First novel published by local author Taylor Starnes
Taylor Starnes is a Bluffton area stay at home mom with two daughters and 10 years of experience as a short story writer. In November 2023 she released the novel Hard Chargin' Love on Amazon.com.
Starnes plans to make this the first installment in a 3-part series. Amazon says that the author “takes classic romance and gives it her own unique zing.”
The Starnes family has been in Bluffton almost a year, and live in "an old (but perfect) farmhouse" outside of town. Her husband Joe flies for PSA airlines out of Dayton.
Hard Charging Love
"Where to next?" was the only question Lt. Preece had on his mind, until that day. Until those words were spoken. Chandler "Checkmate" Preece lived for the thrill, the danger, and the heart-pumping exhilaration of being a Naval Aviator. Missions, detachments, and special orders all went to the way-side when he met her. Mae Johnson, the feisty mechanic that made Lt. Preece's world invert. Was she enough to pull him away?
Stories Posted This Week
Sunday, August 31, 2025
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Friday, August 29, 2025
- Community Dog Park officially opens as memorial to Katrina Riepenhoff
- Obituary for Ian Christopher Shriner
- 2025 Blaze of Lights theme is "Home for the Holidays"
- Pirate volleyball win vs. Defiance Ayersville
- Highway Patrol focused on removing impaired drivers from the road
- Beaverdam Bunch 4-H results at 2025 Allen County Fair
- Porchfest brings live music to Bluffton neighborhoods
Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Pirate girls golf close 2nd at tri; Bauman 1st
- Pirate boys golf 2nd in NWC quad-match
- Pirate girls tennis loss at Wapak
- "You Made It" Forum welcomes Class of 2029
- 2nd annual Bluffton Porchfest celebrates live music
- Learn to play bridge at the Senior Center
- Blanchard Valley Health System enhances “Find-a-Doc”
- Taste of Bluffton serves as mixer for students and residents
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