I love to cook! I love to make-up stories! So it was a no-brainer to add a few recipes to my novels. {Spoiler Alert} These are not big spoilers, but if you haven’t read 16 Simple Rules, the context for these recipes won’t make sense. Peach Pie and Sweet Tea Recipes In 16 Simple Rules, Cynthia […]
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The Diary of a 40-year-old Non-runner Training for her First 5K Run
Author’s Note: The following is the author’s actual words while training for her first 5K around her 40th birthday. It was originally wrote for a blog that no longer exists, hence the lead-in and wrap-up. And before you ask: No, she will not tell you how long ago this was. And yes, it hurt. This […]
Andrew, the Prince of Bikes | 48 First Dates Deleted Scene
Author’s Note: This first date flew out of my head and onto the page. Adelaide had me laughing as I wrote her meet-cute with Andrew and the resulting first date. I never expected to weave mountain biking and fairy tales into one chapter, but out it came. The problem was that his first date didn’t […]
Mark, the Prince of Haiku Ninjas | 48 First Dates Deleted Scene
Author’s Note: I originally wrote this first date as a nod to my love of haiku in grade school. I thought it would be fun to incorporate a character who left clues with haikus, something I used to do when I set up a scavenger hunt for my dolls. The result was Mark, the Haiku […]
The Irish Prince and The Leprechaun {A 48 First Dates Fairy Tale}
Come read the fairy tale that started it all for Adelaide, The Irish Prince and the Leprechaun.