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  • The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus Is Here!

    Hi guys! Today’s a big day – The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Stress and Volatility has just released, and as part of the Street Team, I’m helping to get the word out about a HUGE giveaway Angela and Becca are running to celebrate!  This guide is a companion to the popular Emotion Thesaurus and covers all the ways…

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  • Cover of Here Comes My Earl by Anna Bradley.

    Review: Here Comes My Earl by Anna Bradley

    I was provided a review copy of Here Comes My Earl by Anna Bradley from the publisher and author via NetGalley. Here Comes My Earl is available now! Publisher: Oliver Heber BooksPublication Date: April 9, 2024ISBN: 9781648395895 (ISBN10: 1648395899) (paperback) About the Book Euphemia Templeton can’t wait to put the London season behind her forever, but…

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  • View of buildings and the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy from the top of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi building.

    7 Tips for Planning a Vacation

    In my family, I’m the one who ends up working out the details for our trips abroad, and I wanted to share some tips for how I go about doing the trip planning. 1. Determine your arrival and departure destinations We look for flights when the airlines are having sales. When we were planning, we…

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  • View of the city of Kusadasi, Türkiye along the hillside as the cruise ship pulled into port.

    Ephesus: An Ancient Wonder

    Our first port stop on the Greece and Türkiye cruise was the city of Kusadasi. We got off the port then boarded the bus that would take us to Ephesus. Ephesus, an ancient city that dates back to the eleventh century B.C., was an amazing place to visit.  As I wandered through the streets of…

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  • View of the exterior of Lyndhurst Mansion which was built in the gothic revival style.

    A New York Gothic Revival Gem: Lyndhurst Mansion

    The Gilded Age is the period in the United States between 1865 to 1904. While there was a lot of economic growth during this time, with improved wages for industrial workers, there was also much political corruption and excess materialism alongside extreme poverty. Robber barons of the day succeeded in part through the use of…

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  • Book cover for An Eye for Love by Cynthia Capley

    Determined to Make Her Escape #MFRWHooks #Regency #HistoricalRomance

    This is my first time participating in the Marketing for Romance Writers Book Hooks. For this week’s Book Hooks, I’m sharing an excerpt from my work in progress, An Eye for Love. You can visit other authors participating in the blog hop by clicking on the links below. Excerpt Olivia snapped her fan open and…

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Woman wearing a Regency dress and holding a purple shawl walking away along a park path.

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