Maggie Toussaint (maggietoussaint.com) started out as a scientist and technical writer. By a quirk of fate, she discovered early on how people can ignore the obvious and take extraordinary steps to avoid involvement. Toussaint is a believer that justice should always be served and, for this interview, talked about karma, life’s defining moments, and her new release, “Bubba Done … [Read more...] about Lessons learned with Maggie Toussaint
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Greatest Financial Scams in American History
Not surprisingly, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) top consumer complaint in 2014 was identity theft, which made up 13 percent of the 2.5 million consumer complaints received. It's a rapidly growing issue, but not a new one. In fact, some of the FTC's biggest busts in history have happened over the last two decades.Take a look at the most notable scams: Enron As much … [Read more...] about Greatest Financial Scams in American History
Trash art — howzit, brah? You crazy?
Your first question might be, "Is he crazy? Trash art?" Well, no, I'm perfectly sane. Or so the doctors say. If your second question is "Howzit? What's that?" Then you need more island time. Amongst other things, "howzit" loosely translates to "What's up?"In any case, while we were taking our morning walks on Kauai, Kathy noticed a strange phenomenon. It turns out that many … [Read more...] about Trash art — howzit, brah? You crazy?
Behind the story with Kate Carlisle
Kate Carlisle is the author of the popular Bibliophile Mysteries and the Fixer-Upper Mysteries. She’s a lover of wines, books, and laughter. In this behind-the-story interview, Kate Carlisle describes how she blended all three for her new release, “Ripped from the Pages.”“My books aren't usually ‘issue’ books,” said Carlisle. “They're entertaining whodunits that will engage … [Read more...] about Behind the story with Kate Carlisle
The Reluctant Matador captivates series fans
Hugo Marston’s close friend Bart Denum asks for help in finding his missing nineteen-year-old daughter. Bart is concerned because he’s been unable to contact Amy for several days. When Hugo makes inquiries in Paris he finds that Amy has left with a stranger she recently met and is most likely in Barcelona, Spain. Hugo takes some long overdue vacation time and, along with his … [Read more...] about The Reluctant Matador captivates series fans