotel near Dulles Airport last weekend. I often receive questions from people who would like to write a book. Whenever I’m approached about my writing journey, I always encourage my fellow scribes to seek out a group of writers. Meeting with other writers can be therapeutic and can also provide a wealth of information that can be used as you write your next novel. Here’s some pics from the retreat!

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Saturday night dinner

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Trees near our Saturday night dinner spot.

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Morning coffee at the hotel.

The Blacksmith’s Bride

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I’m still writing The ​Blacksmith’s Bride​ – a historical novel set a few years after the Civil War. The Blacksmith’s Bride is the third book in the ​Romance Bride Series​.

I’m enjoying writing ​The Blacksmith’s Bride​ as each character goes through an emotional journey of change and faith. ​Pre-order​ a copy for yourself and a friend!

Events

I currently have one in-person event – scheduled for June 28th. More information ​here​.

Our Country!

Remember to keep our country in prayer as all/some of these changes take place! At times, transitions do not run smoothly! Also, remember to pray for all that are suffering in our nation! Be sure to check on your friends and loved ones to be sure they are okay!

Enjoy your day!

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Butterscotch Bliss

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful compliments about Butterscotch Bliss. Currently, the eBook version is only available for those joining my email list. I recently placed the paperback version onto  Amazon  and  Barnes and Noble . I changed the cover for the paperback version.  If you feel inclined – please leave a review – only if you enjoyed the book!

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Bittersweet Dreams – Short Video

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Watch my short Youtube video about my novel Bittersweet Dreams!

3-31-2025 Newsletter

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Spring!

I hope all of you had an amazing week.

My left knee has been bothering me for the past couple of weeks. I was finally able to go for a walk this morning. It’s so pretty outside!

Here’s a few pics of the blooming trees in my neighborhood!

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How was your week? I’d love to hear about it!

Cool Deal

I’m still offering my cool deal! You can purchase all of my Christmas books for $20! This price includes continental US Postage! That’s 65% off the regular price. I don’t know when I’ll be offering at this price again so grab them while I still have them in stock! Thanks to all of you who have ordered so far! I’ve had wonderful compliments about the books!

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The Blacksmith’s Bride

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I’m still writing The Blacksmith’s Bride – a historical novel set a few years after the Civil War. The Blacksmith’s Bride is the third book in the Romance Bride Series.

I’m enjoying writing The Blacksmith’s Bride as each character goes through an emotional journey of change and faith. Be sure to pre-order a copy for yourself and a friend!

Events

I currently have one in-person event – scheduled for June 28th. More information here.

Our Country!

Remember to keep our country in prayer as all/some of these changes take place! At times, transitions do not run smoothly! Also, remember to pray for all that are suffering in our nation! Be sure to check on your friends and loved ones to be sure they are okay!

Enjoy your day!

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Butterscotch Bliss

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful compliments about Butterscotch Bliss. Currently, the eBook version is only available for those joining my email list. I recently placed the paperback version onto  Amazon  and  Barnes and Noble . I slightly changed the cover for the paperback version.  If you feel inclined – please leave a review – only if you enjoyed the book!

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Tilly by Frank Peretti – Video

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Tilly by Frank Peretti – a Youtube video book review

#Tilly #FrankPeretti #ceceliadowdy #Christianfiction

The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie Video

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Video review for The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie.

#RachelLinden #ceceliadowdy #novel #themagicoflemondroppie #sweetstory #fiction

3-24-2025 Newsletter!

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Back to School!

I hope all of you had an amazing week.

Spring Break was too short. Our son was able to help me with a lot of tasks at home. Now he’s back at school! Here’s a pic of him at one of the buildings on campus!

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How was your week? I’d love to hear about it!

Cool Deal

I’m offering a cool deal! You can purchase all of my Christmas books for $20! This price includes continental US Postage! That’s 65% off the regular price. I don’t know when I’ll be offering at this price again so grab them while I still have them in stock!

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The Blacksmith’s Bride

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I’m still writing The Blacksmith’s Bride – a historical novel set a few years after the Civil War. The Blacksmith’s Bride is the third book in the Romance Bride Series.

One of the secondary characters in my novel is a young child (Esther). She goes to school and must take her lunch with her.

Most of you know that I love writing about food in my novels. Many readers mentioned that reading my books makes them hungry. I have some scenes showing Esther eating lunch with her schoolmates. Lunch was called dinner back then. The lunch pail was often a refurbished metal container. For example, a tin that used to have lard, or tobacco might be repurposed to use as a lunch tin.

Kids usually had cold food for lunch such as biscuits, bread and butter, hard boiled eggs, and maybe a meat such as ham or salt pork, and fresh or dried fruit. They might also have jam or molasses sandwiches, and maybe a sweet treat such as gingerbread or a cookie.

The lunch pail may have looked something like this:

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The lunch seems somewhat limited to me. If you were in school in the 1800’s, what would you have liked to pack in your pail for lunch?

I’m enjoying writing The Blacksmith’s Bride as each character goes through an emotional journey of change and faith. Be sure to pre-order a copy for yourself and a friend!

Events

I currently have one in-person event – scheduled for June 28th. More information here.

Our Country!

Remember to keep our country in prayer as all/some of these changes take place! At times, transitions do not run smoothly! Also, remember to pray for all that are suffering in our nation! Be sure to check on your friends and loved ones to be sure they are okay!

Butterscotch Bliss

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful compliments about Butterscotch Bliss. Currently, the eBook version is only available for those joining my email list. I recently placed the paperback version onto  Amazon  and  Barnes and Noble . I slightly changed the cover for the paperback version.  If you feel inclined – please leave a review – only if you enjoyed the book!

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David and Goliath Video

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David and Goliath video

1 Samuel chapters 16-17

#DavidandGoliath #HouseofDavid #ceceliadowdy #oldtestament #Sundayschool #Bible #Biblestudy