Voice recognition mistake of the day – "It smelled and should arrive tomorrow."

That should be "It's mailed." Don't want to scare the recipient!

Happy New Year, and welcome new subscribers! If you haven't yet gotten the novella Lions and Love at the Cat Café, you can download it free here. For “22 of the recipes mentioned in Kris Bock's Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series,” go here (free). For other cat café books plus romantic suspense, visit the Kris Bock page on Amazon.

Whispers in the Dark is romantic suspense with archaeology and intrigue among ancient Southwest ruins. Reviewers give it a 4.3-star average: "A great read with a strong plot line & likeable characters!” Get your copy today, on sale for $.99 until Jan 13!

The husband and I drove to Arizona and then California to visit my family over the holiday break. This is a rest stop at Cahuilla County Park, California:

And one from the coast in the Los Angeles area (note the hummingbird on the right side, halfway up):

The ferrets were ecstatic when we got home, of course:

Gotta love fifth-graders: I got this email from Mrs. Janiak's 5th Grade Class, which read my middle grade novel: "Our favorite part was when Eveningstar was thrown in to the Well of Sacrifice and when Great Skull Zero died. The whole class cheered when Smoking Squirrel stabbed him. It was a very inspirational story." (Learn more about my middle grade novels written as Chris Eboch.) Don't worry, they're not all that violent!

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Books on My Radar:

Law #4: Don't Trust the Bad Boy: A Clean Bad Boy Romance Novel (Laws of Love), by Agnes Canestri: "Can two opposites on totally different paths find their way to happily ever after? Only one thing is certain. Rules will be broken along the way…" Great reviews! $3.99 or free in KU.

Finally Got It Right: Romance Stories from Small Towns and Big Cities, an anthology by various authors: "Fans of small town romances, romantic comedies, friends to lovers, second chances, military veterans, and happily ever afters will devour this boxed set of more than 15 standalone romances." Preorder for just 99c.

Snowed In for a Second Chance: A Wildwood Falls novel, by Heather Scarlett: "Forced together, alone, in a secluded mountain cabin, Griffin and Sarah must face their shared past. Is a snowy weekend in the mountains enough to bring them together?" Rated 4.2 of 5 stars and only 99c for the Kindle.

Strength of a Promise, by Sarah Storme: the Kindle is free to download through 1/8! "Thad can't tell Diana about his past, even if it means losing her. A twenty-year-old promise is still a promise. And if he breaks his promise, he won't be worthy of Diana's love."

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