Saw this today in my email:
and the rest of the message header:
So apparently Harlequin is now selling MEN…and at a DISCOUNT!! … but not just any men….
the MAN OF YOUR DREAMS!!
Category Archives: Life
Paper Souls by Allie Burke
there is no memory without emptiness
A heart-wrenching, beautifully woven tale of survival, Allie Burke’s Paper Souls is different from most books I’ve read – not only in subject matter, but also in structure.
The structure puts me in mind of Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me Series. Stark and lyrical. I love this style of prose. It’s unpredictable and often irreverent, thumbing its proverbial nose at the reader’s expectations of what comes next.
The subject matter – Schizophrenia and how one woman refuses to be defined by it – is raw, jagged, and thought-provoking.
Allie by turns caresses your senses with the sensual, loveable side of Emily Colt, then stabs you with Emily’s sharp, biting wit and – sometimes violent – confrontations with those who have wronged her.
Emily is a multi-layered protagonist who is determined to live life on her own terms. Love her, hate her, Emily Colt is a character you’ll not soon forget, and Allie Burke is an author worth reading.
Allie is also the bestselling author of The Enchanters Series: Violet Midnight, Emerald Destiny, and Amber Passion. To find out more about Allie Burke, visit her website: http://wordsbyallieburke.com/
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Chopin’s Nocturne
Chopin’s Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 is my absolute favorite piece of classical music. I discovered it about 25 years ago, in a made-for-TV movie, of all things. The edited version so haunted me that I had to hear the entire piece. Then I had to purchase the music and learn to play it. This was back in the days when I actually PLAYED piano. And now I’m seriously considering taking up piano again. Though nocturnes have a reputation for being slightly depressing – they are played in minor keys, after all – this particular piece fits all sorts of moods for me: soothing when I’m depressed, a comforting companion on stormy days, or brings a smile to my face on quiet, slow days at work. It’s a hopeful sort of piece. Though played in minor keys, this beautifully rendered nocturne by Chopin inspires hope within me – hope that the sun will shine brilliantly after the storms (though I love storms), that tomorrow will be a new, brighter day; that anything is possible, if only I believe.
Pen and Keys 