{"id":5367,"date":"2025-12-22T11:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/?p=5367"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:22:16","slug":"12-22-2025-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/12-22-2025-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"12-22-2025 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello lovely readers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas Lights!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope all of you are enjoying your holiday! In my earlier newsletter, I shared videos of my Christmas lights. I got the urge to purchase more lights! I placed the extra lights outside my house! Here’s the videos: video1<\/a> video2<\/a> video3<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CJ!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I forgot to mention this in last week’s newsletter! Guess who’s home for winter break?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He polished off the semester with straight A’s! Currently he’s researching summer internships! We are so proud of him!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will you have any visitors over the holidays?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas Gifts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don’t exchange gifts in our house. We haven’t done that in years. The event that I mentioned in last week’s newsletter was kind of like a Christmas gift we enjoyed as a couple. We have so many things in our messy house…we don’t need more clutter! LOL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will be out of town for Christmas – so, I purchased this lovely Holiday Barbie for my little grandniece! I’m sure she’ll love it! Did you have to do a lot of holiday shopping?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking of gifts, don’t forget to bookmark the\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Advent Calendar webpage<\/strong><\/em><\/a>! One of my historicals will be FREE later this week!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Remember, you will be offered a free historical romance each day through the 24th! On Christmas Day all 24 books are free!\u00a0You must return to that page on Christmas Day and download any books that you might have missed!<\/em>\u00a0Spread the word! Spread this Christmas cheer with all of your friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking of FREE books – listen to\u00a0Butterscotch Bliss<\/a>\u00a0FREE on Youtube! Subscribe to my Youtube channel when you listen. Having more Youtube subscribers helps me to provide more Youtube audiobooks!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For last minute gifts remember my\u00a0Blind Date With A Book<\/a>! For one low price you receive one gift-wrapped full-length novel OR two of my novellas – my choice! Books are gift-wrapped! FREE SHIPPING! Makes a great stocking stuffer or as a gift for a friend! You can also gift AFTER Christmas since time is running short!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Christmas Romance Book Bundle<\/a> is also a popular gift choice! I recently sold out of the Christmas Bundle and have just restocked! These are sweet enjoyable wholesome stories that can be enjoyed all year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Blacksmith’s Bride<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks so much for your encouragement and support for<\/strong> The Blacksmith’s Bride<\/a>! I’ve enjoyed the letters, emails and comments from readers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve read, and enjoyed, The Blacksmith’s Bride then please leave a review on Amazon<\/a> Goodreads<\/a> or social media!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Writing Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a reminder, I offer writing-related services. I work with writers who may need help with their fiction. Interested in working with me? Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events<\/strong><\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I currently have events in the works. Once my plans are finalized, I will update you with details!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Country!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember to keep our country in prayer as all\/some of these changes take place! At times, our country does not run smoothly! Also, remember to pray for all that are suffering in our nation! Be sure to check on your friends and loved ones to be sure they are okay!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy your day!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Butterscotch Bliss!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re reading this newsletter on my blog then you\u2019re probably not signed up for my mailing list<\/a>! When you sign up, you\u2019ll receive BUTTERSCOTCH BLISS, a free e-book!  After you sign up for my email list<\/a>, a download link will be provided to you for your FREE eBook!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raquel\u2019s father died when she was a baby \u2013 that\u2019s what she thought\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She receives a mysterious phone call \u2013 stating her father is alive and in hospice. He must see her before he dies. Why has her mother lied to her for all these years about her father\u2019s \u201cdeath\u201d?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She must rely on Patrick, her ex, to help her to make the trip to see her father during a massive snowstorm. Patrick has his own set of problems \u2013 he never told Raquel the real reason why he abandoned her three years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve read, and enjoyed BUTTERSCOTCH BLISS<\/a>, consider leaving a short, sweet review on AMAZON <\/a>and social media! As mentioned, currently, the eBook version is available for FREE when you join my mailing list<\/a>. The paperback version<\/a> is available on Amazon and other sales channels!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello lovely readers! Christmas Lights! I hope all of you are enjoying your holiday! In my earlier newsletter, I shared videos of my Christmas lights. I got the urge to purchase more lights! I placed the extra lights outside my house! Here’s the videos: video1 video2 video3. CJ! I forgot to mention this in last week’s newsletter! Guess […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fiction"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paovYP-1oz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5374,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5367\/revisions\/5374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}