Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well
and staying safe! I'm a day early but I couldn't help myself! The Madam & Mr. MacLean has been released! Whooo-hoooo!
Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread
kindness wherever you go!
Marie
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Monday, June 29, 2026
READING THE VISCOUNT by Lexi Post has released!
Reading the Viscount
(Courting a Curious Lady: Book 5)
by Lexi Post
has released!
Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA
She’s shy,
her nose buried in books. He’s the life of the party and maybe just the hero
she needs to read.
Painfully
shy Lady Sophie is happy to blend in among the other shepherdesses at her
friend’s Twelfth Night ball, at least until she gets lost in the corridors and
a laughing stranger sweeps her into his arms and kisses her. Horrified, she
runs away, enticed back to the ball only by a change of costume. But there’s
something in her new costume that has her feeling as confident as the heroine of
her favorite play, giving her the bravery to experience yet another kiss from
the full-of-life Lord Tamworth. Unfortunately, the next morning, she must hide
from him and return to her life at school.
Lord
Tamworth has vowed not to wed until after he turns thirty, as he has secret
plans that must be in place before he can settle on a wife. So, when he kisses
an innocent shepherdess, he’s driven to apologize only to end up committing yet
another faux pas. Determined to start his new life free of encumbrances, and to
once again see the lady with the softest lips and keenest intelligence, he
takes extraordinary measures.
It doesn’t
take long for Christopher to discover teaching at the Belinda School for
Curious Ladies is filled with many pitfalls, the deepest being the intriguing
Lady Sophie. As his personal plans come to fruition, he’s torn over his growing
feelings for her and ponders the unthinkable―breaking his vow. But he soon realizes
his own plans are the least of the impediments to keeping Lady Sophie in his
life. If he plays the villain in her story, will she ever see him as the hero?
Catch up on the whole Courting a Curious Lady series.
About Lexi:
Lexi Post is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of romance
inspired by the classics. She spent years in higher education taking and
teaching courses about the classical literature she loved. From Edgar Allan
Poe's short story “The Masque of the Red Death” to Tolstoy’s War and Peace, she's read, studied, and
taught wonderful classics.
But Lexi's first love is romance novels so she married her two first loves, romance
and the classics. Whether it’s sizzling cowboys, dashing dukes, hot immortals,
or hunks from out of this world, Lexi provides a sensuous experience with a
“whole lotta story.”
Lexi is living her own happily ever after with her husband and her two cats
in Florida. She makes her own ice cream every weekend, loves bright colors, and
you’ll never see her without a hat.
Website
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The Madam & Mr. MacLean - Proofs are done!
Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well
and staying safe!
Whoooo-hoooo! The last time I wrote to you
guys, I let you know the first and second round edits for The Madam & Mr.
MacLean were done. This week? The proofs are done as well!
I’m so excited! Reading through the story for
the last time before publication is still a thrill! Yes, it’s a lot of work,
but it’s so worth it. At least in my opinion.
Release day is July 7 (it’s currently up for
pre-order on Amazon). I hope you love Sheridan and Wyatt as much as I do!
Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread
kindness wherever you go!
Marie
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
The Madam & Mr. MacLean - First & Second Edits are done!
Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well
and staying safe!
Okay, I’ll admit it right off the bat. I am
tired. As you all know (and probably feel this way, too) there’s too much to do
and not enough hours in the day! I am, however, not too tired to let you all
know that I have finished both first and second round edits for The Madam &
Mr. MacLean…and I’m happy. I have one more round to go!
As you all know, I just love my editor and
copy editor. My publisher, too, and their outstanding cover artists. They’re
all so wonderful! I am so blessed!
The book is already up for Pre-Order. Just
love this cover. The heroine looks exactly like I pictured her. And the hero!
Wow! Isn’t he dreamy? He’s even more handsome than I wrote him!
Since there’s no rest for the wicked, tomorrow
I can get back to Wife Unexpected. I will admit I have missed Faith and Tysen
while I worked through my edits on The Madam & Mr. MacLean (scenes and
dialogue were coming to me at the most inopportune times. I still stopped what
I was doing to jot them down because when great stuff hits you, you gotta do
that!).
And that’s all for me. It’s Sunday so I need
to clean out my fridge and get ready to go grocery shopping, plus a bunch of
other chores I didn’t get to yesterday. Hmmm, the chores never seem to end, do
they?
Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread
kindness wherever you go!
Marie
Monday, June 8, 2026
The Maverick & Miss Miller is free on Bookbub from June 8 through June 12!
The Maverick & Miss Miller is
FREE
on Bookbub
June 8 through June 12
Grab your copy!
Sunday, June 7, 2026
READING THE VISCOUNT by Lexi Post available for preorder!
Reading the Viscount
(Courting a Curious Lady: Book 5)
by Lexi Post
is now available for preorder!
Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA
If only
she were brave. If only he were flexible. If only.
Painfully
shy Lady Sophie is happy to blend in among the other shepherdesses at her
friend’s Twelfth Night ball, at least until she gets lost in the corridors and
a laughing stranger sweeps her into his arms and kisses her. Horrified, she
runs away, enticed back to the ball only by a change of costume. But there’s
something in her new costume that has her feeling as confident as the heroine of
her favorite play, giving her the bravery to experience yet another kiss from
the full-of-life Lord Tamworth. Unfortunately, the next morning, she must hide
from him and return to her life at school.
Lord
Tamworth has vowed not to wed until after he turns thirty, as he has secret
plans that must be in place before he can settle on a wife. So, when he kisses
an innocent shepherdess, he’s driven to apologize only to end up committing yet
another faux pas. Determined to start his new life free of encumbrances, and to
once again see the lady with the softest lips and keenest intelligence, he
takes extraordinary measures.
It doesn’t
take long for Christopher to discover teaching at the Belinda School for
Curious Ladies is filled with many pitfalls, the deepest being the intriguing
Lady Sophie. As his personal plans come to fruition, he’s torn over his growing
feelings for her and ponders the unthinkable―breaking his vow. But he soon realizes
his own plans are the least of the impediments to keeping Lady Sophie in his
life. If he plays the villain in her story, will she ever see him as the hero?
Releasing June 25th
Catch up on the whole Courting a Curious Lady Series
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Mistakes Were Made by Lucy Score
As a literary agent, Zoey Mood's career relied on her last client, her romance writing best friend, Hazel Hart. Zoey had been relieved of her New York office and apartment while banned to Pennsylvania in a rural town where everyone knows everyone and everything about each other.
Her new landlord, Gage Bishop who's also an attorney and construction worker, made his upper apartment available for the attractive, yet entirely obnoxious newcomer.
Zoey had a mental list of things she needed to take care of including make enough money to survive, publicize Hazel's new book successfully, and not date any men. Her taste in boyfriends always backfired.
Quite the opposite for Gage. He has solid work and wants to settle down with the right type of woman.
The best relationships can happen as a surprise, when you don't expect it. All you need is two single people who don't really realize what is good for them.
This is where Zoey's spontaneous and goofy nature collides with Gage's orderly and carefully planned life through funny and ridiculous events, which allow them to get to know each other. They attempt to fight off the growing feelings because neither believes they are compatible. But maybe the differences are more attractive and sustainable than they previously thought.
Many laughs will bring the results!
Happy reading,
Dawn
Friday, May 29, 2026
Reading the Viscount
(Courting a Curious Lady:
Book 5)
by Lexi Post
Available for Preorder for a few days only at 99¢
Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA
Painfully shy Lady Sophie is happy to blend in among the other shepherdesses at her friend’s Twelfth Night ball, at least until she gets lost in the corridors and a laughing stranger sweeps her into his arms and kisses her. Horrified, she runs away, enticed back to the ball only by a change of costume. But there’s something in her new costume that has her feeling as confident as the heroine of her favorite play, giving her the bravery to experience yet another kiss from the full-of-life Lord Tamworth. Unfortunately, the next morning, she must hide from him and return to her life at school.
Lord Tamworth has vowed not to wed until after he turns thirty, as he has secret plans that must be in place before he can settle on a wife. So, when he kisses an innocent shepherdess, he’s driven to apologize only to end up committing yet another faux pas. Determined to start his new life free of encumbrances, and to once again see the lady with the softest lips and keenest intelligence, he takes extraordinary measures.
It doesn’t take long for Christopher to discover teaching at the Belinda School for Curious Ladies is filled with many pitfalls, the deepest being the intriguing Lady Sophie. As his personal plans come to fruition, he’s torn over his growing feelings for her and ponders the unthinkable―breaking his vow. But he soon realizes his own plans are the least of the impediments to keeping Lady Sophie in his life. If he plays the villain in her story, will she ever see him as the hero?
Catch up on the Courting a Curious Lady Series
About Lexi:
Lexi Post is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of romance inspired by the classics. She spent years in higher education taking and teaching courses about the classical literature she loved. From Edgar Allan Poe's short story “The Masque of the Red Death” to Tolstoy’s War and Peace, she's read, studied, and taught wonderful classics.
But Lexi's first love is romance novels so she married her two first loves, romance and the classics. Whether it’s sizzling cowboys, dashing dukes, hot immortals, or hunks from out of this world, Lexi provides a sensuous experience with a “whole lotta story.”
Lexi is living her own happily ever after with her husband and her two cats in Florida. She makes her own ice cream every weekend, loves bright colors, and you’ll never see her without a hat.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
The Madam & Mr. MacLean - Cover Reveal
Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well
and staying safe!
I am in the middle of editing The Madam &
Mr. MacLean (my editor has once again taught me things I didn’t know I didn’t
know and I am grateful to her) but I wanted to take a minute to share the cover
with you all. I just love it! In addition to their excellent editors, Oliver-Heber
Books has fabulous cover artists! Look at what they created for me!
Can you tell I’m excited? She looks exactly
like I pictured Sheridan DuBois to look! And he’s just pure eye-candy! Can’t wait for
this book to come out. July 7! Mark your calendars!
Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread
kindness wherever you go!
Marie
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
A Kiss Is Just A Kiss by Melinda Curtis
When you need a quick shot of romance during the spring warmup, garden planting, and schedules for the new season, this is the best pick.
Florida can be decorated for a beautiful wedding when the pockets are picked, and there aren't any second guesses.
Here's the problem: the second guess isn't from the bride or groom, but rather Kitty, the bride's close sister.
Kitty realizes a broken rung in the ladder of love at the door of the church wedding. She has a few minutes to solve or ignore the issue. Guess which avenue she picks.
Beck thinks he's got all the contracts and steps to a successful life planned and executed until Kitty gets in the way. His wedding is in a few minutes to finalize the signature on the marriage license.
Wedding over, guests stranded, and unhappy family members depart.
Kitty is left with Grandma Dotty and no way get back to their home state. At least G. Dotty has a way of making the worst seem funny. Even when they take their only opportunity to ride with the (former) groom.
Beck and Kitty start the ride home like oil and water. Fortunately, with the right ingredients of information and knowledge the bumps in the ride smooth out.
They may even respect and like each other as the miles accumulate. Who knows what will happen by the time they reach their destination. There's never a set timeline for love!
Happy reading,
Dawn
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
I Am Blessed
Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well
and staying safe!
Happy Sunday morning (though by the time you read this, it will be Wednesday)! I realized, after I posted
last week, that I am a week behind so this week’s post will put me back on
schedule. Not quite sure how that happened. My only excuse is that my brain is full
and there’s too much going on. I think I need a rest! We’ll see if that
happens!
It’s been a lovely weekend so far. I did my
Saturday and Sunday chores (yes, I have to break up the chores between two days
because I’m not a spring chicken anymore). I’ll let you in on a little secret…I
hate to clean, but I like a clean house so it’s a necessary evil. Still, I love
it when the house smells like Mr. Clean. And yes, I know living in Arizona there
will always be dust, but for a few minutes anyway, everything is dust free.
So, back to the title of this blog. “I Am
Blessed”. And I truly am. I have everything I need (and no, I’m not bragging,
but for some reason, it all hit home to me and the realization filled me with
such happiness, I didn’t know how to contain it).
What am I talking about? Friendship.
This feeling of being blessed hit me Friday,
when my critique partner and I hung up from our Zoom call (yes, we talk every
Friday and believe me, it’s the highlight of my week). We don’t just talk about
our works in progress. No, ma’am. We talk about everything. There is no subject
that is taboo.
Then, on Saturday morning, I talked to my
daughter-in-law. She, too, has become a dear friend (more than just my daughter-in-law.
I’d love her even if she wasn’t married to my son). She is absolutely beautiful,
inside and out and I am thrilled she is in my life.
I met some friends for lunch on Saturday
afternoon and as always, it was lovely. I’ve known these women for over forty
years. That’s a long time and we’ve been through it all but we’re always there
for each other both when life is hard and when it isn’t.
Which brings me to my neighbors. I must admit,
I have been especially blessed in that regard. My neighbors are wonderful (both
past and present). The current ones are younger than I am, but that doesn’t
seem to matter. Not in the slightest. It’s amazing to me how close we got so
quickly. They are taking the DH and I out to dinner tonight to celebrate Mother’s
Day which is so kind, so sweet, so thoughtful (we’re going to a Mexican restaurant
that had the most amazing food. If you haven’t tried a Fundido, you should.
Absolutely fabulous!)
So now you know what I’m talking about. I have
been blessed. There are people in my life who are more than friends. We’ve become
family and I love each and every one of them (there are more examples—people I
don’t see much because they’re moved away but we still talk—by phone, by zoom,
by email and text). There are those I miss because they’ve passed but I still ‘talk’
to them, especially when I remember the past and the good (and sometimes bad)
times we’ve shared.
When I’m writing my stories, my hero and
heroine both have the kind of friends that offer advice, offer comfort, and are
always there when needed and I hope that comes through.
And on that note, I should get back to
writing. Wife Unexpected is not going to write itself (and neither will the
other three books I’m contracted for).
Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread
kindness wherever you go!
Marie
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
A blizzard in Brooklyn and a car accident is what is needed to bring three lives together and turn them around for the better.
Richard owns a Brooklyn brownstone with a lower floor rented to Lucia. Lucia stays in during the blizzard, but Richard forces himself to head for the store. On his way, he rear-ends a Lexus that Evelyn is driving.
This small accident creates the three to need more from each other than could be guessed until the story relays the details of their lives.
Richard obtained an academic position at NYU after his regrettable life in Chile. In Chili, he started with a wife and two children. Shortly after moving to the states, he no longer has children or a wife. He sank into a rigid life of work and little socialization.
Lucia moves from Chile when Richard offers her a teaching job and a place to rent. Her former life had also been full of family losses and humanitarian grievances. She feels empty and alone.
Evelyn immigrates to the US from Guatemala seeking asylum and a job for a young woman barely speaking English.
The accident proves more than just a fender bender. Evelyn has her boss's car. In the car is evidence of a horrible crime.
Evelyn, Richard, and Lucia grouped together to plan how to hide someone else's crime to save Evelyn.
During their quest, each learn and begin to love one another. Richard and Lucia find a need to be together, and Evelyn becomes a pseudo daughter to them.
Their fragile lives are reconstructed out of love.
Happy reading,
Dawn Kunda
What's New?
Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well and staying safe!
It’s a beautiful Sunday morning as I sit down
to write this and I have to admit, that I’m loving the weather here in Phoenix
right now. The heat of summer hasn’t truly hit though we did have some rather
hot days last months. I’m glad they didn’t stick around.
So, what’s new with me?
I submitted The Madam & Mr. MacLean to my
publisher! Whoooo-hoooo! It’s as perfect as I can get it and I’m looking
forward to seeing what my editor thinks. As you may remember, she’s the one
who’s been teaching me what I didn’t know I didn’t know. She’s fabulous and I
enjoy working with her!
I’m also working hard on Wife Unexpected…and
it’s not going as well as I’d like. I’m still having issues with the beginning
but I’ll get there. I really want Faith to have her happy ending. Tysen, too. I
think they both deserve it.
Other than that, the day job is keeping me so
busy. It’s a good thing I write in the early mornings BEFORE I head into the
office because truthfully, by the time I get home, I don’t have a coherent
thought in my head. I’m tired though you’d never know that by the way I hustle
around the house at the end of the day.
And every day I wake up and remember that
retirement is coming. Only one year, seven months and twenty-seven days now! I
talk about it a lot because I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve had some
people ask me with I plan to do…how will I fill my days without the day job?
It’s not something I’m worried about. My days will be filled. I’ll be writing
of course, hoping to write more than one book a year. I’d also like to go back
to doing crossword puzzles, which I love, but haven’t had time to do. I want to
read more, too. There are so many books out there by my favorite authors that I
haven’t touched (they’re filling up my kindle as I write this). I’d like to
pick up crocheting again…I have three half finished projects that are just
sitting there in a box, calling to me, not to mention the needlepoint projects
that are waiting.
Believe it or not, I want to try
gardening, too (yes, I know I have a brown thumb and manage to kill every house
plant I’ve ever had but I’d still like to try). We had a tomato garden when I
was growing up. My father was really good at growing them and some of my
fondest memories are of walking out to the garden, picking a ripe tomato right
from the vine and eating it like an apple. There is nothing in the world like a
Jersey Beefsteak tomato, warm from the sun!I’d like to volunteer, too. I’ll have the time
so why not?
But the most important thing is the writing. As you may remember, I
have a contract for four more books, which I never thought, in a million years,
would happen.
Speaking of that contract, I should get going.
Those books aren’t going to write themselves. Stay well! Stay safe! And
remember to spread kindness wherever you go!
Marie
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Just Friends at the Doggy Spa by Elsie Woods
Life is grand when you are a dog groomer. Rita organizes most everything at the elite dog spa attached to the Chateau Rose where the filthy rich and not so humble vacation while dropping off their fury and loveable companions for spa days in England.
Rita happily accepts the position of maid-of-honor in her best friend's wedding. Whenever I hear that, I know something will go wrong. Maybe it will go right this time.
Joey, the groom's brother and best man, calls her Buddy. That'll be a platonic evening, for sure.
Although, when chaos strikes things may work out much better.
And it begins. A driver drops a boxer off at the entrance of the dog spa and speeds away. Rita needs Joey to find the dog's owner and take care of the boxer while searching. The next tragedy sets the stage. The wedding is in two weeks. The bride and groom have not made any plans as they claim they're busy. No flowers, no cake, no invitations, no hall rented, and none of the rest.
Bride and groom beg Rita and Joey to cover for them. In other words, plan a wedding in two weeks.
"Buddy" Rita and Joey are now inseparable. This is when you really get to know just about everything about each other. Take the odd with the great and figure out how well all the details fit together like a complete puzzle or one missing pieces.
I bet all the pieces of the puzzle can somehow squeeze together an create a beautiful picture.
Happy reading,
Dawn Kunda
Monday, April 20, 2026
ROCK STEADY COWBOY by Lexi Post is available for preorder!
ROCK STEADY COWBOY
(Rocky Road Ranch: Book 5)
by Lexi Post
is available for preorder!
He's looking for a future. She's still running from the past.
Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA
Kit Ford is ready for a fresh start when she takes the job as manager of the shooting range at Rocky Road Ranch. With a scarred face, missing fingers, and a career as a biathlete ended by a jealous woman, she's not looking for love. When a handsome cowboy is assigned to show her around town, she makes one thing clear: friendship only.
Nash Goodman wants what he's never had—a family. But every time he gets close to a woman, he ends up friend-zoned. When Kit shuts him down before he even tries, it's the final straw. Done with small-town possibilities, Nash ignores his attraction to her and takes his chances with an online matchmaking service for cowboys.
Kit told herself she didn't want more. But the longer she's around Nash, the harder it becomes to believe her own rules. She wants him—in her bed, in her life, in ways she swore she'd never risk.
Now she has to decide: keep hiding behind walls she built to survive, or fight for the man she's about to lose to someone ready to give him everything.
Releasing May 5th.
About Lexi:
Lexi Post is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of romance
inspired by the classics. She spent years in higher education taking and
teaching courses about the classical literature she loved. From Edgar Allan
Poe's short story “The Masque of the Red Death” to Tolstoy’s War and Peace, she's read, studied, and
taught wonderful classics.
But Lexi's first love is romance novels so she married her two first loves, romance
and the classics. Whether it’s sizzling cowboys, dashing dukes, hot immortals,
or hunks from out of this world, Lexi provides a sensuous experience with a
“whole lotta story.”
Lexi is living her own happily ever after with her husband and her two cats
in Florida. She makes her own ice cream every weekend, loves bright colors, and
you’ll never see her without a hat.
Website
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Critique Partner to the Rescue
Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well
and staying safe!
Well, my lovely, talented, and so very
intelligent critique partner has, once again, talked me off the proverbial ledge!
And it’s a good thing, too!
As you all know, I’ve been working on Wife
Unexpected, the fourth book in The Wives of Bravado County series…and…let’s
just say it’s not going as well as I want it to. I have ripped out the entire
first chapter and started over. It wasn’t right and that was something I felt
deep in my bones. My critique partner felt it, too, so…the change was
necessary. Usually, my beginnings are fun and pretty much what I expect (I always
enjoy starting a new story…it’s exciting to get to know my characters, set up
the conflict, etc.). With this story, I started on the wrong foot, so to speak.
It’s all been fixed now and the new beginning is much, much better than the old
(I will admit the loss of words was devastating, but seriously, the story needs
to start in the right place with the right tone).
That being said, since I rewrote
Chapter One and changed so much, my problem then became Chapter Two. Yes, I’d
already written it, but it doesn’t quite fit with the changes I made to the
previous chapter.
Now, just to understand how I write my
stories, I generally write the scenes as they come to me then puzzle them together,
and for this particular story, I have already written a number of scenes that
occur further along in the book. I just write up to those points, make a few changes
where necessary and keep going. You know. Puzzle the pieces together.
So, during our usual Friday night zoom chat, we
went over it and she…started with the questions. Oh my gosh! So many questions,
things I hadn’t even thought about, but the biggest ones were “Who is Tysen?
What drives him? What does he want? Does he even know? ”Apparently, those questions (and so many
others) was exactly what I needed.
I didn’t quite ‘know’ Tysen well enough to
write him. Faith, my heroine, I knew. She’s been with me for quite some time, and
I love her for who she is, but him? I learned so many things about him while my
critique partner and I talked (I took a lot of notes) and it seems to have fixed
the problem I was having so now…it’s on to re-writing Chapter Two. I’m ready!
Whooo-hoooo!
Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread
kindness wherever you go!
Marie
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Isolation can happen in a city, at work, or anywhere people gather. Those are the same places that relationships grow.
Forever a resident of Ireland, Eleanor Oliphant has no intentions of disrupting her strategic and purposeful regime of work and weekends of pizza and soothing vodka. She has a respectable job, which many may consider boring, a subsidized place to call home, a weekly call to her mum, and her life is plain and simple.
This is her life-long plan to keep the past from distracting the rest of her life.
Her coworkers occasionally whisper or make jokes about her detachment, otherwise they ignore her for anything other than work. The new IT worker, Raymond, is the exception.
Eleanor's computer has an issue, and Raymond eventually gets to her desk. She's not impressed with his careless dress and sloppy attitude. It surprises her when he somehow inserts himself in small parts of her days until they help rescue an older man who's fallen on the sidewalk and needs an assist.
Raymond is super friendly, ready to give a hand, and always open for a new friend. Eleanor is the opposite, so she grudgingly responds on limited terms. Besides, she recently decided to remake herself from the outside, to hide her ugly past, and find the perfect man she saw in an ad for a local concert. How hard can it be?
This is a lovely story of unassuming colleagues getting to know each other, while having no intentions. As details of their lives are slowly exposed, their need and respect grow. It's this that helps Eleanor realize what she has to do to be whole and happy and Raymond is a specific ingredient.
Happy reading,
Dawn Kunda
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
I Love Early Mornings!
Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well
and staying safe!
It’s a beautiful morning here in sunny Arizona.
The sun is just starting to come up. I love this time of day (I must because I’m
up early to greet the sun every morning!).
Actually, I started getting up early so I
could write…without taking anything away from family time (our son was young at
the time) and before the day job takes whatever brain power I have. It’s just
me and dogs at this hour. They’re sleeping on the futon behind me, having already
been fed, given fresh water and their treat (hahahahaha, yes I am well trained
by my dogs). I’ve been doing it so long that I can no longer sleep in, even on
weekends (sleeping in means 4:45 or 5 o’clock).
It’s all good. After doing it so long, my brain
is trained. It knows that this is the time to write and sometimes, I’ll wake up
with words already in my head. I love that!
So what am I working on? The next book in the
Wives of Bravado County series. It's called Wife Unexpected. This is Faith’s story. You might remember her
from the last book. She was the best friend of the heroine in Wife by Surprise
and well, she needs her own story. The words are flowing, which is always a
good thing BUT after completing Chapter One, I realized I started in the wrong place.
This happens (all too often, it seems). It’s a little frustrating but a story
has to start in the right place so after finishing the corrections/edits in The
Madam and Mr. MacLean so I can submit it on time, I got right back into it…and
ripped out the entire first chapter to rewrite it. Works better now though the
loss of all those words hurt my heart! I am now back on track and much happier.
The daily word count has been surprising, even for me (I’m a slow but steady
writer). I have an hour to write before I need to get ready for the day job and
not to toot my own horn but I have been nailing it! That makes me happy, too!
That being said, I should get back to it
before I need to start my Sunday chores.
Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread
kindness wherever you go!
Marie
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