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Being the second Mrs. Roberts means living with the memories of a life that came before her—especially as her husband’s mind begins to slip further into the past. But when Christmas brings the family home, she is reminded that love doesn’t have to come first to be real, or lasting.
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My senior year of high school I moved back to Maine to live with my grandmother. The initial plan was for me to regain Maine residency so I could attend college there at the resident cost. She had a whole stack of National Geographic magazines and I remember there was an old-timey map inside one…
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2023 Edition: A blogging challenge to post everyday in April (except Sundays) about a specific theme that matches the letter of the alphabet. One letter for each day in April (except Sundays). Stay tuned for my daily blogs, found below, newest first. April 5, 2023: E is for Egg 🥚 You remember that scene…
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I love doing surveys like this, and revisiting them from years past. Here’s my 2022 version. Not much has changed from years past other than the what are you currently reading and what have you just finished questions. I hope you enjoy this post. Please feel free to join in the fun in the comments!!…
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When Cooper invites Anna to go away for a weekend, he takes her to a little town called Bar Harbor, Maine. Bar Harbor holds a special place in my heart: two days after my wedding, my husband and I packed a moving truck and moved from Virginia to Maine. Between my husband, my sister-in-law and…
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Here’s something you may not know about me: I love writing short stories. Yep, it’s true. It is one of my absolute most favorite things to do. I love the challenge of it, the uniqueness of it, the sheer fun of it! Who doesn’t love a challenge? For me, nothing beats being given a prompt…
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I read an article today by Katie Rose Guest Pryal titled Writing Isn’t Sexy: Book Affairs and Why We Need Them. Have you ever read an article and at the end said to yourself, “O.M.G., that’s me!” Yeah, well, that happened to me today. As a writer, I’m a definite pantser – meaning I don’t outline or plan…
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Leo has spent his first holiday season without the woman he loved for forty-five years, moving through the quiet routines of a life that suddenly feels too empty. Then, in the middle of the night, Martha comes back for him — and asks him to come with her.
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I have big plans for 2018. The new year probably isn’t aware of my plans, and likely doesn’t care. Every year I write a post, declaring my goals for the year, and by March it’s usually all out the window. I’m sure this year will be no different, but a girl can hope! Here we…
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I’m sad to say I didn’t get to read a lot this year. Life with a toddler is hectic, to say the least, and just being able to write was a monster undertaking. More often than not, I chose to write instead of read, and my goal of 52 books read in 2017 wasn’t even…