This is Week Five of Six in my 12 Scams of Christmas countdown and this week, the scams are getting personal. Whether you're looking for ways to win the battle of the buldge despite the forthcoming feast aplenty, or find a special someone to curl up with for the holidays, I've got two ever-popular scams in the lineup. Number 4 on the list is Dubious Diets, and Number 3 is … [Read more...] about 12 Scams of Christmas — dubious diets and love scams
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Friday Fotos — North Shore O‘ahu and a Haleiwa Beach
Aloha and welcome to this Haleiwa Beach on the island of Oahu. If you've been to Hawaii before, you know Oahu is also known as the Gathering Place. Haleiwa is a small town on the north shore. We visited for a day trip in April 2015. In fact, this was the only day during our brief stay when we had a car. We were only on Oahu for a few days but were able to walk or take the bus … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos — North Shore O‘ahu and a Haleiwa Beach
Book review of Egg Drop Dead by Laura Childs
From the publisher In Laura Childs’s New York Times bestselling mystery series, Suzanne, Petra, and Toni—co-owners of the Cackleberry Club café—are back to track down another bad egg…Maintaining good personal relationships with their suppliers is one of the secrets of the Cackleberry Club café’s success, so Suzanne doesn’t mind going out to Mike Mullen’s dairy farm to pick … [Read more...] about Book review of Egg Drop Dead by Laura Childs
Behind the story of Frosty the Dead Man with Christine Husom
Christine Husom has been writing and creating stories since the age of six. She currently writes two different series. Her latest release is a Snow Globe Shop Mystery, "Frosty the Dead Man.""My stories address things that are happening in our communities and the impact they have on people’s lives, Husom said. "I deal with a variety of crimes, the victims of those crimes, … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Frosty the Dead Man with Christine Husom
Behind the story of Prose and Cons with Amanda Flower
Amanda Flower is a librarian as well as a national bestselling mystery author. She started her writing career in sixth grade and says she knew at that moment she’d found her calling of making people laugh with her words. She also writes mysteries as USA Today bestselling author Isabella Alan. For this interview, the Agatha Award winner discussed her second Magical Bookshop … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Prose and Cons with Amanda Flower