I Do Not Have a Chicken Collection

I do not have a chicken collection. A certain person thinks I do. So I have an ever-growing chicken population in the house. A reader even sent me the cutest chicken bowl a few weeks back...it was adorable. But I do not have a chicken collection. 

So when this certain person gave me two new chicken books, and I sighed. Because I do not have a chicken collection. But then I read them. I was hooked.  For years, I was the kindergarten story lady, like Pip in Carry Her Heart.  I love children's literature. Love it!  Still, I do not have a chicken collection.

Check out Interrupting Chicken. You'll be as hooked as I am.

Holly

PS I do not have a chicken collection.

PPS I do have a new book, The Makeover.

PPPS (Okay, even I know that's ridiculous) the prequel, Not Precisely Pregnant, is free today!

Holly Jacobs' April Newsletter

The Makeover If you've watched my Trippin' with Holly and Susan videos, you've probably realized I'm a comfortable person. My studio clothes are my camp clothes are my everyday clothes. I went to NYC for a conference a few years back with my daughter. There was a big party at the Waldorf. She asked if I remembered to bring makeup. Uh, I hadn't. So she came back to give me a makeover before the party. Despite the fact mine was a good makeover, I have a lot of sympathy for The Makeover's heroine's bad makeover. Here's her blurb: Welcome back to WMAC News, a station Where Nice News Matters. Erie, Pennsylvania reporter, Mace Mason longs for a big, groundbreaking story but he doubts he's going to find it in a small town in neighboring Ohio. What he does find is Zoe, a woman with the worst makeover in the history of makeovers. When she cleans herself up, he discovers a small-town girl who seems utterly content with her life. But he quickly suspects Zoe's trying to keep something from him. With each minute Mace is not only closer to the secret . . . he's closer to Zoe, as well. Will this crazy couple ever fall in love and save the day? *** Reviews: "Holly Jacobs's latest is a very special blend of warmth and wit, highlighted by clever dialogue." ~RT Bookclub "...loveable characters that come to life, a charming storyline, and an abundance of the humor one has come to associate with Holly Jacobs' books." ~Love Romances "Ms. Jacobs does a fabulous job describing the personalities, foibles, and follies of small town living. Zoe and Mace have a wonderful chemistry, and their dialogue is sharp and witty. Ms. Jacob's characters are funny, fresh, and make you want to sit down and chat with them a while." ~Romance Junkies "...a wonderfully funny story." ~Writers Unlimited Reviewer *** I hope you'll check it out! It's available as a ebook and a paperback. It's also available in Kindle Unlimited.  And while you're at Amazon, the first WMAC News story, Not Precisely Pregnant, is free today. It's my thank you for picking up The Makeover! This is my summer of romantic comedy. How to Catch a Groom and How to Hunt a Husband will be out in June and August.  Romantic comedy was my first writing home and it's always fun to come home. Speaking of homes, I'm planning to spend my summer at our cottage. We're still thick in the renovations. You can see where we're starting the season here. You can keep an eye on projects on social media. The blue tape around the stone is to protect the wood when we grout. All that stone came from our property. I'm taking Susan out later this spring to film so more Trippin' with Holly and Susan videos! I so love it out there! I hope you love where you're at as well. And I hope sometimes where you're at is a comfy chair reading The Makeover! As always, thanks for everything! Holly PS. If you'd prefer getting my newsletter in your in-box, you can subscribe here.

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Book Stories: Nothing But Luck (it's free for St. Patrick's Day)

Nothing But Luck

One day I had an idea...and idea about a tiny grandma who cursed her family to bad weddings.  It made me laugh.  I wrote up up a proposal that ended up under my bed.  (Well, not literally under my bed, but tucked away.)  A few years later, I met an editor who asked if I had anything for her and I remembered some of my under-the-bed stories.

She was an editor for small niche publisher, Avalon Books.  They sold their books to primarily libraries.  She bought not just my WLVH Radio romances, but also my Everything But...series as well.  They were all lovely, hardback, library-bound volumes. I didn't make a ton of money, but those books introduced me to new readers...readers who fell in love with the main character, Nana Vancy.  The first three books are romances where Nana Vancy is trying to break that curse.  

After she broke the curse, there were three more books where she tried her hand at matchmaking with her two friends and sidekicks, the Silver Bells (Annabelle and Isabel...named after two of my grandmother "Nana's" friends).  Uh, she wasn't good at matchmaking.  And that's how the Everything But...series was born.  Just a casual conversation at a conference.


I thought that was it.  That I'd wrapped up the series.  I got word that Avalon was closing it's doors and a new publisher bought their backlist.  And that's when the series made a comeback.  Montlake books republished them all as ebooks...and last year they all came out as audiobooks! 


Well, to make a short story longer, to celebrate the Everything But... ebook release, I wanted to do something for readers.  So I wrote a trilogy of short stories. Nana Vancy has given up matchmaking people in the final book of the series, Everything But a Dog (those are my dogs on the cover!) and she's matchmaking pets to their new owners in the trio.  I tied them to holidays as well.  Nothing But Heart was a Christmas story.  Nothing But Love was a Valentine's story and Nothing But Luck...well, that's a St. Patrick's Day story and it's free for the next few days to celebrate one of my favorite holidays!  Yes, I have deep Irish roots and a mad love for Guinness.

So Sláinte!  

If you've read Nana Vancy before...thank you for making her one of my best-loved characters. Please pass on the free copy of Nothing But Luck to a friend.  If you haven't read her stories, pick up Nothing But Luck for yourself...and feel free to pass it on to friends!

Holly

(Nana Vancy cameos in
Christmas in Cupid , A Simple Heart and in Carry Her Heart.)  

Holly's December Newsletter

Subscribe to Newsletter (and be automatically entered in subscriber only drawings) or Follow Holly's New Releases on Amazon. (Just click the follow button and they'll email you whenever I've got a new release!  I wanted to do something for all of you for Christmas...so I'm giving away a Kindle Fire for December's subscriber-only giveaway!  I'll announce who will receive it on my social media January 1st!  I wish I could give something to everyone...hey wait, I can.  I wrote a short story, Nothing But Love, a couple years back when Montlake Romance announced they were making my Everything But...Series and myWLVH Radio Series available for Kindle. It's free for the next couple days.  If you already have a copy, please feel free to pass a copy along to someone else! Keep an eye out next year. I have plans for other subscriber-only giveaways and offers.Thank you all for all the support and your friendship! 2015 was a busy year.  Did you miss a book? These Three Words Carry Her Heart (a Golden Leaf Award Winner) Her Second-Chance Family Short Stories: Labor Day There He Was 13 Weeks: A Novella  Rereleases: Cinderella Wore Tennis Shoes Bosom Buddies And now my new feature: Cooks and Books... Learn how to make Christmas Candy!! A lot of you hang out with me on social media, so you know I spend a lot of time talking bout food. This Christmas, I'm doing more than talking...I'm sharing our family recipe for Christmas Candy! Wishing you all a very Happy HollyDay...er, holiday!!  I hope you enjoyed my year of giveaways! Check in on social media January 1st and see which subscriber will received a Kindle Fire 7.  I've got some subscriber-only ideas for next year...stay tuned!  I don't have a solid schedule for 2016 yet, but there's a few new books, an older book's rerelease and an anthology in the works! Holly PS. And I'm so glad so many of you spotted the Carry Her Heart character's cameo in These Three Words. Yes, she will be getting her own book in 2016!