The first Wednesday of every month is officially IWSG day. IWSG was formed by Ninja Captain Alex Cavanaugh. Members post about their doubts and fears, discuss struggles and triumphs, and offer words of encouragement to others who are struggling.
Twitter handle: @TheIWSG
Hashtag: #IWSG.
The awesome co-hosts for the
July 5 posting of the IWSG are PJ Colando, Kim Lajevardi, Gwen Gardner, Pat Garcia, and Natalie Aguirre!
Woot! Woot!
Every month, we announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG post.
These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience
or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it
inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say.
Remember,
the question is optional!
July
5 question - 99% of my story ideas come from dreams. Where do yours predominantly
come from?
I’ve been trying to nail that one down for years. I still can’t answer it.
June/July Reviews in no particular order.
* Disclaimer. If I run into an occasional typo, I ignore them and don't factor them into my review.
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Georgina’s company is in financial straits, so she’s sold the majority of shares to the large conglomerate CLO with the hopes of saving it.
Unknown to Georgina, Rhys Turner has been sent from CLO to get the company in shape, not to hold on to it, but to sell it at a profit. But Rhys didn’t count on Georgina or his reaction to her. Conflicted, he has a decision to make.
Once again Ms. Biggar has created a fun romp with lots of comedic relief, loveable characters, and emotions that tug at the heartstrings. I’m a Jacqui Biggar fan and as with all Ms. Biggar’s stories, I highly recommend this one.
Available at Amazon
TRADS
This is number seven in the Jesse Stone series. The stories are quick easy reads, that hold my attention. This one reintroduces Crowe, a criminal from a former story. Only this time, Crowe and Jesse are working together to bring down the bad guys. On to number eight.
NIGHT AND DAY by Robert Parker
This is number eight and based around a peeping tom. Like the rest of the series, it's entertaining and an easy read.
This is the first in the Virgil Cole/Everett Hitch series. I’m still trying to decide what I thought of this one. Interesting √. Well written √. Well developed characters √. And let me say, even though I write them, I don’t read a lot of Westerns. But this was more gritty than what I expect from the genre. The F word was thrown around and not that I have a problem with it, if used sparingly, it’s not what I expect from a Western.
In this story, the itinerant peacemakers must deal with a rancher who has taken over the town of Appaloosa. AND in true Parker fashion, one of our heroes falls for the wrong woman.
At this point, I’m not sure if I’ll read anymore of the series or not.
There's always something interesting going on in Paradise. This time it's two murdered members of the mob.
One of the things I love about this series is the repartee among the characters. It's always amusing.
On to book 10.
This is an extremely powerful
political thriller series with a lot of focus on Russia and the tension between
Russia and the United States. There is also a lot of Russian history sprinkled
throughout the book as we follow the protagonist, Lance Spector, a CIA assassin,
from one dangerous situation to another. These books are intense enough I had
to take a break from them before I move on to the third. And the protagonists are all seriously flawed.
What really intrigues me is the novelist, a highly successful trad author writing under a pseudonym, with no information on his true identity.
My husband and I think we’ve figured it out😉. Who do you think Saul Herzog really is?
