BOOK REVIEW: Seaside Daisy by Sherri Hansen

ENTERTAINMENT: The Witcher

I came across this series by accident. I never played the video game. I never heard of the book. And I wasn’t a fan of Henry Cavill’s Superman. That said, I was completely taken with this Netflix series. 

Henry Cavill plays the part of Geralt Rivia. 

BOOK: Charming Deception

BOOK: Charming Deception by Carol Ann Kauffman

             

Dear Gentle Readers,

Sometimes a single moment can suggest a storyline.  While on 

our second honeymoon in Clearwater Beach Sand Key, I woke 

up in the middle of the night disoriented. Jet lag. Introduction to 

mint mojitos. Who knows?  But that single moment led to the 

book, Charming Deception. I wrote the first three chapters 

on my iPhone, because I promised my husband this wouldn't 

be a working vacation and left my laptop at home.

Book Description:
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?

Reviews:

"This story is completely different from all the other books I 

have read by Carol Ann Kauffman. You get to see another side 

of her creative mind and I love it. She had me guessing all 

throught the book. She filled it with mystery, suspense, 

romance and paranormal. Her style is the same as her other 

work, maybe even better.Open door ways can be wonderful 

and yet confusing to some. But to go through a door way and 

wake up not knowing who you are or where you are can be 

unusal. Sam doesent remember parts of her life. Her husband 

is telling her that she hit her head and has memory loss. But she 

doesn't know who he is either. Jaxs is madly in love with his wife 

and would do anything for her, even switch places with Jackson 

Blake.
As the two of them resume their life together in Florida, Sam 

finds herself falling in love with her husband all over again. But 

is he really her husband? Then one day trouble happens and 

she is pulled into a cloud with hands all over her. She has no 

idea what is going on. But she ends up at a castle and remembers 

her father and everybody there, but how? Jackson ends up 

there too and wants to taker her home. The king is mean and 

loves to torture people. He goes after a tracker who found 

Samantha thinking that he killed his real daughter. So how many 

Samantha's are there? And is there more then one Jackson 

Blake?
As the story goes on, you find yourself trying to figure out why 

there are clones and who made them. Why would someone 

want more than one person that looks the same? Well the 

guardian has his reasons. Can this all be worked out? Or is 

someone going to die? Will all be disappointed in the end? 

You will have to read it to find out."

                                                                              -Val R.

"This is a wonderfully twisted soap opera for the brain.  Sam 

has me worried and Jakson, sweet as he appears to be, creeps 

me out.  Love the imagery.  I feel like I'm right there with these 

characters.  Them OMG... out of the blue, kidnapped, encoding, 

decoding.  Uh, just who is this Samantha Blake?  This was like 

driving carefree down a one-way street and suddenly making 

an abrupt left turn - where there is no road!  AWESOME!!!"        

                                                                     - Preston K.

"Samantha wakes up naked in a strange bed. It's dark outside and 

there's a man snoring beside her she has no recollection of. Not only 

does she not remember how she got there. She can't even remember 

her name.

The author takes you on a journey involving all the elements 

necessary to keep you glued to the pages until the very end. You 

walk beside Samantha as she unravels the truth in this romantic 

and suspenseful story.

I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a good mystery that 

you can lose yourself in." - Tammy T.

                                                                                                                                                  

SCHEDULE: Jan. 6-10, 2020

Mon., Jan. 6 - BOOK: 

Charming Deception

by Carol Ann Kauffman

Tues., Jan. 7 - ART:

Artist Joy Laforme

Wed., Jan, 8 - INTERVIEW:

Texas Collage Artist

Parker Kaufman

Thurs., Jan. 9 - ENTERTAINMENT:

The Witcher on Netflix

Fri., Jan. 10 - BOOK REVIEW:

Seaside Daisy by Sherrie Hansen 

BOOK REVIEW: Purple Kitty by Chariss K. Walker

Serena McKay, P.I., won't be your mother's favorite female sleuth. She’s certainly not of the Jessica Fletcher ilk and this is not a cozy mystery. Serena has suffered from devastating emotional and physical abuse. She lives in a post-apocalyptic time where existence is nightmarish at best and disastrously chilling at worst. As a strong, albeit dysfunctionally-flawed private investigator, Serena uses every weapon in her arsenal to solve bloodcurdling crimes in this hard-boiled, dark-fiction, dystopian thriller series All while a notorious serial killer is after her green eyes... The sequel, Blue Cadillac continues Serena's courageous story. Or you can read the two-book series in one download in Serena McKay Crime Novels Complete, Books 1-2, B07GCRT56R.



Purple Kitty by Chariss Walker is like no other crime story I’ve ever read. Set in a dark, disturbing future, former-cop-turned-private-investigator Serena McKay takes a case involving a missing child. Echoes from her past haunt her, as she juggles her caseload while preserving her life and sanity. Very well-written with wonderfully flawed characters, a dark and scary future, a heinous madman, and a riveting plot, this book will definitely hold your interest while taking you on one wild ride. I highly recommend this first book as I begin the second book in the series.

Amazon Buy Link:  
https://www.amazon.com/Purple-Kitty-Serena-McKay-Novels-ebook/dp/B01EHUL2MI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Purple+kitty&qid=1576429560&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

ENTERTAINMENT: The Mandalorian, Disney+

The Mandalorian - Wikipedia 

This live action SciFi series from Disney+ has everyone cooing over Baby Yoda. 

All we really know is the tiny, adorable creature is the same species as Yoda and has already displayed a clear cut connection to the force. 








The Mandalorian is a bit of a mystery. We know he’s a bounty hunter. We’ve seen him display some kick-ass martial arts techniques. We’ve seen him fight off scores of opponents with skill and accuracy.





What we haven’t seen yet, as of Episode 6, is his face. “Mando” has not removed his giant metal face helmet. I am not even sure the same guy has played Mando in all 6 episodes. I think it must be hard for an actor to convey emotion with his giant metal face helmet on.












That being said, I like the series. The special effects do their job. The references to the old Star Wars movies are fun. The bar in Los Isleys was a great throwback to the 1977 first Luke/Han meeting.


 Unlike other series now streaming, Disney+ is dropping one new 
episode a week, like old fashioned television in the pre-Netflix era.

Bottom line: We SciFi fans are starving for good or even mildly good series. We’ve had reruns and encore presentations. We NEED some new and exciting material, so I’m sticking with Mando!

Hugs,
Carol

NOTE: Happy New Year!

SCHEDULE: Jan.1 - 3, 2020

Wed., Jan. 1 - Happy New Year!

Thurs., Jan. 2 -  ENTERTAINMENT: 

              The Mandalorian on Disney+

Fri., Jan. 3 - BOOK: Purple Kitty

        by Chariss K. Walker

NOTE: Merry Christmas from Vision and Verse

Dear Gentle Readers,

We at Vision and Verse wish you the happiest of holidays. We hope the love and peace you feel in your heart this  season lasts throughout the coming new year.

We hope you've found something here on Vision and Verse that sparked your imagination or kick-started your own creativity. Or maybe, you found a new artist or author to follow!

Vision and Verse will be taking a little break until the new year. We are revamping our look and reformatting our layout with a sidebar and all kinds of exciting stuff.

As one of our readers, you are valued as part of our little artsy-writer community. We appreciate your interest and taking the time to stop by and see what's happening here. See you in 2020!

Merry Christmas,
Carol

BOOK REVIEW: The Christmas Wreath by Angela Ford