2020 From a #Gardener Perspective- #SundayStills #Photography


My resolution for 2021 is not to take life for granted, embrace every moment, and most of all, be grateful for my blessings.

Visiting #CanadaBeaches- #SundayStills


Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Cathy Ryan from Picture This is hosting the #SundayStills challenge while Terri Webster Shrandt is away. This week's theme- beautiful beaches. You can join the challenge here. Stormy waters facing Fisgard lighthouse Whether stormy or calm, the beach near our home is fascinating. Posing Logs from the mills up island drift …

Gimme, Gimme Some of that Summer Lovin’ #Romance #Reading #BookDeals


When I wrote this book, it started out as a sweet contemporary, but two little kids with a nasty uncle begged me to tell their story...

Pacific Northwest- #SundayStills #Photography


Sunset at Esquimalt Lagoon. Can you see the Blue Heron? This week, Terri Webster Schrandt gives us the challenge of showing our state/provincial symbols on #SundayStills You can join the challenge here. From the Spirit Bear to towering cedars, British Columbia is a land of beauty and mystery. Fog lingering after one of our winter …

February is National #Bird Feeding Month #Nature #SundayStills


Since moving to the west coast, DH and I have quickly become avid bird watchers. Being in Canada, we know how important it is to have food out for our feathered friends, but I hadn't realized February was National Bird Feeding Month! Check out Terri Schrandt's interesting #blog to learn more and to participate in …

Keeping up the Traditions #holidays #family


Christmas is made for children. The wonder on their precious faces fills our hearts with love and joy.

Meet the Author- #AuthorSpotlight #WritersHelpingWriters @JamesCudney4


I'm thrilled to have James Cudney on the blog today! He is as kind as he is handsome, and a darn good writer to boot. ๐Ÿ™‚

Eclipse Lake by @MaeClair1 #RomSuspense #BookReview


Will long-buried secrets destroy any chance of reconciliation, or will it finally bring peace to Eclipse Lake?

Practising Murder by Erin Unger #Suspense #BookReview


Graduate student Maddie Clare is never talking to her ex-boyfriend Joze Evans or God again. Still broken from Joze's betrayal, Mattie has to go home for her Aunt Lonna's funeral. But after a run-in with a stalker who insists Maddie knows the secret that had Aunt Lonna investigating him, Mattie is afraid for her life …

#FreebieFriday- #Suspense Edition


Of all the books I've written, Maggie's Revenge was the hardest. Maggie is a DEA agent who has been through hell. She went undercover in order to track a human trafficking ring and ended up in the hands of a monster. In book of the Wounded Hearts series, Maggie has a chance to escape …

#FreebieFriday #BeachRead Edition


Summer Reading I don't know about you, but I find it extremely hard to concentrate on my writing in the summer. I'd much sooner be outside, in the garden, or lounging under the cherry tree reading all the amazing books on my TBR pile (which is ready to run away and hide, it's so tall! …

Baby Boomers Downsize w/Tiny Homes #FreebieFriday Christmas in July #Romance


Downsizing First posted 2015  Many of the so- called baby boomer era are facing empty nesters' syndrome. That is to say, their once boisterous, happy homes are now quiet wastelands of space. According to CIGNA HealthCare, family life cycles have five stages: Independence from your parentsSettling down with a partnerBecoming a parent to your own …

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Today, I have a fun surprise Iโ€™d like to share with you. Iโ€™ve teamed up with 30+ fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of Military & Hero romances to 2 lucky winners, PLUS a brand new eReader to the Grand Prize winner! You can win my novel Tidal Falls, plus books from authors …

When We Were Kids #WordlessWednesday


Dodging a #Health Bullet and #ClimateChange


I understand climate change is a concern for everyone, but should it come at the cost of livelihoods? People are losing jobs, homes, hope.

Hardwired by Andrea Bills #Suspense #BookReview


When Navy Seal Operative Luke Kiersey, who suffers from amnesia, is finally granted leave after five years, he finds himself driving to a house he doesnโ€™t recognize in a town heโ€™s never been to. The house is home to a beautiful woman and a little girl with big blue eyes. Day after day, he drives …