I wrote this back in 2006 on my old blog. While some of the traditions have changed as our children have grown and moved from home, most of them stay the same. But this post has always reflected best what I love about Christmas, and I thought I'd share it. It was edited for typos, and I tried to Continue Reading
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What do Alpacas & the Cascades Have to Do with Christmas?
Well, on today’s (almost last) Wonderland Wednesday post, I’m here to share with a guest post from the Wonderland Wishes’ debut author, Dori Harrell! Don’t miss her novella in the collection and, knitters! She included a pattern for the hat the cover model wears! Isn’t that super cool? So, What Continue Reading
3 Simple Reasons I’m Thankful for Love’s Thankful Heart
Thanksgiving is coming, the turkey’s getting fat. Please put a storyon my Kindle… yeah? Okay, so skip the very bad parody and let’s get into the real deal. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never heard of a Thanksgiving novella collection. But when Celebrate Lit asked me to help with cover art, I Continue Reading
When Your Novel Is Awful, Shovel a Little Death into It
I made this video the other night. It says it all. I’ll wait while you have a laugh at my expense. … … … Yeah. So after I finished with that, I did just what I said. I went for the classic NaNoWriMo scene generation ploy… The Traveling Shovel of Death. This little bit of NaNo Continue Reading
5 Reasons to Read These Wonderful Austen-Inspired Novellas
A few months ago, I got an email from my “Regency expert.” The woman I go to with any Regency question. Her question? Did I want to take a look at her Mansfield Park inspired Christmas story? Let’s see… my favorite Austen heroine and her misunderstood sweetheart? YES! I’ve been waiting for Continue Reading
When You Wish Upon a Christmas Star…
We’re back for Wonderland Wednesday in our Wonderland Wishes promotion, and this week we’re featuring Kathleen Freeman’s Once upon a Christmas Star. Ever since I read the synopsis, I have been dying to read this story, so when it came time for Kathleen’s feature, I asked if I could review it. She Continue Reading
Just What I loved & Hated about Out of the Ordinary
We had a bit of a mixup with Out of the Ordinary. I tried and tried to do the download and finally asked for help. Turns out, I was supposed to have a paperback. It wasn't there. But other books were also in the line-up, as well as a need to finish NaNoWriMo, so it had to wait until today. I Continue Reading
Just What Makes Troublemakers So Crazy Charming, Anyway?
I stared at the screen for… hours. Okay, it was probably only a few minutes, but long enough for him to notice when I reached for my tablet and the insanely addicting game on it. “I thought you’ve been looking forward to reading that book.” “I have.” “For weeks, right?” Could he have dug Continue Reading
Out of the Clear Montana Skye with Sylvia Stewart
Hey there! Back with another Wonderland Wednesday celebrating the release of Wonderland Wishes, a collection of seven never-before-released Christmas "noellas!" Today's victim... er, I mean guest... is Sylvia Stewart, the author of Montana Skye, the final book in the collection. I absolutely Continue Reading
When the Unexpected Delights You with Its Uniqueness
As many of you know, I’ve been rather scatterbrained and uncommunicative in recent weeks. Thanks to computer deaths and publishing glitches, I’ve even been late with reviews. So, when I finally finished everything I needed to last night, I took a deep breath, inhaled beautiful sweet, dusty, Continue Reading
There’s No Place Like Home: Or How to be a “Church Person”
Home for the Holidays by Lesley Ann McDaniel. I’ve enjoyed getting to know different authors as we work on different projects together. We all have different strengths, so combined I felt like we had a really wonderful mashup of talents and ideas. I wondered if I was the only one who noticed that, Continue Reading
The Best Formula for Destroying Beloved Poetry in 3 Easy Steps
It happens every year. I get an idea, and I run with it--a parody to celebrate the coming of NaNoWriMo--the national novel writing month. This is when crazies like me decide to write 50,000 words in 30 days--during the Thanksgiving holidays, no less. Now really, for me, that's not a lot of Continue Reading
