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April 22, 2020
Tuesday Teaser
Emma played by the rules. Until one night, she didn't.
Maybe Someday, A Whiskey Valley Romance, Book 3
Coming in 2020!
Maybe Someday, A Whiskey Valley Romance, Book 3
Coming in 2020!
April 1, 2020
Dirty Distractions
I should be writing. I seem to repeat that phrase in my head quite often. Here, in the midst of chaos, I’ve been given time to write. Just do it. Write. I think it again today while I stare at my laptop screen and the blinking cursor on the blank page, but there are just too many distractions.
A deer in the backyard roams around, lunching on tall sprigs of grass that should be mown by now. After a few minutes, the deer wanders on to the neighbor’s yard. My attention turns back to the blank page before me. I type one sentence before stopping. Now I’m thinking about my lunch. What should it be today? Salad? Leftovers? Chips and salsa? It’s almost noon, so maybe I should eat and watch the news?
One short break later—long enough to watch one episode of “House Hunters” on HGTV and grab lunch—I’m again staring at my one sentence. One little ole sentence. I need to step it up and get some work done. I manage a paragraph before nature distracts me again. A brownish bunny with a fluffy, white tail hops through the backyard. It’s cute, so I watch it for a few minutes. Maybe I shouldn’t set up my laptop so close to a window?
It’s only a few minutes before I’m distracted again by other bunnies. The ones inside that I notice holding on for dear life to the light fixture above the dining room table where I’m writing today. Okay, where I’m supposed to be writing today. I really try to ignore those bunnies. They aren’t cute. Obviously, I have ignored them or there wouldn’t be a whole colony living in the light fixture. Sighing, I save my meager paragraph and go get the dust mop, now intent on wiping out the colony of ugly bunnies.
After all that work, I need a break. Maybe watching another episode of “House Hunters” will inspire me to build on that one paragraph (hey, it made sense at the time).
A deer in the backyard roams around, lunching on tall sprigs of grass that should be mown by now. After a few minutes, the deer wanders on to the neighbor’s yard. My attention turns back to the blank page before me. I type one sentence before stopping. Now I’m thinking about my lunch. What should it be today? Salad? Leftovers? Chips and salsa? It’s almost noon, so maybe I should eat and watch the news?
One short break later—long enough to watch one episode of “House Hunters” on HGTV and grab lunch—I’m again staring at my one sentence. One little ole sentence. I need to step it up and get some work done. I manage a paragraph before nature distracts me again. A brownish bunny with a fluffy, white tail hops through the backyard. It’s cute, so I watch it for a few minutes. Maybe I shouldn’t set up my laptop so close to a window?
It’s only a few minutes before I’m distracted again by other bunnies. The ones inside that I notice holding on for dear life to the light fixture above the dining room table where I’m writing today. Okay, where I’m supposed to be writing today. I really try to ignore those bunnies. They aren’t cute. Obviously, I have ignored them or there wouldn’t be a whole colony living in the light fixture. Sighing, I save my meager paragraph and go get the dust mop, now intent on wiping out the colony of ugly bunnies.
After all that work, I need a break. Maybe watching another episode of “House Hunters” will inspire me to build on that one paragraph (hey, it made sense at the time).
Dirty Distractions
I should be writing. I seem to repeat that phrase in my head quite often. Here, in the midst of chaos, I’ve been given time to write. Just do it. Write. I think it again today while I stare at my laptop screen and the blinking cursor on the blank page, but there are just too many distractions.
A deer in the backyard roams around, lunching on tall sprigs of grass that should be mown by now. After a few minutes, the deer wanders on to the neighbor’s yard. My attention turns back to the blank page before me. I type one sentence before stopping. Now I’m thinking about my lunch. What should it be today? Salad? Leftovers? Chips and salsa? It’s almost noon, so maybe I should eat and watch the news?
One short break later—long enough to watch one episode of “House Hunters” on HGTV and grab lunch—I’m again staring at my one sentence. One little ole sentence. I need to step it up and get some work done. I manage a paragraph before nature distracts me again. A brownish bunny with a fluffy, white tail hops through the backyard. It’s cute, so I watch it for a few minutes. Maybe I shouldn’t set up my laptop so close to a window?
It’s only a few minutes before I’m distracted again by other bunnies. The ones inside that I notice holding on for dear life to the light fixture above the dining room table where I’m writing today. Okay, where I’m supposed to be writing today. I really try to ignore those bunnies. They aren’t cute. Obviously, I have ignored them or there wouldn’t be a whole colony living in the light fixture. Sighing, I save my meager paragraph and go get the dust mop, now intent on wiping out the colony of ugly bunnies.
After all that work, I need a break. Maybe watching another episode of “House Hunters” will inspire me to build on that one paragraph (hey, it made sense at the time).
March 9, 2020
Will She Keep Dreaming of Maybe Someday?
Coming in 2020! Maybe Someday, A Whiskey Valley Romance, Book 3! This is Emma’s story. Do you remember how we left Emma in Book 2? Life was raining on her parade. In fact, “…life seemed to be picking its way through Emma’s calm exterior, chipping it away bit by bit.” Trying to leave a dead-end job and a boss she disrespected, she had started a new job search without much success. Well, y’all, calm, cool and sweet Emma’s life is about to be turned upside down and inside out in Book 3. I can’t wait to share it with you.
See the cover reveal at www.aleighkdean.com
See the cover reveal at www.aleighkdean.com
March 8, 2020
Will She Keep Dreaming of Maybe Someday?
Coming in 2020! Maybe Someday, A Whiskey Valley Romance, Book 3! This is Emma’s story. Do you remember how we left Emma in Book 2? Life was raining on her parade. In fact, “…life seemed to be picking its way through Emma’s calm exterior, chipping it away bit by bit.” Trying to leave a dead-end job and a boss she disrespected, she had started a new job search without much success. Well, y’all, calm, cool and sweet Emma’s life is about to be turned upside down and inside out in Book 3. I can’t wait to share it with you.
February 21, 2020
Sheriff Jake Prescott and Lucy McKellan Return in Their Own Spin-Off Series!
Fatal Flow, Mystery in Whiskey Valley Book 1, finds the duo investigating a local murder while navigating their new relationship. Here’s a sneak peek:
“Hello,” was her breathy greeting.
“I could be there in ten minutes.”
She swallowed hard, the seductive heat behind the words tempting her to ignore her feelings and agree with him. “Hmm…it usually takes me about twenty to get to your house.”
“For you, baby, I’d break every speed limit between here and there.”
She smiled like a silly, lovesick girl. “Wow, Sheriff, that’s really sweet considering you’re such a stickler for the law and all.”
“I don’t like the way our evening ended. I especially don’t like that it’s ending with us apart.”
Find out how Jake and Lucy’s tumultuous relationship began in Maybe Next Time, A Whiskey Valley Romance, Book 2.
Fatal Flow: www.amazon.com/dp/B07YBNL9C9
Maybe Next Time: www.amazon.com/dp/B07C11MBM9
Originally Published November 4, 2019 on goodreads
“Hello,” was her breathy greeting.
“I could be there in ten minutes.”
She swallowed hard, the seductive heat behind the words tempting her to ignore her feelings and agree with him. “Hmm…it usually takes me about twenty to get to your house.”
“For you, baby, I’d break every speed limit between here and there.”
She smiled like a silly, lovesick girl. “Wow, Sheriff, that’s really sweet considering you’re such a stickler for the law and all.”
“I don’t like the way our evening ended. I especially don’t like that it’s ending with us apart.”
Find out how Jake and Lucy’s tumultuous relationship began in Maybe Next Time, A Whiskey Valley Romance, Book 2.
Fatal Flow: www.amazon.com/dp/B07YBNL9C9
Maybe Next Time: www.amazon.com/dp/B07C11MBM9
Originally Published November 4, 2019 on goodreads
November 4, 2019
Sheriff Jake Prescott and Lucy McKellan return in their own spin-off series!
Fatal Flow, Mystery in Whiskey Valley Book 1, finds the duo investigating a local murder while navigating their new relationship. Here’s a sneak peek:
“Hello,” was her breathy greeting.
“I could be there in ten minutes.”
She swallowed hard, the seductive heat behind the words tempting her to ignore her feelings and agree with him. “Hmm…it usually takes me about twenty to get to your house.”
“For you, baby, I’d break every speed limit between here and there.”
She smiled like a silly, lovesick girl. “Wow, Sheriff, that’s really sweet considering you’re such a stickler for the law and all.”
“I don’t like the way our evening ended. I especially don’t like that it’s ending with us apart.”
“Hello,” was her breathy greeting.
“I could be there in ten minutes.”
She swallowed hard, the seductive heat behind the words tempting her to ignore her feelings and agree with him. “Hmm…it usually takes me about twenty to get to your house.”
“For you, baby, I’d break every speed limit between here and there.”
She smiled like a silly, lovesick girl. “Wow, Sheriff, that’s really sweet considering you’re such a stickler for the law and all.”
“I don’t like the way our evening ended. I especially don’t like that it’s ending with us apart.”
Find out how Jake and Lucy’s tumultuous relationship began in Maybe Next Time, A Whiskey Valley Romance, Book 2.
Fatal Flow:
www.amazon.com/dp/B07YBNL9C9
Maybe Next Time: www.amazon.com/dp/B07C11MBM9
