Laredo, Texas. A border town, like my native San Diego. But not so much like my native San Diego. (Actually, I’m from North County SD, but who’s counting?) I first heard of Laredo from my work in the supply chain field; Laredo is a major import/export location. For one of my customers, all shipments to Mexico went through two cities,…
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Ok, I’ll admit it. I signed up to review Pulse because I wanted to write in this genre someday. (Dystopian/apocalyptic suspense, not YA). I don’t see a ton of Christian fiction in this genre, so I had to check it out. I’m glad I did! I enjoyed the book, but I also spent the week thinking through what I would do…
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A few weeks ago, I read a book that had great potential. The cover totally says “I’m watching you, Mike Wazowski.” Without the Monsters, Inc. reference. A new writer’s career is destroyed when her favorite author (and ex) steals her idea for his own bestselling novel. And…then she finds herself snowed in at the same “writer’s retreat” cabin.” (I want…
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A few years ago, I watched a series on Amazon called The Newsroom. I can’t recommend it, because the language is frustratingly awful, but the story was great. In a world of fake news, I found myself reminded that many journalists chose that profession to provide the public with a valuable service, with the same conviction of a police officer…
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Cowboy + Suspense. This should be fun! I didn’t quite realize what I was getting into when I started reading Danger on the Ranch by Dana Mentink. I don’t think I had even read the back cover copy. I had some fun with Act of Valor, so I thought this one would be worth checking out. It was. I was sucked…
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