FRIDAY FAVORITES

Friday Favorites include my favorite images on reading or writing!

(taken from Facebook)

 Enjoy!

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY WITH WINNER

Congratulations to last week's WORDLESS WEDNESDAY winner: Emily

I liked her answer entitled:

Image courtesy of MorgueFile.com

NO MAP NEEDED WHEN YOU FOLLOW YOUR HEART

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Wordless Wednesday is actually filled with words--the words, thoughts, and feelings that pictures or images evoke within each of us without uttering a single word!

Image courtesy of [tungphoto] / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

What WORD/WORDS does this picture evoke within you?

Or, in other words, "TITLE THIS IMAGE."

I'll start: "Love Equation."

My favorite answer wins a $5.00 dollar Amazon gift card.

Don't forget to leave your email! You may leave multiple answers to increase your chances of winning.

Contest is closed by Thursday at midnight and the winner will be contacted. Winner will be announced the following Wordless Wednesday.

Open only to those who can legally enter. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be emailed. If email is incorrect, a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway is sponsored by Taylor Dean Books. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

MONDAY MUSINGS: TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON

This quote, from Les Miserable, inspired me while writing
GIRL OF MINE.

So much so, that I quoted it at the beginning of the book.

GIRL OF MINE is about sacrifice and love.
It's about being truly selfless.

Please enjoy this excerpt from Les Miserables, in which the above quote is highlighted.

                            

My newest book, GIRL OF MINE, coming your way very soon.

Release date: TBA

I'M WITH YOU IS FREE FOR FIVE DAYS!

Grab your copy on AMAZON KINDLE

Can three little words irrevocably change your life? 

When the doctors inform Chloe Brennan that her pregnancy is “incompatible with life,” her subsequent choices will change her path forever. 

She becomes one of the quiet, unsung heroes of this world, incredibly strong, yet somehow wrongly looked upon as damaged. 

Three people will pierce Chloe’s existence: her husband, a stranger, and a precious baby. 

One will say goodbye, one will say hello, and one will say both at the same time. 

I’m With You is a novel about selfless love and the sacredness of life. 

Please note: While this book is a romance novel, it also deals with the sensitive issue of baby loss grief. 

The emotions are real, and sometimes dark. 

If you are sensitive to this issue, this may not be the book for you.

              

FRIDAY FAVORITES

Friday Favorites include my favorite images on reading or writing!

(taken from Facebook)

 Enjoy!

I would have to say:

ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS

It holds my earliest memory of being "hooked" on a book.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY WITH WINNER

Congratulations to last week's WORDLESS WEDNESDAY winner: Natalie!

I liked her answer entitled:

Image courtesy of MorgueFile.com

LOVE LASTS A LIFETIME

To view, go here.

Wordless Wednesday is actually filled with words--the words, thoughts, and feelings that pictures or images evoke within each of us without uttering a single word!

Image courtesy of MorgueFile.com

What WORD/WORDS does this picture evoke within you?

Or, in other words, "TITLE THIS IMAGE."

I'll start: "FOLLOW YOUR HEART"

My favorite answer wins a $5.00 dollar Amazon gift card.

Don't forget to leave your email! You may leave multiple answers to increase your chances of winning.

Contest is closed by Thursday at midnight and the winner will be contacted. Winner will be announced the following Wordless Wednesday.

Open only to those who can legally enter. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be emailed. If email is incorrect, a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway is sponsored by Taylor Dean Books. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

MONDAY MUSINGS: DREAM CAST FOR GIRL OF MINE

Girl of Mine is now in the beta-read stage.

Can't wait for the valuable feedback I will soon receive from my beta readers.

In the meantime, it's fun to imagine my book as a movie and cast it accordingly.

Just last night we were watching a movie and I said to my hubby, "Hey, that guy would make a perfect Luke." 

(I do this all the time with all the characters from my books.)

Below is pretty darn close to how I imagine the characters from Girl of Mine.

Jill
(Brown eyes, blond hair, and only 4'11")

                             

Katherine Heigl

Luke
(Muscles and sinew, ruggedly attractive, masculinity at its finest.)

                           

Chris Pine

Troy
(Slight of frame, beautifully handsome.)

                                              

This is a pic of a model. Don't know his name, but he's perfect for Troy.

FRIDAY FAVORITES

Friday Favorites include my favorite images on reading or writing!

(taken from Facebook)

 Enjoy!

This describes why I became an author!

What do I look for in a book? The following quote says it all:

There is only one plot—things are not what they seem.

~Jim Thompson

What do you look for in a book?

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY WITH WINNER

Congratulations to last week's WORDLESS WEDNESDAY winner: Rita!

I liked her answer entitled:

Image courtesy of MorgueFile.com

SOMETIMES LOVE CAN BE PAINFUL

To view, go here.

Wordless Wednesday is actually filled with words--the words, thoughts, and feelings that pictures or images evoke within each of us without uttering a single word!

Image courtesy of MorgueFile.com

What WORD/WORDS does this picture evoke within you?

Or, in other words, "TITLE THIS IMAGE."

I'll start: "FUNCTIONAL HEART"

My favorite answer wins a $5.00 dollar Amazon gift card.

Don't forget to leave your email! You may leave multiple answers to increase your chances of winning.

Contest is closed by Thursday at midnight and the winner will be contacted. Winner will be announced the following Wordless Wednesday.

Open only to those who can legally enter. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be emailed. If email is incorrect, a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway is sponsored by Taylor Dean Books. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

MONDAY MUSINGS: PLEASE SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER!

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A while back, a reader contacted me to see if I had a newsletter that would let her know of new releases.

I felt horrible telling her I did not have a newsletter as of yet.

Well, now I finally do!

See the cute little typewriter on the right hand side of my blog? Just click there to sign up for my newsletter OR just click here.

If you are not someone who likes to follow blog posts, then the newsletter is the perfect way to keep informed. You'll be alerted when I have a new book release or if I have a book on sale, or if I'm offering a free book promotion.
Win-win!

(PLEASE NOTE: I will not share your email, and I promise the newsletter will come out no more than once a month, if that. I will use the newsletter to announce a new book release or special promotions for my books. THAT'S IT!)

Thanks so much for your interest!

Image courtesy of [Stuart Miles] / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

FRIDAY FAVORITES

Friday Favorites include my favorite images on reading or writing!

(taken from Facebook)

 Enjoy!

My sister in law tagged me on Facebook and posted this on my page.

Above it she wrote:

I'm With You . . . For Nick . . .

Sierra . . . I Have People . . .

While reading is a huge escape for readers, imagine what writing is to authors! Yes, I escape into my writing. I have an empty nest and all of my children and grandchildren live far away.

Writing fills a huge void in my life.

What does reading/writing do for you?

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY WITH WINNER

Congratulations to last week's WORDLESS WEDNESDAY winner: Christy!

I liked her answer entitled:

(All of the answers were fantastic. I had a really hard time choosing the winner!)

Image courtesy of MorgueFile.com

LIFE IS COLORLESS WITHOUT LOVE

To view, go here.

Wordless Wednesday is actually filled with words--the words, thoughts, and feelings that pictures or images evoke within each of us without uttering a single word!

Image courtesy of MorgueFile.com

What WORD/WORDS does this picture evoke within you?

Or, in other words, "TITLE THIS IMAGE."

I'll start: "BLEEDING LOVE"

My favorite answer wins a $5.00 dollar Amazon gift card.

Don't forget to leave your email!

Contest is closed by Thursday at midnight and the winner will be contacted. Winner will be announced the following Wordless Wednesday.

Open only to those who can legally enter. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be emailed. If email is incorrect, a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway is sponsored by Taylor Dean Books. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

MONDAY MUSINGS: THE TREE HOUSE IN GIRL OF MINE

The tree house featured in my newest upcoming book, GIRL OF MINE, is inspired by an actual tree house that my father built on his property. It is AMAZING!

On occasion my parents let friends use their property for a wedding reception. The bride climbs to the top and throws her bouquet from the highest level.

Even as an adult, the tree house calls to me and brings out my inner child. I want to spend hours wandering the many levels while imagining grand adventures in my head.

When my siblings and I were young, my Dad promised to build us a play house. He had impressive plans for making it into a storybook cottage, similar to what Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs lived in.

Time passed, life interfered, and the play house was never built.

Then the play house was going to make an appearance for my children, his grandchildren.

But, alas, it wasn't meant to be.

Now my children have children. My father is retired and lives on property. He still has plans to build the play house.

The tree house took precedence, however, and was created by my father and one of his grandchildren.

I think he has more than redeemed himself over the play house promise, wouldn't you agree?

Now my grandchildren have an AMAZING place to play when they visit.
(And my adult children . . . and me! Let's face it, you're never too old to enjoy an amazing tree house!)

Good job, Dad. Good job!

And now, the tree house has made its way into one of my books.

It has made an impression on me, no doubt!

You might even say Jill and Luke fall in love in the tree house.

It's a great place for a budding romance.

GIRL OF MINE . . . COMING SOON