Freebie Friday for Romance Fans!

Do you need an inspirational cowboy romance to read this weekend? The Cowboy's Catch, a cute novella by Kimberly Krey is free today!

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Here's the back copy:

Could one little date change her mind about him?

When Jason Keller bids on a date with Marlee at the town's annual fundraising event, she's quick to turn him down. First of all, an evening with Marlee was never on the table; just dates with each of her younger sisters.

Beyond that, Jason Keller--a man with Hollywood ties--is the last cowboy in town she'd go on a date with. Being abandoned because of her own mother's Hollywood pursuits taught her well.

But when the Keller Cowboy offers a hefty sum for the charities in question, in front of half the town no less, Marlee's compelled to accept.

It's just one date after all, and it's not like she'd ever fall for a man like him. Or so she thinks.

My New Audio Book is Here!

I'm so excited that my novella, The Captain's Christmas Promise, is now available in audio book! It's a Christmas adventure romance with Colt and Brenna from The Captain. (This book does stand alone, but having the background of the characters makes for a richer experience.) 

The Captain's Christmas Promise is a novella and the audio book is just over two hours long. The story came to me while I was on a road trip and the moment I came home I wrote it all down! Not your typical Christmas story, but still one of my favorites. Can you believe Christmas is next month?!

You can get your copy here

Here is the back copy:

A Christmas they won't forget....

After spending every waking moment hunting the world’s most wanted terrorist, Colt Mitchell and Brenna Wilson decide to take a break and go home for the Christmas holidays. The minute they touch down on Canadian soil, however, they are pulled into an international conspiracy that would leave the son of a Kuwaiti diplomat dead. Colt and Brenna finally locate the target, but a contract killer is hot on their trail. Retreating to the Canadian wilderness to keep everyone safe, they'll need all their skills - and maybe a Christmas miracle - to make it out alive.

Freebie Friday for Romance Fans!

Do you need a little romance in your life this weekend? The Autumn Timeless Romance Anthology Collection is free today! Six romantic stories set in autumn.

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A HOUND DOG NAMED ELVIS by Heather Horrocks
Interior designer, Kaitlin Hartley returns to her hometown of Aspen Grove, California, to the job of her dreams after a year of specialized training in New York. During the town’s Autumn Festival, she enters her dachshund, Elvis, into the Running of the Hallowieners race. Joshua Moore, the man who hadn’t wanted her to leave Aspen Grove, but hadn’t waited for her either, enters Elvis’s sister, Priscilla. When Kaitlin gets home afterward, she realizes Elvis has left the building—with Joshua. She has the wrong dog! Can she get her dog—and the man she’s never stopped loving—back?

EYE FOR AN EYE by Stephanie Black
Mallory is just getting her life back together, living with her sister and brother-in-law and starting college. After a difficult few years following a family tragedy, she’s finally ready to move forward, which includes getting to know the charming Darien better. But when illegal drugs turn up in her sister’s drawer, the first person accused is Mallory, and suddenly she doesn’t know who to trust. She turns to Darien, but with all evidence pointing at her, she doesn’t know if Darien is the man to save her.

FIRST HEIST by Heather B. Moore
Mia, an undercover agent is about to make a handoff to co-agent, Omar Zagouri. But before she can complete her assignment, her cover is blown, and she finds herself escaping with Omar. The only problem is, her boss warned her about Omar and his sketchy history of landing himself in the middle of danger. After losing her mother in an attack planned for Mia, pulling off any heist with a man like Omar is the last thing she needs for her career . . . or her life.

LETTER FOR TWO by Sarah M. Eden
Sophia looks forward to the 5:30 p.m. mail sorting she does with her next door neighbor, Ethan. They live in a renovated house, now split into two apartments. Ethan is one of those dreamy, smart guys, but he shows no interest other than being friendly toward Sophia. When they find a mysterious letter addressed to Eleanor, dated to 1953, Sophia and Ethan determine to solve the puzzle together. Sophia knows that spending evenings with Ethan in ‘research’ might be her only chance to convince him that she should be more than just a neighbor.

SILVER CASCADE SECRETS by Rachelle J. Christensen
Jillian is the master landscaper at a beautiful park. Meeting Travis there soon after breaking up with her boyfriend, Jillian is wary at first. Travis seems like a great guy, but Jillian had fallen for great guys before. When she learns that his brother, Craig, was murdered six months before, her heart goes out to Travis. True to her curious nature, she starts asking questions and learns about Craig’s close connection with the park. But finding the answers puts Jillian’s life in danger, and she must decide who she really trusts.

CHOCOLATE OBSESSED by Annette Lyon
Whitney, an executive pastry chef, is working her resort’s booth at the New York Chocolate Show. The only problem is that she shares the shift with her arch rival, Stephen. But then an unexpected visitor shows up: Jeremy, a man who lost a dessert competition she judged. When Jeremy confronts her and becomes threatening, Stephen gets Jeremy dragged off by security. But that doesn’t throw Jeremy off for long; soon Stephen and Whitney are running for their lives.

Let Art Be Your Voice & A $200 Giveaway!

Dan Wilson is one of my favorite artists. I follow him on Instagram and he's shown his drawing process several times and it amazes me! He can create something so beautiful in such a short time. He truly has an incredible talent. 

I think the art that we put on our walls says a lot about us as an individual. One of my favorite paintings is this one:

I love the details, the churning sea, the light around Jesus' head as he beckons us to come to Him. In a world that is churning with emotion and oftentimes, contention, I like this reminder of where I can look for light and peace.

Havenlight is a company that sells the art of many wonderful artists, including Dan Wilson. There is a $200 giveaway going on right now that you will definitely want to enter! 

You can enter the giveaway HERE

And that's not all!

Right now, if you would like to buy some art from Havenlight, you can get a 20% off discount code by entering LDSWRITERMOM 

See all the Havenlight art HERE

Dan Wilson Bio:

“I want to paint images that speak to and uplift the viewer, pieces that remind them of the beauties of life, the reasons for living and loving existence. Vibrant colors and brush strokes working together with the disciplines of art to create beauty and emotion you can’t achieve in any other way.” -- Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson is an award-winning fine artist from Lehi Utah. As a young boy Dan dove deep into art, always known as “that kid that doodles on everything”. After serving an LDS mission those artistic passions grew as he painted full time for his Major at UVU. After graduation he was taken under the wing of his mentor William Whitaker, who pushed him hard to improve his skills.

Dan Wilson paints and teaches out of his home art studio where he is supported by his beautiful wife and six children.

An Evening With a Narrator!

Jessie Gussman writes sweet romance, and her narrator, Jay Dyess, is hosting an evening on Facebook where there will be lots of fun and prizes for everyone who attends! I will have a small appearance talking about my own audiobooks, too, so you can watch for me!

You'll want to pre-register because everyone who does will be given a FREE Dyess/Gussman audio and will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Amazon eGift card. Plus tons more prizes at the event! You can pre-register below. (You will be asked if you want to appear on camera and be "Jay's Mom." If you don't want to, you can check the "I'd like to register without entering to appear on camera" box.)

If you love audio and want to come to the party, you can pre-register HERE

Book Review and Giveaway!

I have been looking forward to the last book in the Jonquil and Lancaster series for a long time and Charming Artemis puts a nice little bow on all our favorite families and their stories.

Artemis has always struggled with finding her place in the world. She lost her mother, was ignored by her father, and put up walls and defenses around her heart to avoid getting hurt. She allows few people to truly know her, and has somewhat isolated herself. Her true self. Enter Charlie Jonquil. He is the youngest brother in his family and also struggling to find where he belongs. But despite having this in common, Artemis and Charlie do not get along. He knows she is putting on a facade and it gets under his skin. They snipe at each other and are known to be enemies---as much as a lady and gentleman of the ton can be enemies---until the unthinkable happens and they are thrown into a mess that will affect both of their lives forever. Can they learn to trust each other? Maybe even let each other in long enough to find the love they long for?

I loved Charlie Jonquil. This book really shows some great character growth, and highlights Charlie's tender side. The scenes with him and the children were adorable and his attempts to win over Artemis were endearing and sweet. He did make some mistakes, but he was swoon-worthy enough that readers will cut him a great deal of slack and hope for his happily-ever-after. Artemis also learns a great deal about herself as she tries to get along with Charlie, but her journey to trust herself and others is difficult. She is attempting to reconcile her past with her future and that's always a hard road when expectations are not realized. The story thread about Artemis's "Papa" wasn't my favorite because it didn't seem believable, but I do understand why Artemis would want to hang on to a father figure. I liked seeing some of my favorite characters from other books and catching up with what had gone on in their lives since "The End." Charming Artemis is a solid ending to a wonderful series and Sarah Eden fans will stay up late reading and close the book with a smile.

Don't forget to scroll down and enter to win!

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Here's the back copy:

Charlie Jonquil is mild-mannered and kind—except when it comes to his one true adversary, Artemis Lancaster. Though Charlie has a brilliant mind for mathematics, Artemis poses a problem he can’t seem to comprehend: how can one be so lovely and so infuriating? A party in London brings him into the company of the maddening young lady, and it is clear that Charlie’s disdain is mutual. But when an unfortunate incident between the pair involving Charlie’s jacket and a glass of raspberry shrub leads to scandal, the sworn enemies are left with only two options: be ruined or be married.

So it is that Artemis finds herself in a most outrageous predicament: she must wed a gentleman she’s hated for years—and she pledges to avoid him at all costs. But it is only when they enter into this mockery of a marriage that Charlie and Artemis learn things are not as simple as they once appeared. As their tentative ceasefire leads to friendship, it seems their marriage born of desperation might lead them to a love that was destined to be.

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SEAL Team One-Shot--All In

This little one-shot is for all the Jandy fans.  Love you guys!  

These characters are not mine and this is for purely entertainment purposes. I own nothing and no copyright infringement is intended.

At the beginning of Season 5 Episode 5, Jason has just found Mandy's picture and has it with him as they race toward the train on the little birds. This is what I imagined going through his head. 

All In

The west African scenery outside the little bird was hardly more than a blur, the helo rotors rumbling overhead as they headed for the train, but all Jason could focus on was the picture.

Mandy. Captive. Beaten.

Usually on ops it was easy to keep his mind empty of anything that wasn’t mission-related. Three-foot world. Front focus. That’s what kept him and his team alive.

Or it had been easy until he saw that picture. Her face. The wounds and injuries so dark on her skin. He took stock of what he could see. The blood on her mouth. The same mouth that had told him the truth even when it’d been hard, and kissed him as if she’d been drowning and he was the air she needed. Her bruised cheek. The same one that felt like silk under his fingers as he’d lightly traced it while she’d slept next to him. A blackened eye. The same eyes that saw his soul and the darkness there, but never wavered in her trust and acceptance. The longer he looked at the image, the more rage raced through his veins, seething just below the surface that someone had hurt her like that. After he found Mandy and made sure she was safe, he was going to find her captors and make them hurt. His fist clenched at the thought, wishing he was there now to fight for her. With her.  

The last time he’d seen Mandy, she’d turned at the door and given him that smile, the one that lit her up from the inside and transferred that warmth to him. He’d missed that---missed her. It was hard not to call her back to his side, to try and keep her with him for just a little longer, but he'd watched her go and the door had closed. He’d pulled up her number on his phone a million times since then, wanting to reach out, but she’d seemed happy and busy with her new life, so he’d put it off. Now her battered face stared back at him. What was she doing in Africa? Had she gone back to the CIA? How had she been captured? Questions went round and round in his mind, the biggest ones being, where was she now and how quickly could he get to her? He had no answers.

Vaguely he heard someone say they were three mikes out from the train. The target they were after, Boukare, he would know. He was the key to finding her. Jason shifted in his seat and pulled the picture a little closer to him. Mandy was staring straight ahead, her chin up. She wasn’t cowering. She wasn’t broken. All she had to do was stay strong until he could get to her.

Jason could feel Ray’s eyes on him and heard him yell, “Hey! Nothing we can do for Mandy until we secure the train. Front-sight focus, Jase.”

Jason folded the picture over and put it in his pocket. He was mission-focused now. Capturing Boukare was his number one priority. Boukare was how they were going to find Mandy.

But her words echoed back to him from the mission in Paraguay to rescue her CIA friend, Jane. “She’s not ready for this, Jason. She’s running out of time.” Now Mandy was the one running out of time.

He touched the pocket where he’d put her picture. “Just hang on a little longer,” he murmured. “I’m coming to get you.”

And that was a promise he was going to keep.