Over on my anthology website (Delilah’s Collections), the authors of my latest collection, FIRST RESPONSE, have been posting wonderful pictures to describe their stories in a single image. They’ve also been running contests! All of them are still open, but many will close tomorrow, so enter today!!! $ and books are up for grabs!

1. 1. REINA TORRES: TEAMWORK (CONTEST) — Last day to enter!! 2 Winners! Win a FREE book!
   2. IN ONE PICTURE: REINA TORRES’S “FAR FROM OVER” (CONTEST) — Last day to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
   3. IN ONE PICTURE: JAAP BOEKESTEIN’S “SAVE ME TWICE” (CONTEST) — Last day to enter! Win a Bad Boys anthology!
   4. IN ONE PICTURE: MICHAL SCOTT’S “THE $5 KISS OF LIFE” (CONTEST) — Last day to enter! Win a Bad Boys anthology!
   5. IN ONE PICTURE: JANUARY GEORGE’S “BLACKOUT” (CONTEST) — Last day to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
   6. IN ONE PICTURE: AVA CUVAY’S “THE SIREN’S SONG” (CONTEST) — Last day to enter! Win a Bad Boys anthology!
   7. IN ONE PICTURE: M. JAYNE’S “DRIVE” (CONTEST) — Win an Amazon gift card!
   8. IN ONE PICTURE: KIMBERLY DEAN’S “SAVING TIME” (CONTEST) — Win an Amazon gift card!
   9. IN ONE PICTURE: MEGAN RYDER’S “CLAIMING LYLA” (CONTEST) — Win a Bad Boys anthology!
   10. IN ONE PICTURE: N.J. WALTERS’ “OVER THE EDGE” (CONTEST) — Win an Amazon gift card!
   11. IN ONE PICTURE: PAYTON HARLIE’S “FIRE IN THE STORM” (CONTEST) — Win a Bad Boys anthology!

UPDATE: The winner is…Anna Taylor Sweringen!
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©Diana Cosby 2020

Along with writing, I enjoy photography, and I’m continually amazed at the wide range of nature that I see.  During the spring, I’m always looking to see the newborn animals.  This year, I was fortunate enough to see this fox with her kit.

As well, I was thrilled to come upon this gorgeous young buck with his antlers just beginning to show.

A few weeks ago, while out in the forest, I came across a wild turkey.  Thankfully the sun was out when I took this photo so you can see the gorgeous colors of the turkey’s feathers.

I often see bunnies during my walks, but this spring I was fortunate to see my first ever grey bunny.

With temperatures warming, the dragonflies are out.  So far this year, I’ve seen brown, blue, red, and green dragonflies.  What is your favorite animal or bird that lives in the forest?

About the Author

A retired Navy Chief, Diana Cosby is an international bestselling author of Scottish medieval romantic suspense. Books in her award-winning MacGruder Brothers series have been translated into five languages. Diana has spoken at the Library of Congress, Lady Jane’s Salon in NYC, and appeared in Woman’s Day, on USA Today’s romance blog, “Happy Ever After,” MSN.com, Atlantic County Women Magazine, and Texoma Living Magazine.

After her career in the Navy, Diana dove into her passion – writing romance novels. With 34 moves behind her, she was anxious to create characters who reflected the amazing cultures and people she’s met throughout the world. After the release of the bestselling MacGruder Brothers series and The Oath Trilogy, she released the bestselling The Forbidden Series.

Diana looks forward to the years of writing ahead and meeting the amazing people who will share this journey.

Contest

***ONE winner will be drawn from everyone who posts on my guest blog post about, ‘Nature’s Beauty – In The Forest,’ on Delilah’s blog between 10 July 2020 – 19 July 2020.  The winner will receive a signed copy of His Woman.

Diana Cosby, International Best-Selling Author
www.dianacosby.com
The Oath Trilogy
MacGruder Brother Series
The Forbidden Series

UPDATE: The winner is…Lisa Carter!
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I have three blogs to keep up with, so it’s not hard to imagine me forgetting to get around to this one today, right? So, I’m a little late—that doesn’t mean we can’t still have some fun.

Solve the puzzle, and then tell me what’s hiding inside it for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card! Go wild!

In between the rains, we did our own little fireworks thing last night. The little ones love the sparklers and poppers. Here’s the 6-year-old showing off her “technique”. See the streamers? Barely, I know.

We had a few of the bigger fireworks, but after the horses and dogs spooked and this kid declared she was scared by the loud noises, we decided we’d donate our leftovers to someone else. Next year, we’ll stick to the small stuff. We had to bring every dog we own into the house to hide in closets or under the beds. And the poor horses? They hid out in the barn. Not doing that to them, again. It was bad enough the neighbors up and down the road went at it until the wee hours of the morning. Life in the country!

These contests are still open! Enter while you can!

1. Come Play the Puzzle-Contest! — Win an Amazon gift card!
2. Rochelle Bradley: Summer Goals (Contest) — Too many prizes to list!

Before I run more contests here, we need to close out some older ones! So, look below for the links to the offers!

In the meantime, here’s a puzzle. Something to while away a little time. If you’re homebound for now, here’s my contribution to your mental health. 🙂 And for fun, tell me their story…

All these contests are still open! Enter while you can!

1. Fun things to do in COVID-Times…? (Contest) — This contest ends tomorrow! Win a FREE book!
2. Wishing happy thoughts for dads — and a Puzzle-Contest! — This contest ends tomorrow! Win an Amazon gift card!
3. Another Rainy Day (Contest — 3 winners) — This contest ends tomorrow! Win a free short story!
4. FIRST RESPONSE releases next Tuesday! Read an excerpt! (Many CONTESTS!) — This contest ends tomorrow! Win an anthology!
5. Come Play the Puzzle-Contest! — Win an Amazon gift card!
6. Desiree Holt: Happy Birthday to me! (Contest — 6 Winners!) — Win a box set of books or a single e-book download!

Psst! We’re beginning a fun thing over on Delilah’s Collections, which involves the authors of FIRST RESPONSE. I’m repeating the blog here, so you see what we’re up to, but the contest itself, and future “In One Picture” posts, will happen over there!

“Far from Over” by Reina Torres
They missed their chance at the academy, but after she rescues him from a pile of rubble, a fireman decides it’s time to make her burn for him

From “Far from Over”…

Smokin’ Joe’s Bar wasn’t his normal haunt. Center City was a few hundred feet smaller than Chicago, not that Chi-town let them forget the difference. Still, Center City was big enough to house a handful of bars frequented by firefighters, but beyond that, Joe’s was one of two bars owned and run by firefighters.

It had probably been a great place to get together a few years ago, but the decorations inside looked like they hadn’t changed much since the Marlboro man was big. And he was still hanging on one of the walls. Things were clean and well kept, just old. Just go to any bar that was packed on a night like this and you’d see why they were packed. Joe’s had just gotten stuck in the past, but he wasn’t there for the decorations of even the liquor. He was there for one reason, Gina Ferrer. She was bartender in Joe’s every night she wasn’t working at Station Five.

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Contest happening now over on the Collections site:

Is there a bar in a movie/TV series/or book that you wish you could visit?
Name it for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card!