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O Holy Night, it’s that time of year for Christmas in July Extravaganza!
I’ve teamed up with 74 authors to bring you a chance to win daily and grand prizes all month long!
My book Ella, a Wild Rose Ridge Historical, is among 74 amazing Christian authors participating in this generous giveaway.

Join over 1400 readers & sign up through the end of July. [Link in bio]
#independenceday #giveaway #christmasinjuly

O Holy Night, it’s that time of year for Christmas in July Extravaganza!
I’ve teamed up with 74 authors to bring you a chance to win daily and grand prizes all month long!
My book Ella, a Wild Rose Ridge Historical, is among 74 amazing Christian authors participating in this generous giveaway.

Join over 1400 readers & sign up through the end of July. [Link in bio]
#independenceday #giveaway #christmasinjuly

Street Team applications for Margot are open now. YOU might qualify!

She won’t wed without justice.
He must wed to find redemption.
A stolen heirloom could ruin everything.
[Link in bio ⬇️]
#mailorderbride #cowboyredemption #mystery #frontiertown #margotstreetteam

Street Team applications for Margot are open now. YOU might qualify!

She won’t wed without justice.
He must wed to find redemption.
A stolen heirloom could ruin everything.
[Link in bio ⬇️]
#mailorderbride #cowboyredemption #mystery #frontiertown #margotstreetteam

I switched up my creative writing space and headed to the slow vibes of the country for a few days to immerse myself in the next historical romance.
Gentle breezes through the pines.
Vast acreage emerging from the winter and dotted with vibrant pops of color.
Where do you find productivity & solace?

💝 #mailorderbride #historicalromance #bookish #rusticsetting #countrygirlatheart

I switched up my creative writing space and headed to the slow vibes of the country for a few days to immerse myself in the next historical romance.
Gentle breezes through the pines.
Vast acreage emerging from the winter and dotted with vibrant pops of color.
Where do you find productivity & solace?

💝 #mailorderbride #historicalromance #bookish #rusticsetting #countrygirlatheart

Who said unrequited love and second chances??
Marry Me, Marla, my sweet contemporary small town romance fits in sweetly among this magnificent collection.
Need fresh Kindle content?
Don’t miss out on a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card & multiple ebooks.
☔️April Showers bring … May books📚
➡️ LINK IN BIO
#giveaway #cleanreads #ebookstagram

Who said unrequited love and second chances??
Marry Me, Marla, my sweet contemporary small town romance fits in sweetly among this magnificent collection.
Need fresh Kindle content?
Don’t miss out on a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card & multiple ebooks.
☔️April Showers bring … May books📚
➡️ LINK IN BIO
#giveaway #cleanreads #ebookstagram

Happy holy Easter Sunday!
Top story: the tomb is empty and the crucified Christ is alive— just as he said he would be.
@woodridgebaptist

Happy holy Easter Sunday!
Top story: the tomb is empty and the crucified Christ is alive— just as he said he would be.
@woodridgebaptist

Great wedding weekend celebrating @emilyc713 & @aperfect0 among the finest in family & faithful legacies ❤️👰🤵🏻‍♂️
#family #romance #wedding #historic #legacy

Great wedding weekend celebrating @emilyc713 & @aperfect0 among the finest in family & faithful legacies ❤️👰🤵🏻‍♂️
#family #romance #wedding #historic #legacy

This lovely online publication features a wide variety of top selections in Christian fiction ❤️

A genre to suit every reader.

Link in bio.

Thank you @madisyn_carlin for compiling these stories in the Spring Edition of The Bookworm.
#onlinebookcatalogue #Christianfiction #books

This lovely online publication features a wide variety of top selections in Christian fiction ❤️

A genre to suit every reader.

Link in bio.

Thank you @madisyn_carlin for compiling these stories in the Spring Edition of The Bookworm.
#onlinebookcatalogue #Christianfiction #books

Yeee haw! New cowgirl boots, bull riding & @redclaystrays 🎶🎤
Exhilarating to be back home and enjoy non-stop action at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo!!
#houstonlivestockshowandrodeo #hometown #cowgirlboots #bullriding #redclaystrays

Yeee haw! New cowgirl boots, bull riding & @redclaystrays 🎶🎤
Exhilarating to be back home and enjoy non-stop action at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo!!
#houstonlivestockshowandrodeo #hometown #cowgirlboots #bullriding #redclaystrays

THE BOOKWORM Spring Edition Book Catalogue is out now 🌸💐📚

I've teamed up with over 100 Christian authors to showcase a wide variety of leading genres in this beautiful online catalogue published by author @madisyn_carlin

Have fun browsing the selections.

@bookfunnel download link in my bio.

THE BOOKWORM Spring Edition Book Catalogue is out now 🌸💐📚

I've teamed up with over 100 Christian authors to showcase a wide variety of leading genres in this beautiful online catalogue published by author @madisyn_carlin

Have fun browsing the selections.

@bookfunnel download link in my bio.

Chasing Texas sunsets, making way for starry Lone Star nights ☀️⭐️✨
#sunsets #familyland #campfire #countrylife #lagrangetx

Chasing Texas sunsets, making way for starry Lone Star nights ☀️⭐️✨
#sunsets #familyland #campfire #countrylife #lagrangetx

💒 36 years ago, Prince Charmer and I became husband and wife in the presence of God and witnesses.
💍 36 years later, God continues to faithfully sustain the covenant.
🙏 36 years from now, we pray the evidence of our commitment will inspire future generations to say yes to marriage—and guard it well.
#family #weddinganniversary #36yearsandcounting #celebration #loveandrespect

💒 36 years ago, Prince Charmer and I became husband and wife in the presence of God and witnesses.
💍 36 years later, God continues to faithfully sustain the covenant.
🙏 36 years from now, we pray the evidence of our commitment will inspire future generations to say yes to marriage—and guard it well.
#family #weddinganniversary #36yearsandcounting #celebration #loveandrespect

Family strong.
Living the legacy.
Remembering why we choose to gather.

#texas #familygathering #godscountry❤️ #reunion

Family strong.
Living the legacy.
Remembering why we choose to gather.

#texas #familygathering #godscountry❤️ #reunion

“Smile, y’all. Mom wants another picture.”

A memorable family gathering in NY, celebrating 3 February birthdays and enduring love 💕
@ant_felkins @rachelkfelkins @alex.rowsell @jrowsell3 @carolinefelkins @sebastianwinterson
#family #birthdaycelebrations #subwaystation #memories #bookstores

“Smile, y’all. Mom wants another picture.”

A memorable family gathering in NY, celebrating 3 February birthdays and enduring love 💕
@ant_felkins @rachelkfelkins @alex.rowsell @jrowsell3 @carolinefelkins @sebastianwinterson
#family #birthdaycelebrations #subwaystation #memories #bookstores

A very cozy Christmas Eve in Austin, TX 🎄🎁
#family #granddog ##shreddingwrappingpaper #gifts

A very cozy Christmas Eve in Austin, TX 🎄🎁
#family #granddog ##shreddingwrappingpaper #gifts

When Runaway Bride meets Bonanza, a not-quite-the-mail-order bride story is born 🎄🤠

Ella has reached an amazing reader audience with favorable reviews!

—A sweet romance with sass and chemistry. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Have you read Ella and the other Wild Rose Ridge historicals yet?

Ella link in bio
#bookstagram #smalltownromance #wildroseridgeseries #oppositesattract #bookish #cowboyromance #historicalromance #bookstagram #series #christmasreads #marriageofconvenience #mailorderbride #texasheroine #lonestarstate

When Runaway Bride meets Bonanza, a not-quite-the-mail-order bride story is born 🎄🤠

Ella has reached an amazing reader audience with favorable reviews!

—A sweet romance with sass and chemistry. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Have you read Ella and the other Wild Rose Ridge historicals yet?

Ella link in bio
#bookstagram #smalltownromance #wildroseridgeseries #oppositesattract #bookish #cowboyromance #historicalromance #bookstagram #series #christmasreads #marriageofconvenience #mailorderbride #texasheroine #lonestarstate

Grateful feels too weak a word to describe the past couple days.

Loved celebrating #Thanksgiving and Bruce’s #birthday 🎈with #family & #friends and God’s abundant grace we are free to walk in every day.

Grateful feels too weak a word to describe the past couple days.

Loved celebrating #Thanksgiving and Bruce’s #birthday 🎈with #family & #friends and God’s abundant grace we are free to walk in every day.

The Writers at the Well retreat in Rainbow, Texas was phenomenal.
An iconic Hill Country setting with no shortage of professional teaching.
Thank you @lori_steele_altebaumer and @naborsdonna for putting this together! 🤠
#writingretreat #writersatthewell #books #bookstagram #bookish #authorconnections #storycraft

The Writers at the Well retreat in Rainbow, Texas was phenomenal.
An iconic Hill Country setting with no shortage of professional teaching.
Thank you @lori_steele_altebaumer and @naborsdonna for putting this together! 🤠
#writingretreat #writersatthewell #books #bookstagram #bookish #authorconnections #storycraft

Have you heard the buzz about Wild Rose Ridge Historicals?

This fun new frontier series is a trip back in time to Washington Territory, 1885, when it all began …

“What the men need in this town need are brides—and fast!” said the determined matronly Busy Bees.

And so a plan was formed …

https://amzn.to/47S02TX
@alyssaschwarzauthor
@dalynweller
@authorchristinesterling
@kathygearyanderson
@lindajoreed
@authorkit.morgan
#wildroseridge
#historicalromance
#series
#washingtonterritory #romancingthewest
#deputyheroes
#texas
#bookstagram
#lonestarheroines
#witandwisdom
#sassandsizzle

Have you heard the buzz about Wild Rose Ridge Historicals?

This fun new frontier series is a trip back in time to Washington Territory, 1885, when it all began …

“What the men need in this town need are brides—and fast!” said the determined matronly Busy Bees.

And so a plan was formed …

https://amzn.to/47S02TX
@alyssaschwarzauthor
@dalynweller
@authorchristinesterling
@kathygearyanderson
@lindajoreed
@authorkit.morgan
#wildroseridge
#historicalromance
#series
#washingtonterritory #romancingthewest
#deputyheroes
#texas
#bookstagram
#lonestarheroines
#witandwisdom
#sassandsizzle

Super fun reunion in historic Round Top, Texas with Sunday School friends we’ve known for 35 years.
@txtrotters
#friends #reunion #roundtoptexas #retreatcenter #roundtopretreatcenter

Super fun reunion in historic Round Top, Texas with Sunday School friends we’ve known for 35 years.
@txtrotters
#friends #reunion #roundtoptexas #retreatcenter #roundtopretreatcenter

Cover reveal!
Ella is up for PRE-ORDER, y’all 🤭🤠

A peace, loving seamstress.
A targeted deputy.
A fletching town in need of brides.

Wonder what Wild Rose Ridge was like in 1885, during its humble beginnings?
I’ve joined six savvy authors to bring you plenty of mayhem, mishaps, conundrums, and one very reluctant bride named … Ella.
@kathygearyanderson @dalynweller @alyssaschwarzauthor @authorkit.morgan @lindajoreed @authorchristinesterling
#wildroseridgeseries #historicalromance #bookish #ebooks #christianromancebooks #cleanreads #wildwest #mailorderbrideseries #wildroseridgeseries #smalltownromance #marriageofconveniencetrope

Cover reveal!
Ella is up for PRE-ORDER, y’all 🤭🤠

A peace, loving seamstress.
A targeted deputy.
A fletching town in need of brides.

Wonder what Wild Rose Ridge was like in 1885, during its humble beginnings?
I’ve joined six savvy authors to bring you plenty of mayhem, mishaps, conundrums, and one very reluctant bride named … Ella.
@kathygearyanderson @dalynweller @alyssaschwarzauthor @authorkit.morgan @lindajoreed @authorchristinesterling
#wildroseridgeseries #historicalromance #bookish #ebooks #christianromancebooks #cleanreads #wildwest #mailorderbrideseries #wildroseridgeseries #smalltownromance #marriageofconveniencetrope

Time out. How can 32 years have passed already?

Born in the Great State of Texas a week ahead of schedule (but right on time) and perfectly formed, you continue to astonish and bless us @ant_felkins!

Happy birthday today and always, son! 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
P.S. Your my-wife-for-life selection skills are superb. Amen. 👵🏻
@rachelkfelkins

Time out. How can 32 years have passed already?

Born in the Great State of Texas a week ahead of schedule (but right on time) and perfectly formed, you continue to astonish and bless us @ant_felkins!

Happy birthday today and always, son! 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
P.S. Your my-wife-for-life selection skills are superb. Amen. 👵🏻
@rachelkfelkins

After my second son @jonathan_felkins was born, I received a congrats card from a friend who was the proud mama of three sons. She boldly wrote:

The joys of boys! So right on.

🎈Happy 27th birthday, Jonathan!! 🎈 We’ve been blessed by your thoughtfulness, resourcefulness, attention to detail, intelligence, and snappy wit. We sure love and admire you!
#family #sonbirthday #grateful #celebrate #thegiftofsons

After my second son @jonathan_felkins was born, I received a congrats card from a friend who was the proud mama of three sons. She boldly wrote:

The joys of boys! So right on.

🎈Happy 27th birthday, Jonathan!! 🎈 We’ve been blessed by your thoughtfulness, resourcefulness, attention to detail, intelligence, and snappy wit. We sure love and admire you!
#family #sonbirthday #grateful #celebrate #thegiftofsons

Texas people & Texas things.
#family #grateful #texastough #gatherings #memories #laughter #texasbbq #roadtrip

Texas people & Texas things.
#family #grateful #texastough #gatherings #memories #laughter #texasbbq #roadtrip

Time of deep reflection in the country, constructing another manuscript. (aka wrestling an alligator)

Remembering Mom and Dad’s blind date on July 4, 1945, walking amidst the evidence of their enduring love to each other and our family.
Ever wanting the beautiful things of the past to return and hold steady just a while longer.
Because I will not say goodbye.

#family #rememberingthesedays #writing #amwriting #reflection #smalltownromance #closeddoorromance #books #legacy #grateful

Time of deep reflection in the country, constructing another manuscript. (aka wrestling an alligator)

Remembering Mom and Dad’s blind date on July 4, 1945, walking amidst the evidence of their enduring love to each other and our family.
Ever wanting the beautiful things of the past to return and hold steady just a while longer.
Because I will not say goodbye.

#family #rememberingthesedays #writing #amwriting #reflection #smalltownromance #closeddoorromance #books #legacy #grateful

🌹Seasons of Roses and Romance.
A Contemporary Collection 🌹
What’s your go-to trope?
#bookstagram #smalltownromance #oppositesattract #wildroseridgeseries #closeddoorromance #family #contemporaryromance #citygirlcountryboy #fakedating #meddlingmothers #secondchanceromance #redemption #sizzler #sweetandcleanromance #series #boxset #awardwinngromance #rewardingromance

🌹Seasons of Roses and Romance.
A Contemporary Collection 🌹
What’s your go-to trope?
#bookstagram #smalltownromance #oppositesattract #wildroseridgeseries #closeddoorromance #family #contemporaryromance #citygirlcountryboy #fakedating #meddlingmothers #secondchanceromance #redemption #sizzler #sweetandcleanromance #series #boxset #awardwinngromance #rewardingromance

Throughout the month of June YOU can get in on this exceptional giveaway—hosted by the amazing@sarahhamaker

Over 70 authors of sweet & clean Christmas romances have joined forces to bring you this Christmas in July extravaganza 🤩

I’ll be giving away a copy of one of my award winners, One Starry Christmas ⭐️

Enjoy many of your favorite authors and be introduced to those who are new to you.

Winners chosen EVERY DAY in July.

More details & signup link ⬇️ 😉
https://bit.ly/43MhhCU
#bookstagram #giveaway #christmasinjuly #closeddoorromance #sweetandcleanromance

Throughout the month of June YOU can get in on this exceptional giveaway��—hosted by the amazing@sarahhamaker

Over 70 authors of sweet & clean Christmas romances have joined forces to bring you this Christmas in July extravaganza 🤩

I’ll be giving away a copy of one of my award winners, One Starry Christmas ⭐️

Enjoy many of your favorite authors and be introduced to those who are new to you.

Winners chosen EVERY DAY in July.

More details & signup link ⬇️ 😉
https://bit.ly/43MhhCU
#bookstagram #giveaway #christmasinjuly #closeddoorromance #sweetandcleanromance

Got to stay with long time friends who bought a farm in sprawling, picturesque East Texas.
They’ve learned how to tend livestock and chickens and head butting goats. And keep eyes peeled for copperheads. 😳

This truly is homegrown living! 🤠❤️
@txtrotters
#homegrown #countrylife #farmlife #friendship #funonthefarm

Got to stay with long time friends who bought a farm in sprawling, picturesque East Texas.
They’ve learned how to tend livestock and chickens and head butting goats. And keep eyes peeled for copperheads. 😳

This truly is homegrown living! 🤠❤️
@txtrotters
#homegrown #countrylife #farmlife #friendship #funonthefarm

#quote from A Bride Most Begrudging, by @deeannegist

This was his legacy and he could always find solace here, where he’d spent the largest amount of time with those he now missed.
#familyland #solace #lagrangetx #legacy #heritage

#quote from A Bride Most Begrudging, by @deeannegist

This was his legacy and he could always find solace here, where he’d spent the largest amount of time with those he now missed.
#familyland #solace #lagrangetx #legacy #heritage

What a moment! Got to catch the ever amazing @beckywadewriter and @authordanipettrey in west Houston during their Texas tour this month!
Bonus points to Dani for your keen eye, rescuing my cell left in the women’s restroom 😩 #bookstagram #texasauthors #greatopportunity‼️ #romancewriters @elizabethtrentwrites #booksigning

What a moment! Got to catch the ever amazing @beckywadewriter and @authordanipettrey in west Houston during their Texas tour this month!
Bonus points to Dani for your keen eye, rescuing my cell left in the women’s restroom 😩 #bookstagram #texasauthors #greatopportunity‼️ #romancewriters @elizabethtrentwrites #booksigning

A riot of color this weekend. Full moon, clear skies, meals over open fire, awakened by sunrise.
Pure country candy 🤠
#familycampout #lonestarcountry #ancientoaks #trees #campfirecooking

A riot of color this weekend. Full moon, clear skies, meals over open fire, awakened by sunrise.
Pure country candy 🤠
#familycampout #lonestarcountry #ancientoaks #trees #campfirecooking

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