Category: Ramblings of a Writer
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Book Review Friday – Underground Angel
Underground Angel by Sheryl D. White, Ph.D., touched my heart so many ways that I’m finding it difficult to begin this review. Dr. White deftly takes the historical figure, Laura Smith Haviland, and lovingly creates a novel depicting the life and times of a woman noted for her unwavering dedication to the abolition of slavery.…
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Author Wednesday – Sheryl White
Welcome to Author Wednesday. It is with great pleasure that I introduce today’s author, Sheryl White. The subject of her work of historical fiction, Underground Angel, is close to my heart. Dr. White writes about the very real Laura Haviland who worked tirelessly in the 1800s for abolition, suffrage for women, and education for all…
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Book Review Friday – Unthinkable Consequences
Unthinkable Consequences by Bob Rector Any book that begins in the Florida Keys with the main character as raw and organic as the landscape, captures my attention quickly. “The flora here was wanton, shamelessly beckoning to be pollinated. Like me, Paula thought, I need pollinating bad.” And so begins Unthinkable Consequences by Bob Rector.…
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Author Wednesday – Bob Rector
Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I’m pleased to introduce, Bob Rector, whose book Unthinkable Consequences is a fast-paced thriller with lots of sensual romance. I’ll be reviewing the book on Book Review Friday so I won’t say much more than the book was a wonderful surprise. Welcome, Bob. It’s pleasure to interview you today. Let’s…
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New Release from Michele Shriver – Leap of Faith
I’m happy to announce a new book by one of my favorite Indie Authors, Michele Shriver. I read and reviewed After Ten and just finished Finding Forever. They’re both wonderful reads and can’t wait to delve into Leap of Faith. Author Michele Shriver presents a story of healing and second chances. Leap of Faith Single…
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Writing from the Heart – For #.99 Cents
Someone once said, “Write what you know.” That doesn’t mean that an author has to experience everything that appears in a work of fiction. To me it means to write what is in my heart. I lived in Florida for thirty years, and it’s in my heart. Most of my novels are set in the…
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Book Review Friday – Yesterday Road
I once read that all memory is fiction. What remains rather than specific details is the perception and the ghost of emotions garnered from that memory. Yesterday Road by Kevin Brennan shows the fiction of the memory is the most important. Jack in Yesterday Road finds himself on the road a few hours from San…
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Author Wednesday – Kevin Brennan
Welcome to Author Wednesday! One year of posts introducing authors and their work to the followers of this blog has been a most pleasant journey. Today I welcome Keven Brennan, the author of several works of literary fiction. In his latest work, Yesterday Road, a “coming-of-old-age” tale, Jack Peckham finds himself on a journey into…
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Author Wednesday – #New Release of Glimpse of Sunlight
Welcome to Author Wednesday and something a little different today. In the year I’ve been posting Author Wednesday guest posts and interviews, I’ve never had an author not follow through with either the materials or a cancellation apology. It happened with today’s scheduled author so I suppose that’s better odds than I had as an…
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Trails in the Sand – Indie Book Award
I woke this morning thinking today would be a day filled with nice things. I can’t say why I felt this way, but I did. A few minutes ago one of the many nice things happening today appeared in my inbox. Sometimes when we just keep plodding along despite our feelings of failure and inadequacy,…
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