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Book Blitz: The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens

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THE LAST TRIAL OFT. BOONE PICKENS by Chrysta Castañeda & Loren Steffy Genre: Biography/Autobiography, Courtroom Drama Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Group Date of Paperback Publication: September 15, 2021 Number of Pages: 300 Pages ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Finalist, 2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award T. Boone Pickens, legendary Texas oilman and infamous corporate raider from the 1980s, climbed the steps of […]

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Book Review – My Fence is Electric by Mark Newman

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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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Writing Taken Seriously

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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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Monday Fun and Inspiration

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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

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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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A New Suspense Novel from Laura Lippman

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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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Book Blog Tour: Crude Ambition by Patricia Hunt Holmes

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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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Introduction to The Forgotten World by Nick Courtright

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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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