I just came across splendid reviews for PURSUED on Goodreads and Amazon.
Here’s an excerpt:
“Typically I do not read a lot of romance novels. But they (who the heck are they anyway?)say, for one’s education it’s a good idea to read outside of one’s genre; if for no other reason than to learn more about life. I h [...]
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Latest review for PURSUED
I just came across splendid reviews for PURSUED on Goodreads and Amazon.
Here’s an excerpt:
“Typically I do not read a lot of romance novels. But they (who the heck are they anyway?)say, for one’s education it’s a good idea to read outside of one’s genre; if for no other reason than to learn more about life. I h [...]
Interviewed at Savvy Thinker
An interview with me has been posted on Savvy Thinker.
Karin, my interviewer, asked me intriguing questions including whether the editing process forces me to remove a favorite scene. (Answer: Yes!)
She also asked about the kind of books I write, the publishing process I’ve gone through, and whether my characters take on a life of the [...]
New Review for PURSUED
I’m so honored that one of my favorite reviewers has reviewed Pursued!
Pursued by Winslow Eliot
SAVVY THINKER (“You can’t control your thoughts, but you can control your thinking”) reviewed Heaven Falls a while back and so I bravely sent her a copy of Pursued.
Here’s an excerpt:
“Pursued is in the be [...]
Review of PURSUED on Smashwords
Pursued by Winslow Eliot
My first review of PURSUED on Smashwords, written by the murder-mystery author Bob Moats:
“I’ve never cared much for romance novels, but after reading “Heaven Falls” by this author, I know how well she can weave a thriller … From the violent start with a hurricane and the meeting of the h [...]
Joseph Valentinetti
Joseph Valentinetti is the author of Glint, Kill Me Tender, Tyler Palewhite: Soft-Boiled Detective, and others.
When he offered to interview me and post the interview on his site, I bit. (You can read the interview here - what I love about Joseph’s site is that I’m in the company of many other writers he interviewed, so there̵ [...]
New Review for PURSUED
Pursued by Winslow Eliot
“In this stunning thriller the reader is taken from the exquisite beauty of Hawaii to the high-rises of Sydney, stopping on the way in Milan. We join investigative reporter Leigh Garner as she pursues a mysterious stolen chalice. Gardner is one of the most likeable of heroines. A “Can Do” gal on a mi [...]
Winslow Eliot Interview at WebbWeaver...
Interview posted on WebbWeaver‘s great review and interview site! Here’s my favorite question they asked me:
8. Can you tell us what one experience with a fan, sticks out in your mind as most humbling and/or rewarding?
One cold February evening I was on the subway in New York and I looked up and someone across the seat from me wa [...]
New 5-star review posted for A Perfec...
I found this on Amazon today:
“I found “A Perfect Gem” the perfect reading experience for a lazy Tuesday afternoon in the sun. Drawn into the story immediately, I connected with the short sayings about the powers of stones, a lot of which I happen to own. Getting farther into the book, I realized I was in for a wild ride as [...]
Every Woman’s Dream
New review posted on Precisely Mine!
Angie writes: “You’ll love most of the characters, especially Gareth, who is every woman’s dream, and Joon, who’d make an awesome BFF.”
She also says: “There is the perfect amount of suspense, romance, and mystery and just when you think you have it all figured out, you [...]
“Moon Over Manifest meets The G...
Bright Face of Danger
A reader writes to a mutual friend about BRIGHT FACE OF DANGER:
“Once I finish a book, I usually figure out what to read next by reading GoodReads reviews and looking at the rating… I am really enjoying it! Moon Over Manifest meets The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo!!!”
“Couldn’t Put It DownR...
Here’s an excerpt from a review of BRIGHT FACE OF DANGER on “Cut To The Chase Reviews”:
“I really enjoyed it, in fact I couldn’t put it down! Eliot’s writing style is fluid and flowing; it reads so well. Her characters are real; the suspense keeps building as the plot thickens… and the romantic si [...]
Latest Review of BRIGHT FACE OF DANGE...
Bright Face of Danger
I just stumbled upon a review of BRIGHT FACE OF DANGER on the “Precisely Mine” website. Here’s an excerpt: “I absolutely loved this book from beginning to end and loved how all of the characters brought something special to this story. It was a very fun book to read, taking the readers to many d [...]
Reader Views Selects HEAVEN FALLS for...
…yes, HEAVEN FALLS places first – in Romance!
Reader Views Literary Awards
Here’s an excerpt from the review: “Wonderfully imaginative and filled with a series of rather unexpected twists, “Heaven Falls” was a truly engaging book. While at first I found Tess maddeningly vacillating, I later decided that this tr [...]
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There are 134 participating authors, and I’m one of them. And there are over 200 prizes waiting for you – including a copy [...]
Reader Views Book Review!
Wow! The BEST holiday gift EVER! A fabulous review of “Heaven Falls” on the Reader Views website!
Here’s an excerpt:
“Wonderfully imaginative and filled with a series of rather unexpected twists, “Heaven Falls” was a truly engaging book … I’ve enjoyed the author’s style, the plot and the highly complex c [...]
Just Who Do You Trust? The Ones You Know Or The Ones You Knew
I found A Perfect Gem the perfect reading experience for a lazy Tuesday afternoon in the sun. Drawn into the story immediately, I connected with the short sayings about the powers of stones, a lot of which I happen to own. Getting farther into the book, I realized I was in for a wild ride as everything in the heroine's life dropped from her as though she fell off a cliff. She lost her husband, she lost her home and, given no other possibilities, she returned home to the father she despised and the boy with whom she had fallen in love when young.
Life never guarantees success in relationships and trying to hold onto fleeting emotions can be exhausting. Crista was blessed with a friend named Joon Ting, the lady who wrote a book about stones, who was also the only one able to restore her balance. May times throughout this book, Crista sought out Joon for friendship, help and the explanations of why life is so difficult for some and yet how easy it is for others to maintain the balance so many of us cannot. These people took the time to study life, not just live it. I even have a "Joon" in my life. Her name is tookat and when life's pressures make me sad, every time she tells me to throw an amber cloak over me, I get chills. I got chills many times during "A Perfect Gem".
I do not like to reveal the story in my reviews and this one even more than usual. It is a lesson in life as well as an entertaining story. Never say you can't go home again. I did, and like Crista, I ate my words. It's up to you whether you can go home again and whether you can admit some of the fault for a break-down in your family is your own. Not to mention, whether you have attained the grace to overcome it.
As for the normal things people like to know about a book such as were the characters well described? Definitely. Was the scenery such that you could see it and feel it? Definitely. Italia!! Oh, so scrumptious. You could feel it around you. Was the plot a good one? Definitely. All the twists and turns you could possibly want.
