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Cutting in…
My brain rambles, okay? The things I ponder sometimes would make anyone tilt their head in confusion like the RCA dog, but today it’s about texturing. Bear with me.
Okay, there’s this thing I think about every morning as I’m putting on my makeup before work. Particularly eyeliner.
“I hate cutting in.”
I don’t know if you’ve done a lot of room painting, but our whole house has been in some state of remodel over the years, and if your situation ends up anything like mine, your hubby gets to do the big satisfying rolling of the walls while you get to do the intricate part. The really annoying taking of a tiny brush and cutting in carefully next to the trim and the crown moulding. Which in itself would be fine, except our walls aren’t smooth. We have a heavy-stomped texture on the walls that makes cutting in with a straight line more like a liar taking a polygraph. It’s all over the place. Try making that look neat and straight!
So, what does that have to do with eyeliner?
Because that’s what I feel like I’m doing these days–trying to cut in a straight line on a surface that USED to be smooth, but now resembles a textured wall. I’m textured! With a heavy stomp! And making that line straight is getting harder and harder to pull off! And I hate cutting in!
Who feels my pain? 🙂
A little laugh for your morning, ladies! Have a good day and let your thoughts ramble!
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The Cottage on Pumpkin and Vine
Halloween is almost here!
Have you checked out this awesome anthology about a Bed & Breakfast in Maine with a mystical twist? It’s called THE COTTAGE ON PUMPKIN AND VINE and it contains 3 stories that all take place in the same Halloween weekend at a very special place. Three great romances! And I’m SO excited to share this with you! See what Romantic Times Magazine called “spicy and delightful with a dusting of magic”!
CHARMED BY YOU kicks it off by Kate Angell
MESMERIZED BY YOU is next by Jennifer Dawson
ENCHANTED BY YOU finishes it off by MEEEEEEE!!!
Click here to check out the synopsis!
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~~ xoxo
Coming Aug 30th!!!
IT’S HALLOWEEN IN AUGUST!!
Why is that exciting? Because I have a story in this brand new anthology about a Bed & Breakfast in Maine with a mystical twist! It’s called THE COTTAGE ON PUMPKIN AND VINE and it contains 3 stories that all take place in the same Halloween weekend at a very special place. Three great romances! And I’m SO excited to share this with you! See what Romantic Times Magazine called “spicy and delightful with a dusting of magic”!
CHARMED BY YOU kicks it off by Kate Angell
MESMERIZED BY YOU is next by Jennifer Dawson
ENCHANTED BY YOU finishes it off by MEEEEEEE!!!
Click here to check out the synopsis!
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~~ xoxo
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It’s my Birthday! Gimme some Yoga! I mean a Blizzard…
Hello and good morning! And it is a good morning, as mornings go, because I’ve hit a number today. One of those “9” numbers that precede a milestone age, like 20 or 30 or 40. Or 50. Yes…today I’m 49. 🙂
Once upon a time, I probably wouldn’t admit that, or rally my own birthday, but hey…I’ve earned it! I’ve been on this earth for 49 years, and sometimes that’s hard to believe! I can remember things from when I was 5. My first sweet little boyfriend heartbreak at 10. Spreading my new little teenage wings at 14 and going places my mom didn’t know I was going. My 16th birthday party. Moving away from home at 20. The birth of my daughter at 27. Moving back home at 33. And falling in love for good at 36.
So much life behind me, and it’s hard to believe it’s all BEHIND me. Other times, I feel every one of those years. LOL. Lately, I feel way more than I should, and I know I’ve let a few things get a little too “relaxed”, so I have a plan for this year. This is the year to get healthy. Not crazy, lose my mind kind of healthy, but just working on things. Get my stamina and my energy back. Eat better. Be physical. Do that cardio. Don’t deny myself the yummy things, but don’t indulge every single night, either. 🙂 Hitting 50 is going to mess with me next year, I know that, and I don’t want to feel old or frumpy when I get there. I want to hit that big number 50 next year with a healthier me, thinking it’s the best age ever. #HealthyBy50 is my hashtag for the year.
I’ve started back at the gym, and added yoga.
And for the record, that will never be me, and if it is, call an ambulance because I’ve broken everything. This one is more my speed, although by the time we reach this point at the end of the class, I’m never feeling this serene or looking this good. If I looked like this, I wouldn’t need this #HealthyBy50 plan. LOL.
So that’s my thoughts on this day. And for the record…no, I’m not going to the gym today. I’m celebrating hopefully tonight after work (yeah, I have to work, boo!) with a Turtle Pecan Cluster Blizzard from Dairy Queen. 🙂
Namaste!
About the coffee…
It’s Saturday, y’all, and I’m sitting here in my rocker/recliner, sipping my favorite brew…and wondering what makes this my favorite brew? It’s nothing special. Folgers regular blend, with Coffeemate lite creamer and a smidgeon of Coffeemate Hazelnut. The regular creamer to make it creamy and the tiny bit of Hazelnut to give it a twist. Sometimes I do Amaretto instead of Hazelnut, or Caramel, but I don’t like my daily coffee to be sweet. Just a little flavored. Nothing overboard.
Now, all that being said, I love Starbucks. And when I go there I either get a vanilla latte with a shot of caramel, or just a vanilla latte, and over the Christmas holidays there was a specialty flavor called Chestnut Praline that was oh. my. goodness. Nutty and sweet and amazing. So I like sweet as a treat, but I couldn’t do that every morning.
What is your coffee preference, and what makes it your favorite?
Oh….and this is my cup of the day. My son bought it for me on a school band trip to Disney World seven years ago.
THE SWEETEST CHASE is here!!!
Get’cha one!One month away!!
Exactly one month till Simon and Quinn hit your ereaders in THE SWEETEST CHASE, book two in the Heart of the Storm series! Have you preordered? Amazon Link
I can’t wait for y’all to read this book!! *tapping fingers and toes*
And here’s a free little teaser, just to hold you over a bit. 🙂
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She pulled his face the remaining few inches until his lips met hers, and then everything dizzy spiraled into that one union. His lips were hot and soft and sweet and salty at the same time. They moved on hers tenderly, tasting, testing, and when his tongue touched hers it was better than she could have imagined. She sighed into his mouth, feeling his hands in her hair, feeling his mouth claim hers, feeling her body let go.
She was kissing Simon Chase. She was kissing Simon Chase.
Wait . . .
She couldn’t just let go. There was a reason she—but oh, God, he dove deeper, cradling her head in his arms as he explored her mouth like a man starved. She was starving, too, and she wanted—oh, God she wanted—
And she wasn’t pulling away.
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Enjoy? More to come!
Christmas Crack (yes…it’s that good)
My nephew brags that I’m his crack dealer, and I proudly take a bow. Christmas Crack, that is. And it is truly addicting and amazing. All you need is nuts and chocolate and a crockpot. 🙂 And these are my ingredients, but you can substitute any nuts you like and any type of chocolate chips you like. This has varied from the original that I got the first time, so feel free to tweak it for you!
16 oz jar of peanuts (salted or unsalted)
pkg of pecans halves, walnuts, whatever nuts you’d like (I added for the nutty freaks around here)
12 oz bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
12 oz bag milk chocolate chips
12 oz bag peanut butter chips
12 oz bag dark chocolate chips (I added this because I love dark chocolate)
12 oz bag Heath chocolate chips (I do this for my hubby who loves Heath bars)
2) 1 lb pkgs of chocolate almond bark
Layer ingredients in a large crockpot (starting with peanuts). Layer in nuts every so often to keep the ratio good. For my family, the more nuts, the better. Turn the heat on low, cover with lid, and leave sitting for 2 hours. Then remove lid and stir everything to combine. Replace lid and leave sitting for another 30 minutes. Stir again and then spoon mixture onto wax paper or aluminum foil (I learned the hard way not to put directly on a plate…way more work than is necessary). Allow to harden for at least one hour.
EAT!!!
Win a Kindle Fire!
Yep, you saw that right, I have a Kindle Fire up for grabs!!
Let me backtrack… 🙂 Did you love LOVING THE CHASE, the beginning of my Heart of the Storm series? Are you anxiously awaiting Simon’s book, the second in the series, THE SWEETEST CHASE, coming out in a couple of months? Me too! I can’t wait to share that book with you! And it’s totally up for preorder….just hanging out there waiting for you.
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In the spirit of Christmas giving and also the spirit of THE SWEETEST CHASE coming out in February, I’d love to give away this Kindle Fire to a random preorder-er. (That’s a word, right?) Just comment below with your favorite Chase sibling so far, and tell me you’ve preordered Simon’s book! Proof of preorder will be asked of the winner, so take a quick screenshot of the order (if you already have ordered–thank you!) so you can slide it over to me. 🙂 (No need to include it below in your comment). Preorders are hugely important to a book’s opening, so you are not only potentially winning an e-reader for yourself or a stocking stuffer, you’re helping an author! Contest open until next Saturday, Dec 12th!
So let’s go! <3 <3
LOVING THE CHASE is here!
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Preorder LOVING THE CHASE!
It’s almost here! August 25th is the big day, when my new Heart of the Storm series kicks off with LOVING THE CHASE!
Click here to read the synopsis. Have you preordered your copy of the ebook, paperback, or audiobook yet? 🙂 Let me help…
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Stay strong in the storms!
xoxo
Sharla
A little light reading for the summer!
You posted all your most anticipated summer releases and I promised to post them, so here you go! Load up your bookshelf, Kindle, or wherever your TBR list is!
A Lush Reunion – Selena Laurence
A New Hope – Robyn Carr
About Last Night – Belle Aurora…
All the Ways to Ruin a Rogue – Sophie Jordan
Beat – Vi Keeland
Borrowed and Blue – Emily Giffin
Bound in Black – Juliette Cross
Brave the Heat – Sara Humphreys
Buddy Cruthers – Jean Joachim
Don’t Let Go – Sharla Lovelace (thx!)
Elude – Rachel Van Dyken
Ever After – Jude Deveraux
Flame – Erin Noelle
Forever Family – Sandi Lynn
Four Week Fiance – Helen Cooper
Hannah and the Highlander – Sabrina York.
Hard to Let Go – Laura Kaye
Heart-Shaped Hack – Tracey Garvis-Graves
Here Comes Trouble – Anna Stewart
If You Only Knew – Kristan Higgins
Inspiring You – Jessica Sorrenson
Kiss Me – Susan Mallery
Loving Lilly – J.M. Madden
Loving the Chase – Sharla Lovelace (thx again!)
Luck of the Irish – Sara Humphreys
Magic Shifts – Ilona Andrews
Maybe in Another Life – Taylor Jenkins Reid
Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood – Ann Charles
Nemesis – Catherine Coulter
Nobody’s Fool – Sarah Hegger
Pucked – Helena Hunting
Racing the Sun – Karina Halle
Reckless – Kimberly Kincaid
Rescuing The Bad Boy – Jessica Lemmon
Rev Me Up – Kylie Gilmore
Ride Steady – Kristen Ashley
Royal Wedding – Meg Cabot
Searching for Always – Jennifer Probst
Second Chance Summer – Jill Shalvis
Stop! – Alison Bailey
Sweet Sinful Nights – Lauren Blakeley
Sweet Southern Nights – Liz Talley
Taking the Heat – Victoria Dahl
The Allure of Julian Lefray – RS Grey
The Bourbon Kings – JR Ward
The Boyfriend List – Jeannie Moon
The Prince’s Runaway Lover – Robin Covington
The Reeducation of Savannah McGuire – Heidi McLaughlin
The Santangelos – Jackie Collins
The Secret Sister – Brenda Novak
Thrill Me – Susan Mallery
Truly Sweet – Candis Terry
Untamed – Diana Palmer
Water From My Heart – Charles Martin
What Janie Wants – Rhenna Morgan
When Cicadas Cry – Laura Miller.
Wicked White – Michelle Valentine
Sunday with the beasts…
These are my heathens. 🙂 Up front is Demi, i.e. “Buffalo” and bringing up the rear about to tackle her for the attention she feels she needs 24/7 is Gracie, i.e. “The Beast”. Or “Flailing Mouth” as we’ve dubbed her indian name.
They are watching me work on my newsletter today, because it’s exciting like that. And….I think Gracie just ate something she shouldn’t….like fur off the tennis ball that she keeps pulling off….because she was chewing something and stopped when I gave her the eye. Like a little kid caught doing something wrong. Yep…..there’s the green fur.
So…I digress. Have you signed up for my newsletter? It is going out this week, with a TON of info on FREE BOOKS coming your way. Did you catch that? Free. Giveaways galore, a chance to read my new book before it’s out, and help me out along the way! So if you aren’t already on the distro, the link is right here, just click and fill out the quicky little form, and you’re good to go. I only send it out when there’s something to say, and I’ll never spam you. Pinky swear.
So what are you doing with your Sunday?
What are you Reading??
It’s about to get crazy in here….with DON’T LET GO rereleasing at the end of June with its sassy new epilogue, and giveaways all over the place…ALL month long! And then my new Heart of the Storm series kicking off in August with LOVING THE CHASE and giveaways for that one about to start up too. My newsletter will be going out the first week of June, highlighting all the lunacy, so be sure you’re signed up!
And YES I’m starting book three in the series right now….as in I wrote the first paragraph yesterday. Squee!!! Love this stage…like falling in love when it’s all sparkly and exciting before you get to know someone and they get comfortable farting around you. Yeah…
So…in the meantime, I’m also catching up on a little reading. And want to know what YOU are reading. Comment and let a girl know!
Maddi Marie’s Lemon Bars
Maddi in Loving The Chase made these as a kid and still loves these today…. You can make them now!
9×13 inch pan
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup butter, melted
4 eggs
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ cup all-purpose flour
5/8 cup lemon juice (can mix lemon and lime)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease a 9×13 inch pan. In a medium bowl, stir together 2 cups sifted flour and confectioners’ sugar. Blend in the melted butter. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden.
In a large bowl, beat eggs until light. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, baking powder and 1/4 cup of flour so there will be no flour lumps. Stir the sugar mixture into the eggs. Finally, stir in the lemon juice. Pour over the prepared crust and return to the oven. Bake for an additional 30 minutes at 350 degrees or until bars are set. Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.
Enjoy the yum!
Coming Soon!
If you haven’t heard…..meaning somehow you missed the loud whooping….
DON’T LET GO is coming out in print!
June 30th is the day, and I’m so excited to have Noah and Jules out in the world in print form. 🙂 In addition to that, there will be bonus content (in print and ebook)… an epilogue that picks back up with them a year later. On Seth’s birthday. And oh my my my… You know how crazy things always happen on his birthday!
It’s up for preorder now, and I hope you’ll pick one up and share the news!
I Photobombed ’em!
See me back there poking my head through the TV? 🙂 I got invited to Skype in to a book club in Defiance, Ohio, today after they’d read DON’T LET GO, and what a hoot! So much fun to visit book club meetings, I always love it. Especially when I can go in person, but did you know you can just dial me up and I can pop right into your meeting just like this?
Yep. Just shoot me a message at sharla@sharlalovelace.com or use the form on my contact page, and we’ll set it up!
By the way, if I get to come in person, I love cake balls. Just sayin’…
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