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Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Would you like a nice, emotional, sweet romance to enjoy this Valentine’s Day?

For Valentine’s Day, I’ve reduced the price for my romance novel, Sugar and Spice, to $1.99!

I would like to share how I happened to write this amazing love story. When my son was young, between the ages of 3-7, he suffered from stuttering. His stutter was quite strong, and we had to go to speech therapy for years. We ended up seeing three different therapists for long blocks of time.

When my son was having sessions with his last therapist, I was speaking with her. I asked her if she’d ever had any male adult patients who stuttered. She told me that she had one. She said that this man had stuttered his entire life. The only reason he was seeking help was because he had a high-level corporate job and they required that he get help for his stutter. I believe she said he had to speak to many people, and his stutter caused issues.

Of course she didn’t tell me the identity of this person. She may not have been at liberty to share the details outlined above.

After our conversation, I thought about it. I thought, how terrible for this poor man! What if he wanted to go out on a date and stuttered so badly that he couldn’t even ask a woman out?

That thought stayed planted in the background of my mind for years. Sometimes, I might get a kernel of an idea and it’s rooted into my head for a long time. I might not even realize I’m actually thinking of a story until years later.

My one conversation with my son’s speech therapist grew into Sugar and Spice. In Sugar and Spice, Mason is a stutterer. He’s also an identical twin. Here are more details about this amazing love story:

Sheila Parks is stunned when Mason Smith, the identical twin brother of her ex-boyfriend Reese, moves to Blue Spring and opens a bakery. Reese’s cruel breakup still bothers her and seeing somebody who looks just like him is a painful reminder of her predicament. Unemployed, Sheila needs financial help and it appears that Mason can assist her with her problem. Can she learn to trust a man who looks just like her ex?

Mason is stunned when Sheila storms into his bakery, mistakenly thinking that he’s Reese. Mason is used to comforting his womanizing brother’s ex-girlfriends. A stutterer, Mason has always had a hard time socializing with others. However, he finds himself smitten with beautiful Sheila. Can he control his stutter so that he can ask Sheila to be his date to his grandmother’s Christmas birthday party?

Both Sheila and Mason deal with past pains as they work together during the Christmas season.

Sugar and Spice is a sweet, emotional Christmas romance that you will always remember! Download now! This is a nice Valentine’s Day treat for you and all of your friends!

Milk Chocolate Kisses and Milk Money

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Milk Chocolate Kisses

Isn’t it refreshing to hear kind words?

My novel, Milk Money, which was published years ago, is out of print. Milk Money was published by Barbour, a Christian publisher, and it was distributed all over the world. I even had a fan to state she’d seen it in an Australian bookstore (Koorong). I received the rights back to that story (meaning Barbour allowed me to publish it on my own since they no longer had any use for it). I republished Milk Money and re-titled it as Milk Chocolate Kisses.

I also revised Milk Money and made it more current – before publishing it as Milk Chocolate Kisses. Anyhow, a reader recently acquired Milk Money and she sent me this wonderful email which I’ve been encouraged to share:

Dear Ms. Dowdy,

At my church we have a book exchange box that several of us share

our reading material. I picked up “Milk Money” on Sunday and stuffed in

my purse to read while my mechanic changed my oil and filter yesterday.

I began reading while waiting – he finished too quickly! I marked my place

and as soon as I got home I picked it back up. It’s the first time in many

months that I really didn’t want to put the book down. I finally realized I

needed to sleep some but finished it this morning.

I believe this is the first of your books I have had the pleasure of reading.

I loved every part about it. I wasn’t blessed to be a dairy farmer but my

Mom and Grandparents were long before I came along. I grew up in a

small town and attended church all my life. God didn’t send my husband

until I was 26 so I spent much time seeking his will for my life. He sent

my husband along after I had surrendered to be single if that’s what HE wanted.

Thank you for writing this book. I will be watching for more from you as

I shop. May God continue to bless your writing and your witness for the Lord.

Mary

Such refreshing words! Made me smile today!

A Teacher’s Heart – Book Giveaway! Completed! No More Entries!

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THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER! THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN RANDOMLY DRAWN. THE WINNERS WERE COMMENTERS ARLENA D. AND KELLY G.!

If you like historicals then, you should check out A Teacher’s Heart. It’s a historical romance novella collection that I’m sure you will enjoy.

I hope and pray all of you are staying safe during the Coronavirus Covid 19 outbreak. Never, in my entire life, have I ever seen anything like this. I heard on the news that the entire country of Italy is quarantined and all stores, with the exception of food, and other necessary stores, are closed down. Nobody is allowed out of their house without a good reason (like going to store). So many people have died in China and over Europe.

The same is also happening in the state of California and in New York. My son’s school is closed and my the place where I work is closed. However, we are allowed to work from home.

If a year ago, somebody predicted that this would happen, I would never have believed it, not in this day and age. I’m still trying to wrap my head around all that’s been going on in the world. I feel like this is something that would happen in a science fiction novel. It just doesn’t seem real. It doesn’t feel real. I almost feel like I’m dreaming, if you know what I mean.

Please keep all affected in your thoughts and prayers. We need healing and miracles in the world right now! Jesus, please help us!

I’m giving away two copies of A Teacher’s Heart. Please follow these directions if you want to be entered into the drawing: the only way to be entered is if you leave a comment by answering the question referenced below. You must leave your email address in the comment! How are you and your loved ones holding up during the coronavirus/covid 19? Again, answer that question and leave your answer as a comment on this blog post!

Continental U.S. only!

Have a blessed day! Stay safe and don’t forget to pray for all of those affected by the coronavirus!

Milk Chocolate Kisses!

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Milk Chocolate Kisses is available for pre-order!

Can an alcoholic and a grieving dairy farmer find true love?

After her dad’s unexpected death, Emily struggles to run her family’s dairy farm. When handsome Frank Reese, a CPA, unexpectedly shows up for an audit, her life drastically changes. Emily is stunned when Frank uncovers a secret about her deceased father – a secret that may forever change her life.

Frank is mesmerized by his beautiful, outspoken client. As she tries to sweeten his mood with her mouthwatering milk chocolate candy, he struggles with a problem. His addiction and lack of faith are enough to make Emily leery. Can he overcome his obstacles and heal from his emotional wounds?

Milk Chocolate Kisses!

My Novel, Shades of Chocolate, is FREE for a Limited Time!

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My romance e-book, Shades of Chocolate, is FREE for a limited time! Romantic Suspense Fans will love this sweet, intoxicating, chaste romance mystery!

I have another treat for you! My author friends have placed their books on sale for 99c! Come check out these cheap, intoxicating, small-town, romances for less than a dollar!

A few of the small-town romances are FREE as well! 

Purchase your copies today!

These books are FREE for a limited time!

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Loving Luke – Now Available In Print!

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I hope each of you has been having a good week! It’s in the sixties here in Maryland, and I’m glad to see the temps warming up!

Over, the last few years, since I’ve started indie-publishing, I’ve had readers to ask when my indie books would be available in print. Well, Loving Luke is now available in print! I plan on placing my other novels in print as time permits, either later this year or next year! Even if you’ve already read Loving Luke, you can purchase a print copy for a friend, relative, or church sister! Books make great gifts all year around!