tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25055045413852660192024-03-06T22:33:57.277-05:00Book Obsessed ChicksGETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT WHAT I LOVE MOST, AMAZING BOOKS AND THE TALENTED AUTHORS WHO WRITE THEM!Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.comBlogger1111125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-68040782772162734812023-03-13T10:00:00.007-04:002023-03-13T10:00:00.259-04:00SERIES SPOTLIGHT ON: THE THOMPSONS OF LOCUST STREET by HOLLY BUSH<div class="js-kit-rating"></div><div class="js-kit-comments"></div><script src="http://js-kit.com/reviews.js"></script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IzDQbMpK6DzyOIKxn72qXv10kJ3bjvVxruLG04h8WNxDfVx1VrSNdUtMtoChM0lmYBNu-MsZ12B4xVCCSqL2TpqST_xS4N3GTzZAG4xTkMyc5-zneES1mBpZBjCmhwex_J0B8yR7EQ3VUnioiO_BJuKAHB9WRzANCaeUuxNTWL91pxEgKQ2gKTWAgQ/s2560/My%20project-1%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="2560" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IzDQbMpK6DzyOIKxn72qXv10kJ3bjvVxruLG04h8WNxDfVx1VrSNdUtMtoChM0lmYBNu-MsZ12B4xVCCSqL2TpqST_xS4N3GTzZAG4xTkMyc5-zneES1mBpZBjCmhwex_J0B8yR7EQ3VUnioiO_BJuKAHB9WRzANCaeUuxNTWL91pxEgKQ2gKTWAgQ/w487-h487/My%20project-1%20(1).jpg" width="487" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you who don't know this prolific author, Holly Bush is not only one of my favorite authors and people, but she is from Pennsylvania and writes so eloquently about her state and her surroundings from a historical standpoint. Holly grabbed me years ago with her epic and touching romance, Train Station Bride and the Post Civil War romance, Reconstructing Jackson, and I have been happily reading ever since. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I have to be honest and let the readers know that it had been over a year that I had read anything in the Historical Romance genre. I had been burned out by the genre and also had just come off of executing my Romancing the Gold Coast event and needed a big break. Thankfully, after picking up The Captain's Woman, the fourth book in the Thompson's of Locust Street series, I am back. After finishing this book, I went back and binged the entire series again and I now consider myself an honorary Thompson. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Thompson's of Locust Street series revolves around a Scottish immigrant family who fled their homeland when danger ensued, leaving the family in imminent danger. With the family settling in Philadelphia, this series follows the siblings as many find their soulmates and start their own little families, but also try to protect each other from the danger that has followed them from Scotland. These stories show the depth of feelings the family has for one another and that family matters above all else.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJc9Iw2FujWpeyEHpgxheFq4chmhVDYHrG5FI7_W-GrkcoG8mynZGjzmlCgGP6xzV1QCjxj_gQj6gP708-sUrvr7vRtKDcrPoeQt4yZrza1WwfXJuhLEbGZztnpxiw7bpaR3a_BNwZLdlhTkFd_UKMfOIoQV2Ms2GHxMcSAB5f3qW4vUEuThoRIsB-Q/s346/51PFbicO5iL._SY346_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJc9Iw2FujWpeyEHpgxheFq4chmhVDYHrG5FI7_W-GrkcoG8mynZGjzmlCgGP6xzV1QCjxj_gQj6gP708-sUrvr7vRtKDcrPoeQt4yZrza1WwfXJuhLEbGZztnpxiw7bpaR3a_BNwZLdlhTkFd_UKMfOIoQV2Ms2GHxMcSAB5f3qW4vUEuThoRIsB-Q/s320/51PFbicO5iL._SY346_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Holly Bush begins the Thompsons of Locust Street series with The Bachelor's Bride and Elspeth Thompson's foray into the Philadelphia high society. Elspeth meets Alexander Pendergast rather unconventionally in an incident in front of a brothel. Alexander works for a local politician who has some interesting hobbies. Alexander is also heir to his family's textile mill and has everything going for him. </div><div><br /></div><div>For this review, I am using one of my Book Obsessed Chicks Book Club members and dear friend, Joann Maggio's review because it says it all!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Bachelor’s Bride ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">By Holly Bush</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I have read everyone of Ms Bush’s books. She never disappoints. Her characters are real life and absorb you into the pages of the story.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Her particular era is after the Civil War. It is packed full of much of our country history. This is a beautiful story about the Thompson family with all its quirkiness and devotion.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Elspeth Thompson the middle sibling wants to stand on her own. She finds the family so overprotective and not knowing the underlying reason makes her rebel more. But danger does lurk for all of them. A chance meeting with Alexander Pendergast sets all their worries in motion.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Alexander realizes what danger he has brought to this family and has a deep fondness for Elspeth. When she is in terrible danger her strength keeps her until she is saved. Although both are from two different backgrounds Society vs working class they come together.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This book is a little different from what Ms Bush usually write very gripping and spot on. I would unequivocally recommend this story.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><u> Reviewed by Joann Maggio</u><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hvllVFBP8uzi_1cgeVhbukbiV98F82E7pvHxeTYnFMtLW3f3zVYiTmiTYYlhiLA9Y2m8pKd_GkwKWUIbGIqAkjwhEkUSgd9X58YkPDKxFZtgQb67nrPlIM41sj0ogwGtvJjjD4gb4YJMkdb9ZEIvzb8E4LD3pzOpZWJlvRonYzcz-1jL2UEWoWR5KQ/s346/41cLPp+OUJL._SY346_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hvllVFBP8uzi_1cgeVhbukbiV98F82E7pvHxeTYnFMtLW3f3zVYiTmiTYYlhiLA9Y2m8pKd_GkwKWUIbGIqAkjwhEkUSgd9X58YkPDKxFZtgQb67nrPlIM41sj0ogwGtvJjjD4gb4YJMkdb9ZEIvzb8E4LD3pzOpZWJlvRonYzcz-1jL2UEWoWR5KQ/s320/41cLPp+OUJL._SY346_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second in this series is the exciting story of James Thompson, the local bareknuckle boxing champion. James is a formidable character who is confident as well as thickheaded. This man loves his family and puts them above all else. When he meets society belle, Lucinda Vermeal who is headstrong in her own right. Her father feels that no one is good enough for his daughter unless he has a society pedigree and comes from money. Lucinda whoever could care less for that, she is looking for substance and excitement, someone to set her soul on fire. When she meets James, sparks fly and the battle of wits ensues with these amazing people.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I LOVE this book! James and Lucinda are the perfect pair of opposites that give this story sizzle. Here we get an inside look into James' boxing career and the dangers that come along with it as well as Lucinda's fear for James and his wellbeing. We see the normally confident James have doubts about being deserving enough of a woman such as Lucinda. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please read The Bareknuckle Groom, you won't be disappointed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Kimberly</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MmBVLcIupd0Fq3YYn-75VBA4khKy0grpVCrfoBNXwbIjPzywITPSXqQSmPm8IZFPOWReGSV9PZKRVrrRmkW7EgYbC5TLWSjv3RtoQomDNZZwkymXbAL7qYIPNE_tel88fCiLt28d3T7JF2wYhvSFiYQhI1aFFi92DKIsJ7XnR1POg8iyrOJD-KeqRQ/s500/41I61yvoxUL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MmBVLcIupd0Fq3YYn-75VBA4khKy0grpVCrfoBNXwbIjPzywITPSXqQSmPm8IZFPOWReGSV9PZKRVrrRmkW7EgYbC5TLWSjv3RtoQomDNZZwkymXbAL7qYIPNE_tel88fCiLt28d3T7JF2wYhvSFiYQhI1aFFi92DKIsJ7XnR1POg8iyrOJD-KeqRQ/s320/41I61yvoxUL.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Talkative and dramatic Kirsty Thompson is next, and the adventure she falls into makes for one great story. The youngest of the Thompson sisters, Kirsty wants to start her own business in importing wool from Scotland and have her own storefront to manufacture and sell items made from the wool. Kirsty devises a plan to try to talk her brother-in-law Alexander's friend, Albert Watson into escorting her and a companion on his travels to England so she can meet with some of the wool importers that she has been in communication with. Now Albert Watson is a medical doctor who is invited to speak on many aspects of research he is involved in and is on his way to London to lecture. Unfortunately or not, his plans change when Kirsty Thompson accidently stows away on the boat sailing for New York and Albert steps in to save her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albert and Kirsty couldn't be more different but it's just something that they see in each other that makes this story so endearing and genuine. Right off the bat, Kirsty finds herself in danger from the family secrets and Albert comes to the rescue time after time. Once back home on Locust Street, Kirsty has her family demanding her honor be saved by Albert doing the right thing and making Kirsty his wife. Kirsty has other plans in the interim and even though Albert is what she thinks she wants, so many things need to be considered, especially when Kirsty meets Albert's evil mother and has to contend with the woman's obvious loathing of Kirsty. In addition to that evident disdain, Albert makes excuses for his mother's behavior and a wedge develops between he and Kirsty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This third tale in the Thompsons of Locust Street is a compelling story and a wonderful view into Kirsty and Albert's journey to happiness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Kimberly </u></div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb5Ljok55cBwZns93X-uSj6ieeo5KFoCl3TwRqdx36m2DgNIlkLdNyNB4fiwzcX-A8jZ6-Sx-C_7oeE8wbcAgxjf0pn0BwCIJjPEo3KQHgAmR3I1eLZT888vSUcoORrNIWpzN2exXqtvuuNcR0qCUbjxGsv04XgKvlON1QRSrF-Unm7hNeGBvZfQHCg/s500/51q7vHmXVEL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb5Ljok55cBwZns93X-uSj6ieeo5KFoCl3TwRqdx36m2DgNIlkLdNyNB4fiwzcX-A8jZ6-Sx-C_7oeE8wbcAgxjf0pn0BwCIJjPEo3KQHgAmR3I1eLZT888vSUcoORrNIWpzN2exXqtvuuNcR0qCUbjxGsv04XgKvlON1QRSrF-Unm7hNeGBvZfQHCg/s320/51q7vHmXVEL.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The fourth installment in the continuing Thompsons of Locust Street series is Muireall's story, The Captain's Woman, which made my heart sing. Thirty-something Muireall Thompson has sacrificed her life to keep and protect her siblings, Aunt and household. The demise of her parents on the voyage from Scotland left Muireall the head of the family at only a child's age herself. The wit and determination inherited from her parents make this woman not only a formidable match for anyone looking to hurt her family, but a fierce protector of those in need. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Muireall has watched her siblings grow and spread their wings, find true love and go off to form their own families. She is devoted still to her family and to the local Catholic orphanage where she regularly dedicates her time and energy. Here at the orphanage Muireall has become attached to little Ann Marcus, who's father, Anthony, a former army captain during the war, regularly leaves Ann at the orphanage while he seeks out work to build a home and hearth for he and his daughter. All Muireall wants to do is help Ann and in turn Anthony, but she is met with his resistance, calling it charity, something he doesn't want. Muireall however is determined to show Anthony that sometimes accepting help is beneficial to all involved. The more time they spend around one another and caring for Ann's needs, the closer these star-crossed lovers come. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, it wouldn't be a Holly Bush tale without a wrench thrown into the wind, but you are just going to have to read The Captain's Woman to find out how this ends...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Kimberly</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you have enjoyed this series spotlight on Holly Bush's </div><div style="text-align: center;">THE THOMPSON OF LOCUST STREET </div><div style="text-align: center;">series. It is a great ride to take and it's not finished yet...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Note to Holly.... I am impatiently waiting for Payden's story! </div>Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-82956748672764810642022-11-30T19:03:00.000-05:002022-11-30T19:03:58.743-05:00Christmas Ransom (A Colt Brothers Investigation Book 3) by B.J. Daniels<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8bXI4eAu2Kapgm9oLdsKSJcoUSU3zQkgtEI9EwKTJ6cb3Tz6XxrLplA6xSzTkohKCapYZAypZmY0z76M_zpefdqIP4LIhATQGaXAeenm19wcMVmAKqp-arWNzeHoXynCo0GUjfgP7mSGDGyYODw3Bo5VhOArz2DSX8vq4vRhuFyczUqRIrHM72xUvA/s346/51N-OPKtTXL._SY346_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="220" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8bXI4eAu2Kapgm9oLdsKSJcoUSU3zQkgtEI9EwKTJ6cb3Tz6XxrLplA6xSzTkohKCapYZAypZmY0z76M_zpefdqIP4LIhATQGaXAeenm19wcMVmAKqp-arWNzeHoXynCo0GUjfgP7mSGDGyYODw3Bo5VhOArz2DSX8vq4vRhuFyczUqRIrHM72xUvA/w266-h419/51N-OPKtTXL._SY346_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="christmas ransom bj daniels">Christmas Ransom</a></b> by B.J. Daniels begins when a local low grade criminal amps it up and decides to rob a bank in his hometown of Lonesome, Montana during the Christmas season. In the process, he attempts to kidnap the executive loan officer and sets off a series of events that changes the lives of so many in Lonesome, Montana.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Davy Colt has been in love with Carla Richmond for over a decade, and their breakup devastated them both. Davy wanted Carla to ditch all responsibility and go on the rodeo circuit with him. Carla wanted to have a "normal" life with a real job, the house with the white picket fence and stability. Davy just couldn't do it. As much as he loved Carla, he felt his destiny was riding those broncs.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now a decade later, Davy is back in town to spend the Christmas holidays with his brothers and loved ones, when he sees Carla assaulted by a robber in a Santa suit who attempted to take her as a hostage. The thief leaves her injured on the ground before making a getaway with his cohorts. Frantic to make sure that Carla is well, Davy spends his time by her bedside until she is released from the hospital, then attempts to keep her safe in one of the Colt family residences. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After Jud, the bank robber who left Carla injured, does away with his cohorts, he and his shady girlfriend, Jessie hide the stolen cash and devise a way to make Carla Richmond pay for making their lives difficult before and after the robbery. Jud and Jessie have no idea what lengths Davy and the Colt brothers will go through to keep Carla safe, but readers will find out.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The very first sentence in Christmas Ransom by B.J. Daniels had me biting my nails to the nubs. This author knows so well how to engage her readers with her well thought out storyline with its exciting twists and turns and the characters that make you want to know them better, become family even. This second chance romance made my heart sing while the heist and goings on around the crime, kept me on the edge on my seat. A typical B.J Daniels perfect read! I have been away from this genre for a bit, but I am so glad that I am back and full force into reading this amazing series from this stupendous author. B.J Daniels deserves accolades for keeping her books fresh and exciting in a world of average. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">P.S. There is a FBI Agent named Robert Grover, who you will hate as much as the criminals in this. Go grab this book.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">~KIMBERLY~</span></b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsRZwlpjfE7pFU2YCFXMVsV9cvnzaHbajmNZLWCFiaGONLflHgMbzZqXwflMOz6njACfx-WVYuppHr1roUz-ihfT394_VyJhk1RgxMfcuoPdD2h4MwW5sQUBXN5QJwi13HGyDHbO__2PgZ9KRxm7yDrDR-Hxb477NPdrqPdmaIfCnreUhWgeJqg0oQg/s600/Moon_tattoo_133%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="564" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsRZwlpjfE7pFU2YCFXMVsV9cvnzaHbajmNZLWCFiaGONLflHgMbzZqXwflMOz6njACfx-WVYuppHr1roUz-ihfT394_VyJhk1RgxMfcuoPdD2h4MwW5sQUBXN5QJwi13HGyDHbO__2PgZ9KRxm7yDrDR-Hxb477NPdrqPdmaIfCnreUhWgeJqg0oQg/w244-h260/Moon_tattoo_133%20(5).jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="js-kit-rating"></div><div class="js-kit-comments"></div><script src="http://js-kit.com/reviews.js"></script>Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-43541924800211863002022-11-09T11:44:00.000-05:002022-11-09T11:44:30.932-05:00The Book That Changed My Life<div class="js-kit-rating"></div><div class="js-kit-comments"></div><script src="http://js-kit.com/reviews.js"></script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMTshHgllHeQ0-q_-LLM9U08QEaLI99u58QbL4Yy3mjDWl_QN2DC3nalOEoMfYm9-5T5JWibIzpzUYEhGId2Dq_DZ_Vr6mxwBqI1FdQV9bQBS2juQ_mTX78fDPs_4FRz6OMPCVT-OWNWWDdAv9jpqxp4whUwdh-8rhXgVLzfjfwhh1pcJdUitvdx3ow/s959/d8e4331f91257f3784da4b934a400aa2%20(1).webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="959" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMTshHgllHeQ0-q_-LLM9U08QEaLI99u58QbL4Yy3mjDWl_QN2DC3nalOEoMfYm9-5T5JWibIzpzUYEhGId2Dq_DZ_Vr6mxwBqI1FdQV9bQBS2juQ_mTX78fDPs_4FRz6OMPCVT-OWNWWDdAv9jpqxp4whUwdh-8rhXgVLzfjfwhh1pcJdUitvdx3ow/w555-h326/d8e4331f91257f3784da4b934a400aa2%20(1).webp" width="555" /></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I taught myself to read at five years of age by thumbing through the TV Guide that my mother always had in the house. I moved on to Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys and Little house on the Prairie and devoured any book I could get my hands on. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The year was 1978 and I was ten. A neighbor around the corner was having a garage sale and I was curious. Looking through the pile of books she had on display, I came across the above copy of Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice and I was fascinated. I had always been a fan of horror movies since I was very young. I used to spend the Summers with my grandparents and while they were sleeping, I would sneak to the living room to watch Christopher Lee's Dracula and anything Vincent Price. I was a Chiller Theater kid who craved the dark. Granted, I would scare myself that once I remember having a nightmare about a vampire that I ended up in my bathroom clutching a cross until sunrise, but that only gave me more resolve after to seek out more darkness.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>This copy of Interview of the Vampire came home with me for the bargain price of a quarter and I quickly ensconced myself away in my bedroom and began my foray into the world of Anne Rice. Lestat, Louis and Claudia were my crack and re-read that book a dozen times before I realized that there would be more. By the time The Vampire Lestat was released mid 80's, I had already wandered into the world of Stephen King, with Salem's Lot being my favorite. Once the Vampire Chronicles became a series, I was a true fan who made my trek to my local bookstore every release day to grab the next. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>My daughter was born in February of 1989 and she was named after Gabrielle de Lioncourt, Lestat's mother. Funny though, when I told Christopher Rice that I had done this, he told me that Anne actually disliked Gabrielle. That didn't matter, that name helped make my daughter the badass she is today and much like the character in The Vampire Lestat, she is a strong and confident woman. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I credit Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles for making me a devoted reader, a lover of books. Each and every word that was put to the page was revered and remembered. This series gave me the base for my reading habit for a lifetime. I have shared Interview With the Vampire from the age of ten until it became a book pretty much everyone around me has read. I have had the extreme honor of meeting Anne Rice a few times before her passing and these meetings were most definitely a highlight to my days. I have met most of my favorite authors, but I will always cherish meeting Anne, who to this day is the top of my list of favored authors. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>What book changed your life? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">~KIMBERLY ~</span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb4XGj6O1JUEeV9GPsX28E1YBNRvVofNcvBj0IzbtGK9ErdC06CKiF8bcM_JwtBqa-9sMoXCaFT8mbHRchk_m2bOHWRW3-xBV_6APoMv2NuIyTqm5GGzLvAyCXwdi3SPrI97u7xfIM_m6MR2LegDU7VdLe-A9n_NJZxOdobZzAVejWpnIF0bzV2NF9w/s1068/15288717_10154455540062935_5508024591470689695_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1068" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb4XGj6O1JUEeV9GPsX28E1YBNRvVofNcvBj0IzbtGK9ErdC06CKiF8bcM_JwtBqa-9sMoXCaFT8mbHRchk_m2bOHWRW3-xBV_6APoMv2NuIyTqm5GGzLvAyCXwdi3SPrI97u7xfIM_m6MR2LegDU7VdLe-A9n_NJZxOdobZzAVejWpnIF0bzV2NF9w/s320/15288717_10154455540062935_5508024591470689695_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div>Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-50868228875628124452022-11-07T10:00:00.001-05:002022-11-07T10:00:00.245-05:00How You Like to Read (Print,eBook, Audio)<div class="js-kit-rating"></div><div class="js-kit-comments"></div><script src="http://js-kit.com/reviews.js"></script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVM7SPgLHiQhxi34Hbixtzi2sWIIeMHh6x2lW0oUvmMAsMexRnGxdGp73-QSNH97gXB4bNhcUg-g2acu1r30QJVfXWifr5cVYj9P5Dwu3ihffWcK1GPnw8sb6kwLUB9ZcGsJFb6Xx4krXQPm9zE1XNhmHQBZsP1Uyx0jfxBBYokdqNMrzB65v5fUNVQA/s640/girl-writing-cartoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="640" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVM7SPgLHiQhxi34Hbixtzi2sWIIeMHh6x2lW0oUvmMAsMexRnGxdGp73-QSNH97gXB4bNhcUg-g2acu1r30QJVfXWifr5cVYj9P5Dwu3ihffWcK1GPnw8sb6kwLUB9ZcGsJFb6Xx4krXQPm9zE1XNhmHQBZsP1Uyx0jfxBBYokdqNMrzB65v5fUNVQA/w514-h357/girl-writing-cartoon.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I have noticed that over the years, my reading habits have changed drastically. It's not only due to personal preference, but necessity as well. As much as I love holding a print book in my hands and getting the feel for it, it's very hard for me to read now. The ease and access of an eBook is now my go to. As I have aged, my eyes have done so exponentially and being able to change the font and even the background color on my iPad Kindle app is a savior.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I realize that some authors are only eBook published as well and I am very happy to not miss out on their work. I do have my issues with eBook and mostly it's on the selling end. I am a big proponent for authors and their work. Let's face it, their work is sacred to many and I have a huge issue with people returning books when they are done with the book and getting a refund. I think that's theft... to be real. Once you click that buy button and start reading that book, it's yours and return should not be part of your repertoire. If you just wanted to borrow a book, the library system is for you. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Now to audiobooks. I have been doing this a lot lately. I have retinopathy and even eBook reading can be difficult at times. So I have purchased all my favorite books in Audible have have been listening. My favorites have been Sherrilyn Kenyon's "The League" series and Christine Feehan's "Ghostwalker" series. I find that after having read them and now listening, I have a whole new perspective on these books. I do have a few pet peeves, and that is some inconsistencies in the pronunciation of some of the character names with different narrators. It just kills me sometimes. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I do feel, that as long as I am reading, I'm happy. I also am supporting my authors, who have enriched my life in so many ways. So what kind of reader are you and why? What are YOUR favorite books in each type of media? Who is your favorite narrator?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Book Obsessed Chicks wants to know! </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~ KIMBERLY ~</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvTyaScsSnHfp28J723aGgtRaeY2s8SgILgz5MUsAQrGXsY_p3cp5bFYxSIt92kxYyDIzuaJ7sPGQ2wGoTBf5RgdUEbEY4Ms-G4ArXlPy9opP8IThwMmalibtOGVH1yYW0d3Z434nNFkbNdqqsQQxWRJizEU9DgapE1dO40onHcAMVQkIPld_AI5k6Q/s1406/314645105_836258651029175_4573612521881120953_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvTyaScsSnHfp28J723aGgtRaeY2s8SgILgz5MUsAQrGXsY_p3cp5bFYxSIt92kxYyDIzuaJ7sPGQ2wGoTBf5RgdUEbEY4Ms-G4ArXlPy9opP8IThwMmalibtOGVH1yYW0d3Z434nNFkbNdqqsQQxWRJizEU9DgapE1dO40onHcAMVQkIPld_AI5k6Q/s320/314645105_836258651029175_4573612521881120953_n.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div>Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-65017565932661871212022-11-04T10:00:00.000-04:002022-11-04T10:00:00.256-04:00Book Review: King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair<div class="js-kit-rating"></div><div class="js-kit-comments"></div><script src="http://js-kit.com/reviews.js"></script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRy_PTblTooILKaf733Q-Y0XZIRgy_kLZTHr8KPmWkOJDMKh2RFYs8q_2g8G4Zqb4sd5wIZuTvtjBaN5BebkwCoEN4yo9_vSgyZ1Aqr-u-PvCSiVxrm_BkCzyHa32mGWQfiRk8rZXgvvnz4lJCzsc0r3tIJzQv0ypHtOxLCKJ9FxX9Mc_1EcqAfY0IVQ/s1076/56651967.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="720" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRy_PTblTooILKaf733Q-Y0XZIRgy_kLZTHr8KPmWkOJDMKh2RFYs8q_2g8G4Zqb4sd5wIZuTvtjBaN5BebkwCoEN4yo9_vSgyZ1Aqr-u-PvCSiVxrm_BkCzyHa32mGWQfiRk8rZXgvvnz4lJCzsc0r3tIJzQv0ypHtOxLCKJ9FxX9Mc_1EcqAfY0IVQ/w337-h503/56651967.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">BOOK BLURB</span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> <span class="a-text-italic">Their union is his revenge.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Isolde
de Lara considers her wedding day to be her death day. To end a
years-long war, she is to marry vampire king Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev,
and kill him.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">But her assassination attempt is
thwarted, and Adrian threatens that if Isolde tries to kill him again,
he will raise her as the undead. Faced with the possibility of becoming
the thing she hates most, Isolde seeks other ways to defy him and
survive the brutal vampire court.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Except it isn't the
court she fears most―it's Adrian. Despite their undeniable chemistry,
she wonders why the king―fierce, savage, merciless―chose her as consort.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">The answer will shatter her world.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="scarlett st clair">ORDER HERE</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">OK, so here goes.... it's been a minute since I have put my opinions to the written word. Life happens and sometimes the things you loved more than sliced bread become a drag, but it takes ONE good book to ignite that little fire. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What does a kick-ass female character with a penchant for trouble, contradiction and the craving for soul altering sex make? An entertaining journey! A sizzling hot, hard as nails Vampire King with a soft spot for the female character doesn't hurt either. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Adrian and Isolde have such an attraction to one another that sparks fly when they are together. Isolde's sharp tongue and her confidence not only leave the Vampire King with twisted emotions but the knowledge that he has met hit match, even though Isolde doesn't think so. Instead of conquering Isolde and her people, Adrian ends up being the conquered. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What is the task of a book? To enrich the mind? Sure, but ultimately if you are not entertained, reading said book is only that task. This however is a well written foray into the dark world of monsters, deception and passion. Ms. St. Clair definitely has the pulse on what a reader wants and this reader wants more. I realize that I am a bit late to this game, but I am almost happier to have found it now since I only have to wait until December 20th for the next book. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfQ5UlGbZZ09YXq0s6FVVBn455KwEueoqtkRFdvRI-Ddu1ifMAJOTO40DfF0w65FcJGdlo5A2HcRiqmRbrLDPAoFIFAs_uPbpoIfXFDHkkTgmaQTFUsuCvJ8GJ8MVLUIcd0ETFZh0SVbllCc_L-Hpw2j7-77WY5lcAIeKdwkRuHY4PxL5UhfVL-BNQA/s600/Moon_tattoo_133%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="564" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfQ5UlGbZZ09YXq0s6FVVBn455KwEueoqtkRFdvRI-Ddu1ifMAJOTO40DfF0w65FcJGdlo5A2HcRiqmRbrLDPAoFIFAs_uPbpoIfXFDHkkTgmaQTFUsuCvJ8GJ8MVLUIcd0ETFZh0SVbllCc_L-Hpw2j7-77WY5lcAIeKdwkRuHY4PxL5UhfVL-BNQA/w182-h193/Moon_tattoo_133%20(5).jpg" width="182" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">~KIMBERLY~</span></span></i></span></b><br /> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>OUT DECEMBER 20TH </i></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rHe5Tcp_fe5fqGqPdDgIN3iBiyyyy0gZFhiILR3Mk1Cwnt0sWgFUe7y_vMGBYsTieVrDJhyPHAiv6CKb2w6fH1tN95ajkrTfoGq7ibtAI5DFJT8FfbK5wQdZiN3tKKcqZnYkvl-LWBDahxRmXhLJynOeRxS93BW_PbR0_hM4R7ugygBl_eIrrco9Ug/s499/51OsE7YOyIL._SX309_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="311" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rHe5Tcp_fe5fqGqPdDgIN3iBiyyyy0gZFhiILR3Mk1Cwnt0sWgFUe7y_vMGBYsTieVrDJhyPHAiv6CKb2w6fH1tN95ajkrTfoGq7ibtAI5DFJT8FfbK5wQdZiN3tKKcqZnYkvl-LWBDahxRmXhLJynOeRxS93BW_PbR0_hM4R7ugygBl_eIrrco9Ug/s320/51OsE7YOyIL._SX309_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-36172850250392232662022-11-03T10:00:00.015-04:002022-11-03T10:00:00.242-04:00New Book Alert! A Santa Stabbing by Geri Krotow OUT NOW!<div class="js-kit-rating"></div><div class="js-kit-comments"></div><script src="http://js-kit.com/reviews.js"></script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1RUKo8MoK2ytMCYAwcXt6sWYlbLrxfMd_Gu_KD8jhyQMjmXN3bD7QZTP3YCORfLBh9ZiaCApxBppLvYaIeD5VqDtlCOpTovNaD5CZdjPyi6vnBmDsqpAhc1unvNaKn2tdl15oY0UuelhXdk6rrmMn4ufBJ7Ux5eBTPVWO8JnBEBEMSMyttDdfRplqQ/s600/ASantaStabbingAMAZON-683x1024-1-400x600.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1RUKo8MoK2ytMCYAwcXt6sWYlbLrxfMd_Gu_KD8jhyQMjmXN3bD7QZTP3YCORfLBh9ZiaCApxBppLvYaIeD5VqDtlCOpTovNaD5CZdjPyi6vnBmDsqpAhc1unvNaKn2tdl15oY0UuelhXdk6rrmMn4ufBJ7Ux5eBTPVWO8JnBEBEMSMyttDdfRplqQ/w426-h640/ASantaStabbingAMAZON-683x1024-1-400x600.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">One of my favorite authors, Geri Krotow, has her first Mystery out! I just grabbed it and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> I hope you do too! </span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><u>BOOK BLURB BY GERI KROTOW!</u></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><u><br /></u></i></div></span><div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 10px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Welcome to Stonebridge, Pennsylvania and allow me to introduce Angel Warren, retired Navy pilot, in <a href="https://gerikrotow.com/books/a-santa-stabbing/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8e0327; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A Santa Stabbing</em></a>. <a href="https://gerikrotow.com/books/a-santa-stabbing/#order" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8e0327; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Order now</a> PRINT: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-santa-stabbing-geri-krotow/18797559?ean=9781958686386"><span style="color: #8e0327; font-family: inherit;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.15s; transition-property: color; transition-timing-function: ease-out;">CUPBOARD MAKER BOOKS</span></span> </a> EBOOK: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Santa-Stabbing-Shop-Round-World-ebook/dp/B09YMNKBCX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QC76RP6LEMU5&keywords=geri+krotow&qid=1667407494&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjc5IiwicXNhIjoiMi4zOCIsInFzcCI6IjIuMjQifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=%2Caps%2C380&sr=8-1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8e0327; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">KINDLE</a> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-santa-stabbing-geri-krotow/1141379294?ean=2940161005484&st=AFF&SID=B%26N+Sample+Feed&2sid=Tule+Publishing%2C+Inc_8019915_NA&sourceId=AFFTule+Publishing%2C+Inc&cjevent=7fd70e4ec66411ec834a44630a82b820&dpid=tekz25v83&cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8e0327; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">NOOK</a> <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-santa-stabbing" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8e0327; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">KOBO</a> More order options <a href="https://gerikrotow.com/books/a-santa-stabbing/#order" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8e0327; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">here.</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 10px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Angel isn’t looking for any more challenges as she transitions from active duty to local international gift shop owner and is a new an empty-nester. But then she finds a body…in her store before it even opens (!) and is the prime suspect. A former helicopter pilot with combat experience, Angel’s not going to let this mission unfold on its own…she throws herself wholeheartedly into the investigation.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 10px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reuniting with a high school BFF, finding a new love after years widowed, rebuilding family relationships, and oh, have I mentioned the talking parrot who plays an integral part in this first mystery of the <a href="https://gerikrotow.com/series/shop-round-the-world/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8e0327; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Shop ‘Round the World</a> series?</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 10px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Speaking of series, any other Phillies fans out there? Help me hit the sales on my very first cozy mystery out of the park and order <a href="https://gerikrotow.com/books/a-santa-stabbing/#order" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8e0327; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A Santa Stabbing</em></a> today!</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 10px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As always, thank you for your enthusiasm and support–it means the world to me.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 10px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peace,</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 10px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Geri</p></div>Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-57659169952530132862022-11-02T21:09:00.000-04:002022-11-02T21:09:20.863-04:00#BOC IS BACK!<div class="js-kit-rating"></div><div class="js-kit-comments"></div><script src="http://js-kit.com/reviews.js"></script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt4p3K-XXgl__cCdpZo4v3ZChiasyXQTPouuFkMkl1G0Ktw1cOtSBf4LbeTt31lu5Pxgilqbc71eiIvAb2q3FBfD8TLGPESkAyr4fnT6aL0-nKl90jjsI2Yd3X2DJSH93ohKfJ_hzYCJThGc53YNoihc41vOyg133M3oOCtrkE9ck5x3_edrSCPp8Nw/s1280/thumbnail_IMG_6723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt4p3K-XXgl__cCdpZo4v3ZChiasyXQTPouuFkMkl1G0Ktw1cOtSBf4LbeTt31lu5Pxgilqbc71eiIvAb2q3FBfD8TLGPESkAyr4fnT6aL0-nKl90jjsI2Yd3X2DJSH93ohKfJ_hzYCJThGc53YNoihc41vOyg133M3oOCtrkE9ck5x3_edrSCPp8Nw/s320/thumbnail_IMG_6723.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hello to all you lovely people!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I want to tell you all, how sorry I am that I have been away for over a year, but it's been a tough one. I know so many of you have had so much going on in your lives as well and my issues may be a drop in the bucket, but I just wanted to give you a little bit of an update....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After wrapping up the Romancing the Gold Coast event last October, I was completely burned out and pretty much done with anything having to do with the romance world. The amazing authors and readers who helped make the event so wonderful have my utmost respect and utter adoration forever, and I am so sorry I have been distant. As all of my friends and family know, putting this event together post-COVID was a logistical nightmare and well as exhausting. I like to do most things on my own, so I only had a few close friends, my sons and my book club helped. During the last weeks leading up to the event, I had a lot of authors back out, which made readers back out. A few of these authors were considered to me to be friends, people I loved and respected and would do pretty much anything for. Unfortunately these people didn't feel the same way, and even though I have promoted them, reviewed them, hosted them and spent countless hours helping them, they left me in the dust with varying excuses. Some didn't even bother to give reasons, some just cut and run.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1APX7pAHyyYqV324pYmFyz-rFpilz0JmJBQ8oQDOCB3KIOgnFNyFUdyxK1lIspXHqj8YZ36Fb4lr0oXH9ivz5Mm1n6CBwnCGI_m0cNr5yd44JdDsfxsQmOw8S3k_srY4u6mx6g7hkzE8dvFOmErU4DUFUw_-WKqBeSo_6aadi22mzpVKybkZ7LBm5A/s6000/20211023-IMG_7860.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1APX7pAHyyYqV324pYmFyz-rFpilz0JmJBQ8oQDOCB3KIOgnFNyFUdyxK1lIspXHqj8YZ36Fb4lr0oXH9ivz5Mm1n6CBwnCGI_m0cNr5yd44JdDsfxsQmOw8S3k_srY4u6mx6g7hkzE8dvFOmErU4DUFUw_-WKqBeSo_6aadi22mzpVKybkZ7LBm5A/w467-h311/20211023-IMG_7860.JPG" width="467" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to the amazing people who supported myself and the event, it actually came off without a hitch. The Tea Party was FABULOUS, the author breakouts were wonderful. The Ball was amazing and every single costume worn by all was just supreme. I also would like to add that there was not one case of COVID that came out of this event due to the diligence of everyone involved and the Mansion staff. Of course there were a few little hiccups and Suzy and Christine may have had to talk me off the ledge a few times, but all in all, it was a success. I got to meet some new people and try new things. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywDsENDotM-o3AcDMqPlfTNgEbK7NGMFJYLro6dtxycP189UDAJ_dzmPbv_vk1zd3r4Q1Atf-oUmVch8N9r4_kAT3jIJjbNVZlgctiAxn8JeuQ-ZcImaX_OXidN_WlfG3wQz4JY4MPE_lBmfXSVyhF8cFZqa7AJFZl-urB8Cbo8-E_S8TsIZyCaqJ6A/s6000/20211022-IMG_7761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywDsENDotM-o3AcDMqPlfTNgEbK7NGMFJYLro6dtxycP189UDAJ_dzmPbv_vk1zd3r4Q1Atf-oUmVch8N9r4_kAT3jIJjbNVZlgctiAxn8JeuQ-ZcImaX_OXidN_WlfG3wQz4JY4MPE_lBmfXSVyhF8cFZqa7AJFZl-urB8Cbo8-E_S8TsIZyCaqJ6A/w494-h329/20211022-IMG_7761.JPG" width="494" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At this time, I also discovered that my mom had colon cancer and that really made me stay closer to home. It made me hug my kids a bit closer and also go see my mom and let my kids know her better. She has been through her chemo and has had clear scans in the past month, so that has been a blessing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the bright side, my Jason got engaged to our Vanessa and I got to throw a pretty awesome Engagement Party at the end of August. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPezCFisbFFsFFZQC_IVYo2wPKp1pfMutGvUus1KmXtclbVi_UZeMe3QnD3l5HnBGej0TCxnzL_7yjPoP6BaAUjQGl14YpV8Bjk7HALV14nJx2B19RBP5sAUGXRO9sHdxbxKUsZQUGxjKUl0CIDEmCJ7Q8txHyOl-_uvdZ8CXbc3oJCMkaVS7jPjXBQ/s2048/301075802_10159574691637935_7077619363532485005_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPezCFisbFFsFFZQC_IVYo2wPKp1pfMutGvUus1KmXtclbVi_UZeMe3QnD3l5HnBGej0TCxnzL_7yjPoP6BaAUjQGl14YpV8Bjk7HALV14nJx2B19RBP5sAUGXRO9sHdxbxKUsZQUGxjKUl0CIDEmCJ7Q8txHyOl-_uvdZ8CXbc3oJCMkaVS7jPjXBQ/s320/301075802_10159574691637935_7077619363532485005_n.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been listening, primarily to audio books due to my retinopathy, but have also started reading e-books. I just finished a great Vampire based book and cannot wait to review on here. It took me out of my rut and is lighting the fire back in my belly. I want to host book clubs regularly, I want to enjoy book outings with my ladies again. I want to talk books. So hello again from this unconventional blogger and reader. I hope to see you all soon! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: medium;">Love Kimberly</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-66532597794234303622021-03-16T20:22:00.002-04:002021-03-16T20:22:38.982-04:00A Review of Tracey J. Lyons: The Amish Teacher's Wish (Love Inspired)<div class="js-kit-rating"></div><div class="js-kit-comments"></div><script src="http://js-kit.com/reviews.js"></script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4Qr04L1R0OKm6R8fgDxg7FjEPiatDSeOdzx_UPWNHQkYah1Cn8FoRC1HVfJcndQ5ZFkezSJk0Ry7x2XWx84gtPK7-bxayKMff-VNij3OEHt6_cHrvXUeuECiekISSqPnkTGnWpstgBLs/s2048/81MAspNFlRL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1302" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4Qr04L1R0OKm6R8fgDxg7FjEPiatDSeOdzx_UPWNHQkYah1Cn8FoRC1HVfJcndQ5ZFkezSJk0Ry7x2XWx84gtPK7-bxayKMff-VNij3OEHt6_cHrvXUeuECiekISSqPnkTGnWpstgBLs/w268-h422/81MAspNFlRL.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sadie Fischer is quite content being Amish community, Miller's Crossing's, school teacher. As long as her parents resist their urge to marry Sadie off to a local widower, Sadie would be happy to stay right where she is in her teaching position. She has her family and her friends as well as the students who look up to her, and for now that suits her fine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Levi Byler needed a change from his own Amish community. His fiancee jilts him, deciding to leave the Amish to be with an Englisch man, leaving Levi heartbroken and confused. He has come to the conclusion he needs to be alone and not take a wife. Levi travels to Miller's Crossing to help his cousin with his carpentry business and when he happens upon a Sadie Fischer in distress, his conclusions about remaining alone become a daily struggle.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The more the school teacher and the carpenter get to know one another, everything they had planned for their individual lives become a swirl of emotions that neither were equipped to handle easily. Sadie's position in Miller's Crossing could be jeopardized by the attention that Levi pays her, even the most innocent of attention. Levi's refusal to see what is immediately in front of him takes the reader on a journey of extreme satisfaction.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Talented author, Tracey J. Lyons has written a feel-good story, and I adore her for it. In the reality of turmoil and uncertainty, her ease at telling this comforting tale warms the soul. THE AMISH TEACHER'S WISH is timeless and rewarding. Getting to know Sadie, Levi, and the accompanying cast of characters is heartening and leaves a smile on your face. I highly recommend THE AMISH TEACHER'S WISH by Tracey J. Lyons. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFLaNe8jczLy1vKeuDy9R44OLzqHG2YW-bhUycVF_KfXn4cargV_PTy9ofzQuqf4AuCrAxl82qeMXliIyrJLHJp89vmfdrKq5eNqfybtqpB7Uj8Va8IA_IV032-SDJ5KkueSXKii1zgMX/s600/Moon_tattoo_133+%25285%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="564" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFLaNe8jczLy1vKeuDy9R44OLzqHG2YW-bhUycVF_KfXn4cargV_PTy9ofzQuqf4AuCrAxl82qeMXliIyrJLHJp89vmfdrKq5eNqfybtqpB7Uj8Va8IA_IV032-SDJ5KkueSXKii1zgMX/w144-h153/Moon_tattoo_133+%25285%2529.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">~KIMBERLY~</span></i></b></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-71170588759046646522020-05-22T15:36:00.003-04:002020-05-22T15:36:51.469-04:00Review: In the Dark With the Duke (Lost Lords of London Book 2) by Christi Caldwell<div class="js-kit-rating"></div><div class="js-kit-comments"></div><script src="http://js-kit.com/reviews.js"></script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7FP2xy57bFTYVzNvDTukKOsFfM_0UVp8aPB5MWoZyF1L7WjcHttdndD1ZtcBN3ToyHZOlPJFrA4yAT3XfpdzxX3PwZx3X45iXhihD7tQAdKtjb-EC9eTnO0CgyY__kC_2sG23UO4paH9/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7FP2xy57bFTYVzNvDTukKOsFfM_0UVp8aPB5MWoZyF1L7WjcHttdndD1ZtcBN3ToyHZOlPJFrA4yAT3XfpdzxX3PwZx3X45iXhihD7tQAdKtjb-EC9eTnO0CgyY__kC_2sG23UO4paH9/s320/51z7n0DIoTL._SY346_.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="4">In the Dark With the Duke is the second book in Christi Caldwell's Lost Lords of London series. This wonderfully woven tale pairs Lady Lila March, who suffered greatly during the tragedy at Peterloo, and street fighter/Lost Lord, Hugh Savage. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="4">Both characters, deeply scarred, attempt to heal each other in unconventional ways. Both Hugh and Lila transform each other's lives in ways that only can be imagined by delving into this dark to light tale. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="4">In the Dark With the Duke by Christi Caldwell, is yet another triumph to her credit. A fan of darker romance, this story sated my appetite for the dark along with the build up to an perfect HEA. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVH99BIF0EmQeV1WdGBAbo98K5-Y5f0GiSCLfesSTUKQTKCLhi2Z-S_8enoUCaS4VggeW5AWxFRZwrHt2Ga0Q1bB7d0p5fu3Nms3HwdennpG0cWy3HcZswzPWUjb3fyXqqzMM022x-cG8I/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVH99BIF0EmQeV1WdGBAbo98K5-Y5f0GiSCLfesSTUKQTKCLhi2Z-S_8enoUCaS4VggeW5AWxFRZwrHt2Ga0Q1bB7d0p5fu3Nms3HwdennpG0cWy3HcZswzPWUjb3fyXqqzMM022x-cG8I/" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="6">~KIMBERLY~</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-8600035015714150402020-05-15T12:38:00.001-04:002020-05-15T12:39:20.424-04:00To Hold a Lady’s Secret by Christi Caldwell<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CoI4Y24mUll0GOi20oNeOsW9thqzIM4V2RjGMv6CQ8rY1uMme22xSHoD37z-1WRtqWhjXAT0FLQCshx4nd4iPBDHYJOWqt5rOueBwORhWPQSR91UcLu5FqjOopXvK0rZZu9gKtKtFSuU/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="316" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CoI4Y24mUll0GOi20oNeOsW9thqzIM4V2RjGMv6CQ8rY1uMme22xSHoD37z-1WRtqWhjXAT0FLQCshx4nd4iPBDHYJOWqt5rOueBwORhWPQSR91UcLu5FqjOopXvK0rZZu9gKtKtFSuU/s320/51IN0nlHuFL.SX316.SY316.jpg" width="284" /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">The mistake that Lady Gillian Farendale made by attending a
notorious masquerade, has finally caught up with her. Now her unfeeling parents
want her to make things right, but doing that would destroy her spirit.</font></p><font size="4">
</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Gillian seeks out her childhood best friend, Colin Lockhart,
one if the numerous bastard sons of the Duke of Ravenscourt, for help.
She is praying that the promise they made as children would finally be able to
be fulfilled. When Colin, now a struggling private investigator in London is
reunited with Gillian, things don’t exactly work out how Gillian thought they
would and she is disheartened as well as desperate.
</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">As soon as Colin sends Gillian away, he regrets it. His past
with her comes rushing back and he realizes that she still means more to him
than is prudent for a Lady and a bastard. Her desperation brings him to
action and neither of their lives will ever be the same.
</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Lady Gillian Farendale is one of my favorite of author
Christi Caldwell’s heroines. She is matter of fact, she doesn’t blame anyone
for her actions and take complete responsibility for decisions she has made,
good or bad. Despite the crime that was committed against her, she is
strong and resilient and deserving of a bright future with a caring man. The
one man she has been on her mind since she was a young girl getting into
mischief, Colin Lockhart
</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Colin Lockhart has been on his own since his banishment from
the Farendale lands, caring for his sister and mother. Discovered on the
streets by a brother, another bastard son, Colin picks himself up and sets out
to create a new life for himself as a private investigator. He is consumed with
his business and until Gillian reappears in his life, he is rather solitary in
his existence, keeping a small circle of a few of the brothers and his beloved
sister. He is considered to be common if not below that for being a bastard,
but has more integrity, compassion and honor than any man in the ton.
</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">To Hold a Lady’s Secret is one of my favorite Christi
Caldwell books to date. While some of the subject matter is not an easy one,
the story is superb and getting to that prefect ending is just a marvel. This
story is meaningful and compassionate and will stay with me for quite a while.
Bravo Ms. Caldwell…</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY7QWxjNCOohs995BUhK8f5Wm4xEnOJP3HIukT-fFCQriDXpaHELwoPoOos515wa0t1eBXfUVAfOi8L6Xe9qOk05WWD1UvdaGUa9eHKO79jQumKMTEcKguwuBwWYy3_Qtjyg45dMblQQZ/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY7QWxjNCOohs995BUhK8f5Wm4xEnOJP3HIukT-fFCQriDXpaHELwoPoOos515wa0t1eBXfUVAfOi8L6Xe9qOk05WWD1UvdaGUa9eHKO79jQumKMTEcKguwuBwWYy3_Qtjyg45dMblQQZ/" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="6">~KIMBERLY~</font><br /> </p>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I want to begin this review by saying that Kerrigan Byrne is
a talented genius and her writing fills my heart. I have honestly been waiting for Carlton
Morley’s story for years and now it’s finally here and I am just so darn happy
about it. I also have to say that Kerrigan Byrne’s publisher has really dropped
the ball on this particular book being directly in their Victorian Rebels
series. Sir Carlton Morley has always deserved his own story. He has been an
integral part of the menagerie with the dark secrets that needed to come to
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<span style="font-size: large;">The right proper and upstanding Chief Inspector Carlton Morley is
after the killer of male prostitutes plaguing London. All of his spare time I
spent in the roaming the dark and dangerous streets seeking clues in his task. A loner, Morley stalks those streets with an urgency only a few could possibly understand. </span></div>
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an unfaithful rogue, Penelope Goode decides to take one night of passion for
herself before being thrown into the constraints of marriage to the
unscrupulous lout. She wants to give her virginity to a man of her own choosing. To achieve this, she finds herself at Miss Henrietta's School for Cultured Young Ladies, where she was given a password to gain entrance into the garden of pleasures that awaits her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Chief Inspector Morley, in disguise, is lead to Miss Henrietta's School for Cultured Young Ladies with his own agenda of crime stopping, but when a stunning young woman literally stumbles over him, sparks fly and both of their worlds will be forever changed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I prefer to stop here with my details of this story. This tale must be experienced individually and I strongly insist that you do. The anticipation of Carlton Morley finally meeting his match is pure exhilaration. Kerrigan Byrne uses her masterful understanding of the English language to spellbind her readers, and the reader is only too happy to be put under her spell. A Dark and Stormy Knight by Kerrigan Byrne is so worth the wait! </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It has been some time since I have posted anything of substance on this blog. In this tumultuous time, I feel the need to share the direction that my brain has gone.<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Most of you know that Book Obsessed Chicks is also my much loved book club as well as the blog and pages on social media. While my book club had been active before Covid-19, it’s been at a stand-still as much of everyone’s lives.<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">For me, the decline in my reading regimen began two years ago when I began working in a hospital affiliated Geriatric/Palliative office. At first, I was just completely exhausted when I got home and life got in the way. I used to read a book a day and now I read on a week or every other, if I am lucky. I also have retinopathy and reading print became a thing of the past as my Ipad and Kindle have become my primary source of reading as well as a new appreciation for audio books. While I missed the written word, I missed sleep more.<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I began to watch television again, to my dismay, and hours were wasted on mindless entertainment. Since this quarantine and social distancing has begun, I am completely done with watching the news and all of these shows. I turned off the television about two weeks ago and returned to reading. It was a task at first, but with the help of my super talented and favorite authors, I am back into full swing and don’t want this reading binge to end. Instead of loneliness and separation, I feel fulfilled and relieved. At the end of a trying day in the office hearing about sick patients, reaching for my eReader is my salvation. Reading a good book, I can block out the insanity for a time. We al definitely need a respite from the current climate and I am so happy that I love books.<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>When a young lady sacrifices her reputation to save a viscount, it’s the beginning of an extraordinary adventure in Adrienne Basso’s captivating Regency tale . . .</i></b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Jon Burwell, Viscount Kendall, knows what the gossips say about him. They claim he’s been a dejected, half-mad recluse ever since he was jilted at the altar. The simple truth is that Jon has thrown all the passion he once had for his fiancée into his latest mechanical invention. But his single-minded existence has lately been shattered by repeated encounters with Miss Emma Ellingham, his neighbor’s intriguing sister-in-law . . .</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Painting and sketching have been Emma’s consolation since her own secret heartbreak. When she stumbles upon the viscount’s workshop, his machine revives her artistic imagination. The gentleman himself is even more fascinating—and deeply seductive. When Jon is accused of a crime, Emma risks her good name for his sake. But though the threat of scandal compels them to wed, only courage can overcome their pasts, and allow desire to transform into love . . .</span><br />
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I love stories set outside ballrooms and people driven by pursuits far away the conventional ones.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">I adored this book!</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">The story begins with Jon’s heartbreak rudely spread in front of everyone when he is left waiting at the altar by his selfish runaway bride.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">After I might say lucky him as her character was portrayed as a spoiled brat, only thinking of herself and ready to deplete his coffers for her own enjoyment.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Still he didn’t saw her under this light so smitten by her colorful personality.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Why he retreated from society’s prying eyes to nurse his wounded heart and bury his mind in scientific fulfillment.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Emma suffered too from her own devastating heartache, the difference it was left a secret lingering only between herself and the man whom never returned her feelings. Still it affected her painting muse, shattering her will and need to express herself on paper and canvas.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">So when unexpectedly it is reawakening when she stumbles upon Jon’s creation, whatever his rebuttal, she is drawn to him and his engineered machine.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">I loved their straightforward personalities, they are honest and caring, thus their tale is one of a romance slowly filling their heart and mind, satisfying their bodies and without rush their need for more than what their firstly expected.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">It was nice to see two people with a level head, they might make mistakes, still they give each other time to adjust, they rehearse before giving to doubt, they act maturely able to wait for the other to take the first step.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">5 stars for this stirring lively romance of two people who never foresee love might just need a spark to ignite their heart and soul and it was awaiting them in corner.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">I was granted an advance copy by the publisher Kensington, I preordered too my own.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Here is my true and unbiased opinion.</span></div>
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Matthew Strathmore, Earl of Whittingham, suffered a debilitating injury in his
knee and has been somewhat limited in his pursuits.As Chief officer of the
Society of Intellectual Advance it is his job to verify if articles published
by the group are correct.<br />
When Matthew discovers an anomaly in a recent article published by the renowned
Lord Talbott he must investigate. Matthew sets himself on the long arduous trip
to Leighton Hall home of Lord Talbott. It is at Leighton Matthew meets
Theodosia granddaughter of the Lord.<br />
Matthew observes how protective Theodosia is of her grandfather and although he
was invited to visit feels like an intruder. As Matthew digs deeper into this
family dynamic he sees more than he bargained for.<br />
Ms Bryant addresses several situations in this book. True a love story emerges
but true family too emerges. Family is not just blood but loyal people
surrounding this needy twosome. Dementia is addressed as well as the caregiver.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As many who know me well, especially those in my book club and author friends, I normally do not read romances where the heroine is a courtesan. It’s my personal preference, I’m just not into them. Once in a long while, comes a story that really moves me. The Spitfire by Christi Caldwell is one of those tales that has me all happy inside.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those of us who have read Christi Caldwell’s Wicked Wallflowers Series have met Clara Winters before. The former courtesan/madam is Reggie’s best friend and has moved on from the Devil’s Den. Her dream of opening her music hall, the Muses is just so close. Aside from a few construction setbacks, she and Reggie are on their way to being professional business owners and for a woman, that is quite a feat.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Henry Waterson, an MP and an Earl, has quite a few enemies in his repertoire… The staid gentlemen has ruffled more than a few feathers in his day with his legislation. It would seem that a few people even want him dead. When Clara comes upon two hoodlums beating a gentleman to a pulp, she steps in and saves his life. Clara’s mistrust of men is completely understandable, but her insistence in aiding the broken man is shocking, but just like her. When Clara discovers that the man she has saved is a member of the ton, an Earl to boot, she is terrified but resolute in the fact that she could not let him die.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Henry has never been in a situation like this. Being cared for in the apartments of this fascinating woman has perplexed him beyond belief. Instead of calling for assistance from family or friends, he begs Clara “with no surname” to keep him in her apartments until he is well enough to travel home. His ins in fear of frightening his mother and sisters with his injuries. Clara reluctantly allows Henry to stay, but she also has much business to attend to, with the impending opening of her club.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The few days Henry stays at Clara’s apartments, the two come to realize that many of their prejudices about each other’s stations and ways of life are not all they appear to be. Henry has a few revelations about how, as member of the ton, he always took advantage of the creature comforts of his wealth, but never thought if those outside of his level were even able to keep warm. When he realizes that he must return home, he slips out while Clara is out. When she returns to an empty apartment, she is relieved but also saddened, as Henry was unlike any man she had ever met in her lifetime.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Trouble begins when Clara receives a cease and desist order for the Muses, stating that her establishment is immoral and illegal. When she discovers that Henry is behind the order, in a fury, she bounds into his home to confront him. Henry never thought he would see his savior again, but Clara is not as happy to see him as he is her. Unfortunately, the dealing with her Music Hall are not something that can be undone and Henry has to fix the wrong he has done. Henry’s younger sister, who was hurt in an uprising several years prior has been a recluse since the tragedy, but hearing Henry and Clara go at it, she is awakened and seeks Clara out to assist her. With Clara and Henry’s sister working together, she and Henry also spend more time together, inevitably becoming closer and more attracted to one another, but can these two people from completely different worlds build something lasting? You know I am not going to tell you! Read The Spitfire yourself to find out!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ok, so notice that I did NOT delve deeply into the fact that Clara was a courtesan? That fact is actually irrelevant to this story. Clara is a woman who was used and abused and one day said enough. Her hopes and dreams started to become a reality for her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really must thank author Christi Caldwell for taking me out of my comfort zone, but making me smile and make my heart full. The Spitfire is a fabulous read!</span></div>
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Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-31610932962499537612019-07-04T11:51:00.000-04:002019-07-04T12:38:36.198-04:00YOU SEND ME (Compass Cove Book 2) by Jeannie Moon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Jordan never has had much of a family besides her father, but when tragedy strikes and Nick saves Jordan from a falling tree during a historic nor'easter, she begins to find out what family really is. Can the relationship shy Jordan open up her heart to what is right in front of her? Can the Dr, who has hidden his past from everyone come clean and let out the story of atrocities that he blames himself for out in the open? You will most definitely have to read this impressive book to find out, and I strongly suggest you do.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">What I wrote here is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Most who know me well, understand that Contemporary Romance is not my gig. It has to be something really special to take me out of my historical haze and this book is one that just calls to me. Author Jeannie Moon's love for Long Island is evident in this book, and frankly in every book she has written. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/You-Send-Compass-Cove-Book-ebook/dp/B07CGJGDPZ/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=you+send+me&qid=1562254418&s=gateway&sr=8-4" target="_blank">YOU SEND ME </a>is a beacon for second chances without being in your face. Her characters are strong and independent, loving and endearing. Jeannie Moon's conflict in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/You-Send-Compass-Cove-Book-ebook/dp/B07CGJGDPZ/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=you+send+me&qid=1562254418&s=gateway&sr=8-4" target="_blank">YOU SEND ME</a> is real and grabs ar your heartstrings. You genuinely care what happens to everyone. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Last year when Jeannie Moon did a reading from this book at a local North Shore haunt, The Gourmet Whaler, I was done in. I knew this book was for me. It did take me a while to finally pick in up due to that historical haze, but I was in my right place and time to fully let this book take me on the journey that Jeannie Moon intended, and I am so happy I did.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">AUGUST 28, 2019</span></b></div>
Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-6796216412961771602019-05-28T09:00:00.000-04:002019-05-28T09:00:11.653-04:00Release Day Bliss: Wicked Highlander Ways by Mary Wine<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<strong><i>A fiery woman who won't be tamed</i></strong></div>
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<b><i>Brenda Grant's abusive first marriage taught her that she's better off on her own. But when her family threatens her freedom and demands that she remarry—to a man they've chosen—she makes a deal with a brawny Highland chief to escape.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Bothan Gunn is smitten by the woman who won't be tamed. He's helped her before—but can he do so now, when Brenda's complicated past threatens their lives? With danger closing in, their only chance at love and survival is to escape to the heart of the Highlands...</i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Book Obsessed Chicks and ROMANCING THE GOLD COAST 2020 are very proud to share a little interview with one of our awesome Featured Authors, Lorraine Heath. We are so happy to have her at the October 2020 Historical Weekend. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> <i><span style="color: magenta;"> </span></i></span><i><span style="color: magenta;">Please tell us a bit about yourself and what you write.</span></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Born in England and raised in Texas, I have a deep love of both my heritages. As a result, I’ve written historical romances set in Texas as well as stories set in England. Sometimes I take English characters to Texas and sometimes I take Texas characters to England.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I’ve always loved writing and began writing my first story when I was seven. It was about a fisherman who fell in love with a mermaid.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> <i><span style="color: magenta;"> </span></i></span><i><span style="color: magenta;">Was it hard for you to get published?</span></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I began writing books seriously in 1990 and sold my first manuscript in 1993 so the journey was a relatively short one. However, I’ve received more rejections since I got published so my career has very much been like a rollercoaster ride but I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I have too many favorite authors to list. I read all types of romance: historical, contemporary, romantic suspense, paranormal, etc. I love the variety that romance offers. When I’m not reading romance, I tend to read nonfiction books about the Victorian era and the people who lived during that time.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> <i><span style="color: magenta;"> </span></i></span><i><span style="color: magenta;">What hobbies do you have?</span></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">I binge watch TV shows, travel, enjoy wine tastings.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><i><span style="color: magenta;">What is the hardest thing about being a writer?</span></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Not to second guess the story I’m writing and worry that it’ll disappoint readers.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For 20 years, I was a government employee so I’d probably have to go back to that.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Each hero and heroine is my favorite while I’m writing their story. I’ve found that they tend to be the characters that I need at that moment in my life so I look back on them all fondly.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Will and Ellie Parker from Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer because they made me fall in love with the romance genre.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">10.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><i><span style="color: magenta;">What’s your favorite food and drink?</span></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Favorite food is fried shrimp. Favorite drink is red wine.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I’m looking forward to connecting with readers who love historical romance as much as I do. Although I read all sub-genres of romance, historical romance remains my first love and it’s always fun to be around people who enjoy exploring the past and appreciate it as much as I do.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">We at Book Obsessed Chicks and the ROMANCING THE GOLD COAST event are very proud to share with you our spotlight on one of our talented Featured Authors, for the October 2020 event, </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Gina Conkle.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Hi! I write Viking and Georgian romance. I know…a crazy
combination. Those sub-genres spring from my love of all things Viking and from
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">My official author bio: <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Gina Conkle writes adventurous Viking romance</span><span style="background: white;"> and sensual Georgian romance. Her books offer a
fresh, addictive spin on the romance genre, with the witty banter and sexual
tension that readers crave. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">She
grew up in southern California and despite all that sunshine, Gina loves books
over beaches and stone castles over sand castles. She’s married to her favorite
alpha male, Brian, and when not writing, Gina occasionally gardens and cooks.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Since 5<sup>th</sup> grade I knew that I’d write books. It
was a matter of when. I wrote my first book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Norse Jewel</i>, in 2003/2004 because I decided “it’s time.” I revised the
manuscript over the years but I wasn’t directed about my career—until New
Year’s 2012. That holiday changed everything! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">My husband told me he was going to quit his job. I
supported his decision, but I said I ought to get a regular, full-time job in
one of my previous careers, either teaching or biotech. His response stunned me:
“You’re a writer. I think you should write.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">The shocker is I hadn’t put a lot of effort into getting
published. But Brian saw something and encouraged it. He’d even bought my
domain name as a Christmas gift. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Was it hard for
you to get published?</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">In short, no. Everything changed when </span><span style="color: black;">I got serious about my career in 2012. Later that year, I
signed with my agent, Sarah Younger of Nancy Yost Literary Agency, and sold my
first book. A few months later, my first Georgian romance series sold as well. </span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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favorite authors and what do you read in your spare time?</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">Julie Anne Long is one of my favorite romance authors. She
writes beautifully. Eloisa James is another. I also love Kate Quinn’s
historical fiction (her Empress of Rome series).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">When it comes to picking a book, I’m a mood reader. With
romance, it all depends on the trope, the hero, and the setting. Sometimes I
want a lone wolf hero, other times I want a great marriage-of-convenience love
story. I read mostly historical romance with a side of contemporary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">I balance my fiction habit with non-fiction. I follow
historians and archaeologists, so when my favorites publish papers or books, I buy
or read their research. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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you have?</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">I like to cook recipes from the eras in which I write. I
enjoy gardening, but really, I’m a dabbler. Recently, I started collecting
ancient coins and traveling more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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hardest thing about being a writer?</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">Working alone. Solitude is double-edged—perfect for
writing, dangerous for writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;"><i><span style="color: blue;">If you weren’t an
author, what would you do?</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"> I’d teach.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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heroine from your books? Why?</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">Gah! That’s like asking me to pick a favorite kid! I love
them all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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heroine from another author’s books?</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></div>
<div class="m-4880199563943319630gmail-msolistparagraph" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 11.75pt;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">I love, love Villiers from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Duke of Her Own</i> by Eloisa James. Another favorite is Jack Dalton
from Zoe Archer’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sweet Revenge</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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favorite food and drink?</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, I love all kinds of food, and it likes me.
With beverages? In the morning, good coffee is a must. In the evening, you can
lure me with red wine (Malbec).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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looking forward to Romancing the Gold Coast?</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m looking forward to spending
time with readers and other authors, talking about all things romance (and what
a gorgeous setting!).</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</i></span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Social Media
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<span style="color: #222222;">Twitter ~ </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ginaconkle">https://twitter.com/ginaconkle</a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">BookBub ~ </span><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/gina-conkle">https://www.bookbub.com/authors/gina-conkle</a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Amazon Author Page ~ </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gina-Conkle/e/B00D0TQVQ0">https://www.amazon.com/Gina-Conkle/e/B00D0TQVQ0</a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Norse series website page
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<span style="color: #222222;">Forgotten Sons series
website page ~ </span><a href="https://ginaconkle.com/forgotten-sons-series/">https://ginaconkle.com/forgotten-sons-series/</a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Midnight Meetings series
website page ~ </span><a href="https://ginaconkle.com/midnight-meetings-series/">https://ginaconkle.com/midnight-meetings-series/</a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">OCTOBER 1-4, 2020</span></div>
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Jeremy Lockhart, Viscount Dearing is commanding in his financial matters but lacks that same ability in matters of love. Dearing was mesmerized when he first saw Lady Charlotte and followed her to all the balls she attended never revealing himself.</div>
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When he observed her being pursued by other bachelors he knew his shyness would lose the love of his life. The same methods used by him in his financial decisions he applied To turn the tables in his favor. Although, somewhat unscrupulous it worked. This secret of his machinations ate at his inner conscience. </div>
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Charlotte and Dearing’s marriage certainly did not get off to a great start. His conscience and shyness being the problem. </div>
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</span></span>Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-12913273840226347842019-03-25T10:00:00.000-04:002019-03-25T10:00:14.236-04:00Romancing the Gold Coast Featured Author : Tabetha Waite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hello all!Welcome to ROMANCING THE GOLD COAST, the very first Historical Romance event to take place on Long Island. The four day event will take place at the historic, Mansion at Glen Cove and will include fun and games, as well as a High Tea and a Costume Ball. </b></span></div>
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tell us a bit about yourself and what you write. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I
am a small town Missouri girl that held on to a dream for 30 years! I am
happily married to the love of my life and have two wonderful daughters. I was
always an avid reader, but when my grandmother introduced me to the older
Gothic novels that she used to read, I found an interest in romance. Moving to
Harlequin, Zebra, Avon, I found that I was hooked on the HEA! This was also
what spurred me to write my own romance. I chose historical because I love the
balls, the gowns, and the polite society that goes with the territory of the
era. However, I have also written an erotic contemporary short, as well as a
fantasy short. I’m always ready to push the boundaries of my writing. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: purple;">How and why did you become a
writer?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It
all started at the age of nine. My fourth grade teacher would give us writing
assignments. She always said she liked reading my stories, and for a shy,
bullied girl, her encouragement started this long journey, one that gets more
interesting every single day. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: purple;">Was it hard for you to get
published?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You
could say that! I was notified in February of 2016 that a small publishing
company accepted my first novel. They liked the premise of “Why the Earl is
After the Girl,” so I was offered a contract. I will always be grateful that
they gave an unknown a chance. However, that was the third book I’d written and
sent out to agents and publishers. The first two were promptly rejected. Of the
three, I have all of my 63 rejections letters that I received before I got ‘the
one.’ <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: purple;">Who are your favorite authors and
what do you read in your spare time?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>There
are soooo many authors that it’s hard to narrow it down! But I will say that my
bookshelf is full of Sabrina Jeffries, Victoria Alexander, Sophie Jordan,
Andrea Kane, Lisa Kleypas – the list truly goes on! However, I also adore Sarah
J. Maas and J. R. Ward. Reading their books has inspired me to possibly branch
out into the paranormal and fantasy genres. Who knows what the future holds? <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: purple;">What hobbies do you have?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>While
a lot of people consider collecting dolls creepy, I find that their smiling
faces are a comfort to me. Several of my aunts also enjoy it, so it’s almost
inherited! I also can’t seem to pass up the chance to browse a flea market or
antique mall. I love hunting for a bargain, or something unique to history. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="color: purple;"> </span></span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: purple;">What is the hardest thing about
being a writer?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The
market is terribly competitive, which is why it’s so hard to find someone to
represent you and your work. It’s hard (and expensive), to sift through the
promotion opportunities that work for you, but that’s why it’s good to have an
author community. I’ve had some great advice! At the moment I also enjoy being
an indie writer. I like that I can pick my own covers, ones that match the
characters I’m bringing to life on my laptop. I just try to write what I’d want
to read and hope that my readers will enjoy the adventure. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: purple;">If you weren’t an author, what
would you do?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I’m
not really sure. I always thought it would be fun to be a DJ. I love music and
can’t read or write without it. More than likely I’d be sitting at a desk
somewhere waiting for five o’clock. As it stands, I work as a part-time lunch
lady at the local community college. It’s been great meeting all the new
students each year. There are some amazing people out there. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="color: purple;"> </span></span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: purple;">Favorite hero and heroine from
your books? Why?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>All
of my characters have a special place in my heart. But then we are with them
almost every day for hours upon end. But if I had to choose one, it would
probably be Orion and Athena from my first book, “Why the Earl is After the
Girl.” That couple helped to get me noticed and so they are special to me. And,
of course, it was great how Athena constantly frustrated Rion to no end! <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: purple;">Favorite hero and heroine from
another author’s books?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>For
historical romance, that honor would have to go to Candace Camp and her
matchmaker’s series. To this day it’s hard for me to forget Francesca and the
Duke of Rochford. I remember them fondly to this day, as well as my all time
favorites – “A Rose in Winter” by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss and “Midnight Bride” by
Kathleen Drymon.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: purple;">What’s your favorite food and
drink? </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>That’s
a tough one! Hmm. Food would have to be some type of sub sandwich. Even if I
can’t figure out what I might be hungry for, that always sounds good! And, of
course, ice cream! For drink - alas, I love Pepsi OR Coke, but I try to limit
myself on how much I indulge.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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location, location! I’ve always searched for an excuse to go to New York, but
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I was ecstatic! Not only is it going to take place on impressive Long Island,
but it’s also a chance to dress up and rub elbows with fellow authors and
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<br />Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-20594752183697894692019-01-28T07:09:00.002-05:002019-01-28T07:09:56.184-05:00COVER REVEAL BLISS: KERRIGAN BYRNE * HOW TO LOVE A DUKE IN TEN DAYS*<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">HAPPINESS IS, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">KNOWING A NEW NOVEL FROM</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> KERRIGAN BYRNE</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> IS COMING SOO!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">AUGUST 27. 2019</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">Harper
Winston’s brother has disappeared. Pursuing his dream of sailing the Caribbean,
Michael hasn’t responded to texts or emails in days. When even the Coast Guard
can’t find him, Harper is forced to take desperate measures. Which means going
to Chase Garrett, once her brother’s best friend, now the only man she can
trust…or so she hopes.</span><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">As the successful owner of Maximum Security,
Chase has learned to trust his gut. He knows Harper’s father is mixed up in a
deadly business, and suspects there’s more to Michael’s disappearance than
meets the eye. Getting involved again with the Winstons goes against everything
he stands for, yet old loyalties die hard. As the case draws him closer to
Harper and deeper into the Winstons’ snarled crime family, he is forced to put
everything on the line to keep Harper safe…and both of them alive.</span></span></b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">Dallas,
Texas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She knew who he was. The only man at the
gala in a black tuxedo and shiny black alligator cowboy boots. Chase Garrett.
The man she intended to hire to help her find her missing brother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Harper Winston had known Chase since the
day her father had thrown an obnoxiously extravagant party in honor of her
sixteenth birthday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Chase had attended with her older
brother, Michael. She had spotted Chase in a swimsuit standing next to the
pool, tall, with a lean, hard-muscled body, whiskey-brown eyes and thick, dark
blond hair. In the sun it had gleamed like pirate’s gold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Aside from the close-trimmed beard along
a jaw that had hardened with maturity, Chase hadn’t changed. He still had the
perfectly symmetrical features of a movie star combined with a toughness that
appealed to a legion of women.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now that she was thirty, Chase
thirty-five, Harper still found him ridiculously attractive, though he’d never
given her more than a passing glance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He didn’t notice her tonight, though she
wore an elegant strapless black gown that hugged her slender curves and set off
the pale blond hair she wore long and slightly turned under. She glanced over
to where he stood next to a stunning brunette, a successful lawyer in Dallas,
the typical sort of woman Chase dated. Self-made career women, professors,
bankers, stockbrokers. Not someone like her, the daughter of a wealthy Texas
businessman, a woman who had attended Sarah Lawrence along with a bevy of other
rich socialites from around the country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It didn’t matter that she was nothing
like they were. That she hadn’t the least interest in society. Her interests
lay in the business world, in Elemental Chic, the company she had started, a
line of affordable, stylish and well-made casual clothing and accessories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She wasn’t cut out for teaching or
social work, she had discovered during a year of volunteer work in South
America, an adventure she had undertaken mostly because her father disapproved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Harvard Business School was where she
was meant to be, she had grudgingly conceded. As her father had insisted and
was eager to pay for—business being one of the few interests she and Knox
Winston, a self-made multimillionaire, had in common.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Unlike her father, Chase Garrett came
from big money, which he disdained, though he and his two brothers had
inherited a not-so-small fortune from Bass Garrett, Chase’s dad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Harper lifted a champagne flute off a
passing waiter’s tray and took a sip. Chase might not notice her tonight, but
he was the reason she was there. She hadn’t seen him in years, but when she had
read in the newspaper that he would be attending the gala, she’d seized the
opportunity. She wanted to see the man he had become, the man she would be
facing tomorrow morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It didn’t matter what he thought of her
as a woman. She needed his professional assistance. Her brother was in trouble.
She knew it deep in her soul. Mikey had disappeared, and Chase was among the
few people she trusted to help her find him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Chase owned Maximum Security, a firm
that specialized in private investigation, bail enforcement, personal
protection, business and residential security. She had done her homework, knew
he had offices in Phoenix and San Diego as well as here in Dallas. Chase was
wildly successful, his reputation impeccable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No matter his opinion of her, he had
once been a close friend of her brother’s, a man Michael trusted completely.
She needed Chase’s help, and she was determined to convince him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
wouldn’t give up until she did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Standing next to Chase, Marla Chambers,
his date for the evening, took a drink of her martini. “You don’t look like
you’re having a very good time,” she said. “Should I be insulted?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">His mouth edged up. “Sorry. I was
thinking about a case. I can’t seem to get it off my mind.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“The missing teenage girl?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He’d mentioned her earlier. He nodded.
“Tammy Bennett. Her parents think she’s been kidnapped. They’ve managed to
convince the police, who are in the middle of an all-out search. I think she’s
a runaway.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Are you working for the parents?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“No. I just happened to hear something
on the street today. I’d like to check it out.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She eyed him with speculation. “And
you’re wishing you were doing that now instead of being here with me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He hated to admit she was right. His
gaze ran over the attractive brunette he had been seeing for the past couple of
weeks. He enjoyed Marla’s company. Enjoyed her in bed. But it wasn’t serious
for either of them, and he kept thinking of the missing fourteen-year-old, a
story that had been all over the news.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“She’s just a kid. If my source is
right, she’s in very big trouble, and I might be able to find her.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I don’t suppose you could let the
police handle it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I could. I need to check it out first,
make sure the tip is real.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Marla shook her head, went up on her
toes and kissed his cheek. “Then you’d better go.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“What about you? You don’t look like
you’re ready to leave.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I’m a big girl. I’ll stay awhile
longer, catch a cab when it’s time to go home.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Chase set his scotch down on one of the
linen-draped tables. “Thanks, Marla. I appreciate this.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Call me tomorrow. Let me know what
happens.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“If I’m right, you’ll see it on the
news.” Chase left Marla chatting with a friend and headed for the door. As he
made his way through the throng of elegantly dressed men and women, an
attractive blonde caught his eye. Tall,
with a slender figure, porcelain skin, and big blue eyes. She looked familiar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As the puzzle pieces slid together, he
recognized her, Harper Winston, the younger sister of his best friend in college.
As a teenager, Harper had been pretty. Looking at her tonight, seeing her for
the first time in years, he realized she had grown into a beautiful woman.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Unfortunately, she was a Winston. Her
father, Knox Winston, was one of his least favorite people. Ruthless in
business, his crooked dealings had made him a very wealthy man. But worse than
his shady business enterprises was the mental abuse he’d heaped on his son that
had put Michael on a downward spiral into drugs. And effectively destroyed his
friendship with Chase.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Chase had steered clear of the Winstons
ever since. He remembered hearing Harper had moved to Houston some years back.
After that, he’d lost track of her and Michael, and he intended to keep it that
way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Though he had to admit as he took in Harper’s
sleek curves and shiny silver-blond hair, he wouldn’t mind taking her to bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Even if the lady was of a similar mind,
renewing his connection with the Winstons was the last thing he wanted.
Besides, as he thought back on it, Harper had a reputation for being as cool
and remote as she looked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On his way out the door, he passed her.
For an instant, her gorgeous blue eyes slid over him, and Chase felt a jolt of
heat he hadn’t expected. He wouldn’t pursue it. Sleeping with Harper Winston,
no matter how good it might be, just wasn’t worth it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">His thoughts returned to the task ahead,
and Chase headed for the valet stand, a harsh October wind whipping against him
on the way. He needed to get home and change. He couldn’t go to the Double
Eagle dressed in a tuxedo—the bar was in Old East Dallas, one of the meanest
sections of the city.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Earlier that day as a favor to Jason
Maddox, a bail enforcement agent in his office who was looking for a skip, he
had contacted one of his sources. During the conversation, his informant had
mentioned the missing girl. Bennie had figured the tip was worth money, and if
it turned into anything, Chase would gladly pay him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It didn’t take long to reach the
high-rise building on Pearl Street where he lived. He parked his silver Mercedes
in the garage next to the brown Dodge Ram pickup he used for work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Taking the elevator up to the
seventeenth floor, he stepped into the entry and crossed the high-ceiling
living room. An oversize sofa in a nubby cream fabric, dark brown throw pillows
and lots of dark wood gave the condo a masculine tone that suited him. Stylized
contemporary Western art hung on the walls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With thirty-five hundred square feet of
space, a spectacular view of the city, and a big terrace that opened off the
living room and master bedroom, the condo was expensive and worth every dime.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Changing out of the tux, he pulled on a
pair of worn jeans, a frayed blue denim shirt and a pair of scuffed cowboy
boots. He retrieved the little .380 he carried when he wanted a weapon he could
easily conceal, clipped the holster onto his belt behind his back and pulled
his shirttail down over it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It didn’t take long to reach the bar.
The Dodge was ten years old, a few dents here and there, the paint a little
faded, which helped it blend in. But the tires were new, and under the hood,
the rebuilt engine ran like a scalded dog. He parked it on the street half a
block from the bar and hoped the truck wouldn’t get jacked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Looking at the trash on the sidewalk,
broken beer bottles, used hypodermic needles, and drunks asleep in the gutter,
part of him hoped his information was wrong and the girl wasn’t there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The other half hoped like hell she was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Researching Columbia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sometimes what you think is going to be a great idea for a novel
turns out to be a whole lot of work!
That’s what happens when you realize the idea you are now in the middle
of isn’t going to work the way you thought it would.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In THE CONSPIRACY, I got the idea for a book that started in
Texas, moved to the Caribbean, and ended up in Venezuela. With all the trouble country is having, I
thought it would be a great setting for a Romantic Thriller. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I spent days digging around in South America, looking for a
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Finally, I realized there actually was spot that exactly fit
the image in my head. (This happens to
writers all the time. No one knows why.)
The spot was in Colombia, a place I had no desire to write about, but fit the
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Chase Garrett, the hero of THE CONSPIRACY, with the help of
Harper Winston, the woman who hires him to find her missing brother, wind up in
extreme danger in the Columbian tropical
forest. It’s a very unusual place that
required hours of research, but in the end, it was worth it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had my work cut out for me, finding which animals,
reptiles, and birds lived in the area.
Reading about the customs of the indigenous tribes, and the
politic. Rebel armies inhabit the forest
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The research made THE CONSPIRACY one of the most challenging
books I’ve written, but hopefully its one of my most interesting. I hope you’ll look for THE CONPIRACY, the
first of my Maximum Security series, and that you enjoy. Until next time, very best wishes and happy
reading, Kat <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Kimberly Rochahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603643316536860296noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505504541385266019.post-30718360964459085162018-08-07T08:09:00.002-04:002018-08-07T08:09:17.555-04:00Book Obsessed Chicks Release Day Bliss: The Vixen (Wicked Wallflowers #2) by Christi Caldwell <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>USA Today</i> bestselling author Christi Caldwell pits a fiercely independent beauty against a devilish investigator.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Set apart by her ethereal beauty and fearless demeanor, Ophelia Killoran has always been a mystery to those around her—and a woman they underestimated. No one would guess that she spends her nights protecting the street urchins of St. Giles. Ophelia knows what horrors these children face. As a young girl, she faced those horrors herself, and she would have died…if not for the orphan boy who saved her life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">A notorious investigator, Connor Steele never expected to encounter Ophelia Killoran on his latest case. It has been years since he sacrificed himself for her. Now, she hires orphans from the street to work in her brother's gaming hell. But where does she find the children…and what are her intentions?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Ophelia and Connor are at odds. After all, Connor now serves the nobility, and that is a class of people Ophelia knows firsthand not to trust. But if they can set aside their misgivings and work together, they may discover that their purposes—and their hearts—are perfectly aligned.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Goodness! My facial muscles got a real workout with this book! I think I pulled a muscle in my jaw from gasping in surprise so many times. And the back and forth motion of smiling, sobbing, and clenching my teeth in anger surely tightened something up. The Vixen, #2 in Christi Caldwell’s Wicked Wallflowers series will definitely shake up your emotions. If you’ve read Ms. Caldwell before, you know she has the uncanny ability to make the reader feel everything the characters are feeling. And this one has all the feels. What a beautiful story of dark secrets, betrayal, pain, perseverance, survival, and the healing power of love. This story is absolutely bewitching!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Connor and Ophelia’s story shook me to my core. I think seeing them first as children and knowing what they’d experienced made me even more absorbed in their story. Connor hadn’t been born on the streets, but that’s where he’d ended up after the murder of his parents. He’d lived on his own, dodging Mac Diggory. Ophelia had saved him from Diggory on more than one occasion. In return, he’d risked his life for hers. Thanks to the Earl of Mar, he’d been saved himself that day and escaped a life of misery on the streets. But he’d never forgotten where he came from and was determined to make the streets safer. Ophelia had only known the streets of St. Giles. She knew the dangers that lurked there. That’s why she put herself at risk to save children there. She’d hated Connor for escaping and at the same time cheered for the freedom he’d found. Though they’d not been enemies, neither had they been friends. When they meet years later, that hadn’t changed. There was still distrust there. But their desire to aid the children of St. Giles was one thing they had in common. And that need to keep the children safe was how they came to learn so much about each other and themselves. They both learned that their own view of the world wasn’t an accurate view. Everything isn’t black and white. There are shades of gray. Regardless of your station in life, there are good and bad people. And even people who fall somewhere in between. That was an especially hard lesson for Ophelia. She’d only known darkness. She trusted no one, especially not the nobility and especially not men. She knew first- hand the treachery lords were capable of. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Connor had lived in both worlds. As Ophelia made her much unwanted entrance into society, he knew what it was to be new, to have to ignore the looks and insults. They had a kindred connection there, both moving among society yet haunted by the past. I think I fell in love with them during their first waltz. The way they mouthed messages across the room charmed me. They both hated ton events but each other’s presence lessened the tension of enduring them. A friendship formed and it didn’t take long before that friendship became more. But there were so many obstacles between them. The closer they grew, the greater the distance between them and their families seemed to grow. And there were still secrets between them. I have to admit, I was so blown away by the twists, turns, and revelations toward the end that I truly didn’t think they’d make it. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">This story left me reeling. Like Connor and Ophelia, I misjudged a lot of characters. There were characters I admired at the beginning of the story and despised at the end. Likewise, characters I thought were not to be trusted at first, I respected by the end. And I wasn’t prepared at all for the depth of emotion in this story. Be prepared to cry. A lot. It may be a cry of joy, a cry of empathy, or a cry of terror at the impossible cruelty of people, but you will cry. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">One of my favorite things about this book, other than Ophelia and Connor’s love story, was the Killoran family. I learned so much more about them in this book. I can’t wait for Gertrude’s story. She’s made of sterner stuff than people give her credit for. I worry for Stephen. There’s so much distrust and anger in him. And Broderick. No matter how angry he made me, I guarantee you’ll forgive him for all at the end of this story. I am in awe of how much he cares for his “family” and, though they may not realize it, the choices he makes are to secure a better future for them all. I don’t care whose story is next, I just want it now. These characters have captivated me and I can’t get enough of this heartbreaking, emotional, inspiring series.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One summer, two sisters and a chance to start over…</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Before the burglary that shattered her confidence, Phoenix Rose had a fiancé, a successful store and a busy, happy existence. After months spent adrift, she takes a job at the lakeside resort of Cooper’s Charm. Surrounded by beautiful scenery, friendly colleagues and a charismatic, widowed boss, Phoenix is slowly inching her way back into the world.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Visiting Cooper’s Charm to check up on her little sister, Ridley Rose impulsively agrees to fill in as housekeeper. Still reeling from an ego-bruising divorce, she finds satisfaction in a job well done—and in the attention of the resort’s handsome scuba instructor.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For Phoenix and Ridley, Cooper’s Charm is supposed to be merely temporary. But this detour may lead to the place they most need to be, where the future is as satisfying as it is surprising…</span></b></span><br />
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Lori Foster is a <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">New York Times, USA Today,</em> and <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Publishers Weekly</em> bestselling author of more than 100 titles. She’s known for her fun, very sexy contemporary romance novels revolving around alpha males and meet (and fall in love with) strong, independent women. Lori’s been a recipient of the prestigious <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">RT Book Reviews</em> Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Fantasy, and for Contemporary Romance. Even more fun, Lori’s been a clue in the New York Times crossword puzzle, a clue in the <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">USA Today</em> Quick-cross puzzle, and the sensual and sexy <a href="http://lorifoster.com/story/too-much-temptation/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #d1214e; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.15s; transition-property: all; transition-timing-function: ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Too Much Temptation</em></a> was Amazon’s 2002 top-selling title in Romance.</div>
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