Happy New Year!

My husband and I spent last night at my sister and brother-in-law's house to ring in the new year. We had a lot of fun playing dominoes and cards, then we watched (on TV) the fireworks show over the Space Needle. A beautiful display!

In 2018, I'm focusing on connecting with my readers and wanted to take this opportunity give a rundown of what I plan to do this year on my blog. I hope to post 1-3 times a week.

In January, I'm posting a special series for my latest release, "Holly & Ivy" in A Bouquet of Brides Collection. "For 7 bachelors this bouquet of brides means a happily ever after." Each of the authors in this collection have written posts about different aspects of our novella. I'm hosting all the posts about our heroes. Last week, I posted the first two and will be posting those on Wednesdays and Fridays. I, in turn, will have a guest post on each of the other author's blogs with a different aspect; heroine, setting, history, inspiration, villain, and take-away. Once those are posted, I'll finish out the month by posting those on my blog as well.

In February, I plan to get back to my Tuesday Tidbit. These will be a little of this and a little of that. Some times these will be things I'm researching for an upcoming novel or novella, or something in my writer's life, or ponderings, or whatever else hits my fancy. I also want to start ThrowBackList Thursday. This is where I'll feature a book from my backlist or another author's backlist.

Then during the second half of the year, I'd like to start Fiction Friday. This will be a short chapter of a short story or a novella, so one chapter would be posted each week. Right now I have several deadlines and can't fit in writing these shorter pieces. But, if I locate a novella or short story in the dark recesses of my computer that I can edit quickly, I may start that earlier.

Happy 2018!

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In celebration of the release of “Holly & Ivy”, I’m giving away (US only) a print copy of A BOUQUET OF BRIDES Collection. To enter, subscribe to my newsletter and receive a free short story. I’ll be drawing for the book at the end of January.

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MARY DAVIS is an award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. She has four more titles releasing in 2018; Courting Her Amish Heart in March 2018, The Widow’s Plight in July 2018, Courting Her Secret Heart (Working Title) September 2018, & “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in MISSAdventure Brides Collection in December 2018. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.

Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-three years and two cats. She has three adult children and one incredibly adorable grandchild. FB: Mary Davis READERS Group

Clayton McCarrick-Hero in Periwinkle in the Park

Bouquet of Brides releases this month. Today we look at the hero in my story, “Periwinkle in the Park.”

Clayton McCarrick, rancher and hunter, is about to become a victim at the hands of the government—again. He’s determined to keep them from taking his land. At the end of a rifle, if necessary.

When talk of a national park threatens Clay’s livelihood, he works to persuade one of the major lobbyists, an attractive nature guide, to sway her vote. Surely, if she could see how the potential Rocky Mountain National Park would affect those living within the proposed borders, she would work to stop such a travesty.

Clay is a rugged cowboy but a wound in his past is what fuels his tough exterior. The lovely nature guide helps to open his heart and strolls in as easily as if she were hiking through an alpine meadow. Clay may have been bracing for a fight, but he wins a different battle thanks to Periwinkle Winfield.

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Kathleen E. Kovach is a Christian romance author published traditionally through Barbour Publishing, Inc. as well as indie. Having grown up in Colorado, Rocky Mountain National Park was her playground. She lives in northeast Colorado with her husband of over four decades and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers. An award-winning author, she presents spiritual truths with a giggle, proving herself as one of God's peculiar people. Please visit her at www.kathleenekovach.com.

NICK ANDREWS: Wounded, Prickly, & Gallant

“Holly & Ivy,” my #HistoricalRomance novella in A #BouquetOfBrides takes place in 1890, in Washington State. It’s about a young woman who accompanies her impetuous younger sister on her trip across the country to be a Christmas mail-order bride and is helped by a gallant stranger.

Nick Andrews is a successful cattle rancher who is jaded by the idea of love and finding a faithful wife. His own mother had cheated on his father, his foreman’s wife left him for an easier life in a city, and Nick caught his fiancée kissing another man. He has yet to meet a trustworthy woman and has been turned off from ever finding love.

But then Nick meets Holly Harrison and her sister on the train heading west. He thinks that women traveling by themselves is unwise and, even more imprudent, is to agree to be some man’s wife without ever having met him. He puts on a gruff exterior to help these ladies see reason.

Nick feels compelled to see the pair of women safely to their destination, which will give him time to talk the girl out of her silly notions. As well as give him time to spend with the captivating Holly Harrison. Could she be the one woman in a million he could risk trusting with his heart?

Find Nick’s story in “Holly & Ivy” in A BOUQUET OF BRIDES Collection. #BouquetOfBrides

In celebration of the release of “Holly & Ivy”, I’m giving away (US only) a print copy of A BOUQUET OF BRIDES Collection. To enter, subscribe to my newsletter and receive a free short story. I’ll be drawing for the book at the end of January.

Follow my blog at Mary’s Blog.

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MARY DAVIS is an award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. She has four more titles releasing in 2018; Courting Her Amish Heart in March 2018, The Widow’s Plight in July 2018, Courting Her Secret Heart (Working Title) September 2018, & “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in MISSAdventure Brides Collection in December 2018. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.

Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-three years and two cats. She has three adult children and one incredibly adorable grandchild. Find her online at:

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A BOUQUET OF BRIDES

I'm so excited! I received my copies of my newest book, A BOUQUET OF BRIDES. A collection of novellas by various authors. My story is called HOLLY & IVY. I love this collection!

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I will be starting a blog series next week featuring each of the heroes in these stories.

I will be on the other authors' blogs with posts about my heroine, setting, inspiration, and more.

MARY DAVIS is an award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. She has four more titles releasing in 2018; Courting Her Amish Heart in March 2018, The Widow’s Plight in July 2018, Courting Her Secret Heart (Working Title) September 2018, & “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in MISSAdventure Brides Collection in December 2018. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.

Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-three years and two cats. She has three adult children and one incredibly adorable grandchild. Find her online at:

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Tuesday Tidbits: Cleaning Hacks

When I get on YouTube, it is a black hole for me. I jump from one video to another and spend hours. I try to not get on very often because I know my weakness.

But...

I did find a couple of great cleaning hacks videos.

15 Amazing Life Hacks For Cleaning Everyone Should Know

23 Most Unusual Cleaning Hacks That Work

I hope you find some useful new cleaning ideas.

Tuesday Tidbits: The Gilded Age

Ah, the Gilded Age

That wonderful time of prosperity in the United States that was . . . When exactly? Why was it called  the "Gilded Age"? And what made it the "Gilded Age"?

I had thought that the Gilded Age was from around 1900 up to the Stock Market Crash of 1929, encompassing the glitter Roaring Twenties. Boy was I wrong.


The Gilded Age was the late 19th century, from the end of the Civil War to about 1900.

Why this term "Gilded Age"? In 1873, Mark Twain coined this term in his book The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today.

Gilded Age refers to the glittering surface of the time, but there was greed and corruption underneath that surface.

What made this the Gilded Age was the rapid economic growth, technology, government, and social change. Previously, Americans didn't want to behave or to be viewed as being anything like Europe. But with the advent of "new money" people being snubbed by "old money" people, some of the customs, behaviors, and view began to be adopted. At the same time, industry boomed creating some of this new money, and along with money and progress came corruption.

So that's the Gilded Age in a nut shell.

Award-winning novelist MARY DAVIS has over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. She is a member of ACFW and active in two critique groups. Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty years and two cats. She has three adult children and on grandchild.