Solace: Fae Warriors Book 1

My amazing cover art for 

SOLACE

Book # 1  in my Fae Warriors series.

Art work by Debbie Taylor. 

No release date yet. 

Mother's Day Wishes

                 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
    Mothers are special people. If you are fortunate, they are with you from the moment of your birth through hopefully a good many years to follow.

     I had a terrific Mom, and a great mother-in-law. Lucked out twice. I miss them both. It's hard when they are no longer a part of the only world you have ever known. 

 Whatever your situation, I hope Mother's Day brings you happy memories.   

      And remember to thank the Big Momma, 
           Mother Earth. We're all her children. 

 

   

Romancing the 8 with the Trans Canada Romance Writers

Welcome to the blog tour for May 2015

This month, my eight sentences
 are from my novella...

SPECIAL DELIVERY

A mysterious letter and the drop-dead handsome town marshal, are the last things Mariah expects to find making rounds as a midwife.

Mariah McAllister plans to be married before her next birthday. Too bad Marshal Virgil Kincaid barely knows she’s alive. Not one to give up easily, she’s determined to show him she has an abiding passion for more than her work.

Virgil Kincaid loved a woman once—after she broke his heart, he spent three years in prison. Women can’t be trusted, no matter how good they look. He’s sworn off relationships in favor of Saturday night poker games. Life is simple---the way he wants it---until a stranger turns up dead in the road.

                         available at Amazon only $2.99

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for sneak peeks at more great stories. 

DARLENE FREDETTE
LORI POWER
LINDA CARROLL-BRADD

Victorian Tea at the First Presbyterian Church

                   







  The First Presbyterian Church of Berthoud, Co. held a Victorian Tea in honor of Mother's Day.

Happy hearts and hands worked tirelessly for many days 

decorating the room and baking delectable treats.  

The tea pots were shined and ready to go, 

lined up like proud little soldier in dress uniform. 

And a big thank you 

to the gentlemen who served the tea and water. 

You were terrific and made us ladies feel so special.

Guests entered through a lovely archway. 

And with the stained-glass cross from upstairs 

reflected in the glass of the door, 

one would have to think blessings from above 

surely graced this day.  

   Before we ate, Beth Sommers offered a beautiful blessing that brought tears to my eyes. Mothers are such special people, in so many ways. I sure was fortunate to have mine, and miss her every day. 

 The tables were resplendent. Each one offering an enchanted centerpiece, a little scroll touting the does and don'ts of proper tea drinking etiquette, napkins shaped like roses almost too beautiful to use, and place settings reminiscent of a Victorian garden party.   

The Menu was delightful, and all home made. There were truffles, lemon cake, macaroons, strawberries dipped in white chocolate, cucumber sandwiches, a heavenly bite of chicken salad sandwich, two choices of scones, clotted cream, and two selections of tea.  

          A teapot display added, a dash of color, interest and fun

One particular silver serving set, on loan from Wayne and Janice Gibb, was a family heirloom. It is over one hundred years old, and an amazing display of chased silver. The Gibb ancestor was so talented he later worked for the Tiffany Company. We learned that chased silver is a method of embellishing that is created from the inside out!

Nancy Weber graciously shared her knowledge of hats, purses, gloves, and hat pins. She has over four hundred hats, and kept us enthralled with witty stories and gorgeous millinery examples.  

Food, Friends, and Fun.

What a lovely Victorian afternoon.

Two books nominated for Reader's Favorite Award

Proud to announce, 

A COWBOY'S DREAM 

and 

LADY GALLANT 

both nominated for the Reader's Favorite Award 

from Still Moments Magazine. 

                                       Fingers crossed!

                                 Both books available now
                                            at Amazon
                                   and Barnes and Noble

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                                        LADY GALLANT

   Disowned by her father and still mourning the death of her fiancé, Josephine Posey joins Florence Nightingale’s brigade of nurses bound for the Black Sea. Thousands of British soldiers desperately await these angels of mercy and a new life awaits Josie. Amidst the chaos of death and despair, she finds a spark of hope, lighting the flame once more inside her soul.

    In search of the truth, Garrick Allen, one of Britain’s first war correspondents also journeys to the Crimean Peninsula. To him the soldiers seem all but abandoned by Queen and country, and as he smokes his cheroots and makes friends with a bottle, he writes his bold but honest dispatches for The Times.  Not wanting anything more than to finish his job and go home, Garrick is blind-sided by a nurse with attitude who offers him a new slant on life and a reason to love.

                                 A COWBOY'S FATE

Colorado, 1880

When East End London meets the Wild West, sparks fly.

   Kicked out of England for offending the Royal Family, Britania Rule heads for Leadville, in the Colorado backcountry. Passing herself off as a highborn lady, she pursues her dream of opening a parlor of spiritual enlightenment.

 Cody James, her guide, thinks he must be half-crazy to hire-out to a female. But his luck at the gaming tables has run dry, and she’s his meal-ticket out of town. Betrayed by the only woman he ever loved, and shot and left for dead by a man he once called friend, Cody declares himself a loner.

   Traveling side by side, they deny their desire for one another, but the Tarot cards say otherwise—and their hot night of passion confirms the prediction. Will love be waiting at the end of the trail? Or could Cody’s past destroy their future? 

May Day: flowers on the door, or a distress signal?

                                     

                                          May is a very interesting month. 



For Catholics, 
it's the month to honor the Virgin Mary.

For Pagans, it's the month of the Goddess, and the holiday Beltane

It is also the month for May baskets, 

                                                                     
Maypoles, 





                                             Mother's Day, 


              And Saving the whales.

                            But amidst all those happy inferences, 
                                 Mayday is also a distress signal!


Mayday, mayday, mayday

Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications. It derives from the French venez m'aider, meaning "come help me".

It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by mariners and aviators but in some countries local organizations such as police forces, firefighters, and transportation organizations may also use the term. The call is always given three times in a row ("Mayday Mayday Mayday") to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual Mayday call from a message about a Mayday call.

The Mayday call sign was originated in 1923 by Frederick Stanley Mockford (1897–1962). A senior radio officer at Croydon Airport in London, Mockford was asked to think of a word that would indicate distress and would easily be understood by all pilots and ground staff in an emergency. Since much of the traffic at the time was between Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris, he proposed the word "Mayday" from the French m’aider, as mentioned above, which means "come help me." 

     Making a hoax mayday call is a criminal act in many countries because of the danger to the rescuers' lives that a search-and-rescue operation can create, the potential for real emergencies elsewhere, as well as the very high costs of such rescue efforts. 



For example, making a false distress call in the United States is a federal crime carrying sanctions of up to six years imprisonment, and a fine of $250,000. The coast guard can be contacted in situations that are not emergencies (out of fuel, etc.) by calling "Coastguard, Coastguard, Coastguard, this is (name of vessel)", on VHF channel 16. In many countries special training and a license are required to use a mobile radio transmitter legally, although anyone may legally use one to summon help in a real emergency.

That's all for now...

                             Wishing you baskets of flowers, 
             and never having to use Mayday,Mayday, Mayday.

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Longmont Library Festival 2015

"Where's Mom? She's not in there."

"I think she's at the Longmont Library Festival"

"Hope she gets home in time to feed us supper"

     Indeed, that's where I was.What a fun day. 

                 Thank you Longmont Library for including me.

                                My sister, Kathy, and I had a great time. 






Lots of nice and interesting folks stopped by to chat. The library volunteers made sure we found our tables, received a goody bag, (thank you), and they kept us supplied with plenty of bottled water and smiling faces.  



After the book signing, there was a meet and greet, with the best punch I've had in a long time, and a gorgeous yummy cake. 

 I reconnected with authors I'd met the year before, and chatted with new authors learning about their genres, and discovering a few new local author groups. 

                                    It was a memorable day.

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