Category: Fun Friday

Collection of humor, stories, games, puzzles and other things to give you a break from the routine of the everyday

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Do You Love Small Town or Big City Romance?

Believe it or not, it’s hard to decide where to set your novel. For starters, it has to fit the story. You normally can’t have an art heist in a remote mountain lodge (or though one such theft occurred). But for something like a missing person, you can do it anywhere, but an unusual location like the decaying military batteries in Sandy Hook can create more interest. Harlequin Intrigue readers tend to like the Pacific Northwest as a location. Interesting, right? But what about you? Do you love small town romance or big city romance? P.S. If you’re wondering about the art heist or missing person, check out K-9 ON A MISSION and K-9 TRACKER at https://link.amazon/B0ilVlmif.

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What are your fun September plans?

What are your fun September plans? I have a busy September starting with rescheduled 4th of July fireworks tonight, a family wedding tomorrow, and the fabulous Books Books Books event in Lancaster later in the month! What about you? Do you have any fun September plans? P.S. This photo is from my daughter’s fall wedding. We were lucky to have a wonderful day to have the wedding outdoors before heading inside for the rest of the festivities. It took months of planning, just like wedding planner Emma would do for all her friends and clients in the At the Shore series. Grab ONE SUMMER NIGHT, the first book in the series, for only 99 cents at https://amzn.to/4o0DtCW.

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A Museum with Empty Picture Frames?

I did a lot of research for my upcoming 2027 release, K-9 ON A MISSION which is a story with a morally gray hero who is helping to solve the mystery of an art heist at a Denver museum. I watched at least a dozen or more documentaries about assorted heists of art, gold, and jewelry. I dug deep into how museums like the Louvre were broken into or diamonds were stolen from a high security vault in Antwerp. Fascinating stuff! During one of my reads, I ran across a museum with empty picture frames: the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston. Why are the frames empty? It turns out that Gardner’s will mandated that nothing in the museum could be changed after her death. If things were altered, it could jeopardize the control/existence of the museum. When some very high-profile artwork was stolen and taken out of its frames, the museum rehung the empty frames on the wall. Besides the will’s terms, maybe symbols of hope that the artwork would one day return? It’s been over 35 years since the theft, though, and this heist remains one of the most famous and interesting in art history! K-9 ON A MISSION hits shelves in April 2027, but you can pre-order your copy today! https://amzn.to/45s63EQ

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Help Me Choose the New Locations!

I’m currently working on my next romantic suspense series, and I want the stories to take you to several new states! And as much as I love visiting new places, I love hearing from you more! I’d love to hear your suggestions on where I should set the stories in my new romantic suspense series! P.S. Don’t forget to grab DECOY TRAINING, specially priced for $1.99 on Kindle while it lasts! https://amzn.to/3X0UvTT.

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Happy National Mutt Day

Happy National Mutt Day. When I think about it, except for DECOY TRAINING, where the hero was a stray lab/hound mix, I haven’t had a mutt in one of my K-9 books. That’s something that has to be remedied in my upcoming Crooked Pass Security K-9 series. By the way, mutts are now called the “All American Dog” at events like the Westminster Kennel Club, where an All American Dog won Best in Show in 2008! The term All American Dog embodies the wide variety of dogs found in the U.S. and is also intended to encourage people to rescue dogs from shelters. In DECOY TRAINING, Decoy, the hero K-9, was actually rescued from Afghanistan, where he had helped save military hero Shane Adler after he was buried in the rubble of a building after an IED explosion. If you want to read more about these heroes, you’re in luck because the e-book is specially priced at 1.99. Grab your copy today at https://amzn.to/2ZohoXx.

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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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Happy Birthday, my beautiful grandbaby!

Happy birthday to my beautiful grandbaby! I can’t believe you’re two already! The time is flying by so fast, and I am so lucky to be able to spend so much time with you! You are so much fun and so loving. We are looking forward to spending so much more time with you!

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