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I'm Reading…

This:

Rachel Bailey may seem like just a beautiful newcomer to most of Reidsville, Colorado, but Sheriff Wyatt Cooper knows she's much more. Through a twist of fate, Rachel is the inheritor of a very valuable commodity: control of the railway that keeps the isolated mining town connected to the world. That is, she will be, if she agrees to the surprising stipulation in her benefactor's will-that she marry Wyatt.

Rachel has no choice: refusing the marriage could put all of Reidsville in the...

Most Wonderful Time Of Year

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Readers, friends, family, fellow authors and everyone who stops by here regularly or just now and then - have a safe and happy holiday season. Thank you for your support, continued friendship and comments throughout 2009. I am truly grateful for much this year, including authors who wrote some fabulous books and readers who exercised their considerable book buying power.

Now, go enjoy whichever holiday you celebrate…and be grateful you don't pay the electric bill on this:

Longevity

The hubby and I were watching HGTV's House Hunters the other evening. The woman looking for a house talked about the end to her 33 year marriage and how buying a new house in a new city was the first decision she had made in decades. This caused the hubby and I to have this conversation:

Me: I am not breaking in a new husband in my 60s. After 33 years, you're stuck. Don't even try to get out.

Hubby: I didn't realize I could get out now.

Me: Good thinking. Go with that.

A well-trained...

List Time

The end of the year means it's time for "Best of" lists. I have a list of sorts I thought I'd share. These are not the only books I liked this year. I actually had a good reading year. These are the ones that popped into my head while I was writing this blog. How's that for a scientific way of coming up with a list?

Book That Made Me Want To Write For Harlequin Intrigue: CRIME SCENE AT CARDWELL RANCH by B.J. Daniels

I read it and thought, "I want to do that." Then I did. BJ is the Queen ...

Happy Birthday!!

Today is my hubby's birthday. Happy Birthday, baby!!!