Wedding Anniversary - 34 Years

I write about heroes. I married mine. ❤️

I’ve written countless heroes into existence, but none compare to the one who stands beside me in our own love story.

May 16, 1992

Tomorrow...thirty-four years ago, I married my very own hero.

The above pictures are of our wedding invitation and "to love and be loved, is the greatest joy" is the quote on the opposite side of the announcement. (names are blurred for privacy)

Thirty-four years... Where has the time gone? Sometimes it seems like yesterday, and other days, it seems like a life-time ago. Not every day is sunshine and roses, but even after all this time, we're still in love and making each other happy.

We're not into big celebrations or lots of attention, so my husband made reservations at a nice restaurant for the two of us to enjoy a date night out.

#WeddingAnniversary #OurLoveStory #HappilyEverAfter #StillSayingIDo

Throwback Thursday - The First Book

Today I'm reminiscing with a Throwback Thursday.

When I received my first publishing contract back in January 2011, I was over-the-moon. That day was a big moment for me as a writer, as I finally got my writing 'seen' as good enough to be published. The book was titled, Keeping Secrets, and was published by Secret Cravings Publishing. Keeping Secrets hit the eBook shelves in August 2011. Holding my first published paperback in my hands was the best feeling ever. Unfortunately, due to a family issue, Secret Cravings had to close their doors a few years later.

But that first publication was the start of something big. My next manuscript, One Sweet Christmas, was contracted by Escape Publishing in 2014, a digital imprint of Harlequin Australia, and they contracted another manuscript soon afterward.

Keeping Secrets didn't stay cold long. I edited the story and retitled it, Twist of Faith, and it was contracted by The Wild Rose Press, a New York publishing company in 2014.

I have a special place in my heart for that first book and not just because it was my first published manuscript. The story is one of my favorites as it takes place in Paris and Montreal. I now hold the rights to Twist of Faith and would like it to be republished on it's fifteenth birthday in August. Fingers crossed!