I’m so excited to be in Colorado Rescue, the re-release of Ice Cold Killer by Cindy Myers and Cold Case Reopened by me! I loved my story of a twin sister Rhea who is out to find out the truth about her twin’s death. Through that special twin connection, Rhea doesn’t believe that her sister is gone despite all the evidence to the contrary. I also loved the hero of this book, Jackson Whitaker, who is willing to risk his career and possible position as Police Chief in order to find out the truth about what happened to Rhea’s sister. You can find out more about the stories in Colorado Rescue at https://amzn.to/3AWqJ6m.
Amazing Tulip Fields at Holland Ridge Farms
As you know from other blog posts, I love gardening whether it’s flowers or vegetables. That’s why I love going to things like the Philly Flower Show (and yes I have tickets for it already!) It’s my dream to one day visit the tulip fields in Holland but in the meantime, I heard about Holland Ridge Farms and decided to check it out. It was amazing! Hubby and I walked through an immense field filled with rows and rows of tulips in bloom. While we walked, we also picked some tulips to take home. If you get a chance, definitely head out there to visit. Finally, I’ve been thinking of doing a story where one of the characters is a gardener. What do you think? P.S. – If you miss tulip season, look for sunflower picking in the fall!
Man Candy Monday Shane Adler
I love writing stories with military heroes and helping them get their Happily-Ever-After. That’s why I loved writing Decoy Training! This story was even more special because military widow Piper gets to find her happiness as well as Decoy, the stray dog befriended by our hero Shane. Decoy helped save Shane when he was buried in the rubble of a building demolished by an explosion. As for Decoy’s Happily-Ever-After, not only does he get to live a life as a rescue dog, but he gets to meet Piper’s new pup Chipper. Happiness all around! I’ve shared photos with you of Decoy who is a lab mix. As for Shane, how do you picture him? Something like this?
You can find out more about Decoy Training at https://www.caridad.com/books/suspense/decoy-training/.
Happy Earth Day
I remember reading Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring many years ago and was influenced by it to avoid using any pesticides in my garden in order to preserve Mother Earth. But that book also kindled in me a desire to try and help the environment in whatever small ways I could. I try to recycle and shut off lights when not necessary. We reuse plastic bags so that they are not single-use and I try to remember taking reusable bags for the grocery store. I think my biggest help has been using my Sodastream which lets me avoid having lots of soda bottles to recycle and also keeps me from putting fake sweeteners in my body. I also try to upcycle as many things as I can, like making a hall tree from a door that was headed for garbage if I didn’t use it. I like to think my little bit helps. How about you? What things do you do to help the environment?
Easter Memories from The Family She Never Met
In The Family She Never Met there’s a scene where Jessica’s grandmother remembers taking her girls to see The Sound of Music in their Easter finest. Much like the girls in that scene, my mom and grandmother would dress us up for Easter and we would sometimes go into Manhattan for the Easter Parade. On one very special visit we did go to see The Sound of Music in Radio City Music Hall and that inspired the scene in the book. This is a photo of my grandmother, me, my sister, and my mother (left to right) on one of those Easter days.
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Relieving Stress with Reading
Stress can have many bad effects on your health. According to the Mayo Clinic, stress can cause high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. What can you do to relieve stress? Check out what some of my fellow Romantic Suspense authors and I do to help deal with the pressures of life and writing at this blog at Harlequin.com. If you’re looking for something to read, try out Deadly Chase, a free read at Harlequin.com and DECOY TRAINING, the first book in the K-9s on Patrol series.
Man Candy Monday Charles Leclerc
My daughter has gotten into Formula 1 racing and dutiful mom that I am, I was asked to pick a driver that I liked since we’re actually going to a Grand Prix race together later in the year. To be honest, I knew little about Formula 1 racing until one of my former clients was sponsoring the Sauber racing team. Because of my lack of knowledge, I did the next best thing for selecting a driver: Who was the cutest. Well, after being shown a few quick snapshots, I chose Charles Leclerc and what a choice! Leclerc is burning up the track this year with quite a few wins for Ferrari, including first place in both the Bahrain and Australian Grand Prixs which leaves him in first place in the Formula 1 Power Rankings. Hopefully he’ll still be in first place when we go to our Grand Prix race!
