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I’m in the home stretch of The Cowboy’s Lost Family for Tule Publishing and as always, the experience is a combination of excitement (it’s going to be so great!!) and abject terror (I will never un-knot this mess, what was I thinking, sob, grovel, check Facebook.)  The Creative Process There is no Dark Night of […]

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ME, in Concert Being a beginner at 37, was I strong enough to fail? This is from an essay I wrote on parenting for the July 2002 issue of Reader’s Digest. What a crazy time of life�� three homeschooled daughters, part-time admin/vet tech work at our veterinary hospital plus getting my writing career going. Also, […]

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  A Dog Called Valentine a Hallmark Book Club Featured Title! A Hallmark Book Club Featured Title Larissa Wohl, host of numerous Hallmark Channel Specials and resident “Pet Rescue Expert,�� also runs the Hallmark Book Club. This month, she’s chosen my book! Larissa has been hosting the club for more than a year, and always picks […]

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E-bikes!! Last summer, we rented e-bikes on a trip to the Okanagan for a wine tour. Neither of us had ridden for years (decades, for me, probably) and with one or two iffy knees between us (mine, usually) we weren’t sure what to expect. Well. We LOVED it! Of course, during COVID, because everyone was doing […]

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  Our first time kayaking this season! It was chilly to start, but ended up being a perfect morning. See how placid the water is? To our surprise, we weren’t even sore afterward. We’ll definitely be doing this more often!   Wild Sky Romance Box Set: Now available Includes all four e-books in the Wild Sky […]

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  Isn’t this lovely?   It’s called Frost Creek and runs near enough to our back yard that we can hear it in the evenings. Luna and I walk here pretty much every day. Hopefully by next month’s newsletter, everything will be a lot greener!         Sunset Bay Sanctuary $0.99 SALE   “Fans of�� Susan […]

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  Happy Spring and welcome to the latest Love Note from the Lake! Although spring is officially here, the temperature in my neck of the woods isn’t quite agreeing. But I’ve got irises and rhubarb peeking through the ground, so that makes it real! What signs are you seeing? Granny Love I got to spend time with […]

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I’ve got a psychological thriller book recommendation for you! I met the author, Linwood Barclay, at a writers conference years ago. I was brand new but he was already making a name for himself in the crime-fiction world, and a nice guy, as well. He’s continued to build his craft and his name and when I […]

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If you wonder what I’ve been up to lately, this photo might explain it. Walking around the lake with Ray and Luna is a never-ending joy The people in our new community are wonderful, too. My new next-door neighbor Ruth, in fact, is the inspiration for this newsletter. I love Ruth. She appreciates people and isn’t afraid […]

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There’s a book on sale in Kindle-land today called The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life. Have you read it? As soon as I saw it was available for $2.99, I checked it out. #1 New York Times bestseller, with over 1 million copies sold. I […]