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Anne Montgomery
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Novelist, teacher, referee, foster mom, lover of scuba diving, rock collecting, and playing my guitar
https://annemontgomerywriter.com/
“𝘼 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧, “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚” 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙜𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙮’𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚.” – 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙬𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬
The Castle | Book by Anne Montgomery | Next Chapter
A Mystery Buried in Stone and Silence At an ancient cliffside pueblo known as “The Castle,” National Park Ranger Maggie seeks solace in the familiar terrain of Arizona’s desert canyons. Scarred by pe...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM
.@AuthorCDHersh Wednesday Special Spotlight

January is soup month and here’s a delicious recipe form Sloane Taylor that is easy and quick that makes six servings. Happy eating!
Wednesday Special Spotlight LET THEM EAT SOUP
Wednesday Special Spotlight Shines On The ever-engaging Sloane Taylorf who brings us her latest recipe that’s sure to warm you up. Okay, so it’s not the best takeoff on Marie Antoinette…
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January 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The setting in a novel is often as important as the story line.
Montezuma Castle: A magnificent setting for a horrible crime
Montezuma Castle National Park: Camp Verde, Arizona The setting for my thriller novel The Castle is Montezuma Castle National Park which is located in Arizona’s Verde Valley. It is bucolic an…
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January 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Do you believe in psychic power? Author Sharon Ledwith's latest book involves a teenage psychometrist and an intriguing mystery with many twists and turns to hold every reader to the page.
Welcome to Fairy Falls
Don’t Forget to Pack the Bug Spray…
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January 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
“𝘼 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧.” – 𝙎𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝘼𝙪𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 & 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨
The Castle | Book by Anne Montgomery | Next Chapter
A Mystery Buried in Stone and Silence At an ancient cliffside pueblo known as “The Castle,” National Park Ranger Maggie seeks solace in the familiar terrain of Arizona’s desert canyons. Scarred by pe...
nextchapter.pub
January 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
YA Author Sharon Ledwith found strength through the adversity of 2025 to dismantle her former author life, and build a new and improved 2.0 world in time to ring in 2026 and beyond...
Author Life 2.0: Fail to Plan. Plan to Fail...
Happy New Year to all my readers out there! I’m not sure about you, but I found that 2025 was a kind of ‘expect the unexpected’ year. Unfor...
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January 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The Castle is a thriller that tackles a crime many people don't want to talk about. But we have to address sexual violence out in the open so survivors can heal.
Why write a book about sexual assault and healing? It’s personal
I was a victim of sexual assault when I was a student in college. According to statistics gathered by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, over 23% of female college students experience r…
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January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
“𝘼 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧, 𝙢𝙞𝙭𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢…𝘼 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚-𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!” – 𝙎𝙖𝙧𝙖 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙇𝙞𝙩 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡

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January 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Cookbook Author extraordinaire Sloane Taylor closes out the holidays with a tasty chicken dish that's sure to bring your guests comfort and joy. Enjoy and wish you all a Happy New Year...
Author in the Kitchen: Closing Out the Holidays with Cookbook Author Sloane Taylor...
Now that the holiday madness is almost over it's time for a little comfort food. My daughter Dru, who is a wonderful cook, offered this easy...
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December 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ancient ruins. Haunted memories. A ruthless predator. Can Maggie survive the ghosts of her past - and the monster hiding in plain sight? My thriller, The Castle, which has just been rereleased, is a book based on a frightening crime, one that needs to be brought out into the open.
The Castle: A thriller based on the most heinous of crimes
𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙤, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙭 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙒𝙤𝙡𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙, 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠…
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December 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Regency author Emma Lane with her special Christmas dressing and holiday anthology.
CHRISTMAS DRESSING
from Emma Lane This year seems to have zipped by much too fast. Our family is already hinting for me to cook their favorite dishes for Christmas dinner. One wants a ham with gravy from drippings. A…
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December 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My thanks to author Sloane Taylor for sharing my story.

Author Anne Montgomery had an A-HA moment when she was faced with nothing to do. See how she surrenders to this much-needed concept, especially during the holidays...
This Holiday Season, Relax, Go with the Flow, and Do Nothing Suggests Author Anne Montgomery...
What to do about doing nothing to do? The holidays can be a bubbling vat of stress on a good day. So, I've invited my fellow author, Anne Mo...
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December 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
You might be surprised to learn that some stress is good for us. But we need to practice dealing with it. Let me explain. annemontgomerywriter.com/2025/12/22/s...
December 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
𝟓 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬

"𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙛𝙚𝙬 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙…𝙈𝙨. 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙜𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙. 𝙉𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨."

𝟮𝘀𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻
A Light in the Desert
Amazon.com: A Light in the Desert: 9781732139114: Montgomery, Anne: Books
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December 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Make Christmas morning easy for yourself with this make ahead breakfast casserole recipe from cookbook author Sloane Taylor.
CHRISTMAS BRUNCH IS SERVED
After we entertain Christmas Eve, we tear through the house cleaning up before the kids and grands
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December 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Author Stella May graces us with her presence (and presents) today to share her sweet to-die-for chocolate chip cookie recipe for the upcoming holidays, and a taste of her time travel romance read....
Author in the Holiday Kitchen: Sweet Chocolate Chip Morsels and a Time Travel Romance by Author Stella May...
Need a hostess gift to bring to the holiday party or a tasty treat to add to the dessert table? I've invited my author pal Stella May to gra...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It's important to do a lot of marketing when one is selling books. For me, the most entertaining type of PR is appearing on podcasts.
I never met a microphone I didn’t like, so I love podcasts!
Over the last two years, I’ve tried something different: Podcasts! I’m a bit too lazy to create my own, so I’ve offered myself to those lovely folks who take the time and effort t…
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December 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Author Sloane Taylor shares one of her yummy winter
A WARMING WINTER DINNER
from Sloane Taylor The Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a snowy winter we’ll not soon forget. Warm up your family with a hearty dinner that tastes great and satisfies the hungriest of app…
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December 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
.@AuthorCDHersh Friday Feature cdhersh.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/f...

Everybody loves cupcakes. Even wedding planners love to suggest to the bride-to-be to serve cupcakes instead of the traditional tiered cake. Cupcakes are like having a party for one in your mouth.
Friday Features Cupcake Recipe
Friday Features’ Guest talks about Cupcakes by Sharon Ledwith Got a party to plan for your kids or family members? What about a special treat for your Holiday hostess? Bake sale you signed up…
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December 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“𝗔 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘄𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 … 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁.” – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺
The Scent of Rain - Amphorae Publishing Group
Rose Madsen will do anything to keep from being married off to one of the men in her Fundamentalist Mormon (FLDS) community, even endure the continued beatings and abuse of her mother. But when her me...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
.@AuthorCDHersh Wednesday Special Spotlight

Preparing for Christmas is like writing a book—not that anyone gets much writing done in the weeks before the holiday. The concept, however, is the same; start early and stay on target.
Wednesday Special Spotlight Christmas Preparation
Wednesday Special Spotlight Shines On We think writing and Christmas have a lot in common. Preparing for Christmas is like writing a book—not that anyone gets much writing done in the weeks before …
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December 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I've been thinking a lot about being 70 and how that turning point is just, well, different.
70: A different type of milestone
Why the flower? A wilted orchid seemed to have long since given up. Then, one day, rather magically, this flower appeared. I took it as a sign. No matter how old we are, something beautiful can hap…
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December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“𝘼 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧-𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙.” – 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝘼𝙪𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨
Wild Horses On The Salt
Amazon.com: Wild Horses On The Salt eBook : Montgomery, Anne: Kindle Store
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December 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
.@AuthorCDHersh Wednesday Special Spotlight

We’re sharing some writing tips about talking heads. If you’re not sure what we mean click the link and find out
Wednesday Special Spotlight Who’s on first
Wednesday Special Spotlight Shines On Keeping Your Characters Straight. Everyone knows the classic Who’s on First? comedy routine of Laurel and Hardy, and if you don’t you need to go here to listen…
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December 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Have you ever considered how writing a book and preparing for the Christmas holiday are alike? Authors C.D. Hersh offer a clear comparison between the two and how to succeed at each of them.
Writing and Christmas are Alike
We think writing and Christmas have a lot in common.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM