Southernism of the Week: “So poor I had a tumbleweed as a pet.” Seems appropriate for this windy spring.

Happy Birthday to Felony Melanie herself: Reese Witherspoon! Reese was born March 22, 1976, in New Orleans. Her father was a medical student, and her mother was a nursing professor. Her first movie role was in 1991’s “Man in the Moon.” She’d intended to audition for a bit part and landed the lead!

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Kris’s voice recognition mistake of the week: Just make sure you're not going rectally from stimulus to action. 😳

That was supposed to be “directly” for this writing advice.

Ebook Sale: Kris’s book Cupcakes and Confessions at The Cat Café: a Furrever Friends Sweet Romance is on sale for 99 cents/pence! Book 1 is also 99 cents, so pick up both for two bucks!

Twenty-three years ago, Fiona gave up her baby when her teen fiancé abandoned her. A chance meeting with Sean, former tech company founder and now a barista, leads to a startling revelation: his coworker, Holly, looks like a younger version of Fiona. Sean helps Fiona through the emotional roller coaster of getting to know her grown up daughter. Fiona’s life is too complicated for romance, and Sean doesn’t want to get between mother and daughter. Still, something sparks between them. Should they stay just friends or risk their hearts?

The Furrever Friends Cat Café helps people find furry forever friends – and just might lead to romantic true love too. Visit the Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series page on Amazon US or Amazon UK.

Kris visited Doug in southern California in time for record rains! Here we are hiking on one of the nice hours.

FB reminded Kris of this: Actual conversation with my brother in the big library* last night**

Me: Where can we find you?

Doug: The coffee maker.

Me: No, WHERE can we find you?

Doug: In the coffee maker.

Me: ... what?

Doug: I'm playing the part of the coffee maker.

*He was going to some kind of gaming thing where the computer game UI was attached to robotic appliances.

**Also I was dreaming.

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What's in a Name? by Angela Breen: "Rachel Montgomery’s life is finally coming together. A sudden promotion means she can finally support her four children on her own. But there’s a catch: someone is stalking her. FBI Agent Frank Tench is in town training the local cops on spotting predators when he meets Rachel. They share an attraction, but the killer knows everything about her: where she lives and works, and where her children play—and she’s the next target. In this romantic suspense series, we’re thrown into a world of difficult pasts, dangerous obsessions, and second chances."

Pine Ridge Chronicles: Evelyn, by Zoe Adams: "Overwhelmed with her mother’s wedding plans, Evelyn decides to hire a temporary manager for the family bakery. Her former high school crush walks through the door to apply. Zachary was a star athlete before an injury ended his budding career. Now, having just pulled himself out of the fog of addiction, he’s returned to his hometown to find a new purpose. He seeks help from Evelyn, who always knew what she wanted and how to get there. Pine Ridge Chronicles is a small-town romance series inspired by Hallmark movies."

Lights, Camera, Action (Paranormal Talent Agency #1), by Heather Silvio: "Human lie detector Catherine Rodham moves to Las Vegas to launch the West Coast arm of the Peterson Talent Agency, but her plan goes awry after an actress on a film she helped cast is murdered, leaving law enforcement stumped. Alex Moore, a Sin City actor with a secret, wants agency representation from Catherine – and maybe something more. But he finds himself the target of a murder investigation. When they team together to solve the serial murders, Alex introduces Catherine to a paranormal underworld she never knew existed." Free with newsletter signup.

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Here are Kris’s snoozy ferrets demonstrating some advanced yogiferret poses. (The light blue thing on the right is a three headed dragon toy, in case you're wondering.)

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