And the winners are!

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Kim & Kim (animallover75)!Congratulations!!!  Please e-mail me your address so we can get the books to you!And a HUGE thank you to Kate Ledger, author of REMEDIES for sponsoring this contest!  You can learn more about Kate on her website, and follow her on Twitter and Facebook!Happy Valentine's Day!!! … [Read more...]

Valentine’s Day Giveaway!

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It's that time again!  Conversation hearts are on the shelves!!!! Am I the only person on the planet who actually like conversation hearts?  They taste like chalk, only sweet.  What's not to like?  The purple ones are the best. To celebrate Valentine's Day, the lovely Kate Ledger, author of Remedies, has generously offered to give two lucky readers a copy of The Dogs' Book of Romance!All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below!  Two winners will be chosen using a random number generator on February 14th at noon! You can learn more about Kate on her website, and follow her on … [Read more...]

Things that have happened – The Epic List Post

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Wow, I've had blog back up syndrome.  There are too many things I've been meaning to blog about, but I haven't gotten around to blogging, because I feel like I need to address the things I should have posted about before I get to current stuff.  So here is an epic list post to catch you up.  With pictures.  Because pictures are good.A few weeks ago, there was an airshow that seemed to happen directly over our house ALL weekend.Stella was terrified.  Argo was curious.  Not about the planes.  He didn't notice them, even when the windows rattled and the ground shook.  Argo was curious as to why I … [Read more...]

Book Trailer Fridays – Ernessa T. Carter & 32 Candles

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I love how books, movies, and TV shows give us a common history.  How many twenty and thirty-something women dreamed of their own Molly Ringwald storyline after watching Sixteen Candles as a teenager?  I know I did.  So I'm super excited to read Ernessa T. Carter's debut novel, 32 Candles, about a woman who didn't get her dreamy fade-to-black romantic ending in high school. Here's a description:Davie Jones—an ugly duckling growing up in small-town Mississippi with a mother who couldn’t get any meaner—is positive her life couldn’t be any worse. Just when she’s resigned herself to her fate, she … [Read more...]

It’s kind of mind-blowing all over again. . .

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On June 10th, STAY turned one year old, and the paperback will be out on July 26th.  I thought that I'd (finally) pretty much gotten used to the whole I wrote a book and it's on bookshelves and people other than my writing group have read it thing.And then I was on my way out the door yesterday when this showed up:Even though I'd already seen the front cover art, I hadn't seen the whole beautifully designed package, (with the cutest little puppy backside ever on the book's backside). And then there are review quotes, and a brand new blurb from one of my favorite writers smack dab on the front … [Read more...]

Book Trailer Fridays – Stephanie Cowell and Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet

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Stephanie Cowell is author of Nicholas Cooke: Actor, Soldier, Physician, Priest, 1996 American Book Award winner, The Physician of London, The Players: A Novel of Young Shakespeare, Marrying Mozart, and the most recent, Claude & Camille: A Novel.  Her books blend facts with fiction to tell the fascinating stories of what could have happened in the lives of historical figures. Claude & Camille: A Novel has gotten rave reviews from critics and readers, and is out in paperback now, just in time to tuck in your beach bag or take along on your summer vacation. In her bio, Stephanie says:"Looking … [Read more...]

Book Trailer Fridays – Claire Cook & Best Staged Plans

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It is no secret that Claire Cook is one of my all time favorite writers.  I'm a huge fan, and I've been waiting impatiently for BEST STAGED PLANS to hit shelves for months now.  It came out on June 7th to rave reviews, and is a June Indie Next pick!I know what my weekend plans are: Lawn chair, iced tea, and the latest Claire Cook book!  I feel like summer has officially started now!Here's a description of BEST STAGED PLANS:As a professional home stager, Sandy Sullivan is an expert at transforming cluttered rooms into attractive houses ready for sale. If only reinventing her life were as easy … [Read more...]