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Original Writing - Excerpt #1: Murder & Turtles
Original Writing – Excerpt #1: Murder & Turtles
I have a handful of friends who like to post writing prompts, and I occasionally humor them with my take on a scene. Here’s the first one. Maybe I’ll write the whole book someday.
Prompt: Create the beginning of a murder mystery novel. Your beginning must include the following: You are in the New Orleans French quarter, naked and holding both a live turtle and dead chicken.
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Top 10 Reads of 2019
Top 10 Reads of 2019
December feels like it was 10 years ago. Among everything that’s happened in the last six months, I realized that I never shared my favorite reads from 2019. If you, like me, are in need of something really good to get you out of your stress induced reading slump, consider giving one of these a try.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Nina works at a bookstore and hangs out at trivia…
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TOTY 28: Further Reading Required
TOTY 28: Further Reading Required
Here we are, at the end of another trip around the sun. It’s been a whirlwind year that doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.
Last summer, I was focused on getting all my ducks in a row for my last semester of graduate school. I was getting new roommates, and preparing to start a new job at a bookstore, which was the most exciting thing ever. Fast forward to October, and two of my…
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The Hating Game - Sally Thorne
The Hating Game – Sally Thorne
Source: Goodreads
Lucy has been the assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of Gamin Publishing, and Joshua the assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of Bexley Books since before the merger. Now their bosses have adjoining offices, and Lucy and Joshua have desks in one shared space. Which would be fine if they weren’t complete opposites. Where Lucy is quirky and cheerful, Joshua is meticulous and cold.…
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#Beach Reads#Contemporary#Contemporary Romance#Joshua Templeman#Lucy Hutton#Publishing#Romance#Workplace Romance
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Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith, #1) - Julia Quinn
Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith, #1) – Julia Quinn
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Honoria Smythe-Smith has five siblings and 32 first cousins. The loud and lovingly chaotic family warms her heart. She even loves the annual musicale, which is painful for anyone without a tin ear but which they continue to put on because… well, most of them have a tin ear or two.
Marcus Holyrood is the only child of an only child, and grew up with exactly one friend. A single…
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#Bridgertons#Historical#Historical Romance#Honoria Smythe-Smith#Julia Quinn#Just Like Heaven#Marcus Holyrood#Romance#Smythe-Smith#Smythe-Smith 1#Smythe-Smith Musicale
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Well Met (Well Met, #1) - Jen DeLuca
Well Met (Well Met, #1) – Jen DeLuca
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Emily has just been ousted from a relationship to which she had given her all. Moving in with her sister and niece is just what she needs to find her footing again. The only flaw in her plan is the local renaissance faire. Her niece desperately wants to be a cast member, and minors must have an adult accompanying them to join. With Emily’s sister recovering from a car…
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#Contemporary#Contemporary Romance#Enemies to Lovers#Healthy Relationships#Jen Deluca#Renaissance Faire#Romance#Well Met#Well Met 1
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Almost Jamie (Jet City Kilt, #1) - Gina Robinson
Almost Jamie (Jet City Kilt, #1) – Gina Robinson
Source: Goodreads
This *serial* series was designed specifically for those of us struggling through the Outlander drought.
Blair and Austin are unwitting doppelgängers for the actors who play “Jamie Sinclair” and “Elinor” on the hit highlander time travel TV show “Jamie”.
This first installment introduces our heroes and the circumstances of their meeting.
Presumably, the second installment will…
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#Almost Jamie#Austin MacDougall#Blair Edwards#Claire Fraser#Contemporary#Contemporary Romance#doppelganger#Droughtlander#Elinor Sinclair#Emerald City Comic Con#Fan Series#Gina Robinson#Jamie Fraser#Jamie Sinclair#Jet City Comic Con#Jet City Kilt 1#Outlander#Romance#Seattle#Serial Romance
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Virgin River (Virgin River, #1) - Robyn Carr
Virgin River (Virgin River, #1) – Robyn Carr
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Mel needs a new start, away from her haunted existence in Los Angeles. The quiet mountain town of Virgin River with a lone, elderly, family practitioner and a rent-free cabin seems like the perfect fit.
But the doctor was never informed of Mel’s arrival and claims he has no use for a nurse practitioner and midwife, the cabin is unlivable, and the ridiculously good looking…
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#Contemporary#Contemporary Romance#Jack Sheridan#Mel Monroe#Military#Netflix#Robyn Carr#Romance#Virgin River#Virgin River 1
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One Night for Love (The Bedwyn Saga 0.5) - Mary Balogh
One Night for Love (The Bedwyn Saga 0.5) – Mary Balogh
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Mary Balogh is one of those writers whose works all take place in the same universe—which only makes One Night for Love even more nuanced and interesting!
Our hero (Neville Wyatt) and heroine (Lily Doyle) meet not in the gilded ballrooms of London, but on the war torn fields of Portugal. They are married for a day before both are shot during an ambush.
18 months later,…
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#Baloghverse#Bedwyn 0.5#Bedwyn Saga#Bedwyns#England#Historical#Historical Romance#Lost Love#Lucy Doyle#Mary Balogh#Neville Wyatt#One Night For Love#Portugal#Regency Romance#Romance#Second Chance Romance#Slightlys#War Romance
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The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien
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Bilbo Baggins is a typical hobbit. He likes tea and smoking his pipe in front of his fireplace and has no intention of going on an adventure.
Gandalf the wizard has other plans.
So it comes to pass that 13 dwarves barge into Bilbo’s home, eat all of his food, insult his abilities as a burglar (of which he has none, anyway), and then leave for an adventure without him.
While the…
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#Adventure#Bilbo Baggins#Book Review#Classics#Fantasy#Gandalf#JRR Tolkien#Juvenile#Juvenile Fiction#Lord of the Rings#The Hobbit#Tolkien
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The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow
The Ten Thousand Doors of January – Alix E. Harrow
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January Scaller has spent the majority of her life within the grounds of Locke House, her only glimpses of the outside world contained within cars, trains, and ships at the side of Mr. Locke on a rare field trip. Raised in her father’s absence to be good and obedient, intelligent and quiet, January has tried her best to fit the mold laid out before her. However, even Mr.…
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#Adventure#Alix E. Harrow#Alix Harrow#ARC#Book Review#Debut Author#Debut Novel#Div#Diverse Books#Diversity#Fantasy#January Scaller#New Author#Portal Fantasy#Science Fiction#The Dog Lives#The Ten Thousand Doors of January#YA
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The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts (Lonely Hearts Bookshop, #1) - Annie Darling
The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts (Lonely Hearts Bookshop, #1) – Annie Darling
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Posy Morland has always lived above Bookends Bookshop. She and her brother lived here before her parents passed away, and she came back from college to help raise her brother after they were gone. Their home is thrown into jeopardy when Posy’s landlady and boss, Lavinia, dies, leaving the bookshop to Posy and the rest of the property to her odious grandson, Sebastian. The two…
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Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik
Spinning Silver – Naomi Novik
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Miryem comes from moneylenders on both sides of her family, but while her grandfather has made a name for himself in a walled city, her own father has trouble even approaching his clients in their small town. When Miryem tires of living in squalor while the warm and well-fed townsfolk spin wicked stories about her family and others like her, she takes it upon herself to…
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#Adventure#Demons#Faeries#Fairytale Retellings#Fantasy#Irina#Judaism#Mirnatius#Miryem#Moneylenders#Naomi Novik#Russia#Sergey#Spinning Silver#Staryk#Stepon#Trees#Vysnia#Wanda#Winter#Witches
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Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey – Jane Austen
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Catherine Morland is the second of four children of a small town vicar, and after befriending the wealthy and childless Mr. and Mrs. Allen, is invited to go to Bath with them for a few months. While there she makes the acquaintance of the Tilneys and the Thorpes, wherein her adventures in polite society begin.
A few of my classmates and I have decided to create a Jane…
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#Book Review#Catherine Morland#Classics#Fiction#Henry Tilney#Isabella Thorpe#Jane Austen#John Thorpe#Northanger Abbey
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Waiting for Tom Hanks - Kerry Winfrey
Waiting for Tom Hanks – Kerry Winfrey
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Annie grew up obsessed with rom-coms. After her dad passed, she and her mom watched them religiously, and she went to school for screen writing to write her own – featuring Tom Hanks of course. But after school she came back to Ohio, where she has lived with her uncle since her mom’s passing, and she can’t seem to move on with her life. She’s waiting for her Tom Hanks, her…
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#Adult#Annie#Book Review#Comedy#Contemporary#Drew#Dungeons and Dragons#Kerry Winfrey#Movie Set#On-Set Romance#Rom-Com#Romance#Romantic-Comedy#Screenwriting#Tom Hanks#Waiting For Tom Hanks
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TOTY 27: Aiming for the Stars
TOTY 27: Aiming for the Stars
You might think this title is cheesy, but I love it, and it’s my opinion that counts the most after all.
I turn 27 today, and I’m set to graduate with my Master’s Degree in December (I’ll walk the stage in May, 2020). This is a big year. And I have a lot of big goals I want to accomplish.
There’s a catchphrase I’ve been thinking about for well over a year, that I think sums up my ideas…
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The Guns of Avalon (Amber Chronicles, #2) - Roger Zelazny
The Guns of Avalon (Amber Chronicles, #2) – Roger Zelazny
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There are infinite worlds made of shadow, and only one born of the royal Amber line can navigate them. Among the shadows now move creatures of chaos and darkness, venturing off the black road to incite war, disease, and suffering among the shadow lands. The black road cuts through all, right up to light that is Amber. Corwin of Amber is an expert at navigating the shadow…
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#Adventure#Amber#Benedict#Book Review#Caine#Chaos#Chronicles of Amber#Chronicles of Amber 2#Corwin#Eric#Fantasy#Gerard#Julian#Roger Zelazny#Science Fiction#Shadow#The Black Road#The Guns of Avalon
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