Before the Fall

Good evening, dear Reader!If you live in temperate climes, I'm sure you're already feeling the nip of autumn in the air, even though daytime temps are still warm. And if you're like me, the changing weather has brought you a late summer cold. Stay wa...

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Sep 17, 2024
"And the days grow short ..."

Good afternoon, dear Reader,"...when you reach September." I love this song, aptly titled "September Song", which is also the theme song of one of my favorite British comedies about an older couple's second-chance romance titled "May to December", st...

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Sep 01, 2024
August You Must!

Happy August, dear Reader!Time flies whether or not you're having fun. I can't believe it's already the eighth month of the year. Some of you have already survived a deadly hurricane and wild and woolly tornadoes. There's been record heat and record...

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Aug 01, 2024
July ... Oh Me, Oh My!

Happy July, dear Reader!First off, apologies for this late newsletter. Life, as y'all know, has a way of happening while you're making other plans. Having now lived with a six-year-old and now-one-year-old for a month, I can honestly say the last tim...

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Jul 03, 2024
Begging Your Pardon!

My dear Readers,My sincere apologies for this second newsletter, but I made a huge oopsie and forgot to give you the link where you can find many more IR romances than just mine. It's what happens when her grandchildren discombobulate your friend her...

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Jun 02, 2024
June, Too Soon!

Welcome to June, dear Reader!So much has happened since I was with you last. My son, his wife, and their two children arrived back in the States from Japan, where he has lived after retiring from the Navy, for 11 years. I met my grandchildren for the...

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Jun 02, 2024
April Highlights: IRAE '24, A Visual Journey

Welcome to May, dear Reader!Can you believe we're already in the fifth month of the year? I'm floored by how April just flew by. It ended with a bang for me, though, and I'd love to share it with you in some pictures from the Interracial Romance Auth...

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May 01, 2024
Just a Quickie!

Dear Readers, Just a quick note to let you know that The Pilot's Wife will begin on Kindle Vella on April 16. Come meet Ellie and Spence and root for them as they figure out how to become everything they never thought they'd have with each other. The...

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Apr 14, 2024
"April is the cruelest month."

Good afternoon, dear Reader,Welcome to April! Apologies for being 5 days late with this month's newsletter, but as my headline suggests, April can be a doozy of a month. That's a quotation from The Wasteland by T. S. Eliot (forgive my English-teacher...

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Apr 05, 2024
Happy Leap Day, Hello March!

Dear Reader,As March stands in the wings, waiting to make its grand entry, I'm sitting here amazed at how two months have gone by already. Where does the time go? I hope that you've seen new things happening in your life in these past two months.I've...

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Mar 01, 2024