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Winner of Arranged

I used rafflecopter and random.org to pick the winner.  Congratulations Pia Bernardino!

Claire talks Reinvention on Writer's Corner

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Claire, Welcome to Writer’s Corner.    We are so glad to have you here.    I recently met up with Claire at Barnes and Noble in Atlanta, Georgia.   I am excited to have her share about her new book Wallflowerin Bloom .   You share reinvention tips for women on your website, http://ClaireCook.com.   What appealed to you about this topic? Reinvention is the story of my life, so I think it just naturally found its way into my books, and it's the common thread in my nine novels. The characters in my novels are all looking for their own next chapters, each in a different way. After a decades of procrastination and 16 years as a teacher, I wrote my first novel in my minivan outside my daughter's swim practice when I was 45. At 50 I walked the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the movie adaptation of my second novel, Must Love Dogs, s tarring Diane Lane and John Cusack. I'm now 56 and the bestselling author of eight novels.  I ...

In My Mail Box August 26th

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Bond Girl by Erin Duffy Bootscoot'n Blahniks by D.D. Scott Barefoot Season by Susan Mallery  The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber I am currently reading:    There is still the giveaway for Arranged.  If  you have not entered the giveaway; it ends this Thursday.

Strike a Pose with Growing Up Beautiful by Lori Jones

Lori Jones, thank you for sending me your novel.     Lori takes us on an adventure in the world of modeling in Italy. Synopsis:    Star, Joanne, and Casey make their way from the United States to Milan Italy.    Each woman is hoping build her portfolio for their modeling careers. Marcella the booking agent is all that stands in their way for success.    Star leaves behind a job as a waitress and a mother who is a drunk.    She hopes for new opportunities in Milan that includes making lots of money.    Casey leaves behind her family and looks for her first opportunity to strike out on her own.  Will she listen to the advice her parents give her about traveling by herself?    Joanne has never done anything independent her whole life.    Her parents have mapped out her whole life.    She does everything to please them until the modeling contract comes with a ticket...