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Ruby Ink by L.J. Wilson - Book 1 in a New Series #Giveaway @LJWilsonBooks

Ruby Ink wasn't what I expected. The cover made me think this book was going to be my typical romance story I like to read. However, there was much more to this book and I was pleasantly surprised.

Aaron and Ruby were each others first loves until Aaron goes to prison for attempting to kill her father. You see, Aaron got involved with the wrong crowd and became a drug trafficker. When he's released from prison 7 years later, he still long for Ruby. The woman he'll never get over.

For much of the story, Ruby isn't in it. There are other mysteries and suspenseful plots unfolding, but without giving too much away, when Ruby does enter the picture again--sparks fly. She may hate him for attempting to kill her father, but she can't deny how she feels about him.

The book ends, resolving Ruby and Aaron's issue, but does have a but of a cliffhanger, which is fine by me. It let's me know this author will be writing more of this story and I can't wait to see what happens next. There are 5 siblings, so I am assuming that each one will be getting their own book. I can't wait to read the next installment.

Lacey's Rating:
About The Book:
Ruby Ink is the first book in this sensual romance series—journeys of intrigue, seduction, and satisfying storytelling. The Clairmont siblings, known as the "Tribe of Five" —Alec, Aaron, Honor, Jake and Troy—are complex characters whose individual stories and intricate love lives drive these dynamic new novels.

In Ruby Ink, Aaron Clairmont has been granted an early parole. He returns home to Nickel Springs and finds employment at Abstract Enchantment, a trendy new inn. But Aaron’s mind can’t let go of its predecessor, the vintage Rose Arch Inn, the setting for his passionate love affair with Ruby Vasquez. Ruby—the girl Aaron lost after his secret underworld life unraveled, shocking everyone who thought they knew him.

Freedom comes fast at Aaron—a family desperate to reconnect, an employer cast as his savior, and the steamy memories he can’t escape. Just as Aaron surrenders to starting anew, he realizes the diabolical trap he’s been lured into—a fresh hell that makes prison look like a country club. Lives are at stake, his family and Ruby’s. Ruby Vasquez—the woman Aaron never thought he’d see again. The one destined to collide with his future.

Connect with the Author:
Author's website: http://ljwilson.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/LJ-Wilson/1403193093316379?ref=hl
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LJWilsonBooks

L. J. Wilson’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:
Monday, May 4th: Mignon Mykel Reviews
Wednesday, May 6th: Bewitched Bookworms
Monday, May 11th: Book Babe
Wednesday, May 13th: One Curvy Blogger
Thursday, May 14th: Smexy Books
Monday, May 18th: Bell, Book & Candle
Tuesday, May 19th: The Sassy Bookster – review and excerpt
Tuesday, May 19th: Written Love Reviews
Wednesday, May 20th: A Chick Who Reads
Monday, May 25th: From the TBR Pile
GIVEAWAYThanks to TLC Book Tours, there are two copies up for grabs. U.S. or Canada only, your choice of paperback or ebook. Leave a comment on this review and be sure to include your email address to be considered. You have one week to enter. Winners will be notified via email and have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

Crafty Ladies...

What are you making this week, or what did you make this last week?

I almost didn't share this one, because it's not ME. But it may be one of you. I made this purse for a friend of my mother's who's coming down with her to visit this month. The lady is doing us a favor, so the least I could do is make her a purse. She's into hunting and stuff like that so I found the deer patterns on Etsy (one is here and one is here and grabbed some pink camo yarn, and ta da!





















This one closes with velcro as I didn't feel a blingy clasp was going to look right.

Oh, and I added an L to the left, real subtle.

So what are you making?

Risking Exposure by Jeanne Moran

Please join Jeanne Moran as she tours with HF Virtual Book Tours for Risking Exposure, from May 4-15.Publication Date: September 2013CreateSpaceFormats: eBook, Paperback186 PagesGenre: Historical Fiction/Young Adult 
Munich, 1938, Nazi Germany. War is on the horizon. A timid Hitler Youth member contracts polio. Photographs she takes of fellow polio patients are turned into propaganda, mocking people with disabilities. She is now an outsider, a target of Nazi scorn and possible persecution. Her only weapon is her camera.This well-researched historical fiction novel unveils a seldom-seen side of the Nazi agenda. A sequel is in the works.***REVIEW***
I thought this was a very enjoyable read. It's short, can be read in one nice lazy day. And that's not a bad thing. I get tired of door stops. Its shortness, however, does not detract from the importance of the moral it imparts, nor does it take away from the seriousness of the history within. The writing is also stellar, balancing historical facts with an engrossing story, ensuring that you won't soon forget the history you're learning.

The moral is...that being a silent bystander is just as bad as being a perpetrator. 

In this novel, we meet Sophie in 1938 Germany. She's in the Hitler Youth and she likes photography, just like her father. But whereas she used to be proud to be German, lately she's witnessing propaganda that has not feeling so proud. And when she contracts polio, the reality begins to hit much closer to home. They've gotten rid of the Jews. They've gotten rid of the church. How soon before they come and get rid of the "useless mouths"?

Sophie's family winds up in trouble and Sophie is faced with a difficult choice: run and hide, or expose the truth?

I really enjoyed reading about Sophie's battle both with her feelings and her polio. Her time in the hospital was both sad and inspiring. The author gives us an intriguing cast of characters--both adults and pre-teens. There are the confused German Youth, the mean, the silent, the helpful, the scared. The girl in the hospital doing ballet with her crutch...touched something in me. There's something for everyone in this story. While I'd suggest it be offered in every middle-school library, I also think adults will be just as moved by it all. I was.

My only complaint--and I realize there's a sequel--is the unconcluded ending. I'm not a fan of having to wait a year or so to find out what happens next. I think with how short this was that it and its sequel should have been one novel.


 

Praise for Risking Exposure
“Ms. Moran is opening the door to this thought: if more (maybe only a handful more) people stood up and did small things too, could some of the awful suffering of this era been averted or lessened? And more poignantly, how about today? The book ratifies the importance of small actions done with love, bravery, and purpose.”

”…the book was a beautiful collection of thoughts, historically accurate bits of data, and a easy read in terms of the flowing writing style, but deals with a lot of heavy topics in a censored way. This is definitely a great book to study, for school students, as it’s written in a simplistic yet effective writing style, and provides a brilliant coming-of-age story for all types of audiences.”

“There is so much to talk about in Sophie’s story – – what we accept as normal, what society thinks of its less able-bodied citizens, whether one person can really make a difference… we read it for our own book club discussion next month — and we’re all well past our teen-age years, so that shows the power of this small gem.”Buy the Book
Barnes & Noble (Nook) iTunesIndieBoundKoboSmashwordsAbout the Author Jeanne Moran reads and writes stories in which unlikely heroes make a difference in their corner of the world. In her everyday life, she strives to be one of them.

For more information visit Jeanne Moran’s website.  You can also find her onFacebook, Pinterest, and Goodreads.





Risking Exposure Blog Tour ScheduleMonday, May 4
Review at 100 Pages a Day – Stephanie’s Book Reviews
Spotlight & Excerpt at Shelf Full of BooksTuesday, May 5
Spotlight at Cheryl’s Book NookWednesday, May 6
Review at Mel’s Shelves
Spotlight & Excerpt at Historical Fiction ConnectionThursday, May 7
Spotlight at Broken TeepeeFriday, May 8
Review at Book BabeMonday, May 11
Review at Book NerdTuesday, May 12
Review at Beth’s Book Nook BlogWednesday, May 13
Review at Flashlight Commentary
Spotlight at CelticLady’s ReviewsThursday, May 14
Review at With Her Nose Stuck in a BookFriday, May 15
Review at Genre Queen

American Blonde (Velva Jean #4) by Jennifer Niven

I didn't finish this book. I guess I've grown disenchanted with Velva Jean. I read book two and loved it, probably only because she was in the WASP and there was lots of flying, because book three certainly didn't enamor me as much. To be honest, VJ keeps getting more and more ridiculous with each story. She's almost like a comic book character, with all these incredible skills and abilities, with all the amazing things that happen to her. It's so implausible, like watching Agent Carter in fisticuffs on top of a moving car not lose her balance and kick the butts of two men without hardly a hair disheveled. It's eye-rolling.

So VJ has gone from Grand Ole Opry to WASP pilot to super spy in WWII, to a movie star in Hollywood, where she's instantly in a blockbuster hit with a small amount of training. And her character just felt lacking in this one. I didn't care for the Hollywood setting at all. As usual there's more than one man trying to win her heart, and the characters around her this time are unlikable and fake. And frankly, her courage seems to have escaped her in this story and she seems to be becoming fake too.

There's something different about the writing style as well and I noticed this in the previous novels. And it constantly keeps the reader disconnected from VJ. I don't sit there and as I read, become VJ. I feel like I'm on the outside looking in, at the most unbelievable series of events. I almost kept reading just to get to the bottom of the murder, but in the end didn't care enough about the murdered girl to bother.

So this wasn't for me.

Nail Polish Honoring the Decades @SquareHue

This has nothing to do with books, movies, or crafts. It's just vintage, baby. And I love most everything vintage. Especially 20s, 30s, 40s, LOVE THE FORTIES, and 50s. Sometimes the 60s.

So I was really excited to learn about this nail polish company. No, I don't paint my nails. I've tried and as soon as I go to work--gloves or no gloves--the polish is ruined. But I do paint my toes.

For 19.99 a month (14.99 plus 5 shipping) this company called Square Hue will send you three nail polishes (I was expecting wee little bitty polishes but these are full size) a month. And at this time they have a Decades Collection. I missed the twenties set. Darn it. But I did jump in in time to nab the 1930s collection and the forties is on its way. I can't wait to see those colors!


I thought this something worth sharing because all of you love history just as much as I do. I assume you do anyway because this is a historical fiction blog for the most part.

So...back to my 1930s collection. I love the fact it comes with a card with a short excerpt of sorts on it, just a paragraph to make you feel as though you're in the thirties.


The polishes came with names like Boardwalk 1934, because apparently boardgames became a great way to pass the time when there was no money. WPA--"The WPA was just one of many Great Depression relief programs created under the auspices of the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act"--from the Roosevelt administration. And one I can't figure out. Maybe one of you can tell me? Tomorrowland 1939. The colors themselves...I don't think really tie into the time period. I think they wore orange in the seventies, not the thirties much. But it's all about getting in the mood.

I couldn't wait to get painting, even though nobody is here to see and I'll be covering them with steel toes for the next few days. LOL


I'll be sad when they run through all the decades. :(
I wasn't paid anything for this post; wasn't given a discount. I just did it. 

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly in Historical Fiction: A Guest Post from Rebecca Hazell #giveaway

Have you noticed a growing trend in historical fiction these days? It seems as if many more professional historians as well as writers with advanced degrees are plunging into this genre, often funded by the universities where they teach. I graduated Cum Laude in Russian history but never pursued an advanced degree; I was tired of assigned readings and having to write essays. I wanted to read whatever I liked, namely history, fiction, and historical fiction. Drama! Mystery! Excitement! I’m also a professional historian. My history books for children won several awards, and before that I wrote historical educational filmstrips for schools that were used for two decades until the technology changed. So I welcome great writing that is historically accurate.
I think of someone like Professor Barbara Mertz, aka Elizabeth Peters, and I am so grateful to her. Her hilarious novels, set during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, taught me about Egypt, ancient and modern, and about how the field of archeology developed. They were sendups of the mystery romance, and I still laugh myself silly when I read them.
What about today’s new generation of expert writers? Many of them really add solid research to their work in just the same way that Ms. Mertz/Peters did, and I devour their novels with delight. After all, historical fiction can be a great way to make history come alive. However, more than solid research is required, and an advanced degree is no guarantee of that. I tried reading one historical novel by someone with a PhD who had a character using a spinning wheel seven hundred years before they were invented! I was so disappointed. Now I couldn’t trust the author. And, not to pick on this poor person, I wished the writing hadn’t been so modern. I wanted to feel that the language reflected the times.
So now you know my two pet peeves, anachronisms both in the writing style and the research, and I apologize for going on about them. But it seems to me that we lovers of historical fiction have a reason for our passion: we love history and we also love a good story. In a good novel, both work in harmony. We readers want to set down a finished novel and feel like we have gone on a journey, made new friends, learned about places that no longer exist, and stretched our minds to understand a world vastly different from our own. The writing carried us along with a stirring plot, great storytelling, and writing that brought that long-gone world to life.
All of which to say, welcome to the professionals who do all that, but there is still plenty of room for those of us without advanced degrees to tell a story that grips the reader. After all, good research is only a library book away.
Rebecca Hazell is the author of a (carefully researched and fully plotted) historical trilogy set in the turbulent 13th century, a time people might like to forget—think Mongol invasions, the Crusades, and the early Inquisition. But it was also a time that shaped our present as no other era did. The trilogy tells the story of a young woman whose quest is for love but who finds much more along the way. Hazell’s nonfiction books for children are now out of print but are still available in libraries across North America.
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The Grip of God (Book One) *****GIVEAWAY*****
The Grip of God is the first novel in an epic historical trilogy, The Tiger and the Dove. Set in the thirteenth century, its heroine, Sofia, is a young princess of Kievan Rus. She begins her story by recounting her capture in battle and life of slavery to a young army captain in the Mongol armies that are flooding Europe. Not only is her life shattered, it is threatened by the bitter rivalries in her new master's powerful family, and shadowed by the leader of the Mongol invasion, Batu Khan, Genghis Khan's grandson. How will she learn to survive in a world of total war, much less rediscover the love she once took for granted? Always seeking to escape and menaced by outer enemies and inner turmoil, where can she find safe haven even if she can break free? Clear eyed and intelligent, Sofia could be a character from The Game of Thrones, but she refuses to believe that life is solely about the strong dominating the weak or about taking endless revenge. Her story is based on actual historical events, which haunt her destiny. Like an intelligent Forrest Gump, she reflects her times. But as she matures, she learns to reflect on them as well, and to transcend their fetters. In doing so, she recreates a lost era for us, her readers.
*If you'd like to win a Kindle edition of this title, please leave a comment on this post with your email address. Winners will have 48 hours to reply to my email. If I receive no reply in 48 hours, I will choose a new winner. Giveaway will end May 12th at my convenience.*
Solomon's Bride (Book Two)  Solomon's Bride is the dramatic sequel to The Grip of God. Sofia, the heroine, a former princess from Kievan Rus' was enslaved by a Mongol nobleman and then taken as a concubine by the leader of the Mongol invasions, Batu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan. Now, having fled the Mongols with a price on her head, Sofia escapes into Persia and what she believes will be safety, only to fall into the clutches of the Assassins, who seek to disrupt the Mongol empire. In a world at war, both outer and inner, the second phase of her adventures unfolds. Can she ever find safe haven, much less the lost love and family that was almost destroyed by the Mongols?
Consolamentum (Book Three)
In the finale of Sofia's memoir, Consolamentum, both dramatic and poignant, her dreams of home are shattered when her own family betrays her. Raising her child on her own, mourning the loss of her beloved knight, and building a trading empire, she seeks safe haven for her child and herself. Her quest takes her from Antioch to Constantinople to Venice. A surprise reunion in Venice leads her to France where she runs afoul of the newly established Holy Inquisition, possibly the greatest challenge she has yet faced. Can a woman so marked by oppression, betrayal, and danger ever find her safe haven, much less genuine happiness?


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Amazon UKBarnes & NobleBook DepositoryAbout the Author Rebecca Hazell is a an award winning artist, author and educator. She has written, illustrated and published four non-fiction children’s books, created best selling educational filmstrips, designed educational craft kits for children and even created award winning needlepoint canvases. She is a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, and she holds an honours BA from the University of California at Santa Cruz in Russian and Chinese history.
Rebecca lived for many years in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1988 she and her family moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in 2006 she and her husband moved to Vancouver Island. They live near their two adult children in the beautiful Cowichan Valley.
Visit Rebecca: Website | Goodreads | Facebook

The Dream Lover: The Unconventional Personal Life of George Sand

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Berg has written a lush historical novel based on the sensuous Parisian life of the nineteenth-century writer George Sand—which is perfect for readers of Nancy Horan and Elizabeth Gilbert.

At the beginning of this powerful novel, we meet Aurore Dupin as she is leaving her estranged husband, a loveless marriage, and her family’s estate in the French countryside to start a new life in Paris. There, she gives herself a new name—George Sand—and pursues her dream of becoming a writer, embracing an unconventional and even scandalous lifestyle.

Paris in the nineteenth century comes vividly alive, illuminated by the story of the loves, passions, and fierce struggles of a woman who defied the confines of society. Sand’s many lovers and friends include Frédéric Chopin, Gustave Flaubert, Franz Liszt, Eugène Delacroix, Victor Hugo, Marie Dorval, and Alfred de Musset. As Sand welcomes fame and friendship, she fights to overcome heartbreak and prejudice, failure and loss. Though considered the most gifted genius of her time, she works to reconcile the pain of her childhood, of disturbing relationships with her mother and daughter, and of her intimacies with women and men. Will the life she longs for always be just out of reach—a dream?

Brilliantly written in luminous prose, and with remarkable insights into the heart and mind of a literary force, The Dream Lover tells the unforgettable story of a courageous, irresistible woman.*****REVIEW*****
Since the life of George Sand has always interested me, this is the second novel about her life that I'm reviewing for Book Babe.  The first was The Romances of George Sand by Anna Faktorovich.  That review was What's Really Interesting About George Sand?  I also interviewed Anna Faktorovich on the subject of Why Do We Need A Novel About George Sand?  I am still fascinated by George Sand. So I jumped on the opportunity to read and review The Dream Lover.  I downloaded my copy from Net Galley and this is my honest review.

 What I missed most in Faktorovich's book was character and relationship development.  It was told in third person narrative with relatively few character scenes or dialogue. Elizabeth Berg's novel is primarily focused on character and relationships.   In The Dream Lover we get tight character focus and complex motivations.  Berg does leap backward and forward in time, but each section is clearly labeled with time and place identified.  Since I already knew the events of George Sand's life, I had no trouble with this time traveling technique, but I also didn't see how the book benefited from it either.

I also feel that I didn't really learn anything about George Sand or gain any additional insight into her life from Berg's novel.  Her choices about what to include in her book confirmed the usual view of George Sand.  There were no surprises for me.   This was a book about her unconventional lifestyle, her difficult family relationships and her romances with many important men of the period.  Berg apparently chose not to believe that she learned enough about medicine from the physician who was her tutor to assist him in surgery, or that she took over his practice after his death.  She mentions it as an unsubstantiated rumor that was intended to destroy Sand's reputation.  Faktorovich did choose to believe it.  This was one of my favorite aspects of Faktorovich's novel.  As a 21st century reader, George Sand's embryonic medical career enhances her reputation for me.   Another aspect of George Sand's life that was barely mentioned by Berg, but was emphasized by Faktorovich was her political activities.

 It comes down to the title of my review of Faktorovich's book.  What is really interesting about George Sand?  Is it really her personal life?  Berg only mentions Sand's novels when they were based on one of her real life relationships.  Readers might think that Sand's literary specialization was the Roman à clef.  Yet she wrote a great deal about political issues and devoted much of her life to political causes.  You'd never know this from The Dream Lover.  I think that my ideal George Sand novel would meld Berg's beautiful writing and nuanced characterization with the thematic focus of Faktorovich.

                                                     



 About Elizabeth Berg
Elizabeth Berg is the author of many bestselling novels, including Tapestry of Fortunes, The Last Time I Saw You, Home Safe, The Year of Pleasures,and Dream When You’re Feeling Blue, as well as two collections of short stories and two works of nonfiction. Open House was an Oprah’s Book Club selection, Durable Goods and Joy School were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year, Talk Before Sleep was short-listed for an Abby Award, and The Pull of the Moon was adapted into a play. Berg has been honored by both the Boston Public Library and the Chicago Public Library. She is a popular speaker at venues around the country, and her work has been translated into twenty-seven languages. She is the founder of Writing Matters, a reading series designed to serve author, audience, and community. She divides her time between Chicago and San Francisco.



Elizabeth Berg’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, April 13th: Reading Reality

Monday, April 13th: Books on the Table

Tuesday, April 14th: Let Them Read Books

Wednesday, April 15th: History from a Woman’s Perspective

Monday, April 20th: Bibliophilia, Please

Monday, April 20th: Bookchickdi

Tuesday, April 21st: Unabridged Chick

Tuesday, April 21st: The Novel Life

Wednesday, April 22nd: Books on the Table – Bookstore Event post

Wednesday, April 22nd: Kritter’s Ramblings

Thursday, April 23rd: Unabridged Chick – author Q&A

Monday, April 27th: Peeking Between the Pages

Tuesday, April 28th: Books a la Mode – author guest post

Wednesday, April 29th: Bibliotica

Thursday, April 30th: Life is Story

Friday, May 1st: 100 Pages a Day… Stephanie’s Book Reviews

Monday, May 4th: Laura’s Reviews

Monday, May 4th: Book Babe

Wednesday, May 6th: Unshelfish

Monday, May 11th: Broken Teepee

The Blackest Page in History...

I didn't make this...I bought it on Etsy. But it is so awesome I must share it.


This is a photo of the actual finished piece. Can't tell it's stitched, really, can you? The stitching is incredibly varied and intricate, capturing every wrinkle Ms. Stanton had, every glint of light on her hair. This is true embroidery, not your basic cross stitch. When I pulled it from the packaging my eyes went wide. I've never seen such fancy embroidery. It fits an 8 x 10 frame, by the way.

I ordered it from a shop called
Get your own.
Get one.

The Reading Radar 5/2/2015 @ReneeRosen1

What's the Reading Radar? It's just a list of books that caught my interest in the last week, why they caught my interest, and HOW. Having been an author myself once upon a time, I was always curious about how to reach readers. I type this up every week to share with readers books they may be interested as well and to let the authors know how they're being "discovered".

If I hadn't seen her twitter banner during a moment of boredom in which once again I was browsing all the people I follow..I would not have known Renee Rosen has a new book releasing this November. I'm excited. It's one of my favorite time periods--the fifties!

On the radar/wishlist: White Collar Girl by Renee Rosen. You may remember her name. What the Lady Wants was reviewed here.

The latest novel from the bestselling author of Dollface and What the Lady Wants takes us deep into the tumultuous world of 1950s Chicago where a female journalist struggles with the heavy price of ambition...

Every second of every day, something is happening. There’s a story out there buried in the muck, and Jordan Walsh, coming from a family of esteemed reporters, wants to be the one to dig it up. But it’s 1955, and the men who dominate the city room of the Chicago Tribune have no interest in making room for a female cub reporter. Instead Jordan is relegated to society news, reporting on Marilyn Monroe sightings at the Pump Room and interviewing secretaries for the White Collar Girl column.

Even with her journalistic legacy and connections to luminaries like Mike Royko, Nelson Algren, and Ernest Hemingway, Jordan struggles to be taken seriously. Of course, that all changes the moment she establishes a secret source inside Mayor Daley’s office and gets her hands on some confidential information. Now careers and lives are hanging on Jordan’s every word. But if she succeeds in landing her stories on the front page, there’s no guarantee she’ll remain above the fold.

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Spotted on Netgalley: The Governor's House by J.H. Fletcher. I love a good double-time zone story and it it had me at "accused pirate".

The story of two remarkable women, united by blood but separated by time – from the author of Dust of the Land

Born in poverty, transported for theft, and in love with a charismatic but dangerous man – for Cat Haggard the Tasmanian Governor’s House is not merely a beautiful building but a symbol of all she hopes to obtain in life. From convict, bushranger and accused pirate, Cat transforms herself into an entrepreneur and pillar of colonial Tasmanian society. But how is she connected to a missing ship? And could she be involved in the disappearance of a priceless treasure that, one hundred and three years after her death, will be claimed not only by a foreign government but by unscrupulous men determined to use it for their own ends?

Joanne, dean of history at the university and Cat’s descendant, is assigned the task of locating the missing artefact. Joanne believes the key may lie in a coded notebook she has inherited along with Cat’s other mysteries. But will she be able to decipher the message and put a century-old secret to rest? And will she survive to join her true love in the Governor’s House – a house that has come to mean as much to her as it did to her long-dead ancestor?

An Announcement Regarding My Books

I haven't wasted my fingers on here lately regarding my own work. But I guess it's time to inform you all...

You may have noticed a couple of my titles disappeared a month or two ago. Back when I left the writing industry, I took down many of my self-published pieces, but left the publisher-published ones. Some I didn't care about anymore but some I honestly wanted to leave out there. Unfortunately, due to low sales, those titles are now being taken down, or already have been. I don't have the time or the energy--nor do I care to pay for a cover art for a book that has earned me all of a $1.50.

The following titles will soon no longer be available at all. Kindle editions have already come down. Paperback copies are still floating in existence, however. As a matter of fact, Love Request is surprisingly cheap at the moment.






I do have some books still published on Kindle that aren't going away any time soon. (Unless the decision is taken away from me) The girls would kill me if I unpublished their tails.








In Print:





And that's all I wanted to say. If there's a title of mine from the past that is no longer available in any way or form and you wanted to read it, please let me know. I can provide ebooks.