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Chautona Havig

Chautona Havig

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I Think You’ll Gasp at Guilty Party in the Great Slipper Caper

Today is  DAY 6 of the release fun for the first book in the Ever After Mysteries, The Last Gasp.  I’m extra excited because it’s my book!  To celebrate the release, all the Ever After authors are doing a short blog hop, complete with a mini-mystery and prizes. We're trying to discover who stole the Continue Reading

What Happens when Your Little Sister's Best Friend Becomes Yours?

What Happens When Your Little Sister’s Best Friend Becomes Yours?

As I’ve been working through the Madeline books, I realized that Madeline’s best friend is now her “best friend’s” brother.  And vice versa! This of course, made me wonder if Russell knows it yet. So, I decided to ask him about it… and a few other things. Let’s get right at it. Note: links Continue Reading

How Do You Talk Your Best Friend Out of an Insane Idea?

How Do You Talk Your Best Friend Out of an Insane Idea?

He wasn’t supposed to be a major character. I pictured him sweet. Kind. The sidekick best guy friend who showed up to save the day now and then. Because everyone needs a sidekick best friend to save you from yourself, right? But the first thing Joel Hudson did was kick off an inciting event in Continue Reading

How a Dear Friend Inspired an Interesting Minor Character

How a Dear Friend Inspired an Interesting Minor Character

I met her on a homeschool message board—one of those old-school things where great long multi-nested threads went on and on about everything from math curricula to that oh, so annoying, “But what about socialization?” question. She was a quiltmaker.  So was I.  She loved dressmaking.  So did I. Continue Reading

What Happens When I Interview One of the Prairie Characters?

What Happens When I Interview One of the Prairie Characters?

“How did you get the idea for the Journey of Dreams series?” It wasn’t the first time I’d ever been asked the question. As usual, I launched into a description of the recurring dream that had prompted me to write Prairie.  I told about hearing the “Theme from a Summer Place” over and over in my Continue Reading

My 5 Favorite Things about Discovering Hope

My 5 Favorite Things about Discovering Hope

She wore saris and flip-flops. Even in twenty-degree weather, she’d push the cleaning cart from room to room at the motel wearing those flimsy saris and flip-flops. She took special care with each room—as did her husband.  It was their motel, and we lived there. You see, we’d come to California Continue Reading

What Happens When a Character Dreams about the Future

What Happens When a Character Dreams about the Future?

A rustle below her woke Cassie.  She rolled over, stretched, and banged her hand on the wall—to her right. What? Eyes open, she sat bolt upright in bed and nearly cracked it open on a low overhang above her. “Double what?” Prattle.  It hadn’t been a rustle, it was prattle—childish prattle.  And Continue Reading

A Unique, Hilarious Interview with Essie from Madeline

A Unique, Hilarious Interview with Essie from Madeline

Note: Links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you. One of the things I love to do from time to time is do an interview with some of my characters to get a feel for their take on their stories--what would they do?  Why did they do this?  Why did Continue Reading

Character Interview: Kaye

I thought it might be nice to check in with Kaye--see how she's doing, and find out if she has had a "freak out" thing this year or not. I mean, she had one before, and it meant a whole life overhaul, right? Chautona:  Kaye?  You here? Kaye:  Yeah... hang on!  Purrlock has my phone.... CAT!  Continue Reading

3 Things I Love about Carlie (and an interview)

When I first conceived the idea of Corner Booth, that's all I had.  A restaurant, a corner booth, and a guy who works there every Wednesday.  Originally, Dean was an accountant with a firm in town.  Carlie showed up, plopped herself into the booth, and voila! Everything changed about three thousand Continue Reading

What I Learned from a Quick Heart-to-Heart with Willow

What I Learned from a Quick Heart-to-Heart with Willow

Every day I get half a dozen emails about Willow asking questions, making observations, and begging for more. For those who have taken the time to encourage me, I really want to thank you! It’s so cool to open my email and see, “I want to BE Willow.” It assures me that I’ve accomplished my goal– Continue Reading

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A Chat with Adric

One of my favorite things to do is to revisit my previous books and see if I still enjoy the characters as much as I did. So, in preparation for Ashley's promo this week, I decided to have a chat with Adric and see what I can learn. Chautona:  Okay, Adric.  Let's start off with the most often Continue Reading

Pointed Suspicion released on September 1, 2025 AN Pointed Suspicion released on September 1, 2025 AND... one chapter is being released each weekday until it's all up! Find them at https://www.youtube.com/@christadelsorbo/videos . One chapter a day on weekdays.  When all chapters are up, @ChristaDelSorbo will put up the complete audiobook there as well. Don't miss the prequel through the series adjacent Christmas novel available in individual chapters OR as complete audiobooks.

What's it about?
When protectors become targets, no one is safe.
Mark created The Agency to shield the innocent—but now an unknown foe fights to assume command. As shadowy threats tighten around Mark and his team, danger erupts on every front: terrorists at sea, betrayal within their ranks, and an enemy who always seems one step ahead.
While a Caribbean cruise turns deadly and secrets unravel in the agency’s halls, one shocking betrayal proves the enemy is closer than anyone imagined. Mark faces the fight of his life—not just for the future of his organization, but for the people he loves most. As faith and romance grow amid the fallout of shattered dreams, the stakes rise higher than ever.
The countdown to the series finale has begun… and survival is anything but guaranteed.

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It feels so good to get back ti reading again!!! D It feels so good to get back ti reading again!!!
Diving into these two tonight. Also listening to The Harvest Festival Murders.  So good so far. @alliemillington
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Some might call them street tacos from @juniorstac Some might call them street tacos from @juniorstacoshop .
I call them writing inspiration. Time to blow up a bad guy's house... or part of it.
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The fabulous @ChristaDelSorbo has narrated many of The fabulous @ChristaDelSorbo has narrated many of my books, including The Last Gasp--a mystery set in 1920s Hollywood and with a Cinderella twist.
You can listen FREE on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@christadelsorbo/videos
Check out the other books she has on there... also free! https://www.youtube.com/@christadelsorbo/videos
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You can also get The Last Gasp and several of my other titles on popular retailers like Audible, Spotify, Everand, and more!
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Sometimes, I fall in love with a character in my b Sometimes, I fall in love with a character in my books. Someone like Lewis in The Lights of New Cheltenham or Rory in Not a Word. But... in Twice Sold Tales, I fell in love with a cast of characters.  Harper the store owner, Noah the single-dad just learning how to be one, Bennie, the adorable ballet-loving little boy... and Mrs. Klair. Oh, how I loved Mrs. Klair.
I also love the town of Red Wing, Minnesota.  I infused as much of it as I could into the book--places to eat and explore, people I love dearly (family!), and the feel of a small town inside a modest city along Lake Pepin (of Laura Ingalls fame). I also learned that there is actually a lake monster there!  Pepi!  You wont want to miss him!
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FINALLY!!! Soooo excited. Halfway throug Mrs Poll FINALLY!!! Soooo excited.  Halfway throug Mrs Pollifax!. Do I finish and then start (it's a reread) or start right in???
Eeep!!!
@sherlockandlucy ThankYou!!!
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Part of the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Brid Part of the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Brides series, Penelope's Pursuit is on sale for $0.99 to celebrate six years of mail-order bride novels and novellas. Penelope is a bit different from most stories. It shows the potentially dangerous side without being too heavy. Check out the Facebook group for more books on sale by the series' authors!
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