I am so thrilled to be here! By Peggy Jaeger

Hello and Happy New Year, dear Readers.

My name is Peggy Jaeger I can truly say I am grateful and thrilled to be here.

My tagline says I write Contemporary Romance books and RomComs about strong women, the families who support them, and the men who can’t live without them. If I can make you cry on one page and bring you out of the sadness with tears rolling down your cheeks from laughter the next, I figure I’ve done my job as a writer.

That’s a pretty tall order some days, but I strive for it. 

My books have been traditionally published but in 2019 I released my first indie romance. For years I’d resisted the pull to self-publish, but during an enforced recovery period from surgery, I thought now would be the best time to figure out if I could do it. So I spent eight weeks watching videos, listening to podcasts, and picking the brains of fellow indie authors until I felt confident enough to release that little gem into the bookreading world.

I live in nature’s backyard in the beautiful New England state of New Hampshire, and when I say that, I’m not kidding. I live in the woods, surrounded by 75-foot evergreen and elm trees, woodland animals in furry and wild abundance, and, at this time of year, several feet of snow. 

 
Family and food play huge roles in my stories because I believe that nothing holds a family structure together better than sharing a meal…or two…or ten. Dotted with humor and characters that are as real as they are loving, I bring all topics of daily life into my books: life, death, sibling rivalry, illness and the desire for everyone to find their own happily ever after. Growing up the only child of divorced parents I longed for sisters, brothers and a family that vowed to stick together no matter what came their way. Through my books, I’ve created the families I wanted as that lonely child.

I came to the publishing industry a little later in life, since my very first book was published at the age of 55. 5 years and 20 books later and here I am: fulfilled in the second act of my life and darn happy to be able to live my lifelong dream of being a published author.

This month's topic is HUMOR and we are charged with telling you something funny about ourselves, our family or friends, or even something amusing we read or in one of our books. I've got a little gem planned for January 24th for you, but I will tell you something personal about me that may make you chuckle. I have what is referred to as logorrhea. The true definition is extreme loquacity. My husband refers to it as don't-know-when-to stop-talking-itis. And I am afflicted with it to the max!!! You can probably tell that just from this blog. I love to talk, and I will talk a subject to death. But I also love to listen to other people talk, so I'm not as narcissistic as the definition of logorrhea would tell you.

Too much TMI? I guess I'll find out from any comments left, hee hee.

I look forward to blogging with the plethora of talented authors here- I’m actually a bit intimidated ( in a good way) - and interacting with new readers and writers. Thank you so much for allowing me to rant (!) and until we meet again, it’s been a pleasure.

Until next time ~ Peg

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