Very Slowly, and then All At Once
“My heart is drumming in my chest so hard it aches, but it’s the good kind of ache, like the feeling you get on the first real day of autumn, when the air is crisp and the leaves are all flaring at the edges and the wind smells just vaguely of smoke - like the end and the beginning of something all at once.”
My oldest son had just turned three when my third son was born. While in some ways, that feels like it was a very short time ago, my crow's feet and grey hairs paint a different picture: that oldest son has been in the army for over a year. We dropped off the youngest in his new dorm room two days ago. And we'll be taking son #2 to his college next week. (They both opted for a year of Bible college—but different ones! Gotta be unique, I guess.)
I always knew that when the "empty nest" stage of life came upon me, it would happen very quickly. But I didn't expect to go from two kids at home to none in the span of two weeks. The reality of it is slowly sinking in, and I find myself already prepping for the next stages, asking myself the important questions: who am I if no children need me? What activities can my husband and I get involved in now that we won't be working around anyone else's schedule but ours? And which bedroom should become my sewing room? 😁
Every Bell that Rings (Peace Country Romance Book 2) is coming soon!
My not-so-little birds aren't the only babies launching from the nest this fall. We are now a little over a month away from the release of Every Bell that Rings (Peace Country Romance Book 2).
I'm still finishing up the audiobook and print formatting (because I'm proofing both at the same time), but the ARC review copies are now available. If you're on my ARC team and didn't see that email, it went out last night, so check your inboxes. If you aren't already on my ARC team and would like to read the book early so you can help launch it into the world with great reviews, you can sign up on this page.
Due to some poor health and the push to get this manuscript through its final stages, I had to take a short break from creating content for the Books and Tea League. I'll get back to my regular schedule soon!
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Have you read these books?
Autumn is one of my favourite seasons, and I've written four titles set at that time of year, at least in part. These have varying degrees of angst, coziness, and length.
Finding Heaven
Author Sarah Daniels feels trapped in a living hell but thinks she deserves her life—until an enigmatic stranger invites her to choose a different future. But is it too late for Sarah to find heaven? Gritty romantic women's fiction. Check out Finding Heaven.
She sews runway masterpieces… but who will mend her damaged heart? A clean and wholesome inspirational romance. Learn more about The Friday Night Date Dress.
(You can get this book for free in eBook and audiobook when you sign up for my newsletter.)
She never gave up on her dreams... he never gave up on her. Fall in love with Caleb & Delanie in the Peace Country with this clean & sweet new romance series! Learn more about Every Star that Shines.
An extreme environmentalist science teacher and his estranged daughter try to unravel what's going on at the local clean energy research lab before the entire town goes up in smoke. Fantasy thriller novelette. Learn more about Up in Smoke.
Check them out on my Books page to find your next fall read.
There’s no news on the upcoming projects because I'm fully involved in launching the current project. (And two handsome young men.) More news coming soon, though!
Happy Tuesday, friend!
Which of these books have you read? What are you looking forward to most about Every Bell that Rings? Let me know in the comments!
