Why It had to Be Jace

Susan Book Excerpts, Books, On Writing, Scribbles

We were sitting in the cold grass on a hill above the field, the temperature hovering near forty degrees, the air brisk and still enough to hear the screams as they lifted from the pile of high school football players.

Horrible, gut-wrenching screams, and the crowd went silent, our hearts in our throats as the coaches ran out from the sidelines.

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Why It Had to be Eden

Susan Book Excerpts, Books, On Writing, Scribbles

I’ve spent years standing on the sidelines, in bitter cold, rain, sleet, gloom of night . . . and that’s just football. Add in hours in the gym bleachers, and then miles and miles in the car driving to track meets. More hours in the rain and cold, then hot sun . . . cheering. 

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My Favorite Book I've Written

Susan Books, On Writing, Scribbles

Asking what my favorite book I’ve written is like asking which child is my favorite. I love them all! Historical is definitely more difficult to write because of the research involved, but I love historicals because they bring me into a different world and I learn so much. But I’m a contemporary romance girl,

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How to Be Happy

Susan Book Excerpts, Books, Just for Fun, Scribbles, Thoughts on God

How to be happy, a little more, every day.

Being a mother of grown children took me by surprise. One minute, they were on my lap, giving me gooey kisses. The next, driving away, waving, smart, beautiful, capable adults.

I’ve already mentioned how I felt a little duped by the fact that if I grew them up to be responsible children .

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