Reader Friday – Rick Acker

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Oh.My.Goodness. Rick Acker wrote one of my all-time favorite stories–When the Devil Whistles–and now we are featured in the same anthology, The Kill Zone: Ten Deadly Thrillers! His book is Secrets, and the story is full of them. Here’s the back cover blurb and then I’ll give my review: “Everyone has secrets. Silicon Valley billionaire Scott Sherman’s could forever change three …

Kill Zone:Ten Deadly Thrillers Releases!

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Release Day! The Kill Zone: Ten Deadly Thrillers has released!! And the winner of the $25 Amazon gift card is Caryl Kane! Other winners of a digital copy of The Kill Zone: Ten Deadly Thrillers are: Susan S, Bonnie Hilligoss, Linda Reville, Geri Moore, Pat Jones and Edward Arrington. Congratulations! And the winner of September’s drawing is Delores Topliff! Now …

Reader Friday – Karen Rock

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I am so excited to introduce an author I’ve gotten to know over at Harlequin Heartwarming–Karen Rock! She writes the most amazing stories about characters who have made major mistakes in their lives. While the Heartwarming books aren’t sold in the CBA market, they are sweet romances with characters who have strong moral codes. I’ve just finished an arc copy …

Outrageous scams

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I don’t know where you were last Friday, but in Mississippi, the temperature hit 90 degrees the first day of fall! Autumn has always been my favorite season. I love the crispness in the air, the breathtaking blue of a clear October sky, the changing of the seasons…  How about you? What season is your favorite? And now onto last …

Reader Friday – James Rubart

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This week’s book is a departure from my usual genre. James Rubart’s The Long Journey to Jake Palmer isn’t suspense or mystery, but it is a book that has stayed with me long after I finished it. Here’s the back cover blurb: What if there was a place where everything wrong in your life could be fixed? Corporate trainer Jake …

My Lucky Day

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I’m writing this in advance of Tuesday’s post since I probably won ‘t be there–I’ll be on a nice beach in Hawaii.  When you read the following letter I received, you’ll understand…   My name is Mrs. Ferguson. I am 63 years old, I am a dying woman who have decided to donate what I have to you/churches/ motherless babies/less …

Reader Friday – Deadly Proof

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Welcome to my Reader Friday blog. This week I’m reviewing Rachel Dylan’s Deadly Proof. Here’s the back cover copy and then my review. In the biggest case of her career, attorney Kate Sullivan is tapped as lead counsel to take on Mason Pharmaceutical because of a corporate cover-up related to its newest drug. After a whistleblower dies, Kate knows the …

Reflecting on Irma

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I’ve spent the weekend glued to my TV watching Hurricane Irma bear down on Florida. Both of my daughters live in the West Palm Beach area. One daughter opted to ride the storm out. The other daughter and my granddaughter evacuated Thursday with four horses and four dogs to ride out the storm in the Panhandle. And you know how …