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Award!

I hope your week was amazing! I’d love to hear what you’ve been doing!

Our son recently received a Graduate Research Award at Towson University!

Here is a ​video​ of our son receiving his award!

Writers’ Retreat

I attended a writers’ retreat at the Marriott Hotel near Dulles Airport last weekend. I often receive questions from people who would like to write a book. Whenever I’m approached about my writing journey, I always encourage my fellow scribes to seek out a group of writers. Meeting with other writers can be therapeutic and can also provide a wealth of information that can be used as you write your next novel. Here’s some pics from the retreat!

Saturday night dinner

Trees near our Saturday night dinner spot.

Morning coffee at the hotel.

The Blacksmith’s Bride

I’m still writing The ​Blacksmith’s Bride​ – a historical novel set a few years after the Civil War. The Blacksmith’s Bride is the third book in the ​Romance Bride Series​.

I’m enjoying writing ​The Blacksmith’s Bride​ as each character goes through an emotional journey of change and faith. ​Pre-order​ a copy for yourself and a friend!

Events

I currently have one in-person event – scheduled for June 28th. More information ​here​.

Our Country!

Remember to keep our country in prayer as all/some of these changes take place! At times, transitions do 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!

Enjoy your day!

Butterscotch Bliss

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful compliments about Butterscotch Bliss. Currently, the eBook version is only available for those joining my email list. I recently placed the paperback version onto Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I changed the cover for the paperback version. If you feel inclined – please leave a review – only if you enjoyed the book!

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Spring!

I hope all of you had an amazing week.

My left knee has been bothering me for the past couple of weeks. I was finally able to go for a walk this morning. It’s so pretty outside!

Here’s a few pics of the blooming trees in my neighborhood!

How was your week? I’d love to hear about it!

Cool Deal

I’m still offering my cool deal! You can purchase all of my Christmas books for $20! This price includes continental US Postage! That’s 65% off the regular price. I don’t know when I’ll be offering at this price again so grab them while I still have them in stock! Thanks to all of you who have ordered so far! I’ve had wonderful compliments about the books!

The Blacksmith’s Bride

I’m still writing The Blacksmith’s Bride – a historical novel set a few years after the Civil War. The Blacksmith’s Bride is the third book in the Romance Bride Series.

I’m enjoying writing The Blacksmith’s Bride as each character goes through an emotional journey of change and faith. Be sure to pre-order a copy for yourself and a friend!

Events

I currently have one in-person event – scheduled for June 28th. More information here.

Our Country!

Remember to keep our country in prayer as all/some of these changes take place! At times, transitions do 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!

Enjoy your day!

Butterscotch Bliss

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful compliments about Butterscotch Bliss. Currently, the eBook version is only available for those joining my email list. I recently placed the paperback version onto Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I slightly changed the cover for the paperback version. If you feel inclined – please leave a review – only if you enjoyed the book!

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Back to School!

I hope all of you had an amazing week.

Spring Break was too short. Our son was able to help me with a lot of tasks at home. Now he’s back at school! Here’s a pic of him at one of the buildings on campus!

How was your week? I’d love to hear about it!

Cool Deal

I’m offering a cool deal! You can purchase all of my Christmas books for $20! This price includes continental US Postage! That’s 65% off the regular price. I don’t know when I’ll be offering at this price again so grab them while I still have them in stock!

The Blacksmith’s Bride

I’m still writing The Blacksmith’s Bride – a historical novel set a few years after the Civil War. The Blacksmith’s Bride is the third book in the Romance Bride Series.

One of the secondary characters in my novel is a young child (Esther). She goes to school and must take her lunch with her.

Most of you know that I love writing about food in my novels. Many readers mentioned that reading my books makes them hungry. I have some scenes showing Esther eating lunch with her schoolmates. Lunch was called dinner back then. The lunch pail was often a refurbished metal container. For example, a tin that used to have lard, or tobacco might be repurposed to use as a lunch tin.

Kids usually had cold food for lunch such as biscuits, bread and butter, hard boiled eggs, and maybe a meat such as ham or salt pork, and fresh or dried fruit. They might also have jam or molasses sandwiches, and maybe a sweet treat such as gingerbread or a cookie.

The lunch pail may have looked something like this:

The lunch seems somewhat limited to me. If you were in school in the 1800’s, what would you have liked to pack in your pail for lunch?

I’m enjoying writing The Blacksmith’s Bride as each character goes through an emotional journey of change and faith. Be sure to pre-order a copy for yourself and a friend!

Events

I currently have one in-person event – scheduled for June 28th. More information here.

Our Country!

Remember to keep our country in prayer as all/some of these changes take place! At times, transitions do 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!

Butterscotch Bliss

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful compliments about Butterscotch Bliss. Currently, the eBook version is only available for those joining my email list. I recently placed the paperback version onto Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I slightly changed the cover for the paperback version. If you feel inclined – please leave a review – only if you enjoyed the book!

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Guess Who’s Home?

I hope all of you had an amazing week.

It’s Spring Break and our son is home for a week-long visit. I have a lot of stuff that needs to be done around this messy house! He’s going to help!

Do you have anything amazing planned for this week? I’d love to hear about it!

The Blacksmith’s Bride

I’m still writing The Blacksmith’s Bride – a historical novel set a few years after the Civil War. The Blacksmith’s Bride is the third book in the Romance Bride Series.

One of the secondary characters in my novel is mute. It’s a young child. She can hear, but, she can’t speak. Actually, she won’t speak. She witnessed something. Since she’s seen this awful event – she has not spoken.

In historical times, psychological problems were difficult to diagnose and treat. I’m researching this subject matter as I work on my novel.

Have you ever been acquainted with someone who is/was mute?

I’m enjoying writing The Blacksmith’s Bride as each character goes through an emotional journey of change and faith. Be sure to pre-order a copy for yourself and a friend!

Paperback Book Bundles

Enjoy reading paperbacks? I’m still offering a 30% off sale on my paperback book bundles: The Bakery Romance Series and my Christmas Romance bundle. The books are gift wrapped and come with stickers and other goodies.

Events

I currently have one in-person event – scheduled for June 28th. More information here.

Our Country!

Remember to keep our country in prayer as all/some of these changes take place! At times, transitions do 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! One of our family members recently had surgery – so it’s been a busy week for us as we’ve helped her during this time for recovery.

SOCIAL MEDIA

I’ve started a Youtube Channel! Subscribe and tell your friends!

Follow me on Tiktok!

Do you like to discuss romance movies? I’ve started a new Romance Movie Review Facebook Page where I post videos about my favorite romance movies! Come join me!

Read my winter stories for some emotional, heartwarming entertainment! Most of my titles are in Kindle Unlimited.

Butterscotch Bliss

Thanks to all of you for your wonderful compliments about Butterscotch Bliss. Currently, the eBook version is only available for those joining my email list. I recently placed the paperback version onto Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I slightly changed the cover for the paperback version. If you feel inclined – please leave a review – only if you enjoyed the book!

Enjoy the rest of your day!

The Bakery Romance Series

​Loving Luke Raspberry Kisses Shades of Chocolate Sweet Dreams

​Sugar and Spice Southern Comfort Sweet Delights Cinnamon Kisses​

The Candy Beach Series

​Caramel Kisses Chocolate Dreams Milk Chocolate Kisses Bittersweet Dreams Coffee and Kisses Rocky Road Dreams​

The Romance Bride Series

​The Baker’s Bride The Doctor’s Bride The Blacksmith’s Bride​

Signed Paperbacks

​Christmas Book Bundle – $40 (free shipping) – continental US

​The Bakery Romance Series – $75 (free shipping) – continental US

​The Candy Beach Series – $70 + postage

Divine Desserts Publishing | c/o Cecelia Dowdy 7600 Ora Glen Drive, Box 951 | Greenbelt, MD 20768-0951 US

I hope all of you have a wonderfully Happy Thanksgiving! Please take some time today to thank Jesus for all of your blessings!

I’ve just sent out my Thanksgiving newsletter. Enjoy your day off and be sure to let me know what was on the menu today!

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