First up, I want to say what a wonderful time I had speaking to folks at the Holly Book Club at Holly Lake Ranch last Friday. A nice group of people make that club so welcoming and appreciative of the authors who come to share writing experiences. While in East Texas, I had to stop […]
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Short stories always appeal to me, so I was happy to accept an ARC of this collection for review. It’s published by Odyssey Books and available in paper and digital. A housing estate is in shock following a child’s disappearance. A girl and her invisible friend go their separate ways. A father and a son
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“What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?” George Eliot In 19th-century England, a young writer named Mary Ann Evans assumed the pen name George Eliot and began publishing novels that were acclaimed for their realistic character development and compelling plotlines. This quote (originally published with slightly different
It’s almost time to plant pansies here in Texas. I can’t wait. A friend sends me daily devotionals and the following story is just part of it. The story’s been repeated many times, with some variations, but it always makes me smile. Do our part, buy a ticket “There is an old story of a
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It’s becoming a habit to read a quote from Inspiring Quotes and have it trigger thoughts to share on the blog. I may decide this is a good weekly feature. Let me know what you think of it and whether you’d like to see content like this every week. First, a little Monday Fun from
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TRACE OF DOUBT BY DIANN MILLS Categories: Romantic Suspense / Christian Fiction / FBI Crime Solving Novel / Clean RomancePublisher: Tyndale HousePub Date: September 7, 2021Pages: 432 pagesScroll for the Giveaway! Fifteen years ago, Shelby Pearce confessed to murdering her brother-in-law and was sent to prison. Now she’s out on parole and looking for a
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Today I’m sharing a review of a new book by Laura Lippman, Dream Girl, a psychological suspense story that immediately made me think of Stephen King’s Misery. But this is a delightful twist on that story. In the end, has anyone really led a blameless life? Injured in a freak fall, novelist Gerry Andersen is
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CRUDE AMBITION by Patricia Hunt Holmes Categories: Mystery / Thriller / Women’s Fiction Publisher: River Grove Books (Greenleaf Book Group) ** June 8, 2021 ** Number of Pages: 326 Scroll down for the giveaway! A Texas Reckoning In the early morning hours after a law firm recruiting party at a beachside house on Galveston Island,
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The Forgotten World by Nick Courtright Genre: Poetry / Travel / Fatherhood Publisher: Gold Wake Press Date of Publication: August 1, 2021 *** 88 pages In his third collection, poet Nick Courtright explores the world at large in an effort to reconcile selfhood as an American in the international community, while also seeking anchors for remembering
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MAKING IT HOME By Teddy Jones Publisher: MidTown PublishingPub Date: July 26, 2021 Series: Jackson’s Pond, Texas Series *** Stand Alone: YESPages: 275 pagesCategories: Family Fiction / Racism / Ku Klux Klan / Texas Women’s Fiction / Rural Fiction Scroll for Giveaway! In this third novel in the Jackson’s Pond, Texas series, fifty-five-year-old Melanie Jackson
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