Getting Ready for Christmas

 Hi Dear Reader,

How are you doing? How has December been treating you?

Here at the Bock household, we have been getting ready for Christmas. Little Bock 1 helped me clean, declutter, and rearrange the house for our Christmas tree. We have a small fake tree that sits on top of one of our end tables. It is handy to have a small tree that is off the floor. This year, she was very excited to put the ornaments on. She hung almost all except the glass balls on the tree. Those she had me do. Then, she grabbed her stool from the kitchen and sat on it to stare at the decorated tree. This year, she just talks about the sparkly ornaments. Last year, most of the ornaments came off the tree and were wandering around the house. Quite a few of the breakable ones didn’t survive. Thankfully, we have had no causalities this year.

We also have a large nativity scene that my grandmother hand painted and gave to us when we were married. It is very pretty. My dad made a barn out of wood from their own barn when they were fixing it up. The girls love playing with animals and the people. We never know where Baby Jesus is going to show up.

Besides getting ready for Christmas, it has been bitter cold here. That makes working outside with the horses not as enjoyable. I am thankful for all my clients with barns and the local coffee shops. A hot cup of coffee does wonders for the frozen fingers and toes. Usually, December slows down with cases: rechecks and sick horses. When the weather gets cold, horses don’t drink as much as they should. I guess I don’t want to drink cold water with ice floating on it either. They can develop impaction colics which is where there isn’t enough moisture in their GI system to keep things moving. They form a hard manure that gets lodged in the large intestine. It is super uncomfortable and can be life threatening. Some of them are fixed with medications and giving warm water through a stomach tube. Other horses have to go to a hospital for IV fluids. The best way to prevent it is to offer warm water and to add salt to their feed so they are thirsty.

On the writing side of things, My First Kisment Christmas is for sale. You can get it wherever you read your books.

Also, if you are a Smashwords fan, my older books are all 50% off during their special sale. Check them out!

 And my books are in a couple of sales promos for the month.

That's it for this week! Hugs,

Allie

New Release! My First Kisment Christmas

It is here! My First Kisment Christmas is live on retailers. You can find it wherever you read your books. It is also available through library systems.

 Find it on EBOOK or in PAPERBACK

 

 Book Blurb:

Is three days enough time to rekindle the love they shared?

Judy is coming home to Sunnydale, Texas for Christmas. Pregnant and widowed, she is looking forward to spending a quiet holiday with her aunt and uncle.

That is until she comes across a stranded cowboy with a trailer full of horses. The cowboy is none other than her high school sweetheart whose heart she crushed when she left for college.

Now that boy is a man with all the love he had for her years ago. He has three days to convince her that his love is real before she heads back to the East Coast.

This is a sweet and clean Christmas story set in the fictional town of Sunnydale, Texas.

Tropes:

Second Chance

Small Town

Cowboy

Christmas Romance

Pregnancy

This is Judy and Tim's story. They are the parents to the Kaleb, Kurt, Kade, and Katie. It you have read the other stories in the Cowboys of Sunnydale series, this one tells how it all began. 

Find it on EBOOK or in PAPERBACK

To Love or Hate Cliffhangers

 

Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

The awesome co-hosts for the December 4 posting of the IWSG are Ronel, Deniz, Pat Garcia, Olga Godim, and Cathrina Constantine!

December 4 question - Do you write cliffhangers at the end of your stories? Are they a turn-off to you as a writer and/or a reader?

I am excited to be a part of this blog hop. It has been ages or just years since I have participated in one! Thank you for having me!

Thank you to the hosts for hosting.

Now for the question, I don't write cliffhangers at the end of my stories. I write romance and the couple rides out into the sunset, holding hands. Everyone is happy. I'm not even sure what I would make the cliffhanger about.

As a reader, I do enjoy them if the series is complete and I can binge it. If I come across an incomplete series and the first book ends on a cliffhanger, I walk away. I may comeback when it is complete or I may have moved on. 

How do you feel about them?