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Are There Any Regrets?

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I will be sharing Mary Alice Monroe’s latest in a few weeks.   Today we are discussing Beach House Memories which is the sequel to the Beach House .   This is the perfect novel to prepare for the summer. Synopsis:   Every summer Olivia Rutledge (Lovey) prepares to take her to children Palmer and Cara to their beach house in the Isle of Palms.   This beach house has been in her family for generations. Lovey inherited it from her mother.   The summer of 1974 is different because of a turtle study that takes place on the Isle of Palm.   The leader of the study is Dr. Russell Bennett.   Does he know who Lovey is on the island?   Once he is brought up to speed he and Lovey partner to take on the turtle study together.   Will they partner in anything else?   Once the choice is made how will this impact Lovey’s family? My Thoughts:   As I mentioned above this novel is a great way to prepare for those beach reads that are coming soon!   When reading a Mary Alice Monroe no

The World Can Always Use Another Blog…by Tina Guyden

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Blogging For Dough by Martin Sand is ideal for anyone considering starting a blog or possibly attracting fresh attention to their current one.    Thank you to Mr. Sand and Library Thing for a copy of this book.     It has easy to understand text, i.e., not super tech heavy and marketing lingo that does not alienate. This allowed for a quick initial read. Mr. Sand recommends at least an initial read-through of his book before using any of his recommendations. However, if the reader comes across something she feels can be used immediately, go for it! He is also quite generous with the various resources, many of them free, available to anyone entering the blogosphere for the first time. These range from WordPress plugins to search engine marketing help to open source image editing. Mr. Sand may be the most valuable resource of all. The Readers OnlyClub is available to anyone who downloads a copy of Blogging for Dough . The three Steps to Blogging Success are Writing the Co