Check out the Smashwords website this week for great buys. Use coupons to get books at great discounts. Some are free this week only, including one of my Lafayette Falls romances, A Date for the Wedding. Tropes: firefighter hero, small town romance, hero falls first, reluctant heroine. Heat level: warm/open doorOr if you love historical romance, To Save a Lady is set in New Orleans
I hope you have had a great Christmas! In my little corner of the world, it was unusually warm today. The temps reached into the mid-seventies. I don’t recall the last time it was this warm in late December. But I’m not complaining as I like the warm weather. I had a good Christmas, but I’m always glad when the traffic and crowds slow down. In January, everything is back to normal, and I
It’s the Winter Solstice, marking the beginning of winter, and the sun is shining here. The rest of the week will feel like spring 😎 Needless to say, January and February will probably feel like winter. At least, we’ll have more daylight. Christmas is only three days away! I hope you and your family have a great holiday. And to all the Stranger Things fans, it’s our day!!! Can’t wait!
No snow in my part of the woods, but it is freezing cold 🥶. I’m taking this week to clear out old files on my computer. Smashwords is having its year-end sale! Use coupons to get discounts on e-books this month and stock up for winter. Check out the sale: https://bit.ly/PatriciaPrestonSmashwordsThanks for stopping by! I hope you have a good Monday. Stay warm! 
If you’re looking for a super-easy chocolate treat to give as a gift or enjoy yourself, give this chocolate recipe a try. You can add whatever you like to the chocolate mix. I’ve used almonds, walnuts, pecans, raisins, dried blueberries, dried cherries, and coconut. I do use mini-size muffin pan liners because this is pure chocolate; it melts in your hand. 1 cup chocolate chips. I prefer
Passion’s Duty by
Lizzie Jenks sweeps you into the French and Indian War era (1754-1763) while
the United States was still under British rule. Think Last of the Mohicans.😍 Well-researched, the story offers a fascinating portrait of
Colonial life and wartime. At its heart is the romance between Faith, the
daughter of a British officer, and James, a rugged, ambitious man determined to
earn a
I can’t believe it is already August! At least it is cooler. I feel like I missed July due to the intense heat. I don’t get out when the heat index is 115. I have been working diligently on To Lose a Lady. It follows up where To Save a Lady left off, w…
In 2021, I mailed a graduation greeting card with an enclosed Amazon gift card, but it never reached the recipient. After years of mailing greeting cards, I had never had one not arrive. The same year, my Amazon order disappeared once it reached Memphi…
💗💗💗💗💗Lizzie Jenks transports us back to the 1670s in Devil in Our Hearts, where Colonial America is more about pitchforks and paranoia than pumpkin spice and pilgrim hats. The heroine, Ruth, is a widowed healer whose knowledge of medicine earns her an …
The September Harvest Moon is tonight. It is the closest
full moon to the fall equinox. The reason it became known as the Harvest Moon
is because it rises just after sunset for several days in a row, providing
extra light for farmers to harvest their crops late into the evening. The trees around my house block my view, so I’ll have to wait a couple more hours to see it. This time next