AD 79

Drusilla was the woman of his dreams. Suetonius swore his eternal devotion to the merchant's daughter.

A gladiator's word is his bond.

Present Day

Classics professor Damiano De Luca feels ridiculous in the gladiator costume he wears after losing a bet, and seeing Stephanie Marlowe waiting in line outside the Pompeii Archaeological Park makes him feel even worse. She's gorgeous … and looks so familiar. Without thinking, the handsome Italian addresses Stephanie in the old tongue: "Salve, Drusilla."

Her reply? "Salve, Thraex."

Through untold disaster in the recesses of time and up to the present day, Dom and Stephanie must discover the truth about Pompeii Fire.

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I’m excited to announce my books, "Pocketful of Stories" and "Rose in Bloom," will be promoted on @Smashwords for the month of July as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books and many more!

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day 15. What’s your setting: urban, rural, natural, or something else?

It depends on the book. In "Bayou Fire," we visit several parts of New Orleans, as well as going down to the bayous, during two different eras.

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However, once Amos got her out on a boat in the bayou, she found that she felt a little improved. The cool breeze that moved the water was refreshing, and the scenery was gorgeous. The flat-bottomed pirogue, with Fyær Mari stenciled on the back (“Harm named the boat ‘Proud Mary,’ Amos explained) had a small outboard motor that took them deep into the back country without having to row. The gently moving waters and variety of wildlife were so serene and restful that Diana got a second wind. Diana took several photographs, but soon she put her camera way so that she could just enjoy the experience.

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Farukh and Catherine are colleagues at Paris' World Language Institute. He is Persian; she is American. Can their newly-discovered love survive the strain of Iran's Islamic Revolution?

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191 years ago today, there was a rebellion in the streets of Paris. Had author Victor Hugo not been caught behind one of the barricades, it would have been long forgotten by the annals off history. My "Two Days in June" takes you into the world of that rebellion, and of Hugo's "Les Miserables."

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Two dead bodies.

Two policemen, one in New Orleans and one in Memphis.

Not all crimes have easy solutions in the Jim Crow South.

It's enough to make you sing the blues.

Grab the final entry in "Pocketful of Stories" today!

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A little tale, with a roguish hero chasing a mysterious woman across Europe? These two tales feature an Easter egg in the form of an appearance by two protagonists from my debut novel. Check it out!

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Writing this book was a labor of love. All funds benefit @hssv_nac, Humane Society Silicon Valley.

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I dropped a line to the Shalbourne Parish Council about my a couple of days ago, and have receive some very nice notes from the villagers as a result. ❤️ @shalbournestores @shalbourne_community_growers

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