Monday, August 12, 2024

ART: The Work of Kazuhiro Higashi


 





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Sunday, August 11, 2024

SCHEDULE: August 12-16, 2024


 Monday, August 12 - ART:
The Work of Kazuhiro Higashi
Tuesday, August 13 - BOOK REVIEW:
Flowers for Mercedes
(A Mercedes Drew Mystery Book)
by Barnaby Wilde
Wednesday, August 14 - INTERVIEW:
Romantic Literary Author
Kera S. Jung
Thursday, August 15 - TV TIME:
Colossal
(Tubi)
Friday, August 16 - BOOK:
Harper Ross
by Carol Ann Kauffman












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Friday, August 9, 2024

BOOK: Waterfalls Point by Carol Ann Kauffman


Detective Brianna Rosetti is exiled from her big city police department in Jefferson City, Missouri to a small, isolated out-of-state law enforcement unit in a pine forest near the Canadian border.

Brianna hoped it was only temporary until things cool down at home. She loved her apartment and the many activities in Jefferson City. She missed all her friends. 

There had been no crime up in this pine forest community for four years, but on her first morning on the job, a body is discovered in the water.



This book also began on Amazon’s episodic reading platform, Vella. 


Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BJFNHZY1





 








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Thursday, August 8, 2024

NEW BOOK RELEASE: Mountain Thieves, The McIntyre Adventures by Gerald S. Guy

 


Gus McIntyre and friends chase down bank robbers in 

"Mountain Thieves." It debuted on August 7.


Pick it up today at

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08QFR4TY8R12 


#robbery #WildWest #bankrobbery #Colorado #gusmcintyre #western #kindlebooks #kindle #westernfiction #historicfiction #adventure #geraldguy #mountains


If you are a fan of historical fiction, western fiction, or just love to get lost in great stories of the Old West like I do, you will thoroughly enjoy this entire Gus McIntyre series.     -Carol






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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

INTERVIEW: Ohio Mystery Author Karina Barstow

Karina Bartow 
Northern Ohio

USA


 

Welcome to Vision and Verse, Karina. Can you tell us what you’ve written? 

A mix of mysteries and love stories, specifically Husband in HidingForgetting My Way Back to YouBrother of InterestWrong Line, Right ConnectionAccidental Alliesand Undercover Babymoon.



What is your favorite genre to write? 

Mystery 



Favorite food. 

Anything chocolate!            




Tea or coffee? 

Coffee 



Pizza or ice cream? 

Ice cream



Wine or beer or soda or what? 

Iced mochas 



Where would you like to visit? 

Paris, France 



Favorite musical artist. 

The Monkees



Do you listen to music when you write?

No, I need my space to be relatively quiet. Music of many genres inspires me, though. For instance, a Chris Daugherty song called “Undefeated” inspired the name of my mystery series, The Unde(a)featedDetective Series.   




What makes you laugh?

Catching people off-guard, like when I tricked my mom and a friend to get on a roller coaster that wasn't as tame as they expected



Favorite work of art or sculpture. 

Monet’s Water Lilies



How old were you when you started writing? 

I started toying around with it when I was nine, but I didn’t get serious about it until I was an old lady of eighteen! 





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

Nope, I’m a pantster all the way. 



Describe your perfect evening. 

Sitting at a baseball game in eighty degree weather with a light breeze. I'm very hard to please, as you can tell! 



Where do you get your inspiration? 

From people and various aspects in my life. I like to say I put my life in a blender and chop it up to create a book. 



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

I usually take a break, maybe play a round of Sudoku.



Who is your favorite author? 

Nicholas Sparks



Best book you ever read. 

A Walk to Remember 



Last book you read. 

Hard Dough Homicide by Olivia Matthews 



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

Wedding planning (as long as I could handle the drama!)   



Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why? 

My mom because she has sacrificed so much for me and taught me what it really means to be a momShe and my dad have done everything to help me thrive despite my physical limitations. 




If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why? 

Elvis Presley. Besides his handsome looks and talent, he seemed to be a genuine person, and I would’ve liked to have tried helping him sort through his personal battles. 








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

Don't give up; every rejection letter is one closer to an acceptance. 



Do you have some links for us to follow you?

https://www.karinabartow.com/

https://www.facebook.com/karinabartowauthor

https://www.karinabartow.com/behind-the-pages-blog/


https://www.instagram.com/karina.bartow/

https://www.twitter.com/KarinaBartow 

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15045283.Karina_Bartow

 








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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

BOOK REVIEW: Beyond Oria Falls by Sheryl Seal


 



This is a story of a young woman, Oria the Golden Queen, and her quest to free her lost tribal members from a cruel and tragic fate. 

Parts are written in the voices of her people, allowing us insight into their innermost thoughts and rationale behind their behavior. 

Then Ms. Seal weaves each one of these character strands into a beautiful Native American tapestry of love and sacrifice, of nature and beauty. 

This was a fast-paced tale of magic, shape-shifting, and time travel, told with beautiful, gentle words and wisdom. I highly recommend this book.






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Monday, August 5, 2024

ART: Moondipper, Tie Dye Artist


 If you are as fascinated by Moondipper's gorgeous designs as I am, 
please follow her on Facebook for more information.

 







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Sunday, August 4, 2024

SCHEDULE: August 5-9, 2024



Monday, August 5 - ART:
Moondipper
The Tie Dye Artist
Tuesday., August 6 - BOOK REVIEW:
Beyond Oria Falls
by Sheryl Seal
Wednesday, August 7 - INTERVIEW:
Ohio Mystery Author
Karina Barstow
Thursday, August 8 - TV TIME:
Mountain Thieves,
The McIntyre Adventures
by Gerald L. Guy
Friday, August 9 - Book:
Waterfalls Point
by Carol Ann Kauffman













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Friday, August 2, 2024

BOOK: Charming Deception by Carol Ann Kauffman


 

Samantha wakes up to a perfect life, with a handsome, attentive husband she doesn't remember. She has it all: a luxury vehicle, designer clothes, beautiful jewelry, and a condo on the beach. 

But this isn't the life she remembers. 

As time go by, Samantha discovers she is the object of an elaborate deception, one large enough to include, other worlds, body doubles, time travel, world-hopping, and a galaxy guardian as cold as ice. 

Is her charming husband in on this deception?




Available in kindle format and paperback on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N2Q7HOT





Interesting Fact: I wrote the first chapter of Charming Deception on my iPhone on vacation in Clearwater Beach, Florida in the bathroom. We’d been planning this trip for months and I promised my husband he would have my undivided attention. This would be a non-writing trip.  



But… I woke up disoriented in the middle of the night in a strange bed. Strange view. Strange vibrations. An odd sensation coursed through my half-awake body. Where the hell was I? 

A loud, snore next to me shook me back to reality. 

It was a writing opportunity I could not pass up!

This middle-of-night crash writing episode was the ONLY time my husband did not get my undivided attention! 🥰




It was our wedding anniversary and we were staying at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort, the same hotel we stayed at on our honeymoon thirty-some years later. It was still phenomenal.












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Thursday, August 1, 2024

TV TIME: Ice Man, Time Traveler (Peacock)




 This is advertised as a comedy. Maybe it’s me, but I did not find it funny. 

It is, however, a fairly decent Chinese science fiction action time travel adventure story with some really good characters. Main character hero guy Ho Ying and his girlfriend May were very good. 

There are some undeniably strong Stargate influences in the adventurers transporting.








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