• Christmas or Holiday,  What's for Dinner

    What Eve Richards eats for dinner, from Gingerbread and Jingle Bells by Caro Carson @theCaroCarson #RLFblog #HolidayRomance

    She hasn’t seen her childhood buddy since the summer they turned 13, when she was determined to give him her first—somewhat disastrous—attempt at a kiss. Now they’re all grown up. She’s home for the holidays, and he’s the town’s new swoon-worthy veterinarian in Caro Carson’s award-winning holiday romance, Gingerbread & Jingle Bells.

    Caro, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your book.

    Gingerbread & Jingle Bells by Caro Carson

    Genre: Contemporary Holiday Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G

    She’s a big-city executive with a cool head for business.

    He’s a small-town veterinarian with a passion for saving injured wildlife.

    As children, they’d been the best of friends, until the day Eve had so determinedly—and somewhat disastrously—kissed Daniel on the lips the day before his family moved to England, leaving Masterson, Texas, for good.

    This Christmas, they’ve both come back to town, and Eve’s grandmother is on an embarrassingly obvious matchmaking mission. Eve knows nothing good could come from falling for the tall, dark, and British version of her old school friend. He’s come back to put down roots; Eve is leaving after the holiday rush at her family’s bakery.

    But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to resist the temptation of taking a second chance at that first kiss. One little kiss before Christmas couldn’t really change their lives…could it?

    Let’s chat about what to eat

    First, what is your name and how old are you?

    Hi, I’m Eve Richards, originally from Masterson, Texas, and I’m in my mid-twenties.

    What is the time period in which you live?

    It’s 1985! What a great time to be alive. Everything’s colorful and bold and big—even the bow on the fancy dress I’m wearing to the holiday dance is big!

    What is your favorite meal?

    When I was a little girl, I thought TV dinners were the coolest. I loved the silver tray that was divided into little compartments, and there was always a dessert! But my mother, even though she was a divorcee who worked all day, insisted on cooking healthy dinners and sitting down with me to eat every night. The TV dinners were a rare treat. Of course, that made them even more desirable.

    If you cook, what kind of food do you like to prepare?

    I have to cook, because I live by myself. I’ve got my own place in Pittsburgh now. It’s a high-rise apartment, just as I’d always imagined I’d live in some day. I’m doing it! We 1980s women can have all kinds of careers that weren’t available to women like my grandma when she was my age. That’s why she bought her own bakery, so she could be her own boss. I work for a major corporation, so I’m not my own boss, but I am getting promoted. The company expects me to work long days, so I make myself TV dinners now. Maybe too many. I have to confess, they aren’t as delicious as I thought they were as a child.

    Tell us about a meal or food that says “home” to you.

    As I mentioned, my grandmother owns a bakery. Her sourdough bread, topped with butter—and nothing else—that’s my favorite. I’m home for the first time in ages to help her with the holiday rush, because my mom just got married and is away on her honeymoon. The holidays mean gingerbread in our bakery. Gingerbread houses, gingerbread cookies, even a giant gingerbread man.

    What do you feed your pet/s?

    Oh, I can’t keep a pet in my apartment. But now that I’m back home in Texas for a few weeks, I hear there’s a new dog in town (along with a new veterinarian) who has snuck into the bakery and stolen gingerbread more than once. If Grandma doesn’t put a stop to that, I’ll have to handle it…but I get the feeling Grandma *wants* me to confront the new vet. That means he must be around my age. She’s always playing matchmaker. It’s totally embarrassing.

    Where to buy Gingerbread & Jingle Bells

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    Caro Carson Social Media

    Despite a no-nonsense background as a West Point graduate and U.S. Army officer, Caro Carson has always treasured the happily-ever-after of a good romance novel. After her military service, she worked in the healthcare industry with a Fortune 100 company, talking science with doctors who were rarely handsome bachelor Texans like the doctors in her books. Now a USA Today bestselling author and RITA™ award winner, Caro is delighted to be living her own happily-ever-after with her husband (who actually is a handsome Texan) and their two children. They live in the great state of Florida, a location which has saved the coaster-loving theme park fanatics a fortune on plane tickets.
    Website https://www.CaroCarson.com
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  • Christmas or Holiday

    It’s Christmas Romance time – 5 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance @LilyLuchesi @TheCaroCarson @laurarmcneil @TriciaSchneider

    It's Christmas Romance time - 5 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomanceIt’s Christmas Romance Saturday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of great reads and downloads. Be sure to bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.

    Welcome to Christmas Romance Saturday

    Along with reading Christmas cards, how about a romance? Multiple authors to choose from. Sweet or spicy, a great Christmas read for everyone. Each Saturday in December, you’ll find books to download and read. Thank you, and enjoy the books!

    For This Christmas Only by Caro Carson

    Genre Contemporary Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG

    His book inspired her to return to school, but he no longer believes in his own advice.

    After nearly dying in a plane crash, financial guru Eli Taylor wants to find meaning in his life. A chance encounter at a small town’s Yule log lighting leads to an evening spent as the fake boyfriend of his superfan Mallory Ames. When she finds herself homeless for the holidays, he invites her to stay with him—if she’ll return the favor and be his fake girlfriend, so he can show his siblings what a loving partnership should look like. Their arrangement will end when the new year begins…or will it?

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1335894977

    The Billionaire’s Christmas Gift by Laura Haley-McNeil

    It's Christmas Romance time - 5 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomanceEverything in his life is planned. How’d she get on his agenda?

    Quint learned long ago that in Hollywood everything’s make believe, including love, but can’t resist struggling scriptwriter Chrystelle. She’s entirely too fascinating, but he doesn’t want her–he wants her script.

    Chyrstelle wishes she could spend Christmas with her grandmother in Colorado. When Quint offers to produce her TV series, she’s thrilled, but he wants to change everything. The battle begins. Then Chrystelle’s grandmother takes ill, Chrystelle knows where she belongs and hops the next bus home.

    What she hadn’t expected was Quint on her front porch, and not to wish her a Merry Christmas. He wants her script–on his terms, of course.

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GZQLGFN

    Ghosts in the Snow (Curse of Christmas boxed set) by Lily LuchesiIt's Christmas Romance time - 5 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance

    Welcome to the most magical season of all, when hearts are happy…and sometimes devoured. Join these New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors for winter holiday stories of vampires, shapeshifters, witches, and more!

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MTDMT56/

    The Alien and the Elf by Tricia Schneider from A Very Alien ChristmasIt's Christmas Romance time - 5 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance

    It’s beginning to look a lot like…aliens for Christmas! Get ready to set your holiday thrusters to hot! If you love alien romances, you’ll adore this brand-new collection of steamy alien novellas and short stories by New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors.

    My name is Noelle, and I’m an elf. I was minding my own business, testing a newly installed engine on Santa’s sleigh when it suffered a slight malfunction, and I found myself spiraling out of control.

    Then a bright beam of light hits, and I’m taken onboard a spaceship. Jaxar is a sexy, to-die-for, green-skinned alien who thinks I’m intruding on his salvage.

    He’s never met an elf. Well, I’ve never met an alien. With no way to get home, I need Jaxar’s help.

    Can we work together to fix Santa’s sleigh in time to save Christmas?

    It’s beginning to look a lot like … aliens for Christmas!

    Get ready to set your holiday thrusters to hot! If you love alien romances, you’ll adore this brand-new collection of steamy alien novellas and short stories by New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors.

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KLS7RKQ/

    A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle Allen

    It's Christmas Romance time - 5 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomanceWhat would you do if your loved one would never again be home for Christmas? In the sweet holiday story, A Romance for Christmas, a widow with a small child answers a knock at her door late on Christmas Eve. When she answers, everything about her holiday — and her life — changes. Love, loss, and the spirit of giving — this book is what Christmas is all about…

    https://amzn.to/1wpW8qE

    Available on KindleUnlimited

    Bookmark this site and come back for more great books!

  • Christmas or Holiday,  Quick and Easy

    Discover fast fun facts about Caro Carson author of For This Christmas Only @thecarocarson #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance #ChristmasRomance

    Discover fast fun facts about Caro Carson author of For This Christmas Only @thecarocarson #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance #ChristmasRomanceA chance meeting brings a reclusive business icon and his biggest fan together in Caro Carson’s new holiday romance, For This Christmas Only.

    Caro Carson, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about For This Christmas Only.

    For This Christmas Only by Caro Carson

    Genre Contemporary Christmas romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG

    QUICK

    What’s your favorite book?…

    This is the most impossible question to answer. Perhaps Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, because that book launched the romance genre as we know it today. I can’t imagine life without reading romances that end happily-ever-after.

    What’s a genre you want to write?…

    It would be fun to get back to time travel romance, someday. I published two pirate-themed romances a few years ago, and I’d love to return to that world.

    Best writing advice you ever heard?…

    Don’t be afraid to put all your best stuff into one book, because new “best stuff” will appear when you start to write the next book. When it comes to creativity, the well doesn’t run dry, so don’t ration the water.

    What’s the title and genre of your first book, and where can we find it?

    My first book was Doctor, Soldier, Daddy, a marriage-of-convenience story that launched a 9-book series. The paperbacks can be found at used book stores, but the ebook can be purchased in all formats, everywhere ebooks are sold. Thanks for asking! I’d like to re-read that one over the holidays. Yummy hero, if I don’t say so myself.

    Easy

    Discover fast fun facts about Caro Carson author of For This Christmas Only @thecarocarson #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance #ChristmasRomanceCoffee or tea? Coffee. I know tea has caffeine, but I swear it doesn’t wake me up like coffee does.

    Sit down dinner or drive through? Definitely sit down dinner, preferably somewhere fancy-schmanzy and preferably while having a good hair day and wearing a pretty dress. Candlelight required.

    Fold laundry immediately or let it sit? I fold it straight out of the dryer, but don’t ask how long it sits on the dryer before I finally put it in my closet! Let’s just say the dryer makes an excellent dresser-bureau.

    Unload dishwasher right away or use dishes from it? I have children. I do not empty the dishwasher if I can possible help it. They need chores, right? I’m not lazy. I’m being a good parent. *wink, wink*

    Driving for pleasure or avoid driving anywhere? I fall asleep on road trips like a baby in a car seat. That was something of a survival skill when I was in the army—you had to catch a nap when you could, which was usually in the back of a truck or in a HUMM-V. I think my brain still assumes it’s vital to take a nap whenever I’m in a vehicle!

    Talk or text? Text. It’s funny how it seems rude to call somebody now when a text will do.

    Emoji or smilie? Emojis have gotten really fun.

    Where to buy For This Christmas Only

    Publisher Harlequin Special Edition
    Coming Soon! To know when this book is available,
    follow the author on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Caro-Carson/e/B00GSGRZ62 BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/caro-carson or sign up for the author’s newsletter https://www.carocarson.com/contact
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    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1335894977
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    Target https://www.target.com/p/for-this-christmas-only-masterson-texas-3-by-caro-carson-paperback/-/A-80501841#lnk=sametab

    Caro Carson Social Media

    Despite a no-nonsense background as a West Point graduate and U.S. Army officer, Caro Carson has always treasured the happily-ever-after of a good romance novel. After her military service, she worked in the healthcare industry with a Fortune 100 company, talking science with doctors who were rarely handsome bachelor Texans like the doctors in her books. Now a USA Today bestselling author and RITA™ award winner, Caro is delighted to be living her own happily-ever-after with her husband (who actually is a handsome Texan) and their two children. They live in the great state of Florida, a location which has saved the coaster-loving theme park fanatics a fortune on plane tickets.
    Website https://www.CaroCarson.com
    Twitter https://twitter.com/TheCaroCarson
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/caro.carson
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  • Christmas or Holiday

    It’s time for a Christmas Romance – 6 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance @loreleiconfer @AugustinaVHoven @TheCaroCarson @MelissaMcClone @KatyEeten

    It's time for a Christmas Romance - 6 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance @loreleiconfer @AugustinaVHoven @TheCaroCarson @MelissaMcClone @KatyEetenIt’s Christmas Romance Saturday on RLFblog! Join us for a collection of great reads and downloads. Be sure to bookmark this site so you don’t miss a thing.

    Welcome to Christmas Romance Saturday

    Along with reading Christmas cards, how about a romance? Multiple authors to choose from. Sweet or spicy, a great Christmas read for everyone. Each Saturday in December, you’ll find books to download and read. Thank you, and enjoy the books!

    The Sheriff’s Christmas by Lorelei Confer

    Five days before Christmas, an old flame of the Sheriff’s returns to Saddle Creek, Wyoming to convince him to run away with her and take all his wife’s money with them. She disappears quickly and, in her haste, leaves something behind.

    While searching for Christmas decorations in the attic of the Travis B&B, the owner, Deputy Ronnie Travis Rogers finds a hidden trunk that belonged to her late Aunt Sally. What she finds inside is a mystery that could change the entire dynamics of her family. Will she pursue it? Or keep it a secret?

    After years of working on Christmas Eve, the Sheriff is finally able to attend the annual Christmas Eve celebration with his three best friends who he considers them his brothers (from another mother) and their growing families at Rosie’s Diner. Mitch and Ronnie return to their home with the promise of love, joy and happiness; the true meaning of Christmas.

    Sheriff Mitch Rogers and his new wife, Deputy Ronnie Travis Rogers, Owner of the Travis B&B in Saddle Creek, Wyoming, share their First Christmas together with an unexpected gift left behind by an old flame of the Sheriff’s.

    https://www.amazon.com/Sheriffs-Christmas-Mitch-Ronnies-Saddle-ebook/dp/B08KNK76J4/

    Gingerbread and Jingle Bells by Caro Carson from the Christmas Actually anthologyIt's time for a Christmas Romance - 6 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance @loreleiconfer @AugustinaVHoven @TheCaroCarson @MelissaMcClone @KatyEeten

    A big-city businesswoman answers her grandma’s plea for holiday-rush help at the family bakery, only to find herself apologizing to the small town’s handsome veterinarian each time she thwarts her grandma’s matchmaking schemes—until she discovers the mastermind behind all the romantic plans wasn’t her grandma, after all.

    Join 11 award-winning authors under the mistletoe as they share bite-sized holiday romances celebrating the joy and romcom sweetness of the Christmas season!

    Sweet Yuletide by Melissa McClone

    It's time for a Christmas Romance - 6 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance @loreleiconfer @AugustinaVHoven @TheCaroCarson @MelissaMcClone @KatyEetenOne beach cottage, two strangers, and a kiss under the mistletoe that changes everything…

    Sheridan DeMarco wants to be anywhere but home for the holidays. She’s happy to spend Christmas house-sitting in South Carolina, far away from her parents’ new blended families. Too bad when she arrives at the charming beach cottage, she isn’t as blissfully alone as she planned.

    Michael “Mikey” Patterson needs to stay out of sight until his attorney gives him the all clear. He finds the perfect place in a small coastal town, but there’s a problem. Mikey isn’t the only one staying at the beach house, and his surprise roommate pushes all his buttons.

    A sprig of mistletoe and one memorable kiss make Sheridan and Mikey forget their plans to stay away from each other. But when family gets in the way, will their happily ever after get tossed out along with the discarded wrapping paper and tinsel?

    The Christmas Kiss by Augustina Van HovenIt's time for a Christmas Romance - 6 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance @loreleiconfer @AugustinaVHoven @TheCaroCarson @MelissaMcClone @KatyEeten

    What happens under the mistletoe…

    When a sledding accident catapults governess Annabelle O’Sullivan ninety-four years into the future, she panics. She doesn’t know how to get back to 1925, and she doesn’t know how to survive in the twenty-first century. Annabelle must depend on the kindness of a stranger and his daughter, and she repays that kindness the only way she knows how: by making a home. The longer she stays, the less she wants to leave. But can she trust this stranger with her life?

    Since the death of his wife, Daniel Wagner has shut down his heart to everyone except his daughter, Olivia. Other women—including some of his employees at the ski lodge he manages—have angled for his attention. But Daniel found avoidance easy, until he was forced to rescue an unconscious woman lying in a snowdrift by the side of the road. Although the stranger seems to have no past, Daniel soon finds himself thinking about a present—and a future—with her.

    https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Kiss-Love-Through-Time-ebook/dp/B07XXHKKNW/

    First Class Christmas by Katy Eeten

    It's time for a Christmas Romance - 6 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance @loreleiconfer @AugustinaVHoven @TheCaroCarson @MelissaMcClone @KatyEetenWhen Mandy Brockman flies home from her friend’s destination wedding, her heart is on empty at the thought of spending Christmas alone. It doesn’t help that her ex is on the plane, seemingly unaffected by their breakup. But the kind-hearted man seated next to her seems to have it all together—and he’s handsome to boot. She knows her emotional healing won’t come in the form of another guy, but will the source of this man’s peace and joy help Mandy find the Christmas she’s looking for?

    CJ Hawkins is captivated by the beautiful, feisty woman he meets on his flight. The only thing is, she’s fresh out of a relationship, and he has no interest in being anyone’s rebound. But the more he learns about Mandy, the more he’s drawn to her unique mixture of compassion and spunk. Can he figure out how to make their relationship take off before this First Class Christmas is grounded forever?

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KSJHMW4

    A Romance for Christmas by Kayelle AllenIt's time for a Christmas Romance - 6 authors share their best #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance @loreleiconfer @AugustinaVHoven @TheCaroCarson @MelissaMcClone @KatyEeten

    What would you do if your loved one would never again be home for Christmas? In the sweet holiday story, A Romance for Christmas, a widow with a small child answers a knock at her door late on Christmas Eve. When she answers, everything about her holiday — and her life — changes. Love, loss, and the spirit of giving — this book is what Christmas is all about…

    https://amzn.to/1wpW8qE

    Available on KindleUnlimited

    Bookmark this site and come back for more great books!

     

  • Christmas or Holiday,  Coming Soon

    Coming Soon: For This Christmas Only by Caro Carson @TheCaroCarson #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance #ContemporaryRomance #HometownHoliday

    Coming Soon: For This Christmas Only by Caro Carson @TheCaroCarson #RLFblog #ChristmasRomance #ContemporaryRomance #HometownHoliday An all-new Christmas romance from the author behind the current Netflix hit, “Hometown Holiday.” For This Christmas Only unites a disillusioned icon of the business world with one of his biggest fans. Can she use the advice from his book to inspire him to open his heart to happiness–and to her? It just might be the Christmas miracle they both need.

    Caro Carson, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about For This Christmas Only.

    For This Christmas Only by Caro Carson

    Genre Contemporary Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG

    His book changed her life…

    But he no longer believes his own advice.

    After nearly dying in a plane crash, business icon Eli Taylor has become a recluse. A chance encounter at a small town’s Yule log lighting leads to an evening spent as the fake boyfriend of his superfan Mallory Ames. When she finds herself homeless for the holidays, he invites her to stay with him—if she’ll return the favor and be his fake girlfriend, so he can show his siblings what a loving partnership should look like. Their arrangement will end when the new year begins…or will it?

    Where to buy For This Christmas Only

    Publisher Harlequin Special Edition
    Coming Soon! To know when this book is available, follow the author on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Caro-Carson/e/B00GSGRZ62 BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/caro-carson or sign up for the author’s newsletter https://www.carocarson.com/contact
    List preorder links below, if any.
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1335894977
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    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/for-this-christmas-only
    Google Play https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9781488070280&c=books
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    Target https://www.target.com/p/for-this-christmas-only-masterson-texas-3-by-caro-carson-paperback/-/A-80501841#lnk=sametab

    Caro Carson Social Media

    Despite a no-nonsense background as a West Point graduate and U.S. Army officer, Caro Carson has always treasured the happily-ever-after of a good romance novel. After her military service, she worked in the healthcare industry with a Fortune 100 company, talking science with doctors who were rarely handsome bachelor Texans like the doctors in her books. Now a USA Today bestselling author and RITA™ award winner, Caro is delighted to be living her own happily-ever-after with her husband (who actually is a handsome Texan) and their two children. They live in the great state of Florida, a location which has saved the coaster-loving theme park fanatics a fortune on plane tickets.
    Website https://www.CaroCarson.com
    Twitter https://twitter.com/TheCaroCarson
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/caro.carson
    Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6984425.Caro_Carson
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  • Christmas or Holiday,  Do It Write

    Do It Write: Where Caro Carson writes @TheCaroCarson #RLFblog #Contemporary Romance #HolidayRomance #amwriting

    Do It Write: Where Caro Carson writes @TheCaroCarson #RLFblog #Contemporary Romance #HolidayRomance #amwritingA chance encounter at the lighting of a small town’s Yule log will change two lives in USA Today bestselling author Caro Carson’s new contemporary romance, For This Christmas Only. Masterson University’s most famous alumnus has survived a plane crash, but to start living again, he needs a Christmas miracle…perhaps in the form of a determined heroine who won’t take a gruff “go away” for an answer.

    Caro, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Before we talk about your office, please tell us about your latest book.

    For This Christmas Only by Caro Carson

    Genre Contemporary Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG

    His book inspired her to return to school, but he no longer believes in his own advice.

    After nearly dying in a plane crash, financial guru Eli Taylor wants to find meaning in his life. A chance encounter at a small town’s Yule log lighting leads to an evening spent as the fake boyfriend of his superfan Mallory Ames. When she finds herself homeless for the holidays, he invites her to stay with him—if she’ll return the favor and be his fake girlfriend, so he can show his siblings what a loving partnership should look like. Their arrangement will end when the new year begins…or will it?

    How long have you been writing?

    Is it too trite to say I’ve been writing as long as I could hold a pencil? It’s true, though. I was so frustrated in first grade when I could only fit one or two sentences on those large-ruled sheets of notebook paper.

    What was your first published book?

    Doctor, Soldier, Daddy, a contemporary romance published in 2013. The “marriage of convenience” trope met the “falling for the nanny” trope, and the result won the Booksellers Best Award for Best First Book, and I will always be super proud of that, can you tell?

    Tell us about your writing space or home office.

    Once upon a time, I stopped at a furniture consignment store, and I saw a black-lacquer Victorian-era fantasy. Because it was “used,” it was actually less expensive than a desk from Target! I bought it on the spot. Now I try to write up to the level which I think somebody sitting at that desk should be writing.

    Anything special about your space?

    My desk is at a window that lets me look out on the street. I’m the creepy neighbor who is always watching all the cars and delivery vans stop. But my favorite is the school busses that stop on the corner, dropping off elementary school kids who sprint down the sidewalk and teenagers who trod sullenly home. I love my neighborhood.

    What do you love most about that area?

    I love having things to touch on my desk. I have a wood bowl that is so smooth to touch, a drawer full of squeeze balls, and even a crystal ball that sits on a little iron cat. There’s nowhere else in my house those things would belong.

    What office equipment do you use most, other than your computer?

    I have an old-fashioned spiral notebook and a pen beside me. Sudden lines of dialogue will pop into my head that have nothing to do with the scene I’m currently typing, and I’ve learned if I don’t write them down immediately, I won’t remember them when it gets to the right scene to use them. I’ve tried opening a blank document and typing the ideas there, but it doesn’t work the same for me. I think writing by hand and being able to scribble or draw arrows between things on a page is essential to my process.

    Where to buy For This Christmas Only

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1335894977
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    Despite a no-nonsense background as a West Point graduate and U.S. Army officer, Caro Carson has always treasured the happily-ever-after of a good romance novel. After her military service, she worked in the healthcare industry with a Fortune 100 company, talking science with doctors who were rarely handsome bachelor Texans like the doctors in her books. Now a USA Today bestselling author and RITA™ award winner, Caro is delighted to be living her own happily-ever-after with her husband (who actually is a handsome Texan) and their two children. They live in the great state of Florida, a location which has saved the coaster-loving theme park fanatics a fortune on plane tickets.
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