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Traditions

Each of us has traditions that we’ve grown up with. Some are family traditions that have stayed with us since childhood. Others are traditions that we’ve created with our own family. And then there are...

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I Feel Good

Today is Primary Day here in Florida. So, bright and early this morning (okay, not so bright but definitely early) I pulled my car into a spot at the polling place in my precinct. I was one of the...

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Scrumptious

Every now and then I run across something that fits into more than one category of my life.  As I was browsing through Pinterest yesterday, looking for inspiration pieces for Book #2 of The Bridgewater...

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Recycle Ideas

Today I’d like to share with you some nifty recycle ideas. Feel free to copy them or use them to inspire you in new ways. The first three items are courtesy of  Recycled Art Foundation. Plastic spoons...

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Free Promo for Authors

To all my author friends and acquaintances: I just signed on with http://askdavid.com/free-book-promotion to have STAIRWAY TO MY HEART promoted for FREE.  Just follow the link above, complete a short...

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BOOK REVIEW: Tell It Like Tupper by J. Mark Powell

    Glenn Tupper is a small town mechanic who leads a normal life trying to make ends meet each month with a wife who stretches their income to its limits to provide for their two teen-aged children....

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SeaMercy – Guest Post by Richard Hackett

The Real Call of the South Pacific Fiji, Vanuatu, Tahiti, Palau, Tonga, Samoa… Just hearing the names of those islands conjures up travel brochure images of a warm tropical sun setting in the distance...

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BOOK REVIEW: Adrift by Robin Wainwright

  I absolutely love stories with a touch of history and the paranormal. So I was excited to win a copy of Adrift from the author’s giveaway. The story begins with Heather, who has recently lost her...

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Savin Rock – White City (Bridgewater Chronicles)

White City (or Savin Rock) is the setting for several  chapters of The Bridgewater Chronicles – my latest series of historical fiction. You will also recall that I shared some of my personal memories...

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BOOK REVIEW: Seabound by Jordan Rivet

    Sixteen years after The Event that changed the face of our planet, we meet a group of survivors who live on an old cruise ship named the Catalina. Our heroine in this story is Esther who has lived...

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GIVEAWAY on Goodreads: Bridgewater Holidays

My newest book – BRIDGEWATER HOLIDAYS – is being featured as a Goodreads Giveaway until December 12. Here is the link to the entry page:  Goodreads Giveaway           The post GIVEAWAY on Goodreads:...

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Chance Developments by Alexander McCall-Smith (Book Review)

  Leave it to Alexander McCall-Smith to take random vintage photos and weave stories around them. This slim volume is deceiving because within its compact-sized body lies a world of wonder and a world...

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The Bridgertons Series by Julia Quinn – Two Book Reviews

  Of the eight Bridgerton siblings, only Gregory Bridgerton remains unmarried. He is holding out for a love match like his three brothers and four sisters did. However, he is not rushing into a search...

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The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams et al

Three women are the main characters of this book: Caroline Hochstetter – a Southern belle turned New York society matron; Tess Fairweather – a young woman from mid-America who is part of a sister-act...

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Survey Says…

Hi, I’m asking everyone to take a short survey (less than 3 minutes) to help me determine the format and other options for my new (yet to be written) mystery series. I have entitled them the Candler...

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Free Short Story Only For Subscribers

Lately I’ve been co-facilitator for a writing class here in the community where I live. It’s been fun helping others with their forays into the field of the written word. But it’s been inspirational as...

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The Gown by Jennifer Robson (Book Review)

In The Gown we are treated to a unique perspective of post-World War II (1947) England through the eyes of two young women. Ann Hughes is the chief embroiderer in the fashion house of Hartnell, a...

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Your SECOND CHANCE is Coming!

Most of you know that I am still in the throes of editing my newest novel COMING HOME TO LOVE. This will be the first book of my Second Chance At Love romance series centered around more mature...

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The Dreaded Groak by Peta Lemon (Book Review)

Told in the lyrical voice of children’s author Peta Lemon, The Dreaded Groak: Overcoming prejudice and discrimination follows a young rat named Hazel as he learns to make his way into the world....

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Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran

This reviewer will admit to having studied Latin (and consequently old Rome) for five years between high school and college. During that time I found Roman history interesting. Period. But Michelle...

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