I don't know what the weather is in your neck of the woods but here in Utah, it's hotter than hades. The one thing that saves me, mentally, is that it could be worse like last year when July had 10 straight days of 100+.
What is your favorite time of year? Mine is fall. I'm looking forward to the cooler temps, football, and fall leaves. Meanwhile, when the day cools off I love to go relax on the patio under the gazebo, whether to read or relax, or both.
I do have an announcement. I have a book signing in August. If you live in or around Nye Beach, I hope you visit me. More details… below. My husband and his siblings have planned a trip to Newport, Oregon for the week. The day of my signing, the guys will be golfing. The rest of the family will be wandering around Nye Beach looking at shops, etc.
I plan to visit Nana's Irish Pub while we're there. 1. my grandkids call me Nana. 2. I'm Irish!
Find a place you can curl up with a good book, grab a cup of hot cocoa, a glass of wine, or whatever your preference is, and enjoy!
She is a serious watcher of period films, a Janeite and hopeless romantic. An award-winning author best known for Inspirational Regency Romance, her first book with Harvest House (Before the Season Ends) opened the genre for the CBA. Linore is a magna cum laude English Lit. grad from CUNY, but now resides in Ohio with her husband and family, two cats, and a Shorkie. Active in church and in two monthly writers’ groups, (one of which she is president of), Linore loves to craft stories that fill a sweet spot for readers who, like herself, savor a happy ending. Influenced by Georgette Heyer, Linore's historical romances, steeped in Regency authenticity, provide the light-hearted, comedic effects that first sparked her love for the genre. Besides romance, Linore writes young adult apocalyptic suspense. (The Pulse Effex Series, as L.R. Burkard, her alter-ego!)
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Have yourself a merry little Christmas love story!
Emma is certain of two things: her boyfriend, Gabe, is planning to propose on Christmas Eve, and the expensive ring he's bought for her is a sacrifice for a pastor-intern’s modest budget. She knows she's lucky to have him—handsome, intelligent, gentle, and dependable. What more could she possibly want?
Enter Ethan, a keen-eyed, fun-loving charmer who couldn't be more different from his older brother. With his impulsive generosity and magnetic personality, Ethan has a way of making Emma question everything she thought she knew. As his visit stretches on, doubts swirl in her heart like crumbs in a blender, growing harder to ignore.
Emma knows she must stay true to Gabe—especially when she remembers the heartbreak he suffered on a past Christmas Eve. But with Ethan around, she's beginning to wonder if she’s made the right choice. Can she stay loyal to the man who is ready to propose, or is true love worth the risk though it jeopardizes everything she thought she ever wanted?
Kristmas Noel Holly was born in December. Her parents hated everything about the season, so why had they named her after Christmas? Kris’s childhood memories were not filled with peace and joy, more of dread. She’s ecstatic when an invitation arrives to a prestigious conference in Germany for the first week of December. Her salvation to avoid the festivities.
Nicholas Joseph Holladay loves the season, every decorated tree, carol, and Hallmark movie. Nick’s idea of a perfect Christmas for his daughter doesn’t include a business trip. He loves his job ten months out of the year, so he’ll accompany Kris. He hopes to remedy Kris’s holiday workaholic tendencies by rekindling the special magic of the season for her. He plans to take Kris to the famous holiday markets and show her how much she misses while working.
Will his plan succeed, or will he ruin their working relationship?
In her former life, Veronica Staples viewed the world through rose-colored glasses. She was on the fast track to detective and rising star of the precinct. Then the unthinkable happened, she learned what a cruel place the world can be, and life wasn’t always fair. Now trying to put her life together, she is hardened and damaged Roni Staples, Private Investigator.
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