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The Book Blurb
I hit another milestone on my life-as-a-writer journey: a new Maine writer asked me to read an advance copy of his book and write a...

Peggy DeBlois
Mar 51 min read
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Tourtière (Pork Pie) Recipe
I've decked my halls. I've checked my list, twice. Today I am delving into my holiday recipes. After The Toll Road North was published,...

Peggy DeBlois
Dec 5, 20241 min read
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Book Review: Francena Hallett's Heart
Get your bonnet and hop onto the carriage, because we are traveling back to the first decade of the 1900s in Francena Hallett's Heart by...

Peggy DeBlois
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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Happy 101st Birthday, Mom.
It's never easy to lose a parent. I'm 60 years old and miss my Mom every day. Every. Single. Day. I miss her as a young mother. I miss...

Peggy DeBlois
Aug 12, 20241 min read
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Reviewer Praises The Toll Road North
Imposter syndrome is a real thing for me, even two years in with having my novel published. I'm living this new life as a writer, but...

Peggy DeBlois
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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Inspirational Reading
My book club chose The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese as our May book club selection. It weighs in at 715 pages, and I have loved...

Peggy DeBlois
Apr 23, 20241 min read
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Recent Reviews
Putting your book out into the world is intimidating. Having it reviewed is downright terrifying. However, I have been fortunate enough...

Peggy DeBlois
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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It's about more than selling books...
Being invited to participate in events as an author is one of those surreal moments (you want ME to be there??). I recently was a...

Peggy DeBlois
Feb 9, 20243 min read
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My belated Christmas gifts to my loyal followers.
Thanks for your patience to get your copy of Réveillon. I'd love to hear your feedback!

Peggy DeBlois
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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New year, new ventures
Lots of people have asked me if I'm working on a second novel. The easy answer is yes, but the real story behind the story is it's hard....

Peggy DeBlois
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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Another Reason to Love Maine Authors
Since my very first foray into the Maine writing community (picture me sitting nervously in the back of the room at a writing workshop),...

Peggy DeBlois
Dec 15, 20231 min read
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You're Invited to Réveillon with Lucille
A new short story, with characters from The Toll Road North, is now available. This Christmas story finds Lucille and baby Jean-Luc...

Peggy DeBlois
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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Réveillon for The Toll Road North
Many of my loyal readers have asked me if I have another book coming out....and well, that takes a while. It's in process, but in the...

Peggy DeBlois
Oct 19, 20232 min read
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How did I meet Pauline?
Many of my readers ask me questions about Pauline, the character in The Toll Road North that starts off as a sultry teenage vixen, and...

Peggy DeBlois
Sep 21, 20232 min read
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Taking The Toll Road North...West, Arrived!
Well, loyal readers, I have reached the end of our cross country journey. As you can see in my photo, I have found the most comfortable...

Peggy DeBlois
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Taking The Toll Road North...West, Day Ten
I woke up feeling much better after that day of altitude sickness, so I convinced Mom to zoom into our yoga class with Chill Yoga, then...

Peggy DeBlois
Sep 8, 20231 min read
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Taking The Toll Road North...West, Day Nine
Today we drove from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Scottsdale, Arizona. We made a stop at the Petrified Forest National Park, where I got to...

Peggy DeBlois
Sep 6, 20231 min read
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Taking The Toll Road North...West, Day Eight
Today was a sad day for me. We had to leave Colorado Springs, which meant I had to sit in the backseat again most of the day. Just when I...

Peggy DeBlois
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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Taking The Toll Road North...West, Day Seven
Ahh, the joy of a third day in one place! I'm feeling right at home here in Colorado Springs. I've made friends with a couple of wascally...

Peggy DeBlois
Sep 5, 20231 min read
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Taking The Toll Road North...West, Day Six
Cami here, checking in from Colorado Springs. Today we spent the morning in Garden of the Gods - the name alone makes it an obvious...

Peggy DeBlois
Sep 4, 20231 min read
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