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Heroes on Covers

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With my new Hanger's Horsemen series, I've enjoyed having covers that prominently feature heroes on the covers. The Heart's Charge is coming this summer, and there are TWO heroes in play. Double the fun! It's been nice to switch things up with my covers this time around. One of the reasons I enjoy historicals so much is the fairy-tale feel of the period costumes, especially the dresses worn by … [Read more...]

Going Gray

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I’ve always dreaded gray hair. Maybe that’s because my hairdresser found several gray strands on my head before I graduated from high school! From my late teens through my early 40s, I waged war against going gray, first with drug store color, then with highlights and lowlights. But somewhere in my mid-40s I made peace with gray hair. Not that I wanted it then, mind you. I was just okay with it … [Read more...]

Winners & more winners (is YOUR name in this blog post?)

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If your name is in this post, then you've won something! Today I'm announcing the four winners who each won an audiobook of Colors of Truth, a Carnton novel from my post two weeks ago. But first . . . I've got two past winners who have yet to claim their spoils. Are you one of those winners? Here's one last chance for these two gals to claim their prizes! GALE you won Angie … [Read more...]

Tapping Into My Inner Math Genius

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I was once the girl who couldn't memorize multiplication tables (and to this day numbers do not stick in my head). I was once the girl who fell so far behind in 5th grade math that her teacher asked her to sit in the hallway filling out worksheets while she taught the other kids the math unit in the classroom. I was once the girl who failed math in middle school. I was once the girl who passed … [Read more...]

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