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October 11, 2023
A new GOODREADS Giveaway…
YAY! I’ve got another GOODREADS giveaway starting today. This one’s for my upcoming book DON’T MESS WITH THE MISTLETOE: A Dickens Holiday Romance (Book 18) Dorrit’s Diner.
I’m giving away 100 free Kindle copies, but you have to enter for a chance to win one. Here’s the entry link:
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Don’t Mess with the Mistletoeby Peggy JaegerThe giveaway ends October 25, 2023.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
October 10, 2023
October 8, 2023
5 things to know about…
… Michael Charles, my hero in DON’T MESS WITH THE MISTLETOE, A Dickens Holiday Romance ( book 18): Dorrit’s Diner, available for preorder right now.
It’s the holiday season in the tiny town of Dickens and pilot Michael Charles is home for his annual visit. His wanderlust has him itching to get back up in the skies as soon as possible, especially since he’s got a full schedule of rich and famous clients waiting to be transported to warm, exotic locales for the winter.
When his heavily pregnant sisters present him with a plan to give their workaholic mother some time off from managing the family diner, he balks. But one look at how tired the woman who took him into her home and heart is, and Michael agrees to run Dorrit’s Diner for a month so Amy Charles can get some well-deserved rest.
He’ll be back in the skies by the New Year.
The diner staff functions like a well-oiled machine, most of them long-term employees. The exception is new waitress Julia Maryland. The beautiful blonde has a past filled with heartache, a charming six-year-old daughter, and a smile Michael could spend the day getting lost in. But starting a relationship with her wouldn’t be wise because his visit is temporary and Julia seems like a permanent kind of girl.
When a family emergency requires him to rethink and reassess his life, Michael wonders if it’s time he becomes a permanent kind of man.
Watch the trailer:
Add it to your WANT TO READ LIST on GOODREADS
#Sunday
I’ve been thinking about this a great deal lately. With the holidays approaching – my first Christmas season without my mother – I want to remember the reasons I am truly grateful she was in my life. We may have had a tortured relationship, but she was still, in the end, my mother. So, what are you grateful for from your parents?
Your eye color? Skin texture? Sense of humor? The way they guided you to adulthood? The wisdom they imparted?
A thoughtful question for this Sunday…
October 7, 2023
a #99centsale, a #preorder, and a #Holidayromance
Just stopping in today to remind everyone of a few things ( ‘cuz I’m generous like that, LOL!!!)
First. the preorder is up for DON’T MESS WITH THE MISTLETOE: A Dickens Holiday Romance ( Book 18):Dorrit’s Diner. This may be book 18 in the entire collection, but it’s the third book about Amy Dorrit’s adopted kids, this one, Michael, the pilot.
It’s the holiday season in the tiny town of Dickens and pilot Michael Charles is home for his annual visit. His wanderlust has him itching to get back up in the skies as soon as possible, especially since he’s got a full schedule of rich and famous clients waiting to be transported to warm, exotic locales for the winter.
When his heavily pregnant sisters present him with a plan to give their workaholic mother some time off from managing the family diner, he balks. But one look at how tired the woman who took him into her home and heart is, and Michael agrees to run Dorrit’s Diner for a month so Amy Charles can get some well-deserved rest.
He’ll be back in the skies by the New Year.
The diner staff functions like a well-oiled machine, most of them long-term employees. The exception is new waitress Julia Maryland. The beautiful blonde has a past filled with heartache, a charming six-year-old daughter, and a smile Michael could spend the day getting lost in. But starting a relationship with her wouldn’t be wise because his visit is temporary and Julia seems like a permanent kind of girl.
When a family emergency requires him to rethink and reassess his life, Michael wonders if it’s time he becomes a permanent kind of man.
You can watch the trailer here to learn more about the book: DMWTM
Second, because the book doesn’t release until 11.1, I’ve put the two previous books in the Dorrit’s Diner series on sale for just 99 cents so if you haven’t read them yet, you can before the new one is out, and at a reduced price.
Oldest daughter, Abra’s story.
Christmas has never filled writer Abra Charles with undiluted pleasure. If you’d been left on a doorstep on Christmas Eve morning, you might have a few issues with the holiday as well.
Abra’s avoided her hometown of Dickens for the past twenty Christmas seasons, but now she’s returned in an attempt to get her writing mojo back. Twice divorced and with her third engagement ending in heartbreak, anger, and blackmail, Abra is now six months behind on submitting her current book. She hopes renting Copperfield House and immersing herself in solitude will cure her writer’s block and get her life back on track. The house she rents isn’t helping her achieve her goal, though, as one thing after another breaks, collapses, or floods.
Colton Bree, Dickens’ very own Mr. FixIt, can’t help but wonder if the new resident of Copperfield House is cursed. After being called to repair a broken window, he’s then needed to fix an exploding coffeepot, an overrunning toilet, and a washing machine that has a mind of its own. Bree doesn’t mind all the unexpected repair jobs, though, because the sexy renter is something to look at despite being a little neurotic and a whole lot of snarky.
Can Abra get her book done with all the distractions and craziness of her life, the biggest distraction being the flannelled hunk with the bedroom eyes and scowling yet oh-so-kissable mouth? Or will Dickens’ Mr FixIt have to step in and save the day and in so doing, fix Christmas for Abra forever?
Watch the trailer here to learn more: FIXING CHRISTMAS
and last year’s addition, daughter Sasha’s story, SASHA’S SECRET SANTA. I just realized I don’t have a trailer for here, LOL, so I’ll have to go make one.
Until then:
After a terrifying incident derails Sasha Charles’ career and confidence, she moves back to her hometown of Dickens to heal, reorganize, and start over.
The only problem? The paralyzing panic attacks that plague her whenever she thinks about going back to nursing. Sasha is mentally, and emotionally stuck, and has no idea how to move forward.
Steve Caldwell is the new Director of Services at Dickens Memorial Hospital. After witnessing her save the life of a local resident in Dorrit’s Diner, he knows Sasha would be perfect for the new trauma center he’s planning. When she refuses his job offer outright, he sets out to change her mind.
But Sasha has thick, protective walls erected around her so Steve must first break through them. With patience and kindness, he does. As the two grow closer, each begin to have second thoughts on what their futures should look like, until idle, small-town gossip threatens to derail their budding relationship.
With the imminent arrival of Christmas, will Steve be able to convince Sasha he has her best interests at heart?
All 3 books can be read as standalones, but why wouldn’t you just read them all? LOL!
Happy Holiday from DICKENS! ~ Peg
October 6, 2023
#Fridayfive 10.6.2023
Today’s #Fridayfive is all about my upcoming Dickens Holiday Romance release DON’T MESS WITH THE MISTLETOE, coming 11.1.2023
it’s a small town romanceit’s a holiday romanceit’s about a pilotand a widowed momadoption features very strongly in the book.Enjoy!
October 4, 2023
#selfmotivationthursday…
I made this graphic the other day when someone asked me what my favorite book is. If you know me, you know it’s THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD by Watty Piper. An oldie ( real oldie) but a goodie. Why is it my favorite? It’s the best book about self-motivation I’ve ever read. That little engine believed he/she could get over that hill, set their mind to do it, and…did!
Just like that little engine, I always had a dream to be a published author. I worked at the craft, wrote a lot of crap – and a few good things along the way, and never gave up on my dream. I researched, wrote, entered contests, and wrote some more. The end goal was my dream – to be a published writer. To get my words and stories to the masses. I didn’t need adulation; I didn’t do it for fame or to have my name on everyone’s lips. God knows I didn’t do it for the money, because there simply is no way to get hyperrich writing despite what all those webpundits tell you when they offer online courses to make you an instant bestselling author.
I wanted to be published because I had stories to tell and felt other people may react to them favorable, see themselves in the storyline, and simply be able to fade away for a few hours of reading pleasure in a chaotic world.
My first book was published when I was 55 years old. I’m 63 now, have gone through 4 publishers and have now turned into a hybrid indie author. 46 books later and I still get the giggles and chills when I see a new book I’ve penned up on Amazon. And I get emotional when I read a positive review or when a reader comes up to me at a conference and says she loved my book because….
Never give up on your dreams, kids. They do come true. I’m a living example of that. ~ Peg
A PRIDE OF BROTHERS: DYLAN was voted Book of the Month @LASR
Excited and humbled are two warring emotions in me right now! A PRIDE OF BROTHERS: DYLAN was just voted Book of the Month over on Long and Short Reviews. This is such an honor, believe me. Authors know this.
Reading the review had me having a Sally Field moment: she ( the reviewer) liked it! She really liked it!
But being named BOM is an honor that is unsurpassed! Thank you so much to everyone who voted – and I know I bothered the crap out of you to do so!!!!!
October 3, 2023
28 days until DON’T MESS WITH THE MISTLETOE releases!
28 days is, in actuality, one month ( 4 weeks) so even though today is October 4th and the book releases on 11.1, it’s still 1 month away ( technically!)
So…..
YAY! Just a few more weeks until you can all meet Michael Charles and Julia Maryland.
Opposites attract, workplace romance, adoption, and past child abuse are all the themes in this romance – and yet, there’s tons of humor, too! It wouldn’t be a Dickens Holiday Romance if it wasn’t funny.
Michael Charles, the youngest of Amy and Andy Charles’ adopted kids is home for a quick Thanksgiving visit. Or so he thinks. Through the machinations of his “demon sisters,” Michael is sticking around until the New Year to give their mom a break from running Dorrit’s Diner, then he’ll be back in the skies.
I hate repeating myself, but…or so he thinks.
LOL
You can preorder your copy here: DMWTM
Watch the trailer here: YOUTUBE
And add it to your Goodreads want to read list, here: GR
Just 28 more days, hee hee!
#Wednesdaywisdom #bannedbooksweeks 10.3.2023
I’m with the banned….
