Tag: North Carolina
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SMALL TOWNS ROCK
Small towns form the backbone of our country where farming and culture met and flourished for the first centuries of our existence. Railroads and interstates nearly destroyed them, but with the resilience of strong foundations, they have begun the slow process of bringing us together once again. Revitalization efforts across the country are bringing back…
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An Asheville (Mis)Adventure
I dreaded the three-week trip even as I planned. I worried too much. Lists filled a notebook: To Do, To Pack, The Morning of Departure, To Buy. I checked off items one by one until it was the morning of departure, and that list began to dwindle. Something happened the closer I came to deleting…
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NEW RELEASE – MOUNTAIN MIRACLES

When I first moved to the Smoky Mountains for our summer retreat, I knew the setting would be the perfect place to write. I didn’t know that the setting would become the setting for a new series of books. But it did and since moving here last summer, I’ve written four books in the Smoky Mountain…
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SNEAK PEEK – MINTY’S KISS IN CHRISTMAS PETS & KISSES
I’m proud to present an excerpt from my addition to Christmas Pets & Kisses. Minty’s Kiss is set in the Smoky Mountains during the holidays. I hope you enjoy reading a little bit from the first pages of this romantic novella. Minty’s Kiss – P. C. Zick When newly divorced Molly retreats to a family…
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BOOK REVIEW FRIDAY – THE TRUEST PLEASURE
I wrote about my experience with reading The Truest Pleasure by Robert Morgan on the blog Silver Threading in July. Click here to read my post for Mindful Monday and the personal impact the novel had on my life. From my professional view as a reader and an author, the book and its creator also impressed me. I…
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A FAVORITE INTERVIEW
Fellow author EFFROSYNI MOSCHOUDI interviewed me this week. Her questions gave me the opportunity to talk about some of my favorite things. Take a look by clicking here! In other news, we’ve moved into our cabin in North Carolina, but the rains are keeping us from doing much of anything outdoors. So I putter inside and…