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Unexpectedly, my fifth book, Second Chances, has come together pretty quick.  I had a long timeline scheduled to make sure I'd stay on track for a Spring of 2016 release.  However, the cover came together faster than initially thought, and the person reviewing the book got me her write-up today versus the end of the month. Here is what she has to say about Second Chances: "Second Chances is one of those books you can't help but finish in a day or two, but the characters will stay with you long after that. McKay has created a story that is grounded by realistic people and familiar situations, with just enough drama, romance, and humor to keep readers interested.  Paige finds herself starting over after years of marriage to a cold, controlling man.  Her divorce gives her the chance to rediscover herself, her family, her hometown, and most importantly, the star football player from her high school.  They'd always secretly had eyes for each other, ...

After finishing book 5, I put down my pen and decided to read a few books.  A general rule for me is that when I'm writing - I find it hard to read.  It convolutes my scenes with other author's works, and I'd rather keep my brain free from clutter to keep my characters mine. So now that I'm ready to read, I've had some really great recommendations from some of my readers on my FaceBook page .  Some of them being: Gone Girl The Book Thief T he Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Goldfinch And these all sounded really good, and someday I'll tackle them. However, to be quite honest - I didn't want to spend upwards of five dollars to over twelve for a digital book.  Call me cheap, but I was in the mood for two things when surfing the Amazon book list.   Cheap or free An easy read So out of curiosity, I searched with the terms: 'free kindle romances' After days of downloading a few freebies here and there, and perusing...

This week has been very productive.  Not only did I get the final cover signed off on - for COMING HOME, but I also got the mock cover finished for the re-release of FINDING KYLIE, which will be available next month as well.  This way - I can have a few copies of FINDING KYLIE available at my book launch party for COMING HOME. Speaking of COMING HOME - I woke up today to an email from a writer, who gave a very positive review. It was published in Blogcritics magazine and the Seattle pi. You can see Blogcritics review  here and the Seattle pi review  here  -- but if you don't want to read the whole thing, then let me post the best part for your convenience: " Coming Home   is really about Anne and her ability to come to terms with the things that have shaped her past: the death of her parents, the inability to live in the elite world of her grandparents, the failed relationships, and, most of all, the alienation of her little sister Grace. But...

Of all the reviews, Facing Redemption has received to date, this one is the most heartfelt yet. It even comes with some special pictures, of some of my favorite readers ... my favorite blogger friend, Terri Terri , and my new for legged fans, as seen in the photo below.   Terri is a wonderfully creative person, whose heart is always in what she writes.  And, one of these days, I know she'll write a book of her own.   To prove my point, she could have just written a nice review of the book and left it at that. No ... being the awesome girl that she is ... she delved deeper and blogged about our friendship and blogging history. She's a sincere and quirky young lady, who you need to be reading.  Go read her blog  and you'll see what I mean.   And go read her review of Facing Redemption to see what she really thought. Thank you, Terri, for being my friend, supporter, and favorite literary critic!!

Imagine my surprise when I had a message in my inbox yesterday with a link to the Seattle Post. They gave a great review of FACING REDEMPTION, which completely blew me away. I am so humbled that someone thought enough of my book to make sure it was highlighted for all of Seattle to read. So thank you Seattle and Seattle readers. Go read the review !

I got a really sweet voice mail today from a former co-worker and friend, named Kim. I just had to post it for you all to hear. When I heard her crying at first, I thought something was really wrong and it scared me. Then I listened to the rest of the message and felt so honored at her reaction. Give it a listen! If you've not read the book yet, you can click on my book button on the sidebar of this blog. Scroll down a little and click on the book cover of 'Finding Kylie'! I look forward to your reviews too!