Sunday Baseball Vibes

Good morning! We had quite a storm last night, but I’m hoping that it brought some cooler weather with it! It’s actually been too hot to go to the beach, my favorite place to be! After brunch with a friend and a quick trip to the store for some necessities, I’m hoping to hit the beach and get some reading done. Maybe come home and watch some baseball. We’ve been watching the Orioles and Rangers now. Our new teams! Hubby is following the Orioles because of Alonso, and I’m a Rangers fan because of Nimmo. Speaking of baseball, the Marauders box set of two baseball-themed romances is currently FREE in Kindle Unlimited. Download your copy today at https://amzn.to/4vqpngY.

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Happy 250 America – God Bless the USA

Happy birthday, America! I am blessed to have been given the opportunity to raise my family here. I am grateful for all that this great Nation has provided me. No words could express the depth of my gratitude, so all I can say is Happy 250, America. God bless the USA. I pray for you to have another amazing 250 years and to keep you safe from those who would tear you down.

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Exciting Cover Reveal DARKNESS CALLS

DARKNESS CALLS is a book of my heart for several reasons. I was in a very dark place in my life when I decided to write it. 9/11 had just happened, and the emotional turmoil from it scarred me. I’d sold nine books to a publisher, but they decided to close down the line, and a new editor wasn’t receptive to a dark paranormal romantic suspense. The agent I had at the time didn’t believe in the book and didn’t do much to sell it. Back then, indie publishing wasn’t an option. But I believed in the book and wrote it, putting a lot of my angst into it. What came out changed my career. To my surprise, the publisher interested in it was Harlequin, and they bought it! They had nowhere to put a novel that was Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets The X-Files. But they found a spot, and three years later, the fourth book in the series launched the Nocturne line. There are at least a dozen books in the series, but the first book, DARKNESS CALLS, will always be special, and because of that, I decided to honor it with a brand new cover by a fabulous artist. What do you think? If you haven’t already read this book of my heart, you can grab it for only 99 cents at https://amzn.to/4oUJ7qw.

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Who’s Your Favorite Pupper?

BURIED TRUTHS is the last book in the Crooked Pass Security series, and over the four books, you’ve seen several different K-9s. A corgi who failed out of K-9 unit training. A pit bull rescued from a shelter. A German Shepherd trained to track, and finally, a large and protective Cane Corso. I’d love to hear which of them was your favorite pupper! And don’t worry that you won’t see any more pups from me. With the K-9 division spinoff starting in November, you’ll get to see lots more dogs in the stories. I’m also including them in my current work-in-progress! If you haven’t pre-ordered K-9 TRACKER or grabbed all the books in the Crooked Pass Security series, you can do so at https://amzn.to/3RGlxBp.

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What does your hero love to drive?

I started thinking about what I’ve had my heroes drive, and I find that it’s often a Jeep. Why? I love Jeeps. and the company that makes them was once my client. My family has had two Jeeps, and the one I’m driving now has 140,000 miles. I’ve also had my hero drive sports cars, but not motorcycles or pickups. In K-9 TRACKER, the hero, to no surprise, drives a Jeep. What about you? What does your hero drive? P.S. You can pre-order your copy of K-9 TRACKER or grab any of the other Crooked Pass Security books at https://amzn.to/3RGlxBp.

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A Special Giveaway

I was thinking of doing a special giveaway to celebrate the release of K-9 TRACKER. Since some of the scenes are set on the Jersey Shore, I was going to create a shore-themed glass bottle similar to the photo below. The bottle would be a pump bottle filled with fragrant hand soap and would be decorated with sand, beads, and shells. What do you think? Would you like something like that as a giveaway? P.S. You can pre-order K-9 TRACKER and grab the other books in the Crooked Pass Security series and K-9 spinoff at https://amzn.to/3RGlxBp.

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Meet Fun K-9 Agent Havana

K-9 TRACKER, the first book in the Crooked Pass Security K-9 Division spinoff, hits shelves on November 24! It’s an emotional story about a young woman trying to find out what happened to her Army father when he disappeared twenty years earlier. The K-9 Agent in the story is a beagle named Havana! Havana is a big help in tracking various scents. Beagles have amazing scent capabilities and follow their noses everywhere, including to where you hide your snacks! That scent is a reason why beagles can gain weight because they love food. My hubby had a beagle named Spotty who was so big, I thought he was a Bassett Hound. Beagles also have a unique “bay”, and to the dismay of many, they use that bay often. A-roo-roo. A-roo-roo. Beagles love being with people and other dogs and crave affection. Because of that, Havana is also a great fit for the story because of how he emotionally supports the heroine at difficult times in the story. As for that white tip at the top of their tail, it’s so hunters can spot them in tall underbrush. I think you’ll love Havana when you read K-9 TRACKER. You can pre-order a copy today and grab the other books in the series at https://amzn.to/3RGlxBp.

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