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What Ingredient Would You Add? (With Excerpt)

Would you like to help me with my next book? I am developing recipes for the second book in the Bartonville series, “Road to the Colony”. In one of the novelettes (the book has three), I mention a...

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Mexicali Chicken & Rice

I hate handling raw chicken. The ever-present threat of salmonella turns me into a raging germophobe whenever I have to deal with any kind of poultry. I spray everything in my kitchen that was in the...

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Back To School Countdown

It’s almost that glorious time when my kids go back to school and I can get back to a writing schedule. I have been writing over the summer, but in the expected bits and spurts that come from having a...

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Date Cookie Dough Smoothie

As with everything else in life, my food preferences have changed over time. As a child and into my mid-20′s I couldn’t stand fresh tomato. Cooked tomato in things like spaghetti sauce was fine, but...

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Ready Or Not…It’s Here!

Micah has been homeless for a over year, by choice. Marketing herself as a temporary artist in residence has allowed her to travel to art galleries all over the state of Michigan and beyond. Being an...

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Pssst….Recognize Anybody Here?

Indie author extraordinaire, Gemma Halliday, has started a new venture – beyond writing several fantastic series. Here is a list of authors that are writing for her new publishing company. Does anybody...

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Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs For Busy People

Last week my publisher sent back my manuscript to be edited. That means the big day, that would be publication day (sometime in July) is getting closer. It also means I’ve spent a lot of time staring...

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Pies & Peril – The Squeetastic Cover!

When Amy Ridley decided to compete in the Kellerton Summer Festival Pie Contest, the last thing she expected was to find the reigning pie queen, Mandy Jo, dead—a raspberry pie smashed on her face!...

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Pies & Peril Release Day

It’s here! Pies & Peril has been officially released. That means you can go to your favorite online bookseller, download a copy and read it right now. And if you like books that can live on your...

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Back To A Routine

Giveaway coming soon for…wine bottle shaped UMBRELLAS! Routines aren’t sexy or exciting, but they sure are productive. My kids went back to school on Tuesday. They’re getting used to homework every...

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Cover Reveal: Chicken Soup & Homicide

Coming February 23! Chicken Soup & Homicide (Culinary Competition Mysteries #2) Amy Ridley and her friend, Sophie, have perfected their chicken soup recipe, and the winter-weary residents of...

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Mistakes Are Awesome!

Okay…some mistakes are awesome. That ex-boyfriend that seemed awesome in college was still a mistake that should’ve been avoided. But sometimes things that seem like mistakes are really more like your...

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Every Day Fiction Podcast

My story, Tired, that was published at Every Day Fiction last week has been turned into a podcast! Follow the link to listen to the story. You can even rate it if you’d like. Tired – EDF Podcast 189

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One Post…Two New Books!

It has been a busy year for me so far – 2015 will forever be known in my life as the year I released a LOT of books. In fact, the next two release are less than a month apart. I have quite a few more...

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Carla’s Wedding Present Giveaway

In Doughnuts & Deadly Schemes Amy is helping plan her best friend’s wedding. While the bride, Carla, is a skilled ER nurse, her cooking skills are minimal. Throughout the book Amy tries to come up...

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Bluetooth Speaker & Audiobook Giveaway + $.99 Sale!

If you like audiobooks and my Culinary Competition series, I have good news. Pies & Peril is now an audiobook! It’s available at Audible, Amazon and iTunes right now. Click To Get Your Copy To...

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I’m Starting A Street Team!

I am so excited to announce that I am starting a street team! If you aren’t familiar with a street team it is basically a group of fans who help support an author by helping spread the word about new...

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Fudge Brownies & Murder Release Day!

It’s release day for the fourth book in my Culinary Competition Mystery Series – Fudge Brownies & Murder! The ebook will be on sale for $2.99 (that’s less than the price of a peppermint mocha) for...

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Cover Reveal: Banana Muffins & Mayhem

Here it is – the cover for my next book! I can’t believe the release is only a few months away, sometime in June. My publisher and I are busy working on edits, cover blurbs, and nailing down a release...

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Banana Muffins & Mayhem’s Release Day!

What time is it??? It’s time to release a new book! Banana Muffins & Mayhem is the 5th book in my Culinary Competition Mystery Series On Sale Now for Only $.99 – For A Limited Time Just click on...

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