Chautona Havig

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Are You Ready for a Few Happy Mishaps & Prizes?

This week, Mishaps off the Mainland released.  Seriously, guys. You want to check out this book about a sassy dog groomer, the dog that ran away, and the guy who ran away with her heart!  To celebrate launch week the authors got together and "groomed" our pets for a sort of online pet pageant. Continue Reading

3 Things I Love Most about “That Boyfriend Book”

The manuscript hit my inbox with an electronic thud that still rings in my ears.  No joke. Secret Beach Boyfriend.  What had I gotten myself into? Seriously!  One of the best things about these Independence Islands Series books is that I'm the content editor.  That means I get to read them Continue Reading

Announcing: The Top Foodie Items You Loved

Well, I think we've established that I am not part of the cool crowd. Everyone has their favorites... I'm just not one of them.  Want me to prove it?  Well, let's look at the foodie contest winners! I had seven chances to "win" the contest between the authors from our "Foodie release" and... Continue Reading

Time to Spice Up Your Life—and Your Reading!

Have I lost my ever-lovin' mind?  Am I now writing "Christian erotica?" Excuse me while I laugh and hurl at the same time.  Oops. One more.  Just a second. Okay, now that I'm back down to chortles and snickers at the idea I could even manage it if I wanted to (anyone who knows me knows I'm Continue Reading

Why I LOVE Barbara Cornthwaite & Think You Will Too

I met Barbara Cornthwaite almost twenty years ago on a message board. As an American, married to an Irishman, living in England with her adopted children (from several countries), her mere existence fascinated me. Her kindness and humor drew me in, but… I know, I know. It’s self-serving and Continue Reading

Deadlines Might Just Be the Death of Me

It happens every year. February looms. With it, comes the deadline for the next Madeline book. I write in a panic. Will I make it in time? Will the book actually be finished, edited, proofread, and uploaded by the release date? I never know. Maybe I should know. Actually, no maybe about it. I Continue Reading

When You Dance, Who Is Leading, Anyway?

The synopsis beckoned with the wheedling crook of one practiced in the art of reeling others in. California?  19th century?  It wasn't like I had a whole series planned about that era—even one in print already.  So, of course, I had to read it. Right? But I couldn't find it. See, I was Continue Reading

Is Above the Fold Really the Best Place to Be?

“I found a picture.” Okay, so I should point out that I can’t remember who I said this to. Was it my friend? My launch team? In my Reader Group? Whoever I said it to wasn’t surprised. But I couldn’t stop talking about it. “Can’t you see it? She could be Madeline’s daughter—a reporter. But with Continue Reading

Only I Would Do Something So Stupid… and Fun!

Dishes clinked, silverware rattled, and 80s music that I didn’t like when it was popular pulsed through Denny’s.  Clark sat across from me, ready to talk about The Agency Files.  You know Clark.  THIS GUY? I had a nebulous idea… fledgling.  I wanted Flynne to be forced to play agent.  Clark Continue Reading

Is Crown the Perfect Jewel That Wives Need?

“Where do these authors get this stuff? That book says my husband can beat me, and I have to take it.” I stared at the woman, and if you told me my jaw hung, I would have believed it. I’d just finished the book in question, and hadn’t read that anywhere in there. In fact, as far as I was Continue Reading

What Made Me Write a Book I Didn’t Want To?

“You’re not going to believe what they chose.” My friend, being the sympathetic kind, asked what could possibly be so bad. Instead of answering, I threw out the other ideas that had been mentioned and suggested I go with one of those. After all, I’d given myself that out—I didn’t have to go with Continue Reading