tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89477114173236110032024-03-14T05:30:25.576-04:00Becca's Book AffairBecca's Book Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912122277031413288noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947711417323611003.post-17372089463520553642021-04-03T08:00:00.013-04:002021-04-03T08:00:00.420-04:00 Through the Eyes Of the Soul by Sophie T. Henderson<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZX89UXjTm0Cqmda-T8q9V8H6kRioPlFhhsHDvxtmpSursrNqazRrhX3M6NkPJWN7_9Y3BnFEwg7zqa2RUWSzZIdUMm9McBMGq3q4xuZ7VJQUUua9UOnFFx-dp5P1GgBXan6zMlaINow/s205/Through+the+Eyes+Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZX89UXjTm0Cqmda-T8q9V8H6kRioPlFhhsHDvxtmpSursrNqazRrhX3M6NkPJWN7_9Y3BnFEwg7zqa2RUWSzZIdUMm9McBMGq3q4xuZ7VJQUUua9UOnFFx-dp5P1GgBXan6zMlaINow/s0/Through+the+Eyes+Cover.jpg" /></a></div>Synopsis taken from Amazon<p></p><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-b0b9bda0-7fff-7910-007f-b9299e76385c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Psychologist and hypnotherapist Sophie T Henderson shares an anthology of her most revealing and unconventional cases. Through The Eyes Of The Soul places the reader alongside Sophie in the therapist's chair, making them a part of real-life healing sessions. All of these stories are based on cases that highlight phenomena that call to society for more acceptance of the untraditional. Through this book, you will read about past lifetime regressions that proved to be therapeutic. Henderson worked in neuroscience research before dedicating herself to therapy in 2006. She has been practicing ever since.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi, and welcome to my stop on the tour!! Thanks for stopping in today! You will find info on the book and My Thoughts (cause I love to share!!). Oh, and make sure you check out other stops on the tour for author interviews, guest posts, and lots more fun! </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-a3334c36-7fff-c779-af0e-4b8337c0a2c6" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Schedule Tour</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Monday 29 March</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Books.with.hannah</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Tuesday 30 March</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Donna's Book Blog</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Wednesday 31 March</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Alex's Books</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Thursday 01 April</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Bookish Blue</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Friday 02 April</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">thebookwormdiaries</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Saturday 03 April</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Becca's Book Affair</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">MY THOUGHTS</span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Cover: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The cover for this book is absolutely beautiful. A blue and green butterfly graces the cover with some simple written text for the title and author name. Just a really simple yet sweet cover. I would have picked this book based on the cover design and title.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The book itself is a very interesting read. Stepping out of my usual novel coverage, this book just sounded great from the synopsis. I really did enjoy it. Some of what Sophie said rang true with m, beliefs that I actually share. Some I had thought about but wasn’t really sure how the ball landed on the issue. Some of it was things that I hadn’t really even thought of. I had always wondered about what interesting stories might be revealed behind those doors and this book shared some awesomeness.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sophie is genuine and her care for her clients is wonderful to see (and read). I hope anyone who goes into that field has the compassion that she shares. It is interesting that Sophie worked in neuroscience research before practicing psychology. Normally, science does not lead to metaphysical phenomena. Thank you Sophie for sharing a look into the mystical things occurring in your occupation. I highly recommend Through the Eyes of the Soul and give it 4 out of 5 crossbows. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHghZTM7zJ8HE9_jnyvDiAKA1M734a1E6AmVpHLsycFjRt94RYwa2lYznxFDGKV0l3MCiKQD1cIXJeFVTOQo-qQlHhqEJE-aamAR6i6k7We4qAyfau3leeBs73D8q9nLU8-J9CQRYG1CU/s71/crossbow+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHghZTM7zJ8HE9_jnyvDiAKA1M734a1E6AmVpHLsycFjRt94RYwa2lYznxFDGKV0l3MCiKQD1cIXJeFVTOQo-qQlHhqEJE-aamAR6i6k7We4qAyfau3leeBs73D8q9nLU8-J9CQRYG1CU/s0/crossbow+1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHghZTM7zJ8HE9_jnyvDiAKA1M734a1E6AmVpHLsycFjRt94RYwa2lYznxFDGKV0l3MCiKQD1cIXJeFVTOQo-qQlHhqEJE-aamAR6i6k7We4qAyfau3leeBs73D8q9nLU8-J9CQRYG1CU/s71/crossbow+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHghZTM7zJ8HE9_jnyvDiAKA1M734a1E6AmVpHLsycFjRt94RYwa2lYznxFDGKV0l3MCiKQD1cIXJeFVTOQo-qQlHhqEJE-aamAR6i6k7We4qAyfau3leeBs73D8q9nLU8-J9CQRYG1CU/s0/crossbow+1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span><span><a name='more'></a></span>Becca's Book Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912122277031413288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947711417323611003.post-2985204073375564842021-03-12T07:00:00.001-05:002021-03-12T07:00:05.538-05:00Rocky Mountain Forever by Vivian Arend<p> </p><span id="docs-internal-guid-1e392e56-7fff-510f-0e81-e1d2d2ef0172"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Genre: Contemporary, Romance</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-c3366b47-7fff-e7a3-709f-e978f717e0bb"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Release Date: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">February 16th 2021</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publisher: Arend Publishing Inc.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Format: E-book </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Series: Six Pack Ranch#12, Rocky Mountain House #17 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source: Author in exchange for fair review</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Goodreads Synopsis:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A return to the bestselling SIX PACK RANCH series by New York Times Bestselling Author Vivian Arend. While this book contains a stand-alone romance, it’s best read as a part of the series.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-------</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s never too late for love.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Years ago, Mark Coleman made the only possible choice and left Rocky Mountain House before he tore his family apart. When he hears the four clans—Six Pack, Whiskey Creek, Moonshine and Angel—are working together to create a memory book, Mark also discovers the one detail that finally triggers his return.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Because he’s not just coming back to the family. Now that Dana is free and ready to move on, Mark plans to give the only woman he’s ever loved all the devotion and happiness she deserves, no matter how much sweet-talking, or dirty talk, it takes.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meanwhile, when a shocking truth is shared with the oldest of the Six Pack sons, Blake Coleman begins a journey of assessment. Can he really fill his father’s boots and be the leader his generation turns to for guidance?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With lots of visits with all your favourite Colemans, this is a celebration of love and the lessons learned along the way.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Warning: this book is full of happily-ever-afters. Lots of I love yous, lots of babies, lots of laughter and happy tears. Pretty much, readers familiar with the series have a ton of feel-good hours of reading ahead. If you want angst—this isn’t it.</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My Thoughts:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Cover:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What a delicious cover! The model for this book is gorgeous and I feel guilty for objectifying him (okay, slightly guilty, but it still counts!) The blue background with the mountains and clouds just sets the scene perfectly. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Story:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The way this book is written is different from any I have seen from Vivian. She may have used this style before, but I haven’t read all of her books. I have to say, I really liked it. I may not have recognized all of the characters, but the love the family shared is very obvious and very welcoming. This makes it a fun and easy read. My family is very small, but Vivian makes having a big family sound awesome. I have to admit, I am kinda jealous. The story is very entertaining, it flows wonderfully and gives me the warm fuzzies. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Characters:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As always, the characters are wonderfully written and makes the reader wish they were part of the family. Dana and Mark, my favorites this time around, are sweet and wholesome, with Mark having those typical “man” characteristics- thinking he is going to ‘take care of Dana.’ There were quite a few characters in this book, but the small families were all sweet with their own things happening, combining to make a complete whole. It is a pretty dynamic whole that Vivian has created with the individual families coming together to make a complete ranch family. It is the better part of a huge project, after all the hard work of the planning and putting the puzzle pieces into play.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Was it Worth Reading?:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rocky Mountain Forever is a sweet, light read with lots of feel good moments, lots of love, laughs, and lots of babies. I really enjoyed the book; it was a great distraction during quarantine and I highly recommend it to readers of contemporary romance. I give Rocky Mountain Forever 5 out of 5 crossbows.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p></span><div><br /></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEVrCZNiUccLhafCvTro5EO9ydLxRyRlxlUsFVrRuvB2TcH5iqxhFVT5nGl07Zw0wFsJusJiGSCm03SmTr2luUypezt1bNSUQo_JjrtoQoNx2VzUXyqkud8-Xt32j74tq63KI-_ezyWM/s71/crossbow+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEVrCZNiUccLhafCvTro5EO9ydLxRyRlxlUsFVrRuvB2TcH5iqxhFVT5nGl07Zw0wFsJusJiGSCm03SmTr2luUypezt1bNSUQo_JjrtoQoNx2VzUXyqkud8-Xt32j74tq63KI-_ezyWM/s0/crossbow+1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEVrCZNiUccLhafCvTro5EO9ydLxRyRlxlUsFVrRuvB2TcH5iqxhFVT5nGl07Zw0wFsJusJiGSCm03SmTr2luUypezt1bNSUQo_JjrtoQoNx2VzUXyqkud8-Xt32j74tq63KI-_ezyWM/s71/crossbow+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXG3WNJNzD6I6iVzV6O9gaZeV_rYbLre8wg8xQCisd4Vh_uMX6vwrMhvM1Rk1AM2IolyAPaYM6bQSdsG9dUTOrFo9vsPI03bPWlMCI3D1-obEEwOLO7hPcNv60pAPJwDNA0iBfOqayFg/s458/The+Forgotten+Home+Child+Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXG3WNJNzD6I6iVzV6O9gaZeV_rYbLre8wg8xQCisd4Vh_uMX6vwrMhvM1Rk1AM2IolyAPaYM6bQSdsG9dUTOrFo9vsPI03bPWlMCI3D1-obEEwOLO7hPcNv60pAPJwDNA0iBfOqayFg/s320/The+Forgotten+Home+Child+Cover.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>The Home for Unwanted Girls meets Orphan Train in this unforgettable novel about a young girl caught in a scheme to rid England’s streets of destitute children, and the lengths she will go to find her way home—based on the true story of the British Home Children.</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>2018</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>At ninety-seven years old, Winnifred Ellis knows she doesn’t have much time left, and it is almost a relief to realize that once she is gone, the truth about her shameful past will die with her. But when her great-grandson Jamie, the spitting image of her dear late husband, asks about his family tree, Winnifred can’t lie any longer, even if it means breaking a promise she made so long ago...</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span></span></b></i></p><a name='more'></a><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>1936</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Fifteen-year-old Winny has never known a real home. After running away from an abusive stepfather, she falls in with Mary, Jack, and their ragtag group of friends roaming the streets of Liverpool. When the children are caught stealing food, Winny and Mary are left in Dr. Barnardo’s Barkingside Home for Girls, a local home for orphans and forgotten children found in the city’s slums. At Barkingside, Winny learns she will soon join other boys and girls in a faraway place called Canada, where families and better lives await them.</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>But Winny’s hopes are dashed when she is separated from her friends and sent to live with a family that has no use for another daughter. Instead, they have paid for an indentured servant to work on their farm. Faced with this harsh new reality, Winny clings to the belief that she will someday find her friends again.</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Inspired by true events, The Forgotten Home Child is a moving and heartbreaking novel about place, belonging, and family—the one we make for ourselves and its enduring power to draw us home.</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Cover:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A little girl sits on a suitcase, hands folded neatly in her lap. Maybe Winny, waiting at the train station. I love the colors of this cover. It tells a sad story in itself of a child, who came to another country in hopes of finding the loving home and family she did not have in England.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Story:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Forgotten Home Child is a touching story of a group of children taken from the streets, placed in orphanages and then sent to Canada to work in homes, hopefully for a better life. Based on true stories, it weaves a tale of how more often than not, those children ended up in horrible situations with no hope of rescue. I could not stop reading Winny's story, sharing in her heartache and her triumphs, praying for her happy ending. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Characters:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our family of orphans are easy to fall in love with right from the beginning. They are very well written, each with their own trials, but all just trying to make it through the day. They were all lovable characters, with Winny and Mary being my favorites. Their personalities seemed to be opposite, but they supported each other as best as they could throughout their heartaches. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Was it Worth Reading?:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, please go read this book. Until I found it, I had no idea such a scheme had taken place. It is one of those things in history that is buried deep, shameful and forgotten. So, yes, Read the story, learn everything you can about this dreadful period and share it whenever and wherever you can. I highly recommend The Forgotten Home Child to readers of historical fiction and give it 5 out of 5 crossbows.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJ_KMMyJZ6-I2A4ZDe2g3hI9BhQx05gH-BrUIfh5ff6xRxYK-i-750LninPCDzwlM8nZVjUoe408FYUoWtj6vMp9E9umWhHOLoVcvYVTAfpCmEGvUHZtcRd-U5lofuWqkvkEJEvhjhtk/s71/crossbow+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJ_KMMyJZ6-I2A4ZDe2g3hI9BhQx05gH-BrUIfh5ff6xRxYK-i-750LninPCDzwlM8nZVjUoe408FYUoWtj6vMp9E9umWhHOLoVcvYVTAfpCmEGvUHZtcRd-U5lofuWqkvkEJEvhjhtk/s0/crossbow+1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJ_KMMyJZ6-I2A4ZDe2g3hI9BhQx05gH-BrUIfh5ff6xRxYK-i-750LninPCDzwlM8nZVjUoe408FYUoWtj6vMp9E9umWhHOLoVcvYVTAfpCmEGvUHZtcRd-U5lofuWqkvkEJEvhjhtk/s71/crossbow+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4LP6MonJd4CRh8rv4OTvPMIIVg3q1KZjBsJEmYGJ0nRUZtz754laQznXrYh5VA7P3C4KLLEyt8hpomwWkEcuOQ6BRHsk0B-SB9IH_JUPIqSR9R99loAxzPeVQWH0ErvII36mybAQn1U/s383/Love+Spells+and+Other+Disasters.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4LP6MonJd4CRh8rv4OTvPMIIVg3q1KZjBsJEmYGJ0nRUZtz754laQznXrYh5VA7P3C4KLLEyt8hpomwWkEcuOQ6BRHsk0B-SB9IH_JUPIqSR9R99loAxzPeVQWH0ErvII36mybAQn1U/s320/Love+Spells+and+Other+Disasters.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-3f665166-7fff-bfb1-2d79-2fff10e3eee8"><b><i>Goodreads Synopsis:</i></b></span><div><span><b><i><br /></i></b><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I didn’t know when I wrote the first love spell that it would actually make things happen. Like, actually make people fall in love with each other…</span></span></p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">How could I have known something like that? I mean, magic isn’t real, right?</span></span></p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">But here’s the thing—the spell does work and so does the next one and the next one...and suddenly I’m getting a whole lot of attention from everyone at my high school. Me, Blend-into-the-Walls, Please-Let-Me-Introvert-in-Peace Rowan Marshall. And not only that, but I’ve also caught the attention of Luca Russo, a godlike, football-playing hottie who claims he likes me just the way I am. Ummm...</span></span></p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">But as I’m about to learn, playing around with things you don’t understand means when things go wrong—like really, very awfully wrong—you don’t know how to fix them.</span></span></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-style: italic;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR
</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga5z5QIIYYE_oSZ7DMJzE9fAn_nj-frY49gRtsh1c-W6eVKwo8F6szlP9jB8QDDrj40-UjOCxi2ph-k7eFm0A6qc3J-OPGS1sD_0ZPWO3rxusSZF-EW63_y2osIOmRnRQk4XH73ZWT1A/s933/Angie+Barrett.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga5z5QIIYYE_oSZ7DMJzE9fAn_nj-frY49gRtsh1c-W6eVKwo8F6szlP9jB8QDDrj40-UjOCxi2ph-k7eFm0A6qc3J-OPGS1sD_0ZPWO3rxusSZF-EW63_y2osIOmRnRQk4XH73ZWT1A/s320/Angie+Barrett.jpg" /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><br />
</b>Author Angie Barrett lives in a small town in Ontario, Canada in an old century home that is also known as the “cat house” because, well, Angie likes cats. A lot. She also likes shopping for books, or for anything really, and spending time RVing in the summer with her family. She has worked for sixteen years as a high school English teacher and Librarian and is currently a Curriculum Consultant for new teachers. Angie has always dreamed of being a published author and strives to create worlds where there are strong, relatable characters who maybe are not always perfect but who understand the meaning of friendship and loyalty and who will use their collective strengths to overcome adversity. <a href="https://www.authorangiebarrett.com/" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/authorangie" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/authorangiebarrett" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20460929.Angie_Barrett" target="_blank">Goodreads</a><b style="font-style: italic;">
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It is all soft colors and whimsical pink hearts, perfect for the YA nature of the story </span></span></p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Story:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Right from the very beginning, I was enchanted. A story about magic that starts out surprising and wonderful, but quickly goes awry. I mean, come on-lets mess with magic we know nothing about! When did that ever go to plan? Rowan has so much going on in this story about peer pressure, young love and heartache. I mean high school along equals heartache. Throw in magic and you got the perfect combo about coming of age in my dreams lol</span></span></p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Characters:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I loved and identified with our protagonist, Rowan, as in being a bit of an outcast in school and an introvert as well. I love the way she rises above, proving she is a very strong individual. Abby was the perfect high school barbie girl, the villain you love to hate, but surprisingly she became one of my favorites. Luca- what can I say? He was the perfect boyfriend, sweet and sensitive, yet a handsome jock. I really did expect to see his bad side. I kept expecting him to cheat or beat Rowan. But I'm not going to tell you what he does.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Now Ethan was my absolute favorite. He really stole the show. Such a fun character and so proud of who he is. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Was It Worth Reading?: </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yes, yes, yes! Such a fun read! Imagine if magic was real. Who would you cast a love spell on, or would you? I would be worried about the obvious consequences. I want my love to feel that way about me for real. I highly recommend Love Spells and Other Disasters to readers of romance and drama and give it 5 out of 5 crossbows.</span></span></p><br /></span></div>Becca's Book Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912122277031413288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947711417323611003.post-33118611526713847392020-08-15T07:00:00.001-04:002020-08-15T07:00:04.289-04:00Unwritten Letters to Spring Street by Jacquelyn Friths<p> <span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23.7417px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{86}" paraid="291076369" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Release Date:</span><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> 30th</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> July 2020</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Summary:</span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{57}" paraid="356011839" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">December 1941. Jack Frith left his family and his life to go to war like so many others, uncertain whether he would come home. Whilst in a convoy bound for the Middle East the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour, triggering Allied entry into the Pacific War. Hastily regrouped and ordered to the Far East, the now ill-equipped convoy peeled off for Java and elsewhere. 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background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">labour</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">, and yet worse, awaited him.</span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{66}" paraid="709116954" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">This is no cry for revenge but justice, laying bare actions and exposing inaction, demanding long overdue apologies and uncovering past atrocities. It is also a moment of reflection on the forgotten armies of the Far East, in remembering each subsequent generation owes a great unpaid debt of gratitude to those who gave so much for our present freedom. The price of that freedom was by no means free.</span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{66}" paraid="709116954" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{59}" paraid="1252791328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">1. When did you know that you wanted to be an author?</span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW206592640" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{96}" paraid="1346922373" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I’ve been writing since I was small, I wrote plays and scripts with my brother when we were about seven or eight, and I won a regional school prize for a short story I wrote in 1979. I’ve always written, whether academically for my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, or in museum and conservation work within my archaeological and conservation career. I’ve written dozens of short stories, papers and articles but not until discovered the truth in 2010, about my namesake great uncle did I seriously consider writing a factual novel. I expected it would probably not be a long book, but the published 474 pages of Unwritten Letters to Spring Street </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">would seem to say otherwise.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW206592640" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{104}" paraid="1337711129" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW206592640" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{108}" paraid="712696441" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">2. What inspired you to write this book?</span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW206592640" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{116}" paraid="810167655" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; 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background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">PoW</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> story at Kanchanaburi museum in Thailand. That evening I sat on the deck of my rented wooden house overlooking the Indian Ocean and discovered injustice heaped upon tragedy piled upon war crime, concealed and concealed again, then forgotten and I knew at that moment I would write this story.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW206592640" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{122}" paraid="1443371295" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW206592640" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{126}" paraid="1127392244" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">3. If you could sell this book in one sentence what would it be?</span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW206592640" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{134}" paraid="1580716575" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; 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background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">PoWs</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> of Ambon were forgotten men, on a forgotten island, part of a forgotten army subjected to forgotten atrocities, if this book can help shed light upon those lost crimes and offer remembrance to these brave men, their sacrifice will be all the less in shadow.</span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">4. What are you up to next?</span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW206592640" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{150}" paraid="912412828" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I begin PhD study on the International War Crimes Tribunals in the Far East 1945-1949, and the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">memorialization</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> of British Far East Prisoners of War from Java and Ambon: Suez Maru case study, in the autumn. I have also begun a second book, on the so-named ‘D-Day Dodgers’ of Salerno and southern Italy, which will probably now also take ten years to complete, this is based on the forgotten armies of Italy; the D-Day Dodgers who dodged nothing and of which my maternal grandfather was one.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW206592640" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{154}" paraid="2064454435" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW206592640" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{158}" paraid="59625979" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">5. Who is your biggest inspiration?</span><span class="EOP SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.5042px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW206592640" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW206592640 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{402855aa-1f88-4228-bb7a-fd9e70c60dcb}{166}" paraid="355757561" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW206592640 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Without a doubt my parents. 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Tuesday 11th</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> August</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Alex’s Books</span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{159}" paraid="296048687" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{162}" paraid="1051839456" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{165}" paraid="227145832" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Bookworm and Theatre Mouse</span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{168}" paraid="728371414" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jazzy Book Reviews</span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{171}" paraid="920575767" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{174}" paraid="1116100234" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Thursday 13th</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> August</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{177}" paraid="1844564177" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">A Daydreamer’s Thoughts</span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{180}" paraid="515441961" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{183}" paraid="536914257" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Friday 14th</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> August</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; 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font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Turn the Page Blog</span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{189}" paraid="1594851087" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Big Book Little Book</span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW165853045" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Saturday 15th</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165853045 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> August</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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Through his mind passed a lifetime of consideration and terrifying visions. Within a few frantic displaced seconds his thoughts swung from demanding he leap into the boiling sea to distractedly wondering if he would survive the fall. His mind swam with images of home and his family, and of all he had endured, all he had survived. Now all to be washed away. Disconnected to the unfolding horror before him, he pondered in that single blink, the dark depth of the water and worrying height of the deck, the inevitable long plunge and the lurching list of the ship. He was not aware if he spoke yet he noticed his mouth flapping open like a fish suffocating in air. Frighteningly, his thoughts became magnetically absorbed by the ominous throb and sucking power of the ship’s propeller. Its laborious heaving rumbled unseen, deep under the ship, vibrating the metallic hulk and pulsing every cell in his body. He breathlessly imagined himself exposed, drowning, being helplessly drawn face to face with its hypnotic danger as a second explosion abruptly caused its shuddering halt, shattering his thoughts. He gathered himself, his mind wild and alight with indecision. He hardly noticed peripheral flickering fire and spectres of men leaping in the edge of his vision as he swayed unsteadily, terrified to make his choiceless decision. Then, clear through the cacophony a solitary voice pierced his frightened deliberation. “Abandon ship!” it screamed in Japanese. Jack didn’t understand the words but heard their desperate meaning. He had fumbled to the conclusion that the unknown ocean depths and sickening fall were marginally safer than the imploding deck of their torpedoed ship.</span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{207}" paraid="1460498624" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{207}" paraid="1460498624" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Off guard and caught in immobile motion as the voice rang out, Jack startled into action. He began the deep inhale, the drawing of breath in preparation for his plunge, but was cut short as a final fireball explosion rocked the ship, sending a bellowing reverberation along its length. The concussive blast hurled Jack overboard so ferociously he had hardly taken breath in his lungs and had no understanding he had fallen until he was deep underwater, falling in a cascade of light and fire. The slowing of time and the drawing out of each action happened simultaneously. The fearful hesitation, decision to jump, shout to abandon ship, inhalation, explosion and plunge, all punctuated by wrenching doubt. And yet throughout, not once had he considered the temperature of the water. It had been hot and clammy as the ship lurched somewhere on the Flores Sea. Sweat had clung to him like a damp rag, and Jack could not have imagined the sea would be so numbingly cold. Darkened time washed over him and he was lost.</span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{207}" paraid="1460498624" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{207}" paraid="1460498624" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">In that same moment the ship shuddered, the inky sea swallowed him instantly, just one greedy gulp and he was gone. He could not grasp he was underwater or that he was sinking as he dropped down and down, a falling deadweight. The slight impact of his thin body slicing the thick surface of the water disassociated itself from the sharp sting of salt clenching his eyes shut. He keenly sensed the cold, oily sensation of water as it slid over and completely covered his parched sunburnt skin but he watched from another place, some other life. A moment earlier he’d watched himself arc overboard, bare feet high in the air, buckled knees bent, hands rounded as if still gripping the gunwale rail. Jack had watched himself, mute and expressionless as the rail fell away, disappearing into sparkling black, as the ocean submerged him. The thick water thundered round his ears like a steam train in a tunnel, all oil and smoke and exploding fire, and hell it was cold.</span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{207}" paraid="1460498624" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;"><span class="EOP SCXW165853045 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW165853045 BCX0" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84b2917a-46f9-40d7-9ff8-c1de824499d6}{207}" paraid="1460498624" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /></p></div>Becca's Book Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912122277031413288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947711417323611003.post-33047722390614673972020-06-15T07:00:00.000-04:002020-06-15T07:00:05.447-04:00Neighbors and Favors Blog Tour and Giveaway!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">My job hit a brick wall so I need the place to be perfect to help me get my life back on track. But the first night in, and I already know my neighbor isn’t going to make it easy on me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tall, sexy, irresistible (and did I mention the British accent?), Shane Logan likes his nightly activities…a lot. I can hear everything through the paper-thin walls. I’m about to tell him that in not-so-friendly terms when I realize he isn’t just sexy, he’s also friendly and eager to be of help.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maybe having a neighbor like him isn’t such a bad idea.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m a writer in desperate need of inspiration. Shane so happens to turn into mine. With a deadline approaching fast, his offer to do me a favor turns into two and three. Before I know it, he’s forced his way into my life with the tenacity of a whirlwind.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I can deal with the fact that he’s far too loud and far too sexy. But when my dog likes him more than me, I start to get a little suspicious. Soon it becomes clear Shane Logan has secrets.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Plunged into the suspicions surrounding my neighbor, suddenly the only thing I can be sure of is that Shane is fiercely determined to hide the truth about himself.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I stare at the six-foot-three British guy, taking in his lopsided grin and the cleaning gloves and garbage bags in his hands. He’s wearing a white, snug T-shirt and jeans that hang low on his hips—nothing remarkable, really, but for some reason, he looks like he’s stepped straight out of a fragrance advertisement—you know, the expensive kind.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">“What do you want?” I squeeze through gritted teeth. My good manners have apparently deserted me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">“Ah, now that’s neighborly friendliness if I ever saw some.” His lips stretch into a stunning smile with perfect, white teeth and two little dimples.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I suck in my breath as another wave of annoyance hits me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Does he have to have a perfect pair of those?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I mean, why toss him a good thing or two from the genes pool when he can win the whole darn lottery?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Apparently, Sammy doesn’t think so because she’s instantly stopped her barking and is now making those tiny wailing sounds that signal elation and are usually reserved for her best friends.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">“Like I said, what do you want?” I really want to slam the door in the guy’s face but that goes against everything I stand for. So, I take a deep breath and begin my inner chant.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">“Anyone ever told you not to open the door to strangers when they come knocking in the middle of the night?” The guy’s grin widens.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Kate Davis is a real-life coffee lover with her very own Pomeranian who was her biggest inspiration for this book. Yes, Sammy is real and her favorite command is “cheese.” In fact, it might just be the only command she obeys. Kate loves to play matchmaker, transporting readers to a place where her bold heroines have endearing flaws, the men are fierce and protective, the world isn’t always a safe place, and chivalry is alive and thriving! You can visit both Kate and Sammy online at katedavisauthor.blogspot.com or connect with her on Facebook. </span></span></div>
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The cover of Neighbors and Favors is very cute. Showing a couple holding hands, in front of a cityscape, with the proverbial leg pop us readers absolutely love (or hate. I 💓 it). Lots of colors and very pleasing to the eye. This cover is very inviting.<br />
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This was a very well written story that kept the reader intrigued with a great mix of mystery, family and life drama, and romance. There were parts that made me laugh out loud. My kids would look at me like I was losing my mind, but I couldn’t help it. I breezed through this generally light story, written from the main character, Sam’s point of view. It was a relaxed, slower paced book that I enjoyed. I had a bit of an issue with the heavy christian aspect of the story, but I did not find it too overwhelming.<br />
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Our characters were fun, funny and enjoyable. I really liked Sam’s parents and found them just generally humorous characters. I loved the banter and back and forth between Sam and Shane, wondering if they are ever going to really connect. But Sammy was definitely my favorite character. She was such a cute, quirky Pomeranian and every protagonist needs a feisty sidekick. All of the characters had depth and quality and were interesting, while the cast did not feel too overloaded.<br />
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Yes, Neighbors and Favors was a great read that was very entertaining. It was well edited, with a satisfying ending that wrapped up in a neat package. I give this book 3 out of 5 crossbows (due to the many references to christianity, which I myself did not enjoy, but someone else will, I am sure) and recommend Neighbors and Favors to readers of christian comedy and romance.<br />
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<b>Heir of Lies (Black Dawn #1) by Mallory McCartney</b><br />
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“Hope was a dangerous thing. It could consume every dream and make them take flight, becoming wild daydreams in one’s heart and mind. Or hope could incinerate everything you thought you knew, burning you down to your core, leaving you raw and exposed for the world.”<br />
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Emory Fae has only known one thing—life at The Academy, a school for those who have special abilities. Following in her parents’ footsteps, the pressure to uphold their dream falls on her and one of her best friends—Adair Stratton. An outcast and feared by most, Adair longs to break away from the expectations dictating his future. With whispers of dark magic spreading across Kiero, Adair starts to doubt The Academy is all it seems.<br />
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An unexpected visit ignites new tensions as the roguish king from across the Black Sea, Tadeas Maher of the Shattered Isles, and his heir, Marquis Maher, sail to Kiero. Notorious for their pirating and wrath, for the first time in years, they demand the Faes listen to their proposition for a new treaty. Caught in the middle of politics, Adair and Emory, with the help of their best friends Brokk and Memphis, search for the one thing that matters the most—the truth.<br />
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Their world is tipped upside down as unlikely alliances are made, and war ravages Kiero. Through the throes of betrayal, lies, hidden magic, and love, Adair is faced with a life changing decision. Will he fight or bow to the darkness within?<br />
But, Adair’s decision will change the course of Kiero forever, setting in motion irreversible destinies for everyone at The Academy as Emory Fae rises as heir.<br />
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Heir of Lies is the first book in the bestselling Black Dawn series.<br />
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Mallory McCartney currently lives in Sarnia, Ontario with her husband and their three dachshunds Link, Lola and Leonard. When she isn’t working on her next novel or reading, she can be found day dreaming about fantasy worlds and hiking. Other favorite pastimes involve reorganizing perpetually overflowing bookshelves and seeking out new coffee and dessert shops.<br />
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Becca's Book Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912122277031413288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947711417323611003.post-35024648472931847882020-05-20T07:00:00.000-04:002020-05-20T07:00:06.031-04:00Welcome to the Dark House by Laurie Faria Stolrz<h2 style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
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Welcome to the Dark House was a good story of mystery, suspense, and horror. It was well written and imaginative, a good read to spook the reader. There were good twists and turns and you couldn't wait to read what happened next. Normally I would be on the edge of my seat, gobbling up a good horror, but it just felt like something was missing. I just can't put my finger on it. The premise was great, I was just a little bored.</div>
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Our characters were fun; I mean except for Natalie. Natalie was just so far disturbed there was no way she could be called fun. She was still an interesting character. Ivy, Parker, and Frankie were definitely my favorites. But even though Shayla and Darth are the characters you want to hate, they are still fun to read. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes! Welcome to the Dark House was a fun read; a little creepy with a lot of mystery. I did enjoy it, so much so that I have ordered Enter the Dark House, which is both Book 1 and 2 together. (So look forward to the second review coming soon) I highly recommend Welcome to the Dark House to readers of YA mystery and drama and give it 4 out of 5 crossbows. </span></span></h2>
Becca's Book Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912122277031413288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947711417323611003.post-7310609391701276262020-05-16T07:00:00.000-04:002020-05-16T07:00:00.238-04:00Change Leadership by Bill Mann<br />
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80% of change projects fail. It’s a staggering amount. The most common reason is a reluctance to change by the people involved. It's not surprising really: people make up a business and it’s those same people who must accept and adapt to change. The difference between change management and change leadership is making the connection between organisational change and the human impact on all involved. This book will show you how to lead change, not just manage it. Bill Mann, founder of The Keep Calm Guy, has learnt the hard way about change. After a long career delivering change projects for many businesses it was his personal experiences of coping with the trauma of a suicide bomb attack, and losing his wife to cancer, that taught him how to find a path through change that other people will follow. www.thekeepcalmguy.co.uk</div>
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Bill Mann is lucky to be alive. Just before 9am on July 7, 2005, he stepped on to the second carriage of a six-car Circle Line train at London’s Edgware Road. The train left platform four towards Paddington and seconds later a bomb, hidden inside a backpack, exploded, sending a fireball through the carriage.</div>
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Bill was sent flying across the carriage, as soot, smoke and embers hit the back of his throat. There were bodies strewn across the carriage and rail tracks as the screaming began. Bill sat comforting a woman with a serious head injury as panic swept through the tunnel. In total, 52 people died that day in coordinated attacks across the London transport network, including six in carriage two at Edgware Road.</div>
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A few years later, still recovering from the aftermath of the bomb, his world was rocked again when he lost his wife to cancer, devastating both him and his young family.</div>
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These two body blows would have destroyed many people, not Bill. After a successful career in the Financial Services industry for organisations such as Visa, he successfully built a new life for himself and his family, starting not one but two businesses and building a significant property portfolio. He is a best-selling author and life mentor, helping others not just cope with change but to really embrace it.</div>
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In his first book How to Keep Calm and Carry On, Bill Mann took us on a revealing journey of self-discovery as he battled to recover from the horrors of 7/7 and the subsequent death of his wife through cancer a few years later. He revealed how he overcame these two monumental changes and explained the techniques, thought process, and methodology we can all use to deal with change in our lives. How to keep calm and carry on. </div>
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In his latest book, Change Leadership, Bill makes the connection between organisational change and the personal change journey. The missing link that causes so many change projects to fail. At a time when the world is changing drastically the need for change leadership, and this insight has never been greater.</div>
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An established thought leader on personal and professional change, Bill now works with individuals and organisations helping them overcome challenges and adapt to change. His mentoring and support of professionals and teams is instrumental in their success.</div>
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He now lives in Essex, England, with his wife, five children, crazy dog, and various visiting friends and relatives. He is seriously considering getting a revolving door fitted to his house!</div>
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Please enjoy this brief excerpt from Change Leadership:<br />
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Businesses of all sizes, and across every industry, are constantly changing. It may be organically by growing or evolving products and services, or maturing and optimising, or possibly even declining and downsizing. It may be by specific actions such as a merger or acquisition, or a reorganisation, relocation, or simply by recruiting and moving staff to new positions. It may be something seemingly small such as changing the reporting lines of one individual, or something that affects the entire organisation. It could even be something routine such as an annual performance appraisal and pay review. Whatever the reason no business stands still – change is constant.<br />
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Walk into any business with more than a handful of staff and there will be change planned, being made, or people struggling with the unintended consequences of change. Structures will change, people are promoted, moved in to new roles, or even demoted or fired. The larger the organisation the larger the change programme you will find. If may be a formal transformation programme, or it may just be a collection of smaller changes spanning the organisation.<br />
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Change is always made for good business reasons at the time, and with the best intentions of those leading the change. There will be an objective regarding the future of the business and goals set that have to be achieved. Much work will be done looking at future sales, markets, competition, organisational performance, budgets, resources, operating models, functions, staffing levels, resource levels, roles, etc., etc. All of these are the nuts and bolts of the business, and the organisational design puts it all together to achieve a desired end state. There is only one thing missing, one thing hardly ever considered – the emotional engagement of the people that will either make it work or not. Winning their hearts and minds. This is not simply communication, people management, or a token gesture towards keeping staff on-side to be seen to be doing the right thing, it is an authentic and genuine care for the impact on people, and delivered with complete integrity.<br />
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“Clients do not come first. Employees come first.”<br />
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The people that make a business what it is are not ‘Human Resources’. Resources suggest a business asset to be utilised (which is how many see them), and ‘Human’ is just a depersonalised term to refer to the fact they are living breathing human beings. The people that walk through the office door every morning are husbands, wives, sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, friends, carers, and so on. They have ambitions, fears, worries, stresses, beliefs, and values. They have ups and downs, good days and bad. They are all unique and how they respond to change is what makes the difference to any business. The best plans and models will be extremely painful and costly to deliver without the support of the people that will make it a reality. In practice people are pushed, cajoled, bribed, and otherwise encouraged and forced into the organisational structure and new roles. If they don’t fit, then ultimately, they are pushed out. They are simply expected to ‘get on board’ with the changes.<br />
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Every change has an effect on the most important component – the people that run the business. From boardroom to shop floor everyone one is potentially impacted by even the most modest of changes. How they respond has very little to do with their role, skillset, or career path. It has everything to do with who they are as a person, what else is going on in their lives at that time, and what they value. By making sure every individual is understood and supported through the change with empathy and integrity, many if not all can be kept completely engaged – the critical difference between success and failure. This should not be dismissed as being ‘soft’ or unnecessary, this should be encouraged as enlightened leadership. Emotional intelligence is widely reported as a critical leadership skill for the 21st century.<br />
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Becca's Book Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912122277031413288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947711417323611003.post-51722874336863141882020-05-06T07:00:00.000-04:002020-05-06T07:00:02.778-04:00How To Quit Your Crush by Amy Fellner Dominy<div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amy grew up loving to read and figured out at an early age that books were magical and necessary. She started submitting her own stories to be published when she was thirteen. Amy is now the award-winning author of nine books spanning young adult, middle grade, and picture books. Titles for Entangled include Announcing Trouble and the companion novel, How to Quit Your Crush. Amy lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and a puppy who is training them. Visit Amy online at www.amydominy.com or follow her on Instagram or Twitter at @amydominy.</span></div>
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The story was very good, a little adventure with the romance and drama. I really did think this was going to be a light hearted read, but then the tears started. The book had everything I needed at this time. It was a wonderful read during these dramatic times.</div>
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Yes! How to Quit Your Crush is an easy, light read full of laughs, drama, and fun adventure. It is about coming to terms with loss and being strong enough to take control of your life. I highly recommend How to Quit Your Crush to readers of drama and romance and give it 4 out of 5 crossbows.</div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">What a fantastic cover!! This book was a Christmas gift from my son and I knew, as soon as I saw the cover, that I would love the book! School photos with no faces and the title scrawled in red across them all. I couldn't wait, but unfortunately, the to-be-read pile was long. I had to squeeze it in between a trilogy that I am reviewing, which is coming soon. But now there is a problem, because I am addicted. Already ordered One of Us is Next, Book 2, which is on backorder. Uggggg. Good for Karen M. McManus, but not for us book junkies!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars!! I love the Breakfast Club, but I am not familiar with Pretty Little Liars. I know, berate me blow! I have heard of it; just never seen it. Anyway, I don't think that statement really does this book justice. While the premise seems pretty simple, the actual story is definitely not simple. It takes the reader on a journey, with twists and turns. But great twists and turns. You start off figuring that it would be too easy if it was one of the four kids from detention. But as you read, you start to suspect first one, then the other. Then you just want to know the answer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">All of the characters from One of Us is Lying are amazing. The author created characters who are believable and interesting; who have flaws, dreams, and desires. It is easy to fall in love with the characters and sympathize with them. I love all the characters, even though it was a little harder to love the popular kids. But popular kids have their own issues that they have to work through and they often fall hard from their pedestal. I think Nate and Bronwyn are my favorite characters, although Cooper is up there on the list as well. I really did like all of our characters, even our villain.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Oh hot damn, yes!!!! I could not stop reading this book; it was that amazing!! It had all the needed twists and turns to keep me guessing and I was so entertained; so intrigued, wait - what it stronger than intrigued?? It was almost frustrating , trying to figure out who was behind Simon's death. I highly recommend One of Us Is Lying to readers of YA, adult fiction, mystery, contempory and give it 5 out of 5 crossbows.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Marina, a bright and intelligent thirty-year-old career woman, has been seeking something new in her life. So it is with a mixture of expectation and anxiety that she has “waited for her ship to come home”. But what follows is an unexpected introduction into the ruthless world of international espionage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Author:</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Peter Marshall</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Peter Marshall was born in Wiltshire, educated at Trowbridge High School and began his professional life as a reporter with the Bath & Wilts Chronicle at the age of sixteen, a career which was interrupted by National Service when he joined the Royal Navy. Marshall gained an RNVR commission and served as a Sub-Lieutenant based in Portsmouth and Germany for two years, followed by seven years as a reserve officer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He moved to Portsmouth and was Deputy Naval Correspondent for the Portsmouth Evening News before becoming a freelance reporter, representing most of the UK national press. He also worked for the BBC as a reporter on radio and TV before joining the BBC staff as a News Editor. He then moved to Visnews, a BBC subsidiary which provided TV news coverage for broadcasters around the world, where he became Executive Editor and then General Manager. During this period, he was elected as Chairman of the Royal Television Society in 1986.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At Visnews (which later became ReutersTV) Marshall played an instrumental and early role in developing the use of satellites for global news coverage, which led him to work in the United States for fourteen years, firstly with INTELSAT and then as President of Keystone Communications (now part of France Telecom’s Globecast network). While in the USA, he served as President of the SSPI (Space and Satellite Professionals International) and on his retirement, he was elected to the Society’s “Hall of Fame” in recognition of his pioneering role in the development of satellite services for international broadcasters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In his retirement years, Peter Marshall has returned to his “roots” as a journalist, working as co-author and editor of numerous books related to the satellite and space industry with the acclaimed American space scientist and futurist Dr. Joseph Pelton. He went on to write two biographies and a travel book before turning to fiction and drawing on some of his past experiences for this, his first novel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">The cover was interesting, in the darker colors of Russia. I loved the choice of lettering, also in a very Russian red. With the sickle in the background, it definitely has the nature of the story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">The Russian Lieutenant was a great story. Although it starts out as a love story, there are so many other interesting aspects to it. It moves along very quickly for a short but enjoyable read that will have the reader turning pages like there is no tomorrow. The drama was very engaging with so many twists and turns. </span></div>
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Our characters were very endearing, especially our main protagonist Marina. She is intelligent, so it is hard to imagine her being so naive. But at the same time, you can't help but hope for her that Nikolai, her handsome officer has some pure intentions. All of our characters were intriguing, even our shady Russian couple. I can't help but love Marina's elderly neighbor. She just seems to really care about the young Marina.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Yes! It was a quick but intense read that will have you shaking your head, but hoping for Marina, who deserves some love and happiness. I highly recommend The Russian Lieutenant to readers of drama and spy novels and give it 4 out of 5 crossbows</span>.</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Title:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Hypnos</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Author:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Jon Biddle</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Release Date:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 10</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> March 2020</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Genre:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Thriller</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Page Count:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 334</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publisher:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Clink Street Publishing</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Goodreads Link:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52244702-hypnos" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52244702-hypnos</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amazon Link:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hypnos-Jon-Biddle/dp/1913136973" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hypnos-Jon-Biddle/dp/1913136973</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jon spends his days smashing out people's hip and knee joints, and his nights writing medical thrillers.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A veteran and a medical professional who spends 45 hours a week in the OR, Jon brings considerable medical and military/law enforcement expertise to the crime thriller genre, evident by the attention to detail in his six books.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jon's writing is dark and eclectic, provoking and deviant. He surrounds himself in the white glow of pureness, with one foot always in the dark. The dark always surrounds us, but Jon has a knack of making his readers ask "Could this happen to me?"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is nothing too dark for Jon to write about. He has no level, base, or filter, and will get into your head and "scare the living daylights" out of you. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jon lives in the south-west of England with his childhood sweetheart, Sam, and two Springer Spaniels. With full-time medical responsibilities in his day job, Jon spends 15-20 hours a week writing for his growing online audience. His new medical thriller, The Harvester, was released in 2019 as the first of six books in the Dale Broc series.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Find out more about Jon Biddle, including his new releases and regular short stories, by going to www.jonbiddle.uk and joining the mailing list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I definitely didn't choose this book based on the cover. I really don't like it at all. I am not sure if I missed something and I guess blood is pertinent to the story, but not sure about the needle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hypnos was an amazing story about a terrorist attack on the world essentially. Over population is a subject that is getting more and more prevalent, but a secret organization decides to take matters into their own hands. The story flows really well, keeping the reader on the edge of their seat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Characters: </b> <br />All of our characters are very well written with interesting backstories. Jamal is one of my favorites with his kickass smarts and the technology to match. The fail safes that he puts in place to protect himself are absolutely mind-blowing. Our pair of detectives, Mr. Bloodstone and Alex Brown are a pretty kickass team on their own, although Alex really didn't become near and dear to me. I know she was going through some stuff in her life with her daughter and then her husband as a direct result, and she is also put through the wringer in this story, but she just seems to kinda float along.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Absolutely! Hypnos is a great story that keeps you reading late into the night. It has that horror factor where you just can't look away. I am looking forward to reading Jon Biddle's other books, but right now I highly recommend Hypnos and give it 5 out of 5 crossbows.</span></div>
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Becca's Book Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912122277031413288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947711417323611003.post-8889003446229903462020-03-21T08:00:00.000-04:002020-03-21T08:00:02.402-04:00Tusker by Dougie Arnold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: large;">However, the arrival of two young people with no experience of Africa might just prove a turning point. For the first time in his life Harry feels he has found somewhere he really belongs and something he can fight for and believe in. Ana, a journalist escaping the horrors of a different war, brings a fresh insight into the battle against poaching as she struggles with her own internal demons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They soon realise they are up against forces far more powerful and brutal than they could ever have imagined. Foreign investors driven by greed, corrupt government officials and religious fanatics with no boundaries, draw them deeper into a web of evil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Author:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Dougie Arnold</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Genre:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Fiction</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Dougie Arnold worked as a teacher in Kenya in four different international prep schools, the last of which he set up from scratch. Half way through his career there, he took time out of education, gained his pilot’s licence and helped to run and market a game reserve on the edge of Rift Valley, an amazing experience that will always stay with him. On returning to the UK, he was the deputy head of a leading London prep school before taking early retirement to become a story teller. The influence of Africa is at the core of his work. An illustrated children’s book, Invisible Us, was published last September and received excellent five-star reviews. Dougie lives with his family in South West London.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What a brutal cover!! But very to the point and in your face. The love of elephants was passed on to me by my dear, sweet, long departed mother-in-law, so I could not wait to read Tusker. While the cover is bloody, the story is amazing.</span></div>
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<br />Becca's Book Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912122277031413288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947711417323611003.post-56745452752677773422019-12-21T08:00:00.000-05:002019-12-21T08:00:03.061-05:00The Red Book by Davide Cortellucci<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i>DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THOUGHTS.</i></b></div>
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Martin’s life as he knows it has turned upside-down, and he decides to embark on a trip to give sense to his existence. Via coincidences and fabricated non-coincidences, he finds a group of people that helps him enhance the power of his thoughts to modify the physical world around him.</div>
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In a journey within a journey, Martin discovers the powers of visualisation and its pull.</div>
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Unless Martin finds the strength within himself to fight, he and everyone around him will cease to exist.</div>
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<b>Title: </b>The Red Book</div>
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<b>Author:</b> Davide Cortellucci</div>
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<b>Release Date:</b> 9th September 2019</div>
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<b>Genre:</b> Science-Fiction</div>
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<b>Page Count:</b> 245</div>
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<b>Publisher:</b> Self-Published</div>
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<b>Goodreads Link:</b> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49093882-the-red-book%C2%A0" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49093882-the-red-book </a> </div>
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<b>Amazon Link:</b> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/RED-BOOK-DAVIDE-CORTELLUCCI/dp/1087341744%C2%A0" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/RED-BOOK-DAVIDE-CORTELLUCCI/dp/1087341744 </a></div>
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Davide Cortellucci is a writer and the author of The Red Book. He has spent the last few years working on an unnamed trilogy, friendly referred by him as Little Yellow Rubber Duck. The Red Book is the first book in the trilogy. He was born on the 25th of July 1978 in Belgium, to Italian immigrant parents. He grew up in Belgium, Italy, and in London, UK. Davide has done several jobs, from waiter to inventories, from sound engineering in shows to events manager, and many more. Davide is a college dropout with a couple of creative writing courses on his back. He has spent many years travelling around Europe, learning about cultures, and keeping an interest in the power of the mind. Davide loves writing stories that awaken the epic feeling within the reader. He now lives in South East London with his partner, he's curious about life, and he also makes a great pasta sauce.</div>
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</b>This book has a very unique cover. I am not really sure how to describe it, but the author likes to evoke feelings in the reader and I definitely feel that he has succeeded. It’s like an unsettled feeling in the pit of your stomach. While I am not really sure why this particular cover was chosen for this book, it is still very interesting.<b style="font-style: italic; text-decoration-line: underline;">
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</b>I loved the story!!! It was such a distinct story, so different from anything I have ever read before. Very well written, The Red Book, kept my mind busy, wondering what was going to happen next. The story flowed well with the perfect amount of twists, holy wow moments and explosions. I really enjoyed every moment of it and can’t wait for the next book in this Little Yellow Rubber Duck (actually unnamed) trilogy!
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</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">All of the character</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">s kicked butt in this story! They all had interesting personalities and great interactions. I loved how Martin and Maria (Honululu Girl) were love at first sight. They really did have that sacrine sweet love affair that can make your friends tease you relentlessly. Chuck is also a pretty cool character, who seems to have his own mystery about him. I like the friendship that Martin and Chuck develop. I think Coco and Blu are my favorite characters. They have their own sorted history and seem such strong characters. I also really enjoyed Mors very graphic felt-tipped inked shirts.<b style="font-style: italic; text-decoration-line: underline;">
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</b>Absolutely, The Red Book is an entertaining read, with amazing character and intense drama and action. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am anticipating the following two books. I highly recommend The Red Book to readers of sci-fi and give it 5 out of 5 crossbows.
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Becca's Book Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912122277031413288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947711417323611003.post-50204683212191968402019-12-07T08:00:00.000-05:002019-12-07T08:00:02.202-05:00Parallel by L.J. Bacon
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<span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hi,
and welcome to my stop on the tour!! Thanks for stopping in today!
You will find info on the book and the author, Lee Bacon, and as
always, My Thoughts (cause I love to share!!). Oh, and make sure you
check out other stops on the tour for author interviews, guest posts,
and lots more fun!</span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Have
you ever had an incredibly vivid dream?</span></span></span></span></div>
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dream so real that you can feel, taste and smell the world around
you?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Déjà
vu is a feeling which all too clearly tells you that you’re going
somewhere you’ve been before, or experiencing something you know
has happened to you already. Jacob knew that his weird dreams were
much more significant than that.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">When
Jacob suddenly realises that the life he’s living isn’t his only
life, he will have to uncover ancient truths and the schism that
changed mankind’s history forever. He must determine the point at
which the parallel world was created; the world the other version of
Jacob inhabits.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">He
must discover who is controlling these split universes and why,
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Hi
I’m lee, I was born May 1969 and raised along with my younger
sister Dawn by our young mum in Barrington Road Brixton.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: transparent;">I
went to Loughborough junior school where I didn’t do too well due
to my being Dyslexic, back then Dyslexia wasn’t as recognised as it
is now, and so I was seen as a disinterested or naughty child and so
left to stare out the window with my mind full of magical creatures
and locations. I would sit in my own little world having little
imaginary adventures, but even so I still wished I could read all the
books the other children were reading, but for me at that time it
wasn’t possible, I loved the look of the books and the way they
smelled and felt as I turned the pages but I couldn’t read them,
and when asked to read in class as the other children did I would try
but didn’t have a clue what I was looking at, I didn’t even know
the letter sounds, my dyslexia didn’t allow me to remember them.
And so, the children would laugh as I tried to sound the words out,
and then I would just shut-down with embarrassment and clam up, I
felt so ashamed.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: transparent;">When
I went to secondary school it was much the same, I went to Henry
Thornton boys school Clapham. The system couldn’t seem to help me,
but I was clever with my hands and after school and weekends I would
work in the garages at Loughborough junction railway arches where I
learned a trade, the automotive repair trade, I was 12 years old when
I started. I was striping and rebuilding crashed cars and loving it.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Back
at school bulling was becoming a real problem so bad in-fact that I
reacted when a bully had me cornered in the toilets stamping on my
toes with football boots on, I had plimsolls on so you can imagine
the pain was excruciating, I exploded and battered the bully, big
mistake, the bully was very well connected and knew every other bully
in the school and I was their target now. I was actually warned by a
good friend that the bullies were after me and intended to do me real
damage.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: transparent;">We
were sitting in registration when about ten of the bullies stormed
the class grabbed me and tried to drag me out the class kicking and
punching me, the teacher just screamed for help, next thing I knew I
was surrounded by teachers, in the brake time I was taken to the
teachers tea room for my safety, and yet the bullies would still try
and get me, they would open the door and shout we want Lee Bacon. In
the end I was driven home by a teacher and another school official,
they told my mum it was unsafe for me to return to school, and so at
15 I was taken out of school and left to it.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: transparent;">At
18 I passed my driving test first time and managed to land myself a
job as a mobile windscreen technician which I still do to this day. I
wanted to learn to read, so when I wasn’t working, I enrolled on an
adult education course for English. And a big surprise to me I
passed. Filled with confidence I wanted more than to be a windscreen
tech, and so I started my own windscreen company (1st Choice
Windscreen) which was doing very well until the insurance companies
decided to use the major companies only, which put hundreds of us
smaller companies out of business almost overnight.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: transparent;">It
was when I lost my business that I started to have this story coming
to the fore of my mind, the story was about a parallel existence, it
was like a film in my head, I would try and write what I was seeing
but due to losing my business I had to return to one of the major
companies as a mobile tech, I was working 12 hours or more a day and
sometimes 6 days a week which left me exhausted.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: transparent;">As
for my dyslexia, I can now read any word put in front of me, but my
dyslexia doesn’t allow me to remember them, so I struggle with
spelling, but I find ways around this by using dictionaries and now
thank god spell check, thank God for iPad, it checks my spelling as I
write, and this is how I have managed to get the pictures from my
head to a now published book, oh and this was also helped by an
injury I suffered at work which put me out of work but enabled me to
write PARALLEL, I see this as an act of God, meant to be, I was meant
to wright this story and the next which I am working on now.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: transparent;">I
find it incredible this boy that couldn’t even sound out the
letters of the alphabet whilst at school and many years after, has
suddenly been given the gift to write a book, and this is just the
first.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: transparent;">I
have now recovered from my injury and have now returned to working as
a mobile windscreen technician, but continue to write the second book
of Parallel.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: transparent;">I
hope you enjoy my book.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i><u><span style="font-family: Chilanka;">MY
THOUGHTS:</span></u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><u>The
Cover:</u></i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
is a really cool cover, almost abstract-ish. I think it is designed
to show the Parallel universes, but it is a very distinct cover. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><u>The
Plot:</u></i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
is a great story filled with fantastic concepts. The author has
created an amazing universe, the perfect utopia. I would love to live
in Engypt! A beautiful place, with amazing creatures and magic. Then
the </span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">cataclysmic</span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
event that inevitably changes life forever. This book kept me reading
late into the night. The dramatic flow of events, the adventure, and
the mind-blowing magic and creatures make for an awesome story!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><u>The
Characters: </u></i></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">O</span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ur
characters were very interesting. At first, I didn’t like any of
them as I thought no one could be this nice or kind or understanding
all the time. Then I thought about the world in which they were
living. Maybe in a world untouched by evil and so beautiful, the
people would be good to each other and the birds, plants, animals,
and aquatic life that inhabit it. Just maybe.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">King
Stephen and little May were my favourite characters. May was smart
and brave and King Stephen (whose name reminded me of Stephen King
every time I saw it) was a great king, kind and caring and
compassionate for his people. He was very real in that he was unsure
of what was happening to and scared for his people. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><u>Was
It Worth Reading: </u></i></span></span></span>
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<div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">it
was a little hard to read at times as there were a lot of spelling
and grammatical errors, but I was quickly too intrigued by the story
to let them get to me. I highly recommend Parallel to readers of
sci-fi and fantasy and give it 4 out of 5 crossbows. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">Brothers
by Kirk Weddell</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hi,
and welcome to my stop on the tour!! Thanks for stopping in today!
You will find info on the book and the author, Kirk Weddell, and as
always, My Thoughts (cause I love to share!!). Oh, and make sure you
check out other stops on the tour for author interviews, guest posts,
and lots more fun!</span></span></h1>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQs0b7iuV2PHhY5Fgu5hORDGP_Yo3KNFJAKCQXoj8VKol4tpUsZdAaoewUA9_jqhI9daqwWJ6bpCdQDw9oFmAB86VkG6J1Ax0LtOu-HLPetBQvRCs6h5keBjLy_O1sna4zgvG9FiuMJ4/s1600/ebook+new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1011" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQs0b7iuV2PHhY5Fgu5hORDGP_Yo3KNFJAKCQXoj8VKol4tpUsZdAaoewUA9_jqhI9daqwWJ6bpCdQDw9oFmAB86VkG6J1Ax0LtOu-HLPetBQvRCs6h5keBjLy_O1sna4zgvG9FiuMJ4/s320/ebook+new.jpg" width="202" /></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Owen
Kerrigan – the cantankerous lighthouse keeper of a remote Irish
island has been estranged from his only brother Patrick for most of
his adult life. His only solace has come from immersing himself in
the legend of a long lost treasure belonging to the wreck of a
Spanish Armada galleon that is rumored to be hidden beneath his
light.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">But
after tunneling in vain for years, Owen is issued with a sudden
eviction notice. In desperation, with only days left to find the
gold, Owen begrudgingly asks his brother for help. Hoping it may help
to rebuild their relationship after more than thirty years of
silence, Patrick reluctantly agrees. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">As
they attempt to unearth the fortune, Owen becomes increasingly drawn
to Ellen, an enchanting descendant of the Pirate Queen – Grace
O’Malley, who ruled the island at the time of the Armada.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">As
Owen’s imminent eviction looms, they race to solve the riddles
ingrained in the ancient folklore of the island</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">and
realize that Ellen may unwittingly hold a vital clue to finding the
treasure. But the rift which kept the brothers apart for so long
threatens to thwart both Patrick’s hopes of reconciliation and
Owen’s dream of finding the fabled hoard.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i><u><span style="font-family: Chilanka;">MY
THOUGHTS:</span></u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><u>The
Cover:</u></i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
really like the cover to this book. It really caught my attention,
and as a lover of lighthouses, I had to read the story to go with it.
I love the font </span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">chosen</span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
for the title and the </span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">colours</span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
so subtle and understated, but beautiful. Just like the top of the
lighthouse, so inviting, yet almost obscured by fog. I couldn’t
wait to start on this book.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><u>The
Plot:</u></i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What
an awesome story!! A treasure hunt, yet not your average treasure
hunt. To think, gold under the lighthouse—what a way to mark a
spot!! Brothers kept me guessing about the treasure, about the
brothers’ relationship, about Ellen, the descendant of Grace
O’Malley, Pirate Queen. Everything about this story keeps the
reader hoping that, against all odds, they will find the treasure.
This is a great blend between current events and what happened many
years before on the island. And I really enjoyed the book.</span></span></span><br />
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Characters: </u></i></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All
of the characters </span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">were
interesting with well formed personalities and flaws making them
real. I really enjoyed the interactions of the island citizens,
carrying on with day to day life. Then you have Owen, who seems quiet
and withdrawn from regular goings on with the other characters.
Patrick and Owen were both my favourite characters, followed by Derry
and Ryan O’Reilly. </span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Patrick
and Owen, because you could just feel the history and the untold
story between the two of them. Derry and Ryan, because of the
camaraderie between the brothers.</span></span></span><br />
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It Worth Reading: </u></i></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes,
Brothers is a really nice foray into small town life, with a treasure
hunt and a little romance thrown in. It is a great story about what
happens when you let things go for way too long. I could even see
Brothers being a really grea</span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">t
movie. I wonder who would play Owen? Maybe Hugh Jackman and Leo
DiCaprio could play his brother. Oh, maybe Helena Bonham Carter could
play Ellen!! That would be a great start to the cast! Feel free to
comment below with your suggestions! In the meantime, I give Brothers
5 out of 5 crossbows and highly recommend it to readers of adventure
and romance!</span></span></span></div>
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Becca's Book Affairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912122277031413288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947711417323611003.post-34378704289780111972019-11-27T08:00:00.000-05:002019-11-27T08:00:01.739-05:00Archie & The Lawlor Cat Hotel by Jane Lawlor
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: transparent;">Congratulations!
You have just found the best cat book ever written. I’m Archie and
I am a ginger cat and the manager at the most incredible hotel just
for cats. I’ve written this book so humans get to meet me and my
guests as we get up to all sorts at night including cat rodeo, cat
casino night, cat sailing and even skiing. I can’t wait for you to
meet my guests and get to know their real personalities, not to
mention my team, which includes Dan and Louis the horses and my three
faithful hounds Buddy, Dougy and Alfie. Get ready for the read of
your life.</span></span></span></span></div>
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and the Lawlor Cat Hotel</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Jane
Lawlor</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">October
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Jane
Lawlor was born in Dublin in 1971. At the age of five she moved with
her mum and sister to London, then later settling in Potters Bar. Her
love affair with animals of all kinds began when she struck up an
unlikely friendship with Lady Ann Naylor who lived nearby and allowed
a young Jane to ride at her private stables in exchange for mucking
out her racehorses. Jane’s dream job would have been to become a
vet, but unable to afford the university fees she became a trainee
accountant; wildly industrious, she went to night school four nights
a week after work and qualified in 1995 aged twenty-four. She worked
in banking in the city of London until she set up her own property
management firm at the age of thirty, and continues to run today. In
2013 Jane and her husband Skipsey bought Great Warley Place in Essex
where she opened her cat hotel in 2016; a luxury antidote to cramped
catteries, Jane spoils her furry guests like royalty! Jane is the
mother of twin boys, Patrick and Rory; parental exhaustion, the need
for good bedtime stories and the desire to share her passion for cats
with her sons and other children, motivated her to write this book.
Archie is Jane’s own cat. He replies to all emails at the cattery.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0cm;"></span></div>
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THOUGHTS:</span></u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><u>The
Cover:</u></i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
picture on the cover is a really artistic photo. A very close up of a
cat, I am thinking Archie. Just one eye, half the nose and several
whiskers. While I really like cats and think this is a great
picture, the cat does not look impressed.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><u>The
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Archie
& the Lawlor Cat Hotel is so far away from what I usually read.
But it was such a great story! I loved the imaginings of what the
cats get up to when on vacation from their humans. Jane Lawlor has a
great sense of humour, telling short excerpts with excitement,
intrigue, danger and fun. I mean, a cat rodeo? And cat’s fishing?
Well, that I could see!! </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
love that there are pictures of each cat, horse, or dog, but Jane
does a fantastic job describing their personalities. Not everyone
gets along all the time and sometimes there are animals that just
don't mix well with others. Drago, being one of those cats, gets
special attention. So even he might enjoy his time at the one and
only Real Cat Hotel. Dan and Louis, the horses, are absolutely my
favourite, interacting with the cats wonderfully.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A</span></span><span style="font-family: Chilanka;"><span style="font-size: medium;">bsolutely!!
This book made me want to get cats and send them to the Lawlor Cat
Hotel just so they could enjoy the antics. Well, I guess I would have
to move to the UK, then get cats, then send them, which I would
totally do! I thoroughly enjoyed Archie and highly recommend this
book to anyone looking for some lighthearted reading. Archie &
the Lawlor Cat Hotel gets 5 out of 5 crossbows, laced with catnip!!</span></span></span></div>
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</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The cover is so creepy. There’s a silhouette of a house; looks like a big house. But from the silhouettes of the trees, it has a feeling of seclusion and horror. Along the bottom, in small white lettering, it says, “Welcome to relentless fear….” This cover sold me, but after reading the synopsis on the back, I was 100% all in.
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The Plot:
</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I could not put this book down once I started it. I loved the storyline. There were a lot of characters and in other books like this, I have gotten lost and had trouble tracking the characters. But not with Endurance. My heart was pounding, I could feel the terror and pain. Each mutated monster scared the hell out of me! This was truly a horror novel. Thank the gods for German Shepherds!!</span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
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</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">J.A. Konrath is an expert at crafting characters and then describing them in ways that will scare the hell out of the reader. Even our super strong heroines and heroes of the story were scary in the lengths that they would go to and the pain they were willing to endure for their loved ones. Even Eleanor Roosevelt, my favorite character, was only trying to keep her family alive.</span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
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</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes!! But you may want to keep a light on when you go to sleep. And check under the bed first. And the closet. And keep one ear open to listen for floorboards creaking. I have not been this scared reading a book since Stephen King’s Christine. Endurance was better than a horror movie (oh, please make it into a movie!!) and I give it 5 out of 5 crossbows.</span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">Born in Lancashire, England, in 1962, Gregory James Clark is a former Quality Management </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">correspondent, trainer and presenter. Having written on the subject for over thirty years, he has</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">political economy based on the principles of Quality that it is hoped will one day end poverty and </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">warfare by providing a realistic, credible and fair alternative to capitalism. The Island Prince provides </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181717;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Kamchatskiy Silver Shadow limousine conveyed him swiftly through Perth’s northern suburbs to the airport. “Good luck Prince Regent,” said the chauffeur as he alighted at the terminal building, his suitcase now in his hand.
A pathway had been planned for him to by-pass airport security before boarding the supersonic plane otherwise known as the Hebden Three, that would convey him to his Atlantic destination. This, however, did not stop two less informed security officials from approaching him.
“Excuse me sir,” one of them said to him, “You cannot go there. There are no flights from gate six today. I’m afraid you must return to airport security at once.”
It was just as well, therefore, that he was able to remove from his jacket the small case that his bride-to-be had given to him a year before. He opened it and flashed the bright gold on blue hologram of Saturn at the guards. It was so bright that it almost dazzled them, but, more importantly even these two ill-informed guards, who had somehow managed to miss that this sole passenger was scheduled to proceed to gate six without hindrance, knew without hesitation that the authority of this badge was not in question. It could only belong to one person.
“I’m so sorry. This way Your Royal Highness,” replied one of the guards, who then directed him along a short deserted passageway to the awaiting plane, which was parked discreetly by gate six.
The plane was one of a fleet of thirty, but this one was special as it was owned by the girl that he was soon to marry, twenty-three-year-old Queen Katie of Kamchatka. It was sky blue and its tail bore the same Saturnian logo as his hologram badge. Inside it was much the same as the other first-class only Hebden Threes, only with a few more luxuries, as one might expect of a royal jet.
As the aircraft took off it followed a north-westerly path before reaching supersonic speed some one hundred miles northwest of Perth. From there it followed a more westerly trajectory as it headed towards South Africa before following the west African coastline northwards towards its final destination, The Island of Dreams, a small eightmile-long island to the north of the Azores, yet a place that had recently gained enormous worldwide significance.
On The Island, from her sanctuary of The Great Dome, the slim, dark haired forty-one-year old Prime Minister Joanie Carmichael prepared to inform The Queen that her Prince would be touching down on The Islands beach runway, two miles northwest of The Town, shortly after two o’clock local time. The royal train, hauled by the aptly named steam locomotive Prince, would then bring her from her Royal Palace to meet him.
On board the aircraft the petite Korean hostess Su Lin greeted him first with a commemorative bottle of Prince Regent lager, on the label of which was an imprint of his face, and then with a document, which he scrutinised carefully.
He noted that the form had the effect of transferring ownership of the aircraft from The Queen to himself.
“What if I don’t want to own the plane?” he asked.
“Then too bad. Queen will transfer it to you anyway,” replied Su Lin.
“So the form is meaningless?”
“No. Form very important. It show Queen that you respect her wishes.”
“I see. Then I suppose I had better sign it.”
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Deep in the woods, a gnarled tree grows. Its thick, black trunk twists angrily up into the night sky. Held in place by the magic of a long-ago patriarch, it has waited centuries to lure a descendant into its trap.<br />
When Tavorian Kreet and his mom move in with his great-grandmother, Tav is forbidden to go into the woods on the estate. But like most eleven-year-olds, he just can't resist.<br />
After secretly exploring the woods, Tav begins having dreams about a supernatural tree. Soon, the dreams change from pleasant to dark and menacing. On a dare, Tav ventures farther into the woods with his new friend, Harper. There, they meet a mysterious, mute boy named Edward who lives in a decrepit cabin nearby. Afraid, and unable to speak, Edward scrawls "Wicked Tree" on the ground.<br />
Determined to help Edward, Tav enlists Harper, and they search the estate for clues to Edward’s identity and how to help him.<br />
With Harper's help, Tav pieces together the Kreet family history and discovers an ancient curse. If Tav wants to save his friends and family, he must go into the heart of the woods, find the Wicked Tree, and confront a most evil magic.<br />
HE WICKED TREE, a MG dark fantasy that will appeal to fans of Jonathan Auxier’s THE NIGHT GARDENER and Mary Downing Hahn’s TOOK. If you love SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK, then THE WICKED TREE is for you!</blockquote>
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The Wicked Tree by Kristin Thorsness<br />
Publication Date: October 8, 2019<br />
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Kristin Thorsness is a former 5th and 6th grade teacher who lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, their son and daughter, and two spoiled dogs. She likes dark chocolate, strong coffee, and creepy stories that keep her up reading late into the night. For more info or to get in touch, visit her online at www.kristinthorsness.com .</blockquote>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lake, the Nobel for Chemistry and Orfyn, the Nobel for Art, are two from among the inaugural class of Nobels, and with the best intent and motivation. But when Stryker, the Nobel for Peace, makes them question the motivation of the scientists behind the program, their world begins to unravel.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What a beautiful cover!! Very spacey and lovely colors. Based on the synopsis, I really thought those two characters were merged, but the story is so much better than that. Either way, this color caught my attention and I would have read Merged based solely on that.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wow!! What a story line!! I love the authors’ imagination in this. I find the brain so fascinating and who knows the extent of what it can do. But the idea of having someone brilliant in your head to help you change the world?? Simply amazing. I was so excited by the concept. The story was terrific; I could not stop reading. Towards the end, I was a little disappointed because I felt there was so much build-up and then the story veered off in a completely different direction. But I think the authors did a very good job with the way they went. Merged was a very satisfying and exciting read.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The authors did an awesome job creating characters that were interesting, likable and believable. The dynamics between each of the characters helped the story make the story flow and kept everything captivating. Our protagonist, Lake, was lighthearted and sweet and you couldn’t help but like her enthusiasm (and her love) for her work. I loved her mentor, how uptight and serious she seemed to be, completely opposite our protagonist.And octopuses, I mean, octopie,maybe?? While I found Stryker's backstory interesting, Orfyn was my favorite character, painting everything in beautiful colors, sharing his art to enhance everyone’s days.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">YES!!! Without a doubt!! Merged was the sci-fi that I didn’t know I was looking for. I even love that there is a glossary in the back of the book, so that if any of the paintings were unfamiliar or the science terms were unknown, the reader would not be lost. I love me some science stuff, but some of the chemicals that Lake was talking about were definitely new to me. I was glued to Merged from the moment I began reading it and hope that there will be a sequel coming. I give Merged 5 out of 5 crossbows and recommend it to readers of YA sci-fi, romance and drama. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">They say your destiny is carved in stone. But some destinies are meant to be broken.<br />
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The only curse Jesse Lachlin believes in is his grandmother’s will: in order to inherit his family farm he must win the approval of his childhood best friend, the girl he froze out his freshman year.<br />
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A fortuneteller tells Scarlett she's psychic, but what is real is Scarlett’s father’s controlling attitude and the dark secrets at home. She may be able to escape, but only if she can rely on the one boy who broke her heart.<br />
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Each midnight meeting pushes Jesse and Scarlett to confront their secrets and their feelings, but as love blooms, the curse rears its ugly head… </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/l"></a></div>
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</span></b>Warning: This book contains situations of abuse which may be a trigger.<br />
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</b>I really liked the cover for this one. To me, it is very Katie McGarry-ish. A young couple, looking very in love. Looking at this cover, it is very believable that this is Scarlet and Jesse as they spent lots of time outside in the grass and the trees. But it does not hint at the darker side of this story.<br />
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</b>I very much enjoyed the storyline of Only a Breath Apart, aside from the situations of abuse. But every story must have it's problems, right? That's what makes the story. The protagonists must overcome thier issues and suceed to achieve their happily ever after. Katie has again written an amazing story that keeps your reading even through difficult subjects. <br />
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</b>Our characters in this story are very well written, each with flaws and features that make them real. I really like Jesse's friend V. She seems to be that kickass friend that everyone wants. One that will put you in your place when you deserve it or make a decision you might not like if she thinks it is in your best interest.<br />
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</b>I really liked Only a Breath Apart. I felt that it was everything I have come to expect from Katie McGarry, and more. I love that Jesse and Scarlett were very much like Peter Pan and Tink as kids. But it illustrates the unfortunate truth that we all must grow up at some point. And some are forced to grow up faster due to difficult experiences. I give Only a Breath Away 5 out of 5 crossbows and recommend it to readers of YA romance and drama with the precautionary trigger warning.<br />
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Hey guys, sorry for my monumentally long absence!!! Life just got abnormally busy and even reading took a backseat to life (sad face) But I have started reading a lot more and reviews are going to be forthcoming!! </div>
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So, yes this post is short, but that is because I have 3 reviews to post!! Yes, 3!! So, thanks very much for your patience!! You are a rockstar!!! </div>
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And on with the adventure!!</div>
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