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2025 Coastal Magic Here I Come! Reader Registration Now Open
Calling all book worms! I’m excited to announce that I was chosen as a returning featured author at 2025 Coastal Magic! This convention is a casual, beachside reader weekend and book signing. With panels designed…
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Sight Beyond the Sun is Nominated for Georgia Author of the Year Award
I’m thrilled to announce that Sight Beyond the Sun has been nominated for a Georgia Author of the Year Award in the Romance category! I’m in wonderful company with my fellow nominees: Jeanine Englert, Marilyn…
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Fingers Crossed For A Healthy Sago Palm Tree Family
Our poorly tended garden has, despite our neglect, sprouted three more sago palm pups! I so much as look at a plant and it croaks, so I typically try very hard not to look. But…
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Fated by Fire: The Misadventures of Wrong First Impressions
Romancing the Holidays, Volume 2, features my Witchy Business short story, Fated by Fire. This romance was so fun to write because it explores the misadventures of wrong first impressions. My heroine is a psychic,…
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Writing Race: 62K Complete & 28K More Remaining in Two Months!
I’m officially in a writing race with my younger self! In 2019, I wrote Beyond the Next Star in record speed (for me), clocking in a first draft at 89K words in five months. I…
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Master Class on Emotional Resolutions: Trilogies By Ilona Andrews
Another gorgeous day, reading at the pool! Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews is book 5 in their Hidden Legacy Series. One of my biggest challenges in my personal writing journey is finding emotional resolutions for…
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The Art of Multi-Tasking: Writing, Reading & Tanning
Today was my first pool day of 2024! I love my community pool. The only thing that can compete with the sun, surf and sand of a perfect beach day is floating around my pool.…
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Missing Hawaii: Playing Tititorea at the Polynesian Cultural Center
I miss Hawaii! One of the excursions we enjoyed while on Oahu was spending the day at the Polynesian Cultural Center. While we “visited” the island of Maori (New Zealand) we played a stick game…
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Walking & Writing: Taking All the Luck I Can Get
A gorgeous sight while on my writing walk this evening! I’ll take all the luck I can get when it comes to finishing a first draft. This entire WIP has mostly been written on my…
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Book Mail: Arcane Society Special Editions of Blood Heir and Iron and Magic
I’m so excited to have received The Arcane Society special editions of Blood Heir and Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews! They are two of my favorite stories, and these hard covers displayed on my…
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The Many Bookshelves of Casa Bradley | A Display of Love
I love displaying books. For me, bookshelves are like trophy cases filled with all my favorite worlds that I’ve travelled to and all my favorite characters that I’ve met along the way. Gazing on their…
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From Side to Main: Being the Hero & Heroine of our Own Story
Today is a gorgeous beach day! After a morning of editing and an early afternoon of writing in my WIP, I enjoyed another Ilona Andrews novel, Diamond Fire. I love when interesting side characters from…
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Summer Lovin’ | Escape to the Tropics in a Good Book
Summer is right around the corner! In fact, for me here in coastal Georgia, it has arrived 😍 I’ve enjoyed several beach days, relaxing and reading a good book. But if you’re still waiting for…
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Fresh Air Inspiration: Anything For That First Draft
If I’m not writing in my office, walking my neighborhood, or at the beach, I can usually be found lounging on my back porch couch, enjoying fresh air and the view of my yard while…
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Beyond The Next Star Reading: Trauma & the Hope for Healing
My heroine in Beyond the Next Star suffered abuse long before being abducted by aliens. In this scene read, Delaney is still dealing with her trauma. Witnessing how her jaded outlook on life colors her…
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Sight Beyond the Sun | Second Kiss Scene Read
During the second kiss in Sight Beyond the Sun, you can really start to feel the love between my hero and heroine. Watch this video to hear a reading of this scene!
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FCRW Monthly Meeting | Shirley Jump, Featured Speaker
On the second Saturday of each month, First Coast Romance Writers hosts a guest speaker to help further our writing craft. This weekend, we had the pleasure of learning how to enhance our dialogue and…
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Happy Mother’s Day: Beach Trips, Broadway & Wedding Memories
Happy Mother’s Day! I have such wonderful memories with my mother: summer beach trips, excursions to New York City, my wedding day, and visiting my new home in Georgia just being a few of them.…
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BOOKnique Adventures Registration | Space Coast Book Lovers
BOOKnique Adventures registration for all Space Coast Book Lovers ticket holders begins tomorrow! My BOOKnique is in Session 1, titled: Color-Tastic Conversations! During this memorable and intimate experience, participants will create a beautiful and unique…
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Reading and Relaxing at Fernandina Beach | Book Recommendation
I began Sapphire Flames this weekend while relaxing at Fernandina Beach. So far, Book 4 in Ilona Andrews’ Hidden Legacy Series is even better than the first three. I can’t believe I’m already halfway through…
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Sight Beyond the Sun is a Finalist in the HOLT Medallion Contest!
Exciting news!! Sight Beyond the Sun has been selected as a finalist in the HOLT Medallion Contest, Speculative category, hosted by Virginia Romance Writers! I’m so honored and excited to have made it through the…
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Grow Little Sago Palm Trees, Grow!
Despite my mom’s green thumb, I’ve never been a plant person. I so much as look at a plant, and it withers. But this time of year is always exciting because I love the sago…
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Cracking Open A Fresh Journal | Tracking Page Counts
I’ve kept a diary for as long as I can remember – probably since middle school if not late elementary – but my journal entries for the last 10 years of my life have been…
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Privacy Hedge is Planted!
A year in the making, but Derek and I now have a privacy hedge around our yard! Thank you Peachy Clean Landscaping & Pressure Washing, Inc. for doing a fantastic job with bush planting. I’m…
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