Emily Howitt

So it’s that time of year again where everyone makes New Year’s resolutions. This will be the year I get skinny. This will be the year I quit smoking. This will be the year I become a millionaire and get a multi-media book deal. I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. While I believe it can be a great time to think about what you want in life, I feel like the hype of New Year’s resolutions will only last for a few weeks and then fall quietly into death. I could be wrong. There are probably lots of people who make resolutions and stick to them, but I don’t see the point of centering goals around one time of year. Or rather I do, but I think if you have a desire to change, you shouldn’t have to wait for a specific time to make that change. I’m all for goal setting, even if I haven’t had that much experience with it. But the thing with goals is that if you want them to work you really have to truly want them. It’s very easy to justify not doing them by thinking I’m too bus

The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of Our Lord...1743. Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life, and shatter her heart. For here James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire—and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives. I bought this book by accident. How does one buy a book by accident? you ask. Well, I bought the eighth book, Written in my Heart’s Own Blood, not realizing it was the eighth book in a series. Then I decided since Outlander is insanely popular, I thought I’d give

For those of you who read the Christmas short story teaser  here,  the rest of the story is now published. If you haven't read the teaser, here's a taste of what you'll be getting: Ever since she was little, Christmas has been a curse for Alicia. The holiday was always hell, no matter what she tried to do. Now she's told that if she doesn't find her soul mate by midnight, Christmas Eve, bad things will happen. Time is running out for Alicia. Can she find her true love, or is she too late?   This is a short story, so it's not a full length novel by any stretch. But it is only 0.99 cents US, and is quite the charming little Christmas story. Check it out if you like, or don't. But if you do decide to check it out, a review, even a few words, would be greatly appreciated. You can find it on: Amazon iBooks (Apple) Nook (Barnes and Noble) Kobo Inktera (Page Foundry) Wattpad It is also on Tolino, a German ebook market, although I cannot find any l