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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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New Favorite Paranormal Romance Author: Ali Hazelwood
Paranormal romance was the first book genre I fell in love with when I started reading for fun in high school. Authors like Sherrilynn Kenyon, Laurell K. Hamilton and Chloe Neill shaped the author I…
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Writing Life Milestone: Filled My Journal
Today marked a small milestone in my writing life: I filled my journal. Looking back, my first entry was “Summer 2011 Goals” and started in June following my college graduation. The first half of this…
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Horseback Riding | Kualoa Ranch Adventure
Derek took several more photos than I did while horseback riding in Hawaii. I was busy handling my horse, LOL! He was sitting on a moving animal at the time, too, but still managed to…
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Space Coast Book Lovers | Register For My BOOKnique
Have you registered for Space Coast Book Lovers yet? Everyone attending has the chance to sign up for my BOOKnique: Color-Tastic Conversations! During this memorable and intimate experience, participants will create a beautiful and unique…
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Hidden Legacy Book Recommendation
When you find a fantastic author who consistently delivers a great story, heart melting romance, heart stopping action, complex magic systems, and memorable characters, why bother branching out? I’ve jumped head first into another Ilona…
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Leadership Camden | A Unique & Informative Experience
Only one more session remaining in the Camden County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Camden program! I’ve had the privilege of meeting monthly with these fine folks since last August, learning about our community’s history, networking…
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Maiden Lane Historical Romance Recommendation | Get Your Bridgerton Fix
So many of us are waiting with bated breath for season three of Bridgerton. If you’ve already read everything from Julia Quinn, you can still get your historical romance fix with Elizabeth Hoyt! Sink your…
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The City Beneath | Favorite Quotes & Witty Banter
The banter between Cassidy and Dominic could fill an entire book… oh, wait. It did. Four of them, actually 😂 “You did something different,” I insisted. “Tell yourself whatever lies allow you to face yourself…
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Writing to Walking Ratio | Getting Rid of the Keyboard
The rough draft of my new romantasy book is pouring out of me faster and with less forehead pounding against the keyboard than ever before, partly because I’m so excited about the story and characters,…
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Exploring Unfinished Business with Ghosts & Second Chance Romance
The very first short story I ever wrote with First Coast Romance Writers was for Romancing the Holidays, Vol. 1. It’s a story titled, Grave Promises, and it features two characters who have unfinished business…
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Hit 100 pages / 25,000 words in WIP!
My word count for the past week was on point (for me) for a regular week, but considering I was on vacation, I definitely earned some brownie points. And pizza points and ice cream points,…
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This Bookworm is Hooked on Reading
Once I start a fantastic series, it’s hard to stop!! Officially began book 3 in Ilona Andrews Hidden Legancy series, Wildfire.
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Transitioning from Vacation to Home
It’s a gorgeous day in St. Marys, Georgia, which is definitely helping to ease my transition from vacation to home, but reminiscing through my pictures, I can’t help but miss Hawaii. Look at that sunset!!…
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Hawaii Vaca | Home Safe & Sound
I’m finishing the book I started in Hawaii, White Hot (Hidden Legacy, book 2) by Ilona Andrews, but there’s just something so much more relaxing about reading on vacation. I’m home, safe and sound, but…
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Hawaii Vaca Day 5: Manoa Falls & Ala Moana Regional Park Beach
Hiking Manoa Falls was a gorgeous walk through the rainforest ending in a beautiful waterfall. Not the most strenuous or dangerous hike we’ve ever attempted, which was perfect because I could enjoy lunch and an…
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Hawaii Vaca Day 4: Kualoa Ranch & Polynesian Cultural Center
The East shore of Oahu was amazing! In the morning, we took a horseback tour of Kualoa Ranch, seeing the locations of where they shot movies such as Jumanji, Jurrasic World, and the Nicki Minaj…
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Hawaii Vaca Day 3: Diamond Head State Monument & Turtle Cove
From the heights of hiking Diamond Head State Monument to the depths of snorkeling Turtle Cove, Derek and I enjoyed a day of adventure, Hawai’i style! And we saw our first sea turtle.
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Hawaii Vaca Day 2: Dole Plantation & Kaena Point
From the Dole Plantation to Kaena Point State Park, Derek and I explored Oahu’s North and West shores. I don’t know what was sweeter, the dole whip or the surf and sunshine.
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Hawaii Vaca Day 1: Pearl Harbor & USS Arizona
Visiting Pearl Harbor National Memorial & the USS Arizona Memorial was gorgious and humbling. I’m honored to pay my respects to the brave men and women who died on Dec. 7, 1941. Seeing all those…
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