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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 3rd annual hop has come to a close. Congrats to Savannah M. for winning the Williams-Sonoma eGift Card in my giveaway! Savannah has also won the grand prize &#8211; a Kindle or Nook! Mary Preston won the secondary $25 gift card. Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you to everyone who participated and entered! [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Win A Kindle Fire Or Nook In The 3rd Annual Authors In Bloom Blog Hop!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2014 04:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; ABOUT THE HOP Welcome to the 3rd annual Authors in Bloom Blog Hop! This is your chance to win your choice of a Kindle Fire or Nook plus a $25 gift card. One second place winner will also get a $25 gift card. To enter to win the grand prize and second place prize, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Drive-Bye Available Today!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 19:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited to announce that Drive-Bye, book three of The Belinda &#38; Bennett Mysteries, is out officially today! It&#8217;s tough to believe it&#8217;s been this long already, but time flies when you&#8217;re writing. So for a limited time as a special release price, you can purchase Drive-Bye for $1.99 at the following ebook retailers: Amazon Apple&#8217;s iBookstore Barnes &#38; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pre-Order Drive-Bye Today!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Book three of The Belinda &#38; Bennett Mysteries, Drive-Bye, comes out on March 20. But you can pre-order your copy now at Apple&#8217;s iBookstore and Barnes &#38; Noble (and soon at Kobo) for the limited-time price of $1.99! If you&#8217;re new to the series, right now book one, Cliffhanger, is free. Learn about it and get [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Drive-Bye Cover Reveal + Book Sale!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Book three of The Belinda &#38; Bennett Mysteries, Drive-Bye, hits virtual shelves in a couple weeks! In anticipation of the release, here&#8217;s a first look at the cover. Voila! More details and release info to come in the next couple weeks! As a nifty prelude to the release of Drive-Bye, all of my books are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Years of Snow &#038; Ice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This winter has been one of the coldest and snowiest in Massachusetts ever. But it makes me think of another very snowy winter we had a few years back. So I&#8217;ve collected a few of my favorite photos from then and now and combined them here in this pretty little tiled mosaic. The white stuff [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>4 Tips For Making the Most Of Your Writing Sessions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 19:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re writing a blog post or a book, staying focused during a writing session is not easy. It is easy to check this and check that, frittering away valuable writing time. Most of us have other responsibilities, so it matters how you use the time you have to write. Prioritize your projects or steps [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>5 Ingredients To A Perfect Girls&#8217; Weekend In</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2014 02:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s nothing like chillin&#8217; out with your girls (or girl). Whenever my bro-in-law goes hiking, my sister and I get together and do our own fun thing. Last weekend was the perfect example. You don&#8217;t need to do anything fancy. It&#8217;s meant to be relaxing! 1. Fun meals. As take-out alternatives, we made kung pao [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ideas To Get the Most Out Of Pinterest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2014 20:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pinterest can be just for fun or a way to decompress. At first, I just wanted a place to find and post cute animal photos, and Pinterest was the perfect outlet. But since then, I&#8217;ve found it has some practical uses too. (Though I&#8217;d say looking at puppies or mini pigs can be practical, depending [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Snowed In</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My first reaction when I hear we&#8217;re having a major snowstorm goes something like &#8220;NOOOOO!!!&#8221; The world is ending. All my dreams are dead. I&#8217;ll never get to leave the house again. (I can be melodramatic like that.) After getting that out of my system, I usually conclude this is the perfect opportunity for a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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