Happy Anniversary to The Buggy List!

To celebrate the one year anniversary of the accidental launch of The Buggy List, the Kindle version is being discounted to just $0.99 (U.S. only). This special promotional price will be available from February 15th until the 22nd. Get it here.

It has been a wild year. I've learned a lot, I've written a lot, and I've been so encouraged by my growing base of incredible readers. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I hope to have new titles for you soon.

Enjoy, and Happy Valentine's Day!

The Amazing Paleo Watermelon Un-cake - You've Gotta Try It!

I've never (never!) met a cake I didn't like. And I'm not one of those people who thinks fruit can pass for dessert. I generally like to keep my cake void of fruit and vice versa.

But in honor of my husband (a man who LITERALLY eats an apple for dessert about three nights a week) turning 31, I made a small exception to this no-fruit-in-my-cake rule.

So I set out to make this watermelon cake recipe I found on Pinterest. And unlike most things I find on Pinterest, it did not result in me nursing second degree burns from a hot-glue-gun or crying on the kitchen floor while questioning my very existence.

I guess what I'm saying is, I highly recommend giving this one a try.

My official endorsement: So easy, I could do it! So good, I liked it!

Check out the recipe on paleocupboard.com:

http://www.paleocupboard.com/watermelon-cake.html

Top 10 Excuses Why I Haven't Updated My Blog Since August

10. Fall TV premieres... (WHY am I still watching Grey's Anatomy? Can someone please tell me this? Is there some sort of support group I should be joining?)
9. #MSWL and #AdPit and basically all of Twitter.
8. Road trips.
7. Toddler. Just... toddler.
6. Christmas shopping.
5. Christmas wrapping.
4. Christmas traveling.
3. Christmas recovering.
2. Manuscripts. Manuscripts, manuscripts, manuscripts! Write all the things!
1. My dog ate my blog. Ok, I don't have a dog, but if I did, this would totally happen to me somehow.

The point is: I'm sorry, and I'll try to do better. I promise. Happy New Year!

Free eBook Week! The Next Best Thing To Shark Week (kind of...)

Missing shark week? I know, me too. But free book week is almost here, and that's just about as exciting... right?

The Kindle edition of The Buggy List will be free from Monday, August 19th through Friday, August 23rd. Grab it for free, tell your friends, and enjoy!

Get it here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Buggy-List-ebook/dp/B00BG4S916

Congratulations, Giveaway Winners!

Congratulations to the Goodreads giveaway winners: Sara Lee, Darcee, and Julie! These three ladies will each be receiving a paperback copy of The Buggy List. Their books are all packaged up and ready to be mailed out today... right after story time at the library, of course. :)

Congrats again, and a big thank you to all 646 entries!

We Have a Winner!

Congratulations to entry #440, Carol C, for winning the 2013 Chick Lit Author Blog Hop!

Carol will be busy this summer reading 25 books from participating authors on her new Kindle. Happy summer reading to you, Carol, and a big thank you to all of our 682 blog hop contestants!

Goodreads Giveaway, Free Promo Recap, Blog Hop, and Cocoa Oatmeal Cookies

The Buggy List gained over 25,000 new readers and made it all the way up to number 6 on the Amazon free charts during the May promo!  

If you missed the latest freebie, you can like The Buggy List on Facebook, follow me on Twitter, or follow this blog to be alerted of the next free promo. Of course, you can also enter the goodreads giveaway to win a paperback copy! (Now through June 30th.) Enter here: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/53457-the-buggy-list

Just a quick reminder that the Blog Hop is still on through May 27th. Don't miss your chance to win a FREE Kindle Keyboard 3G, with free 3G and Wi-Fi, and 6" E Ink Display, plus a chick lit starter library!

And last, but oh-so-certainly not least, I made these cocoa oatmeal cookies this week and I highly recommend them. (I omitted the raisins. Never trust a cookie with raisins!)