Hi Everyone —

I am happy and busy working. Sitting at a desk in a room and having conversations with people who don't exist is how books get written. But it doesn't provide for a particularly interesting note to friends.

That's why I am sharing a slide show of some of my favorite photographs with you. In the hope that in the midst of some pretty cold, or at least gloomy, weather — I can give you a mini-vacation. It's not to balmy places, places you associate with umbrella drinks and working on your tan, but it is away. I took most of these pictures around the Monterey Peninsula and along the Big Sur coast. This is my own favorite get-away, and I hope you enjoy a quick visit, too.

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From the back cover:
Avery Montgomery's life changed forever in the check out line at the Food-4-Less when she discovered her long-lost daughter, Fiona, working at the next register. Though Avery tried to reestablish contact, Fiona has secrets and failures she can't bring herself to share with her mother—and especially her father.

Finally forced to choose between her marriage to Mike and a future that includes their beloved only child, Avery struggles to heal the rift that is tearing her family apart. More

P.S. The coolest thing recently happened. I received an invitation that gave me a chance to chat, meet new friends, and talk about my September women's fiction novel, A SIMPLE GIFT at the regular meeting of the DFWTea Plano Book Club. But I didn't have to worry about high airfares and crowded planes; I did it by telephone! This innovative way to add the author's voice to book discussions is apparently sweeping the country. If your book club is interested in having me stop by to discuss my Literary Guild pick, A SIMPLE GIFT, contact me through my website or email me through Email Karyn