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#FridayReads – DESPERATE SEASON Excerpt

Well, I finished my self-edit of Desperate Season, the third book in the Seasons Mystery Series, and it is off with another editor for that ever-so-crucial final proofing. That is a step some new authors who are self-publishing skip, as well as getting a pro to format the interior of the book, and a graphic …

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game

The news is so depressing, I can’t even read about it anymore, and I’m sure I’m not alone. Between the pandemic, the nonsense that goes on in politics, and the way people in general are verbally and physically attacking others, I’m about to give up on the whole human race. Well, maybe with the exception …

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Friday’s Odds and Ends

I’m finally back among the living after a week of being really sick. Not the COVID, thank God. Had a bad reaction to some new pain meds the neurologist prescribed for my trigeminal neuralgia. It took several days for that med, and the ones to counteract side-effects of that drug, to leave my system. After …

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#Fridayreads Excerpt From Desperate Season

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE & HAPPY JUNETEENTH I hope the celebrations of the holiday are peaceful and filled with fun and fellowship. In our current political and social atmosphere, it’s so important to curb any impulse toward violence and pull together to mark this day without bloodshed. Because racial issues play a central role in the …

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#FridayReads and More

First, Happy Friday everyone. It’s good to be at the end of this week, which has not been one of the better weeks I’ve had recently, and I’m looking forward to a restful weekend. Then, “Come Monday, it’ll be all right.”  If I listen to that song enough times, it might come true. Plus, I …

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Book Excerpt – #Fridayreads

Here’s another excerpt from the third book in the Seasons Mystery Series, Desperate Season.  It follows closely from what I posted in March. I hope you enjoy reading these excerpts, and I’d love any feedback you are willing to give. If you’d like to get the first two books in the series, Open Season and …

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Book Review Across the Winding River by Aimie K. Runyan

Across the Winding River Aimie K. Runyan File Size: 5262 KB Print Length: 301 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1542004756 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: August 1, 2020 ASIN: B07WS9RPJM BOOK BLURB: A woman unlocks the mystery of her father’s wartime past in a moving novel about secrets, sacrifice, and the power of love …

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Book Review – The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

The Keeper of Lost Things Ruth Hogan File Size: 791 KB Print Length: 277 pages Publisher: William Morrow; Reprint edition (February 21, 2017) Publication Date: February 21, 2017 Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers Language: English ASIN: B01GONIFLM BOOK BLURB : Anthony Peardew is the keeper of lost things. Forty years ago, he carelessly lost a keepsake …

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Book Blog – The Caretakers #LoneStarLit

THE CARETAKERS by ELIZA MAXWELL Genre:  Psychological Thriller / Gothic Fiction / Sisters Fiction Publisher: Lake Union Press Date of Publication: April 14, 2020 Number of Pages: 317 Scroll down for the giveaway! In the isolated estate she’s found the perfect getaway. But there’s no escaping the past in this chilling novel from the bestselling author of The …

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