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A "Walking Dead" Christmas Extravaganza
On a starlit night in my town of 13,000 inhabitants in southwestern France...Santa Claus was replaced with Odysseus, his reindeer with the Trojan horse, and his elves, well, they were replaced with...
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Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow at Peyragudes in the Pyrenées!
I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season and fabulous new year's celebrations! It's been a pretty busy time for us. My parents and sister flew to France for their first Provençal Christmas and...
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Friendship Friday: Jessica Bell's THE BOOK
Ever wondered how a five-year-old girl perceives the world? Then you definitely need to get your hands on THE BOOK, a novella by Jessica Bell. Check out these awesome reviews:"Jessica Bell’s surprising...
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Wednesday is All Write: 7 Questions with Candace Walsh, author of Licking the...
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Monday Musings: A Creative Book Club in southwestern France
Book clubs are a great way to find new reads, to get together with the gals (or guys), to have a lively debate over a bottle — or two — of wine, and, in our case here in the south of France, to speaka...
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Wednesday is All Write: 7 Questions with Jamie Cat Callan, author of Ooh La La
I was lucky to receive an advanced reader copy of Jamie Cat Callan's delightful book Ooh La La: French Women's Secrets to Feeling Beautiful Everyday. Part memoir, part self-improvement guide, Jamie's...
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It's Just Another Mutant Monday...
Notice anything different? Like maybe my blog design has mutated and changed? Well, there's a good reason for that. And there are going to be some big time changes around here.I have some news. Big...
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Friendship Friday: Love With a Chance of Drowning by Torre DeRoche
To help celebrate her recent book launch, today I'm pleased to pimp out Torre DeRoche's fantastic memoir, Love with a Chance of Drowning.Without further ado, here's the overview: Love can make a person...
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Just call me Scuba Sam
Don't let this idyllic scene fool you.When we loaded up the car and headed to Cap d'Agde in the south of France this past weekend, I was expecting calm waters, warm weather, and an underwater...
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Book tour! Book tour! My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer
I am thrilled to support fellow Month9Books authoress, Dorothy Dreyer, and her EPIC YA, My Sister's Reaper, which will be released into the wild in print on June 18th.I don't know about you, but I...
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Wednesday is More than All Right! I Sold My Memoir!
If a picture speaks a thousand words, the photo below speaks volumes......save for the fact it doesn't capture the story behind the story.Those of you who have been following my blog for some time know...
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Friendship Friday- KNOCK LOVE OUT by Pella Grace
"I want to have an affair. Rolling across bed sheets. Pinned against the wall." --Lilla KingLOOKING FOR A STEAMY READ THIS SUMMER? CHECK OUT PELLA GRACE'S KNOCK LOVE OUT!This Adult-New Adult mash-up is...
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Wednesday is All Write: Let's go Streaking!!!
Hey you guys......!!!(We're gonna zoom-zoom-zoom-zooma-zoom. We're gonna zoom-zoom-zoom-zooma-zoom. Get it? No? Oh well.)Sorry for the long blogging hiatus, but this summer was busy with a capital B. I...
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Friendship Friday: The Amazing Kelly Polark and Rockabet
Today I'm celebrating the release of Kelly Polark's ABC's of rock 'n' roll picture book, ROCKABET: CLASSIC EDITION. Kelly is one of my favorite writer peeps in the entire the world. Awesomely enough,...
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Boeuf Bourguignon- A Self Proclaimed (American) Princess Cooks French
Hang on to your wooden spoons...Life has been busy! So sorry for the long hiatus. But things have simmered down and I now have something I call time! Time to write. Time to read. Time to play. And,...
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Locks of Love in Biarritz
Locks of Love in Biarritz.On an illustrious bridge in Paris -- the "Pont des Arts," many couples have written their names on a padlock, locking it to the side of the bridge. The key is then thrown into...
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Wednesday is All Write! Expect the Unexpected!
A couple of weeks ago, my editor, Anna, shared some potentially exciting news with me over an email. Apparently, a couple of publishing houses in Australia were interested in buying the foreign rights...
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Wednesday (on a Tuesday) is All Write (Especially with news like this!)
No, I don't have a rainbow colored unicorn that grants wishes in my backyard.Yes, my life is filled with ups and downs just like anybody else's.But lately the good news just keeps coming. And coming....
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A Slice of French Life: The Vérants in Valon, Aveyron
When my good friend, Trupty, invited Jean-Luc and I to her boyfriend's gîte in the Aveyron region of France, saying no to a pre-Christmas celebration with my best friends in France wasn't an option....
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