Inspiration in its many forms

Where do you get your inspiration for writing?  We’ve all been there, the muse is on vacation, your tired, edgy and you have a deadline, but you’re creative juices have stopped flowing. What do you do? I have to say, more than not feeling inspired, I usually feel tired or as if my story is …

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Finding Peace

I’m excited to share Finding Peace, a brand new release by Maryann Jordan!!!!The latest, standalone book in the Baytown Boys series, by Bestselling, Award winning author, Maryann Jordan. The Baytown Boys  Military duty called them away to war zones, but after tours overseas, the group of friends found their way back home as men, seeking …

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Missing Alaska (A Chandler County Novel) is here!

It’s release day for Missing Alaska!!!!!  Congratulations Cherime MacFarlane on Missing Alaska’s birthday! Kentucky holds a surprise for a young Native Alaskan man on the run, a young girl with a desperate need to get far from Chandler County. Russell is running from the mess he made in Alaska during Thanksgiving. By allowing his resentment …

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How to pack like a boss!

This week we’re sharing “How to do ____”.  I do that on a regular basis mostly so today I thought I’d do something a bit different.     As you know we bike and that means we’re always packing large amounts of clothing and toiletries in small spaces.  So, to revisit some of my past blogs, …

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Opening Hearts is available to you for FREE

Opening Hearts Hannah Glover spends the summer before her senior year of high school with her best friend’s family in Westport, Washington.  One fateful day on the beach, she meets Matt Schwartz, a sexy surf instructor who catches her eye and sends electricity zinging through her body. The prequel to Matt and Hannah’s story in …

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Changes to see in the publishing world

This week on Open Book we’re chatting about things we’d like to see change in the publishing industry.   The first and most important change I’d like to see is the elimination of pirates. Authors and publishers have been besieged with pirates stealing our work, probably forever, but for certain in recent years with the advent …

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Out Foxxe’d

Markus Foxxe is in Eriewood for one reason. His boss wants Rosie Peaks. He doesn’t know why and he shouldn’t care, but after meeting her, there’s no way Markus will hand her over to the highest bidder. Rosie Peaks left DuFour, Indiana two years ago and found a safe haven away from all things paranormal. …

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12 Slays of Christmas

Guys, I’ve introduced you to my friend Judith Lucci before. She’s mostly known as an author of medical thrillers and crime, but for the Holiday Season, she’s teamed up with a terrific bunch of awesome cozy writers to raise money for displaced pets. She tells me she’s really excited about her contribution to the series, …

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