Looking back on September 11th, 2001 through the lens of current affairs, I can’t help but wonder what happened. What happened to that spirit of national unity we all felt for almost a whole year? What happened to that outpouring of concern and help for our neighbors that followed the horrible devastation in New York, […]
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THE ONE WHO UNDID ME Austin Heat, Book #1By Amari Nylix Contemporary Romance/ Comedy / FootballPublisher: Temair MediaPages: 390Publication Date: September 14, 2023 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rumor has it that Texas just got a little hotter! Fans of Tessa Bailey and K. Bromberg will fall for this sexy story of mistaken identity, electric attraction, and irresistible romance
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What did I come in here for? The last few weeks have been a little rough emotionally as we make plans to have my husband’s ashes interred at the Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery. He is eligible due to his military service in the Air Force. He served four years between the Korean War and Vietnam,
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HOLLOW OUT THE DARK By James Wade Literary Fiction / Southern Gothic / Rural FictionPublisher: Blackstone PublishingPages: 328Publication Date: August 20, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** Award-winning author James Wade blends atmospheric prose with soul-stirring themes in Hollow Out the Dark, a gothic adventure set against a Depression-era landscape where a whiskey war threatens to
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LETHAL STANDOFFBy DiAnn Mills Contemporary Fiction / Christian Mystery & Suspense / Christian RomancePublisher: Tyndale House PublishersPages: 368Publication Date: September 3, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** ABOUT THE STORY **** Hostage negotiator Carrington Reed faces her most dangerous challenge yet in Lethal Standoff. Called to a tense situation in South Texas, Carrington must save fifteen hostages held
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It’s been a while since I showcased, Doubletake, the first mystery I ever wrote. The book is the result of a collaboration between Margaret Sutton and myself and was first released with the pseudonym, Sutton Miller. A nice strong name and early reviewers thought the book had been penned by a man. Go figure. As
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On Tuesday, following President Biden’s speech at the DNC Monday night some pundits were quick to say that Joe Biden’s legacy will be determined by the outcome of the next election. What?!? That’s all? Not the things he’s accomplished in his 50+ years of serving the country in one position in government or another? The
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One of the newsletters I subscribe to comes from History Facts.com and every day a new bit of trivia lands in my mailbox. The short article is always interesting and often delves into little known facts. Such as the ones I stole, er, borrowed to lead off the blog today. First is this about the
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HALLOW: A FRACTURED FAMILY TALE A Black Orchid Enterprises Mystery, Book #5By M.R. Dimond Mystery / Cozy Mystery / Lawyers & Criminals HumorPublisher: Rock Rose PressPages: 321Publication Date: May 30, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** Family: What you don’t know can kill you. Young Texas attorney JD Thompson enjoys his life in a small Texas
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DEUS TEX MACHINA: The Second Calamity ofQED Morningwoodby Rob Witherspoon Science Fiction / Humor / SatirePages: 163Publication Date: June 13, 2022 QED “Kid” Morningwood is back with big plans to create a death tourism industry. Working with his old Metaphysics professor from Texas Alchemical and Metaphysical University, he delves the purgatorial realms gathering data for
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