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A Witchy Mistake Excerpt
I’m having so much fun writing The Witches of Whispering Pines series. If you enjoy young adult, paranormal, and/or cozy mysteries, I think you’ll enjoy this one. Or, at least I hope you will. Here’s an excerpt from A Witchy Mistake, a novella in the series, which will be FREE to my email subscribers once it’s complete. Chapter One “Fight! Fight! Fight!” The shouts echoed throughout the hallways of Whispering Pines High School. I pivoted and took off toward the uproar. After all, as a reporter for the school newspaper, it was my job to investigate. Oh, who was I kidding? I was a normal sixteen-year-old girl and just…
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Name That Festival Contest for May 2020!
Enter the Name That Festival contest to win a signed print copy of a book in the Witches of Whispering Pines series by award-winning author Rhonda Hopkins.
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Book Recommendations: Part One
Rhonda Hopkins shares book recommendations from Nora Roberts, Dean Koontz, Rebecca Ethington, and Jo Ho.
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Free and 99¢ eBooks
Stuck at Home? Grab some free and 99¢ eBooks! I had a teacher ask about where to find free eBooks for kids and teens during this tumultuous time. So, I asked authors to post their links on a separate blog post linked above. You can also find more books on this Facebook post, although there may be some duplications. Then I thought about all the parents and other readers who might need inexpensive entertainment right now. I know I love to escape into another world when this one gets a little topsy turvy (or really anytime. 🙂 ). I know we’ll rebound but in the meantime… I’m inviting all authors…
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Free eBooks for Kids and Teens
Kids stuck at home? FREE and Kindle Unlimited eBooks for kids and teens.
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A Witchy Surprise Excerpt
I stepped outside just in time to snatch Babette, our miniature pig, out of the air.
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I hope you’re enjoying the holiday season. I have a few holiday goodies that I think you’ll enjoy today. So, I’m just going to get to it! (Some of these may be affiliate links.) I also have more holiday goodies in my newsletter! Holiday Goodies Books NEW PARANORMAL AUDIOBOOK RELEASELost Girl by Anne Francis ScottAllison Weathers doesn’t believe in ghosts. But when a tragic twist of fate leads her to the small mountain town of Dawson Mills, Tennessee, she soon learns that the dead don’t always stay silent. Amazon-Audible US | Amazon-Audible UK | iTunes YOUNG ADULT FANTASY – 1st in series only 99¢The Shadow of a…
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A Writer’s Plan: NaNoWriMo Nov. 2019
Every November thousands of writers decide to forgo their normal lives in order to write a novel in a month. Crazy, right? Probably. But, also inspirational and challenging. National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo as it’s referred to is a great way to get words written. One can let go of the infernal internal editor and just write. The manuscript can always be cleaned up afterward. But, hitting that goal of at least 50,000 words written in one month is exhilarating. I’m participating again this year with a goal of 50K words. But, I’ll be writing two novellas and beginning the first book in a new series. The first novella…
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New Website, New Logo, and a New Direction
Hello all! It’s been a long while since I posted anything. But, I have some exciting news to share. I have a new website, new logo, and a new direction for my writing. After a year of stops and starts, I have finally managed to create a brand new website from the ground up. My old one really needed help. I love the new look and my tagline: Finding light within the darkness… No matter what genre I write, including the dark stuff, I enjoy finding the hope and light within my characters and story. I try to leave my readers with hope and good feelings, even though they may…
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My Dad, My Hero
This post was originally published for Father’s Day in 2011. My dad passed away this month (August 2019). He is missed. On Father’s Day in 2014, I woke up with the beginnings of this poem in my thoughts and proceeded to write Scarred Hands before I ever made it out of bed. Scarred Hands Hands scarred and rough from decades of hard work:Twisting bolts, lifting engines, replacing beltsWhile grease, oil and other liquids stained the skin. Years of taking care of a home, fixing things needing repair;Mowing, plowing, and planting vegetables and flowers;Always, tending to the safety of family with those hands. From hugging his mother, to saluting his sergeant,Wearing…
