She’s mad because I ran out of “cookies” on the walk and now she has no car treats. Le sigh….shamed by a dog.
Author Archives: Peggy Jaeger
#SundaySnippet from tomorrow’s release of SASHA’S SECRET SANTA #dickensromance #smalltown
So tomorrow is finally the day SASHA’S SECRET SANTA releases into the Holiday book reading world and I am uber excited!!!
Today’s snippet is a short one ( thankfully, right?!!LOL) and shows a little playfulness between Sasha and Steve. To set the stage, they are at the Dickens official start to the holiday season – the community tree lighting.
Enjoy!
The distinctive blue in his eyes was almost crystalline from the sun’s momentary appearance through the cloud cover. Sasha found herself envying those eyes. When he honed his gaze in on her, his total attention focused on her face, as if there were no one else around them, her recent thoughts pushed through to the front of her mind again.
Maybe, just maybe, he did…find her attractive, in a she’s-a-woman-I’m-a-man kind of way.
Maybe, just maybe, he had asked her to meet him today because he wanted to spend time with her; get to know her.
And maybe – and she really hoped this one was true – he wasn’t just spending time with her because he wanted to recruit her for the hospital, but because he enjoyed being with her.
Sasha’s breath caught when he leaned in a little closer, so close the warmth of his exhale drifted across her cheeks and made her knees go a little wobbly.
“Yeah, I do,” he said. His lips twitched before he added, “I think, in another life, I was just a…small-town boy…living in a lonely world.”
Her laugh came quick and free and felt so darn good she could have cried. “Did you catch a midnight train to Dickens?”
His own laugh, deep and rich and oh-so-alluring caused several heads to turn toward them, questioning expressions covering them.
“No, but it would make a good story, wouldn’t it?”
“But a better song.”
He shook his head, that charming grin going full wattage.
Honestly. A girl could be blinded by the power and intensity of that small lifting of a pair of lips.
“Gorgeous to look at, smart, sweet, and knows the lyrics to one of my favorite songs from my favorite 80s band. Sasha Charles, where have you been all my life?”
His words, said with a laugh, did more to raise her spirits than the notion of sleeping in past four-thirty in the morning ever could. Thinking quickly, she replied, “Right here in Dickens…waiting up and down the boulevard.”
Steve slammed both hands against his chest, heart-level, sighed loudly and dramatically, and then closed his eyes. “Best day ever,” he said, shaking his head.
Get your copy here, and remember – it’s on KU too! SASHA’S SECRET SANTA
And don’t forget all the other books in the Dickens Holiday Collection: Dickens series
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Photo of the day, day 308
So since I was on clear liquids 48 hours prior to my colonoscopy and had to do the dreaded prep, I wanted to make up for it post-test. Hubby and I went to Longhorne and I had twin lobsters and mac n cheese. I think I may be the only person in town who goes to a bonafide steak house and orders fish. Or in this case, crustaceans.
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Photo of the day, day 307
Taken at Fall In Love New England 2021. Wanda and her mom were a bee and a keeper while I was trying to be Nefrititi. Wanda made me several coasters with pics of us at the party. So cute and thoughtful.
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Photo of the day, day 306
Pre-colonoscopy… I don’t usually post pictures of myself or my face, but since we’re still required to wear masks in the hospital I figured, why not? Hee hee
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THE SHERIFF & THE PSYCHIC Now available on all Digital platforms! #PNR #WesternRomance #WesternPNR
I’m so excited! Today is the day THE SHERIFF & THE PSYCHIC goes into worldwide distribution across all digital platforms. If you have a Kindle, a Nook, read under Kobo, or iTunes, you can now have this little gem for your very own!!
Here’s the universal Link to all media: TS&TP
And a little about my very first ( but not last) Cowboy PNR romance!
Police Psychic Silvestra Coeltrain comes to Renewal, OK to visit with old friends and to heal. After a year in which she was tested physically, mentally, and psychically, all she wants to do is sleep, fish, and bask in the tranquility of the sleepy town.
Sheriff Caleb Blackbear doesn’t understand the feelings he’s quickly developing for Renewal’s newest visitor. She responds to his kisses with a passion that equals his own. But she’s an enigma, filled with secrets and evasions, and he’s a suspicious man.
When several of the local ranches begin losing cattle to a mysterious illness, it’s Silvestra who claims the animals are being methodically targeted and killed. As Cal’s investigation zeros in on who and what could be slaying the animals, the murder of a prominent rancher’s daughter – and Cal’s former lover – complicates things. With Silvestra’s life now in danger, Cal is determined to keep her safe at any cost.
But can he?
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Photo of the day, day 305
Pre-pandemic, Planet fitness used to have bowls of Tootsie rolls on the tables. Now they have pretty seasonal flowers.
I miss the tootsie rolls…..le sigh
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One week countdown! SASHA’S SECRET SANTA #holidayromance #smalltown #medicalromance
Seven more sleeps until this little darling makes its debut in the Holiday book-reading world! I can’t wait to share SASHA’S SECRET SANTA with you all!
The tiny town of Dickens has become a fan favorite and in the 2022 Holiday season, we have several new authors who have contributed stories to the series. You can find the completed list here: DICKENS HOLIDAY ROMANCES
In Sasha’s Secret Santa, Sasha Charles, Amy and Andy’s middle adopted child, returns home.
After a terrifying incident derails her career and confidence, she moves back to her hometown of Dickens to heal, reorganize, and start over.
The only problem? The paralyzing panic attacks that plague her whenever she thinks about going back to nursing. Sasha is mentally, and emotionally stuck, and has no idea how to move forward.
Steve Caldwell is the new Director of Services at Dickens Memorial Hospital. After witnessing her save the life of a local resident in Dorrit’s Diner, he knows Sasha would be perfect for the new trauma center he’s planning. When she refuses his job offer outright, he sets out to change her mind.
But Sasha has thick, protective walls erected around her so Steve must first break through them. With patience and kindness, he does. As the two grow closer, each begin to have second thoughts on what their futures should look like, until idle, small-town gossip threatens to derail their budding relationship.
With the imminent arrival of Christmas, will Steve be able to convince Sasha he has her best interests at heart?
I hope you enjoy this addition to the series. I’d rate it 4 flames for sexy!!!
And don’t forget my other Dorrit’s Diner additions:
Angel Kisses and Holiday Wishes
And FIXING CHRISTMAS
Dickens is the best place on earth to be for the holidays ( or any other day of the year!)
Enjoy ~ Peh
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