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Saturday Afternoon Chat: relaxing week, reptiles, pizza, some sun, and cozy mysteries to read

Sipping tea and cocoa, reading books, and watching All Creatures Great and Small. That’s all I want to do today and hopefully, I will. It wasn’t a rough week. It was a relaxing one, but it did have various bouts of sad news mixed in about a variety of people and situations. I just need … Continue reading Saturday Afternoon Chat: relaxing week, reptiles, pizza, some sun, and cozy mysteries to read

Fiction Friday: An interview with Jenny Knipfer, author of Priscilla.

It’s time to introduce you to another one of the authors from the Apron Strings Series, a series of books by eleven different authors that follow the story of eleven women from each decade. The books can be read independently and one will be released each month in 2024 except December. This week we are … Continue reading Fiction Friday: An interview with Jenny Knipfer, author of Priscilla.

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot April 18

Welcome to another Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot hosted by Marsha in the Middle, Melynda from Scratch Made Food & DYI Homemade Household, Sue from Women Living Well After 50, and me.  Look for the link party to go live on Thursdays at 9:30pm EDT.  This is a link up where you can link up your favorite recent posts. I … Continue reading Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot April 18

‘Cassie’ is up for pre-order

She’s here! Cassie’s cover is done and she’s ready to be pre-ordered. Okay, that sounded weird, but Cassie’s book is up for pre-order. Cassie is book eight in the series and takes place in the 1990s. If you’re curious what her story will be about, here is a quick description: Cassie Drake starred in a … Continue reading ‘Cassie’ is up for pre-order

Do you live in a small town?

The other day a friend who lives outside of Detroit sent me a photo of part of her city from the sky at night. The caption said they hoped everyone liked the photo of their “small town.” I texted my friend back. “Um…that isn’t a small town.” And maybe I say that because the small … Continue reading Do you live in a small town?

The weird and sad truth of classic romance authors

Is it just me or is it sort of weird and a bit sad that most of the classic romance authors of the 18th century never actually married? Jane Austen? Never married. Emily and Anne Bronte? Nope. In fact, they died so young from their water being contaminated they never even had a chance to … Continue reading The weird and sad truth of classic romance authors

Why I leave book reviews

A lot of readers don’t leave book reviews. They don’t want to take the time to do so. I am an independent author without a traditional publishing contract so reviews are important for me to sell books, which may be why I think about reviews more now than I used to. I don’t leave reviews … Continue reading Why I leave book reviews

Sunday Bookends: Making chocolate chip cookies, reading mysteries and classics, and started Gladwynn’s third book

It’s time for our Sunday morning chat. On Sundays, I ramble about what’s been going on, what the rest of the family and I have been reading and watching, and what I’ve been writing. Some weeks I share what I am listening to. This week I’m joining up with Kimba at Caffeinated Reviewer, Deb at Readerbuzz, and Kathyrn … Continue reading Sunday Bookends: Making chocolate chip cookies, reading mysteries and classics, and started Gladwynn’s third book

Saturday Afternoon Chat: The Husband was in a play, it was too cloudy for the eclipse, and we had a hint of spring.

We begin our retrospect of my week last week with last Sunday. Why am I writing like I am a script writer for the Twilight Zone? I have no idea. Maybe I’m just going a little squirrely because our area is still experiencing rain, cold, and wind instead of sun and warm days that I … Continue reading Saturday Afternoon Chat: The Husband was in a play, it was too cloudy for the eclipse, and we had a hint of spring.

Fiction Friday: Interview with Patti Wolf: Author of Beatrice, the fourth book in the Apron String Series.

A new Christian Fiction series kicked off in January. With eleven books written by authors, the Apron Strings book series follows eleven different women in eleven decades who are connected by one cookbook. Each book can be read independently. One book will be released each month of 2024. The series includes the following books (the … Continue reading Fiction Friday: Interview with Patti Wolf: Author of Beatrice, the fourth book in the Apron String Series.