tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187799843155552372024-03-19T05:00:33.866-05:00CELTICLADY'S REVIEWSBlog for Book Tours and Giveaways and Reviews!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14495125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518779984315555237.post-22541360100202837232024-03-19T05:00:00.011-05:002024-03-19T05:00:00.138-05:00 Secrets of the Shell Sisters by Adrienne Vaughan Blog Tour!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkST2R0SMbFf5_0GDDUJfd9x9k4H8ea_cpNq1xdJ8Tdghoaow2yLPlVSzOZWHjoDWZ7Ljo32YOJBjHxT-oo9EvNVj9if1irdCAaM01nhVkA1jrCgOcZKtXIrX7H4NgsgsqfVP5SilwtHuYr54Q9TEMNDp1FncLWqcNJ9yb5asTTWUlHf2T1qHuBHAjcX9/s700/Secrets%20of%20the%20Shell%20Sisters.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkST2R0SMbFf5_0GDDUJfd9x9k4H8ea_cpNq1xdJ8Tdghoaow2yLPlVSzOZWHjoDWZ7Ljo32YOJBjHxT-oo9EvNVj9if1irdCAaM01nhVkA1jrCgOcZKtXIrX7H4NgsgsqfVP5SilwtHuYr54Q9TEMNDp1FncLWqcNJ9yb5asTTWUlHf2T1qHuBHAjcX9/w640-h253/Secrets%20of%20the%20Shell%20Sisters.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> <b>Secrets of the Shell Sisters</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuKsZd_w-Q_DVDTpH8iZyn075w5WHmAQme9TCHlsyj7cQ7MWCEju__c6p0sRdaBs5zgrXUrSSjDxSzNhb1XG5Z0fhqn2EjTDdfFfhyxzt33ITVLem3pWXXFGnbzRlIxDFJBCh8PJKAcw-1mnMKrHp5AnPd6EVI66z8IIbT3t1yBa1ivU56w_IqToQmk_r/s4724/SecretsofShellSisters_2023_frontcover_large300dpi%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4724" data-original-width="3228" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuKsZd_w-Q_DVDTpH8iZyn075w5WHmAQme9TCHlsyj7cQ7MWCEju__c6p0sRdaBs5zgrXUrSSjDxSzNhb1XG5Z0fhqn2EjTDdfFfhyxzt33ITVLem3pWXXFGnbzRlIxDFJBCh8PJKAcw-1mnMKrHp5AnPd6EVI66z8IIbT3t1yBa1ivU56w_IqToQmk_r/w274-h400/SecretsofShellSisters_2023_frontcover_large300dpi%20(1).jpg" width="274" /></span></a></div><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><p></p><div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“That’s like believing in Father Christmas,” he said.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Or mermaids,” she replied, gravely.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Meet the Morgans. Three very different sisters, who each blame themselves for their mother’s mysterious disappearance.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Now over forty years on, they’re in crisis.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Cassandra – the eldest – runs the family’s cliffside hotel. But the business is in trouble, and a secret from the past seems determined to resurface.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Greer – the youngest – walked away from a glittering career to live alone in London. Now she has no choice but to return to the family home – but what kind of welcome can she expect.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> And Orla – the middle sister – whose obsessive shell collecting and messages from the ‘sea-people’ dominate her life. But Orla knows things. She knows Greer is coming home to a new future, that Cassandra’s dark secret will change their lives and their mother never really left at all.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">And there’s another secret, something they all share …but of course, nobody’s telling.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Purchase Link </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mybook.to/ShellSistersRRBk2" style="color: #6d6d6d;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">https://mybook.to/ShellSistersRRBk2</span></u></b></span></u></a></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhm0EzzoH_LdDIRZiuVE7hYhOlo7plg43lW5D22CSaC9uNTnxP93OCE_YG4EDJ6AUwHJOE12O0wZZ7J-833m_KrBTOv1Ee7YaMyJU9xkmWSdvcuHSBAo6hgpTYZPqLf7sqHb8ysiB80rRO2M57kYWBCMGwds-gcCBjjzC8zuuCXZTY8rzo4IbTe7V6qhxg/s3264/AV%20researching%20the%20Rosshaven%20Romance%20series.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhm0EzzoH_LdDIRZiuVE7hYhOlo7plg43lW5D22CSaC9uNTnxP93OCE_YG4EDJ6AUwHJOE12O0wZZ7J-833m_KrBTOv1Ee7YaMyJU9xkmWSdvcuHSBAo6hgpTYZPqLf7sqHb8ysiB80rRO2M57kYWBCMGwds-gcCBjjzC8zuuCXZTY8rzo4IbTe7V6qhxg/s320/AV%20researching%20the%20Rosshaven%20Romance%20series.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Adrienne Vaughan writes spellbinding, page-turning romantic suspense.</span></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"> Her Heartfelt Series −</span><span style="color: #0f1111;"><i><b>The Hollow Heart, A Change of Heart and Secrets of the Heart</b> –is set on an island off Ireland’s west coast and features a feisty investigative journalist, and her irresistible West Highland terrier. Adrienne studied at the Dublin College of Journalism and loves animals, especially dogs.</i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Her collection of short stories and poetry, <b>Fur Coat & No Knickers</b> was shortlisted for the Irish Carousel Prize for Anthology and her WWII short story, <b>Dodo's Portrait</b>, was shortlisted for the Colm Toíbín International Short Story Award at the Wexford Literary Festival.</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b> Secrets of the Shell Sisters </b>is the second in a series of sweeping family dramas, each with a touch of Irish magic.</span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">All her books are heart-warming, uplifting reads, featuring her trademark gripping style, and laugh out loud moments.</span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Adrienne, husband Jonathan, and two cocker spaniels divide their time between rural Leicestershire, the Wicklow mountains, and coastal South Devon. Agatha Christie – the cat – takes care of things while they are away.</span></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">PS: Adrienne’s keeping everything crossed there's still time to realise her ambition to be a Bond girl.</span></b></span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://twitter.com/adrienneauthor" style="color: #6d6d6d;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1;"><b><u>https://twitter.com/adrienneauthor</u></b></span></u></a></i><i><span style="color: #0f1111;"> </span></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><i><b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/adrienne.vaughan" style="color: #6d6d6d;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1;"><u>https://www.instagram.com/adrienne.vaughan</u></span></u></a></b></i><i><b><span style="color: #0563c1;"><u></u></span></b></i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM68whWJC1RNWDfDNB3njDPqlbjuBiPxOPGpJuhaG3SK-qiUBOOZcio51SeosKfdEI_akPe-XfjX8gnD6feRhkdTubK-tByLbE7uOkppgmwAVFaZpuSIdjRoW3EBv0dirKYaKNRnGpA-fSP5PsdWz0KdhdR2z0OpdtL0P3XOVnsZ0jlOEcuCgpbHiKbDk9/s2037/Secrets%20of%20the%20Shell%20Sisters%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1714" data-original-width="2037" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM68whWJC1RNWDfDNB3njDPqlbjuBiPxOPGpJuhaG3SK-qiUBOOZcio51SeosKfdEI_akPe-XfjX8gnD6feRhkdTubK-tByLbE7uOkppgmwAVFaZpuSIdjRoW3EBv0dirKYaKNRnGpA-fSP5PsdWz0KdhdR2z0OpdtL0P3XOVnsZ0jlOEcuCgpbHiKbDk9/w640-h538/Secrets%20of%20the%20Shell%20Sisters%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Segoe UI"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518779984315555237.post-78913496210464696722024-03-19T04:30:00.113-05:002024-03-19T04:30:00.155-05:00 Line Change by Heidi McLaughlin Release Blitz!<div class="separator"><br /><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-15254 size-large" height="335" src="https://buoniamicipress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1995249_MarchEvents_1200x628_6_012424-1024x536.png" width="640" /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Thea Jenson has her future meticulously planned out. Graduate from college. Get a job. Marry her high school sweetheart and have two beautiful children. When she decides to transfer schools, her brother suggests she move in with him and his unruly hockey roommates. Everything in her life is going according to her plan . . .</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>. . . until she bumps into Kyler in their kitchen and sparks fly.</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Kyler Rose, the starting center for the Northport University hockey team, is done for the moment he lays his eyes on Thea. But he can't allow her to become a distraction. He's determined to make it to the NHL. That's if he doesn't get booted for failing grades first. And even though he's on scholarship, it doesn't pay his bills or provide for his family. Neither do the tips he earns from his bartending gig. When an offer to make some fast cash falls in his lap, he takes it, thinking no one will care if he gets hurt . . .</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>. . . except Thea does care.</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">But just as Kyler finds a way to navigate his feelings for Thea, an unexpected link to his family comes to light and he finds himself in the fight of his life to protect those he loves the most - his family.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Heidi McLaughlin</b> is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of <b>The Beaumont Series</b>, <b>The Boys of Summer</b>, and <b>The Archers.</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Originally, from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband, two daughters, and their three dogs.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">In 2012, Heidi turned her passion for reading into a full-fledged literary career, writing over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Forever My Girl.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Heidi's first novel, </span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Forever My Girl</b></span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">, has been adapted into a motion picture with LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions, starring Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe, and opened in theaters on January 19, 2018, and is now available on DVD & Digital.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>To stay connected with Heidi visit www.facebook.com/authorheidimclaughlin or heidimclaughlin.com</b></span></p>
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</b></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">David Fitz-Gerald</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Page Length</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">221</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Genre</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10.5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Venture deep into the uncharted wilderness and crest the continental divide.</span></span></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10.5pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Stay with the Wagons</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is the enthralling third chapter in the Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail series. Dorcas Moon has discarded her mourning dress and yearns for freedom and independence amidst the vast frontier. But a perilous world and a commanding wagon master keep her tethered. Ultimately, it's a brutal bout of fever and ague that confine her to camp.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10.5pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Relentless disasters and beguiling challenges unfold in this installment. A young man is crushed beneath a wagon wheel. Dorcas' son breaks an arm, a grizzly bear attacks the wagon train, and the looming threat of attacking outlaws whips the emigrants into a worried frenzy. How many must perish before they reach the end of the trail?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10.5pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">As chaos reigns, her troubled daughter, Rose, disappears once again, leading Dorcas on a perilous quest. Tracking Rose to a sacred site, they encounter a blind seer and a legendary leader, Chief Washakie. Rose's enchantment with Native American adornments sparks Dorcas' concern about an unexpected suitor and raises worries about Rose's age.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10.5pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Stay with the Wagons</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is bursting with action, adventure, and survival. It is a story of resilience and empowerment on the Oregon Trail.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Claim your copy now and re-immerse yourself in a tale of high-stakes survival, unexpected alliances, and the indomitable spirit of Dorcas Moon.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-32dbbca7-7fff-f925-ce89-89e24db38dce" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">This title / series is available to read on #KindleUnlimited.</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Universal Buy Link:</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://books2read.com/stay-with-the-wagons" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://books2read.com/stay-with-the-wagons</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_8tNm4dZo6Oze2NL1VEddcr60z6dj03n7A4XhV4YZL0wXAbHEp1lQc_aovaAEv3EOszmVVyfLoWnUaZuTk3dANiYHWezFWoCLYQGoPpxU9PVuBjAn-bn8ZqtBZ2BkY3C9fBi0MLwV2VJMnnXxJk2Ue9u5uq4AhNd5BEyIxF79riZxc8NY9905hetLllA/s480/David%20Fitz-Gerald.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_8tNm4dZo6Oze2NL1VEddcr60z6dj03n7A4XhV4YZL0wXAbHEp1lQc_aovaAEv3EOszmVVyfLoWnUaZuTk3dANiYHWezFWoCLYQGoPpxU9PVuBjAn-bn8ZqtBZ2BkY3C9fBi0MLwV2VJMnnXxJk2Ue9u5uq4AhNd5BEyIxF79riZxc8NY9905hetLllA/w200-h200/David%20Fitz-Gerald.jpeg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10.5pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #373e3e; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>David Fitz-Gerald </b>writes westerns and historical fiction. He is the author of twelve books, including the brand-new series, Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail set in 1850. Dave is a multiple Laramie Award, first place, best in category winner; a Blue Ribbon Chanticleerian; a member of Western Writers of America; and a member of the Historical Novel Society.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3cf62b4-7fff-bf4c-e33b-158aab5b30e9"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10.5pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #373e3e; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Alpine landscapes and flashy horses always catch Dave’s eye and turn his head. He is also an Adirondack 46-er, which means that he has hiked to the summit of the range’s highest peaks. As a mountaineer, he’s happiest at an elevation of over four thousand feet above sea level.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10.5pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #373e3e; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Dave is a lifelong fan of western fiction, landscapes, movies, and music. 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Wilkins!<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-879c1e33-7fff-1442-19c0-ed094bc61914"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qIdTib479VU2_7kJbstsoO992AyWJ4FpNVXVSN4j-ysw2q2QQ4uFeVnXtDMdMH5sd9zTrlcuLdDWZxKsaGGsZtCbxB6psTlol2SmeT9l4uSQ78IeA33I9JAbXCsy8-uhucIsQ0a2sIDmBiWkV06bMbFrt-QyfB8vMbpawNnD2hFyuw2INzePheqgVQfo/s1600/LovingWildStranger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qIdTib479VU2_7kJbstsoO992AyWJ4FpNVXVSN4j-ysw2q2QQ4uFeVnXtDMdMH5sd9zTrlcuLdDWZxKsaGGsZtCbxB6psTlol2SmeT9l4uSQ78IeA33I9JAbXCsy8-uhucIsQ0a2sIDmBiWkV06bMbFrt-QyfB8vMbpawNnD2hFyuw2INzePheqgVQfo/w250-h400/LovingWildStranger.jpg" width="250" /></span></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.kelliwilkins.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">www.KelliWilkins.com</span><span style="color: black; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></a><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">This “Behind the Scenes” blog is part of a series examining my romance novels. In each blog, I’ll talk about why I wrote the book, share my thoughts on the plot and/or characters, and reveal what I loved most (or least) about writing the book. Warning: Blogs may contain spoilers.</span></b></span></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Hi everyone, </span></b></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Loving a Wild Stranger </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">is one of my favorite romance novels… it’s also the first romance novel I ever wrote. A long time ago when I was taking writing classes, I told my instructor that an idea for a story had popped into my head, but I didn’t know what to do with it. I was writing short horror fiction at the time, and the idea wasn’t a horror story. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">The premise seemed simple: a young woman runs away from home and impersonates a stranger’s mail order bride. My writing teacher said, “That’s a romance. Write it and see what happens.”</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">So I wrote the book… and discovered I liked writing romances (and I was pretty good at it). From there, other romance ideas came to me, and I wrote those books, too. That’s how my romance-writing career began. All from one idea.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">One of the things that inspired me to write </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Loving a Wild Stranger</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">was the interaction between the characters, Luther and Michelle. They come from very different backgrounds and at first don’t get along at all. Michelle is an independent, outspoken young woman used to getting her way in the “civilized” world, and Luther is a lonely “mountain man” looking for love. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">As you can imagine, they clash over the course of the story and have several major blowups. When Michelle agrees to the “marriage” arrangement for a month, it raises a lot of questions: Does she truly care for Luther? Can she live in the wilderness? Will she stay after the month is over? How long can she keep up her charade?</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Deception and trust are two main themes in the book. Michelle is lying to Luther about her past, her true identity, why she’s on the run… and Luther is keeping his own secrets from Michelle. When these bombshells are revealed, it nearly tears them apart. Can they ever trust each other completely?</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">When I wrote the book, I did a lot of research on the setting and what life was like back then (how people lived, what they ate, how they dressed) to contrast Michelle’s “city” way of life with Luther’s rugged existence. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">I also researched trappers, fur traders, and Native American culture of the time and region to build authentic details into Luther’s lifestyle. I wanted to pull readers into Luther’s world, so they could experience the story and events as Michelle sees them.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">And I’m proud to say that I succeeded! One reviewer had this to say:</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“</span><span style="color: #303030; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This book has the potential to be made into a movie. It took over my life. I ignored everyone and everything. Nothing was going to interrupt my time with Luther. Sigh…Luther, what a dreamy hero. I envied the heroine, Michelle. </span><span style="color: #303030; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Loving a Wild Stranger</span><span style="color: #303030; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> reminded me of the 1970s T.V. show, </span><span style="color: #303030; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Grizzly Adams</span><span style="color: #303030; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> – one of my favorite childhood television shows. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #303030; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I recommend this book and will be keeping it on my keeper shelf. I was thoroughly entertained throughout the story. I would love to switch places with Michele and spend the rest of my days with Luther if I could. I would recommend reading </span><span style="color: #303030; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Loving a Wild Stranger</span><span style="color: #303030; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> while relaxing by a lake!"</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">That “Grizzly Adams” feel was </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">exactly</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> what I was going for! </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">I love Luther and Michelle. They’re my “first couple” and no matter how many romances I write, their love story will always have a special place in my heart.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I hope you’ll fall in love with them and their story as much as I did. </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Loving a Wild Stranger</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> is a fun blend of love and adventure in the wilderness.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Here’s the summary:</b></span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Loving a Wild Stranger</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A woman running from her past… straight into the arms of an untamed man</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">In a moment of desperation, Kathleen Stanton flees her pampered life in Kingston, New York and ends up stranded in a small town in the Michigan Territory. Out of money and forced to rely on her instincts, she impersonates a handsome stranger’s mail-order bride. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Committed to her deception, Kathleen calls herself Michelle and starts her new life with Luther in an isolated cabin in the wilderness. Luther can’t believe his luck when his beautiful bride arrives, but something doesn’t feel right about his new wife. Michelle has terrifying nightmares involving a man named Roger and is reluctant to talk about where she came from. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Luther’s friend, Redfeather visits and tries to convince Luther to send Michelle back east. Distrusting Michelle, he warns Luther that his bride is not what she seems. But Luther is in love with Michelle, and he is harboring a secret of his own—one that might force Michelle to reject him when she learns the truth.</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Michelle falls in love with Luther and adapts to her new way of life. Together, they face off against brutal townspeople and overcome harsh living conditions. When they finally give in to their desires and agree to become a proper man and wife, a dark figure from Michelle’s past resurfaces and threatens to destroy everything. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">***</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Order </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Loving a Wild Stranger</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> here:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Amazon:</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6M551H" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6M551H</span></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">All other platforms</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><a href="https://books2read.com/u/4N1DGN" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://books2read.com/u/4N1DGN</span></a><span style="color: #0070c0; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">I made a Facebook page for my historical romances. Check it out here</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Historical-Romances-by-Kelli-A-Wilkins-1703805359922371/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">https://www.facebook.com/Historical-Romances-by-Kelli-A-Wilkins-1703805359922371/</span></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Read reviews here</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><a href="https://www.kelliwilkins.com/loving-a-wild-stranger" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">https://www.kelliwilkins.com/loving-a-wild-stranger</span></a><span style="color: #0070c0; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I hope you enjoyed this look at the making of </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Loving a Wild Stranger</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I welcome comments and questions from readers. Be sure to follow my blog for the latest updates and visit me on social media!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Happy Reading,</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Kelli A. Wilkins</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Kelli A. Wilkins is an award-winning author who has published more than 100 short stories, 20+ romance novels, and 6 mystery/horror ebooks. 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</span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Title</strong>: Belega</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Series</strong>: The Karthagans, Book One</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Author</strong>: Dianne Hartsock</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher</strong>:<strong> </strong>NineStar Press</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date</strong>: 03/12/2024</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Heat Level</strong>: 3 - Some Sex</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Pairing</strong>: Male/Male</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Length</strong>: 99600</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre</strong>: Fantasy, fantasy, magic, sorcerers, mage, psychic powers</span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208336209-belega" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Add to Goodreads</span></a></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img class="size-medium aligncenter wp-image-105971" data-attachment-id="105971" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Belega" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Belega-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&ssl=1" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Belega-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Belega-scaled.jpg?fit=1707%2C2560&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1707,2560" data-permalink="https://www.indigomarketingdesign.com/?attachment_id=105971" height="400" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Belega-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1" width="267" /></span></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">The Karthagans have regained their ancient powers of manipulating nature, but at the price of madness. In their lust for control, they've destroyed their island and most of their race. They come now to Belega, where one of them, Camron, seeks domination over the known world. The Mage has come from the northern continent of Sennia to bring peace, but finding his strength no match for the coming struggle, he passes his abilities on to Natan, who only desires a simple life.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Now only Natan has the ability to stop Camron, but the personal cost is more than he imagines. It is only with the combined strength of his friends, his Karthagan lover, Kavi, and his deep desire to bring lasting peace to the earth, that he finds the courage to overcome Camron and restore balance to the world.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIEaLcw8BzNF5N6v2d9fhki4SbfyVj6TpXk0X9-OQsw-MQxm4wzQb_AEnTfZYBu7o4idHAxxqfxonaaBqfMV2xn7Br77XRMjgvTtjrjU8dWNVEL7KAK42m9ebE1Vb-Ms6JtKfrl5EzYLME8xZJjOnDfFF4rFdKSSLCvZqCcVjLQWMKp-VyKLUq9RQLG3Q/s276/skywatcher%20-%20excerpt.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="111" data-original-width="276" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIEaLcw8BzNF5N6v2d9fhki4SbfyVj6TpXk0X9-OQsw-MQxm4wzQb_AEnTfZYBu7o4idHAxxqfxonaaBqfMV2xn7Br77XRMjgvTtjrjU8dWNVEL7KAK42m9ebE1Vb-Ms6JtKfrl5EzYLME8xZJjOnDfFF4rFdKSSLCvZqCcVjLQWMKp-VyKLUq9RQLG3Q/w200-h80/skywatcher%20-%20excerpt.png" width="200" /></a></div></span></span></div></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Belega</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Dianne Hartsock © 2024</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">All Rights Reserved</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">“I have you.”</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Natan rose into a low crouch from the scrub brush, careful not to scrape his cloak against the foliage, and searched his memory for the trick Kavi had taught him. Oh, yes. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly, releasing all worries. His expectations. Letting go. The clip of the horse’s hooves echoed in his mind, and he concentrated on that, the smell of the horse, the feel of its hide, the oats on its breath. He became aware of a vague fear in the animal’s mind.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">But the tenuous connection broke without time to try again as the soldier leading the roan brought him to a stop, his gaze sweeping the path ahead, alert. Gathering his scattered wits as best he could, Natan lunged to his feet and dove for the soldier’s legs. They went down hard, Natan gasping at the whoosh of air against his cheek as the horse reared, hooves barely missing him. Knowing he was no match for the soldier physically, he scrambled to jab a knee into the man’s back, then drew his thin knife and pressed it against the pulse at his throat, feeling him stiffen.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">“Hold very still,” he warned. The soldier didn’t move as the keen blade inadvertently nicked his skin. Recalling Kavi’s imprisonment in an Amara prison, Natan gritted his teeth and swung his arm back, then brought the hilt of the knife down sharply on his vulnerable skull. With a grunt, the man went limp. Natan climbed to his feet, cursing under his breath as the horse disappeared up the trail. He rolled the man over so his face wouldn’t be in the dirt, making sure he could breathe without difficulty.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Frowning at the thick trees crowding them, he left his captive a moment to scout the vicinity, at last coming upon a small clearing off the trail. It took some effort to drag the unconscious soldier to the spot, and a relief to roll the heavy body down the last few feet. He retrieved leather strips from his pack, bound the man’s hands and feet to a small sapling, then examined the soldier’s head once again. Although the purplish welt had swollen, the bleeding had stopped.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Natan watched the soldier a moment and shook his head in disgust when he didn’t waken. “Hit him too hard,” he muttered, angry with himself. He built a small fire as the air grew chilly and sat with his back to a tree while he waited for the soldier to regain consciousness. Darkness descended on the forest, and he chewed his lips in growing anxiety. His dear friend, Captain Bryon of Amara, along with Lieutenant Jaden, had gone to Nagal to petition the Mage to help them recover Kavi. Had they reached the city yet? If so, Natan would need to be at the Lake of Glass to meet with them in a few short days. A lifetime, as long as Kavi remained captive.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">He sharpened his knife on a whetstone to pass the time while the soldier remained unconscious. As the stars came out, an ache crept into his chest as he thought of Kavi and how they used to lie awake, watching for falling stars. Natan would make them tea in a little pot over the fire; then they’d wrap in warm blankets and talk quietly while the sky wheeled overhead. Sometimes they made love, Kavi’s warm sleek body pliant as Natan searched out new ways to draw those sweet breathy moans from his lips.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">And then it had all ended. Natan closed his eyes at the jab of pain in his heart. The Nagal soldiers had come to their camp and dragged Kavi away, laughing when Natan struggled, and methodically beat him senseless. That had been two weeks ago, and every attempt he’d made to find his lover had failed. The last time he’d been in Amara he’d been threatened with imprisonment himself.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">He would do Kavi no good behind iron bars, he reminded himself.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Natan opened his eyes to find the captive staring at him from where he’d slumped against the tree. Natan went over and helped him to a sitting position.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">“What’s your name?” he asked with ice in his voice. The man continued to stare at him, insolent.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Natan looked him over carefully. “Let me guess. You’re dressed as a Nagal soldier, though you’re obviously not one. Maybe a deserter? Maybe a Barkuit spy?” He watched the soldier’s face as he named the rival country, then leaned closer to whisper, “What of Kavi?”</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">“That trash?” the man asked in surprise, then yelped when Natan lunged at him, knife slipping into his hand.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">“Say that again and I’ll slit your throat. Now, what is your name?”</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">“Captain Syros Reed.”</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Natan sat back on his heels, fury hot in his chest. “Speak.”</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">“I could tell you where they mean to bury him,” Syros drawled, holding Natan’s gaze, and smiled slightly at his sharply indrawn breath. “That is, once Landlan has drawn the secret to the Karthagans’ power over nature out of him. The power the Barkuit army would kill to use in our coming conflict. Kavi was alive the last time I saw him, but I heard they mean to bury him soon. If you hurry, he may still be breathing. I don’t know.”</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">“And you didn’t help him?” With a sudden enraged cry Natan drove his knife into the sapling inches from Syros’s face. “He’d better be alive, for your sake.”</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">He left his water skin for Syros, should the man succeed in freeing himself, then gave the soldier no more thought as he snatched up his pack and settled into the long run ahead, determined to be at the Lake of Glass on time.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Purchase</span></h1>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518779984315555237.post-53635411424903317452024-03-16T06:00:00.018-05:002024-03-16T06:00:00.244-05:00Dying to Go (Nothing to Gush About): A Tucson Valley Retirement Community Cozy Mystery by Marcy Blesy Book Tour<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-196315" height="306" src="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DYING-TO-GO-BANNER-640.jpg" style="text-align: center;" width="640" /><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></p>
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<strong>1st in Series</strong> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Setting - </strong>Arizona </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher : </strong>Independently </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Published </b>(November 9, 2023) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Paperback </strong>281 pages</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>ISBN-13 </b>979-8865863427 </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Digital ASIN </strong>B0CLL1LHK6</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Thirty-nine-year-old Rosi Laruee—named Rosisophia Doroche after her mother’s beloved Golden Girls—decides that the end of her twenty-year marriage and her dad’s impending knee replacement surgery are all the excuses she needs to visit Tucson Valley Retirement Community. But the drama follows Rosi when she finds the body of local tart and business owner, Salem Mansfield.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">The information she discovers using her newspaper reporter sleuthing skills coupled with the clues she picks up from lackluster Police Officer Dan Daniel lead to a surprise discovery when the murderer is revealed. Along the way, she meets a cast of characters in her parents' social circle who leave her questioning her parents' choices in friends while simultaneously befriending many of the residents, including a handsome landscaper and a brand-new Golden Retriever puppy she names Barley. Rosi’s visit to Tucson Valley proves more than she’d bargained for, but maybe, she realizes, it’s just the kind of change she needs.</span></p>
<strong><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Laugh out loud with Rosi, and be prepared to get the happy feels along the way!</strong>
<strong>Book 2</strong>
<strong><a href="https://amzn.to/47ZnxXS" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dying For Wine (Seeing Red)</a></strong>
<strong>Book 3</strong>
<strong><a href="https://amzn.to/48asxce" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dying For Dirt (All Soaped Up)</a></strong>
<strong>Book 4</strong>
<strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3OyjZov" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dying to Build (Nailed It)</a></strong>
<strong>Book 5</strong>
<strong>Coming Soon</strong></span></div></strong></blockquote>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-196317" height="300" src="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MarcyHead-HIGH-RES-200x300.jpg" width="200" /></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Marcy Blesy </strong>is the author of over thirty books including the popular cozy mystery series: <b>The Tucson Valley Retirement Community Cozy Mystery Series</b>. Her adult romance mystery series includes<b> The Secret of Blue Lake and The Secret of Silver Beach</b>, set in Michigan. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Her children's books include the best-selling <b>Be the Vet series </b>along with the following early chapter book series:<b> Evie and the Volunteers, Niles and Bradford, Third Grade Outsider, and Hazel, the Clinic Cat.</b> Her picture book, <b>Am I Like My Daddy?</b>, helps children who experienced the loss of a parent when they were young.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Marcy enjoys searching for treasures along the shores of Lake Michigan. She's still waiting for the day when she finds a piece of red beach glass. By day she teaches creative writing virtually to amazing students around the world.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Marcy is a believer in love and enjoys nothing more than making her readers feel a book more than simply reading it.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">
<strong>Website</strong> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://www.marcyblesy.com">www.marcyblesy.com</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-196428" height="400" src="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/kilned-at-the-ceramic-shop-cover-1.png" width="278" /> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3OBvDz6" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kilned at the Ceramic Shop: A Braddock Mystery</a></strong> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Cozy Mystery</strong>
<strong>1st in Series</strong> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Setting </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b> </b>Maine </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Publisher </span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong>Level Best Books (March 12, 2024)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Print length </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> 234 pages </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Digital ASIN </span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong>B0CV7J53PQ</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Tammy Wright, a bestselling mystery author returns to her hometown to give her Aunt Clara a hand with running her ceramic shop during tourist season. She discovers that two vindictive realtors have been bullying her aunt and others into selling their properties to make room for new housing developments. Those who don’t comply pay the consequences.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Tammy stumbles upon a body, and when her aunt refuses to give in to either realtor she disappears without a trace.
With the help of an old schoolmate turned policeman, the writer must step out from behind her computer screen and her fictional mysteries to confront real life crime. If she doesn’t, she may never see her aunt again.</span></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5e0f00;"><em><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">About Donna Clancy</span></em></span></h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Donna Clancy</strong> lives on Cape Cod. She has three grown children and one rescue Papillion named Zumiez. She has a seven-book deal with Level Best Books for The Braddock Mysteries, writes The Trash to Treasure and Paint and Sip cozy series’ for Summer Prescott Books Publishing as well as self-publishing The Shipwreck Cafe and Jelly Shop Mysteries. She loves to write in various genres including suspense, thriller, romance, and YA.</span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Website</strong> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.donnaclancybooks.com">http://www.donnaclancybooks.com</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">
<strong>Facebook</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dwaloclancy/">https://www.facebook.com/dwaloclancy/</a> </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> <strong>BookBub</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/donna-walo-clancy">https://www.bookbub.com/profile/donna-walo-clancy</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">
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Clayton Wakechild desires nothing more than finding a suitable husband for his daughter – a husband of noble birth and title no less. No ‘new money’ here.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Frustrated with her father’s obsession with the British aristocracy, Florence comes up with a plan. If she can train an ordinary working man to behave like a viscount and fool her father, she can prove to him a title is meaningless.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">It’s a straightforward plan, but the man Florence chooses is Ned Blake, a man who will open her eyes in a way she couldn’t have imagined. As Ned’s hands gently guide her across the ballroom floor, the last thing Florence expects to feel is something… real.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">With his past catching up with him, Ned seizes the opportunity to lie low, if only briefly, but will the secrets he’s keeping destroy the chance of happiness he’d never imagined?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-PxyxnsrlFJqC24zVgzkDKAKgHB5EpO74lwCZpvzXWBaaATvG3JBBVrQeOMucrhVSNJsuSftcvGCDkv9v1mcnNd73KOu6NoR-sgT9sCr-GmF58h3E-Yf8sG8amKUvQtIRoV0rBalH_Kkqi28nF-Gk5X_w9TouG6_GAqlScTfmVXHQlsO-ibluomopFgh/s2249/Elisabeth%20Hobbes%20sparkly%20background.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="1588" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-PxyxnsrlFJqC24zVgzkDKAKgHB5EpO74lwCZpvzXWBaaATvG3JBBVrQeOMucrhVSNJsuSftcvGCDkv9v1mcnNd73KOu6NoR-sgT9sCr-GmF58h3E-Yf8sG8amKUvQtIRoV0rBalH_Kkqi28nF-Gk5X_w9TouG6_GAqlScTfmVXHQlsO-ibluomopFgh/s320/Elisabeth%20Hobbes%20sparkly%20background.jpg" width="226" /></span></a></div><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://mybook.to/MyFairLord">https://mybook.to/MyFairLord</a> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Elisabeth</b> writes romantic Historical fiction as Elisabeth Hobbes and Historical folklore/fantasy romance as <b>Elisabeth J. Hobbes.</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">She teaches Primary school but would love to write full time because unlike five-year-olds her characters generally do what she tells them. She spends most of her spare time reading and is a pro at cooking one-handed while holding a book.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Elisabeth hails from York but lives in Cheshire because the car broke down there in 1999 and she never left. Elisabeth has two almost grown kids, two cats, two dogs and a husband. The whole family are on the autistic spectrum and that probably includes the pets! She dreams of having a tidy house one day.</span></p><p></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Facebook</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ElisabethHobbes/"><span style="color: black; font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">https://www.facebook.com/ElisabethHobbes/</span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Twitter</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/ElisabethHobbes"><span style="color: black; font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">https://twitter.com/ElisabethHobbes</span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Bookbub</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/elisabeth-hobbes?follow=true"><span style="color: black; font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">https://www.bookbub.com/profile/elisabeth-hobbes?follow=true</span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Amazon</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://viewauthor.at/ElisabethHobbes"><span style="color: black; font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">viewauthor.at /ElisabethHobbes</span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Instagram</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/elisabethhobbes_author/"><span style="color: black; font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">https://www.instagram.com/elisabethhobbes_author/</span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Bluesky</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/elisabethhobbes.bsky.social"><span style="color: black; font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">https://bsky.app/profile/elisabethhobbes.bsky.social</span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Segoe UI"; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxhCcbpX840iUMmWfv9WjDGTnPXXkbh8G-3ymTF1kO-7nKQfn-rpAPY3_DlGX0f6Bf9RNScc9jEn-Egp35lUKl5GqzOezHqYGIFNmFtBzeCONeOHVp92OUaxNcbklQWz9XBXuo3MkmpVdahAt3gbj4BxojYPJn4XlVQmKsTaLOp0fjuf8EnX9uvWQ_h77/s2311/My%20Fair%20Lord%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2311" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxhCcbpX840iUMmWfv9WjDGTnPXXkbh8G-3ymTF1kO-7nKQfn-rpAPY3_DlGX0f6Bf9RNScc9jEn-Egp35lUKl5GqzOezHqYGIFNmFtBzeCONeOHVp92OUaxNcbklQWz9XBXuo3MkmpVdahAt3gbj4BxojYPJn4XlVQmKsTaLOp0fjuf8EnX9uvWQ_h77/w640-h346/My%20Fair%20Lord%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518779984315555237.post-90089775826435507732024-03-15T04:00:00.008-05:002024-03-15T04:00:00.143-05:00Take Two by Evelyn Sola Cover Reveal!<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3105" height="244" src="https://indiepenpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cover-Take-Two.png" width="640" /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Join us for the cover reveal of Take Two by Evelyn Sola. Fans who love Redemption Romances will sink their teeth into this sexy, diverse romance. Keep scrolling for more details about this sexy cover.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Title: </b>Take Two</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Author: </b>Evelyn Sola</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Release Date:</b> 04/05/2024</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Genres: </b>Contemporary Romance</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Page Count: </b>420 pages</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Tropes: </b>Redemption, Romantic Comedy, Diverse Romance</span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3108" height="400" src="https://indiepenpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/TakeTwoebookCover.jpg" width="251" /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Charlie</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m far from perfect. </span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">I’ve made mistakes.</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">And every day I wake up and make a promise to myself. A promise to stay on the right path and not let my past take hold. </span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Relationships are risky for someone </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">not </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">in recovery. For a guy like me, it could not only be dangerous, but it could compromise all of the work I’ve done to stay clean. At least that’s what my family thinks. </span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">But Violet adds a purpose to my life that I didn’t even realize I was missing. </span></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Violet</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">He’s got ‘flaws’. He says he’s done unforgivable things, but something in his deep brown eyes says there’s so much more to him than the mistakes he’s made in the past. </span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Besides, I have flaws too, so who am I to judge?</span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Being imperfect is one of the many things Charlie and I have in common, and soon, two flawed people form an unlikely and unexpected bond. </span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">It doesn’t take long before I find myself falling for the out of towner and all too soon, he’s got to head back </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">home. </span></i>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Can our relationship endure the long distance, especially when events from his past threaten our future? </span>
</span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3107" height="400" src="https://indiepenpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Blogger-Cover.png" width="400" /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/49WMLaW"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Pre-Order on Amazon</span></b></a></p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3106" height="400" src="https://indiepenpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cover-Flat.png" width="400" /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">About Evelyn Sola</span></b></p>
<span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Boston native, wife, mother, and wine enthusiast. If she’s not writing, thinking about writing, you will find Evelyn with a book in her hands. While a new publisher, she’s been writing for years, and she will continue to write for many years to come. </span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Evelyn is obsessed with assertive and confident men who will stop at nothing to get their woman. Her stories are filled with love, passion, and humor. </span>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">She currently lives in Chicago, IL with her husband and two daughters.</span>
</span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow: </span><a href="https://evelynsola.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Website</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/evelyn.sola.374"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> | </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/evelynwriteseveryday/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> | </span><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@authorevelynsola?lang=en"><span style="font-weight: 400;">TikTok</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2572728646312337"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reader Group</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19962897.Evelyn_Sola"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Goodreads</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> | </span><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/evelyn-sola"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BookBub</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> | </span><a href="https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/x2g2z9"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Newsletter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> | </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Evelyn-Sola/e/B0855QJGYX"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518779984315555237.post-72822125878608338482024-03-15T04:00:00.003-05:002024-03-15T04:00:00.142-05:00Abel (Broken Falls, #2 by Laramie Briscoe Release Blitz!<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img class="alignnone wp-image-15246 size-large" height="335" src="https://buoniamicipress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1995249_MarchEvents_1200x628_3_012424-1024x536.png" width="640" /></span></p>
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</span><strong>Author:</strong> Laramie Briscoe </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre: </strong>Contemporary Romance<b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Release Date: </b>March 15, 2024 </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Hosted by:</strong> <a href="http://buoniamicipress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buoni Amici Press, LLC.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://buoniamicipress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-662" height="45" src="http://buoniamicipress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Goodreads-Button-with-Shadow.png" width="134" /></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">A year worth of flirting comes down to this kiss...</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Abel</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">I've eaten more tacos the past year than I have my entire life. It's not because I love those little handfuls of goodness (although I do). It's because of the woman who runs the local food truck </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let's Taco Bout It</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Seeing her makes my day, and while I can't admit my feelings, I can at least see her smile.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Until Halloween. When a man gives her attention she doesn't want, she pretends we're together, and lays a kiss on me that I'll never forget.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Kara</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">I've spent the last year watching the hottie in the constantly torn and dirty jeans eating shyly walking up to my food truck and ordering the same thing each time. I've done my best to drag him out of his shell, but nothing works until a night of unwanted attention forces me to make a move. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now? He's hanging around even more, and when his husky voice calls me </span><b><i>his girlfriend</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">? I melt into a puddle, and he's the only one who can pick me up and put me back together again. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Abel is book two in The Broken Falls Series:</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a series of interconnected standalones following a group of friends who have become family in small-town West Virginia, and the women who bring them to their knees. You do not have to read them in order, but each book builds upon the relationships of the last. </span></i></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">He laughs. "I do. When Dad and I were designing this place, he said I'd appreciate it if I were ever going to make dinner often. Since I do, I use it all the time."</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">"You make dinner a lot?" I'm learning so much about him tonight. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">"When I decided to buy this place and gut it, I didn't have a ton of money. Still repaying college loans too," he shrugs. "So while I do go out with my friends to the bar, I don't spend a ton as I'm paying down stuff. Dad helped me more than he should've, but he wasn't able to take care of everything. The amount of free labor and construction work he gave me for this place was well into the hundreds of thousands. My friends helped too, which is why they hang out here all the time when we aren't working or at Monroe's."</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">The scent of whatever we're going to eat permeates the room. "What else are you going to surprise me with tonight?" I tilt my head to the side.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">"Hopefully everything you never imagined I would be."</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Our eyes meet, and I get lost in the green depths of his. I've seen them in many different situations, and they tend to change colors depending on what's happening. It runs the gamut from very light to dark, like the luscious floor of the rainforest. "I don't really know you at all do I?" My voice is quiet as I observe him. "Does anyone really know you?"</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">He scratches the back of his neck, ducking his head down. "There are very few people who do, and I prefer it that way.”</span></p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518779984315555237.post-59618623850042312662024-03-14T06:30:00.003-05:002024-03-14T06:30:00.387-05:00Her Own Legacy (Book 1) Her Own Revolution (Book 2) Book Tour! @debraborchert @cathiedunn @debraborchertauthor @thecoffeepotbookclub<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzzvctgeSX_YXgUjD-HJIAoRT_ceo27EADegX01GWTP45saSMmM9nklYLEf8vjBMdeDS7kmdhD9e7otyg1CO-rEwWu7NNM_phUhuLqy3gdPWcegMJcQ8hXPf2Rpyn1kNDGFinGbps4VKe5g-aPJ2uT1vB81TCIby71XnsNP9AgD8KHvaoniD8gmjQ5fQ9/s640/Chateau%20de%20Verzat%20Series%20Banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzzvctgeSX_YXgUjD-HJIAoRT_ceo27EADegX01GWTP45saSMmM9nklYLEf8vjBMdeDS7kmdhD9e7otyg1CO-rEwWu7NNM_phUhuLqy3gdPWcegMJcQ8hXPf2Rpyn1kNDGFinGbps4VKe5g-aPJ2uT1vB81TCIby71XnsNP9AgD8KHvaoniD8gmjQ5fQ9/w639-h360/Chateau%20de%20Verzat%20Series%20Banner.png" width="639" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Her Own Legacy, Book 1 of Château de Verzat</span></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Her Own Legacy:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">A Woman Fights for Her Legacy as the French Revolution Erupts</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #160c00; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Determined to inherit her family’s vineyard, Countess Joliette de Verzat defies society’s rules, only to learn of her illegitimate half-brother, the rightful heir. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCBTjUCah898ZaYZ36WOjDjJKJEuuuvdpel538KxlY3ZLkWiFgba5iEbyE2Ri1XTdUe0_Gac61QpqB2Gf-R156hjMvnWVE2Eojx0UW9SNu9bsWS7IRhgbHYxPnX3y8ECBn4gc9u1YVa9uq6dU9RXiBrf8EAJki6tSxXOifymk-oYgzoqCuagzuD5g-rAK/s640/HER_OWN_LEGACY_COVER.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCBTjUCah898ZaYZ36WOjDjJKJEuuuvdpel538KxlY3ZLkWiFgba5iEbyE2Ri1XTdUe0_Gac61QpqB2Gf-R156hjMvnWVE2Eojx0UW9SNu9bsWS7IRhgbHYxPnX3y8ECBn4gc9u1YVa9uq6dU9RXiBrf8EAJki6tSxXOifymk-oYgzoqCuagzuD5g-rAK/w268-h400/HER_OWN_LEGACY_COVER.jpeg" width="268" /></span></a></div><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-167046c7-7fff-2bb1-f275-077b0cd002a4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; 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font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-c18eb230-7fff-072c-79cb-95ae3a8c2dd3" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her Own Revolution</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Paris, August 7, 1793</span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Geneviève visits Louis LaGarde in prison</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I took a deep breath and stepped into the dark cell. Straw cracked beneath my boots. The door slammed shut. I jolted. The key grinded in the lock. The sour stink of an unemptied slop bucket made me want to cover my nose. LaGarde stood in the corner, his shoulders hunched, his blond hair hanging in greasy strands. The sound of the guard’s footsteps faded.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My legs trembled. I could be thrown into such a cell. “Do you remember me?” My voice was as weak as the light.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He peered at me and then a grin slowly emerged. “Who could forget </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">your </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">charms?” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My face warmed as the memory of his exposing my breasts rushed me.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“So, my execution has been delayed so you—Monsieur Fouquier—could gloat.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I shook my head and held out the wine. He didn’t move, so I placed the bottle near his feet. “It’s not what you’re accustomed to, but the guard enjoyed some of it.” I pulled out bread, sausage, and cheese. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He rubbed his forehead. “Ah, a last meal.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I ripped off a piece of bread and offered it. He snatched it and gnawed, catching the crumbs with his hand, and licking them from his palm. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I detested the pity I felt. I couldn’t be the only one who cared about him. “Has your family been to visit?” Withdrawing my dagger, I cut a hunk of sausage and tossed it to him.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He caught it and waved his fingers at the cheese, which I also tossed. “What family? My brother? Killed defending the King at the Tuileries. My parents? Murdered in the September Massacres.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I’m sorry.” His losses seemed not to affect his appetite in the least, but still, I would have to break down his defenses to save him. “Any friends visit?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He bit into the cheese and closed his eyes as he chewed. “I have no friends.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That, I believed. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He chomped at the bread. But as he turned his head away and stopped chewing, I knew it was not from lack of hunger. He was missing someone. “A lady?” I asked.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Yeah.” He snorted. “My whore.” His low voice rumbled against the stone walls. “What about you, Fouquier? Got a whore of your own?” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Wish I did.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He laughed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Had there been more time I’d have laughed, too. “Has your mistress been to see you?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Like I, she is a guest of Bicêtre prison.” He tilted his head back as if praying for patience. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“For prostitution?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“For Royalist sympathies!” He swatted at a fly on his neck. “She despised the Queen.” He laughed. “Even a whore has more courage to be honest than I have.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was only a matter of time before her name would appear on another list. The binding around my chest tightened as sympathy filled me. “I can get a message to her.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Why would you give her a message from me? To taunt her?” He kicked a clump of straw. “Torture us both?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“To let her know you’re alive.” The muscles in his face flinched. He resembled a beggar, a depth to which, I imagined, he had never dreamed of falling. “What should I tell her?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“What else can a dead man say?” He cried a laugh. “Adieu!” He slid down against the wall until he sat in the straw with his legs stretched out.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I crouched down and whispered, “Did you tell anyone you’ve been sentenced?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He shook his head.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Guards? Prisoners?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“No.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“You must not tell anyone of your sentence. No one. Do you promise?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He cocked his head and, for a moment, he was the old arrogant LaGarde. “Why?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Hush.” I listened for footsteps. “So long as they do not call your name, you live. Understand?” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“They will call. I have been condemned.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Your name will </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">not </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">be called. You will </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">not</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> go to the guillotine. Do you understand?” He sat lifeless. I pinched his arm. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Ow!” He jerked his head and looked at me, his eyebrows peaked high above his dark eyes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Do you?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The taut skin around his eyes began to relax as he stared at me. “Yes.” His voice was hesitant, like a child’s. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A feeling of wanting to take him out of this hell swept over me. I should have thought he deserved this punishment after exposing me as a woman at University, but now my compassion surprised me. I gripped his hand. Although filthy, it was still the soft hand of a person who ordered others to do his work. “What’s her name?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Magdeleine Corrié.” He winced, as if hearing her name pained his heart. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“The message?” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He stared at the ceiling. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I squeezed his hand. “We have but a few minutes more.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He pressed his lips together, his nostrils widening as he sucked in the dank air. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hated pushing him. I softened my voice. “Do you wish me to tell her of your love?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He nodded, then pulled me close. “She is with child. Ask her…if she will marry me.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“That is honorable.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“It is not honor.” The muscles around his mouth quivered.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I patted his arm. “I will bring her food and your message.” I stood and prayed I would be the clerk to receive the list with her name. “Remember, say nothing. I do not wish to join you at the guillotine.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He squinted. “You leave me to rot in this hell?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">His words hit me like a slap. Why wasn’t he grateful? I’d saved his life, and he was angry? “I’d think anyone would prefer to live, even if among rats.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He lifted his chin. “You get me out of here, or you will go to the guillotine with me.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was a cowering bug beneath a rock, taunted by the snapping tongue of a warty toad dressed in a ruined golden silk waistcoat. If I could have felt one drop of sympathy for this arrogant bastard, I’d not feel so ashamed. He’d exposed me once, and he’d do it again. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-tXDP-O7Ef2liGd5bPLm7VkZkOnyiHewlgBl-OT5ESm06QzFuApsQe9chgFw96DSz1c14yfQjK8fFPGvDll6l_tt73sMXCjpN97DcBOeHpSTbrIKleFFkDAhkO2RUqvPG-uHS_MNdL5JBxVpl6iGDT8wVOsKtuhJU-KEMGmVg-rCLfm3qVhBOKtPUdtp/s640/Debra%20Borchert%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-tXDP-O7Ef2liGd5bPLm7VkZkOnyiHewlgBl-OT5ESm06QzFuApsQe9chgFw96DSz1c14yfQjK8fFPGvDll6l_tt73sMXCjpN97DcBOeHpSTbrIKleFFkDAhkO2RUqvPG-uHS_MNdL5JBxVpl6iGDT8wVOsKtuhJU-KEMGmVg-rCLfm3qVhBOKtPUdtp/s320/Debra%20Borchert%201.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-864d21b0-7fff-461e-bd42-6aa4b38f102d"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Debra’s the author of the<b> Château de Verzat series</b> that follows headstrong and independent women and the four-hundred loyal families who protect a Loire Valley château and vineyard, and its legacy of producing the finest wines in France during the French Revolution.<b> </b></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Her Own Legacy</b> </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">published 2022, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Her Own Revolution</b></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b> </b>published 2023, and<b> </b></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Her Own War </b></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">will be published in 2024. A passionate cook, she also wrote a companion cookbook to the series: </span><b><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Soups of Château de Verzat, A Culinary Tribute to the French Revolution</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, 2023.</span></b></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, she weaves her knowledge of textiles and clothing design throughout her historical fiction. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family and standard poodle, named after a fine French Champagne. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-38899e96-7fff-846b-0d72-5f6d1de6a21b"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YpNO1ankovAeNOAvEIxo4fJATFrlwoLSB_znvBfwBijbas4d1G8MpHAVWIQtuKopt1MW4mkEzHsef5jgx7BxtRCF17C3Ys6N1jqwK6B80uhrWEfOJr1YYkBYajy6kOImxwkpXUsLe5OV_mZjifHZU-yqKaj7TvZJZ-ACqwNi21yOqWxOSSJLCLaEW68r/s1080/blind%20reality.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YpNO1ankovAeNOAvEIxo4fJATFrlwoLSB_znvBfwBijbas4d1G8MpHAVWIQtuKopt1MW4mkEzHsef5jgx7BxtRCF17C3Ys6N1jqwK6B80uhrWEfOJr1YYkBYajy6kOImxwkpXUsLe5OV_mZjifHZU-yqKaj7TvZJZ-ACqwNi21yOqWxOSSJLCLaEW68r/w400-h400/blind%20reality.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Blind Realty Blurb:</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Joshua Wilson, an up-and-coming movie star, is turned off by the idea of marriage. His Oscar-winning smile and breakout role in the summer’s hottest romantic comedy bring in enough attention to satisfy Joshua’s cravings for the spotlight–not to mention the never-ending supply of willing women.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: -14pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Joey Mitchell is down in the dumps after finding out that her fiancé cheated on her with her best friend and is living at home with her parents until she can get back on her feet. Without Joey’s knowledge, her overbearing and neurotic mother submits an application for her to appear on the reality show Married Blind. When the producers surprise her with the news that they have cast her, Joey wants nothing to do with the show but agrees to participate because, at this point in her life, she really has nothing to lose. Lights, camera, action…</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: -14pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Welcome to another season of Married Blind. Contestants are about to take the plunge, but only one couple will come out of the house winners!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Twisted Reality Blurb:</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfpDRH2MxAwsgmrnTlclako-GXKkR-vY0dD-sOue1csFqs9yQDRSb5-6WaAONpQ3Ob90iQEyS7mci9MPX5UsIgSODVUyHsJrTH1XPmXCoe24W2ilWTlYNBOD0RRNEIDiGaRqMFJB9yzI9zSo-cfedS5XjkYvcqdi5PaguK2_Kaha5C_7NHzRSNrycIruB/s1080/twisted%20reality.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfpDRH2MxAwsgmrnTlclako-GXKkR-vY0dD-sOue1csFqs9yQDRSb5-6WaAONpQ3Ob90iQEyS7mci9MPX5UsIgSODVUyHsJrTH1XPmXCoe24W2ilWTlYNBOD0RRNEIDiGaRqMFJB9yzI9zSo-cfedS5XjkYvcqdi5PaguK2_Kaha5C_7NHzRSNrycIruB/w400-h400/twisted%20reality.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">When we left off in Blind Reality, Josh was on bended knee proposing to Joey. The cameras were rolling, and the audience was waiting…</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Joshua Wilson never thought he’d get married until the day that he met and married Joey Mitchell on the hit television show Married Blind.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Joey never thought she’d find love… period, especially after her heart was broken. But now that she’s married to her celebrity crush, she’s trying to turn her fairytale into her happily ever after before the wicked witch takes a bit out of her apple.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Now TV’s favorite couple is moving their love affair off camera and trying to build a life around Josh’s Hollywood career while dodging his crazy fans, producers wanting to chronicle their first year of marriage for the public and Jules Maxwell—Josh’s all too famous ex.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">But we all know where there’s good, there’s bad. Every relationship has its ups and downs. With the cameras no longer watching their every move, will the love they shared in the house be the same when their lives become a Twisted Reality?</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">***PLEASE NOTE: Blind Reality must be listened to first! This is a sequel and picks up immediately after Blind Reality***</span></b></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><hr /><br /><p></p></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518779984315555237.post-59046747651131893222024-03-14T05:00:00.022-05:002024-03-14T05:00:00.184-05:00Fast Times Big City by Shelly Frome Guest Review and Excerpt Done by Laura!<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.virtualauthorbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Fast-Times-Big-City.jpg"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img alt="Fast Times Big City by Shelly Frome" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-11206" height="400" src="https://www.virtualauthorbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Fast-Times-Big-City-200x300.jpg" width="267" /></span></a></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Fast Times Big City by<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Shelly Frome</span></span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Publisher:</b> Boutique of Quality Books (Feb 6, 2024)<b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Category:</b> Manhattan Mystery </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Tour dates:</b> February 2-29, 2024 </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>ISBN:</b> 979-8886330267 </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Available in Print and ebook, </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Approx.</b> 330 pages</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/ 9798886330267" rel="noopener" style="border: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fast Times Big City" src="https://www.goodreads.com/images/atmb_add_book-70x25.png" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">About the book!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">
In a bind, Bud Palmer finds himself at the crossroads when just about everything was on the verge.
Like most people, Bud Palmer felt this was just another day. Though the era was drawing to a close, he assumed his life as a sports columnist in the subtropics, in keeping with the benign fifties itself, would go on as predictable as ever.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> But that particular autumn morning he was thrust into a caper that was totally beyond him, forced him to leave Miami and take the train to Manhattan, and suddenly found everything in this restless "Big Apple" was up for grabs, on the brink, at a dicey turning point.
</span><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Praise for Shelly Frome</span></h2><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">
“This is a great mystery that had me guessing at what was really happening. I was sucked in and held tight until the reveal. A couple great twists and turns had me thrown off balance and guessing the whole time.” (Moon Games by Shelly From)-<strong>JBrounder Reviews</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong></strong>“It is full of action, adventure, mystery and suspense. It is not one that I could easily predict. The twists and turns kept on the edge of my seat. I never knew what would happen next.” (Moon Games by Shelly Frome)-<strong>AmyBooksy, Locks, Hooks, and Books</strong> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> “The cover of this book shows what looks like a beautiful and peaceful place to live, but looks can be deceiving. Lies, bribery, and deceit are running rampant in this little town. Twists and turns are around every corner. Well written mystery”(Secluded Village Murders by Shelly Frome)- <strong>Lisa’s Writopia</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">
“An entertaining story that has enough quirky characters, intrigue, suspense, humor, and drama that easily draws the reader into Emily's amateur sleuth adventure. This cozy mystery is full of devious plot twists and turns that will easily keep you guessing. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b><i>The Secluded Village Murders</i></b> is an intriguing whodunit tale that cozy mystery fans will want to add to their reading list.” (Secluded Village Murders by Shelly Frome)- <strong>Kathleen Higgins-Anderson, Jersey Girl Book Reviews</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBD5MDg6MPbOzuzb3bwy-sm_RH1jxsSXa-_k3eT-B6A_Krgo8tNQ9_HfOQcpIclNT9B7YuKte7t3jJflneJd8ueqK-OF9akfGj0GyoyUWiu8pOLeGTICMLRatgVUwxxuGGIFJu8bC5T4EpemUwQpVoRGUaRJ5V_LyloGbhyphenhyphen47FqXehSl-Ce02GJS11egq8/s3300/decorative-line-break-29.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="3300" height="41" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBD5MDg6MPbOzuzb3bwy-sm_RH1jxsSXa-_k3eT-B6A_Krgo8tNQ9_HfOQcpIclNT9B7YuKte7t3jJflneJd8ueqK-OF9akfGj0GyoyUWiu8pOLeGTICMLRatgVUwxxuGGIFJu8bC5T4EpemUwQpVoRGUaRJ5V_LyloGbhyphenhyphen47FqXehSl-Ce02GJS11egq8/s320/decorative-line-break-29.webp" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-288306b9-7fff-05e1-ed5a-eac51861fd69"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Fast Times Big City Excerpt</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Getting as overtired as can be, he opted for the radio once again and the show tunes station. Within minutes another song from </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">West Side Story</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> came filtering into his room. This time the star-crossed lovers put the images on the poster to words, yearning for “a special place,” claiming if they held on tight they could take each other there. </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Somehow, some day, somewhere</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Even after he switched the radio off, the sweet melody and yearning lyrics stayed with him. But soon faded and dovetailed into the dread of what might await him under these pressing circumstances. He finally let go of it all and sank into a fitful sleep. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>© Shelly Frome</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC5Z0Eo8T4cQU0eDPoKGkyLu2LJW7CRKUtGNCGJtpdFl1AgVbvl7flCqCRHXvN3Pv-LKxljagHtl_WMiyiggrdHmR2IgntRo8EsezFqhrkk1OqYE885zgXI4T17nHBO9pZiioFWhJrY1r7unsB6wV0d8Fm9dgYarWxKq0zlculYuvnvRQBNZo-AU-38Zh/s3300/decorative-line-break-29.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="3300" height="41" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC5Z0Eo8T4cQU0eDPoKGkyLu2LJW7CRKUtGNCGJtpdFl1AgVbvl7flCqCRHXvN3Pv-LKxljagHtl_WMiyiggrdHmR2IgntRo8EsezFqhrkk1OqYE885zgXI4T17nHBO9pZiioFWhJrY1r7unsB6wV0d8Fm9dgYarWxKq0zlculYuvnvRQBNZo-AU-38Zh/s320/decorative-line-break-29.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Fast Times Big City</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1f63af21-7fff-b7dc-8fb6-8bc67847d36b"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Review by Laura</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">'At that moment, Bud wished that he could just set the record straight. It was obviously established that Rick was a flaky grifter and granting him even the shadow of a doubt was out of the question. Moreover, if anything happened to him, Bud kept reminding himself that his mother would be inconsolable.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Oh, family. Sometimes you love them, sometimes you want to kill them. Such is the case for Bud Palmer, a level-headed sports reporter who, like many of us, has that one relative who keeps getting himself into trouble. But, also like many of us, Bud feels an obligation to help his uncle Rick for the sake of his own mother, Rick's sister. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In this case, however, helping Rick may be a little more dangerous than Bus is used to. This time, Rick has angered a local gangster who is out for money or blood—whichever comes first. Uncle Rick appears to have accidentally colluded in the thievery of a briefcase from Al Escobar, the gangster, during a poker game. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Now, Al wants the briefcase back, and he's willing to send Bud all the way to New York City to find the Marilyn Monroe lookalike who apparently stole it. Adding to the pressure, Bud only has two days to find this woman amongst the teeming masses of people in the city. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">'Fast Times, Big City,' is, at times, both hilarious and totally thrilling! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The plot was well-paced, and the 1950s setting was beautifully done. Shelly Frome seems to have quite the gift for writing immersive historical detail. I couldn't believe how realistic and well done the setting was, without bogging anything down with too much detail. I am very excited to hear more from this author in the future! </span></p></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IY9yin0GuMH_0cU-3xyvG9Zdue75BVS99GtjibwuhDlPf6mEp-mFp4eCBZ3SCANRwKV4EDZA_H0B5Jr_-CWWKqqhyphenhyphen0tsFDGHk7XDitClrGVqPp68r6iNqdKd5ZA2ZOV-CIzGaPvhfs0dGLs_rPVVwdEzcpS_sPK1NuIpIS2znTgtVU7eiowd1CJELNxG/s3300/decorative-line-break-29.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="3300" height="41" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IY9yin0GuMH_0cU-3xyvG9Zdue75BVS99GtjibwuhDlPf6mEp-mFp4eCBZ3SCANRwKV4EDZA_H0B5Jr_-CWWKqqhyphenhyphen0tsFDGHk7XDitClrGVqPp68r6iNqdKd5ZA2ZOV-CIzGaPvhfs0dGLs_rPVVwdEzcpS_sPK1NuIpIS2znTgtVU7eiowd1CJELNxG/s320/decorative-line-break-29.webp" width="320" /></a></div></div></span><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.virtualauthorbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Shelly-Frome-2.jpg"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img alt="Shelly Frome" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-11208" height="300" src="https://www.virtualauthorbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Shelly-Frome-2-196x300.jpg" width="196" /></span></a></h2><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">
Award winning author,<b> <i>Shelly Frome</i></b> is a member of Mystery Writers of America, a professor of dramatic arts emeritus at UConn, a former professional actor, and a writer of crime novels and books on theater and film. He also is a features writer for Gannett Publications. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> His fiction includes </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Sun Dance for Andy Horn</span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Lilac Moon</span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><em>Twilight of the</em> <em>Drifter</em></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Tinseltown Riff</span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Murder Run</span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><em>Moon Games,</em> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">The Secluded Village Murders </span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Miranda and the</span></b></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><em> D-Day Caper.</em> </span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Among his works of non-fiction are <em><b>The Actors Studio: A History,</b> </em>a guide to playwriting and one on screenwriting<em>,</em> <em><b>Shadow of the Gypsy</b></em> is his latest foray into the world of crime and the amateur sleuth. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> He lives in Black Mountain, North Carolina.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b> Website:</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.shellyfrome.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">http://www.shellyfrome.com/</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">
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vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Bee </span><a href="https://www.bookpleasures.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">BookPleasures.com</span></a><a href="https://www.bookpleasures.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; 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font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Goodreads</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Mar 14 Review</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Kathleen </span><a href="http://www.celticladysreviews.blogspot.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Celticlady's Reviews</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Mar 15 Guest Review Laura & Excerpt</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mike </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/178810967-fast-times-big-city" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Goodreads</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; 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text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Looks, Hooks, Books</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Mar 22 Review</b></span></p><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Ellen </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/178810967-fast-times-big-city" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Goodreads</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; 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<span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Breaking the Silence:</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>Confronting
Guilt and Shame in the Chronic Pain World </b></span>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>by</b>
Deb Morgan </span>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>Genre:</b>
Nonfiction Self-Help for Chronic Pain Sufferers </span>
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<span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>"Breaking The Silence Receives
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2024!"</b><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">
<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Deb Morgan</b>, the author of the Amazon
best-selling memoir "Graceful Agony: An Intimate Memoir of
Living with Fibro & Chronic Fatigue," has published a new
book titled <b>"Breaking The Silence: Confronting Guilt and Shame
in the Chronic Pain World</b>" for readers who suffer from chronic pain and loved ones.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the 'Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention,' as of 2021, approximately 20.9% of
U.S. adults (51.6 million people) experienced chronic pain, and 6.9%
(17.1 million people) experienced high-impact chronic pain. Along
with the diagnosis of chronic pain, which is beyond one's control, it
can induce feelings of shame and guilt that most times come from
stigma.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">'Breaking The Silence' is an exceptional and
easy-to-read guidebook that offers various tools and techniques to
help those diagnosed with chronic pain or any chronic illness that
involves pain as a symptom. Reading this book can help one navigate
through chronic pain and overcome feelings of shame and guilt, and it
also facilitates open communication between chronic pain sufferers,
their families, and friends.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The author emphasizes
throughout this book that "No one should face suffering in
silence."</div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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<span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Author <b>Debra Morgan</b> wrote her #1
Amazon best-selling memoir, released April 2023, titled "<b>Graceful
Agony: An Intimate Memoir of Living with Fibro & Chronic
Fatigue.</b>" Debra's new book,<b> "Breaking The Silence:
Confronting Guilt and Shame in the Chronic Pain World"</b> was
released in 2024 for readers suffering from high-impact Chronic
pain. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Debra
is an influential writer whose books are real-life journeys through
topics of Recovery from Addiction, Fibromyalgia, Mental health, and
High-impact Chronic Pain. Her knowledge is from personal experiences;
her goal is to help others with support and hope and to know they are
not alone. All her books are available on Amazon Kindle and B&N
and featured on fine literary book sites.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">For
Deb, it was not about being a survivor but learning to thrive again
while easing the path for others facing their fibro challenges. The
author was born and raised in Colorado and lived in Arizona until
2012 when she moved to Oregon. Meanwhile, missing her grown children
and grandchildren, she moved back to Arizona in 2021. She has been
featured as a guest on many podcasts and radio shows, sharing her
recovery journey while raising awareness about addiction. She has
maintained sobriety since 1993. </span></p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518779984315555237.post-64291913849541046852024-03-14T04:30:00.005-05:002024-03-14T04:30:00.207-05:00Time Waits for No One – Broken Wings book 5 by MW Arnold Blog Tour! <p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfUYhovVw9M_1ewYQAVFJT4Dsb8jor4y_DA9vMkNJVd7fYfafdgd5Upqt1HnxGZ_4Lj9eNRFibBkjh2sPiZFiuMhBLAPDy9D9MPT5QTIHzKuOB9qaQDsJVDxp78eauPRWMaIU2uk3t8NugfW5-CXKCwG_Yr8P1-C6n8p-praYx8jUQO0MlracMWKhfKo7/s700/Time%20Waits%20For%20No%20One.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfUYhovVw9M_1ewYQAVFJT4Dsb8jor4y_DA9vMkNJVd7fYfafdgd5Upqt1HnxGZ_4Lj9eNRFibBkjh2sPiZFiuMhBLAPDy9D9MPT5QTIHzKuOB9qaQDsJVDxp78eauPRWMaIU2uk3t8NugfW5-CXKCwG_Yr8P1-C6n8p-praYx8jUQO0MlracMWKhfKo7/w640-h252/Time%20Waits%20For%20No%20One.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmJokcKn_qdL6DzAgfZM_kPcgPKHZ-ZYtMWkOx6baqz-9arVWuOWwa9WbL7x0rUUl4-s4xS5rdmRxRRJZ37-QwCaOK4buMWfmGmboZMVfZRVwz2bzFmL-oQ475VQElX6MsJOYRH7prhfmTsxoajOtcxrSqukKjM7Jp5JzSyf_O5SXbXvXNv9R3aG2gubJ/s2475/TimeWaitsforNoOne_w18353_med%204th_Final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1544" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmJokcKn_qdL6DzAgfZM_kPcgPKHZ-ZYtMWkOx6baqz-9arVWuOWwa9WbL7x0rUUl4-s4xS5rdmRxRRJZ37-QwCaOK4buMWfmGmboZMVfZRVwz2bzFmL-oQ475VQElX6MsJOYRH7prhfmTsxoajOtcxrSqukKjM7Jp5JzSyf_O5SXbXvXNv9R3aG2gubJ/w250-h400/TimeWaitsforNoOne_w18353_med%204th_Final.jpg" width="250" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Time Waits for No One – Broken Wings book 5</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">It's April 1944, England is preparing to take the war back into Europe and the girls of the Air Transport Auxiliary Mystery Club become mixed up in a desperate fight to save a dear friend from forces who would threaten the very existance of the country.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">The girls find solace in their deep friendship, even though the presence of a Nazi spy ring threatens their essential war work and their very lives.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Can love blossom through a fortunate meeting, and will they survive a period where life seems determined to put them in mortal danger? The girls find the strength to battle through all the war throws at them, whilst still keeping a stiff upper lip, a witty repartee, and unbreakable spirit.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Amazon Universal link </span></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mybook.to/TWFNO" style="color: #6d6d6d;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1;"><u><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">mybook.to/TWFNO</span></u></span></u></a></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">iBook </span></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3krdtr8r" style="color: #6d6d6d;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1;"><u><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">tinyurl.com/3krdtr8r</span></u></span></u></a></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Nook </span></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ppra6" style="color: #6d6d6d;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1;"><u><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">tinyurl.com/ppra6</span></u></span></u></a></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><span style="color: #222222;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi716I7pUzEfih0moqDeXtnb4nryyVWKXv2DlzhHcOPHYGWs7AwfVNta5wfgflkm-Nz4VFqU9ZsSYvj9DMy3VWZJHvE67i-CNvvFCRfOWy4NfcLJDTh88qBCaEwW1z0suqXuxOKsskha4RnfzpuOE7NPI7CuJB2sIDXnQy1IO12mId4mQNhDEy0oQeCRDNy/s3873/Me1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="3873" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi716I7pUzEfih0moqDeXtnb4nryyVWKXv2DlzhHcOPHYGWs7AwfVNta5wfgflkm-Nz4VFqU9ZsSYvj9DMy3VWZJHvE67i-CNvvFCRfOWy4NfcLJDTh88qBCaEwW1z0suqXuxOKsskha4RnfzpuOE7NPI7CuJB2sIDXnQy1IO12mId4mQNhDEy0oQeCRDNy/w200-h133/Me1.JPG" width="200" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b> Mick </b>is a hopeless romantic who was born in England and spent fifteen years roaming around the world in the pay of HM Queen Elisabeth II in the Royal Air Force before putting down roots and realizing how much he missed the travel. This, he’s replaced somewhat with his writing, including reviewing books and supporting fellow saga and romance authors in promoting their novels.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">He’s the proud keeper of two cats bent on world domination, is mad on the music of the Beach Boys and enjoys the theatre and humoring his Manchester Utd supporting wife. Finally, and most importantly, Mick is a full member of the Romantic Novelists Association.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">His previous books published with The Wild Rose Press include A Wing and a Prayer, Wild Blue Yonder, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, and In the Mood, all part of his Broken Wings series on the ATA of WW2, and The Lumberjills.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Facebook</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MWArnoldAuthor" style="color: #6d6d6d;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1;"><u><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">https://www.facebook.com/MWArnoldAuthor</span></u></span></u></a></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Twitter </span></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/mick859" style="color: #6d6d6d;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1;"><u><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Mick859</span></u></span></u></a></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Instagram </span></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mick859/" style="color: #6d6d6d;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1;"><u><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Mick859</span></u></span></u></a></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">YouTube Channel </span></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/cymt5zea" style="color: #6d6d6d;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1;"><u><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">tinyurl.com/cymt5zea</span></u></span></u></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Segoe UI"; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMjFBSeQuApJx58Vhpouy-YFZkdL0YF1wDqc20dkGPJdwZiZh4nFm9irtREnYae-F83qr6z8-5vSFSmiYncZ-2DyVKHOvlfOTQqC8Fn2coLmorsys0AzenGEqxOOiK4wwVcJsIZJaS8GlpZ_OoXaOg2bF2-_f5i14_mPixWu9BOm57jt41ffXpR31YSTA/s3250/Time%20Waits%20For%20No%20One%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3250" data-original-width="1250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMjFBSeQuApJx58Vhpouy-YFZkdL0YF1wDqc20dkGPJdwZiZh4nFm9irtREnYae-F83qr6z8-5vSFSmiYncZ-2DyVKHOvlfOTQqC8Fn2coLmorsys0AzenGEqxOOiK4wwVcJsIZJaS8GlpZ_OoXaOg2bF2-_f5i14_mPixWu9BOm57jt41ffXpR31YSTA/w246-h640/Time%20Waits%20For%20No%20One%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; margin: 7px 0px 11px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.6667px; margin: 7px 0px 11px;"><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518779984315555237.post-77324115498118369012024-03-14T03:30:00.135-05:002024-03-14T03:30:00.301-05:00The Nick Before Christmas by K.L. 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Her successes--the home and the car--feel empty. Her vision board has been a waste of time, her job is unfulfilling, and she's mulling over a proposal from Smith, who she's not sure she likes. </span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The best day of her life spirals into the worst. During a near-death experience, a meeting with her guardian angel presents Nickie with an ultimatum - either go to heaven or return to Earth and find her second act by Christmas Eve. If she fails, her future's bleak -- her life will be filled with days no better than her worst.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Her second act sets her on a collision path with Evan Goodman, the man who makes her content, and Jordan Devlin, the first love who drives her crazy. She's torn between two worlds--contentment and safety, passion and excitement.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Time is running out for Nickie.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She only has from Christmas in July until Christmas Eve to find her calling, follow her dreams, and figure out which romantic interest will help Nickie embrace the best of herself.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>The Nick Before Christmas</b> is the perfect romantic comedy to help you find your calling and renew your faith. It delivers unforgettable moments of self-discovery and romance. It's an enchanting story to fill your heart with joy this Christmas.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SH0lKEitVg-ScDjfq03eIzdtpNW_Z5RMaHVES0VS1a0yz9xxR0xOBB52wRh0d8af82-_1YssGD4rgdVqxvOWyKlHmT_UYEB2aVvW54Gus5t6Lrh74aQ5ytXcE6GRWWSEPyMQH47S4NDEaPxraw0iaVtLv_zIruteZAb_N_ryfv3VCw6kkXhf6YDDYmsG/s303/stoneoflove%20-%20excerpt.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="151" data-original-width="303" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SH0lKEitVg-ScDjfq03eIzdtpNW_Z5RMaHVES0VS1a0yz9xxR0xOBB52wRh0d8af82-_1YssGD4rgdVqxvOWyKlHmT_UYEB2aVvW54Gus5t6Lrh74aQ5ytXcE6GRWWSEPyMQH47S4NDEaPxraw0iaVtLv_zIruteZAb_N_ryfv3VCw6kkXhf6YDDYmsG/w200-h100/stoneoflove%20-%20excerpt.png" width="200" /></a></div></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The voice and the name paralyzed her.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">One person (in this world or any other) referred to her by that name.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It couldn’t be her.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Nickie Boo?”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Her body stiffened. She was more shocked than afraid. Uncontrollable streams of tears flushed from her eyes. She glanced from side to side. No one. Nothing, but the faint hope of seeing her mother again after fate stole her only chance for goodbye. Nickie found out about her mother’s illness only six weeks before her death and thought she had more time.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Mommy?”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Almost as soon as she called out to Nickie Boo once more, an angelic form descended from the sky in a dramatic drop; her arms were folded across her chest. Upon first look Nickie couldn’t discern the face, but her voice was exactly the same as she remembered. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The more the form came into view, the more visible the feathery wings appeared. But the face, she knew the face like her own. Same auburn skin, same bright eyes, same natural thick hair. Her mother’s eyes smiled but her lips didn’t, at least not at first.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“It’s me, Cupcake. Merry Birthday.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">An inexplicable calm washed over her…on the outside. Inside she was scared crapless. Nickie reached for the angel’s arm and pinched her, gently. “Are you real, or am I crazy?”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Yes,” her mother replied, “and yes.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mom angel?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Nickie laughed. No one else could make her chuckle in the middle of paralyzing panic and fear.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGIevgkNcLOHnxcD5MZhK_I3ZLR2ltH2LlxtAN-3wUtmQxDQpT2BQuIfhyphenhyphenP6bxiy_e1WGFshjIyzM4BSdWKTb9g9IeGMzux7eUZgyQb1g8gF939A7FRXwxmJadAaKtsZczcW24j6BMoafYfPluT84diqetPaa810UE0HGduvuhEIyki3flrAgFclPA03k/s429/stoneoflove%20-%20guest%20post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="429" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGIevgkNcLOHnxcD5MZhK_I3ZLR2ltH2LlxtAN-3wUtmQxDQpT2BQuIfhyphenhyphenP6bxiy_e1WGFshjIyzM4BSdWKTb9g9IeGMzux7eUZgyQb1g8gF939A7FRXwxmJadAaKtsZczcW24j6BMoafYfPluT84diqetPaa810UE0HGduvuhEIyki3flrAgFclPA03k/w200-h78/stoneoflove%20-%20guest%20post.png" width="200" /></a></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-a0894dae-7fff-9912-8177-52cf97babb6d"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Happiness Awaits You in Your Second Act—It’s Never Too Late! </b></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Women from Madeleine Albright to , “You can have it all, just not all at once.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For years, a lot of Generation Xers like me thought we could have it all—and thought we did have it all until we realized we didn’t.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> The “just not all at once” part had been excluded from the discussion. At the age of 40 (I’m not 50ish), I realize I’d spent my life pursuing the “American dream” at the expense of following my calling. Can anyone relate? I had the colonial, the car, a little bit of financial security, and a 9 to 5 job I’d achieved a lot of success—experienced high from upward mobility. But was I happy? Truly happy? That kind of happy where wise folks say (and I’ll paraphrase), “You never work a day in your life if you love what you do”? Nope. I was not living that life. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Enter the second act. </b></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">At the age of 39 ½, I wrote my first book, The Bum Magnet. The venture was as cathartic as it was entertaining and funny. I invested long days and longer hours, completely engrossed in drafting the story of Charisse. But writing it helped me realize what “You’ll never work in a day if you love what you do” really meant. I’ve been writing ever since. I didn’t quit my day job because I love to pay my mortgage and eat, but there is a fulfillment and joy that I get from every word I type that I never get from any other endeavor. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>The Nick Before Christmas</b>, at its core, is a story about a woman who hit the big 5-0 and is, frankly, threatened (by her deceased mother in Angel form) into pursuing her second act—and she’s got to do it by Christmas Eve. She can either discover her true calling or spend the rest of her life in a Groundhog Day repeat of really crappy days. But in discovering her true calling, in following the path laid out for her through her blessings and gifts she hadn’t explored, she opens herself up to a new world of joy, fulfillment, and “the one” that got away. Through this quest, she realizes what’s truly valuable to her. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I found my second act, just not fully in the way I imagined it. I’d love to quit my job and write fulltime, but I like to eat…and so I haven’t quit my 9 to 5 job. So, I’ve learned, for some, if you embrace imbalance and patience, you can have it all…and at the same time…sort of. Ultimately, the point is, happiness may await you in your second act. Don’t be afraid to discover it—no matter how old you are. </span></p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoyvhObqXysn30kW8M4m62IjMfqmrwqH8393F2vsM4rwUHZ6CtzKieDYsivR2Bnp4VhhYv1PJBOC4q2h2ETLl-GG9LwMmebESed1djMcGWpYE29rQCmUntkqiYXI3xR1cjmx_UMrifUo81A3NuyehwOs1uPHA8BKbeFbRwccUQA3Mk_JoKU6oROpFdJl1/s597/stoneoflove-about-the-author_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="597" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoyvhObqXysn30kW8M4m62IjMfqmrwqH8393F2vsM4rwUHZ6CtzKieDYsivR2Bnp4VhhYv1PJBOC4q2h2ETLl-GG9LwMmebESed1djMcGWpYE29rQCmUntkqiYXI3xR1cjmx_UMrifUo81A3NuyehwOs1uPHA8BKbeFbRwccUQA3Mk_JoKU6oROpFdJl1/s320/stoneoflove-about-the-author_orig.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.26; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">USA Today Bestselling author <b>K. 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<h4><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">February 26 - March 22, 2024 Virtual Book Tour</span></h4></div>
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</span><p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Sherlock Holmes has lost his dog? We have bigger crimes to solve. Go find him yourself!” That’s what the Los Angeles Police Department told Basil Rathbone. The City Pound ridiculed him as well.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Asta, the dog from the popular <b><em>Thin Man</em> s</b>eries, has also vanished, and production for his next film is pending. MGM Studios offers a huge reward, and that’s exactly what young private detectives Babs Norman and Guy Brandt need for their struggling business to survive. Celebrity dognapping now a growing trend, Basil also hires them to find his missing Cocker Spaniel.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">The three concoct a plan for Basil to assume his on-screen persona and round up possible suspects, including Myrna Loy and William Powell; Dashiell Hammett, creator of <em><b>The Thin Man</b></em>; Nigel Bruce, Basil’s on-screen Doctor Watson; Hollywood-newcomer, German philanthropist and film financier Countess Velma von Rache, and the top animal trainers in Tinseltown. Yet everyone will be in for a shock when the real reason behind the canine disappearances is even more sinister than imagined.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Jump into <em><b>Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles</b></em>, Book One of the Babs Norman Golden Age of Hollywood Mystery series, Finalist in the Killer Nashville Claymore Awards for Comedy and First Prize winner in the Chanticleer Review’s Mark Twain Awards for Comedy and Satire.</span></p>
<h5><i><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Get ready for its sequel, </span>Bye, Bye, Blackbird<span style="font-weight: normal;">, featuring Humphrey Bogart and the cast of </span>The Maltese Falcon.</span></i></h5><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><!--wp:spacer /-->
</span><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Praise for <i>Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles</i>:</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">"I heartily enjoyed Elizabeth Crowens latest book <em><strong>HOUNDS OF THE HOLLYWOOD BASKERVILLES</strong></em>. This comedy-mystery is set during the golden age of Hollywood. Crowens’ detectives, Babs Norman and Guy Brandt, believe the case (involving dognapping and other nefarious doings) could put them on the map—especially with a star client like Basil Rathbone and suspects such as Myrna Loy, William Powell, Nigel Bruce, Dashiell Hammett, Lillian Hellman—and more. A nice look behind the scenes of the dream factory known as MGM and Hollywood in its glory days with a delicious whodunit with witty repartee to boot. This book is a real winner." <br /><span style="color: #c3ba2a; margin-left: 40px;">~ Charles Tranberg, author of <em>MURDER OVER COCKTAILS: THE THIN MAN FILMS</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">"Move over, Holmes and Watson. Stand aside, Nick and Nora Charles. Make room for PI Babs Norman and her Guy Friday, Guy Brandt! Author Elizabeth Crowens deftly combines humor, excitement, and epic name-dropping in this entertaining adventure set in Hollywood’s Golden Age." <br /><span style="color: #c3ba2a; margin-left: 40px;">~ Carla Coupe, editor of <em>Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine</em>, member of the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes and The Baker Street Irregulars</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">"Elizabeth Crowens’<b> <em>Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles</em></b> is a thrilling and hilarious romp through the days of Old Hollywood. If you ever wanted to jump into the screen and spend time with Nick Charles and Sherlock Holmes, this is the next best thing. I, for one, can’t wait for more adventures with Babs and Guy! Delightful!" <br /><span style="color: #c3ba2a; margin-left: 40px;">~ Phoef Sutton, Emmy Award-winning producer of <em>Cheers</em>, author of the Crush novels, and co-host of the <em>Film Freaks Forever</em> podcast</span></span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Book Details:</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Genre:</b> Golden Age of Hollywood Humorous Mystery <br /><b>Published by:</b> Level Best Books<br /><b>Publication Date:</b> March 2024 <br /><b>Number of Pages:</b> 299<br /><b>Series:</b> A Babs Norman Hollywood Mystery, Book 1<br /><b>Book Links:</b> <a href="https://pictbooks.tours/uZrMB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://pictbooks.tours/mGh0H" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kindle</a> | <a href="https://pictbooks.tours/TsSyN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></p></blockquote>
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<h4><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Chapter 1</span></h4>
<h6><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Flea Circus Hollywood, 1940</span></h6>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Babs bundled Miss Marple in a beach towel. Otherwise, she would get clawed. Her disgruntled partner flinched from fleabites while holding a box of kittens. She looked around the vet’s waiting room to see if she recognized anyone, but all she noticed were an unknown house frau with a French-cut Miniature Poodle, a uniformed nurse with a Cocker Spaniel, and a frumpy elder with a Shirley Temple hopeful hugging her Saint Bernard.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">The front door flew open, revealing a tall, thin, but athletic gentleman with his chestnut hair slicked back. His striking profile rivaled classic sculptures, except for the sweat which dripped down his forehead. Under one arm were photostat flyers. Under the other, a folded-up copy of Daily Variety. Both featured photos of dogs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Guy poked Babs in the ribs to get her attention. “Recognize him?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">She observed the newcomer, who explained his dilemma in haste to the assistant, but most of what Babs could see was from behind. “Who?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Rathbone…Basil Rathbone.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“The actor who plays Sherlock Holmes?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Shush. Don’t advertise it to everyone on Sunset Boulevard.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">In a whisper, he disclosed the highlights of the actor’s resume. “That, and Captain Blood, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and more, not to mention quite a bit of theater. If we keep it discreet, maybe we can find out why he’s here.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Basil approached the lady with the cocker and asked if he could scratch him under his chin. “Such a handsome boy. My Leo looks a lot like him, except his coat is a deep red rather than brown.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">He pointed to the bulletin board with listings for lost pets and adoptions and handed the front desk assistant his entire stack. “I’ll have more printed. Please give them to all of your clients. If I can’t find my poor Leo, I don’t know what I’ll do.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Babs saw this as an opportunity to get acquainted. She sprang from her seat, clutching the hissing fuzzball wrapped like a jellyroll. “Maybe I can help in your search.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Basil narrowed his eyes. “Do I know you?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Babs Norman.” She attempted to extend her hand for a proper introduction, but struggled with the snarling feline. “Cast as an extra in The Adventures of Robin Hood.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Ah…with Errol Flynn, in the days when the studios always had me play the villain.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">She gleaned from the subtle shift on his face he didn’t care for his co-star.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">He eyed her with sudden skepticism. “Refresh my memory. What scene were you in? Almost all parts were male.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“When Sir Robin of Locksley revealed to Maid Marion that he saved the lives of desperate villagers. I played a peasant wife, but my back was toward the camera.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“What a shame,” Basil said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Babs blushed. “I used to be an actress, but not anymore.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“What do you consider yourself now?” Basil asked.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">The vet’s assistant came between them. “Miss, maybe he desires privacy.” He ignored Babs and asked Basil. “Sir, have you filed a report with the pound?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“I tried, but I have little faith they can help. Everyone laughed and said, ‘Sherlock Holmes has lost his dog!’”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Babs cleared her throat to get everyone’s attention. First, she addressed the rude assistant. “Excuse me, but you interrupted us before I could answer his question.” Then she turned to Basil. “The reason I’m no longer an actress is now I’m a private investigator. The gentleman next to me is my associate, Guy Brandt.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Basil dismissed the employee’s well-meaning intervention. “Such an odd transition from acting. What compelled you to get into that business?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">She lowered her head. “It’s a long story.” He didn’t need to know the truth about her father’s murder. “I also have an acute talent for finding things, whether they are people…or pets.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“You have an actual private investigator’s license?” Basil asked.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“In my purse.” She tried to fish it out while wrestling with the cat, who broke free from her grasp. Between Guy and another staff member, they corralled the anxious tabby into a handheld cage.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“I’m so sorry.” Babs looked around at the bedlam of barking dogs. “This stray doesn’t want to nurse her kits, and I think she has—”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Fleas.” Basil scratched his arms. “Looks like we’re both having kittens.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">She also felt an oncoming rash. “Come again?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Ha! It’s a peculiar old English expression. People believed a witch’s curse caused painful pregnancies, but instead of a child, they thought the woman had kittens inside her, clawing to get out. Since I’m not expectant, it shows my uncomfortable position in more ways than one.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Babs flushed; aware this was an awkward introduction for a potential client. Meanwhile, staff members brought the kittens into the back for examination.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">She plucked her ID and her business card out of her purse. “B. Norman, Investigations. In case you need proof.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">He put down his copy of Daily Variety to accept her card. Babs swiped his tabloid, attracted by a photo of another dog on its cover.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Someone else’s dog is missing.” Babs read the article out loud. “Skippy, the wire-haired Fox Terrier known as Asta in the Thin Man movies, has vanished. Production is supposed to start on the next film featuring the lovable detectives Nick and Nora Charles. A one-thousand-dollar reward. No questions asked.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Guy whistled. “That’s one hefty jackpot.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Basil looked at her business card one more time. “Well, if it’s any consolation, I’ll match that for the return of my red cocker. My wife will think I’m insane. I was offering one hundred.” He showed them his flyers. “For you, as professionals, I guess I’ll make an exception, since now it looks like I have serious competition from producers with studio funds. Is that enough of an incentive?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Our agency is on Hollywood Boulevard, close to La Brea,” she said with a confident smile.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Let’s say I stop over tomorrow on the way to the studio. Perhaps I should trust your expertise if you say you’re so good with animals.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Babs nodded and forced herself to contain her excitement. “Sir, do you mind if I borrow your newspaper?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Keep it,” Basil said. He handed her both his copy of Daily Variety and several of his flyers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">After he left, she turned to her partner. “Who says we can’t go after both Asta or Skippy and Leo?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">The vet returned with the verdict. “There’s no doubt your adult cat has a case of fleas, which might have also infested your furniture. The kittens are another matter. They’re too young to eat food on their own. The obvious issue you overlooked is the adult is not their mama, because she’s a he. Not so obvious with his long and thick matted fur. That’s why he wouldn’t nurse the little ones.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Babs turned red. “I can’t believe I was so caught up in the moment that I overlooked something that simple.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“A coincidence, I’m afraid. You must’ve put two and two together when you found this fellow near a box of abandoned kittens,” the vet explained. “The newborns will need around-the-clock attention, and Old Tom will need a few flea baths before he’s ready to go back to anyone’s home.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Babs grimaced. She looked at Guy and then back toward the vet. “Can’t play nursemaid while running a business.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Don’t worry.” The vet reassured her. “Leave them here. My staff will handle it. We’ll find good homes for all of them.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">***</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Excerpt from <i>Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles</i> by Elizabeth Crowens. Copyright 2023 by Elizabeth Crowens. Reproduced with permission from Elizabeth Crowens. All rights reserved.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Relentless </b>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Death Dwellers MC
Legacy Generation Book 3</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>by</b> Kathryn C. Kelly
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Genre: </b>Contemporary
MC Romance</span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/relentless-about-the-book_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="104" data-original-width="622" height="54" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/relentless-about-the-book_orig.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>In the
gripping sequel to "Restless," Christopher "Outlaw"
Caldwell's transformation into a devoted family man is put to the
ultimate test. Once feared for his ruthlessness, he finds himself
drifting further away from his notorious MC leader persona as he
navigates the aftermath of his youngest child’s turbulent entrance
into the world.</b><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">As Jo experiences a new set of challenges,
he only spirals further, affecting everyone around him. Most
especially his wife, Megan, who struggles to traverse her grief as
she enters a new stage in her life while dealing with a hard-headed
bully.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Amidst this chaos, CJ, Outlaw and Meggie's son,
struggles to hold everything together as his parents falter. He has a
hard time recognizing his developing feelings for a girl who isn't
Harley Banks, causing further complications in his already tumultuous
life.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Meanwhile, Bash still lurks, and as his reign of terror
continues, the kids of the MC learn what it means to be a Death
Dweller.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">In this gritty and emotionally charged sequel,
"Relentless" delves deeper into the complexities of family,
loyalty, and the harsh realities of life within the MC world. Will
Outlaw's transformation be enough to protect those he loves, or will
the past catch up with him, threatening to tear everything apart?</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Kelly</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">©2023 All rights reserved</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Unedited copy</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Christopher headed to the bathroom, regretting he couldn’t enjoy </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Work Song </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">by Hozier. It piped into the bathroom too, but he wasn’t sure how much time he had to clean up before Megan returned. He refused to waste even a minute to return to the bedroom and turn the volume up.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A few minutes into the steaming hot water raining over his head and chest and washing away his first round of soap, arms wrapped around his waist and a small, soft body pressed into his back.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He stilled and squeezed his eyes shut, his entire being suddenly sizzling. For days, he’d been afraid to even imagine feeling her touch. No matter what, they always found their way back into each other’s arms and resumed their very healthy sex life.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">But for a brief moment in time, his world had collapsed. Megan’s chances of survival had been slim, and he’d believed their daughter dead.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Christopher,” Megan said, placing tiny kisses along his back and setting his blood on fire. Her little hand wrapped around his big dick, and he jerked, on the verge of coming.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Instead, he twisted around, dislodging her fingers, and lifted her into his arms, slanting his mouth over hers, sliding his tongue between her lips.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Christopher,” she breathed again, threading her fingers through his hair, as ravenous for his kisses as he was for hers. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Their lips met softly, then crashed together hungrily, varying between soft and tender to deep and fervent in an endless loop of love, desire, and tenderness.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Time stood still, but warmth and excitement flooded him, awakening every nerve ending and igniting a spark that exposed his soul and exploded in his brain.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The world, the bullshit, the fear and trauma of the last few weeks, faded into nothingness. All that mattered was her, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">them</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, and the solace and affirmation he found in her arms.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He adored her, and he would unto eternity, beyond his dying breath.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“I love you, Megan,” he said hoarsely. “You my everything, baby.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She thumbed his lips, offering him a soft, sweet smile. “And I worship you, Christopher. Without you, my life has no meaning. I don’t know how to begin to show you my gratitude for being a wonderful husband and an amazing father. You’re the best of the best, and the day I met you was the luckiest day of my life.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He kissed her again, his heart beating in harmony with hers. “I ain’t too sure where I’d be without you. You keep me on my fuckin’ toes. You stormed into my life, and I knew if I didn’t change for you, I would lose you. You changed me and my entire world.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sadness touched her gorgeous face and her lips trembled.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“What, baby?”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.4pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Nothing,” she said quietly, then pasted a smile on her face, leaned forward and kissed him again. “I love you.”</span></p></span></span><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/2-restless-kck-ebook_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="484" height="400" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/2-restless-kck-ebook_orig.png" width="323" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Death
Dwellers MC Legacy Generation Book 2</b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/relentless-about-the-book_orig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="104" data-original-width="622" height="54" src="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/uploads/8/2/5/5/82557464/relentless-about-the-book_orig.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">In
the gripping second installment of the Death Dweller MC’s Legacy
Series, "Restless," CJ Caldwell finds himself facing more
challenges and heartbreak than ever before. Still grappling with a
devastating family tragedy, CJ is now also dealing with the fractured
relationship between him and his once-best friend, Harley. Her
erratic behavior has not only destroyed their friendship, but it also
threatens to unravel other important relationships in CJ's life.</span></div>
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CJ's parents struggle with their own personal issues, the weight of
responsibility falls heavily on CJ's young shoulders. He must step up
and take care of his siblings while navigating the complex dynamics
of a broken family. But little does he know, danger lurks in the
shadows, ready to pounce when he least expects it.</div></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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CJ Caldwell struggles to live up to the reputation of his legendary
father, Outlaw. He dreams of joining the Death Dwellers, but he's
expected to finish high school and go to college before he can even
be considered.</span></div>
<span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;">To make matters worse, the only girl he
wants, Harley Banks, has rejected him, breaking his heart. Little
does he know, she's breaking her own heart too. CJ must navigate the
challenges of becoming a man, coping with heartbreak, and saving his
cousin Ryan from dangerous influences.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this gripping
coming-of-age tale, CJ learns that being reckless can have serious
consequences, and that sometimes, the hardest thing to do is the
right thing.</div></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518779984315555237.post-2479764437526820162024-03-13T04:30:00.010-05:002024-03-13T12:35:16.205-05:00Black & White by Justin M. Kiska Book Tour !<p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> <span style="text-align: center;">February 19 - March 15, 2024 Virtual Book Tour</span></span></i></b></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">A picturesque spring morning takes a disturbing turn when the frozen body of a young woman is discovered in a field on the outskirts of the city. As Detectives Ben Winters and Tommy Mason arrive on the scene, they have no idea upon what type of an investigation they are about to embark. With no identification, no breadcrumbs to lead them to the girl’s origins, or even a cause of death, they face a daunting task ahead as they take on their latest case.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">As the investigation lingers in limbo, a surprise revelation connects it to a mysterious chapter from Parker City’s past. One that Tommy's own uncle was a part of four decades early as a debonair private investigator working for the venerable Stride Detective Agency, tenaciously searching for the missing daughter of a former diplomat. It's a connection that binds two generations of detectives in an intricate web of intrigue.</span></p><h5><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">In this captivating new installment of Parker City Mysteries, both investigations unravel simultaneously, forging an unbreakable link between the past and the present. As Ben and Tommy navigate their way through the case, they must confront the truth to a secret that has remained concealed for far too long.</span></h5>
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<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Genre:</b> Police Procedural<br />
<b>Published by:</b> Level Best Books<br />
<b>Publication Date:</b> February 2024<br />
<b>Number of Pages:</b> 300<br />
<b>ISBN:</b> Coming Soon!<br />
<b>Series:</b> <a href="https://pictbooks.tours/MMlBh" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Parker City Mysteries</a>, Book 4<br />
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<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Stepping out of the car, the weather was so nice, Ben left his suit jacket laying on the backseat where he’d tossed it before leaving the station. But, as he always did when he was about to enter a new crime scene, he placed his hand on the Smith & Wesson on his hip. The weight of the cool metal helped to center him so he could focus on whatever he was about to be confronted by. It reminded him how important his work was and the duty he believed so much in. It was thinking like that that earned Ben a reputation of being a Boy Scout. An idealist who truly wanted to protect and defend the people of Parker City. He always wondered how some people could make that sound like a bad thing. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Some of the older members of the department liked to live in a gray area of the law, while Ben tried his very best to always do what was right. It’s when what was right fell into those gray areas that Ben needed to rely on his partner to help make sense of what needed to be done.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Trying to imagine what they’d been called out for he knew no two crime scenes were ever the same. Sure, elements could be similar. There was always a tragedy overshadowing them, but each was unique. Which is why Ben walked into each with a completely open mind and a keen pair of eyes trying to take in every single detail. It was always the details that cracked a case. Which meant one never knew how important the smallest piece of evidence could really be. If something was out of place, it was important until it wasn’t. That’s how he thought. And sometimes-and this was often the more confusing part-the absence of something was just as important. If not more. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Not putting your jacket on?” The voice of Ben’s partner, Tommy Mason, came from the other side of the car. “I didn’t realize this was a casual crime scene.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Ben raised an eyebrow and shook his head.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">The two were always picking on one another. It’s what they did. It’s what made their friendship so strong. When it came to what to wear as police detectives, there was a continuing debate between the two. Ben felt a suit and tie was most appropriate. Not only did it look more professional and attract a certain level of respect but, with his clean-cut babyface, it helped him look a little older than his thirty years. Though not much. Tommy, on the other hand, saw nothing wrong with wearing jeans and a T-shirt under a leather jacket. While he looked like a cop on one of the popular crime shows on television, Ben always pointed out that that was Hollywood’s version of a police detective. Since Ben technically was his supervisor and commanding officer, Tommy begrudgingly put a tie on every morning. Most days though, he usually left it loose with his collar wide open. Ben still took it as a victory.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Blowing a cloud of smoke into the air, Tommy dropped what little remained of his cigarette on the ground and stamped it out before taking his corduroy jacket off and tossing it back into the car. If Ben didn’t have to wear his jacket at the crime scene, he sure as hell wasn’t going to wear one.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Doesn’t this feel much less constricting,” he asked with a grin. “And it’s so much easier to get to our guns in the event we’re in danger.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Shut up,” Ben said as he started toward the cluster of men in the field.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“I’m just saying. If your life was in danger, it would be so much easier for me to shoot someone to save you–which you know I would do–if I didn’t have to worry about my jacket getting in the way. Those few precious seconds could save your life one day. Natalie would agree.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Stopping and turning to look at his partner a few steps behind him, Ben asked, “Why exactly do you think it would have to be <em>you</em> saving <em>me</em> and not the other way around?” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Because that’s just the way it is,” Tommy answered very matter-of-factly. “Think about how many times I’ve saved your life?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Ben’s forehead wrinkled, a puzzled expression appearing on his face. “What the hell are you talking about? I’m the one that saved <em>you</em> at least two times that I can think of in the last year alone.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Clearly we remember things very differently.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“You’re a pain in my ass. You know that, right?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Smiling the thousand watt smile for which he was known, Tommy answered, “I like to think that I keep you grounded.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">So was the way of Detectives Ben Winters and Tommy Mason. More often than not, they sounded like an old married couple bickering about one thing or another. Completely devoted to one another, they were closer than brothers. They’d grown up together, gone to school together, joined the academy together, and when the order was given for a new Detective Squad to be created within the Parker City Police Department, they were tapped for the job. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">As it was, for the last four years, they were the <em>only</em> two members of the department’s official criminal investigation team. Though Parker City was by no means a hotbed of criminal activity, they’d been involved in several major investigations which rocked the city. Two of which even attracted the national spotlight, making the pair famous for a few minutes. Most police officers could go their entire careers without being involved in the types of cases which had kept them up at night, but the two young men had earned their detective shields through trial by fire.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Catching his foot in a clump of thick weeds, Ben knew if he tripped and landed in the dirt, Tommy would never let him hear the end of it. Thankfully, he was able to quickly regain his balance and keep himself upright.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">His hope that Tommy didn’t see the awkward contortion the lower half of his body performed to avoid hitting the ground was dashed when from behind him he heard the sarcasm-laced comment, “As graceful as a gazelle.” Which was then followed almost immediately by the unmistakable sound of something hitting the dirt. Hard.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Sonofa…”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Ben turned in just enough time to see Tommy jumping to his feet and dusting off his pants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Not a single word,” Tommy admonished, vigorously shaking his head. “I’m well aware Karma’s a bitch.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Deciding to take the highroad, Ben valiantly stifled the laugh fighting to burst free.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“You’ve got a little bit of something there on your…” Ben started, pointing to his partner’s pant leg.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Shut it!” Tommy said. At which point Ben couldn’t contain himself. The laughter won and overpowered him. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">As the two detectives reached the other men standing in the field, they recognized one of the patrolmen as a new officer who’d just recently joined the department and the other was one of Tommy’s least favorite people on the planet, Buck LuCoco. An overweight, lazy throw-back to the days when the police in the city did as little as they needed to. Neither Ben nor Tommy understood how he was still on the force. Or why he wanted to be with his attitude.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“LuCoco, Brown,” Ben said giving the uniformed officers each a quick nod of his head.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“How is it, Buck,” Tommy began, “whenever a body drops in this town, you’re the first man on the scene?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Just lucky, I guess,” LuCoco said, mopping his sweaty brow with a wrinkled handkerchief from his pocket. “It could also be that the scumbags in this city do their dirty work at night and since I’m the first one outta the door in the morning, I get the call. Either way, it’s crap. I tell ya!”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Being that it’s after lunchtime already–,” Tommy began to say before Ben placed a hand on his arm, giving him the signal to let it go.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Then, turning to the younger officer who appeared quite eager to give his report to the department’s chief detective, Ben asked, “What have we got?” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“This is Sam Ruppert,” Brown introduced the man, referring to his notebook. “He’s one of the city’s engineers. He was doing some routine work out here this morning when he found the body of a young female. D.O.A.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Turning to Ruppert, a tall, beefy guy in a flannel shirt, jeans, and work boots, Ben took his own notebook from his shirt pocket. “Morning, Mr. Ruppert. I’m Detective Ben Winters. You’re with the city?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Public Works Department,” he said in a gravelly voice. “Almost fifteen years now.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“What brought you out here today?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“The city’s getting ready to do some work in this field and I needed to take a few quick measurements. We’ve been out here every day for the last week. I thought I’d be here and gone in a few minutes. Then I found…” His voice trailed off as he looked away toward something another twenty or so feet away.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“What did you find?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“A body. She wasn’t there yesterday. I know that for a fact because I was here all day with a couple other guys. We were all over this place. We’d have seen her for sure.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Pointing at the mound the engineer was staring at, Tommy asked, “Is that the body?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Uh-huh.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Did one of you cover her up or did you find her like that?” Ben asked, referring to the tattered, green checked blanket.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“She was like that,” Ruppert said taking a deep breath. “At first, I thought it was someone in a sleeping bag or something. Thought maybe they’d slept out here last night. Sky was clear. They could see the stars. But when I got close and hollered, there was no… She didn’t move. When I got up close I saw... Geez. I’ve never seen anything like it. This isn’t how I thought my day was gonna go.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Other than the occasional funeral, it was true, the average person didn’t have much exposure to dead bodies. But there was something in the way the man was acting that made Ben think there was more to the story. He was too shaken up. If one could be too shaken up after finding a dead body on the job. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“What is it you’ve never seen before?” Ben inquired, interested to hear the conclusion to Ruppert’s story. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Oh, I think you should just see for yourself, Detective” LuCoco said interrupting, a twisted smirk on his fat face.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“What is it, LuCoco? Just tell us.” Tommy had no patience for the man. There was a time he used to hide his contempt, now he didn’t even try. Not that LuCoco was very observant. Or he just didn’t give a damn.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“Sirs,” Officer Brown interrupted, “let me show you.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Walking the group over to the covered body, Brown knelt down and, using a handkerchief he’d had in his pocket, pulled the blanket back revealing the naked body of a beautiful young woman with dark wavey hair. But something wasn’t right. Not that the naked body of a woman in the middle of a field was right. But in this instance, it was her skin.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“What the hell?” Tommy’s reaction matched what Ben was thinking. “She’s blue.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Blue wasn’t entirely accurate, but it was pretty close. The skin was a pale hue, almost white. And there was a frosty sheen to it, with small ice crystals visible around her eyes and mouth. Little droplets glistened on her eyelashes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“She’s frozen,” Brown said, looking up at the detectives. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“It was cool last night,” Tommy said, kneeling down himself to get a better look, “but not cold enough to freeze to death.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">“No. I mean, she’s frozen like a block of ice.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">***</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Excerpt from <i>Black & White</i> by Justin M. Kiska. Copyright 2024 by Justin M. Kiska. Reproduced with permission from Justin M. Kiska. All rights reserved.</span></p></div>
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The agent has a warning to deliver, one that spins life in Durango out of control, giving Joe a crucial mission—keep Ollie alive.</span></span></p><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">TRACKING TAHLULA</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">As author Tahlula Rae has discovered; success is a double-edged sword. Leading a quiet and anonymous life, she isn’t prepared for the hateful backlash when her latest book hit the lists, propelling her into the limelight. No longer feeling safe in Denver, she takes her laptop and dog, Luke, and moves to the mountains around Durango, where her peaceful solitude is disrupted when a red-bearded man knocks on her door.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">While one of the fire department’s finest, Evan Biel, is relatively content with his life, he can’t escape the sense something’s missing. When on fire-safety housecalls, he finds himself staring into a pair of soulful, copper-colored eyes sparking a deep interest. Discovering the exotic-looking woman may be in more trouble than he can handle, he tries—yet fails—to keep his distance.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">When Tahlula offers San Antonio firefighters, Moose and Penelope Jacobs, temporary lodging, as they help fight seasonal wildfires, Evan’s relieved she’s no longer alone on the mountain. Yet when her troubles become outright threats on her life, his focus has to be keeping Tahlula safe.
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</span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Title</strong>: Doctor, Doctor</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Series:</strong> Doctor, Doctor</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Author</strong>: Will Okati</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Publisher</strong>: Changeling Press</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date</strong>: March 8, 2024</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Heat Level</strong>: 4 - Lots of Sex</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Pairing</strong>: Male/Male</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Length</strong>: 136 pages</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre</strong>: 2nd Chance Romance, Gay, Medical Romance, Multiple Partners, New Adult</span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207592227-doctor-doctor-duet" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Add to Goodreads</span></a></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Doctor-Doctor.jpg"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img class="wp-image-106385 size-medium aligncenter" data-attachment-id="105025" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="OverTheirHeads-Cover" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OverTheirHeads-Cover.jpg?fit=451%2C685&ssl=1" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OverTheirHeads-Cover.jpg?fit=198%2C300&ssl=1" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OverTheirHeads-Cover.jpg?fit=451%2C685&ssl=1" data-orig-size="451,685" data-permalink="https://www.indigomarketingdesign.com/?attachment_id=105025" height="400" src="https://www.indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Doctor-Doctor-198x300.jpg" width="264" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Love isn’t easy and it’s rarely simple. More often than not it takes practice. Lots of practice.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">It Takes Practice (Doctor, Doctor 1)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">Dr. Nathan Rey has had a case of broken heart syndrome since his wild, bad-boy lover disappeared. He still can’t forget Fitz, and no one he’s met since could begin to compare. Then Nathan’s nurse elopes overnight and the temp agency sends him, certified and licensed, Fitz himself, with far more than work on his mind. Fitz means to convince Nathan seven years isn’t too long to wait for a second chance at the love of a lifetime.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">It Takes Three (Doctor, Doctor 2)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Three med students. Geoff’s wound tight as a cheap watch. Ross is, too, but unless it’s got to do with math or science he’s oblivious. Aurélien’s uber-zen, uber-practical. With exams coming up fast, they’re all in desperate need of some R & R. What better way than getting a little action? Together. Multiple times, and in multiple ways. Once they get started these guys “work” well together. Maybe a little too much so. Aren’t things like this supposed to be hard? In this case, the answer to all their questions is three.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnxJDPp9Z2q1YTzw2_nTAIN93KgFl9UuRVMziGgvUkd9H-xqkMpSxGzzrvs5s8TTQFTVuKPE48SvyU6O9rtJ502bY7QCVNCcMhjyWM7uR18WN2lsphS_LP3xALHg6P_detwrMFaamcB4iARQgR31ZcPnLeZqYK5g2_CpYgOEE-7eSXxfQzDBb4NWEYlD2f" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="163" data-original-width="320" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnxJDPp9Z2q1YTzw2_nTAIN93KgFl9UuRVMziGgvUkd9H-xqkMpSxGzzrvs5s8TTQFTVuKPE48SvyU6O9rtJ502bY7QCVNCcMhjyWM7uR18WN2lsphS_LP3xALHg6P_detwrMFaamcB4iARQgR31ZcPnLeZqYK5g2_CpYgOEE-7eSXxfQzDBb4NWEYlD2f=w200-h102" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Warning<span style="font-weight: 400;">: Sexual situations and language</span></div></span></span></div></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Over Their Heads (The Deep End 2)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Alex Winters</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">All rights reserved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Copyright ©2024 Alex Winters</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">“Nice, uh… place?”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash Archer heard his own voice, sounding rich and thick and very, very far away. It was as strange as everything else about the curious predicament he’d suddenly found himself in. The sexy stranger in the clingy Lost Lake University T-shirt rolled his soft hazel eyes. “Is that all you have to say?”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash arched an eyebrow, desperately struggling to appear cool, calm and collected when, after all, his heart was racing a million miles per minute. “No,” he replied, still in that far away voice. “I’m sure I’ll have more later but… for now? I’ve never been in the Academic Dorm before.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">“Me either, until I moved in.” The stranger agreed, wriggling atop the narrow ledge against the big picture window overlooking the campus ten stories below, not to mention the glistening shimmer off Lost Lake. “We’re both freshmen, remember?”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash stood cautiously, his hand still resting on the small countertop just inside the tidy dorm room. “Oh. Yeah.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">“Why don’t you come a little closer?” Smart Guy asked, cool and confident-like, nodding at where Nash clung to the counter as if to a life raft. It sounded less like a come on and more like something he’d said to every visitor he’d invited in. A cheesy line. Nash didn’t like that. He wanted to feel special.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Unique. This might have been old hat for his sexy host, but it was all new to Nash and he supposed he was still hoping for a little pomp and circumstance.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">“I will,” Nash promised, heart still thudding and palms still clammy, just like they’d been the whole walk across campus. “I’m trying to take this slow, though, you know?”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Smart Guy -- they hadn’t exchanged names back in the campus library, just furtive glances and soft, lingering smiles among the towering stacks that hid them from prying eyes -- gave a playful snort.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">“Virgin, huh?”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">“How’d you guess?”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash wasn’t shy about it. Not exactly. He was here, after all, in this sexy stranger’s dorm room in the middle of the day, staring at his hard body outlined in the flattering sunlight streaming in through the window at his back. He wouldn’t be able to hide his boy-on-boy virginity for much longer anyway.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Smart Guy shrugged, the slight movement sending a glint off his thick glasses, so at odds with his firm, buff body. “Virgins always want to take their time.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Archer finally chuckled, an angsty combo of genuine humor and pent-up nerves. “Oh, you’re an expert on such matters, huh?”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Smart Guy smiled. Thick lips. Plucky little nose holding his glasses up beneath a spray of soft blond curls that looked like fresh hay in the afternoon sun streaming in behind him. “Not an expert, no, but… enough to know you’re going to stay a virgin if you don’t come any closer eventually.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash glanced at the glaringly obvious hard-on beneath the hem of Smart Guy’s faded maroon T-shirt, so stiff and erect it was teasing the waistband of his shorts away from an impossibly flat belly. “Not until you put that thing away,” he teased, even as Nash inched gently closer across the vinyl flooring beneath his feet.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Smart Guy glanced down as if not having noticed the sudden draft on the front of his shorts. He glanced back up, fixing Nash with a penetrating gaze, the same one that had so enraptured him back in the library. “Why would I do that?” he challenged in a voice that was as confident as Nash’s was timid. “I mean, isn’t that what you came here for?”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash couldn’t argue with that logic. He had come here for that very thing. Had come to college, in fact, for that very thing. Dick. The one thing that had eluded him back in high school. The one thing he’d craved for as long as he could remember. He nodded, unafraid now that the door had been shut behind him. After all, he’d come here for someone like Smart Guy, who was so lean and buff, beckoning Nash with the outline of his hard, stiff dick as he lounged atop the window ledge like some sweet confection, just out of reach.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash nodded, but stopped just shy of contact. “It is pretty, your dick.” The words shocked him, even as they thrilled him. He’d never spoken like this before. Never done anything like this before. Met some random hot guy in the library? Followed him home to his dorm? Praised another guy’s cock without glancing around the room for stray witnesses?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash was unmoored, floating through unfamiliar territory, feeling things out as he went along. It was as frightening as it was thrilling, and he never wanted it to end.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Smart Guy’s eyes widened, and not ironically. He seemed genuinely surprised. “How do you know? You won’t even look at it.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash shrugged almost casually, as if perhaps they were studying a movie poster in front of the local theater and not, in fact, some random guy’s cock. “I can just tell. It’ll be just like the rest of you. Hard. Smooth. Pretty.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Smart Guy was blushing. A first. Nash smiled, to have made another boy blush. Was that a first, too? he wondered, reaching out a trembling hand to slide a lock of feathery blond hair behind Smart Guy’s blushing ear.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Smart Guy sat perfectly still, letting out a soft, almost helpless sigh. It sounded so alluring, so deep and guttural and desperate, Nash wanted to actually feel it. He leaned in for a kiss, surprising Smart Guy yet again. He felt the flinch, the stiffening and then, suddenly, the softening as his sexy host warmed to their lips’ tender embrace.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash leaned back before things could get too heavy, watching as Smart Guy smiled, licking his lips as if to prove to himself -- to both of them -- that it had just happened. The kiss. Their first. His, certainly. His first ever.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">“Nice,” Smart Guy marveled, less full of shit than he’d been all afternoon. He sounded genuinely surprised. So surprised he had to go and repeat himself, as if to make sure. “That was really… nice.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">“Right?” Nash murmured, swallowing hard and nodding at the same time. “Nice,” he breathed, leaning in for another kiss and closing the distance between them at the same time. He leaned gently back once more, smiling with full, wet lips. “And slow.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">“Okay, okay.” Smart Guy nodded, hands still gripping the window ledge at his side. “I can see the upside of this.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Nash struggled to control his heart rate, smiling. “Funny, all I see is upside.”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Smart Guy glanced gently sideways, peering out the window behind him at the small but tidy campus below. “Want me to close these, or…” His casual tone made it clear the question was purely rhetorical. Nash played along anyway, enjoying the verbal foreplay as he kept his cocky lover-to-be on his no doubt sexy toes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">“That depends,” Nash sighed, tugging playfully at the hem of his lover’s T-shirt. “Can anyone see us?”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">“I mean, we’re ten floors up. 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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Title: </b>A Furious Man <span>(Appalachian Star, #5) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Author: </strong>Deanndra Hall </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Genre: </strong>Romantic Suspense </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Release Date: </strong>March 12, 2024 </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Hosted by: <a href="http://buoniamicipress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buoni Amici Press, LLC.</a></span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">A horrific past can threaten the future …</span></i></b></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b><span>Reluctance</span><i><span>.</span></i></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">They say chivalry is dead, and I had to learn that truth the hard way. Helping when you're not wanted doesn't play out the way you think. Sometimes, more damage comes with it. So, I lay low and try not to get involved. Do my job, and that's all.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">As an Appalachian STAR EMT, I've seen my fair share of atrocities and destruction, but none so horrendous as the whirlwind of chaos that one woman brings into play. Not only does she take a tumble on the docks, but then, she more than destroys every meal she attempts to serve where she waits tables. Despite her clumsy nature and apologetic demeanor, everything about this woman intrigues me. And now, I'm bound and determined to get closer to her.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>MAVIS</b></span></i></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Reluctance.</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">My life is in shambles, a series of one mishap or misstep after another. After escaping my traumatic childhood and finding a new life, I thought everything would be easy from here on out. I was wrong. I'm on edge, careful and cautious, jumpy and unnerved.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">When the handsome EMT helps me find employment more suitable for me, I slowly begin to let down my guard, not truly ready to let a stranger into my life—or into my heart. But after my past comes barreling back, threatening to hurt others just as they hurt me, I snap.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">They're not touching one more innocent child. Not while I'm alive.
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">My plan has flaws. But thankfully, I have a rugged and strong </span><i><span><b>Furious M</b></span><span><b>an</b></span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on my side.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><b>Deanndra Hall</b></span><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"> is a working author living in the far western end of the beautiful Bluegrass State with her husband of over 35 years and small menagerie of weird little dogs. When she’s not writing, she’s editing. When she’s doing neither of those two things, she’s having dinner with friends, spending time with family, kayaking, eating chocolate, drinking beer or moonshine, or looking for something that she put in the wrong place and can’t seem to find (which is pretty much everything she owns).</span></p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518779984315555237.post-85084053869492869712024-03-12T05:00:00.122-05:002024-03-12T05:00:00.134-05:00Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs Book Tour!<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="post-thumbnail" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; margin-bottom: 1.5em;"><img class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" data-attachment-id="196178" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="MURDER IN THE TEA LEAVES BANNER 540" data-large-file="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MURDER-IN-THE-TEA-LEAVES-BANNER-540.jpg" data-medium-file="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MURDER-IN-THE-TEA-LEAVES-BANNER-540-300x144.jpg" data-orig-file="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MURDER-IN-THE-TEA-LEAVES-BANNER-540.jpg" data-orig-size="541,259" data-permalink="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/great-escapes-virtual-book-tours/upcoming-great-escapes-book-tours/murder-in-the-tea-leaves-a-tea-shop-mystery-by-laura-childs/murder-in-the-tea-leaves-banner-540/" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="306" sizes="(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px" src="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MURDER-IN-THE-TEA-LEAVES-BANNER-540.jpg" srcset="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MURDER-IN-THE-TEA-LEAVES-BANNER-540.jpg 541w, https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MURDER-IN-THE-TEA-LEAVES-BANNER-540-300x144.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; 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box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; isolation: isolate; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="400" /><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;"><a href="https://amzn.to/47QFSq9" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1e73be; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery)</a></span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Cozy Mystery</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">27th in Series</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Setting –</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> South Carolina</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Publisher : </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Berkley (March 5, 2024)</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Hardcover : </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">304 pages</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">ISBN-10 : </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">0593200985</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">ISBN-13 : </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">978-0593200988</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Digital ASIN : </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">B0C777ZCXN</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174156065-murder-in-the-tea-leaves" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1e73be; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-10339 size-full" data-attachment-id="10339" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="goodreads-badge-add-plus" data-large-file="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/goodreads-badge-add-plus-d700d4d3e3c0b346066731ac07b7fe47.png" data-medium-file="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/goodreads-badge-add-plus-d700d4d3e3c0b346066731ac07b7fe47.png" data-orig-file="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/goodreads-badge-add-plus-d700d4d3e3c0b346066731ac07b7fe47.png" data-orig-size="130,41" data-permalink="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2013/06/05/cozy-wednesday-with-author-janet-bolin-giveaway-too/goodreads-badge-add-plus-d700d4d3e3c0b346066731ac07b7fe47/" decoding="async" height="41" loading="lazy" src="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/goodreads-badge-add-plus-d700d4d3e3c0b346066731ac07b7fe47.png" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; isolation: isolate; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="130" /></span></a></p><blockquote style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 1.5em;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">It’s Lights, Action, Murder as tea maven Theodosia Browning scrambles for clues in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">When Theodosia Browning reads the tea leaves on the set of the movie, Dark Fortunes, things go from spooky to worse. Lights are dimmed, the camera rolls, and red hot sparks fly as the film’s director is murdered in a tricky electrical accident.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Or was it an accident? Though the cast and crew are stunned beyond belief, nobody admits to seeing a thing. And when Theodosia’s friend, Delaine, becomes the prime suspect, Theodosia begins her own shadow investigation. But who among this Hollywood cast and crew had murder on their mind? The screenwriter is a self-centered pot head, the leading actress is trying to wiggle out of her contract, the brand new director seems indifferent, and nobody trusts the slippery-when-dry Hollywood agent.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Between hosting a Breakfast at Tiffany’s Tea, a Poetry Tea, and trying to launch her own chocolate line, Theodosia doggedly hunts down clues and explores the seemingly haunted Brittlebank Manor where the murder took place. And just when she’s ready to pounce, a Charleston Film Board member is also murdered, throwing everything into total disarray. But this clever killer will go to any lengths to hide his misdeeds as Theodosia soon finds out when she and her tea sommelier, Drayton, get caught up in a dangerous stakeout.</span></p></blockquote><span id="docs-internal-guid-2e1769c0-7fff-338c-3aa1-9cc5adb1a8de"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlrNZ4kV6o3sRjVoTkjYSVmRBBXOeLDXUEB0SMqrGF1TCV9qOhbln7tyx806yT6WAmxBimq_rYAyhC6Ss8UGc5h-XyOlZjNrIORvhcKam2oeba49ODnN6uskllKBj1h8CRqt-2XoqW2-36XZPIenxMFygwe7NVSOJta_KiJzU1xFGOfBlKDbXisjcobhX/s397/troy%20-%20excerpt.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="105" data-original-width="397" height="53" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlrNZ4kV6o3sRjVoTkjYSVmRBBXOeLDXUEB0SMqrGF1TCV9qOhbln7tyx806yT6WAmxBimq_rYAyhC6Ss8UGc5h-XyOlZjNrIORvhcKam2oeba49ODnN6uskllKBj1h8CRqt-2XoqW2-36XZPIenxMFygwe7NVSOJta_KiJzU1xFGOfBlKDbXisjcobhX/w200-h53/troy%20-%20excerpt.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>"Quiet on the set! Quiet on the set!"</b></div></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As if someone had suddenly spun a dial and cut the volume, there was complete and utter silence in the darkened living room of the dilapidated Brittlebank Manor.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Roll film, and . . . action!" shouted Josh Morro, the film's director.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Theodosia Browning watched, fascinated, as actors recited lines, cameras dollied in for close-ups, and producers, assistant directors, storyboard artists, set dressers, grips, writers, gaffers, production assistants, makeup artists, and costumers all stood by, ready to jump at the director's every command.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It was the first day of filming for Dark Fortunes, a Peregrine Pictures feature film. And the first time tea shop owner Theodosia had ever seen a full-fledged movie in the making. Of course, she wasn't actually in the movie. But this week was still extra special for Theodosia and Drayton Conneley, her dapper, sixty-something tea sommelier. They'd been tapped to handle the craft services table, an all-day munch fest for the cast and crew. It was proving to be a fun break from their normal roles as hosts at the Indigo Tea Shop on Charleston's famed Church Street, where they spent their days juggling morning cream tea, lunch, tea parties, afternoon tea, special events, and catering.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Catering. Yes, that's exactly why Theodosia and Drayton had loaded their craft services table with a bounty of tea sandwiches, lemon scones, brownie bites, banana muffins, cranberry tea bread, and handmade chocolate fudge. And of course tea, which was Drayton's specialty.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"This is exciting, yes?" Theodosia whispered to Drayton. The director had called a sudden halt to filming and now the crew milled about the darkened set like shadows flitting through a graveyard.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Exciting but strange," Drayton said, touching a hand to his bow tie. "I had no idea so much work went into filming a single scene." He peered through the darkness to where the director was whispering to a cameraman. "And that director seems to be in a constant uproar."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Josh Morro, the director, was most certainly agitated. "Gimme some light, will you?" he barked. And lights immediately came up revealing the shabby interior of a small, old-fashioned sitting room. "And we need something more dynamic here. A line or action that propels us into the heart of the storyline." Morro turned to Craig Cole, the scriptwriter, and raised his eyebrows in a questioning look.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"It's already in the script, babe," Cole shouted back at him. Cole was Hollywood hyper, rail-thin with a pinched face and shock of bright red Woody Woodpecker hair.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"No, it's not. The script is dreck," Morro cried as he leaped from his chair, knocking it over backward in the process. He was tall and angular, dressed in jeans and a faded Def Leppard T-shirt. Good-looking, handsome even, Morro had intense jade-green eyes and wore a now-popular-again gunslinger mustache.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cole's face contorted in anger. "Watch it, pal. I wrote that script." His lips barely touched his teeth as he spat out his words.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Morro shook his head tiredly. "Fess up, man. You plagiarized a Japanese film that won a Nippon Akademii-shou back in ninety-five."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cole's face turned bright red to match his hair. "That might have been the seminal inspiration," he shot back, "but every line of dialogue is completely mine!"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The director stared thoughtfully at the small round table where a woman wearing a purple-and-gold tunic with matching turban sat across from Andrea Blair, the film's leading actress.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"She should read the tea leaves," Morro said slowly. "That's what we need. The fortune teller has to read the tea leaves before she delivers her line."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Brilliant," Lewin Usher trilled. He was one of the film's investors and an executive producer, a hefty but slick-looking hedge fund manager in a three-piece Zegna suit with a Rolex the size of an alarm clock. He seemed positively giddy to be on set today.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Josh Morro pointed a finger at the fortune teller. "Fortune teller lady. What I want you to do is pour out the tea, then peer into Andrea's cup and actually read the tea leaves. Tell her, um, that her life is in terrible danger."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"That's not in the script," Cole called out.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Well, it should be," Morro said. He stared earnestly at the fortune teller. "You got that?"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"No problem," said the fortune teller.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Lights down, everyone quiet . . . and roll film," Morro instructed. He stood there, tense, arms crossed, watching his actors.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The fortune teller lifted the teapot and tilted it at a forty-five-degree angle. At which point the lid promptly fell off and clattered noisily to the floor while the teabag tumbled out and landed in the teacup with a wet plop.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"No, no!" Morro shouted. "That's not going to work, you're doing it all wrong. Everybody, take five while we figure this out." He sighed deeply and gazed in the direction of Theodosia's craft services table as if there were an answer to be found there.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Turns out there was.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Loose-leaf tea," Theodosia said. "You need to brew loose tea leaves in order to achieve the effect you want."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Huh?" The director peered at Theodosia as if really seeing her for the first time. "You know something about tea?"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"She should," Drayton said, suddenly speaking up. "She owns a tea shop."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Come over here, will you?" Morro said, waggling his fingers.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Theodosia slipped around the table and walked toward the director, aware that more than a few eyes were following her. She stepped over a tangle of wires and black cables that connected lights, cameras, and sound equipment to the main power source.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"So you're a tea expert?" Morro asked.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Theodosia lifted a shoulder. "Of sorts."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Because you own a tea shop."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"The Indigo Tea Shop over on Church Street."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The director seemed to relax. "Truth be told, I've been known to imbibe a cup or two of tea myself. You might say Earl Grey was my gateway drug."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Because of the bergamot," Theodosia said.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Josh Morro reached out, gently grabbed Theodosia's arm, and pulled her toward him. "Right."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Hard to resist that rich flavor."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Morro's face lit up as if he'd been suddenly struck by a wonderful idea. "Since you seem to know what you're doing, we'll have you pour the tea and read the tea leaves!"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"What!" screeched the fortune teller, who suddenly saw her big scene going up in smoke.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Oh no," Theodosia said, breaking away from him and holding up her hands. "I'm no expert when it comes to tasseography."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"You're referring to . . ."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Reading tea leaves."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Morro gazed at her and smiled. "Oh yes, I think you're perfect. I definitely want you to read the tea leaves and be in the scene."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"I can't do that," Theodosia said.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Morro's brows puckered. "What's the problem?"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"I'm not an actress," Theodosia said. She glanced around quickly, looking for confirmation. Wasn't it glaringly apparent that she was only here to oversee the craft services table? Wasn't it? Come on, somebody please pitch in and give her some backup.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">But Josh Morro had already made up his mind. He looked over to where Andrea Blair, the star of the movie, was now lounging in a folding chair as she scrolled through her phone messages. Her script lay on the floor next to her, unopened. "You're no actress?" Morro said. "Neither is she." Then he lifted a hand, snapped his fingers, and called out, "Sondra, we're going to need hair, makeup, and wardrobe for . . . what's your name?"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Theodosia. Theodosia Browning. But I really can't . . ."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Do it," Drayton urged from across the room. "It'll be fun."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"No, it won't," Theodosia said, shaking her head. "I'm not an actress, I don't even look like an actress."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Actually, you do," Morro said. "You're young and pretty enough to look good in a close-up, but you also possess a seriousness and quiet maturity that will come across on screen. A believability the audience can connect with." He appraised her from head to toe. "Good figure, ice-chip-blue eyes that go nicely with that English rose complexion only a few women are naturally gifted with, and . . . well, I do love your tangle of auburn hair." He hesitated. "Though we'll have to tone it down some to fit under the turban."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Theodosia shook her head. "No," she said again. But even as her protest continued, Sondra and another production assistant rushed in, grabbed her, and pulled her down the hallway into a makeshift makeup and dressing room.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"This isn't going to work," Theodosia argued as they plunked her down in a pink plastic swivel chair and bombarded her with bright lights. The air was filled with the sweet scent of hair spray, styling gel, and a touch of Chanel No. 5.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Of course it will work, honey," Brittany, the head makeup artist, told Theodosia. "All we need to do is line your eyes, pat on some makeup, and tone down that hair of yours." She ran a brush through Theodosia's locks and said to her assistant, "Tina, have you ever seen so much hair?"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Shaking her head, Tina snapped her gum and said, "Only on wigs."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Really," Theodosia said, gripping the arms of her chair. "I can't go through with this."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Honey, you gotta trust us," Brittany said. She was a bleached blond with over-plucked brows and a spray tan. A fake bake as Theodosia and her friends would say. "We're gonna do a first-class buff and puff that'll glam you up so good you'll look like a genuine Hollywood star."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Good enough for a shot on TMZ," Tina echoed as she draped a plastic cape around Theodosia's shoulders.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Oh dear," said Theodosia.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">But ten minutes later, once Brittany had sponged on a light base coat, artfully powdered it down, then added some blusher to highlight her cheekbones, Theodosia started to feel a little better. And when Brittany gelled her brows and added eyeliner with a slight cat eye oomph at the outer corners, she peered in the mirror and liked what she saw.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Not bad," Theodosia said.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"See? You're a natural," Brittany said.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Meanwhile, Tina had sussed out a cute tangle of curls to peek out from under her turban.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"You live here, honey?" Brittany asked as she carefully lined Theodosia's lips.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Theodosia nodded. "Born and bred in Charleston, South Carolina."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Quite the place," Brittany said. "I've never seen so much historic architecture in my life. Then again, I'm from L.A., where anything before 1980 is considered ancient history."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Some of our homes and churches date back to the Revolutionary War," Theodosia said. "There are churches that George Washington worshiped in, narrow alleys where duels were fought, and Fort Sumter, where the Civil War began."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"This house must be plenty historic, too," Tina said. "I mean, it sure is a spooky old place. Dark and drafty, practically falling down-it kind of gives me the creeps just being here. But I can understand why the location scouts chose this place. It's the perfect set for a scary movie."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"It does look the part," Theodosia agreed. Even she'd been slightly put off by the dingy walls, threadbare rugs, dried-out woodwork, and bare wires dangling from the ceiling where a grand chandelier had once hung.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"It feels as if nobody's lived here in years," Brittany added.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"That's because nobody has," Theodosia said. "This place is known as Brittlebank Manor and it's reputed to be haunted."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"No!" Brittany cried. "Seriously?"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Charleston is full of ghosts," Theodosia said playfully. "We've got haunted houses, haunted hotels, a haunted dungeon, and even a haunted cemetery. Actually, two haunted cemeteries."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tina gave an appreciative shiver. "This place, Brittlebank Manor, is there some kind of legend behind it?"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"I don't know all of it," Theodosia said. "But apparently a woman was kept locked in the attic and then got killed when an enormous bolt of lightning struck the building."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Why on earth was she locked in the attic?" Brittany asked as she helped Theodosia into a long purple velvet coat emblazoned with silver stars.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Not sure," Theodosia said as Tina situated a turban on her head and gave a final touch to the swirl of hair that peeked out. "I never did hear the whole story."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Back on set, Drayton had brewed a small pot of Darjeeling while lights and camera angles were being adjusted. And when Theodosia emerged from the makeup room, Helene Deveroux, one of the members of the Charleston Film Board, rushed up to greet her.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Bless me to bits, Theodosia, I hardly recognized you!" Helene cried. "You're all glammed up like a bona fide actress!"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"It wasn't my idea," Theodosia explained, patting nervously at her turban. "But the director wants me in the movie. You know, for a more authentic tea leaves read."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Can you do that?" Helene asked. She was forty-something and a tad theatrical with her mop of honey-blond hair, zaftig figure, and overly broad gestures. Today Helene wore a red silk jacket over tight black leather jeans.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"If I follow the director's lead, then sure I can," Theodosia said. "I mean, I guess so."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Helene grabbed Theodosia's arm and gave a conspiratorial wink. "Aren't you glad Delaine set you up with this gig?" Delaine Dish was a friend of Theodosia's and served on the Charleston Film Board along with Helene.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"I'll let you know once we shoot this scene."</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Helene grinned. "Later, sweetie, right now I have to bounce." She shook a handful of papers. "Gotta deliver these papers to the City Film Office." And she was gone.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Are you ready?" the director asked. He was suddenly in Theodosia's face, looking a little anxious.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Hope so," she said.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Theodosia and Andrea did a couple of quick rehearsals together, with Theodosia feeling more confident as they went along.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"This is working," Josh Morro said. "Very believable. I think we're ready for a take. Now, Andrea, when Theodosia tips your teacup sideways and stares in to read the tea leaves, I want you to look apprehensive. Do you know what that is? Can you give me apprehensive?"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Andrea pulled her mouth into a pout and widened her eyes.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"That looks more like a case of indigestion," Morro said. "Try to work up some genuine emotion. Try to actually . . . act. And, Willy . . ." Morro turned to his cameraman, "I want you to dolly in slowly for an extreme close-up on that teacup." He glanced up to his left. "Lighting guys, let's throw up a scrim and add a blue key light to create a spooky vibe. Then, when Willy goes in for his ECU, amp up the key light and give me a medium-sized flicker, okay?"</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Okay, boss," called the lighting director.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"And somebody get me a chair," Morro said. There was a flurry of activity behind him as somebody set down a metal folding chair. Morro plopped down, crossed his legs, and said, "Quiet on set. Lights all the way down." There was sudden silence as the lights dimmed and everyone held their breath. "And I want aaaction."</span></span><p></p><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span><blockquote style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 1.5em;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!</span></span></p></blockquote><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-189106 size-full" data-attachment-id="189106" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="<p>Gerry Schmitt, who writes under the pen name Laura Childs is now adding two more series that are harder-edged Wednesday February 26, 2014 in Plymouth. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri)</p>
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In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own marketing firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses, enjoys fundraising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are:</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-asin="B01KGZVXTK" data-amzn-link-id="e6618dd12dd2737f2df3474ff940d6a3" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Tea Shop Mysteries " href="http://www.amazon.com/Pekoe-Most-Poison-Shop-Mystery-ebook/dp/B01KGZVXTK/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=dollycsthoug-20&linkId=e6618dd12dd2737f2df3474ff940d6a3&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_6732682" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1e73be; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">The Tea Shop Mysteries </a>– set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. This charming series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery that is Charleston.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-asin="B01AHKY37I" data-amzn-link-id="f347cf81858fd7096ba25d09384c64f0" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Scrapbooking Mysteries" href="http://www.amazon.com/Crepe-Factor-Scrapbooking-Mystery-Childs-ebook/dp/B01AHKY37I/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=dollycsthoug-20&linkId=f347cf81858fd7096ba25d09384c64f0&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_918486" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1e73be; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">The Scrapbooking Mysteries</a> – a slightly edgier series that takes place in New Orleans. The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness make their presence known here!</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-asin="0425281701" data-amzn-link-id="cb6797f651d64970a563fca0dbbded81" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Cackleberry Club Mysteries" href="http://www.amazon.com/Drop-Dead-Cackleberry-Club-Mystery/dp/0425281701/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=dollycsthoug-20&linkId=cb6797f651d64970a563fca0dbbded81&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_4911397" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1e73be; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">The Cackleberry Club Mysteries</a> – set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club. Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a book nook and yarn shop. Business is good but murder could lead to the cafe’s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake decorating, and a dash of spirituality.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Laura’s Links: </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;"><a href="http://www.laurachilds.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1e73be; transition: color 0.2s ease 0s;" target="_blank">Website</a> </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; 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<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><strong>Invocation</strong><br /><strong>Aileen Erin</strong><br />(Days of Iron and Clay, #1)<br />Publication date: March 19th 2024<br />Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult</span></p><blockquote><p><strong><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">From <em>USA Today</em> Bestselling Author Aileen Erin comes an all-new action-packed, romance-filled paranormal series.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">There are three things I know without question.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">One: demons are real.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Two: humans make awful mistakes that get them in demonic trouble more often than you’d think.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">And three: <strong>I’m the only one who can help them.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">I straddle the line between the mortal and spiritual realms every day. People might think they’re two different places, but they’re not. They lay on top of each other. It’s messy, and that’s why so many people need my help. Since I was little, I’ve been called all kinds of names—<em>unusual, abnormal, even insane</em>. Which is fitting, since they keep throwing me in to mental facilities. I’ve been in and out of them my entire life.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">But no matter what people say, no matter what I’m risking, I will always help those in need.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Because there’s an endless war carrying on all around us, every minute of every day. One that can’t be seen by mortal eyes. But I can see it, the spiritual battle for mortal souls, and I’m working hard to make sure my father is on the losing side. He — <em>Astaroth, Satan’s general</em>— is why I can do this. He’s why I’m not normal. I can’t have friends, a life, or a boyfriend. I won’t be selfish enough to drag someone into this fight. But I’m not lonely. Not exactly. I have my mom. She’s my rock, my best friend, my partner. She helps me do what needs to be done, and she’s never afraid when it feels like I’m always afraid.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Because I hear my father whispering my name each night, his taunts echoing through the spiritual realm. He’s hunting me, and I know the day will come when I must face him again.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">Every portal I open could be the one that finally pulls me back to Hell, and I wonder if I will <em>brave enough, strong enough, good enough</em> to fight him.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">My name is Samantha Catherine Lopez, and I am Nephilim. This is my story.</span></strong></p>
<p><em><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;">**Fans of the Alpha Girls series will love this new series set in the same world, with a few familiar faces, but you DO NOT have to have read a single word of the Alpha Girls series to enjoy Samantha’s story. </span></em></p>
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<span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123038320-invocation" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> / <a href="https://amzn.to/3T9UUSh" target="_blank">Amazon</a> / <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/invocation-aileen-erin/1122623865" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> / <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/invocation/id6445855349" target="_blank">iBooks</a></span></p>
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<img alt="" src="https://www.xpressobooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/05/Aileen.jpg" style="display: inline-block; float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px;" /><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> Aileen Erin is half-Irish, half-Mexican, and 100% nerd–from Star Wars (prequels don’t count) to Star Trek (TNG FTW), she reads Quenya and some Sindarin, and has a severe fascination with the supernatural. Aileen has a BS in Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles, and spends her days doing her favorite things: reading books, creating worlds, and kicking ass.</span><blockquote style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px;">
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<span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://inkmonster.net/" target="_blank">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7190350.Aileen_Erin" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/inkmonster.net" target="_blank">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/aileen_erin" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></p>
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