Let's talk about "Remember Me?", by Sophie Kinsella

"When twenty-eight-year-old Lexi Smart wakes up in a London hospital, she’s in for a big surprise. Her teeth are perfect. Her body is toned. Her handbag is Vuitton. Having survived a car accident—in a Mercedes no less—Lexi has lost a big chunk of her memory, three years to be exact, and she’s about to find out just how much things have changed.Somehow Lexi went from a twenty-five-year-old working girl to a corporate big shot with a sleek new loft, a personal assistant, a carb-free diet, and a set of glamorous new friends. And who is this...

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Writing Lab: Elmore Leonard's Advice

Thanks to Zsadi who sent me this pic! Elmore John Leonard, Jr. (October 11, 1925 – August 20, 2013) was an American novelist and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but Leonard went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion picture...

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Snare 21 -- Into the Woods

I hope this chapter will surprise you... go read chapter 21: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8955111/21/    Camilla's short poem (SatinCoveredSteel helped to translate it): L'assistente vuol parlarecon i media, e guadagnare.Lei, scoprendo quant’è losco,col vampir fugge nel bosco. To the media Walsh will talk now, he really wants to milk that cash cow. When Bella sees his swarmy nature, she flies to the woods with her vampire. The new chapter is due to be posted in less than two weeks. Reviewers get a little gif...

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Cover Reveal! "Fire on the Water" by P.J. Parker @Author_PJParker

Fire on the Water: A Companion to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein interweaves Rachel’s search with the plot of Frankenstein and the horrific occurrences of the summer of 1816 when Mary Shelley dared to dip her quill into the ink of her darkest of waking dreams. The truth is given life. Summary: Rachel, a young American biographer researching the life of Mary Shelley in Montreux, Switzerland, is entangled and consumed by the escalating threads of her investigation. Shards of Shelley’s creation are exhumed from the past. Precious memories...

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Book Birthday: Character Interview with Lissa Bryan @LissaBryan #Ghostwriter

Let's continue our celebrations for Ghostwriter, Lissa Bryan's first novel. There's a discussion you can join on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/601835033192271/ Let's re-read the interview to Ghostwriter's main character: Interview with Sara Howell from Ghostwriter And would you like a giveaway? Please add a comment to the blog post about Ghostwriter before entering the giveaway. a Rafflecopter giveaway...

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Read a Classic for free: "Sepulchres", by Ugo Foscolo

"The most significant and adored works from the popular Italian poet Ugo Foscolo are collected in this lucid verse translation. Expressing the author’s political, civic, and sentimental concerns, these poems captivate with their immediacy and intimacy. Each work reveals the inner recesses of a passionate, restless, and surprisingly modern mind." (Goodreads) Florence, Italy Don't miss it because... If you love Italy, its culture, its history, you can't miss this masterpiece. Foscolo will guide you to discover Florence's beauty through...

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Book Club and Book Birthday - "Ghostwriter" by Lissa Bryan @LissaBryan

Ghostwriter, Lissa Bryan's first novel, is turning one! Let's celebrate! There's a discussion you can join on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/601835033192271/ Let's re-read the review Camilla and I wrote for the book when it was published: Let's talk about Ghostwriter by Lissa Bryan (review by Camilla and Raum) And would you like a giveaway? Please add a comment to the blog post about Ghostwriter before entering the giveaway. a Rafflecopter giveaway...

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Let's talk about "I've Got Your Number", by Sophie Kinsella

"I’ve lost it. :( The only thing in the world I wasn’t supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It’s been in Magnus’s family for three generations. And now the very same day his parents are coming, I’ve lost it. The very same day! Do not hyperventilate, Poppy. Stay positive :) !! Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry her ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one afternoon her “happily ever after” begins to fall apart. Not only has she lost her engagement ring in a hotel fire drill but in the panic that follows, her phone is...

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Snare 20 -- Doubts

More problems ahead...are you up for a bumpy ride? Chapter 20 is ready: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8955111/20/ "How can I believe you?" Her words held a desperate plea. Make me believe you.    Camilla's short poem (SatinCoveredSteel helped to translate it): Or che il padre le è sparitoforse morto, oppur rapito,lei non sa se può fidarsidel vampiro, o disperarsi. Since her father has gone missing, dead, abducted, no way of knowing, she doesn’t know if she can trust the vampire, or lose hope she must. The new chapter...

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Writing Lab: "The Birth of a Book", by Suzy Duffy @suzyduffybooks

The idea for Newton Neighbors came about while I was writing Wellesley Wives. I wasn’t really looking for a new storyline but that’s almost always when the best ideas are born.  http://ph.thewriterscoffeeshop.com/books/detail/100 We’re new to the area, so we like to wander around and discover places. This particular evening my husband suggested a drive and we found ourselves going by a really beautiful lake just beside Newton town. I noticed the interior lights of the houses across the lake reflecting in the water and it...

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Let's talk about "Newton Neighbors" by Suzy Duffy @suzyduffybooks

Newton Neighbors is the newest novel by Suzy Duffy, author of Wellesley Wives and an international bestselling author of romantic comedy. With her new story, Suzy is taking her readers to visit Crystal Lake, a lovely place in Boston, and to meet its residents. Women play a very important role in the plot. How many "hats" does every woman put on in her everyday life? How many times we switch from mom to wife, from our professional life to our personal dreams? Newton Neighbors will make you meet a bunch of colorful women, the Ladies of...

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Read a Classic for free: "Six Characters in Search of an Author", by Luigi Pirandello

"This 1921 intellectual comedy contrasts illusion with reality by introducing six individuals to a bare stage occupied by actors in rehearsal. Proclaiming themselves the incomplete creations of an author's imagination, the six demand dialog for the story of their lives. A classic dramatic exploration of the many faces of reality." (Goodreads) Read it for free: http://www.eldritchpress.org/lp/six.htm Do you want to watch it?  ...

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