Trish, I've got to tell you...in the last couple of days I've been able to devote some reading time to CC...OMG...did she ever give YOU KNOW WHO the boot? I LOVED IT! And now I'm at the point where I want to kill the neighbor (what a gossip monger!) and somehow make TIM tell all. I can't wait till he opens up. He will, right? They're on the way to grandmaw's house...wait a minute...that sounds familiar....over the river and through the woodsssss to grandmother's house we goooooo....Ahem...anyway, I hope to finish it in the next couple of days. I loved, absolutely LOVED the office scene where she took everything to his office...what a woman! Oh I could go on and on...wait, I have. eeek!

JJ

Hi, everybody!
JJ, I got such a kick out of your post. I'm not tellin' anything... ) Let me know when you finish it, if you think everything turns out as you wanted it to! When they get to grandma's house, things really begin to happen!

Speakermom, I will check out your post on the Midwest Book Festival. I am definitely interested. JJ and Pam, are you two in it with me?

Pam, I hear ya about living dangerously. I admire women who have the guts to follow their hearts and instinct. Which reminds me of this story about my great-grandmother. She was not five feet tall and didn't weigh 100 lbs soaking wet. They lived in a house at least a mile from their nearest neighbor. One night she was there all alone when she heard someone trying to break in. This was before the days of telephones, and if she'd screamed her head off, no one but the intruder would have heard her. So she jumped out of bed and started yelling, "Paul! John! Jimmy! Get your guns! There's some lowdown varmit trying to get in this house!" She didn't hear anything else the rest of the night (though I'm sure she didn't get any sleep) and the next day she learned that the neighbor closest to her had been robbed during the night. I betcha after that, she bought herself a shotgun.
Well, y'all take care,

Trish

What a GREAT story about a strong (and inventive) woman! No wonder you can craft a great mystery/thriller with those genes you have girl!

I read the post on the Midwest Book Festival. I'd love to be able to go to that but with Book 'Em in October AND our vacation plans PROBABLY occurring in September (to Asheville) I don't think I can make it Trish!!! Would love to be there with you though.

Trish,
I'm about to slip off here at work (late lunch) and read some more. If this books takes off any more than it already has, I'll have to take vacation from work so I can finish it. Yeeee gads!

I'll see if I can find the Midwest Book Festival post. I don't recall reading about it. But hey, I've probably slept since then....

JJ

Pam, I just checked out your web site and Bailey's store. I absolutely LOVE it. I hope you'll bring some of those items to Book 'Em. I especially like the tote bag with the cover from "The Mystery of David's Bridge". How's it coming with the sequel?

JJ, drop me a line when you finish the book and let me know if you like it.

Have a great weekend,

Trish