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Cover Reveal + Book Goodies

February 6, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

Covers are such an important marketing tool for a book. They make a first impression on a reader before any of our words can. I've been blessed with some lovely covers, and when I decided to publish a book independently, I worried about finding a designer that would be able to match the work done by my traditional publisher's art department. This book cover had the extra pressure of continuing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading Tagged With: Cover Reveal, giveaway, To LOve a Beast

2025 Reading Challenges

January 16, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

One of my favorite things about starting a new year is selecting the reading challenge categories I will use in my annual Posse Reading Challenge. When I first started the challenges back in 2020, I hoped it would be a fun way to engage my fans in my Posse Facebook Group. I never expected that I would come to love it so much just for myself. As a book lover, you would think that making time to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading Tagged With: Reading Challenges

Bookish Goodies Under the Tree

January 2, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

Did any of you get books or book-themed items under the tree this year? I ended up with a great assortment of fun, bookish gifts. My son and newest daughter-in-law gave me a gorgeous nativity snow globe whose base is a stack of books. Love it! My daughter gave me a new board game called Illiterati - a cooperative game where our team of librarians work together to save the world from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Christmas, Family, Reading Tagged With: Board Games, Bookish Christmas, Illiterati

Cloaked in Beauty is Available!

December 19, 2024 By Karen Witemeyer

I'm so excited to share the third book in my Texas Ever After series with you! It was such fun reimagining two classic stories in one novel. Little Read Riding Hood meets Sleeping Beauty in this adventure-filled road trip romance. Raised in isolation with only her grandmother and her pet wolf for company, Letty Hood must learn to trust the Pinkerton agent tasked with her protection as she … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading Tagged With: Book Excerpt, Cloaked in Beauty, Road Trip Romance

Waiting for Gilbert with Tasha Hackett

December 5, 2024 By Karen Witemeyer

When Tasha Hackett reached out to me about her new Christmas book, Waiting for Gilbert, I was eager to help her get the word out. I grew up with the Anne of Green Gables books, and I loved that they served as inspiration for Tasha's story. So I invited her here to share about it with you. Take it away, Tasha . . . Tasha Hackett here! A few years ago, I read and re-read all of Karen’s books … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Friendship, Reading Tagged With: Power of Friendship, Tasha Hackett, Waiting for Gilbert

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