August 2011 Blog Posts (235)

L.A. Blues is Maxine Thompson’s masterpiece. Told in first person by main character, “Z” short for Zipporah Saldono, you were witness to life in the mean streets of modern day Los Angeles with its overwhelming serving of gangs and drugs and, of course, a corrupt police department. You couldn’t help but root for “Z” with the opening scene, a young lady trying to move past her generational curse by bettering herself but is almost raped in an environment that had claimed her family, although…

2011 NIEA TRUE CRIME FINALIST

"Fighting the Devil" - A True Story of Consuming…

ForeWord Clarion Review

 BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS/MYSTERY

     "Fighting the Devil"

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My first experience with ‘Women’s Lib’ came when I was around seventeen years old. My boyfriend at the time was a young man who hadn’t annoyed me that much…yet, but he was, in a word, useless. I was working a forty hour week, just out of high school, wanting to make as much money as I could in order to hit the road and get as far away from my hometown as humanly possible. Of course, seeing as that I was living in…

Redbournbury Watermill and Bakery

On Saturday the 31^st of July my six year old grandson and I visited Redbournbury Watermill, which is surrounded by farmland and water meadows. The latter provide a habitat for herons and kingfishers that feed on sticklebacks, trout fry and other fish.  Generations of water fowl have eaten, defended their territory and mated in this fascinating area where there was probably a Watermill in Saxon times.

There has been a…

After literally years of effort - rewrites, rewrites, rewrites - the paranormal suspense novel, The Mound is launched.  It is available on Amazon.com  and is already generating buzz. One has already highly recommended it on their blog as a 'great horror read.'   To view Amazon page: Click Here.

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Today is Blog Jog Day! This is a fun and interesting annual event which takes place online. Nearly one hundred blogs will be participating! Click on the Blog Jog Day Blog at http://blogjogday.blogspot.com, then simply choose a blog link that looks interesting to you, and click on! After you view that blog, there will be a link to another, then another, and so on.

Many of the blogs have special events, contests, and goodie giveaways lined…

Dave Lieber ,author of “Bad Dad” will be my guest on The G-ZONE, my blogtalk radio show , Friday August 12^th @ 12pm EST. The show is sponsored by Trestle Press. The link to the show is:

 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gelatisscoop

Here is something on the book:

““Dave Lieber’s latest book, Bad Dad, has a cogent message. It is a great gift for any parent and an entertaining read with its measures of chuckles…

The Poet's Heart

Is by far

A gift from God

It's voice speaks

With intensity

To the strong and weak

Of a place where the poet dares to go

Expressing thoughts and emotions, deep from within the soul

With words powerful enough to heal

In a world of good and evil

The poet's heart cares to speak the truth

With no need to people please me or you

Whether the audience can handle all of the jingle jangle

Often…

ISBN 978-1-60860-838-6

RRP $32.99

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Trestle Press is proud to announce that author William Tooker will be starting a new monthly horror series entitled “Slouching Towards Bethlehem”. The first installment in series, “Bad Angels”, will be released August 12,2011. Here is the synopsis of the storyline and a bio on the author:

“Before the Dawn of Civilization an advanced culture named the Zep Tepi encountered a race of spirit beings called the Annunaki. The Zep Tepi were benevolent and were…

This is some serious stuff. I have read many times in many places the power of the written word: The pen is mightier than the sword kind of thing but never paid it much mind till yesterday. I admit it, I took a mental health day yesterday; we went to the shore had some fun in the sand and the surf. I didn’t even play bocce; I was too busy with some of my kids and grandkids. Sunburn is not my friend right now. What happened after I got fried is the neat part.

We went for ice cream, to…

Another day in my life about to come to a close.  Like so many days prior....dejavu.  Lord God, I know exactly how the Nation of Israel must have felt wondering in circles for forty years searching for the promised land.  It's very hard to stay focused and keep the faith when your health is wavering and life's circumstances seem to be overwhelming.

Mighty God you knew my journey, all the twist and turns, the dark moments and so many unanswered questions.  My prayers lay…

My latest book, "In Plain Sight" is now available for pre-order.  As far as I know, no one has ever done Amish fiction before with a hint of paranormal. Watch the trailer below and let me know what you think.

Julia Madeleine has agreed to do a monthly series with Trestle Press called “The Devils’ Music”. Here is what the storyline will be:

“It’s about a beautiful, dangerous woman named Sadie who is actually the devil’s daughter. She has an insatiable appetite for music, and in particular, musicians. Her thing is to go around collecting the souls of all the great legends in the world, after they've signed a contract with her in blood of course, guaranteeing their success in exchange for…