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Amy’s Characters through the Decades
A Special Morning at Character Cafe Amy: Good morning, Character Café friends! What a treat today is. I’m sharing breakfast with leading ladies from nearly all my published novels. As many of you know, I tend to linger in three favorite eras: the 1880s, the 1930s, and the present day. Each group of characters is…
Ever Been on a Blind Date?
I am obsessed with Blind Date books. Whenever I see them at a vendor event, I have to buy one. EVEN THOUGH I SELL THEM MYSELF! They are my biggest selling item when I join in-person events (Right behind my homemade metal and bead bookmarks.) Here are some of the ones I’ve sold… Join more…
Do You Love Word Games?
I do! Me! Me! Me! Some of my favorite memories are playing Jotto with my mother. (That was the 1980s forerunner of Wordle — so much fun!) My Grammy and my brother would always beat me in Boggle, but I would keep trying. The whole family would play Scrabble together — and then UpWords, which…
Introducing Apollonia
A fanfiction interview at Character Cafe Amy: Today at the Character Café, I’m welcoming a young woman who looks as though she’s walked straight out of another time—and perhaps another trial entirely. Her name is Apollonia Nowak, and when she arrived, she paused at the door as if unsure whether she was allowed warmth, comfort……
Meet Ashton, a cowboy from Montana
Amy: Welcome to the Character Café, Ashton. Coffee? Tea? Ashton: Coffee. Black. No frills. Anything too fancy is too much like dessert. I’d rather have a Cowboy Cookie or a brownie Amy: You’ve been gone a long time. What was it like seeing Saddlehorn again? Ashton: Like riding a horse you know by heart—except the…
Our House Freebies
Without conferring, one of my besties and I put our Our House novels up for free on Amazon today. Check out Donna Jo Stone’s stats as of right now! Here’s her link to get a free copy of her lovely mystery set in small town at the mouth of the River Deben — Eden Cove.…
Remember Goldilocks?
Why Goldilocks Has Always Stayed With Me (And How She Became The Amber Locket) There are certain stories that follow us through life, whether we realize it or not. For me, one of those stories has always been Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I had many versions of it growing up. The sturdy hardback with…
If My Life Were a Book Blurb
This was a post I made recently in Inspirational Reads and Authors on Facebook. (I am doing a Coffee/Tea Talk takeover there for the month of January.) If my life were a book blurb, mayBE this is what it would say…. She married the spreadsheet. She is the pile. Somehow, it works. Amy’s a Type…
Featuring Olivia from Not Exactly Mr. Darcy
Mornings at Character Cafe — Fanfiction Interviews Amy: Good morning, Olivia. Welcome to Character Cafe! You look like you are in need of a tasty treat and a good cup of tea. Olivia: Thank you, Amy. Yes, I admit I could use a little pick-me-up. Amy: Oh, I could feel your angst from the opening…
Introducing Narina, a gal from the Roman Empire
Step into Roman Britain and take a seat at the Character Café with Narina Lucana. In this imagined interview with Carol Ashby’s character, Narina shares everyday details of life under Roman rule—faith, family, food, and hard choices.
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