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Review: The Leaving by Tara Altebrando
The Leaving by Tara Altebrando Genre: Mystery, Thriller Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Date: June 7, 2016 Sometimes when a tragedy strikes, it affects the entire town. Especially when it’s a missing child. So when six kinder students go missing on the first day of school, it very nearly cripples this small town and the surrounding areas. Virtually the entire region pitches in to help find the kids. But as time moves on and clues begin to fade, the public’s interest fades as well. Only the families still hold on. So eleven years later when five of these missing six come sauntering into town completely healthy but devoid of any memories over…
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Review: The Angel’s Share by J.R. Ward
The Angel’s Share by J.R Ward Genre: Drama, mystery, romance, Publisher: NAL Date: July 26, 2016 The Bradford family knows three things: Bourbon, Money, and Drama. They haven’t lacked in any of them over the years. But something big is happening and no one is going to escape it unscathed. Especially not Lane Bradford the family rebel who returned home to find anything but the status quo. Through a series of events that would make the Ewing family’s cowboy hats fairly shrivel up in shock. The Bradford family is going to have to make some serious adjustments to their lives. If you haven’t read the first book in the series,…
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Review: Supergirl at Super Hero High
Title: Supergirl at Super Hero High by Lisa Yee Genre: YA, Young Adult, Childrens, comics, DC Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Date: July 5, 2016 Supergirl is the new girl. Everywhere. She’s left her home planet of Krypton and she knows NO ONE. Which totally stinks. Thankfully, her cousin, Kal El, made it here before she did and paved some of the way for her. The Kents, understanding what it is like to live with a young superhero, take Kara in. But all too soon they realize that it’s a lot different to live with someone who grows slowly into their powers and someone who is suddenly at…
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Why I Younique
I’m totally not a sales person. I’m pretty sure I heard a bunch of you laughing there. I mean I own a PR/Marketing company and I’m telling you I’m not a sales person? Yeah, really. Stick with me here for a second. (Any one of the poor people who have excitedly watched me sign up to sell things like Thirty One, Mary Kay, etc can verify the truth of this statement.) When it comes to actual sales, I am a sad, sorry disappointment. LOL! However, I usually sign up for these ventures because I absolutely love the product, what they represent, or seriously – I just want the stuff they…
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Book Review: Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg
Title: Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg Genre: Biography Publisher: Berkley Date: September 2, 2008 F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe. These names are not inconsequential in publishing. Neither is Maxwell Perkins but honestly, the average reader has no idea who he is. Max Perkins, as the title of this book suggests, was an editor of pure genius. He spent his entire career nurturing, building and growing young writers into extraordinary legends. I have always pictured editors as a necessary cog in the wheel of publishing. Having read a variety of self-edited (or sometimes even not edited at all!) books, I can tell you that…
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So How’s Your Eating? A long overdue cancer follow up!
I know that I’ve been quiet for a while about my cancer journey, so I thought maybe it was time for a follow up. The logical place for me to begin is with the question that people ask me every day, “How is your eating going?” There are a lot of moving parts to that question, but I’ll try to answer and cover what I can without going too far into TMI territory. Here’s a little backstory for those who have connected with me more recently. Two years ago, I had a large portion of my tongue removed due to cancer. I couldn’t speak for about six months or so…
