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    • Short Snippet Saturday:

      Posted at 2:41 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on November 11, 2017

      I am posting a Short Snippet Saturday post on the actual day this time. Hehe. This excerpt, not snippet, comes from Whispers of Forever: Mending Christmas. This is book one. Finding Kimber is book two. I thought it was fitting to post from a holiday themed book since it’s getting closer to Christmas each day.

      This is one of my favorite books. Oh, darn, who am I fooling? I say the same thing about all of them. Really, though, this one is about first love and second chances. It’s close to my heart.

      Before this scene happens, Beth, Jake’s first love in high school, recently moved back to town. Is it the perfect time, or has too many years apart put an end to what should’ve been years ago? 


      Canyon Junction: Hearts in Love Series: #1

      Whispers of Forever: Mending Christmas

      The excerpt speaks for itself: 

      “Santa will be coming before you know it, and you’ll be here with your dad over break,” said Paige.

      What the hell? Why had she said that? Christmas was a freaking two months away. Jake shot her a condescending glare.

      “Will you be here for Christmas, Mom?”

      Paige glanced at Jake, and then answered, “Not me, but you have your father, your horses, and of course, Kasha. That’s enough to keep you busy. I’ll send a big Christmas present for you, though, so you’ll have one from me, too.” At the mention of her name, Kasha got up and moseyed over, shoving her nose beneath Paige’s hand resting on her lap, forcing a pat. “That’a girl. You’re a good dog.”

      Trace stared off at the pepper grinder in the center of the table, a frown on his forehead—a probable awakening—guessing she’d be gone for a long time.

      Yeah, Christmas present all right. A baby half-brother or sister. Now he wanted to punch something or gag. The longer she sat there in the kitchen they used to share as a couple, the more pissed off he became. In fact, he had to leave. He slid his chair out. “I forgot to take care of a chore in the barn. I need to double check on an order, too. You two finish dinner. There’s some cherry-chocolate ice cream in the fridge for dessert.” Jake mussed T.J.’s hair and winked at his kid. “Finish dinner. I’ll be in soon.” He left out the door in a calm manner.

      Dammit. Why’d he offer her to come to dinner? With a palliative breath, he knew why. He checked his phone. No messages. Since he hadn’t had anything to check in the barns, he turned on the conveyor and sent hay bales to the loft, then went up there to stack them. Jake believed the chance for her to come back for Trace was slim, and in fact, he expected her to cut ties with her old life. Maybe it was his gut telling him that.

      An hour and a half later, he entered the back door. Paige and Trace were in the living room, and someone plugged in the lighted pumpkin. Without a Halloween display like the one Paige had at her place, this one looked bare over on the square table near the bay window.

      “What’s going on?” he asked as he entered the living room with a beer. “Nice pumpkin.”

      “I like it, Dad. I plugged it in. We’re looking at pictures. Come see them!” He held up a picture and shoved it into Jake’s hand. “This is Austin’s plane.”

      Yeah, great. “Hmm, not that small.” He turned it over and read “Piper PA32 Small Aircraft.” Screw it. He handed it back to Trace. “Nice.” In reality, he was about to vomit. The guy had a freaking Piper PA32. That wasn’t cheap.

      Paige stood. “Well, it’s time I go. Our flight is scheduled to leave in a couple hours. Trace, come give Mom a hug, honey. I’m going to miss you.” She bent to hug him. Over Trace’s shoulder, she lifted her eyes to Jake.

      A lump stuck in his throat. This was it. He turned her over to another man like a father at a wedding. She was leaving them. The tear-filled look in her eyes was one he’d never forget.

      Trace cried when they parted. “Mommy…”

      “Shh,” she said, placing her finger over his lips. “I know you’re sad. I’ll call you later, big guy.” She hugged him again. “Don’t ever forget I love you, sweetheart.” Again she peered up at Jake who glanced away.

      His heart beat fast and strong. It took all the strength he had to stand there straight-faced, feigning calm as if he didn’t care. He cared. Even if he had wanted to hate her, he couldn’t, but it slowly brewed in his body and mind, especially after seeing the pain in his boy’s eyes—pain she had caused. He wanted to tell her she didn’t have to do this, but it would be worthless. She loved the other guy enough to have his baby—to give everything up for him. Yep, hate began to boil now. “Take care of yourself, Paige. I’ll take good care of our boy.”

      “I know you will, sweetie,” she said softly with a tenderness in her eyes he hadn’t seen in ages. Paige released Trace and hugged Jake, whispering, “A part of me will always…well, you know.”

      “But not enough…” Jake took a deep breath and left her embrace. “Come here, bud.” He lifted his son who was more than half of Jake’s height, and carried him outside to see her off. Trace didn’t object, now crying on his shoulder as Paige drove away.

      “Daddy?”

      “What, son?” he gulped out as the taillights faded.

      “Will Mom come back?”

      Trace’s heart beat as hard and fast as his did. He hugged him tighter, a desert-sand dryness blocking a normal swallow. “She said she would.” Jake gulped again. “Let’s take a walk through the barn.” He started to put T.J. down, but he tightened his hold around his dad’s neck.

      “No.” He cried and Jake stood right there holding him, and he cried internally.


      Thanks for reading.

      Image credits: Pixabay. Little boy: © Michael Klenetsky | Dreamstime.com. Graphics created by me.

      Posted in #AmWriting, Canyon Junction: Hearts in Love Series, Short Snippet Saturday | 6 Comments | Tagged christmas, cowboy, first love, full-length novel, Halloween, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Romance, Second Chances, series romance, Short Snippet Saturday, Whispers of Forever: Mending Christmas
    • Contest, Giveaways, and Romance = Cowboys! (in this case) #AmWriting

      Posted at 1:44 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on February 9, 2017

      The Western Romance eBook Giveaway has ended.

      axpgiveawaysCongratulations to the two Grand Prize winners who won all the books, and congrats to Kim, the winner who won a copy of my book, Whispers of Forever.  

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      In case anyone is interested, there is another contest also going on. This one is at The Kindle Book Review. Why another one so soon?

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      This isn’t so soon, but has been going on since February 1st and will continue thru February 15th. What else could it be in February but a Valentine’s Day Giveaway! *Look what you can win: ***Six Gen 8 Kindle eReaders! (Total value is $100 x 6 winners = $600)*** I want one of these myself. #AmReading

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      Love reading? Enter everyday ’til Feb. 15th!

       Click here for the Giveaway Page.

      *From The Kindle Book Review: There is no purchase necessary to enter or win, but by supporting our authors we can continue to offer these amazing giveaways. If by chance you choose to buy any of our sponsors’ books, a portion of the cost will help support Teen Blast youth centers.

      I’ve reduced the price on Of The Cowboy’s Own Accord during this contest.

      double dutch Ranch Series: Love at First Sight, Mary J McCoy-Dressel

      Whatever Tomorrow Brings… Their only choice is acceptance.

      Mary J McCoy-Dressel, western romanceEnjoy a surprise excerpt from Dane’s book.

      From Chapter One:

      Today, Judy Carlson tried to be strong for her family’s sake, yet her vow not to cry betrayed her. Dane, her youngest, prepared for his fourth extended tour of duty. He’d be gone in a matter of hours. She folded her arms across her chest while standing at the window in her bedroom—the majestic Superstition Mountain looking back at her. Dane headed to the barn after his ride through the desert. As soon as he untacked the horse, he would barge through the back door. Judy listened. Waited. A few moments later the back door slammed as she expected.

      Tapping on the bedroom door drew her attention. She inhaled a big breath and blew it out. “Just a minute,” she said, grabbing a tissue to dab at the wetness on her cheeks and tossed it into the wicker trash basket beside her desk.

      “Mom? Can I come in?”

      Dane. She summoned up the strength to hold it together. “Come in.”

      When he entered, he closed the door behind him. She forced a smile and walked around her queen-sized sleigh bed toward him.

      He stuffed his hands into his front pockets and took a minute before making eye contact. “Can we talk?”

      “Definitely.” Their eyes met, and for a moment she saw that blond-headed, blue-eyed boy asking for a cookie. She held her arms out and they hugged.

      He patted her back while she patted his. “It’ll be okay, Mom. I hate leaving you guys to worry. You know I’ll be home before you realize it.” His voice came out with an unfamiliar cracking.

      No, she didn’t. Every day was like a hundred piled into one while he was in combat. “I understand.” She lied. “Have you changed your mind about us coming to the base for the deployment send-off?” Send off? Like hell. Sending him off and not knowing if he’d return? It tore at her heart each time. “We can get plane tickets.” Judy wrinkled her nose at the familiar barn smells of hay and horses, on her son.

      Dane stood straight, taking a minute before speaking. He nonchalantly brushed his hair back. “No, not this time.” He took a seat on her bed like he’d done as a teenager who needed answers to some big problem, like what shirt to wear on his first date. His eyes lowered. “It’s not only hard on all of you.”

      It had to be hard for him to admit. “I understand.” Judy slipped her arm around his waist when she sat beside him, and leaned her head against his broad shoulder. “Why did you have to sign up again?” Oh, Lord, she shouldn’t be making it more difficult, because the choice wasn’t always his.

      Dane sat sideways to face her. With seriousness in his eyes and a tilt to his head, he calmly said, “You know why—this is my job.”

      Judy nodded. She knew why all right. Because he had to Ranger up. Well, she’d rather he did giddy-yup out in the Sonoran Desert instead of some desert thousands of miles away. She peered out the window to watch for a moment as the horses galloped in the pasture. An image of peacefulness. “Because this is what you do.”


      Thank you for stopping by today.

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    • #AmWriting Short Snippet Saturday: The Old Red Barn

      Posted at 9:31 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on November 26, 2016

       

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      Look what I’m back with on Saturday! I know it’s been a long time. Today I bring you a snippet from © Whispers of Forever. Of course, right?   ❤️


      From Chapter Four: (slightly modified)

      With everything fine at home, Beth got in her car and drove the same way she used to drive once she got her license. Outside his ranch, she studied the signposts that led up the driveway. Stretched across the top in large lettering, it said: JL Ranch atop a smaller sign that read Lawton Ranching Supplies. He used to talk about leaving this small town and never coming back. She was proud that he stayed and made a name for himself. Jake had always had the drive to succeed. Dust hadn’t yet settled on the road. Maybe he had arrived this minute himself.

      Driving up the road, she was amazed at what he had done. He took an old house and made it appear brand new—even the front facing had been redone, plus he’d added a large porch. A lump caught in her throat. As she glanced to the right, there sat a small barn, but through a clearing between that and the main house, she spotted the old, red barn—the paint no longer faded. Her throat tightened, trying to push a lump down. “He kept it.”

      mary j mccoy-dressel, western romanceThe front door opened. Jake pushed the screen then skipped down the steps to her car. “Beth. Wow. What are you doing here? I mean, I’m glad you’re here, but… You found my place.” He turned to look back at the house.

      What had she been thinking? She lifted her palms to her cheeks. “I’m sorry I should’ve called.”

      “No, well, my wife is leaving later tonight, and she came to see Trace. The last farewell for a while so to speak, I guess. The boyfriend is waiting for her at her condo. They’re flying out in his little piss-ass plane.” Jake backed up, and his hands sliced through the air. “I can’t believe she actually took my son up in it. I’m sorry, that got away from me. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it all while behaving like a sane person instead of a maniac.”

      “Trace?” She peered up into his puppy dog eyes and smiled, saying softly, “You named your son Trace?”

      Jake grinned. “You remembered. Yeah, I named my first kid Trace J. Just an initial. Sometimes I call him T.J.”

      “Of course I remember. The name we had picked out for our first…” She had to get out of there. He never forgot. “I’m leaving. Go have dinner.” Beth put her car in reverse.

      “Wait, Beth. Can you come back tonight?”

      “Umm, I don’t know.” Her heart beat as fast as baby bird wings flapped. Her palms sweat. “I don’t know. I’ll call first if I do.”

      “That’s not necessary.” Jake put his hand on her shoulder. “Come back tonight. I’d love to talk—spend some time…” He backed away as she removed her foot from the brake. “I never forgot us, Beth.”

      Omigod. Omigod. “I’ll call you.” When she backed up, the screen door opened, and his son came out onto the porch. What a memory. It was like Jake had done the last day she had been here. Stop staring. Hit the gas pedal! He had stood there not wanting her to leave—his dad holding him back. But, now she was home. “Bye, Jake.” Tears burned in the back of her eyes. What had she started now? Longing for him only made the sight of him harder to bear.


      New Release, Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, western romance, small town romance, first love. second chances

      Hey, Everybody! I hope you enjoyed the snippet, which is a little longer than my normal “short” snippets. This is from my brand-new release, which I recently  announced to the public. I personally love this scene, but I’ve been in Beth and Jake’s head and they’ve been in mine for over a year now, so I’m kind of sentimental. I hope the world is kind to them.   ❤

      All y’all enjoy your weekend.

      This song reminds me of my Jake and Beth. Writing the end of a book is bittersweet for me. I miss them. When I listen to this video, I smile because I know their story, and I’m sad because I know their story. (Country music ahead.)  🙂 Thanks for stopping by.


      Barn image credit: Pixabay

      Young couple image credit: © Nolte Lourens | Dreamstime.com (enhanced by me)

      Posted in #AmWriting, Excerpt, Short Snippet Saturday | 6 Comments | Tagged Christmas Romance, contemporary romance, first love, holiday, mary j mccoy dressel, Romance, romance series, Second Chances, series, western romance, Whispers of Forever: Mending Christmas
    • #NewRelease: Whispers of Forever: Mending Christmas by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel #MFRWauthor #AmWriting

      Posted at 1:10 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on November 18, 2016

      NEW RELEASE

      Canyon Junction: Hearts in Love Series #1

      Second Chance Romance.

      What can stand in their way this time?

      Whispers of Forever: Mending Christmas

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      Amazon  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU  |  Amazon CA  | Amazon IN 

      Nook  |  Kobo  |  Apple

      Blurb

      A Double Dutch Ranch Series Spin Off Novel.

      Second Chance Romance.

      Rancher Jake Lawton never expects to become a single dad to his nine-year-old overnight. However, one last malicious act his wife had done before leaving them, could affect both he and his son’s lives. By chance, he runs into his high school sweetheart, never expecting the same old yearnings to return with one “How are ya?” embrace. Has their unanticipated meeting arrived at the perfect time, or has years apart put an end to what should’ve been years ago?

      Beth Marconi arrives home to help care for her ailing father. In town, she inadvertently runs into her first love—the cowboy she nearly married after graduation. Sparks ignite before they say hello, but how do they start over when life has left them so bruised? When her ex comes to town, she’s forced to explain the secret surrounding her short-lived marriage. Is Jake the kind of man who will understand, or will he revert to the hell-raiser he had become when Beth left thirteen years ago?

      Filled with both anguish and hope at Christmastime, a young boy and two lonely hearts pursue a second chance.


      Author Note: Canyon Junction is the fictional small town where our cowboys from the Double Dutch Ranch series live. In this new series you’ll meet friends, acquaintances, other people who reside in Canyon Junction, and anyone else who may amble into town.


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      Up Next

      • Double Dutch Ranch Series: Love at First Sight, Bk #4 – Lassoing the Last Dance
        Early 2017
      • Canyon Junction: Hearts in Love Series, Bk #2 – Finding Kimber
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      Thank you for stopping by today! Have a rocking weekend.

       
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      Yes, that is my dog on the cover.
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    • #CoverReveal Whispers of Forever: Mending Christmas

      Posted at 4:50 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on October 6, 2016

      Available Now!

      Canyon Junction:  Hearts in Love Series

      Book #1

      First Love.

      Small Town Romance…

      Second Chances?

      What will stand in their way this time?

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      A brand new spin off series. If you read the Double Dutch Ranch Series: Love at First Sight books, you’ve been to Canyon Junction. Come on back! This time you’ll get to know some of the residents who also live there.

      Mary J McCoy-Dressel, western romance, Hearts in Love Series,


      Models: Ben and Gezzilyn — Period Images

                  My dog, Kasha

      Design: DusktiDawn Designs

      Background: Dreamstime

      Posted in #WritersLife, Canyon Junction: Hearts in Love Series, Cover Reveal | 4 Comments | Tagged Arizona, Canyon Junction, Cover Reveal, cowboy rancher, Double Dutch Ranch Series, first love, holiday, mary j mccoy dressel, Romance, Second Chances, series, western romance, Whispers of Forever: Mending Christmas
    • #AmWriting Short Snippet Saturday: Did He or Didn’t He?

      Posted at 12:17 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on August 27, 2016

      Hi, Happy Saturday! I’m bringing you a snippet from book one in my brand new western romance series. Yes, another new cowboy to love! I’m extra excited today, too, because this weekend, the cover is being designed! Oh, something else… In a couple weeks, this book is going to the editor.

      western romance, contemporary romance, Mary J McCoy-Dressel

      Canyon Junction, AZ: Hearts in Love Series

      Whispers of Forever: Mending Christmas

      A Double Dutch Ranch Spin-Off Novel

      Coming October 2016

      First Love and Second Chances…

      Jake didn’t remove his eyes from her until she disappeared behind her door. The cute little shimmy of her behind hadn’t changed since high school. He removed his hat and used his shirtsleeve to sop up sweat beading on his forehead.

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      Back to the truck he turned the radio station to Kool. Leaning against the front bumper, he caught sight of the light as it came on in her bedroom upstairs. Jake gave a little smirk. Yeah, her bedroom. She stood at the window, her silhouette peering down at him, and an explosion of heat rushed over his body before she pulled the sheer curtains. She turned her back, let her hair down—the length of those ginger curls falling around her shoulders.

      It was hard not to think about when she had wandered into detention the first day many years ago, and how his heart had beat like a drum, like it did tonight. What a beauty. Enough to set his seventeen-year-old body on fire. What could’ve been better to a seventeen-year-old bad boy? A hottie with a bad bone to send her to detention had fit his bill.

      A lot of teasing had gone on from his friends because she was a freshman. Jake hadn’t even cared, but he watched her grow from a freshmen to a woman before his eyes—and so did his friends. No one teased once they realized how serious they had become.

      Then it all fell apart. Thirteen years ago seemed like yesterday.

      Jake took a step forward.

      Another.

      Then another and onto the porch. He gripped the knob, ushering himself inside.

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      This is Beth’s favorite song and she cries when she hears it. Maybe she’s upstairs thinking about this song right this minute…

      Thanks for reading. Have an awesome weekend.

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    • Small Towns and Cowboys

      Posted at 2:48 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on February 12, 2016

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      Double Dutch Ranch Series Spin-Off.

      Small Towns and Cowboys

       

      Update: This book is now available. Whispers of Forever: Mending Christmas, Canyon Junction: Hearts in Love Series, Book #1.

      New Release, Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, western romance, small town romance, first love. second chancesA Double Dutch Ranch Series Spin Off Novel.

      Readers of my Double Dutch Ranch Series know my setting is a fictitious town called Canyon Junction in Arizona, though I’ve mentioned real surrounding towns in my books. Well, doggone! Guess what? Other people live in this town, so why not give them a book?

      In previous DD Ranch books, some of these characters have been mentioned briefly as friends of our ranchers–Tristan, Jase, and Dane Carlson. Some townspeople slated for future books will be new.

      I love my fictitious little town that sits at the base of the real Superstition Mountains, so needless to say, I can’t part with Canyon Junction and the people who live there.

      Here are the series books to date:

       

       

       

       


      Thanks for reading!

       

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    • Really! National First Love Day Is In September?

      Posted at 5:41 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on September 23, 2015
      Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Western Romance Author, Blog Post National First Love Day

      Aimage_thumb.png national day to celebrate a first love? Yes! September 18 is National First Love Day. I’m a bit confused on how this day started. After reading this PAGE, I’m even more confused. LOL.

      Updated Post: I haven’t found the correct date for National First Love Day. I found two in 2017. One is April and one is September 18. This post receives more hits than any other on my blog, and even today in 2019, it still is. Therefore, I try to keep it updated. I’m guessing the date is probably close to the eighteenth.

      I’m not the only one who doesn’t know the exact date, but they also agree with September 18. I say we go for it. Click HERE to read the article.

      Let’s do it up right with a hashtag– #NationalFirstLoveDay

      Speaking of National First Love Day…

      I love the idea of couples coming back together and starting over, so I had to write a book about first love and second chances. Whispers of Forever is book #1 is a spin off series and available. Now there’s a book #2, and book #3.This series spins off from the Double Dutch Ranch Series: Love at First Sight.

      Why mention my book? Well, why not? I’m a romance writer and I love romance. Maybe you do too? And, I’ve experienced a first love. If you like small towns, first love, and second chance romances, this one is for you.  🙂

      Seriously, you can rest assured, I didn’t write this post to talk about my books, but this one is about first love. ❤

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      Maybe you didn’t know this day even existed. Heck, I didn’t. I first heard about it on Twitter. Of course, Twitter. Today, it isn’t trending.

      This site says this “day” was referenced 10,486 times on Twitter in 2015. I haven’t personally checked statistics.  🙂  Now, it’s 2017 in this updated post.  This is what I found for search statistics via a couple search engines in 2018: About 126,000,000 on Google. Wow! Here’s Bing’s result: 123,000,000. ❤  Since I first posted this in 2015, these results have grown. Today, in 2019, I found “About 3,450,000,000 results” via Google. 💕

      How about checking out the Urban Dictionary to see what they have to say about your first love.

      Everyone who knows me, knows I stay in touch with my first love from back in the day when I was “sweet sixteen.” Literally sixteen! I know, right? It’s weird. As time went on with our relationship, I remember how hard it had been to take the plunge into the first kiss and then the first time of saying “I love you.”

      Mary J McCoy-Dressel, First Love, Western Romance Author, Blog post National First Love Day

      Were we afraid of chasing each other away by taking those steps? What had caused the fear? Shyness? Yes, a little. After all, we were only sixteen, and back then, sixteen was a little different than being sixteen today.  The yearning sure was there. Have you ever feared that first kiss? Or did you plunge right in, with, “Hey, baby, I wanna kiss you.” Haha. If I knew then what I know now… You know what I mean.

      Eventually, there was the ache of good-bye.  😦

      Those memories make this day extra special. I dedicated two books to him. (However, we haven’t been in contact for more than a couple years now.)

      Do you think of your first love?

      My dad used to call him my Heart Throb. When my dad heard his car coming from two blocks away (loud muffler), he’d say, “Here comes your heart throb.” LOL Good O’ Dad. Over the years, he grew on my dad which wasn’t an easy feat.

      What song reminds me of him from way back? “Unchained Melody.”  ❤  Back in the day he’d been drafted into the Army. Even today I remember the ache from longing to see him. All these years later, I still have his dress Army hat that I can’t make myself get rid of. Too sappy? LOL Sorry. Symptoms of having a first love.  ❤

      Often on my way to shop in the town over from mine, I have to drive by his place of employment, where he has been employed all his adult life–before and after the Army. (Oh, the memories of that place.)

      Have you experienced this, or have you and / or your first love moved miles and miles away from each other?

      More than once, this song below has played on my CD while driving by. It’s a CD I listen to often because I love the singer. I bought this for every electronic device I own–iTunes for my iPad, MP3 for my Kindle… Amazon Music. You get the picture.

      I wanted to play this song below for you because, maybe, if you take a moment to think of your first love, your first love will be thinking about you. The song is called “Five.” When I post a video, I like to use the song from the Artist’s page, but I liked this one this time. Give the lyrics a listen if you like country music like I do.

      Enjoy!

       

      How about you? Do you have a first love you can’t forget? Or one you’d like to forget? Tell us?

      Have a great week. Thanks for your visit.

      By the way, here’s another book where a new love blooms into a first love between two returning characters making their appearance.  ❤  Please forgive my shameless self-promotion.

      CALH 2022

      The Bull Rider Series is only available at Amazon for now.

      Enjoy your day. Thanks for reading! 

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