Monthly Archives: December 2016

A sneak peek at Designing Samantha’s Love

posted on December 29, 2016 by PJ Fiala

I’ve rewritten Designing Samantha’s Love and I’m happy I took the time.  It’s now with my editor, and will hopefully be available for release in January.  This book is the first in the Second Chances Series, which is a series of mature people coming together after life has beat them up a bit.  I’ll keep…

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Kentucky Bourbon Balls

posted on December 28, 2016 by PJ Fiala

I’ve mentioned my family n Kentucky a few times and that Gene and I visit as often as we can. It’s a good 12 hour drive for us, so we like to go when we can stay a couple of nights at the least. Since I love it there so much, it’s gotten the creative…

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Where there’s mystery, DB Jones is there.

posted on December 27, 2016 by PJ Fiala

I have always been intrigued by mystery! Even as a child, I would look at an old house or graveyard and conjure up a story of what might have been; who lived in the old house, what secrets of those who lived there were hiding, and how and when did they die. Did they die…

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Would you like the chance to win an iPad Mini?

posted on December 26, 2016 by PJ Fiala

How would you like to start 2017 with a new iPad mini? I’ve joined 149 other authors to give away an awesome prize – an iPad mini.  That’s right.  All you need to do is enter the giveaway below. This giveaway is only open until December 31, 2016 – after that, we end the giveaway…

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8 Quick Party Snacks

posted on December 21, 2016 by PJ Fiala

I’m reblogging this from All Recipes because I thought it was perfect for the holiday parties and family get togethers going on this time of year.  If you try any of them, let me know what you thought of the recipe.  Enjoy these tasty little morsels. ***** Stash a box of puff pastry dough in…

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Day 10 of PJ Fiala’s 12 Days of Christmas

posted on December 21, 2016 by PJ Fiala

Thank you for joining me on this 12 Days of Christmas journey.  I’ve never done anything like this before so I’d love to know your thoughts on it. Christmas is my favorite winter Holiday.  For those who know me, you know I’m a summer girl, meaning I could do without winter.  Before you tell me…

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Mistletoe Magic is not just for Christmas

posted on December 20, 2016 by PJ Fiala

I’ve known Stacey Joy Netzel for about 2 years now, maybe a bit longer.  We get together monthly to chat about all things books and she’s been a good friend.  I learn a lot from her as well, I hope she learns from me too!  So, when she agreed to join us here, I was…

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Snowy Day Activities

posted on December 19, 2016 by PJ Fiala

This week on Open Book, we’re talking about rainy day activities.  As you can see, I’ve modified mine a bit to be snowy day activities because I live in Wisconsin and we just dug ourselves out of a ten inch snowfall this past weekend. So, as a writer, snowy day activities for me revolve around…

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Celebrate Love Party!

posted on December 15, 2016 by PJ Fiala

We’re having a release day party for the box set, Love in Times of War.  My fellow authors and I would love it if you joined us.  We’re each giving away 5 books – that’s 60 books up for grabs! December 15th beginning at 3:00 EST through 11:00 pm December 16th.  Come on over and…

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Wine and Cheese

posted on December 14, 2016 by PJ Fiala

I’ve mentioned this meal in a few blog posts but thought it deserved its very own post. Every couple of weeks, Gene and I like having a simple “finger food” meal. Our favorite is Wine & Cheese. In the past we used to buy a summer sausage or stick sausage of some kind. Then I…

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