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Romantic Times Booklovers Convention—Atlanta, here we come!

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If you live in or near the Atlanta area, I, along with a slew of my author buddies, would love to see you! We're all attending the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention at the Atlanta Hilton (a ticketed event) and will be involved in several special events on May 4th (TH) and May 5th (FR). Including two big publisher-sponsored events! #RT17 I'm excited to be on an author panel with these … [Read more...]

The World’s Largest Library

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I love libraries. I’m guessing you do, too. And recently, I had a chance to visit the world’s largest library with two other Inspired by Life and Fiction authors. We were in Washington DC on a writers retreat. On Saturday we braved the rain and the crowds to do some sightseeing. We broke into two groups and Jody Hedlund, Karen Witemeyer, and I rode the metro downtown to visit the Library of … [Read more...]

A New Book + A Giveaway!

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AND THE WINNER OF a free copy of RIGHT WHERE WE BELONG (your choice of print or e-book) is: Terrill Rosado. I just loved reading all your answers and feeling the love you all have for your favorite hometowns, whether real or fictional! Terrill, e-mail me at debraney@mac.com and we'll figure out how to get your book to you! I am so excited to share a new book with you! A long time in the making, … [Read more...]

Karen’s Giveaway with Working Link

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Many of you had trouble entering the Marriage of Convenience contest because of a bad link back on Thursday. Leave it to me to have a bum link on the day I leave to go on a retreat so I can't really fix it. Grrr. Robin stepped in and fixed it, but I think that those of you who tried to click on it through the email feed still had the original link. So, to make sure everyone who wants to enter gets … [Read more...]

My Adventures in Fairhope, Alabama

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Utopia. That word came to mind as my husband and I entered the quaint town of Fairhope, Alabama, which sits on the bluffs overlooking Mobile Bay. Of course, it's spring in the South and the weather was perfect for cruising in our little Mini-Cooper with the top down. But oh, the colorful flowers and the huge old oaks and magnolias. It looked as if spring had fallen out of the sky and landed in … [Read more...]

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