Category Archives: Guest Blogs

Finishing Up My Greatest Escape Ever!

Hi there, guys and dolls!   Well, hasn’t that been a wonderful couple of weeks.  I must say though, I’m ready to park the Edsel and hang up my girdle for a spell.  The girls have one more outing for me on … Continue reading

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Come on Along!

Hi there, guys and dolls!  Today’s blog is, well, about blogs!  I’m in the midst of a GREAT ESCAPES BLOG TOUR (beautifully orchestrated by Lori Boness Caswell) for DEATH OF A BEAUTY QUEEN and I have had a lovely opportunity … Continue reading

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Who Knew I Had So Much to Say?

Hi there, guys and dolls!  Well, this happened before I knew it.  This is blog post number 100!  It’s been over a couple of years, and there’s many favorite posts I’d love to mention. My very first one was titled … Continue reading

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Joyce Takes 5 with Barbara Jean

Hi there guys and dolls!  Well, there’s another month just whizzing by!  I don’t know about you, but the speed just makes my head spin.  That, or the fact that I dipped into the martini pitcher…oh, never mind.  The great … Continue reading

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And You Know I Just Love to Hob Nob….

Hi there, guys and dolls!  This week I had the opportunity be a guest on the ever popular and talented Leanne Dyck’s blog.  Or rather the two behind me, Andrea Taylor and Heather Shkuratoff, confabbed all about being me and … Continue reading

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Just Sitting Around, Chatting with Lisa :-)

Hi there, guys and dolls!  Recently Andrea and Heather, the two behind my pen name, had the pleasure of speaking with reviewer and blogger extraordinaire, Lisa A. Kelly.  She’s such a treat.  We wanted to share our little chat with … Continue reading

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Glen Takes 5 With Barbara Jean

Hi there, guys and dolls!  Well, it’s the last Sunday of the month, time for another edition of Take 5.  I am so happy to say that I found myself in the fine company of an utterly charming and handsome … Continue reading

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Why Yes, Some of my Friends are Writers!

Hi there, guys and dolls!  Andrea and Heather here.  This week, we’ve had the good fortune to be featured in the blog of a terrific writer and fellow British Columbian, Leanne Dyck.  Her blog, Sweater Cursed, is great, so do yourself a … Continue reading

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Elissa Takes 5 With Barbara Jean

Hi there, guys and dolls!  Well, it’s one of my favorite days — confab with a friend Sunday, otherwise known as Take 5 with Barbara Jean.  Today I have the honor of sharing with you the wit and wisdom of … Continue reading

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Here Comes Barbara Cottontail, Hopping Down the Bloggy Trail :-)!

Hi there, guys and dolls!  Spring has sprung, which means Easter’s right around the corner.  This week, yours truly has been playing a game of tag with a few writer friends!  My dear friend Bart J. Gilbertson, author of DEATHBED … Continue reading

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