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Book Review: Semisweet

Sweet Slice of Mystery Maggie & Odessa are back! Wife, mother, and private eye to-be Maggie Swift takes on her first solo case. Enlisting the help of best friend, dessert chef Odessa Wilkes, they…Continue

Started Mar 9, 2011

Book Review: Writer Watchdog 2009 Edition

WRITER WATCHDOG 2009 EDITIONThis self-publishing directory has over 200 useful resources and helpful advice from publishing experts. If you are interested in knowing your options, comparing services,…Continue

Started Jan 17, 2010

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"Hello: My novel 360 Degrees is free on Amazon Kindle from January 13, 2012 until January 15, 2102. Thanks."
Jan 13, 2012
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Book Review: Semisweet

Sweet Slice of Mystery Maggie & Odessa are back! Wife, mother, and private eye to-be Maggie Swift takes on her first solo case. Enlisting the help of best friend, dessert chef Odessa Wilkes, they investigate whether a groom-to-be is marrying for love or for an ulterior motive. In between looking for clues and planning a wedding, Odessa is being stalked by a psycho bug exterminator who tries to kill her in the opening pages. I love this series! Jill Brock's details and realistic characters…See More
Mar 9, 2011
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Book Review: 30 Isn't Old

Writer Colette Petersen had the brilliant idea to write a nonfiction book of stories about successful women turning 30 years old. Through their stories, she clearly illustrates that 30 isn't a time to fear. Our society portrays that particular age as either "the end of something great" or "the beginning of something bad."Petersen interviewed 19 women who turned 30 years old in 2006. Her research and interview questions concentrated on five areas of success: marriage, family, career,…See More
Feb 16, 2011
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Book Review: Saffron Dreams

HOW DO YOU END A STORY THAT’S NOT YOURS?Saffron Dreams is a fiction novel written by Shaila Abdullah, a Pakistani-American author based in Texas. It is an emotional tale of lost love, unexpected twists of fate, and survival. In a span of 41 days, the main character, Arissa Illahi, went from a blissful married life to bleak widowhood, escaping an attack, ostracized by stereotypical people, and the realization of raising an unborn son alone.Arissa lost her husband in the collapse of the Twin…See More
Apr 19, 2010
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Book Review: Hostage of Lies

HOSTAGE OF LIES: SECRETS OF A SMALL TOWNAUTHOR: MAXINE THOMPSONHave you ever felt haunted by your past? Are you curious about your family history? Are you considered the black sheep in your family? If so, you can relate to the main character of “Hostage of Lies.” Forty-year-old Nefertiti has finally returned home after seven long years. The man who banished her from Shallow’s Corner is celebrating his seventy-fifth birthday. But Titi didn’t come back tohelp with her father’s party. She came…See More
Jan 24, 2010
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Book Review: Writer Watchdog 2009 Edition

WRITER WATCHDOG 2009 EDITIONThis self-publishing directory has over 200 useful resources and helpful advice from publishing experts. If you are interested in knowing your options, comparing services, and having a directory of resources at your fingertips, the Writer Watchdog 2009 edition is a must.What makes this directory different from other self-publishing guides? It not only provides essential resources, but it saves money. Most of the listings offer a discount for services and permission…See More
Jan 17, 2010
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Book Review: A Truth Worth Tellin'

A TRUTH WORTH TELLIN’BY TONI TEEPELLThis heartfelt story is set in the South and told with a Southern charm.Within the first few pages, I could feel the emotions of the maincharacter, Maggie, and understand why she finds comfort in lying abouther family life. If only her sugar sweet lies were truth, and little Maggiedidn’t have a mother that was schizophrenic.Maggie and her Daddy move to Pearl, Louisiana into a small house nearthe state mental hospital, where her mother is a patient. The house…See More
Dec 28, 2009
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Book Review: Drop Dead Delicious

DROP DEAD DELICIOUS BY JILL BROCKOdessa Wilkes and her best friend, Maggie Swift, are back in another hilarious mystery. Odessa has recovered from her anxiety attacks and started a new life. Comfortably baking desserts at her family’s restaurant, The Blue Moon, and settled into her new romantic relationship, all seems well and calm. Then Odessa’s embezzling ex-boss from Eastman & Kendrick, Burke Peterson, comes back. Did he make some kind of deal? Why is Burke back in town? Is Odessa going…See More
Dec 15, 2009
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Book Review: Pennywise by Jill Brock

PENNYWISE BY JILL BROCKOdessa Wilkes had it all: a project head job at an advertisement agency, a two-year relationship with a loving man, and a successful life living in New York City. In less than a New York minute, her world flips upside down. She loses her job thanks to an embezzling boss. Carrying her desk belongings in a box walking on the street, her boyfriend suddenly dumps her. He didn’t even offer to carry the heavy box like the gentlemen Odessa knew him to be. On the same day, she…See More
Nov 8, 2009
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Nov 8, 2009

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Book Review: 30 Isn't Old

Writer Colette Petersen had the brilliant idea to write a nonfiction book of stories about successful women turning 30 years old. Through their stories, she clearly illustrates that 30 isn't a time to fear. Our society portrays that particular age as either "the end of something great" or "the beginning of something bad."



Petersen interviewed 19 women who turned 30 years old in 2006. Her research and interview questions concentrated on five areas of success: marriage, family,…

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Posted on February 16, 2011 at 9:20pm

Book Review: Pennywise by Jill Brock

PENNYWISE BY JILL BROCK



Odessa Wilkes had it all: a project head job at an advertisement agency, a two-year relationship with a loving man, and a successful life living in New York City. In less than a New York minute, her world flips upside down. She loses her job thanks to an embezzling boss. Carrying her desk belongings in a box walking on the street, her boyfriend suddenly dumps her. He didn’t even offer to carry the heavy box like the gentlemen Odessa knew him to be. On the same… Continue

Posted on November 8, 2009 at 10:49pm

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At 10:09am on January 13, 2012, Regina Neequaye said…

Hello:

My novel 360 Degrees is free on Amazon Kindle from January 13, 2012 until January 15, 2102.

Thanks.

At 12:44pm on November 10, 2009, Jo Fulkerson said…
Hi, L. Marie,
I just visited your page on Book Blogs (which I enjoyed a lot) and wanted to invite you to post your poetry, book reviews, excerpts from your book(s), etc., on my Writers Life network. Just post them through the Contact Us page at www.freewebs.com/thedesertwriter and I will get them on the website. I've always believed that there is no such thing as too much good publicity.

You might like to read an interview with me by Carol Denbow and see what I'm all about. It's on my website, too.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Jo
 
 
 

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