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Be careful what you wish for

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Meet Gary Garrison, a good friend, who once asked me to put him in one of my books. Since we're such good friends, of course, I said YES! Gary’s first preference, he stated, was to be a cover model, shirt ripped opened and chest bared. Hairy chest or not, was negotiable. He said we could Photoshop that as desired. And he wanted his long, thick mane flowing behind him in the wind. I told him … [Read more...]

Challenge and Giveaway

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Hi friends, Happy Wednesday! I have a fun challenge and a special giveaway to share with you today. I shared about this challenge in my FB reader group, The Suspense Squad, but I wanted to enlist your fabulous help too. I saw this reading challenge floating around social media, and since my goal is to read one novel a month in 2022, I thought it was a perfect opportunity! I’ll have January … [Read more...]

Bookish Valentine Fun

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As a romance author, I enjoy celebrating Valentine's Day for the entire month of February. No mere day is sufficient for this sappy romantic. In case you're like me, I thought I would share some fun opportunities for prolonging your Valentine celebration. Obviously, we all need to pad our TBR piles with romance novels this month. Here are a couple ways I can help with that. Enter a … [Read more...]

Travel in a Book Giveaway

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Can I be honest? It's always a little stunning to me when authors and publishers ask me to consider endorsing a book. Two of the above books I was asked to do that. Yep. I'm even on the back cover of Lynette Eason's Life Flight. Say what?!?! [Tweet "@Cara_Putman is sharing reviews of @lynetteeason @tonieshilohwrite @reginajennings with #giveaway"] I also love to preorder books to support my … [Read more...]

What’s New in 2022

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With as busy as I am, sometimes I know I’m confusing my readers with everything I have going on! (I honestly confuse myself sometimes too!) So in an effort to give the bigger picture, I thought I’d take today’s post to outline what to expect from me over the coming year. As you know, in this month of JANUARY, my second Waters of Time book, NEVER LEAVE ME, hit shelves. If you haven't yet gotten … [Read more...]

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