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Author Spotlight: Welcome Back, Leigh Ann Edwards!
I always love having Leigh Ann Edwards on the blog–she writes such amazing paranormal stories, she has converted me to a romantasy reader–at least to her books, which keep you glued to the page. Leigh Ann Edwards writes smoking hot romantic fantasy adventures with badass heroines, alpha heroes, history, castles, and magic A grandmother of four, Leigh Ann wields her keyboard in Alberta, Canada with her husband and a few furry muses by her side. Her heroines don’t need to be rescued but will gladly work with a competent partner to right the wrongs of whatever world they inhabit. Website | Facebook | Instagram | BookBub | Amazon ~*~*~*~ Hello…
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Sunday Snippet: The Dog Days of Summer Edition
I think we are currently in the dog days—the hot, sultry days of late summer. I looked up why we called them the dog days, and the reason is kinda interesting. Per Google: “The dog days of summer refer to the hottest, most sultry weeks of the summer, usually running from early July to mid-August. People call them this because the ancient Romans blamed this hot weather on the star Sirius, known as the “Dog Star,” which rises and sets with the sun during this time.” Whatever you call these mid-to-late days of August, it has certainly been sultry and hot here in the Midwest. The windows on our house…
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Author Spotlight: Meet Romance Author Mary Karlik
I’m happy to welcome new Tule author, Mary Karlik to the spotlight. Mary combines her Texas roots with her Scottish heritage to write happily-ever-afters from Texas to Scotland. She has five indie published contemporary young adult romance novels and two indie-published fantasy novels. Mary earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University, has a B.S. degree from Texas A&M University, and studied Scottish Gaelic at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Skye, Scotland. Mary is an active member of Romance Novelists Association, Romance Writers of America, and Dallas Area Romance Authors. When she is not writing or reading, Mary can usually be found hanging out with family and friends,…
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Sunday Snippet: The Nan and Min’s Big Day Edition
Yup, yesterday was a big day. I participated in the Indy Author Event for the first time. It was quite a day of meeting new authors and new readers, and catching up with long-time friends who are authors and readers. As a participating author, I had two tickets to give away, so way back last fall, I’d gifted them to a couple of readers at a book club. I was delighted when Marcia and Sue appeared at my table to say hello, grab a quick hug, and buy books. I had my booth babe, Min, with me and she kept me organized and on track, restocking book stacks, taking…
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Author Spotlight: Welcome Jo-Ann Roberts!
I’m happy to welcome my fellow Petticoats & Pistols filly, Jo-Ann Roberts to the spotlight today. Born and raised in western Massachusetts, Jo-Ann Roberts was fascinated by America’s Old West and always felt she was destined to travel on a wagon train following the Oregon Trail. With her love of history and reading, she began reading historical romance during high school and college. Victoria Holt, Jude Deveraux, and Roseanne Bittner were among her favorites. Influenced by her father, she fell in love with John Wayne, James Garner, and her all-time favorite, James Stewart and grew up watching Wagon Train, Bonanza, and Rawhide. A firm believer in HEA with a healthy…
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Sunday Snippet: Those Lazy, Hazy, Not-so-Crazy Days Edition
We’ve been up here at the lake for a few days and I’ve been unnaturally lazy. Not inspired, not motivated, not anything really. I’ve been swimming and working as I always do up here, because as I’ve said repeatedly, I just pack up my act and take it on the road when we come up to the lake. (Thank heaven for laptops!). But no stirring of ambition that’s making me want to jump up and down. And maybe that’s okay. Do we always have to be fired up? At my age, constantly being “on” feels exhausting, and I have to psych myself up for “on” times. (I have one coming…
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Author Spotlight: C’est Moi with a Cover Reveal!
I know, I know… you are about to experience shameless self-promotion here, but ya know, it’s my blog, so I’m going to crow a little bit. Tule Publishing just sent me the cover for book 4 in the Juniper Falls Ranch series, The Rancher’s Christmas Wife. I confess I love this story of reunion and redemption. We don’t have an official blurb yet, but I’ll tell you that the hero is Levi Mitchell, whose Two Hawks ranch backs up to Juniper Falls Ranch and they are friends as well as neighbors. The heroine of The Rancher’s Christmas Wife is his ex-wife, glass artist Zoey Eaton, who comes back to Montana…
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Sunday Snippet: The I’m Older and I’m Okay Edition
Yes, I’m going to talk about aging today, so if you’re sick and tired of hearing about people (read me!) getting older, I’d suggest you go do something else. Watch YouTube or Netflix, scroll on your phone, or read a book on your Kindle. Seems like I keep hearing that people I know or who are part of my worldview have died–Bonnie Tyler, Sam Neill, Catherine O’Hara, Robert Duvall, Peabo Bryson, David Clayton-Thomas, Neil Sedaka, Sophie Kinsella, Rob Reiner, Eric Dane (Dr. McDreamy)… and closer to home and less recently, my mom, my sister, Kate, my best friend, Dee, and other cousins, friends, and contemporaries. Kate would’ve turned 75 in June,…
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Sunday Snippet: The July Memories Edition
It’s been a weird week for me–full of joy and nostalgia and even a little bit of sad. We got to spend some extra time with Son and Grandboy up at the lake since they stayed past the weekend (sadly DIL had to split to get back to work). Both Son and I worked, of course, because that’s how we roll even at the lake, but after work, we swam and shared suppers and just enjoyed each other’s company. On Wednesday, Son and I swam for over an hour, just the two of us (Grandboy was developing a damn summer cold, so he stayed in their cottage), and that was…
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Author Spotlight: Sinclair Jayne Is Here with Cowboys!
Cheri J, you are Sinclair’s giveaway winner! She will be in touch. Thanks to everyone who stopped by. We love talking with our readers. Can I tell you how much I love having my friend and editor and fellow Tule author in the Spotlight? It’s the best week ever when Sinclair Jayne is here. Sinclair has been the senior developmental editor for romance for Tule Publishing for over thirteen years. Writing as Sinclair Jayne, she’s published over thirty-five contemporary romances with Tule Publishing. An avid romance reader since sixth grade, she’s savoring her dream writing career. Married with two adult children, she and her husband own Roshni Vineyard in Oregon’s…