UPDATE: The winner is…Courtney Kinder!
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I used to be a traveler. In fact, it was my top thing to do. It’s why I joined the military in the first place. The captain who lured me into ROTC in college promised me I’d see Europe, and sure enough, I spent my first assignment there and was lucky enough to spend my last one on active duty there as well. While I was in Germany, I took advantage of the rails and boats and picked off many, many countries on my bucket list. I love road trips here in America, too—but COVID and kids have kept me homebound for a while.

When life gets a little less complicated, I’m going to take some trips. The pictures in the puzzle are some of the places I’d love to go.

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, solve the puzzle, and tell me where you’d like to go (even fantastical places)!

Open Contests

1. Flashback: Breaking Leather (Contest + Open Contests) — This ends very soon! Win a FREE story!
2. Favorite Romance Settings Word Search! (Contest) — This end soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
3. September into October (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
4. Saturday Puzzle Contest! — Win a FREE book!
5. Books need bookmarks, right? (Contest) — Win a hand painted bookmark (by me!) THREE winners!

UPDATE: The winner is…ButtonsMom2003!
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Ugh! So, today is the first time in a week that I’ve felt kind of normal. No huge headache, no low-grade fever, no desire to simply stay in bed. Yay!

I’m thinking that between the horrible heat I dealt with last weekend, my newly diagnosed high blood pressure, and the COVID bivalent booster and flu shots I got during my doctor’s visit, my body simply said, Enough!

So, while I’m tackling my infinite To-Do list, how about you all have fun with this puzzle!

For a chance to win your choice of download from among my backlist of books, solve the puzzle then tell me what you think this picture is all about.  Have fun!

UPDATE: The winner is…Amy Fendley!
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Here we go again, word-puzzle players!

This week’s theme is favorite romance story settings. I’ve written stories set in most of the places listed here. Not every location is listed because I was trying to keep it to ten!

Solve the puzzle then tell me about your favorite settings for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card!

UPDATE: The winner is…Pat Bohn!
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I’m running around, grabbing more art off the walls to throw up in my tent at the Arkadelphia Festival of the Arts. Everything went well yesterday despite the heat (a high of 88 degrees!), and today’s supposed to hit a scorching 97 degrees! Gah. I drank so much water yesterday and was limp in my seat for the afternoon, but I sold some art! Whee!

So, quickly, here’s the Saturday contest! I’ll be back at my desk tomorrow, catching up contest winners, trying to get a handle on my workload for the following week. I’m just a little bit stressed about how I’m going to catch up!

For a chance to win your choice of download from among my backlist of books, solve the puzzle then share what your favorite hot beverage is.  Have fun!

UPDATE: The winner is…Charlene Lowe!
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Hey, word-puzzle enthusiasts, are you ready for another word search?

This week’s theme is favorite romance subgenres. I think I’ve written something in every subgenre listed here, except sports. I love to read in every one of them though. And no, I don’t have everything listed. I can see a glaring omission—science fiction (one of my favorites to write!). But I did have to keep it to ten answers, so…

Solve the puzzle then tell me your favorite subgenres for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card!

UPDATE: The winner is…Jana!
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It’s Saturday, so it’s time to play!

For a chance to win your choice of download from among my backlist of books, solve the puzzle then tell me a story about the woman in the picture. Is she a good person? Is she a criminal? Have fun!

Open Contests

1. August into September (Contest) — This one ends soon! Win an Amazon gift certificate!
2. Your Weekend Book Boyfriend… (Contest + Excerpt) — Win an Amazon gift certificate!
3. Saturday’s Puzzle-Contest! (And Open Contests!) — Win an Amazon gift certificate!
4. Happy Labor Day! (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift certificate!
5. Favorite Kisses Word Search! (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift certificate!
6. Gabbi Grey: Why I Chose a Polarizing Subject for my Story (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift certificate!

UPDATE: The winner is…Daun Ann Korty!
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I’m sure you can guess the subject of the puzzle this week, but the picture is spectacular. I had to share it anyway!

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, tell me whether you’re decorating for fall, and what you consider “decorating”. My daughter goes all out with seasonal statuary, door art, etc. She has a storage shelf for all her displays and loves adding little things we find (usually from garage sales or flea markets, plus things she paints and decorates with her Cricut. I love how into it she is.

Open Contests

1. Michal Scott: Hiding in Plain Sight: Belle da Costa Greene (Contest) — Last chance to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
2. Saturday Puzzle-Contest! — This ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
3. 10 things to do with your notebook stash! (Contest + Open Contests!) — This ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
4. Flashback: Her Next Breath (Contest — 2 Winners!) — Win a FREE book!
5. He’s not the groom! Tell me a story! (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
6. August into September (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
7. Your Weekend Book Boyfriend… (Contest + Excerpt) — Win an Amazon gift card!