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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol 1 by Beth Brower / I get the hype. I am loving this series. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross / Second time through. Still amazing. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros / Meh. The ending was good. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol 2 by Beth Browner / Still love this… Read More
I am using Hannah Brencher’s habit tracker to stack my habits to complete my goals this month, and really, the habits (and goals) are struggling this month. Even though it’s been a struggle, I’m still pushing through, but do to things outside of my control (like subzero temps) I’ve had to shift on some of my goals. Walk 2x Daily/5… Read More
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m the worst at in-person book club. Although I did join one last fall, and it was the best while it lasted. I found myself in 2025 with no book club, but really just wanting to read and discuss books with people. We’re two months in, and I’m in two online book clubs and… Read More
working on line edits for Meet Me at the Christmas Cottage. enjoying my daily walks outside — even if it’s so cold! reading a lot on my Kindle lately. listening to old-school Coldplay & also this soundtrack. thinking about a project I can’t talk about (also, wishing someone would hurry up and figure out the whole cloning thing. I could go… Read More
It Happened at Christmas got a little bit of a facelift! I’m really excited about these changes, but I have been asked about why I made changes, and what exactly changed. Why did you change it? When I first wrote It Happened at Christmas, I was a baby author. Since then, I’ve learned a lot—about writing, about the industry—and I… Read More
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Around here we’re celebrating a certain intern (do you remember the days of “the intern“) who turned eleven (!!!) last month, but due to the January snows we just got to celebrate (with a hotel pool swim and late-night Fortnight challenges with his cousin.) Around here I love diving into a new story, and yes, I’m trying to remember how… Read More