tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353597083054696392011-08-19T07:18:23.299-05:00Dallas Book Divashameless book and movie reviews and interviews with well-known authors from Cheryl NasonBarbara O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243061402641086496noreply@blogger.comBlogger1931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-41777984850908075282010-11-21T11:29:00.006-06:002010-11-23T17:43:19.350-06:00ATTENTION MYSTERY AND HISTORY LOVERS!
THE FIRST ASSASSIN
by John Miller
(Published by Amazon encore)
This is one of those novels that takes literary license with history. If I were teaching English (especially American Literature) or American History, I would assign this book to my students. The novel is based in historical fact but the author gives Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War a heart beatCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-74115319069802725362010-11-21T11:05:00.004-06:002010-11-23T17:45:52.538-06:00ATTENTION HISTORIANS AND BIOGRAPHY LOVERS!
YOUNG MICHELANGELO: The Path To The Sistine
by John T. Spike
(Published by The Vendome Press)
This book is so fascinating I could hardly put it down! The story reads like a novel, but it is a well-researched biography of one of the most fascinating men in history, Michelangelo Buonarroti. This book shadows the sculptor and painter for the first 33 yearsCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-45310812073111820922010-11-21T10:54:00.005-06:002010-11-23T17:41:06.213-06:00ATTENTION ICE CREAM AND MYSTERY LOVERS!
SCOOP TO KILL
by Wendy Lyn Watson
(Published by OBSIDIAN MYSTERY, an imprint of the Penguin Group)
This is the latest in the mystery a' la Mode series featuring Tallulah Jones. I enjoy Wendy's work. This is a "cozy mystery", but with enough plot to keep the reader interested and turning pages. I like to escape and a book like this one lets me dive head Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-71343182431730121802010-11-21T10:39:00.004-06:002010-11-23T17:38:08.573-06:00ATTENTION ALL PARENTS!
The C.H.I.L.D. Game Plan
by Bruce Tollner
(Published by REP 1 Publishing Group)
Parenting doesn't come with an instruction manual. How many times have you thought that and heard other parents say those words? This book may not be an "instruction manual," but it is a helpful guide for parents to give structure to the lives of their children. The book discusses five crucialCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-23053763490883835782010-11-10T12:57:00.006-06:002010-11-23T17:44:12.251-06:00ATTENTION BRITISH HISTORY AND ROMANCE LOVERS!
The Sixth Surrender
by Hana Samek Norton
(Published by PLUME, an imprint of the Penguin Group)
Siege, storm, surprise, suborning ... they say there are five means of gaining access to a well-guarded citadel. There is a sixth one ... surrender.
I always enjoy a well-research historical novel. The back room maneuvering, the person who isn't who he Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-91491193151079871052010-11-10T08:33:00.007-06:002010-11-23T17:31:41.879-06:00ATTENTION BRITISH MYSTERY LOVERS!*
An Impartial Witness A Bess Crawford Mystery
by Charles Todd
(Published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins)
I do enjoy the twists and turns of a good mystery! I also love to play "Sherlock Holmes" to see if I can figure out who-done-it before the author tells me.
This novel is a period novel set in World War I. Bess Crawford is a battlefield nurse Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-27678943543890193352010-11-10T08:22:00.006-06:002010-11-23T17:48:57.571-06:00ATTENTION AUTHORS, WRITERS, AND ENGLISH TEACHERS!
The Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion & Lively Muse for the Writing Life
by Judy Reeves(Published by New World Library)
I love this book. It's absolutely filled to the brim with ideas and information.
The book includes a writing topic or prompt for every day of the year that opens the door to the creative process and leads the way to Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-6887852320248747872010-04-13T08:08:00.003-05:002010-04-13T08:22:43.516-05:00ATTENTION WRITERS AND AUTHORS!Next week on INSIDE THE WRITER'S CAFE we will dedicate the show to those of you who want to be published and don't know where to start.Jodi Thomas will be our guest. She is the Writer in Residence at West Texas A & M University in Canyon, Texas. Jodi and I will be giving you information about the WRITER'S ACADEMY 2010: WRITING TO SELL FICTION: The Facts About Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-45687852356754027222010-04-13T07:57:00.002-05:002010-04-13T08:07:43.453-05:00THIS WEEK ON INSIDE THE WRITER'S CAFE (Show #1016): SINGLE GIRLS AND MUSICAL FANTASY. She’s Crazy, He’s A Liar by Cecily Knobler and The Practice Room by Susan Zeidler. She’s Crazy, He’s A Liar: A Single Girl's Guide To Understanding The Sexes examines the breakdowns that occur in male/female communication. The author of the book, Cecily Knobler, is a stand-up comic, a radio host and Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-84719590979788063642010-03-28T09:38:00.003-05:002010-03-28T09:47:54.217-05:00THIS WEEK ON INSIDE THE WRITER'S CAFE (week # 1014): GRATITUDE AND LIFE CHANGE. Alphatudes: The Alphabet of Gratitude by Michele Wahlder and What Matters Most: Living A More Considered Life by Dr. James Hollis. These are two wonderful self-help books. Written by professional Life Coach Michele Wahlder, Alphatudes illustrates how gratitude and the ABC’s can help us live a more stress-free Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-70656498696217084332010-03-21T08:45:00.003-05:002010-03-21T08:58:37.726-05:00Sunday, March 21Snow? In March? Yes, absolutely. It snowed last night and the bushes and trees look like they have white frosting on them. Texas weather during the month of March is always unpredictable, but this is really wild... it was 70 degrees on Friday, then snowed Saturday night.ATTENTION JANE AUSTEN FANS! I have a couple of ideas for shows involving the work of Jane Austen. Her Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-18185713762643425172010-03-20T17:32:00.001-05:002010-03-20T17:36:31.366-05:00INSIDE THE WRITER’S CAFÉ THIS WEEK (show#1013) : MURDER WITH A TWIST. Through The Heart by Kate Morgenroth and The 13th Hour by Richard Doetsch. In Through The Heart rich boy meets poor girl, falls in love, a seemingly a happy ever after ending, except for the dead body. In The 13th Hour Nick Quinn is accused of brutally murdering his wife, but is given a chance to save her by going back in Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-41013348820203411032010-03-20T17:18:00.002-05:002010-03-20T17:31:19.753-05:00Saturday, March 20I have been getting so many great books, I am having trouble choosing the ones I use for author interviews on my internet radio show INSIDE THE WRITER'S CAFE. I just interviewed Susan Zeidler. She's such an accomplished woman. Not only is she an author with a new book, THE PRACTICE ROOM, but she is also a journalist and playwright. That's the fun of doing what I do. I get Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-35896292177511906342010-03-16T09:42:00.004-05:002010-03-16T11:09:53.064-05:00THIS WEEK ON INSIDE THE WRITER'S CAFE 3/15 (Show #1012): PRESIDENTIAL SECRETS. "The Imperial Cruise" by James Brady and "Clinton’s Secret Wars" by Richard Sale. The Imperial Cruise traces the 1905 diplomatic mission President Theodore Roosevelt sent to Hawaii, the Philippines, China and Korea. Clinton’s Secret Wars details behind-the-scenes events and accounts that shaped President Bill Clinton’sCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-7084957864234924002010-03-15T09:30:00.004-05:002010-03-15T10:07:51.581-05:00Wow! things have been so busy I haven't had time to turn around much less update this blog! It's a good thing though, as Martha Steward would say. So many new books have been coming in. I can't wait to share them with you on the radio show. Upcoming interviews include:ALPHATUDES by Michele Wahlder Self-helpTHE HEIGHTS by Peter Hedges Slice-of-Life FictionFRAMED! By John Dobbyn MysteryMOTHERHOOD Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-62679947453376546722010-01-10T08:49:00.003-06:002010-01-10T09:09:01.952-06:00Sunday, January 10, 2010This weeks show is awesome! The guests are the mercurial and multi-talented Kinky Friedman and the extraordinary photographer Harold Feinstein.I have interviewed Kinky numerous times on my TV show, CONVERSATIONS CAFE shown on the Time Warner Texas Network. He is a tall man, maybe 6'1". He always looks imposing because he sweeps into the studio wearing a black western Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-77702158985518648852010-01-08T07:51:00.002-06:002010-01-08T08:06:56.012-06:00Friday, January 8, This has been an interesting week. I have so many great authors scheduled for my internet radio show, INSIDE THE WRITER'S CAFE. Today I am interviewing Bill Sloan about his book THE DARKEST SUMMER: Pusan and Inchon 1950- The Battles That Saved Korea - The Marines - From Extinction. Yup, this is exactly what you think. It's a book about three months in 1950 when the US was Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-1923002599766535352010-01-04T08:36:00.003-06:002010-01-04T08:49:16.297-06:00Monday, Janaury 2 The holidays were fun, but when you host a show like this one, the homework is never done, there's always another book to read and another author to schedule for an interview. I am not complaining, I love it or I wouldn't do it.This morning I am doing three interviews I am looking forward to for airing in 2010 on INSIDE THE WRITER'S CAFE.I am talking to Fred Erisman, a Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-47013548547814244592009-11-17T07:22:00.002-06:002009-11-17T07:31:42.818-06:00KNIT THE SEASON: A Friday Night Knitting Club novelby Kate JacobsThe novel continues the saga of Georgia Walker's friends, family and yarn shop, Walker & Daughter, from the original FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB novel. It's the holiday season at the cozy, customer friendly Walker & Daughter knitting shop located on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Walker & Daughter is now managed by mostly by Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-16213287338716041542009-11-17T07:12:00.002-06:002009-11-17T07:21:59.971-06:00A QUESTIONABLE LIFEBy Luke LivelyJack Oliver is a hard-working, not-quite-ethical Philadelphia banker who has always made the tough choices and sacrifices to achieve success. Reality sets in for Jack, when the family owned bank he works for is sold to a mega-bank. Jack finds himself knocked from the top rung to the bottom in short order.Stress and bad lifestyle choices catch up with him. He Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-38368543638731247582009-11-07T08:38:00.008-06:002009-11-09T18:12:44.858-06:00BETWEEN ME AND THE RIVER: Living Beyond Cancer - A Memoir by Carrie HostThe author of the book, Carrie Host, is a fascinating, involved, vibrant person: >She holds a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Colorado and attended the University of Seville in Spain. >She and her husband co-founded the colorado Youth Program, a nonprofit that connects underprivileged children with nature and their Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-50592587049077896222009-11-01T08:21:00.006-06:002009-11-04T12:59:46.207-06:00NECESSARY AS BLOOD by Deborah CrombieScotland Yard detectives Gemma James and Duncan Kincaid are led into London's legendary East End, once the haunt of Jack the Ripper where races and cultures still clash. Amidst the trendy galleries and glamorous nightlife of Whitechapel there is still a violent and seedy underside, where unspeakable, unthinkable crimes bring terror to the innocent.James and Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-31678315014000465062009-11-01T08:04:00.004-06:002009-11-04T13:00:11.369-06:00THE TEST by Patricia GussinPaul Parnell is a billionaire about to die. In attempt to rule his family from the grave, he decides to make his last will and testament a test of the moral fiber of his children. The two-billion dollar estate will be divided among the heirs who pass "the test."The six children, products of two marriages and one affair, have only one year to make a difference and pass Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-63902592476040757562009-10-14T09:39:00.004-05:002009-10-15T20:56:56.989-05:00RED TO BLACK by Alex DrydenFinn, a veteran operative for MI6 is stationed in Moscow as an amiable trade secretary. He has penetrated deeply into the dangerous labyrinth that is Russia under Vladimir Putin and discovers some of its darkest secrets thanks to a high-level source deep within the Kremlin.The Beautiful and youngest female colonel in the KGB, Anna, is the ambitious daughter of one of Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-7069386317490702862009-10-14T09:24:00.005-05:002009-10-15T21:01:17.002-05:00TRUST ME by Jeff AbbottUniversity of Texas graduate, Luke Dantry, has a job that keeps him on the cutting edge of the war on terror, but behind his computer screen where he feels safe and anonymous. He works for his stepfather's Washington think tank infiltrating a maze of extremist websites he nicknames "the Night Road." Luke's job is to gather data and information about violent-prone Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-76188367780703196352009-10-14T09:15:00.004-05:002009-10-15T21:03:20.968-05:00BUNDLE OF TROUBLE: A Maternal Instincts Mystery By Diana OrgainFirst-time mom, Kate Connelly, may have found the perfect work-from-home Mommy job: Private Investigator? After all, the hours are flexible, she can take the baby along on stake-outs, and if you're going to be up all night anyway, why not solve some crimes?Kate had imagined she's spend her maternity leave crooning lullabies and Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-35738386143284142432009-10-14T09:05:00.006-05:002009-10-15T20:59:38.259-05:00IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT By Lisa DaleEli Ward and Lana Biel are BFF's! Lana has always been a free-spirit and dreamed of escaping to some exotic country. Lana does what she wants and answers only to herself. Eli has an interesting job as a meteorite hunter, and is the one person, other than Lana's sister Karin, who really knows and understands Lana. But one spring night with a lighthearted fling, Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-12278528609942266862009-10-05T09:59:00.009-05:002009-10-07T14:27:01.998-05:00OPHELIA JOINED THE GROUP MAIDENS WHO DON'T FLOAT: Classic Lit Signs On To Facebook By Sarah SchmellingI can't say enough good things about this book. It's funny, it's smart, it's worth your time to pick up a copy! Sarah Schmelling is so creative and has created a book that brings classic literature (50 authors and characters) to life.When humorist Sarah Schmelling transformed Hamlet into a Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-37230889318785375322009-10-05T09:47:00.005-05:002009-10-07T14:30:52.142-05:00HOW TO BE A HEPBURN IN A HILTON WORLD: The Art of Living With Style, Class, and Grace By Jordan ChristyI think it's important to tell you who Jordan Christy is. Jordan is a publicist for Warner Bros. Records and has worked with many artists and celebrities. She has also written for fashion magazines and music trade publications. In other words, Jordan is on the front line to witness the impact onCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-83576123655853377752009-09-19T10:27:00.009-05:002009-09-21T15:12:51.856-05:0013 1/2 By Nevada BarrA family is murdered, a mother, a father, a little girl. The murder scene is gruesome and blood-soaked, but there are two survivors, 11 year-old Dylan Raines and his older brother, Richard. Dylan doesn't have a scratch on him, while Richard's leg has almost been severed. Dylan's inappropriate behavior at the crime scene and during the trial leads the police investigating the Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-10549050456692211662009-09-19T10:09:00.004-05:002009-09-21T15:14:22.624-05:00IN THEIR BLOOD by Sharon PottsRachel and Daniel Stroeb are murdered in their palatial home on Lotus Island, a gated community where this sort of thing just doesn't happen. Their son, Jeremy Stroeb, is a free-wheeling young man who likes to avoid responsibility and has been living "the good life" backpacking around Europe. He is suddenly faced not only with the death of his parents, but he must Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-78376116215096961222009-09-14T10:48:00.010-05:002009-09-14T13:57:31.063-05:00CHOOSING ME BEFORE WE: Every Woman's Guide To Life and Love by Christine AryloMale/Female relationships are always a topic of interest. Too many women spend countless hours analyzing, complaining about and crying over finding the "right man." Far too often, women "settle" for the guy who seems like "Mr. Right," only to find out that he will never become their true partner.Christine Arylo wrote Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-56040243506176007622009-09-14T10:35:00.009-05:002009-09-14T13:56:01.021-05:00LONGING FOR DAD: Father Loss and Its Impactby Dr. Beth M. Erickson, Ph.D.I think when a reader sees a title like this one, they tend to interpret the title from their own experience. I interpreted the "father loss" in the title to mean the natural death of my father because that is my own experience. In truth, however, the book identifies seven different causes of father loss: death, divorce, Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-45634040379743411502009-09-14T10:32:00.011-05:002009-09-14T13:54:03.308-05:00MAKEOVERS CAN BE MURDER: A Fat City Mystery by Kathryn Lilley Plus-sized TV news reporter Kate Gallagher finds herself in the position of exposing more than a murderer. She must bare her plus-sized body in a bikini on-camera or risk losing her job to her studio rival.Kate is always fighting the battle of the bulge with her weight, sometimes winning, sometimes losing. Currently, she is working on Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-34507457635949490142009-09-14T09:33:00.008-05:002009-09-14T13:58:53.981-05:00CURING THE BLUES WITH A NEW PAIR OF SHOES: Because Nothing Beats A New Pair of Shoes by Dixie Cash* Texas' most dynamic due, Debbie Sue Overstreet and Edwina Perkins-Martin, are celebrated hairstylists in Salt Lick, Texas as well as pseudo-celebrity sleuths and co-owners of The Domestic Equalizers.Their latest case finds them caught up in a mystery involving none other than The King, Elvis Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-30739568337530127662009-08-29T09:48:00.005-05:002009-08-30T20:24:29.091-05:00COMFORT FOOD: A Novel By Kate JacobsTV cooking-show host Augusta "Gus" Simpson is about to celebrate her 50th birthday. She is a widow and the mother of two high maintenance daughters. She is the consummate hostess both on and off the air. But, for the first time, Gus does not want to host her annual birthday party. What's worse, Gus's shows ratings are sinking like a flat souffle.Gus makes the Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-38656826323281052392009-08-29T09:34:00.005-05:002009-08-30T20:28:20.791-05:00HEIRLOOM COOKING WITH THE BRASS SISTERS, Queens of Comfort Food by Marilynn Brass and Sheila BrassMarilynn and Sheila are the guardians of the universal tradition of home-cooked meals. They do their research by scouring yard sales, used bookstores, and antique shops collecting original, handwritten recipe books know as "manuscript cookbooks," and loose handwritten recipes known as "living recipesCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-66634751089624982009-08-29T09:17:00.003-05:002009-08-30T20:17:43.628-05:00YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A DIABETIC TO LOVE THIS COOKBOOK By Chef Tom ValentiChef Tom Valenti is a diabetic himself, but he is also a chef. He owns two restaurants in New York, Ouest and West Branch. Food and Wine Magazine named him as one of America's Ten Best New Chefs. His wonderful cookbook feature 250 healthy, delicious recipes prepared with the diabetic diet in mind, but anyone wanting to Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-41387372631826857642009-08-29T09:04:00.004-05:002009-08-30T20:15:18.754-05:00THE DIABETES SEAFOOD COOKBOOK: Fresh, Healthy, Low-Fat Cooking by Barbara Seelig-BrownBarbara Seelig-Brown is the host of the cable TV cooking show, Stress Free Cooking. Her latest cookbook introduces more than 150 heart-healthy, low-fat seafood recipes.Even though the cookbook is published by the American Diabetes Association and written with the glycemic index in mind, it's a great cookbook forCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-9091143467071116032009-08-15T09:02:00.008-05:002009-08-18T09:58:09.991-05:00RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICTby Laurie Vieira Rigler Jane Mansfield is the daughter of a gentleman in nineteenth-century England. She has long wished to escape the societal confines placed on a young, unmarried woman. But awakening after being thrown off of her horse, to find herself in twenty-first-century Los Angeles in the body of an unfamiliar woman named Courtney Stone isn't what Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-33723174421523649512009-08-15T08:55:00.005-05:002009-08-16T21:04:51.955-05:00SUCCESS MAPPING: Achieve What You Want ... Right Now! by Arlene JohnsonThis is a book designed for everyone from the student to the CEO. SuccessMapping describes how to identify the eight success blockers that are keeping you from "being all you can be." As you set goals in life or your career, this book gives you motivational exercises, assessment tools and checkpoints to use along the way to Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-79873993295505875452009-08-15T08:37:00.005-05:002009-08-16T21:07:30.972-05:00EXCUSE ME, COLLEGE IS NOW: How To Be A Success In School and Life by Doreen Banaszak and Sebastian OddoIf you're entering college for the first time, this is the book for you. Think about it: You're being thrown into a whole new world with a whole new set of expectations and responsibilities. You are not being asked to make decisions and do things you have never had to do before. You are suddenlyCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-31666880652659854642009-08-03T09:23:00.005-05:002009-08-04T20:48:41.499-05:00KILLER CUTS: A Dead-End Job Mystery by Elaine VietsThe unique thing about the dead-end job mystery series, is that the author has worked every one of the dead-end jobs she uses in the novels. The reader is getting a glimpse "backstage" into some of the worst jobs on the planet.The job in KILLER CUTS is the best dead-end job Helen Hawthorne has ever had since she ran away from her philandering Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-33455647222040184622009-08-03T08:51:00.004-05:002009-08-04T20:41:42.368-05:00BOSTON SCREAM PIE: A Paco and Molly Mystery By Rosemary & Larry MildSeventeen-year-old Caitlin Neuman has been having a series of weird nightmares about a horrific car accident. Everyone believes Caitlin's mind is is simply working out her own past when she was the lone survivor of a car crash that killed both of her parents and her twin sister. But as the horrific images escalate, Caitlin feels Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-17044977645809661382009-07-27T08:52:00.006-05:002009-07-27T10:12:21.773-05:00This weeks show on INSIDE THE WRITER’S CAFÉ features interviews with: SEDUCE ME by Robyn DeHart and DRAGONS PREFER BLONDS by Candace HavensIn SEDUCE ME, Fielding Grey unwittingly becomes involved with a mysterious group of millionaires, an unscrupulous antiquities collector, and the irresistible Esme Worthington. All of them have the same goal, to possess the legendary Pandora’s Box. Action, Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-55148325650518997012009-07-22T10:45:00.003-05:002009-07-23T17:46:58.479-05:00365 EXCUSE ME ...: Daily Inspirations That Empower and Inspireby Mina ParkerThis book is perfect for the chaos we find in our world and in ourselves. If you're in trouble financially or unemployed or just worried about your future, the ideas in this small book will help.The book is based on the work of Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME YOUR LIFE IS WAITING. There are 365 messages in the book, as you Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-27894955993858697602009-07-22T10:27:00.004-05:002009-07-23T17:57:03.649-05:00LET'S GET REAL OR LET'S NOT PLAY: Transforming the Buyer/Seller Relationship by Mahan Khalsa and Randy IlligIt seems that every day there is some new story about regular people, like you and me, being taken advantage of or losing their money or their home. In this time of economic chaos, it's hard to trust anyone. Too often, selling and buying are both based on fear. Buyers and sellers end up Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-27686313755222903782009-07-12T08:58:00.004-05:002009-07-13T15:15:59.289-05:00THE PENNY PINCHER'S CLUB by Sarah StrohmeyerKat Griffiths is a shopaholic. She loves shopping and buying. Her husband, Griff, does not love her shopping and buying. Hence, she tries to hide things, he finds out and they fight about it.One day she accidentally discovers two Mint Tingle Trojan condom wrappers in her husbands pants pocket. She also finds his secret bank account and questionable Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-47520078205609161062009-07-12T08:19:00.004-05:002009-07-13T15:23:04.120-05:00HOW TO BUY A LOVE OF READING by Tanya Egan GibsonCarley Wells is an oddball, overweight teenager who believes words, the SAT, and her English teacher, Mr. Nagel, are her worst enemies. Nagel reports to Carley's parents that she has answered the question "What is your favorite book?" with "Never met one I liked." Her parents make a decision to "fix" what Nagel calls her "intellectual Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-78096256086015512432009-07-04T15:17:00.006-05:002009-07-07T13:16:36.387-05:00MANAGE YOUR TIME TO REDUCE YOUR STRESS: A Handbook For The Overworked, Overscheduled, and Overwhelmed by Rita EmmettThis book has eight chapters of no-nonsense advice, strategies and goal setting. I like it because it is simple to read and practical to use. Stress is in the mind of each one of us. It is not a single event or situation, but how we interpret the event or the situation. An event Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-39100488487395417952009-07-04T15:01:00.007-05:002009-07-07T13:20:19.622-05:00DIVE RIGHT IN THE SHARKS WON'T BITE: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Guide To Success by Jane WesmanThis is a wonderful business book for anyone, but it is especially useful for those who are considering changing careers or who has recently lost their job.If you have always dreamed of being your own boss, this book offers you a blueprint for turning your ideas and aspirations into powerful, Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-48465993444769410652009-06-29T11:06:00.005-05:002009-06-30T18:39:02.443-05:00ROADSIDE CROSSES By Jeffery DeaverA posting on a blog, The Chilton Report, about a fatal car accident involving a troubled teenage boy, Travis Brigham, inspires vicious attacks. He disappears shortly after being questioned by California Bureau of Investigations foremost body language expert, Kathryn Dance. Fingers point to him as a killer when roadside crosses begin to appear, not as memorials, Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-30179884088531050292009-06-29T10:42:00.009-05:002009-06-30T18:48:04.098-05:00IN THE SHADOW OF GOTHAM by Stefanie PintoffThe novel begins on a winter day in 1905 in a small town just outside New York. The bloody, mutilated body of Sarah Wingate is found in her own bedroom. No one heard anything. No one saw anything. No one knows anything.Detective Simon Ziele is put on the case. After just one day of investigation, Ziele is contacted by Columbia University's noted Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-56355169006890708452009-06-21T18:07:00.005-05:002009-06-24T11:36:19.807-05:00SEA CHANGES By Gail GrahamSarah Andrews feel lost and abandoned since the death of her husband. Her daughter wants her to "move on," her psychiatrist wants her to "heal her wounds," and everybody else wants her to get over the fact that her husband is dead. Sarah makes the decision to "end it all," so she heads for the beach with the intention of never coming back. But the sea has other plans andCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-76189917892108753042009-06-21T17:49:00.013-05:002009-06-24T11:32:56.355-05:00KILLER HAIR: A LIFETIME Movie and NovelBy Ellen Byerrum In KILLER HAIR, a beautiful dead hairstylist, a straight razor and a horrendously bad haircut all make Lacey Smithsonian's spidey style senses tingle and say it's murder. Lacey Smithsonian is the Crimes of Fashion beat reporter for a newspaper. She wears vintage clothes and trips over fashion clues in killer heels while accidentally finding Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-32271282892272837862009-06-15T10:57:00.004-05:002009-06-16T07:18:26.755-05:00TAMED BY A LAIRDBy Amanda ScottScottish Baroness Jenny Easdale is not quite of-age when her widowed father dies. She is made a ward of a kinswoman, Lady Phaeline, and her husband Lord Dunwythie. Feeling duty bound to get Jenny married and keep as much of her fortune in the family as possible, Jenny finds herself betrothed to Phaeline's spoiled, irresponsible younger brother, Reid.A betrothal Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-8391821970918813842009-06-15T10:33:00.005-05:002009-06-16T07:19:58.987-05:00BORDERLINE* By Nevada BarrAnna Pigeon is in a very dark place and has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. She finds herself placed on administrative leave to recover. Anna's new husband, Paul, suggests a trip to Big Bend National Park and a leisurely, relaxing rafting trip down the Rio Grande. His hope is that the warmth and adventure of southwest Texas will help Anna heal. Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-23662146211467352612009-06-06T08:43:00.006-05:002009-06-06T13:20:16.325-05:00STRONG ENOUGH TO DIEBy Jon LandCaitlin Strong is a fifth-generation Texas Ranger, proud to wear the badge of her father and grandfather. She and her partner are caught in a firefight with drug mules from the Mexican Mafia and her partner is killed. Damaged not only physically, but also mentally Caitlin is trying to purge herself of the guilt she feels as a result of the loss of her partner andCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-64081431181033483732009-06-06T08:26:00.006-05:002010-11-16T18:13:20.816-06:00FRAG LIMIT
By S. K. O'Toole
This novel is a combination of an old fashioned detective and new cyber crime, sort of Mike Hammer* meets World of Warcraft.
Denton Dodge is a private eye whose best friend dies under weird circumstances. His buddy, Jerry, is a beta tester for Real Whirled Games Software Corporation and his body is found hooked up to a computer in full VR gear. At first, it appears Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-82114891961733919822009-05-23T07:02:00.004-05:002009-06-06T13:22:46.931-05:00THE LAST CHILDBy John HartJohnny Merrimon is living a life that could be described as ideal. His family is happy and the childhood of he and his twin sister Alyssa is typical until the fateful day when Alyssa is kidnapped. That one, catastrophic event changed everything.Certain his sister is still alive, Johnny, a thirteen-year-old boy, takes matters into his own hands and begins searching theCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-9190614854957455222009-05-23T06:46:00.003-05:002009-06-06T13:24:15.332-05:00POSED FOR MURDERBy Meredith ColeArt as death or should that be death as art? Photographer Lydia McKenzie finds an old book titled "Lost Girls" that details unsolved murders of young women in New York. It inspires her to create a series of photographs based on the descriptions in the book. She uses her friends as models and the idea generates enough interest to get her first gallery show.Lydia Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-39212838408923830242009-05-16T08:06:00.005-05:002009-05-20T20:05:44.430-05:00TREASURE OF EDENBy S. L. LinneaAuthor S. L. Linnea is actually two people. Sharon Linnea and her co-author Chaplain Barbara Sherer who is currently serving a tour of duty in Iraq.These two women have combined their considerable talent to write a thrilling trilogy. TREASURE OF EDEN is the third book in the series, but it's a stand alone book. A reader doesn't have to read the first two to enjoyCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-17429792721217098912009-05-16T07:45:00.004-05:002009-05-20T20:08:51.532-05:00KILLER CUTS: A Dead-End Job MysteryBy Elaine VietsIf you're not familiar with the "dead-end job" series, let me enlighten you. Each book depicts a job that is often "invisible." Most of us take the individuals who groom the dog, do customer service, or bring us water at the high-end hair salon for granted and we don't even see them. One of the things I like about the dead-end job mystery Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-55738395650778374982009-05-04T15:36:00.005-05:002009-05-06T16:48:42.124-05:00THE BRAIN POWER COOKBOOK: More Than 200 Recipes to Energize Your Thinking, Boost Your Mood, and Sharpen Your MemoryBy Dr. Frank Lawlis and Dr. Maggie Greenwood-RobinsonThis is a timely book. Millions of us are concerned about our memory and keeping our brain as sharp as possible. We are also concerned about our health and looking for ways to more effectively manage our stress. Tackling a Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-50930213055650865972009-05-04T15:13:00.005-05:002009-05-06T16:49:27.795-05:00HEIRLOOM COOKING WITH THE BRASS SISTERS: The Queens of Comfort FoodBy Marilynn Brass and Sheila BrassThe Brass Sisters cookbooks are quite unique. Marilynn and Sheila could be classified as "cuisine historians." Their cookbooks contain handwritten family recipes they have collected from all over the United States and Canada. These recipes come from a variety of places, heirloom, handwritten Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-85162749836401530382009-05-04T15:00:00.004-05:002009-05-06T16:50:12.592-05:00COMFORT FOOD By Kate JacobsThe novel revolves around August "Gus" Simpson, a TV cooking show host who is about to celebrate one of the big "O" birthdays, her 50th. For the first time ever, Gus, a consummate party enthusiast, cake lover and hostess both on and off the air, doesn't want to have a birthday party this year. Worse, her shows' ratings are in the tank and the Food Network is talking Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-87839768202465507922009-04-08T09:11:00.003-05:002009-04-08T19:02:42.654-05:00NOT EVERYONE GETS A TROPHY: How to Manage Generation YBy Bruce Tulgan The multi-generational nature of the workplace has become the new, hot issue for organizations. I can't tell you how much complaining I hear when I do training within organizations about how the "younger generation has no idea how to come to work and how to do the work. It's not that they aren't intelligent, it's just that Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-14092355373027680172009-04-08T08:51:00.004-05:002009-04-08T18:57:08.156-05:00THE SURVIVORS CLUB: The Secrets and Science That Could Save Your LifeBy Ben SherwoodDid you know?-Every hour, of every day 136 people lose their jobs.-Every hour, 80 families can't hold on to their homes.-Every hour, 330 people are injured in auto accidents.-Every hour, 171 people are victimized by violent crime.-Every hour, 160 people are diagnosed with cancer.These statistics came from the Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-41067460562733571452009-04-08T08:33:00.007-05:002009-04-08T19:12:04.591-05:00THE RIGHT LEADER: Selecting Executives Who Fit By Nat Stoddard with Claire Wyckoff"I wish that all the interviews I did where ascomfortable and professional as yours, and that the interviewers came as well-prepared with relevant questions as you did. You really made the entire experience a pleasure." -----Nat StoddardAs I read the author's credentials, "Chairman of Crenshaw Associates, former CEOCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-51039504849580862062009-03-24T11:57:00.005-05:002009-03-26T13:21:23.171-05:00MY BIG BOOK OF HEALING: Restore Your Body, Renew Your Mind, and Heal Your SoulBy Echo BodineDue to the current state of chaos in our lives, this book seems so timely. The author gives practical advice and solutions for "healing" eighteen illnesses, addictions, and "distractions," such as stress and depression, loss and grieving, fear and resentment.All of us are under a tremendous amount of Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-87848251008293815372009-03-24T11:44:00.003-05:002009-03-26T13:19:54.155-05:00UNDER THE FIFTH SUNBy Jeffrey OsburnThe novel is characterized as reality-based fiction. The author jumps headlong into the critical intertwined issues headlining relations between the United States and our neighbors to the South, Mexico. This rock 'em, sock 'em plot takes on border security, immigration reform, and narco-terrorism.What starts out as just "another day in paradise" for Border Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-39473004774621938842009-03-09T11:02:00.005-05:002009-03-20T16:12:25.896-05:00BONES OF BETRAYAL: A Body Farm NovelBy Jefferson BassThis latest Body Farm novel from the collaborative team of Dr. Bill Bass and journalist Jon Jefferson is captivating from the first page.The body of an unidentified, elderly man is pulled out of a frozen swimming pool in Oak ridge, Tennessee, birthplace of the Bomb. Local police call in Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton for help. Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-90524775774585317402009-03-09T10:48:00.005-05:002009-03-20T16:12:56.055-05:00CODE OF SILENCE A Ben Reese MysteryBy Sally Wright1947: Miriam Gold, a linguist at Arlington Hall, a high-security US decoding and decrypting facility, dies while trying to get information to her friend and colleague, Carl Walker. Suicide over a love affair gone bad is suggested, but Carl cannot believe this is true.Fast-forward ten years - Ben Reese is in the midst of mourning the loss of his Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-26053573102030108702009-03-09T10:33:00.006-05:002009-03-20T15:58:11.579-05:00DAVE LIEBER'S WATCHDOG NATION: Bite Back When Businesses and Scammers Do You WrongBy Dave LieberThis deceptively small book is absolutely packed with information. I mentally sat up and began to really pay attention when I started reading the story on page 18 ("When they come knocking, you go tappin'). The story describes a situation that happened to Doug Black and it actually happened to me Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-75056097634734573372009-02-21T08:34:00.006-06:002009-02-24T10:51:39.643-06:00RUPTUREBy A. Scott PearsonDr. Eli Branch seems destined for academic stardom as a surgeon-scientist. But his dreams are interrupted by a late night call form the Chief of Vascular Surgery to assist in an already fatal operation. The patient is a long friend from his childhood and his death creates a series of questions.Meg Daily, a forensic pathologist joins forces with Eli to investigate theCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-61916456082578585872009-02-21T08:18:00.004-06:002009-02-24T10:51:59.797-06:00PIERCING THE VEILby Jaqueline FullertonAnne Marshall is a court reporter and law student. Anne's father was an attorney and they had hoped to practice together, but this hope was lost when her father died two years ago. Anne finds herself the court reporter in a messy divorce case involving friends of her parents, Tim and Isabell Sherman. Recently, she has not been sleeping well. She dreams Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-52451478245428886932009-02-13T08:14:00.009-06:002009-03-06T17:34:20.102-06:00GRAPE MAN OF TEXASBy Sherrie McLeRoy and Roy RenfroThis is a fascinating book. It is the first biography of Thomas Volney Munson (1893-1913). Munson is an internationally recognized inventor, viticulturist and horticulturist who developed over 300 new varieties of grapes. He is best known for his work in fighting the phylloxera epidemic in the late nineteenth century that almost wiped out Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-68564515598143874912009-02-13T07:58:00.006-06:002009-02-17T15:16:13.194-06:00FATAL FEBRUARYBy Barbara LevensonMary Magruder Katz is a half-Jewish, half-Southern Baptist Miami criminal defense attorney. Her life is changed forever when she is rear-ended by during a routine trip to the car wash. The minor fender bender turns out to be an unlikely shot from Cupid's bow, and before she knows what hit her, Mary gets caught by her fiance' having sex with a client in her Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-12747499849644910382009-02-13T07:42:00.006-06:002009-02-17T15:16:33.408-06:00BORDER MOONLIGHTBy Amanda ScottLady Sibylla Cavers is a lovely, very marriageable nineteen-year-old, but she has rejects all three candidates her beleaguered father presents to her. One of the three spurned suitors, Lord Simon Murray, vows vengeance. The plot thickens, as they say, when Sibylla is out riding alone one day close to the River Tweed. She hears the cries of a drowning child andCheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-13543839004456414502009-02-05T10:25:00.003-06:002009-02-10T20:43:13.312-06:00SIX GEESE A-SLAYINGBy Donna AndrewsThis is the holiday/winter offering in the Meg Langslow mystery series.Meg has agreed to be the chairman of the Caerphilly holiday parade. The theme this year is the Twelve Days of Christmas and the whole town is involved. The parade has become so "famous" that townspeople from miles around come to watch and enjoy the festivities. This year, there is a big Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-52468006421197659432009-02-05T10:16:00.004-06:002009-02-10T20:42:35.010-06:00COCKATIELS AT SEVENBy Donna AndrewsThis is another in the Meg Langslow mystery series. I enjoy reading these books. Partly because I enjoy the wisecracking heroine. We hear her thoughts and she usually makes me laugh.One of Meg's friends she hasn't seen for sometime, drops by one morning and asks if Meg can watch Timmy for a "little while." Meg agrees and so starts a roller coaster of events.Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-29553907340998433872009-02-05T10:05:00.002-06:002009-02-10T20:43:48.002-06:00ROAD RULES: Be The Truck. Not The Squirrel.By Andrew ShermanThis book has nothing to do with dead animals. Andrew Sherman is using the metaphor of the highway to represent life, and the decisions we make behind the wheel for the decisions people make on a daily basis. It's very effectively and humorously done.Sherman uses statistics, pop culture references and life terminology to elaborate Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-90883524547499889692009-02-05T09:46:00.002-06:002009-02-10T20:44:08.232-06:00THE KING OF NOD: Some Things Never DieBy Scott FadThis is a chilling novel set on Sweetpatch Island in the Carolina low country. The novel is not only a Gothic ghost story, but also handles several complex themes such as integration in the early days, bigotry, violence, friendship, murder and even love. It has a complex plot, but is a fascinating read.Boo Taylor, the main character, seems to Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-86754231663553439922009-01-17T07:54:00.003-06:002009-01-23T13:22:04.208-06:00EXITING YOUR BUSINESS, PROTECTING YOUR WEALTH By John LeonettiAre you one of the "Baby Boomer" business owners thinking about retirement but you just can't quite bring yourself to leave your business? This is the book for you.Exiting your business is quite likely one of the most important financial events in the life of any business owner. What do you do? Do you just sell it? That may not be Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-48009719528274636112009-01-17T07:41:00.002-06:002009-01-23T13:23:32.516-06:00THE INTEGRITY DIVIDEND:Leading By The Power Of Your WordBy Tony SimonsTrust in government and corporate leadership at an all time low. Most of us don't believe what politicians say, we don't believe what the CEO of the company we work for says and we don't believe what our bosses say. If credibility is considered the foundation of effective leadership, it seems to be in short supply.You may Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-73784666182326452412008-12-24T08:55:00.003-06:002009-01-01T15:11:29.085-06:00HIGH ALTITUDE LEADERSHIP: What The World's Most Forbidding Peaks Teach Us About SuccessBy Chris Warner and Don SchminckeThe timing for this book couldn't be better. The economy is in the disposal, jobs are being lost at an alarming rate, and we're all learning to do "more with less." Lack of leadership and/or vision or perhaps just plain greed at major financial institutions and the Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-56711955348074273222008-12-24T08:35:00.002-06:002009-01-01T15:04:57.392-06:00YOUR FIRST YEAR WITH DIABETES: What To Do Month By Month By Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDEThe number of people in this country who have diabetes is staggering and that number continues to rise. When I saw this book, I thought it would be an important tool for people who have just been diagnosed with the disease, but it is also important for those who have been living with it. Garnero Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-46573391047377220642008-12-08T11:21:00.006-06:002008-12-08T17:09:44.549-06:00THE TROPHY KIDS GROW UP: How the Millennial Generation Is Shaking Up the Workplace By Ron AlsopWho are these kids anyway and why do they think that work should be all fun, games and social networking?This well-researched book gives the reader an insight into the generation born between 1980-2001. Some of the interesting things the author discovered include:Millennials are inclined to change jobs Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-43457636320956412302008-12-08T11:13:00.001-06:002008-12-08T15:15:30.223-06:00WHAT HAPPY PARENTS DO: The Loving Little Rituals of a Child-Proof MarriageBy Carol J. Bruess, Ph.D. and Ann D. H. Kudak, M.A.This attractive little book would make an excellent gift for expectant parents. It draws on interviews with hundreds of parents and more than 15 years of research to offer hands-on advice for keeping a relationship alive during the child rearing years.With so much Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-86159785721516999862008-12-08T10:58:00.002-06:002008-12-08T15:03:47.371-06:00BLOOD ISLAND By H. Terrell GriffinMatt Royal is a retired lawyer who finds the good life in Florida. Royal ruined his marriage to the love of his life because of too much booze and too many late nights. He finds his life in danger when his ex-wife comes to ask him to look into the disappearance of her oldest daughter. Suddenly there are car chases, gun fights and bodies dropping everywhere. Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-10768624211388002932008-11-05T08:11:00.006-06:002008-11-26T10:12:27.170-06:00MURDER WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS: A Josie Marcus Mystery Shopper Mystery By Elaine VietsYear-round Christmas stores are an interesting phenomenon of our time and their appeal is an enigma wrapped in tinsel for Josie Marcus. Three such holiday houses pop up within a two block radius and Josie is assigned to mystery shop two of them. One of them is an questionable "naughty" shop with unbelievably Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-74808203608756499932008-11-05T08:00:00.009-06:002008-11-26T10:45:14.069-06:00CONSPIRACY OF SILENCEBy Martha PowersClare Prentice thought she knew who she was until she learns that her entire life is a lie. Not only does she discover she is adopted, but there is no record that she or her adoptive mother ever existed. Clare begins a perilous journey of discovery with the only clue she has to her past, a class ring from Grand Rapids Senior High School.Unraveling the mystery,Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-4646805987806284602008-11-05T07:10:00.006-06:002008-11-26T10:18:08.819-06:00IMMUNITY: An Alexandra Blake Novel By Lori AndrewsI know reviewers and movie trailers use the phrase "ripped out of today's headlines" way too much, but this novel has that feel about it. The reader feels as if he/she is seeing the story behind those words.The DEA is investigating a new date rape drug called "J" that wreaks havoc on its victims. Castro Baxter and his partner Ted are on a mob Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-3666388940507106882008-11-05T06:59:00.005-06:002008-11-26T10:18:55.057-06:00CLUBBED TO DEATH: A Dead End Job Mystery By Elaine VietsHelen Hawthorne just can't seem to catch a break. After catching her husband, Rob, in "the act" with one of her neighbors, Helen beats up his SUV with a tire iron. Rather than viewing Helen as the injured party, the divorce judge rules that Helen must give Rob half of everything she has earned! Thus the journey begins for Helen. She runs Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-79956214274533480002008-10-25T08:02:00.008-05:002008-11-01T11:28:26.521-05:00CHAOS TO CALM: The Moms-of-Multiples' guide to An Organized FamilyBy Tonia TomlinThe author is the mother of twin girls, Peyton and Sydney. The book is based on research as well as her "real world life experience" raising multiple children. There are tips, ideas, strategies, techniques and plain old fashioned advice for expectant and new parents . The book is not only useful for the parents Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-74114516425635142722008-10-25T07:41:00.005-05:002008-11-01T11:25:32.359-05:00CASTING SPELLS By Barbara BrettonThe play on words in the title gives the reader a hint about this interesting, humorous, "magical" book. The action takes place in the picture perfect New England town of Sugar Maple, Vermont. All that perfection hides a very interesting secret. The towns inhabitants are all magical creatures - warlocks, sprites, vampires, witches, etc.- except for one half human Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-35157261687889189222008-10-19T21:17:00.002-05:002008-10-19T21:32:19.819-05:00The Dallas Book Diva interviews Deborah Crombie,author of Where Memories Lie. See the Diva's reviewand listen to the interview.Barbara O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243061402641086496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-428850871509764902008-10-15T08:28:00.006-05:002008-10-16T20:33:30.823-05:00GETTING YOUR SECOND WIND: Motivation Is The Power Source Fueling A Healthy LifestyleBy Jan TilleyThere is a quote that comes to mind. Oliver Wendell Holmes once said "The human mind, once stretched to a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions." This book is all about stretching; your mind, your body, you comfort zone, and your boundaries.A combination of a personal story and sound Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-30185662847257213182008-10-07T10:23:00.003-05:002008-10-09T05:48:15.341-05:00ADDICTED TO STRESS: A Woman's 7 Step Program To Reclaim Joy and Spontaneity In Life By Debbie MandelWomen deal with different stressors than men. Women seem to rush from one activity to another with no time for themselves for any kind of rest or relaxation. They juggle enormous responsibilities, but where is all of this pressure coming from? Research shows that the presence of so much stress Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735359708305469639.post-63712534969539025752008-10-07T10:10:00.003-05:002008-10-09T05:57:27.785-05:00TAO NOW: Daily Wisdom from Mystics, Sages, Poets, and SaintsBy Josh BaranThe book is an interesting melding of philosophies from Budda to Alanis Morisette. I found myself opening it at random and reading.The bottom line is to live now, stop looking over your shoulder at the past. In the introduction, Baran writes "Stop now and look. It is in front of your nose. In the palm of your hand. In Cheryl Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356784354940028057noreply@blogger.com0