Happy Insecure Writer’s Support Group Day! I’ve admittedly suffered more writing insecurities this past month than previous months. My book 1 rewriting has trickled to a stop, and I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get the rest of chapter 6 written before Friday to submit it to my group. I keep getting torn between my book 2 edits, rewriting book 1, and figuring out a way to streamline the plot of book 1 in a way my brain will accept.

Focus is something I’ve been lacking lately, and I feel like I’m dropping all the balls. I even forgot about my post this morning.

Before I forget anything else, I want to give a shout-out to Melissa Maygrove. She’s releasing the fourth book of her Forging America historical romance series, Battered Pride, on the 6th!

Passion knows no prejudice.

Eva McCabe may have been raised in the genteel tea rooms of North Carolina, but she isn’t one to surrender. Even after finding her husband’s scalped and mutilated body in the field of their Oregon Territory land grant, she refuses to leave. But tenacity won’t be enough. If she can’t meet the grant’s conditions of cultivation, she’ll forfeit her independence and all 640 acres.

Hatchoq is a man of mixed blood and clashing heritage. His father’s people tolerate him, and his mother’s people want him dead. When he kills a rogue member of his clan to save a white, he’s doomed to wander brutal lands alone.

Hatchoq camps on Eva’s land and secretly lends the struggling widow some aid. Once his presence is discovered, Eva is torn between bitterness and need. Reluctantly, they work side by side, farming her land and navigating a burning attraction neither one wants. Love grows as stubborn walls of hurt and anger crumble, but can it survive? If Hatchoq stays, he must deny his Mojave identity or risk both their lives.

If you love historical romance, you’ll love this book. Check it out!

EDITED: I forgot the Question of the Month!
Ghost stories fit right in during this month. What’s your favorite classic ghostly tale? Tell us about it and why it sends chills up your spine.
Well, my favorite ghost story isn’t actually a scary one! I grew up watching the movie Heart and Souls with my parents, and it remains one of my favorite movies involving ghosts. Of course there is always the movie I watched on my first date with my husband: The Grudge. Yeah, not quite so sweet.

Have you ever had so much to do, you forgot to do other stuff? How do you tackle multiple big projects? Have you pre-ordered Melissa’s new book yet?

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