I signed up for my friend Angie’s 100 miles in November. Let’s just say this was a major fail this November. I didn’t even hit 25 miles – maybe the reason I picked a photo where you can’t really see me for this – as I had a ton to do this past month and… Continue reading Running
NEW RELEASE…. My name is Madison Westin. Unless it’s Christmas, in which case my official title is “Holiday Cheermistress.” Nothing stops me from getting my ho-ho-ho on, not even my friends’ Grinch-worthy attitude toward sparkling tinsel, twinkling lights, and tinkling bells. Hey, if Creole, Fab, and Didier wind up with coal in their stockings, it… Continue reading Christmas in Paradise – A Book Review
NEW RELEASE…. The small town of Timberton, Montana, boasts an ambiance of near-magical proportions during the Christmas season, due in no small part to resident artist and chef Mist’s mysterious way of working small miracles in people’s everyday lives. Each year, return guests and new arrivals mingle with local townsfolk to enjoy companionship, exquisite decor,… Continue reading Gingerbread at Moonglow – A Book Review
NEW RELEASE…. A generation has lost its way. And no one will sin without retribution.Parents are crushed after their daughter is ripped from their lives. Ivy chases every lead, but the fog of deception is deep. So very deep. For mankind, the end is near. How many sacrifices will it take before the cataclysmic… Continue reading IN The End – A Book Review
I live with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in my backyard so to speak. Approximately 20 miles from my door is one of the park entrances. The park, while headquartered in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, straddles the North Carolina-Tennessee border. While I have hiked a bit in the park, my favorite thing to do is head… Continue reading Cataloochee Valley, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
NEW RELEASE…. A series of events rattle Emily Lazzaro: a near-death encounter with a pickup on a narrow mountain road, the murder of a would-be client, and an ex-fiancé who won’t let go. Can she survive a police investigation, pressure from her ex’s company, and the suspicions of a possible new love-interest—so that she can… Continue reading Dangerous Changes – A Book Review
NEW RELEASE…. Will her cat ruin her Christmas chance for love?Bella Tallahan has always hidden behind her twin sister, Tally. She was born with cerebral palsy and even though she has finished college, she lives vicariously through her sister’s adventures.It worked, until her sister married writer Lucky Lenigan, and Bella developed a crush on Lucky’s… Continue reading Her Christmas Chance – A Book Review
Most of my writings have been about books – reviews through a group I am part of called Beck Valley Book Tours – this past year. I have started to blog again and then fallen off the track. I am starting again now. New Place to Call Home I have some great news. I am… Continue reading I’m Back
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