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Chautona Havig

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Chautona Havig

Why Am I So Impressed by The Best Summer of Our Lives?

When I discovered I was talking with Rachel Hauck about her latest release, The Best Summer of Our Lives, I knew two things. First, I was going to have a great time getting to understand the woman behind such great books. Additionally, I would definitely be reading this book. What I didn't know (and Continue Reading

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The Next Exciting Installment in the Last Chance County Series Is Coming!

Let's face it, grief comes in many forms and hits people in unique ways, but when you lose your wife and her best friend needs protection, and you need her counseling skills... and someone is out to cause havoc... well, that's just riveting fiction right there!  Listen in to see what Laura Conaway Continue Reading

Anne-Tober

Here are links to the Anne-Tober Bingo Boards! Low-Resolution PDF High-Resolution PDF Also... if you need a fun t-shirt... go HERE. Continue Reading

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Why Would Anyone Want to Read Christmas Today? This!!!

Chatting with Morgan Tarpley Smith is always a lot of fun, but chatting with her about Christmas books took it to a whole new level. I'd just gotten home from Scotland when we chatted and she was on her way there!  So we had all kinds of things to talk about, but most important... Christmas in Continue Reading

An Unexpected Gift

What Is Bliss at the End of a Long, Hard, Exhausting Day?

Head pounding, exhaustion seeping from every pore, she enters the house and drops her things on the table near the door. A book on the end table beckons, but the weariness of the day prevents picking it up. Hunger tickles at the recesses of her mind, but she just doesn't have it in her to make Continue Reading

The Refuge N. Ford

Can You Guess Why I’m Excited to Check Out This New Series?

As N Ford and I chatted about her debut novel, The Refuge and its upcoming sequel, I had one of those amazing moments where the more an author talked about her work, the more excited and eager I was for it. Compared by some to a clean,  Christian Game of Thrones-esque political fantasy, to me it Continue Reading

Summer in the Spotlight

Why Am I Excited to See This Wonderful Romance Series End?

Liz Johnson defies my "romance isn't really my thing" assertion, and Summer in the Spotlight promises to continue the tradition.  But Summer in the Spotlight has more going for it than just a great story with all the feels.  It's also the end of the series. It's a series I actually don't want to end Continue Reading

told the bees

How Can Family Secrets Both Damage Relationships & Unite People?

If you've seen the cover of He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox, you know why women's fiction lovers are all drumming their fingers for Tuesday's release.  If you haven't seen it, you should go check it out right now. Because this stunning cover is just beautiful wrapping for what promises to Continue Reading

Ashlyn Mikayla Ohm

How Two Sisters Change Their Lives and Forge New Relationships

Talking with Ashlyn McKayla Ohm is always a blast, and this time we had a great chat about her book, Where the Wings Rise--Climbing Higher Series book 2.  Guys, we had a great chat, but talking about her new book and the characters involved, the locale, the HAWK.  Yes, #BecauseHawks!  Listen in to Continue Reading

Hunting the Witness

What Will You Find in this Exciting, Page-Turning Romantic Suspense?

Kate Angelo is fast becoming a favorite of romantic suspense fans, so I'm sure everyone is as eager to read her upcoming book, Hunting the Witness this coming Tuesday! But we talked about so much more, how she got started with suspense, with Sunrise Publishing, and with Love Inspired Suspense. Add Continue Reading

Karen Baney

Historical, Contemporary, Cowboy? This Eclectic Author Has Romance on the Mind

Author Karen Baney loves Arizona, and it shows in her historical and in her contemporary novels. Today her latest book, a single-mom romance, releases, and whew! What a story it tells! The Air I Breathe tackles a host of problems that are familiar to today's readers in a sensitive and forthright Continue Reading

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Why You Should Never Say Biblical Women Didn’t Make a Mark on History

She'erah's Legacy, by Naomi Craig the newest novel in the Yahweh's Legacy series, releases on Tuesday, and boy does it promise to pack a punch!  Nestled in a long line of "begats" is a tasty little morsel about a woman building three cities.  A woman. In the days of the patriarchs. It kind of makes Continue Reading

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I have a theory and would love to test it. If you' I have a theory and would love to test it. If you'd be willing to help, I'd so appreciate it. So... Which of my characters (you can do more than one if you like, I'm just trying to get a feel for things) is your favorite... and why?
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Reposted from @catheswanson Charlea Evans thought Reposted from @catheswanson Charlea Evans thought she had finally put her unconventional past behind her.

Now a widow with a college-age daughter and a promising new career within reach, she's worked hard to build a respectable life far removed from Serenity Hill—the quirky former commune where her free-spirited mother still lives. But when a devastating house fire destroys her home and everything she owns, Charlea finds herself with nowhere else to turn.

Reluctantly, she returns to the farm she thought she'd escaped forever, trading independence for her childhood bedroom, milking goats, tending chickens, and counting the days until she can afford a place of her own. Then an accident lands her mother in the hospital, leaving Charlea responsible for managing the property and overseeing an ambitious new venture.
Her mother and daughter have plans of their own. Big plans. Plans to transform Serenity Hill into a seasonal market and destination for workshops, events, and community gatherings. Helping bring the vision to life is Drew Wallace—the man who stole her heart on a single unforgettable date fifteen years ago.

As she works to keep the project moving forward, Charlea finds herself confronting old hurts, long-held assumptions, and the family history she's spent years trying to leave behind. With old dreams awakening and new possibilities taking root, she begins to wonder if Serenity Hill holds the answers she's been searching for. She must decide whether she's willing to risk her heart again—and whether the future she carefully planned can compete with the one God may have been preparing for her all along.

Coming home is the last thing Charlea wants—but it may be the beginning of everything she's been searching for.

Something New is the first book in the Serenity Hill series.
Having a great time at out writing retreat. My Ju Having a great time at out writing retreat.  My June bingo board had "write outside" on it, sooo... another spot filled.
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Made it to Denver. Next stop, Minneapolis and #Th Made it to Denver.  Next stop, Minneapolis and #TheLadiesOfTheLake
Gonna write like the fool I am!!!
So... with little time left, I decide to do corne So... with little time left, I  decide to do corners. Six down,  3 to go...
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The annual(ish) journal making assembly line has c The annual(ish) journal making assembly line has commenced. To be fair the text blcks were already done. And marking 18 boards wiped me out ( been sick) but... Now, can I get them all done by Sunday? Nine??? Eeep!
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For example, while writing Meddlin' Madeline, I al For example, while writing Meddlin' Madeline, I always play @AdamGSwanson on YouTube so I can stay in touch with her favorite music: Ragtime (I still have CDs of his to use for giveaways with Looks Can Kill. Must get that written. Stay tuned for more about THAT.
While writing Be My Inspiration, I listened to every love song I could stomach (they get old fast. I don't know how Linus does it). I even listened to Taylor Swift's old break up songs (again, not my cuppa). But... at least I got to listen to Roger Miller's "That's Why I Love You Like I Do"  Now THAT is a love song.  hee hee.
If I'm in hyper Get-er-done mode, THEN... I put on a Hogwarts Pomodoro study session and type like the wind. Or get on Discord and join a few writing sprints.  It all depends.
If you have a question you want me to answer, leave it in the comments OR... zip me an email at chautona@chautona.com.  I'll try to work them in (and will probably combine those that are really similar.
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