I am really behind in keeping up with some of the news. For instance, I did not know there are thousands do “fan girls” who feel sorry for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man accused of the bombings at the Boston Marathon. Really? I thought it was a joke when I first read the news item. Why […]
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Strong EnoughEllen HargerFile Size: 522 KBPrint Length: 308 pagesPublisher: Ellen Harger (February 25, 2013)Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B00BLD5U78 While there was some excellent writing in this book, I really struggled to finish it as the characters simply did not draw me into the story. Even the central character, Whitney, did not become
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The only good thing about when the summer heat hits Texas like a blast furnace is that flowers like the Mexican Petunia start to bloom. I’m trying very hard to make it my favorite flower as it blooms from late June through late October. Unlike pansies, which are my favorites, but have a much shorter
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Today’s Wednesday’s Guest is Kate Frost, who is sitting down for a chat with the central character from her debut novel The Butterfly Storm. Please help me welcome the ladies to It’s Not All Gravy. Grab a chair at the table and I’ll provide a cool drink to beat the hot summer day in Greece.
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So, Governor Good-Hair as we sometimes refer to our esteemed Texas governor, has done it again. Rick Perry recently vetoed two bipartisan ethics bills and rescinded state funding for the prosecutors unit that is investigating his cancer research fund. In an article in The Dallas Morning News written by Christy Hoppe and Robert T Garrett
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The Butterfly StormKate FrostFormat: Kindle EditionFile Size: 451 KBPublisher: Lemon Tree Press (5 Jun 2013)Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.Language: EnglishASIN: B00D8NMGNA This is somewhat of a coming-of-age story even though the protagonist is not a young teen learning how to be an adult. Sophie is in her late twenties, but in a way
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First, thank goodness that storm that could have been as devastating as Super Storm Sandy didn’t pack the same punch, but in Colorado the wildfires still pose considerable threat. Isolated thunderstorms are predicted for the area today, but the storms will have lots of high, gusting winds, but little rain. The Black Forest fire, which
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Please welcome Elizabeth Buhmann as today’s Wednesday’s Guest Hello, and thank you, Maryann, for inviting me to be a guest here on It’s Not All Gravy. I’m Elizabeth Buhmann, author of Lay Death at Her Door, a murder mystery which has just been released by Red Adept Publishing. I live in Austin, Texas, where I
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My blog today will be an excerpt from my humorous memoir, A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck – which is still looking for a publishing home, by the way. I still have company from our long weekend celebration that I mentioned on Friday, so I don’t want to spend time on the computer that
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Lay Death at Her DoorElizabeth BuhmannPrint Length: 315 pagesPage Numbers Source ISBN: 1940215005Simultaneous Device Usage: UnlimitedPublisher: Red Adept Publishing, LLC (May 22, 2013)Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B00CYMBUXI When the story opens we learn that Kate Cranbook sent the wrong man to prison for rape and murder twenty years ago. Now there is
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