Hi friends, today is the day-before-the-big-one! Although it’s funny to even say that–tomorrow won’t necessarily feel like a big day because not much is happening (other than people finding my book (my book!) on their doorstep). I’ll take the kids to school, probably go for a walk, and swing by a bookstore to check out HURRICANE SEASON on the shelf. The kids will come home and it’ll be business as usual. But I’ll have a second book out in the world! The magnitude of that is not lost on me. I still feel like such a new author, like THE HIDEAWAY is still fresh in the world, yet here’s another one coming along. I love this story, love these new characters, and I’m so excited for people to be able to read about their world. I really hope you love them as much as I do!

As far as I know, I will be doing a FACEBOOK LIVE event tomorrow night (Tuesday 4/3) at 7pm CST on my author page.  It’ll be a chance for us to chat about whatever you want–any questions you have about either THE HIDEAWAY or HURRICANE SEASON, anything about books or writing or publishing or how ready we are for summer! I’ll talk more about HURRICANE SEASON, my inspiration for the story, and what got me interested in writing a book set on a dairy farm! I’d love for you to stop in if you can. If you go onto my author page tomorrow at 7, you should be able to see me chatting away!

If you’re not following me on Instagram or Facebook, that’s where I’ve been posting a lot of goodies like behind-the-scene Pinterest boards and quotes from the new book. I’ll be listing some giveaways soon too! But don’t worry, if you’re not a social media person, I’ll post about giveaways here too. (If you do want to follow me, click the links above or click the FB or IG buttons at the bottom of the page.)

What I’m Reading

I recently finished two really good books, News of the World and The Hidden Light of Northern Fires. It was interesting to read them back to back. Hidden Light takes place in a small town in New York (actually a town that seceded from the Union, despite being so far North) during the Civil War and News of the World takes place during Reconstruction, although this time in Texas. Both have a type of outlaws–Hidden Light has bounty hunters looking for runaway slaves and News has Indians and a wave of ruthless cowboys in a basically lawless land. I really enjoyed both stories. 

I stumbled on Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s The Gift from the Sea in a used bookstore in Bryson City, NC, on our spring break. I’ve been wanting the book for a while and was so pleased to find it. Now I have to decide if i’m going to start it now or wait until I’m farther south near the water. 

LAUNCH PARTY

We’re putting finishing touches on the launch party for HURRICANE SEASON! It’ll be this Saturday, April 7 (also known as TRP’s birthday 😉 at Little Professor Book Center in downtown Homewood. 6-8pm. If you’re anywhere close by, I’d love to see you! 

I’ll be updating my EVENTS page very soon with new book signings and appearances (including Page and Palette in June!) so check back in!

Hope to “see” you tomorrow night on FB Live and/or at the party Saturday night! Have a great week!