I've been working with a new cover designer over the last two months and this is the result!

Don't get me wrong, I loooooved the previous cover, but it didn't fit in well with the Women's Fiction category. I am much happier with this one.

What do you think?

If you like it, be sure to enter this month's give-away because I'm giving away THREE copies of this new edition of Feathers in the Sand. See below for details.

There's a point in the mother-daughter relationship of Tess and Eva in Feathers in the Sand when they are thrown into a difficult situation and are beginning to find their way through it . . . together.

It's at that point that eleven-year-old Eva suggests that they play the Thank-Full game where they go back and forth, sharing their gratitude with sentences that begin with "I am full of thanks for . . . "

This is a game that Tess used to play with her children when they were younger (before life got in the way and there seemed to be no time) and it begins to put her and Eva in a better frame of mind. It also begins to draw the two of them together.

Was there ever a time in your life when bringing in the energy of Gratitude seemed to shift things for the better? Let me know! I'd love to hear your story.

And if you're game, try playing the Thank-Full Game with yourself or someone you love this month.

 🏆 October Give-Away Winners 🏆

a paperback copy of The Bookshop at Water's End by Patti Callahan Henry:

Shirley from Mississippi

Julie from Missouri

This month I'm giving away THREE paperback copies of Feathers in the Sand (Seahaven Sunrise Series, Book 1) with the new cover!

Perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls and loaded with relatable mother-daughter moments and family drama, Feathers in the Sand delivers a sweet escape to charming small-town Maine for a second chance at happiness.

If you want to enter, just fill out the short form here and I'll do a random drawing THIS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13. I'll send you an email notice that you've won on Monday, and I'll ask for your snail mail address after that!

(NOTE: I use the random generator at random.org to choose the winners

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