HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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It's still January, so I can say that - plus an early Happy Valentine's Day! It's been a crazy year already. Sad due to my dad passing away right before Christmas, and that means more family time -- but I'm still waiting for edits on Wedding Bear Blues, so that's a plus. I am also beginning to plan Book 5 of the series, title not yet determined.

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More to come -- plus a Valentine's Day giveaway! Not the bear below, unfortunately, but something similar.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

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Wow, the year flew by with a whooosh! It's mid-December, and I'm busy prepping for the holiday season. Hope you all are doing well, happily reading my latest cozy book HAVE YOURSELF A BEARY LITTLE MURDER, and enjoying your time with family and friends.

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I sure am! We had a huge snowfall in November, which has thankfully melted, but the winter is here to stay before the solstice makes it official. Brrrrr. I'm also taking notes for the next cozy, Book 5, yet untitled - but with plans to include a "Scottish" theme. If my editor agrees, of course! Bears in kilts, anyone? A hammer toss or two, maybe a log throw, and some tasty haggis. We'll see how the ideas shape up.

Waiting for editorial comments and then copyedits for WEDDING BEAR BLUES, which should arrive in early January.  Until then, have a safe, blessed, and happy holiday plus cheers to the new year! 2020, a new decade!!

I'm busy, busy, busy writing WEDDING BEAR BLUES, which will be out next year, enjoying the summer weather, and looking forward to fall! My favorite season!! I love (not necessarily pumpkin spice) seeing the leaves change colors, feeling the crispness in the air, and visiting the local apple orchard. PLUS book 3 is coming out in September, and that means a blog tour with reviews and a library talk in Tecumseh, in SE Michigan. Here's hoping you enjoy the changing seasons, and Sasha's newest adventure.

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Happy New Year, Happy Valentine's Day, Happy St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Easter, Mother's Day, etc. I'll be getting page proofs of HAVE YOURSELF A BEARY LITTLE MURDER soon, and Advanced Reading Copies (ARCs). It's coming out in late September.

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POST SURGERY -- I'm recovering nicely from a full knee replacement and doing PT twice a week. Plus SPRING has finally sprung here in Michigan! Looking forward to working in the flower garden beds. I don't grow food, just nice stuff to admire.

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MOVING! Do you realize how tough it is to MOVE an entire house? Yeeeikes. But we made it. And I love my new sunroom / writing spot. If it's too warm, I go back to the sofa's "Sheldon" spot. I'm expecting it to be more comfortable in fall, but we'll see. So I spent TWO months not writing at all, which meant it was extremely hard to get back in the groove of writing. Double yeeikes. Now I'm on deadline, and have a daily page goal so that I don't end up short at the end. 

FORGOT! My friend Sharon Farrow and I gave a "Cozy Mystery" talk at the Montague Library in Whitehall, Michigan. In JULY! and I forgot to mention it. Guess my brainz is fried, with all the other stuff going on. Anyway, they LOVED us, and we had a full house of mystery lovers. We also had a chance to visit the lighthouse nearby. Fun!