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Ringing in the New Year with Romance

January 4, 2018 By Karen Witemeyer

As a lover of romance and happy endings, I'm excited to be starting off a new year with a Happily Ever After. My little brother is tying the knot this Saturday! This is a big deal. For one, it's taken him 44 years to find his true love. He's never been married before and has waited a long time to find the right woman. After meeting his intended over Thanksgiving, big sister has given her stamp of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Reading Tagged With: giveaway, Hearts Entwined, Weddings

Hearts Entwined Giveaway – 12/31/17 through 1/8/18

December 31, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

Nothing like a romantic giveaway to ring in the New Year in style. I've joined up with my co-authors for the novella collection, Hearts Entwined, to offer a fun giveaway. After playing mail tag for a week and a half over the Christmas holidays, we are offering a copy of our brand new release autographed by ALL 4 AUTHORS!!! To enter for a chance to win this one of a kind prize, use the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events & Giveaways Tagged With: giveaway, Hearts Entwined

A Christmas Recipe

December 21, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

I don't do a lot of holiday baking, but there are certain family favorites that make an appearance every year. Last week, I made a batch of shortbread cookies in miniature Christmas shapes for my publishing team and sent those off with some dark chocolate hot cocoa for my chilly Minnesota compatriots. This week, I'm making my chocolate peanut butter krispy treats. 4 out of 5 Witemeyers agree … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Chocolate Crispies, Christmas Recipe, Karen Witemeyer

The Joy of the Season

December 7, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

I love music. I played in school bands through college and sang in choir through graduate school and even for a few years as an adult when my kids were small. My husband and son both lead singing at our church, and all three kids play instruments. One of the ladies from church who babysat for us one summer called us the Family von Trapp. LOL. During the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family Tagged With: Carols, Christmas Music, Christmas Videos

It’s a Puzzling Giveaway

November 16, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share some Witemeyer family traditions. Well, actually, this particular tradition is a Gaskin family tradition that married into the Witemeyer clan. (Gaskin is my maiden name, and yes, I thought it was really cool when I was a young girl to find it in the dictionary as part of a horse's leg! I was destined to write westerns, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family Tagged With: books, giveaway, Puzzle

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