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J. R. LaGreca, Author of Afternoon Teal Suburban Weird, The Gloaming, Fleshpot & Seduction, Available on Amazon!
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- Author of five books, AFTERNOON TEA, SUBURBAN WEIRD, THE GLOAMING, FLESHPOT and SEDUCTION. I have a BA in Writing/English, and graduated Phi Theta Kappa Magna Cum Laude in Fashion Apparel Design. I am an award-winning poet, internationally published in magazines and anthologies, and a former designer and manufacturer of couture, evening attire, and accessories. My designs have been in magazines, on the covers of trade journals, and sold nationwide. I have been selected as a VIP member of Madison Who’s Who for 2008-2009. I’m a member of The International Women’s Writing Guild. I was born in Sea Gate, Brooklyn, and I currently live with my husband and daughter in New York.
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- Ethan Frome, Wuthering Heights, Jayne Eyre, Evergreen
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By suzanne s - See all my reviews
This review is from: Afternoon Tea (Hardcover)
"Afternoon Tea" is like walking onto a painting, a wondrous escape to a magnificently alive "other time" with exquisite, meticulously researched details interlaced throughout the complex and extreme fates of the main characters. Scattered throughout the ethereal romantic story is fascinating imagery of the clothes, literature, etiquette, and surprising inventions of the Victorian Era, which enhanced the sensation of really being there. My favorite revelations were the ultra-detailed precious "keepsakes" created by "the girls" (admirers and friends) ... totally inspiring! Especially today when crafts are taking center stage and the steampunk movement is still emerging. "Afternoon Tea" allowed me to peak at love, life, fate, and paradox through another window ...
afternoon tea, December 14, 2008
By Sandra Grannis - See all my reviews
I found Afternoon Tea to be a wonderful book to read! If you are a true romantic this book is for you! Old fashioned story telling from 1895, New England; this book offers romantic, and mystery. A love story with a surprise ending you would not want to miss. You will feel like you are part of this era, learning about historical times. Very romantic with a triangle love story that ends in more modern times. Romance and devotion are not lost! I hope you will enjoy the poetic writing and story telling of Jody La Greca as I did.
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Excerpt Of AFTERNOON TEA by J. R. LaGreca, Historical Fiction/Mystery With Intrigue!
AFTERNOON TEA by J. R. LaGreca
Chapter One
The Roses
The town of Clinton, Connecticut lay beneath mounds of freshly fallen
snow. A lone shadow against the New England landscape, Lawrence Gray’s
gnarled form veered alongside the cathedral to the Saint James Cemetery.
T… Continue
Posted on February 3, 2009 at 9:17am —
Looking for Reviews
If there are any reviewers out there who are passionately drawn to either of my books AFTERNOON TEA or SUBURBAN WEIRD please contact me. I have already posted a blog with the first chapter of SUBURBAN WEIRD I will now make a blog of the first chapter of AFTERNOON TEA a… Continue
Posted on February 3, 2009 at 9:15am —
Excerpt of SUBURBAN WEIRD BY J. R. LaGreca, Fiction with Intrigue!
SUBURBAN WEIRD by J. R. LaGreca
Chapter 1
Edith
Courtney Gold stirred in her sleep as the wind thrashed at her window. She could swear she felt a warm breath upon her cheek as she stumbled out of bed. Her golden-wheat hair was tousled around her shoulders while he… Continue
Posted on January 30, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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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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