I'm so excited to welcome another group of authors who are writing books set in beautiful Laguna Beach! Each of these stories share one thing in common: setting. They also will relate to the original Laguna Beach series so you'll find your favorite characters making new friends! If you're looking for a great beach read, well, look no further than below! Enjoy! The Lovely Laguna Beach Kindle World!
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I just returned from a week in Yosemite National Park and if you haven't been, please put it on your bucket list. There really are few places on earth where reality exceeds your imagination - and this is one of those spots. Truly, it's hard to even express it in words. "At its best, the national park idea connects us to something larger than ourselves. To a gigantic living organism or the sweep of eons written in the sculptured granite of a beautiful valley." ` Dayton Duncan
We've had a long summer at our house. I won't bore you with the details, but we've had a string of medical issues that have made me realize the blessing of good health. Sure, I have my issues - we all do - but when a near-death experience hits close to home, it gives you pause.So this isn't a post about a new book or really anything book related. This is a post reminding you, if you are like me and forget sometimes, to cherish every day. Breathe deeply. Be thankful for the little things, and the big. Your heart. Your lungs. Your ability to read and to talk, to think and to love. These are the things we can take for granted, until we don't have them any longer. One of my son's best friends was in a catastrophic accident this spring, leaving him confined [...]
Welcome back to Laguna Beach and to Kaira Rouda's Laguna Beach Kindle World! Introducing TEN brand new stories set in my favorite beach town! Each of these books has been written by a wonderful author friend. You'll want to read each and every one of these stand-alone stories. I LOVE the BEACH, don't you? Here's a rundown of each story! Enjoy!!Reckless in Laguna by Barbara AnkramHe was the gardener’s brilliant son. She was the rich girl who loved him. But when Nio Reyes mysteriously left Laguna Beach ten years ago without a word of goodbye, he broke Becca Howard’s heart. Now, with Becca’s once wealthy family in ruins, their money gone, the ever sexy Nio has returned on the eve of their old friends’ beach wedding to undo the damage he left behind. With secrets and family lies still standing in their way, Becca has quit [...]
The last time I checked in via my blog, it was Mother’s Day, the first weekend of May. And now, it’s June. Wow! I’d love to share some of the wonderful things that happened in May. It was a great month, and I hope it was for you, too! May 3rd: The Goodbye Year launched. And then went into a second printing. That was fun! Thank you if you bought a copy. If you haven’t, of course it isn’t too late! And while you’re at it, enter this great summer giveaway! Kate Spade beach bag and hat, The Goodbye Year, and The Admissions, by my cover blurb friend, Meg Mitchell Moore! Good luck! May 12th: The debut of The Goodbye Year Gimlet at the Laguna Beach Books event celebrating the book! So much fun with family and friends! (We’re doing it again in Columbus, Ohio, on June 8th, [...]
New moms, grandmoms, soon to be moms, and want to be moms! No matter the season, this day is for you! Enjoy!I found this photo of my mom, standing next to me, looking into our future. So weird to think about all that is planned, all the dreams you have as a mom for your children. Looking together at what will unfold, with the only known constant being our forever connection of love. To commemorate my own current stage of momdom, I wrote a piece that appeared in Redbook magazine describing what it’s like for a newly empty nesting mom. I hope you enjoy it.What an Empty Nesting Mom Knows About Mother’s DayWhen your kids are little, Mother’s Day is celebrated with a flourish. The teachers at school orchestrate heart-felt celebrations, making sure gifts and special poems and crafts arrive home from even the tiniest [...]
It has been my experience that my best novels are rooted in the most painful real life experiences. Saying goodbye as you child heads off to college is tough, especially the first and the last child. Since I was young the way I would deal with emotions, particularly sadness, was to write about it. I was a committed daily diary writer, and even once I was an adult, one of my first bosses, noticing my chagrin over a business associate, advised me to write down my feelings. I already had that planned. Throughout my life I’ve turned to pen and paper, and then my computer to work through things. It’s what I do.So I guess it’s no surprise that when faced with my youngest son’s senior year in high school last year, I had no choice but to plow my emotional angst into my latest [...]
Today was the pub day for THE GOODBYE YEAR!! It has been a great day, filled with warm wishes from family, friends and readers; from authors and book bloggers; and at the end of the day, from an original cast member of The Real Housewives of New York! Jill Zarin posted a photo reading THE GOODBYE YEAR while sitting in a window cuddling her dog, Ginger. It was so fun to see that pop up in my feed!I hope you had a great Tuesday, too. And, if you feel like curling up on a window seat with a good read, why not follow Jill Zarin’s lead and pick up a copy of THE GOODBYE YEAR! (Here’s a link to the post!)
That's right! Just help me and my fellow InkHeart Authors spread the word about our upcoming boxed set release, LOVE EVER AFTER, and be entered to win. There are many ways to help and the more you shout out, the more it will increase your chances of winning! How to enter: One thing you can do when promoting our boxed set is to use the hashtags #LoveEverAfter and #Ink_Heart. This allows us to see your "shout-outs", which in turn, allows us to retweet, repost, like it etc. as well as connect with other potential readers. Without those hashtags, your efforts go unseen and, therefore, possibly unrewarded. We don't want that! But the most important thing you can do to make sure you’re entered in our giveaway is to REGISTER your promotional efforts in one handy dandy place when you’re all finished. Ways you can help AND be entered in our giveaway: [...]