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Yellowstone: More Than a Scenic Destination

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Trip Around the World

Mega Author Blog Hop: Ticket to Paradise

 Tour rules:

1)  Have fun!!!

2)  Invite all of your friends!!! Spread the word!!!

3)  This tour starts:  Monday, may 16, at midnight (Arizona time)

4)  This tour ends:  Monday, may 23, at midnight (Arizona time)

5)  Meet and mingle with all the authors! Experience a new destination at every stop! Participate in every blog contest and be entered for chances to win multiple prizes! Every blog visited is another opportunity to win!!

6) Participation at every blog is recommended. But remember: the more you hop, the more chances you have to win. Every author is waiting to meet and interact with you, so please be sure to show every author some love!

7) Don't forget to have fun!

THIS STOP: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.A.

Whether you're a photographer, an artist, a writer, or just someone who wants to vacation in a peaceful splendor, Yellowstone National Park is a must-see. Bring the significant other, bring the parents, bring the kids….but above all, bring yourself for picnics, camping, nature watching, hiking, swimming, rock climbing and other extreme sports. You won't want to miss nature's marvels, from the smallest bird to the largest lumbering buffalo.

And while you're at it, don't forget Old Faithful. Did you know, while Old Faithful is the most well-known geyser, it is not the only one in the area?

A LITTLE HISTORY

Yellowstone National Park is located primarily in the State of Wyoming, though parts of this park extend into Montana and Idaho, spanning an area of 3,468.4 sq mi. This was the world's first national park, designated in 1872. Native Americans have lived in that area now known as Yellowstone for greater than 11,000 years.

When I needed a western cattle ranch location for my story Lifeline Echoes, I checked out a few states, but few places captured my imagination as well as the state of Wyoming. So I created a fictional small town in the western part of the state, not too far from Yellowstone Park. Elusive Echoes, the second in that series is due out in June of this year. My current WIP is also set in that fictional small town of Orson's Folly, Wyoming.

Plan a trip: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

For some beautiful pictures of the park, check out the Photography of J.L. Gould in Yellowstone National Park. Ms. Gould is the talented photographer who inspired descriptions of the area and the photographs in Lifeline Echoes, which is set in Western Wyoming, quite close to Yellowstone.

So here's what I want to know about all of you: What is your ultimate vacation fantasy?

Please don't forget to check out Matrimonial Mayhem, the Astraea Press website exclusive charity anthology, with 100% of the profits designated for storm relief in the hardest hit areas of Alabama. I am honored to be included in this creative endeavor, with my story of the Heartsight characters' wedding, Camp Wedding. Thank you for visiting. And now, please check out where Rachel Firasek is taking you on this world tour.

An Elusive Six Sentence Sunday

Pssst! Pass on the good news: The charity release, Matrimonial Mayhem, is now available. For just $5, you can help the tornado-stricken areas in Alabama, knowing 100% of your donation will be sent to benefit the Governor of Alabama's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, for the hardest hit areas of the state, and you get an e-book with 6 brand new stories from Astraea Press authors.

And now, on to my SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY OFFERING.  From upcoming release Elusive Echoes -you know how those women in labor can be so outspoken…..

Sandy moaned again and her face became ashen. "Oh, for crying out loud, I'm asking you to help me deliver my baby, not have sex with me." With a grunt, she squeezed her eyes shut and breathed through the contraction. "If you'd have sex with Melanie, you'd know the difference by now."

Sean's choked response echoed back at him from across the room. His head snapped up and his eyes widened when he caught sight of Mel standing just inside the kitchen door.

Return to Six Sentence Sunday or enjoy the Elusive Echoes BLURB:

Six-year-old Melanie Mitchell and seven-year-old Sean McGee became best friends the day Sean's mother died. Drawn together by their mutual love of horses, the two seemed destined for each other. At thirteen, however, Melanie was wrenched from the life and people she loved and forced into a life she loathed, with people she loathed even more.

Returning to Orson's Folly at age twenty-one, all she wanted to do was forget the years she spent away from the small town, and go back to life the way it used to be. But although she and Sean were still attracted to each other, the unquestioning bond of trust and friendship they had enjoyed as children had been broken, seemingly beyond repair. They couldn't move forward, and they couldn't let go.

Now, seven years later, they're still caught between friendship and something more, and Melanie's past has broadsided her. She must confront her demons and relive her past in an unexpected way, or risk losing the only man she has ever loved…knowing that even if she succeeds, she may lose him anyway. ~Available June 2011

Thank you for stopping by – hope to see you again soon!

Blog Release Party-Matrimonial Mayhem

Matrimonial Mayhem  is an Astraea Press website exclusive release. This is a wedding story anthology put together by six of Astraea Press authors to benefit the Governor of Alabama's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, for the hardest hit areas of the state. There are six stories:

Elaine Cantrell, "It All Started with Cinders Malone's Dress," based upon A New Dream

Therese Gilardi, "Marriage on Sunset," based upon Matching Wits with Venus

J.F. Jenkins, "Legend of the Aero Dragon," based upon The Legend of the Oceina Dragon

Kim Bowman, "The Ballad of Brenda and Willard," the true story of Kim's parents' wedding

J. Gunnar Grey, "The Lilies at Laura's Wedding," based upon Deal with the Devil

Kay Springsteen, "Camp Wedding," based upon Heartsight

So, weddings…they never seem to go out of style, do they? This was a big year for weddings just because of Prince William and Princess Catherine…did you catch the ceremony? Check out her dress?  Her bouquet?

According to the royal press release, "The bouquet is a shield-shaped wired bouquet of myrtle, lily-of-the-valley, sweet William and hyacinth. The bouquet was designed by Shane Connolly and draws on the traditions of flowers of significance for the Royal Family, the Middleton family and on the Language of Flowers."

But what else did Princess Catherine's bridal bouquet mean?

Hyacinth  – loveliness, prayer

Lily-of-the-valley – return of happiness

Myrtle – Lovve

Sweet William – smile

In past years, tradition dictated what the bride would carry based on the meanings of the flowers. Some of the more well-known flowers being roses (differing colors for roses meaning different things). Some of the more common or well-known flowers included in bridal bouquets and their meanings include:

Blue Violets – Faithfulness, a promise.

Forget-Me-Nots – True love.

Gardenias – Joy, laughter together, and wonderful memories.

Daisy – Innocence, purity, and simple joys

Ivy – Marital strength, fidelity, and commitment

White Lily – Purity, virginity and innocence

Cala Lilly – Magnificence, beauty, and stately glory

Tiger Lily – Wealth and pride

Myrtle – Love forever, and lasting marriage

Peony – Happy life and marriage

Lily of the Valley – Happiness and humility before God

Orange blossoms – Fertility and eternal love

Orchids – Beauty, exotic adventure together, and refinement

Roses – Love

Violet – modesty

Freesia – Innocence

Baby's breath – Fruitfulness and reward for a happy union

Daffodil – Modest regard

And bridal bouquets aren't just white anymore! For the more festive approach, a wide array of colorful flowers is available. Basically, it's Bride's Choice.

For the superstitious bride, there are a few flowers that have been avoided in the past.

Marigold – Cruelty and jealousy

Narcissus – Narcissism and ego

Oleander – Proceed with caution

Petunia – Resentment and anger

Sweetpea – Departure and goodbye

Rosebuds – Pure innocence, as in a child

Larkspur – Fickleness

Hyacinth – Rashness

Geranium – Stupid ideas, folly

So if you're about to get married and your cheeky baby sister hands you a bouquet of hastily picked marigolds and geraniums from your mother's garden basket, you might want to check out her motives.  You may also want to rethink a decision to carry any of the poisonous plants such as foxglove and hemlock. But even if you like some of these "questionable" flowers, all the experts day don't despair – use them anyway because the most important thing is that the bride be happy with the bouquet she carries.

One Astraea Press author, J. Gunnar Grey, told me a cute story about her wedding. In her words:

John and I had one planning session for our big outdoor wedding and decided to elope. We told Mama. Nobody else. We snuck off from work one lunchtime and got the license, planning to get married that Saturday afternoon, private ceremony with a justice of the peace. That evening was the local Bobbie Burns supper and we already had tickets.

Saturday John put on his kilt, I put together a pseudo-Scots outfit and met him at his apartment. We were on our way out the door when John realized I didn't have any flowers. Ever the gentleman, he reached over to his glass-topped table and yanked the plastic ones from the vase. I laughed too hard to argue; it was such classic thoughtful John.

That night at the Burns supper, the master of ceremonies found out the reason I was carrying the flowers (and grinning from ear to ear). He then announced our wedding from the podium, saying that only a Scotsman would arrange a wedding reception with seven hundred guests . . . and manage for every one of them to pay their own way.

Yeah, we've still got the flowers.

You may have noticed J. Gunnar and John in the wedding pictures featured on Kim Bowman's blog during your crawl. For those who are married, what did YOU carry? For those who are not yet married, what do you think will be included in your bouquet? Post a comment on each blog in our blog party for a chance to win a fabulous prize package from Astraea Press authors.

Purchase your copy of Matrimonial Mayhem from Astraea Press today.

Happy Mother's Day Sunday Six

This Six is taken from Camp Wedding, my contribution to the upcoming charity anthology, Matrimonial Mayhem, an Astraea Press website exclusive, with 100% of the proceeds slated to benefit victims of the killer tornadoes in Alabama. Many people don't consider how hard Mother's Day might be on military families–not just for obvious reasons for deployed moms, but for moms who are alone with their children because dads have been deployed.  And for moms whose sons and daughters are in harm's way. The Homecoming Fence at Camp Lejeune is more than a welcome home to returning troops–it is a tribute to those troops and to their families, who have kept the home fires burning while their loved ones have been away helping to keep the world a safer place. God Bless Our Military and Our Military Families! Happy Mother's Day to all, especially our Military Moms.

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"Look at all that. I forgot what it was like to see Homecoming Fence," murmured Margaret, her gaze on the long chain link fence lining the road.

The six-foot tall fence was covered in all manner of welcome home messages from small signs to tie-dyed sheets bearing the names of the loved ones who would be arriving from deployment. Trish chuckled at the cardboard sign with its message spelled out in blue diapers: It's your turn, Lance Corporal Henson. Your SON can't wait to meet you! Then she sobered as her mind drifted to what it must have been like with Dan's last homecoming, when he hadn't returned to Camp Lejeune but to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, blinded by an IED and facing an uncertain future.

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Stay tuned for updates about the release date for Matrimonial Mayhem and how your purchase will help storm victims in Alabama.

And there is still time to benefit the USO with a purchase of Heartsight from Astraea Press – $2 donation with every purchase made at Astraea Press website through June 1.

Latest review of Heartsight.

Mother's Day Moment from Camp Wedding

In honor of Mother's Day, I'm going to share a mom and daughter moment from my upcoming release in  Matrimonial Mayhem, the Astraea Press wedding anthology. My contribution is called Camp Wedding, and is the story of Dan and Trish's wedding (Heartsight, February 2011). One hundred percent of the proceeds from this anthology, an Astraea Press website exclusive, will benefit the storm victims in the hard-hit areas of Alabama, through the Governor's Faith and Community Based program. This will be a direct donation to the victims of last week's terrible storms. And now, please enjoy an excerpt from Camp Wedding:

"Mama!" Bella pulled on Trish's dress. "Daddy can't see you. How will he know you're pretty?"

"Remember we've talked about it, sweetie? Daddy sees differently than you and me." Trish drew a hairbrush through Bella's soft blonde hair. "Daddy knows what things look like because he can feel them."

Bella turned a solemn face upward to regard Trish. She used her hand to push up her pink-framed eyeglasses. "But how does he know what color it is?"

"Hmm." Trish paused in mid stroke. "That's a tough question. I suppose we'll have to tell him." She pointed at the dress. "What does the color make you think of, Bella?"

Bella frowned at the dress for a moment. Then her face cleared and a sunny smile burst forth. "It's like my big shiny shell, Mama!"

Trish stared. Indeed, the dress was almost the same color of blush pink as the inside of the conch shell Dan's sister had sent Bella from her childhood collection. "Then when we get married, that's what we'll tell him the color is, okay? But let's keep it a secret until then." She kissed her daughter on top of the head.

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Other authors  you will enjoy in this anthology:  Elaine Cantrell, Therese Gilardi, J.F. Jenkins, Kim Bowman, and J. Gunnar Grey.

More from these fine Astraea Press authors may be found here.  Remember, Astraea Press specializes in Mom-friendly reading (Grandma and the teens, too!) – What a great Mother's Day present – a Kindle loaded with lots of the latest e-books by Astraea Press authors. And watch for Matrimonial Mayhem to be released this month.

For moms, what was your favorite Mother's Day gift to receive? For kids, what Mother's Day gift was the most fun to give?

As Mother's Day Approaches

I remember as a kid in third grade making this huge Mother's Day card out of construction paper – the long kind folded into a "book," with lots of pages inside and each page a picture I'd drawn or colored throughout the year, or something I'd written and turned in. The teacher was pretty resourceful to have saved the special things we'd done over the year in her class, knowing how much a mother loves to save such grand things. I was so proud of that "card/book," and even more so when my mom hugged me and told me how much she loved it. I remembered that so much that when my own kids were small, I saved their school things and art work and helped them make the same little booklets for their grandmothers. My mom not only remembered where I had gotten the idea from – some twenty years later, she pulled out my Mother's Day card from that year. She'd kept it with her most prized possessions.  It really is the little things that count – the small gestures that show our love.

Camp Wedding (the story of the Heartsight characters' wedding) will be released soon as part of the Astraea Press anthology, Marry Mayhem, the proceeds from which are being donated to the relief effort in Alabama. In Camp Wedding, you will be able to read about one daughter's great love for her mother and new father – so great she stops the wedding while she expresses it.

In the meantime, Heartsight is still available from Astraea Press, in print and for Kindle at Amazon, and at Barnes and Noble.

I'd love to hear about your Mother's Day memories – either as a mom or as a child. Please share your memories here:

If It's Sunday, This Must Be Another Six Sentences

More Six Sentence Sunday.

This is from Elusive Echoes, Sean and Mel's story, which is due out later this year. Sean was thrilled when his brother returned home in Lifeline Echoes, but as you will read, Sean has his own life.

He arrived, breathless and excited, and feeling like a hormone-ridden teenager with his libido doing somersaults through his system. He glanced at his watch; forty-five minutes late.

The dinner Mel had promised might be burnt by now, and as Sean slid his key into the lock, he wondered if he'd get any dessert. He pushed the door open and his mouth watered instantly, but it was a toss-up whether it was because of the smell of food infusing the air, or the sight of Mel lounging on the foot of her bed wearing a form-fitting corset in hot pink satin over a black leather miniskirt and black lace stockings with—have mercy, five-inch stiletto heels in the same shade of pink as the corset.

His mouth fell open and he dropped his hastily packed duffel bag on the floor with a thunk. "Honey, I'm home."

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Watch for Elusive Echoes, coming later this year from Astraea Press.  In the meantime, read the story that started it all, Lifeline Echoes, available now.

Also available Heartsight. And coming soon read about Dan and Trish's wedding in Camp Wedding, part of the Astraea Press wedding anthology – 100% of proceeds from the wedding anthology will benefit the relief effort in Alabama.

Raining Cats, Dogs, and Other Critters

April showers … It's raining cats and dogs and a few other things in our Astraea Press authors' lives. A few of us got together to talk about our pets. To protect the privacy of the authors' pets, stand-ins have been used in pictures. Except for mine, because they get right in to their celebrity status and take over the show.

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Cats. I have a mama cat, Luna, and five kittens.

Stephanie Taylor

The Picture

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We have fishes – they aren't on your list. I have a large tropical tank with three mad clown loach, a huge fish called Mr Whiskers, some cory, rainbow fish, kissing gourami, swordtails, mollys and platys.

Love Nell

Romance with Heart

http://www.nelldixon.com

Dangerous to Know    Making Waves

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We have a cat.  He's black with 4 white paws and white around his neck.  Almost looks like he's wearing a tux!  We named him Mr. Whiskers!!!  Mainly because he has more than his fair share of whiskers!

Felicia Rogers

The Perfect Rose

http://www.feliciarogersauthor.webs.com/

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Right now, I have a beta fish, dark blue with green highlights. He sleeps on the bottom of the tank, so every morning he looks dead until I tap the glass. Then he wakes up, shakes himself, and follows my finger along the tank wall to his food. And then he attacks. Until I got betas, I never knew fish were interactive toys.

I've also got two parakeets, a blue male named Pete and a yellow-green female named Tweet. Or Peetie and Tweetie, as the mood hits. She chews everything, so whatever I put in or near the cage must be parakeet-bill-proof, or I should have a spare handy. This includes perches, toys, feed dishes, and the netting that goes around the cage's bottom to keep the mess inside. The cute wooden ladder I bought her  wound up in shreds across their floor and some of it I'm sure she ate.  Pete is henpecked but occasionally snaps back. He cheeps. And he cheeps. And he cheeps. And he cheeps. Whoever said women talk more than men has never met Pete. He also loves his mirror, and yanks at it so hard that sometimes he rips it off its little plastic hook and crashes it.

We also keep birdfeeders in the back yard, so I suppose I should include the sparrows, finches, cardinals, grackles, and so on. And the squirrels, who are fighting me for the vegetable garden. So far, it's a draw.

-J. Gunnar Grey

Deal With The Devil, Parts 1 and 2

Mysteries and Histories

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I like a cat or a small dog.

Elaine Cantrell

A New Dream

http://www.elainecantrell.com

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Dogs of all sizes.

Kristine Cheney

Spartan Heart Part 1 and Spartan Heart Part 2

http://www.spartanheart.com/

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Dog, which I have, a rescued pug named, Homer. Would love a cat but have developed BIG allergy and can't even be in the same room for long. Horses always scared me now they intrigue me. If I ever get to move to Pine Grove with my characters, I'm gettin' a horse or two!

Jean Joachim

Sunny Days Moonlit Nights

http://jeanjoachim.blogspot.com/



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Border collies all the way!!!!! (I have 2 girls, Liberty and Freedom) And we have a St. Bernard/Lab cross named Justice…but those Border collies…they are something else… Just this past month…one has opened the fridge and ate all the leftovers, opened the front door (I'm talking the one with knobs and locks, mind you…) and walked out of the house, opened the door to my mom's basement, opened the power windows on the car, (she can also open the door, hence the reason the doors are childlocked…) and a host of other things. This is the same dog who is not allowed to watch crime dramas because she barks at all the bad guys…she's one of a kind…

I had a Norwegian Forest Cat named Chloe. She got out one day when she was 'staying' with my dad while I was in a move transition. I couldn't find her anywhere although I looked and looked. (You'd think a pink cat would be easy to find in a small town…but…) Exactly a year later (on my dad's b-day, so I remembered when she went missing) I pull into my dad's driveway. By the time I get to the door, I've been greeted by a little pink cat. I was floored! I had her another seven years after that. I miss that cat!

Bridget Lashbrooks

Olivia's Journey

http://bglashbrooks.webs.com/

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For pets, I am definitely a cat person. My husband talked me into buying a house in exchange for getting cats. The house closed and two weeks later, I had my Halloween kittens from the shelter, one orange tabby and one black and white tuxedo. The orange tabby went missing, poor guy, (full story is here) and after 4 months, we gave up hope and adopted a Maine coon kitten. Then the tabby showed up 10 miles from home four months after that, and now we've had all three for a year. I adore them, though three was more than I ever wanted. Growing up, I had cats, dogs, rabbits, lizards, and hamsters, but three cats seems plenty these days. I occasionally consider a dog, but then I remember how needy they are, and I give the cats an extra pet in thanks.



Rebecca Gomez Farrell

Maya's Vacation

http://www.thegourmez.com/

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Two overweight crochety beagles. One could probably find his way home from Florida and the other couldn't find his way home from across the street.



Joselyn

Sucker For a Hot Rod

http://joselynvaughn.com

Sweet, small town romances

Indulge your softer side

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Dogs – especially pit bulls! Currently Derby – who has saved Tony's life and Cage's life so he's king in our house



Horses – we have 5 right now and we trail ride, Tony and Jaci barrel race, and we basically spend all our money feeding them:) They're amazing animals, though

Kim Bowman

Wayward Soul

http://kimbowmanauthor.blogspot.com/

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And for me, it's been a little of everything, from snakes to tarantulas, to parakeets, cockatiels, and lovebirds, as well as Japanese quail, to African hissing cockroaches, to snakes (large and small), lizards (you name it, I've probably lived with it), gerbils, mice, Egyptian spiny mice, rats (including hairless rats), fish, newts, tree frogs, turtles, tortoises, cats, ferrets, rabbits, dogs -large and small – and I'm POSITIVE I've forgotten something. (I have four kids-they all had their pet preferences.) Currently, my life has settled into a handful of dogs, including this pair – Cybil (the little one, is a chihuahua mix who used to live on my desk) and Camille (a Staffie/Lab pup who was brought to me rather sickly by a neighbor and turns out she's the daughter of my daughter's wandering lab). Cybbie is the one in charge.  Always.

Kay Springsteen 

Heartsight

Lifeline Echoes

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We hope you enjoyed this look into our lives with our four-footed, two-winged, finned, hoofed, etc. friends. Check out the above authors and so many more at Astraea Press.  What kind of pets do YOU have? (Or what would you like to have?)

Spoonful of Sweet with Guest Blogger Nancy Naigle

To continue the series on cleaner reading, I want to welcome Nancy Naigle to talk about Nicer Romances. Her novel, Sweet Tea and Secrets , is about to be released, and I'm already intrigued. I plan to pick one up – hope you all will, also! Welcome, Nancy!

Thanks for asking me to pay a visit to your blog on a "nicer" romance day.

I, like many of you I'm sure, juggle a "real" job, family, pets, friends, chores and everything else that lands in my path at a microwavin' drive-thru speed. That pace is hard to keep up. Reading is what keeps the bubble in my level right smack dab in the middle. If I can escape to someone else's world and get swept away for even just thirty minutes—I'm a new woman!

There are so many books to choose from that it's no easy task to find the perfect fit. That's why when I stumble into an author that writes the kind of books I enjoy reading, I devour everything they write. I mark my calendar with the next release, or pre-order, so I don't miss one.

It's funny how you bump into new authors, too. I read my first Mary Kay Andrews novel because she was the keynote at a conference I was going to attend. Boy was I in for a treat. HISSY FIT had me laughing so hard that I thought the folks at the airport were going to have me locked up. I've read everything she's written since. My all time favorite book is Mary Alice Monroe's TIME IS A RIVER. It's a breast cancer survivor's journey that takes you to the mountains of Carolina and a town full of history and mystery. Grab it. You will not be disappointed.

So, I have to admit that in my mind just about every book I read is sweet, so I had to really consider which ones I mentioned. I got worried because I know that I have quite the talent for skimming any of "those scenes" that would make me a little uncomfortable. I don't need to know the "how" of that stuff. My imagination and heart can fill in the blanks so I'm perfectly fine skipping those entries and meandering forward in the story. Do you have that talent, too? Cussing is a little harder for me to ignore for some reason. How about you?

My debut novel, SWEET TEA AND SECRETS, will be out in May. I've been told that one of the nice things about it is that you can share it up and down your friend and family chain—daughters to grandmas—will enjoy it. That was the biggest compliment. I hope that every one of those daughters, grandmas and everyone in between finds a few minutes to escape to Adams Grove and enjoy a little much-needed relaxation.  If you enjoy SWEET TEA AND SECRETS, stay tuned for OUT OF FOCUS coming in November.

You can stay up to date on release schedules and events at www.NancyNaigle.com.

READERS – Your turn. How do you find the authors you enjoy?

I'm looking forward to reading the answers to Nancy's question! Comment on Nancy's guest blog and you will be entered to win a PDF copy of my own sweet novel, Heartsight. Thank you, Nancy, for stopping by. And congrats on your upcoming releases!

Heartsight and Lifeline Echoes are available at Astraea Press as well as Amazon and Barnes & Noble

Another Sunday, Another Six Sentences

From Elusive Echoes, currently under contract for release in 2011.

"Okay, I'll help you find a car but you aren't getting one of those pieces of—stop shaking your head."

"I'm not shaking my head."

"You were shaking it in your mind," said Sean, leaning forward to kiss her quick and hard. "Give me your budget and let me help you find a car. Do you care what you drive?"

"I originally wanted it to have four wheels but I'm no longer that picky."

Coming soon from Astraea Press. For more Six Sentence Sunday offerings.

In the meantime, please enjoy Lifeline Echoes from Astraea Press.

Also available from Astraea Press, Heartsight.

Lifeline Echoes and Heartsight are also both available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Print copies of Heartsight available from Amazon.com

For more Six Sentence Sunday offerings.