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One Blessed Momma~ Tuesdays with Taryn

This week is busy busy. Today is my stepson's 14th birthday. My daughter will be 10 two days from now and I find myself trying to pull back a little, to find balance because life seems to be zipping by- especially this month and the rest of this year.
It seems like it was only yesterday that I moved here, eager to begin my new life with the man I now call my husband, and in that move, I also became a step-mom to a little 2 1/2 year old boy with a big smile and a quiet disposition. He loved his...

Christmas with Catherine & Dawson, Part 3. Come join us! #contest #give@way!

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Taryn Raye's #sixsunday- A Shocking Revelation

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Welcome Sixers! As this upcoming week gets underway, I have two birthdays to plan for, a night out to look at Christmas lights, as well a family get-together on my husband's side of the family next weekend, so it's going to be a busy, busy week. I've got one who'll be turning 14, my stepson, and then our daughter will be 10, a big ol' decade old. Where has the time gone?...

A Touch of Hearth & Home~ Seasonal Scents of Love

I think one of the strongest things attached to my memories of this time of year are the scents I associate with Thanksgiving and Christmas. There's comfort and warmth and the feeling of love that emanates from food, from homes, and even those outdoorsy smells we notice less or not at all in the warmer months of the year.
Some of those things are just simply more common to the fall and winter months, so it makes a lot of sense that I would associate things like apples and cinnamon or the sweet...

Friday Spotlight- @catromance Cat Shaffer's Bittersweet #TMPress @FictionWitches

Coulter Bancroft returns from battle seeking the peace of his family farm. Instead he finds chaos: his stepmother dead, his father dying and his fiancée married to another man. His pain reaches a new level when he learns his father’s will demands a legitimate heir by Coulter’s 30th birthday to keep his inheritance—and guardianship of his teenage half-sister.

Amelia Strong has her own secrets to keep. When Coulter takes her in after she collapses in front of his horse, bruised, sick and frail,...

#Writerly Wednesday- I'm Gone A-Visiting @MKEthridge on her Blog!

Come visit me at Margaret Ethridge's blog today!
I'm sharing today how I feel when someone says
"You Write WHAT?"
I'll be giving away 2 FREE ebook copies of CASTAWAY HEARTS! Margaret will let it run through Sunday and then she will pick two winners, plus she is giving away a $5 Reader Appreciation Gift Card, too!

The Party Continues- Christmas with Catherine & Dawson, Part 2. Come join us!

Good morning and welcome back to Christmas with Catherine and Dawson. I'm glad you've joined us! The winner of Part 1 has already been randomly selected and notified, as well as announced on the Rafflecopter widget on that giveaway post.

There's a common thread between the holidays and Catherine and Dawson and it's that spirit of belief, in believing that LOVE is the greatest thing of all. It's having faith to see things through and hope that all is not lost. It takes a while for Catherine and...

Taryn Raye's Six Sentence #sixSunday- Mingling

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Welcome Sixers! Can you believe it's already DECEMBER? Honestly not sure how we've made it this far this fast, but as they say, time flies when you're having fun! I slayed the 50K dragon on November 29th, but the story is far from over yet, especially now that I'm learning all kinds of things that are in the background about Mark & Alexa in HEART OF THE SURF. Little se...

The Way to a Man's Heart- Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

The Way to a Man's ♥ Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup I've been thinking a lot about this and since December will be the last of my SCENTsational Saturdays regarding my own favorites about perfumes and fragrances- Ironic, my favorites worked out to be just the right amount for each month this year when I started doing it.
Starting next year, I'm switching things up and turning Saturdays fully into RECIPE day, so I hope you'll continue to join me through the rest of this year and into next year, as
Th...

Taryn Raye Spotlights Silent Partner by @ReneeVincent

Grayson Anders has it all. He’s the co-owner of a happening nightclub in downtown Boston, he’s wealthy, and women practically throw themselves at his feet the moment he steps on the dance floor. His passion is dancing and he wants nothing more than to find the perfect dance partner.

Chloe LaRoche is a talented artist, but a failing entrepreneur. Her once thriving studio is now on the brink of foreclosure and unless she paints the next Van Gogh Starry Night, she’ll have to cut her losses and sa...