Christmas is in the air! So far, I've attended a holiday concert, bought all the ingredients for starting on sugar cookies, bought gifts, and got the tree! In honor of the season, thought I'd share a short Christmas excerpt from my sweet contemporary romance, Meetings of Chance. Merry, merry!
When Julie opened the oven door, Megan caught a
sharp whiff of cinnamon. “Mmm, that smells wonderful,” Megan said.
“What’s in there?”
Tom turned back to them. “Mom’s famous pumpkin pie. A Christmas tradition.”
Hands on his hips, he looked around. “So, Mom, speaking of traditions,
where’s the mistletoe?” Tom demanded. “The one year I could use some
mistletoe and you don’t have any?”
“Sorry. Guess I forgot that little detail.”
Tom’s dad turned from the television. “Kiss her anyway, son. It’s all right.”
“If you insist.”
Before Megan could object, Tom took her hand, pulled her off the bar
stool, and twirled her around. Dipping her backward as if they were
dancing, he planted a firm kiss on her lips. Then he grabbed his mother,
and swung her around, too.
“My two favorite ladies . . .”
Julie laughed, patting down her hair. “My goodness. What’s gotten into you?”
He grinned at her, and spun Megan again, whispering in her ear, “I’m in love.”
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Saturday, December 7, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
New Release!!
Very excited to announce that my new women's fiction novel, The Storm
Within, is now available in both print and digital formats!
The Storm Within is a story about friends, family and community. It's about facing life's challenges, and moving forward even when you don't know where you're going.
Here's what reviewers are saying about The Storm Within:
-- "I started and finished it in one sitting because I could not stop reading...the story had me that engaged."
-- "I experienced so many emotions-- fear, anger, disappointment, anguish, happiness and triumph -- all in one book!"
-- "Never have I been so emotionally invested in a book before."
You can read the complete reviews at: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18243319-the-storm-within#other_reviews
Introducing The Storm Within . . .
They say 'lightning doesn’t strike twice.' But they’re wrong.
Claire Stapleton is living proof. First, she loses her beloved son to war. Then, her husband to another woman. As the life she’s known implodes, she struggles to pick up the pieces – to fit in. And in a small community like Whitfield, that’s harder than she ever dreamed.
Overnight, Claire falls from toast of the town to talk of the town. Long-time friends rally around, but confused and off-balance, Claire finds herself traveling a lonely, unfamiliar road without a map. And there are no detour signs to help her get back on the right track. Spiraling on a self-destructive path, Claire fights to find her way – and a reason to start over.
They say, ‘what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.’ Could they be right?
The Storm Within is available for purchase at
Amazon.com
Barnesandnoble.com
Smashwords.com
Kobobooks.com
Apple.com
and . . .
Watermark Books, 4701 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS
Reader's World, 983 NE Rice Rd, Lee's Summit, MO
The Storm Within is a story about friends, family and community. It's about facing life's challenges, and moving forward even when you don't know where you're going.
Here's what reviewers are saying about The Storm Within:
-- "I started and finished it in one sitting because I could not stop reading...the story had me that engaged."
-- "I experienced so many emotions-- fear, anger, disappointment, anguish, happiness and triumph -- all in one book!"
-- "Never have I been so emotionally invested in a book before."
You can read the complete reviews at: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18243319-the-storm-within#other_reviews
Introducing The Storm Within . . .
They say 'lightning doesn’t strike twice.' But they’re wrong.
Claire Stapleton is living proof. First, she loses her beloved son to war. Then, her husband to another woman. As the life she’s known implodes, she struggles to pick up the pieces – to fit in. And in a small community like Whitfield, that’s harder than she ever dreamed.
Overnight, Claire falls from toast of the town to talk of the town. Long-time friends rally around, but confused and off-balance, Claire finds herself traveling a lonely, unfamiliar road without a map. And there are no detour signs to help her get back on the right track. Spiraling on a self-destructive path, Claire fights to find her way – and a reason to start over.
They say, ‘what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.’ Could they be right?
The Storm Within is available for purchase at
Amazon.com
Barnesandnoble.com
Smashwords.com
Kobobooks.com
Apple.com
and . . .
Watermark Books, 4701 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS
Reader's World, 983 NE Rice Rd, Lee's Summit, MO
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