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Musings on the Depth of Beauty D-E-F

January 30, 2016

More interesting facts based on my latest historical novel, The Depth of Beauty... D IS FOR DONALDINA If I were naming a fictional character, I wouldn’t name her “Donaldina.” The name sounds as if a girl’s parents were totally bummed that they didn’t have a boy. Yuck! But Donaldina Cameron was a real person who in fact ran the Presbyterian Mission House in San Francisco from 1899 to 1934. She’s a key player in The Depth of Beauty; her mission, in both the story and in life, was to rescue ... VIEW POST

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: 1900's, fan tan, historical novel, language, romance, San Fransisco, The Depth of Beauty

Musings on The Depth of Beauty A-B-C

January 15, 2016

My new historical novel, The Depth of Beauty is now out in the world (on sale for just 99 cents here!) and already it's gotten great feedback.  I love the story because, apart from the romance, it contains a lot of fascinating material about the time period around the turn of the twentieth century. I've been sharing tidbits on my FB page  and I thought I'd collect them in bunches and share them on my blog: A IS FOR ANTIBIOTICS AND ANTISERUM The Depth of Beauty tells the story of a wealthy ... VIEW POST

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: 1900's, Chinese culture, dominoes, fiction, historical novel, history, romance, San Francisco

NaNoWriMo – Yes or No?

November 1, 2015

NaNoWriMo has officially started, and I signed up just under the wire to begin on time. I’ve taken the national writing challenge for the last two years, and completed it both times.  Both efforts spawned the nucleus of what became (imho) really good books.  The Art of Love won a couple of writing awards, and the second, called The Depth of Beauty, will be released in January. I think it’s my best work yet. So you’d think I’d jump at the chance to do NaNoWriMo again. Uh, not really. The ... VIEW POST

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: creativity, espresso, migraines, mystery, NaNoWriMo, romance, sleep, stress, writing life

MAUREEN O’HARA: A TIMELESS ROMANTIC HEROINE

October 24, 2015

It’s a sad day here in Boise, Idaho. We just lost one of our most celebrated residents, the actress Maureen O’Hara, who died Saturday at the age of 95. Ms. O’Hara was a classic movie star, known for countless leading roles.  She co-starred in swashbucklers with the likes of Errol Flynn, Tyrone Power, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  Holiday audiences enjoy her when they watch the perennial “Miracle on 34th Street.” She played the divorced mom in the original “The Parent Trap” with Hayley Mills and ... VIEW POST

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: heroines, Ireland, John Ford, John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, movies, romance, The Quiet Man

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A.B. Michaels's books on Goodreads  
       
The Art of Love The Art of Love (The Golden City, #1)
reviews: 60
ratings: 392 (avg rating 4.09)

The Depth of Beauty The Depth of Beauty (The Golden City, #2)
reviews: 28
ratings: 259 (avg rating 4.27)

The Price of Compassion The Price of Compassion (The Golden City, #4)
reviews: 20
ratings: 60 (avg rating 4.35)

The Lair The Lair (Sinner's Grove #2)
reviews: 23
ratings: 51 (avg rating 4.14)

The Promise The Promise (The Golden City, #3)
reviews: 14
ratings: 58 (avg rating 4.02)

 

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