No Way!

I got a good chuckle out of this picture. Mainly because it reminded me of a story one of my friends told me about his cat, and what his cat did every time he tried to put him in the carrier to take him to the vet. The cat would spread his legs just as he was about to be dropped into the carrier, much like the dog in this picture, and my friend would have a struggle on his hands to get him into it.

Here, the dog is at the vet and about to be taken in the back for his checkup. Too funny! He apparently has his own thoughts about going in to see the doctor.

New Website

Hey everyone, I just launched a new website! I decided after 3 plus years that my old one just wouldn't do anymore. Please check out my new one and let me know your thoughts. Oh, and, this means anywhere my url is posted it will need to be changed please. Thanks!

www.debbiewallace.homestead.com/

Hope ya'll had a good 4th of July and a great weekend!

Debbie

The Lark Hug

Just a quick note. I was just over at the Whiskey Creek site and saw this. On the part where it shows "Customers who bought this book also purchased..." do you see who's there keeping my Snowdance company? Beloved Deceiver by Margaret Blake...No Doubt by Kathleen O'Connor...Cupid's Arrow by Debbie Wallace! I laughed out loud when I saw the Lark's stories keeping my first book company! What a wonderful surprise!

I've read all three of those books and they are wonderful. Each writer's voice brings their tale to life. I enjoyed every one of them, and I think you will, too. I can easily recommend Cupid's Arrow, No Doubt and Beloved Deceiver. All great summer reads!

Me? I feel like I've gotten a Lark Hug!

Happy Saturday! :)

A holiday weekend

Oh, don't you just love long weekends? Any weekend is a good one but a long one? Well, it's cause to really kick back, relax and enjoy. I hope that's what you'll be doing this weekend, taking time to smell the roses and enjoy whatever it is that makes you smile.

Us? We're getting set to head out and spend the day with family. We're very, very excited about today's activities for a lot of reasons but mostly because we'll be getting to see those we love. It's been a long time between visits. We won't be doing anything special...just sitting back, relaxing and enjoying each other's company. And in our house, that's cause enough for a celebration!

I hope you'll excuse me for dashing out on you so quickly but I've got a ton of stuff to get done before we head out. There are cupcakes to frost and the cat to feed, garbage cans to retrieve from the end of the driveway and barns to secure...the list goes on and on but we'll get it all taken care of. Until next time...

Wishing you and yours have a happy and safe holiday weekend!

Unsung Heroes

I know I said, no blog this week, but my schedule changed so I am back from Ireland. More on that next week.

This week I want to write in praise of the unsung heroes and heroines of publishing. Editors. They are the backroom people, they work unstintingly behind the scenes to make us look really good. I have been so lucky with my editors at Whiskey Creek Press. I don't know how the Publishers manage to capture and retain these clever folk, but they do and praise be for that.

Presiding over them all is the Senior Editor who is supremely efficient. If I had one ounce of her efficiency I would be a very happy bunny. However, I live in my head - and that is in the clouds most of the time. I really need these wonderful people to keep me on track.

So - ladies - and gentlemen - wherever you are - we love you, we appreciate you and most of all congratulate you.

Margaret Blake

Almost Paradise

People who refer to Florida as paradise probably don't live here in July and August. It's hot and buggy and this morning we had a funnel cloud (yikes)but no tornado. Still,I kind of like the summer here because it's quiet and I get more writing done.

But I do have to schedule my writing and blogging around electrical storms which are frequent and the reason I'm late with my post today. There is something a bit over the top about Florida -- lush fragrant tropical flowers,over-large alligators and lizards that scatter when you step outside -- that make it exciting to write about. I never have to worry about describing the scenery because it so vivid and full of conflict. Take the smell for instance -- a combination of lovely gardenias and the smell of rot. It can rain here when the sun is out.

Sometimes though I think of Cape Cod and sigh.

Release Day!

Building the perfect house on idyllic Chincoteague Island is a dream come true—or so Nina thinks. But when her marriage ends just as the finishing touches are put on her beachfront home, Nina’s pleasure turns to pain. To further complicate things, a body washes up just outside her back door. Not just any body, either. Facedown and seaweed-covered, the corpse is her ex’s new lover. Now that presents its own share of problems!

Maxx Tallman, Chincoteague’s Chief of Police, is smart, handsome and fast on the trail of the murderer. He just might be the man to help Nina free herself from the web of intrigue that ensnares her. Who knows? He might be the one to help fill her lonely nights, too.

But first they’ve got to catch a killer. Fast—before the tide pushes any more bodies onto the sand.

Purchase Sniffing Sand here.