Hello, my friends! How did we get to September already? This past spring and summer were challenging, with so many plans waylaid by COVID-19. I hope you are all well and that you were able to get outside and be with friends and family in a safe way. We had planned to visit our girl in Ireland in May, and then travel to France in August to spend a week with her and her Irish beau, but both trips were canceled and my heart aches from missing her. This is the longest I have gone without seeing her since she was born. But I know so many other people are suffering and sacrificing, so I won’t complain (too much). I am grateful for Zoom and FaceTime and all the other magical ways we are able to connect with one another, when we can’t physically be together.

My Riverrun Ranch series came out in the spring, and I couldn’t be more excited about these books! I love the fictional town of Last Stand, TX and the quirky, fun people who live there. Thank you to all my READERS for the wonderful Amazon and Goodreads reviews for these books! I am both humbled and delighted by the positive reception these books have received! If you haven’t had a chance to take a peek, here are the links to the three books that feature the Claiborne family. I am working on a proposal for Evan, the last Claiborne brother, and hope to have his story out next year.

Swipe Right for a Cowboy – https://amzn.to/32jAmgX

Counting on the Cowboy – https://amzn.to/2DPF1xN

How to Catch a Cowboy – https://amzn.to/3inu6dV

In addition to writing, I also explored some new hobbies! I tried my hand at watercolor and painted these two lighthouses.

I also rescued a sweet little dresser from an old barn in New Hampshire and refinished it. After cleaning the brass handles and applying a fresh coat of paint, it looks brand new!  My daughter recently left us to pursue grad school, so we turned her bedroom into a real guest room, and this dresser looks perfect in there.

My husband and I also spent much of the summer boating on the river behind our house and taking leisurely drives along the coast to places like Ipswich, Essex and Gloucester, Massachusetts and north to Rye and Newcastle, New Hampshire and beyond to York and Ogunquit and Kennebunkport, Maine. All beautiful places with breathtaking scenery and the air was tinged with sea-salt and the fragrance of lilacs and beach roses.

But I am looking forward to the change of season, the cooler nights and the crisp scent of leaves and wood smoke from campfires, and the return of pumpkin spice lattes! I adore cozy socks and sweaters and walks in the woods when the trees are turning red and gold. This is my favorite writing season, when the nights are longer and I am most productive. I’m looking forward to sharing more news with you about a new series in the coming months! Meanwhile, thank you for your continued support; I never forget that you have endless  books to choose from and I am grateful each and every time you choose to take a chance on my books. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Until next time (and I am committed to posting at least once each month), be well and keep safe!!