BOOK: Wait For Me, Time After Time, by Carol Ann Kauffman

 

Can she just pick up a relationship exactly where death stole it away from her so long ago? 

Richard and Nicole. Their everlasting love survived many lifetimes but not without sacrifice and heartache. Their relationship is never easy. 

After their meeting at the serene place, Blue Lake, it seems in every new lifetime fate keeps them apart until they’re ready to find each other.

When small-town Ohio art teacher Misha Lockhart answered a knock at the door, she instantly recognized her beloved husband from a previous lifetime. 

Richard MacKenzie traveled from London on a whim to find her. Richard, now known as Mick Kiley, a mild-mannered historian, wants to whisk her away to London. 

The memories of their everlasting love ignited, and her passion flared, but could she simply leave everything behind? Job. Friends. Husband?

Can she dismiss everything in her present lifetime, no matter how boring and mediocre, for the promise of a dazzling love from the past?

Amazon Buy Link:

Wait for Me https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0876HD6QF

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TV TIME: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (SyFy)

 

I cannot believe this was a dud at the box office! The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare was based on a true story taken from Winston Churchill’s Confidential Records. There is a great cast, an action-packed script, and lots of perfectly-timed explosions. And Henry! 

I found the fact that this film was based on a true story astounding and that Ian Fleming was involved in the coordinating and planning of Operation Postmaster when he was a naval intelligence officer prior to his 007 spy novel days.

And it STILL bombed at the box office? I liked it. 

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INTERVIEW: Cozy Mystery Writer Christa Nardi

 

                                            Christa Nardi

College Station, Texas

USA

 

Good morning, Christa, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the site for

art and authors and those who love them. Can you tell us a little about 

what you've written?

Cozy mysteries mostly. I also co-author a teen/young adult mystery 

series with Cassidy Salem.

What is your favorite genre to write? 

Cozy mystery

   

                   

I've read some of your work. I just 

love it! 

Favorite food. 

Chocolate

That's my favorite food group!

Tea or coffee?                    

Neither. Diet coke is my substitute.

 

Pizza or ice cream? 

Ice cream, please. Mint Chocolate 

Chip.

 

Wine or beer?

 

Definitely wine.

 

Where would you like to visit?

 

That list is very long – next up 

(assuming travel is safe) is the 

Panama Canal in 2022.

 

Favorite musical artist.  

Andrea Boccelli for calming/soothing 

sounds, Lady A the rest of the time. 

 

Do you listen to music when you write?

 

No, I prefer quiet. The voices in my head make enough noise.

 

What makes you laugh?

 

My 5-year-old granddaughter, Grace. She’s at that age.

 

Favorite work of art or sculpture.

Would have to be a Monet, probably 

Water Lilies 1916.

How old were you when you started 

writing?

 

In elementary school I think. I wrote 

on and off, some stories and some 

poetry in high school. 

 

Do you plan out your book with 

outlines and notecards? Or just 

write? 

I’m definitely on the pantser end of the continuum. Definitely no 

outline. A general idea, main character(s), setting, and I start writing.

It doesn’t necessarily look the same when I finish as the first rough 

draft.

 

Describe your perfect evening. 

Dinner with my husband and 

friends, a glass of wine, maybe 

dancing, and

relaxing with no thoughts of to-do 

lists or work.

 

Where do you get your inspiration? 

From people and situations I’ve 

encountered over my life time and a 

career in mental health.

 

What do you do when you get a writer's block?

I do something else for a few days and let my subconscious work on 

it. Then I go and do what some say you should never do. I start at the 

beginning and re-read what I already wrote, editing as I go, and add 

on from where I left off.              

 

Who is your favorite author? 

Another hard one. General fiction 

would be Louisa May Alcott – I 

read them all and Jo was my all-time 

heroine. In mystery from years ago, it 

would be Daphne du Maurier. 

Romantic suspense would be Kathleen 

Brooks (I’m addicted to the Bluegrass 

series). In cozy mysteries, I enjoy 

many of my fellow writers including 

Larissa Reinhart, Anne Celeste 

Burke, Ellen Crosby, and Deborah Garner. I also read sci-fi/fantasy – 

Tolkien, Robert Heinlein and Mercedes Lackey. 

 

Best book you ever read. 

That would be a toss-up between 

Rebecca (du Maurier), Little Women 

(Alcott), and The Hobbit (Tolkien).

 

Last book you read. 

Tall Tales Secret Book Club 

(CeeCeeJames)

 

What would you do for a living if you 

weren’t a writer?

Mental health services or teach.

 

Who is the one person who has 

influenced your personal life the most 

and why? 

My father. He supported me in 

whatever I wanted to do, whatever I 

set as my goal. 

 

If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, 

living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why? 

Not sure who that would be. I would like to visit the Blossom Café in 

Keeneston, KY (Bluegrass series) where everyone hangs out. The 

dynamic portrayed and orchestrated by three senior women (and then 

others as they age out) draws me in.

 

What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer? 

Sit down and write. With or without an outline. Write what you feel 

and what you would want to read. At the same time, get involved in 

writer groups (in person or virtual). I’ve found other authors to be 

helpful.

***Note to My Gentle Readers: Look for my review of  Wine and Dead, Another Murder by Christa Nardi here in the Achives at the bottom of the page, posted on March 23, 2021.

 

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Blog: https://christanardi.blogspot.com

 

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BOOK REVIEW: Blonde by Stan Jackson

 

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ART: Ukrainian Artist Leonid Afremov

I love the work of Leonid Afremov. It is bold. It is colorful. It commands attention. His paintings are not only gorgeous, they make me happy! 

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