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Book Review: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger My rating: 5 of 5 stars Every so often, when sifting through sand, you find a precious gem. This book is one of them. This Tender Land is a timeless coming-of-age story that is highly literary. The story is told from a much older version of the protagonist…
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Excerpt #2 from My New Book #newbook #bookrelease #excerpt #bookpromo
In the spirit of Christmas and to celebrate my upcoming book release on December 21, I’m sharing another excerpt from Rocks and Flowers in a Box (a Christmas scene!): You can order it on Amazon in Kindle e-book or paperback here. Please note that the paperbacks are already available for shipment. If you preorder the e-book,…
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Excerpt from My New Book #newbook #bookrelease #excerpt #bookpromo
In the spirit of Christmas and to celebrate my upcoming book release on December 21, I’m sharing an excerpt from Rocks and Flowers in a Box (a Christmas scene!): You can order it on Amazon in Kindle e-book or paperback here. Please note that the paperbacks are already available for shipment. If you preorder the e-book,…
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Excerpt from Mile Marker 139 (Unpublished) – Chapter 11
December 31, 2017 – Sunday “You know I ain’t gonna be surprised,” Russ grumbles as Brandy drives. “Can you at least pretend?” his sister asks. Russ glances in her direction. Her wavy brown hair is pulled up in a high ponytail, and she’s dressed up, which means her nice jeans and a new sports jersey.…
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Blogmas 2018 – Day 15 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
Today’s post is an excerpt from Christmas Day of 1944 in my unpublished novel, Rocks and Flowers in a Box: We stepped into a winter wonderland after the service concluded. White dusted our shoulders as we made our way to the Speedster. When we reached the car, we stopped and looked at the heavens. “This…
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Blogmas 2018 – Day 14 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
Today I share with you an excerpt from one of my unpublished novels, Rocks and Flowers in a Box. Below is a Christmas scene from 1945: Tristan and I lounged on the couch. My eyes lingered on the tree, the warm glow of the strands of lights the only source of illumination in the living…
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Blogmas 2018 – Day 1 #christmas #blogmas #blogmas2018 #christmas2018
Incorporating history into historical fiction is fun. With Christmas on the verge, I am loving writing Christmas scenes right now. In my current work in progress novel, Rocks and Flowers in a Box, there is a scene in 1944 at Christmas where the two main characters put on Bing Crosby’s “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”…