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What the heck is tsunduko?

What the heck is tsunduko? The true translation of this Japanese word is the practice of acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up without reading. In other words, the TBR pile that so many of us have in our homes. Not a bad thing, because I know that many of you actually get to all those books in the physical TBR pile. But how well do you do with the books on your e-reader? I hear from many people that they snatch up all those free and 99-cent deal books, but they linger on the e-readers without being read. What about you? Is that something you do? P.S. I don’t want to add to your electronic TBR pile, but I do have lots of books that are FREE on Kindle Unlimited or 99-cent deals. You can grab them at https://amzn.to/4pYcIQF.

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Happy National Wine and Cheese Day!

Happy National Wine and Cheese Day! When my husband and I were dating, we often went to a local wine and cheese place. It was the thing to do back then. It was very romantic to sip wine and snack on cheese and crackers while getting to know each other. I often wish that wine and cheese places would make a comeback. We used to sometimes sit and have wine and cheese when we got back from the beach, but we haven’t done that in years. Maybe we’ll start that up again! What about you? Do you like taking a break with a little wine and cheese? P.S. The ladies of the At the Shore series would definitely sit and have some wine and cheese while chatting about their love lives. You can grab the first book in the series, ONE SUMMER NIGHT, for only 99 cents at https://amzn.to/4o0DtCW.

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Fun Romance Novel Word Search

Good morning! It’s Fun Friday, and today I’m trying something different: a romance novel word search! I love doing word searches and similar puzzles. If I’m on a plane or a long car ride, I sometimes will pull out a word search book and do a few puzzles to pass the time. I hope this one isn’t too easy and you can find all the words. It was a little hard creating it! What about you? Do you like doing puzzles? P.S. Solving puzzles is what both South Beach Security and Crooked Pass Security do daily. You can grab your copies of the books in those two series at https://amzn.to/4pziKGS.

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Exciting Sandia Peak Adventure

During the Romance Writers of America conference, we had a free night and a friend invited me to go on the Sandia Peak Tram. Now, I heard “tram” and I thought it was a bus-type ride. Imagine my surprise when I realized it was an aerial tram! Many of you know I am afraid of heights, so I worried how I would react to it. Surprisingly, the fifteen-minute cable car ride wasn’t all that bad. Maybe my Namsan Tower adventure helped me somehow. The trips up and down weren’t that bad, although I did have some vertigo up on the observation decks. It was a beautiful view, and we had a nice dinner at the top to wait for night to fall and see the lights come on. Today, I’m sharing a video of that trip’s highlights with you!

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Happy National Mango Day!

Happy National Mango Day! Mango is one of my favorite fruits, and I’m so happy that you can find them in most stores now. I love eating a sweet, ripe mango or making a mango smoothie. I even have mango ice cream in the fridge right now! With so many books set in South Beach, you can bet you’ll see an appearance of a mango in one of them. You can see all those South Beach books at https://amzn.to/4fMpAWm. Here’s a quick mango smoothie recipe for you!

Ingredients

1 cup chopped mango (fresh or frozen)
1 cup yogurt (unsweetened)
1/2 cup milk
4 tbsp honey or sugar (more or less depending on the sweetness of the mango)
1 cup ice

Directions

Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a glass and enjoy!

Don’t like mangos? Substitute peaches or any other fruit of your choice!

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Pop Quiz Romance Peeps!

Good morning! It’s time for a pop quiz, romance peeps! I’d love to know so many things about how you read. What format do you prefer? Where do you buy your books? What’s your fav genre/trope? Inquiring minds would love to know! P.S. If you happen to love a mix of romance, vampires, and suspense, check out DARKNESS CALLS! It was an RT Top Pick and finalist for best paranormal at Affaire de Coeur. It’s specially priced at 99 cents at https://amzn.to/4fhZqcs, and it’s the first in a long series of connected books!

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New Week, New Energy, New Chances

It’s a new week, and I’m filled with new energy after the RWA National Conference. What about the new chances? After chatting with friends, I’m getting to work on a brand-new story while I wait to here about my proposal for a new series for Harlequin Intrigue. This is going to be a longer romantic suspense story filled with espionage and baseball. Yes, you read that right. Baseball. Wish me luck! By the way, if you love baseball, check out my Marauders baseball romance series. It’s free on Kindle Unlimited at https://amzn.to/4vqpngY.

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