tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944843147368070122024-03-14T09:36:54.513-07:00Book Bloggin' PrincessBook Bloggin' Princess is your one stop place to find author interviews, book spotlights, book trailers, and more!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger432125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-68266817607322718642024-03-13T21:00:00.000-07:002024-03-13T21:00:00.135-07:00🏰 {BOOK TRAILER} THE GOLDEN MANUSCRIPTS: A NOVEL BY EVY JOURNEY & GIVEAWAY #womensfiction #historicalfiction #mystery<p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jOYpw2bVce0?si=l7KCAXE2s2h25A0V" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yAXdCmuFLg8qdF-fv7mpLEcjzmPwcBNgxcmr7g9Hu_v-rHCIYzHKR37G4Lff9fekcnZxUrTCKfJTNZ4pM2EKLkm7t_HCM_Do1PLepcqxgvTzq4uPtDln_JWZtOD1L4AftU7eyKUCAQem/s1600/castle+divider.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div><p></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><h2 dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-580d7d28-7fff-0026-bbb9-38580b77c0d5" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Title: The Golden Manuscripts: A Novel</span></span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Author: Evy Journey</span></span></span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><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;">Publication Date: April 2, 2023</span></span></span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pages: 360</span></span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Genre: Women's Fiction/Historical Fiction/Mystery</span></span></span></h2>
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young woman of Asian/American parentage has lived in seven different
countries and is anxious to find a place she could call home. An unusual
sale of rare medieval manuscripts sends her and Nathan—an art
journalist who moonlights as a doctor—on a quest into the dark world of
stolen art. For Clarissa, these ancient manuscripts elicit cherished
memories of children’s picture books her mother read to her, nourishing a
passion for art. When their earnest search for clues whisper of old
thieves and lead to the unexpected, they raise more questions about an
esoteric sometimes unscrupulous art world that defy easy answers. Will
this quest reward Clarissa with the sense of home she longs for? This
cross-genre literary tale of self-discovery, art mystery, travel, and
love is based on the actual theft by an American soldier of illuminated
manuscripts during World War II.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;"><b>Buy Links:</b></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Manuscripts-Novel-Between-Worlds-ebook/dp/B0BWP9B9HC"><b>Amazon</b></a><b> | </b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-golden-manuscripts-evy-journey/1143740720?ean=2940167341166"><b>B&N</b></a><b> | </b></span><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6450906267"><b><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Cherry Swash;">Apple Books</span></span></b></a></div>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Evy
Journey will giving away nine $25 Amazon Gift Cards & nine boxed
sets of the last 3 books in the series, Between Two Worlds! This is the
way it works. Evy is touring for 6 months. At the end of each 2 month
period she will be giving away 3 $25 Amazon Gift Cards and 3 boxed sets
of the last 3 books in the series, Between Two Worlds. You will have a
chance to win 3 times during her tour!</span></h2>
<p><b>Terms & Conditions:</b></p>
<ul><li>By entering the giveaway, you are confirming you are at least 18 years old.</li><li>Nine
winners will be chosen via Rafflecopter to receive a $25 Amazon Gift
Card and a boxed set of the last 3 books in the series, Between Two
Worlds.</li><li>This giveaway starts February 5 and ends July 30.</li><li>Winners will be contacted via email on March 28, May 31 and July 30.</li><li>Winner has 48 hours to reply.</li></ul>
<p>Good luck everyone!</p> <div>
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Journey writes. Stories and blog posts. Novels that tend to cross
genres. She’s also a wannabe artist, and a flâneuse. Evy studied
psychology (M.A., University of Hawaii; Ph.D. University of Illinois).
So her fiction spins tales about nuanced characters dealing with
contemporary life issues and problems. She believes in love and its many
faces. Her one ungranted wish: To live in Paris where art is everywhere
and people have honed aimless roaming to an art form. She has visited
and stayed a few months at a time.<p></p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Gabriela;"><b>Author Links </b> </span></span></p><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;">
</div><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Gabriela;"><a href="https://evyjourney.net">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ejourneywriter/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eveonalimb2/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14845365.Evy_Journey">Goodreads</a></span></span></p></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/s640/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="color: #5a5a5a; 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color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Title: Going There: Tales from the Riviera and Beyond</span></span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Author: Donna Fletcher Crow</span></span></span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><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;">Publication Date: December 3, 2023</span></span></span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pages: 152</span></span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Genre: Travel Memoir / Short Story Collection</span></span></span></h2>
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</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">In
the summer of 2021 my daughter-in-law and I slipped through a brief
window of sanity in a world driven mad by the Covid pandemic. Our
purpose was to see my granddaughter Jane to a summer program in Monaco,
then back to her ballet school in Switzerland. In spite of restrictions,
protests, and nail-biting worries, the result was a marvelous
experience.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">I
invited characters from my mystery series to join me in my imagination
and have their own adventures in each setting. Their encounters are:
Nice: “The Crime of Passion”; St Tropez: “The Mother Decrees”;
Villefrance-sur-de-mer: “The Ghost Boy”; Monaco: “Fracas in Monaco”; The
Loire Valley: “The Old Winemaker”; Saint Gallen: “Whispers of Legend”.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">The
final coda is “Home Another Way” As 2 years later I return from quite a
different trip aboard the Queen Mary 2 and my characters join in the
celebrations as worlds coincide.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">More information on the book GOING THERE: TALES FROM THE RIVIERA AND BEYOND can be found at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Going-There-Tales-Riviera-Beyond-ebook/dp/B0CPHBRVJH?ref_=ast_author_mpb">https://www.amazon.com/Going-There-Tales-Riviera-Beyond-ebook/dp/B0CPHBRVJH?ref_=ast_author_mpb</a>.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><h2 style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d3e50; font-family: helvetica_condensedmedium; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </b></h2><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start;">
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Fletcher Crow, Novelist of British History, is an award-winning author
who has published some 50 books in a career spanning more than 40 years.
Her best-known work is <em>Glastonbury,</em> The Novel of Christian
England, a grail search epic depicting 1500 years of British history.
The Celtic Cross is a 10-book series covering the history of Scotland
and England from the 6th to the 20th century. </span></span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Crow
writes 3 mystery series: The Monastery Murders, contemporary clerical
mysteries with clues hidden deep in the past; Lord Danvers Investigates,
Victorian true-crime stories within a fictional setting; and The
Elizabeth and Richard literary suspense series, featuring various
literary figures. Where There is Love is a 6-book biographical novel
series of leaders of the early Evangelical Anglican movement. The
Daughters of Courage is a semi-autobiographical trilogy family saga of
Idaho pioneers.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Reviewers
routinely praise the quality of her writing and the depth of her
research. Crow says she tries never to write about a place she hasn’t
visited and one of her goals in writing is to give her readers a
you-are-there experience.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Donna and her husband of 60 years live in Boise, Idaho. They have 4 children and 15 grandchildren, and she is an avid gardener.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><strong>Author Links </strong> </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.donnafletchercrow.com/">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/DonnaFletcherCr">Twitter</a> |<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063745772509"> Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56147.Donna_Fletcher_Crow">Goodreads</a></span></span></p></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/s640/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="color: #5a5a5a; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDACiwGlmoLKCE-WK0bjJHiLP9FxZm5TuF_r2FW6R_Ff8Ehyphenhyphen56xmnoYpmEvmZje1ljoRpZBVLwv4N6-_8_AT9V4I5WDizk2q4e8j21vLk0i7xiazHl_90-ZkhAENA9vUorh9A3SlGYibeGzEHSB-K2rpY-36QkczBLg36m1uf0eMBFn05AQOqCimtlvxNa/s716/Echoes%20of%20a%20Voice%20for%20Justice%20lg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="489" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDACiwGlmoLKCE-WK0bjJHiLP9FxZm5TuF_r2FW6R_Ff8Ehyphenhyphen56xmnoYpmEvmZje1ljoRpZBVLwv4N6-_8_AT9V4I5WDizk2q4e8j21vLk0i7xiazHl_90-ZkhAENA9vUorh9A3SlGYibeGzEHSB-K2rpY-36QkczBLg36m1uf0eMBFn05AQOqCimtlvxNa/w438-h640/Echoes%20of%20a%20Voice%20for%20Justice%20lg.png" width="438" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></b><p></p><p></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div><p></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Title: Echoes of a Voice for Justice<br />Author: Anita Hackley Lambert<br />Publisher: HLE Publishing<br />Pages: 296<br />Genre: Historical Biography<br /></span></span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203059938-echoes-of-a-voice-for-justice?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XoJu4FPEbY&rank=1"><img alt="goodreads add to" class="wp-image-99113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgwu3nmW7f6b37qbOhJFtwGZqoG51V1AgJywUGbI4gbUsm1KhvBxkuaWQOFg-ZY84YTQ7VKouo_pD6AVtU5d_aspGFgo0ZNf_tVUbrt6bKwhsAt7jBS7lvrQM8p9jFTqHv7Z7vEbsiGDJvXufcuVW7ZYKZa7QCr1ryq3xjk0yzI_qUwWcTQyTUUaPZYY7E=s0-d" /></a></span></span></figure></div>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Gabriela;">Experience
the extraordinary life of Barry Antonio Murray, an unwavering champion
for the progressive Black movement of the post-Reconstruction era. Ms.
Lambert masterfully tells the riveting tale of this unsung civil rights
activist, influential publisher, and uncompromising editor in this
historic biography. Uncovering a 50-year-old family secret, Ms.
Lambert’s captivating narrative begins at her book's debut, where chance
encounters forever altered her life. Delve into Barry Murray’s legacy,
his ties to F.H.M. Murray, a civil rights trailblazer and the
great-grandfather he never knew—yet, walked in his shoes. Readers gain
insights into the nation’s racial divide and witness the heart-wrenching
conclusion and his questionable sudden death. This captivating
biography sheds light on Barry’s remarkable journey, celebrating his
unwavering activism, pursuit of justice, and empowerment of the
community. This saga intertwines history, personal struggles, and family
secrets, leaving an indelible mark on readers, showcasing the
indomitable spirit of one man’s triumphs and divine destiny.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Gabriela;"><i>“Barry
was one of those Black people who was loyal to his belief in the need
to sacrifice for full Black freedom. People like him often make great
sacrifices but do not benefit from their sacrifices. He never got
rewarded by the community for his service to the community – most never
do. If we all lived as Barry did we would be free.” -- </i><b><i>Wayne Young, Editor of Port of Harlem Magazine</i></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><h2 style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d3e50; font-family: helvetica_condensedmedium; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </b></h2><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start;">
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Lambert, a distinguished genealogist, historian, and biographer,
achieved historical acclaim with her inaugural book, praised by
luminaries such as Pulitzer Prize-winner David Levering Lewis and
historian Charles Patterson. As an unrivaled familial authority, she
penned insightful biographies of visionary businessmen and civil rights
champions F.H.M. Murray and Barry A. Murray. Nestled in the Appalachian
Mountains of West Virginia with her husband, Ms. Lambert continues her
literary journey, poised to add two more captivating biographies and
contribute to a quartet of nonfiction gems, that showcases her
unwavering commitment to illuminating the human experience.<p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Gabriela;"><b>Author Links </b> </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Gabriela;"><a href="http://www.anitahackleylambert.com">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/AnitaLambe49625/">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Anita-Hackley-Lambert-Author/61552071992665/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anitahackleylambertauthor/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.googlereads.com/author/show/718627.Anita_Hackley_Lambert">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://linkedin.con/in/anita-hackley-lambert-148021a/">LinkedIn</a></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/s640/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="color: #5a5a5a; font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="640" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/w640-h398/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="border: medium; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-30838629553951802712024-01-08T21:00:00.000-08:002024-01-08T21:00:00.142-08:00🏰 Author Interview Featuring D.W. Brooks, author of Homecoming Chaos <p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Handlee;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzKi-b0oFTM2clNfgX8A7BIeA5k4ejnoAqutsTJMe0CqxtyZ2hls5IxmGFlVu0sQa1xia0ByN0AbcfijMX3BidTu2joRD0RdVU_rjneVOTApZSZXywYZVFb4mMJgVOKtUXiBDgD_G_x0xkdknfcrgT7J97uO9hxOYN7QES4UIYiodQpV93aLbk4KFJFTu/s410/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="310" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzKi-b0oFTM2clNfgX8A7BIeA5k4ejnoAqutsTJMe0CqxtyZ2hls5IxmGFlVu0sQa1xia0ByN0AbcfijMX3BidTu2joRD0RdVU_rjneVOTApZSZXywYZVFb4mMJgVOKtUXiBDgD_G_x0xkdknfcrgT7J97uO9hxOYN7QES4UIYiodQpV93aLbk4KFJFTu/s320/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" width="242" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The
author lives in Texas with her husband and children. She enjoys trying
to stay in shape, sporadically cooking, reading (still), writing, and
working on her blog. She is eternally grateful to the woman who donated a
kidney to her over 5 years ago and continues to advocate for organ
donation as much as she can.</span><p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><strong>Author Links </strong> </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><a href="https://authordwbrooks.com">Website</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lifethereboot">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/authordwbrooks">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://instagram.com/authordwbrooks">Instagram</a></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Handlee; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s388/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="color: #bb0300; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s320/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="border: medium; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><br /></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><p>
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</p><p><span class="im"></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">As
a book bloggin’ and book luvin’ Princess, I’m always curious to find
out how authors got the ideas for their books. Can you tell us how you
got the idea
to write your book, Homecoming Chaos?</span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></p>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/s410/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="310" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/w71-h94/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" width="71" /></a></div>I came up with the idea for my main character over 10 years ago. The
original idea came from my own personal history: I am an ophthalmologist
with an MBA. At the end of my training and education, I planned to work
in health care administration instead of going into medical practice
long-term. That changed to medical education. The change in career goals
caused concern among some of my family and friends. Most of it was
confusion because "<em>I had worked so hard to become a doctor and how could I leave it behind?</em>"
That train of thought led to my lead character: someone who had become a
physician but decided not to practice medicine. I wanted to explore the
reactions of both her and her family to that decision. Beyond the
career choices, the lead character is very different from me—she has
much more drama in her life!<p></p>
<p>When I started writing the story, I decided to not focus on the
change in career (at least not for this first book in the Model MD
Series). I wanted to incorporate that into her backstory and have this
debut novel look at a long absence and how that affected the family.
Then of course, throw in a murder mystery and a romance, and <em>Homecoming Chaos</em> was born.</p><p>I came up with the idea for my main character over 10 years ago. The
original idea came from my own personal history: I am an ophthalmologist
with an MBA. At the end of my training and education, I planned to work
in health care administration instead of going into medical practice
long-term. That changed to medical education. The change in career goals
caused concern among some of my family and friends. Most of it was
confusion because "<em>I had worked so hard to become a doctor and how could I leave it behind?</em>"
That train of thought led to my lead character: someone who had become a
physician but decided not to practice medicine. I wanted to explore the
reactions of both her and her family to that decision. Beyond the
career choices, the lead character is very different from me—she has
much more drama in her life!</p>
<p>When I started writing the story, I decided to not focus on the
change in career (at least not for this first book in the Model MD
Series). I wanted to incorporate that into her backstory and have this
debut novel look at a long absence and how that affected the family.
Then of course, throw in a murder mystery and a romance, and <em>Homecoming Chaos</em> was born.</p>I came up with the idea for my main character over 10 years ago. The
original idea came from my own personal history: I am an ophthalmologist
with an MBA. At the end of my training and education, I planned to work
in health care administration instead of going into medical practice
long-term. That changed to medical education. The change in career goals
caused concern among some of my family and friends. Most of it was
confusion because "<em>I had worked so hard to become a doctor and how could I leave it behind?</em>"
That train of thought led to my lead character: someone who had become a
physician but decided not to practice medicine. I wanted to explore the
reactions of both her and her family to that decision. Beyond the
career choices, the lead character is very different from me—she has
much more drama in her life!
<p>When I started writing the story, I decided to not focus on the
change in career (at least not for this first book in the Model MD
Series). I wanted to incorporate that into her backstory and have this
debut novel look at a long absence and how that affected the family.
Then of course, throw in a murder mystery and a romance, and <em>Homecoming Chaos</em> was born.</p><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Can you give us an excerpt?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/s410/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="310" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/w71-h94/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" width="71" /></a></p><p>“Wait, wait. Hold on. Do you have a warrant? Do we need an attorney?”
Jamison stood up, too. She was almost as tall as the detective and
incredibly pretty up close, which caught him off guard. “Aren’t there
proprietary issues at the lab?”</p>
<p>Nick paused and deferred to Ronald. Ronald chimed in. “We’re just
trying to get information about this woman’s death. You can call a
lawyer if you wish but retaining one may slow things down.”</p>
<p>“Hmmm.” Jamie stared at both detectives. She couldn’t read either of
them, but the situation gave her pause. She recognized the importance of
finding out what had happened to their employee. However, the family
business needed to be shielded as much as possible. Jamie hadn’t been
back long, and her brain was still cloudy and jet-lagged, but she
recognized the potential perils in just letting the police roam free in
the lab. “Dad, Mother, someone should call Richard,” she said,
scrutinizing both parents.</p>
<p>Margaret said, “Good idea. I’ll call while I change. He can meet us
there.” She gave the detective and the other officers a superior glance.
“Richard Bradshaw, he’s a partner at Bradshaw, Taylor, and Kline, and
he is our son-in-law.” She turned to walk into the master suite, with
Gregory following. </p>
<p>Nick shook his head, and Ronald was less subtle with a steady scowl.
Both had heard about Richard’s firm and peripherally knew Richard. This
situation just got a lot more difficult. Nick didn’t suspect the family,
but involving a lawyer usually complicated their police work. He turned
back to Jamie, who was studying his reaction. He adjusted his face so
she couldn’t sense his annoyance. </p>
<p>Jamie noted the subtle change and smiled to herself. She could tell she had annoyed him. <em>Even annoyed, he’s pretty cute</em>. “I need to get my coat. If you will excuse me,” she said, heading back to her bedroom. </p>
<p>Upstairs, Jamie changed clothes, retrieving a pair of skinny black
jeans from her bag. As she slid into her jeans, her mind wandered to the
detective. She typically dated guys that were taller than her—with her
ex-fiancé being the lone exception—Eddie had been the same height. A
strong jaw, wavy-ish hair, nice lips, and a commanding presence—which
Jamie suspected the detective had in spades—didn’t hurt either. Just the
type of guy she would typically go for if the circumstances were
different. Rifling through the dresser, she found a white Henley shirt
she’d left on a previous visit. She had gained almost fifteen pounds
since then, and the shirt fit snugly. She now had boobs! Placing the hat
back on her head, she was glad she had an appointment at the hair salon
later in the day. </p>
<p><em>Yikes</em>, she thought after catching herself primping in the mirror. <em>Am I trying to impress the detective who’s investigating us? Girl, it has been a long time. Although he is hot</em>. She shook her head exasperatedly. As she headed out, she remembered to grab her coat.</p><p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰</span></span><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Can you tell us briefly about the main characters in your book?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/s410/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="310" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/w71-h94/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" width="71" /></a>Jamison, my main female character, is a woman who appears to have a
perfect life from the outside. She was a teen model who went to medical
school and became a dermatologist, then took four years to work in
medical relief overseas. But her life has been consistently more
dramatic with a tremendous secret carried over from her modeling days, a
broken engagement, and an estrangement with her mother. Jamie has
plenty of self-confidence except when it comes to her mother, Margaret.
Their relationship is often fraught with tension. Jamison’s homecoming
is chaotic. <br /></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would that be?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/s410/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="310" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/w71-h94/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" width="71" /></a>Keep writing. I started writing at around age 8 but I stopped and
switched to another career goal. And when I stopped, I left the writing
behind completely and threw myself into getting into medical school and
becoming a physician. If I had continued to work on my writing, I might
have been able to improve at my craft and get more products out into the
world much sooner.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you hear from your readers? What do they say?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/s410/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="310" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/w71-h94/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" width="71" /></a>So far, the reception has been great. I intended for <em>Homecoming Chaos</em>
to be a lighter read and that goal seems to have paid off. Some of my
readers have asked me to write a story about the siblings, another story
about one of the background characters, and more about the romance. I
have a bunch of ideas for maybe 8 or 10 books featuring the lead
character Jamison in my Model MD Series.</p><p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">What has been your best accomplishment?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/s410/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="310" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/w71-h94/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" width="71" /></a>I am so excited that I finished and published a novel. It’s an enormous
accomplishment. But I have to be honest and say that graduating medical
school has been my greatest accomplishment. I know what I had to do and
experience to get through medical school and while writing and
publishing is incredibly difficult, there’s something about having
people’s lives in your hands that pushes that over the top.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/s410/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="310" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/w71-h94/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" width="71" /></a>All my childhood unfinished books have been disposed of! Do those count
as unpublished books? LOL. I currently have 2 unfinished novels and 2
unfinished novellas. I am working on them now as part of the Model MD
Series!</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Fun question – if you were princess or prince, what’s one thing you would do to make your kingdom a better place?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/s410/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="310" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ8KoNSRCDrrOu8kO0i7uIONrbfP6-0vwpZTzpVNCNAN_yrMygr7h7em2YQVVmM0KRRMxR2i9VEX2xndPbaspt5nhVnGlLSnSWZgdl8MljavwaXjWX0ma3pJ1Cs36lG5X5_8R4Of2OJLn7yGHwMME1rtgNx6dBfbxBRwl9oSX0uwvaM7QHbK3IJUTy_4X/w71-h94/D.W.%20Brooks%20author.jpg" width="71" /></a>This is an interesting question. There are obviously many things that
all leaders should do to make their kingdoms better places. So, I would
like to steer clear of those in terms of answer this question. I would
like to find ways for kids to have more access to books. Maybe I would
institute a National Day of Reading that would also carry over to the
adults. I think a lack of reading limits your exposure to other things.
It makes a difference in this global world.</p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">About Homecoming Chaos<br /></span></p> <p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Handlee;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigl_yGkOd7PU201Skfcae_8IdnZfEkJHlY1zPkl48vAiYt07LZV7DacWEaJrAwWZzwEZAAO66hQNFBSCVwg0C_vElrNhBqAjR9130d6nndhluhAGasv9M3AQXElsazFIN9Fx1yhhkRZZ_1sIeGiC46JRHG1jrutWpdBwvwNQTCgSRrPK2lPWdEPZvmuSkQ/s2560/Homecoming%20Chaos%20lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigl_yGkOd7PU201Skfcae_8IdnZfEkJHlY1zPkl48vAiYt07LZV7DacWEaJrAwWZzwEZAAO66hQNFBSCVwg0C_vElrNhBqAjR9130d6nndhluhAGasv9M3AQXElsazFIN9Fx1yhhkRZZ_1sIeGiC46JRHG1jrutWpdBwvwNQTCgSRrPK2lPWdEPZvmuSkQ/s320/Homecoming%20Chaos%20lg.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jamie
Scott’s life fell apart four years ago when she broke off her
engagement, turned down a dream job, and went overseas to run away from
her life. Now she’s back, but the reunion is not without problems. She
arrives home just in time to attend the soiree her mother planned, but
she’s not prepared for what she finds—a dead employee in the parking
lot.</span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Detective
Nick Marshall is assigned to the murder case at the forensics lab owned
by Jamie’s family. He meets the headstrong Jamie, but he has a job to
do. And his attraction to her… well, he’s a professional.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Jamie
knows the stakes are high. She has to face the past and save her
parents’ business while dealing with her family drama and an uncertain
future. She also has to deal with Nick, who wants her out of the way of
his investigation. But fate keeps throwing them in one another’s paths…
and into chaos that they both want to avoid, but neither can seem to
escape.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After
the death of her mother, Rynna Dalton comes to live with her imperious
great-grandmother and her bookish, disabled cousin Ted at Stonebridge
Manor. Almost immediately she is aware of a mysterious presence, which
she believes is the spirit of her mother’s murdered cousin, Rosalind.
Rynna is charmed by Rosalind’s lawyer son Jason Wyatt, who courts her,
and she agrees to marry him. Meanwhile Ted and Rynna become good
friends. But Stonebridge holds secrets that will profoundly affect her
future. Why is Ted so opposed to the match? Why does Rosalind seem to
warn Rynna against it? And how far will Jason go to possess
Stonebridge—and the woman he professes to love?</span></span></p>
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Griffin knew she wanted to be a “book maker” as soon as she learned to
read and wrote her first story, “Judy and the Fairies,” at the age of
six. She retired as fiction librarian for the San Diego Public Library
to spend more time on her writing. She has had stories of every length
from short shorts to novellas published in numerous literary journals,
and <i>Stonebridge</i> is her eighth book from the Wild Rose Press. She
enjoys the three R’s — reading, writing, and research–as well as
Scrabble, movies, and travel. </span><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"> Author: Jennifer Chase</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"> Publisher: Bookoutures</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"> Pages: 370</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"> Genre:</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Crime Thriller</span></span></p><h2 style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d3e50; font-family: helvetica_condensedmedium; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">BOOK BLURB:</b></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;">She
wakes to the dawn light streaming through the window and rolls over to
whisper good morning to her fiancé. But panic floods her veins. His side
of the bed is empty and cold. Blood trails towards the open door. All
trace of him is gone…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;">It’s
been one month since Detective Katie Scott’s fiancé, Chad, went missing
without a trace. Devastated Katie is still working tirelessly day and
night to track down the love of her life, barely sleeping and chasing
every new lead. But now the case has gone cold.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;">When
the body of beautiful Gina Hartfield is discovered among the pine
needles in a clearing on Lookout Ridge, Katie swallows her own pain and
knows she must focus on finding Gina’s killer. The young woman was found
with a pink velvet blindfold shading the hollows where her eyes had
been removed. Katie is certain she is chasing a sadistic individual who
will soon take another life…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;">But
the autopsy reveals Gina’s body was washed before being abandoned,
leaving no trace of evidence behind. And with no witnesses to Gina’s
disappearance, the women of Pine Valley are terrified to go out alone.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;">Desperately
combing the crime scene, when Katie sees a newspaper article about her
previous cases pinned to a nearby tree, she is certain Gina’s murder is
personal. Then tire tracks found in the forest are matched to a truck
seen following Chad in the days leading up to his disappearance. Katie’s
blood runs cold.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;">Is
there a link between Chad’s disappearance and Gina’s brutal murder, or
is the killer playing a twisted game with Katie? Can she find out the
truth before they take another life?</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;">Here’s what critics are saying about <b><i>Her Dying Kiss</i></b>!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;"><i>“I
couldn’t put it down… action-packed with excellent plot twists… I had
no idea what was coming next… so gripped with many twists and turns.”</i> <b>Goodreads reviewe</b>r</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;"><i>“Excellent,
nail-biting thriller with a plot that’s had me enthralled from page
one… I’ve been gripped through each twist and turn… jaw-dropping and
totally unexpected… brilliant.”</i> <b>NetGalley reviewer</b></span></p>
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color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p><span style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 18px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pGZborHG_2L_IwYPGd3hxGrHkoYYHm7QCRp_xoL4yECag2A8CwohUjDorvlu9ZZsarZQoCeFpESCquA3TNu-MNOd2GpCSBXSAZBxihYoX3GlV94UvIhX08cgMIDK7QNIpHYY9X6TKyNVOiQjUpZkfVVBYXQKtPpOtV-acSKY39XZVOQo8hfPVDgKoH4X/s469/Jennifer%20Chase%20author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="421" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pGZborHG_2L_IwYPGd3hxGrHkoYYHm7QCRp_xoL4yECag2A8CwohUjDorvlu9ZZsarZQoCeFpESCquA3TNu-MNOd2GpCSBXSAZBxihYoX3GlV94UvIhX08cgMIDK7QNIpHYY9X6TKyNVOiQjUpZkfVVBYXQKtPpOtV-acSKY39XZVOQo8hfPVDgKoH4X/s320/Jennifer%20Chase%20author.jpg" width="287" /></a></div>Jennifer
Chase is a multi award-winning and USA Today Best Selling crime fiction
author, as well as a consulting criminologist. Jennifer holds a
bachelor degree in police forensics and a master’s degree in criminology
& criminal justice. These academic pursuits developed out of her
curiosity about the criminal mind as well as from her own experience
with a violent psychopath, providing Jennifer with deep personal
investment in every story she tells. In addition, she holds
certifications in serial crime and criminal profiling.<br />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 21px;"><b>Author Links </b> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://authorjenniferchase.com/">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/search?search=jennifer+chase">BookBub</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/jchasenovelist">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJenniferChase">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jenchaseauthor/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2780337.Jennifer_Chase">Goodreads</a></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/s640/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="color: #5a5a5a; font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="640" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/w640-h398/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div><p> </p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yAXdCmuFLg8qdF-fv7mpLEcjzmPwcBNgxcmr7g9Hu_v-rHCIYzHKR37G4Lff9fekcnZxUrTCKfJTNZ4pM2EKLkm7t_HCM_Do1PLepcqxgvTzq4uPtDln_JWZtOD1L4AftU7eyKUCAQem/s1600/castle+divider.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><span id="docs-internal-guid-dca85a89-7fff-f0bc-6f53-cb4541c38e9c" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-13407723722883771882023-11-17T04:22:00.000-08:002023-11-17T04:22:07.388-08:00🏰 Author Interview Featuring Michael Dow, author of Nurse Florence, What Are Emotions?<p> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Handlee;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;"></span></span></span></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/s584/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="443" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/w304-h400/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" width="304" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">I have a very talented gentleman here today to tell us all about his new book, Nurse Florence, What Are Emotions? </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Michael Stephen Dow is
married to Perla in Arizona and has 3 kids. Michael was on a path to
attend medical school and then the events of September 11, 2001
occurred. Michael became angry at the terrorists and decided to join
the US Air Force. He went through Officer Training School and then
graduated specialized Navigator training to become an Electronic Warfare
Officer. Michael deployed 6 times for the Global War on Terror between
2005 and 2009 with the EC-130H Compass Call mission. Michael medically
retired in 2010 and then became an US Army contractor serving Wounded
Warriors and ensuring they received all of their entitled benefits for 8
years. Michael always had a love for science and the human body so he
then used his GI bill to go through nursing school and graduated in
August 2020. Michael now works as a Registered Nurse at an inpatient
psychiatric hospital. Michael’s education is as follows: B.A. in
Psychology from Auburn University in 1999, B.S. in Biology from the
University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2001, M.S. in Management from
Troy University in 2010, Masters in Health Administration from the
University of Phoenix in 2017, and M.S. from the University of Arizona
in 2020 through its 15 month accelerated Masters Entry to the Profession
of Nursing program. Michael is the Founder and Manager of Dow Creative
Enterprises, LLC. His books have garnered the Silver Nautilus Book
award in 2020 (Nurse Florence, Help I’m Bleeding) and an Award-Winning
Finalist in the Religion category for the 2021 International Book Awards
(A Prayer to Our Father in the Heavens: Possibly the Greatest Jewish
Prayer of All Time). Michael believes we will need the best of science
and religion to successfully navigate ourselves, our civilization,
through the future obstacles we will face. More information can be
found at <a href="http://www.dowcreativeenterprises.com" style="color: black;">www.DowCreativeEnterprises.com</a> and <a href="http://www.nurseflorence.org" style="color: black;">www.NurseFlorence.org</a>.
Nurse Florence® is a federally registered trademark by Dow Creative
Enterprises. The Nurse Florence® series seeks to promote science and
health among children and to help increase the health literacy levels of
our society. With teamwork, inclusion, faith and perseverance, we can
bravely face our problems and help each other reach our better selves as
well as our best collective good.</span></span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;"><b>Author Links </b> </span></span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;"><a href="http://www.nurseflorence.org" style="color: black;">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NurseFlorenceFacebook/" style="color: black;">Facebook</a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Handlee; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s388/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="color: #bb0300; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s320/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="border: medium; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><br /></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><p>
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</p><p><span class="im"></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰As
a book bloggin’ and book luvin’ Princess, I’m always curious to find
out how authors got the ideas for their books. Can you tell us how you
got the idea
to write your book, Nurse Florence, What Are Emotions?</span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></p>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/s584/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="443" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/w70-h92/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" width="70" /></a></div>Every fourth book my illustrators do with
the company is illustrator choice for the topic of the book. Anastasia
wanted to explore emotions. I realized we could talk about the science
of the brain to discuss the topic, so we were brave
and decided to explore this subject. We believed we could bring the
information down to an elementary level with the help of Anastasia’s
drawings and we succeeded. This is a book that should be in every
school and public library.<p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰Can you give us an excerpt?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/s584/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="443" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/w70-h92/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" width="70" /></a>“Can memories affect emotions?” asks Sonia. “Memories of a person, place or thing that is associated with a strong emotion can cause those emotions to be felt when the memories are remembered. You can also try to remember happy memories when you are feeling bad so that your mood can change for the better,” says Nurse Florence.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would that be?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/s584/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="443" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/w70-h92/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" width="70" /></a>Keep writing. Write what you love. Never give up. Your writing may touch other people and improve the trajectory of their life.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰Do you hear from your readers? What do they say?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/s584/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="443" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/w70-h92/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" width="70" /></a>We not only have many 5 star reviews from professional book review organizations, but have gotten a lot of positive feedback from GoodReads.com. To see some, visit <a href="https://nurseflorence.org/reviews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://nurseflorence.org/reviews</a>. Here’s a couple of messages left for us:</p>
<p>In this educational story, your child will not only come away with a delightful story, but a complete understanding on how the ear and brain function together in the art of hearing. The terminology may seem advanced for a child, yet it’s the terminology which will be the foundation to future understanding of anatomy and biology. With this foundation set a child’s knowledge will surely excel in the area of biology. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book. It was clearly written and well developed. </p>
<p>My 8 year old is very interested in learning about the human body. We received this book this week and she has already read it several times and says she loves it. She has shown me the illustrations of the inner ear and has been able to tell me all about how everything works.</p>
<p>Excellent book! Very easy to understand. I, as an adult, learned new facts and I think children of all ages could learn a lot from it. This book was a Goodreads Giveaway win!</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰What has been your best accomplishment?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/s584/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="443" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/w70-h92/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" width="70" /></a>Going through an accelerated Master’s level nursing program at the University of Arizona to become a Registered Nurse at the age of 43.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/s584/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="443" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/w70-h92/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" width="70" /></a>At any one time, the company has over 40 books in production. The 40+ illustrators draw at different speeds so it is a little unpredictable what the next book will be. We plan to turn all of the general science books into special editions for beginning readers.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🏰Fun question – if you were princess or prince, what’s one thing you would do to make your kingdom a better place?</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/s584/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="443" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX8mBOCdRVBqRps8LKYqS2NQN4pQYxCJF_w-oX-xu-76Huh2BsbUU9B9bgEcbUzQm6gpqXetI96ZGYe-S8v3QoHSEYwaCuTCUdqzCX8jJnnQLtymPA0ZFtxzBkn0bHb0lQL4C6w40ZNDomYEmR9PYhZedX8yKKtbYUuKDqm_0x-bYNNodusBMgvVRc-A/w70-h92/Michael%20Dow%20author.jpg" width="70" /></a>As a prince, I would teach everyone teamwork and serving a greater purpose than yourself since “Teamwork makes the dream work” (author unknown).</p>
<p> </p><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">About Nurse Florence, What Are Emotions?<br /></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><b><br /></b></span></p> <p></p>
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<p> "I am an angel and I will tell you a story this Christmas Day. It is a story about a small dog. He was the smallest in a group of three street dogs who had no home. Small dog would often look for food where he could. Sometimes he found scraps of food near the garbage cans or he ate food which has been dropped on the street. He also got food from a kind man who fed him.</p>
<p>Often he would go to an alley with the other dogs because there they would be fed by Mr. Rosario, a good man who worked in a business nearby.</p>
<p>But small dog was the last to eat because the bigger dogs pushed him out. Mr. Rosario had tried to catch the dogs so they wouldn't be homeless, but they always ran away when he got close.</p>
<p>One day Mr. Rosario stood there looking at the smaller dog who was waiting behind the pack to eat. He said, "Small dog, I will call you "Scrapper, because you only get scraps of food and that is not enough even for a small dog like you."</p>
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J. Andrade was born in Ecuador, South America, and raised in New York
and California. She has a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from
the University of La Verne, California and retired from private
practice after thirty eight years. For over twenty-five years, Maria’s
books for children and adults have been found in a variety of genres and
book stores.</span>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-58974752656073763232023-09-29T05:49:00.000-07:002023-09-29T05:49:18.578-07:00🏰 Author Interview Featuring Jamie Linn Saloff, author of Hatch: A Change Your Life Guide<p> </p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Handlee;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBf6ZzcaAetCkLIJB9EzKSKCErLgpmt8amWvgCmAMYi65HyJxMbrCCG5yLse9UwwqZRZWfG8P__dczfCxrIdE1a4tEo1CKiTBh8NiiwqcjjeGWwFScmKKOEp3azvQWdcFRfu3ypXoIH6Gl3YLKilHckHmKN0Q-ooi3OeI324KhEn1hRF8VMjzDak7XDFnX/s410/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBf6ZzcaAetCkLIJB9EzKSKCErLgpmt8amWvgCmAMYi65HyJxMbrCCG5yLse9UwwqZRZWfG8P__dczfCxrIdE1a4tEo1CKiTBh8NiiwqcjjeGWwFScmKKOEp3azvQWdcFRfu3ypXoIH6Gl3YLKilHckHmKN0Q-ooi3OeI324KhEn1hRF8VMjzDak7XDFnX/s320/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I have a very talented lady here today to tell us all about her new book, Hatch: A Change Your Life Guide</span><span style="color: #111111;">.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;"><strong>Jamie Linn Saloff</strong>
is passionate about aiding fiercely independent, misfit, square pegs
trapped in an unfulfilling life. Author, teacher, story weaver,
spiritual counselor, seer of visions, pathfinder, for over thirty years
Jamie’s taught how to reignite your heart by listening to your body
groan and your soul weep. She is the author of twelve books including <em>Hatch: A Change Your Life Guide</em> and her <em>Marvelous Messages™</em> series.<br />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;"><strong>Author Links </strong> </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;"><a href="https://www.MarvelousMessages.com">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JamieSaloff">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/JamieLSaloff">Facebook Author Page</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/JamieSaloff">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/jamie_saloff">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiesaloff">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://tinyurl.com/38dknc49">Amazon Profile</a></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Handlee; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s388/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="color: #bb0300; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s320/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="border: medium; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><br /></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><p>
</p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>I’d like to know more about you as a person first. What do you do when you’re not writing?</b></p><p><b> </b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/s410/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="410" height="49" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/w49-h49/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" width="49" /></a>Do you mean to make money or to have fun? (Which, sometimes, are one
in the same!) Over twenty-years ago, I asked an author/mentor friend of
mine if I could build him a website. I started doing that for others and
quickly found out—I hated it! (I still build my own, though.) However, I
also told him about this then-new thing called “print on demand”
publishing and thought I knew how to do it. I had all the right software
and knowledge. So, I convinced him to stop printing his books at the
local copy shop and try it. From there, I formed a long-standing career
where I helped authors self-publish by coaching them through the
process, designing their books, and, in general, holding their hand as
they made their book dream come true. I now tell everyone I am
semi-retired from that, only taking on a few clients here and there,
while I focus on my own books. Besides that, my husband retired last
year and we are in the midst of selling our forty-four-year collection
of 20<sup>th</sup> Century antiques. (This is actually a full-time job
in itself!) When I’m not doing those things, I love making jewelry from
vintage and found objects, needlecrafts, reading, and working on a
photo-genealogy of my family that goes back over one hundred years. <br /></p>
<p><b>As a published author, what would you say was the most pivotal point of your writing life?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/s410/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="410" height="49" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/w49-h49/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" width="49" /></a>That’s difficult because there are probably many, but I would say it
is likely when I hired a writing mentor and began taking my writing
seriously. Over the years, I’ve been very fortunate to know a lot of
successful writers who helped me on my way. One of the best ways to meet
some of these people is to work as a volunteer behind the scenes of a
writer’s conference. I did that for many years and learned a tremendous
amount, while also making some life-long friends. <br /></p>
<p><b>If you could go anywhere in the world to start writing your next book, where would that be and why?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/s410/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="410" height="49" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/w49-h49/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" width="49" /></a>I’ve been to almost every state in the US. I’ve been to Europe. I’ve
been to tropical islands. A person can learn a lot by being in other
cultures. Still, I love more than anything to have a quite space at home
where I know nobody is going to bother me, if possible, for several
days in a row. I live in a cottage on a lake where people are always
walking, biking, fishing, or in a boat. It’s a lovely place to be (even
though we get a lot of snow), and I am most happy when I am there. </p>
<p><b>If you had 4 hours of extra time today, what would you do?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/s410/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="410" height="49" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/w49-h49/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" width="49" /></a>Write. Work on more books. I am driven at the moment to complete some
writing projects, and I focus most of my time on those. I am horribly
connected to my computer and someone should probably force me to stay
off it. . . (No. . . please don’t!) Otherwise, I might update my
website. Play. Add to my journal. Read. Watch a tv show my husband would
hate. (If I have extra free time, he’s not home!) Sometimes I like to
work a good jigsaw puzzle or make jewelry from vintage and found
objects. I always keep busy. There’s always something I want to do.<br /></p>
<p><b>Why was writing <i>Hatch: A Change Your Life Guide </i>so important to you?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/s410/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="410" height="49" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/w49-h49/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" width="49" /></a>In my books, I write a lot about me. I use me as an example because I’m the best example I’ve known. But <i>Hatch</i> isn’t
really about me. It’s about the reader who wants to make the most of
their life, who wants to get unstuck from an unsatisfactory situation.
It’s about living up to and beyond their potential, and most of all,
about hearing their heart and living out the dreams their heart longs to
live. I may talk about how and what I did (right and wrong) to achieve
all I did in my life, but it’s so they can do it in theirs. That’s the
bottom line for me because I feel like the more we help others to be
their best, the happier people will be, and the happier people are, the
better the world will be. <br /></p>
<p><b>What’s next for you?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/s410/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="410" height="49" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP4DY9_TP4hTc44t4vJfu-oSoEeNYSnmmykMvhijKXtfKHAPSY2jOLsGnBPexWEs7HgCXIZu3LOj6MDQLgcBbAk1CZ9Z03GtaIEj4LH9SkJHSEkCHEg4pE9azo5ztCnbUNNczDwg686BWvGOnvw2P9ONnE087FePafkeo39ZyLKBscPPCq9NsfNZc2G24/w49-h49/Jamie%20Saloff%20author.jpg" width="49" /></a>I am working on a gift book called <i>Hatch-ette</i> (or in other words, the mini version of <i>Hatch</i>),
which I intend to give away. It will be a quick jumpstart for those who
want to “hatch a life worth loving.” When that is done, I am working on
my <i>Marvelous Messages</i> series of books. The next one to be launched is <i>Marvelous Messages from Your Ancestry</i>.
I have a deck of cards that goes with that one. After that, I want to
create a video course, a community where I can interact with others, and
an incubator program where I can privately mentor others. </p>
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<p></p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p></p></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">About Hatch: A Change Your Life Guide<br /></span></p><p></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><strong></strong></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQb3S-wVfYWY7LjsPqdTHQwbGGJgpH9OXQu7cfg9LSFw8buPtrnkYKFfRN-3bri4IDjOxr466U7ArCPOWsdsK4Fnbia6S5QLtCPujZBCVhPL5HhAlndn9EXYV1aTC9F0cQoDp3_EWq-wmJpPzmYBpzV_tXjc3cTUcRhrqkfs7Udiof9aOfewKuYH74akc/s1588/Hatch%20lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="1288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQb3S-wVfYWY7LjsPqdTHQwbGGJgpH9OXQu7cfg9LSFw8buPtrnkYKFfRN-3bri4IDjOxr466U7ArCPOWsdsK4Fnbia6S5QLtCPujZBCVhPL5HhAlndn9EXYV1aTC9F0cQoDp3_EWq-wmJpPzmYBpzV_tXjc3cTUcRhrqkfs7Udiof9aOfewKuYH74akc/s320/Hatch%20lg.jpg" width="260" /></a></strong></div><strong><br />If you could, how would you change your life?</strong> <p></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">While
bravely facing the motherlode of difficult life challenges, you never
dreamt the result would be a soul-sucking, heart-crushing existence.
</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Although
you try to ignore the emptiness, detachment, and feeling that you don’t
belong, you rarely make changes. It just seems too impossible for so
many reasons. Instead, you silenced your heart’s nagging with
self-sacrifice, food stuffing, or by becoming a workaholic. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Contemplating
ending her life, Jamie Saloff chose instead to hatch a new one. She
knows how self-doubt and unworthiness can cloud our ability to move
forward after the darkness of illness, grief, trauma, or tragedy –
because she’s faced it too. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><em>In Hatch – A Change Your Life Guide</em>, Saloff walks readers through her step-by-step method to: </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> • Awaken your soul’s purpose by listening to your heart’s voice </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">• Find confidence in your next forward step by hearing your body speak </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">•See messages of guidance everywhere by learning where to look </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> • Uncover your future in your past by examining your ancestral heritage </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> • And much, much more… </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><em>
“It’s a simple question “Do you wish you could change your life for the
better” while the answer is an easy one – do you have any idea of how
to accomplish the task? “Hatch – A Change Your Life Guide” gives you a
systematic process that will take you on a journey of physical,
emotional, and spiritual healing…I highly recommend this wonderful and
enlightening book”</em> – Yolanda Renee</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Buy Links:</strong> </span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hatch-Change-Your-Life-Guide/dp/1737941902?tag=namespacebran556-20&asc_campaign=6e16b497add9c6202f291765484e6eaa&asc_source=01H4JN10JTSAPMVDHTSHW3ZHWZ&keywords=hatch+jamie+saloff&sprefix=%2Caps%2C251">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3NMi66m">B&N</a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/reflections-on-the-boulevard">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yy2j85xc">BooksAMillion</a></span></div><p> </p><p>
</p><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-1814779325617125032023-09-24T21:00:00.001-07:002023-09-24T21:00:00.142-07:00🏰 Author Interview Featuring John Andrew Fredrick, Author THE KING OF GOOD INTENTIONS III<p> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Handlee;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvFQDkcnRKGx5O5oKtx618iTdoO1OPf8WuqHtK_daKywcg2Uj5Mu_eeVxOOjY1Z5vXoxBJuG47-JznKjkKmrwNUobcRTI_aDFgtyJXy7D3fSXT7Cm8KXmi7_sBIbMFyPGLSUVfJX0JddYV9wfbTDGr8V6De4AoDD1D6xlKL2PtNHJHOgP93OujH_bfP86/s650/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="451" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvFQDkcnRKGx5O5oKtx618iTdoO1OPf8WuqHtK_daKywcg2Uj5Mu_eeVxOOjY1Z5vXoxBJuG47-JznKjkKmrwNUobcRTI_aDFgtyJXy7D3fSXT7Cm8KXmi7_sBIbMFyPGLSUVfJX0JddYV9wfbTDGr8V6De4AoDD1D6xlKL2PtNHJHOgP93OujH_bfP86/s320/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20author.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;">We have a very talented author here today to tell us all about his new book, The King of Good Intentions III</span><span style="color: #111111;">.</span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee; font-size: 14pt;">John Andrew Fredrick is
the author of five novels and one book on the early films of Wes
Anderson. He is the principal songwriter/singer of an indie rock band
called The Black Watch that has released twenty-two albums to
considerable acclaim. As Popmatters.com has observed, he is an
accomplished painter. His poems have appeared in The Los Angeles Press,
Santa Barbara Magazine, and Artillery, among others. He lives in Los
Angeles and London. Visit him on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/john.a.fredrick">https://www.facebook.com/john.a.fredrick</a> and Goodreads at <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/177676792-the-king-of-good-intentions-part-three">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/177676792-the-king-of-good-intentions-part-three</a>.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s388/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="color: #bb0300; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s320/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="border: medium; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><br /></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><p>
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</p><p><strong>As a book bloggin’ and book luvin’ Princess, I’m always curious to find out how authors get the ideas for their books. How did you come up with the idea for your The King of Good Intentions series?</strong></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/s640/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="441" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/w49-h71/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" width="49" /></a></div>I moved from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles in 1988; I had started my band in 1987 but came to LA without them, looking for like-minded indie rock musicians. The trilogy is quasi-autobiographical, the story of how manic and thrilling it was to be a jangle-pop band in a hair band era. I thought it was time that time--and the characters, in both senses of the word--was satirized. I called my narrator "John" in order to play a sort of game with the reader. He's not at all "me," but he could be my shadow self!<p></p>
<p><strong>Can you tell us a little about the main characters of your book?</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/s640/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="441" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/w49-h71/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" width="49" /></a>I tried to make the principal ones "round" (as E.M. Forster defines them), and the peripheral ones "rounded"--to, admittedly, variable degrees of success. They're all young and ambitious and pretentious and endearing--as only artistes in their late twenties can be.</p>
<p><strong>If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would that be?</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/s640/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="441" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/w49-h71/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" width="49" /></a>Know that no matter how hard it is to write a novel, getting it published is far more difficult. I wrote 500 pages of a novel longhand before I realized it had no plot other than starring two recent Californian college grads who summered in England. I threw it out. I think I did the right thing. That's advice I'd give to anybody who writes fiction: just because you throw out a lot of material it isn't a failure but a prompt, as it were, for you to do something better. Perhaps. </p>
<p><strong>As a published author, what has been your greatest moment? </strong></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/s640/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="441" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/w49-h71/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" width="49" /></a>There have been many of them but the best ones have to do with readers telling me how many times they laughed out loud at my stuff. That's my sole goal, really. Other than making something beautiful and memorable and whimsically poetic.</p>
<p><strong>Do you hear from your readers? What do they say?</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/s640/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="441" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/w49-h71/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" width="49" /></a>See above. It's very flattering at times. Sometimes they object to the main character's garrulous nature, and to his morals or moral quandaries. But satire, for me, is THE most moral genre. The bad in my books always get their minor comeuppance. </p>
<p><strong>Is there anything you'd like to say to your readers and fans? Upcoming plans for more books?</strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/s640/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="441" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcMbANgpxhSVXRdzRhAQfGapI15lK6SioMk3YTr6D6QVHjyqcnie9vKEqsBviU78vCR_YRNpp0Wwkfa-I67xZDW_sJ5J1NXrc_P2EjULcjDWIsx-N7KL13vxYNYns-fRM0_H9cxQ2KMUEy8MSZ7_2bbDn96Ld8XI6iG5i7ORtrWJZ4QF3bJxT10Ad8DCp/w49-h71/John%20Andrew%20Fredrick%20lg.jpeg" width="49" /></a>I have a Hitchcockian thriller that I would LOVE to find a publisher for. We shall see. I am not fundamentally a very prideful person--I am too much aware of the greats who've gone before me to get to be too chuffed with myself--but I am super best pleased that strangers have found my novels and told me they didn't want the story to end.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">About The King of Good Intentions III<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbfF1I_Dtu8Jb3E8tUQgvsrtzxx2wuX_NLyTexSHRlCH23-vIHfOX1bCOwMU5aZcwCv9XKklSOnhq7gV5qFt26SVueIA650WiuUqiknJugFnOqXIFlT0IypmYAdv8k-6CzUCuNAr4k7AQQJn1jkynxI7Bo-gIS0em6iuAry0l5fuEVeVmDYJGe0C87xv8/s515/The%20King%20of%20Good%20Intentions%20book%20cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbfF1I_Dtu8Jb3E8tUQgvsrtzxx2wuX_NLyTexSHRlCH23-vIHfOX1bCOwMU5aZcwCv9XKklSOnhq7gV5qFt26SVueIA650WiuUqiknJugFnOqXIFlT0IypmYAdv8k-6CzUCuNAr4k7AQQJn1jkynxI7Bo-gIS0em6iuAry0l5fuEVeVmDYJGe0C87xv8/s320/The%20King%20of%20Good%20Intentions%20book%20cover.png" width="205" /></a></div><br />As
The Weird Sisters return from their first What-Could-Go-Wrong (spoiler
alert – everything) National Tour, bandmates/lovers John and Jenny face
their iffy futures together (or apart) as the brilliant and mysterious
Katie upends the romantic/artistic balance that’s been
precarious-at-best. The unmitigated vanity, the mythopoeic beauty, the
megalomania and heartbreak, the exquisite talent and ludicrous hubris –
it’s all here in Fredrick’s wonderful, tart-sweet, final installment.
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">The
first of her family to graduate from college, Negrita holds a Masters
in Business Administration and the insurance designation of Chartered
Property & Casualty Underwriters and holds insurance licenses in
Property and Casualty and Life and Health. She credits and shares her
accomplishments with her supportive family. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Negrita
loves spending time with her family and has happily taken on the
official role of Event Planner bringing family members together through
fun and love. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">In
her professional life, Negrita utilizes her talent for sharing
knowledge and information as a new-hire trainer creating user-friendly
webinars, courses, tests, and gauge learning within business areas such
as auto, property, and agriculture. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">As
an author, Negrita is a member of the Society of Children’s Book
Writers and Illustrators always looking to connect, share and grow with
fellow writers. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">An
active supporter of her local church ministry, Negrita is driven to
share life lessons with children through story-telling and relatable
characters. </span></span></p>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Follow her on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/negritasmart/">https://www.instagram.com/negritasmart/</a>.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Handlee; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s388/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="color: #bb0300; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s320/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="border: medium; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><br /></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><p>
</p><p><b>Welcome to Book Bloggin’ Princess, Negrita. I’d like to know more
about you as a person first. When did you start writing? What was your
first published piece? </b></p>
<p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/s430/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="430" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/w65-h65/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" width="65" /></a></i></div><i><br />I began writing in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic. Grace And The Golden Rule is my first published piece. </i><p></p>
<p><b>As a published author, what has been the most pivotal point of your career? </b></p><p><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/s430/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="430" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/w65-h65/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" width="65" /></a></i><i>The most pivotal point has been becoming an Amazon Best Selling
Author. When I reflect on this accomplishment, I become emotional
especially because it happened so quickly. </i></p>
<p><b>If you could go anywhere to write your next book, where would that be and why? </b></p>
<p><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/s430/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="430" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/w65-h65/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" width="65" /></a></i><i>I would love to sail on an Alaskan cruise and write another book. I
have always wanted to visit Alaska. This would be combining what I love
to do and a place I would love to visit. </i></p>
<p><b>If you had 4 extra hours of extra time today, what would you do? </b><i> </i></p><p><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/s430/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="430" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/w65-h65/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" width="65" /></a></i><i>I
would read more books, of course! I like to read inspirational books.
Right now, I am reading Created To Dream by Rick Warren. I would also
shop at Hobby Lobby. I could spend hours walking up and down every aisle
in the store. The music is so calming. It's a great shopping
experience. </i></p>
<p><b>Why was writing Grace And The Golden Rule so important to you?</b></p>
<p><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/s430/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="430" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/w65-h65/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" width="65" /></a></i><i>I wanted to write a book that would teach children how to treat others, how to be kind, how to share, and how to love. </i></p>
<p><b>Any final words? </b></p>
<p><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/s430/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="430" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJobZxHFxLF4rXT8Bbh09h1PH6LLPWAmMF2Nd4PSOt84jI6t5eQ72vs91_lJOGjKmYeJNlSJSxwSkNWJ5hSjODKil_nUrvCWcybDa9HIvgEkAbjhsz01DNGQFUl_-NxwvpPO1GIrlsjGauc_xKSpr6cTR_dgMmYqNTkHgY8Ui0U-Db5jlLN0-Hy_qsf-3k/w65-h65/Negrita%20Smart%20author.jpg" width="65" /></a></i><i>I am working on book #2 in the series. It should be available at
the beginning of 2024. Please follow Grace to find out what she does
next.</i></p><p></p><p></p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p></p></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">About Grace And The Golden Rule<br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78IWuQw3Mdm9eN9G5hftdLYBPRozeTseY69udgDK3dDqfqc6C31uDk5kc6ghXV_rzFbCt3oxlCvyU1vp8c10EkqXA6GVpkG9IcWU3Kv9TLE0q0Tn-rrfvr-jpg9q_zP1yUN8ZSJvNwep5JveI3EzZqzInZVHL0anynNlisxstAb1lsBdCcGUSpNsRs5o6/s592/Grace%20and%20the%20Golden%20Rule.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78IWuQw3Mdm9eN9G5hftdLYBPRozeTseY69udgDK3dDqfqc6C31uDk5kc6ghXV_rzFbCt3oxlCvyU1vp8c10EkqXA6GVpkG9IcWU3Kv9TLE0q0Tn-rrfvr-jpg9q_zP1yUN8ZSJvNwep5JveI3EzZqzInZVHL0anynNlisxstAb1lsBdCcGUSpNsRs5o6/w400-h400/Grace%20and%20the%20Golden%20Rule.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Grace
loves the Winter season. It is her favorite of all seasons because she
loves to play in the snow with her friends. Winter is also Grace’s
favorite season because she can wear her favorite purple scarf. Grace
wears it every day until she meets Ruth. After meeting Ruth as school,
Grace feels differently about playing in the snow and wearing her
favorite purple scarf. This is because Grace learns a valuable lesson
about how to treat other people. <p></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Title: Home Rule: Book 3 of The Tribal Wars</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Author: Stella Atrium</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Publisher: Stella Atrium Writes LLC</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Pages: 458</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Genre: Science Fiction </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Sarafina
di Ramonicc In book 3 of the award-winning series, photojournalist
Hershel Henry witnesses the loss by self-torching of tribal women. The
Madquii and Gora tribes have laid siege to the city of Urbyd, and
Brianna Miller must seek a peace treaty. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Kelly
Osborn travels to Stargate Junction to set the wedding of ambassador
Otieno. Hershel Henry opens a gazette to report on pending elections for
home rule, but then shocking events upset their plans. </span></p>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C44QT91N">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C44QT91N</a></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoFpp_4s5lEdyFboaIr7mo5noD-44wDIBv3QJ8Lm9FhacMZxvzzy4copKELAapkX62YrzF1cvy8rfYBTq1yKzEpxYECr_fQ7aawrZpZBSS44VFynP2Xsb91iEh40e30ETmV1rPMIKKFF2hbDRm7ClhbQqOHCSGlM-vsmjFvdFH5sY8Uh0GGB7W9Zjqw/s640/Home%20Rule%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoFpp_4s5lEdyFboaIr7mo5noD-44wDIBv3QJ8Lm9FhacMZxvzzy4copKELAapkX62YrzF1cvy8rfYBTq1yKzEpxYECr_fQ7aawrZpZBSS44VFynP2Xsb91iEh40e30ETmV1rPMIKKFF2hbDRm7ClhbQqOHCSGlM-vsmjFvdFH5sY8Uh0GGB7W9Zjqw/w640-h480/Home%20Rule%2011.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yAXdCmuFLg8qdF-fv7mpLEcjzmPwcBNgxcmr7g9Hu_v-rHCIYzHKR37G4Lff9fekcnZxUrTCKfJTNZ4pM2EKLkm7t_HCM_Do1PLepcqxgvTzq4uPtDln_JWZtOD1L4AftU7eyKUCAQem/s1600/castle+divider.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="326" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yAXdCmuFLg8qdF-fv7mpLEcjzmPwcBNgxcmr7g9Hu_v-rHCIYzHKR37G4Lff9fekcnZxUrTCKfJTNZ4pM2EKLkm7t_HCM_Do1PLepcqxgvTzq4uPtDln_JWZtOD1L4AftU7eyKUCAQem/s320/castle+divider.png" width="320" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p></p><p></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-bb2c3c93-7fff-81ba-616c-dcad5ef352a7" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: -0.1pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.1pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.1pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Cherry Swash;"><span><b>Book Excerpt</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p>
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<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y4-k0U8k7Qmu6-8um7hTSf_TBsN5WBEyxTVXO30YsfUblFxClWSBlksLDaBY0G8g-SuohI6mExSpiNSVnnZLQrHI8E3XyFodcdqEqjozoULJTGeCivY50Dt2fpthaNO_6PP60Ebju6Etp4gm2A7ZkgL-W1fZa5xAKpAX3sh4oDDatXc7GWUilepNQQ/s1158/Home%20Rule%208.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y4-k0U8k7Qmu6-8um7hTSf_TBsN5WBEyxTVXO30YsfUblFxClWSBlksLDaBY0G8g-SuohI6mExSpiNSVnnZLQrHI8E3XyFodcdqEqjozoULJTGeCivY50Dt2fpthaNO_6PP60Ebju6Etp4gm2A7ZkgL-W1fZa5xAKpAX3sh4oDDatXc7GWUilepNQQ/w208-h640/Home%20Rule%208.gif" width="208" /></a></div><br />Dkar
was my landlord in Cylay. A Putuki man with bulging eyes that judged
everything, he owned a converted warehouse eight blocks from the
governor’s house, if you can call them blocks. I paid rent for two rooms
above the storefront where Cylahi-constructed furniture was sold to the
newly rich residents of the Putuki city section. People on the street
did not bother me much, sometimes to beg alms. My rooms were tossed and
robbed, however, whenever I left to pursue a news story. <p></p>
<p>Aging and maimed warriors lingered in Cylay; desperate women with
toddlers, free-roaming fowl and pigs. Electricity came on for two hours a
day and the faucets never worked. Rabbenu Ely and the Putuki bazaari
still held authority in Cylay, but rabbenu provided few services to the
people. Unblessed ones, as poor residents were called, understood little
of where the city funds originated and why foreign aid arrived at the
governor’s mansion. </p>
<p>I was in Dkar’s office to lodge a complaint about being robbed again.
Dkar sat in a squeaky chair behind a desk scrounged from an abandoned
hotel. “The thefts are friendliness, Hershel Henry,” he said. “Their way
of saying that you are useful to them.”</p>
<p>“Look, if you refuse to take my complaint seriously—” </p>
<p>“I like you, Softcheeks,” he interrupted. “You can feel safe here.
Safe as long as you allow the activity. If you should bother Putuki
police about the theft, well . . . that’s different, huh?”</p>
<p>“Is that a threat? Are you making a threat?”</p>
<p>“I want to help you, Henry. I’m helping here. Tomorrow we go to the
bazaar, and there we find your solution.” Dkar leaned forward with a
grin, showing the absence of two teeth on the left side. “Trust me.” </p>
<p>I had washed the insect repellent from my hair and beard, now a
silvery blond against tan skin. I wore the dungarees and shirt of the
clutch of Kenru, provided to me when I first visited Uburu land. I had a
field vest with notepad and light meter. And I constantly wore the
sheathed beltknife that was a gift, more for show against the hungry
eyes of local beggars than for soldiering. </p>
<p>I was forced to keep my cameras and everything but a change of
clothes at the hotel Press Club. John Milan and other journalists jeered
at me for preferring to live among the people, and I was beginning to
get the message. </p>
<p>“You got a woman, Henry?” Doug Endicott guessed when I was sharing
drinks with John Milan and Regan Villines at the Press Club. Endicott
was the network dog who parceled out paychecks.</p>
<p>I squinted at his smirk. “Just closer to events.”</p>
<p>“You stink of that slum,” Endicott complained. “You bring their diseases in here.”</p>
<p>“I’ll try not to infect the tribes with your attitude.” </p>
<p>“Why did you even come to Westend?” Endicott demanded. “What was it,
Henry? The lure of exotic locales, or running away from a broken heart?”</p>
<p>“Where I come from, everything is broken. The savannah tribes have a purpose.”</p>
<p>Endicott shook his head slightly. “So . . . it’s the romance thing.
Your tour will end six months early. Mark my words. You’ll shake with
malaria chills for a decade.”</p>
<p>“Maybe not. Australian pioneer stock.”</p>
<p>“An urban pioneer?” Endicott realized his drink was empty and stepped to the bar for a refill. </p>
<p>The comtech over the bar had the volume turned down, but the news
clip replayed Rabbenu Ely announcing a new business in Cylay for an
upstart stock exchange. The rotund rabbenu wore a dark suit and blue
silk sash to designate his office. Ely made a stately stroll down a
gilded hallway to step up to the podium and face reporters. Three suited
Putuki men and General Sector in a starched uniform, head of Consortium
peace-keeping troops in Cylay, crowded behind Ely. </p>
<p>“Ely has gained weight,” Regan said derisively. “And he chose blue for that sash.”</p>
<p>“Why blue?” I asked.</p>
<p> “Blue is forbidden on the savannah,” Regan said, seated
shoulder-to-shoulder with me. “In honor of the blue macaw, the god-agent
of Rularim.”</p>
<p>“What’s a god-agent?” I asked. </p>
<p>“You have much to learn about the tribes, Henry.” John Milan said.
“It’s like a witch has a black cat, but some animals can share dream
images with favorites.”</p>
<p>“With you?” I asked him. </p>
<p>John made a snorting noise and looked around for the waiter. He sighed and went to the bar to order, lingering with Endicott. </p>
<p>“Why does General Sector lend himself to this charade?” Regan asked
as she watched the comtech news. “That’s the real question.” </p>
<p>We saw Ely encourage a shorter man in a blue suit to step up to the podium, further crowding the ministers. </p>
<p>“Manenowski! Can you believe it?” Regan said. Her weathered face and
khaki clothes tagged her as a veteran reporter. “He was promoted to
captain under General Sector,” she added. “He resigned his commission
for this new position as a stock trader. And Sector just stands there,
like that turncoat act was nothing at all. Man, this job will make you
cynical.”</p>
<p>John returned with drinks for him and Regan but not for me. I took
the hint. I headed out from the Press Club, just catching Regan’s
comment as she speculated to John Milan, “How much different from
Henry’s station in Australia is that slum alleyway?”</p>
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<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Stella Atrium is writing <em>The Tribal Wars</em>
series. The first trilogy is available as ebooks and in print. BookLife
has awarded the Editor’s Pick designation for each book upon its
release. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><em>Home Rule</em>
rounds out the first trilogy and received first place in the 2023
Artisan Book Review Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Book 4 titled <em>Tribal Logic</em> is scheduled for release in early 2024. Also be certain to pick up Atrium’s standalone novel <em>Seven Beyond</em> that won a 2014 Reader’s Favorites award in science fiction. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Website: <a href="https://stellaatrium.com">https://stellaatrium.com </a> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Twitter: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/SAtriumWrites">https://www.twitter.com/SAtriumWrites </a></span></p>
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for the romance genre began in her teen years when she picked up her
first novel. She was captivated by the sweeping scale of emotions
brought about by the words. The experience catapulted her towards
learning the art of wielding a breathtaking adventure, with a love that
felt authentic. Wanting to inspire people with her own thoughts and
words, she finished her first novel at sixteen. It was a step towards
understanding the essence of what she wished to create. Most of her youth was
spent traveling, searching out the romance and beauty in her
everchanging world. From the waves that crashed against the rocky shores
of Downeast, Maine, to the warm breezes of the Caribbean, she
discovered that love was universal, apparent in its grandest and
simplest of forms. Her goal is to write novels an audience can relate
to, one that conveys the truth and nature of love…with all the steamy
romance.
</span></span></i><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Handlee;">Website: <a href="http://www.avery-sterling.com">http://www.avery-sterling.com </a> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Handlee;">Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/averysterling17">http://www.twitter.com/averysterling17 </a> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Handlee;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/avery.sterling.125?eav=AfaEN0SdTOOmVInfsysAoPRLYUanLZ1olr4QWTIjYzwm85tfJ7Ij6rQhS1Qf5oXnK7k&paipv=0&_rdr">https://www.facebook.com/avery.sterling.125?eav=AfaEN0SdTOOmVInfsysAoPRLYUanLZ1olr4QWTIjYzwm85tfJ7Ij6rQhS1Qf5oXnK7k&paipv=0&_rdr </a> </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Handlee;">Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19674760.Avery_Sterling">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19674760.Avery_Sterling </a> </span></span></p>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Handlee;">Bookbub: <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/avery-sterling">https://www.bookbub.com/profile/avery-sterling</a></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Handlee; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s388/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="color: #bb0300; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s320/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="border: medium; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><br /></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><p>
</p><span class="im"><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p></span><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>I’d like to know more about you as a person first. What do you do when you’re not writing?</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/s525/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="413" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/w61-h77/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" width="61" /></a>I
stay busy, so balancing out my family, work, and passions are crucial.
When I’m not writing, I love to hang out with my kids. I do that as much
as I can. I also enjoy making things like soap, candles, etc. I try to
catch up on reading material in my spare time. I’m also interested in
astrology and spiritualism, so I make the time to research those
subjects.<span> </span> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;"></span></p><span class="im"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>When did you start writing?</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p></span><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/s525/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="413" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/w61-h77/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" width="61" /></a>I started writing when I was sixteen.<span> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;"></span></p><span class="im"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><br /><br /></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>As a published author, what would you say was the most pivotal point of your writing life?</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p></span><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/s525/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="413" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/w61-h77/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" width="61" /></a>I’d
say the most pivotal point in my writing life was when I decided to
publish. It was an emotionally toilsome decision because I was torn
between pursuing my dreams and protecting the most vulnerable parts of
myself. My stories and characters come from the deepest part of me, an
extension of my heart and mind. Revealing that to the rest of the world
was terrifying, thus pushing the boundaries of my own character. Working
through this, allowing myself to take this journey, has helped me grow
as a person, and as a writer.<span> </span> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;"></span></p><span class="im"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><br /><br /></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>If you could go anywhere in the world to start writing your next book, where would that be and why?</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p></span><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/s525/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="413" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/w61-h77/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" width="61" /></a>Ireland.
My current WIP is based there, and the more I research the country and
its history—particularly druidism/paganism—the more fascinating it
becomes. I’d love to experience it all firsthand.<span> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;"></span></p><span class="im"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><br /><br /></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>If you had 4 hours of extra time today, what would you do?</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/s525/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="413" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/w61-h77/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" width="61" /></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I’d probably prep meals for the week, and maybe go to the gym.<span> </span></span></p><span class="im"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Where would you like to set a story that you haven’t done yet?</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p></span><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/s525/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="413" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/w61-h77/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" width="61" /></a>I find Basque an incredibly interesting place, and I’ve considered setting a novel there.<b></b></p><span class="im"><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Why was writing<span> </span><i><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Precious Burdens </span></i><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">so important to you?</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/s525/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="413" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/w61-h77/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" width="61" /></a>The
storyline itself is dramatic, love initiated by revenge. Precious
Burdens was important to me because the more I delved into Sarafina and
Nye’s story, the more connected I became. Peeling back the layers as
their story unfolded, raised a lot of questions within me about
self-love, self-worth, duty, and redemption. The love and anguish
involved in these characters, and the obstacles they faced, gripped me.
In a sense, it left me vulnerable. For me, Precious Burdens was an
emotional journey.<span> </span> </p><span class="im"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><br /><br /></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>What’s next for you?</b></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><b> </b></p></span><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/s525/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="413" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDykCD_fnxXLpDLkOAXieJD3TCTYyb5vca8pYcV2LtCTLN_Yho5c0xOFqzSpFEtIKBiMNDX80EWcU2MUvsuUn2kJ66L1QuYsy7VpFHe_hI4S7tKTufuIeFabfVDEAH9pYh3uYkaeOVhHNCsCXKNwlWGhUkuLoo1xhNIkjgJSYADvEZuP2DGcCmFY5-wGz/w61-h77/Avery%20Sterling%20author.jpg" width="61" /></a>Precious
Burdens has a companion novel, which will be announced soon. I'll be
working on that release, and wrapping up a couple of projects.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p></p></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">About <i>Precious Burdens<br /></i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /></p><p></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokdIpbxAHnT-3wp9x5gYJXTrW_0gCe0U84mfL-GTdxx79yKAKc5S5rSmnV3Y_doYqqOYS3IiIRk4F8WKwEOc1-HeKfMzko7_LtOgMNXCo7lII-q9V75wJUmSoWIhVbAT-o6N35bl6GwAGVopHJdLNR2mNWJss2N80i6y6AklVUw5zSw6kFwk-LSITbT8u/s620/Precious%20Burdens.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="430" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokdIpbxAHnT-3wp9x5gYJXTrW_0gCe0U84mfL-GTdxx79yKAKc5S5rSmnV3Y_doYqqOYS3IiIRk4F8WKwEOc1-HeKfMzko7_LtOgMNXCo7lII-q9V75wJUmSoWIhVbAT-o6N35bl6GwAGVopHJdLNR2mNWJss2N80i6y6AklVUw5zSw6kFwk-LSITbT8u/w274-h395/Precious%20Burdens.png" width="274" /></a></div>Sarafina di Ramonicci sets sail for America as the promised bride in an arranged political marriage. <p></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Taken
prisoner at sea, she clashes with her captor and demands freedom, only
to discover he is planning her future husband’s demise, with her as a
pawn in their deadly feud. The challenge of escape tests her loyalty to
family, human decency, and love. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Captain
Nye Tarquin is a dangerous man. Left to die on the streets of New
Orleans, he swears retribution on the man responsible. When he makes
Sarafina part of his plan, he isn’t prepared for the fiery vixen aboard
his ship, nor his desire to claim her as his own. When passion overtakes
honor, he’s torn between his heart and his need for justice. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Precious-Burdens-Avery-Sterling-ebook/dp/B0C8VHNH3V">https://www.amazon.com/Precious-Burdens-Avery-Sterling-ebook/dp/B0C8VHNH3V</a> </span></p><p>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Barnes & Noble: <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/precious-burdens-avery-sterling/1143685468?ean=2940160809335">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/precious-burdens-avery-sterling/1143685468?ean=2940160809335</a></span></p><p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtRyhaUB2IKj7SfskGNtQ59m07PB987OEhsJ2Ol-vBmbYCkhcBP2RGIV-Dri4DbszaMSliBSy2d9zFjKpqtyw4NLNZamSGzAdupoZUP61mc-63KQOADH9IpGUSBQ92QDeQ7-Ri_p11bYApjeuu6KNM1BFzMTajIlJPB4HBs-UHqr0lJxQogtmAJ6LhLe_/s798/Precious%20Burdens%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="798" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtRyhaUB2IKj7SfskGNtQ59m07PB987OEhsJ2Ol-vBmbYCkhcBP2RGIV-Dri4DbszaMSliBSy2d9zFjKpqtyw4NLNZamSGzAdupoZUP61mc-63KQOADH9IpGUSBQ92QDeQ7-Ri_p11bYApjeuu6KNM1BFzMTajIlJPB4HBs-UHqr0lJxQogtmAJ6LhLe_/w519-h231/Precious%20Burdens%2010.jpg" width="519" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuRXpIK27Na0AsTiSe2CiG9XPP1zKVgrOY7DuykhKYeCwOgzKTy1nI4VWDA4l5r7duUjq6mRfS769zhcqzEOWGARxoTISyYAzkNAFagdiswLRTX_nPYjBfVXlxtTeaJ40CZ-EpY7varjUzf9XMyFq3CcPHQDl-DlpFHLXykImY8QT_dsx6AajslbhjUUp/s400/myhome.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="400" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuRXpIK27Na0AsTiSe2CiG9XPP1zKVgrOY7DuykhKYeCwOgzKTy1nI4VWDA4l5r7duUjq6mRfS769zhcqzEOWGARxoTISyYAzkNAFagdiswLRTX_nPYjBfVXlxtTeaJ40CZ-EpY7varjUzf9XMyFq3CcPHQDl-DlpFHLXykImY8QT_dsx6AajslbhjUUp/w640-h490/myhome.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-81882681199446237802023-07-19T21:00:00.000-07:002023-07-19T21:00:00.155-07:00🏰 Author Interview Featuring Jo Denning, Author of Hush Hush City<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0j-pjzVJqpqbgsMNbyd7Sv6Yzs7cEibc3WYab5y765grYPiJL4cpSr2ma6jNuP4fro62e7LYrchkXchhqjCgLWf2eVsurOvseYk42Z7vywPXv8PO9fyUy_hrdcNoGIxwfR_gZIVZ0dNOMbVqI4bQwhTD5qRpdBHmEnSDHeiiqDfGw5AfjBCb7yXWdusY/s429/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0j-pjzVJqpqbgsMNbyd7Sv6Yzs7cEibc3WYab5y765grYPiJL4cpSr2ma6jNuP4fro62e7LYrchkXchhqjCgLWf2eVsurOvseYk42Z7vywPXv8PO9fyUy_hrdcNoGIxwfR_gZIVZ0dNOMbVqI4bQwhTD5qRpdBHmEnSDHeiiqDfGw5AfjBCb7yXWdusY/s320/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Handlee;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;">I have a very talented lady here today to tell us all about her new book, Hush Hush City</span><span style="color: #111111;">.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;"> </span></span></span>Jo Denning is the author of the Saoirse
Reilly series. She has spent her career as a behavioral health therapist
supporting kids and teens who struggle with addiction. Jo began writing
supernatural crime thrillers as a way of processing the traumatic
things she has seen and heard. Her characters may be supernatural but
their stories, their fear, and their pain are real. So, too, are the
triumphs over impossible odds.<br /></span></span><p></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Handlee; font-size: large;">When she’s not writing, Jo enjoys baking,
drawing, and watching trashy reality TV. She makes her home somewhere in
the contiguous United States with her husband, one fluffy cat, and one
barely domesticated cat.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee; font-size: large;">Let’s Connect!<br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Handlee; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.jodenning.com/">Website </a>| <a href="https://twitter.com/jo_denning">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Author-Jo-Denning/100075794838908/">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21978316.Jo_Denning">Goodreads</a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Handlee; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s388/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="color: #bb0300; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s320/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><br /></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><p>
</p><p><strong>Thank you for this interview! I’d like to know more about you as a person first. When did you start writing?</strong></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/s429/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="325" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/w53-h71/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" width="53" /></a></div><br />I’ve always loved reading and writing. I started writing my first novel, Dead Blood City, in 2020 because the COVID-19 pandemic was—I want to say ruining my life but that sounds so dramatic. Let’s just say ruining my life. I began writing Dead Blood City, the first book in the Saoirse Reilly series, while working in a psychiatric hospital at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and following the death of a thirteen-year-old patient by suicide. The magic and monsters in Reilly’s world are metaphors for the very real evil and darkness that exists in our world. The painful experiences of my characters are things that real people go through every day. Unfortunately, treatment is not always enough to help them escape the darkness inside their own minds.<p></p>
<p><strong>As a published author, what would you say was the most pivotal point of your writing life?</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/s429/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="325" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/w53-h71/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" width="53" /></a>Gosh, I don’t know… I really like getting emails and direct messages from readers. They’ll reach out with compliments, questions, and interest in coming books. It’s really exciting to me that people I don’t even know are as excited about my writing as I am.</p>
<p><strong>If you could go anywhere in the world to start writing your next book, where would that be and why?</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/s429/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="325" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/w53-h71/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" width="53" /></a>I love this question! My husband and I love to travel. I wrote the first chapter of Hush Hush City on my phone in the Costa Rican rainforest just off the coast of Golfo Dulce which is a crazy sentence. I’d love to go back and write there again.</p>
<p><strong>If you had 4 hours of extra time today, what would you do?</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/s429/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="325" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/w53-h71/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" width="53" /></a>I’m not even gonna lie. I would sleep.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Where would you like to set a story that you haven’t done yet?</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/s429/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="325" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/w53-h71/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" width="53" /></a>I want to do a closed door mystery set in a psychiatric hospital. My plan is to do this for book six of the Saoirse Reilly series. I used to work as a therapist in such a facility so I’d like to write a realistic portrayal of it. On TV, psych hospitals are so backward. It’s not the 1920s anymore. </p>
<p><strong>Why was writing </strong><strong><em>Hush Hush City </em></strong><strong>so important to you?</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/s429/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="325" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/w53-h71/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" width="53" /></a>Writing Hush Hush City allowed me to continue a journey of healing and self-forgiveness that I started in my first novel. Reilly is on a treacherous and painful path but we are all walking it together. When I was working on DBC at work, in waiting rooms, at airports, and on my couch, I often wondered if there was any reason for it. And, sometimes, I felt very alone in a very dark place. Now the sun is shining through my windows, I have hundreds of readers, and I’m publishing the sequel. I hope that you, too, will read and grow.</p>
<p><strong>Any final words?</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/s429/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="325" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSQvNBVbcg_jh6DeH10dSb5XDs656nsEOnhPqLnHvgfDSX5eM2m2mtvN_YsmMOikrG3cGbK1fR5aTjcTNkEnxVzs0jAO-RulDvp0ZOcWf2Bn-r0kGtsOu-OQdnTBhUIEQ7nNOPiBA_rl7G64nbHDlX_TVMVysaG4Vr4Izce_YZvyu5W69TkWyIsVGBbMe/w53-h71/Jo%20Denning%20author.jpg" width="53" /></a>I absolutely love hearing from readers! You can learn more about me, the series, and how to reach out at JoDenning.com. Plus, email subscribers can snag a free copy of both Dead Blood City and Shattered City, the first books in the Saoirse Reilly series. Then you can pre-order the sequel, Hush Hush City, on Amazon!</p>
<p></p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p></p></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">About Hush Hush City<br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3zSSF6wiveMPqPpKGatMbW0IlYa0v1X6UnWC3EWwYQHGhYTRA03KhKt09KB6oz95XKBJCODv4UKA1fGPpWRGgPb07cPLd-vAhPjQ5Njsow7N6Gpa00kkgVlkF08C0qQU_fb_0BwQcmrow3xKIgU0XWfFrJunBmeyjcyXG2aYzEIvcQNmtLzSg_KMRiZW/s611/Hush%20Hush%20City%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="404" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3zSSF6wiveMPqPpKGatMbW0IlYa0v1X6UnWC3EWwYQHGhYTRA03KhKt09KB6oz95XKBJCODv4UKA1fGPpWRGgPb07cPLd-vAhPjQ5Njsow7N6Gpa00kkgVlkF08C0qQU_fb_0BwQcmrow3xKIgU0XWfFrJunBmeyjcyXG2aYzEIvcQNmtLzSg_KMRiZW/w265-h400/Hush%20Hush%20City%20cover.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>Cruel Prince meets Law & Order in Hush Hush City, the thrilling
sequel to Dead Blood City and second installment in the Saoirse Reilly
series! Saoirse Reilly, police detective and wayward psychic, is still
reeling from the events of Dead Blood City. Her lies are piling up but
there’s no time to deal. She and her loved ones are in danger once
again. While investigating the murder of a Boston blueblood, Reilly is
drawn into a supernatural power struggle centuries in the making. <p></p>
<p>Ancient monsters are prowling the streets and Domenico Alderisi,
newly installed vrykolakas master, needs Reilly’s help securing his
territory – which just so happens to be her hometown. Alderisi, once her
enemy, may be the only one who can save the city. But he has his own
agenda and a taste for Reilly’s blood. The only way for Reilly to
protect all she holds dear may be to rely on her two-faced teacher, Dr.
Emrys Somerled. The criminal psychologist and occult expert is something
more than human. If anyone can take on monsters, it’s him. And he’d
like to get closer to Reilly than ever before. There’s just one problem.
Somerled is keeping secrets, too, and there’s nothing more dangerous.
After all…</p>
<p>Stepping out of the silence is scary but secrets can kill.</p>
<p>Will Reilly escape the web of death and deception?</p>
<p>Find out in this urban fantasy meets gritty noir detective novel
featuring imperfect heroes and slow burn dark romance with beautiful
monsters who can’t be trusted.</p>
<p>Amazon: <a href="https://amzn.to/41Z1UUq">https://amzn.to/41Z1UUq</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-1185501734880567712023-07-14T05:44:00.002-07:002023-07-14T05:44:52.406-07:00🏰 Author Interview Featuring Kristina Mand-Lakhiani, Author of Becoming Flawesome: The Key to Living An Imperfectly Authentic Life #BecomingFlawesome<br /><div class="post-header">
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<p></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtUACAXUJOx9aFYY9a7mv5n2By5feWUmVSuL3jadZuxKLn8cZzCNv0xlCxTZBc-k4KhIusJ6tX7QsxXrbZvxzgK4Brgob8lt5f2XmMJC121Kw18fjeuqH1N6CENbam5BPvG3q-l8GdJCO4i0xeLH0ICdYmRkVI8o2hqlpZl0qqvHnKyR2XB1QftetQWG5/s752/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="752" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtUACAXUJOx9aFYY9a7mv5n2By5feWUmVSuL3jadZuxKLn8cZzCNv0xlCxTZBc-k4KhIusJ6tX7QsxXrbZvxzgK4Brgob8lt5f2XmMJC121Kw18fjeuqH1N6CENbam5BPvG3q-l8GdJCO4i0xeLH0ICdYmRkVI8o2hqlpZl0qqvHnKyR2XB1QftetQWG5/s320/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Handlee; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;">I have a very talented lady here today to tell us all about her new book, Becoming Flawesome</span><span style="color: #111111;">. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BHYz1-0BzJ4XUOGIIZwnymF4WHLyQ8ZP/view">Kristina Mand-Lakhiani</a> is an international speaker, entrepreneur, artist, philanthropist, and mother of 2 kids. As a co-founder of <a href="https://www.mindvalley.com">Mindvalley</a>,
a leading publisher in the personal growth industry, Kristina dedicated
the last 20 years of her career from teachers like Michael Beckwith,
Bob Proctor, Lisa Nichols, and many more. </span></span>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">She started her career
in a government office in her native Estonia and, by her mid-20s,
achieved a level of success mostly known to male politicians at the end
of their careers. It was shortly after that Kristina and her
then-husband Vishen founded Mindvalley. From a small meditation business
operating out of the couple’s apartment in New York, the company grew
into a global educational organization offering top training for peak
human performance to hundreds of thousands of students all around the
world. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Kristina believes life
it too important to be taken seriously and makes sure to bring fun into
every one of her roles: as a teacher, mother, entrepreneur,
philanthropist, and world traveler. Kristina helps her students to
virtually hack happiness by taking them through her unique framework –
“Hacking happiness” – a unique framework of balancing your life, taking
in every moment, and paying close attention the small daily choices. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Kristina is also the author of three transformational quests – “<a href="https://kristinamand.com/7-days-to-happiness/">7 Days to Happiness</a>“, “<a href="https://kristinamand.com/#programs">Live By Your Own Rules</a>.”
and “The Art of Being Flawesome.” Kristina talks about personal
transformation, authenticity, understanding and accepting oneself, and a
path to happiness. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">In July 2023, with the help of Hay House Publishing, Kristina releases her very first book – “<a href="http://mindvalley.com/book/flawesome">Becoming Flawesome</a>”
#BecomingFlawsome. In her book, Kristina shares her own journey from
being on top of a personal growth empire like Mindvalley to stepping
aside, conscious uncoupling from her husband, and walking her path
towards being more honest with herself. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Website: <a href="https://kristinamand.com">https://kristinamand.com</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kristinamand">https://www.facebook.com/kristinamand</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">LinkedIn: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-mand-lakhiani-73168414">http://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-mand-lakhiani-73168414</a><br />
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<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s388/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="color: #bb0300; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s320/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><p><b>I’d like to know more about you as a person first. What do you do when you’re not writing?</b></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/s752/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="752" height="39" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/w68-h39/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" width="68" /></a></div>Well, I must confess that I lean towards introversion and find
comfort in a close-knit circle of familiar faces. It takes time for me
to open up. While I may appear friendly on the surface, engaging with
strangers drains my energy. Being from a classical Northern European
background, building connections requires patience. Once I do form those
bonds, they are deeply cherished.<p></p>
<p>So, what do I do when I'm not writing? I adore spending time with my
children and engaging in various activities with them. Exploring Estonia
and nearby countries and immersing myself in nature aligns with my
reserved and introverted nature. Traveling holds a special place in my
heart. While I appreciate global exploration, I approach it with a
scientific mindset, carefully selecting destinations that offer new
experiences. With my children, we study the world map and plan our
journeys meticulously.</p>
<p>I find solace in tending to my farm and embarking on various tasks,
even if they involve getting my hands dirty. I consider myself a hobby
farmer, and I take pleasure in planning and beautifying my farm's
landscape. I am currently renovating a historical farmhouse that has
been in my family for 400 years, transforming it into a museum.</p>
<p>In my leisure time, I indulge in reading classical literature,
particularly fiction and timeless novels. Riding bikes with my children
is another enjoyable pastime. I also have a fondness for strategy games
like Civilization. Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is essential
to me, and I prioritize it greatly.</p>
<p><b>As a published author, what would you say was the most pivotal point of your writing life?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/s752/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="752" height="39" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/w68-h39/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" width="68" /></a></p>
<p>I believe there are two points that hold great importance, and I'll
share them in the order they occurred in my life, rather than ranking
them by significance.</p>
<p>The first pivotal moment was when I made the decision to sit down and
commit to writing a book. This choice is often delayed or postponed by
writers. If you truly identify yourself as a writer, then taking that
step to embark on your first book is incredibly crucial. It's tempting
to keep busy with short-form writing, but it's essential to dedicate
yourself to the long-form writing process.</p>
<p>Another significant turning point for me was the realization that I
am, indeed, a writer. It wasn't a sudden revelation, but more of a
gradual understanding that I never considered as a possibility before.
Despite engaging in writing work and even pursuing amateur writing, I
had never truly embraced the identity of a writer. The moment I
acknowledged and accepted that I am a writer, it became a major turning
point. It granted me a sense of identity, purpose, and transformed
writing into something deeper than just composing emails or marketing
campaigns.</p>
<p><b>If you could go anywhere in the world to start writing your next book, where would that be and why?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/s752/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="752" height="39" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/w68-h39/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" width="68" /></a>Well, my choice may sound unexciting, but I would actually prefer to
write it at home. The process of writing a book demands time and
dedication. If we envision going to a remote island or a creative
retreat to write, it turns writing into an isolated event rather than an
integral part of everyday life. As someone who identifies as a writer,
writing a book is a part of my daily routine. It's not about needing to
go somewhere specific to write; instead, my writing accompanies me
wherever I am.</p>
<p>However, I understand the sentiment behind the desire to travel for
writing purposes. Approximately ten years ago, when the idea of writing a
book first sparked within me, I even planned a trip with my business
partner to the British Virgin Islands. It was around March or April, and
we reserved the entire month, envisioning a productive and creative
period to work on that initial substantial project. However, I ended up
engaging myself in other activities, keeping myself occupied. For me,
writing a book requires a consistent commitment of two to three hours
every day, following a routine for an extended period of time, whether
it be a few months, half a year, or even a year. Considering this, I
find that the comfort and familiarity of my home provide the ideal
environment for my writing journey.</p>
<p><b>If you had 4 hours of extra time today, what would you do?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/s752/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="752" height="39" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/w68-h39/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" width="68" /></a>One of my absolute favorite activities is taking my kids to our farm.
There's something truly magical about being surrounded by nature, far
away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Waking up in the morning
and seeing my sheep peacefully grazing on the patio brings me joy. It's a
cherished experience that I simply adore.</p>
<p><b>Why was writing </b><b><i>Becoming Flawesome </i></b><b>so important to you?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/s752/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="752" height="39" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/w68-h39/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" width="68" /></a>The paradox of the personal transformation industry is that it
implies that if you need to be fixed, it means that you are broken. I
believe that we need more love and healing. Firstly we need to love our
true selves. To do that we need to find our true selves. The best thing
in the world is to be yourself. You don't have to do anything special to
deserve love and respect. What I want readers to take away from my book
is not just a message, but a feeling. I want them to feel a deep sense
of peace within themselves. Because when you're at peace with who you
are, amazing things can happen. It opens the doors for personal growth,
self-improvement, and making a meaningful impact. But it all starts with
finding that inner peace and accepting yourself as you are.</p>
<p><b>Tell me something about </b><b><i>Becoming Flawesome</i></b><b> that I may find surprising?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/s752/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="752" height="39" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/w68-h39/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" width="68" /></a>The introduction was the final piece of the book, written in just a
few hours. It was added right before the manuscript was set in stone and
ready for printing. It wasn't a random choice; I was actually
dissatisfied with what we had so far. I took a risk by breaking the
rules and writing exactly what I felt, even though it was at the last
minute. While the rest of the book was carefully worked on, the
introduction is a bit different. It makes sense to write it last because
how can you introduce something that isn't even there yet? So I think
it's perfect in its imperfection.</p>
<p><b>Do you have a quote from </b><b><i>Becoming Flawesome</i></b><b> that you'd like to share?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/s752/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="752" height="39" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/w68-h39/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" width="68" /></a>“Your dragons are not going to cease to exist no matter how well you build the walls of spirituality around them."</p>
<p><b>What’s next for you? </b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/s752/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="752" height="39" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_975gd12enNnPPbGnbPHfGe6LgMVRN6KnRk56YUmGLDYVk5sE7Q8qCWFFtPFHEr2B_tlz3mPEIafbD0PSH7K3gZjhUczQdGqPlpPdArhxX5XkZg8QZczK_iBwP5FM6ywBUIBb-8Xs7njf04mAatJ3KDoMMvWHuH6Nzig4-jskB7k_vImMsvChJOuay9Ok/w68-h39/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" width="68" /></a>For now I am focused on my book release and all other things that
need to be done for it. But I am actually dying to start another book
project. Various ideas are swirling around in my mind, and I'm leaning
towards embarking on a new journey where I can delve into a burning
question and let my writing take me in that direction. However, due to
the demands of the publishing process, I haven't been able to dedicate
time to start writing just yet. My priority is to focus on completing
the current project first. But, my hope is that by the end of this year,
I'll finally have the opportunity to begin crafting a new book. After
all, that's the most exhilarating and fulfilling part of the entire
process for me.</p>
<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p></p></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">About Becoming Flawesome<br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /></p><p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmRpOJ1xvd3N6eWOgcANpebFycHRUksNISyHSDpyd8SrnhotX5X4sA6vkipH5b1-JZBtbzY9GHcxoZlFUyhdJ3ohlJ2Ar60kBRcHMPfwS4bzF20O57Xo0a46uJFfV9HHe7ol9RHSIjiYR3KLQPnnFmsbhOHUVQ2-c8_mmZWfLLI_czlfVmBbDlBLaFbzM/s927/Becoming%20Flawesome%20lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmRpOJ1xvd3N6eWOgcANpebFycHRUksNISyHSDpyd8SrnhotX5X4sA6vkipH5b1-JZBtbzY9GHcxoZlFUyhdJ3ohlJ2Ar60kBRcHMPfwS4bzF20O57Xo0a46uJFfV9HHe7ol9RHSIjiYR3KLQPnnFmsbhOHUVQ2-c8_mmZWfLLI_czlfVmBbDlBLaFbzM/s320/Becoming%20Flawesome%20lg.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br />Perfection. We all dream of living by it, feeling it, <em>being</em> it. <p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">And it is in the name
of perfection that we demonize our flaws, make ourselves ‘less-than,’
and render ourselves vulnerable to the shame of not being good enough. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">We live in a society
that subliminally encourages us to wear metaphorical masks, slay our
inner sadness, and ignore our imperfections, or as Kristina refers to
them, her ‘dragons.’ <strong>Even within the world of personal development and spirituality, toxic perfectionism lurks in the shadows.</strong> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">In Kristina’s upcoming book <em>Becoming Flawesome #BecomingFlawesome</em>, she reflects on her own story, her <strong>battle against perfectionism</strong>, and what it took for her to return to what she now deems to be her most authentic self. Being described as “<strong>10 years worth of therapy in one book</strong>,” <em>Becoming Flawesome</em> is a celebration of our whole selves, warts and all, and the glory that is to be found in living in our truth. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Every chapter is
closed with reflection points and exercises to encourage the readers to
dive deep into the essence of who they truly are, what their values are,
and how to navigate an oftentimes overwhelming world. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">In this book, Kristina breaks the mold as she takes the reader on a journey through: </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">• The dark, controversial side of ‘personal growth,’ and the insecurities that thrive on it </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">• Self-care vs. self-love, and why you need both </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">• What authenticity actually is, beyond the buzz </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">• The ‘hermione Syndrome,’ and how to diagnose if you’re secretly suffering from it </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">• How to create aligned lifestyle habits that stick </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> • Why the more you judge others, the more you judge yourself </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> • Societal masks, and how to remove them from your psyche </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> • Imposter syndrome in the world of high-flyers </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> • Emotional literacy: how to cope with strong, painful emotions healthily </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Amazon: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mwtzj3jx">https://tinyurl.com/mwtzj3jx</a><br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Mind Valley Books: <a href="https://www.mindvalley.com/books/flawesome">https://www.mindvalley.com/books/flawesome</a></span></p>
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</p><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-58698164856213522222023-07-13T05:56:00.000-07:002023-07-13T05:56:13.119-07:00🏰 Author Interview Featuring Melissa M. Monroe, Author of Mom's Search for Meaning: Grief and Growth After Child Loss<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Handlee; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;"> </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Handlee; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhay4ZukXbgN6qWgAlKloVGqnsk8Nq7oI4Ktk5-7E-q9C6dLT_31khH4-xgNF6_ZYprBtdfA9rLFQnTIXOSNVResruef-HTN-UevCDIx0d1KsQFwbiowTJcIZ3JaN99oZCd53bsoTDoxtmeKznjiACtMq8CVSTcaoT9cq-TLpgrQW1JkvWboJylxgrATlnM/s1100/Mellisa%20M.%20Monroe%20and%20child.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1099" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhay4ZukXbgN6qWgAlKloVGqnsk8Nq7oI4Ktk5-7E-q9C6dLT_31khH4-xgNF6_ZYprBtdfA9rLFQnTIXOSNVResruef-HTN-UevCDIx0d1KsQFwbiowTJcIZ3JaN99oZCd53bsoTDoxtmeKznjiACtMq8CVSTcaoT9cq-TLpgrQW1JkvWboJylxgrATlnM/w640-h640/Mellisa%20M.%20Monroe%20and%20child.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Handlee; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;"><br /></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Handlee; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;">I have a very talented lady here today to tell us all about her new book, Mom's Search for Meaning: Grief and Growth After Child Loss</span><span style="color: #111111;">. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now living in Los
Angeles with her daughter Grace, Melissa M. Monroe was born in Yuma, AZ.
She attended Loyola University in Chicago. After finishing at Loyola,
she studied modern dance at University of Chicago. In 1995, she moved to
California to train in Pilates, yoga, and acupuncture, which she
practices as a professional. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Website: <a href="http://www.melissamariemonroe.com">http://www.melissamariemonroe.com </a><br />
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<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/tripleMMeaning">https://twitter.com/tripleMMeaning</a><br />
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<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MelissaMarieMonroeAuthor">https://www.facebook.com/MelissaMarieMonroeAuthor</a><br />
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<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Tik Tok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@triplemmeaning">https://www.tiktok.com/@triplemmeaning</a><br />
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<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melissammonroe/">https://www.instagram.com/melissammonroe/</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Handlee;">LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-monroe-b0b1197/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-monroe-b0b1197/</a></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s388/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="color: #bb0300; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s320/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><br /></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p></span><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">As a book bloggin’ and book luvin’ Princess, I’m always curious to
find out how authors got the ideas for their books. Can you tell us how
you got the idea to write your book?</span></b></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/s656/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="656" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/w56-h56/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" width="56" /></a></div><br />I began to blog about a month after my two-year-old daughter Alice died in her sleep of unknown causes (<a href="http://sudc.org/">SUDC</a>)
because I could barely speak, and folks wanted to know how I was doing.
They also wanted to know what happened. I thought some friends and
family would read the blog, and I’d save my breath and sanity because
re-telling the story over and over was traumatizing. But the blog took
on a life of its own, something I didn’t expect. Eventually, my friend
Teresa Strasser (author of Making It Home) ordered me to turn it into a
book and send her chapters, and I always (sometimes) do what I’m told.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/s656/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="656" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/w56-h56/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" width="56" /></a><b><span style="font-size: large;">Can you give us an excerpt?</span></b></p>
<p>It was a heavy moment, but the ashes themselves were not heavy and
did not take up much space. My mind could not grasp that my child, who
not seven days before was running around the playground at school,
following her sister around, and begging for more “gogurt!” was
contained in this pouch.</p>
<p>Silent.</p>
<p>Forever.</p>
<p>There are no words for the feelings I experienced at that moment, but the feeling of love was predominant.</p>
<p>When everything we love turns to ash, all we have is love. I began to
realize that if I marched toward the love — even on a day when I felt
like shit — I would always be guided and surrounded by love. If I cursed
the path, I wouldn’t see the love that was all around me and would find
a cursed path.</p>
<p>When Alice died, it became crystal clear to me that nothing matters
but love. That clarity was notable because not one other thing was
clear. But more importantly, I began to see that love doesn’t die. My
love for Alice went nowhere; I just didn’t know what to do with all that
love when her body was no longer here, when I could not interact with
her personality or hug her chubby belly. It was clear to me my love for
her survived though her body did not. I could still feel her, though I
couldn’t see or touch her. Grief is love in the absence of the recipient
of the love.</p>
<p>Grief is the phantom limb of love.</p>
<p>This meant I had to learn how to love someone no longer here ... and to do that, I had to focus on the love that <i>was</i> here. And there was so much love around me, thank God.</p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would that be?</span></b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/s656/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="656" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/w56-h56/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" width="56" /></a>Publish sooner! I would say to be more courageous about publishing. I
sat on many essays and poems for decades before working up the nerve to
submit them. </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Do you hear from your readers? What do they say?</span></b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/s656/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="656" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/w56-h56/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" width="56" /></a>Fortunately, I have received hundreds, if not thousands, of
supportive notes over the years. Most express their condolences about
Alice and tell me how a particular phrase in the book helped them with
their losses. One of the most surprising things about sharing my writing
with the world is the beautiful community it has unwittingly built. </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">What has been your best accomplishment?</span></b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/s656/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="656" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/w56-h56/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" width="56" /></a>Mothering my two girls, Alice and Grace, is my best accomplishment by a landslide. </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?</span></b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/s656/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="656" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/w56-h56/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" width="56" /></a>I feel like you can see the eleventy-hundred open tabs on my computer
right now! I have enough material for another memoir, which will be
more specific about my spiritual journey. I am also toying with an idea
for a picture book on a non-grief topic. I am currently focused on
publishing companion pieces and short essays in national magazines. </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Fun question – if you were princess or prince, what’s one thing you would do to make your kingdom a better place?</span></b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/s656/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="656" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/w56-h56/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" width="56" /></a>Oh, I love this question! If I were a princess, I would put at least
one trauma therapist in every school, and we would learn conflict
resolution every year from Kindergarten until we go to the Great
Beyond. <br /></p><p>I began to blog about a month after my two-year-old daughter Alice died in her sleep of unknown causes (<a href="http://sudc.org/">SUDC</a>)
because I could barely speak, and folks wanted to know how I was doing.
They also wanted to know what happened. I thought some friends and
family would read the blog, and I’d save my breath and sanity because
re-telling the story over and over was traumatizing. But the blog took
on a life of its own, something I didn’t expect. Eventually, my friend
Teresa Strasser (author of Making It Home) ordered me to turn it into a
book and send her chapters, and I always (sometimes) do what I’m told.</p><br /><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would that be?</span></b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/s656/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="656" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/w56-h56/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" width="56" /></a>Publish sooner! I would say to be more courageous about publishing. I
sat on many essays and poems for decades before working up the nerve to
submit them. </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Do you hear from your readers? What do they say?</span></b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/s656/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="656" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/w56-h56/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" width="56" /></a>Fortunately, I have received hundreds, if not thousands, of
supportive notes over the years. Most express their condolences about
Alice and tell me how a particular phrase in the book helped them with
their losses. One of the most surprising things about sharing my writing
with the world is the beautiful community it has unwittingly built. </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">What has been your best accomplishment?</span></b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/s656/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="656" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/w56-h56/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" width="56" /></a>Mothering my two girls, Alice and Grace, is my best accomplishment by a landslide. </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?</span></b></p>
<p>I feel like you can see the eleventy-hundred open tabs on my computer
right now! I have enough material for another memoir, which will be
more specific about my spiritual journey. I am also toying with an idea
for a picture book on a non-grief topic. I am currently focused on
publishing companion pieces and short essays in national magazines. </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Fun question – if you were princess or prince, what’s one thing you would do to make your kingdom a better place?</span></b></p>
<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/s656/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="656" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLUr1etn6SIKEeLDrMZEVaCSbUvI5SDfgo_k8HjLrVK7xeYgBSaBvStV_E3LwZVf3KKw8sBmoRsUsvgjM4o9XplyqIlVH0xraX7KkgX1l4zPieOiZcn6dv_638thTLS15cVO3iXYsSnbPAI4x97UwM2lyopaLYCyuEu_FkgkPTbP5GLaYSOGfhzIWHk9j/w56-h56/Melissa%20M.%20Monroe.png" width="56" /></a>Oh, I love this question! If I were a princess, I would put at least
one trauma therapist in every school, and we would learn conflict
resolution every year from Kindergarten until we go to the Great
Beyond. <br /></p><p>It was a heavy moment, but the ashes themselves were not heavy and
did not take up much space. My mind could not grasp that my child, who
not seven days before was running around the playground at school,
following her sister around, and begging for more “gogurt!” was
contained in this pouch.</p>
<p>Silent.</p>
<p>Forever.</p>
<p>There are no words for the feelings I experienced at that moment, but the feeling of love was predominant.</p>
<p>When everything we love turns to ash, all we have is love. I began to
realize that if I marched toward the love — even on a day when I felt
like shit — I would always be guided and surrounded by love. If I cursed
the path, I wouldn’t see the love that was all around me and would find
a cursed path.</p>
<p>When Alice died, it became crystal clear to me that nothing matters
but love. That clarity was notable because not one other thing was
clear. But more importantly, I began to see that love doesn’t die. My
love for Alice went nowhere; I just didn’t know what to do with all that
love when her body was no longer here, when I could not interact with
her personality or hug her chubby belly. It was clear to me my love for
her survived though her body did not. I could still feel her, though I
couldn’t see or touch her. Grief is love in the absence of the recipient
of the love.</p>
<p>Grief is the phantom limb of love.</p>
<p>This meant I had to learn how to love someone no longer here ... and to do that, I had to focus on the love that <i>was</i> here. And there was so much love around me, thank God.</p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p></p></span><p> </p>
<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p></p></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">About Mom's Search for Meaning: Grief and Growth After Child Loss<br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /></p><p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGl73Nhbmspjmz3Gn98EKRmzzGqZeKaNmsv5W8cdntGasBLTWsNQ8vT2t7pfEU49FqUrLg10u9EijOU7w_1OlJZBFibVFmpGy2VLF9kW4zpoGeEaIzFdLm_wzP6y2MGCOSPCwlJhz6xoq2KKI0dcLd36tCiHDTVeAeSYKd7U63jmmzPUpz4IKogEerAtD/s630/Mom's%20Search%20for%20Meaning%20lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="419" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGl73Nhbmspjmz3Gn98EKRmzzGqZeKaNmsv5W8cdntGasBLTWsNQ8vT2t7pfEU49FqUrLg10u9EijOU7w_1OlJZBFibVFmpGy2VLF9kW4zpoGeEaIzFdLm_wzP6y2MGCOSPCwlJhz6xoq2KKI0dcLd36tCiHDTVeAeSYKd7U63jmmzPUpz4IKogEerAtD/s320/Mom's%20Search%20for%20Meaning%20lg.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Paralyzed by guilt,
grief, and PTSD after her 2-year-old daughter Alice died in her sleep of
unknown causes, acupuncturist Melissa Monroe determined not to become a
victim in the story of her life. While taking the advice she had given
to many grief and trauma patients throughout the years, hoping she could
create a meaningful life without closure, she took notes throughout her
healing process. <p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Struggling to advance
her timeline beyond that of her daughter’s – and still eager to be the
keeper of Alice’s stories – Melissa began to write about Alice’s life
and the impact of her death. She became her own lab rat, trying various
approaches to healing with the hope that her experience might be helpful
to others stuck in a trauma time loop. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">As much a study of trauma’s effect on time perception as it is an intimate view into the heart and mind of a bereaved mother, <em>Mom’s Search for Meaning</em> shows us that meaning resides in the search itself…with a spoonful of gallows humor to help the medicine go down.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Praise:</span></p>
<p>“Melissa doesn’t just say the way out is through, she very much takes
us through what that looks like. And in being so specific, I think it’s
universally relatable. The final chapter is “To be, or not to be”-level
work. This is mom-loss Shakespeare.” Teresa Strasser, author of <i>Exploiting My Baby</i>, the upcoming <i>Making It Home</i>, and co-host of the syndicated TV show <i>The Lis</i>t</p>
<p>“Melissa’s book provides powerful testimony to the strength of the
human spirit and our vulnerable, complicated, and yet inspirational
ability to heal.” Kim Cookson, Psy.D., founder of the Trauma and
Resiliency Training and Services Program at the Southern California
Counseling Center</p>
<p>“It is the story of how one person found her way – with grief and
with pain, but also with humor and grace – back to a life that would be
forever different, but which couldn’t be, and wouldn’t be, anything less
than purposeful and honest.” Dan Koeppel, author of <i>To See Every Bird on Earth</i>, <i>Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World</i>, and <i>Every Minute is a Day</i></p>
<p>“The explorations of compassion are deep, Melissa’s march toward love
is inspiring, and the writing is beautiful. It is a book about child
loss that – at times – made me laugh out loud. I will never stop
thinking about this book. And I am so glad.” Liz Friedlander, film and
television director</p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Amazon: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yrmuumc6">https://tinyurl.com/yrmuumc6</a><br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Barnes & Noble: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mryd9z7s">https://tinyurl.com/mryd9z7s</a><br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/123189454">https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/123189454</a><br />
</span></p>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Billy Dees Podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMzd6XXm-kU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMzd6XXm-kU</a></span><p><span style="color: black;"></span></p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="font-size: 19.8px; margin: 0in;"><br /></p></span><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><br /><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-33288575667509142232023-07-12T21:00:00.000-07:002023-07-12T21:00:00.137-07:00The Page 69 Test: *Blood & Water* by Linda Armstrong-Miller #page69<p> </p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyNBS1GUSfOcXVuCTkAWSHEgipikhaH_uDj2ya_PPm0CooW5M9HhQfOqWZQVmFeBdvoMwhVoiLLb6iexRg9mmer-TE7_ehKbcMAMXC3YbZuLf4cge0-4tverWWkIDSi6oodpjS5QNb6_t/s590/thepage69test.jpg" style="color: #5a5a5a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="590" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyNBS1GUSfOcXVuCTkAWSHEgipikhaH_uDj2ya_PPm0CooW5M9HhQfOqWZQVmFeBdvoMwhVoiLLb6iexRg9mmer-TE7_ehKbcMAMXC3YbZuLf4cge0-4tverWWkIDSi6oodpjS5QNb6_t/w622-h317/thepage69test.jpg" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="622" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;">They
say if you want to really find a good book, go to page 69 (the middle
and meat of the book) and you like it, it's definitely worth reading.
For today's feature, I'm zooming in on page 69 of Linda Armstrong-Miller's new Christian thriller, <span style="color: black;"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/35nwbkz3 ">Blood & Water</a>.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></div></span><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS3olrwKCXPklKzrXQOhLr0T_ruOuYQ9diktfSrcMID3ZKqhQiUws8j3G1RhhO_GwOoxhVoXj6jkY1JUd3yAL7ErvU-YkmN9lBrFZnY-vyZFPMwXEGoVNQXKIDFUi4eYHsTGMWeYU3ni25dUr8lDquFFW-2L2xj45NvBesRTReCNL2QFAxbvq4ve4YA/s2849/open%20book%20transp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="2849" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS3olrwKCXPklKzrXQOhLr0T_ruOuYQ9diktfSrcMID3ZKqhQiUws8j3G1RhhO_GwOoxhVoXj6jkY1JUd3yAL7ErvU-YkmN9lBrFZnY-vyZFPMwXEGoVNQXKIDFUi4eYHsTGMWeYU3ni25dUr8lDquFFW-2L2xj45NvBesRTReCNL2QFAxbvq4ve4YA/s320/open%20book%20transp.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">BOOK DESCRIPTION</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHiaVzNpNxN5nOSU1WOFQIrYhCMcEu85MhimIG1UhErWMzK8K-RbHq9PJky67sdVC7yVbC1d7gTBtRD7xDBGqUFzZ0sgt_jXQV9u8CMvYblljxwUBcYA782zuQvxEbcbNvql2TH8zdARq_YG-zpEnUj7FYgBVt3nS95htyqdodGWuE04Jwb6kMpPcLNtg/s1280/Blood%20&%20Water%20lg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHiaVzNpNxN5nOSU1WOFQIrYhCMcEu85MhimIG1UhErWMzK8K-RbHq9PJky67sdVC7yVbC1d7gTBtRD7xDBGqUFzZ0sgt_jXQV9u8CMvYblljxwUBcYA782zuQvxEbcbNvql2TH8zdARq_YG-zpEnUj7FYgBVt3nS95htyqdodGWuE04Jwb6kMpPcLNtg/w422-h640/Blood%20&%20Water%20lg.jpg" width="422" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span>
</p><p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Lisa Rivers is a
genius with a photographic memory. She is the youngest, highest paid
computer designer for the Department of Defense. Her program promises no
more POWs and can be used domestically. No more missing children. So,
how is it that Lisa is kidnapped? How was her identity discovered? Is
she still alive and if so, can she be found before it is too late? </span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Amazon: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/35nwbkz3">https://tinyurl.com/35nwbkz3 </a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Barnes & Noble: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bdcu442x">https://tinyurl.com/bdcu442x </a></span></p>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Goodreads: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/tbn9suhe">https://tinyurl.com/tbn9suhe</a></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS3olrwKCXPklKzrXQOhLr0T_ruOuYQ9diktfSrcMID3ZKqhQiUws8j3G1RhhO_GwOoxhVoXj6jkY1JUd3yAL7ErvU-YkmN9lBrFZnY-vyZFPMwXEGoVNQXKIDFUi4eYHsTGMWeYU3ni25dUr8lDquFFW-2L2xj45NvBesRTReCNL2QFAxbvq4ve4YA/s2849/open%20book%20transp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="2849" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS3olrwKCXPklKzrXQOhLr0T_ruOuYQ9diktfSrcMID3ZKqhQiUws8j3G1RhhO_GwOoxhVoXj6jkY1JUd3yAL7ErvU-YkmN9lBrFZnY-vyZFPMwXEGoVNQXKIDFUi4eYHsTGMWeYU3ni25dUr8lDquFFW-2L2xj45NvBesRTReCNL2QFAxbvq4ve4YA/s320/open%20book%20transp.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3q4ddQS7rLf28MmOyEBoAaY2uQDY_6At7Vr0ISBV-edw1i12brblCO4IdplUPY3SqCyyXnQmFsbwDzlvJUj3lqb6bAnK9E_jezzrqoYVxiVWIe1WC0O9B7JJ3RT2_PsAtz9dXpsjgZaz/s591/the+page+69+test.png" style="color: #5a5a5a; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="111" data-original-width="591" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3q4ddQS7rLf28MmOyEBoAaY2uQDY_6At7Vr0ISBV-edw1i12brblCO4IdplUPY3SqCyyXnQmFsbwDzlvJUj3lqb6bAnK9E_jezzrqoYVxiVWIe1WC0O9B7JJ3RT2_PsAtz9dXpsjgZaz/w559-h105/the+page+69+test.png" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="559" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: #e6e6e6; border: 1px solid green; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; padding: 10px;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<p>The ride to Atlanta was a daytime nightmare. Sam lost control of his Ex plorer twice. He had hoped to use the two and a half hours to think.<br />While he did many things en route to Atlanta, thinking wasn’t one of them. Zach was beyond hyper. He couldn’t be still nor could he shut up, and as usual, he had a problem keeping his hands to himself. That turned out to be not only a problem but also dangerous.<br />For some reason, Zach couldn’t keep his feet on the floor. After fifty, Sam lost count of how many times he tied and untied his shoes. A few times his foot hit the gearshift. For the most part this caused no major damage. Just a rapid heartbeat on Sam’s part.<br />Twice, however, Zach kicked the gearshift, knocking the car out of drive. The car just slowed to nothing. Without thinking, the first time that happened, Sam shifted the gear back to drive without taking his foot off the gas. The car sped uncontrollably across a lane of oncoming cars and ended up in a ditch.<br />Had they been hit, they would have never survived the impact. Thank God they were not.<br />If possible, the second time was worse than the first. They were on I-85.<br />The traffic was bumper-to-bumper and going fast. Zach kicked the gearshift, causing the car to decelerate. How they managed to be in a lane with no cars immediately behind them was still a mystery to Sam.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-size: 19.8px;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 21.78px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 19.8px;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 19.8px;"><i><b></b></i><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> Okay, whoa...my opinion? Both Zach and Sam seem to be very fidgety about something. It sounds like an accident in the making. Give me chapter 1! I've got to find out what is going on here. Are they possibly on a lead to find Lisa???<br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">What do you think? Would you keep reading?</span></div></div></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLCY9IpaH97s1spkdDMDRW5kjAoe2abrS6yb1BHBteqDhU9MT5nnzXDyGJrYFHiUQXRSpHnEnhqAsw34ZbPpVM6DQFV8JFnHQP5KpHe7q50SKsCkCdfz121DDV5C2YGoJKSeSyJN6cmMDjFAsuncnSQUBpkpgzmWHaMELagrOn_OMp_rWaHPVttIgRWzf/s465/About%20the%20Author%20-%20hanging.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="465" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLCY9IpaH97s1spkdDMDRW5kjAoe2abrS6yb1BHBteqDhU9MT5nnzXDyGJrYFHiUQXRSpHnEnhqAsw34ZbPpVM6DQFV8JFnHQP5KpHe7q50SKsCkCdfz121DDV5C2YGoJKSeSyJN6cmMDjFAsuncnSQUBpkpgzmWHaMELagrOn_OMp_rWaHPVttIgRWzf/s320/About%20the%20Author%20-%20hanging.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-u-19KyShaSs7hRiwBWZFkFqiV3l5Hg3K_mSGMi-vcHv5HGm2uaa5Bm6Nhcr8_l4QfoxTh88gHMWF0MieGsI44C0q7-V-U7HN1NTzrs1Y_f7tzgUlbI8kH5R4ua1tVDJrNpb8VXbuszh6Y_upOL504wKxLmqaONPrB6Y9YtmwTrxgd2jglSqkLBhfM-Dr/s486/Linda%20Armstrong-Miller.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-u-19KyShaSs7hRiwBWZFkFqiV3l5Hg3K_mSGMi-vcHv5HGm2uaa5Bm6Nhcr8_l4QfoxTh88gHMWF0MieGsI44C0q7-V-U7HN1NTzrs1Y_f7tzgUlbI8kH5R4ua1tVDJrNpb8VXbuszh6Y_upOL504wKxLmqaONPrB6Y9YtmwTrxgd2jglSqkLBhfM-Dr/s320/Linda%20Armstrong-Miller.png" width="319" /></a></div><br />Linda Armstrong-Miller
has worked in the medical field for over twenty years. In that time she
has worked as a counselor, registered nurse in the emergency room, ICU,
Recovery Room, and she has worked with children placed in psychiatric
hospitals. She understands when a family is in crisis and she has been
with them during their time of distress, depression, anxiety and
difficulty. She believes in God and uses her belief as well as her
experience when writing. Blood and Water is her second book published.
Touched is her first book. Currently she is working on a young adult
trilogy. <p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Website: <a href="http://www.lindaarmstrongmillerauthor.com">http://www.lindaarmstrongmillerauthor.com </a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lindaam1">https://twitter.com/lindaam1 </a></span></p>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100039732613292">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100039732613292</a></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-87863528614374883322023-07-11T21:00:00.001-07:002023-07-11T21:00:00.136-07:00 {BOOK TRAILER} BECOMING FLAWESOME BY KRISTINA MAND-LAKHIANI #BecomingFlawesome #booktrailer <p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qxvVzjTgH80" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">BOOK DETAILS</span></b></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVMDxJvRm9v6ZnUFqJxhlQirUJTEdbxzO3v0EQo6mU-hlKh-Z-FomnRnQ_UTN2j58GCJjopoqN2fzWYWxPSH5iWdjDx9bBkpgrSYlFZ6TgsYyQNhSNH05ubgbBKJ03QFY1FXUnM0tzDYLSUUo_SIYqSs261vSfXw7bhbTDGl1K4D8lg6Cq8zZuoWRNIrC/s927/Becoming%20Flawesome%20lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVMDxJvRm9v6ZnUFqJxhlQirUJTEdbxzO3v0EQo6mU-hlKh-Z-FomnRnQ_UTN2j58GCJjopoqN2fzWYWxPSH5iWdjDx9bBkpgrSYlFZ6TgsYyQNhSNH05ubgbBKJ03QFY1FXUnM0tzDYLSUUo_SIYqSs261vSfXw7bhbTDGl1K4D8lg6Cq8zZuoWRNIrC/w414-h640/Becoming%20Flawesome%20lg.jpg" width="414" /></a></span></b></div><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div><p></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: black;">Title: Becoming Flawesome</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: black;"> Author: Kristina Mand-Lakhiani</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: black;"> Publisher: Hay House Publishing</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: black;"> Pages: 280</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: black;"> Genre:</span><span style="color: black;"> Nonfiction</span></span></span></p><h2 style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d3e50; font-family: helvetica_condensedmedium; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">BOOK BLURB:</b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Cherry Swash;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash;"></span></span></h2>
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</p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-6a0182e4-7fff-d643-a53b-8a71c652a737" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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;">Perfection. We all dream of living by it, feeling it, </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;">being</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;"> it…</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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;"><br /></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;">And it is in the name of perfection that we demonise our flaws, make ourselves ‘less-than,’ and render ourselves vulnerable to the shame of not being good enough.</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;"><br /></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;"><br /></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;">We live in a society that subliminally encourages us to wear metaphorical masks, slay our inner sadness, and ignore our imperfections, or as Kristina refers to them, her ‘dragons.’ </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Even within the world of personal development and spirituality, toxic perfectionism lurks in the shadows. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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;">In Kristina’s upcoming book </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;">Becoming Flawesome #BecomingFlawesome</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;">, she reflects on her own story, her </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">battle against perfectionism</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;">, and what it took for her to return to what she now deems to be her most authentic self. Being described as “</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10 years worth of therapy in one book,</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><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;">Becoming Flawsome</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;"> is a celebration of our whole selves, warts and all, and the glory that is to be found in living in our truth. </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;"><br /></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;"><br /></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;">Every chapter is closed with reflection points and exercises to encourage the readers to dive deep into the essence of who they truly are, what their values are, and how to navigate an oftentimes overwhelming world. </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;"><br /></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;"><br /></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;">In this book, Kristina breaks the mold as she takes the reader on a journey through:</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;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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;">The dark, controversial side of ‘personal growth,’ and the insecurities that thrive on it</span></span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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;">Self-care vs self-love, and why you need both</span></span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; 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color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The ‘Hermione Syndrome,’ and how to diagnose if you’re secretly suffering from it</span></span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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;">How to create aligned lifestyle habits that stick</span></span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; 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font-size: 21.78px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;">About Kristina Mand-Lakhiani</span><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BHYz1-0BzJ4XUOGIIZwnymF4WHLyQ8ZP/view?usp=share_link"></a></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHf5DW5DpMfmIj2CaQJah_iEqff43OXhT3rYS3DEHsuYK-rVLk_3caEuhnwW66zqzHqxEds0n28nL_LO-cY7c8h3zDp53TwGj_XaQG3uiCnuuI99dVTYhC_CMKPCZ345_flZF84kjZ48PaP410QModp9_1fEr0q6uwkaph1Bm5yNzFIAizV66gZcaOX8a-/s752/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="752" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHf5DW5DpMfmIj2CaQJah_iEqff43OXhT3rYS3DEHsuYK-rVLk_3caEuhnwW66zqzHqxEds0n28nL_LO-cY7c8h3zDp53TwGj_XaQG3uiCnuuI99dVTYhC_CMKPCZ345_flZF84kjZ48PaP410QModp9_1fEr0q6uwkaph1Bm5yNzFIAizV66gZcaOX8a-/s320/Kristina%20Mand-Lakhiani%20lg.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Kristina Mand-Lakhiani is an international speaker, entrepreneur, artist, philanthropist, and mother of 2 kids. As a co-founder of <a href="http://mindvalley.com/">Mindvalley</a>,
a leading publisher in the personal growth industry, Kristina dedicated
the last 20 years of her career from teachers like Michael Beckwith,
Bob Proctor, Lisa Nichols, and many more. </span><p></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">She
started her career in a government office in her native Estonia and, by
her mid-20s, achieved a level of success mostly known to male
politicians at the end of their careers. It was shortly after that
Kristina and her then-husband Vishen founded Mindvalley. From a small
meditation business operating out of the couple’s apartment in New York,
the company quickly grew into a global educational organization
offering top training for peak human performance to hundreds of
thousands of students all around the world. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Kristina
believes life is too important to be taken seriously and makes sure to
bring fun into every one of her roles: as a teacher, mother,
entrepreneur, philanthropist, and world traveller. Kristina helps her
students to virtually hack happiness by taking them through her unique
framework - “Hacking happiness” - a unique framework of balancing your
life, taking in every moment, and paying close attention to the small
daily choices. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Kristina is also the author of three transformational quests - <a href="https://kristinamand.com/7-days-to-happiness/">"7 Days To Happiness</a>", <a href="https://kristinamand.com/#programs">"Live By Your Own Rules.</a>”
and "The Art of Being Flawesome". Kristina talks about personal
transformation, authenticity, understanding and accepting oneself, and a
path to happiness.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">In July 2023, with the help of Hay House Publishing, Kristina releases her very first book - "<a href="http://mindvalley.com/book/flawesome">Becoming Flawesome</a>"
#BecomingFlawesome. In her book, Kristina shares her own journey from
being on top of a personal growth empire like Mindvalley to stepping
aside, conscious uncoupling from her husband, and walking her path
towards being more honest with herself. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Website: <a href="https://kristinamand.com/">https://kristinamand.com/</a></span></span></p>
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thrilled to announce the release of Celia Bonaduce's new book, SMOOTH: LIFE HACKS TO GET YOU SMOOTHLY THROUGH CHEMO today!
To help celebrate, we are asking our readers if you can please pretty
please pick up a copy at<a href="https://tinyurl.com/ywf2mjc3" style="color: #15a3a3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> and come back and tell us how you liked it? Or, leave a review while you're there!</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Cookie;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Cookie;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Cookie;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_YQg3D-e1x-w-MLw4xzXhfb8vcZXhjOwQQwjevdideQwAv5z_zT4vMFyLyLmhOmINbVqKYAe9gft0iVgyTiQ201VU0EETyT1fMLZlvSmJuJ9_LvdeCMr8bKyFsq_YarJaqS1a5N3FbLWHl_r7Fh12gZYDHkU2iO5MbOFIhQHKNJJpXfXkvgU93k/s716/happy%20book%20birthday%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="716" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_YQg3D-e1x-w-MLw4xzXhfb8vcZXhjOwQQwjevdideQwAv5z_zT4vMFyLyLmhOmINbVqKYAe9gft0iVgyTiQ201VU0EETyT1fMLZlvSmJuJ9_LvdeCMr8bKyFsq_YarJaqS1a5N3FbLWHl_r7Fh12gZYDHkU2iO5MbOFIhQHKNJJpXfXkvgU93k/w553-h254/happy%20book%20birthday%206.jpg" width="553" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Cookie;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Congratulations, Celia, on your new release, Smooth: Life Hacks to Get You Smoothly Through Chemo!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFb3Vu5YzgtG3pasHxFOq6_uLmh99Sq4NN15HPIqbbFxNIQCJc9RNVWcAC6izSQJ6IzawYX_aUcrj1BHXVjQbKo5XwTVuU8p1YaphcH48H1_w3y7VfcaIKwlxY0j7zk5tHmYV5V4WDfPM/s1600/balloons+2.png" style="color: #15a3a3; 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font-size: 14pt;">Title: Smooth: Life Hacks To Get You Smoothly Through Chemo</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Author: Celia Bonaduce</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Publisher: BookBaby</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Pages: 100</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Genre: Nonfiction<br />
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<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">When cancer got in the
way of Celia traveling for her day job as a field producer on the hit
HGTV show, House Hunters, she did not let it stop her creativity. While
the road to her first nonfiction book was anything but SMOOTH, it was a
path that Celia felt compelled to explore. This collection of life hacks
comes from Celia’s own experiences living through chemo. </span></p>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Amazon:<a href="https://amzn.to/3pmQoFa"> https://amzn.to/3pmQoFa</a></span><p><span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX5fwfa8X_ZOWqrVsfm3BPuRVnATj-K-76_UwNBVqPJHxnkFZizxnZT8wLQpWWLoX7oiagxM10QQF_QPnI4DyBhjeePJwUYFAgcpt8atx0SQWlWYaEeH81F-NvTrynPIR4MxY0y_oMDxX5yACNiEntWUDY4aRWBOxiedksWftEC7_IBnpGBNAXDk67g/s782/Smooth%20happy%20book%20birthday%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="618" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX5fwfa8X_ZOWqrVsfm3BPuRVnATj-K-76_UwNBVqPJHxnkFZizxnZT8wLQpWWLoX7oiagxM10QQF_QPnI4DyBhjeePJwUYFAgcpt8atx0SQWlWYaEeH81F-NvTrynPIR4MxY0y_oMDxX5yACNiEntWUDY4aRWBOxiedksWftEC7_IBnpGBNAXDk67g/w506-h640/Smooth%20happy%20book%20birthday%202.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-weight: 700;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-weight: 700;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-weight: 700;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLYcij7jSwh7BUEJmoGteBpo2Rc2h8fg7leGoLwPZC6OXQV7z15QM44Zgwfl_A-fBy9MU8700CXTXrXOQJiLyUl6nqlYYuDrGSQVO5d59YJH8sPYxJai9iuyLf6h7omlcMfUALATA1TVXCfTFlg06XL9cBa7FlWl6Dh5RmS5HaJcPxnaOobSjYw5eLQ/s266/excerpt%20books.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="111" data-original-width="266" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLYcij7jSwh7BUEJmoGteBpo2Rc2h8fg7leGoLwPZC6OXQV7z15QM44Zgwfl_A-fBy9MU8700CXTXrXOQJiLyUl6nqlYYuDrGSQVO5d59YJH8sPYxJai9iuyLf6h7omlcMfUALATA1TVXCfTFlg06XL9cBa7FlWl6Dh5RmS5HaJcPxnaOobSjYw5eLQ/s1600/excerpt%20books.png" width="266" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; font-weight: 700;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span><p></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">One test had led to the next and then the next. I’d had two mammograms, an ultrasound, and a biopsy. So when the call came, I was ready.</span></span></i></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Hi, Celia…” my doctor said, her voice trailing off. “It’s cancer.”</span></span></i></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Yeah,” I said, picturing my life as a novelist and a TV producer grinding to an immediate halt. “My village would have to be missing its idiot for me to not have suspected this.”</span></span></i></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So then I did the breast cancer thing—lumpectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation. I learned a lot about breast cancer (for example, that mine was Stage 1-B triple-negative breast cancer). But here’s a secret: while there are lots of books out there about women’s personal stories during their breast cancer journeys, when you’re going through it, you don’t give a rat’s ass about anyone else’s story. You just want to know how to get through it yourself.</span></span></i></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This isn’t a personal retrospective, nor is it a medical journal. But I do have some recommendations I’d like to pass along—just some ideas that might make your life easier during this most stressful of times. All the products mentioned are my personal favorites from my own chemo adventure. No company has endorsed, sponsored, or bribed me. The photographs of the products are beautiful and professional looking because my beautiful and professional friend Justine shot them.</span></span></i></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As you start your journey, you will wonder where you will get the mental as well as physical strength to voluntarily show up for chemo month after month. But you will find that strength or that strength will find you. I hope these tips will make your trip easier.</span></span></i></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Because it’s all about you.</span></span></i></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As it should be.</span></span></i></h2>
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award-winning novelist, podcast writer, and television producer. Celia
spent fifteen years as a producer-director in lifestyle programming on
shows that include ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and HGTV’s House
Hunters and Tiny House Hunters. As a novelist with Kensington
Publishing, Celia has written three trilogies: the Venice Beach
Romances, the Fat Chance, Texas series, and the Tiny House Novels. The
Tiny House Novel series won top honors with a Grand Finalist nod from
the New Apple Official Selection, first place in the Book Excellence
Awards and Gold from both the National Federation of Press Women and the
Elite Choice Awards. Celia is also a co-author of <i>A Texas Kind of Christmas</i>, an Amazon #1 Best Seller in Historical Romance that took Gold from the National Federation of Press Women. </span><p></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Title: Babe in the Woods</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> Author: Jude Hopkins</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> Publisher: Wild Rose Press</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> Pages: 292</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> Genre:</span><span style="color: black;"> </span>Women's Fiction</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p>
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</p><p>It’s September 1995, the first year of the rest of HADLEY TODD’S life. After a decade in Los Angeles, trying and failing to launch her career as a playwright, Hadley has returned to her hometown in rural New York to write and to be closer to her lonely, ailing father–not that he always welcomes the help. Between looking after him and teaching Shakespeare to teenage malcontents at the local high school, Hadley is determined to produce a masterpiece before 36. She even joins a writing group, thinking the structure will keep her focused. Hadley hopes to channel her recent heartbreak from being dumped in L.A. into writing a play about the last moment of a woman’s innocence, a play that an agent friend in Hollywood has promised to produce. But she struggles with writer’s block and seeks inspiration.</p>
<p>Enter TREY HARDING, a young, handsome sports reporter for a local radio station who covers sports at the high school where Hadley teaches. Trey reminds Hadley of her L.A. ex and is the perfect spark to touch off her imagination. Trey has two girlfriends who work at the school, giving Hadley a great perch from which to watch and write down their interactions. The fact that Trey is an aspiring rock star and she has L.A. record biz connections makes the alliance perfect. She dangles promises of music biz glory while watching his moves. But after they both go to Hollywood, Hadley learns that believing in herself is all the inspiration she needs.<br /></p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">“Listen,” he said while taking her right hand in his. “We shook these hands on a deal that said you’d introduce me to someone in the music biz, right?”</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">She nodded. His hand was smooth and dry. She ever-so-slightly tightened her fingers in his grip.</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">“Then let’s skip these so-called lessons. I’ve already made arrangements through a friend to get a demo made this weekend. So all you have to do is honor that handshake and arrange for me to meet your connection in Hollywood, OK? Just a name, a phone call to introduce me.”</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">Her play would fail with no inspiration. And stuck with carrying out the worst part of the deal! How did this happen?</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">“OK,” she said, but not in a commanding voice.</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">“Good,” he said. He released her hand, breaking what she worried might be the last physical connection she’d ever have with him.</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">He grabbed his guitar case and headed for the door.</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">“Wait!” she shouted at him, taking long strides to keep him from leaving. “One more thing. What about you?”</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">“What about me what?”</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">“You. Have you ever fallen in love?”</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">He winked at her. “All the time.”</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">She’d have the last word, something she realized was important to her. “I think it’s wrong, all these women you lead on. Don’t you? I mean, they may get attached, fall for you. But you seem to use them, to see what you can get out of them for your own purposes. I think that’s wrong, They’re human beings, after all. With feelings.”</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">He turned around, his eyes drained of any light. “They use me, too. It’s not like they’re not getting anything out of it.”</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">“What am I getting out of this?” she asked him, if not rhetorically.</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">He stood on one hip, a move that made him appear more rakish than usual. “I really don’t know, Miss Todd. I wondered that myself. I thought perhaps you were bored or intrigued. Or maybe you’re a control freak.” He took a step toward her so he was within half an inch of her face. “Or maybe you’re just like the rest and can’t resist me.”</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">Hadley stood her ground. “How do you know when it’s over? The moment when love, or lust, turns into something else. Something not as passionate?”</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">“I don’t think about it,” he said, returning her gaze. “It’s something that happens. Maybe it’s not one moment. It just is.”</i></span></h2>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>He turned around and walked out of the room.</i> </span></span></h2>
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</p><p style="text-align: left;">Jude Hopkins has published essays in The Los Angeles Times, Medium, and elsewhere, as well as poetry in numerous journals and magazines. Her work can be found on her website at <a href="http://www.judehopkinswriting.net">judehopkinswriting.net</a>.</p>
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line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">Title: Larimar: Fateful Connections</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"> Author: Karen Charles</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"> Publisher: BookBaby</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"> Pages: 91</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"> Genre:</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Thriller</span></span></p><h2 style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d3e50; font-family: helvetica_condensedmedium; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">BOOK BLURB:</b></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Fateful Connections tells the story of four people brought together
by the tragic events of 9/11 in the United States. These four
individuals were attending a conference in Seattle, Washington, and
found it nearly impossible to make it back to their homes, which were
scattered across the country. They decide to rent a car and drive
together, as they cannot get any flights home. As rental cars are also
impossible to come upon, they find a friend who has access to a
repossessed car, which he is willing to rent out. Unbeknownst to the
friends, the rightful owner of the car wants his car back, and as they
find out, hidden inside the car are drugs and guns. What ensues is a
dangerous journey which impacts the four friends’ lives forever. The
story follows them on their harrowing journey home, then one and two
years later as they meet up for an annual reunion. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">The strengths of this story are the easy-to-read narrative and
compelling plot. The author introduces four intriguing main characters,
as well as a number of antagonists, who hunt down the friends and engage
in dangerous and illegal plans to not only recapture their guns and
drugs, but also kill the friends so there are no witnesses to their
illegal activities. The reader is instantly drawn into the storyline,
and moves along with the characters as they experience fear, joy, love,
and relief. The plot is compelling, and the reader cannot help but
become invested in the lives of these four main characters.</span></p>
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and educator. She lives with her husband on a beautiful bay in
Washington State. Her latest book is the thriller, Fateful Connections.<p></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Website: <a href="https://karenrabe18.wixsite.com/my-site-2">https://karenrabe18.wixsite.com/my-site-2</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Twitter: <span style="font-family: Cherry Swash;"><a href="https://twitter.com/karenra24229683">https://twitter.com/karenra24229683</a></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/s640/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="color: #5a5a5a; font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="640" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/w640-h398/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-21609094893387978362023-06-13T21:00:00.000-07:002023-06-13T21:00:00.152-07:00🏰 Author Interview Featuring Marilyn Meredith, Author of A Final Farewell<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGCMCpSHSGYZjApi6SHrFIpXGbo8NuF6OItK1Be5AU71p17V5q22C6_YqAB85ijzwb0MdFyP9mE9fXfkxD_w_sbwdaYKaLSZUVewGOVIehrLkr65iT0nqTXFnFjTu93MI0dRcPCn0HNdEiezWhIptVANY_S_5L_Y_K9mcjjP0vG0dV7zk5V8_Bxndsg/s445/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="407" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGCMCpSHSGYZjApi6SHrFIpXGbo8NuF6OItK1Be5AU71p17V5q22C6_YqAB85ijzwb0MdFyP9mE9fXfkxD_w_sbwdaYKaLSZUVewGOVIehrLkr65iT0nqTXFnFjTu93MI0dRcPCn0HNdEiezWhIptVANY_S_5L_Y_K9mcjjP0vG0dV7zk5V8_Bxndsg/s320/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" width="293" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Handlee; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;">I have a very talented lady here today to tell us all about her new mystery, <i>A Final Farewell</i></span><span style="color: #111111;">. Her name is Marilyn Meredith</span><span style="color: #111111;">. Marilyn is the author of over forty published novels, including the award-winning Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and on the board of the Public Safety Writers Association. She's taught writing in many venues and appeared on numerous panels at mystery cons. Her home is in the foothills of the Southern Sierra, a place much like the fictional Bear Creek of the Tempe Crabtree mysteries. When not writing, Marilyn enjoys spending time with her large family. Visit her website at </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Handlee;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://fictionforyou.com"><b>http://fictionforyou.com</b></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Handlee; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111;">. Connect with her on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/marilynmeredith ">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marilynmeredith">Facebook</a>.<br /></span></span></span><p></p><div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s388/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="color: #bb0300; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hfEsm3yH_6ZrNEirMiWGdlnwa90FsFob6SSnvkJCmc7tm78dZ0D92jfTdllZBL18ZskNq8BqsSl56_AQhKItCSCcEWxl2GrHUacNSvW1NWZ-XfOSYH5xa8_7e1805WRwzEsgjAUJgJKK/s320/book+bloggin+princess+interview.png" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 23.958px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b>Thank you for this interview! I’d like to know more about you as a person first. What do you do when you’re not writing?</b></span></p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/s445/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="407" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/w43-h46/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" width="43" />
</a><p style="text-align: left;">I have a huge family, from five children we now have many grand children, great grands, and as of this writing, nine great-greats, with one more on the way. I love spending time with any of these off spring whether in person or using Facetime. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I’m an avid reader too. I’ve always loved to read. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And of course, there are my friends. I have my church friends, my writing friends, and all my Facebook friends. I love keeping in touch with all of them. I’m still in touch with a few of the women I went to high school with, and some of the girls (now women) who were in the Camp Fire Girls group I led for nearly ten years. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I recently lost my husband of 71 years, and of course, I miss him, but love remembering all the things we did together. </p>
</div><p></p></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p><b>When did you start writing?</b></p><p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/s445/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="407" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/w43-h46/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" width="43" /></a></span></span>I began way back even before I was in grammar school, and I kept on writing. Besides stories, I wrote plays and articles, and I served as editor for several years for the PTA newsletter. However, I didn’t get published until I was a grandmother.</p><p><b>As a published author, what would you say was the most pivotal point of your writing life?</b></p><p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/s445/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="407" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/w43-h46/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" width="43" /></a></span></span>
</p></span></span><p>Joining a writers’ critique group taught me so much about writing. The first one educated me about point-of-view, something I really didn’t understand. I learned how to accept helpful criticism, most important for any writer. </p>
<p>The second group I belonged to for many, many years. In this one I learned more about getting published, grammar rules and when you could break them, writing good openings, and natural sounding dialogue. They helped me polish many manuscripts and served as a first editor. </p>
<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p><b>If you could go anywhere in the world to start writing your next book, where would that be and why?</b></p><p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/s445/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="407" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/w43-h46/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" width="43" /></a></span></span>I do my best writing here at home. However, if I’m writing about a place I’ve never been before, or one I haven’t visited for several years, I’d go where I needed to do necessary research. <br /></p><p><b>If you had 4 hours of extra time today, what would you do?</b></p><p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/s445/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="407" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/w43-h46/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" width="43" /></a></span></span>Relax and maybe take a nap. I get up around 4 a.m. First I take care of any necessary chores, and then I sit down at my computer and work.</p><p><b>Where would you like to set a story that you haven’t done yet?</b></p><p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/s445/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="407" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/w43-h46/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" width="43" /></a></span></span>What I’m doing now is stepping back in time and writing a memoir about when I was a child during World War II. It’s amazing what memories are popping up. I’m also having to do a lot of research about things I can’t remember, or don’t know enough about. <br /></p><p><b>Why was writing <i>A Final Farewell </i>so important to you?</b></p><p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/s445/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="407" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/w43-h46/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" width="43" /></a></span></span>It was time to end the series. Though <em>A Final Farewell </em>is listed as #20 on Amazon, it’s really the 21<sup>st</sup> in the series, as the first one,<em> A Deadly Trail </em>is
listed as #0. The reason is because it was published after the first
four books in the series. I knew I needed to put together a satisfying
ending to the Tempe Crabtree mystery series, and I hope I’ve done that
with <em>A Final Farewell.</em></p><p><b>Any final words?</b></p><p style="font-size: 19.8px; margin: 0in;">
</p><p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/s445/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="407" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHqEiW3kBpx-jI89mVCfh8W1SUj2TUmtIUGmpGv9nCvG1kKP5hGaEluYo_yq4Y_5hYByM2rYGbSMgGgqY5pyMOt-6FUpoYeHcx-Q2dJIv0Q1pKaSfn_ESlZ7T6l1tV8i4WaCu8cTmPLspKvzyk_SyutuW5I-2jnYOySfQ7ovBKQXTMJm38PY-bAAl6g/w43-h46/Marilyn%20Meredith%20author.jpg" width="43" /></a></span></span>
</p></span></span><p>I’ve had a wonderful writing career. I’ve written two mystery series; besides the Tempe Crabtree series, I wrote the Rocky Bluff P.D. series using the name F. M. Meredith. I’ve written eleven stand-alones, and two cookbooks. </p>
<p>Along the way, I’ve met many wonderful writers and readers, and attended mystery and writing conferences all over the country. </p>
<p>It’s been great.</p><p> </p>
<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p></p></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">About A Final Farewell...</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /></p><p><span style="color: black;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSq2k7nEoRhu0dSXBOZuiyFZj2_sFnPZHwwgsguCYycnllrqWMg0wu4Y6qhmVFOT3GSMwyzrTSBsMWqFkTGwYjVPC9vNbaYu6g_5raa0UcAIQSlT0pdcnPNV6QgLiZHyHDWT49UYlXE-rimHxps7t2YpFs-8iqiaiM1ROIkJ3Ss7TCVBeORn0a_rtXuw/s900/A%20Final%20Farewell%20lg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSq2k7nEoRhu0dSXBOZuiyFZj2_sFnPZHwwgsguCYycnllrqWMg0wu4Y6qhmVFOT3GSMwyzrTSBsMWqFkTGwYjVPC9vNbaYu6g_5raa0UcAIQSlT0pdcnPNV6QgLiZHyHDWT49UYlXE-rimHxps7t2YpFs-8iqiaiM1ROIkJ3Ss7TCVBeORn0a_rtXuw/s320/A%20Final%20Farewell%20lg.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>A woman’s body found in a neighbor’s pond piques Tempe’s curiosity.
It isn’t long before she is enmeshed in the intrigue and gossip
surrounding the mystery.<p></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Miqui Sherwood has two handsome suitors both wanting to marry her. Does either one have any ties to the murder victim?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Tempe’s life is threatened, and the health of Tempe’s friend and mentor, Nick Two John, is failing.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Amazon: <a href="https://amzn.to/40YLA5V">https://amzn.to/40YLA5V</a></span></p><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="font-size: 19.8px; margin: 0in;"><br /><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p></span></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-37121369658778959972023-06-12T21:00:00.000-07:002023-06-12T21:00:00.134-07:00🏰 {BOOK TRAILER} LARIMAR: GEM OF THE SEA BY CHRISTINE E. SCHULZE #booktrailer <div><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FbEkFXk-A1E" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px;"></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">BOOK DETAILS</span></b></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBu9Xya8M4NpXKSzCeRIFpI1nfua4lLK_HCS8G9w1Z0-qv3KKiVTwGww1JNJmYUZCPDPEg_85TeW1lq6-pivH0OkgqjWahwW98Ax4sn43fzBN9Cm0ppR9KQI5j6IsipA5cq-LgxVVIqHZRFhjmpNUOINpg09nMBrCdXp88YtYOTD-GQkeghkOhrmwcpg/s626/Larimar%20lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="418" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBu9Xya8M4NpXKSzCeRIFpI1nfua4lLK_HCS8G9w1Z0-qv3KKiVTwGww1JNJmYUZCPDPEg_85TeW1lq6-pivH0OkgqjWahwW98Ax4sn43fzBN9Cm0ppR9KQI5j6IsipA5cq-LgxVVIqHZRFhjmpNUOINpg09nMBrCdXp88YtYOTD-GQkeghkOhrmwcpg/w428-h640/Larimar%20lg.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div><p></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Title: Larimar: Gem of the Sea</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> Author: Christine E. Schulze</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> Publisher: KDP Publishing</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> Pages: 140</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> Genre:</span><span style="color: black;"> </span>YA | Fantasy</span></p><h2 style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #2d3e50; font-family: helvetica_condensedmedium; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">BOOK BLURB:</b></h2><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start;">
</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">A Fearless captain and a mysterious girl who walks on water. An
underwater city and a destined deadly curse. What could possibly go
wrong?</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Captain Jorah is renowned for being one of the youngest explorers to
ever sail Zephyrian waters. He’s also notorious for landing his crew in
situations they hadn’t counted on, involving man-eating mermaids and
other dangerous misadventures.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">When Jorah decides to search for the legendary underwater City of
Larimar, he doesn’t account for the quest that follows. After being
rescued from shipwreck by a mysterious young woman who walks on water
and carries a singing seashell around her neck, he soon finds himself
reunited with an old friend once thought lost to him. Before he knows
it, he’s caught up in a race against time to save her yet again, this
time from a looming prophecy about a deadly serpent destined to consume
her entire race.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Can Jorah help her save her people before the dark prophecy completes itself?</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><em>The Amielian Legends</em> is a collection of stand-alone young adult books, all set in the same fantastic universe, that can be read in any order. Read <em>Larimar: Gem of the Sea</em> today to discover new worlds filled with adventure, diverse characters, and whimsical magic.<br /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Amazon</strong>: <a href="https://amzn.to/44u4tQY">https://amzn.to/44u4tQY</a> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Audible: </strong><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Larimar-Gem-of-the-Sea-Audiobook/B0BZDYVKWY">https://www.audible.com/pd/Larimar-Gem-of-the-Sea-Audiobook/B0BZDYVKWY</a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p></div><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFRbaTG7Dt0t22FO24ryHPbmMxaITZExp_s_8gzlPD7pNzo3lbGaBxoxnh3HfGrNKgR9CBqMjMxIn9eD16PC2_bI7Ol5gKf4OIEQA6vtwLtgEjBCZBfCLxaYd8EGvn9cy9FkwVImWPpwE/s640/popcorn.png" style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFRbaTG7Dt0t22FO24ryHPbmMxaITZExp_s_8gzlPD7pNzo3lbGaBxoxnh3HfGrNKgR9CBqMjMxIn9eD16PC2_bI7Ol5gKf4OIEQA6vtwLtgEjBCZBfCLxaYd8EGvn9cy9FkwVImWPpwE/s320/popcorn.png" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></p></div><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: start;" /></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Larimar: Gem of the Sea </b>is available at:</span></div><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start;"><br style="font-size: 21.78px;" /></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 21.78px;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44u4tQY " style="color: #5a5a5a; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Baby-Second-Chance-Stillwater/dp/1335456252/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8" border="0" data-original-height="89" data-original-width="336" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcyGG8bvBanpIfNK4DIq-sgooJ0-uvlpMYiN2bk3YKRLJCu4Sr5-a8Wi5khvXnb8dal7OQh8E-CCE9orw2l2V-mQAn0Wwco_UpkBJ4Wr4cq6A9ljRyt1b6TJAK06jmf7KqYaTW33tddk/s200/amazon+button.png" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 21.78px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;">About Christine E. Schulze<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OWHQjP_SNsSWVAHt6ZwP_3Zj9SV25oRm0RlsmxjHYq6pmTXKRdiacPBTZAyyZyERviU2tQeWnTeb8NC_ivPZQhpiARK31VZwFCdPp9mNdAbJCpbMAF3MhmduCmcSvKim6SGw_rE2EEdn_VySah8Tn3OO_lQOs4H2H34U40TnVsQhFUBQZBRMOWiP9g/s1080/Christine%20E.%20Schulze%20lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OWHQjP_SNsSWVAHt6ZwP_3Zj9SV25oRm0RlsmxjHYq6pmTXKRdiacPBTZAyyZyERviU2tQeWnTeb8NC_ivPZQhpiARK31VZwFCdPp9mNdAbJCpbMAF3MhmduCmcSvKim6SGw_rE2EEdn_VySah8Tn3OO_lQOs4H2H34U40TnVsQhFUBQZBRMOWiP9g/s320/Christine%20E.%20Schulze%20lg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Christine E. Schulze has been living in
castles, exploring magical worlds, and creating fantastical adventures
and romances since she was too young to even write of such stories. Her
collection of young adult and children’s fantasy books, <em>The Amielian Legacy</em>,
is comprised of series and stand-alone books that can all be read
separately, but also weave together to create a single, amazing fantasy.<p></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">One of her main aspirations for <em>The Amielian Legacy</em>
is to create fantasy stories with characters that connect with readers
from many different backgrounds. Her current focus is to include
racially diverse characters and those with disabilities. The latter is
inspired by Schulze working with adults with autism and other
developmental disabilities at Trinity Services in Southern Illinois.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Schulze draws much of her inspiration from
favorite authors like Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Diana Wynne Jones,
favorite games like <em>The Legend of Zelda</em>, and especially from the people in her life. Some of her exciting ventures include the publication of her award-winning <em>Bloodmaiden</em>, as well as <em>The Gailean Quartet</em> with Words Matter Publishing. Her books for younger readers include <em>In the Land of Giants</em> and <em>The Amazing Captain K</em>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Christine currently lives in a cozy Hobbit hole, but you can visit her on her website: <a href="http://christineschulze.com">http://christineschulze.com</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.authorchristineschulze.com/">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/AuthorCESchulze">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/authorchristineschulze/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@the_enchanted_book_queen">Tiktok</a></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/s640/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="color: #5a5a5a; font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="640" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/w640-h398/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-1931000940952199662023-06-07T05:32:00.004-07:002023-06-07T05:32:49.180-07:00Happy Book Birthday: BABE IN THE WOODS by JUDE HOPKINS @heyjudenotjudy #bookbirthday #BabeInTheWoods<div><p><br /></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/AVvXsEiQmB_5_ERndCCrnatUQZxXgzU5NF4gKt_Gx4STav5NoKIgZcS2i6tpQRMIhueL6bjTRgxKKHTG3EV17lmPoP1D8Wd8RQ8jpFqCZ1VpTFxSPFPwzmxvhIrNlF3B2lvGpLasmV8uI-jZEqjV5xTotAs1KHsmeXQdUiQKsYYSrkixD-wDhiPqOWaz3VE/s640/Babe%20in%20the%20Woods%20Happy%20Book%20Birthday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmB_5_ERndCCrnatUQZxXgzU5NF4gKt_Gx4STav5NoKIgZcS2i6tpQRMIhueL6bjTRgxKKHTG3EV17lmPoP1D8Wd8RQ8jpFqCZ1VpTFxSPFPwzmxvhIrNlF3B2lvGpLasmV8uI-jZEqjV5xTotAs1KHsmeXQdUiQKsYYSrkixD-wDhiPqOWaz3VE/w585-h439/Babe%20in%20the%20Woods%20Happy%20Book%20Birthday.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Cookie;"><span>We're
thrilled to announce the release of Jude Hopkins' Babe in the Woods today!
To help celebrate, we are asking our readers if you can please pretty
please pick up a copy at<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Babe-Woods-Jude-Hopkins/dp/1509248439/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UDYUTWUIQRZR&keywords=jude+hopkins+babe+in+the+woods&qid=1677248702&sprefix=jude+hopkins,aps,194&sr=8-1" style="color: #15a3a3; text-decoration-line: none;"> Amazon</a> and come back and tell us how you liked it? Or, leave a review! </span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Cookie;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Cookie;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_YQg3D-e1x-w-MLw4xzXhfb8vcZXhjOwQQwjevdideQwAv5z_zT4vMFyLyLmhOmINbVqKYAe9gft0iVgyTiQ201VU0EETyT1fMLZlvSmJuJ9_LvdeCMr8bKyFsq_YarJaqS1a5N3FbLWHl_r7Fh12gZYDHkU2iO5MbOFIhQHKNJJpXfXkvgU93k/s716/happy%20book%20birthday%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="716" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_YQg3D-e1x-w-MLw4xzXhfb8vcZXhjOwQQwjevdideQwAv5z_zT4vMFyLyLmhOmINbVqKYAe9gft0iVgyTiQ201VU0EETyT1fMLZlvSmJuJ9_LvdeCMr8bKyFsq_YarJaqS1a5N3FbLWHl_r7Fh12gZYDHkU2iO5MbOFIhQHKNJJpXfXkvgU93k/w585-h269/happy%20book%20birthday%206.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Cookie;"><span>Congratulations, Jude, on your women's fiction new release, Babe in the Woods!</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFb3Vu5YzgtG3pasHxFOq6_uLmh99Sq4NN15HPIqbbFxNIQCJc9RNVWcAC6izSQJ6IzawYX_aUcrj1BHXVjQbKo5XwTVuU8p1YaphcH48H1_w3y7VfcaIKwlxY0j7zk5tHmYV5V4WDfPM/s1600/balloons+2.png" style="color: #15a3a3; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7AIw4hTdoNHsoThzhM_o_nbiQGn6kocWIaeCkF9AzCTYsLemn43kVwn9F_M9MBxDxcwCiQVQl4Jr_yCmaIAYGj5fkld5nLJrbyYHlmRe_4DWh7QMwF_HBKa_-tiNyxgp0pEegw_Kcqup0sY9QBpQNXlM5vA2B10wHp4NTpq2gbPkigUsuCLFtlE/w222-h640/Babe%20in%20the%20Woods%207.gif" width="222" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Cherry Swash;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's
September 1995, the first year of the rest of HADLEY TODD'S life. After
a decade in Los Angeles, trying and failing to launch her career as a
playwright, Hadley has returned to her hometown in rural New York to
write and to be closer to her lonely, ailing father - not that he always
welcomes the help. Between looking after him and teaching Shakespeare
to teenage malcontents at the local high school, Hadley is determined to
produce a masterpiece before 36. She even joins a writing group,
thinking the structure will keep her focused. Hadley hopes to channel
her recent heartbreak from being dumped in L.A. into writing a play
about the last moment of a woman's innocence, a play that an agent
friend in Hollywood has promised to produce. But she struggles with
writer's block and seeks inspiration.</span></span> <p></p><p><span data-mce-style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: large;">Enter
TREY HARDING, a young, handsome sports reporter for a local radio
station who covers sports at the high school where Hadley teaches. Trey
reminds Hadley of her L.A. ex and is the perfect spark to touch off her
imagination. Trey has two girlfriends who work at the school, giving
Hadley a great perch from which to watch and write down their
interactions. The fact that Trey is an aspiring rock star and she has
L.A. record biz connections makes the alliance perfect. She dangles
promises of music biz glory while watching his moves. But after they
both go to Hollywood, Hadley learns that believing in herself is all the
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Hopkins has published essays in The Los Angeles Times, Medium, and
elsewhere, as well as poetry in numerous journals and magazines. Her
work can be found on her website at <a data-mce-href="http://www.judehopkinswriting.net" href="http://www.judehopkinswriting.net">judehopkinswriting.net</a>. <p></p><p><span data-mce-style="font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 14pt;">Twitter: <a data-mce-href="http://www.twitter.com/HeyJudeNotJudy" href="http://www.twitter.com/HeyJudeNotJudy">www.twitter.com/HeyJudeNotJudy </a></span><br data-mce-bogus="1" /></p><span data-mce-style="font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;" style="color: black; font-family: Cherry Swash; font-size: 14pt;">Medium: <a data-mce-href="https://medium.com/@heyjudehopkins" href="https://medium.com/@heyjudehopkins">https://medium.com/@heyjudehopkins</a></span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E_5kzXC67ek" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> <br /></span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"> </span><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzg2aAxndG0EAOUrOmdj8CyPslod-V6yx1B6iX4Yi1kpxcSZpiEhVUzRf_s6rhBT36GwXzIgNfODsjY-WU-Say0gd4lmXYpERi2WH6gSOEPdYBZMsn9rkLyDaVJUcLjFz6Wqt7oxe_6JTCyB7JBEVnP58moieNJjygeEVp79QOuzRaBjEB6A5L2hU=s268" style="color: #15a3a3; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="268" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzg2aAxndG0EAOUrOmdj8CyPslod-V6yx1B6iX4Yi1kpxcSZpiEhVUzRf_s6rhBT36GwXzIgNfODsjY-WU-Say0gd4lmXYpERi2WH6gSOEPdYBZMsn9rkLyDaVJUcLjFz6Wqt7oxe_6JTCyB7JBEVnP58moieNJjygeEVp79QOuzRaBjEB6A5L2hU=w640-h449" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><br /></p><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494484314736807012.post-80039530904600471232023-06-06T21:00:00.001-07:002023-06-06T21:00:00.146-07:00🏰 {BOOK TRAILER} CROSSING A FINE LINE BY W.L. BROOKS #booktrailer <p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://bookblogginprincess.blogspot.com/2023/05/book-trailer-what-did-jesus-say-by-rev.html"></a>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Author: W.L. Brooks</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Publisher: The Wild Rose Press</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Pages: 314</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> Genre: </span>Romantic Suspense<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p>
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</p><p style="text-align: left;">Fletcher J. McKay has been shot, driven insane, and tortured by a
madman, so what’s one more psycho coming after her? But this foe’s
disturbing attempts to extinguish Fletch’s light leave her shaken.
Running out of options, she must consort with the enemy.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Fletcher
is undoubtedly Sheriff Noah Reed’s nemesis. Their discord began with an
irrevocable outcome of an unforeseeable trauma, but duty demands he
keeps her safe. The closer he gets, the more his loathing turns to lust.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Devastated
by loss, Fletcher agrees to go into Noah’s protective custody. Passion
takes them across the boundaries of their animosity, but is their
tentative bond enough? Or is the line between love and hate, as with
life and death, fixed. <br /></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"></p></div><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFRbaTG7Dt0t22FO24ryHPbmMxaITZExp_s_8gzlPD7pNzo3lbGaBxoxnh3HfGrNKgR9CBqMjMxIn9eD16PC2_bI7Ol5gKf4OIEQA6vtwLtgEjBCZBfCLxaYd8EGvn9cy9FkwVImWPpwE/s640/popcorn.png" style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFRbaTG7Dt0t22FO24ryHPbmMxaITZExp_s_8gzlPD7pNzo3lbGaBxoxnh3HfGrNKgR9CBqMjMxIn9eD16PC2_bI7Ol5gKf4OIEQA6vtwLtgEjBCZBfCLxaYd8EGvn9cy9FkwVImWPpwE/s320/popcorn.png" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></p></div><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: start;" /></p><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Crossing a Fine Line </b>is available at:</span></span></div><p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start;"><br style="font-size: 21.78px;" /></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 21.78px;"><a href=" https://amzn.to/3FJd33G" style="color: #5a5a5a; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Baby-Second-Chance-Stillwater/dp/1335456252/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8" border="0" data-original-height="89" data-original-width="336" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcyGG8bvBanpIfNK4DIq-sgooJ0-uvlpMYiN2bk3YKRLJCu4Sr5-a8Wi5khvXnb8dal7OQh8E-CCE9orw2l2V-mQAn0Wwco_UpkBJ4Wr4cq6A9ljRyt1b6TJAK06jmf7KqYaTW33tddk/s200/amazon+button.png" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 21.78px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;">About W.L. Brooks<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 19.8px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 19.8px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhbRaQZJOc2EAKcoNVWqbtibuTVgjfMudi5EbApnYzPo8BJbWD4p1iymFyHpeEYyQeEl8dzbcntInpCoI-egCeg86qmkrTHjCb5GheY7kQbmcisSuMQufytrQV9RUOI7PWqldCkQc17AIREVG6vJMioZW2v2hMwbbCzAwGysoZxEUPOEYE9a7YvVqUA/s266/W.L.%20Brooks%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhbRaQZJOc2EAKcoNVWqbtibuTVgjfMudi5EbApnYzPo8BJbWD4p1iymFyHpeEYyQeEl8dzbcntInpCoI-egCeg86qmkrTHjCb5GheY7kQbmcisSuMQufytrQV9RUOI7PWqldCkQc17AIREVG6vJMioZW2v2hMwbbCzAwGysoZxEUPOEYE9a7YvVqUA/s1600/W.L.%20Brooks%202.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>W.L. Brooks was born with an active
imagination. When characters come into her mind, she has to give them a
life- a chance to tell their stories. With a coffee cup in her hand and
a cat by her side, she spends her days letting the ideas flow onto
paper. A voracious reader, she draws her inspiration from mystery,
romance, suspense and a dash of the paranormal.<p></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">A native of Virginia Beach, she is
currently living in Western North Carolina. Pick up her latest novel,
Unearthing the Past - available now!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Website: <a href="http://www.wlbrooks.com/">www.wlbrooks.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/authorwlbrooks">http://www.facebook.com/authorwlbrooks</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16200243.W_L_Brooks">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16200243.W_L_Brooks</a></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/s640/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="color: #5a5a5a; font-style: italic; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="640" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rfO8Hmm-RBYJJaB3J8ApD2gM0LQWDfmM2H4nr-CR0SfMhsCVYZk5FXHV9g2E0BBpZE7Wiwr8QRiZ7YbtHfFs_KtJO0_B5_cnnLuV7iOXc8FM0ybWUOsj87s9QkeKMMdpKPnTXTgdS5wB/w640-h398/book+blogging+princess.jpg" style="border: medium none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0