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JUNE'S BOOK DISCUSSION INTRODUCTION
Welcome back to Lost in a Good Book at Writers and Readers of Distinctive Fiction.
The month of May seemed to slip right into June without a minute to spare. My family celebrated college and high school graduations-a lot of them. I now have kids to call on, if I ever have the need, with careers as probation officer, graphic designer, electrician and soon, if I decide to drive a semi-tractor to work, a diesel mechanic. If you count the son-in-laws, I’ll have another electrician this month and a maintenance tech to clean up any mess I make! With all the miles I traveled for ceremonies and the layers and layers of sugar-incrusted cake I ate, I’m anxious to slip into my pile of To-Be-Read and relax under the sun on my backyard deck.
This month is a special treat with our June Lost in a Good Book Session. We’ve got three great summer reads to discuss. Sister authors writing as K.M. Daughters bring us a murder-mystery with their novel Beyond the Code of Conduct. Cowgirl Dreams by Heidi M. Thomas is based on the life of her grandmother, a real Montana cowgirl in the year 1920 and Lillian Caudwell shares The Golden Treasure, from The Anna Mae Mysteries, her Paranormal Mystery involving the search for lost riches. If you’re looking for a summer escape that doesn’t have the high costs of a vacation to the Bahamas, all of these selections fit the bill. So grab your sunscreen and iced tea, get comfy on your lounge chair and join us for our June discussion at Lost in a Good Book at WRDF!
June's Discussion will run from the 21st - 30th. Get your selections, enjoy the reads, and be ready to join us. We are interested in your opinions, observations, and questions.
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- I write Contemporary Romance and YA Sci-Fi with romantic elements. I have two books scheduled for release in 2008 with www.thewildrosepress.com THE OCEAN BETWEEN and PAYBACK in WAYBACK, Part of the Wayback, Texas Series.
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Reviews and Excerpt from Payback in Wayback
WORK IN PROGRESS - Crossing the Chasm
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Corey Donovan has just spent twelve years in a Texas prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Now he’s a man bent on getting a little payback. And who better to start with than the recently widowed Mrs. Tiffany Covington?
Tiffany is both thrilled and afraid when she discovers Corey has returned to the small West Texas town of Wayback. She’s ready to repay old debts…question is…will Corey accept her currency of exchange?
Excerpt
He pushed through the curtains leading to the rear of the plywood platform, loosely called a stage, and picked up his guitar. Telli was giving him an intro. It wasn’t much of one, just “Here’s Corey.” He sauntered forward with the confidence that familiar places gave a man, rested his booted foot on a low stool, and adjusted his guitar. He always took a moment before his first set to look over the audience, see what kind of crowd he was playing to.
Adrenaline revved his heartbeat to maximum, and the tightness in his throat threatened to choke him. Tiffany Covington sat at the center table with a young boy and two other couples. By her horrified expression, he was sure she recognized him.
She had changed some. Her blonde hair was shorter and a little darker, more honey colored. He used to tease her about having hair the perfect shade of sun-glare. From what he could see, she had filled out a little in all the right places, though one thing had stayed the same. From across a room, her baby-blues could still twist a man’s gut. And as he knew all too well, at close quarters they could claim his soul.
He did the only thing he could. Standing on the stage, holding a bright red guitar, he sang straight into her eyes. His heart, the small part he still owned, ached with recognition. As he sang the lyrics of love gone bad, a truth he’d buried for over a decade rose upward like a bull rider heaved into the air. At eighteen, he’d foolishly given away his heart, and the woman at his feet still owned it.
“I’m nothing without you, come make me whole again.” The last words of the song coursed through his blood like 101 Proof Wild Turkey. As he played the final chords, he cursed the girl, his own weakness, and Wayback, Texas—where it all began.
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- At 8:19am on July 3, 2009,
Sandy Wickersham-McWhorter said… - Lynda, thank you so much for reviewing The Winds of Fall for me! Breia Brickey did it and gave me the black seal! Thank her for me. I was floored and honored, Sandy
- At 5:55pm on June 28, 2009,
Linda J. Parisi said… - Hi Lynda,
Thank you so much for the welcome. Everyone has been very nice.
Linda
- At 10:23pm on June 25, 2009, Ashlyn Barré said…
- Thank you for welcoming me so nicely! I'm looking forward to participating.
Ashlyn
- At 4:30pm on June 22, 2009,
kandie said…
- Thanks so much for the warm welcome, I'm reviewing the new member read now. Look foward to learning more about the site, affiliates and other members! Have a blessed day. Oh and if you like my first name, here's my last
Delley, yep, that's right-- Kandie Delley ;-)
- At 8:50pm on June 15, 2009,
Maggie Dove said… - Thank you Lynda for your nice welcome. I'm glad to be part of this site.
Maggie
- At 10:20am on June 15, 2009,
Simon Marshland said…
- Hi Linda,
Many thanks for the warm welcome.Look forward to chatting more once I've familiarized myself with the site.
Simon
- At 10:42am on June 14, 2009,
Paradise said…
- I write fiction, but romance is a long way from fiction, real or not. Last night I had a dream that I was visiting my friend Ron in Mexico and on the way, the bus was stopped by bandits. They forced all the prisoners off the bus and chained them together while they rummaged the bus. The next person in line to me was a very nice, young lady dressed in the cloth of her religious order. She was petite and deft and managed to get her right hand free. Since the two of us were chained last, we were free, but yet still together by the last remaining chain which she could not wrest her small wrist free. Needless to say, we escaped into the jungle. I love my dreams too.
- At 8:59pm on June 9, 2009,
Freya R said…
- Hi Lynda
Wanted to ask for some help. But let me first give you a gist of what we do or are doing. :)
We have created a free online book marketing technology for authors - BookBuzzr. (the idea was from an author :) )
BookBuzzr is a page-flipping application that is more suited for marketing books online. BookBuzzr comes with the built-in ability to share book-extracts on over 60 social networking and bookmarking sites such as Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, Digg, Delicious etc.
We are in beta right now and arer gearing up for a new release however we'd like to tell authors about our tool so they can try it and give us feedback for the new release.
We'd love it if you'd take a look at our tool and share your thoughts. Also if you think its a good idea, I'd like authors and readers on WRDF to be the first to test it.
Do let me know what you think... freya@bookbuzzr.com
Cheers
Freya
- At 1:07pm on June 9, 2009,
- Hi Lynda
Thank-you for the welcome :)
Cheers
Freya
- At 10:46pm on June 5, 2009, GERI'S BOOK REVIEWS said…
- Thank you! Happy Friday! I sent out those emails, take your time!
My Best,
Geri
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Agent Bobbie Leighton unwillingly partners in an undercover operation with inactive Detective Joe Sullivan. Suspected of human trafficking, their target may be connected with Jimmy Sullivan’s murder. Posing as a married couple can Bobbie and Joe adhere to their professional code of conduct, forget their personal history and ensnare their target when they might be next on his victims list?
One woman. One man. One dog. And one deceased, but not-quite-departed matchmaking grandmother.
Carrie Moore inherits all her grandmother’s possessions including Ellie, a hell-hound no one knew about.
It’s not enough Ellie leaves destruction in her wake. She also runs to Jack Radigan, the high school love Carrie had once expected to marry. Until he’d married her best friend, instead…
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Defying family and social pressure, Nettie Brady bucks 1920s convention with her dream of becoming a rodeo star. Based on the life of the author’s grandmother, a real Montana cowgirl.
Cowgirl Dreams is suitable for both adult and young adult readers.
A story about passion, romance, surprise, and friendships. Individual paths cross, forming relationships between people under the most unlikely circumstances. Interior designer, Morgan Whitley is confident, classy, and happy with the life she has made for herself. But a trip to London will bring with it an unexpected encounter that ends up changing her life forever.
HEART OF STONE, a story of love and betrayal. Amber, alone and pregnant, is haunted by painful memories of a violent act. She will never trust a man again. Until the hunky cowboy, Stone, enters her life. Can she trust him? And can Stone forget past humiliation long enough to break through the protective wall around his heart to allow her in?
Who said it would be easy for Tatum to leave her over-protective father, buy a 1911 bungalow, and start her own business at the same time? When things fall apart, literally, she hires a hunky home restoration specialist named Ryan to come to her rescue. She didn’t know he would come with his own protection manual.
Dreams often reflect deepest desires…even if they’re nightmares. When cruelly captured, a powerful soul helps a vampire create his languid fantasy. Eternal devotion to two important people forces this creature to dream, to see himself with honest eyes. Imagination runs wild, yet Michael Malone still desires death. Why should he survive? Two reasons… One is revenge. The other is love.
Steamy Cozumel …Kick-ass Adie Sturm is caught up in a web of murder and betrayal. Two men—creamy-rich and sinfully delicious are rivals for her love. Mayan ruins and danger. Will that night of ecstasy be hers or will the murderer find her first?
In revenge for their defeat by the Sarran Warriors the Zyptz unleashed a virus killing all fems. Their civilization ended. After searching the Galaxy for a genetic match, they found hope. They heard them from Space, the fems linked, but the Zyptz were there first. Would the Sarrans watch their mates die a second time?
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Three Men…Three different reasons to return to Wayback, Texas. One is looking for justice, one is looking for a second chance, and one is looking for money. What they find is three women…three reasons to risk their hearts to change their lives.
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