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Post-Holiday Post: Sneak Peeks and Sign-Ups!

Hello, my lovely readers! I sincerely hope you and yours had a magnificent Christmas and New Year's! Ours was very busy and fun. Noah and Jase were extremely pleased with Santa's appearance this year. 😊

In between the family gatherings and too much food, Josh and I have been working our butts off on remodeling 'our little house on the great big hill.' Our home is 24 years old, and so were the carpets. We have all but one room finished, and are hard at work to make it as nice as possible.

Brand new plywood floors and painted walls! 

My hiatus from blogging and writing is coming to an end as I get myself together after all of the holiday festivities and house stuff. 

Over the break, I did manage to get one thing accomplished: I got on Fiverr and ordered the cover art for my new project. You know, the secret one I've dropped a million hints on? I'm very pleased with the outcome and have the entire story outlined, and about 1/3 of the project written out. I've given myself no real timeline for finishing this project, and I hope to share more with you the closer I get to publishing.

Finished cover art for newest project!

Once the story IS finished, I'm going to need some feedback before publication! Below is a sign-up form for any and all who would be interested in obtaining an Advance Reader Copy (ARC) of my new book when it's available! Please read the document carefully, and if you'd like to be added to the list, sign on up!



I'm sincerely hoping to have my ARC available for those who have responded by October. I will do my best to keep you all up to date on new happenings around here.

I may be pretty quiet on my blog and social media, but rest assured that that quiet means PROGRESS. The less I focus on blogging, the more actual writing I can do.

As always, thank you all so much for your support & love! I can't wait to share all the new things with you!

Always Keep Adventuring
Rachel ♥♥

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