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12/16/2014

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Welcome to the Book Lover's Blog Hop! I'm giving away free copies of my romance novella MADE FOR TWO. Plus you can enter to win $100 Amazon gift card! Just leave a comment about who is your favorite women's fiction or chick lit author and I'll send you the free e-book! 

Here's what MADE FOR TWO  is about: Diane acted on instinct when she broke up a fight at the inner-city school where she teaches history. When the superintendent suspends her, Diane returns to her hometown of Foxworth. Almost immediately she finds herself tracking down her old boyfriend, Tim. Just seeing him rekindles her love and she realizes that her life, just like her tandem bike, was made for two. Unfortunately, Tim keeps pushing her away, claiming it will never work out. After all, she still wants to live in the city and he can’t imagine leaving his family’s bakery. But Diane discovers there’s more to it than that. Tim has been hiding in this small town because he has a secret.


By Karen Lenfestey
A Midwest Writer’s Fellowship Winner


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Midwest Writer’s Fellowship winner, Karen Lenfestey, writes “Happy Endings with a Twist.” Her first novel, A Sister's Promise, sold over 35,000 copies and was the #1 drama on Amazon for weeks.
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Want to Name my Next Book?

10/8/2013

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I need your help coming up with a title for my new novella! I usually have very strong feelings about what my books should be called (for example: What Happiness Looks Like and On the Verge), but this one has me stumped. It's set during a spring rain so I thought maybe "A Rainy Day Romance" would be good. Let me know what you think. Here's what it's about: 

Bethany Morris is tired of hearing she “has a pretty face if only. . . .” Well, she has tried to lose weight. She has the DVDs to prove it: “No Pain, no Gain Pilates,” “Buns of Steel” and “Yoga for Dummies.” Exercise isn’t her thing. Once she hit thirty, proudly self-sufficient yet still single, she made herself let go of all of those hopes of settling down. After all, guys were visual creatures. If you didn’t look like a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, they didn’t want to date you, let alone talk about forever. And she'd never in her life looked good in a bikini.

That's why Bethany is surprised when her Friday night tradition of watching DVDs and eating a pint of Chubby Hubby ice cream is interrupted. Her svelte friend claims that her date only wanted to talk about Bethany! Was it possible that the handsome, yet geeky, computer engineer at work would rather be with Bethany--a woman with curves in all the right (and wrong) places? Tired of sitting home alone every weekend, Bethany decides to take a chance and ask Drew out. When a mysterious woman's phone call interrupts their date, Bethany wonders if Drew is already spoken for. Is she making a fool of herself or does she have a future with Drew?    

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Movies you might've missed: The Music Never Stopped

1/23/2013

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How often do both you and your guy LOVE a movie? I mean, he likes Die Hard and you like The Notebook. Someone is always compromising. Until now. Because The Music Never Stopped manages the challenging feat of reaching both sexes. 

The main character, 35-year-old Gabriel, was inspired by a real amnesiac stuck in the 1960's due to a brain tumor. From there, the writer, Dr. Oliver Sacks ("Awakenings"), created an inspiring story about a conservative father who kicks his hippie son out of the house. For twenty years, they don't speak. . . until Gabriel is admitted to the hospital dazed and confused. Surgery saves his health, but the doctors are unable to undo the damage. Gabriel barely speaks and cannot remember what happened five minutes ago. Despite the heartbreak, his parents visit him daily.

Eventually they discover that music unlocks parts of Gabriel's memory. Like a light switch, a favorite Grateful Dead or Bob Dylan song allows Gabriel to engage in animated conversations. Unfortunately, the music threatens to reignite the old war between father and son. Is the music really helping this family heal or is it sometimes better to forget?

This movie made my husband and I laugh out loud and ache deep inside. When it was over, I regretted the fact that I could've missed seeing it. As far as I'm concerned, this movie was a million times better than "Awakenings" for which the writer is better known. If you missed this 2011 Sundance Film Festival pick, I highly recommend you check out The Music Never Stopped now. 

How long would you wait for someone you love to return to their former self? If you'd like another story about how a head injury challenges and inspires a family, read "On the Verge" for $2.99 on Amazon. 

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A Good Date Vs. a Good Mate

3/25/2012

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My girlfriends and I were having a hilarious discussion the other day about the differences between the men we found attractive in our twenties versus the men we found attractive now that we were mothers. Below is a short list of what to look for in a date compared to what you'll want in a mate.
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Guy to Date:
1. Says you look beautiful when you go to dinner

2. Drives a sports car
3. Showers before your date


4. Generous with his money
5. Takes you to cocktail parties
6. Uses blender to make strawberry daiquiris
7. Willing to watch Sleepless in Seattle
8. Takes you dancing
9. Buys you flowers
10. Does his own laundry
11. Notices when you get a new haircut
12. Carries you over the threshold
13. Plans fun things to do on the weekend
14. Pampers you when you're sick
15. Says "I love you" 

If you liked this blog, please tweet or share. If you'd like to read more by Karen Lenfestey, check out her novels: A Sister's Promise and What Happiness Looks Like.
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Guy to Marry:
1. Says you look beautiful when you wake up
2. Drives a mini-van
3. Offers to bathe the baby

4. Saves money for child's college fund
5. Takes the kids to birthday parties
6. Uses blender to make strawberry smoothies
7. Willing to watch Sesame Street
8. Teaches daughter how to do the chicken dance
9. Plants a garden in the back yard
10. Washes the sheets after kid gets sick
11. Notices when the kids need a haircut
12. Carries child who fell asleep in the car to bed
13. Plans play dates for the weekend
14. Pampers the baby when she's wet
15. Shows that he loves you

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