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Fiona Li returned to me on a chilly day in the deep midwinter. The Colorado sky, blue against the white backdrop of our mountains, had no cloud layer to shield me from the numbing cold. Just as I had no protection from my own heart. The way it beat for only Li. First,...

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"What do you mean you haven't read my mom's latest

"What do you mean you haven't read my mom's latest release yet!?" - Mittens.
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Our teacup dogwood is very pretty this year!

Our teacup dogwood is very pretty this year!

FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED - Link in Bio Go back in

FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED - Link in Bio
Go back in time and meet the Barnes family right at the very beginning! The School Mistress is the delightful first book in the Emerson Pass Historicals sweet romance series. If you like gallant nobles, resilient heroines, and hints of mystery, then read it for free in Kindle Unlimited and jump into the beginning of the 1900s!
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My peonies in the Washington rain.

My peonies in the Washington rain.

What happens when you leave a lid on the top of th

What happens when you leave a lid on the top of the cooktop when using the really hot burner.

Although I write historical fiction, I don't get N

Although I write historical fiction, I don't get NEARLY enough time to sit and devour any other books ... which is why I HAVE to tell you about The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by the brilliant @allisonpataki

Although this is fiction, Marjorie Post was indeed a real woman, and what a fascinating life she lived! Daughter of C.W. Post, Marjorie demanded respect and equality - during a time when women often took a back seat to men - and eventually sat on the board of the General Foods Co.

She had riches beyond compare but never forgot her humble childhood. Marjorie worked on a myriad of philanthropic projects, including funding music & arts programs for children, feeding the hungry during The Great Depression, and building hospitals overseas during the war for wounded soldiers.

Although this is fiction intertwined with reality, Allison Pataki seems to perfectly capture Marjorie's personality and life story, pacing the novel alongside her four marriages.

This is an absolute must-read!
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Me and some of my favorite things.

Me and some of my favorite things.

FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED Go back in time and meet

FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED
Go back in time and meet the Barnes family right at the very beginning! The School Mistress is the delightful first book in the Emerson Pass Historicals sweet romance series. If you like gallant nobles, resilient heroines, and hints of mystery, then read it for free in Kindle Unlimited and jump into the beginning of the 1900s!

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She’s afraid to take risks. He’s a daredevil w

She’s afraid to take risks. He’s a daredevil who already stared death down once before. When tragedy throws them together, will their chemistry be enough to spark a lasting devotion?

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Homemade latte to help me finish this book today!

Homemade latte to help me finish this book today! I’ve been a little behind and feeling stressed but I think today is the day!

Some exciting news - my Emerson Pass Contemporary

Some exciting news - my Emerson Pass Contemporary Series is now available in @kindleunlimitedbooks!
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Midnight is glad I’m home. Don’t judge my call

Midnight is glad I’m home. Don’t judge my calloused big toe please.

This peony was my Mother’s Day gift a few years

This peony was my Mother’s Day gift a few years ago. I LOVE the pop of yellow when it bursts opened.

What flowers do you have blooming? 🌷
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LOVE this photo shared by @elaine_sapp65! Thank yo

LOVE this photo shared by @elaine_sapp65! Thank you for the kind words!

"This is an absolutely fabulous story and I can't wait for the next book in the series!"
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Thanks to @barnesandnoble for including my latest

Thanks to @barnesandnoble for including my latest release in their Top Five Favorite Indie books! I have such a fondness for the good people at BNP for all they've done to help promote my books over the years. Such an honor to be included with these other fine authors!

We had a visitor a couple of days ago. A visitor w

We had a visitor a couple of days ago. A visitor who has no sense of tidiness. That's our compost bin he was happily eating from!

What's the WILDEST of wildlife you've ever seen in your yard?
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You can now purchase The Musician through Amazon,

You can now purchase The Musician through Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Google Play, and Nook, but only through the weekend. Next week, the book will be offered exclusively to Kindle Unlimited readers.

Link in bio for more info!
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You know that my latest historical, The Musician c

Here's a sneak peek at Chapter 1 of The Musician o

Here's a sneak peek at Chapter 1 of The Musician of Emerson Pass, which comes out tomorrow!

Fiona
Li returned to me on a chilly day in the deep midwinter. The Colorado sky, blue against the white backdrop of our mountains, had no cloud layer to shield from the numbing cold. Just as I had no protection from my own heart. The way it beat for only Li.
First, came the smoke, billowing in front of the train’s engine in a puff of grey, followed by the roar and clanging of metal, complaining like a grumpy old man with aches and pains in his joints. It slowed as it came around the bend and came to stop before me.
I searched for him in the windows. The face I knew as well as my own. And there he was. Centered in a window as if were a photograph in a crude frame. I lifted my hand in welcome. He placed his hand against the foggy window.
My stomach fluttered with excitement even as a sense of calm washed over me. He was here. Everything was right in my small world. There would be no one else for me. I’d known it for a while now. I wanted him for all time. Not only as a musical playmate but as the love of my life. By my side, through seasons and children, joys and sorrows.
By the end of this week, I would be nineteen years old. I’d decided I would tell him, finally, of my feelings. In all the days we’d spent together I’d searched and searched for hints in that face I loved so. Did he love me too? But I couldn’t see it, one way or the other. Li was not like my father or my brother Theo. Everything they felt was portrayed with a nod of the head, twitch of the cheek, or curve of a smile. Not Li. His reticence and caution informed his day to day life. Except when he played music. Then, I knew his heart.
And still, I had no idea if he returned my feelings. I’d bided my time, restless and itchy but knowing it was unlikely. For one thing, he was six years older than me. I might be a silly schoolgirl to him or the youngest sibling of the original Barnes children. A little girl with black curls and a big bow. I didn’t know and so I waited.
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