Relish her smile that looked ... mustard?

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Betty smiled brightly but looked mustard.”  Or maybe flustered? That was from my new free short story: “Leave No Stone Unturned: A Reluctantly Psychic Short Mystery”: Petra and Haven are in Santa Fe to...

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Aug 01, 2025
He’s slicker than a boiled onion 🧅

Southernism of the Week: “He’s slicker than a boiled onion.” Hm, is that the slickest vegetable? 🧅🥒🍠🍄‍🟫The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie is a comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, by the scriptwriter an...

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Jul 25, 2025
Romance Book Blast is happening today!

I usually only send the newsletter on Friday, every other week, but this is a one-day event that might be of great interest to e-book readers. Apologies for not getting it out sooner! (Actually, a lot of these will probably be free for at least a few...

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Jul 22, 2025
Look out for what kind of traps? 😬

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “We can look for any traps—other places where the corporate is loose…” Make that “carpet.” And definitely don’t let the corporations get loose! That was from a short story I’m writing set in the Reluctantly...

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Jul 18, 2025
If he swallowed a nail he’d spit up a corkscrew.🪛

Southernism of the Week : “So crooked that if he swallowed a nail he’d spit up a corkscrew.” 🪛The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie is a comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, by the scriptwriter and his sister....

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Jul 11, 2025
Big difference between chased and chaste. 😺

Voice recognition mistake of the day: A few of the cats settled in laps, but others wrestled or chaste toys. You could probably guess that one was from a cat café book, and that should be chased, not chaste. The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance se...

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Jul 04, 2025
Going to church doesn’t make you a hymnal?

Southernism of the Week: “Going to church doesn’t make you a hymnal.” I think this is similar to “Actions speak louder than words.” (Going to church may be an action, but the point is, how you live your life outside of church is what counts.)The Teen...

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Jun 13, 2025
Two Very Different Heroines in my two mystery series

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “If Peyton didn’t know where they were, one of the others my butt idea.”😳Er, “might have an idea.” That’s from writing A Stone Cold Murder, and that’s why we proofread. The blog tour for A Stone Cold Murder...

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Jun 06, 2025