Memoir
I’d like to tell you a story. It’s a fairy tale of sorts…
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts
Friday, October 4, 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Happy Harry
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Animal Etiquette for Kids - Book Tour
the lost art of mannerisms
Children's Book
Date Published: June 8, 2023
Publisher: MindStir Media
Cori Elba (Illustrator)
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Saving Gigy Book Tour
True Story
Date Published: Sept 2021
Publisher: MindStir Media
How far would you go for your favorite dog?
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Saving Gigy
True Story
Date Published: September 2, 2021
Publisher: MindStir Media
How far would you go for your favorite dog?
Sunday, February 7, 2021
Collectors, Cats & Murder
View the trailer link... https://youtu.be/eUNrd0Jkn0I
My review...Book 4 -
Collectors, Cats & Murder
Another
really fun book from Kathy Manos Penn. You know how sometimes when you talk to
your dog and/or cat you could swear they know what you’re saying? Well this
mystery has some pretty special pets and
Leta, the main character, communicates well with them.
This is a
small cozy full of British humor and more importantly in my mind...full of
books. You wouldn’t have to be a book connoisseur to enjoy the mystery. I love
all types of cozies, but I must say you will enjoy the reference to the book
titles, the puns, and the little bits of occasional sarcasm if you love books.
This is a good mystery with a little more depth than a cozy. No matter your
preferences, this is a fun read with some good laughs.
I love the
LOL Detective Agency and I’m not going to tell you what it stands for. I’m
going to be stubborn and insist you do a little detective work yourself. You’ll
have to read a few more Dickens & Christie books but let me tell you, every
member of the Agency is as fun as the main characters. Manos Penn gives us
enough everyday life descriptions to enjoy their personalities be they quirky
or not.
As I’ve said
this was a fun, quick read for me. It got even better when I realized Leta was
just like me...surfing FB now and then and playing WWF. We could be sisters!
Collectors, Cats & Murder is Book four of a series titled “A Dickens
& Christie Mystery”. All of the titles in this series have good reviews
and...I hope we’ll “hear” from Dickens & Christie again.
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Picture me sitting serenely at my desk surrounded by my four-legged office assistants. The dog warms my feet, and the cat provides the purr-fict background music. I sip hot tea, sift through handwritten notes, and type as thoughts take shape. Such is the joy of writing.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Homecoming
Fiction (Family Life), Fiction (Pets and Animals), Fiction (Urban)
Date Published: August 15, 2020
You cried with Hachiko. You got spooked and then laughed it off with Scooby Doo. And you fell in love with John Grogan's incorrigible Marley. But you have yet to meet a dog quite like Super Bu ♥.
After years of arguments on the matter, the Bera family has finally decided to bring home a dog.
① Ajay has wanted a dog since he was a child. He has fantasized about every version of his future life around them.
② His brother, Arun, would love to get a dog as much but doesn't mind not having to clean up after one.
③ Ajit, their father, also wants to get a dog. He just wants to feel the love of a dog again, like he used to when he was a child.
⚠ Barnali, Ajit's wife, loathes the idea of having a dog in the house. She spent her childhood praying for only one thing, that she shouldn't get married into a family that has dogs. And until now, she got her wish.
But now, Ajay has finally worn out his mother's resilience and the Beras are bringing home a dog. Can this be just the homecoming that the dog or the family had anticipated?
Read now and find out.
Excerpt
The lazy young lad who would sleep through a freaking earthquake suddenly didn’t need anyone to wake him up. It was a special Sunday morning in September.
Ajay was up at five in the morning. Not once did he hit the snooze button on the alarm clock. He did not sleep through the ringing alarm until someone else in the house got perturbed enough to shake him awake. He heard the alarm within the first few seconds of it going off. He woke up and switched off the alarm, so as not to wake the rest of the family. He did not lie back down over the scattered sheets on his bed like he usually would on any other day.
He got up, headed to the bathroom, freshened up, brushed his teeth, came back out, changed into an ironed, royal blue t-shirt and his grey jeans, and he sat down on the edge of the bed, yet to be made, posture annoyingly better than how he usually sat, and waited. He did not have to get up that early; there wasn’t an exam to get to, no lectures at college that he feared he would be arriving late for, no potential girlfriend who had invited him to meet somewhere for a breakfast date.
It was a Sunday, but Ajay was ready and all dressed up to hit the city by 5:30 in the morning. Yet, this was only the second most unusual thing about this day, because this was also the day that the Bera family had finally agreed to bring home a dog.
About the Author
Debarshi Kanjilal (DK) is an urban fiction writer based out of Bangalore, India. His debut novella, Based on Lies, was touted as a gripping psychological thriller by several reputable reviewers. In 2020, DK is back with his second novella, SuperBu: Homecoming, an emotional journey of a family and their dog.
Debarshi ran the ‘God of Absurdity’ blog from 2012 to 2015, which published humorous anecdotes and reflection pieces. He is also an accomplished learning experience design professional who has help shaped adult learning strategy for some of the most well-known organizations in the world.
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Sunday, August 9, 2020
The Journey of Bell
The Journey of Bell:
A True Depiction of Obedience to Christ
by Merideth Deeds
Genre: Nonfiction, Pet Memoir
For thirteen years, my beloved Bell loved me unconditionally. Through the many challenges of life that I faced, she was always there by my side with unwavering loyalty and dedication. Her obedience to me is a beautiful depiction of how we, as Christians, should strive to please the Lord who is our master in Heaven. God’s Word ensures us that all good things come from above, and I think that includes our four-legged angels on Earth who love and honor their masters so fiercely and bring us so much joy.
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I am a native of Texas, born and raised in a small town. I graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree and from Tarleton State University in 2019 with a Master's in English and Curriculum. I currently am a full time teacher, mother, and wife.
God has put writing on my heart in order to inspire and encourage others that are currently or have experienced similar tribulations in life. My hope is that my stories will give others hope and comfort through the trials they face throughout their lives.
My first story, Lonely Road of Faith, is inspired by real-life events and me and my husband's broken paths that eventually led back to each other and to God.
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Single and Looking
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AT FIRST, DAISY IGNORES HER CAT'S DATING ADVICE.
Daisy will turn 40 in eleven months and has never married. Her family figures Daisy is a loser because she is still in college trying to avoid paying off her student loans which have amassed over 22 years of a miseducation. And all Daisy has is a cat to keep her company. To make the crises worse, her cat begins talking to Daisy, when she is sober! The mess of Daisy's life is even kookier because the cat is cursing and smoking now and drinking more alcoholic beverages. Mm, there must be a connection to all this flowing alcohol, which may explain the bubbly in Daisy's brain. Her sisters and mother insist on setting Daisy up on six blind dates and all the men are named after liquor.
A heartwarming, LOL book that will make you smile.
Read an Excerpt:
Her heart stopped at the sound of claws coming down the hallway.
What is that rolling sound?
There was the sound of heavy breathing at the door followed by, “I brought you a bottle of wine, dearie,” the cat said, cackling like an old witch.
She tiptoed over to the door. “I suppose you have a poisoned apple, too, in that filthy paw of yours.”
“I didn’t bring a wormy apple. Would you like a nice unopened bottle of Pinot Noir instead?”
Daisy twisted a fist in her yellow Adult Cinderella nightgown. Her big toe stuck out of her slippers. She did not drink this early in the day or was even up on a Saturday morning, but her sisters had banged on the bedroom window. Aunt Davina slammed a picture of Jesus against the window and screamed, “Pray to God, Daisy, that The Man watching football from the clouds will toss you a husband as good as my John! Maybe you will catch a Matthew or a Peter!”
“I dated a Peter once and he was really a dick,” Daisy yelled back.
Given the day she was having, a morning drink could hit the I-feel-good-about-myself spot right on.
Daisy should act strong and tell the cat to go catch a mouse.
On the other hand, a stiff drink would calm the lizards jogging around her brain. The mind racing was due to her new mad-as-a-hatter relationship with her cat.
“Uh, a glass of wine would be good,” she squeaked.
About the Author:
Belinda, also, writes Science Fiction and Fantasy under the name of B. Austin. She writes Historical Fiction under the name of Belinda Vasquez Garcia, along with Middle Grade Fiction.
She has occasionally dreamt or her cat, Shakespeare, talking to her in English. She once had a cat named Whiskey who used to sit like a human in a chair for half an hour or more with an empty beer can on his head, which proves that life often emulates fiction.
Now available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook formats.
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Friday, July 6, 2018
Ruff Justice
Ruff Justice by Laurien Berenson
published by Kensington Books
MY REVIEW
I never miss a book in this series. I wait with baited breath for
a new one to come out. Now these are cozies so I am not saying they are deep,
complex books but they are fun, somewhat complex, always entertaining and have
lots of dogs in them. Let me tell you one thing...in order to enjoy these books
you had better like dogs and you'd better like learning everything about how to
show a dog. I happen to like this part of Berenson's books just as much as I
enjoy Melanie Travis and her family.
Laurien Berenson
has created a delightful family and over the years they have changed and grown
right along with we readers. As an author, you cannot write 22 books
covering a few characters in just a few years’ time without having the creative
ability to keep those characters alive and interesting and a group of people
your readers identify with. Otherwise, not a soul would read past Book 10.
Berenson has obviously accomplished this.
This is Book 22
in the series titled "Melanie Davis Canine Mystery". Book 22 can
definitely stand alone and be enjoyed without having read earlier books.
However…all of Berenson’s books have good reviews. Don’t miss any
of them.
***This book was provided to me
free of charge in exchange for an honest review.
Monday, June 4, 2018
Bark Twice for Danger
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| Cozy Mystery |
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Blurb: Comic Con is in full-swing and all is well. But no sooner does the biggest event of the year begin before a mysterious wave of identify thefts overshadows the grand affair.MY REVIEW
While Nala tries to rein in Karly’s efforts to use the con for dating purposes, she also finds herself the target of a brazen thief. If she and her crime-solving canine companion don’t find the culprit, her bank accounts could be wiped cleaned.
Can Nala and Max bring an end to the chaos before it’s too late?
What if you rescued a dog from the shelter and found out it
happens to talk? Odd as it might seem this is not a book of the paranormal
genre, but it is a really cute cozy mystery about a P I named Nala with a
talking dog as a partner. I don't know if this sounds odd to you or not but the
dog is as diva-like as possible and coupled with Nala’s sarcasm the banter between
them makes for a fun read.
While this might sound like a whimsical cozy, it had fun, really
well-developed characters. Characters with much more depth than you would
expect in a cozy. It’s also a really
modern cozy with your computer nerd friend and parents who take cruises as well
as a mom who has a business. In the middle of a larger town for most cozy
settings, a huge Comic Con is going on with all of your favorite comic superheroes
attending, well at least people dressed in their costumes, and it all makes it a
little crazy and fun. I liked this up-to-date city-slicker kind of cozy
mystery.
M.K. Scott has plenty of series with really good reviews.
This one happens to be Book 3 in a series titled “The Talking Dog Detective
Agency”. While this book can easily
stand alone as a good read, it looks to me like we’d better check out her other
books too.
***This book was provided to me free of charge in exchange
for an honest review.
Read an Excerpt:
What happens to a girl who can’t say no? Most people would assume she’d end up pregnant before her fifteen birthday. The idea made Emma wrinkle her nose at the impossibility of that happening to her. It would involve someone asking her to do something more interesting than pet sitting their parrot or run papers to a client on her way home. Truthfully, she didn’t mind too much. She didn’t have children to drive to soccer practice or the need to start dinner for her partner when she got home from work. What she did resent was people assuming, since she had no life, she’d automatically do the things they had no time to do.
Delivering papers wasn’t in her job description. Technically it wasn’t on anyone’s in the office. The others were smart enough to make themselves scarce, while Emma merely took the papers and agreed to go out of her way to Carmel to deliver them before the end of the workday. The only perk was she got to leave early to arrive while the client’s office was still open.
After she delivered the papers, she exited the art deco building, only to almost bump into him. She couldn’t say she didn’t notice him. He was the type of male who drew all eyes to him by simply existing. He’d erupted into the parking lot riding a wave of sound and testosterone. Instead of a surfboard, his mode of transportation was a Triumph motorcycle. The bike drew her eye first. Back when she was barely thirteen, she longed for a motorcycle. Her fantasies, however, didn’t include her hanging onto some guy steering the bike. It was always her bike.
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