‘Aloha With Love’ [EXCERPT]

August 20, 2021 by 1 Comment

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A woman returns to her Hawaiian hometown to receive her inheritance. (Photo by Canva)

We love a good, clean Hallmark love story, especially when it is set in a gorgeous destination and populated with characters who are easy to like. In Aloha With Love, one of the channel’s favorite screenwriters, Terence Brody, joins forces with author Lindy Miller to present a feel-good story about a young woman who inherits a dilapidated Victorian house in Hawaii where she must work with her sister and an annoying contractor to restore the building to its former glory. Enjoy the excerpt!

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Meet a Heroic German Shepherd in Piper J. Drake’s ‘Total Bravery’ [REVIEW]

October 16, 2019 by Leave a comment

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A German Shepherd named Taz steals our hearts in Piper J Drake’s latest True Heroes novel. (Photo courtesy Canva)

A new recruit. One smart canine. The mission that will test their mettle. When they’re sent to a tropical paradise to stop a dangerous ring of kidnappers, will they succeed or die trying? Find out in Piper J. Drake’s Total Bravery, her latest installment in the True Heroes series.
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Six Literary Haunts Every Bibliophile Should Visit [PHOTOS]

May 11, 2017 by 3 Comments

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Shannon Mckenna Schmidt, co-author of National Geographic’s Novel Destinations, shares six of her favorite literary haunts.

Warning: Novel Destinations may inspire wanderlust. But rest assured, whether or not taking to the road is in the cards right now, the book offers an entertaining armchair journey. Rather than simply guiding readers to famous writers’ homes and haunts, Novel Destinations shares intriguing, little-known stories about the wordsmiths and the places where they lived, wrote, drew inspiration, and ventured themselves. Here are some of my favorite literary travel tales. Read more of this post

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