Today I’m sharing my review of this wonderful coming-of-age story, The Drowners, by Irish author, David Anderson. Coming on March 17, 2025 and ready for pre-order. ASIN: BODYK363NJPUBLISHER: Whipsnade PublishingPUB DATE: March 18, 2025 Your past can mold you, or deform you. For Aaron, this world is an unfathomable puzzle. Haunted by disturbing dreams, he […]
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In addition to writing mysteries and nonfiction, I also have been known to pen a short story or two or three, or more. Some time ago, I compiled three of those stories into a short book, The Wisdom of Ages. While I do focus on celebrating strong women in my fiction, I’ve always had a
Happy Friday – Maybe My first thought when planning to write a blog post for today was to comment on current affairs. But current affairs are so… so… so Disheartening? Ugly? Frightening? All of the above? Settling on “all of the above,” I figured my mind needed to go in a different direction. And since
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HOME TO COMFORTBy Kimberly Fish Women’s Fiction / Contemporary / Cozy MysteryPublisher: Fish Tales PublishingPages: 382Publication Date: October 10, 2024 *** SYNOPSIS *** Gloria Bachman has pivoted so many times this year she has whiplash. Now, in the middle of winter and drenched in Mexican sunshine at a five-star resort, she has a role to
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In celebration of this day of romance and love, I thought it would be fun visit a bit with Cupid, if he is not too busy to answer a few questions. Hi, there Cupid. Can you stop just a minute so my readers can meet you? What? Don’t you know this is the worst day for
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WOODS AND WINGSBy M.W. Devers YA / Fantasy / Action & AdventurePublisher: Midnight6 PublishingPages: 430Publication Date: November 19, 2024 ***SYNOPSIS*** She never sought the path of a hero. Destiny had other plans. In the peaceful village of Rhigov, where traditions hold sway, fifteen-year-old Astraya Myna dreams of little more than escaping the confines of her
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Sunday was such a blissful day as I avoided the news and spent the afternoon with my youngest daughter. We’re working on a quilt together, and I’m so thankful that she was able to figure out the cutting of pieces to make the borders. She’s a bit on the OCD side, and her penchant for
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This is what greeted me yesterday morning when I walked into my kitchen to start breakfast. Guess who got breakfast first. 🙂 Actually all the cats routinely eat before I do. BC is the feral backyard cat that I’ve been slowly getting acclimated to human touch, and he does get food after I’ve fed my
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THE TWO TERRORS OF TULELAKEBy WM Gunn Historical Fiction / Science Fiction / ThrillerPages: 320Publication Date: October 15, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SYNOPSIS The horrors of World War II shocked the world. Americans believed it could never happen here in our own borders…until it did. Ichiro Hisakawa and his family were part of the American culture –
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Even in the dead of winter the hearty dandelion thrives! We should all be more like a dandelion. Do you have any idea how hard it is to type when the tips of your fingers are peeling? It kind of does hurt like hell. I have no idea what is going on. During past winters
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