Voice recognition mistake of the week: "The bride was delicious..."

Make that "bread" please! I'm not writing horror.

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It snowed a few times recently in New Mexico. My husband actually had two snow days where he didn't have to go to work! Since I work from home, I didn't have that excuse. ☹ I'm still taking it easy getting over appendicitis and Covid, but trying to catch up on work and make progress on my current novel.

We are grateful that the most we've had to deal with weather-wise is a few weeks of moderate cold. My brother (with whom I wrote the Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels) is in LA, where he's safe but dealing with smoke, soot, and grief. Pacific Palisades was one of his favorite hiking areas.

Not quite a voice recognition mistake of the week, from Someone Rotten Riding the Rails, where Kate and the gang infiltrate a Russian mob wedding on The Grand Canyon Scenic Railroad:

“I haven’t seen Luca yet. The best man.”

“He got on with me,” Zoya said.

“Have you seen him since the train left the station?” the conductor asked. “Could he have exited before the train left?”

The grammar editor suggested I may have wanted existed instead of exited. Is there some railway-based philosophy where you don't exist until you've ridden a train?

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The One That Got Away by Amy Rafferty: Thirty-three years ago, Charlotte Weiss left England, heartbroken and alone, her newborn son taken from her by powerful forces she didn’t understand. Now, recently divorced and hoping for a fresh start, Charlotte returns to Notting Hill with her teenage daughter, Hannah. Max Ashford—her first love and the man she was forced to leave behind—has his own scars and questions about Charlotte’s sudden departure decades ago. Their chance reunion unearths shocking truths as betrayal, love, and forgiveness collide. For fans of Hallmark movies and lovers of sweet and clean Romance.

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Love in the Saddle by Britney M. Mills: “Holly Ashton thought the holidays back in Coldwater Creek would help her decide if she’s ready to hang up her hat—or take one last shot at barrel racing glory. But as the small town buzzes with festive cheer, she’s reminded of everything she’s been missing on the road: family, stability, and maybe even love.

Hunter McBride traded the fast-paced rodeo circuit for the steady rhythm of a woodworking shop. But seeing Holly again stirs up old feelings. As Holly and Hunter team up to bring holiday magic to the market, their connection deepens, but their dreams may pull them in opposite directions.

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My neighbor sent this photo from his house. Mal is a neighborhood feral who gets fed there and has a cozy outdoor nook for cold weather.

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