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May 8, 2014
A Second Chance Romance Review
Our fifth ripple has arrived: Second Chances101 by Donna Weaver.
Thirty-seven-year-old Francie Davis is sure her luck has changed when she lands a job on campus that will pay her tuition. But after her handsome new boss yells at her on the first day of work, Francie learns that the last person you expect to fall in love with might be the one that’s the most perfect for you.
The characters in this book are so easy to love. Francie is getting a second chance in more ways than one. After a very tumultuous marriage, I enjoyed watching Francie find her footing, not only in life but also in love. The side characters are fantastic as well. Francie’s son and Alex’s daughter add a ton to the story. I highly recommend this one for people who love sweet romances that leave you feeling like second chances are possible, no matter what circumstances life has given you.
Available on Amazon, B&N, and Kobo.
*Also… Home Matters by Julie N. Ford, the first book in the Ripples series, is FREE right now on Amazon!
Thirty-seven-year-old Francie Davis is sure her luck has changed when she lands a job on campus that will pay her tuition. But after her handsome new boss yells at her on the first day of work, Francie learns that the last person you expect to fall in love with might be the one that’s the most perfect for you.
The characters in this book are so easy to love. Francie is getting a second chance in more ways than one. After a very tumultuous marriage, I enjoyed watching Francie find her footing, not only in life but also in love. The side characters are fantastic as well. Francie’s son and Alex’s daughter add a ton to the story. I highly recommend this one for people who love sweet romances that leave you feeling like second chances are possible, no matter what circumstances life has given you.
Available on Amazon, B&N, and Kobo.
*Also… Home Matters by Julie N. Ford, the first book in the Ripples series, is FREE right now on Amazon!
April 22, 2014
A Fourth Ripple—Lost and Found
The 4th Ripples Effect book is out!!
I thought that this book was cute, fun, and has a super sweet romance. Lydia is the kind of person who is afraid to step out of her comfort zone. She’s living in Cambri’s apartment (from Righting a Wrong) and is supposed to have an adventurous summer, but instead spent the entire time reading about other people’s adventures. Then she meets Blake, who is searching for a box left to him by his grandfather. When their plane is cancelled, they decide to extend their trip and find Blake’s mysterious box—thus propelling them on the adventure of a lifetime.
I met Karey White one year ago at the Storymaker 2013 writing conference. I’d heard her name before (she was a Whitney Finalist) and I had a general idea of who she was, so I was excited to see her outside the pitching rooms, both of us getting ready to pitch our books to an agent. Several hours later, I ran into her and we got to talking about her plans for her book, My Own Mr. Darcy (which is a fantastic book anyway—a must read for P&P enthusiasts). Karey is such a sweet and motivated lady, and it’s been a ton of fun getting to know her better as we work on this project.
Lost and Found is available at Amazon, B&N, and Kobo.
Here’s the books in order, for those just starting the series.
Home Matters by Julie N. FordSilver Linings by Kaylee BaldwinRighting a Wrongby Rachael AndersonLost and Found by Karey White
Coming soon:Second Chances 101by Donna Weaver
Immersed by Jennifer Griffith
*If you're at the Storymaker conference this year, we'll have all six books available at the conference bookstore (including the last two which aren't scheduled to come out for two weeks, and four weeks respectively). Also, come find me and say hi!
I thought that this book was cute, fun, and has a super sweet romance. Lydia is the kind of person who is afraid to step out of her comfort zone. She’s living in Cambri’s apartment (from Righting a Wrong) and is supposed to have an adventurous summer, but instead spent the entire time reading about other people’s adventures. Then she meets Blake, who is searching for a box left to him by his grandfather. When their plane is cancelled, they decide to extend their trip and find Blake’s mysterious box—thus propelling them on the adventure of a lifetime.
I met Karey White one year ago at the Storymaker 2013 writing conference. I’d heard her name before (she was a Whitney Finalist) and I had a general idea of who she was, so I was excited to see her outside the pitching rooms, both of us getting ready to pitch our books to an agent. Several hours later, I ran into her and we got to talking about her plans for her book, My Own Mr. Darcy (which is a fantastic book anyway—a must read for P&P enthusiasts). Karey is such a sweet and motivated lady, and it’s been a ton of fun getting to know her better as we work on this project.
Lost and Found is available at Amazon, B&N, and Kobo.
Here’s the books in order, for those just starting the series.
Home Matters by Julie N. FordSilver Linings by Kaylee BaldwinRighting a Wrongby Rachael AndersonLost and Found by Karey White
Coming soon:Second Chances 101by Donna Weaver
Immersed by Jennifer Griffith
*If you're at the Storymaker conference this year, we'll have all six books available at the conference bookstore (including the last two which aren't scheduled to come out for two weeks, and four weeks respectively). Also, come find me and say hi!
April 11, 2014
God Expects Us To Do Hard Things
Raising a child with special needs is hard. Finding the mental capacity to write when I’m burned out is hard. Living in a world full of heartbreaking acts and evil is hard. Standing up for myself is hard. Something I’m learning, though, is that God expects his children to do hard things.
Here’s what Elder Holland had to say about it in general conference: “It is a characteristic of our age that if people want any gods at all, they want them to be gods who do not demand much, comfortable gods, smooth gods who not only don’t rock the boat but don’t even row it, gods who pat us on the head, make us giggle, then tell us to run along and pick marigolds.”*
A God who expects a lot of us is not a comfortable God. Instead, it’s One who is refining his children. One who knows we can do more than we believe we are capable of. Even when it’s painful. Even when it seems impossible.
In 1831, Edward Partridge was called to teach and preach to the rough, uncouth residents of Independence, Missouri and prepare a place for the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to come. He expected to have great success there, misinterpreting Joseph’s optimism for prophesy. When things didn’t go easy and the way wasn’t as smooth as he had expected, Partridge grew disillusioned for a time. After being chastised in a revelation, he wrote to his wife in a letter: “As I am occasionally chastened I sometimes fear my station is above what I can perform to the acceptance of my Heavenly Father.”**
When I read this, it completely resonated with me. I also sometimes fear my station is above what I can perform. Sometimes we go into tasks, believing that because we’ve been commanded to fulfill certain duties or obligations, that things will be easy for us. We want to believe that Heavenly Father will make our paths smooth as a reward for doing as He has asked of us.
This, as many of you know, is not always the case. We are often asked to do the impossible. The question we need ask ourselves is: Will we remain faithful in the difficult times as well as the easy? Or, more importantly, can we remain faithful when things don’t go as we expect?
Edward Partridge remained faithful. He put his faith in God when things didn’t go as he expected, through disappointment, through being tarred and feathered because of his beliefs, through being kicked out of his home, imprisonment, losing most of what he owned, and eventually his death in Nauvoo (1840) from an illness contracted during the persecutions in Missouri. He had learned that God expected him to do hard things. He was a good man, a faithful man, who gave his life for the gospel.
Most of us won’t go through the same sort of physical trials as Partridge.
We may not be asked to forsake “all [our] gold, and silver, and precious things,” like Amulek, who “for the word of God [was] rejected by his father and his kindred.” This after being imprisoned, bound, humiliated, beaten, and forced to watch believers die. ***
But some of us will be required to forgive the unforgivable. To be kind to those who have been unkind. To continue to live and breathe when someone we love has ceased to do so. To repent and avoid sin when it's all around us, everywhere. To accept His will even when it does not align with our own.
Discipleship has never been easy. Life has never been easy.
So, yes. God expects us to do hard things.
He believes in us. He knows our potential better than we can imagine. Not only that, He knows how much more we can grow when we do hard things. This is why, even when things are hard, even when things aren't going the way we expect, we must press forward with faith.
Always remember, even though life is hard, God has promised to share our yoke and make our burdens light. He gives countless tender mercies to His children. He loves us with a pure kind of love that is hard to understand sometimes. And He's promised us that although things can be impossible for us to do or get through alone, nothing is impossible with God.
* Jeffrey R. Holland, “The Cost—And Blessing—of Discipleship” April 2014 GC**Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling by Richard Lyman Bushman, p162-163***Alma 15:16
Here’s what Elder Holland had to say about it in general conference: “It is a characteristic of our age that if people want any gods at all, they want them to be gods who do not demand much, comfortable gods, smooth gods who not only don’t rock the boat but don’t even row it, gods who pat us on the head, make us giggle, then tell us to run along and pick marigolds.”*
A God who expects a lot of us is not a comfortable God. Instead, it’s One who is refining his children. One who knows we can do more than we believe we are capable of. Even when it’s painful. Even when it seems impossible.
In 1831, Edward Partridge was called to teach and preach to the rough, uncouth residents of Independence, Missouri and prepare a place for the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to come. He expected to have great success there, misinterpreting Joseph’s optimism for prophesy. When things didn’t go easy and the way wasn’t as smooth as he had expected, Partridge grew disillusioned for a time. After being chastised in a revelation, he wrote to his wife in a letter: “As I am occasionally chastened I sometimes fear my station is above what I can perform to the acceptance of my Heavenly Father.”**
When I read this, it completely resonated with me. I also sometimes fear my station is above what I can perform. Sometimes we go into tasks, believing that because we’ve been commanded to fulfill certain duties or obligations, that things will be easy for us. We want to believe that Heavenly Father will make our paths smooth as a reward for doing as He has asked of us.
This, as many of you know, is not always the case. We are often asked to do the impossible. The question we need ask ourselves is: Will we remain faithful in the difficult times as well as the easy? Or, more importantly, can we remain faithful when things don’t go as we expect?
Edward Partridge remained faithful. He put his faith in God when things didn’t go as he expected, through disappointment, through being tarred and feathered because of his beliefs, through being kicked out of his home, imprisonment, losing most of what he owned, and eventually his death in Nauvoo (1840) from an illness contracted during the persecutions in Missouri. He had learned that God expected him to do hard things. He was a good man, a faithful man, who gave his life for the gospel.
Most of us won’t go through the same sort of physical trials as Partridge.
We may not be asked to forsake “all [our] gold, and silver, and precious things,” like Amulek, who “for the word of God [was] rejected by his father and his kindred.” This after being imprisoned, bound, humiliated, beaten, and forced to watch believers die. ***
But some of us will be required to forgive the unforgivable. To be kind to those who have been unkind. To continue to live and breathe when someone we love has ceased to do so. To repent and avoid sin when it's all around us, everywhere. To accept His will even when it does not align with our own.
Discipleship has never been easy. Life has never been easy.
So, yes. God expects us to do hard things.
He believes in us. He knows our potential better than we can imagine. Not only that, He knows how much more we can grow when we do hard things. This is why, even when things are hard, even when things aren't going the way we expect, we must press forward with faith.
Always remember, even though life is hard, God has promised to share our yoke and make our burdens light. He gives countless tender mercies to His children. He loves us with a pure kind of love that is hard to understand sometimes. And He's promised us that although things can be impossible for us to do or get through alone, nothing is impossible with God.
* Jeffrey R. Holland, “The Cost—And Blessing—of Discipleship” April 2014 GC**Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling by Richard Lyman Bushman, p162-163***Alma 15:16
April 9, 2014
If You Felt Bad For Jace...
Then I have some good news. :)
Today on the radio, I heard this song (an oldie, but goodie. And, yes, I listen to a lot of country) and immediately thought of Jace from Silver Linings.
For those of you who didn't watch the video (Why would you NOT want to watch this video. That hair! That tux! It doesn't get much better than this, folks) it's all about a man who sees the woman he's in love with dancing with someone else, and he has this realization that she's completely in love with the man she's dancing with--not him.
If you've read Silver Linings, this may sound familiar.
So, without giving away too many spoilers on my book... I have some good news for those of you who felt bad for Jace at the end of Silver Linings. Or for people who now have this Tracy Lawrence song stuck in their heads.
The third book in the Ripples Effect series is out! Righting a Wrong by Rachael Anderson picks up where Silver Linings left off and is Jace's love story. I absolutely LOVED this book. I knew Rachael was going to write about Jace, and we had to do a ton of collaboration to make sure our stories fit together. It was beyond fun to have a main character in common. I loved Jace, and I wanted--and needed--him to find love. Rachael gave him the perfect love story (and perfect woman) for him.
This (and the first three Ripples books) are available on Amazon and Barnes&Noble.com.
Today on the radio, I heard this song (an oldie, but goodie. And, yes, I listen to a lot of country) and immediately thought of Jace from Silver Linings.
For those of you who didn't watch the video (Why would you NOT want to watch this video. That hair! That tux! It doesn't get much better than this, folks) it's all about a man who sees the woman he's in love with dancing with someone else, and he has this realization that she's completely in love with the man she's dancing with--not him.
If you've read Silver Linings, this may sound familiar.
So, without giving away too many spoilers on my book... I have some good news for those of you who felt bad for Jace at the end of Silver Linings. Or for people who now have this Tracy Lawrence song stuck in their heads.
The third book in the Ripples Effect series is out! Righting a Wrong by Rachael Anderson picks up where Silver Linings left off and is Jace's love story. I absolutely LOVED this book. I knew Rachael was going to write about Jace, and we had to do a ton of collaboration to make sure our stories fit together. It was beyond fun to have a main character in common. I loved Jace, and I wanted--and needed--him to find love. Rachael gave him the perfect love story (and perfect woman) for him.
This (and the first three Ripples books) are available on Amazon and Barnes&Noble.com.
March 23, 2014
Strings of Kindness
Recently I stumbled across a talk by a woman named Chieko Okazaki calle Cat's Cradle of Kindness. In it, Chieko relates a story of a woman who touched her life when she was a young girl living in Hawaii, and how she and this woman had the serendipitous occasion to cross paths two other times in her life--each time being a life-changing moment for Chieko.
Here's what she concludes from this:
"Our lives weave together in ways we cannot guess or plan."
"We never know how far the effects of our service will reach. We can never afford to be cruel or indifferent or ungenerous, because we are all connected, even if it is in a pattern that only God sees."
I absolutely love that image. That we are all interconnected.
I've rediscovered this countless times.
*
Once on a plane I started talking to the man beside me (because I'm THAT person. I love talking to my row-mates on planes). He asked where I was from, I told him my hometown, and he mentioned that his girlfriend was from there. Would I by any chance know her? And I did! It was like we were immediately friends because of the connection we had to a woman I hadn't seen or thought about it years.
Did this random encounter affect my life in a way that changed me forever? Actually, it did.
Through our talking, he told me that his girlfriend was a member of my church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) and that he was meeting with the missionaries. He said: "I've read the Book of Mormon and I can buy that it's the word of God, but I just can't believe that Joseph Smith saw God the Father and Jesus Christ. Do you believe it?"
I had never had anyone ask me that question in that way before...like what I said would really factor into his internal debate. I was kind of feeling the pressure, but I took a deep breath and told him that I absolutely believed it.
Even now, ten years later, I remember how much the truth of my statement filled me up inside with a feeling I had never felt before: Pure conviction. Here's the thing. I'd always figured that I believed the Book of Mormon to be another testament of Jesus Christ and that Joseph Smith had been a prophet.
But until that very moment, I had never had that knowledge burned deep into my soul.
I will never see this plane-mate again most likely, and my words may have had no effect on him. But they had changed me.
*
I can think of many other stories like this, where small encounters have reaped significant rewards, and I'm sure that you can think of several in your own life as well. This is why when Rachael came up with the concept for our Ripples Effect series, I was immediately in love with it. I knew how relatable it was.
My book, Silver Linings, is available as of today! In it, my main characters have faced their share of problems and their lives are about to be woven together with those of many others who help get them together.
I hope you go forward today knowing that your life is being woven together with others, in beautiful patterns that cannot be imagined with our limited perspective!
Here's what she concludes from this:
"Our lives weave together in ways we cannot guess or plan."
"We never know how far the effects of our service will reach. We can never afford to be cruel or indifferent or ungenerous, because we are all connected, even if it is in a pattern that only God sees."
I absolutely love that image. That we are all interconnected.
I've rediscovered this countless times.
*
Once on a plane I started talking to the man beside me (because I'm THAT person. I love talking to my row-mates on planes). He asked where I was from, I told him my hometown, and he mentioned that his girlfriend was from there. Would I by any chance know her? And I did! It was like we were immediately friends because of the connection we had to a woman I hadn't seen or thought about it years.
Did this random encounter affect my life in a way that changed me forever? Actually, it did.
Through our talking, he told me that his girlfriend was a member of my church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) and that he was meeting with the missionaries. He said: "I've read the Book of Mormon and I can buy that it's the word of God, but I just can't believe that Joseph Smith saw God the Father and Jesus Christ. Do you believe it?"
I had never had anyone ask me that question in that way before...like what I said would really factor into his internal debate. I was kind of feeling the pressure, but I took a deep breath and told him that I absolutely believed it.
Even now, ten years later, I remember how much the truth of my statement filled me up inside with a feeling I had never felt before: Pure conviction. Here's the thing. I'd always figured that I believed the Book of Mormon to be another testament of Jesus Christ and that Joseph Smith had been a prophet.
But until that very moment, I had never had that knowledge burned deep into my soul.
I will never see this plane-mate again most likely, and my words may have had no effect on him. But they had changed me.
*
I can think of many other stories like this, where small encounters have reaped significant rewards, and I'm sure that you can think of several in your own life as well. This is why when Rachael came up with the concept for our Ripples Effect series, I was immediately in love with it. I knew how relatable it was.
My book, Silver Linings, is available as of today! In it, my main characters have faced their share of problems and their lives are about to be woven together with those of many others who help get them together.
I hope you go forward today knowing that your life is being woven together with others, in beautiful patterns that cannot be imagined with our limited perspective!
March 10, 2014
Some Ripples Effect Backstory and Home Matters Fun!
Several months ago, me, Rachael Anderson, and Karey White started throwing around the idea of doing a novella series together. We had a lot of ideas, but inspiration struck Rachael one day (I think it was actually at church) and she came up with the Ripples Effect idea--where the characters in one book would effect the lives of the characters in the next, setting them on their course to finding love.Karey and I immediately LOVED it and we wanted to make it a six-novella series.
In came Julie N. Ford. I'd recently read Replacing Gentry (a modern twist on Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier) and of course had read Count Down to Love, which was a Whitney Award Finalist a few years ago. I love her writing and the way she can make her characters so real to me. Both were books that, once I started, I could not put down. I wanted her in on this with us, and Rachael and Karey agreed.
Julie enthusiastically agreed to write a novella for the series. When I read her blurb for Home Matters, I was thrilled. It sounded like an amazing, fun, atmospheric novella that I wanted her to hurry and write so that I could read it.
When she sent it to me to read, I dropped everything so that I could jump right into it.
I absolutely loved Home Matters. It's the story of Olivia Pembroke, a twenty-seven year old woman from a small, southern town who is living in California, trying to get her big break in Hollywood. She's desperate for money, desperate to get noticed before she hits the big 3-0, but mostly desperate not to let her mom (and dad and pretty much her whole hometown) down by failing.
Her break comes in the form of a reality television show--Home Matters. She'll star alongside heartthrob, William Blaine as they battle to convince their shared client to keep their renovated home or buy a new one. If she could just ignore Pete, the contractor with a special talent for getting under her skin, life would be perfect. But, she soon learns that everything (and everyone) on the show is not what they seem and has to ask herself what her real dreams are after all.
Once again, Julie made me fall in love with her characters. The whole time I was rooting for Olivia--for her to find herself and to find love as well. This is such a well-written story that was so much fun to read and left me with a good, happy feeling inside when I was done.
I recommend Home Matters to anyone who loves a sweet romance and needs something to put a smile on their face today.
Home Matters is available on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble.
If you're interested in learning more about Julie N. Ford, check out her website.
In came Julie N. Ford. I'd recently read Replacing Gentry (a modern twist on Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier) and of course had read Count Down to Love, which was a Whitney Award Finalist a few years ago. I love her writing and the way she can make her characters so real to me. Both were books that, once I started, I could not put down. I wanted her in on this with us, and Rachael and Karey agreed.
Julie enthusiastically agreed to write a novella for the series. When I read her blurb for Home Matters, I was thrilled. It sounded like an amazing, fun, atmospheric novella that I wanted her to hurry and write so that I could read it.
When she sent it to me to read, I dropped everything so that I could jump right into it.
I absolutely loved Home Matters. It's the story of Olivia Pembroke, a twenty-seven year old woman from a small, southern town who is living in California, trying to get her big break in Hollywood. She's desperate for money, desperate to get noticed before she hits the big 3-0, but mostly desperate not to let her mom (and dad and pretty much her whole hometown) down by failing. Her break comes in the form of a reality television show--Home Matters. She'll star alongside heartthrob, William Blaine as they battle to convince their shared client to keep their renovated home or buy a new one. If she could just ignore Pete, the contractor with a special talent for getting under her skin, life would be perfect. But, she soon learns that everything (and everyone) on the show is not what they seem and has to ask herself what her real dreams are after all.
Once again, Julie made me fall in love with her characters. The whole time I was rooting for Olivia--for her to find herself and to find love as well. This is such a well-written story that was so much fun to read and left me with a good, happy feeling inside when I was done.
I recommend Home Matters to anyone who loves a sweet romance and needs something to put a smile on their face today.
Home Matters is available on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble.
If you're interested in learning more about Julie N. Ford, check out her website.
Some Ripples Effect Back story and Home Matters Fun!
Several months ago, me, Rachael Anderson, and Karey White started throwing around the idea of doing a novella series together. We had a lot of ideas, but inspiration struck Rachael one day (I think it was actually at church) and she came up with the Ripples Effect idea--where the characters in one book would effect the lives of the characters in the next, setting them on their course to finding love.Karey and I immediately LOVED it and we wanted to make it a six-novella series.
In came Julie N. Ford. I'd recently read Replacing Gentry (a modern twist on Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier) and of course had read Count Down to Love, which was a Whitney Award Finalist a few years ago. I love her writing and the way she can make her characters so real to me. Both were books that, once I started, I could not put down. I wanted her in on this with us, and Rachael and Karey agreed.
Julie enthusiastically agreed to write a novella for the series. When I read her blurb for Home Matters, I was thrilled. It sounded like an amazing, fun, atmospheric novella that I wanted her to hurry and write so that I could read it.
When she sent it to me to read, I dropped everything so that I could jump right into it.
I absolutely loved Home Matters. It's the story of Olivia Pembroke, a twenty-seven year old woman from a small, southern town who is living in California, trying to get her big break in Hollywood. She's desperate for money, desperate to get noticed before she hits the big 3-0, but mostly desperate not to let her mom (and dad and pretty much her whole hometown) down by failing.
Her break comes in the form of a reality television show--Home Matters. She'll star alongside heartthrob, William Blaine as they battle to convince their shared client to keep their renovated home or buy a new one. If she could just ignore Pete, the contractor with a special talent for getting under her skin, life would be perfect. But, she soon learns that everything (and everyone) on the show is not what they seem and has to ask herself what her real dreams are after all.
Once again, Julie made me fall in love with her characters. The whole time I was rooting for Olivia--for her to find herself and to find love as well. This is such a well-written story that was so much fun to read and left me with a good, happy feeling inside when I was done.
I recommend Home Matters to anyone who loves a sweet romance and needs something to put a smile on their face today.
Home Matters is available on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble.
If you're interested in learning more about Julie N. Ford, check out her website.
In came Julie N. Ford. I'd recently read Replacing Gentry (a modern twist on Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier) and of course had read Count Down to Love, which was a Whitney Award Finalist a few years ago. I love her writing and the way she can make her characters so real to me. Both were books that, once I started, I could not put down. I wanted her in on this with us, and Rachael and Karey agreed.
Julie enthusiastically agreed to write a novella for the series. When I read her blurb for Home Matters, I was thrilled. It sounded like an amazing, fun, atmospheric novella that I wanted her to hurry and write so that I could read it.
When she sent it to me to read, I dropped everything so that I could jump right into it.
I absolutely loved Home Matters. It's the story of Olivia Pembroke, a twenty-seven year old woman from a small, southern town who is living in California, trying to get her big break in Hollywood. She's desperate for money, desperate to get noticed before she hits the big 3-0, but mostly desperate not to let her mom (and dad and pretty much her whole hometown) down by failing. Her break comes in the form of a reality television show--Home Matters. She'll star alongside heartthrob, William Blaine as they battle to convince their shared client to keep their renovated home or buy a new one. If she could just ignore Pete, the contractor with a special talent for getting under her skin, life would be perfect. But, she soon learns that everything (and everyone) on the show is not what they seem and has to ask herself what her real dreams are after all.
Once again, Julie made me fall in love with her characters. The whole time I was rooting for Olivia--for her to find herself and to find love as well. This is such a well-written story that was so much fun to read and left me with a good, happy feeling inside when I was done.
I recommend Home Matters to anyone who loves a sweet romance and needs something to put a smile on their face today.
Home Matters is available on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble.
If you're interested in learning more about Julie N. Ford, check out her website.
February 28, 2014
Lingering Echoes
Recently I had the opportunity to interview Lingering Echoes author Erica Kiefer.
I really enjoyed Lingering Echoes. Where did you get the idea for your story from?
The first scene came to mind years ago when I was in college. It was a crisp, fall day and as I
walked to class, the wind and swirling leaves at my feet created a scenario in my head. When I became bored during my humanities class, instead of taking notes, I started writing a descriptive scene that was intended to simply end as a piece of poetry. Instead, I couldn’t stop thinking about this girl who I envisioned in my head, grieving beside a river on a cloudy, cold day. (I even kept thinking about it while on a rugby road trip, of all things!) I didn’t know until a couple years later when I picked up that piece of writing again that this poetic scene would transform into chapter two of Lingering Echoes.
What was your road to publication like?
Trying to get published turned out so much harder than I anticipated! I had a lot of belief in
my book when I first started going through the publication process in April, 2010. I started off by attending my first writer’s conference in Provo, Utah with LDStorymakers, and pitched my manuscript to an editor at Covenant Communications. It was a thrilling and positive experience, and I walked out of the doors with a request for my full manuscript. I couldn’t even believe it!
However, after my manuscript had been in their hands for less than a month, after following
advice from my writer’s group, I withdrew my manuscript in hopes to find a publisher who could carry my book to a mainstream audience (rather than specifically LDS).
I spent the summer researching and educating myself on how to improve my query letter, write a synopsis, and how to find and submit to literary agents. While I received a few close inquiries over the next year, I was surprised how difficult and discouraging the process turned out to be!
While I will never know if Covenant Communications would have published my novel, I felt
truly regretful that I had turned them down and hadn’t followed someone else’s advice to “take who I could get” as a first-time author.
Fortunately, stubbornness and perseverance paid off! After three years of failing to find a literary agent and glumly eyeing my email folder full of hundreds of rejection letters, I heard about a newer publishing company called Clean Teen Publishing. I decided to take one last shot at this, thinking that if they said no, at some point I would just need to accept that sometimes that first book just doesn’t get published. I submitted and didn’t hear back for five weeks, even though the website had said they would get back to me in two. I checked in with Clean Teen and due to an error with their system at the time, they hadn’t even received my submission. So I submitted . . .and a couple weeks later, I had an offer! Six weeks later, Lingering Echoes was published and available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble online.
Long story short: My road to publication was long, often discouraging and full of rejection . . .
making the success that much sweeter. Thank goodness for encouragement from family and
friends who kept my hope alive!
Tell me a little about your writing process.
I write best when I feel emotional, so I often pull from my own life—not necessarily true events, but emotions I have felt from life experiences. I’ll be honest: I’m not one of those writers who has a million different ideas flowing. I feel confident once I start writing, but coming up with new material can be difficult for me. I often brainstorm with my husband and sisters when I get stuck.
I am definitely a mix of being a plotter/pantser. I like having a general idea of the story, but
as I found with Lingering Echoes, sometimes I didn’t know the details of the storyline or the
full relationship between characters until the scene just happened! It was fun to experience that unexpected excitement with my characters, especially between Allie, Damien and Aaron.
As far as a critique group: Before I moved to Provo, I belonged to a writer’s group that met
once a week and we would do writing exercises together. Since moving to Vegas, I joined The
Author’s Think Tank through Facebook after receiving an invite from a local author. I heard
about Clean Teen Publishing through this group, actually, so I am so grateful for networking! I use Facebook a ton now to interact with fellow authors and bloggers and enjoy letting people I know read my work for proof reading and feedback.
What are you working on now?
Just before Christmas 2013, I released Rumors, a Lingering Echoes Novella. This is a fast read that is a prequel to Lingering Echoes and is bonus material. It takes a look at Allie Collin’s life the year before Lingering Echoes takes place, and explores the pressures she fell into during her senior year after her cousin dies. Readers have requested a sequel for Lingering Echoes though at the moment, I am still undecided what the next project will be.
Right now, I am focusing on the upcoming release of my nonfiction book called Borrowed
Angel: Coping with the Loss of a Child. This book comes from an extremely personal part of
my heart as it discusses the birth and death of my almost five-month-old son to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. This will be published through Walnut Springs in Utah and distributed through Deseret Book in February or March. As you can imagine, the idea of sharing my son with the world is emotional, but I’m hoping that the things I learned through this experience will help others who are struggling with loss or other discouraging challenges.
Next up: It will be a surprise to you and me both!
Thank you so much, Erica for sharing this with us. If you'd like to connect with Erica or learn more about her or her books check out:
website: http://www.ericakieferbooks.com/facebook: www.facebook.com/ericakieferauthortwitter: https://twitter.com/EricaRockKiefer
I really enjoyed Lingering Echoes. Where did you get the idea for your story from?
The first scene came to mind years ago when I was in college. It was a crisp, fall day and as I
walked to class, the wind and swirling leaves at my feet created a scenario in my head. When I became bored during my humanities class, instead of taking notes, I started writing a descriptive scene that was intended to simply end as a piece of poetry. Instead, I couldn’t stop thinking about this girl who I envisioned in my head, grieving beside a river on a cloudy, cold day. (I even kept thinking about it while on a rugby road trip, of all things!) I didn’t know until a couple years later when I picked up that piece of writing again that this poetic scene would transform into chapter two of Lingering Echoes.
What was your road to publication like?
Trying to get published turned out so much harder than I anticipated! I had a lot of belief in
my book when I first started going through the publication process in April, 2010. I started off by attending my first writer’s conference in Provo, Utah with LDStorymakers, and pitched my manuscript to an editor at Covenant Communications. It was a thrilling and positive experience, and I walked out of the doors with a request for my full manuscript. I couldn’t even believe it!
However, after my manuscript had been in their hands for less than a month, after following
advice from my writer’s group, I withdrew my manuscript in hopes to find a publisher who could carry my book to a mainstream audience (rather than specifically LDS).
I spent the summer researching and educating myself on how to improve my query letter, write a synopsis, and how to find and submit to literary agents. While I received a few close inquiries over the next year, I was surprised how difficult and discouraging the process turned out to be!
While I will never know if Covenant Communications would have published my novel, I felt
truly regretful that I had turned them down and hadn’t followed someone else’s advice to “take who I could get” as a first-time author.
Fortunately, stubbornness and perseverance paid off! After three years of failing to find a literary agent and glumly eyeing my email folder full of hundreds of rejection letters, I heard about a newer publishing company called Clean Teen Publishing. I decided to take one last shot at this, thinking that if they said no, at some point I would just need to accept that sometimes that first book just doesn’t get published. I submitted and didn’t hear back for five weeks, even though the website had said they would get back to me in two. I checked in with Clean Teen and due to an error with their system at the time, they hadn’t even received my submission. So I submitted . . .and a couple weeks later, I had an offer! Six weeks later, Lingering Echoes was published and available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble online.
Long story short: My road to publication was long, often discouraging and full of rejection . . .
making the success that much sweeter. Thank goodness for encouragement from family and
friends who kept my hope alive!
Tell me a little about your writing process.
I write best when I feel emotional, so I often pull from my own life—not necessarily true events, but emotions I have felt from life experiences. I’ll be honest: I’m not one of those writers who has a million different ideas flowing. I feel confident once I start writing, but coming up with new material can be difficult for me. I often brainstorm with my husband and sisters when I get stuck.
I am definitely a mix of being a plotter/pantser. I like having a general idea of the story, but
as I found with Lingering Echoes, sometimes I didn’t know the details of the storyline or the
full relationship between characters until the scene just happened! It was fun to experience that unexpected excitement with my characters, especially between Allie, Damien and Aaron.
As far as a critique group: Before I moved to Provo, I belonged to a writer’s group that met
once a week and we would do writing exercises together. Since moving to Vegas, I joined The
Author’s Think Tank through Facebook after receiving an invite from a local author. I heard
about Clean Teen Publishing through this group, actually, so I am so grateful for networking! I use Facebook a ton now to interact with fellow authors and bloggers and enjoy letting people I know read my work for proof reading and feedback.
What are you working on now?
Just before Christmas 2013, I released Rumors, a Lingering Echoes Novella. This is a fast read that is a prequel to Lingering Echoes and is bonus material. It takes a look at Allie Collin’s life the year before Lingering Echoes takes place, and explores the pressures she fell into during her senior year after her cousin dies. Readers have requested a sequel for Lingering Echoes though at the moment, I am still undecided what the next project will be.
Right now, I am focusing on the upcoming release of my nonfiction book called Borrowed
Angel: Coping with the Loss of a Child. This book comes from an extremely personal part of
my heart as it discusses the birth and death of my almost five-month-old son to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. This will be published through Walnut Springs in Utah and distributed through Deseret Book in February or March. As you can imagine, the idea of sharing my son with the world is emotional, but I’m hoping that the things I learned through this experience will help others who are struggling with loss or other discouraging challenges.
Next up: It will be a surprise to you and me both!
Thank you so much, Erica for sharing this with us. If you'd like to connect with Erica or learn more about her or her books check out:
website: http://www.ericakieferbooks.com/facebook: www.facebook.com/ericakieferauthortwitter: https://twitter.com/EricaRockKiefer
December 30, 2013
Books Read in 2013
Stats: I read 122 books this year.
My “best of” in 2013 list:
The ones that had me laughing out loud the most: The Best Man and The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins. Be prepared to CRINGE in the best way possible at some of the situations her characters find themselves in.
The book I cannot stop thinking about: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult. This is one of those books that devoured in two days and haven’t stopped thinking about since. A tough read, but very thought provoking.
The book that made me feel smarter after reading: The Power of Habitby Charles Duhigg
The most beautiful language: Waiting by Carol Lynch WilliamsAll The Truth That’s In Me by Julie BerryIf You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
The one that made me cry the most (seriously, I cried for like ¾ of this book): Mile 21 by Sarah Dunster
My auto-buys of this year (meaning I bought before I even read the sample): Barefoot Summer by Denise Hunter, Kristan Higgins's novels, Drops of Gold by Sarah Eden, Second Chances by Melanie Jacobson, Working it Out by Rachael Anderson. *I absolutely LOVED all of them, btw. They are auto-buys for a reason…*
SOME of my Favorites from 2013:Inspirational fiction: Mile 21 by Sarah DunsterThe Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen 
YA: Falling for You by Lisa SchroederOut of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Middle Grade:The False Princeby Jennifer NeilsenThe Epic Tales of a Misfit Hero by Matt Peterson
Romance:Home to Whiskey Creekby Brenda NovakThe Best Man by Kristan Higgins
The complete list of books I read:
Kaylee’s 2013 Books*Books owned, + Whitney Eligible, RR- Reread
January (10)*Her Good Name by Ruth Axtell+*Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend by Becca Ann*Wild Rose by Ruth Axtell Morren RRBeautiful Disasterby Jamie McGuire Indelible by Kristen Heitzmann Indivisible by Kristen Heitzmann*Drops of Gold by Sara M. EdenThe Secret Diaries of Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn*The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julia KlassenMidnight Fear by Leslie Tentler
February (15)Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner*V is for Virginby Kelly Oram *Blindsided by Kyra Lennon*Elantris by Brandon Sanderson*The False Princeby Jennifer A. NielsenThe Epic Tales of a Misfit Hero by Matt Peterson*The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson RRA Match Made in High School by Kristin Chandler*Epic Fail by Claire LeZebnik RR+When Summer Comesby Brenda NovakCase File 13: Zombie Kid by Jeff SavageOf Grace and Chocolateby Krista L. Jensen+*Do Over by Shannon Guymon*A Trusting Heartby Shannon GuymonFinding June by Shannen Crane Camp
March (11)Feedback by Robison WellsThe Madman’s Daughterby Megan ShepherdPrincess Academy: Palace of Stone by Shannon HaleLady Outlaw by Stacie Henry*Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson RRThe Maid of Fairbourn Hall by Julie KlassenCall Me Irresistibleby Susan Elizabeth PhillipsKiss of an Angelby Susan Elizabeth PhillipsFreakling by Lana KrumweideAfter Hello by Lisa Mangum*The Best Man by Kristin Higgins
April (8)*My Long-term (and at one point illegal) Crush by Janette Rallison (novella)Easy by Tammara Webber+*Glitch by Amber GilchristThe Space between Usby Jessica MartinezOut of the Easy by Ruta SepetysThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggSmart Move by Melanie Jacobson*Montana Summer by Jeanette Miller
May (10)The Heiress of Winterwood by Sarah E. LaddA Noble Groom by Jodi HedlundThe Trouble with Flirting by Claire LaZebnik*Waiting for Summers Return by Kim Vogel SawyerCode Name Verityby Elizabeth E. Wein*The Guy Next Doorby Katie Palmer*Obsession by Traci Ambramson Hunter*Bound to the Warrior(Love Inspired) by Barbara PhinneyPrincess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day GeorgeBlue Smoke by Nora Roberts
June (10)Six Years by Harlan Coben*The Graveyard Bookby Neil GaimanThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateIf You Find Me by Emily Murdoch*The Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie DickersonThe Game Plan (WIP) by Ranee S. Clark*A Lady and a Spy(novella) by Ranee S. Clark*Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson*Beauty and the Beastby Jenni James*Barefoot Summerby Denise Hunter
July (8)The Tutor’s Daughterby Julie KlassenRipple (WIP) by Jennifer Bryce*Emma: A Latter Day Tale by Rebecca Jamison*It Happened at the Fair by Deanne GistHead in the Cloudsby Karen WitemeyerSomeday, Someday Maybeby Lauren GrahamThe Silent Governessby Julie KlassenThey That Mourn (WIP) by Chanda Simper
August (12)The Heist by Janet EvanovichInferno by Dan Brown+Longing for Homeby Sarah EdenDaddy’s Gone Huntingby Mary Higgins Clark+*Second Chancesby Melanie JacobsonThe Elite by Kierra CassThe Prince (a novella) by Kierra Cass+*Friday Night Alibiby Cassie Mae+Home to Whiskey Creekby Brenda Novak*A Stranger in Town by Brenda NovakNot Quite Datingby Catherine BybeeWife by Wednesdayby Catherine Bybee
September (10)Drift (WIP) by Jennifer BryceRoom by Emma Donoghue+Blackmoore by Julianne DonaldsonThe Walk by Richard Paul Evans*Miles to Go by Richard Paul EvansDare You To by Katie McGarryLatent (WIP) by C. Michelle JeffriesThe Storyteller by Jodi PicoultThe Road to Grace by Richard Paul EvansReturn to Loan Oakby Amy Knupp
October (11)*Surrounded by Strangers by Josi Kilpack RR+*Mile 21 by Sarah Dunster+*The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kathy Oram+All the Truth That’s In Me by Julie Berry+Dead Girls Don’t Lie by Jennifer Shaw Wolf+*Unexpected by Karen TuftsDavid and Goliathby Malcom Gladwell*Tell Me No Liesby Rachel BrantonPushing the Limitsby Katie McGarry+A Step of Faithby Richard Paul EvansJust Like Heavenby Julia Quinn RR
November (5)*The Power of Everyday Missionaries by Clayton Christensen*The Perfect Matchby Kristin Higgins The Sea of Tranquilityby Katja Millay+Take me Home for Christmas by Brenda Novak*A Family by Christmasby Brenda Novak
December (12)+Safe Haven by Jean Holbrook Mathews*+My Own Mr. Darcyby Karey White*+Working it Out by Rachael AndersonFalling for You by Lisa Schroeder +Waiting by Carol Lynch WilliamsThe Distance BetweenUs by Kasie WestIn Honor by Jessi Kirby *Stealing the Preacherby Karen WitemeyerThe Name of the Starby Maureen Johnson Rule by Jay Crowther Hopeless by Colleen Hoover *On Writing by Stephen King
--Note: I don’t rate books because I just don’t J If it is on this list, I liked it enough to finish it. My DNF (did not finish) list is probably just as long as this one. Also, there are varying levels of content in a few of these books that some might find offensive (language, sex, violence) so if you are sensitive to any of that or want my thoughts on a specific book, send me a private message at kayleebaldwin at gmail.
First up on my 2014 TBR pile:Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (for book club)
What books should I add to my TBR pile for 2014?
My “best of” in 2013 list:
The ones that had me laughing out loud the most: The Best Man and The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins. Be prepared to CRINGE in the best way possible at some of the situations her characters find themselves in.
The book I cannot stop thinking about: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult. This is one of those books that devoured in two days and haven’t stopped thinking about since. A tough read, but very thought provoking.
The book that made me feel smarter after reading: The Power of Habitby Charles Duhigg
The most beautiful language: Waiting by Carol Lynch WilliamsAll The Truth That’s In Me by Julie BerryIf You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
The one that made me cry the most (seriously, I cried for like ¾ of this book): Mile 21 by Sarah Dunster
My auto-buys of this year (meaning I bought before I even read the sample): Barefoot Summer by Denise Hunter, Kristan Higgins's novels, Drops of Gold by Sarah Eden, Second Chances by Melanie Jacobson, Working it Out by Rachael Anderson. *I absolutely LOVED all of them, btw. They are auto-buys for a reason…*
SOME of my Favorites from 2013:Inspirational fiction: Mile 21 by Sarah DunsterThe Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen
YA: Falling for You by Lisa SchroederOut of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Middle Grade:The False Princeby Jennifer NeilsenThe Epic Tales of a Misfit Hero by Matt Peterson
Romance:Home to Whiskey Creekby Brenda NovakThe Best Man by Kristan Higgins
The complete list of books I read:
Kaylee’s 2013 Books*Books owned, + Whitney Eligible, RR- Reread
January (10)*Her Good Name by Ruth Axtell+*Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend by Becca Ann*Wild Rose by Ruth Axtell Morren RRBeautiful Disasterby Jamie McGuire Indelible by Kristen Heitzmann Indivisible by Kristen Heitzmann*Drops of Gold by Sara M. EdenThe Secret Diaries of Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn*The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julia KlassenMidnight Fear by Leslie Tentler
February (15)Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner*V is for Virginby Kelly Oram *Blindsided by Kyra Lennon*Elantris by Brandon Sanderson*The False Princeby Jennifer A. NielsenThe Epic Tales of a Misfit Hero by Matt Peterson*The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson RRA Match Made in High School by Kristin Chandler*Epic Fail by Claire LeZebnik RR+When Summer Comesby Brenda NovakCase File 13: Zombie Kid by Jeff SavageOf Grace and Chocolateby Krista L. Jensen+*Do Over by Shannon Guymon*A Trusting Heartby Shannon GuymonFinding June by Shannen Crane Camp
March (11)Feedback by Robison WellsThe Madman’s Daughterby Megan ShepherdPrincess Academy: Palace of Stone by Shannon HaleLady Outlaw by Stacie Henry*Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson RRThe Maid of Fairbourn Hall by Julie KlassenCall Me Irresistibleby Susan Elizabeth PhillipsKiss of an Angelby Susan Elizabeth PhillipsFreakling by Lana KrumweideAfter Hello by Lisa Mangum*The Best Man by Kristin Higgins
April (8)*My Long-term (and at one point illegal) Crush by Janette Rallison (novella)Easy by Tammara Webber+*Glitch by Amber GilchristThe Space between Usby Jessica MartinezOut of the Easy by Ruta SepetysThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggSmart Move by Melanie Jacobson*Montana Summer by Jeanette Miller
May (10)The Heiress of Winterwood by Sarah E. LaddA Noble Groom by Jodi HedlundThe Trouble with Flirting by Claire LaZebnik*Waiting for Summers Return by Kim Vogel SawyerCode Name Verityby Elizabeth E. Wein*The Guy Next Doorby Katie Palmer*Obsession by Traci Ambramson Hunter*Bound to the Warrior(Love Inspired) by Barbara PhinneyPrincess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day GeorgeBlue Smoke by Nora Roberts
June (10)Six Years by Harlan Coben*The Graveyard Bookby Neil GaimanThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateIf You Find Me by Emily Murdoch*The Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie DickersonThe Game Plan (WIP) by Ranee S. Clark*A Lady and a Spy(novella) by Ranee S. Clark*Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson*Beauty and the Beastby Jenni James*Barefoot Summerby Denise Hunter
July (8)The Tutor’s Daughterby Julie KlassenRipple (WIP) by Jennifer Bryce*Emma: A Latter Day Tale by Rebecca Jamison*It Happened at the Fair by Deanne GistHead in the Cloudsby Karen WitemeyerSomeday, Someday Maybeby Lauren GrahamThe Silent Governessby Julie KlassenThey That Mourn (WIP) by Chanda Simper
August (12)The Heist by Janet EvanovichInferno by Dan Brown+Longing for Homeby Sarah EdenDaddy’s Gone Huntingby Mary Higgins Clark+*Second Chancesby Melanie JacobsonThe Elite by Kierra CassThe Prince (a novella) by Kierra Cass+*Friday Night Alibiby Cassie Mae+Home to Whiskey Creekby Brenda Novak*A Stranger in Town by Brenda NovakNot Quite Datingby Catherine BybeeWife by Wednesdayby Catherine Bybee
September (10)Drift (WIP) by Jennifer BryceRoom by Emma Donoghue+Blackmoore by Julianne DonaldsonThe Walk by Richard Paul Evans*Miles to Go by Richard Paul EvansDare You To by Katie McGarryLatent (WIP) by C. Michelle JeffriesThe Storyteller by Jodi PicoultThe Road to Grace by Richard Paul EvansReturn to Loan Oakby Amy Knupp
October (11)*Surrounded by Strangers by Josi Kilpack RR+*Mile 21 by Sarah Dunster+*The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kathy Oram+All the Truth That’s In Me by Julie Berry+Dead Girls Don’t Lie by Jennifer Shaw Wolf+*Unexpected by Karen TuftsDavid and Goliathby Malcom Gladwell*Tell Me No Liesby Rachel BrantonPushing the Limitsby Katie McGarry+A Step of Faithby Richard Paul EvansJust Like Heavenby Julia Quinn RR
November (5)*The Power of Everyday Missionaries by Clayton Christensen*The Perfect Matchby Kristin Higgins The Sea of Tranquilityby Katja Millay+Take me Home for Christmas by Brenda Novak*A Family by Christmasby Brenda Novak
December (12)+Safe Haven by Jean Holbrook Mathews*+My Own Mr. Darcyby Karey White*+Working it Out by Rachael AndersonFalling for You by Lisa Schroeder +Waiting by Carol Lynch WilliamsThe Distance BetweenUs by Kasie WestIn Honor by Jessi Kirby *Stealing the Preacherby Karen WitemeyerThe Name of the Starby Maureen Johnson Rule by Jay Crowther Hopeless by Colleen Hoover *On Writing by Stephen King
--Note: I don’t rate books because I just don’t J If it is on this list, I liked it enough to finish it. My DNF (did not finish) list is probably just as long as this one. Also, there are varying levels of content in a few of these books that some might find offensive (language, sex, violence) so if you are sensitive to any of that or want my thoughts on a specific book, send me a private message at kayleebaldwin at gmail.
First up on my 2014 TBR pile:Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (for book club)
What books should I add to my TBR pile for 2014?
December 22, 2013
Christmas Story Giveaway!
When Chase sees Clare during her brief Christmas visit to their hometown, he knows it's his chance to make things right between them. Considering he all but ignored her while on his mission, it's a tough task.
After having her heart broken by him before, Clare is wary of a holiday romance. But a long-awaited goodnight kiss might change her mind.
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