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Meeting Readers in Gainesville, TX

November 21, 2019 By Karen Witemeyer

This past Saturday, Regina Jennings and I had the honor of participating in a book launch event celebrating the Serving Up Love Harvey House Brides novella collection in Gainesville, TX. We had such a great time! Readers drove in from as far as 6 hours away! (Kari Scott gets the award for driving the farthest. You rock, Kari!) We kicked things off with a tour of the historic Santa Fe Depot and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Book Launch, Gainesville, Harvey Girls, Serving Up Love

Research Bonanza!

August 2, 2018 By Karen Witemeyer

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of digging my fingers into some fabulous Texas history. I'm coming down to the wire for my current manuscript (deadline is August 15 - Ack!) so I knew it was time to start thinking about my next project. The final story in my Patchwork Family series is going to be a novella with a heroine who serves as a Harvey Girl in one of the early Harvey Houses of Texas - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Writing Tagged With: Gainesville, Harvey Girls, Historical Research

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