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Reading Challenge 2021, Part Two
This was mystery month for me! Two mysteries are continuations of series I’ve visited before, and one is new. For a little variety, I included an inspirational historical romance. Here are my Goodreads reviews: A Nose for Crime by Noel … Continue reading →
Posted in book review, book series, cozy mystery, Faith-centered stories, free week, Goodreads Challenge, Harlequin, historical, inspirational stories, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, reading, TBR List
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Tagged A Mother for HIs Family, A Nose for Crime, Fortune Funhouse, Helena Dixon, Jana Deleon, Miss Fortune Mystery, Miss Underhay Mystery, Murder at the Dolphin Hotel, Noel Cash, Rory Harper West Haven Mystery, Susanne Dietze
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Guest: Author CeeCee James
Here is another mutual FB Friend that I asked for an interview, and only then found just how very popular and prolific a writer she is. CeeCee James is the author of a heartbreaking memoir, several stand-alone novels, plus romance … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Anthologies, author interview, author's life, autobiographies, big plans, biographies, blessings, book covers, book series, Books, careers, characters, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Faith-centered stories, Family, goals, Guest, Guest author, helping others, imagination, inspiration, inspirational people, inspirational stories, interview, jobs, Life, memories, Miscellaneous, novels, pets, short stories, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Validation, Why I Write, writers, writing, writing from experiences
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Tagged Angel Lake Mysteries, Baker Street Cozy Mysteries, Cee Cee James, Chelsea Lawson Cozy Mysteries, Falmingo Realty Mysteries, Kicked the Bucket, Oceanside Mysteries, Overcoming adversity, overcoming child abuse, Overcoming depression, Tall Tails Secret Book Club
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Guest: Author Iris Chacon
I knew that I had to ask Iris Chacon in as a guest as soon as I read her “Schifflebein’s Folly”. It was one of the nicest experiences I have had all year; a charming story so amusingly well-told that … Continue reading →
Posted in America, author interview, author's life, authors, big plans, blessings, book covers, book series, Books, careers, characters, Clean Writing, cozy mystery, decisions, disability, experiences, Faith-centered stories, Family, Guest, Guest author, helping others, hobbies, imagination, inspiration, inspirational people, inspirational stories, interview, Life, lifestyles, Miscellaneous, Mystery stories, novels, Pen names, pets, plots, reading, research, romance, screwball comedy, shyness, Tonette Joyce, traditions, using talents, Why I Write, writers, writing, writing from experiences
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Tagged adopting handicapped children, Duby's Doctor, Emerald's Secret, Family stories of people with diabilities, Family stories. Faith-centered stories., Finding Miranda, Florida stories, Good stories with adoption, good/clean romance, Happy pet stories, Iris Chacon writer, Lou's Tattoos, Mammoth Murders, Mudsills and Mooncussers, Schifflebein's Folly, Sylvie's Cowboy
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Review: “Schifflebein’s Folly”
Happy New Year, Everyone! I hope and pray for a happy, healthy year for all. I’ll keep this short since it is New Year’s Day, not that I am insinuating that any of you might have over-indulged last night(!), but … Continue reading →
Posted in authors, Books, characters, dialogue, Faith-centered stories, Family, fantasy, free week, HEA/HFN, helping others, imagination, inspiration, inspirational stories, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce
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Tagged Happy stories, Iris Chacon', Shifflebein's Folly, Stories with special-needs children, Uplifting stories
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Guest Tim Germain and “The Customs of Christmas”
Today, I bring you something interesting for the the beginning of the holiday season, as many people are starting their Christmas celebrations early this year. I also believe that with so many writers reading this blog, and Christmas being a … Continue reading →
Posted in America, big plans, blessings, blogging, Christmas, Compilations, experiences, Faith-centered stories, Family, food, Guest, Holiday, holidays, inspiration, interview, Miscellaneous, Random thoughts, research, traditions, winter, writing
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Tagged Christmas around the world, Christmas baking, Christmas games, Christmas traditions, Christmas traditions around the world, Christmas websites, Easter around the world, Easter baking, Easter games, Easter traditions, Holiday foods, The Customs of Christmas, The Customs of Easter, Time Germain
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Three Stories For Your Consideration
I wrote a longer post earlier in the week to post for today, but I got to thinking: It’s Halloween tomorrow, so I decided that I would take a moment and ask for comments on no less than three supernatural … Continue reading →
Posted in big plans, blessings, Books, characters, Daily life, Dealing with stress, experiences, Faith-centered stories, Family, fantasy, imagination, magic shows, novels, paranormal, reading, reading preferences, screwball comedy, short stories, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writing, writing from experiences
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Tagged angels, Guardian Angels, magic shows, Magicians, supernatural stories
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Rambling Reader Reviews, Part Eight
It seems that the busier I get, the more I read. As I mentioned last week, this is the way I de-stress. So since this was an insanely crazy month with my daughter getting married, I actually read more than … Continue reading →
Posted in book review, book series, Books, Dealing with stress, Faith-centered stories, free week, Goodreads Challenge, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, reading, romance, romantic suspense
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Tagged A Chocolate-Box Summer Breeze, A Fair Weather Friend, Charlotte Brothers, Colleen Gleason, Gators and Garters, Idabelle Aylor, Jana Deleon, Jed Phony, Josie Riviera, The Clockwork Scarab, The Spiritglass Charade
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Guest Author: Pamela S. Thibodeaux and My Heart Weeps
Promoting books often takes as much time as writing them. I’m extremely thankful for various groups in which the focus is helping each other reach readers. Pamela S. Thibodeaux is an extremely active member of Authors Helping Authors, or AHA. … Continue reading →
No Rhyme or Reason
We’ve spoken and spoken here of the writing, (and sometimes, reading), doldrums which is a result of the world situation right now. We not only have a pandemic, which should certainly be bad enough, but the repercussions of it and … Continue reading →
Posted in America, author's life, big plans, Books, Children's books, Christmas, Christmas books, decisions, experiences, Faith-centered stories, Family, free week, Holiday, holidays, poetry, publishing
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Tagged Covid Doldrums, mainstream publishing, publishing Christmas stories, rhyming stories, teaching children in dance, teaching children in rhymes
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Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman
Since the first time I saw it on TV as a teenager, one of my favorite movies has been “Inn of the Sixth-Happiness”, with Ingrid Bergman, Curt Jürgens and Robert Donat. I bought a VHS tape of it when as … Continue reading →
Posted in America, authors, autobiographies, big plans, biographies, blessings, book review, Books, careers, characters, decisions, experiences, Faith-centered stories, Family, historical, history, inspiration, inspirational people, Life, memories, movies, reading, romance, Tonette Joyce, Travel
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Tagged autobiographical, China, Curt Jurgens, Gladys Aylward, Ingrid Bergman, Mother Teresa, Robert Donat, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The Little Woman
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