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    • Trying Something New

      Posted at 3:38 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on January 15, 2022

      Well, here I am trying Bloganuary to help me get back to blogging. Since I’ve been away from actual blogging, outside of book info, I’m not sure I like it anymore, so at the end of January, I’ll see what happens. Why the end of January?

      WordPress Bloganuary

      BLOGANUARY is a way to get in the habit of blogging by WordPress posting writing prompts each day of January. It began on January 1st. Obviously, I missed the date and signed up today after reading a Bloganuary post in my Reader, which led me to another, and another. When WordPress announced this earlier, I had intended to sign up. Busy me forgot.

      Are any of you participating? Want to? Click here for info.

      Let me tell you one of the difficult parts of participating as this introvert. Well, being an introvert is number one. I’m not complaining. It’s who I am. It seems I’m not 100% introvert, but the percentage is high. You see, there’s a Bloganuary community where we can share our posts. Uh… I freak out thinking about sharing in a community I don’t know. We do post on our own blogs and add the link on the community webpage. Sharing on my blog isn’t a problem, but the community is the “world” and I… Well, you get what I’m saying.

      My blog is the world, too, but somehow it’s different to me–cozy and comfortable–since I’ve been posting here since around 2007. I don’t want to use the word OH-NO! However, this is where my true introvert kicks into gear. Only I can choose whether I do or don’t give in to my reclusive muse–the one who tries to stop me from doing things. Is it really a muse, though?

      Solution

      Ahh, yes, the solution. There is an app with the prompts. Then it becomes a private thing between me, the prompts, my blog, my followers, and whoever visits. I am more comfortable with this solution. But… I can’t find the app, and I don’t know where I saw the link posted. ARGH! Whine, whine. So, my reclusive muse contacted support. Oh, darn.

      Then I think… I am not giving in to “OH-NO!” We’ll see.

      UPDATE: WordPress got back to me with an answer about the app I mentioned. The name of the app is Day One Journal and is not connected with Bloganuary, but it’s more like a journaling app. You can find information about Bloganuary and the Day One Journal app HERE.

      Today’s prompt is a bust because I’d like more time to think it over. Of course, it’d be in its own post IF I answered: “What is a life lesson everyone can benefit from learning?” I’d say:

      I don’t know how early the prompt comes out tomorrow, or if I’ll do anything with it then or for the rest of the month.

      I’m still on the fence. We’ll find out tomorrow.

      Thanks for reading! ~MJ

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      I made “never stop learning” at PicMonkey.

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      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife | 3 Comments | Tagged #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
    • New Reads for the New Year ~ Two New Releases

      Posted at 3:28 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on January 1, 2022

      Grab a beverage and a snack. This is long. 😊

      Can you believe it? I published these books in the nick of time to get a 2021 release date. I’ve never in my years of publishing on KDP had a book uploaded and then published as fast as these two. I took it as a good sign. I uploaded them both on December 30th one after the other. Odd, that one book has a publication date of December 29th and the other the 30th. Either way, they’re out in the world now! Both books are released only on Amazon at this time.

      Both book covers were designed by Dawné Dominique at DusktilDawn Designs. She’s my hero!

      So, now I present to you my two new releases. Big breath in and big breath out.

      Blue snow in the Moonlight: A Holiday Romance

      California woman with Midwest roots. Hot cowboy in cold North Dakota. If anyone needs Christmas magic, it’s Cullen and Elle.

      Without kids, a cattle ranch, and a renter in his cottage, Cullen Hollister would hibernate during Christmas. Instead, he’s holding a detonator to brighten Sugarton in a festive display of lights. Then a stranger’s forever smile speeds up the beat of his wounded heart. An acquaintance introduces his niece with a heart seemingly as cold as Cullen’s. They’re thrown together in a cottage he loathes, but he’s drawn to her, admiring her assertiveness, down-to-earth nature, and sexy blue-snow eyes. He discovers a yearning more powerful than stubbornness. But it’s hard to trust after being burned once. If Christmas magic is real, maybe making memories with Elle will lead to a forever love after all. First, he needs to know he can trust her with his and his kid’s hearts.

      Elle Palmer-Shaw uses her cousin’s wedding in North Dakota as an escape from sorrowful memories. Her aunt and uncle beg her to move back to her roots. With her work, she can live anywhere. When she meets the handsome green-eyed owner of the cottage, a simmering attraction grows, and Christmas takes on a new meaning. His memories of the cottage are painful, yet he makes her an offer she can’t refuse. It’s a simple solution until she’s called back home. She tries to convince Cullen to keep the rental cottage available—to give them a chance when she returns, even after dropping a bombshell on him about her past. But will he destroy his walls and let her in, or will he continue to exist instead of live and love?

      Available on Amazon.


      My Second New Release:

      NOTE: If you read “Imprisoned in a Cowboy’s Heart” book one in this series, you heard rumors and lies about Cade’s ex-fiancée, Faith. She never made an appearance in the book. I had no intention of making Faith the heroine, but as characters are known to do, she kept nudging me until I gave in. Then I realized I had started their story in the first book. They deserved to have their story told.

      Two-Five Ranch Outlaws, #2

      South of True North

      Townsfolk cheered when they fell in love. Then they destroyed them with rumors and lies.

      I am so in love with this cover. The hero fits Cade to a T.

      Rancher Cade Outlaw and his ex-fiancée share custody of their daughter, and they’re growing close again. Her ex-boyfriend’s vengeful attack on her seven years ago destroyed Cade and Faith’s happily ever after. When he asks for a do-over, he vows to protect the relationship from the pain that separated them—to keep her and their child safe from their past. But how can he take a step back if he gets the chance to settle the score? Is his love for Faith and Nadia strong enough to hold on to the second chance they deserve?

      Heartbroken, pregnant, fired from her job, and Cade’s focus on avenging the assault took a toll on Faith Ribeiro. To heal, she’d left him. Years later, a Fundraising Executive and single mom, she lives with emotional and physical scars. Cade is the only man she’ll love, and she can’t deny the powerful chemistry between them. However, rekindling a relationship may invite wickedness back into their lives. What will she do this time if Cade still wants to pay back her abuser? How much will her heart break if Nadia gets swept up in their chaos after striving to keep her from it?

      They’re stronger together, though they need to overcome the challenges standing in their way of a peaceful life—hate, heartache, vengeance, and family betrayal. But how will they hang on to the profound love they once shared if they don’t come out of this unscathed?

      DISCLAIMER: This story contains references to domestic abuse that happened outside of the book. Our hero, Cade, is NOT the abuser. Brief scenes and memories play out in Faith and Cade’s thoughts and narration, and may be troubling for some readers.

      Available on Amazon

      Check out Book One in the Two-Five Ranch Outlaws Series:

      This book will only be on Amazon too. Due to the holidays, it may still be available at Nook, Apple, and Kobo, but if so, it won’t be there for long.

      Wishing You A New Year, Bursting With Joy, Roaring With Laughter And Full Of Fun. ― Happy New Year 2022.

      I wish the new year’s blessings were my words, but the credit goes to: New Year Wiki.

      New year image credit: MAKY_OREL @Pixabay.

      Mockups from MockupShots.

      Featured Image Credit: Raventhorne @Pixabay.

      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Cover Reveal, holiday, New Release, Two-Five Ranch Outlaws | 8 Comments | Tagged #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Blue Snow in the Moonlight, Cowboy Romance Series, Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, New Release, South of True North, Two New Releases, Two-Five Ranch Outlaws, western romance
    • #WordlessWednesday Right Place-Right Time

      Posted at 6:11 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on June 9, 2021

      If you look real close, you’ll see the rest of the family off in the distance. I guess this one needed a break away from the kids.

      Last weekend I took a stroll over to a small lake near where I live. The swans swam as a family to about the middle of the lake. It looked so cute to see them floating with one adult in the front and the other behind the young ones. The swan in the rear came to where you see it in the cove. Maybe it found a fish to take back to them. Have a great rest of your week.

      Posted in #AmWriting, Nature, Wordless Wednesday | 5 Comments | Tagged #WritersLife, Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, Nature, Right place right time, swans
    • Nature in Ice #WordlessWednesday

      Posted at 9:26 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on November 20, 2019

      Posted in #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 14 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, Frozen Nature, Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, Nature in Ice
    • Guest Post: Join the Tour for My Girl by Jacquie Biggar #NewRelease @JacqBiggar Silver Daggar Book Tours

      Posted at 7:09 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on November 13, 2019
      My Girl
      Gambling Hearts Book 3
      by Jacquie Biggar
      Genre: Contemporary Romance
      Sometimes, the right decision isn’t the easiest one to make
      Trish Sylvester knows her family and when they accept a week long stay at a rustic dude ranch, she is concerned- especially since it’s at her ex’s home.
      Aaron is overjoyed at the opening of his family’s guest ranch, until he learns their first guest is his ex-girlfriend, her parents–and a fiancé.

      And that isn’t the only surprise.

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      Plans for the upcoming Harvest Ball moved along at a steady pace, with Sophia in her element. Aaron did his best to stay out of the way, but his sister knew all his hideouts and eventually tracked him down in the horse barn.

      “There you are, I was beginning to think you were avoiding me,” she said, entering Dickens’ stall. “I need help.”

      Aaron finished filing his horse’s back hoof before patting the smooth flank. He looked at Sophia over the broad back. “I knew it couldn’t last,” he sighed. “Okay, what do you need?”

      She huffed out an exasperated breath. “Don’t sound so excited. I’m doing this for the ranch, you know.”

      He did know. Unfortunately, it didn’t make having their home overrun by strangers any more palatable. In all fairness, Sophia had gone over and above on the website and the hacienda. He was no tech guru but even he would pay the astronomical prices to stay as their guest. Her sales pitch was nothing short of genius.

      But she looked tired.

      If only the agricultural firm he’d shown his ideas to would call back with a contract—none of this would be necessary. He ducked under Dickens’ neck and came up next to his sister. “Shouldn’t you be taking it easy?”

      She patted her growing baby bump and smiled. “You sound like Tony. I’m fine. It’s just there’s a hundred and one things to get done and only a few days left before the big event. This ball will give us the free advertising we need to get the guest ranch off the ground. I’ve invited some of my old contacts from New York and Trish promised to put the word out, too. She’s been great, Aaron. I would have been lost without her.”

      The mention of Trish sent the now familiar fluttery feeling to his stomach. He’d spent the last few days rehashing that kiss by the fountain; the near-desperation in his voice when he’d begged her to come away with him. Her negative reaction.

      He was an idiot to keep bashing his heart against the stone wall of Trish’s soul.


      JACQUIE BIGGAR is a USA Today bestselling author of Romantic Suspense who loves to write about tough, alpha males and strong, contemporary women willing to show their men that true power comes from love. She is the author of the popular Wounded Hearts series and has a new series in paranormal suspense, Mended Souls. She’s been blessed with a long, happy marriage and enjoys writing romance novels that end with happily-ever-afters.
      Jacquie lives in paradise along the west coast of Canada with her family and loves reading, writing, and flower gardening. She swears she can’t function without coffee, preferably at the beach with her sweetheart. 🙂 Free reads, excerpts, author news, and contests can be found on her website below!

      Jacquie lives on Vancouver Island with her husband and loves to hear from readers all over the world! You can also join her street team on Facebook called Biggar’s Book Buddies.

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      Posted in #WritersLife | 5 Comments | Tagged Gambling Hearts 3, Jacquie Biggar, Join the Tour for My Girl by Jacquie Biggar #NewRelease @JacqBiggar Silver Daggar Book Tours, Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, My Girl Gambling Hearts Series, New Release Romance, Romance, Silver Daggar Book Tours
    • #WordlessWednesday A Fun Day with my Son~ McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park

      Posted at 11:27 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on July 24, 2019
      https://maryjdresselbooks.com/, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Burney Falls, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, California,

      Learn more at Visit California.

      It isn’t me in the picture above, but my Facebook Page image is at Burney Falls.

       

       

      Posted in #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 8 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, Burney Falls, California, Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, vacation
    • Gratitude

      Posted at 7:01 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on November 24, 2016

      Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, my American friends, and a happy weekend to all.

      Just a note to say how thankful I am for all of you. Thanks for being here.

      I thought this quote was fitting.

      Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. ~Melody Beattie

      From Mary

      Posted in #WritersLife | 6 Comments | Tagged American Thanksgiving, Gratitude, holiday, Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, thanksgiving
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