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I keep expecting dirty looks #InHyacinth #inspirational #romance

Happy WiPItUp Wednesday! woo hoo! 1 week until Christmas. Got your shopping done yet? *grins*
Here's another installment from Courted by Trouble, 3rd book in the In Hyacinth series. Last week I gave you a snippet from the beginning of the book. This week, I thought you might want to see Stephanie's first meet with Chris. Stephanie has been hiding from the world for over a year because of what happened with her father. Her friend Cami has managed to get her out to the local coffee sho...

Courted by Trouble - Now available for Pre-order on Amazon

Now available for Pre-Order from Amazon

Coming Dec 20th

Courted by Trouble
In Hyacinth, Book Three

Stephanie Knight’s life wasn’t easy. Even brought up in Hyacinth, discipline had not been a part of her family growing up. After her mother’s death, she made many mistakes and after the worst, ended up almost homeless. Thanks to her best friend’s father, she had a safe place to live while she tried to get her life together. Fear of people’s reactions kept her away from Hyacinth, but when her best fr...

It's never easy for Stephanie #InHyacinth #romance #courting #traditional #values

Happy WiPItUp Wednesday! woo hoo! And I love the snowmen that are the backdrop for the WIPItUpWednesday blogsite :)

I've been so busy, I forgot to do my online stuff. Duh! Anyway, I'm bacccck :D Ready for some more In Hyacinth? This is from Courted by Trouble, In Hyacinth Book Three, which is available Dec 20th.

If you've read the first two books, you know that Stephanie has been friends with Cami for a very long time, until she disappeared mid-way through their senior year in high sc...

Never put yourself in danger #WIPItUp

Happy WiPItUp Wednesday! woo hoo!

Courted by Fall came out this week so this is the final post from that book. Next week, I'll start giving you snippets from Courted by Trouble which will be out December 20th.

In this snippet, Cami learns just how firm Jerod's rules are.


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“You will never put yourself in danger, either physically or mentally,” he told her firmly at the beginning of March. As it turned out, to him that also meant putting herself down in any shape or form.

During...

Body Balm #recipe #health #pamper #gifts

Here's something a little different for Recipe day.

Have itchy, tight skin? A balm is perfect for it. Here are two recipes made from the same base:

Base:
½ c Coconut Oil
½ c Shea Butter
½ c Beesewax
½ c Cocoa Butter

Melt together over double boiler. If you want to keep it as just one natural body balm, pour the mixture into a large bottle with a sealable lid. However, it can be more fun to separate it into two or more jars to either give one to a friend, or to create different 'kinds'.

For instance,...

Courted by Fall is now available #inspirational #romance #sweet

Courted By Fall
Now available from:
     Amazon

Camille Covington thought she had it all: the perfect life, the perfect future, and the perfect suitor; until it went downhill just days before her 18th birthday. Now struggling to pick up the pieces, she did everything she could to not let anyone know just how depressed she’d become. She did such a good job that she fooled even herself.

Newcomer to Hyacinth, Jerod Kinsley, offered friendship but used to the more traditional way of Hy...

I thought you should know #WIPItUp #romance #inspirational #discipline #courting

Happy WiPItUp Wednesday! Thanks, Melody Parks, for doing this.

Courted by Fall comes out in 2 days on the 20th. I went back and forth on whether to give you a snippet from a pivotal scene where Jerod rescues her or when he spells out his love in a very real way. I guess I'll keep the second for another post. For now, Camille struck out, rebelled, by walking down Fargyle Drive, the one area in Hyacinth that all the girls are commanded not to go near. When she realized why - half way d...

Chocolate Cupcakes #recipe #chocolate #cinnamon

Who loves chocolate? Okay, that was a silly question - though as I know someone who can't stand it, it isn't all out of the realm of possibility that someone else doesn't like it either.

But, for the rest of us chocolate addicts, I have a simple, luscious homemade chocolate cupcake recipe for you. Hint: you don't even need icing. Yes, they're that good.

Chocolate cupcakes

1 ½ c all-purpose lour
¾ c granulated sugar
¼ c light brown sugar
¼ c baking cocoa (Try to go for dutch processed. You want...

I hear you’ve been having a hard time #WipItUp #romance #courting #inspirational

Happy WiPItUp Wedneday! Thanks, Melody Parks, for doing this.

Another snippet from Courted by Fall, Book Two of In Hyacinth. With Courted by Fall coming out in 10 days, I thought I'd give you Camille's first meet with Jerod. It's not a happy meet. She's just woken up in the hospital to find out her entire family thinks she tried to kill herself. And now comes face to face with the hospital therapist.


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Being in the hospital sucked. But even worse? Waking up on her second day t...

Courted by Fall now available for pre-order

Courted by Fall, Book 2 of In Hyacinth, is now available for pre-order. Release date: Nov 20, 2014.
Pre-order on Amazon
Camille Covington thought she had it all: the perfect life, the perfect future, and the perfect suitor; until it went downhill just days before her 18th birthday. Now struggling to pick up the pieces, she did everything she could to not let anyone know just how depressed she’d become. She did such a good job that she fooled even herself. 
Newcomer to Hyacinth, Jerod Kinsle...