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Lee Child - One Shot (Reacher #9)

Publisher: Bantam Books

ISBN: 9780440423010

My rating: 4.5/5


Jack Reacher is working on his tan with a Norwegian blonde on the beach in Miami. The weather is hot and he is so cool you could skate on him. But he doesn’t like to stick around. He likes to be on the move. He was in the machine his whole life. Then the machine coughed and spat him out. Now he takes it easy. He’s not looking for trouble. But sometimes trouble looks for Reacher.
A lone gunman hides in a parking garage and shoots into a...

My trip to the US in photos

So the story is .... Four weeks traveling the USA. Brilliant. Amazing. Mindboggling. We loved it. Here a few photos to share my newly found love for the US.

This is only a very small fraction of our photos - but I hope you'll enjoy them.
 And by all means, feel free to comment. I always love reading them!
   Disney Land - Of course! For the girls.  Matt Goss in Las Vegas! 
Grand Canyon - Impressive!
Temple in Salt Lake City.   Driving from East...

Tuesday Tales - Yellow

I'M BACK !

I just spent four weeks in the US and had the most amazing time. It's a beautiful and very diverse country.

So here's my post for Tuesday Tales with this week's  prompt .... YELLOW.
 Enjoy - and feel free to leave a comment.
  

When Katie opened the door, Ty leaned against the doorjamb, his arms crossed over his chest.
“Hi!”
“The maker of my green tea has finally arrived.”
He let out a low laugh. Katie moved aside to let him in, but instead he reached for her and slow...

Cecelia Ahern - The Time of my Life

Publisher: Harper Collins

ISBN: 9780007350445

My rating: 4/5

Lucy Silchester has an appointment with her life – and she’s going to have to keep it.
Lying on Lucy Silchester’s carpet one day when she returns from work is a gold envelope. Inside is an invitation – to a meeting with Life. Her life. It turns out she's been ignoring it and it needs to meet with her face to face.It sounds peculiar, but Lucy’s read about this in a magazine. Anyway, she can’t make the date: she’s much too busy despising...

Tara Moss - Fetish

Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

ISBN: 978-0843956337

My rating:  2/5

Tall, blonde and beautiful – It’s no surprise that Canadian Makedde Vanderwall is a model. What is surprising is her street-smart ways and her own recognition that modeling is only a stopgap career, a lucrative means to fund her tuition for a degree in forensic psychology.
But more surprising – and disturbing – is that while on assignment in Sydney, Australia, Makedde finds herself in the middle of...

Tuesday Tales - TIGHT

Welcome Back to Tuesday Tales !!!!
So, every week several authors compose a short story or take a scene from a WIP - all based on a word  prompt.
And this week's prompt is ..... TIGHT

Enjoy - and feel free to leave a comment.
 
A mental picture of Ty naked on his bed rushed through Katie’s mind and she blushed instantly. She could not believe how good it had felt to hear his voice. His sexy voice. It gave her an “after” shiver, if anything like that existed. And the thought he was...

My Guest today - Nell Dixon

Have you ever had a song that keeps going around and around in your head, and you can't stop humming along?
Welcome to my life over the last few days!
The Song: Radio Gaga
The Culprit: Nell Dixon!

In all seriousness, Nell has just released her latest book "Radio Gaga" and it's a wonderful story! I loved it, especially in hindsight that I, too, sit behind the mic once a week :-)

Please make her welcome!


Radio Gaga is my first mainstream single title release for quite a while now. It’s a s...

Jill Shalvis - Under the Mistletoe

Publisher: Grand Central
 
ISBN:  978-1455544905
 
My rating: 4/5
 



There's no place like home for the holidays. And the Lucky Harbor Bed & Breakfast is bursting with festive lights and good cheer. But for Mia, Christmas is turning out to be anything other than merry and bright. Her recent break-up with her boyfriend Nick has made her return bittersweet. But then a surprise arrives, when Nick follows her to town bearing gifts-and asking for forgiveness.

Nick grew up without a...

Tuesday Tales - Green

Welcome Back to Tuesday Tales !!!!
So, every week several authors compose a short story or take a scene from a WIP - all based on a word  prompt.
And this week's prompt is ..... GREEN

Enjoy - and feel free to leave a comment.
  


Katie’s hand hurt because she was holding on to the phone like to dear life. Her heart thumped hard in her chest as she cradled the phone in her now sweaty hand. Still slightly embarrassed about the LOL text and Ty teasing her about it, she tried to so...

AUDIO - YES, My Books are now available as Audio

I am absolutely thrilled and over-excited that "Journey to Her Dreams" and "Innocent Tears" are now available as audio books, through Audible.com and Audible.co.uk. If you enjoy audio books as much as I do, why don't you check them out? There a little button where you can listen to a sample!

Hey, and I don't mind if you spread the word either :-)