Sit-down Saturday on Sunday because...Cheryl Harper

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Time has really become unpredictable lately, you know?
Thursday: I need to write up my blog post for Saturday.
Friday: Oh, no, I've got to write up my blog post for tomorrow.
Saturday:
Sunday: Oh, no.

So, a late post better be a great post, amiright?

A Soldier Saved is the first in my new series set in Miami at a townhome complex built for veterans who are leaving military service. There will be 6 books. The first one is a wounded vet who is struggling with his new body and his new life and the creative writing teacher faced with the age-old problem: convincing the world you're completely content when your ex-husband seems to be moving on better than you are.

(I love this cover. It's beachy.)

For the first time, I actually took a research trip instead of relying on books and videos and hazy memories of that one time I visited Miami and took a boat tour of the gator's natural habitat. In the first book, you're going to see Little Havana (did I call it by the right name in the book? This is the stuff that will wake a writer up in the middle of the night, but only after the book is published, not before when she could actually fix it) and Domino Park. I took that boat tour of Millionaire Row and it's in the book. There are a few surprises that are figments of my imagination (can you guess?) and plenty more to come! Here are some actual, real live photos I took while burning and melting at the same time because I'm actually meant more for snowy cabins and fireplaces than beaches but I had such a good time.

I hope you'll pick up A Soldier Saved. This quick visit to Miami was my last, for-fun-and-adventure trip and right now, that's such a sweet memory.

Hemingway's Key West House. He shows up in this book. Did you know some English majors aren't Hemingway fans?

I'm on a boat. This is Miami's skyline.



Best Diet Coke of my whole trip was had right here. Rocking chair. Completely deserted. I missed the tour I wanted, but not a beautiful day. This shows up in the next book. :)

THE THINGS I DO FOR MY ART! I actually got even closer to the gators this time! AND I MADE YOU A GIF of the video I took while leaning over the edge of a wooden railing.


Poetry plays a big part in this book, so I made up lots of bad poems. Have one, as a little treat.

This one's only for the people who've actually already read it, as a little treat:


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  1. Beth CarpenterApril 26, 2020 at 12:56 PM

    Great pictures! Looks like a super research trip. I so enjoyed the story, and could completely relate to the temptation to drop the class rather than have his writing shared and discussed among the students.

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  2. Janice CarterApril 26, 2020 at 3:05 PM

    Love your humor here, Cheryl, as well as the pics. And that alligator....or crocodile? Never know the difference, but scary. Congratulations! This sounds like a unique new series and looking. Forward to the first one.

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