Author: rachellepaigecampbell

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Amy Parker returns to her hometown for a visit. But when the historic mansion that sparked her passion for history hits the market, she thinks she’s finally found a way to stay for good.

The tenth anniversary of the tragic death of Jake Grant’s best friend is fast approaching, and all he wants to do is create a charity to honor him. The woman he holds responsible for his friend’s death is back in town, and she doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon.

Jake and Amy need each other’s help, so they forge a professional relationship to get what they both want. As they grow closer, a shocking revelation forces Jake and Amy to make sense of the past if they have any hope of a future together.

Her Hometown Dream, click here

Following a tragic accident over a decade ago, Zoey Wright vowed to never move home to Harmony, Illinois. When her career stalls, however, she’s back in town and working with her high school sweetheart, Noah Kidwell, on his company’s special collaboration. Dealing with her ex is the last thing she wants to do, but she has to take the opportunity to snag a much-needed promotion. Besides, she’s a professional—she can handle Noah for a few days, right?

Determined to prove he’s not the same irresponsible guy she left behind, Noah works one on one with Zoey. Learning her true motives, he realizes she’s not the same person anymore, either, and when he confronts her, she resorts to doing what she does best—she runs. This time, though, he’s not letting her get away. Will they be able to forgive the past and forge a new future? Or is it time to move on for good?

Her Unlikely Homecoming, click here

My pizza for pages 2022 wrap-up

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Being motivated by pizza isn’t anything new for most romance authors of a certain age (cough Millennials cough).

Who among us didn’t LOVE the Pizza Hut reading challenge as kids? An excuse to stay inside and get rewarded for doing what I was going to do anyways? Yes, please. Sign me up.

When I heard about the Pizza for Pages challenge run by Angela James, I jumped on the chance. And I’m so glad I did.

Summer becomes both busier and lazier every year. I don’t know how. With older kids, I’m not really wanted until someone needs a ride or a meal. In theory, I could spend all day writing with only interruptions for sports at night.

But I don’t want to waste these precious days we have together. I don’t want to get to October and be sad we didn’t spend time at the pool or met up with friends for spontaneous get-togethers.

Add in travel to visit family and a vacation, and the time gets squeezed from infinite to finite and it was almost easier in May to write-off June through August and get back to writing in September.

I can’t do that. I’m so glad I didn’t.

My goal was 50,000 words. For me, that’s modest. During the school year, I hit that and then some in a month when actively writing. But with the tight schedule, I didn’t quite make it. I’ll clock in somewhere around 40k.

I didn’t reach the “goal” but I did reenergize my creativity. I am editing several things (yay! my favorite part because it’s when I really start to polish the story, also sometimes the roughest because I’m sharing my work with an editor and it’s a vulnerable spot when the book isn’t the finished product readers receive). In editing mode, I’m critiquing every word choice and sentence.

Writing has to be free flowing. Getting started is hard because I have to shut off the inner editor voice. But once I begin, I start to snowball and the ideas come fast and furious.

Thanks to a dear friend, I wrote most weekdays at a set time. Sprinting with her kept me accountable and motivated even on the days I felt like I “couldn’t” write. Authors, get yourself a community either in-person or virtual or ideally both. I started this journey “officially” in 2015 and would not–7 years later–still be pursuing the work without my writing friends.

I worked on the first in a new trilogy. The series will incorporate something I wrote last year (a fun side project) as book 2 and I have a great start for book 3. I love writing trilogies because I can explore the “world” fully and finish before I get bored with the characters.

In the meantime, I’ll enjoy these last moments of summer with my family and feel so grateful for the time together.

T-minus 9 days + a Summer sail/sale on Love Overboard

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I can’t believe how fast this summer has flown! We managed to cram a lot of joy into these weeks, but I’m always shocked when the calendar flips to the beginning of August. Perhaps this year more than ever.

My kids return to school about a week earlier than usual (the end of next week, yikes!). Not sure why (and it caught a lot of us by surprise) but—crossing our fingers—this means we’ll head straight from the pool to the classroom and maybe back. The weather is still very summer-y.

I love summer, and I have a lot of fun with my kids. I’ll be glad to get back to something of a schedule, but I’ll miss the impromptu fun.

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