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  sgking123 says

  I do hope that you are doing fine ..I am returning here after a while (2007-08) . I was made to return by a flurry of good books which are now on my shelf. Possibly you may get to like them as well. Post me your welfare.

  Posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )

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  ForstRose says

  Just Another Rabid Reader has two fantasy giveaways that close in the next few days. This one closes on the 6th http://justanotherrabidreader.info/index.php/2012/04/29/its-giveaway-time-folks-dusk-gate-chronicles/ and this one on the 7th http://justanotherrabidreader.info/index.php/2012/04/30/giveaway-the-willows-by-krystal-mclaughlin/ Check out the main blog for reviews and lots of other bookish stuff http://justanotherrabidreader.info/

  Posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

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  john b says

  Hi:
  I have published three ebooks on Amazon Kindle, Smashwords, B&N, etc., and would be delighted if you would add one or more of these books to your TBR list. If you could also write a review, that would be super.
  
  The titles and links for the books are as follows:
  The Ghost Of A Flea - Murder in the Big Apple
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003WQBD96
  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003WQBD96
  https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/20838
  Quarantine – A sci-fi thriller set in East Africa
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003ZSHNUO
  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003ZSHNUO
  https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/21720
  The Watcher – An occult horror thriller set in New England
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0043GX1C6
  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0043GX1C6
  https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/24837
  
  Thank you for taking the time to consider my request.
  Have a great day.
  John Brinling, author

  Posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Glenn Kleier says

  Pleased to meet you, Nora, I look forward to our friendship.

  Posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Bulbul S says

  hi....... good mrng

  Posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

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  A. Michaelson says

  Hi, Nora. I’m the author of The Sandal Maker, a new novel about the public ministry of Jesus from a unique point of view. A story that will take you on a fascinating journey in first century Galilee. I’m including here the publisher's notes from Amazon.com. Let me know what you think. The honor would be mine.
  
  
  Book Description
  Caleb, an elderly Jew, leaves the safety of his home in Cana on a mission to find a man he believes is in Jerusalem. Miriam, Caleb’s only remaining child, accompanies him disguised as a boy. In the desolation of the war struck Galilean countryside, father and daughter risk their lives to journey south on the Jordan River trail. As they walk, Caleb intrigues Miriam with a captivating story of his youth that will change her future destiny. A story of a time forty years prior when he became a sandal maker in order to observe a man some called the Miracle Worker. Caleb secretly kept notes of the events he saw and heard as he followed the crowds. With his objective, skeptical point of view, he reveals the fascinating ministry of the one he called the “Master.” Heart pounding perils and the threat of death endanger the two travelers, but nothing could foretell the fate awaiting them in Jerusalem!
  
  From the Publisher
  A. Michaelson's new novel, The Sandal Maker, takes the reader on a fascinating journey back to the year 70 A.D. in worn torn Palestine. The author creatively weaves two stories together, one in the present, the other in the past. Heartwarming, enlightening and tragic, The Sandal Maker paints a portrait of one man's life and his involvement in how the gospel came to be.

  Posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Lynnette Bonner says

  Hi Nora, Nice to 'meet' you. :) It is always a joy to get to know someone who loves books as much as I do. I'm sure we'll be talking more. Have a great week.

  Posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

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  jeremiah wepps says

  Dear Nora,
  I am just sending you this not of of greetings and say long time since you allowed me on your friend's frame, I hope i will not interrupt you by saying Hi, please send my regards to your family,
  
  Peace
  
  Jeremiah

  Posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

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  America K says

  The Author of this book America King(alias Kevin Lee)is historically one of most important people of this century. With heritage that include Mohamed Ali, Coretta Scott King, Supreme and more . Being the first man reincarnated makes America unique if not iconic figure in american society .The last reining King (King George) of the 19th and 20th century . With the King reaching acurate age
  he steps back in family business . His love is music playing a behind the scenes role as ghost writer for many years . Now helping the future take Hip Hop to the next .... with a chapter included for everyone in the entertainment industry .
  So remember "The Children are the future and the future is bright"
  
  http://hiphopthelastreligion.com
  Buy online at Amazon.com OR LULU.COM

  Posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Tony Carmine says

  Here is a blurb about my new book—ON THE CREST. Comments welcome: Tige Anderson goes through a series of emotional, physical and psychological adventures in this coming-of-age roller coaster, balancing his life among his romantic trysts, his ambitions, his humanity and his gay best friend. The one thread that connects all of the people in his life is the fact that the cycle of life puts everyone through a series of ups (‘on the crest’) and downs. Whether an individual winds up on top of the wave or under it depends on them.
  
  Prologue:
  
  [A mind full of shadows which form long, dark points that pierce the heart through and bring to consciousness the fierce pain of reality. Hooded specters that travel through space and time gathering up pieces of memory and bringing them together to form one melted block of pain and pleasure called the past.
  
  Were it possible to disintegrate as happens to dreams and tender moments. As powerful as these dreams and tender moments seemed at their inception, we come to realize that they are made of invisible particles of nothingness. Were it possible to just vanish like hopes made of tiny particles of nothing so would I be free of reality. And in that vanishing, would I finally be able to find peace.]
  
  Those thoughts flooded Tige’s mind as he sat and watched the pointed shadows caused by the brand-new-morning sun crawl across the floor in front of him. He had been all alone in the solarium since the middle of the night awaiting the sunrise as he did on many nights since he was put into that place. It was his favorite time of day. Anymore, each minute of the day was filled with painful recollection and doubt except for this brief, fleeting moment. It was a time, it seemed, that the earth, like him, was confused. It brought him solace to think that at this very moment, the entire universe, or so it seemed, was in a state of doubt and he was not alone. It was the time when day was pushing back night, eliminating the last vestiges of darkness to assume domination and live out its brief lifetime before dying and willing its realm to its brother called ‘tomorrow’. It was a time of starting over, of another chance. Days rolled in one after the other like the waves at the beach. It made one think that no matter how tragic the events that occurred in one solar period, there was always another; there was always another wave.
  
  Tige sat in his robe and pajamas on one of the couches in the solarium watching the morning sun get stronger, watching the streams of light come through the bars on the windows, hoping that the attendant would not yet realize that he was not in his room, which was where he should have been until breakfast which was still two hours away. He had done this so many times in the past but he was never discouraged from continuing to enjoy his moment of peace, but rather would endure the lectures from the staff about how everyone there must obey the rules so that all there could accomplish what they came there for.
  
  The reward that he got from this solitude was worth any reprimand which may have followed from the staff. He knew that his time remaining there was brief and he could continue this practice somewhere else. This was his time to savor the self-induced, companion-until-death torment brought about by events which had happened before and could not be changed. This was his time to not only enjoy the companionship of hope for tomorrow, but also to flog himself with memories and guilt for things that he had been instrumental in bringing to existence. He had to torture himself for what he had done or for what he had not done. With an almost painful enjoyment, Tige watched the single line of gray smoke from his cigarette and recalled the days past. He watched the ashes fall off like expended days gone by. He watched the orange line of fire racing toward its end.
  
  Again, comments welcome.
  The book can be purchased at barnesandnoble.com, amazon.com, authorhouse.com and many more sites. Thank you. Tony Carmine.

  Posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Jassafari says

  I own a wholesale book distributing company.
  
  Hmmm, talking about things in common?
  
  JASS!

  Posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Ms. Kathleen says

  It looks like you have some great books posted! Wonderful! I can't wait to check some of them out.

  Posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Doris T says

  Thanks for joining the group, I'm Reading I Do. I look forward to our discussions of the book. I'd love to visit your bookstore.

  Posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Robin Caldwell says

  Hi Nora, I'm so slow and so late in replying. Blessings, sis!

  Posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Joanna Mallory says

  Hi Nora,
  
  Thanks for the link to your blog. I've bookmarked it so I don't forget to go back. Love your title, "Finding Hope through Fiction." Stories that bring hope are the kind I like best.
  
  I visit Guelph once a year, for Write! Canada (our largest conference for Christians who write and/or edit). The part I've seen is beautiful.

  Posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Steve Yohn says

  Hey Nora, Jason told me what happened at the store yesterday. Unbelievable! The day you post our interview, he unknowingly comes walking into your store. I just wanted you to know that the story was so good that I had to post it on my blog (http://www.rileycovington.blogspot.com/). I linked your interview to the posting - I hope that's okay. I'm new to the blogging thing, and am still learning the proper etiquette.

  Posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Steve Yohn says

  Thank you so much for the blog! You did a fabulous job - I loved the pics you included, and your comments were very kind. This was truly a blessing for Jason and me.

  Posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Joleen D says

  I went to the library to try to find Blood Brothers as well as House of Wolves. They were both checked out. Which one did you like the best? I love mysteries. I love reading your shelf. You have such great reviews and books that I would never have dreamed about reading.

  Posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

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  Joleen D says

  Nora,
  
  I read your evaluation of Blood Brothers. It really sounds good. I noticed that it was 2nd in a series. Do I need to read the 1st book before I read Blood Brothers, or does it stand alone?
  
  Thanks,
  Joleen

  Posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )