Category: Caridad’s News!

With only a day left until the release of South Beach Love contemporary romance, I have to share a secret: If I wasn’t a romance author, I’d love to be a chef! I guess that’s why the hero and heroine in South Beach Love are both chefs. It’s always why I loved weaving some fabulous recipes into the book along with a very sweet romance and engaging story about friendship and family ties. Did I mention that when you buy the book you get a free, fabulous, original recipe from Hallmark?

So on this Motivation Monday, take a moment to share what you want to be!

So with the help of some very able assistants, my daughter and her best bud Lindsay, I was able to finally jump into the world of Tiktok! We had a blast recording this and another video you’ll see soon for South Beach Love, my May 25 release from Hallmark Publishing. For now, Happy Sunday and welcome to my very first #Booktok. If you’d like to follow me, you can find me at https://www.tiktok.com/@caridadpineiroauthor.

This definitely qualifies as a Bad Dad Joke. Here goes: What building in New York City has the most stories?

Think you know? Is it the new Freedom Tower? The Empire State Building? Chrysler Building?

Nope. The New York City Public Library. LOL! Lots and lots of stories in all those books.

My fav library to go to is the Research Library on 42nd Street. Always fun to go see an exhibit there and also visit the Reading Room.

It was Audrey Hepburn who said, “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”

I love planting my garden! I’m always impatient to get started. Impatience is actually one of my best and worst traits. Best because I am always pushing to accomplish things and worst because well, it can lead to disappointment when things don’t happen as quickly as I would like.

When it comes to my garden, I’d start planting in February if I could which is hard in New Jersey. I actually started some seedlings indoors that I moved outside about two weeks ago. Luckily, it turns out that my new forever home is in another zone that lets me get going a little earlier. Combine that with plants that can handle a little cold and I’ve already got quite a garden growing. So this #ThrowbackThursday I’m sharing some pictures of my garden that I took yesterday!

I’m definitely a coffee in the morning person. I make myself a big to-go mug to sip while I write my romance novels! Why a to-go cup? Because I am a total clutz and have spilled my coffee more than once. Luckily not into my laptop. I also have a tendency to get so involved in what I’m writing that I forget to have my coffee so the to-go cup keeps it form becoming iced coffee too quickly.

When it comes to an afternoon pick-me-up while I’m writing or relaxing, I like tea better. I discovered my favorite tea by accident when my daughter got married. Since she had a Jane Austen-themed wedding, her favor bags had very British things like shortbread cookies and tea. Someone suggested a wedding tea and I went online and discovered Harney’s Wedding Tea which is black tea infused with rose petals. I was a little leery, but it is delicious! It also came in beautiful little tins with silk sachets, but you can get it in a bigger tin.

How about you? Do you prefer tea or coffee?