Another Interview!

Suzanne Woods Fischer is featuring me on her blog! Pop on over and check out the interview! Also, feel free to leave a comment on Suzanne's blog to win a free copy of my novel, John's Quest!


~Cecelia Dowdy~

I'm Featured On Amber Miller's Blog Today!

Take a look! Enjoy! Also, you can leave a comment on Amber's blog to win a copy of my novel, John's Quest!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Leave Your Email Address!

I've FINALLY gotten around to drawing the names for the winners of my last book giveaway.

However the following novels are still up for grabs:

Listening To Her Heart by Joyce Livingston - A Heartsong Presents Title
What's Cooking by Gail Sattler - An old Heartsong Presents Title
Margaret's Quest by Muncy G. Chapman - An old Heartsong Presents Title

I had a hard time doing the drawing because hardly anybody left their email address!! I guess I need to stress that you need to leave an email addy each time I have a book giveaway! When you leave a comment through your blogger profile, chances are, the email address is NOT showing on your profile! Sometimes people have it set to show, but I'm finding a majority of the time when you access people's blogger profiles, they don't have an email address available, so then I'm stuck as to how to contact the winner.

After I get rid of these three books, I'll contact the winners and do another book giveaway soon!


~Cecelia Dowdy~

What's Cooking by Gail Sattler

What's Cooking by Gail Sattler
Publisher: Heartsong Presents

ISBN: 9781593105754

Binding: Mass Market

Pages: 176 pages

For those interested, I'm giving this book away.


From Heartsong Presents website:
When twenty-four-year-old Mitchell Farris signed up for an evening cooking class he wasn't expecting to meet the woman of his dreams. Now, if he can just convince the teacher he's the man of her dreams and that age doesn't matter, he'll be fine. Carolyn Rutherford is quickly approaching her thirty-third birthday and knows that the time to settle down is fast approaching, but with whom? She has a mental image of her ideal mate - and it's not Mitchell Farris. Would the Lord call her to marry someone nine years her junior? Or will everyone just wonder what's cooking? Fall in love with this inspiring love story and our entire collection of Christian romance novels from Heartsong Presents! ===============
This book was different because it had a conflict that I normally don’t see in many romance novels. The heroine is nine years older than the hero. Since Carolyn is nine years older than Mitch, and Mitch’s parents were teenagers when they had him, Carolyn ends up being closer to the age of Mitch’s parents than to Mitch.
Carolyn is 33 and Mitch is 24. Since she’s the high-school Home Ec teacher, some of Mitch’s friends are acquainted with Carolyn through their former high school years, which causes some conflict in the story.
Mitch meets Carolyn when he signs up for a cooking class. He’s desperate to learn adequate cooking skills because he wants to make food for the rehearsal dinner for his sister, who is going to wed Mitch’s best friend.
Mitch is immediately attracted to Carolyn, but their age difference makes them hesitant about pursuing a relationship. Carolyn is already involved with somebody who meets her criteria of a future mate. However, it takes her some time to admit that she’s in the wrong relationship.
I also love that the author talked about cooking and food, two of my favorite subjects!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Dairy Farm Pics

A few days ago, I posted pics from the small family dairy farm that I visited in Cecil County Maryland. Here are the rest of the pics that I took. I wasn't able to take more pics because I was too busy watching the farmer during the milking process, plus I asked him TONS of questions. I had a notebook with me, so I wrote down practically everything he said. Some people told me I should have had a video camera with me so that I could shoot the whole process and then I'd have his responses on film! I thought, not a bad idea! Maybe I'll do that the next time I have a research trip, that is, if the person I'm interviewing doesn't mind!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Going, Going, Gone! :-)

I just emailed my manuscript to my editor this morning! Whew, what a load off my mind...for the time being anyway. I know it'll be bounced back for copy edits later, but for now, I have a brief reprieve while I focus on another novel. Bittersweet Memories is due August 1, 2008. I'll need to start focusing on that next!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Still Revising...

Still hard at work revising my manuscript for my May 19th deadline...

~Cecelia Dowdy~