Peacocks, Peahens & Primm

Peacocks, Peahens & Primm

Did you know? The collective term for peacocks and peahens is peafowl. A family of peafowl is called a bevy, ostentation, muster, and/or party. Males are peacocks. Females are peahens. Peacocks and peahens as symbols in my novel . . . In my debut novel, the main...
Hottest Summer Color for 2019? Pantone’s Living Coral

Hottest Summer Color for 2019? Pantone’s Living Coral

I’ve been watching this evolve since Fall 2018 . . . I wrote about coral and pink in combination on my Fb.com/JulieValerieAuthor page last December. If you visit my page, you’ll find two posts written on December 14, 2018, and a follow-up post on March 1,...
All Summer Long – Book Reads Giveaway 2019

All Summer Long – Book Reads Giveaway 2019

What’s in your beach bag this summer? Can I tuck a few summer book reads inside? All Summer Long – Book Reads Giveaway 2019 JUNE BOOK READS GIVEAWAY June’s special feature is a smart, romantic comedy—my shoutout to brides, June weddings, and the...
Dogs that Steal My Heart

Dogs that Steal My Heart

There’s a somewhat naughty (okay, a lot naughty) chocolate labrador in my novels. Her name is Struggle. I love dogs so much, I couldn’t imagine writing a novel without one in it. These four dogs, shown below, steal my heart every day. Meet Chloe, Tessa,...