CONGRATULATIONS TO SARAH M. WHO WON THE AMAZON GIFT CARD
Welcome to the 4th annual Authors in Bloom Blog
Hop. This is my second time. Last year, I had a blast. I hope you’ll enjoy the
blogs in this year’s hop. You’ll find the list of authors participating at
the bottom of this post.
Spring is my favorite time of year. After a gloomy, snowy
winter, seeing bits of green poking through the still brown grass and trees
beginning to bud reminds me of renewal. Last spring was our first in our new
house. We had no idea how entertaining the ducks would be. Talk about tame. I
guess that’s what happens when people toss bits of bread to them. The best show
is the duckling parade. We’ll watch those little balls of fur waddle after
their mothers. As they grow, their feathers changed until you can tell the
drakes from the hens. Then in the fall, those ducklings will learn to fly and
they’ll be gone. All winter, we hoped they would return. The ice hadn’t even
disappeared from the pond behind our house when they did. Already, our
neighbors are sitting on the steps of their deck and throwing bread. Won’t be
long before Hubs does, too. Then the babies will start following us everywhere
we turn in the backyard.
Because winter lasted so long this year, my spring bulbs are
still hibernating. Along with baseball opening day and the return of the ducks,
nothing says spring like daffodils and tulips.
Happy Spring!
My only book (so far) that takes place in the spring is a romantic suspense ONE RED SHOE. You could describe it as It Happened One Night meets Knight
and Day. (As you can tell, I love movies.)
When elementary teacher Daria
Mason left Iowa for a writers’ conference in New York City, she didn’t expect
to come home with a wounded spy. Sam Jozwiak works for a shadow agency that
gathers intel vital to U.S. security. From the moment he steals digital files
from a Russian Mafia kingpin, Murphy’s Law takes over. No matter how he covers
his tracks, the kingpin’s assassins find him. What’s worse than getting shot in
the butt? Accepting help from an Iowa tourist. Thus, begins a road trip that
takes Sam and Daria cross country with the assassins right behind them.
I will be giving away a $10 Amazon or Barnes & Noble e-Gift Card to a lucky
commenter. For more chances to win, use the Rafflecopter below.
GRAND PRIZE
an ereader of your choice (up to $200 value)
2nd PRIZE
$25 gift card (winner's choice of ebook retailer)
available to INTL residents (VOID where prohibited by law)
To be eligible for the Grand and 2nd Prizes, you have to visit each participant and leave your email address with your comment.
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Thanks for having the hop. I get introduced to a lot of authors I have yet to read.
ReplyDeletejwisley8(at)me(dot)com
Finding new authors is a lot of fun.
DeleteLetina Bowen Kelly here: Enjoyed the hop. I also enjoyed your book One Red Shoe which I won on Fiction Fanatics!
DeleteThanks for letting me know you enjoyed One Red Shoe, Letina. Don't forget to add your email address for the Grand & 2nd prizes.
DeleteHey Diane! I love spring because Seattle starts to have more sunny days again. We have temps in the 50s, nice breezes. It's the perfect weather to be outside in, for me :) Plus you have all the pretty things that bloom. Even though I don't see much of that living downtown, I can live vicariously through others' FB pictures!!
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DeleteCan't wait for the blooms. Love your email addy. :)
DeleteThank you! It's actually my first initial plus last name. S. Miles :)
DeleteI love Spring! All of the new growth in my garden, setting my new seedlings out, etc.. but I must say that I am not a fan of springtime allergies, lol. Thanks for the chance! :) greentopiaries at gmail.com
ReplyDeleteForgot about allergies. Mine act up in the fall. yuck!
DeleteI love the warm weather and seeing the flowers bloom.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! =)
JJs2468@aol.com
Warmth, yay! Here in Mich. we're supposed to get up into the 60s today. Double yay!
DeleteI like seeing everything turn green, and seeing my bulbs come up each year, then I know spring is finally here.
ReplyDeleteskpetal at hotmail dot com
Me, too, Jean.
DeleteI love spring because I can finally start to take my kids outside and enjoy nature
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Enjoy!
DeleteI love the warmer weather in spring so I can sit out on the back porch and drink my coffee in the mornings again!
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books4me67 at ymail dot com
Me, too. I need my coffee and what better way than outdoors.
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ReplyDeletebn100candg at hotmail dot com
My daffodils have yet to poke more than a couple of inches out of the ground. So disappointing.
DeleteI love spring because it means the harsh New England winter is finally over (and this year was particularly brutal that month of February). cchant86 @ yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteYou folks in New England really got a lot of snow. Brutal is right
DeleteSpring means I can start shedding layers of clothing, plant seeds in trays for later transplanting, and begin work on the raised beds, preparing them to receive the seedlings I've started. It means fresh air and softer sunshine and fresh lettuce from the garden; fruit trees and shrubs budding out, and a daily circle of the yard, searching for new-growth surprises. It's like an Easter egg hunt without the eggs.
ReplyDeletecasey 4 4 6 at hot mail dot com
I know what you mean about shedding clothes. At the 1st warm day, I stopped wearing my winter coat. Not going to put it on again until next winter. :)
ReplyDeleteI live in Florida where the 3 seasons are Hot, Really Hot and Hella Hot....but I do like the longer days!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the amazing giveaway!
elizabeth(at)bookattict(dot)com
Love your 3 seasons, Elizabeth. Arizona is the same way--only it's a dry heat. Hot is HOT. LOL
DeleteAll the flowers and our local farmers market starts back up :)
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Deletesavannahm1987@gmail.com
Glad you remembered your email addy, Savannah. Love the flowers.
DeleteI love the warmer weather and all the spring flowers!
ReplyDeletesienkiel1821 at yahoo dot com
Me too, Alisha.
ReplyDeleteI love the flowers! thanks for the giveaway! my email is in my blogger profile.
ReplyDeleteYour book sounds great! eendrizzi79 at gmail dot com
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ReplyDeleteDdaffodils and tulips! So pretty! They definitely yell spring! I love looking at them too! Thank you for sharing!
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