CHRISTMAS IN JULY
PEN DAMES DECK THE HOLLY!
YOU CAN'T BEAT THESE BARGAIN PRICES.
FILL YOUR STOCKINGS NOW!
Since I love these games so much, I decided to create one for you. All the words relate to the Pen Dames. All you have to do is rearrange the letters. Give yourself a point for each word you figure out. Some are easy. Some are long and hard. When you finish, scroll to the bottom and find your unscrambler level.
The Pen Dames Word Scramble
1. raushot
2. vneol
3. rtahe
4. mhuor
5. unssepes
6. erstmyy
7. vloe
8. nsaaruurelpt
9. wsrntee
10. arnamlopra
11. spnaois
12. nadger
13. gnereve
14. leyraatb
15. hspoe
16. emsrad
1. aroencm
2. eiarmdm
3. fansyat
4. ilhcoiarst
Unscrambler Level:
0 – 5 Correct: Word Seeker
You are new to the game and
probably a little frustrated. But don’t give up! The more you practice, the
better you will do.
5 – 10 Correct: Word Skilled
You are smart and enjoy word
challenges! Keep working and you’ll move up the levels.
11 – 15 Correct: Word Sage
You’re an awesome word player. You
probably can read upside down and backwards too!
16 – 20 Correct: Word Siren
You are a master at anything to do
with words. You effortlessly call the words you need to you and make them do
your bidding!
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Katherine Smits’ stories of fantasy and romance include mages, mermaids, and magical creatures.
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Heart, Humor, and Happily Ever After
It’s happened to most of us. We try to pull an April fool’s joke, and it backfires or someone pulls a joke on you and it’s more hurtful than funny. Well, today isn’t about fooling our readers. Actually, I have some exciting book-related news. On April 21st, book #2 of my Doc Holliday Mystery series releases.
Don’t you just love the cover?
Enjoy a sneak preview of “The Boneyard.”
The Boneyard available in print and Ebook at Amazon. com
WAIT…Don’t Go!
If you are a book lover, you don’t want to miss
novels by our wonderful Pen Dames. There’s a genre for every reader.
Do you need to escape from reality? Then Flossie
Benton Rogers’ fantasy novels are the perfect gateway to magic and romance.
For a list of her books visit Flossie at: https://flossiebentonrogers.com/
Love mermaids and mermen? Then be swept away by Katherine
Eddinger Smits enchanting tales of adventure and mystery. Visit Katherine
at: http://katherineeddingersmits.weebly.com/
If you are inspired by women who fought the good
fight, then Linda Tillis’ historical western romance are just the books
for you. Visit Linda at:
https://www.amazon.com/Linda-Tillis/e/B01I1SY3K0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Jennifer Taylor’s
historical romance novels immerse readers into the lives of our foremothers,
and help us appreciate how far we have come. Visit Jennifer at: https://jennifertaylorwrites.com/
And this, dear readers, is no joke.
Happy April fool’s Day!
Cleopatra Trailer Screenshot, Public Domain, Wikimedia
Vincenzo Camuccini, Death of Caesar, Public Domain, Wikimedia
History marks March 15th as a date to “beware.” From our perspective, the day’s negative rap began in 44 BCE, when Brutus, Cassius, and other Roman senators assassinated their Roman emperor and supposed friend, Julius Caesar. I can see the scene in my mind’s eye, not only because of Shakespeare’s play and the movies, but also from learning about the event as a child in elementary school. However, the Ides of March didn’t start with the assassination. On the old Roman calendar the Ides fell on the first full moon of the New Year, which began in March. Romans viewed it as the deadline for settling debts. Isn’t it interesting that the assassins chose that particular day for their deed of betrayal?
As a theme of the human condition, betrayal plays a part in several Pen Dames novels, along with other motifs such as love, passion, danger, revenge, inner strength, and heart stopping adventure. Some of our books touch upon all of these. To heat up your Ides of March, check out these exciting reads! They are some of my favorites by Pen Dames authors.
In Loretta C. Rogers’ When Comes Forever, both hero and heroine are betrayed by their families. Their heartbreaking travails and growing attraction draw them together to fight their way through the treachery and intrigue.
In
Linda Tillis’ A Heart for All Time, the
heroine meets the hero at a hair-raising moment--as he is in the process of
being hanged. You’d think things could only look up from there, but many other
perils threaten these two valiant souls.
In Katherine Eddinger Smits’ Water Desires (Love’s Siren Song II), the odds are against the heroine. She has to seek the strength to deal with a dying father, a resentful mother, and a secretive mentor, while trying to recover from illness and salvage a seemingly doomed future with her true love.
In Jennifer Taylor’s Mercy of the Moon (Rhythm of the Moon series), a sinister killer is on the loose. Danger lurks in the dark for the heroine and hero, both from the outside and from within.
In
Flossie Benton Rogers’ Runes (Wytchfae
1), both heroine and hero suffer betrayal and must stand together to come out
ahead. Fittingly for the Ides of March, Julius Caesar’s assassin, Cassius, makes
an appearance in the story. He is one of the loathsome Grims, a dissipated
ghoul following the orders of a vampiric Underworld queen.
If
you have already enjoyed these or other Pen Dames books, please consider
leaving a short review on Amazon, Goodreads, BookBub, or elsewhere. You’ll be
sure to win a Pen Dame’s heart!
Thanks
for reading!
Flossie
Benton Rogers for the Pen Dames
Heart,
Humor, and Happily Ever After
Dear Readers,
Welcome to
our Pen Dames Contest: It’s simple. Leave a comment on this blog and be in the
running for 5 books by 5 amazing authors. One winner-5 books plus one audiobook
from me: Mercy of the Moon and Heartbeat of the Moon. You can
leave a comment on our Facebook posts and be eligible for five books from five
amazing authors. Hours of enjoyment, folks. Here’s the topic: share a memory
from a past Valentine’s Day. It can be from your childhood, your past or present. Here's my story:
My favorite Valentine's Day gift in almost 43 years of marriage was not flowers, chocolate, or jewelry. It was a gift that truly demonstrated how well my husband knows me. One morning, I dragged myself into my office to get some word count in before we celebrated our special day. A pile of pencils lay on my desk. They weren’t just pencils; they were the scented kind called
Smencils. I’d never seen them before, but my heart started
beating rapidly, you know, the kind of heartbeat when you see a chocolate cake,
or a pile of books you forgot you had. I sharpened one and breathed in the
delightful aroma of strawberry. And the lead was nice and dark, just the way I
like it.
This gift is even more significant because my husband hates pencils. He’d been poked with one in grade school and even has a scar on his palm to prove it. One of our rare arguments has centered on me leaving pencil erasures on his desk. To which I could only counter: “How nice it is that you never make mistakes with a pen. Pencils are forgiving and they help me think.” Although I respect his desire for a clean desk, sometimes I put a pile of pencils on his desk just to torture him.
I treasured those Smencils. Pencils aren’t just a stick of lead to me. They relax me and allow me the permission to make mistakes. They represent my hopes and dreams of being an author and give me a sense of freedom as I gather new plot and character ideas and document my daily journey of life and writing. Without pencils, I don’t believe I would have reached the goal of publication.
Flowers are a wonderful gift, but those sticks of lead
touched my heart more than I can say,
Happy Valentine’s Day, Rubber Band Man!
Welcome to 2022! It’s a new year and everyone is busy making resolutions, setting goals, and catching up on all the things we put off until after the holidays.
Frankly, it’s exhausting. 😫
Wouldn’t you rather
just sit around, play games, and read books?
We can hook you up!
Be the first to reply to this post with the correct answer to the question below, and we’ll give you two eBooks.
Choose
from eBooks written by the Pen Dames: Loretta Rogers, Flossie Benton Rogers,
Katherine Eddinger Smits, Linda Tillis or Jennifer Taylor. (U.S. residents only.
Alternate prize available for residents of other countries.)
The five Pen Dames live in a magical land. Can you guess where it is? Here are 10 clues to help you out:
1. Mermaids dance below the surface of crystal
springs.
2. Stars live in the sea.
3. Dollars wash up on the beach.
4. Snow is only seen in pictures.
5. Ice is only found in coolers.
6. Snowbirds fly here for the winter then
return to northern climates.
7. Snowfrogs move here and stay until they
croak.
8. We have four seasons: Summer, Tourist, Love
Bug, and Hurricane.
9. A medium
founded a town here after he was led to the location by his Native American
spirit guide.
10. The sponge capital of the world is located here.
Hurry! Be the first to reply with the correct answer and win
the prizes. Happy New Year! 💖
Hello Readers, It's that time of year where we struggle to find just the right gift for picky people. Pen Dames is here to help--books...
