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Individual cups of banana pudding garnished with mint leaves.

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Southern Banana Pudding

Pimento Cheese Recipe

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Up Your Southern Game With Homemade Pimento Cheese

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Chocolate cake on a platter

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Bless Your Heart Cake

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I sent a new manuscript off to the fantastic team at @harpethroad a few days ago, and I`m still giddy about it. I can`t wait for you to meet Connor and Willa and Geraldine, the matchmaking goat, in EVERY LITTLE THING, out in 2026!

What have you been celebrating lately?

#authorlife #ılovebooks #beachread #romcomreads

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I sent a new manuscript off to the fantastic team at @harpethroad a few days ago, and I'm still giddy about it. I can't wait for you to meet Connor and Willa and Geraldine, the matchmaking goat, in EVERY LITTLE THING, out in 2026!

What have you been celebrating lately?

#authorlife #ılovebooks #beachread #romcomreads

#tbr #readerlife #funnybooks #booksbooksbooks #cozyreads

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#tbr #readerlife #funnybooks #booksbooksbooks #cozyreads

Call it a work trip.

My husband and I snuck away to beautiful Beaufort, NC recently so I could soak up the sea breeze, scout some inspiration, and refill my creative cup. Most of my novels are set on the North Carolina coast, so naturally, I have to visit every chance I get.

When I got back home, I mentioned Beaufort to a friend, and she looked at me sideways. She thought I was pronouncing it wrong. So let’s clear this up for the non-Southerners in the back:

There’s a Beaufort in North Carolina—pronounced BOW-furt (like bow and arrow).
And there’s a Beaufort in South Carolina—pronounced BEW-furt (rhymes with “you”).

Two charming beach towns. Same spelling. Two different states. Whole different twang.
We Southerners like to keep y’all guessing.

Coastal readers—do you have a favorite Southern beach town I should visit next for “research”? Let me know below! ⬇️

#beaufort #beaufortnc #beachbooks #authorlife

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Call it a work trip.

My husband and I snuck away to beautiful Beaufort, NC recently so I could soak up the sea breeze, scout some inspiration, and refill my creative cup. Most of my novels are set on the North Carolina coast, so naturally, I have to visit every chance I get.

When I got back home, I mentioned Beaufort to a friend, and she looked at me sideways. She thought I was pronouncing it wrong. So let’s clear this up for the non-Southerners in the back:

There’s a Beaufort in North Carolina—pronounced BOW-furt (like bow and arrow).
And there’s a Beaufort in South Carolina—pronounced BEW-furt (rhymes with “you”).

Two charming beach towns. Same spelling. Two different states. Whole different twang.
We Southerners like to keep y’all guessing.

Coastal readers—do you have a favorite Southern beach town I should visit next for “research”? Let me know below! ⬇️

#beaufort #beaufortnc #beachbooks #authorlife

You know it`s going to be a good day when you pull out your "I`m writing a kissing scene" emotional support mug.

#writerlife #amwritingromance #myfavoritemug

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You know it's going to be a good day when you pull out your "I'm writing a kissing scene" emotional support mug.

#writerlife #amwritingromance #myfavoritemug

Sometimes the best thing we can do for our mental health is to escape into a book for a little while. And you guys always have the best recommendations.

So tell me ... what book should I read next?

#booklover #tbrpile #booksbooksbooks #readerlife #bookrec

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Sometimes the best thing we can do for our mental health is to escape into a book for a little while. And you guys always have the best recommendations.

So tell me ... what book should I read next?

#booklover #tbrpile #booksbooksbooks #readerlife #bookrec

A few weeks ago, a reader asked me if I have any special writing rituals. I couldn`t think of any. I mean, I`ve written books in doctor`s office waiting rooms and the carpool lane. I`m not picky.

But editing rituals? Why, yes, I do have a few. And since I just finished drafting book 2 in my Sunrise Beach series for @harpethroad , I`d love to share them with you.

First, I print the manuscript out and put it in my fancy gold 3-ring binder. No other binder will do. It`s shiny and sparkly and ridiculously prissy, and it`s my favorite.

Then, I gather my supplies. They include:
- An obscene amount of sticky notes in every color imaginabile
- A bouquet of Papermate Flair felt tip pens and ONLY Papermate Flair felt tip pens. Pink is my favorite, so that`s where I`ll start.
- The now-ragged composition book that I have dragged with me everywhere for notetaking as I wrote the manuscript

And then I begin. Line by line, page by page, I will fill this binder with color. Sticky notes will read, "Make this funnier" and "Can you really teach a macaw to curse?" and "Why does she sigh so much? She probably needs to see a physician about that." I`ll scribble over every square inch of those pages until it looks like a confetti cannon exploded. Because, basically, it did.

What can I say? Editing is my favorite part. I`m a weirdo like that.

#writerlife #firstdraft #amediting #stickynotes #papermate #authorlife

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A few weeks ago, a reader asked me if I have any special writing rituals. I couldn't think of any. I mean, I've written books in doctor's office waiting rooms and the carpool lane. I'm not picky.

But editing rituals? Why, yes, I do have a few. And since I just finished drafting book 2 in my Sunrise Beach series for @harpethroad , I'd love to share them with you.

First, I print the manuscript out and put it in my fancy gold 3-ring binder. No other binder will do. It's shiny and sparkly and ridiculously prissy, and it's my favorite.

Then, I gather my supplies. They include:
- An obscene amount of sticky notes in every color imaginabile
- A bouquet of Papermate Flair felt tip pens and ONLY Papermate Flair felt tip pens. Pink is my favorite, so that's where I'll start.
- The now-ragged composition book that I have dragged with me everywhere for notetaking as I wrote the manuscript

And then I begin. Line by line, page by page, I will fill this binder with color. Sticky notes will read, "Make this funnier" and "Can you really teach a macaw to curse?" and "Why does she sigh so much? She probably needs to see a physician about that." I'll scribble over every square inch of those pages until it looks like a confetti cannon exploded. Because, basically, it did.

What can I say? Editing is my favorite part. I'm a weirdo like that.

#writerlife #firstdraft #amediting #stickynotes #papermate #authorlife

Yes, we know. Flowers are romantic. Candy is yummy. Diamonds are forever. But do you know what`s an even better Valentine`s Day gift to yourself or someone you love? Books. Go grab a few new ones from your favorite author today.

#booksareforlovers #ılovebooks #bibliophile #tbr

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Yes, we know. Flowers are romantic. Candy is yummy. Diamonds are forever. But do you know what's an even better Valentine's Day gift to yourself or someone you love? Books. Go grab a few new ones from your favorite author today.

#booksareforlovers #ılovebooks #bibliophile #tbr

She was my first reader. The one who always had grabby hands when I`d finish a manuscript.

She gathered all of her book club friends to host my first signing, and they made such a huge, sparkling deal of me. It`s one of my favorite author memories.

She`d buy a dozen copies of every release and give them out as gifts. Merry Christmas, here`s a book my daughter wrote.

She never let me quit, even when the words got hard. She said she`d be mad if I stopped filling her Kindle with books that made her laugh. "The world needs more sunshine," she`d say. "So get back to work."

She was my mom.

And while the words are a little harder to find right now, I know they will come again. For her. ❤

Charlotte Sullivan
March 14, 1949 - January 29, 2025

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She was my first reader. The one who always had grabby hands when I'd finish a manuscript.

She gathered all of her book club friends to host my first signing, and they made such a huge, sparkling deal of me. It's one of my favorite author memories.

She'd buy a dozen copies of every release and give them out as gifts. Merry Christmas, here's a book my daughter wrote.

She never let me quit, even when the words got hard. She said she'd be mad if I stopped filling her Kindle with books that made her laugh. "The world needs more sunshine," she'd say. "So get back to work."

She was my mom.

And while the words are a little harder to find right now, I know they will come again. For her. ❤

Charlotte Sullivan
March 14, 1949 - January 29, 2025

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