News Flash: Congratulations to Margo Sue and Kay Garrett, winners of my ARCS (picked by random.org). Please check your email, ladies. I wish I had a copy for everyone!
Edith here, with lots of happy news: two family weddings and books to give away. What’s better than that?
I took a real vacation in the first half of the month. Hugh and I traveled to one of my favorite parts of the world, New Mexico. We toured Tijeras, Santa Fe, and Taos, and gaped at the Rio Grande Gorge from the bridge six hundred and fifty six feet above it. I love the dry air and subtle shades of grays and browns in the landscape out there, and the lovely (and energy-efficient) adobe construction.
Because I grew up in the shadows of six-thousand foot high mountains, I’m never happier than when I see real mountains on the horizon. The Sangre de Cristo range is stunning in its beauty.
We were at around seven thousand feet in elevation in New Mexico, and did pretty well with the altitude. But the impetus for the trip was niece Emily’s wedding in Crested Butte, Colorado. We headed north and crossed the Great Divide.
Going up another two thousand feet really took our breath away. The old mining town is in a valley literally surrounded by much higher mountains.
The aspens on the slopes had turned and the vistas gobsmacked me over and over. Our family get-together was happy and filled with conversation and laughter.
I had a less than a week at home, and am now ensconced half a mile from my older son’s home in Maryland helping the couple get ready for their wedding on Saturday! I’m so very happy for Allan and his bride, Alison, who are just perfect for each other. It’s awesome having my other son in from Puerto Rico, too, and I’m excited to see my own sisters and brother at the weekend celebration.
Speaking of celebrating, I have pile of red-hot advance copies of Murder on Cape Cod burning a hole in my office floor at home. It releases December 18 in a paperback exclusive from Barnes & Noble and is available for pre-order now.
Mackenzie Almeida’s only experience with murder investigations is limited to the cozy mysteries she reads on Cape Cod with her local book group, the Cozy Capers. But when both she and her brother become suspects in a murder, Mac summons help from her Cozy Capers co-investigators and a library’s worth of tips and tricks. This is one mystery where Mac is hoping for anything but a surprise ending…
I’ll give away two copies – one to celebrate each wedding!
Readers: What’s the latest celebration you have been part of? How did you celebrate?
Congratulations on your upcoming release and the upcoming weddings. I think the most recent celebration I participated in was a wedding for a member of my church. She was a single mom who married a fellow she knew in highschool. I attended the wedding at the church which was absolutely beautiful. I did not attend the party afterwards as I looked after my two year old granddaughter so my son, DIL and grandson could attend without worrying about her.
The latest celebration I’ve been to was my uncle’s retirement party. My mom’s younger brother. I feel so old, LOL.
We celebrated my brother- and sister-in-law’s 50th wedding anniversary in Santa Fe, NM. It was a three day affair at the lovely resort, La Posada. Fifty years!
Congratulations Ladies. Enjoy your books.