Bella Street Romance Goes Retro

I saw a cute video about a woman named Laci Fay in Utah who lives life like she's in 1958. There's a part of me that finds this extremely appealing. The decor is gorgeous, the clothes absolutely spiffy, and cars, swoon-worthy. What's not to love? Plus a hankering for nostalgia is very common in uncertain times. The only thing that keeps me from going all in is my love affair with my give-up-on-life stretchy pants LOL. Still...I love this 1950s lifestyle idea!  Check out Laci's Youtube channel called The Vintage Girl Next Door and see a recent article on Yahoo News . And for a great read set in 1954 Detroit, check out my fun novel Mid Century Mayhem , the first book in a time-travel three book series entitled  Romance Goes Retro: Time Travel By Design .  Modern day Nashville and 1950s Detroit clash worse than an IKEA futon and a plaid Barcalounger when a free-spirited interior designer and a strait-laced automotive engineer find themselves in another time...

http://www.nopatternrequired.com/ If you love Mid-Century... everything ...this is the blog to visit.  No Pattern Required features Mid-Mod culture, styles, fashions, crafts...and even books. My book Mid-Century Mayhem was featured there , but there's something here for everyone. http://www.midcenturymenu.com/ There's also a sister site called Mid-Century Menu and features the best (and worst) of recipes from a time when convenience foods were just coming on the market.  Blogger Retro Ruth uses her husband as a guinea pig when she whips up the vintage recipes. *gulp*. And if you can't quite stomach all that aspic with green olives, Ruth has several retro adult beverage recipes that will settle your mid-century nerves.  http://www.midcenturymenu.com/2015/03/pompano-1971-vintage-cocktail-friday/ So get your mid-mod on and visit these fabulous sites. I've spent many happy hours here, and I'm glad Mid-Century Mayhem has been a pa...

UPDATE: Congrats to Felicia R. for being randomly chosen to win the sunburst clock! Thanks to everyone else who participated, and if you haven't yet, sign up for my email list so you never miss another chance to win fun stuff. You know when something seemed like a good idea at the time? Well, readers of my blog know that the cover above is different from the original of this book's release a couple of weeks ago. To wit: Coming up with a book cover is always a tricky proposition, and while I liked the original at the time, I didn't LOVE it. So I had a new one made. And I didn't even need to go back in time to do it.  What do you think? Terrible mistake? Huge improvement? Love/hate 'em both? Leave a comment below (and sign up for my email list if you haven't already), and if you include your email address with your comment (for notification), I'll enter you in a fun contest for a chance to win this swank mid-century modern sunburst clo...