My first experience with the writing of Louise Penny, Beautiful Mystery is akin to a religious experience. The beauty of the Gregorian chants echo through the haunting wilderness setting of Quebec’s wild forest monastery, Saint Gilbert Entres les Loups. Ms. Penny’s words are almost lyrical, as she describes the monastic life of the monks, giving a cadence and rhythm to the investigation as Jean-Guy Beauvoir … Continue reading Beautiful Mystery by: Louise Penny
The Hazel Guilford Memorial Library & The Word Weavers Writers Group of Aurora Invite You to an Author Event with Authors: M K Graff and Allen Paul At the Hazel Guilford Memorial Library Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 6 pm Until M K Graff aka Marni Graff of the Belhaven Writers Read will present The Scarlet Wench the third book in her Nora Tierney mystery series. … Continue reading Author Event
Reading Borrowed Things was like finding a new friend and getting to know her. Anne Gray, the main character, is stronger than she realizes. She is a woman of strong passions, a sense of humor, courage, honor and grit. She is a true southern lady, with a preference for black pearls who is not afraid to get a little dirt on her hands. Anne has … Continue reading Borrowed Things By: Doris Schneider
I’m a new fan. As usual I’m late for the dance and I don’t know the latest steps but the music moves me, in this case, the music is the writing of Canadian crime writer Louise Penny. I started with the lovely and lyrical novel, The Beautiful Mystery set in a monastery outside Quebec. With the murder of a monk and the beautiful mystery of … Continue reading Louise Penny
Do not judge me because I laugh too much or too loud Do not think I know not pain You do not know the tears I hide My jokes & jests are just so much camouflage. I CHOOSE to be the happy clown For one caustic tear like acid waste will erode this dammed wall— And teardrops shored will then flood my soul. You know … Continue reading Laughter is my Night Light
A lot of things have had me thinking recently what a hero is. As a romance writer I want my hero and heroine to be truly heroic, to someone others can relate. Anyone can fall for the beautiful and rich, the thin and perfect but what about the guy with a little done-lapped-over-the-belt or the receding hairline, or the girl with hair turning gray and … Continue reading My Heroes
This Dare Island series is going to be awesome if this first novel is any indication. For a fictional island it feels like coming home. I started reading this book and sighed and felt all the tension in my body just disappear, it was like finally I can relax, I’m home. The characters felt real, they belonged on the island, they were tough and weathered … Continue reading Carolina Home by Virginia Kantra
Meneja-tois and Peanut Butter A friend stopped by recently and asked if I’d heard any rumors about her. After giving her a dumb look like yeah, I’m supposed to remember a juicy bit of gossip that I’m not in, you’re kidding right? I’m lucky if I remember to put on my underwear most days. I keep deodorant at work just in case I forgot any … Continue reading Meneja Tois and Peanut Butter
I’m not a private person, after six sons and living in a small town, nothing in my life is private. Being a big mouth broad doesn’t help either. I’m taking a marketing class designed for writers. Most taking the class are already published, I of course am not and I almost did not take the class. Add in a hateful three days with Yahoo, then … Continue reading Country Mouse No Diploma
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