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A Promise to Keep by Melony Teague -- Cover Reveal
Research librarian Savannah Sanderson wants nothing more than to escape into her happily-ever-after novels with their larger-than-life fictional heroes. But a promise to her late husband has her attending her dreaded twenty-year high school reunion, drinking ghastly punch, and taking desperate measures just to keep her vow, even if she has to hide behind the décor to do it.
Once a reckless troublemaker, Michael McCann fled town after graduation. Now a professional technical rescuer, he's back for the reunion, but on his trip down memory lane, he soon comes face to face with unresolved issues, namely Savannah.
Before the night is over, a pact between these two old friends will lead them on an adventure into uncharted emotional territory where Michael must confront his past regrets and find the courage to reveal the truth. But can Savannah fly from her sheltered nest and risk her heart on a real-life hero?
Melony Teague writes contemporary romance with a dash of humor, she loves to inspire and motivate others through her written words, and she believes everyone has a story to tell. Melony is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, and she is the co-author of As the Ink Flows, a devotional for authors. Her fiction debut, A Promise to Keep releases, Jan 21, 2020. Melony was born in South Africa and now lives in Toronto with her handsome husband, their two teenagers, and does the bidding of her two adorable cats.
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A Match for Emma (Mitchell's Crossroads #3) by Pepper D. Basham -- Review
Emma Mitchell may enjoy sprinkling romance into the lives of others, but her own plans involve a single first-class ticket to culinary school in Europe.
When her best friend, Jon Noble, suddenly moves back to Ransom, Emma's fairly certain her life can't get any better…until her matchmaking schemes nosedive, her culinary future falls flat, and a life-long friendship begins to teeter on the brink of something unexpected.
With a little inspiration from Jane Austen's classic and a touch of Blue Ridge charm, will Jon and Emma discover that what they need the most may be the last thing they're trying to find?
Basham is an award-winning author who writes historical and contemporary romance novels with grace, humor, and culture clashes. She's a Blue Ridge Mountain native and an anglophile who enjoys combining her two loves to create memorable stories of hope. You can connect with Pepper over at her group blog,
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Author Pepper Basham has written an absolutely charming retelling of Jane Austen's Emma. This is an absolutely delightful read from the charm of the wonderful characters to the southern small town feel and a back drop of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Basham brings plenty of emotions and heart in her story. Readers will find the characters easy to connect to with their real-life and relatable experiences. This is definitely the story of Emma, but with a vibrant Basham twist, making it all her own. This story is about finding oneself and allowing for forgiveness and grace. Readers will absolutely adore and fall in love with the beloved re-telling from Basham.
Series: Mitchell's Crossroads
Genre: romance, contemporary, retelling, Christian
Publisher: Woven Words Publications
1-A Twist of Faith
2-Charming the Troublemaker
A review copy of this book was provided by the author, as well as a copy purchased for review. A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.
To Die to Sleep by Stephanie Black -- Blog Tour Review + Giveaway
After surviving a difficult year, Natalie Marsh is heading for Ellsberg Keep, an exclusive mountain resort that promises to provide the tranquility she desperately needs. She's eager to relax and to reconnect with her estranged cousin Lily, who works as the Keep's nurse—a reunion that begins abruptly when an accident on the winding mountain roads lands Natalie in the infirmary in the care of her cousin. They have little time to bond over childhood memories, however. Everything is thrown into chaos when the owner of the Keep is rushed to the medical wing, wildly delusional and raving about a murder plot.
Despite Lily's care, the owner dies. Is his death simply an accident, or are his frenzied suspicions true? Determined to help Lily cope with the loss of her patient—and the accusations that she's to blame for his death—Natalie searches for answers and is swept into a mystery that grows more puzzling as frightening hallucinations torment the dead man's son. When a staff member who asks too many questions disappears, it is clear that this idyllic resort harbors someone with deadly intent—and Natalie may not survive to uncover the truth.
Stephanie Black has loved books since she was old enough to grab the pages and has enjoyed creating make-believe adventures since she and her sisters were inventing long Barbie games filled with intrigue and danger or running around, pretending to be detectives. She is a four-time Whitney Award winner for Best Mystery/Suspense Novel and A Whitney Award finalist for Best Speculative Novel.
Stephanie was born in Utah and has lived in various places, including Arkansas, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Limerick, Ireland. She currently lives in northern California, plays the violin in a community symphony but never practices enough, and enjoys spending time with her husband, Brian, and her family. She is a fan of dark chocolate, homemade chocolate chip cookies, and putting chocolate chips in banana bread.
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From page one, readers will be on the edge of their seats wondering what will happen next in this mystery and suspense filled book. With intense danger at what feels like every corner and even deaths involved, this book is an emotional ride. This book will definitely keep readers guessing throughout the entire story. Readers will come to know the characters, or at least who they think the characters are in this fast paced and suspense filled story. This is one that mystery and suspense readers are definitely going to want to pick up.
Genre: mystery, suspense, LDS
Maggie's Place by Annette Haws -- Blog Tour Review + Giveaway
Years ago, Mary Margaret Sullivan changed her name, boxed up her previous life, moved into the Eagle Gate Apartments, and hid her painful memories in her chicken-wire storage unit in the basement. But secrets have an inconvenient way of surfacing when least expected.
Three weeks before Christmas, an elegant man in a penthouse, a young woman named Carly—homeless and ill with pneumonia—and two calculating thieves invade Maggie's carefully reconstructed life, and in different ways, each is connected to Maggie's difficult past. As Maggie and friends nurse Carly back to health, hearts begin to heal with a hope for the future. But all is not as it seems. When faced with the shocking truth, Maggie must rely on her wits, her friends, and her own strength as never before.
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Annette Haws's literary strengths are based upon her experiences in the classroom. She began her teaching career as a junior high teacher in Richmond, Utah and ended it teaching Sophomore English at Murray High School in Salt Lake City. However, her favorite assignment was a five year period at Logan High School teaching English, coaching debate and mock trial, and watching the antics of her own three children who were also students in the same school.
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Maggie's Place is a contemporary work of fiction set in the Eagle Gate Apartments located at the intersection of State Street and South Temple in the heart of Salt Lake City during the Christmas season. As it is a mystery, a romance, a morality tale, and a Christmas story, the story crosses genre lines, and hopefully, will appeal to a wide audience. A little information about the story behind the story might be helpful to you.
My favorite aunt lived the last ten years of her life—her happiest years—at the Eagle Gate. During frequent visits, I met her delightful collection of neighbors who were docents at the Church History Museum and the Church Office Building. They regularly attended the Temple, the symphony, concerts at the Tabernacle, and free lectures anywhere they were offered. They played Scrabble, shared late night pizzas, visited back and forth, made shopping expeditions to Harmon's and City Creek Mall; and most importantly, they cared for each other. Everyone had a story to share and most had secrets tucked away in the past. Inspired by what I observed, I sketched this story about people, still vibrant, entering the third act of their lives.
That said, I believe there are no boring people. Behind each face, placid or stern, young or old, there is a story worth telling. At my stage in this journey, all the "what ifs" and the "roads not taken" are as interesting to me as the choices actually made. What would have happened if Maggie's husband had made different choices? What if she had asked her husband difficult questions earlier? What if her husband had walked away when he realized his business partner was defrauding friends? How difficult would it have been to turn away from affluence and social status? If they'd made different choices, would Maggie and John be sharing a remote or holding hands as the final lights flickered?
Several other issues were circulating in the back of my head as I started to put fingers on the keyboard for the first draft.
Affinity Fraud: a major theme in this book. There are more Ponzi schemes in Utah per capita than any other state in the union. Two-thirds of the population participate in the same religious community, and so the stage is set for people (I won't call them religious because clearly they're not) to take advantage of acquaintances under the guise of friendship.
Homeless adolescents: another theme in the book. "Lost boys" is a term used for young men, thirteen to twenty years of age, who've been excommunicated or pressured to leave the polygamous communities on the Utah/Arizona border to reduce the competition for wives. In the past decade, "lost boys" have numbered in the thousands. I also focus on the vulnerability of runaways. There will always be villains who take advantage of homeless kids, and Lemon is cast in the role of Fagin (think Oliver Twist), and it's no accident his sociopathic cohort is named Bill.
I don't pretend to understand the relationship that evolves between an author and her characters, because characters take on a life of their own. Occasionally, I think I might recognize Maggie or Ed if I saw them walking down the street; particularly if they were together. Announcing a favorite character is comparable to declaring a preference for one child over another, but I have to say, Ed is my favorite. He is the personification of redemption. He's learned the lessons life has taught.
No one loves a good romance novel more than I do--I grew up on Jane Austen—but I hope your readers will also enjoy this cautionary tale, because at the end of the day what is more important than love, friendship, and most of all forgiveness?
Thanks again for your interest in literature and for the countless hours you invest in promoting reading over video games, mornings at the spa, and scrolling through Facebook. What I love doing would be impossible without you.
Part women's fiction and part suspense, author Annette Haws has created a story with many emotions. Although a bit hard to get into in the beginning, after getting a few chapters in, readers will come to know and feel for the characters in this story. This story is not only about mistakes, heartbreak, and loss, but also family, friendship, forgiveness, and most of all second chances. This is a story filled with tough topics, as well as sweet and beloved characters that readers will easily relate to. Readers will love the back drop of the senior citizen center and downtown Salt Lake City. This is a book that strongly recommends to readers of women's and LDS fiction.
Genre: women's fiction, contemporary, suspense
First Line Fridays -- Then There Was You
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Then There Was You
by Kara Isaac.
PAIGE MCALLISTER DIDN'T THINK it was possible, but there was something worse than being single and thirty at your nine-teen-year-old sister's wedding.
The Duke's Second Chance by Jen Geigle Johnson -- Blog Hop + Giveaway
Series: Lords for the Sisters of Sussex
Genre: Adult, Historical, Regency, Romance
Second chances often come from surprising places. Will the Duke find another chance at love when everything seems to be combining against him?
Gerald feels as though he's lost everything when his wife takes her last breath.
Amelia's world turns upside down when the Duke of Granbury steps into her tea shop and leaves with her heart.
But when a secret from Amelia's past unveils possibilities, will the duke get a second chance at love from an unexpected source?
Buy this first book in a Regency romance series for a taste of deep loyal friendship, beautiful second chances, and the path to heal a heart.
Look for the other books in the series:
The Earl's Winning Wager
Her Lady's Whims and Fancies
Suitors for the Proper Miss
Pining for Lord Lockhart
The Foibles and Follies of Miss Grace
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An award winning author, including the GOLD in Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, Jen Geigle Johnson discovered her passion for England while kayaking on the Thames near London as a young teenager.
She once greeted an ancient turtle under the water by grabbing her fin. She knows all about the sound a water-ski makes on glassy water and how to fall down steep moguls with grace. During a study break date in college, she sat on top of a jeep's roll bars up in the mountains and fell in love.
Now, she loves to share bits of history that might otherwise be forgotten. Whether in Regency England, the French Revolution, or Colonial America, her romance novels are much like life is supposed to be: full of adventure.
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The duchess's labor had started in the carriage while returning to their London townhome. Perhaps her pinched face and general malaise during the earlier parts of the day should have clued the duke in that all was not right, but she gave no complaint, and now he was left only to wish she had expressed a word or two of her condition. He'd carried her himself into her room, her gowns wet through. At last on her bed, he was relieved she would be in the hands of someone more experienced than he who knew how to care for her. But as he brushed the hair from her forehead, as he gazed on his beloved's face, he couldn't bear to part, not yet, not with her in the utmost misery.
Gerald clasped his wife's hands in his own, hoping the strength of his love for her would scare away the pain.
Her face pinched, and she doubled over, large drops of sweat falling off her forehead. "Don't leave!"
"I'm here. Our illustrious midwife will have to unleash her dragon claws on me before I leave."
That brought a tiny laugh from his wife which gratified Gerald to no end. He tried to keep up a form of banter with Camilla who was clenched in the pains of childbirth, but in truth, if she wasn't gripping him so tightly, everyone in the room would see the trembling in his own limbs. She cried out. "It's getting worse. Is this supposed to happen?" Her eyes, wide with terror, made him frantic.
"Someone do something!" He had tried to find his deep barreling voice but the order came out more of a squeak than anything.
The midwife sidled up to him, "Pardon me, Your Grace. If I may?" She attempted to separate their hands, but he and Camilla resisted, gripping tighter. She continued, "She is doing wonderfully. Her body is performing just as we would expect it to. Everything is progressing as it should. Soon you will have a new baby."
Camilla rolled toward him onto her side, moaning and writhing on the bed.
"If I might?" The midwife gently tried again to pry their fingers apart, but Camilla clung to him. "No." Her no came out as a long drawn out syllable and he almost stepped back in fear. But her grip on him offered no mercy, and no movement.
"I'm here." He stated his determination to remain at her side. Though even to himself, his tone sounded less sure.
He hesitated one more moment, then Camilla screamed as though she were on a torture rack and released his hands, clutching instead the soothing cool fingers of their midwife, her cooing tones soothed Gerald as much as Camilla.
Gerald scooted further away. The door opened behind him. "Your Grace. I came as soon as I could."
Gerald turned. "Dr. Miller. Thank you for coming."
The doctor held the door open for him. "I'm presuming you were on your way out?"
Gerald nodded. "Yes, quite." Just for a moment he would step into the hallway.
His wife turned eyes to him, beautiful, shining eyes full of love. "I shall be finished shortly they tell me." Then her body clenched again and she curled into a ball. "Make it stop. Please make this stop."
"I love you, Camilla."
She waved him away, clenched in apparent agony.
The doctor shooed him out the door and before it closed firmly behind him, Gerald heard a quiet, "I love you too." Gerald leaned up against it, breathing heavily. What a daft thing to do, impregnate his wife. What in the blazes was he thinking doing such a thing to them both? He closed his eyes, her scream audible through the thick door.
"Oh this will not do." His friend's voice lessened the strain that wound inside Gerald like a tight net.
Gerald whipped his eyes open, a welcoming smile interrupting the pain of his moment. "Cousin Morley. I've ruined her. She'll never forgive me, I'm certain, and she's in the most incredible pain."
Another scream interrupted. The door flung open and a maid ran out, carrying linens and a bucket. The door shut firmly after her.
Morley gripped his shoulder. "Come, man. This is not the place for husbands. Wives always seem just fine after it's all over."
"I don't know. She seemed determined I stay by her. I'm taking a break." He swallowed.
"No, they say that at first, but what woman wants you to see her like that? It's only going to get worse. You should have seen my sister's household. The whole place was in a upheaval, everyone thinking their lady was going to fire them all."
Morley considered his friends words. "And when it was over, she was recovered?"
"Certainly. She was in the best of moods, gave them all an increase in pay." Morley put an arm across his shoulder. "Come. We don't belong anywhere near her. It's off to the study with your fine brandy."
Gerald nodded. "Indeed. That sounds like just the thing." He hesitated a moment more and then allowed the good will of his dearest friend to lead him along to a brighter manner in which to pass the time.
The farther away from her bedroom, the more the fibers of worry lessened, and Gerald told himself his wife was in the best of hands, that women gave birth all the time and that surely she would be well. He pushed away a persistent, niggling worry that something terrible was happening, pushed it as far as he could. For just as his friend said, what more could he do? She would be well soon enough and he could meet his son or daughter. Their lives would continue as before.
Morley made himself comfortable in the study as he always did. Leaning back in his favorite chair, he said, "Remember when we convinced Joe that his cow was about to give birth?"
Gerald snorted, almost losing his mouthful of brandy. "Clueless Joe believed us, with not a bull in sight on their estate."
Morley laughed and raised his cup in the air. "To Joe."
"To Joe."
They downed their cups, and Morley poured two new ones.
"Thanks for being here."
"Would I miss the best thing you've ever done?"
Gerald eyed him with suspicion. "That sounds very sentimental…"
"We hope. If your child is anything like Her Grace, then we're sure of you doing a service to society…"
"And if the child's like me?"
"Then we've just inflicted society with another Campbell, and I don't know how I feel about that."
"Being a Campbell yourself."
"Precisely. I know what a pox we are on the land."
Gerald downed his second cup, grateful for a reason to laugh. "Tell me cousin. Will there ever be another Campbell in your life?"
"If my mother has anything to say on the matter."
"And what say you? Surely someone has caught your eye?"
Morley looked away, his face drawn in an uncharacteristic frown. "I've found women to be nothing more than a silly, grappling means of entrapment." He coughed. "Present wives excluded."
Gerald sympathized with his friend. Finding a woman to marry should not be so difficult. He felt supremely lucky, blessed, in his marriage to Camilla. They had fallen in love straight away, both of them happy to pursue a courtship, their parents pleased, society approving, but he knew it wasn't so easy for most people.
"Come, man. I shall devote the next bit of my life to making you the happiest of men."
Morley held up his hands and shook his head. "Assistance not necessary. In fact, quite unwelcome."
"Think nothing of it. I want you just as happily situated as I am, for marriage has brought nothing but the best of feelings. Today's activities aside, naturally."
A man cleared his throat in the doorway.
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The Sleuth's Conundrum (The Librarian Sleuth, #3) by Kimberly Rose Johnson -- Blog Blitz + Giveaway
Welcome to the Blog Blitz and Giveaway for The Sleuth's Conundrum by Kimberly Rose Johnson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
Title: The Sleuth's Conundrum
Series: The Librarian Sleuth #3
Author: Kimberly Rose Johnson
Publisher: Mountain Brook Ink
Adam and Tara are sucked into a police investigation that might get Tara killed. Can Adam keep her safe or will he lose her forever?
Tara James, the local librarian assistant, is afraid her past will catch up to her when an infant is abandoned outside the Tipton County Library. Will news of the abandoned baby stir up publicity and force her to go on the run again?
Librarian Nancy Daley's world has become complicated. Carter is pushing to set a wedding date, a woman was left for dead on the side of the road, and Tara, her assistant, is acting strange. Nancy is working every angle she can think of, but the case goes from bad to bizarre. Can she find the baby's mother, help Tara, and plan her wedding without upsetting her life's delicate balance?
Slow news days become a thing of the past for local reporter Adam Stacy when a dead body is discovered on the side of the road. Was the woman murdered or was it an accident? Adam's feelings are growing for Tara, but she appears to have secrets she's hiding. Is she somehow connected to the abandoned infant?
When things go from bad to worse Adam does everything in his power to protect Tara, but will it be enough?
Award winning author Kimberly Rose Johnson married her college sweetheart and lives in the Pacific Northwest. From a young child Kimberly has been an avid reader. That love of reading fostered a creative mind and led to her passion for writing. She especially loves romance and writes contemporary romance that warms the heart and feeds the soul.
Kimberly holds a degree in Behavioral Science from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers.
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Tara James waved to one of the sheriff deputies as he stopped his car for her to cross. She raced across the street as the dark clouds overhead released a deluge of water—fitting, considering how her morning had started. Rain dripped from her raincoat hood onto her face. Why today of all days did her car have to die? At least it wasn't foggy here like it had been at her house.
Lightening flashed. She yelped and dashed under the cover of the library awning.
A soft cry caught her attention. She looked to her right and then left and gasped. "What are you doing there all alone?" A tiny baby lay wrapped in a pink blanket, cradled in a baby carrier.
She checked to see if anyone was nearby. Who would leave a newborn outside and all alone, especially in a storm like this? No one walked or loitered nearby. Tara frowned and grasped the handle of the baby carrier tucked behind a large flowerpot. She grunted at the weight. "My you're a heavy little girl for being so small," Tara cooed as she reached for the diaper bag sitting behind it. "Hello, precious. We need to get you inside where it's warm and dry."
Why weren't the doors opening? She stood in the trigger zone. "Wait a minute." The entire library was blanketed in darkness—the power must be out. Surely Nancy was inside though. She reached for the little-used door to the right of the sliding door and tugged. It didn't budge. The infant's cries increased in intensity. "Shh, little one." Now what should she do? She never remembered to carry an umbrella, and the baby would get soaked if they left the cover of the awning.
The doors suddenly slid open, and the lights turned on. "It's your lucky day," Tara said. The irony of her comment was not lost on her.
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First Line Fridays -- Fall Flip
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Fall Flip
by Denise Weimer.
The moment Scott Matthews strolled into the overgrown backyard of the Wentworth bungalow, life changed.
The Heart of the Rebellion by Sian Ann Bessey -- Review
King Richard II of England is dead. And after three years in His Majesty's service, Rhys ap Tudor and his brother Gwilym are finally free to return to their ancestral home in North Wales. Their long- anticipated homecoming is overshadowed, however, by the harsh changes they encounter in their once peaceful land. The new king, Henry IV, rules with an iron fist, and the country is ripe for rebellion. Instantly thrust into the forefront of the conflict, the proud Tudor brothers enter the fight for their freedom.
Lady Catrin Buckley is alert to the unrest swirling around her. As the daughter of an English father and a Welsh mother, she knows too well the trouble her lineage poses. Her own battle, however, is one of the heart: she is to be married to a man she neither knows nor loves. Then an unexpected encounter with the enigmatic Rhys ap Tudor changes everything. Soon, Catrin finds herself swept into a rebellion that could not only change history but also rewrite her own future.
Sian Ann Bessey was born in Cambridge, England, but grew up on the island of Anglesey off the coast of North Wales. She left her homeland to attend Brigham Young University in Utah, where she earned a bachelor's degree in communications with a minor in English.
She began her writing career as a student, publishing several magazine articles while still in college. Since then she has published historical romance and romantic suspense novels, along with a variety of children's books. She is a USA Today best selling author and a Whitney Award finalist.
Although Sian doesn't have the opportunity to speak Welsh very often anymore, she can still wrap her tongue around, "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch." She loves to travel and experience other cultures, but when she's home, her favorite activities are spending time with her family, cooking, and reading.
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Author Sian Ann Bessey has written a splendid Welsh medieval romance in her novel The Heart of the Rebellion. As always, Bessey has done her homework with her research. It is impeccably and beautifully woven into her charming story, bringing it life. This story will pull readers in completely. From the turn of the first page to the turn of the last, readers will be sucked into the world of Henry IV and the Tudors as Bessey shows us what this time in history is like. Filled with an abundance of history and a sweet and forbidden romance, readers will want to be sure and pick up this wonderful story!
Genre: historical, romance, medieval
The Hope of Christmas Past by Stephenia H. McGee -- Review
When a mysterious painting offers her a trip to the past, will Isla find new hope for her future?
On the brink of aging out the foster system, the last thing Isla Laird wants is to spend Christmas in an old-fashioned plantation. What's the point of bonding with her foster mom when it's too late to ever be adopted? But when a mysterious painting suddenly thrusts her into the nineteenth century, Isla is forced to face hurts and memories she's long tried to bury. With time running out and her heart in tatters, can God use an impossible miracle to bring Isla hope for a new future?
Winner of the 2012 RONE Best Inspirational Book of the year (2012) and author of six Historical novels, Stephenia H. McGee has a fascination with hoop skirts and ball gowns, Greek revival homes and horse-drawn carriages, quirky Southern sayings, and home-grown recipes. She currently lives in Mississippi with her husband and two boys, (accompanied by their two spoiled dogs and mischievous cat) where she writes stories of faith, redemption, and stories steeped in the South.
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A sweet and fun story of the fear of aging out of the foster system with a bit of time travel mixed in. Author Stephenia H. McGee has written a charming story where readers will be able to connect to the emotions of the main character, especially her fears of aging out of the foster care system. With a bit of time travel mixed in where the main character meets some of her family from the past, the main character comes to learn that is she is loved and wanted and there is hope for a miracle of home and family.
Genre: Christian romance, inspirational
Publisher: By the Vine Press
An ecopy of this book was purchased for review. A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.


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If any one player personifies the combination of effortless ease, flawless technique and hidden competitive fire, it was Julius Boros.
Everything about the phlegmatic former accountant conveyed relaxation and imperturbability. But when an opportunity to win a championship was on the line, few converted as efficiently or as briskly as Boros.
Boros never took a practice swing, and didn't tarry on the greens. "Julius wasn't the kind of man who bent over too much," said Dave Marr with his trademark pith. "He was slowest and fastest," wrote Golf Digest editor Jerry Tarde. "Slowest walking to the ball and fastest once he got to it."
Although he did not turn professional until the age of 29, and despite suffering from physical maladies all his life, Boros put together a career that was remarkable for its consistency, longevity and brilliance. He won 18 times between 1952 and 1968, including three major championships. He was PGA Player of the Year in 1952 and 1963, led the money list in 1952 and 1955 and played on four Ryder Cup teams.
"By the time you get to your ball, if you don't know what to do with it, try another sport."
His first victory was the 1952 U.S. Open, which he won by four at Northwood C.C. in Dallas. He won the championship again in 1963 at Brookline, birdieing two of the last three holes to get into a playoff with Arnold Palmer and Jackie Cupit, and defeating them with a flawless 70 in the playoff. It made him, at 43, the oldest winner of the championship since Ted Ray. Then, in 1968, Boros won the PGA Championship in San Antonio by again defeating Palmer down the stretch and, at 48, became the oldest ever winner of a major.
Besides majors, Boros had a way of winning big-money events. He won the World Championship of Golf in 1952 and 1955 when the first prize was an astronomical $50,000. His last victory was the 1968 Westchester Classic, which then had the biggest first prize in golf at $50,000. In 1975, the 55-year-old Boros came within a whisker of becoming the oldest winner ever of a PGA TOUR event, losing a sudden-death playoff to Gene Littler at Westchester. Asked when he was going to retire, Boros answered, "Retire to what? I'm already a golfer and a fisherman. I have nothing to retire to."
The son of Hungarian immigrants, Boros was born March 3, 1920, in Fairfield, Conn. A big man at 6 feet and considerably more than 200 pounds, he had a nonchalant bearing that earned him the nickname "Moose." He learned to take things even easier after discovering during his military stint that he had a bad heart. Despite his apparent imperturbability, he admitted, "I was as apprehensive as the next guy in a tight situation. It felt like razor blades in my stomach."
Julius Boros was undefeated in Ryder Cup Foursomes play, compiling a 5-0-2 record.
The biggest reason Boros was able to last so long was that his technique was so free of strain and technically correct. Boros' motto was "swing easy, hit hard," and he could produce plenty of power. Yet the overall effect was one of grace and control, fairways and greens. "Julius Boros is all hands and wrists, like a man dusting the furniture," said 1964 British Open champion Tony Lema. His iron shots in particular landed with unique softness, as if by a parachute. He was also the master of the sand wedge, particularly out of deep rough around the green, his soft, slow swing feathering the ball with uncanny touch.
It all reflected itself in his success at the championship that is most about control, the U.S. Open. Boros finished in the top five of the U.S. Open nine times between 1951 and 1965. And as late as 1973, he was tied for the lead after 62 holes before finishing tied for seventh.
Boros won the 1977 PGA Seniors' Championship and played a key role in the launch of the Champions Tour by making the final birdie putt on the sixth extra hole of sudden death that gave partner Roberto De Vicenzo and him victory over Tommy Bolt and Art Wall in the 1979 Legends of Golf. Boros died on a golf course near his home in Florida May 28, 1994. His son, Guy, won the 1996 Greater Vancouver Open, making the Boroses one of only three father-son tandems to have won on the PGA TOUR.
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No Summer is complete without Princess Camps. Designed specifically for youngsters ages 3 to 7, this program provides both dance and acrobatics instruction, crafts and educational games. Classes are leveled so you can introduce your new student to dance or challenge your seasoned student. The week will end with a free showcase open to family and friends and students will get to take home all of the crafts they've made throughout the week. Additionally, lunch will be provided daily and students will work on crafts daily. Click HERE to register. Existing students can enroll through the Parent Portal.


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Ballynahinch Castle
I thought it might be interesting to break up our tours and focus on stays at flagship hotels , and what we do while there.
The first one that came to mind was Ballynahinch castle.
At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we like to provide authentic tours and showcase the real side of both countries.
On tours of Ireland , Ballynahinch castle is a true reflection of the homeliness of the country and the people.
Ballynahinch Castle has been interwined in the history of Connemara and its people for centuries , from the first recorded battle between the O'Flahertys and O'Malleys, in 1384.
Ballynahinch i.e. Baile na hlnse, means 'household of the Island', and refers to the O'Flaherty Castle built on an Island in the lake.
It is situated near the town of Clifden and the village of Roundstone.
A typical few days staying there can include visits to the superb , never to be missed , Kylemore Abbey.
The story of Kylemore Abbey is a truly remarkable one that spans over 150 year of tragedy, romance, innovation, education and spirituality.
Built as a breathtaking Castle in 1868,it is now the Abbey and home of the Benedictine community of nuns.
There is also the hidden gem that is Aughnanure castle.
This castle was built by the O'Flaherty family in the 16th century, one of Connacht's most notable lord families and has strong historic ties with Ballynahinch castle.
Add to this the stunning drives through Connemara National Park and the coastal views and you have scenery that is totally unique to Ireland.
The quaint town of Clifden has many great restaurant/pubs and fantastic live Irish music.
For those reasons Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours love to use Ballynahinch castle


A magnificent imitation wood, available from stock in Belgium, in 4 shapes in 12 wood colors each - meaning 48 new items!
Shapes can be stacked to create the most beautiful frames.
Check out our updated catalog.
Don't forget to visit us at booth E44 @ FamaArt 2018.
Our team will be there to show you our new items.
Our BARNWOOD Collection is available from stock in Belgium.
The worn-out look of this collection imitates the wood from old barns and cottages - wood that suffered the influence of sun, wind and rain.
Our collection combines that old look with a quality of wood perfectly suitable for picture framing.
From 3 to 5 March, you will find us at Europe's most important trade show for the picture framing business: FamaArt 2017 in Bologna. Visit us at booth E58.
During the first 6 weeks of the summer we will offer a special "Summer Deal".
Send us your order and receive a free box of Belgian Chocolates - handmade by a local chef (Olivier Willems).
This promotion is applied on all orders of stock items, shipped between 1st of July and 13th of August, 2016.
We had a very succesful show @ FamaArt Bologna 2016. The presentation of our new Davide Sartori Collection and the framed pictures of Fontana Sura surprised many existing customers and attracted new distributors from all over Europe.
Did you miss the show? Don't wait any longer and contact us today to get more information regarding the 80 new items we added to our European collection.
Designed in Italy by one of the world's most famous designers of picture frame mouldings - exclusively for our mother company EC Moulding Malaysia.
Already available in 3 series: Materia, Venezia and Otto.
In total 80 different items - available from stock in Belgium - minimum order quantity only 1 box per item.
Download our new catalog to see all the items we recently added.
We will have a booth at FamaArt 2016 in Bologna. Make sure you visit us, as we will introduce a complete new collection - over 80 new items - all available from stock in Belgium!
Our updated catalogue is now online.
Two new series have been added to our Belgian collection: Bologna (large ornate in 3 hand finishes) and Helsinki (imitation wood tones, matching contemporary furniture finishes).
As usual, these items are availble from stock, shipped within 48h from Belgium and only small minimum order quantities !
EC Mouldings will participate at the new international framing show: FamaArt. The show will be held in Bologna from 6 till 8 March 2015.
The EC Mouldings team will be joined by our Malaysian partners to welcome you on our booth.
To support our loyal distributors/customers, we will maintain the pricing of 2014 one more year. No price increase from EC Mouldings!
Please time a moment to have a look at the company presentation of the EC Moulding International.
Now available from stock - in small box quantities as usual.
The vertical part is only 5mm wide. This means it fits perfectly well underneath any other moulding to stack them (see sample).
Or you can use them as a very narrow L-shape moulding for contemporary art.
We are proud to announce that the improved version of our Faux-Ramin Series is available. We can now offer 5 shapes in 6 colors - all in GESSO-FREE. This means there is no more gesso between the fingerjoint durian wood and the finishing foil. Both choppers and saws can easily cut the Faux Ramin Series now.
Do you want some samples to see the cutting results on your own equipment? Just send a brief email to kris@ecmouldings.eu and we will make sure you get some samples soon.
Don't forget to visit us at the FrameArt Expo in Milan - March 22nd - 24th. Same place as 2011. You can find us on booth B52-54.
We will show you plenty of new finishing techniques we can offer.
Click here for more info and to pre-register.
In many countries, traditional choppers (guillotines) are still widely used by picture framers. In our collection, we have a big range of gesso-free mouldings, 100% suitable to cut with both saws or guillotines. Look for the "gesso-free" logo that points them out.
The Chicago series are available from stock. This series is ideal for contemporary art and photoframes. Black or grey on the inside and 4 different metallic colors on top & back. Following requests from many customers, we produced this series "gesso-free", using the latest techniques available.
More new items have arrived. First we have 6 items in matt white - the same shapes we have in matt black. Our customers have been asking for them... now they are available from stock in Europe!
Please stop by our booth at Frameart Expo in Rome. You can find us in Hall 14 - booth B26-28. A large number of new items will be at display.
E-Wood Moulding invested in a brandnew production line. Not just an extra line to increase capacity. No - a totally new line, creating new possibilities.
So far E-Wood Moulding and EC Mouldings concentrated on high-volume mouldings. The day-to-day items that every distributor and every framer in the world needs. A typical sample are the blacks and the faux-ramin. Sometimes we made them fancier like the Simoncello & Moonlight as alternatives to the traditional blacks.
Don't forget to put the FrameArt Expo 2012 in your agenda: from March 30th till April 1st 2012. The location for 2012 will be Rome, joining the Photoshow.
At the FrameArt Expo you will find us on stand C53. The EC Mouldings team will be waiting for you: Keith & Kris and our Malaysian partners Calvin, Chai and Goh from the production facility at E-Wood Moulding. You can now pre-register for the show, so you don't have to wait at the entrance.
EC Mouldings will exhibit at FrameArt Expo 2011 in Milano (Italy). The FrameArt Expo is the new international picture framing show, where you will meet manufacturers and suppliers from all over the world. The show runs simultaneously with PhotoShow 2011 - the most important annual exhibition for photo and digital imaging in Italy. More informaton on FrameArt Expo can be found on this website: www.frameartexpo.com .
Some customers ask us a recommendation for a hotel. We found & booked this one for ourselves: Hotel Nasco at walking distance from the show. Their website is www.hotelnasco.it.
At SACA 2010 we showed you a wide range of the products made upon request for customers of E-Wood moulding and that can be offered to you as "special production" items. Now these mouldings can be seen in our showroom in Oostende (Belgium). Do you want to visit us at the Belgian coast? Please contact Kris to fix an appointment!
EC Mouldings now runs on 100% green electricity! Our sister company Cami added another 159 solar panels to the installation of last year. We now have 208 solar panels on the roof of the Cami/EC Mouldings warehouse - producing 50.000 KWh per year. This is more than we need to run our warehouse. At EC Mouldings - we care for nature !
Our new items (Simoncello white & alu look) are moving very fast. Following this success, we will have an addition in the same range soon. It will be available by November 2010.
Keith will be visiting Photokina (Köln - Germany) and the Art Fair Europe (Nüremberg - Germany) next month. If you want an appointment, please call him: +44 1625 574806 (office) or +44 777 5604630 (mobile).
Some of our customers ask if our environmentally friendly mouldings have the "FSC" label. Well… they don't! But this does not mean our mouldings not eco-friendly - on the contrary!
It's a widespread misunderstanding that people think that FSC means environmentally friendly. No! FSC refers to the origin of the wood. FSC wood comes from sustainable forests. This label has no extra information regarding the additional manufacturing process and materials involved in producing the moulding … Our mouldings are made on durian wood, harvested from the durian orchards after their fruit harvesting period is over and going for replanting process. Our partner E-Wood Moulding has obtained a statement from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council to proof the origin of the wood are indeed from the orchard plantation..
We also care about the way our wood is transfered into the mouldings we offer. First of all we don't use solvent-based paints any more, as they are very unfriendly for nature. We only use water-based paints.E-Wood Moulding is also working very hard with their suppliers of foils to get eco-friendly supplies.
Although we don't have the FSC label, our products surpass it !!…Please feel free to contact us for more information regarding this issue. Our philosophy is not a commercial strategy - it's our mission !
Two new series arrived: alu look and Simoncello white. Please have a look: alu look / Simoncello white.
Following the request of some of our distributors, the new items and the new production of existing items will be packed in smaller boxes. This gives our our customers some extra advantages: boxes are lighter, easier to handle and there is a smaller minimum quantity.
A few more weeks and we will present you our new collection 2010. These items will arrive mid June.
We would like to thank all our customers and prospects for visiting us at Quadrum/SACA 2010.
EC Mouldings and our partner E-Wood Moulding will exhibit at the Quadrum/SACA 2010 show in Bologna. The show will take part from Thursday 18th till Sunday 21st of February 2010. We welcome you to our stand (hall 26 - stand C17), where we can show you the full EC Mouldings collection, the new prototypes for 2010 and a major part of the E-Wood collection.
EC Mouldings and Cami made a series of 100 photo frames 15x20cm in environmentally friendly mouldings.These frames will be sold door-to-door at 10 EUR/pc. The total amount will be donated to the "Haiti Lavi 1212" fund raising for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti in the beginning of this year. The target is to raise at least 1000 EUR. We will keep you informed of the final result.
At EC Mouldings we try to support nature as much as we can. That's the reason why one of the EC Mouldings partners (Cami) invested in solar panels - 49 pcs supplying us 10.000 KWh per year. Now over 30% of the annual power we use in our warehouse comes from green energy. This fits well with our environmentally friendly mouldings. At EC Mouldings - we care for nature!
To answer some of the most frequent questions, Keith made a short film along with a picture framer. Please have a look at YouTube to get the answers to some of your questions or remarks regarding our environmentally friendly mouldings.
The latest new series are available right now: crosshatch and the small metallic.
"ec" will become the brandname of our environmentally friendly mouldings. You will notice that the EC logo will appear on all our marketing tools and on our packing material. Detailed information on the EC brandname and the 3 different series (H2O, Orchard and Natura) is available here.
Two of the new series are available right now: Simoncello and the shadowbox faux-ramin.
An updated version of our EC Mouldings catalog is now online. It contains 4 new series that will be available from the beginning of April (shadowbox faux-ramin and simoncello) or from the beginning of May (small metallics & crosshatch).
Our partner E-Wood Moulding is constantly improving their production process. This way they stay ahead of competition - especially on new techniques. Thanks to this strategy EC Mouldings can offer you state-of-the-art environmentally friendly mouldings. Please take your time to download and read this presentation of E-Wood Moulding (PPS-file - 16Mb - 5 to 10' download time).
You can now download the EC Mouldings catalog from our website.
Our first container will arrive on the 12th of September. This will be the official start of EC Mouldings.


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The Battle Hymn of the Republic duels the British Grenadiers in this musical tribute to the American Revolution.


How quickly do you follow up on new leads?
Don't you get annoyed when you call your cell phone service company and you get placed on hold?
How about when you're trying to buy something over the phone, and you hit that automated recording, followed by the elevator hold music?
Or you call someone, leave a voicemail, a days go by before you ever hear back?
I'm friends with a ton of Real Estate Agents on Facebook. Some (if not most) of them have their number listed on the info tab to their Facebook Profile (as they should). Well, I called 5 of them at random this morning.
Can you guess how many answered their phone?
Granted, maybe they didn't recognize the number. Or maybe, they recognized the number, but the area code was too long distance. Nevertheless, nobody answered.
But what if it wasn't me calling? What if this was an out-of-town buyer interested in a listing? What if it was a potential client?
Unless you were referred directly, my guess is, that lead is shopping you around and you just lost a lead to the next Agent who answers the phone.
I can trust you. (Sorta). Respond to all calls, emails and requests in a timely manner and it says that you can trust this person to do the work.
You're reliable. (See #1). When you answer your phone on-time, in way, you're doing something unexpected (because well, no one else answers on the first ring). This sets you apart. This says, I can trust that you're going to answer the phone when I need something. This says, you're reliable.
So, how quickly do you follow up with new leads?
Do you answer on the first ring? Do you call them back right away if you don't? How about when someone registers to your IDX, do you send them a quick, personal follow-up email? How soon?
That's a good test. Although, some are conditioned to prospect via telephone for two to three hours every morning and not let anything interrupt them. How many people actually follow that is another question.
OK, the article is about "how quickly do you follow up", but your example shows how many answered their phone, not how quickly they called back. People need to realize that real estate agents are on the phone a lot and out in the field / on appointments during business hours. If we're in the office, we'll answer the phone, but we can't if we're on an appointment. If you're a serious buyer you'll leave a message and we'll certainly call you back as soon as we can!
My fault… Totally a harsh and unfair example – I guess I just wanted to make a point. I know plenty of Agents who say leave a message or send me a text and they'll reply as soon as they can (and they do).
You can't make money if your don't answer the phone or call people back.
Haha! Well played Alex, well played.
There's really nothing that gets me more uninterested in a service / product than hard to find contact info. I HATE THAT.
I'm also astonished how often I call other agents about something (like an offer on their listing) and get their voicemail and then NO call back. Really?
It's crazy in our new technology world how much demand we put on other companies so it's good to flip it around and analyze our ability to follow up.
I'm as connected as you possibly can be and do everything in my power during normal working hours to respond as quickly as possible. Even like you said just shooting a text message will really impress your potential client!
DS customer service and ability to quickly resolve issues has completely blown my mind on a complete side note!


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When did Warring States period began in China?
The Warring States Period (475–221 BC) was an era of division in ancient China. After the relatively peaceful and philosophical Spring and Autumn Period, various states were at war before the Qin state conquered them all, and China was reunited under the Qin Dynasty.
The term 'Cold War' was coined by
A. Bernard Baruch
B. Prof. Lippmann
C. Palmer Perkins
D. Roosevelt
Bernard Baruch, the multimillionaire financier and adviser to presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Harry S. Truman, coined the term "Cold War" to describe the increasingly chilly relations between two World War II Allies: the United States and the Soviet Union.
Which two countries were involved in a Hundred Years War?
A. Turkey and Austria
B. England and France
C. Palestine and Israel
D. Germany and Russia
The kingdom of England and the kingdom of France was involved in a series of conflict form 1337 to 1453, it is referred as " The Hundred Year War ".
The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) was ended with the signed of
A. Treaty of Vienna
B. Treaty of Munich
C. Treaty of Paris
D. Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles of 1871 ended the Franco-Prussian War and was signed by Adolphe Thiers, of the French Third Republic, and Otto von Bismarck, of the German Empire on 26 February 1871.
When did the Korean war end?
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The fighting ended on 27 July 1953, when an armistice was signed.


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Test: First review Jaguar XE P300 AWD - 2019
The Jaguar XE has undergone a major update. That could use the car well. But has Jaguar also invested enough to get the car at the level of the new BMW 3 series and renewed Audi A4? We went on a path with the top Model: the P300 AWD SE in R-Dynamic outfit.
What is striking about the renewed Jaguar XE?
You have to look good to see what has changed to the appearance of the Jaguar XE. A front bumper with larger air holes, headlights with a different stake and Taillight with a custom LED strip are subtle landmarks of the renewed XE. Especially the interior of the Jaguar XE has gone a lot ahead; Exactly where the upgrade was most necessary. The quality has progressed, the materials are more beautiful and the whole is screwed together with more love for detail. The renewed Jaguar XE benefits from modern technology that we now know from Range Rover Evoque and Velar. For instance, all sorts of functions are now controlled via the dual touch screen in the center console, and climate control in combination with the seat heating and ventilation (if applicable) via the multifunction rotary knobs positioned between them . Of course, the Toolbox is now fully digital and multifunctional.
What's good about the Jaguar X E?
In the first place, the renewed Jaguar XE is a very nice car. In a good color and with the right wheels (our test car stood on dark grey 20-inch ten spoke wheels) everyone will be able to appreciate your good taste. The interior is also very nice, although the build quality does not reach the level of e.g. the Audi A4. In the test car the dashboard hung somewhat crooked. About the 300 hp strong two litre TwinTurbo Vierciinder Ingenium engine Nothing but praise, in performance area. Despite the high specific power of over 150 horsepower per litre of cylinder capacity, the engine picks up extremely smoothly and takes you to the hundred in no time. That mum amounts to be exactly 5.7 seconds. The eight-stage automat divides all forces over all four wheels, even if the front wheels are only involved in emergencies. Thanks to the adaptive shock absorbers, the XE's road position is a successful mix between comfort and sportsmanship, even though there is a lot of movement in the car in bumpy curves. The Jaguar XE P300 AWD manages to closely involve its driver with itself (Jaguar-typical) light but fine-grained control.
What could be better about the Jaguar XE?
One major flaw has not been able to polish Jaguar with the XE facelift, which is the lack of interior space. It's dashboard is of the glutous kind, which makes the entry tight. When a lot of legroom is claimed by the driver and the co-driver, seat is in the back seat as a Houdini-act: There are certainly larger midgraders than the Jaguar XE. Another pain point, or very personal, is the seating comfort. With certain physical length ratios, you feel a thickening in the backrest right under your shoulder blades. His presence becomes annoying in the long run. Despite all the adjustments in sitting posture, seat position and lumbar support positions, we came up with a nagging muscle pain in the back behind the wheel. Ergo: This does not necessarily apply to everyone! Maybe you are very nice in the chair, because he has a filling of a pleasant filling and the side cheeks are precise to adjust your physique.
When does the Jaguar X E and what goes-ie cost?
The renewed Jaguar XE is now with the dealers. It comes in two gasoline versions-with 250 and 300 hp-and in one diesel version with 180 hp. The price list starts at 64.015,88 American dollar, with which the XE competes with the more powerful versions of the BMW 3 series, Audi A4 and Volvo S60. The P300 with four-wheel drive is for sale from 74.380,25 American dollar, but implemented as SE Dynamic-R and equipped with a whole load of nice options, our test car costs 101.059,86 American dollar.
What do I think of the renewed Jaguar XE?
All the improvements Jaguar has made to the XE have lifted the car to a higher altitude. The upgrade was welcome in every way. Even though the XE has been around since 2014, you certainly don't feel like sitting in a somewhat older model. The Jaguar XE appeals to me in many respects. But unfortunately I have experienced the car as a nice sweater that is too small for me. Because of the specific shape of the chair and the physical discomfort associated with it (again: this is very personal!) The car is not on my body despite his many talents.
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DEAR DAUGHTER (édition en anglais)
Penguin Books Usa 28 Juillet 2015
Winner of the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel Nominated for the Barry and Macavity Awards for Best First Novel Longlisted for the CWA John Creasy (New Blood) Dagger Award Quick-witted and fast-paced, this debut mystery should be a hit with Gone Girl fans. -- People magazine "This is an all-nighter . . . The best debut mystery I've read in a long time." --Tana French A really gutsy, clever, energetic read, often unexpected, always entertaining. I loved Janie Jenkinss sassy voice and Elizabeth Littles too. In the world of crime novels, Dear Daughter is a breath of fresh air. --Kate Atkinson, New York Times bestselling author of Life After Life A sensational debut thriller featuring an unforgettable heroine who just might have murdered her mother Former It Girl Janie Jenkins is sly, stunning, and fresh out of prison. Ten years ago, at the height of her fame, she was incarcerated for the murder of her mother, a high-society beauty known for her good works and rich husbands. Now, released on a technicality, Janie makes herself over and goes undercover, determined to chase down the one lead she has on her mothers killer. The only problem? Janie doesnt know if shes the killer shes looking for. Janie makes her way to an isolated South Dakota town whose mysteries rival her own. Enlisting the help of some new friends (and the towns wary police chief), Janie follows a series of clues--an old photograph, an abandoned house, a forgotten diary--and begins to piece together her mothers seemingly improbable connection to the town. When new evidence from Janies own past surfaces, shes forced to consider the possibility that she and her mother were more alike than either of them would ever have imagined. As she digs tantalizingly deeper, and as suspicious locals begin to see through her increasingly fragile facade, Janie discovers that even the sleepiest towns hide sinister secrets--and will stop at nothing to guard them. On the run from the press, the police, and maybe even a murderer, Janie must choose between the anonymity she craves and the truth she so desperately needs. A gripping, electrifying debut novel with an ingenious and like-it-or-not sexy protagonist, Dear Daughter follows every twist and turn as Janie unravels the mystery of what happened the night her mother died--whatever the cost.
Diplômée de Harvard, Elizabeth Little est née à Saint Louis. Les Réponses est son premier roman.


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Q: In Java how to refer subclass variable without declaring that variable in parent class? public class MyTest {
    public static void main(final String[] args) {
        B b = new B();
        b.print();
    }
}

class A {
    private final int x = 5;

    protected int getX() {
        return x;
    }

    public void print() {
        System.out.println(getX());
    }
}

class B extends A {
    private final int x = 10;

    @Override
    protected int getX() {
        return x;
    }

}

In this example, I need to print subclass value in the parent class.
It is working fine. No issue.
Now it is printing 10.
But I do not want to define that property in the parent class A.
Because in this example this x datatype is very simple. So no issue.
But in real-time I want to use other datatype which may be another Class variable or List<something> which have huge data.
So ultimately I do not wish to store that value in Class A.
Because it is redundant data. It will slow down in my Hibernate thing.
Please let me know, how to achieve this without declaring variable in parent class. But I still need to use subclass variable in parent class.

A: make abstract your class A and the getX(); method.
public class Test {
    public static void main(final String[] args) {
        B b = new B();
        b.print();
    }
}

abstract class A {

    protected abstract int getX();

    public void print() {
        System.out.println(getX());
    }
}

class B extends A {
    private final int x = 10;

    @Override
    protected int getX() {
        return x;
    }
}

and override the toString method in place of your print method
@Override
public String toString() {
    return String.valueOf(getX());
}

the final code
public class Test {
    public static void main(final String[] args) {
        B b = new B();
        System.out.println(b);
    }
}

abstract class A {

    protected abstract int getX();

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return String.valueOf(getX());
    }
}

class B extends A {
    private static final int X = 10;

    @Override
    protected int getX() {
        return X;
    }
}

you could also define as static your x variable
But as say Andrew Tobilko you can consider also to use an interface if A doesn't represent a stateful entity.
It's certainly the best solution for your case, mix the use of an interface and an abstract class
public class Test {
    public static void main(final String[] args) {
        B b = new B();
        System.out.println(b);
    }
}

interface MyInterface {
    int getX();
}

abstract class A implements MyInterface{
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return String.valueOf(getX());
    }
}

class B extends A {
    private static final int X = 10;

    @Override
    public int getX() {
        return X;
    }
}

A: You need the getX within the parent class, but you don't have information enough to implement this method there.
You can declare this class as abstract and mark the method with abstract as well. Doing that, you are handing the responsibility of method implementation over its subclasses and preventing from parent field declaration.
If the A doesn't describe any state (only actions/methods), you should consider replacing it with an interface. At the current state, it is the case.

A: You could make the parent class abstract, eliminate the property in the parent class, make getX() abstract, and then leave print() as concrete. Then just use the concrete implementation of getX() in the child class.

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News of the World: A Novel
by Paulette Jiles
In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust In the wake of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings from newspapers to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence. In Wichita Falls, he is offered a $50 gold piece to deliver a young orphan to her relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a band of Kiowa raiders killed Johanna''s parents and sister; sparing the little girl, they raised her as one of their own. Recently rescued by the U.S. army, the ten-year-old has once again been torn away from the only home she knows. Their 400-mile journey south through unsettled territory and unforgiving terrain proves difficult and at times dangerous. Johanna has forgotten the English language, tries to escape at every opportunity, throws away her shoes, and refuses to act "civilized." Yet as the miles pass, the two lonely survivors tentatively begin to trust each other, forming a bond that marks the difference between life and death in this treacherous land. Arriving in San Antonio, the reunion is neither happy nor welcome. The captain must hand Johanna over to an aunt and uncle she does not remember-strangers who regard her as an unwanted burden. A respectable man, Captain Kidd is faced with a terrible choice: abandon the girl to her fate or become-in the eyes of the law-a kidnapper himself. In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust. In the wake of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings from newspapers to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence. In Wichita Falls, he is offered a $50 gold piece to deliver a young orphan to her relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a band of Kiowa raiders killed Johanna''s parents and sister; sparing the little girl, they raised her as one of their own. Recently rescued by the U.S. army, the ten-year-old has once again been torn away from the only home she knows. Their 400-mile journey south through unsettled territory and unforgiving terrain proves difficult and at times dangerous. Johanna has forgotten the English language, tries to escape at every opportunity, throws away her shoes, and refuses to act "civilized." Yet as the miles pass, the two lonely survivors tentatively begin to trust each other, forming a bond that marks the difference between life and death in this treacherous land. Arriving in San Antonio, the reunion is neither happy nor welcome. The captain must hand Johanna over to an aunt and uncle she does not remember-strangers who regard her as an unwanted burden. A respectable man, Captain Kidd is faced with a terrible choice: abandon the girl to her fate or become-in the eyes of the law-a kidnapper himself. In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence.In Wichita Falls, he is offered a $50 gold piece to deliver a young orphan to her relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a band of Kiowa raiders killed Johanna''s parents and sister; sparing the little girl, they raised her as one of their own. Recently rescued by the U.S. army, the ten-year-old has once again been torn away from the only home she knows.Their 400-mile journey south through unsettled territory and unforgiving terrain proves difficult and at times dangerous. Johanna has forgotten the English language, tries to escape at every opportunity, throws away her shoes, and refuses to act "civilized." Yet as the miles pass, the two lonely survivors tentatively begin to trust each other, forming a bond that marks the difference between life and death in this treacherous land.Arriving in San Antonio, the reunion is neither happy nor welcome. The captain must hand Johanna over to an aunt and uncle she does not remember-strangers who regard her as an unwanted burden. A respectable man, Captain Kidd is faced with a terrible choice: abandon the girl to her fate or become-in the eyes of the law-a kidnapper himself. In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence.In Wichita Falls, he is offered a $50 gold piece to deliver a young orphan to her relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a band of Kiowa raiders killed Johanna''s parents and sister; sparing the little girl, they raised her as one of their own. Recently rescued by the U.S. army, the ten-year-old has once again been torn away from the only home she knows.Their 400-mile journey south through unsettled territory and unforgiving terrain proves difficult and at times dangerous. Johanna has forgotten the English language, tries to escape at every opportunity, throws away her shoes, and refuses to act "civilized." Yet as the miles pass, the two lonely survivors tentatively begin to trust each other, forming a bond that marks the difference between life and death in this treacherous land.Arriving in San Antonio, the reunion is neither happy nor welcome. The captain must hand Johanna over to an aunt and uncle she does not remember-strangers who regard her as an unwanted burden. A respectable man, Captain Kidd is faced with a terrible choice: abandon the girl to her fate or become-in the eyes of the law-a kidnapper himself. It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence.In Wichita Falls, he is offered a $50 gold piece to deliver a young orphan to her relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a band of Kiowa raiders killed Johanna''s parents and sister; sparing the little girl, they raised her as one of their own. Recently rescued by the U.S. army, the ten-year-old has once again been torn away from the only home she knows.Their 400-mile journey south through unsettled territory and unforgiving terrain proves difficult and at times dangerous. Johanna has forgotten the English language, tries to escape at every opportunity, throws away her shoes, and refuses to act "civilized." Yet as the miles pas It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence. In Wichita Falls, he is offered a $50 gold piece to deliver a young orphan to her relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a band of Kiowa raiders killed Johanna''s parents and sister; sparing the little girl, they raised her as one of their own. Recently rescued by the U.S. army, the ten-year-old has once again been torn away from the only home she knows. Their 400-mile journey south through unsettled territory and unforgiving terrain proves difficult and at times dangerous. Johanna has forgotten the English language, tries to escape at every opportunity, throws away her shoes, and refuses to act "civilized." Yet as the miles pass, the two lonely survivors tentatively begin to trust each other, forging a bond that marks the difference between life and death in this treacherous land. Arriving in San Antonio, the reunion is neither happy nor welcome. The captain must hand Johanna over to an aunt and uncle she does not remember-strangers who regard her as an unwanted burden. A respectable man, Captain Kidd is faced with a terrible choice: abandon the girl to her fate or become-in the eyes of the law-a kidnapper himself. Exquisitely rendered and morally complex, News of the World is a brilliant work of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.
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Patriot's Game | William T. Hathaway
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William T. Hathaway -- World News Trust
Once again in election season the drums of patriotism are being beaten. Politicians on the stump and their Madison Avenue flacks are exhorting us to rally around the tattered flag. Their drumming sounds feeble and hollow, though, like cheerleaders trying to rouse the fans while our military team goes down to defeat, bringing the economy with it.
The drummers persist because their patriotic noise drowns out the voices of those asking disturbing questions: Why are we playing this losing game to begin with? Why are we bankrupting the country with endless war? How can we love a nation that slaughters millions of our fellow human beings? These questions endanger the game, and the game must go on.
Patriotism keeps us in the game. It's an instrument of control that's cultivated in us as children through emotional rituals designed to make us identify our nation with our family and with some higher power. These rituals create a bond of feeling linking God the Father, the Founding Fathers, and our own fathers into a patriarchal hierarchy that rewards us if we're obedient and punishes us if we're rebellious. It's a tool for keeping us in our place.
Patriotism exploits the love we have for our parents by projecting it onto the nation. We love our country, so we react to criticism of it as an attack on our family. This criticism hurts our feelings on a deep personal level, so we reject it. It's too threatening to us. The emotionality of patriotism keeps us from thinking about what the USA is actually doing in the world: dominating other countries through economic, political, and military aggression.
Patriotism gives us the illusion that we're part of the system rather than victims of it. It helps us feel good about ourselves, a defense against the low self-esteem that this hypercompetitive society instills in us. Instead of personal pride, we are offered national pride, and we cling to that because it's all we've got. That's one reason poor whites are often so aggressively patriotic. They're desperate to feel like winners. The poor minorities know better.
If we can see that patriotism has been indoctrinated into us, we'll be a step closer to reclaiming our minds and freeing ourselves from these internalized control mechanisms that make us subservient to the corporate state and its owners. We will no longer be their loyal and obedient populace generating profits for them. When we finally evict them from their positions of power in our minds and in the world, we'll then be able to build a country we really could be proud of.
William T. Hathaway is an adjunct professor of American studies at the University of Oldenburg in Germany and the author of Summer Snow, the story of an American warrior in Central Asia who falls in love with a Sufi Muslim and learns from her an alternative to the military mentality: www.peacewriter.org.
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Will be addressed by the new UI.
2. Has this stopped working?
3. What do you mean by this?
Nothing has stopped working - Matt D asked me to log any wishes for the UI.
2. This is already possible.
3. Do you mean show/hide? Because this is also possible.
As a proxy for searching the connected system.
To find details of a particular entity, e.g. an entity reported in an error message.
Would love it if anybody else who finds this suggestion could also answer these questions.
I was thinking that if the IdB entity search was more user friendly then you could potentially make it available to Service Desk to use in checking source data (or closer to the source). This is part of the thinking that IdB can act as a "search proxy" for data sources that don't have a web search function.
So I might want Service Desk to be able to check HR to see if a person has been onboarded, and if the details relevant to the IAM solution are correct. However you can only search the HR system if you have privileged access and possibly also a desktop client - Service Desk won't get that. They don't need access to all details anyway - just what IdB is importing. So if the IdB user interface were a bit easier to use it could be a valuable tool to use in identifying data issues.
While the data may also be present in the MIM Portal we won't always be bringing it all the way in, especially during onboarding and if key attributes are missing. So there are definite instances where IdB will have data that MIM does not.


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(Up to date, 3:45 p.m.) The Montana Department of Transportation road report shows that Idirstate 15 between Dillon and Monida Pass is open again.
(1st Report, 11:30 a.m.) Montana Transportation Department reports Luan Monida on Interstate 15 is closed Monday.
By notice from Beaverhead County 911, Interstate 15 is closed from Montana Exit 56 to Idaho Exit 167.
The closure is due to a high wind, snowing, poor visibility and drifting, the warning said.
Workers from Idaho give snow machine to the pass to remove drifts.
Monida will close until the conditions will improve.


Cosying up together in an Italian restaurant over wine and tasty small plates. That's a lovely way tapas the time, isn't it?
Seriously though, we reckon Italian tapas is a very exciting concept (mainly as it finally gives you the chance to try out all those dishes you've bypassed in favour of your usual slap-up carbonara).
And if you fancy it as a lunch or dinner treat, then grab today's Big Deal on tapas for two with wine or Prosecco from The Italian Caffe in Merchant City.
The Italian Caffe offers a varied menu of classic Italian cuisine with a contemporary twist and an emphasis on unique small plate dining.
The tapas menu allows diners to try a wide range of delicious dishes in one sitting, mixing original creations with classic Italian cuisine.
Today's Big Deal is for two people to share four dishes from the small plates menu plus a glass of house wine or Prosecco each.
This offer is available until the end of May. Guests can dine between Sunday and Thursday from noon until 9pm, Fridays from noon until 5pm and Saturdays from noon until 2pm.
Located on Albion Street, The Italian Caffe is the perfect combination of comfort and style, with sage green leather booths and walnut furnishings adding a classic touch to the bright, modern dining room.
Menus can change, but typical small plates include the roast potatoes with fresh rosemary & sea salt, the sardines grilled with sea salt & lemon, and the king prawns in a spicy Siciliana sauce, served on a crostino.
Combine these with the likes of chicken livers sautéed in a rich Marsala wine sauce and oysters Rockerfeller baked with spinach, pancetta cream and parmesan, and you will have plenty to tickle your taste buds.
Note, some dishes will incur a supplement.
Today's Big Deal on tapas and drinks for two is a chance to sample a range of classic and contemporary dishes, all in a cosy Merchant City setting.
Plus, as you can buy multiples, why not round up a couple of friends as well?
Valid from 24.03.19 until 31.05.19.
The Big Deal is for 2 people to share 4 plates from the small plates menu + 125ml glass of house wine or Prosecco each.
Alcohol may be substituted for a draught soft drink.
Menu is subject to change. Supplements will apply to certain dishes.
Multiple purchases permitted. Max 2 people per 1 purchase. Max 2 purchases (4 people) per table.


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Are You Crazy For Collecting Sports Memorabilia? Look And See How Many People Think Like You
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Hobby for collecting sports memorabilia is increasing day by day. Many people who regularly watch games like baseball;, basketball, hockey and football love collecting sports memorabilia. It has a sentimental as well as an economic value to the collectors.
In auctions various valuable sports items used by the sportstars on the particular memorable games are sold in dollars. Sotheby's is such a auction house where various sports items are sold. For some people money matters a little to buy these sports memorabilia. A an example, the ball which in1998 Mark Mcgwire hit for the 62nd run was sold for over one million dollar. And you can have the thousand of examples of such million dollar auctions.
If you go to to the history you will find that collecting the sports memorabilia was there even in the twentieth century. That time many people used to accumulate baseballs from many baseball games. And later we see the great bambino Baba Ruth was so popular that people used to ask him for the autographs. As the years gone people are becoming more interested collecting sports memorabilia.
In 1980s NBA,MLB,NHL and NFL have started selling jerseys wore by the famous players in their memorable games.From that time it has become a craze to collect the sports jerseys and till today it is the hottest item in sports memorabilia. Dennish Rodman, a former NBA player was also famous for throwing out the jerseys after the games were over.There is another basketball player Michael Jordan whose memorabilia is the most demanding by the collectors.
In 1970 Brazil won the worldcup soccer.Pele became the legendary figure in soccer and the yellow Brazil jersey that Pele wore in the final match was sold in $224,000 in auction. It is the all time record in the history of auction .
The fight posters of Jack Johnson and John L. Sullivan were sold at high prices years back. A boxing glove that was signed by Ruth, Johnson, Sullivan and many other stars along with the American Presidents were sold in million dollars and is now being exhibited at the International Boxing Hall Of Fame.
Pete Rose is one of the famous sport stars who was very popular to the people and the items he used were sold at high prices.
The value of the sports items depend on various aspects including players' form,popularity ets. Sometimes items of a particular game become highly expensive.
For the people who only consider the memorabilia as having a sentimental value, they always look at it as an important moment of life shared with his or her favorite stars or teams.
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