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Release Day Countdown

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Fairest of Heart, the first book in my Texas Ever After series, releases in just five days! I can't wait to share Titus and Penelope's story with you. As a young girl, I spent countless hours with my Fisher Price record player, listening to Disney storybooks and singing along with my favorite princesses on their journey to find their happily ever afters. Is it any wonder I grew up to be a … [Read more...]

Proud Mom Moment!

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Our oldest daughter graduated from college this month! How it started.... How it's going.... Our family spent the weekend in California celebrating her graduation ceremonies. Despite all the Covid craziness that struck during the spring of her freshman year, she had a FABULOUS college experience. She loved going to school in southern California. She joined a sorority and … [Read more...]

7 Tips for Successful Book Clubs

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As I continue to write books, one of the things I've been thinking about lately is how can I as a writer interact more with book clubs? I love the dynamic that occurs when book lovers start talking about a book they've all read. There is something magical about watching readers interact with my characters and story. It's a mix between oddly terrifying and liberating. [Tweet "Want to participate … [Read more...]

Seasons of Change

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Hi friends, Today, am I so excited to have my good friend and fellow suspense author Nancy Mehl here at Inspired by Life...and Fiction to share about herself as well as her upcoming release COLD PURSUIT! Sit back, relax, and enjoy this post by Nancy! I love the different seasons, but my favorite season is winter. Why? I think it’s because when it’s cold outside, I can sit in front of a … [Read more...]

Giveaway Time!

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***Giveaway Has Ended.*** Today, I am happy to give away a set of two autographed novels by sister-Regency author Rachel Knowles. When I last visited England, I met Rachel in person after being acquainted with her for a few years online. (I love the connections we make through social media!) She and her husband, Andrew, showed us around the historic seaside town of Weymouth, Dorset, where they … [Read more...]

Blown Away!

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Have you been hearing about AI—artificial intelligence—in the news? I’ve heard everything from how amazing and cool it is to horror stories about how it is going to end mankind as we know it. The former is essentially a database trained by humans using material that is already created and is mostly innocuous (think of Siri, Alexa, GPS, etc.) The latter is “general AI,” which has the ability to … [Read more...]

Desire Fulfilled

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“Hope deferred makes the heart sick,But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.”(Proverbs 13:12, NASB95) Back in October, I shared with Inspired by Life and Fiction readers about the historical series I've wanted to write since 2010. Well, at last, at last, the first book in the series is almost here. The official release date is Monday, May 22. But if you can keep a secret 😉, the non-Kindle ebook … [Read more...]

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