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Blog postHow are you doing during these stressful times? I'm fine, but last night I was overcome with the need to wash my kitchen floor and today to wash my lace curtains...so the physical activity is good, right? And my house will be cleaner, too. How are you dealing with the current situation? Please stay well and stay safe.If you're spending some time reading, two of my books are on sale this month:**TWO March SALES** Don't Miss These! BEACH RENTAL ~ the first novel in the Emerald Isle, NC Stories ser
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Blog postI knew the title, A Light Last Seen, almost before I knew anything else about this novel. I don't know where the title came from. I just knew it. But I was well along with the writing before the dragonflies were added to the story. Dragonflies appear in A Light Last Seen at important points in Jaynie Highsmith's life ~ beginning on that fateful day when young Jaynie met Ruth Berry. Why dragonflies? This past summer when I was writing A Light Last Seen, we had an abundance of dragonflies. Each da
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Blog postIt's a single title, standalone novel. It's set in the same Cub Creek environment as THE MEMORY OF BUTTERFLIES, THE WILDFLOWER HOUSE SERIES and CUB CREEK and LEAVING CUB CREEK. One ARC reader said it this way: "'In the heart of Virginia, where the forests hide secrets and the creeks run strong and deep' is a place called Cub Creek. A place that has meadows filled with colorful flowers and butterflies to chase, and dirt roads and Cub Creek to jump over and disappear into the woods. A living
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Blog postThis decade is soon to the be in the rearview mirror. But wow, what a decade it was personally, especially in my writing life. My first published novel, BEACH RENTAL, released in 2011. KINCAID'S HOPE and A STRANGER IN WYNNEDOWER released in 2012. A STRANGER IN WYNNEDOWER was my first Indie published title. From BEACH RENTAL to my most recent release this past November, a total of SIXTEEN published works are out there in the world with my name on them. Crazy!! What truly astounds me is that someo
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Blog postHave you read WILDFLOWER HEART, the first book in The Wildflower House series? It released last January. WILDFLOWER HOPE, the second book in the series releases today (9/24). A third installment of Kara Lange Hart's story will be in WILDFLOWER CHRISTMAS (A Holiday Novella) that releases on 11/12/19.Wildflower House is an unusual property - an old Victorian style mansion originally built as a girl's school that passed from owner to owner until Mary and Rob Forster purchased it. Mary was dedicated
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Blog postWe have reached mid-July. For me, that's always seemed like the mid-point of summer. When I was a child, my thoughts would already be about returning to school, or when my children were young, we were wondering who their teachers would be or would they be in the same classes as their friends... It's human nature to race ahead of today, but I hope you'll enjoy the present and if it's hot where you are, I hope your AC is working well and that you have lots of time for reading - whether inside or i
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Blog postWhether you're at the beach, hanging out on the patio, or curled up good and cozy with a book and a pillow ~ here are some beach reading suggestions and they are On Sale. In my last post I shared that all three of my Lake Union Women's Fiction novels are on sale during the month of May (and you'll find those links below). To that, I want to add that BEACH RENTAL is now on sale for the Memorial Day Weekend - half-price at $1.99. BEACH RENTAL is the award-winning first novel in the Emerald Isle, N
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Blog postMay is a month of planning and expectation. Whether I'm waiting for the hummingbirds to arrive, the flowers to bloom, or a family member's graduation, or making plans for summer vacation - May is that kind of month. I hope your May is full of good things and hopeful expectations. I want to share some personal book news with you. I have permission to share the book cover for WILDFLOWER HOPE (release date 9/24). It isn't the final high-resolution version - that makes it especially cool that the pu
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Blog postThanksgiving was as delightful for me as it always is ~ I hope yours was, too ~ and now we're well into December. Christmas is almost here. I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all of you Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. Whether you'll have a houseful of loved ones and friends, or a solitary holiday, I hope you will experience the joy of Christmas. We'll be quiet this year at our house and I'll be busy editing WILDFLOWER HOPE (the sequel to WILDFLOWER HEART) and preparing for the January
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Blog postMany readers enjoy seeing the story behind the story, and the bits and pieces of what goes into growing a story. If that's you, I hope you'll enjoy this post. My Emerald Isle, NC Stories series began with my debut novel, BEACH RENTAL, released in 2011 ~ sweet romance & sweet inspiration ~ and featured Juli, Ben, Luke and Maia. BEACH WINDS followed in 2013 and was Frannie and Brian's story, with Juli, Luke and Maia as part of their lives. Now, the third novel, BEACH WEDDING, will be released
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Blog postMany of you saw my posts over the past year as I wrote this novel, The Memory of Butterflies. You heard about Hannah Cooper, the fictional protagonist, and how I cried a lot as I wrote her story. All that crying while writing was an unusual experience for me, and one that I'll never forget. I hope readers will find also Hannah's story emotional and moving. But I know that what moves some people emotionally, may not move others. Likewise, an anecdote that someone finds hilarious may simply mystif
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Blog postIt's almost September and we're one week from the release of THE MEMORY OF BUTTERFLIES, so I'll keep this short and sweet and call out two opportunities for readers: The Goodreads Giveaway (US only) for 100 Kindle versions of THE MEMORY OF BUTTERFLIES will be active until 9/4. Enter HERE.NEW! LABOR DAY SUPER GIVEAWAY (US only) is running now and ends on 9/5. Enter right away! You don't want to miss this opportunity. The prize is nine signed books from NYT or USA Today or Amazon Bestselling autho
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Blog postTHE MEMORY OF BUTTERFLIES (Women's Fiction, Lake Union Publishing) releases on 9/5 ~ 27 days from now. I'm excited and wanted to share that the publisher has set up a 100 ebooks Goodreads Giveaway (for US). You'll find the giveaway HERE. If you're a Goodreads user, please sign up for it. Also, remember that if you preorder THE MEMORY OF BUTTERFLIES in any format (print, ebook, audio) you'll receive Amazon's low price guarantee. You can preorder it HERE. Not only will you get the lowest price fro
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Blog postCLAIR: BEACH BRIDES SERIES releases today! Are you familiar with the BEACH BRIDES? Twelve New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors got together and wrote twelve novellas. All twelve novellas begin with a common event: Twelve friends from an online book club ~ all romantic at heart but disappointed by love ~ vacation together at Enchanted Island in the Caribbean. On the last evening, they decide to write messages about their hopes for love and secure them in bottles and toss them into the
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Blog postIt always seems strange to me that I find commitments so intimidating. Is it the fear of failing to meet those commitments? The worry of letting others down? Of letting myself down? Of tempting fate to reach out and teach me the foolhardiness of presuming to make plans ~ as if I am in control of anything whatsoever?Control is an illusion, right?I do like to be in control. I know that I can't control everything, every eventuality, but with adequate logic applied, research done, serious thought gi
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Blog postA year ago today was my first day as a full-time writer. After decades of day jobs and writing as best I could in the evenings and weekends, I took the jump, the plunge, the whatever-you-want-to-call-it leap into a new world. Writing part-time is very different from pumping out the stories full-time. I was apprehensive, but I was also very blessed because as The Big Day approached, Lake Union Publishing (an Amazon Imprint specializing in Women's Fiction) contacted me. I was thrilled beyond expre
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Blog postSWEET LAKE (Women's Fiction) by Christine Nolfi ~ Release date Tuesday, February 28th! Preorder Now On Amazon here.I'm delighted to share information about Christine Nolfi's upcoming release, Sweet Lake. I read it and loved it ~ the setting, the characters ~ it was an enjoyable, entertaining read from the interesting mix of characters to the charming setting we'd all like to visit, to the peril posed by inter-family disagreements and misunderstandings. With a happy ending. For me, a happy ending
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Blog postWe think, we dream, we plot, we write, we cut, we rewrite. We agonize over a turn of phrase, a verb, editing, then the cover and dedication and acknowledgment. And then we must wait. Release day. Readers. Reviews. Welcome to excitement, anxiety, happiness, and maybe a few tears.THE HAPPINESS IN BETWEEN officially releases today. (Women's Fiction) In this story, I touch on a lot of serious, personal topics ~ topics that many of us deal with in our lives and that most of our families struggle with
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Blog postI hope the new year is already bringing you and your loved ones health and happiness. For me, personally, this will be a big year. Two of my big 2017 events are the release of two new novels, THE HAPPINESS IN BETWEEN and THE MEMORY OF BUTTERFLIES. THE MEMORY OF BUTTERFLIES will be out in July, but THE HAPPINESS IN BETWEEN (women’s fiction with romance and suspense) releases on the last day of January. JANUARY 31ST! It’s almost here! [Happy Dancing!]Authors will tell you that releasing a new nove
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Blog postI don’t do annual resolutions. I used to make half-hearted resolutions because everyone asked, “What’s your New Year’s resolution?” but I knew I’d never keep them. How self-defeating is that behavior? For many years, I resolved to quit smoking. I did eventually quit but it had no connection to a New Year’s resolution. Same for losing weight or making use of a gym membership…those sound good but that kind of motivation never worked for me. Still, I think it’s important to mark the approach of the
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Blog postI send you best wishes for a blessed Christmas and a wonderful holiday season for all. Our Christmas will be quiet this year, but in the quiet we will have all the more opportunity to count our blessings and enjoy our memories. Tonight we'll attend a local, combined Christmas Eve service and tomorrow we'll attend Sunday service at our church. After that, we'll spend part of Christmas Day with my mother. My husband, an excellent cook, has delicious meals planned and I may even get a little work i
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Blog postI’ve been popping in and out of edits this month. The in-edit state is intense. When you come out of that intense editing state, you are left at loose ends, unable to move on or focus, as you try to transition back into normal daily life. If I still had children at home, perhaps they’d force me back to real world tasks, but I don’t and so it’s up to me to re-focus on the to-do list that was neglected while editing.Christmas tree and decorating in general ~ We aren’t doing a lot of decorating thi
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Blog postI love Autumn. I know I’ve said that before…many times. One of the best things about Autumn is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. The gathering of family and friends, the food, the Tryptophan, and football playing on TV in the background ~ makes me remember many, many years of happy Thanksgivings.Traditionally, of course, we expect turkey and stuffing and gravy and cranberries, but what else? Is there some dish that you always make for Thanksgiving and rarely have any other time
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Blog postHappy Halloween. I've always loved Halloween and even though my participation is now pretty much down to handing over candy as I 'ooh' and 'ahh' over children's costumes, it's filled with so many memories for me that it all sort of mixes into one long happy holiday recollection.As a child, coming up with and wearing the costumes fed my dramatic persona. I loved pretend games ~ pretending I lived in Medieval times, pretending I was a pioneer woman, and so on, as a daily activity. We played dress-
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Blog postI love Autumn. It’s my favorite season with its mild temps, low humidity, and colorful leaves. The other day I was posting about my love of the season when I realized that while I was writing about my memories of the season, I was describing settings in my books. Not surprising, really, but fascinating in its own way. Whether it’s a special place the writer would like to visit, or some version of a place from their personal history, the places that exist in a writer’s mind often end up on the pa
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