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Fall and Falling Behind

Hello Everyone!

Hope you are all doing as well as you can out there.

I feel the Fall around me now in the Pacific Northwest. We had such a long beautiful stretch of sun and warm weather. I was spoiled in its light. My roses and flowers still think it’s summer and then yesterday a wild, dark storm came through. I will be doing clean up in the gardens as soon as the rain lets up. It’s satisfying to get everything tucked away for winter. Bulbs will be going in the ground and and my cat Tommy is beginning to spend more time by the fire. It’s quite cozy.

~Beyond Diamonds~ my fourth book was on hold this summer for various reasons, one of which was Covid. I never thought I’d get it, but after a trip back East, I came home with the nasty thing! Vaxed and boosted I thought I could handle the travel without a mask…. no… It’s taken me two months to get back to myself again.

Having rescheduled my editing services, I have been tackling the rewrites. It’s pretty fun to go over my developmental editor’s comments and suggestions. Jane, my protagonist is in up to her elbows with her husband Martin’s dream- a sheep farm near the San Francisco Bay area. What can a wealthy city girl from Cincinnati in 1879 learn on a farm ? And why does she suspect there might be more to his mere devotion to it? His handsome cousin Harry poses a problem… she likes him and in way she shouldn’t. Then there’s her brother back East holding tightly to her inheritance. What if he decides he needs it for the jewelry business their father started? Will his gambling debts in Cincinnati find their way to Jane and Martin?

Lots to do still and I’m looking at a January 2024 debut. I hope you will all like it. Until then check out my ~Traveled Hearts, Sacred Terrain and Unending Trails Trilogy~ at Amazon. The love and adventures of Jessica, Jacob and Caleb are waiting for you!

Take care,

Peace and Love!

Veronica

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More Beyond Diamonds

Hello Everyone,

A watercolor I did of sweet peas.

How are you all doing? Depending on your part of the world you are enjoying summer, sun and warmth or the worse cold you’ve know so far. We in the Pacific Northwest are kind of in between. Spring is hinting its arrival. I have buds on my trees and daffodil spears coming up in pots around my garden. Still cold and cloudy, but hopeful with the few sun breaks we’ve been getting. I long to work in my gardens again!

My next novel, entitled Beyond Diamonds has been great fun to write and is getting me through the winter doldrums. I’m halfway done and my protagonist, Jane is finding life’s challenges not only lie in the struggles on the sheep farm, far from her life in Cincinnati’s society, but in her marriage to Martin whose devotion to their land takes precedence over Jane. As a result, feelings between his cousin, Harry and Jane are allowed to heat up.

Her wealthy inheritance buoys her from the daily routine of country life with escapes to San Francisco society and a home unlike any in the area. But what will happen if she losses her fortune? And how will she manage without the household help and her trips into the city across the bay?

Stay tuned. Beyond Diamonds is set to publish in early 2023. In the meantime you can read my trilogy beginning with Traveled Hearts. Spoiler alert – Jane makes an appearance in the second book, Sacred Terrain.

Have a wonderful day!

Peace and Love,

Veronica

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A Passion for Art-post updated 4/12/21

Good Monday Morning You!

When writing about my character Jessica Messing in Traveled Hearts @Amazon.com   I soon realized I loved painting as much as she does and in the last few years I’ve gotten back into it and have been painting a lot more.

Learning new techniques and practicing almost daily has been rewarding and frustrating. One of the things I’ve learned to do … or I should say not do, is compare my art with other artists. Everyone has their own style. As much as I’d love to be loose with my watercolors, or precise and botanical I end up doing my own style. Like writing, art is very subjective. Find your own style and progress from there.

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Have a great creative week!

Love and Peace

Veronica

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The Saga Continues ~ Updated

Available now at Amazon.com

Good Monday Morning Everyone,

My second book – SACRED TERRAIN –IMG_2838
was published in 2020.
I’m so excited to bring to life this saga of Jessica Messing, a woman artist. The struggles she faces with her family, her passion for art and her secret love for Jacob Stanford, all set in the back drop of America in the late eighteen hundreds.

Thank you for your support! Have  a great week!
Peace and Love ,
Veronica