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It's hard to believe… 28 years this weekend. I don't feel old enough to have been married for that long. But alas, it's true. To celebrate, my husband and I took an overnight trip to the Finger Lakes in upstate New York. I visited the inspiration vineyard for Grado Valley Vineyards, Three Brothers Winery, and did some wine tasting, of course. Best yet, we left our teens home overnight for the first time and (wait for it) my daughter cleaned the house! Like, deep clean, put away Christmas decorations and everything. I was beyond surprised to come home to a spotless house. On the other hand, let's not talk about the unauthorized InstaCart/candy ordering… eek.

 

Me drinking wine at Three Brothers while hubby maps out the day

I have some good and bad news about tomorrow's release. The good news is that the paperback is now LIVE on Amazon. It's a different design than the ebook with “discreet” covers all the rage these days, but I just can't give up my man chests for the ebook. 

The bad news? Due to a little Zon glitch, it will now be releasing Thursday, January 9th rather than tomorrow. But still better than the original January 30th preorder date! If you haven't started the series yet, now you have one extra day. Here's a little teaser.

About that winery visit… here's a little video I made at Three Brothers, the inspiration for GVV. I also had a chance to visit Hammondsport too, the inspiration town for Cedar Falls in my upcoming series, The Bachelor Pact. Speaking of, did I mention that book one in that series, with a new title and cover, is now on Amazon? I know it's been a one year wait and promise these guys will be worth it. In the meantime we do meet Mason (book one hero) in And So, We Fall if you haven't gotten to that one yet. 

 

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I can't even STAND the excitement. Having finished book #2 in December and starting #3 this week, this is the series that currently has my heart. I literally want to crawl into the books and live in Elydor. Whisper of War and Storms is on preorder and I'd love help getting the word out. You're welcome to grab these images and any of the copy to share, if you're so inclined. And if you just want to kick back and enjoy the book when it's released, that's great too. Just 35 days and counting… 

 

Week One: Welcome to my brand new newsletter feature, the monthly Inspiration Challenge! Every week I'll share part of a quote centered around a theme in one of my book series. Piece all four together, send me the full quote at the end of the month, and win the prize (pictured below). This month, we’re focusing on strength and resilience. 
 

Remember the second part of this phrase or write it down. If you missed last week, I'm archiving all CM Insiders on this page. And feel free to answer the reflection question in the reader group, in an email to me, or just for yourself! 

 

First part of the phrase: “…what you can do. It comes from…”

 

Reflection Question: What’s a goal you achieved that once seemed impossible?

 

This month's prize is a full signed set of my Kitchi Falls series with strength 

and resilience a recurring theme making it the perfect prize pairing.