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• Hartfield Chronicles
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What's new with Ashleigh?

Firstly, I would like to thank all my lovely readers to responded to my last newsletter. I was very surprised that NO ONE was interested in reading new chapters to a story.

So, you win. I will save my serials to publish online at my own pace.

Most of you told me you wanted to know what was going on in my life. So today, I wanted to share with you the game my oldest daughter invented this weekend.

For her last birthday, we bought her artist colored pencils. There were maybe 50 of them in a soft case that rolls up. She loves the kit so much, she carries it everywhere.

Anyway, Sunday night, she invited everyone to share her pencils (a good thing, too, since most of ours are broken or lost in the depths of the house). We were to draw a picture. Anything we wanted. The only catch? No one else could see it. She even gave us several hours to do it.

As we finished our drawings, we slid them into a manila envelope. Just before supper, my daughter held up each picture and we all had to guess who made each. When all six were out, we laid them on the table and gave one final guess.

Most were obvious, although we were definitely surprised by one another's skills. Everyone enjoyed it so much, we decided to make this a weekly event.

Except, we changed it up a bit. For next week, we have a theme: Evil. I have no idea why my twelve-year-old chose this theme or how my four-year-old will draw it, but I am excited to see the results. We also have all week to draw the picture. My daughter placed the envelope outside her bedroom door for us to deposit our pictures at our convenience. I already know what I want to draw. Now to find the time to do it.

So, that brings me to this week's question.

What are some activities your family enjoys doing together?

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Hartfield Chronicles

Season 4 of Hartfield Chronicles has arrived! When Melinda is invited to join a new dance class, she sees this as her big break, a chance to advance her skills. Before she can accept, however, another kind of break stops her in her tracks. Pat wants to be the supportive boyfriend, but his efforts seem to be making Melinda uncomfortable. He can’t go to his own friends for advice, because they can’t understand. After Melinda calls for another type of break, she and Pat must examine their relationship to determine whether they are meant for each other.

Hartfield Chronicles follows the lives of Melinda, Pat, and their friends as they navigate their way through boarding school life. Each episode features two stories, one from Melinda's point of view and one from Pat's, along with an excerpt from Melinda's writing journal. New episodes are published every Friday.

Here's what you missed:

• Episode 91: Melinda questions her relationship with Pat
• Episode 92: Melinda gets to see Walter at work while Pat broods about his breakup

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Free Books

The Forgotten Mystery A funny, thrilling cozy mystery. Wren's very first murder mystery has been wiped from her memory. Now she's about to remember... The Forgotten Mystery takes us back in time two years to Wren's very first murder mystery, the day she first got her cat Gracie, a day that was wiped from her mind. But why was it taken from her? And was her first mystery a success or a failure? Find out in this funny, intriguing little cozy mystery.

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Totally Rad Wormhole A totally radical action-packed sci-fi comedy It’s 1989, and high school seniors Alex and Roger cannot wait to graduate. High school may be heinous, but they have big plans for adulthood. Then, something goes wrong with their science project – it rips open a hole in time, a tunnel to the year 2021. The boys journey into the future to find out how their lives will turn out. But when they meet themselves at their high school reunion, they are not pleased with what they’ve become and set out to change their fate. Their future selves, however, remember this journey and compete to influence the outcome.

Conspiracy Start of an epic tale of tragedy, triumph and romance Only the first domino needs to be tipped.... Parv Zarinth learned early in life that if he wanted to defy his father, he’d have to do it from somewhere half-way across the galaxy. He does his best on Hettamir to represent his father’s interests. It’s a pleasure to do business on Hettamir. And Parv has been mixing business with pleasure for five years now. The business is to expand his father’s commercial interests. The pleasure has a name: Ahrun Dyem. And which one is worth going to war for, only time will tell…

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Other Books on Sale

	Less than Perfect Fifths A Sweet Young Adult Romance Less than Perfect is back for another school year, this time with some different dynamics—which leaves them struggling to readjust. Three new bandmates have arrived from out of the country. Silvia and Kelsie are back in their home and native land, and Gianni is supposed to be enjoying his study exchange experience—but it's so cold! Meanwhile, Travis isn't a team player, May just wants to fit in, and Tyler reluctantly agrees to fill in the space Bryan left behind. While some of the group are butting heads, others are growing closer together. With Claire and D-rock taking on the leadership role, it’s time for them to face the music—and their feelings for each other. But what if everything goes wrong?
	Alien Warrior Bound Galactic Gladiator Games Book 1 They have only one job: beat all the other contestants. He’s a former POW who escaped the galaxy’s most secure prison. She’s a curvy book nerd, abducted from her job as a small-town librarian on Earth. Welcome to the Galactic Gladiator Games, where the toughest aliens in the galaxy fight for the most prestigious titles. But these games come with a twist: every alien warrior is mentally and emotionally bound to a potential Earth mate, forced to work with her to overcome their enemies--and sometimes each other.
	The Hacker of Escondida The Treasure of Escondida Book 4 Escondida’s elite, all-female spy team is challenged to a battle of wits between hackers when El Orden makes a play for the Treasure of Escondida. Sofia, resident hacker and pop culture expert, is most comfortable in front of a screen finding information the team can use. As she is researching the latest lead, her worst fear is realized as a sophisticated virus begins to infect the castle’s mainframe. Alex has been tasked with writing, installing, and maintaining a virtual attack on the castle. He’s never encountered a hacker like Sofia, and sparks fly when these two learn more about each other. How will Sofia fend off this attack and keep the royal family from harm? Join the team once more as they get one step closer to bringing down El Orden. Grab your copy today for another thrilling adventure full of espionage, romance, and suspense.

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Tales of Adventure

Ashleigh's YA Reads           Ashleigh's Romance Reads          Ashleigh's Whodunits
This week's newsletter contains the following features:
(Feel free to skip ahead to what you want to read)

• What's new with Ashleigh?
• Hartfield Chronicles
• Free Books
• Other Books on Sale
• Join My Newsletters

What's new with Ashleigh?

As I mentioned in my last newsletter, we recently completed a trip to Atlanta. Despite the fact it ended with the entire family contracting Covid, the adventure was amazing in so many ways, but mostly because while I sat by the washing machine every night, I was inspired to write. A lot!

But the inspiration didn't stop there. I was also inspired to change my newsletter a little. I was thinking that instead of telling you about what's going on with me every two weeks, I would share story excerpts with you instead.

These stories would be episodic, much like a television show has a different episode each week. I would have a link to previous episodes, so you could catch up on any you might have missed.

The downside, however, is that I cannot at this time send out my newsletters more frequently. I currently have three newsletters every two weeks. That is three stories I have to create for this project. In addition, I have several other projects I am working on completing or publishing. My hope is that by January, I will be able to begin weekly episodes, but even that is not a guarantee.

So my question to you, the reader, is which would you like to read? My original intention was the share a memoir of sorts regaling my family's travelling adventures. But I thought that might be boring to everyone but me, so maybe I would just write a new story, just for my newsletter.

So, which are you most interested in reading? Would you like me to keep updating you on what's going on in my life at the moment? Would you like to read my traveling memoirs? Or would you like to read a new story?

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Hartfield Chronicles

Season 4 of Hartfield Chronicles has arrived! When Melinda is invited to join a new dance class, she sees this as her big break, a chance to advance her skills. Before she can accept, however, another kind of break stops her in her tracks. Pat wants to be the supportive boyfriend, but his efforts seem to be making Melinda uncomfortable. He can’t go to his own friends for advice, because they can’t understand. After Melinda calls for another type of break, she and Pat must examine their relationship to determine whether they are meant for each other.

Hartfield Chronicles follows the lives of Melinda, Pat, and their friends as they navigate their way through boarding school life. Each episode features two stories, one from Melinda's point of view and one from Pat's, along with an excerpt from Melinda's writing journal. New episodes are published every Friday.

Here's what you missed:

• Episode 89: Melinda runs into some old friends
• Episode 90: An incident in the pool makes Melinda uncomfortable

Want to receive email updates when the next episode is released?

Sign up for email updates and, as a thank you, you will receive access to bonus chapters from the Hartfield Chronicles.

Want early access?

Members of the Hammerhead club receive episodes one month early.
Check out the website for more information.

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Free Books

	A Blend of Harmonies A Magic Christmas Tale Do you hear what I hear? Red versus Green. It has always been this way since the beginning of the war. Charlie and Cora are from different kingdoms. Charlie is a son of the woods, the pines, and the deep earth-shaking drums of celebration and war–a true Green Kingdom citizen. Cora is as Red as its gets; a daughter of crimson dresses and scarlet stained-glass, living among the royals in the Red Kingdom palace with all its luxuries and twisted games. But when they’re brought together by a mysterious power who calls himself Elowin for a reason neither can seem to figure out, they learn they each carry a weight on their shoulders placed there by their own kingdoms. And if they want to be free, they’ll have to figure out who exactly Elowin is, what he's doing, and why his plan involves them both, before Charlie is caught in Red Kingdom territory where he will have to face the wrath of the Red royals.
	I'll Know Me When I Find Me A witty and warm-hearted novel about the challenges of ambition, friendship, and the boundaries that balance them. Jane Desmond would do anything to help her best friend. That's the problem. Jane Desmond's life wasn't supposed to turn out like this. Almost at the top of a professional ladder she never meant to climb, she's got a great view...of a messy life. Unwanted attention from an infatuated coworker and meddlesome matchmaking from her mother has her social life in tatters. Thank goodness her best friend Thea's around to keep her sane. When Thea loses her job a few days after purchasing her dream home, Jane steps in to help. But her good intentions backfire, and Jane discovers Thea's been keeping secrets from her. In order to save the friendship, something's got to change. It just isn't what Jane expected it would be...
	The Case of the Missing Monkey An Accidental Detective Short Story and other short mysteries When a monkey goes missing, who's to blame? This free collection starts with a ten-page mystery short story set in the world of “The Accidental Detective” series. This story takes up nearly half of the booklet and is followed by information about the first books in the series, Something Shady at Sunshine Haven and Something Deadly on Desert Drive, plus the first chapter of book 1. The Accidental Detective series of humorous contemporary mysteries: War correspondent Kate Tessler has followed the most dangerous news stories around the world. But can she survive going home? After that are three fun, short stories originally written for children.

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Other Books on Sale

	The Rift In Our Reality A Sweet Young Adult Romance Winning means staying alive. Losing means giving up. I’m not a quitter. That’s why I’m still alive when every doctor agrees I shouldn’t be. Dealt a horrid genetic deck of cards, I live with Batten disease. It’s rare, incurable, and always fatal. Since my diagnosis, my parents, family, and doctors have worked tirelessly to find a cure. Yet the disease still took things from me…mostly my eyesight and my energy. But I refuse to give it my happiness. At almost seventeen, I’m still ticking off the boxes of my dream bucket list. I’ll keep pushing for the seeing-eye dog…but only because romance seems too far-fetched. A girl can dream. Right? Maybe this summer will be different…
	Burning For The Billionaire An Alpha Older Firefighter and Younger Curvy Woman Series Every fire starts with a spark… Grace: My job is gone, my boyfriend dumped me, and my apartment is up in flames – with me inside it. But maybe life owes me a break… because when my saviour arrives in the form of a mysterious hunk of a fireman, something begins to simmer deep inside of me. I think I’m in love, and I’ve never even seen his face. Rowan: When I rescue Grace from that fire, it isn’t just the adrenaline that’s making my heart go wild. Grace can laugh in the face of death, and she makes me smile like nobody else can. I’m used to dancing with danger, but this is getting all-too-real… She’s a young student who just lost everything. He’s a mysterious firefighter hiding a big secret. Having earned a reputation as closed-off and controlling, Rowan is happy to stick to himself and keep his heart firmly locked up. But when he saves a charming and witty young woman, it ignites his heart in ways he never imagined. Grace is too innocent for his hardened, domineering personality – and she’s over a decade younger. Rowan knows that any relationship is bound to end in heartbreak anyways. But the longer he spends time with her, the more he finds that keeping his hands to himself is impossible… Will the spark between them grow into a passionate and fiery love affair? Or is their unlikely love doomed to burn out?
	Bacon, Bodyguards, and Ballistics The Complete Deep Fried Revenge Series Collection THE COMPLETE SERIES COLLECTION - Includes all 5 books in the Deep Fried Revenge Series. Bacon, Bodyguards, and Ballistics is an absolutely gripping and hilarious whodunit with shocking twists and turns. From the author of Amazon #1 best-selling, Murder and Grits: The Savory Mystery Series, comes another fun, action-packed, and heart-warming cozy mystery with quirky and feisty female characters, perfect for fans of The Golden Girls, Miss Congeniality, and Murder She Wrote. Recipes included. She’s a Chicago detective hiding in a seaside town with a lot to prove…and everything to lose. Reeling with excitement over the opening of a private investigation agency and her budding romance with the sheriff, Piper Sandstone can’t wait to launch her dream career and return to a somewhat normal life. But danger lurks on the horizon—the dirty cops back in Chicago still want her dead. They are ruthless and on the hunt; no price is too steep for her head. But Piper’s already in a predicament of prodigious proportions when an art heist at the Bancroft Estates leaves a bodyguard dead… and she and her crime-fighting gal pals are at the center of the crime scene. With more suspects than the hottie sheriff can shake a stick at, it's no surprise the Mayor has requested help from the new private eyes. Tangled in another mystery in Savory, Alabama, Piper is determined to solve the case with the help of her quirky senior sleuth friends dubbed the Dentures and Diamonds Crime Squad. These zany retirees traded in their female rock band glory to fight crime, but can they help Piper maintain her cover and catch the killer before she or another Savory resident winds up dead?

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