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Impromptu Monday Visit from #author @suzannelilly New #Book Release!

Help me in welcoming the wonderful Suzanne Lilly, fellow Turquoise Morning Press author, to my blog this Monday morning. She has a new book out and would love it if you'd check it out!
What book(s) most influenced you as a writer? A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. I read this years ago, and the way he wove all the details together into one seamless story left me in awe. I only hope that someday I will be that talented as a writer.
What book do you read over and over again? Chocolat by Joa...

#sixsunday Six Sentence Sunday- Smiling Back #excerpt

Welcome back Sixers!

Today Jasmine has her own reaction to Derrek Martin, Mr. Hollywood hottie, much as it pains her to admit it, even to herself.

Dressed in a white polo shirt, ratty faded jeans and tennis shoes, Derrek exuded virility.He is sexy.Jasmine hated herself for even letting the thought flicker through her mind.I’m losing it.He was more than attractive, with a strong jaw line and boy-next-door dimples. They were the kind that made a girl long to smile back.

#SCENTsational Saturdays- Healing Garden Fragrances

  The Healing Garden

I've had this collection for a very long time and it seems from my online search for it, The Healing Garden products still exist, though they are not all the same as they were when I bought these originally. In fact, it would seem that mine were put out by Coty (LOL, isn't EVERY fragrance I own?!?!) but now the line is owned by Calgon instead (Take me away!) (and I do have the Hawaiian Ginger put out by Calgon, and I tried their Moon Petal Musk but gave it to my mom be...

Ruby, the White King & Marilyn Monroe by @FLBicknell #TMPress @FictionWitches

Click image above for Kindle version$3.99
Reincarnated over the centuries. Stuck with a ditzy Marilyn Monroe lookalike. Falling for a rich albino guy. It’s just Ruby’s luck for Hell’s “real” angels to ride into this life and screw it all up.

Author Bio: 
F. L. Bicknell's work has appeared in a wide range of genres such as Would That It Were, Touch Magazine,  GC Magazine, Ohio Writer Magazine, Waxing and Waning (Canada), and The Istanbul Literature Review (Turkey) just to name a few. F...

I am a #Writer ~ A Poetic Soul ~ I am a Dreamer #writing #inspiration

(Image from MorgueFile photographer Darren Hester)
I am a writer- a poetic soul- I am a dreamer-

I've known I wanted to be a writer from around the time I was 10 or 11 years old, playing with an old upright Royal typewriter in our basement on hot summer afternoons pretending to work for a newspaper as a reporter, or handwriting my "high-school-sweethearts-happily-ever-afters" and illustrating them in pencil and crayon or colored pencils. My neighborhood friends can attest to this, but the proof...

#Writerly Wednesday- My next #WIP & Merc in Retro-Perils of the Universe #writing

I'm eager to start on my next novel, Heart of the Surf , the 4th and final book in my Pryce of Love series. Centered around the youngest of the Pryce brothers, and also the last to find love, the story will be a journey for Mark and Alexa Stevens, both of whom have their eyes on the prize of the elite and exclusive surfing competition. Little could they know that their love of sand and surf would also throw them together in another way. Already, I'm gleaning background information about my mai...

On #TuesdayswithTaryn- @joycetstrand Joyce T Strand, author of the Jillian Hillcrest Mysteries joins me. #mystery

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#SixSunday Six Sentence Sunday- That Girl is a Hot Mess!

Here we are again Sixers! This Sunday we're getting a look into Derrek Martin's POV upon his first encounter with Jasmine Galloway, our heroine.

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#SCENTsational Saturdays- The Way to a Man's Heart Holiday Edition Cont'd- Watergate Salad

This is a very simple favorite for our 4th of July get together or any time!Enjoy!
Ingredients 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, with juice 1 cup miniature marshmallows 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed Directions In a large bowl, mix together pudding mix, pineapple with juice, marshmallows, and nuts. Fold in whipped topping. Chill.

Fun Feature Friday: Mercury in Retro Love by Janie Emaus @Janie5010 #TMPress @FictionWitches

Click Image to buy for Kindle-$2.99
A Young Adult Novel

A story about crushes, conflicts and astrological confusion.

Finally, after years of making love predictions for her friends, fifteen-year-old astrologer, Emma Seigel, sees a boyfriend in her future. But there’s one big problem. Mercury is heading for Retrograde in four weeks, and she sure knows what that means. It’s like an astrological PMS. A disastrous time to start a new relationship.

Using her school newspaper column, Emmastrology, she...