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Some thoughts on the #Oscars…
As many of you know, I work in the entertainment industry. For about 12 years, I’ve been blessed to work with everything from television networks to small indie films and box office powerhouses. I don’t claim to know everything, understand everything or even come close to being at the level of the people honored last night by the Academy. Everything here is just my opinion so take it with whatever size piece of salt you feel necessary. 🙂 I love stories. I always have. From even before the time I could read, I remember cuddling up in corners with books and building stories to go with the pictures. Many of…
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Book Review: Echoes in Death
Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb Genre: science fiction, mystery, suspense, thriller Publisher: St. Martins Press/Macmillian Date: February 7, 2017 Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Eve Dallas hates dressing up and going out on the town. She would honestly prefer being in the morgue during an autopsy than going out for a night on the town. Roarke, understanding his wife’s likes and dislikes, doesn’t usually ask Eve to go out to big events. But on this one occasion, she realizes that she needs to suck it up and just do it. So she dresses up and spends the evening rubbing elbows with the rich, beautiful, and famous. As much as she’s…
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Review: The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff
Title: The Orphan’s Tale Author: Pam Jenoff Genre: historical Publisher: MIRA Date: February 21, 2017 Sixteen year old Noa had a life that was serviceable. It wasn’t anyone’s dream life but she had a roof over her head and parents who met her needs – for the most part. That all changed when she revealed to her folks that she was going to have a baby. Not only that, the father was a Nazi. Thrown out with no possibility of returning home, she had to make her way in the world when things were already impossibly hard for everyone. She thought she had a plan for her life when she found a home…
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Conquering 2017 with some speed bumps along the way….
Hey all! So it’s been kind of quiet lately. I’m sorry about that. Had a bit of a speed bump in my plans to conquer 2017. Oh I still have every intention of conquering – it just might be on a slightly different schedule! About ten days ago I ended up in the hospital. You see, no one ever told me that the gall bladder (something everyone insists you can do without) can make you really, really, sick if you just try to power through an attack. I had an attack in mid-January and they sent me home from the ER and told me to look into surgery – because…
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Book Review: My (not so) Perfect Life
My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella Genre: romance, chick lit Publisher: The Dial Press Date: February 7, 2017 Katie Brenner has a plan for her life and it most certainly does not include the farm where she grew up. In fact, she has completely transformed herself in order to fit into a London world. New hair, new style and even a new name. (Cat is so much cooler than Katie isn’t it?) And when she overhears some women in the bathroom making fun of her accent, she works hard to make that go away too. She’s got the mind for marketing. She picks things up quickly and her…
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Daily Goodie Box Subscription Review
So you guys know I LOVE subscription boxes. I mean seriously how can you not? A neat package of stuff curated especially for your interests that comes right to your door? It’s like a mini little Christmas or birthday. So when I was asked recently if I would be interested in reviewing the Daily Goodie Box, that was pretty much a slam dunk. I checked out their website and I appreciated everything I saw. So of course I said yes! I started out pretty impressed from the second I got the box. It was a box INSIDE a box. That might annoy some people, but honestly, I thought it was…
