Peggy Jaeger's Blog, page 22
August 6, 2024
#wednesdaywisdom 8.7.2024
People used to say “There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” meaning, you had to so something to get something in return.
This quote pushes that narrative. You won’t just wake up tomorrow and be a successful author/businessperson/famous movistar, just to name a few. You have to put in the work, sweat, frustrations, and diligence to achieve a level of success.
You have to fail before you can succeed.
You have to work before you can reap the benefits of that work.
I love this quote!
August 5, 2024
#teasertuesday 8.6.24
Today, it’s a book cover tease, lol…
From the upcoming ( 11.11.24 release) of A CHEF’S KISS CHRISTMAS _A DICKENS HOLIDAY ROMANCE Book 26)
Successful Chef Anton Saparosa had the perfect life. Great marriage; beautiful and adoring wife; trendy, SoCal restaurant frequented by celebrities – many of them his friends.
Then Covid hit.
Anton’s perfect life dissolved before his eyes. With nothing left to keep him in California he starts an itinerant cross-country journey searching for something to give his life meaning again.
Happenstance lands him in the tiny town of Dickens just as Dorrit’s Diner is thrown into chaos.
Literary Agent Portia Avon needs a rest. A messy divorce has her craving quiet and the company of her friend and client A.B. Cards, nee Abra Bree. She comes from the western heat of California to the eastern cold of Dickens and plans to do nothing but rest, relax, and read during her holiday stay.
When Portia spots a familiar face in Dorrit’s, she’s confused. Why is Anton Saparosa, one of the most recognizable chefs in California, working as a fry cook in Abra’s mom’s diner, and going by the name Tony Smith?
A question Portia wants an answer to, but one Tony isn’t willing to share, especially with a woman he can’t stop thinking about.
August 4, 2024
Another wonderful Library Event coming up!
Hey kids. Happy Sunday.
Yesterday I attended the Monadnock Literary Buzz event in Peterborough and had an amazing time.
Next up on the book signing circuit for me is the ROMANCE AUTHOR FESTIVAL at the Bigelow Free Library in Clinton, MA, on Saturday, August 17.
13 authors, a scavenger hunt, candy! And lots of fun and conversation about all things books and romance-related.
Join us! It’s a free event open to the public.
And if you want to preorder books from me to make sure you get the copy you want, here’s my preorder form:
July 31, 2024
#tbt #tbthursday 8.1.24
From April, 2023….
The third book in the San Valentino family is today’s First line Friday – CHRISTMAS & CANNOLIS
Regina’s tips for surviving in a big Italian family: #1: Ignore behavior that will never change.
With Christmas season in full swing, baker Regina San Valentino is up to her elbows in cake batter and cookie dough. Between running her own business, filling her bursting holiday order book, and managing her crazy Italian family, she’s got no time to relax, no room for more custom cake orders, and no desire to find love. A failed marriage and a personal tragedy have convinced her she’s better off alone. Then a handsome stranger enters her bakery begging for help. Regina can’t find it in her heart to refuse him.
Connor Gilhooly is in a bind. He needs a specialty cake for an upcoming fundraiser and puts himself—and his company’s reputation—in Regina’s capable hands. What he doesn’t plan on is falling for a woman with heartbreak in her eyes or dealing with a wise-guy father and a disapproving family.
Can Regina lay her past to rest and trust the man who’s awoken her heart?
July 30, 2024
Saturday Book signing event in Peterborough, NH
This Saturday, August 3, 2024, I’ll be in Peterborugh, NH at the MONADNOCK LITERARY BUZZ author meet and greet and book-signing. Just look at the list of authors representing in the above graphic!
I can’t wait.
This is an eclectic mix of writers who will have their works available for purchase.
The event goes from 12-5 pm and is located at Reynolds Hall, 51 Concord St, Peterborough, NH 03458 ( for GPS!!)
Hope to see lots of my friends from Keene there! It’s a quick drive from our town. ( No guilt, lol!)
July 29, 2024
#tuesdaytease 7.30.24
So I’m trying to figure out what comes next in the publication schedule, and it’s my Dickens book on 11.11. Then, my Love, Lattes, and the Holidays book on 12.10. I’ve talked about them for a bunch of times, so i think today I’ll talk about the 4th HEAVEN’S MATCHMAKER book ( which isn’t written yet, just plotted.)
So, for the tease, here’s the premise of… YOU’RE MY MATCH ( CHARITY AND KOLBY)
Her job as an assistant wedding planner means everything to Charity. She’s got a bullet-point plan for her future, and she’s not about to let anything get in the way of her goals. But a drunken hookup with a coworker – a guy she’s had a hate/hate relationship with from the get-go – may put her plan in jeopardy. Charity has to ensure her boss never finds out about her indiscretion. But every day, it’s getting harder to hide how much she wants a repeat of that amazing night.
His life is a series of one-night stands and Kolby’s not about to change his status for anyone – not even the little fireball who’s been the bane of his existence since the first day they met. Why, then, are his eyes always straying to Charity when he should be concentrating on work? And why does being around her suddenly make him want to be a different kind of man? A better one? One who thinks about…the future?
These two polar opposites need to decide if they want a future together or a life without the other in it, because an emotional volcano is churning and it’s about to erupt.
Now…to write it. LOL ~ Peg
July 28, 2024
July 26, 2024
A Dickens Holiday Romance takeover! 7.27.24
Starting today, I’ll be taking over the CHRISTMAS COMES TO DICKENS Facebook page for my turn at CHRISTMAS IN JULY.
All weekend long, I’ll be posting about my books in the Dickens series, the new 2024 arrival just in time for the holiday season, and giving away prizes to new members of the group.
Come and join me for a fun-filled weekend of all things Dickens, Christmas, and romance!
