Archive | December 10, 2011
Christmas 2010 B & D

THE GIFT OF YEARS

In our family Christmas starts early, sometimes as early as January, but always before woolen sweaters are pulled from drawers. We buy gifts to tuck away in closets, sew stockings, embroider names and create clever little plots to send some poor unsuspecting guest on a treasure hunt for his or her present. On more than [...]

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THE INTERVIEW…

Pat Bertram, another Goodreads Author and Facebook friend, invited me or one of my characters to do an interview on her blog–I was kind of busy that day, so Ethan Allen Doyle, the boy from SPARE CHANGE, took over and did the interview. Honestly, the things that boy will say…. It’s a fun look into [...]

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Cracks in the Sidewalk

Amazon Review by Sandy Steele “Cracks in the Sidewalk,” is a thoughtful and remarkable novel! The book covers over twenty years and every human emotion imaginable. Lust, hate, unrequited love and unending love, all wrapped together into this novel from a spiritual and extraordinary writer, Bette Crosby. The story includes both a deeply troubled marriage [...]

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Spare Change

Goodreads Review Nov 22, 2011 Naomi B                    rated it        I am not giving this book 5 stars for the longevity of the book or its’ ability to become a classic, but for the author’s ability to write characters who will absolutely melt your heart and elicit sympathy from the reader. I find that to be [...]

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SPARE CHANGE – Seattle Post Intelligence

Bette Lee Crosby’s Spare Change is a quirky mix of Southern flair, serious thoughts about important things in life, madcap adventures of a young boy and a late change of heart that made all the difference in the life of an unusually independent woman. More than anything, it is a heartwarming book, which is simultaneously [...]

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MENOPAUSE IN MANHATTAN…by Anne Klineberg

I met Anne through a mutual friend on Linked-in. Our friend mentioned that Anne’s book had zoomed its way into the Barnes & Noble top ten, so I dashed over to take a look. One glance at the cover and I fell in love with the book—I immediately downloaded it onto my Kindle thinking it [...]

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INTERVIEW WITH A PRINCESS

In the delightful new children’s book MIRACLES LOVE A BELIEVER, author Stacy Manning Casaluci takes children on a magical tour around the world as they travel with Princess Cirina Marie (Named after Stacy’s daughter) Imagination is a wonderful thing and this book both  inspires and encourages children to use their imagination. Discover the joy of childhood in [...]

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Shown L to R: Bette Lee Crosby, Mark Wayne Adams FPA Executive Board Member, and Ellen Valladares, FPA Executive Board Member

PRESIDENT’S BOOK AWARDS GOLD MEDAL

Reprinted from Bent Pine Publishing Sarasota, Saturday, November 5, 2011:  At the Florida Publishers Conference, Chris Angerman, President of the Association announced that Bette Lee Crosby’s novel “Cracks in the Sidewalk” was the winner of the 2011 President’s Book Award for Adult Fiction. She was presented with an award certificate and Gold Medal commemorating the [...]

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Spare Change

Amazon Review by ERG (Midvale, UT) Another great one from Bette Lee Crosby!,November 16, 2011 Award-winning author Bette Lee Crosby brings readers another heart-warming story about a strong woman who learns life’s greatest joys often come in the form of the very thing we reject. In 1923 Olivia Westerly holds her head high and marches [...]

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Spare Change

Goodreads Review Kelly A                    rated it                  Shelves:                                     nook-color-books I had no idea what to expect from this book when I received an early release ebook edition. I was definitely pleasantly surprised, and thoroughly enjoyed the story. It was very heart warming and I am so glad that I read it. I look forward to [...]

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