Love can be a sticky situation...I Waxed My Legs for This??

Happy Summer, everyone!  I'm back from Ireland...oh, it was a lovely trip!  You can see pictures here. It's been busy here. We've got the garden planted finally!  And speaking of finally...today, I Waxed My Legs for This? is finally available as an ebook!!  (This is one of my comedies...although I'm guessing you guessed that from the title!) What's it about??? Carrie has a few small problems. 1. She's just broken up with her fettuccini-ordering boyfriend. 2. Her legs are covered in wax and it hurts too much to rip it off herself.  3. And maybe, just maybe, she's a bit in love with her best friend who never orders fettuccini and rides to the rescue when she needs someone to tear the wax off her legs. Ever since Jack saved Carrie's life in school by giving her mouth-to-mouth, he's ridden to her rescue time after time. When she confesses that his resuscitation was her first kiss, he decides to show her what a real kiss looks like...and maybe what true love looks like as well! It's been a busy spring here!  There are a lot of new releases, and some older books being rereleased! A Simple Heart: A Cupid Falls Novella Able to Love Again: A Novella A Day Late and a Bride Short Mad About Max: Dear Fairy Godmother Magic for Joy: Dear Fairy Godmother Short Stories for the Overworked and Under-Read These Three Words And the first three books in my WLVH Radio Series are on sale for 99¢!!

The weekend before I left for Ireland, I went to Barbara Vey's Reader Appreciation Luncheon!  Here's a small tour!!  Carry Her Heart is a finalist in the Holt Medallion Award...it won the Golden Leaf Award this year!  I'm so glad that readers enjoyed Pip and Ned's story.  There's a sequel, Hold Onto Her Heart coming out this fall!   Congrats to subscribers Lisa and Rita who won the autographed book bags I brought back from that luncheon you toured in the video! I've got a few more subscriber-only surprises lined up for the next few months! Well, that's it for now!  I hope you have a lovely summer!  I plan to spend a lot of time out in the garden...and working on my next book!  Oh, and there's a family vacation at the shore later in the summer for us.  You can bet it's going to be crazy...that's what my family does best!   Holly   PS If you have a moment, I'd appreciate it if you took a minute to write an Amazon review about any of my books you've read! They really make a huge difference!!  And please feel free to come hang out with me on social media if you have the time!!   And this is...well, just because I was thrilled with the picture!  I use the hashtag #ViewsOfMyGarden for pics a lot.  I think this is one of the best I've ever taken!  Hope it makes you smile, too!

Where in the World Is (Was) Holly Jacobs

Last week, I was silent online because I was in Ireland!!  Branches of my family came from Ireland only a few generations back.  So in a way, it was coming home for me!

We started in Galway!  Such a beautiful city!!

One morning, I got up early and followed the river on a long walk.  The weather was cool and gray, but still lovely!!

We found a small local pub (our favorite kind), The Crane, and I had my first night of Irish music.  To be honest, we looked for small local pubs most of the trip.  James Gallagher and Joyce Redmond were my favorites!

Next was Kilmore Abbey!  

We went to the Burren. It was such a strange landscape.  The green hills butted up against the mountains of rock.  We went through the Aillwee Caves.  Tight places give me the heebie-jeebies, but this was simply breathtaking!


Next we headed to Doolan.  Here's something I loved about Ireland...there were sheep and cows everywhere.  Near our B&Bs, along the cliffs, next to the towns...

Oh, and one of the the most breathtaking sites was the Cliffs of Moher.  We walked along them for a long time and seriously, they were awe inspiring!

Can you imagine living in this tower??  The waves and the birds would lull you to sleep every night.  It seems so lonely, yet strong all at the same time.

When I think of Ireland, puffins doing necessarily come to mind, but they nest on the Cliffs.  Did I ever tell you about the time I dreamed about puffins?  I mentioned it to a friend who'd just visited Alaska.  She went very silent.  When I saw her shortly thereafter, she'd brought a puffin sweatshirt home for me.  It was a very Twilight Zone sort of moment.  

I loved seeing PA Police patches in so many of the pubs...oh, and I loved the very descriptive signs!

More of Doolin and another cave...the Doolin Cave.  

We went to Killarney! Found a very cool whiskey bar...we found some new favorites there!








The National Park there was gorgeous!

Our final stop was Dingle.  If I moved to Ireland, this is where I'd settle.  There's a small town atmosphere, the ocean with beaches, a great bay and mountains.

I got up very early one morning and walked around Dingle's bay.  It was so cool to see all the fishermen heading to their boats.  And then I watched as the sun came up...it was breathtaking!

I walked along a Dingle beach and dipped my toes in the other side of the Atlantic!

We drove the Dingle loop and way up on the mountain, we stopped to see some stone Beehive huts.  These ancient dwellings are so impressive!

Our last stop was Bunratty Castle.  The view from the tower was amazing!!  

My trip was wonderful.  I'm hoping to take you along with me in an Irish story sometime next year.  Now, I'm back and need to finish up my WIP.  

Holly

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A Day Late and a Bride Short, 3/16

Able to Love Again, 5/16

A Simple Heart, 5/16

I Waxed My Legs for This? 6/16