Marcia King-Gamble's Blog, page 98
December 1, 2020
Another cookie recipe?!?!?!
As we enter the holiday season, many of us are coming to the realization that celebrations are going to look very different from previous years. Gatherings will be smaller, parties won’t happen at all, and relatives and friends won’t be coming home to visit. But even though much will be different – in a sucky way – one thing will remain very much the same in my house – in a yummy way. My
November 28, 2020
Christmas in Swan Harbor with Sophie Bartow
Happy Holidays!
If you are like
me, there have been many times this year when you’ve wished you could go to bed
and get up on the other side…and the world would have returned to normal.
This is one of the
many reasons I created the town of Swan Harbor, Maine. I wanted a place with
small-town charm, characters who were smart, funny, lovable, and complex. A
place where the mysteries might be
If you are like
me, there have been many times this year when you’ve wished you could go to bed
and get up on the other side…and the world would have returned to normal.
This is one of the
many reasons I created the town of Swan Harbor, Maine. I wanted a place with
small-town charm, characters who were smart, funny, lovable, and complex. A
place where the mysteries might be
November 27, 2020
A Holiday Romance Anthology to gift yourself and the romance reader on our Shopping list! By Peggy Jaeger
I love holiday Romance books. RomComs, fairytales come true, secret babies...I don't care what the trope is as long as the story takes place at Christmas-time.This year I was honored to be included in a brand new Holiday Romance Anthology called CHRISTMAS COMES TO DICKENS. 10 Bestselling and Award winning authors, all with a small town romance centered around the fictional New England town of
November 26, 2020
Ah, The Life of a Writer!
By: Kathleen LawlessAMAZON | WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | BOOKBUBThe life of a writer is
a very solitary one. We work away, just
us and the computer screen and our imagination, creating worlds and characters
and stories that we hope will enhance the reading pleasure of many.
I have never written a
Christmas story, so when the call came to join with nine other writers and
create the
a very solitary one. We work away, just
us and the computer screen and our imagination, creating worlds and characters
and stories that we hope will enhance the reading pleasure of many.
I have never written a
Christmas story, so when the call came to join with nine other writers and
create the
November 25, 2020
Discovering the Holidays
by M. L. BuchmanI was born into a house divided.Okay, not Shakespeare, but definitely two attitudes about Christmas. My Mom adored the tree and decorations. Dad, well, calling him a humbug might be kindly. It made Christmas such a stressful time that I avoided invitations and Christmas parties for most of the decade after college. Friends eventually convinced me it might possibly maybe even be a
November 24, 2020
Mutts and Mistletoe Book Review (Redux) by Sarah Raplee
Review of Mutts and Mistletoe by Natalie CoxFrom the first page of this laugh-out-loud Holiday Romance set in the English countryside, British Author Natalie Cox had me smiling at her heroine’s Ten Things I Hate About Christmas list. Told in the first person, the story gives the reader access to Charlie’s thoughts (gently snarky) as well as her words and actions. This adds an extra layer of humor
November 23, 2020
A 2020 Holiday to Remember
By Courtney PierceRomance is supposed to fill the air during
the holidays. Senses come alive with the sweet and savory scents of cooking and
candles. Warm flames in the fireplace dance to the accompaniment of floating
snowflakes outside. Family and friends gather to reflect on the year’s
accomplishments and challenges, for which we offer tight hugs of congratulations or sympathy. For
a writer,
the holidays. Senses come alive with the sweet and savory scents of cooking and
candles. Warm flames in the fireplace dance to the accompaniment of floating
snowflakes outside. Family and friends gather to reflect on the year’s
accomplishments and challenges, for which we offer tight hugs of congratulations or sympathy. For
a writer,
November 21, 2020
A Holiday Rom Com about family, food, and finding a dead body in the freezer
I know...not the way you were expecting that title to go, right? Hee HeeI love a good Holiday romance book. I'd much rather read than watch the never ending holiday movies on Hallmark, and now Lifetime and Netflix. Those are all pretty generic and look and sound the same to me. I much prefer losing myself in a good holiday romcom or a women's fiction story about the holidays and family.So,
November 19, 2020
Cosmic Christmas Chronicles #scifi #romance
Hi, I'm Pippa Jay, author of sci-fi and supernatural stories to engage your emotions. Since I've already been lucky enough to share a few Christmas stories ready for the holiday, I thought I'd add a few more to tempt you!Four-year-old Maggie Bock loves living aboard her parents’ space cruiser, but it’s almost Christmas. What if Santa doesn’t know where she is now? Someone will have to find him
November 18, 2020
A Time for self-care
WARNING: This post isn't really going to have anything do with writing or any of books. I'm going to talk about self-care. It seems to be a popular word lately - and rightly so. But I many of my friends and those I'm friends with on social media are doing less of it... I hear a lot - "I'm home all the time now..." AND let me tell you what - you need self-care! I really don't want to discuss the
