Christmas in Times Square and 40% off select paperbacks!

I'm not a city girl. At all. So when my husband suggested we go to New York for our anniversary, I was like, "If you want." Not to mention our anniversary is in December, which means snow, right? Well, we got really lucky, and the weather in New York was unseasonably warm, even warmer than Arkansas. And while I've been to New York before, I've never been during Christmas. If you're ever going to go--I highly recommend this time of year. I wish I could pass along the magic we felt walking down Time Square at midnight, thousands of people around us, Christmas trees and displays lighting the streets, and beautiful Christmas songs blasting through the air. It was beautiful, and I came to appreciate how, even as different as a New Yorker is to a country girl like me, we have so much more in common. I came away feeling more connected to a culture that's so foreign it's almost like visiting a different country.

The Statue of Liberty Grand Central Terminal

Lights on Time Square Enjoying a wonderful chocolate dessert

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Inevitable Lay Me Down Cassandra Jones: Walker Wildcats Year 1 Cassandra Jones: Walker Wildcats Year 2

Romance short story People have been telling me to do it for years. I've hemmed and hawed and changed the subject. But I'm finally writing a romance. With no serial killers. Granted, it's a short story, I'm doing it with friends, and I've only written a page so far. But I'm DOING IT. Hopefully I'll have it completely drafted by the end of this month. I'll keep you posted. Any exciting Christmas plans? What places have you visited that really impacted you? Where do you want to visit? Thanks for reading! Love,

Branca Chapter 11

So I'm plowing through Branca, trying to get a chapter done a day before I abandon edits on this book for a few years. Yesterday I redid chapter 11. Really wasn't too bad, since it was mostly in Branca's POV. The little bit that was in Dejan's POV, I just deleted. Works just fine w/out it.

But I added another romantic scene between Branca and Dejan. I think it was necessary to help concrete the relationship between the two of them. To really show the agony our Prince Charming feels at not being able to be with her. And I really like this new scene. It adds a whole nother level of depth to our leading lady.

Today I get to work on chapter 12. This biggest issue I'm going to have in this chapter is Branca's rival, Bara. At first I had decided to cut out her POV as well. Now I'm not sure. There are some interesting scenes that we see through her eyes. I don't think I can incorporate that information or those feelings through Branca's eyes, and she is the only other POV character in this chapter. It gives some relevant information, like how the mirror became a magical object, and how Bara comes to discover about Branca and Dejan's relationship. This could be interesting.