Spoiler Alert: She doesn’t give up her dream 

The Pirate and I by Katharine Ashe is filled with strong, independent and interesting characters. The London perfumer, Esme Astell is unique and irresistible. Her independent spirit and hopefulness can not be diminished even in the face of heartache and prejudice. When she is reunited with the boy she’ once thought herself in love with, she cannot allow him to suffer when she has the … Continue reading Spoiler Alert: She doesn’t give up her dream 

Learning to Self-edit

I posted this previously on the Pamlico Writers’ website under Word Detective. Finding the right word isn’t always the problem. Sometimes spelling or using it correctly, is the problem. The more I write and the more I participate in writing challenges, the better my writing becomes. Words not use or over use. Now I’m taking this from my own manuscript. These are words and phrases … Continue reading Learning to Self-edit

Not a Commercial for Audible The Letty Dobesh Chronicles

I have often talked about how much I love audio books. When I am busy and have little time to read I enjoy putting on an audio book and letting the narrator read to me. In college I listened to records or cassettes of lectures, reenactments of historical events and books. I found audio books again when our local library started offering books on cassette … Continue reading Not a Commercial for Audible The Letty Dobesh Chronicles

Review of Amanda Quick’s The Girl Who Knew Too Much 

The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick (aka Jayne Ann Krentz) is a new time period for one of my favorite writers. Hollywood 1930s, where everything that glitters isn’t glamour. As with all of her books, no matter where or when they are set: Regency London, the present, future or outer of space, the reader gets a true sense of the time period … Continue reading Review of Amanda Quick’s The Girl Who Knew Too Much