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We made it through the snowpocalypse in Texas! Our lives are almost back to normal. We no longer have to boil water, and school started again today. My son’s school, however, is virtual only for the rest of the week since 21 classrooms had water damage due to a burst pipe!

Here’s a picture from my first-ever natural disaster:

Beautiful, right? And for a lot of you, that looks normal! But in an area where we rarely get snow at all, and when we do, it’s usually minimal and melts within a day, we weren’t even sort of prepared for this. We don’t have snow plows or even snow shovels, and our state had nowhere near enough energy to heat so many homes during a record 140+ straight hours of below-freezing weather. (Here’s one way to tell you how dramatic things have been: last Tuesday, the temperature got down to 7F/-14C. This Tuesday, we got up to 77F/25C!)

It feels like spring here again. This little guy that I saw on my morning walk yesterday is as happy about that as I am.

Whether you’re stuck in the snow or enjoying the sun, I hope you’re taking time to read. Here are some recommendations for you!

Affordable Read: Coming Soon!

Dark Sanctum is a sci-fi dystopian romance, and it’ll be released on March 9. Pre-order for just $0.99 by clicking here.

Affordable Read: New Release

Over 20 novel-length fairytale retellings for just $0.99? This digital box set just came out yesterday, and it’s only available for a limited time! Grab your copy for $0.99 here.

This Week’s Affordable Read

The Razvak Hunter is a magical YA fantasy novel for just $0.99! Grab your copy here.

This Week’s Free Read

Chase: The Boy Who Hid is a fantastic YA sci-fi adventure novel. I’ve read it and really enjoyed the story! It’s currently free, so grab it before the price goes up by clicking here.

By the way…

Last week, in the middle of rolling blackouts and freezing temperatures, I released a book! Thankfully, it was already on pre-order, so my sketchy Internet access didn’t keep me from getting it into readers’ hands. This book is written specifically for other authors, so if you’re in that category, I hope you’ll check it out. Click here!

This Week’s 20-Second Story

Every week, I share a super-short story with you. Hope you enjoy this week’s! I write these on Twitter daily; you can follow me @CBethAnderson.

Enjoy stories like this? I have an entire book of them! Check out The Curio Cabinet on Amazon and other retailers!

Happy New Year!

-Beth 

You can always check out all my books at this link—including The Seer’s Sister, free to newsletter subscribers!