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Cara Hale writes heartfelt, small-town stories with a creative soul. Her stories explore the lives of independent women and the people who love them. Stitched Together launches October 15! Preorder at https://a.co/d/iMudpzP carahale.com

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Cara Hale @carahale.com · 2d

Attention Romance Readers! ARC signups are open for my new small town novel! - forms.gle/68kPrmzWaETF...

This is the story of Talia, a soap maker, and Owen, a baker, and how they find their way to each other and their place in the community.

📚💙 #Booksky #ARCReaders #RomanceReaders #IndieAuthor

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Cara Hale @carahale.com · 2d

Initial feedback from a few ARC readers is starting to come in and it sounds like they love Joy Ann and Alex as much as I do! I can't wait until everyone can meet them.

#romancebooks #indieauthor #arcreview

Cara Hale @carahale.com · 21d

It's been a busy two weeks! ARC requests went out for my October release and initial feedback seems positive. Should get edits back on the second in the series this week. And I'm 28k words into the third. Itching to get back to it but tonight is for basketball! Go #Valkyries!
#amwriting #indiauthor

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Sep 7

5k words in two days. This one has been floating around in my head for weeks and I finally get to put it down on paper now that the editing slog is done (for now!). So nice to be writing again!

#amwriting #writersky #writingcommunity

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Cara Hale @carahale.com · Sep 1

Final edits done! Whew! And ARC requests posted.

Now I'm going to go read a book that I didn't write.

#amwriting #writerlife #writersky #writingcommunity #writing #author #toomanyhashtags

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Sep 1

📚 ARC READERS WANTED! STITCHED TOGETHER 📚
A cozy small-town romance about quilting & woodworking. Joy Ann meets Alex & sparks fly over shared craftsmanship. Perfect for lovers of slow-burn romance, creative souls & small town romance.
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#booksky #ARCReaders #Romance

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Aug 24

Welcome to Driftwood Bay, a charming town where second chances wash ashore like treasures, where artists, dreamers, and small-town hearts find their way to love, and where the rhythm of the waves sets the pace for life.
Free on KU.

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#Romance #romancelandia #booksky 💙📚🌶️

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Cara Hale @carahale.com · Aug 24

It's a dreary Sunday morning in the city and I'm still in editing hell. Whew. Hoping to get to the half way point today. Grateful for tools that help correct my grammar and punctuation even if I do yell at them sometimes for their awful suggestions!

#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Aug 23

I got edits back on one manuscript today and beta feedback on another and all I want to do is work on the new story I just started.

#whinywriterlife #amwriting #witerlife #writersky

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Cara Hale @carahale.com · Aug 20

#wipWednesday #amwriting #writerlife #romance

"More coffee, hon?" Sarah appeared beside the table, pot in hand and a knowing smile on her face.
"Please." Lou held up her mug. "I know I'm taking up space. I promise I'll clear out before the lunch rush starts."
Sarah waved her off with a laugh. "Honey, you tip by the hour and better than anyone who'll come in for lunch. Stay as long as you want."
Lou grinned and watched Sarah move on to the next table, her practiced efficiency something to admire. The Silver Fork had been Sarah's domain for as long as Lou could remember, and the woman knew every piece of gossip in town before anyone else. It made working from a booth here both entertaining and slightly dangerous.

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Aug 17

📚💙 ARC signups are open!

Hearts of the Bay: A Driftwood Bay Novella

Art rep meets surfer in a coastal vacation romance with secrets and, of course, a guaranteed HEA 💖

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No review deadlines! New ARC readers absolutely welcome!

#reader #romancelandia #booksky #freebooks

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Aug 15

I assume that means the biologist will be the one to come unclog my kitchen sink?

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Aug 13

Today's over used word, or phrase in this case, is "the kind of". As in, "He's the kind of guy that went surfing once and never put the board down again." or "It's the kind of summer day that makes you miss the ice cream truck."

#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #writesky #editingisfun

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Aug 13

Going through another round of edits. Which means reading again the scene that makes me cry. In the book I wrote. The scene I know is coming up in just a few more pages and then there it is. Like how could this sneak up on me, that way? Every time.

#amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

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Cara Hale @carahale.com · Aug 5

I am ruthlessly editing my current manuscript and it's like some bizarre reverse Marie Kondo thing. Yes, my favorite little chunk of words, you bring me joy but you add nothing to the actual story.

I do not like this part.

#amwriting #writerlife #editingsucks

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Aug 3

Nothing quite so humbling to an old English major as a grammar check.

#amwriting #writerlife #iamold

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Cara Hale @carahale.com · Aug 1

BACK TO THE BAY is free on Amazon through Saturday!

Small town romance with a coastal vibe!

Sparks fly when a sculptor and accountant work together to organize a small town festival in this closed door novella. Quick, easy read.

💙📚 #booksky 🌶️📚 #romance #romancelandia #romancereads

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Cara Hale @carahale.com · Jul 31

Finished this fun debut novel last night from E.M. Hedrick. I love the "claim a random stranger as my significant other" trope so it was a nice way to start. Why do so many of those seem to happen in coffee shops?

Relatable characters, good storyline, nice level of 🌶️

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💙📚 #booksky

Slow Roasted

Slow Roasted - Kindle edition by Hedrick, E. M.. Contemporary Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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Cara Hale @carahale.com · Jul 30

I don't know how I'm supposed to get any writing done today with the constant taking on and taking off of my hoodie! 🙄 I love cool, cloudy days in the city but could do without muggy, cloudy days!

#writerlife #amwriting - or at least trying today!

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Jul 30

I don't know that I'll ever take a tsunami warning casually but I'm thankful we're in the city today, on the second floor of a sturdy building on the uphill side of things.

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Jul 29

🎉📚 BACK TO THE BAY: A Driftwood Bay Novella is out! 📚🎉

Sparks fly when chainsaws and spreadsheets collide!

Woodcarver Lane meets accountant Reed when they're both roped into festival planning in a small CA coastal town.

Fun, small town romance.
Free on KU!

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🌶️ #Romance 💙📚 #BookSky

Cover image and trope map for Back To The Bay: A Driftwood Bay Novella. Tags says small town romance, spice free, summer festival, quick read novella, second changes, middle age romance.

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Jul 28

Curious.. how soon after submitting to KDP do you start refreshing the page? How often do you refresh?

#writerthoughts #amwriting #writingcommunity
#obsessedwithrefreshingkdp

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Jul 28

Productive weekend with hundreds upon of words written, hours upon hours of book cover angst-ing, and froyo with my 5 year old grandson.

Hopefully this week will be just as good, maybe without the angst-ing, though.

#amwriting #writers #writercommunity

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Jul 27

I stare at words all day long and, some days, the Wordle makes me feel like I've never seen letters before. Today I forgot the letter "A" existed.

Cara Hale @carahale.com · Jul 25

I am GenX... I write in em dashes and ellipses! Then spend twice as much time deleting—and rewriting.

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