Kimberly Gardner

 My New Year’s gift to you is this, a picture of the last sunset of 2007. It was taken by my husband at Mallory Pier in Key West just about a half hour ago.

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One month till my first publication! WooHoo!

On January 28, the anthology Ties That Bind will be released by MLR Press. Continue Reading »

Christmas Eve is a busy time for everyone and I am no exception. I still have a few gifts to wrap, a few calls to make and a last minute trip to the supermarket for some hors deovres to take to the Christmas Eve celebration at my mil’s house later today.

So I’ll just wish you and yours a happy and peaceful holiday season.

And whatever way you choose to celebrate, stay safe and be

joyful.

Speaking as a writer, I’m in a very exciting place right now. In fact, it’s one of my very favorite places in the entire writing universe.

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Like most writers I am a voracious reader. I am also a sucker for a holiday theme romance. So this morning after reading Shannon Stacey’s column over at RTB, Tis the Season for Category Romance, I decided to pop over to Eharlequin and pick up a few Christmas theme category romances.

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A friend turned me on to this site. And when she told me about it she said, be careful it’s really addictive.

And she was right!

Free Rice is a vocabulary site where you can play a little word game and for every correct answer you give, a donation of free rice (paid for by the site advertizers) is made to the UN World Food Program.

This is how it works.

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Researchers at the University of Pavia, in Italy, have found that falling in love raises levels of Nerve Growth Factor for about a year. This hormone-like
substance helps to restore the nervous system and improves memory by triggering the growth of new brain cells. It is also associated with the feeling of
being “loved-up” and contented, inducing a calming effect on the body and mind. Unfortunately, researchers found levels dropped after about a year — the
point at which feelings of romantic love fall away and reality kicks in.

That’s right. Falling in love is actually good for you. Of course we romance writers knew that all along.

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I tried this recipe last year and the next morning I woke in a messy kitchen with no memory of having baked anything. *g*

Feliz Navidad Christmas Cookies

1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup of brown sugar
Lemon juice
4 large eggs
1 cup nuts
2 cups of dried fruit
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With everyone counting down to the holidays, I thought I’d share a link to one of my favorite online merchants. Whenever I visit this site looking for gifts I always find, at least one and usually more,thing that I want for myself.

Pyramid Collection

http://www.pyramidcollection.com/

Here is a little m/m Christmas flash fiction for your holiday enjoyment.

Sleybells ring. Are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening …

Dan hummed along with the tinny music pumping throughout the mall as he and Rachel made their way past Starbucks and Wilson’s toward the second floor entrance of Macy’s. He paused in front of Yankee Candle. He needed a polyanna gift for the office. Maybe one of those apple pie scented candles … 

“Let’s go in here a minute, Rache.”

The four-year-old scrunched up her face and shook her head, blond pigtails swinging. “That store makes me sneeze.”

“You know what? That store makes me sneeze too.” Dan grinned down at her and started walking again.

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