BOOK: A Dilemma for Daisy, A Monday Mystery Society Book, by Carol Ann Kauffman

Daisy Mazlo faces a dilemma. She’s met the man of her dreams in Cooper MacNeill, a gentleman in every sense of the word, tall, handsome, wealthy, witty, and very interested in her. But Daisy can’t accept his love, so she runs away, moving back to Oakville where she grew up to sort out her feelings. Will the small loving community of her past help her find herself? Will Cooper come after her? Will a letter be pivotal in resolving Daisy’s dilemma? 

Will love win out?

A Dilemma for Daisy is part of the Monday Mystery Society series, published by Books To Go Now.

The Monday Mystery Society attracts ten diverse individuals, all attractive in their unique ways—and all of them single. Five stories of love in a small town.

A Mystery for Marissa - Alison Jean Ash
When young bookstore owner Rob starts a new reading group, The Monday Mystery Society attracts ten diverse individuals, all attractive in their unique ways—and all of them single. How many of them will still be single by the group’s closing party? Rob has found the woman of his dreams, but Marissa stiffens up at the hint that he might ask her out. Thinking fast, the young bookstore owner invents a mystery reading group, just for the chance to spend some time with the gorgeous nurse. The big mystery on his mind is how far he’ll have to go to get her attention: does he need to show up wounded in her ER? Welcome to Oakville, where people still know their neighbors, friendships last a lifetime—and gossip is a force of nature.

The Right Kiss - Giuletta M. Spudich
Janie is a confident, professional editor in her thirties … when she’s not around men. The opposite sex sends her into frazzled and tongue-tied states of being. She prefers the company of her best friend Sharon Hall, or no company at all, and is largely alone. 
When she joins the Monday Mystery Society book club, she hopes to make connections with other Oakville residents through literature, especially Victorian mysteries. Little does she know that at the book club, there is a tendency to find love in unexpected places … 
Will she let go of her cool personality and let love in? Or will she run from the sudden affection of two different men and disappear into her favorite stories, alone and lonely? 

A Singular Romance - JW Stacks
A neo-Victorian romance of fine mysteries, upset stomachs, and torrential downpours. 
Julia can't handle people. Lara can't handle Julia. Neither of the two know how to deal with the 
feelings they bring out in each other. When a shared love of Victorian mysteries bring these two 
mismatched girls together, can the matchmaking track record of the Monday Mystery Society 
remain unbroken in the face of overwhelming odds? 

A Dilemma for Daisy - Carol Ann Kauffman
Daisy Mazlo faces a dilemma. She’s met the man of her dreams in Cooper MacNeill, a gentleman in every sense of the word, tall, handsome, wealthy, witty, and very interested in her. But Daisy can’t accept his love, so she runs away, moving back to Oakville where she grew up to sort out her feelings. Will the small loving community of her past help her find herself? Will Cooper come after her? Will a letter be pivotal in resolving Daisy’s dilemma? 
Will love win out?

Protest of Love - Samna Ghani
Mary Gardner is a successful career-oriented woman with a passion for work and books. She is part of The Monday Mystery Society at Acorns, the local bookstore in Oakville. Her life is perfect, in her opinion, till she meets Stefan. Things start going downhill as he infiltrates her work, her life and her heart. 

Stefan Larsson, a dashing European attorney fighting for the rights of the weak and downtrodden. He threatens everything Mary has worked so hard to achieve. He is smart but aggressive; passionate but dominating. He’s out to get Mary but the question is: will he remain unscathed?

This was so much fun to write. Head writer on this project was the wonderful Alison Jean Ash. The concept was simple. People join a book club. Relationships begin.

This anthology followed a timetable. Each mystery book club selection  was given a date. We followed each other's stories in a specific sequence. Alison went first with A Mystery for Marisa. The characters in all five books are the same. However, each book dwells on a specific relationship forming between two characters. Most of the characters are introduced in the first book and play a small role throughout the series.

We hope you enjoy The Monday Mystery Society books.

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ENTERTAINMENT: Nicholas LaFloch on Amazon Prime and MHZ

I know, I know, you told me you hate subtitles, and that you can't read and watch TV at the same time. I know. Still, I want you to give this one a try.  The charming and debonair Nicholas LeFloch is the main character in a crime drama set in eighteenth century Paris. Nicholas is a detective who solves crimes at all levels of French society, from street people to royalty, all while engaging in a very vigorous French style love life. You do not need to read the words to figure out what's going on.

Watch Nicholas LeFloch on Amazon Prime and MHZ.

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INTERVIEW: Women's Fiction Author June Ahern

June Ahern

San Francisco, CA

USA

Good morning, June, and welcome to Vision and Verse. What have you written? 

Two novels and two non-fictions. The non-fictions are parapsychology and 

paranormal subjects. And also two screenplays

What is your favorite genre to write? 

Women’s fiction that has strong, intelligent women with sensitive caring undertones.

                                                       

Favorite food. 

Salmon 

Tea or coffee? 

Tea

Pizza or ice cream? 

Ice cream

Wine or beer? 

Wine

Where would you like to visit? 

Petra, Jordan and south of Spain. My goal to do 

within the next couple of years, maybe even  2020.

Favorite musical artist. 

Many, but mostly Motown music such as Smokey 

Robinson and The Miracles, and the late great 

Aretha Franklin. Also, I enjoy Latin beat such as Cuba’s Buena Vista Social Club and 

San Francisco’s Carlos Santana (we went to the same high school and shared friends.) 

I love to dance and still do! 

Do you listen to music when you write? 

Yes.

What? 

Often pieces relating to the era of the story. 

For my non-fictions a bit of “New Age” or 

ocean waves sounds.

What makes you laugh? 

Life, kids, animals, husband, my brothers and 

sisters – a funny irreverent group.

Favorite work of art or sculpture. 

Vincent van Gough’s The Night Café, Starry Night 

and self-portrait.

How old were you when you started writing? 

First acknowledged piece, 14 years old. I won first prize in 8^th grade writing contest 

titled, Coming to America.

Do you plan out your book with outlines and notecards? Or just write? 

Mostly, just start write. Although, to keep me on track, I’ll jot down an outline of sorts, 

especially with the fiction dates of events or characters’ ages. I attempt to keep notes 

in a reasonable postcard order. I really like words so I keep notes of those words to use 

in the books.

Describe your perfect evening.       

Bath, ice cream, or wine or tea & cookies and 

a good movie.

Where do you get your inspiration? 

All of my book were encouraged or asked by others 

to write. My first novel came to be after I finished 

the screenplay. An author friend read and advised 

me that a screenplay had a better chance of selling 

if it was a book. My second screenplay that also 

later became a book was written upon the request 

of a young Scottish actress I met in Los Angeles 

when doing a stage play for my first novel. Both 

non-fictions were also requests from others. 

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

Pace, take a walk, eat chocolate, groan a lot, sit 

and look at the screen, and get frustrated. 

Who is your favorite author? 

Difficult to pin down to one as there’s so many talented writers. But, I do look for new 

books by and also reread books by Michael Connelly and Anne Perry.

Best book you ever read? 

Aztec by Gary Jennings.

Last book you read. 

I usually have two books going at once: “Voices of 

the Ancients & The Shining Ones by Moonwillow 

and a polar opposite genre by Tami Hoag’s “Kill 

the Messenger”.

What would you do for a living if you weren’t a 

writer? 

Continue with my psychic medium, paranormal 

investigator and public speaker careers.

Who is the one person who has influenced your 

personal life the most and why? 

My mother and son. My mother for her creative 

personality and kindness. She loved having an 

author daughter and helped me with my first two 

books by proofing (she was a stickler for proper 

grammar) and reading aloud with me. My son 

also has been my little buddy from day one. He’s calm and practical (my opposite), and 

naturally funny. Plus, he believes his mom is cool. 

If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or 

fictional, who would it be and why? 

Jacqueline Kennedy also known as Jackie O.  She truly was a lady (like my mother), 

so very elegant and intelligent with great social manners. Plus she loved horses and 

I too love them and rode, like she had. I’d like to talk with her and ask how did she 

navigate through marriage to John Kennedy and later, Onassis? I don’t think she was 

as valued with love from either as I felt she deserved. 

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

Create or join a support team like a writers’ group on-line and/or in-person, take 

writers’ classes or workshops, and find a good editor to champion you on a published 

book.

Do you have some links for us to follow you?

http://www.juneahern.com

http://www.sfcoaching.com

Latest Ghost Investigation

https://youtu.be/PSUYJ2BzuJE

Introducing my 4 books

https://youtu.be/EboHgqlXu30

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BOOK REVIEW: Weekend Warriors by Fern Michaels

 My review of Weekend Warriors:

Book Lover 222

4.0 out of 5 stars Seeking Justice

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2020

Format: Kindle Edition

Weekend Warriors (hardback) by Fern Michaels is the first in the Sisterhood series. A friend is killed. The justice system fails her family. Her best friend and her mother want revenge, so they take matters into their own hands. They seek out a group of women who have been wronged who want to seek justice with them. As with other Fern Michaels books, this is well-written with a twisty turny plot and heartfelt characters.
It would have been a five star read, except for the brutal rape scene.

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SCHEDULE: October 5-9, 2020:

Mon., Oct. 5 - ART: Russian-American Artist

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky

Tues., Oct. 6 - BOOK REVIEW: 

Weekend Warriors by Fern Michaels 

Wed., Oct. 7 - INTERVIEW: Women's Fiction

Author June Ahern

Thurs., Oct. 8 - ENTERTAINMENT:

Nicholas LeFloch

on Amazon Prime and MHZ

Fri., Oct. 9 - BOOK:

A Dilemma for Daisy

A Monday Mystery Society Book

by Carol Ann Kauffman

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