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Fran Lewis

Mary Balogh: A Matter of Class: to be released in December of 2009

A Matter of Class Author: Mary Balogh ISBN: 978-1-59315-554-4 Publisher: Vanguard Press Reginald Mason is a gentleman only by breeding a...

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0 Nov 13
Fran Lewis

Let the Darkness Come by Angela Hunt

let darkness come by Angela Hunt Release Date: 12/01/09 Publisher: Harlequin Mira Genre: Thriller ISBN: Pages: 384 Format: Print List P...

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0 Nov 3
EDC Creations/SLS

Somebody's Sinning in My Bed by Pat G'Orge-Walker

Somebody's Sinning in My Bed by Pat G'Orge-Walker “It is my intent to draw attention to God’s message of love through humor. If we can...

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0 Nov 1
EDC Creations/SLS

Diary of A Stalker by Electa Rome Parks

Diary of A Stalker by Electa Rome Parks ISBN 10: 160162199x Never judge a book by its cover. . . Xavier Preston is tall, dark, and han...

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0 Nov 1
Edward G Solar

Murder mystery

There are two books written by Susan Solar, "Lethal Leaf Pepers" and her new release "Sinister Snowbirdes" these are cozy type mysteries....

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0 Oct 22
Fran Lewis

The Lives of Abused and Battered Women: By Barbara Ann Hart

The Lives of Abused and Battered Women By Author: Barbara Ann Hart Reviewed by Fran Lewis When a woman believes that it is okay to beco...

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0 Oct 19
Fran Lewis

Fawcetta: it is only the beginning there is more to come

Fawcetta On a planet that is ruled by an Emperor and Empress who are concerned with the fate of their planet, comes a story of lies, dec...

Started by Fran Lewis

0 Oct 10
Sue Jackson

The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks is one of my favorite novels read this year, and everyone in my book group agreed. You can rea...

Started by Sue Jackson

0 Sep 22
Lindsay Pasch

A Circle of Souls by Preetham Grandhi

I'm not typically a reader of psychological thrillers, but this book was great! I highly recommend it!!!

Started by Lindsay Pasch

0 Sep 21
Fran Lewis

The Voice of Anton Bouchard will now be heard and much more

The Voice of Anton Bouchard and other Stories By Brian L Porter reviewed by Fran Lewis Brian L. Porter has put together stories in this ...

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0 Sep 17

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I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.

Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?

A Christmas Tree Already

On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.

Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.

With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.

While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights  or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?

Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life

I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.

For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of.  You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or  bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.

PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!

CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter

One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.

Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.

I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.

What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?

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